April 2009
Gator Festival
Apr 4 & 5 2009
2nd Annual Gator Festival, Lynn Oaks School, Caernervon, Louisiana, Food, music and crafts. Saturday - 10am-7pm; Bands Retro Remeo, Black Rain Sunday - 10am - 6pm; Bobbie Cure and the Summertime Blues
Lynn Oaks School
Carnervon
Sunday in the Park Concert
Apr 5 2009
The "Sunday in the Park Concert" series continues with sounds from the band "At Fault" on Sunday, April 5th from 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the Torres Park Amphitheater in Chalmette, LA. This free concert is offered by the St. Bernard Office of Recreation, Culture and Tourism through a grant supported by the LA Disvision of the Arts as administered by the St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs.
Torres Park - Amphitheater
Chalmette
504-278-4242
2nd Annual First Lady Easter Egg Hunt
Apr 5 2009
The 2nd Annual First Lady Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Torres Park on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments, face painting, games crafts, etc.... A live band, At Fault, will follow the event. Fun for the whole family.
Torres Park
Chalmette. La.
504-278-4295
EGGS-TRAVAGANZA
Apr 11 2009
Free Community Event, space walks, snow balls, sack races, easter egg hunt, food, music, play area and children activities. Saturday, 2:00pm - 4:30pm.
Celbration Church, 7500 W. Judge Perez Dr.
Arabi
504-248-0688
Art in April Festival
Apr 24 & 25 2009
Kick Off Concert, Friday evening, April 24th, Saturday, April 25th, Fine Arts Festival 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. featuring Louisiana crafts, plants, live music, children's area and local food. Free Admission
Chalmette Courthouse, 1101 St. Bernard Highway
Chalmette
504-278-4242
Jean Lafitte Celebrates Junior Ranger Day
Apr 25 2009
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve celebrates Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 25, as part of National Park Week, April 18-26. All slix park sites will offer special activities for participants to earn Junior Ranger badges and patches. The National Park Service Junior Ranger Program seeks to connect kids with their national parks. Junior Ranger programs are available at many National Park Service sites and are open to all children. At Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Junior Rangers earn badges and certificates while learning about the park, the National Park Service, and south Louisiana's treasures. Admissions to all sites and all programs listed are free. On Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Chalmette Battle field, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. children can try on a kid-sizd Battle of New Orleans uniform and make a general's or pirate's hat.
8606 West St. Bernard Hwy.
Chalmette, La.
504-281-0511
Nunez Community College Sixth Annual Pelican d'Or Short Film Festival
Apr 30 & 30 2009
Nunez Community College is seeking shorts (films that run 10-30 minutes long), or short-shorts (films running less than a munute to 10 minutes long) for its film festival. The festival will be held in the Nunez Auditorium. Submission deadline is Friday, April 24, 2009. Entry forms are available on the Nunez web site, www.nunez.edu. Send films on DVD to Navada McPherson
Nunez Community College 3710 Paris Rd.
Chalmette, La. 70043
504-278-6288