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SPECIAL EVENTS LISTINGS
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Tuesday 10
NEVER HOME ALONE. Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, 10601 Dwyer Road, 246-5276 -- A new exhibit depicts what kinds of urban critters lurk around the home. Tickets $5 adult, $4 seniors 65-over, $3 children, and free admission children under 3. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
FIN FEST. Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St., (800) 774-7394 -- Special aquatic programs, activities and presentations with dive shows, art carts and gallery chats. Visit www.auduboninstitute.org for more info. Tickets $15 adults, $8 children ages 2-12, $11 ages 65-over, and free for children under 2. 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Sunday, through Labor Day.
Thursday 12
FIRST ADVENTURES. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357 -- Toddlers' program of 'Four Furry Feet' storytime reading and making footprints to learn the letter 'F.' Call for admission info. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN. Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357 -- Get ready for school with a day of crafts and storytimes with local authors. Parents can join the Parenting Center of Children's Hospital for information about how to make watching television productive and how to transition your child to school. Healthy snacks and lunches served. Admission $7. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday 14
KIDS EXPO. Lakeside Shopping Center, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 219-1284 -- More than 60 booths with kid-related crafts, stage shows and activities. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
special events
Tuesday 10
FARMERS MARKET. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898 -- Shop and enjoy Mat and Naddie's at the Green Plate Special Tent. Call for more info. Free. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday 11
FARMERS MARKET. Crescent City Farmers Market, between Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, 861-5898 -- Shop the market as the Learned Festival of Heat continues with a holistic health fair, including booths for local alternative health practitioners. Free and open to the public. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WINE WEDNESDAYS. The Shop of Two Sisters, 1800 Magazine St., 525-2747 -- Weekly social gathering with wine and hors d'oeuvres and up to 40 percent off on merchandise. Proceeds benefit the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 25.
THE TALL CLUB. Lakeview Baptist Church, 6100 Canal Blvd., 488-6809 -- Club seeks to promote fellowship among local tall people through social and recreational activities and sponsorship of civic activities. All women over 5-feet-10-inches and men over 6-feet-2-inches invited. 6:30 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS POETRY FORUM. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472, 467-9034 -- Weekly workshop on poetry readings. Free admission. 8 p.m.
ARTURO & JOE'S OLDE SCHOOL JAZZ 'N POETRY. Edgelake Bar, 7126 Hayne Blvd., 975-6676 -- Weekly poetry reading with open mic. Cover $3. 8:30 p.m. sign-in, 9 p.m. reading.
Thursday 12
FARMERS MARKET. Crescent City Farmers Market, 3700 Orleans Ave., 861-5898 -- Shop and enjoy wine tasting from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free. Market hours 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
OGDEN AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Stephen Goldring Hall, 925 Camp St., 539-9600 -- Enjoy a live performance by Latin groovers Otra. Tickets $10 nonmember adults; $8 nonmember seniors over 65 and students with ID; $5 UNO students with ID and children 5-17; free for members and children under 5. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
OLYMPICS DANCE PARTY. Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal St., 483-9011 -- Crescent City International Dancers pay tribute to Greek Olympic Games with evening of folk dance. Costumes from various countries or ancient Greece encouraged. Free. Dance instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.
17 POETS. Gold Mine Saloon, 701 Dauphine St., 586-0745 -- Weekly reading series with open mic format for poets, singers, musicians, storytellers and dancers. Free admission. 8 p.m.
LIP SERVICE. The 4th Edition, 2613 Jasmine St., 669-2999 -- Featuring poetry, visual arts by Janethia Richard and games, with entertainment by DJ Slab 1. Hosted by Thais Mills. Cover $6.90. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Open run.
JAZZ BENEFIT. Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club, 1931 St. Claude Ave., 945-9654 -- Benefit for local jazz celebrity Willie Metcalf, founder of the Academy for the Black Arts, with performances by Betty Shirley, Samirah Evans, Stephanie Sieverth, Samir Zarif, Jason Marsalis and James Singleton. Call for ticket info. 9 p.m.
