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THE COLLECTION THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 Royal Street • New Orleans, LA 70130-2179 www.hnoc.org • (504) 523-4662 CALENDAR OF EVENTS “Telling the Stories of Our Region to New Orleans and the World” The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. The public is invited to tour The Collection’s galleries, house museum, and exhibitions, and to use the research facilities. Visit the Shop at The Collection for special gift items and books. CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: All exhibitions are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861 October 1, 2008–February 20, 2009 Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Prints Past & Prints Present: Limited Editions from Louisiana Presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art Through December 2008 The New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle City Park Wednesday, 12–8 p.m., Thursday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is free for Louisiana residents; regular admission rates apply to all other patrons. The fourth collaborative exhibition between Among the prints on display at a joint The Historic New exhibition between the New Orleans Museum Orleans Collection and of Art and The Historic New Orleans Collection the New Orleans is John McCrady’s lithograph Swing Low Sweet Chariot, 1938 or 1939; Museum of Art, Prints The Historic New Orleans Collection, Past & Prints Present: partial gift of Dr. James W. Nelson Limited Editions from Louisiana, opens September 13 at NOMA. The exhibition, which draws from the collections of both museums, features prints by more than 50 printmakers who visited or resided in New Orleans from the late 19th century through the present. Prints Past & Prints Present includes 60 artworks by such notable artists as George Dureau, Caroline Durieux, Morris Henry Hobbs, John McCrady, Clarence Millet, John Scott, Noel Rockmore, and Ellsworth and William Woodward. The pieces represent a wide range of subjects, including landscapes, seascapes, street scenes, cemetery scenes, still lifes, genre scenes, and French Quarter views, in a variety of printing techniques. LECTURES, EVENTS & WORKSHOPS: Seventh Annual Les Comédiens Français Lecture Manon Lescaut by Dr. Quinn Peeper Thursday, October 2, 6:30 p.m. Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street A discussion of the opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the novel by the Abbé Prevost. Fifth Annual Francisco Bouligny Lecture Smoking Other Men’s Pipes: Gayoso’s Negotiations at Nogales, 1793 by Dr. Patricia Galloway Thursday, October 16 6:30 pm Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street Concerts in the Courtyard Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos Cocktails by Sazerac Rye Whiskey Friday, October 17 5:30–8 p.m. (Rain or shine) Royal Street Complex Courtyard, 533 Royal Street. Admission is $10 at the door; free for THNOC members Concerts in the Courtyard Theresa Andersson Friday, November 21, 2008, 5:30-8 p.m. (Rain or shine) Royal Street Complex Courtyard, 533 Royal Street Admission is $10 at the door; free for THNOC members Architectural Tours of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s Buildings and Courtyards 533 Royal Street The Historic New Orleans Collection’s newest guided tour explores the history of French Quarter architecture, how courtyards developed, and the distinguishing features of each architectural style represented at THNOC. Tours are $5.00 per person and are offered Tuesday–Saturday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 523-4662 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION Visit The Collection Online: www.hnoc.org; email: wrc@hnoc.org TOURS: Louisiana History Galleries, Williams Residence and Architecture of The Collection’s Buildings and Courtyards (533 Royal Street); 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.; Admission, $5.00; school groups free, call Bunny Hinckley, (504) 598-7182 for reservations. FREE ADMISSION 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 598-7171 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER 23 http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org

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Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2008 Contents Friends Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities New Orleans Immortelle The Historic New Orleans Collection Highland-Fairfield: The Historic Heart of Shreveport The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Perils of the Mississippi River Louisiana Foodways Harvest of Life King Oliver: The Forgotten King of Jazz Louisiana Architecture Jazz Notes Louisiana State Museum Eye of the Storm Louisiana Association of Museums Soul Resin Bookstand Sound Advice Forum

Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2008

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