Enjoy the Outdoors at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

 Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

11000 Lake Forest Blvd

New Orleans LA 70127

Notes regarding time

Trails are open Monday - Saturday. Interpretive Center Thursday and Saturday 10 am - 2pm. Ranger Programs Saturdays at 11 am.

Description

The walking trails are open at Audubon Nature Center so take your kids on a nice little hike! Audubon Louisiana Nature Center is a cherished community resource. Located adjacent to Joe Brown Park in New Orleans East on 86 acres of hardwood bottomland forest, its creation was a project of the Junior League of Greater New Orleans, opening March 23, 1980. The Main Boardwalk and Adventure Trail (and restrooms) are open Mon-Sat 8:30 am - 3:00 and are monitored by rangers. The Interpretaive Center is open Thursdays & Saturdays 10 am - 2pm and the Ranger Programs are on Saturdays at 11:00 am. Click here to learn more.

Who

Everyone - family friendly.

Cost

FREE

20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture GardenThis year, the New Orleans Museum of Art celebrates 20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, one of the city's favorite places for discovery, wonder, and respite. Free and open to all, NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden features world-class artwork from the 19th century to the present day, all set within the unique landscape of South Louisiana.

Open seven days a week, 10 am–6 pm.

Travel Back in Time with Dinosaurs at Audubon Zoo

EXTENDED by Popular Demand

Now - January 5, 2025

Enjoy even more time with the popular Dinosaurs at Audubon Zoo exhibit featuring over 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs & dino-themed activities.

Hurry before they are extinct!

Now - January 5, 2025 only

| Daily 10AM - 5PM (Last entry 4:30PM)

Experience the awe-inspiring world of the pre-historic era with our spectacular collection of over 50 life-size, lifelike dinosaurs. This must-see exhibit at Audubon Zoo is perfect for dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.

Stroll through our immersive outdoor adventure at your own pace and marvel at the wonders of 65 million years ago. Encounter iconic dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, and Stegosaurus. Don't miss this thrilling journey into the past!

The application period for selection to volunteer on a police district-based Police Community Advisory Board (PCAB) is NOW OPEN!

Police Community Advisory Boards are volunteer, independent, police district-based, citizen led advisory groups that communicate and engage with their police district community at large to provide at least four quarterly PCAB/community meetings. The PCAB led quarterly community meetings are designed to gather the police district community together to allow it to discuss New Orleans Police Department policy and policing with the goal of then identifying board recommendations to improve policy and policing for NOPD to consider.

The eight police district-based PCABs are seeking applicants willing and able to provide the time to this important civic work. 

In terms of basic requirements, applicants must be at least 18 years old, a resident of New Orleans (Orleans Parish), a resident of the PCAB police district, and must be willing and able to provide the time to assist with organizing the PCAB/community meetings, to spend time learning about NOPD policies and operations, to meet and regularly communicate with your fellow district PCAB members as necessary and as a team, and to participate in PCAB outreach that builds awareness of the district PCAB so that community participation at quarterly PCAB/community meetings is robust.

Selected members of a police district-based Police Community Advisory Board serve at least one two-year term with an option for a second two-year term.

The DEADLINE to SUBMIT is 5 pm, Monday, December 30, 2024.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY

A Vanishing Bounty: Louisiana’s Coastal Environment and Culture

Explore the beauty and history of Louisiana's natural environment and the threats to its continued existence posed by human habitation.

TUESDAY DECEMber 3

OPEN AT 1:00 PM

the villains

1:15pm-5:00pm

GISELLE ANGUIZOLA QUARTET

5:30PM-8:30PM

CAITIE B.

& THE HAND ME DOWNS

9:00PM-12:00AM

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4

OPEN AT 1:00 PM

j.j. and the a-ok's

1:00pm-5:00pm

boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers

5:30PM-8:30PM

CATIE B & THE HAND ME DOWNS

9:00PM-12:00AM

THURSDAY DECEMBER 5

OPEN AT 1:00 PM

caleb nelson & his hot 5

1:00pm-5:00pm

CRISTINA KAMINIS AND THE MIX

5:30PM-8:30PM

WOLFE JOHNS BLUES

9:00PM-12:00AM

FRIDAY DECEMBER 6

OPEN AT 11:00 aM

the rug cutters

11:00PM-1:45PM

MIDNIGHT BRAWLERS

2:15PM-6PM

LES GETREX AND CREOLE COOKIN'

