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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:30 am brunch seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 1, 2013 11:30 AM | |
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| Dinner with a Curator - "We Interrupt This Broadcast" | |
Larry Decuers presents "We Interrupt This Broadcast" Curator Larry Decuers revisits Pearl Harbor from the perspective of the average American family on December 7, 1941, through excerpts of original radio broadcasts. Chef John Besh and the American Sector restaurant will of |
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| December 3, 2013 6:30 PM | |
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| White Glove Wednesdays | |
It's one thing to read on an exhibit label that an infantryman's pack in World War II weighed forty pounds. But now The National WWII Museum offers you the opportunity to pick up an infantryman's pack and try it on for yourself! Join Curator Eric Rivet each Wednesday morning in the Louisiana Mem... |
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| December 4, 2013 9:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 4, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| Lunchbox Lecture | |
| H. Mortimer Favrot Orientation Center Tom Gibbs presents "The Big Inch and Little Big Inch Pipelines: The Most Amazing Government-Industry Cooperation Ever Achieved" In 1940 the only way to get oil from the oil fields in Texas to the east coast was via oil tanker. At the onset of the war, the i... |
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| December 4, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| Meet the Author - Geoff Eley presents "Empire, Ideology, and the East: Thoughts on Nazism's Spatial Imaginary" | |
| US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center 5:00 pm Reception, 6:00 pm Presentation Join The National WWII Museum and the University of New Orleans for an insightful presentation by Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History and author, Geoff Eley, on Empire, Ideology, and... |
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| December 5, 2013 5:00 PM | |
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| Free Webinar (12:00 pm CST) | |
Under the Blood-Red Sun: Exploring Pearl Harbor through Historical Fiction with special guest presenter Graham Salisbury Join the Museum for a commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the attack of Pearl Harbor with a LIVE virtual visit with Graham Salisbury, author of Under the Blood-Red Sun, ... |
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| December 6, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the Museum | |
Programming: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Stage Door Canteen Make a "Remember Pearl Harbor" button with the Victory Corps 11:00 am – 11:30 am Louisiana Memorial Pavilion USMC Brass Quintet Performance < |
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| December 7, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| Victory Corps Saturday | |
Most museums state loudly "Hands-Off!", but with The National WWII Museum's teen Victory Corps program, it's HANDS-ON. Explore and learn about WWII history in an exciting, new way — through touching actual artifacts from the war that changed the world. At stations placed strategically thro... |
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| December 7, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens... |
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| December 7, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:30 am brunch seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 8, 2013 11:30 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 10, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| White Glove Wednesdays | |
It's one thing to read on an exhibit label that an infantryman's pack in World War II weighed forty pounds. But now The National WWII Museum offers you the opportunity to pick up an infantryman's pack and try it on for yourself! Join Curator Eric Rivet each Wednesday morning in the Louisiana Mem... |
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| December 11, 2013 9:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 11, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| New Orleans History & Heritage Tour | December 12 - 15 | |
Experience all the best that The National WWII Museum has to offer as well as the rich history and culture of New Orleans with the Museum’s newest travel opportunity. Join us for an itinerary that includes touring the galleries of the Museum, the Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the 4-D film... |
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| December 12, 2013 - December 15, 2013 | |
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| Special Presentation - Conrad Crane presents "Remaking Modern War: Counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan" | |
| US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Reception, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Presentation Join us on December 12th as one of the leading figures in the military affairs and military history, Dr. Conrad Crane, visits the Museum to present on the lessons learned from our nati... |
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| December 12, 2013 5:00 PM | |
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| New Orleans History & Heritage Tour | December 12 - 15 | |
Experience all the best that The National WWII Museum has to offer as well as the rich history and culture of New Orleans with the Museum’s newest travel opportunity. Join us for an itinerary that includes touring the galleries of the Museum, the Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the 4-D film... |
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| December 12, 2013 - December 15, 2013 | |
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| Lagniappe Lecture - "Art and Propaganda: Louisiana Artists Supporting the War Effort" by Megan Franich | |
| H. Mortimer Favrot Orientation Center During the Great Depression, FDR implemented the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project. The FAP of Louisiana hired artists — men and women — to help record and preserve history. As the WPA came to an end, the FAP helped Americ... |
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| December 13, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| New Orleans History & Heritage Tour | December 12 - 15 | |
Experience all the best that The National WWII Museum has to offer as well as the rich history and culture of New Orleans with the Museum’s newest travel opportunity. Join us for an itinerary that includes touring the galleries of the Museum, the Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the 4-D film... |
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| December 12, 2013 - December 15, 2013 | |
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| Family Workshop: WWII Toys & Games | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion Toy production almost completely ceased during the Second World War; this meant that kids had to be creative and use their imaginations to create fun out of things they found in their everyday lives. Discover what a Christmas in World War II might look like for a chil... |
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| December 14, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| Weekend Wargame: The Battle of Cape Spartivento | |
To commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Cape Spartivento (Nov. 27, 1940) the Museum will host a Weekend Wargame simulation of this important early Mediterranean naval engagement. We will use 1:1200 scale miniatures and the Axis and Allies naval warfare rules to recreate the battle. Novic... |
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| December 14, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 14, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| Knit-in at the Museum | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion Join Gulf Coast Area knitters and crocheters for an afternoon of knitting at The National WWII Museum. If you knit or crochet, bring your needles or hook to the Museum for a knit-in with other knitters. Work on your Knit Your Bit scarf or bring in other inspiring proj... |
