 July 19, 2008  |
Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour
August 13, 2007 - December 31, 2008 |
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Times: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Old New Orleans Rum, 2815 Frenchmen Street
Phone: (504) 945-9400
Admission: $10.00
Celebration Distillation offers tours and tastings at the distillery. Our tours offer a intimate and detailed look at the distillation process from beginning to end. All of our tours conclude with a visit to our tasting room. Become a connoisseur as you experience the subtle flavors of our distinctive rums. On occasion the distillers will offer samples of rums we have yet to bring to market to get your thoughts on the directions they are going.
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The U. S. Mint Presents - Treasures of Napoleon
April 1, 2008 - August 3, 2008 |
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Times: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursdays until 8:00 pm
Location: The Old U.S. Mint, located at 400 Esplanade Avenue
Phone: (504) 568- 6968 or 1-800-568-6968
Admission: $6.00 Adults; $5.00 Students , Seniors, and Active Military; Children 12 and under are free
Napoleon Marches into New Orleans 'Empereur commande "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"(The Emperor commands "Let the Good Times Roll!) Louisiana will at last welcome Bonaparte when Treasures of NAPOLEON comes to the Louisiana State Museum's OLD U.S. MINT in the New Orleans French Quarter from April 6th to August 3rd, 2008. The spectacular traveling exhibition Treasures of NAPOLEON, tells the fascinating story of Napoléon and showcases the world-class art and design of his time. It has already been seen by 125,000 visitors and universally praised. Created from the extraordinary collection of 1st Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, the exhibit showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by the greatest artists of the time. While elements of the exhibition have been loaned for major exhibitions around the world, this is the first time these irreplaceable artifacts are being seen in North America. Treasures of NAPOLEON offers visitors an opportunity to see beyond the “legend” of Napoléon Bonaparte to gain an understanding of this complex figure as a man. User-friendly interpretive text and more than 250 objects, framed paintings, prints and documents, as well as furniture from the Imperial palaces, shine a light on the extraordinary life of one of history's pivotal figures.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II
April 12, 2008 - October 31, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-527-6012
The National World War II Museum presents Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II, with a showcase exhibit of select artifacts. Check back for more details.
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The New Orleans Museum of Art Presents - The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
June 28, 2008 - September 21, 2008 |
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Times: Wednesday Noon until 8:00 p.m; Thursday-Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: The New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Cir. in City Park
Phone: (504) 488-2631
This summer, the New Orleans Museum of Art will present The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, the first major U.S retrospective of the artist's work in more than 30 years. Recognized as one of the most well-known and commercially successful artists to emerge from Latin America, the Colombia native now has his work exhibited and collected by major museums around the world, including the New Orleans Museum of Art. The 100 paintings, drawings, and sculptures in this exhibition span the length of Botero's career-from paintings executed in 1959 in Colombia, to sculptures executed as late as 2005. The works were selected by John Sillevis, curator of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and editor and contributor to the accompanying exhibition catalogue. The exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with essays by John Sillevis, guest curator; David Elliot, Director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo; and Edward Sullivan, Dean of Humanities and Professor of Latin American Art at New York University.
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COOLinary New Orleans - Celebrating Dining in America's Most Delicious City!
July 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008 |
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www.COOLinaryneworleans.com
Location: Citywide
Phone: 800-748-8695
The celebration, which features special menus and pricing at restaurants throughout the city, is a natural fit for a city whose cuisine is an integral part of its history, fabric and culture. Visit www.COOLinaryneworleans.com for more information.
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"Playin' at the Polo" Presents Michael Pellera
July 3, 2008 - July 26, 2008 |
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Times: Thursdays 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm; Fridays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturdays 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: The Polo Club in the Windsor Court
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Meet with friends and colleagues, sip a classic cocktail and hear some of the city's best musicians. Entertainment tonight featuring pianist Michael Pellera.
