The New Orleans Saints have five players chosen to the Pro Bowl.
Quarterback Drew Brees, left tackle Terron Armstead, defensive end Cam Jordan, wide receiver Michael Thomas and center Max Unger were selected to the initial roster Tuesday.
Nine other players on the Saints have been picked as alternates
The Saints released the following statement:
Five New Orleans Saints were voted to the Pro Bowl, the National Football League announced Tuesday evening. T Terron Armstead, QB Drew Brees, DE Cameron Jordan, WR Michael Thomas and C Max Unger were selected to the NFC squad to play in the NFL's All-Star game, which will be held on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. All but Unger were voted in as starters. With seven Saints named to the Pro Bowl last year, this marks the first time since the 2010-2011 campaigns that the Saints have had at least five players in back-to-back seasons named to participate in the contest. It also marks the 11th consecutive season that the club has at least one Pro Bowl selection.
Armstead was selected to his first Pro Bowl in his sixth NFL season. He started the first nine games of the season at left tackle for New Orleans, a period when the offensive line surrendered an NFL-low nine sacks, ranking first in the NFL in scoring (36.7 points per game), fifth in net yards per game (413.9 yards per game), eighth in rushing (126.8 yards per game) and seventh in passing (287.1 yards per game).
It is Brees' 12th Pro Bowl selection overall in his 18-year NFL career and his club-record 11th as a member of the Saints, who he joined in 2006. He was the NFL's leading vote-getter among fans. In 2018, he has started all 14 games and completed 337-of-450 passes (74.9%) for 3,666 yards with 31 touchdowns, only five interceptions and a 116.8 passer rating, ranked first in the league in both passing yardage and rating. He has also set a new career-high with four rushing touchdowns. Brees has also engineered a league-high six fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drives in 2018, including on in Monday night's win at Carolina.
Brees was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week Three for his performance at Atlanta, when he led them to a 43-37 overtime win. Brees completed 39-of-49 passes for 396 yards with three touchdown passes with zero interceptions, to go with two rushing touchdowns, including the second in overtime to end the contest. He became the only player to have at least 350 passing yards, three touchdown passes, two rushing touchdowns and zero interceptions in a contest. In the game, Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in completions.
Two weeks later vs. Washington, Brees captured conference offensive player of the week honors again as he set another record by becoming the league's all-time passing yardage leader in a 43-19 win on Monday night football. In the contest, Brees completed 26-of-29 (career-high 89.7% completion percentage) passes for 363 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 153.2 passer rating. In the second quarter on a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie wideout Tre'Quan Smith, Brees became the league's all-time passing yardage leader.
Brees also shined in the first four contests of November, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors, when he completed 84-of-113 passes for 1,145 yards with 15 touchdowns, only one interception and a 142.1 passer rating in leading the Saints to a 4-0 mark. He led the NFL during the four-game period in touchdown passes, passer rating and passing touchdown percentage (13.3%).
Brees, a former Purdue standout, who originally entered the NFL as a second round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 2001 (32nd overall), before signing with the Saints as an unrestricted free agent in 2006, has played in 263 career games (262 starts) and has completed 6,559-of-9,744 passes (67.3%) for 74,111 yards, 519 touchdowns and a 97.7 passer rating. He is the NFL's all-time leader in completion percentage, completions and passing yardage, is ranked second in touchdowns passes and has the third-highest passer rating.
This is Jordan's fourth Pro Bowl, the most selections in franchise history for a defensive end. Jordan has enjoyed a standout season, starting all 14 games and recording 45 tackles (34 solo), 12 sacks, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. The former University of California standout, who was the club's first draft choice in 2011 (24th overall) is tied for eighth in the NFL in quarterback takedowns and in Weeks 12-14 had two sacks apiece in each contest.
In eight seasons, Jordan has appeared in all 126 games with 125 starts, including opening 111 consecutive games, the longest active consecutive games started streak by an NFL defensive lineman and has posted career totals of 500 tackles (309 solo), 71.5 sacks for losses of 488.5 yards, two interceptions, 45 passes defensed, ten forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. His takedown total is ranked fourth in club record books.
Thomas is the first Saints wide receiver to be selected to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons since Joe Horn (2001-02) and joins Horn as the only other Saints wideout to have multiple selections. A second round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft (47th overall) out of Ohio State, Thomas has followed up a standout first two seasons with a campaign where he leads the NFL in receiving with a franchise-record 109 receptions for 1,267 yards and eight touchdowns. Thomas' 305 receptions are the most by an NFL player in his first three seasons with two games remaining in the 2018 campaign to spare.
Unger has been selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career and his first since being acquired by New Orleans from the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. He has anchored the middle of an offensive line, starting every game for a unit that has surrendered only 16 sacks, tied for the lowest total in the NFL, while blocking for the league's seventh ranked offense, eighth running the ball.
Just in time for the holiday season, The Historic New Orleans Collection will once again offer Holiday Home and Courtyard Tours of the
Williams Residence. The two-story brick townhouse, built in 1889 and restored in the 1940s, was owned by THNOC's founders General L. Kemper and Leila Williams. Filled with antiques and art collected by the couple in their wide travels, the house was occupied by the Williamses from 1946 through 1964.
From December 1 through Dececember 30, visitors to the residence will learn about the couple's Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve celebrations. The residence will feature a beautifully decorated dining room and elegant tree with vintage ornaments. Photos of their holiday parties will also be on display. In keeping with THNOC founders General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams's tradition of seasonal greenery, the residence and public spaces at THNOC's Royal Street property are adorned with wreaths, garlands, and flower arrangements-all donated by Arbor House Floral.
