For Everybody - Drawing inspiration from New Orleans' live-music culture, Birdfoot presents chamber music in the city's intimate venues. Listeners are invited into the creative process and artists and audiences mingle and chat after concerts, sometimes late into the night.
Education and Inspiration - Birdfoot's
Young Artist Program challenges dedicated young music students to expand their musical abilities, imagination, and leadership skills through intensive chamber music coachings, workshops, and masterclasses led by international-caliber musicians.
The Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Traffic Advisory: Temporary Closure of St. LouisBetween Royal and Bourbon Streets
NEW ORLEANS - On Tuesday, May 28, at 8 a.m., the City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works' construction contractor, Hard Rock Construction, LLC, will temporarily close St. Louis Street between Bourbon and Royal streets to vehicular traffic to allow crews to replace two concrete panels. Public safety is our top priority; residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near this construction site.
The intersections of Royal and St. Louis streets, as well as Bourbon and St. Louis streets, will be open to vehicular traffic during this closure. Work is anticipated to take three days to complete, weather permitting.
Bourbon Street between Orleans and St. Ann streets is also currently closed while crews fully reconstruct the roadway with repaired and/or new water, sewer and drainage lines. Residents and businesses owners should expect intermittent travel lane closures on Bourbon Street between St. Ann and Dumaine streets for Entergy Gas and Entergy
City to Improve Section of Jefferson Davis Boulevard Bike Path
NEW ORLEANS - On May 28, 2019, the City of New Orleans and Department of Public Works' construction contractor, Hard Rock Construction, LLC will close the sidewalk in the 700 block of Jefferson Davis Parkway, as well as the bikeway bridge over the Pontchartrain Expressway/ I-10. Public safety is our top priority; residents and commuters should plan to travel at slower speeds and use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near this construction site.
Crews will remove and replace a section of the concrete pathway in order to correct a low spot in the sidewalk that causes water to pool at the site.
The contractor will begin on Tuesday and work will be completed by Thursday, weather permitting. The bike path and sidewalk will remain closed throughout the duration of the construction activity.
Signage and traffic control measures such as barrels will be onsite to direct bicyclists and pedestrians.
For questions and / or concerns about the project, please contact RoadworkNOLA at 504.658.ROAD (7623) or send -mail to
roadwork@nola.gov.
On May 28, 2019, the City of New Orleans and Department of Public Works' construction contractor, Hard Rock Construction, LLC, will close the sidewalk in the 700 block of Jefferson Davis Parkway, as well as the bikeway bridge over the Pontchartrain Expressway/ I-10. Public safety is our top priority; residents and commuters should plan to travel at slower speeds and use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near this construction site.
Crews will remove and replace a section of the concrete pathway in order to correct a low spot in the sidewalk that causes water to pool at the site.
The contractor will begin on Tuesday and work will be completed by Thursday, weather permitting. The bike path and sidewalk will remain closed throughout the duration of the construction activity.
Signage and traffic control measures such as barrels will be onsite to direct bicyclists and pedestrians.
For questions and / or concerns about the project, please contact RoadworkNOLA at 504.658.ROAD (7623) or send e-mail to
roadwork@nola.gov.
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$20 Microchipping two weeks only! For more information or to make your appointment, please email clinic@nshumane.org. What is a microchip? A microchip is a permanent identification tag inserted under the skin to ensure the return of your lost pet. It's about the size of a piece of rice.
Active-duty servicemembers and up to five family members receive free Museum admission from May 28 through September 2, 2019.
The National WWII Museum and the Blue Star Museums Network have partnered to offer free admission to the nation's active-duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and their families each summer. Starting on Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 18) through Labor Day (Monday, September 2) 2019, active-duty military families must show a Geneva Conventions common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card to Visitor Services staff for complimentary Museum Campus Passes for the military ID holder and up to five family members. The military ID holder can be either active-duty servicemember or other dependent family member with the appropriate ID card. The active-duty member does not have to be present for family members to use the program.
The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the US military-Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps.
Blue Star Museums Network admission also includes Museum entry to the 4D film experience Beyond All Boundaries, Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience, and other daily public programming.
Since the founding of the United States, American painters have sought to capture the essence of the country on canvas. From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of American Art presents works that span the first two centuries of our rich history, highlighting the variety and strength of American artistic achievement from the colonial era through World War I.
Opening this spring at M.S. Rau's French Quarter gallery, the comprehensive American Fine Art exhibition features paintings, watercolors, and drawings from over 60 artists. Among the most well-known are John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Frederic Edwin Church, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and Edward Hopper.
Together, the works on display represent the wide variety of styles that have developed in our country, ranging from Colonial Art to the Hudson River School and Tonalism to American Impressionism and the Ashcan School. Together, they successfully capture the cultural moment of their respective ages, perfectly defining on canvas the character and very essence of American life throughout the centuries.
Open Rehearsals: Birdfoot at the CAC Curious to hear what goes on behind the scenes at the Birdfoot Festival? Join us for one of the Birdfoot Festival's Open Rehearsals at the CAC! Admission is free.
May 28-May 31, 2019, the Birdfoot Festival will fill the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans with an annual celebration of dynamic live chamber music as part of its residency partnership with the CAC.
Birdfoot's Rehearsal Residency is an essential component of the Festival. The Rehearsal Residency gives musicians the time and space to study major works of chamber music in depth, away from the frenetic pace of a performing career. Birdfoot believes that when musicians are given the necessary time to engage fully in this creative process, audiences experience the exhilarating results. Time to explore, reflect, develop, and collaborate translates into gripping performances that lift off the page and breath new life into old notes.
