LUSHER CHARTER SCHOOL PRESENTS HELLO, DOLLY!

WHAT:  Lusher Charter School presents the production of “Hello, Dolly!”. A student cast of over 100 students from Lusher School, accompanied by Lusher’s own orchestra and stage crew, will bring the famous musical to life with a high quality performance and production.

WHEN:        November 7-9, 2013; 7:00pm

WHERE:     Tulane University Dixon Hall
                   Zimpel St., New Orleans, LA 70118
                 
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through each campus office. For more information call 504-304-3960, or visit http://lusherschool.org.

Mike Bagot is a native New Orleanian and lawyer at Wagner, Bagot & Rayer, LLP.  The focus of his practice is on maritime, oilfield and insurance matters. He has been a member of the Board of the New Orleans Charter Schools Foundation (“NOCSF”) since 2006 and has served as its president. The Top Shelf caught up with Mike to discuss his experience serving on theNOCSF board over the past seven years.

What:  10th Annual Refrigerator Art Auction & Gala to benefit the International School of Louisiana’s Enrichment Programs
 
When:  Saturday, November 9, 2013, 6:00 PM to 10 PM; Patron Party starts at 6:00 PM and Gala begins at 7:00 PM
 
Where:  Louisiana Children's Museum, 420 Julia Street in New Orleans
 
Tickets:  General admission tickets are $60 each or $100 for two, inclusive of music, food, wine and beer, and auction; Patron tickets are $125, including benefits of general admission tickets plus admission to Patron Party and preferred seating. Tickets may be purchased online at www.isl-edu.org , at each of ISL’s three campuses or at the door.
 
Entertainment: Patron Party entertainment is by Micaela y Fiesta Flamenca and Iona and the Beledi Jewels.  Entertainment at the Gala includes Raphael Bas on Gypsy Guitar and Harmonica; AsheSon, a Latin Caribbean Band; N'Fungola Sibo, an African Dance and Drum Company, the ISL Circus Arts Performers and more.
 
Inspired by the humble kitchen appliance that serves as the first showcase for budding artists everywhere; this fun-filled event features an eclectic art and non-art auction, fantastic food, and an open bar.  The Auction includes its featured hand painted custom-designed fridge doors and custom made international baskets filled with specialty items from countries around the world.
 
Event proceeds support Enrichment Programs at the International School of Louisiana, a public charter school providing a language immersion education in French and Spanish.  ISL has three campuses: Uptown, Westbank, and Jefferson Parish.

Reclusive girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald tours locations important to 1963 “Summer of Secrets”; challenges New Orleans to rethink what they know about LHO
 
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m.
 
WHERE: Starting at Lafayette Square, St. Charles Street side, near statue of John McDonogh
 
WHO: Judyth Vary Baker, author, ME AND LEE; Publisher Kris Millegan and StrangeTrueTour Leader Jeffrey Holmes
 
For media inquiries, contact:
J.Barnes (504) 897-6110
OR Kris Millegan – (800) 556-2012 or publisher@trineday.net
 
BACKGROUND: Judyth Vary Baker is the author of ME AND LEE: How I came to know, love and lose Lee Harvey Oswald.  She will be the featured speaker at a one-day symposium at Loyola University’s Miller Hall, Room 114 on Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 9 a.m. to noon, in New Orleans, to explore New Orleans’ connection to the 50th anniversary of the JFK murder. She is challenging New Orleans to rethink the Lee Harvey Oswald story. As a prelude to her Saturday talk, which will also feature Investigative Reporter Todd Elliott, author, A Rose by Many Other Names, Ms. Baker will tour sites important to the Summer and Fall of 1963, when she worked with and dated Oswald. The tour, currently offered to the public through StrangeTrueTours, will include 544 Camp, the Reily Coffee Company, Clay Shaw’s offices, and locations where Judy and LHO used to meet.
 

Audubon Charter School, a top performing dual program school, announces its 2013-14 open houses for parents and prospective students in grades K-8. Audubon’s French Program recently gained accreditation by the French Ministry of Education through 8th Grade and is officially recognized as a school that conforms to the curricula defined by the French Ministry of National Education, the only accredited public school in Louisiana. Audubon also offers a Montessori Program that is an initiate member of the American Montessori Society.  Students can apply to either program.  

Audubon Charter School Open House Dates  

Lower School (PK3-3) (Temporary Campus)
6101 Chatham St., New Orleans, LA 70122  (504) 324-7100
Tuesday: October 22, November 12 & December 10
9:15-10:30 a.m.  

Upper School (4-8)
719 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118  (504) 324-7110
Wednesday: October 23  & December 11
9:00-10:15 a.m.

The International School of Louisiana (ISL) will hold Open Houses for parents and prospective students in grades K-8 at its Uptown, Westbank, and Jefferson Parish (Bunche) Campuses.  Interested parents are invited to tour the school on these dates and learn about ISL’s unique and high quality education. The School's mission is to provide a challenging education emphasizing French and Spanish language immersion, international awareness, the celebration of diversity and community responsibility. Students from all over the state are invited to apply to ISL’s Uptown and Westbank Campuses.  ISL’s Jefferson Parish campus is open to Jefferson Parish residents only.

The Top Shelf, a program of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS),  will conduct a morning seminar on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, 402 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, LA. The session will focus on financial obligations for charter school board members, emphasizing the critical processes and procedures that must be in place to assure financial integrity and operations.  

This free event is open to the public and will include a light breakfast. Current and prospective charter board members from across the state are strongly encouraged to attend. Register at https://thetopshelf102913.eventbrite.com/ or by visiting www.lacharterschools.org. For more information contact Makiyah Moody, mmoody@lacharterschools.org or 504.274.3649.

The New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA) will hold an Open House for parents and prospective students in grades 9-12 on Monday,  October 21, 2013 from 5:30-7pm at its temporary Westbank Campus in Federal City at 2000 Opelousas Ave., Building H-100, New Orleans, LA 70146. Interested parents are invited to tour the school and meet faculty and staff.  Parents unable to make the Open House are encouraged to contact the school for information and tours at (504) 227-3810.  

The New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy is a new charter high school opened for the 2011-12 school year in Algiers. NOMMA is an open-admission charter, accepting students from all 10 metropolitan parishes.  All students of NOMMA are also Cadets in the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) program.The campus will be re-locating to a brand new state-of-the-art Federal City campus in Algiers in January 2014.

NOMMA’s founders are retired Marine Corps Officers who were inspired to fill the need for better quality public education and character-building in the community. The Academy combines rigorous academics with an educational environment that stresses ethical decision-making and is proven to improve confidence and maturity in students while preparing them for a successful college career. NOMMA’s College Preparatory program emphasizes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).