FAMILY
Saturday 27
DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Explore the offerings of the garden in a cool room and make place mats. Admission $5 children and adults. 10 a.m. to noon.
JOHNETTE DOWNING. Children's Castle, 401 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231, ext. 220. Singer performs program "Splish Splash Into Summer Song." Admission $3.50 adults, $2.50 children and seniors. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR TEENS. Gentilly Branch Library, 3000 Foy St., 596-2644. Lessons in songwriting with instruction by local musicians Jim McCormick and Blake Amos. No instrument required, bring notebook and pen. Free. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday 29
SUMMER 'SCAPES CAMP. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Summer day camp with activities including gardening, exploring, building and more. Sign up for any number of days. $25 per day, $100 for week Longue Vue members, $30 per day, $125 for week non-members. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Tuesday 23
CHRISTMAS IN JULY. Harrah's Casino, Mansion Ballroom, 512 S. Peters St., 464-4617. Benefit for Crescent House Shelter for Battered Women and Children with auction of various items. $40 donation, includes lunch. Reservations required. 11:30 a.m.
SAVE OUR CEMETERIES LECTURE. Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., 525-3377. Lecture "St. Louis I Revived: Current Preservation Projects in New Orleans' Oldest Cemetery" presented by Dorothy S. Krotzner of Save America's Treasures Preservation Project. RSVP required. 6 p.m. Four-course fixed menu dinner follows at Bella Luna (914 N. Peters St.) at 7:30 p.m. Dinner $39 per person.
POETRY NIGHT. SPACE Gallery, 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119. Open mic and poetry night. Free admission. 8 p.m.
Wednesday 24
ROBIN ROBERTS HOLE 'N ONE GOLF TOURNAMENT AND GALA. Golf tournament at City Park, gala at Wyndham Hotel, Canal Place, 100 Iberville St., 949-5252. Annual benefit for Each One Save One, a nonprofit serving area children, featuring golf tournament and gala with live music, food and silent auction. Tickets $100. Golf 8 a.m., gala 7 p.m.
BUDDY BOLDEN PLACE UNVEILING. Delgado Community College at Holt Cemetery, City Park Avenue, 525-3377. Save Our Cemeteries unveiling of Buddy Bolden Place (formerly Toulouse Street at City Park Avenue) in honor of one of New Orleans' fathers of jazz. Free. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday 25
NORD/NOBA CENTER FOR DANCE ANNIVERSARY. NOCCA/Riverfront, Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 522-0996. Tenth anniversary celebration for NORD/NOBA's Center for Dance with concert featuring PerksDanceMusicTheatre. Free admission. 7 p.m.
THE REV. LOUIS FARRAKHAN. New Orleans Hilton Riverside, Poydras Street at Mississippi River, 822-2665. Nation of Islam leader speaks as part of the Panorama of Truth Conference. Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m.
Friday 26
PAWS FOR LUNCH FUNDRAISER. Destrehan Plantation, 13034 River Road, Destrehan, (985) 652-SPCA. Benefit for Riverlands SPCA and St. Charles Humane Society with lunch, fashion show, raffle, silent auction and guests of honor Angela Hill and Frank Davis. Tickets $30. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday 27
MIRACLE WALK. City Park, (888) KIDSAVE. Benefit for Kidsave International to help foster children in New Orleans area with "power walk" and "leisure walk" in City Park. Adult registration $45, children and seniors $30. Registration 6:30 a.m., event begins 7:45 a.m.
VIDEO EDITING WORKSHOP. New Orleans Video Access Center, 4840 Banks St., 486-9192. Two-day workshop provides entry-level instruction in computer-based video editing. Reservations required. $325 fee. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday.
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP. Loyola University, Communications Music Building, room 230, 488-7435. The New Orleans chapter of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) presents songwriting workshop with Grammy-nominated artists Casey Kelly and Nina Mankin. Admission $10. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
JAZZ'N THE VINES. Pontchartrain Vineyards, 81250 Hwy. 1082 (Old Military Road), Covington, (985) 892-9743. Acoustic string band The Abita Strings perform as part of concert series. Picnic fare welcome, no outside liquor or pets. Admission $5. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday 28
CHRISTMAS IN JULY HOMELESS DINNER. Bridge House, 1160 Camp St., 522-2124, ext. 13. Annual meal for homeless featuring traditional holiday fare, with additional aid items and gifts for children distributed. Volunteers needed. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CHARITY FASHION SHOW. Club 360º, World Trade Center, 2 Canal St., 33rd floor, 897-3279. Eighth annual event by Mid-South Women in Travel to benefit Crescent House and Angel's Place, with fashion show and silent auction. Tickets $35. 2 p.m.
PIANO CONCERT. St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1545 State St., 897-0101. Pianist Peter Collins continues concert series to complete all piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven. Free admission. 3 p.m.
CITY PARK CONCERT SERIES. City Park, Popp Bandstand, 482-4888. Forever 1 and Savoy perform as part of summer concert series. Free admission. 4 p.m.
Monday 29
NEW ORLEANS CIVIC SYMPHONY CONCERT. St. Clement of Rome Church, West Esplanade Avenue at Richland Avenue, Metairie. New Orleans Civic Symphony performs concert of various works featuring clarinet and trumpet soloists. Dr. Glen J. Hemberger directs. Free admission. 8 p.m.
