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Tuesday 8
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS. All Jefferson Parish Library locations, 838-1100, ext. 241 -- Jefferson Parish Children are invited to &179;Get Buggy About Books,&178; and teens can &179;Get Wired in the Library&178; with programs providing a fun way to maintain reading skills. Call for times. Tuesday through Aug. 6.
NEVER HOME ALONE. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, 10601 Dwyer Road, 246-5276 -- A new exhibit that depicts what kinds of urban critters lurk around the home. Tickets $5 adults, $3 children, $4 seniors 65-over, free admission children under 3. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
AVI. East Jefferson Parish Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1100 -- Author will read from his New York Times bestseller Crispin: The Cross of Lead, sign it and give away free copies to kick off the Passport to Reading program. Free admission. 10 a.m.
KIDS' BUTTERFLY TEA. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488 -- Tea where children dress as their favorite butterfly, make butterfly crafts and learn about butterflies. Tickets $15 nonmembers, $12 members. Call for reservations. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 9
DINNER AND PUPPET SHOW. Fine Arts Center, 1733 Constantinople St., 269-3922 -- Porta-Puppet Players present Louisiana Red Riding Hood, starring Stacy Taliancich. Tickets $12, reservations required. 6:45 p.m.
Friday 11
SUMMER READING SKATE PARTY. Airline Skate Center, 6711 Airline Drive, Metairie; Skate Country West Bank, 1100 Terry Pkwy., Terrytown, 838-1100 -- Celebration for the Jefferson Parish Summer Reading Program (SRP). Call for more info. Free admission with SRP registration, skate rental charge. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PAJAMA PARTY. Borders Books and Music, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363 -- Put on your pajamas, robes and slippers and come to Borders for face painting and stories by Eric Carle. Free admission. 7 p.m. Saturday 12 DIG, DO, DISCOVER. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488 -- Children can cool down with plants made from the Discovery Garden. Tickets $5 nonmembers, free for members. 10 a.m. to noon.
CARLA COCKROACH PERFORMANCE. Children's Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 -- Carla Cockroach shares action-filled stories about her life as a cockroach. Tickets $3.50 adults, $2.50 children up to 17 and seniors 55 and over. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sunday 13
SIX FLAGS CHARITY EVENT. Six Flags New Orleans, 12301 Lake Forest Blvd., 523-7325 -- Participate in the Easter Seals Walk With Me event benefiting people with disabilities, raise $50 and get into Six Flags for free. Registration $20. Call for detailed schedule. 7 a.m. registration.
special events
Tuesday 8
MARDI GRAS MUSEUM. Arnaud's Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., 523-5433 -- Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum featuring costumes, carnival memorabilia and vintage photos from 1937-1968. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Friday; 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Open run.
COOKING CLASS. Lulu's in the Garden District Hotel, 2203 St. Charles Ave., 482-3726 -- Chef Zac Robertson will teach the fundamentals of preparing fish. Sponsored by Savvy Gourmet. Registration $60, $110 for two. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday 9
LUNCHBOX LECTURE. The National D-Day Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012 ext 225 -- Research historian Martin Morgan will discuss the atrocities that occurred when American paratroopers were mis-dropped in the village of Graignes, 18 miles from their target zone. Free admission. Noon to 1 p.m.
JAZZ CONCERT. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841 -- Jazz soloist Willie Metcalf performs. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, noon to 2 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
ZEPHYRS GOLF CLASSIC. The Golf Club of New Orleans at Eastover, 5889 Eastover Drive, 734-5155 -- Join Zephyrs players and coaches in the Seventh Annual Zephyrs Celebrity Golf Classic to raise money for the United Way. Tickets $125 individual, $500 foursome. 1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY AT THE SQUARE. Lafayette Square, St. Charles Ave., 561-8927 -- Downtown Development District's series continues. This week: the subdudes and the Fens. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday 10 OGDEN AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Stephen Goldring Hall, 925 Camp St., 539-9600 -- Hot Club of New Orleans performs jazz and speaks of its Southern musical influences. $10 general admission, free to museum members. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, 734-5155 -- Zephyrs host Colorado Springs, with $1 special on beer and soft drinks and prize giveaways. Tickets $7-$9.50. 7:05 p.m.
SUMMER CONCERT. Metairie Senior Center, 265 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 838-9731 -- Performance by the Jefferson Community Concert Band. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. Friday 11 FIFTH ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN BALL. New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal St., 620-3105 -- Honoring local business leader and philanthropist P.K. Scheerle, R.N., as the Humanitarian of the Year. Proceeds benefit the American Red Cross and disaster relief efforts. Call for more info. Tickets $150 per person for ball, $200 for patron party and ball, $1,500 for table of 10 at ball and two patron party tickets. 6 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, 734-5155 -- Zephyrs host Colorado Springs, with fireworks and prizes. Tickets $7-$9.50. 7:05 p.m.
Saturday 12
GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan (985) 764-3172 -- Celebrating its first anniversary with live music, a dance team, face painting, cooking demonstrations and door prizes. Free admission. 8 a.m. to noon.
CREOLE TOMATO FESTIVAL. The French Market, 522-2621 -- Featuring a tomato parade with Mayor Ray Nagin, a tomato-tasting booth and famous chefs. Visit www.frenchmarket.org for detailed schedule. Free admission. Noon to 8 p.m.