6:30PM-9:30PM

BETTIS AND THE 3RD DEGREE BRASS BAND

10:00PM-2:00AM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 7

OPEN AT 11:00 aM

THE JAYWALKERS

11:00PM-1:45PM

boardwalker & the three finger swingers

1:30PM-6PM

WOLFE JOHNS BLUES

6:30PM-9:30PM

PAGGY PRINE AND SOUTHERN SOUL

10:00PM-2:00AM

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8

OPEN AT 11:00 aM

Aaron Levinson & friends

11:00am-1:00pm

Felipe Kerrar Jazz Band

1:30PM-5:00PM

MIDNIGHT BRAWLERS

5:30PM-8:30PM

ED WILLS BLUES 4 $ALE

9:00PM-12:00AM

 FRITZELS DECEMBER 2024 MUSIC CALENDAR

SUNDAY

12:30PM  DOYLE COOPER BAND (12/1, 12/15, 12/29) MARTY PETERS BAND (12/8, 12/22)

5PM SAZERAC JAZZ BAND 

8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/MIKE FULTON

MONDAY

1PM MATINEE ALL STARS BAND

5PM TIN MEN 

8PM RICHARD SCOTT AND FRIENDS 

TUESDAY

1PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT (CLOSED FOR PRIVATE PARTY 12/17)

5PM COLIN MYERS ORCHESTRA 

8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/JAMIL SHARIF 

WEDNESDAY

1PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT 

5PM BOURBON STREET STARS

8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/KEVIN RAY CLARK 

THURSDAY 

12PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT  

2PM DOYLE COOPER BAND 

5PM JOHN SAAVEDRA BAND 

8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/CHUCK BRACKMAN

FRIDAY

12:30PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT (SAZARAC JAZZ BAND 12/13)

2:30PM SAM FRIEND JAZZ BAND

6PM WOODIS/LANGE BAND (12/13, 12/27))  SAM LOBLEY BAND ( 12/6, 12/20)

9PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/KEVIN RAY CLARK 

SATURDAY

12:30PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT (SAZARAC JAZZ BAND 12/28)

2:30PM STEVE DETROY BAND

6PM BOURBON MATINEE JAZZ BAND W/CHUCK BRACKMAN

9PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/JAMIL SHARIF 

Kevin Ray Clark

Clark Entertainment Consultants, LLC

619 23rd Street

Niagara Falls, NY 14301

contact: kevinclarkentertainment@gmail.com

website: www.kevinrayclark.com

nightcrawlers website: www.neworleansnightcrawlersbrassband.com

 Music Director

Fritzel's Jazz Pub

"Bourbon Street's oldest jazz club"

733 Bourbon Street

New Orleans, LA 70116

www.Fritzelsjazz.com 

Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy and Health Department Announce Developing Series of Free Narcan and Stop the Bleed Trainings for Hospitality Workers

NEW ORLEANS – The Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy, in collaboration with the Health Department, is excited to announce a developing series of Narcan and Stop the Bleed trainings to equip hospitality workers with critical, life-saving skills. These free trainings will provide participants with the knowledge to respond effectively to overdose incidents and severe injuries, helping to make the nightlife community safer. To maximize accessibility, trainings will be scheduled in neighborhoods across the city.

Narcan training sessions will include free Narcan for all participants, while Stop the Bleed training will cover essential skills for managing bleeding emergencies. As an extra incentive to participate, The Broadside will offer free movie tickets to a screening at the Broad Theater for the first 15 attendees at each of their hosted sessions.

Upcoming Training Schedule

• Tuesday 12/3/2024 at 3 p.m. - Stop the Bleed Training at Phoenix Bar, 941 Elysian Fields Avenue
• 
• Tuesday 12/10/2024 at 3 p.m. - Narcan Training at Downtown Tattoos & Piercings, 501 Frenchmen Street
• Tuesday 12/17/2024 at 3 p.m. - Narcan Training at The Broadside, 600 N. Broad Street
• Wednesday 1/8/2025 at 6 p.m. - Narcan Training at Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Street
• Monday 1/13/2025 at 3 p.m. - Stop the Bleed Training at The Broadside, 600 North Broad Street

"Bystanders hold the power to change the outcome of a crisis. Awareness and training can create a community of lifesavers,” said Summer Lander, Opioid Outreach and Education Coordinator at the New Orleans Health Department.

