Picture of the Day

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Originally uploaded by courtneyisapirate.
It's the unofficial beginning of vacation season. RRBJ hopes your long, hot summer is a safe one.

Thank you to courtneyisapirate for the peaceful picture.

Columbia Cafe

Ted Danson lubs him some Columbia Cafe grub. With the new patio finally open maybe we'll be able to spot him or TomKat and Suri since Katie loves eating local foods.

More interesting news from CC: Owner Matthew Linn is running for Caddo Parish Commission, District 4. Linn has operated the Highland neighborhood resturant since 2002. He is also the founder of the Krewe of Highland and the founding sponsor of the Highland Jazz and Blues Festival.

Picture of the Day

The Picture of the Day from Stitcher ponders the question that every kid is asking "What are we going to do that's fun this summer?"

Maybe a trip to the library is the first step. The Summer Reading Club 2007 starts June 4.

Thank you Stitcher for the use of your lovely photo.

Riverfront Beamin'

It cost $50 dollars to fill up the RRBJ van yesterday. Needless to say, we luv us an entertainment bargain like the one you'll find in Riverview Park this Friday night. It's another outdoor movie from The Robinson Film Center and their Movies and Moonbeams project.

It's only $1 to see Spider-Man. Chris Jay with the film center says there will be give-aways for kids and concessions. Load up your lawn chairs cause the movie starts at nightfall.

What's the Ted Danson connection to the film center? Read about it at Maggie Martin's blog.

Thanks to Curt Youngblood and The Robinson Film Center for the picture.

Art Sale

Looking for an excuse to visit the West Edge Artists' Co-op Gallery at 725 Milam Street? Now's a good time.

Debbie Buchanan Engle says there's a big sale at the co-op, including 50% off all her gender-issues paintings (see example below). You'll also find 50% off all the visual art by the Red River Artists with Disabilities at WEACo (see picture above).

Three new members have just been added to the co-op: Dorothy Kristin Hanna (paintings), Latonia Barto (jewelry), and Mario Villafuerte (photojournalism).

Finito

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Originally uploaded by lorrAAAine.

Congratulations Class 2007!

Hirsch Coliseum's been humping with high school graduation ceremonies this past week with two more on tap -- C.E. Byrd takes the stage tonight and it's B.T. Washington's turn tomorrow night.

Across the river of course they gotta do it their way. Graduation takes place at CenturyTel Center on May 19 with back to back caps and gowns from 9:30 until 4 pm.

You so sweet lorrAAAine to let us use your picture.

Mommas

RRBJ is enjoying Mother's Day while reclining in our blue and yellow plastic Adirondack chairs (our shiny new mother's day gift) in the backyard of our Highland house.

If you'll excuse us now we gotta dial momma long distance in Texas, where she's tending to an ailing first cousin of ours. It's 2007 and still a momma's work is never done. Have a happy!