Highly recommended.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Chris Lyon's documentary on Jeremy Johnson's Toomasooba figures on Thurs, June 20, 7 pm, Neil Johnson's Studio, 1301 La Ave
"Join us for the premiere of the new Toomasooba mini-documentary from Perennial Media Entertainment," says affable creator Jeremy Johnson.
June 20, 2013 • 6 – 8:30 pm. Documentary viewing at 7:00 pm.
Neil Johnson Photography Studio
1301 Louisiana Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
Trailer and official press release at toomasooba.com/doc.
"The evening will also feature an all-ages coloring contest, drawing for Toomasooba prizes, snacks & drinks, and the unveiling of new designs & products," adds Johnson.
A portion of sales from the evening will benefit The Renzi Education & Art Center (renzicenter.org).
Above: 2 of my personal favorites from the cast of cute characters created by JJ.
Rambling around a fabulous old river city: Downtown Thursday Trolley Tours on June 20, 5 to 8 pm
Highly recommended adventure.
Still shocking after all these years: River City Rep's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? July 3 - 7, East Bank Theater, Bossier City
A powerful night of theater in June: River City Repertory Theater presents the ribald, harrowing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Starring Patric McWilliams, Susan Kirton, Logan Sledge, and Ellen Lindsay under the direction of Robert Buseick.
July 3 - 7, Eastbank Theater, Bossier City
Box office 868-5888
New: online tickets.
Neil Johnson photo: Logan Sledge, clockwise from left, Ellen Lindsay, Patric McWilliams and Susan Kirton.
Notes Wikipedia: "Edward Albee's 1962 play was replete with dialogue that included multiple instances of "goddamn" and "son-of-a-bitch", along with "screw you", "up yours", "great nipples", and "hump the hostess".[2] Opening on Broadway during the Cuban Missile Crisis, audiences who had gone to the theater to forget the threat of nuclear war were instead assaulted by language and situations they had not seen before outside of experimental theater.[3]"
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Freaky holiday: free music on Texas Ave, Shreveport, on Sat, June 22, 11 am to 9 pm
"Fox & Rooster is a collaboration between Shawn Stroope of Foxtrot Studio & James "Rex" Gilcrease of Day Old Blues Records. We work together to present fun events revolving around music for the city of Shreveport and the region," says bass player and producer Stroope.
"I've traveled everywhere, have seen some cool scenes and am aware that Shreveport can have events as cool as those anyplace," adds Stroope.
Their idea is to make a kind of laid back circus, with kids events, vendors and lots of music from the local performers. Their first event takes place under the shady canopy over 800 Tex Ave, the place where Maker's Fair has been presented.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Papa Mali dog paddles in Lake St Dancehall, Shreveport, on Wed, June 19, about 9 pm
Says Papa Mali, in a trippy mood, "I will, in fact 'do' Lake Street Dancehall, 425 Lake St, Shreveport, La tomorrow night, Wednesday June 19. With Shawn Stroope on bass and Jeremy Gibson on drums. So 'drop' on by and trip out on some mind-blowing grooves and face-melting jams. We 'come on' at 9pm."
Keep Shreveport weird: Paranormal Festival offers a theremin full of events, June 20 - 23
Stories, tours and workshops are on the agenda for Shreveport's first Paranormal Festival.
June 20 at 5:00pm until June 23 at 5:00pm
Come experience Louisiana's Weirder Side, says Liz Swaine.
Visit http://downtownshreveport.com/come-as-you-are-get-your-downtown-on/downtown-shreveport-paranormal-festival for festival events, hotel information and speaker profiles.
Purchase tickets here... paranormalfest.eventbrite.com/
The weekend will include tours, ghost hunts, book signings, Spiritist sessions and testing of Electro Magnetic Fields and Electronic Voice Phenomena. Talks will focus on historic (downtown) haunts, So You Want to Hunt Ghosts?, the right equipment for your ghost-hunting job, and how different cultures perceive the paranormal. Other events will include an exhibit of weird art, a Freaky Friday (and Saturday) film at Robinson Film Center, a “spirited’ pub crawl, a cemetery creep and more.
http://downtownshreveport.com/come-as-you-are-get-your-downtown-on/downtown-shreveport-paranormal-festival/
Downtown Shreveport, LA
401 Texas Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
View Map · Get Directions
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Farmer's Market at Provenance neighborhood, Shreveport, open on Sat,June 22, 7 am to noon; downtown Shreveport Farmers Market on hiatus 6.22.13
Provenance presents Homegrown - A Local Farmer's Market on Sat, June 22,7 am - noon at Windrush Park at Provenance.
Fresh local produce from vendors in Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and East Texas. Live Music, Crafts, Art, Food, and Much More. Face Painting for Kids.
