City Issues Filming Notice for Residents in Upper 9th Ward
NEW ORLEANS - Today, the Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy issued a filming notice for residents in the Upper 9th Ward.
On Tuesday, Nov.14, between the hours of 6 a.m. - 7 p.m., a production company will film exterior scenes on the 1500 block of Patterson Drive. The sequence being filmed will include simulated special effects and gunfire. The production will also require a lane closure on North Claiborne Avenue at the Robertson Street Overpass and a full road closure on the 1500-1600 Blocks of St. Ferdinand Street between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Law enforcement officers will be on site to ensure public safety and to help facilitate the work.
Film New Orleans, within the Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy, assists productions with the City's permitting process, connects productions with local crew and resources, and facilitates communication between productions and the local community.
In 2016, New Orleans hosted 50 film tax credit projects (TV, films, and commercials with budgets over $300,000) with direct spending of roughly $423 million.
For questions about filming in New Orleans, please contact Film New Orleans at (504) 658-0923 or visit www.filmneworleans.org
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FRESH & LOCAL: MIRLITONS ARE HERE!
This pear-shaped squash generally turns up in fall, and if we have a mild winter, you might see some in springtime as well. Often served pickled or shrimp stuffed (see the recipe of the week for our favorite rendition of the latter) this vegetable also graces many a New Orleans Thanksgiving table as a dressing. A native of Mexico and South and Central America, the mirliton was adopted into creole cooking in the 1700s when the city was a Spanish colony, but its popularity persisted even as the French took back over, resulting in the name change from the Spanish "chayote" to the French "mirliton". A harkening back to the rich history of the city, mirlitons have been and remain a hearty and versatile vegetable option, and have penetrated into Vietnamese cuisine. Check out this link for a more in-depth history of New Orleans' relationship with the mirliton. Pick them up at our Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday markets.
PICKS OF THE WEEK: POMELOS ARE BACK!
Pomelos are the grapefruit's very large, less sour cousin. The consistency of the citrus segments is very similar although the pith is thicker, and while the meat of the fruit is sweet, the membrane is bitter and usually not eaten. Pomelos are a great source of vitamin C, potassium, fiber, B6, and magnesium. As with all the lovely citrus at the market, it's a good time to boost your immunity with these fruits before the holidays and cold season really kick in! Pomelos can be eaten plain or with a little sugar. They are also good in citrus-based salads. Find them at the Press Street Gardens table at the Thursday market.
HOLIDAY PREP
Time to prepare for a feast! Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the Crescent City Farmers Market has got you covered. Blue Ribbon Pies will be at the market tomorrow, Tuesday 11/14 to take orders for your holiday pie needs - Mrs. Chauvin will have her seasonal mincemeat and apple cranberry pies. Speaking of pies, Baking 504 has some new flavors - bourbon pecan and chocolate meringue. Catch her at Tuesday market uptown and Thursday in Mid City. J&D Farms is breaking bread at the Saturday market with German stollen through Christmas. Oh! And several of our vendors, like A&K Citrus and Indian Springs Co-Op, have pecans! Get them before they are gone, they are the perfect topping for sweet potato casserole or snack around the holiday table.
BOOK SALE
Everyone loves a good book sale! You can find the New Orleans Public Library - Mid City branch at the Thursday market this week. Bring the kids, shop for all of your dinner necessities, and grab a good book while you're at it!
VENDOR OF THE WEEK: A&K CITRUS
All hail the infamous A&K Citrus from Braithwaite, Louisiana - the heart of Plaquemines Parish. As the name may give away, Aloma & Kenneth Savastano are Louisiana citrus growers and longtime residents at the CCFM. The Savastanos grow an array of navel oranges, blood oranges, tangelos, kumquats, grapefruits, mandarins, satsumas, citrus trees and more. In addition to citrus, A&K grows mustards, broccoli, pecans, and mirlitons, just to name a few. Say hello to them at the Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday markets.
TUESDAY'S GREEN PLATE SPECIAL: Z'KAYA
Warm welcomes to Z'KAYA, our Green Plate Special for the month of November. Z'KAYA is all about modern izakaya, melding traditional asian influences into a cultural dining experience by way of New Orleans. Check out their facebook for more information and catch them at the market every Tuesday of November.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK: LOUISIANA SHRIMP-STUFFED MIRLITON
Mirlitons are said to be the unofficial squash of New Orleans. Surely shrimp is the crustaceous counterpart, right? One thing is for sure, no Thanksgiving is complete without this duo. Check out this Louisiana Cookin' Recipe!
Recipes
Louisiana Shrimp-stuffed Mirliton
Mirlitons are said to be the unofficial squash of New Orleans. Surely shrimp is the crustaceous counterpart, right? One thing is for sure, no Thanksgiving is complete without this duo. Check out this Louisiana Cookin' Recipe!
Ingredients
12 mirlitons (chayote squash), halved
1/2 cup butter
2 large onions, chopped
4 bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 bunch celery, chopped
1 1/2 pounds smoked ham, chopped
2 to 3 pounds peeled fresh shrimp, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs, plus more for topping
Instructions
In a large Dutch oven of water, boil mirlitons until tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from water; when cool enough to handle, halve lengthwise, remove the seeds from each, and discard seeds.
Remove mirliton flesh by delicately scooping, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Set flesh aside, and turn the shells upside-down on a cooling rack to drain.
Preheat oven to 300°.
In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery, and cook until onion is translucent. Add ham, shrimp, salt, pepper, and garlic, and cook until shrimp are pink and firm. Add reserved mirliton flesh, and cook 5 minutes. Gently fold in breadcrumbs. (Because mirlitons are watery, you may need more breadcrumbs to reach the desired consistency.) Add additional salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Cook 5 minutes more.
Place mirliton shells in a large casserole dish, and gently stuff with shrimp mixture. Top with additional bread crumbs, cover, and bake 20 to 30 minutes.
By Chef Sammy Baiamonte's recipe in The Pot & The Palette Cookbook (LRA 2013)
What: UHC Residence Hall Construction Commencement Ceremony announcing the $14 Million Construction Project as one of Algiers' Largest Economic Projects In 2017
Where: 4123 Woodland Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131 (Media parking available off Woodland)
When: Tuesday, November 14 from 10-11 a.m.
Who: University officials, board, faculty, students, public officials, Algiers Econ. Development Foundation, neighborhood leaders
University of Holy Cross's Construction Commencement Ceremony will celebrate the $14 million construction of the first-ever residence hall on the university's 101-year-old campus in Algiers, marking one of this year's largest economic development projects on the West Bank of New Orleans. Once completed, the building will be the first university residence hall on the West Bank in New Orleans history.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on the lawn next to the new construction site located just to the east of the university's original administration building which was constructed in 1916 on Woodland Drive just off General DeGaulle Boulevard.
Scheduled for completion in time for the opening of the 2018-2019 academic year, the new four-story Residence Hall will feature well-appointed single bed units as well as several spacious two- and four-bedroom units. The new residence hall will house up to 135 students. This is the first new construction on the University of Holy Cross campus since the building of the A&P Lab in 2004.
The residence hall construction project was awarded to The McDonnell Group and broke ground on July 1, 2017. To date, the project has completed the exterior work for the first and second floors.
The 60,000-square-foot residence hall, which will be available to local or out-of-state students of all levels, will feature a community kitchen, community living room, conference centers and two study rooms each on the second, third and fourth floors which will act as a community center for the students. Four-bedroom suites feature in-unit kitchens and two-bedroom suites feature a living room. The residence hall will also include a prayer and meditation room, a fitness center and laundry facilities.
Miller's late 3s rescue Pelicans in 106-105 win over Hawks (Nov 13, 2017)
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DXC Technology moving into New Orleans, plans to hire thousands
Virginia-based IT services company DXC Technology plans to hire 2,000 workers over the next five years for its new location in the Central Business District.
A news release announcing the project says it will create more permanent direct jobs at one site than any prior economic development deal in Louisiana. A site in the CBD for the company's Digital Transformation Center has not been finalized,
according to the news release.
DXC Technology was created in April when CSC and
Hewitt Packard's enterprise service division merged.
The company plans to hire 300 IT and business enterprise professionals next year, then increase its hiring to 2,000 over five years,
with an annual payroll of over $133 million by 2025.
To meet workforce needs, the state is funding a $25 million higher education program to expand the number of degrees in computer science, management and science, technology, engineering and math studies. The program will focus on degrees at LSU, the University of New Orleans, Southeastern Louisiana University and Delgado Community College.
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project to bring another 2,257 indirect jobs to the area.
