Members of the West Edge Artists' Co-op have installed a new art exhibit at MLP in conjunction with the current production, Boy Gets Girl, says Debbie Engle. The exhibit will be on display throughout the duration of the play, and may be viewed during regular business hours after the play closes.
The West Edge Artists' Co-op is a non-profit, comprehensive artists' collective in Shreveport, Louisiana. The co-op will open a gallery space at 725 Milam Street in May 2006. Exhibits/installations of local professional artworks are available through their Citywide Gallery Program. Call 318.221.6961 for more details, or email the co-op at weaco_op@yahoo.com.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Melody Moore steams her train into Java Junction, Fri, Mar 31, 7 pm; all ages
Java Junction's media maven, Cristal, says "Melody Moore will be playing tomorrow night at Java Junction from 7-9, instead of 8-10."
MELODY MOORE
www.myspace.com/melodymoore
Friday night, March 31
7-9 p.m.
FREE Show
ALL AGES!
BRIAN MARTIN
www.brianmartinmusic.com
www.myspace.com/brianmartin
Saturday night, April Fool's Day
8-11 p.m.
$3 Cover
ALL AGES!
"Don't miss Brian Martin!" says Aaron Butler. Cristal adds, "He's not from 'round here, so come see him at Java Juntion while he's in town."
MELODY MOORE
www.myspace.com/melodymoore
Friday night, March 31
7-9 p.m.
FREE Show
ALL AGES!
BRIAN MARTIN
www.brianmartinmusic.com
www.myspace.com/brianmartin
Saturday night, April Fool's Day
8-11 p.m.
$3 Cover
ALL AGES!
"Don't miss Brian Martin!" says Aaron Butler. Cristal adds, "He's not from 'round here, so come see him at Java Juntion while he's in town."
Noids, Ghost Town Flood, Chris Alexander and friends at Mia's, 2109 Market St, Sat, Ap 1, 9 pm
Don't you love it that local youth are producing post-psychedelic posters for their gigs? This one's by the multi-talented Paul Garner of the Noids.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The Tuna Helpers, songster-comics from Austin, visit 846 Texas St, Shreveport, Th, Mar 30, 8 pm
minicine? hosts
The Tuna Helpers, of Austin, TX
"This is as much a music event as it is a theatrical performance," says the loqucious David Nelson.
"Two crazy sisters and their long lost third..."
Recommended for color and sound: http://www.thetunahelpers.org/
Thursday Mar 30
8 pm
846 Texas Avenue
$5
Please see http://www.swampland.org
The Tuna Helpers, of Austin, TX
"This is as much a music event as it is a theatrical performance," says the loqucious David Nelson.
"Two crazy sisters and their long lost third..."
Recommended for color and sound: http://www.thetunahelpers.org/
Thursday Mar 30
8 pm
846 Texas Avenue
$5
Please see http://www.swampland.org
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Star cellist Shauna Rolston previewed her mesmerizing style at Suzuki Music School; to perform with the SSO Sat, Ap 1, 7:30 pm, Civic Theater
The gleaming black cello cradled by Shauna Rolston sent rays of light across the Hurley Music Bldg. The Canadian cello star was playing a recital for Laura Crawford's Suzuki Music School students and parents at Centenary College. She was simultaneously creating a new and cool pathway in classical music.
After the performance, students gaped at the slick, synthetic-looking surface of her instrument. They eyed her ravishing smile. "Awesome," came to mind.
Rolston attacks cello like a dervish. What better way to top off her long black hair and black dress - trimmed with denim for this informal afternoon concert - than with a high-tech instrument? Vive la difference, indeed.
Rolston's web site, shaunarolston.com, brings you a classical star of the new order. Having sat at her feet and listened to her encyclopedic attack and enjoyed eye contact with her as she played, I must recommend her. She performs with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 pm Sat, Ap 1. See below for the straight stuff.
After the performance, students gaped at the slick, synthetic-looking surface of her instrument. They eyed her ravishing smile. "Awesome," came to mind.
