Upcoming Community Events in the New Orleans Area
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Celebrate Charles Moore's Birthday at Ogden After Hours
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Join the acclaimed New Orleans bassist and composer Charles Moore at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art to celebrate his birthday, along with the forthcoming release on CD of his much-anticipated tribute to classical guitar.
For his special day, Moore will be accompanied by The New Orleans Jazz All-Stars, featuring Dr. Peter Cho, Todd Duke, Geoff Clapp, and Alonzo Bowen.
Special guest appearances by Peter Harris, Danon Smith and Yadonna Wise are sure to delight.
The party starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp Street in the Warehouse District. For more information or to become a member, please call (504) 539-9600.
Community Drum Circle
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 1 p.m.
River of Hope Mental Health Resource Center, along with Project Rising Sun Drum Connections and Dr. Jan Johnson, the project's director, invite you to join us for our Community Drum Circle & Wellness & Health Fair on June 27, 2009 at 1 in the afternoon.
All are welcome to attend, celebrate, and participate in the healing and spiritual power of African rhythms. In addition, we will be offering free blood pressure checks, plus free red beans and rice! PLUS, The New Orleans Hornets Honeybees will also be there!!!
Drums will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own drums, tambourines, cowbells, shakers, etc. We are located at the corner of North Claiborne and Alvar Street, across the street from the New Salem Baptist Church, and located in the Community Resource Center building. The address is 1600 Alvar Street, New Orleans, LA 70117. Please call (504) 943-0207 with any questions. A River of Hope Mental Health Resource Center is sponsored by Headwaters, a non-profit relief organization.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance Bus
Monday, June 29, 2009 through July 2, 2009
The “Help is Here Express” bus tour will be in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes next week to help uninsured and financially struggling Louisiana residents get information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.
From 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29, the bus will stop at Saint Jerome's Church, 2400 33rd Street in Kenner. On Tuesday, June 30, the stops will include the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School from 9 to 10 a.m., and the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority in Marrero from 2 to 3 p.m. On Wednesday, July 1, the bus will be at Congressman Cao’s Health Day at Grace Episcopal Church from 1 to 6 p.m. For more information, call (504) 897-6110.
New Orleans Citizen Participation Project Meeting
Monday, June 29 at 6 p.m.
The New Orleans Citizen Participation Project (NOLACPP) will be hosting a meeting to review the 2009 Draft Model for a formalized citizen participation program for the city of New Orleans. Come out to learn more about NOLACPP, read the 2009 Draft Model, learn more about what formalized citizen participation can do for New Orleans, and provide your input into the process. The meeting will begin at 6 in the evening and will be held at 1050 South Jefferson Davis Parkway, on the second floor. For more information, please contact Breonne DeDecker at btdedecker@gmail.com, or visit www.nolacpp.org.
Free Healthcare for Children: LaCHIP & Medicaid Enrollment Assistance
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1 p.m.
Representatives from the Greater New Orleans Covering Kids & Families Coalition (GNO CKF) will be at the Community Center of Saint Bernard, 1107 LeBeau Street, in Arabi on Tuesday, June 30 from 10 a.m. until noon to provide information about LaCHIP and Medicaid services.
LaCHIP stands for "Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program." LaCHIP offers no cost or low cost health care plans for Louisiana children up to age 19 who do not have health insurance. LaCHIP pays for medical services including doctor visits, hospital expenses, prescription drugs and vaccinations. Eligibility for the LaCHIP program is based on family size and income. A family of 4 can earn as much as $55,000 and still qualify for LaCHIP coverage for kids.
Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to certain categories of low-income individuals, including children, pregnant women, parents of eligible children, and people with disabilities. Medicaid can pay for a wide range of health services such as doctor visits, inpatient and outpatient hospital services, home health care, hospice services, lab tests and x-rays, medical equipment, mental health services, physical therapy, prescription drugs, medical transport, physical therapy, and rehabilitation services.
No appointment is necessary in order to receive information for Medicaid or LaCHIP assistance at the Community Center. For more information please contact Derrick Edmond, GNO CKF Program Coordinator, at 504-586-8509 x122 or dedmond@agendaforchildren.org. Applicants can also apply and receive assistance online at lachip.org or by calling the LaCHIP hotline at 1-877-252-2447.
No appointment is necessary in order to receive information for Medicaid or LaCHIP assistance at the Community Center. For more information please contact Derrick Edmond, GNO CKF Program Coordinator, at (504) 586-8509, extension 122, or send him an email at dedmond@agendaforchildren.org.
