The ReUse District

This year’s Fringe Fest was a blast! The ReUse District hosted an arts & crafts booth at the Kids’ Tent where children could make their very own Holiday ornaments from reused clay. Check out what some of our participants created!        

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October’s Member of the Month, ShadowBox Theatre, collected pumpkins that were donated to St. Roch Community Church for kids to carve for the Halloween Festivities! With your contributions, this event was a wonderful success!Thank you for all your donations!

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Donate a pumpkin to Shadow Box Theatre as The ReUse District’s Member of the Month, and get $5 off  their big Halloween fundraiser event. All pumpkins given to Shadow Box Theatre will be donated to the  St. Roch Community Church for their annual pumpkin carving parties where kids in the neighborhood can celebrate Halloween!

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The Shadow Box Theatre, located at 2400 St Claude Ave, is The ReUse District’s Member of the Month for October! Donate a pumpkin to be given to children within The ReUse District to paint and carve for Halloween!  

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It all started with Christmas in October, an event that brought together local volunteers to help add value to their own communities by rebuilding houses and revitalizing neighborhoods. Since 1988, Rebuilding Together New Orleans has existed to organize this event, which relies on locals to dedicate two weekends of time, sweat and positivity to the [...]

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The ShadowBox Theatre is the only independent black box theatre in New Orleans.  Conveniently located on St. Claude Ave, in the heart of the ReUse District, The ShadowBox hosts a full variety of shows from original pieces to classics, and from comedy to serious works.  As an avid supporter of the New Orleans Fringe Festival, [...]

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Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the PRC (923 Tchoupitoulas St.) Event Details: This annual homebuyer fair promotes homeownership in historic New Orleans neighborhoods by providing prospective homebuyers with the tools they need to find, purchase, and renovate a historic home. This year’s Great Neighborhood Sellabration will feature exhibitions about historic [...]

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Christopher Porché West is an award-winning photographer and artist who has been documenting the people and culture of News Orleans for 30 years. Recycling scraps of wrought iron, aged cypress, window frames and other found materials from the streets of New Orleans, Porché West began creating handcrafted, one-of-a-kind ensembles through which to view his imagery. [...]

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Ever Saturday 10 a.m. – 2p.m. — Fresh local produce, seafood, and baked goods! Location: Holy Angels Complex, 3500 St. Claude Avenue (at the corner of Gallier Street and St. Claude Avenue) The Sankofa Farmers Market serves as a community anchor for the New Orleans Ninth Ward, empowers the New Orleans community with information about [...]

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             Today, August 29th, 2011, marks the 6th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As the New Orleans community acknowledges the day when, six years ago, their beloved city was devastated, we continue to raise our heads and continue moving forward. With much to reflect upon and remember, the City of New Orleans [...]

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