The heat is on and Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) has made a change to keep you chillin’. Their monthly Thirsty Thursday in Caddo Common event is moving indoors, to the air-conditioned Central ARTstation engine room. You’ll be able to lounge in cool comfort as you listen to the R&B and Pop-infused sounds of QMajor […]
Downtown’s the Agora Borealis, 421 Lake Street, is celebrating Year #9 of being downtown’s premier art marketplace with a day filled with art, creative inspiration, and activities. When you look at the ‘traditional’ 9th year wedding gift, you see that it is pottery and willow, symbols of molding, shaping and flexibility, a yin and yang. […]
The grand Strand Theater has announced the lineup for their 39th season, and while we say that EACH season is the best yet, we think 39 is- yes- the best yet! Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 17 for a raft of wonderful shows. If you don’t want to wait on […]
A new thing is coming starting tonight in Caddo Common Park in the 800 block of Texas Avenue. For the next four weeks (weather permitting), the Shreveport Regional Arts Council and host Poetic X are presenting four nights of free entertainment, music, spoken word recitals, food trucks, and yes, liquor from Fatty Arbuckle’s. The free […]
One might think that the long list of music populating the stages at the 39th annual Mudbug Madness would be enough, but it is not. Live music is EVERYWHERE downtown this weekend. Let’s start with Thursday, May 25. Caddo Common Park in the 800 block of Texas Avenue will be featuring the Lou Wells Band […]
After more than a year of meetings, discussions, zoom calls and data gathering, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is just about ready to unveil its new Master Plan and Brand. We can’t spill all the beans, but it is safe to safe say that the unwieldy and long ‘Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’ moniker […]
The May Downtown Artwalk was NOT jinxed by ill winds, bad omens or crummy weather, things that seem to have played an outsized role in creating mayhem this spring. Instead, it was a beautiful day filled with happy, smiling visitors, creative artists, historic buildings, live music, food trucks, tours, an opportunity to try some architectural […]
A few weeks ago, we inadvertently managed to break the Internet with a posting of a cool new apartment space downtown. Developer Jason Cram has created three beautiful apartments on the second floor of an historic building in the 400 block of Crockett Street. It took a keen eye to recognize what the homely, poorly-maintained […]
The popular glass blowing workshop High Gravity Glassworks has expanded its gallery to include a huge variety of pre-made, ready to buy glass items. From glasses and vases to flowers, hummingbird feeders, table art pieces to mushrooms, fish and pumpkins, you can find a perfect gift for whoever you’re buying for. Another great option is […]
Muralist Eric Francis is at it again, high on a scaffolding, bringing a new look to the side of a building in the 1600 block of Marshall Street. Francis is the designer and painter of a full wall mural he is calling ‘Ruby Bridges’ but does not yet have an official name. Ruby Bridges might […]
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