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Burning Spear gang singing at Artspace, Sun, July 17, 6 to 9 pm
On Sundays, the Burning Spear became home to songwriters and poets waiting their turn at the open mic. Alan Dyson hosted; Gordon cooked and mixed drinks until such time he could join in on his pan.
On Sunday, July 17, artspace will host a Burning Spear “Revival.
” The players from the foliant days of the defunct establishment will reunite to strum and sing.
Joining Alan Dyson and Gordon Nurse for this event are Michael Reed Barker, Amelia Blake, “Dirty Redd” Crenshaw, Noma Fowler-Sandlin, Scott Griffin, Hip Melissa, Blue Martin, Heather Romero, Michael Westbrook, Greg Williams and others.
To recapture as much of the historic atmosphere as possible, artspace is remaining open later than their regular Sunday schedule for this show.
The show begins early, at 6 p.m. and will go until 9 p.
m. Unfortunately, the Jerk Chicken won’t be available, but there is a café on premises. Admission for the show is $5.
artspace is located at 710 Texas Street in the West Edge Arts District of downtown Shreveport. For more information, call 673-6535.
Burning Spear revival at Artspace, Sun, July 17, 6 to 9 pm; features a 50-gallon drumful of performersHosted by Gordon Nurse and Alan Dyson, it will take place Sunday, July 17th, from 6-9 pm, at
Artspace, 710 Texas Street in downtown Shreveport.
Dyson notes, "The Spear became, for a time, a pregnant environment for emerging songwriters, poets, and performance artists. Many moved from cutting their artistic teeth to become some of the area's strongest and most prolific artists."
Dyson continues, impassionedly, "It was a time of artistic experimentation, great Caribbean cuisine, and good clean fun!
It was marked by multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-disciplinary harmony. Just what the world should be."
Featuring:
Amelia Blake
Michael Barker
Michael Reed Barker
Greg Williams
Dirty Red
Pat McCoy
Noma Fowler-Sandlin
Hip
Melissa
Karl Leach
Heather Romero
Blue Martin
Michael Westbrook
Scott Griffin
Gordon Nurse
Alan Dyson
and more.
$5.00 admission
The panel was treated to a taste of pan from the oven of Maria Montano Murphy, a woman born in Guadalahara, in Mexico's state of Jalisco.
About her heritage she said, "My cooking pans and even my mom's coffee cup have become part of the Mexican display at the .
The Times has a helpful article about the , on Travis Street."
More M-CCS info: 424-1380.
Having taught one of her sons, Corey, this past year, I can vouch for the personal quality of this young author and for the product of her work, her 14 year-old. Lewis holds Master’s degrees in Psychology and Education and is currently working towards her Ph.D.
in Psychology at Centenary College of Louisiana, says New Horizon Press.
She is currently working on her second book, a chronicle of her experiences teaching in a troubled school.
Informally, she admits that pushing her first book will not be entirely easy.
" I am somewhat shy, so getting out there to promote myself and make new friends is difficult for me, but I'm learning."
The classic question is, "If everyone's busy posting, then who's reading?" The Pew Internet Family Life Project - is that an oxymoron? - estimates that some 32 million Americans read blogs, "a 58% jump in 2004.
"
is a Times story from the wire about people getting into inadvertent trouble with their personal blogs vis-a-vis their employers. Sadly enough, I know of 3 local brouhahas of that type in the past 6 months.
SptBlog would like to hear about your blogosphere.
Use the Comments or email to tell me about your blogs or your blog consumption.
Soon to release a solo CD called Tracking in Mud, Alexander will play alongside West coast acts Ezeetiger and Le Flange du Mal at the Bat Cave, Tipitina's Foundation, says David Nelson.
Read more about the Bay Area artists at . More info: 934-0000.
What you don't find you may have designed and produced by the Senegalese tailor.
His card reads "Master tailor: dialloafricanwf@hotmail.com." This is not the Diallo who caught 41 bullets from NYC police when he reached for his wallet, but the one alive and well in Dallas at 214-202-3738.
For more faces from the 2005 NW Louisiana Black Arts Fest, please see .
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1:30 p.
m.: Invasion, gospel music.
2:30 p.
m.: Inter City Row Cultural Arts Institute, dance.
3 p.
m.: New Dimension Brass Quartet, music.
4 p.
m.: singer Neverlyn Townsel and the Fellowship Ensemble, music.
5 p.
m.: Ena/Meschellaneous, poetry.
5:30 p.
m.: G.C.
R. Showband, variety music.
Inside the Municipal Auditorium:
8 p.
m.: Bobby “Blue” Bland concert, with Freddie Pierson and Intimate Moments and local blues singer Jimmy Lynch. Doors open at 7 p.
m.
Mainstage is aside the parking lot between Oakland Cemetary and the Municipal. I highly recommend visits to the fest because Saturday attendance was low and the pace was slow and conversations lovely; it was intimate.
Michael and companion are both wearing toothpickman jewelry creations. Please see more at .
Her partners are effective, too. They are Joy Guttierez and Christine Fortson.
This modern Macbeth is capably directed by Heather Peak, with light and scenic design by Don Hooper.
Fight choregographer is Andy Shaw and vocal coach is Jodie Glorioso.
Tickets: 869-5242. See more info at .
Also, see Times writer . In it he asks for readers' comments on the production, which is a precedent-breaking bit of progress at the daily.
