The Guggenheim Museums are open to the world of artists - unknown, no problem - and to non-artists for submissions to a video-art exhibition in October, says the NY Times.
Applicants will be able to submit their videos (only one entry per person) starting Monday, uploading them on a channel created for the initiative, also called YouTube Play (youtube.com/play). The works must have been created within the past two years and cannot be longer than 10 minutes, made for commercial use or excerpted from longer videos. The deadline for submissions is July 31.
A team of Guggenheim curators will look at all the submissions — the foundation is expecting many thousands, Ms. Spector said — and narrow them down to 200, which will be seen by a jury of nine professionals in disciplines like the visual arts, filmmaking and animation, graphic design and music.
The project, called YouTube Play and conceived as a biennial event, is intended to discover innovative work from unexpected sources. It is open even to entrants who don’t consider themselves artists, and actively encourages the participation of people with little or no experience in video.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Images delicaribbo: Sabine Gruffat & Bill Brown at mincine? on Tues, June 15, 8 pm, 846 Texas Ave
Bill Brown & Sabine Gruffat arrive in Shreveport aiming at the fourth dimension, says David Nelson at minicine?
Riding frequency waves of sight and sound, Sabine Gruffat will navigate by the red, green and blue stars of electronic constellations.
Dropping onto the lonely highway, Bill Brown will offer a tour of memory’s roadside attractions by way of scratchy records and the hazy glow of 35mm slides.
Tues June 15
minicine?swampland
846 Texas Avenue
8pm / $5
Riding frequency waves of sight and sound, Sabine Gruffat will navigate by the red, green and blue stars of electronic constellations.
Dropping onto the lonely highway, Bill Brown will offer a tour of memory’s roadside attractions by way of scratchy records and the hazy glow of 35mm slides.
Tues June 15
minicine?swampland
846 Texas Avenue
8pm / $5
Friday, June 11, 2010
Leadbelly, Joe Osborn, BB Davis, Tilman Franks, and more being welcomed to NXNWLA Music Museum on Sat, June 12, 6:30 - 10:30 pm
The Leadbelly Foundation & NXNWLA Music Foundation
present An Intimate Evening with Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings in Shreveport, says Dan Garner.
This fundraiser for the NXNWLA Music Museum will feature dinner catered by Charlie & Rebecca Bush, a Tribute to Leadbelly, the induction of nine legends from the North by Northwest Louisiana region into the NXNWLA Music Museum, a performance by the legendary Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings, and, afterwards, an All Star Jam!
During this first of its kind event, the NXNWLA Music Museum is inducting Leadbelly, Tillman Franks, Stan Lewis, Joe Osborn, B.B. Davis, The Ever Ready Gospel Singers, Frank Page, Larry Ryan, and Maggie Warwick into its Hall of Fame in honor of their contributions to the rich music history of our area.
Tickets are $30, with the proceeds going to benefit the NXNWLA Music Museum, located on the second floor of 516 Texas Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Cash bar available for guests age 21 and older with valid photo ID.
The NXNWLA Music Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to document and preserve the music traditions of North by Northwest Louisiana.
The NXNWLA Music Museum will be an educational resource which will promote the diverse genres of music tradition which have made up this region.
For more information, call the NXNWLA Music Foundation office at (318) 402-5432.
present An Intimate Evening with Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings in Shreveport, says Dan Garner.
This fundraiser for the NXNWLA Music Museum will feature dinner catered by Charlie & Rebecca Bush, a Tribute to Leadbelly, the induction of nine legends from the North by Northwest Louisiana region into the NXNWLA Music Museum, a performance by the legendary Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings, and, afterwards, an All Star Jam!
During this first of its kind event, the NXNWLA Music Museum is inducting Leadbelly, Tillman Franks, Stan Lewis, Joe Osborn, B.B. Davis, The Ever Ready Gospel Singers, Frank Page, Larry Ryan, and Maggie Warwick into its Hall of Fame in honor of their contributions to the rich music history of our area.