Rolston attacks cello like a dervish. What better way to top off her long black hair and black dress - trimmed with denim for this informal afternoon concert - than with a high-tech instrument? Vive la difference, indeed.
Rolston's web site, shaunarolston.com, brings you a classical star of the new order. Having sat at her feet and listened to her encyclopedic attack and enjoyed eye contact with her as she played, I must recommend her. She performs with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 pm Sat, Ap 1. See below for the straight stuff.
Shauna Rolston, cellist, to bow with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra in concert on Sat, Ap 1, 7:30 pm, Shreveport Civic Theater
The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra promises an evening of humorous classical music called “April Fools” at 7:30 PM on Sat, Apl 1 at Shreveport’s Civic Theatre, says director Kermit Poling.
Selections include Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Mozart’s A Musical Joke, Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G Major (“Surprise”), and Grandma’s Aching Back. Grandma’s Aching Back was composed for the evening’s guest cellist, Shauna Rolston. It is based on children’s stories by Heinrich Hoffman of three small ones who misbehave.
Named a "Young Artist to Watch" by Musical America, celebrated cellist Shauna Rolston is considered one of the most compelling musicians of her generation. Described as impressive, fearless, and provocative, Rolston has been captivating audiences - worldwide - with her passion for music since the age of two, says her scintillating web site, shaunarolston.com.
Her CD “This is the Colour of My Dreams”, which features music by contemporary Canadian composers, won Best Classical CD at the 2002 West Coast Music Awards. Her most recent CD, “Shauna and Friends,” features arrangements of popular favorites for solo cello. Her latest video, “A Pairing of Swans,” with prima ballerina Evelyn Hart (directed by Veronica Tennant), was premiered at the 2004 International Moving Pictures Festival, and two of Shauna’s previous videos, “smokin f-holes” with Squeezeplay, and “Words Fail,” with dancer and choreographer Peggy Baker, are featured regularly on BRAVO.
Admission is $5 for students and higher for everyone else.
Tickets: the box office at (318) 227-TUNE (8863) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon - Fri. The box office opens at 12:00 noon on concert days at the Civic Theatre.
PARKING: Limited valet parking is available at $3. A free shuttle will depart one time from Uptown Shopping Center at 6:15 p.m. A second free shuttle will depart from the AmSouth Bank parking garage located on the corner of Milam and Market Streets at 5:30 p.m. Both shuttles will continue to make pickups at the AmSouth garage every 10 minutes until concert time.
Selections include Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Mozart’s A Musical Joke, Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G Major (“Surprise”), and Grandma’s Aching Back. Grandma’s Aching Back was composed for the evening’s guest cellist, Shauna Rolston. It is based on children’s stories by Heinrich Hoffman of three small ones who misbehave.
Named a "Young Artist to Watch" by Musical America, celebrated cellist Shauna Rolston is considered one of the most compelling musicians of her generation. Described as impressive, fearless, and provocative, Rolston has been captivating audiences - worldwide - with her passion for music since the age of two, says her scintillating web site, shaunarolston.com.
Her CD “This is the Colour of My Dreams”, which features music by contemporary Canadian composers, won Best Classical CD at the 2002 West Coast Music Awards. Her most recent CD, “Shauna and Friends,” features arrangements of popular favorites for solo cello. Her latest video, “A Pairing of Swans,” with prima ballerina Evelyn Hart (directed by Veronica Tennant), was premiered at the 2004 International Moving Pictures Festival, and two of Shauna’s previous videos, “smokin f-holes” with Squeezeplay, and “Words Fail,” with dancer and choreographer Peggy Baker, are featured regularly on BRAVO.
Admission is $5 for students and higher for everyone else.
Tickets: the box office at (318) 227-TUNE (8863) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon - Fri. The box office opens at 12:00 noon on concert days at the Civic Theatre.
