Property owners and residents of Highland may submit an application outlining plans for significant, highly visible home improvements to their property in hopes of getting one of 10 grants of $500, says HAP.
Among other things, judges will consider overall benefit to the neighborhood and prior improvements to the property(s).
Deadline for submission is June 10. Applicants must agree to complete their work and submit receipts no later than August 15.
Applications may be obtained at www.highlandareapartnership.org, at the HAP office located at 106 East Kings Highway (Centenary Square, Centenary College campus) or at Lila’s Cakes and Chocolates at 440 Olive Street.
The contest was created in 1996 as part of HAP’s mission to aid in revitalization of Shreveport’s historic Highland neighborhood. In the 12 years since, the organization has distributed 81 awards totaling more than $40,000. The awards have helped with everything from landscape to major repairs. The organizers have noticed a change in the type and scope of the projects since then. “In the beginning, we had requests for general maintenance. Now, we have people wishing to complete large scale change,” said HAP Committee Chair Kenneth Koonce.
The organization attributes this to fact that people are rediscovering the charm of historic Highland. “We have it all! Charming, well-built homes with established landscape, trendy boutiques and delicious restaurants are right around the corner. Plus, you have a safe, friendly, and pedestrian-oriented area,” Koonce added.
Recent changes in grants have meant the loss of funding for administrative staff. Executive Director Dorothy McDonald has resigned, but plans to remain active as a HAP member and volunteer.
Kenneth Koonce
Highland Area Partnership, Inc.
(318) 869-5706
hap@bayou.org
Monday, May 19, 2008
Shreveport Symphony players Peter Haas, Chan Teague call for new orchestra board of directors
In a bold letter to the editorial page of the Shreveport Times, orchestra leaders Peter Haas and Chan Teague have called for replacement of the orchestra's board and administration.
They assert, "We agree with SSO board members Libby Siskron and Berte Muslow that the SSO belongs to the community and should expand its visibility and donor base, and further, expand board governance deeper into the Shreveport-Bossier City community. The SSO should not be reserved as a social outlet for a few but rather a cultural resource for all and supported by many — inclusive rather than exclusive."
I personally hereby volunteer to return to the board. Those who want to forge a new spirit in an old town need to take this opportunity to volunteer their labor alongside me.
My commitment to fund raising would be in phoning a long list of donors. I've done this work before and had some success. I've also felt burned out on it; yet it is time to do it again.
When I first moved to Shreveport one of the SSO"s top ticket sellers, the late Mrs. Dr. Sherman Gorton, called each year. She made sure, in a diplomatic way, that I remained in the fold of the ticket holders. That direct contact by a local personality made an unforgettable difference to me.
Yet board members need to have much deeper pockets than me, since my bread-and-butter is being a Caddo teacher. That means new board members should know that a large personal contribution needs to made right now.
One of my priorities would be making a special appeal for leadership from the African-American half of the city. There lies an enormous amount of brainpower and financial support. Also, the growth in the Asian and Hispanic communities in the region have made it imperative that Asian and Hispanic money and insight are part of the symphony's leadership group.
New board members and new solicitations need to be activated post haste. The afterglow of the successful Constellation Ball and Picnic Pops concert is a leverage that can be used for good if we are quick-footed.
They assert, "We agree with SSO board members Libby Siskron and Berte Muslow that the SSO belongs to the community and should expand its visibility and donor base, and further, expand board governance deeper into the Shreveport-Bossier City community. The SSO should not be reserved as a social outlet for a few but rather a cultural resource for all and supported by many — inclusive rather than exclusive."
I personally hereby volunteer to return to the board. Those who want to forge a new spirit in an old town need to take this opportunity to volunteer their labor alongside me.
My commitment to fund raising would be in phoning a long list of donors. I've done this work before and had some success. I've also felt burned out on it; yet it is time to do it again.
When I first moved to Shreveport one of the SSO"s top ticket sellers, the late Mrs. Dr. Sherman Gorton, called each year. She made sure, in a diplomatic way, that I remained in the fold of the ticket holders. That direct contact by a local personality made an unforgettable difference to me.
Yet board members need to have much deeper pockets than me, since my bread-and-butter is being a Caddo teacher. That means new board members should know that a large personal contribution needs to made right now.
One of my priorities would be making a special appeal for leadership from the African-American half of the city. There lies an enormous amount of brainpower and financial support. Also, the growth in the Asian and Hispanic communities in the region have made it imperative that Asian and Hispanic money and insight are part of the symphony's leadership group.
New board members and new solicitations need to be activated post haste. The afterglow of the successful Constellation Ball and Picnic Pops concert is a leverage that can be used for good if we are quick-footed.