Tickets are $30, with the proceeds going to benefit the NXNWLA Music Museum, located on the second floor of 516 Texas Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Cash bar available for guests age 21 and older with valid photo ID.
The NXNWLA Music Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to document and preserve the music traditions of North by Northwest Louisiana.
The NXNWLA Music Museum will be an educational resource which will promote the diverse genres of music tradition which have made up this region.
For more information, call the NXNWLA Music Foundation office at (318) 402-5432.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
River City Repertory: Rosemary Prinz in story of Sarah Bernhardt, Memoir, on July 7 - 11, Riverview Theater, downtown Shreveport
Broadway and television veteran Rosemary Prinz will star in Memoir, a play by John Murrell, which closes the season for River City Repertory Theatre, says Patric McWilliams.
It’s the last summer for Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous and revered actress in history. She’s dictating her memoirs to her loyal manservant, Georges Pitou. As she digs deeply into her memory, her private and professional recollections flow together to recreate a past filled with theatrical highs and personal heartbreak.
Prinz stars as Sarah Bernhardt. Dallas-based Brian Mathis is Pitou.
Prinz has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway and across the country in national tours, regional theatres and summer theatres, in more than 300 productions in her long stage career.
Mathis is an actor who has appeared in national tours of numerous popular dramas. Additionally, he has performed roles at Casa Manana, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and the Tennessee Repertory Theatre.
Directed by Patric McWilliams, River City Rep’s Artistic Director, with Set Design by Tom Serio, Light Design by Neil Ingles, Costume Design by Patric McWilliams and Original Music/Sound Design by Kermit Poling.
Opens July 7th with additional performances July 8th, 9th and 10th at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee, July 11th at 3:00 p.m.
318-868-5888 Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It’s the last summer for Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous and revered actress in history. She’s dictating her memoirs to her loyal manservant, Georges Pitou. As she digs deeply into her memory, her private and professional recollections flow together to recreate a past filled with theatrical highs and personal heartbreak.
Prinz stars as Sarah Bernhardt. Dallas-based Brian Mathis is Pitou.
Prinz has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway and across the country in national tours, regional theatres and summer theatres, in more than 300 productions in her long stage career.
Mathis is an actor who has appeared in national tours of numerous popular dramas. Additionally, he has performed roles at Casa Manana, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and the Tennessee Repertory Theatre.
Directed by Patric McWilliams, River City Rep’s Artistic Director, with Set Design by Tom Serio, Light Design by Neil Ingles, Costume Design by Patric McWilliams and Original Music/Sound Design by Kermit Poling.
Opens July 7th with additional performances July 8th, 9th and 10th at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee, July 11th at 3:00 p.m.
318-868-5888 Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Party with Richard Folmer and the Bossier Arts Council on Sun, June 6, 4 to 7 pm, Boomtown Ballroom, Bossier City
"Richard is retiring as Artistic Director for the East Bank Theatre at the Bossier Arts Council, having served The BAC for the last 25 years," says Kelly Warner.
In a career spanning 45 years Richard has been seen on stage as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, King Arthur in Camelot, Harold Hill in The Music Man and Zorba in Zorba. He has toured the country as stage manager and performer in musicals with such notables as Sid Caesar, Ginger Rogers, Jan Peerce, Zero Mostel and Hugh O'Brien.
In films, he has appeared with Robert Duval, Diane Keaton and Sienna Miller, to name a few.
His most recent film credits include principle roles in Factory Girl, Mad Money, Cool Dog, and the yet to be released Straw Dogs, with James Woods and Michael Marsden. Along with numerous made for TV films, he appeared with Chuck Norris in four episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. His latest film role is in an independent film being shot in Fort Worth, Texas.
As a stage director for East Bank Theatre, Shreveport Little Theatre and The Performing Arts Center, he has guided such musicals as Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Sound of Music, The Music Man, Forever Plaid and Fiddler on the Roof as well as the dramas A Few Good Men , Ordinary People, Turn of the Screw, Scotland Road and most recently, The Diviners, to name a few. Additionally, he is a founding member of The Company Repertory Theatre.
Dramatic roles include C.S. Lewis in Shadowlands, Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Richard in Shakespeare's Richard III.
