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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.
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Surrounded by Water: New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain
January 26, 2008 - July 12, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm; Sunday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
www.hnoc.org
Location: Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street
Phone: (504) 523-4662
Admission: free
Surrounded by Water: New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain positions natural history alongside human history—examining the roles the river and lake played in New Orleans’s economic, social, and cultural growth, while reflecting upon the effects that the city’s expansion had upon the bodies of water themselves. Surrounded by Water traces the ways in which Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River have formed the physical presence of New Orleans created its commerce, wealth, and recreation; and shaped New Orleans impression around the world.
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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.
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The Museum of Arts Presents - George Rodrigue's Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina
March 1, 2008 - June 8, 2008 |
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Times: Wednesday Noon until 8:00 p.m; Thursday-Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
http://www.noma.org
Location: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle
Phone: (504) 658-4100
Come and join us for George Rodrigue's Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina.
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The Old U. S. Mint Presents - Let Your Motto Be Resistance
March 15, 2008 - June 1, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
Location: Old U. S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave.
Phone: (504)568- 6968 or (800)568-6968
Admission: $6.00 Adults; $5.00 Students , Seniors, and Active Military; Children 12 and under are free
Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits explores the history of African American achievement from the mid-nineteenth century to the present through the changing roles of photographic portraits. Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits explores the history of African American achievement from the mid-nineteenth century to the present through the changing roles of photographic portraiture. The photographs, many by noted photographers and portraying distinguished subjects, establish a sense of place and identity and explore both aesthetic and vernacular styles. Among the subjects are such luminaries as actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson; trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis; legendary singer Nat “King” Cole; performing artist Eartha Kitt; opera legend Marian Anderson; jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong; vocalist Sarah Vaughn; choreographer and dancer Judith Jamison; and Harlem Renaissance poet and writer Langston HughesThe exhibition includes portraits produced by both well-known photographers such as Berenice Abbott, James VanDerZee, Edward Weston, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Carl Van Vechten, and lesser-known or anonymous photographers. The exhibition inaugurates the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, and features works drawn exclusively from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. The exhibition opens to the public this month at the Old U.S. Mint. The museum encourages the entire family to visit this extraordinary exhibition and to participate in the associated adult and family programs.
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The U. S. Mint Presents - Treasures of Napoleon
April 1, 2008 - August 3, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursdays until 8:00 pm
Location: The Old U.S. Mint, located at 400 Esplanade Avenue
Phone: (504) 568- 6968 or 1-800-568-6968
Admission: $6.00 Adults; $5.00 Students , Seniors, and Active Military; Children 12 and under are free
Napoleon Marches into New Orleans 'Empereur commande "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"(The Emperor commands "Let the Good Times Roll!) Louisiana will at last welcome Bonaparte when Treasures of NAPOLEON comes to the Louisiana State Museum's OLD U.S. MINT in the New Orleans French Quarter from April 6th to August 3rd, 2008. The spectacular traveling exhibition Treasures of NAPOLEON, tells the fascinating story of Napoléon and showcases the world-class art and design of his time. It has already been seen by 125,000 visitors and universally praised. Created from the extraordinary collection of 1st Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, the exhibit showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by the greatest artists of the time. While elements of the exhibition have been loaned for major exhibitions around the world, this is the first time these irreplaceable artifacts are being seen in North America. Treasures of NAPOLEON offers visitors an opportunity to see beyond the “legend” of Napoléon Bonaparte to gain an understanding of this complex figure as a man. User-friendly interpretive text and more than 250 objects, framed paintings, prints and documents, as well as furniture from the Imperial palaces, shine a light on the extraordinary life of one of history's pivotal figures.
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The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - Luis Cruz Azaceta
April 11, 2008 - June 28, 2008 |
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Times: Thursday - Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: The Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street
Phone: (504)528-3805
Admission: 5. $3 for students, seniors. FREE for CAC members and children under 15 every day.
1999 is an exhibition of works produced by Luis Cruz Azaceta (Havana, 1942), during the twelve months preceding the turn of the millennium. The exhibition contains thirty-two works, including paintings, sculpture, assemblage, drawings, and photographs. It is Azaceta's second one-person exhibition at CAC, the first having taken place in 1993. Azaceta has made New Orleans his home since the early 1990s, and could be the city's most internationally renowned contemporary visual artist. However, despite gallery and museum shows throughout Europe as well as North and South America, not to mention five one-person exhibitions at Arthur Roger Gallery in the past decade, Azaceta's work is not widely known in his adopted city.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II
April 12, 2008 - October 31, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-527-6012
The National World War II Museum presents Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II, with a showcase exhibit of select artifacts. Check back for more details.