“Hospitality workers are on the front lines of our nightlife, and we’re committed to providing them with the resources they need to respond to emergencies,” said Julia Heath, Policy and Outreach Manager at the Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy. “Through this training series, we’re empowering them with the essential skills and confidence needed to handle life-threatening situations.”

For more information or to volunteer a nightlife business to host a training, contact nighttime@nola.gov

Revival of this dying swamp between New Orleans and Baton Rouge starts today. 'Win-win for everyone.'

• BY JOSIE ABUGOV | 

A unique project breaking ground on Tuesday could resuscitate the dying Maurepas Swamp, an overlooked treasure nestled between New Orleans and Baton Rouge along Interstate 10.

The project will reunite one of the largest forested wetlands in the nation with the Mississippi River more than 80 years after they were disconnected. It would have an added benefit, too, helping the state save costs on an adjacent levee project designed to protect repeatedly flooded neighborhoods from storm surge.

In the decades since the levee system disconnected the swamp from the river, it has significantly degraded. If the swamp continued down this path, it would eventually revert into open water.

The project, which has been discussed for years, involves building a small-scale river diversion to revitalize one of the last remaining coastal freshwater swamps in Louisiana.

“This is exactly what the swamp needs,” said Erik Johnson, director of conservation science at the National Audubon Society.

By 2028, the completed 5.5 mile channel will carry water from the river to the swamp. And over the next 50 years, the diversion is expected to replenish around 45,000 acres of wetlands that will help protect residents in four surrounding parishes from damaging storm surge and inject life into what was once a popular area for hunting and fishing.

A portion of the impacted area – around 9,000 acres – will also be used to offset environmental damage being caused by construction of the 18.5-mile West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee project. This marks the first time that the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to use a state coastal project for such required mitigation.

“The real story is it’s a win-win for everyone,” said Brad Miller, project manager with the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “We’re building the project, they need mitigation.”

Construction for the swamp project will cost around $300 million, paid with state funds and Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement dollars. Its dual use for both restoration and mitigation will allow money to be saved on the $760 million levee project.

Feeding the swamp with nutrients

The sparse canopy of cypress trees and the dwindling bird population are only two indicators of the swamp’s decline.

The diversion will discharge relatively low amounts of river water into the swamp during the first half of the year – an approach that mirrors the annual flooding predating the levees.

“In the spring, the river used to flood,” Miller said during a recent tour of the swamp. “It would nourish the trees in the swamp with fresh water, sediments and nutrients. You don’t need to have water flowing here all the time.”

When the diversion is open, it will transport up to 2,000 cubic feet per second of river water through the channel. The swamp will then absorb the nutrients from the water, which means that the diversion is not supposed to affect nearby Lake Maurepas or Lake Pontchartrain ecosystems.

The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Lobby Lighting Ceremony

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 5pm

Join us for the 2024 Lobby Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 3rd at 5pm! Jazz trumpeter and comoser KERMIT RUFFINS will be the official 2024 Lighter

Enjoy complimentary champagne, and toast to the start of the Holiday season at The Roosevelt New Orleans. Jazz Trumpeter and Composer Kermit Ruffins will be the Official 2024 Lobby Lighter, flipping the switch to turn on 112,000 twinkling lights adorning our block-long lobby!

Preservation Hall's Summer Residency at the Toulouse Theatre

~ 615 Toulouse Street in the historic Toulouse Theatre

~ Nightly performances

~Preseravation Hall is undergoing infrastructure upgrades to “ensure they are still around for years to come.”

~ concert times shift to:

Monday - Sunday, 5pm and 7:30pm

Tickets here!

Christmas in Lafreniere Park

Jefferson Parish's Lafreniere Park returns its Holiday Light Display this Christmas season. A longtime festive tradition, the park will be adorned with snowflake, candy-cane, and nutcracker lights that will turn on at 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. daily! Opening on December 1 through December 25, tickets range in prices from $10 to $15 per car.

Make Memories to Last a Lifetime

November 29 - January 3

City Park’s largest fundraiser, Celebration in the Oaks, is THE New Orleans holiday tradition. This incredible light festival has enchanted Park visitors since the 1980s and is vital to the Park’s maintenance, care, and beautification year round. Make memories with your loved ones in City Park this holiday season.

Tickets On Sale!

Purchase Now

Everyone’s favorite holiday party is now a little bit more festive!