*This is the only Saturday that there is No Downtown Farmer's Market. We have 38 vendors booked from all around Louisiana, East Texas, and Southern Arkansas.
This event is Free & Open to the Public.
Windrush Park in Provenance Community is about 15 minutes from Downtown Shreveport, says Provenance FB. Take I-49 South, exit Southern Loop and turn left, drive about 1.5 miles, take a left on Bridgewater Avenue and drive straight.
318 683 0399
Do not seek ye the Shreveport Farmers Market upon Sat, June 22; yea, the Let the Good Times Roll Festival encampment shall be in Festival Plaza
"Just a reminder, probably one of many this week, that we will be closed on Saturday, June 22, for the Good Times Festival," says Noma Fowler-Sandlin.
"Provenance will be having a market that day. We will be open on Tuesdays from 3 to 6, and will resume our regular Saturday operations on June 29. Sorry for this unfortunate irregularity."
Friday, June 14, 2013
Reading of A Soldier's Play by Mahogany Ensemble Theater at Central Artstation on Mon, June 17, 7:30 pm
Mahogany Ensemble Theatre will present a benefit reading of the award-winning drama, A Soldier’s Play, 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 17, at Central Artstation, 801 Crockett St. in Shreveport.
The event will include a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m, says Angelique Feaster.
Mahogany Ensemble Theatre will be one of 30 African American theater companies from Los Angeles and New York City to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to present simultaneous staged readings of the same play on the same day. The readings are part of Project 1 Voice’s “1Voice! 1Play! 1Day!” event.
Project 1 Voice is a not-for-profit performing arts organization founded to nurture, promote, strengthen and preserve the legacy and tradition of African American theater and playwrights.
A Soldier’s Play is the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Charles Fuller that follows the investigation of a murder set in 1944 at Fort Neal, a segregated army camp in Louisiana. A Soldier's Play is described as a tough, incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities among blacks and between blacks and whites that gives no easy answers and assigns no simple blame.
Tickets $25, include the staged reading and pre-show reception.
Reservations (318) 382-2841 or visit www.mahoganyensembletheatre.org.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Affordable art: the undomesticated art world of C Mark Burt available in prints, other merch @ Society6.com
Edgy comfort is yours with a throw pillow imprinted with a luminescent eye ball from the pen of artist C. Mark Burt.
For $20, a piece of Burt's roundly rare world may be lying casually upon your sofa or chair.
Tote bags, $18, T shirts, $22, iPhone cases, $35. They are passionate, uncontrolled images.
Burt has sold work in NYC and exhibited in Texas and Louisiana. Recently a Popeye by Burt appeared in the art magazine Suspect Device, a hilarious mash-up by reprehensible artists riffing on the classic comic characters.
He has a major show coming up in August at Bossier Arts Council. One of his drawing/paintings is 10 'X 4' and seems to be alive.
Sample his cosmic imagery at http://society6.com/CMarkBurt.
"Let the Good Times Roll" festival brings culture, music, and good food to Downtown Shreveport
The “Let the Good Times Roll Festival”, celebrates the 27th
year of the music, art, and food of north Louisiana African-American culture.
It will be held June 21, 22, and 23rd in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza.
30,000 plus festival-goers will enjoy a vivid array of culture, food, arts and
crafts, and gives families and friends an opportunity to come back home and
share with friends.
Rho Omega is a chapter of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. The Chapter was organized 90 years ago this year. “When the Late Hilry Huckaby was on the City council, the opportunity to create a festival to celebrate Juneteenth and Black Culture was discussed. Huckaby was a member of the Fraternity,” said Calvin Lester, former City Council member and community leader. “It was decided that the Festival should be done by a non profit, thus Rho Omega and Friends was created. The first festival was in the 500 block of Milam Street on the back side of the courthouse.”
2013 brings a new lineup which features great artists like Mystikal, Silk, Juvenile, and new to the festival, Dirtfoot, a gypsy punk country grumble boogie band. Also featured are regional favorites like Keith Frank & Soileau Zydeco Band and local favorites like Alter Ego, Windstorm, and Dorsey Summerfield & the Polyphonics. The festival’s itinerary can be found here.
Other new developments include two stages of entertainment. “This is a first for the festival,” said Fred Moss IV, the festival coordinator. Along with a second stage of entertainment, DJ BIZ MARKIE will be on the Willie J.C. Critton Stage Sunday evening at 6:30. “We usually get old school R&B groups from the 70’s and 80’s, but we are trying out a DJ this year.” The artist, Cupid will be promoting his new workout CD Friday,
June 21st on the Main Stage. “This will
be Friday morning with the kids in the “Health Zone” which is sponsored by the
Caddo Commission,” Moss added.
