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Tuesday January 28, 2020
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NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS JOIN THE ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD IN EFFORT TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL
NOLA-PS will host a community breakfast to address truancy and chronic absenteeism alongside city leaders, local businesses and non-profits for their “Keeping Kids in School” initiative
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NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. and the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) are partnering with city agencies and community leaders in an effort to address truancy and chronic absenteeism issues within New Orleans public schools. NOLA-PS is hosting a community breakfast to discuss tactics on how to address these issues.
The breakfast will provide participants with an opportunity to develop a more thorough understanding of the impact of truancy and chronic absenteeism in New Orleans while striving to initiate change for our local youth. During the breakfast, participants will sign letters of commitment to join in the initiative as well as shape its future. Finally, Attendance Advocate Awards will be presented to members of the community whose remarkable efforts to support students and families in our community will be recognized.
Each year, about 25 percent of students in Orleans Parish are chronically absent, hindering student achievement and thereby impacting educational and economic outcomes for our students. Although school attendance issues can be attributed to many factors, those issues are not always understood by the wider public.
WHO: NOLA-PS Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.
OPSB board members
Community leaders, local businesses, non-profits and supporters signing commitment letters
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mahalia Jackson
School Building
2405 Jackson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
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LSU Men's Basketball breaks into the AP top 25
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LSU has climbed into the top 25 in men's college basketball.
The Associated Press college basketball poll out today shows the Tigers are ranked at number 22.
After eight consecutive wins, six in the SEC, LSU has caught the attention of AP voters.
The Tigers are undefeated in the Southeastern Conference.
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BO PELLINI IS THE NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT LSU:
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Jan 28at 8 AM
Jan 30 at 12:30 PM
500 Canal St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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The Realscreen Summit is the definitive global market and conference for the business of unscripted and non-fiction entertainment. Launched in 1999, the 22nd edition returns to the vibrant and culture-rich city of New Orleans, and will include the annual celebration of the Realscreen Awards, dedicated to honoring the best programs in competition, lifestyle, reality, non-fiction, and digital content.
Tuesday, January 28
Wednesday, January 29
Thursday, January 30
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The Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office (NEO) is thrilled to announce the return of Community Office Hours (COH), effective Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. Come out to one of our seven COH locations and meet your Neighborhood Liaison! Bring your questions, comments, and concerns. We look forward to seeing and connecting with you in the community!
What: City Hall Hosts Community Office Hours
When: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Where:
District A: Nix Library (1401 S. Carrollton Ave.)
January 28 and 29
February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19
March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31
April 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27
District B: Ochsner Baptist Campus | Inside the Café (4500 Clara St. – Main Entrance)
January 28 and 29
February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19
March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31
April 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27
District C: Eastbank: Stallings St. Claude Recreation Center (4300 St. Claude Ave.)
January 29
February 4, 10, 12 and 18
March 3, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25 and 31
April 6, 8, 14, 20, 22 and 28
May 4, 6, 12, 18, 20 and 26
District C: Westbank: Arthur Monday Multi-Service Center (1111 Newton St.)
January 28
February 3, 5, 11, 17 and 19
March 2, 4, 10, 16, 18, 24 and 30
April 1, 7, 13, 15, 21, 27 and 29
May 5, 11, 13, 19 and 27
District D: Milne Rec Center (5420 Franklin Ave.)
January 28 and 29
February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19
March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31
April 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27
District E: New Orleans East: East New Orleans Regional Library (5641 Read Blvd.)
January 29
February 4, 10, 12 and 18
March 3, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25 and 31
April 6, 8, 14, 20, 22 and 28
May 4, 6, 12, 18, 20 and 26
District E: Lower Ninth Ward: Sanchez Multi-Service Center (1616 Caffin Ave.)
January 28
February 3, 5, 11, 17 and 19
March 2, 4, 10, 16, 18, 24 and 30
April 1, 7, 13, 15, 21, 27 and 29
May 5, 11, 13, 19 and 27
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Mardi Gras In New Orleans, Tuesday, March 6 Procession of the "Mystic [sic] Krewe of Comus"; April 6, 1867; wood engraving with watercolor by James Earl Taylor; THNOC, 1974.74.5
Reserve
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January 28, 2020 to February 21, 2020
Tuesday–Sunday | 11 a.m.
533 Royal Street
Admission is $5, free for THNOC members.
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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 through February 21, 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.call
(504) 598-7145.
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New Orleans
Jazz National Historic Park
916 N Peters Street,
French Quarter, New Orleans
Free and Open to the Public
Joe Krown
When
Tue, January 28, 12pm – 1pm
Where
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Description
Joe Krown performs an hour of piano jazz. In addition to performing, Joe explains and demonstrates musical concepts and describes New Orleans piano greats. Free admission
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Down on their Luck Orchestra
When
Tue, January 28, 2pm – 3pm
Where
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Description
Join the Down on Their Luck Orchestra in an up-beat performance demonstrating a variety of jazz styles featuring the Park Rangers from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
Ranger Talk
When
Wed, January 29, 11am – 12pm
Where
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Description
Ranger talks cover the development of the city of New Orleans and the origins and influences of jazz music.
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Visit for ticket information.
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM
400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504)-568-6993
JAN
28
Christien Bold
2 PM – 3 PM
Often likened to Joe Williams and Lou Rawls, Christien Bold’s voice is a deep and soulful one, matured by his time learning and playing with many of the great musicians of New Orleans on an almost nightly basis. Though he leans toward music that swings, his style has proven to transcend categorization, blending Soul, Funk, Spoken word & Poetry, as well as world sounds such Samba and Bossa Nova.
The program is free and open to the public, presented by the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
Drumsville: Jamal Baptiste
When
Wed, January 29, 2pm – 3pm
Where
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Description
Jamal Batiste is an all-music embracing drummer, singer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer and mixer. He also played the drummer in "Get On Up", the Chadwick Boseman-starring bio-pic about James Brown.
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5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
1000 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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JAN
28
Biz Night at Higgins Hotel
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Looking to promote your business and network with local professionals around New Orleans? Register today for Biz New Orleans’ next Biz Night held on Tuesday, January 28! Join the Biz New Orleans team at Higgins hotel New Orleans (1000 Magazine Street) to swap business cards while enjoying complimentary appetizers, a cash bar and live entertainment by The Rosies “Riveters”. Reservations and payment are required in advance and space is limited. All admissions benefit Dress for Success New Orleans.
*Must be 21 to attend*
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Join us every Tuesday for Healing Power Hours at Southern Rep Theatre!
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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!
JANUARY EVENTS
January Healing Power Hours are guided by Jordan Esfeld.
