Be sure to check official websites, Facebook pages or contact numbers to make sure scheduled events are still happening.

ST JOSEPH'S DAY EVENTS

CONCERT AND ALTAR: A "Music of Italy" concert by the Electric Yat Quartet kicks off a celebration of Italian heritage at 6 p.m. March 13 at the Beauregard-Keyes Historic House & Garden, 1113 Chartres St., New Orleans. Tickets are $35 at www.bkhouse.org. A St. Joseph's Altar will be available for public viewing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18-19. Also, historian Denise Augustine will present a lecture, “Growing Up in Italian and Afro-Creole New Orleans," at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Registration for the lecture is $5 at www.bkhouse.org.

BLESSED FRANCIS SEELOS CHURCH: A St. Joseph's Altar will be open for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 18 in the parish hall of Blessed Francis Seelos Church, 3037 Dauphine St., New Orleans. The event will continue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19, with a blessing at noon. To-go plates only. 

MARRERO ALTAR: The family and friends of Mary Gulizo Hennegan will be the hosts of a St. Joseph's Altar from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at 1721 Robin St., Marrero. Parking is available at the Belle Terre gym, 5600 Belle Terre Road. Everyone is invited.

METAIRIE ALTAR: The Boccie Hall, 22340 Severn Ave., Metairie, will be the site of a St. Joseph's Altar from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19. The Elenian Club is a sponsor of the event. For information, contact Lisa Ingraham at (504) 450-9443 or email elenianclub@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

COMMUNITY COFFEE: New Orleans city officials and representatives from road work and code enforcement will be on hand for a Coffee on Your Corner community office hours event from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17, in the small gym at the Teen Center at Joe W. Brown Park, 5601 Read Blvd., New Orleans. To register, visit nola.gov/neoevents. 

VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES: The Crescent City Depression Glass Society will present a Depression glass and vintage collectibles show and sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Admission for both days is $8 at www.crescentcityglass.org.

PET MICROCHIPS: The Metairie Humane Shelter will hold a microchip clinic for pets from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 6017 Camphor St., Metairie. For $20, your pet will be microchipped, but the pet owner will need to register the chip. For $40, your pet will be microchipped and the shelter will register the chip for you. 

CAROUSEL GARDENS: New Orleans City Park has reopened its Carousel Gardens amusement park for the spring season. Season passes are $85 per person or $265 for a family of four. Daily tickets are free for children under 36 inches tall and $25 for other children. Daily tickets are $15 for chaperones and $13 for seniors. Discounts are available for City Park members. For daily tickets or season passes, visit tickets.neworleanscitypark.com.

TRAVELING FAIR: The Thrillville traveling fair will be at The Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, through March 13. Attractions will include Aquatic Acrobatics and Dominguez Circus, along with more than 30 amusement rides, fair food, games and live music. Admission is $10 for ages 5-65. For details, visit TheThrillville.com/Metairie. 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY CLASSIC: A 2-mile fun run on the Metairie Road parade route will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 13, at Gennaro’s Bar, 3200 Metairie Road. The race will give runners a final chance to qualify at the 2-mile distance for the Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic 10K on April 16. Online registration for the race is $30 through March 11 at https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Metairie/stpatsdayclassic. Day-of registration will be $35 at Gennaro's. 

NEIGHBORHOOD TOURS: The Friends of the Cabildo is offering culture and neighborhood tours of various sections of New Orleans. Admission is $25, with discounts for members. The tour schedule includes:

  • Marigny tour, part one, beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Esplanade gates of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave.
  • Battle of New Orleans tour, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12 at Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St.
  • Marigny tour, part two, beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at the Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St.

CONGO SQUARE RHYTHMS FESTIVAL: The Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival and the Congo Square Rhythms Festival will happen concurrently March 25-27. The festivals will be throughout Louis Armstrong Park, with multiple performance stages from 10:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 26-27 and a large food and arts markets. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will open the festivities with a performance by John Boutté and Family, featuring Tanya Boutté and Arséne DeLay, at 8 p.m. March 25 at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St. Tickets for that show are $10 at EventBrite.com.

GATESFEST: The pop band X Ambassadors will be the headline for the Gatesfest Music & Art Festival, benefiting Congregation Gates of Prayer, from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 27 at the Jewish synagogue, 4000 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie. Along with four stages of music, there will be an art village, food trucks and a beer garden. Tickets are $54 at www.gatesfest.org/tickets. 

GrowNOLA FARMERS MARKET: Fresh vegetables, handmade crafts, soaps, honey and gifts will be available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. March 12  at the GrowNola market at 7500 Bullard Ave., New Orleans. To sell at the market, email kcurtis@recirculatingfarms.org. For information or to volunteer, email Crowncommunity@grownola.org.

TAX PREPARATION HELP: Accounting students from the University of Holy Cross are offering free tax return preparation assistance for low- to moderate-income people Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 1034 at 4123 Woodland Drive, New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Applications are being accepted through 11 p.m. Friday, March 18, from social service nonprofits seeking to distribute free tickets to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2022 presented by Shell. To apply, visit www.jazzandheritage.org/community-outreach-2022. 

TREASURES FROM THE POINT: Registration is open for the Treasures from the Point neighborhood porch sale of the Friends of the Ferry, which will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2-3. The registration fee, which is $20 through March 22, includes complimentary pickup of your unsold items by Red, White & Blue Thrift on the Monday or Tuesday after the sale. To register, visit treasuresfromthepoint.org. 

