Today, the Alexandria Museum of Art posted their latest podcast of Letters Read (an ongoing series of live events in which local performers interpret historically interesting letters written by culturally vital individuals from various times and Louisiana communities). Today's edition is a podcast dramatization of the letters of Skip Ward. Blanchard “Skip” Ward was a gay activist in rural Louisiana during the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and into the beginning of the 21st century. Yo

"Reclaiming the Fire: The Historic Up Stairs Lounge Tragedy and the Redeeming Power of Memory." Yesterday on Facebook Live, Louisiana Library Association president, Sonnet Ireland, interviewed Robert W. Fieseler, who is the author of Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation, and a member of the Archives Project Board of Directors. Check out their conversation at the link below: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=2960078716598