Eggplant sometimes gets a bad rap. Maybe because it has a rather unique texture, or because it has a tendency to be poorly cooked and buried in cheese and marinara and served up as the sad vegetarian alternative at big catered events. But regardless, we should all give eggplant a second chance. It's extremely versatile, featuring prominently in Italian and Mediterranean diets, as well as in many Asian cuisines. It has many health benefits like being high in fiber and low in calories, and is one of the few vegetables hearty enough to stand up to this August heat. Not to mention they are beautiful and come in different shapes, sizes, and shades of purple, white, and green.
You can find the last of the season's eggplant at any of our markets these days, with varieties like the traditional Italian globe or the long slender Japanese at the table of many a market vendor. The palm-sized fairy tales with their purple and white striations are super cute and low prep - just slice in half and roast or grill if you're avoiding cooking indoors. And keep a lookout for the tiny orange Turkish eggplant that looks like a little pumpkin! Eggplant of any variety should be taught and shiny, avoid wrinkles and brown spots which indicate they're overripe. Store them in your fridge and they can keep well for a week, often much longer.
Music at the Market
Music at the Market is made possible by our Community Partnership with the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the French Market Corporation and support from market patrons like you. We believe that, like food, music is an integral part of building community in our market spaces. This week, stop by the Tuesday Uptown market for some fresh tunes by Robert Eustis and the Saturday CBD market for a performance by Tom Andes.
COOLinary
Eat in, or out! During the month of August, experience cuisine that delights your palate and is an integral part of the history and culture of New Orleans with
COOLinary New Orleans. This annual culinary tradition features specially priced prix fixe lunch, dinner and brunch menus. Tons of our
restaurant shoppers are participating this year, like Revel Cafe & Bar and Boucherie, who are also serving dishes at our
Backyard BBQ fundraiser. Let us know where you went and what you got when you see us at the market!
VENDOR OF THE WEEK:Screaming Oaks
Welcome back to the CCFM James Shoop of Screaming Oaks Farm, we missed you! Customers might remember Screaming Oaks Farm as a Tuesday Market vendor a couple of years ago. Screaming Oaks is a small family run operation that's been pasture raising chicken and several species of gourmet mushrooms for ten years in Franklinton. They are animal lovers and are dedicated to the humane treatment of their animals, and cultivate mushrooms sustainably without pesticide use. Look out for whole fresh chicken at the Thursday Mid City Market, and delicious oyster and lion's mane mushrooms, among others.
TUESDAY'S GREEN PLATE SPECIAL:Rimon
Rimon is a kosher, farm-to-table restaurant located inside the gorgeous Hillel building on Tulane's campus. CCFM alum Chef Daniel Esses of Esses Foods and Three Muses, serves up seasonal, local, and delicious food to the Tulane community. Dishes at Rimon are made using pasture-raised beef and lamb, responsibly raised poultry, local gulf fish, and freshly baked bread and pastries.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:Eggplant, Squash, and Cherry Tomato Hash
We know eggplant is good for you and delicious, but what do you do with it aside from making eggplant parmesan?! Well, try slicing it up into an
eggplant hash breakfast dish filled with fresh vegetables and nutrients. Nearly every single ingredient in this recipe can be found at our markets!
Eggplant, Squash, and Cherry Tomato Hash
We know eggplant is good for you and delicious, but what do you do with it aside from making eggplant parmesan?! Well, try slicing it up into an eggplant hash breakfast dish filled with fresh vegetables and nutrients. Nearly every single ingredient in this recipe can be found at our markets!
Ingredients
2 Italian eggplants, sliced in half and cut into 1/2-inch disks
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 medium summer squash, sliced in half and cut into 1/4-inch disks
1 medium zucchini, sliced in half and cut into 1/4-inch disks
1 medium onion, cut in half and cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, split in half
4 eggs
2 tablespoons sliced chives
Hot sauce or chili paste for serving
Directions
1. To Cook Eggplant in the Microwave: Season eggplant slices lightly on both sides with salt. Place double layer of paper towels or clean kitchen towel on large plate and lay single layer of eggplant slices on top. Top with 2 more layers paper towels or clean kitchen towel. Top with second large plate and place another layer of paper towels and eggplant on top. Top with third large plate. Microwave on high power until eggplant is easily compressed, about 3 minutes (be careful, plates will be hot). Press eggplant slices firmly between paper towels until compressed. Set aside on a large plate. Repeat microwaving and pressing steps until all eggplant slices are compressed. Continue with step 3. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
2. To Cook Eggpant in Oven: Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a double layer of paper towels. Spread eggplant slices over towels in a single layer and top with a second layer of paper towels. Top with a second rimmed baking sheet. Bake until eggplant slices are easily compressed, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and press down on top tray to compress slices. Let cool, then transfer eggplant to a large plate and continue with step 3. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and increase heat to 400°F.
3. Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large non-stick or cast iron skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add eggplant, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring and tossing occasionally, until well browned, about 3 minutes. Return to large plate.
4. Add additional 2 tablespoons of oil to skillet and heat until shimmering. Add squash and zucchini slices, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing occasionally, until well browned, about 5 minutes.
5. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and heat until shimmering. Add onions, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until onions are softened and just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until they soften, about 5 minutes. Return eggplant, zucchini, and squash to skillet.
6. To complete, divide mixture between four individual oven-safe serving dishes. Create a well in the center of each one and break an egg into it. Bake until egg is barely set but yolk is still soft, about 6 minutes. Alternatively, leave mixture in large skillet, create four wells, break an egg into each, and bake until eggs are barely set but yolks are still soft, about 6 minutes. Season eggs with salt and pepper and sprinkle with chives.
Its a Bayou Wine Garden garage sale! Last week of August we will be running a special discounted bottle list. Come get all your back to school or life is easier with wine needs!! We have a heck of a selection and will be running the special till all the bottles are sold. Aug 28 at 11am to Aug 31 at 7 PM Bayou Wine Garden
315 N Rendon St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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Join us August 28, 2019 for a book-signing with Frank Perez (2018 Southern Decadence Grand Marshal) at the Presbytere (A Louisiana State Museum - 751 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116) from 2 - 4 PM. Founded in the summer of 1972 by a few friends as a modest celebration, the Southern Decadence festival has since grown into one of New Orleans's largest annual tourist events. The multiday extravaganza features street parties, drag contests, dancing, drinking, and bead tosses, culminating with a boisterous parade through the French Quarter. With over 200,000 participants-predominantly LGBT+-these unbridled, pre-Labor Day festivities now generate millions of dollars in revenue. Howard Philips Smith and Frank Perez's Southern Decadence in New Orleans brings together an astounding array of materials to provide the first comprehensive, historical look at Southern Decadence. In an engaging account spanning five decades, the authors combine a trove of rare memorabilia from the event's founders, early photographs and film stills, newspaper and magazine articles, interviews with longtime participants, a list of all the parades and grand marshals, as well as reproductions of early Southern Decadence invitations. Throughout, the authors explore the pivotal moments and public perceptions related to the festival-including the myths and conjecture that often inaccurately characterized it-and provide an in-depth narrative detailing how a small party in the Faubourg Tremé grew into a worldwide destination predominantly for gay men. Lauded by city leaders as the second-most profitable festival in New Orleans (outshone only by Mardi Gras), Southern Decadence emanates an air of frivolity that masks its enormous impact on the culture and economy of the Crescent City. But with such growth comes the challenge of maintaining the original spirit of camaraderie while managing expanding administrative and logistical responsibilities. Southern Decadence in New Orleans serves as a historical record that helps ensure the future of the celebration remains forever linked to the joyous impulse of its humble beginnings. 2 PM - 4 PM
Location: Louisiana Memorial Pavilion
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy presents a special evening with veterans of the storied Merrill's Marauders.
5:00 p.m. Reception | 6:00 p.m. Presentation
The US Army's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional) had a short but memorable record in the China-Burma-India theater. Though code named "Galahad," the unit took the name of its commander, Brigadier General Frank Merrill. Designed for long-range penetration missions into Japanese-controlled Burma, the unit deployed overseas in October 1943, first saw combat in February 1944, and was disbanded in early August of that same year. The environment, as much as the enemy, inflicted horrific casualties on the Marauders. Despite these hardships, Merrill's Marauders earned the Distinguished Unit Citation and a place in US Army history. The Citation reads:
The 5307th Composite Unit (Prov) was the first United States ground combat force to meet the enemy in World War II on the continent of Asia. After a series of successful engagements in the Hukawng and Mogaung Valleys of North Burma, in March and April 1944, the unit was called on to lead a march over jungle trails through extremely mountainous terrain against stubborn resistance in an attack on Myitkyina. The unit proved equal its task, overcame all the obstacles put in its way by the enemy, and the weather and, after a brilliant operation 17 May 1944, seized the airfield at Myitkyina, an objective of great tactical importance in the campaign, and assisted in the capture of Myitkyina on 3 August 1944. The successful accomplishment of this mission marks the 5307th Composite Unit (Prov) as an outstanding combat force and reflects great credit on Allied Arms.
