Darlings, I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving surrounded by your loved ones.
I celebrated at home with my brother Lorenzo and about 12 close friends. We really had a harvest feast that was enjoyed by all, including our beloved canines and their guests.
I have been waiting for a long time to be able to say - Congratulations to our beloved Saints for bringing a victory home. Keep it going. Who knows, we may be in the playoffs!
I started my social week at the lovely media party for the opening of the exquisitely renovated Brennan’s Restaurant. Since it the only pink building on Royal Street I donned pink in their honor and had plenty of champagne and delicious milk punch and hors d’oeuvres to celebrate its opening. (I hope you will enjoy the link) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152360950925870.1073742369.581200869&type=1&l=f52330be59
That night it was time to attend the lighting of the Canal Street Lights from the Astor Hotel. The tree is beautiful and, as always, the party was superb. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152362261120870.1073742370.581200869&type=1&l=a8e2eff4ba
The next stop was the festively decorated Degas House, where I saw a lot of friends.
The rest of the week, I spent working at Casell-Bergen Gallery and resting up so I could enjoy the social busy month of December.
Last night, December 1, I was invited to the lighting of the exquisite Christmas Tree at the Windsor Court. It was really lovely seeing all the children of the Berger and Tillman light up the Christmas Tree (I hope you will enjoy the link).https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152372230250870.1073742371.581200869&type=1&l=864ab90966
Darlings, there is no place like home for the holidays and the month of December is the perfect time to be home. Thanks to “Christmas New Orleans Style,” just what the name implies: a Holiday Season served up with the unique New Orleans flair that makes our city so special. With 79 different seasonal events this December (including 37 free ones), it's easier than ever to follow your joy and find holiday cheer in New Orleans. See more at:
The annual Free Christmas New Orleans Style Concert Series started last night and the 2014 series includes 14 early evening shows between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21.All concerts at St. Louis Cathedral begin at 6 p.m., excluding the final show, which takes place Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. The shows run approximately one hour (see calendar below for the schedule).
The Reveillon Dinners started last night as well. For Reveillon (REH-vee-on), a Creole tradition from the mid-1800s, dozens of New Orleans' finest restaurants serve up decadent four-course holiday feasts with all the trimmings. Nightly from December 1-31.
The Reveillon dinner has been celebrated in homes and restaurants all over New Orleans since the 1850s. This year, local bartenders were asked to create both classic and original cocktails to celebrate the Reveillon one-sip-at-a-time. Beginning December 1 and continuing until the last toast on New Year's Eve, and at some spots lasting through Twelfth Night (January 6), you are invited to visit the following establishments and say "Cheers to the Holiday Season" with a variety of spirited libations. - See more at: https://holiday.neworleansonline.com/cocktails/#sthash.830TtCOD.dpuf
Another fabulous show that already started is the LUNA Fête-November 29-December 6, 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Lafayette Square.
LUNA (Light Up NOLA Arts) Fête is a visionary initiative by the Arts Council of New Orleans to utilize local iconic architecture and merge contemporary light, sound installation, motion graphics, and video-mapping practices to create artistic large-scale outdoor light installations to celebrate the holiday season in New Orleans. View Event Website
On December 2 is the Art of Giving at Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The annual Art of Giving event is a holiday arts market ideal for finding a unique and original gift from 6-8 p.m.
The Museum Store and Center for Southern Craft & Design will extend into the Museum's atrium, featuring local artists and vendors to showcase the best of Southern arts and crafts, including photographs.
The Museum Store and Center for Southern Craft & Design will extend into the Museum's atrium, featuring local artists and vendors to showcase the best of Southern arts and crafts, including photographs.
Opening December 2 until December 21, NOMA's iconic Great Hall will be transformed into the strange country of Illyria where two shipwrecked twins must find their way back to one another. This classic Shakespeare comedy, “The Twelfth Night,” will become an immersive feast for the senses as action takes place in front of, above, behind, and all around the audience seated in the striking and impressive marble architecture. (See calendar for all the details.)
Tonight, I am looking forward to attending the Holiday Display at the The Roosevelt New Orleans. A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, it will shine with the sights and sounds of the 2014 holiday season, as it has for generations, when it opens its spectacular New Orleans holiday wonderland lobby and decorations beginning Dec. 2 along with other attractions for children and adults.
