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Photos From Culture Collision 6

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Jason Saul

Published September 5, 2014 at 12:28 AM CDT

Culture Collision 6 — the unique happy-hour hosted by WWNO — kicked off the 2014-15 cultural season with a brand-new venue: The National WWII Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center on Wednesday, August 27.

This installment of the annual event brought together more than 60 of New Orleans’ nonprofit visual and performing arts organizations for a one-night-only event designed to encourage participation in the New Orleans art scene. Attendees scoped out upcoming performances, took advantage of exclusive ticket promotions and met like-minded arts lovers.

"There are eight of us who plan and prepare Culture Collision, and I think I can speak for all of us when I say that Culture Collision 6 was our best yet!" said WWNO Membership Manager and Culture Collision Producer Janet Wilson. "There were 61 participating organizations with over 1,000 people in attendance. Special thanks to everyone at The National WWII Museum, New Orleans.Me and The Canary Collective."

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WWNO Marketing and Development Director Ron Biava and our generous volunteers greeted visitors as they entered.

Margo Manning and Kathleen Grumich from RHINO. Featured was a new men's craft line, including a handmade robot by Sean Dixon.

Nancy Watts and the New Orleans Opera Association put some color in the room with long-stemmed red roses for the guests.

Learning about the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Justice Danger McKnight, the littlest member of the Creative Collective.

Jay Valentino, Stephen Watson, Blake Haney and Paul Maassen.

The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Pop-up performances have become central to the Culture Collision experience.

Taking advantage of the first cool evening at the summer winds to a close.

Restoration of artifacts, including large vehicles, is a specialty of the curators at The National WWII Museum.

The article above has been revised to reflect the following correction:

The name of the museum in which Culture Collision was held was written in many different ways in the original version of this story. It is The National WWII Museum.

Photos From Culture Collision 6

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