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Exhibition to explore local sports history through 20 essential stories
“Crescent City Sport: Stories of Courage and Change” opens
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WHO: The Historic New Orleans Collection
WHAT: “Crescent City Sport: Stories of Courage and Change,” an exhibition featuring original objects
WHEN:
December 10–March 8, 2020
Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
WHERE: 520 Royal St., in the French Quarter
HOW: Admission is free.
WHY:
Stories are central to our love of sports. In a new exhibition from The Historic New Orleans Collection, 20 stories feature bitter rivalries, shocking upsets and unlikely heroes and reveal how these moments are woven into the collective memory and identity of the local community.
“Crescent City Sport: Stories of Courage and Change”
opens Friday, Nov. 22, and explores sporting moments since the end of the American Civil War that have mirrored or instigated broader social and economic change in New Orleans. Curator Mark Cave noticed the vital role sports have played in the city’s slow—and often reluctant—progress toward inclusivity, and how major sporting events have long been a cornerstone of the city’s tourism economy.
Locals and visitors alike will quickly recognize some of the stories, such as the epic bouts of heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, the founding of the Sugar Bowl in the midst of the Great Depression and the creation of the New Orleans Saints. The exhibition also covers horseracing, basketball, cycling, sailing, roller derby and more. Visitors will see the original Sugar Bowl trophy, a plaster cast of Sullivan’s arm, the Saints’ 2010 Super Bowl trophy and hundreds of original photographs and other objects from public and private collections throughout the community.
“Crescent City Sport” will be on view through Sunday, March 8, 2020. Admission is free, and the exhibition is open Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Free activity guides will be available for younger visitors.
“Crescent City Sport: Stories of Courage and Change” is presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and sponsored by The Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
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2019 Power Lunch Sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company -
December
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2019 Power Lunch Sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company - December
Date: December 10, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Limited walk-in's will be taken, based on availability.
Join the New Orleans Chamber for the monthly Power Lunch sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company.
Whether you are a new member, a longtime member of the New Orleans Chamber or you are interested in becoming involved with the New Orleans Chamber, marketing your business is the first step to success.
B2B networking allows business people to effectively network with each other by providing each person time for a sales pitch about what distinguishes their business or service from others in their field. All attendees will have the opportunity to give a 1-minute presentation about the products or services of their business. Attendees exchange business cards and marketing materials so that they can follow up with the people they meet.
Space is LIMITED, so register early. There will be a table for members' marketing materials and business cards available at the event.
Parking Options:
1515 Poydras St garage, enter from Freret St.
0-1 hours $4, 2 hrs $6 - Credit Card Only in garage, pay station for cash and credit in lobby.
HEAL Parking Garage, 300 LaSalle St. 1 hr $4, 1-2 hrs $5
1515 Poydras St.
5th Floor Auditorium
New Orleans, LA 70112
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, December 10
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration & Networking
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Program
Contact Information:
Ashley Hilsman, Events Director
Fees/Admission:
$10 for Members
$20 for Non - Members
*Light lunch will be provided
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Visit the ticketing link to reserve today!
The National WWII Museum · New Orleans, Louisiana
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A Merry Canteen Christmas
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
The
Victory Belles
are back in
BB's Stage Door Canteen
this Christmas season with all of your favorite holiday tunes! When a WWII veteran gifts a trunk full of wartime memorabilia, the Victory Belles unwrap so many memories and reminisce the best way they know how—singing in beautiful three-part harmony!
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Only on Tuesdays. Only at Middendorf's Slidell. It's "For the Love of Schnitzel!"
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Chef Horst Pfeifer, inspired by our guests' shared fondness of Schnitzel, created this delicious German meal to enjoy on just normal, non-Oktoberfest days... Wiener Schnitzel und Spätzle mit Jägersosse und Salat (Breaded Thin Pork Loin and House Made German Noodles with Bacon Mushroom Gravy and Salad) -- all for only 18.25.
Schnitzel is served all day on Tuesdays at Middendorf's Slidell for dine in or take out (10:30am-9:00pm). Our regular menu is also available.
If you haven't been to Middendorf's Slidell yet. It's located at 1951 Oak Harbor Blvd., Slidell, LA 70461. It's right off of I-10, Exit 261 Oak Harbor.
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Fried Oyster with Oyster Aioli +
Seared Scallop with Cauliflower and Shellfish Foam
Only available on our Feast of Seven Fishes Menu
To make a reservation, call 504-509-6550 or
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Avo
5908 Magazine St,
New Orleans, LA 70115
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Join the tradition and reserve your table for A Feast of Seven Fishes at Avo. This Italian Christmas feast includes a four-course tasting menu featuring fresh Louisiana seafood. This seasonal special is only available December 9th through December 28th.
To make a reservation, call 504-509-6550
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December 2019
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Dec 10
A Happier Happy Hour
4 to 6
$6 wines by the glass
$3 Cosmo
$5 Tito's & Country Smooth Whiskey
1/2 Priced Appetizers
6 to 10
Spin the Wheel Of Fortune and win
Free Drinks, Appetizers & More
22 St Ann Drive, Mandeville, Louisiana 70471
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oin 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.
5 PM – 9 PM
130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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December 2019
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TIME Tue Dec 10 2019
Rouses Markets,
2900 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, Louisiana 70002, Metairie, United States
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Park Admission & Entrances
Admission charge is five ($5) dollars per vehicle. All vehicles must enter from West Napoleon Avenue and exit at Downs Boulevard. Upon entering the park, traffic will flow counter-clockwise around the park. Driving and walking tours through the exhibit are available.
The Downs Boulevard Park entrance will close daily at 5:00 pm. Event hours are Sunday through Thursday 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 5:30pm to 10:30pm. The West Napoleon Avenue gate will close at 9:00pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00pm Friday and Saturday nights.
Santa's Express Mail Center
Santa’s express mail center has new elf workers and new sound effects set to random scenes from Star Wars, Peanuts and other favorite classics. In Santa’s Forest, children can color and decorate ornaments to hang on Christmas trees. Santa, Rudolph, Frosty and the Grinch will make special appearances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Children can also write a letter to Santa and mail it to him at our Elf Post Office. Plum Street Snoballs will sell concessions nightly.
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CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK
Friday, December 6 - Sunday, December 30, 2019
3000 Downs Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70003
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Constructed with over 10 million LED lights, this year’s exhibit feature elaborate decorations and festive lighted displays. New displays this year include a Hot Wheels display, a Hello Kitty figure and new animal hanging ornaments along with old favorites like a lighted 60-foot Sea Serpent in the lagoon, a princess and her magical castle and the gingerbread man.
