OUR MONTHLY CONTEST
ACT FAST! Win 4 Tickets to the JPAS production of
Goodnight Moon
Show runs Jan. 14-30, 2011. Fridays at 7:30pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm.
Westwego Performing Arts Theater, 177 Sala Ave
Visit the JPAS for more details on this this and other performances.
Email your entry to: sales@kidsandfamilyonline.com. One entry per person, please. Include "WIN TICKETS TO GOODNIGHT MOON" as the subject. Winner chosen at random and notified promptly. All decisions final.
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Le Petit Theatre
du Vieux Carre
presents
A KRINGLE JINGLESinging & Stories with Spudly Clause
WWL's John "Spud" McConnell and Maureen Brennan McConnell share holiday stories, poems, an episode of the old radio show, "Father Knows Best", and will lead the audience in Christmas carols. After the show, enjoy cocoa in the courtyard (and perhaps a visit from the guy in red). Sat., Dec. 18, 2pm, 616 Saint Peter Street. Admision: $13For more information and to purchase tickets in advance call (504) 522-2081.
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THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
This month we bring you the best the region has to offer to help you celebrate. May you enjoy and savor all of it, appreciate those around you, and send love to those who may not be able to be together this season. Help spread the true spirit. Reach out to those in need and do what you can to make the world a bit of a better place, even if it's just for a little while.
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JINGLE ALL THE WAY
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After you've shopped and dropped, check out these activities to get the spirit flowing and everyone out to play! For details on these and other events going on in the region, visit our events page. Remember, we update continually.
GREATER NEW ORLEANS Starting Fri. Dec. 3 through Dec. 19 JPAS presents A CHRISTMAS STORY at the Westwego Performing Arts Theater.
Also, it's not too late to get your cuties in for a photo session with Santa. SANTA PHOTOS are being taken Dec. 4 at Isty Bitsy Me in Metairie.
On Dec. 11 and 18, the Monteleone Hotel is holding it's MONTE THE LION CHILDREN'S TEA. Act fast! The Dec. 11 11:00am seating is already sold out!
And, no holiday is complete without a visit to City Park. The CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS continues and will be open nightly starting Dec. 3 through Jan. 2.
Ring in the new year on kiddie time at the Louisiana Children's Museum. The museum offers their annual NEW YEAR'S EVE KID'S COUNTDOWN. Dec. 31 at 9:30am and 2:30pm.
NORTHSHORE
Start off your Northshore holiday with CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE, at the Village Shopping Center in front of the Pelican Athletic Club. Dec. 4 at 10am.
While you shop on Dec. 11, sign up your little rah-rah for the FHS MINI CHEER CAMP, 9am-3pm. Perfect for ages 4-12. Registration begins at 8am that morning but you can let them know you're coming by calling FHS at 892-7112 or by email to: Lisa.Landry@stpsb.org.
Also on Dec. 11, head to Barnes & Nobles in Mandeville to see Terri Dunham perform her Cajun story, THE LEGEND OF PAPA NOEL: A CAJUN CHRISTMAS STORY. 1pm.
Go way back at the CHRISTMAS PAST FESTIVAL in Old Mandeville. Dec. 12, 9-4am. After that, head over to CAROLING IN THE VINES at Ponchartrain Vineyards to benefit the Louisiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
And, if you want to see pretty lights, you can see the HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS at the St. Tammany Trace Trailhead, Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15. Or, from Dec. 1 until Christmas, check out CHRISTMAS NIGHTS HOLIDAY LIGHTS at Zemurray Park in Hammond. 5:30pm.
Of course, this isn't everything that's happening! For a complete listing of events, parenting classes, moms groups and more, visit our events page!
Reviews and articles are not paid solicitations and are original, independent content. But, as always, let them know you read about it in the Ponchy-Train Connection.
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For the rest of the tips for better photos and some links to cool examples, click here.
Reviews and articles are not paid solicitations and are original, independent content. But, as always, let them know you read about it in the Ponchy-Train Connection.
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