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CUE • NOVEMBER 2017

CONTENTS 8 Editor’s Letter 9 New & Cool

Cozy accessories to welcome fall

11 Built in Style

Garden plants in autumn hues

19 Fitness

Get moving with Kenneth Kynt Bryan and Dance Fitness New Orleans

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Styles for your little fashionista

22 CUE Tips

Get crafty at La GUILD

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Take fall trends over the top with luxe details

ON THE COVER: Helena Koclanes wears bronze hoop earrings, $35 at Shop Angelique Lakeview; turtleneck, $315, and red cocktail ring, $495 at Joseph; and a floral embroidered dress, $499 at Yvonne LaFleur.

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25 Resources 26 Wear + Where

The co-chairs of Just Say YAYA talk about the benefit for the YAYA youth arts program

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WE HAVE AUTUMN ON OUR MINDS HERE AT CUE. It may not feel like fall, but we can pretend with fashion, decor and garden plants that evoke the coziness of my favorite time of year.

Snuggle up by a roaring fireplace (or cue up a YouTube video of one if it’s too hot) with some autumn-hued decor ideas in New & Cool, or get outside and plant chrystanthemums or ornamental peppers in warm reds, oranges and yellows, as Built in Style suggests.

Fall fashion goes transcontinental with looks from European runways. It’s all about detail and texture: Our model wears a hot pink perforated neoprene gown with a high-low hem and bejeweled, embroidered slipons for one of her looks.

For this issue, I interviewed Kenneth Kynt Bryan of Dance Fitness New Orleans. When I asked him what advice he’d give to someone afraid of taking up dance, he replied, “I’d tell them to get out of their own way.”

What simple, powerful advice — what could you accomplish if you “got out of your own

way,” tried something new and discarded the “I can’t do that” narrative? I’ve applied that advice to everything lately, and I feel a lot more confident for it.

Give it a try.

The holidays are upon us (shriek!), but take the time to enjoy them. The world has shifted on its axis for many of us. Counting your blessings and being grateful is a crucial part of healing and moving forward.

May your Thanksgiving be filled with turkey and football, or whatever brings you comfort.

Yours in peace, love and pumpkin spice,

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Alpaca rust-colored throw, $320 at Sofas & Chairs.

Zebra-print throw pillow, $80 at Estella’s Home.

Ceramic horse, $60 at Little Miss Muffin.

Cotton armchair recovered in leather and cowhide by Benson’s Upholstery (pricing depends on materials and project size).

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Turkish Oushak rug, $900 at Sofas & Chairs.

Adobe suede flats, $95 at Shop Angelique Lakeview.

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AUTUMN ARRANGEMENTS The right foliage to plant for the temperate New Orleans fall. B Y J A S M I N E R E S P E S S SUMMER AND SPRING ARE NOT THE ONLY SEASONS IN WHICH VIBRANT FOLIAGE CAN FLOURISH IN THE SOUTH. New Orleans’ “autumn” weather may not feel much like fall, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add fall hues to your garden.

Many plants thrive here throughout the seasons because of Louisiana’s subtropical climate. There are plenty of plant options for transitioning into fall to keep gardens colorful all year long.

Chrysanthemums, or mums, which come in many colors, including yellow, orange and white, are wonderful late-season additions to a home garden.

“Mums bloom once and die,” says Elizabeth Larroux of Urban Roots Garden Center, “so they are perfect for adding color for Halloween.” They’ll bloom just in time for the witching hour if planted early this month. The petals of yellow mums can be used to make tea, which is great on chilly fall nights.

Crotons are the perfect fall perennial because of their red, yellow, orange and black leaves. These plants can live indoors or outdoors, but require plenty of sunlight.

Blooming marigolds add golden tones to a garden and repel insects such as mosquitoes. As a part of the sunflower family, marigolds require full sun. They are staples in vegetable gardens, since they deter garden pests such as Mexican bean beetles, squash bugs, tomato hornworm caterpillars and whiteflies.