Join Metropolitan Human Services District for our annual public forum meetings for updates on our strategic plan and accomplishments for this fiscal year. Meetings will be held in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes. Dates, locations and times are listed below:
St. Bernard Parish
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The Gathering
7265 St. Claude Ave
Arabi, LA 70032
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Orleans Parish
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
New Orleans Public Library
219 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Plaquemines Parish
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Belle Chasse Auditorium
8398 LA-23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Orleans, Plaquemines & St. Bernard Parishes
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Join us in the Fountain Lounge every Tuesday for the perfect pairing: Top shelf burgers and champagne. Specially crafted to bring an the best ingredients to you in a world class setting.
Each guest will receive a complimentary glass of champagne with the purchase of a burger, and even more offerings are available by the bottle. Menu available here:
In the 1800s, New Orleans' local economy evolved from rural-agrarian into urban-industrial. With this transformation came newfound leisure time, which birthed the concept of organized sport. Though first considered a game for children, baseball became New Orleans' most popular pastime, and by 1859, numerous baseball clubs had been established in the city. This book traces the development of baseball in New Orleans from its earliest recorded games in 1859 through the end of the 19th century, with a particular focus on the New Orleans Pelicans.
S. Derby Gisclair is a local sports historian and author living in New Orleans. His essay "The Sporting Life" was featured in
New Orleans & The World: 1718-2018. He has written extensively on the history of baseball, boxing, and horse racing for 64 Parishes (formerly Louisiana Cultural Vistas) and New Orleans Magazine, and is a frequent contributor to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' online encyclopedia on Sports & Recreation.
Event date:
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 6:00pm
Event address:
Octavia Books - 513 Ocravia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115
Availability: Not in stock. Usually arrives in 2-5 Days
Published: McFarland & Company - March 15th, 2019
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n Medellin, Colombia, during the time of Pablo Escobar, 15-year old Joe Cardenas is forced to deal with the sudden suicide of his best friend, Alex Cuevas. An early morning call in December of 1981, sets Joe off on a quest to understand what led Alex to take his life. The truth Joe discovers threatens the lives of everyone he knows, as he faces Cartel-connected enemies determined to hide powerful secrets. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and blind loyalty towards Alex, Joe delves deeply into a dark and dangerous world that will test his faith and bring him to the brink of despair. - Join us with author, R. D. Roldan as he discusses and signs his book, A Blind Man and His Monkey. 6 PM - 7:30 PM Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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COUNCIL ON AGING ST. TAMMANY (COAST)
ANNOUNCE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP AND EDUCATION SCHEDULE MAY - SEPTEMBER 2019
CAREGIVER SUPPORT: The Council on Aging St. Tammany Parish caregiver support program lets those caring for people with Alzheimer's, dementia or other age-related illnesses share their struggles and successes, guided by gerontologist Matt Estrade. There is no cost to participate. You can join the meetings at any date.
Sessions are scheduled at:
Slidell Senior Center, 610 Cousin St., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
June 4 & 18, July 9 & 23, August 6 & 20, September 3 &17
Covington Senior Center, 19404 N. 10 St., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
May 28, June 17 & 25, July 16 & 30, August 13 & 27, September 10 & 24
For information, call or email Matt Estrade 504-339-1757 Mwestrade@gmail.com or COAST - 985 892 0377
No registration required - drop-in for any or all sessions!
Cost: $5 per session at the door
Ages: 18+
Capacity: 30
Care For Creatives Events are EVERY TUESDAY!
COMMUNITY MIXER - 6:00PM
Relaxing self-care with NADA ear acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy, tea service, and an opportunity to connect with other creatives.
HEALING POWER HOUR - 7:00PM
Through somatic exercises, mindful breathing, bodywork, improvisation, play, and written reflection we retune ourselves to our bodies. Together we remember how to inhabit and be present with ourselves. Guided by Rhia Jade.
Rhia Jade: Born in Southern California, Rhia is a choreographer, dancer, and bodyworker living in New Orleans. Her training includes a Bachelors in World Arts and Cultures/Dance from UCLA, summer training at Le Centre National de Danse in Paris, and work as a class programmer at Pieter in Los Angeles under Jmy Kidd.
Tuesday, May 28 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth. Albinas Prizgintas plays the
5,000-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 welcomed.
504 670 2520
Trinity Artist Series Trinity Episcopal Church 1329 Jackson Avenue NO
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Figure drawing is one of the oldest and most valuable artistic traditions. In this course, you will be working with a nude model, which is an invaluable asset to aspiring and established artists alike. Drawing a model from observation develops and broadens one's perceptual drawing skills. Through this experience students will further their understanding of the proportional relationships and rhythms of the body and natural form
Dinner with a Curator: D-Day Innovations This event is sold out.
Join Tom Czekanski for "D-Day Innovations: Thinking Outside the Box at Normandy."
Tom Czekanski, the Museum's Senior Curator and Restorations Manager, will explore many of the innovative concepts both Axis and Allied forces implemented during the Normandy campaign. A great many new ideas were developed during the war but there was probably no greater concentration of them than at Normandy. From prefabricated Mulberry harbours to "hedge cutter" tank modifications to the Operation Pluto undersea fuel-delivery system, learn how imagination and innovation helped change the course of history at a turning point in World War II.
Tom's father, Alphonse Czekanski, was a paratrooper who jumped on D-Day, landing near Sainte-Mère-Église and later fighting at La Fière Bridge. As the 75th anniversary of the invasion approaches, this is sure to be a memorable night of WWII history. Reserve at the ticketing link.
Dinner with a Curator is an evening of dinner and history hosted by The American Sector Restaurant & Bar culinary team and The National WWII Museum professionals. Guests participate in a discussion on a featured topic related to World War II interpreted through the Museum's collection as well as a theme-inspired four-course dinner paired with beverage specials.
