Fantasy Mask Exhibit Opens Sunday at State Exhibit Museum
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum photo by Jim Noetzel. Dennis Beckman has been very busy. Not only is he King XXIV of the Krewe of Highland – being Mardi Gras royalty can be as demanding as…
Pinball Exhibition Coming to Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
One thing about the museums and galleries in Shreveport-Bossier: You never know what you’re gonna get. Sometimes, you get something so incredibly cool that you’ve kind of gotta pinch yourself. That’s the case with Pinball:…
Be a Fan: SUSLA Museum Offers One of Shreveport’s Best Guided Tours
***UPDATE: The Art & Soul Experience planned for Saturday, May 19 has been canceled.*** Have you ever been on a guided tour that so exceeded your expectations that you couldn’t stop talking about it for…
Be a Fan: Get a Free Copy of the Shreveport Water Works Museum Film
Throughout the month of May 2018, dozens of local attractions will be participating in Be a Fan of Shreveport-Bossier. This annual promotion encourages locals and visitors alike to get out and discover new things to…
Experience the ‘Art and Soul of Shreveport’ on Feb. 10 Tour
Looking for a unique way to celebrate Black History Month 2018 in Shreveport? Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport (SUMAS) will host the Art and Soul of Shreveport Experience Tour at 10:30 a.m. on…
Sassi Cafè, Southern University Team Up for Theatrical 318 Restaurant Week Dinner
The “Night at the Museum” dinner that Chef Monique Armand of Sassi Cafè will serve at Southern University Museum of Art on Wednesday, March 15 may be the most ambitious of any 318 Restaurant Week event…
R.W. Norton Art Gallery’s “Down the Rabbit Hole” Exhibit Showcases Rare Salvador Dalí Prints
Photography Note: Photos for this post were provided by R.W. Norton Art Gallery, thanks to Emily Young Feazel. For a new exhibit entitled Down the Rabbit Hole, the R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport has…
Love Animation? Don’t Miss the Moonbot Studios Exhibit at Artspace
Featured image: Concept art from the Moonbot Studios short film Taking Flight. Image provided by Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Two exhibits opening simultaneously at artspace in downtown Shreveport will explore the work of Academy Award-winning…
3 reasons Women in Travel Summit should vote for Shreveport-Bossier to host WITS 2017
Editor’s Note: The Women in Travel Summit (WITS), the first and only travel blogging summit for women, recently announced that Shreveport-Bossier is a finalist to host their annual event in 2017. The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and…
SHREVEPORT: NICK CAVE’S HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST
Editor’s Note: Whenever possible, 20×49.com likes to feature the unique perspective of locals. We invited local art lover Molly McCombs, who has previously blogged for 20×49.com about the fabulousness of local estate sales, to share…
“Have Faith…Yours Truly” Documents Shreveport’s Civil Rights Leaders in a Unique Way
Now through Jan. 31, 2014, visitors to the campus of Southern University at Shreveport can explore one of the most unique history lessons I’ve ever seen, an exhibit of photographs entitled “Have Faith…Yours Truly: Celebrating…
Felix Kelly’s Candy-Striped Ghost World
The R. W. Norton Art Gallery hosts the world’s largest publicly exhibited collection of Felix Kelly paintings. 23 works. Who is Felix Kelly? Some say he could have been a Picasso, but that his commissions…
Come absorb the forgotten Railroad history of Shreveport
Although I am a lifelong resident of Shreveport-Bossier, I had no idea of the rich railroad history in this area. Little did I know that The Shreveport Railroad Museum was located inside the Shreveport Waterworks…