What’s Cooking Wednesday with Ausettua AmorAmenkum at 419 Decatur St
What's Cooking Wednesday
with Ausettua AmorAmenkum
Wednesday at 12:00 noon
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Learn about New Orleans history and culture while observing a cooking demonstration.
You’ll get to taste a sample of the food at the end of the demonstration.
Ausettua AmorAmenkum is Big Queen of the Washita Nation, Artistic Director of Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective, and the Performance Director and choreographer for The Graduates, a New Orleans-based performing arts organization comprised of former members of the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) Drama Club. The Graduates use their personal experiences with the criminal justice system to create performances that reach out to young at-risk women; give a window into incarceration's effects on individual lives; and encourage those who have the power to shift policies to do so.
This program is free and open to the public.
Fees
The program is free and open to the public.
Location
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Latitude and Longitude 29.954804, -90.064759
Schedule
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Duration:
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Central Time
Event Type
- Cultural/Craft Demonstration
- Talk