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Sallie Ann Glassman The famed Grande High New Orleans Reigning Vodou Priestess

PRESENTS

ANBA D’LO 2010: APOLOGY TO THE WATERS

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND CELEBRATION!

The New Orleans Hope and Heritage Project and The New Orleans Healing Center are pleased to announce the date for The Third Annual Anba Dlo Festival.

This year’s event, Apology to the Waters, will be held on Halloween Eve, Saturday, October 30 from 7:00 pm to 1:30 am at 2372 St Claude Avenue in the Bywater. Apology to the Waters, 2010 is a 21+ costume event, featuring free drinks, a costume parade and contest, outdoor live music stage, DJs, a Trance/Spiritual music room presented by Wild Lotus Yoga, fire dancers and acrobats, live artists, psychic readers, face painters, interactive experiences, and the Terrence Sanders Private Collection Art exhibit, a live auction, along with many other activities.

An interactive community festival, Anba Dlo celebrates the multicultural and artistic heritage of New Orleans through such mediums as sculpture, visual art, body painting, crafts, music, dance, acrobatics and costume. Anba Dlo's main event will also provide a sneak peek at the renovations currently taking place in the 55,000 sq. ft. historic building which is home to The New Orleans Healing Center, a multidisciplinary community revitalization project located in the heart of the burgeoning St Claude Ave. Arts District. All activities of Anba Dlo are centered on an onsite water sculpture created from debris and assembled by local artists. This interactive artwork will be unveiled at midnight during the Anba Dlo event as a personal community mandala combining sculpture, craft, tribal dance, fire, sound and light. The completed sculpture will then be displayed for one year in the central lobby of the Healing Center, once it is opened in Feb., 2011. Admission for the event is $20. Advance tickets will be available September 20, 2009, at www.neworleanshealingcenter.org, along with commemorative t-shirts, posters and catalog of auction items.

This year’s festival will boast performances from nine of the most beloved bands in New Orleans, including Cyril Neville and his Allstars, Phillip Manuel, John Mooney, Coco Robichaux, Felice Guimont, and 101 Runners on the Main Stage. Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band, Michael Skinkus and Moyuba,and Kora Konnection will perform on the Sacred Music Stage The extensive music line-up this year also features Karmic Foundation DJ, Tom Harvey.

In addition to the costume party, Anba Dlo will also feature a costume parade, which starts at 6:30 pm at Markey Park. Everyone is invited to join the parade, led by The Radical Faeries, as it makes its way through the festive streets of New Orleans to the New Orleans Healing Center. Make sure you dress for the party (water-themed costumes such as mermaids and other ocean creatures are suggested) and prepare to celebrate Halloween “Nawlins” style!

"We can create from these polarized neighborhoods, one cohesive and balanced community,” says Sallie Ann Glassman, a founder of the New Orleans Healing Center, "Diversity is strength wherever it is encountered."

The 3rd Annual Anba Dlo is presented by the New Orleans Hope and Heritage Project and is a collaboration of the Departments of The New Orleans Healing Center, including Wild Lotus Yoga, The New Orleans Food Coop, Nola Solar, The Arts and Crafts Bazaar, The Retail Boutiques, The Performance Hall/Community Space/Theater in the Round, The New Orleans Healing Arts Project, The Full Circle Women's Collective, the Street University, The 5th District Police Sub-Station, health food restaurant, Organic Gardens, The Interfaith/Spiritual Center, with the local Radical Faeries, the artists of The Terrence Sanders Art Collection,100 local musicians, acrobats, dancers, 100 volunteers, local chefs, local crafts persons, local business people, writers, and La Source Ancienne Ounfo, Inc, a 501(c)3 public charity

For more information, visit www.neworleanshealingcenter.org. ;

Sallie Ann Glassman,

The Island Of Salvation Botanica and Magical Pharmacie,

La Source Ancienne Ounfo

Present the 29th Annual*

DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION

Sunday, November 1^st

3319 Rosalie Alley

New Orleans, LA.

Ceremony for Gede: 7 p.m., in Rosalie Alley, off of Rampart, between Piety and Desire.

Followed by: Pot Luck supper & procession to the cemetery to feed the Dead.

Please wear white with a purple headscarf, or black and purple for Gede. Bring a dish (not a blond) for the people, and an offering for the Dead or Gede.

Gede’s tastes tend towards peppers, flat breads, rum, cigars, goat stew, crosses, grave-digger’s tools, black cock feathers, skeletons, sunglasses with one lens, hot Creole foods, money, the colors black, mauve, and white. He is syncretized with St. Gerard.

Or you can bring something that your ancestors or loved ones enjoyed in life.

More info. and R.S.V.P.: (504) 948-9961

Island of Salvation

We offer a wide assortment of materials for people interested in reaching the Spirit. Many of the items are handmade by Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman.

SALLIE ANN GLASSMAN

Sallie Ann Glassman is an initiated Vodou priestess who calls up and mediates the power of the Spirit. Sallie is internationally recognized for her lectures, art, readings and healing ceremonies.

She is one of a handful of Americans ordained into Vodou in the traditional Haitian initiation. Sallie is passionate about sharing the rich spiritual and cultural heritage of Vodou. Often maligned and misunderstood, Vodou is actually a healing and life-affirming religion. This ancient religion, currently practiced by 50 million people, speaks directly to our troubled world today. She believes that to discover Vodou is to embark on an encounter with divine mystery. Sallie owns the Island of Salvation Botanica, a store and gallery specializing in Vodou religious supply, medicinal herbs, and Haitian and local artwork. The shop was awarded the “Best of City” award by National Geographic Traveler in 2004. www.feyvodou.com

ACTOR ROBERT PICARDO CONFIRMED AS VIP GUEST AT FANDEMONIUM

In 2010, Red Stick will host FANDEMONIUM!, November 10-13, 2010, a complete comic book, science fiction and fandom CON event that merges the worlds of animation, art, video games, movies, and more! Come hang out in the merchant's room, participate in Fandemonium speaker panels and events, and experience the fun of Red Stick in a new and exciting way.

Fandemonium is a cross genre pop culture event brought to you by some of the same people who have been bringing you Babel Con for the past five years. Tickets are $25 per person and include festival Red Pass privileges along with all Fandemonium events. [Vendors wishing to purchase tables in the merchant room should contact g.young.g@gmail.com for more information.]

Robert Picardo, best known as "The Doctor" from the Star Trek: Voyager series and "Robert Woolsey" of Stargate:Atlantis fame, has been confirmed as the VIP Guest at the Red Stick International Animation Festival's new fan-track, FANDEMONIUM!

Picardo will be screening a rough-cut of his latest film THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH, along with HOWARD NASH, who produced the film along with Russ Emmanuel.

The FANDEMONIUM screening of LEGENDS OF NETHIAH will be the first theatrical showing of the film in "featurette" form, an exclusive for Fandemonium and Red Stick guests!

Be among the first to view this new sci-fi/fantasy film in which a young boy whose parents are going through a bitter divorce, is given hope and courage through the powerful stories embellished by his grandfather. These stories give the boy the inner strength and resolve he will need to confront the inevitable challenges which lie ahead.

"The Legends of Nethiah" www.legendsofnethiah.com/

Where fantasy meets reality...

A young boy whose parents are going through a bitter divorce, is given hope and courage through the powerful stories embellished by his grandfather. The stories give the boy the inner strength and resolve to confront the inevitable challenges which lie ahead.

Starring Robert Picardo, Jared Young, Jeremiah Sayys, John Heard, Theresa Russell, Julie Michaels, Laura Covelli, Jilon Ghai. Produced by Howard Nash. A Russ Emanuel film, Starrunner, LLC & WorldsLastHero Productions, Inc. USA, 2010, HD Digital / 35MM, Color, 91 minutes.

Also Featured Special VIP Paranormal Guest Speaker Alyne Pustanio.

When it comes to unraveling the real truths of the old tales of the Devil Baby of Old New Orleans no one in the entire state of Louisiana knows his true secret origins better then Alyne.

… [her writings have] a genteel flow …

like the work of Margaret Mitchell …”

Brad Steiger, Paranormal Author and Expert

“… timelessly translucent …”

Jeff Rense, Syndicated Radio Personality

www.rense.com

Alyne Pustanio is one of the leading paranormal experts in New Orleans and the surrounding region. Unparalleled in her knowledge of the folklore and genuine history of haunted New Orleans, Alyne takes you beyond the “tour gore” and “fakelore” into the real heart of the Most Haunted City in America. Alyne has held audiences spellbound all over the country as an engaging public speaker.

Alyne Pustanio will be there Both Friday November 12th and Saturday the 13th.

Lecturing and holding open discussions on the many strange and mysterious paranormal goings on of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the Great State Of Lousiana.

FANDEMONIUM PRESENTS A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD STATE CAPITOL BUILDING HOSTED BY LOUISIANA STATE PARANORMAL RESEARCH SOCIETY

Fandemonium guests are also invited to explore the history of Louisiana's Old State Capitol building through its "Ghost of the Castle" immersive theatre experience spanning the lifetime of the building and introducing the Capitol's most well-known ghost, Sarah Morgan, an authentic Civil War-era figure who loved the castle from the day it was built and wrote passionately about it in her published "Diary of a Confederate Girl."

HAUNTED CAPITOL BUILDING IN LOUISIANA

Plan on staying late after the presentation as you join members of LOUISIANA STATE PARANORMAL RESEARCH SOCIETY in a complete paranormal investigation of the Capitol building exclusively for FANDEMONIUM patrons.

Explore the dark recesses of the old castle with LSPRS members as they seek contact with Sarah Morgan and any other spirits that may be haunting the beloved old building. For more about the LSPR Society visit their website here http://www.lspr-society.com/

Keep up wit the Red Stick Animation Festival and Fandemonium, or purchase advance tickets for the event by visiting them at

http://www.redstickfestival.org/

The Red Stick International Animation Festival will offer a variety of family-friendly activities for kids of all ages.

Introducing FANDEMONIUM!

In 2010, Red Stick will host FANDEMONIUM!, a complete comic book, science fiction and fandom CON event that merges the worlds of animation, art, video games, movies, and more! Come hang out in the merchant's room, participate in Fandemonium speaker panels and events, and experience the fun of Red Stick in a new and exciting way. Fandemonium tickets are $25 per person and include festival Red Pass privileges along with all Fandemonium events. [Vendors wishing to purchase tables in the merchant room should contact g.young.g@gmail.com for more information.]

2010 VIP Dinner and Awards Presentation

The Red Stick International Animation Festival offers tickets to its 2010 VIP Dinner and Awards Presentation Friday, Nov. 12. This event is an opportunity to meet and mingle with the animators, filmmakers, producers, and other studio representatives who will speak at the sixth annual Red Stick International Animation Festival. At the dinner, the festival will present its third annual Red Stick Lifetime Career Achievement Award to an animator with a career of outstanding artistic inspiration, and will present the second international Sci-An Award for Excellence in Scientific Animation. This dinner is also a chance to provide fundraising support, as all proceeds directly benefit the festival. Guests can purchase individual tickets at $120 each, or can purchase a table (seats eight.) Premium tables, those closest to the stage and speakers, are $1,000, and other tables are available for $800. Dress is cocktail attire (suits for men; cocktail dresses for women). On sale now!

Cartoon-a-Palooza

Clowns, spacewalks and cartoon images will be scattered across the lawn of the Old State Capitol for Cartoon-a-Palooza, an annual highlight of the Red Stick International Animation Festival. Children are invited to have their Saturday morning fun downtown on November 13, beginning at 9:00 AM through 1:00 P.M. Guests will enjoy doughnuts for breakfast, followed by a magic show presented by X-tremetalent and a children's art workshop presented by the Baton Rouge Cartoonist Society. Outside, clowns will entertain the children and paint faces, while the crowd gathers around spacewalks, caricature artist and karaoke activities. Participants must have a Red Pass to enter (Gold, All-Access and Fandemonium passes will also allow entrance).

Princess Ball

Princesses (or princes) of all ages are invited to join us at the Old State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday, November 7, for a fairytale afternoon of glittering magic and whimsy. In honor of Fandemonium, Red Stick's new Con event, the 2010 Princess Ball theme is "Storybook Princesses from Around the World … and Beyond." Guests are invited to attend dressed as princesses from stories, games, and cultures of their choosing, from this planet or others. Tickets are on sale now for $20 per person. Tickets are non-refundable, and will be available until capacity is reached.

Special Venue Partner Event: "Ghost of the Castle" at Old State Capitol

Beyond the historical galleries, Louisiana's Old State Capitol is now home to unforgettable magic via an immersive theater experience that engulfs guests in the history of the building. The Ghost of the Castle is a unique theatrical presentation featuring special effects that play out across every surface of this intimate gallery. The ghost is Sarah Morgan, an authentic Civil War-era figure who loved the castle from the day it was built and wrote passionately about it in her published Diary of a Confederate Girl. In the 12-minute show that makes every surface in the room come to life, Morgan conjures the building’s remarkable trials and tribulations through history, and shows the determination of everyday Louisianians who have saved the castle time and time again. "Ghost of the Castle" tickets are $3/person. Buy now! Old State Capitol museum hours are 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and Noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays. This event at our partner venue will be taking place concurrent with Red Stick!

Red Stick features activities for kids of any age.

Video Games Live
Cartoon-a-Palooza
Fandemonium
Princess Ball
Festival Screenings
Lectures and workshops
"Ghost of the Castle" at the Old State Capital
VIP Dinner and Awards Presentation

Need more information: Call the Festival Office at +1 (225) 366-8473

Because the CCT Lab for Creative Arts & Technologies is designed to make discovery meaningful, we have secured the most appropriate venues to host the festival in the heart of Baton Rouge's Downtown Development District.