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Art in Bloom 2021: Home Grown

April

1 Bubbles & Bourbon Dinner. A beautiful five-course dinner featuring Mumm Napa and Rabbit Hole Whiskey. Each course will be prepared with Rabbit Hole and paired with either champagne or whiskey. Briquette, 701 S Peters St. 7pm. $125 per person all inclusive. Reserve a seat, 302-7496.

1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 Virtual

Concert: JFA All-Star Jazz Ensemble.

Join the Jazz Museum online for their weekly virtual concerts, in which dynamic jazz musicians perform live from the Jazz

Museum! Tune in every Wednesday and Thursday at 2pm. facebook.com/ nolajazzmuseum/live.

1-25 SOLOS: Exhibitions and New Work

Showcases by CAC Visual Artists-in-

Residence. Featuring exciting new work by Shana M. griffin, Ana Hernandez, and Sarah Hill, the exhibition will be on view in the CAC’s second floor Lupin Gallery.

Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. cacno.org.

1-May 15 The Pissarro Dynasty: Five

Generations of Artistic Mastery. The

Pissarro dynasty is the longest in the history of Western art, originating with the legendary

Impressionist Camille Pissarro and enduring

May 5-9 Art in Bloom 2021: Home

Grown. Presented by IBERIABANK | First Horizon. One of the most anticipated springtime events in New

Orleans, for five days at NOMA, Art in

Bloom will showcase spectacular floral designs created by garden clubs, floral designers and creative talents from across New Orleans. With the current climate in mind, 2021’s theme Home

Grown will bring together exhibitors and speakers primarily from our city and region to celebrate the beauty that you can create at home. This year,

Art in Bloom will feature both virtual and in-person experiences for patrons to enjoy while adhering to safety measures that will insure the well-being of visitors, patrons and staff. Your support will provide critical resources for both NOMA’s educational initiatives and exhibitions and The Garden Study

Club of New Orleans’ community projects. New Orleans Museum of Art,

One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park. 658-4100. noma.org.

for over 100 years since his death. M.S. Rau is proud to present a collection of significant works from five generations of Pissarro family artists in a range of styles, media and subjects, including Impressionist masterpieces by Camille and the contemporary canvases of the current generation. In person and online. M.S. Rau Antiques, 622 Royal St. 273-7391. >>

rauantiques.com.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 QUARANTUNES Virtual Concert.

Every Friday at 2 PM, the New Orleans Jazz Museum hosts virtual concerts with an exciting mix of talented

Jazz musicians, all performing from their homes. facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live. 3, 10, 17, 24 Champagne Saturdays. Symmetry

Jewelers & Designers, 8138 Hampson St. symmetryjewelers.com.

3-4 Krewe of Red Beans’ “Hire a Mardi Gras Artist”

Initiative Exhibit. Artistic creations from select house floats will be on view all together for the first time, and available for purchase through an online auction that will benefit New Orleans culture-bearers and the CAC. Advance online reservations required on a timed-ticketed basis of 50 people per hour from 11:30am-4:30pm. COVID-19 guidelines will be enforced, including social distancing and maskwearing. CAC’s St. Joseph Street Warehouse. 5283805. cacno.org. 4 Easter Brunch. Briquette, 701 S Peters St.

Reservations, 302-7496. 4 Easter Brunch. New Orleans Creole Cookery, 510

Toulouse St. Reservations, 524-9632. 9 LPO Music at the Museum. Join the Hermann-Grima

House for an outdoor musical performance in partnership with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Bruce Owen Musaica Ensemble and Dylan Tran Quartet!

Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses, 820 St. Louis

St. 6-7pm. hgghh.org. 9-18 A Comedy of Tenors. The 2015 play by Ken

Ludwig features local opera singers with hilarious opera references that, according to director Tony Laciura, “… has nothing to do with opera and everything to do with opera tenors!” Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400

Airline Dr, Metairie. 885-2000. jpas.org. 10 Opera on Tap – In Our Yard: Shakespeare. Join the

New Orleans Opera as they debut the new stage at the

Guild Home with two new Opera on Tap – In Our Yard concerts. This concert features music from Cole Porter’s

Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of the Shrew),

Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Verdi’s Falstaff,

Thomas’ Hamlet, and Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys from

Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors). Plus, three musical settings of Romeo and Juliet – the famous opera by Gounod, I Capuleti ed i Montecchi by Bellini, and

Bernstein’s magnificent West Side Story. New Orleans

Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St. 3pm and 5pm. $30 for a pod of three people. Face masks required. 529-3000. neworleansopera.org.