The annual
SNOW DAY
begins at 9:30am on Saturday, December 14, 2019. One hundred thousand (100,000) pounds of artificial snow will be located between the Carousel and shelters 7 and 8. Free to children 10 and under and open to the public as long as the snow lasts.
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OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART
925 CAMP STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 504.539.9650
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CURATED CONVERSATION
WITH LEVEL ARTIST COLLECTIVE MEMBER CARL JOE WILLIAMS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
6 - 7 P.M.
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Join us for the second in a series of conversations in the galleries of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with members of Level Artist Collective. The conversation on Dec. 10 features founding member Carl Joe Williams.
This event is free and open to the public.
About Carl Joe Williams
Carl Joe Williams is a contemporary African American artist known for his multimedia paintings, sculpture, installations and interdisciplinary works. Williams creates paintings and painted sculpture from found objects.
He describes his works as “symphonies of colors” that present a powerful visual experience. Williams’ installation,
Journeys
, was featured at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, GA in 2002. And his
Sculptural Trees
public art installation in Metairie, Louisiana was described as reminiscent of “lollipops in a Candyland forest,” with their custom acrylic light boxes attached to crepe myrtles.
Williams attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Art where he received formal training. He continued his studies at Atlanta College of Art earning his B.F.A. and is a founding member of Level Artist Collective, which includes artists Ana Hernandez, Horton Humble, Rontherin Ratliff and John Isiah Walton.
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6 PM – 8 PM
2305 Decatur St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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Grande Krewe received our allocation of Pappy Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace Antique Collection bourbons and we have 7 bottles up for grabs at this year's Bourbon Lottery:
- Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year
- Pappy Van Winkle 12 Year
- Pappy Van Winkle 10 Year
- William Larue Weller (2)
- Thomas H. Handy Sazerac
- George T Stagg Bourbon
Join us at the store Tuesday, December 10th, where you will receive 7 tickets and the option to enter into the drawing to purchase one of these highly allocated bourbons. You must be in store to win!
Small bites will be provided and we will be pouring Manhattans and Old Fashioneds using Widow Jane and Uncle Bob's Whiskey throughout the night.
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2541 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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Care for Creatives: Healing Power Hours
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Join us every Tuesday for Healing Power Hours at Southern Rep Theatre!
TUESDAYS | 6 - 8 PM
$5 at the Door
First come, first served.
Healing Power Hour provides a consistent weekly sanctuary space for creatives to congregate for self-care through various healing activities. Sessions range from relaxation training, yoga and meditation practices to expressive arts with group connection and psychological education for wellbeing. Drop-ins welcome, no pre-registration required.
6PM - Community Mixer
Come for ear acupuncture, reiki, chair massages, aromatherapy, and more! All included in admission!
7PM - Healing Power Hour
Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness and Self Care Activity Groups guided by professionals!
DECEMBER EVENTS
December Healing Power Hours are guided by Cara Zajac.
Cara is a multi-media artist, social worker, and community organizer. Her mental wellness practice focuses on personal empowerment, creative expression, and cultivating self-awareness.
December 3rd
Family Roles & Holiday Readiness
Together we explore the regressive roles we fall into with our families and identify goals for improving interactions over the holidays. Unleash your inner artist (no experience necessary) to
reflect upon relationships past, present, and future. Guided by Cara Zajac.
December 10th
Setting Boundaries for Healthy Holidays
What is a boundary, how do we set them, and how do they keep us healthy? Through discussion and writing activities, learn to overcome the drain of holiday obligations and embrace the celebrations that nourish you. Guided by Cara Zajac.
December 17th
Self-Care Secret Santa
The best gifts are the ones you choose for yourself! Design a personal holiday wellness plan and relax into a guided meditation that promotes feelings of peace, comfort, and joy in order to
behold the wonder of the season. Guided by Cara Zajac.
December 17th after the Healing Power Hour, join us for…
Care for Creatives Holiday Party @ 8PM-9:30PM
Refreshments provided to celebrate the season together in community!
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Christopher Schaberg - SEARCHING FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: A Journey into the Environmental Humanities
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"Moving nimbly between personal narrative and academic theory, Christopher Schaberg locates the Anthropocene in compelling, illustrative sites--from the sand dunes of his Michigan childhood where he gathered stones derived from 350-million-year-old coral to the new billion-dollar airport terminal being built, ill-advisedly, just above sea level in his current home of New Orleans. This is an elegantly-written book that guides us through the dizzying epiphanies of scale, co-implication, and self-recognition that the Anthropocene concept demands." -Nicole Seymour, author of Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age
Debated, denied, unheard of, encompassing: The Anthropocene is a vexed topic, and requires interdisciplinary imagination.
Starting at the author’s home in rural northern Michigan and zooming out to perceive a dizzying global matrix, Christopher Schaberg invites readers on an atmospheric, impressionistic adventure with the environmental humanities. Searching for the Anthropocene blends personal narrative, cultural criticism, and ecological thought to ponder human-driven catastrophe on a planetary scale.
"This book is not about defining or settling the Anthropocene, but rather about articulating what it’s like to live in the Anthropocene, to live with a sense of its nagging presence--even as the stakes grow higher with each passing year, each oncoming storm.Christopher Schaberg wanders Michigan’s north woods and far flung airfields to ferret out the absurdity of the ‘Anthropocene’. Schaberg shows how Homo sapiens are no longer in charge of anything, despite our terrifying and irreversible wounding of a planet reeling from climate change. It’s a coin-toss whether there will be anything around at the end of the next decade capable of reading this fine book." —Doug Peacock, author of Grizzly Years (1996) and Walking It Off
Christopher Schaberg is Dorothy Harrell Brown Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, USA. He is the author of The Textual Life of Airports: Reading the Culture of Flight (2013) and The End of Airports (2015) and co-editor of Deconstructing Brad Pitt (2014). He is series co-editor (with Ian Bogost) of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons.
Event date:
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 6:00pm
Event address:
Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115
Searching for the Anthropocene: A Journey Into the Environmental Humanities (Paperback)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781501351822
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Bloomsbury Academic - December 12th, 2019
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December 8
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES
1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans
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Tuesday, December 10 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth, Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-pipe
tracker organ with ambient lighting and occasional guest musicians. From Baroque to Pop
and Beyond! Since Katrina, a unique and magical distinctively New Orleans musical meditation.
All are welcomed.
Sunday, December 15 @ 5 pm: Trinity's Festival Of Lessons and Carols
A Celebration of the Season featuring Community Mission Partners
Tuesday, December 17 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth, Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-pipe
tracker organ with ambient lighting and occasional guest musicians. From Baroque
to Pop and Beyond! Since Katrina, a unique and magical distinctively New Orleans musical meditation.
All are welcomed!
