At the annual Folk Alliance held in Memphis this year, singer/songwriters from across America paid homage to these two guys— Jack Hardy and David Massengill, writes Jim Huckabay of Fairfield Studios House Concerts.
The Folk Brothers will perform at Fairfield Studios Sun, May 17, 7 pm.
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Making social commentary through music, Huckabay continues, these guys have individually created sizable bodies of important work. Jack has 15 albums and 9 plays to his credit, while David adds six albums, nine bootlegs and nine books to the mix.
Their first album as a duo, Partners in Crime, was released in July, with transcendent harmonies and a great mix of history, tradition, politics and irreverence.
Fairfield Studios has caught 'em on their journey to the Kerrville Folk Festival in late May.
- donation, $15
- reservations@fairfieldstudios.com
- 220-0400
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Monday, May 04, 2009
Mahogany Ensemble Theater: The Bluest Eye on May 14, 15, 16, 7:30 pm; May 16, 4 pm; La State Exhibit Museum
Mahogany Ensemble presents the North Louisiana premiere of 'The Bluest Eye,' adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond, says Angelique Feaster. This adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's story tells of a black girl's coming of age in the 1940s.
Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be beautiful, so that people will love her, so that her world will be different. This play explores mature themes not suitable for ages 8 and under.
May 14, 15, 16, 2009
7:30 pm
May 16, 2009
4:00 pm
LA State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Road
Tickets Prices:
$15 Adult,
$10 Seniors, Ages 55+ & Students Ages 13+ (w/ID)
$5 Children Ages 9-12
Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be beautiful, so that people will love her, so that her world will be different. This play explores mature themes not suitable for ages 8 and under.
May 14, 15, 16, 2009
7:30 pm
May 16, 2009
4:00 pm
LA State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Road
Tickets Prices:
$15 Adult,
$10 Seniors, Ages 55+ & Students Ages 13+ (w/ID)
$5 Children Ages 9-12
Growing art across the parish: Greenwood Arts Forum on Wed, May 6, 10 am
The Caddo Parish Community Arts Forum
Appreciating the Uniqueness of Artistic and Cultural Needs in Caddo Parish Communities
This event is free and open to the general public. Please pass the word onto others in your community.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by Mayor Hanson (Greenwood)
Pioneer Building, William Peters Town Park
6978 Howell Street, Greenwood
Come join in the conversation!
What is the heart of arts and culture in your community? What programs are successful? What would you like to see in the future?
Join us for cookies and coffee and the chance to share your ideas for the future of arts and cultural programs in Caddo Parish communities.
For more information, please contact:
Halima Duncan
Seastone Advisors
North Louisiana Project Director
(888) 646-9502. Visit us at www.laartsandculture.blogspot.com
halima@seastoneadvisors.com
Vickie Marshall
Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Community Development Director
(318) 673-6500
vickie@shrevearts.org
Appreciating the Uniqueness of Artistic and Cultural Needs in Caddo Parish Communities
This event is free and open to the general public. Please pass the word onto others in your community.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by Mayor Hanson (Greenwood)
Pioneer Building, William Peters Town Park
6978 Howell Street, Greenwood
Come join in the conversation!
What is the heart of arts and culture in your community? What programs are successful? What would you like to see in the future?
Join us for cookies and coffee and the chance to share your ideas for the future of arts and cultural programs in Caddo Parish communities.
For more information, please contact:
Halima Duncan
Seastone Advisors
North Louisiana Project Director
(888) 646-9502. Visit us at www.laartsandculture.blogspot.com
halima@seastoneadvisors.com
Vickie Marshall
Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Community Development Director
(318) 673-6500
vickie@shrevearts.org
LPB's Louisiana The State We're In produces extensive story on the 25th annual ArtBreak
LPB wrote of the April 24 edition of La: The State We're in, "Charlie Whinham returned from Shreveport to witness the largest student art festival in the South. ArtBreak began twenty-five years ago and showcases the visual, literary and performing arts of over 100 north Louisiana schools."
Find the story in the LPB archives by beginning here.
Find the story in the LPB archives by beginning here.
Indie filmmaker Jeffrey Goodman mobilizes widespread support for The Last Lullaby; run is extended at Regal Cinema La Boardwalk
Says Jeffrey Goodman, who financed and shot the film noir movie The Last Lullaby in the Shreveport-Bossier area, wrote of his opening weekend,"fourteen of the fifteen screenings sold out, and the 2 pm screening on Friday was almost sold out.
For those of you who didn't get to see the film, it is being held over through Thursday. There are five screenings per day: 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. To see the film you can buy tickets online at www.thelastlullaby.com or at the Regal Cinemas Louisiana Boardwalk.
Again, thank you so very much for your amazing interest and support. With your help, the film has a really good chance of national interest and distribution."
For those of you who didn't get to see the film, it is being held over through Thursday. There are five screenings per day: 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. To see the film you can buy tickets online at www.thelastlullaby.com or at the Regal Cinemas Louisiana Boardwalk.
Again, thank you so very much for your amazing interest and support. With your help, the film has a really good chance of national interest and distribution."
Saturday, May 02, 2009
John Goddard and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society present orchestra and choirs performing the Mozart Requiem at St John Berchmans, Shreveport, on Sun, May 3, at 3 pm
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society has expanded the repertoire that it presents to the public via the leadership of the affable and thoughtful John Goddard.
On Sun, May 3, Goddard has assembled orchestra, choirs and soloists for a performance of Mozart's Requiem. The performance (no charge, 3 pm) will fill the pleasant stone cathedral of St John Berchamans on Jordan St.
In a recent interview on his leadership in the G & S Society, Goddard said, "Last year, we teamed up with the Shreveport Chorale and The Texarkana Regional Chorale to put on the concert of Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah in Bossier at St. Jude. Mendelssohn was Arthur Sullivan's greatest musical influence at least early in his career & Sullivan's career catapulted after his "thesis" composition "Incidental music for The Tempest" written during his last year at the Leipzig Conservatory (which Mendelssohn founded) was repeated at Crystal Palace in the summer of 1862."
"This year, G&S expands its collaboration with partner organizations by adding the Texarkana College Choir to the Shreveport Chorale & The Texarkana Regional Chorale. We will have a performance in Texarkana on May 2, 2009 and the performance in Shreveport at St. John Berchmans Cathedral on May 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm. The orchestra of professional musicians and chorus will be conducted by Marc-Andre Bougie."
The concert features soloists Candace Taylor (soprano), Erin Roth (mezzo soprano), Ryan McDonald (tenor) & Steven McDonald (baritone).
Goddard is not a producer who wants limelight. He is an MD and occasional actor, a quiet but consistent supporter of drama and fine arts entertainment.
He has an interest expanding local arts production, too. Last summer he presented a young cast of actors and dancers at MLP in a hip-hop Shakespeare show called Big Willie Style. Though written and performed by a regional group, it was edgy and electric.
If you like the direction being taken by Goddard and the G & S, by all means give them your support by attendance and via monetary contributions. He is jggoddard@msn.com.
On Sun, May 3, Goddard has assembled orchestra, choirs and soloists for a performance of Mozart's Requiem. The performance (no charge, 3 pm) will fill the pleasant stone cathedral of St John Berchamans on Jordan St.
In a recent interview on his leadership in the G & S Society, Goddard said, "Last year, we teamed up with the Shreveport Chorale and The Texarkana Regional Chorale to put on the concert of Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah in Bossier at St. Jude. Mendelssohn was Arthur Sullivan's greatest musical influence at least early in his career & Sullivan's career catapulted after his "thesis" composition "Incidental music for The Tempest" written during his last year at the Leipzig Conservatory (which Mendelssohn founded) was repeated at Crystal Palace in the summer of 1862."
"This year, G&S expands its collaboration with partner organizations by adding the Texarkana College Choir to the Shreveport Chorale & The Texarkana Regional Chorale. We will have a performance in Texarkana on May 2, 2009 and the performance in Shreveport at St. John Berchmans Cathedral on May 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm. The orchestra of professional musicians and chorus will be conducted by Marc-Andre Bougie."
The concert features soloists Candace Taylor (soprano), Erin Roth (mezzo soprano), Ryan McDonald (tenor) & Steven McDonald (baritone).
Goddard is not a producer who wants limelight. He is an MD and occasional actor, a quiet but consistent supporter of drama and fine arts entertainment.
He has an interest expanding local arts production, too. Last summer he presented a young cast of actors and dancers at MLP in a hip-hop Shakespeare show called Big Willie Style. Though written and performed by a regional group, it was edgy and electric.
If you like the direction being taken by Goddard and the G & S, by all means give them your support by attendance and via monetary contributions. He is jggoddard@msn.com.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Conchita Iglesias-McElwee & David Nelson bring the Love / Hate Show, the Peekers and new film from Darrin Martin to 846 Tex on Fri, May 1, 8 pm
minicine? & Conchita Iglesias McElwee host a night of film, music and art, downtown Shreveport. Beginning at 8PM, Friday May 1st, 846 Texas Avenue, $5.
Film: New works by Darrin Martin (more info: www.swampland.org )
Art: The Love / Hate Show
Sara Hebert, Chris Jay, Conchita McElwee, Michael Moore, Tara Streetman, Robert Rodgers, Shane Thompson, Micah Harold, Brandon Jenkins, Courtney Harold, Shannon Palmer, Chad O' Kenievel, Chris Stripling, Jen Wasson, Sizer Yerger, John Bentrup, Aubre Bauer, Venus Sheets, Mallori Brandon, Megan Cardenes, Kandi Kane, Jamie Anderson, Shawna Atkins, Mimi and Donnie Webb, Bregon Webb, Alison Wonderland, Jeremy Hayes, BJ Wheless, Kathryn Usher, Dylan Hillman, Chris Beale, Amy Lynn Scott + more...