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Teatro Wego! Dinner Theatre presents Joey and Mary's Irish Italian Wedding
May 2, 2008 - May 18, 2008 |
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Times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm; Sun. 2:00 pm
Location: Teatro Wego! Dinner Theater, 177 Sala Ave. Westwego, LA
Phone: (504)885-2000
Admission: $26.00
For over a decade Joey & Maria's Comedy Wedding has been thrilling audiences throughout the country. First, you'll witness the most hilarious wedding ceremony you've ever seen. Then throughout the reception, Joey and Maria and their families will come to your table to greet and gossip with their new friends! Watch out for Momma Nona, she might squeeze your cheek, then talk about everyone in the old neighborhood. The audience is encouraged to participate while the cast mingles at the tables and dances with the guests, making the evening a night to remember. You can dance the tarantella, catch the bouquet, waltz with the bride or groom, or just relax and watch the fun as the grooms X-girlfriend crashes the wedding and "Don Ziti," the Godfather, finds out that his gift was stolen by one of the guests, and much, much more: The Mother of all comedy weddings, Joey & Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding is a nationally-acclaimed interactive dinner theater experience now coming to you!
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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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The NOLA Project Presents - A Kingdom of Statues
May 10, 2008 - June 1, 2008 |
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Times: 2:00 pm
Location: Le Petit Theatre on the corner of Jackson Square and St
Phone: (504) 522-2081
Admission: $12.00
"Big Easy Award winning theatre company, The NOLA Project, presents an exciting new play for the whole family! A Kingdom of Statues is a brand-new show playing in the historic Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre located in the heart of the French Quarter. Kids and adults alike will be whisked away into an upside down fairy tale world where our heroes must break a witch’s spell that turns kings into stone, jesters into mutes, and knights into chimpanzees!
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Cloud Nine Productions Presents - Between You and Me
May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008 |
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Times: 8:00 pm
http://www.betweenyouandmetheplay.com
Location: The Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny Street
Admission: $20.00 online; $25.00 at door
Between You and Me is a story of Kasib and Kelsey, two young men who see their lives different yet discover an unexpected common thread between them. Watch as they are reunited with loved ones and use their new found love to overcome past experiences and confront future challenges.
Within Kasib and Kelsey's journey there will be lots of distractions and surprises that will require forgiveness of self and others. Take this roller coaster ride with these young men along with other wonderful and exciting characters, laughing, crying and shouting throughout this powerful story of life and love.
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The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - Story Circle with Truth Be Told
May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008 |
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Times: 2:00 pm
http://www.cacno.org
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St
Phone: (504) 528-3800
Using theater, storytelling and improvisation, the Truth Be Told project aims to open conversations in our communities around race and racism. Story Circle, which premieres at both the Ashé Cultural Arts Center and CAC, describes the emotions and experiences that have emerged from numerous Truth Be Told meetings and story circles held over the past year. Part touching, part tumultuous, Story Circle skillfully documents these attempts to expose, discuss and heal the New Orleans racial divide. Featuring Troi Bechet, Kerry Cahill, Harold X. Evans, Dollie Rivas, Diana E. H. Shortes, Carol Sutton, Philip Tracy and Chris Williams.
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Voodoo Lounge Presents - Out Comes Butch
May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm
Location: Voodoo Lounge, corner of North Rampart at Orleans
Phone: (504)948-4167
FOUR HUMOURS announces our newest offbeat show in another offbeat space: Out Comes Butch at the Voodoo Lounge on the edge of the French Quarter. A comedic tour de force, Out Comes Butch is a one-man-show that explores the outer limits of self-awareness and self-(re)creation. Out Comes Butch is a simple story about a redneck launched on a hilarious journey of self-discovery after his neglected girlfriend leaves him. Determined to become the man he wants to be...sensitive, caring, healthy...Butch moves by inevitable stages through one identity after another: first as a with-it New Age swinger, then as a newly gay man, then a transvestite, then transsexual...and beyond. Butch is certain that each stage is his ultimate destination, his "real self."
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Lionel Ferbos with Palm Court Jazz Band
May 17, 2008 |
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Times: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St.
Phone: (504) 525-0200
Join us for Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Lionel Ferbos with Palm Court Jazz Band.
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Playin at the Polo Presents - Vocalist Anais St. John with The Harry MayronneTrio
May 17, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm – 12:00 midnight
Location: The Windsor Court, Polo Lounge, 300 Gravier St.
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Join us as we jazz it up with hot entertainment series, "Playin' At The Polo," featuring New Orleans' home-grown vocalist Anais St. John with The Harry Mayronne Trio. 3
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Pontchartrain Vineyards' Jazz'n the Vines presents Rick Trolsen and Gringo Do Choro
May 17, 2008 |
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Times: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.pontchartrainvineyards.com
Location: 81250 Hwy 1082, Bush, LA
Phone: (985)892-9742
Admission: $10.00
Bring flashlights and umbrellas! Your lawn chair, picnic dinner and thirst for our wine while listening to our outdoor concert. Join us for a syncopated jazz performance with World - renowned trombonist Rick Trolsen and Gringo Do Choro for some highly syncopated jazz from the streets of Brazil. Sorry no other wine, beer, other alcoholic beverages, or pets.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel Hollywood and WWII
May 17, 2008 |
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Times: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: (877) 813-3329 x 229
Join us the first and third Saturday of every month for classic WWII films in conjunction with the exhibit Real to Reel: Hollywood and WWII.
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