NOVEMBER 3, 8-10
Michael Pollan • Jules Feiffer • Brett Anderson • Steven Bingler • Bliss Broyard • Donna Cavato • Gianna Chachere • Randy Fertel • Jonathan Freilich • David Gamble Wendy Gaudin • Roberta Gratz • David Kunian • Andrew Lam • Bryan C. Lee, Jr. • Sue Mobley • Stanton Moore • Sandy Ha Nguyen • Mark Plotkin • Shannon Powell • • Kristina Kay Robinson • Shirley Elizabeth Thompson • Michael Tisserand • Johnny Vidacovich
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SUN. NOVEMBER 3
Screening of ESPLANADE The New Orleans Museum of Art 3:00pm FREE Pre-registration strongly encouraged. Open Seating
Screening of ESPLANADE, a narrative journey along a street named Esplanade followed by a Q&A with creators Jonathan Freilich (Musician/Composer) and David Gamble (Photographer/Cinematographer). Moderated by Gianna Chachere, Founder/Executive Director of The New Quorum
FRI. NOVEMBER 8
IMPROVISATION & CREATIVITY: MICHAEL POLLAN AND MARK PLOTKIN IN CONVERSATION Loyola University’s Roussel Hall 7:30pm
THE NEW YORK TIMES best-selling culture and food writer, Michael Pollan (HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND: WHAT THE NEW SCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELICS TEACHES US ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS, DYING, ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, AND TRANSCENDENCE) with ethnobotanist and conservationist Mark Plotkin and Randy Fertel, scholar, philanthropist and founder of the Fertel Foundation and author of A TASTE FOR CHAOS: THE ART OF LITERARY IMPROVISATION, the inspiration for the conference
Admission $15. Tickets purchased on our website. Open Seating
SAT. NOVEMBER 9
CONFERENCE SESSIONS The New Orleans Jazz Museum
9:00am IMPROV & IDENTITY: EXPLORING RACE BEYOND FIXED CATEGORIES 11:00am FOODWAYS AND RESILIENCE: IMPROVISING AFTER DISASTER 2:00pm WHERE IMPROV LIVES: URBAN PLANNING & IMPROVISATION 3:30pm DRUM IMPROV: ORGANIZED CHAOS?
Sessions are free and open to the public, but guests are strongly advised to pre-register. Follow link above for more information and tickets.
IMPROV AND THE COMICS: JULES FEIFFER IN CONVERSATION Freeman Auditorium at Tulane University 7:00pm
An evening with legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Introduced by THE ADVOCATE’S political cartoonist Walt Handelsman, and interviewed by Michael Tisserand, the Eisner Award-winning biographer of New Orleans-born cartoonist George Herriman, the creator of Krazy Kat
Admission $15. Tickets purchased on our website. Open Seating
SUN. NOVEMBER 10
YOUTH INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS Louisiana Children’s Museum 11:30am - 2:00pm FREE Pre-registration REQUIRED
In partnership with the Louisiana Children’s Museum, interactive workshops are designed to engage younger audiences as improv entry points in foodways, urban design, and a special music workshop led by the musicians of Preservation Hall
THE STANTON MOORE TRIO Louisiana Children’s Museum 3:00pm FREE with Museum Admission Open Seating
Drummer and founding member of Galactic, Stanton Moore with David Torkanowsky (Piano), and James Singleton (Bass). These three guys are among the most sought-after musicians in a city brimming with great players.