Panelists across four sectors discuss how transplants can respectfully engage and collaborate with native New Orleanians and their culture. Admission is Free! Tuesdays in April and May @ the Music Box Village 6pm Happy Hour 7pm Panel 8pm Post-panel Decompress New Orleans Airlift
4557 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
Panels moderated by Kelsi Brooks and Wendy Fervin Smith The BRIDGE is Airlift's multi-faceted initiative to deepen our connection to our native New Orleanian communities.
COME FROM AWAY is part of our 2018-2019 Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans season. For more information, please visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/221664?attractionId=2459898&brand=saengernola&_ga=2.129608908. 1105673847.1559035558-292869175.1559035558 The true story of the small town that welcomed the world. Broadway's COME FROM AWAY has won Best Musical all across North America! The New York Times Critics' Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran night, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.
EVERY TUESDAY, STARTING AT 8 P.M.
THE COLUMNS HOTEL, 3811 ST. CHARLES AVE.
NO COVER, FOOD SERVED UNTIL 10 P.M.
Jazz Variety (JV)
EVERY SUNDAY, 11:30 to 2:30
SUPERIOR SEAFOOD
ST. CHARLES AVE. AND NAPOLEON AVE.
Jazz Brunch with the Superior Jazz Trio (Harry Hardin, Tim Paco, and John Rankin).
Only the second house in U.S. to receive this designation
New Orleans, LA (May 16, 2019) - In a time when the world mourns the devastating damage to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, New Orleans has reason to be proud.
The French Ministry of Culture recently announced that it has included the Degas House in the Maisons des Illustres network of houses of the famous in various parts of the world.
According to Vincent Sciama, Consul General of France in Louisiana, "I am very excited that the Degas House has been awarded this prestigious French designation. It recognizes the unique work accomplished by Degas House founder, David Villarrubia, and the impact the Degas House has made on the New Orleans cultural scene since the house was established in 1996."
Villarrubia, who was awarded the Chevalier in the French National Ordre of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in 2009, responded, "This honor is a tribute to all those who work tirelessly to raise awareness of-and keep alive- the French influence on New Orleans, especially the art of Edgar Degas."
He added, "I am especially proud because of the 236 Maisons des Illustres properties in the network, Degas House is only the second home in the United States to be recognized with this distinction, and only the fourth outside of the French territories."
Besides the homes of visual artists such as Edgar Degas, the Maisons des Illustres network includes the homes of writers, musicians and composers, actors, scientists, designers and world leaders.
The Maison des Illustres designation was created in 2011 by then French Minister of Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterand, to honor homes not only for their historical value, but also because of who lived in them. The purpose of the label is to encourage people to visit these homes which represent all aspects of French history and culture.
Degas House is in excellent company, as among the member houses are familiar names such as Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Napoleon, Cartier, Yves Saint Laurent, Marie Curie and Jeanne d' Arc, among many others. Locations of these houses include France, Germany, Tahiti, China, French Guyana, Guadalupe, Corsica, Morocco and the United States.
It is well documented in Degas' letters from New Orleans that his time in in the city represents the turning point in Degas' artistic style. Degas' artistic evolution to a "more spontaneous, better art" occurred in New Orleans and led to impressionist Movement of 1874 and beyond. Degas completed eighteen paintings, four drawings and five letters while here in New Orleans.
Degas House
Founded in 1966, the Degas House in New Orleans is the only home or studio of the French Impressionist Master, Edgar Degas, open to the public in the world. The Degas House Museum and Foundation conducts guided tours with Degas' great-grandnieces as tour guides and docents. Degas House also hosts weddings, receptions and corporate events in the spacious parlors, gallery and courtyard. Degas House welcomes guests into its nine-room historic luxury bed and breakfast. For more information on Degas House please contact korta@degashouse.com, 504-821-5009, or visit the website https://www.degashouse.com/ orhttps://www.degas.org/.
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD will join other law enforcement agencies across the U.S. in this year's national "Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement campaign, which will take place May 26-June 2, 2019.
As part of this campaign, NOPD officers will coordinate highly visible seat belt enforcement.
According to NHTSA, in 2017, there were 10,076 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States. In that same year, 55 percent of passenger vehicle occupants killed at night (6 p.m.-5:59 a.m.) were not wearing their seat belts. That's why one focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night.
"The Click It or Ticket campaign is so important because it raises awareness about seat belt safety during the time period when seat belts are least used," said NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson "With an increased number of cars flooding the streets due to the Memorial Day holiday, it's imperative we get the word out about the importance of seat belt safety."
Ferguson said that he hopes this enforcement crackdown makes people more aware to the dangers of unrestrained driving.
"If you know a friend or a family member who does not buckle up when they drive, please ask them to consider changing their habits," he said. "Seat belts save lives, and everyone-front seat and back, child and adult-needs to remember to buckle up every trip, every time."
For more information on the Click It or Ticket campaign, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/ciot
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Palm Court Jazz Cafe
1204 Decatur
504-525-0200
Dining & live traditional jazz
7p-1030p Wednesday thru Sunday
26 mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters
27 and 28 closed
29 Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman w/Palm Court Jazz Band
Mystery Writers Candice Proctor and Michael Allen Zell
Talk About Their Latest Novels
METAIRIE - Mystery writers Candice Proctor and Michael Allen Zell will discuss their latest novels at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Candice Proctor, Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery Book 14)
When the handsome but dissolute young gentleman Lord Ashworth is found murdered, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is called in by Bow Street Magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy to help catch the killer. Just seven months before, Sebastian had suspected Ashworth of aiding one of his longtime friends and companions in the kidnapping and murder of a string of vulnerable street children. But Sebastian was never able to prove Ashworth's complicity. Nor was he able to prevent his troubled, headstrong young niece Stephanie from entering into a disastrous marriage with the dangerous nobleman.