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Bikini Brunch at W New Orleans French Quarter Courtyard
July 5, 2008 - July 26, 2008 |
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Times: Saturdays 10:00 am
Location: W New Orleans, French Quarter, 316 Chartres Street
Phone: (504) 552-4067
Who else let's you enjoy brunch in your bathing suit? Unwind every Saturday in July at W New Orleans - French Quarter Bikini Brunch. Nibble on bites from the brunch menu provided by Bacco Restaurant and enjoy bottle service with mixers as you cool off by the pool in the tranquil French Quarter courtyard setting. As a special bonus, the pool is open for use by all brunch guests. Brunch menu is limited, please RSVP.
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Southern Rep Presents - Private Eyes
July 10, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
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Location: The Shopsat Canal Place, 365 Canal Street 3rd Floor
Phone: (504) 891-1883
Come join us for the for the comedy "Private Eyes," by Steven Dietz
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Running with Scissors Presents - A Place in the Sun
July 11, 2008 - August 3, 2008 |
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Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 6:00 pm
Location: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
Phone: (504) 581- 5812
Admission: $21.00 - $26.00
Running With Scissors return to Le Chat Noir with A Place in the Sun, an outrageous parody of the 1951 Oscar-winning film about teenage romance, class struggle, and water sports. This tale centers on George Eastman, who's weary of living with his pious parents and moves out West to work in his uncle's swimwear factory. Before his first day on the job, he falls for wealthy society gal Angela Vickers Brian Peterson, but, fearing she's out of his league, he settles for gawky girl-next-door Alice Tripp Dorian Rush. Complications ensue-including a careless roll in the hay with Alice and subsequent 1950s-style "trouble". Will George honor his obligation to Alice? Or will he follow his lust all the way to Angela's doorstep? And what on earth is all that waterskiing about? Tune in this summer and find out!
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The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - City Stage
July 12, 2008 - October 5, 2008 |
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Times: Thursday - Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St
Phone: (504) 528-3805
Admission: $5.00; $3.00 for students, seniors. FREE for CAC members and children under 15 every day
Theaters are no longer the ideal stages for the display of contemporary life, nor are actors the ultimate vehicles of the contemporary character. This is more true in New Orleans than anywhere else, where streets are stages and anyone is an actor on Mardi Gras Day. Inspired by recent staged events in New Orleans, from seasonal festivals to street theatre or experimental opera to movie shoots, City Stage gives an update to the Shakespearean idea of the world as a stage through the works of emerging artists from New Orleans and beyond infused by the spirit of the stage. City Stage is a reflection on scenic spaces or stages, be they a concert stage, a movie set, a photographer's studio or the streets during carnival and the way in which they impact on current visual arts production. City Stage looks at the way in which artistic fields outside of the visual arts, and for which the visual is only but one element, influence contemporary art which is itself less and less dominated by the preeminence of the purely visual and material, but instead becoming increasingly aural and performative. Although the exhibition is not solely centered on New Orleans, it recognizes the city's many theatrical, musical and carnival stages as a major source of inspiration for such artistic productions. Works in City Stage run the gamut of elements in a staged production from theatrical sets to costumes to studio photography. With Debris Man, originally created for 7 days in Paradise, a multimedia opera he co-wrote and played in, Jeffrey Cook brings the idea of the fetish explored in previous work to life, with a costume that is also a kinetic sculpture. Taking Paul Chan's Waiting for Godot as a starting point, Cauleen Smith invents a sci-fi narrative in which she uses the streets of New Orleans as a backdrop and stages its people as characters of the future in The Fullness of Time. In Bruce Davenport's drawing series, the protagonists are High-School marching bands whose regimented use of space brings to the fore the acquired stage qualities of New Orleans streets. Inspired by 1960's set design, theatrical props and fashion, Adrian Price blends the boundaries between stage and catwalk in an installation in which she revisits the images of women in mass media. The human figure is absent from Adia Millett staged environment in which props are given life through lighting and become leading characters. Finally Colin Miller and Michalene Thomas bring a different twist to studio portraiture, the former by subverting the televised image of the news anchor and the latter by using retro imagery in very contemporary depictions of African-American subjects elevated to the status of icons. By presenting staged and fictional representations from or in the spirit of New Orleans, City Stage questions the supposed truthful images and reports given by the media, suggesting instead that the City might be best experienced in the realm of the imagination. Artists in the exhibition include Jeffrey Cook (New Orleans), Bruce Davenport Jr. (New Orleans), Adrian Price (New Orleans), Colin Miller (Lafayette), Adia Millett (Los Angeles), Cauleen Smith (Boston), Mickalene Thomas (New York). Exhibition curated by Claire Tancons, Associate Curator, Contemporary Arts Center.
