11/01/2009 - 11/07/2009  |
Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour
August 13, 2008 - December 31, 2009 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 11;00 am AND 2:00 pm; Saturday 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 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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Melange - The Ritz Carlton New Orleans Presents Weekly Sunday Brunch
October 19, 2008 - December 27, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: The Ritz Carlton, Melange Restaurant
Phone: (504) 670-2828
Admission: $44.00 Adults; Children 11 years old and under $20.00
The Ritz Carlton's talented culinary team will prepare a lavish and luscious buffet of seasonal favorites including carved meats, omelet and seafood stations, fish, vegetables, salads, soup and delectable desserts. Reservations are recommended but not required.
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Crescent City Farmers Market Uptown
January 3, 2009 - December 26, 2009 |
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Times: Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Uptown Square, 200 Broadway St.
Join us for an amazing selection of the freshest, tastiest fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked breads and freshly made pies, bedding plants, dairy products, freshly cut flowers, and more! direct from our region's finest farmers, fishers, and bakers. Nestled between the levee and Broadway in the parking lot of Uptown Square, the Tuesday Market is an ideal place to start your week's grocery shopping, to pop in for a gourmet sandwich during your lunch break, or simply to schmooze with some of Uptown New Orleans' most innovative restaurant chefs who often can be found planning menus with Market vendors.
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The Louisiana State Museum and the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club present From Tramps to Kings
January 10, 2009 - December 30, 2009 |
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Times: Tuesday - Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
http://www.lsm.crt.state.la.us
Location: The Presbetere, 751 Chartres St.
Phone: (504) 568-6968
Admission: $6.00 for adults, and $5.00 for seniors and active military personnel; Children under 12 are free.
The Louisiana State Museum and the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club present From Tramps to Kings: Zulu 100 Years, a yearlong exhibit exploring the origins, the unique Carnival traditions, and the cultural and civic contributions of Zulu from 1909 to the present.
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House of Blues Presents - The Gospel Sunday Brunch
January 25, 2009 - December 27, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am
http://www.hob.com
Location: House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Phone: (504) 310-4999
Admission: $16.50 - $38.50
Hallelujah! It's back! The Sunday Gospel Brunch returns to the House Of Blues New Orleans!
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Muriel's Jackson Square 3 Course Table d' Hotel Dinner
February 4, 2009 - February 5, 2010 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
http://www.muriels.com
Location: 801 Chartres Street, On The corner of Jackson Square
Phone: (504) 568-1885
Muriel’s Jackson Square offers an exceptional 3 course meal for only $28.95. Come enjoy a full dining experience featuring many choices such as Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crêpes, Turtle Soup, Gumbo, BBQ Shrimp, Pecan Crusted Puppy Drum and Shrimp Remoulade. Muriel's is housed in an historic building overlooking Jackson Square. Come immerse yourself in New Orleans culture and revelry that reflects the rich cultural, and culinary character of the Crescent City.
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Muriel's Jackson Square Presents a New Orleans Jazz Brunch with Joe Simon's Jazz Trio
February 8, 2009 - January 31, 2010 |
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Times: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
http://www.muriels.com
Location: Muriels, 801 Chartres Street
Phone: (504) 568-1885
Classic French Quarter Style mixed with Contemporary Creole Cuisine. Enjoy dining to the sounds of Joe Simon's Jazz Trio. Muriel's offers New Orleans Classics like Gumbo, BBQ Shrimp, Turtle Soup, and Shrimp Remoulade along with more contemporary flavors like Pecan Crusted Puppy Drum and Muriel's own Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepes. After brunch enjoy a cool cocktail on our balcony overlooking historic Jackson Square.
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Chef Michael Farrell Brings a Fresh Culinary Style to Meritage at the Maison Dupuy
February 19, 2009 - December 30, 2009 |
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Location: Le Meritage at The Maison Dupuy
Phone: (504) 648-6119
Morty Valldejuli, general manger of the Maison Dupuy Hotel, is proud to unveil Le Meritage, an exciting new dining concept whereby fresh seasonal cuisine is impeccably matched to the primary characteristics of wine. All dishes on the menu are available in large and small plates and wines by the glass are offered in full and half pours, encouraging guests to savor different pairings at one sitting. After a nationwide search, Michael Farrell, a veteran restaurateur with New Orleans roots, has been chosen as Executive Chef. Chef Farrell brings a wealth of culinary experience to the new endeavor. He served as Executive Chef in a number of acclaimed eateries throughout the nation including Alto in Denver, The Summer House on Island, Anthem in Las Vegas and Beano’s Cabin in Beaver Creek, Co. The style he brings to Le Meritage evolved over the course of his career beginning with his coastal upbringing. Chef Farrell will utilize the very finest meats, Louisiana seafood, game and classic local ingredients in the creation of dishes such as Pan-Roasted Drum with Fava Bean Succotash & Fried Green Tomatoes and Braised Beef Short Rib with Parsnip Puree & Sorrel Gremolata. The menu items have been created to compliment and pair with six specific wine categories - Light Whites, Full Body Reds, Sparklers, Full Body Whites, Fruity Reds and Spicy-Earthy Reds.
