family
Tuesday 6
TODDLER TIME. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Listen to Mermaid's Ball by Bea Sloboder. Free admission. 1 p.m.
Wednesday 7
KIDDIE KARAOKE NIGHT. Fine Arts Center, 1733 Constantinople St., 269-3922. Part of "Dinner Theatre for Kids" series, with "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont playing piano, five live mics and kids' songs. Admission $10, includes supper and show. Doors open 6 p.m., show 7 p.m.
Thursday 8
PAJAMARAMA. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Listen to Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch and make your own soap. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 9
FAMILY NIGHT. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Listen to Arthur's Family Vacation by Marc Brown and make sand art. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 10
CHILDREN'S DRUM CIRCLE. Audubon Park at Tchoupitoulas Street, 899-4028.
Open and informal drum circle for children ages 1-6 and parents, with assorted
drums and shakers provided. Free admission. 10 a.m.
DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7
Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Create works of art with plant seeds. Admission $5.
10 a.m. to noon.
IT'S MAGIC. Children's Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231,
ext. 220. Magician and comic Irwin Royes, "The World's Smallest Magician,"
presents program. Admission $3.50 adults, $2.50 children and seniors. 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m.
AFTERNOON ART. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author Todd-Michael St. Pierre reads
his new book, The Louisiana State Bird Beauty Pageant. Free admission.
3 p.m.
Monday 12
ASTRONOMY CAMP. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, I-10 exit 244 Read
Blvd., 246-5672, ext. 4116. Summer camp with focus on astronomy for ages
13-16. Registration deadline Aug. 2. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Friday.
$140 members, $150 non-members.
AUDUBON WILDERNESS PARK SUMMER CAMP. Wilderness Park,
River Road past English Turn Country Club, English Turn, 246-5672, ext. 4116.
Summer camp for ages 7-9 with this week's program "The Wild Side," exploring
the wilder side of nature. Audubon Institute members $95, non-members $105.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, through Friday.
SUMMER ART CAMP. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805. One-week session for children ages 6-13 to learn in all disciplines with instruction from New Orleans artists. $125 CAC members, $175 non-members. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Aug. 16.
special events
Tuesday 6
SUMMERTIME TEASE. Dante's Kitchen, 736 Dante St.,
861-3121. Biweekly event featuring food and drink specials, art and live
music today by Marc Stone. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
POETRY NIGHT. SPACE Gallery, 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119.
Open mic and poetry night. Free admission. 8 p.m.
Wednesday 7
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR. Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal
St., 581-4629. Aquarium visitors are offered a unique perspective of marine
life and exhibits, courtesy Aquarium experts, complete with tour-ending souvenir
and view of a penguin feed, question/answer session or admission to interactive
stage shows. $10 adults, $5 kids 2-12 (in addition to regular admission prices);
Aquarium members receive $2 discount. 2:30 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
through Sept. 2.
NEW ORLEANS POETRY FORUM. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie,
835-8472. Weekly poetry workshop sponsored by New Orleans Poetry Forum.
Free admission. 8 p.m.
Thursday 8
BLOOD DRIVE. Oakwood Center, JCPenney wing, 197 Westbank
Expwy., Gretna, 361-1550. The Blood Mobile accepts donations. 11 a.m. to
8 p.m. today through Saturday.
BLOOD DRIVE. New Orleans Centre, 1400 Poydras St., room 212 on first
level, 593-1500. The Blood Center accepts donations. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
YAPPY HOUR. Jefferson Feed & Garden Center, 4421 Jefferson
Hwy., Jefferson, 733-7387. Swimsuit edition of Yappy Hour, with costume
contest, dog games for prizes and more. $10 donation admits one or two people.
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
SUMMERTIME TEA. Dante's Kitchen, 736 Dante St., 861-3121.
Biweekly event featuring food and drink specials, art and live music today
by Mike West. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
BREATH OF LIFE GALA. The Balcony, 4938 Utica St., 835-5511.
Fundraiser to benefit Breath of Life Catholic Foundation features food,
open bar, live music by In the Mood and more. Tickets $60 per person, $430 for
table of eight. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WINE TASTING. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie,
899-7411. "Favorite Reds" tasting hosted by Dave Gladden and Jody D'Anna.
Tickets $22. 6:30 p.m.
NEW BREED NEW ORLEANS. TwiRoPa Arts and Entertainment Building, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 874-3311. Meeting of nonprofit young professionals group New Breed New Orleans, featuring guest speaker Tim Sanders, chief solutions officer for Yahoo! Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 9
TOM SAWYER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RUN. Start/finish at Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Ave., 529-2273. Two-mile walk/run to benefit the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans. $18 registration fee, includes T-shirt and post-party admission; $5 post-party only. 6 p.m. registration, 7 p.m. start.
Saturday 10
2002 SUMMER SHOW & SALE. St. Bernard Cultural Center,
8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 368-1636. Annual sale featuring Depression-era
glass, pottery and china, appearance by Debbie and Randy Coe, authors of Elegant
Glass: Early, Depression and Beyond, and glass repair by the "Glass
Doctor." Admission $4, good for both days. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BUDDHIST TEACHING. First Unitarian Church, 2903 Jefferson
St., 899-2320. "Changing Our Minds, Changing Our Lives" lecture led by Ven.
Robina Courtin, a Buddhist nun. Free admission, donations appreciated. 10 a.m.
to noon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
GOULASH PARTY. Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez St., 483-0883.
The German Heritage Festival Association holds its annual party serving
traditional food such as goulash and noodles, cole slaw, and more. $15 per person,
inclusive. 7 p.m.
Sunday 11
MARDI GRAS MARATHON KICKOFF RACE. LaSalle Park, adjacent
to Zephyrs Field, Airline Drive, Metairie, 482-6682. New Orleans Track Club-sponsored
race with half-mile and 5K races. Registration $15. 8 a.m. half-mile, 8:15 a.m.
5K.
NORTHSHORE HADASSAH. 1061 Rue Chinon, Mandeville, (985)
674-2850. Membership kick-off event "One to Grow On" for Northshore Hadassah,
an educational, social and volunteer group for Jewish women. New and prospective
members welcome. Call (985) 674-2850 to RSVP and for directions. Free admission.
11:30 a.m.
CITY PARK CONCERT SERIES. City Park, Popp Bandstand, 482-4888. Lyle Henderson & Emanuel and Lance Ellis perform as part of summer concert series. Free admission. 4 p.m.
auditions
Saturday 10
JPAS CHILDREN'S CHORUS. First Christian Church, 8121 Airline Drive, Metairie, 885-2000. Placement auditions for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Children's Chorus for first through sixth graders. Registration required.
