Please Come to The Seven Ring Circus

Dear Reader,

It has been wonderful crafting this blog, and growing together with you, forming a type of community.
Which is why it is so exciting to tell you about this new enterprise on the artists and the life of working artists.

 I feel like the time has come to leave this blog as a marking stone on the path at the start of a new adventure and a new venue: http://the7ringcircus.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you there soon!

Cordially,
London Rothko

Don't It Make Ya Wanna Holler?

Prototype of the young, contemplative Stanley Kowalski

Guess what? Time to get your holler on, because the Tennessee Williams Festival, held in New Orleans, is about to commence! March 20-24, 2013. Check it out, yo: http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/

Don't you just love festivals and conferences! They inspire. They encourage. They are an opportunity to gather around watering holes and confab -- and how fab is that? Festivals have many of the ingredients employed to shake, stir and Pimp That Muse!

New Orleans is an exciting destination for fests, meet-up, assignations, and gatherings of bibliophiles and aficionados of the narrative arts. The Crescent City is home to many beloved authors, historical and contemporary, its lush atmosphere has been backdrop to diverse narrative of page, screen, and stage, and it’s host to two long-running festivals, Words and Music, and the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival.

You’re from out of town? You get to stay in a hotel -- and hotels are fun! Each New Orleans neighborhood has distinctive character, and should be visited, yet there are advantages to in staying in the French Quarter; it is central and the locus of local culture. There is a lodging for every taste and budget. Book early, accommodations fill. Consider yourself warned….Consider, for special occasions/other-people’s money: Hotel Monteleone. Moderate: Hotel St. Pierre. Budget -- youth hostels close to the Quarter.

In the Quarter you’ll want to visit Faulkner House Books, an intimate space specializing in regional tomes and proffering author readings. For gently pre-loved books, locals swear by Dauphine Street Books, Librairie, and Crescent City. On Thursday evenings, drop by the Gold Mine Saloon for the 17 Poets Reading Series.

The fashionable Marigny neighborhood, an easy stroll to Frenchman Street, leads to Faubourg Marigny Art and Books -- specializing in works for the LGBQT community. While on Frenchman, the scent of regional cooking will tempt you. Consider dining at the family run Praline Connection, then coffee at Café Rose Nicaud. Followed by jazz at Snug Harbor, The Spotted Cat, and/or D.B.A.

A visit to the enchanting New Orleans Healing Center on Saint Claude Avenue can be an event in itself. While there, slip into Maple Street Books and sojourn to Café Istanbul for music and the Youth Poetry Slam.

Take the a streetcar called Uptown to meander along Magazine Street, miles of shops and restaurants nestled in unique storefronts and houses. There you’ll find the outstanding Maple Street Books and Garden District Book Shops. Unwind in Audubon Park. On Sunday, hit the Maple Leaf Bar for the longest running poetry reading in the USA, the Everette C. Maddox Memorial Prose & Poetry Reading. Then, back to the Quarter for a stroll along the Mississippi, and late night dinner and drinks on Decatur Street. Then a visit for beignets and chicory coffee at Café du Monde (open 24/7), with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and shared stories.

 

Hold the Presses!

Religious scholars may argue the veracity of heaven, but there is no doubt that the Tamarind Gallery in Albuquerque is the place that lithographs and prints go when they are very, very good.

On March 8th, the Tamarind Gallery held the reception for Good in the Kitchen: An exhibition curated by John Mulvany, exploring gender and scenes of domesticity. Stand out pieces included Sue Cole's "The Unspeakable Pursuing the Uneatable,"  "Tiago Gualberto's "Pay Per Doll," and Harrell Fletcher's "Holiday."

While you have missed the reception, not to worry -- I ate  your share of gallery nibbles (and they were yummy!). Also not to worry, because the show is up until March 13th. For those not fortunate enough to be in the Land of Enchantment, you may view it online: http://tamarind.unm.edu/images/online_exhibits/Good_in_the_Kitchen.pdf

The gallery on the second floor is home of changing exhibits, and  is open to the public (free of charge), displaying the work of well-known artists such as Jime Dine, Hung Li, Willie Cole, James Siena, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (to name just a few). Prints are also available for purchase -- The Tamarind Gallery is a place for print-makers to learn and practice their craft, and is affiliated with the University of New Mexico.

http://tamarind.unm.edu/
Tamarind Institute
2500 Central Avenue SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Phone: (505) 277-3901
Fax: (505) 277-3920