Music: The Peekers vs. Power Pellut
What more can we say!
Film: New works by Darrin Martin (more info: www.swampland.org )
Art: The Love / Hate Show
Sara Hebert, Chris Jay, Conchita McElwee, Michael Moore, Tara Streetman, Robert Rodgers, Shane Thompson, Micah Harold, Brandon Jenkins, Courtney Harold, Shannon Palmer, Chad O' Kenievel, Chris Stripling, Jen Wasson, Sizer Yerger, John Bentrup, Aubre Bauer, Venus Sheets, Mallori Brandon, Megan Cardenes, Kandi Kane, Jamie Anderson, Shawna Atkins, Mimi and Donnie Webb, Bregon Webb, Alison Wonderland, Jeremy Hayes, BJ Wheless, Kathryn Usher, Dylan Hillman, Chris Beale, Amy Lynn Scott + more...
Music: The Peekers vs. Power Pellut
What more can we say!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Gang most of the artistic entertainment entities downtown to create a powerful Cultural Trust district and build the audience
Writes Alex Kent in the Times on Ap 29:
A former Pittsburgh mayor spoke to local leaders Tuesday about the goal of transforming the region's identity by building stronger partnerships among arts organizations, elected officials and private investors.
"You can make that happen," said Tom Murphy, now a senior research fellow with the Urban Land Institute. He led Pittsburgh between 1994 and 2005. "If we did it in a rundown, rustbelt city, you can do it here."
Murphy spoke at the Strand Theatre as a guest of the Shreveport-Bossier City Regional Arts Congress. The roughly 3-year-old effort has pushed local arts organizations to work together and support economic development, among other goals.
Murphy spoke about how Pittsburgh lost 150,000 jobs between 1978 and 1985, after which community leaders — elected officials, private investors and arts organizations — decided to establish, build and, in part, publicly fund a Cultural Trust district dedicated to the arts.
He even described how tax dollars can help to rebuild the symphony's funding. Please see more of Kent's report here.
A former Pittsburgh mayor spoke to local leaders Tuesday about the goal of transforming the region's identity by building stronger partnerships among arts organizations, elected officials and private investors.
"You can make that happen," said Tom Murphy, now a senior research fellow with the Urban Land Institute. He led Pittsburgh between 1994 and 2005. "If we did it in a rundown, rustbelt city, you can do it here."
Murphy spoke at the Strand Theatre as a guest of the Shreveport-Bossier City Regional Arts Congress. The roughly 3-year-old effort has pushed local arts organizations to work together and support economic development, among other goals.
Murphy spoke about how Pittsburgh lost 150,000 jobs between 1978 and 1985, after which community leaders — elected officials, private investors and arts organizations — decided to establish, build and, in part, publicly fund a Cultural Trust district dedicated to the arts.
He even described how tax dollars can help to rebuild the symphony's funding. Please see more of Kent's report here.
Manon Lescaut, a saga of passion which travels upon its voices from France to Louisiana; see Shreveport Opera's performance on Sat, May 2, 7:30 pm, Riverview Theater
Amy Pfrimmer, Chauncey Packer in Manon Lescaut / photo Jennifer L Beckman Green
Originally uploaded by trudeau
A young, vibrant and well-schooled troupe of entertainers, singers and musicians and directors and costumers, have encamped in Shreveport for lo, these weeks, hoping to entice the classic-loving populace to their tale.
They seem a worthy gang, in perusing the Shreveopera.org site. And the tale by Puccini has certainly proven itself.
Their ancient rite of song and orchestra-based melody will unfold Sat, May 2, at Riverview Theater. At 7:30 pm. Manon!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Arts Mean Business talk and discussion at the Strand at 5:30 pm, Tues, Ap 28
The Arts Congress speaker at the Strand Theater, Tues, Ap 28, 5:30 pm: Tom Murphy, former mayor of Pittsburgh.
More info: SRAC. 673-6500, or Bruce Allen, Steering Committee of the Shreveport/Bossier City Regional Arts Congress, bruce_allen@me.com.
More info: SRAC. 673-6500, or Bruce Allen, Steering Committee of the Shreveport/Bossier City Regional Arts Congress, bruce_allen@me.com.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Book signing at St Mark's on Sat, May 2, 11 am: Jacques Lasseigne's book Email Connections: the tragedy and triumph of The Terms
Author Jacques Lasseigne's son, Scott, was drummer for a promising rock band called The Terms. Formed in Baton Rouge and looking at national success, The Terms career was cut short with a horrendous car crash on September 30, 2006.
Three of the band members were seriously injured. Brandon Young, their bass player, suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Lasseigne tells the story - primarily of the miraculous recovery of Young - in his book, Email Connections: tragedy and triumph of The Terms.
The book signing at St. Mark's Cathedral's Ministry Center is Sat, May 2, from 11 AM - 1 PM.
See more at http://emailconnections.org/.
Three of the band members were seriously injured. Brandon Young, their bass player, suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Lasseigne tells the story - primarily of the miraculous recovery of Young - in his book, Email Connections: tragedy and triumph of The Terms.
The book signing at St. Mark's Cathedral's Ministry Center is Sat, May 2, from 11 AM - 1 PM.
See more at http://emailconnections.org/.
Review: Minicine? presented phantasmagoric evening called Sound & Space Experiments at McNeil St Pumping Station
The baroque innards of the historic McNeil St Pumping Station were explored by some 150 people during David Nelson's presentation of Sound & Space Experiments on Sat night.
New York sonic artist Ikue Mori calmly coaxed organic and synthetic sounds from her laptop in the principal performance. Zeena Parkins, Mori's partner in the duo Phantom Orchard, adeptly played harp. She made it apparent that the best accompaniment to digital images and sounds is the intelligent human performance on a classic instrument.
Indeed, the regional acts which preceded the Phantom Orchard show also laid warm hands atop their digitalia. Generic Air percussionist Peter Fetterman used mallets and bows to bring sounds from pipes, cymbals, a saw and the guts of a piano. He noted, "I had to learn to weld to make a frame for the piano soundboard. So we could transport it to this site." Arc welding or oxyacetylene? "Both." Fetterman performed with electrified violinist Destiny Toro.
Also performing in the labyrinthine spaces of the water works was Jon Mackey, laptop computer explorer, Ian Quiet, a space music and industrial sounds creator, and ambient environmentalists The Occidentalists: Jordan West and Allison Dickson West.
Additional sounds were provided by in-and-outist Chris Alexander.
Nelson and Alexander spent a week designing and assembling 5 mini-stages for the compartmentalized site's minuscule spaces. Each performance area was provided with lighting and complemented by video projections.
On a wall high above Phantom Orchard was a projection that seemed to be an open window on an upstairs apartment. A man's silhouette paused to peer out through curtains being gently blown by a breeze. The figure paced and returned to the window over and over. Twas an eerie image, somehow emblematic of the minicine? night of urban entertainment.
Another film and art show will vastee at the minicine? site at 846 Tex on Fri, May 1. Please see more at www.swampland.org.
New York sonic artist Ikue Mori calmly coaxed organic and synthetic sounds from her laptop in the principal performance. Zeena Parkins, Mori's partner in the duo Phantom Orchard, adeptly played harp. She made it apparent that the best accompaniment to digital images and sounds is the intelligent human performance on a classic instrument.
Indeed, the regional acts which preceded the Phantom Orchard show also laid warm hands atop their digitalia. Generic Air percussionist Peter Fetterman used mallets and bows to bring sounds from pipes, cymbals, a saw and the guts of a piano. He noted, "I had to learn to weld to make a frame for the piano soundboard. So we could transport it to this site." Arc welding or oxyacetylene? "Both." Fetterman performed with electrified violinist Destiny Toro.
Also performing in the labyrinthine spaces of the water works was Jon Mackey, laptop computer explorer, Ian Quiet, a space music and industrial sounds creator, and ambient environmentalists The Occidentalists: Jordan West and Allison Dickson West.
Additional sounds were provided by in-and-outist Chris Alexander.
Nelson and Alexander spent a week designing and assembling 5 mini-stages for the compartmentalized site's minuscule spaces. Each performance area was provided with lighting and complemented by video projections.
On a wall high above Phantom Orchard was a projection that seemed to be an open window on an upstairs apartment. A man's silhouette paused to peer out through curtains being gently blown by a breeze. The figure paced and returned to the window over and over. Twas an eerie image, somehow emblematic of the minicine? night of urban entertainment.
Another film and art show will vastee at the minicine? site at 846 Tex on Fri, May 1. Please see more at www.swampland.org.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sound & Space Experiments at McNeil St Pumping Station; NYC duo Phantom Orchard plus four regional ambient acts on Sat, Ap 25, 8 pm
Sound & Space Experiments + Phantom Orchard will open to simultaneous music performances by Shreveport sound artists Jon Mackey, Ian Quiet, Generic Air and The Occidentalist in the voluminous and diverse spaces of our city's historic waterworks.
The evening will culminate with a special performance by New York based Phantom Orchard which features Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori, says host David Nelson.
Phantom Orchard combines Parkins' exploratory and inventive use of the classical acoustic harp and Mori's digital sound and video manipulations using a laptop computer. In addition to their duo work as Phantom Orchard, Parkins and Mori have performed with bands as diverse as DNA, Skeleton Crew, Electric Masada, Hemophiliac and Bjork.
Doors will open for Sound & Space Experiments + Phantom Orchard at 8pm, this Saturday, at the McNeill Street Pumping Station, 142 N. Common St., just past Big D's Bar-B-Cue.
