arts, books and music

Afro-Cuban music lecture and performance at Loyola University

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Bobby Sanabria, a renowned percussionist who has played with numerous jazz legends, will present a free lecture and performance at Loyola University tonight tracing the evolution of an Afro-Cuban rhythm pattern into the modern day. Details, via an emailed news release:

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Loyola University New Orleans presents Grammy-nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria in the concert lecture, “Clave: A Rhythmic Journey from Africa to the New World,” on Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium in Monroe Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Mixing song, lecture and complex percussion rhythms, Sanabria will unlock the roots of Afro-Cuban music to explore how the clave rhythm, a five-stroke pattern representing the structural core of many Afro-Cuban songs, remains at the basis of many of today’s hip-hop, R&B, funk and rock & roll songs in the U.S. He will also address the history of Afro-Cuban jazz and the impact that all Latin American music forms have had on U.S. culture. Sanabria, who has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, is a renowned drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, producer and writer.

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Tulane, Loyola and NOPD to host town hall meeting on public safety

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Tulane and Loyola universities and the New Orleans Police Department will host a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, March 6) about public safety issues around the Uptown area. Full details, from Loyola’s website:

Loyola University New Orleans, in conjunction with the New Orleans Police Department and Tulane University, will host a safety town hall meeting on its campus on Tuesday, March 6 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the St. Charles Room of the Danna Student Center. The meeting is open to the public and will provide information about recent crimes committed in the university area and other valuable safety information. Free parking is available in the West Road Garage.

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Snowfall predicted on Loyola campus next week

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“The Loyola University New Orleans campus will be transformed into a winter wonderland next week thanks to 20 tons of manufactured snow,” writes the Loyola University Newsroom. “The University Programming Board will present their annual Sneaux@Loyno event on Thursday, Dec. 8. from 6-8 p.m. on Loyola’s front lawn located on St. Charles Ave.”

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Suspect identified, booked in campus robberies

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A man who caused a police chase that led to the injury of a Tulane officer Wednesday has been charged with attempting to steal a Tulane student’s cell phone on St. Charles Avenue and then snatching an iPod from a Loyola student, authorities said. According to an email from the university police:
The Tulane University Police Department is announcing the arrest on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, of a subject who perpetrated an attempted simple robbery in the 6000 block of St. Charles Avenue at approximately 9:30 A.M., and a simple robbery in the 2000 block of Calhoun minutes later. The arrested subject attempted to rob a Tulane student of her cell phone and subsequently succeeded in taking an IPod Touch from a Loyola student.

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Former statehouse candidate suing Loyola over building’s expansion over Calhoun

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Calhoun Street resident Fenn French, who just concluded an unsuccessful campaign to unseat state Rep. Neil Abramson, has filed a lawsuit saying that Loyola University’s planned expansion of Monroe Hall violates a 50-year-old agreement to prevent the building’s windows from looking into his home, according to an article by reporter Sam Winstrom of The Maroon student newspaper. During his legislative campaign, French alluded to his dispute with Loyola in an appearance before the Upper Hurstville Neighborhood Association earlier this month. The association was discussing an unrelated issue, the possible rezoning of the DePaul medical campus owned by Children’s Hospital, and French spoke up to say as a neighbor of Loyola, institutional zoning would allow growth “to the sky.”

city government

Illegal parking, underage drinking, overcrowded houses around universities addressed at town hall

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Living near two large universities can be both a blessing and a burden, City Councilwoman Susan Guidry told a crowd of about 100 constituents Wednesday night as she sought to answer their quality-of-life questions. Guidry — whose District A includes the Carrollton, Audubon and university neighborhoods as well as Mid-City and Lakeview — offered few specific solutions during her talk, bringing a cohort of city officials and department heads to meet with people about their individual issues. Instead, she focused on descriptions of her efforts and the city’s to handle broader issues around the university areas — underage drinking, overcrowded houses and illegal parking — as well as updates on other topics, including the $55 million upcoming drainage project on Napoleon Avenue and new efforts to notify neighbors of nearby land-use changes. To read a recap of our live coverage of Guidry’s town hall, click “Replay” in the box below. City Council District A Town Hall meeting

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“New Orleans on a Plate:” daylong food conference at Loyola topped by city’s best-known chefs

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The “NolaLoyola 2011: Live to Eat” conference runs all day today with panels on the city’s food culture, culminating in a roundtable discussion with chefs from Commander’s Palace, Dooky Chase and Upperline. From Loyola’s news site:
New Orleans is unlike any other city in the world, and for lovers of great food, it’s a little slice of heaven. This is why Loyola University New Orleans is proud to celebrate the Crescent City’s flair for food by presenting NolaLoyola 2011: Live to Eat, Sept. 30. The day’s events begin at 9 a.m. on Loyola’s main campus with panel papers and discussions revolving around the city’s food culture.