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May 2013
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Book Club @ the O: "Last of the Red Hot Poppas"
May 21, 2013 |
Southern Literature
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Education Gallery, 3rd floor
The Book Club is FREE and open exclusively to OMSA members.
Join Ogden Museum docent and former teacher Maureen O'Dwyer for a lively discussion about Southern art, literature and culture. This club will meet approximately every 6 weeks. Members may arrive at 5:30 p.m.Discussion will begin at 6 p.m. and last approximately one hour.
This book club will discuss "Last of the Red Hot Poppas" by Jason Berry. "Last of the Red Hot Poppas" is part ribald whodunit, part social satire, and part "spiritual comedy," as Berry calls it. It's a chaotic romp through the many levels of "Looziana," but above all, it is a novel about the struggle to maintain one's integrity in a mad world of politics and power.
The author will be in attendance.
To join, please register with Ellen Balkin, Education Coordinator, at ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org or 504.539.9608.
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Seth Walker
May 23, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall
Austin based artist Seth Walker was raised in rural North Carolina surrounded by a musical family. His interest in music was influenced by his parents, both classically trained musicians. It was an integral part of his life on a two-family commune. Seth began playing the cello at the age of three but eventually fell in love with the guitar. Once Seth was introduced to the blues by his uncle, he began to trust his own voice and his desire to express himself through music.
After moving to Austin in his early twenties, Seth recorded his first album in 1997. By 2008, he had released his fifth LP and had developed into an accomplished guitarist and honed a soulful singing voice, sometimes compared to a combination of Ray Charles, Delbert McClinton, and Percy Mayfield.
In 2009, Seth released Leap of Faith in collaboration with Gary Nicholson. The album was in the Top 10 of the Americana charts for nine weeks and received praise from No Depression and Blues Revue, among others.
Time Can Change was released in 2012 and featured a grittier sound and more honest songwriting approach than the polished Leap of Faith album. Besides touring nationally himself, Seth has recently performed at Austin City Limits Music Festival and provided tour support for Raul Malo and the Wood Brothers.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Mint Julep
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Purchase Tickets Online
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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Booksigning: The Gravy: In the Kitchen with New Orleans Musicians by Elsa Hahne
May 30, 2013 |
Special Event
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Museum Store and Center for Southern Craft and Design
From the author of You Are Where You Eat: Stories and Recipes from the Neighborhoods of New Orleans (University Press of Mississippi), Elsa Hahne’s latest book, The Gravy: In the Kitchen with New Orleans Musicians (High ISO Music) evolved out of a monthly column of the same name in OffBeat magazine, a New Orleans music publication. The thought was that there was a strong connection between musicians and food: many cooked for themselves while on the road, and quite a few of them had jobs in the restaurant industry. The musicians are based in New Orleans, and Hahne got 44 of them to participate in the book: Irma Thomas, 10th Ward Buck, Susan Cowsill, John Boutté, Sean Yseult, and Mystikal are just a sampling.
Special guests from this book will be at the booksigning!
Contact: Rachel Ford, 504.539.9650, rford@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Tribute to Gary Hirstius
May 30, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall
New Orleans native, guitarist, singer-songwriter and private investigator Gary Bruce Hirstius died at his home in Metairie on Friday, May 25, 2012. Known as the "rock and roll detective," Gary was well-known for his soulful lyrics and sandpaper vocals. He left behind an expansive musical catalogue in which his spirit and legacy lives on. Hirstius began as a guitarist/vocalist with his garage band Mongrel and continued his musical career with Lil Brooklyn, the Topcats, Continental Drifters, the Jr. Mays Band, Levon Helm, Gary Hirstius and Day 7. Gary last performed at the Tropical Isle on Bourbon Street and with Creole Soul and worked on a variety of projects.
Line up as of May 17:
The Storyville Jazz Band led by Bruce Hirstius
Tommy Malone and Ray Ganacheau
Kim Carson
Jim McCormick
Little Brooklyn reunion
The Junior Mays Band reunion
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Mint Julep
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Purchase Tickets Online
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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June 2013
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Ogden After Hours: Marc Stone
June 6, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
As a producer, bandleader, or guitarist, Marc has worked with countless major roots music artists, including Eddie Bo, Betty Harris, the Campbell Brothers, Marva Wright, C.J. Chenier, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Anders Osborne, Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, John Boutte, Papa John Gros, Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite, Theresa Andersson and many others.