Free Football Camp for Kids 7 - 16
Friday, July 3, 2009 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Robert Royal and Ryan Clark present T.E.A.M. CAMP, a free NFL Youth Football camp for youths ages 7 to 16. Sponsored in part by the City of New Orleans, the camp will be held at Behrman Stadium, 2529 General Meyer Avenue, on the West Bank of New Orleans. The football camp is open to the first 300 children, plus there will be a "cheer camp" open to the first 50 kids ages 7 to 14.
With "Together Each Achieves More" as its guiding principle, this free "non-contact" camp is led by Robert Royal of the Cleveland Browns and Ryan Clark of the Superbowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Robert, Ryan and their NFL colleagues will teach fundamental football techniques as well as mentor the campers about the importance of getting an education, rejecting negative attitudes, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and reminding them that hard work equals success.
NFL player participants scheduled to attend include: Antonio Pierce (New York Giants), Ike Taylor and Anthony Smith (Pittsburgh Steelers), Marcus Washington, Rock Cartwright and Fred Smoot (Washington Redskins), Angelo Crowell and Marcus Stroud (Buffalo Bills), Patrick Surtain and Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City Chiefs) George Wilson (Buffalo Bills) and others to be announced.
The camp will provide lunch and drinks, but campers will need to provide their own transportation. Parents or guardians will need to be there to sign camper information forms and releases. For additional information, please contact T.E.A.M. Camp coordinator Katrina Leonce at profilesgroup@yahoo.com.
2nd Annual Outreach and Recruitment Job Fair
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The National Association of African-Americans in the Department of Homeland Security's National Outreach and Recruitment Program (NORP) invites you to attend The 2nd Annual Outreach and Recruitment Job Fair at the Hotel InterContinental, 444 Saint Charles Avenue.
Cost: FREE. For more information, please visit www.naadhs.org.
Ongoing Events
The Lunch Box in the Musicians Village
Every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join Liese's Living Room and the Village Copper Thieves for a weekly picnic with free live music in the 1800 block of Bartholomew Street (three blocks north of Claiborne Avenue).
The Village Copper Thieves are all neighbors who met up and formed the first new ensemble to emerge from the Musician's Village. The band, led by Liese Dettmer on 12-string guitar, includes Boyanna Trayanova on percussion, Adam Crochet on dobro, and Thomas McDonald on bass. Bring your lunch and hang out in the heart of the Village with your neighbors and visiting volunteers who continue to build this post-Katrina community by hand, from scratch, every day.
From Tramps to Kings: 100 Years of Zulu
Through December 2009
The Louisiana State Museum and the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club proudly present "From Tramps to Kings: 100 Years of Zulu," a major new exhibit exploring the origins, unique Carnival traditions, and cultural and civic contributions of Zulu from 1909 to the present. "From Tramps to Kings" features more than 100 seldom-seen treasures loaned by Zulu members. Highlights include a ballroom tableau of 14 former Zulu Kings and Queens in bejeweled costumes and elaborate headdresses, and all seven of Zulu’s comic parade characters including the Big Shot of Africa, the Witch Doctor, and the Ambassador.
Get Involved
STAIR Summer Workdays Need Volunteers!
Join us at one or more of Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR) Summer Workdays in June and July and help prepare the materials we'll need for the next school year. Learn more about STAIR, exchange ideas about tutoring, and enjoy light refreshments!
Come for the entire time or drop by for an hour or so. Visit www.stairnola.org for more information. Please RSVP to the STAIR office at (504) 899-0820.
Connect with the Connect2Educate Collaborative
June 23, 2009 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The Connect2Educate (C2E) Collaborative is looking to partner with schools and organizations to help ensure that all public schools, their students and families have access to quality resources and programs available to them in our community. Formed in 2008, the C2E Collaborative coordinated a networking event in March 2009 and published the C2E Notebook, which details more than 100 organizations whose programming is offered to public schools and public school students. The Connect2Educate Collaborative is a program of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. If you are interested in learning more about this project or becoming a part of the C2E Collaborative, check out the LEH web site or contact Miranda Restovic at Restovic@leh.org.
Volunteers Needed For Tulane Obesity Research Study
Tulane is conducting a research study and we need volunteers! You or someone you know may qualify if you are between ages 18 - 70, either normal weight or overweight. You will get a one-time visit that includes a blood test and urine sample, as well as a physical exam and medical history interview. You will be compensated for your time and travel. If you qualify, please call Sharice Leger at (504) 988-0543 for an appointment.