DXC serves nearly 6,000 major clients across 70 countries, and the New Orleans center will support a global clientele, the news release said.
The LSU Economics & Policy Research Group has estimated the project means $64.3 million in new state taxes, $868.4 million in new earnings and a total economic output of $3.2 billion.
To secure the project, the state offered the company a competitive incentive package with $18.7 million in performance-based grants payable over five years. It includes a performance-based grant of $15 million, $2.2 million in parking assistance and a demolition grant of $1.5 million.
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NOPD First District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's First District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the First District Station, located at 501 North Rampart Street. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6010.
NOPD Second District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Second District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Second District Station, located at 4317 Magazine Street. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6020.
NOPD Third District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Third District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 13, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Third District Station, located at 4600 Paris Avenue. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6030.
NOPD Fourth District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Fourth District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Fourth District Station, located at 2405 Sanctuary Drive. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6040.
NOPD Fifth District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Fifth District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Fifth District Station, located at 3900 North Claiborne Avenue. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6050.
NOPD Sixth District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Sixth District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Sixth District Station, located at 1930 Martin Luther King Boulevard. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6060.
NOPD Seventh District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Seventh District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Seventh District Station, located at 10101 Dwyer Road. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6070.
NOPD Eighth District to Hold Weekly MAX Meeting on November 14
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD's Eighth District will hold its weekly MAX meeting on Tuesday, November 14, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Eighth District Station, located at 334 Royal Street. The public is invited to attend this meeting.
MAX meetings, led by the senior leadership in each NOPD district, provide a synopsis of police activity for the week, including trends in crime and crime reduction strategies that are being implemented. These meetings also include a discussion on all other topics for which that District has responsibility. The data supporting these MAX meetings is available online to improve transparency and accountability. MAX meetings are held once a week in each District and are open to the public.
For more information, call 504-658-6080.
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New Orleans Jazz Museum
November Events
November 14
9:30a-10:00a Baby Artsplay, free
2:00p - 3:00p Down on Their Luck Orchestra, free
6:00p - 8:00p SUNO Exhibit Opening
November 15
2:00p - 3:00p Piano Hour with John Royen & Barry Martyn, free
November 16
2:00p - 3:00p U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Band Jazz Combo, free
November 17
2:00p - 3:00p Andrew McLean Residency, $5.25
7:00p - 8:00p FOC Concert Series: Kristin Diable
November 18
10:00a-5:00p Prospect 4 Opening
November 21
9:30a-10:00a Baby Artsplay, free
2:00p - 3:00p Down on Their Luck Orchestra, free
6:00p- 8:00p Anne Powers Book Talk
November 22
2:00p - 3:00p Piano Hour, free
November 28
9:30a-10:00a Baby Artsplay, free
2:00p - 3:00p Down on Their Luck Orchestra, free
November 29
8:00p - 9:30p Marcello Benetti "Il Vizio" Post Release Party, $10.50
November 30
6:00p - 9:00p Prospect 4 Louis Armstrong Collage Exhibit Opening
8:00p - 9:30p Don Paul and Rivers of Dreams, free
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
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Mayor Landrieu, New Orleans East Hospital to Hold Grand Opening and Naming Dedication Ceremony for the Rhesa & Alden J. McDonald Jr. and Sue Ellen & Joseph C. Canizaro Diabetes Center
NEW ORLEANS - Tomorrow, on National Diabetes Day, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join the leadership at the New Orleans East Hospital (NOEH), State and City Officials, and community stakeholders to hold a grand opening and naming dedication ceremony for the Rhesa & Alden J. McDonald Jr. and Sue Ellen & Joseph C. Canizaro Diabetes Center.
NOEH will be the first hospital in Louisiana affiliated with the National Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute (NDORI) and the Cleveland Clinic's Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute (Cleveland Clinic). The diabetes center will offer a comprehensive diabetes education and treatment program for the region's diabetic population. The partnership allows nationally-renowned experts in the field of diabetes and obesity to work alongside other renowned researches and specialists in New Orleans.
Who: Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Dr. Takeisha Davis, CEO, New Orleans East
Hospital
Ronald V. Burns, Sr., Chairman, NOEH Board of
Commissioners
Greg Feirn, CEO, LCMC Health
Dr. Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD, Executive
Medical Director, NDORI/Cleveland Clinic
Alden McDonald, President & CEO, Liberty Bank & Trust
Joseph Canizaro, President & CEO, Columbus Properties
Wendy Beron, Board Member, Methodist Health System
Foundation
Elected Officials
What: New Orleans East Hospital Grand Opening and Naming
Dedication Ceremony
When: Tomorrow, November 14, 2017
2 p.m.
Where: New Orleans East Hospital Lobby
5620 Read Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70127
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Eatmoor in Broadmoor
Tue, Nov 14, 2017 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Eatmoor on October 24th. We are thrilled to announce our second, and final, fall Eatmoor is just around the corner! Come out for food, fun, and a delicious time.
Come enjoy a refershing beverage provided by the wonderful local brewery Wayward Owl Brewing Company!
Food trucks:
Chef Johnson - Johnson Truck
Cocoa & Cream Mobile Foods and Catering Service, LLC.
La Cubana
Old School Eats Foodtruck
Petite Rouge
One person in five is food insecurity in the United States. The BIA helps to opperate the Broadmoor Food Pantry which helps to alleviate food insecurity in Broadmoor and in New Orleans. Eatmoor will be accpeting both monetary and non-perishable food donations to benefit the pantry.
Town Hall Regarding Dysfunction of Sewerage and Water Board
Justice and Beyond is Hosting a Town Hall, and the Peoples Assembly Supports it Fully!
We believe that the Sewerage and Water Board needs to Stop Screwing Over the People, the People's Water, and the People's Money
NOTICE:
Join Justice and Beyond for a Town Hall Meeting on the Dysfunction of the Sewerage and Water Board
November 14, 5:30pm
Location: Christian Unity Baptist Church 1700 Conti Street, New Orleans, LA
The Problem:
The City of New Orleans has a dysfunctional Sewerage and Water Board
The Solution:
Remove all of the thieves that operate the S&WB who stole the ten of millions of dollars of the people's money to enrich themselves, and revamp the Sewerage and Water Board
What Can We Do to Address This, and What Do We Want Specifically?
Stop fighting alone, and join the masses of people to fight together!
1) Immediately stop cutting off people's water, and turn on water of people that was already cut off
2) Hire local citizens in New Orleans to clean catch basin to help prevent floods, and promote from within
3) Cancel contracts with outside law firm to fight the people who have legitimate claims against the city, instead of actually just reimbursing the people for damages caused by the city (Invest the money in ways that actually help the people)
4) Start a citizen's oversight committee to oversee the reconstruction of the sewages and water board system
5) Reparations for damages caused to local citizens due to floods from city negligence
Join us to learn more!
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
1700 Conti St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3606, United States
Tuesday, November 14 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth, Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-pipe tracker organ
with ambient lighting and occasional guest musicians. From Bach to the Beatles and beyond!
Since Katrina, a unique and magical distinctively New Orleans musical meditation. All are welcome.
Trinity Episcopal Church
1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Police security provided
Handicap access and elevator available
Free and Open to the Public
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Join us on Tuesday, November 14 from 6pm to 9pm for the opening reception of Jazz Funeral Secondlines + Protest: TAKING OVER THE STREETS featuring works by Sekou Fela and curated by Monique Moss.
This reception is free and open to the public, presented by the New Orleans Jazz Museum and M.A. Museum Studies Program - Southern University at New Orleans
About:
Jazz Funeral Secondlines + Protest: TAKING OVER THE STREETS juxtaposes the traditional practice of the Secondline in New Orleans against political protest in cities such as New York and Los Angeles.
Both the Secondline and the political protests illuminate the parallels of convergence and congregation of people in the street as public
domain, in order to officiate cultural rites and proclaim civil rites. The images capture the people 'taking over the streets' in the Spirit of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa known as the Nguzo Saba. The exhibition encourages inquiry into the history and culture of African American struggles for socio-economic equity and political justice
from the Civil Rights era of the 1960's to contemporary movements such as Black Lives Matter and the Take 'Em Down NOLA.
Featuring works by:
Sekou Fela (born George Lebeaud)
Curated by:
Monique Moss
This exhibition was made possible by a partnership between the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS)
at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) and the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint
-Special Event! Lebanese Winemakers in the House! Tuesday 6-7:30PM Join James Moises and 2 winemakers from Lebanon; Jean Paul Khoury of Chateau Khoury and Eddy Naim of Chateau Qanafar. This tasting is free and open to the public and if you haven't tasted Lebanese wines yet, you need to be here (and even if you have because these wines are great!!).