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Houston's Restaurant Present - The Garden District Trio
May 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 |
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Times: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: Houston's Restaurant, 1755 St. Charles Ave.
Phone: (504) 524-1579
Come join us at Houston's Restaurant for dinner and jazz featuring the Garden District Trio featuring David Hansen, Tom Hook & Chris Sharkey.
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Yoga in the Sculpture Garden
August 1, 2009 - August 7, 2010 |
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Times: 8:00 am
Location: New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpter Garden
Phone: (504) 456-5000
Admission: $5.00 per session for NOMA members; $10.00 Nonmember participants
Come join us for Yoga in the Sculpture Garden on the first Saturday of every month. This class will be presented by a certified yoga instructor from the East Jefferson General Hospital Wellness Center. Participants should bring a yoga mat. All participants must pre-register by calling EJGH Health Finder.
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Verbatim Verboten
August 24, 2009 - November 9, 2009 |
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Times: Mondays 7:00 pm
Location: The Avenue Pub, 1732 St Charles Avenue [upstairs], New Orleans
Phone: (504) 948-4167
Admission: $10, general admission
VERBATIM VERBOTEN is an ever-changing revue of staged transcripts. These are word-for-word performances from noted people (and some ordinary folk) saying things they never meant for the public to hear: surveillance tapes, secretly recorded conversations, forgotten open mics, on-camera diatribes, released emails, private correspondence, et cetera. VERBATIM VERBOTEN has collected over three hundred such pieces, with more being added all the time...meaning no performance is like the one before. The show has enjoyed extended successful runs in Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, New Orleans, and New York. Now after a three-year hiatus, VV returns. Produced by Clove Productions. Hosted by Michael Martin.
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ALL YOUTH CHOIRS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING MEMBERS!
September 3, 2009 - March 25, 2010 |
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Times: Thursdays 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
http://www.jpas.org
Location: Jefferson Performing Arts Center, E J High School Auditorium, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie
Phone: (504) 885-2000 ext. 211
Calling all young singers! Jefferson Performing Arts Society is currently still accepting children and teens for their Children's Choirs and the NEW JPAS Jam & Jive Show Choir! To register and join, please drop by a rehearsal time for the appropriate age level choir to fill-out the paperwork and meet the choirs! (formerly the JPAS Youth Chorale). All choirs are vocally directed by Mary Lou with accompanist Garrett Fried.
Rehearsals for the JPAS Children's Choir are Thursdays at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, EJ High School Auditorium, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie, and continue through the Spring. There is a one-time tuition fee of $400 for the Children's Choir plus additional costuming fees. fees.
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ALL YOUTH CHOIRS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING MEMBERS!
September 19, 2009 - March 27, 2010 |
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Times: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: St Elizabeth Seton School, 4119 Saint Elizabeth Drive
Phone: (504) 885-2000 ext. 211
Calling all young singers! Jefferson Performing Arts Society is currently still accepting children and teens for their Children's Choirs and the NEW JPAS Jam & Jive Show Choir! To register and join, please drop by a rehearsal time for the appropriate age level choir to fill-out the paperwork and meet the choirs! (formerly the JPAS Youth Chorale). All choirs are vocally directed by Mary Lou with accompanist Garrett Fried. Rehearsals for the JPAS Apprentice Choir will be Saturdays from at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, 4119 Saint Elizabeth Drive in Kenner and continue through the Spring. There is a one-time tuition fee of $300 for the Apprentice Choir plus additional costuming fees.
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Open Blues Jam
September 28, 2009 - February 8, 2010 |
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Times: 5:00 pm - midnight
www.rocknbowl.com
Location: Rock n Bowl - Mid City Lanes
Phone: (504) 861-1700
Admission: $5.00
Rock n Bowl is now open on Monday evenings for bowling, food, beverages and an Open Blue Jam starting at 8:30 pm. Musicians - bring your instruments and jam with us!
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Trinity Artist Series Presents - Choral Evensong
October 1, 2009 - November 19, 2009 |
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Times: 6:30 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave.
Phone: (504) 670-2520
Come join us for Choral Evensong with the Trinity Choir.