Each tour lasts approximately one hour. Tuesday-Saturday tours begin promptly at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday tours are offered at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. No tours will be offered while THNOC is closed December 24-25.
Learn how THNOC's staff decks the halls for the holidays:
Join us for Small Talks, Noontime Talks, and daily tours
Noontime Talks (12 pm) are casual conversations frequently scheduled throughout the year at noon between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors..
Admission is FREE to NOMA on all Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Docent guided tours of the museum are offered daily at 1 pm. Guided tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are offered on Saturdays and Mondays at noon through December 15.
Noontime Talks are casual conversations frequently scheduled throughout the year at noon between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan on Wednesday, November 14, for insights in to The Orléans Collection. The talk is limited to the first 25 visitors.
Wednesdays are free thanks to The Helis Foundation. Join us!
Free Wednesdays at the New Orleans Museum of Art
Where: New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
When: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Who: Everyone welcome, free admission is for Louisiana residents
How: Just show up
Free admission on Wednesdays for Louisiana resi
dents sponsored by the Helis Foundation
DAILY DOCENT-LED TOURS BEGIN
docent-guided tours will be
offered at NOMA daily at 1 p.m. Docent-guided tours are free with museum admission and are also available upon request for groups with two-weeks advance notice. Book a tour for your club, group, or family reunion! Contact Tracy Kennan, Curator of Education: 504.658.4113 or tkennan@noma.org
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, PO Box 19123, New Orleans, LA 70179
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Free Admission on Wednesdays to the Botanical Gardens in City Park
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Botanical Gardens in City Park
5 Victory Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124
Cost:
Free
From the 1930s to today, New Orleans Botanical Garden offers the city carefully cultivated gardens, where you will find more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. Visitors will find aquatics, roses, native plants, ornamental trees, shrubs, perennials and more inside various theme gardens. Highlights of the Botanical Garden include the Conservatory of Two Sisters, the New Orleans Historic Train Garden, the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden, the Pavilion of the Two Sisters, the Garden Study Center, Lath House and the Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays, Courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Regular Hours:
Open 7 days a week 10am to 5pm. Last entry is at 4pm
Open year round, twelve acres of gardens and art await you!
Residents should show their Louisiana ID to the cashier in the Oscar J. Tolmas Center, 5 Victory Avenue.
Ring in the holidays with our talented Victory Belles as they present classic holiday favorites sung in beautiful harmony.
THru - DECEMBER 29, 2018
Ring in the holidays with our talented Victory Belles as they present classic holiday favorites sung in beautiful harmony. This musical smorgasbord features gems of the season such as "The Christmas Song," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Santa Baby," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas," and a sleighful of other holiday classics.
Please join us during this holiday season at Inspired Living at Kenner for our Christmas Celebration on Wednesday, December 19 from 3pm-6pm. Come out for a great time with music, food, and drinks as we spread good cheer with our residents and their families. Inspired Living at Kenner
3801 Loyola Drive, Kenner, Louisiana 70065
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Wednesday, December 19 �� Edward Hynes School Choir (12pm)
Join Megan Jewel Designs at MIEL Brewery & Taproom on Wed. 12/19 for CRAFT NIGHT! This drop-in community craft event will be held between 5-8pm, and all materials will be provided to design, cut, decorate, and hand-stitch your own DIY felt ornament! Participants will be asked to pay $5 - $10 (to make 1-2 felt ornaments).
During the event MIEL will be offering 10% off beer tabs for Craft participants. Miel is cash free. Debit/credit cards only.
*Attendees may drop-in anytime between 5-8pm to join in the festivities! Pre-registration is not required for this event. Email hello@meganjeweldesigns.com with questions.
Sold Out! Wednesday Night Flight, James Moises & Moises Pinot Noir, December 19, 5:30 to 7:30PM Since James Moises was out of the country for our annual Thanksgiving Eve Flight, he will host a special night on December 19th! Hang out with James as he pours four of his Oregon Pinot Noirs from different vintages and vineyards. This will give you the perfect opportunity to pick up some library wines, a signed bottle as a unique gift or a nice bottle for your holiday dinner table. James' events always sell out quickly so get your tickets asap!If you'd like a little something to snack on with your wine, resident cheesemonger Casey Foote will select and present a pairing plate ($10 with flight, $15 without the flight). 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. All wines and cheeses are available for purchase to have at Swirl or you can take them to go. For reservations go to Moises Flight
Friday Free For All, Friday December 21, 6-8PM - This week we have Antonio Molesini pouring a fantastic lineup from Italy. Fridaysare a fun way to check out new wines in the shop while you socialize with the neighborhood locals (and their dogs!). Faubourg Farms is out this week but 1000 Figs is happy to feed you at Swirl - grab a table, order at their counter and they'll bring it to you, plates, silverware and the works! And when the weather is good, our back patio is a chill place to hang out with friends and a nice bottle or two... And don't forget about our Saturday Happy Hour from 4-6PM
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
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New call centers planned in Louisiana, creating 240 jobs
Louisiana's social services agency is moving its help-line work to new call centers planned within the state.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that Mississippi-based YoungWilliams will spend $4 million to create new call centers in Bossier City and Baton Rouge, with 240 new jobs.
The centers will provide support for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services for five years, responding to questions about child support enforcement, food stamps and cash assistance programs.
Previous call center functions were handled by a company operating in Florida and California, rather than in Louisiana.
The Bossier City call center is expected to open by March, with 80 jobs. The Baton Rouge site is expected to open later in 2019, with 160 jobs.