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Road Home Assistance at the Community Center
A representative from the Office of Community Development – Disaster Recovery Unit will be available to assist Road Home applicants at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi on Tuesdays from 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm beginning on May 19, 2009.
Anyone whose Road Home application has not yet been closed is encouraged to attend so that they can receive personalized help to resolve their case. Homeowners are asked to bring copies of all their previous Road Home documents with them to the meeting.
No appointment is necessary to receive Road Home assistance at the Community Center. For more information, please phone the Office of Community Development directly at 225.219.9600.
Community Center of St Bernard
1107 LeBeau St Arabi LA 70032
A 501c3 nonprofit organization
www.ccstb.org
RIDE UNITED Poker Run
September 26, 2009
United Way of St. Charles hosts RIDE UNITED, a poker run to fund emergency needs in St. Charles Parish.
All bikes are welcome. Entry fees are $15.00 for biker and $10.00 for a passenger.
All pre-registrations recieve a RIDE UNITED T-Shirt.
Entry Fee includes Reserved parking and $5.00 in Alligator Festival food and drink tickets.
Prizes
$300.00 Best Hand
$150.00 Second Place
$50.00 Worst Hand
For more information or to register on line www.uwaysc.org
or call Sara Miller 985-331-9063
July 11: Annual Bastille Day Block Party
Faubourg St. John Merchants’ Association’s Annual Bastille Day Block Party
Fun, food, drink, and dancing in the street! The Faubourg St. John Merchant’s Association (FSJMA) is thrilled to announce its annual Bastille Day Block Party to be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009, between 5PM and 9PM on the 3100 block of Ponce de Leon Street between Esplanade Avenue and North Lopez Street.
The French dance band, The Pyranha Gypsy Swing Band begins playing at 5PM to inspire dancers of all ages and skill levels. Participants include Café Degas, Canseco’s Grocery, Daniel’s on the Bayou, Fair Grinds Coffee House, Liuzza’s by the Tracks, Lola’s Café, Lux Spa, Pal’s Lounge, Nonna Mia’s Restaurant, Santa Fe Restaurant, Swirl Wines, and Terranova’s Grocery. This event has grown in popularity and numbers every year. Everyone is welcome.
For additional information, please call Swirl at 304 0635.
Mona McMahon
Faubourg St. John Merchants' Association
ZYDECO DANCE IN SLIDELL....CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE
What: Live Zydeco Band/Dance
Who: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
When: Saturday August 1, 2009
Time: 8:30pm-1:00am
Where: St. Luke's Church Hall 610 Cross Gates Blvd. Slidell 70458
How Much: $20 in advance/ $25 at the door
*food & drinks available for sale
Ticket Sales: 985-960-3351; 985-290-9910; 985-649-1885
Given By: Slidell Creoles Sans Limites' Club
Jeremy Davenport THIS WEEKEND!
TH: 5:30pm @ The Davenport Lounge. Don't forget - free Davenportinis!
FRI + SAT: 9pm @ The Davenport Lounge
SUN: Chefs for Matt Murphy Benefit @ Ritz Grand Ballroom / 4-8pm / $65 per person
SAVE-THE-DATE: NEW CD released nationally on July 21st!
CD release party on July 25th @ The Davenport Lounge!
TWEET ME your plans for the weekend: http://budurl.com/JDonTwitter
www.jeremydavenport.com
Terence Blanchard Concert: Premiere of "Choices"
Three-time Grammy award-winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard will premiere music from his upcoming new CD, “Choices,” at a concert at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St., New Orleans) on Friday, July 31.
The “Choices” premiere concerts will feature Blanchard and his band—Fabian Almazan on piano, Derrick Hodge on bass, Kendrick Scott on drums and Walter Smith III on saxophone, and special guest vocalist Bilal. The concerts—at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.—will provide concertgoers exclusive insight into the development of the project and its documentation for film.
The CD, “Choices,” is scheduled to be released August 18, 2009 on Concord Records.
Tickets: $50 general admission; $40 for Ogden Museum members, seniors (65+) and students (18+) with valid id. Proceeds from the concerts will benefit the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
For more information and tickets, contact 504.539.9618.