Jordan is a local certified yoga teacher RYT-200, as well as a mental health professional and counselor intern for Creative Family Solutions. She is passionate about bridging mental health and yoga wellness for profound healing.
January 14 - GENTLE YOGA FOR INNER NURTURING
While new year resolutions aim to change ourselves, this practice will aim to help us realize we are already whole. We connect as a group with gentle hatha yoga (all levels welcomed), imaginative reflection, guided meditation, and EMDR-inspired bilateral stimulation to embody nurturing. Guided by Jordan Esfeld.
January 21 - GENTLE YOGA FOR INNER WISDOM
Come together in community to reach inside yourself for the inner wisdom that is deep within. All levels are welcomed to a gentle hatha yoga practice, imaginative reflection, guided meditation, and EMDR-inspired bilateral stimulation to embody wisdom. Guided by Jordan Esfeld.
January 28 - GENTLE YOGA FOR INNER PEACE
Calling on our inner resources of protection, nurturing, and wisdom, this culminating session inspires our imagination for peaceful healing. In community, we practice gentle hatha yoga (all levels welcomed), imaginative reflection, guided meditation, and EMDR-inspired bilateral stimulation to embody peace. Guided by Jordan Esfeld.
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Infill in Local Historic Districts – What Works and What Doesn’t?
(Tomorrow!) Tuesday, January 28 • 6 – 7 p.m.
At PRC, 923 Tchoupitoulas St.
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Join HDLC staff along with Architectural Review Committee members Robert Cangelosi, Lee Ledbetter and John Klingman for a discussion on best practices for new construction in local historic districts. These seasoned experts will share their thoughts on how to thoughtfully design both contemporary and historical buildings that fit contextually within their neighborhood and streetscape. Free and open to the public.
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6 PM – 8 PM
725 Howard Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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JAN
28
The Fundamentals of Cheese
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Gone are the days of blindly fumbling through your grocery store’s cheese aisle. There’s a literal world of cheese out there, and this demonstration class will fill your proverbial passport. We’ll taste seven styles of cheese while answering FAQs like “Can I eat the rind?” and “What’s the deal with illegal cheese?” You’ll leave with a better understanding of why a Brie is soft and a Cheddar crumbly, plus cheesemonger-approved secrets for storage and tips on assembling the perfect board. Because cheese is best enjoyed with wine, we’ll have plenty of it.
About the Instructor
When Liz Thorpe‘s travelogue and compendium of American cheese, The Cheese Chronicles was published, reviewers said, “Young and hip, Liz accomplishes the impossible, making cheese seem sexy.” Liz has worked in cheese for sixteen years, for the first decade as the Vice President of New York’s Murray’s Cheese and more recently as the founder of consulting company The People’s Cheese. Her definitive tome The Book of Cheese was published in September 2017 and nominated for an IACP award as the year’s best reference book. Liz talks cheese with Rachael Ray, The Wall Street Journal and starred in Epicurious’s inaugural Price Points video—with 5.2M viewers it’s their most popular video ever. After all this time, she still thinks cheese is sexy.
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January 28
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES
1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans
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Tuesday, January 28 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth. :Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-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 welcome.
Sunday February 2 @ 5pm: A Classical Tribute to Jessye Norman with Valerie Jones Francis Spinto Soprano,
Richard Hobson Baritone, Wilfred Delphin Piano., in a program of Music by Verdi, Mahler and American composers.
Tuesday, February 4 @ 6 pm:: Organ & Labyrinth. Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-tracker organ with ambient lighting and occasional guest musicians. From Baroque to Pop and beyond !
Since Katrina, a magical distinctively New Orleans musical meditation. All are welcome.
Sunday, February 9 @ 5 pm: Kathleen Moore Jazz Trio,
Vocalist Kathleen Moore is a Rising young Jazz Star in
The Moore Family Constellation (Deacon John & Charles Moore),
We are thrilled to present
her Trio at Trinity Artist Series Concert for the first time !
Tuesday, February 11 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth. Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-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 welcome.
Sunday, February 16 @ 5 pm: NO Concert due to Parades
Tuesday, February 18 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth. Albinas Prizgintas plays the 5000-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 welcome.
Sunday, February 23 @ 5 pm: No Concert due to Parades
Tuesday, February 25 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth. : No Concert Mardi Gras
Episcopal Church,
1329 Jackson Avenue,
New Orleans, LA
Albinas Prizgintas :
(504) 670 2520
Manon Prizgintas :
(504) 606 3442
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Program
J.S. Bach/Busoni
Chaconne (From The Partita No. 2 in D minor (1685-1750) for Violin BWV 1004)
Ferrucio Busoni
Berceuse (1909) from Elegia (1866-1924)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (1810-1849)
Grave – Doppio movimento
Scherzo
Marche funèbre: Lento
Finale: Presto
Intermission
Stephen Hough
Sonata No. 4 (Vida Breve) b. 1961
Franz Liszt
Funérailles (1811-1886)
Mephisto Waltz (Bagatelle without Tonality)
Mephisto Waltz N
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Stephen Hough
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:30 PM
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
Friends of Music proudly invites you to a performance by acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough, "a virtuoso who begins where others leave off" (The Washington Post).
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.
Concert subscriptions are also still available! Receive all 3 remaining Friends of Music concerts for $80.
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About the Artist
One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with those of composer and writer. Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (2001) and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours 2014. He was awarded Northwestern University’s 2008 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano, won the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award in 2010, and in 2016 was made an Honorary Member of RPS.
Since taking first prize at the 1983 Naumburg Competition in New York, Hough has performed with many of the world’s major orchestras and has given recitals at the most prestigious concert halls. He is a regular guest at festivals such as Salzburg, La Roque- d'Anthéron, Mostly Mozart, Edinburgh, and BBC Proms, where he has made more than twenty concerto appearances. He has appeared with most of the major European and American orchestras and plays recitals regularly in major halls and concert series around the world. His recent engagements include recitals in Chicago, Hong Kong, London's Royal Festival Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Paris, Boston, San Francisco, the Kennedy Center and Sydney; performances with the Czech, London and New York Philharmonics, the Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, National, Detroit, Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto symphonies, and the Philadelphia, Minnesota, Budapest Festival and Russian National Orchestras; and a performance televised worldwide with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle. He is also a regular guest at festivals such as Aldeburgh, Aspen, Blossom, Edinburgh, Hollywood Bowl, Mostly Mozart, Salzburg, Tanglewood, Verbier, Chicago’s Grant Park, Blossom, and the BBC Proms, where he has made over 25 concerto appearances, including playing all of the works written by Tchaikovsky for piano and orchestra over the summer of 2009, a series he later repeated with the Chicago Symphony.
