NOMA FRIDAY NIGHTS

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Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by The Roamin’ Jasmine

July 29 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

This Friday night at NOMA, check out a cooking demonstration in Cafe NOMA, live music by The Roamin’ Jasmine, and a film screening on designers Ray and Charles Eames, whose work is featured in the current exhibition The Essence of Things – Design and the Art of Reduction: An Exhibition of the Vitra Design Museum.

  • 5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot
  • 5:30 – 8:30 pm: Music by The Roamin’ Jasmine
  • 6:30 pm: Artful Palate in Cafe NOMA: “Simplifying Sorbet” with Brett Gauthier, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group corporate executive pastry chef
  • 7:30 pm: Film: Eames: The Architect and the Painter

About The Roamin’ Jasmine

Forged out of the lively street music scene in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the members of Rhe Roamin’ Jasmine found one another busking under the swampy Louisiana sun, along the banks of the Mississippi, or after hours in storefronts on Royal, Frenchmen and Decatur Streets. Inspired by the city’s history of ethnic and musical diversity, and fresh out of music school at University of Miami, bassist, vocalist, and bandleader Taylor Smith began to collect some of his favorite old blues, jazz, and country tunes, while also composing some of his own songs.  Arranging this collection for a six piece jazz ensemble and giving them a healthy dose of New Orleans flavor, he decided to share his work with some like-minded colleagues, and bring it to the streets of New Orleans. The Roamin’ Jasmine repertoire explores 1920’s era speakeasy blues, vintage calypso from Trinidad, seminal 1950’s New Orleans rhythm & blues, and original compositions, all set to traditional jazz instrumentation with original arrangements.

About Café NOMA’s 2016 Artful Palate Summer Cooking Series

Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will soon demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s Artful Palate, the fifth annual summer cooking series featuring nine artfully inspired demonstrations at the historic New Orleans Museum of Art. Friday evenings are FREE for all café guests and patrons to partake in the presentation, and savor samples as each artful dish is created.

In conjunction with the launch of NOMA’s exhibition The Essence of Things: Design and the Art of Reduction, the talented executive chefs, sous chefs and mixologists of Café NOMA, Ralph’s on the Park, Red Fish Grill, Brennan’s, and Napoleon House will share their culinary vision inspired by the exhibits focus on the art and practice of minimalism. The Artful Palate demonstrations will take a minimalist approach to cooking; featuring local seafood, meats, fruits and vegetables with simplistic recipes highlighting the core of their natural essence.

The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group is proud to operate Café NOMA, one of the “Best Museum Restaurants in America” according to Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine magazines. Artful Palate is held every Friday night at 6:30 pm from July 15 to September 9. It is free of charge and open on a first come, first served basis. Come early for an evening of enlightening art appreciation — in the very best of taste!

About Eames: The Architect and the Painter

The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life – from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age – has been less widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work.  (85 minutes)

 

News from NOMA

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noma-fridayFRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA
5-9 p.m. June 19, 2015

5-8 p.m.: Art on the Spot
5:30 to 8:30pm: Music by Daniele Spadavecchia
6:30pm: Film: American Experience: New Orleans

About American Experience: New Orleans
“New Orleans” is a fascinating portrait of one of America’s most distinctive and beloved cities: a small French settlement surrounded by water that ultimately would become the home of America’s biggest party, Mardi Gras, and its most original art form, jazz; the site of explosive struggles with both integration and segregation, and a proving ground for national ideas about race, class and equality; a mirror that reflects both the best and the worst in America. This “American Experience” film tells the story of this remarkable city through revealing first-hand interviews with New Orleans natives and scholars, as well as through rich archival photographic material and footage that was miraculously spared from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

About Daniele Spadavecchia
Daniele Spadavecchia with his charming and joyful stage presence brings Gypsy Jazz to New Orleans through the musical journey of his life. He loves to play acoustic gypsy jazz guitar, mixing swing with Mediterranean Flamenco and European ethnic music. He sings a selection of Italian, Latin and classic jazz repertoire. He was born in Italy where he performed for many years, before moving to New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, he relocated to Scottsdale, AZ and eventually San Diego before returning to the Crescent City.