Hola Nola! Conversational Spanish Lessons at Dillard University
Two-Week Course Begins June 30
NEW ORLEANS (June 3, 2009) Dillard University Community Development Corporation is offering a Spanish language non-credit course as part of its community outreach commitment to area residents. Hola Nola will be a 12-hour course presented in two-hour sessions over two weeks. The course begins Tuesday, June 30.
“It’s no secret that our Latino population has grown tremendously since Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” comments Nick Harris, Vice President Community Outreach for Dillard University. “The goal of Hola Nola is to bridge the existing communication gap between English and Spanish speaking residents,” adds Harris.
Space is limited and attendees must register in advance for the $65 course.
Hola Nola will be presented by Dillard University’s language professors Aurea Diab and Julia Patino, PhD. Students will learn basic conversational Spanish presented for practical situations such as simple business transactions, numbers and money, dealing with Hispanic contractors and conversation with Hispanic neighbors.
WHAT: Hola Nola: Conversational Spanish Lessons
WHEN: Tuesday, June 30; Wednesday, July 1; Thursday, July 2,
Tuesday, July 7; Wednesday, July 8; Thursday, July 9
6:00pm – 8:00pm each evening
WHERE: Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans
DUICEF Building
COST: $65
REGISTER: Advance registration required by calling 504/816-4205 or by sending an email to dillardcdc@yahoo.com.
Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Info Available
Beginning June 25, 2009, representatives from the American Red Cross St Bernard Chapter will be at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi, from 10 AM until 12 PM every Thursday to help residents prepare for this year’s hurricane season.
With hurricane season running from June 1 through November 30, now is the perfect time for residents to get Red Cross Ready. Much of the worry during hurricane season can be reduced by being prepared, and Red Cross staff at the Community Center will help families understand the three easy steps that will help them be ready if disaster strikes. These key steps include (1) Make a Plan (2) Build a Kit and (3) Stay Informed. Residents will also learn what to do if an evacuation is ordered. The disaster preparedness services provided by the Red Cross St Bernard Chapter are free to the public and no appointment is needed.
For more information about Red Cross St Bernard Chapter programs and services, please phone 504.620.2855 or visit www.arcno.org. For further information about resources available at the Community Center of St Bernard, please phone 504.281-2512 or visit www.ccstb.org.
Community Center of St Bernard
1107 LeBeau St Arabi LA 70032
A 501c3 nonprofit organization
www.ccstb.org
Fishing for a Cause!!!
To all those who would like to see real change in the City of New Orleans:
My name is Michael Wayne Dummett, owner of Big Shirley’s of New Orleans.
It has been put on my heart to organize a citywide fishing trip for the youth living in New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
With your assistance, we can galvanize business owners, government officials, religious leaders, group organizations, and anyone that is ready for positive changes to come together for this common cause, “Fishing for a Cause”. If you are sick and tired of hearing news reports of the murders and crime among our youth, then here is your chance to do something about it. Let’s take the youth on a one day fishing trip. The target date is Saturday, July 25th. We plan to meet in front of the Louisiana Superdome at 7am.
Let’s reverse the images of the August 2005 shelters and rescues of Hurricane Katrina from the Superdome and change it to a positive image of rescuing our children from the crimes in our city by taking them fishing. We are calling out everyone to commit to this event whether you can attend the fishing trip or not. We will be meeting at my restaurant, Big Shirley’s of New Orleans (1434 S. Carroltton Ave.) on Friday June 26, 2009 at 7 pm to start the initial planning. Please contact me at (504) 994-5585 or (504) 862-5858.
July 1, 2009: Meet the Authors: Reza Aslan and Moira Crone
Noted Iranian-American author and scholar in religious studies and Middle East politics, Reza Aslan, will appear as guest of The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society and the Louisiana State Museum at The Cabildo, Jackson Square, Wednesday evening, July 1, from 6 to 8 p. m. Event, which features refreshments, is free to public. RSVP to faulkhouse @aol.com or (504) 524-2940. Aslan, a regular commentator for CBS on the Middle East, also is a frequent guest on news talk shows, such as the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. His first book, No God But God was an international best seller, translated into many languages, and is primer for all would understand Islam, past and present. His new book, just out, is How to Win a Cosmic War. Aslan, who lived in New Orleans for a while, will discuss the present situation in Iran and the war on terrorism.
Joining Aslan on the program will be master fiction writer Moira Crone, whose most recent book is a collection of short stories, What Gets Into Us. Ms. Crone has just been awarded the Robert Penn Warren Prize for her body of fiction.
