Convention Center Boulevard to Close Between Calliope Streets
Beginning 10 a.m. Friday, February 8th through 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 12th Convention Center Boulevard will be closed between the river bound and lake bound lanes of Calliope Streets to erect the 75 foot steel beams that will support the canopy from the Transportation Center to the Convention Center over Convention Center Boulevard. Traffic will be re-routed to South Peters which remains two way between the two Calliope Streets. The HOV lane will remain open during this period. Motorists are advised to consider alternate routes and be aware of temporary directional signage in the area. The new lanes of Convention Center Boulevard are expected to reopen sometime in July when construction will then shift to developing the 7.5 acre pedestrian park.
MAJOR MILESTONES
April 2019 - September 2020 The river-side of Convention Center Boulevard will be closed while construction on the 7.5 acre public park will begin. The park will feature lush landscaping with native plant life and mature trees, public art, communal gathering places and water features. Summer 2019 Transportation Center will open at approximately Hall G featuring 19 bus bays, a covered walk-way to the Center and a dedicated lot for both taxis and ride-shares. The improved river side of Convention Center Boulevard will open featuring one lane in each direction. September 2020 Grand Opening and Dedication of the Pedestrian Park.
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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: City to Temporarily Close Orleans and Bourbon Street Intersection
NEW ORLEANS - weather permitting, the City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works' construction contractor, Hard Rock Construction, LLC will close the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans street to vehicular traffic to accommodate the installation of new utilities. Public safety is our priority; flaggers are onsite to direct drivers and pedestrians. All businesses along this corridor are open and accessible throughout construction.
Hard Rock Construction, LLC will completely demobilize all labor and materials, including fencing, from the site and temporarily backfill any open trenches by close of business on February 18, two weeks in advance of Mardi Gras, to minimize pedestrian and vehicular traffic disruption. The Bourbon and Orleans street intersection will reopen on or before February 18. The contractor will resume operations on March 7.
The 600 block of Bourbon Street roadway remains closed to vehicular traffic while crews reconstruct the sidewalks. The 700 block of Bourbon Street roadway between St. Peter and Orleans streets is also closed to vehicular traffic to accommodate installation of new utilities.
This work is part of a $9.5 million reconstruction project which includes removing and/or replacing damaged or broken water, sewer and drainage lines, repaving the roadway and installing new sidewalks on Bourbon St. from St. Louis to Dumaine streets (500-800 blocks). The entire project is anticipated to complete in summer 2019.
Residents and businesses owners should also expect intermittent travel lane closures on Bourbon Street between St. Ann and Dumaine streets (800 block of Bourbon St.) for Entergy Gas and Entergy Electric work.
The cost-shared project is scheduled to last through June 2019. It was designed by Mott McDonald, LLC and will be constructed by Hard Rock Construction, LLC. Project partners also include Entergy Electric, Entergy Gas, Cox Communications and AT&T. A full description of the project and weekly updates are available at:
http://roadwork.nola.gov/bourbon/
Questions about our French Quarter Infrastructure Improvement Project may be directed via e-mail to
roadwork@nola.gov or to our RoadworkNOLA
hotline 504.658.ROAD (7623).
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LSU's Amber Serrett (17) gets a hit in the Tigers' home opener against Tulsa, Thursday, February 7, 2019, at LSU's Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La.
Sat. February 9, 2019 1:30PM-2:30PM Greg Stafford Band FREE winter concert series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park featuring a stellar line-up of local musicians.
Free Concerts wih New Orleans' greatest
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
916 N Peters Street, French Quarter New Orleans
400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
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The $30 million Ridgelake Health Center is located at the corner of Causeway Boulevard and Ridgelake Drive in Metairie. Photo courtesy LCMC Health.
LCMC Health opens Metairie facility as part of $400M expansion
LCMC Health has opened Ridgelake Health Center in Metairie as its first integrated location.
The $30 million Ridgelake Health Center is located at the corner of Causeway Boulevard and Ridgelake Drive in Metairie. Photo courtesy LCMC Health.
The newly built facility at Causeway Boulevard and Ridgelake Drive cost $30 million and combines medical services from Children's Hospital, Touro and West Jefferson Medical Center, three of the other hospitals under LCMC Health management. The project was a design-build by the McDonnel Group.
Its 48,000 square feet of space includes Children's Hospital's specialty pediatric physicians and Touro's Crescent City Physicians offering adult practices including primary care, cardiology, urology, general surgery and obstetrics/gynecology. Crescent City Physicians' Oncology and Infusion Center is on the complex's fourth floor. In the summer, WJMC will open an Imaging Center on the ground floor, a news release said.
The opening is part of a more than $400 million expansion that includes new, larger or renovated facilities across the company's five hospitals.
The ongoing $300 million project at Children's Hospital added a parking garage and skybridge in 2018 along with the Lauricella Pavilion and housing for families who live out of the New Orleans area. A new Behavioral Health Center on the State Street campus is scheduled to be completed this fall. Renovations are also set for the Pediatric Cardiac ICU, Emergency Care, Surgical Services, a comprehensive Cancer Center and a new entry plaza.
At WJMC, the first phase of a $352 million project began with a $75 million renovation of its emergency room and an expansion of the Ambulatory Surgery Center.
At University Medical Center, a Level 1 Burn Center opened in 2018 and construction is set to begin this year on a new Ambulatory Surgery Center.
LCMC Health also added four urgent care locations, four primary care clinics and acquired new pediatric clinics on the North Shore in 2018.
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VENDOR OF THE WEEK:T&R Dairy
Holy cow! T&R Dairy, A fourth generation family dairy farm, have added quite a few new items to their table in recent days. Now you'll find Mrs. Mary or her sister Judy with whole milk, buttermilk, and chocolate milk at the Wednesday Ochsner and Friday Bucktown markets. As always, T&R will also be at the Tuesday Uptown market with a variety of aged cheeses including gouda and havarti, and fresh or cultured butter. While they will not be selling milk at the Uptown market, they are taking orders - so stop by to get yours in. Cheers to small, generational family dairy farms!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:Strawberry Milk
This recipe for strawberry milk from Smitten Kitchen tastes like a melted milkshake, and farm fresh milk and strawberries take this recipe to the next level. This treat is a sure bet with the little ones and will likely bring waves of nostalgia for the grow-ups, too. Grab your milk and buttermilk from T&R Dairy or Country Girl Creamery, plus some sweet strawberries from Johndale Farm, Mendez Farm, or Fletcher Farm or Faust Farm and whip up a batch.
Recipes
Strawberry Milk
This
recipe for strawberry milk from Smitten Kitchen tastes like a melted milkshake, and farm fresh milk and strawberries take this recipe to the next level. This treat is a sure bet with the little ones and will likely bring waves of nostalgia for the grow-ups, too. Grab your milk and buttermilk from T&R Dairy or Country Girl Creamery, plus some sweet strawberries from Johndale Farm, Mendez Farm, or Fletcher Farm or Faust Farm and whip up a batch.
Ingredients
1 pound strawberries, trimmed and sliced
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 cups milk
1 cup buttermilk
Directions
Mix strawberries and sugar in the bottom of a bowl (or even your blender's bowl) and let them macerate for at least an hour, or until very syrupy. The more juice they exude now, the better. Blend strawberries and juices until smooth, then pour into a pitcher along with milk and buttermilk. Stir and let steep overnight in the fridge. In the morning, mix again if needed, and pour into glasses. Repeat as long as it lasts.
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow! That means Spring is coming soon and Summer won't be far behind. Start planning your family's Summer adventures at the 2019 Boat Show. The Mercedes-Benz SuperDome will be full of boats, vendors, food and fun for the kids. Friday, February 8th, Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th. Tickets are $10 for adults, kids 5-12 are just $5 and kids under 5 are Free.
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Champagne & Art Tours
The Jung Hotel & Residences
Free champagne accompanies a weekly tour of the hotel's commissioned artworks.
From Bollywood dancing to savory foods and special tours, NOMA opens the doors for A Night of India on Friday, February 8th
The Indian Arts Circle of New Orleans joins NOMA for an evening of sights, sounds, and flavors from the Indian subcontinent for Friday Nights at NOMA on February 8. Sample foods from local restaurants, watch Bollywood dancers, join a tour of the Indian Arts Galleries or take a seat for a screening of The Man Who Knew Infinity (see trailer below). Arrive early and stay late for the full lineup of programs:
5 - 8 pm | Art on the Spot drop-in activity table
5:30 pm | Convocation song with Amritha Appaswami
5:30 - 8:30 pm | Indo-New Orleans fusion music by Andrew McLean (Watch a video)
6 and 7 pm | Bollywood dancers
6:30 pm | Movie screening of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015 | Rated PG-13 | 108 minutes)
6:45 and 7:30 pm | Tours of the Indian Art Galleries with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
Cafe NOMA, the Museum Shop, galleries and exhibitions are open until 9 pm.