Candice Proctor worked as an archaeologist and earned a doctoral degree in European history. She writes the Sebastian St. Cyr historical mystery series as C.S. Harris and historical novels under her own name, Candice Proctor. Married to retired Army Colonel Steve Harris, she lives in New Orleans.
Michael Allen Zell, City Krystal Soulman
Musician Rodney "Soulman" Mercadel sets up a pyramid scheme with three pastors to sell seats on a non-existent ark for hurricane season. Vonetta (nicknamed Krystal), the sister of Ellis Smith, Bobby Delery's girlfriend, has gone missing. And New Orleans is a character in its own right. From the 9th Ward to New Orleans East, from the French Quarter to Frenchmen Street, Delery figures out how it all fits together.
Michael Allen Zell is a New Orleans-based novelist, essayist, and playwright. Zell's work has been published in The Los Angeles Review of Books and elsewhere. Errata, his first novel, was named a 'Top 10 Book of 2012' by The New Orleans Times-Picayune. His first play, What Do You Say To A Shadow?, was named a 'Top 10 Play of the Year' in 2013 by The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
For more information, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming, Jefferson Parish Library, at (504) 889-8143 or email at
wcsmith@jplibrary.net.
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The Covington Farmers Market
Saturday Market
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Covington City Hall 609 North Columbia Street
Wednesday Market
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The Covington Trailhead 419 N. New Hampshire
Natural, Delicious & Fun We'll be pouring a flight on Wednesday of La Boutanche wines from Importer Selection Massale who started this label when they noticed the lack of good natural wine in the $20 range. Instead of throwing up their hands, they started talking with their producers about what they wanted - native yeast fermentations, low or zero SO2 additions, pure unadulterated juice that would be a great introduction to natural wine. Casey Foote will have his paired cheese plate available to try with the flights ($20 for the flight, $10 for paired plate). For more information or to reserve a spot go to WNF La Boutanche.
And for our Friday Free for All this week, join Margaret Swords for a tasting of wines from the North Berkeley Imports portfolio - fun and delicious stuff from Italy and France! This tasting is free and open to the public, no reservations are required. 6-8PM
Also this week the Music in the Park concert series in Fortier Park (the small green space across Esplanade from Swirl) will take place this Sunday, weather permitting. The concerts are family friendly, community building events that will take place each Sunday from now until Father's day from 1:30 to 3:30. And to help you bring that perfect bottle of wine or piece of cheese to the event, Swirl will be open this Sunday from 1-5PM. If you tell Erin you are going to the concert, you'll get a 10% discount on your wine and cheese purchase, plus cups, a plate and knife for your cheese!
Join us for Small Talks, Noontime Talks, and daily tours
Noontime Talks are casual conversations scheduled at noon between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors. Curator Vanessa Schmid will discuss The Orléans Collection on Wednesday, January 23.
Docent-guided tours are offered daily at 1 pm. Tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are given on Saturdays and Mondays at noon, weather permitting. Call 504.658.4153 to verify.
Admission is FREE to NOMA on all Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Docent guided tours of the museum are offered daily at 1 pm. Guided tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are offered on Saturdays and Mondays at noon
Noontime Talks are casual conversations frequently scheduled throughout the year at noon between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors.
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.
The Victory Belles are a delightful vocal trio performing the music of the 1940s, serenading audiences at The National WWII Museum and across the globe. The music of the 1940s brought hope and joy to our GIs and those on the Home Front alike-and the Victory Belles keep that tradition alive in rich, three-part harmony. Their repertoire includes all the treasured gems of the WWII era plus patriotic classics including a musical salute to each branch of the US armed forces. Performing midweek matinees in BB's Stage Door Canteen through June. Reserve at the ticketing link.
Overlook Film Festival is New Orleans's 4 day celebration of all things horror. Showcasing the very best films from festival favorites to world premieres, and from psychological thrillers to creepy gore, this year's festival has its best lineup yet. Check out a full schedule of horror films, as well as experiences in virtual reality, immersive shows, panel discussions, and parties at overlookfilmfest.com
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Weekly Events:
Free Wine Tasting Schedule
Every Thursday from 5 -7 pm!
May 30th
Join us for our FREE Thursday wine tasting featuring organic and naturally made wines from France. Naturally made wines are a leading movement in wine, reducing sulfites and bringing out the natural expressions of the grapes organically.
Come try some Natural Wines of France and see what all the hype is about! From 5 -7 pm!
St. Roch Market New Orleans · New Orleans, Louisiana
Join HarvestNola at St. Roch Market New Orleans each Monday, Thursday, and Sunday and take your pick from a variety of farm-fresh goodies, including produce, dairy, baked goods, flowers, and more!
Looking to promote your business and network with local professionals around New Orleans? Register today for Biz New Orleans' Biz Night on May 30! Join the Biz New Orleans team and Ruby Slipper Cafe (2700 Metairie Road) to swap business cards while enjoying complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and door prizes! Admission to attend is $5 with ticket sales benefiting Angels' Place.
Reservations and payment are required in advance and space is limited. Must be 21 to attend.
Ruby Slipper Cafe
2700 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70001
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Vyoone'Z takes you on a journey of passionate Spanish music and authentic Spanish food right in the heart of Warehouse district . Music by Javier Gutierrez Duet
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
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130
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Thursdays at Twilight
Pavillion of the Two Sisters inside the Botanical Gardens. Admission is $10 per person with mint juleps, wine, beer, soft drinks, water, and food available for purchase. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the performance begins at 6 p.m.
Ready for a new career? National Career Fairs is the industry leader and we are driving employers and future employees together faster then ever before.
Now Is The Time to Start or Advance Your Career Today!
3 Steps To Your Future...
1. Register
a. Provide all information including a valid cell number so we can send you updates and alerts.
b. Emails will be sent for reminders and a few days before the event, a Career Fair Guide will be provided that lists all employers and job titles they are hiring for.
c. After registering, go to FindYourNewJob.com and upload your resume and search the jobs available.
