PRC tours 3 midcentury-modern homes
The Preservation Resource Center explores three Lakewood South homes during its annual MidMod Home Tour and Happy Hour from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 18.
Two of the midcentury-modern homes were designed by Albert Ledner, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of which was his personal dwelling. The third was the personal residence of T. Sellers Meric.
The homes are at 5328 and 5460 Bellaire Drive and 5570 Jacquelyn Court, all within walking distance.
Gulf Coast natives, more set for weekend greenhouse sale
With plants and garden supplies aplenty, the City Park Pelican Greenhouse Plant Sale has lots to offer for those with green and not-so-green thumbs. It takes place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday at 2 Celebration Drive.
From annuals, perennials, tropicals and succulents to houseplants and antique garden roses, the sale encompasses a wide assortment of Gulf Coast native species.
Prices for 4-inch pots start at $3. Plants include figs, hibiscus, hydrangea, gardenia, sage, eggplant, salvia, azalea and tomato. Roses start at $25.
For information, visit neworleanscitypark.org.
Master plasterer Jeff M. Poree Sr.; Jonn Hankins, founder of the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild; and master blacksmith Darryl Reeves assess the Craftsmen’s Tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 in an early scene from ‘Ancestral Artistry.’
PHOTOS COURTESY LOUISIANA ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
African, Creole influence on architecture spotlighted
“Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans and Creoles on Louisiana Architecture” will be screened along with other activities starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at The Reach Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., Building C, in New Orleans.
Master plasterer Jeff M. Poree Sr.; Jonn Hankins, founder of the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild; and master blacksmith Darryl Reeves assess the Craftsmen’s Tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 in an early scene from ‘Ancestral Artistry.’
PHOTOS COURTESY LOUISIANA ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
The film is among the activities marking Plessy Day by the Louisiana Architecture Foundation, in conjunction with the Plessy & Ferguson Initiative. The screening-related activities start at 11:30 a.m. with exhibits by the artisans.
The film beginning at noon will be followed by a panel discussion with Jonn Hankins, New Orleans Master Crafts Guild; Jeff Poreé, master plasterer; Darryl Reeves, master blacksmith; and Karina Roca, blacksmith apprentice.
Plessy Day also features a family-friendly workshop led by the Louisiana Children’s Museum, live music and food.
The event is free; registration is encouraged. Visit plessyandferguson.org/upcoming-events.
Pontchartrain Beach, 1931, postcard by Curt Teich and Company, Inc.
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HNOC to host antiques forum
The weekend-long celebration of history and aesthetics returns to The Historic New Orleans Collection for the annual Antiques Forum.
“Light and Distraction: Material Culture of Southern Amusement” will be the theme for the Aug. 8-10 incarnation. Board games, the circus, pleasure gardens, horse racing and more will be examined.
A lineup of experts and enthusiasts include Tara Gleason Chicirda, of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Claudia Pfeiffer, of the National Sporting Library & Museum; and Allison Robinson, of The New-York Historical Society.
Registration is open for a single day or for the full forum, plus add-on activities. Sessions start at $60. Visit hnoc.org.
Property research seminar June 28
Robert Cangelosi, author of ‘Carrollton’
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A seminar on learning about the history of a piece of property will be sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo on June 28 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave.
“Researching Your New Orleans Property” will feature Robert J. Cangelosi Jr., an adjunct lecturer at Tulane University’s School of Architecture. The talk will outline how to develop the history using primary and secondary sources, preparing a chain of title and also discovering improvements made over the years.
The seminar will be at 10 a.m. live and also on Zoom. Cost is $35, $25 for members, for either in-person or Zoom.
To join the class or for information, visit friendsofthecabildo.org.
A ‘Bonsai for Beginners’ class held in Baton Rouge.
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Learn art of bonsai over a beer
Horticulture will be what’s on tap at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Saint August Maison, 153 Robert St., Slidell, for Bonsai Bar, which aims to introduce the ancient Asian art of gardening while enjoying a beer at a local brewery. Dwarf jade (Portulacaria afra) will be the planting.
Instructors will lead participants in lessons on the core concepts to pot, prune and design a bonsai tree.
Additional sessions are planned:
June 11: 6:30 p.m., Port Orleans Brewing Co., 4124 Tchoupitoulas St.June 18: 6 p.m., Skeeta Hawk Brewing, 455 N. Dorgenois St.June 24: 6:30 p.m., Second Line Brewing, 433 N. Bernadotte St.June 27: 6 p.m., Chafunkta Brewing Co., 69123 Sky Brook Road, Mandeville
Cost starts at $85. For information, visit bonsaibar.com.
Volunteer projects abound at City Park
A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up during the week of June 7 include:
Super Saturday: 9 a.m., Scout Island entrance bridge, 40 Magnolia Drive. Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.Horticulture Projects: 9 a.m. Wednesday. Volunteer Center.Graffiti Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Thursday. Volunteer Center.Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave.Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. June 14. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.