Tickets $10 at the door....
The parking lot at the McNeill Street Pumping Station is limited, says Nelson. He explains, "Please feel free to park along Common Street on the grass completely off the street or across Common on the service road... Also, parking at Big D's Bar-b-Que and walking up to McNeill may be an option for some attendees."
The evening will culminate with a special performance by New York based Phantom Orchard which features Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori, says host David Nelson.
Phantom Orchard combines Parkins' exploratory and inventive use of the classical acoustic harp and Mori's digital sound and video manipulations using a laptop computer. In addition to their duo work as Phantom Orchard, Parkins and Mori have performed with bands as diverse as DNA, Skeleton Crew, Electric Masada, Hemophiliac and Bjork.
Doors will open for Sound & Space Experiments + Phantom Orchard at 8pm, this Saturday, at the McNeill Street Pumping Station, 142 N. Common St., just past Big D's Bar-B-Cue.
Tickets $10 at the door....
The parking lot at the McNeill Street Pumping Station is limited, says Nelson. He explains, "Please feel free to park along Common Street on the grass completely off the street or across Common on the service road... Also, parking at Big D's Bar-b-Que and walking up to McNeill may be an option for some attendees."
ArtBreak: a truly amazing vortex of art and performances in the Shreveport Convention Center Fri, Ap 24, 4 to 8 pm, Sat, Ap 25, 10 am to 10 pm and Sun, Ap 26, noon to 6 pm
ArtBreak Festival Performance Highlights
Friday, April 24:
4:00 pm ArtBreak opens with a performance by the Arklatex Youth Symphony, directed by Chris Allen
5:00 pm KTBS-3 hosts their first Spelling Bee at ArtBreak for Caddo and Bossier Parish Middle School students.
6:00 pm STYLAMANDERS Concert on the Chase Bank Stage, the highly energetic Canadian Duo known around the country for their family oriented interactive musical performances bring the excitement to Shreveport.
7:00 pm The Caddo-Bossier CAPITAL ONE Talent Show spotlights another year of talented youth performances featuring the top 18 selected acts out of over eighty auditions. Talented students compete for cash prizes, the “People’s Choice” award and the RIVER CITIES JUBILEE Barbershop Harmony Society’s “Best Singer” award. Again this year will be Webster Parish’s Annual Talent Show winners performing during the judges’ intermission.
Saturday, April 25:
10:00 am ArtBreak Opens
10:00 am – 3:00 pm: Caddo’s All-Parish Honor’s Orchestra and Choir performances on the Chase Bank Stage.
3:00 pm –
5:00 pm: Bossier Parish presents their top performing programs of Elementary through High School on the Chase Bank Stage.
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Showcase of school performances from Caddo and Bossier Parish Schools and Community Groups on the McDonald’s Stage.
12 noon – 4:00 pm Five High Schools’ students compete for the title of the ultimate ArtBreak Survivor through a rigorous competition including dance, theatre, music, visual and literary arts. See performances every hour on the Creative Dramatics Stage.
5:00 pm –
6:00 pm Special performance by ArtBreak’s Honorary Chairman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd with select Caddo and Bossier Parish Students.
7:00 pm The Bossier Arts Council presents ARTBREAK IDOL’s “Broadway Night” Semi-finals! This show stopper will feature performances by the top 25 singers chosen from among hundreds who auditioned, who will then vie for a place among the top 3 singers in Sunday’s finals as they compete for the grand prize.
8:00 pm Hands-On Activities close
9:00 pm ArtBreak Hands on Activities closes
10:00 pm ArtBreak Festival Closes
Sunday, April 26:
12:00 Noon ArtBreak opens
2:00 pm ArtBreak Awards Ceremony – presenting cash awards and savings bonds to the outstanding Literary, Music, and Visual Artists in Caddo and Bossier Parish Schools followed by the announcement of the ArtBreak Idol Award winner.
6:00 pm ArtBreak Festival Closes.
Friday, April 24:
4:00 pm ArtBreak opens with a performance by the Arklatex Youth Symphony, directed by Chris Allen
5:00 pm KTBS-3 hosts their first Spelling Bee at ArtBreak for Caddo and Bossier Parish Middle School students.
6:00 pm STYLAMANDERS Concert on the Chase Bank Stage, the highly energetic Canadian Duo known around the country for their family oriented interactive musical performances bring the excitement to Shreveport.
7:00 pm The Caddo-Bossier CAPITAL ONE Talent Show spotlights another year of talented youth performances featuring the top 18 selected acts out of over eighty auditions. Talented students compete for cash prizes, the “People’s Choice” award and the RIVER CITIES JUBILEE Barbershop Harmony Society’s “Best Singer” award. Again this year will be Webster Parish’s Annual Talent Show winners performing during the judges’ intermission.
Saturday, April 25:
10:00 am ArtBreak Opens
10:00 am – 3:00 pm: Caddo’s All-Parish Honor’s Orchestra and Choir performances on the Chase Bank Stage.
3:00 pm –
5:00 pm: Bossier Parish presents their top performing programs of Elementary through High School on the Chase Bank Stage.
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Showcase of school performances from Caddo and Bossier Parish Schools and Community Groups on the McDonald’s Stage.
12 noon – 4:00 pm Five High Schools’ students compete for the title of the ultimate ArtBreak Survivor through a rigorous competition including dance, theatre, music, visual and literary arts. See performances every hour on the Creative Dramatics Stage.
5:00 pm –
6:00 pm Special performance by ArtBreak’s Honorary Chairman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd with select Caddo and Bossier Parish Students.
7:00 pm The Bossier Arts Council presents ARTBREAK IDOL’s “Broadway Night” Semi-finals! This show stopper will feature performances by the top 25 singers chosen from among hundreds who auditioned, who will then vie for a place among the top 3 singers in Sunday’s finals as they compete for the grand prize.
8:00 pm Hands-On Activities close
9:00 pm ArtBreak Hands on Activities closes
10:00 pm ArtBreak Festival Closes
Sunday, April 26:
12:00 Noon ArtBreak opens
2:00 pm ArtBreak Awards Ceremony – presenting cash awards and savings bonds to the outstanding Literary, Music, and Visual Artists in Caddo and Bossier Parish Schools followed by the announcement of the ArtBreak Idol Award winner.
6:00 pm ArtBreak Festival Closes.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Earth Day to be followed this weekend by World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day in Betty Virginia Park on Sat from 9 to 11 am
Writes Sifu Janis Gabriel, " The 22nd is Earth Day; let's show some serious love for our dear mother earth. Who knows? It just might become a habit. And then this coming Saturday, 25 April, is World T'ai Chi and Qi Gong Day. Quite the earth rhythm, if you think about it. Over 700 cities in 60 or more countries all moving to the rhythms of t'ai chi in a continuous flow.
Shreveport will celebrate on Sat in Betty Virginia Park, 9 am to 11 am.
Info: Sifu Gabriel at: helung@comcast.net or telephone at (318) 834-0445 / 227-0744.
www.worldtaichiday.org.
In case of rain, this ‘happening’ will move indoors at Phoenix Virtue Temple, 2601 Highland Avenue (corner of Highland and Robinson).
Shreveport will celebrate on Sat in Betty Virginia Park, 9 am to 11 am.
Info: Sifu Gabriel at: helung@comcast.net or telephone at (318) 834-0445 / 227-0744.
www.worldtaichiday.org.
In case of rain, this ‘happening’ will move indoors at Phoenix Virtue Temple, 2601 Highland Avenue (corner of Highland and Robinson).
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Arklatex Youth Symphony performs side-by-side with orchestra players Mon, May 11, 7 pm, Byrd HS Auditorium under conductors Todd Gabriel, Beverly Houston, Christopher Allen
One of the highlights for the students of the Ark-La-Tex Youth Symphony Orchestra (ALTYSO), writes Dorothy Rivette, has been an end of the year side-by-side concert with the professional musicians, and this year will be no exception. The group is planning a concert for Mon, May 11, at Byrd High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.
The ALTYSO would like to encourage music supporters to make donations to this event to help cover the cost of hiring the professional musicians, says Rivette. Participating musicians have agreed to perform this concert for whatever funds the ALTYSO can come up with, because they feel that this educational experience is very important for the young musicians.
Dr. Todd Gabriel will be conducting the professional orchestra and the side-by-side, and there will also be a short presentation by ALTYSO’s Advanced Orchestra conducted by Christopher Allen, and Sinfonia String Orchestra conducted by Beverly Houston.
Donations for this event can be made to ALTYSO at 10015 Norris Ferry, Shreveport, LA 71106, or on-site at the concert. All donations are tax-deductible.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Info at the ALTYSO website: www.altyso.org
The ALTYSO would like to encourage music supporters to make donations to this event to help cover the cost of hiring the professional musicians, says Rivette. Participating musicians have agreed to perform this concert for whatever funds the ALTYSO can come up with, because they feel that this educational experience is very important for the young musicians.
Dr. Todd Gabriel will be conducting the professional orchestra and the side-by-side, and there will also be a short presentation by ALTYSO’s Advanced Orchestra conducted by Christopher Allen, and Sinfonia String Orchestra conducted by Beverly Houston.
Donations for this event can be made to ALTYSO at 10015 Norris Ferry, Shreveport, LA 71106, or on-site at the concert. All donations are tax-deductible.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Info at the ALTYSO website: www.altyso.org
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Craig Baldwin, experimental filmmaker from San Francisco, presents thoughts and work at Robinson Film Center on Sat, Ap 18, 2 pm and 7:30 pm; see him at minicine?, 846 Texas, at 9:30 pm
Says David Nelson, "minicine? & The Robinson Film Center join up for a night of film, art and music... @ two locations on Sat, Ap 18."