Rosemary James
FRENCH MARKET RINGS IN THE FOURTH WITH LIVE MUSIC IN DUTCH ALLEY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Kirk, Director of Marketing, French Market Corporation (504) 522-2621 ext. 205
THE FRENCH MARKET RINGS IN THE FOURTH
The French Market invites you to Eat, Drink and Shop till the Fireworks POP!
Live Music Noon to 9 p.m. in Dutch Alley at St. Phillip and N. Peters Streets
Featuring THE PRESERVATION HALL STARS AT 7:00 P.M.
June 24, 2009--New Orleans, LA---The French Market Corporation, one of the producers of Go 4th on the River, an Independence Day celebration on the New Orleans Riverfront, will present free live music and fun throughout the day on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 in advance of the Dueling Barges Fireworks Extravaganza on the Mississippi River that evening.
Come down and enjoy a truly New Orleans Fourth of July! Choose your spot for viewing the fireworks while enjoying the free festivities from noon to 9 p.m. in the French Market. Convenient parking is available alongside the river in the French Market parking lots. Visit www.frenchmarket.org for maps and info.
The festivities begin at Washington Artillery Park.
• 11:00 a.m. with Teddy Cross & Company singing a patriotic gospel tribute to Louis Armstrong, who liked to celebrate the Fourth of July as his birthday at Washington Artillery Park
And the music and fun continues throughout the French Market.
• 11:30 a.m. a trumpet player will lead the gospel choir, stilt walkers dressed as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty, and 20 Abraham Lincolns (in honor of Lincoln's 200th birthday this year) in a second line to Dutch Alley.
• 11:45 a.m. Students from the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park Music of All Ages brass band class and the Tremé Brass Band will join the tribute with a “When the Saints Come Marching In” jam.
• 12:00 p.m. Daddy-O Brothers Band featuring Lisa Lee will perform at Dutch Alley performance pavilion.
• 1:00 p.m. Chuck Perkins and Voices of the Big Easy will present their Love Song to New Orleans.
• 2:00 p.m. A larger-than- life Declaration Of Independence will be unfurled for a “citizens’ signing” in Dutch Alley.
• 2:30-3:00 p.m. watermelon tastings will be served free at the Flea Market by French Market Produce
• Take a break from the heat at the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park Visitor Center and watch the 1957 film “Satchmo” at 3:00 p.m.
• 3:00 p.m. Tulane & the 3rd Eye Production Band will perform at Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion.
• 5:30– 6:30 p.m. Chuck Perkins and Voices of the Big Easy will present their Love Song to New Orleans at Dutch Alley performance pavilion.
• 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Preservation Hall Star Band featuring Carl LeBlanc. Their sounds of classical jazz and jazz interpretations of American classics will lead us into the Dueling Barges Fireworks, New Orleans style!
Throughout the afternoon, red white and blue sno-balls, lemonade, beer and hot dogs will be for sale in Dutch Alley. The Flea Market will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and most French Market stores will be open all day Saturday July 4th. Check www.frenchmarket.org for details on each store’s hours and specialty items.
Visit ww.Go4OnTheRiver.com for a full schedule of riverfront events.
Free Hurricane Preparedness Seminar on July 7
On Tuesday, July 7, 2009, the Rebuilding Information Station (RIS) will partner with the Community Center of St Bernard to offer a free storm-preparedness seminar, “Battening Down the Hatches: Protecting Your Windows and Doors.” The seminar will begin at 5:30 PM at the Community Center, located at 1107 LeBeau St in Arabi.
The guest speaker for this event will be LSU AgCenter Associate Bill Robinson. The workshop will help residents understand how to keep the storm winds out of their house to prevent the roof from blowing off. Mr Robinson will discuss storm shutters, which come in several varieties and are fitted to windows as a permanent installation, and storm panels, which are temporarily mounted for the duration of the storm or storm season. This presentation will also provide an overview of pros and cons of different materials available for window protection such as plastic, aluminum, wood, and steel.
The Rebuilding Information Station (RIS) is a collaborative effort of the University of New Orleans Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology, the LSU AgCenter, Tulane University's City Center and The Road Home. The Home Rebuilding seminar on July 7 is free to the public, but attendees are requested to phone the Community Center at 504.281.2512 or visit the Community Center office in order to register for this session. For more information, please contact RIS at 504.280.5577.
