New Orleans Area Weekend Events: March 7 and Beyond

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This weekend we are going to have great fun events that will include : The Italian American St. Joseph Parade through the French Quarter; The Blue Dog Art Events to coincide with the exhibit at NOMA of the Rodrigue Retrospective Exhibit, The "Guess Who is Coming to Dinner" at the Audubon Tea Room, the Oak Alley Arts and Crafts Festival in Vacherie; The Ecole Francaise Vive Le Arts Festival; The Legacy Donor Foundation's Soul Revival at Harrah's; the eagerly anticipated CAC's SweetArts 2008, the Faberge Egg Hunt at NOMA , the Sunday Afternoon Concert at City Park, the Nickel-A-Dance at Ray Boom Boom Room and many more events.

Just when I thought we might get a break from all the sad news we've been getting lately, I get word about the passing of yet another French Quarter icon: longtime restaurateur and gourmet Italian chef Tony Moran. He passed away at Ochsner Clinic on March 5 at the age of 84. Founder and former owner of Tony Moran's Restaurant and the Old Absinthe House in the 200 block of Bourbon Street, he is credited with introducing Fettucine Alfredo to this country among other culinary innovations. He was friends with celebrities, sports stars, well-known political figures and, indeed, everyone who met him. The walls of his restaurants were filled with signed pictures of famous people who dined there. Before opening his own namesake restaurant, he owned La Louisiane on Iberville Street. He learned the food service business from his legendary father, Diamond Jimmy Moran, and was in the business for more than 60 years. I have dined, myself, at his restaurants and I can vouch for the fact that the food was super delicious. He will be missed very much, and my condolences go out to his widow, Jeanette, his two daughters and the many others who knew and loved him.

Funeral services for Mr. Moran will be Saturday, March 8, at 8 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery. The public is invited. and don't forget that on Saturday as well, the Johnny Gordon funeral mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 411 North Rampart Street, at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8. This will be followed by a jazz funeral from the church to Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop at the corner of Bourbon and St. Philip streets.

More sad news, though, fortunately, not about someone passing away this time. But it is a passing of sorts, anyway: the end of an era. Claire Hartley Grogan, the vivacious and very popular proprietor/bartender at Claire's on Conti, will be closing her doors next Tuesday, March 13. After five years at the helm of her namesake bar in the St. Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel, she is calling it quits to spend more time with her husband Mike and their Pomeranian, Noel. On Sunday, March 9, at 6 p.m., Claire is having a Farewell Party for her many friends and customers at the bar, 717 Conti Street. In recent years Claire has worked at the Touche bar in the Omni Royal Orleans, Muriel's, and Gennifer Flowers' Club before opening her own place. Over the past five years she has hosted some very memorable events at her place, including her own wedding in August 2005 and, most recently, a memorial send-off party for the late Verita Thompson last month. Good luck, Claire. We will miss you but I'm sure we'll be seeing you around the Quarter.

On Friday, you can begin your weekend with neighbors and friends by sipping into sunset on beautiful Bayou St. John by attending Vino on the Bayou, Friday, March 7, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Pitot House Museum,1440 Moss Street, on Bayou St. John. $10 per person, $5 for Landmarks members. All proceeds donated to Louisiana Landmarks Society.

The Obituary Cocktail Society will meet as usual on Friday, March 7 from 6 to 7 p.m.at The Boondock Saint at 731 St. Peter. Street.