Sunday, December 22 @ 5 pm: ROQUE BAROQUE
with Ben Fox, Viola de Gamba, - Seth Scott, Luth, - Lauren Oglesby, soprano -
and Albinas Prizgintas, harpsichord playing J.S. Bach and Christmas Carols
Tuesday, December 24: Christmas Eve Services- No Organ & Labyrinth
PLEASE Note:
Sunday, December 29 @ 5 pm: Please Come to Celebrate the End of the year with Organ & Labyrinth and
Albinas Prizgintas playing the 5000-pipe tracker organ, the harpsichord and the piano.with ambient lighting
and candlelight featuring Music from Baroque to Now and
Tuesday, December 31: Church Closed New Year's Eve!! -- No Organ & Labyrinth
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Episcopal Church,
1329 Jackson Avenue,
New Orleans, LA
Albinas Prizgintas :
(504) 670 2520
Manon Prizgintas :
(504) 606 3442
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THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON COMES ALIVE
The Elves have been busy and are eager to share a beautiful new light exhibit--you'll be surprised and amazed! November 29 - December 28 bring the whole family to share in the magic this holiday season at Miracle on Fulton Street. Featuring daily "snow", hourly, 11am - 10pm on the hour, twinkling lights, a 30-ft mega tree and a magical gingerbread display in the Harrah’s Hotel Lobby. Enjoy live music and visits with Santa on Fridays and Saturdays, November 29 - December 21, beginning at 6 p.m. The fun and excitement awaits at Miracle on Fulton Street.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DEC 10 – DEC 21
Open Daily
Hourly Snowfall 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. - on the hour
Gingerbread Display in the Harrah's Hotel Lobby
A new light display at the base of Fulton Street leading guests to a landscape of glittering trees and sparkling lights
December 14
Champagne Stroll
Sip sparkling wine and champagnes from various regions. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
6-8 pm
DEC 9 - DEC 22 | Fridays & Saturdays
Enjoy live entertainment and photos with Santa. See if you made the naughty or nice list!
Photos with Santa, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Purchase photos - cash only
𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟑
John Papa Gros - Solo 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Big Sam's Crescent City Connection 7 - 9:30 PM
𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟒
Amy Trail Band 5:30 - 6:30 PM
James Andrews 7 - 9:30 PM
𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎
Debbie Davis "Jingle Bells" 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Charmaine Neville 7 - 9:30 PM
𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟏
Tom Worrell 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Benny Grunch and the Bunch 7 - 9:30 PM
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Celebration in the Oaks
in City Park,
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the beloved and, judging by the crowds, exceptionally popular holiday lights festival, will light up the sky starting on November 29, Thousands of visitors pour into the largest park in New Orleans to see the magical winter spectacle, for which the park’s famous oaks are swathed in hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights across its twenty-five acres, including the Botanical Garden, Storyland, Carousel Gardens, and, of course, the train.
The lights last until January 1. Sunday–Thursday from 6 pm–10 pm; Friday and Saturday from 5 pm–11 pm, closed Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. $10
admission; children under 3 and Friends of City Park get in free; train ride is $5; amusement park rides $4 for a single ride; $18 unlimited ride arm band.
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The Roosevelt New Orleans
130 Roosevelt Way
New Orleans, LA 70112
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Through January 4
Note to social media influencers: a selfie in The Roosevelt’s twinkling winter wonderland display is de rigueur for the holidays, Spanning about a block in length, the lobby is filled with more than 112,000 lights, custom displays, and 46 Christmas trees
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6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
725 Pelican Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
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Jockomo: The Native Roots of Mardi Gras Indians
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A celebration of the transcendent experience of Mardi Gras, encompassing both ancient and current traditions.
Contemporary photographs by Algiers Point resident John McCusker and archival images combine to offer a complementary narrative to the text.
Jockomo is a visual feast, displaying the evolution of cultural traditions throughout the history of New Orleans.
The event is free and open to all, and books will be available for sale and signing. (Great holiday gifts!)
Shane Lief has presented papers at the annual meetings of the American Musicological Society, the American Anthropological Association, the Society for German-American Studies, and the Louisiana Historical Association. When not teaching or writing about the history of languages, he plays music and leads a percussion band that marches in Mardi Gras parades.
John McCusker worked as a photojournalist for three decades at the Times-Picayune and later the New Orleans Advocate. He was part of the team that shared the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism for covering Hurricane Katrina. He is author of Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz. He is also founder of the Cradle of Jazz Tour.
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7 PM – 9 PM
6400 Airline Dr, Metairie, Louisiana 70003
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He is Born: A Christmas Concert with the Sisters
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The Daughters of St Paul are returning to Metairie, LA with a new tour and a new lineup for the He is Born Christmas Concert! Be inspired by the voices and stories of the Sisters as well as by the sounds of Christmas carols new and old, bringing joy and peace to all who listen!
Sponsorships with tickets now available!
Get your tickets now before we sell out!
Ticket and Seating Options:
1. Premium Seating for Sponsors (CLOSEST TO STAGE)
Become a Sponsor! (Sponsorships help the Sisters spread the light of Christ far and wide!)
2. Priority seating: $50 per ticket (DIRECTLY BEHIND PREMIUM SEATING IN THE ORDER PURCHASED)
3. General admission: $35 per ticket for adults, 17 & under $15.00 per ticket (OPEN SEATING)
No physical tickets will be issued. Check in required at the venue. Ushers will help you find your seats.
For more information call: 504-887-7631
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7 PM – 10 PM
725 Saint Ferdinand St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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Helen Gillet at the Marigny Opera House
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Helen Gillet will be joined by Drummer Doug Garrison for a night of cello loops and percussion sonic archaeology.
Suggested Donation $20 GA / $15 Student & Senior
Doors open approximately thirty minutes before show time, seating is first come, first serve after house open.
Helen Gillet
is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist exploring synthesized sounds, texture, and rhythm using an acoustic cello. For someone with her varied background, New Orleans, with its mix of cultures and musics, seemed like a natural place to call home. She was born in Belgium, raised in Singapore from the ages of 2 to 11, and routinely shuttled between the homelands of her Belgian father and American mother. Over the years — working in New Orleans with musicians of all stripes, from avant-garde jazz and classical to pop and funk — Gillet has developed a singular polyglot style. The core of her work is solo performance with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines. Rhythmic figures emerge with bowed or plucked ostinatos or a variety of rubbing and slapping on the body of the cello, then enhanced with melodies played or sung in her haunting alto. Her mixed musical vocabulary is commensurate with her disparate travels — French chanson of the 1940s, Belgian folk tunes sung in Walloon, a mix of rock and punk from the likes of PJ Harvey and X-Ray Spex, and her own affecting originals, like audience favorite “Julien,” sung in a mix of French and English. Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with innovative use of the cello and true mastery of live looping technology.