Many of his catalogue of over 60 albums have garnered international prizes including the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Diapason d’Or, Monde de la Musique, several Grammy nominations, eight Gramophone Magazine Awards including ‘Record of the Year’ in 1996 and 2003, and the Gramophone ‘Gold Disc’ Award in 2008, which named his complete Saint-Saens Piano Concertos as the best recording of the past 30 years. His 2012 recording of the complete Chopin Waltzes received the Diapason d’Or de l’Annee, France’s most prestigious recording award. His 2005 live recording of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos was the fastest selling recording in Hyperion’s history, while his 1987 recording of the Hummel concertos remains Chandos’ best-selling disc to date. His most recent releases, all for Hyperion, include Grieg Lyric Pieces; a recording of his mass, “Missa Mirabilis,” with the Colorado Symphony and Andrew Litton; a recital disc with Steven Isserlis including Hough's Sonata for cello and piano (Les Adieux); a solo recital of Scriabin and Janacek; the Dvorak and Schumann concertos with the CBSO and Andris Nelsons; and Dream Album, a recital of short encore pieces.
Stephen Hough is also the featured artist in an iPad app about the Liszt Piano Sonata, which includes a fully-filmed performance and was released by the cutting-edge, award-winning company Touch Press.
Published by Josef Weinberger, Mr. Hough has composed works for orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble and solo piano. His “Mass of Innocence and Experience” and “Missa Mirabilis” were respectively commissioned by and performed at London’s Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral. In 2012, the Indianapolis Symphony commissioned and performed Mr. Hough’s own orchestration of “Missa Mirabilis,” which was subsequently performed by the BBC Symphony as part of Mr. Hough’s residency with the orchestra. Mr. Hough has also been commissioned by musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Gilmore Foundation, The Genesis Foundation, the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, London’s National Gallery, Wigmore Hall, Le Musée de Louvre and Musica Viva Australia among others.
A noted writer, Mr. Hough regularly contributes articles for The Guardian, The Times, The Tablet, Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine and wrote a blog for The Telegraph for seven years which became one of the most popular and influential forums for cultural discussion and for which he wrote over six hundred articles. His book, The Bible as Prayer, was published by Bloomsbury and Paulist Press in 2007; his first novel, The Final Retreat, was published in 2018 by Sylph Editions; and Rough Ideas, a collection of essays and reflections, was published by Faber and Feber in August 2019. Mr. Hough resides in London where he is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and holds the International Chair of Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in Manchester. He is also a member of the faculty at The Juilliard School.
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WYES TELLS THE STORY OF DIXIE BEER
New Documentary Narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde New Orleans, LA
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With the new Dixie Brewery ready to open this month and Dixie Beer experiencing a rebirth, drink up more than a hundred years of local beer history with this new WYES documentary BIRTH OF THE BREWS: A HISTORY OF DIXIE BEER premiering Tuesday, January 28th at 8:00 p.m. BIRTH OF THE BREWS tells the story of Dixie Beer from its beginnings in 1907, when New Orleans was considered by many to be the brewing capital of the South. Dixie was one of nearly 50 breweries operating at the turn of the 20th century and became one of the most popular, along with Jax, Regal and Falstaff. Competition for local beer drinkers’ loyalty was fierce and the jingles, neon signs, clocks, trays and promotional pieces used to sell each distinctive brand remain beloved pieces of that past. The breweries themselves became landmarks, with the dome atop Dixie’s Tulane Avenue brewery and the nearby Falstaff weather ball becoming familiar sights. Dixie called itself “The One That Would Rather Be Best Than Biggest” and by the late 1970s, it was the only major local brewery left. Its survival story – through Prohibition, bankruptcy, Hurricane Katrina and its 2017 sale to Tom and Gayle Benson – makes its rebirth even more special. The program features classic jingles and commercials from some of the best-loved local beers including a 1970s Dixie Beer TV commercial featuring local icon Pete Fountain and his father, who was a Dixie delivery truck driver. Interviews include Dixie Beer and New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, as well as Dixie coowner Kendra Bruno. Bruno and her husband Joseph helped keep the brewery alive in the 1980s and 90s as well as after Hurricane Katrina when the beer was brewed out of state. Also included in the 30-minute documentary are interviews with current Dixie Beer employees including general manager Jim Birch and brewmaster Kevin Stuart, who actually began working for Dixie in the 1980s on Tulane Avenue. Hear from local bar owner Edward Piglia, who is a beer memorabilia collector, Judge Edwin Lombard, musician “Deacon John” Moore and general manager and head chef of Parkway Bakery and Tavern Justin Kennedy.
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JANUARY 2020:
EVERY TUESDAY, 8 to 11
THE COLUMNS HOTEL, 3811 St. Charles Ave.
No Cover, food served until 10
1/28/20- Alex McMurry and John Rankin
As many of you know, the Columns Hotel was sold. I met the new owner, and I believe it will be maintained and improved, with respect to what it already is to many people. Thanks to Jacques and Claire Creppel for a fabulous Tuesday night for over 20 years!
FRIDAY 1/24, 7 to 8:30
SIDEBAR, 611 S. White St. 70119
John Rankin (solo)
Mostly original instrumentals and vocals, unless we think of something better... Hard to find club, but very nice small venue for LISTENERS!
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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2020 Mardi Gras Guide
2020
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For the first time in 18 years, we are publishing a limited edition poster of the cover of our magazine, a retro Sixties image
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KING CAKE HUB PRESENTS 2020 KING CAKE LINEUP
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Over 50 King Cakes from a dozen bakeries coming to 4800 Canal St
throughout the Carnival season, beginning January 6, 2020.
NEW ORLEANS, LA- Will Samuels, owner of the King Cake Hub, unveiled the official lineup of the King Cake flavors and bakeries participating in the 2020 Carnival season at the retail King Cake shop which returns to the
Mystère Mansion, home of the Mortuary Haunted House, at 4800 Canal St in Mid-City.
“We are delighted to offer over 50 King Cakes from the best bakeries from around New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana for Carnival, 2020,” said Samuels. He continued, “All of last year’s bakery partners are excited to return plus we have some new favorites (and soon-to-be favorites) joining our lineup.”
Among the new flavors for the Carnival season, January 6 will mark the worldwide debut of the Dragon Claw King Cake. Developed by
Caluda’s Bakery
, Dragon Claw features a flaky laminate Danish dough and a cream-cheese icing. “You may think that you have had your favorite king cake, but you haven’t-- yet,” said Samuels. Only fifty of these cakes will be made per day and will be available exclusively at
King Cake Hub
. Other exclusive cakes include new Cream Cheese and Praline-filled versions of last year’s best-selling Epiphany King Cake (developed in partnership with Gambino’s Bakery) as well as a Chocolate Cream Cheese from West Bank favorite Hi Do Bakery.
