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On Friday, October 19, the LEH will celebrate
the election season with two documentaries
films: "Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics"
(1992) and "Uncle Earl" (1986). Funded with
LEH grants, these films explore the history,
personalities, and legacy of the state's
unique political culture. The films'
directors: Louis Alvarez; Andrew Kolker, and
Rick Smith will be on-hand for discussion
and refreshments will be served. The
documentaries will be shown at the LEH's new
Louisiana Humanities Center, 938 Lafayette
St., New Orleans. Doors open at 6pm and
admission is $5, free for LEH members. For
more information or to make a reservation,
contact Brian Boyles, (504)-620-2632, or boyles@leh.org
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The LEH opened its remarkable John T. Scott
art collection to the public on Sept. 20 at a
special reception for Scott's family.
John Scott was one of those rare artistic
spirits who let the "sidewalks of New
Orleans" speak to his soul and
imagination. Through his singular
art, he has left us a visual and artistic
legacy that will inspire us for generations.
That is why the Louisiana Endowment for the
Humanities has embarked on its mission to
make the LEH Humanities Center a focal point
for Scott's art, for no other artist has
captured the cultural spirit and complexities
of New Orleans and its people as eloquently.
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The LEH has extended its deadline to Oct. 19
for university professors to submit
applications to teach LEH summer Teacher
Institutes for Advanced. Professors
participating in the program receive their
full summer school salaries and fringe and
teachers receive academic credit, textbooks
and stipends. Having funded more than 200
similar institutes in a broad range of
humanities topics, the LEH anticipates
funding up to 5 Teacher Institutes for
Advanced Study for the summer 2008. These
intensive seminars, led by university
professors on both public and private
campuses around the state, improve teachers'
effectiveness and enrich their understanding
and appreciation of the humanities subjects
they teach. Suggested areas of study include,
but are not limited to, American history and
literature, Louisiana history and literature,
Southern history and literature, ethnic
studies, art history, geography and
culture,
language and culture, world history and
literature, poetry, mythology and legends.
Teacher feedback indicates that the most
popular and effective topics focus on core
humanities content-new approaches to
traditional themes are especially successful.
For more information about the program and
applications, contact Dr. Gary Talarchek at
the LEH, 504-620-2627 or talarchek@leh.org.
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The LEH Board of Directors named three new
board members at its Sept. 20 meeting.
Joining the board were New Orleans City
Council member James Carter, retired Dillard
University Provost Henry Lacey, and Edwin
"Rod" Rodriguez, Jr., first vice president of
Merrill Lynch of New Orleans. The LEH Board
also re-elected Judy Bajoie of New Orleans,
Paul Haygood of New Orleans, Sarah Kracke of
Baton Rouge, and Drew Ranier of Lake Charles
to new three-year terms. The LEH's new
executive committee includes Dr. Alice
Pecoraro of Morgan City, Chair; Cleland
Powell of New Orleans, Vice Chair; Janet Wood
of Lafayette, Treasurer; and, Lewis McHenry
of New Orleans, Secretary. At-large members
include Phil Earhart of Lake Charles, Chair
of the Nominations Committee; Sarah Kracke of
Baton Rouge, Chair of the Legislative
Committee; and, Kevin Kelly of New Orleans,
Chair of the Development Committee.
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The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is
now accepting nominations for its Annual
Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the
Humanities including the Humanities of the
Year, Humanities Teacher of the Year,
Humanities Book of the Year, the Chair's
Institutional Award for Support of the
Humanities, etc. Winners will be honored next
spring at the Annual Humanities Event.
For a complete description of each award and the nomination process, click here... |
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On Sept. 10, the LEH convened PRIME TIME Inc.
first nationwide advisory group to discuss
strategic plans for the national expansion of
PRIME TIME. Attending the meeting at the LEH
Education Center at Turners' Hall were
Jacquie Brinkley, Library Development
Services, California State Library; Carole
Fiore, Library Consultant in Florida; Jane
Renner Hood, Executive Director of the
Nebraska Humanities Council; Karen
McPheeters, Library Administrator, Farmington
Public Library in New Mexico; Virginia Smith,
Executive Director of the Kentucky Humanities
Council; and Jim Trojanowski, Director of the
Northern Waters Library System in Wisconsin.