The proceeds of the festival go toward supporting Rho
Omega’s community work which includes sponsor scholarships for college bound
students. Project Manhood, which is a college preparation program introduces
young men to colleges and universities as well as preparing students preparing
for the ACT/SAT college entrance exams and working with them to build skills
needed to be prepared for a successful future and community leaders. “The
proceeds of the festival go toward supporting our community work. We sponsor
scholarships for college bound students,” said Lester. “We would like to thank
the entire Shreveport-Bossier Community for their support. We couldn't provide
this level of scholarship and college prep for the young men without their
support.”
Admission is $10 for adults and free for children, ages 5
and under. Special rates are available for groups. For more information, visit
http://www.rhoomega.com or contact Henri Wesley (318) 393-7084 or Fred Moss IV at (318) 470-3890
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Review: In the Heights in Shreveport with Savoy, Gallegos, Gilcrease, Keys, Gerard and Tinsley: performances at MLP Fri-Sat, June 14-15, 7 pm
Six big-voiced, handsome teens were at the center of the energy that radiated throughout the musical In the Heights at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse last Sat night.
Nia Savoy almost stopped the show several times with her booming voice and emotional approach to her role. Yet keeping the production at cue-snapping speed were the voices of Maddison Gilcrease - another possessed of a heart-halting voice - and Thomas Keys - a mister soul-man voice - as well as the pipes of Kaelon Gerard, Meagan Tinsley and Adrian Gallegos.
At the heart of Heights is Daniel Ley's 6-piece orchestra. With both Chris Robinson and Chan Teague on percussion the Latino flavor is well served. Over the keyboards of Ley and Ruben Reyes floated the delicious trumpet of Mike Scarlato.
While Heights told a classic tale of struggle via Spanglish, the choreography by Lauren Ross Wooley supplied the sinew and vibe of the story. Among the dancers - teens in hot mode but not indecently so - were Kellen Hall, Isaiah Jones, Briana Daugherty, Erica Temple, Josh Meyers, Alexis Balbuena and a scene-stealer, Claudia Feliciano.
When high-energy teens have as much training and talent as has this company, the stage lights up with leaping, kicking, city-class entertainment. Hats off to directors Cynthia Whitaker and Wooley of the Academy of Children's Theater and their well-disciplined disciples.
Highly recommended.
$25 / 15
318 869 5242
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Panchromatic: photo exhibit @ Bossier's Gallery Fine Art Center: Rachul McClintic, Jason Pliler, Neil Johnson, Frank Hamrick, Jaime Johnson; reception Tues, June 11, 5:30
Among the hardest-working, most artful photographers in the region in one gallery.
Bossier Arts Council's Leigh Anne Chambers is mixing Shreveport's best - McClintic, Pliler and Johnson - with top photogs from Ruston, Hamrick and J. Johnson, thereby expanding the local art cosmos.
Monday, June 10, 2013
One week of music, June 10 - 14, in the life of Bears on Fairfield, Shreveport
mon.
todays hits/dont forget your dinosaur
tues.
daniel smalley/ the cubs
wed.
buddy flett/ alexandra mccullough
thurs.
bears trivia/ beggin for its/American Jenny
fri. daikaiju/ hwy lions
sat.
american wilderness/ gg earth/ wooden indian burial ground
See more at facebook.com/bears.fairfield
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Into the Woods with SLTA and Steven Sondheim's affecting melodies @ Shreveport Little Theater Aug 1 - 3, 8 - 10, 7:30 pm, Aug 4, 11 at 2 pm
The cast for the SLTAcademy summer production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, directed by Luke Eddy and Emily Heugatter; musical direction by Adam Philley:
Nic Ferguson, Clare Shelburne, Dalton Smiley, Avery Mayes, Chris White, LisaAnn Kemper, Lauren Hollins, Madeline Collier, Zoey Lex, Hunter Todd, Sarah Vallacchi, Julianne Bigham, Joe Bills, Matt Torma, Courtney Ritchie, Leslie Townsend, Harrison Magner, Taylor Wilmore and Patrick Nix
Production -
Aubrey Buckner, Allyson Hannon, Lyric LaPlante, Bethany San Pedro, Rachael Miller, Jayde Barnett, Kameron Hobley.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Packing tape body casts: a funshop at Artspace Shreveport on Sat, June 8, 12:30 - 2 pm
"Using clear packing tape, the attendees will assemble a full body sculpture, dress it, pose it, photograph it and fool the public with it," says artist Robert Trudeau.
It's all about sculpture in the Artists Expressions workshop at Artspace on Sat, June 8.
Participants will sculpt a bar of soap as either a relief sculpture or a stand alone piece.