2. Attend Event
a. Dress for Success! Business attire.
b. Bring plenty of resumes to the event.
3. Get Hired at The Event
If you have questions, call us at 877-561-5627
Copeland Tower Suites & Conference Center
2601 Severn Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
NOMA's newly expanded Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. As always, admission to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free.
The six-acre addition features 26 new works by artists working primarily in the 21st century. The expansion, which broke ground in December 2017, builds on the success of the museum's existing five-acre Besthoff Sculpture Garden, widely regarded as one of the top sculpture gardens in the world. The existing site is home to 64 sculptures from renowned artists from the 19th century to the present.
Artists featured in the expansion include Larry Bell, Tony Cragg, Johan Creten, Katharina Fritsch, Frank Gehry, Jeppe Hein, Georg Herold, Thomas Houseago, Shirazeh Houshiary, Baltasar Lobo, Robert Longo, Gerold Miller, Beverly Pepper, Pedro Reyes, George Rickey, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Sean Scully, Yinka Shonibare, Frank Stella, Hank Willis Thomas, Bernar Venet, and Fred Wilson. A work by Ugo Rondinone will be installed in the garden in late 2019. Two new works have been commissioned for the site: a 60-foot-long mosaic wall by artist Teresita Fernández, and a glass bridge by Elyn Zimmerman. 11 AM - 6 PM New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
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Friday Night Sip & Swing
with Live Music by Ingrid Lucia
5:00-8:00 PM
Vintage Voyage: Clothing, Costumes, & Curiosities
1128 St. Roch (behind the Market & Across from the Tavern)
Come enjoy some live music by the talented Ingrid Lucia and enjoy a drink, and some shopping.
Wear vintage and get 10% off your purchase!
Thank you - please let me know if you need additional information.
Thanks,
Lisa Orwig
214-876-5779
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Spying on the South - An Evening with Tony Horwitz
The best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect.
Each ticket may be exchanged at the event for one copy of SPYING ON THE SOUTH. You will have an opportunity to meet Tony Horwitz and have him sign your book(s) following his presentation. Please purchase your ticket now as space is limited!
"With the keen eye and deft pen that he's long brought to telling the odd and wonderful and fascinating story of America, Tony Horwitz has returned to familiar territory-the South-to give us a unique piece of reportage from a region that tells us a whole lot more about the country than the country sometimes wants to admit. Like his classic Confederates in the Attic, this book will be read, remembered, and treasured." -Jon Meacham, Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and author of The Soul of America
In the 1850s, the young Frederick Law Olmsted was adrift, a restless farmer and dreamer in search of a mission. He found it during an extraordinary journey, as an undercover correspondent in the South for the up-and-coming New York Times.
For the Connecticut Yankee, pen name "Yeoman," the South was alien, often hostile territory. Yet Olmsted traveled for 14 months, by horseback, steamboat, and stagecoach, seeking dialogue and common ground. His vivid dispatches about the lives and beliefs of Southerners-white and black, free and enslaved, rich and poor-were revelatory for readers of his day and have endured as classic texts for the study of America on the brink of cataclysmic break-up.
Yeoman's remarkable trek also reshaped the American landscape. As a rebuke to the caste-bound ideology of the South's master class, Olmsted sought to reform his own society by creating democratic spaces for the uplift of all. The result: Central Park and Olmsted's path-breaking career as America's foremost landscape architect.
Tony Horwitz rediscovers Yeoman Olmsted amidst the angry discord and polarization of our own time. Is America still one country? In search of answers, and his own adventures, Horwitz follows Olmsted's tracks and often his mode of transport: through Appalachia, down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, into bayou Louisiana, and across Texas to the contested Mexican borderland.
Venturing, as Olmsted did, far off beaten paths, Horwitz uncovers bracing vestiges of the Cotton Kingdom and strange new mutations that have sprung from its roots. Spying on the South is also a penetrating and poignant study of Olmsted, whose destiny was forged by his Southern odyssey. Horwitz's wise, intrepid, and often hilarious journey, through an outsized American landscape, is a masterpiece in the tradition of Great Plains, Bad Land, and the author's own classic, Confederates in the Attic.
Tony Horwitz is a native of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of Brown University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. As a foreign correspondent, he covered wars and conflict in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe, mainly for the Wall Street Journal.Returning to the U.S., he won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and wrote for the New Yorker. He has also been a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and president of the Society of American Historians. Tony's books include the national bestsellers Confederates in the Attic, Blue Latitudes, Baghdad Without a Map and A Voyage Long and Strange. He and his wife, novelist Geraldine Brooks, have two sons and live in Massachusetts.
Please bring a printed ticket or have your phone ready to scan the ticketed barcode from Eventbrite. This will speed up the entry process. Arrive early.
Tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available at Octavia Books the next day.
Octavia Books
513 Octavia Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
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New Orleans City Park is proud to share the Park and partner with the New Orleans Museum of Art and The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Should you have questions about this event, please reach out to the museum at 504.658.4100 and not the Park.
Join NOMA's docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, weather dependent, at noon. Represented sculptors include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Indiana, among others. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.
New Orleans' own Troi Bechet brings a legend to life in this new celebration of the Queen of Gospel. From her early days in a shotgun shack in New Orleans to her international success as a singer and civil rights leader, Mahalia Jackson journeyed in faith and courage. An evening of story and song illuminates the struggles and triumphs of this home-grown American icon.
Carlos, the lone survivor of an illegal and catastrophic crossing turns into an unwitting "coyote" to help Piper, an unlikely new friend escape the American Dream he nearly died for. A romantic comedy in two acts and one border.
World premier of this new play by Kurt Arja Opprecht, directed by Gregory Johnson, starring Kimberly Kaye and Edward Simon.