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MON-THURS + SUN HOURS

Driving Tour: 6pm–10pm

Walking Tour: 6pm–10pmFRIDAY/SATURDAY HOURS

Driving Tour: 5pm–11pm

Walking Tour: 5pm–11pm *Christmas Hours: 6pm–9pm

Proceeds benefit the continued beautification and preservation of New Orleans City Park’s 1,300 acres

Kermit's Treme Mother In Law Lounge is at Kermit's Treme Mother In Law Lounge.

 · New Orleans

Kermit Ruffins every Monday at 6 o’clock at the mother-in-law lounge

• 1500 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 814-1819

TueDec03

6-9

Sean Riley & The Water featuring: Mike Barras & Dean Zucchero

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Based in New Orleans, Riley is a familiar face in the New Orleans music world, playing frequently throughout the city, from the Bywater to the French Quarter and Uptown, as well as regional shows in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Riley also tours extensively in Europe and Australia. Sean Riley plays solo and with his backing band The Water, aptly named for the fluidity of different musicians joining him on stage. 

TueDec03

9:00pm-1:00am

Kid Chocolate + the Free P.O.C

Grammy Winning Trumpeter & Vocalist. Kid Chocolate & The Free P.O.C. Heal, Unite & Inspire with Music. The Man , The Horn , The Voice.

WedDec04

6:30pm

Tin Men

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Tickets

The Tin Men are America's premier sousaphone, washboard and guitar trio. They have been performing at home in New Orleans, around the USA and abroad since 2002! Percussionist/vocalist Washboard Chaz, sousaphonist Matt Perrine and Guitarist vocalist Alex McMurray explore a truly eclectic array of North American Pop music. Through it all they put their own zany spin on the material and make it their own. Throw in a generous dose of McMurray's own songs, the precocious wit of Perrine's sousaphone and Washboard Chaz’s seemingly boundless charm!

WedDec04

9pm

Lagniappe Brass Band

The term Lagniappe comes from cajun French for “a little something extra.” Started in 2010, Lagniappe Brass Band was just an idea that quickly grew into something much more. Through our time, we have had the pleasure of playing around the United States, Canada, and have done several overseas tours in Spain and France.

Verterans of getting funky and bringing that soulful New Orleans brass, we’re done countless festivals and are a huge lover of the music culture in New Orleans. 

ThuDec05

6-9 pm

Palmetto Bug Stompers

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Tickets

The Palmetto Bug Stompers are one of the finest purveyors of traditional and New Orleans jazz. With a wide and varied background of musical influences, the Bugs get the crowd up and make 'em swing. They are a favorite of Lindy Hop dancers, performing at many of their showcases across the country. The band consists of Washboard Chaz on washboard and vocals, Robert Snow on acoustic bass, John Rodli on guitar and vocals, Will Smith on trumpet and vocals, Bruce Brackman on clarinet and Paul Robertson on trombone. Come check 'em out and be ready to dance. 

Which Famous Physicist Developed the Theory of Relativity?

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Nikola Tesla

Albert Einstein

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Sunday, December 8, 2024

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Upcoming PerformancesBuddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Everyone, regardless of age, needs a ticket to attend the show.

If you need to purchase parking ONLY and you have already purchased tickets or have a Broadway subscription to the show, please reach out to our Call Center. They can assist you with purchasing parking over the phone. The number to the Call Center is 888-611-8178.

We apologize for any inconvenience in this process.

Upcoming Performances

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Groovemaster Presents

A Blues Evening with Chris Duarte Band and Johnny Sansone Solo

with Johnny Sansone

Wednesday, Dec 4 @ 08:30 PM

Age Limit: 21+

 Tickets

Groovemaster Presents

New Orleans Guitar Masters with support from Phil DeGruy

Thursday, Dec 5 @ 08:00 PM

Age Limit: 21+

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Groovemaster Presents

An Evening with Webb Wilder

Friday, Dec 6 @ 08:00 PM

Age Limit: 21+

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Groovemaster Presents

An Evening with Keith Frank

Saturday, Dec 7 @ 09:00 PM

Age Limit: 21+

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2836 Lasalle Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70115

Takin' It to the Streets

Weekly Brass Band events:

Mondays - Big 6 Brass Band at Da Jump Off Lounge (1901 N. Claiborne Ave.) - 9pm

Tuesdays - TBC Brass Band at Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak St.) - 9pm

Tuesdays - Sporty's Brass Band at Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude Ave) - 9pm

Tuesdays - Brass Band at Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.) - 10pm

Wednesdays - New Breed Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 9:30pm

