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Posted September 2010
For the third consecutive year, the Arts Council of Central Louisiana has been selected as a host for the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Series. The first film on the circuit, “The Glass House,” directed Hamid Rahmanian, will be screened in the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in Alexandria on Friday, September 24th. The series [...]
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Several months ago, I wrote an article about an upcoming show at the LSUA University Gallery. “Every Man A King, But No One Wears A Crown” will open at the Gallery on September 17th, which coincides with Government Day at LSUA. We will host an opening reception from 11:00am until 1:00pm. Guest speakers for the [...]
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Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes is Lagniappe Theatre Company’s first show to completely book in from Nashville. Jason Petty is brilliant as Hank Williams and he brings his entire band with him as they recreate a magical night that will transport you back to a Hank Williams concert. This nostalgic look at Hank [...]
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With all of the dismal news of late, it appears that our “ivory towers” may indeed be falling. Louisiana’s institutions of higher learning face a monetary crisis and there seems to be a mad shuffle going on that may result in “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” Of course that term, “ivory tower”, has not always [...]
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You have two opportunities to decide what will be included in your photographs. The first is when you actually take the picture. The other, often overlooked, opportunity is the ability to crop before you print or otherwise use your photo. Many people only think of “cropping out” bad stuff, but there is much more to [...]
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By now, everyone knows the funding concerns the museum faces. Most museums and Arts Organizations face similar challenges with granting sources becoming slimmer and the economy challenging us all. AMoA continues to provide quality exhibits and arts related programming accessible to all citizens of Central Louisiana and works collaboratively to serve our community. Yoga in [...]
Continue ReadingPosted August 2010
As summer art camp winds down and the temperature goes up for this last sweltering month of summer, programming remains strong at AMoA. Our opening in July was great fun with the focus on local artists. In Forest Light by Brooks DeFee, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at NSU and the annual exhibit by [...]
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River Oaks is proud to once again collaborate and feature works by the talented young artists of St. Mary’s Residential Training School. Self portraits painted by the children attending St. Mary’s Residential Training School’s Autism and ABA Learning Center will be featured in the Stokes-Harris Gallery. “Art is a very important and meaningful way for [...]
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The Red River Chorale will hold auditions for its 2010 – 2011 concert season on August 16th at 7:00pm in the Choir Room of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, 626 4th Street in downtown Alexandria. Founded in 2005, the chorale is a non-sectarian group of approximately fifty singers from Central Louisiana. It is open to any [...]
Continue ReadingPosted August 2010
This is no ordinary fall for the Rapides Symphony. In addition to the normal run-up to the beginning of the concert season, we will also be launching our Rapides Symphony Community Music School, a really exciting program for the Symphony and our community. The RSO Community Music School is designed to serve students of all [...]
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