Drew Brees @ the Roberts in NorthWest Carrollton

with NorthWest Carrollton resident Mario Depietrantonio

Help find Louie

This is Louie.    He is missing from 8224 Pritchard Place.

 

He is an orange male tabby with a scratchy meow and a purple collar.

 

If found call Robin at 512-619-2043

Lin Emery Sculpture moved from NOMA Pond to Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Article below from NOLA.com
http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/08/roy_lichtenstein_sculpture_may.html

The glinting silver sculpture by Crescent City artist Lin Emery that has stood in the reflecting pool in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art for years has been removed to make room for something new. Word among the city’s art scene insiders is that a newly acquired sculpture by pop master Roy Lichtenstein is slated for the premier spot.

In an email statement, NOMA director Susan Taylor acknowledged that the museum hopes to install “another major work by another major artist by the beginning of 2014,” but she did not confirm the identity of the sculptor.”

"The Lin Emery sculpture was recently removed from the pool in front of the museum in order to commence renovation and repair of the pool,” Taylor wrote. “We are delighted to be able to move her work into the Besthoff Sculpture Garden where, after conservation, it will be placed along the lagoon in visual proximity to the George Rickey and Kenneth Snelson sculptures - a fitting and permanent context for her work. Lin will also be honored at Love in the Garden on September 27 and, later in the fall, with an exhibition celebrating her work.” 
 
Lichtenstein was born in 1923 and died in 1997. He achieved legendary art status in the 1960s with paintings in which he meticulously reproduced comic book panels in such close-up detail that they include the polka dots of printers ink. His sculptures are less well known, but equally interesting. In sculpture, Lichtenstein invented deceptively simple strategies to translate the flatness of his comic book style into 3-D.

Carrollton Connection to I Have a Dream speech

 

Carrollton Trivia - ".... 50th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech." However, it would not have been given without prompting from Mahalia Jackson, who grew up in the Black Pearl section of Carrollton. Dr. King had finished his prepared remarks given from the Lincoln Memorial and was about to sit down when Jackson called out, "Tell them about your dream, Martin." You can hear this clearly in the background of recordings made at the time. WIth that, King kept speaking extemporaneously and the rest is history."

 

Thanks to Michael Ainsworth

Miller became a different kind of role model

Brice Miller is a NorthWest Carrollton Resident

A discussion at Tulane University asks: "Does Progress destroy Culture?"

Robert Morris from Uptown Messenger responds with an article in Gambit

Full Article Below:
Whether New Orleans properly takes care of its musicians and other artists is a never-ending saga — but one that may finally be showing some improvement, according to a panel discussion held at Tulane University June 6.
  The panel was titled "Does Progress Destroy Culture?" and that question can only be answered "yes" in literal fashion when a bulldozer knocks down a historic building, said Tulane University geography professor Richard Campanella. But in New Orleans, the debate often takes a broader meaning in the tension between the city's residents and its performers — in the case of music venues, food trucks, parades and many other forms of expression.
  But while proponents of the culture usually decry the interference as the end of their ability to exist, what happens instead is they transform; decreasing profits and standards on Bourbon Street, for instance, led to the creation of an alternative scene on lower Decatur Street, and its success led to the growth of Frenchmen Street, spreading now down St. Claude Avenue. That balancing act between the rights of residents and the rights of performers is exactly how civics is supposed to work, Campanella said, and results in a movement he deemed a "dynamic equilibrium" — akin to how a bicycle remains upright by moving forward — which only falls down when it comes to a stop.
  "Progress does not mark the end of history nor the destruction of culture, but rather, the next chapter of both," Campanella concluded.
  Journalist Katy Reckdahl described those unending neighborhood-versus-club fights as tiresome but said Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration has done a better job connecting performers and residents before the fight gets out of hand. Mardi Gras Indians no longer clash with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), and NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas even defended the second-line groups after the Mother's Day shootings.
  "Some of these battles have gotten better, but I still see people discussing how to protect it," Reckdahl said afterward. "Maybe we care more about culture than we ever have."
  Musical patriarch Ellis Marsalis, 78, took an even broader view: musicians who formerly could be seen only in person, he said, can now be watched on TV (or, presumably, the Internet). The fall of segregation — in everything from Jim Crow laws to Mardi Gras krewes — represents clear progress as well, Marsalis said.
  Hotelier Michael Valentino said that the hospitality industry — sometimes caricatured as the Disney-fying enemy of culture — actually has a stake in preserving New Orleans culture, because that's what it sells to tourists.
  Ultimately, musician Shamarr Allen said, if the city can protect its culture and traditions, it may be culture that saves the city. When he was growing up in the 9th Ward, he remembers one day asking his parents for $20 for a school field trip. They didn't have it, and neither did his grandparents. Allen went outside to pout.
  The neighborhood drug dealer walked by and asked what was wrong. Allen explained. The dealer handed him a $100 bill.
  "That situation to me makes him my role model — you understand?" Allen said. "And that happens every day."
  But Allen went on to study music in the city's public schools under the mentorship of Brice Miller, the Mahogany Brass Band leader whose music has taken him to Carnegie Hall and who was present in the Tulane audience. Miller became a different kind of role model, Allen said —one that ultimately saved Allen's life.
  "Everybody don't have that," Allen concluded, focusing his attention on Miller, "and I just want to say thank you."