Want to model? Bayoubuzz is trying to jumpstart the fashion design industry and is co-sponsoring an event that hopes to ultimate provide fashion talent to New Orleans and Louisiana. On Friday, March 7th 2008 from 6pm to 10 pm, New Orleans Fashion Week, LLC will be hosting, the first casting call for models to participate in New Orleans Fashion week. The casting will take place at The Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans. New Orleans Fashion Week LLC is casting swimwear and promotional models. Models will have the opportunity to be in newspapers, fashion shows and magazine ads. All the models have to do is, bring photo, measurements and be prepared to walk. Plus, New Orleans Fashion Week, LLC and Bayoubuzz will be hosting a series of posh events in the months leading up to the first ever industry New Orleans Fashion Week. The first of these events will be "New Orleans En Vogue" a VIP only fashion- cocktail event that will debut the evening of March 8, 2008. "New Orleans En Vogue" will present the models and staff of New Orleans Fashion week, and a sneak peek at the 'look' that will be showcased during fashion week through a photo exhibition. New Orleans En Vogue will also be an evening of music, fashion and cocktails at Zoë Lounge & Whisky Blue; located in the posh, trend setting W Hotel: 333 Poydras St New Orleans, LA. The Zoë Lounge a place that brings the wow of W, to a fashionably dressed crowd for this official New Orleans Fashion Week VIP fashion event. Anyone interested in attending RSVP at vip@neworleansfashionweek.com To learn more about New Orleans Fashion Week and upcoming events, visit us at www.neworleansfw.com.

Famous violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnerberg plays Barber presented by Louisiana Philharminic Orchestra (LPO) this Friday, at 7:30 p.m. at Tulane McAlister Auditorium. Maestro Carlos Prieto conducts.Nadja and Anne-Marie McDermont on the piano willl be performing on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at a specail benefit for NOCCA a\, 2800 Chartres Street. Tickets are $75 including a champagne reception from Sucre.

My darling friend Suzaune Yee McKamey and her backup group, Suzaune and Company, will be performing again this Friday at the Bombay Club, 830 Conti Street, from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Come see and hear this sultry singer and entertainer who will charm your heart out.

Another great chanteuse, Anais St John, is performing this weekend at these venues: FRIDAY - ROYAL SONESTA MYSTIK DEN - 9 TO MIDNIGHT, with the Harry Mayronne Trio; SATURDAY - CAC SWEETARTS BALL PATRON PARTY, 7:30-9 p.m., with Harry Mayronne; and SUNDAY - TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH ARTS SERIES, 5 p.m., again with Harry Mayronne.

This Friday night you do not want to miss the New Orleans Leadership Coundil and the Louisiana Center for Women & Government 's dinner: " Guess who is coming to Dinner" at 7 p.m. at the Audubon Tea Room. It seems that all the "Movers and Shakers" of this city are going to be waiter/waitress including me. Tickets are only $50. .Cocktail Attire. For reservation call 504-885-1312.

MARCH 6-9 - BLUE DOG ART EVENT as part of NOMA's GEORGE RODRIGUE'S LOUISIANA :CAJUNS, BLUE DOGS AND BEYOND KATRINA You are invited to celebrate the opening of George Rodrigue's NOMA exhibition with an unforgettable four day, three might package. Events include a private showing of theeexhibition, artist demonstration and lecture, private receptions, and a Blue Dog Mardi Gras parade through the French Quarter. For additional information visit www.bluedogevent.com and http://www.noma.org

The Cripple Creek Theatre Company continues its second season with Nikolai Gogol's satire The Inspector General. The Inspector General features Robert Cerasoli—New Orleans' own Inspector General—playing the title role during each Thursday night performance.
Performances of The Inspector General are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. from March 6 through the 29th at the North Rampart Community Center (formerly St. Mark's Community Center), at 1130 North Rampart in the French Quarter. All tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at seeaplay.org or by phone at 504-891-6815. Complimentary tickets, press photographs, and production artwork available by request.

New Orleans’ Southern Rep presents THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl running through March 16, 2008. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

At 6 p.m.. on Saturday, the French Quarter St. Joseph's Day Parade will be rolling along the historic streets of the Vieux Carre with Vincent "Vinnie" Pastore of The Soprano as its parade marshal. The parade begins at Canal and Decatur streets and proceed down Bourbon Street.

On Saturday, join Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orléans in celebrating New Orleans’ connection to French arts, food and culture during this year’s Fête Française, Vive Les Arts, March 8 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. under the oaks of Audubon Park. This year’s Fête will celebrate Francophone art from throughout the world through a variety of cultural demonstrations, food, entertainment and children’s activities.