Film Production to Run Through Thursday in Algiers Point
NEW ORLEANS - A feature film production, Red Flower Film, LLC, will be filming scenes from Dec.19, through Thursday, Dec. 20, from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. The production will be filming along the banks of the Mississippi River at the Batture on Algiers Point.
The production will not be blocking any streets and all trucks and vehicles will be parked in a private lot. The filming will include the release of small charges on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 18, between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. A simulated cannon explosion will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 19, between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m.
The film production will do everything possible to minimize the impact of its filming activities. If you have any concerns or questions, please call the film production's Location Manager, Scottie Brower, at 504-671-0233. The production is working in full cooperation with the Film Office for the City of New Orleans. Interim Director Carroll Morton may be contacted at 504-240-9504, or Vanisia Winston at 504-658-4315 if you have any questions.
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Happy Holidays from The Velvet Cactus Baton Rouge! Naughty and nice alike can get a FREE photo with the Grinch! Mr. Grinch will be available for photos from 6:30 to 7:30 on December 19th. Photos with the Grinch are free but we encourage you to stay for a bite to eat or a fresh margarita! Sorry, no reservations! The Velvet Cactus Baton Rouge
7655 Old Hammond Hwy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
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Bourbon House: WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES WYES is pleased to have the Bourbon House as part of the 27th annual WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES wine dinner series. Chef Eric Cook presents authentic New Orleans dishes at New Orleans' premier oyster bar and seafood restaurant.
4TH Marinated Turnips and Beet Salad Baby Greens, Fig and Cranberry Purees, Chevré Sauvignon Blanc, St. Suprey "Estate" Napa Valley 2017
5TH Slow Roasted Grouper Red Wine Risotto, Wild Mushrooms Pinot Noir, Smith & Perry, Oregon 2015
6TH Apple Cider Lacquered Quail Louisiana Wild Rice Dressing, Root Vegetables Scammacca Del Murgo, Etna Rosso 2016
7TH Dark Chocolate Pot De Cream With Pecan Divinity Irish Coffee With Tullamore Dew Community® Coffee Private Reserve® Evangeline Blend TM
Wines Provided by: Dickie Brennan & Company
Media Sponsor: Inside New Orleans
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? You must be 21+ to attend. No children allowed.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions? Call 504-486-5511 during normal business hours.
Refund policy?3 There are no refunds. If you are unable to attend, please find a friend to sell or give the tickets to.
Are there other participating restaurants in WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES?
Yes, this year there are a total of six participating restaurants: Trinity, Rosedale, Tommy's Cuisine, Gautreau's, Bourbon House and The Pelican Club. For reservations and to view menus, go to: https://www.wyes.org/events/
Artist Salon with Ash Arder December 19, 2018 6:30pm at A Studio in the Woods
You are cordially invited to meet A Studio in the Woods' newest resident artist, Ash Arder, who has been awarded one of six Adaptations Residencies at A Studio in the Woods this season.
This is a potluck, we will provide the main dish but ask that everyone pitch in a little something - drinks, salad, appetizer, dessert...
Please RSVP here ,and let us know what you plan to bring. Click here for map and directions. Please note that parking is limited, save on gas and carpool with a friend!
About the work: Ash Arder will continue developing a multi-sensory body of work that examines human-plant relations through the lens of agricultural experiments in 19th century Louisiana. Archival reports from these experiments and found field recordings will be used as source material for new works that question historic human-plant relations and speculate about the future of that exchange.
About the artist: Ash Arder is a transdisciplinary artist who creates idea and object-based systems for interpreting and re-imagining interspecies relations (i.e. relations between humans and plants). This highly flexible, research-based approach examines these relationships primarily through pop culture and historic lenses. Arder's systems and "exercises" take on forms including installation, sound, drawing, electronics, video and performance. Each ponders the role of agency, both active and passive, in co-creating an event or phenomenon. Arder is interested in complicating viewers' own understanding of their proximity to and participation in the systems and cycles reflected in her work and subsequently at larger societal and ecological scales. These complications or moments of tension between living things, objects and space serve as a catalyst for interrogating the very conditions responsible for the glitch. Arder's work and research probe historical events and pop culture (future history) for insight into what she understands to be "relational glitches," or ruptures in empathy.
The Boys & Girls Club of Slidell Advisory Board and the City of Slidell will be presenting the 2018 Slidell's Bayou Christmas event to benefit the Boys & Girls Club with a Festive Christmas Celebration of Lights Fun and Entertainment.
This is the 5th year for our event and it is FREE Admission for all starting at 6:00P.M.-9:00 P.M. on Wednesday Dec.19th through Sunday Dec.23rd. Each night will feature FREE pictures with Santa and Mrs. Clause starting at 7:00=9:00 P.M. nightly, FREE carnival kiddie rides and nightly entertainment from local dance groups, live bands, civic groups and local church choirs.
Over 80,000 light on display with a photo booth and other attractions throughout the park. We will have great food and drink from local restaurants, carnival clubs as well as local artists and crafts from the community for a nominal fee. On Saturday Dec. 22nd in partnership with the City of Slidell Cultural Arts we will have "Slidell Movie Nights" with a surprise Christmas Holiday Movie. Go to
Slidell's Bayou Christmas opens on Dec. 19th from 6:00-10:00 P.M. through Sunday Dec. 23rd. Our Christmas lights will be on Monday night Christmas Eve until 10:00 P.M. and Christmas until 10:00 P.M.
Parking is available in the city lot on Pennsylvania St. with a shuttle to the park for those in need.
Slidell's Bayou Christmas is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the club. The advisory board along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of S.E. La. work all year selling sponsorships to be able to raise money for the club and also to keep it FREE for the Northshore and Southshore and border Mississippi communities. Make a donation at any of the donation buckets throughout the park.