Thursdays - Brass-A-Holics at Jazz Playhouse (300 Bourbon St.) - 7:30pm

Thursdays - Where Y'At Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 9pm

Fridays - Sporty's Brass Band at Brass Hall (1104 Decatur St.) - 9pm

Fridays - Trumpet Slim & Brass Flavor at Blue Nile Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm

Saturdays - Marigny Street Brass Band at Blue Nile Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm

Saturdays - City of Trees Brass Band at Maison (508 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm

Sundays - Brass Band Sundays at Treme Hideaway (1234 N. Claiborne) - 10pm

Sundays - Street Legends Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10:30pm

Sundays - Hot 8 Brass Band at the Howlin' Wolf (907 S. Peters St) - 10:30pm

In honor of WWOZ's 44th birthday tomorrow on Wednesday, December 4th, tune in for a full day of live music on both the WWOZ airwaves and video stream. Here are the approximate times:

Duke Heitger Trio @ 9:45am

George Porter Jr & Runnin' Pardners @ 11:30am

Big Daddy O @ 2pm

Chris Thomas King @ 3pm

Quiana Lynell @ 4:40pm

4

1 PM – 5 PM

German Coast

Farmers Market-

Westbank Bridge Park

13825 River Rd, Luling, LA 70070-6219, United States

•  Comedy club
• 609 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA 70130-1612, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 444-9553

9:00 pm - 10:15 pm

(Entry at 8:00 pm

Racing Schedule

Thursday through Sunday

We love seeing horses in the paddock again! Doors open at 12, first race is at 12:45

Since the inception of the Krewe of Red Beans, the Treme Brass Band has been a cornerstone for our group. It is a dream-come-true for us to host them every Thursday beginning tonight!  Join us 6 to 8 pm!

Free for members of Beanlandia! Join us and help our space grow!

3300 Royal St

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Classic

December 5

at The Orpheum Theater

This special holiday program begins with Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti’s music from an opera inspired by the story of the Three Kings. The performance continues with Romantic-era composer Felix Mendelssohn’s reverent Christmas cantata and concludes with traditional excerpts of Handel’s glorious work Messiah

Holiday Spectacular

• Thursday, December 19, 2024

• 7:30 PM  9:30 PM

• Orpheum Theater

• 129 Roosevelt WayNew Orleans, LA (map)

Matthew Kraemer, conductor

Featuring:

Robin Barnes

Skate Country, located at 1100 Terry Parkway in Terrytown,

Skate Country is open from 8-11 p.m. on Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. on Fridays and from 1-10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission prices range from $8 to $15, and skate rentals are $5.

Skate Country’s schedule offers the following events:

• “Adult Night” from 8-11 p.m. Thursdays
• “Top Music Chart Night” from 7-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
• “Family Matinee” from 1-3:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

“Sunday Night Skate” from 7-10 p.m. Sunday. 

Saturday, December 7, 2024

NOLA Tree Project Hosts

the Big TREEsy Giveaway of 500 Trees Presented by

Saturday, December 7, 2024

8:30 am - 12 noon

City 0f New Orleans Department of Parks & Parkways

#1 Green Parade Lane (next to 200 Warrington Drive)

New Orleans, LA 70122

    This Big TREEsy Giveaway is for 

ORLEANS PARISH RESIDENTS ONLY but NOT Limited to District Residents.

All Orleans Parish Residents Are Welcome! 

Please bring your Picture ID

NO Christmas Trees!

BIG TREESY GIVEAWAY

* 500 FREE Trees

* 1 FREE Tree per

Household

* 35 Types of Trees

MORE BIG TREESY ACTIVITIES

* Tree Planting Workshop

Swirl Wine Bar & Market

3143 Ponce de Leon Street

Learn a little, drink a little, and have some fun with us!

TODAY AT 11 PM – 2 AM

Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers

Blue Nile

Friday Night Heights at Above the Grid

 Friday, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM (CT)NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans • New Orleans LA Get my tickets

NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans

• 317 Baronne Street New Orleans, LA 70112
• Friday
• 6
• 7:00 PM
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Dec 06, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

New Orleans, 826 St Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

About the event

A Black Tie Event with Evening Hats and Fascinators Highly Encouraged!

You are cordially invited for a Mad, Mad World of elegant fun with the New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association at their majestic 1850's historic Vieux Carré townhouse!

Learn all about the origins of the 87 year old organization and its mission to preserve, promote, and celebrate our amazing New Orleans and Louisiana heritage and educate about it's importance.

