[StBernard] ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

[Westley Annis]

ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

ST BERNARD 

MONDAY, AUG. 28 

-- Prayer vigil, 7-8 p.m., at Covenant United Methodist Church, 626 Mehle
Ave., Arabi. 

TUESDAY, AUG. 29 

-- Mass, 7 a.m., at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, 2320 Paris
Road, Chalmette. 

-- Day of Reflection Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., at Chalmette High School
auditorium, 1100 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette. 

-- Dedication of a crucifix and stone monument, 10 a.m., at the Mississippi
River-Gulf Outlet at Louisiana 46 in Shell Beach. 

NEW ORLEANS 

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 

-- "Surviving Katrina: A Year in Review," 12:30 p.m., at the University of
New Orleans' University Center, 200 Lakeshore Drive, Room 242. Multimedia
presentation produced by the UNO Ambassadors. 

THURSDAY, AUG. 24 

-- "Katrina Theater," 10 a.m., at the New Orleans Council on Aging, 2020
Jackson Ave. A play about the hurricane evacuation experiences of elderly
New Orleanians. 

-- Black Women's Roundtable, 10 a.m., at Loews New Orleans Hotel, 300
Poydras St. The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation kicks off a
"listening tour" to link displaced African-American women in each of seven
hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast communities to agencies that can help them. 

FRIDAY, AUG. 25 

-- "New Orleans One Year Forward: The City Council's View," 8:30 a.m., at
Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave. Briefing led by Councilwoman Stacy Head,
including a presentation by New Orleans demographer Greg Rigamer
highlighting the city's progress. Representatives of industries including
the port, oil and gas, banking, real estate, tourism and preservation will
report along with district council members. 

-- "Katrina Consequences: What Has the Government Learned One Year Later?,"
9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Loyola University College of Law, 526 Pine St., Room 308.
Four panel discussions sponsored by the Loyola Center for Environmental Law
and Land Use. 

-- Modular home demonstration, 10 a.m., at the Frenchmen's Hope development
at Elysian Fields and Florida avenues. Southern University at New Orleans
shows this project. 

-- "Katrina and Its Meaning for Black Americans and the Nation," 7-9:30
p.m., at McDonogh No. 35 High School auditorium, 1331 Kerlerec St. A
discussion by panelists including former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial,
District E City Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis and economist and author
Julianne Malveaux. 

SATURDAY, AUG. 26 

-- "Rising Tide Conference," 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the New Orleans Yacht
Club, 403 N. Roadway Drive. Keynote address by Christopher Cooper and Robert
Bloch, authors of "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland
Security," followed by five panel discussions featuring nola.com editor Jon
Donley, bloggers who stayed through the storm and neighborhood activists. 

-- "The Children's Village of Healing: Nurturing What Eyes Have Seen, Ears
Have Heard and Feet Have Traveled," 2-5 p.m., at Duncan Plaza across from
City Hall, 1300 Perdido St. A program spearheaded by City Councilwoman
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell will give young people an opportunity to express their
feelings through painting, poetry, dance and creative writing. The council
also is sponsoring "Finding Hope Beyond Katrina," an essay competition for
middle-school and high-school students. Winners will receive savings bonds. 

-- "Hands Around the Dome," noon-2:30 p.m., at the Superdome's Plaza level
Gate C, between the stadium and the New Orleans Centre. Ceremony sponsored
by the African American Leadership Project to honor Katrina deaths, people
who suffered after evacuating to the Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center, and those who risked their lives to save others. Followed
by a march to the Convention Center. 

-- ACORN's "Tour of Hope," 2 p.m., starting at 1024 Elysian Fields Ave. A
bus trip through hurricane-devastated neighborhoods being rebuilt with help
from nonprofit groups and others. Tour is free but reservations required;
call (800) 239-7379, extension114. 

-- United Nations Hurricane Katrina report, 4-7:30 p.m., at Ashe Cultural
Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. A discussion of the report is
sponsored by the African American Leadership Project. 

-- ACORN's Katrina memorial service, 6 p.m., at Asia Baptist Church, 1400
Sere St. Free but reservations required; call (800) 239-7379, extension 114.


-- Algiers candlelight ceremony, 7:30 p.m., at Fox Playground on L.B. Landry
Boulevard next to Landry High School. Sponsored by City Councilman James
Carter, in memory of all Katrina victims. 