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7 PM – 10 PM
800 North Causeway Blvd. Suite 1D, Mandeville, Louisiana 70448
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Film Industry Meet and Greet
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December 10, 2019
Guest Speakers:
SOPHIE MARIE WHITE and
JASON A. WAGGENSPACK
Sophie Marie White, married with three kids, is a native of South Louisiana. She draws from her varied experiences as a writer, filmmaker, producer, Director of Photography, Chiropractor, EMT, firefighter, race car driver, and boxing promoter to inspire her acting and writing. She has been active in the film industry for the past 18+ years. She began acting a little over a year ago. Since then has cast in several feature films including Hummingbird and We All Think We Are Special. Sophie was also cast in Tell Me Your Secrets. She also landed a top of show, guest-starring role, on Chicago Med. In her first year and a half of acting she has been cast in 3 television series, 14 movies, and 1 play. She is also a syndicated writer who writes on transgender issues in and outside the film industry. Her screenplays have won ISA New Orleans Writers Award 2017 and placed at Table Read My Screenplay (New Orleans, London, and Sundance), Final Draft Fellowship, ISA Fast-track Fellowship, and New York International Fright Fest. Films she has produced from her screenplays have won or placed at numerous film festivals including AMFM, London Independent Awards, Imagination Lunchbox, and New Zealand Film Awards. She has even watched one of her produced films in the White House. Sophie is a transgender female, and with her family, making her way through the complicated transition process. She brings a unique voice that is extremely under-represented in the film and television industry. Her desire to share her journey will hopefully show others that there is hope, and they are not alone. As always, love, light, and peace.
Jason A. Waggenspack is Head of Possibilities and founder of The Ranch Film Studios and Neutral Ground Films. He has played an integral part in landing some of Louisiana's biggest movies (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Terminator Genisys) and gone on to produced iPhone Apps (So You're Dating A Vampire), web series (Below Sea Level, Arceneaux: Melpomene's Song) and feature films (The Lookalike, Maggie, The True Don Quixote, Abby’s Joy).
These monthly MEET & GREET'S are Absolutely AMAZING Networking Opportunities!!!
Hosted @ Mandeville Social
7pm-10pm
Food & Beverages available 4 purchase.
Come early (6pm) and join us for Dinner and conversation before the Meet and Greet starts. They have an incredible menu...
** NO ENTRY FEE ** CHILD FRIENDLY
** SHOW UP EARLY OR STAY LATE **
Investors, Actors, Directors, Producers, Crew, Screenwriters, Casting, Camera Operators, Wardrobe, Editors, Sound, Music, Makeup Artists, Dancers, Vocalists, V.O. Artists, etc.!!!
If your interested in Local Film Industry or if you want lend support and learn more about the Louisiana Entertainment Industry, please be sure to come!!! Bring your Resumes, Headshots, Business Cards and ANYTHING you want to share!!! Job Opportunities will be discussed... Networking among like minded creative and talented individuals will take place!!!
A GOOD TIME FOR ALL!!! AND PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE EVENTS BETTER OR IF YOU HAVE GUEST SPEAKER IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS, JUST
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The Dover Quartet
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 7:30 PM
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
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Friends of Music proudly invites you to a performance by the Dover Quartet, hailed by the Chicago Tribune for "expert musicianship, razor-sharp ensemble, deep musical feeling and a palpable commitment to communication."
Single tickets are available
online
and at the door. Prices are $35 for General Admission, $18 for Young New Orleanians (under 35), and free for students with ID.
Season subscriptions are also still available! Receive all remaining Friends of Music concerts for a heavily discounted price
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EVERY TUESDAY, 8 TO 11
THE COLUMNS HOTEL, 3811 ST. CHARLES
FREE ADMISSION, ALL AGES, FOOD SERVED UNTIL 10
12/10- Namaya and the Jazz Poets with John Rankin, Ed Wise, and Ray Moore. The marvelous eclectic jazz poet Namaya, Peacenik Field Hippy of the highest order, will be joined by the above mentioned trio for an unpredictable and thoroughly entertaining evening unlike anything we’ve done at the Columns in my 21 years there. It will be great fun, and I’m planning on staying for both sets. Even if I wasn’t playing…
12/17- 15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SINGALONG AND SHOW with John Rankin, Ed Wise, Jesse Reeks, and Harry Hardin. This is my present to you and me: an evening of Holiday Music! We will pass out song lyrics for everyone, the band will play beautifully, and lots of people will be sitting in. That is, if they show up. I’ll have a sign up sheet and a mike ready, and you are invited to join us and play or sing one holiday song, whether you're a beginner or pro. And if you can, don’t forget to bring that fruit cake or snacks for the party table!
12/24- NO MUSIC! Enjoy your family and friends! And don’t look at those credit card bills yet!
12/31- NO MUSIC! Watch out for those amateur drinkers, and try to hang with professionals. Another year will be gone, and you can kiss 2017 goodbye. And judging by this year’s tempo, the new year will be over before you know it.
1/7/20 - John Fohl and John Rankin. What a way to start the new year, with the Swiss Army knife of guitar and songwriting. Always a pleasure to spend time with this gentleman!
EVERY SUNDAY, 11:30 TO 2:30
SUPERIOR SEAFOOD, ST. CHARLES AVE & NAPOLEON AVE.
THE SUPERIOR JAZZ TRIO.
I love playing with this brunch trio, and we always have fun, no matter what anybody says… Come see for yourself, throwable beer bottles optional. Free valet parking!
