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Melange - The Ritz Carlton New Orleans Presents Weekly Sunday Brunch
October 19, 2008 - December 27, 2009

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

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

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
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!	Remove

Muriel's Jackson Square 3 Course Table d' Hotel Dinner
February 4, 2009 - February 5, 2010

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

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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Houston's Restaurant Present - The Garden District Trio May 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
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.	Remove

Yoga in the Sculpture Garden
August 1, 2009 - August 7, 2010

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

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

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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Trinity Artist Series Presents - Choral Evensong October 1, 2009 - November 19, 2009
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.	Remove

SUNDAY BRUNCH RETURNS TO THE ROOSEVELT IN THE LEGENDARY BLUE ROOM
October 4, 2009 - December 27, 2009

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
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.	Remove

Gallery Bienvenu Presents - Artist: Sibylle Peretti "The Unusual Kind"
October 6, 2009 - November 28, 2009

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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Day of the Dead festivities
October 27, 2009 - November 7, 2009

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

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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"Puppy Pilgrimage" Puptail Party, sponsored by the LA/SPCA November 7, 2009
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.	Remove

Garden District Gallery Group Invitation Exhibition: FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER: THE ELEMENTS November 7, 2009 - November 28, 2009
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.	Remove

Louisiana Philharmonic Presents - Tchaikovsky Pathètique November 7, 2009
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.	Remove

The Great Urban Race - National Championships
November 7, 2009

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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Trickster at the Gate - A Play by Jonathan Patrick Bray
November 7, 2009

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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Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta featuring Jason Marsalis November 10, 2009
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 Jason Marsalis.	Remove

Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium FREE ADMISSION for Veterans on Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2009

Times: 10:00 am
Location: Audubon Zoo is located at 6500 Magazine Street. Audubon Aquarium is at #1 Canal Street, and Audubon Insectarium is located at 423 Canal Street
Phone: (800) 774-7394
Veterans are invited to visit Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans free of charge on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2009. A coupon available on Audubon’s web site at www.auduboninstitute.org is good for complimentary admission for a veteran with valid military ID and four guests. Military personnel (active or retired) must accompany the group.

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Pontchartrain Vineyards' Jazz'n the Vines presents Rick Trolsen & Gringo Do Choro
November 14, 2009

Times: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm (Gates open at 5:30 pm)
http://www.pontchartrainvineyards.com
Location:  Pontchartrain Vineyard, 81250 Old Military Rd. Bush LA
Phone:  (985) 892-9742
Admission:  $10.00 per person; Children 12 & under no charge
Bring flashlights and umbrellas! Your lawn chair, picnic dinner and thirst for our wine while listening to our outdoor concert. Concert performance features Rick Trolsen and Gringo Do Choro.

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Convention & Business Services

Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L.L.P.
4227 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: (504) 486-7275 Fax: (504) 482-2516 Website: www.ekclcpa.com E-Mail: info@ericksenkrentel.com	Remove

Fat Tuesday New Orleans Original Daiquiris
1 Poydras St. New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 831-9415 Website: www.fat-tuesday.com E-Mail: info@fat-tuesday.com	Remove

Historic Carver Theater, The
2101 Orleans Avenue New Orleans, LA 70116 Phone: (504) 261-1676 Website: www.carvertheater.org E-Mail: eugene@carvertheater.org	Remove

Mid City Lanes Rock 'n Bowl
3016 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118- Toll-Free: () Phone: (504) 861-1700 Fax: (504) 861-1800 Website: www.rocknbowl.com E-Mail: johnny@rocknbowl.com	Remove

Getting Around

A Airport Limousine Service
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport PO Box 20272 New Orleans, LA 70141 Phone: (504) 305-0272 Fax: (504) 305-2452 Website: www.airportlimousineneworleans.com E-Mail: mary@aconfidential.com	Remove

Deluxe Shuttle
624 Race St. New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll-Free: (877) 546-8788 Phone: (504) 561-1000 Fax: (504) 522-9048 Website: www.deluxeshuttle.com E-Mail: info@deluxeshuttle.com	Remove

Nightlife

Deja vu Restaurant & Bar
400 Dauphine St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 523-1931 Fax: (504) 523-1938 Website: www.dejavunola.com E-Mail: katy@dejavunola.com	Remove

