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Get to Know Your Jewish Cemetery

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience 818 Howard Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States

This interactive workshop covers cemetery preservation basics, including cleaning and documenting burial sites. It will address monument care, transcriptions, and when to seek professional help. The workshop will also explore cemetery record research and broader stewardship topics, such as supporting long-term preservation, caring for abandoned cemeteries, and community involvement.

Resistance: Three Centuries of Les Cenelles

Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans

Mayhaw berries—small, tart fruit referred to as les cenelles—are known for their robust hardiness. Armed with this symbolism, the fruit has inspired three centuries of cultural and literary resistance: From the 1845 anthology Les Cenelles: Choix de poésies indigènes and the mid-20th century Les Cenelles Society of Arts and Letters, to today’s Les Cenelles ensemble. Join the Les Cenelles ensemble—Denise …

Free

HNOC Educator Workshop: The Trail They Blazed

Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans

Educators are invited to a free workshop, hosted by our education department, that will help deepen student experiences and understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans through HNOC’s exhibition The Trail They Blazed. The workshop is open to educators of all grade levels and subject areas. The schedule of activities includes modeling and demonstrating …

Free

Cultivating Lesbian Community: The Daughters of Bilitis in New Orleans

Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans

Join HNOC and the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana for an evening honoring the legacy of the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian social and civil rights organization. The program will include an archival show-and-tell of newly acquired objects from the organization, followed by a conversation featuring Sharon Dauzat, former director of the New Orleans Daughters of …

Free

Invent It. Build It.

Ernest N. Morial Convetnion Center 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, United States

The Society of Women Engineers’ Invent It. Build It. is an opportunity for students ages 10 - 18 to: Enjoy a networking breakfast with SWE members and industry professionals. Work on hands-on engineering activities. Meet students, STEM advocates, SWE members, and engineers in the local community that you can continue engaging with after the event. Participate in conversations …

Free
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