Tom Sawyer returns to Shreveport via Peter Pan Players; show opens May 29 for 8 performances at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
Mark Twain's classic story comes to musical life, says Peter Pan Players director Trey Jackson, in this Broadway adaptation of America's favorite book.
Set in 1840's St. Petersburg, Mo., Tom Sawyer matches wits with his stern Aunt Polly and bratty half-brother Sid, falls in love with the feisty Becky Thatcher and goes on the adventure of a lifetime with Becky and that irresistible renegade, Huckleberry Finn, while trying to fend off the villainous Injun Joe.
Filled with foot-stomping, toe-tapping songs by Don Schlitz ("The Gambler"), and a warm, funny book by Ken Ludwig ("Lend Me A Tenor"), The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer is a tale of thrilling escapes, comedy and inspiration for the whole family.
Performances:
Thursday, May 29, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, May 30, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 1, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Peter Pan Players is online with a PPP blog and their own Myspace.
Set in 1840's St. Petersburg, Mo., Tom Sawyer matches wits with his stern Aunt Polly and bratty half-brother Sid, falls in love with the feisty Becky Thatcher and goes on the adventure of a lifetime with Becky and that irresistible renegade, Huckleberry Finn, while trying to fend off the villainous Injun Joe.
Filled with foot-stomping, toe-tapping songs by Don Schlitz ("The Gambler"), and a warm, funny book by Ken Ludwig ("Lend Me A Tenor"), The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer is a tale of thrilling escapes, comedy and inspiration for the whole family.
Performances:
Thursday, May 29, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, May 30, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 1, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Peter Pan Players is online with a PPP blog and their own Myspace.
Brady Blade, Jr, drummer and producer, added to Mayor Cedric Glover's economic development team
Brady Blade, Jr, is going to be selling the city of Shreveport to businesses alongside Mayor Cedric Glover and Rick Seaton. I cannot imagine a better situation for the city.
Having known him since his high school years at Caddo Magnet High, I believe him a fellow of impeccable honesty and reliability. He is a graduate of Centenary College.
His personality is magnetic. He was born with a golden smile and laugh. When Brady, Jr, enters a room, the vibe goes up 2 or 3 notches.
As a drummer has won spots with EmmyLou Harris, Steve Earle, Jewel and the Indigo Girls. I remember seeing him on Saturday Night Live a few years ago when he handled the kit for Dave Matthews & Friends.
He has also swum with the sharks in the record industry's production offices. He has managed artists and repertoire (an "A&R man," when things were good for record companies), and run his own company, Brick Top Recordings, LLc. He has opened an internet-based musicians' enterprise along with Dr. Kirk Labor, former Shreveporter, says wikipedia.org.
Brady is an extremely well-spoken fellow whose global travel will serve well in economic development. In recent years he has resided in Stockholm, Sweden.
There's his acclaimed family to consider , too: Blade's father, Pastor Brady Blade of Zion Baptist Church, is a community leader. His brother Brian is a also a drummer, one in the highest ranks of jazz music.
Blade's artist-businessman profile is highly appropriate for a striving Bayou State city. Whether in tourism, digital services or entertainment-related activities, having Blade aboard will certainly put Shreveport ahead.
Having known him since his high school years at Caddo Magnet High, I believe him a fellow of impeccable honesty and reliability. He is a graduate of Centenary College.
His personality is magnetic. He was born with a golden smile and laugh. When Brady, Jr, enters a room, the vibe goes up 2 or 3 notches.
As a drummer has won spots with EmmyLou Harris, Steve Earle, Jewel and the Indigo Girls. I remember seeing him on Saturday Night Live a few years ago when he handled the kit for Dave Matthews & Friends.
He has also swum with the sharks in the record industry's production offices. He has managed artists and repertoire (an "A&R man," when things were good for record companies), and run his own company, Brick Top Recordings, LLc. He has opened an internet-based musicians' enterprise along with Dr. Kirk Labor, former Shreveporter, says wikipedia.org.
Brady is an extremely well-spoken fellow whose global travel will serve well in economic development. In recent years he has resided in Stockholm, Sweden.
There's his acclaimed family to consider , too: Blade's father, Pastor Brady Blade of Zion Baptist Church, is a community leader. His brother Brian is a also a drummer, one in the highest ranks of jazz music.
Blade's artist-businessman profile is highly appropriate for a striving Bayou State city. Whether in tourism, digital services or entertainment-related activities, having Blade aboard will certainly put Shreveport ahead.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Shreveport Farmer's Market, May 31 to Aug 30, Tues and Sats: more vegetables and music than ever at Festival Plaza
The new manager of Shreveport Farmer's Market is Noma Fowler-Sandlin. She has been a vendor at the market for several years; her shop is Pan's Pantry jellies and jams. If anyone can add energy to this lovely downtown event, it's this artist-arts producer-crafts person.
Noma says the summer of 08 offerings are multifarious.
