Sunday, February 25, 2007
Cultural Celebration at Royal Heritage Gallery
Sunday, February 25, 2007
2pm - 5pm
Royal Heritage Gallery
832 Royal Street - between St. Ann & Dumaine Streets
New Orleans, LA
FREE FOOD - FINE ART - LIVE MUSIC
POWER NETWORKING & INSPIRATION
SPONSORED BY:
Glenn Jones (New Orleans Data News Weekly)
Royal Heritage Gallery
HOSTED BY:
MARCUS AKINLANA & SHAKOR
FEATURING:
Master Drummer LUTHER GRAY and LLOYD DALY on keyboards (BAMBOULA 2000)
Spoken Word Artist SUNNI PATTTERSON, from HBO's Def Poetry Jam!
4:00 pm Art Unveiling by SHAKOR & MARCUS AKINLANA
For more information call: (504) 596-2003 or (504) 481-6430
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Side By Side Artists "ZION TRINITY" in Concert
"THE BIG BACCUS JAM"Please don't miss this special concert!
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Ray's Boom Boom Room
508 Frenchmen Street
6:00 p.m.
ZION TRINITY
Will Be Recording A Live DVD!
Monday, February 12, 2007
KICK A BUCK to Mardi Gras Service Corps!
YOUR SUPPORT
Makes A Difference!
Help Ashé Cultural Arts Center's Grassroots
Organization RE-BUILD NEW ORLEANS
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!
FRIENDS:
THE MARDI GRAS SERVICE CORPS is a small non-profit organization that has been
re-building houses in New Orleans since shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Though we do not have
Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres or Usher, we do have hundreds of local volunteers and thousands of
friends and family members that are willing to give a lot with just a little. With the power of this
number of people in mind, we are asking you for a buck. We would be thrilled if you would like to
give a bit more, but we only need one dollar and your help in forwarding this message to as many
people as you know.
JUST THINK… If you donate a dollar and send this on to only ten people and they do the same
for three more rounds, each of our dollars would provide enough money to re-build five houses
and bring those families home. Just one more round and there would be enough for 50 more homes
and families
Please follow the link below to our website and check out all of our programs.
There you will also find a link to our donations page and the Kick a Buck fundraiser.
This will direct you to a click n' pledge form that will accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover
and PayPal.
mgscorps.org
PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT THE POWER IS IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED.
WITH SIX ROUNDS WE COULD COMPLETE OVER 300 HOMES.
PUT YOUR DOLLAR AND YOUR ADDRESS BOOK TO WORK.
Thank you for your generosity and help!
The members of the Mardi Gras Service Corps.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
ITVS Community Cinema at Ashé
PLEASE JOIN US for a Special Screening of
HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, by Byron Hurt
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Admission is FREE
HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats & Rhymes takes an in-depth look at manhood in rap music and
hip-hop culture--where creative genius, poetic beauty and mad beats collide with
misogyny, violence and homophobia.
Invited Speakers:
Spoken word artists Frederick "Hollywood" Delahoussey & Asali Devan
ITVS Community Cinema features monthly community screenings of upcoming Independent
Lens Films, co-presented with leading community organizations working on related issues.
All screenings feature a panel discussion, guest speaker or other audience engagement
component. Look here for film PREVIEW.
ITVS Community Cinema is made possible with support from PBS, CPB, and New Orleans
Producing Partners - Ashé Cultural Art Center and the Charitable Film Network.
Sponsors include: The New Orleans Renaissance Society, Gambit Weekly, Fishbowl Famous,
House of Lordes.
Enter the ITVS UthTV "Hip-Hop" Video Contest!
ABOUT THE CONTEST:
ITVS and Uth TV are teaming up to find the best hip-hop media piece
that offers a positive social message.
Think you have something to say? Let's see it! Uth TV Members will rate the top 10 positive
hip-hop pieces and ITVS will choose the winner. A digital video camera goes to the winning
entry, so get in on this!
For more information about HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, visit
www.itvs.org/outreach/hiphop/
Click here to see entries.
To enter:
1. Upload any type of media (video, audio, image, word) that offers a positive hip-hop message.
2. Go to your Profile and enter the Manage Media section.
3. Find the media you're entering and click on the "edit" icon to the right of the media.
4. Scroll to "Enter in a Contest" and use the pull-down to select "Beyond Beats and Rhymes Contest.
" Click "save changes."
There is no maximum number of entries per Member.