2:00 pm - Lecture on Copyright Law, Culture Jamming, Mash Ups & Other Cinema by Experimental Filmmaker Craig Baldwin (San Francisco) @ Robinson Film Center (Upstairs) - 617 Texas Street, Downtown Shreveport... - FREE...
7:30 PM - screening of Mock Up On Mu!, Craig Baldwin's newest film. Mr. Baldwin will be present to discuss and answer questions after the screening @ Robinson Film Center (Grand Theater) - 617 Texas Street, Downtown Shreveport... - $5...
9:30 PM - Reception for Visiting Filmmaker, Craig Baldwin
Opening for New Artwork by Vanessa Boyd (NYC)
Music by A.J. Haynes (Shreveport) & The RiverWolves (Monroe) @ minicine? - 846 Texas Avenue, Downtown Shreveport.
No charge.
Details: www.swampland.org.
2:00 pm - Lecture on Copyright Law, Culture Jamming, Mash Ups & Other Cinema by Experimental Filmmaker Craig Baldwin (San Francisco) @ Robinson Film Center (Upstairs) - 617 Texas Street, Downtown Shreveport... - FREE...
7:30 PM - screening of Mock Up On Mu!, Craig Baldwin's newest film. Mr. Baldwin will be present to discuss and answer questions after the screening @ Robinson Film Center (Grand Theater) - 617 Texas Street, Downtown Shreveport... - $5...
9:30 PM - Reception for Visiting Filmmaker, Craig Baldwin
Opening for New Artwork by Vanessa Boyd (NYC)
Music by A.J. Haynes (Shreveport) & The RiverWolves (Monroe) @ minicine? - 846 Texas Avenue, Downtown Shreveport.
No charge.
Details: www.swampland.org.
Multi-media artist Vanessa Boyd, Centenary grad now in NYC, presents art at minicine? on Sat, Ap 18, at 8 pm
Over a burdling oud the uptown voice of artist and singer Vanessa Boyd opens the tune "Good for January" with a simple spoken word phrase,"You know I want to have sex with you, right?"
Getting the issues upfront seems appropriate for a former Shreveporter who attended Centenary College (BA, '99) before rambling across Europe (Universite Catholique de Lille, '98) and Afrique (L'Institut Francais; Rabat, Morocco) before settling in NYC (Borough of Manhattan Community College, '06).
Find her songs at myspace.com/vanessaboyd.
See her drawings at minicine? on Sat, Ap 18, at 8 pm. "Boyd’s work is primitive yet sophisticated in that she is self-taught but educated," says Wanda Rahm, of Greenville, TN, on the extensive web site of the multi-media artist.
At her myspace Boyd allows that
"I perform, write, create, spurt, expunge, generate, expand, renew and decline things musical.
Then there's the visual side of things.
And ideas."
Getting the issues upfront seems appropriate for a former Shreveporter who attended Centenary College (BA, '99) before rambling across Europe (Universite Catholique de Lille, '98) and Afrique (L'Institut Francais; Rabat, Morocco) before settling in NYC (Borough of Manhattan Community College, '06).
Find her songs at myspace.com/vanessaboyd.
See her drawings at minicine? on Sat, Ap 18, at 8 pm. "Boyd’s work is primitive yet sophisticated in that she is self-taught but educated," says Wanda Rahm, of Greenville, TN, on the extensive web site of the multi-media artist.
At her myspace Boyd allows that
"I perform, write, create, spurt, expunge, generate, expand, renew and decline things musical.
Then there's the visual side of things.
And ideas."
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Peekers and Louisiana Haywire add sonic salt to the downtown Shreveport pub and culture crawl, Th, Ap 16, 5 to 11 pm
The new group Louisiana Haywire, featuring familiar performers such as Dan Garner and Lane Bayliss, plays from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm in front of Tipitina's, says shreveporthappyhour.com.
The Peekers are performing 6:00 pm -to 10:00 pm upon the Red River District Stage outside of Fatty Arbuckles Pub.
* You may walk around with drinks in your commemorative go cup to hear the bands.
Pub Crawl Registrants are permitted to walk the route or use the TNT trolley with an open container, provided that the beverage is bought at a participating bar and is in the commemorative go cup obtained at the bar.
Each location will stamp your passport. Members who complete the route will be entered in a drawing for a private party hosted by ShreveportHappyHour.com at Stray Cats and a $100 dollar bar tab, says TJ St Denis.
* The Commemorative go cup is to be used between locations.
* Open Containers are only allowed in the commemorative go cup within downtown Shreveport.
The Peekers are performing 6:00 pm -to 10:00 pm upon the Red River District Stage outside of Fatty Arbuckles Pub.
* You may walk around with drinks in your commemorative go cup to hear the bands.
Pub Crawl Registrants are permitted to walk the route or use the TNT trolley with an open container, provided that the beverage is bought at a participating bar and is in the commemorative go cup obtained at the bar.
Each location will stamp your passport. Members who complete the route will be entered in a drawing for a private party hosted by ShreveportHappyHour.com at Stray Cats and a $100 dollar bar tab, says TJ St Denis.
* The Commemorative go cup is to be used between locations.
* Open Containers are only allowed in the commemorative go cup within downtown Shreveport.
AVEI, the rapidly growing digital workshop at LSUS, rolling out multiple projects and welcoming the public
Three stimulating events coming up from John Miralles, the hard-charging digierailleur at LSUS:
* Animation and Visual Effects Introductory Workshop
Sat, Ap 25 10 am to 3 pm
Introduces students to the Animation and Visual Effects program (AVEP) at LSU. Raffaele Scaduto‐Mendola, AVEP instructor, will teach the workshop and answer any questions students may have about the industry and the program. For details and registration visit
www.ce.lsus.edu. e‐registration required.
* AVEP Welcomes Story Artist and Illustrator, Joe Bluhm
Mon, April 27, 11 am
Joe Bluhm will talk about his career in the fields of caricature, illustration, and character design. Joe is currently doing concept work and storyboards for the new William Joyce CG short
animation.
* AVEP Movie Night: Barnyard
Wed, April 29, 6:30 pm – LSU Shreveport UC Theater
Raffaele Scaduto‐Mendola, Character Set‐Up Supervisor for Barnyard, will be giving a brief presentation about the work he did on the film. Barnyard will be shown in HD. Meet Raffaele, learn more about the animation industry.
Details at www.ce.lsus.edu.
* Animation and Visual Effects Introductory Workshop
Sat, Ap 25 10 am to 3 pm
Introduces students to the Animation and Visual Effects program (AVEP) at LSU. Raffaele Scaduto‐Mendola, AVEP instructor, will teach the workshop and answer any questions students may have about the industry and the program. For details and registration visit
www.ce.lsus.edu. e‐registration required.
* AVEP Welcomes Story Artist and Illustrator, Joe Bluhm
Mon, April 27, 11 am
Joe Bluhm will talk about his career in the fields of caricature, illustration, and character design. Joe is currently doing concept work and storyboards for the new William Joyce CG short
animation.
* AVEP Movie Night: Barnyard
Wed, April 29, 6:30 pm – LSU Shreveport UC Theater
Raffaele Scaduto‐Mendola, Character Set‐Up Supervisor for Barnyard, will be giving a brief presentation about the work he did on the film. Barnyard will be shown in HD. Meet Raffaele, learn more about the animation industry.
Details at www.ce.lsus.edu.
Friends of Shreve Memorial Library Book Sale Sat, April 18, 9 am - 5 pm
Enjoy the Friends of Shreve Memorial Library Book Sale, says Carlos Colon:
Sale to the Public
Sat, Ap 18, noon - 5 p.m.
and Sunday, April 19, 1- 4 p.m.
Basement of Main Library
424 Texas Street downtown
Preview Sale for Members Only
9 a.m. - noon
No advance memberships; Join at the door only, $5 annual dues.
Bestsellers, $1, Paperbacks, 25¢, Books on CD, $1.00/CD
Sale to the Public
Sat, Ap 18, noon - 5 p.m.
and Sunday, April 19, 1- 4 p.m.
Basement of Main Library
424 Texas Street downtown
Preview Sale for Members Only
9 a.m. - noon
No advance memberships; Join at the door only, $5 annual dues.
Bestsellers, $1, Paperbacks, 25¢, Books on CD, $1.00/CD
Friday, April 10, 2009
So you've always wanted to onstage and a part of an opera? Please see Shreveport Opera, pdq, to be an extra in Manon Lescaut on May 2
Shreveport Opera is currently looking for extras for our upcoming opera, Manon Lescaut, on May 2nd, says Sumer Cooner.
We currently need 4 men to play “soldiers” and 2 women to be “prisoners.” The men will be needed in rehearsal the following dates and times: Friday, April 17th, 7pm, Saturday April 18th, 10am, Monday, April 20th, 7pm, Tuesday, April 21st, 7pm, Wednesday, April 22nd, 7pm, Thursday, April 23rd, 7pm, Friday, April 24th, 7pm, Saturday, April 25th, 2pm, Monday, April 27th, 7:30 pm, Wednesday, April 29th, 7:30p, Thursday, April 30th, 7:30pm
Women will be needed in rehearsal the following dates and times:
Monday, April 20th, 7pm, Tuesday, April 21st, 7pm, Friday, April 24th, 7pm, Saturday, April 25th, 2pm, Monday, April 27th, 7:30pm, Wednesday, April 29th, 7:30pm, Thursday, April 30th, 7:30pm.
