family
Tuesday 26
TODDLER TIME. Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Turkey stories and crafts.
Free admission. 1 p.m.
HOLIDAY TEA PARTY. Longue Vue House
and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Tea party with pastries and scones
to celebrate the holidays for children and parents, with children encouraged
to dress up in their favorite make-believe attire. Admission $10 Friends of
Longue Vue members, $15 nonmembers. 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday 29
FAMILY NIGHT. Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Listen to The Quilt
Makers Gift by Jeff Brumbeau and piece together a paper quilt. Free admission.
7 p.m.
special events
Tuesday 26
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER. 4730
Washington Ave., 486-2650. Annual Thanksgiving-style meal to provide nutritious
food to the elderly, homeless and community at-large. Free admission. Noon.
KEN GERINGER. Borders Books, Music
& Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author of Nobody
Told Me: From Basement Band to Jack and the John Lennon Sessions signs and
discusses his book about John Lennon, as well as playing a cassette tape of
an unreleased interview with Lennon. Free admission. 7 p.m.
ERACISM MEETING. CC's Coffee House,
2917 Magazine St., 866-1163. Nonprofit group ERACISM sponsors biweekly meeting
to discuss improving race relations. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
JAZZ AND SPOKEN WORD THROW DOWN. Sweet Lorraine's,
1931 St. Claude Ave., 945-9654. Spoken word with open mike featuring poet
Karama Sadaka and live music by Coup d'Fire. Admission $5. 9 p.m. to midnight.
PSYCHOTRONIC GO-GO DANCE CONTEST. Hi-Ho
Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., 947-9344. Dance event featuring rare '60s
music videos and go-go music by MC Dale and VJ Curtis. Cocktails $1 for anyone
in a dress. Free admission. 10 p.m.
Wednesday 27
JAZZ IN THE HOOD. French Quarter Visitors Center,
916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park rangers
lead discussion on the neighborhoods of New Orleans and their role in the history
of jazz. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. New Orleans
Arena, 525-HOOP (4667). Hornets host the Atlanta Hawks. Tickets $7-$265.
7:30 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS POETRY FORUM. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie
835-8472. Weekly poetry workshop sponsored by New Orleans Poetry Forum.
Free admission. 8 p.m.
BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER BENEFIT. Rendon
Inn, The Hangar, 1511 S. Rendon St., 710-5021. Benefit for the Battered
Women's Shelter with drink specials and live music from classic rock band Blue
Collar Union. Admission $5 donation. 10 p.m.
Thursday 28
TURKEY DAY RACE. City Park, Tad
Gormley Stadium, 887-8900. This 95th annual race presented by New
Orleans Athletic Club with one-mile "fun" run/walk for humans and dogs and five-mile
race. Proceeds benefit Spina Bifida Association, Southern Animal Foundation
Fire Recovery Fund and the NOAC Scholarship Fund. Registration $20. Check-in
8:15 a.m., races 9 a.m.
Friday 29
FAMILY REUNION SEMINAR AND EXPO. Radisson Hotel,
1500 Canal St., 523-5652. Presented by New Orleans Multicultural Tourism
Network, a series of seminars and expo designed to showcase ways to plan a family
reunion in New Orleans, as well as what resources exist to do. Free admission.
Registration 11 a.m., speakers and presentations throughout the day.
CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS. City Park,
483-9415. Annual holiday event with a light show throughout City Park, cultural
exhibits, live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, children's attractions
and more. Two-mile walking tour admission $5 per person (kids 3 and under free);
driving tour $10 per car; carriage rides available. Open nightly from 5:30 p.m.
to 10:30 p.m., through Jan. 5.
KONGO SQUARE MUSIC AND FASHION SHOW. Hard
Rock Cafe, 418 N. Peters St., (985) 798-5665. Event marking the debut of
Cyril and Gayneille Neville's Kongo Square Records with music from local funk,
R&B, and hip-hop acts with special celebrity guest Speech of Arrested Development,
along with fashion show. Call for ticket info. 8 p.m.
