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SUMMARY:Baby ArtsPlay
DESCRIPTION:Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational\, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore\, observe and investigate their world through song\, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE\, but space is limited. \nRegister for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/baby-artsplay-3/2019-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Events for Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190205T210606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T210916Z
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SUMMARY:Sabertooth Swing
DESCRIPTION:The New Orleans based group\, Sabertooth Swing\, is focused on delivering a fun and energetic performance in an authentic traditional jazz style\, very well suited for a general audience looking for a great time\, or even for people who want to get up and dance. The group is composed of musicians of various origin and musical background\, with much love and respect for New Orleans’ own musical heritage. These elements are well reflected in their debut album “Extinct Possibilities\,” with musical experiments such as arranging a Skatalites tunes a-la New Orleans marching style\, merging the poetic beauty of Georges Brassens’ chansons with Amy Winehouse’s sultry jazz and even covering the English rock band\, The Kinks\, with an interesting mix of Latin and swing rhythms\, following an idea originally laid down in tunes such as “St. Louis Blues.” \nPurchase Tickets\n 
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/sabertooth-swing/
CATEGORIES:Ogden After Hours
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190409
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190320T172453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190320T172610Z
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SUMMARY:Become a Teen Docent
DESCRIPTION:Become a member of the 2019-2020 Teen Docent team! Explore careers in the arts\, build your resume\, learn about Southern art and develop leadership and public speaking skills. Teen Docents also receive a monthly stipend. For more information and to apply visit ogdenmuseum.org/teendocentprogram. \n/// Photo by Ogden Museum Staff
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/become-a-teen-docent/
CATEGORIES:Docent-Led Tours,Teens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190411
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190320T173718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T163910Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Artists!
DESCRIPTION:Starting April 10\, artists living and working in the state of Louisiana are invited to apply for Louisiana Contemporary\, Presented by The Helis Foundation! This statewide juried exhibition promotes the contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana and provides an exposition of living artists’ work. The juror for the 2019 exhibition is David Breslin\, the DeMartini Family Curator and Director of the Collection at the Whitney Museum of American Art.  \nMailed submissions must be postmarked by Friday\, May 31. Online entries close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday\, June 5. \n\n\nLearn More\n/// Louisiana Contemporary 2018 Best in Show Winner: David Knox\, The Fall of Leviticus\, 2017\, Archival pigment print on aluminum\, Collection of the artist
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/call-for-artists/
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T100000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190227T184839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T162021Z
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SUMMARY:Baby ArtsPlay
DESCRIPTION:Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational\, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore\, observe and investigate their world through song\, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE\, but space is limited. \nRegister for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/baby-artsplay-3/2019-04-11/
CATEGORIES:Events for Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190222T180810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T213945Z
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SUMMARY:Seva Venet Bicentennial Celebration of the Banjo in New Orleans (1819-2019)
DESCRIPTION:Seva Venet with Dr. Michael White\, Shannon Powell and Richie Moten \nSeva’s first apprenticeship in New Olreans jazz began in 1999 with Tuba Fats and his Chosen Few band.  Seva worked with Tuba Fats for four years with many long (8-10 hour) days in Jackson Square\, as well as an extended engagement at Donn’s Bar and Grill\, and a myriad of other jobs including second-line parades\, French Quarter Fest\, Satchmo Fest and Krewe du Vieux\, to name a few.  It was during his time with Tuba\, Seva was introduced to many of the local greats including Greg Stafford\, Leroy Jones and Shannon Powell\, who after first playing with Seva exclaimed\,  “I came up with Danny Barker!  You sound like Danny Barker!  Get a gitjo [a 6-string banjo] and come by my house…we’re going to record.” \nBy the time Tuba Fats passed in 2004\, Seva had picked the six-string banjo and branched out to work with hundreds of other local musicians.  Over the last two decades\, Seva has worked as a sideman on guitar and banjo with many New Orleans ensembles including bands led by Dr. Michael White\, Greg Stafford\, Shannon Powell\, Lars Edegran\, Lionel Ferbos\, Clive Wilson and Treme Brass Band\, to name a few.   Seva also leads his own jazz band that features the tenor and 6-string banjos in a traditional New Orleans jazz ensemble and Seva also leads a string band\, the Storyville String Band\, which specializes in traditional New Orleans jazz but in a string dominated acoustic ensemble (bass\, guitar\, Hawaiian (slide)\, mandolin\, voile and ukulele).  As a leader and a sideman\, Seva has played numerous festivals\, concerts and events around the United States and toured in Europe\, Japan and Taiwan. \nWhile at the O for Ogden After Hours\, explore the work of artist Dusti Bongé through our latest exhibition\, Piercing the Inner Wall. Widely considered to be the first Mississippi artist to work consistently in a Modernist style\, this exhibition brings together works from throughout Bongé’s career – from both private and public collections – to tell the story of one woman’s fierce dedication to a creative life\, culminating in a body of work that stands testament to her strong contribution to American Art after World War I. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/seva-venet-bicentennial-celebration-of-the-banjo-in-new-orleans-1819-2019/
CATEGORIES:Ogden After Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190225T195032Z
