family
Tuesday 16
TODDLER TIME. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Hear Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and create Rainbow Fish puppets. Free admission. 1 p.m.
Thursday 18
PAJAMARAMA. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Hear stories from the Louisiana Nature Center of "creepy crawly creatures." Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 19
FAMILY NIGHT. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Hear Platypus by Chris Riddell and create beach art with shells and sand. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 20
AFTERNOON ART. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Hear stories about Curious George and color pictures of him. Free admission. 3 p.m.
BAMBOULA DRUM AND DANCE. New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. Hands-on program teaching kids basics of African dance and drums. Free admission. Noon to 1 p.m.
DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Second annual ice cream party, with garden treats, gardening and crafts. Admission $5 children and adults. 10 a.m. to noon.
LAZY JACK. Children's Castle, 401 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231, ext. 220. American folk story of boy wonder Lazy Jack presented by the Calliope Puppets. Admission $3.50 adults, $2.50 children and seniors. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Monday 22
SUMMER ART CAMP. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805. One-week session for children ages 6-13 to learn all disciplines of art with instruction from New Orleans artists. $125 CAC members, $175 non-members. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday; through Aug. 16.
SUMMER MUSIC WORKSHOP. Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 S. Carrollton Ave., 837-7269. The St. Louis Cathedral Boychoir holds a workshop for boys with unchanged voices and without prior voice training who are in third grade and up. Admission $75. 9 a.m. to noon daily through Friday, afternoon hours available.
special events
Wednesday 17
BOWL-A-THON. Mid City LanesRock-N-Bowl, 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3133. Benefit for the New Orleans Ad Club's public-service efforts with competition between teams, a raffle, auction, Gumbo Cook Off and more. Admission $15, includes drinks, food and entrance to band playing afterward. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE. Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez St., 483-0883. Sale sponsored by the German Heritage and Festival Association of various items. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
NEIGHBORHOOD LECTURE SERIES. Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 636-3065. Lecture on neighborhoods of Esplanade Ridge and Faubourg Treme. Admission $5 PRC members, $7 non-members. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
VIGIL FOR THE VICTIMS OF TERROR IN ISRAEL. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., 897-0143. Vigil for Israeli victims of terrorism, in conjunction with vigils in 20 other cities nationwide. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WINE TASTING. Fairmont Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 529-7111. Monthly wine tasting hosted by Sazerac Club, of Taft Street Central Coast Wines. Admission $20, includes hors d'oeuvres. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. New Home Ministries, 1616 Carondelet St., 263-1302. Fourteenth Annual Women's Conference presented by New Homes Full Gospel Ministries Free Spirit Women of Victory, featuring various speakers. Tickets $30. Day and evening sessions daily through Saturday.
Thursday 18
ANGEL'S PLACE DANCE. The Balcony, 4738 Utica St., Metairie, 455-2620. Fundraiser for Angel's Place, a nonprofit organization for seriously and terminally ill children. Live music, open bar and food. Tickets $25 per person, $40 couple. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
BREATH OF LIFE LUNCHEON. Sheraton New Orleans, 500 Canal St., 828-5864. Eighth annual tribute luncheon to benefit the American Heart Association with guest speaker New Orleans Hornets co-owner George Shinn and master of ceremonies Eric Paulsen of WWL-TV. Tickets $60. 11 a.m.
DINING FOR LIFE. Various restaurants, 821-2601, ext. 250. Seventh annual fundraiser for NO/AIDS Task Force involving more than 45 area restaurants that donate 25 percent of the daily proceeds.
LYNDA DENIGER. Piccadilly's Cafeteria, 8908 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 454-8977. Spiritual speaker, writer and musician Lynda Deniger presents program. Free admission. 7 p.m.
SUMMER AT THE SHOPS. Canal Place, 365 Canal St., first floor, 522-9200. Metal Rose performs as part of the Summer at the Shops concert series, with drink proceeds benefiting Children's Hospital. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WINE TASTING. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 896-7300. Tasting of 1999 Chassagne Montrachet, hosted by Ric Hopper. $60 per person. 6:30 p.m.
