TEACHER INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED STUDY
PRIME TIME in the K-8 Classroom
09-910-112 / $31,921
Louisiana State University at Shreveport
A graduate-level seminar focusing on the incorporation of the award-winning PRIME TIME metholodogy in elementary and middle school classrooms, and reinforcing family reading at home.
The Beat Generation
09-910-114 / $28,900
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Dr. Michael Alleman
A graduate-level seminar tied to Louisiana education performance benchmarks focusing on the literary works of authors such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and more.
FESTIVALS AND INFORMANCES
Carrying on Louisiana's Indian Culture: Music, Crafts and Collaboration
09-910-073 / $10,801
City of Kenner
Tracy Bruno
A public program series interpreting various aspects of Native American cultures from Louisiana and the greater Southeast.
Louisiana Crossroads Season 10
09-910-080 / $16,000
Acadiana Arts Council
Vicki Chrisman
A season of interpretive presentations showcasing the history and culture of Louisiana roots music.
2009 Louisiana Book Festival
09-910-081 / $17,244
Louisiana Library Foundation
James Davis
Interpretive lecture and discussion series at the seventh annual festival in Baton Rouge.
McNeese Banners Lecture Series
09-910-120 / $5,000
McNeese Foundation
Mary Richardson
Public lectures offered at McNeese State University’s annual arts and humanities series.
7th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
OG 09-809-077 / $1,000
NO/AIDS Task Force
Paul Willis
Panel discussions and lectures on contemporary GLBT literature.
New Populations in Louisiana: Narrative Sessions at the 2009 Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival
OG 09-910-080 / $2,000
Northwestern State University
Dr. Shane Rasmussen
Public programs exploring the cultural influence of emerging ethnic communities in Louisiana.
The Real American Dream
OG 09-910-081 / $2,433
Ascension Parish Library
Dr. John May
The tenth in a series of annual humanities-based summer film festivals.
5th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival
OG 09-910-101 / $2,500
Cinema on the Bayou Film Society
Rebecca L. Hudsmith
A series of panel discussions accompanying humanities-based documentary films on topics in Louisiana history and culture.
LIVING HISTORY
Talking History: A Historical Re-enactment Tour
OG 09-910-085 / $2,474
City of Opelousas
Melanie Lee
A living history presentation highlighting diverse personalities from Opelousas’ colorful past.
EXHIBITIONS
A New Start on the Land: Thomastown and the Louisiana Delta Project
09-910-075 / $5,200
Madison Historical Society
Codie Ray
A traveling exhibition, with interpretive text, of documentary images taken by federal photographers of New Deal-era agricultural projects in the Louisiana Delta.
Uniquely Louisiana: Collectors, Curators, Artists
09-910-076 / $16,134
Centenary College of Louisiana
Diane Dufilho
A series of exhibitions and public programs showcasing the collaboration between private collectors and public museums.
Ancestors & Descendants: Ancient Southwestern America at the Dawn of the 20th Century - Selections from The George Pepper Native American Archive
09-910-078 / $10,000
New Orleans Museum of Art
Paul Tarver
An exhibition, interpretive catalogue, and public programs showcasing the cultures of America's Pueblo and Navajo communities at the turn of the 20th century.
Starry Messenger: Galileo's Vision in 21st Century Art
09-910-082 / $15,000
Louisiana Art and Science Museum
Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein
An exhibition and public program series exploring the life and work of Galileo Galilei, offered in observance of the International Year of Astronomy.
Highway 80 in Print
OG 09-910-079 / $2,500
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Cyndy Robertson
An exhibition and public programs showcasing the works of documentary photographer Lee Estes.
People of Iberville Series: Germans of Iberville
OG 09-910-086 / $2,500
Iberville Museum Association, Inc.
Rita Lynn Jackson
An exhibition and public programs exploring the influence of German settlers on the history and culture of the Plaquemine area.
Farming the Wetlands of Old Acadie: A Permanent Museum Exhibit Exploring the Ecology and Cultural Traditions of the Early Acadians
OG 09-251-099 / $2,500
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism
Jennifer Ritter
A permanent exhibition installed in the Acadian Museum in Erath.
People of Iberville Series: Anglo-Scotch-Irish of Iberville
OG 09-251-102 / $2,500
Iberville Museum Association, Inc.
Rita Lynn Jackson
Part of a series of temporary exhibitions showcasing the impact and legacy of the ethnic groups that settled Iberville Parish in the colonial and territorial periods.
DOCUMENTARY FILM AND RADIO
A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley
09-910-089 / $26,863
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Christina Melton
A film exploring the acclaimed naturalist's formative summer in West Feliciana Parish.
Seafood and Smoke: Cajun Culinary Traditions
09-910-091/ $25,000
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
Kevin McCaffrey
A documentary examining the meaning and cultural influence of Acadian culinary traditions.
