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Slidell Cultural Center |
| The Slidell Cultural Center, 444 Erlanger St., is the city's own premier art gallery focusing its exhibits in fine arts, history and science. The Center features local and regional artists and showcases national traveling collections. The Center was damaged by Hurricane Katrina but expects to reopen in early 2007. |
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Arts Evening |
| The first week-end in November is the city's premier fine arts celebration in Olde Towne. It's a night filled with fine dining, amazing galleries, live music, fabulous dance performances, and quaint shops showcasing the talents and works of local and regional artists. |
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Christmas Under the Stars |
| December hosts the City of Slidell's "Christmas Under the Stars" in Griffith Park - a spectacular nightly display of lights, music, storytelling, entertainment, Parade of Trees, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus. |
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Some Enchanted Evening with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Enjoy the beauty of a symphony under the stars in the new Heritage Park Amphitheatre. Mayor Ben Morris has issued a challenge to individuals, families and groups to bring out their blankets and picnic accessories and show their creativity with an elaborate picnic presentation. The concert is held the first Saturday in May. |
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Bayou Jam Concert Series |
| Pack up your chairs and blankets and head to the Bayou Jam Concerts in Heritage Park to hear the best of regional bands. Concerts are held on every other Sunday in September, October, March, April and May. Free Admission. |
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KidsFest |
| Celebrate the end of the school year with KidsFest! Musicians, magicians and artists bring Heritage Park alive with activities for children of all ages. |
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Slidell Museum |
The Slidell Museum is located in the old town jail. It houses two permanent collections. Downstairs in the old jail cells is a collection of photographs, items and memorabilia on the history of the city of Slidell. Upstairs is an extensive study on the South's role in the War Between the States. The exhibit contains original reproductions of military uniforms and weapons, along with comprehensive text and audio displays. The museum also displays temporary exhibits from local community groups.
Slidell Museum 2020 First Street Slidell, LA 70458 (985) 646-4380 |
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Music |
| The Musical Arts Association is a dedicated group of musicians and music lovers who have banded together through the common strand of music. The Community Concert Band is a group of exceptional quality which occasionally breaks down into smaller jazz ensembles, string ensembles and assorted brass and woodwind ensembles. These ensembles work in concert with school children and as performance groups for local functions. The full concert band, under the baton of a professional conductor, performs three concerts a year. Two of these concerts include the Community Chorus, a choral group. Also on the music scene (for the ninth year) is the Slidell Youth/Community Orchestra. Made up of young and adult string musicians, the students are given an opportunity to foster a love of music through the beauty of the strings. Woodwinds were recently added to expand the richness of the orchestra. The Slidell Symphony Society pools hard work, partial grant funding from the city, and community participation to bring a professional symphony to the city each season. The group specializes in promoting music and concert dates in the schools. The YMBC Jazz Festival Enterprises presents a three-day jazz festival each spring in Fritchie Park on Howze Beach Road. The festival is a family event featuring outstanding jazz music in a park atmosphere. Previous headliners have included Irma Thomas and other popular musicians. St. Tammany Jazz Club members, musicians dedicated to the preservation of Dixieland Jazz and the joy of performing, travel across southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi to play together on the first Sunday afternoon of each month in the Slidell Senior Center. |
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Theater |
Enjoy a season with the stars - stars who, during the day, are accountants, nurses, computer wizards, students, journalists, teachers, parents and bankers. Many of the stars of Slidell Little Theatre are the actors you'll see on stage. You'll see other stars taking tickets, making coffee, cutting grass and building sets. And, some stars you may never see. They read the plays, sew the costumes, coordinate the judging, pay the bills, and apply for the grants. Slidell Little Theatre is a volunteer organization that got its start in 1963. After years of performances on high school stages and then in a remodeled church, SLT now has a state-of-the-art facility - made possible by the continued support of members and patrons.
Dates, times, pictures, show information and volunteer opportunities are all available on our website,
http://slidell-slt.org. |
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Arts, Crafts & More |
| The Slidell Art League is a visual arts organization that hosts one juries show each year and one membership show each year. With open membership, it offers a variety of workshops and also promotes volunteer projects, such as teaching in the public schools and sponsoring awards for the Salad Days Exhibit at the Slidell Cultural Center. The Slidell Artists and Craftsmen Guild is comprised of everyone from artistic quilt makers and handmade furniture makers to pine needle basket weavers and potters. The group offers a wide variety of workshops and technical support for its members' shows each spring and fall. The St. Tammany Porcelain Art Club studies porcelain art techniques, organizes workshops and field trips to study art, and hosts one show each year. The Slidell Photography Club offers workshops, field trips and critiques to members sharing their interest in photography. The Live Poets Society offers quarterly poetry readings at the Slidell Cultural Center, Java Jungle, and Coffee Online. Local authors meet monthly at the Slidell Library and then share their work with the community. |
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@ The Arts Commission |
| The Commission of the Arts, an agency of the city of Slidell, Department of Cultural Affairs, is governed by a board of volunteers appointed by the mayor with the primary function to develop, nurture and sustain the cultural life of the community. |
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Department of Cultural and Public Affairs |
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Public Affairs and the Commission of the Arts offices are temporarily located in the Slidell Art League space at the historic Slidell Train Depot. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Admission is free. A meeting room is available for non-profit organization use.
For more information on these events, visit the City of Slidell's calendar of events at www.slidell.la.us or contact the Department of Cultural and Public Affairs at 646-4375. |
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