Relief Wood Carving DATE: January 9th, 16th, and 23rd TIME: 10am-12pm LOCATION: The Green Project, upstairs MORE: An introduction to tools, mediums, and skills. Learn how to transfer a picture or photo to a wood block, and delve into the process and techniques of relief wood carving. Daniel Garcia is our fearless...
New Orleans Jazz Band Gets in Step With the Times
THE Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which in its 48 years has built a global reputation for presenting the traditional New Orleans sound, is taking a more contemporary approach these days — recruiting younger players, expanding its repertoire and allowing surrealist elements to creep into its performances.But even as it modernizes its approach, the band,...
Volunteers are needed for the 2010 MLK Days of Service
THINK ABOUT IT. Dr. King knew what makes a great American. It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old. It doesn’t matter where you live. It doesn’t matter how busy you are. All that matters is what you do for others. HONOR THE DREAM. BE GREAT. VOLUNTEER.Volunteers are needed for the 2010 MLK Days of Service in New Orleans. To register for a service project,...
A Band Has Its Contemporary Way With Old-Time New Orleans Hits
Among the assorted black-and-white photographs in the entry stairwell of the Jazz Standard, one has stood out since the club opened in its current form eight years ago. It’s a snapshot of Louis Armstrong in his dressing room at the Paramount Theater, in May 1937. He’s in a thin black skullcap, sleeves rolled back, gnawing on a rib bone. He’s holding...
New Orleanian of the Year 2009: Jim Letten
Every year since Hurricane Katrina, Gambit has honored individuals and groups who have helped our city recover from the greatest man-made and natural disaster in U.S. history. This year we again pay tribute to a hero of the recovery, but, for only the second time in our history, we honor someone from the public sector (the first was Lindy Boggs, who...