The block-long, gilded Waldorf Wonderland Lobby, evoking raves from locals as well as national and international guests, returns with a canopy of white birch branches, thousands of twinkling lights and scores of sparkling Christmas trees during the annual Lobby Lighting ceremony on Dec. 2.
The holiday delight, an attraction for everyone who visits New Orleans and the hotel during the season, has been a tradition since the 1930s.The displays are free and open to the public through New Year's Day.
On December 3, the Art Council of New Orleans is presenting its annual Community Arts Awards. The seven honorees for this year's Community Art Awards are: Arthur Roger, A Studio in the Woods, Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane, Howard Miller, Jeanne Nathan, Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, and The Zion Harmonizers. Each honoree will be featured in a video portrait honoring their life and achievements created by local video artists, Kat Sotelo, Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Kevin McCaffrey, William Sabourin, Steph Smith, and Chris Haney. The celebration is schedule to take place at Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place. Patron hour 4 -5 p.m. and ceremony from 5 - 7 p.m. Call 504-523-1465 or click here to purchase tickets.
On Wednesday December 3rd at 6:00 p.m., the Royal Sonesta officially kicks off the holidays with the 9th Annual Lighting of the Balconies. With a ceremonial "flip of the switch," two young patients from Children's Hospital will experience the thrill of illuminating the hotel's elaborate wrought-iron balconies with thousands of twinkling lights. The ceremony takes place street-side complete with a full lineup of musical performances. With special appearances from some of your favorite holiday characters including the Royal Teddy Bear and Santa Claus, this special season opener is a must-do experience for the entire family. Remember, mark your calendars and plan to join in the fun at this heartwarming celebration that is free and open to the public!
(see all the details on the calendar below)
On December 3rd, 2014 at 6:00pm, The Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans is pleased to partner with the PhotoNOLA Festival 2014 inviting you to the Opening reception and Artist Talk on the photographic exhibition “Where The River Bends” by artist Scott Dalton at the Art Gallery of the Consulate- 901 Convention Center Blvd. Suite 118,
From December 4-14, the dynamic Africa Umoja will be playing at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. I had the pleasure of seeing it when it was here last year and I enjoyed so much that I am looking forward to seeing it again. With a cast of 32 of South Africa’s brightest and most versatile young performers, singers, drummers and dancers, Africa Umoja – The Spirit of Togetherness, 20 Years of Freedom and Democracy Tour is a joyous celebration of dynamic talent, thrilling energy, great voices and sensual dances that sweep across the bright and vibrant South African traditional landscape.
On Thursday, December 4, is the 3rd Annual Gingerbread House Building Competition -In the spirit of the holiday season, Build Now, Project Homecoming, Project Home Again and the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity are teaming up to present a Gingerbread House Building Competition at the New Orleans Healing Center! This past year, these non-profits collectively built and rehabbed over 200 homes, significantly impacting the lives of the homeowners and the local economy, while dramatically reducing the blighted properties in our city's neighborhoods. What better way to celebrate the families they helped return, their volunteers, and supporters, than a big 'ole holiday bash. Proceeds from the event will ensure these organizations help even more families in 2015, because they couldn't do it without your support!
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at New Orleans Healing Center,2372 St Claude Ave
he Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp Street) presents SIDRA BELL DANCE NEW YORK's REVUE, an edgy and provocative performance where ballet and hip hop co-exist, eluding traditional expectations of dance. December 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at www.cacno.org or 528-3800.
The Downtown Development District and The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk present two weekends of special outdoor movie showings! Movies on the Mississippi, Presented by the DDD & The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 & FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, at the Riverwalk's Spanish Plaza at 6:30 p.m.
On Friday, Dec. 5 Dillard Choir to Host 78th Annual Holiday Concert. New Orleans Chinese Choir and The Zion Harmonizers are among guest performers.Usually held on the first Sunday in December, the Dillard University Choir will perform its 78th annual Holiday Concert on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in Lawless Memorial Chapel on the Dillard University campus. Though the concert is free and open to the public, seating is limited and is on a first come basis. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
The 65 voices of the Dillard University Concert Choir, under the direction of S. Carver Davenport, will be accompanied by a 25-piece orchestra and will perform many holiday favorites. Selections include Christmas favorites will be performed such as "O Holy Night" as well as popular selections such as Richard Smallwood's "Anthem of Praise," and the ever-popular gospel selection "For Every Mountain."
