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September 2, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
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Symphony Chorus ~ Making a difference in the lives

Symphony Chorus ~ Making a difference in the lives of our singers, our audience, and our community through the power and beauty of choral singing.

MY DREAM HAS THORNS AND I WEAR IT ANYWAY is a New

MY DREAM HAS THORNS AND I WEAR IT ANYWAY is a New Orleans cinematic short documentary exploring the question: "Is your art worth the life you sacrifice for it?" Through the story of working dancer Jakki Kalogridis, the film examines the costs of pursuing a creative life and asks whether those sacrifices should be necessary at all.

Beyond the documentary, the project expands into a citywide conversation through social media and public interviews inviting artists and audiences to share their own experiences with passion and sacrifice. Featuring an original score created in partnership with Versipel New Music, the film will screen in New Orleans alongside a live chamber ensemble performance, bringing together film, music, dance, and community.

@mydreamhasthorns

What is the Midlo Center? Perhaps you know the nam

What is the Midlo Center? Perhaps you know the name through Gwendolyn Midlo Hall—a foundational historian of slavery in Louisiana and the larger Atlantic world. Or perhaps you know her father Herman Midlo, a civil rights lawyer in 1930s New Orleans, and his wife Ethel who dedicated our Center in his memory.

Whether you know our name through Gwen, Herman, Ethel, or not at all - we invite you to come and learn about how our work carries on their legacies. On the eve of our 35th anniversary, The Midlo Center remains a key incubator of public humanities research in New Orleans. Through oral histories, exhibitions, books, podcasts, digital projects, archaeology, and public events we create public-facing histories in collaboration with our community partners. From family businesses to labor organizing, slavery to the work of freedom seekers, and forgotten intellectual circles to storied music venues, we support the rich community history of New Orleans.

@midlocenter

Need to thin out your bookshelves? Throughout the

Need to thin out your bookshelves? Throughout the year the Friends of the Earl K. Long Library at LSU New Orleans (formerly UNO) collect and sort donated books – we even do pickups! Then twice a year we hold book sales, raising thousands of dollars to support special purchases, staff training, and more for the university library.
When the library needed a dedicated server for the digitized Louisiana Supreme Court records in their Special Collections, they turned to the Friends of the Earl K. Long Library for funds to
purchase that expensive piece of equipment. Scholars from major universities around the country and abroad regularly access these court records, which date back to 1813; hundreds of books in various fields contain citations for this library holding.
Book sales aren’t all we do – over the years the Friends have sponsored lectures by visiting scholars and worked with university departments to host public lecture series associated with various academic courses. Occasionally the Friends invite local authors to campus to discuss
their recent books.
Our membership includes faculty, students, alumni and members of the Greater New Orleans community. We believe that a strong, well-supported library not only serves the needs of
academic researchers, but is perhaps the single most important resource available to students as they pursue their education. If you’re a book lover or a library supporter – please join us!

@uno_friends_of_the_library

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