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… and it’s called “Say Uncle” — an image of the inimitable Uncle Lionel Batiste of the Tremé Brass Band, painted by Terrance Osborne. Osborne did the 2007 poster of Rebirth Brass Band’s Philip Frazier, and this one is done in the same vibrant style.
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Fig Street Art Studio needs more followers on Twitter to spread the word about their artwork. For those who help spread the word they are offering a free copy of the above promotional print to be mailed if you win the contest...
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Jamie Hayes Gallery presents...
IT'S MARDI GRAS SEASON DOWN HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...KING CAKES, BEADS AND 3 NEW MARDI GRAS 2010 LIMITED EDITION PRINTS:
OFFICIAL JAMIE HAYES DESIGNS FOR MARDI GRAS 2010:
"FAT TUESDAY""KING OF MARDI GRAS""ASH WEDNESDAY"
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Massive Blue Dog sculpture at Vets and Severn is just one piece in a growing gallery
George Rodrigue's giant blue dog, er, red dog, is craned into place.
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A mother and son who pleaded guilty to charges they defrauded customers at an art gallery they owned have been sentenced to prison terms.
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'Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio' is the title of a new exhibit that opens this weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art. It's a special gift to the city from the folks at Disney.
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New Orleans, LA and Los Angeles, CA - Catch Dat Brees, a fine art limited edition featuring Drew Brees and the famous Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters, has just been released to commemorate the second time in NFL history that a quarterback has eclipsed the 5,000 yard passing threshold. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a numbered fine art lithograph or hand-painted cel limited edition, both personally signed by Drew Brees, will raise funds for the Brees Dream Foundation
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The event will feature more than 46 participating local galleries and merchants and draws some 4,000 visitors to the historic St. John district each fall. Columbia Street and the 200 block of Lee Lane will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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About the same time The Biloxi Herald was first printed in 1884, a young George Ohr was digging clay from the Tchoutacabouffa River to make his inimitable pots.
Otherwise, the cultural train rarely stopped here as performance venues were lacking. The railroad carried road shows, vaudeville performers and opera companies between engagements in New Orleans and Mobile, but if people on the Mississippi Coast wanted opera or theater, they went to New Orleans.
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The stained glass depicting St. Margaret Mary was blown out of the wall and onto the floor during Hurricane Katrina. 'It was smashed to bits, ' says Cindy Courage, who helped restore it.
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