Events

Please join us for a signing with Rex organization's archivist, Dr. Stephen Hales, when he comes to Octavia Books to sign REX: An Illustrated History of the School of Design. This brand new look at Carnival's oldest parading organization colorfully documents the 140-year history of Rex. The story of Rex’s fanciful Carnival Kingdom—its royalty and traditions, its Processions and Imperial Receptions, its crown jew- els and rich art—is a story best told in pictures. Rex: An Illustrated History of the School of Design presents more than 250 images, most not previously published, to illuminate that visual history.   As the Rex Organization’s Archivist, Dr. Hales has helped collect, assemble and display images and artifacts documenting the Organization’s nearly 140 years of history. He is the author of several articles on the history of Carnival and the School of Design. Hales has practiced pediatrics in New Orleans for 35 years and is a member of the Clinical Faculties of the Tulane and Louisiana State University Schools of Medicine.