If you are interested in getting more information, please reply to this email, or call the office. Thank you so much and we hope to see you at or even in the opera!!
Sumer Cooner
Marketing Director
Shreveport Opera
318.227.9503
318.227.9518 fax
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Shreveport Summer Music Festival Quartet presents City-wide Music is Healing Concert on Wed, Ap 29, 10:30 am, Barnwell Center Patio
The Shreveport Summer Music Festival Quartet will present a City-wide Music is Healing Concert on Wed, Ap 29, 10:30 am, Barnwell Center, says Leonard Kacenjar.
The show will feature solist Emma Meeks, vibrant young singer, on "Somewhere, over the Rainbow," "Someone to watch over me," and "Blue moon over kentucky."
The concert is free, says Freda Powell. Please call 673-7703 to arrange for groups.
The show will feature solist Emma Meeks, vibrant young singer, on "Somewhere, over the Rainbow," "Someone to watch over me," and "Blue moon over kentucky."
The concert is free, says Freda Powell. Please call 673-7703 to arrange for groups.
The Gourds' Kevin Shineyribs Russell remembers Shreve Square in the tune "Shreveport," from the new CD "Haymaker"
Shreveport is back on the map. The city is immortalized in song on the Gourds' appealing new CD, "Haymaker." The country-rock-Cajun tune, simply entitled "Shreveport," was written by Kevin Shineyribs Russell.
He says, "It is requested all over the country. I get to tell stories of being 17 and "angry" while driving around Shreveport in my '64 Malibu, which I totaled on the way to work at Johnny's Pizza one frosty Sunday morn." The Gourds have recently seen such venues as the Mercury Lounge, NYC, and Mountainstage in Charleston, WV.
In the 80's Russell had a mohawk and, along with drummer David M Green, had created a rolliicking quartet called the Picket Line Coyotes.
"Shreveport" came to mind as I edited video of locals showing me their tattoos at Artspace during the opening party of the recent tattoo exhibit. See the crowd and listen to "Shreveport" at youtube.com/trudeau11.
The album "Haymaker" is filled with well-written tunes, ranging in style from country to rock. Check it out.
Artspace capture of a tattooed lass by Talbot Hopkins. In the background: Tattoo exhibit photos by Mike Silva.
He says, "It is requested all over the country. I get to tell stories of being 17 and "angry" while driving around Shreveport in my '64 Malibu, which I totaled on the way to work at Johnny's Pizza one frosty Sunday morn." The Gourds have recently seen such venues as the Mercury Lounge, NYC, and Mountainstage in Charleston, WV.
In the 80's Russell had a mohawk and, along with drummer David M Green, had created a rolliicking quartet called the Picket Line Coyotes.
"Shreveport" came to mind as I edited video of locals showing me their tattoos at Artspace during the opening party of the recent tattoo exhibit. See the crowd and listen to "Shreveport" at youtube.com/trudeau11.
The album "Haymaker" is filled with well-written tunes, ranging in style from country to rock. Check it out.
Artspace capture of a tattooed lass by Talbot Hopkins. In the background: Tattoo exhibit photos by Mike Silva.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Review: Celia Carey presents documentary Mr. Dial Has Something To Say at Lousiana Film Fest Student Division at RFC
Imagine my favorite institutions revealed in gaudy shame: 60 Minutes, PBS, NY Times art critic Michael Kimmelman. That's what filmmaker Celia Carey, guest at the Louisiana Film Festival Student Division, shows viewers in her documentary "Mr Dial has Something To Say."
Thornton Dial, a backwoods Alabama mixed media artist of stunning achievement, is at the heart of the story. Beside him is nutty art collector Bill Arnett, the man who pays Dial a big city fee for his art. Arnett architects the ascent of Dial from obscurity to NYC and to recognition in the national gallery and museum scene.
Then the CBS program 60 Minutes runs a hatchet job on Arnett, portraying him as an exploiter of Dial and other emerging artists from Alabama. The CBS hit against Arnett - based on 2 dubious sources but presented with authority - shakes the art world. Somehow the NY Times art critic re-thinks his praise of Dial's work. Publishing and exhibit offers made to Dial and Arnett begin to collapse.
One opportunity remains following the media devastation: a Dial show at Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Carey's cameras capture the huge Dial reliefs - created with scrap iron, textiles and paint - in soaring fulfillment.
Carey's film is about America's media hierarchy, about the NYC art game and about racism (Thornton Dial is black). She presents a plethora of voices from academia, black studies, from the NYC art world. And she backs her story with pulsing rap music and blues.
In the end her story about merit, money and media is disturbing. Made for PBS and selected in one showcase as exemplary of PBS work, PBS has declined to air it nationally (a bowdlerized, short version here).
Michelle Glaros, director of the Louisiana Film Fest, is to be congratulated for bringing Ms. Carey to Shreveport. Such stimulating work is an ideal accompaniment to the exciting competition and showcase of work by idealistic teens and their earnest teachers.
Thornton Dial, a backwoods Alabama mixed media artist of stunning achievement, is at the heart of the story. Beside him is nutty art collector Bill Arnett, the man who pays Dial a big city fee for his art. Arnett architects the ascent of Dial from obscurity to NYC and to recognition in the national gallery and museum scene.
Then the CBS program 60 Minutes runs a hatchet job on Arnett, portraying him as an exploiter of Dial and other emerging artists from Alabama. The CBS hit against Arnett - based on 2 dubious sources but presented with authority - shakes the art world. Somehow the NY Times art critic re-thinks his praise of Dial's work. Publishing and exhibit offers made to Dial and Arnett begin to collapse.
One opportunity remains following the media devastation: a Dial show at Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Carey's cameras capture the huge Dial reliefs - created with scrap iron, textiles and paint - in soaring fulfillment.
Carey's film is about America's media hierarchy, about the NYC art game and about racism (Thornton Dial is black). She presents a plethora of voices from academia, black studies, from the NYC art world. And she backs her story with pulsing rap music and blues.
In the end her story about merit, money and media is disturbing. Made for PBS and selected in one showcase as exemplary of PBS work, PBS has declined to air it nationally (a bowdlerized, short version here).
Michelle Glaros, director of the Louisiana Film Fest, is to be congratulated for bringing Ms. Carey to Shreveport. Such stimulating work is an ideal accompaniment to the exciting competition and showcase of work by idealistic teens and their earnest teachers.
American Cancer Society youth fundraiser: Paint in the Park at Betty Virginia Park, noon to 7:30 pm Sat, Ap 4
"We'll be having another "Painting in the Park" American Cancer Society youth fundraiser @ Betty Virginia Park on Sat. from noon - 7:30," says Maysa Kaskas.
"It's the same concept as last time: we'll have bedsheets and lots of paints, and we'll be accepting donations (all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research and patient treatment & outreach programs) in return for the opportunity to paint, make handprints, etc on the sheets. These sheets will later be displayed at the Relay for Life so that everyone will be able to see the art we've made together while raising money for a cure! We will also be face-painting for donations. The weather forecasts a beautiful day, so I hope that we'll have a great turnout!"
This photo: Hannah Johnson, Olivia Flowers Dossett. Photography by Joy Shan, Madison Holladay, Andi Finley.
"It's the same concept as last time: we'll have bedsheets and lots of paints, and we'll be accepting donations (all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research and patient treatment & outreach programs) in return for the opportunity to paint, make handprints, etc on the sheets. These sheets will later be displayed at the Relay for Life so that everyone will be able to see the art we've made together while raising money for a cure! We will also be face-painting for donations. The weather forecasts a beautiful day, so I hope that we'll have a great turnout!"
This photo: Hannah Johnson, Olivia Flowers Dossett. Photography by Joy Shan, Madison Holladay, Andi Finley.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Governor Bobby Jindal to speak at Centenary College on Thur, Ap 23, at 5 pm, Whited Room
Bobby Jindal REFUSES Extending Unemployment Benefits for Personal Gain img_0015
Originally uploaded by mickdansforth
Jindal has made headlines by opposing stimulus money. But in searching the web I'm not finding his rationale for his proposed state budget cuts. He's probably coming to the college to offer his justification for cuts in the arts development budget and related issues.
Or maybe he's dropping by to raise more money for his political aspirations. Regardless, I'd like to be there.
One would hope the media would strap on some courage and try to question him on budget issues. Does he seem to care more about trumpeting the Republican line than analyzing the particularities and needs of the Bayou State?
Maybe the Times will editorially call for the governor to explain his budget priorities on the occasion of his visit.
Maybe the task of questioning the governor will fall to concerned citizens.
The acoustic side of Pat McCann, Austin, at Jayne Marie's on Cross Lake on Sat, Ap 4, 7 pm to 11 pm
Guitarist Pat McCann grew up on the edge of Cross Lake, Shreveport, fishing, grinning and picking. He's been true to his course over these several decades. Today he lives by a lake north of Austin, Tx, where he has developed a spacious, air-infused, health-giving form of ambient picking.
Of course, McCann can rock it, chicken pick it or pluck arpeggios at will. There's a wicked sense of humor, too.
Catch him at Jayne Marie on Cross Lake,
7-11pm Reservations recommended 318 631 0919
Bruce Flett calls it, "Jazz Acoustic Guitar at its finest."
Of course, McCann can rock it, chicken pick it or pluck arpeggios at will. There's a wicked sense of humor, too.
Catch him at Jayne Marie on Cross Lake,
7-11pm Reservations recommended 318 631 0919
Bruce Flett calls it, "Jazz Acoustic Guitar at its finest."
