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Holiday Card Trends

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Holiday Tips

Tips For Keeping Your Cool This Holiday Season, Dr. Sherri Godbey of Crescent City Physicians
Holiday Closet Therapy, Skye Truax of The Occasional Wife
Play With the Box, Valerie Wadja-Johnston, Ph.D, Assistant Professor in Tulane's School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Family Health & Fitness

Healthy Holiday Ideas for Kids, Mackie Shilstone
Little Yogis: Ideas for a peaceful holiday, Libby Hoefer

Weekly Highlights (Dec. 2-9)

Art & Farmers Markets (see all)

5th: The Freret Market
9th: Harrison Avenue Marketplace

Arts & Museums

Dec.2nd-Mar.14th: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from Walt Disney at NOMA
5th: Still Life Paintings by Dr. Gary Duhon
5th: 23rd Annual Art Against AIDS
7th-13th: DesCours 2009 (Contemporary Architecture & Art Event)

Classes - Kids

5th: FREE Kids Culinary Camp

4th-6th: Orange Festival
5th & 6th: Louisiana Renaissance Festival

Holiday Events

2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th: Cathedral Concerts
3rd-20th: Irving Berlin's White Christmas (La Petit Theatre)
3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th: Holiday Choir Performances (Hotel Monteleone)
5th,6th: 10th Annual Holiday on the Boulevard
5th: Holiday Celebrations in Musical Legends Park

Christmas Lights

2nd: Celebration in the Oaks

Tea Parties

3rd, 8th: Holiday Teas (Longue Vue)
5th: Ritz Carlton Papa Noel Tea Party
5th,6th: The Roosevelt's Traditional Teddy Bear Tea
6th: Ritz Carlton Victorian Tea Party

5th: Merriment on Magazine Street
5th: Christmas on Jackson Square

Visits with Santa

Dec.2nd-Jan.3rd: Miracle on Fulton St.
5th: Papa Noel at the Audubon Zoo
6th: Breakfast with Santa (Bourbon Orleans Hotel)

3rd, 8th, 9th: Chef's Holiday Cooking Demonstrations

Special Events

3rd: French Market Holiday Happy Hours
4th: Vieux Carre Children's Tree
5th,6th: Breakfast with the Cajun Gingerbread Man
5th: Reindeer Romp at Annadele's Plantation
5th: Monte the Lion Children's Holiday Party
6th: Saint Nicholas Day in the French Market

Dec.2nd-Jan.6: Hermann-Grima/Gallier House Holiday Dress
3rd-31st: Beauregard-Keyes House in Holiday Trim

3rd: Ogden After Hours: David Doucet & John Fohl

7th: Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Retail Sales/Events

7th: Member Holiday Shopping Day (Audubon Zoo)

School Open Houses

2nd: Ecole Bilingue
- 4yrs. - Grade 5
- 2 yrs. - 3 yrs.
4th: Trinity Episcopal (PK-8)
4th: Isidore Newman (PK)

Special Events

2nd-31st: CONTEST - Organizing Makeover for NOLA Moms
5th: Animal Enrichment Day (Audubon Zoo)

Storytime (see all)

Support Groups

8th: Snuggles & Struggles: New Parent Support Group

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