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SUMMARY:VIP Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé. Widely considered to be the first Mississippi artist to work consistently in a Modernist style\, this exhibition brings together works from throughout Bongé’s career – from both private and public collections – to tell the story of one woman’s fierce dedication to a creative life\, culminating in a body of work that stands testament to her strong contribution to American Art after World War II. Stay afterwards to enjoy music by Ogden After Hours performer\, Seva Venet. \nFree for VIP reception attendees. Please see RSVP information on your invitation. \n/// Dusti Bongé\, Infinity (detail)\, 1980\, Oil on Masonite\, Collection of Bill Goldring
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/piercingtheinnerwallvip/
CATEGORIES:Openings + Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190225T193446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T154726Z
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SUMMARY:Piercing the Inner Wall: The Work of Dusti Bongé
DESCRIPTION:Today is the opening day of Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé. Widely considered to be the first Mississippi artist to work consistently in a Modernist style\, this exhibition brings together works from throughout Bongé’s career – from both private and public collections – to tell the story of one woman’s fierce dedication to a creative life\, culminating in a body of work that stands testament to her strong contribution to American Art after World War II. \n  \n/// Dusti Bongé\, Infinity (detail)\, 1980\, Oil on Masonite\, Collection of Bill Goldring
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/piercingtheinnerwallopens/
CATEGORIES:Openings + Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190320T180520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T143142Z
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In support of the exhibition Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé\, Ogden Museum Curator of the Collection\, Bradley Sumrall\, will moderate a panel discussion with author Richard Gruber\, Ph. D.\, Director Emeritus of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art; Paul Bongé\, grandson of the artist; and Amanda Winstead\, Fine Art Appraiser and Private Art Dealer\, followed by an audience Q & A. The event will conclude with a book signing. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \n/// Dusti Bongé\, The Balcony (detail)\, 1943\, Oil on canvas
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/dustibongepaneldiscussion/
CATEGORIES:Workshops + Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T100000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190227T184839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T162021Z
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SUMMARY:Baby ArtsPlay
DESCRIPTION:Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational\, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore\, observe and investigate their world through song\, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE\, but space is limited. \nRegister for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/baby-artsplay-3/2019-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Events for Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20180424T190539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T162816Z
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SUMMARY:Art for All
DESCRIPTION:Due to the threat of hazardous weather\, the Ogden Museum will close at noon today\, April 18\, and there will be no Ogden After Hours tonight.\nAdmission to the Ogden Museum is free for Louisiana residents on Thursdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/art-for-all-2019-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Admission Specials
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190418T164635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T164907Z
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SUMMARY:Museum Closes at Noon
DESCRIPTION:Due to the threat of hazardous weather\, The Ogden Museum will close at noon today and Ogden After Hours has been cancelled for tonight.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/museum-closes-at-noon/
CATEGORIES:Ogden After Hours,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T143000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20180910T154947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T162348Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - Docent-Led Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Due to the threat of hazardous weather\, the Ogden Museum will close at noon today\, April 18\, and there will be no Ogden After Hours tonight.\nJoin us for a Docent-led tour every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum\, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. \nLouisiana residents enjoy free admission on Thursdays\, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/docent-led-drop-in-tour-2019-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Docent-Led Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190418T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190402T172908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T162159Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - New Orleans Opéra Nouvelle
DESCRIPTION:Due to the threat of hazardous weather\, the Ogden Museum will close at noon today\, April 18\, and there will be no Ogden After Hours tonight.\nJoin soprano Kathleen Halm\, tenor Robert Wagner\, Bass-baritone Ivan Griffin and collaborative pianist Jan Schaeffer Cox for an Ogden After Hours performance. The Opéra Nouvelle series provides enthralling musical selections from upcoming operas\, as they dialogue with the audience\, creating an amazing multi-media experience for all! This New Orleans Opéra Nouvelle concert will feature excerpts from Rigoletto\, other operas by Giuseppe Verdi and various Italian composers of the same genre.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/new-orleans-opera-nouvelle/
CATEGORIES:Ogden After Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190411T011931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T231425Z