Bywater Bakery
presents a new Azul Dulce Blueberry King Cake and
Girls Gone Vegan
unveiled their vegan and gluten-free flavors for 2020 including Lemon Lavender, Cherry Chip, Strawberry & Cream, Rum Raisin, Banana Nut, Apple Pecan and Caramel Mocha.
District DSB
will present two flavors: an “Old School” King Cake and a “New School” King Cake and Chef Amy Boudreaux, formerly of Balestra’s bakery and now baking for
Zuppardo’s
, will offer a Death By Chocolate, Pumpkin Cannoli and a Blueberry Lemon Chantilly (last year’s winner at the King Cake Festival) exclusively at King Cake Hub. Mid-City's new Mayhew Bakery joins the King Cake Hub lineup of elite bakeries with Cinnamon (Traditional), Cream Cheese and Cherry Cream Cheese King Cakes and the Culinary Arts department of
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
(NOCCA) and Houma-based Cannata’s round out the offerings. Individual-sized cakes will be available from Big Boy’s Ooey Gooeys as well as from Caluda’s, Gambino’s and Cannatas and Slidell-based
SugarLove Bakery
will offer individual portions of King Cake on a Stick, King Cake Nuggets and King Cake Bread Pudding. All of King Cake Hub’s offerings are available for pre-order from
KingCakeHub.com
for pickup beginning January 6.
King Cake Hub
4800 Canal St in Mid-City.
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SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO
626 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
504-949-0696
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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
JANUARY 2020 Music Schedule
January 28 @ 8 & 10pm – Stanton Moore Trio
January 29 @ 8 & 10pm – Uptown Jazz Orchestra
January 30 @ 8 & 10pm – Scott Kirby
January 31 @ 8 & 10pm – Chris Thomas King Trio
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Heather Munch
Program Director - New Orleans Jazz Celebration
(504) 309-4998
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817 St. Louis Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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1204 Decatur St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
nly 7 remaining!"
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Palm Court Jazz Cafe
1204 Decatur
504-525-0200
Wed thru Sunday 7p-10:30p
Live Traditional New Orleans Jazz and dining
February:
01 Will Smith and Palm Court Jazz Band
02 Closed - Superbowl Sunday
03 & 04 closed
05 Lars Edegran & Greg Stafford w/Palm Court Jazz Band
06 Duke Heitger & Tim Laughlin w/Crescent City Joymakers
07 Kevin Louis & Topsy Chapman w/Palm Court Jazz Band
08 Private Party
09 Mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters
10 & 11 closed
12 Lars Edegran & Joe Goldberg w/Palm Court Jazz Band
13 Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola w/Crescent City Joymakers
14 Kevin Louis & Topsy Chapman w/Palm Court Jazz Band
15 Will Smith w/Palm Court Jazz Band
16 Private Party
17 & 18 closed
19 Lars edegran & Shannon Powell w/Palm Court Jazz Band
20 Duke Heitger & Tim Laughlin w/Palm Court Jazz Band
21 Kevin Louis & Topsy Chapman w/Palm Court Jazz Band
22 Closed - Endymion Parade
23 Private Party
24 LUNDI Gras Palm Court Jazz Band
25 Closed
26 Private Party
27 Duke Heitger & Tim Laughlin w/Crescent City Joymakers
28 Private Party
29 Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band
March 01 Private Party
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Maison
– Live Music Listings
Tuesday, January 28
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4 PM – Eight Dice Cloth (Jazz)
6:30 PM – Gregory Agid Quartet (Jazz)
9:30 PM – Gene’s Music Machine (Funk)
Wednesday, January 29
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4:00 PM –
6:30 PM – New Orleans Jazz Vipers (Jazz)
9:30 PM – Jason Neville & The Funky Soul Band (Soul/Funk)
Thursday, January 30
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4pm – Secondhand Street Band
7pm – Good For Nothin’ Band (Jazz)
10pm – Dysfunktional Bone (Brass/Funk)
Friday, January 31
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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 – Ashton Hines & The Big Easy Brawlers (Brass/Funk)
10 PM – UPSTAIRS PENTHOUSE – Buena Vista Social Latin Night (Latin Dance Party)
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3000 S. CARROLTON AVE
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
(504) 861-1700
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On Deck for January 28, 2020
National Days
On Deck for January 29, 2020
National Days
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JEDCO, JEFFERSON CHAMBER TO HOST
STRATEGIC PLANNING & TIME MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
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A 2020 Prosper Jefferson Seminar
(AVONDALE, La) - As we launch into a new year - and a new decade - it is important to consider what you and your business would like to achieve within the next twelve months and beyond. Establishing goals and developing measurable actions to realize them are great ways to set your business up for success in the new year. With big visions for the future of your company, it is also important to develop a strong sense of time management in order to bring all of your best ideas to fruition.
For our first 2020 Prosper Jefferson seminar of the year,
JEDCO
and the
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
have teamed up to bring you a seminar all about Strategic Planning & Time Management. Our experts will help you get organized, balanced and focused in 2020. We invited Ronnie Slone & Diane Jackson, SHRM-CP, of
The Slone Group
to share their tips and techniques to ensure long-term success for your business. Topics include:
- Setting Goals & Sticking to Them
- Identifying & Tackling Time Wasters
- Creating Boundaries & Balance
- Time Management Tools
- Getting Organized in the New Year
- And much more!
The event will be held Wednesday, January 29
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, from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the JEDCO Conference Center on the West Bank. The address is 701A Churchill Parkway, Avondale, LA 70094. It is $5 to attend, which will cover breakfast for attendees
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5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
727 S Peters St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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JAN
29
Chamber After 5 - The Mercantile Hotel
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The New Orleans Chamber's first Chamber After 5 of 2020 will be at The Mercantile Hotel New Orleans! Join us for complimentary hors d'ouevres, beer, wine & nonalcoholic beverages at our monthly premier networking event.
Free for Members
$10 for Non-Members
*SPACE IS LIMITED. Pre-registration is highly encouraged.*
Walk-in's are not guaranteed.
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Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce De Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
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Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
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Wednesday Flight - 4 Blind Cabs, January 29, 5:30 to 7:30 From Napa Valley to Bordeaux, Lebanon and Washington State (to name a few!) Cabernet is the world's most popular grape. Grown in nearly every major wine producing country, this darling of the wine world can be produced across a wide spectrum of terroir. It takes on its boldest expression in the New World - full bodied with firm tannins, black fruits and a variety of secondary flavors depending on where it's from. Join us as we explore the effect terroir has on the same variety - 4 New World Cabernets from Washington, California (Napa & North Coast) and Chile. 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? 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 - reservations are highly recommended as we can only seat walk-ins if space allows.