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Weekly Brass Band events:
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Tuesdays - Rebirth Brass Band at the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak St) - 10p
Wednesdays - TBC Brass Band at Celebration Hall (1701 St. Bernard) - 9p
Wednesdays - Treme Brass Band at Seal's Class Act (2169 Aubry St.) - 9:45p
Wednesdays - Andrews Family Brass Band at the Candlelight Lounge (925 N. Robertson) - 8p
Thursdays - DJ Action Jackson at Hotboy Ronald Sport Zone D Shop for steak night and oldies (Downman & Hayne) - 6p
Thursdays - Hot 8 Brass Band at Treme Art & Music Lounge (1623 St. Ann) - 8p
Fridays - Big 6 Brass Band at Celebration Hall (1701 St. Bernard) - 9:30p
Sundays - Hot 8 Brass Band at the Howlin' Wolf - "The Den" (907 S. Peters St) - 10p
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SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO
626 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
504-949-0696
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817 St. Louis Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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Tuesday, December 10th
4 PM –
6:30 PM – Gregory Agid Quartet (Jazz)
9:30 PM – Gene’s Music Machine (Funk)
- Wednesday, December 11th
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- 4 PM – Frenchmen Street Jazz Gangsters (Jazz)
- 6:30 PM – New Orleans Jazz Vipers (Jazz)
- 9:30 PM – Jason Neville & The Funky Soul Band (Soul/Funk)
- Thursday, December 12
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- 7 PM – Royal Street Winding Boys (Jazz)
- 10 PM – Dysfunktional Bone (Brass/Funk)
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- 1 PM – The Rhythm Stompers (Jazz)
- 4 PM – The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies (Traditional Jazz)
- 7 PM – Shotgun Jazz Band (Jazz)
- 10 PM – Ace Brass Band (Brass)
- 11 PM – UPSTAIRS PENTHOUSE – Buena Vista Social Latin Night (Latin Dance Party)
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- 4 PM – Cajun/Zydeco Fais Do Do featuring Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours +
- Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots (Zydeco/Cajun)
- 7 PM – Smoking Time Jazz Club (Jazz)
- 10 PM – Mainline (Brass/Funk)
- 10 PM – PENTHOUSE – Next Level featuring DJ Dizzi (DJ/Dance Party)
- 12 AM – Higher Heights (Reggae/Funk)
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- Nanci Zee + Lisa Casper (Swing Jazz)
- 3 PM – Sidewalk Swing (Jazz)
- 7 PM – Royal Street Winding Boys (Jazz)
- 7 PM – PENTHOUSE – Opulence Hour Burlesque (Burlesque)
- 10 PM – Higher Heights (Reggae/Funk)
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3000 S. CARROLTON AVE
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
(504) 861-1700
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On Deck for December 10, 2019
National Days
On Deck for December 11, 2019
National Days
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM
400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504)-568-6993
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New Orleans
Jazz National Historic Park
916 N Peters Street,
French Quarter, New Orleans
Free and Open to the Public
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Come on in and meet Chef Kevin Belton
while you’re making groceries
Dec.11 from 4-6pm.
Chef Kevin will be signing his books.
This a great gift to give to someone or yoursel
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December 11
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
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Wednesday Night Flights, Montalcino VS Montepulciano - A Tale of Two Tuscan Villages, 5:30 to 7:30PM Just 22 miles of some of the most gorgeous wine country in the world separates the Tuscan hilltowns of Montalcino and Montepulciano. Montalcino, of course, is the famed home of Brunello di Montalcino while the lesser known village of Montepulciano producers Vino Nobile - both using clones of the Sangiovese grape to produce stunning, age worthy wines.
Brunello di Montalcino, and its younger sibling, Rosso di Montalcino, are both produced using exclusively Sangiovese grapes, Sangiovese in purezza as the locals say. They are, in fact, the only DOC wines in Italy that are required to be 100% Sangiovese. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, or the noble wine as locally known, and Rosso di Montepulciano has been made using the Sangiovese clone Prugnolo Gentile in the region for centuries. The wine was hailed in 1549 by the cellar master for Pope Paul III as being the ‘perfect wine’, yet in the more recent decades, its halo has been clipped by more the famous Montalcino.
Join Erin and Bridget as we explore these differences in a blind flight - a Vino Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano vs a Brunello and a Rosso di Montalcino. What is the difference in terroir? Aging requirements? Wine style and flavor profile? How does Vino Nobile hold up to its popular sibling? The wines will be presented blind, not as a test to see if you can determine which is which, although that will be fun as well, but to keep any preconceived notions of place out of the mix. What we really want to know is what you think. Is the quality similar? The taste? Do you prefer one bottle over another? And most importantly, do you like them? If you'd like a little something to snack on with your flight, Cheesemonger Casey Foote will design a cheese plate focused on pairings with cheeses from central Italy. Tickets are $20 each and you can reserve a cheese plate in advance for $13 ($18 normally).
Friday Free For All, December 13, 6-8PM - Join Margaret Swords from Lirette Selections for a great lineup of 4 free wines! Plus our friends at
Faubourg Farms
will be dishing out their delicious small plates. The wine tasting is free and open to the public, no reservations required. 6-8PM
Special Grower Champagne Flight with Michael Knisley, Tuesday, December 16, 5:30 to 7:30PM Bubblyotheque's Michael Knisley is making a special guest appearance on Tuesday, December 17th to pour a flight of delicious grower Champagnes! Michael has been splitting his time between New Orleans and Oregon where he owns Ambonnay, Portland's cozy, elegant and only dedicated Champagne bar. He is only in town for a quick visit and we are excited to have him host a flight next week. He'll present 3 single variety wines from the 3 main grapes of Champagne - 100% Pinot Noir, Champagne Les Clandestins Les Semblables; 100% Pinot Meunier, Champagne Francis Orban Extra Brut Cuvée; 100% Chardonnay, Champagne Guiborat Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs.
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 3 wines is $20 - reservations are highly recommended as we can only seat walk-ins if space allows. All wines are available for purchase to have at Swirl or you can take them to go.
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erforming Live on
December 11, 2019:
Benny Grunch & the Bunch
The Harrison Avenue Marketplace & Holiday's On Harrison invites you to come out and join us to welcome back The Benny Grunch & the Bunch and the local elementary school choirs. Grab your jackets and come out to enjoy an array of food, drinks and shopping. It is the perfect time to come socialize with friends and family while enjoying live music and great food! We have lots of fun kids activities and events!
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Holidays on Harrison @ The Marketplace
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Wednesday,
December 11, 2019 at 5 PM
801 Harrison Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
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METAIRIE, LA – The East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon,
will host nine musical concerts during December 2019 as part of its holiday programming. Each concert is free of charge and is open to the public.
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East Bank Regional Library Hosts
December
Holiday Programming
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7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
New Aurora Saxophone Ensemble
This small group, consisting only of saxophones, performs a variety of tunes.
2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019
The Ken Veca Big Band
The Ken Veca Big Band performs music from the Big Band era.
7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 16, 2019
American Legion Post 350 Band
The band performs standards as well as holiday music.
1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
Memory Lane
Jean, Richard and Sam perform Christmas music and popular tunes.
7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
Jerusalem Shrine Jazz Orchestra
This big band performs a wide variety of music.
7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
Trombone Choir of New Orleans Concert Band
The Trombone Choir of the New Orleans Concert Band - a group consisting of a dozen trombones - performs traditional and contemporary music.
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143
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LUNA Fête VI: The Shadow Circus Presented by The City of New Orleans Dec. 12 - Dec. 15th
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Date: Thursday, Dec. 12th - Sunday, Dec. 15th
Time: 6 - 10 pm
Location: Downtown, Lafayette Square to Fulton Street
Free and open to the public, LUNA Fête is a family-friendly event demonstrating the power of light, art, and technology, and the importance of Art in Everything.
