Book Signing January 16th

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by Robert Thompson

Neighborhood businesses offering special programming enrich our community by creating diverse and interesting activities within walking distance. For instance, Kitchen Witch at 1452 Broad hosts booksignings where new books and their authors are showcased, a great opportunity for those of us who appreciate the New Orleans literary scene!

thehuntOn Saturday Jan 16 from 2-4 pm, food and travel writer Beth D’Addono will be signing her new book, “The Hunt – New Orleans”.

Kitchen Witch | 1452 North Broad  |  New Orleans

If your interest is in this city and its lifestyle experiences then you may want to check out “The Hunt”, a travel guide in the series from Gatehouse Publishing that focuses on an eclectic mix of independently owned dining and shopping destinations.  D’Addono, who fell in love with New Orleans and started writing about the city in 1991, is now based in the Marigny and writes regularly about New Orleans for outlets including USAToday.com/10Best, Southbound, Country Roads, and AAA World.

“Kitchen Witch is one of the more than 40 independently owned businesses I feature in my book,” she said. “New Orleans isn’t about chain stores, and this wonderfully funky cook and book shop is one of my favorite spots. Its expanded new location has room for all kinds of treasures and there’s plenty of parking,” I hope she didn’t miss the fact its located next to the best neighborhood in the city in which to live!

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Japanese travelogue features cats in New Orleans.
The first 8 1/2 minutes is on Bayou Rd near Broad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1089&v=fS08F_jbSnY

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Faubourg St. John neighbors Debbie Lindsey and Philipe LaMancusa opened their store at 1452 N. Broad, suite C, today (November 1, 2015). “Kitchen WItch Cookbooks” will undoubtedly become an asset to our area, as a unique and quirky bookshop run by two lovely people. Debbie is planning to be open 7 days a week, 10ish to 4ish and will feature book signings and related events.

It is in the little strip mall like building with the Boost Store and the Beauty Supply. Plenty of parking, but heck I can just walk there. We haven’t had a neighborhood hangout with the feel of special books since Maple Street left, and cooks will obviously find a wide selection of cookbooks. I love the esoteric treasures hanging around, and there’s also vinyl records for music lovers. The place is still settling in, creative chaos I’d call it, but I was so excited to visit I couldn’t wait longer. Hope this appeals to our membership and we can support still another great Faubourg St. John business.

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from their website at http://kwcookbooks.com/aboutus.html

Kitchen Witch Cookbooks is a small book shop at 1452 North Broad in New Orleans. They specialize in rare, hard to find, out of print and pre-owned books on food and cooking. This is a fully functional independent book store and not just a website location. You will always find Debbie or Philipe at the shop ready to answer questions, share secrets, relay gossip, political opinions and give you directions to the hottest spots to eat. The shop’s phone number is 504-528-8382 and they’ll gladly take and execute telephone purchases.

They will happily ship your purchases, and all out of state shippings save the 9% taxes that we must extract from in-shop clients. They do ship ‘Media Mail’ and that takes seven to ten days from time of departure.

Debbie Lindsey and Philipe LaMancusa (the two person operating team) look forward to your visit, either in person or by phone/email/spirit/carrier pigeon. They are full of advice on dining and other visitor concerns and are very friendly. In fact, let them know when your birthday is and they will send you a card!

Visit Kitchen Witch Cookbooks on Facebook… https://www.facebook.com/Kitchen-Witch-Cookboo

Le Marche des Fetes Tres Bon

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On Saturday, December 5th from 10am-4pm, visitors enjoyed shopping with over 30 artist vendors for one-of-a-kind handmade art and accessories and Mignon Faget jewelry, they met Papa Noël, enjoyed live music, purchased great books autographed by their favorite New Orleans authors, and munched on tasty local and exotic treats. The creole colonial-style Pitot House was decorated in the traditional style for Christmas and was open for tours.

Click on any of the photos by Charlie London for a larger view.

 

Location of event:
1440 Moss St
New Orleans, LA 70119

Saturday, December 5th
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m

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video by Charlie London

Kitchen Witch Cookbooks

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by Robert Thompson

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Faubourg St. John neighbors Debbie Lindsey and Philipe LaMancusa opened their store at 1452 N. Broad, suite C, today. “Kitchen WItch Cookbooks” will undoubtedly become an asset to our area, as a unique and quirky bookshop run by two lovely people. Debbie is planning to be open 7 days a week, 10ish to 4ish and will feature book signings and related events.

It is in the little strip mall like building with the Boost Store and the Beauty Supply. Plenty of parking, but heck I can just walk there. We haven’t had a neighborhood hangout with the feel of special books since Maple Street left, and cooks will obviously find a wide selection of cookbooks. I love the esoteric treasures hanging around, and there’s also vinyl records for music lovers. The place is still settling in, creative chaos I’d call it, but I was so excited to visit I couldn’t wait longer. Hope this appeals to our membership and we can support still another great Faubourg St. John business.

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from their website at http://kwcookbooks.com/aboutus.html

Kitchen Witch Cookbooks is a small book shop at 1452 North Broad in New Orleans. They specialize in rare, hard to find, out of print and pre-owned books on food and cooking. This is a fully functional independent book store and not just a website location. You will always find Debbie or Philipe at the shop ready to answer questions, share secrets, relay gossip, political opinions and give you directions to the hottest spots to eat. The shop’s phone number is 504-528-8382 and they’ll gladly take and execute telephone purchases.

They will happily ship your purchases, and all out of state shippings save the 9% taxes that we must extract from in-shop clients. They do ship ‘Media Mail’ and that takes seven to ten days from time of departure.

Debbie Lindsey and Philipe LaMancusa (the two person operating team) look forward to your visit, either in person or by phone/email/spirit/carrier pigeon. They are full of advice on dining and other visitor concerns and are very friendly. In fact, let them know when your birthday is and they will send you a card!

Visit Kitchen Witch Cookbooks on Facebook… https://www.facebook.com/Kitchen-Witch-Cookbooks-138308356196639/

Book Fest Today

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New Orleans Book Festival

Saturday, November 15, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Hear stories read by your favorite authors… Grab a sweet treat or tasty snack…. Listen to some funky live New Orleans music… Enter the City Park map contest… and get FREE Books! Just a few of the many fun activities you can enjoy at the New Orleans Book Festival TODAY!

Facebook: facebook.com/nolabookfest
Twitter: @NOLAbookfest
Instagram: NOLAbookfest
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Authors
Stage 1: Adults Stage
10:45 – Opening Remarks: Cheryl Landrieu
11:00 – Presentation/Reading #1: Wally Lamb, We Are Water
12:00 – Presentation/Reading #2: James Carville & Mary Matalin, Love and War
1:00 – Presentation/Reading #3: Bryan Batt, She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother Susan Schulman, Backstage Pass to Broadway
2:00 – Presentation/Reading #4 – Cooking Panel- Southern: Sam Irwin, Louisiana Crawfish Addie K Martin, Southeast Louisiana Food: A Seasoned Tradition Ian McNulty Louisiana Rambles Poppy Tooker Louisiana Eats
3:00 – Presentation/Reading #5: Peter Yarrow, Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life 4:00 – Presentation/Reading #6: Lauren Kate, Waterfall Amy Christine Parker, Astray 4:45 – Closing Remarks/Entertainment: Mardi Gras Indians

Stage 2: Kids
11:00 – Presentation/Reading #1: Trombone Shorty 12:00 – Presentation/Reading #2: NOMA StoryQuest 12:30 – Presentation/Reading #3: Grace Millsaps & Ryan Murphy, What the Sleepy Animals Do at the Audubon Zoo
1:00 – Presentation/Reading #4: Steve Guttenberg, The Kids from D.I.S.C.O.
2:00 – Presentation/Reading #5: Celebrity Readers – Saints/Pelicans
2:30 – Presentation/Reading #6: Student reading from classroom competition
3:00 – Presentation/Reading #7
4:00 – Presentation/Reading #8: William Joyce, A Bean, a Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack

Stage 3: NOMA Auditorium
11:00 – Panel #1: George Bishop, The Night of the Comet Zachary Lazar, I Pity the Poor Immigrant: A Novel Laura Lane McNeal, Dollbaby
12:00 – Panel #2: Lawrence Powell, The Accidental City Richard Campanella, Bourbon Street: A History Oliver Houck Downstream Toward Home
1:00 – Panel #3: Gary Krist, Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder and Battle for Modern New Orleans
2:00 – Panel #4: Russ Kick, The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature: The World’s Greatest Kids’ Lit as Comics and Visuals
3:00 – Panel #5: M.O. Walsh, My Sunshine Away Amy Conner, The Right Thing Michael Pitre, Fives and Twenty Fives Michael Farris Smith, Rivers
4:00 – Panel #6: Tina Freeman & Morgan Molthrop, Artist Spaces: New Orleans Valorie Hart, House Proud James Wade, Pitot House Bonnie Warren, New Orleans Historic Homes

Stage 4: Storytelling Tree 1
10:30 – Reading #1 – Costumed Character: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
11:15 – Reading #2: Ryan Adam, Love and War
12:00 – Reading #3: Cecilia Dartez, L is for Louisiana 12:45 – Reading #4 – Costumed Character: Madeline
1:30 – Reading #5: Brock Boutte & Christy Boutte, Gris-Gris and the Cypress Tree
2:15 – Reading #6 – Costumed Character: Where the Wild Things Are 3:00 – Reading #7: Freddi W Evans, The Battle of New Orleans
3:45 – Reading #8: Cornell Landry, Oh Touro Baby, All the Things You Will See

Stage 5: Storytelling Tree 2
11:00 – Reading #1: Kenny Harrison, Hide and Seek Harry
11:45 – Reading #2: Deandrea Green, The Who Dat Movers: Jump Team
12:30 – Reading #3: Mary Beth Touzet & Rene Hemel, Fleurdelee
1:15 – Reading #4: Jean Cassels, Two Bobbies
2:00 – Reading #5: NOMA STORYQUEST II
2:45 – Reading #6: Denise McConduit, DJ and the Jazz Fest
3:30 – Reading #7: Christine Audler, What Lou Can Do
4:15 – Reading #8 – Costumed Character: The Cat in the Hat

Stage 6: Outdoor Panel Area
11:00 – Time Slot #1: Ann Benoit, New Orleans Best Ethnic Restaurants Suzanne Pfefferle, Vietnamese Cuisine in New Orleans Kit Wohl, New Orleans Classic Creole Recipes Jeff Young, Around the Table with the Catholic Foodie
12:00 – Time Slot #2: James Cobb, Flood of Lies
12:30 – Time Slot #3:
Alan Gauthreaux, Italian Louisiana: History, Heritage & Tradition Laura Kelley, The Irish in New Orleans Stephen Rea, McCool’s Football Club
1:30 – Time Slot #4: David Spielman, When Not Performing
2:00 – Time Slot #5: John Kemp, An Artist’s Vision of New Orleans
2:30 – Time Slot #6:
Jilly Lagasse & Jessie Lagasse Swanson, Lagasse Girls’ Big Flavor, Bold Taste–and No Gluten!: 100 Gluten-Free
3:30 – Time Slot #7: Paul Oswell, New Orleans Historic Hotels
4:00 – Time Slot #8:
Phillip & Riki Collier, Making New Orleans: Products Past & Present Andi Eaton, Orleans Style Tom Piazza, Why New Orleans Matters

*Author line-up subject to change

Little Library Letter

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A New Orleans-themed Little Free Library has been donated to New Orleans by littlefreelibrary.org.

Anyone who wants it should write a one page letter (500 words maximum) explaining “Why I want a Little Free Library and what it would do for my neighborhood.”  Please include your name, address, phone number, and email address at the top of your letter.

By May 31, email the letter to [email protected] and a panel of judges will select the winning letter.  The library must be located in New Orleans, and installation on private property is recommended.

You may remember that Faubourg St. John received a Little Free Library on Desoto Street in 2012 courtesy of Missy & Bill Dalton. Learn more in the link: https://fsjna.org/2012/06/desoto-street-library/

Saturday Book Fest for Kids

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Twinkle, Twinkle | A Night of Music Inspired by Children’s Literature

Friday, November 15, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Twinkle, Twinkle is a special performance by the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras in celebration of the 4th Annual Children’s Book Festival. On the evening of Friday, November 15th, the Youth Orchestra will perform music inspired by children’s literature. Bring picnic blankets and baskets for a night of music and magic under the stars!

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Come out Saturday for a day full of fun, including free books, face painting, free food, storytelling, book signing, art activities, Molly the Pony, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and much much more!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Latter Branch Library at 5120 St. Charles.

 

Join us for the 4th Annual New Orleans Children’s Book Festival on November 15 & 16, 2013. This year, we’re kicking off the year of imagination in partnership with City Year! City Year will help keep the spirit of the New Orleans Children’s Book Festival alive all year long. The free festival features storytelling, live music, food, and fun activities for kids of all ages!

First Lady Cheryl Landrieu and Ruby Bridges both believe strongly in literacy and in the power of education. They also believe in the powerful effect that learning can have in bringing children together. This event affords children from all backgrounds the opportunity to get to know one another through the love of books and learning.

The festival offers unique opportunities for children and parents to interact with exceptional writers and storytellers and to enjoy an inspiring variety of book-related activities, exhibitions and demonstrations.

The food, fun, books, and stories are FREE!

For more information, please contact [email protected].

 
 

10000 BOOKS

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BOOKSBeta Phi was founded in 1938 on the campus of Dillard University and is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this month. As part of its anniversary celebration, Beta Phi has planned a community wide book giveaway to positively impact the lives of thousands of children in the New Orleans area. The books are complimentary of Rosen Publishing.

Representatives from the City of New Orleans’ crime fighting initiative NOLA For Life, State Representatives Wesley Bishop and Vincent Pierre, Roger Rosen of Rosen Publishing, and Erika McConduit-Diggs of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans will join Jared Brossett at the event.


The giveaway will occur along the Student Union Breezeway at Dillard University from 10 a.m. to noon following a 9:00 a.m. panel discussion on the importance of Early Childhood Literacy.

One of the most effective approaches to helping children develop literacy skills is having a home environment that supports literacy. Books have the power to benefit children in a number of ways, so I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to improve your child’s literacy.

When:
November  9, 2013
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where:
Dillard University Campus
Student Union Breezeway
2601 Gentilly Blvd. (Please the Warrington Dr. Entrance)


The United Way of Southeast Louisiana and the Louisiana Budget Project are hosting a workshop in New Orleans aimed at educating potential consumers of high interest payday loans as well as community organizations and churches that may serve those customers. The workshop will focus on:

  • the hazards of engaging in high interest payday lending
  • alternatives to high interest payday lending
  • resources for gaining better understanding of money management

When:
November 12, 2013
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Where:
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
2515 Canal Street, New Orleans 70119
Conference Center

Click here to register today!

The Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office Invite Residents to 
Join NORDC Community Advisory Teams

The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) is actively seeking residents to join the NORDC Neighborhood Participation Process (NPP).

The NORDC NPP creates 15 location-based Community Advisory Teams (CAT), three per a council district. Team meetings allow citizens to come together to discuss and prioritize what gets recommended to NORDC on an ongoing basis.

CAT membership is a 12 month commitment with an opportunity for residents to work with NORDC staff, neighbors and commissioners on recommended recreation improvements that will ensure the communities concerns are a top priority.

If you are a parent, member of a booster club or community group, we encourage you to participate.

The application deadline is November 13, 2013 followed by a new member orientation on November 16, 2013. Orientation will take place at 10:30am in the UNO Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center at 2045 Lakeshore Drive.

Completed applications can be submitted to the Neighborhood Engagement Office, faxed to 504.658.4969, or emailed to [email protected]. 

Desoto Street Library

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photo by Eric Bouler
photo by Eric Bouler

photos and article below by Missy Dalton

Click on the flyer for a larger view.

Please visit the newly-installed Little Free Library at 3100 DeSoto St. Take a book, bring a book or just come by and check out our new neighborhood book exchange!

Linda and Lee Prout and their wonderful Boy Scout crew erect the post for the Little Free Library

Please visit below to learn more about the “Little Free Library” program.

http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/index.html

Back in early March, Bill & Melissa Dalton took action after reading a message on the Faubourg St. John yahoo group about the Little Free Library program and an opportunity to win one.
Bill says:
My wife put together the one page flyer/letter above. Well, this gave us our prize. And even though we were told we won back in mid April, the box was to be constructed by the original maker of the “Little Free Library” up in Madison Wisconsin. Due to regional interest in the program, our library was help for multiple appearances and interviews.

Anyway, IN THE MEAN TIME, due to the interest, the organizer of the contest (and Algiers’ first little free librarian, Linda Prout) applied for a grant from the mayors office. This grant was awarded and allowed a church on the west bank to construct 12 other boxes. Linda and Lee Prout then recruited boy scouts to go around town last week to dig the post holes and cement in the posts.

All this lead up to this weekend when 13 little free libraries popped up across the city!!!

Each one has a small wood plaque engraved with the number of the library. Ours is number 1759.

Missy (my wife) has started a facebook page http://www.facebook.com/DeSotoStLittleLibrary and she hopes to post updates here and there to either call for donations or announce when large batches of new content is on the shelf.