— This story was produced in partnership with Uptown Messenger. To watch a complete video of the forum, go to www.uptownmessenger.com.

NorthWest Carrollton Resident in Next to Normal

You'll wish you saw Southern Reps' performance of Next to Normal at the Contemporary Arts Center. 
Next to Normal is the Winner of 3 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.
It's at CAC until June 9th.

Here's the Inside Out Review
http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/05/with_next_to_normal_southern_r.html

"As Dan, Diana’s husband, Richard Hutton (and NorthWest Carrollton Resident) is deeply affecting as he struggles to help his wife while holding his family together. The sense of loss he encounters is visceral."

And here is the Jim Fitzmorris Review
http://jimfitzmorris.com/blog/a-return-to-normalcy-next-to-normal-a-review/

"(NorthWest Carrollton Resident) Richard Hutton’s Dan is both a great guy and enabler. We feel for him while fully seeing the flaw in his approach."

Michael White in St. Tammany

Photo and Article from Times Picayune & Nola.com Click here for link to story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Michael White will be the featured speaker at a presentation on the history of jazz on the north shore. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

 

By Sharon Edwards, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune
on May 23, 2013 at 8:00 AM, updated May 23, 2013 at 8:07 AM

Music lovers in St. Tammany have an opportunity to listen and learn about the relationship of the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain to the development of jazz as a unique form of American music.

Noted jazz clarinetist and historian Michael White will give a lecture performance on the History of Jazz in Mandeville on June 1, 11 a.m. at the Dew Drop Jazz and Social Hall, 430 Lamarque St. in Mandeville. The event is sponsored by the city of Mandeville and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation, and is free to the public.

White is a well-known jazz musician from New Orleans with more than 11 CDs, most recently “Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 2” on Basin Street Records. He not only writes about the history of jazz, but also is related to some of the historic jazz musicians who figure in that history - namely bassist Papa John Joseph who played with Buddy Bolton, a frequent artist in the early days of the Dew Drop; and clarinetists Willie Joseph and Earl Fouche.

White has written essays on New Orleans’ musical traditions and his works have been published in the Journal of American History, Cultural Vistas, The Jazz Archivist, “Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance,” “Seeking Higher Ground” and “Triumph of the Soul.” He’s served as a consultant for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival since 1995.

He was named Humanist of the Year in 2010 by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and in 2008 received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. He’s a resident artist at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and is a professor of Spanish and African American Music at Xavier University in New Orleans.

The lecture performance will discuss the jazz connection between New Orleans and Mandeville, the role of Social and Benevolent clubs, and the community roots of this musical genre.

 

 

 

Mr. Chill - Haircuts in NorthWest Carrollton, HotDogs in Broadmoor

http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/mr-chill-returns-to-home-broadmoor-with-new-hot-dog-and-pastry-shop/#more-30516

2708 S. Carrollton Ave

Sold by Kim Carver & Kristyn Carver
to Curtis Guy Hamilton & Karen Anne Hamilton
for $470,000

Thank you Kim & Kristyn for all you did for NorthWest Carrollton.
Welcome Curtis & Karen.

Mrs. Flot Smiling Crime Warrior

"Subject: NONPACC - Mrs. Flot Obituary
Second District NONPACC Community Members,

I writing today to let everyone know that a long time participant, Mrs. Dorothy-Mae Flot passed away last week. Below is Mrs. Flot obitiuary. She will be greatly missed at our monthly meetings. Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband Renauld and her family."