On Sunday, December 7,Trinity Artist Series presents
@ 5 pm: Handel Messiah Sing-Along with the Trinity Choir and Soloists, Albinas Prizgintas organist and Dr. John Ware conductor. The audience is the star attraction! We need your voices to sing the choruses and make this 27th Annual Sing-Along the BEST ever! Scores are provided!
Darlings, Help the animals at the Louisiana SPCA find a home for the holidays. Adoption fees will be reduced to $12 through the end of 2014! The reduced fee will apply to adult cats, adult dogs and kittens adopted at the Louisiana SPCA (1700 Mardi Gras Blvd) and at all off-site adoptions during this time. Call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org for more information.
Participate in our Special Delivery program and give your loved one a gift that they won't forget!
For a $75 donation, we will deliver your newly adopted pet on either Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Hanukkah or Kwanaza.
This program is available for all animals adopted from the Louisiana SPCA two weeks prior to the desired delivery date. For more information on the Special Delivery program, visit www.la-spca.org/homefortheholidays.
December 4 "Toasts & Tails & Jingle Bells" Holiday Party will be held at NO Fleas Market, located at 4228 Magazine St., from 6:00-8:00. Holiday libations, light hors d'oeuvres, treats for the pooches, a 50-50 raffle and holiday pet photos with Santa, too!! Friendly, leashed, pets are welcome! For more info visit nofleasmarketnola.com or la-spca.org or call 324.4727.
December 6: "Mutts on Magazine" Neighborhood Pet Adoption, sponsored by the LA/SPCA will be held at various locations along Magazine St.The Bulldog 3236 Magazine St., CC's Coffee 2917 Magazine St., Dat Dog 3336 Magazine St., Dirty Coast 5631 Magazine St., Fleurty Girl 3117 Magazine St., NO Fleas Market 4228 Magazine St., Petcetera 3205 Magazine St., Pinkberry 5601 Magazine St., Tracey's 2604 Magazine St. and Zen Pet Retail & Grooming 4500 Magazine St. #5 from 11:00am-3:00pm. A Bake Sale to benefit the LA/SPCA Heartworm Fund will also be at the Petcetera location and wish list donation bins will be at CC's, Dat Dog, Pinkberry and Zen Pet. LA/SPCA adoption counselors and volunteers will be on hand to help you select the right pet for your family. A variety of shapes, colors and sizes of four-legged friends eager to find a new home will be available for adoption. Call 368-5191 or visit la-spca.org for more information.
December 6 & 7th Mistletoe, Mutts & Meows Holiday Photography, to benefit the LA/SPCA
will be held at Petcetera, located at 3205 Magazine St. from 10:00-5:00. Professional photography, holiday cheer and giveaways. $5.00 from each photo order will benefit the LA/SPCA. Call 269-8711 or visit petceteranola.com or la-spca.org for more information.
Darling there are two dates that you need to save:
Wednesday, December 17
Royal Sonesta's Holiday Round Table Luncheon -at noon at the Ballroom - last year we have 250 guest. save your table and join us for a great culinary feast, sensational entertainment by Anais St John, Suzaunne Yee Mckamey, Rivertown Theatre, Sunshine Sisters and a fabulous taste of Moet Chandon. The only speaker will be talented Bonnie Warren and photographer Cheryl Gerber who will speak about their new book: New Orleans Home at Christmas-
The Royal Sonesta’s Round Table Luncheon is $50 inclusive with advance reservations or $55 at the door. Parking is complimentary in the hotel’s parking garage. For reservations, please contact Noel Scallan at 504-553-2220 or email her at nscallan@sonesta.com.
MY Fiesta Navidena will be on Sunday, December 21 at 3:30 p.m. at 1305 Decatur St.
YOU are ALL INVITED! http://casellbergengallery.com
Have a wonderful week and enjoy this glorious weather.
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December 2-9
FREE Holiday Concerts Series at St. Louis Cathedral
All concerts begin at 6 p.m., excluding the final show, which takes place Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. The shows run approximately one hour.
Crescent City Brass Quintet
Dec. 2, 6 p.m.
Hear the classical approach to brass in a setting that maximizes its impact.
Betty Winn and One A-Chord
Dec. 3, 6 p.m.
A veteran leader with a powerful voice, Winn can light up any space, but expect more when she brings her gospel combo to the cathedral at Christmastime.
Ellis Marsalis
Dec. 4, 6 p.m.
