Bunny Day
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Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
From the 1980s on, cartoonist and writer Bunny Matthews captured the weird and wacky minutiae of New Orleans life through his signature characters, Vic and Nat’ly. Join the Historic New Orleans Collection for Bunny Day on September 19 to celebrate the grand opening of their newest exhibit, Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions. The event starts at 11:30 am with an author talk and book signing with authors Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand, followed by a captivating lecture on the iconic “Yat” accent, and closes with a Vic and Nat’ly costume contest hosted by Peggy Scott Laborde with guest judges including Bunny's son, Jude Matthews. The day’s sessions will take place at the Williams Research Center at 410 Chartres Street., with the Vic and Nat’ly costume party following at HNOC’s museum at 520 Royal Street. 11:30 am–4 pm. Free. hnoc.org.
