arts, books and music

Internationally known string trio and flutist perform Wednesday at Tulane

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Berlin’s Jacques Thibaud String Trio and flutist Eugenia Zukerman will perform works by Beethoven and Francaix, Mozart and Schubert at Tulane University in a Wednesday performance (Dec. 12) hosted by the New Orleans Friends of Music. For more information see the following press release:

NEW ORLEANS FRIENDS OF MUSIC
PRESENT THE JACQUES THIBAUD STRING TRIO
WITH FLUTIST EUGENIA ZUKERMAN

December 12, 2012
Tulane University, Dixon Hall

The 58th chamber music season of the New Orleans Friends of Music continues on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 with a performance by Berlin’s Jacques Thibaud Trio and flutist Eugenia Zukerman. The concert, at Tulane University’s Dixon Hall, begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $25 (free for Tulane students). A five-concert subscription for the remainder of the season is currently available for $100, a 20% discount over single-ticket prices.

crime

Thieves target UPS packages around Uptown

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With the holiday season arriving, UPS packages are disappearing from porches in Uptown, police say. “We’ve had quite a few of these in the last two weeks,” said NOPD Sgt. Warren Keller at the Second District weekly internal meeting Wednesday. A white four-door sedan has been seen trailing a UPS truck, said Keller, in charge of the property-crimes division. After the UPS driver makes a delivery, one person exits the car and takes the package from the residence, he said.

church

Monthly community breakfast speakers take on human trafficking

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The Gillespie Memorial Community Breakfast will present a program entitled “Human Trafficking is Modern Day Slavery: Greater New Orleans, United States, and Global Manifestations” at its monthly community breakfast Saturday (Dec. 8). For more information see the following press release:

THE GILLESPIE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Presents:
Human Trafficking is Modern Day Slavery: Greater New Orleans, United States, and Global Manifestations

Featuring:
Lindsey Boettinger
Case Manager for the Catholic Charities Refugee Services Program, and an Outreach Specialist for the Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Program
and
Sue Weishar
Migration Specialist, Jesuit Social Research Institute of Loyola University

Saturday, December 8, 2012
First Unitarian Universalist Church
5212 South Claiborne Av. New Orleans
(Enter via posted signs at Soniat and South Claiborne)

10:00am –Coffee, Juice and Light Breakfast Pastries* and Progressive, Social Justice Community Networking
11:00am to Noon– Featured Speakers
*$3.00 suggested donation welcome

For more information, contact us: admin@thecommunitybreakfast.org
Held every second Saturday of each month, the Gillespie Memorial Community Breakfast has been a project of the First Unitarian Universalist Church Social Justice Committee since May 1983. Please visit our website: http://www.thecommunitybreakfast.org

arts, books and music

Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra performs first Christmas concert Sunday

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The Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra will hold its inaugural Christmas concert featuring works by Corelli, Bach and Holst and traditional carols on at 6 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 9) at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church at 1772 Prytania Street. For details, see the following announcement by the orchestra:

The Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra is proud to announce its inaugural season! Founded in the fall of 2012, the ensemble is excited to bring a wide variety of string orchestra music to New Orleans’ audiences. It is comprised of top amateur and professional musicians from around the world.

arts, books and music

New “Festival of Lights” to brighten up Central Carrollton for the holidays

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With the holidays approaching, Lynda Bermuda has been knocking on doors in Central Carrollton, encouraging her neighbors to participate in a new festival that aims to light up the neighborhood this year. Last year, residents on Bermuda’s Adams Street block decorated their homes to Christmas classic The Twelve Days of Christmas. “It was creative and great to see what people came up with,” Bermuda said. That display sparked an interest in people living around the corner or a few blocks away, she said. “I had a few neighbors ask if we could do something similar again,” Bermuda said, and she decided to make it a neighborhood affair this year.

events

Benefit for community center Exodus Place Tuesday

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A fundraiser tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 4) will help launch Exodus Place, a new community center being developed by a Central City resident at the corner of Fourth and Dryades. Donors and volunteers will be present to introduce themselves with the community as they raise awareness for the project launched by by resident Candince McMillian, who was profiled in September in The Times-Picayune.

arts, books and music

Winter bazaar and gumbo cook-off fundraiser Saturday at the International School of Louisiana

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The International School of Louisiana will host its winter bazaar and gumbo cook-off fundraiser Saturday (Dec. 8) at the Camp Street campus. For more information see the following press release:

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LOUISIANA TO HOLD
WINTER BAZAAR & GUMBO COOK-OFF ON DEC. 8
Call for entries for Gumbo Cook-off: community and professional chefs

WHAT: The International School of Louisiana will host its annual “€œWinter Bazaar & Gumbo Cook-off” to raise funds for the school’s programs. International School of Louisiana’s Camp St. Campus will host a holiday marketplace with a craft fair full of local artisans selling handmade wares and unique gifts.

good works

Irish House hosts J.D. Sledge, other local comedians in Toys for Tots drive

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The Irish House will host the fifth annual “Side Splitting Sleigh Ride of Insanity” Friday (Dec. 5) with local comedians in an effort to collect for Toys for Tots. For more information, see the following press release:

The Side Splitting Sleigh Ride of Insanity benefiting Toys for Tots

The 5th Annual Side Splitting Sleigh Ride of Insanity benefiting Toys for Tots will take place on Friday, Dec. 7 at The Irish House, 1432 St. Charles Ave.

colleges

Toy drive for abused kids enters final week

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A holiday toy drive hosted by Tulane staff members is entering its final week, but there is still time to send gifts for abused or neglected children and to enter a drawing for prizes that include original art and Saints tickets. For more information see the following press release:

Tulane University Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is hosting its Annual Holiday Toy Drive for the local area CASA programs, and this year we are proud to be teaming up with Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. This year’s Tulane SAC will hold the toy drive from November 3rd to December 7th. We will also be selling tickets for a prize drawing. Tickets are $2.00 each.

arts, books and music

Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans to hold second annual winter market

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With food, art and music, Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans will host its second annual winter market fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 8. For more information see the following press release or visit the event website:

Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans is holding its 2nd annual Marché D’Hiver (Winter Market) to raise funds for La Liaison, the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization. The market will be held on Saturday, December 8th from 10am to 6pm, and is done in the French holiday tradition, featuring a family friendly atmosphere of arts, crafts, food and music. This year’s warm food and beverages will be supplied by Taceaux Loceaux, Château du Lac, Patois, Cochon, Nacho Mama’s, and Velvet Coffee.