When the patriarch of the city's best-known musical family sits at the keyboard, you get New Orleans history with your bop.
Shades of Praise
Dec. 7, 6 p.m.
A New Orleans gospel choir that knows how to fill a big room with joy.
Rachel Van Voorhees
Dec. 8, 6 p.m.
Most of the time, this virtuoso harpist floats, strums, and unleashes musical whip cracks with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She will lead her own chamber group at the cathedral.
Tim Laughlin
Dec. 9, 6 p.m.
In a town known for its trumpeters, Laughlin is a potent reminder that the Crescent City also makes room for some great traditional jazz clarinetists.
- 11-29-14 to 1-3-15
- Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans City Park
Where: City ParkWhen: Sun thru Thurs: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Fri & Sat evenings: 6:00 - 11:00; Closed: 12/1 thru 12/4; 12/24 & 12/31Who: Everyone - made for families!How: Click here to buy tickets online and avoid the lines! Remember to print your ticket and bring it with you! Note: if you buy tickets online, you must bring a legible, full page hard copy of them with you to the gate.Cost: Admission: $8.00 per person, Children under three get in FREE! Rides: $3.00 per single ride ticket, $17.00 per unlimited ride band. Train rides are $4.Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans City Park remains one of the most beautiful ...
Holiday Display Begins Dec. 2
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, will shine with the sights and sounds of the 2014 holiday season, as it has for generations, when it opens its spectacular New Orleans holiday wonderland lobby and decorations beginning Dec. 2 along with other attractions for children and adults.
The block-long, gilded Waldorf Wonderland Lobby - evoking raves from locals as well as national and international guests - returns with a canopy of white birch branches, thousands of twinkling lights and scores of sparkling Christmas trees during the annual Lobby Lighting ceremony on Dec. 2.
The holiday delight, an attraction for everyone who visits New Orleans and the hotel during the season, has been a tradition since the 1930s.The displays are free and open to the public through New Year's Day.
A hotel tradition since the 1930s, the Roosevelt New Orleans will shine with the sights and sounds of the 2014 holiday season during its annual Lobby Lighting Ceremony on December 2. The block-long, gilded Waldorf Wonderland Lobby - evoking raves from locals well as nation and international guests - returns with a canopy of white birch branches, thousands of twinkling lights and scores of sparkling Christmas trees.
Lighting Ceremony is Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:45 pm - 7 pm.
Holiday Display Begins Dec. 2
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, will shine with the sights and sounds of the 2014 holiday season, as it has for generations, when it opens its spectacular New Orleans holiday wonderland lobby and decorations beginning Dec. 2 along with other attractions for children and adults.
The block-long, gilded Waldorf Wonderland Lobby - evoking raves from locals as well as national and international guests - returns with a canopy of white birch branches, thousands of twinkling lights and scores of sparkling Christmas trees during the annual Lobby Lighting ceremony on Dec. 2.
The holiday delight, an attraction for everyone who visits New Orleans and the hotel during the season, has been a tradition since the 1930s.The displays are free and open to the public through New Year's Day.
A hotel tradition since the 1930s, the Roosevelt New Orleans will shine with the sights and sounds of the 2014 holiday season during its annual Lobby Lighting Ceremony on December 2. The block-long, gilded Waldorf Wonderland Lobby - evoking raves from locals well as nation and international guests - returns with a canopy of white birch branches, thousands of twinkling lights and scores of sparkling Christmas trees.
Lighting Ceremony is Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:45 pm - 7 pm.
December 2-21
The NOLA Project & NOMA present 'Twelfth Night: A Comedy by William Shakespeare' |
NOMA's iconic Great Hall will be transformed into the strange country of Illyria where two shipwrecked twins must find their way back to one another. This classic Shakespeare comedy, “The Twelfth Night,” will become an immersive feast for the senses as action takes place in front of, above, behind, and all around the audience seated in the striking and impressive marble architecture. visit www.noma.comDecember 3
The Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans is pleased to partner with the PhotoNOLA Festival 2014 inviting you to the photographic exhibition
“Where The River Bends” by artist Scott Dalton
Opening reception and Artist Talk on
at 6:00pm at the Art Gallery of the Consulate- 901 Convention Center Blvd. Suite 118, New Orleans, LA 70130
“Where the River Bends” is a photographic project that explores life along both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border where it divides Ciudad Juárez, México, and El Paso, Texas. Sister cities and alter egos, they are historically connected yet physically and politically divided, their distinct cultures drawn together by geography, tradition, and history. The goal of the artist is that the work will serve as a cross-border dialogue that poses questions about the nature of boundaries and division between cultures.