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, PO Box 19123, New Orleans, LA 70179
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Mardi Glass Demo Friday, February 8 | 6-8pmFREE & Family Friendly
Join us THIS Friday, February 8, for a Mardi Glass Demo! Come wearing your beads, masks, or boas and watch our young artists + glass instructors create a bead dog out of hot glass! We'll also have king cake and our Goblet Grab: take home a custom glass or ceramic cup and enjoy FREE drinks for the night (special thanks to NOLA Brewing).
This event is FREE and open to all ages. Must be 21+ to drink.
Friday Free For All, Friday February 8, 6-8PM - Join Kristen Wright of Taub Family Selections for a tasting of French wines. Plus Faubourg Farmspops up on Fridays with small plates and bowls and 1000 Figs is happy to feed you at Swirl - grab a table, order at their counter and they'll bring it to you, plates, silverware and the works! And when the weather is good, our back patio is a chill place to hang out with friends and a nice bottle or two...
And don't forget about our Saturday Happy Hour from 4-6PM
Wednesday February 13, 5:30 - 7:30PM, Annual Valentine's Eve Wine, Chocolate and Cheese Pairing - Get a jumpstart on Valentine's Day with our annual pairing event! The holiday gives us the perfect excuse to present some of our favorite pairings - wine, cheese and chocolate. This will be a gorgeous flight of international red and sparkling wines from France, Italy and the US, paired with 4 delicious chocolates and 4 creamy cheese combinations. Casey Foote will select and present the cheese plates and chocolates - made with love by our friends at Bittersweet Confections and Odi's Cookies! No standing in line for our Wednesday flights - you sit at a table, we come to you and pour tableside complete with lots of educational info on what you are drinking. The flight of 4 wines is $20 and you can add the cheese and chocolate plate for $15 ($20 without the flight). All wines and cheeses are available for purchase to have at Swirl or you can take them to go. For tickets go to Valentine's Flight https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-valentines-day-flight-wine-cheese-and- chocolate-tickets-55152928895?mc_cid=dc3466c8df&mc_eid=ab6ee93d54
The Bubblyothèque Blind Dating Game, hosted by Champagne Cupid! February 14, 5:30 to 7:30PM - Join us for another blind tasting adventure in our upcoming Champagne flight with Michael Knisley as Champagne Cupid! We might all have different feelings about Valentine's Day, often dependent on our current relationship status. But one thing we all love is champagne! To mark the occasion, we're going to do a little twist on the usual Flight Night format. You'll still get 3 champagnes, but we're going to do it Blind Date style. Instead of approaching each one with information and preconceived notions, open up your heart to love, acquaint yourself with each wine, and figure out which one you want to build a future (or at least a one night stand) with. Once you've picked the winner, we'll pull back the curtains and let you know what you picked - and what you passed up! The flight of 3 wines is $25 and reservations are required - only 24 spots available! Reserve your spot here, Blind Dating Game!
Head to New Orleans East to ring in the Vietnamese lunar new year (called "Tet") this weekend at Mary Queen of Vietnam Church. Performances (Lion Dances!), games, raffles, authentic cuisine, and a family-friendly environment. Attendees will likely widen their palates with a range of delicacies on offer: mung bean and meat wrapped in banana leaves, sticky rice cakes, hearty goat hot pots-and that's on the tame side. The festival runs from 6 pm-midnight on Friday night, kicking off with an assortment of games, a fireworks show, and a dragon dance; from 10 am-7 pm on Saturday attendees can try foods, browse vendors and enjoy activities before another fireworks show and dragon dance, followed by cultural dances and musical performances, all to be repeated from 10 am-10 pm on Sunday.
Open to the public.
Mary Queen of Vietnam Church
14001 Dwyer Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70129
New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) will present a theatrical ode to one of the greatest cinematic eras. Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio will be directed by visionary Alison Moritz and conducted by NOOA General & Artistic Director, Robert Lyall, and will feature performances by renowned visiting artists Heather Phillips, Katrina Galke, Joshua Dennis, Matthew Grills, and Timothy Bruno, as well as performances by local artists Kenneth Weber, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Orleans Opera Chorus.
Stage Director Alison Moritz's recent productions have been lauded as "astute," "imaginative," and "elegantly sexy" by Opera News, and she is quickly garnering a reputation for incisive takes on contemporary American operas and innovative interpretations of the classical repertoire. This reimagining of Mozart's masterpiece takes place in a nightclub, The Seraglio, and will be presented in a film noir style reminiscent of the legendary Coconut Grove Nightclub and a bygone Hollywood era.
Abduction is a comedy about a group of people who are captured and forced to work in a nightclub. With a comic plot full of disguises, misplaced ladders, and wine laced with sleeping potions, Mozart's sparkling music bubbles along to the surprising finale where nobility prevails over bitterness and revenge.
Patrons are invited to join NOOA one hour prior to each performance for "Nuts & Bolts," free, informative lectures about the evening's opera.
Brunch will also be available at the theater on Sunday prior to the show. (reservations required)
Tickets to the opera start at $30 and are available at
In Shakespeare's plays, women are far outnumbered by men, yet they are among his most compelling characters. Acclaimed actress Ellen Barry takes her audience on a memorable journey as she performs and discusses a wide range of the Bard's female characters, from ingénues to leading ladies to character women and finally crones. Along the way, she shares memories of her own experiences as the woebegone Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the saint-like Hermione in The Winter's Tale, and the comic schemer Maria in Twelfth Night, among others.
Running time: approximately one hour, plus question and answer period. This one night only performance will benefit Southern Rep Theatre.
ABOUT THE ARTIST Ellen Barry has played more than 100 classic and contemporary roles in New York and at regional theatres across the country - among them, Syracuse Stage, Boarshead Theatre (Michigan), New Century (Mass.), McCarter (NJ), WorkShop and Century Center (Off Broadway). In addition to Shakespeare's Juliet, Kate Percy, Hermione and Constance, she has won acclaim for her performances as Tennessee Williams' Blanche, Stella, Laura and Hannah; Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Nat in Rabbit Hole, Maude in Bakersfield Mist, Katherine in A Perfect Ganesh, and both Lorraine and Meg in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind. For Ella in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman she received an Off-Off Broadway Award, and for Vivian Bearing in Wit, she received a Michigan Best Leading Actress from the Detroit Free Press. Her one-woman show, Lizzie Borden at Eight O'Clock, has played at venues in NY, NJ, Mass., and Rhode Island.
Ellen and her late husband, Paul Barry, founded the NJ Shakespeare Festival (now Shakespeare Theatre of NJ). During their 27-year tenure as Producing and Artistic Directors, respectively, all 38 of Shakespeare's plays were offered (many of them more than once), as well as works by an impressive variety of other authors
Music by Henry Krieger Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by
Michael Bennett Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler
Directed by Christopher Bentivegna
Musical Direction by Robert Pate
Choreography by Polanco Jones, Jr.
Stage Management by Kendall Yonko
JPAS Symphony Orchestra
Robert Pate, Conductor
Starring:
Tiondria Norris as Effie White
Destani Smith as Deena Jones
Taylor James as Lorrell Robinson
Dominique McClellan as Curtis Taylor Jr.
Rahim Glaspy as James 'Thunder' Early
Josiah Rogers as C.C.
Sydney Jack as Michelle Morris
Dineaux Hansen as Marty
With:
Jennifer Bullock, Tyler Carrere, Katie Coplen, Henry Davis, Christina Early, Juliana Wagner, Mekhi Hayes, Alex Christian Lucas, Corinthius Matthews, Miles Pagson, Elvin Stewart, Eric Williams, Dalaya Attical, Elyse McDaniel, Deiveon Martinsen, Nicole Washington
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American popular music, DREAMGIRLS chronicles one Motown group's rise from obscurity to superstardom.
Dreamgirls follows the story of a black, all-girl singing trio from Chicago called "The Dreams" and the behind-the-scenes reality of the entertainment industry. At first, the Dreams' manager falls in love with the lead singer, Effie. Later, he abandons her both romantically and professionally, replacing her with someone thinner. Eventually, Effie manages to recover from the blow and builds a successful career going solo. Will they reunite, resulting in a happy ending for all?
February 8 - 24, 2019
Fri./Sat. at 7:30pm and Sun. at 2:00pm
Jefferson Performing Arts Center 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie, LA 70003
Tickets for Dreamgirls may be purchased online at www.jpas.org
, by calling the box office at 504-885-2000, or at our Administrative/Box Office: 1118 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, LA 70001.
Seating is Reserved
Regular Ticket Price ranges from $25 - $60
Discounts for Seniors, Military, Students (w/ id)
($3.00 Jeff. Parish Facility Fee and $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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Enjoy some laughs and solve a murder this weekend to set your spirits at ease!
It's a day like any other at the Shear Madness salon, when suddenly, the lady upstairs gets knocked off. WHOdunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer at this wildly popular comedy that has audiences laughing around the world.
The Longest Running Non-Musical in US Theatre History!