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Blind Cabs
Greek Winemakers Friday Free For All, January 24, 6-8PM
Apostoles Thymiopoulos and Leonidas Nassiakos from Thymiopoulos and Semeli Winery in Greece will be a pouring a lineup of 6 wines from their estates this week. Plus our friends at Faubourg Farms will be dishing out their delicious small plates. This event is free and open to the public, no reservations are required.
Special Event - Meet the Winemaker, Rod Berglund Joseph Swan Wines Russian River Valley, Wednesday February 5th, 5:30 to 7:30PM
Taste wines from legendary California producer Joseph Swan poured by Winemaker/Owner Rod Berglund hosted by Swirl at the Cellar on Saint Louis on the Lafitte Greenway. There are very few wineries that have the history, or the reputation, of Joseph Swan. For nearly 50 years they have produced some of the greatest examples of California wines. Elegant, precise, and ultra-complex fine wines that can be very hard to find as they only produce tiny quantities from small, single vineyard sites in the Russian River. On this very special evening we will be led through a tasting of five wines by owner/winemaker Rod Berglund. Rod has been making wine in the Russian River Valley for more than three decades and is one of the most well respected producers in the US. In this seated tasting at the Cellar on Saint Louis, Rod will lead us through 5 of his cellar selections, wines from vintages which are no longer available. As a participant in the tasting you will have the opportunity to purchase these rare wines at discounted prices. For the lineup and to reserve your spot (reservations are required) go to
Joseph Swan
Meet and taste with Rod Berglund Joseph Swan Vineyards
Taste wines from legendary California producer Joseph Swan poured by Winemaker/Owner Rod Berglund! As club swirl members you are receiving the first notification of the event hosted by Swirl at the Cellar on Saint Louis on the Lafitte Greenway, 2500 Saint Louis Street on Wednesday, February 5th.
There are very few wineries that have the history, or the reputation, of Joseph Swan. For nearly 50 years they have produced some of the greatest examples of California wines. Elegant, precise, and ultra-complex fine wines that can be very hard to find as they only produce tiny quantities from small, single vineyard sites in the Russian River. On this very special evening we will be led through a tasting of five wines by owner/winemaker Rod Berglund. Rod has been making wine in the Russian River Valley for more than three decades and is one of the most well respected producers in the US.
The winery was named after Joe Swan, who, in 1967, purchased a small farm on Laguna Road near the town of Forestville in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. When it came to grape-growing and winemaking, Joe believed that small scale would lead to beauty; a small vineyard could be tended by one person; small crops were more capable of producing more intense, age-worthy wines; a small winery allowed you to oversee every aspect, from fermentation to bottling. As a perfectionist, he felt that if the wine was to carry his name, then he should be personally responsible for every aspect of its production. After many years of planting and dedication and increasingly successful winemaking Joe sadly passed away to be succeeded by his son-in-law, Rod.
Rod Berglund has carried on Swan’s legacy admirably. Rod began his winemaking career in 1979. In 1986, he married Lynn Swan, and helped Joe with his last harvest in 1987. Rod has maintained Joe’s vision, and continues to produce wine reflective of the style that Joe developed over the years.
In this seated tasting at the Cellar on Saint Louis, Rod will lead us through 5 of his cellar selections, wines from vintages which are no longer available. As a participant in the tasting you will have the opportunity to purchase these rare wines at discounted prices. Here's the lineup and you can reserve your spot here
Joseph Swan
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard, 93 Points WE, 90 Points V
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Trenton Estate, 95 Points WE, 92 Points V
2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards, Joseph Swan Pinot Noir Cuvée de Trois, 92 Points D
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyard Pinot Noir, 93 Points WS
2010 Joseph Swan Vineyards Great Oak Vineyard Syrah (Russian River Valley), 93 Points WE
Class Policies:
-As with all of our tastings and classes we ask that you not wear perfume, cologne or any other strong scents that could interfere with the wine's aromas for you and those around you.
-Refunds can be made with a minimum 3 days advance notice. Credit cannot be given towards future classes.
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Elvis: Through the Years
Spencer Racca is back at BB’s Stage Door Canteen with a new look!
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Wednesday Matinees | January 29 – June 24, 2020
Spencer Racca is back at BB’s Stage Door Canteen with a new look! Journey through the career of Elvis Presley as Racca pays tribute to “the King” with hits such as “All Shook Up,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” and “Suspicious Minds.”
Matinee Buffet Seating: 11:45 a.m.
Showtime: 12:45 p.m.
01/29/2020 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
Spencer Racca is back at BB’s Stage Door Canteen with a new look!
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30
Studio Orchestra. Directed by Dr. Gordon Towell and featuring faculty vocalist Quiana Lynell, Loyola jazz instrumentalists and vocalists combine to perform selections from the American Songbook. 7:30 p.m. in Roussel. Buy tickets here .
SUNDAY, FEB. 2
Dr. Brian Hsu, piano. Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. Brian Hsu plays Liszt's Annees de pelerinage II - Italie . 3 p.m. in Roussel. Free.
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JAN
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New Orleans Jazz Pop Harp Weekend 4 Public Concerts
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ POP HARP WEEKEND 2020 IS COMING
JANUARY 30 TO FEBRUARY 2
Produced by the New Orleans Chapter, American Harp Society
The New Orleans Jazz and Pop Weekend
will host several events open to the public
The following is our schedule of exciting activities
Thursday, January 30 at 7:00pm
OPENING CONCERT JAM SESSION
with Students and Faculty at Cafe Istanbul
2372 St. Claude Ave.
Friday Afternoon, January 31 at 3:30pm
FACULTY CONCERT
with
Cassie Watson
Jesse Autumn
Rebecca Babin
Luke Brechtelsbauer
Saturday Afternoon, February 1 at 3:30pm
FACULTY CONCERT
with
Ginna Paredes
Patrice Fisher
Erin Hill
Quinn Sternberg-bass
Roberto Moreira-guitar
Carlos Valladares-percussion
East Jefferson Library
4747 W Napoleon Ave,
Metairie, LA 70001
free admission
Sunday, February 2, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH
at Perks Coffee & Cafe
4300 Clearview Pkwy, Metairie
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Author Event!
Carol Allen Leads a Seminar About Writing for Children
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METAIRIE, LA –
Author and educator Carol Allen will lead a seminar for writers about creating children’s books at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.
Allen says that writing for children is serious business. “Anybody who thinks writing a picture book is to just scribble down some lines and draw great illustrations is making a serious mistake,” she says. “There are rules for picture books and there are serious points to address in your writing: Point of view; voice, character, conflict.”