December 3
CCH Pounder Rounds Out Community Arts Awards All-Star Lineup
$50 Tickets Now Available
CCH Pounder, one of the stars of the new CBS hit series NCIS New Orleans, will give opening remarks at the 38th Annual Community Arts Awards presented by First NBC Bank on Wed., Dec. 3. Additionally, local jazz legend Germaine Bazzle will perform with the Peter Harris Trio during the celebration. An original duet by aerialist Liza Rose and flamenco dancer Eliza Llewellyn created for the Arts Council will premiere at the event. Hosted by everyone's favorite the venerable Mark Romig, New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation CEO, the Community Arts Awards is the Arts Council's annual event honoring outstanding individual and organizational contributions to our cultural community.
An advocate for the arts, Ms. Pounder is active in the Creative Coalition and has nourished emerging visual artists through the Pounder Kone Art Space in Los Angeles and the Musee Boribana in Senegal, which she founded with her husband, Boubacar Kone. She is also a founding member of Artists for a New South Africa. "CCH Pounder is not only an artist herself, but she exemplifies the Arts Council's perspective that arts and culture live at the heart of civic engagement are an essential part of the tool kit when examining solutions for community challenges," said Arts Council President and Chief Executive Officer Kim Cook.
The seven honorees for this year's Community Art Awards are: Arthur Roger, A Studio in the Woods, Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane, Howard Miller, Jeanne Nathan, Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, and Zion Harmonizers. Each honoree will be featured in a video portrait honoring their life and achievements created by local video artists, Kat Sotelo, Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Kevin McCaffrey, William Sabourin, Steph Smith, and Chris Haney.
The celebration is schedule to take place at Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place. Patron hour 4 -5 p.m. and ceremony from 5 - 7 p.m. Call 504-523-1465 or click hereto purchase tickets.
December 3
Holidays at the Royal Sonesta
Are A New Orleans Tradition
Brighten Your Holiday Season at
The 9th Annual
Lighting of the Balconies
Wednesday December 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
Enjoy this traditional holiday event presented outside
the hotel's main entrance at 300 Bourbon Street.
Embrace the spirit of the season as two young patients from Children's Hospital experience the thrill of flipping the switch illuminating thousands of holiday lights.
Joining in the merriment:
- Celebrity Emcee Jennifer Hale of Fox Sports
- Entertainment by the incomparable Pfister Sisters
- Special appearances by Thomas Morstead, #6 of the New Orleans Saints and former Saints running back Deuce McAllister
- Members of the New Orleans Saintsations Cheerleading Team
- Santa Claus, the Royal Teddy Bear, Saints mascots Sir Saint and Gumbo
- Emma, age 3, and Berkeley, age 16, Children's Hospital Patients
Don't miss this heartwarming community
event that is free and open to the public!
- On Wednesday December 3rd at 6:00 p.m., the Royal Sonesta officially kicks off the holidays with the 9th Annual Lighting of the Balconies. With a ceremonial "flip of the switch," two young patients from Children's Hospital will experience the thrill of illuminating the hotel's elaborate wrought-iron balconies with thousands of twinkling lights. The ceremony takes place street-side complete with a full lineup of musical performances. With special appearances from some of your favorite holiday characters including the Royal Teddy Bear and Santa Claus, this special season opener is a must-do experience for the entire family. Remember, mark your calendars and plan to join in the fun at this heartwarming celebration that is free and open to the public!
December 3
The Victory Belles Ring in the Holidays
December 3 - December 28, 2014
Our popular, charming vocal trio is in a holiday mood! Come jingle all the way as the Victory Belles (and a special guest!) take you to a nostalgic Winter Wonderland of vintage musical classics. We'll celebrate the season with such delights as I'll Be Home for Christmas, Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, White Christmas, and a stocking-full more.
The songs, the style, the spirit of the holidays-it's The National WWII Museum's present to you!
Purchase tickets.
The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
PHONE: 504-528-1944 | FAX: 504-527-6088 | EMAIL: info@nationalww2museum.org
www.stagedoorcanteen.org
NOLA Spaces Holiday Party
Friday, December 5
Doors open at 7.30pm
Featuring LIVE MUSIC with the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys and Otra.