January 25 - February 17
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
177 Sala Avenue | Westwego, LA
The hit comedy who-dunit is back! It's a day like any other at the Shear Madness salon, when suddenly, the lady upstairs gets knocked off. WHOdunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer at this wildly popular comedy that has audiences laughing around the world. "Hysterically funny! The ultimate test for one's funny bone" Los Angeles Daily Bruin "Clever, funny, and fresh!" The Examiner (Kansas City) "Riotously funny! Wonderful, inventive performances." The Miami Herald The Longest Running Non-Musical in United States! January 25 - February 17 Westwego Performing Arts Theatre Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm Sundays at 2:00pm Tickets at JPAS.org or 504.885.2000
Tomorrow is opening night of the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance's production of Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner! Join us Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 for our opening performance! If not, please join us for one of our other performances on Feb. 9, 14, 15, & 16 at 7:30 p.m. or Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in Lower Depths Theatre.
In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck.
We hope to see you at the theatre, where life doesn't suck!!!!
FRIDAY, FEB. 8: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner. In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 7:30 p.m. in Lower Depths. Buy tickets >>
SATURDAY, FEB. 9: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner. In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 7:30 p.m. in Lower Depths. Buy tickets >>
SUNDAY, FEB. 10: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner. In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 2 p.m. in Lower Depths. Buy tickets >>
Faculty Recital: Dr. Brian Hsu, piano. Dr. Brian Hsu, Assistant Professor of Piano, gives a faculty recital. 3 p.m. in Roussel Hall. Free.
MONDAY, FEB. 11: Falcon Repair Clinic. Falcon Band Repair gives a clinic at Loyola. 5 p.m. in Roussel Hall. Free.
TUESDAY, FEB. 12: Ginny Medina-Hamilton: Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Music Classroom. Mrs. Medina-Hamilton will discuss age-grade-level-appropriate activities designed for delivery within music classroom instruction, strategies that have been developed to assist teachers in providing effective instruction at elementary, middle school, and high school levels, and effective teaching strategies that adhere to Louisiana's Standards of Learning model.5 :30 p.m. in Room 204G. Free.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13: Junior Recital: Amanda Chulick, jazz voice. "The Amanda Show": A junior recital featuring Amanda Chulick, jazz voice. 7:30 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium. Free.
THURSDAY, FEB. 14: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner.
In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 2 p.m. in Lower Depths.
Buy tickets >>
FRIDAY, FEB. 15: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner.
In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 2 p.m. in Lower Depths.
Buy tickets >>
SATURDAY, FEB. 16: Life Sucks. by Aaron Posner.
In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't... suck. 2 p.m. in Lower Depths.
Buy tickets >>
SUNDAY, FEB. 17: Cappricio: A Valentine's Music Celebration. A varied program from Italian Opera to Broadway favorites performed by faculty member Betsy Uschkrat, Loyola alumni Jesse Reeks and Phyllis Treigle, and distinguished Guest Artist William Mouet. 3 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium . Free.
Junior Recital: Mary Van, soprano. 7: 30 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium. Free.
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Four Performances Added!
February 8th, and 9th (7:30) and February 10th (3:00)
Don't miss the musical event audiences and critics are calling "hilarious," "clever," "charming," and "a witty, wily comedy with a criminal bent"!
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder traces the meteoric rise and bloody brilliance of Monty Navarro, a charming, down-on-his luck clerk who learns he is eighth in line for the title of Earl of Highurst, and a distant heir to the family fortune. There are only eight pesky relatives standing in his way - all played by one delightfully dexterous actor! This uproarious music hall comedy explores just how low one man will go to make it to the top.
Starring Ricky Graham as all eight members of the D'Ysquith Family, Kevin Murphy as Monty Navarro , and featuring a stellar cast including Sarah Carlton, Tracey Collins, Rachel Looney, Marie Becnel, Matt Reed, Adam Segrave, and Bryce Slocumb
Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder traces the meteoric rise and bloody brilliance of Monty Navarro, a charming, down-on-his luck clerk who learns he is eighth in line for the title of Earl of Highurst, and a distant heir to the family fortune. There are only eight pesky relatives standing in his way - all played by one delightfully dexterous actor! This uproarious music hall comedy explores just how low one man will go to make it to the top.
Starring Ricky Graham as all eight members of the D'Ysquith Family, Kevin Murphy as Monty Navarro, and featuring a stellar cast including Sarah Carlton, Tracey Collins, Rachel Looney, Marie Becnel, Matt Reed, Adam Segrave, and Bryce Slocumb.
STEP RIGHT UP, STEP RIGHT UP TO THE GREATEST PARTY ON EARTH!!
Come one, come all to the Stompers 9th Annual Debutante Ball. Come dance the night away with New Orleans favorite all male dance krewe and music by Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. Come dressed as your favorite circus character or use you imagination and come as your very own creation! We sold out last year and we'll sell out even earlier this time around!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019
MARDI GRAS WORLD (1380 Port of New Orleans Place)
8PM-MIDNIGHT
PATRON PARTY FROM 7PM-8PM
$40-$60 General Admission / $100-$150 (Patron Party)
Get your ticket now before we sell out!
ADMISSION INCLUDES:
-FOOD FROM OVER 30 OF NEW ORLEANS' BEST RESTAURANTS
-OPEN BAR/FREE DRAFT BEER
-BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE 610 STOMPERS' 2019 DANCE MOVES
*PATRON TICKET INCLUDES ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS*:
-EARLY ADMISSION -7PM (NO FOOD LINES!)
-PATRON-ONLY PRIVATE OPEN BAR ALL NIGHT
-PRIVATE INDOOR RESTROOMS
-SPECIAL PATRON-ONLY PARTY FAVOR
-A SNEAK PREVIEW OF OUR 2018 DANCES
-PHOTOS/PRIVATE DANCE
Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OR TO PURCHASE A TABLE FOR 10, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@610STOMPERS.COM
Mardi Gras World
1380 Port of New Orleans Place
New Orleans, LA 70130
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CHRIS CHAMPAGNE's new Comedy Show
A CERTAINGIRL: What'shername?CANTRELLYA!
plus the usual suspects and more - Doing what I do again
ALL THE FAKE NEWS THAT FITS
Musical Guest -LAUREN CURTIS from Nashville via Da WEst Bank
Among the rites of Carnival is the annual run of ... and The Ball and All, the Ricky Graham-penned comedy about the Mystic Krewe of Terpsichore. Becky Allen and Amanda Hebert star as yatty krewe organizers planning their truck float and getting ready for the ball. Also included in the cast is Yvette Hargis, Rebecca Taliancich, Mandy Zirchenbach, Gogo Borgerding, and Patrick Mendelson.
"Girl, you got to get out of this neighborhood," Frances exclaims when she learns someone has broken a window at her friend Aggie's Mid-City lounge. Crime and other obstacles to peaceful existence in the Big Easy get the audience rolling with laughter through much of Ricky Graham's perennial favorite, ...And the Ball and All. The play follows the Krewe of Terpsichore, a women's Carnival organization brought to life. The Ball debuted in 1995 (the year in which it's set) and had a long initial run. The outrageous, affectionate chronicle of y'at social custom must be imbued with immortal energies, because it keeps coming back and audiences still love it. Much of the humor grows out of local references. The krewe members gossip, especially when one of them leaves the room, and they don't merely say the absent friend has gained weight, but "She's got more rolls than McKenzie's."
Humor drives the play more than plot, but at its core, The Ball is a y'at comedy of manners, or a comedy of ill-manners. It's a remarkable and enduring achievement for writer/director Graham and the krewe.
From the writing team behind 2015's hit production CLOWN BAR comes STOCKHOLM SYNDROME: OR, REMEMBER THE TIME JIMMY'S ALL AMERICAN BEEFSTEAK PLACE WAS TAKEN OVER BY THAT GROUP OF RADICALS? That mouthful of a title is set, appropriately, at Jimmy's All-American Beefsteak Restaurant - a fictional chain (the kind you love to hate) - whose employees and patrons suddenly find themselves in the midst of a hostage crisis...and a love story.
* Location: Little Gem Saloon (445 S. Rampart Street) * Production Dates: January 16-February 9 * Tickets: $10-$35 | 504-302-9117 | bit.ly/2LGTHiu * Approximate run time: 90 minutes
Spanish Wine Seminar: Wednesday, February 13 @7:30pm
Our third installment of our wine education series. Tickets are still available and more information can be found when you scroll down below!
Seven Three Distillery Bar Takeover: Friday February 15 @5pm
Taste some local spirits and try them in a specialty cocktail!
Bingo + Crawfish Night: Monday February 18 @7pm
Play bingo for boozy and cash prizes all while we have our first crawfish boil of the year!
Trivia Night: Tuesday, February 19 @7pm
Show off your knowledge to win fun prizes!
Endymion: Saturday, March 2 ALL DAY!
Party with us for the Krewe of Endymion parade. We'll have Big Boyz BBQ on our patio and open all day and night for you to grab a drink for the parade.