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New Orleans Photo Alliance Presents “The Spirit World”
October 2, 2009 - November 22, 2009 |
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Times: Fridays 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, and by appointment
http://www.neworleansphotoalliance.com
Location: New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, 1111 St. Mary Street
Phone: (504) 658-4100
Come join us for the Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Spirit World". The New Orleans Photo Alliance is proud to present a national juried exhibition about the spirit world. Timed to coincide with the season of Halloween and All Saints Day, the show includes documentary, fine art, and conceptual images that evoke the spiritual, supernatural, and unearthly.
The images summon memories, imaginings, and the subconscious, blurring boundaries between past and present, presence and absence. Russell Joslin, Editor and Publisher of SHOTS Magazine, served as juror and selected twenty-seven images by eighteen photographers.
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SUNDAY BRUNCH RETURNS TO THE ROOSEVELT IN THE LEGENDARY BLUE ROOM
October 4, 2009 - December 27, 2009 |
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Times: 11 am - 2:00 pm
Location: The Roosevelt Hotel, Blue Room
Phone: (504) 648-1200
Admission: $59.00 and include valet parking and a complimentary glass of champagne;Children 10 and under will be served at half price
The Roosevelt New Orleans welcomes back a beloved tradition. Beginning Oct. 4, the Blue Room will return to the Sunday brunch circuit by offering guests a gourmet plated brunch, complete with a performance by jazz clarinetist Tim Laughlin and a complimentary glass of champagne.
The plated brunch will feature gourmet culinary creations by executive chef Stefan Kauth and desserts by executive pastry chef Robert Plouffe. Two culinary stations containing seafood creations and desserts will serve as focal points and add to the pageantry of the meal.
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Trinity Artist Series Presents - Albinas Prizgintas with Taize
October 5, 2009 - November 30, 2009 |
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Times: Mondays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave.
Phone: (504) 670- 2520
Come join us for Taize, every Monday in the Chapel with candlelight. Program directed by Albinas who will perform selections at the piano. The program is offered for the recovery of the city.
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Gallery Bienvenu Presents - Artist: Sibylle Peretti "The Unusual Kind"
October 6, 2009 - November 28, 2009 |
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Gallery Bienvenu, 518 Julia Street
Phone: (504) 525-0518
German-born artist Sibylle Peretti conjures visions of childhood and childhood lost. In Perettis works, children are often grouped in pairs, conversing wordlessly with one another or with birds, water, or flowers, as if immersed in a mystical union with nature. Her ethereal imagery and haunting thematic subtexts captivate the viewers imagination.
Perettis exhibition at Gallery Bienvenu features porcelain sculptures and mixed-media works on panel, which incorporate myriad layers of paper, oil paint, and watercolor on either side of Plexiglas panels. Her unique techniques impart a texture that complements the works conceptual nuance. Collectors and museum curators around the world have responded to Peretti's vision, which hovers between fairy tale, dream, and historic fact.
The current series was inspired by a growing fascination with children raised with little or no exposure to human beings. With their immaculate innocence, such children have intrigued storytellers and researchers for ages from Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, who are said to have been nursed by a wolf to Victor of Aveyron, made famous by Truffault's film, The Wild Child to Genie, a feral child whose discovery made headlines in the 1970s.
These children live in a kind of private, untouchable world, the artist says, in which their honesty and purity opens doors of fantasies and dreams. With Peretti's imagery as a springboard, viewers may project themselves into the children's archaic, pre-verbal world. The works reconnect us to dormant memories or emotions, inducing free associations that encourage the mind to skim and skip where rationality alone could not lead. It is this freeing of the imagination, coupled with the rigors she lavishes on composition and surface, that so eloquently distinguishes her work.
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Upcoming Exhibition, Symposium Explore the Territorial Period 1803 - 1812
October 6, 2009 - May 2, 2010 |
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm; Sunday 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
http://www.hnoc.org
Location: Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street
Phone: (504) 523-4662
On December 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was signed, confirming the transfer of the former French colony to the United States. Statehood, however, was not immediate. For nearly 10 years, Louisiana was entrenched in a turbulent period, rife with political disputes and culture clashes. The exhibition Between Colony & State: Louisiana in the Territorial Period, 1803-1812, and its companion online component, examines the people, places, and events that shaped this fascinating period. Highlights include manuscript maps, newspapers from the period, and artists' depictions of life during this time.
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'Congo Square Rhythms' Exhibit
October 12, 2009 - November 20, 2009 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
Phone: (504) 558-6100
Admission: Free
The Jazz & Heritage Gallery is pleased to announce "Congo Square Rhythms," an exhibit of paintings and mixed media works by Louisiana artists. The exhibit, will feature works by more than 25 local artists, each representing or inspired by the cultural legacy of Congo Square. Artists featured in the "Congo Square Rhythms" exhibit include: Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Shakor, Haitham Eid, Nat Williams, Sheila Phipps, Cecelia Tapplette-Pedescleaux, Bruce Brice, Larry Daniel Nevil, Michelle Levine, Ronald Jones, E. E. Williams, Michelle Lavigne, Eric Waters, Charles Simms, Ashton Ramsey, Jim Belfon, Alton Osborne, Cherice Harrison-Nelson and Latanya Clark, and others.
