Every year at this time I return home to New Orleans over the anniversary of the levee failure that most people attribute to Hurricane Katrina. One of the biggest reasons I do so is because I am one of the organizers for the Rising Tide Conference. Started by our local bloggers and premiering the first anniversary of the disaster, this is a bloggers conference that is not only for bloggers. Just take a look at the lineup below the webcast embed. From Dave Simon, who most of you know through The Wire or Treme, to this year’s debut of Rising Tide’s Tech School there is a lot here for everyone.
I know this is not Cincy related, but since I live here now and it’s an important part of my story I’m sharing it here. Enjoy the webcast and please leave comments below if you have any questions. (Click the read more link to go to the webcast itself. It is contained within the post and does need need any external players or apps.)
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
David Simon, creator and executive producer of HBO’s New Orleans drama Treme. He is a former journalist for the Baltimore Sun and writer and producer of acclaimed programs such as The Corner, The Wire and Generation Kill.
Richard Campanella, professor at Tulane University, geographer, and author of six critically acclaimed books on the physical and human geography of New Orleans: Bienville’s Dilemma,Geographies of New Orleans, Lincoln in New Orleans, New Orleans Then and Now, Delta Urbanism, andTime and Place in New Orleans.
Louisiana’s Coastal Health –Moderated by Alex Woodward, writer for Gambit, panelists include Len Bahr, founding editor of LACoastPost; David Hammer, contributing writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune; Ann Rolfes, founding director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade; Drake Toulouse, blogger atDisenfranchised Citizen; and Bob Marshall, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Times-Picayune.
New Orleans Food Writing - Guests Peter Thriffley and Rene Louapre of Blackened Out and Offbeat Magazine will join Todd Price, author of A Frolic of My Own to discuss the eating out in New Orleans and writing about it, and the new generation of great online New Orleans food writers.
Brass Bands – featuring Lawrence Rawlins, band director of Roots of Music; Alejandro de los Rios, producer of the Brass Roots documentary; members of the TBC Brass Band Edward “Juicy” Jackson, Joe Maize and Sean Michael Roberts; moderated by writer Deborah Cotton; followed by a performance by the TBC Brass Band.
TECH SCHOOL:
Rising Tide is also proud to announce the addition of Tech School to this year’s lineup. Tech School will offer a second stage of panels devoted to hands-on, how-to style social media and blogging topics ranging from improving your photography, advanced WordPress techniques, the latest in web strategies and online tools. Presenters for Tech School include FSC Inter@ctive, the Louisiana Bloggers Network,Neighborland, Invade NOLA, Ben Varadi and more.
If you find yourself in Findlay Market do your taste buds a favor and pay these guys a visit. Just go look at the pictures on their Facebook page, your mouth will be watering in no time.
Hot Tip: If you want a real treat they’ll be at The Famous Neon’s Unplugged Sunday around 5 pm serving Bahn Mi (badass Vietnamese sandwiches), while Cue Cao from Kajun Crawfish serves up one of the only authentic New Orleans style crawfish boils I’ve seen outside of Louisiana. It will be fine evening of food at one of my favorite bars in the Queen City. Evil Uncle Loki rates this one five stars!
Brought forth from beneath the waves, marvels unseen by human eyes for many generations have arrived in Cincinnati. Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt is showing at the Cincinnati Museum Center, and it is a stunning exhibit.
I had the good fortune to get a few moments with Franck Goddio, the underwater archaeologist who founded the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous Marine (IEASM) in Paris. It is his aquatic efforts that are primarily responsible for bringing us this fantastic array of artifacts. I’ve set the interview to a slide-show of photos from the exhibit that were shot for CincyVoices by local designer / photographer Mickey De Silva. (Thanks Mickey!)
Once the credits at the beginning roll the slide-show begins. Enjoy!
Part one of this series includes Goddio’s opening statements as well as those of several other notables. You can find it here.
-Loki Founder and Curator
Media access provided by the Cincinnati Museum Center, or as I like to call it- The Hall of Justice! Content of this post is copyright 2011 SocialGumbo, LLC. This supercedes the blanket creative commons license.
Two thousand years after her death Cleopatra is the subject of an amazing exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Recent finds, mostly underwater excavations, are finally yeilding tangible evidence of Egypt’s most famous queen. (The Romans tried to obliterate all mention and images of her.)
I had the pleasure of attending the media preview of the exhibit and I must say it is impressive. Let’s set the tone with a slide show of some of whats in store when you go. (More after the slide show)
The presentation of this show is simply stunning. The designer went all out in exploiting the underwater archaeology motif to great effect. Rippling blue lights gave the interior the feel of being beneath the waves while artifacts unseen for thousands of years loom above and around you. It’s guaranteed to have appeal to both the Tomb Raider generation and their seniors.