Shreveport’s Farmers’ Market provides a place for some 60 vendors every Tuesday and Saturday from May 31st, 2008 to August 30, 2008. Operating hours are from 7:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tuesday "happy hour" market, featuring a cash bar and musical entertainment.
The first Saturday of each month will feature a visit from Lifeshare Blood Centers where patrons may donate to their worthy cause, and live bluegrass music from The Blanchard Jammers.
Farmers and artisans sell local produce, herbs, plants and fresh cut flowers, canned goods, honey, and baked goods. Other treats include gourmet dog treats, and arts and craft items, such as homemade soaps, jewelry and various items. Some vendors are state approved to accept Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Coupons for seniors. Our market is family-friendly and we encourage you to come back every week because the produce, plants, and specialties will change as different fruits and vegetables reach their peak of freshness and taste.
Opening Day of the Shreveport Farmers Market will provide a full house of vendors selling fresh produce, beef, sausage and shrimp, home-made goods of all sorts, and arts/crafts. Additionally, Blanchard Jammers will provide bluegrass music, and the blood mobile from Life Share Blood Centers will be on hand to accept life-saving donations.
Special Events for May/June:
May 31 -- Blanchard Jammers (music) and Lifeshare Blood Center,
June 3 -- Dr. Cookie & Louisiana Dan (music),
June 10 -- The Recliners (music),
June 14 -- The Strumdingers (music),
June 17 -- Jr., III (music),
June 24 -- Amelia Blake (music)
rrr@redriverrevel.com
(318) 455-5788
Noma says the summer of 08 offerings are multifarious.
Shreveport’s Farmers’ Market provides a place for some 60 vendors every Tuesday and Saturday from May 31st, 2008 to August 30, 2008. Operating hours are from 7:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tuesday "happy hour" market, featuring a cash bar and musical entertainment.
The first Saturday of each month will feature a visit from Lifeshare Blood Centers where patrons may donate to their worthy cause, and live bluegrass music from The Blanchard Jammers.
Farmers and artisans sell local produce, herbs, plants and fresh cut flowers, canned goods, honey, and baked goods. Other treats include gourmet dog treats, and arts and craft items, such as homemade soaps, jewelry and various items. Some vendors are state approved to accept Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Coupons for seniors. Our market is family-friendly and we encourage you to come back every week because the produce, plants, and specialties will change as different fruits and vegetables reach their peak of freshness and taste.
Opening Day of the Shreveport Farmers Market will provide a full house of vendors selling fresh produce, beef, sausage and shrimp, home-made goods of all sorts, and arts/crafts. Additionally, Blanchard Jammers will provide bluegrass music, and the blood mobile from Life Share Blood Centers will be on hand to accept life-saving donations.
Special Events for May/June:
May 31 -- Blanchard Jammers (music) and Lifeshare Blood Center,
June 3 -- Dr. Cookie & Louisiana Dan (music),
June 10 -- The Recliners (music),
June 14 -- The Strumdingers (music),
June 17 -- Jr., III (music),
June 24 -- Amelia Blake (music)
rrr@redriverrevel.com
(318) 455-5788
Friday, May 16, 2008
Growth coming to Shreveport? the MPC has a plan for growth that needs citizen input; downtown meeting Wed, May 21, 5:30 pm
Shreveport, poised on the edge of more-than-average growth, is eyeballing the future instead of pretending it won't happen. The Metropolitan Planning Commission has developed a 25-page plan for the coming years.
Now it needs citizens' input.
The meeting at 5:30 pm on Wed, May 21, is a public hearing, the first of three, on the master plan. It will be held at Govt Plaza, 1st floor, 505 Travis St.
If you cannot attend, you may write down your ideas and concerns and send them to Charles Kirkland, 505 Travis St, Spt 71101. Kirkland is at 318-673-6474.
Among the issues -
Signage
Water quality
Drainage-fix, repair, and improve areas that are in desperate need
Film Industry
Traffic Corridors-enforce the law.
Environmental Issues-litter-debris in water drains
Rogue development
School zones
City Map- zone regulation
Among the opportunities -
Recycling
Tree initiative
Bike initiative
Historical initiative - let's protect
Green Space-planting and maintaining city owned property
Enhance Parks
Now it needs citizens' input.
The meeting at 5:30 pm on Wed, May 21, is a public hearing, the first of three, on the master plan. It will be held at Govt Plaza, 1st floor, 505 Travis St.
If you cannot attend, you may write down your ideas and concerns and send them to Charles Kirkland, 505 Travis St, Spt 71101. Kirkland is at 318-673-6474.
Among the issues -
Signage
Water quality
Drainage-fix, repair, and improve areas that are in desperate need
Film Industry
Traffic Corridors-enforce the law.