PARKING: Limited valet parking is available at $3. A free shuttle will depart one time from Uptown Shopping Center at 6:15 p.m. A second free shuttle will depart from the AmSouth Bank parking garage located on the corner of Milam and Market Streets at 5:30 p.m. Both shuttles will continue to make pickups at the AmSouth garage every 10 minutes until concert time.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Analyzing the Stradivarius: science, music and history meet Tues, Ap 4 at Centenary College, 11 am
Violin maker Dr. Joseph Nagyvary will present a talk on “The Chemistry Behind Stradivarius Violins” Tuesday, April 4, at Centenary College. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 11:10 a.m.-noon in the Hurley Music Building's Anderson Auditorium, says the college.
Dr. Nagyvary is a retired professor of biochemistry who has made and played violins for many years. He has worked to understand why violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari are such quality instruments, drawing from varied disciplines including music, history, physics and chemistry. Dr. Nagyvary believes he has uncovered one of Stradivari's secrets and has incorporated this discovery into the instruments he constructs. He will be assisted in the presentation by Kermit Poling, resident conductor of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, who will play on several instruments to demonstrate their tonal qualities.
The Northwest Louisiana Section of the American Chemical Society has helped fund Dr. Nagyvary's visit.
More info: Lisa Nicoletti at 318-869-5261.
Dr. Nagyvary is a retired professor of biochemistry who has made and played violins for many years. He has worked to understand why violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari are such quality instruments, drawing from varied disciplines including music, history, physics and chemistry. Dr. Nagyvary believes he has uncovered one of Stradivari's secrets and has incorporated this discovery into the instruments he constructs. He will be assisted in the presentation by Kermit Poling, resident conductor of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, who will play on several instruments to demonstrate their tonal qualities.
The Northwest Louisiana Section of the American Chemical Society has helped fund Dr. Nagyvary's visit.
More info: Lisa Nicoletti at 318-869-5261.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Bluegrass, quilting, weaving, line dancing: down Home artists bring folk fun to Artspace, 710 Texas
From the gleam of the wood floors to the calming white walls of the restored building, Artspace remains a whaaaat experience in Shreveport. It is uptown. And it seems to offer something for everyone.
A plethora of folk artists and an array of down home activities is currently the focus of the accomodating SRAC staff. And parking, that nemesis of downtown comfort, is complimentary and safe at the Blue Scroll Mural lot across the street from Artspace.
Thur, Mar 23
6 pm - 8 pm
Cornrowing with Njeri Camara
And for the children...braiding rugs with Jane Heggen
$5.00 covers both activities
Fri, Mar 24
5:30 pm - 9 pm
Folk Film Festival; see details in an earlier SptBlog post, please.
$5.00
Sat, Mar 25
10 am - noon, and
2 pm - 3:30 pm
Weaving on Looms with Jane Heggen
$5.00
Sat, Mar 25
1 pm-- 6 pm
Bluegrass Jam
Free
Thur, Mar 30
4 pm - 8 pm
Quilting Bee with the
MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
also,
Storytelling with Myra Davis
6 pm - 8 pm
Textile Artist session with Kaye Reilly
And for the children:
Folk Line Dancing with Tarama Davenport
$5.00 covers all activities
Fri, Mar 31
4 pm-8 pm
Quilting Bee with the
MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Storytelling with Myra Davis
Square Dancing with Marvin White, Caller
Domino Games with Wilbert Williams
$5.00 covers everything!
Sat, Ap 1
10 am-6 pm
Dominos Tournament
Free
Sat, Ap 1
10:30 am-12:00 noon & 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Hands-On Activities: Collage Quilt Squares
with Jane Heggen
$5.00
Sat, Ap 1
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Quilting Bee with the MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
Free
Sat, Ap 1
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Folk Tales with
Shirley Henry and Thelma Harrison
$5.00
More: Artspace, 673-6535 or SRAC, 673-6500
A plethora of folk artists and an array of down home activities is currently the focus of the accomodating SRAC staff. And parking, that nemesis of downtown comfort, is complimentary and safe at the Blue Scroll Mural lot across the street from Artspace.