As to the contents of the exhibit itself I’ll allow those more deeply steeped in the project to explain in their own words. Let’s start with John Norman (a Cleveland native) the president of Arts and Exhibits International.
Next let’s hear from Kathryn Keane, director of traveling exhibitions development for The National Geographic Society as she tells us more about this titanic effort:
And to round out the video offerings here is the one I shot of Franck Goddio’s opening remarks. I must admit he is the one I was excited about seeing. Goddio is the director of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology, he is the man who discovered the submerged Royal Quarters of Alexandria, the lost city of Heracleion, and the suburb of Canopus.
So thats round one. I’ll be returning soon with part two which will include more pics from Mickey DeSilva and audio interviews that I did with both Goddio himself and Mark Lach, creative director and senior VP of Arts and Exhibitions International.
Cleopatra opens Friday and will consist of a wide variety of lectures, a book club, and many more ways in which to immerse yourself in the land of the pharaohs beyond the exhibition itself. Details on the Cincinnati Museum Center’s page for the show- Cleopatra: The Search for The Last Queen of Egypt.
See you soon with part two!
-Loki, Founder and Curator Media access provided by the Cincinnati Museum Center, or as I like to call it- The Hall of Justice!
Content of this post is copyright 2011 SocialGumbo, LLC. This supercedes the blanket creative commons license.
On the corner of Chase and Hamilton, just down the block from Shake It Records, is a magical building. You look inside the windows and conclude that Willy Wonka and Dr. Seuss collaborated on the interior decor.
This is Happen Inc., and right next door is their unique and wonderful Toy Lab. Let’s start off with some words from Tommy, the man in the lab coat behind the operation as he explains Happen and the Toy Lab:
Not having kids myself, but being fascinated by the Toy Lab, I borrowed some. I brought my friend David G. and his two kids over to check it out. Stephen (3 1/2) and Tiger Lily (7) are a precocious pair who arrived ready and eager to put the men in the lab coats to work.
First the kids pick through bins upon bins of toy parts to find the seven components that will make their unique toys. Then they bring them to the counter where Happen’s resident mad scientists build each one to order. As the men in the lab coats wield their hot glue guns, dremmels, and other tools the kids are able to watch through clear plexiglass windows. Take a look:
After the glue guns are put away and the buzz of the power tools subsides a new toy makes it’s debut. As the Happen folks tell the kids, “A toy only you have!” Here is Tiger Lily’s – an action hero called Capt. Underpants!
So after awhile everyone has designed their toys and the Happen staff have efficiently and entertainingly constructed them. David and I were told in no uncertain terms that we were not allowed to play the adult and skip out on making our own as well. I’ve got to admit that this was really fun, even for a man in his mid forties.
At the end of our visit Mr. Pete made the formal announcement introducing four new toys to the world. Here they are:
Quite a morning! I can’t think of any children’s program I’ve run across that I like this much. The fusion of art, participatory creation, and performance on the part of the staff make for an atmosphere that would be beneficial for any child. The Toy Lab is one of single favorite things I’ve sen or done in my two years here in Cincy!
Check out Happen Northside 4201 Hamilton Ave (at the corner of Chase), (513)751-2345 [Website | Facebook | Twitter] Hours: 3:30 – 7:30pm (Tue.-Thu.) & 10am – 5pm (Sat.) Sessions are held on weekdays at 6:00pm, Tuesday-Thursday, & continue at 11:00am on Saturday. All are FREE on a first come first served basis.
Many thanks to Tommy at Happen Inc who donated the morning’s toy building and to David G. for providing the munchkins!
Since this is my second winter here in the land of snow I’ve decided to bring a tradition from back home into play. Namely trotting out the most truly a tradition of demented holiday videos. Since most of our team are die hard Dr. Who fans an obvious theme suggests itself….
Lets start with The Go Gos, not THOSE Go Gos but the original ones from the 1960s.
Then we have the current cast of the show regaling us with a christmas carol (I suspect a bit of eggnog was involved with this one):
As things get uglier how could we possibly skip the Dalek Christmas Album:
Lastly here is the trailer for this year’s Dr. Who Christmas Special, which will be simulcast in the US for the first time ever on BBC America at 9pm Xmas night. Looks like Stephen Moffat is getting old school for this one.
So there you go. From all of us on the CincyVoices team to all of you I’d like to extend our best holiday wishes! No matter which mid-winter celebration you embrace we wish you the best one possible!
The Queen of the Nile has come to the Queen City!
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