- Wednesday Night Flights - Staff Picks for Turkey Day! Every year the staff puts their stamp of approval on wines they will be drinking on Thanksgiving day. Tonight you can taste 4 favorites ($15 - reservations not required!) and check out our selections accompanied by recipes from some of our favorite local chefs and magazines. You can check it out here, Staff Picks & Recipes. And when you come in the store, all of our food-friendly favorite picks are designated by our silly turkey photos!
- Special Event! In Venge Veritas, Thursday 6-7:30PM- Already established as one of the rising stars of Napa Valley winemaking, Kirk Venge had been making wines for several premier wineries including Igneous, Beau Vigne, Macauley, Hunnicut and B-Cellars. Kirk was named, "One of the Top 20 New Winemakers in the World" by Food & Wine Magazine. And each year, his wines get better and better, rarely receiving anything less than a 90 point rating on any wine he makes. The 2015 vintage in Napa is rated 97 points by Wine Advocate's Robert Parker and in this tasting we will showcase 5 of Kirk's wines from 3 different wineries, all from the 2015 vintage. The exciting new project Marauder, Venge Vineyards and B Cellars will be featured in the event and the wines range in price from $45 to $60. Seating is very limited and reservations are required. For more information on the wines or to make a reservation, go to: In Venge Veritas
-Friday Free For All with Craig Baker, Misa Imports Super excited to have importer Craig Baker in town for our Friday tasting because he always has a bag full of outstanding French wines at ridiculous prices. I can't wait to see what he pours tonight! This tasting is free and open to the public, 6-8pm.
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Don't Miss This Friday
Are you ready for the
First Wine of the Season?
Please join us for the release of the 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau
and French Winter Wines
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VIP Event
(By Invitation Only)
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017
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NEW ONLINE BEAUJOLAIS AUCTION!
This year we are happy to announce that the FACC-GC Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration Auction will take place LIVE online! Whether or not you can attend the event, you can bid on the amazing auction items by clicking the link below or texting BEAU on your phone to 555888.
Once you register and place a bid on an item, you will be notified (via email) during the auction if you have been outbid. If you are a winning bidder once the auction ends, your card on file will be charged and you will receive a tax receipt by email. It's as easy as that!
Please contact Loretta Krasnow at info@facc-gc.comor Christine Greenebaum at cgreenebaum@facc-gc.com if you have questions. Remember to check the site often to view the latest event information or place another bid!
Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
Friday, November 17, 2017
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
JW Marriott New Orleans Marriott
614 Canal Street, New Orleans
Enter on Common Street for
complimentary valet parking during the event!
Attire: Dressy
Sneak Preview
Early admission for Major Sponsors at 6:30 p.m!
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ENTERTAINMENT - The Yat Pack
Sponsored by
SILENT AUCTION
Presented by 501 Thompson Auction!
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This year in conjunction with Georges Duboeuf Nouveau Beaujolais, we are pleased to announce the inaugural Tour Des Fromages, an annual cheese and wine festival debuting in 2018. Visit the cheese table at the event sponsored by
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FOOD & WINE VENDORS
(as of 10/20/2017)
Food
Tour des Fromages
Acquistapace
Cheese Tables
Boucherie
French Onion Soup
Breads on Oak
French style bread
Café Degas
Escagots Matelotte with Polenta
Café NOMA
French and American variety of cheeses
Catering ETC
Chef Sully LLC
Creole Queen
Poitrinede Bouf Braisee
Brisket of Beef with Beaujolais Nouveau
Custom Catering
Herbal Chicken Pasta
Degas House
French Waffles
Hotel Storyville
Artichoke and Crab Dip
JW Marriott New Orleans
Coffee & Tea
La Louisianne
Assorted European-style breads and desserts
Lakeview Burgers & Seafood
Mullalotta Pasta Salad
featuring 3 amazing Italian cheeses
Mynnye Chocolates
New Orleans School of Cooking
Pralines
The Country Club
Paris Breast filled with Chesnut Mousse
Libations
Atelier Vie-Absinthe
Baton Rouge Distillery
Bizou Wines
Dorignac's Wine & Spirits
Fleur De La Wines
Languedoc Wines
Republic National Goerges Duboeuf-Beaujolais Nouveau-Select Brands
Southern Eagle
Vigilante VNM Productions
And more!
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TICKETS AND TABLE PRICES
To purchase tickets, pre-register for the amazing Silent Auction and avoid waiting in line, simply click the link below:
Come out to the Hubbell Library for a discussion and signing of author Errol Laborde's new book NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS!
With contributions from some of the leading influencers and scholars of New Orleans cultural history, no stone is left unturned in this vivid depiction of one of the most unique cities in the world. This is the quintessential book on New Orleans for every history buff, citizen of New Orleans, or visitor wanting to know more about who we are and how we got here-to this place called New Orleans.
This hilarious, roller skating musical adventure about following your dreams rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends, Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Based on the cult classic movie (which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly).
Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
Xanadu is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired.
Run time is 1 hour 45 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.
Please join us for an evening with author Tova Mirviswhen she presents
THE BOOK OF SEPERATION at the Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Avenue.
The memoir of a woman who leaves her faith and her marriage and sets out to navigate the terrifying, liberating terrain of a newly mapless world
Born and raised in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish family, Tova Mirvis committed herself to observing the rules and rituals prescribed by this way of life. After all, to observe was to be accepted and to be accepted was to be loved. She married a man from within the fold and quickly began a family.
But over the years, her doubts became noisier than her faith, and at age forty she could no longer breathe in what had become a suffocating existence. Even though it would mean the loss of her friends, her community, and possibly even her family, Tova decides to leave her husband and her faith. After years of trying to silence the voice inside her that said she did not agree, did not fit in, did not believe, she strikes out on her own to discover what she does believe and who she really is. This will mean forging a new way of life not just for herself, but for her children, who are struggling with what the divorce and her new status as "not Orthodox" mean for them.
This is a memoir about what it means to decide to heed your inner compass at long last. To free the part of yourself that has been suppressed, even if it means walking away from the only life you've ever known. Honest and courageous, Tova takes us through her first year outside her marriage and community as she learns to silence her fears and seek adventure on her own path to happiness.
TOVA MIRVIS is the author of three novels:Visible City, The Outside World, and The Ladies Auxiliary, a national bestseller. Her essays have appeared in various publications, including the New York Times, the Boston Globe Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Poets and Writers, and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
Event date:
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 7:00pm
Event address:
Jewish Community Center - 5342 St. Charles Avenue - New Orleans, LA 70115
Published: Houghton Mifflin - September 19th, 2017
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I
Nov 14, 2017 to Nov 19, 2017
07:30 PM until 10:00 PM
THE KING AND I, directed by Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher, won four 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Revival of a Musical. Hailed as "first-rate, sumptuous" (The New York Times) and "too beautiful to miss" (New York Magazine), the production played 538 performances on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
Set in 1860's Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
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11/14/17 -Harry Hardin and John Rankin
11/21/17- Washboard Chaz and John Rankin
11/28/17- Matt Rhody and John Rankin
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EVERY Sunday, 11:30 to 2:30
The Superior Jazz Trio, with Harry Hardin, Tim Paco, and John Rankin. Playing with these guys every week is way better than a Wednesday night poker game, and more lucrative. Excellent food, free valet parking, reasonable prices, free music? What a deal, and you deserve it!
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario FoThis 1970 classic Italian farce has been updated to contemporary Chicago. See cops behaving badly! Show is full length with an intermission.
"...Anarchist" is up on Friday, Nov 17th, at
11 PM, Saturday 18th at
7 PM, and Sunday 19th at
5 PM, at the HappyLand Theater, 3126 Burgundy Street, near Louisa. Tickets are $10 at the door.
The original piece centered on the real life death of a railway worker believed to be part of a violent anarchist group in Italy. During a police interrogation the suspect fell out of a third story window, with the official cause of death listed as an accident. In typical Fo fashion, he takes the police department to task through a duel approach of biting satire and lovable farce, whereby the officers look like corrupt idiots who will do anything to avoid paying for their crime.
In this new updated version, written and directed by Dale Buckley, all the memorable moments from the legendary comic genius are applied to a contemporary United States. Police brutality and corruption are placed under serious scrutiny, but the comedy and the fast paced nature of the piece keeps the audience engaged and laughing while they consider some serious questions about their country.
