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What's Up Downtown 5 September 2014 Issue

PARK(ing) DAY NOLA OCTOBER 4

7 Design Proposals Selected For Temporary Public Spaces The DDD, New Orleans Arts District and Tulane City Center are proud to announce the winning design proposals for PARK(ing) Day NOLA, which will take place on Julia Street, between Convention Center Blvd. and St. Charles Ave. on October 4, during Art for Arts’ Sake. PARK(ing) Day is a national annual, open-source global event where metered parking spaces are temporarily transformed into public places. Click here to check out the photos from previous PARK(ing) Days in New Orleans. The selected proposals are: (click on the title to view an image of the concept)

Title: GROWING CONVERSATION Design Team: WHERE Y’ART (Catherine Todd, Caitlin Waugh, Tish Douzart, Darcy Culp) Concept: Growing Conversation proposes an interactive conversation about community. What sources of nourishment feed the soul of New Orleans? How do we give to our community collectively and as individuals?

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Title: NAVIGATING THE MAZE Design Team: crgarchitecture with Alfia White Concept: Navigating the Maze proposes the construction of an urban maze, diverting pedestrian traffic from the relentless linearity of the sidewalk through a series of short interconnected corridors, vertically and horizontally aligned with native plants locally growing in wetlands and swamps. Title: REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES Design Team: Design Jones (Diane Jones Allen, Austin Allen, Matty A. Williams, Kossen Miller) Concept: Reflective Properties is an interactive place for collecting and reflecting on others and the surrounding environment. It investigates human relationships and communication across space and technology. Title: SWAMP RETREAT Design Team: Ginette Bone, Mia Kaplan Concept: Visitors enter the Swamp Retreat walking on the lily pads floating on the reflective Mylar, so evocative of a bayou surface. Moving through the multi colored towering sculptures captures the experience of lush bayou vegetation. Title: SWING + SADDLE STOP Design Team: S3 (Peter Bennet, Naomi Doerner, Rachel Heiligman, Liz Lichtman, Joe Peraino, Vivek Shah) + Bike Easy + Ride New Orleans + Rubarb Concept: Swing + Saddle stop proposes an interactive design that welcomes alternative transportation users and Julia Street revelers to take a breather pre-, post-, or mid-commute, creating an exciting interplay between the sidewalk and our “park.” Title: THE JOY OF WATER Design Team: Dana Brown & Associates (Dana Brown, Chris Africh, Gaylan Williams, Amy Norval, Joe Pfeifer) + Global Green USA (Linda Stone, Jeff Supak, Michelle Pyne) + Urban Roots Garden Center (Tom Wolfe ) + Casa Borrega (Linda Stone, Hugo Montero)

Concept: The Joy of Water proposes to temporarily transform an existing public parking space along Julia Street into a vivid stormwater management exhibition that is aesthetic, educational, engaging, and vernacular. Title: OVERLAY Design Team: Tulane City Center (Marcella Del Signore, Bahareh Rana Javadi, Whitney Jordan, Jose Cotto) Concept: Overlay proposes an environment that fosters collective interaction through the experiential qualities of the space. Through the proposed programming, visitors are continuously engaged in a game field to instigate public interaction.

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Each selected design proposal will receive $1,000 to complete the project. We would like to congratulate all the winning design teams and thank all those who submitted a proposal. The response was very encouraging and a testament to the commitment and desire for public spaces.

MAYOR LANDRIEU AND STEVE GLEASON TO HOST ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

SATURDAY, SEPT 6

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason will host ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Saturday, September 6 in Champions Square immediately following the Saints Kickoff 5K Run. In partnership with the New Orleans Saints, Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Team Gleason, the Mayor’s Office will attempt to break the world record for the largest ice bucket challenge in an effort to raise public awareness and support in the fight against ALS. The Ice Bucket Challenge will begin at 10:15 a.m. in Champions Square. Race participants are encouraged to join the challenge after crossing the finish line.

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Non-race participants can arrive as early as 9:30 a.m. to join the challenge and receive a bucket. Buckets, other than those provided, will not be permitted. From 7:25 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the following streets around Champions Square will be closed for the Saints 5K Run: • Poydras Street at LaSalle Street and at Clara Street • Sugar Bowl Drive at Clara Street • David Dixon Drive at LaSalle Street and at Stadium Drive Parking will be available in the Champions Garage which can be accessed at David Dixon Drive from Loyola Avenue. ayor Landrieu accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from Steve Gleason in August, and then challenged Saints fans across the city to break the world record in support of Team Gleason. For more details visit www.nola.gov.

NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME

REQUEST FOR DONATIONS FOR PRIZES The DDD, The National WWII Museum and the Warehouse District Business

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Association are planning this year’s NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14 and are seeking donations for the seeking donations for prizes and silent auction items. The event tremendously benefits COPS 8 - the volunteer arm of NOPD’s 8th District – and Downtown. Past donations have included two patrol bicycles, a composite sketch-producing computer program, and a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer - a computer based lie-detector program – ALL FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF OUR OWN 8th DISTRICT! In fact, Commander Jeffrey Walls has stated that permanent and ongoing access to the CVSA would greatly assist NOPD’s 8th District in solving even more crimes! The 2014 NOAC will be held on the evening of TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014, on the OUTDOOR DECK of the AMERICAN SECTOR RESTARUANT at THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM (corner of Magazine & Poeyfarre Streets). PLEASE ASSIST US BY DONATING SILENT AUCTION ITEMS AND/OR RAFFLE PRIZES: • All participating individuals and/or business will have their name printed in the program, along with Public Address announcements throughout the event. • Also seeking 50 “bag stuffer” items for our FIRST RESPONDERS that will be in attendance (for example, The National WWII Museum will donate 2 Museum tickets for each packet) PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM & DONATE GENEROUSLY! Email to: [email protected] or FAX to: 504.527.6088 Please feel free to share this request for prizes with others you think will be willing to participate. Click here to download the flyer requesting donations.

RITZ-CARLTON FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS BRING BACK MEMORIES

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Restored Ornate Pediment over Entrance Before and After Recently, the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans Hotel began a $2 million refurbishment of the terra cotta façades of the two 100-year-old buildings that make up the hotel. Contractors used the original hand drawn blue prints of the structures and three- dimensional construction renderings to recreate and restore some of the ornate elements of the former Maison Blanche and S.H. Kress Co. department store buildings that have been lost or weathered over time. The hotel has occupied the two Canal Street buildings since 2000. A key feature of the project includes restoring an ornate pediment over the hotel entrance, which was the original entrance to the Maison Blanche building. The original terra cotta feature had been removed in the mid-1900s during a renovation. Click here for the nola.com story on the project.

BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN HOMETOWN

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Don’t Forget to Submit Your Photos for the Contest The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau is encouraging everyone to take advantage of the final month of specials through the Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown campaign. Locals can enjoy a variety of summer specials on attractions, hotels and more for the month September on www.touristathome.com. Additionally, there is the Be a Tourist social media contest, where followers of CVB’s Instagram (@NewOrleansCVB) and Twitter (@NewOrleans) accounts are prompted to submit a photo pertaining to one of four themes using the hashtag #BeATouristNOLA, giving them a chance to win a staycation grand prize package. Official rules of the contest can be found at www.touristathome.com/social-media-contest.

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Through this campaign we hope everyone can rediscover the parts of New Orleans that they love and reconnect with the businesses that have made New Orleans one of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Cities.

24TH INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CONFERENCE

October 1-4 Register Now thru September 15! The International Sculpture Center returns ten years later to the culturally vibrant city of New Orleans for the 24th International Sculpture Conference: Sculpture, Culture, and Community from October 1-4, 2014. This conference will feature panel discussions, keynote speakers Alice Aycock and Fairfax Dorn, ARTSlams, optional tours, networking events, and workshops, and will explore how sculpture and the arts can rejuvenate communities and economies. The 24th International Sculpture Conference is hosted in collaboration with the

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Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Creative Alliance of New Orleans, New Orleans Arts District, New Orleans Museum of Art, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel, and Sculpture for New Orleans. Registration is open until September 15! Registration includes admission to all panels, keynote speakers, opening reception at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, gallery hop at the Art for Arts' Sake street party, the littleSCULPTURE show, Friday Nights at NOMA, ARTSlams, and networking events, among other activities. Registrants may also sign up for optional tours and workshops. Additional fees may apply to optional activities. For more information, visit www.sculpture.org/NOLA2014 or contact the events department at [email protected] or (609) 689-1051 ext. 302. The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is a member-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1960 to champion the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. Members include sculptors, collectors, patrons, architects, developers, journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, foundries, galleries, and museums—anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture.