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| December 14, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 14, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| Knit-in at the Museum | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion Join Gulf Coast Area knitters and crocheters for an afternoon of knitting at The National WWII Museum. If you knit or crochet, bring your needles or hook to the Museum for a knit-in with other knitters. Work on your Knit Your Bit scarf or bring in other inspiring proj... |
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| December 14, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| New Orleans History & Heritage Tour | December 12 - 15 | |
Experience all the best that The National WWII Museum has to offer as well as the rich history and culture of New Orleans with the Museum’s newest travel opportunity. Join us for an itinerary that includes touring the galleries of the Museum, the Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the 4-D film... |
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| December 12, 2013 - December 15, 2013 | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:30 am brunch seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 15, 2013 11:30 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 17, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| White Glove Wednesdays | |
It's one thing to read on an exhibit label that an infantryman's pack in World War II weighed forty pounds. But now The National WWII Museum offers you the opportunity to pick up an infantryman's pack and try it on for yourself! Join Curator Eric Rivet each Wednesday morning in the Louisiana Mem... |
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| December 18, 2013 9:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 18, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| Lunchbox Lecture | |
| H. Mortimer Favrot Orientation Center Annie Tête presents "Toy Manufacturers During the War" As the country mobilized for war, manufacturers put toy production on hold to make defense materials like compasses and range indicators, while others continued toy production with restrictions on strat... |
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| December 18, 2013 12:00 PM | |
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| Pub Quiz | |
| Stage Door Canteen Test your knowledge of an array of topics, including World War II, at the Museum’s Pub Quiz. Play one round, or all six. The American Sector restaurant’s Happy Hour specials will be extended to players, who can also order off the restaurant menu. |
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| December 18, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| Pub Quiz | |
| Stage Door Canteen Test your knowledge of an array of topics, including World War II, at the Museum’s Pub Quiz. Play one round, or all six. The American Sector restaurant’s Happy Hour specials will be extended to players, who can also order off the restaurant menu. |
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| December 18, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 19, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| (Matinee) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 20, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| (Evening) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens... |
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| December 20, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| Living History Corps | |
The Museum’s World War II re-enactors, collectively known as the Living History Corps, are local volunteers who enrich the visitor’s Museum experience with their wealth of information and stories. Wearing the uniforms and carrying the equipment of both the Allied and Axis forces, the... |
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| December 21, 2013 11:00 AM | |
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| (Matinee) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 21, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| (Evening) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens... |
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| December 21, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:30 am brunch seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 22, 2013 11:30 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 23, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| CLOSED: Christmas Eve | |
The National WWII Museum, Museum Store, Solomon Victory Theater, US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, Stage Door Canteen, Kushner Restoration Pavilion, American Sector and Soda Shop will all be closed. All venues will reopen for regular hours on Thursday, December 26, 2013. |
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| December 24, 2013 9:00 AM | |
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| CLOSED: Christmas Day | |
The National WWII Museum, Museum Store, Solomon Victory Theater, US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, Stage Door Canteen, Kushner Restoration Pavilion, American Sector and Soda Shop will all be closed. All venues will reopen for regular hours on Thursday, December 26, 2013. |
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| December 25, 2013 9:00 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 26, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 26, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 27, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| (Matinee) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:45 am buffet seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 27, 2013 11:45 AM | |
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| (Evening) The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens... |
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| December 27, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 28, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens... |
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| December 28, 2013 6:00 PM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 29, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| The Victory Belles "A Swingin' Christmas" | |
| Stage Door Canteen 11:30 am brunch seating Join our wonderful Victory Belles as they celebrate the season with a sleigh full of swinging holiday hits! You’ll love their beautiful Belle harmony on Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow and dozens more. This lively musica... |
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| December 29, 2013 11:30 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 30, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| December 31, 2013 10:00 AM | |
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| New Year's Swingin' Eve | |
| US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center The American Sector will close at 3:00 pm on December 31, 2013, for a ticketed New Year’s Eve celebration. Find out how you can join us! Tickets: $200 per person ($185 for Museum members) Price includes: valet parking; open bar; Chef John besh dinne... |
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| December 31, 2013 9:00 PM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| January 1, 2014 10:00 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| January 2, 2014 10:00 AM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| January 3, 2014 10:00 AM | |
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| Lagniappe Lecture / Meet the Author | |
"A" Force: The Origins of British Deception During the Second World War by Whitney Bendeck In June 1940, the Italians declared war on the British in Africa. Out-numbered and unlikely to receive sizeable reinforcements of men or desperately needed supplies, the British got creative. When their d... |
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| January 3, 2014 12:00 PM | |
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| Propaganda Art-Making Activities | |
| Louisiana Memorial Pavilion The Museum will set out an activity table for kids to color their own propaganda posters and do other small craft projects that connect with the propaganda posters in the special exhibition. For more information call 504-528-1944 x 229. |
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| January 4, 2014 10:00 AM | |
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