family
Tuesday 4
FIN FEST. Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St., 581-4629. Summerlong event with special activities, crafts and stage presentations to help kids learn about animals and the staff that cares for them. Free with paid admission. Admission $13.50 adults, $10 seniors, $6.50 children.
TODDLER TIME. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Hear D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown and make your own placemats. Free admission. 1 p.m.
Wednesday 5
FAMILY FUN DAY. Oakwood Center, JC Penney wing, 197 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 361-1550. Entertainment by Zoo Mobile Artifacts with pipe-cleaner pasta critters at craft time. Free admission. 10:30 a.m.
Thursday 6
PAJAMARAMA. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Design and decorate paper airplanes out of The Best Paper Airplane Book Ever by Ken Blackburn. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 7
KIDS FEST. Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger St., Slidell, (985) 646-4375. Annual event with hands-on art activities, games, special guests and more. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday 8
AFTERNOON ART. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Play I Spy games and create your own I Spy book.
DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Prepare for the hurricane season. Admission $5 adults and children. 10 a.m. to noon.
FLAG DAY STORYTIME. Books-A-Million, 197 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 364-1070. Learn more about America's flag with crafts and activities. Free admission. 3 p.m.
STORY TIME. Maple Street Children's Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., 861-2105. Story time with Jennifer Harrison. Free admission. 1 p.m.
TERRIFIC TRAVELING TROUBADOURS. Children's Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231, ext. 220. Group presents fairy tale The Golden Goose. Admission $3.50 adults, $2.50 children and seniors. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
YOUTH FISHING EVENT. Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, I-59 Exit 11 Pearl River Turnaround. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-sponsored event to provide kids ages 4-12 the opportunity to fish and experience wildlife refuge. $10. 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
YOUTH CONCERT. Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5914 Canal Blvd., 482-7892. Interactive concert featuring Jeff Pearson. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Monday 10
ACTSINGDANCE!. Southeastern Louisiana University, Community Music School, Hammond, (985) 549-5502. Director and choreographer Wendy Taucher and program director Charles Effler hold two-week musical theater program for children entering grades kindergarten through 10th grade. Tuition $150, with $15 discount per additional child. Session hours vary with age group.
SUMMER CAMPS 2002. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, I-10 Exit 244 Read Blvd., 246-5672, ext. 4116. Summer camp activities along with this week's theme for ages 7-9 and 10-12, "Into the Depths...", exploring marine life; for ages 4-6, "Count on Me," counting in nature. Audubon Institute members $95, non-members $105. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, through Friday.
SCI-WORKS. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, I-10 Exit 244, Read Blvd., 246-5672, ext. 4116. Exploring careers in science for ages 13-16 with scientists from a range of studies. Audubon Institute members $140, non-members $150. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, through Friday.
special events
Wednesday 5
INFANT AND CHILD CPR. Doctor's Hospital of Jefferson, 4320 Houma Blvd., Jefferson, 835-3828. Certified nurses instruct in CPR for children and infants. $15 per person, lunch provided. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LA/SPCA MEET & GREET. New Orleans Public Library, Algiers Regional Branch, 3014 Holiday Drive, 944-7445, ext. 217. Informational overview and meet and greet for volunteering with the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA/SPCA). Free admission. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
OPEN FORUM FOR HOUSING ISSUES. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767. Panel discussion on displacement and affordable housing issues in New Orleans. Free admission. 7 p.m.