-- "Just Give Me Jesus" multidenominational gathering, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at
New Orleans Arena, 1501 Girod St. Featuring Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of
the Rev. Billy Graham. 

SUNDAY, AUG. 27 

-- Kazanjian Foundation jewelry auction, noon-8 p.m., at Harrah's New
Orleans Casino, 8 Canal St. Pieces to be auctioned via on-line bidding
include the tiara Madonna wore at her wedding to Guy Ritchie. Benefiting
Wynton Marsalis' Rebuild the Soul of America charitable trust. 

-- Lower 9th Ward memorial dedication, 1 p.m., intersection of North
Claiborne Avenue and Tennessee Street. Sponsored by the Lower 9th Ward
Neighborhood Council and City Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis. 

-- 7th Annual Central City Youth Against Violence March and Rally, 1 p.m.
Starts at City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., and moves through Central City to
Taylor Park, 2600 S. Roman St. Sponsored by City Councilwoman Stacy Head and
Central City Youth Against Violence founder Travis Lyons to promote a more
positive attitude among youth to help reduce crime. 

-- Press Club of New Orleans Katrina commemoration, 2-6:30 p.m., in the
Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St. Showcasing
writers and photographers whose work was inspired by the hurricane,
including a book signing and sale from 2-4 p.m., followed by two forums.
Book signing is free. The forums have a $10 admission fee that will go to
the Press Club's scholarship fund. 

-- Ecumenical and interfaith worship service, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Watson
Memorial Teaching Ministries, 4400 St. Charles Ave. 

-- "Remembrance, Renewal and Rebirth" gospel concert, 3-5 p.m., in the
second-floor auditorium at Hall H of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,
900 Convention Center Blvd. Sponsored by the city and featuring the One New
Orleans Mass Choir. 

-- Katrina Memorial Concert, 3 p.m., at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church,
1235 Louisiana Ave. Local vocalists and musicians perform works by Stephen
Adams, Jacques Berthier, Joseph Gelineau, Handel, Nicola Montani, Gerald
Near and Ethelbert Nevin. 

-- Interfaith musical prayer service, 4 p.m., at Christ Church Cathedral,
2919 St. Charles Ave. Featuring Irvin Mayfield and the Shades of Praise
Gospel Choir. 

-- White Buffalo Day and Katrina observance, 4:30 p.m., at Congo Square next
to Municipal Auditorium. Featuring Cyril Neville and his Katrina songs,
drums of healing and Mardi Gras Indians. 

-- "My New Orleans Is the Soul of Her People," 4:30 p.m., at St. Louis
Cathedral on Jackson Square. Featuring local composer and pianist Davell
Crawford and his ensemble of gospel singers, Louisiana poet laureate Brenda
Marie Osbey and authors of recent books about Katrina. Sponsored by the
Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, St. Louis Cathedral and the Louisiana State
Museum. 

-- Katrina commemorative concert, 6 p.m., at Immaculate Conception (Jesuit)
Church, 103 Baronne St. Featuring Catholic singer and songwriter Trish Foti
Genco accompanied by pianist Dreux Montegut. 

-- NAACP town hall meeting on housing policy and advocacy, 6 p.m., at the
Xavier University student center ballroom. Members of Congress and local
officials are expected to attend. 

-- Prayer vigils, 7-8 p.m., at the following United Methodist churches:
Aurora, 3300 Eton St.; Bethany, 4533 Mendez St.; and First Street, 2309
Dryades St. 

-- Ambassadors of Swing Talent Search, 9-11 p.m., at Harrah's New Orleans
Casino Theatre, 8 Canal St. 

MONDAY, AUG. 28 

-- Kazanjian Foundation Jewelry auction, noon-8 p.m., at Harrah's New
Orleans Casino, 8 Canal St. Prospective buyers can bid on-line to benefit
Wynton Marsalis' Rebuild the Soul of America charitable trust. 

-- "Cooking With Music," 1-2 p.m., at the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. Educational program for children
featuring Emeril Lagasse and Wynton Marsalis. 

-- Prayer vigil, 7-8 p.m., at Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900
St. Charles Ave. 

-- Katrina lecture series, 7-9:30 p.m., at the Xavier University Science
Building lecture hall. Speakers and their topics are: Dr. Alan Colon,
African world studies chairman at Dillard University, on "What Happened to
the People?"; Dr. Ivor Van Heerden, deputy director of the LSU Hurricane
Research Center, on "What Happened to the Levees?"; and University of
Pennsylvania professor Michael Eric Dyson, author of the Katrina book "Come
Hell or High Water," on "What Happened to the System?" 

