Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Upcoming Events During Festival Season

FRENCH QUARTER FRESTIVAL APRIL 11TH-13TH
Come Vist Our Exclusive Bar @ Preservation Hall 1-7 PM DAILY During FQ Feast. We will be feauturing our Specialty Drinks the Cajun Iced Tea, and our Tiki Punch!
Preservation Hall is located @ 726 St. Peter St.
37TH PONCHATOULA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL APRIL 11TH-13TH
We are the signature rum used in the offical strawberry daiquiris of the Strawberry Festival. We can be found at three different locations throughout the Fairground all weekend. Stop buy and have a taste of fresh daiquiris made with Lousiana strawberries and Old New Orleans Rum.
BACCHUS WINE TASTING APRIL 17TH 5-7PM
We will be doing a two hour tasting information and Q&A session at Bacchus Wines in Baton Rouge LA from 5-7 PM. Come meet the distillers and sample our award winning selections.
PYRATECON 2008 APRIL 18TH - 20TH
Old New Orleans Rum is the offical Rum of Pyratecon.
Our General Manager Ben Gersh will give a guest speaker lecture on Distilling Fine Rum. Here you will be able to hear how this tasty molasses's is made, conveniently located in the lecture room at the Holiday Inn! As an added bonus, you get to sample 3 types of their rum, and get to take home (or to your hotel room!) one of the 3 types of rum - all this for $20! There is limited seating so buy tickets to this special event early!
CHASE ZOO-TO-DO GALA FUNDRAISER MAY 2ND 8PM-UNTIL
Traditionally held in early May, Chase Zoo-To-Do remains New Orleans’s premiere black tie benefit event. Audubon Zoo issplendidly elegant, offering a magical, moon-lit setting complete with nationally-recognized entertainment,breathtaking decorations, online and silent auction and Lexus Luxury Vehicle Raffle. The finest cuisine from one hundred local restaurants and featured libations from Old New Orleans Rum is a hallmark of Chase Zoo-To-Do.
Zoo-To-Do and Zoo-To-Do for Kids has generated over twenty million dollars in revenue to help build exhibits and fund improvements at Audubon Zoo. As of 2007, these projects include The Louisiana Swamp, Komodo Dragons, Jaguar Jungle, African Savanna, Animal Healthcare Center, Tropical Birds, Asian Domain, Gottesman Carousel, Jerome Glazer Audubon Tea Room and many more. During this time, Audubon Zoo has developed into and has consistently been rated as one of the top five zoos in the nation, offering incredible educational and recreational experiences for the entire family.
MID- CITY BAYOU BOOGALOO FESTIVAL MAY 24 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For the third consecutive year, the MotherShip Foundation proudly presents the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo Festival The Festival will again be held along the banks of Bayou St. John and North Jefferson Davis Parkway.