Events for March 2019

Mardi Gras is in full swing and to celebrate the spirit of the season, Winn-Dixie is inviting customers to maximize their parade experience with a free parking lot party, providing attendees with a special and unique way to pass time while waiting for the Krewe of Endymion to take the streets. Revelers will enjoy local food samples while relishing in the sounds of exciting entertainment from regional favorite Amanda Shaw!

The key to a thriving business is growing profit or the bottom line, not just sales. What if business owners could stop doing unprofitable activities, work less—and make more money?  

This webinar, presented by professor, author and speaker Dawn Fotopulos, will identify four key areas where the business owner can shift priorities to improve profitability almost right away—while relieving time burden from their daily activities.

She will explain why and how you should STOP:

• Ignoring your financial statements - Learn the basics of reading your profit and loss statement.
• Offering loss leader products or services - Find out how to identify profitable products and services
• Over-servicing unprofitable customers - Understand who are your profitable and unprofitable customers
• Ignoring existing customers - Power profits are generated from existing relationships, not new customers. Learn how to grow your high-potential existing customer base to relieve the burden of new customer acquisition.

 

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)

Dawn Fotopulos

Professor, Founder and Author

Dawn Fotopulos is Associate Professor of Business at The King’s College, founder of Hidden Profit Prophet.com and Hidden Profit Academy.com, the award-winning author of “Accounting for the Numberphobic; A Survival Guide For Small Business Owners” Best Business Book Small Business Trends. Ms. Fotopulos has been featured on MSNBC, Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.com, and Biz 2 Credit.com.

A capabilities statement is often the first introduction a business gets to institutional buyers. It serves as a written version of the elevator speech. This workshop will help you create a compelling, effective statement that conveys exactly what a potential buyer is looking for. Eileen Lodge of the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center will lead participants in positioning their businesses to stand out.

Learn: The type of information to include The type of language to use and proper formatting How to write capability statements for different projects

Good Work Network, a Central City-based nonprofit supporting women and minority business owners, is accepting applications for Level Up! - its new growth intensive for entrepreneurs of color designed to help increase revenues and create jobs.

Level Up! is a six-month program that prepares high-potential, minority-owned businesses for accelerated growth and expansion. Utilizing the internationally-recognized StreetWise MBA™ curriculum developed by Interise, participants of this program will join a cohort of peers and take part in class sessions, peer to peer mentoring groups, and self-analysis case studies. 

Participants will also have a chance to access large corporations for partnership opportunities and walk away with a three-year strategic growth plan with the knowledge and know-how of how to execute it. Level Up! helps firms overcome growth barriers, create access to new opportunities, and connects them with the right resources to fuel growth and build capacity.

Application deadline is April 1. Information session will be held March 14th from 6-7 p.m. - register today!

Magnolia Physical Therapy would like to invite the community to explore what our clinic has to offer. Get to know our staff and learn about the difference in the Magnolia Physical Therapy experience. 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Dry Needling: Getting to the Point. Educational presentation & demonstration of one of our most popular services. All attendees will receive a goodie bag of Mag Swag, a drink coupon good at The Pythian Market*, and will be entered to win a massage gift certificate. Light bites & spirits will be provided!

A dream come true! We're total animal lovers here at Footprints & love giving back to the community is a part of our mission. "Join The Journey" with us for a pup-tastic time. Get ready for an overload of pup puns! We're partnering with Zeus' Rescue AND the Renaissance Arts Hotel to bring you a furry flow filled with cuteness. Our founder, April Dupre will lead her signature Hip-Hip Yogalates high energy flow while surrounded by adorable pups frolicking goofily around the hotel's gorgeous art gallery. What a "ruff" life, right? Do we need to go on anymore to convince you that this is a total win? Footprints is all for "pupping with a purpose" so of course a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Zues' Rescues! The more, the merrier so BRING YA' KREWE. BONUS: We encourage you to dress up like your favorite pup! A WINNER will be chosen for each event and be gifted some awesome swag! Enough chattin'.

Get to signing up because SPOTS WILL FILL QUICKLY. THIS EVENT IS KID FRIENDLY, BUT DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, YOU MUST ALSO PURCHASE A TICKET FOR YOUR KIDDOS.

ALL PUPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION! HELP US GIVE THEM A HOME!