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Two-Hour Walk-in Courses with Hands-on Adventures in Glassblowing
October 20, 2009 - January 31, 2010 |
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Times: Monday - Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, 2-hour increments
Location: New Orleans ArtWorks at New Orleans Glass Works & Printmaking Studio, 727 Magazine Street (between Girod and Julia Streets)
Phone: (504) 529-7279
Your source for holiday ornaments! It is the ideal time of year to get together with friends and family to create your holiday ornaments. Design your own gifts for the holidays!
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New Orleans Museum of Art Presents - Woodward Exhibition Opening Reception
October 21, 2009 - February 28, 2010 |
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Times: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
Phone: (504) 658-4100
Come join us at The Museum of Art Opening Reception for the William Woodward Exhibition. Drawing from the holdings of both institutions, the exhibition features more than 70 paintings, etchings, sculpture and ephemera related to Woodward's life and works. A native of Massachusetts, Woodward came to New Orleans in the 1880s to teach fine arts, mechanical drawing and architectural drawing at Tulane University.
Woodward was involved with every facet of architecture in New Orleans, consulting on the design of Tulane's new building for architecture classes. He also designed and built his own home in Uptown New Orleans. His interest in architecture evolved into a passionate commitment to preservation. The first artist to focus intensely on the Vieux Carré, Woodward documented the Quarter's rich cultural heritage in vignettes of daily life-women at market, street cleaners, deliverymen and milkmaids driving drayage carts and residents engaged in their daily activities.
Woodward's depictions of French Quarter buildings focused public attention on the heedless destruction of historic properties. The exhibition offers an opportunity to view a large selection of Woodward's renderings of the French Quarter and to judge the strength of his artistic contribution.
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Holiday Art & Craft Extravaganza with Live Demonstrations by the Artisans
October 23, 2009 - January 2, 2010 |
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Times: Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: New Orleans ArtWorks at New Orleans Glass Works & Printmaking Studio
Phone: (504) 529-7279
Find treasures for Hanukkah and Christmas. Hand-made designs by local Artisans. Ideal for friends and family of all ages!
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Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
October 23, 2009 - November 7, 2009 |
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Times: Fridays at 7:30PM and Saturdays at 7:30PM and 10:30PM
http://www.jpas.org
Location: Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego
Phone: (504) 885-2000
Admission: $30 for adults, $27 for seniors (65+) and $20 for students
Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is ALIVE! and on stage at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre in Westwego. Costumes of all kinds at all performances are encouraged! Dress to impress the fabulous Dr. Frank 'N Furter at the 10:30PM show on Halloween night for Rocky's Costume Contest and win exciting and outrageous prizes! Follow sequeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they'll never forget in the mysterious mansion of the scandalous Dr. Frank 'N Furter with his rippling creation Rocky, the vivacious Magenta, the weird house-servants Riff Raff and Columbia and an array of other outrageous characters! Bursting at the seams with timeless cult classics including Sweet Transvestite, Dammit Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting Time Warp, the JPAS production of Richard O'Brien's the ROCKY HORROR SHOW is a non-stop party!
Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity int his thrilling production directed by Jerry Lee Leighton and musically directed by Alan Payne! Richard Hutton stars as the infamous Dr. Frank 'N Furter, the "sweet transvestite from Tran-sexual-Transylvania!" Hutton transitions from recently playing the role of King Arthur in Lerner and Lowe's CAMELOT at Rivertown Repertory Theatre, into the high-heeled and fishnet stockings of Dr. Frank 'N Furter for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW with JPAS! Hutton has been seen as the leading man on stages throughout the Big Easy including Tulane Summer Lyric, Le Petit Theatre and on the JPAS stages. This is the first role where he has worn three-inch high-heels and a bustier! Dr. Frank 'N Furter's motley crew of characters from another dimension include an array of the best New Orleans local talent. Lara Grice, one of New Orlean's most talented and versatile leading ladies, plays the outrageous Columbia. Grice has graced most all of the stages in the New Orleans area portraying roles ranging from the ditzy Norma in VICTOR/VICORIA to Jaque in Shakespear's AS YOU LIKE IT. She is often seen in local and national TV commercials.
Chris Wecklein joins the cast of ROCKY as Riff Raff, the shifty hunch-backed "butler." Wecklein has also been seen on most stages throughout the New Orleans area and notable in the long-running production of BLACK AND WHITE BLUES at Le Chat Noir. This power-house cast features several other local theatre stars including Marlene Thian as Magenta, Matias Grau, III as Brad and Lucy Faust as Janet, Armando L. Leduc as Eddie and Brandon Sutton as Rocky.
