One Book One New Orleans

It was so great to see the turn-out at the McKenna Museum on Wednesday night.

Pictures will be uploaded soon!

We will see everyone on Thursday, September 2nd at our Playhour: Networking with Jazz event at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel… 300 Bourbon St., New Orleans

‘A Night With Louis’ 2010 One Book One New Orleans Kickoff
August 25th, 6:00 pm
McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet Street, New Orleans

Please join us to celebrate the kickoff for our Sixth Annual One Book One New Orleans campaign for literacy and community. Our selection, “Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans” is the 1954 Louis Armstrong memoir.

Many spectacular New Orleans eateries will be showcased, including:
- Jacques-Imo’s
- Muriel’s
- Dooky Chase
- Mother’s
- Leidenheimer Breads
- Angelo Brocato’s
- Kupcake Factory
- And more!

Performances by YLC’s Project Prodigy and special guest Glen David Andrews!

Raffles!

Photography by Dear New Orleans!

Official Book Selection available for sale by Octavia Books!

The New Orleans Public Library will be on-site to sign individuals up for library cards and the Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans will also be present.

IMPORTANT: *PLEASE* bring a book to take your pic with and/or donate to NOPL for a One Book collection that will be housed at the library…

The event will introduce everyone to this year’s schedule of events as well as some key figures who have been instrumental in developing our 2010 One Book program.

Please feel free to extend this invitation to your family, friends, boards and more! We look forward to seeing you all there!

A Tisket A Tasket, located at 910 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, is offering a 10% Discount on “Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans” by Louis Armstrong! All you have to do is mention One Book One New Orleans.

The offer runs until the end of the reading period on October 9th.

Get your copy of the book before the kick-off and support a local bookstore at the same time!

Another look inside our 2010 book selection…
Page 46:

“I took up the bugle at once and began to shine it up. The other bugler had never shined the instrument and the brass was dirty and green. The kids gave me a big hand when they saw the gleaming bright instrument instead of the old filthy green one.
“I felt real proud of my position as bugler. I would stand very erect as I would put the bugle nonchalantly to my lips and blow real mellow tones. The whole place seemed to change…Unless I was dreaming, my ambition had been realized.
“Every day I practiced faithfully on the lesson Mr. Davis gave me. I became so good on the cornet that one day Mr. Davis said to me: ‘Louis, I am going to make you leader of the band.’”

Did you have someone who recognized your talent when you were a kid? How did they let you know?

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