08/17/2008 - 08/23/2008  |
Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour August 13, 2007 - December 31, 2008 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Old New Orleans Rum, 2815 Frenchmen Street
Phone: (504) 945-9400
Admission: $10.00
Celebration Distillation offers tours and tastings at the distillery. Our tours offer a intimate and detailed look at the distillation process from beginning to end. All of our tours conclude with a visit to our tasting room. Become a connoisseur as you experience the subtle flavors of our distinctive rums. On occasion the distillers will offer samples of rums we have yet to bring to market to get your thoughts on the directions they are going.
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Palm Court Jazz Band with Topsy Chapman and Lars Edegran February 20, 2008 - December 31, 2008 |
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Times: Wednesdays 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com
Location: Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St.
Phone: (504) 525-0200
Join us for a Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Topsy Chapman and Lars Edegran.
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Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series March 13, 2008 - August 28, 2008 |
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Times: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Performance at 6pm
Location: City Park, Botanical Garden- Pavillion of the Two Sisters
Phone: (504)483-9386
Admission: $6.00 for adults, $2.00 for children age 5-12
Series continues through August. Outside food and drink not permitted. Sorry, admission is included in Friends of City Park membership. Series sponsored by Phelps Dunbar and The Azby Fund. Support provided by Republic Beverage Company, New Orleans Musica da Camera, WWNO 89.9fm, and the New Orleans Botanical Garden.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II April 12, 2008 - October 31, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-527-6012
The National World War II Museum presents Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II, with a showcase exhibit of select artifacts. Check back for more details.
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The New Orleans Museum of Art Presents - The Baroque World of Fernando Botero June 28, 2008 - September 21, 2008 |
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Times: Wednesday Noon until 8:00 p.m; Thursday-Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: The New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Cir. in City Park
Phone: (504) 488-2631
This summer, the New Orleans Museum of Art will present The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, the first major U.S retrospective of the artist's work in more than 30 years. Recognized as one of the most well-known and commercially successful artists to emerge from Latin America, the Colombia native now has his work exhibited and collected by major museums around the world, including the New Orleans Museum of Art. The 100 paintings, drawings, and sculptures in this exhibition span the length of Botero's career-from paintings executed in 1959 in Colombia, to sculptures executed as late as 2005. The works were selected by John Sillevis, curator of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and editor and contributor to the accompanying exhibition catalogue. The exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with essays by John Sillevis, guest curator; David Elliot, Director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo; and Edward Sullivan, Dean of Humanities and Professor of Latin American Art at New York University.
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COOLinary New Orleans - Celebrating Dining in America's Most Delicious City! July 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008 |
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www.COOLinaryneworleans.com
Location: Citywide
Phone: 800-748-8695
The celebration, which features special menus and pricing at restaurants throughout the city, is a natural fit for a city whose cuisine is an integral part of its history, fabric and culture. Visit www.COOLinaryneworleans.com for more information.
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The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - City Stage July 12, 2008 - October 5, 2008 |
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Times: Thursday - Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St
Phone: (504) 528-3805
Admission: $5.00; $3.00 for students, seniors. FREE for CAC members and children under 15 every day
Theaters are no longer the ideal stages for the display of contemporary life, nor are actors the ultimate vehicles of the contemporary character. This is more true in New Orleans than anywhere else, where streets are stages and anyone is an actor on Mardi Gras Day. Inspired by recent staged events in New Orleans, from seasonal festivals to street theatre or experimental opera to movie shoots, City Stage gives an update to the Shakespearean idea of the world as a stage through the works of emerging artists from New Orleans and beyond infused by the spirit of the stage. City Stage is a reflection on scenic spaces or stages, be they a concert stage, a movie set, a photographer's studio or the streets during carnival and the way in which they impact on current visual arts production. City Stage looks at the way in which artistic fields outside of the visual arts, and for which the visual is only but one element, influence contemporary