Thursday, December 13, 2007
Please Join us in CENTRAL CITY for the 8TH Annual Holiday on the Boulevard!
DECEMBER 14-16, 2007
Holiday Shopping - Great Food
Live Entertainment, and Family Fun!
AT ASHÉ CULTURAL ARTS CENTER & NONPROFIT CENTRAL
On Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
FREE and open to the Public
HOLIDAY ON THE BOULEVARD FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 10:00am - 5:00 pm
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard &
HOPE Community Credit Union, 1726 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
Gift collection for 50 senior community residents! We ask that you provide new, unwrapped
gifts, clothing, appliances and other gifts for senior residents. The gifts will be distributed at
noon on Saturday, December 15th by Baba Kwanzaa and Mama Yeye at Ashé Cultural Arts
Center. (You may also bring gifts for seniors to the HOLIDAY RECEPTION on Friday, December
14 at Ashé.)
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th
School Field Trip Day, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
> Pre-Kwanzaa Ceremony
> The Imagination Tour - Drum & Dance Workshop with Bamboula 2000
> Holiday Lights on the Boulevard with Baba Kwanzaa & Mama Yeye - 5:00 pm
> HOLIDAY RECEPTION featuring The Black Notes (Jazz) - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sponsored by the Oretha Castle Haley Merchants & Business Association
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th
Live Music & Holiday Shopping at 2 locations, 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
> New Orleans Dance Collective (Dance)
> Sistahs Making a Change (Dance)
> Valentine Pierce (Spoken Word)
> Philip Manual (Jazz)
> Excerpts from the play PURLIE, produced by Le Petit Theater & Voices in the Dark
> Senior Citizen Gift Giveaway
> Chuck Perkins (Hip-Hop)
> The Mardi Gras Indian Collective
> Bamboula 2000 (Drum & Dance)
Special Guests include local authors Pamela Davis-Noland (Coffee Colored Dreams),
Deb Cotton (Notes from New Orleans) and Valentine Pierce (Geometry of the Heart).
Good Work Network Celebration, 10:00 am -5:00 pm
Nonprofit Central, 1824 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
> Santa Claus!
> Kids with Culture (Music)
> O Perry Walker Drama Club (Drama)
> Creative Forces, from New Orleans Science and Math High School (Music)
> Pepper Boy (Hip Hop Gospel)
> Gail Fly (Gospel)
> Truth Universal (Hip Hop)
> Diamond Cutta (Hip Hop)
> Holiday Vendors
> Ben Hunter (Caribbean/Reggae)
> Jazz Band from NOCCA Finale
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16th
Live Music & Entertainment, 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
Featuring:
> Rev. Lois DeJean (Gospel)
> Jo "Cool" Davis (Gospel)
> NOLA Playback Theater
> Sharon Martin (Jazz)
> Mother Tongue (World)
> Zion Trinity (Reggae)
For more information or vending opportunities contact LUTHER GRAY
at (504) 569-9070 or ashecac@gmail.com.
Sponsored by: Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Central City Renaissance Alliance,the Ford
Foundation, Oretha Castle Haley Merchants Association, Hope Community Credit Union,
the Arts Council of New Orleans, City of New Orleans, Office of the Lt. Governor of Louisiana,
Annie E Casey Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, and the Good Work Network.
