A single-night photo and film exhibit Friday evening will focus on a remote region of Indonesia where a team of health care workers treated over 1,000 people this summer. Continue reading »
Nov 252012
Marta Jewson
Nov 242012
Tipitina’s Foundation is presenting three Sunday Youth Music Workshops in December. Continue reading »
Nov 242012
Promethean Theatre Company will bring its inaugural production, a performance of Christopher Durang’s “Titanic” and “The Actor’s Nightmare,” to the stage this weekend at Tulane University. Continue reading »
Nov 232012
William Moyers
Nov 222012
Volunteers Noel Bitner and Dat Nguyen, photo by Marta Jewson for www.UptownMessenger.com
As they handed out hundreds of turkey plates, each with all the fixings, volunteers at the annual Bridge House / Grace House Thanksgiving dinner described Thursday morning as their chance to give back.
“I’ve done this for a few years,” said volunteer Dat Nguyen from the serving line. He added, “My family lives all over the country, so this is my time to help out.” Continue reading »
Nov 192012
The Bouligny Improvement Association will host a neighborhood watch refresher course next week that will include a presentation from Project NOLA about home surveillance cameras. Continue reading »
Nov 172012
Bridge House and Grace House will host a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 22, for New Orleans’ homeless population. Continue reading »
Nov 152012
Will Schwalbe
Nov 142012
Academy of the Sacred Heart will host more than 70 vendors and two book signings during its Avenue Marketplace all day Friday (Nov. 16). Continue reading »
Nov 132012
A three-day run of the musical “Godspell” starting Thursday evening (Nov. 15) will open the Academy of the Sacred Heart’s 2012-13 theatre season this weekend. Continue reading »
Nov 122012
Khandi Alexander (via imdb.com)
Nov 112012
James Carville and Mary Matalin will co-host “Beyond the Ballot: A Government in Transition,” the Bipartisan Policy Center’s symposium of national political leaders, journalists and other experts Thursday (Nov. 15) at Tulane University. Continue reading »
Nov 112012
Larry Jones sits in the VFW Post at Lyons and Annunciation. Retired from military service after 40 years, Jones says the younger generation is reinvigorating the VFW Post. (photos by Marta Jewson for UptownMessenger.com)
Post Commander Marshall Hevron
“The VFW and American Legion took off after World War II and built up a big infrastructure they just can’t maintain now,” said Hevron, noting the smaller size of their corner store post was a blessing in disguise. Continue reading »
Nov 102012
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio will perform Monday (Nov. 12) at Tulane University as part of the New Orleans Friends of Music series. Continue reading »
Nov 092012
TJ Quills has transformed into “Annex,” after a visit from a cable TV reality show. (photo by Marta Jewson for UptownMessenger.com)
Nov 092012
from “Jackson Squared”
Nov 092012
The Central City Renaissance Alliance will hold a patron party this evening (Friday, Nov. 9) for its home tour Saturday showcasing new homes and renovations in the neighborhood. Continue reading »
Nov 092012
Justice Bernadette Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Nov 092012
The board of the developing South Broad Community Health clinic will partner with Green Coast Enterprises and Tulane University to host a health fair Saturday (Nov. 10) at Keller Library in Broadmoor. Continue reading »
Nov 092012
The Gillespie Memorial Community Breakfast series will welcome Maureen Shea of Tulane University to moderate its “2012 Post Election Roundtable Forum” after a community breakfast Saturday (Nov. 10). Continue reading »