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Hell Yes Fest Dates: Wednesday, November 15 - Sunday, November 19 Times: Vary Locations: Vary
Hell Yes Fest is back with 5 nights of improv, sketch, stand-up, and other weird comedy shows from all over America! Visit
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Toronto Raptors: Souvenir Included Lower Bowl
November 15, 2017 at 7:00pm
An Anthony Davis blue jersey comes with Hub Club, Lower Sideline, and Lower Bowl tickets. Please redeem your item at the Group Sales table at Section 114 before the end of Halftime.
New Orleans hospitality and entertainment leaders have banded together and announced the formation of Playing it Back: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, a major fundraising gala for the recent storm victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The star-studded relief concert will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 6-10 p.m. at Generations Hall in the Warehouse District at 310 Andrew Higgins Drive. Playing it Back: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert will raise funds for the Cajun Navy Relief and the Junior League New Orleans. Both organizations have been instrumental in the recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic seaboard from record-breaking hurricanes that have destroyed or damaged large sections of the United States. The benefit concert will feature live performances by Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., The Phunky Monkeys and Armando Leduc y Salsa Royal. The benefit event is the brainchild of lead singer Armando Leduc. "Those of us who survived Hurricane Katrina are all too familiar with what Texans and Floridians are experiencing in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma," Leduc said. "There's no way I could sit by idly so I recruited some of the best hospitality industry businesses and musicians to come together to 'play it back' for our neighbors across the Gulf Coast." Concert attendees are encouraged to bring hygiene products or cash donations that will go directly to Cajun Navy Relief and Junior League New Orleans' diaper bank to be distributed to hurricane victims in the affected areas. "The Cajun Navy is an example of what America should and can be like," said Cajun Navy founder and event board member Damien Callais. "The Cajun Navy is a movement, not just people in boats, and anyone who comes to this event and donates can consider themselves an honorary memb
er of the Cajun Navy."
For more information on the event including musical acts, information about donations and participating charities, visit www.playingitback.org.
Playing it Back: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert was created as a way for the New Orleans hospitality industry and local musicians to raise money for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Many of its members are Katrina survivors who want to reciprocate the goodwill and outpouring of support that the Crescent City received after its 2005 disaster.
Armando Leduc y Salsa Royale
Armando Leduc y Salsa Royale's tight piano and percussion kick off a good-time salsa that seamlessly weaves in electric guitar and tight vocal harmonies. These musicians play with passion, energy, and virtuosity. From there, your safest bet is to call it a hodgepodge of genres in the best way possible. This band's dedication to authenticity is masterfully executed with a serious dose of Sabor.
The Phunky Monkeys
The Phunky Monkeys are comprised of some of the most talented, seasoned and professional musicians New Orleans has to offer, We will provide an incredible musical experience complete with the sounds of all of your favorite artists (as well as some obscure ones!) Members of the band have performed with a few musical legends such as Journey, Patti Labelle, Mariah Carey, Flo-Rida and Rachelle Farelle. Whether it's onstage at the Superbowl after party for the New Orleans Saints, on set for the movie "Contraband", at Club Razzoo on Bourbon Street in New Orleans or any given wedding reception, The Phunky Monkeys will provide the setting for everyone to have a great time with great music!
Sponsored by: Leduc Ent. | Junior League of New Orleans | Rhino Web Studios | The Cajun Navy | Gwendolyn Events
New Orleans hospitality and entertainment leaders have banded together and announced the formation of Playing it Back: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, a major fundraising gala for the recent storm victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
The star-studded relief concert will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 6-10 p.m. at Generations Hall in the Warehouse District at 310 Andrew Higgins Drive. Playing it Back: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert will raise funds for the Cajun Navy Relief and the Junior League New Orleans.
The benefit concert will feature live performances by Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., The Phunky Monkeys and Armando Leduc y Salsa Royal.
Concert attendees are encouraged to bring hygiene products or cash donations that will go directly to Cajun Navy Relief and Junior League New Orleans' diaper bank to be distributed to hurricane victims in the affected areas.
PREMIERES ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 7:00 P.M. & 9:00 P.M. ON WYES-TV/CHANNEL 12
"There were alligators everywhere; there were gnats, and mosquitoes, and flies of all kinds. Reptiles slithering was described. They had the disease to fight, the hot, humid climate. So it was a very rough start in the colony." - Ann Masson, New Orleans historian
Not exactly a favorable beginning, but settlers persevered in a city now nearly 300 years old. The city was founded by the French, at one time under Spanish domination, back to the French and sold to America. Continually through the 19th century, diseases such as yellow fever attacked residents. By the 1850's the city was booming with the export of cotton to Europe and trade with Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. With a mostly plantation-based economy, New Orleans became a major center for the slave t
r
ade, which lasted until the Civil War.
These New Orleans stories and more are told in WYES' newest documentary, NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS, premiering on WYES-TV/Channel 12 on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. The program is narrated by actor John Goodman. Rare photos and films illustrate a city that began and continues to be a mix of cultures. The program spotlights the early days of the celebration of Carnival and also focuses on the city's music and political history.
NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS includes interviews with Grammy award-winning singer Irma Thomas; former New Orleans Council Member-at-Large Jacquelyn Clarkson; Bruce Boyd Raeburn, executive director at Tulane's Hogan Jazz Archive; bandleader Deacon John Moore; Jason Weise, associate director, Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection; author Walter Issacson; and WWNO radio host Gwen Thompkins-just to name a few.
A rare 1981 interview with playwright Tennessee Williams is another highlight. Williams talks about the influence New Orleans had on him and his career. NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS is produced by Peggy Scott Laborde. Director is Larry Roussarie. Associate producers are Kelsi Schreiber and Burke Bischoff. Principal photographer is Dave Landry.
NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS is part of WYES-TV's ongoing coverage of the city's Tricentennial celebration which is being produced in association with The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Meraux Foundation. Additional sponsors are the City of New Orleans and the WYES Producers Circle, a group of generous contributors dedicated to the support of WYES' local programs. NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS repeats Saturday, November 18 at 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 23 at 1:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
APPEARING IN NEW ORLEANS: THE FIRST 300 YEARS
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson former New Orleans Councilmember-at-Large
Richard Campanella geographer/Tulane University
Robert Cangelosi architect/architectural historian
Dr. Raphael Cassimere history professor
Mary Lou Christovich author/historian
Dr. Robert Dupont history professor
Clarke "Doc" Hawley riverboat captain
George Hero, III engineer
Walter Issacson author
Ann Masson architectural historian
Deacon John Moore guitarist/bandleader
Dr. Lawrence Powell history professor
Bruce Boyd Raeburn executive director, Tulane's Hogan Jazz Archive
Julia Reed author
George Schmidt
artist/musician
Irma Thomas
Grammy award-winning singer
Gwen Thompkins
music show host/NPR commentator
Jason Weise
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Dr. Michael White
musician/jazz historian
Gordon "Tad" Wilson
attorney
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UNO Jazz Studies is excited to present several upcoming workshops as part of our ongoing "Meet the Artist" series:
Unless otherwise noted, the workshops will take place in the UNO Performing Arts Center, Room 103. As always, these events are free and open to the public.
Fall 2017 Jazz @ Sandbar
Jazz @ the Sandbar was established in 1990 by Ellis Marsalis, the first Coca-Cola Endowed Chair of the Jazz Studies Program at UNO. The series is designed to provide UNO Jazz Studies students an opportunity to get real life experience performing with respected professional musicians in front of a live audience. Concerts are presented on Wednesday nights during the fall and spring semesters and feature a different respected jazz artist each week. Jazz @ the Sandbar provides a medium for our students to exercise their improvisational skills and gives them the rare opportunity to work with jazz masters.
November 15: Clarinetist James Evans
Jazz @ the Sandbar is presented by the UNO Jazz Studies Program with support from the UNO Student Government Association, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc., the New Orleans Jazz Celebration, Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, WWNO FM, OffBeat Magazine, the New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA), and Nathan and Pricilla Gordon. For more information, call the UNO Music Department at (504) 280-6039 or New Orleans Jazz Celebration (504) 309-JAZZ, or visit us on the web at www.nojc.org/jazz-at-the-sandbar.
Concert times: 7:00 - 9:30pm.
Location: The Cove, Founders Road, UNO Lakefront Campus.
General Admission: $5.00 at the door.
Faculty, Staff & Student Admission: FREE w/ UNO ID Card.
Tickets sold at the door.
The admission charge goes toward the George Brumat Scholarship Fund.
UNO Jazz Studies is excited to present several upcoming workshops as part of our ongoing "Meet the Artist" series:
Unless otherwise noted, the workshops will take place in the UNO Performing Arts Center, Room 103. As always, these events are free and open to the public.