-- Candlelight vigil, 7:30 p.m., at the levee at 9600 Hayne Blvd. Sponsored
by City Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis. 

TUESDAY, AUG. 29 

-- National Baptist Convention prayer breakfast, 8:30 a.m., at Asia Baptist
Church, 1400 Sere St. 

-- Early Thanksgiving community picnic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Crescent City
Farmers' Market, Uptown Square, 200 Broadway. A chance for storm survivors
to count their blessings, get free massages and record oral histories for
UNO's Hurricane Archive. 

-- "Katrina Fountain" dedication, 8:30 a.m., at St. Charles and South
Carrollton avenues. Dedicated by City Councilwoman Shelley Midura. 

-- "In Loving Memory" photograph exhibit, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Mississippi
River Heritage Park, 1100 Convention Center Blvd. Exhibit of photos
submitted by New Orleanians of family members and friends who died during
Katrina, along with short essays about each person. The display will later
move to the New Orleans Public Library. The project, chaired by City Council
President Oliver Thomas, is sponsored by WWL Radio, the New Orleans Post
Office and the library. 

-- Ceremonial bell ringing, 9:38 a.m., on the front steps of City Hall, 1300
Perdido St. Mayor Ray Nagin and other community leaders will ring ceremonial
bells to mark the time of the first levee breach. Simultaneously, five City
Council members will lay memorial wreaths -- James Carter at the St. Roch
Playground at St. Roch and North Prieur streets, Shelley Midura at the 17th
Street Canal breach on Bellaire Drive, Cynthia Hedge-Morrell at the London
Avenue Canal breach, Oliver Thomas at the eastern New Orleans home of his
deceased brother Renaldo, and Cynthia Willard-Lewis atop the Claiborne
Avenue bridge over the Industrial Canal. Councilman Arnold Fielkow will lay
a wreath during a 9 a.m. memorial ceremony outside Gate A of the Superdome.
Councilwoman Stacy Head will attend a commemorative prayer service with her
family. 

-- Desire Street Ministries and Academy memorial prayer, 10 a.m.-noon, at
the former site of Desire Street Ministries and Desire Street Academy, 3600
Desire St. In Katrina's wake, the school for seventh through 12th-grade boys
has relocated to Baton Rouge, and the ministry is headquartered in Destin,
Fla. 

-- Great Flood Commemorative March, 10 a.m., from the site of the Industrial
Canal levee breach at Jordan and North Galvez streets in the Lower 9th Ward
to Congo Square. Sponsored by the People's Hurricane Relief Fund and other
community groups. 

-- The Times-Picayune presentations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Historic New
Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. Presentations from the newspaper's 2006
Pulitzer Prize-winning team on their coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and a
lecture and book-signing by Richard Campanella, author of "Geographies of
New Orleans: Urban Fabrics Before the Storm." 

-- "A Place of Remembrance" dedication, 10:30 a.m., at Mississippi River
Heritage Park, 1100 block of Convention Center Boulevard. The mayor and City
Council dedicate a granite monument to honor Katrina's victims. 

-- "Share Our Strength: Restaurants for Relief," hours vary. Several
well-known local restaurants will join thousands of others nationwide to
support Gulf Coast hurricane recovery efforts by donating a percentage of
their Aug. 29 sales to the relief program, sponsored by American Express. A
list of participating restaurants can be found at www.strength.org 

-- Odgen Museum activities, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Ogden Museum of Southern
Art, 925 Camp St. To celebrate New Orleans' culture, art, cuisine and music,
the museum offers free admission and a 4-6 p.m. concert by Wanda Rouzan and
Kermit Ruffins. 

-- Jazz funeral requiem march for Katrina and Rita victims, starting at
11:30 a.m., from the Superdome to Congo Square. 

-- Citywide interfaith service, noon, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center, Hall H auditorium (second floor), 900 Convention Center Blvd. 

-- Katrina 12-hour vigil, noon to midnight, at Trinity Episcopal Church,
1329 Jackson Ave. Includes prayer, readings, a labyrinth and creation of a
Book of Remembrance. Special prayer services at noon, 5 p.m. (evensong) and
9 p.m. (compline). 