Dance performances throughout the evening. Family friendly.
Firehouse Cafe will be open
$12 in advance, $15 at the door. Buy your tickets here by December 4 to save.
Free for NOLA youth (under 18 years old)
December 4-14
December 4 - 14, 2014
NEW ORLEANS, at MAHALIA JACKSON Theater
1419 Basin St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&=&user_input=africa+umoja&q=africa+umoja
December 4
Thursday, December 04, 2014
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM -
Register before Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014 to avoid late fees.
Opera Guild House, 2504 Prytania Street
December 3
CCH Pounder Rounds Out Community Arts Awards All-Star Lineup
$50 Tickets Now Available
CCH Pounder, one of the stars of the new CBS hit series NCIS New Orleans, will give opening remarks at the 38th Annual Community Arts Awards presented by First NBC Bank on Wed., Dec. 3. Additionally, local jazz legend Germaine Bazzle will perform with the Peter Harris Trio during the celebration. An original duet by aerialist Liza Rose and flamenco dancer Eliza Llewellyn created for the Arts Council will premiere at the event. Hosted by everyone's favorite the venerable Mark Romig, New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation CEO, the Community Arts Awards is the Arts Council's annual event honoring outstanding individual and organizational contributions to our cultural community.
An advocate for the arts, Ms. Pounder is active in the Creative Coalition and has nourished emerging visual artists through the Pounder Kone Art Space in Los Angeles and the Musee Boribana in Senegal, which she founded with her husband, Boubacar Kone. She is also a founding member of Artists for a New South Africa. "CCH Pounder is not only an artist herself, but she exemplifies the Arts Council's perspective that arts and culture live at the heart of civic engagement are an essential part of the tool kit when examining solutions for community challenges," said Arts Council President and Chief Executive Officer Kim Cook.
The seven honorees for this year's Community Art Awards are: Arthur Roger, A Studio in the Woods, Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane, Howard Miller, Jeanne Nathan, Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, and Zion Harmonizers. Each honoree will be featured in a video portrait honoring their life and achievements created by local video artists, Kat Sotelo, Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Kevin McCaffrey, William Sabourin, Steph Smith, and Chris Haney.
The celebration is schedule to take place at Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place. Patron hour 4 -5 p.m. and ceremony from 5 - 7 p.m. Call 504-523-1465 or click hereto purchase tickets.
December 3
Holidays at the Royal Sonesta
Are A New Orleans Tradition
|
Enjoy this traditional holiday event presented outside
the hotel's main entrance at 300 Bourbon Street.
Embrace the spirit of the season as two young patients from Children's Hospital experience the thrill of flipping the switch illuminating thousands of holiday lights.
Joining in the merriment:
Don't miss this heartwarming community
event that is free and open to the public!
|
- On Wednesday December 3rd at 6:00 p.m., the Royal Sonesta officially kicks off the holidays with the 9th Annual Lighting of the Balconies. With a ceremonial "flip of the switch," two young patients from Children's Hospital will experience the thrill of illuminating the hotel's elaborate wrought-iron balconies with thousands of twinkling lights. The ceremony takes place street-side complete with a full lineup of musical performances. With special appearances from some of your favorite holiday characters including the Royal Teddy Bear and Santa Claus, this special season opener is a must-do experience for the entire family. Remember, mark your calendars and plan to join in the fun at this heartwarming celebration that is free and open to the public!
December 3
The Victory Belles Ring in the Holidays
December 3 - December 28, 2014
Our popular, charming vocal trio is in a holiday mood! Come jingle all the way as the Victory Belles (and a special guest!) take you to a nostalgic Winter Wonderland of vintage musical classics. We'll celebrate the season with such delights as I'll Be Home for Christmas, Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, White Christmas, and a stocking-full more.
The songs, the style, the spirit of the holidays-it's The National WWII Museum's present to you!
Purchase tickets.
The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
PHONE: 504-528-1944 | FAX: 504-527-6088 | EMAIL: info@nationalww2museum.org
www.stagedoorcanteen.org
Friday, December 5
Doors open at 7.30pm
Featuring LIVE MUSIC with the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys and Otra.
Dance performances throughout the evening. Family friendly.
Firehouse Cafe will be open
$12 in advance, $15 at the door. Buy your tickets here by December 4 to save.
