family
Tuesday 26
TODDLER TUESDAY. Barnes and Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Celebrate Easter with a bunny story, egg hunt, and your own bunny ears. Free admission. 1 p.m.
Wednesday 27
RENEW, REUSE, RECYCLE. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Students from Louise McGehee School help make interesting crafts with recycled stuff. Admission $6 adults and children. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
DRAKESTAIL City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 482-4888. Puppet show about a duck who fights an evil queen to get his friends' possessions back. Tickets $2. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through May.
Thursday 28
GET A MOVE ON! Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Learn to double-dutch and do Chinese jump roping. Admission $6 adults and children. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
TODDLER TALES. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Read The Foot Book, then go to work on an obstacle course. Admission $6 adults and children. 10:30 a.m.
PAJAMARAMA. Barnes and Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Hear A.J.J. Wood's Golden Egg and decorate Easter eggs. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 29
JUNIOR WILDLIFE KEEPERS. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Joe Brown Memorial Park, 246-5672. Registration deadline for program that offers kids ages 13-16 a behind-the-scenes look at professions such as veterinarian, animal trainer, and animal control officer. Non-members $135, members $125. Call for more information.
GET A MOVE ON! Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. See dancing and baton twirling performances and learn to twirl a flag and baton. Admission $6 adults and children. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FAMILY NIGHT. Barnes and Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Enjoy a reading of I Crocodile by Fred Marcellino and make a crocodile pillow. Free admission. 7 p.m.
PAJAMA PARTY WITH PETER HOLSAPPLE. Borders, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Pajama party with sing-alongs, stories and goodies. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 30
DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Paint a pot, plant some flowers in the Discovery Garden. Admission $5 adults and children. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
JAZ AND JAZMINE MEET THE JAZZ BAND. New Orleans Public Library, Latter Branch, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2657. Puppet show written and composed by Delfeayo Marsalis. Free admission. 11 a.m.
ROYAL RABBIT DAY. Children's Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 469-3236. Magicians Irwin Royes, Tom and Harvey the Magic Bunny perform "Hare Raising Magic." Tickets $3.50 adults, $2.50 children and seniors. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
THE ART OF DANCING. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Learn about the athletic side of dancing with Delta Festival Ballet. Admission $6 adults and children. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
AFTERNOON ART. Barnes and Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Collage-making project follows the reading of Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Monday 1
SPRING DINOSAUR CAMP. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Week-long dinosaur exploration for kids ages 5-8 with art projects, games and more. Non-members $36/day, members $30/day. Pre-registration required. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, through April 5.
special events
Tuesday 26
NATURE SLIDE SHOW. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 23135 Hwy. 190 East, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238. Showing of nature photos from Yellowstone and Bosque de Apache national parks. Free admission, donation appreciated. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
RAISING STRONG DAUGHTERS. East Jefferson General Hospital, Conference Center, Metairie, 456-5000. Program teaches parents skills for raising strong daughters. Admission $5. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
TANGO DANCING. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Tango lessons and open dance floor. Admission $5. 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
JAZZ & SPOKEN WORD. Sweet Lorraine's, 1931 St. Claude Ave., 945-9654. Weekly event featuring Arturo "Professor" Pfister, Coup d' Fire, and open mic. Admission $5. 9 p.m. to midnight.
Wednesday 27
LIVING AND GROWING THROUGH GRIEF. Take Care of Yourself Resource Center, Esplanade Mall, Kenner, 456-5000. Rev. Paul Robertson talks about healing from grief. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
MARDI GRAS INDIAN INDUCTION CEREMONY. Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School, 2515 N. Robertson St., 942-1780. Hall of Fame induction ceremony with presentation of awards and performances by Mardi Gras Indians. Free admission. 1:30 p.m.
LITERACY FORUM. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, 585-1500. Young Leadership Council hosts discussion on illiteracy in New Orleans, focusing on project ideas and solutions. Free admission. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
KABUKI DRAMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 529-2101. Sayoko Shirotani presents excerpts from the Kabuki work The Murdered Woman in an Oily Hell. Reservations required. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS POETRY FORUM. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472. Weekly poetry workshop. Free admission. 8 p.m.
Thursday 28
GOTHCON 2002. New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal St., 581-1000. Bands, DJs, special guests, fashion show and vendors highlight this third annual celebration of goth culture, with proceeds going to HIV/AIDS awareness. Bands include 13th Sky, Butterfly Messiah, Fiction8, and Shadow Cabinet; DJs include Mistress Catherinna (Seattle) and DJ Vulture (Atlanta), and GothCon 2002 MC, DJ Carrie Monster. Three-day pass $75. Registration 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.gothcon.com. Today through Saturday.
WINE TASTING. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 899-7411. John Charlebois hosts a tasting of Loire Valley whites. Admission $20. 6:30 p.m.
Friday 29
BLOCK PARTY. Columbia Street, Covington, (866) 892-1873. Monthly block party featuring live music and a car show. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
POETS' NIGHT OUT. Trumpet in Zion Fellowship, 900 Seventh St., Gretna, 368-6369. Evening of aspiring poets, various plays and skits, and a local rap artist. Free admission. 7 p.m.
A SACRED CONCERT. St. Patrick's Church, 724 Camp St., 525-4413. Good Friday concert featuring T. Dubois's Sacred Cantata "The Seven Last Words of Christ." Free admission. 7:15 p.m.
Saturday 30
SPRING PLANT SALE. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Joe Brown Memorial Park, 246-5672. Browse among hundreds of perennials and annuals for sale. Admission $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUPARC-LOCOUL TOMB TRIBUTE. St. Louis Cemetery #1, 949-2785. Tribute and unveiling of historic plaque at the Duparc-Locoul family tomb with speaker Norman Marmillon and harpist Heather Twichell. Free admission. 1:30 p.m.
HANK BERUMEN. Borders, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Acoustic singer/songwriter performs. 8 p.m.
KOMICS FOR KIDS. Hard Rock Cafe, 418 N. Peters St., 584-1111. Stand-up comics Tim Northern, Dan Whitehurst and others perform for Covenant House New Orleans benefit. Tickets $12.50 advance, $15 at door. 9 p.m. to midnight.
Sunday 31
EASTER PARADE. Arnaud's Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., 269-1227. Annual Friends of Germaine Wells Easter Parade with guests of honor, Gardner and Ronnie Kole. 10:30 a.m.
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., 670-2520. New Orleans Low Brass Consortium and Talisman A Cappella chorale from Stanford University perform program of Bach, Schubert and African-American spirituals. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday 1
ART GRANTS DEADLINE. Arts Council of New Orleans, 523-1465. Community Arts Grants and Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program deadline. Call for more information.
cooking demonstration
Tuesday 26
MO KAHN. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898. Owner of Mo's Riverbend Cafe offers demonstration of traditional Seder dish for the eve of Passover. Free admission. 10 a.m.
Saturday 30
STEPHEN HASSINGER. Crescent City Farmers Market, 700 Magazine St., 861-5898. Cafe Degas chef offers cooking demonstration. Free admission. 10 a.m.
COFFEE ROASTERS. Martin Wine Cellar, 3827 Baronne St., 899-7411. Offers product sampling. Free admission. Noon to 2 p.m.
THOMAS WOLFE. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., 899-7411. Wolfe's of New Orleans chef gives demonstration and sampling. Free admission. Noon to 2 p.m.
