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 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
by Mary Downer
Classical music has a long history in New Orleans and dates back to the French colonial era. The upper class was often entertained by private classical music events in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The old, acoustically ideal theaters in New Orleans eventually paved the way for public performances by full orchestras.
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra has had a difficult history. Formed from its predecessor, the New Orleans Symphony, the L.P.O. is a “Cinderella story” of sorts. When the New Orleans Symphony went bankrupt and folded in 1993, it’s musicians took the initiative to manage it themselves and resurrected it. They raised funds and hired their own conductors. The L.P.O. became the first completely musician-owned symphony orchestra in the U.S.
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 How to Organize Your Garage
by Cathy Johnson
Are you one of those people who stashes everything in the garage except the family vehicle? Join the club. Everyone starts out with the goal of keeping the garage nice and tidy so there is plenty of room for the car, plus lawn care equipment, sports gear and holiday decorations. But little by little, boxes from the house get moved to the garage, new furniture replaces old, and all those items you just had to buy at the flea market start taking up space in the garage. Month by month and year by year the piles and stacks grow, and the chore of organizing the garage gets put off.
Get yourself psyched up to organize the garage by imagining how nice it would be to have an area in the corner to work on hobbies. Or think about how much better your car will look if you can park it in the garage and protect it from the sticky mess that falls from your neighbor’s tree.
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