Parade of Homes starts this weekend
The Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans once again opens new residences throughout the metro area for two weekends of tours, showcasing contemporary dwellings from a variety of builders.
Starting Saturday and Sunday and continuing June 28-29, participants can tour 16 homes in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Belle Chasse and Waggaman, including the St. Jude Dream Home in Metairie. Homes can be toured in person over the weekends or virtually in July.
For information, visit hbano.org.
Community engagement meetings will allow public to view the proposed plan for the future of City Park.
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City Park community meeting Wednesday
The public will have a chance to get a look at the proposal for City Park’s urban green space at two meetings Wednesday at the Pavilion of the Two Sisters, 3 Victory Ave.
The event, dubbed “Taste-Testing The Gumbo,” will take place at noon and 6:30 p.m.
Participants will get to review the plan by zone to confirm that it reflects community interests and fosters best outcomes for the park.
One activity will provide input on programming, the next steps in the process and celebrate efforts that have led to the final stage.
RSVPs are requested. For information and a full summary of the plan, visit neworleanscitypark.org.
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Sno-ball Social Thursdays at Longue Vue
Find out what’s in bloom and get a mouth full of frozen goodness Thursday when Longue Vue House and Gardens in New Orleans hosts its annual Sno-ball Social with free admission to the gardens and sweet treats.
Staff gardeners will discuss the various flora sprouting in seasonal shades, plus Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls will have icy delicacies on a first come, first served basis from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 7 Bamboo Road. Visit longuevue.com.
Property research seminar June 28
Robert Cangelosi, author of ‘Carrollton’
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A seminar on learning about the history of a piece of property will be June 28 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo, “Researching Your New Orleans Property” will feature Robert J. Cangelosi Jr., an adjunct lecturer at Tulane University’s School of Architecture. The talk will outline developing the history using primary and secondary sources, preparing a chain of title and also discovering improvements made over the years.
The seminar will be at 10 a.m. in-person and on Zoom. Cost is $35, $25 for members, for either in-person or Zoom.
To join the class or for information, visit friendsofthecabildo.org.
Notarial Archives to open in July, August
What to know more about the history of a property?
Starting in July, the Clerk of Civil District Court in New Orleans will offer summer tours of the Notarial Archives Research Center, where the answers to those questions may reside.
Clerk Chelsey Napoleon will open the archives at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 260, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. July 7 and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 24, Aug. 7 and 26.
For information, email civilclerkresearchctr@orleanscdc.com or call (504) 407-0106.
Collectibles such as this 1931 postcard of Pontchartrain Beach may be among the objects at the HNOC antiques forum.
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HNOC to host antiques forum
The weekendlong celebration of history and aesthetics returns to The Historic New Orleans Collection for the annual Antiques Forum.
“Light and Distraction: Material Culture of Southern Amusement” will be the theme for the Aug. 8-10 incarnation. Board games, the circus, pleasure gardens, horse racing and more will be examined.
A lineup of experts and enthusiasts include Tara Gleason Chicirda, of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Claudia Pfeiffer, of the National Sporting Library & Museum; and Allison Robinson, of The New-York Historical Society.
Registration is open for a single day or for the full forum, plus add-on activities. Sessions start at $60. Visit hnoc.org.
A ‘Bonsai for Beginners’ class held in Baton Rouge.
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Learn art of bonsai over a beer
Horticulture will be what’s on tap at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Second Line Brewing, 433 N. Bernadotte St., for Bonsai Bar, which aims to introduce the ancient Asian art of gardening while attendees enjoy a beer at a local brewery. Dwarf jade (Portulacaria afra) will be the planting.
Instructors will lead participants in lessons on the core concepts to pot, prune and design a bonsai tree.
Additional sessions are planned: June 27: 6 p.m., Chafunkta Brewing Co., 69123 Sky Brook Road, Mandeville
Cost starts at $85. For information, visit bonsaibar.com.
Volunteer projects abound at City Park
A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up during the week of June 21 include:
Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.Pelican Greenhouse Summer Volunteer Series: 8 a.m. Tuesday. 2 Celebration Drive.Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.Pelican Greenhouse Summer Volunteer Series: 8 a.m. Thursday. 2 Celebration Drive.Couturie Forest Trail Team Zoom Info Session: 9 a.m. Thursday.Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave.Couturie Forest Trail Team Zoom Info Session: 9 a.m. June 28.