art which is itself less and less dominated by the preeminence of the purely visual and material, but instead becoming increasingly aural and performative. Although the exhibition is not solely centered on New Orleans, it recognizes the city's many theatrical, musical and carnival stages as a major source of inspiration for such artistic productions. Works in City Stage run the gamut of elements in a staged production from theatrical sets to costumes to studio photography. With Debris Man, originally created for 7 days in Paradise, a multimedia opera he co-wrote and played in, Jeffrey Cook brings the idea of the fetish explored in previous work to life, with a costume that is also a kinetic sculpture. Taking Paul Chan's Waiting for Godot as a starting point, Cauleen Smith invents a sci-fi narrative in which she uses the streets of New Orleans as a backdrop and stages its people as characters of the future in The Fullness of Time. In Bruce Davenport's drawing series, the protagonists are High-School marching bands whose regimented use of space brings to the fore the acquired stage qualities of New Orleans streets. Inspired by 1960's set design, theatrical props and fashion, Adrian Price blends the boundaries between stage and catwalk in an installation in which she revisits the images of women in mass media. The human figure is absent from Adia Millett staged environment in which props are given life through lighting and become leading characters. Finally Colin Miller and Michalene Thomas bring a different twist to studio portraiture, the former by subverting the televised image of the news anchor and the latter by using retro imagery in very contemporary depictions of African-American subjects elevated to the status of icons. By presenting staged and fictional representations from or in the spirit of New Orleans, City Stage questions the supposed truthful images and reports given by the media, suggesting instead that the City might be best experienced in the realm of the imagination. Artists in the exhibition include Jeffrey Cook (New Orleans), Bruce Davenport Jr. (New Orleans), Adrian Price (New Orleans), Colin Miller (Lafayette), Adia Millett (Los Angeles), Cauleen Smith (Boston), Mickalene Thomas (New York). Exhibition curated by Claire Tancons, Associate Curator, Contemporary Arts Center.
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The Bachelor in New Orleans July 25, 2008 - August 29, 2008 |
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Times: Fridays 6:00 pm
Location: The Voodoo Mystére Lounge, 718 North Rampart (at Orleans)
Phone: (504)304-1568
Come join us for The Bachelor at a new club - The Voodoo Mystere Lounge. The Few Bachelors in New Orleans really know whether New Orleans is an alcoholic mirage or whether New Orleans drinks are part of a general illusion, including wrought-iron grillwork, impossibly beautiful women, magnolia blossoms, race horses, carnival parades and Mardi Gras, moonlight, and the suggestive music seeping out into the streets from a hundred courtyards. So begins the Bachelor his idiosyncratic guide for the playboy, or playgirl, who visits our city. Having thoroughly enjoyed its first foray into New Orleans-centric material with its production of one-acts by local luminary Brian Sands, Four Humours continues to explore the home turf with The Bachelor in New Orleans, an adaptation of a WWII-era gentleman's guide written by Robert Kinney and adapted and performed by Michael Martin. As the Bachelor continues, smart...albeit besotted and strange...advice is offered on the visitor's proper relations to local landmarks, loneliness, artists and galleries, musicians, food, and romance. More than any American city and now more than ever, we here live in a neverland of what was. Kinney's 1946 guidebook evokes all of what New Orleans is and was and is that holds us all in place. There's little more to say. A compelling yarn, told in an amusing voice, by an actor wearing a snazzy suit, The Bachelor in New Orleans is as simple as theatre gets
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Gallery Bienvenu Presents New Paintings featuring Jim Napierala and Arturo Mallman August 2, 2008 - September 26, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
http://www.gallerybienvenu.com
Location: Gallery Bienvenu, 518 Julia Street
Phone: (504) 525 - 0518
Mesmerizing and complex, the process-intensive paintings of New York City-based artist Jim Napierala superimpose the gestural freedom of Abstract Expressionism atop the rigor of the modernist grid. The paintings are the end result of a working method developed by the artist in 2000 and constantly evolved and adjusted since that time. Methodically taping off sections of a maple plywood panel, Napierala slices into the tape with a blade, creating curvaceous, biomorphic forms with a spontaneity reminiscent of Dadaist automatic drawing. Arturo Mallmann’s luminous paintings follow in this tradition, inviting us into landscapes that are half-geographic, half-psychological, and wholly immersive. Born in Uruguay, Mallmann has led a richly colorful life, residing and traveling throughout South America, Europe, and North America, and within these far-flung adventures lie the aesthetic and experiential influences that inform his haunting work. With acrylics, resin, and varnish, the artist layers and sands coat after coat of materials in a process that, like nature itself, is by turns additive and substractive. His austere compositions are often coalesce around the eternal motif of the horizon line, harkening to our primal human capacity for awe.