The National WWII Museum is honored to host a reunion of surviving members of Merrill's Marauders, and to stage this evening panel presentation at which three of the men-Bob Passanisi, Gil Howland, and James Richardson-will share their stories.
The reception and presentation are free and open to the public, but please register at the provided link.
For more information or to register, call 504-528-1944 x 412.
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We are excited to be tapping a collaboration between two of our favorite local breweries! The extraordinary folks at Southern Prohibition and Gnarly Barley have brewed up a hyper-fresh, double-dry-hopped, lactose dosed, Imperial IPA that will be hitting the market in very limited quantities. In addition to tapping the collaboration, we will also be putting on some of our favorites from each brewery. The collaboration will be on draft upstairs and the others will be tapped on both floors. There is no admission for this event and the beers will be served a la carte. Come hang with the crews from both places, drink some amazing beer, and have some stellar conversations. 5 PM - 12 AM Avenue Pub
1732 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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Wine Appreciation & Tasting Workshop
Would you like to learn more about wine but feel confounded by the vocabulary? Want to develop your wine tasting skills and find your taste profile preference? Join the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and wine specialist Dr. Harsha E. Chacko of
Bonne Cuvee for an accessible and in-depth wine workshop.
If you have any issues with the ticketing software or would prefer to make your reservation on the phone, please call us at 504-267-7490 during the week or 504-569-0405 on weekends. Tickets may be refunded or exchanged up to 48 hours prior to the event. After 48 hours no refunds will be available.
About the Instructor
Dr. Harsha E Chacko Ph.D., CSW, Wine Director, Bonne Cuvee
Dr. Chacko taught for 33 years at the University of New Orleans where he developed the Wines of the World class. A Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) from the Society of Wine Educators, he is the Wine Director of Bonne Cuvee (
bonnecuvee.com), a wine education and travel company. Dr. Chacko has traveled to the wine regions of Napa, Sonoma, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone, Champagne, Loire, Alsace, Languedoc-Roussillon, New Zealand, Italy and Portugal.
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What is to be the future of the Riverfront on the Governor Nicholls and Esplanade Wharves, at the foot of Esplanade Avenue, adjacent to both the landmark Vieux Carré and historic Faubourg Marigny?
In the 1990s, neighborhood groups successfully opposed a tourist attraction for those wharves, advocating instead for a simple "passive" park, where the views of mighty Mississippi River would be the focal point.
Neighborhood advocates feared the obvious impacts of a major destination on such a fragile location: traffic, parking, sound, as well as possible damage to the sense of place should thousands more visitors be drawn to an already-burdened area.
In a recent property swap with the Port of New Orleans, the city acquired rights to those wharves, and has turned over development to the Audubon Institute.
This public meeting is the residents' opportunity to urge that the Audubon Institute and the city create access to the riverfront, but not at the expense of negatively impacting the neighborhoods.
Please join us, and encourage your friends and neighbors to attend!
pattyandarmand@mindspring.com KAT 13 13TH ANNUAL KATRINA ARTISTICALLY REVISITED in the Tricentennial Year of the Founding of New Orleans New Orleans: Like clockwork, every Anniversary Eve of Katrina on August 28th, Patty Lee and Armand St. Martin produce their ANNUAL KATRINA ARTISTICALLY REVISITED special commemorative event at the movie theater located at the Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal Street in New Orleans. "Our first Katrina Artistically Revisited in 2006 was created back when locals still didn't know if we'd even have a city again. There were no organized artistic programs like ours being offered to the community. We and our artistic friends had been creating responses to the Katrina tragedy while we were all piecing together ways to survive," the Lee-St. Martin married creative team shares. "Katrina Artistically Revisited was spawned with the longlasting multi-media mission to annually present a local, reflective and healing program that also entertains in a theatre setting." "For several years our special event was held at the Landmark Theatres, then it was presented for many more years at the same location at The Theatres at Canal Place, and now in this 13th year it is offered at Cinebarre Canal Place. Same location, same August 28th date, and same respectful theme to remember those who perished and honor those who survived," the St. Martin's explain. "We couldn't produce our event year after year if it wasn't for the dedication of the Theatres and staff, the artistic participants, the audiences, and our sponsors." In this Tricentennial of the Founding of New Orleans, the 13th Annual Katrina Artistically Revisited special commemorative event includes mingling in the Theatre Lobby for earlybirds starting at 6 pm, while folks browse the extensive Octavia Books display of published Katrina books provided for sale all in one place by bookstore owner and expert Tom Lowenburg. Several authors of Katrina books will be present as well. A photographic Katrina display by award-winning staff photographer Mark Sindler, recently retired from the Louisiana State Museum, is thought-provoking. An affordable menu remains available on the theatre premises at Gusto Cafe and Bar. In Theatre 8, 6 pm - 11 pm, the 13th Annual Katrina Artistically Revisited grassroots program offers quality award-winning artistic projects highlighting live music, author speakers, filmmakers, short films, on-screen photographs, responder and survivor stories, documentaries, and Q&A's. Alexander John Glustrom, award-winning filmmaker for his masterpiece, "Big Charity," has single-handedly documented what really happened after Katrina to Big Charity, the oldest continually operating hospital in America until Katrina. Glustrom plans to be available for Q&A. Author speaker highlights are Capt. Robert Mueller, U.S. Coast Guard (RET) with his published book, "Coast Guard Heroes of New Orleans," about the Coast Guard's urgent and amazing responses to Katrina; John E. Wade II, with his thoughtful presentation, "Katrina and Heaven on Earth"; and, John Batty, R.N.,MSN, with his well-received book, "Voices of Angels, Disaster Lessons from Katrina Nurses." Matt Faust, a Tribecca Film Festival First Place Winner for his extraordinary short film, "Home," is a filmmaker, film director and animator, and will speak about his experience of losing his childhood home in Chalmette, followed by Q&A. Faust has won multi-awards for this heart-wrenching, poignant must-see memorable film. Robert Lynne Green, Sr. was the first Lower Ninth Ward resident to return to live on his destroyed property after Katrina, and resides in one of the first Brad Pitt homes. Green is the "Original Katrina Rooftop Rider" and has dedicated his life to sharing his family's saga. Following his Q&A, the positive-attitude documentary by Dr. Rick Lavine, "Second Line, Second Life, Robert Green's Journey of Healing," illustrates the power of resilience after Katrina through healing, accompanied by Q&A. Richard Cahn's short DVD, "Day After Katrina at Bayou St. John" gives a serene glance at the flooding in his neighborhood. Photographer Dennis Couvillion's film of his black and white photos, "Stillness - - the aftermath of Katrina," features his beautifully stark photographs taken in his Lakeview neighborhood. Couvillion's hallmark film offers insight into the fact that the entire city of neighborhoods was devastated. His was the only film shown at the first Katrina Artistically Revisited. Other heart-felt DVDs scheduled for the evening event are the "New Orleans Kids Camera Project: Photos After Katrina" organized by Joanna Rosenthal and Ariya Martin and taken by children of the 7th Ward, with live music played by pianoman Armand St. Martin while the still photos are watched; and, Chris and Patrick Madden's upbeat documentary short, "Project Katrina" about re-furnishing a renovated home after Katrina destruction in Mississippi. Armand St. Martin, a popular New Orleans pianoman and singer-songwriter performs music throughout the evening with such tunes as "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans", "What a Wonderful World", "When the Saints Go Marching In," and his originals "Orleans Lullaby" and "Waitin' for My Trailer." He is also the emcee. Screen saver Katrina photos by Donn Young, Patty Lee, and Mark Sindler. Our 2018 sponsors are Cinebarre Canal Place, John E. Wade II, Vivian and Richard Cahn, John Batty, Doug Whitford, Hannah Hembree, Kirk Kelly, Octavia Books, World 10, and Patty Lee Records. Produced by Patty Lee and Armand St. Martin. 13th Annual Katrina Artistically Revisited Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Cinebarre Canal Place 333 Canal Street, New Orleans Theatre Lobby: 5 pm - til. . . Theatre #8: 6 pm - 11 pm Free (except Big Charity, $5), Must be 18 and over
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As New Orleans enters its fourth century, the city's relationship with water is as tenuous as ever. On Tuesday, August 28, THNOC will feature screenings of three short films and a dialogue with artists who created work in response to significant flooding events in the 21st century. "Waterlogged: Artists' Views of Their Flooded City" is a free program of "Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina," presented by The Helis Foundation. Artist Jana Napoli created "Floodwall," a sculpture assembled from 700 drawers collected from homes destroyed by post-Katrina floodwaters. The piece traveled across the country and to Germany and Poland, but after a few years, Napoli made the decision to cremate the work in a bonfire on the Algiers landing in 2011. Polish filmmakers Bartek and Piotr Bartos documented "Floodwall"'s final days in their film "Floating on Fire," which will be shown following a short introductory film. "Station 15" follows high-schooler Chasity Hunter as she embarks on a mission to understand New Orleans's water management system in the wake of the August 2017 floods. Directed by Kira Akerman, the film takes a hard look at the city's infrastructure and the problems that our environment presents in the future. Napoli, Hunter, and Akerman will participate in a dialogue following the screenings. https://www.hnoc.org/events/waterlogged-artists-views-their-flooded-city
August 28, 2018
6-7:30 p.m.