The Slidell Boys & Girls Club Advisory Board and an small Army of volunteers and kids from the club work together to build the displays and lighting for this wondrous event.
Sponsorships are still available at press time so please if your interested contact Tommy Benasco at 985-960-1241 or go to our Facebook page
www.Facebook.com/SlidellsBayouChristmas
for more details.
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DON'T GET LEFT HOME ALONE WHEN THE ELF & GRINCH APPEAR THIS DECEMBER Flamingo A-Go-Go Hosts Free Holiday Movie Nights in the Courtyard
Flamingo-A-Go-Go continues its weekly outdoor film series. This December, holiday-themed movies are on the schedule. The oversized courtyard at Flamingo-A-Go-Go serves as the perfect location for outdoor movies, a la drive-in theatre style. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and curl up for an evening of movies and munchies. All the movies are family-friendly. Specialty movie themed cocktails are offered each evening.
Throughout the entire month of December, a special holiday cocktail will be served, the Co-Co-A-Go-Go is a hot cocoa drink made with amaretto and Cruzan Coconut, available for $10.
DECEMBER 19 7:00 PM | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9:30 PM | A Christmas Story
DECEMBER 26 7:00 PM | When Harry Met Sally 9:30 PM | While You Were Sleeping
WHERE:
Flamingo A-Go-Go 869 Magazine Street
For additional press information, contact Liz Bodet at 504.583.5550, lizbodet@gmail.com.
HELLO ALL WE ARE ADDING SHOWS WHEN AND WHERE WE CAN, KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT!
Very Important Cat People seating is almost completely sold out, get your tickets meow!
Real rescued house cats perform acrobatics for the Holidays!
A very special presentation of The Amazing Acro-cats Featuring Tuna and the Rock Cats
Presented by Rock Cats Rescue!
(The theater behind) Allways Lounge and Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave New Orleans, LA
December 19th, 20th, 21st 7pm December 22th 3pm 7pm December 23th 1pm
For the month of December we feature our Meowy Catmas special - Performances JUST FOR MEW ORLEANS! Celebrate Christmas (or Catmas) with us by watching cats jump through wreaths, roll an ornament, push a sleigh and performing an array of other seasonal tricks. Real rescued house cats that delight and amaze audiences of all ages.
There will also be a special appearance by The Rock-Cats (the only cat band in the entire WORLD!) playing seasonal carol selections such as "A Cat in a Manger", "Catnip Roasting on an Open Fire" and "God Rest Ye Merry Kittens" (Songs might not be performed as described.)
This two hour show has very limited dates and tickets available so we suggest buying online to get make sure you get your seats. This show sells out! Our Very Important Cat People (VICP seating) get front row seats and they sell out the fastest.
Our Amazing Acro-Cat bus is also a mobile fostering unit for Rock Cats Rescue: helping cats and kittens across the nation find their furrever homes. Proceeds always benefit our cause of foster and rescue and eduCATion. Rock Cats Rescue has fostered and found homes for over 220 cats and kittens, some of them from Mew Orleans.
For these performances we will also be donating a part of our proceeds to Jefferson SPCA! www.jeffersonspca.org/ They will also have an adoption event and fundraiser of their own, they always have great prizes for their raffle so bring extra cash and help out kitties locally too!
Seating prices and locations:
Very Important Cat People (seats): very front row seating in chairs $35
Very Important Cat People (floor): very very front row seating literally on the floor, you can practically touch the cats! (But please, do not touch the cats.) $35 (Yes, these seats are litterally the ticket holder sitting on the floor, on the ground, we provide something so you are not on the cold floor but bring a cushion if you think you need one!)
General Admission Seating: the rest of the theatre area seating, in chairs. $25
Children and senior prices (general admission only) $21 (9 and younger or 65 and older)
Buy online to save money! Tickets (if available) at the door cost $5 more.
Celebrate the holidays with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra next Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center! TSO's unforgettable "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" is an electrifying rock opera tour for all ages that won't disappoint this Christmas season. This multi-sensory extravaganza is a "can't miss" winter event for the whole family! Tickets are still available atTicketmaster.com
Seven Bands in December as Part of Holiday Programming
METAIRIE, LA - The East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, will host eight musical concerts during December 2018 as part of its holiday programming. Each concert is free of charge and is open to the public.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
New Aurora Saxophone Ensemble
This small group, consisting only of saxophones, performs a variety of tunes.
7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018
The Clarinet Quacks
The group consisting of clarinetists plays a range of music for patrons.
For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.
Master of Ceremonies Harry Shearer Producer Sonny Schneidau
*** - Ages 18+ - Must Have Valid Government-Issued ID to Enter - General Admission / Standing Room Only
** The Box Office is open 10am to 5pm Monday-Friday **
- Purchaser Must Be Present (with Valid Photo ID -OR- Passport) to Claim Will Call Tickets - Name Changes Must Be Made Before Night of Show - No Professional Cameras or Rigs (Cameras with Removable Lenses) - All Sales Are Final
**********TICKETS PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (WILL CALL) WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR -OR- A TABLE WILL BE SETUP ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING 30 MINUTES BEFORE DOOR TIME**********
INTRODUCING "COVINGTON'S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS"
From a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming, downtown Covington will be aglow with holiday images this month as the City launches its inaugural lighted display, "Covington's Twelve Days of Christmas."
The tableau features twelve lighted silhouettes depicting larger-than-life images from the traditional Old English Christmas carol, exhibited at various locales in the downtown historic district. The public is invited to stroll through the city to view "four calling birds, three French hens," and other familiar images from the well-
known Christmas carol. The images will be illuminated seven days a week from dusk to dawn now through January 6.