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New Live Shows at BB's Stage Door Canteen!
America's Wartime Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Andrews Sisters
Known for close harmonies, synchronized dance steps, and exuberant performances for troops here and abroad, the Andrews Sisters epitomized the "We're all in this together" spirit of the war years.
945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 info@nationalww2museum.org
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TOUR THE PRIDE OF PLACE CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION
Wednesdays are free thanks to The Helis Foundation. Join us!
Free Wednesdays at the New Orleans Museum of Art
Where: New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
When: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Who: Everyone welcome, free admission is for Louisiana residents
How: Just show up
Free admission on Wednesdays for Louisiana resi
dents sponsored by the Helis Foundation
DAILY DOCENT-LED TOURS BEGIN
docent-guided tours will be
offered at NOMA daily at 1 p.m. Docent-guided tours are free with museum admission and are also available upon request for groups with two-weeks advance notice. Book a tour for your club, group, or family reunion! Contact Tracy Kennan, Curator of Education: 504.658.4113 or tkennan@noma.org
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, PO Box 19123, New Orleans, LA 70179
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Free Admission on Wednesdays to the Botanical Gardens in City Park
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Botanical Gardens in City Park
5 Victory Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124
Cost:
Free
From the 1930s to today, New Orleans Botanical Garden offers the city carefully cultivated gardens, where you will find more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. Visitors will find aquatics, roses, native plants, ornamental trees, shrubs, perennials and more inside various theme gardens. Highlights of the Botanical Garden include the Conservatory of Two Sisters, the New Orleans Historic Train Garden, the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden, the Pavilion of the Two Sisters, the Garden Study Center, Lath House and the Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays, Courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Regular Hours:
Open 7 days a week 10am to 5pm. Last entry is at 4pm
Open year round, twelve acres of gardens and art await you!
Residents should show their Louisiana ID to the cashier in the Oscar J. Tolmas Center, 5 Victory Avenue.
Admission is $15, $5 for THNOC members, and free for Caillot Circle, Jackson Society, Laussat Society, and Bienville Circle members. Reservations can be made by calling (504) 523-4662.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Universal's 1923 film version of Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, catapulted actor Lon Chaney into stardom and featured a built-to-scale façade of the famous cathedral. For the fifteenth
Les Comédiens Français Lecture, THNOC will screen the silent film with live, improvised musical accompaniment by former St. Louis Cathedral young-artist-in-residence, pianist Karol Mossakowski. Born in Poland into a family of musicians, Mossakowski started studying the piano and the organ with his father at the age of three and went on to study at the Poznań Music Academy and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Winner of numerous international competitions, he has gained recognition for his improvised silent movie accompaniments. Recent appearances include the Quebec City Film Festival and at the Lumière Festival of Lyon.
The theater group Les Comédiens Français was organized in 1934 to promote, foster, and perpetuate the French language and culture in New Orleans. After presenting more than 50 years of stage productions, the organization disbanded and established the lecture series at THNOC.
Reservations must be paid in advance. Admission is $15, $5 for THNOC members, and free for Caillot Circle, Jackson Society, Laussat Society, and Bienville Circle members. Reservations can be made by calling (504) 523-4662.
Please note, any unclaimed seats will be released to the public ten minutes prior to the start of the program.
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ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON WILL SALUTE NEW ORLEANS AUTHORS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT NOON AT THE BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL
Margarita Bergen and Rosemary James of the annual "Words and Music" Festival will co-host the Literary Round Table Luncheon Saluting New Orleans Authors and their new books on Wednesday, November 15 at noon at the ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel.
The featured authors are: Chris Champagne, New Orleans Secrets; Cheryl Gerber, New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy; Russ Herman, The Topography of Life, Love and Travel; and Havilah Malone, How to Become a Publicity Magnet. In the Spirit of Thanksgiving, David Bottner Executive director at New Orleans Mission will speak briefly about their services.
The live entertainment will be by the talented baritone Ivan Griffin accompanied by conductor Paul Mauffray, who will preview selections from his edition of George Whitefield Chadwick's delightful, Tabasco - A Burlesque Operetta, that will be presented at Le Petite Theatre from January 25-28 as part of New Orleans Opera's 75th Anniversary Season.Pianist Jim Walpole will play before and after the luncheon.
The $60, all-inclusive price includes a delicious, 3-course gourmet luncheon, champagne/wines and valet parking.
The delicious menu will be Autumn Salad-Assorted Mixed Greens and Endive, topped with Grilled Brussels Sprouts, Dried Cranberries and Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
The entrée is Roasted Tenderloin of Pork with Grilled Rustic Apple Compote, with Chef's Choice of Starch and Vegetable. Dessert will be Pecan Pie with Chantilly Cream
RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. Walk-ins will not be accepted, as the hotel will only prepare meals for the number of guests who have made reservations. The chef needs to know how much to cook and I need to know how much champagne/wine to buy for the occasion.You can make reservations by calling Judy LeBlanc at (504) 571-4672 or email her atJudy.LeBlanc@BourbonOrleans.com.
Make your reservations now! The dinner series begins October 18 with Trinity and will end January 17, 2018 with The Pelican Club.
All WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES dinner menus, along with wine and coffee pairings are available at wyes.org under events. $95-$100 per seat (tax and gratuity included). A portion of the proceeds benefit WYES, your local PBS member station.
Arnaud's
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:30pm
Gautreau's
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 6:30pm
Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar
Monday, December 18, 2017 at 6:30pm
The Pelican Club Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday January 17, 2018 at 6:30pm
MANY THANKS TO: Community Coffee, Caire Hotel & Restaurant Supply and Thompson Meats.
Eiffel Society; 2040 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans
Be sure to arrive early to enjoy cocktails, dinner and musical entertainment
at the exquisite Eiffel Society. Valet Parking is provided.
Politics with a Punch
is our local version of "Politically Incorrect." It started in 2002 and after more than 125 shows and 15 years, it has become a local political tradition. The show is jointly produced with Steve Sabludowsky of Bayoubuzz.com and it has grown into quite a success story. Punch is a fast-paced, free-wheeling, no-holds barred discussion of what is happening in our city, state and nation. We place a premium on having a good time and expect plenty of laughs as we discuss the controversies and the outrageous antics of our local leaders and scoundrels.
JP Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken Joins Punch Panel
As usual, we have picked an outstanding panel for Thursday night with some of our favorite All-Stars plus some exciting newcomers. This program will be the spectacular 2017 Election Celebration of Politics with a Punch.
Check out the exceptional line-up of celebrities that have been selected for this New Orleans Political Comedy Tradition:
ONLY 25 RESERVED SEATS LEFT; OPEN SEATING HAS SOLD OUT - If you haven't already, PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Ted Vigil, one of America's greatest John Denver Tribute Artists, has hit the road for Christmas! During his memorable Rocky Mountain Christmas concerts, Ted presents terrific Denver favorites like Christmas for Cowboys and Christmas Like a Lullaby, mixed with a rousing I'll Fly Away, and many popular Christmas songs like Jingle Bells, in a far-out and fantastic Christmas concert.
You'll hear those great Denver lyrics recalling Grandma, Mathew, Annie, Eagles, Hawks, and Horses, too! So many John Denver songs come shining through in a Rocky Mountain Christmas, you will leave the concert singing, and spiritually uplifted by the experience.
People miss John Denver and his brilliant music; Ted Vigil is doing his best to pay homage. Ted has been performing John's music all over the U.S. for many years; during the past year alone, he has visited 20 states. During Rocky Mountain Christmas, you'll be treated to Ted's own composition Sing My Song, written as a personal tribute to the great John Denver. Ted's gift for the music and polished and energetic performing style presents a warm and delightful evening through some of the world's most popular music.
Ted has an uncanny physical and musical resemblance to John Denver; and when he takes the stage and begins to sing, you will be transported back in time.
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Fall Cooking Class Demonstration Lunches at SoFAB!
Tastes of Louisiana every Monday and Thursday with Museum Tour featuring classic New Orleans dishes
Cooked and narrated by SoFAB's Culinary Director Jyl Benson and Liz Williams, SoFAB Founder and President
Thursdays (alternating Thursdays): Creole Italian specialties of Italian Olive Salad, Creole Red Gravy Pasta with Italian Sausages, Sno-Balls OR Cajun Specialties: Corn Macque Choux, Classic Gumbo, Gâteau de Sirop (spiced cake)
11 AM - 1 PM $40 ($50 Cajun menu) includes lunch and tour
The National WWII Museum has hosted The International Conference on World War II since 2006-bringing the best and brightest scholars, authors, and historians from around the globe to discuss key battles, personalities, strategies, issues, and controversies of the war that changed the world. In addition to the many returning presenters, the Conference planning committee makes an effort to invite new historians each year to share their latest findings.