THNOC's Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street
Admission is free.
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Come learn how to become a "block captain" and reforest YOUR community! Topics include- which species we're offering and the ideal planting situation for each tree, best practices for talking to neighbors, and SOUL's process of working with the city to permit every tree. RSVP at goo.gl/uKLM4M.
We are meeting in the 1872 Room at the Fair Grounds on August 28th. Please enter through the Valet Entrance. To the right of the escalators, at the end of the hall you will find the 1872 Room. Call Julia at 504-356-2073 if you have any questions or need further directions. 6 PM - 7:30 PM Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots
Tuesday, August 28 @ 6 pm: Organ & Labyrinth with Albinas Prizgintas. Albinas plays the 5000-pipe tracker organ with ambient lighting and occasional guest musicians. From Bach to the Beatles and beyond! Since Katrina, a unique and magical distinctively New Orleans musical meditation.
All are welcome.
Trinity Episcopal Church
1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans
Police security provided
Handicap access and elevator available
Free and Open to the Public
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Police security provided
Handicap access and elevator available
Free and Open to the Public
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Greater New Orleans Foundation Hosts Final Spirit of Charity Innovation District Community Workshop
NEW ORLEANS - On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and DesignJones, LLC will host the final citywide community workshop for the Spirit of Charity Innovation District's Strategic Planning Process. The event will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the University Medical Center, Conference Center J, located at 2000 Canal Street.
The meeting will serve as the last workshop in a series of three collaborative public engagement efforts to gather community input that will shape the creation of the District, which includes the former Charity Hospital and the surrounding neighborhood. The final workshop comes 15 days after the 2nd workshop and offers residents the opportunity to share any remaining questions, concerns, and ideas from previous engagements.
In conjunction with data collected from resident, workforce, student, and commuter surveys, DesignJones, LLC will use the feedback captured during these workshops to contribute to a comprehensive strategic plan to be provided by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. An office for the project will remain open to the public at 143 Elk Place to ensure work continues collaboratively and inclusively during the District's planning process.
More information is available at www.charityinnovationdistrict.com or by visiting the office at 143 Elk Place (Monday - Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm).
Contact:
Austin Allen, ASLA
DesignJones, LLC
(504) 266 - 2874
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Start the semester off right with Tulane Hillel! Come join us for our annual beginning of the year BBQ, to swap summer stories, see your old friends, and make new ones! This celebration will include: --- an incredible LIVE BAND --- tons of FREE food - fresh corn, hamburgers, hot dogs & GREAT VEGGIE OPTIONS! --- and FREE Tulane Hillel tank tops 6 PM - 7:30 PM Tulane Hillel
912 Broadway St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
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Parish Brewing joins us for our final Beer Dinner of the Summer before we take our week off! We will be offering 3 dishes featuring gulf seafood to show off one of the great reasons we live in this inferno we call the Gulf South, followed by a scrumptious dessert. Let's send out the Summer of Ghost with a big ole party.
Reservations can be made using the link in this event, or by calling us at 504-298-7468. The dinner will be $60 plus tax and gratuity. There is one seating at this private event.
Course 1: Parish Canebrake paired with Smoked Fish Deviled Eggs PLUS Marinated Crab Claws
Course 2: Parish DDH Envie paired with Wahoo Crudo with lemon zest, herbs, horseradish, and creme fraiche
Course 3: Parish Ghost in the Machine paired with Seared Tuna with fennell puree, Demi glacé, and butterbeans.
Course 4: Parish Grand Reserve with a perfectly paired dessert.
METAIRIE, LA - Three local authors - Ingrid Green Adams, John Frady and Philip Pisciotta - will talk about their latest books at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public.
Ingrid Green Adams, Speak Lord, I'm Listening
Ingrid Green Adams will read from and discuss her new book titled Speak Lord, I'm Listening. Adams is the author of four books of inspirational poetry: Of Spirit and Truth, As I Ponder of Days Gone By, From the Mouths of Babes, and Get Right or Get Left.
She is a 1983 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Southern University at New Orleans. She retired from the Department of Homeland Security as an Intelligence Research Specialist in 2003. She is the owner of Green's Consulting Company specializing in motivational speaking. She has appeared as a guest speaker at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Southern University, New Orleans, Loyola University of New Orleans, the New Orleans section of the National Council of Negro Women, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, University of New Orleans-International Trade Center in New Orleans, and Destrehan, Hahnville, and Bonnabel high schools.
John Frady, Brad Preacher
When Brad Johnson finds a $100 bill on the floor of his office, he never intends to steal from his own struggling church, but only a few hours later he finds himself needing to spend the money in an emergency at a gas station-a move that will set off Earl and the town's gossip mill. By the end of a single day, the whole town believes that Brad has been driving through New Orleans with women passed out in the back of his car, doing drugs in his front yard, gambling with church money, and cheating on his wife with gas station clerk Sally Mae Watson-only some of which is true.
John Frady is Executive Pastor of Spiritual Development/Metairie Campus Pastor at Celebration Church, a multi-site church with six campuses in the New Orleans Region. He is also co-author of Staccato: A devotional for worship leaders, worship artists, and worshipers."
Philip Pisciotta, The Calling
The Calling is the story of a young man who enters a Catholic seminary to study to become a Catholic priest. From his early youth, he is influenced by situations that steer him through various stages of his life. His seminary experiences and Catholic faith mold him into the man he is today. He matures into a man with good Christian family values and takes many directions throughout his life. He leads an interesting, full and productive life.
As a young man, Pisciotta attended a Catholic seminary run by Benedictine monks. He studied for the priesthood. He was a successful executive in the retail business for a large corporation for 12 years and then owned his own profitable retail stores for 13 years. He returned to school to become a certified residential real estate appraiser for 20 years. Each Christmas, he is a Santa Claus.
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.
The New Orleans Health Department and New Orleans Public Library Announce Opioid Overdose Prevention Comunity Trainings
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Health Department and Medical Reserve Corps, in partnership with the New Orleans Public Library, are excited to offer a new community course designed to teach individuals about their role in stopping the opioid crisis.
During the hands-on course, participants will learn:
Key facts about the opioid crisis in New Orleans
How to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose
How to obtain and use naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose medication
How to keep themselves and others safe from life-threatening overdose
Where to get assistance for those battling opioid addiction
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
East New Orleans Regional Library
5641 Read Blvd.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Algiers Regional Library
3014 Holiday Drive
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
East New Orleans Regional Library
5641 Read Blvd.
Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.
Mid-City Library
4140 Canal St.
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YEA!!! John Rankin is back!!
He has been performing at the Columns Hotel every Tuesday
night for a couple of decades!!! usually with superb guest musicians.
This week you have the opportunity to hear him solo ... a great treat
because he knows so many tunes ... Hundreds!l!! Plus he composes
lots of great songs too so it's a treat to hear him when he can be
spontaneous and play his heart content ...and he has a HUGE HEART!!
... almost as big as his talent .... Every Tuesday restarting this week
8pm - 11pm
The Columns Hotel, 3811 St. Charles Ave Uptown New Orleans
* 8/28- Harry Hardin and John Rankin.
* 9/4/18 - Washboard Chaz and John Rankin.
* 9/11/18- John Fohl and John Rankin.
* 9/18/18- Alex McMurray and John Rankin.
Plus he has a great trio called The Superior Jazz Trio
with Tim Paco and Harry Hardin playing Every Sunday
11:30 to 2:30 at Superior Seafood, St. Charles at Napoleon
No Cover Charge
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French Quarter Museum Association
The French Quarter Museum Association is a network of seven unique cultural and historical
museums that tell diverse stories from all corners of
New Orleans' oldest neighborhood.
The Historic New Orleans Collection,
Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses;
the Beauregard-Keyes Historic House and Garden Museum;
the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum;
the Louisiana State Museum, which includes the Cabildo, the Presbytère, and the 1850
House;
the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the US Mint (an affiliate of LSM);
the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center, which comprises the Old Ursuline Convent, St. Louis
Cathedral, and St. Anthony's Garden.
The mission of the FQMA is to make museum-going an integral part of the French Quarter
experience.
By working together to create shared experiences throughout the Quarter, FQMA members provide
engaging and enriching cultural experiences at your fingertips.
THNOC's 533 Royal St. location is hosting the FQMA visitor center, which will offer passersby
information about all participating museums in the Vieux Carré.
In the visitor center, each institution has a dedicated alcove with a text panel and pictures, so that
visitors can learn at a glance about all the historical offerings a short distance away.
A representative is on hand to provide additional information about all the museums and the 13
sites that they represent.
The FQMA visitor center will be open the public Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through December 30, 2018.
