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 […]
UPDATE: Robinson Film Center will be hosting a showing of the movie The Secret Garden on Thursday, March 23 at 1:30. Tickets are $6.50 to $8.50. Here’s the ‘buzz’- Artspace, 708 Texas Street, is normally the place for visual and performance art exhibits- the more traditional paintings, sculptures and poetry. Not so on March 22 […]
Art Stops • Special Events • Eateries • Selfie Stop & Public Art Download a Printable Map SPECIAL EVENTS Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators at Festival Plaza 101 Crockett St. | Noon – 4pm The Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators event is this Saturday, March 11th from 12:00 – 4:00pm at Festival Plaza in […]
There are those weekends in which Five Things to Do Downtown are ten things too few. THIS is one of those weekends! The Missing Link at 504 Texas Street will be full-on metal music on Saturday from 2 pm- on. $10 will get you up close and personal with 2 PM – 2:40 PM K.O.D 3 […]
J Michael Photography Co. has a new home at 425 Crockett Street. Owner James Michael LeBlanc says it has been a years-long search to find the right location, but the newly-built out space in a century-old building is just what he has been looking for. “On Set Studios encompasses everything I have envisioned in a […]
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