Thur, Mar 23
6 pm - 8 pm
Cornrowing with Njeri Camara
And for the children...braiding rugs with Jane Heggen
$5.00 covers both activities
Fri, Mar 24
5:30 pm - 9 pm
Folk Film Festival; see details in an earlier SptBlog post, please.
$5.00
Sat, Mar 25
10 am - noon, and
2 pm - 3:30 pm
Weaving on Looms with Jane Heggen
$5.00
Sat, Mar 25
1 pm-- 6 pm
Bluegrass Jam
Free
Thur, Mar 30
4 pm - 8 pm
Quilting Bee with the
MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
also,
Storytelling with Myra Davis
6 pm - 8 pm
Textile Artist session with Kaye Reilly
And for the children:
Folk Line Dancing with Tarama Davenport
$5.00 covers all activities
Fri, Mar 31
4 pm-8 pm
Quilting Bee with the
MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Storytelling with Myra Davis
Square Dancing with Marvin White, Caller
Domino Games with Wilbert Williams
$5.00 covers everything!
Sat, Ap 1
10 am-6 pm
Dominos Tournament
Free
Sat, Ap 1
10:30 am-12:00 noon & 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Hands-On Activities: Collage Quilt Squares
with Jane Heggen
$5.00
Sat, Ap 1
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Quilting Bee with the MLK Intergenerational Quilters' Club
Free
Sat, Ap 1
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Folk Tales with
Shirley Henry and Thelma Harrison
$5.00
More: Artspace, 673-6535 or SRAC, 673-6500
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Red Dirt Roots: Folk art in North Louisiana, airs at Artspace Fri, Mar 24, about 6:30 pm, along with films All Rendered Truth and Honeysuckle
Artspace Film night, Fr, Mar 24, beginning at 5:30 pm:
5:30 All Rendered Truth, by Patrick Long and Scott Blackwell. This hour-long documentary captures some marvelously eccentric folk artists, mostly in Alabama and Georgia.
6:40 Red Dirt Roots: Folk Art in North Louisiana, is Robert Trudeau's 35-minute long documentary based on folk artists honored by Artspace. It's heavy on the music, featuring the infectious acoustic group Dirtfoot, as well as fiddlers & pickers, the Ever Ready Gospel Singers and rapper Allen Brown (Rocko).
7:15 Honeysuckle - The production is a dramatized autobiography of professional dancer William Cook as "Cotton," a young boy who grew up in rural Northwest Louisiana in the early 1940s.
$5
Artspace: 673-6535.
5:30 All Rendered Truth, by Patrick Long and Scott Blackwell. This hour-long documentary captures some marvelously eccentric folk artists, mostly in Alabama and Georgia.
6:40 Red Dirt Roots: Folk Art in North Louisiana, is Robert Trudeau's 35-minute long documentary based on folk artists honored by Artspace. It's heavy on the music, featuring the infectious acoustic group Dirtfoot, as well as fiddlers & pickers, the Ever Ready Gospel Singers and rapper Allen Brown (Rocko).
7:15 Honeysuckle - The production is a dramatized autobiography of professional dancer William Cook as "Cotton," a young boy who grew up in rural Northwest Louisiana in the early 1940s.
$5
Artspace: 673-6535.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Clare Gormley, Met soprano, in Shreveport to sing Eliza in My Fair Lady, Sat, Mar 25, 7:30 pm, Shreveport Civic Theater
Shreveport Opera has My Fair Lady, Sat, Mar 25, at 7:30 p.m., says Eric Dillner. This musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion will present Metropolitan Opera soprano Clare Gormley as Eliza.
Conductor Dan Gettinger will give a pre-show talk at 6:30, says Jennifer Gallagher. Valet parking is available. A shuttle service is available from the AmSouth garage and the Uptown Shopping Center starting at 5:30. Call (318)227-9503 to purchase tickets.
Gormley is a global opera star and has her first record out. On the album Where Morning Lies she sings spiritual songs from, says her record company, her adopted homeland of America (she's from Oz), including songs by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem as well as Ricky Ian Gordon. Clare also sings traditional African American spirituals made famous in concerts by the likes of Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle.
