GRAB YOUR PAS S PORT AND TRAVEL THE WORLD ALL IN ONE DAY! Join us for a celebration of the 300th birthday of New Orleans! Discover the cultures and people that have made the city a unique cultural melting pot. Families will experience crafts, activities, music, food, performances, and STEM experiments within exhibits that explore the African, As ian, European, Latin Am erican/caribbean, and Native Am erican influences that have shaped New Orleans' culture over 300 years. All travelers will receive a Passport Book (to get stamped in each exhibit) and a keepsake photo from the Pos tcard Photo Booth Station. EARLY EXPLORER 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Arrive early, beat the crowds, and receive a bag of special goodies! *Enjoy exclusive Early Explorer Patron Party experiences and giveaways in the exhibits between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. *Celebrate New Orleans' birthday by singing "Happy Birthday, Nola!" and eating birthday cake! Birthday song and cake to take place around 11:00 a.m. $30 /Person $30 /Pers on; Early Explorer Packages also available. Call 504-266-2415 for more information.
GENERAL ADMIS S ION 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. $16 /person - LCM Member Admission $20 /person - Non-Member Admission CULTURAL EXHIBITS African Cultures Craf ts: Decorate mini-zulu coconuts, make your own mask, and string together beaded necklaces like those made by Africans and sold in Congo Square. Activities: Learn about the ingredients of gumbo, how to play Congo drums, and how to scat sing. about the science of vibration by building and playing your own African drum. Food: Taste sweet potato pie, pickled okra and gumbo. Many believe the word "gumbo" comes from the West African words for okra, ki ngombo or quingombo. As ian Cultures Crafts: Make hoa mai flower pots, paper fans, and fishing poles and learn more about our local Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino, and other Asian communities. Activities: Play a popular Vietnamese game, bau cua ca cop. Learn martial arts moves, and play tangram. about friction by playing with rice, a staple of Asian and New Orleans cuisine. Food: Try fried rice with local shrimp, dried shrimp, and Dong Phuong French bread. European Cultures Crafts: Make Mardi Gras masks inspired by French and Italian customs, and design your own New Orleans balconies with Spanishinspired ironwork. Activities: Help assemble a St. Joseph s Day Altar, and learn Irish dancing and the Oktoberfest chicken dance. about waterways from Holland to New Orleans s own London Avenue Canal. Use canals and flood gates to protect your city. Food: Sample Haydel's king cake, Nor-Joe's muffalettas, Leidenheimer's French bread, and Irish Soda bread.
Latin Am erican/ Caribbean Cultures Crafts: Design your own Shotgun house. Make a small shaker and practice Latin rhythms. Decorate a La Calavera Catrina mask. Activities: Learn about Shotgun house architecture and play the "Where is it?" game. STEM Experiment: Bananas came to New Orleans from Honduras in the late 1800s. Learn about how different you are from a banana when you extract DNA from a plantain. Food: Taste red beans and rice, and snack on plantain chips. Happy Birthday NOLA! Louis iana Lagniappe Crafts: Craf Create your own New Orleans style street tile. Celebrate by making a birthday party hat and playing "Pin the Candle" on the Birthday Cake. Activities: Add your own leaf to our New Orleans Family Tree, and make a family crest ornament. Shop for ingredients in our grocery store and then cook some of New Orleans s most famous dishes in our Kids' Cafe. Learn about New Orleans' history and architecture. about the science of hurricanes, and find the strongest and weakest points of a storm. Native Am erican Cultures Crafts: Create a pirogue to float through Bayou St. John and the Mississippi River. Design your own pottery pot and woven rug. Activities: Play a game called chunkey, learn about Native American words we see everyday in New Orleans, and smell and identify familiar local scents of Native American herbs and spices. how archaeologists excavate Native American sites and how they identify stone tools using real artifacts from Louisiana. Food: Try corn maque choux and cornbread. Center Stage Performances Rising ing Dragon Lion Dance Team Tunica-Biloxi Tribe
African Cultures: Interactive dance performance with the Zulu Members Zulu Tramps African dancing by Divine Guidance Studio Second line led by Edna Karr Award Winning Brass Band and the Zulu Members Zulu Tramps Asian Cultures: Interactive martial arts demonstration by the Shaolin Institute Taiko drumming by Soka Gakkai International-USA Lion dancing by the Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team European Cultures: French songs sung by the students of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle- Orléans Irish dancing by Muggivan School of Irish Dance Latin American/Caribbean Cultures: Latin-Creole Rhythms by Bruin Band Percussionist Native American Cultures: Drum circle by the Isle de Jean Charles Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha- Choctaw Tribe Interactive Choctaw Snake Dance in honor of Biloxi-Choctaw ancestors by the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Interactive skit The Sun and the Kingfisher Story by the Tunica Biloxi Tribe Muggivan School of I rish h Dance Soka G akkai I nternational-usa
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