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ARTFUL MINDS AT NOMA

noma1The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will partner with Poydras Home to launch an art exploration pilot program specially designed to benefit people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

For the first time in New Orleans, this type of program, which has been successfully implemented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, will train NOMA staff to optimally serve those with memory support needs and their caregivers through exposure to positive art experiences.

Ten residents of Poydras Home, along with key Poydras Home staff and family caregivers, will experience NOMA’s collections with specially trained museum docents and staff for a series of 6 visits over a period of 3 months beginning June 1 and lasting through August 18, 2015, in the Artful Minds Pilot Program.

Arts & Minds is the consulting organization for Artful Minds at NOMA and will provide the training to museum docents and staff. Arts & Minds is a non-profit organization committed to improving quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia through meaningful art-centered activities that create positive cognitive experiences, enhance communication, and reduce isolation. Participants and their caregivers are empowered to strengthen social, emotional and spiritual bonds by engaging with art. This growing international movement of arts in health seeks to increase stimulation of cognitive function to support retained capabilities including visual and spatial perception, verbal and non-verbal expression, attention, humor, social connections and self-esteem.

At the point of completion, the pilot program will be evaluated by all partners with hopes of extending it to qualifying members of the public.

“We wanted to bring this program to New Orleans as part of fulfilling NOMA’s mission of providing innovative experiences for all of our audiences,” said Deputy Director for Interpretation and Audience Engagement, Allison Reid. “We are grateful to our partners at Poydras Home for piloting this program with us, so we can create a program that fosters communication and connections through visual art for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.”

“Poydras Home’s long history of mission-driven dedication to provide expert level memory support to all residents affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias make us ideal candidates to populate this innovative pilot program with NOMA. We are proud participants in this art enrichment effort that can broaden the depth of positive life experience for our residents,” says Poydras Home CEO Jay Rive.

“Combining the concept of art and the mind is a pioneering initiative taking place in this part of the country, and is far-reaching in its implications because art is a commanding medium for stimulating connections and function within the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Nicholas Bazan, Professor and Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, LSU Health New Orleans. “This disease is one of our society’s foremost contemporary challenges, particularly in regards to the specifics of disease development, which still remain elusive. Art, in all its forms, is an important element for activating circuitry in the brain and ultimately can be a helpful instrument for restoring function and slowing down the progression of this disease.”

The inspiration for Artful Minds grew out of the childhood friendship of New Orleans natives Tripp Friedler and Sassy Kohlmeyer, both firsthand witnesses to the effects of Alzheimer’s and dementia in their own family members. Sassy Kohlmeyer, art educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collaborated with Carolyn Halpin-Healy, co-founder with Dr. James M. Nobel of Arts & Minds, to extend the expertise of this impactful program to her hometown with the help of Tripp Friedler. It is their hope that the program takes root at NOMA and will bring the joy of art to the visiting community of Poydras Home in this initial effort.

“Having lived with the devastating effects of dementia on both our parents and their caregivers we wanted to create a program that would help both parties,” explains Tripp Friedler. “Artful Minds is a small step in bettering the lives of participants and their caregivers. We believe in the power of art as a non-pharmacological intervention that includes cognitively and emotionally stimulating activities. Art programs such as this can forge positive emotional connections with art and one another.”

Artful Minds at NOMA is sponsored by Tripp Friedler, Boysie Bollinger, Hermie Kohlmeyer, Merritt Lane and other donors. More at http://poydrashome.com

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June 26th, join us for the opening of A Louisiana Parlor: Antebellum Taste and Context. Curator Mel Buchanan will lead us in a lecture along with Anne Butler, the owner of the Butler-Greenwood Plantation.

noma1“>NOMAlogo5-8 p.m.: Art on the Spot
5:30-8:30 p.m.: Music by Shotgun Jazz
6 p.m.: Lecture with Mel Buchanan and Anne Butler: “The History of Harriet Flower Mathews’ Greenwood Plantation Parlor and its Move to New Orleans”
After the lecture: Anne Butler will sign copies of her newest book Images of America: St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish in the Museum Shop
About A Louisiana Parlor: Antebellum Taste and Context
In celebration of the acquisition of a superb Rococo Revival parlor from the Butler-Greenwood Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, this exhibition will feature the parlor in its entirety and component parts, and illuminates its setting, and the taste for revival styles in furniture and the decorative arts prevalent in the mid-19th century South.