Marc Stone released his 2010 album to rave reviews. Led by Marc's guitar and vocals, Trickeration and Rascality delivers original horn-driven blues, gritty funk-rock, and soulful acoustic tunes that pull from his extensive musical background and an exciting array of influences. Marc called on his favorite players to back him with veteran producer Vasti Jackson at the board. Terrance Simien, Big Al Carson, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Kirk Joseph, Joe Krown, the Bonerama Horns, and a host of brilliant musicians all bring their wizardry to the tracks. The album hit the streets just in time for Marc's appearances at the 2010 French Quarter Festival and his debut as an artist at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, where Marc's band lit up the festival's largest stage on a bill with the Allman Brothers Band and Levon Helm.
In addition to performing with his band around New Orleans and beyond, Marc frequently tours internationally with his band and with his acoustic Blues Duo, playing prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe. Marc is also a member of one of Louisiana's hottest Zydeco bands, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters, and plays steel guitar with Africa-New Orleans super-group Ensemble Fatien. Ensemble Fatien released their debut on Threadhead Records this spring and have put on spectacular shows at both the French Quarter Festival and Jazz Fest. Projects produced by Marc and featuring many legends of Blues, Soul, R&B and Gospel have appeared at top name venues and festivals around the world, including Lincoln Center in New York City.
When he's not on stage or in the studio, Marc is on the air as host and programmer of the Soul Serenade on New Orleans' Jazz and Heritage station, WWOZ. In his 10 years on the air Marc has built up a large and loyal listenership and hosted many living legends for on air performances and interviews.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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The O-Mazing Race
June 8, 2013 |
Special Event
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off-site
Presented by the Kohlmeyer Circle.
Spend an unforgettable afternoon in the French Quarter where teams of 4 to 8 people will pursue clues, testing their knowledge of all things Southern culture - music, art, literature and fashion - in this exhilarating, interactive scavenger hunt adventure.
In the past, from the starting gun's craze to the Quarter's beignets, contestants found secret gardens and galleries, touched ghosts and tarots, got carts and body art, and serenaded our city while sipping its finest concoctions. They sang karaoke, learned Russian history, and found the Saints. Nude girls! Recording studios! Movie stars! Anything can and will happen this year!
Besides having an O-Mazing time, race participants will also be raising funds for a good cause: the programs presented by the Ogden Museum’s Kohlmeyer Circle, a group of young arts and cultural enthusiasts. Programs include: Ogden Playdate; Southern Storytellers; Ogden Nightcap; Haute and Handmade (fashion show); Collecting 101; sponsoring an artist’s exhibition for White Linen Night; and of course, the O-Mazing Race.
You don't want to miss this chance to test your knowledge in all things New Orleans, win prizes, and support the Ogden Museum!
Contact: Membership and Development Department, 504.539.9616, cconnor@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden Museum Art & Drama Summer Camp
June 10, 2013 - June 21, 2013 |
Education
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Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Two week camp (June 10 - June 21)
Students entering grades 2 – 5
Working with local artists and actors, children will learn basic art and performance skills, create the script, props, scenery and more for an original multi-act play performed on the last day of camp.
Cost; Museum members: $250; nonmuseum members: $275
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Colin Lake
June 13, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall
“Part songwriter, part blues singer, part slide guitar phenomenon, Colin Lake is paving a musical road all his own. At the beginning of 2009, that road brought the Pacific Northwest native to New Orleans and it wasn't long before his powerful voice could be heard regularly at venues throughout the city and over the airwaves of WWOZ fm. Marked by soulful, pleading vocals, Lake's music incorporates elements of soul, rock and folk to create a sound and feel that is strongly original and disarmingly familiar.
