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Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour
August 13, 2007 - December 31, 2008
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Times: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location:  Old New Orleans Rum, 2815 Frenchmen Street
Phone:  (504) 945-9400
Admission:  $10.00
Celebration Distillation offers tours and tastings at the distillery. Our tours offer a intimate and detailed look at the distillation process from beginning to end. All of our tours conclude with a visit to our tasting room. Become a connoisseur as you experience the subtle flavors of our distinctive rums. On occasion the distillers will offer samples of rums we have yet to bring to market to get your thoughts on the directions they are going.
Chalmette Battlefield Raises Old Glory During National Journey
February 18, 2008 - May 26, 2008
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Times: Mondays through Thursdays 7:00 am-3:00 pm; Fridays through Sundays 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
http://www.nps.gov/jela.
Location:  Chalmette Battlefield, 8606 West St. Bernard Highway, in Chalmette
Phone:  (504) 281-0511
Admission:  Free
Chalmette Battlefield Raises Old Glory During National Journey A special flag-raising ceremony as part of “Old Glory’s Journey of Remembrance” will take place at Chalmette Battlefield, in Chalmette. The ceremony is part of a national program to honor the service and sacrifice of Americafallen heroes. The public and especially members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, representatives from the military services, and all veterans and their families are invited to this free program. The flag which will be raised at the battlefield flew over the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Oklahoma Memorial on December 7, 2007, in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  It has been traveling across the and will fly over 25 national cemeteries and historic sites including Independence Hall, Appomattox Courthouse, the Gettysburg battlefield, and McHenry.
JazzFest 1970 and 1971 Beauregard Square
April 7, 2008 - June 6, 2008
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Times: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:  1205 N. Rampart Street
Phone:  (504) 558-6100
Admission:  Free
"Jazzfest 1970 & 1971: Beauregard Square” will feature the first-ever showing of memorabilia from the Jazz & Heritage Archive, commemorating the first two years of Jazz Fest. The show conveys the rich history of the event then known as the New Orleans Jazz Festival & Louisiana Heritage Fair. It features various pieces of memorabilia and documentation that illustrate the challenges of staging what would eventually become one of the top music festivals in the world: photos, posters, ticket stubs, correspondence between the producers and city officials, production invoices and more. The exhibit also features a collection of Noel Rockmore watercolors that illustrate the early days of the festival.
Harrah's New Orleans Presents - World Series of Poker Tournament
May 9, 2008 - May 21, 2008
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Location:  Harrah's New Orleans
Phone:  (504) 533-6074
The high-stakes action of the World Series of Poker, the richest sporting event on the planet, is returning once again to the Crescent City. The WSOP Circuit will wrap up its fourth successful year with a stop at Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel. This year’s tournament schedule includes 15 events. Buy-ins range from $175 up to $5,000 for the No-Limit Hold ‘em championship event. This year’s schedule also includes events in Seven-Card Stud, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold’em, as well as No-Limit Hold’em and a Ladies Championship event.
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