Environmental Issues-litter-debris in water drains
Rogue development
School zones
City Map- zone regulation
Among the opportunities -
Recycling
Tree initiative
Bike initiative
Historical initiative - let's protect
Green Space-planting and maintaining city owned property
Enhance Parks
Get your bike in gear courtesy of A Better Shreveport, Historic South Highlands Assoc and River City Cycling: bike workshop at Uptown Shopping Center on Sun, May 18, 1:30 to 4:30
A no charge Bike Workshop at Uptown Shopping Center parking lot will take place Sun, May 18, from 1:30 to 4:30, says Sally Spruiell.
The idea is to help you get your bikes out of the garage and get them pumped up and in gear for riding, says Ian Webb.
Riders will find:
- Trained bicycle mechanics from River City Cycling on hand to inflate tubes, check brakes and gears, perform safety checks, and get your bikes ready to ride for the summer.
- Experts on hand to discuss riding your bike for every day errands like shopping and commuting to work or school.
- The Shreveport Police Department Mounted Patrol there to talk about safety, cycling and the law.
- Displays of products to help you reduce your dependence on your car and help you get into shape by comfortably using your bike more.
The workshop, designed to enhance Shreveport's bike energy, is being sponsored by
- A BetterShreveport.blogspot.com
- Historic South Highlands Neighborhood Association
The idea is to help you get your bikes out of the garage and get them pumped up and in gear for riding, says Ian Webb.
Riders will find:
- Trained bicycle mechanics from River City Cycling on hand to inflate tubes, check brakes and gears, perform safety checks, and get your bikes ready to ride for the summer.
- Experts on hand to discuss riding your bike for every day errands like shopping and commuting to work or school.
- The Shreveport Police Department Mounted Patrol there to talk about safety, cycling and the law.
- Displays of products to help you reduce your dependence on your car and help you get into shape by comfortably using your bike more.
The workshop, designed to enhance Shreveport's bike energy, is being sponsored by
- A BetterShreveport.blogspot.com
- Historic South Highlands Neighborhood Association
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Shreveport's third annual Gay Pride Dinner at Ralph & Kacoo's on Sat, June 7, 7 pm; speaker is Raymond Buckley
The Political Action Council for Equality, aka PACE, presents the Third Annual Gay Pride Dinner on Sat, June 7, says Adrienne Critcher.It will be held at Ralph & Kacoo's, 1700 Old Minden Road, Bossier City.
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Social Hour (cash bar)
7:00 p.m.: Dinner
Speaker:
Raymond Buckley
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman
Executive Committee, National Stonewall Democrats
$30.00 per P.A.C.E. member / $35 per non-member /
Reserved table for 7: member $280 / nonmember: $325
Pay via PayPal at www.loveandletlove.org
or send a check payable to PACE, Inc. to:
PACE, Inc., 538 Red Baron Dr Shreveport, LA 71115
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Social Hour (cash bar)
7:00 p.m.: Dinner
Speaker:
Raymond Buckley
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman
Executive Committee, National Stonewall Democrats
$30.00 per P.A.C.E. member / $35 per non-member /
Reserved table for 7: member $280 / nonmember: $325
Pay via PayPal at www.loveandletlove.org
or send a check payable to PACE, Inc. to:
PACE, Inc., 538 Red Baron Dr Shreveport, LA 71115
Adult swing and line dance classes on Mondays at Pamoja Society by Tarama and Jerry Davenport being postponed due to water damage
Adult swing and line dance workout classes will be taught by the incomparable and irrepressible Jerry and Tarama Davenport on Mondays at Pamoja Art Society, says Tarama.
The classes will go from 7 to 8 pm, but will not begin for a while due to water damage suffered at Pamoja during recent torrents.
Pamoja Society Center is south of LSU Health Sciences Center at 3806 Linwood. It is on the LSUHSC side of the strip of shops called Linwood Village. Across the street is Forest Park Cemetery.
www.pamojaartsociety.com
$10 per class; cash, please.
Comfortable shoes and clothing, bottled water and small towel.
A no-pressure, fun experience. A stress reliever.
Tarama says, "Also, encourage the man or woman in your life to join us. Remember, a man and a woman will guide you through it, so it will not feel like a class, and you'll feel good about that. It will be like a fun, family get-together."
(318) 635-1510
j_davenport@bellsouth.net
Since the Davenports helped me found the Blanc et Noir Marching Society, I can attest to their integrity, reliability, artfulness and warmth.
Also, they are astoundingly capable dancers.
The classes will go from 7 to 8 pm, but will not begin for a while due to water damage suffered at Pamoja during recent torrents.
Pamoja Society Center is south of LSU Health Sciences Center at 3806 Linwood. It is on the LSUHSC side of the strip of shops called Linwood Village. Across the street is Forest Park Cemetery.
www.pamojaartsociety.com
$10 per class; cash, please.