The Times says the show will sell out. And City of Shreveport Water Department head Tad O. Joy claims responsibility for recent record-breaking crowds for symphony and opera performances in Shreveport. "We added a diploid enzyme to the filtration system that is called 'Culture Plus' in our industry," he said. "We'd never tried it before," he admitted, "but we got it cheap from the Crescent City when they were shut down. Sadly, we had to ship the remainder of the supply back to the Big Easy last week."
Said market meister Scott Green of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra: "Uh oh."
Conductor Dan Gettinger will give a pre-show talk at 6:30, says Jennifer Gallagher. Valet parking is available. A shuttle service is available from the AmSouth garage and the Uptown Shopping Center starting at 5:30. Call (318)227-9503 to purchase tickets.
Gormley is a global opera star and has her first record out. On the album Where Morning Lies she sings spiritual songs from, says her record company, her adopted homeland of America (she's from Oz), including songs by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem as well as Ricky Ian Gordon. Clare also sings traditional African American spirituals made famous in concerts by the likes of Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle.
The Times says the show will sell out. And City of Shreveport Water Department head Tad O. Joy claims responsibility for recent record-breaking crowds for symphony and opera performances in Shreveport. "We added a diploid enzyme to the filtration system that is called 'Culture Plus' in our industry," he said. "We'd never tried it before," he admitted, "but we got it cheap from the Crescent City when they were shut down. Sadly, we had to ship the remainder of the supply back to the Big Easy last week."
Said market meister Scott Green of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra: "Uh oh."
Monday, March 20, 2006
Judging for the Louisiana Film Fest underway: screenings & awards at Centenary College on Fri, Mar 31 & Sat, Ap 1
Louisiana Film Fest schedule, according to lafilmfest.org . . .
Fri, Mar 31
3:00-4:30pm: Festival Check-In & Registration
3:30-4:30pm: Student Workshop: DIY Filmmaking, Chris Lyon, award-winning student filmmaker
4:30-5:15- Screening Session 1
5:30-6:30pm: Screening Session 2
6:30-7:30pm: Dinner Break
7:30pm: Joe screening with guest filmmaker Sasha Wolfe
Sat, Ap 1
9-10:30am: Festival Check-In & Registration
10:30-11:30am: Screening Session 3
11:30am-12:30pm: Screening Session 4
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30-2:30pm: Screening Session 5
2:30-3pm: Awards Ceremony
3-4pm: Student Workshop: How to Tell a Story Visually, Sasha Wolf
(followed by a casual chat: What is it like to work in the film and television industries?
Events at Kilpatrick Auditorium, the Smith Building, next to the gym alongside King's Hwy.
Park in the Centenary lot adjacent to Woodlawn & King's Hwy.
Info: Chris Jay, Robinson Film Center, 424-9090.
Fri, Mar 31
3:00-4:30pm: Festival Check-In & Registration
3:30-4:30pm: Student Workshop: DIY Filmmaking, Chris Lyon, award-winning student filmmaker
4:30-5:15- Screening Session 1
5:30-6:30pm: Screening Session 2
6:30-7:30pm: Dinner Break
7:30pm: Joe screening with guest filmmaker Sasha Wolfe
Sat, Ap 1
9-10:30am: Festival Check-In & Registration
10:30-11:30am: Screening Session 3
11:30am-12:30pm: Screening Session 4
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30-2:30pm: Screening Session 5
2:30-3pm: Awards Ceremony
3-4pm: Student Workshop: How to Tell a Story Visually, Sasha Wolf
(followed by a casual chat: What is it like to work in the film and television industries?
Events at Kilpatrick Auditorium, the Smith Building, next to the gym alongside King's Hwy.
Park in the Centenary lot adjacent to Woodlawn & King's Hwy.
Info: Chris Jay, Robinson Film Center, 424-9090.