We open early at 11am with Bloody Marys and Mimosas to get your parade day started!
Live Music at Pearl
Friday, February 8th: Rhodes and Carole @8pm
Friday, February 15th: Blake Amos Trio @8pm
Friday, February 22nd: Jasper Brothers @8pm
Saturday, February 23rd: Nancy Staggs @8pm
Tuesday, February 26th: Open Mic @7pm
Wine Education at Pearl
Pearl is very excited to introduce a series of educational classes teaching you the basics of wine.
Lead by our in-house expert and Sommelier, Jake Kokemor, this time around you will get to taste and expand your knowledge of Spanish wine including important regions and wine making methods.
Special bites (think spanish for this one) will also be provided to accompany your wine. Join us!
SEEING SOMATIC
For Immediate Release Feburary 7, 2019
Who: Naomi Bennett, Greg Langner, and Montana Jean Smith
What: Multidisciplinary performances
When: Saturday March 9, 7:30-10:30 pm
Where: Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., New Orleans
Why: An evening of performance by Naomi Bennett, Greg Langner, and Montana Jean Smith, all PhD candidates in Performance Studies in Louisiana State University's Department of Communication Studies in Baton Rouge, LA.
How Much:
$5-$15 advance tickets (no one turned away for lack of funds)
SEEING SOMATIC
Seeing Somatic: Performances Across Body and Space is an evening of performance by Naomi Bennett, Greg Langner, and Montana Jean Smith, all PhD candidates in Performance Studies in Louisiana State University's Department of Communication Studies in Baton Rouge, LA. As artist-scholars, Bennett, Langner, and Smith's work is all based in the potential of physical body to explore issues of culture, gender, and the isolation of technology. The evening will include their most recent performance works: Un Clin du Corp which explores the omnipresent screens that have invaded our daily life; Cicadas which looks at the tensions we feel when we enter into unfamiliar cultural space; and Glance Backwards which uses narrative, art and creative movement to explore gender identity in relation to space.
Performances (in order of appearance):
un clin du corps (a wink of the body) is on the brink of physical contact and technological distance. Separated by physical barriers of space, time, and the isolation of life in the digital ages, this performance reaches through the omnipresent screens that have invaded daily life.
Cicadas performs the clash between body and culture. Applying the tensions we feel when we enter into unfamiliar space, the performance moves through waves of discomfort and suffocation, hoping to discover some relief, maybe even some joy among the unknown. As the rhythm and ambience of Southern cicadas pierce the humid heat around us, bodies on stage wake and withdraw. Wake and withdraw. Wake and withdraw.
Glance Backwards works from the convergence point of narrative, art, and creative movement to explore gender identity in relation to space. Utilizing Bauhaus methods for design and aesthetic purposes, this performance aims to highlight the constraining nature of Bauhaus performance methods for female bodies and the legacy it left for these bodies to negotiate their place in the visual and physical environment.
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MARTIN * LAWRENCE
~GALLERIES~
An Opening Reception with Artist Robert Deyber for Exclusive Exhibition
"Art With A Twist"
Join Martin Lawrence Galleries New Orleans for an Opening Reception and the unveiling of never-before-seen original paintings and new hand-signed limited edition works of art by contemporary artist Robert Deyber.
The public is invited to come meet the artist and enjoy this exciting opportunity to acquaint themselves with the artist's work, his influences and the techniques utilized in the creation of these whimsical and remarkable paintings available for acquisition during the evening. Entertainment, wine and light refreshments will be served.
WHERE: Martin Lawrence Gallery
433 Royal Street (at St. Louis Street, in the block of Brennan's Restaurant)
WHEN: Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
MEDIA CONTACT: Cary Alden, 504.834.7517, 914-7517,
caldenpr@cox.net
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St. Tammany Art Association presents "Just Below the Surface", a new exhibition featuring the work of artist Michel Varisco
COVINGTON, LA - The spaces in between Michel Varisco's work force moments of meditative stillness amidst instillations that rhythmically engulf the viewer, placing you "Just Below the Surface".
Varisco has been a working artist for over two decades. While known primarily as a photographer, Varisco redefines the medium by creating photo-based assemblages, and site-specific instillations that function in accordance with her still photographs, and remains active professionally.
As a native New Orleanian, Varisco's work is centered around the human relationship and interaction with the environment, specifically water, and the effects that one has on the other.
After experiencing the destruction of the failed levees during Hurricane Katrina, much of Varisco's work has focused on the fact that water not only sustains, but also has the ability to devastate communities and their beloved land.
In "Just Below the Surface" Varisco takes the seriousness of environmental and personal themes and creates a whimsical experience she calls "magical realism". "We're losing our heritage land. In a desperation to communicate the fix we're in, I just took everybody under water with me; fast-forwarding into a modern-day Atlantis," explains Varisco.
The rhythmic repetition of her work is seamlessly presented in polyptychs and installations to parallel the natural patterns of water. The photographs, silk installments, and assemblage of objects come together to reflect the pack-and-go mindset that is so normalized to those living in an evacuation environment.
St. Tammany Art Association (STAA) will host an opening reception on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. The exhibit will be on display through March 30, 2019 in the Miriam Barranger Gallery at STAA. A Gallery Talk with Michel Varisco will take place at the Art House on Sunday, March 24, at 4:00pm.
Varisco has an extensive exhibition record. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and is included in public, private, and corporate collections in the United States and abroad such as the National Library of Paris, the Surdna Foundation collection, and more. Her work has been exhibited in The Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, The Schneider Gallery in Chicago, Soho Photo Gallery in New York, San Lorenzo Hall in Venice, and The Hague in the Netherlands, to name a few.
The St. Tammany Art Association is located at 320 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433. Our gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 4pm, and Saturday 11am - 4pm. All exhibitions are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
St. Tammany Art Association is supported by the generosity of our 2018 Season of the Arts sponsors and by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the St. Tammany Parish Commission on Cultural Affairs. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
Guadalcanal: Turning Point in the Pacific Symposium
Join leading scholars for a daylong examination of the battle as waged by land, sea, and air, as well as the lessons learned.
February 9 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
BB's Stage Door Canteen
Symposium Overview
Though the June 1942 Battle of Midway is often seen as the turning point of the war in the Pacific, the Solomon Islands campaign, including the Battle of Guadalcanal, was equally pivotal. The Museum will host Guadalcanal: Turning Point in the Pacific, a daylong symposium in BB's Stage Door Canteen, on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Join moderator Robert M. Citino, PhD, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy and Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian at The National WWII Museum, and five preeminent Pacific war scholars for this in-depth examination of the battle as waged by land, sea, and air, as well as the lessons learned.
Speakers include Richard B. Frank (Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Campaign), Trent Hone (Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945), James D. Hornfischer (Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal), Stephen L. Moore, PhD (The Battle for Hell's Island: How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal), and Andrew Wiest, PhD (The Pacific War: Pearl Harbor, Singapore, Midway, Guadalcanal, Philippines Sea, Iwo Jima).
The program will conclude with a roundtable discussion among all featured speakers on the legacy of Guadalcanal and its importance in the ultimate victory in the Pacific theater. For an additional cost, Symposium registrants may attend a post-Symposium reception and dinner with the speakers in The American Sector Restaurant & Bar.
Students will learn about the STEM in Mardi Gras and build a remote control float with lights and other craft materials. The event will take place Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Pete Sanchez Center, located in the Historic Lower 9th Ward at 1616 Caffin Ave, New Orleans, LA.
K-12 Students will work with College Students and STEM professionals to perform activities related to STEM which now serves as the foundation of Mardi Gras. The kids will learn about circuits, and Electroluminescence. Electroluminescence (EL) is an optical phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field. Student will build remote control floats and decorate the miniature floats with LED and EL lights, plastic building blocks, action figures, toy cars, small plastic dolls and other plastic, metal or glass items. Every kid will build a unique float from their imagination and creativity. Mardi Gras has become an amazing example of the integration Art and STEM! The total economic impact of Mardi Gras on the city is approximately $840 million annually and student learn about how they can become a producer in this nearly $1 Billion dollar economy.
Mardi-Gras floats were initially horse drawn wagon and carts, which began to appear in and around the mid-1800s and flambeaux carriers were needed for revelers to see the Carnival parades at night. Over the years, horses were replaced with trucks and wagons with trailers, and then as bigger and bigger floats were created to accommodate the elaborate designs and their crews.
Today, floats with elaborate themed designs costing thousands of dollars and hundreds of man-hours to produce filled the street during Mardi Gras season. Large floats with fiber optic lighting, grand mechanics and intricate programming require a lot to stay up and running. Technology like fiber optics, large scale sculpting, digital fabrication, 3D modeling, and 3D scanning, and robotic type mechanical characters are increasing transforming the role of technology in advancing the expectations of the parade floats. Register at
http://www.stemnola.com
The event will take place Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 9:00 am to 12:30 p.m. at the Pete Sanchez Center, located in the Historic Lower 9th ward at 1616 Caffin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
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In the SoFAB Kitchen: Bryant Wheat of Mrs. Wheat's Meat Pies
Southern Food & Beverage Museum1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70113
Join the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and Bryant Wheat of
Mrs. Wheat's Meat Pies for a demonstration and tasting!