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Tails of the Cocktail Presents - Sixth Annual Culinary Cocktail
July 16, 2008 - July 20, 2008 |
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http://www.TalesoftheCocktail.com
Phone: 504-343-4285
Tales of the Cocktail, the annual culinary and cocktail festival, will celebrate the history and culture of cocktails and food in New Orleans with five-days of first-class food and drink events. The festival targets locals and visitors to the city with events for those looking to have a fun and festive weekend, those interested in learning about mixology, and those furthering a cocktail or service industry career. Tales of the Cocktail hosts mixologists, authors, chefs, bartenders, designers and cocktail gurus from around the world to assist in presenting seminars, tastings and professional series’ for amateurs and experts. In 2008, new events will include a cocktail market, cocktail cinema, seminars on subjects including eggs in cocktails, absinthe in the modern era, beer cocktails, molecular mixology, and the first-ever International Symposium of Cocktail Shaker Collectors.
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Aida (Summer Camp)
July 17, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
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Times: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm;Sundays at 2:00 pm
Location: Jefferson Performing Arts Center - 400 Phlox Ave, Metairie
Phone: (504) 885-2000
Tim Rice and Elton John's pop musical, Aida, is brought to the stage by a cast of 60 teens participating in the Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Summer Youth Musical Theater Camp under the stage direction of Blake Cohely with choreography by Lynne Lawrence.
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Once upon a Mattress (Summer Camp)
July 17, 2008 - July 21, 2008 |
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Times: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm;Sundays at 2:00 pm
Location: Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave Westwego
Phone: (504) 885-2000
Based on the fairy tale of "The Princess and the Pea", Once Upon a Mattress was originally written by Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard Rodgers) and Marshall Barer. The story centers around Prince Dauntless the Drab whose mother, Queen Agravain, seeking to keep the boy to herself, has declared that he will wed only a true princess of royal blood. When Princess Winnifred arrives dripping wet (having swam the moat!) and declares herself a contender for the Prince's hand, the Queen devises a clever test to determine whether this self-proclaimed princess is worthy of her son. A hilariously nutty retelling of the beloved fairy tale THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA. The show itself is a musical comedy gem. MATTRESS is a masterpiece of its kind!"-- Michael Portantiere, Theatermania, 2004.
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"Playin' at the Polo" Presents Leah Chase
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 9:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight
Location: The Polo Club in the Windsor Court
Phone: (504) 523-6000
Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans’ best place to drink, is jazzin’ it up with the hot entertainment series, “Playin’ At The Polo,” featuring popular local vocalist Leah Chase.
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8th Annual Mr. Legs Fundrasier presented by Bridge House
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 6pm - 10pm
Location: Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive
Phone: (504)393-7200 or (504) 581-4367
Admission: $25.00 - $30.00
Bridge House is a non-profit organization based in New Orleans that for fifty years has served as a substance-abuse treatment center of last resort. Every day they accept and treat those of whom most other institutions deny admission: the homeless and indigent drug and alcohol abusers of our community. The only requirement for admission is a sincere desire to change, and they accept individuals without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation or ability to pay. The "competition" will be held at Generations Hall, and pre-sale tickets which includes an open bar, food that will be provided from various restaurants that have generously decided to donate to Bridge House, live entertainment, and a competition.