12 K-12 Cooking Program with Chef Syrena

Johnson. Chef Johnson was 2011’s First John Besh

Chefsmove! Scholarship recipient, 2012’s French Culinary

Institute graduate and Dean’s list recipient, a 2014 MAD

Academy grant recipient, and “Chopped” champion.

She is a graduate of Liberty Kitchen’s culinary program and now one of their Chef Instructors. Join HGGHH for a cooking demo and discussion on her illustrious path to renowned chef. Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic

Houses, 820 St. Louis St. 5:30pm. hgghh.org. 13 Cheers to Cheese: Whiskey. Taste your way through an assortment of cheese expertly paired with whiskey and whiskey cocktails. Hosted by Sazerac House cocktail experts and St. James Cheese Company. Sazerac

House, 101 Magazine St. 4-5pm. All guests must be 21 to participate. $30. sazerachouse.com. 14 Open House. Atonement Lutheran School, 6500

Riverside Dr, Metairie. 5-7pm. 887-0225. Alcs.org. 19-25 Zurich Classic. TPC Louisiana, 11001 Lapalco

Blvd, Avondale. zurichgolfclassic.com. 22 A Sip of French Culture. Join Historian Dr. Kristen

Burton for an in-depth look into the culture that gave the

French Quarter its name and sip on the culture in cocktail form. Sazerac House, 101 Magazine St. 5-5:45pm. All guests must be 21 to participate. $25. sazerachouse. com. 30 Dinner and a Movie: Say Anything. Presented by the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute. Ticket includes a full-service feast and specialty Roulaison cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage, with vegetarian options available. Cashless bar onsite with additional beverages and sweet treats. NOCHI, 725 Howard Ave. 7:30-10pm. $65. 635-0017. nochi.org/movies. May

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Champagne Saturdays. Symmetry

Jewelers & Designers, 8138 Hampson St. symmetryjewelers.com.

1-15 The Pissarro Dynasty: Five Generations of

Artistic Mastery. The Pissarro dynasty is the longest in the history of Western art, originating with the legendary

Impressionist Camille Pissarro and enduring for over 100 years since his death. M.S. Rau is proud to present a collection of significant works from five generations of Pissarro family artists in a range of styles, media and subjects, including Impressionist masterpieces by

Camille and the contemporary canvases of the current generation. In person and online. M.S. Rau Antiques, 622

Royal St. 273-7391. rauantiques.com. 5-9 Art in Bloom 2021: Home Grown. Presented by

IBERIABANK | First Horizon. One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans, for five days at NOMA,

Art in Bloom will showcase spectacular floral designs created by garden clubs, floral designers and creative talents from across New Orleans. With the current climate in mind, 2021’s theme Home Grown will bring together exhibitors and speakers primarily from our city and region to celebrate the beauty that you can create at home. >>

This year, Art in Bloom will feature both virtual and in-person experiences for patrons to enjoy while adhering to safety measures that will insure the well-being of visitors, patrons and staff. Your support will provide critical resources for both NOMA’s educational initiatives and exhibitions and The Garden Study Club of New Orleans’ community projects. New Orleans Museum of

Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park. 658-4100. noma.org. 7 Cinco de Bayou. A spirited five-course dinner featuring Espolon

Tequila and Louisiana Pepper Exchange. Everyone will receive fun take home surprise. Briquette, 701 S Peters St. 7pm. $125 per person all inclusive. Reserve a seat, 302-7496. 9 Mother’s Day Brunch. Briquette, 701 S Peters St. Reservations, 302-7496. 9 Mother’s Day Brunch. New Orleans Creole Cookery, 510

Toulouse St. Reservations, 524-9632. 13 Cured & Aged: Whiskey and Meats Pairing. BBQ and whiskey are the perfect pair and in Cured & Aged, the Sazerac

House will explore this pairing with Emmylou’s BBQ and a flight of whiskey cocktails. Sazerac House, 101 Magazine St. 5-6pm. All guests must be 21 to participate. $30. sazerachouse.com. 14 Dinner and a Movie: Waitress. Presented by the New

Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute. Ticket includes a fullservice feast and specialty Roulaison cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage, with vegetarian options available. Cashless bar onsite with additional beverages and sweet treats. NOCHI, 725 Howard

Ave. 7:30-10pm. $65. 635-0017. nochi.org/movies. 15 Opera on Tap – In Our Yard: Travel the World. Join the New Orleans Opera as they debut the new stage at the Guild

Home. Even if your vacation plans are virtual, let them help with musical suggestions from around the globe! If you’re thinking about a classic trip to Europe, we’ve got selections from Italy,

Spain, Germany and France. Something slightly more exotic?