We invite you to become a member and join us on our joyful journey to honor the Crescent City's legacy.

Partake of fabulous food, delicious drinks and magnificant music.

Tickets: Tickets are available at SpringFiestaNola.com.

Our 2024 Dates:

NOV: ,

 DEC:  7 & 8

(Rain or Shine)

9:45 AM to 5:00 PM

Best Festival in History!

The Louisiana Renaissance Festival is a lively and immersive event that aims to recreate the atmosphere, culture, and entertainment of the Renaissance period, which typically spanned from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe.

Every autumn the Louisiana Renaissance Festival creates the English village of Albright, with more than 600 artisans, entertainers, and educational demonstrations welcoming you to the best parts of the 16th century: fun, clean, safe, and educational.

Overall, the Louisiana Renaissance Festival provides a unique opportunity for guests to step back in time and experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Renaissance period in a fun and immersive environment.

Simplest directions (during the faire):

Take I-12 Exit #42, and follow the signs to

( 46468 River Road, Hammond LA 70401 )

- Click Here to open in your map app - 

Everyone:

1. Once on I-12 take Exit #42 (just east of Hammond, Louisiana)
2. Turn north toward McDonald's (on Airport Road / Hwy 3158).
3. Go two miles, past McDonald's (straight through the traffic circle). Road ends at the airport,
4. Take a right onto Hwy 190, go two miles.
5. (There is a turn lane at the school.) Take a left onto River Road (Hwy 1064).
6. Go about two miles, Entrance to festival parking is on the right (There are signs).

New Orleans holiday parade 2024 will fill the streets with hot-air balloons. See the details.

Children's Hospital sponsors this procession, featuring Frosty, Rudolph and more.

BY DOUG MACCASH

The Muff-a-Lottas dance in front of a giant balloon ginger man during the Children's Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)

Sophia Germer

For the third year, the Children’s Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade will get the yuletide season rolling, Crescent City style. With 30 themed floats, ridden by costumers tossing a blizzard of throws, plus 27 bands and marching groups, the parade is like a preview of Carnival. But there’s a difference.

No other New Orleans procession includes giant lighter-than-air balloons, bobbing along the route amid the other attractions. In the past two years, a 40-foot Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, a gargantuan candy cane, a snowflake, a gingerbread man, a Hanukkah ornament and Frosty the Snowman have floated over the crowds.

This year, parade producer Barry Kern promises there will be a few new balloons in the mix. In addition to floats bearing a red toy train, a Christmas alligator and Santa on his sled, Kern said parade-goers should look for giant self-propelled snow globes this year.

The parade rolls through the French Quarter and the Central Business District at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7. 

Patients at Children’s Hospital are creating custom-decorated plastic ornaments that will serve as signature throws this year. Each ornament will be marked with the patient’s name.

Rolling fundraiser 

Unlike the Mardi Gras season, during which commercial advertising is prohibited, the floats in the holiday parade are sponsored by businesses and organizations. All proceeds from the commercial tie-ins benefit Children’s Hospital. WDSU television plans a telethon-style broadcast to accompany the event.

With support from the state’s Explore Louisiana tourism campaign, the parade is meant to help promote New Orleans as a holiday season destination, according to parade organizers. 

Grinchy power lines and rain

The first two Children’s Hospital Holiday Parades succeeded despite complications. During the first parade, the hovering balloons were forced to limbo beneath streetcar power lines on St. Charles Avenue, slowing the procession. The problem led to a new route in the second year. Rain pelted the 2023 parade, though the event still drew crowds.

Unlike in past years, there will be no post-parade party in Lafayette Square.

The parade will line up on Elysian Fields Avenue near Washington Square Park. It will proceed uptown on North Peters Street, merge onto Decatur Street, turn right on Canal Street, U-turn at Burgundy Street, turn right on Tchoupitoulas Street, ending at Andrew Higgins Drive.

We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and hope to see you at our December 7^th Tree Lighting Event, which features special guest performances, public caroling, a visit with Santa, all followed by a Marine Forces Reserve Band holiday concert!

Please let us know if you can join us for all or part of the evening:

https://www.jpas.org/jpas-holiday-events/

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

*You must reserve your complimentary seats for the Marine Band Concert

Schedule:

• 5:30 Doors Open: Concessions for Sale & Kids Activities
• 6:00 p.m. Public Caroling featuring a special performance by Nola Vox Choir
• 6:40 p.m. Tree Lighting
• 6:45 p.m. Santa Arrives!
• 6:50-7:10 p.m. Meet, Mingle and Be Merry!
• 7:30 p.m. Marine Band Concert Begins

Join a festive celebration in Dutch Ally featuring live music, kid’s activities, and holiday characters. The St. Nick Celebration is free and open to the public.

