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Iron Rail

Excited about the Occupy Movement, but secretly afraid to stay outside overnight? Then join the anarchists in a bookstore setting!

The first Wednesday of every month is the OPEN MEETING at Iron Rail!

It’s at 8pm. Please join us– bring food & drink if you’d like to– at the New Orleans LGBT center, 2114 Decatur Street, between Frenchmen and Elysian Fields.

Since the French Quarter reopening the Rail has been inundated with love. It has been wonderful and humbling. If YOU would like to get involved with the Rail, including volunteering for shifts, these open meetings are a great opportunity.

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Preservationists Fight Crime Cameras In French Quarter

sigh.

No ideas on how to make the cameras look better VCC? Just a flat out no?

 

Preservationists Fight Crime Cameras In French Quarter.

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Dig uncovers burial ground

St. Louis Cathedral recently finished their own historical archaeological dig, finding among other things, a flower market and toys. Now, a storied name in French Quarter history has his own dig discoveries: Vincent Marcello wanted a pool in his backyard on Rampart and has found some older “residents” back there, probably from the time the area was St. Peter Cemetery in the 1700s.. Let’s hope he doesn’t want back rent…

Marcello uncovers old bodies

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Still depending on the kindness of strangers to become friends

Become a Friend of Tennessee

Your support as a Friend allows us to continue bringing world-class programming to Festival attendees and the New Orleans community, as well as to continue our outreach efforts with students. Please consider joining or renewing as a Friend of Tennessee today.

Your contributions help to:

Bring more than 130 authors, actors, and musicians to the Festival each spring
Provide professional writing education to more than 200 area students
Support year-round literary programs to the New Orleans community
Contribute nearly a million dollars to the city in economic impact
Nurture bright new literary and theatrical talent through our writing contests

Student Outreach
The Festival provides outreach to the New Orleans
area through our educational initiative WriteNow

Friends’ donations keep ticket prices low and allow us to provide free programs for students and teachers. Membership is tax-deductible and donation levels start as low as $25 a year.

Becoming a Friend of Tennessee is easy

Join online at http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/friends
Join by phone. Call 504-581-1144 to speak with a staff member

Free tickets, opportunities to mingle with the literati at VIP events, Festival merchandise, and public recognition are just some of the fabulous perks our Friends enjoy. And as a special thank you, those who join by October 28th at the Journalist Level and above will receive invitations to our Fall Preview Party on Wednesday, November 2 at the home of board member Susie Hoskins.

Pulitzer Prize playwright John Patrick Shanley said, “The Festival is a powerful magnet bringing together literary and social elements specific to the great city of New Orleans and the country in general. My participation not only gave me a new understanding of Mr. Williams’ work, but a deeper connection to this rich city and rejuvenating cultural capital.”

Help us continue to touch the lives or arts enthusiast like you. Please join or renew today.

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Lafayette St., #514 | New Orleans, LA 70113
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net | info@tennesseewilliams.net
Phone: 504-581-1144 | Toll-free: 1-800-990-FEST

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Scavengers

It’s not that unusual to see people running wildly through the streets of the Quarter, zigzagging their way from side to side. However, the times that it does not involve catching beads from balconies or avoiding iPhone-stealing thugs are rare.
The scavenger craze has been here in the old city for a while, which has allowed locals the chance to watch groups of white people hunting a list of worthless trinkets first rather than just to take home to impressed yet puzzled family members. For active visitors or even bored locals, these hunts can be a fun way to spend a fall evening while out in the glorious weather. Take a minute and click through to this deal for a reduced price scavenger hunt, courtesy of Living Social coupons:
Living Social hunt

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Revolution in a Can

Spoiling walls and doors and windows is shocking and difficult to understand, but for some, it is their choice of activism. I have never raised a can to a wall and probably never will, but it doesn’t mean I don’t notice the anger and get the point when I see it used as a tactic.

(you’ll need to register to read it, but then can delete your account.)
Revolution In A Can

See my interview with the Grand Duchess on her take on graffiti in an earlier post by searching categories for “graffiti” or “Grand Duchess

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Night out in French Quarter

An invitation came to me:

The ladies auxiliary of the Madison Street Society

Want you to join us for

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 500 block of Madison Street 6 PM

Meet your neighbors from Madison Street, Dumaine, Saint Ann Street, Chartres and Decatur Streets

Meet representatives from the City & NOPD’s 8th district

ENJOY!

Food: thanks Tujague’s, River’s Edge, Oceana, Alpine

Music: Johnny J and the Hitmen with Mike Sipos

Also: Cash bar by Tujagues

Raffles: to benefit Cops 8 – thanks Michael Smiraldo & BH Nails

Donations welcome