Tourist and Convention Commission (Louisiana Northshore) to spread holiday cheer.
"We welcome you to find the joys of the season within this unique Christmas event, which is sure to warm the hearts of locals and visitors alike," said Mayor Cooper.
"Covington's Twelve Days of Christmas" is sponsored by the City, with support from the St. Tammany Parish
Tourist and Convention Commission. The display is free and open to the public.
For more information call the Office of Cultural Arts and Events at (985) 892-1873.
Audubon Zoo Lights presented by Children's Hospital will bring the holiday spirit to our community by creating an enchanting nighttime winter dreamland in the heart of Uptown New Orleans.
Zoo Lights Dates Open Select Nights November 24 - December 30 5:30pm - 9:30pm (last entry at 9:00pm)
Location Audubon Zoo
Admission $10.00 Audubon Member $15.00 General Admission Children under 2 years are admitted free.
The Annual Christmas Village will light up Kenner this holiday season. Transformed into a festive holiday village with beautiful Christmas lights and animated scenery! Featuring ice skating, food & shopping, performances and a biergarten!
Dates: Thru December 29, 2018
Location: Kenner City Park
Address: 3800 Loyola Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
Phone: 504-468-7211
Price: Free
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Home for the Holidays is a month long promotion to help the 377 animals currently at the Louisiana SPCA find a forever home All adoptables animals, 6-months and older, will be available for adoption for a reduced fee of only $60! If you want to surprise your loved one, you can even opt to have your new pet hand-delivered on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Hanukah or Kwanzaa for an additional donation of $100. To learn more about Home for the Holidays, visit la-spca.org/homefortheholidays or call 504.368.5191
Light displays abound in this Metairie park, with favorite characters and more, plus carousel rides ofr kids and activities, plus concessions for sale.
Upcoming dates
2018 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lafreniere Park3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie New Orleans, LA 70116 504-838-4389
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The pedestrian corridor is turned into a winter wonderland through Dec. 27, with snow on the hour and lights, plus live entertainment certain nights.
M-F: 6 - 10PM Sat-Sunday: 6-10PM or Later Including Holidays, even in the rain!
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are very popular nights to visit the lights show. Because of this, long lines should be expected and wait times can be long. Please visit us Mondays - Thursdays to avoid extended wait times. Thank you!
2018 RATES, PAID UPON ADMISSION
Cars or Family Vans (8 passengers or less): $25
Activity Van, Limo, or Mini/Half Bus: $40
Tour/School Bus: $80
Tickets are purchased on-site from the comfort of your own vehicle. We accept cash and credit cards!
Join us for the final installment in our 12-part Tricentennial Lecture Series! On Thursday, December 20th, Liz Williams will present, Transitions: Vestiges of Lost Food Traditions and Emerging New Traditions.
5:30 reception | 6 pm lecture
~~ This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited! Reserve seats by emailing Lily at lily@bkhouse.org. ~~
Ms. Williams will share her wide breadth of knowledge on New Orleans food, drink and culture in this exciting lecture focusing on the history of local dining traditions in restaurants, the home, and their expression in popular culture. She will discuss both holiday and year-round traditions and how they have shifted and changed over time, what has been lost, and what is emerging as New Orleans moves past its tricentennial year and into the future.
Liz Williams is a founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and President of the National Food & Beverage Foundation. She is the author or co-author of multiple books, including The Encyclopedia of Law and Food, New Orleans: A Food Biography, and Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans, and is a frequent speaker, consultant and writer on topics of food museums and culture related to New Orleans food and drink.
Join Pearl Wine and take a tour of over a dozen producers of bubbly. Taste everything from true Champagne to Limoux, Cremant, and Prosecco. Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 20th from 5-7 PM. Tickets include 10% off tasting credit toward the purchase of all bottles that evening. Following the tasting event, enjoy live music from local artists beginning at 6:30pm. Advance tickets are $15 and they will be $25 at the door. 5 PM - 7 PM Pearl Wine Co.
Walter "Wolfman" Washington has been a mainstay in the New Orleans music scene since the early 1960s. He cut his teeth backing up some of the best singers and performers in New Orleans history, including Lee Dorsey, Johnny Adams and Irma Thomas before putting together his long time band The Roadmasters, who have been burning down and burning up local and national stages since their first gigs in the 1980s.
Washington's new album My Future is My Past, produced by Ben Ellman of Galactic, is a different kind of record than his playing with Lee Dorsey or The Roadmasters. Washington had to take more care with these songs. He explained, "When you're with a band, you have to really punch it out. When you're alone, you have to pay attention to your notes and pronunciation and stuff. And then you have to put your soul into it and your feelings. Each one of the songs is a story. You can actually picture things like that happening. I had to fix my mind into each of the situations in the song."
Washington has always embodied both the wildness and sophistication of New Orleans, but finally we have a set of songs that reflects the yin to Walter's bring-the-party yang. This is the record that we all have known he has in him. This is the night after that party, or maybe just the after party. He's been given free rein to express himself, and that's special. Producer Ben Ellman has assembled a sympathetic group of musicians from keyboardists Jon Cleary and Ivan Neville to a versatile and sensitive rhythm section of bassist James Singleton and drummer Stanton Moore. When asked about being in the studio with these musicians, Washington's enthusiasm comes through immediately.