Community Center of St Bernard
1107 LeBeau St Arabi LA 70032
A 501c3 nonprofit organization
www.ccstb.org
Real Live Stand Up Comedy in New Orleans
Dave Russo, the winner of the Boston international Comedy Festival's Best New Comic award, will preform at the Howling Wolf, 907 South Peters New Orleans, LA 70130, on Wednesday July 8th. The doors open at 8pm show to begin at 9pm. Tickets are $8. New Orleans based comic Skip Guidry will host the show which will also feature local comedians Howard Hall; from Baton Rouge and NOLA comedy legend Wyld Bill Dykes.
For more information contract:
Skip Guidry
New Orleans Stand Up Comedy All Stars
512-787-8237 skipguidry@gmail.com
Southern Storytellers: Ellen Gilchrist. Sun. July 12
Mississippi native Ellen Gilchrist will be featured in Southern Storytellers, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s ongoing series that spotlights writers on a state-by-state basis, on Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m., at the museum. Author (“Heart Like Water”) and New Orleans resident Joshua Clark will moderate the session. The event will include a reading and a booksigning.
Ellen Gilchrist, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, writes poems, short stories, novels and nonfiction commentaries, as well as received numerous awards for her work. Her first book was a collection of short stories, “In the Land of Dreamy Dreams” (1981), which sold more than 10,000 copies in its first ten months and garnered immense critical acclaim. She followed up with her first novel, “The Annunciation,” in 1983, and the following year, a second collection of stories, “Victory Over Japan,” which won the 1984 National Book Award for fiction.
Since then, Gilchrist has published more than 20 books, and her latest book, “A Dangerous Age” (2008), is a novel focusing on the women of the Hand family, a Southern dynasty rich with history and tradition, that has been affected by war. Gilchrist currently lives in Arkansas.
Admission: Free to museum members; $10 general admission
Call 504.539.9618 for more information.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans.
Free Admission Sundays at the Louisiana Children's Museum
The Louisiana Children’s Museum is open to the public free of charge on the first Sunday in July (7/5) and August (8/2), 2009, thanks to the generosity of the PeyBack Foundation.
Explore and experience 30,000-square-feet of hands-on fun, engaging exhibits and exciting programs - all designed with curious kids (and grown-ups) in mind.
Pilot a towboat down the Mighty Mississippi. Shop until you drop in a pint-size Winn-Dixie grocery store. Dine in a five-star, role-play café. Ride a bike with Mr. Bones. Lift 500 pounds. Hoist yourself up a wall. Trap your shadow. Stand inside a gigantic bubble. Create a masterful work of art and much more! Even little ones have a special space to climb, crawl, hide and explore. Learning has never been more fun!
Tekrema Center's Fundraiser, July 18
A Night in Dakar, Tekrema Center’s fundraiser, Saturday July 18. This year’s presentation is “Being in God's Care”. Show starts at 8pm with Kermit Ruffins & The Barbeque Swingers performing thereafter 9:30 -10:30pm.
Written and choreographed by Greer E. Mendy, "Being in God's Care" is a personal journal of dance, imaginary and spoken word that allows reflections into womanhood regardless to age, race, class or gender.
This event also serves as the ground breaker for phase one of Tekrema Center's Aya Gardens: designed by LSU School of Architecture, Landscape Design, implemented by Make It Right.
Tickets are $35, $50 and $100. For tickets please call Tekrema Center for Art & Culture, 5640 Burgundy Street, 504.247.2612. www.thetekremacenter.com
Free Yoga Classes Now Available on Saturdays!
Swan River Yoga and the Community Center of St Bernard are pleased to announce that the popular Yoga For The People! free yoga classes currently held every Wednesday evening will now be expanded to include Saturday sessions as well. Led by instructors Kim Martin, Cassie Segal, Jackie Sumell, and D.D. Sargent from Swan River Yoga, the Saturday classes will be offered every week from 11AM – 12 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi, beginning on July 11. The Wednesday evening classes, led by Lauren Shepley and Amanda Minogue, will also continue to meet weekly at 6 PM at the Community Center.
Community Center of St Bernard
1107 LeBeau St Arabi LA 70032
A 501c3 nonprofit organization
www.ccstb.org
Category Five Wetlands Watch
Tune in to Category Five/Wetlands Watch Friday July 3rd at 8:00pm on WLAE. Our guest, R King Milling, current Chairman of the Board of America's Wetlands Foundation and former President of Whitney National Bank will explain how the destruction of our coastal wetlands poses mortal threat to our economic infrastructure, putting hundreds of billions of dollars at risk unless we start large-scale projects to restore the coast.
