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4640 Canal St., 488-2651 — Bread for the World hosts the 4-mile walk, where the group will also collect non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank. Registration is $15 general admission, $10 children 7 and under (includes T-shirt). Call 458-3029 or email jfremson@loyno.edu for details. Registration at 8 a.m., walk at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday 4 ALEGRIA. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., 525-9444 — Designers com-
pete in the fashion show benefit for the Louisiana SPCA that also features speciality cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an auction. Call 762-3307 or visit www. la-spca.org/alegria for details. Admission starts at $25. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION. Castine Center, Pelican Park, 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville, (985) 626-7997 — WDSU chief meteorologist Margaret Orr and former WWL sports director Jim Henderson are the masters of ceremony at the fundraiser benefiting the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany. The event also features live entertainment, food and drinks from local restaurants, auctions and more. Call (985) 789-0822 or visit www.jlgc.net for details. Tickets start at $100. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ROCK ’N’ ROLL MARATHON & HALF-MARATHON. The marathon and half-marathon benefiting the American Cancer Society features a performance by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters. The races start at Poydras and Camp Streets and end at Roosevelt Mall in City Park. Visit www.competitor.com for details. 7 a.m.
Call for aPPlICaTIonS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TICKETS. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation makes available free tickets to the festival to low-income Louisiana residents. The foundation distributes the tickets through social service organizations who can apply to receive them. Call 558-6100 or email programs@jazzandheritage. org for details. Application deadline is Thursday. FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO TOUR GUIDE TRAINING. Interested students can apply for the group’s training classes to become licensed tour guides in New Orleans. Classes begin Monday. Call 523-3939 or
visit www.friendsofthecabildo. org for details. LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION KIDS’ CHANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. The foundation offers scholarships to Louisiana residents ages 16-25 who are dependents of a worker killed or permanently disabled. Visit www.raisingthebar.org for details. The application deadline is Tuesday. SALUTE TO SENIOR SERVICE. Home Instead Senior Care seeks nominations for a senior citizen (65 or older) who does at least 15 hours of volunteer work a month. The winner receives, among other things, a $5,000 donation to the charity of his or her choice. Email ckoehler@homeinsteadinc.com or visit www. salutetoseniorservice.com for details. Application deadline is March 15.
wordS 17 POETS! LITERARY & PERFORMANCE SERIES. Gold Mine Saloon, 705 Dauphine St., 568-0745; www. goldminesaloon.net — Poet Rodger Kamenetz reads from The Very Rich Hours, and musicians Ann Byars and Michael Haffta perform. An open mic follows. Visit www.17poets.com for details. 8 p.m. Thursday. CONSTANCE ADLER. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The author signs and discusses My Bayou: New Orleans Through the Eyes of a Lover. 6 p.m. Tuesday. FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE. Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. “IVORY AND WHITE” BOOK LAUNCH. Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — The party celebrating the release of the author and fashion designer’s new book features a cocktail reception and an appearance by the author and Times-Picayune fashion editor Susan Langenhennig. 7 p.m. Saturday. JONATHAN FRANZEN. Tulane University (McAlister Auditorium), 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5196; www.mcalister. tulane.edu — The Freedom and The Corrections author signs and reads from his books. 7 p.m. Monday. LIN EMERY, PHILIP F. PALMEDO & JOHN BERENDT. New Orleans Mu-
seum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — The artist Emery, along with authors Palmedo and Berendt, sign Lin Emery. 6 p.m. Friday. LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday. MAPLE LEAF READING SERIES. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The weekly reading series presents featured writers followed by an open mic. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. PASS IT ON. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www. themckennamuseum.com — Poet Gian “G-Persepect” Smith and Alphonse “Bobby” Smith host a weekly spokenword and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m. Saturdays. PAUL & ANGELA KNIPPLE. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — The authors discuss and sign The World in a Skillet. 7 p.m. Wednesday. The authors also appear at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.southernfood. org) for a signing and cooking demonstration 2 p.m. Saturday. REBECCA J. SCOTT & JEAN M. HEBRARD. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 — The authors sign and discuss Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of Emancipation. 6 p.m. Thursday. ROBERT JEANFREAU. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — The author signs and discusses The Story Behind Stone. 1 p.m. Saturday. SPOKEN WORD. Ebony Square, 4215 Magazine St. — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $7 general admission, $5 students. 11 p.m. Friday. UNIVERSES. Craige Cultural Center, 1800 Newton St., Algiers — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Sunday. THE WELL: A WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., 947-2121; www.stannanola.org — The group meets at 2 p.m. Mondays. Call 289-9142 or email poetryprocess@gmail.com for details.