We’ll take you to Russia and the Balkans. Maybe a Caribbean cruise is more your style? Enjoy an excerpt from the West Indies.

New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St. 3pm and 5pm. $30 for a pod of three people. Face masks required. 5293000. neworleansopera.org. 20 Cocoa & Cocktails: Bourbon. Learn why chocolate and whiskey is a pairing steeped in craft and tradition featuring Piety &

Desire Chocolate and Buffalo Trace Whiskey. Hosted by Sazerac

House cocktail experts and Piety & Desire Chocolates. Sazerac

House, 101 Magazine St. 4-5pm. All guests must be 21 to participate. $30. sazerachouse.com. 28 Dinner and a Movie: Dirty Dancing. Presented by the New

Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute. Ticket includes a fullservice feast and specialty Roulaison cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage, with vegetarian options available. Cashless bar onsite with additional beverages and sweet treats. NOCHI, 725 Howard

Ave. 7:30-10pm. $65. 635-0017. nochi.org/movies.

NOTE: All dates and events are subject to change or cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Send your event information to scoopINOLA@gmail.com to have it featured in an upcoming issue of Inside New Orleans.

School Scoop

ATONEMENT LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Atonement Lutheran School, serving the Greater New Orleans community for 60 years, is currently enrolling students from PK3 – 8th grade for the 2021-22 academic year. Atonement has offered safe and secure in-person learning during the entire current year. The caring faculty and staff provide a great academic experience in a safe and healthy environment and the school is small enough to give your child and family the attention they deserve. Atonement Lutheran School is Christ-centered and committed to involving your entire family in the educational experience. Please visit walcs.org for a virtual tour and information about the admissions process. Join Atonement for an in-person open house April 14 from 5-7pm. Located at 6500 Riverside Drive in Metairie. 8870225. alcs.org.

NOLAVORE SUMMER CAMPS

Cook up some fun with Nolavore! Oneweek summer camp activities are designed to cover important basic skills, such as safety and sanitation, knife skills, grilling, sautéing, roasting, egg preparation, and of course, measuring and baking. The focus will be on classic techniques and practical, scratch-prepared recipes that kids can use for years to come. Each session will be limited to 8 students in order to provide a safe, constructive environment. No two sessions are alike! Students are welcome to sign up for one or more sessions. Summer sessions begin June 7, 9am-12:30pm, Monday through Friday, for kids entering 4th through 7th grade. Nolavore also offers specialty holiday camps and custom cooking events for groups of up to 8 kids. Nolavore is located at 2139 Baronne St. nolavore.net.

FLETCHER STEM CAMPS

Last spring when it became apparent that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to quash Fletcher Technical Community College’s plans for summer STEM camps, the college used its imagination to engage the minds of children and teens, by designing the Energy Venture Camp and ASTRO Camp as virtual experiences with hands-on experiences via special kits. The kits, delivered to participants’ homes, included everything needed for the STEM-based activities and discussions with virtual lessons and lectures via ZOOM. “The success of the summer STEM camps last summer was unprecedented,” comments Dr. Regina Verdin, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Fletcher. Fletcher is once again offering the Energy Venture Camp and ASTRO Camps as virtual experiences this summer. fletcher.edu/bayou-stem.

URSULINE ACADEMY

Diverse by design, Ursuline believes that appreciating and learning from people with different perspectives is how to build a better world. The academy celebrates girls for who they are and elevates their confidence to influence the world. Girls gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how to be successful in a global society. Through interactive experiences tailored to girls’ interests, Ursuline students learn how to think deeper, communicate clearly and solve problems independently and collaboratively. At Ursuline, STEM and the arts are equal partners in powering the girls’ education. They believe that creative thinking is best nurtured when young brains explore both analytical and imaginative ideas. Schedule a campus tour for Age 1 through 12th Grade. Located at 2635 State Street. 8611106. go.uanola.org.