Garbage in, garbage out: ‘Grand vision’ for French Market junks tradition | The Lens

Local writer CW Cannon defends the vitality of the current vendor base and questions the new French Market director’s understanding of tradition and desired products.

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Jackson Square zones

I was sent these diagrams by the city of New Orleans and I will also be uploading the corresponding regulation text. This came about because there was a heavy handed idea by the city to “close” the square overnight, seemingly in a feeble attempt to reduce the small bad element found there 24 hours a day among the many good elements also there 24 hours a day. I wrote in protest and was invited to one meeting and sent this months later. The other attendees at the meeting were the folks who work in the Square- readers, musicians and artists. No one from the JS businesses, the museums or church were there, nor were any other residents. I wrote about the meeting in an earlier post:
JS meeting notes

This is the overview of all of the zones in the Square as of October 2013

This is the overview of all of the zones in the Square as of October 2013

This is the noise buffer zone for the cathedral

This is the noise buffer zone for the cathedral

This is the artist "A" zone for setting up along the fence.

This is the artist “A” zone for setting up along the fence.

Dreamy Weenies

Polish dog with mustard, ketchup, onions and sauerkraut on the corner of Saint Ann and Rampart.

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Counterculture exhibit and talk at HNOC on September 7

The exhibition explores the lives and work of Gypsy Lou and Jon Webb through objects from Blair’s Collection as well as paintings by Rockmore (including his widely recognized “Homage to the French Quarter”) and photographs by Johnny Donnels. The display also includes copies of each title in Loujon’s small but celebrated catalogue, while illuminating the Webbs’ relationships with other self-proclaimed outsiders—the people, the places and the environment that inspired the creation of Loujon Press.

“The exhibition offers a glimpse into the vibrant artistic life of the French Quarter in the early ‘60s and introduces visitors not only to the aesthetic of that time but to the fascinating people that created it.” said Cave

THNOC » Presentation featuring Edwin J. Blair, JoAnn Clevenger, and Neeli Cherkovski.

1920s New Orleans video and music

Sent to me on this rainy morning by my French Quarter friend, Jonny: