Southeastern NEWS

                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 10/3/97
      Contact:                           Carol Dotson   52k

ACTIVITIES FOR ENTIRE FAMILY AT GALLERY STROLL OCT. 12  
     HAMMOND -- Art exhibits, arts and crafts for sale, children's activities and live music
are all a part of Fanfare's "Gallery Stroll" Sunday, October 12, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm in downtown
Hammond.
     Gallery Stroll is part of the Art & All that Jazz Weekend, presented by the Hammond
Downtown Development District and Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University's October
celebration of the arts, humanities and sciences. 
     Visitors can stroll through the historic downtown district where stores, restaurants and
offices will display the talents of area artists. Thirty-six businesses and over forty-five artists are
participating in Gallery Stroll.
     Artists displaying works include:  Julia Sims, George Israel, Fanfare guest artists The
McLean Mix, Francois Alfred and St. Thomas Aquinas High School art students.
      Other highlights of "Gallery Stroll" are the Children's tent, food booths and Artisans
Row. The Children's tent will feature hands-on art activities coordinated and provided by North
Oaks Health System, New Orleans Museum of Art's VAN-GO, Southeastern art classes,
Louisiana Arts and Science Center in Baton Rouge, Airport Garden Center in Hammond,
Albertsons and Carona's Bakery. Activities will include flower pot decorations and planting and
cookie decorating and more.              
     Live music will be provided during Gallery Stroll by the Leon Anderson Group, led by
percussionist Leon Anderson. Anderson is a native of Shreveport and teaches percussion and
drum studies at the University of New Orleans and at Southeastern. Performing with Anderson
will be Dwight Fitch on piano, Mitchell Player on bass and Sharon Martin on vocals. Anderson
performs and tours nationally and internationally. The band will perform at the bandstand on the
corner of Thomas and Railroad.

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Gallery Stroll / add one 
     Artisan's Row, which will be located beside the Chamber of Commerce building, will
spotlight regional artists who will display and sell their works. 
     Sponsors of The Art & All That Jazz Weekend  include:  Hammond Downtown
Development District, Fanfare, BellSouth Mobility, Deposit Guaranty, Entergy, North Oaks
Health System, City of Hammond, Tangipahoa Tourism Commission, SLU's Cultural Resource
Management Program, Hammond Cultural Foundation and Parish National Bank. Gallery Stroll
is free and open to the public. For more information call the  Downtown Development District at
542-3471.
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Artists Participating in Gallery Stroll:
Paris Parker Salon  & Neill Employees, Hammond Art Guild, Dana Inzinna, Michael Gustafson,
SLU
Visual Arts Society, Leilani Adkins, George Snyder, Sharon Mortillaro, John Perrilloux & the
Northlake
Camera Club, Lisa Hale, R.C. Davis, N. Tonaccio, Barbara Loque, Annual Northshore Juried
Competition, Kathryn Ellsworth & Live Art, William Dean, St. Thomas Aquinas Regional
Catholic High
School Art Students, Karen Wallsten , Dawn Bunch, Mary Jane Cox, Kandy Ray, Daryl Ray, Jr.,
May
Currier, Kim Finley-Stansbury, Maria Lyles, Papa McCaffery, George Israel, Julia Sims, The
McLEan
Mix, Alexei Kazantsev, Johnny Chauvin, Michelle Chauvin, Leon Ford, Scotti Sims, Bob
McIntyre,
Robert Rucker, Daniel Willis, Francois Alfred, Kim Marshall, SweetPea Bankston, Brian Kelly.

Businesses participating in Gallery Stroll:
Paris Parker Express, Drs. Nelson, Hines & Liner, Paris Parker Salon & Spa,  Studio 105 Little
Chicago
Pizzeria, Bravo Music, Red, White & Brew, The Right Face, Gourmet Delight, Morgan/Lindsey
Building, Bayou Booksellers, Tangipahoa Parish Internet, Hammond Cultural Foundation, Zante
Boutique, First Guaranty Bank, Tis, Toggery Shop, 107 W Thomas St. Studio, George Ibert
Jewelry Co.,
Crescent Bar, Accents! For Your Home, Courtney Travel, Zemurray's II, Cate Building, The Zoo
Salon,
Inc., Chauvin/Ford Photography, Fine Lines by Heather, Gallery Menette/Old Frame House,
P.J.'s Coffee
& Tea, Co., Star Route Cafe, Cafe Ole, Brady's Restaurant, Coffee Rani, Mariner's Inn, Wall
Street
Tavern, Lee's Drive-In.

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