Event Series Jews of the Wild West Screening

Jews of the Wild West Screening

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

Mosey on down to MSJE for a screening of the new documentary Jews of the Wild West. We will have two showings–September 15 and 17. Following the screening on September 15, join us for a conversation with filmmaker Amanda Kinsey about the making of her intriguing documentary, and hear more about the unique contributions that Jewish Americans …

$5 – $10
Event Series Jews of the Wild West Screening

Jews of the Wild West Screening

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

Mosey on down to MSJE for a screening of the new documentary Jews of the Wild West. We will have two showings–September 15 and 17. Following the screening on September 15, join us for a conversation with filmmaker Amanda Kinsey about the making of her intriguing documentary, and hear more about the unique contributions that Jewish Americans …

$5 – $10

Eat, Drink SoFAB Writers’ Festival

Southern Food & Beverage Museum 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA, United States

The Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB), named one of “11 of the Worlds’ Top Food Museums” by CNN and one of the “12 Best Museums Around the World” by Elle Dècor, is excited to announce Eat! Drink! SoFAB Writers Festival, a stellar lineup of culinary authors whose books highlight the food & culture of …

Free

The Historic New Orleans Collection’s 2023 History Symposium: Democracy in Louisiana

Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal St., New Orleans, LA

Since becoming a state in 1812, Louisiana has participated in America’s bold experiment with democracy. In anticipation of American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, a traveling show from the Smithsonian Institution coming to THNOC in mid-June, our 2023 History Symposium explores how the democratic system has functioned in Louisiana and how key events have influenced our …

$20 – $75

24th Annual Bill Russell Lecture: The Banjo at the Crossroads of New Orleans and the Caribbean

The Historic New Orleans Collections 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, United States

The Historic New Orleans Collection presents Laurent Dubois and Don Vappie in conversation about the history of the banjo, an instrument that embodies the centuries-old cultural exchange between New Orleans and the Caribbean. The program will meld lecture, musical performance, and an archival show-and-tell on THNOC’s holdings related to the banjo. Laurent Dubois is the John …

$20
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free

Sisters Sippin’ Tea Literary Group

The Sisters Sippin’ Tea Literary Group will hold its 30th Reunion “SIP”in New Orleans at the Embassy Suites Hotel. April 21-23. The organization is one of the few black book clubs still in existence today with more than eleven established chapters throughout the United States.The Sisters meet monthly to discuss and rate the books that …

Free
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free
Event Series Bedtime Story with the Authors

Bedtime Story with the Authors

Ten authors will read their stories to you and your little ones at 7:00 and 7:30 PM CST. Each author will give away a book after their reading. While geared towards children between the ages of 3-7, and their caregivers, older and younger children are welcome to join us too! You won't want to miss …

Free

Older Americans Month Resource Fair

United Way Prosperity Center 2401 Canal St, New Orleans, LA, United States

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC United Way Prosperity Center 2401 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 Join attorneys from Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and The Pro Bono Project in learning whether you have all your ducks in a row with your estate. Lawyers will provide information and answer questions related to estate planning, writing …

Free

Drawdown’s Neighborhood: New Orleans Preview Screening Celebration!

Broadside 636 N. Broad St, New Orleans, LA, United States

On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm, join local climate heroes, community members, and supporters at The Broadside (an outdoor venue from the Broad Theater located at 600 N Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119) for the launch of Drawdown’s Neighborhood: New Orleans, a climate solutions short documentary series passing the mic to …

Free

NEW Audubon Aquarium & NEW Audubon Insectarium

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas 1 Canal St., LA, United States

The NEW Audubon Aquarium & NEW Audubon Insectarium will be open daily starting June 8 from 10AM-5PM! Reach into the ocean at the Shark Discovery touchpool, see colorful fish in the Great Maya Reef tunnel, and watch a colony of African penguins play. Experience the amazing animals that add beauty and diversity to our world! …

$-Varies

Democracy Educator Workshop

The Classroom at The Historic New Orleans Collection 610 Toulouse Street, New Orleans

This educator workshop celebrates two new exhibitions centered on democracy, citizenship, and the right to vote.  Opening April 28, “Yet She Is Advancing”: New Orleans Women and the Right to Vote, 1878–1970 tells the decades-long story of the New Orleans women who for nearly 100 years persisted in their struggle to obtain suffrage. On June …