About Anne Butler
Author of several dozen books on Louisiana history and culture, crime, children’s books and cookbooks, Anne Butler has had hundreds of articles published in magazines and newspapers. She has a BA from Sweet Briar College, Virginia, and an MA from Humboldt State in California. A former editor of Country Roads Magazine, she has also worked as assistant editor for AAA publications and a California magazine on the Monterey Peninsula. A resident of St. Francisville since 1970, she operates a Bed & Breakfast at her historic family home, 1790s Butler Greenwood Plantation, where she also conducted house tours for 23 years. She is active in historic preservation and has recently helped compile a digital archive of some 1,000 19th and early 20th century images for the parish historical society. She also writes all of the promotional features for parish non-profit special events like the Audubon Pilgrimage.

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Learn more about free admission for teens and active duty military in the link below:

http://noma.org/emails/detail/124/

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Register your child for summer camp at NOMA or encourage your teen to be a summer camp counselor…

http://noma.org/emails/detail/124/

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America’s Secret Epidemic

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Faubourg St. John neighbor Dr. Howard Mielke has worked hard for decades to investigate and study the effects of lead.   He has been a champion for children by pushing to have lead remediation performed in New Orleans’ playgrounds, parks and anywhere children play.

Lead is an insidious threat that you and anyone with children should learn more about.  Don’t brush this off as a non-issue.   It is truly important to your health and the health of children.

Dr. Howard Mielke has a treasure trove of scientific information about lead.   He can explain the scientific facts as simply as you like or get into the intricate details if you want to know more.   When it comes to facts about lead and why it should be removed from where children play, Dr. Howard Mielke is “the man”.

You have an opportunity to learn more and to meet with your neighbor Dr. Howard Mielke at the New Orleans Museum of Art Theater on April 23rd at 6:30 p.m.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 – 6:30pm
New Orleans Museum of Art Theater, City Park

 

View the entire film on April 23rd at 6:30 p.m.
in the New Orleans Museum of Art Theater in New Orleans City Park.

Getting the Lead Out:
The Intersection of Lead, Crime, Health and Preservation 
This year’s Martha Robinson Lecture features clips from the documentary film MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic and a presentation by Faubourg St. John neighbor Dr. Howard Mielke, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Howard Mielke

Whether in the paint of our old buildings or in the fuel that was used in our motor vehicles, we are affected daily by the legacy of millions of tons of lead in our environment. The film establishes the medical underpinning about health damage caused by children’s exposure to lead-based paint. In addition, the rise and fall of fuel lead additives are described for New Orleans. MisLEAD shows that legacy lead has an ongoing effect on New Orleans through its impact not just on physical health, but on societal health and behavior. Finally, the film depicts efforts to decrease legacy lead, and ensure the recovery and preservation of New Orleans communities for future generations.

This event will screen segments of the film and will include a panel discussion.

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This lecture is FREE and open to the public.

Location of event:

New Orleans Museum of Art Theater, City Park
New Orleans, LA 70119
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – 6:30pm
New Orleans Museum of Art Theater, City Park

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Big History in Our Big Park

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City Park

By Kimberly Jochum, Amanda Knight, and University of New Orleans History Department

citypark-fountain-mossontreeThis tour unveils the park’s history. Only a fraction of City Park’s 1300 acres will be accessed, yet you will walk through the cultural center of the park, visit the famous dueling grounds, stand beneath a tree whose branches touch the ground, and learn about many interesting events in the park’s history.