Comfortable shoes and clothing, bottled water and small towel.
A no-pressure, fun experience. A stress reliever.
Tarama says, "Also, encourage the man or woman in your life to join us. Remember, a man and a woman will guide you through it, so it will not feel like a class, and you'll feel good about that. It will be like a fun, family get-together."
(318) 635-1510
j_davenport@bellsouth.net
Since the Davenports helped me found the Blanc et Noir Marching Society, I can attest to their integrity, reliability, artfulness and warmth.
Also, they are astoundingly capable dancers.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Fri, May 16, the RFC gets Cannes Film festival favorite The Band's Visit at 5:15 and 9:20 pm
My favorites of upcoming and soon-to-end movies at Shreveport's freshest venue, Robinson Film Center:
- The Band's Visit - beginng Fri - is about an Israeli Marching Band's mistaken sojourn in an Arab village.
- Ending this week: Under the Same Moon and Honeydripper.
- These all seem to me what we've wanted: movies made with a consciousness miles away from the commercial mainstream.
- Have you eaten at Abby Singer's Bistro?
- The Band's Visit - beginng Fri - is about an Israeli Marching Band's mistaken sojourn in an Arab village.
- Ending this week: Under the Same Moon and Honeydripper.
- These all seem to me what we've wanted: movies made with a consciousness miles away from the commercial mainstream.
- Have you eaten at Abby Singer's Bistro?
Robert Rauschenberg, 1925 - 2008
Rauschenberg was one of my heroes. His playful art coupled whimsy with heart.
"There is no reason not to consider the world as one gigantic painting," Rauschenberg said. At MoMA one reads, "He composed First Landing Jump out of a rusted license plate, an enamel light reflector, a tire impaled by a street barrier, a man's shirt, a blue lightbulb in a can, and a black tarpaulin, as well as paint and canvas. Jasper Johns coined the term "Combine" for such works, which he described as "painting playing the game of sculpture."
In 1983 he came to my generation's attention by his design for a Talking Heads record. With Speaking in Tongues, David Byrne and partners created a great set of songs, including "Burning down the house" and "This must be the place." The design by Rauschenberg was not impressive. But that a pop art master worked with the Heads was very cool.
The Rauschenberg edition of Speaking in Tongues is still in my cabinet; thus I own a Rauschenberg. My daughter Madeline made family history by taking off the plastic wrap of a record - argh - which had been put aside as a collector's item.
In designing activities for students visiting the artspace exhibit Faces of Katrina, I employed a Rauschenberg collage technique. In fact, the hundreds of students and teachers who visited the exhibit were given the option of making what was called called a "Rauschenberg Collage." They were based on his Overseas Cultural Exchange works.
When Kathryn Usher makes cool assemblages based on detritus from the streets of Highland, she is doing Rauschenberg from the 1950's. When you sit down at your piano to play the John Cage piece, 4' 33", you are doing a piece inspired by Rauschenberg's White paintings. "The "white paintings" produced by Rauschenberg at Black Mountain in 1951, while they contain no images at all, are said to be so exceptionally blank and reflective that their surfaces respond and change in sympathy with the ambient conditions in which they are shown," says wikipedia.org.
"There is no reason not to consider the world as one gigantic painting," Rauschenberg said. At MoMA one reads, "He composed First Landing Jump out of a rusted license plate, an enamel light reflector, a tire impaled by a street barrier, a man's shirt, a blue lightbulb in a can, and a black tarpaulin, as well as paint and canvas. Jasper Johns coined the term "Combine" for such works, which he described as "painting playing the game of sculpture."
In 1983 he came to my generation's attention by his design for a Talking Heads record. With Speaking in Tongues, David Byrne and partners created a great set of songs, including "Burning down the house" and "This must be the place." The design by Rauschenberg was not impressive. But that a pop art master worked with the Heads was very cool.
The Rauschenberg edition of Speaking in Tongues is still in my cabinet; thus I own a Rauschenberg. My daughter Madeline made family history by taking off the plastic wrap of a record - argh - which had been put aside as a collector's item.
In designing activities for students visiting the artspace exhibit Faces of Katrina, I employed a Rauschenberg collage technique. In fact, the hundreds of students and teachers who visited the exhibit were given the option of making what was called called a "Rauschenberg Collage." They were based on his Overseas Cultural Exchange works.
