Category Archives: events

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Get Away

Register to win a “Get Away in the Vieux Carre”

The Historic New Orleans Collection is proud to participate in the French Quarter Business Association’s third “Get Away in the Vieux Carre.”

The promotional campaign, which started in June, inspires people to be French Quarter tourists for a few days. Each prize package consists of complimentary hotel accommodations and meals, as well as entertainment gift certificates.

Winners will be chosen at random at the end of the month in July and August. In addition to The Collection, other participating businesses include Hotel Monteleone, Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Bienville House, Acme Oyster House, Antoine’s Restaurant, Cafe Beignet, Palm Court Jazz Cafe, Court of Two Sisters, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, Pat O’Brien’s, House of Blues, Gray Line Tours, Steamboat NATCHEZ, Creole Delicacies, Feet First, Adler’s Jewelry, and Audubon Nature Institute.

Registration is free and winners will be notified by the FQBA.
Contest

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Dirty Linen Night is coming

Sounds like plans are on their way for the 10th DLN. As many people know, it was the brainchild of Tracy Thomson and RHINO (way back when they were on Royal Street) to get folks to do a gallery walk in the French Quarter right after White Linen Night on Julia. A wild success since and also a way to make a night of it, get dinner at one of the many great restaurants in the Quarter and maybe even a foot massage right before starting the walk up and down Royal.

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Half Off Entry Fee to the CitySolve Urban Race

Well that would explain those crazy people I see from time to time, sprinting and or skipping while yelling “it’s here!” (Alas, I thought it was over my cheap drink map…)

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Movies, 3

The Historic New Orleans Collection presents three screenings in conjunction with the exhibition Drawn to Life: Al Hirschfeld and the Theater of Tennessee Williams.

Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
An Academy Award-nominated documentary by Susan Warms Dryfoos, The Line King celebrates Hirschfeld’s many years of work for the New York Times, where his drawings were a centerpiece of the Sunday Arts section. With appearances by Lauren Bacall, Robert Goulet, and many others, The Line King is a fascinating portrait of the artist as a cultural icon. (1996; 86 minutes; not rated)
The exhibition will be open 12:30–4:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m.
The Fugitive Kind
Sidney Lumet’s stirring drama The Fugitive Kind (based on Tennessee Williams’s play Orpheus Descending) features Marlon Brando as a drifter who wanders into a small town in Mississippi and falls into a tragic love affair. Following the screening, Mark Cave, curator of manuscripts/oral historian at The Collection and co-curator of Drawn to Life, will discuss the film and the display. (1960; 120 minutes; not rated)
The exhibition will be open 12:30–4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.
Journalist and anchor Eric Paulsen’s 1981 interview with Tennessee Williams
Noted news anchor Eric Paulsen conducted the final in-depth broadcast interview with Tennessee Williams in 1981, roughly two years before the playwright’s death. After the screening, Paulsen will discuss the interview and take questions from the audience. (1981; 47 minutes; not rated)
The exhibition will be open 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

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Tennessee in New Orleans

One of the most enjoyable weekends for the French Quarter is almost upon us. The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival is a treat for readers, writers, theater-goers, movie buffs, New Orleans historians, mint julep aficionados, good food and talk enthusiasts, and public spectacle lovers (see Stella and Stanley contest).
I have been attending and/or volunteering for over 10 years and find that I add 3-4 useful things to my brain every year, while also enjoying the camaraderie of being with artists of every stripe in one lovely, walkable area of the city.
The headquarters will be at the Royal Sonesta this year with events scattered throughout the old city as always. I am glad to see the Williams Research Center on the venue list; more people need to get through those doors to see their exhibits.
I think the best deal is the weekend literary panel pass, but this year I have added the Southern Rep’s world premiere of 3 one-act plays from Mr. Williams (introduced by Zoe Caldwell), and a master class on Friday morning. Take a sick day to get your artistic health renewed….
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/

Just look at that face; How can you not want to find at least one thing to attend this year and/or to simply donate to support our brilliant arts community while honoring the legacy of our favorite adopted son?

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Myth, Mayhem & Majesty

The Historic New Orleans Collection has a wonderful exhibit on Mardi Gras up right now. Don’t miss it. Daily, at 2 pm. Free for members, $5 for all other comers. Learn about Mardi Gras history from its earliest days through the 20th century. I bet you can learn something…