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2018 Arts Council New Orleans; Kirsco
NEWS & NOTES
New Orleans, Louisiana
LIGHT IT UP
New Orleans knows how to throw
a good party — and the city is
going all out this year to celebrate
its 300th anniversary with the
LUNA (Light Up NOLA Arts) Fête
in December. This free, nocturnal
festival uses the city’s iconic
landscape as a canvas for outdoor,
public artworks and large-scale
light installations produced
by various artists. The main
spectacle is an elaborate light
show projected on the walls of the
historic Gallier Hall in the Central
Business District. The Arts Council
of New Orleans drew inspiration
from similar European festivals to
create this annual event, which is
set to conclude after this year’s
tricentennial celebration — so this
may be the last chance to see the
city in a different light.
STOWE, VERMONT
CRAFT CRAZE
Stowe is one of Vermont’s favorite destinations
for skiers and outdoor lovers, but the town is
now attracting craft beer fans, too. Since the
legendary Alchemist Brewery opened its newest
location in Stowe in mid-2016, the hype hasn’t
subsided. The brewery is famous for its flag-
ship Heady Topper, a world-class and highly
sought-after double IPA. Long regarded as
one of the best beers in the world on sites like
BeerAdvocate, Heady Topper is only distributed
to hyperlocal retailers. You can sample and
purchase the popular brew (or its less boozy
sister, Focal Banger) inside the 16,000-square-
foot facility, with a 30-barrel brewing system
and newly painted ceiling mural.
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery — home to the
Smithsonian Institution’s Asian art
collection — reopened in late 2017
following major renovations. Curators
redesigned permanent collections
to better showcase the connection
between Asian and American art, and
added new installations including
Resound: Bells of Ancient China .
This interactive exhibit features
several touchpads that guests can
use to hear modern interpretations
of ancient Chinese songs with the
recordings of a 2,500-year-old bell
set — also on display. Admission is
free at the Freer and Sackler galleries,
as it is at all Smithsonian institutions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA
MUSEUM MAKEOVER
THE SETTING: The walls are painted in a bright fuchsia, with white
and teal stripes and black accents throughout the eatery. Patterned
drapes hang from the windows, multicolored paper lanterns dangle
from the ceiling, and unique local artworks decorate the space. The
day’s specials are written in various colors on a chalkboard behind the
bar counter, and a bright Ganesha, the Hindu deity, is painted on the
long, high-top table near the entrance.
THE MENU: Pom Pom’s gourmet-pressed sandwiches are full of crazy
flavor combinations that actually work quite well together. Take the
Fu Man Chu, for example: Asian pulled pork, arugula, goat cheese,
ginger-cranberry chutney, and red onions; or the Spicy Elvis: banana,
bacon, strawberry jelly, and cayenne peanut butter. With more than
20 sandwiches on the menu, there’s quite a variety to choose from. But
the all-time favorite is Mama Ling Ling’s Thanksgiving, which comes
with turkey, Gouda cheese, stuffing, ginger-cranberry chutney, mashed
potatoes, and cream cheese, plus a side of gravy. And try one of the
house-blend teas. There’s an array of black, red, and green teas —
available hot or cold — as well as milk teas.
THE PARTICULARS: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria is open
seven days a week: Monday through Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m.; and around the clock from Friday at
11 a.m. until Sunday at 6 p.m. For more information, call 407-894-0865
or visit .
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East meets West with tantalizing fusion
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Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria.
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