The cast also features Daniel Deshazo, Samantha Gregory, Michael Indest, Diana Macera, Helen Jane Planchet, Colleen Robinson and Matt Standley. Director Jerry Lee Leighton also makes a guest appearance as The Narrator in this cult-classic musical!Expect to have the most fun you've ever had (we hope!) with fishnets, leather and rock 'n roll at the JPAS Production of Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW!
WARNING! This show has rude parts! No child tickets will be sold due to the nature of the show - parental discretion is strongly advised.
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WRBH Reads Their Eyes Were Watching God
October 26, 2009 - November 25, 2009 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 2:00 pm and 8:30 pm
Location: Southern Food and Beverage Museum, 1 Poydras St, #169
Phone: (504)569-0405
Don Lewis, a New Orleans actor, will begin to read the book on Monday, Oct. 26. The readings will occur daily, Monday through Fridays at 2 p.m., and they will repeat at 8:30 p.m. Each half-hour segment amounts to about 12-14 pages, meaning that the book will be completed in about 25 installments.
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Day of the Dead festivities
October 27, 2009 - November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: The Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade
Phone: (504)568- 6968 or (800)568-6968
A weeklong celebration of Mexico’s Day of the Dead traditions with authentic arts, music, food, and family fun presented by the Mexican Consulate of New Orleans, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, and the Louisiana State Museum. All events are free and open to the public.
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Kinder-Garden: “Creepy Crawlies in the Garden”
November 3, 2009 - November 17, 2009 |
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Times: Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Location: Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road
Phone: (504) 488-5488, ext. 333
Admission: $10.00 for members; $12.00 for non-members; $5.00 for each additional adult
Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their accompanying adults are invited to explore the world of insects through age-appropriate activities such as bug hunts, texture play, singing, parachute play, craft making, and worm digging in this hands-on class for young, curious learners. Program fee covers one child and one adult. Sibling discounts are offered. Shine only! Pre-registration is not required.
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Tom Dent Literary Festival
November 5, 2009 - November 7, 2009 |
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Times: Thursday and Friday 6:30 pm; Sunday 1:00 pm
Location: The Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue
Phone: (504) 596-2597
This is a three day festival that highlights the works of contemporary African American writers and poets. The event is named in the honor of the late New Orleans writer and historian, Thomas Covington Dent, who was a mentor to African-American writers and called attention to the African-American experience through poetry magazines and theater.
Our festival includes a Spoken Word Session, Author’s Showcase, and an afternoon forum. The spoken word poets will include the following: Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, WordPlay NO, New Orleans Youth Slam (N.O.Y.S.), and Nik Richard "the Voice of Reason". It will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue. Our author's showcase will include the following: Clifton Casteel author of A Lady’s Heart and Soul: My Life as a Colored-Negro-Black-African-American, Dr. Keith Ferdinand, and Dr. D'Ann Penner authors of Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond at our Author’s Showcase.
The author’s showcase will be held at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue. Our Tom Dent forum speakers will be Carlotta Walls Lanier and Lisa Page Frazier. Carlotta Walls Lanier, the youngest member of the little rock nine and author of A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School. Lisa Frazier Page, a Dillard University alumnae and a contributor to Mrs. Lanier's book. Our forum will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue.
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15th Annual Poydras Home Art Show and Patron Party
November 6, 2009 - November 8, 2009 |
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Times: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: 5354 Magazine Street
Phone: (504) 897-0535
Come join us for the 15th Annual Poydras Home Art Show and Patron Party. There will be great food, traditional and contemporary paintings, photography, sculpture, metalwork, pottery, jewelry and fine crafts by regional artists. Music by Deacon John.
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Tales of the Cocktail Presents - L'HEURE VERTE The Green Hour Presented by Lucid Absinthe
November 6, 2009 - November 20, 2009 |
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Times: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Absinthe Museum of America, 823 Rue Royale, French Quarter, between Rue St. Ann and Rue Dumaine
Phone: (877) 737-2772
Enjoy free tastings every Friday in November. Complimentary absinthe lecture and tasting with Master Distiller Ted Breaux November 13th and 14th. Lucid Absinthe and The Absinthe Museum of America are re-instituting "l'heure verte" also known as "The Green Hour." It was in the late 1800's that 5 pm became known in France as a social time to sit back and relax, sharing a glass of absinthe with friends.
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The World War II Museum unveils The Victory Theatre Opening
November 6, 2009 - November 7, 2009 |
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Location: 945 Magazine Street
Phone: (504) 527-6012
Come join us for the Victory Theatre Opening. The National World War II Museum unveils its new, $60 million expansion with a weekend full of celebratory activities. Nov 7 features the Victory Stomp block party with music by Grammy winner Irma Thomas, among others, topped off by an over the top fireworks display.