Free for NOLA youth (under 18 years old)
December 4-14
December 4 - 14, 2014
NEW ORLEANS, at MAHALIA JACKSON Theater
1419 Basin St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&=&user_input=africa+umoja&q=africa+umoja1419 Basin St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
December 4
Thursday, December 04, 2014
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM -
Register before Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014 to avoid late fees.
Opera Guild House, 2504 Prytania Street
Thursday, December 4
3rd Annual Gingerbread House Building Competition
- When:
- Thursday, December 4, 6:00 pm -9 p.m.
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- When:
- Thursday, December 4, 6:00 pm -9 p.m.
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2372 St Claude Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117
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- $10.00 - $20.00
In the spirit of the holiday season, Build Now, Project Homecoming, Project Home Again and the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity are teaming up to present a Gingerbread House Building Competition at the New Orleans Healing Center! This past year, these non-profits collectively built and rehabbed over 200 homes, significantly impacting the lives of the homeowners and the local economy, while dramatically reducing the blighted properties in our city's neighborhoods. What better way to celebrate the families they helped return, their volunteers, and supporters, than a big 'ole holiday bash. Proceeds from the event will ensure these organizations help even more families in 2015, because they couldn't do it without your support!
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Expect celebrity judges, a $200 cash prize to the best gingerbread house, and much more! Dress is casual. Event is open to the public. Drinks and food will be provided, along with gingerbread house building supplies. Fun is guaranteed.
- 2372 St Claude AveNew Orleans, LA 70117
- $10.00 - $20.00
- Expect celebrity judges, a $200 cash prize to the best gingerbread house, and much more! Dress is casual. Event is open to the public. Drinks and food will be provided, along with gingerbread house building supplies. Fun is guaranteed.
In the spirit of the holiday season, Build Now, Project Homecoming, Project Home Again and the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity are teaming up to present a Gingerbread House Building Competition at the New Orleans Healing Center! This past year, these non-profits collectively built and rehabbed over 200 homes, significantly impacting the lives of the homeowners and the local economy, while dramatically reducing the blighted properties in our city's neighborhoods. What better way to celebrate the families they helped return, their volunteers, and supporters, than a big 'ole holiday bash. Proceeds from the event will ensure these organizations help even more families in 2015, because they couldn't do it without your support!
December 5 & 6
SIDRA BELL DANCE NEW YORK BRINGS AVANT-GARDE DANCE TO NEW ORLEANS
IN THE CAC WAREHOUSE
Sidra Bell Dance New York ReVUE
Sidra Bell Dance New York is a boutique company of prolific movement artists based in New York City that presents innovative, kinetic, and provocative dance theater works. It has continually presented progressive, highly designed, cinematic, glamorous, and elaborate full scale productions to sold-out New York City audiences. Bell is a sought after voice in contemporary dance with a strong female vision creating works that ignite the imagination and explore the complexities of the human condition 7:30pm
Advance Tickets: $35 General Admission | $25 CAC Members
Day of Show: $40 General Admission | $30 CAC Members
Buy Online: cacno.org | Buy at CAC Box Office: 504.528.3800
Download the CAC's Performing Arts Season Brochure at cacno.org/tickets Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans 900 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130
cacno.org | 504.528.3805
DECEMBER 6, 2014
Croissant cooking demo by Gracious Bakery, professional and amateur contestants, freestyle croissants, celebrity judges, people's choice award & more at the Concours de croissant this Saturday!
The Concours de croissant presented by the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum.
The contest will determine the person or organization that produces the best croissant in 3 separate categories: Amateur bakers, professional pastry chefs, and a freestyle category that anyone can enter. There will be a winner announced in each category as determined by 3 celebrity judges: The Consul General of France in New Orleans, Monsieur Grégor Trumel; Angela Wilson, Culinary Instructor at Delgado Community College; and Chaya Conrad, pastry chef and Bakery Director at Rouse's Supermarket. There will also be a people's choice award presented to one winner.
WHERE:
The Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard | New Orleans, LA 70113
10:00am-12:30pm
9:45-10:00 Contestants register and/or check-in their croissants
10:00-12:30 Coin enfant with croissant-inspired activities for kids
10:00-11:30 Booths are open for the public to taste croissants and
vote for the People's Choice Award. Coffee booth sponsored by Cool Brew.