Bring the family, and enjoy free live music every Friday night in May at Heritage Park in Kenner's Historic Rivertown! No outside food or drink, please. See their schedule below:
The New Orleans Oyster Fest is coming up right around the corner and the music lineup along with all the delicious local food could not be better! The festival takes place June 1 and June 2, 2019 and is a free admission event at Woldenberg Park.
Striving to educate the country about the benefits of the Louisiana Gulf Oyster while honoring and celebrating the restaurateurs and oyster farmers who have won New Orleans the name of "Oyster Capital of America," New Orleans Oyster Festival helps raise funds for "Coastal Restoration."
What better way to celebrate the start of summer than with a great evening run across the iconic Crescent City Connection! At four miles and rising to a height of more than three-hundred feet over the river, the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent Connection Bridge Run gives participants a breathtaking view of the city's skyline at sunset.
Join us to run or walk the most unique course in the South. Participants start on New Orleans' "West Bank" and cross the Mississippi River via the Crescent City Connection Bridge. Ending along the river in the Warehouse District on the "East Bank", the Bridge Run is a favorite among both serious runners, young professionals, and partiers alike! Experience the skyline and enjoy an evening at a post-race party only the folks from the Crescent City Classic can throw!
FREE Shuttle buses will bring race participants from the Eastbank to the start area at Oakwood Center before the race from 4:30pm until 6:30pm and following the race from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.
Buses will pick up participants before the race at the end of Convention Center Blvd at Henderson, and after the race on Port of New Orleans Pl, near the post-race party.
THE MICHELOB ULTRA POST-RACE PARTY: Participants are invited to attend a great party & awards ceremony after the race, located at the base of the river at the Port of New Orleans! Live entertainment, Michelob Ultra Beer, and food will be provided for all race participants.
NO REFUNDS OR DEFERRALS for any reason.
Bridge Run Schedule
Early Number Pick Up:
Wednesday, May 29th
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Raising Cane's near Lake Villa
4036 Veterans Blvd
Metairie, LA 70002
Thursday, May 30th
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Felix's
7400 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
2019 Race Day: Saturday, June 1st
4:30 pm Free shuttle buses begin picking up participants on Convention Center Blvd to bring to Start Line on Westbank
5:00 pm Late registration ($40) and number pick up tents open inside the Oakwood Center parking lot near JCPenney
6:30 pm Warm Up begins; Last shuttle bus departs the Eastbank to drop off participants at Start Line
6:45 pm Final Announcements, Dignitary Welcome and the National Anthem begin at the start line on Hector Ave
7:00 pm The Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent Connection Bridge Run begins!
7:30 pm The post-race party commences at the Port of New Orleans on Eastbank (1350 Port of New Orleans Pl); Live band begins playing on stage
8:00 pm Buses begin picking up participants on Port of New Orleans Pl to bring back to Westbank
8:30 pm Award ceremony begins on stage
8:45 pm Band resumes playing
10:00 pm The Crescent Connection Bridge Run post-race party officially ends; Last shuttle bus departs the Eastbank to drop off participants back on Westbank
Our salute to "Ol' Blue Eyes" features Spencer Racca backed by the Museum's Victory Trio.
Spencer Racca's hit tribute to "Ol' Blue Eyes" is back in BB's for a limited engagement of weekend performances. Join us for this nostalgic revue featuring Frank's classic hits "Fly Me to the Moon," "Come Fly with Me," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and more. This legend lit up the world with his voice!
The Historic New Orleans Collection will reprise its popular Portage Bike Roll in 2019 and once again bring participants face to face with the culture of New Orleans. A component of the upcoming exhibition Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina, presented by The Helis Foundation, the Portage Roll is a bike tour that can be taken with or without a guide and will reach outside of the gallery walls to bring participants face to face with the art, architecture, and history of the city.
Featuring stops at St. Augustine Church in Tremé, The Wave of the World sculpture in City Park, Bayou St. John, and more, the Portage Roll intertwines these landmarks of New Orleans's diverse communities into a single, idiosyncratic urban landscape.
The six-mile tour traces the ancient portage route-an overland path-that once connected the Mississippi River to Bayou St. John and, by extension, Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico. Situated on a natural ridge, this footpath had been used for trade by Native Americans for centuries, and prompted the French to establish New Orleans in 1718 where the French Quarter is today. Esplanade Avenue, running from the river to Bayou St. John, traverses part of this ridge and is the primary thoroughfare of the Portage Roll.
Artist Babette Beaullieu set the route, which was inspired by a similar program conceived by the late architect R. Allen Eskew. Jacob Rozensweig, a local cartographer, designed a map of the tour, allowing for a self-guided experience.
Guided bike tours will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, May 11-June 2, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and are free, thanks to the generous support of The Helis Foundation. Bicycles will be provided by Blue Bikes. Reservations are required and may be made through my.hnoc.org. Participants must be 16+ years old.
Art of the City will open on April 6, 2019, as the inaugural exhibition in THNOC's new, exhibition center at 520 Royal Street. Programming related to the exhibition will continue throughout the run of the show, and Portage Roll maps will be available in the exhibition.
Note: The guided tour travels more than six miles
and requires strenuous physical exertion.
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Bacchanal invites our purveyors and sometimes even winemakers for tasting. Every Saturday. 3-5, usually in the yard, but upstairs in case of inclement weather
"This decades-old fried chicken recipe has only improved through years of love," said Chef Carl Cushenberry. "I've dedicated most of my life to The Roosevelt New Orleans. I am delighted to call the Fountain Lounge my home where I can serve authentic Southern fried chicken every Monday. It is so special to me." Join us, Monday's in the Fountain Lounge. $18.93 per person includes fried chicken, red beans & rice, coleslaw, a biscuit, and a local beer.