The Mrs. Wheat's story began with Mrs. Helen Wheat of Natchitoches, LA. She was celebrated for her meat pies, and her recipes can still be found in cook books at Natchitoches gift shops.
In 1979, Wheaty's Restaurant opened in Metairie, LA. Mrs. Wheat's introduced the famous "Natchitoches Meat Pies" & "Crawfish Pies" at local events such as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the 1984 World's Fair, and the French Quarter Festival.
The demand for meat pies soon exceeded the restaurant's capability. In 1985, Jim Wheat opened the doors to his new USDA and FDA approved manufacturing facility in the City of New Orleans. After 20 years of building a quality Louisiana brand it was time to expand. In 2005 Mrs. Wheat's purchased a 35,000 square foot manufacturing facility, but soon afterwards, Hurricane Katrina flooded the building and destroyed operations. Production moved to Atlanta for a few years, and out of devastation they built a state-of-the-art facility that exceeds all USDA & FDA regulations. Owner Jim Wheat is transitioning for the future, with son Bryant "Mr. Meat Pie" and daughter April taking over the day to day operations. Team Wheat is working diligently to establish Mrs. Wheat's Foods as a national food manufacturing company.
Celebrate local African American cultural traditions in honor of our "Proud to Call it Home" exhibit and African American History Month. Participate in a special story time of African folklore, along with interactive French language word play with researchers from the Whitney Plantation, enjoy a series of performances and drumming mini-workshops with Ruben Watts, Peter Boutte, and Alonzo McAlpine, listen to an interactive story with Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Big Queen of the Guardians of the Flame, meet youth members of this Mardi Gras Indian tribe, and more!
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Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Traffic, Transportation, andParking Impacts
NEW ORLEANS -- The City of New Orleans has issued parking instructions and reminders in advance of the 2019 Rock 'N' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon slated for Saturday Feb. 9 and Sunday, Feb.10. A detailed description and map of the race's route is included above.
Runners will begin at Lafayette Square, proceed through the Central Business District (CBD), follow St. Charles Ave. to the university area, where they will double-back along St. Charles to the CBD. They will then will pass through the French Quarter and up Esplanade Ave. to the Lakeshore area, traveling through Lake Terrace & Oaks and Lakeshore - Lake Vista. Runners will proceed back down Wisner Blvd. and will end in City Park.
Neighborhoods Impacted
Central Business District, Lower Garden District, Central City, Garden District, Touro, Milan, Uptown, Audubon, French Quarter, Marigny, Treme-Lafitte, Seventh Ward, Bayou St. John, Fairgrounds, St. Bernard, Filmore, Lake Terrace & Oaks areas, and Lakeshore - Lake Vista. Informational door hangers will be mailed to residents, businesses and organizations along the route.
Public Safety Tips
As always, take care in large crowds and report suspicious activity to public safety officials.
Traffic Impacts
Traffic will be restricted along the route depicted above until the last participant passes and course materials are removed. View full
closure schedule and alternate route information provided by Rock 'N' Roll community relations. Roads along the route are expected to be closed within the following timeframes:
Lafayette Square area: closed 3 a.m. to 9 a.m.
St. Charles Ave. area: closed 6 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Convention Center / Cruise Terminal area: closed 6 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
French Quarter area: closed 6 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Lakeview area: closed 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Lakeshore Drive area: closed 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Transportation Impacts
St. Charles Streetcar service will not operate until all runners have cleared St. Charles Ave. Additional routes will experience delays or detours during the event, including but not limited to: 47 & 48 - Canal Streetcars, 11 - Magazine, 55 - Elysian Fields, 88 - St. Claude, 91 - Jackson-Esplanade, and 94 - Broad. All RTA service alerts, updates, and detours can also be accessed by downloading the
RTA's GoMobile app. To learn more, visit
www.norta.com or call Ride Line at 504-248-3900.
No Parking
Streets along the race course will be marked with No Parking signs and parking enforcement personnel will be monitoring for illegal parking.
Pay attention to posted signs.
Don't block hydrants, driveways and sidewalks.
Don't park within 20 feet of a crosswalk, intersection, or stop sign.
Park in the direction of travel on one-way streets and with the right wheel to the curb on two-way streets.
Call 504-658-8100 for parking enforcement.
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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
On Saturday, February 9, THNOC, in conjunction with ArtsNOLA, will present a special FREE morning for families to celebrate the music of New Orleans. The event will include family-friendly activities for all and access to our new music exhibition, New Orleans Medley: Sounds of the City.
Participants will have the chance to
design a bead patch with a member of the
Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indian tribe;
visit craft stations to create musical instruments and color activity sheets;
create a story with Musical Mad Libs; and
we will have story time for our youngest visitors.
Admission is free, but registration is required. Family Day is sold out. Stay tuned for more family programming from THNOC.
533 Royal St
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Feb. 9, Smoothie King Center
At this point, Panic! At the Disco qualifies as the modern rock equivalent of a classic rock band.
Alabama
Feb. 15, Smoothie King Center
The country band, which scored dozens of hits in the 1970s and '80s, is back in the saddle for a 50th anniversary tour.
Feb 14
Foo Fighters rock band will lead a parade through the streets of downtown New Orleans on Feb. 14. The Krewe du Foo Broken Hearts Social Club Parade will simultaneously mark three occasions: Valentine's Day, the Mardi Gras season and the opening of the new Fillmore nightclub on the upper floor of Harrah's Casino, where the Foo Fighters will perform
two (unfortunately sold-out) shows on Feb. 15 and 16.
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and DJ Raj Smoove will join the Foo Fighters' procession, as well as the Camel Toe Lady Steppers dance troupe, the Rolling Elvi scooter-riding Elvis impersonators, the Alice Harte Marching Band, the Martin Luther King Jr. Marching Band and many others. The parade will include floats.
The parade will start at 7 p.m. on Howard Avenue. It will head downtown on St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street, then turn right, concluding at the Fillmore nightclub entrance at Harrah's Casino. Inside the casino, a post-parade party dubbed the "Broken Hearts Social" will take place at Harrah's Masquerade Nightclub. The event is free.
Feb 21 and 22nd
Arcade Fire's Haitian 'Kanaval'
1 p.m. -- Music starts at Congo Square.
2 p.m. - The Grand Procession (the official parade) begins, returning to Congo Square within an hour.
3 p.m. - Maypole performance, a decorated pole used in Haitian Carnival dance will be erected in Congo Square.
4:30 p.m. - RAM (a Haitian band that has collaborated with Arcade Fire) plays.
Sunset (5:42 p.m.) - Second parade to French Quarter block party.
6 to 9 p.m. - "Gombo Kreyol Block Party" at Toulouse and Chartres Street (the parking lot near the One Eyed Jacks nightclub).
9 p.m. - "Rhum and Drums Ball" at One Eyed Jacks (tickets $150).
The new 2,200-capacity venue on the second level of Harrah's Casino downtown throws itself a grand opening party featuring two sold-out nights of the Foo Fighters, with help from Trombone Shorty on Feb. 15 and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Feb. 16.
Fleetwood Mac
Feb. 16, Smoothie King Center
Like the Eagles, Journey, Queen and Kiss, Fleetwood Mac has pressed on despite the absence of key members. Longtime Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham's bandmates fired him and replaced him with Mike Campbell, formerly of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Crowded House singer/guitarist Neil Finn.
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Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Feb. 19-20, The Fillmore New Orleans
The Fillmore's huge opening week continues with two nights of the ever-stylish Duran Duran.
That Art Neville is cosmically connected to the great New Orleans piano tradition is abundantly clear.
KISS
Feb. 22, Smoothie King Center
The first KISS farewell tour in the mid-1990s didn't really take - though, truth be told, that was the farewell for the (temporarily) reunited original four members - so Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and latter-day fill-ins Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer are saying goodbye for real this time. Really. Probably.
Zac Brown Band
March 9, Smoothie King Center
When he's not peddling his line of custom knives, the bearded, intense Zac Brown revs up contemporary country jams that owe a debt to Jimmy Buffett.
The Zac Brown Band is headed to the Smoothie King Center on March 9, 2019.
Avett Brothers
March 15-16, The Fillmore New Orleans
The contemporary bluegrass/rock band rolls into the Fillmore for two sold-out shows.
Pink
March 17, Smoothie King Center
Since becoming an arena headliner more than a decade ago, ever-colorful pop star Pink has somehow managed to avoid New Orleans. She'll finally rectify that oversight on the third leg of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour.