Joining the featured speakers are hundreds of attendees who travel from all over the world to learn more about this epic event. With an emphasis on nonacademic presentations and by encouraging presenters to be more conversational rather than lecturing, the Conference strives to connect with the audience through engaging discussions, question-and-answer periods, book signings, and receptions throughout the weekend.
With the generous and continued support of the Museum's long-standing partner and Conference presenting sponsor, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, The International Conference on World War II is sure to remain the world's leading convention of WWII experts, students, and enthusiasts.
This year's Conference begins November 16 with a daylong Symposium on the topic "Hitler in History," and continues through November 18. Featured speakers include Rick Atkinson, Conrad Crane, Richard Frank, Alex Kershaw, Don Miller, Robert M. Citino, and many more.
Sit under the stars and rediscover some of Le Meridien's favorite films set in France. On 11/16, they're showing Midnight in Paris. Munch on delicious specialty popcorn and indulge in a complimentary chocolate and wine tasting. A pop-up gourmet burger menu will also be available. The movie is free. Seating is first come, first served. RSVP here.
In conjunction with P.4 and their exhibitions at the Ogden Museum, Ogden After Hours is pleased to present Quintron and Miss Pussycat. This duo has been making genre-defying noise and hard rocking dance music in New Orleans for over 15 years.
Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp
Opens at the Ogden Museum Nov. 18
Come by the Ogden Museum to see the exhibition!
Opening to the public Nov. 18, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is proud to participate in Prospect New Orleans' fourth iteration of the citywide international art exhibition,
Prospect.4 (P.4): The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp.
The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, inspired by the lotus flower, evokes New Orleans's natural environment-surrounded by bayous, lakes and wetlands near the mouth of the Mississippi River. It also alludes to the city's unique cultural landscape as a creative force.
P.4 artists at the Ogden Museum: John Akomfrah, Katherine Bradford, Andrea Chung, Donna Conlon and Jonathan Harker, Wayne Gonzalez, Patricia Kaersenhout, Paulo Nazareth, Yoko Ono, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, and John T. Scott.
To celebrate the Ogden Museum's exhibition, Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation and the opening of P.4, the Museum will host an in depth discussion with the Solidary & Solitary curators and artists. Participants include: Christopher Bedford, Leonardo Drew, Melvin Edwards, Charles Gaines, Katy Siegel and Shinique Smith. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Ogden Museum, 925 Camp Street, New Orleans , LA 70130
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Starring Jason Piglia (Torch), Isabel Groedel (Blue), and directed by Fred Nuccio, this grasping show is set in an apocalyptic future where a young man named Torch has been quarantined to a dark, squalid room on the Lower East Side of New York City, after testing positive for a nameless, sexually transmitted disease. His uninfected girlfriend, Blue, sneaks into this area to be with him. Torch tries to keep her at room's length and for the next hour, they argue lovingly, jokingly, fearfully, bravely, and desperately about sex and death. All the while, Torch pleads with Blue to leave before his resistance fails and he infects her. She chooses the possibility of infection: "I can live without sex and feel dead or risk death and feel alive."
Brought to you by Tony and Drama Desk award winner Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years chronicles five years of a marriage between Cathy and Jamie: from their meeting to break-up and from break-up to marriage. Their relationship is told from their two differing perspectives - Jamie begins with the start of their relationship, and Cathy shares as it falls apart. Their story collides in one pivotal moment: their marriage. Featuring a haunting pop-rock score that defines the emotional roller-coaster of love, The Last FiveYears is the musical triumph for dreamers and cynics alike.
Neil Simon's classic comedy about two mismatched roomates, has enjoyed countless revivals, three TV series and a hit film testifying to the sure-fire hilarity of The Odd Couple. Filled with one-liners, slapstick comedy and likeable characters, we're delivering a one-two punch by presenting the male AND female versions. Two different scripts, both written by Neil Simon. Watch the same casts flip roles and switch places as they perform two different versions throughout the run, proving that gender has nothing to do with being a bad roomate, or a great friend. Audiences can pick and choose their perferred version and are encouraged to come back a second time to experience both shows. We will offer a special "combo package" ticket price for two-timers! Director Ricky Graham will bring his comedic expertise to the poker game (male) and Trivial Pursuit night (female), assuring a night full of laughter.
The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
325 Minor St
Kenner, LA 70062
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts Kenner, LA
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FRENCH MARKET TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
November 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
FRENCH MARKET ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING at Washington Artillery Park directly across from Jackson Square!
On November 16th,, another of the first signs of Christmas appears when a 27-foot fleur de lis topped tree is lit with much fanfare at the French Market Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony from 5 to 6pm. It takes place in Washington Artillery Park, across from Jackson Square.
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F O N V I L L E W I N A N S C O O K B O O K :
A U T H O R T A L K & B O O K S I G N I N G
November 15th from 5:45pm - 7:00pm
Gather at Longue Vue to get an exclusive first-look at Cynthia LeJeune Nobles latest effort, 'The Fonville Winans Cookbook'. Cynthia will talk about her experience crafting the book with her co-author, and will offer up samples from the book!
Tickets are $12.00 nonmembers | $10.00 for members.
Click the button below to learn more and purchase a ticket.
Come to our Barrel Release Party
Thursday, November 16th at 5pm
Get a 2 ounce pour in the bar, then it will be available for retail purchase the day of the party and moving forward.
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SIDRA BELL DANCE NY BRINGS MASTER CLASSES & PERFORMANCES TO DG AND THE CAC!
COMMUNITY|MODULE Classes with Sidra Bell (NY) Thursday, November 16th | 9:30-11am $12 Drop Ins; FREE for DG & CAC Members Dancing Grounds @ 3705 St Claude Avenue
Bell's unique master class will stimulate your mind, body, and imagination with an emphasis on conditioning, movement, and dialogue. Suitable for ALL LEVELS of dancers!
Sidra Bell Dance NY: Mönster Outside Friday, November 17th & Saturday, November 18th | 7:30pm Contemporary Arts Center - 900 Camp St. NOLA 70130 $25-$40 Tickets **Discounts available for DG members!**
A new work in collaboration with innovative Swedish composer Per Störby and set designer Amy Rubin to develop a voyeuristic discourse about the nature of outliers in contemporary society
You can't say Benny, "Aint Dere No More", cause he will be right here in the garden performing his New Orleans hits as only Benny and the Bunch can do. Always entertaining, full of surprises and new songs, get ready for a Yat Attack with Benny Grunch and The Bunch. Click the 'buy tickets' icon to the left of this paragraph to buy your $10/person tickets now! Please make sure to click the 'more information' below for further information about the concerts or to contact someone to answer your questions. Please remember to print your ticket(s) ahead of time and bring with you to the event.
Mint juleps, wine, beer, soft drinks, water and food are available
for purchase. No outside food and drink or pets allowed $10
Free parking lot across the street from the Botanical Garden
Please contact the New Orleans Botanical Garden for more details: 483-9488.
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If you are a Louisiana resident you can enjoy the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for free on Thursdays thanks to the Helis Foundation. Great museum with the largest and most comprehensive assemblage of Southern art in the world, establishing the Ogden Museum as the preeminent resource on art and culture of the South.
Where: Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Music and Lyrics by Tim Rice and Elton John
Additional Music and Lyrics by Will Van Dyke, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, and Jay Rifkin
Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor
Directed by Ryan Nocito
Musical Direction by Natalie True
Choreography by Lindsey Romig
Stage Management by Michelle Taylor
The African savannah comes to life on stage with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle... and back again, in this inspiring, coming-of-age tale.
A vibrant and exciting tale from the great creatives at Disney, The Lion King JR is a story of love and redemption that will be great for the whole family!
The Lion King JR will run: November 17 - 19, 2017 Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM Sunday at 2:00 PM
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre 177 Sala Avenue - Westwego, LA 70094
Tickets for The Lion King JR may be purchased online at
, by calling the box office at 504-885-2000, or at our
Administrative/Box Office:
1118 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, LA 70001.
Ticket price is $15
($2.00 ticketing fee per ticket is added)
Tickets are available at the Venue Box Office
one (1) hour prior to the performance time.
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For Que Pasa Fest 2017, the headliner will be the multi Grammy award winner, Luis Enrique, "El Principe de la Salsa." Known as a distinguished salsa vocalist and composer, Luis Enrique pioneered the 'salsa romantica' movement, earning several nominations and awards in the process. He and his band will be closing out the festival with his touring concert. Luis Enrique will be returning to New Orleans after many years and will be singing all his hits including his latest,
"Cuando se Juega con Fuego."