We're excited to welcome women artists who have created three monumental projection mapping installations that will bring Gallier Hall to life: French artist Camille Gross, whose visual designs have earned international recognition; and local artists Cristina Molina and Courtney Egan. Molina worked with Southeastern University design students while Egan collaborated with Young Artist Movement interns on special projects . Professional and emerging artists who participated in LUNA Fête initiative trainings will also have their works featured.
Gallier Hall projection shows begin at the top of each hour. New projection mapping shows begin at 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm with past favorites showing at 7pm and 9pm.
Along with interactive light art installations by local and national artists, performances, food, and drinks, you can also shop for holiday gifts at two art markets from Lafayette Square to Fulton Street.
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OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART
925 Camp St
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Free Thursdays
There is free admission for Louisiana residents every Thursday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., courtesy of
The Helis Foundation
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December 12 12:14 A.M.
December: Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon, Rose Moon
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Dec 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 7pm
Dec 14, 21 3pm
Dec 15 2pm
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December
12 Thru 21
Always Lounge
2240 St. Claude Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
United States
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Dec. 12-21
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
The Acro-Cats return to the theater at the back of the AllWays Lounge & Cabaret for a series of “Meowy Christmas” shows. Celebrate Christmas (or Catmas) with these amazing cats by watching them jump through wreaths, roll an ornament, push a sleigh and perform an array of other seasonal tricks. There will also be a special appearance by The Rock-Cats (the only cat band in the entire WORLD). Shows are selling out.
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5:30 PM – 8 PM
2305 Decatur St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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DEC
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Thirsty Thursday: Cambria Wine and Artisan Cheese Pairing
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Join us at Grande Krewe on Thursday, December 12th for a free wine tasting between 5:30 - 8:00pm. On this special Thirsty Thursday, we will be offering the following Cambria wines paired with Artisan cheeses.
1. Mt. Tam by Cowgirl Creamery Cheese paired with Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay
2. Seascape Cheese paired with Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir
3. Nicasio Reserve Cheese paired with Tepusquet Vineyard Syrah
4. French Traditional Brie paired with Julia’s Vineyard Rosé of Pinot Noir
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Audubon Zoo Lights
DEC 12, 2019
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Audubon Zoo Lights Presented by Children’s Hospital New Orleans will have NEW features including:
- A magical Twinkle Tunnel
- An Endangered Species Holiday Tree
- A Zoo Lights 2019 commemorative ornament for purchase
- An additional lighted Holiday Oak presented by
Terminix
- Plus more!
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on Audubon’s website or at the Zoo Front Gate.
Dates and Time:
December 12-15, 19-23, 26-30
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Ticket prices are $10 for members and $15 non members (adult or child). Under 2 years FREE. No Senior Discount
Ticket prices:
$10.00 Audubon Members (adults and children) if you purchase online
$15.00 General Admission (adults and children) if you purchase online
$13.00 Audubon Members (adults and children) if you purchase at the Zoo’s Front Gate
$15.00 General Admission (adults and children) if you purchase at the Zoo’s Front Gate
Children under 2 years of age receive complimentary admission.
No senior discount.
Audubon Zoo
6500 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
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Rivertown Theaters is Proud to Present The Original Cast & Creators in “Scrooge in Rouge,” the Raucous Holiday Show by Ricky Graham & Company
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A Non-stop Farce Guaranteed to Get Audiences in a Ho Ho Ho, Ha Ha Ha Holiday Spirit!
Ricky Graham, every New Orleanians’ favorite funny man, and his jolly comical crew are back on the Rivertown Mainstage to bring some different kind of holiday cheer with this Christmas musical that has theatergoers coming back for more!
Local favorites Ricky Graham, Varla Jean Merman, Yvette Hargis and Jefferson Turner wrote this uproarious Christmas musical y'all! The creators themselves reprise their roles for the Rivertown audiences!
Get in the holiday spirit with this quick-change, cross-dressing musical version "somewhat loosely based on the idea of 'A Christmas Carol'. The "Royal Music Hall Variety Players" have a widespread case of food poisoning. This leaves only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of A Christmas Carol originally intended for twenty. With bad puns, bawdy vaudeville humorisms, naughty double-entendres, and witty songs, it’s a most wonderful holiday treat!
Book and Lyrics by Ricky Graham. Music by Jefferson Turner. Additional Material by Jeffery Roberson and Other Interesting Bits by Yvette Hargis
. Rated PG
CAST:
Ricky Graham
Varla Jean Merman
Yvette Hargis
Jefferson Turner
SHOW DATES AND TIMES:
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Week: Dec. 12, 13 & 14
at 7:30 pm
and Dec. 15 at 2:00 pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES: $41.00 – Adults $39.00- Seniors $37.00 – Students
(not including taxes and fee)
*** TICKETS MAKE A GREAT EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR FRIENDS OR FAMILY ***
BOX OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance
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1 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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Hey Louis! Preview Events
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Don't miss your chance to experience New Orleans' newest and most unique concert and events venue on the Mississippi River, for free! Welcome the Louis Armstrong to town with our two special preview events featuring local jazz musicians. Enjoy craft cocktails from the cash bar and take in the best view of downtown New Orleans from the majesty of our grand promenade deck.
Riverboat Louis Armstrong · New Orleans, Louisiana
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5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
1000 North Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
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Salon des Artistes NOLA RampART
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Salon des Artistes NOLA RampART
Stories From a Life in Art with Beverly Boulet
On Friday, December 13, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m, Gallery NOLA RampART continues our guest speaker series.
Louisiana born painter Beverly Boulet will comment on a few select artworks, and relay anecdotal accounts of her experiences as a portrait artist on East Coast beaches, and, for years, nightly in the 300 block of Bourbon Street.
Please join us for an informal gathering with conversation, music and hors d’oeuvres.
Nola RampART
1000 North Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
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Holiday Home Tour Patron Party presented by Regions Bank
December 13, 2019
7:00pm — 9:30pm
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985 893 1671
19106 Playmakers Rd,
Covington, LA USA
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Christmas on the Bayou
Dec 13, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019
Playmakers Theater, Covington, LA
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A season extra, this is the true story of Father Adrien E. Rouquette. Born in 1813 in New Orleans, Rouquette was a writer and Catholic missionary who, for some 30 years, lived among the Native Americans of the forests along the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. He devoted his life to helping the Choctaw, and built five cabin chapels to sleep in, write and conduct Mass. By 1859, he was accepted as an honorary member and granted the name Chahta-Ima, meaning "Like a Choctaw," which he began to use in his professional life. He lived among the tribe on the banks of Bayou Lacombe until his death in 1887.