Friday 13
TOM SAWYER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RUN. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Ave., 837-3600 -- The Garden Gate and Oasis present a benefit for Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans with 2K run through the Warehouse District with post-race beer, refreshments, live music and door prizes. 6 p.m. registration, 7 p.m. race.
SHOOTING STARS. Fairview-Riverside State Park, Hwy. 22 just east of Madisonville, (888) 677-3247 -- Outdoors discussion of meteors and meteor showers, with tips of best times and months for viewing. Park admission $2 per vehicle. 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
POZAZZ. True Brew Cafe, 200 Julia St., 524-8441 -- Open mic with rappers, musicians, poets and singers. Sign up in advance. $5 admission. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday 14
FARMER'S MARKET. Crescent City Farmers Market, 700 Magazine St., 861-5898 -- Shop produce as the Learned Festival of Heat continues with yoga and tai chai teachers giving demonstrations. Free. 8 a.m. to noon.
GENEALOGY WORKSHOP. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., 523-4662 -- Family history expert Sherry Irvine leads workshop on researching British Isle ancestors. Fee $40. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SUMMER SHOW & SALE. St. Bernard Cultural Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 368-1636 -- Annual sale featuring vendors from all across the country with collections of Depression-era glass, pottery, china and kitchenware from the 1920s to 1950s. Admission $3.50 (good for both days). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
WILDFLOWER SHOW. The Crosby Arboretum, Exit 4 off I-59, 370 Ridge Road, Picayune, Miss., (601) 799-2311 -- Amateur floral designers showcase flowers, with prizes for children and adults. Free. 10 a.m. to noon.
BARSTOOL OPEN. O'Flaherty's, 514 Toulouse St., 865-0003 -- Fourth annual benefit for United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans, with teams of two traveling through a series of French Quarter bars to play one hole of miniature golf in each. Donation $30 in advance, $35 day of. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. registration, 10th hole party at 4 p.m.
YA-YA HAT TEA. The Ritz-Carlton, The Lobby Lounge, 921 Canal St., 524-1331, ext. 3200 -- Third annual benefit tea for Dress for Success, with patrons asked to wear their favorite hat and enjoy tea and silent auction. Call for reservations info. 1:30 p.m.
DIRTY LINEN NIGHT. RHINO Gallery, 927 Royal St., 569-8191 -- Third-annual event with free dirty martinis, free dirty rice, and silent auction of handmade arts and crafts, with special exhibit of 'dirty white linen' from students at the art co-op's summer camp. Free. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
JAZZ'N THE VINES. Pontchartrain Vineyards, 81250 Hwy. 1082, Bush, (985) 892-9742 -- Vineyard opens grounds for concert by bluegrass group The Abita Strings. Bring picnic fare and gear; wine and gourmet picnic food sold. Admission $8.50. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
SIX FLAGS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. Six Flags New Orleans, 12301 Lake Forest Blvd., 253-8100 -- Featuring classic rock from .38 Special ('So Caught Up in You' and 'Hold On Loosely'). Call for more info. Free with park admission. 7 p.m.
Sunday 15
FREE GARDEN DISTRCT TOURS. Visitors Center, 2020 St. Charles Ave., 566-5050 -- Volunteer members of the Tour Guides Association of Greater New Orleans present free guided tours of the Garden District. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
FRENCH QUARTER TREASURES AUCTION. Musee Conti Wax Museum, 917 Conti St., 269-2558 -- Eighth annual benefit for New Orleans Police Department's Eighth District, with such items up for auction as a year's worth of free parking in the Quarter, lunch with celebrities, hotel stays during Mardi Gras and more. Preview party features jazz brunch. Admission $25 to preview party. 11 a.m. preview party, silent and live auctions 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
CAMP PELICAN BENEFIT. The Dock, 1926 West End Park, 232-9242 -- Volunteers for Camp Benefit, a camp for children with pulmonary disorders, holds benefit concert featuring The Top Cats, Mixed Nuts, Levi Grind and 5 Finger Discount, plus raffle drawings. $10 admission, includes soft drinks and beer. 1 p.m.