Admission is free to the visitor center; regular rates apply at each site
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For the next three months, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas will be home to six of artist Angela Pozzi's creations, including sculptures of a 10-foot Sea Jelly, a 10-foot-long leaping Marlin named "Flash'' and a 1,500-pound Great White Shark named "Greta.'' Sebastian James the Tufted Puffin has been on display near the entrance to Audubon Zoo for about a month.
In October, nine more sculptures will be added to the collection at the Aquarium and one more will join the Tufted Puffin at the Zoo. The sculptures will be on display through April 30, 2019.
Washed Ashore Sculptures Land at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Audubon Zoo
Giant Aquatic Sculptures Made From Plastic Pollution Make Aquarium Debut
In celebration of World Oceans Day, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is announcing its latest conservation initiative: "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea.'' This limited-time special exhibition features larger-than-life aquatic animal sculptures crafted from plastic trash collected from beaches and designed to educate a global audience about the threat that plastic pollution poses for the ecosystems of the world's oceans and waterways.
Made entirely of debris removed from Pacific Coast beaches, the "Washed Ashore'' traveling exhibit offers visitors a powerful, visual reality of the proliferation of pollution in the world's waterways through marine animal representations that use thousands of pieces of plastic in every color of the rainbow.
Examples include sculptures of a 10-foot Sea Jelly, a 10-foot-long leaping Marlin named "Flash,'' a 1,500-pound Great White Shark named "Greta'' and 12 other large aquatic animals. As part of the exhibit, Sebastian James the Tufted Puffin and SeeMore the Sea Lion Pup will be on display at Audubon Zoo.
"Plastics have entered into all marine habitats and every level of the ocean food chain,'' said Rich Toth, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas managing director.
''Whales, fish, zooplankton and numerous other animals are eating our trash. Approximately 80 percent of marine debris comes from land-based sources - streets to streams to rivers to oceans.''
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It's hot out there! During the month of August, when FOX8 meteorologists declare the temperature is at or above 93 degrees, New Orleans Museum of Art, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and Contemporary Arts Center will open their doors for free the next day, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
When it hits 93 degrees, head to the museums for sno-balls, fans, bottled water, and a respite from the heat! Last year, the award-winning initiative saw 1,500 people visit the museums over three days.
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Museum Month
You and a guest can visit the 14 participating New Orleans institutions listed below,
simply by showing your NOMA membership card.
A collaboration of museums of all sizes across the greater New Orleans area, Museum Month offers museum members the opportunity to visit all participating institutions, FREE OF CHARGE, throughout the month of August.
Is your NOMA membership up to date?
Join or renew now to visit all the participating institutions for free during the month of August! Remember to bring your membership card with you to all participating museums. If you have lost your membership card, please call (504) 658-4130 or email
membership@noma.org.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art showcases and celebrates the art and culture of the American South. Housing the largest collection of Southern art in the world, the Ogden is home to works by well-known painters, folk artists, and contemporary artists still at work.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Located in beautiful City Park, the New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts institution in the city. The museum's permanent collection boasts an impressive range of works from European and American art to African and Japanese works.
Contemporary Arts Center
Right across the street from the Ogden, the Contemporary Arts Center is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to the production, presentation, and promotion of the art of our contemporary times.
When you've got the culture bug...New Orleans Jazz MuseumLocated in the historic Old U.S. Mint between the French Quarter and the live music of Frenchmen Street, the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates the history of jazz in the city where it was born. The museum takes a global view of jazz: it is one of the most innovative and influential musical genres history.When you're brushing up on your history...National World War II Museum
Formerly called the D-Day Museum, the National World War II Museum is dedicated to telling the stories of "the war that changed the world." This Smithsonian affiliated institution includes a special display of the Higgins boat, which was developed by Andrew Jackson Higgins of New Orleans.
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COOLINARY NEW ORLEANS August 14-31, 2018During the month of August, experience cuisine that delights your palate and is an integral part of the history and culture of New Orleans. This annual culinary tradition features specially priced prix-fixe lunch, dinner and brunch menus.
COOLinary Restaurants
More restaurants coming daily for 2018 COOLinary New Orleans Restaurant Month.August 1-31, 2018
During the month of August, experience cuisine that delights your palate and is an integral part of the history and culture of New Orleans. This annual culinary tradition features specially priced prix-fixe lunch, dinner and brunch menus.
Choose from Augie's entire menu and enjoy 2 entees for the price of 1! Lowest priced entree is free. From August 1st to October 31st, 4-6 p.m. Dine-in only. Limit 2 FREE entrees per table, no gift certificates and no other discounts apply. Book your special event or holiday party in our private room. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner.
Tammany Taste of Summer
Only forty minutes from the French Quarter in New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish has long been where New Orleans comes to play and get away.
Plan your visit during the month of August and take advantage of the Tammany Taste of Summer for delicious dining deals, special prix fixe menus, culinary events and activities, and discounted overnight accommodations. Use the booking link below for a special rate valid on stays August 14-31, and mention the promo code "Tammany Taste" at your hotel check-in to receive a free culinary gift compliments of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission.
In our Restaurants section, peruse participating Tammany Taste of Summer restaurants to check out their special deals and prix fixe menus.
Check out the Videos section to see entertaining and bite-sized chef interviews, tastings, and features on the culinary scene in St. Tammany to help you plan your trip. It's deep and delicious and meant to be savored.
SUMMER SAVINGS COUPON BOOKLET: ACTIVE August 22 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
As New Orleans continues to celebrate its triventennial, this Summer is the perfect time for residents to rediscover the city's oldest neighborhood - The French Quarter - where 300 years of adventures await!
FQBA's Passport to the French Quarter offers the perfect opportunity to visit the Vieux Carre's dozens of restuarants, bars, attractions and shops with the passport in hand to unlock access to deals and discounts galore.
Enjoy complimentary cocktails, appetizers and so much more from nearly 30 different bars and restaurants!
Relax, recharge and save money with discount hotel rates for a Summer staycation in NOLA!
Visit frenchquarterpassport.com to access your free Passport to the French Quarter discount booklet and start saving today!
Tipitina's (Uptown)501 NapoleonNew Orleans, LA 70115
(JEFFERSON, LA) -- Having a robust sales strategy is important to the growth of a business. A good salesperson knows how to target the right customers, foster relationships, and effectively share the story behind the product or service that s/he is selling. An thoughtful sales approach can bring a business great success.
That's why JEDCO & the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce teamed up to bring you a Prosper Jefferson seminar on Sales. This month, three successful sales professionals will share tips and tricks of the trade to enhance your business' selling strategy. Join Anthony Parilla (New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans), Liz Van Dervort (Gillis, Ellis & Baker), and Jerry Christopher (an Independent Financial Services Professional) to learn about the following:
The B2B selling process
Incorporating service into your sales strategy
Understanding customer needs
Using technology to enhance your sales strategy
Using science to boost your sales
Behavioral psychology in sales
The future of sales
The event will be held Wednesday, August 29, from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the Entergy Office on Jefferson Highway. The address is 4809 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson LA 70121 (at the corner of St. George and Jefferson Highway). It is $5 to attend, which will cover breakfast for attendees. Please register for the event in advance online.Register here.
Jerry "Donut" Christopher is a sales leader focused on delivering high value, whether financially to his clients in his role as an Independent Financial Services Professional or with the adoring fans of Bag Of Donuts, the New Orleans rock band he joined in 1989 and has been managing for the last decade. The common thread that links both these groups is the ability to connect on their needs. Whether it's the rate of return for a family of three with young children or the venue manager with capacity for 1,000 party-goers, Jerry listens first and speaks second with a goal of custom fitting the solution to match the client's needs. Jerry values a solid foundation of trust with his clients, which may also explain why bass is his main instrument - the heartbeat of the band.
Jerry has over 25 years of experience in both the financial and entertainment space, with companies ranging from New York Life to House of Blues. He also serves as a board member for The New Orleans Civic Symphony and is President of St. Clement of Rome Parish Council in Metairie.
Anthony Parilla will be going into his 7th season with the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. Growing up in South Florida and then graduating from the University of Florida, Parilla started his work career with the Tampa Bay Rays as an Inside Ticket Sales Representative. He then made the move to New Orleans in November 2012 to work as a Season Ticket Account Executive for the New Orleans Hornets. As the Hornets, Pelicans, and Saints dynamic evolved, so did Parilla's role within the company. After serving as the Manager & Director of New Business Development for the Saints and the Pelicans for three seasons, he then took over as the Director of Premium Seating for both teams in late 2017. Parilla manages a team of 5 Premium Sales Account Executives as well as the team's Director of Premium Service and two coordinators. His primary goal is to drive new revenue through a variety of products including Saints Suites, Pelicans Suites, Pelicans Floor Seats, and other premium products under the Pelicans umbrella. Parilla is also a proud alumnus of Leadership Jefferson Class of 2018 and is happy to call Jefferson Parish and the Greater New Orleans area his home for the last six years.