Still Singing the Blues
09-910-105 / $18,341
Filmmakers Collaborative
Richard Ziglar
Radio documentary explaining the importance and challenges of preserving folk blues and R&B in south Louisiana.
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS
An Occasion with Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque
OG 09-809-067 / $2,000
Ouachita Parish Public Library
Holly Priestley
Readings and discussions with the Poet Laureate.
Louisiana Frontiers, Margins and Psychological Boundaries
OG 09-809-069 / $2,500
Louisiana Folklore Society
Dr. C. Keagan LeJeune
Public programs exploring the distinctive heritage and folkways of Louisiana’s “Neutral Strip.”
From Acadia to Acadiana
OG 09-809-070 / $2,326
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Dr. Virginia “Ginger” Jones
A series of lectures comparing the shared literary heritages of Francophone Canada and Louisiana.
Living Along Castor Creek
OG 09-910-084 / $2,500
Centennial Cultural Center
Fern McKeithen
A published resource interpreting the history and folkways of LaSalle Parish.
Mahalia: Principles and Purpose
OG 09-910-088 / $2,195
UpStage Theatre Company, Inc.
Dr. Ava Brewster-Turner
Scholarly panel discussions interpreting a drama based on the life of Louisiana native Mahalia Jackson.
8th Annual Coffee and Conversation: A Series of Library Discussions
OG 09-910-089 / $2,250
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Paul Willis
Scholar-led public interviews with emerging and established authors.
Hatch Show Prints: Value of the Poster
OG 09-910-090 / $2,500
Tulane University
Shelley Boles
A scholarly panel discussion interpreting a traveling Smithsonian Institution/Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition exploring the legacy of an iconic American graphic art tradition.
LAMCon10: The Future is Now! Louisiana Association of Museums Annual Conference and Meeting
OG 09-251-095 / $2,500
Louisiana Association of Museums
Genny Nadler Thomas
Supporting plenary sessions at the annual conference dedicated to advancing the state’s museums.
Celebrating Women Making History
OG 09-910-096 / $2,135
Louisiana Tech University
Dr. Laurie Stoff
National Organization for Women President and Louisiana Tech alumna, Kate Gandy, gives a keynote address in honor of Women’s History Month at Lincoln Parish Library.
Matzo Ball Gumbo: A Symposium on Jewish Life in the Lower Mississippi River Valley
OG 09-251-097 / $2,500
Julius Freyhan Foundation, Inc.
Noelle LeBlanc
Public lectures showcasing this impact of the Jewish community on Louisiana culture, from the colonial period through today.
The Great River Road Corridor: Cuisines, Cultures, and Communities from the Atlantic World to the Plantation Belt
OG 09-910-098 / $2,000
Louisiana Folklore Society
Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson
A series of public programs on the influence of the African Diaspora on Louisiana foodways.
Poems: Where They Come From and Where They Go
OG 09-910-100 / $2,500
Lafayette Consolidated Government
Amy Wander
Readings and discussions with Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque.
Southern Rep New Play Bacchanal – Lecture by Playwright Doug Wright
OG 09-910-104 / $1,850
Southern Rep Theatre
Aimée Hayes
A lecture from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer.
Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music
OG 09-910-106 / $2,500
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation
Scott Aiges
A lecture on the African-American influence on classical music by legendary poet and critic Amiri Baraka.
PUBLICATIONS
Brochures for Free Concert in Saint Louis Cathedral
OG 09-251-103 / $2,000
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Jenna Cronin
A publication interpreting the historical significance of musical selections at the Orchestra’s annual free concert on Jackson Square.
Landfall at Bayou Fortitude: How Cajun Spirit Withstood Hurricanes Rita and Ike
09-251-043 / $4,000
Ron Thibodeaux
An insightful look at how a hardy, distinct group of Louisianans met the challenge of two major hurricanes - a story that was all but overlooked in the shadow of Hurricane Katrina.
Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole and American Indian Communities
09-251-045 / $4,000
University Press of Mississippi
Dr. Albert Valdman
A rich inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana that describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the state's five southern regions.
Smoke on the Water: Shifting Landscapes in the Louisiana Wetlands
09-251-046 / $4,000
Michel Varisco
A collection of photographs with interpretive text exploring the impact of land loss on Gulf South cultures.
Dogs of My Life: The Photographs of John Tibule Mendes
09-251-048 / $4,000
University of New Orleans
Bill Lavender
A collection of works by the photographer and memoirist, with a scholarly introduction by John Lawrence.
The Making, Unmaking, and Memory of White and Black Beaches in New Orleans
09-251-051 / $4,000
Dr. Andrew W. Kahrl
A history of race and leisure during the Jim Crow era, including the stories of segregated Pontchartrain and Lincoln beaches in southeastern Louisiana. |