Gaillardia flowers are burnt orange, red and yellow. They are blanket flowers that often are used as border plants in gardens. They are strong flowers that can grow

in varying weather conditions but need full sun.

“Gaillardia can (withstand) a light freeze and (keep) blooming,” says Christopher Boozer of American Aquatic Gardens.

Cajun hibiscus also blooms in fall and will continue to flower through winter and spring. The flowers typically are larger and more flamboyant that other hibiscus varieties.

There are nonfloral options for fall gardens, such as ornamental peppers. The small peppers can be red, purple, orange, yellow, black or white, interspersed with glossy green leaves. They are edible and come in a range of spice levels.

They usually fruit from mid-spring until fall, but in New Orleans peppers are perennials and grow inside or outside. The peppers do not require a lot of care: Outside, they only need to be watered if there is less than half an inch of rain per week.

With its deep green leaves and purple stalks, ornamental cabbage is attractive, yet unassuming. It is a good neutral for gardens, needing full sun and cool (not cold) temperatures. It thrives in the Louisiana fall. Ornamental cabbage can be used as a border plant and is commonly mixed with mums.

Other low-maintenance fall plants are herbs such as dill, cilantro, fennel and rosemary.

Herbs can be grown all year round indoors or out, with access to sunlight and water. Many herbs can be grown in just a glass of water, but they also can be grown in garden soil.

In New Orleans, colorful gardens don’t have to end with summer.

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1. For Cajun hibiscus, bud dropping is a sign of stress resulting from excessive heat or poor water regulation. • 2. Ornamental peppers are often used in oils and dressings. • 3. Although diversity in the garden is important, avoid overcrowding mums because their shallow roots will struggle to absorb nutrients. • 4. Crotons are also known as rushfoil, and produce beautiful, fall-colored leaves. • 5. Gaillardias are a part of the sunflower family. • 6. Marigolds repel some insect pests, including mosquitoes.

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East of the Mississippi Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography

Platt D. Babbitt, Niagara Falls, detail, c. 1855, daguerreotype, National Gallery of Art, Washington

October 6, 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 7, 2018 This exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art in association with New Orleans Museum of Art. www.noma.org

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Embroidery. Fur. Velvet. Sparkle.

Fall fashion goes big with details from European runways.

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Chandelier earrings, $385, T-shirt with ruching detail, $72, and velvet pumps, $695 at Joseph; jeans with embroidered accent, $54 at gae-tanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; fur jacket, $1,199 at Yvonne LaFleur.

PREVIOUS PAGE: Cascade earrings, $2,900, and textured dress, $1,390 at Joseph; vintage mink stole (worn as muff), $75 at Miss Claudiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vintage Clothing & Costumes.

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Tassel earrings, $48, embroidered highneck top, $170, and raw-hem jeans, $198 at Swoon Boutique New Orleans; velvet platform heels, $825 at Joseph; belted coat with rolled collar and fur detail at the cuffs, $1,499 at Yvonne LaFleur.

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MODEL Helena Koclanes STYLING ALG Style HAIR AND MAKEUP Aimee Carr and December McMahan of Voodoo Makeup (515 St. Louis St., 504-7564500; www.voodoomakeup.com) ART DIRECTOR Dora Sison SHOOT COORDINATOR Katherine M. Johnson

Bauble earrings, $70 at Shop Angelique Lakeview; neoprene gown with high-low hem, $429 at Yvonne LaFleur; cocktail ring, $1,750, and mixed-material purse, $2,595 at Joseph; embellished slip-on shoes, $159 at gae-tanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Special thanks to Rona Hoang and Dominique Ellis of The Ehrhardt Group and to the staff of The Roosevelt New Orleans (130 Roosevelt Way, 504-648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans. com) for hosting our shoot.

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Free dance fitness classes do the body good

BY K ATHERINE M . JOHNSON

Kenneth Kynt Bryan and Dance Fitness New Orleans offer free dance fitness classes twice weekly at NORDC centers in the city.

