The Above Ground Zine Library hosts a Locals only zine reading at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, at Rank & File Books (5206 Magazine Street). Robb Roemershauser, Nicole Jenelle, Coatlin Keezly, Jules Bentley, Dessa Lee, and others will read from their works. The event is free, and new zines from the authors will be for sale.
Octavia Books hosts Roxane Gay at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, at the JCC (5342 St. Charles). Gay will read from and sign copies of her book. You must pre-purchase the book from Octavia Books to attend the event, and only copies purchased from Octavia Books will be signed. New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with … Roxane Gay in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Join the Garden District Shop with Lucy “LuLu” Buffett for a true Southern Coastal-style “Meet & Eat” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, at 2727 Prytania Street. They will serve up tastings of LuLu’s famous seafood gumbo, raw oysters and a signature cocktail. She will also discuss and sign her book, Gumbo Love: Recipes … Lucy Buffett Book Signing – Garden District Book Shop
Team Slam New Orleans will be performing at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center (1712 O.C. Haley Blvd.) at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 4. Says the team: “The members of Team SNO are gearing up for the summer slam season, but before we go to represent our fair New Orleans, we want to give the dopest … Team SNO Open Mic and Slam ft. Jahman Hill
Poets Monica Mankin, Clare Martin, and Sean Munro will perform selected readings at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the Milton H. Latter Memorial Library (5120 St. Charles Avenue). Monica Mankin is the co-founder of im-possible, a “deeply ambitious design think tank and policy-driven research institution that supports and facilitates innovative theoretical and achievable design solutions … Monica Mankin, Clare Martin, and Sean Munro poetry reading
Sunday, June 11, 5-7pm @ Antenna, 3718 St. Claude Come celebrate the publication of Kristin Sanders’ CUNTRY, from Trembling Pillow Press and a 2015 National Poetry Series finalist. Sanders will read alongside poets Laura Mullen, Rodrigo Toscano, Jerika Marchan, and Megan McHugh. In these wall-to-wall poems about voyeurism, sexuality and consent in the Internet age, Kristin … RM220 presents: Book Launch for Kristin Sanders’ CUNTRY
Letters Read: The Hermann & Grima family letters 6:30-8pm, Thursday, June 29th, 2017 Hermann-Grima House, 820 St. Louis Street Tickets at the door are $10 (regular admission) / $7 Seniors / $5 Members (Including Antenna::Signals Subscribers!) Letters Read is a series of live events produced in collaboration with stationer Nancy Sharon Collins in which performers interpret personal … Letters Read : The Hermann & Grima family letters
Ada Calhoun will speak about, read from, and sign her new book, Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, on Thursday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel (333 Burgundy). Maple Street Books will be on hand to sell copies of the book! Ada Calhoun is the author of two books published by … RM220 presents Ada Calhoun at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel
Maple Leaf Bar will host the book release for Gina Ferrara’s Fitting the Sixth Finger at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, at 8316 Oak Street.
Umekia’s Corner and The Howlin Wolf New Orleans presents Poetry in the Den Jam at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 26, at 907 S. Peters Street. Admission is $5. This Poetry In The Den Jam Session will feature an open mic with new host Deuce The Poet featuring May Royal. We will be nestled away … Umekia’s Corner and The Howlin’ Wolf Den presents Poetry in The Den Jam
What should Antenna carry forward? What can evolve? What does our creative ecology need from Antenna now & what pathways can we build together to get there?
This October, Antenna invites artists, writers, culture bearers, cultural workers, neighbors, partners, and audiences to join a series of Critical Response Process (CRP) sessions around our emerging Values + Pathways Framework.