Locations for Tour

1. Origins of New Orleans City Park

Before the French colonized Louisiana, Native Americans lived on the land that is now City Park. Bayou St. John was part of a trade route commonly used by the Chapitoulas and the Houmas Tribes. After the French began to settle along the Gulf Coast…

2. General Beauregard Statue

The General Beauregard equestrian statue stands at the main entrance to City Park. Designed by Alexander Doyle, better known for creating the city’s Robert E. Lee monument, the statue depicts Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant …

3. Monteleone Gate

Two 25 foot marble pylons mark the Esplande Avenue entrance to City Park. They were erected in memory of Park Commissioner Anthony Monteleone following his death in 1913. Known as the Monteleone Gate, the pylons include eight bronze lamps and 600…

4. New Orleans Museum of Art

Opened as the Isaac Delgado Art Museum in 1911, it was renamed the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1971. In the early 1900’s, wealthy sugar broker Isaac Delgado wrote to the City Park Board about his intention to build an art museum. “I have…

5. Dueling Oak

Many myths are associated with the “Dueling Oaks.” An 1892 Times-Democrat article noted that “Blood has been shed under the old cathedral aisles of nature. Between 1834 and 1844 scarcely a day passed without duels being fought at the…

6. Allard Grave

1777 marked the birth of Louis Allard, son and heir of the affluent Creole family of Francoise Lorreins and Jean Allard. One narrative of Louis Allard’s life said he was “destined to be an active citizen of the bayou for the next seventy…

7. Timken Center

Built in 1912, the Casino was conceived as a combined refreshment stand and administrative center. The upper floor of the Casino once housed the park’s administrative offices, and it was used for City Park Improvement Association meetings. Late…

8. Popp’s Bandstand

John F. Popp was a park visitor with a penchant for classic style architecture and music. He was determined to construct a bandstand for the park that was harmonious with the other newly constructed buildings. On July 4, 1917, Popp’s…

9. Segregation in City Park

Until 1958, all park amenities, including the playground, were restricted to white residents. African American children and families were banned from entering the park. In a 1995 interview, the late author Tom Dent discusses his childhood experience…

10. Peristyle

The Peristyle was created as a platform for dancing while listening to music performances at the nearby band stand. It was originally called the paristyleum and cost $15,330 when erected in 1907. The dancing platform was designed to match the style…

11. Langles Bridge

The Langles Bridge is located near the south side of the Timken Center, formerly known as the Casino building. This original stone bridge is dedicated to Miss Angele M. Langles; her estate appropriated $650 for City Park. Angele and her mother…

12. Famous Oaks

City Park is known for having one of the largest collections of mature live oaks in the world. The oldest is rumored to be up to 800 years old, although most sources claim the oak’s age is closer to 500 years. Live Oaks are evergreen, but their…

13. Bibliography: City Park Tour

“100 Years.” New Orleans Museum of Art. http://noma.org/pages/detail/19/100-Years (accessed on 2/23/12) Absalom, Thom. “Myth and History.” New Histories. Bozant, Kevin, Frentz, Amanda and Jochum, Kimberly. “Plaques,…

Memorial Museum Has Notable Neighbor on Board

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article by Charlie London | photos by Charlie London except as noted
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People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
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richard-angelico-2014aug09You may know Richard Angelico as the investigative reporter whose face was on television for years. Or you may know Richard as the guy who used those same investigative talents after retiring from television to help the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Or, you may know Richard Angelico as that guy who marches through swamps and forests with his metal detector digging up the dirt to reveal historic artifacts. You may have seen Richard along with his wife Diane raising funds for the Louisiana SPCA. Or, you just may have had the opportunity to know Richard as an affable neighbor who has an encyclopedic knowledge of many things.

Richard Angelico is a man of many interests and a great Faubourg St. John neighbor. Talk with Richard for a while and you’ll soon find that he has a passion for history. That passion and his volunteer spirit has landed him on the Board of the Confederate Memorial Hall Foundation. It’s an honor Richard hasn’t taken lightly.