PHOTO COURTESY KENNETH KYNT BRYAN

KENNETH KYNT BRYAN HAS SPENT MORE THAN TWO DECADES IN DANCE, teaching for Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans Ballet Association, New Orleans School of Ballet, Fit NOLA, St. Anna’s Episcopal Church and Lighthouse for the Blind. He’s a dancer, choreographer, actor (who’s traded lines with Robert De Niro), fitness instructor and one of the few New Orleans-based dance/electronica/house music recording artists. His skill set sounds worthy of a much larger metropolitan city, but he’s happy in his native New Orleans.

“I’ve taken master classes, made choreography for music videos and danced in New York and Los Angeles, but I’ve always felt like I have a real connection with the people here,” Bryan says. “I feel it’s better to give back to the community here.”

Bryan teaches twice-weekly dance fitness classes in conjunction with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. Dance Fitness New Orleans classes (www.facebook. com/dancefitnessneworleans) are free and encompass many genres of dance, including Latin, hip-hop, jazz and ballet.

He also is the choreographer for Flashmob New Orleans (FNO), a medley of dancers from all movement backgrounds. FNO stages quarterly public performances around the city — the group’s annual “Thriller” routine to a mashup of the Michael Jackson hit has become a Halloween tradition. Interested dancers can attend Bryan’s weekly flashmob

classes in advance of the fall shows (schedule and fees available at www.flashmobneworleans.com). Bryan makes the choreography accessible and entertaining for all participants.

“I want to give all the dancers that are involved their own personal way of expressing themselves,” he says. “I try to visualize a saga or some type of epic storyline.”

Movement is life for Bryan. Not only does he teach several classes per week while still finding time to record music and audition for roles in local film and TV productions (most recently on TNT’s Claws), he takes at least one ballet class daily, hip-hop classes twice a week at Dancing Grounds and creates choreography to challenge himself.

“I’m a cancer survivor, and I’ve learned it’s important to keep your organs and your body and your mind clean and let movement be a part of who you are,” he says. “I find that dance classes release tension and help balance energy.”

His students report weight loss, higher self-esteem and greater peace of mind. Bryan offers simple advice to people interested in taking a dance fitness class but wary of their abilities. “(People) have to learn to get over themselves and not stand in their own way or you could have that feeling (of fear) for the rest of your life,” he says. “Just show up.”

Flashmob New Orleans’ annual “Thriller” performance in front of City Hall has become a Halloween tradition. PHOTO COURTESY KENNETH KYNT BRYAN

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Bohemian blouses, plush vests and ankle booties in textured fabrics are a few of the fall trends your little fashionista will love.

A little black dress FOR LITTLE LADIES Turquoise suede jacket by MIA New York, $110, and black crushed velvet dress by Flowers by Zoe, $72 at B Kids; Vince Camuto black ankle booties, $60 at Haase’s; jelly purse with fleur-de-lis detail, $15 at Mignon.

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Snug & stylish FOR TODDLERS Hatley faux fur vest, $56 at Mignon; gray shimmer leggings

by Mayoral, $27, sparkly graphic T-shirt by 3 Pommes, $26, and Haute Hits fabric necklace, $18 at Pippen Lane; white leather Keds, $30 at Haase’s.

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Deluxe details with a golden touch FOR TWEENS Beaded pendant necklace by Nikko Blu, $68, embroidered top by PPLA, $56, and stretch jeans by Ragdoll and Rockets, $62 at Miss Muffin by Little Miss Muffin; gold metallic clogs, $49.95 at Haaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

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Betsy Meyers Green, Frank Weber and Christopher Kirsch are just a handful of the local artists selling their works at the newly opened La GUILD in The Shops at Canal Place.