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FOLK FRIDAY
November 17th | 5:30pm - 7:00pm
On Friday, November 17th, we welcome friends Sam Gleaves of Berea, Kentucky and Jared Tyler of Tulsa, OK to New Orleans and Longue Vue House.
Join us for some wonderful music and complimentary beverages from Urban South Brewery.
About Sam: Sam writes new songs in the Appalachian tradition, telling stories about love, the home place, working people and present social issues in the mountains. Appalachian author Lee Smith has deemed Sam as "courageous as hell and country to the bone . . . the best young songwriter around." Hear Sam's music at
http://www.samgleaves.com/.About Jared: "Tulsa native and respected multi-instrumentalist Jared Tyler...celebrates romance, to be sure, but also the grounded, loyal love of family, friends, and characters who illuminate one's life with lightning-bolt intensity." Hear Jared's music at:
http://www.jaredtyler.com/.
Join us for a relaxed, intimate evening in the center hall of Longue Vue House.5:30-6:00PM: Social reception with light refreshments.
6:00-7:00PM Performance.Tickets are $15.00, seating is limited.
On the Road with Bob Hope and Friends The National World War II Museum celebrates USO tours with a musical revueBy Mary Rickard
On the Road with Bob Hope & Friends
* Nov. 17- Nov. 26
* 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 1 p.m. Sun.
* BB's Stage Door Canteen, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944;www.nationalww2museum.org
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Movie Nights is back with
8 PM @ St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural Center 2045 Constance St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Movie Nights Some of the city's finest actors bring films you love to fun life on stage in a wonderful and undiscovered gem of a space at St. Alphonsus Art and Cultural Center! Popcorn will be available as well as an inexpensive bar! Come on out and enjoy these classic films come to reinterpreted life. Admission is only $10. The lineup includes...
Created in 2013, the Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series has brought together some of the best musicians from New Orleans and Louisiana to perform and archive their music for the Louisiana State Museum's music collection. Join us for a unique musical experience at the intimate 150-seat, state of the art Old U.S. Mint 3rd Floor Performance Hall.
November 17: Kristin Diable December 15: Sonny Landreth January 19: Marcia Ball March 16: BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet
Single concert tickets: $25 General Admission, FOC/LMF Members: $20. Series Tickets: $150 General Admission, FOC/LMF Members: $120.
Critter Cinema at the Louisiana SPCA is great fun for animal-loving, pizza-eating movie-watching kids! What better way to end the school week than getting cozy with kitties and canines, enjoying great G - rated critter movies, making friends with other young animal lover and snacking on pizza and popcorn at the Louisiana SPCA. This is a purrrrrfect, fun-filled night for children and an opportunity for parents to enjoy an evening out by themselves.In addition to normal Critter Cinemas,
we also host sleepovers throughout the year.
Critter Cinema normally takes place once per month from 6 - 9:30 p.m. If it's a special sleepover night, the hours are 6 p.m. - 9 a.m. the next day. See our upcoming dates below.
Kids ages 5 - 10
Please bring sleeping bag and pillow (PJ's are welcome)
Cost is $35 or $75 for overnight and advance registration is required by 12 p.m. on the Thursday prior (prices may vary for special events).
2017 Dates
November 18
December 16
If you don't see a date you like, contact us about scheduling your own private Critter Cinema event. To contact us or to register,
Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19 - 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. both days
Louis Armstrong Park
701 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
Admission: Free
2017 TREMÉ CREOLE GUMBO FESTIVAL
New Orleans' Premier Brass Band Showcase
New This Year: Gumbo Symposium ("Gumbosium")
Welcome to the 10th annual Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival - New Orleans' premier brass band showcase. If you love brass bands and gumbo - or, better yet, enjoying some delicious gumbo while listening to brass bands playing live in a beautiful New Orleans park - then this is the event for you.
The 2017 Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival takes place Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov., 19, from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. both days in Louis Armstrong Park. Admission is free. The festival is produced and presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell.
Once again, we will host the finest display of traditional and contemporary New Orleans brass band jazz to be found anywhere on the planet. The world-famous, Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band will headline the festival. They'll be joined by many of your favorites, including the Hot 8, the To Be Continued, the Pinettes, the Original Pinstripe and many more. Also this year, don't miss a great band making its first appearance on our stage: Trumpet Mafia.
If you like your New Orleans jazz funky, punchy and hot, this is the place to be.
And then there's the gumbo.
2017 Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival Performance Schedule:
Saturday, Nov. 18
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuba Skinny
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tremé Brass Band
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Original Pinstripe Brass Band
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Free Agents Brass Band
6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To Be Continued (TBC) Brass Band
Sunday, Nov. 19
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. LPO Brass Ensemble
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pinettes Brass Band
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hot 8 Brass Band
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Trumpet Mafia
6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rebirth Brass Band
Starlight Racing returns to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Saturday, November 18th. First post 3PM. Enjoy live racing under the stars and the new look of the Miller Lite Beer Garden with additional beers on tap and acoustic music from 4pm-9pm. $5 GA or $10 Clubhouse admission with The Chee Weez playing in the Clubhouse from 7pm-11pm. Presented by Miller Lite, Blue Moon, Jameson, Absolut, Event Producers and B-97. Purchase tickets here.
1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 944-5515
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Diwali 'Festival of Lights' to illuminate New Orleans
The India Association of New Orleans' celebration of Diwali will benefit the planned India House Louisiana community center.(
Courtesy Raj Sohi)
''Swagatam'' and "Welcome'' will greet guests in the glow of an illuminated canopy as the India Association of New Orleans marks Diwali, the biggest celebration in Indian culture, on Nov. 18.
The observance will be held from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. at
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd.,
New Orleans. The evening will feature a cultural enrichment program of music, songs and performances, and a lavish Maharajah buffet, capped off by a night of dancing.
The official holiday for
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, was Oct. 19. Millions all over the world participate in the five-day celebration that is set each year in October or November based on the cycle of the moon. The holiday is spiritually significant in that it represents the triumph of good over evil, a desire for knowledge and unity. Diwali also embodies a time of new beginnings and prosperity.
The event also will call attention to the association's preeminent project, India House Louisiana, a community center. Plans call for the facility to serve as an academic, cultural and social hub, with an emphasis on children.
Tickets are $125 for platinum sponsors; $75 for gold; $25 for young adults ages 12-18; and free for children under age 12. For tickets or more information, contact IANO president Paul Sohi at 504.377.3874 or visit
. Donations to India House may be made at any Hancock-Whitney Bank.
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Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
11000 Lake Forest Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70128
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center Hosts Fall Fest
Saturday November 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center in eastern New Orleans will host a full day of family fun at a Fall Festival on Saturday November 18.
Admittance to the Nature Center - located at 11000 Lake Forest Boulevard - is free.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival will feature live music, nature walks, healthy cooking demonstrations, animal encounters and more.
An optional activity fee will be available for guests to enjoy entry to the planetarium, face painting, crafts, s'more's stations and more. Advance purchase for activity wristbands is $8 per person (wristbands will be provided at check-in). Wristbands will be available for $10 per person on the day of the event. To register in advance, click here.
Food trucks will be on site selling meals and beverages during the festival.
"We invite everyone to come out and learn about the wonderful array of options for family recreation and environmental education available at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center,'' said David Niebuhr, the center's managing director. "Our new, state-of-the-art facility stands ready to introduce Louisiana and Gulf Coast families to the wonders of the fragile ecosystems we call home.''
The sprawling, 86-acre Nature Center reopened in October after undergoing a $10 million restoration that returned the storm-damaged urban oasis to its rightful place as a must-see destination for families across the region.
Back are the popular features built in the years following the Nature Center's 1980 opening, including a planetarium, an 8,500-square-foot Exhibit Pavilion, classrooms, interactive educational exhibits, a network of trails and boardwalks, animal care space, extensive landscaping and parking.
The centerpiece of the Exhibit Pavilion is a 3,500-square-foot Interpretive Center featuring a three-dimensional depiction of a cypress forest.
The 1.5-mile Adventure Trail rings the site. Visitors also can enjoy a quarter-mile, kid-friendly - though rustic - Discovery Trail, about one mile of new boardwalks and several primitive trails.
Nov 18 & 19 Celtic Weekend Wear your kilt, wear your colors or your tartan; Be Celtic any way you want. Bagpipe and Drum Competition starts at 8:00 AM on Saturday, Nov 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19. A EUSPBA sanctioned event.