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"Puppy Pilgrimage" Puptail Party, sponsored by the LA/SPCA
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
http://www.la-spca.org
Location: Petcetera, 3205 Magazine St
Phone: (504) 269-8711
Admission: $5.00
"Puppy Pilgrimage" Puptail Party, sponsored by the LA/SPCA will be held at Petcetera. Enjoy libations and snacks with your 2 and 4-legged friends. Professional photography by Scott Stuntz.
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“Peggy Post Etiquette Luncheon hosted by Hotel Monteleone and John Robert Powers”
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street
Phone: (504) 681-4452
Admission: Adults $40.00; Children $35.00
If the thought of holiday dinners and your children’s manners have you a bit anxious, put your worries aside. Hotel Monteleone will present an Etiquette Workshop for children ages 6-12 on Saturday, November 7, at the Hotel Monteleone. Sponsored by John Robert Powers Acting & Modeling School System, the event will benefit the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Peggy Post is well positioned to provide etiquette tips.
The great-granddaughter-in-law of manner maven and author Emily Post, Peggy Post has authored 20 books for children and adults, including Emily Post’s The Guide to Good Manners for Kids and Table Manners for Kids. These are just two of the titles which will be available for purchase. Space is limited and reservations are required. According to Peggy Post, “Good manners never go out of style. Since 1922, the name Emily Post has been synonymous with good manners based on honesty, respect and consideration. Now children of the 21st century will have the opportunity to practice good manners.”
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20th Anniversary Mirliton Festival
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
http://www.mirlitonfestival.com
Location: Markey Park, 700 block of Piety between Royal and Dauphine Street
Admission: $5.00 - BNA Members $3.00 - Children Under 5 Free
Come enjoy Bywater's best: full day line up of local musicians featuring Morning 40, the Zydepunks and more; plus local restaurant foods highlighting mirliton dishes; local artists; and lots of local color - Bywaterites! Held in lovely Markey Park, any profits benefit programs of the Bywater Neighborhood Association.
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25th Anniversary Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo
November 7, 2009 - November 8, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine Street
Phone: (504) 581-4629
Celebrate Swamp Fest with Cajun food, music, and crafts. This weekend salute to Louisiana's Bayou country at the Zoo features hands-on encounters with live Louisiana swamp animals and special animal feedings. Swamp Fest is free with Zoo admission. All the best zydeco sounds around. Come down to hear your old favorites and some new flavors as well. Fest-goers can taste the local flavor in the main festival area of the Zoo with Cajun favorites and much more. Bring home a piece of Louisiana's heritage with unique Cajun creations. Genuine Louisiana arts and crafts will be sold throughout the Zoo.
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AARP Sponsors “Walk in the Park” for New Orleans Residents
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Palmer Park, at the corner of Carrollton Ave. & Claiborne Ave.
AARP Louisiana invites Carrollton residents and other New Orleanians for a “Walk in the Park” this Saturday to celebrate healthy living with well known local musicians and chefs. Attendees will receive pedometers to measure the distances they walk while strolling through the park and walking at home. Free health screenings and information will be provided by AARP and community organizations, including Daughters of Charity.
Booths with give-a-ways and publications will line the sidewalks of Palmer Park. Music will be presented throughout the Walk by Charmaine Neville, David Batiste, Jr., The Free Agents Brass Band, The Pigeon Town Steppers, Reverend Lois Dejean and Ronald Robinson and the Second Edition.
Food vendors will feature local cuisine including healthy soul food from LCD Catering, a fresh barbeque showcase with former White House Master Chef Ronnie Seaton, and healthy choices from Robert's Fresh Market, Lebanon's Cafe, and the Hollygrove Farm and Market. AARP offers this free event in honor of Ayana McHenry, a 36-year old African American woman who died earlier this year from a heart attack. Ms McHenry was a volunteer with AARP’s Futures Council, a group of young professionals dedicated to improving health in Louisiana. She worked as a development officer at Southern University.
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Ashé Cultural Arts Center Presents -Make a Joyful Noise Gospel Festival
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: Noon – 7:00 pm
Location: Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
Phone: (504) 569-9070
Admission: Free
Come join us to hear local singers belt out the gospels, traditional hymns and chants at this annual indoor festival. The Ashe Drum Circle will lead a parade which starts at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue at Felicity and S. Claiborne Avenue and will end at Ashe Cultural Arts Center for the start of Make a Joyful Noise Gospel Festival. This event will feature Dillard University's Vision Quest, Jo Cool Davis, Rev. Lois Dejean, The Jones Sisters, Bishop Onassis Jones & Justified, O.P. Walker High School Gospel Choir, New Hope Youth Choir, Chuck Brown & Yielded Vessels, Heavenly Melodies, True Worship Mime Ministry, Sixth Baptist Church Heaven Bound Youth Choir, Household of Faith, Gail Fly, Pepper Boy, Golden Voices, Silhouette Dance Ensemble, Ron Hattley & Worship Squad.