Are you ready to Rock the House with 100% Soul? The Legacy Donor Foundation's Soul Revival 2008 at Harrah's Casino on Saturday will begin with a Patron Party at the intimate jazz lounge, 528, featuring legendary singer John Boutte. Then the Patrons will join the revival crowd for soulful down home cooking under the big tent in the Courtyard on Fulton Street where the spiritual harmonizing of gospel choir Shades of Praise and special headliner E.L.S. is sure to bring the house down. 7 p.m. to Midnight. Call 504-220-8949 or visit http://www.organawareness.org/

The Contemporary Arts Center and Regions Bank present SweetArts 2008 – “Paper Scissors RockStar – An Arts & Sass Playground,” on Friday, March 8. The CAC is proud to welcome the annual benefit party back home to the CAC in New Orleans, after two post-Katrina years in New York. 7:30-9pm (Honorees Reception and pre-party) and 9pm-midnight (Party), with party admission, honorees’ reception & Backstage VIP levels ranging from $100-$500. Admission to the event includes complimentary cocktails and cuisine by 7 on Fulton, 360 Vodka, Bonterra Vineyards, Coolbrew Cofee, Cochon, Food Art, Herbsaint, K-Paul’s, New Orleans Ice Cream Co., Republic Beverage, and Palate.

Partygoers will enjoy the ultimate “arts & sass playground” of interactive fun, including performing in front of cameras with your own Rock Band drinking chilled cocktails served from a massive ice cube, creating your own artworks and dancing to the sounds of sultry cabaret siren Anais St. John (Honorees’ Reception, 7:30-9pm) and jazz trombone virtuoso Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews with his band Orleans Avenue, who will perform their energetic mix of funk, rock and hip hop (Party, 9 pm-midnight). In addition to “rock star fabulous” fun, the purpose behind the party is to celebrate and recognize this year’s SweetArts Honorees, six foundations whose unprecedented funding initiatives in response to Hurricane Katrina have helped the CAC and so many other Gulf Coast institutions to recover. They are the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; the Getty Foundation; the Joan Mitchell Foundation; the Lord and Taylor/2007 SweetArts Katrina Fund; and the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation. The honorary chairs for SweetArts 2008 are Alexa Georges & Bennett Davis. To reserve your tickets in advance, online at www.cacno.org or by calling the CAC Box Office at 504-528-3800.

An Evening at the French Quarter's historic Beuregard-Keyes House,1113 Chartres Street, will take place on Saturday, March 8 from 7-10 p.m. Food, drinks, music, silent auction, parades of prizes for a $35.00 Per Person donation.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc., will celebrate the 20th anniversary of a venerable local art institution, The Neighborhood Gallery, with a retrospective titled "Then & Now," which opens at the Jazz & Heritage Gallery (1205 N. Rampart) on Saturday, March 8. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibit runs through March 28. "It has always been the mission of the Neighborhood Gallery to take the art to the people," said Sandra Berry, the gallery's founder and owner. Since 1988, the Neighborhood Gallery has supported the development and marketing of international, national and local artists.

Artists whose works will be on display in this retrospective include: Latifah Ali, Nicole Anderson, Ann Cooper, Lori Felix, Raymond Gaines, Thomas Gallagher, Ronald Jones, Carter King, Mouthy, Karen Rittvo, Susan Norris-Davis, Richard Lee and E. E. Williams. A dominant theme running through the exhibition is the celebration of New Orleans and of life, as reflected in the unique journeys of each artist.

On Sunday, March 9, the Faberge Egg Hunt, billed as fun for the entire family will take place at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Besthoff Sculpture Garden, from 1:00- 3:00 pm. EGG HUNT: 2:00 p.m.Art Activities | Storytelling | Face Painting-Balloon Making | Music | Prizes | Bunny. Entertainment by Papillion. For more information, please call (504) 658-4121.

