The French Quarter Museum Association invites visitors to celebrate moms and local business from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 9, at the Mother’s Day Market. Featuring a host of local vendors at four separate sites, the market will display a range of activities, foods and performances.
Peak into the lives of the mothers of times gone by at the Hermann-Grima House where an open-hearth cooking demonstration will take place featuring 19th-century kitchenware. Participating vendors will set up booths in the courtyard, including The Mad Bohemian, Annie Bingham Ward, Macrame by Emily, Nolavore Comissary, Especially Eden Survivor-Made Products, and Queen Princess Body Butters.
For those with an additional taste for history, the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) has invited furniture maker Greg Arceneaux to speak from 1 to 3 p.m. on constructing furniture as it relates to one of HNOC’s current exhibitions, “Pieces of History: Ten Years of Decorative Arts Fieldwork.” Though admission to the museum is free of charge, guests are encouraged to reserve advance tickets.
When attendees tire of traversing the quarter, the New Orleans Jazz Museum will offer a space where they can kick back and enjoy cocktails by the Italian Barrel as well as a performance by Detroit Brooks from 12 to 2 p.m.
The Listeso String Quartet will be holding an open-air concert at the Beauregard-Keyes House and Garden with musical programming from “Bach to The Beatles” for $35 to $45 per ticket. The house museum will also host a vendor market in the courtyard featuring French Quarter Girl Boutique, Gift Horst Tintypes, Joe Badon Art, Mae B Art, Viviana Curtin, Haenyo Locean, Kajani Design Studio, Te’Inik, and Paul Gick.
After a day of shopping, bring a receipt from any of the participating FQMA museums and mom will receive a free glass of bubbles (with food purchase) at Jewel of the South or The Starlight .
To support the Mother’s Day Market and its attendees, the Four Points by Sheraton (541 Bourbon Street) is offering parking at the discounted rate of $12 for those with validation stickers from FQMA museums.
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