At 5:30 pm the various members of the BAC board plan to line up and ritually stab Folmer in the flank steak. Or maybe it's serve Folmer flank steak serially, until retired.
Regardless, we are looking forward to the Folmer quips during the ceremonies.
In a career spanning 45 years Richard has been seen on stage as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, King Arthur in Camelot, Harold Hill in The Music Man and Zorba in Zorba. He has toured the country as stage manager and performer in musicals with such notables as Sid Caesar, Ginger Rogers, Jan Peerce, Zero Mostel and Hugh O'Brien.
In films, he has appeared with Robert Duval, Diane Keaton and Sienna Miller, to name a few.
His most recent film credits include principle roles in Factory Girl, Mad Money, Cool Dog, and the yet to be released Straw Dogs, with James Woods and Michael Marsden. Along with numerous made for TV films, he appeared with Chuck Norris in four episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. His latest film role is in an independent film being shot in Fort Worth, Texas.
As a stage director for East Bank Theatre, Shreveport Little Theatre and The Performing Arts Center, he has guided such musicals as Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Sound of Music, The Music Man, Forever Plaid and Fiddler on the Roof as well as the dramas A Few Good Men , Ordinary People, Turn of the Screw, Scotland Road and most recently, The Diviners, to name a few. Additionally, he is a founding member of The Company Repertory Theatre.
Dramatic roles include C.S. Lewis in Shadowlands, Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Richard in Shakespeare's Richard III.
At 5:30 pm the various members of the BAC board plan to line up and ritually stab Folmer in the flank steak. Or maybe it's serve Folmer flank steak serially, until retired.
Regardless, we are looking forward to the Folmer quips during the ceremonies.
Lu Shen, Wideman Competition medalist, performs with West Edge String Quartet at First United Methodist Bossier on Sat, June 5, 7:30 pm
Wideman Meets West Edge Chamber Concert
Saturday, June 5, 2010
7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Bossier City, LA (201 John Wesley Blvd., Bossier City, La)
Lu Shen, Silver Medalist of the 2009 Wideman Piano Competition
in collaboration with the West Edge String Quartet --
Kermit Poling and Elizabeth O'Bannon, violins
Borys Smolaga, viola
Ruth Drummond, cello
Chopin 24 Preludes, Op. 28 for solo piano
Dvorak Piano Quintet
$10.00 donation suggested
Saturday, June 5, 2010
7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Bossier City, LA (201 John Wesley Blvd., Bossier City, La)
Lu Shen, Silver Medalist of the 2009 Wideman Piano Competition
in collaboration with the West Edge String Quartet --
Kermit Poling and Elizabeth O'Bannon, violins
Borys Smolaga, viola
Ruth Drummond, cello
Chopin 24 Preludes, Op. 28 for solo piano
Dvorak Piano Quintet
$10.00 donation suggested
Peter Pan Players' The Little Mermaid @ MLP Th, June 3 through Sun, June 6
Peter Pan Players' production of The Little Mermaid runs Thursday, June 3 through Sunday, June 6, says Jena Sharpton. In the photo: Rachel Maxwell; she's a freshman at Benton High School in Bossier Parish, says Sharpton.
Join Peter Pan Players in the deep blue sea with Hans Christian Andersen's century old tale of love, friendship and sea creatures.
There will be a splashing good time for the whole family, says director Shannon Shea.
Check out the vibrant Peterpanplayers.org.
Dates:
* Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
* Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
* Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
* Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
318-868-9619 to order tickets.
$20/15
Join Peter Pan Players in the deep blue sea with Hans Christian Andersen's century old tale of love, friendship and sea creatures.
There will be a splashing good time for the whole family, says director Shannon Shea.
Check out the vibrant Peterpanplayers.org.
Dates:
* Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
* Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
* Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
* Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
318-868-9619 to order tickets.
$20/15
Bistro Tunes for the Summer at Bistro Byronz on Fri and Sat nights in June & July, 9-11 pm
Grab a late dinner and stay for the tunes at Bistro Byronz, a French-Louisiana style bistro with a New York chic atmosphere, says Erin Carey.
