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SUMMER ISSUE IS COMING SOON!
New Orleans Nightscapes
photo essay by Frank Relle
Roads Scholar: Nick Spitzer and the Origins of American Routes interview by Michael Sartisky San Francisco, New Orleans and Disasters of the Centuries by John T. Magill Reperceiving Place by Richard Campanella Rebounding from Rita by Eric Cormier, photographs by Lori Waselchuk Across Morehouse and West Carroll Parishes with Catharine Cole foreward by Joan B. and Jack McLaughlin, photographs by Lee Estes | ||||||
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LCV TAKES TOP PRESS AWARDS-AGAIN!
The following awards were presented at the June
24th awards banquet. :
BEST PUBLICATION: Louisiana Cultural Vistas
BEST EDITORIAL:LEH President Michael
Sartisky for "The New Orleans of
Possibility." He was also awarded the "Ashton Phelps
Sr. Memorial Award for Editorial Writing."
FEATURE STORY:
2nd Place--LEH board member John
Biguenet for "Back to New
Orleans"
PHOTO STORY:
1st Place--David Rae Morris for "Back to New
Orleans." He also received the "Hal Ledet President's
Print Photography Award."
2nd Place--William Greiner for "Welcome to the Fallen
Paradise"
3rd Place--Richard Sexton for "Sign Language"
CRITICAL REVIEW:
2nd Place--LCV book reviewer Thomas Uskali
for "Splitting Heirs"
LAYOUT/DESIGN:
1st Place--LCV designer Toan Nguyen for "Capitol
Improvements"
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Miranda Restovic has joined the PRIME TIME
team
and will be working with Shantrell Adams, Dianne
Brady, and Faye Flanagan as the program continues
to experience phenomenal growth.
These PRIME TIME staff members were very active during the Annual Conference of the American Library Association held in New Orleans June 22-28. On Friday, June 23 over 40 PRIME TIME “veterans” attending the conference enjoyed a wine and cheese reception held at the Louisiana Humanities Center where the newest titles included in the bilingual syllabi were displayed. On Saturday, June 24, PRIME TIME participated in the Diversity Fair on the Exhibit Hall floor. Finally, on Sunday, June 25, panelists from NEH and ALA joined librarians from Florida, New Mexico, and Louisiana to present a program outlining the national expansion of the award-winning family literacy model. The PRIME TIME summer workshop is scheduled for August 4-5 in New Orleans at Le Pavillon Hotel. We are looking forward to participants from Louisiana joining attendees from Ohio, Georgia and South Dakota. | ||||||
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The LEH congratulates the 21 cultural and
educational organizations who were recently awarded
$288,091 in grants at its spring deadlines. Click here
for details.
Outreach Grant Deadline is Monday, July 17.
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots
Music
Natural Resources in Louisiana’s Cultural Traditions The 2006 Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival July 21-22, 2006 ( Press Release) (Website) | ||||||
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The LEH board of directors approved a $15,000 grant
for the Louisiana Association of Museums (LAM). LAM,
a statewide professional and museum
development services provider, the only one of its
kind in Louisiana,
has lost its appropriation in the current
administration’s budget and now has an operating
budget that barely provides for a part-time executive
director. While $15,000 cannot meet all of LAM’s
needs, it will almost double its budget and enable the
organization to maintain critical services and seek
alternative sources of
support.
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RELIC offers adult readers the opportunity to
engage in diverse and intellectually challenging
reading and discussion of literary and historical texts
in the humanities in local libraries across the
state.
The Summer/Fall 2006 schedule is available. Click here and see if there is a RELIC program in your parish. | ||||||
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A SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT
Julien Poydras Museum 6/30/2006 - 8/10/2006 500 West Main Street New Roads, LA Museum Hours: 10am-4pm Thurs.-Sat.; 1-4pm Sun. For more information call: 225-638-3998 Upcoming Events Saturday, July 15 Pecans in Pointe Coupee Tour Bergeron’s Pecan Shelling Plant 10003 False River Rd Sat-Sun., July 22 & 23 How Men Cook (tickets $6) A local food preparation, presentation and tasting of wild game and Creole favorites. | ||||||
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The LEH has released a 35-Year Report,
summarizing the organization’s
investment and impact in Louisiana. Established in
1971, the LEH has invested $38.5 million in humanities
programs and projects that have reached people and
community organizations in every parish in the state.
An audience of more than 70 million people has
benefited from all LEH-supported programs. If you
would like a copy of this report, please contact the
LEH.
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Suite 300 New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 504.523.4352 Fax: 504.529.2358 email: lahum@leh.org website: http://www.leh.org | ||||||
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