Saturday 30
CAT ADOPTION EXTRAVAGANZA. Alario Center, Westbank
Expressway, Terrytown, 738-2789. Cats available for adoption are presented
by various animal rescue groups, as part of the Christmas on the Bayou Championship
and Household Pet Cat Show. Admission $4 adults, children and seniors $2 (bring
a donation of cat supplies for $1 off admission). 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
BAYOU CLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP JAZZ BRUNCH.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, third floor, 500 Poydras St., (225) 342-7342. Eighteenth
annual brunch sponsored by the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus (LLBC), featuring
food, drinks and live performance by jazz violinist Michael Ward to benefit
the LLBC's scholarship fund. Tickets $40 per person, $400 for a table of 10.
10 a.m. to noon.
TOM MCDERMOTT. French Quarter Visitors
Center, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841. Pianist Tom McDermott leads a quartet
in a program of music from New Orleans during the Storyville era of ragtime,
parlor jazz and popular songs. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
PAT'S HIP HAPPENING. Mermaid Lounge, 1100 Constance
St., 524-4747. Music and art event to benefit Mermaid Lounge manager/bartender
Patrick Cronin, who broke a hip in a bicycle accident. Live music by the New
Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, the Geraniums, Fore Day Creep, Rotary Downs, Hazard
County Girls and Dave Pirner, as well as food, drinks, and an auction of artwork
and memorabilia led by Shawn Hall. Admission sliding scale $5-$10. 8 p.m.
Sunday 1
CANDLES FOR PEACE. City Park, Pavilion of the Two
Sisters, 454-1981. Annual Christmas brunch and fundraiser for the Colombian
Volunteers of New Orleans, a nonprofit group that sends medical supplies to
Colombia, with live music, raffles, door prizes and auction. Tickets $25 adults
in advance, $35 at the door, $12 children ages five to 12. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
ART AUCTION AND ODDITIES BAZAAR. Cafe
Brasil, 2100 Chartres St., 949-0851. Fundraiser featuring live music with
Jai Alai, a white-elephant table and a live and silent art auction for Recycle
for the Arts, a nonprofit, volunteer-run group that provides free and low-cost
art materials to the community. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
MUSICA DA CAMERA. St. Joseph Abbey,
Covington, 865-8203. Instrumentalist troupe Musica da Camera and vocalists
with Vox Feminate perform concert "In Dulci Jubilo: Medieval Christmas Favorites."
Free admission. 3 p.m.
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL CONCERT CHOIR. St.
Louis Cathedral, 525-9583. Annual Christmas concert featuring the St. Louis
Cathedral Concert Choir and members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
performing Vivaldi's "Gloria" and more. Free admission. 4 p.m.
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Episcopal
Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., 670-2520. Concert featuring the Navy Band New
Orleans performing classical and holiday music. Free admission. 5 p.m.
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT SERIES. St. Louis Cathedral,
French Quarter, 522-5730. Nightly concerts by local jazz and gospel artists
performing Christmas and traditional songs. Sunday, Ellis Marsalis; Monday,
The Gospel According to Jazz, featuring Davell Crawford, Mark Brooks, Clarence
Johnson III, Eddie Dejean and Lance Ellis. Free admission. 8 p.m. today and
Monday; through Dec. 23.
Monday 2
PET BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING. Offices of Dr. Oprea and Dr. Douciere,
3100 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 303, Metairie, 733-7387. Counseling for those
dealing with the death of a pet offered by Jefferson SPCA and Dr. Luane M. Oprea
and Dr. Jane L. Douchiere. Pre-registration required. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
POLITICS WITH A PUNCH. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Roundtable discussion of local politics
led by columnist Jeff Crouere, with guests Angela Hill of WWL-TV, Orleans Parish
School Board member Jimmy Fahrenholtz, comedian Dan Forrester and actress Francine
Segal. Admission $20. 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
cooking demonstrations
Saturday 30
GERMAN HOLIDAY TREATS. French Quarter
Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St., 589-2636. Friedel Arwe of the German-American
Cultural Center prepares marzipan cookies, a traditional holiday treat brought
to the region by German settlers. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday 1
REVEILLON DEMONSTRATIONS. Le Petit
Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-5730. Demonstrations of the Creole tradition
of Reveillon dining during the holidays by local chefs. Sunday, Dec. 1, Alan
Ehrich, Audubon Tea Room; Monday, Dec. 2, Chester Grey and Deborah Huling, West
End Cafe and Fat Harry's. Demonstrations daily through Dec. 27. Free admission.
3 p.m.
