family
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 three and under free); driving tour
$10 per car; carriage rides available. Open nightly from 5:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.,
through Jan. 5.
CELEBRATION OF THE SEASON. Lafreniere
Park, Metairie, 833-5703. Seasonal lights displayed nightly from dusk until
10 p.m., through Jan. 5. On Saturday, choirs and school bands of J.D. Meisler
(6:30 p.m.) and St. Louis King of France (7 p.m.) perform concerts. Free admission.
Saturday 14
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION. Longue Vue House and Gardens,
7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488. Holiday celebration with crafts, games, food and
entertainment, plus train rides and a visit from Santa Claus. Admission $5 per
child Friends of Longue Vue members, $10 nonmembers. 10 a.m. to noon.
special events
Tuesday 10
CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERTS. Fairmont Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 529-7111.
Annual tradition of school groups performing in Fairmont's Angel Hair Lobby.
Chester School (11:30 a.m.) and St. Benilde School (noon) perform Tuesday; St.
Francis Xavier noon Wednesday; St. Rita's Elementary noon Thursday; St. Catherine
of Sienna noon Friday. Free admission.
STUDENT CHRISTMAS CAROLING. Hyatt
Regency, Poydras Street at Loyola Avenue, 561-1234. Performances on the
third-floor atrium by students. Tuesday, Green Lawn Terrace School with hand
bells. Wednesday, students from Eleanor McMain sing carols with piano. 11:45
a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
THE FRANK ZAPPATISTAS. Blue Nile,
532 Frenchmen St., 948-BLUE. Music group performs "Pieces of a Song: A Set
for Diane di Prima" featuring guests movement artist Nanette Ledet and poet
Andy Young. Free admission. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
MAGICIAN WINSTON HELLING. Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Magician's illusions woven into story.
Tickets $16 with advance one-drink minimum of $6. 8 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.
Wednesday 11
WINE TASTING. Gabrielle Restaurant, 3201 Esplanade
Ave., 948-6233. Wine tasting paired to a four-course meal featuring Elaine
Printz of the Fess Parke. Admission $68 per person, all-inclusive. 7 p.m.
Thursday 12
EIGHTH ANNUAL SENIOR FEAST. Martin Luther King School
for Science and Technology, 1617 Caffin Ave., cafeteria, 592-9155. Clerk,
First City Court Ellen M. Hazeur hosts annual holiday turkey dinner for senior
citizens featuring music by Frank Richard and Christmas caroling. Free admission.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday 13
CAROLING AT THE VILLA. New Orleans African American
Museum, 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 565-7497. Performance by local school choir
of a selection of holiday songs and gospel music. Free with museum admission,
$5 adults, $3 children and seniors. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
URBAN SWANK. Art@1029, 1029 Barracks
St., 588-9354. "An Evening of Art and Martinis" presented by Art@1029 featuring
local and national artists. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS. St. Tammany Trace
Trailhead, I-12 and Hwy. 59 at Koop Drive, near Mandeville, (800) 43-TRACE.
Third-annual event opening Tammany Trace to visitors to walk through Christmas
displays with carolers and musicians. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
and Saturday.
MUSICA DA CAMERA. St. John Lutheran
Church, 3937 Canal St., 865-8203. Instrumentalist troupe Musica da Camera
and vocalists with Vox Feminate perform concert "In Dulci Jubilo: Medieval Christmas
Favorites." Free admission. 8 p.m.
Saturday 14
CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL. Smith Regional
Library, 6301 Canal Blvd., (985) 645-9096. Annual event of New Orleans Lettering
Arts Association. Free admission. 10 a.m.
JAZZ AT THE VILLA. New Orleans African
American Museum, 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 565-7497. Local jazz artists perform.
Free with museum admission, $5 adults, $3 children and seniors. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
HOLIDAY HOME TOUR. Preservation Resource Center,
923 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-7032. PRC's 28h annual holiday home tour of several
historic homes, live entertainment with the McGehee School Choir, Suzuki Forum
and the Trinity Bell Choir. Tickets $18 PRC members and $22 nonmembers in advance,
$20 PRC members and $25 nonmembers at the door. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
BATTLE OF THE BULGE RE-ENACTMENT. The
National D-Day Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012, ext. 226. Re-enactors
portray American and German troops in World War II's Battle of the Bulge. Free
admission. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HOLIDAY CONCERT AND SING-ALONG. The
National D-Day Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012, ext. 226. Local entertainers
Saul Schneider and Linda Mintz perform holiday songs from the 1940s and more,
accompanied by Dr. Stu Farber on piano. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS RUN/WALK. City
Park, Storyyland, Victory Avenue, 861-8686. Fourteenth annual non-competitive,
family-oriented event to walk or run two-mile course through City Park. Registration
$16. 4 p.m.
IRVIN MAYFIELD HOLIDAY CONCERTS. Our
Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1835 St. Roch Ave., 944-0166. Local
trumpeter presents a jazz quintet performance of holiday music in his fifth-annual
concert series, "Sacred Music for the Christmas Season." Free admission. 7 p.m.
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH." Orpheum Theater,
129 University Place, 523-6530. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's annual
production of holiday classic. Tom Hall conducts. Tickets $11-$52. 8 p.m. Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday 15
IMANI: A KWANZAA CELEBRATION. Grace Episcopal Church,
3700 Canal St., 488-0103. Fundraiser for The Mid-City Workshop featuring
the group's music, dance, drama, drum, choir, stomp and jazz studies students
in performance. Reception with refreshment follows. Donations accepted. 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
ELLIS MARSALIS TRIO. Skyfire Theatre,
332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, (985) 892-1873. Music group performs.
Free admission, tickets required. 4 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
MUSICA DA CAMERA. Holy Name of Mary
Church, 500 Eliza St., 865-8203. Instrumentalist troupe Musica da Camera
and vocalists with Vox Feminate perform concert "In Dulci Jubilo: Medieval Christmas
Favorites." Free admission. 4 p.m.
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Episcopal Church,
1329 Jackson Ave., 670-2520. Concert featuring tenor Aubry Bryan and pianist
Albinas Prizgintas performing works of Rameau and Liszt and Creole songs. Free
admission. 5 p.m.
CANDLELIGHT CAROLING. Washington
Square Park, Frenchmen Street, 947-0984. Eighteenth annual holiday event
with caroling led by Father Christmas and His Band of Merry Elves. Free admission.
6 p.m.
IRVIN MAYFIELD HOLIDAY CONCERTS. Christian
Unity Baptist Church, 1700 Conti St., 522-3438. Local trumpeter presents
a jazz quintet performance of holiday music in his fifth-annual concert series,
Sacred Music for the Christmas Season. Free admission. 6 p.m.
THE MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS. St.
Timothy United Methodist Church, 335 Asbury St., Mandeville, (985) 626-3307.
Holiday concert with William Baker conducting 85-member St. Timothy Choir
and Symphony Orchestra. Free admission. 7 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Monday.
CHARITY CHRISTMAS. Club Ambrosia,
9615 Chef Menteur Hwy., (985) 649-0561. Second-annual event by C & J Entertainment
and Modeling to help the needy. Entertainment by BRW. Admission $10 with toy,
$15 without toy. 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
cooking demonstrations
CHRISTMAS NEW ORLEANS STYLE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS.
Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-5730. Series
of cooking demonstrations by local chefs through the holiday season. Call for
lineup. Demonstrations daily through Dec. 27. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Saturday 14
COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. City Hall, 609 N. Columbia
St., (985) 892-1873. Cooking demonstration from Cypress Bistro and music
performance by fiddler Amanda Shaw and Avec Amis. Free admission. 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
