Friends of the Cabildo Calendar
Friends of the Cabildo 2023-2024 Film Series
All Films 6:30 p.m.
- The Film Series is Sponsored by Moises Wine & Bizou Wine Imports
- Wine Refreshments included with Ticket by Moises Wine
- Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade) | Interview Session After All Films
June 12 | George Dunbar: Mining the Surfaces
Tickets
Members $10, $15 GA
Season Pass:
$40 Members, $50 GA
Member Lecture Series
Free to Members | Non-Members $10/ All Spring Lectures $25 | All 6pm
April 30 – Miki Pfeffer – The Golden Age of New Orleans Department Store Advertising
May 7 – Burke Bischoff – Po’Boy: Louisiana True
May 14 – Barry J. Anklet – From Behind the Mask: Essays on South Louisiana Mardi Gras Runs
Summer/Fall
All August Lectures by Emily Ford – New Orleans Cemetery Scholar – 6pm – Zoom
August 13th – Researching Burial Locations in Orleans Parish
August 20th – Cemetery Titles and Property Ownership
2024 Rum Rendezvous Party
Wednesday, May 15th | 6p.m. – 8 p.m. | Palace Cafe
Presenting Sponsor – Red River Bank
Tickets: $150 ($125 for Members), 40-Year & Younger Professional $125 (Includes Individual FOC Member)
The 2nd Annual Rum Rendezvous will take place on Wednesday, May 15th at Palace Cafe with music, oysters and of course rum. A booming local rum distillery scene and award-winning distributors/blenders from Louisiana be featured with food by Palace Cafe and music by Charlie Halloran and the Tropicales. Don’t miss out on this expanding event every year to support Friends of the Cabildo and the Louisiana State Museum.
Committed Rum Producers & Tables: Oxbow Rum Distillery, Porch Jam, Seven Three Distilling, Atelier Vie Rum, Rolling Fork Rum (Double Gold at N.O. Spirits Competition), Wildcat Brothers Distilling, Sazerac, Marsh House Rum. Rum Authorities and Authors Wayne Curtis, Jeff “Beachbum” Berry & Matt Pietrek.
Silver Sponsor: Bourgeois Bennett, LLC, Villere and Co., Marsh House Rum
Neighborhood & Cultural Tours
Reservations are required and limited to 15 total guests on the tours | Tickets $25 G.A. | $20 Members
5/17: Lower Garden District Tour- 10 am | Departure Point: Muses Statue (Prytania & Terpsichore)
4/19, 4/29, 5/27: Bayou St. John Tour– 10am | Departure Point: Pitot House, 1440 Moss St.
4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 5/20: Esplanade Ridge Tour– 10am | Departure: Pagoda Cafe (1430 N Dorgenois St)
4/22, 5/24: Garden District Tour– 10am | Departure Point: 1452 Jackson Avenue (Riverside corner)
4/26, 5/10, 5/24: Treme Cultural and History Tour- 10 am | Departure Point: Treme Coffee House (1501 St. Philip)
4/26, 5/6: Bywater Tour– 10am | Departure Point: Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St.
5/10, 5/31: Carrollton Neighborhood Tour– 10am | Departure: La Madeline (601 S. Carrollton Avenue)
5/13 | New Tour!! | Back of Town Tour | Departure Point: Pythian Market (234 Loyola Ave, corner of Girod) | Once a neighborhood of Black owned businesses and residences, the area was “redeveloped” mid 20th century for a Civic Center and street reconfiguration. Remnants of jazz history persist among repurposed office buildings and colorful murals. Major projects underway include the Charity Hospital redevelopment, hotel conversions and preservation of 19th century residences. Join the Friends of the Cabildo to examine the fascinating mix of adaptive reuse, historic preservation and Black history in the “Old Back of Town”.
5/17: Lower Garden District Tour- 10 am | Departure Point: Muses Statue (Prytania & Terpsichore)
Don’t Miss Adult History Classes with Experts. All Lectures Recorded to View Later
May 13 &14 (4pm), 16 & 20 (6pm), 21 (4pm) | 5-Part Neighborhoods of New Orleans Class w/Dr. Karen Leathem, Joyce Miller and Dr. Charles Chamberlain | Zoom | Tickets: $60 | Members $50
May. 13 : Founding Neighborhoods. May 14 : The Creole Neighborhoods
The Vieux Carre & Faubourg St. Mary Treme, Marigny, Bywater, 7th Ward
May 16: Uptown Neighborhoods. May 20: Expansion of the City
Garden District, Uptown and Carrollton. Broadmore, Mid City, Lakefront
May 21: Suburbs of the Metro Region
Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard and the Northshore
Home Research Seminar: Researching Your New Orleans Property
Lecture with Robert J. Cangelosi, AIA | Saturday | June 22nd | 9:30am | Zoom | Tickets: $40 GA | $30 Members
If walls could talk, you would know everything you wanted to know about your property, like who previously owned it, those who slept in it, how old it is, and what secrets it holds. Robert Cangelosi Jr., AIA, president of Koch and Wilson Architects, will outline how to develop the history of your property, using primary sources rather than oral traditions and secondary sources, which often are incorrect. Preparation of a “chain of title,” the essential first step in developing a history, will be discussed.
Yoga at the Cabildo
Yoga at the Cabildo will begin classes again starting Saturday, June 17th at 8:30 a.m. at the Cabildo (701 Chartres Street) on beautiful Jackson Square. Layla Ross will be giving classes every Saturday morning for Friends of the Cabildo Members, locals and tourists. Member cost for the class is $10 and non-members its $20. If you have a mat please bring one if not we have some available for free.
Second Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday | May 9th | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. CST on Zoom