Black Fusionist Society is an Afrosurrealist multimedia narrative exhibition about the Black descendants of survivors of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre who create a secret society that uses magic and fringe science to navigate systemic racism and migrate to a different dimension. This exhibition serves as contemporary Black folklore within a historical fiction narrative told through … Black Fusionist Society :: Antoine Williams
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 7 TO 8:15 P.M. || MOSQUITO CONTROL HEADQUARTERS AT 2100 LEON C. SIMON Join us at dusk for a performance and talkback with chamber music group Les Cenelles, co-hosted with the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. Les Cenelles is a contemporary string ensemble exploring the Creole diaspora through melody and … RISE at the Wildflower Meadow
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 6 TO 7 P.M. || MOSQUITO CONTROL HEADQUARTERS AT 2100 LEON C. SIMON Grab a spot on the grass and join us for a conversation on the connections between environmental research, community empowerment, and K-12 formal and informal education, co-hosted with Ripple Effect. Since 2013, the environmental education nonprofit Ripple Effect has … Community Conversation: Environmental Education, Water Literacy, and Climate Adaptation
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 5:30 TO 7:30 P.M. || MOSQUITO CONTROL HEADQUARTERS AT 2100 LEON C. SIMON Check in on the native wildflower meadow and join a community conversation on planting and environmental stewardship. In April, the Water Leaders Institute, NOMRTCB, NPI-GNO, Courtney Egan, Antenna, and Civic Studio came together to plant a native wildflower meadow … Wildflower Meadow Check-in and Community Conversation
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. || GATTO PLAYGROUND AT 1929 WILDAIR ST., WITH ARTS COUNCIL NEW ORLEANS Make a collage, create a wildflower seed ball, take home a portrait, and learn about the Gentilly Resilience District infrastructure and public art projects. Artists Brendon Palmer-Angell and Ashley Pridmore will be sharing their public … St. Anthony Greens Streets and Public Art
Poetry & Animation at the Wildflower Meadow FRIDAY, MAY 14, 7 TO 8:30 P.M. || MOSQUITO CONTROL HEADQUARTERS AT 2100 LEON C. SIMON Join us at dusk for an outdoor poetry reading and movement workshop with Chioma Urama, followed by music and animations by Sly Watts. In her reading, poet Chioma Urama will be exploring … Poetry & Animation at the Wildflower Meadow
Saturday, May 22 | 9 to 11:30 a.m. Meeting Point: VEGGI (New Orleans East) @veggifarmcoop # of participants: cap at 20 to 25 Visit the VEGGI Farmers Cooperative and the Vietnamese canal gardens of Village de l’Est. Join Seeds and Beats in New Orleans East for this special opportunity to visit a working farm, wetland … VEGGI AND THE CANAL GARDENS OF VILLAGE DE L’EST
May 8th 2021, 7:30PMAntenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude (performance is outdoors in open air) Live collaborative performance 2,147 miles showcasing improvisational and experimental music. Drawing from lived experiences, the aural and textual will merge with the visual creating a space where displacement, migration, and time are reconsidered as agents of autonomy, self-discovery, and healing. Performers … Performance: 2,147 miles
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 7 P.M. WITH JUNEBUG PRODUCTIONS [ONLINE] DATE & TIME: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7pm CT LOCATION: Facebook Live via Streamyard FEATURED ARTISTS – TALKBACKStephanie McKee – moderatorFrederick “Wood” DelahoussayeKesha McKeyJeremy GuytonSunni Pattersonfree feral “As mother of the planet’s living things, holding memory and mystery, healing flesh and rock, carving veins in mountainsides … Homecoming Project: Water Virtual Redux
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 5 TO 6 P.M. || MOSQUITO CONTROL HEADQUARTERS AT 2100 LEON C. SIMON Grab a spot on the grass, and join a conversation on plants, bugs, and ecology in urban areas. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot and NOMRTCB entomologist Dr. Jennifer Breaux will share their perspectives on the interactions of plants, bugs, … Community Conversation: Plants, Bugs, and Ecology
