immediately picture things like galleries or the ballet or the symphony. They don’t think that the Zydeco concert they went to last week as art, but it is. You are involved in the arts all the time, whether you realize it or not.” Mary Richardson, director of the McNeese Banners Series, agreed. “Art isn’t just a ballerina. It’s not just what you put on walls or what you see in theatres. It’s the food and the flowers, too.” According to Alexander, the relationship of art in a community is what makes it art in the first place. “Art is in everything and is everywhere. Whether it’s the 505 Imports mural downtown, the gardener next door, the creative ways to teach math, or the science teacher who wants to build a rocket.” McCreedy described art as a renewable resource. “Whether you see the effects or not or realize the effects, they’re there. The arts don’t operate in an isolated environment. It’s an industry that is essential to building of a community. When I was in high school, I thought, ‘I can’t wait to get out of here,’ but now I’m proud to live here. The arts help develop the identity of communities and the people of Southwest Louisiana are continually realizing how much identity they have to claim,” she said.
OUR DOCTORS: Orthopaedic Surgeons
James Perry, MD John Noble Jr., MD Geoffrey Collins, MD Steven Hale, MD George “J.” Trappey III, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists
Craig Morton, MD William Lowry Jr., MD Foot and Ankle Specialist
Tyson Green, DPM Practice Limited to Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Knee Problems
we’re
MOVING
in a
NEW Direction
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DERIDDER
Center for Orthopaedics (CFO), the region’s largest musculoskeletal group, is proud to announce the opening of our third office in DeRidder. Our new office is located at 111 N. Royal Street and will make our services more conveniently accessible to patients in the DeRidder area. OUR RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDES: Joint Replacement Surgery Knee Surgery Foot and Ankle Hip Surgery Surgery Shoulder Surgery Hand and Wrist Back and Neck Pain Surgery Spine and Neck Podiatric Medicine
Sports Medicine Arthritis Treatment Occupational Injuries Fracture Express Bone Health Central
Appointments can be scheduled at the new DeRidder office by calling (337) 721-7236.
David Drez Jr., MD Hand and Wrist Surgeon
Andrew Foret, MD
(337) 721-7236 • www.centerforortho.com
DeRidder Office: 111 N. Royal Street
Lake Charles Office: 1747 Imperial Blvd. • Sulphur: 250 S. Beglis Pkwy., Ste. 1
October 2011
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