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Faubourg St. John neighbor Richard Angelico is on the Board of the Confederate Memorial Hall Foundation for the benefit of the
Confederate Memorial Hall
at 929 Camp Street in New Orleans.

The museum’s website says, “Confederate Memorial Hall opened its doors in New Orleans on January 8, 1891, and and has been commemorating southern heritage and history for over 120 years. The museum is the oldest in Louisiana and houses one of the largest collections of Confederate memorabilia in the United States.” Learn more at… http://confederatemuseum.com/about-museum/history-of-museum/

Did you know that the coffin containing the body of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, was at the Confederate Memorial Hall for a short time after being moved from its resting place in Metairie Cemetery? Did you know that over 60,000 people came to pay respects? Did you know that Jefferson Davis’ body was then put on a train to Richmond where folks lined up along the tracks all the way to Richmond? You can learn this and more at the Confederate Memorial Hall.

cannon-memorial-museum-from-museum-websiteCanon photo courtesy the Confederate Memorial Hall’s website. Did you know that the Civil War era canon was most effective, not just because it could blast an iron ball at great force but, because that iron ball would bounce along the battlefield taking out arms, legs and entire human beings along the way? War is nasty business. The Civil War was one of the most horrendous in terms of carnage on the battlefield.

Many folks learned the glory and fame some received during the Civil War. However, the folks who paid the ultimate price during the war of northern aggression can sometimes be forgotten. The Confederate Memorial Hall is a place to learn, remember and to vow to remain united in a civil society. More people died in one Civil War battle, The Battle of Shiloh, than died in the American Revolution or the War of 1812.

You can watch a movie at the Confederate Memorial Hall that Richard helped produce. He can be heard throughout the film doing the narration. You can purchase that same movie to take home with you too!

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Richard says, “The Confederate Memorial Hall is a vital part of our local Louisiana heritage. Please consider me available to lead any neighborhood group through the museum.”

Just call the Confederate Memorial Hall at 504-523-4522 and leave a message for Richard Angelico who will get back to you to set up a tour.


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Photos below from the Confederate Memorial Hall’s Facebook page:

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Click on any of the uniforms above for a larger view.

Col-Chalaron-speechClick on the photo for a larger view. Colonel J. A. Chalaron gave a wonderful speech when the museum opened over 120 years ago. The speech is often referred to when explaining the reason the Veterans established Memorial Hall. Here is an excerpt:
“to these sacred and inspiring objects we should extend our fullest measure of love and protection. We must guard them with the tender care with which a mother watches over her child. We must see that they are transmitted to our descendents as object lessons which will inspire them with a reverence of the past and incite them with a determination to emulate the patriotism, and devotion to the duty of those who have gone before.”


Wm-Lord-Londonwm-lord-london-paintingAbove is a photo of my great, great grandfather William Lord London. “He was promoted in July 1863 to inspector general of General Daniel’s brigade and a few months later was made adjutant general of the brigade.” Click on the photo above for quote-credit and the rest of the story.

Walk at NOMA Every Saturday

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The Ruth U. Fertel Tulane Community Health Center invites you to join our Soul Steppers Walking Club!

Our walking group is already strong in numbers, all that is missing is you! Bring friends, family, and pets…and let’s get moving!

Every Saturday @ 9am

Rain or shine – we’ll be there!

Location: Meet at City Park on the steps of the NOLA Art Museum
(Where Esplanade and Carrollton hit City Park)

Every Soul Stepper receives a T-shirt, pedometer and other tools to inspire walking!

QUESTIONS? Contact Sarah or Steven at 504-988-0389 or E-mail: [email protected]

Steven Jones
Program Coordinator
Ruth U. Fertel Tulane Community Health Center
Brinton Family Health & Healing Center
711 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Office: 504-988-0389
Cell: 504-756-4380
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Love in the Garden

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Join the New Orleans Museum of Art for this year’s 8th annual LOVE in the Garden on Friday, September 28!
Patron Party – 7 pm to 8 pm
Garden Party – 8 pm to 11 pm

This year’s LOVE is fresh and new, whimsical and hip, thanks to some innovations by Co-Chairs Margaret Jones and Karen Gundlach, and their artistic and energetic committee. This year NOMA and the LOVE committee honors George Dunbar, Rashida Ferdinand, Michell Gaudet, Miranda Lake and George Schmidt.