The story is fun, funny, in the holiday spirit, dramatic, and based on true events.
Performances are 7:00 PM on Friday and 1:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10.
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Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President, announced the 20th Annual Holiday of Lights kicks off Friday, December 6, 2019 at 5:45 on Koop Drive in Mandeville. This free event runs for two consecutive weekends — Saturday, December 7; Friday, December 13; and Saturday, December 14, 2019. Enjoy entertainment from local schools and area performance groups, Adopt-A-Pet sponsored by the St. Tammany Parish Department of Animal Services, Kid Craft sponsored by the St. Tammany Commission of Cultural Affairs, decorated Christmas trees by schools and other organizations, and free kiddie rides by Mitchell Brothers Amusement.
Santa will be on-hand for pictures with the children at a cost of $20.00 each, and refreshments will be available for purchase. The Holiday of Lights is open the weekends of December 6 and 7, and December 13 and 14, 2019, from 6p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Koop Drive in Mandeville directly behind the Kid’s Konnection Playground.
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20th Annual Holiday of Lights -FREE and Open to the Public
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St. Tammany Parish Government · Mandeville, Louisiana
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6400 Airline Dr,
Metairie, Louisiana 70003
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Book by Thomas Meehan | Music by Charles Strouse | Lyrics by Martin Charnin| Based on “Little Orphan Annie” by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
Direct by Kris Shaw
Choreography by Lynne Bordelon
Musical Direction by Dr. Donna Clavijo
With the JPAS Symphony Orchestra
Kyle Aucoin, Conductor
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
*Only available as part of a Season Package until July 15, 2019*
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Cher: Here We Go Again Tour
More Info
Fri • Dec 13 • 8:00 PM
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
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CHER brings her Here We Go Again Tour to New Orleans on Friday, Dec. 13th, with Nile Rodgers & CHIC. Don’t miss out;
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Friday, December 13
MOVIE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
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presented by the DDD and
The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk.
It's "The Grinch (2018)" starting at 6:30pm at the Riverwalk's Spanish Plaza. First 50 families receive a commemorative fleece blanket.
December 13, 2019 - December 20, 2019
Join us and The Downtown Development District at Spanish Paza for special outdoor movie showings on Fridays during the Holidays.
December 13 – The Muppet Christmas Carol
December 20 – Elf
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David Sedaris's
wickedly funny comedy
Santaland Diaries.
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Geared towards a mature audience, this show is a brilliant evocation of what a slacker's Christmas must feel like. Out of work, our slacker decides to become a Macy's elf during the holiday crunch. At first the job is simply humiliating, but once the thousands of visitors start pouring through Santa's workshop, he becomes battle-weary and bitter. The piece ends with yet another Santa being ushered into the workshop, but this one is different from the drunken ones with whom he has had to work. This Santa actually seems to care about and love the children who come to see him, startling our hero into an uncharacteristic moment of goodwill, just before his employment runs out.
The Santaland Diaries will be presented Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Wharton's Green Room, 521 E. Boston St., in downtown Covington. Tickets are $15.
O. Henry's magical The Gift of the Magi. Christmas approaches with little money at hand. Jim and Della each end up selling their most valuable possessions in order to buy the other's Christmas present. The ironic O. Henry ending is both humorous and bittersweet as both characters discover a more realistic world-one dominated by their love.
The Gift of the Magi will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Candy Bank, 201 Carroll St., in Mandeville. Tickets are $15.
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Holiday Home Tour presented by McEnery Residential
- December 14 — December 15, 2019
- 10:00am — 4:00pm
- $20 – $45
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Saturday & Sunday,
Dec. 14 & 15
Home Tour:
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Boutique:
9:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Café: 11 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Tour
seven stunning houses
all dressed up for the holidays in New Orleans’ historic Garden District and Lower Garden District. Listen to performances by local musicians and shop at our festive holiday boutique.
Additional guided neighborhood and walking tours with New Orleans Architecture Tours are available as an add on to your ticket. Space limited, advance registration recommended. Tour times are subject to availability and cannot be substituted.
Join the Facebook event
here.
Advance sale tickets*: $30 for PRC members, $45 for non-members. ($30 for groups of ten or more)
Day-of-tour tickets: $50
Tour Headquarters
Trinity Episcopal Church – 1329 Jackson Ave.
Ticket sales, boutique and café located at tour headquarters.
Homes on Tour
Denise & Paul Morse — 2227 Chestnut
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dugan Westfeldt II — 2340 Prytania
Erika & Robert Gates — 1117 Third
Rebecca & John J. Hutchings — 2511 Magazine
Tracy Gielbert & Tom Levandoski — 1000 Race
Fritz Westenberger & TQ Sims — 1709 Coliseum
Jessica Bride & Nick Mayor — 1741 Coliseum
(Bonus) Felicity Church — 1220 Felicity
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925 Camp St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
11 AM – 5 PM
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Come do your holiday shopping at the O! The Ogden Museum Center for Southern Craft & Design invites you to its annual holiday shopping event, Art of Giving, featuring all your favorite local makers! Art of Giving takes place on three Saturdays, featuring new vendors each weekend: November 30, December 7 and December 14. Enjoy mimosas, music and crafts, while shopping for unique, handmade gifts for friends, family and yourself! Members receive a complimentary mimosa.
This event, taking place in the Patrick. F. Taylor Library, is free and open to the public.
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JANUARY 25 EXOTIC ANIMAL RACING • CLUBHOUSE- AFTER 8 BAND, 5-9PM
MARCH 13 STARLIGHT RACING • TENT- DJ PAT BLACK, 4-8PM • CLUBHOUSE- THE BUCKTOWN ALLSTARS, 7-11PM
MARCH 27 STARLIGHT RACING • TENT- DJ QUINN, 4-8PM • CLUBHOUSE- BRASS BAND BLOWOUT TBC, BIG 6, & MC: FRESH JOHNSON, 7-11PM
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Date: December 14
Time: Noon - 5:00pm
The Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
The Fair Grounds’ 148th race season begins Thanksgiving
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1751 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans
LA 70119
DECEMBER 14 LA CHAMPIONS DAY presented by Acadian Ambulance
DECEMBER 21 SANTA SUPER SATURDAY & HOLIDAY FAMILY DAY presented by Coca-Cola
JANUARY 18 ROAD TO THE DERBY KICK-OFF presented by Hotel Monteleone
JANUARY 25 EXOTIC ANIMAL RACING presented by Miller Lite
JANUARY 26 DRAG BRUNCH
JANUARY 25 BLUE RUNNER FOODS WORLD RED BEANS & RICE EATING CHAMPIONSHIP
FEBRUARY 15 LOUISIANA DERBY PREVIEW DAY presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln
MARCH 7 WIENER DOG RACING presented by Double M Feed, Garden & Pet Supply
MARCH 13 STARLIGHT RACING presented by Miller Lite & Absolut
MARCH 21 LOUISIANA DERBY presented by Twinspires.com
MARCH 27 STARLIGHT RACING presented by Miller Lite & Absolut
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Harahan Christmas Parade
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14
Very Bad Santa Crawl
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Start is at NOLA Cantina
be there by 4.
