ROOM 220 presents the launch of Benjamin Morris and Myrtle von Damitz III’s Ecotone (Antenna :: Press Street Press) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Free and open to the public, the event will feature a reading, signing, and reception. Ecotone is a new volume of poetry … ROOM 220 presents Benjamin Morris & Myrtle von Damitz III’s ECOTONE
Come join us for an informal happy hour conversation with curator Danny Orendorff Thursday August 10th, 5-7pm at Mariza, 2900 Chartres Street. Danny is a curator, writer, teacher, and activist whose work explores the intersections of DIY and/or craft-oriented cultural production, histories of grassroots social-justice activism, and theories of gender and sexuality. Currently, he is … Happy Hour with curator Danny Orendorff
We’re back from a summer hiatus, and we’ve put together an incredible, non-exhaustive list of recent publications from writers around New Orleans, as well as a few from those who used to be in our midst. Tulane professor and Rona Jaffe Foundation Award winner Ladee Hubbard, whose debut The Talented Ribkins was released today, discussed the novel with … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Ladee Hubbard, Anya Groner, Yuri Herrera, Barb Johnson, and more
Newcomb-Tulane College will host a keynote lecture by Kimberlé Crenshaw at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 25, at McAlister Auditorium (43 McAlister Drive). This event is free and open to the public. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, is a leading authority in the areas of civil rights, black feminist legal … Tulane Reading Project Keynote Lecture: Kimberlé Crenshaw
One Book One New Orleans will host their Last Cookout of Summer at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6. The Last Cookout of Summer is a fundraiser for One Book One New Orleans’ first year as an independent nonprofit organization! The event is underwritten by WWNO’s “The Reading Life with Susan Larson.” Guests will enjoy … One Book One New Orleans: Last Cookout of Summer
Bywater Bakery will host the book launch for Robbi Pounds’ The Beautiful Boys at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, at 3624 Dauphine Street. Copies of The Beautiful Boys and Rubble Fever will be available for purchase.
The New Movement – New Orleans will host Greetings, From Queer Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at 2706 St. Claude Avenue. Admission is $5. Happy hour specials begin at 6:30 p.m. Greetings, From Queer Mountain is a monthly LGBTQ storytelling showcase started in Austin and now featured every second Friday of the month in … Greetings, from Queer Mountain NOLA Episode 20 – Hot Heat
The Maple At Latter Book Club will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, at Latter Library (5120 St. Charles) to discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find.” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is Flannery O’Connor’s most famous and most discussed story. O’Connor herself singled it out by … Maple at Latter Book Club: “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Octavia Books will host the book launch for Ladee Hubbard’s The Talented Ribkins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, at their storefront (513 Octavia). Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’s famous essay “The Talented Tenth” and fueled by Ladee Hubbard’s marvelously original imagination, The Talented Ribkins is a big-hearted debut novel about race, class, politics, … Book Launch for Ladee Hubbard’s THE TALENTED RIBKINS
Co-hosted with Patois Film Festival, this issue orbits around the theme of “Street Spirit”, giving voice to the art, people, and movements that breathe life into New Orleans’ streets.
