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Looking forward to all being together!  

Friday Schedule: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Casual dinner at our house, 2466 Royal Street

Red Beans and Rice

Pizza from pizza delicious

Shrimp Remoulade

Pickled Okra

Assorted Beer and Wine and Soft Drinks

Music by Wael and Anna from 6 to 7:30

Saturday Morning: Bayou Adventure

8:15am Van will leave Lion's Inn(unless we have enough cars to caravan)

Get something to eat and coffee before hand at BB or Cake Bakery or Rose Nicaud on Frenchman street.

9:15 to 12:15 Kayaking, biking, birding, etc .  Just spoke to Shannon Villemarette, the Owner of bayou adventure, and a justice of the peace.  She will be with us and is very excited about our visit! She is marrying a couple in the afternoon.

Saturday Afternoon:  Free Time

12:15pm back to Lions Inn.  Everyone will have free time to do whatever till 4pm.

Suggestions:  

1. Walk along riverwalk, starting at access closest to us.  We will have some maps. Or walk down to the Crescent City Park at Piety to see the beautiful Iron Crescent Park Bridge

2. Go to New Orleans Museum of Art and see their wonderful sculpture garden. 

3. Walk up Royal street into the French Quarter,  checking out shops,  hearing the live street music, every block or so.  Go to Jackson Square,  get your fortune told, or have a 5 minute poem typed for you.  

4. One possible nice lunch place is Sylvain, right near Jackson Square.  quiet, good food.

5. Take a nap on a bench in Jackson Square and the beautiful park and fountain there.

Saturday at 4pm:  Second Line

4:00pm Meet in Washington Square park at Royal and Frenchman, enter park.  Second Line by the a Pleasure and Social Club  called the Divas

5:00 pm arrive at 2466 Royal

Let the wild rumpus begin!

Music from 5 to 7 by Tom McDermot,brilliant pianist with wide scope from Scott Joplin,Musette, etc,  from 8:30 to 10:30 by Bonsoir Caitin, a female Cajun band.

Food including :  oyster bar,  gumbo,  BBQ, classic New Orleans cocktails,  as well as salads, pickles,

etc.

Sunday at 9:15am  Brunch

Music by Helen Gillet

Bloody Mary Bar

Sweet Table, Biscuits, Honey

Savory stuffed Breads

Orange Juice

Coffee

Jane's famous egg casserole

Assorted New Orleans Sausages

Laissez les bon temps roulez!!