Crosstown Conversations

INPROV LIVES IN AN INPROV CITY - Randy Fertel and Tiffany Monique - 12.4.20

Abraham Felix and Zaferhan Yumru - 11.20.20

There is a time... Ethan Ellestad and Marilyn Doucette from Meals From the Heart 11.13.20

Narric W. Rome, VP of Government Affaires & Arts Education Americans for the Art 11.6.20

RENATA RAPHEAL ROBINSON AND J. Célèste Kee, Ph. D. - 10.23.20

GIVONNA JOSEPH AND ANNE BAKER 10.16.20

Timolynn Sams, Director of Community Engagement and Impact for Inspire NOLA - 10.9.20

NOLA Real Estate and Arts and Climate Change in the Arts

Homegrown Creative Leaders Second Line Stages Founder Susan Brennan and Architect Steve Dumez on the future of New Orleans' Creative Industry

Laura = Déjà Voodoo With Katrina A History author Andy Horowitz + Beth Butler and Reverend Richard Bell from A Community Voice

Who Owns America? Our jails, and, for fun, JAMNOLA. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Marlin Gusman and JAMNOLA Co-Founders Jonny Liss and Chad Smith get us current.

Football, art, and black urban gardening Mobilizing Millennials using Art for Activism at Carroll Gallery, Newcomb Art Department, Tulane University with Brandon Surtain, Emery Gluck and Carlyn Morris + Jeremy Paten & Kurston Mellon with Collection of Collections.

Cuban Coffee, Red art, another creative loss Revisiting our interview with Keith Sonnier, plus Flagpole's Andres de La Puente and artist Bob Tannen

Signs of Life Alana Harris, Deputy Director with the The City Of NOLA's Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy and Pharmacist Dr. Lishunda Franklin of Crescent City Pharmacy on moving forward from these current crises.

Black Independence Day and Next Steps Writer Lolis Eric Elie and Stephanie McKee of Junebug Productions

Cleaning House Call your friends! Fix things! Make Plans! Randy Cohen with Americans for the Arts talks the importance of creativity; Parade of Homes goes virtual with Chairman Randy Noel plus keeping clean houses in the time of Corona with Jillian Pritchard Cooke from Wellness Within Your Walls.

Focusing protests, Juneteenth, New Art Honorable Judge Edwin Lombard plus from Octavia Gallery, owner Pamela Bryan and artist Scott Petersen

Leadership Tests: Police Violence, Pandemic, Climate Change Marc H. Morial and Flozell Daniels, Jr. of Foundation for Louisiana join the conversation.

Cultural Community Commitment Miranda Restovic, President and Executive Director of Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities​, Managing Director of Jessie Haynes of the Helis Foundation, and Deputy Director Chris Harter of the Amistad Research Center talk art, community and the Louisiana Culture Care Fund.

Business and Art in Covid + Aaron Neville and Keith Spera on Little Richard's Legacy. Kelisha Garrett on the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce assistance with PPP & other small business money matters; and Dillard University Art Director John Barnes.

Cities/Parks/People Opening the Botanical Gardens City Park with Director Paul Soniat, Landscape Architect Diane Jones + Jana Mestecky and Michael Newcomer from Crescent City Stage's new Macbeth.

Big Problems Need Big Solutions Lessons from historian Patrick Maney from FDR's New Deal, and Attorney Wendy Manard from on navigating Louisiana unemployment during COVID-19.

Flight or Fight StayLocal's Dana Eness & Maryann Miller on protecting local business + Gene Meneray from The Ella Project breaks down COVID relief funds.

Moving Forward with Music in New Orleans Part 2 w/Delfeayo Marsalis, and MACCNO Executive Director Ethan Ellestad

Pandemic Revelations and Honoring Ellis Marsalis Delfeayo Marsalis, Dr. Amy Lesen on Covid race inequities, and Matthew Van Meter on his Deep Delta Justice