NEW ORLEANS HIBISCUS SOCIETY: The hibiscus show and sale of the New Orleans Hibiscus Society will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Lafreniere Park Foundation Center., 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie.

BOOK EVENTS 

NEW ORLEANS BOOK FESTIVAL: Some of the world's leading authors will gather March 10-12 at Tulane University for the New Orleans Book Festival, which will include readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. For details, visit bookfest.tulane.edu/full-schedule.

SPORTS 

LIFEGUARD TRAINING: Prospective lifeguards may benefit from a free six-week training program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays from April 2 to May 7 at a New Orleans Recreation Department pool. To register, visit nordc.org/lifeguard_hiring. 

BROTHER MARTIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: Registration is open until April 1 for the Brother Martin High School tennis tournament, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, at the Pepsi Tennis Center in New Orleans City Park. The entry fee is $90 per team, and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and ditty bag. For information, contact the Brother Martin advancement office at (504) 284-6700 or alumni@brothermartin.com.

PEE WEE TRACK & FIELD REGISTRATION: Boys and girls ages 5-14 can register for the New Orleans Recreation Department's track and field program for $5 at their nearest recreation center or playground. The spring season will run from March 17 through April 14. 

GIRLS ON THE RUN: The spring 2022 season of Girls on the Run will meet at the Milne Recreation Center, 5420 Franklin Ave., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays (grades three through five), and Tuesdays and Thursdays (grades six through eight), from March 21 through May 21. The program promotes the empowerment of girls in grades three through eight by teaching life skills through lessons and running. Some scholarships are available. To register, visit nordc.org or call (504) 658-3037. 

SUMMER CAMPS

ELECTRIC GIRLS SUMMER CAMP: Registration is open for four sessions of the Electric Girls summer camp, which will focus on environmental science from June 6 to June 17 and from July 11 to July 22; and on food sciences from June 20 to July 1 and from July 25 to Aug. 5. Camp participants will also learn about soldering, woodworking, coding, and robotics. To register, visit www.electricgirls.org/summercamp.html. 

SUMMER CAMP EXPO: The New Orleans Recreation Department will hold a Summer Camp Expo from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 12, at the following locations. 

  • Cut-Off Recreation Center, 6600 Belgrade St, West Bank
  • Joe W. Brown Recreation Center, 5601 Read Blvd. NOLA East
  • Lyons Recreation Center, 624 Louisiana Ave., Uptown
  • Milne Recreation Center, 5420 Franklin Ave., Gentilly
  • Stallings St. Claude Recreation Center, 4300 St. Claude Ave., Bywater.

MOVIES IN THE PARK: The New Orleans Recreation Department will screen family-friendly movies beginning at sundown on Saturday evenings at various city parks. Picnics, lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. The schedule includes: 

  • April 30, "The Lion King" at Joe W. Brown Park, 5601 Read Blvd.
  • May 7, "Moana" at Keller Library 4300 S. Broad St.
  • May 21, "The Crood" at Kenilworth Playground 7820 Redfish St.
  • June 11, "Monsters, Inc." at Harrell Playground, 2202 Leonidas St.
  • June 18, "Sonic the Hedgehog," Milne Playground, 2500 Filmore Ave.

AUDUBON SUMMER CAMP: Children ages 4-13 will enjoy science investigations, zoo explorations, special animal experiences, arts and crafts, and nature-themed activities during summer camp at the Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans. Zoo Krewe campers, ages 11-13, will also participate in field trips and hands-on service activities. Registration opens March 4 for Audubon members and March 15 for others at audubonnatureinstitute.org/camps. The cost is $350 per week for ages 4-10 and $780 for two-week sessions for ages 11-13, with discounts for members. 

FUNDRAISERS/GALAS 

TEAM GLEASON: The Game Changer Gala to raise money for ALS research and patient empowerment will be from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. March 12 at the Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans. The beneficiaries will be Team Gleason and Answer ALS. Performers will include Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Macklemore, Lord Huron, Irma Thomas and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. For information, visit www.GameChangerGala.com.

COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA: The Lost Bayou Ramblers will perform during the Shell-A-Bration event benefiting the oyster shell recycling program of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 25 at Crescent Park in New Orleans. The $45 tickets include food, including oysters, and drink. There will also be a kids activity area. All oyster shells from the event will be recycled and reused to build the next living shoreline. For tickets, visit www.crcl.org/shell-a-bration. 

MEETINGS

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: Vernon N. Landry Chapter 1398 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, in the Sicilian Room of Rocky and Carlo’s Restaurant, 613 St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette. 

CATHOLIC PARENTS CLUB: The Council of Catholic School Cooperative Clubs will hold a general meeting and Parent’s Institute workshop at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at St. Ann School, 4921 Meadowdale St., Metairie. For membership information, call Debbie Grimm at (504) 650-1200.

REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF JEFFERSON PARISH: Foreign affairs and the war on drugs will be the top topics during the lunch meeting of the Republican Women's Club of Jefferson Parish on March 17 at Chateau Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner. The guest speakers will be Craig M. Wiles, who left Afghanistan just before the Taliban takeover, and social worker Brandy Klingman. The cost is $37. To make a reservation, contact Lynn Duvernay at (504) 416-6612 or rwc.jeffparish@gmail.com by March 13. 

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: The next meeting of The Compassionate Friends will be at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Lafreniere Park Foundation Center, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie. The group offers friendship, understanding and hope to families mourning the death of a child at any age and from any cause. New members should arrive at 6:45 p.m.