A new outdoor concert series will begin this Sunday, March 9 at the new Robert B. Haspel Stage in City Park. It is one one of th emost beautiful setting of our area for music. Ingrid Lucia ( 4 p.m.) and Topsy Chapman ( 5:30 p.m.) will be performing . The Botanical Garden will be open from 3 to 8 p.m. Admission is $6 and children $2 ages 5-12. Bring your blanket. Sorry not pets, no outside food since there will be food and refreshments for sale. For more information visit www.neworleanscitypark.com/calendar.html

The Treme Jazz Band will be playing this Sunday at the Nickel-A-Dance Series at Ray Boom Boom Room on Frenchmen Street from 4 -7 p.m. FREE

The Rigoletto Orientation will be held this Sunday, March 9 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. by Renaissance man E Quinn Peeper, MD. at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Call Ms. Mary O'Brien with enquiries at 261-7226.

On Tuesday, March 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the 2008 Literary series at the Montleone Hotel is featuring Fred Kaplan, author of Daydream Believers: How A Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power.þ Admission is $15 and includes a glass of wine, reading and book signing. For reservation call 866.468-7630 or visit http://www.ticketweb.com/

Can't get my head around Easter coming so soon, but March 23 is upon us. If you have an interest in join the St Charles Parade visit

www.easterontheavenue.com

It is a fun day with champagne before party and then lovely party with dancing after. You can do it all or just go to the party brunch.

Please save these dates:

MARCH 14 - MARCH 16 GIUSEPE VERDI'S RIGOLETTO. Tulane University, McAlister Auditorium. Fri and Saturday 8:00 pm:Sun 2:30 pm
http://www.neworleansopera.org -phone 504-529-3000. Don't miss seeing La donna e mobile, Caro nome and the celebrated Quartet are just a few of the many musical treasures that have made RIGOLETTO one of the most popular operas in the world. Performed in Italian with English Supertitles.

MARCH 20 -Round Table Luncheon at noon at Begue's at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Thursday,. Featured speakers will be from the upcoming Tennessee Williams Festival, French Quarter Festival and the Art of Tease at the Cabildo. If you attended last month's Round Table, you know that our luncheons are very well attended, very informative and a lot of fun. So do not wait until the last minute to make your reservation. Call Noel Scallan at 504-553-2220 or email nscallan@royalsonestano.com

Have a great week!

Calendar Courtesy of La Fete News and the Greater New Orleans Tourism and Convention Bureau and NOLAFUNGUIDE.COM

Friday, March 7, 2008

Seasonal Living Demonstration--Egg Dyeing.

Gallier House Museum
1126-1132 Royal Street

Join us at the Gallier House for a 19th-century Easter egg dyeing demonstration using historically-correct methods. Natural ingredients, such as beets, spinach leaves, and coffee will be used and a discussion of 19th-Century Easter traditions will be included. The demonstration takes place along with a tour of the museum. Tours leave at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 2:00 and 3:00.

Cost is free for Louisiana residents with identification. Other adults pay $6.00 each;
$5.00 for seniors over 65 and students. Call 525-5661 for more information.

Hermann-Grima/Gallier Historic Houses
www.hgghh.org
T (504) 525-5661
F (504) 568-9735
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Friday, March 7, 2008

NEW ORLEANS CITIZENS TO BE HONORED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REBUILDING WORK SINCE KATRINA

Crescent City Celebration includes Trumpet Awards luncheon, Toast to New Orleans Neighborhoods and 4th Festival of Neighborhoods.The Toast to New Orleans Neighborhoods will be held on the evening of Friday, March 7th at Howlin’ Wolf. Admission will be $15 for NPN members and $25 for non-members. The event will feature local music from Kirk Joseph’s Backyard Groove, theater and local food from N’awlins Flava, Casamento’s, Chateau Coffee House & Café and more, classically assembling all the elements of a typical New Orleans festival [PB2] to celebrate the rebuilding of our neighborhoods.

Festival of Neighborhoods-Saturday, March 8, 2008 10a.m.—Sunset
Gentilly Terrace Elementary,4720 Painters St.