After a career in public education, spanning the roles of teacher, principal, university professor, and superintendent, Allen pursued an MFA degree in Writing for Children at Vermont College, a degree she received in 2009.
She taught a course titled Writing for Children in the Tulane College of Continuing Education. Her young reader fictional biography on Leah Chase titled
A Long Way From the Strawberry Patch; The Story of Leah Chase,
is scheduled for release in spring 2020 from Pelican Publishing Company
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Allen’s other books are:
Plain Weird, and Other Weird and Wacky Poems
, Dilettante Press, 1989;
They Only Laughed Later: Tales of Women on the Move
, EuroPublic Press, 2000; and
Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This
, Pelican Publishing Company, 2002. She has published numerous freelance articles including a profile of Ernest Gaines, published in
The Writers’ Chronicle
, and articles in
The Washington Post
,
Epicurean Magazine
, and others.
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143
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Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre - 616 St. Peter St.,
New Orleans, LA,
(504) 522-2081 x1
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Le Petit's smash hit production of Something Rotten! has been extended through February 9! Tickets for the additional performances are on sale now!
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Called “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years,” Something Rotten!
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tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Le Petit’s production of Something Rotten! features two of the original touring cast members. The LA Times calls it "giddy hilarity!"
Performance dates of Something Rotten! are January 23 – February 9 at Le Petit Theatre.
Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30p and Sundays at 3p. Subscriptions and single tickets are available weekdays from 12 – 5 pm at the Box Office (504) 522-2081
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Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series
This weekly series showcases a changing lineup of musicians and bands.
Thursdays
Pavilion of the Two Sisters in the Botanical Garden
Hours: Gates open at 5pm; music begins at 6pm
Parking: There is a free parking lot across the street from the Botanical Garden.
Admission: $10/person
1 Palm Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
504.482.4888
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New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra
James Rivers Movement
Evan Christopher
John Boutte
Banu Gibson
March 5, 2020
Paul Soniat and Special Guests
March 12, 2020
New Orleans Mystics
March 19, 2020
Phil Melancon
March 26, 2020
Wanda Rouzan
April 2, 2020
Tim Laughlin
April 9, 2020
Boogiemen Swing Band
April 16, 2020
Patrice Fisher
April 30, 2020
The Yat PacK
May 7, 2020
Creole String Beans
May 14, 2020
Julio and Cesar
May 21, 2020
Ronnie Kole
May 28, 2020
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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
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A collaboration between the Hermann-Grima Gallier Historic Houses and Goat in the Road Productions, The Uninvited is set in 1874 and follows nine characters who live in, or orbit around, the Gallier House (1132 Royal St.). It is six years after architect James Gallier Jr.’s death, and his wife, two of his daughters, and their servants are preparing for an evening of entertaining when a mob of young men passes by, seeking to re-segregate the integrated school next door. News of the mob and an uninvited guest disrupt the household and have different implications for those who inhabit the house. This event is based on a real life incident that took place in December, 1874.
Schedule:
Thursdays - Saturdays, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
Wednesdays - Fridays, Feb. 5 - Feb. 14
Two shows per night: 6 pm and 8 pm
Gallier House, 1132 Royal St. (Entrance and ticketing at 1128 Royal St.)
Here are some things to know before the show:
The Uninvited begins promptly at 6 pm and 8 pm. The box office opens 45 minutes before the show.
Please arrive 20 minutes before your reservation (by 5:40 pm or 7:40 pm) to claim your tickets. The show does not start late.
Unclaimed reservations will be released starting at 5:55 pm (for 6 pm show) or 7:55 pm (for 8pm show).
During the show, you will be moving around, so please wear appropriate clothing and shoes. In addition, any large bags will need to be left in the box office area (which will be staffed) during the show.
Gallier House is located at 1132 Royal Street, but the shop and box office entrance are at 1128 Royal Street. Parking options include street parking and pay lots near the French Market. We also recommend using a rideshare service or taxi.
The content of this play includes racism, discussion of racial violence and offensive language, and may not be suitable for younger viewers. Due to the nature of the play (audience free to explore the space), children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
We strive to make our site as welcoming as possible to people with disabilities. It’s advisable that you contact us ahead of time for the best possible experience. Also, the accessibility of our houses can change due to weather, construction, and other circumstances.
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Immersive theatre takes over Gallier House!
Goat in the Road Productions, co-creators of the award-winning The Stranger Disease, and Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses present The Uninvited, a new immersive play set in Gallier House.
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Thursdays - Saturdays, Jan. 30- Feb. 1
Wednesdays - Fridays, Feb. 5 - Feb. 14
Nightly show times: 6 pm and 8 pm
Gallier House, 1132 Royal Street
(Entrance and ticketing at 1128 Royal St.)
Tickets are $35
Set in 1874, The Uninvited follows nine characters who live in, or orbit around, the Gallier House. It is six years after architect James Gallier, Jr.’s death, and his wife, two of his daughters, and household staff members Charity and Rene are preparing for an evening of entertaining when a mob of young men passes by, seeking to re-segregate the integrated school next door. News of the mob and an uninvited guest disrupt the household and expose the race and class divisions embedded in the characters’ lives. The event is based on a real-life incident that took place in New Orleans in December of 1874.The Uninvited is the second historical, immersive performance created by Goat in the Road Productions. The Stranger Disease, which premiered in March 2018, was a collaboration with the Louisiana State Museum and Friends of the Cabildo. The show won four Big Easy Theatre Awards (Best Play, Best Director, Best Ensemble, and Best Original Work of Theatre), as well as a 2019 History in Progress Award and an Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). These awards are the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
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SINGLE TICKETS
ON SALE NOW!
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Chivas Michael
Thurs Jan 30 @ 7:30
Fri Jan 31 @ 7:30
Sat Feb 1 @ 7:30
Sun Feb 2 @ 3:00
Mon Feb 3 @ 7:30
Thurs Feb 6 @ 7:30
Fri Feb 7 @ 7:30
Sat Feb 8 @ 7:30 - Show must close!
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REGIONAL PREMIERE!
Poet-Playwright Ntozake Shange (
For Colored Girls
) adapted Bertolt Brecht’s classic drama in 1980, transposing the action from Europe during the Thirty Years War to the American Southwest after the Civil War. Mother Courage struggles to survive the war by profiting from it, but ends up paying the ultimate cost.
The play, which earned Shange an Obie Award, has never been published or performed since its premiere at the Public Theater in 1980. Now pulled from the archives at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library for this production, Shange’s adaptation puts a uniquely American spin on Brecht’s classic drama that forces us to ask how, in the darkest of times, do we survive with our humanity intact?
