Special Event

Event

Wild Magnolias" Documentary Screening

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Fee:

Free. Free and open to the public

Location: LAT/LONG: 29.961390, -90.057855


At New Orleans Jazz Museum - 400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans - In the 3rd Floor Performance Space

Dates & Times

Date:

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Partner Program
Talk
Virtual/Digital

2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time


Description

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

 in partnership with

 The New Orleans Jazz Museum

 presents

Wild Magnolias Documentary Screening

and Q+A with Chief Bo Dollis, Jr.

Tuesday, 11/15 at 2:00 pm

 At the New Orleans Jazz Museum - 400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans

In the 3rd Floor Theater

“Wild Magnolias” featuring Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. is a short documentary that will be followed by an audience interactive discussion with Chief Dollis. Alexandra Kern, the filmmaker, will also be in attendance.

“Wild Magnolias” follows Chief Bo Dollis Jr. teaching his proteges, Corey and Alvon, the virtues of being a Mardi Gras Indian, a subculture in New Orleans that instills pride, patience, and humility through the detailed craft of stitching and sewing. This is a film about the process, what happens all the way up to the presentation of the suit, and how the practice is a one-of-a-kind creative and cultural outlet for the younger generation involved.

 

This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve.

 Join us in person or watch on New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park | Facebook.

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