Shows with his band have become known as high-energy, gospel-infused house-rockers, while Lake's poignant solo performances can silence audiences of any size. In 2011 Lake recorded and released the album The Ones I Love, which was soon named one of the top ten local releases of the year by Keith Spera of the New Orleans Times Picayune. As his reputation for authentic, down-home presentation continues to grow, Lake can be found on a variety of stages performing for captivated audiences and alongside some of the biggest names in New Orleans music.”
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Purchase Tickets Online
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden Museum Visual Culture Summer Camp
June 17, 2013 - June 28, 2013 |
Education
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Two week camp (June 17 – 28 )
Students entering grades 8 – 12
How do images affect us? How do artists communicate their ideas visually? Where do artists get their ideas? What do you have to say? Using photography as the lens for this exploration and the Ogden Museum as the backdrop, students will investigate the connections between art making, social justice and how art making can create social change. Students will learn about visual culture and how what we see affects our perception of the world around us.
The camp will culminate in a student-curated exhibit. Students should have a basic understanding of photography or take the Photography 101 camp.
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden Museum Photography 101 Summer Camp
June 17, 2013 - June 28, 2013 |
Education
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Two week camp (June 17 – 28)
Students entering grades 8 – 12
Inspired by the photography in the collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the city of New Orleans, students will learn how to create powerful and impactful images. Students will learn the basic elements and foundations of photography including composition, lighting, exposure, and manual functions of their camera. Students will learn how to look at the world around them with a fresh perspective and how to communicate their ideas visually.
The camp will culminate in a student-curated photography exhibit. Students do not need to have prior photography experience.
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Jimbo Mathus Trio
June 20, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall
Entertainer, singer, instrumentalist, songwriter and tankerman Jimbo Mathus was born in 1967 in Oxford, Mississippi. His early life was filled with music, as his father and relatives were skilled instrumentalists and singers. He began joining the family musical circle at an early age and by age 8 was proficient at mandolin. By 15, Jimbo had been taught the rudiments of guitar, piano and harmony singing. The family’s repertoire consisted of hundreds of folk, bluegrass, country blues and pre-recorded songs passed down through the Mathis and Byrd families.
In 2010, Mathus wrote and produced a successful historical musical revue entitled Mosquitoville, and he led the 11-person cast in performances for communities across the state of Mississippi. He also helped form the South Memphis String Band with long-time collaborators Luther Dickinson and Alvin “G.E.” Youngblood Hart, and once again signing with a label – Memphis International Records. Jimbo Mathus and his current band, The Tri-State Coalition, released their album Confederate Buddha on Memphis International Records in May 2011 to much critical acclaim. In 2012, alongside musician/producer Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Mathus and Tri-State recorded the album White Buffalo at Delta Recording Services in February 2012. Mathus later dismantled and closed the studio in March.
He released a six-song solo vinyl EP entitled Blue Light in July 2012 on Big Legal Mess Records. Mathus and Tri-State’s White Buffalo was released on Fat Possum Records in January 2013.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Purchase Tickets Online
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden Museum Art & Design Summer Camp
June 24, 2013 - July 5, 2013 |
Education
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Two week camp (June 24 - July 5)
Students entering grades 2 – 5
Children will explore the intersection of art and design through jewelry-making, fashion, and other decorative arts to create functional, beautiful objects culminating with their own gallery show.
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Andrew Duhon
June 27, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Andrew Duhon began writing in high school spurred on by a fascination with the literary works of Emerson and Thoreau as well as poets Walt Whitman and Robert Frost. During the summer of 2004, Duhon worked and lived at an old retreat house on the outskirts of the French Quarter. It was then that he fell in love with the character of New Orleans. A year later Hurricane Katrina left the city and his former French Quarter home crippled. The blues that he had found in the French Quarter rang true as he continued to write.
The honesty in Andrew Duhon’s songwriting is a result of the self-realization that he has found through his writing. His music and performances reflect his personal perspective in a very real way, and his voice leaves no gaps in the experience as he sings with a conviction all too befitting of his raw, personal writings.
Duhon’s debut album "Songs I Wrote Before I Knew You" was released in 2008. His latest album "Dreaming When You Leave" was recorded with the Lonesome Crows and released in 2010.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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July 2013
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No Ogden After Hours--Happy Fourth of July!
