Welcome to
plunge.com, an e-periodical dedicated to art, music, writing, and life of New
Orleans and beyond.
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plunge currently features interviews with singer & new
parent Ingrid Lucia of the Flying
Neutrinos. Ingrid's husband, acclaimed fashion and portrait photographer Dwight
Marshall's work is featured in our section High Art in Low Places.
Here you can also explore a new installation by muralist Marc Marino, five poems by Dave Brinks, and meet
cross-genre pedal steel guitarist Dave Easley. Other
featured artists include painter Chris Clark, poets Dennis Formento and Mark McGrain, and photographers Chris
Williams and Cheryl Gerber.
In Falling with Grace we present two interviews with refugees
living in New Orleans; the story of Cuban refugee Gerardo
Perez and World War II holocaust survivor Dora Liederman.
Cast into the Current celebrates Hispanic Culture in New Orleans with a photo-essay by Cheryl Gerber and an article about Flamenco in the Crescent
City by Mark McGrain. Plunge takes an inside look at one New Orleans neighborhood with
another Gerber photo-essay titled Broad Street People. You'll also find numerous slide-shows of recent
events in and around New Orleans including Southern Decadence,
Ernie K-Doe's Funeral, The Shim
Shamettes, Cyril & Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr., The New Orleans
Greek Festival, Jazz Fest., Mardi Gras, Super Sunday, and more.
This site is in constant development -- your comments and
suggestions are valued. Please contact plunge by clicking on the plunger icon located at the bottom of the index frame.
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