-- UNO's Katrina Commemoration, noon, at the UNO Recreation and Fitness
Center gymnasium, 2000 Lakeshore Dr. Program includes addresses by Kim
Bondy, former executive producer of CNN's "American Morning," and a poetry
reading by UNO English professor Oluwaniyi "Niyi" Osudare. 

-- Kazanjian Foundation Jewelry auction, noon-8 p.m., at Harrah's New
Orleans Casino, 8 Canal St. Prospective buyers can bid on-line to benefit
Wynton Marsalis' Rebuild the Soul of America charitable trust. 

-- "One New Orleans Procession," in the tradition of a jazz funeral, 2 p.m.,
from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., to
the Superdome. Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will be the grand marshal. Procession
will honor first responders and Katrina victims. 

-- "New Orleans: Rebuilding the Soul of America -- One Year Later," 7 p.m.,
at New Orleans Arena, 1501 Girod St. Sponsored by Harrah's New Orleans
Casino and produced by Wynton Marsalis, featuring Marsalis' septet, Stevie
Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and Dr. John, among others. Proceeds to benefit
Marsalis' Rebuild the Soul of America charitable trust. 

-- "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Ashe Cultural Arts
Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Featuring Nation of Islam Minister
Louis Farrakhan, a town hall meeting on the city's future and discussion of
perspectives on a fitting Katrina memorial. 

-- "City of Hope" reception, 6-8 p.m., at the Historic New Orleans
Collection, 533 Royal St. Free reception and exhibition viewing. 

-- Lakewood homecoming, 7-9 p.m., at Beacon of Hope Recovery Center, 5475
Bellaire Drive, for residents to reflect on the past year and make plans for
moving forward. 

-- Interfaith prayer service and memorial ceremony, 7-8 p.m., at St. Louis
Cathedral on Jackson Square. At 8 p.m., the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
will perform in Jackson Square. At 8:55 p.m., religious leaders will toll
the "Katrina Bell" in memory of those who died in the storm. 

-- DecaFest, 7 p.m., at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St. Reunion of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered residents to show their commitment
to helping rebuild the city. Proceeds from the weeklong festival's events,
including theater performances and a film series, will benefit the city's
LGBT community and HIV/AIDS organizations. 

JEFFERSON PARISH 

SUNDAY, AUG. 27 

-- Prayer vigil, 7-8 p.m., at Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201
Metairie Road, Metairie. 

MONDAY, AUG. 28 

-- Prayer vigil, 7 p.m., at these United Methodist churches: Gretna, 1309
Whitney Ave., and St. Matthew's, 6017 Camphor St., Metairie. 

TUESDAY, AUG. 29 

-- Wine and food fund-raiser, noon, at Red Maple Restaurant, 1036 Lafayette
St., Gretna. To benefit police, firefighters and emergency medical
personnel. Tickets are $35 and cover food, drink and entertainment. 

-- Religious service, 6:15 p.m., at Oak Park Baptist Church, 1110 Kabel
Drive, Algiers. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Call (504) 392-1818 for
dinner reservations. 

-- Interfaith service, 6:30 p.m., at All Saints Catholic Church, 1441 Teche
St., Algiers. 

ST. TAMMANY PARISH 

MONDAY, AUG. 28 

-- Prayer vigil, 7 p.m., at Hartzell Mount Zion United Methodist Church,
41040 U.S. 90, Slidell. 

TUESDAY, AUG. 29 

-- Remembrance service, 11 a.m., at North Shore Beach, south of Slidell. 

-- "Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later" memorial, 6 p.m., at Heritage Park,
Slidell. 

-- Memorial service, 7 p.m., at Pearl River United Methodist Church, 65480
Louisiana 41. 

SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 

-- "Slidell Remembers: Hurricane Katrina," 4 p.m., at Northshore Harbor
Center south of Slidell. Event sponsored by the city of Slidell, the Harbor
Center and The Times-Picayune. Tickets -- $10 in advance and $15 at the door
-- are available at the Harbor Center, the city's Department of Cultural &
Public Affairs and the mayor's office. 

PLAQUEMINES PARISH 

SUNDAY, AUG. 27 

-- Hurricane Katrina anniversary event, 5 p.m., at Belle Chasse High School
auditorium. 

TUESDAY, AUG. 29 

-- Remembrance ceremony and breakfast, 6 a.m., at the slab where the Buras
Volunteer Fire Department formerly stood. Moment of silence observed at 6:10
a.m., the time Katrina's eye passed over the parish. 

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