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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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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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Chef Michael Farrell Brings a Fresh Culinary Style to Meritage at the Maison Dupuy
February 19, 2009 - December 30, 2009
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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New Orleans Photo Alliance Presents “The Spirit World”
October 2, 2009 - November 22, 2009
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) 610-4899
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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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.
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Two-Hour Walk-in Courses with Hands-on Adventures in Glassblowing
October 20, 2009 - January 31, 2010
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
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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25th Anniversary Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo
November 7, 2009 - November 8, 2009
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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Hermes Bar at Antoine's Restaurant Present - Glen David Andrews
November 7, 2009
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 - Son Volt
November 10, 2009
Times: 7:30 pm Door opens; 8:00 pm Show
http://www.hob.com
Location:  The Parish at the House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Phone:  (504) 310-4999
Admission:  $18.50
Come join us at the House of Blues for Son Volt.
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Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta featuring Irvin Mayfield’s NOJO Jam Session
November 11, 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 Irvin Mayfield’s NOJO Jam Session.
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Why People Live in New Orleans Book Tour Book Signing
November 11, 2009
Times: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location:  West Jefferson Medical Center, 1101 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero
Phone:  (504) 444-4908
Admission:  FREE
Join local author, Christine Ewy, as she signs Why People Live in New Orleans, a book that in less than three months is touching the minds and hearts of people locally, around the country, and in Europe. See why Hal Clark is impressed with the way it looks like New Orleans and Kathleen Duvic thinks it should be read in Washington, in all high schools, and given to tourists in N.O. In time for Christmas, explore the book residents have bought for their Christmas lists, for volunteers who helped their community, and for friends and family now living out of state. Some people still wonder why the nation and world need people to live here and why we current residents choose to do so. Come see the book that can help you share your passion and spread this collective answer from New Orleans.
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Southern Rep Theatre Presents the Regional Premiere of I AM MY OWN WIFE
November 12, 2009 - November 22, 2009
Times: Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday Matinee at 3:00 pm
http://www.southernrep.com
Location:  3rd Fl in The Shops at Canal Place, edge of the French Quarter
Phone:  (504) 522-6545
Admission:  $29.00
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).

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). No Performances the week of "Thanksgiving" November 26 - November 29.
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The 44th Annual Odyssey Ball
November 13, 2009
Times: 7:30 pm - 12:00 am
http://www.noma.org
Location:  New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle
Phone:  (504) 658-4121
The 44th Annual Odyssey Ball will be the official unveiling of Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio.
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Tulane Women's Basketball vs. Louisiana-Monroe
November 13, 2009
Times: 5:30 pm
http://tulanegreenwave.com
Location:  Fogelman Arena
Phone:  (504) 861-WAVE
Admission:  $10.00
Tulane Women's Basketball vs. Louisiana-Monroe.
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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
Louisiana Travel Services
8236 Panola Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Toll-Free: (866) 655-1889
Phone: (504) 305-8712
Fax: (504) 305-8715
Website: www.lts-dmc.com
E-Mail: angelo@lts-dmc.com
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Tours
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
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What To Do
Fishing With The King
1625 Ycloskey Hwy
Shell Beach, LA
Toll-Free: ()
Phone: (504) 887-4960
Website: www.fishwiththeking.com
E-Mail: fishwiththeking1@cox.net
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New Orleans Magazine
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Suite 123
Metairie, LA 70005
Toll-Free: (877) 221-3512
Phone: (504) 828-1380
Fax: (504) 828-1385
Website: www.myneworleans.com
E-Mail: kelley@renpubllc.com
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Where to Stay
Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel
817 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Toll-Free: (800) 372-0482
Phone: (504) 525-1111
Fax: (504) 525-0688
Website: www.renaissanceperemarquette.com
E-Mail: laci.caletka@renaissancehotels.com
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Travel Technology Group
110 W Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Toll-Free: (800) 388-8856
Phone: (312) 527-7270
Fax: (312) 329-9972
Website: www.traveltechnologygroup.com
E-Mail: sales@ttgonline.com
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Wyndham Vacation Rentals
515 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Toll-Free: (800) 251-8736
Phone: (504) 558-5900
Fax: (504) 558-5891
Website: www.wyndhamvacationresorts.com
E-Mail: vanessa.grimaldi@wyndhamvo.com
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