When Kathryn Usher makes cool assemblages based on detritus from the streets of Highland, she is doing Rauschenberg from the 1950's. When you sit down at your piano to play the John Cage piece, 4' 33", you are doing a piece inspired by Rauschenberg's White paintings. "The "white paintings" produced by Rauschenberg at Black Mountain in 1951, while they contain no images at all, are said to be so exceptionally blank and reflective that their surfaces respond and change in sympathy with the ambient conditions in which they are shown," says wikipedia.org.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Join the La Enviro Action Network in meeting legislators and aides in Baton Rouge on Mon, May 19
Planting crepe myrtles on Stoner Ave: Dominique, Demecko, Lauren, Camry, Shreveport
Originally uploaded by trudeau
"This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Louisianians concerned about the environment, learn about the legislative process, show our state legislators that we care about the environment and let them know that we vote. Feel free to bring friends and please pass this invitation on. Car pooling may be available for your area."
Please sign up for this event and register for your lunch seat by emailing cleanenergy2008@msn.com or call Leslie March at 985-871-6695. Please provide name, email address and/or telephone number.
9:00a.m. to 1:30p.m.
The Bacall Room at Hollywood Casino
1717 River Road Baton Rouge, LA
9:00 - 10:30 - Legislative Update
10:30 - 11:30 - Visit the Capitol
11:30 - Lunch at Hollywood Casino with invited legislators and policy staff and featuring the kickoff of the 2008 Louisiana Briefing Book.
All participants are requested to wear business attire.
Shreveport's own Pat McCann, guitarist, plays Jenna Bush rehearsal supper in Salado, Tx
"Twas quite a surprise," says Pat McCann of his recent solo performance for the rehearsal supper of the Jenna Bush wedding. All McCann knew going to The Range, a restaurant in Salado, Tx, where he plays regularly, was that the job was for someone from Virginia who had listened to his CD and liked his music.
An additional surprise when the groom's mother came up to McCann as he played. She said, "T-turn it up."
McCann won fans growing up in Shreveport by being a hot guitarist in rock bands such as the Warlocks, Gripping Force (you should see the photos) and Axis. In the early 70's he joined forces with Roger Barnes, George Hancock and several additional players in the quintet Heart's Island. They had a large fan base, a singular jazz/blues style, and went to California to record and experience oneness.
McCann made music in Jazziana and Rue du Lac before moving to Austin. Today he plays in Stop the Truck and the Mau Mau Chaplains in addition to his solo work.
Gear, you ask? Well, a Godin nylon-string electric through a Fishman amp. Electrically he's playing a Strat as well as a JR Beck slim hollowbody through a Fender Super Champ XD.
McCann plays it all, from jazz to country to RnB, but lately, he says, "I'm possessed by Django." If you can find a copy of his solo CD, "50 Years in De Nile," you'll love it.
512-263-9453
An additional surprise when the groom's mother came up to McCann as he played. She said, "T-turn it up."
McCann won fans growing up in Shreveport by being a hot guitarist in rock bands such as the Warlocks, Gripping Force (you should see the photos) and Axis. In the early 70's he joined forces with Roger Barnes, George Hancock and several additional players in the quintet Heart's Island. They had a large fan base, a singular jazz/blues style, and went to California to record and experience oneness.
McCann made music in Jazziana and Rue du Lac before moving to Austin. Today he plays in Stop the Truck and the Mau Mau Chaplains in addition to his solo work.
Gear, you ask? Well, a Godin nylon-string electric through a Fishman amp. Electrically he's playing a Strat as well as a JR Beck slim hollowbody through a Fender Super Champ XD.
McCann plays it all, from jazz to country to RnB, but lately, he says, "I'm possessed by Django." If you can find a copy of his solo CD, "50 Years in De Nile," you'll love it.
512-263-9453
Riverside groove with the Bluebirds and Dirty Red Crenshaw at the Barnwell's Hot Jazz on the Red series, Thurs, May 15, 6 to 8 pm
Dirty Red Crenshaw is a trumpeter who understands music, tone, groove, poetry, melody, professionalism and, supremely, the birth of the cool.
Having Crenshaw accompanying the Bluebirds at the Barnwell Center makes the Thursday night event a sweet deal. You may think of Bruce Flett as a purveyor of blue-eyed soul, and he is, but he is much more than that. Loves the challenge of jazz. As do his young podnas, Jimmy Wooten and Cody Lowery.
6 to 8 pm.
Bring your own picnic.
Cash bar.
Having Crenshaw accompanying the Bluebirds at the Barnwell Center makes the Thursday night event a sweet deal. You may think of Bruce Flett as a purveyor of blue-eyed soul, and he is, but he is much more than that. Loves the challenge of jazz. As do his young podnas, Jimmy Wooten and Cody Lowery.
6 to 8 pm.
Bring your own picnic.
Cash bar.
Nunsense at East Bank Gallery: two more performances and one valedictory speech for cast member Jessica Maxey
"We've got additional performances of Nunsense on Sat and Sun," said Anne Susman of the Bossier Arts Council. "But there's no performance Friday night because the youngest sister, Jessica Maxey, has her high school graduation that night. She's finishing as valedictorian of her class at Loyola."