11:00-11:25 Introduction to French culinary tradition in New Orleans, Welcome from the Alliance Française and from the Southern Food & Beverage Museum
11:30-12:00 Croissant Cooking Demo by Summer Veach of Gracious Bakery
12:00-12:15 Presentation of Awards
WHY:
This is the Crescent City and the most French city in the US--who else could be better positioned to take the measure of the croissant?! Venez goûter des croissants dans la ville croissant! The contest will highlight this year's best.
Anyone can participate in the contest by entering one or two categories (professional or amateur + freestyle) by completing the entry form here.
The public is invited to taste croissants, sip on complimentary coffee provided by Cool Brew, and vote for the people's choice award (voting tickets are $1 each and ballot box stuffing is encourauged
Sunday, December 7
Trinity Artist Series presents
@ 5 pm: Handel Messiah Sing-Along with the Trinity Choir and Soloists, Albinas Prizgintas organist and Dr. John Ware conductor. The audience is the star attraction! We need your voices to sing the choruses and make this 27th Annual Sing-Along the BEST ever! Scores are provided!
Save this date : - Not to be missed.
photos from this past week----------
Sidra Bell Dance New York is a boutique company of prolific movement artists based in New York City that presents innovative, kinetic, and provocative dance theater works. It has continually presented progressive, highly designed, cinematic, glamorous, and elaborate full scale productions to sold-out New York City audiences. Bell is a sought after voice in contemporary dance with a strong female vision creating works that ignite the imagination and explore the complexities of the human condition 7:30pm
Advance Tickets: $35 General Admission | $25 CAC Members
Day of Show: $40 General Admission | $30 CAC Members
Buy Online: cacno.org | Buy at CAC Box Office: 504.528.3800
Download the CAC's Performing Arts Season Brochure at cacno.org/tickets Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans 900 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130
cacno.org | 504.528.3805
DECEMBER 6, 2014
Croissant cooking demo by Gracious Bakery, professional and amateur contestants, freestyle croissants, celebrity judges, people's choice award & more at the Concours de croissant this Saturday!
The Concours de croissant presented by the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum.
The contest will determine the person or organization that produces the best croissant in 3 separate categories: Amateur bakers, professional pastry chefs, and a freestyle category that anyone can enter. There will be a winner announced in each category as determined by 3 celebrity judges: The Consul General of France in New Orleans, Monsieur Grégor Trumel; Angela Wilson, Culinary Instructor at Delgado Community College; and Chaya Conrad, pastry chef and Bakery Director at Rouse's Supermarket. There will also be a people's choice award presented to one winner.
WHERE:
The Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard | New Orleans, LA 70113
10:00am-12:30pm
9:45-10:00 Contestants register and/or check-in their croissants
10:00-12:30 Coin enfant with croissant-inspired activities for kids
10:00-11:30 Booths are open for the public to taste croissants and
vote for the People's Choice Award. Coffee booth sponsored by Cool Brew.
11:00-11:25 Introduction to French culinary tradition in New Orleans, Welcome from the Alliance Française and from the Southern Food & Beverage Museum
11:30-12:00 Croissant Cooking Demo by Summer Veach of Gracious Bakery
12:00-12:15 Presentation of Awards
WHY:
This is the Crescent City and the most French city in the US--who else could be better positioned to take the measure of the croissant?! Venez goûter des croissants dans la ville croissant! The contest will highlight this year's best.
Anyone can participate in the contest by entering one or two categories (professional or amateur + freestyle) by completing the entry form here.
The public is invited to taste croissants, sip on complimentary coffee provided by Cool Brew, and vote for the people's choice award (voting tickets are $1 each and ballot box stuffing is encourauged
Sunday, December 7
Trinity Artist Series presents
@ 5 pm: Handel Messiah Sing-Along with the Trinity Choir and Soloists, Albinas Prizgintas organist and Dr. John Ware conductor. The audience is the star attraction! We need your voices to sing the choruses and make this 27th Annual Sing-Along the BEST ever! Scores are provided!
Save this date : - Not to be missed.
photos from this past week----------
Elegant Windsor Court Hotel had the owners' children turn the switch to turn on the exquisite Christmas Tree in the Lobby.
— with David Teich and 3 others at Windsor Court.
Elegant Windsor Court Hotel had the owners' children turn the switch to turn on the exquisite Christmas Tree in the Lobby.
— with David Teich and 3 others at Windsor Court.
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