Storyteller will visit Ascension Library

• Advocate News Features staff
• Published: Jul 19, 2009

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During the age of kings, queens, princes, princesses, and fairytale creatures, communication as we know it today did not exist.
Stories and traditions were passed down to new generations through story and song by one of the most influential and revered people of all: the storyteller. This summer, step back in time and journey to places around the world as Donald Lewis, Louisiana storyteller and keeper of tales, visits the Ascension Parish Library to share adventures of characters from here, there, and everywhere.

“Stories Here, There, and Everywhere with Donald Lewis” is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 20, in Donaldsonville and 2 p.m. Monday, July 20, in Gonzales. The program is free and open to the public and is intended for all ages. No registration is required.
For more information on this program or other library activities, contact the Ascension Parish Library, 500 Mississippi St. in Donaldsonville at (225) 473-8052 or 708 S. Irma Blvd. in Gonzales at (225) 647-3955.

Lewis’ programs are supported in part by funds from the Louisiana State Arts Council and the Louisiana Division of the Arts and by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge through the Decentralized Arts Funding Program.

Teen Poets Society
Teens are invited to join the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s new Teen Poetry Society at the Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Road. The theme for July’s meeting is “Favorite Poetry.” Bring one or two of your favorite poems to share with the group at 4 p.m. Monday, July 20. Snacks will be provided.

To register and for more information, call (225) 778-5960.

Comics discussion
The LSU Student Union Art Gallery Committee is sponsoring “A Look at Superheroes and Comic Books: A Panel Discussion,” 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, in the Union Art Gallery in conjunction with the Kapow! Superheroes in Comics and Cartoons exhibit.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Mitch Frye, an LSU graduate student in English. He will be examining the changes in the Batman character and his costume over the comic book hero’s 70-year history.

Brannon Costello, associate professor of English, will be presenting on the character of Captain America as he has been used as a symbol for patriotism over the years. Suzanne Stauffer, associate professor of Library and Information Science will be presenting on the X-Men. Robert Broussard, owner of Louisiana Double Play Comic Shop in Baton Rouge, will be presenting on the various aspects of collecting comics of all types in today’s market.

This exhibit and discussion are sponsored by the LSU Student Union Art Gallery Committee and the ToonSeum, a museum that celebrates the art of cartooning, with support of the following donors: Karen Barr, Dennis Bergeron, Raymond Guillaume, Patrick Lingenfelter, Louisiana Double Play, Edward O’Connor, Hugh O’Connor, Oscar Schoenfelt, School of Comics, Todd Scioneaux, Brian Storey and Time Warner. Reproductions from the William Morton Bowlus Collection of Comic Books are on loan from LSU Libraries’ Special Collections.

The exhibit and programs are free and open to the public. The gallery hours are 10.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information,  contact the Student Union Art Gallery (225) 578-5162, fax (225) 578-4329, or e-mail at unionartgallery@lsu.edu or visit http://www.unionweb.lsu.edu.

Metered parking is available 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday in front of the LSU Student Union. Parking is free on the weekends. A free visitor’s pass to park on campus during weekdays may be obtained at the LSU Visitor Center on the corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive.

HeartLa meeting
HeartLa romance writers’ group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Bluebonnet Regional Branch, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. The topic will be “All about Genres — What’s What.” Visit the group’s Web site at http://www.HeartLa.com.

Downing appearing
Singer/storyteller/author Johnette Downing will perform at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Lafourche Parish Library branches in Cut Off and Lockport. Downing will be at the Lafourche Parish Library Thibodaux branch at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 22.

Signings
Johnette Downing, author of Down in Louisiana, My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane, Chef Creole and Today is Monday in Texas, will sign copies of her books 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Cherry Books, 1054 Canal Blvd. in Thibodaux.