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SPECIAL EVENTS LISTINGS 01 27 04 Respond to this Story family Saturday 31 NATURE PROGRAMS. Fontainebleau State Park, east of Mandeville on Hwy. 190, (888) 677-3668 or 624-4443. Park holds two nature programs. "Flyways and Byways" at 8 a.m. features guided hike through oak bottomland and marsh habitat to discuss and identify birds. At 1 p.m., Audubon Institute's ZooMobile holds "Fur, Feathers, Scales and Skin" program. Admission $2 per vehicle up to four persons, 50 cents for each additional person. PORTA-PUPPET PLAYERS. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357. Interactive puppet comedy troupe presents "Porta-Puppet Music Revue," part of DramaRama Jr. held all day. Show included with $6 museum admission. 11 a.m. HANSEL & GRETEL. Children's Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231, ext. 220. Metropelican Opera presents the final production of classic fairy tale. Reservations recommended. Admission $2.50 children ages 1-17 and seniors; $3.50 adults. For reservations call 468-7231 (during the week), 712-9861 (Saturday). 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. special events Wednesday 28 MUSIC AT MIDDAY. Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 862-3214. Newcomb Department of Music presents concert series, this week featuring soprano Ellen Frohnmeyer, baritone Phillip Frohnmeyer, pianist Dane Evans and narrator Olivia Bamforth. Free. Noon. BLASERQUINTETT DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN. Loyola University, Roussel Hall, 865-2011. Loyola "Master Class" features renowned quintet performing chamber, avant-garde and classical music. Free admission. 4:30 p.m. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. New Orleans Arena, 524-HOOP. Hornets host the Milwaukee Bucks. Tickets $7-$272. 7 p.m. WOMEN FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA. Lake Marina Towers, second floor, 300 Lake Marina Drive, 488-2119. Monthly group meeting featuring speakers Anne Pettit and Linda Walker discussing issues related to Orleans Parish Sewerage & Water Board. Gumbo and dessert served for $5. Guests welcome, reservations encouraged. Dinner (optional) 7 p.m., speakers 7:30 p.m. YOUNG LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING. Chateau Sonesta Hotel, 800 Iberville St., 585-1500. Young Leadership Council holds membership meeting and committee fair, to share info with current and perspective members about the projects Arts & Culture Focus, Community Service Focus, Economic Development Focus and more. Free admission. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION. New Orleans Public Library, Smith Branch, 6301 Canal Blvd., 596-2597. February as Black History Month is observed all month, starting with panel discussion "The Impact of Brown vs. Board of Education," on New Orleans public schools. Speakers include C.C. Campbell-Rock, author Keith Weldon Medley, Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale and Lolis Edward Elie. Free admission. 6 p.m. TASTING EVENT. Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 899-7411. Tasting of champagne, caviar, foie gras and cheese with gourmet food experts. $22 per person. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. NEW ORLEANS POETRY FORUM. Residence, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472. Weekly workshop for poets. Free. 8 p.m. Thursday 29 OGDEN AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600. Musicians Anders Osborne and Jim McCormick perform. Complimentary white wine served. Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors/students; free admission for members. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. NIKKI FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER. New Orleans City Club, 1525 St. Charles Ave., 263-0727. Fundraiser gala for nonprofit community outreach and children's advocacy group. State Rep. Jalila Jefferson is guest speaker. Tickets $40. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. SEX WORKERS ART SHOW. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767. Evening of visual and performance art created by people working in sex industry, featuring cabaret, spoken word, burlesque, video and more. More info www.sexworkersartshow.com. Tickets $10, ages 18-plus only. 7:30 p.m. PETER TAKACS. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 862-3214. Pianist performs concert of works by Beethoven, Chopin and Gershwin, part of Newcomb Department of Music's Concert Piano Series. Free. 8 p.m. Friday 30 UNE SOIREE AU PAYS BASQUE. Royal Sonesta Hotel, Salon Bienville, 300 Bourbon St., 568-0770. Annual fundraiser gala for Alliance Francaise de La Nouvelle Orleans, with dinner, live and silent auctions and honoring educator Marie-Claude Kellermann. Call for ticket info. Patron party 6:30 p.m., dinner 7:30 p.m. FLAMENCO SHOW. Cafe Brasil, 2100 Chartres St., 949-0851. Renowned flamenco dancer Antonio Hidalgo performs with Alianza Flamenca. Cover TBA. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. NOCCA/RIVERFRONT DANCE COMPANY. NOCCA/Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2900. The NOCCA Institute presents winter dance concert of school's student dance troupe. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. POZAZZ OPEN MIC. True Brew Cafe, 200 Julia St., 524-8441. Pozazz presents weekly open mic for spoken-word artists, poets, rappers, activists, actors and more. Admission $5. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday 31 LET US ENTERTAIN YOU, ACT I. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 865-5901. Fifty-first annual Tulane Educational Conference, featuring entertainment mediums of film, theater, music and television, with panel discussions and presentations led by Tulane alumni and celebrities in creative fields. Open to public. Tickets $35 general, $10 students. Pre-registration required. 8 a.m. HOSPICE VOLUNTEER DRIVE. Odyssey HealthCare Office, 2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 838-0981. Odyssey HealthCare seeks volunteers to help in hospice services across seven-parish region. Pre-registration required. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. QUILT DOCUMENTATION DAY. Otis House Museum, inside Fairview-Riverside State Park, east of Madisonville on Hwy. 190, (985) 792-4652 or (888) 677-3247. Laura Westbrook, director of Louisiana Folklore Program, hosts documentation of quilts with makers and owners encouraged to bring quilts made in Louisiana. Free with park admission, $2 per vehicle up to four people, 50 cents each additional person. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. TALENT AUDITION. Six Flags New Orleans, I-10 at I-510, 253-8088. Six Flags seeks singers, actors and dancers to perform in 2004 shows, starting March 20, along with interviews for technicians, stunt performers, seamstresses and stage managers. 10 a.m. until. CYNTHIA MCKINNEY. UNO Downtown Theatre, 619 Carondelet St., 288-2182. Former five-term Georgia congresswoman McKinney holds lecture, "Democracy and U.S. Policy in the Middle East." Free. 11 a.m. REMEMBER WHEN ... A MUSICAL FESTIVAL ON MAGAZINE STREET. Xavier Prep, 5116 Magazine St., 899-6061, ext. 30. Xavier Prep Alumni Association holds 12th annual gala featuring live local music, cuisine, silent auction and more. Music includes Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Irma Thomas, the Dixie Cups, George Porter Jr., Wanda Rouzan, Donald Harrison and many more. Tickets $40 advance, $50 at door. ACLU DINNER. Fairmont Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 522-0628. Annual ACLU dinner, honoring attorney and civil rights activist Clive Stafford Smith with group's highest honor, the Ben Smith Award. Tickets $55. Cash bar 6 p.m., dinner and program 7 p.m. BENEFIT CONCERT. Skyfire Theatre, 332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, (985) 875-7577. Benefit for Ross Welshofer, Covington High School student needing heart transplant, featuring bands 4 Sight, Breakdown, Broken Chain, Discarded Toys and Gang of Creeps. More info www.heartforross.com. Tickets $8. 7 p.m. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. New Orleans Arena, 524-HOOP. Hornets host the Miami Heat. Tickets $7-$272. 7 p.m. BILL DETURK BIRTHDAY BASH. Mile High Club, 2901 Tulane Ave., 822-1375. WWOZ DJ Bill DeTurk hosts fourth annual 40th birthday bash, with free food, prizes, drink specials and live music by Dr. A' Go-Go. Free. 8 p.m. MANIZER. The Big Top, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700. Locally produced cable access show about men celebrates one-year anniversary with live filming of show featuring stand-up and sketch comedy, live music and first year highlights. Show on channel 77 Saturdays 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m., Tuesdays 11 p.m.). Free. 8 p.m. Sunday 1 TENNIS LEAGUE. New Orleans League Tennis Assocation, 838-4533 (women) or 283-4060 (men). NOLTA forming league tennis play for women beginning Feb. 1 and men beginning March 7. More info www.nolta.org. SYMPHONY CHORUS OF NEW ORLEANS. Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Ave., 365-3056. Symphony Chorus performs Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus." Tickets $15. 2 p.m. TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1929 Jackson Ave., 670-2520. Weekly informal concert series, this week dedicated to peace and featuring The Atlas Interfaith Foundation with program of Sufism chanting with Turkish instruments and organist Albinas Prizgintas. Free admission. 5 p.m. Monday 2 UNITED NATIONS LECTURE. Tulane University Law School, room 110, 6329 Freret St., 865-5920. Annual Eberhard P. Deutsch Lecture presents Eric Suy of Belgium, former U.N. Under-Secretary-General, delivering presentation "The United Nation's Security Council: Was It Ever or Is It Still Relevant?" Free. 6 p.m. GETTING THE JOB WORKSHOP. Southern Repertory Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 523-1465. Arts Council of New Orleans holds panel discussion about landing work in film, commercials and theater. Free to Arts Council and union members, $10 others. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Other Stories This Week in Arts & Entertainment: A&E Feature Major Label Art Review "Beauty" vs. "Prettiness" Theater Review Around the Boards Arts Listings