5 PM – 12 AM
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Catch a boat parade, arts and crafts, food trucks, pictures with Santa, and more merriment at the Lake Pontchartrain Foundation’s Lights on the Lake event. The boat parade kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on December 14. Admission is $5 and kids 12 years and younger get in free.
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Candyland Christmas & Breakfast with Santa
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$0 – $50
Sat, Dec 14 (9:00 AM)
Sun, Dec 15 (9:00 AM)
Rockin' Family Fun at Deanie's with Breakfast with Santa and Vince Vance!
December 8, 14 and 15 at 9AM at Deanie's Seafood in the French Quarter
The incomparable Vince Vance has created a special New Orleans-style family holiday program especially for Deanie's to entertain kids and kids at heart alike. Children are encouraged to be silly, have fun and share their Holiday Spirit with their friends and family during this playful morning holiday celebration.
Deanie's Seafood's one-of-a-kind family holiday event includes:
Rockin' Holiday Fun for the Kids with Vince Vance and the Valianettes!
Complimentary Photos with Santa
Full Buffet Breakfast
Face Painting and Arts & Crafts
Visit to Candy Land
Commemorative Christmas Sing-Along Songbook
A Visit from Deanie’s Lovable Mascot, Pincher the Crawfish
Cash Bar
Saturday and Sunday, December 8 and 14-15
Doors open at 9 am.
Breakfast buffet is served at 9 am.
Photos with Santa, Facepainting and Kids Crafts between 9 am - 10 am.
Show starts at 10 am.
Tickets are $50 per person plus EventBrite transaction fee.
Ticket prices include a complimentary photo with Santa, a songbook and a visit to Candy Land
Children 3 years and under are free.
Reservations are strongly recommended, as seating is limited. Tickets are non-refundable.
It's a Season for Giving:
Deanie's Seafood is proud to announce its partnership with Angels' Place of New Orleans. This year Deanie's will donate a percentage of ticket sales to support Angels' Place programs. Our guests may also donate unwrapped gifts that will be delivered to the families of Angels' Place on Christmas morning.
More Information:
To ask questions or purchase tickets by phone, please call Victoria Michalik, Deanie's Special Events Director in the French Quarter at 504-421-2252
Deanie's Seafood Restaurant
841 Iberville Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
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Individual seats are available for pre-paid, non-refundable purchase. To make reservations, please book online at
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Teddy Bear Tea
130 Roosevelt Way,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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Join us this holiday season and celebrate at The Roosevelt during Teddy Bear Tea. Our elves are busily preparing for this popular event that delights and excites children of all ages! Santa and Mrs. Claus will welcome you and your children while you enjoy a presentation of delicious holiday food, specialty teas, and tasty pastries, as well as sparkling wine and mimosas for Mom and Dad.
The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel · New Orleans, Louisiana
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Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Music Box Holiday Art Market 12/15
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12 PM – 5 PM
4557 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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Comiskey Playground.
600 South Jefferson Davis
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Coming Up Soon
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Sunday, December 22 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday, December 29 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday, January 5 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday, January 19 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday, January 26 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sunday, February 2 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sunday, February 9 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Happening This Week
Dec 15, 2019
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Happening This Week
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Sunday, December 15 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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French Literature Discussion Group Focuses on
Stendhal’s
The Red and the Black
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The French Literature Discussion Group will discuss Stendhal’s
The Red and the Black
on four Monday nights during the fall of 2019 at the
East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
Each session is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.
The book is about 525 pages not counting the chronology, introduction and the appendixes. The Penguin Classic version is recommended.
All reading and discussion is conducted in English.
The Red and the Black
focuses on handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel, who is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon realizing that success can only be achieved by adopting the subtle code of hypocrisy by which society operates, he begins to achieve advancement through deceit and self-interest. His triumphant career takes him into the heart of glamorous Parisian society, along the way conquering the gentle, married Madame de Rênal, and the haughty Mathilde. But then Julien commits an unexpected, devastating crime—and brings about his own downfall.
Stendhal is the pen name of Henri Marie Beyle, who was born in Grenoble in 1783.
The Red and the Black
was his second novel, and he also produced or began three others, including
The Charterhouse at Parma
and
Lucien Leuwen
. None of his published works was received with any great understanding during his lifetime.
7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 16, 2019
Book Two, Chapter 24, Strasbourg, to Book Two, Chapter 45, which has no title (about 125 pages)
For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-814
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Monday, December 16, 2019 at 12 PM – 1 PM
701 Poydras Street Hancock Whitney Center, New Orleans, Louisian
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Black & Gold Fan Fest presented by Hancock Whitney
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Join us on your game day lunch hour for a Black & Gold Fan Fest at the Hancock Whitney Center on Poydras!
Special appearances include SBXLIV kicker Garrett Hartley, the Saintsations, and Sir Saint! There will be giveaways for autographed merch plus tickets & sideline passes to 12/16 game against Indianapolis!
Sample food and drink from Raising Canes, Rouses, Community Coffee, and Frito Lay. You will also be able to enjoy the face painter and DJ!
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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 through PayPal to "[email protected]" OR in cash or check at the studio.
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.
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Intro Pole Goddess Series
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Crescent Lotus Dance Studio · New Orleans, Louisiana
December 2019
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3143 Calhoun St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
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2541 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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Monday Nights with Matt Lemmler and Friends
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Southern Rep Theatre · New Orleans, Louisiana
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Matt Lemmler is considered to be one of the most original musicians (piano, vocal, arranger, composer, educator, producer) to recently emerge from the birthplace of jazz. Join us at the Sanctuary Bar & Stage on Monday nights to hear Matt and his friends plays jazz, standards, and more! Red beans & rice will be served, and is included in ticket price.
Dec 9 - 9 PM*
Dec 16 – 9 PM
*Matt will be playing after Opening Night of Mandatory Merriment on December 9, so there will be no charge for this session.
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December 16
Carl's Fried Chicken Monday
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130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
“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.
The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel · New Orleans, Louisiana
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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, Dec. 19, 2019
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, manager of Adult Programming for the library, at (504) 889-8143 or
[email protected]
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Love New Orleans &
She'll Love You Back.
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Sincerely,
Frank Stansbury
Lafete News
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