Mosquitosophagus plays on the deck at Java Junction, Fri, Mar 24, 8:30 pm
"We will be playing outside, weather permitting," says artist-musician Eric Dean of the Mosquitosophagus show this Fri. "Java junction is on kings hwy across from Centenary. It's an all ages venue with coffee and a liquor license." Dean is joined by Pete Fetterman and Destiny Toro in his eclectic group.
Mosquitosophagus, experimental music with a considerable variety of instruments.
Fr, Mar 24
Java Junction, 8:30 pm.
$3
See more at myspace.com/mosquitosophagus and at myspace.com/javajunctionla
Saturday, March 18, 2006
The Big Positive, Shreveport, and Jetpack, Nashville, at Lil Joes, King's Hwy, Sat, Mar 18, 8 pm
John, on keyboards, and Steve, slinging guitar, founders of The Big Positive, are gifted harmonizers and, evidently, demented entertainers. They have been joined in recent times by Carter (aka dj jalapeno), bass, and Chadwick, ferocious drummer. I highly recommend sampling a bit of their recorded work at myspace.com/thebigpositive.
Sat, Mar 18, they are listed at Lil Joe's taverna, King's Hwy (myspace.com/liljoesbottleneck).
Also on the miserable little stage Mar 18 is a Nashville group, Jetpack (myspace.com/jetpack), who sound like a fast & furious batch of singing guitar whippers, if you ask me.
Sat, Mar 18, they are listed at Lil Joe's taverna, King's Hwy (myspace.com/liljoesbottleneck).
Also on the miserable little stage Mar 18 is a Nashville group, Jetpack (myspace.com/jetpack), who sound like a fast & furious batch of singing guitar whippers, if you ask me.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Montessori Art Auction Sat, Mar 18, 6 to 11 pm, S'pt Convention Hall
The Montessori School for Shreveport presents the 2006 Art Show & Silent Auction at the Shreveport Convention Hall, 400 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA, from 6 pm to 11 Sat, Mar 18.
Admission: $15.00
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Stand Up Sale / free Admission
The ticket price covers admission to the Art Exhibition, the Silent Auction of goods and services, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment. There will also be a cash bar and live music. Benefits both the school and the artists, says Angie day, Head of School.
Above, the producers (from left): Angie day, April Sharlow, Jennifer Moorhead, Donna Walker and Shalinee Singh.
Admission: $15.00
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Stand Up Sale / free Admission
The ticket price covers admission to the Art Exhibition, the Silent Auction of goods and services, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment. There will also be a cash bar and live music. Benefits both the school and the artists, says Angie day, Head of School.
Above, the producers (from left): Angie day, April Sharlow, Jennifer Moorhead, Donna Walker and Shalinee Singh.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Irish music, gourd art, braiding, making toys, folk films; Artspace activities continue at 710 Texas St
Artspace Folk Art exhibit activities in the immediate offing . . .
Th, Mar 16, 7:30 pm
"Irish Twist"
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra woodwind quintet
$15 adults, $5.00 students: 222-7496.
Fri, Mar 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St. Patrick's Day fun with the Conly's Irish Band
$5.00
The Conly's have been performing traditional Celtic music in the Shreveport-Dallas-Houston-Jackson
area for over twenty years. It's Bill Conly on guitar,
mandolin, bodhran, bazooki and lead vocals, Bob Jordan on lead guitar and banjo, and Betty Waddoups and Keith Waddoups on flute, penny whistle, bodhran and snare.
Cash bar.
Sat, Mar 18, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Folk games & toys; artist, Jane Heggen
$5.00
Bring the kids for "old timey family fun" with marbles, jacks, checkers, and make your own clothespin jar.
Sat, Mar 18, 10:00 am - noon
Fine Art Gourd Masterpiece Workshop with artist
Susan Breeland
$5.00
Learn the process of curing, carving, and painting a gourd into a unique piece of art with Susan
Breeland. Breeland's gourd creations are available for purchase in giftspace.
Thur, Mar 23, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cornrowing with Njeri Camara
And for the children... Braiding rugs with Jane Heggen
$5.00 covers both activities
Learn the art of braiding "cornrows" from a veteran cornrow queen and community activist Njeri Camara. who began braiding hair at the
age of 16.
