The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience features: Vintner Dinners held at over 30 New Orleans restaurants; Royal Street Stroll where guests can savor wine while walking along the main street of the historic French Quarter; Culinary Seminars and Demonstrations; Grand Tastings where over 400 wines will be poured; and a Jazz Brunch served up New Orleans style - all presented by leaders in the New Orleans and National wine and food community.
The 19th annual "Back to the Beach" festival will be held May 29-31, 2009 in Laketown, at the end of Williams Blvd. in Kenner. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age.
The event features live music, food, the 7th annual Beach Car Show and both a half-mile and two-mile run/walk. For more information, call (504) 452-8618.
Art in Bloom is a five-day event that showcases more than 100 exhibitors that create inspirational floral designs, sculptures and sceneries in over a dozen categories.
Descours invites locals and visitors to view New Orleans’ historical spaces while being transformed through the eyes of talented artists and modern designers. The discovery of hidden courtyards, walkways, sidewalks and lobby locations within the Central Business District and the French Quarter will come alive with sights, sounds and technology.
Remember the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Battlefield, the very place where it happened. Meet the American and British troops who fought one of the most significant battles in world history and the civilians who kept the home fires burning in New Orleans.




