Friday, March 7, 2008

SUZAUNE & COMPANY

9:30 PM 12:30 AM

The Bombay Club, 830 Conti St

Suzaune & Company: Staring Suzaune Yee McKamey, with Leslie Martin on piano, Will Buckingham on bass & Jungho Kang on drums

SATURDAY,March 8,2008
Alligator Egg Hunt onSaturday, March 8, 2008, 9:30am to 10:30am at Audubon Zoo.The NEW Alligator Egg Hunt is an educational Egg Hunt for the spring holidays that only the residents of southern Louisiana can fully appreciate. Kids will get to see a live baby alligator and learn about these fascinating animals. They will create their own special alligator basket and then go search for "alligator eggs".

The Great American Trailer Park Musical
February 15, 2008 - March 9, 2008

Times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm; Sundays 2:00 pm
http://www.jpas.org
Location: Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177A Sala Ave., Westwego, LA
Phone: (504) 885-2000
Joyful and unashamedly vulgar, Betsy Kelso's comic fable about women in a Florida trailer park and their no-account men is more fun than a chair-throwing episode of Jerry Springer set to music. When a stripper named Pippi moves into Armadillo Acres, on the run from a permanent-marker-sniffing loon named Duke, she gets sympathy from the park's ruling clique, Betty, a bleached-blond Eartha Kitt with mighty lungs, Linoleum, and Pickles, until she steals somebody's husband.

Chalmette Battlefield Raises Old Glory During National Journey
February 18, 2008 - May 26, 2008

Times: Mondays through Thursdays 7:00 am-3:00 pm; Fridays through Sundays 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
http://www.nps.gov/jela.
Location:  Chalmette Battlefield, 8606 West St. Bernard Highway, in Chalmette
Phone:  (504) 281-0511
Admission:  Free
Chalmette Battlefield Raises Old Glory During National Journey A special flag-raising ceremony as part of “Old Glory’s Journey of Remembrance” will take place at Chalmette Battlefield, in Chalmette.

Palm Court Jazz Band with Topsy Chapman and Lars Edegran February 20, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Times: Wednesdays 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com Location: Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St. Phone: (504) 525-0200 Join us for a Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Topsy Chapman and Lars Edegran.

Southern Repertory Theater presents THE CLEAN HOUSE
February 21, 2008 - March 16, 2008

Times: Thursdays - Saturdays 8:00 pm; Sundays 3:00 pm
Location:  Canal Place, 3rd Floor
Phone:  (504)522-6545
Admission:  $30.00, $26.00, and $20.00
Come join us for the Clean House. Our houses, like our relationships, are never as clean as we want them to be. Sometimes, you need to just embrace the dirt and let a good joke clean your insides out. Lane just wants her house cleaned, but her Brazilian maid Matilde would rather write jokes. When Lane's neatnik sister Virginia starts cleaning the house on the sly all seems resolved. Then Lane's husband leaves her…for an older woman. Wildly theatrical and intensely poetic, THE CLEAN HOUSE is a magical play about fighting the dirt in your life, finding true love at any age, and the quest for the perfect joke.

Flanagan's Wake
February 22, 2008 - March 16, 2008

Times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm; Sundays 2:00 pm
Location: Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177A Sala Ave, Westwego
Phone: (504) 885-2000
What happens when an Irishman dies? A wonderful show takes place. Flanagan's Wake has the friends of dearly departed Flanagan mourning him in this hilarious audience interactive show. Join the villagers of the beautiful fictional as they tell tales, sing songs and mourn the passing of one of their own. You'll be transported to the Emerald Isle to grieve as only the Irish can. You can share stories of your own experiences and misadventures with dear old Flanagan, or simply enjoy the tales and songs of the locals as they recall life with Himself.

The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - NOLA Fired Up
March 1, 2008 - March 23, 2008

Times: Thursday - Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
http://www.www.nolafiredup.org
Location:  The Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street
Phone:  (504) 528-3805
Admission:  $5.00 General admission; $3.00 for students, seniors. FREE for CAC members and children under 15 every day.
NOCCA Fired Up is an exhibition of ceramic pottery and sculpture by students from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, under the direction of teacher Niki Jackson.

The Museum of Arts Presents - George Rodrigue's Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina March 1, 2008 - June 8, 2008
Times: 10:00 am -4:30 pm http://www.noma.org Location: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle Phone: (504) 658-4100 Come and join us for George Rodrigue's Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina.