Fri, Mar 24, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
"Folk Film Festival"
$5.00
* All Rendered Truth by Shreveport natives Patrick Long & Scott Blackwell.
* The debut of a documentary showcasing the local Shreveport folk art scene by Shreveport artist and storyteller, Robert Trudeau.
* End the night with the encore presentation of the William (Bill) O. Cook film, Honeysuckle.
See more of Breeland's gourd art at nwlaartgallery.com.
Th, Mar 16, 7:30 pm
"Irish Twist"
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra woodwind quintet
$15 adults, $5.00 students: 222-7496.
Fri, Mar 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St. Patrick's Day fun with the Conly's Irish Band
$5.00
The Conly's have been performing traditional Celtic music in the Shreveport-Dallas-Houston-Jackson
area for over twenty years. It's Bill Conly on guitar,
mandolin, bodhran, bazooki and lead vocals, Bob Jordan on lead guitar and banjo, and Betty Waddoups and Keith Waddoups on flute, penny whistle, bodhran and snare.
Cash bar.
Sat, Mar 18, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Folk games & toys; artist, Jane Heggen
$5.00
Bring the kids for "old timey family fun" with marbles, jacks, checkers, and make your own clothespin jar.
Sat, Mar 18, 10:00 am - noon
Fine Art Gourd Masterpiece Workshop with artist
Susan Breeland
$5.00
Learn the process of curing, carving, and painting a gourd into a unique piece of art with Susan
Breeland. Breeland's gourd creations are available for purchase in giftspace.
Thur, Mar 23, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cornrowing with Njeri Camara
And for the children... Braiding rugs with Jane Heggen
$5.00 covers both activities
Learn the art of braiding "cornrows" from a veteran cornrow queen and community activist Njeri Camara. who began braiding hair at the
age of 16.
Fri, Mar 24, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
"Folk Film Festival"
$5.00
* All Rendered Truth by Shreveport natives Patrick Long & Scott Blackwell.
* The debut of a documentary showcasing the local Shreveport folk art scene by Shreveport artist and storyteller, Robert Trudeau.
* End the night with the encore presentation of the William (Bill) O. Cook film, Honeysuckle.
See more of Breeland's gourd art at nwlaartgallery.com.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Folksinger John Smith returns to Fairfield Studios, Shreveport, Tues, Mar 21, 7 pm
John Smith! Despite his name. Because of his marvelous name. He might as well be named Mister America, right?
Anyway, Smith is a savvy singer, songwriter and entertainer, according to Dana McCommon, the lapidary overseer of all things at Fairfield Studios. Smith proved himself, if there were any doubting Johns out there, in his prior visit to the intimate folksinger's stage at the boutique studio near the corner of fairfield and Jordan.
Tu, Mar 21, 7 pm
220-0400
reservations@fairfieldstudios.com
Anyway, Smith is a savvy singer, songwriter and entertainer, according to Dana McCommon, the lapidary overseer of all things at Fairfield Studios. Smith proved himself, if there were any doubting Johns out there, in his prior visit to the intimate folksinger's stage at the boutique studio near the corner of fairfield and Jordan.
Tu, Mar 21, 7 pm
220-0400
reservations@fairfieldstudios.com
Paintings, photos, artful crafts at the Montessori Art Exhibition & Silent Auction, Sat, Mar 16, 6 to 11 pm, S'pt Convention Hall
The Montessori School for Shreveport 2006 Art Exhibition & Silent Auction will be held Sat, Mar 18th, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. and Sun, Mar 19th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Shreveport Convention Hall, says Donna Walker.
Proceeds from art sales will provide revenue for both the artists and the school. The art will be presented exhibition-style, with pieces being displayed in one of four galleries: Representational, Contemporary, Photography and 3-Dimensional/Craft.
Artists' Reception, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m: Meet the artists.
Illustrations of much of the art and info at msshreveport.org.