Two of New Orleans most talented and unstoppable performers have teamed up as a dynamic duo to present Marquee - an ode to the trail blazers of the New Orleans cabaret. Brought to you by Vinsantos, LadyBEAST, and Le Petit Theatre - this heartwarming show gives a window into the history of New Orleans cabaret from the 1890s through the 1950s. A dynamic cast of characters from drag, burlesque, vaudeville and circus pay homage to the colorful history of this well known, but less understood cultural staple of American theatre.
This playful performance lends tribute to the pioneers of New Orleans cabaret such as Nita and Zita, Barbette, and Josephine Baker. Ensemble acts of bawdy burlesque, death defying circus, vaudeville dance comedy, live music and more are tactfully performed by modern stars of the New Orleans cabaret scene including Franky Canga, TitiBaby, Sweet Tooth Simone, Cherry Bombshell, Madame Mystere, Vinsantos and LadyBEAST. Original music by Vinsantos and choreography by LadyBEAST.
There will be a mini museum on display in the lobby of the theatre of historical artifacts for the audience to experience prior to seeing the show.
Co-producer and Director of Movement and Choreography and performer, LadyBEAST, has a variety of incredible talents including producing and touring, nationally and locally, the production "Levity". Vinsantos, the other co-producer, composer of original music and performer, will demonstrate her extraordinary skills that caught her the name "Queen of New Orleans Queens" as said by Vice Magazine. Joining these two will be performers Titibaby, Franky Canga, Sweet Tooth Simone, Cherry Bombshell and Madame Mystere.
"This is a full-blown theatre production which includes the best of New Orleans' performers," said LadyBEAST.
Tickets are $25 to $35 and can be purchased here. VIP experience: $45- available through Le Petit Theatre's box office by calling (504) 522-2081.
There will be a mini-museum of historical artifacts on display in the lobby of the theatre prior to the show. Additional performances are scheduled for ;
June 6-9.
Le Petit Theater
616 St Peter St
New Orleans
Media contact: LadyBEAST Phone: (267) 259-8291 Email: ladybeastproductions@gmail.com
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REMINDER: CITY TO HOST ITS ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COLLECTION DAY
NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans, Department of Sanitation will host a Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day 019, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122. Proof of Orleans Parish residency will be required in the form of a valid driver's license or a motor vehicle inspection sticker.
Household Hazardous items that will be accepted only on Saturday, May 11 include:garden chemicals, pesticides, household cleaners, drain cleaners, bleach, paint (latex and oil based), paint thinner, varnish, grout, flammable liquids, muriatic acid, small mercury devices, aerosols, pool shock, antifreeze, motor oil and gasoline. Household Hazardous items should never be placed in garbage or curbside recycling containers.
The following items will not be accepted: tanks, fire extinguishers, explosives, radioactive materials, medicines, medical waste, radioactive materials, asbestos or hazardous waste from businesses or schools.
Items accepted at all monthly Recycling Drop-Off Events include: paper (newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, phone books), plastics (#1 through #7), small metals (aluminum, steel, tin), cardboard, boxboard, wax board, E-waste* (computers, laptops, telephones/telephone systems, keyboards, speakers, telephone/computer cables, x-boxes, PlayStations, Wii, MP3/DVD/CD Players, UPS, circuit boards, Portable Navigation/GPS devices, in jet/toner cartridges, digital cameras/video recorders (DVRs), fax machines, small printers, Monitors, Processors, Networking equipment, stereos, security Systems), Household batteries:* (AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, 6v, 9v, Lithium), Light bulbs:* (fluorescent and incandescent), Mardi Gras beads, Televisions (limit 4), Tires (limit 5), Composting: fruit and vegetable scraps (peels, skins, pits or seeds), tea bags, coffee grounds and paper filters, eggshells, nutshells, seed shells, plain bread, grains, and plain pasta (no toppings, meat, bones, dairy or foods with oil) and Glass (limit 50 lbs.).
The City reserves the right to limit the type and quantities of items accepted.
Below is the remaining 2019 schedule Recycling Drop-Off Day & Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day
June 8: Recycling Drop-Off Day
June 22: Recycling Drop-Off & Shred Day-Limit 50 lbs.
Companies providing free recycling services to the community, in partnership with the Department of Sanitation, are: Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) (electronics), Republic Services (recycling), The Green Project (paint),The Composting Network (composting), ArcGNO, Mardi Gras beads and Iron Mountain (paper shredding). #
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CHEF ISAAC TOUPS REVEALS UPCOMING THEMES FOR
COUNTER CLUB: INTIMATE MONTHLY DINNER & BRUNCH SERIES AT TOUPS SOUTH
Since launching in September 2017, Chef Isaac Toups' Counter Club - the monthly off-menu dinner and brunch series at Toups South - has been a smashing sold-out success. Held exclusively at the restaurant's exhibition kitchen counter, guests can enjoy four courses of imaginative, southern regional cuisine, while interacting with Chef Toups and his team.
Below is a sneak-peek at upcoming Counter Club themes, priced at $50 per person (excluding beverages, tax, and gratuity):
Eggs Around the World on Sunday, June 9, 2019, will highlight egg favorites from across the globe including Eggs Shakshuka.
Summer Garden on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Celebrate the summer season with dishes like the Peter Rabbit - buttermilk fried rabbit with field peas and roasted squash.
Counter Club dinner takes place the third Thursday of each month at the Toups South exhibition kitchen, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard inside the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB) in New Orleans. Diners can choose from two seating times: 6PM or 8:30PM. Counter Club brunch takes place the second Sunday of each month at noon.
Seating is very limited and reservations can only be made by calling the restaurant directly at (504) 304-2147. Diners should specify which Counter Club they'd like to attend and share any dietary restrictions. Stay up to date on Counter Club themes and availability: @toupssouth (Instagram & Twitter) and/or
If caterpillars are creeping and termites are swarming, it must be time for Audubon Nature Institute's 2019 season of "Wild Nights'' and "Insect Adventures.''