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Playin at the Polo featuring Jim Harris August 3, 2008 - August 27, 2008 |
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Times: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: The Polo Club in the Windsor Court
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans' best place to drink, is jazzin' it up with the hot entertainment series, "Playin' At The Polo," featuring pianist Jim Harris.
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Trinity Artist Series Presents - Taize August 4, 2008 - August 25, 2008 |
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Times: Mondays 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave.
Phone: (504)670-2520
Come join us for Taize enchanting simple songs led by Albinas Prizgintas at the piano: candlelight moments of silence, a beautiful iconic cross, and tea. The focus is meditation, tranquility, and healing.
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Trinity Artist Series Presents - Albinas Prizgintas August 5, 2008 - August 26, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesdays 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave.
Phone: (504)670-2520
Come join us for Albinas Prizgintas, organist. The program includes some of the greatest music written for organ and a variety of performed music, ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock tunes.
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"Playin' at the Polo" Presents Michael Pellera" August 7, 2008 - August 30, 2008 |
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Times: Thursdays 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm; Fridays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturdays 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: The Polo Club in the Windsor Court
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Meet with friends and colleagues, sip a classic cocktail and hear some of the city's best musicians. Entertainment tonight featuring pianist Michael Pellera.
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Harrah's New Orleans Presents - Jungua- The Descendants of the Dragon August 7, 2008 - August 24, 2008 |
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Times: 8:00 pm
Location: Harrah's Theatre
Phone: (504)533-6600
Harrah's New Orleans proudly presents JUNGUA - The Descendants of the Dragon featuring the Shaolin Disciples (martial artists) and the Imperial Acrobats of China (contortionists, hand balancers, foot jugglers and aerialists).
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The Voodoo Mystére Lounge Presents - Orphaned on Purpose August 7, 2008 - October 2, 2008 |
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Times: Thursdays at 10:00 pm
Location: The Voodoo Mystére Lounge, 718 North Rampart, at Orleans
Phone: (504) 304-1568
Admission: $5.00 plus one-drink minimum
Orphaned on Purpose, New Orleans' newest improv and sketch comedy troupe,begins weekly shows at the new Voodoo Mystere Lounge. The troupe specializes in short-form comedy improvisation based on audience suggestions and written sketch material; both of which are sure to delight a variety of audience members. Members of Orphaned on Purpose have more than two years experience together in University of New Orleans' improv troupe, Dinner Ready is Improv. Its goal is to create a weekly show both dynamic and entertaining, and that nurtures an imaginative artistic atmosphere. Troupe members include Ryan Bruce, Jason Buch, Ellen Buschang, Cory Dumesil, Ryan Lavalette, Jesse Manley, Ben Matheny, Josh Simpson, and Mandi Turner.
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Playin at the Polo featuring Ed Perkins August 8, 2008 - August 29, 2008 |
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Times: Fridays 9:00 pm – 12:00 midnight
Location: The Polo Club in The Windsor Court
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans' best place to drink, is jazzin' it up with the hot entertainment series, "Playin' At The Polo," featuring Ed Perkins
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Playin at the Polo featuring Leah Chase August 9, 2008 - August 30, 2008 |
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Times: Saturdays 9:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight
Location: The Windsor Court, Polo Lounge, 300 Gravier St.
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans' best place to drink, is jazzin' it up with the hot entertainment series, "Playin' At The Polo," featuring Leah Chase.
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The Last Mistress by Catherine Breillat August 12, 2008 - August 21, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm
Location: Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Phone: (504) 827-5858
THE LAST MISTRESS marks the monumental pairing of cinema's premiere provocateur, director Catherine Breillat (ROMANCE, FAT GIRL, ANATOMY OF HELL) with the most fearless and explosive actress of our generation, Asia Argento (MARIE ANTOINETTE, BOARDING GATE, MOTHER OF TEARS, THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, TRANSYLVANIA, etc.). A penniless rogue, Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad Ait Aattou), shocks 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy, Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida of FAT GIRL). As lurid speculations of Ryno's ten year affair with the carnal Vellini (Argento) manifest, a supremely erotic and wickedly humorous depiction of human lust is revealed - overriding the brittle facade of nobility and reverence. Bolstered by Breillat's mastery of the medium and Argento's commanding performance, THE LAST MISTRESS is a highly entertaining yet incredibly provocative film that has resulted in unanimous praise from audiences and critics across the world. Sponsored by the NEW ORLEANS CONSULATE DE FRANCE.