July 4, 2013 |
Southern Music
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Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: Brian Quezergue
July 11, 2013 |
Southern Music
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Bassist Brian Quezergue is the son of the late Wardell Quezergue (kuh-ZEHR), who arranged “Chapel of Love” for the Dixie Cups and was dubbed the “Creole Beethoven” by Allen Toussaint.
Last year in the blues tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Brian led a group of his father’s friends and band alumni including Tony Owens, Robert Parker and The Dixie Cups. Brian’s debut album "Reflections" was released in 2010. He can be seen performing his bass guitar at various venues in the New Orleans area.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden Museum Fashion Camp
July 15, 2013 - July 26, 2013 |
Education
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10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Two week camp (July 15 – 26)
Students entering grade 7 and up
The Ogden's catwalk will be yours at this two-week intensive camp for wearable art, culminating in a runway presentation. Use your innate fashion prowess to create a signature style. Build your very own professional dress form and customize a runway-ready garment using basic clothing templates and sewing techniques. Learn industry standard fashion illustration and design. Then, walk the runway in our exciting finale to this two-week program. Workshop led by Parsons School of Design graduate and former Seventh Avenue designer, Veronica Cho.
Contact: Ellen Balkin, 504.539.9608, ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
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Ogden After Hours: The Honorable South
July 18, 2013 |
General Event
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
Founded in 2008 by Charm Taylor and Matthew Rosenbeck, The Honorable South has refined and developed into a progressively sharpened and unique indie and afro-rock sound. Their music has been described as reminiscent of the eclectic blend of Modest Mouse, the raw rock anthem energy of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the feel good verse of Outkast, and the soulful commentary of Nina Simone.
The Honorable South has evolved to include noted and highly regarded New Orleans percussionist Jamal Batiste, bassist Jarred “Nation” Savwoir, and producer, guitarist, Danny Kartel. “Dirty in the Light” EP was released by the band in 2009. This being their first release, it finally put the talent and potential of the group on display for the world.
After the release of “Dirty in the Light”, The Honorable South showcased their talent playing shows and sets across different venues in the city, and garnering sales of their EP on the street locally and as far away as the U.K and Japan. Since the release of “I Love My Tribe”, the band has been featured in 365 Dreams “Band of the Day” App for Iphone, the cover of a local alternative newspaper, and has the informed ears of the world buzzing about The Honorable South.
OAH Lagniappe!
O Bar: Fabulous specialty cocktail
O Fun: Kids' Art Activity Table
O Yum: Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering
Free for members | 10$ at the door for non-members
Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9612, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org
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October 2013
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O What a Night Gala -- An unforgettable evening of art, music and cuisine with Southern flair!
October 26, 2013 |
Special Event
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6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Through out The Ogden Museum Complex
The “O What a Night Gala” promises to be the event of the season with art, music and culinary talents that reflect the importance and influence of Southern culture across the globe.
The funds raised at this event allow the Museum to continue its mission of showcasing the diversity and importance of Southern art through exhibitions and education initiatives.
O What Art!
Live and silent auction art from noted Southern artists. Auctions also include “artful objects,” and this year there will be a special surprise!
O What Cuisine!
The gala is known for its exceptional cuisine created by award-winning chefs based in the South. Featured chefs have included: Donald Link (Herbsaint, Cochon/New Orleans, La.), Stephen Stryjewski (Cochon/New Orleans, La.), Chris Hastings (Hot and Hot Fish Club/Birmingham, Ala.), Robert Carter (Carter’s Kitchen, Rutledge Cab Co./Charleston, S.C.), Tariq Hanna (Sucre/New Orleans), among others.
O What an Honor! Presentation of the Opus Award
The Opus Award, founded in 2007, is given each year to a member of the arts community whose life’s work constitutes a major contribution to the cultural landscape of the South.
Previous Opus Award winners have included: Art Neville (2007), Arthur Q. Davis (2008), R. Philip Hanes (2009), Jessica Lange (2010), T. G. Solomon (2010-Lifetime Achievement), George Dureau (2011) and Lin Emery (2012).
Contact: Membership and Development Department, 504.539.9616, cconnor@ogdenmuseum.org
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