*We will be accepting additional donations for Zeus' Rescues so bring some cash and help this amazing organization continue saving our furry friends! Please bring your Mat. Water will be provided Evamor

Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free Lunch provided! Reservations Required

Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided! Reservations Required

Join us for a free informational seminar and learn about the financial and emotional advantages to making final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided. Reservations Required.

So you've written a few grants and feel like you've got the basics down. Are you ready to take your grantwriting to the next level? Intermediate Grantwriting will help you improve your grant proposals and raise more money for your nonprofit. Through this workshop, you'll learn specific ways to make your proposal more appealing to a funder, including how to make a compelling case to someone unfamiliar with your nonprofit's work and what kind of research and data to include. Registration $40 per person. Discounts available for students, AmeriCorps members, and organizations registering two or more people. Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation for completing the workshop. For more on services offered by The Funding Seed, visit www.thefundingseed.com. To reserve your space and pay at the door, or for any questions, please email coordinator@thefundingseed.com.

Small business owners may think they’re too small for a public relations plan, but businesses of all sizes can generate positive press. How can you create a manageable PR strategy while still running your business?

In this webinar, SCORE Mentor Jasmine Powers will teach you three easy-to-implement methods for getting into local and national papers, online sites, TV, radio and podcasts.

Participants will learn how to:

• Identify the right media influencer for your specific news
• Position yourself as an expert to add credibility to any news story
• Talk to media with confidence, and avoid the disaster of hitting the trash file
• Turn your media placement into a sales funnel that runs on autopilot
• Attract the attention of hard-to-reach audiences
• BONUS: What to do if you get BAD press

ABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)

Jasmine Powers

SCORE Mentor and Digital Marketing Consultant, Jasmine Powers Multimedia

Jasmine Powers is a digital marketing consultant at Jasmine Powers Multimedia where she supports nonprofits and ecommerce businesses with communications, web design and brand strategy. She also is a mentor with SCORE New Orleans Regional Chapter.

Crypto Current was founded to give access to information to everyone on current events occurring in cryptocurrency and blockchain in a digestible way. Since its creation, Crypto Current has created content that impacted thousands of people through its podcast, blog, and social media. Crypto Current hosted social meet-ups that have provided the opportunity for people to learn and connect with other locals in their community. Our conference is meant for people who meet the following critera: -People who are new or know nothing about cryptocurrency or blockchain. -People who know about cryptocurrency and blockchain and are trying learn more and grow their network. -People who are experts and want to meet other thought leaders or be seen as thought leaders. The Crypto Current Conference is taking on New Orleans, Louisiana to become the first exclusive cryptocurrency and blockchain conference in Louisiana. The Crypto Current Conference is an above-average conference experience, providing compelling keynote presentations, interactive panel discussions, unique networking opportunities, and New Orleans culture. By highlighting interesting cryptocurrency and blockchain projects, our two-day conference will give attendees the opportunity to educate themselves, engage with others, and embrace the Laissez Faire of New Orleans and Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! Crypto Current Conference will bridge the gap between people that are new to crypto and thought leaders in the space. In sharing knowledge, resources, and opportunities to connect, the Crypto Current Conference will be a valuable installment into the New Orleans community next year and beyond!

Wine tasting with small bites featuring 25 old world wines from 5 countries.

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Le Pavillon Hotel’s Bijoux restaurant is offering a chef-inspired St. Patrick’s Day Menu on Saturday March 16th from 6pm to 9pm. There will be two dinner options, an a la carte menu, as well as a fixed dinner menu. I have attached both menu options below my signature. Reservations can be made for Bijoux’s St. Patricks Day Dinner by calling 844-656-8636.

Come join Big Chief Vapors and Sharonda for our 1st ever CBD Tasting and Painting Course!!! Have you been curious about CBD but haven't tried it yet? Do you have an artistic side you've always wanted to let shine? Are you just looking for a fun time on a Saturday night? Well, if you answered yes to any of those questions, this is the event for you! Join us as we sample various CBD products, learn about the benefits of what CBD can do for you, and get a one-of-a-kind painting lesson from one of New Orleans' very own. Sharonda Green has been teaching "Sip and Paint" lessons for the last 7-8 years, and finds the utmost enjoyment by sharing her passion of art with others. Together our vision is to provide not only a great time while teaching and inspiring aspiring art lovers, but courtesy of Big Chief Vapors, you'll also get to try a variety of CBD Products at no extra charge. Drink specials provided by Artisan Cafe will be accessible with discounted packaging. The medium used on canvas will be Sharonda's signature style ( Acrylic paint). A 20 X 16 canvas will be the surface that the imagery will be completed on, and everyone attending will leave with their very own custom art piece. This event will be held at Big Chief Vapor Product's Marigny location on Mar. 16, 2019 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.