Featuring the Southern Rep Theatre Acting Company, the cast of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN will include Sarah Nanusubuga as Mother Courage, Ily Bernabel, Leland Ensminger, Joe Fredo, Rahim Glaspy, LaKesha Glover, Mack Guillory, Rodney Graham, Donald Lewis, Mona Naswari, Josef Pons, Elexis Selmon, Olivia Ros, and Lawrence Weber.
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Tickets & information at
southernrep.com.
A limited number of $10 rush tickets are available at the door one hour before each performance. Discounts are always available for students, seniors, theatre and service industry, teachers, and Blue Star Families, as well as for subscribers and their guests.
Box Office: 504-522-6545
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Viagara Falls
By
Joao Machado
and
Lou Cutell
Director
John Lowe
Stage Manager
Dana Maksymova
Starring
Wayne Gonsoulin
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David Jacobs
Alison Logan
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VIAGARA FALLS takes place in the apartment of Charley on his 70th birthday. The show examines the importance of friendships, the realization that emotions don’t diminish with age, and the idea that feeling wanted can be the difference between living and just existing.
January 31 - February 9
Fri./Sat. @ 7:30 pm
Sun. @ 2:00 pm
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
177 Sala Avenue
Westwego, LA
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Jan 31 8pm
Feb 01 8pm
Feb 02 2pm
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Jan 19, 2020 - Feb 02, 2020
Playmakers Theater, Covington, LA
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Don't tell us you've forgotten that our winter musical, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, opens ! Well, grab your goggles and strap in to the roof of your dog house, because tonight is opening night!
Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, and the whole gang is here! Bossy Lucy is hopelessly in love with piano prodigy Schroeder who doesn’t give her the time of day. Perfectionist Sally is still mocking blanket-toting Linus. Snoopy is in the doghouse, and “blockhead,” himself, Charlie Brown, is in rare form.
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Memphis Grizzlies
at New Orleans Pelicans
1501 Dave Dixon Drive
New Orleans, LA
70113
Jan 31, 2020
7:00 PM
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First-ever
Algiers Mardi Gras Festival features music, parade on Feb. 1
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Festival-goers can also catch a community walking parade that will roll through the Algiers neighborhood, starting at 11 a.m. Nearly a dozen participants are scheduled for the walking parade including Landry Walker High School Marching Band, the Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians and the Westbank Steppers.
The parade starts near the festival grounds at the corner of Sequin Street and Delaronde Street. Then, the parade will proceed down Delaronde Street, turn right on Verret Street, turn left on Pelican Avenue, turn left on Olivier Street, then turn left on Petterson Road. Marchers will then continue down Patterson Road, which forks into Morgan Street and disband on the corner of Morgan Street and Delaronde Street.
The Brass-A-Holics headline the festival’s entertainment lineup. Other acts slated to perform include DJ Jubilee, the Marine Corps Reserve Band, the Algiers Brass Band and CASME.
Other features include on-site food vendors and arts and crafts booths.
Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at 225 Morgan Street. No coolers, outside food or drinks will be allowed.
The event is free and open to the public and accessible via ferry, bus, bike or on foot via a paved levee path from adjoining neighborhoods. Ferry service runs every 30 minutes from Canal Street to Old Algiers. Parking for individual vehicles is limited in the surrounding neighborhood.
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Coming Up Soon
FEB
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Sunday, February 9 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Happening This Week
February 2, 2020
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Happening This Week
FEB
2
Treme Sidewalk Steppers Second Line Parade
Sunday, February 2 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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12 PM – 2 PM
127 S Solomon St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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FEB
2
Carnival Mask Crafting with Eddie Cox of Simply Stunning Designs
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Join
Edward R. Cox
of
Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA
to make that most fabulous and iconic of Carnival costume accessories: masks! Eddie will demo tips & tricks for dramatic and eye-catching embellishments, then guide attendees through crafting their own mask. Suitable for crafters of all experience levels. Course fee is $65, including all materials needed.
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Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
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SoBou- French Quarter
504-552-4095
310 Rue Chartres
New Orleans LA 70130
11 AM – 2 PM
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Feb
2
Legs and Eggs Burlesque Brunch at Sobou
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Join us for a one of a kind experience combining two of New Orleans' most celebrated traditions: Burlesque and Brunch!
Live jazz music by The Dapper Dandies accompanies live burlesque performances by Bella Blue all while you enjoy the decadent brunch fair provided by Sobou. For reservations, call 504-552-4095.
Every Sunday from 11:00am-2:00pm
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Ribbon Cutting:
Lotus Bistro
a Japanese Restaurant
& Sushi Bar
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Join us in Lakeview to celebrate the new Lotus Bistro - a Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar with a ribbon cutting ceremony!
Champagne & hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Lotus Bistro, a hip-trendy, woman-owned Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, is housed unceremoniously in a modest Lakeview strip center.
It's expertly crafted traditional dishes, as well as modern takes that fuse American techniques and flavors with ancient practices are just a few of the most compelling reasons to share a meal with your friends, family and colleagues.
Lotus Bistro's innovative twists on lunchtime bento fixes and trendy ramen brings a whole new meaning to comfort food. Executive Sushi Chef Dylan Owens and Sous Chef Edgar Cervantes dispatch purist renditions of sushi in elegant, efficient movements letting the prime seafood and their superior knife skills shine.
The neighborhood family atmosphere and superior service are one of the many reasons Lotus Bistro will quickly gain a following and become a premiere Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar in New Orleans
Lotus Bistro in Lakeview
203 West Harrison Ave
New Orleans, LA 70124
Tuesday, February 4
4:00 PM (Ribbon Cutting at 4:45pm)
Fees/Admission:
Free event
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For showtimes and seat reservations, go to
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For Immediate Release: The Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy and NOLA Voice Theatre proudly present "The Professor Carl Nivale Show" to the citizens and visitors to New Orleans in four free public shows February 7th, 8th, and 9th in the Ty Tracy Theatre in historic Gallier Hall. Starring New Orleans TV personality Professor Carl Nivale (Vatican Lokey) with co-star Grand Marshal Marty Graw (Edward R. Cox), it's admission day at Kings College of Carnival Knowledge. Two new students have been caught cheating on their entrance exams. But the Professor and the Grand Marshal see some potential in them and, with the help of their audience of "students and alumni" they explore the rich history and culture of Mardi Gras in a bouncy, glittering production featuring games, prizes, a parade, and free king cake for all after class! The production also features Camille Griffin as Arty and Stephen Denning as Louie. Sets, Props and Costumes by Simply Stunning Designs-NOLA. Lights and Sound by Jim Holmes and Lobby Hostess Margeaux Fanning. In addition to ten daytime school performances the week of February 3rd, "The Professor Carl Nivale Show" will present four public performances February 7th, 8th, and 9th. All performances are free admission, but making reservations is highly encouraged
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The raunchy and satirical Krewe du Vieux announced the route for its Feb. 8 parade in French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny. The theme is "Erection 2020"
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KREWE DU VIEUX LINE UP
SEEDS OF DECLINE
Theme: Stuffs the Box
KREWE DU MISHIGAS
Theme: A Hand Jobs Tail
KREWE OF SPANK
Theme: NolaOpoly
KREWE OF THE MYSTIC INANE
Theme: Wake Up Sheepie
KREWE OF UNDERWEAR
Theme: Denies Climax Change
KREWE OF K.A.O.S.
