ART, SOCIAL JUSTICE & RECOVERY

Julia St. Block Party [300-600 blocks of Julia St.]
6 - 9pm - Free Admission

Food: Aloha Sushi, Le Citron Bistro, Crepes a la Cart, GW Fins, Sun Ray Grill

ART-mosphere: Interactive art & sound installations by Marcus Brown & Nathan Weidenhaft, G.A.S. (Generic Art Solutions), Brandan Odums, Addi Somekh and others.
The Official Art for Arts’ Sake Celebration & Afterparty at the CAC
6pm - midnight
CASH BARS & FOOD
9pm: Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section featuring members of the Black Eagles, Creole Wild West, Wild Magnolias
9:30pm: Kora Konnection featuring Morikeba Kouyate, Tim Green & Jeff Klein
11pm: N’Kafu Traditional African Dance Ensemble

Admission: $10 at the door, or FREE for CAC members. Doors open at 6pm.

“My Side of Town: New Works of Pre-Katrina New Orleans by Bruce Davenport.” Opening Reception
When: Saturday, September 26, 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: The McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St.
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Mr. Davenport was commissioned to present a new body of work that goes beyond his marching bands. He has created a new series depicting classic pre-Katrina scenes found in the African American community of New Orleans. Heralded for his honest and yet festive images, you’ll be delighted to explore Bruce Davenport’s world beyond the marching bands and parades to the projects, second lines, churches and more. Bruce Davenport’s work is a colorful record of classic New Orleans.
AND: This event is also an opportunity to say goodbye to the McKenna Museum’s fabulous outgoing Executive Director (and Patois Advisory Board member) Shantrelle Lewis, who is headed north to share her talents and passion with New York City.

This year, the Young Men Olympian, Jr. Mutual Aid and Benevolent Society celebrates 125 years of community engagement and service, as well as cultural celebration. On Sunday, September 27, the club will hold their second parade of the season, starting at their home base on Josephine Street. And this Thursday evening, September 24, the Young Men Olympian will precede their annual parade by joining SilenceIsViolence and the Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force in a City Walk/Peace Walk through the Central City neighborhood.

For over a century, the Young Men Olympian have quietly done community service and public safety work, without seeking recognition or reward. The club membership participates in cemetery clean-ups, Night Out Against Crime sponsorships, peace rallies (including a memorial for police officer Nicola Cotton), and much more. We are honored that the group has chosen to partner with SilenceIsViolence and the Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force for Thursday�s Peace Walk. Please join us at the Young Men Olympian, Jr. Hall, 2101 Josephine Street, at 6pm this Thursday. We will follow a circular route, spreading a message of peace, ending back at the Hall around 7pm. A brass band will perform after the walk.

PEACE WALK: YOUNG MEN OLYMPIAN, JR.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
START: 2101 Josephine Street, 6pm

For more information about this Peace Walk or the SilenceIsViolence/Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force partnership, call Tamara Jackson at (504) 453-1155 or Baty Landis at (504) 948-0917.

www.silenceisviolence.org

…coming to city park.
check out the project by lovely friend/artist DD to construct the world’s longest picnic table right here in the n.o. - a place the whole city can come to eat:
http://www.thepicnictableproject.org/index.html
she’s looking for recycled lumber, food, volunteers, and tools. be a part of the picnic!
next record to break: world’s longest spread of boiled crawfish!

The Original Little 7 Players Present: DOWN IN THE SEVENTH: The OFFICIAL Premiere

When: Friday, September 25, 7pm
Where: The Porch, 1941 Pauger St (corner of Pauger and Urquhart), New Orleans
Cost: FREE Screening and Talkback

The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization proudly invites you to the premiere of Down in the Seventh - a digital web-series filmed and acted by the Porch youth theatre company the “Original Little 7 Players”. Down in the Seventh bravely addresses the impact of violence in the 7th Ward neighborhood and throughout the city. It was written and directed by Andrew Larimer based on stories told by the cast and crew and local news items. Please join us to celebrate the youth’s incredible hard work. We will have a question and answer talk-back with the “Original Little 7 Players” after the premiere. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact the Porch Director Edward Buckner at 504-401-1836 or e_buckner@yahoo.com.

Is the recession over for you, or still going strong? As an artist, the conditions you face in this current economic climate should be heard and addressed. The Artists and the Economic Recession Survey invites you to share your experience. This survey is being conducted by Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a ten-year national initiative to improve conditions for artists, and supervised by Helicon Collaborative and Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

There is strength in numbers.

