I went on a trip to Houston this weekend for my nephew’s (he’s also my Gawd-child) 11th birthday party. Houston is not my favorite place. Other than my brother’s family, a few friends and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the city just sucks to me. It’s just too big. They’ve been working on the [...]
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Wow!
Posted in Art, Food, New Orleans, Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2008
It was a busy day. I started out on a quest to find a combination recuperation/baby’s first birthday gift for Nola & CS–a bottle of Kübler absinthe. Alright, it really wasn’t much of a first birthday gift for Sun; I promise to make it up to her next year. First stop, Martin Wine Cellar in [...]
Public Art Here and in San Francisco
Posted in Art, New Orleans, Travel on May 9th, 2008
I wasn’t going to write anymore about our trip to San Francisco. I still need to cover the trip to Alcatraz, though, and working on the StreetcarArt.com project got me thinking about something I had seen while in the city by the bay, as it’s called.
You see, there was also a public art project in [...]
Favorite Fest
Posted in Art, Festivals, French Quarter, New Orleans on Apr 11th, 2008
Of all the festivals available to the south Louisianan, the French Quarter Fest has become by far my favorite one. It’s held in and celebrates my favorite place on earth, the French Quarter, where my family has connections stretching back to my great-great-great-great grandfather’s arrival here as a refugee in 1809. A French colonial born [...]
A Major Award
Posted in Art, Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2008
In coming weeks, one or more of you may find yourselves in receipt of a Major Award.
No, not that one.
This one: Pete & Nola’s Lucky Blog Award, recipients to be determined by as yet undetermined criteria.
Now, I’m not big on blog bling at all. But I am one for a pun, and always up for [...]
An Artsy-Fartsy Evening
Posted in Art, Northshore Exile on Mar 9th, 2008
I went out to Covington’s Spring for Art celebration last night. First stop was Sarah Dunn’s gallery and studio fronting Boston Street. Sarah’s probably the youngest gallery owner in town, a bundle of blond energy and a big believer in participatory art. While displaying her Kandinsky-meets Peter Maxx-crossed with Dali blend of creations inside, she [...]
Streetcar Art
Posted in Art, New Orleans on Feb 15th, 2008
Nola’s already written about the details of the YLC’s latest public art project, “A Streetcar Named Inspire.” We’ve now set up a new website, StreetcarArt.com, to showcase the project. We’ll have pictures as the streetcars are installed around town, and hopefully be getting more previews and artists’ comments to post. So go visit StreetcarArt.com. That’s [...]
Fleur de Lis
Posted in Art, French Quarter, New Orleans on May 21st, 2007
The Fore!Kids Foundation is sponsoring a public art project in coordination with the Arts Council of New Orleans. Fiberglass fleur de lis were given to 40 artists to decorate, and they are displayed at various locations around the city until October, when they will be auctioned off and the proceeds distributed to various charities the [...]
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