Inside The Arts

This week on Inside the Arts, internationally renowned artist Lonnie Holley is among five contemporary sculptors whose work will be installed next week in the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by the Helis Foundation and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. William Andrews is the executive director of the Ogden Museum. He joins us for a chat. And, family secrets are exposed as Tracy Letts' 2008 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play, August: Osage County, opens the season for

This week on Inside the Arts, internationally acclaimed tenor Brenden Gunnell is headed to New Orleans to perform Gilded, a new song cycle by rising star composer Tucker Fuller. The work was written specifically for Gunnell who will be accompanied by the Polymnia String Quartet in concert at the Marigny Opera House. Gilded, is inspired by both the wandering lieder of the Romantic era and today's free-market sensibility, with text by award-winning poet Megan Levad. Brenden Gunnell will also

This week on Inside the Arts, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University opens a new season with two exhibits examining environmental pollution across America. Artist LaToya Ruby Frazier's Flint is Family explores the lead contamination water crisis in Flint, Michigan. And, closer to home, The American Dream Denied organized by Tulane's environmental studies students, examines the issues facing New Orleans residents of Gordon Plaza seeking relocation from homes built atop a toxic waste dump.

This week on Inside the Arts, What We Carry, a multi-disciplinary music suite incorporating dance and visual art makes its local debut, marking the 14th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Musician and composer Dr. Mark St. Cyr joins us with artist and writer Jennifer Dove Cooper. And, award winning performance artist José Torres-Tama gears up for a national tour, taking the immigration issue head-on in his satirical sci-fi Latino noir solo- Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evil-doers.

This week on Inside the Arts, an arts "happy hour" known as Culture Collision kicks off its 11th celebration in the Arts District. Spokeswoman and WWNO business manager Jametta Youngblood stops by for a chat. Then, the NOLA Project Theatre Company announces its new season celebrating 15 years of bold, innovative productions. Artistic director A.J. Allegra joins us. And, if you're looking for a way to escape the dog days of summer, relief could be as close as a local art museum. NOMA's director

This week on Inside the Arts, conversation with Thelonious Monk Competition winning drummer and vocalist Jamison Ross. WWNO's Fred Kasten talks with the rising jazz star who will perform at Snug Harbor on Saturday. And, The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans continues its run of The Glass Menagerie at the Marigny Opera House. Co-artistic director Nick Shackleford joins us with actress Judy Lea Steele. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 8:45 a.m.

This week on Inside the Arts, an exhibit of rare works by French modernist Françoise Gilot opens at Mac|Gryder Gallery in the Arts District. And, we'll revisit a great set from this year's 50th Anniversary Jazz Fest. WWNO's Fred Kasten profiles Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Gregory Porter. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 8:35 a.m.

This week on Inside the Arts, the Arts District New Orleans gears up for a festive Silver Anniversary as Hancock Whitney White Linen Night turns 25! Then, the musical, Matilda, rounds out the season for Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane. And, Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron kicks off its salute to Louis Armstrong in the French Quarter. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 8:45 a.m.

This week on Inside the Arts, Big Easy Entertainment Award-winning singer and performer Dorian Rush stops by for a chat. She's gearing up for her new cabaret show called 100 Years of Women in Blues. And, the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane rounds out its 26th season with one of the Bard's most popular works, Hamlet. Actors Patrick Bowen and Casey Groves will join us. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 8:45 a.m.

This week on Inside the Arts, Southern Rep Theatre continues its City Series of plays. The summer offerings feature the regional premiere of playwright Nairoby Otero's one woman play, 'Til Sunday, which tackles immigration issues. That's followed by the world premiere of A Conjuring & Telling of Black Girl Magic, curated and directed by Constance Thompson. It celebrates the bonds of sisterhood. Nairoby Otero and Constance Thompson stop by for a chat. And, top rising star pianists from around