At SptBlog we do not allow comments to be made on any artistic matters at any time by anyone.
Sorry!
The fest's musical, dancical mainstage is at the corner of Milam and Elvis Presley Blvd.
A number of art exhibits and performances will take place in the Municipal Auditorium, says Scott, who is producer - via Achievement Through Art, Inc - of this inaugural event.
Please see more on .
This contemporary production of Macbeth picked up energy by discarding historic accents (admittedly, the lesser players could not hide their Arklatexan accents) and by its contemporary garb (though the use of the Twister game seemed a misstep).
Lady Macbeth is played by the fluent Susan Kirton. The Kirtons are capably aided by Charity Schubert, the most athletic and vivid of the 3 hags.
Director Heather Peak's Macbeth is a study of power mongers and the thrilling, nasty possibilities that lie within their grasp. In her hands Macbeth seems a worthy modern tale. That mood is reinforced by Don Hooper's smartly skeletal set.
Alas that she uses recorded music instead of music made by breathing humans present in the building.
Alas that the uneven quality of the company has to be negotiated by the audience. Happily, a number of the lesser roles are strengthened by yeoman players such as Richard Folmer, Dick King and Haley Young.
This company's Macbeth may not be proclaimed a stellar moment for MLP. Nevertheless I recommend this evening of entertainment. The bracing nature of Shakespeare and the steely risk of live theater presented by competent players is a foil to the petty pace of our lives.
Tickets: 869-5242. And more detail on the production: writer .
The panoramic photo comes from Neil Johnson with the notation that the dressing room on the left was used by Elvis.
The Memphian appeared on the Louisiana Hayride on 52 occasions between 16 October, 1954 and 15 December, 1956, according to ElvisInfoNet.com. .
Calls himself King Hippo. But his Friday night show at 516 Soundstage may be his last, if press wrangler Brett Roman has it right.
Having sniffed the possibility of a Farewell Tour, artspace poetry coordinator Mimsy Borogroves has issued Monsieur Hippo an invitation: "I think King Hippo shouuld come do a reading, sans funky beats.
" That's an invite to the poetry reading at artspace Thursday, July 7.
Wht'up, Hip, wit' yo' media manipulation tha'ng.
Please stay tuned for a review of the Vidrines album and more on this show from SptBlog. The poster, by the way, is by Brett Roman, bassist and assistant principal for Mars Vegas.
m. Admission to the all-ages show is $5.00.
Playing together for the last three years, what Jr. III does is improvisational in nature, creating a blues-driven North Louisiana sound with literate, poetic lyrics, according to artspace.
Jr.
III is Curtis Joseph, Jr. on drums, Weldon Stutes, Jr. on upright bass and Stanton Dossett III on guitar and vocals.
Curtis is a native Shreveporter who played, recorded and toured with a New Orleanian jazz quartet called Idletime for a couple of years before moving back to Shreveport to start a family. He brings a strong jazz influence to the music of Jr. III.
Weldon was a part of the Austin music scene before moving to Marshall, TX with his wife and kids four years ago. He’s a classically trained bassist who also recorded and toured with bands playing everything from Texas swing to Sex Pistols covers.
Stanton, also a native Shreveporter (who was gone for 16 years), played old acoustic solo blues for 20 years while also studying and then making poetry and experimental theater pieces.
Artspace is located at 710 Texas Street in the West Edge Arts District of downtown Shreveport. For more information about Jr. III in concert, or the continuing Art of Robots Exhibit, please call 673-6535.
Here's a review of the cruise that I found under Yahoo.com Travel: "The Spirit of the Red River Cruise on Shreveport, Louisiana's riverfront is well worth a trip to the port city.
The operator, Sam Flood, is funny and interesting.
I learned the first floating sea vessel was a turtle. Go figure.
For the small fee of $12, the hour-long cruise kept my attention and that of my fellow guests.
On the scenic tour down the Red River, we saw blue heron birds, alligators sunning themselves, snakes, and lots of wildlife.
We also learned about Shreveport and Bossier City's colorful history. I highly recommend the cruise.
"
Call Sam at 318-424-3576. The Spirit of the Red, air conditioned and comfortable regardless of the day, is docked at 821 Clyde Fant Pkwy, across from Sci-Port Discovery Center.
We found Flood's excursion through Cross Bayou a fascinating addition to the river gambit.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday there are one-hour tours at 10 am, noon and 2 pm and 4 pm, according to Sam. The fee is $10 for adults, $4 for kinder. There are charters, too: SciPort.
org. says the cost is $6 for teachers, chaperones and students who are above the age of 13.
Visit the lithosphere in the Red River District 1 pm to 11 pm, Monday, July 4 On July 4 the grrls want to rock, right?
Thrasher's independent graphic work is in logos, posters and flyers, and she's soon to finish a degree from Westwood College Online. She told me, "I love art and have since I was a kid.
I decided to go into graphic design because I knew that it would be something that I would look forward to waking up and doing everyday! Loving what I do is important to me for myself and my customers."
The Rock the District event was organized by Tanya Shelton, says , and features a picnic tableful of fried music: there's country, metal, blues, hard and even southern rock.
Another design note: I like the Jessica Leigh photo of Reflections Burn in the Times link. It tries to answer the question How do you capture the kineticism of a young rock band?
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