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is once again offering opportunities for up-close looks - during daylight and after dark - at the amazing diversity of arthropods living among us.
"Ever wonder which marvelous moths and beautiful beetles are out and about at night?'' asks Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium's Animal and Visitor Programs Manager Zack Lemann. "Do you have questions about the darting dragonflies and active ants that fly and crawl about during hot summer days? Then don't miss this chance to learn about all the fascinating bugs that inhabit south Louisiana.''
The insect safaris take place in Audubon Wilderness Park, located at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in Lower Coast Algiers, and Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, located in New Orleans East adjacent to Joe Brown Park.
Registration for "Insect Adventures'' includes an aerial net, while "Wild Nights'' guests receive a night headlamp and batteries. All participants receive a small insect collection kit and an exclusive "Wild Nights and Insect Adventures'' collectible water bottle.
"Insect Adventures'' are held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and "Wild Nights'' take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Meals are not provided.
The cost is $60 for Audubon Members and $70 for non-Members (plus sales taxes). Guests must be six years of age or older. The adult-to-child ratio is three children per adult.
Click HERE for more information and to reserve a spot!
(Day sessions are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; night sessions are 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
Tuesday, June 11 - Audubon Wilderness Park (day)
Friday, June 28 - Audubon Wilderness Park (night)
Tuesday, July 9 - Audubon Louisiana Nature Center (day)
Friday, July 19 - Audubon Louisiana Nature Center (night)
Tuesday, July 30 - Audubon Louisiana Nature Center (day)
Friday, August 23 - Audubon Louisiana Nature Center (night)
Saturday, September 28 - Audubon Wilderness Park (day)
June 13
Weird Al Yankovic
June 13, Saenger Theatre
Everybody's favorite pop music prankster lovingly puts his twist on popular songs from across the musical spectrum.Twenty One Pilots
June 19, Smoothie King Center
In March 2017, the innovative duo electrified a sold-out Smoothie King Center with a hybrid of live and prerecorded music boosted by a smart, contemporary visual presentation, unflagging enthusiasm, and obvious respect for the audience. They return as part of the Bandito Tour.
Essence Festival
July 4-7, Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Coming off one of the biggest years in its history, the Essence Festival returns to the Superdome for three nights of concerts and to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for several days of seminars and fan activities.
Queen + Adam Lambert
Aug. 20, Smoothie King Center
With the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" once again reminding everyone how awesome Queen was, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will once again hit the road with "American Idol" alumnus Adam Lambert filling in for the late, irreplaceable Freddie Mercury.
Backstreet Boys
Aug. 30, Smoothie King Center
Three months after New Kids on the Block, fellow boy band survivors the Backstreet Boys bring their DNA World Tour to town.
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Oct. 25-27, City Park Festival Grounds
With Halloween falling on a Thursday in 2019, Voodoo Fest producers opted to schedule the 21st edition of the festival on the previous weekend. You'll likely still see lots of costumes along with Voodoo's mix of familiar and cutting-edge rock, rap and electronic dance music.
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Fiction Writers Group at River Ridge Library
METAIRIE, LA - Diana Watson, a local writer and editor, will lead a newly created writers' group that will be headquartered at the River Ridge Library, 8825 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge.
This group is open to the public and is free of charge. Registration is not required.
Diana Watson is a novelist, poet and writer of short stories. She has one independently published novel, titled Magnificent Maggnom Opus. She also works as a technical writer and she has a small editing business.
The first four sessions of this group will be held at the East Bank Regional Library because the schedule would not allow them to be booked at River Ridge.
River Ridge Library, 8825 Jefferson Highway.
7 p.m., Thursday, June 13, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, July 11, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, July 25, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
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.
June 15
2018-2019 JAZZ & HERITAGE CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCED Free Concerts Featuring New Orleans Musicians
"When we announced our inaugural concert series last year, we were thrilled to give a world-class showcase to our very deserving local artists," said Don Marshall, executive director of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation. "This year, we're expanding into new directions and increasing the number of events we're presenting, from 13 shows last year to 18 this season."
2018-2019 JAZZ & HERITAGE CONCERT SERIES All events at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center 1225 N. Rampart Street Free Admission All shows have sets starting at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., except where noted.
Saturday, June 15: A Song For You: A Tribute to Soul Music TONYA BOYD-CANNON
Saturday, July 13: Noite do Brasil - Brazilian Night CHEGADÃO, AMIGOS do SAMBA and SAPATOS NOVOS Three sets, starting at 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
METAIRIE - A series of costume workshops that focus on knights, lords and ladies will occur on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson.
The sessions, which are free of charge and open to the public, will occur at following times and dates.
9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22 - focusing on knights
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 22 - focusing on lords and ladies
9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 27 - focusing on knights
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27 - focusing on lords and ladies
9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 24 - focusing on knights
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24 - focusing on lords and ladies
A fashion show of knights, lords and ladies will occur during Saturday. More information on that event will be published in the future.
The workshops will be led by Antoinette de Alteriis, costumer director for Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc and president of the Gulf Coast International Costumers Guild. Various guest designers and crafters will also be available during the sessions.
Workshop instruction will focus on two costume-making books, The Medieval Tailor's Assistant by Sarah Thursfield and Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It by Dorothy Hartley. The library has numerous copies of both books.
During the first session in April, material recommendations will be discussed and a supply list will be distributed. Patrons will be responsible for their own supplies. Participants should contact Antoinette de Alteriis to register and to discuss supplies at dealteriisa@bellsouth.net.
For more information, contact the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library at (504) 455-2665 or email at friendsjpl@yahoo.com.
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