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ON SEPT. 29, THE LOUISIANA CRAFTS GUILD (LCG) CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW ORLEANS GALLERY in The Shops at Canal Place. The new store, La GUILD (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 504-592-7633; www. facebook.com/laguildcrafts), is the second home to the Lafayette-based organization that represents artists from 51 cities across Louisiana and 17 cities in the region. Katie Odell, gallery manager, says this location offers greater exposure for guild artists. She hopes to expand that outreach further by offering workshops, demos, “crafternoons” and “lunch-andlearns” for locals, tourists and employees of Canal Place.

Art is in Odell’s blood. She’s the daughter of Annie Odell, a member of the LCG who specializes in textiles made from men’s accessories. You’ve likely seen her work — halter dresses made from a rainbow of vertically assembled neckties and fabric dioramas of New Orleans legends such as Fats Domino, Ernie and Antoinette K-Doe and Allen

Toussaint. One of those portraits hangs in La GUILD — a huge cloth likeness of musician Robert Parker.

Katie Odell has volunteered with LCG since 2012, and when the Guild announced the opening of the Canal Place store, she quit her marketing job to manage the new arts collective. Local artists occasionally work the desk at the store, giving shoppers an opportunity to meet the creators in person.

Guild artist Christopher Kirsch bought a printing press from Craigslist about a decade ago, and has been inking and painting prints ever since under the name Bare Bones Studio.

“I started out with a couple of very simple tools and a press, and I was operating out of an old warehouse,” Kirsch says. “My whole operation was pretty bare-bones. I’m still bare-bones — I’m still operating out of a warehouse, but I built a room around the press, so at least it’s a little cleaner now.”

Kirsch spends about 40 hours carving a block for each of his designs, and after inking each print can spend up to 10 days

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waiting for the ink to dry so he can add watercolor touches to the transfer. The print collection most dear to him is the Creatures of Carnival series, full of characters from 19th-century parades as well as portraits of himself and fellow Skeleton Krewe walking club members in costume.

Betsy Meyers Green has been a member of LCG for nearly 28 years, and designs ready-towear and custom jewelry available at La GUILD. To fashion her jewelry, she uses mixed metals, vibrant stones such as tourmaline and Montana agate and everyday inspirations such as the doodles she creates on paper while talking on the phone.

“Pure, minimalist form — for me, that’s the ideal to strive for,” Meyers Green says. “To come up with a design that is just timeless, that isn’t tied to a place or a person or an animal — I (try to make) something that will never go out of style.”

Stained glass windows are as iconic to New Orleans homes as gumbo pots, and LCG member Fred Weber Jr. is a stainedglass pro. The sole proprietor (and employee) of Elements of Stained Glass, Weber has created kaleidoscopic panels of colored glass for 30 years.

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Louisiana designs make up a lot of his collection at La GUILD: Streetcars and pelicans in luminous shades of greens and blues are some of his best-sellers. But custom work presents some of his greatest pleasures — and challenges.

“Often, people want a full inset pane of glass,” Weber says. “They want (glass for) front doors, transoms, regular windows and large 5-by-6 windows to fit over Jacuzzi tubs. My largest project was a 30-inchwide by 6-foot-tall pantry door. ... Difficulty comes in when the pieces get too small, or so big that I can’t turn it over and work on the other side. But I enjoyed working on that — it was something special.”

Colorful New Orleans-themed prints, elegant necklaces and earrings and dazzling stained glass are just a handful of the myriad artworks available at La GUILD. “(Craft) is a very broad category,” Odell says. “We allow so much diversity in what’s considered ‘crafts.’ I love that we have an artist that does religious icons and someone that’s making crawfish (sculptures) and another making marbled silk scarves.”