Singer-guitarist Jed Marum: Celtic Americana at Fairfield Studios on Sun, April 5, 7 pm
"Jed Marum's original music is partly born of a passion for our country's history and includes Americana, bluegrass, Celtic and folk influences. Jed communicates his lyrical stories in a wonderful, warm vocal style accompanied by tasteful acoustic guitar or banjo," says Jim Huckabay.
reservations@fairfieldstudios.com (or call 220-0400)
Sun, Ap 5, 7 pm.
Fairfield Studios, 1510 Fairfield Ave
$15 donation
reservations@fairfieldstudios.com (or call 220-0400)
Sun, Ap 5, 7 pm.
Fairfield Studios, 1510 Fairfield Ave
$15 donation
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Louisiana Film Fest / Student Division screens drama, animation and experimental work Fri, Ap 3 and Sat, Ap 4 at Robinson Film Center
Amanda Rivers, Will Bryant, Terry Tucker, Lauren Mapp, Chris Jay, Shreveport
Originally uploaded by trudeau
Fri, Ap 3
7 pm: one hour of drama entries
8:10: pm some 36 minutes of animation and experimental works
9:05 pm: Mr Dial Has Something to Say, a documentary by guest filmmaker Celia Carvey - Q&A with the filmmaker afterwards.
Sat, Ap 4
7 pm: Winners' loop aired in the Multi-Purpose Space.
See a preview reel of the student movies here.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Carol Anglin's La Dance Foundation presents Orchesis, Impulse and La Dance Theater at the Strand at 7:30 pm Sat, April 4
The Louisiana Dance Foundation’s annual performance of LA: DANCE ALIVE! will feature the following dance companies and guest artists, says Carol Anglin.
• Louisiana Dance Theatre (LDT – Shreveport/Bossier)
• Orchesis Dance Company (ODC – Grambling State University)
• Impulse Dance Theatre (IDC – Louisiana School for Math, Science, & the Arts; Natchitoches)
Fifty dancers will perform classical and contemporary choreography created by
• Jon Lehrer (premiere of 2 new pieces: Rhythmic Celebration and Loose Canon),
• Christopher Huggins (premiere of Holocaust and Old Land Mark),
• Gennadi Vostrikov (premiere of Prelude to April, Mazurka, and Dvorak # 2 E minor),
• Randy Allen (premiere of City at Night and Five’s by Six),
• Dianne Maroney-Grigsby (premiere of Through the Storm)
• Allyne Gartrell (premiere of It’s Magic)
The evening will also feature Louisiana Dance Theatre’s performance of Maroney-Grigsby’s Tangazo, which was recently performed at the Regional Dance America/SW Festival in Houston after being selected by Adjudicator, Soili Arvola of Finland, following RDA’S annual adjudication tour.
LA: DANCE ALIVE!
Sat, April 4
7:30 pm – Strand Theatre in Shreveport
Tickets are $25/ $20/ $15 and are available at the Strand Theatre Box Office (318) 226-8555.
• Louisiana Dance Theatre (LDT – Shreveport/Bossier)
• Orchesis Dance Company (ODC – Grambling State University)
• Impulse Dance Theatre (IDC – Louisiana School for Math, Science, & the Arts; Natchitoches)
Fifty dancers will perform classical and contemporary choreography created by
• Jon Lehrer (premiere of 2 new pieces: Rhythmic Celebration and Loose Canon),
• Christopher Huggins (premiere of Holocaust and Old Land Mark),
• Gennadi Vostrikov (premiere of Prelude to April, Mazurka, and Dvorak # 2 E minor),
• Randy Allen (premiere of City at Night and Five’s by Six),
• Dianne Maroney-Grigsby (premiere of Through the Storm)
• Allyne Gartrell (premiere of It’s Magic)
The evening will also feature Louisiana Dance Theatre’s performance of Maroney-Grigsby’s Tangazo, which was recently performed at the Regional Dance America/SW Festival in Houston after being selected by Adjudicator, Soili Arvola of Finland, following RDA’S annual adjudication tour.
LA: DANCE ALIVE!
Sat, April 4
7:30 pm – Strand Theatre in Shreveport
Tickets are $25/ $20/ $15 and are available at the Strand Theatre Box Office (318) 226-8555.
Louisiana's budget is tight, but is it so constricted as to warrant decimating the arts industry, asks Anne Susman of the Bossier Arts Council
On Thursday, April 2nd Bobby Jindal will enact a budget cut for The Arts and Arts Education by 83%, writes the Bossier Arts Council's Anne Susman. She continues . . .
This budget cut will devastate a 10 billion dollar industry that sustains 144,000 jobs. Investing in the arts is economically productive. Every $1 invested in Louisiana’s non-profit Arts and Culture industry generates $6 in revenue for the state. The Arts and Culture industry is paramount in revitalizing struggling urban centers and dilapidating historic districts. In terms of civic engagement, these programs foster public discourse and debate and critically activate public memory. Moreover, these programs attract tourism, which is a VITAL part of Louisiana's struggling economy.
What does this mean to Bossier Parish? This means ALL music, visual and theatre arts programming funded with Decentralized Arts Fund dollars in Cope Middle School, Bellaire Elementary, Elm Grove Middle School, Apollo Elementary School, Bossier Elementary School as well as Story Telling for ALL grades K-5, Classical Theatre for ALL Middle and High Schools WILL BE ELIMINATED! This cut in funding will eliminate services to over 25,000 students and parents in the Bossier Parish School System alone. It will further eliminate cultural programming and services to an additional 18,000 Bossier Parish citizens. Decentralized Arts Funding programming returns an investment of $6.00 to Bossier Parish for every $1.00 spent.
WE MUST ACT QUICKLY. The Louisiana House Appropriations Committee will be meeting on Thursday April 2nd. They are our last hope to stop Jindal from pursuing this course of action!
How to help: Take Action
Write your Legislator- it literally takes 5 seconds. go to La Partnership for the Arts, enter your zip and click Write Your Legislator.
Governor of a state known for its development of the arts, Jindal says Slash the Arts Funding
"The Decentralized Arts Funding Program (DAF) grants dollars have basically been zeroed out by the Governor along with a significant cut in Statewide Arts Grants (SAG). The Executive Budget presented in March contained only $515,120 for DAF - an 83% cut," says the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts (LPA).
Louisiana Partnership for the Arts (LPA) is the umbrella organization which represents the broad and diverse spectrum of artists, arts professionals, arts educators, arts organizations and agencies, and all those who produce, present, and serve the arts in Louisiana, says the web site.
If you believe that drastically cutting the economic stimulus of statewide grants in arts development is a dubious move, call your legislators. The LPA site offers more ways to get your voice into the dialogue on the state budget.
And if you strongly like what you see at the LPA site, please consider paying annual dues and joining forces with the arts-minded across the state.
Louisiana Partnership for the Arts (LPA) is the umbrella organization which represents the broad and diverse spectrum of artists, arts professionals, arts educators, arts organizations and agencies, and all those who produce, present, and serve the arts in Louisiana, says the web site.
If you believe that drastically cutting the economic stimulus of statewide grants in arts development is a dubious move, call your legislators. The LPA site offers more ways to get your voice into the dialogue on the state budget.
And if you strongly like what you see at the LPA site, please consider paying annual dues and joining forces with the arts-minded across the state.
SXSW coverage by Shreveport-based photographer Casey Jones: kinetic captures from Billy Bob Thorton and the Boxmasters to Japanese zanies Peelander Z
If, like me, you would have enjoyed SXSW this year but were not able to make the trek, we've got a respondent who covered it. Casey Jones is a concert photog nonpareil. You'll find his considerable coverage of SXSW at his flickr.com site. If you're in the mood, you can put on some music and roll his best shots as a slide show.
See his commercial designer and photography services at Iamjones.com.
See his commercial designer and photography services at Iamjones.com.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Strolling between Artspace and the Blind Tiger while sipping wine and listening to music: Thurs, Ap 16, downtown Happy Hour
"We've gotten the city to suspend the open-container law for this 5 pm to 9 pm event," said Downtown Development Authority head Don Shea of the outdoors downtown Happy Hour being planned for Thurs, Ap 16.
Shea was once head of the New Orleans downtown organization, and knows what happy hour is like in the Crescent City and in Lafayette. "In Lafayette, they began with a similar event called First Friday. It proved so popular that it became an Every Friday event."
Why is Shreveport trying it on Thursday? To take advantage of the Thursday Night Trolley service. The TNT, a successful event produced by Bonne Summers for SRAC and DDA, will provide no charge transportation.
Sites involved in launching the walk-or-ride libation loop are 1) Artspace 2) Robinson Film Center 3) Noble Savage 4) Sully's 5) Stray Cat (site of the Josh Brolin affair) and 6) the Blind Tiger.
There will be 2 bands playing, says Shea. Past that, details are being addressed as the planning continues. Shea told the Times " "The happy hour thing is a way to create community. It's not a typical festival or a concert. It's kind of an off-center thing to do."
It's not clear yet how visual artists will be a part of the Happy Hour. If you've got an idea that you've seen work in another locale, email a proposal to SRAC or call one of the watering holes.
Shea was once head of the New Orleans downtown organization, and knows what happy hour is like in the Crescent City and in Lafayette. "In Lafayette, they began with a similar event called First Friday. It proved so popular that it became an Every Friday event."
Why is Shreveport trying it on Thursday? To take advantage of the Thursday Night Trolley service. The TNT, a successful event produced by Bonne Summers for SRAC and DDA, will provide no charge transportation.
Sites involved in launching the walk-or-ride libation loop are 1) Artspace 2) Robinson Film Center 3) Noble Savage 4) Sully's 5) Stray Cat (site of the Josh Brolin affair) and 6) the Blind Tiger.