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Ashe Drum Circle at Neighborhood Partnership Network Festival
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Harney Elementary School Grounds - 2503 Willow Street
Phone: 504) 569-9070 or (504) 813-9008
Admission: Free
Join us for the Ashe Drum Circle at Neighborhood Partnership Network Festival. The drum circle, led by Luther Gray, is comprised of male and female participants ages 3 to 93, who play or learn to play African drums. Bring a drum or borrow one from the Circle.
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Garden District Gallery Group Invitation Exhibition: FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER: THE ELEMENTS
November 7, 2009 - November 28, 2009 |
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Times: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
http://www.gardendistrictgallery.com
Location: 1332 Washington Ave. (Corner of Washington Ave. & Coliseum St.)
Phone: (504) 891-3032
Admission: FREE
Come join us for Garden District Gallery Group Invitation Exhibition: FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER: THE ELEMENTS.
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Garden District Gallery Opening Reception for Exhibition: FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER: THE ELEMENTS
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
http://www.gardendistrictgallery.com
Location: 1332 Washington Ave. (Corner of Washington Ave. & Coliseum St.)
Phone: (504) 891-3032
Admission: FREE
Come join us for the Garden District Gallery Opening Reception for Exhibition: FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER: THE ELEMENTS.
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Hermes Bar at Antoine's Restaurant Present - Glen David Andrews
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 1st Set: 9:30 pm / 2nd Set: 11:00 pm
Location: Hermes Bar at Antoine's Restaurant, 713 St. Louis Street
Phone: (504) 581-4422
In New Orleans, the city that gave the world jazz, a young trombone player and vocalist is proudly taking that style of music into the 21st Century. Glen David Andrews, articulates his city's deep musical heritage through his performing better than anyone his age. He has one foot planted in the more contemporary, funky sounds that define today's New Orleans brass band scene; meanwhile, Andrews shows his elders the respect he believes they deserve, as his other foot rests firmly in the music's time-honored traditions.
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House of Blues Present - Pretty Lights plus Alex B
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 9:00 pm Door opens; 10:00 pm Show
http://www.hob.com
Location: House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Phone: (504) 310-4999
Admission: $16.50
Come join us at the House of Blues for Pretty Lights plus Alex B.
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Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta featuring Neal Caine
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 8:00 pm
Location: Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon Street
Phone: (504) 553-2299
Come join us at the Royal Sonesta for Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse featuring Neal Caine.
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Lionel Ferbos w/Palm Court Jazz Band
November 7, 2009 |
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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 a Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Lionel Ferbos with the Palm Court Jazz Band.
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Louisiana Philharmonic Presents - Tchaikovsky Pathètique
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 8:00 pm
http://www.lpomusic.com
Location: Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts
Phone: (504) 523-6530
Admission: $15.00 - $65.00
The Louisiana Philharmonic Presents Tchaikovsky Pathètique at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre.
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Louisiana Steam Train Festival
November 7, 2009 |
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http://www.LASTA.org
Location: The Riverview (The Fly) behind Audubon Zoo
Phone: (504)897-2464
Come join us for the Louisiana Steam Train Festival. Those at the festival are invited to visit the cab of the locomotive and experience the old girl alive and under steam! We will also have on display another relic of the golden days of railroading a caboose! In addition to the live bluegrass music and the LASTA exhibit train, there will be food & drinks, antique and classic cars, a model railroad layout and a kiddy train for the little ones to ride on. You can even do some early Christmas shopping in the LASTA Gift Shop!
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Native Plant Conversations: “Oak and Magnolia Trees”
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:00 am, and 11:00 am
Location: Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road
Phone: (504) 488-5488, ext. 401
Admission: Free
Come learn about native plants of Louisiana, which are better adapted to the extreme conditions of our area and which are also more pest and disease resistant. Held the first Saturday of each month, these free 40-minute presentations will be conducted by Longue Vue’s native plant specialists, who will focus on a different topic each month. The Wild Garden, a garden devoted to featuring native plants in an idealized setting, will be the setting for these conversations. After each presentation, participants will receive a complimentary native plant. The Native Plant Conversations program is facilitated by a generous grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation Environmental Fund.