There's live entertainment every Fri and Sat night in June & July - from 9-11 PM.
June 18 – Deidre & Bob
June 19 – Eric Craig Band
June 25 – A.J. & the Two Tone Blues Band
June 26 – James Pendley
July 2 – Deidre & Bob
July 3 – Eric Craig Band
July 9 – Stilettos
July 10 – The Will Callers
July 16 – Deidre & Bob
July 17 – Otis Ockley
July 23 – Otis Ockley
July 24 – James Pendley
July 30 – A.J. & the Two Tone Blues Band
July 31 – Jacob Davis
www.bistrobyronz.com
6104 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71106-2061
(318) 219-4848
There's live entertainment every Fri and Sat night in June & July - from 9-11 PM.
June 18 – Deidre & Bob
June 19 – Eric Craig Band
June 25 – A.J. & the Two Tone Blues Band
June 26 – James Pendley
July 2 – Deidre & Bob
July 3 – Eric Craig Band
July 9 – Stilettos
July 10 – The Will Callers
July 16 – Deidre & Bob
July 17 – Otis Ockley
July 23 – Otis Ockley
July 24 – James Pendley
July 30 – A.J. & the Two Tone Blues Band
July 31 – Jacob Davis
www.bistrobyronz.com
6104 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71106-2061
(318) 219-4848
Monday, May 31, 2010
Shreveport Farmer's Market returns June 5; will be open 7 to noon on Saturdays and 3 to 6 pm on Tuesdays
LeVetter Fuller w Barbara Joseph and son at the Shreveport Farmer's Market
Originally uploaded by trudeau
She adds, "The market has grown from 65 booths to 105! Not just produce; also amazing baked goods, jams and jellies, beef, crafts, and all other great home made, market or farm fresh foods. Plus signs letting you know where it was grown and what percentage was grown by the person selling it. Plus all sorts of foods including meat, cheese and wine."
"We will have our baked goods," says vendor Eric Drabwell, "including ANZAC (Aussie Oatmeal Coconut), Choc Chip, Choc Chip Extreme, Caramel Surprise, Ginger Snap with Cayenne and more, but we will also this year be continuing to sell our Smoked Salmon. Its very good! We sell it vacuum sealed by the piece.
Also my wife, Amy, turns it into Smoked Salmon Dip and that is yummy.
Be early for the Smoked Salmon products too as it tends to "walk out the door!"
101 Crockett Street - Under the Pavilion in Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport - take the Market St exit from I-20 if you're driving from Texas.
Tues: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sat: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
318-455-5788
"And, adds Kathryn Usher, "while you are enjoying the bounty of the Farmers' Market don't forget the art market at the Barnwell Center. Noma's right about those walking shoes since the Barnwell sits on the river. But you can always cool off in the fountain play area. Better yet, park by Sci-Port and park in the middle of both events."
And we happily add an invitation to a new downtown festival, Saturday in the Square. The all-ages fest opens at 3 pm under the Texas St bridge, an area once known as Shreve Square and recently as the Red River District.
3 pm Tracy Chappell & Friends
4 to 5:30 pm DJ Quickie Mart (aka Martin Arceneaux)
6 to 8 pm New Orleans quintet Dumpstaphunk
$10.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Carol Anglin's Louisiana Dance Theater dancers perform at the Strand on Sat, May 29, 7 pm
The stage of the historic Strand Theatre in Shreveport will come alive with dance this Saturday night for the performance of "Stars of Tomorrow," says Carol Anglin.
The Stars of Tomorrow performance aims to cultivate local talent from all socio-economic backgrounds and provide area dancers the opportunity to perform repertoire created by emerging artists as well as seasoned choreographers.
The performance features the Louisiana Dance Theatre and students from Carol Anglin Dancenter, Inc. It begins at 7 p.m.
Tickets ($15 - $25) are available at the Strand Theatre Box Office, 226-8555.
The Stars of Tomorrow performance aims to cultivate local talent from all socio-economic backgrounds and provide area dancers the opportunity to perform repertoire created by emerging artists as well as seasoned choreographers.