In the tape sculpture session, one complete full size figure will be produced by group coordination. See photos of fine arts students in such a project.
Cost: $12.50. Materials are supplied.
Ages 7 and up.
Please register by calling Artspace at 318 673 6535.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
The ACLU of Louisiana presents the documentary, "Herman's House"
The ACLU of Louisiana is presenting the documentary, "Herman's House"
June 27, 2013 at Fairfield Studios, 1510 Fairfield Ave Shreveport, LA
71101 AT 7pm.
Herman Wallace may be the longest-serving prisoner in solitary confinement in the United States—he spent more than 40 years in a 6-by-9-foot cell in Louisiana. Imprisoned in 1967 for a robbery he admits, he was subsequently sentenced to life for a killing he vehemently denies. Many believed him wrongfully convicted. Appeals were made but Herman remained in jail and—to increasingly widespread outrage—in solitary. Years passed with one day much like the next.
Then in 2001 Herman received a perspective shifting letter from a Jackie Sumell, a young art student, who posed the provocative question:
Herman's House is a moving account of the remarkable expression his struggle found in an unusual project proposed by artist Jackie Sumell. Imagining Wallace's "dream home" began as a game and became an interrogation of justice and punishment in America. The film takes us inside the duo's unlikely 12-year friendship, revealing the transformative power of art.
A Q&A will follow with distinguished panelists including
Robert King, Only Free Member of the Angola 3, Released After 29 Years in Solitary via Skype or telephone
Judge Sheva Sims - Shreveport City Court
Lloyd Thompson- Executive Director of the NAACP Shreveport Chapter
Moderator will be Dr. Edward Ragan- Director of Educational Outreach - Centenary College
The Facebook Event is here.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information please contact:
Deborah Allen
northla@laaclu.org
318.219.6099
Then in 2001 Herman received a perspective shifting letter from a Jackie Sumell, a young art student, who posed the provocative question:
Herman's House is a moving account of the remarkable expression his struggle found in an unusual project proposed by artist Jackie Sumell. Imagining Wallace's "dream home" began as a game and became an interrogation of justice and punishment in America. The film takes us inside the duo's unlikely 12-year friendship, revealing the transformative power of art.
A Q&A will follow with distinguished panelists including
Robert King, Only Free Member of the Angola 3, Released After 29 Years in Solitary via Skype or telephone
Judge Sheva Sims - Shreveport City Court
Lloyd Thompson- Executive Director of the NAACP Shreveport Chapter
Moderator will be Dr. Edward Ragan- Director of Educational Outreach - Centenary College
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information please contact:
Deborah Allen
northla@laaclu.org
318.219.6099
Chris McCaa at the piano at Celeb Lounge, El Dorado Casino, on Tuesdays, 5:30 to 9:30 pm
"Starting a new house gig: I'll be playing every Tuesday on the grand piano right by the bar at the Eldorado Casino's swank but comfy Celebrity Lounge," says Chris McCaa. "Will you come out and support original music and join me in celebrating life?"
5:30 - 9:30 pm. No cover.
Latest album, the charting and well-reviewed "U R My Everything," 4 sale.
Art and Law Q & A, Tues, 6.11.13, 625 Texas St, 4:30 to 6 pm
Lawyers who care about issues that affect artists will answer questions and offer guidelines at the Shreveport Bar Center.
Sponsored by the Shreveport Bar Assoc and SRAC.
Tuesday eve Shreveport Farmer's Market: 50 - 60 vendors from 3 to 6 pm, Festival Plaza
"The Shreveport Farmers' Market will be open today, Tues, June 4, from 3 - 6 p.m.," says Noma Fowler-Sandlin.
"It is a more intimate setting than the Saturday market; there will be 50 - 60 vendors in the Cafe tent and the East/Spring Street Pavilion. Come enjoy the sunshine and shop for your local, homegrown favorites and other treats!"
Festival Plaza, 101 Crockett Street.
Percussion jam at Rhino Coffee, Shreveport, Tues, June 4, 6 to 8 pm
Index drums and Rhino: "Tuesday evening here is going to be awesome," says Landon Miller.
"Index Drums is hosting a drum circle jam along on our back patio. Free of charge. You may have seen their stuff at the Maker's Fair.
Just come hang out Tuesday evening and try out some of their awesome locally made percussion instruments. Several notable local songwriters will be playing some tunes that everyone can jam along to."
Academy of Children's Theater presents the rockin,' leggy musical In the Heights, Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, June 7,8, 14, 15, 7 pm
Live music, a well-rehearsed teen cast gyrating to the sounds of multi-ethnic NYC: it's the award-winning show In the Heights as choreographed by Laren Ross Wooley, directed by Cynthia Hawkins and musically directed by Daniel Ley.