Entertainment features John Boutte, Sasha Masakowski, DJ Soul Sister and the 610 Stompers and – as always – LOVE features unlimited food and libations from over 30 of New Orleans finest restaurants and caterers.

From 7 pm to 8 pm, the smooth sounds of Sasha Masakoski will entertain the patrons as they chat and enjoy drinks and delectable treats during the Patron Party.

LOVE grows at 8:00 pm when the Garden Party commences and the party progresses deeper in to the mystically lighted and decorated park. New Orleans’ own John Boutté (“The Treme Song”) will assure that LOVE will keep everybody dancing. Dance under century-old oak trees and sashay on the dance floor, which is graciously underwritten by the Lupin Foundation. The 610 Stompers will pump up the crowd with several dances, and then DJ Soul Sister will spin the rest of the night away.

As always, LOVE honors local artists whose work and lives have made a contribution to our City. Be sure not to miss the 8:15 pm artists presentation.

Special thanks to generous sponsors: John Boutté for donating his personal musical services; to the Kabacoff Family Foundation; and to the above-mentioned Lupin Foundation; InTheNOLA.com and to the many patrons and sponsors of this event.

Attire is dressy casual. In the event of rain, the event will relocate to the Great Hall inside the museum. Both the garden and the museum are fully wheelchair accessible. To purchase tickets, call 504-658-4121.

Take a Ride in City Park on a Gondola

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A recent visitor to New Orleans posted the video above on YouTube. CLICK HERE to learn more about NOLA GONDOLA.

You can read more about NOLA Gondola and it’s owner Robert in the link below:
http://www.nolagondola.com/aboutus.html

50 minute tour: $90 per couple.
Additional passengers (up to four): $10 per person.

Hours of operation:
Monday through Sunday: 1 PM till 10 PM (except during July and August, when the temperatures are above 100.)

Switchbox Mural

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photos by Charlie London

Thanks to Howard Mielke for breaking this story. Howard says, “I met the painter Joseph Anthony Pearson who, at the time I met him, was painting colorful images on the metal box at the City Park/Museum streetcar stop. Our community is full of amazing talents and good hearted souls.”


For anyone interested in portraits or other artwork Joseph has a studio at 4436 Toulouse Street in mid-city and his contact information is 615-4998 or email: [email protected]

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Utility Art Boxes Phase I
1. Harrison & Canal Blvd (COMPLETED)
2. City Park Avenue & Marconi (COMPLETED)
3. 6-10 Junction & Canal Blvd. (2 boxes)
4. Fleur de Lis & Veterans (Lakewood North side)
5. Harrison & West End
6. Robert E. Lee & Canal Blvd. (lakeview side)
7. Canal Blvd. & Filmore
8. Canal Blvd. & Navarre
9. Harrison & Marconi
10. Regent St. & Robert E. Lee
11. Pontchartrain & Robert E. Lee (on Hammond hwy side)
12. West End & Veterans

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http://www.cvunola.org/#!page-7

The New Orleans Street Gallery has launched into high gear. Thanks to the generous donation of AT&T ,help from Councilmember Guidry we are able to launch our Art Box project. This project is aimed at creating beauty and economic development through works of art. Linking to the rich art heritage that thrives in many neighborhoods in New Orleans, Community Visions Unlimited has adopted a plan to revitalize New Orleans neighborhoods with an Arts focus. Introducing the utility art box program will result in increased business for the merchants as well as a sense of pride for people of all ages and nationalities in the community. It will also create tourism in areas that are in recovery.

This goal of economic improvement through art fits perfectly into Community Visions goal of revitalization of neighborhoods and assisting the local art community to rebuild. Local artists as well as members of the community will be invited to donate their time and talent to create colorful graphic designs onto street utility boxes.

http://www.cvunola.org/#!page-7