Sample of the response from NorthWest Carrollton friends and fans

"If you don't know who this wonderful woman is you should have. A warrior."

"The Carrollton area and the city have lost a true fighter who believed in setting things straight. I remember her from Incarnate Word church. She had the prettiest smile and the cutest twinkle in her eye. But above all she was a fighter who stuck to the old WWII expression when it came to fighting crime" Damn the torpedoes full steam ahead". She will be missed."

Published in the Times Picayune April 6 to 7, 2013
FLOT
Dorothy-Mae Williams Flot, a founding partner of Flot Custom Framing Inc. on Broadway passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Wife of Renauld J. Flot of 56 years. Mother of Monique, Danielle and Sapphire. Proud grandmother of Renauld J. Flot II. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends . A native and a lifelong resident of New Orleans, LA.
Relatives and friends of the family, also Priests and Parishioners of Mater Dolorsa Catholic Church, former Incarnate Word Church and St. Monica Church, Employees of Larson Johl, USACE and Golden Leaf Energy are invited to attend the Visitation on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, 1228 South Carrollton Avenue from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am. Interment Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. You may sign the guest book on www.gertrudegeddeswillis.com and nola.com/obits

Female Dog Found on Pritchard Place

This cute, clean, older female dog, complete with red & white bandana was found on Pritchard Place on the weekend of March 9th.

Neighborhood Peacock

 An Apricot Street Peacock has decided that life is more pleasant on Pritchard Place.
Photo by John Hazlett

Karen Gadbois wins Ethics Award

http://thelensnola.org/2012/08/16/lens-co-founder-wins-ethics-award-for-report-on-nopd-victim-policy/

We are so proud to have Karen in our neighborhood
and our city.

August 22, 2012 Friends, http://thelensnola.org/2012/08/16/lens-co-founder-wins-ethics-award-for-report-on-nopd-victim-policy/ I thought I'd let you know that our own Ms. Gadbois has won a national ethics award for having the courage to write an incredibly unpopular story that revealed the police record of the Algiers Good Samaritan in January -- but also revealed an uneven NOPD policy on releasing the rap sheets of homicide victims. We take no glee in celebrating an award that stems from a terrible situation, in which a man was killed in front of his children while trying to prevent a neighbor from being victimized. But we are proud of making a difficult ethical decision that brought further attention to this practice of the NOPD. We are able to produce stories like this thanks to your support. Regards, Anne Anne M. Mueller The Lens 1025 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway New Orleans, LA 70125 (504) 258-1624

Mother and Daughter Accused of Plotting to Murder Woman in Carrollton Fire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08/10/2012

Mother and Daughter Accused of Plotting to Murder Woman in Carrollton Fire NOPD officers have arrested one woman today and have issued an arrest warrant for that woman’s daughter for the roles they played in the burning death of a Carrollton woman. 53-year-old Alice Wright was booked yesterday with Second Degree Murder after allegedly conspiring with her daughter, 23-year-old Tytesha Wright, to burn to death 57-year-old Cynthia Houston in her home last Friday.  Flames broke out in Houston’s house in the 8100-block of Apricot Street early on the morning of August 3rd.  New Orleans firefighters put out the fire, and soon found Houston lying face down on the floor of her second floor bedroom. The autopsy report from the Coroner’s Office shows Houston died of fourth degree burns and smoke inhalation. Detectives soon learned that another person- Tytesha Wright- had been injured in the fire, and that her mother had driven her to Ochsner Hospital.  Tytesha suffered third degree burns on her back, and after a brief stay at Ochsner, was transported to the Burn Center in Baton Rouge.  Detectives went to Baton Rouge days later to interview Tytesha Wright, who was something of a caretaker for Cynthia Houston, as she suffered with some medical problems.   Tytesha told them that on August 2nd- the day before the fire- Houston asked her if she had stolen her debit card and withdrawn all of her money from her bank account.  She said Houston explained that the next day, she had an appointment with bank representatives to review surveillance video of a person who used her card to get cash from an ATM.  Tytesha Wright admitted to detectives that she did steal money from Houston, but she said she did not set her on fire.  Instead, Wright said the morning Houston was killed, Wright was at the house on Apricot Street, and got into an argument with an unknown man from whom she had purchased crack cocaine.  She said she tased the man because she felt threatened, turned to leave the house, and soon felt that her back was on fire.  That’s when Wright says she ran to her mother’s car outside the residence, and her mother started to drive her to the hospital.  The 2 women became lost, and called an ambulance to pick them up from their location. After interviewing Alice Wright today, investigators placed her under arrest, and booked her with Second Degree Murder.  They also advised her that there was a warrant issued for the arrest of her daughter, Tyesha, for the same charge of Second Degree Murder.  At this time Tyesha Wright is still being treated for severe burns at the Baton Rouge Burn Center.  “Investigators worked tirelessly on this case, conducting interviews, collecting evidence, reviewing surveillance tapes, etc. until they were satisfied they had obtained all of the facts and could make a strong case against these suspects”, said Superintendent Ronal Serpas.  “To be able to come to this conclusion in a week’s time, demonstrates just how dedicated our homicide detectives are to the people of New Orleans”, Serpas said. Tytesha Wright has been arrested previously for the following; illegal possession of a Firearm During a Crime, Possession of Cocaine, Distribution of marijuana, Crack Distribution, Drug Paraphernalia, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile, Extortion, Battery, Theft, Possession of Stolen Property.  Her mother Alice Wright has been previously arrested for Driving While Intoxicated in 2001.  Her photo is on the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office website.                                                             # # # Contact:  Remi Braden rabraden@nola.gov

