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Opening Reception for Solidary & Solitary during Ogden After Hours
Join us for a very special Ogden After Hours as we celebrate the Ogden Museum's latest exhibition Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection. This exhibition drawn from the Joyner/Giuffrida collection, tells the history of art by African-American artists from the 1940s to the present moment and is guest curated by Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director, The Baltimore Museum of Art and Katy Siegel, Senior Programming and Research Curator, The Baltimore Museum of Art. Pick up a specialty cocktail at the "O" bar, listen to live…
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Dr. Michael White at Ogden After Hours
Dr. Michael White has been instrumental in keeping alive the New Orleans jazz tradition of his ancestors, some of whom were among the earliest jazz musicians. A professor of Spanish and African American Music at Xavier University in New Orleans, White has become well known on the jazz scene. He performs, writes and lectures on jazz, and is among a very few current clarinetists to develop an original authentic interpretation of the exciting New Orleans style. He has been widely…
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Creole String Beans at Ogden After Hours
Creole String Beans are THE classic New Orleans party band. With exceptional taste in song selection and a repertoire that ranges far and wide, the 'Beans are able to take their devoted dance fans to dangerous altitudes of twistin' 'n' shoutin' ecstasy with high energy and melodic finesse. Called "the best-tasting band in New Orleans" by Chef John Besh, The Creole String Beans have defined a new era of Swamp Pop, Roots Rock, and Louisiana Rhythm & Blues, on stages…
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The Iguanas at Ogden After Hours
What if Americana actually encompassed ALL of North America? You'd have the Franco Acadian inflections of Canada, as best exemplified by le accordion, blues and jazz, and the lilting grace and fiery passion of the music of Mexico. You'd also have New Orleans' premiere distillers of this continental musical melange, The Iguanas, and their new album Juarez. Taking cues from all of the above influences and then some, Juarez, the band's first studio album since 2012's Sin to Sin, redefines…
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Film Screening: Through the Repellent Fence during Ogden After Hours
Through the Repellent Fence follows art collective Postcommodity as they construct Repellent Fence, a two-mile-long outdoor artwork that straddled the U.S.-Mexico border. Postcommodity consists of three Native American artists who put land art in a tribal context. In 2015 the artists worked with communities on both sides to install a series of 28 huge inflatable spheres emblazoned with an insignia known as the “open eye” that has existed in Indigenous cultures from South America to Canada for thousands of years.…
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