Highly recommended for its engaging, fast-moving teen cast and its successful directors.
Tickets: 318 869 5242
Monday, June 03, 2013
Slow Food North Louisiana and Wine Country Bistro support Valencia Community Garden; eat lunch or dinner at Wine Country on Mon, June 3
Those interested in change in Shreveport might want to support Slow Food North Louisiana and Wine Country Bistro in their partnership with Valencia Community Garden.
Wine Country Bistro
4801 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 629-9463
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Meet a world of neat people: volunteer with Shreveport Farmer's Market, opening Sat, June 1, Shreveport
"We still have volunteer opportunities available for June 1," says Noma Fowler-Sandlin. "We need counters, and carry-out. Call 455-5788, or email farmersmarket@redriverrevel.com. We'd love to have your help!"
Singer, multi-instrumentalist Theresa Andersson @ Fairfield Studios, Shreveport, on Sat, June 1, 7 pm
Theresa Andersson is one of the most musical beings we will ever meet.
Inside her appealing head are the rhythms of Sweden, her home, New Orleans, her adopted home, and maybe even Shreveport, her Ratchet Home.
Thus she frequently begins a song with drum beats. She instantaneously records the percussion patterns so that she can add melody atop the beat.
Andersson's melodic tools are many: violin, guitar, record samples, fingers, and above all, voice. She can sing Euro style or she can dig in and wail, Louisiana-style. She records her own harmonies as needed (the technique is called looping).
She draws her compositions from cosmic sources: Mahalia Jackson, Bobbie Gentry, Satchmo, her washing machine.
Andersson's tunes are uplifting and danceable; they are simultaneously simple and complex. As a global performer - frequently touring Europe - she is accessible, warm and understanding.
Her show at Fairfield Studios is highly recommended.
Sat, June 1, 7 pm
1510 Fairfield Ave
$20 (cash only, please)
shreveporthouseconcerts.org, reservations@fairfieldstudios.com
318 933-2514 (Please leave a message).
Friday, May 24, 2013
Adrian Gallegos, Maddison Gilcrease lead Academy of Children's Theater in salsa, hip-hop and jazz in musical In The Heights @ MLP, June 7-8, 14-15, 7 pm
The Academy of Children’s Theatre will present the smash Broadway hit musical, In the Heights, June 7-8 and 14-15, at 7:00 p.m. at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on the Centenary College campus, says Lauren Ross Wooley.
- Directed by Cynthia Hawkins Whitaker with co-direction and choreography by Lauren Ross Wooley. Musical direction is by Daniel Ley with sets by Zac Blackwell.
The cast: Adrian Gallegogos, Maddison Gilcrease, Juan Aguillar, Jan Reedy, Earleen Bergeron, Nia Savoy, Carter Whitaker, Thomas Keys, Meagan Tinsley, Madeline Wagnon and Kaelon Gerard.
Tickets: 318-869-5242
$15, students and $25, adults.
Language not appropriate for children under 12.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Austin Laenger, Clare Shelborne. Zoey Lex, Matthew Torma: The Wedding Singer, Shreveport Little Theater Academy, May 23 - 26
Top teens in the Shreveport Little Theater Academy present The Wedding Singer, May 23 - 25, 7:30 pm, and May 26, 2 pm
Shreveport Little Theatre
812 Margaret Place
318-424-4439
Austin Laenger Robbie
Clare Shelburne Julia
Zoey Lex Holly
Matthew Torma Sammy
Milla Gonzalez George
Taylor Wilmore Glen
Madeline Collier Linda
Avery Mayes Angie
Lisa Ann Kemper Rosie
Ensemble
Chris White
Leslie Townsend
Joey Bills
Ricky Bills
William Windham
Julianne Bigham
Lauren Hollins
Alex Moody
Maggie Boston
Elizabeth Smith
Bethany San Pedro
Technical
Andrew Ray Director
Laura Beeman Choreographer
Katie Mook Music Director
Allison Hannon Stage Manager
Ridley Walker Lighting Operator
Christus Schumpert on Margaret Place: a vast health care center announces a shutdown; the community begs for a compromise
Dear Stephen Wright and the Christus Schumpert board:
Health care management is a monstrous job. I appreciate the difficult task on your desk.
But I beg your your reconsideration in the closing of the huge Margaret Place facility.
The loss of that service center and those jobs is going to be devastating to Highland and Shreveport.
I hereby request that you open up a window of strategy to the effect of How CS plans to Keep Alive part of the MP facility.
Your precipitous announcement of the closing (not even warning City Councilman Jeff Everson, for instance) lets the public know that you feel sheepish about the closing.