JAZZ AND RHYTHM AND BLUES. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., 589-4841 -- Performance by New Orleans Creole vocalist Cookie Gabriel and her band. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
PARANORMAL EXPERTS CONFERENCE. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., 569-1401 -- Parapsychologist Dr. Larry Montz and psychic medium Daena Smoller share 41 years of combined, otherworldly experiences, including some at the Hotel Monteleone. No children under 16. Tickets $39, reservations required. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
VOLKSFEST. New Orleans Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez St., 522-8014 -- Celebrate German-American heritage with German food, beers, singers, folk dancers and the Panorama Jazz Band. Tickets $5 adults, $3 Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security members with military ID, free for children under 13. 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
GLASS EXHIBIT. St. Tammany Art Association House, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650 -- Includes a variety of glass artworks and mixed media installations expressing individual creativity by Simone Little, Mary Jane Parker and Nancy Stapleton. Call for more info. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, 734-5155 -- Zephyrs host Colorado Springs with car giveaway and other prizes. Tickets $7-$9.50. 6:05 p.m.
DANCE COMPANY PARTY. Community Book Center, The Flat, 2523 Bayou Road, 486-3592 -- N'Kafu Traditional African Dance Company presents its Patron Party: Black Linen & Colors of Africa, with entertainment by Gaynelle Neville, Chakula Cha Jua and N'Kafu. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
RED HOT BURLESQUE INVASION. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361 -- Subtitled, &179;Broads From Broadway Meet Southern Belles!,&178; featuring The Bombshell! Girls and Bonnie Dunn (from New York City), Panty Raid Dames (Nashville), and New Orleans' own Bunny & Dolores, and Natasha Fiore. Music by the Grown Up Wrongs. Tickets $10. 10 p.m.
Sunday 13
JAZZ BRUNCH. Arnaud's Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., 523-5433 -- Featuring the Huey Bourgeois Trio. Menu price. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
GARDEN PARTY. Lath House, New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park, Victory Ave., 525-4498 -- Enjoy a collection of gardens, summer buffet with cash bar, live entertainment by pianist Geo Bass and much more at the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon's Second Annual Garden Party. Garden attire encouraged. Proceeds benefit the Krewe's Mardi Gras ball in January. Tickets $15. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WINE TASTING. Pavilion of the Two Sisters, City Park, 899-7411 -- Martin Wine Cellar hosts its 10th annual Once Upon a Vine: an Event of Divine Taste. Includes more than 150 wines and performance by the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Student Jazz Ensemble. Call for more info. Tickets $60, includes $10 voucher toward a purchase at Martin Wine Cellar, limited and sold in advance only. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, 734-5155 -- Zephyrs host Colorado Springs. Tickets $7-$9.50. 5:05 p.m.
POPPY Z. BRITE. Marisol, 437 Esplanade Ave., 943-1912 -- Author celebrates release of her new book, Liquor, with a discussion of the book and a six-course wine dinner. All dishes will contain liquor as the author's theme. Tickets $90 for wine dinner, $105 for wine dinner and signed copy of book. 7 p.m.
JAM SESSION. Belladonna Day Spa, 2900 Magazine St., 891-4393 -- The Irvin Mayfield Sextet performs to benefit the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Dillard University's Institute of Jazz Culture. Call for more info. Tickets $40 minimum. 8 p.m.
Monday 14
JIM HASLETT GOLF TOURNAMENT. English Turn, 1 Clubhouse Drive, 896-9375 -- ABC26 and WB38 present the Jim Haslett Golf Tournament, where participants can team up with Saints players. Proceeds benefit Children's Hospital and Touro Infirmary. Call for more info. Registration $250 per golfer, or $1,200 corporate package. 10:30 a.m. registration.
FLOWER ARRANGING WORKSHOP. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488 -- Decorate with bedding plants and bring your own clippers and basket for a consultation. Lunch and materials provided. Tickets $35 nonmembers, $30 members. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
COOKING CLASS. Lulu's in the French Quarter, 307 Exchange Alley, 525-2600 -- Chef Kristin Essig teaches ways to preserve jams, pickles and favorite fruits and vegetables. Registration $45, $80 for two. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. road trip Saturday 12 ULTIMATE SOCCER MOM SEARCH. STYSA Fagan Soccer Complex, C.M. Fagan Drive, Hammond, (312) 988-2340 -- The got milk? 3v3 Soccer Shootout Tour is looking for America's ultimate soccer mom who drives her kids to practice and drives them to nutrition with milk. Call for times and details on grand prize.
CHILDREN'S STORYTELLING. Mississippi State University, Crosby Arboretum, 370 Ridge Road, Picayune, Miss., (601) 799-2311 -- Children can expand their imaginations while listening to stories told at the Pinecote Pavilion. Parent or guardian must be present. Tickets $2 for nonmembers under 12, free for members. 10 a.m.
CIVIL WAR PROGRAM. Audubon State Historic Site, Oakley Plantation, 11788 La. Hwy. 965, St. Francisville, (225) 635-6769 -- Learn about Civil War history, uniforms and weapons while experiencing encampment and military drills. Call for ticket info. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
ARTWALK 2004. Chessy's, 110 S. Beach Blvd.; Sol Garden, 111 C Main St.; Checkered Cupboard, 220 Main St.; Bay St. Louis, Miss., (228) 467-6870 -- Enjoy live music, refreshments and shopping at more than 40 galleries, shops and restaurants. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
JAZZ'N THE VINES MUSIC SERIES. Pontchartrain Vineyards, 81250 Hwy. 1082, Bush, (985) 892-9742 -- Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders will perform. No pets or outside liquor. Tickets $8.50. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ALL THE KING'S MEN: A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS. Casino Magic, Entertainment Complex, 195 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., (800) 5-MAGIC-5 -- Stars Ronnie McDowell and features original Jordanaires guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana, who provide a chronological tour through Elvis' career while taking audience requests and questions. Tickets $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95. 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