Free

Democracy Community Day

The Historic New Orleans Collections 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, United States

Visitors of all ages are invited to a special Community Day celebrating two new exhibitions centered on democracy, citizenship, and the right to vote! “Yet She Is Advancing”: New Orleans Women and the Right to Vote, 1878–1970 tells the decades-long story of the New Orleans women who for nearly 100 years persisted in their struggle to obtain …

Free

Tales of the Cocktail

The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans 921 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Tales of the Cocktail 2023 Further your career at the world’s leading cocktail conference — July 23-28, 2023 With hundreds of opportunities developed specifically for industry professionals from bartenders to distillers, Tales of the Cocktail® is the drinks industry’s annual meeting place for exchanging new ideas, products, and techniques featuring in-person education, tastings, networking, and awards …

$-Varies

The Historic New Orleans Collection Antiques Forum 2023

French Quarter THNOC 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans

From our earliest instruments through mid-twentieth-century recording devices, music has been essential in southern homes, churches, and communities. Attendees of the 2023 New Orleans Antiques Forum will be immersed in the objects and art that embody the development of “southern sound.” Sessions will explore the material culture of parlor entertainment, First Nations social dances and …

$150

Hail to the Chief: New Orleans and the American Presidency

Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans

Join esteemed guest scholars Ted Widmer (moderator), Richard Campanella, and C. W. Goodyear as they discuss the historic and geographic connections of New Orleans to the American presidency. Presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, this program explores how New Orleans has influenced the presidential trajectories of many …

$10.00

Public Lecture: Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author

Lake Theatre, Lake Residence Hall, Tulane University McAlister Place and Willow Street, New Orleans, LA

Tulane's School of Liberal Arts presents its 3rd annual Carole Barnette Boudreaux ’65 Great Writers Series, which brings internationally prominent writers to campus for free talks. Jennifer Egan is the author of several novels and a short story collection. Her 2017 novel, Manhattan Beach, a New York Times bestseller, was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in …

Free

PhysCOS/COR on Tap at 243rd AAS

The Howlin Wolf New Orleans 907 South Peters, New Orleans, LA, United States

Announcing an exciting event at AAS 243 in New Orleans, LA! NASA’s Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) and Cosmos Origins (COR) present a pre-AAS 243 event at Howlin’ Wolf on Saturday, January 6 from 7-9 pm. Featured presentations: From the Big Bang to Biosignatures: Revealing the ~14 Billion Year Story of How the Cosmos Became …

Free

Astronomy on Tap, All-Stars Krewe

Republic NOLA 828 S. Peters Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Celebrate stars of all kinds at a very special event during AAS 243 in New Orleans, LA at Republic NOLA! The worldwide phenomenon of Astronomy on Tap is coming to New Orleans for this first time and what could be their biggest event ever! Experience space like never before with accessible, engaging presentations directly from …

Free

ANATOMICA – A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In

Mudlark Public Theatre 1200 Port St, New Orleans

International Comedian & Weird-Lil’-Gremlin, Amica Hunter (of A Little Bit Off), GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN and CRUSHES YOUR FUNNY BONE in this hilarious, captivating, and sometimes-unsettling-comedy about skeletons, and the horrors of living in a body. ANATOMICA is an intimate, unpredictable exploration of pain, zoology, & collective imagination. Every animal has a skeleton – But …

$15 – $25

ACS Spring 2024 Kids Zone

Xavier University The Convocation Center, 7910 Stroelitz St, New Orleans, MD, United States

On Saturday, March 16th, ACS President Mary K. Carroll will sponsor a free public event at Xavier University’s Convocation Center. Participants will enjoy hands-on science activities, the opportunity to meet real chemists, and educational giveaways! Here are the planned activities: Build-A-Battery Workshop- Make a voltaic pile powerful enough to light a small LED bulb. Explore Electrolytes- …

Free

New Orleans Bourbon Festival

Contemorary Arts Center 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Get ready to indulge in the finest bourbons at the New Orleans Bourbon Festival 2024! This in-person event starts with the Bourbon Brawl on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Ultimate VIPs judge the whiskey competition all day Thursday, March 21, followed by a VIP Welcome Party. Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, offer daytime seminars …

$79 – $579

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