Transparency in your decision making - reasons for the closing plus figures to back them up - is not something Louisianians expect. But an ethical organization ought to feel obligated to offer details to the community and its leaders. No matter how embarrassing. And there's an obligation - if you're a soulful organization, which I believe you are - to work with them to seek compromises in the revamping.
Here I call upon the mayor and city council to work with CS in this transition. We are, gentlemen, all in this together.
Free enterprise is not entirely free. I respectfully request a forum for the investigation of this horrendous shift of business. I hope to see city leaders and CS address this closing with options open.
The zipless announcement of "We're outta here" is not good enough.
regards,
Robert E Trudeau
Monday, May 20, 2013
Christus Schumpert to close vast complex on Margaret Place; end of an era and blow to Highland
"Definitely saddened to hear the closure of Christus St. Mary on Margaret Place," said Jeff Everson on Facebook. "This is a huge loss to Central Shreveport/Highland, and the NWLA healthcare sector. It sits just a few blocks from the empty and abandoned Doctors hospital. I hate to hear this."
Judy Williams responded, "Christus has hired a firm, Dynamis, that specializes in helping companies repurpose buildings. They will be meeting with the community to determine community needs and hope to find new uses for the St. Mary campus."
Jeff Everson: "Thanks for letting me know, Judy. As the Council representative for St.Mary's campus, I feel a little blindsided by today's announcement."
Among the flood of remarks lamenting the decision, April Dahm said, "I'm tired of empty and abandoned buildings littering our city. I hope it can be repurposed and continue to be a diamond in the Highland and Fairfield neighborhoods. Sutton's Children's hospital made a horrible hospitalization for my daughter so much better. The environment alone could make a kid well again."
Yoga Jai: asanas in AC Steere Park at 3 pm Sun, May 26
Yoga Jai would like to invite you to yoga in the park Sunday, May 26th at AC Steere at 3:00!
Be sure to bring your mat, says Jill French Anderson, a water bottle, and wear comfortable clothes you can move in easily. We will have some mats available and some water. We will also have some blocks and straps!
Please try to arrive fifteen minutes before class starts to get settled and ready for class to begin.
We will be hosting a weekly Sunday class at 3:00pm appropriate for all ages and skill levels! But I would say the best for beginners!
All classes are donation based! Our donations for month of May go to HOPE for the Homeless!!! http://nwlahope.org/
Jimmy Lynch sings his point of view on the Mayor vs the Shreveport Dog Park Alliance
"Thank you, Jimmy Lynch, for making this appropriate song available to the Shreveport Dog Park Alliance. Thank you, Tom Pace, for the first public airing of this song. The images are predominantly from Dog Park support activities," says Marion Marks.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Shreveport Regional Arts Council Roster Artists meeting on Th, May 23, 4 pm, Central Artstation
SRAC's Roster Artists Meeting will be Thursday, May 23, at 4 p.m, says Vicki Marshall. Upstairs at Central Artstation, 801 Crockett Street; 318-673-6500.
If you are an accomplished artist and are interested in qualifying as a Roster Artist, see shrevearts.org or email vivkie@shrevearts.org.
That includes, of course, musicians, performance artists, video-based artists, writers and more.
Shreveport Little Theater Academy presents musical comedy The Wedding Singer on May 23 - 25, 7:30 pm, and May 26, 2 pm
SLT's teen troupe presents The Wedding Singer under Andrew Dylan Wray, director,
Katie Mook, musical director, Laura M Beeman, choreographer, David White, lighting designer & Adam Boyd, set design.
May 23 - 25, 7:30 pm, and May 26, 2 pm
Shreveport Little Theatre
812 Margaret Place
318-424-4439
Saturday, May 18, 2013
"Around the World in One Note" Day Camp
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| Around the World in One Note Day Camp |
Does your child have a wholesome education? How would you like to expand your child's diversity? Does your child have difficulty in their core subjects such as Math, English, Science and Social Studies? "Around the World in One Note" features a concentrated week of music study and enrichment for Musicologees (music learners) which includes a muilti-cultural study of a country and genre of music each day: Asian, African, Hispanic, European and American. There will be a culminating performance at weeks end.
Enrollment is open to beginners, young musicians and vocalists. Students will have the opportunity to further their skills and love of music in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Musicology International has developed a reputation for its outstanding faculty, community atmosphere, performance and raising of educational test scores.
A concentrated week of intense study and enrichment for Musicologees (music learners) includes a multi-cultural study of core subjects, geography and performing arts in correlation to Common Core Standards Curriculum. There will be a culminating performance at week’s end. Enrollment to all learners with interest in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Languages and Performing Arts. Students will have the opportunity to further their skills and love of music in a fun and supportive atmosphere at Louisiana State University-Shreveport Campus. Musicology International has developed a reputation for its outstanding faculty, community atmosphere, performance and raising of educational test scores.