Proceeds from art sales will provide revenue for both the artists and the school. The art will be presented exhibition-style, with pieces being displayed in one of four galleries: Representational, Contemporary, Photography and 3-Dimensional/Craft.
Artists' Reception, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m: Meet the artists.
Illustrations of much of the art and info at msshreveport.org.
Roxie Randle, Milsaps U, says Happy 3.14, or Pi Day
Cookies and cupcakes frosted with the symbol for pi are not a bad idea, says the former CMHS student. Who knew a thespian would be so wild about math?
How did you celebrate this national covert holiday - which has had people so buzzed in math labs across the world??
How did you celebrate this national covert holiday - which has had people so buzzed in math labs across the world??
Shreveport Celtic Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Gaelic Quintet to perform at Artspace Th, Mar 16, 7:30 pm / photo Neil Johnson
The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra's Woodwind Quintet will perform at 7:30 PM, Th, Mar 16 in ArtSpace - 710 Texas Street in downtown Shreveport.
“Folk Music with an Irish Twist,” features Sally Horak Hundemer – principal flute, Theresa Zale Bridges – principal oboe, Thomas Phillips – principal clarinet, Sara Scurry – principal bassoon, and Thomas Hundemer – principal Horn. Young flutist Eliza Rodriguez, an 8 th grade student at Caddo Middle Magnet, will join the Quintet with her penny whistle for a number called “Belfast Hornpipe,” says Kermit Poling.
Tickets: (318) 227-TUNE (8863)
$15
$5 for students with ID.
More at shreveportsymphony.com, including background on bassoonist Sara Scurry and flautist Eliza Rodriguez.
“Folk Music with an Irish Twist,” features Sally Horak Hundemer – principal flute, Theresa Zale Bridges – principal oboe, Thomas Phillips – principal clarinet, Sara Scurry – principal bassoon, and Thomas Hundemer – principal Horn. Young flutist Eliza Rodriguez, an 8 th grade student at Caddo Middle Magnet, will join the Quintet with her penny whistle for a number called “Belfast Hornpipe,” says Kermit Poling.
Tickets: (318) 227-TUNE (8863)
$15
$5 for students with ID.
More at shreveportsymphony.com, including background on bassoonist Sara Scurry and flautist Eliza Rodriguez.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Down the rabbit's esophagus with artist Michael Harold: elastic ruminations from a fellowship award winner at azazaza.com
If you think you know the nature and ruts of local artists, I must ask "How well do you know the work of Michael D Harold?" He's a quiet and supportive wild man, living above and below ground and in the digital ether, simultaneously.
This week Harold says,"I just launched a web site called www.azazaza.com that contains most of my writing (including 4 books, essays on virtual reality, global computing, transmedia poetics, etc.,) and annotated images of painting and sculpture that date from the early 80s to the late 90s."
There's much art - paintings and collage, electronic media, work by his friends and children (the illustration above is by his talented son, Michah) as well as writing of diverse and stimulating intrepidity. The site is colorful and elegant - a model to be enjoyed by artists and writers alike.
Awarded Shreveport's multi-disciplinary artist fellowship for 2005, Harold shows us an amazing body of work on this site. When you see his visual fluency as well as hear his tales of cyber intelliventure, you will, I think, agree with the jurors.
Probably more to be consumed transcontinentally than at home: azazaza.com.
This week Harold says,"I just launched a web site called www.azazaza.com that contains most of my writing (including 4 books, essays on virtual reality, global computing, transmedia poetics, etc.,) and annotated images of painting and sculpture that date from the early 80s to the late 90s."
There's much art - paintings and collage, electronic media, work by his friends and children (the illustration above is by his talented son, Michah) as well as writing of diverse and stimulating intrepidity. The site is colorful and elegant - a model to be enjoyed by artists and writers alike.
Awarded Shreveport's multi-disciplinary artist fellowship for 2005, Harold shows us an amazing body of work on this site. When you see his visual fluency as well as hear his tales of cyber intelliventure, you will, I think, agree with the jurors.
Probably more to be consumed transcontinentally than at home: azazaza.com.
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