Buku Music + Art Project
March 22-23, Mardi Gras World
The festival's lineup is, as usual, heavy on underground hip-hop and electronic dance music DJs. Topping the bill are Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Dog Blood (Skrillex and Boys Noize), Excision, Kevin Gates, GRiZ, RL Grime and New Orleans' own $UICIDEBOY$.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 25-May 5, Fair Grounds
The roster for the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest, which expanded to eight days at the Fair Grounds, will be revealed in January. But if only some of the rumors are true, expect a blockbuster schedule, especially on the second Thursday, May 2.
New Kids on the Block
May 11, Smoothie King Center
All grown up now, the revived boy band's aptly named Mixtape Tour also features fellow '80s hitmakers Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature.
Paul McCartney
May 23, Smoothie King Center
The ageless Sir Paul and his able band will showcase his Beatles back catalog and solo albums in a mass singalong.
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Ariana Grande performs at Wango Tango at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on June 2.
Ariana Grande
May 25, Smoothie King Center
The pop diva will bring "The Sweetener World Tour" to New Orleans and will feature songs from her fourth album, of which the tour is named after, and her to-be-released fifth album, "Thank U, Next."
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.
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Twenty One Pilots performs at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Thursday March 2, 2017.
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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Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus "Space Farce"
WHEN: Sat. Feb. 9
WHERE: Parade starts 7 p.m. on the corner of Homer Plessy Way (formerly Press Street) and Chartres Street.
Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus 2019 The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus returns for its ninth annual Mardi Gras parade on February 9th, 2019! The vast Nerd Horde of approximately 2,000 marching members will once again take to the streets to celebrate its love for the Sacred Drunken Wookiee ". Chewbacchus consists of over 150 distinct subkrewes, each of which pays loving (and sometimes satirical) homage to the full spectrum of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and everything in-between.
Besides the food-inspired events and competitions, Marley Gras Festival will present music from Jamaican reggae to New Orleans brass and bounce. This musical mix will create a Jamaican and New Orleans fusion bigger and better than years of the past. With both outdoor and indoor stages, Marley Gras musical performances will make every attendee want to groove and jam throughout the festival!
2019 Musical Lineup Includes:
Main Stage:
Hosted by: MC Cheefa Kush & Downtown Leslie Brown
1:00 p.m. - DJ T-Roy
1:30pm - Yard Squad Band
2:15pm - Denisia
2:30pm - K.O.B. Brass Band
3:00pm - Second Line w/ Mardi Gras Indians
3:30pm - Zion
4:25pm - Scotch Bonnet Pepper Eating Competition
5:25pm - CASME
6:20pm - Hot Boy Ronald
6:30pm - Hasizzle
6:40pm - Game Ova Skip, Big Choo Live, Dior, Satchmo Slim, Bruce Dillion, Young Hub City
7:25pm - Jerk Chicken Cook-Off Competition
8:00pm - Robin Barnes performing Bob Marley
8:15pm - Rayvon
Indoor Stage:
1:00pm - DJ Megatron
3:00pm - DJ Raj Smoove
4:00pm - DJ Jubilee
5:00pm - Tashia Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20 before 3 p.m., cash only. Children's tickets are $5. To buy tickets online, click here. For more information regarding details of Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival,
SweetArts, CAC's premier annual gala returns on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Gala honorees include: Carol Bebelle, Executive Director of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center, for Visual Arts; performing and teaching artist Cameron-Mitchell Ware for Arts Education; musician and performer Aurora Nealand for Performing Arts; and Dorothy Coleman (in memoriam), Founder and former President of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, for Philanthropy. Funds raised by the SweetArts gala support the CAC's mission to present diverse and exciting multidisciplinary contemporary arts programming including visual arts, performing arts, and educational and public programs.
This year, famed poet and New Orleans native Cleo Wade will serve as Honorary Chairperson, Anna & Scott Dunbar are serving as Patron Party and Gala Chairs, and Leopoldo J. Yanez & Emily Degan, Late Night Party Chairs. The Late Night Party will feature a special DJ Set by Washed Out.
Join us for food, music and fun at the Zulu Flag-Raising Ceremony. The Zulu King, Algiers native George Rainey, and the NOMTOC King Theo Sanders will meet at the Algiers levee and second-line to the courthouse. There will also be a special Algiers Mardi Gras exhibit in the Algiers ferry terminal from 12-5 PM. Everyone is invited so you don't wanna miss it!
2019 Theme: "Zulu Celebrates Fantasy and Adventure"
PURPOSE Because the Algiers story is often left out of the New Orleans historical narrative, Algiers will celebrate its Tricentennial in 2019. The goal is to tell the story of Algiers - from its beginnings in 1719 to the War of 1812, to the rail and maritime industries in the early 19th century to the varied communities that comprise Algiers today. The celebration is about building pride in Algiers, educating and entertaining people through our culture and creating oral histories that will remain forever. As we honor our past, we can inspire our future through economic, educational and cultural programs and advocating for appropriate development in communities throughout Algiers.
EVENTS Several public events and activities are being planned. Some of the major ones are as follows:
NOMTOC Parade - Activities are being planned during the annual NOMTOC parade, the only remaining Algiers Mardi Gras parade, to celebrate and raise awareness of Algiers cultural history. March 2, 2019.
Jazz Walk of Fame - Algiers Point Association will unveil the upgraded Jazz Walk of Fame along the riverfront in Old Algiers. Scheduled for spring 2019.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Marker Ceremony and Installation - Old Algiers Main Street Corporation will host an event in commemoration of the thousands of enslaved Africans who disembarked on the riverfront in Old Algiers.
OTHER PROGRAMS
New Orleans Historical App - In partnership with the University of New Orleans, the Algiers page of this mobile app will provide information on and points of interest. Suggestions and content are welcome. Launch in January 2019.
Your Story, Our Story - Beginning in January, there will be opportunities for oral histories at the Algiers Regional Library and the Hubbell Library. Dates TBD
Lectures and Edu-tainment - Jazz historians and performers, Mardi Gras Indians and authors will provide learning opportunities for all ages. Dates TBD.
Art and Photography Exhibits - Throughout the year, the Algiers Courthouse, libraries and other venues will display historical artifacts and works by local artists.
History Tours - Dates and details TBD.
Shopping, Dining and Fun - Merchant promotions during Mardi Gras, French Quarter Fest, Small Business Saturday and the Algiers Bonfire.
Finale - Festival and celebration of history and culture with music, food, holiday lighting event and more. December 2019.
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Feb. 9
Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, Faubourg Marigny
Admission is free to this mega pet event that will feature an Adopt-A-Thon with more than 40 shelter and rescue groups offering hundreds of adoptable pets. Attendees will also find a Pet Health Watch area, costume contest presented by Pet Krewe, raffle, Pet Marketplace, delicious local cuisine and live entertainment.
Attendees are encouraged to come dressed with their four-legged companions and register to compete in the Pet Costume Contest. Animal advocate Andrew Ward will emcee the contest while Angela Hill and other celebrity judges determine the winners.
For animal lovers searching for new members to add to the family, hundreds of homeless animals will be searching for their forever homes. In addition, the Pet Marketplace will house vendors offering the latest in pet nutrition and pet supplies from dozens of local business.
Over 21,000 people attended Pet Fest 2017 with over 100 pets finding new homes. All proceeds raised from Pet Fest go to Jefferson SPCA to support and assist the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter.
Pet Fest is a combined effort by Jefferson SPCA, Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, Jefferson Parish, and the City of Kenner.
Pet Fest is a combined effort by Jefferson SPCA, Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, Jefferson Parish, and the City of Kenner. For the latest updates on participating rescues and vendors, visit www.jeffersonspca.org/petfest
10th Annual Recycled Fashion Show Presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust and Entergy
A fashion show featuring clothing from the Bridge House Thrift Stores that has been transformed into fashionable outfits by local designers. The event also features food from local restaurants, a silent auction (featuring items modeled on the runway), a cash bar, and entertainment!
Tickets
General Admission: $25 in advance ($35 at the door) VIP: $50 VIP and General Admission Tickets will be available online until the Friday, February 8th at 12PM. General Admission Tickets ONLY will be sold at the door for $35. VIP Tickets include access to VIP seating area and 2 drink tickets.
For more information, contact Stephanie Clary, CFRE at (504) 821-7134 or sclary@bridgehouse.org.
Silent Auction
Click here to register for the 10th Annual Recycled Fashion Show Silent Auction! You will be able to bid on all of the fabulous items & fantastic outfits (straight from the runway) right from your cell phone (or computer)! Bidding opens on Monday, February 4th and all bidding will take place online; the auction will close at 5:30PM on Sunday, February 10th. You do not have to attend the event to bid and if you are winner we will contact you on Monday, February 11 to coordinate pick up of your item(s). If you have any questions or for more information, contact Katherine Madere at kmadere@bridgehouse.org or (504) 821-7288.
Sundays don't get any better than this in New Orleans! Locals & visitors can rediscover a beloved tradition at The Maison Dupuy, one of the great Sunday Brunch originals, and a dining gem in a setting unsurpassed for delicious local food creations by Chef Matt Regan along with superb service and featuring some of New Orleans best musicians!