Fire & Homicide

Early on the morning of August 3rd
New Orleans Fire Department responded to a One-Alarm fire 8141 Apricot.
59 year old Cynthia D. Houston was pronouced dead on the scene.
Others escaped with minor injuries.
An autopsy to determine the cause of death will be performed.
NOPD & NOFD are investigating possible arson because of the "suspicious nature".

Marilyn G. Barbera

BARBERA 
Marilyn G. Barbera

On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 with friends and family at her bedside, Marilyn quietly slipped away. Her strong Catholic faith in God has sustained her in her long battle with Cancer. Marilyn was preceded in death by her Mother, Mary Bertucci Barbera; her Father, Samuel Joseph Barbera; and her brother, Salvador Joseph Barbera. She is survived by her nieces: Marjorie Jean Barbera Duhon, Janet Barbera Kemp, and Sister-in-law, Marjorie Wolfe Barbera.

Marilyn received a Bachelor of Science from Loyola University and a Master's in Business. She retired from Charity Hospital where she was the Supervisor of their Pulmonary Lab. Family and Friends are invited to attend

The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:00 noon. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM at Mater Dolo-rosa Catholic Church, 1228 S. Carrollton Ave, NOLA 70118. Interment will follow at Lake Lawn Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 3636 S. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, La 70001 (504)837-0945.

http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?pid=158528575

Marilyn was great support in NorthWest Carrollton's battle for the quality development of the corner of Claiborne and Carrollton.  When people beam about how "nice" this is now, Marilyn is one of the folks deserving thanks.

Kimono Pillows by Karen Gadbois

See article in New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles.

Pillows made from Kimonos by NorthWest Carrollton resident Karen Gadbois.

"Textile artist Karen Gadbois has been collecting less formal kimonos since her college days as a textile student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She often purchased frayed kimonos once worn by housewives. One merchant she located sold bags of kimonos by the pound.



Many kimonos were decorated with flowers and nature scenes and told a clear narrative. These were worn mostly by Japanese women. Kimonos worn by men often featured bold geometric patterns with strong graphic designs.
 'Japanese are creative in their dyeing techniques,' says Gadbois. 'The Shibori technique is a sophisticated form of tie-dyeing that results in a beautiful pattern of little dots. The ikat technique forms different gradations of colors. These ancient forms of craftsmanship fascinate me.'

Gadbois loved the sturdiness of the fabrics. By unfolding the kimonos and using the pieces that were not frayed, she began making throw pillows, wall-hangings, curtains and scarves. Today she sells her kimono-inspired textiles at private shows three or four times a year."

Filming in NorthWest Carrollton - Parking Restrictions

Monday January 27 - No Parking 6AM - 2PM
8200-8300 blocks of Pritchard Place
2800 block of Cambronne (downtown side)
2800 block of Dante St. (both sides) & 2900 block of Dante (uptown side)
1/2 8100 block Fig St. (lake side, Carrollton end)
2900 - 3000 blocks S. Carrollton Ave. (uptown side)


8306 Pritchard Place

NorthWest Carrollton Resident plays at VooBoo Fest

The McGehee School Orff Ensemble will play VooDoo Fest's children's area, called VooBoo Fest, on Sunday November 1 at 11:00am.