Contest closes March 1, 2007.
The winner will recieve a digital video camera, and will be selected by ITVS from among the top 10 entries,
as rated by the Uth TV audience.
Questions: Contact dave@uthtv.com
Friday, February 9, 2007
"Making Our Way Home"
Friday, February 9th
8:00 p.m.
Spontaneous Celebrations (45 Danforth St. Jamaica Plain, MA)
Live music will be provided by award winning local Boston R&B/Blues artist Thaddeus Hogarth
and Jamm Down (Wes Wirth). NOWAC is a nonprofit organization based in Boston & New Orleans
working to assist New Orleans women artists in their journey back home, by providing support
and resources to restore their homes and their artistic endeavors.
NOWAC's "$1 Restore-A-Home" campaign is responsible for sending volunteer trade's people and
materials down to New Orleans on an ongoing basis to help with housing repairs/restorations. In
addition, NOWAC is organizing a series of tours for local New Orleans women bands and performing
artists to assist in getting them work. There will be food, as well as craw daddies! Artists are welcome
to donate their work towards the silent auction. A children's playroom will be available.
For directions visit: http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/directions.html
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Educating Women for a Word in Crisis
PLEASE JOIN US!
February 8-11, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Tulane University
The Newcomb College Institute will host its inaugural summit:
Educating Women for a World in Crisis. The event, held in post-Katrina New Orleans,
will bring together a myriad of internationally-renowned speakers to examine how higher
education can better prepare women for a world where crisis is a daily reality.
Thursday, February 8
12:00 pm–6:00 pm REGISTRATION
2:00 pm–5:00 pm TOUR OF NEW ORLEANS WITH LOCAL HEROINES
Stories from the Storm
Hear our storm stories on the bus
Cherice Harrison Nelson, Guardians of the Flame
Herreast Harrison, Guardians of the Flame
Laura Maloney, LASPCA
Sandy Rosenthal, Levees.org
Becky Zaheri, Katrina Krewe
Sherry Watters, Department of Social Services
La Toya Cantrell, Broadmoor Improvement Association
Liz Sloss, Women of the Storm
5:30 pm–6:00 pm OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome: Rebecca Mark, Interim Executive Director, Newcomb College Institute
Ausettua Amor Amenkum: Moment of Reflection/Remembrance
6:00 pm–7:00 pm DINNER
7:00 pm–8:00 pm PLENARY: GENDER AND DISASTER
Introduction: Amy V. Lafreniere, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
Maureen Fordham, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Management, University of Northumbria,
Divisions of Geography and Environmental Management
Title of Talk: “Learning from Women for a World in Crisis”
Look here for the complete schedule of events.
Note: Schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates. For more information
please email edwomen@tulane.edu.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues - AUDITIONS at Ashé
4:30 P.M. – 8 P.M.
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans LA 70113
tel: (504) 569-9070
Open auditions for female actors who move well, and female dancers, and
anyone interested in helping to support ending violence against women and girls.
The Vagina Monologue performances engage the community by focusing on issues of
domestic violence and sexual assault awareness and prevention.
Proceeds from Ashé Cultural Arts Center Vagina Monologue performances will be
donated to two beneficiaries:
1) The Upper 9th Women's Center, (part of Common Ground)
Miss Donna, (504) 421-1218
2) Crescent House, contact: Deidre Hay, (504) 866-7481
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops vday.org
The Ashé Cultural Arts Center is located in Central City New Orleans, on Oretha Castle Haley
Boulevard Between Felicity and Euturpe Streets - 3 blocks from St. Charles Avenue, on the
lake side.
The Neighborhood Gallery Presents: February Neighborhood Gatherings
Culture, Life, & Talent of New Orleans Artists!
URBAN CUP CAFÉ - 4861 Magazine Street (504) 894-8711
February 3, 2007 at 8:00 pm
No Cover
Calling All Artists, members and supporters of TNG! Come party with us and enjoy gourmet
coffee, tea, and sandwiches!
Let's celebrate the birth, good health, and works of RONALD JONES together! New and classic
works will be for sale along with art work from LORI FELIX, JOHN SLADE, NICOLE
ANDERSON, LAIFAH ALI, JOE GORDON, SUSAN NORRIS- DAVIS, THOMAS
GALLAGHER, KAREN RITTVO.
For more informaiton visit: www.myspace.com/theneighborhoo
Membership and sponsorship options are available.