Theme: A Monumental Erection Election
KNIGHTS OF MONDU
Theme: China Handles Erection 2020
KREWE RUE BOURBON
Theme: Whoring 20's
KREWE OF L.E.W.D.
Theme: VAGA - Vaginal Avengers Gone Anal
MYSTIC KREWE OF SPERMES
Theme: Couldn't Get It Up
T.O.K.I.N.
Theme: TOKIN's Green Party
KREWE OF DRIPS AND DISCHARGES
Theme: Pounding Fathers
KREWE OF C.R.U.D.E.
Theme: C.R.U.D.E. Lights The Trumpsterfire
KREWE OF SPACE AGE LOVE
Theme: Erect-ORAL College
KREWE DE C.R.A.P.S.
Theme: Insert Dick (Joke) Here
MYSTICK KREWE OF COMATOSE
Theme: Soft Cock Hotel: We Go Down, On You
KREWE OF MAMA ROUX
Theme: Commander's Phallus
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13 full moons, including 2 supermoons
and a blue moon, will be shining in 2020
13 full moons in 2020
These are the dates and times of each full moon appearing in 2020, along with the most popular nicknames. The times are in the Eastern time zone in the United States.
Feb. 9
2:33 a.m.
snow moon
March 91:47 p.m.worm moon / supermoonApril 710:35 p.m.pink moon / supermoonMay 76:45 a.m.flower moonJune 53:12 p.m.strawberry moonJuly 512:44 a.m.buck moonAug. 311:58 a.m.sturgeon moonSept. 21:22 a.m.corn moonOct. 15:05 p.m.harvest moonOct. 3110:49 a.m.blue moonNov. 304:29 a.m.beaver moonDec. 2910:28 p.m.cold moon
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Philosophy Event!
Anne Gillis Discusses the Philosophy of Ease
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METAIRIE, LA – Anne Gillis, the foremost expert on the concept of ease, will speak at the monthly meeting of the Theosophy and Self-Transformation Discussion Group, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.
Gillis is the founder of EZosophy, a philosophy examines the suffering that glues together western culture. Unfortunately, the operating system that holds ego driven struggle in place is like Elmer's glue.
“EZosophy steers us away from ego into the ease of life,” she says. “Ease is a non-efforting approach to living. Ease is not indolence or laziness. Ease removes the struggle; ease associates with living in the flow of life. Until we assimilate the ease of our being, we create struggle in all areas of our lives.”
Gillis says that she achieved her material goals by the age of 24 and found herself living the empty life of the American Dream. In 1984, she cofounded Connection Church (Center for Spiritual Growth) in Memphis, and served as the senior spiritual guide until 1998, before moving to Houston.
She says her humor and frivolity set her aside from many teachers. She believes she is sincere, but not serious. Gillis contends that life is not as hard as we make it; it is time to lighten up and enjoy life. “Our work and lives are an expression of love, not a chance to punish ourselves with relentless doing.”
For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143
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Sunday, February 9, 2020
3:00 to 6:00 PM
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Bride House / Grace House Hosts 11th Annual Recycled Fashion Show WHAT: Presented by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, Bridge House / Grace House 11th Annual Recycled Fashion Show invites local designers to showcase the possibilities of renewal with re-envisioned treasures found in the Bridge House / Grace House Thrift Stores. A unique fashion show experience,
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Recycled Fashion Show attendees also have a chance to bid on the outfits from the show (plus additional items) in the silent auction! The event also features Lauren “Fleurty Girl” Haydel and Andrew Ward as the evening’s emcees, complimentary food from local restaurants, a cash bar and a raffle for the chance to win a one-week getaway in Navarre Beach, Florida.
WHEN: Sunday, February 9, 2020 3 – 6PM WHERE: Rock ‘n’ Bowl 3016 S. Carrollton Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118 HOW: Tickets are $25 in advance (until Thursday, February 6 at 12PM) and $40 at the door. Sponsorships start at $250
. To purchase tickets and/or sponsorships, call 504-821-7134.
WHY: The only organization offering long-term residential treatment in the Greater New Orleans Area, Bridge House / Grace House services are offered regardless of one’s ability to pay. Support from the Recycled Fashion Show helps provide treatment to over 700 homeless, indigent, uninsured, and/or unemployed men and women Bridge House / Grace House serves each year.
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Contact
or call 504-913-5980.
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VIP EXPERIENCE - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Meet the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales!
10th annual Horses, Hops & Cops fundraiser
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
N.O.P.D. Stables in New Orleans City Park
3:30pm - 4:30pm VIP Experience Tour (tickets required)
5:00pm - 8:00pm General Admission (free for all ages)
VIP Experience guests will enjoy a one-hour guided tour to go behind the scenes with a Budweiser Clydesdale handler, learn about their unique horses, the breed, their special training, state-of-the-art transportation and more. The VIP Experience also includes a tour of the N.O.P.D. stables, insight to the "Born To Bred" horse breeding program, and an introduction to the newest N.O.P.D. yearlings. Each guest will receive a VIP gift bag filled with gift items and special offers.
Adult and child tickets are available in limited quantities. When tickets are sold out, no more will be released. Tickets can only be purchased online.
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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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February 15, 2020
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
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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The event will take place on the Mandeville Lakefront from 10AM-6PM on Saturday, February 29th. The 2020 parade theme is "Dressed to the
#9s
," recognizing #9
Drew Brees
and Joe Burrow, and our Louisiana football culture. Participants and their pooches should come dressed in
New Orleans Saints
or
LSU
football theme! The event will also include food from local restaurants, nonprofit vendors, pet adoptions and more.
Krewe Du Pooch was founded by the
Old Mandeville Business Association
and the
City of Mandeville
as a way to generate awareness and funding for local animal rescue organizations, and to support local businesses. If you are part of an animal rescue organization in the Northshore area, please visit our website to learn how you can get involved.
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Love New Orleans &
She'll Love You Back.
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Sincerely,
Frank Stansbury
Lafete News
504-450-1955
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