Event Line Up:

11:00AM – 12:00PM  Magic Productions Holiday Music

12:15PM – 1:15PM    Jenavieve Cook and the Winding Boys

1:30PM – 2:30PM    Sweety Pies Jazz Band

2:45PM – 4:00PM   Johanna Rose and The Dreamboats

Activities:

Adorn Me Antoinette-Make a craft

Pixie Dust Biodegradable Glitter-Glitter body paint

Paper Doll Promotions Balloon Art-Balloon crafts

Paper Doll Promotions Santa-Picture with Santa

Paper Doll Promotions Holiday Princess

Rowdy’s Rascals Petting Zoo

Letters to Santa-Write your own letter to Santa

Nola Cookie Company-Decorate a delicious cookie

Children’s Hospital Holiday Parade begins at 11:00AM

Details

Date:

December 7

Time:

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Mid-City Art Studios NOLA

Public 

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Our annual Open Studios event is fast approaching. This year we have two dates, November 9th and December 7th. Come see what we have been making all year and buy some art just in time for the holidays. 4436 Toulouse St. 10-4pm

Pups & Pints at Chafunkta Brewing Co.

• Recurring Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Time: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
• Price: Free
• Chafunkta Brewing Company
• 69123 Skybrook Rd., Mandeville, LA 70471
• (985) 869-0716

Make your Sunday a true FUNDAY with Chafunkta Brewery's "Pups and Pints," every Sunday! Bring your dog to the brewery on Sundays and your second pint is free. Don't have a pup or can't bring one? That's OK, as 10% of ALL SALES will go to the Northshore Humane Society.

Harahan Farmers Market

• weekly on Sunday
• Address: 6601 10th Street, Harahan, LA
• Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• Price: FREE

Here’s the Saints’ full 2024 schedule in list format

Regular season



Week 14: at New York Giants, noon, Sunday, Dec. 8 (FOX)



Week 15: vs. Washington Commanders, noon, Dec. 15 (FOX)

Week 16: at Green Bay Packers (Monday Night Football), 7:15 p.m., Monday, Dec. 23 (ESPN)

Week 17: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, noon, Sunday, Dec. 29 (FOX)

Week 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD, Saturday or Su

nday, Jan. 4-5. (TBD)

 NOLA Jitterbugs

Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

Tickets

nolajitterbugsfall2023.dancecamps.org/booking.php

Public 

Join the award-winning (1st place, baby!) NOLA Jitterbugs for a 6-week series with live music in the last class!

Our live music classes with local musicians and culture bearers, as well as our overall emphasis on music appreciation is what makes our lessons stand out among the rest!

Starts at The Contemporary Arts Center!

6-7pm Intro to Swing

For total beginners to swing dancing or dancing of any kind. Also for those looking to refresh their basics and learn some ragtime dances. We use these pre-swing era dances to teach beginners how to step on rhythm, step on rhythm while connected to another person, how to connect in order to lead or follow, you'll learn to syncopate your footwork, and then we'll slowly start to let go of one hand and create the beginnings of what will eventually be a bad-ass swing out.

7:30-8:30 Lindy Hop Vocab - Intermediate Level

This class is gonna give you some must know moves, some technique, some philosophy, and of course, we'll continue to clarify and polish up your swing outs.

No partner required to take either of these classes. Come alone or with friends!

SIGN UP HERE:

https://nolajitterbugsfall2023.dancecamps.org/booking.php

• 900 Camp St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 528-3805

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Orleans Parish Appreciation Days 2024 On the second Wednesday of the month Orleans Parish residents with one proof of residency will get free admission with up to four guests to Audubon Zoo. On the third Wednesday of the month Orleans Parish residents with one proof of residency will get free admission with up to four guests to Audubon Insectarium. On the fourth Wednesday of the month Orleans Parish residents with one proof of residency will get free admission with up to four guests to Audubon Aquarium. *Program shifts up a week to account for Thanksgiving & Christmas break

Friday, December 13 · 5 - 6:30pm CST

Location

The Garden District Book Shop

2727 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70130

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard will be at the Garden District Book Shop December 13 for an author meet & greet for her memoir My Time to Stand. 

