family
Saturday 26
A "MAY-ZING" MAGIC. Children’s Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 469-3236. Irwin Royes, the world’s smallest magician, performs his own brand of magic with vaudeville style. Admission $2.50. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
STORYTIME. Maple Street’s Old Metairie Book Shop, 200 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8937. Miss Bonnie presents "Stories, songs and sunshine" for kids. Free admission. 1 p.m.
STORYTIME. Maple Street Children’s Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., 861-2105. Julianne will tell Mother Goose Stories. Free admission. 1 p.m.
special events
Tuesday 22
TYLER BRIDGES. de Ville Books, 344 Carondelet St., 525-1846. Author signs Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards. Free admission. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
TEA ON TUESDAY. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Garden historian, Lake Douglas, and garden writer, Jeannette Hardy, explore the history of New Orleans’ gardens with a presentation from their new book, Gardens of New Orleans: Exquisite Excess. Admission $15 Friends of Longue Vue, $20 non-members. 1:30 p.m.
AUTHOR LECTURE. 316 Magazine St., 539-9560. The Eisenhower Center for American Studies presents Tyler Bridges speaking on Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards. Reservations requested. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday 23
WEDNESDAY AT THE SQUARE. Lafayette Square, across from Gallier Hall on St. Charles Avenue, 561-8927. Downtown Development District weekly concert series continues with Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas. Food provided by Mike Ditka’s of New Orleans. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
WINE TASTING SERIES. Barreca’s, 3100 Metairie Road, Metairie, 899-7411. Howard Brown hosts a wine and dine at Barreca’s restaurant with a four-course meal. Limited seating. Admission $50 person, inclusive. 6:30 p.m.
GREATER ST. STEPHENS MINISTRIES. Greater St. Stephen, East location, 5600 Read Blvd., 244-6800. Greater St. Stephen full gospel Baptist Church presents "Jesus for the People II, Silence of the Lamb," a musical dramatization about Jesus Christ. Free admission. 7 p.m.
FILM PRESENTATION. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767. Quiet Blade Productions presents an evening of short films by Spencer Livingston and Robyn Menzel. Call for tickets. 8 p.m.
Thursday 24
WINE TASTING SERIES. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Avenue, Metairie, 899-7411. Wine consultant Steve Perret hosts wine tasting of 1998 red Burgundy bargains. Admission $25 person. 6:30 p.m.
ANNUAL BLACK ACHIEVERS CEREMONY. New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St., Grand Ballroom, 522-8811. YMCA Black Achievers Program hosts the 14th annual Business and Industry Awards Ceremony honoring individuals selected by their companies as outstanding employees. Tickets $50. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday 25
GREEK FESTIVAL. Holy Trinity Cathedral, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., 282-2059. Lovers of everything Greek will enjoy this three-day festival of food, dancing and fun. Admission $3 adults. 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
MELINDA HAYES. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Author of Mother of Pearl reads from her new book. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
GREEK FESTIVAL OLYMPIC RUN/WALK. Hellenic Cultural Center, Robert E. Lee Blvd. and St. Bernard Avenue. Celebrate the annual Greek Festival with the 1-mile and 5K Olympic Run/Walk. Admission $10. 7 p.m. 1-mile start, 7:20 p.m. 5K start.
A CONFEDERACY OF DANCES III. NOCCA/Riverfront, Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres At., 940-2900. A sampling of experimental dance and music on the cutting edge of the New Orleans scene. Tickets $12 general, $10 seniors. 8 p.m. today and Saturday.
Saturday 26
MYSTIC SONG: AN EVENING OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC AND POETRY. The New Orleans Yoga Center, 4842 Perrier St., 894-0024. New Orleans Musica Da Camera and Vox Feminae present a concert of spiritual music and poetry from the Middle Ages. Tickets $10 general, $8 students. 7 p.m.
SINGLES DANCE. The Alexander Room, 3200 Ridgelake Drive., Metairie, 887-9932. St. Clement of Rome presents the Single & Single Again dance with DJ Mark Sanders. Tickets $8. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday 27
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Church, 1329 Jackson Avenue, 670-2520. Navy Band of New Orleans performs in honor of Memorial Day. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday 28
LEE GREENWOOD. Jazzland Theme Park, 12301 Lake Forest Blvd., 253-8100. The popular country singer performs in concert. Tickets $31. Showtime TBA. Park open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
cabaret
Thursday 24
AN EVENING WITH FRED LIND. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, 581-5812. Lind performs selections from his new CD with the Peter Martin quartet. Tickets $15. 8 p.m.
Friday 25
KIKI LE BONBON’S CABARET OH-LA-LA! Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, 581-5812. Dorian Rush returns as Kiki le Bonbon in this campy show. Tickets $12. 11 p.m.
cooking demonstrations
Tuesday 22
ANNA CHRISTIANA. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898. Former owner of Christiana’s Seafood on Oak Street gives demonstration. Free admission. 10 a.m.
Saturday 26
LAURA KARWISCH. Crescent City Farmers Market, 700 Magazine St., 861-5898. Red Fish Grill chef offers cooking demonstration. Free admission. 10 a.m.