Admission is $35.00. Everyone that is attending must be 18 years of age or older. There is no return policy on general admission tickets. There is a maximum of 20 people per session...

Get Online NOLA is partnering with StayLocal and Delgado Community College to bring the Developing Your Brand Identity Workshop from 9 – 10:30 am on Tuesday, March 19th at Delgado Community College City Park Small Business Center in building 6 (H. Giles Martin Hall). Get Online NOLA's own VP, Serah Ridolfo, and Marketing Manager, Allison Schmidt, will lead the workshop! This hands-on workshop is geared towards new and established businesses who want to take a cohesive approach to their brand and messaging. Participants will be guided through business naming and brand identity, market research, writing effective copy and setting brand goals. There will be time for questions and one-on-one discussions with our branding experts. Be sure to bring a laptop computer!

Join the Mad Hatter and Alice in the Land of Wonderland for the Mad Hatter’s Luncheon
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
New Orleans Sheraton

Honorary Chair • Ms. Berry T. Brooks
Co-Chairs • Mary Katherine Lonatro-Tusa & Gail B. McKenna
Fashions by Saks Fifth Avenue
Hat Judging Contest by Local Celebrities
Early reservations welcomed and encouraged

Mrs. Penny Baumer • 504-915-3053
pennybaumer@baumerfoods.com

Join us for a free informational seminar and learn about the financial and emotional advantages to making final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided. Reservations Required.

Most people that have attempted (and some who have decided to no longer dabble) in the exciting world of paid search or display ads to drive business will be quick to tell you how “it didn’t work”. The follow-up question to that should be “What exactly didn’t work?”. There are a number of nuances that can go wrong when it comes to bidding on search terms or buying display space; but for those that know the rules, it can be very successful to be seen by those looking for what your business has to offer.

Join us to learn about build-out, budget and best practices (with a side of light breakfast) as Adele Tiblier, Chief Marketing Officer of Story Block, presents tips and action items to help you make the most of your paid search efforts. Whether you’re just getting started or already putting money toward it, invest a little time to get a real return on your ad spend.

Presentation will touch on:

• Paid search strategy specifically around goals, expectations, messaging and targeting

• Building out or optimizing account structure for best use of budget

• Opportunities to assess spend and lower without impacting valuable clicks or conversions

What you should bring:

• An open mind

• Your previous paid search tales of woe

• Your growth goals

• Any specific questions you have

Who Should Attend:

Marketers, Business Owners, or anyone who is charged with business growth.

Agenda

8:30am - 8:45am >> Grab a cup of coffee, a bit to eat and get settled
8:45am - 9:45am >> Paid Search Presentation
9:45am - 10:00am >> Q&A

Join us for a free informational seminar and learn about the financial and emotional advantages to making final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided. Reservations Required.

Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free lunch provided! Reservations Required

Taste 6 unusual Bourbon's and learn about their background and characteristics. In intimate New Orleans setting.

A free hiring event for veterans, transitioning military personnel, National guard members, reserve members and spouses.

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Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free lunch provided! Reservations Required

Join us for a free informational seminar and learn about the financial and emotional advantages to making final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided. Reservations Required.

On Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, the Tulane Alumni Association will host their annual women’s leadership conference, Women Making Waves. In its fifth year, the conference will be held in the Qatar Ballroom of the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life on Tulane’s Uptown Campus. Tickets are $75 for general admission. Online registration and additional information, including a full conference agenda, is available at wmw.tulane.edu. The conference is open to the public, regardless of affiliation with Tulane. The conference provides an opportunity to network with women from across the region and to be inspired by sessions facilitated by leading women within the Tulane community — including a keynote by Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. “It’s powerful to see such a diverse group of women building meaningful connections and learning from one another,” says Nicole Bush, director of alumni career services and organizer of the women’s leadership conference. “By taking part in Women Making Waves, attendees not only create opportunities for each other but also create a support system to help each other along the way.” With a focus on “The Power of Engagement,” the conference includes a welcome reception Friday evening and a full slate of education sessions on Saturday with topics including how engagement contributes to your career, time management strategies, and how to turn personal interests into business opportunities. Networking opportunities are available throughout the day. Friday’s welcome reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. Saturday begins with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m. Sponsors for this year’s conference include the CFA Society of Louisiana, Young Leadership Council (YLC), Newcomb College Institute, Newcomb Alumnae Association, Elizabeth Clark, and Fidelity Bank P.O.W.E.R.

Celebrate Women's History Month and Newcomb Art Museum's current exhibition "Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana" with a FREE concert featuring Lynn Drury, Sarah Quintana, Queen Koldmadina, Margie Perez, Keith Porteous, and Spirit McIntyre as they each perform brand new works inspired by the incredible stories of persistence from formerly incarcerated women. The concert will take place on Friday, March 22 from 6 to 8 pm at the Freeman Auditorium on Tulane University's uptown campus. The museum will be open late so that everyone can come and see the show that inspired the new songs. "PerSister in Song" is a once-in-a-lifetime event and is guaranteed to be a great time, so grab your friends and come celebrate the women of Louisiana in song! More information can be found at persister.info or by calling 504.314.2406 or emailing museum@tulane.edu.

NOLA Gold, New Orleans’ new professional rugby team, invites the business community to our "Mega Networking Event." Meet with networking groups across the city while enjoying the non-stop action and excitement of a Major League Rugby game!

Special 20% Discounted Tickets: ($20) - Access to Networking Tent w/ Field Level View - Complimentary Food & Drinks - Choice of Grandstand Seating - Meet Players after the Game The team is part of Major League Rugby (MLR) and consists of a mix of local and international world class athletes from 9 countries (including an Olympian). The Gold has had a successful start to our 2019 season with a 3-1 record, beating the 2018 Champions (Seattle) and Runner Ups (Glendale-Denver). Come cheer on the Gold!

“The Ultimate Vision Board Party” brings together women around the city of diverse demographics and ethnicities, creating a safe space to activate their dreams and goals that may have been tossed aside for a variety of reasons that challenge women. They are offered an atmosphere of inspiration and focus in order to clearly outline their vision through a fun step by step process, while receiving much needed support and accountability. 

OHL's Prophylactic Prom is back again! Join us March 23rd at The Art Garage for a funky, fun special event, loosely resembling your high school prom, but rather than taffeta and tuxes, this prom's court attire will feature creative costumes designed out of ONE Condoms. The winning condom costume will take The Crown of the Prophylactic Prom Court and will be awarded with the opportunity to parade in their condom-best during the 2019 New Orleans Pride Parade! Prophylactic Prom is an opportunity to have fun, break the mold and support Odyssey House Louisiana in providing holistic, non-judgmental, compassionate care. Prom is an opportunity to support our efforts in educating, equipping, and empowering our community, while celebrating and embracing sexuality. Enjoy snacks, drinks, a raffle, and performances from the Disco Amigos, NOLA Jewels, Roux La La, and more to come soon! TICKETS are just $20 and include TWO COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS. Not drinking? Purchase our $10 "Designated Driver" ticket. Learn more at www.ohlprom.com

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR PROM COURT?! Contact Maggie at msandison@ohlinc.org

Dance Under the Stars in the Hotel Storyville Garden to Live Salsa Music from Yocho, a brass heavy New Orleans band with a strong salsa influence. They draw their inspiration from our neighbors in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Panama. Their original music begins with salsa and pushes into new territory, fed by the diverse musical backgrounds of their players. Come enjoy this great evening of Latin music, dancing and fun. $5. Cover. Food and beverages available for purchase. https://www.facebook.com/events/615672172196191 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-night-tickets-57021236052 https://www.facebook.com/yochoband/

Calling all small-business owners, startups, entrepreneurs and anyone interested in hearing from business leaders from New Orleans and beyond! The 11th Annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) presented by JP Morgan Chase & Co. will present over 100 panels, networking events, fireside chats, workshops and entrepreneur showcases to culminate in The Big Idea pitch extravaganza, the world’s largest crowd-driven pitch competition. Produced in partnership with A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and the Idea Village, the five-day fest is open to all from March 25-29, 2019. Built by New Orleanians for New Orleanians, NOEW will take place at a new campus this year at the Ace Hotel New Orleans and offer numerous events across the community. Registration will be open at www.noew.org.

Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided! Reservations Required

We drink coffee blended from beans shipped into the Port of New Orleans from distant locations every day--as they have been for 150 years. How does coffee roasted here in New Orleans represent both our city’s traditions and the palates of the modern coffee drinker? Join Kevin Pedeaux of Coast Roast Coffee & Tea for this appreciation of coffee. StayLocal members RSVP at https://staylocal41.wildapricot.org/event-3280304 or $5 to gen. public.

Join us for a free informational seminar and find out how to protect your loved ones by making your final arrangements in advance. Free dinner provided! Reservations Required

The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter for its 33rd annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. From March 27-31, 2019, attendees will enjoy celebrated award-winning speakers alongside fresh new voices on the literary scene. The five-day event offers a range of diverse speakers and performers, including Dorothy Allison, Jami Attenberg, Bryan Batt, Roy Blount, Jr., Doug Brinkley, Greg Brownderville, Robert Olen Butler, Maureen Corrigan, Michael Cunningham, John Guare, Silas House, Bernice L. McFadden, Daniel José Older, Julia Reed, Nathaniel Rich, Hannah Pittard, Wendy Corsi Staub, Poppy Tooker, Kent Wascom, and many more. “Our annual Tennessee Williams Tribute Reading, a favorite event among our patrons, will focus on Williams’ emergence from Tom to Tennessee and will include some of his earliest writings,” said Paul Willis, Executive Director. “And I’m excited to partner with Francine Segal for a dynamic staged reading of A Confederacy of Dunces that will include projections, music, and costumes. It’s such an iconic piece of New Orleans literature and culture, and you’re going to love our Ignatius, played by Charlie Talbert.” The 2019 program includes writer’s craft sessions; scholarly and entertaining panel discussions; theater, food and music events; a scholars conference; breakfast book club; several walking tours; a book fair; and special evening events and social gatherings.

The second annual New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge concludes during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week on March 27, 2019. Finalists in the Social Determinants Data Challenge, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and Ochsner Health System, will pitch their digital solutions for a chance to win up to $36,000 in project funding.

The New Orleans Business Alliance will also present the winners of Tulane Health System's Affordable Choices Challenge; Lafayette General Foundation's Realtime Results Challenge; and the New Orleans Health Department's and the University Medical Center's Access to Care Challenge with their prizes.
Join us as we celebrate healthcare innovation in New Orleans.
Be sure to arrive early for networking!

2:00-3:00 p.m.: Doors Open, Networking, and Local BioTech Showcase

3:00-4:30 p.m.: New Orleans Health Innovators Pitch Finale Program

Thank you to our other New Orleans Health Innovators partners: Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, Omega Concierge, LookFar, The Warehouse, Propeller, Launch Pad, The Shop at CAC, and New Orleans BioInnovation Center.

Come spend breakfast with Microsoft as we partner with ABWA during National Women’s Month! You’ll have the opportunity to learn about the latest technology to help you grow your business, while networking with powerful business women throughout the greater New Orleans area! We will have certified trainers providing workshops and demonstrations on cloud and business productivity tools such as Office 365, SharePoint, and Windows 10. Learn how to leverage LinkedIn to boost your professional brand and connect you with other influential leaders. We’ll provide door prizes, breakfast, and a photo booth where you can have your professional photo taken for your LinkedIn Profile. Register: http://abwaneworleans.org/breakfast-with-microsoft-technology-workshop/