A victim of her mother’s Munchausen by proxy and child abuse survivor, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s unique and controversial case made headlines across the world. Now, she’s finally free to start living her life on her terms—and to tell her own story as only she can.

Forced to use a wheelchair in public and endure a lifetime of faux illness, fraud, and exploitation, Gypsy was subjected not only to her mother’s medical, physical, and emotional abuse, but deprived of childhood milestones. Prevented from attending school or socializing, Gypsy’s formative years were defined by pain and isolation. 

After serving 8 years in prison for the role she played in her mother Dee Dee’s murder, Gypsy is embracing her fresh start—and reminding all of us that it’s never too late. Featuring Blanchard family photos and new facts about Gypsy’s life that she previously kept private, My Time to Stand offers an unprecedented look at the real Gypsy proudly embarking on her ongoing journey to recovery and self-discovery.

The evening will begin at 5:00 PM. Early Bird tickets are now on sale for $35 and include a signed copy of My Time to Stand and a photo opp with Gypsy. Guests are encouraged to knock out some holiday shopping while they wait around The Rink.

Handel's Messiah - 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 14 at St. Domenic Catholic Church (Harrison Ave) and 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 15 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church (Joseph St).

Click the auditions link to get information on singing Messiah with us!

2024 Full Moon schedule

(all times Eastern)

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• Dec. 15 — 4:02 a.m. Cold Moon

Cold Moon (December): Evocative of winter’s chill.

39th Annual

Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala

Join us for this year's gala at the JW Marriott on February 1, 2025.

This exciting celebration will include a cocktail reception, a silent auction, a delicious, seated dinner, and the presentation of awards to our amazing inductees, and our National Honoree!

This year’s National Honoree: Sal Paolantonio of ESPN. 

LAISHF Inductees: 

Wayne Francingues, Ryan LoProto (posthumously), and Sam Scelfo. 

Awardees: 

Louis Prima Arts & Entertainment Award: Tony Orlando

Buddy “D” Media Award: Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco

Business Achievement Award: Arthur Brocato 

Dr. John Adriani Medical Award: Dr. Jeffery Scott Pinto

Joseph I Giarrusso Civic Award: Leon Cannizzaro

Joseph Maselli Heritage Award: Joe Scelsa

Join us as we celebrate these deserving people, click below for tickets!

*Don't miss Appearances by Rocky Marciano Jr. and Vince Ferragamo, former quarterback of the LA Rams!

Super Bowl LIX may happen more than three weeks before Fat Tuesday, but the host committee wants to make sure the city -- and the throngs of visitors in town for the NFL's championship game -- get the carnival experience.

The day before the game, February 8, there will be a Mardi Gras-style parade complete with elaborate floats, marching bands, and throws.

Our partners at NOLA.com report details of the parade are still being finalized, but float-builder Barry Kern says it will likely be a 20-float parade made up of signature floats from various krewes.

And because it is not an official carnival parade, corporate sponsors will also be a part of it.

Todd Graves, founder of Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, will serve as grand marshal.

Rather than follow one of the traditional Mardi Gras routes, the Super Bowl parade will line up on Elysian Fields in the Marigny, parade up Decatur Street along the French Quarter, then take Tchoupitoulas St. to Poydras, turn up to St. Charles Ave., then proceed along St. Charles to St. Joseph St. just before reaching Harmony Circle.

Super Bowl LIX pre-game show features all New Orleans and Louisiana musicians

• BY KEITH SPERA |

The NFL announced on Thanksgiving that the Super Bowl LIX pre-game telecast will spotlight singers and musicians from New Orleans and Louisiana. 

Jon Batiste, who grew up in Kenner and attended St. Augustine High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, will sing the national anthem in the Caesars Superdome ahead of kickoff on Feb. 9.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who grew up in Treme, will team up with contemporary Christian singer and Lafayette native Lauren Daigle to perform "America the Beautiful." They have previously made guest appearances with one another onstage and on recordings.

And contemporary R&B singer Ledisi, who was born and raised in New Orleans before moving to California, will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

“We’re honored to work with this year’s pregame lineup to celebrate the rich musical legacy of New Orleans and the entire state,” said Seth Dudowsky, head of music at the NFL, in a news release. "The Super Bowl is a rare moment to unite fans around the world, and this year’s performers will bring the energy, soul and vibrant sounds of the region to a global stage, as we kickoff Super Bowl LIX with a celebration to remember.”