Trinity Artist Series Presents - Albinas Prizgintas March 4, 2008 - March 25, 2008
Times: Tuesdays 6:00 pm -7:00 pm Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. Phone: (504) 670-2520 Admission: Free Come join us for Albinas Prizgintas, organist. The program includes some of the greatest music written for organ and a variety of performed music, ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock tunes.

Boat Show March 6, 2008 - March 9, 2008
Times: Thursday-Friday 5:00 pm -10:00 pm; Saturday 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: The Louisiana Superdome Admission: Adults $8.00; Children 12 and under Free Come join us at the Louisiana Superdome for the annual Boat Show.

House of Blues Presents - They Might be Giants March 7, 2008
Times: 7:00 pm Door opens; 8:00 pm Show Location: House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. Phone: (504) 310-4999 Admission: $21.00 Come join us for the Alternate Rock Group They Might be Giants plus Oppenheimer.

Louisiana Philharmonic Presents- Nadja Plays Barber March 7, 2008
Times: 7:30 pm http://www.lpomusic.com Location: Tulane University, McAlister Auditorium Phone: 504) 523-6530 Admission: $35.00 - $75.00 Come join us for Nadja Plays Barber. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, stands out in the field of classical music. Individual, passionate and powerful sound, a risk-taking persona and energetic presence are her trademarks. A

New Orleans Hornets vs New Jersey Nets March 7, 2008
Times: 7:00 pm http://www.hornets.com Location: New Orleans Arena, 1501 Girod St. Phone: (504) 587-3663

Playin at the Polo featuring Sasha Masakowski March 7, 2008
Times: 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Location: The Polo Club in The Windsor Court Phone: (504) 523-6000 Admission: Free Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans’ best place to drink, is jazzin’ it up with the hot entertainment series, “Playin’ At The Polo,” featuring vocalist Sasha Masakowski.

Thais Clark with the Palm Court Jazz Band March 7, 2008	=
Times: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com Location: Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St. Phone: (504) 525-0200 Join us for a Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Thais Clark with the Palm Court Jazz Band.

The Mystic Den Presents - Anais St. John March 7, 2008
Times: 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Location: The Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street Phone: (504)586-0300 Join us at the Mystic Den for specialty drinks and hot libations, plus live entertainment by Anais St. John.

Tulane Baseball vs UC-Irvine March 7, 2008
Times: 6:00 pm http://www.tulanegreenwave.com Location: Greerfield Field at Turchin Stadium Phone: (504) 861-(WAVE) 9283 Tulane Baseball vs UC-Irvine.

Tulane Uptown V-Day production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer March 7, 2008 - March 8, 2008
Times: 7:00 pm Location: Tulane University, Freeman Auditorium Phone: (504) 569-9070 The Tulane Uptown Campus will stage A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, the new production affiliated with V-Day. This show will feature 10 pieces confronting experiences around violence against women and girls.

Italian-American St. Joseph's Day Parade
March 8, 2008

Times: 6:00 pm
http://www.italianamericanmarchingclub.org
Location:  French Quarter
Phone:  (504) 561-1006 or 421-0955
Admission:  Free
Italian-American parade will begin at Canal Street and Chartres; proceeding down Chartres to St. Peter; left on St. Peter to Royal Street; right at Bienville to Bourbon Street; Another right onto Bourbon Street down to St. Anne. Finally, the parade will turn onto St. Ann and proceed back to Royal Street and take Royal back to Canal.

Lionel Ferbos with The Palm Court Jazz Band March 8, 2008
Times: 7:00 pm - 11:00pm http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com Location: Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St. Phone: (504) 525-0200 Join us for a Creole cuisine and live Traditional Jazz entertainment featuring Lionel Ferbos with The Palm Court Jazz Band.