Nov 24-25-26 Time Travelers & Family Weekend In the future this would be Thanksgiving weekend. Not sure what to do with all the family members that traveled to your house and didn't leave after the feast, bring them to RenFest. Friday is Family Day. Time Travelers and COS players are encouraged to travel through time and space to visit LARF on this 3-day holiday weekend.
Dec 2 & 3 Romance Bring the one you love to the Ren-Fest. The first 200 couples dressed to match receive a toy rose. Note: We call our costuming "garb." Wearing matching garb with the one you love is called "Honey Garb."
Dec 9 & 10 Fireworks Finale We have one of the best fireworks displays of any non-government. It happens about an hour after we close. Anyone who attended faire that day is welcome to stay and meet someone new or spread a blanket on the grass that surrounds our lake, lay back and watch the fireworks (Saturday and Sunday). After the last show of the day ends around 5:00 PM feel free to get a blanket from your car, and spread it out on the grass surrounding our lake. Fireworks show happens after it gets dark (around 6:00 PM).
LSU (7-3, 4-2 SEC) and Tennessee (4-5, 0-6) will have a 6 p.m. Central time start Saturday, Nov. 18, the SEC announced Monday. ESPN or ESPN2 will televise the game. The game will be in Knoxville, Tenn.
LSU's final regular season game of the 2017 season will be played under the lights in Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers will host Texas A&M on Nov. 25 on SEC Network with a 6:30 scheduled kickoff.
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The Bells of St Andrew's perform a free half-hour concert of Christmas music with handbells, cello, and voice.
Sunday, November 19 vs. Washington Redskins Sunday, December 3 vs. Carolina Panthers Sunday, December 17 vs. New York Jets Sunday, December 24 vs. Atlanta Falcons
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EVERY Sunday, 11:30 to 2:30
Superior Seafood, St. Charles and Napoleon
Sunday Brunch continues, and I always have a great time. The Superior Jazz Trio plays from 11:30 to 2:30. Food is excellent, prices reasonable, free valet parking, and the music is suave and sophisticated, just like you and me.
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
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It's November and That Means-
Time for National Novel Writing Month
METAIRIE, LA - The Lakeshore Branch Library, 1000 West Esplanade, Metairie, hosts NaNoWriMo on four different evenings during the month of November.
NaNoWriMo occurs at the following times and dates:
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· 5 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 21
· 5 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 27
This event is free of charge and is open to the public.
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, a quirky event that encourages writers to work towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30.
During the event, writers may visit the Lakeshore Library to sit in the Commons Area and put their novels onto paper, either by entering words into laptops or by penning works the old fashioned way. They can talk with other writers who have been through the process, as well as learn tips about the writing process, and in general, commiserate about the writing process. There is no charge for these sessions.
Shannon Kitchens, a JPL staff person and the municipal liaison for New Orleans, will be present to explain how the NaNoWriMo process works. She can explain how participants can update their word count on the NaNoWriMo website if they choose to register, how to add a writing buddy, the concept of a "word sprint," and how to be a NaNoWriMo winner. There is no fee to participate in this program.
NaNoWriMo's main goal is to encourage creativity. The project started in July 1999 with 21 participants, but by the 2010 event, more than 200,000 people took part and wrote a total of more than 2.8 billion words. Since 2006, roughly 100 NaNoWriMo novels have been published via traditional publishing houses. Many more have been published by smaller presses or self-published.
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.
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Canal Street: Home for the Holidays 2017
Canal Street Home for the Holidays!
The Holidays are right around the corner and the DDD would like to remind you to save the dates for this year's Canal Street Home for the Holidays presented by the DDD and the Roosevelt Hotel. Click here to see some of the fun at last year's celebration!
Canal Street Lighting Ceremony Presented by the DDD & the Astor Crowne Plaza TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017 Where: In front of the Astor Crowne Plaza | When: Lighting will be at 5:30pm
The Downtown Development District & our sponsor, the Astor Crowne Plaza, invite you to join in as we "flip the switch" at 5:30pm, turning on more than 1 million twinkling lights on historic Canal Street and throughout Downtown NOLA. Enjoy entertainment by The Voices of Peter Claver and a special visit from Santa Claus! Kids who bring an unwrapped toy can join Santa and decorate holiday cookies!
Krewe of Jingle Parade Presented by the DDD & The Roosevelt New Orleans SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017 Where: Parade will roll on Canal Street | When: Parade will begin at 1:00pm
Downtown NOLA Saturday Shopping Spree Presented by the DDD, The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, & Harrah's Casino New Orleans SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017
Featuring one day only bonus 15% off at participating merchants.
Movies on the Mississippi Presented by the DDD, The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, & the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 & FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Plaza | When: 6:30pm
The Downtown Development District and the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk present two weekends of special outdoor movie showings! Friday, December 8 - Polar Express Friday, December 15 - Elf
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 Where: The Shops at Canal Place Plaza located at 333 Canal St. | When: Registration 8:00am, Race Start 9:00am Preregistration available online at active.com.
Calling all kids! The DDD and Entergy present the annual Shops at Canal Place holiday fun run for kids on Canal Street! Rudolph, Santa and friends will jingle their bells to signal the start of the race. Participants will receive bells for their sneakers, antlers, a race t-shirt
and a bag of holiday goodies. After the race, "Romp" around ... and enjoy healthy activities for kids and parents, music, games, crafts and more.
Tech Tuesdays is a free happy hour event series for business owners and professionals to network and learn tech hacks, tips, and tricks from leaders in the tech community in New Orleans. Each event in the four-part series will feature two short 15-minute talks, networking, light bites and beverages including beer and wine. A member of digital-first marketing agency, Online Optimism, will lead each happy hour, sharing insight into their area of expertise, followed by a guest speaker from the growing New Orleans tech community. Beginning on November 7th, Tech Tuesdays will be held every other Tuesday on November 21st, December 5th, and December 19th. Each event is free and open to the first 30 guests who RSVP. Hope to see you there!
Morgan Bachemin, Digital Ads Director at Online Optimism, will cover how to create quality video ads right from your phone utilizing the YouTube Director App. Guest speaker Richard Carthon, Founder & CEO of FollowMyCal, will discuss the importance of networking and partnerships in the growing tech industry.
December 5th
Online Optimism's Social Media Director, Taylor Kincaid, will break down using social media advertising for business followed by Mallory Whitfield, Marketing Director at LookFar, who will give an intro to email marketing using Mailchimp.
December 19th
Sam Olmsted, Online Optimism's Search & Content Director, will outline the basics of blog writing for businesses to improve SEO. He will be followed by Vice President of ARPR, Blair Broussard, who will share her insight on the future of public relations.
Online Optimism
1100 Saint Andrew Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
12-2-17
Admission to each concert is free. No tickets or advance registration are required, and there is no reserved seating. The concerts will begin at 8 p.m. and will consist of two sets, with the second set starting at 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for all shows. The exceptions are the shows on April 28 and May 5, during Jazz Fest, which will have sets at 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Jazz & Heritage Concert Series
2017-2018 Schedule
Sets at 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2 Leroy Jones Saturday, Dec. 9 Helen Gillet and Leyla McCalla Saturday, Feb. 17 Astral Project Saturday, March 10 Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet Saturday, April 7 Doreen Ketchens Saturday, April 28 Donald Harrison Saturday, May 5 Naydja CoJoe, Nayo Jones and Mykia Jovan Saturday, May 26 Jesse McBride & Next Generation Saturday, June 9 Troy Sawyer and the Elementz plus Calvin Johnson & Native Son Saturday, July 14 Kyle Roussel Organ Trio www.jazzandheritage.org.
April 19, 2018
The Tall Ships America to New Orleans schedule includes:
Thursday, April 19
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tall Ships Parade of Sail - Tall Ships sail into downtown New Orleans and dock along Woldenberg Park.
Friday, April 20 - Sunday, April 22
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tall Ships open to the public, and admission is free. To see the Tall Ships like a VIP, Fast Pass tickets are available for front-of-line access for Tall Ships (only), and VIP hospitality in Woldenberg Park. Purchase Fast Pass tickets here
Saturday, April 21
6:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tall Ships celebrate New Orleans' 300th birthday. There will be an on-deck and dockside black-tie and boat shoe gala fundraiser on the visiting Tall Ships at Woldenberg Park. Tickets include birthday cake by Salon by Sucré, fireworks over the Mississippi River at 9:00 p.m., and dancing to Louisiana Spice. Gala tickets are available here
Monday, April 23
Tall Ships depart for St. Petersburg, Florida and other ports on their own schedule.