TRINITY ARTIST SERIES. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., 670-2520 -- Guitarists Velimir Vuk and Chip Wilson pair with organist/pianist Albinas Prizgintas to perform classical and popular music. Free. 5 p.m.
call for artists
FILMMAKERS COMPETITION. To celebrate Flicker's two-and-a-half year anniversary, filmmakers will have the chance to screen their short films in seven major cities, starting with New Orleans. The anniversary party, which will be held some time in September, will feature a fresh line-up of short films, each under 15 minutes, over two-and-a-half days. Send your films now to be a part of the event. Send a DVD or VHS copy of your film, along with your name, phone, email address and the length of the movie to: ten18 films, Jeremy Campbell, 1432 Constance St., New Orleans, LA 70130. Tapes must be received by Aug. 20.
volunteer
AUDUBON VOLUNTEER. Audubon Nature Institute is looking for new recruits over the age of 18 to work at one of Audubon's facilities. Orientation will be on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Audubon Zoo. Training begins Thursday, Aug. 12 (the same day as the deadline). Call 212-5194 for more info.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES. Volunteers needed once or twice a month for special delivery from a food bank in Elmwood to a West Bank homeless shelter. Volunteers should have a truck or van, a flexible weekday schedule, a willingness to donate their gas mileage and an ability to carry groceries up the stairs. Call 310-6962 for more info.
GIRLS AND BOYS TOWN OF LOUISIANA. Volunteer as a mentor for this group and work with at-risk youth on materials, which will target specific reading and writing skills. Teaching experience not necessary. Call 949-9248 or email niuss@girlsandboystown.org. road trip Friday 13
THE ART MELT: A FUSION OF ART, JAZZ AND FORUM 35. Fuqua Building, corner of Third and Laurel streets, Baton Rouge, (225) 344-5272 ext. 125 or (225) 343-6590 -- Multi-media juried art competition and exhibition with live music, dance and performance art pieces, 6 p.m.
OAK RIDGE BOYS. Grand Casino, 265 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., (228) 436-2946 -- Country music group performs. Tickets $14.95-$19.95. 8 p.m.
Saturday 14
SECOND SATURDAY ARTWALK. Old Town, Bay St. Louis, (228) 467-6870 -- Artists' receptions at several galleries, live music, shopping and refreshments, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
VIETNAMESE NIGHT. Grand Casino, 265 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., (228) 436-2946 -- Evening of Vietnamese entertainers includes The D&D Band, comedians Minh Nhi and Quoc Thao, MC Nguyen Cao, and many more. Tickets $35-$75. 10 p.m.
ongoing
GUARANTY GALLERY. First Guaranty Bank, second floor, 400 E. Thomas St., Hammond, (985) 375-0343 -- Works by Linda Trapp Chustz, through August.
LOUISIANA POTTERY MUSEUM. Cajun Village, Hwy. 22, Sorrento (225) 675-5572 -- Remembering Ye Olde Potter -- Preston Kors, variety of art forms in clay, through August.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON. 1001 Bissonet St., Houston, Texas, (713) 639-7540 -- Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America, exhibition devoted to avant-garde works by more than 67 Latin-American artists from 1920 to 1970, on display in the Caroline Wiess Law Building through Sept. 12.
OPELOUSAS MUSEUM OF ART. 106 N. Union St., Opelousas, (800) 424-5442 -- New York Show, avant-garde works from New York City artists (including six Louisiana natives), through Aug. 21.
RED DREAM. The Beau Rivage Theatre, 875 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., (888) 566-7469 -- Featuring 42 Russian performers including dancers, comedians, trapeze artists and fly boys. Call for more info. Tickets $19.95 and $24.95. 7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 30.
SEKUL'S WOLFACE POTTERY AND GALLERY. 1202 Government St., Ste. B, Ocean Springs, Miss., (228) 818-9666 -- Expressions of Life, paintings and ink drawings by Leif Anderson, through Saturday.
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