April 14 - May 9

New Orleans CityBusiness, Apr 14, 2008

April 14

State Sen. Cheryl Gray invites residents of Senate District 5 to a town meeting to discuss the benefits of legislation for the formation of security districts. The formation would include the Carrollton-Riverbend Neighborhood Association Security District, the Holly Grove Neighborhood Security District, the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District and the Pensiontown Subdivision Improvement District. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. St. Matthew United Church of Christ, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave. For information, call Gray's district office at 568-2098.

April 17

Geaux Green for the Pink, a fundraiser to benefit the Make It Right Foundation and raise awareness for energy conservation in New Orleans, will take place at Southport Hall from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $15 and will be sold at the door. For more information or to become a sponsor call 733-0254 or e-mail megs@magnoliatherapyla.com.

The Felicity Street Redevelopment Project Inc., a nonprofit corporation dedicated to historic preservation and community revitalization, will hold an invitation-only fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. at 1239 Baronne St. The event will feature a cocktail buffet, a live art auction, music by Anais St. John and more 25 works of art from local artists. For more information, contact FSR at 581-3701 or visit www.felicitystreet.org.

April 19

The New Orleans Conservation Guild's Bywater Art Market will be held at Mickey Markey Park located at the 700 block of Piety St. between Royal and Dauphine St. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bywater Art Market features paintings, photography, glass, jewelry, textiles and pottery from local and national artists. Admission is free and refreshments will be available by Nathan's Que Crawl. For more information, call 944-7900 or visit www.BywaterArtMarket.com.

April 20

Coldwater Creek in Lakeside Shopping Center will hold "Try It On for the Cure," a fundraising benefit for the New Orleans affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which raised funds for breast cancer research. Throughout the day, Coldwater Creek will donate $1 to the New Orleans affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every shopper who tries on their clothes at its Lakeside store. No purchase is necessary. For shoppers who make a purchase, the company will donate 10 percent of the event sales to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The Loyola University Symphony will perform at 3 p.m. and the Loyola University Jazz Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Both performances will take place at Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., and admission is free. For more information, call 865- 2074.

The University of New Orleans, department of music will continue its free Sunday matinee concert series with a performance by the UNO Ambassadors for the Arts at 2 p.m. in the UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 2000 Lakeshore Drive. For more information, call 280- 6381.

April 21

The Old Metairie Road Business Association's golf tournament will take place at Colonial Golf and Country Club with a putting contest and lunch at 11 a.m. and tee off at Noon. There will be an opportunity to win a new Range Rover donated by Land Rover New Orleans. All proceeds raised are used for community improvement and OMRBA projects. For more information about sponsorship opportunities and to sign up your team, contact Betty at 832-3928 or bweinb@dcc.edu, or visit the OMRBA Web site www.OleMet.com for more information.

April 25-26

The Loyola Ballet Spring Concert will take place at Roussel Performance Hall at 8 p.m. General admission is $12 and tickets for the Loyola community and students are $8 with an ID. For more information, call 865-2074.

April 25-27 and May 1-4

The 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will feature The Neville Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Santana, Irma Thomas, Tim McGraw and many more. Food and craft vendors will also be at the festival. Tickets are on sale at www.nojazzfest.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 488-5252 or 522-5555. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the Louisiana Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, Gate A ground level.

May 9

Dillard University's 2008 pre-commencement scholarship benefit concert will feature The Four Tops. The event will take place at The Sugar Mill located at 1021 Convention Center Boulevard at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 816-4504 or 816-4182.