There will be 2 bands playing, says Shea. Past that, details are being addressed as the planning continues. Shea told the Times " "The happy hour thing is a way to create community. It's not a typical festival or a concert. It's kind of an off-center thing to do."
It's not clear yet how visual artists will be a part of the Happy Hour. If you've got an idea that you've seen work in another locale, email a proposal to SRAC or call one of the watering holes.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Check out the House of Usher contemporary folk art site of artist / blogger Kathryn Usher, Shreveport
The freshly-painted House of Usher site got a new mud painting logo this week and features the story of a giant figure called Zelma the Red Love Draw Voo Doo Doll.
Usher has used Flickr.com carousel photo displays to add oscillancy to the site. Thus there's a continually rotating display of her portraits and art. That's one of several ideas all blogger / artists should adopt.
The logo at Usher's news blog, Red River Blog Jam, is even more moscocious. And, in her words, "Because a full-time job and one blog isn't enough," she has numerous other sites.
They're all part of what you ought to follow if you give a fig about the ideas, people and art of 'SB Land."
Usher has used Flickr.com carousel photo displays to add oscillancy to the site. Thus there's a continually rotating display of her portraits and art. That's one of several ideas all blogger / artists should adopt.
The logo at Usher's news blog, Red River Blog Jam, is even more moscocious. And, in her words, "Because a full-time job and one blog isn't enough," she has numerous other sites.
They're all part of what you ought to follow if you give a fig about the ideas, people and art of 'SB Land."
Friday, March 27, 2009
Dine and wine at Artspace before or after attending the Mozart at Shreveport Opera, Riverview Theater, 7:30 pm, Sat, Mar 28
The cafe'@artspace offers supper before and after the opera on Sat, March 28, says Tracye Ford.
Wine and dine from 6 to 10 pm. An example: creamy vidalia onion soup with crostini and cheese.
Limited a la carte menu, soups, salad & entree - before and after the Mozart. Great wine selection, delicious desserts, reminds Michael Chisum.
Cosi Fan Tutte at Riverview Theater, 7:30 pm, adds Sumer Cooner. See shreveopera.org.
Wine and dine from 6 to 10 pm. An example: creamy vidalia onion soup with crostini and cheese.
Limited a la carte menu, soups, salad & entree - before and after the Mozart. Great wine selection, delicious desserts, reminds Michael Chisum.
Cosi Fan Tutte at Riverview Theater, 7:30 pm, adds Sumer Cooner. See shreveopera.org.
East Meets West in the Aseana Foundation's Asian Spring Fest on Sat, Mar 28, 10:30 am to 5 pm, corner of Milam, Texas Ave and Common Streets
The Aseana Foundation, hosting the downtown Asian Spring Festival, Sat, Mar 28, at Municipal Park, offers this schedule (with the understanding of the imperfection of such an agenda) :
10: 30 AM Opening Remarks
10:35 AM Karate/Dance Number
11:00 AM Twin Eagles American Indians Dance
11:30 AM Asian Fruit Carving / Ice Carving Demonstration
12:00 noon Viking Sword Fight demonstration
12: 25 PM Guest Speaker
12:30 PM Asian Martial Arts Demonstration, including Iaido (Japanese Samurai Sword Techniques), Aikido and Judo (Throwing Techniques) and Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate (Empty hand Striking Technique and Kata), as well as Okinawan Kobujutsu (Traditional Okinawan Weapons) and Breaking Demonstrations (Wood and Concrete)
1:30 PM Chinese String Instrument Presentation
1:40 PM Fencing Demonstration
2:00 PM Asian Indian Dance Presentation
3:00 PM Classical String Instrument Presentation
Asian Fashion Show
3:20 PM World Class Archery Demonstration
3:30 PM Power and Grace Performing Arts Jazz and Ballet Presentation
4:00 PM Centenary Suzuki Music Presentation
4:15 PM Indian Dance / Belly Dancing (Kathy Fontaine and Dancers)
5:00 PM Closing Remarks
Asian food booths, music and magnificent gardens - mbetween Milam and Texas Avenue @ Common Street.))
Excellent nearby parking.
No charge.
10: 30 AM Opening Remarks
10:35 AM Karate/Dance Number
11:00 AM Twin Eagles American Indians Dance
11:30 AM Asian Fruit Carving / Ice Carving Demonstration
12:00 noon Viking Sword Fight demonstration
12: 25 PM Guest Speaker
12:30 PM Asian Martial Arts Demonstration, including Iaido (Japanese Samurai Sword Techniques), Aikido and Judo (Throwing Techniques) and Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate (Empty hand Striking Technique and Kata), as well as Okinawan Kobujutsu (Traditional Okinawan Weapons) and Breaking Demonstrations (Wood and Concrete)
1:30 PM Chinese String Instrument Presentation
1:40 PM Fencing Demonstration
2:00 PM Asian Indian Dance Presentation
3:00 PM Classical String Instrument Presentation
Asian Fashion Show
3:20 PM World Class Archery Demonstration
3:30 PM Power and Grace Performing Arts Jazz and Ballet Presentation
4:00 PM Centenary Suzuki Music Presentation
4:15 PM Indian Dance / Belly Dancing (Kathy Fontaine and Dancers)
5:00 PM Closing Remarks
Asian food booths, music and magnificent gardens - mbetween Milam and Texas Avenue @ Common Street.))
Excellent nearby parking.
No charge.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Transforming black and white photos into hand colored images; class at Barnwell on Sat, Ap 4, 10 am - 1 pm
Consider a shot of a child with lightly tinted cheeks and an armful of vivid flowers, a black and white beach festooned with red and blue striped umbrellas: you've wondered whether you could pursue the art of hand coloring on your own. With the proper tools and instruction, says Freda Powell, you can create professional-looking hand-tinted photographs.
An adult-oriented Hand-Coloring workshop will be held on Sat, April 4, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Barnwell Center. Instructor is Jennifer Worley.
Work in oil-based pencils - provided. Bring your own photographic prints - to be approved by the instructor 2 days in advance.
$50 for members and $65 for non-members.
Fee includes supplies. Six spaces available.
673-7703.
An adult-oriented Hand-Coloring workshop will be held on Sat, April 4, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Barnwell Center. Instructor is Jennifer Worley.
Work in oil-based pencils - provided. Bring your own photographic prints - to be approved by the instructor 2 days in advance.
$50 for members and $65 for non-members.
Fee includes supplies. Six spaces available.
673-7703.
Aseana Festival at Municipal Park Plaza's Asian Gardens on Sat, March 28, 11 am to 5 pm
Our theme for this year is “West meets East,” says Mary Grace de Joya Vea of the ASEANA Foundation's 2nd annual festival.
Visitors to the festival will be treated to Asian culture and cuisine set amidst a sea of blooms of the different Asian Gardens.
These gardens include the “Ikeda Obaitouri” Japanese Garden, the “Two Dragons chasing the Pearl” Chinese Garden, the “Jardin De Isabelle” Philippine Garden, the “Angkor Garden” Cambodian Garden, the “Sophy’s Hands” Fountain Garden, the “Spirit House” Thai Garden, the “ Mahabodhi Park’ Indian Garden, and the “Lumen’s Delight” Burmese Garden.
Participants include the Herbal Society, Orchids Society, Origami Japanese Paper Folding, Asian inspired clothes, goods and baskets, jewelries imported from Asia, Face Painting, Aromatherapy, American Flint Napping, Bonsai Exhibits, Ice Carving and fruit carving demonstrations and many more. Also: dance and music.
11 am to 5 pm
Asian gardens, corner of Common and Milam - parking adjacent to Municipal Auditorium
aseanafoundation@yahoo.com
(318) 401-8078
aseanafoundation.org.
Visitors to the festival will be treated to Asian culture and cuisine set amidst a sea of blooms of the different Asian Gardens.
These gardens include the “Ikeda Obaitouri” Japanese Garden, the “Two Dragons chasing the Pearl” Chinese Garden, the “Jardin De Isabelle” Philippine Garden, the “Angkor Garden” Cambodian Garden, the “Sophy’s Hands” Fountain Garden, the “Spirit House” Thai Garden, the “ Mahabodhi Park’ Indian Garden, and the “Lumen’s Delight” Burmese Garden.
Participants include the Herbal Society, Orchids Society, Origami Japanese Paper Folding, Asian inspired clothes, goods and baskets, jewelries imported from Asia, Face Painting, Aromatherapy, American Flint Napping, Bonsai Exhibits, Ice Carving and fruit carving demonstrations and many more. Also: dance and music.
11 am to 5 pm
Asian gardens, corner of Common and Milam - parking adjacent to Municipal Auditorium
aseanafoundation@yahoo.com
(318) 401-8078
aseanafoundation.org.
Multi-media artists on the road: Marsha & Monty Brown lecture, show films, sing and freeze
Says Marsha Brown, of the singing duo Cahoots: "Hello, fellow artists. Monty and I are in Minneapolis touring with our films and will miss the Artist Roster meeting, but hope you'll let us know of any major decisions or developments.
We're showing a lot of our newest travelogue, "Etched in Stone / Scotland to Provence", and it goes over well with our audiences. The most fun, though, is when we show "Hello, Louisiana". They love all the music and they get to see that Louisiana includes much more than New Orleans.
Anyway, think of us as we freeze up here in the great North!"
We're showing a lot of our newest travelogue, "Etched in Stone / Scotland to Provence", and it goes over well with our audiences. The most fun, though, is when we show "Hello, Louisiana". They love all the music and they get to see that Louisiana includes much more than New Orleans.
Anyway, think of us as we freeze up here in the great North!"
