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⭐ This Week at a GlanceYALA Baby Artsplay: Express Yourself Thursday, August 6 • 9:30 AM · Ogden Museum of Art A free 30-minute early-language workshop for toddlers and caregivers led by certified teaching artists. Learn how to spark confidence in your child's first words while picking up arts-based activities you can do at home. |
| Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project Friday, August 7 • 8:00 AM · New Orleans City Park Show up early Friday morning and help restore native plantings along a City Park trail. Two hours of work that actually matters, done before the August heat gets unbearable. |
| Teen Book Club 2026 Friday, August 7 • 1:00 PM · New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119 NOMA’s Teen Book Club is a summer reading and discussion group for teens ages 13-18, designed to build literary engagement and connect young people to the museum through… |
| Art Studi-O: Black Masking Indian Beading with Marwan Pleasant Saturday, August 8 (first of three sessions) • 10:00 AM · Ogden Museum of Art Three Saturday mornings learning intermediate beading techniques from a Golden Eagles masking Indian artist whose work has shown at MoMA and the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. You'll walk away with a finished embellished brooch pin and real cultural grounding in a New Orleans tradition. |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Sun, Aug 9 • 8:00 AM · New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Sunday, August 9, 8 AM to 12 PM at New Orleans City Park. Fresh local produce, vendors, and a genuinely walkable community scene where kids can roam a little. Arrive early for the best selection and it's cool enough to actually enjoy being outside. |
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🌟 This Weekend · Aug 7 – Aug 9O First Friday NOLA Fri, Aug 7 • 10:00 AM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans On the first Friday of every month, college students can explore the world’s largest collection of Southern art free of charge. The discount is redeemable on-site. Just present your college ID at the… |
| | Urban Forest Support Initiative NOLA Sat, Aug 8 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Saturday morning volunteer opportunity to support New Orleans' urban forest through planting or maintenance work in the city. |
| | Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sun, Aug 9 • 10:30 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans Free docent-led tour of NOMA's world-class outdoor sculpture collection every Sunday; arrive early for a guided experience. FREE |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (8)Arts, Culture & Music (4) | Public Tours of the Museum NOLA Wed, Aug 5 • 2:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Wednesday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required… FREE |
| Public Session: Fashioning Belief and Commitment NOLA Fri, Aug 7 • 3:00 PM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans Evening session at the Historic New Orleans Collection exploring clothing and faith; exact time and topic details on the HNOC events page. |
| Material Belief NOLA Fri, Aug 7 The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans HNOC antiques forum session examining material culture and belief systems; check the events page for time and location details. RSVP REQ'D |
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Community Events (3)Volunteer opportunities, outdoor work days, and neighborhood gatherings that strengthen the city. Pelican Greenhouse Summer Series NOLA Tue, Aug 4 • 8:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Pelican Greenhouse is hosting an eight-week summer series for individual volunteers to assist in operations |
| US Coast Guard Birthday NOLA Tue, Aug 4 • 9:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans The National WWII Museum hosts a birthday celebration for the Coast Guard; details on the museum's events page. FREEKID-FRIENDLY |
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Volunteer & Civic (1)Litter Cleanup Krewe NOLA Tue, Aug 4 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Tuesday morning community cleanup effort in New Orleans, organized as a casual krewe. Show up, grab gloves, help restore a corner of the city. |
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📌 Save the DateNotable events, festivals, and deadlines coming up in the next 3 months.
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