Representing six states where more than 190 PRIME TIME programs have been implemented, advisory group members shared experiences and offered advice that will guide the LEH in sustaining and continuing national expansion. |
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With a $10,522 grant from the LEH, this
year's Creole Heritage Celebration in
Natchitoches will includes sessions on
migrations, language, books, films and music
by scholars Dana Kress, A. P. Tureaud, Dayna
Bowker Lee, and Hiram Gregory among others.
Also included will be film screenings, a
Family History Station with access to the
Creole Family History Database, children's
activities, a Creole luncheon and a play
under the direction of Janet LaCour, the
Christian Mothers and the Northwestern State
University Theatre. Demonstrations on the art
of making Filé (gumbo seasonings) using
sassafras leaves and the process involved in
creating bousillage used in the walls
of traditional Creole dwellings also will
take place during the conference. Conference
dates - October 11-14, Natchitoches
For more information call 318-357-6685 or go to www.nsula.edu/creole/heritageday.asp |
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Bethune Middle Academy in Shreveport,
Louisiana, hosted its first PRIME TIME Family
Reading Time on Sept. 11, 2007. Drs. Helen
Taylor and Janine Demerath are serving
jointly as the scholar and storyteller, using
Paul Fleischman's chapter book Seed
Folks, along with the Journeys
series. Carmelee Thorpe, the librarian, and
Dr. Perry Daniel, the principal, have worked
hard to recruit seventh graders and their
families for this program, which will run
eight weeks this fall and will be repeated
for other families in the spring. Teacher
workshops for the humanities teachers at this
school also will be offered both this fall
and spring, allowing for additional
reinforcement for the students' reading.
This PRIME TIME program is targeting 7th
graders for the first time and includes an
evaluation component to track academic
achievement, attendance, discipline
referrals, and library usage.
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The LEH's PRIME TIME family reading program
will be hosted at the Ogden Museum of
Southern Art in New Orleans for the first
time this fall. Reaching out to disadvantaged
families is a shared goal of PRIME TIME and
the Ogden, making this collaboration uniquely
powerful. The 8-week program will include six
traditional PRIME TIME sessions, with the
last two weeks dedicated to an illustration
project based on the work of southern artist
Benny Andrews, whose work is featured at the
museum. In addition, participants will enjoy
the programming in a different gallery of the
museum each week, being exposed to the
diverse artistic representation of Southern
artists. Ogden partnered with Good Shepherd
Nativity School in recruiting families. The
tuition-free school is offering community
service hours to families that attend PRIME TIME.
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The LSU Museum of Art exhibit and catalogue
"The Line That Roars: Editorial Cartoons in
the Age of Anxiety," underwritten by a
$15,600 LEH grant, covers the work of three
prize-winning contemporary editorial
cartoonists: David Norwood of The
Advocate,
Steve Kelley of the New Orleans
Times-Picayune and two-time Pulitzer Prize
winner David Horsey of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer. The exhibition
illuminates editorial cartoons' power of
humor, satire and parody to convey a wide
range of messages.
The LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, exhibition dates are Sept. 28-Feb 10. For more information call 225-389-7200 |
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LEH's RELIC Summer/Fall programming activity
is underway. For adult reading programs in
your area, see RELIC's schedule and call your
local library.
The program "The American West in Fact and Fiction" will examine the material and spiritual worlds of the Caddo nation as the Old Southwest was opened up to westward expansion by white settlers and prospectors. The opening session on Oct. 2 will be devoted to "Archaeology Week" So, if you live in Shreveport, dig up your back yards and bring your potsherds, projectile points and peace pipes for show and tell. |
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Oct. 1:
Teacher Institute for Advanced Study Grants Public Humanities Grants
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