Sunday Brunch is served from 10:30 am to 2 pm. For reservations please call 504-648-6113.
The Maison Dupuy offers two charming venues for the three-course Sunday Champagne Jazz Brunch -- the casual Bistreaux Restaurant featuring murals of famed artist Toulouse Lautrec's Paris scenes and floor to ceiling windows and the picturesque Courtyard, one of the best outdoor settings in the French Quarter.
For artists who love to draw from the figure: Come get inspired, meet other artists, draw draw draw! Bring your own materials (and easel if needed), we will provide some treats. 7-10pm (or 7-9pm if <4) $12. Invite and share with your artist friends. See ya then! Almost always Every Monday night, except holidays. 11
SOLD OUT!!! BUT..... you can take the Beginner Pole Goddess on Sunday mornings at 10:30am. OR, with 3 pre-paid registrations, we will add an intro series on Wednesday, 6-7:15pm starting January 9. Learn the basics of Pole Dancing from Kryss. With an emphasis on technique, repetition, and steady progress, this series will help you build confidence in yourself and your abilities. Each class will build upon the material in the previous class. Classes are kept small, MAX 5 students, so registration is required. Please register early to secure your spot. $110/6 week session Payments can be made in cash or check at the studio. Or click this link http://PayPal.me/CrescentLotusDance/110 ATTIRE: bare feet, tank tops/sports bra type tops, shorts or leggings that can roll up above your knee. PM with any questions. Or post them so everyone will know the answer. You may not be the only person wondering.
Our model is Angela this time! Come out and practice drawing with us, short poses format with breaks, and free beverages available! This happens every week at a quaint private studio on the lakefront in New Orleans East. This is part of N.O. East Lakefront Life Drawing!
6 PM - 9 PM
11200 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70128-1005, United States
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Traditional New Orleans Style RED BEANS AND RICE with choice of Grilled Sausage or Pork Chop, Side Salad, Texas Toast and Refillable Soft Drink
Kids Brass Jam at Art Klub! Announcing our new music director: Clifford McPeek! Over 30 years as a professional musician and music teacher. He plays and teaches all brass instruments as well as guitar, bass and beats. As well as learning to play music your child will learn to read music! Clifford brings so many fun ways to explore music and music theory! But he can't do it all... percussion teacher Patrick Driscoll keeps the rhythm rolling. This is Patrick's 3rd year with Art Klub and the kids love him! So if its drums your child wants, Patrick has that covered. Who: Kids Ages 9 & Up When: Mondays, Feb 11- Feb 28 Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm Length: 8 weeks Cost: $150 Scholarships available. We are extremely excited to bring you this inspiring Kids Brass Jam curriculum! Kids Brass Jam is a weekly recurring educational program that teaches, mentors and inspires students through music instruction on trombone, trumpet, sousaphone and drums, as well as music theory and learning how to read music. Thanks to the support from Threadhead Cultural Foundation, Preservation Hall Foundation, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Red Dress Run Hash House Harriers and Griffin Family Foundation, we are able to offer this unique music curriculum. Students will have an opportunity to explore all of the instruments, however please let us know which instrument your student is most interested in playing. Some instruments will be provided on site but it is best if your musician has their own. Please let us know if you need information purchasing or renting an instrument while at the Art Klub, or if they already have their own. We strive to instill a love for playing and listening to music with community centered programming. In the spring, the Art Klub Kids Brass Band will perform a concert! Witness the magic of New Orleans brass band traditions and Louisiana music and cultural heritage played by the promising talent of the St. Roch neighborhood and surrounding 504 area youth musicians. Let us celebrate big brass music and New Orleans rising talent.
Every Tuesday, starting at 8 o'clock The Columns Hotel, 3811 St. Charles Ave. No cover, Food served until 10 2/12/19- Don Vappie and Matt Rhody - 2/3 of the NOLA String Kings, possibly 2 1/2 if I get my doctor's permission come out and play with these virtuosos. 2/19/19-Ed Wise And Nahum Zdybel - Ed is one of the premier bassists in New Orleans and a good friend, and he brings young talented Mr. Zdybel on guitar. I expect a high quality show with some vocals thrown in. 2/26/19- Tender Moments with Andre Bohren and Harry Hardin - yes, that's what they're calling this! Beethoven and largely classical, some Latin, a truly different and enjoyable listening evening. 3 /5 /19 - Mardi Gras! NO MUSIC, of course. The party will be everywhere else, so get out and enjoy it!
The Historic New Orleans Collection's popular Carnival-themed tour returns this year to the Louisiana History Galleries. "Rites, Rituals, and Revelry: The History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans" follows the city's traditions, beginning with celebrations during the French and Spanish colonial periods and in the early days of statehood. Using items from THNOC's holdings, the guided tour continues through the development of parading krewes, like Comus and Rex, to the arrival of Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs and Mardi Gras Indians, and concludes with the modern era's popular superkrewes and LGBTQ Mardi Gras celebrations.
Tours are available Tuesday-Sunday, now through March 1, and begin promptly at 11 a.m. at the 533 Royal Street location. Admission is $5 or free for
THNOC members. Tours last approximately one hour. Use your MY HNOC account to reserve tickets on
my.hnoc.org
or call (504) 598-7145. Please note, THNOC will be closed March 2-5.
ANNOUNCE CAREGIVER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE JANUARY - APRIL 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.
Sessions are scheduled at:
Slidell Senior Center, 610 Cousin St., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
February 20, March 11 & 29, April 2 & 16
Covington Senior Center, 19404 N. 10 St., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
METAIRIE, LA -Carolyn Kolb, PhD, a local historian and history professor, will lead a series on The History of Jefferson Parish, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
These presentations are free of charge and open to the public. There is no registration.
The events occur at the following times and dates.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
The Communities of Jefferson Parish (Part 6)
Carolyn Kolb's column in New Orleans magazine is titled "Chronicles of Recent History." Her book, New Orleans Memories: One Writer's City, began as a series of those columns. She teaches at Tulane's School of Professional Advancement, and has written several guidebooks to the city. She holds a doctoral degree in Urban Studies/Urban History from the University of New Orleans. She was once a reporter for The New Orleans Times-Picayune and served as director of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. She is a native of New Orleans.
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.
Senior student free screening lsu dental school february 13 19 2
for clinical board exams for graduating senior students
February 6 13 19 and 27, 2019 5pm-7pm
3rd floor of the dental school clinic building
1100 Florida Blvd, NOLA 70119
All applicants are eligible for free x-rays and free
treatment planning required for the board exam
Qualified participants will be eligible for 1-2 fillings
or cleanings for free that are necessary for the
board exam given March 22, 2019 with no guarantee
for further treatment aat the clinic.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the
LSU Health School of Dentistry
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Orleans Parish Appreciation Days 2019 Every Wednesday, Orleans Parish residents with one proof of residency will get free admission with up to four guests to Audubon attractions. The Appreciation Days will rotate each week from the Aquarium, Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Zoo, and Planetarium (Louisiana Nature Center). https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/images/documents/orleans-parish-appreciation-days-2019.pdf
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.
An Ogden Museum of Southern Art docent is a volunteer who leads tours helping visitors to the museum "See the South" through the visual arts and in the context of literature, music, food and more. Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children, helping them discover their own interpretations of art. This program will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the making of an art museum and offer an introduction to Southern art, history and culture. The training will include museum techniques and education strategies for engaging museum visitors in meaningful explorations of works of art in the collection and in special exhibitions. Check out our FAQ to learn more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a docent at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art? A: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art docent is a volunteer who leads tours helping visitors to The Museum "See the South" through the visual arts and in the context of its literature, music, food and more.
Q: Are there any prerequisites for beginning the docent program? Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children helping them discover their own interpretations of art.
Q: What is the process to be a docent at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art? A: Prospective docents must complete and submit the docent application. The prospective docent must also complete the course of docent training, and make a commitment to the Museum for two years, primarily working with school and adult tours, but also specialized tours and group events.
Q: When does training take place? A: Training sessions are held twice a year in September and January.
Q: What does the training involve? A: Training will focus in four areas: 1) aesthetics, museum studies and the educational mission, 2) Southern art, history and culture, 3) discussion of specific artists and works in the galleries, and 4) practice tours and shadowing.
Q: What is the cost of docent training? A: There is no cost for docent training.
Q: Once the training has been completed, what kind of time commitment is expected of the docent? A: Docents are required to give a minimum of two tours a month or volunteer 4 hours at events as gallery docents. Docents should allow 2 hours per tour. Each tour lasts slightly more than one hour, however docents are asked to arrive at least 20 minutes prior to tour. Docents will also attend monthly meetings to discuss logistics, meet artists, and learn about changing exhibits and special programs.
Training
Our next docent training dates are:
February 13, 20 | 10 a.m. to noon. Prospective docents should attend all training sessions.