Oak Alley Plantation's 17th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Festival
March 8, 2008 - March 9, 2008

Times: Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm;Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location:  Oak Alley Plantation,3645 Highway 18 Vacherie, Louisiana
Phone:  (225) 265-2151
Admission:  $5.00 - 13 years & over; $2.00 - 6 to 12 years Free - 5 years & under
Oak Alley Plantation is  pleased to announce its  Spring Arts & Crafts Festival. The Arts & Crafts Festival is a major fundraiser for Oak Alley Foundation. All monies raised will go toward the preservation, upkeep and maintenance of Oak Alley Plantation, a National Historic Landmark, which is a non-profit foundation.

Playin at the Polo featuring Sasha Masakowski March 8, 2008
Times: 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Location: The Polo Club in The Windsor Court Phone: (504) 523-6000 Admission: Free Join us as The Polo Club Lounge, named by Zagat as New Orleans’ best place to drink, is jazzin’ it up with the hot entertainment series, “Playin’ At The Polo,” featuring vocalist Sasha Masakowski.

The Contemporary Arts Center Presents - Paper Scissors Rockstar
March 8, 2008

Times: 7:00 pm -9:00 pm
http://www.cacno.org
Location:  The Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street
Phone:  (504) 528-3800
Admission:  $100.00 - $500.00
The Contemporary Arts Center and Regions Bank present SweetArts 2008 - "Paper Scissors RockStar - An Arts & Sass Playground," and are proud to welcome the annual benefit party back home to the CAC in New Orleans, after 2 post-Katrina years in New York. Admission to the event includes complimentary cocktails and cuisine by 7 on Fulton, 360 Vodka, Bonterra Vineyards, Coolbrew Coffee, Cochon, Food Art, Herbsaint, K-Paul's, New Orleans Ice Cream Co., Republic Beverage, and Palate. Partygoers will enjoy the ultimate "arts & sass playground" of interactive fun, including performing in front of cameras with your own rock band, drinking chilled cocktails served from a massive ice luge, creating your own artworks and dancing to the sounds of sultry cabaret siren Anais St. John (Honorees' Reception) and jazz trombone virtuoso Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews with his band Orleans Avenue, who will perform their energetic mix of funk, rock and hip hop. In addition to "rock star fabulous" fun, the purpose behind the party is to celebrate and recognize this year's SweetArts Honorees, six foundations whose unprecedented funding initiatives in response to Hurricane Katrina have helped the CAC and so many other Gulf Coast institutions to recover. They are the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; the Getty Foundation; the Joan Mitchell Foundation; the Lord and Taylor/2007 SweetArts Katrina Fund; and the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.

The Mystick Den Lounge Presents Julia La Shae March 8, 2008
Times: 9:00 pm – 12 midnight Location: The Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street Phone: (504)586-0300 Slip into the Mystick Den Lounge to experience some of New Orleans' top performing artists. On Saturday night, the sultry Ms. Julia LaShae will get you moving on the dance floor.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Gretna Jubilee

http://gretnajubilee.com
Benefitting Gretna #2 Academy
A Restaurant Tasting, Concert, Auction and Evening at The Market
SATURDAY, MARCH 8th
7:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
at the GRETNA FARMER'S MARKET
on Huey P. Long Avenue at the River in Gretna, LA

Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies is located on the Westbank of Jefferson Parish in the metropolitan New Orleans area.

The Gretna Jubilee is a first-of-it's kind event for the Gretna Farmer's Market and for the Westbank. Many of the area's best eating establishments will be on hand to serve tasty delights ranging from local favorites like Andouille Cheescake and Crawfish Monica to more exotic fare such as Sushi and Hummus and Pita Bread. A limited number of tickes will be available. To order tickets,please contact the school @ 504-366-3582.
The Gretna Jubilee is being produced and arranged by the Gretna No. 2 Dad's Club and PTO. All proceeds benefit the Gretna No. 2 Academy's technology efforts
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Saturday, March 8 , 2008

7:30pm
SWEETARTS 2008: PAPER SCISSORS ROCKSTAR
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.

The CAC and Regions Bank present SweetArts 2008 - "Paper Scissors RockStar - An Arts & Sass Playground," a spectacular CAC benefit party that salutes this year’s SweetArts Honorees. Admission includes complimentary cocktails and sumptuou