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Sculpture Day\, a series of worldwide events advancing the creation and understanding of sculpture\, join us for a panel discussion on the art and influence of Ida Kohlmeyer. \nOn the morning of April 23\, the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation\, the South’s leading rotating public art exhibition\, will welcome home Box of Artificial Flowers #6\, a sculpture by the late Ida Kohlmeyer. Following the installation\, a panel discussion on the life and art of Ida Kohlmeyer will take place in the Ogden Museum’s Patrick F. Taylor Library at 12:30 p.m. Panelists include Xavier University’s Ron Bechet\, Kohlmeyer’s daughter\, Jane Lowentritt\, long-time gallerist\, Arthur Roger and Ogden Museum Executive Director\, William Pittman Andrews. The panel will be moderated by Ogden Museum Curator of the Collection\, Bradley Sumrall. \nLight refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.  \nAbout Box of Artificial Flowers #6 \nAt 17 feet tall and 14 feet wide\, Box of Artificial Flowers #6 is the largest single sculpture Kohlmeyer created. Before being acquired nearly 35 years ago by a private collector in suburban Chicago\, the sculpture was temporarily sited in the New Orleans Museum of Art’s (NOMA) iconic reflecting pool in front of the Museum as part of an exhibition organized by the Mint Museum in Charlotte\, North Carolina. Kohlmeyer first exhibited her work at NOMA in 1957. The Helis Foundation purchased the sculpture from the private collector in mid-2018 and invested in the complete restoration of the piece by one of Kohlmeyer’s original studio assistants\, G. Paul Lucas. Lucas\, now based in Kansas City\, worked with the artist from 1989 until her death in 1997 and restores two to three pieces of her work a year. After the restoration was completed\, the sculpture was transported home to New Orleans\, as part of The Helis Foundation Collection\, to join the eighteen other sculptures on view along the Poydras Corridor. \nAbout The Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation \nThe Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation was founded in 2013 as an initiative of non-profit organization\, Sculpture for New Orleans\, and has quickly become the South’s leading rotating public sculpture exhibition. Sculptor Michael Manjarris founded Sculpture for New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina with the mission of lifting the spirits of the people of New Orleans through public art and providing local and regional artists the opportunity to show in a public venue. \nA unique example of a public-private partnership\, Sculpture for New Orleans\, The Helis Foundation\, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art\, and The City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways work together to bring interesting and inspiring sculpture to the citizens of and visitors to New Orleans. \nThe Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation has installed 35 sculptures by artists of local and international acclaim on Poydras Street between Convention Center Boulevard and South Galvez. Prior to being installed on Poydras Street\, the Design Advisory Committee of the City of New Orleans City Planning Commission reviews and approves the sculptures for content\, location\, and safety\, exercising its authority to request adjustments when necessary. The Helis Foundation funds every aspect of the exhibition\, including the recent installation of lighting along the sculpture pads.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/isdpaneldiscussion/
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T100000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190227T184839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T162021Z
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SUMMARY:Baby ArtsPlay
DESCRIPTION:Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational\, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore\, observe and investigate their world through song\, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE\, but space is limited. \nRegister for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/baby-artsplay-3/2019-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Events for Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T101931
CREATED:20190326T193412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T194906Z
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SUMMARY:Ben Hunter
DESCRIPTION:Ben E. Hunter has performed nationally and locally for the past 20+ years as a reggae artist with seven studio albums recorded in New Orleans\, Jamaica\, and Los Angeles. After a series of traumatic personal events (including Katrina)\, he felt the need to share something more personally relevant through his original songwriting and acoustic performance style.  \nNew Orleans Afro-Caribbean Folk Music is a musical style that Ben created by combining his personal musical histories of reggae\, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian chants and West African drum rhythms. He is developing this genre through a musical library of all original songs based on his experiences growing up in the Treme before and after hurricane Katrina.  \nBen E. Hunter has recorded three studio albums in this pioneering new New Orleans’ genre: “Traveler\,” “The Nature of Things” and “Break out Bold.” He is most known for his legendary reggae performance and recording history in New Orleans. As a regular and ultimately trend-setting performer at Café Brazil on Frenchmen St. for over a decade prior to Katrina\, he was the creator and bandleader for both\, “Ben Hunter & The Plantation Posse” and “Ben Hunter & Crucial Roots”\, producing albums including “Voodoo Reggae\,” “Reality Check\,” “Soul Avenger Live Intergalactic” and “A Freedom Song”. Locally\, Ben has headlined at Tipitina’s\, The House of Blues (as one of the first local acts to ever headline HOB)\, Essence Music Fest and performed at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for eight consecutive years. Nationally and internationally\, he performed as one of the headliners for the Bob Marley Festival Tour for five years and at Reggae Sun Splash in Montego Bay\, Jamaica.  \nThese works earned him esteemed awards such as The Big Easy Award for Best Reggae/African and The Louisiana Film Festival Award for Best Music Video. Ben E. Hunter was also featured on the cover of Offbeat Magazine for his performance at the International Arts Festival in the 90s and again for Offbeat’s Ten Year Anniversary\, honoring modern and historic New Orleans’ legends. In 1994\, The Times Picayune featured Ben on the cover with the headline\, “Ben Hunter Kicks Up His Heels at JazzFest Opening Day.”   \nBen took a decade-long musical hiatus to recover from a college football head injury which caused a period of seizures. His return to music rapidly developed into an outpouring of songs in this new genre that traverses more deeply into his New Orleans musical influences while demonstrating the impact of his Caribbean and African histories.    \nBen E. Hunter presently opens every Wednesday night at Snug Harbor for Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra while working on recording his fourth album of New Orleans Afro-Caribbean Folk Music. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://ogdenmuseum.org/event/ben-hunter/
CATEGORIES:Ogden After Hours
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