The mission of Musicology International is to educate, train and develop students using music as a catalyst. For the first time locally, the progressive, trademarked curriculum (Pianomatic) addresses a concept that focuses on the benefits of a diverse education —something that has proven results in raising intelligence and test scores in students.
You can contact Sereca Henderson at Musicology International by calling (318) 459-8211, or by email at
sereca.musicology@gmail.com.
RSVPs can be made through the Facebook Event page
Or register at the LSU-S signup page
Thursday, May 16, 2013
WTF Party on Sat, May 18, 6 pm, @ CoHab, benefits little rag called Shreveport Catalyst; all-ages show with music, art and vendors
Shreveport Catalyst's seasonal event showcasing local artists, makers, and musicians is called a WTF Party, says Spencer Teekell.
"We are documenting the events with video & photography, and uploading them to our website in a series about Shreveport's underground culture," says Christine Bradley.
Event is all ages with a $5 suggested donation.
CoHab is at 610 Commerce, half a block from Festival Plaza.
6:10- 6:40 Mr. Christopher
6:45- 7:15 Alexandra McCullough
7:25- 7:55 Street Rats String Band
8:05- 8:35 Don't Forget Your Dinosaur
8:45 - 9:30 Mikey Tyner
9:40 - 10:25 AJ Haynes
Alexandra McCullough Music Video Premiere
Some Weirdnessness by Ian Quiet
10:45- 11:45 Surprise Guest Rock Band in Heels.
Ian Quiet, Michael Bryant, Dacoda Montana,
Chris Alexander.
Alex Kenley Youngblood, Rachel Ellen McDonald, Ashley Dowden, Heather Evans, Halley Rachal, Jules Smith, Emily Daye, Robert E Trudeau, Jessica O'Donnell, Deborah Allen, Jennifer McCown, Kelsey McClure
Aw, Snap, Mallori Brandon, Sarah Lyles, Heather Evans, Micah Harold.
Day Old Blues Records
Circularity Hoops
Greenhouse Natural Products
Falling Embers
Some Like it Hot Food Truck
Sponsors include
Co-Habitat Shreveport
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Checking on the progress of local teens in art: reception for exhibit by students at Caddo Magnet HS, Shreveport, at Meadows Museum of Art 5 to 7 pm Tues, May 14
Pottery as well as paintings made by teens at Caddo Magnet will go on display at Meadows this week, says Diane DuFilho.
A string quartet and refreshments will bring civility to the reception on Tues, 5 to 7 pm.
Heather Scarano opens Olive St Thrift & Vintage @ 444 Olive St, Shreveport
"It's located at 444 Olive St, in Highland. The hours are 11-7. It's awesome," says designer vintage clothing maven Amy Lynn Treme.
When owner Heather Scarano relocated to Shreveport recently she quickly recognized that there weren't enough thrift shops for the population.
Scarano's mission at Olive St Thrift includes pet rescue.
http://olivestreetthrift.com/
and Facebook.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Chamber music by Mozart from the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra on Sun, May 19, 3 pm, Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College
The Shreveport Symphony’s new chamber music series, sponsored by The Noel Foundation Inc., continues with a free concert featuring SSO musicians on Sunday, May 19, 3 pm, says Lois Robinson.
The Chamber Concert will be performed in the
Anderson Auditorium at the Hurley School of Music, Centenary College.
It's an all-Mozart show and expected to run approximately one hour without intermission. The concert is free and open to the public, with general admission seating.
Shreveport Farmer's Market vendor map is interactive at www.shreveportfarmersmarket.com
"The interactive map on the website is up and running," says Noma Fowler-Sandlin. "There may still be some movement of vendors as opening day nears, but I will try to keep up with it. That will let you plan your attack!"
www.shreveportfarmersmarket.com
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Exploring one of Shreveport's almost-hidden resources: Cross Lake
http://crosslakeshreveport.com/cross-lake-shreveport-boat-launches-and-marinas/, a photo by trudeau on Flickr.
A useful discovery: crosslakeshreveport.com.
Theater review: Blayne Weaver, Jason Guy, Patrick Kirton cut in River City Rep's production of Yasmina Reza's comedy, "Art"
Sharply-dressed men with whip-sharp articulation reconsider their friendships in River City Rep's comedy, "Art." In a superb ensemble performance, professional actors Blayne Weaver, Patrick Kirton and Jason Guy brought comedy and pathos to the stage at East Bank Theater on Sat night.
The brief (less than 90 mins, no intermission), action-packed and thought-provoking story about how well-educated guys make friendships was written by female playwright Yasmina Reza.