Restaurants

Felipe's Taqueria
301 N. Peters St New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 267-4406 Fax: (504) 302-2613 Website: www.felipesneworleans.com E-Mail: info@felipesneworleans.com	Remove

Le Meritage
1001 Toulouse St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Toll-Free: (800) 535-9177 Phone: (504) 522-8800 Fax: (504) 525-5334 Website: www.lemeritagerestaurant.com E-Mail: farrell@maisondupuy.com	Remove

Shopping

Voodoo Harley - Davidson
812 Decatur St New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll-Free: (800) 463-4366 Phone: (504) 561-0263 Fax: (504) 566-9242 Website: www.hdno.com E-Mail: daryl@neworleansh-d.com	Remove

Tours

Destination Kitchen, International Culinary Adventures
Tampa, FL 33609 Phone: (813) 431-8663 Fax: (813) 288-9777 Website: www.destination-kitchen.com E-Mail: info@destination-kitchen.com	Remove

Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tours
41490 Crawford Landing Road Slidell, LA 70461-1300 Phone: (985) 641-1769 Fax: (985) 643-3960 Website: www.honeyislandswamp.com E-Mail: drwhoneyisland@aol.com	Remove

Haunted Mortuary, The
4800 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119 Toll-Free: (877) 669-3327 Phone: (504) 483-2350 Fax: (504) 448-2354 Website: www.hauntedmortuary.com E-Mail: contact@hauntedmortuary.com	Remove

New Orleans Culinary History Tours
4648 Lafaye St New Orleans, LA 70122- Toll-Free: () Phone: (504) 427-9595 Fax: (504) 324-3546 Website: www.noculinarytours.com E-Mail: kelly@noculinarytours.com	Remove

Visitor Information Resources

Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
359 Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70801- Toll-Free: (800) LA-Rouge Phone: (225) 383-1825 Fax: (225) 389-3579 Website: www.visitbatonrouge.com E-Mail: info@Visitbatonrouge.com	Remove

What To Do

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
419 Decatur Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 589-2636 Fax: (504) 589-3851 Website: www.nps.gov/jela E-Mail: JELA_interpretation@nps.gov	Remove

San Francisco Plantation
P.O. Box 950 2646 Highway 44 Garyville, LA 70051 Toll-Free: (888) 322-1756 Phone: (985) 535-2341 Fax: (985) 535-5450 Website: www.sanfranciscoplantation.org E-Mail: sanfran@rtconline.com	Remove

Where to Stay

Bluegreen's Club La Pension
115 Decatur Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll-Free: (800) 456-0009 Phone: (866) 404-8597 Fax: (561) 443-8597 Website: www.bluegreenrentals.com E-Mail: zandrea.mitchell@bluegreencorp.com	Remove

Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport
2829 Williams Blvd. Kenner, LA 70062 Phone: (504) 467-5611 Fax: (504) 469-4915 Website: www.cpneworleansairport.com E-Mail: jason.areng@ihrco.com	Remove

Hampton Inn & Suites-Elmwood
5150 Mounes Street Harahan, LA 70123 -3408 Toll-Free: (800) 292-0653 Phone: (504) 733-5646 Fax: (504) 733-5609 Website: www.neworleanshamptoninns.com E-Mail: hbraiwick@highpointe.com	Remove

Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70140 Toll-Free: (800) HIL-TONS Phone: (504) 561-0500 Fax: (504) 568-1721 Website: www.riversidemeetings.com E-Mail: jerome.gordon@hilton.com	Remove

Hubbard Mansion Bed and Breakfast
3535 St.Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: (504) 897-3535 Fax: (504) 899-8827 Website: www.hubbardmansion.com E-Mail: hubbardmansion@yahoo.com	Remove

Madewood Plantation House
4250 Hwy. 308 Napoleonville, LA 70390 Toll-Free: () Phone: (985) 369-7151 Fax: (985) 369-9848 Website: www.madewood.com E-Mail: madewoodpl@aol.com	Remove

Place D'Armes Hotel
625 St. Ann Street New Orleans, LA 70116 Toll-Free: (800) 366-2743 Phone: (504) 524-4531 Fax: (504) 571-2803 Website: www.placedarmes.com E-Mail: sales@frenchquarter.com	Remove

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll-Free: (800) 325-3535 Phone: (504) 525-2500 Fax: (504) 592-5615 Website: www.sheratonneworleans.com E-Mail: sheraton_new_orleans@sheraton.com	Remove

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