Friday 19
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: ARTIST & ENTREPRENUER. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. Radio producer and writer Tom Morgan leads program on early jazz legend Clarence Williams. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
POETRY SHOW. Neighborhood Gallery Theater, 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800. Poetry show led by Revalasha and John Slade with "What's Going Down?" theme, theater and open mic. Admission $5, under 17 free. 7:30 p.m.
"STRINGS ATTACHED." The Howlin' Wolf. 828 S. Peters St., 832-0923. Fundraiser for Leap Frog Theater Company to produce a puppet-theater version of Amadeus in August. Live music from Stanton Moore and Davell Crawford, Eziah Andry and others; the puppet mime piece "Fly Fishing" by Leap Frog co-founders Steve Zissis and Arthur Mintz; and a marionette piece by puppet prodigy Eric Wright, "Caveman vs. The Blender." $10 donation. 8 p.m.
Saturday 20
AIDS BENEFIT. Phoenix Bar, 941 Elysian Fields Ave., 949-0882. Contest and show to benefit Buzzy's Boys and Girls. Admission $5. 9 p.m.
ART OF COLLECTIVE IMPROVISATION. New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. The six-piece Vieux Carré Band demonstrates concept of collective improvisation in a jazz setting. Free admission. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
SACKCLOTH2JOY. Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Folk music rhythms from group with diverse musical backgrounds. Free admission. 8 p.m.
BYWATER ART MARKET. New Orleans Conservation Guild, 3301 Chartres St. Monthly art market features work of local artists and artisans. Free admission. 9 a.m.
EARLY MUSIC WORKSHOP. St. John Lutheran Church, 3937 Canal St., 865-8203. "Heart and Soul: the Melding of Word and Music in the Middle Ages" program presented by New Orleans Musica da Camera. $30 general public, $25 Musica da Camera supporters. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FRENCH MARKET CONCERT. French Market, 1008 N. Peters St., 596-3420. The Algiers Brass Band performs as part of weekly concert series. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
GLITZ: THE ART OF ILLUSION. Oz Show Club, 800 Bourbon St., 593-9491. Las Vegas-style female impersonation featuring hostess Bianca Del Rio performing (as Cher), with others including Nikki Rich (as Barbra Streisand, Bette Miller), Lisa Beaumann (Carol Channing, Liza Minelli), Blanch DeBris (Marilyn Monroe), and Teryl-Lynn Foxx (Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick). Admission $10. 9 p.m.
GREAT SPILLWAY CLASSIC TRAIL RUN. Bonnet Carre Spillway Boat Launch Pavilion, Norco, 482-6682. Three-mile cross-country run through water, mud, forest and levee. Entry fee $13 New Orleans Track Club members before July 15; $15 non-members before July 15, $18 after July 15. 8 a.m.
JAZZ & GEOGRAPHY WALKING TOUR. New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. Walking tour through the French Quarter explaining the rise of jazz. Free admission. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Sunday 21
CITY PARK CONCERT SERIES. City Park, Popp Bandstand, 482-4888. Derek Dabbs performs as part of summer concert series. Free admission. 4 p.m.
TASTE OF THE NATION 2002. W Hotel, 333 Poydras St., 885-2619. Benefit to fight hunger sponsored by anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength, featuring more than 20 chefs from area restaurants. Tickets $50 advance (available at both Martin Wine Cellar locations: 3827 Baronne St. and 714 Elmeer Ave. in Metairie) or by calling 885-2619; $60 at door. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
cooking demonstrations
Tuesday 16
MARY GREGSON. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898. Belle Algiers owner offers demonstration. Free admission. 11 a.m.
Saturday 20
ADOLFO GARCIA. Crescent City Farmers Market, 700 Magazine St., 861-5898. Rio Mar chef offers demonstration on Panamanian cuisine. Free admission. 10 a.m.