Celebrity lace front wig and luxury hair company Missy Hair Boutique will be holding a pop-up shop taking place in New Orleans during Bronner Brothers weekend. The brand is well known for providing luxury wigs at an affordable price and is well known for their wigs being worn by a slew of chart topping R&B celebrity names, top female rappers, and top personalities alike. Names such Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Tiny Harris, Trina, Beyonce and many more. As of late, the ever-popular trend of the 50-inch lace front wig colored, styled and sleighed to perfection is rolling right out of Missy Hair Boutique locations and into celebrity music videos, on to Celebrity Instagram feeds, and magazine covers. The event will take place all days from March 28th to March 31st, 2019 at the Omni Riverfront Hotel-701 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70130. Doors will open each day for walk ins at 9am with the last client being seen at 9pm. Styling on site will be Missy Hair Boutiques celebrity stylists including Damienne Flagler who has styled hundreds of wigs and graced the sets of Love and Hip Hop, Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, Laced by Lex aka Alexis Flagler, and Relentless both traveling stylists/Instructors specializing in the healthy hair care approach to all things lace with adhesive and glue-less wig applications.

We will be covering many of the itinerary options available for travel to the Arctic and Antarctic including Greenland, Canada, Norway (Svalbard), the Russian Arctic, Antarctica and the Falkland Islands. This event will focus on expedition style travel and soft adventure travel.

The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. Listen as ten StorySLAM champs tell tales about leaving things, feelings, loved ones behind and about re-discovering hidden paths, buried emotions, a sense of self. The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as weapons, they compete to determine the New Orleans Moth GrandSLAM Story Champion.

The Tulane Musical Theatre Workshop presents SPRING AWAKENING! Spring Awakening, 2007 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years.

The Festival celebrates this city’s longstanding attraction for LGBTQ writers, and offers established and emerging authors, as well as students and readers, the opportunity to network and nurture their craft—and let the good times roll in true New Orleans fashion. SAS offers two full days’ worth of panel discussions, with topics ranging from publishing and marketing to retrospectives on the LGBTQ movement. Our reading series also takes place both days featuring nearly fifty writers including new voices and literary icons. Panel topics at #SAS19 include: “Sex and the Law: Hands Up and Off”; “Queer Literary Hook-Ups: Gauging the Impact”—a discussion of LGBTQ forerunners whose creations shed light on a historically silenced and misrepresented minority group’s experience; as well as discussions on creative nonfiction, poetry, Desire & Spirituality, and the effect that relocation has on a writer personally and creatively.

Want to network with high net worth individuals? Have an interest in starting a business? Already own a business and looking to improve? This event is for you. Successful entrepreneurs in the home based business industry will converge to discuss how to earn ongoing residual income through part-time entrepreneurship. This presentation will focus on how to launch a business in the CBD industry! Free admission for guests with RSVP (limited spots available). For Questions or for an alternate way to get on the list contact organizer, Ricardo Suber, at 347-450-3595. Date/Time: Friday March 29, 2019 Seating 7:00pm. Starts 7:30pm SHARP Event duration: Approximately 2 hours Location: Ernest Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd Use Hall H Entrance New Orleans, LA 70130 For Questions or for an alternate way to get on the list contact organizer, Ricardo Suber, at 347-450-3595.

Spring Fiesta: Home&Courtyard Tours Visit private homes and courtyards not ordinarily open to the public in the French Quarter (March 31 and April 7) and Uptown District (March 30); guided History&Architecture Tours of the French Quarter discuss events from the 300 years of New Orleans history and point out architectural features of the Vieux Carre’ buildings and homes (March 30, 3 April 6, 7); Brunch at Antoine's Dine at one of New Orleans oldest and most famous restaurants combine with the morning H&A tour and the afternoon H&C tour (March 31). Advanced Purchase only by March 29. Special dietary requests may be possible. Send an email to NewOrleansSpringFiesta@yahoo.com. Enjoy the Queen's Promenade in Jackson Square and Parade in the French Quarter (April 6).

www.springfiestnola.com, neworleansspringfiesta@yahoo.com, 504-581-1367. Tickets available at GAMBIT Tickets, bestofneworleans/SpringFiesta2019 or Eventbrite.com.

For the first time in its 72 year history, the Bronner Bros. (BB) International Beauty Show is set to take place in New Orleans, LA at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, March 30 – April 1, 2019. More than 35,000 people will converge for three exciting days of education, exhibits, competitions, and entertainment. Dubbed “the hairdressers fashion week,” the BB Show is the premier destination for the best in multicultural beauty – attracting the industry’s most diverse mix of professional stylists, barbers, beauty influencers, and students. Attendees can register today at bronnerbros.com.