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Ashe Cultural Arts Center Presents - The 13 Lessons
July 19, 2008 - July 20, 2008 |
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Times: Saturday 7:00 pm; Sunday 2:00 pm
Location: Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Phone: (504) 569-9070
Admission: General admission is $15.00; students (with ID) and senior citizens, $10.00
Ashé Cultural Arts Center presents The 13 Lessons, a performance work aimed at providing critical data on issues regarding adult literacy. This original work was commissioned by the Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy. According to research conducted by the Boggs Center, the impact of adult illiteracy in New Orleans has reached 40 percent. Relative to literacy, Louisiana has historically rested at or near the bottom in the United States. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that there are thousands of adults who remain incapable of reading and writing, yet function on a daily basis, concealing their deficits and shame. How did this happen? Why should the other 60 percent care? The 13 Lessons, a play written by Lenwood O. Sloan and produced by Ashé Cultural Arts Center, reveals what goes on in the minds and hearts of many who are functionally illiterate. It delves into issues that affect the community, caregivers and family members as they cope with the pitfalls of living with and loving those who are uneducated. In this choral drama, the situations and issues are real, based on research and direct interviews. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Welfare to Work, families and multi-generation illiteracy, healthcare, justice systems, prisoner education and reform; English as Second Language, social and racial justice are topics that became the framework and bench marks for the content of the text. The 13 Lessons is thought provoking. What can we contribute to lessening and gradually wiping out adult illiteracy? Where does the responsibility fall, and how do those impacted overcome? After experiencing and participating in this work of "event art," some may be moved to take action. Others will gain an understanding of what actually goes on in the psyche of the un- or undereducated. The work is directed by Sh'riff Hasan, and features local artists Benny Andrews, Jr., Karel Sloane-Boekbinder, Lloyd Daly, Derrick Deal,Joyce Deal, Kesha McKey, Delia Nakayama, Giselle Nakhid, Valentine Pierce, Dina Roudeze, and Susan Wentz.
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Beaded Jewelry Making Classes
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
http://www.earthodysseynola.com
Location: Earth Odyssey / 306 Chartres St / New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 581-1348
Admission: $75.00
Learn the basics of beading from one of New Orleans' best jewelers, Madeline Collara. You will receive "hands-on" instruction and complete three finished pieces using the three most common techniques of beading including pearl knotting. The materials kit is all inclusive (stones, findings, etc...) and students will have use of instructor's tools. Space is limited to 6 students per class. Please register by July 18 to secure a spot.
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Longue Vue Annual Ice Cream Day
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 10:00 am– 12:00 pm
http://www.longuevue.com
Location: Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road
Phone: (504) 488-5488, ext. 320
Admission: $5.00 for members and $7.00 for non-members
Come eat worms and dirt at Longue Vue! Of course, we mean gummy worms,chocolate dirt and flower sprinkles on top of a delicious ice cream sundae. Everyone is invited to come cool down at our annual Lawn View: Ice Cream Day! Between ice creams provided by The Creole Creamery, you can play in the dirt, make crafts, explore the maze of fragrant herbs, have your face painted, play old fashion lawn games or pet dogs that will be visiting from the SPCA. There will be lots of food, fun, dirt and real worms for the entire family!
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Sam Bonart Community Festival
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Sam Bonart Playground, Forstall and Marais Street
Phone: (504) 481-6429
Admission: $10.00; Children 12 and under Free
Come out to enjoy Community Festival at Sam Bonart Playground featuring legendary Fats Domino, Grammy award singer Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Living Legends Brass Band, New Israel Baptist Church Choir and the St. David Catholic Church Choir. There will be food and fun for the whole family. Major prizes will be given away! All proceeds will be used to cut grass in the Lower 9th Ward.
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The National WWII Museum Presents - Real to Reel Hollywood and WWII
July 19, 2008 |
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Times: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Phone: (877) 813-3329 x 229
Join us the first and third Saturday of every month for classic WWII films in conjunction with the exhibit Real to Reel: Hollywood and WWII.
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