BARONNE ST. DEDICATED BIKE LANE PROPOSAL

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Public Meeting September 17 The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works will host a public meeting to discuss a redesign proposal to remove one of the two vehicular traffic lanes on Baronne St. from Canal to Calliope and dedicate it to a bike lane. The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 17 at 6:00 pm in the theater at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). The CAC is located at 900 Camp St. Click here to view the fact sheet.

WORLD TRADE CENTER EXECUTIVE SPEAKER SERIES

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Walter Robb, Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market The 2014 Executive Speaker Series continues with featured speaker Mr. Walter Robb, Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods. Mr. Robb will discuss the company's growth among its global operations as well as its strategy for staying first within a growing organic movement. When: September 25, 2014, 8:00am Where: Westin New Orleans Canal Place

“HAPPENINGS ON JULIA”

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-Ariodante Gallery has "Resurgence", paintings by featured artist, Brandi Newman. -Arthur Roger Gallery is featuring glass by Dale Chihuly. -Arthur Roger @434 is featuring paintings by Amy Weiskopf titled "Still Lifes". -Callan Contemporary featuring James Flynn, show title: Qualia -Jean Bragg featuring Urban Realist Terry Kenney, “Lakeside-Riverside". -Jonathan Ferrara's MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITION, Title of Show: Desert of the Real, Name of Artist: BONNIE MAYGARDEN, Brief Description of Work: New Paintings. MIDDLE GALLERY EXHIBITION, Title of Show: Preserve Name of Artist: SIDONIE VILLERE, Brief Description of Work: New Paintings, Sculpture, and Multi-Media Work - "Glimmer Steady Inside the Stone" LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. 504-522-5988, New paintings by Nathan Durfee. Through September 27, 2014 -Martine Chaisson Gallery has a two week "Pop Up Exhibition" featuring 4 local artists, Kelli Scott Kelley, Jonathan Mayers, Hannah Cooper McCauley, and Anna Timmerman. -Octavia Gallery if featuring Betsy Stewart, "Microscopic Cosmos"

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New Orleans Chapter of The Links and Odgen Museum present an HBCU Art showcase

The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in partnership with the Ogden Museum, presents its first ever Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Arts Showcase. The art exhibition features works from students attending HBCUs in Louisiana, including Xavier University of Louisiana; Dillard University; Southern

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University at New Orleans; Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge); and Grambling State University. The exhibition will run until Sunday, September 28. The Ogden Museum is located at 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. Please visit the Ogden website for more details: http://www.ogdenmuseum.org.

BARONNE STREET OPEN FOR BUSINESS

As the Paths to Progress project continues with infrastructure improvements in the Downtown area, we would like you to know that the Baronne Street businesses are open and encourage you to visit them.

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LAFAYETTE SQUARE

Lawn Restoration REMINDER: The Lafayette Square Conservancy would like to remind everyone the Department of Parks and Parkways is still working on restoring the lawn in Lafayette Square. The area continues to be barricaded for at least another 4 weeks to make sure the lawn has an opportunity to re-establish. They are asking your cooperation in this effort so that everyone can all enjoy a renewed lawn.

TRAFFIC COORDINATION MAP

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View Areas Impacted by Construction City of New Orleans Department of Public Works has traffic coordination maps for the major portions of the City that are currently being impacted by construction including Downtown New Orleans. Visit http://www.nola.gov/dpw/traffic-coordination/ to view them. The maps are updated every 2 weeks.

SAFECAMNOLA.COM

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Register Your Security Camera with NOPD to Help Fight Crime If you own a security camera in New Orleans, you can now register it with NOPD to help detectives solve crimes in your neighborhood and provide strong evidence to put offenders away. The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, in partnership with the NOPD, launched a new online service called Safecam NOLA. The program allows residents and business owners to register their security cameras with New Orleans Police. The SafecamNOLA project is an expansion of “Safecam8,” which was an on-line program that Downtown residents and business owners in the Eighth Police District have been using for years to register their cameras with Eighth District police. The 1,302 8th District cameras that are in that system are now included in the citywide SafecamNOLA system. Please visit www.SafecamNOLA.com to enroll today.

RECYCLING BINS BEING DELIVERED DOWNTOWN

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In an effort to increase participation in the curbside recycling program, the City of New Orleans has announced that citizens in Downtown New Orleans can now call 311 to request delivery of the blue recycling bins if their property is eligible for collection by the City. Earlier this year, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the return of curbside recycling as a City service in the French Quarter and the Central Business District. Collection of recyclable materials takes place every Tuesday morning by Progressive Waste Solutions. For more information visit www.nola.gov.

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201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3912 New Orleans, LA 70170 504.561.8927

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