People dance in the street as the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade made its way along Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
A goblet, plate, and teacup in Lancaster glass
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY HOPPER STONE/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX — The movie 'Hidden Figures' focuses on the contributions of Black women to the early days of the space program, especially Katherine Johnson.
A wide range of exhibitors allow New Orleans Home and Garden Show attendees to learn more about remodeling, home decor and more.
The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade makes is way along Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Lexi Whitmore, right, reacts after being given a cabbage as the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade made its way along Magazine Street in New Orleans on Saturday, March 17, 2018. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Walter Isaacson, James Carville, Jenna Bush Hager and Marc Morial will be at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane.
Members of the Muggivan School of Irish Dance perform during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Members of the school will perform at the Deutsches Haus Sunday.
A woman hands a cabbage to a spectator during the Metairie Road Irish Parade on Severn Avenue in Metairie on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Jack Craft, Harry Hardin, Amelia Clingman and Natalia Cascante of Electric Yat Quartet
People dance in the street as the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade made its way along Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade makes is way along Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Lexi Whitmore, right, reacts after being given a cabbage as the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade made its way along Magazine Street in New Orleans on Saturday, March 17, 2018. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
It's a big weekend for green, with a verdant slant on Irish activities, green thumbs for home and garden and various shades of green glass to boot. And there's also a bit of Italian spice in the mix. Plus there's so much more going on, it's a rainbow of activities for Crescent City spring.
A wide range of exhibitors allow New Orleans Home and Garden Show attendees to learn more about remodeling, home decor and more.
The annual HOME AND GARDEN SHOW, an exposition of all things domestic, takes over the Caesars Superdome from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Inside will be vendors offering information and products, a Hurricane Ida information stage, a cooking stage, a high school building program and an orchid and exotic flower market. Plus much more. Tickets start at $10, with coupons available. Take a closer look at the show here.
Walter Isaacson, James Carville, Jenna Bush Hager and Marc Morial will be at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane.
The NEW ORLEANS BOOK FESTIVAL AT TULANE kicks into high gear Friday and Saturday with speakers like Walter Isaacson, Jenna Bush Hager, Marc Morial, James Carville, Doug Brinkley and Poppy Tooker. There are family activities, a musical symposium and even food. The events start at 9 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at eight locations around the Uptown campus. Look closer here.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY HOPPER STONE/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX — The movie 'Hidden Figures' focuses on the contributions of Black women to the early days of the space program, especially Katherine Johnson.
The contributions of BLACK WOMEN IN STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) will be celebrated Friday at Benjamin Franklin High School with speakers, a panel of Franklin alumnae in STEM and a screening of the movie "Hidden Figures," the story of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and her contributions and other Black women to the early space program. Johnson's granddaughter, Katherine Sanders, will speak. The program begins at 4:30 p.m. at 2001 Leon C. Simon Blvd., New Orleans.
Allons, enfants! THE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL starts Friday at 7 p.m. and runs through Thursday with an impressive collection of 23 live action, animated, documentary, short and historical films in French with English subtitles. The showings are at The Prytania Theater, 5339 Prytania St., Uptown. Some of the films included are "Charlotte," "Gagarine," "Les oiseaux ivres," Lourdes" and "Garçon chiffon." Passes start at $35. Jetez un oeil ici (take a look here).
A goblet, plate, and teacup in Lancaster glass
Saturday and Sunday will be anything but depressing, especially at the DEPRESSION GLASS AND VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES SHOW at the Pontchartrain Center, Williams Boulevard at the lake in Kenner. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, check out vendors showing depression glass, furniture, silver, china, vintage jewelry, linens and more. Tickets start at $8. Get more clear view of the scene here.
The IRISH CHANNEL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE takes off following a noon mass at St. Mary's Church, Constance and Josephine streets Saturday. The tuxedo-clad members of the walking group meander through the streets of this historic district, distributing roses, kisses, a fair amount of Blarney and lots of spring good times. There's also floats with a variety of throws, including cabbages. After making a giant square via Jackson, St. Charles, Louisiana avenues and Magazine Street, the fun ends at Jackson Avenue and Annunciation Street. Grab the green here.
The tumultuous career of Argentinian Eva Duarte Peron is the subject of "Doña Perón," a new work by BALLET HISPÁNICO at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., New Orleans. The New Orleans Ballet Association brings in the tour of the favorite ensemble on their 50th anniversary. Tickets start at $49. Check out the dynamic ballet here.
Members of the Muggivan School of Irish Dance perform during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Members of the school will perform at the Deutsches Haus Sunday.
The Germans in New Orleans will open their doors Sunday at 11 a.m. for IRISH AT THE HAUS, a day of Irish fare, Irish blessings, Irish tunes and performances of Irish dancing, bagpies, singing and more. On the menu at the Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St., New Orleans, will be cabbage and bacon, potato and bacon soup, soda bread and Guinness stew, with a fish-and-chips taste treat for Lenten dining. Begosh and begorah, mein herr! Look over here.
A woman hands a cabbage to a spectator during the Metairie Road Irish Parade on Severn Avenue in Metairie on Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
The wearing of the green heads out to the suburbs Sunday at noon for the mammoth METAIRIE ROAD ST. PATRICKS'S DAY PARADE, which starts at Rummel High School on Severn Avenue, heads down to Metairie Road, takes a left and runs through Old Metairie to Focis Street to end. Along the way, the marching units, floats, trucks, mobile bars (yes, mobile bars) and more toss tons of throws, ranging from cabbage, carrots and lemons (and don't forget potatoes), to beads, baubles and just about anything in a shade of green. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser serves as grand marshal, while his his wife, Cher, reigns as queen. More info here.
Jack Craft, Harry Hardin, Amelia Clingman and Natalia Cascante of Electric Yat Quartet
Electric Yat Quartet brings the flavor of Rome to the ear Sunday at 6 p.m. for MUSIC OF ITALY at the Beauregard-Keyes House, 1113 Chartres St. in the Vieux Carré. The quartet of string players — Natalia Cascante, Harry Hardin, Amelia Clingman and Jack Craft — is joined by Barbara Smith-Davis with vocals of works by Vivaldi, Puccini, Morrione and more at the house that once was the home of the Corrado Giacona family. The neighborhood was once know as Piccolo Palermo or "Little Palermo," named after the Sicilian city of origin for many lower French Quarter dwellers. Tickets are $35. Lend an ear here.
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