ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
UNPLUG: Chillin’ on the River, one of many free concert events sponsored by the town of Covington in public areas, is deliberate March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — with 4 Unplugged, a six-piece get together band with an eclectic repertoire of music, from rock ‘n’ roll, funk and Motown, to singalongs and even Mardi Gras tunes. The 2-hour live performance begins at 5:15 p.m. in Bogue Falaya Wayside Park, 213 Park Drive in Covington. Convey alongside chair and blankets, ice chests with foods and drinks (together with grownup drinks), and face masks. Should additionally nonetheless follow social distancing. Park totally free in close by public parking areas and on downtown streets, as long as no driveways are blocked.
AUDREY II: Ultimate weekend for “Little Store of Horrors” and its cult musical hilarity on stage and dwell at Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. Music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman; directed by Larry Johnson Jr. March 12-14; Friday and Saturday at eight p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Restricted seating out there resulting from COVID-19 protocols. Name the field workplace at (985) 643-0556 or go to www.slidelllittlletheatre.org.
EUGENE: Final weekend of “Brighton Seaside Memoirs,” half one among Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy; the author as a younger teen, Eugene, is a part of a struggling, lower-middle class Jewish household in Brooklyn. Weekends via March 14; 30 by Ninety Theater at 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville. Get tickets at 30byninety.com.
DANNY & SANDY: And at last, “Grease” tells the story of {the summertime} romance of Sandy and Danny in a single final weekend of exhibits on March 12-13 on the Reducing Edge. Sunday present at 2 p.m.; all others eight p.m. Tickets will begin at $28.
ART IN ACTION: “Anima Vestra: Art work of Anne London-Zyejnieks,” an exhibition by painter and animal conservationist Anne London, continues on the St. Tammany Artwork Affiliation Artwork Home via March 27. Gallery at 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, open 10 a.m.-Four p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m.-Four p.m. Saturdays; and by appointment. The artist, a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, lives in Mandeville with husband Jim Hart, a marine conservationist. To learn extra in regards to the artist and her work, go to www.sttammany.com or www.aelondonstudiovisit.com.
WALK AND LEARN: One other “Grownup Storywalk!” is deliberate on the Northlake Nature Heart from midday to Four p.m. on March 12. Co-sponsored by the St. Tammany Parish library system, contributors can stroll the middle trails whereas having fun with an introduction of a number of of the books learn by the middle’s All About Nature E-book Membership. Free to the general public and no reservations required. Convey a snack or lunch to get pleasure from earlier than or after. www.northlakenature.org/memberships
ALL ABOUT NATURE: For individuals who wish to be part of the e-book membership, it is free for members and $5 to everybody else. This month, the membership is discussing “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane, a New York Occasions “100 Books of the Yr” and winner of the Nationwide Outside E-book Award. Convey lunch and meet on the picnic tables by the pavilion at midday March 12. This e-book will change the best way you see the world. The e-book is accessible on the St. Tammany Parish Library and at main bookstores. Register by calling (985) 626-1238 or e-mail rue@northlakenature.org
CHILDREN’S EVENT
Pelican Park kicks off
egg-hunting season
Seize flashlights and Easter baskets and join Pelican Park’s fifth annual Twilight Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt on March 13 at 63350 Pelican Drive in Mandeville.
The occasion is open to kids and youth ages 1- to 12-years, with 4 age-appropriate hunts deliberate between nightfall and darkish.
The primary hunt for ages 1-Three years will start at 5:45 p.m., with the examine in at 5:30. Three further hunts will comply with on a staggered schedule, growing in problem for the older kids looking by flashlight!
The occasion, anticipated to finish at 7:30, may also embody different video games and actions, however the sponsor stated area is proscribed and spots have to be reserved on-line at pelicanpark.recdesk.com.
LENTEN FISH FRIES
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 501 Most Holy Trinity Drive, close to Covington. KC Council 14614 will maintain fish fries on Fridays via March 26 from 4-7 p.m. Dinner decisions embody fried catfish, fried shrimp, catfish/shrimp combo, crawfish pie (with both fish or shrimp) and boiled shrimp salad. Every dinner comes with hush puppies and selection of two sides (french fries, baked macaroni or cole slaw.) Kids’s dinners can be found. All orders are positioned from car in church lot. Drive thru-only. Proceeds profit church charitable applications.
St. John of the Cross Church corridor, 61030 Brier Lake Blvd., in Lacombe; Knights of Columbus Council 12989; Lenten fish fries on March 12 and March 26 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Drive-thru solely dinners of native home catfish, Gulf wild-caught shrimp, or a combo plate for $10; all include smashed potatoes, hush puppies and inexperienced beans. For more information, name the corridor on the day of the fry at (985) 882-6625.
St. Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, Knights of Columbus No. 12906; Each Friday via March 26, 5:30 p.m. to eight p.m. drive-up solely, no seating out there; $10 per dinner. Select from fried Louisiana farm-raised catfish, wild-caught fried shrimp, potato salad and french fries, bread roll. Orders will probably be positioned whereas in St. Peter automotive line, which begins on Jefferson and 19th streets. All proceeds to help charitable wants throughout the parish and native seminarians. For more information, contact jvphoto@jimvance.com or name (504) 451-2700.
St. Anselm Catholic Church, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville; Each Friday via March 26; drive-thru solely, Four p.m. to eight p.m.; fried shrimp, fried catfish, soft-shell crab, stuffed crab, gumbo. Little one’s plate out there. Costs differ. For more information, name (985) 845-7342.
Our Woman of Lourdes Catholic Church Males’s Membership, 345 Westchester Place, Slidell; Each Friday via March 26; 5 p.m. to eight p.m.; drive-thru solely. Get pleasure from fried fish, crab-boiled smashed potatoes, salad, roll and dessert; $10 per dinner. For more information, textual content or name (504) 905-8527 or examine Our Woman of Lourdes Males’s Membership Fb web page.
FUNDRAISERS
Get pleasure from a Galatoire’s meal to profit PJPHS
One in every of New Orlean’s most celebrated fine-dining eating places has teamed up with Pope John Paul II Catholic Excessive Faculty in Slidell to current “A Evening Out At House With Galatoire’s” on March 18. It’s a profit to boost cash for campus renovations, new STEM know-how and campus safety.
Those that buy tickets can get pleasure from a basic night time out within the New Orleans expertise — a delectable three-course Galatoire’s meal and completely streamed leisure by Kermit Ruffins and Amanda Shaw — with out leaving the consolation and security of dwelling.
Buy meals on-line by March 12 for supply on March 18. Purchase them on-line at https://e.givesmart.com/events/kkP/.
As soon as orders are positioned, a crew member will make contact to find out pickup location or supply of meals. Within the Slidell space, the meals will probably be delivered by Pope John Paul II volunteers. Pickup may also be out there at two areas: the highschool at 1901 Jaguar Drive in Slidell, and St. Dominic Faculty at 6326 Memphis St. within the Lakeview space of New Orleans.
Menu choices embody a selection of entrees, grilled tenderloin filets with Lyonnaise potatoes and crispy Brussels sprouts or redfish with crab Yvonne and grilled asparagus, plus salad and dessert.
A number of packages and sponsorship ranges can be found and embody objects comparable to bottles of wine, Galatoire’s commemorative decanter and water glasses, PJP commemorative candles and charcuterie trays.
Breakfast to profit Northshore Technical college students
Northshore Technical Group Faculty will host its sixth annual Chancellor’s Dawn Breakfast on April 1 to boost cash for scholarships, honor scholarship recipients and donors, and supply networking alternatives.
Resulting from COVID-19, the seating at Benedict’s will restricted to the presenting sponsor, scholarship recipients, and scholarship donors, however supporters should purchase discounted Go Digital Sponsorships that present the identical advertising and philanthropic advantages as a standard sponsorship
That features entry to knowledgeable dwell stream of the occasion that may be seen with workers members and stakeholders, and a recording of the occasion will probably be posted on the Northshore Technical Group Faculty YouTube channel. If capability limitations are lifted previous to April 1, in-person sponsor attendance could also be out there.
Go to www.northshorecollege.edu to view sponsorship bundle choices and purchase tickets.
Joan Coffman, President and CEO of St. Tammany Well being System, will probably be visitor speaker on the 7:30-9:30 a.m. breakfast.
All proceeds from the breakfast immediately advantages the faculty’s Enhancement Basis’s Scholarship Fund, which helps to bridge the hole between the price of attendance and the funds out there to college students via TOPS and different types of monetary help.
COMMUNITY
DANCE: Zumba with the Mayor at midday March 21 on the Bogue Falaya Corridor, 317 N. Jefferson Ave., in Covington. Free and open to the general public. Sponsored by Covington Mayor’s Council on Wholesome Existence and the St. Tammany/Ochsner Well being Techniques. Contact mayormark@covla.com or Eventbrite.
PLAY: The Northshore Chess Membership meets each Monday from 5-7 p.m. at George’s Mexican Restaurant in Mandeville. No prices or membership charges. All ranges/ages are welcome. The membership often has a number of chess boards; guests needn’t convey one. For more information, name Richard Lambert at (985) 845 3708 or George Schreiner at (985) 789-2220.
MEET: The Bayou Lacombe Republican Girls will meet March 23 at 1 p.m. on the V.F.W. Corridor on Important Avenue in Lacombe. Visitor speaker is Melissa Henry, St. Tammany Parish clerk of court docket. to debate election safety. For extra info, contact Madelon Nohra at madelonnohra@gmail.com.
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