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 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 its 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 includes 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 the art of bonsai over a beer
Horticulture will be what’s on tap at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Port Orleans Brewing Co. 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. Wednesday’s event is at 4124 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans.
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 July 12 include:
Pelican Greenhouse Summer Volunteer Series: 8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. 2 Celebration Drive.Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave.Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave.