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December 8th 2011
Special FREE Performance of "It's a Wonderful Life" Live Radio Play
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Special Community Performance of Live Radio Play version of “It’s a Wonderful Life” by the NOLA Voice Talent Foundation
FREE for Members and Neighbors of Mahalia Jackson Center
5:30PM Tuesday, December 13th
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November 2nd 2011
Mahalia Jackson Center Cub and Boy Scout Roundup
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WHO:
Parents and sons are invited to come to an informational meeting about starting a Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Boy Scout Troop at Mahalia Jackson Center.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 2th 5:30-6:30pm
You can sign up for the meeting at the Front Desk ahead of time, but you don’t have to.
WHERE: Mahalia Jackson Center Auditorium
For info contact: Lance Brown, Southeast Louisiana Council,
Boy Scouts of America (504) 889-0388 http://www.bsa-selacouncil.org
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November 2nd 2011
SUNO African Art Lecture Series - 3 Remain - FREE
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SUNO African Art Lecture Series
Fall-Winter 2011
Saturdays: October 22, November 5, 12 & 19
at Mahalia Jackson Center 2405 Jackson Avenue 504-359-6835
MA Museum Studies Program
Saturday, November 5, 1:30 pm
Art and Religion in Africa:
“The Rituals and Symbols of Death and Beyond”
Dr. Romanus Ejiaga, Director
Center for African and African American Studies
Saturday, November 12, 1:30 pm
“History of African Art Collections at SUNO”
Dr. Sara Hollis, Director
Museum Studies Program
Saturday, November 19, 1:30 pm
“African Retentions in African American Art”
Charlie Johnson, Assistant Professor
College of Education and Human Development |
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October 27th 2011
FREE LEGAL CLINIC
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CONSULT WITH A PRO BONO ATTORNEY about civil legal problems.
WHEN: Thursday October 27, 2011 10am-2pm
WHERE: Mahalia Jackson Early Childhood & Family Learning Center
2405 Jackson Avenue
(Enter from S. Robertson Street)
New Orleans, LA 70113
A partnership between The Pro Bono Project, its staff and volunteers, and the Early Childhood & Family Learning Foundation
For information, please call The Pro Bono project: (504) 581-4043 |
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October 20th 2011
FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY MJ 100+1 FESTIVAL
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• Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians
• Chicken and Waffles Cooking Demo
• Burgers, Tacos, Popcorn, Cupcakes
• Lots More Food
• DJ Juggie from Q93
• 21st Century Brass Band
• Make-n-Take Crafts
• Face Painting
• Dance Shows & Classes
• Mahalia Jackson Choir
• Gardening Activities
• Artfully Aware Workshop
• Book Giveaway
• and more!
• FREE |
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March 17th 2011
Art of the South Free Lecture and Workshop Series
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An Art Historical Introduction for Adult Learners
5-week series presented by MJC Arts Council and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
focused on past and living African-American
visual artists from Louisiana, some from Central City
Thursday Evening Lecture Series
Thursdays, 6-7:30pm, March 17 – April 14
Lectures are open to the public.
3/17 Mora Beauchamp-Byrd speaking on Clementine Hunter
3/24 Willie Birch speaking on Benny Andrews
3/31 Mora Beauchamp-Byrd speaking on Frank Wyley
4/7 Ron Bechet speaking on John Scott
4/14 Louise Mouton & Charles Johnson speaking on Jeffrey Cook
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Saturday Morning Workshop Series
Saturdays 10-12 noon, March 19 – April 16
Workshops are led by local artists and
provide a hands-on extension of the prior
Thursday topics. Registration for the workshops is required and will be limited to 20 participants.
3/19 Keith Duncan
3/26 Natalie Keller Barnes
4/2 Clifton Faust
4/9 TBA
4/16 Cecelia Tapplette-Pedescleaux
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November 19th 2009
Calling all Central City Children!
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We invite Central City children to make ornaments and decorate cookies and a holiday tree on Mahalia Jackson Center’s campus (at the playground at 2405 Jackson Ave., between S. Robertson and Freret St.) on Saturday, December 5th, from 11AM-1PM. |
