The woods will come alive with the sound of music, artistic performances and lively bidding at the auction planned for
FORESTival, a celebration of art and nature at A Studio in the Woods
Saturday June 5th
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
13401 Patterson Road
Music by:
Panorama Jazz Band
Beth Turner and friends
Artist presentations including:
ArtSpot Productions, Mondo Bizarro, and Raymond “Moose” Jackson present an excerpt from Loup Garou
Jane Hill sculpture demonstration
Poetic installation by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Tours of the woods with botanist David Baker.
Food and drink for purchase.
Art activities with Kids in the Woods summer camp instructors Lisa Sirgo and Laura Richens.
Silent auction featuring works of art by:
Penny Baker, Karen Rich Beall, Ron Bechet, Frances Beck, Teresa Cole, Angela Driscoll, Jan Gilbert, Shawn Hall, Jane Hill, Charles Lovell, Norah Lovell, Kevin McCaffrey, Andrea Myers, Larry Daniel Nevil, Valentine Pierce, Rafael Santos, Christy Speakman, David Sullivan, Monique Michelle Verdin, Alexis Wreden
Other auction items include:
Audubon Yoga Studio, Blue Cypress Book Store, Café Beignet, Contemporary Arts Center, Crescent City Farmers Market, Frames Inc, GNO Tri Club, Gray Line Tours, Herbsaint Restaurant, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Maple Street Book Shops, Mignon Faget, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Steamboat, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Parenting Center of Children’s Hospital, Pippen Lane, Scriptura, Sully Mansion Bed and Breakfast, Symmetry Jewelers & Designers, Brandon M. Wool, MD
Special thanks to our generous sponsors:
Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP, Beaucoup Nola Juice & Snowball, Juan’s Flying Burrito, Shawn Kennedy, NOLA Brewing Co., Carol Skriloff, Slice Pizzeria, Whole Foods Market
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 – 3:00 * Sculpture Demonstration with former resident artist Jane Hill
11:30 – 1:30 * Beth Turner on piano
12:00 – 1:00 * Tour of the Founders Home: Joe & Lucianne Carmichael share lessons learned in Sustainable Building
12:00 – 4:00 * Kid’s Activity – nature crafting with Kids in the Woods summer camp instructors Lisa Sirgo, Laura Richens & Tavi Riddle
1:00 - 1:30 * Oliver A. Houck reading from his new book Down on the Batture
1:30 – 2:30 * Performance excerpt from Loup Garou presented by former residents ArtSpot Productions, Mondo Bizarro & Raymond “Moose” Jackson
2:30 – 3:15 * Tour of the Woods with Environmental Curator David Baker
2:30 – 5:00 * Panorama Jazz Band
3:30 * Silent Auction Closing – Section I
4:30 – 5:15 * Tour of the Woods with Environmental Curator David Baker
4:30 * Silent Auction Closing – Section II
* ALL DAY *
Poetic Installation “even the dead will not be safe…” by former resident writer Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Silent Auction featuring work by artists friends & former residents as well as goods and services from local businesses