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Sunday Swing at The National World War II Museum August 17, 2008 - August 31, 2008 |
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Times: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St
Phone: (504) 527-6012 ext 359
Kick up your heels at The National World War II Museum with Sunday Swing. Professional swing dancers from NOLA Swing will be on hand to provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. This free event is part of Stars and Stripes Summer, a summer-long tribute to the American Spirit featuring programs for adults and children and a special discount on admission for Louisiana residents. For more information, call. Special thanks to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic.
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Heirloom C.P.R.: Conserve, Preserve & Restore August 20, 2008 |
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Times: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Location: Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road
Phone: (504) 488-5488 ext. 320
Admission: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members
Join Registrar and Collections Care Specialist Denise Meunier in a workshop designed to help you preserve your family’s furniture treasures using the same techniques afforded to museum-quality pieces. View furniture from Longue Vue’s collection to see conservation at work.
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New Orleans Museum of Art Presents - Festival of Flavors August 20, 2008 |
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Times: 6:00 pm
Location: New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park in the Great Hall
Phone: (504) 658-4100
Come join us for The Festival of Flavors, a series of free tastings showcasing Latin American cuisine from a different country or region. There will be Cuban Tapas from Churros Restaurant and Café Arabesque, Cash Bar and LIVE MUSIC by Riccardo Crespo. The Festival of Flavors tastings are presented in conjunction with The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, retrospective of work by Latin America's most famous living artist, on view now through September 21.
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The Voodoo Mystére Lounge Presents - Seriously Funny: Marcia Wall and Friends August 20, 2008 - November 20, 2008 |
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Times: 7:00 pm
Location: The Voodoo Mystére Lounge, 718 North Rampart, at Orleans
Phone: (504) 304-1568
Admission: $9.00
MARCIA WALL joins the fast-growing Voodoo Mystere family with her monthly comedy showcase, SERIOUSLY FUNNY: Marcia Wall & Friends.
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Theatre Louisiane proudly presents "Moon Cove Preview August 20, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm
Location: The Voodoo Mystere Lounge, 718 North Rampart at Orleans
Phone: (504) 304-1568
Admission: By donation
Theatre Louisiane proudly presents "Moon Cove," a fictional ghost story from the Cajun Prairie of Louisiana about the non-fictional Acadiana ancestors of acclaimed theatre artist AMY WOODRUFF. Woodruff, born Amy Gale Thibodeaux Woodruff, created and performs the work. "Moon Cove" seamlessly weaves live narrative storytelling, music, and the projection of visually-striking still images to tell the epic story of heartbreak, tragedy, and resilience in a South Louisiana family.
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Tulane’s Wednesday Wellness Presents - The Maximum Cure for Skin Cancer August 20, 2008 |
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Times: 12 Noon – 1:00 pm
Location: Tulane Medical Center Reily Pavilion, 1415 Tulane Ave
Phone: (504) 988-5800
Learn about a one-day, almost scar-free skin cancer removal surgery with a 97 percent cure rate. Accredited surgeon Dr. Alan Lewis will discuss the highly effective MOHS proccedduure at the next Tulane Wednesday Wellness forum.
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Jazz Roots Series at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park August 21, 2008 - August 22, 2008 |
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Times: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters Street
Phone: (504) 589-4806
Don't miss the Jazz Roots Series performed by park staff. Each musical demonstration will highlight a significant musical development in the evolution of New Orleans jazz.
