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Ongoing: Vieux Carré Matinées December 22, 2009 - December 31, 2010 |
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Times: 11:30am-1:30pm http://www.hnoc.org/?p=1434 Location: LePetit Theatre, 616 St. Peter Street Phone: (504) 523-4662 Admission: free The Historic New Orleans Collection and Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré are proud to present Vieux Carré Matinées, a series of free films and tours celebrating Louisiana’s rich history and culture. Vieux Carré Matinées are now showing every Tuesday–Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The program opens with a brief tour of Le Petit Theatre, the nation’s oldest continuously operated little community theatre. Following the tour, patrons will have an opportunity to view one of 10 films, many of which were produced in part by The Collection. Each film addresses a different aspect of the region, including the Battle of New Orleans, Creole cooking, and visual artists of New Orleans. Both the tour and the films are free and open to the public.
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Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour June 18, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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Times: Monday - Thursday 2:00 pm; Friday and Saturday 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm Location: Old New Orleans Rum, 2815 Frenchmen Street Phone: (504) 945-9400 Admission: $5.00 Celebration Distillation offers tours and tastings at the distillery. Our tours offer a intimate and detailed look at the distillation process from beginning to end. All of our tours conclude with a visit to our tasting room. Become a connoisseur as you experience the subtle flavors of our distinctive rums. On occasion the distillers will offer samples of rums we have yet to bring to market to get your thoughts on the directions they are going.
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New Orleans Museum of Art Presents - Ancestors and Descendants July 28, 2010 - October 24, 2010 |
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Times: Wednesday, 12–8 pm, and Thursday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm Location: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir., City Park Phone: (504) 658-4100 Admission: Wednesdays free ;LA resident with valid ID Adult $8. Sr (65 and up) $7.00; Child 3-17 $4; Child under 3 Free; Out of st visitors Adult $10;Sr (65 and up) $9.00; Child 3-17 $5.00; child under 3 free A little known American Indian archive will be unveiled at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) from July 24 until October 24, 2010. Ancestors and Descendants: Ancient Southwestern America at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century will be the first comprehensive exhibition of nineteenth century photography, Southwestern artifacts and archival research from the George Hubbard Pepper Native American Archive at Tulane University.
In collaboration with Tulane's Middle American Research Institute (MARI) and Latin American Library (LAL), the exhibition offers a special glimpse of the Tulane archive featuring 150 objects from Pepper's personal Native American art collection as well as 140 photographic images. Pepper, a museum ethnologist and scholar, used textiles, pottery, baskets, and other Pueblo and Navajo paraphernalia as visual complements to his lectures. Many of the images and the objects in Ancestors and Descendants have never been published or seen by the general public since 1924.
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Gretna Heritage Festival October 1, 2010 - October 3, 2010 |
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Location: Located in Historic Downtown Gretna Phone: (504) 361-7748 Gretna Heritage Festival presents exciting carnival rides & games for wholesome family fun.
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