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Benson’s Upholstery 3044B Galleria Drive, Metairie, (504) 831-5244; www.bensons-upholstery.com Estella’s Home 601 Frisco Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-8884; www.facebook.com/estellashome Harouni Gallery 933 Royal St., (504) 299-4393; www.harouni.com Little Miss Muffin 244 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-6321; 766 Harrison Ave., (504) 482-8200; www.shoplittlemissmuffin.com

Shop Angelique Lakeview 902 Harrison Ave., (504) 3049050; www.facebook.com/ shopangeliquelakeview Sofas & Chairs 123 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 486-9622; www.sofasandchairsnola.com

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American Aquatic Gardens 621 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 944-0410; www.americanaquaticgardens.com Urban Roots Garden Center 1835 Canal St., (504) 570-6400; 2375 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 5224949; www.urbanrootsnola.com

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gae-tana’s 7732 Maple St., (504) 865-9625; www.gaetanas.com Joseph 5500 Magazine St., (504) 9001422; www.josephstores.com Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & Costumes 4204 Magazine St., (504) 8976310; www.facebook.com/ missclaudiasvintage Shop Angelique Lakeview See Fall freshener

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B Kids 115 Metairie Road, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 301-2954; 5422 Magazine St., (504) 218-4210; www.bkidsboutique.com Haase’s 8119 Oak St., (504) 866-9944; www.haases.com Mignon The Rink Shopping Center, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 891-2374; www.mignonnola.com

Swoon Boutique New Orleans 130 Harrison Ave., (504) 516-2770; www.swoonboutiqueneworleans.com

Miss Muffin by Little Miss Muffin 3307 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-1444; www.shoplittlemissmuffin.com

Yvonne LaFleur 8131 Hampson St., (504) 8669666; www.yvonnelafleur.com

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YAYA arts center’s Just Say YAYA

ELLIE SANDERS and EVIE POITEVENT SANDERS CO-CHAIRS

BY K ATHERINE M . JOHNSON PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

How did you become co-chairs of the event?

Ellie Sanders: I’ve been on the committee for the past few years, and Evie asked me to co-chair with her. Meg [Miles, YAYA’s executive director] and I are actually distant cousins, so it’s been fun to get to know one another.

Evie Poitevent Sanders: I immediately asked Ellie and Lilla [Wright Kearney, not pictured] to co-chair with me because they … understood the organization and believed in its mission.

What about YAYA’s mission resonates with you?

EPS: I love … the really grassroots mission — almost all the money raised goes directly to the programming, materials and instruction for the students.

There’s not a lot of overhead or administrative costs that eat up the dollars raised. It’s really gratifying to know that the … fundraising goes (straight) to the students who benefit from it the most.

Describe your sense of style.

Where do you like to shop?

ES: I don’t follow trends too closely. … I try to dress in what’s comfortable to me. A simple dress that I can dress up with jewelry and accessories is my go-to. … I’m a big fan of the LBD … and fabulous earrings.

I love Elle (Boutique) on Magazine Street.

EPS: The way I shop is that I know it when I see it. … I’m drawn to color and things with “wow” factor, and I also love

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How have you incorporated your sense of style into planning the gala?

ES: The decor we’re going for is casual, lively and joyful — a real celebration as opposed to being stuffy. It’s comfortable, come-as-you-are. If you want to wear jeans or get dressy, it’s up to you. There’s also tons of artwork on sale during the event (at the silent auction).

The auction is a key part of YAYA’s entrepreneurial training for its students — the kids are here talking about and selling their work and practicing their marketing skills, and they get to keep a percentage of the sales of their art.

EPS: We’re doing things that are really vibrant and colorful, like the artwork. The beauty of art for me personally is when it’s full of joy and happiness and is life-affirming.

What do you plan to wear?

ES: If it’s going to continue to be this hot, something light and comfortable. … And with the gravel at YAYA, it always helps to wear wedge (heels).

EPS: I’m wearing something lively and colorful with a fun, casual statement necklace and some other statement jewelry because it’s a lively, colorful event surrounded by a lot of creative, artistic people.

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EVIE POITEVENT SANDERS

YAYA arts center’s Just Say YAYA gala

6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at YAYA Arts Center (3322 Lasalle St., 504-529-3306).

Tickets start at $50, available by phone, at the door and at www.yayainc.org/just-say-yaya.

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