Episodes can also be viewed on our website at www.categoryfivewetlandswatch.org
Hurricane by Anne Galjour July 10-19
Man’s manipulation of Nature comes to haunt a small Cajun community just north of the Gulf of Mexico. As the marshland is torn up by the oil industry alligators are forced to search for food in human territory. This pressure makes for good dramatic conflict as well as new recipes for alligator tails.The grand forces of Heaven and earth work on the lives of simple country people to help them reclaim their relationship to themselves, the land and each other. Tickets are $21.00
You may purchase tickets at www.bayouplayhouse.com, or call 1-888-992-2968 ext. 1
Phyllis Montana-Leblanc Book Signing - July 3 and 4
Phyllis Montana-Leblanc.
Author of: "Not Just The Levees Broke."
Booksigning("Not Just The Levees Broke") at Essence Festival, 2009
Essence Book Emporium: 12:00pm-1:30pm.
July 3rd & July 4th.
Longue Vue House & Gardens: Ice Cream Day!
Longue Vue Annual Ice Cream Day
Saturday, July 11
10:00 a.m. – noon
Cost: $6 for members and $8 for non-members
Come eat worms and dirt at Longue Vue! Of course, we mean gummy worms and chocolate dirt, as well as flower sprinkles, all on top of delicious ice cream sundaes. Everyone is invited to come cool down at our annual Lawn View: Ice Cream Day. In between eating ice cream provided by The Creole Creamery, kids can play in the dirt, make crafts, explore the maze of fragrant herbs, have their faces painted, play old fashioned lawn games and pet dogs that will be visiting from the SPCA.
Advance Tickets may be purchased online at www.longuevue.com.
Contact Jen Gick at 504.488.5488, ext. 320 or jgick@longuevue.com for information.
Steve Phillips Memorial Benefit for NOMAF
Everyone is invited to a memorial benefit on July 12, 2009 for an all day show and dance. All proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation (NOMAF). This is in honor of the beloved friend and musician Steve Phillips, an active member of the New Orleans musical community for over 20 years. Steve Phillips died June 5, 2009 of pancreatic cancer at age 53.
NOMAF is the organization that funds the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, St. Anna’s Medical Clinic, and The New Orleans Musicians’ Gig Fund.
The music for the event will range from Cajun and Zydeco to Blues, Swamp Pop, Country, Rock, and everything in between. The artists performing are all friends of the late Steve Phillips.
The list of artists will include: John Gros, Willie Locket and The All Purpose Blues Band, Jimmy Thibodeaux, The Treater Band, Mitchell Cormier and The Can’t Hardly Playboys, Tropical Isle’s Late As Usual, Brandon Miller’s Cajun experiment, Aaron Foret with Wayne Foret and Jake Paminto, Waylon Thibodeaux, Sammy Naquin, and countless others.
The door cover will be $5.00 per person. Extra donations accepted.
Auctions will also be held between bands, featuring items donated from several local sponsors. ALL proceeds from door cover and auction will go to the NOMAF.
Those who cannot attend but who would like to donate can go to any Whitney Bank branch and make a donation to The Steve Phillips Memorial Fund.
The event will last from 11:00 am until well after dark at The Bayou Barn in Crown Point, LA. The address is: 7145 Barataria Blvd. Crown Point, LA 70072
20 minutes South of New Orleans on the West Bank. 504-689-2663 1-800-862-2968 www.bayoubarn.com
Gates open at 10:30 am. Food and drinks available. Please come early and stay late for this event.
Cori Walters
New Orleans Musician and Artist
New Orleans Concert Band
On Friday, July 3, the NOCB will perform at Lafreniere Park's Uncle Sam Jam, from 7 – 9 p.m. This performance will be immediately followed by a fireworks display.
Then on Saturday from 3 – 4:30 p.m., the NOCB will be performing alongside the Navy Reserve Band on the Kohlmeyer Lawn near the entrance to the Aquarium as part of the all – day Go Fourth on the River celebration.
Each of these events are free and open to the general public, and can be enjoyed by the whole family as part of a weekend – long celebration in honor of the holiday. Selections will include a mix of patriotic and show tunes, including “The 1812 Overture” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” as well as selections from Marching Down Broadway.