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Volunteer at the New Orleans Mission on Thanksgiving: No one should go hungry at Thanksgiving or any other day of the year.
For those of us who have much to be grateful for, Thanksgiving is an excellent time to show our gratitude by giving back and helping pack and distribute food baskets and prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals. Volunteering the day of Thanksgiving is a great to spend the holiday if you don’t have family nearby to stuff your face with. If you’re lucky enough to have a house full of extended family there are plenty of ways you can give back to the community before Turkey arrives. Thanksgiving is a time that we need to come together with the community to share with those in our city who have little. At…
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Thanksgiving Cooking & Girl Talk with NOLA Chic & DaTwist Mastr: New Orleans Stuffed Bell Peppers & The No’s of Potato Salad
I know some of yall Old School Cooks have your tables set🍽, pies and cakes 🥮🥧in the oven, seasonings chopped, turkey 🦃soaking in a brine or injected with some flavorful concoction and praying So-So doesn’t realize his “Lil Taste” in his/her cup has been watered down🥃😂🤣 Last year Jelahn and I went LIVE as I cooked a small meal for us and all of you seem to enjoy it so much I decided to share it again. I wish those of you who have been trying to replicate my version of My Mama’s New Orleans Style Stuffed Bell Pepper luck this year. I think I was very fair in showing…
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SHOP G.H.I. Pop Up Shop “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” fea NOLA KidPreneurs
SHOP G.H.I. Pop Up Shop “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” fea NOLA KidPreneurs SHOP G.H.I. Pop Up Shop “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” fea NOLA KidPreneurs — Read on nolakidpreneurs.wordpress.com/2019/11/23/shop-g-h-i-pop-up-shop-age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-fea-nola-kidpreneurs/
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SOUTHERN REP THEATRE PRESENTS “MANDATORY MERRIMENT” and “INSIDE THE CREOLE MAFIA”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michael Guillot Marketing Manager, Southen Rep 225-747-9177 michael@southernrep.com “MANDATORY MERRIMENT” CREATED BY LESLIE CASTAY AND IAN HOCHBOOK BY IAN HOCH DIRECTED BY LESLIE CASTAYCASTING ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 4 – 29, 2019 AT SOUTHERN REP THEATRE 2541 BAYOU ROAD NEW ORLEANS (November 18, 2019) – Southern Rep Theatre presents MANDATORY MERRIMENT, created by Leslie Castay and Ian Hoch. Directed by Leslie Castay, with book by Ian Hoch and Musical Direction by Ainsley Matich, the production begins performances Wednesday, December 4, and runs through Sunday, December 29 at Southern Rep, located at 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans. The cast of MANDATORY MERRIMENT features Troy Poplous (Benny), Patrick Cragin (Dewey), Whitney…
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GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING CENTER 25th ANNIVERSARY INVITES THE PUBLIC TO THE FIT FOR A KING CELEBRATION – Geographies of Change: 25 Years of Fair Housing Advocacy
In celebration of GNOFHAC’s 25th anniversary, you are invited to the Fit for a King Cocktail Reception! Join us for an evening of live music, specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres catered by DivaDawg, and a chance to meet Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New York Times bestseller The Warmth of Other Suns. Act fast for a discounted ticket to the reception for just $35! Ticket prices will go up Dec. 1st, so don’t wait! The reception will be held the evening before the summit, Wednesday, January 15, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St. in New Orleans). Get your tickets while they last!…
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Ochsner Joins New Orleans College Football Championship Host Committee as Title Sponsor of Volunteer Program | Ochsner Health System
Ochsner to provide key healthcare and volunteer services during College Football Championship weekend In addition to the championship football game, volunteers will play a vital role in the successful staging of the following events: AT&T Playoff Playlist Live (January 11 – 12, Woldenberg Park) – a free concert series featuring major recording artists Playoff Fan Central (January 11 – 13, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) – a free interactive fan festival Allstate Championship Tailgate Plaza (January 11 – 13, Jax Brewery Parking Lot) – experience extreme tailgating at ESPN’s New Orleans home for live broadcasts throughout national championship weekend and a free concert on game day. CFP Media Day (January 11, Xavier Convocation Center)…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter slams Comcast over attack on civil rights law – theGrio
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter slams Comcast over attack on civil rights law – the Giro Dr. Bernice A. King says changes to Civil Rights Act of 1866 could have “cataclysmic results for people of color.” Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling on Comcast to not challenge the Civil Rights Act of 1866, in its Supreme Court case involving media mogul Byron Allen. In an open letter to Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, Dr. King lays out the “cataclysmic” consequences of the cable company’s attempts to change America’s original civil rights law. — Read on thegrio.com/2019/11/09/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-daughter-slams-comcast-over-attack-on-civil-rights-law/
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Winn-Dixie to offer 11 percent discount for veterans on 11/11
Winn-Dixie to offer 11 percent discount for veterans on 11/11 WHAT:To support the men and women who serve our country each and every day, Winn-Dixie is proud to offer an 11 percent discount to all veterans and active military service members this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, on all qualifying grocery purchases with a valid military ID. WHEN: Monday, Nov. 11 WHERE: All Winn-Dixie store locations WHY: The Southeastern United States has one of the largest veteran populations in the country, with nearly four million veterans currently residing in the states that Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, serves. These men and women put their…
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Who Dat ringing wedding bells? Saint Head Coach Sean Payton and girlfriend Skylene Montgomery are engaged!
Who Dat Ringing Wedding Bells? 📯💍🏉⚜️ Saints Head Coach Sean Payton and girlfriend Skylene Montgomery are engaged! Payton surprised Montgomery in a French Quarter restaurant, the Longway Tavern, inside of the New Orleans French Quarter District. WDSU reported the proposal on Friday night. Montgomery accompanied Payton to the private event to celebrate Saints’ owner Gayle Benson and late husband Tom Benson’s 15th wedding anniversary. However, Payton “popped the question” to Montgomery during a toast and she accepted. “Skylene, I love you!” Payton said as a jam-packed crowd surrounded the couple. He then asked the former Miss West Virginia USA to marry him. Local Saints Beat Reporter Amie Just of the Advocate/NOLA.com wrote in…
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Artist Dread Scott Organizes Reenactment Of 1811 Louisiana Slave Revolt : NPR
Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome. On to New Orleans!” they chanted, thrusting their weapons high. “Freedom or death!” One of the participants in the reenactment, which was directed by New York performance artist Dread Scott and filmed for a documentary.(Marianna Massey / Getty Images) — Read on www.npr.org/2019/11/09/777810796/hundreds-march-in-reenactment-of-a-historic-but-long-forgotten-slave-rebellion