Liz began her sales career in insurance over 10 years ago by specializing in health care and professional liability insurance. In that time, she has dedicated her career to making her clients smarter, safer and more resilient so they can pursue their passions with greater confidence. Liz has developed an easy-going, casual approach to sales, one that challenges her client to think differently about the way they purchase a necessary commodity.
Liz joined Gillis, Ellis & Baker in 2012 to work with commercial property & casualty clients across many industries. In 2016 Liz was named Risk & Insurance Magazine's Power Broker for her work with nonprofit clients and was most recently named to Insurance Business America's 2018 Elite Women in Insurance report. Liz has completed Traveler's School for Producer Development and YLC's Leadership Development Series and has earned a Management Liability Insurance Specialist designation. Liz is dually licensed in property & casualty insurance and life & health. She is an active member of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, the Young Leadership Council, and many other local nonprofit and civic organizations.
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Blessing of the Herbs
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August
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Longue Vue House and Gardens
7 Bamboo Road
New Orleans,
LA 70124United States
Gather at Longue Vue with the New Orleans Herb Society in celebrating the feast day of St. Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners. Fr. Randy Roux will hold a blessing of herbs in our walled kitchen garden. Feel free to bring your favorite trusty garden tool to be blessed.
A presentation by the Herb Society of New Orleans and an herbal tasting will follow in the Playhouse.
Free. Please RSVP to Linda Franzo at (985) 781-4372.
August 29
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Organizer:
Matt Reyna
Phone:
504.293.4721
Email:
mreyna@longuevue.com
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New Orleans & Company Job Fest at Reed Library
New Orleans & Company is hosting its August Job Fest at the East New Orleans Library, 5641 Read Blvd. Join us on Wednesday, August 29th from noon-3 p.m. We have top employers in the city's largest industry ready to hire great, enthusiastic people like you! More details are below.
When: Wednesday, August 29, Noon to 3 p.m.
Where: East New Orleans Library, 5641 Read Blvd.
Who: New Orleans & Company is hosting the event and everyone is welcome to attend. List of the participating employers are below:
Hotel Monteleone
St. James Hotel
JMH Companies
Waffle House
Hotel Provincial
Orleans Parish Sheriff Office
Audubon Nature Institute
Boomtown
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
City Park
B on Canal
TLC Linen Services
Pelican Hospitality New Orleans
Juma
What: Designed to be a one-stop shop for job candidates, New Orleans & Company's Job Fest allows participants to meet with a variety of employers from hotels, restaurants, and other tourism fields. Participants can ask questions and learn more about the hiring process in a welcoming, one-on-one setting. New Orleans & Company Job Fest is part of an effort to connect job seekers to careers in the hospitality and tourism industry across New Orleans.
Why: In New Orleans, tourism provides thousands of satisfying jobs in fields like guest relations, finance, administration, housekeeping, food and beverage service and beyond. Each job offers an opportunity for growth to move up in a company while enjoying employee benefits and the peace of mind that comes with a steady paycheck. A job in hospitality and tourism - which can start by a visit to Job Fest - is the basis for a lasting and fulfilling career in New Orleans.
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Join Us at the Special Preview of
BLAZE dir. Ethan Hawke Wednesday, August 29th, 7:30 PM The Orpheum Theater, New Orleans Co-writer and actor Sybil Rosen in Attendance
We are warming up for #NOFF2018 with the New Orleans premiere of Ethan Hawke's new film BLAZE, a biopic of Texas outlaw music's unsung legendBlaze Foley. Blaze was filmed in Baton Rouge and written by Ethan Hawke and Blaze Foley's former sweetheart, Sybil Rosen, who will join us at the Orpheum Theater for a Q&A session!
The screening is FREE of charge for New Orleans Film Society members and #NOFF2018 pass holders! To become a member, buy a pass or both, visit neworleansfilmsociety.org. Tickets available to non-membershere. We are meeting for cocktails at Loa Bar between 5 pm - 7 pm, our members get a complimentary drink! Also, a big shout out to the Orpheum Theater and Loa Bar for their support and hospitality.
Even if you've never been, it's not hard to conjure up an image in your mind of the landscape. There are the arid southern Rhone villages with their dry, stony soils and Mont Ventoux looming in the background; the endless rolling hills covered in fields of lavender; the l'etangs or saltwater lagoons dotting the coast where wild pink flamingos roam; the beautiful coastal villages nestled in the white rocky cliffs with their colorful fishing boats bobbing in the clear blue waters - and while all of this beauty is stunning to look at, it also contributes to the quality wines of the region. Those stony vineyards retain heat during the day and warm the vine through the evening of the southern Rhone villages producing those full-bodied reds we so enjoy. Crisp, minerally whites with citrus and stone fruit from vineyards around the l'etangs benefit from the salty air and go perfectly with the local fish and shellfish. Then there are the coastal villages like Cassis, whose vines thrive in those limestone soils, producing rich whites that still retain their acidity. All of this allure, combined with the diverse topography and landscapes, and the great variety of white, red and rose wines, makes Southern France one of my top destinations for wine and culinary travel. So with our upcoming trip to the region coming fast, I thought it would be a great week to introduce you to some of our favorite villages, wines and producer during both our Wednesday Night Flights and Friday Free For All Tasting For Wednesday Night Flights (5:30 to 7:30PM) Chris Noyes from Bizou joins us to pours 4 special wines from 2 outstanding producers. Lirac lies nearly due west from Chateauneuf du Pape, on the opposite side of the Rhone River, at the same elevation. And while Chateauneuf is famed for its soil that resulted from the Rhone River washing quartz pebbles and clay down from the Alps, Lirac is composed of the same soil from the same geological age. Learn more tonight about their similarities and differences as we pour the Gigognan Cardinalice Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge (91-93VM) and Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc (91RP) alongside the Domaine Maby Lirac Rouge (91RP) and Lirac Blanc (92Decanter). 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 3 wines is $25 - 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. Reservations can be made here: Rhone Valley Tale of Two Villages At our Friday Free For All (6-8PM ) neighborhood wine guy Dave Sobiesk will take us from the hills of the southern Rhone Valley to the rocky cliffs of the Mediterranean Sea. This tasting is free and open to the public, no reservations are required. Saturday Happy Hour from 4-6PM Upcoming Events Champagne Flight with Bubblyotheque, September 5, 5:30-7:30PM - Join us for a Champagne Flight with Bubblyotheque! Stop by for a flight of 3 champagnes, presented by Michael Knisley, with cheese/pate pairings from Casey Foote ($10 with flight, $15 without the flight). Our theme is TBA but you know the wines and presentation will be fantastic! No standing in line for our Wednesday flights - you sit at a table, we come to you and pour tableside complete with lots of educational info on what you are drinking. The flight of 3 wines is $20 - reservations are highly recommended as we can only seat walk-ins if space allows. All wines and cheeses are available for purchase to have at Swirl or you can take them to go. Reservations can be made here: Champagne Flight
Agricola Baracchi with Antonio Molesini, Wednesday, September 12, 5:30-7:30PM If you've ever visited the charming hilltop village of Cortona in Tuscany, chances are you've had the wines of Agricola Baracchi. Famous throughout the region for their metodo classico sparkling wines made with Sangiovese and Trebbiano and full-bodied reds, the winery is located on a beautiful slope just east of Cortona with a wonderful view of the Valdichiana Valley. Riccardo Baracchi and his son Benedetto restored the property in hopes of continuing their family practice of grape growing and winemaking, a tradition that dates back to 1860. Silvia, the family matriarch, is a Michelin rated chef whose exquisite restaurant Il Falconiere is located on the estate, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. From awarding winning wines to award winning food and hospitality, their commitment to perfection is evident in everything they do. Native of Cortona and friend of Riccardo Baracchi, Antonio Molesini will host a flight of 4 wines from this exceptional estate. 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 3 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. Reservations can be made here: Cortona's Agricola Baracchi, A Commitment to Perfection
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce de Leon Street
New Orleans, LA70119
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The Covington Farmers Market
Saturday Market
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Covington City Hall 609 North Columbia Street
Wednesday Market
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The Covington Trailhead 419 N. New Hampshire
Beat the heat and work up a sweat with free community workout classes hosted at Canal Place throughout August. Canal Place is partnering with
Free to Be Power Yoga to host the Summer Sweat Series.
The
class will feature Your Own Determination (YOD) programming, designed to hit every aspect of your physical fitness, while creating mindfulness, and awareness of your body. It incorporates strength, flexibility, balance, speed, power, endurance, agility, coordination. Satisfying the needs that the world of physical fitness is in search of, this class is the perfect compliment to physical fitness, or your yoga practice. Feel your muscles burn during the workout, feel your mind & body at peace by the end of class.
Sessions will take place
August 1 with instructor Michelle LaCaze,
August 8 with instructor Maggie Conley,
August 15 with instructor Natalie Illg,
August 22 with instructor Jen Meinen, and
August 29 with instructor Krista Casale, in the comfort of the air conditioned space located on Level 3.
Classes are open to all levels and modifications will be provided as necessary. Sessions will begin at 6:00 pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to claim your spot. Bring your own mat.
Rain or shine, Metairie's open-air market will feature fresh foods, live music, kids entertainment, specialty events, festivals, breakfast and lunch items, and a great community vibe.
Metairie's Farmers Market features local growers of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, plants, flowers, herbs and artisan cheese makers. Local ranchers bring antibiotic and hormone free chicken, beef, lamb, goat, pork, bison and fresh fish to the market. The meats are grass fed and grass finished, unlike the grocery store meats that may be labelled grass-fed but usually is fattened up on grains, thus not grass finished. They will have organic pasture raised eggs, low temperature, non-homogenized milk, raw cheeses, delicious yogurt, probiotic vegetables.
Don't want to cook? Then shop their freshly prepared specialty foods from all over the region - including an abundance of gourmet flavors from all over the world. The prepared food vendors use the farmers' products as much as possible. They emphasize organically grown, healthful foods and preparation in addition to being delicious.
Shop for an exclusive collection of handmade crafts from jewelry, clothes,
soaps, candles, art, not to mention those rare, one of a kind, gift items.
Our salute to "Ol' Blue Eyes" features the adorable and charming Spencer Racca backed by the Museum's Victory Trio! Join us for a nostalgic matinee performance featuring Frank's classic hits. This legend lit up the world with his voice!
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.
Culture Collision Culture Collision 10 is Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 5:30 - 8:00 at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans.
It is FREE to the public!
For ten consecutive years we have kicked off the cultural season with a unique happy hour, with last year including over 90 of the city's most entertaining organizations. For a list of all participating organization for 2018 visit www.culturenola.com
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Genealogy Events!
NOPL Presents Four Genealogy Classes
METAIRIE - The New Orleans Public Library will present four genealogy classes for beginners and intermediate researchers this fall at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018
Navigating Historic New Orleans Newspapers
Learn how to use online databases and get the most out of a search. This course will focus on how to navigate the Historic Newspapers database (Newsbank), including printing and saving. It will also walk patrons through various searching methods and provide lessons on how to ensure patrons are searching most efficiently.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
Introduction to Property Research Resources
This class will provide beginners with an introduction to property research resources focusing on Orleans Parish. This includes free resources available online as well as resources housed in the Louisiana Division/City Archives.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
Introduction to Ancestry and HeritageQuest
Patrons will learn how to access and navigate both the Ancestry and HeritageQuest genealogy databases. Staff will explain the available resources, review searching methods and tips, and provide examples. This class will also cover some general troubleshooting methods.
Amanda Fallis will lead the first and fourth sessions. She has been a professional archivist for more than two years and has been an employee of New Orleans Public library for more than five years. She received her Masters of Library and Information Science with a special certification in archives and special collections in 2015 from the University of Southern Mississippi's School of Library and Information Science. Amanda joined the Louisiana Division/City Archives and Special Collections that same year, where she has worked with the department's extensive genealogy and city records, as well as with hundreds of other historic collections. Fallis is a member of the Society of American Archivists, Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association, and the Louisiana Library Association.
Christina Bryant will lead the second and third sessions. She is a Certified Archivist, has worked as the Head of the Louisiana Division/City Archives and Special Collection at the New Orleans Public Library since 2015. She previously worked on Hurricane Katrina recovery projects and as an archivist at the Notarial Archives before joining the staff at the Louisiana Division/City Archives in 2013. She manages a collection that dates back to 1769 and whose contents are housed across three floors of the Main Library. Bryant received her master's degree in Library and Information Science with a specialization in archives from Louisiana State University in 2005. She currently serves as the president of the Greater New Orleans Archivists and the Chair of the Local Government Records Section for the Society of American Archivists.
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.
In accordance with provisions of the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, as amended, Jefferson Parish shall not discriminate against individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. If you require auxiliary aids or devices, or other reasonable accommodation under the ADA Amendments Act, please submit your request to the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours in advance or as soon as practical. A 72 hour advanced notice is required to request Certified ASL interpreters. ADA Coordinator/Office of Citizens with Disabilities 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 403, Elmwood, LA 70123, (504) 736-6086, ADA@jeffparish.net
UPDATE: This lecture is now full! If you do not have a reservation there will be standing room only. To be placed on the waitlist for a seat, you may email lily@bkhouse.org. Thank you all again so much for the interest!
Join us on the first night of Southern Decadence, Thursday, August 30th, for a late summer event in our Tricentennial Lecture Series! Author Frank Perez will present, From Exile to Decadence: An LGBT+ History of the French Quarter.
Reception at 5:30 | Lecture at 6 pm
Members of the gay community in New Orleans helped preserve the history and architecture of the French Quarter in the early 20th century while simultaneously fighting personal battles against discrimination and oppression. In this lecture, author Frank Perez will discuss the evolution and progress of the LGBT+ experience in New Orleans through four of its most compelling pillars: Cafe Lafitte in Exile, the UpStairs Lounge, Gay Carnival, and Southern Decadence.
These events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To guarantee a seat, please email Lily at lily@bkhouse.org.
In addition to serving as the President of the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, Frank Perez is a writer, historian, educator, public speaker, small-business owner, and tour guide. He has authored three books: In Exile: The History and Lore Surrounding New Orleans Gay Culture and Its Oldest Gay Bar (with Jeffrey Palmquist), Treasures of the Vieux Carre: Ten Self-Guided Walking Tours of the French Quarter, and Southern Decadence in New Orleans (with Howard P. Smith). He lives in the French Quarter.
Tastes of Louisiana! Monday & Thursday Demonstration Lunches are Back!The summer break is over, and we again welcome visitors and locals to enjoy Louisiana-inspired cuisine with a private tour of SoFAB Cooked and narrated by SoFAB's Culinary Director Jyl Benson and Liz Williams, SoFAB Founder and President
Admission, lunch, and a guided private tour of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum led by Liz Williams are included in the ticket price
Sponsored by our friends at Luzianne Tea
Thursday, August 30 11 AM - 1 PM Cajun Cooking Class
Celebrating the uniquely original and heartwarming Cajun cuisine!
Cost: $50 per person, $45 for NatFAB Members. Includes a jar of SoFAB's Spice Mix or a Cocktail Recipe Book
MENU Corn Macques Choux with Tasso Cajun Gumbo with Dark Roux, Andouille and Chicken, served with Louisiana Long-Grain Rice Gateau de Sirop (Cajun spice cake with Steen's Cane Syrup) Luzianne Iced Tea
METAIRIE, LA - Three local authors - Gary Alipio, Vicki Branton and Stacey Miller - will talk about their new children's books at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public.
Gary Alipio, The Craziest Fishing Tale on the Bayou
The Craziest Fishing Tale on the Bayou is an adventurous middle grade novel about family, fishing and overcoming adversity against the odds. Eleven-year-old Hatcher Hampton is competing in his first fishing rodeo with hopes to win $500 and bragging rights over his older brother forever. But getting stuck in a horse-fly-infested swamp with Grampa Grump and no extra underwear isn't what he has in mind. In the end, Hatcher must face a two-footed bayou beast and a one-armed pesky neighbor to win the greatest award of all.
A New Orleans native, Gary Alipio is an award-winning advertising writer, marketer and an amateur fisherman still searching for the illusive white whale. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a BA in Journalism. He's also an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Readers can find his creepy middle grade short stories in Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo.
Vicki Branton, Donkey Otie's Forever Birthday Story
Donkey Otie's Forever Birthday Story is a tale of a special donkey who became a witness to history. It tells in poetic verse of his great adventure to carry Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Bethlehem before she gave birth. Since that night, Donkey Otie has been telling all who would listen about the miracle he experienced so long ago. Donkey Otie also brought Mary into Egypt, guided by Joseph, safely away from the clutches of King Herod. Donkey Otie's life was never the same.
Vicki Branton is the Teche Life Editor at The Daily Iberian. Her features appear on Sunday, a Wednesday food page and Friday religious story and column, "Coffee Talk With God." They can be found at Iberianet.com. Prior to her return to Louisiana, Branton spent 20 years in the Nashville entertainment industry.
Stacey Miller, Sweetie Petey
Sweetie Petey is a story about a young boy who is struggling to be true to himself or to succumb to the pressures of others to change. She says she wrote the book to aide in the development of a young reader's social awareness skills, and it can be used to build a young reader's foundational reading skills. The use of rhyme and rhythm will foster engagement and learning at the same time. The pictures will help promote inspiration and imagination as they were created and illustrated by the author's daughter when she was 10 years old. This sweet story was created to provide parents and teachers an opportunity to speak to children about being genuine.
Stacey Miller has taught children with special needs in the Jefferson Parish Public School System for more than 20 years. In 2011, Stacey obtained her National Board Certification with a concentration in the area of exceptional needs specialist. She received the distinct honor of being twice recognized as Teacher of the Year by her colleagues.
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.