Walter uses his voice to embody both those traditions here, and then twist those traditions so that he's doing both at the same time. His vocals and playing is quiet but keeps up the slow burn intensity. He filters his smooth croon through his unique raw blues feel, and the result is subtle, tasteful and powerful. His guitar playing has that searing tone but also the well placed chords of a bebop player. That's all here but it's jazzy and improvised and in the moment in such a way that you are on the edge of your seat wondering what he'll do next. It is exciting to the listener, and it is exciting to Washington. He says, "People tell me, 'Walter, you don't ever lose the root of what you're coming from," and this record proves he is as close to his roots as he has ever been.
'TIS THE SEASON for a CHRISTMAS CAT FIGHT! Set in the French Quarter on XMas Eve, The Mutilated is a bona-fide TENNESSEE WILLIAMS XMAS SPECTACULAR!
Trinket and Celeste are best frenemies, but tonight, they're on the outs with each other. Will they be able to reconcile before the tolling of the fateful bell? Will Celeste make off with Trinket's gallon jug of wine? Will Trinket get laid? It's anybody's guess as a troupe of Quarter rats guides us through this blasphemously funny musical nativity!
Starring: Tracey Collins as Celeste Margeaux Fanning as Trinket Beau Bratcher as Bernie Kyle Daigrepont as Henry Adler Hyatt as Slim Joshua Bernard as Bruno With an incredible ensemble including LaKesha Glover, Jay Canova, Brittany Luberda, Price Provenzano, April Louise, and local favorite Meredith Owens as Bird Girl!
Home for the Holidays is a night of art and music to benefit the Daniel Price Memorial Fund for Aspiring Artists. The Fund is named for NOCCA alum Daniel Price and provides scholarships for NOCCA students.
This year's lineup includes performances by Irma Thomas, John Boutte, Trombone Shorty and Friends, the Preservation Hall Band, Water Seed, Ivan Neville and Friends, James Andrews, New Breeds Brass Band, and Jon Roniger, with emcee Gralen Banks.
Patron tickets are $145 for Silver-level and $290 for Gold-level, while general admission tickets are $45. All tickets go on sale Friday, October 5. Details below.
[New Orleans, LA] -- On Friday, December 21, 2018, join The NOCCA Institute, The New Orleans Advocate, and the family of Daniel Price for Home for the Holidays at House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street!
Home for the Holidays is a night of spectacular art and music benefiting the
Daniel Price Memorial Fund for Aspiring Artists, which honors the memory of NOCCA alumnus Daniel Price. In keeping with Daniel's twin passions of art and music, the Fund provides scholarships for outstanding visual arts and music students at NOCCA.
Tickets to Home for the Holidays start at $45 and go on sale Friday, October 5, at HouseOfBlues.com/NewOrleans.
Home for the Holidays kicks off with a patron party from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Gold- and Silver-level patrons will be treated to back-to-back performances by two New Orleans legends: Irma Thomas and John Boutte. As a special perk, our 80 Gold-level patrons will receive reserved seating in the House of Blues loge, which offers an unobstructed view of the stage.
On the main floor of the concert hall, there will be a patron buffet from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. There will also be open bars upstairs and down, as well as a fabulous silent auction, featuring artwork by Daniel Price Award recipients.
Gold- and Silver-level patrons will have access to the Parish Room, too, where there will be an open bar from 8pm until the end of the Home for the Holidays concert. Patrons will also be welcome in the Foundation Room, where Jon Roniger will perform.
All patrons will be admitted through the Foundation Room entrance beginning at 6:30. Patron tickets are $145 for Silver-level and $290 for Gold-level.
To purchase Silver-level tickets, please visit HouseOfBlues.com/NewOrleans or call 504 310 4999, starting October 5.
The party continues from 8:00pm - midnight with the official Home for the Holidays concert, featuring Trombone Shorty and Friends, the Preservation Hall Band, Water Seed, Ivan Neville and Friends, James Andrews, and New Breeds Brass Band, with emcee Gralen Banks.
General admission tickets to the concert are $45. House of Blues will sell "fest food" all night long in the main hall to keep guests fueled up! The general admission entrance is located by the House of Blues restaurant and bar. Doors open at 8:00pm.
To purchase general admission tickets, please visit HouseOfBlues.com/NewOrleans or call 504 310 4999, beginning October 5.
has the city in the midst of a world gone mad! When circumstances beyond their control strand six strangers together at Benny's Tavern in the French Quarter just two days before Christmas, they're forced to find new ways to celebrate the season. Hunker down for the holidays and enjoy MANDATORY MERRIMENT: A NEW HOLIDAY MUSICAL - or else!
A RAUCOUS EVENING OF SONG, COMEDY, AND HOLIDAY COCKTAILS!
(New Orleans) - December is here and NOLA ChristmasFest is less than three weeks away from opening its doors to families from across the U.S. This year's fest is bigger than ever with an additional 35,000 square feet of activities, rides and games. The festival, in its sixth year, opens at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 20thin Hall H at the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center.
New attractions include the the debut of Breakfast with Santa; Bouncy, billed as "the World's Tallest Snowman;" and Snowzilla, Jr., providing attendees with a thrilling slide down a 90' ramp. Other attractions such as polar golf, curling games, and a step-inside snowglobe for selfie photos will also be added to NOLA ChristmasFest. The expanded floorplan increases the size of the festival to more than 325,000 square feet and will provide ample space for rides, ice skating, craft areas, entertainment, family gatherings, birthday parties and corporate events.
NOLA Christmasfest is still home to the New Orleans area's only real ice skating rink and ice slides, holiday characters, amusement rides, themed inflatables, arts and crafts, and much more inside the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center along the Mississippi Riverfront. A walk-thru Gingerbread House, Kringle Carousel, Winter Whirl, Snowball Fight Area, Snowy Summit Climbing Wall, gingerbread creations and other favorites will all be back under one roof at this year'sNOLA ChristmasFest. Also returning this year are keepsake photos with Santa (available for purchase through 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve), face painting, edible cookie decorating, food and drink, and a selection of holiday gifts available for purchase.
