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Honor historical & contemporary heroes of the Seventh Ward with The Black School, an experimental art school and community service organization based in the Seventh Ward.
Images of neighborhood figures who have been of service to their home and the wider world will be provided for students to collage and recompose into beautiful and informative works of art. Students will be encouraged to imagine themselves in the trajectory of the heroes they collage, by referencing aspects of their own personal stories, goals, and self reflection.
This event is part of Homer Plessy Day. For more information on Homer Plessy Day, visit www.plessyandferguson.org.
This event is open to teens and their families.
AGE GROUP: | Teens |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Events | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Youth Programming | S.M.A.R.T Kids |
Mon, Sep 18 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Sep 19 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Sep 20 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Sep 21 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, Sep 22 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Sep 23 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Sep 24 | Closed |
Nora Navra Library, originally called Branch Nine, opened in two temporary locations during 1946. The original permanent 2,500-square-foot building, located at 1902 St. Bernard Avenue, was dedicated as the Nora Navra Library on May 2, 1954. Branch Nine and Nora Navra Library served the people of the Seventh Ward continuously for 69 years until it was destroyed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The destroyed building was demolished in 2017, and construction began on a new one. The celebration of the new 7,800 square foot building, held on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, 2018, marked the official reopening of all six of the Libraries that were damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Katrina.