Lagnaippe Rocky Horror Review

Courtesy of JPASJust in time for Halloween, JPAS stages 'The Rocky Horror Show, ' starring Richard Hutton, center, as Dr. Frank 'N Furter, and featuring, clockwise from top, Chris Wecklein, Marlene Thian, Helen Jane Planchet, Lara Grice and Diana Macera.

ROCKY HORROR SHOW

What: The musical cult classic finds a naive couple stumbling into the lair of the "sweet tranvestite from Transexual, Transylvania." Costumes encouraged for the 10:30 p.m., especially on Halloween.

When: Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. through Nov. 7.

Where: Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego.

Tickets: $30 for adults, $27 for seniors (65 and older) and $20 for students. No children's tickets will be sold due; parental discretion is strongly advised. Call 504.885.2000, or visit www.jpas.org.

Under the direction of Jerry Lee Leighton, the musical's ghoulish characters continuously gyrate and swirl around the perverse master of the house (Richard Hutton), a rakishly regal transvestite from the planet Transsexual who eventually seduces his two unwary houseguests. Every conceivable sci-fi and horror-story device, from hacksaws to lasers, from outer-space aliens to a laboratory-concocted muscle man, are compiled into this madcap Hitchcock-gone-haywire plot, set to boisterous rock ' n' roll.



'70s campy cult classic does the time warp again in Westwego
By The Times-Picayune
October 30, 2009, 5:00AM

A naive young couple's car breaks down on a desolate road. Who do they turn to for help? Why, to the same mad transsexual scientist who has been "helping" stranded innocents for three decades, of course.

Dr. Frank-N-Furter, along with his cast of campy miscreants of "The Rocky Horror Show" have taken to the stage at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, and judging by opening-night audience reaction, the 36-year-old spoof of 1950s B-rated horror movies hasn't lost any luster.

Richard O'Brien wrote "The Rocky Horror Show" book, music and lyrics for the original, 1973 stage production at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London. The show had a U.S. preview at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles before a short Broadway run in 1975. Later the same year, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie was released and became a cult hit.

The innocent couple wanders into a creepy castle where a transsexual convention happens to be taking place. Janet (Lucy Adair Faust), our Kewpie doll-faced, pony-tailed heroine, is initially reluctant to become drawn into the decadence. Her nerdy, bespectacled fiancé, Brad (Matias Grau III), is more game, if only for the chance to call for roadside assistance.

Like New Orleans college freshmen experiencing their first Mardi Gras, Brad and Janet are at first astonished and later liberated from their inhibitions.

Noting the silver-haired, conservatively dressed crowd at the Jefferson Performing Arts Society's early-bird show, I doubted I'd witness the essential audience participation that has traditionally accompanied both film and stage versions of "Rocky Horror." Since 1977, audiences have joined in by costuming, shouting favorite lines and doing the "Time Warp" again.

But I was wrong. Before Brad and Janet even stepped out into the stormy night, a rowdy, costumed group of 20-somethings, wearing black eye makeup and carrying props, jump-started the action. At the top of the second act, the theater's front row began denigrating the play's narrator (Jerry Lee Leighton). By the finale, the entire audience was on its feet, enthusiastically doing the pelvic thrust in a reprise of the "Time Warp" dance.

"The Rocky Horror Show" would not reach its comedic zenith without the strong performance of Hutton as the delightfully wicked Dr. Frank-N-Furter. He magnificently struts around the stage, outfitted in a black patent leather corset, pearls, fishnet stockings and crimson high heels, belting out "Sweet Transvestite." He displays a more dignified decadence than Tim Curry's lascivious screen personification, but delivers the carnal punch nonetheless.

His lively sidekicks Columbia (Lara Grice) and Magenta (Marlene Thian), handyman Riff Raff (Chris Wecklein) and the exceedingly buff Rocky (Brandon Sutton) contribute their own comically horrific hijinks.

An excellent small band with musical direction by Alan Payne keeps cast members rockin' and rollin'. A simple set with effective lighting and playful black costumes set the stage for chaotic madness.

The result is a lot of campy fun, no matter whether you're reliving youthful indiscretions or experiencing this nonsensical show for the first time.

-- Mary Rickard, The Times-Picayune