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Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour
August 13, 2008 - December 31, 2009

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

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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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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Bubbles & Brunch at Ralph's on the Park February 1, 2009 - December 27, 2009
Times: Sundays, 11 am - 2 pm http://www.ralphsonthepark.com/menu_display.php?id=21 Location: Ralph's on the Park 900 City Park Ave. Phone: (504) 488-1000 Come for Endless Champagne & Mimosas at Bubbles & Brunch with Chef Chip Flanagan.	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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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

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 19, 2009 - March 27, 2010

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
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!	Remove

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

WRBH Reads Their Eyes Were Watching God
October 26, 2009 - November 25, 2009

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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Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta featuring Neal Caine November 7, 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 Neal Caine.	Remove

Louisiana Steam Train Festival
November 7, 2009

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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Southern Rep Theatre Presents the Regional Premiere of I AM MY OWN WIFE
November 8, 2009

Times: Sunday 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).

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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

Lucien Barbarin with the Palm Court Jazz Band with Clive Wilson November 13, 2009
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 Lucien Barbarin with the Palm Court Jazz Band with Clive Wilson.	Remove

Convention & Business Services

Destination New Orleans
53 Echezeaux Dr Kenner, LA 70065-1115 Phone: (504) 628-1074 Fax: (504) 467-1039 Website: www.dnodmc.com E-Mail: info@dnodmc.com	Remove

Restaurants

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro
718 Orleans Ave. Suite 10 New Orleans, LA 70116 Phone: (504) 523-1930 Fax: (504) 523-1245 Website: www.orleansgrapevine.com E-Mail: pamfortner@earthlink.net	Remove

Tommy's Cuisine
746 Tchoupitoulas St. New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 581-1103 Fax: (504) 581-7494 Website: www.tommysneworleans.com E-Mail: contact@tommyscuisine.com	Remove

Shopping

Kurt E. Schon Ltd.
510 St. Louis Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 524-5462 Fax: (504) 524-6233 Website: www.kurteschonltd.com	Remove

Where to Stay

Balcony Guesthouse
2483 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70117 Toll-Free: (800) 395-2124 Phone: (504) 945-4425 Fax: (504) 947-7508 Website: www.balconyguesthouse.com E-Mail: contactus@balconyguesthouse.com	Remove

Chateau Hotel
1001 Chartres Street New Orleans, LA 70116-3201 Toll-Free: (800) 828-1822 Phone: (504) 524-9636 Fax: (504) 525-2989 Website: www.chateauhotel.com E-Mail: cmhnola@aol.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

Holiday Inn Express & Suites - East
7049 Bullard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70128 Toll-Free: (800) HOLIDAY Phone: (504) 324-4800 Fax: (504) 324-5555 Website: www.hiexpress.com E-Mail: hiexno@gmail.com	Remove

La Quinta Inn & Suites Downtown
301 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll-Free: (800) 531-5900 Phone: (504) 598-9977 Fax: (504) 598-9978 Website: www.laquinta.com E-Mail: lq0983dos1@laquinta.com	Remove

Professional Innkeepers Assn of New Orleans (PIANO)
Po Box 56103 New Orleans, LA 70156 Phone: () Fax: () Website: www.bbnola.com E-Mail: info@bbnola.com	Remove

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