Another new addition this year is half-off admission on Fridays for military service members and first responders. Any military service members and first responders who bring their official, valid ID will receive a discounted entry of just $10 for tickets purchased at the door on Fridays. This special offer may not be combined with other discounts and may not be extended to family members or guests.
NOLA ChristmasFest will be open every day from 11 am until 9 pm, December 20-31, including special hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Last year, nearly 45,000 visitors from across the country enjoyed the Christmas festivities.
Convenient, nearby parking will be available for visitors and locals alike, and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of very affordable Papa Noel hotel rates to enhance their holiday stays. For more information, please visit www.nolachristmasfest.com
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Step into a 'Winter Wonderland at Royal Snownesta Teddy Bear Tea' where holiday characters come to life right before your eyes. From story time with Mrs. Claus to a sing-a-long with Rudolph and friends, the Sugarplum Fairy and Marching Toy Soldiers, this Royal Teddy Bear Tea experience in the Grand Ballroom will delight children of all ages. Word has it that Santa himself promises to make a special appearance all the way from the North Pole! Photos with Santa will be available for purchase 30 minutes before each seating.
Each child is invited to `share the magic` of the season by donating a small, unwrapped gift for the Children's Hospital Toy Drop. For every $5 holiday donation in support of Children's Hospital of New Orleans, you'll be entered in a raffle to win a grand prize package: - 60,000 Sonesta Travel Pass points for a 2 night stay at Royal Sonesta New Orleans or other Sonesta hotel - $100 gift certificate to Restaurant R'evolution, The Jazz Playhouse &/or Desire Oyster Bar - A Logan Ledford original artwork
Thank you for opening your hearts to contribute to this meaningful cause!
300 Bourbon Street Grand Ballroom, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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"Looped"-a play by Matthew Lombardo
by Looped Productions NOLA
$15
"Looped" is a play by Matthew Lombardo that had its Broadway run in 2010.
Based on a real event, "Looped" takes place in the summer of 1965, when an inebriated Tallulah Bankhead needed eight hours to redub - or loop - one line of dialogue for her last movie, Die! Die! My Darling!! Though Bankhead's outsized personality dominates the play, the sub-story involves her battle of wills with a film editor named Danny Miller, who has been selected to work that particular sound editing session.
Starring Elizabeth Bouvier as Tallulah Bankhead & featuring Greg Nacozy as Danny Miler & Bradley Arsenaux as the off stage voice of Steve, the sound engineer.
If you are a Louisiana resident you can enjoy the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for free on Thursdays thanks to the Helis Foundation. Great museum with the largest and most comprehensive assemblage of Southern art in the world, establishing the Ogden Museum as the preeminent resource on art and culture of the South.
Where: Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130
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The Santaland Diaries
by David Sedaris
adapted by Joe Mantello
When a down-on-his luck wannabe actor arrives in New York City at the end of the year, the only employment he can find is at Macy's department store - working in Santaland for the holiday season, as a reluctant, but relentlessly cheerful elf. Newly christened "Crumpet", our clever anti-hero shares his observations of the mayhem in front of and behind the scenes during one chaotic December, from aggressive parents and drunken Santas, to flirtatious actors, poor hygiene, and the racially charged hazards of being a "Pointer Elf". Will Crumpet find a moment of pure Christmas Spirit? *For Mature Audiences*
Le Petit's first-annual production of Charles Dickens' heartwarming Victorian classic, A Christmas Carol, features 20 young artists from our newly-launched Young Conservatory Program. Miserly and menacing moneylender Ebeneezer Scrooge learns lessons in love, generosity, and redemption when he is visited by a host of spirits on Christmas Eve. Filled with magic, ghosts, and holiday cheer. Le Petit has a long tradition of having young people perform on its stages and we are proud that the launch of our Young Conservatory in the fall will culminate in a youth company of performers who will take the stage in A Christmas Carol.
PLEASTE NOTE: This production includes spooky ghosts and is not appropriate for children under 5 years old.
Don't miss our third annual Teddy Bear Tea! It's the perfect holiday experience to share with children and grandchildren, featuring delicious food and sweet treats, lively music from the Victory Belles, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special teddy bear gift for all children in attendance.
DECEMBER 15, 21 AND 22, 2018
Don't miss our third annual Teddy Bear Tea! It's the perfect holiday experience to share with children and grandchildren, featuring delicious food and sweet treats, lively music from the Victory Belles, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special teddy bear gift for all children in attendance.
Don't miss our third annual Teddy Bear Tea! It's the perfect holiday experience to share with children and grandchildren, featuring delicious food and sweet treats, lively music from the Victory Belles, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special teddy bear gift for all children in attendance.
Don't miss our third annual Teddy Bear Tea! It's the perfect holiday experience to share with children and grandchildren, featuring delicious food and sweet treats, lively music from the Victory Belles, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special teddy bear gift for all children in attendance.