The cast:
Sister Mary Amnesia, Emily Mwakitawa
Seva May, Sister Mary Regina
Sister Mary Hubert, Terra Tatum
Jessica Maxey, Sister Mary Leo
and
Reagan Cassanova, Sister Mary Robert Anne.
Sat, May 17, 8 pm.
Sun, May 18, 2 pm.
East Bank Theatre, 630 Barksdale Blvd. in Bossier City.
$15, adults; $11, students, seniors and active military.
(318) 741-8307.
The cast:
Sister Mary Amnesia, Emily Mwakitawa
Seva May, Sister Mary Regina
Sister Mary Hubert, Terra Tatum
Jessica Maxey, Sister Mary Leo
and
Reagan Cassanova, Sister Mary Robert Anne.
Sat, May 17, 8 pm.
Sun, May 18, 2 pm.
East Bank Theatre, 630 Barksdale Blvd. in Bossier City.
$15, adults; $11, students, seniors and active military.
(318) 741-8307.
Picnic Pops by the symphony under Michael Butterman at Riverview Park on Sat, May 17, 7:30
Picnic pops weekend: Michael Butterman will lead the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra in a concert at Riverview Park on Sat, May 17. The music will boom, purr and roar.
Butterman's baton will slash the air at 7:30 pm. The SSO will be joined by the ArkLaTex Youth Symphony under the direction of Chris Allen.
No charge.
See photos of the Youth Symphony rehearsal at ShreveportFaces, please.
The photo above is of the SSO playing under the banner of Opus, the new player's association, in a pops show presented at La Boardwalk. Opus represents the musicians reaching out to the public and trying to build enough support to, ultimately, save the core players and the SSO itself.
Those who want to contribute to the orchestra's decimated financial base may contribute to the annual fund atthe SSO. And, because of the nature of extended negotiations, it is possible that OPUS is building a fund. OPUS has a new Audience Association, too.
Thanks to Susan Rogers for photo and background.
Butterman's baton will slash the air at 7:30 pm. The SSO will be joined by the ArkLaTex Youth Symphony under the direction of Chris Allen.
No charge.
See photos of the Youth Symphony rehearsal at ShreveportFaces, please.
The photo above is of the SSO playing under the banner of Opus, the new player's association, in a pops show presented at La Boardwalk. Opus represents the musicians reaching out to the public and trying to build enough support to, ultimately, save the core players and the SSO itself.
Those who want to contribute to the orchestra's decimated financial base may contribute to the annual fund atthe SSO. And, because of the nature of extended negotiations, it is possible that OPUS is building a fund. OPUS has a new Audience Association, too.
Thanks to Susan Rogers for photo and background.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Scarlett Hendricks, Steve Roell open In Memoriam exhibit at Artspace Shreveport Thurs, May 15, 5 pm
A photography exhibit called In Memoriam opens Thurs, May 15 at 5:00 pm, at artspace, says Pam Atchison.
Artists Steve Roell and Scarlett Hendricks explore memorials: Roell’s work considers Roadside Memorials. Hendricks’ photos explore “Gallic Ghosts,” French Cemeteries from Paris to Provence”.
The In Memoriam exhibition opening is held as part of the free third Thursday Trolley Night: TNT Express: An Explosion of Art and Culture in Downtown, Shreveport.
There will be entertainment by Diedre and Bob, refreshments, and a trolley tour that takes guests around the 15 cultural destinations in the downtown area providing a “sampling” of the cultural venues.
No charge at all, says SRAC.
673-6500
Artists Steve Roell and Scarlett Hendricks explore memorials: Roell’s work considers Roadside Memorials. Hendricks’ photos explore “Gallic Ghosts,” French Cemeteries from Paris to Provence”.
The In Memoriam exhibition opening is held as part of the free third Thursday Trolley Night: TNT Express: An Explosion of Art and Culture in Downtown, Shreveport.
There will be entertainment by Diedre and Bob, refreshments, and a trolley tour that takes guests around the 15 cultural destinations in the downtown area providing a “sampling” of the cultural venues.
No charge at all, says SRAC.
673-6500
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Louis Armstrong and guitarist Snoozer Quinn in Princess Park, Shreveport, 1931; Kathryn Hobgood wants more info
"I am almost done with all coursework at Tulane for an MA in musicology. Entering the pure research phase," writes Kathryn Hobgood. Only a couple of years ago Kathryn, aka Katy, was singing her songs in local venues and writing articles on local musicians for SB and other publications.
"I have been researching, for about a year and a half now, a great uncle who was an obscure jazz guitarist named Snoozer Quinn.
Lucky for me, my research is turning toward the Shreveport leg of his
career, 1924-1933, and I hope to come home for an extended period to do some archival research.
