Upcoming Uncategorized Community Events in the New Orleans Area

The Sankofa Farmers Market was established to satisfy a need for healthy produce in New Orleans’ underserved and low income communities. It is the only open-air fresh market in the Ninth Ward area within a five-mile radius of the Treme, Seventh Ward, Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter, Gentilly and Mid-City neighborhoods. Founded in 2010, the Farmers Market continues to grow with new vendors and products.

Fruits & Vegetables, Fresh Seafood, Baked Goods, Vegetable and Herb Plants, and MUCH MORE!

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We are open each and every Saturday from 10-2pm.

504-872-9214
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info@sankofanola.org

Bug Ambassadors serve as the link between the animals that we house at Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and the thousands of guests that visit our facility each year. Bug Ambassadors interpret live animal exhibits, engage visitors in learning, and assist staff with live animal presentations.

Bug Ambassadors must be 16 years of age or older, complete the training course, and commit to one weekly shift for one year. A contribution of $30.00 helps cover costs of training materials and uniforms.

For more information visit our website at www.auduboninstitute.org/volunteers or by calling 504-587-2116.

The New Orleans Fringe announces our call for submissions for performing groups for our sixth annual Fringe Theater Festival. The Fringe welcomes virtually any type of theater performance - the wilder and the weirder, the better!

2013 New Orleans Fringe Festival dates: November 20-24
Applications due July 2, 2013
Notifications on August 15, 2013

The Fringe is excited to announce two new performance categories this year, “live documentary” and “immersive experience.” Other categories include cabaret, circus arts, comedy, dance, drama, improvisational, interdisciplinary, multimedia, musical theater, poetry/spoken word, puppetry, storytelling, burlesque, sideshow, variety and other creative madness.

All performances must be between 30 and 60 minutes. $25 application fee with no performance fee. Box office returns are split with performers.
Applications and more info are available online at www.nofringe.org.

Session includes 11-week comprehensive French classes as well as 5-week specialized classes such as conversation, literature, phonetics, news & discussion, and more. This session we are introducing Accelerated Classes -- a fast track to complete a full level in just 5.5 weeks.

Full Schedule of Classes and Registration available at www.af-neworleans.org

Join us every Tuesday night in May and June for the 1st Bi-Annual Rolling Through: A Mobile Series. This is a full-on community festival with food, drinks, live music and family-friendly activities.

Thanks to wheels and mobility, we'll be making stops in Bayou Treme, Central City, Broadmoor, and Bywater/Marigny with 8+ food trucks at each stop. We'll be showcasing unique neighborhoods in New Orleans and portions of the proceeds will be given to Non-profit partners.

More details can be found at www.myhousenola.com

So keep an eye out for us! (Honestly, we'll be hard to miss.)

Thank you to our partners Bayou Treme Center, NOCCA, Good Work Network, and Broadmoor Improvement Association.

Thank you to our sponsors: Old New Orleans Rum, The Boston Beer Company, and YELP.

As our communities move forward in the 21st Century,we have a need to understand the conversations of past which may drive our future. Some of these conversations do not serve the future we see for ourselves or our children.
Come out and take part in these community workshops over this summer which will support a future worth having and a quality community in the down river neighborhoods.

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present our first solo exhibition of Julie Robinson’s new paintings. Working in the tradition of color-field artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis, Robinson’s acrylic on frosted Mylar works are a unique combination of contemporary expressionism and minimalism. Her "Translucents" are composed by layering numerous glazes, soft fluid areas, and intuitive gestural marks. Robinson’s paintings are often both playful and meditative – inviting the viewer to a personal experience.

10-week evidence-based program for men that focuses on using male strengths as the base upon which to build effective relationship and parenting skills. Group members who successfully complete will participate in a graduation ceremony and receive a certificate of completion. Course topics include: The Roots of Fathering & Fathering “The Little Boy Within”; The Power to Meet My Own Needs; The World of Feelings and Male Nurturance; The Power to Nurture: Fathering without Violence or Fear; Overcoming Barriers to Nurturing Fathering; Discipline and Fun & Games; Fathering Sons/Fathering Daughters; Teamwork between Father and Spouse/Co-parent; Time and Place for Fathering & Healing the Father Wound; and Commitment to My Family. Facilitator: Dr. Dena L. Moore, Ph.D., LPC - S

Early Registration Discount by May 24th: $240 (After May 24th: $300)
Online Registration: http://www.neworleanstherapycenter.com/appointments/ or 504-684-5368.

All French levels welcome!

Give your kids the opportunity to experience a French immersion curriculum integrated with fun activities like visual arts, music, theater, sports, dance, and much more! Campers enrolled in the full 3 weeks will have the chance to display their newfound skills with an exhibition and performance!

A flame represents the inception of something new, a sign that the perfect conditions have aligned to create light. But how does the flame maintain its resilience? The light will continue to burn bright only through a chain reaction- a pathway- whereby both internal and external forces unite to nurture its brilliance.

In June 2013, shine your light for case management at CMSA’s 23rd Annual Conference & Expo in New Orleans, LA. This multi-day journey is the sole health care event designed to deliver clinical, professional, regulatory and personal growth for the present and future of cross-continuum case management. Whether your case management light has been glowing for years, your flame is brand new or you would like to generate a spark, a spot is waiting for you in New Orleans.

Register here: http://registration3.experientevent.com/showCMS131/.

Join us at one or more of STAIR’s Summer Workdays and help prepare the materials we'll need for the next school year. Learn more about STAIR, exchange ideas about tutoring, and enjoy light refreshments!

Visit www.stairnola.org for more information. Please RSVP to the STAIR office at 899-0820.

Memphis, TN – Atlanta based Jus’ Blues Music Foundation, Inc. (JBMF) is hosting their 13th annual summer event spectacular, the 2013 Jus` Blues Music Awards Conference in Memphis for three days of festivities. The venue again will be the beautiful Hilton Hotel in East Memphis.

Over the last decade particularly, The Jus’ Blues Music Foundation has expanded its goals from the important work of recognizing the best in Blues and Soul music through the Jus’ Blues Music Awards to establishing itself as one of the preeminent Blues and Soul Music advocacy and outreach organizations in the country.