The performance features the Louisiana Dance Theatre and students from Carol Anglin Dancenter, Inc. It begins at 7 p.m.
Tickets ($15 - $25) are available at the Strand Theatre Box Office, 226-8555.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Salsa lessons at Artspace on Thurs, June 3, 6:30 pm, by Trinidadian dancer Nigel Skeete
Arthouse @ Artspace Shreveport features an evening of Sultry Latin Dance with instructor Nigel Skeete, says Julia Foley.
Nigel Skeete is 34 years old and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago, says Sandy's Dance Center. He started Latin Dancing in Guam at Let’s Dance Studio under the instruction of Sonny Tolentino. Nigel teaches "Salsa on the 1", Merengue, and Bachata and is available for private lessons, workshops, and exhibitions.
- Thursday, June 3rd, 6:30 pm
- $10 Admission includes Salsa Lessons
Nigel Skeete is 34 years old and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago, says Sandy's Dance Center. He started Latin Dancing in Guam at Let’s Dance Studio under the instruction of Sonny Tolentino. Nigel teaches "Salsa on the 1", Merengue, and Bachata and is available for private lessons, workshops, and exhibitions.
- Thursday, June 3rd, 6:30 pm
- $10 Admission includes Salsa Lessons
Fairfield Studios House Concert Series presents folksinger Ronny Cox on Sun, June 6, at 7 pm
Ronny Cox @ Fairfield Studios, Fairfield & Jordan, Sun, June 6, 7 pm.
$15. Cash at the door (no credit cards, please).
Reservations@fairfieldstudios.com or call 219-7688.
$15. Cash at the door (no credit cards, please).
Reservations@fairfieldstudios.com or call 219-7688.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
David Egan, Terrance Simien, Roscoes, Caravan, Stiff Necked Fools at Mudbug Madness Th, May 27 through Sun, May 30
The sounds of zydeco, Cajun music, r & b and rock will atomize the air over Festival Plaza from Thurs through Sun of the last weekend in May; it's Mudbug Madness.
Be ready to shuffle, leap and turn when you zydekize at Mudbug Madness.
Be ready to shuffle, leap and turn when you zydekize at Mudbug Madness.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Michael Butterman, Christopher Allen, the SSO and the Arklatex Youth Symphony in concert on Sun, May 30, 5 pm, Byrd High auditorium
Michael Butterman and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra will be performing alongside the Arklatex Youth Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, May 30, at 5:00 p.m. at the auditorium of Byrd High School, says Leah Escude.
That's the best and brightest of our regional youth plus the two best directors in the region in addition to the orchestra.
Everyone is encouraged to attend. Admission is free to the public.
Of the fate of the SSO, Mrs. Escude added, "There still looks like there may be a future. Both sides of the negotiation process are still in talks. At this point, I take that as a positive sign. Hopefully, more definitive details should be available this week."
That's the best and brightest of our regional youth plus the two best directors in the region in addition to the orchestra.
Everyone is encouraged to attend. Admission is free to the public.
Of the fate of the SSO, Mrs. Escude added, "There still looks like there may be a future. Both sides of the negotiation process are still in talks. At this point, I take that as a positive sign. Hopefully, more definitive details should be available this week."
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Roar of popping bubbles reportedly heard in Wascom, Tx, during Pop! reception @ artspace shreveport
Artspace Shreveport was mobbed during the opening of an exhibit dedicated to the poppy things that can be constructed from Bubble Wrap.
The evening was sparked by the music of Dirtfoot and a fashion show by designer Tiffany Shemise Walker.
See a slideshow of party images.
Or watch a video about the artists who participated in the exhibit.
The evening was sparked by the music of Dirtfoot and a fashion show by designer Tiffany Shemise Walker.
See a slideshow of party images.
Or watch a video about the artists who participated in the exhibit.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Dirtfoot and T-Shemise Fashions top the party at Artspace Shreveport to open the Pop! Exhibit on Fri, May 21
Artspace Shreveport opens three new exhibitions on Pop culture on Friday, May 21, says Pam Atchison. In these shows the artists use mass-produced visual commodities to create art.