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Centenary Student Awareness Week addresses Gaza and humanitarian concerns; panel on Thurs, Mar 26, 6:30 pm, in the SUB
Centenary Student Awareness Week will focus on Gaza in an attempt to educate the campus community about the ongoing humanitarian crisis, says Nadine Kakskas.
A panel discussion on Thurs, March 26 at 6:30 pm in the Student Union Building will include Dr. Chris Ciocchetti, who will speak about the ethics of the situation, Dr. Gloria Walker, who will be discussing human rights, and Dr. David Stafford on the psychology of warfare. All students and community members are encouraged to attend. The event is open to the public.
Among the students posting awareness bulletins this week are (l to r) Delisha Powell, Elisabeth Roselli, Molly Broderick, Catherine Walsh, Nadine Kaskas, Mark Moehle, Brandon Sepulvado, and Riley Adams.
More info: nkaskas@my.centenary.edu
A panel discussion on Thurs, March 26 at 6:30 pm in the Student Union Building will include Dr. Chris Ciocchetti, who will speak about the ethics of the situation, Dr. Gloria Walker, who will be discussing human rights, and Dr. David Stafford on the psychology of warfare. All students and community members are encouraged to attend. The event is open to the public.
Among the students posting awareness bulletins this week are (l to r) Delisha Powell, Elisabeth Roselli, Molly Broderick, Catherine Walsh, Nadine Kaskas, Mark Moehle, Brandon Sepulvado, and Riley Adams.
More info: nkaskas@my.centenary.edu
The Big Lebowski Friday Night Freak-Out on March 27, 10 pm, Robinson Film Center
Coming March 27: "The Big Lebowski" Friday Night Freak-Out
Originally uploaded by Robinson Film Center
Abby Singer's Bistro, the full-service restaurant and bar located inside the RFC, will be offering a special on White Russians to celebrate the screening. And, Jay adds with a considerable smile, "Nice marmot!"
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Anavan, fresh from SXSW, and AJ Haynes at Centenary College Tues, Mar 24, 8 pm, Kilpatrick
KSCL, 91.3 fm, presents Anavan, also featuring A.J. Haynes, in concert on Tues, March 24, 8 pm In Kilpatrick Auditorium, says Casey McBeath, who adds,"There is a $5 cover but it should be a great show."
Anavan looks like a gonzo 3-piece wired from weeks on the road. Bass, drums, chick singer-keyboardist. Try this:
1) Dial up myspace.com/anavan and get the music going.
2) Find flickr.com and search "Anavan." Hit slideshow.
3) Observe. Twitch. Oscillate. Enjoy.
Anavan looks like a gonzo 3-piece wired from weeks on the road. Bass, drums, chick singer-keyboardist. Try this:
1) Dial up myspace.com/anavan and get the music going.
2) Find flickr.com and search "Anavan." Hit slideshow.
3) Observe. Twitch. Oscillate. Enjoy.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Montessori School for Shreveport benefit auction on eBay; bid on bargains in goods, services and art
Montessori School for Shreveport has its first benefit auction online, says Angie Day.
Shreveporters will have the most interest in the bidding, since many of the items to be auctioned are from restaurants - Cush's to Carrabba's - and other service-oriented businesses - golf, photography, dance, etc - in East Shreveport. But there are some items, such as art, that might be valuable to a person in Portland.
Example: artist Talbot Hopkins is offering a discount of $1000 on a head & shoulders portrait done in sanguine crayon or pencil (client pays photography fee). The full cost of the portrait would be $3000.
Items will be added as the week of auctioning unfolds, says Day.
Shreveporters will have the most interest in the bidding, since many of the items to be auctioned are from restaurants - Cush's to Carrabba's - and other service-oriented businesses - golf, photography, dance, etc - in East Shreveport. But there are some items, such as art, that might be valuable to a person in Portland.
Example: artist Talbot Hopkins is offering a discount of $1000 on a head & shoulders portrait done in sanguine crayon or pencil (client pays photography fee). The full cost of the portrait would be $3000.
Items will be added as the week of auctioning unfolds, says Day.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
AJ Haynes, Electric Dollhouse Groove Buggy, more at KSCL Battle of Bands; begins at 2 pm, Centenary College amphitheater, the Shell, on Sat, Mar 21
Says Tyler Davis of Centenary College radio station KSCL FM, "Come and see some awesome bands perform- AJ Haynes, Three Day Weekend, Electric Dollhouse Groove Buggy, Riverside Railway, Missoni Lanza, Louisiana Haywire, Eye of Anger, and Sumthin Serious! It's hosted by KSCL radio. It starts at 2 P.M. at the Centenary Shell and best of all... It's Free !!!!! There is also a $1 raffle. So come and have a great time!"
KSCL 91.3 blog
KSCL 91.3 blog
Betty Virginia Park site of Painting fundraiser for American Cancer Society: donations accepted, painting to be done 3 pm to dusk on Sat, Mar 21
*We'll have a white sheet and paints, and for a donation, you can paint something, make handprints, etc with the paint!" says Maysa Kaskas. "This sheet will be displayed at our Youth tentsite at the Relay for Life, so definitely come & support us and then attend the Relay & check out the finished product!"
Says Joy Shan of the American Cancer Society's Race for Life Youth Fundraiser, "I'd encourage you to come out & support us, even if you can only stay a while-- bring friends & money to donate; it should be a lot of fun!"
If you'd like to help out at this event: you can donate paints, white bedsheets, or just your time!
Says Joy Shan of the American Cancer Society's Race for Life Youth Fundraiser, "I'd encourage you to come out & support us, even if you can only stay a while-- bring friends & money to donate; it should be a lot of fun!"
If you'd like to help out at this event: you can donate paints, white bedsheets, or just your time!
April Newsletter of the RW Norton Art Foundation: a copy of The Dali Alice, 1969, lies in the vaults of the RW Norton, Shreveport
In the April newsletter of the RW Norton Art Foundation the Norton's staff researcher, Kristi Kohl, writes,
November 5, 1969, marked the first issue of the limited edition of “the Dali Alice,” the complete text of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with 13 mixed-media originals by Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Only 2,500 copies were printed, each hand-signed in pencil by the artist. The Norton is fortunate to have one of these limited editions. The book became so in demand in bookstores throughout the country that it had to be “rationed,” with the publisher limiting the number of copies sent to each city.
The portfolio contains 12 illustrations and an original color etching opposite the title page. Dali created a fantasy for each of Carroll’s chapters and illustrated the text with mixed media graphics. The text and illustrations are printed on 11 1/2” x 17” specially made Mandeure rag paper. The pages are not sewn together, and there is no binding. Instead, text pages and art pages are enclosed in an enormous silk-lined case-portfolio, featuring linen and leather over heavy board, and fitted with ivory pins to hold it closed. The original copper plates and woodblocks were cancelled after the last impression was made, making it impossible to ever print from them again.
As advertised by joint publishers Random House and Maecenas Press in 1969, “This unique and opulent work brings together two great and untrammeled imaginations - Lewis Carroll and Salvador Dali, each, in his own medium, the ultimate explorer of the world of dreams; Carroll and Dali - a perfect ‘collaboration of genius.’”
Alas, Kohl, says, the items described in the newsletter's From the Vault articles are not on display. Wonder what else the Norton owns that might constitute a proper display on such a phantasmagoric artistic thread?
November 5, 1969, marked the first issue of the limited edition of “the Dali Alice,” the complete text of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with 13 mixed-media originals by Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Only 2,500 copies were printed, each hand-signed in pencil by the artist. The Norton is fortunate to have one of these limited editions. The book became so in demand in bookstores throughout the country that it had to be “rationed,” with the publisher limiting the number of copies sent to each city.
The portfolio contains 12 illustrations and an original color etching opposite the title page. Dali created a fantasy for each of Carroll’s chapters and illustrated the text with mixed media graphics. The text and illustrations are printed on 11 1/2” x 17” specially made Mandeure rag paper. The pages are not sewn together, and there is no binding. Instead, text pages and art pages are enclosed in an enormous silk-lined case-portfolio, featuring linen and leather over heavy board, and fitted with ivory pins to hold it closed. The original copper plates and woodblocks were cancelled after the last impression was made, making it impossible to ever print from them again.
As advertised by joint publishers Random House and Maecenas Press in 1969, “This unique and opulent work brings together two great and untrammeled imaginations - Lewis Carroll and Salvador Dali, each, in his own medium, the ultimate explorer of the world of dreams; Carroll and Dali - a perfect ‘collaboration of genius.’”
Alas, Kohl, says, the items described in the newsletter's From the Vault articles are not on display. Wonder what else the Norton owns that might constitute a proper display on such a phantasmagoric artistic thread?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Lori Guilbeau: from Golden Meadow, La, to Manhattan School of Music; see performance in Cosi fan Tutte with Shreveport Opera on Sat, March 28, 7:30 pm
Cosi fan Tutte, the timeless story by Mozart, tells the story, says Sumer Cooner, of two men who set out to prove their fiancées’ faithfulness.
Singing across from Susan Yankee will be successful young Cajun singer Lori Guilbeau, a native of Bayou Lafourche country who has won awards in Europe and the US.
Learn more about the opera and the cast at www.shreveportopera.org.
Cosi fan tutte will be performed in English.
Tickets range from $10 to $85
Buy tickets online at www.shreveportopera.org or call (318) 227-9503
Singing across from Susan Yankee will be successful young Cajun singer Lori Guilbeau, a native of Bayou Lafourche country who has won awards in Europe and the US.
Learn more about the opera and the cast at www.shreveportopera.org.
Cosi fan tutte will be performed in English.
Tickets range from $10 to $85
Buy tickets online at www.shreveportopera.org or call (318) 227-9503
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