City to Increase the Number of Waste Tires Accepted at the Recycling Drop-Off Center from Four to Five
NEW ORLEANS - In an effort to reduce the number of illegally abandoned waste tires, the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation has increased the number of waste tires that will be accepted at the Recycling Drop-Off Center from four to five. The Recycling Drop-Off Center, located at 2829 Elysian Fields Ave., is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Orleans Parish residents can drop off paper products (newspapers, junk mail, phone books, catalogs, office paper, color inserts); plastics #1 through #7 (water, soda, juice, detergent, plastic pots from nurseries, plastic bags, etc.); metals (aluminum, tin and steel cans); cardboard; box board (cereal boxes); Mardi Gras beads; batteries (AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, 6 volt, 9 volt, Lithium); light bulbs (incandescent and fluorescent); and electronics such as computers, processors, monitors, keyboards, small printers, laptops, ink jet/toner cartridges, circuit boards, X-boxes, Playstations, Wii, MP3/DVD/CD players, DVRs, digital cameras, security systems, networking equipment, UPS, GPS, fax machines, stereos, telephones and phone systems, televisions (limit 4), microwave ovens (limit 4), tires (limit 5), glass (limit 50 lbs.) and organics for composting -- fruit/vegetable scraps (peels, skins, pits, or seeds), tea bags, coffee grounds and paper filter, eggshells, nutshells, seed shells, plain bread, grains, and plain pasta (no toppings, meet, bones, dairy or foods with oil).
REMAINING 2018 DROP-OFF SCHEDULE
Dec. 22, 2018
**Shred day (Limit 50 lbs.)
The following companies provide their services free of charge as a service to the community:
Iron Mountain -- paper shredding and recycling
CACRC -- e-waste recycling
Republic Services -- single stream recycling
The Composting Network -- composting
Since the City established the Recycling Drop-Off Center in August 2010, a total of 1,193 tons have been recycled. Since the current curbside recycling program began in May 2011, a total of 48,822 tons have been recycled. As a result of the City's efforts since 2010 to appropriately dispose of waste tires illegally dumped and collected from residential properties, more than 214,966 waste tires have been transported to the only LDEQ-approved waste tire processor in the City. The tires collected are recycled.
Occupants of residential properties, which are eligible to receive solid waste collection by the City, are also eligible to place up to four (4) tires next to their garbage collection carts on the second collection day of each week (or on Wednesdays in the French Quarter and DDD). Businesses are not eligible for this service.
Residents are reminded that an ordinance was passed earlier this year (Sections 26-415 through 24-430 of the City Code), which established minimum standards for the storage, sale, repair, removal, installation, hauling and disposal of motor vehicle tires and established a stronger enforcement process with significant fines and penalties.
It is illegal to store more than 20 tires on a property without authorization from LDEQ as a registered Waste Tire Generator or to transport more than 20 tires without a permit from LDEQ, which must be prominently displayed on the vehicle transporting the tires. All tires must be covered to prevent standing water which could become breeding grounds for rodents and mosquitoes that could carry the West Nile or Zika viruses. All Waste Tire Generators must keep LDEQ-approved manifests on site, for a minimum of five years, which document that tires have been legally transported and disposed of by an LDEQ-permitted transporter and tire processor.
The Department of Sanitation is working the NOPD, the Department of Safety and Permits and the Department of Finance to ensure that all tire shops are in full compliance with City and State Codes. The owners of properties that are found not to be in compliance will be cited. As a result of a joint enforcement action involving LDEQ's Criminal Investigation Division and NOPD, arrests have been made for illegally transporting and disposing of tires in Orleans Parish.
Join the tradition and reserve your table for A Feast of Seven Fishes at Avo. This Italian Christmas feast includes a four-course tasting menu featuring fresh Louisiana seafood. For the full menu, click here.
Sundays don't get any better than this in New Orleans! Locals & visitors can rediscover a beloved tradition at The Maison Dupuy, one of the great Sunday Brunch originals, and a dining gem in a setting unsurpassed for delicious local food creations by Chef Matt Regan along with superb service and featuring some of New Orleans best musicians!
Sunday Brunch is served from 10:30 am to 2 pm. For reservations please call 504-648-6113.
The Maison Dupuy offers two charming venues for the three-course Sunday Champagne Jazz Brunch -- the casual Bistreaux Restaurant featuring murals of famed artist Toulouse Lautrec's Paris scenes and floor to ceiling windows and the picturesque Courtyard, one of the best outdoor settings in the French Quarter.
2018-2019 JAZZ & HERITAGE CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCED Free Concerts Featuring New Orleans Musicians
"When we announced our inaugural concert series last year, we were thrilled to give a world-class showcase to our very deserving local artists," said Don Marshall, executive director of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation. "This year, we're expanding into new directions and increasing the number of events we're presenting, from 13 shows last year to 18 this season."
2018-2019 JAZZ & HERITAGE CONCERT SERIES All events at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center 1225 N. Rampart Street Free Admission All shows have sets starting at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., except where noted.
Saturday, Jan. 5: DON VAPPIE & THE CREOLE JAZZ SERENADERS
Tuesday, Jan. 22: SUNNI PATTERSON, DONNEY ROSE, SOL GALEANO, GRAY HAWK PERKINS and more A Celebration Concert for the National Day of Racial Healing, part of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's National Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Initiative. Presented by the Foundation for Louisiana, the Ashé Cultural Arts Center and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. One show starting at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19: Tango & Tequila DR. JEE YEOUN KO
Saturday, Feb. 16: Living the Highlife - A Night of Afropop KUMASI AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA and the FUFU ALLSTARS
Saturday, March 9: SPENCER BOHREN & THE WHIPPERSNAPPERS
Saturday, Apr. 13: SPOKEN WORD NIGHT One show starting at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 27: Cabaret Tremé An evening with LEAH CHASE One show starting at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4: Bechet to Batiste EVAN CHRISTOPHER and GREGORY AGID One show starting at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 15: A Song For You: A Tribute to Soul Music TONYA BOYD-CANNON
Saturday, July 13: Noite do Brasil - Brazilian Night CHEGADÃO, AMIGOS do SAMBA and SAPATOS NOVOS Three sets, starting at 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
