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ON THE CALENDAR
13 th Annual Bill Russell Lecture
Reflections of Bechet,
A New Orleans Jazz Original:
The Man and the Music
Historian Bruce Raeburn will moderate a program exploring the artistry, humanity, and legacy of creative genius Sidney Bechet. The evening will feature musical performances and commentary from members of the New Orleans Jazzman Band, with Jerry Embree (soprano saxophone), Frankie Lynne (banjo), Barry Martyn (drums), and Mark Brooks (bass).
Friday, April 13, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street Admission: $10
Presented in conjunction with the French Quarter Festival Open to the public; seating is limited. Call (504) 523-4662 for reservations.
Culinary Symposium
Creole Sweet: The Praline and Its World
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street
5th Annual New Orleans Antiques Forum
Circa 1812
Thursday, August 2—
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Williams Research Center 410 Chartres Street
New Orleans: Proud to Call It Home
Exhibition Brings Royal Street Architecture to the Louisiana Childrens Museum
WELCOME TO THE MER1EULT HOUSE proclaims the sign outside the newest exhibition at the Louisiana Childrens Museum.
Rest assured, the actual Merieult House remains on Royal Street, where it has stood since its construction in 1792. But a miniature version has taken up residence in the Warehouse District. In collaboration with The Historic New Orleans Collection, the Children’s Museum has expanded its kid-friendly survey of New Orleans architecture—New Orleans: Proud to Call It Home—to include The Collection’s Royal Street complex. The exhibition, which opened in January 2012, is intended to teach children ages four through ten about 19th-century life in the French Quarter. Visitors stroll through a reproduction of the Merieult House carriageway into a courtyard, where they can hang wash, feed animals, and participate in other hands-on activities. Children can also role-play as shopkeepers inside a historic model of a general store.
8 Volume XXIX, Number 1 — Winter 2012