For those in the Hattiesburg area, good friends Main Street Books are sponsoring a fundraiser on October 12th for hunger advocacy, partnered with Edwards Street Fellowship Center. From the organizers:

Empty Bowls is a community project to raise money for local hunger prevention efforts. For $20 you choose from a bowl created by local potters, community members, and students. These bowls are unique and a great keepsake! You then fill the bowl with soup donated by local restaurants. The meal also includes bread, beverage, and dessert.

A worthy effort for a worthwhile cause — contact Diane at Main Street Books for more information.

Pelican Bomb has a review up of Jacqueline Bishop’s recent work; of additional interest is her forthcoming piece in Rebecca Snedeker and Rebecca Solnit’s upcoming Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas — out in November of this year.

The YMCA New Orleans is holding a 5k for literacy, here in New Orleans on November 17. Details here. See you at the starting line.

I’m honored to say that a new scholarly article, based on the research undertaken last year at IASH in Edinburgh, has now been published by the International Journal of Intangible Heritage. Based in South Korea, the IJIH is a key journal for scholars interested in the issues, case studies, and policies regarding intangible cultural heritage, and regularly features current debates and questions in the field.

This research, on the Scottish haar, will hopefully be of use to researchers interested in a variety of topics — the cultural/natural synthesis, ephemerality, and place-based approaches to heritage. I’m glad to say that none of the articles are behind a paywall — they’re all available to the public for download.

Pelican Bomb has a review of Dalt Wonk’s recent book, French Quarter Fables — perfect summertime reading (which, here in New Orleans, lasts until October).