I have used Roy’s pics before on here. He is an “amateur” photographer whose Quarter genealogy includes the venerable Antoine’s Restaurant. As much as I like to at at Antoine’s (and the Hermes Bar) I’m glad Roy has time to photograph the Quarter. No one does it better.
A presentation of The Historic New Orleans Collection and Dillard University’s Ray Charles Program and Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures
Join us for Creole Sweet, a day-long forum featuring talks and panel discussions on the vending, production, and consumption of the quintessential Louisiana candy and its cousins. Our culinary journey will wend its way from Mexico to Jamaica, from Puerto Rico to the Pelican State, and into praline-loving households worldwide.
The forum opens with a keynote address by Dr. Jessica Harris and brings together such distinguished speakers as Fany Gerson, Nicole Taylor, Susan Tucker, and Patrick Dunne.
Reception
Friday, June 8
6–8 p.m.
533 Royal Street
Forum
Saturday, June 9
Registration 8–8:45 a.m., sessions 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St.
Registration: $50 per person, $35 for Dillard faculty, THNOC members and students
Call (504) 523-4662 or click the link below to register.
The great rock and roll engineer and studio master of New Orleans music has been inducted into the hall of fame as is proper. The Matassa family remains entrenched in the Quarter with sons Louis and Johnny running their grocery store on St. Phillip, so stop by for some of their hot food (watch out for that step up halfway back!) and take it over to Dumaine to view Cosimo’s plaque commemorating his legendary studio.
Cosimo’s on Burgundy has long hosted a popular neighborhood crawfish boil which has now encountered some opposition from neighbors. Crawfish boils are a part of our culture, rich or poor, and without some serious reasons which I can’t even imagine, this one needs to continue. That part of the Quarter has long had some crime issues and anytime we can put some “eyes on the street”, frivolity and food together, we should. Stop in at Governor Nicholls and Burgundy (and get a nice happy hour drink which is one of the best in the Quarter) and sign their petition.
2009 Times-Picayune story about Cosimo’s crawfish boil
13th annual Bill Russell Lecture
“Reflections of Bechet, A New Orleans Jazz Original: The Man and the Music”
Historian Bruce Raeburn will moderate an illustrated program exploring the artistry, humanity and legacy of creative genius Sidney Bechet (1897–1959). The evening will feature musical performances and commentary from members of the New Orleans Jazzman Band, with Jerry Embree (soprano saxophone), Frankie Lynne (banjo), Barry Martyn (drums) and Mark Brooks (bass).
Friday, April 13 • 6:30 p.m.
Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St.
A contemporary of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, Bechet is regarded as an early virtuoso on both the clarinet and soprano saxophone, and a musician who helped define the role of those instruments in New Orleans jazz.
Admission for this event is $10 and seating is limited. Reservations are encouraged and may be made by calling (504) 523-4662 or emailing wrc@hnoc.org. Reservations will be held 10 minutes prior to the start of the program. At that time, any unclaimed seats will be released to the public.
About the Bill Russell Lecture
The annual Bill Russell Lecture honors the noted jazz historian, born Russell William Wagner (1905–1992), and is dedicated to New Orleans jazz. Russell’s research focused on traditional New Orleans–style jazz and related musical forms such as brass band, ragtime and gospel music. He amassed an extensive collection of memorabilia, including musical instruments, records, piano rolls, sheet music, photographs, books, and periodicals. These materials trace the development of jazz in New Orleans and follow the movement of musicians to New York, Chicago, California and beyond.
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The William Russell Jazz Collection—permanently housed at the Williams Research Center—encompasses Russell’s research, audiotapes, programs, posters, correspondence, films, business cards, notes, clippings and scrapbooks. The Russell Collection is available to the public at the Williams Research Center, located at 410 Chartres St. and open Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. For more information on this collection, visit the institution, call (504) 523-4662, or e-mail wrc@hnoc.org.
French Quarter block by block 
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