Have you ever heard of Snoozer? He played with Paul Whiteman briefly in 1928-1929, and he was at the Washington-Youree hotel with Peck Kelly and other bands in the early 1920s. The Shreveport Musician's Union Hall has a beautiful photo of Snoozer Quinn and Louis Armstrong standing together in Princess Park (c. 1931)."
Hobgood is working with Cass Acosta of the Musician's Union
and writers John Andrew Prime and Eric Brock, as well as others.
If you've got something on Snoozer Quinn or local music in the 20's and 30's, please email her at hobgood.kathryn@gmail.com.
"I have been researching, for about a year and a half now, a great uncle who was an obscure jazz guitarist named Snoozer Quinn.
Lucky for me, my research is turning toward the Shreveport leg of his
career, 1924-1933, and I hope to come home for an extended period to do some archival research.
Have you ever heard of Snoozer? He played with Paul Whiteman briefly in 1928-1929, and he was at the Washington-Youree hotel with Peck Kelly and other bands in the early 1920s. The Shreveport Musician's Union Hall has a beautiful photo of Snoozer Quinn and Louis Armstrong standing together in Princess Park (c. 1931)."
Hobgood is working with Cass Acosta of the Musician's Union
and writers John Andrew Prime and Eric Brock, as well as others.
If you've got something on Snoozer Quinn or local music in the 20's and 30's, please email her at hobgood.kathryn@gmail.com.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Break into the movie editing business without going to Los Angeles: intern at Microwave Park
John Grindley passes on this opportunity concerning Microwave Park, the Millennium Films feature film directed by Charles Winkler and starring Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Sharon Stone, and Michael Biehn. The production is in immediate need of an editing intern.
Film is being edited by Clayton Halsey, one of the busiest editors in
Los Angeles, says Brooke Lehman. She says, "This is a unique opportunity as the feature films shot in Shreveport are almost never edited in Shreveport."
An intern is needed to help digitize and organize footage. No
previous experience is required but intern candidate MUST be available to work long hours and be reliable. We are offering a stipend of $50 per day.
Email resumes to Brooke@StudioOperations.com.
Film is being edited by Clayton Halsey, one of the busiest editors in
Los Angeles, says Brooke Lehman. She says, "This is a unique opportunity as the feature films shot in Shreveport are almost never edited in Shreveport."
An intern is needed to help digitize and organize footage. No
previous experience is required but intern candidate MUST be available to work long hours and be reliable. We are offering a stipend of $50 per day.
Email resumes to Brooke@StudioOperations.com.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
The art of pedaling and smelling Shreveport's roses: bike to work! National Bike to Work Month is May 12 - 16
The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16.
Last year a number of teachers and students biked to Caddo Magnet High on the big day. We started in the parking lot at Starbuck's, Line Ave.. A similar group biked to Montessori School for Shreveport. There were probably other bike treks going on unbeknownst to me.
This year there's a group of bike-minded people coalescing at meetings led by Loren Demerath and Maurice Loridans. Demerath's blog for A Better Shreveport will show you that plans for how best to encourage simple bicycling in Shreveport are under way. One plan is to host a bike clinic to encourage people to dust off, air up and wheel out their rarely-used cycles.
if you enjoy city biking, please get in touch. It's hard not to say that the time's right.
And, speaking of time, allow me to share my bike to work guidelines:
a) Begin your trek early so as to minimize traffic hassles. Most of Shreveport does not seem to hit the street in cars until about 7:40 am.
b) Helmet hair? Sweat? Nah, you're not going to be riding. I pack a change of shirt and trousers and a towel.
c) Ride home between the major waves of traffic. In East Shreveport there is a sweet spot from about 4:05 to 4:45 when the streets are bizarrely empty.
Last year a number of teachers and students biked to Caddo Magnet High on the big day. We started in the parking lot at Starbuck's, Line Ave.. A similar group biked to Montessori School for Shreveport. There were probably other bike treks going on unbeknownst to me.
This year there's a group of bike-minded people coalescing at meetings led by Loren Demerath and Maurice Loridans. Demerath's blog for A Better Shreveport will show you that plans for how best to encourage simple bicycling in Shreveport are under way. One plan is to host a bike clinic to encourage people to dust off, air up and wheel out their rarely-used cycles.
if you enjoy city biking, please get in touch. It's hard not to say that the time's right.
And, speaking of time, allow me to share my bike to work guidelines:
a) Begin your trek early so as to minimize traffic hassles. Most of Shreveport does not seem to hit the street in cars until about 7:40 am.
b) Helmet hair? Sweat? Nah, you're not going to be riding. I pack a change of shirt and trousers and a towel.
c) Ride home between the major waves of traffic. In East Shreveport there is a sweet spot from about 4:05 to 4:45 when the streets are bizarrely empty.
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