The premiere party for the new episode of Static Television is tonight at the Saint from 8pm-10pm.
Then head over to the Circle Bar for Static Static from Los Angeles. If you missed their show on Friday night with Rock City Morgue, you missed a lot.
On September 29, 2008, In /, By dno
On September 29, 2008, In /, By dno
CHECK OUT CHRISTOPHER WOOL FOR SUPREME
In 1987, Christopher Wool began his black and white stenciled word paintings. Wool carefully chose words and phrases for these pieces and the letter composition he applied set his work apart from the stencil art category. Examples like “Riot”, “Prankster”, or “Sell The House Sell The Car Sell The Kids” force viewers to go one step beyond reading into deciphering.
Since his first one-man show Christopher Wool’s work has been shown at the Whitney Biennial 1989, Museum of Modern Art, New York, the New Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland, and Contemporary Museum of Art, Los Angeles.
This Fall, Supreme will release a series of three limited edition skateboard decks designed by Wool.
Available at the NY, LA and online shops on October 2nd. Available in Japan on October 4th.
On September 29, 2008, In /, By dno
“Behind the Bar” is an exhibit of photographs taken in New Orleans bars and restaurants that convey the “spirit” behind cocktail culture in New Orleans. The month long exhibit will display photographs selected by a panel of judges including award winning photographer and author, Kerri McCaffety and designer and author, Phillip Collier. WHAT: Behind the Bar Photo Exhibit Opening Reception Enjoy sophisticated bar food created by Chef Roberto Bustillo of Zoë Bistro along with a New Orleans Sazerac bar compliments of Sazerac Rye Whiskey.
WHERE: W Hotel New Orleans 333 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA
WHEN: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 5:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M. Complimentary Admission
WHAT ELSE: About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to benefit hospitality industry members, produces Tales of the Cocktail annually. Its mission it so preserve the rich history of the restaurants and bars of New Orleans and the unique culture of dining and drinking famous to the city, while educating locals, visitors, and the hospitality industry about this culinary heritage.
On September 29, 2008, In /, By dno
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On September 28, 2008, In /, By dno
If you don’t register to vote by Monday, October 6th, you will not be able to vote in the presidential elections on Tuesday, November 4th.
Read the post below to see another important item to vote for on November 4th.
You can go to your local DMV, or your local Voter Registrar’s office to register in person. Here’s a parish by parish breakdown of Louisiana Voter Registrar’s offices >.
Or you can fill out a form online, print it out, and mail it in. There are lots of sites you can use to do that.
Here’s the official Louisiana State site > >
Or use one of many other sites that provide this service.
On September 28, 2008, In Quote, By dno
“The chief advantage (giving the plan the force of law) has for everybody is if everybody has to live with the results of planning, everybody has to come together and solve any problems.”
David Dixon of Goody Clancy, the Boston planning and architectural firm hired by the City Planning Commission to complete the master planning and zoning projects (read below)
On September 28, 2008, In /, By dno
When more than 200 New Orleanians convened Saturday to begin creating a citywide master plan and overhauling the city’s zoning law, reminders of planning processes past sparked a certain air of deja vu.
The round tables, poster boards and fast-disappearing complimentary pastries; the familiar mix of community leaders, activists and planning enthusiasts; and the use of buzzwords such as “walkable,” “mixed use” and “citizen-driven” all recalled the recovery plans and conferences that both galvanized and exhausted residents for nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina.
But while those efforts, including the Unified New Orleans Plan and the neighborhood recovery plans that went into the so-called Lambert Plan, were conducted in the context of disaster recovery, Saturday’s forum kicked off something officials said is much bigger: a comprehensive master plan for New Orleans’ development for the next 20 years, accompanied by a sweeping overhaul of the city’s outdated zoning ordinance, which governs how land can be used.
The master plan could gain even greater significance if voters decide Nov. 4 to amend the City Charter to turn the completed and approved plan into law.
“Giving the plan the force of law will really force people to take it seriously. That will help set the stage for a much stronger planning effort,” said David Dixon of Goody Clancy, the Boston planning and architectural firm hired by the City Planning Commission to complete the master planning and zoning projects. The firm has been promised $2 million for its work.
Saturday’s forum, held at Xavier University, will be followed by four more citywide forums during the fall and winter, plus two rounds of district meetings, meetings with neighborhood groups and nine meetings of a community advisory group.
The initial draft of the plan is expected to be ready for the planning commission and the public to review in the spring.
Saturday’s forum, with the theme of “Creating a Vision for New Orleans’ Future Together,” served as an introduction to the whole process, with political leaders, Goody Clancy representatives and city planners stressing the importance of citizen comments.
On September 28, 2008, In /, By dno
A National Geographic Article from May of 2006 shows images of several proposed projects for rebuilding New Orleans.
We’re pretty sure all of these have been forgotten…
A proposal for a New Orleans public school evokes what the designers call the “flows and rhythms” of the neighborhood it would serve. The design, by Charleston, S.C.-based Huff + Gooden Architects, envisions the school as an “urban instrument” to bring the community together.
This so-called mediatheque, designed by Rotterdam-based UN Studio, would be the hub of a network of learning and cultural centers in the heart of New Orleans. Its unusual stairlike form is based on the ziggurat, an ancient terraced pyramid design.
Following Katrina, more than 90 percent of New Orleans’ 1,300-acre (526-hectare) City Park was under water and about a thousand trees were toppled. This concept of a restored park, offered by Dutch urban planning firm West 8, envisions a “Miniature Delta,” with two million new trees, large lily ponds, promenades, and a meandering stream it calls “The Jordan.”
SEE MORE IMAGES AND READ MORE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS VIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC > > >
On September 28, 2008, In Photo, By dno
Our friend V.P. Walling just sent this photo of a DNO sticker from LA:
Just spotted at Sunset & La Cienega 
On September 27, 2008, In /, By dno
Ballzack @ One Eyed Jack’s