Story Shift –Stories Of Survival / Historias de Supervivencia – New Orleans. (Photo: Story Shift Facebook)
Wednesday, August 29/2321 Thalia Street: Most plans are better discussed over food, and we have a lot of planning to do. That is why the Louisiana Prison Education Coalition is putting on a potluck soiree (in their new home in Central City) to discuss work everyone is doing to expand educational opportunities for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people. You can bring a dish or snack to share if you’re so inclined, and it all begins at 5:30 PM. To check out full details, click into their event page here.
Wednesday, August 29/Orpheum Theater (129 Roosevelt Way): Can you smell the film emulsion in the air? Actually, don’t take a sniff since the air in Nola doesn’t always smell the greatest. But do get yourself to the Orpheum Theater if you were intrigued by the words “film emulsion,” because the New Orleans Film Society is warming up for #NOFF2018 with the New Orleans premiere of Ethan Hawke’s new film BLAZE, a biopic of Texas outlaw music’s unsung legend Blaze Foley. Blaze was filmed in Baton Rouge and written by Ethan Hawke and Blaze Foley’s former sweetheart, Sybil Rosen, who will be at the Orpheum on Wednesday for the Q&A session. Tickets will cost you $12 (free for NOFS member), and you can get the tickets here. The film begins at 7:30 PM.
Thursday, August 30/Rosalie Apothecary (3201 Toulouse Street): Tarot cards seem to be everywhere, and we don’t say that with a slight of hand. Articles linking together millennials’ wanderlust (we mean that emotionally and physically) and Tarot cards are all over the place. So, it’s no surprise that Tarot card tutorials are also popping up around New Orleans, a place where Tarot has always been sacred. (Jackson Square shout out!). Rosalie Apothecary will be hosting “The Intuitive Tarot Series,” which will present a crash course into the traditions of Tarot, how to utilize and enhance your intuition to read for the self and others, and how to interpret the symbology of the cards and in your own life. It is perfect for those just starting to dive into divination and the world of magic and ritual work, and a great supplement for those with experience. The series begins at 7:00 PM, and to find out more information check out their event page here.
Friday, August 31/New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle): If you’re feeling stressed there’s something relaxing about seeing work by Zen masters that will calm your soul like nothing else. At least, we hope that’s the effect since The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters, on view now through January 20, 2019. This exhibit features forty paintings and works of calligraphy by Zen masters of the Edo period (1615-1868). How can you say no to the Edo period? We didn’t think you could; also, remember that Wednesdays at NOMA are free for Louisiana residents. We know…we just eased your mind. The exhibit is already working.
Saturday, September 1/Grow Dat Youth Farm (150 Zachary Taylor Drive): Join Another Gulf Is Possible in New Orleans as the “Stories of Survival” tours across the Gulf South and Puerto Rico. These events bring residents together to learn, deepen connections, and share stories about community-centered solutions and strategies for survival in the face of climate change. Coinciding with observances of devastating disasters during hurricane season that continually impact our home places, the tour will include include solar-powered “Cine Solar” film screenings, community storytelling, collective visioning, skills-training, and unique artistic and cultural offerings. It all begins at 3:00 PM on Saturday, and you can find out full details here.
Sunday, September 2/One Eyed Jacks (615 Toulouse Street): Once you have stormed the streets for Decadence on Sunday afternoon, you can head over to OEJs to get your serious dance on. NO LAW is putting on a lady, queer, non binary dance party featuring DJs nvture.morte, Wallflower, and Hellnah playing music to keep you moving all night. There will also be performances by drag queens, beaux queens, and burlesque dancers. Here is where you say, “I could never live anywhere except New Orleans.” You have to be 18+ to get in on Sunday night, the cost will be $10 at the door to pay the DJ’s and half of funds will go to New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice Congress of Day Laborers/Congreso de Jornaleros. The dancing begins at 9:00 PM. For more details, check out their event page here.
Earthtalk: “Cool Roofs” for New Orleans
It’s hot outside, but it could be cooler! In this article, Brooke Theis explores Cool Roofs, an effective solution to the urban heat island effect that makes the New Orleans heat so unbearable. The author also explores inequalities in how people experience the environment from identity perspectives like race and class.
Big Chem-EZ: How can small Louisiana communities access clean drinking water after a hurricane?
When I went to visit the Pointe-au-Chien tribe after Hurricane Ida with my Service Learning class, I heard that one of the biggest challenges in the aftermath of the hurricane was finding enough drinking water, so in this article, I explore water purification methods: 1) when they are necessary, 2) how they work, and 3) if they really make your water safe to drink.