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Shades of Praise Annual Fall Concert and CD Release
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 7:00 pm
http://www.shadesofpraise.org
Location: Loyola University, Roussel Hall
Phone: (504) 717-7060
Admission: $15.00 in advance ; $20.00 at the door
The acclaimed New Orleans Interracial Gospel Choir Shades of Praise will celebrate the release of its fourth CD in joyful song at Roussel Performance Hall at Loyola University. The annual Fall Concert is an important fundraiser for the non-profit group heralded for both its music and its mission as an instrument of joy, healing and faith in New Orleans and beyond.
Founded in October 2000 by a jazz musician and a theologian as a project to bring a diverse, interracial and multicultural group of volunteers together to create a genuinely integrated organization, Shades of Praise has become a shining example of what our community can be. Under the direction of noted New Orleans musician and choirmaster Al Bemiss, together with a core of top-notch musicians, the 60-voice choir has also become known for its joyous, rousing, high-energy sound rooted in the rich tradition of New Orleans Gospel churches.
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Southern Rep Theatre Presents the Regional Premiere of I AM MY OWN WIFE
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 8:00 pm
http://www.southernrep.com
Location: 3rd Fl in The Shops at Canal Place, edge of the French Quarter
Phone: (504) 522-6545
Admission: $35.00 includes reception
Join us at the Southern Rep Theatre for the Regional Premiere of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize Winner I AM MY OWN WIFE. I AM MY OWN WIFE, written by Doug Wright is the hauntingly complex true tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who successfully outwitted not only the Nazis and Communists, but could also spot a priceless antique at 100 yards.
The play is the hauntingly complex true tale of the quietly dignified Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who not only outwitted the Nazis and Communists, but could also spot a priceless antique at 100 yards. Playwright Doug Wright spent ten years interviewing Charlotte and developing this play. For Charlotte collected antiques from abandoned or bombed houses, enough to turn her East Berlin home into a museum, and transform the basement into a salon and haven for gay artists and intellectuals struggling to survive under the repressive regime.
She received the Medal of Honor from the reunified German government for preserving antiques and culture. But before her life was over, all of her life story would be called into question. Yet this is not a story about being gay, not a story about being a cross-dresser and not a story about cold war politics. It is a story about survival and one astounding person. And, by the way, its funny, too. Directed by Carl Walker - Co-Production with All Kinds of Theatre. Southern Rep provides discounts for students, seniors, active military, K-12 teachers, and theatre professionals (I.D. required).
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The Blue Nile Presents - NO 8th Annual Book Fair
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Blue Nile, 532 Frenchmen St
Phone: (504) 948-2583
Join us for the NO 8th annual book fair.
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The Blue Nile Presents Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 10.30 pm
Location: Blue Nile, 532 Frenchmen St
Phone: (504) 948-2583
Come join us at the Blue Nile for Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers.
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The Blue Nile Presents Washboard Chaz
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Blue Nile, 532 Frenchmen St
Phone: (504) 948-2583
Come join us at the Blue Nile for Washboard Chaz.
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The Great Urban Race - National Championships
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 8:00 am
http://www.greaturbanrace.com
Location: TBA
The Great Urban Race is a wacky urban adventure race in which teams of 2 complete 12 challenges and navigate the city in a whole new way! Local cash prizes and awards for the best photos, best costume, and top family team. This year GUR is proud to host their National Championship race for $10,000 in New Orleans! Qualify for the event by coming within the Top 25 teams at any other race around the country this year. Visit our website for locations and registration information.
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The U.S. Mint Presents Artist Cynthia Ramirez Exhibit
November 7, 2009 - November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: U.S. Mint, Ground floor gallery
Phone: (504)568-6968 or (800)568-6968
Join us for the Traditional Day of the Dead altar by artist Cynthia Ramirez and photography exhibit of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mexico.
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Trickster at the Gate - A Play by Jonathan Patrick Bray
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Alvar Public Library, 913 Alvar Street (Bywater)
Jennifer has come home to identify the body of Nell, a woman who believed she was the incarnation of Yoruba God, Esu Elegba. Will Jennifer's ghosts haunt her upon identifying the body, or will she find some peace with Nell, herself, and the mortician? As it tracks Nell's life the play takes us from the Harlem Renaissance, to the mystical realms of the Yoruban gods, to present day Louisiana. Written under The Big Read Acadiana Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Trickster at the Gate finds its inspiration in the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston, gaining approval of Hurston's biographer and niece, Lucy Anne Hurston. The play runs about 75 minutes. A discussion of Hurston's classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, will occur following the play. "...a captivating cross-cultural (often funny) play that transcends (what some might dismiss as 'trendy') race issues and enters into that place all art dwells: the core mystery of human spiritual experience.
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Tulane University Greenwave vs UTEP Miners
November 7, 2009 |
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Times: 2:30 pm
http://www.tulanegreenwave.com
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Phone: (504) 861-9283
Admission: $17.00, $20.00, and $35.00
Tulane University Greenwave football vs UTEP Miners.
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