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The Louisiana Humanities Center Presents - The Gift of Time August 21, 2008 |
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Times: 7:00pm
Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 938 Lafayette Street
Phone: (504)620-2632
Admission: Free
The Louisiana Humanities Center invites you to a special test screening of The Gift of Time, directed by New Orleans filmmaker Francis James. The evening will offer a last chance to see the film before it is sent to the Sundance Film Festival. Audience feedback is welcomed and a conversation with Mr. James will follow the film. The Gift of Time is the powerful story of reconciliation and redemption in a family who thought it was not possible. When the filmmaker’s mother Barbara is diagnosed with cancer, the disease leaves the family with a chance to delve into the secrets and traumas of their past. The Gift of Time delves honestly and unflinchingly into the healing of generational poisons. In the end, Barbara courageously embraces her own impending death and decides that she will determine how she lives and how she dies. These are the gifts she ultimately gives herself, her family, and, the film’s viewers.
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The Mystick Den Lounge Presents Ingrid Lucia August 21, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm – 12 midnight
Location: The Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street
Phone: (504)586-0300
Slip into the Mystick Den Lounge to experience some of New Orleans' top performing artists. Join us for jazz singer Ingrid Lucia.
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Thursdays at Twilight Concert - Terry Rappold August 21, 2008 |
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Times: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: City Park, Botanical Garden- Pavillion of the Two Sisters
Phone: (504)483-9386
Admission: $6.00 for adults, $2.00 for children age 5-12
Come join us for Terry Roppold, the International Champion Whistler. He will be performing Classical and Jazz, including selectionsfrom his new CD, "New Orleans whiSOULing." Don't miss it!
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The Mystick Den Lounge Presents - Betty Shirley Quartet August 22, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
Location: Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon Street
Phone: (504)586-0300
Slip into the Mystick Den Lounge to experience some of New Orleans' top performing artists. Ms. Betty Shirley will bewitch you with her unique style of the blues. From samba to swing, the Mystick Den's entertainment will leave you breathless!
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House of Blues Presents - Bobby Lounge August 23, 2008 |
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Times: 8:00 pm Door ; 9:00 pm Show
http://www.hob.com
Location: House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Phone: (504) 310-4999
Admission: $15.00
House of Blues Presents Bobby Lounge CD Release Party for SOMETHIN'S WRONG.
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Louisiana Children's Museum Presents - CHAIRish the Children August 23, 2008 |
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Times: 7:00 pm
Location: Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St
Phone: (504) 523-1357
Ever wish you didn’t have to grow up? LCM is 21 and we don’t want to grow up, either! So we’re flying to Never Land for our 10th Annual Chairish the Children auction gala! Discover the magical world of Never Land at The Pixie Hollow Patron Party fromAt this fairy wonderland, pixie hollow visitors will be treated to a special demonstration by Chef Brian Landry of Galatoire’s, patron party favors and a chance to win $250 in CHAIRish Bucks! (For every patron ticket that you purchase, your name will be entered into a drawing to win $250 in CHAIRish Bucks, redeemable toward the purchase of any silent auction item.) Recapture your youth as we “chairish” our childhood with silent and live auction boards featuring treasure chests teeming with prized pirate’s “booty,” including whimsical, one-of-a-kind chairs. Immerse yourself into this land of imagination by tapping your toes to the exotic beats of Ecos Latinos and filling your belly with the most delectable cuisine from your favorite local restaurants and drinks from Abita, Pepsi and Republic National Distributing Co.
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Tenth Annual Genealogy Workshop-Italian Genealogy August 23, 2008 |
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Times: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street
Phone: 504 523-4662
Admission: $25-$35
Learn about researching Italian genealogy in New Orleans. This year’s featured speaker will be June C. DeLalio, board-certified genealogist and founder of the Italian Genealogical Group. Registration is required and there is a fee for attending.
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Tenth Annual Genealogy Workshop-Italian Genealogy August 23, 2008 |
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Times: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
http://www.hnoc.org
Location: Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street
Phone: 504 523-4662
Admission: $25.00 - $35.00
The Historic New Orleans Collection continues its commitment to genealogical research in New Orleans with this year's presentation on Italian genealogy. The featured speaker will be June C. DeLalio, board-certified genealogist and founder of the Italian Genealogical Group. Lunch is not provided. Seating is limited for this event and registration is required.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel Hollywood and WWII August 23, 2008 - August 24, 2008 |
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Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: (504) 527-6012 x 229.
As part of the exhibition Real to Reel: Hollywood and WWII, the Museum will showcase its collection of World War II newsreels, training films and period documentaries covering battles, propaganda, Women in the War and soldiers' health concerns. For more information, call
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