Published: Jan. 15, 2023, 1:16 a.m.
504. Part 2 of our
interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of
New
Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new
book,
New
Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New
Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of
important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these
stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the
human imagination.
This book leads the reader along five
thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal,
St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how
the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely
related ways to the environments they share."
- This week in Louisiana history. January 13, 1818 Noah Ludlow
opens St. Philip Street Theatre.
- This week in New Orleans history. Danny Barker. January 13,
1909. African-America Creole guitar and banjo player,
songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher,
storyteller, humorist, actor, painter. Jazz Hall of Fame
member. Recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts
Music Master Award and numerous other honors. Played on
more than 1,000 records of Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bebop, and
Traditional.
- This week in Louisiana.
Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade.
Saturday, January 28, 2023.
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewe-of-chewbacchus
The 900-member Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a Sci-Fi
themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a self-described
satirical space cult. Chewbacchus consists of over 150
distinct subkrewes, each of which pays loving (and sometimes
satirical) homage to the full spectrum of Science Fiction,
Fantasy, Horror and everything in between. Chewbacchus is a
model of creative collaboration and has grown into a
self-sustaining tradition. The parade consists of roughly 100
contraptions which are either pushed, pedaled, or pulled and
are built onto bicycles, homemade trailers, and shopping
carts. Chewbacchus believes that green parades are the “Future
of Revelry” and does not use internal combustion engines to
power floats.
- Postcards from Louisiana. Young Fellas Brass Band.
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