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We Love You, New Orleans
The Cabildo
August 31, 2018
As part of New Orleans' tricentennial activities, the Cabildo is opening a brand new exhibit, We Love You, New Orleans, on Friday, Aug. 31. Celebrating the people, places and things that make New Orleans one of the nation's most unique cities to visitors and residents alike, the exhibition plays as a love letter to the city from the Louisiana State Museum. A free preview of the exhibition is open to the public from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, during a reception with live music performed by local musician Gregory Agid.
"We are proud to announce this exhibition during this tremendous occasion for New Orleans," said Lt. Governor Bill Nungesser. "New Orleans is an integral part of the fabric of Louisiana, and it has a lasting impact on all those who live here and visit. This unique 'love letter' is a fun, educational and entertaining way to honor the city's 300th birthday."
Visitors to the exhibition can see more than one hundred artifacts highlighting the uniquely New Orleans versions of architecture, food and drink, music, nightlife and more. Among these items are a sign from Pontchartrain Beach, a Zephyrs uniform, a streetcar operator's cap and images related to the city's iconic streetcars. The exhibition explores the well-known Crescent City culture of food and music with a Jax beer sign, a collection of historic cookbooks, Sidney Bechet's saxophone and a jacket worn by Ernie K-Doe. Mardi Gras - probably the most famous facet of New Orleans - is represented by several pieces, including a Mardi Gras Indian suit and a gown and necklace worn by the 1968 Queen of Carnival.
While the majority of objects on display are part of the Louisiana State Museum's collection, several are on loan including a snowball machine and a Tujague's busboy jacket, both from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, also located in New Orleans.
We Love You, New Orleans will be on display through December 2019.
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
Grayhawk Perkins presents a program highlighting Native American History, stories, & music of Southeast Louisana area from past to present on Friday, August 31 at 2pm at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Admission is $8.00 at the door (cash) or online here.
Admission includes entrance to the Jazz Museum exhibits.
About Grayhawk Perkins:
Grayhawk Perkins is best described as a "21st Century Renaissance Man" Born in New Orleans to parents from the Choctaw and United Houma Native Nations, Grayhawk had the unique experience of growing up surrounded by an extended family that included naturalists, storytellers, and visual artists. Grayhawk grew up to become an internationally recognized authority on Southeastern Native American and Colonial cultural history. He has written and performed popular music in New Orleans for many years, as well as throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe.
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70116
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Wife After Death
Aug 26, 2018 - Sep 09, 2018
Playmakers Theater, Covington, LA
Tickets are selling fast! Have you got yours yet?
After a blockbuster season, Playmakers Inc. Community Theater opens its 64th season with Wife After Death by Eric Chappell, a British comedy about a funeral gone awry.
Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died. On the day of his funeral, friends and colleagues gather beside his coffin to pay their last respects. There's Harvey , who wrote Dave's material; Vi, Harvey's witty wife; Kevin, Dave's exuberant agent, and Kevin's wife Jane. Dave's glamorous widow Laura has arranged a funeral to remember, complete with a horse-drawn hearse and an attendant dog. An unfamiliar woman in flamboyant mourning clothes turns out to be Kay, Dave's ex-wife from before he was famous, and a series of revelations end with Kevin throwing a drink into the coffin and all the guests asking themselves if they ever knew the "real" Dave.
Rex Badeaux and Delyth Williams lead the cast as Harvey and Vi Barrett, with Robert Fielding as Kevin, Joan Soboloff as Jane and Ashley Campbell as Kay. Jane McNulty completes the cast as Laura Thursby.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary,..
Slidell Little TheatreAnnieAug 24, 2018 - Sep 9, 2018
Rated: PG - Family Friendly Musical Length: Approximately 3 hours With equal measures of pluck and positivity.
WHAT: Rivertown Theaters Presents Another Wildly Popular Comedy -"Growing Up - New Orleans Style" from Ricky Graham & Company
Ricky Graham takes the audience on a nostalgic journey of growing up in New Orleans. From shopping at Krauss's and Maison Blanche to riding the Big Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach, this is a show for all Yats and the Yats At Hawt. Along for the ride are music director, Jefferson Turner, Brian Albus on percussion, and the ever-popular Su Gonczy on lights and harmonies!
WHEN:
Saturday, Sept. 1 at 8:00 pm
WHERE: Rivertown Theaters, 325 Minor St. (parallel to Williams Blvd.) in Kenner's
historic Rivertown district. Plenty of free parking is available on the streets around
the theater.
TICKET PRICES: $25 General Admission
Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Doors open for seating
30 minutes prior to show time.
Corporate and Individual sponsorships, season tickets, group and military discounts are available as well. To purchase, please call the Box Office: (504) 461-9475 or (504) 468-7221 or visit www.RivertownTheaters.com
Huey P. Long Ave. Between 3rd and 4th streets Gretna, LA 00000
Cost:
FREE to attend; product prices vary by vendor
To introduce and maintain healthy habits, bring the kids to the farmer's market! Each Saturday, local vendors offer fresh fruits and vegetables, plants and flowers, dairy, meats, baked goods and prepared foods. Live music plays in the background while you shop. Teach your children the value of shopping local--for both personal and community health!
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Some Like It Hot! is a New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Band
formed from a love of traditional jazz playing the Jazz Brunch
Every Sunday from 11am - 2 pm
Enjoy Mimosa's & a delicious brunch! No Cover Charge.
BUFFA'S 1001 Esplanade Ave, NOLA (enter Buffa's Back Room on Burgundy Street).
I want to remind you that Buffa's Never has a Cover Charge
and they feature about 15 bands performing every week
Hi Artists! If you love life drawing from a model this is for you! Come hone your skills, make a masterpiece, meet other artists, draw draw draw. Bring your own materials, whatever inspires you, we will provide some treats. 7-10pm (or 7-9pm if <4) $12. Share with an invite your artist friends. *** In image see pastel drawing by Artist Kamal. Beautiful! 7 PM - 10 PM
Kick off your week at Pythian Market! ������ To thank all of you for the work that you do to keep the hospitality industry in New Orleans thriving, we're rolling out Service Industry Mondays. �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� Enjoy extended happy hour prices across all vendors from 4-9PM: - Bar 1908: $5 Wines (Red, White, Rosé & Sparkling), $4 Draft Beer, $6 Grand Temple Old Fashioned & G&T&T - Cru NOLA - Raw & Bubble Bar: 25% off savory bites and all-night raw oyster Happy Hour - Little Fig: Free Coconut Rice Pudding with any purchase - Frencheeze Food Truck: 25% percent off your meal.
Renowned jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan created Jazz Pilates which is set to the recorded music of major jazz composers like John Coltrane, Kidd Jordan, and Kent Jordan. Stephanie Jordan developed her Jazz Pilates technique after receiving her certification from Wise Body Pilates. Jazz Pilates integrates traditional Pilates and dance movements with jazz to enhance the mind-body-spirit connection. It is a muscle lengthening and strengthening program designed to improve balance and transform the body so that it functions at optimal capacity.
Jordan believes that the whole fitness movement is too focused on "Buy a membership, join a spa, purchase this equipment and you'll be beautiful." Jazz Pilates participants are able to use what they were born with-their bodies. The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old US Mint provides the perfect venue to allow French Market District/ New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park visitors to create movements that is beneficial to both physical and mental health-in a mere 45 - minutes to an hour. Participants are introduced to the works of major jazz composers and performers while developing a lifelong physical fitness and emotional wellness through arts and fitness integration.
With all of the distractions in the world, the human body naturally retains the basic urge to create movement, to physically "get a lot of stuff out." Jazz Pilates is designed to improve balance and transform the body so patrons may function at optimal capacity while working, playing, or just living life to the fullest.
Please bring your own fitness mat and arrive at least 10 minutes before class begins.
"Jazz Pilates with Stephanie Jordan"
Monthly Schedule
Tuesday, September 4 Tuesday, September 17
Tuesday, October 2 Tuesday, October 16
Tuesday, November 6 Tuesday, November 20
Tuesday, December 4 Tuesday, December 18
"Jazz Pilates with Stephanie Jordan" is Free and open to the public; sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
Louis Armstrong's cornet from when he was a resident of the Municipal Waif's Home for Boys, 1913-14
Through dynamic interactive exhibits, multigenerational educational programming, research facilities and engaging musical performances, the music New Orleans made famous is explored in all its forms.
Housed in the historic Old U.S. Mint, strategically located at the intersection of the French Quarter and the Frenchmen Street live music corridor, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is in the heart of the city's vibrant music scene.
Through partnerships with local, national and international educational institutions, the New Orleans Jazz Museum promotes the global understanding of jazz as one of the most innovative, historically pivotal musical art forms in world history.
Jazz Collection
The New Orleans Jazz Museum's collection is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world.