Pop! works occupy mainspace: see a world of art assembled via the medium of bubble wrap.
Upstairs is a technicolor pop art solo show by painter Tony Reans. Also see the graphics show Bubble Rap 3, curated by Michael Glenn Moore.
Doors open at 5:30 pm, says Megan Porter. Expect a performance by Dirtfoot at 7 pm. Also on tap is a fashion show from designer Tiffany Shemise Walker. The reception is a ticketed one: $10.
More at artspaceshreveport.com and at 673 6535.
Pop! works occupy mainspace: see a world of art assembled via the medium of bubble wrap.
Upstairs is a technicolor pop art solo show by painter Tony Reans. Also see the graphics show Bubble Rap 3, curated by Michael Glenn Moore.
Doors open at 5:30 pm, says Megan Porter. Expect a performance by Dirtfoot at 7 pm. Also on tap is a fashion show from designer Tiffany Shemise Walker. The reception is a ticketed one: $10.
More at artspaceshreveport.com and at 673 6535.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Shreveport-raised guitarist-singer Papa Mali leads the band 7 Walkers with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann
"Shreveport's own Mal Welbourne, aka Papa Mali, is currently leading the newest, hottest jam band on the planet, a group called 7 Walkers," says music maven Bruce Flett. "Bill Kreutzman on drums (Grateful Dead), George Porter Jr on bass (Meters, Neville Bros). They are Sold Out everywhere, coast to coast. What a rhythm section. Papa Mali is the da' main man!"
Papa Mali, raised as Malcolm Welbourne in Shreveport during the 60's, is today hailed as "a musical shaman." On his recent solo album Do Your Thing (Fog City) Welbourne gives credit for some of his background to the late Shreveport bluesman John Campbell.
Papa Mali was one of the founders of the Shreveport-born reggae band the Killer Bees. As a solo performer he has often returned to Shreveport to play the Mudbug Fest. Otherwise he treks across the world playing festivals and slips home to Austin for all-night raves.
While being raised in Shreveport, Mali had a lot of New Orleans in his life. The Meters and the Wild Tchoupitoulas touched him as a young listener. Afterwards, "Along with Jimi Hendrix, Leo Nocentelli was my hero."
Papa Mali, raised as Malcolm Welbourne in Shreveport during the 60's, is today hailed as "a musical shaman." On his recent solo album Do Your Thing (Fog City) Welbourne gives credit for some of his background to the late Shreveport bluesman John Campbell.
Papa Mali was one of the founders of the Shreveport-born reggae band the Killer Bees. As a solo performer he has often returned to Shreveport to play the Mudbug Fest. Otherwise he treks across the world playing festivals and slips home to Austin for all-night raves.
While being raised in Shreveport, Mali had a lot of New Orleans in his life. The Meters and the Wild Tchoupitoulas touched him as a young listener. Afterwards, "Along with Jimi Hendrix, Leo Nocentelli was my hero."
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
NYC duo Lo-Vid, Mr. Christopher, Ian Quiet, The Occidentalists & SHV’8 @ minicine on Fri, May 21, after 8 pm
LoVid, bringing to Shreveport their Sync Armonica, is an interdisciplinary artist duo composed of Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus.
Based in NYC, the LoVid work includes live video installations, sculptures, digital prints, patchworks, media projects, performances, and video recordings, says minicine?. They combine many opposing elements in their work, contrasting hard electronics with soft patchworks, analog and digital, or handmade and machine produced objects. This multidirectional approach is also reflected in the content of their work: romantic and aggressive, wireless and wire-full.
Lovid is interested in the ways in which the human body and mind observe, process, and respond to both natural and technological environments, and in the preservation of data, signals, and memory.
Mr. Christopher will open the evening with a special concoction of ambient music with keys and lapsteel.
