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Prospect 2 Spotlight: The Pearl

by Nikki Carter January 25, 2012 Arts & Culture

I have to admit: I’m sad this is my last post about Prospect 2! Writing about the various exhibits across the city has been thought-provoking and an amazing experience, overall. For my last week, I chose to visit “Constant Abrasive Irritation Produces The Pearl: A Disease Of The Oyster! – Lenny Bruce,” a collaborative exhibit organized by John Otte. Visual …

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: Art House on the Levee

by Nikki Carter January 19, 2012 Arts & Culture

A nondescript white house sits across from the levee in the Lower Ninth Ward at 4725 Dauphine Street: this is the Art House on the Levee, home to a collaborative project titled “Art by Committee” and organized by Robert Cary Tannen. Various artists and groups of students from local universities have been welcomed to use the house as a space …

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: Matthew D. White at the Hubbell Library

by Nikki Carter January 12, 2012 Arts & Culture

A collection of 31 photographs taken by Matthew D. White lines the walls of the Hubbell Library in Algiers Point. The pictures are an artistic reflection of the Louisiana Gulf Coast, exposing its current beauty to untapped audiences. White’s exhibit will be on display until January 29 as a part of Prospect 2, the city-wide art biennial that began last October.…

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: New Orleans African American Museum

by Nikki Carter January 5, 2012 Arts & Culture

Art Is . . ., a work by acclaimed American artist Lorraine O’Grady, is currently on display at the New Orleans African American Museum as a part of Prospect 2. Each exhibit at this particular museum is housed in its own separate unit, causing the viewer to walk outside to view different artists, a clever way to not only …

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Hats Off to New Orleans in the New Year

by Elizabeth Pearce December 30, 2011 Shopping

If you are itching to revamp your look for the New Year, why not start at the top? Nothing channels your inner Cary Grant or Marlene Dietrich like a smart hat, and New Orleans offers several establishments where you can order a high quality purchase and even customize your one-of-a-kind chapeaux. Donning  stylish headwear is essential to adopting the New…

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: Contemporary Arts Center

by Nikki Carter December 29, 2011 Arts & Culture

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is one of the official venues currently displaying the work of eight artists as part of Prospect 2, the city-wide art biennial that ends on January 29, 2012. The featured artists come from all over the country and the world including two artists from New Orleans. The following are brief synopses of each artist and his …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: New Year’s Eve in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer December 24, 2011 Events

In New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, the city vibrates with the sound of celebration: bands play joyously, fireworks explode the night sky and boat horns sound the passing of 2011. The whole city will buzz with anticipation of 2012, facilitated by the Crescent City Countdown Club bringing a party to the French Quarter complete with brass bands on Decatur …

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Oh Joy! A New Orleans Movie Palace Makes a Comeback

by Liz Genest Smith December 23, 2011 Arts & Culture

Perhaps it’s my nostalgia for the glamour of old Hollywood. Perhaps it’s my weird belief that neglected old buildings experience human emotion. But, ever since I moved to New Orleans, the sight of the abandoned movie palaces on Canal Street has just broken my heart. Several months back, I even did some initial research into the future plans for these …

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: Ashton Ramsey at the Ogden

by Nikki Carter December 22, 2011 Arts & Culture

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, an affiliation of the University of New Orleans, houses the largest collection of southern art in the world. As part of Prospect 2, the city-wide art biennial going on now until January 29, 2012, the fifth floor of the Ogden is hosting a selection of works by Ashton Ramsey. Ramsey is a New Orleans …

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GoNOLA Top 5: Why New Orleans is America’s Favorite City

by Sally Tunmer December 21, 2011 Arts & Culture

New Orleans is America’s favorite city. Well, according to the nation’s premier travel publication, anyway. In Travel and Leisure’s America’s Favorite Cities poll, New Orleans was voted #1 by both visitors and locals in several categories, and that’s enough to cement the distinguished honor for us. Of course the locals never questioned the distinction – this accolade is just a …

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Go Nuts for New Orleans Donuts

by Elizabeth Pearce December 16, 2011 Food

When the little Creole children, taking a peep into the kitchen, saw that the cook was going to make Apple Fritters, Orange Fritters or cook fried bananas for dinner, there was always some endearing term applied to her and she never failed to respond in the wholesome and practical way that the Creole cooks of those days did by handing …

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: The New Orleans Museum of Art

by Nikki Carter December 15, 2011 Arts & Culture

Since 2008, New Orleans has been a prominent participant in the international contemporary art community, thanks to hosting Prospect 1, 1.5, and now Prospect 2. The New Orleans Museum of Art is one of the 40 landmark venues displaying exhibits as part of the city-wide art biennial. The NOMA exhibit is comprised of separate, unrelated projects by three very different …

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The Music Box: New Orleans’ Shantytown Sound Laboratory

by Nikki Carter December 8, 2011 Arts & Culture

Do you remember reading 3-D pop-up books as a child? I always found it so amazing when the scenes would literally unfold right before my eyes. Photographer Jana Mahoney and I traveled down to the Bywater to visit The Music Box, a Prospect 2 exhibit, and it was a similar feeling: the property is full of asymmetrical, oddly shaped shacks, …

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Merriment on Magazine: Shop Local for the Holidays

by Nikki Carter November 24, 2011 Events

‘Tis the season … to shop long, and shop hard!  With Merriment on Magazine kicking off next Saturday, December 3, you will now get your chance to visit shops at later-than-usual hours.  Every Saturday between December 3 and Christmas Eve, merchants on Magazine are strongly encouraged to extend their business hours until at least 7:00 p.m.  This event is organized …

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Voo Dat?: New Orleans Voodoo History and Shops

by Nikki Carter October 27, 2011 Arts & Culture

It’s high time we all get in the Halloween holiday spirit, especially with Voodoo Music Experience 2011 kicking off this weekend! Since New Orleans Voodoo is something most of us have been exposed to through pop culture – The Skeleton Key, Anne Rice’s Mayfair witch family, etc. -  I thought it would be fun to shed some light on …

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GoNOLA Top 5: How To Halloween in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer October 18, 2011 Arts & Culture

Halloween in New Orleans is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Like Mardi Gras, New Orleanians begin planning events, parades and costumes well in advance in order to properly go all out for this most formidable of holidays. Whether it’s an ominous haunted house or a friendly festival for kids, New Orleans takes Halloween to the …

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