The Jazz Collection chronicles the music and careers of the men and women who created, enhanced and continue in the tradition of New Orleans jazz at the local, national and international levels. It consists of instruments, pictorial sheet music, photographs, records, tapes, manuscripts and other items ranging from Louis Armstrong's first coronet to a 1917 disc of the first jazz recording ever made. It includes the world's largest collection of instruments owned and played by important figures in jazz- trumpets, cornets, trombones, clarinets and saxophones played by jazz greats such as Bix Beiderbecke, Edward "Kid" Ory, George Lewis, Sidney Bechet and Dizzy Gillespie.
Other artifacts in the Jazz Collection include some 12,000 photographs from the early days of jazz; recordings in a wide variety of formats, including over 4,000 78 rpm records that date from 1905 to the mid-1950s, several thousand 12-inch LPs and 45 rpm records, approximately 1,400 reel-to-reel tapes; posters, paintings and prints; hundreds of examples of sheet music from late 19th-century ragtime to popular songs of the 1940s and 1950s - many of them first editions that became jazz standards; several hundred rolls of film featuring concert and nightclub footage, funerals, parades, and festivals; hundred of pieces of relevant ephemera; and architectural fragments from important jazz venues...
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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
Nov. 10, 2018
Sept. 8, 2018 Nov. 24, 2018
Sept. 22, 2018 Dec. 8, 2018**
Oct. 13, 2018** Dec. 22, 2018
Oct. 27, 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.
City to Expand Recycling Drop-Off Program, Adds Second Drop-Off Day Each Month
NEW ORLEANS - Due to increased demand, starting in August, 2018, the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation will add another day each month to its Recycling Drop-Off Center schedule. The Recycling Drop-Off Center, located at 2829 Elysian Fields Ave., will be open on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, Orleans Parish residents can drop off paper products (newspapers, junk mail, phone books, catalogs, office paper and color inserts); plastics #1 through #7 (water, soda, juice, detergent, plastic pots from nurseries, plastic bags, etc.); metals (aluminum, tin and steel cans); cardboard; boxboard (cereal boxes); Mardi Gras beads; batteries (AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, 6-volt, 9-volt and Lithium); light bulbs (incandescent and fluorescent); electronics (computers, laptops, phones and televisions, limit 4), microwave ovens (limit 4); tires (limit 4), glass (limit 50 pounds.) and organics for composting (frozen fruit/vegetable scraps such as peels, skins, pits and seeds; tea bags; coffee grounds; paper coffee filters; eggshells; nutshells; seed shells; plain bread; grains and plain pasta (no toppings, meat, bones, dairy or foods with oil).
Fall and Winter 2018 Drop-Off Schedule
NOV. 10, 2018
AUG. 25, 2018 NOV. 24, 2018
SEPT. 8, 2018 DEC. 8, 2018 **
SEPT. 22, 2018 DEC. 22, 2018
OCT. 13, 2018 **
OCT. 27, 2018
** SHRED DAY. Limit 50 pounds
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If caterpillars are creeping and termites are swarming, it must be time for Audubon Nature Institute's 2018 season of "Wild Nights'' and "Insect Adventures.''
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is once again offering opportunities for up-close looks - during the day and after dark - at the amazing diversity of arthropods living among us.
"Ever wonder which marvelous moths and beautiful beetles are out and about at night,'' asks Zack Lemann, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium's Animal and Visitor Programs Manager. "And what about the darting dragonflies and active ants that fly and crawl about during hot summer days? Then don't miss this chance to learn about all the fascinating bugs that inhabit south Louisiana.''
The insect safaris take place in Audubon Wilderness Park located at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in Lower Coast Algiers and Audubon Louisiana Nature Center in eastern New Orleans adjacent to Joe Brown Park.
Registration for "Insect Adventures'' includes an aerial net, while "Wild Nights'' guests receive a night headlamp and batteries. All participants receive a small insect collection kit and an exclusive "Wild Nights Insect Adventures'' collectible water bottle.
"Insect Adventures'' are held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., while "Wild Nights'' take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Meals are not provided.
The cost is $60 for Audubon members and $70 for non-members (plus sales taxes). Guests must be six years of age or older. The adult-to-child ratio is three children per adult.
The Young Women in Harmony team is at it again! The Pitch Camp Extension will run for 5 Monday nights from 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Delgado: August 27, September 10 and 24, October 8 and 22. This program is open to all woman ages 12 - 26. Come to join us to sing and learn additional choreography to the songs presented at the Summer Pitch Camp! Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm We will provide instruction for the first hour, and then you will join the chorus for warm-ups and sing for the next hour. Feel free to bring a friend with you (ages 12 to 26). We would need a parent to stay with girls under age 18 for the rehearsal. Dates: September 10th September 24th October 8th October 22th Participants are invited to sing two songs (Let Tonight Be The Night and One Fine Day) at our upcoming shows in November. The shows will be at the Nims Theater on St. Charles Avenue on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm and Sunday, November 11, 2018, at 2:00 pm. There is also a mandatory dress rehearsal on Friday, November 9 at 7:00 pm, also at the theater. Pitch Campers would need to attend a minimum of three rehearsals plus the dress rehearsal to be able to perform with us on stage. For questions, please contact pitchcamp@ccschorus.org or call (504) 258-1942.
September 12 - Trixie LeBlanc, Northshore Maritime History
October 10 - Linda Fránzo, Fall in love with growing Herbs! Linda Fránzo, owner of Passionate Platter will demonstrate how to grow your herbs, harvest, eat & preserve the bounty. Bring all your herb questions! Put Herbal Pizzazz in your Food & Gardens! Fresh herb plants will be available! If weather permits her presentation will be outside in the COAST pavilion and gardens.
November 14 - Richard Angelico and Tom Colvin longtime St. Tammany relic hunter will talk about finding treasures on the Northshore.
December 12 - Sandra Scalise Juneau, Sicilian and also a baker, is a local expert on the tradition of St. Joseph Altars.
We invite you to join us for The American Cuisine and Hospitality Symposium. In celebration of Commander's Palace's 125th anniversary and New Orleans' Tricentennial, we are hosting a day-long discussion about the future of food and hospitality in America. Several provocative sessions will be led by industry experts and thought leaders - you won't believe our lineup -at the New Orleans Orpheum Theater. It will be progressive, forward thinking and ... fun!
Join us in New Orleans in September for lively discussion, the topics that move you ... and fun. See you here September 17th!
About this Event
In 1983, Ella Brennan and family hosted The American Cuisine Symposium. It was considered by many to be a seminal moment in the history of the modern American food movement. So on the occasion of Commander's Palace's 125th anniversary and New Orleans' Tricentennial we are taking up where they left off and hosting a Symposium jam packed with panels and talks about the future of food and hospitality in America. These provocative sessions will be led by industry experts and thought leaders, and will take place at the New Orleans Orpheum Theater.
Check in and registration for The American Cuisine and Hospitality Symposium begin at 8:30 am. Discussions begin at 9:30 am and the day will wrap with a surprise around 5 pm.
The Victory Belles are a delightful vocal trio performing the music of the 1940s, serenading audiences at The National WWII Museum and across the globe. The music of the 1940s brought hope and joy to our GIs and those on the Home Front alike-and the Victory Belles keep that tradition alive in rich, three-part harmony. Their repertoire includes all the treasured gems of the WWII era plus patriotic classics including a musical salute to each branch of the US armed forces.
Matinee: $41 August 3, 2018 September 17 & 28, 2018 October 8, 2018 February 27, 2019
Brunch: $60 October 7, 2018
Dinner & Show: $64 Show Only: $30 September 19 & 20, 2018 & December 30, 2018
Audubon Nature Institute's sustainable seafood program, Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.,) is celebrating the bounty of the Gulf of Mexico all summer. The third annual Summer of Sustainability dinner series will be hosted at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and features the chefs of the G.U.L.F. Chef Council and Restaurant Partnership Program.
G.U.L.F. would like to formally invite you to join us for an evening of edible education, with proceeds going to benefit Audubon's sustainable seafood efforts across the Gulf Coast.
FAQs
What does the dinner include?
Each dinner is six-courses with wine pairings.
Dress Code?
Dress for a nicer evening out. We recommend jackets for men, but a tie is not necessary.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
No. We will have a list with attendee names.
Is seafood the only item served?
This is a seafood dinner, so the dishes will all feature fish or shellfish.
When can I see the menu?
With seafood, we want the freshest available product, which sometimes isn't known until right before the dinner. We will do our best to get menu information out as early as possible, but trust us, whatever these chefs make is going to be delicious.
Can menu subsitutions be made?
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate menu substitutions.
This full Moon corresponds with the time of harvesting corn. It is also called the Barley Moon, because it is the time to harvest and thresh the ripened barley. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox, which can occur in September or October and is bright enough to allow finishing of all the harvest chores.
The full moon calendar 2018
Here you see the full moon calendar with the full moon dates of 2018 and exact times and dates in an overview. Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 04:52:30 am Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 06:45:12 pm Friday, 23 November 2018, 06:39:18 am Saturday, 22 December 2018, 06:48:36 pm
This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox-one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era. This amazing ensemble of talented New Orleans musicians will have you In the Mood to dance the night away!