LINC has been working with organizations around the country to distribute the survey…but we want to make sure we reach the widest range of artist voices possible, especially artists who may not be part of formal organizational networks. Reaching as many artists as possible improves the quality of this important research, and better equips everyone who advocates for artists and the arts.

In addition to completing the survey yourself, could you forward this to every artist you know?

Completing the survey takes about 15 minutes, and it is offered in both English and Spanish. All responses will be completely anonymous. If you have already taken the survey, please do not take it again. If you complete the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of four $100 prizes.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229J8EUDWA8

The Make It Right Foundation and the Contemporary Arts Center have partnered to present a panel discussion marking the 4th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. This event is free & open to the public.
Please Note: This event will provide Continuing Education credits for both the AIA, and the ASLA.

DISASTER TO OPPORTUNITY: THE CHANGING PARADIGM OF REDEVELOPMENT

SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2009 3-5pm
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 CAMP STREET NEW ORLEANS
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

BOB BERKEBILE, FAIA
FOUNDER OF ARCHITECTURAL FIRM BNIM, PIONEER IN THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN MOVEMENT, AND A MAJOR FORCE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER REBUILDING PLANS FOR NEW ORLEANS AND GREENSBURG, KANSAS

MAJORA CARTER
PRESIDENT OF THE MAJORA CARTER GROUP AND NATIONAL LEADER IN GREEN JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WINNER OF A MACARTHUR “GENIUS” FELLOWSHIP AND HOST OF “THE PROMISED LAND” ON NPR

WALTER HOOD, FASLA
PROFESSOR AND FORMER CHAIR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, PRINCIPAL OF HOOD DESIGN, WINNER OF 2009 SMITHSONIAN COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM’S NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

BYRON J. MOUTON, AIA
PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE, TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL OF BILD DESIGN, PIONEERS IN STORM RESISTANT DESIGN

For more information, please contact Ritchie Katko at RKATKO@MAKEITRIGHTNOLA.ORG

LIQUID LIQUIDATION @ ANTENNA
Happy Hour Garage Sale Fundraiser - Everything Must Go!! Great Deals & Cheap Drinks!!

Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy Street.
Friday, August 14th [5 - 8 p.m.]

Join us for the “final” sale and fundraiser. Have a cocktail while scooping up great deals.
Multi family - more items have arrived and prices have been slashed.!!!

Useful-Practical-Collectible New and Used Items: Art, Posters, Books, Clothes and Accessories, Jewelry, Shoes, Costume, Fabric, House and Kitchen Wares, Set/Martini Glasses, Art Deco Style Dining Table, 60’s Style Chairs,Modern Desk/Table, Other Furniture, New: Ceiling Fan, Faucet Sets, Lighting, Fax. Decorative Mexican Tin, Metal Charms for Craft Projects, and much more…..

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When: July 29, 2009 5:00 PM

Where:
STUDIO AT COLTON
2300 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113

FREE Admission and Live music by Tanya & Dorise
Don’t miss this last chance to come together and celebrate all of the positive things about the Studio at Colton! Please RSVP today.

URBAN BUSH WOMEN
PRE-INSTITUTE DANCE WORKSHOPS
July 21-23, 2009

DANCING FROM THE INSIDE OUT:
Taking an untraditional and nonlinear approach to movement
Led by Urban Bush Woman Samantha Spies
This class incorporates an eclectic blend of athleticism, spatial patterning and fluidness, and encourages working from within to cultivate deeper physical connections. Rooted in kinesthetic awareness, we will explore concepts of full bodied movement with dynamic qualities, integrating the breath and musicality, core stability, centering, grounding and shifting the pelvis. Thus, allowing the mover to discover new ways to approach movement with clarity and efficiency while tapping into their individual or unique voice.

Tuesday-Thursday, July 21, 22 and 23, 2009 [6:00-9:00 pm]

Elleonora P. McWilliams Hall - Room 300 - Tulane University in New Orleans

$30.00 for the 3-day workshop series
Space is limited!!!

To RSVP please contact: Stephanie McKee @ smckee10@hotmail.com or call 504-388-7073
URBAN BUSH WOMEN SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND ASHÉ CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

HOW WE GOT TO THE FUNK: A Social Dance Class and Dance Party
Led by Urban Bush Women

This class is a fun, participatory examination of history through the lenses of African American social dances from 1955 through the present. In honor of Urban Bush Womens’ presence in New Orleans, the class will also include a taste of bounce and second line. No experience needed. Come ready to boogie! All ages, all levels.

Saturday August 1, 2009 [7:00-9:30 pm]

Ashé Cultural Arts Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. - New Orleans, LA
(504) 569-9070 - www.ashecac.org
FREE