Ian Quiet (SHV) returns to perform and release his new CD, Pu Pu Platter, featuring guest artists Meredith Mighell, Megan Westbrook (both of SHV) and Jason Siren (Santa Fe, NM). Pu Pu Platter is Ian’s fourth CD release and consist of 10 Asian and/or water themed song works. CD’s will be available for purchase at this release.
The Occidentalists, is Allison and Jordan West, who will stage an interactive installation of sorts entitled “Trying to Get Closer”, merging altered, wearable, thrift store finds with video projection and sound.
SHV’8 is on the walls, new works by eight of Shreveport’s most mysterious visual artists… including, Morgan Thomas, Jamie Heiges, Brittany Baucum, Jimmy Parrish, Brittney Maddox, Jon Mackey, John Martin and James Cousins II. For some, this event will also be a send off for Mr. Mackey, who will be leaving for a year in Mexico to work with communities along the Texas/Mexico border…
FRIDAY May 21
minicine?swampland
846 Texas Avenue
8pm / $5
Based in NYC, the LoVid work includes live video installations, sculptures, digital prints, patchworks, media projects, performances, and video recordings, says minicine?. They combine many opposing elements in their work, contrasting hard electronics with soft patchworks, analog and digital, or handmade and machine produced objects. This multidirectional approach is also reflected in the content of their work: romantic and aggressive, wireless and wire-full.
Lovid is interested in the ways in which the human body and mind observe, process, and respond to both natural and technological environments, and in the preservation of data, signals, and memory.
Mr. Christopher will open the evening with a special concoction of ambient music with keys and lapsteel.
Ian Quiet (SHV) returns to perform and release his new CD, Pu Pu Platter, featuring guest artists Meredith Mighell, Megan Westbrook (both of SHV) and Jason Siren (Santa Fe, NM). Pu Pu Platter is Ian’s fourth CD release and consist of 10 Asian and/or water themed song works. CD’s will be available for purchase at this release.
The Occidentalists, is Allison and Jordan West, who will stage an interactive installation of sorts entitled “Trying to Get Closer”, merging altered, wearable, thrift store finds with video projection and sound.
SHV’8 is on the walls, new works by eight of Shreveport’s most mysterious visual artists… including, Morgan Thomas, Jamie Heiges, Brittany Baucum, Jimmy Parrish, Brittney Maddox, Jon Mackey, John Martin and James Cousins II. For some, this event will also be a send off for Mr. Mackey, who will be leaving for a year in Mexico to work with communities along the Texas/Mexico border…
FRIDAY May 21
minicine?swampland
846 Texas Avenue
8pm / $5
All paths lead to downtown fun on Thursday, May 20
All paths lead to the Barnwell Center Thursday, May 20, writes Barnwell Center's Michael Corbin.
- Hot Jazz On The Red featuring Bobby Mercy Oliver and the Jam City Revue
- Downtown Unwind Culture Crawl
- TNT Trolley Stop!
- Cash Bar or BYOB at Barnwell.
- Hot Jazz On The Red featuring Bobby Mercy Oliver and the Jam City Revue
- Downtown Unwind Culture Crawl
- TNT Trolley Stop!
- Cash Bar or BYOB at Barnwell.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Fun events on ShreveportBossierFunguide.com and on Shreveport Blog are Googleable; events on Facebook are not
"Facebook does not permit Google to reach most categories of information placed on the site," says Google software engineer Matt Cutts in a NY Times article, adding, “Google can only know what it can crawl.”
Therefore, events producers posting their events on Facebook have not done all that can be done in regards promotions. Announcements will continue to be enhanced by being posted on blogs and calendars.
Yet “What the statistics point to is a rise in Facebook, a decline in blogging, and before that, a decline in personal Web pages. The trend is clear, said Susan Herring of Indiana University — Facebook is displacing these other forms of online publication."
Therefore, events producers posting their events on Facebook have not done all that can be done in regards promotions. Announcements will continue to be enhanced by being posted on blogs and calendars.
Yet “What the statistics point to is a rise in Facebook, a decline in blogging, and before that, a decline in personal Web pages. The trend is clear, said Susan Herring of Indiana University — Facebook is displacing these other forms of online publication."
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