Essays due on mandatory Arts Experience events every 2 weeks

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Fine Arts class is all about going out!

Go to consume the riches of Shreveport's cultural scene. While the scene may not match the quality of that available in Dallas or NYC, there are offsetting advantages. Ticket prices and are lower, parking is more freely available and waiting lines are shorter in Shreveport.

The most highly recommended of experiences:
* orchestral music (Opus on Oct 11, the SSO on Oct 18),
* indie movies (independent movies represent an exploration; mass market movies give you nothing new),
* a meal at an ethnic restaurant
* teacher-approved alternative events, such as folk music or jazz or ethnic or art music (Devil Music ensemble at Centenary College Oct 3, free)
* drama: (such as Metamorphoses at Centenary College or plays at the new LSUS Black Box Theater)
* art exhibit (such as one curated by my wife, Talbot Hopkins, at Artspace Shreveport: Deep Roots, the work of Clyde Connell).
* dance (Escaped Images coming up at the Revel next week)
* special events (Salt Dreams documentary tonight at Actor's Cafe - 70 mins - and a New Orleans rock band that's on the soundtrack afterwards).

And what to do besides be an open-minded consumer?
Well, write about it.
Write an essay of description and evaluation called a R e v i e w .
I'll expect to grade such an essay every 2 weeks. It's mandatory.