POETRY WORKSHOP. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472. Weekly poetry workshop with New Orleans Poetry Forum. Free admission. 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY AT THE SQUARE. Lafayette Square, across from Gallier Hall, 561-8927. The Molly Ringwalds perform as part of the Downtown Development District's weekly concert series. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 6
ASTRONOMY LECTURE. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, I-10 Exit 244, Read Blvd., 246-5672. British astronomer Duncan Steel discusses "ECLIPSE: The Cultural Phenomenon That Changed the Course of History." Admission $5. 7 p.m.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING. Oakwood Center, Customer Service desk, 197-33 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 361-1550. Blood pressure screening sponsored by West Jefferson Hospital. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
MARKETING SMARTS WORKSHOP. Arts Council of New Orleans, 225 Baronne St., 523-1465. Workshop featuring Jerry Goolsby and Hilton/Baldridge Chair of Music Industry Studies at Loyola University. $5 Arts Council members, $10 non-members, includes lunch. 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WINE TASTING. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 899-7411. "Tiny Bubbles" tasting hosted by Margie Stoughton. Reservations required. $35 per person. 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 8
AMERICAN RED CROSS HUMANITARIAN BALL. Hotel Inter-Continental, 444 St. Charles Ave., 833-7556, ext. 505. Annual fundraising gala honoring Humanitarian of the Year Gary N. Solomon Sr., with silent auction, awards, dinner and music. $150 per person ball only; $200 per person patron party and ball; $1,500 table of 10 for patron party and ball. 6 p.m. patron party, 7 p.m. ball.
INTERNATIONAL BEER TASTING. New Orleans Fair Grounds, 486-5511. 19th Annual International Beer Tasting presents over 200 foreign and domestic beers, ales and lagers. Tickets $30 per person at door, $25 in advance, $20 for senior citizens and groups larger than six. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
JAZZ'N THE VINES. Pontchartrain Vineyards, 81250 Hwy. 1082 (Old Military Road), north of Covington, (985) 892-9742. Outdoor concert with the Wardell Williams Blues Show Band. Picnic fare allowed. Admission $5. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS WORST FILM FESTIVAL. Benjamin Franklin High School Auditorium, 2001 Leon C. Simon Blvd., 942-3538. Screening of films and shorts in the "Hall of Shame." Admission $7 adults (with donated non-perishable food item), $3 children 3-12. Noon to midnight.
SAHRA SAEEDA. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 242-4748. Belly dancer Sahra Saeeda performs and holds workshops. Admission $10 for performances; $55 for Saturday workshop in advance, $40 Sunday workshop in advance; $5 more at door (cash only). Performances Saturday and Sunday 7 p.m.; workshop 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.
Sunday 9
ART-MAKING IN A COMMUNITY CONTEXT. Dooky Chase, 2301 Orleans Ave., 821-0535. Part of monthly "Symposia on the Arts" discussion series featuring guest moderator Chuck Siler and panelists Richard Thomas, Hugo Montero and Dawn Dedeaux. Free admission. 4 p.m.
ONCE UPON A VINE. City Park, Pavilion of the Two Sisters, 899-7411. Martin Wine Cellar's eighth annual wine tasting and food sampling event. Tickets $50 per person. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. 1329 Jackson Ave., 670-2520. Concert with Bryan Hymel, Philip Frohnmayer and Kirsten Bauer performing Handel, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Vaughan Williams. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
CHARITY ER GALA 2002. Twi Ro Pa Arts & Entertainment Building, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 895 6177. Benefit to raise funds for Charity Hospital's programs aiding victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse programs features entertainment by Theresa Andersson, Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris, Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders and more, with food and beverages included. Auction features items from the late Ernie K-Doe, and the TV show Xena. Advance tickets Advance tickets are $30 person, $50 couple; only individual $30-per-person tickets $30 available at the door. 7 p.m.
Monday 10
CRESCENT CITY CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT. St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, 488-5973. Annual children's choir music festival culminates in final concert. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
PHILIPPINE ARTS AND JEWELRY. Latitudes, 3701 Magazine St., 895-9880. Learn more about Philippine arts in program sponsored by Philippine Consulate of New Orleans. Free admission. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
cooking demonstration
Tuesday 4
ANGELA WILSON. Crescent City Famers Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898. Hyatt Hotel pastry chef offers demonstration. Free admission. 11 a.m.
Saturday 8
FRANK BRIGTSEN. Crescent City Farmers Market, 700 Magazine St., 861-5898. Brigtsen's chef offers demonstration. Free admission. 10 a.m.