The Ogden Museum accepts docent applications year round, so please submit your application at any time. If you need any more information please email sechaniz@ogdenmuseum.org
The annual Literary Round Table Luncheon Saluting New Orleans Authors will take place on Wednesday, February 13 at noon in the ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Street in the French Quarter.
The featured luncheon speakers will be:
Jason Berry, acclaimed author, writer, journalist and filmmaker, who will be presenting and signing his book, "City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300."
Deborah Burst, award-winning freelance writer, photographer and author of her recent book, "Spirits of the Bayou."
Dr. Rosary Hartel O'Neill, author of twenty plays and three books who will be talking about her latest book, "New Orleans Voodoo."
My co-host will be six-time published author and freelance writer, Dean M. Shapiro, who will introduce the speakers.
In celebration of Valentine's Day, attorney Russ Herman, who was named 2007 Lawyer of the Year by Lawyers USA and who recently published his first book of poetry, will be reading two love poems from his poetry book, "The Topography of Life, Love and Travel."
The live entertainment will be by popular pianist Jim Walpole, followed by vocalist MaryFlynn and pianist/entertainer Philip Melancon.
In addition, there will be an informal fashion show of exquisite hats made by Hautes Dames.
The $65, all-inclusive price includes a delicious, 3-course gourmet Luncheon .
Plus champagne/wines and valet parking. Make your reservations now by calling Judy LeBlanc at (504) 71-4672 or email her atJudy.LeBlanc@BourbonOrleans.com.
Guests are encouraged to wear Red in honor of Valentine's Day.
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.
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
Tickets: $20 Members | $25 General Admission Departure Point: Treme Coffeehouse (1501 St. Philip Street)
This walking tour of Treme provides a rich, detailed perspective on one of the city's oldest and most storied neighborhoods. Originally known as "back of town," the old Creole feel of Treme makes it easy to imagine the early 1800s multicultural community formed by immigrants, free people of color, and refugees from Saint-Domingue. An important center of the city's African-American and Creole culture, Treme is the cherished home of fourth and fifth generation residents who strive to maintain the area's cultural and social traditions. We will trace the origin and development of Treme through the amazing nineteenth century architecture (including Creole cottages, townhouses, and shotgun houses), geography, and urban influences dating from the subdivision of this land by Claude Treme in the 1790s to the present day.
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the big bands of the WWII era. Book your passage to an evening in 1944 at the ticketing link.
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, Feb. 16: Living the Highlife - A Night of Afropop KUMASI AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA and the FUFU ALLSTARS
Saturday, March 9: SPENCER BOHREN & THE WHIPPERSNAPPERS
Saturday, Apr. 13: SPOKEN WORD NIGHT One show starting at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 27: Cabaret Tremé An evening with LEAH CHASE One show starting at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4: Bechet to Batiste EVAN CHRISTOPHER and GREGORY AGID One show starting at 9:30 p.m.
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.
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Entergy New Orleans Hosts Community Information Sessions in the Coming Weeks
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 30, @EntergyNOLA will host community information sessions about the company's rate case filing. The dates have been shared with your local neighborhood associations. In case you missed them, here they are again. See you there.
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Calling all Queens!
Join FestiGals for happy hour followed by our QUEEN FOR A DAY crafting event on Tuesday, February 19 at the fabulous
Carl Mack's Mardi Gras Museum where you can create your very own festive headpiece! All supplies will be provided and wine and light bites will be served. Space is limited, click the button below to get your tickets TODAY! All proceeds support FestiGals' mission of inspiring, connecting and celebrating women.
Carl Mack's Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture 1010 Conti Street New Orleans, LA 70112
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (CST)
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COUNCIL ON AGING ST. TAMMANY (COAST)
&
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINITRATION
PRESENTATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERING RETIREMENT OPTIONS
Do you know the best age to retire? Do you know how much you will receive? Are your dependents eligible on your record? Get answers from a Social Security Agent to these and other questions at presentations taking place at two COAST Activity Centers.
SLIDELL ACTIVITY CENTER
610 Cousin Street
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Noon to 1 p.m.
The presentations have been scheduled during the lunch hour to accommodate seniors who are still in the workforce.
Everyone is invited to attend and no registration is needed.
It is recommended that attendees create a 'my Social Security' account ahead of this event to review retirement information. Go to www.ssa.gov/myaccount
Group Discusses The Count of Monte Cristo During Spring 2019
METAIRIE, LA - The French Literature Discussion Group will read Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo during five nights in the winter and spring of 2019 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie.
The concert is free of charge and open to the public. There is no registration.
The Count of Monte Cristo, published in 1844, is an adventure novel that takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during 1815-1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration and the reign of Louis-Phillipe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period when Napoleon returned to power after his exile.
A central theme of the book is revenge, but it is also concerned with hope, justice, mercy and forgiveness. It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment.
Participants are strongly encouraged to read the Penguin Classics edition of the book, which is unabridged and is 1,243 pages.
As with the Don Quixote Discussion Group, speakers from local universities will be invited to discuss various elements of the time.
7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
Page 255 to 514, Chapter XXVIII to XLV (to the chapter titled A Shower of Blood)
7 p.m., Monday, March 25, 2019
Page 515 to 751, Chapter LXIX to XCII (to the chapter titled Information)
7 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2019
Page 752 to 1005, Chapter LXX to XCII (to the chapter titled Suicide)
7 p.m., Monday, May 20, 2019
Page 1005 to the end, Chapter XCII to the end.
During the summer of 2019, the group will read and discuss Irene Nemirovsky's book, Suite Francaise.
During the fall of 2019, the group will read and discuss Stendahl's The Red and the Black.
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.
April 11, 2019 Are you ready for French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron? We're counting down to April 11-14!
French Quarter Festival Second-Line Kickoff Parade will take place Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m. The parade departs from the 100 block of Bourbon Street and makes its way to Jackson Square.
Ayo Scott is Official Poster Artist
Irma Thomas to be Featured
Ayo Scott has been selected as the 2019 French Quarter Festivals, Inc. artist; he will paint both the French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest posters. A native New Orleanian, Scott graduated from Xavier University in 2003 and attended graduate school at The Institute of Design in Chicago. Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, he returned home to help the city rebuild. During that time, he started NOYO Designs Inc. and began to evolve from commercial graphic design work to making his own art. "It is my profound honor to be chosen as the official poster artist for this year's French Quarter Festival and have the chance to pay tribute to a musical legacy," said Scott.
The 2019 poster features a portrait of Soul Queen of New Orleans and regular Festival headliner, Irma Thomas. In the background are the Mississippi River and a glimpse of the Woldenberg Park sculpture, Ocean Song, a nod to the artist's father, John T Scott, and tie in to the event as the sculpture is prominently featured on the festival grounds. "French Quarter Fest has done a lot to keep local and regional artists' careers alive, and I am honored to be on this year's poster," said Irma Thomas.
More than 1,700 Artists on 23 Stages
Galactic, George Porter, Jr., and a new Riverfront Stage
Expanded Chevron Evening Concert Series Brings More Headliners
Thank you for consistently voting us a 'local favorite'! We're proud to be popular with locals and tourists alike. The appeal is the authenticity: our fans love experiencing a broad range of Louisiana artists from several genres. In 2019 our free festival will feature music from more than 250 acts on 23 stages throughout the historic French Quarter. 2019 brings 43 fest debuts, including Galactic.
The Chevron Stage, a longtime Cajun/Zydeco destination, will feature more genres nightly, in addition to their Cajun/Zydeco lineup; the Evening Concert Series includes Jon Cleary, George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners, Flow Tribe, and Rockin' Dopsie. In Jackson Square, the Hilton Stage returns with an all-star lineup of New Orleans' most respected artists and culture-bearers including Ellis Marsalis, John Boutté, Leroy Jones, Shannon Powell, Robin Barnes, and James Andrews. The riverfront Abita Beer Stage brings four days of music including Rebirth Brass Band, The Iguanas, and Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters. The GE Stage returns with every genre from Funk to Gospel; artists include Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, and Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show. Artists on the Jack Daniel's Stage include Brass-A-Holics, Lena Prima, and Rory Danger & the Danger Dangers. At the Tropical Isle Stage, the lineup includes a Sunday morning Gospel performance from Betty Winn and One-A-Chord. At the Jazz Museum at the Mint, brass bands will be featured Friday-Sunday on the Louisiana Fish Fry Stage, and the WWL-TV Stage brings three days of music from crowd favorites like Benny Grunch and the Bunch, Creole String Beans, and Margie Perez.
A new venue, the Pan-American Life Insurance Group Stage will bring music to the newly renovated Moonwalk on Saturday and Sunday. We also welcome additional new stage sponsors Hancock Whitney, Dorignac's Food Center, and Dow Chemical. Click here for the complete lineup.
New Orleans is arguably the country's culinary capital, with recipes that define its diverse culture and heritage. French Quarter Festival's Culinary Lineup, sponsored by Broussard's Restaurant and Courtyard, offers an opportunity to sample the most famous, can't-miss dishes in the city. Click here to start planning your fest meals!