Timing was rapier-sharp on Saturday as Weaver and Kirton faced off like fencers. Jason Guy's show-stopping soliloquy was acrobatic and hilarious.
Performances continue Sun, May 12, 3 pm, and next week: Th, May 16, Fri, May 17 and Sat, May 18, 7:30 pm.
Highly recommended.
Direction and design: Patric McWilliams. Light design, Tristan Decker; set, Jim Hayes.
Tickets: $35, 318 868 588.
River City Rep @ East Bank Theater, 1302 Barksdale Blvd. Easy parking round back.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Three-part harmony folksters Brother Sun performs at Fairfield Studios House Concert Series, Sun, May 19, 7 pm
"National touring artists Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway and Pat Wictor have made their mark as veteran touring singer-songwriters. Fusing folk, Americana, blues, pop, jazz, rock, and a cappella singing, Brother Sun is an explosion of musical diversity and harmony, in the finest of male singing traditions," says their kit.
Fairfield Studios House Concert Series
$20 (cash only, please)
Reservations: shreveporthouseconcerts.org, reservations@fairfieldstudios.com Or 318 933-2514 and leave a message.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Art, a comedy by Yasmine Reza, by River City Rep at East Bank Theater May 9 - 18
The comedy "Art," which raises questions about art and friendship, concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan, says Wikipedia.
Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting. Marc is horrified, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes "art." Yvan, caught in the middle of the conflict, tries to please and mollify both of them.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Movie review: "Mud" a highly-recommended river tale starring McConaughey and Witherspoon
"Mud" is a new Matthew McConaughey-Reese Witherspoon movie set on a river much like the Red, in the woods much like those of Bossier and Caddo. A compelling adventure reminiscent of Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn, the movie features 2 well-directed teens and a cast of characters evocative of people in and around Shreveport.
McConaughey is superb as "Mud," a guy who, for all his warmth and wisdom, has maybe 50% of life down tight.
The young teens, Ellis and Neckbone, are somehow as characterful as the adults.
For many the movie "Mud" will be a vivid reminder that unvarnished stories about redneck life in the hackberry and sycamore woods of NW Louisiana can be powerfully affecting. Of course, the key to making valuable entertainment, whether the tale takes place under the Dupont Fish Market or is set in and around the Hilton, is the writing.
The young writer-director of the movie, Jeff Nichols, is a lad that, said the NY Times, "Came into an undergraduate program having read almost all of Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy." Nichols apparently knows his Mark Twain and Eudora Welty inside and out, too.
Highly recommended.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
"Samuel's Ladder" a piece of the soul of artist Alan Dyson at East Bank Gallery in the month of May; party on Sat, May 11, 3 to 6 pm
"'Tablet' - improvisations with god - is a collection of new work made from construction materials - limestone panels, brick, dimension lumber, and paper," says multi-media artist Alan Dyson.
"Some materials, saved for years, bear the traffic marks of weather, vegetation, and mineral stains which i have responded to with watercolor, marker, and etching tools. The result is reminiscent of my daily piano improvisations - carefully, but randomly balanced, colorful and fun."
"The signature piece of the show," Dyson adds, "is a structure I am calling "Samuel's Ladder". It's a tower built like shoji screen panels - clad with photocopy enlargements of my father's hand-written sermon notes. It is illuminated on the inside much like a Japanese lantern. The sermon, from Corinthians, and the limestone panels bearing the marks of nature are the inspiration for the title 'Tablet'."
"This new collection utilizes the materials of my work as an architectural artist but feels like my musical meditations...only in stone, brick, and wood."
East Bank Gallery, Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd, Tues-Sat, 11:00 am-6:00 pm or by appointment. 318-741-8310.
Caddo Magnet HS students lead Young Artists Competition; performances by six teens Sun, May 5, 4 pm, LSUS UC Theater
Winners of the 2013 Young Artists Competition have been announced by Red River Radio. They will perform Sun, May 5, at 4 p.m. at the LSU Shreveport University Center Theater, says Kermit Poling.
This year's winners are:
Erik Eklund, age 15 from Ruston
Kelsi Cox, age 17 from Shreveport
Neil Nathan, age 15 from Shreveport
Sean Nathan, age 18 from Shreveport
Venkatesh Sivaraman, age 14 from Shreveport
Twila Gaston, age 18 from Baton Rouge
Works to be performed include selections by Ravel, R. Strauss, Kabalevsky, Sarasate, Brahms; and the song "A New Life" from Jekyll and Hyde.
The 4 Shreveport-based performers attend Caddo Magnet.
"The concert is free and open to all. Come share in their music and support these young artists. The concert will be recorded and broadcast at a later time," added Poling.
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