8th Annual Starry November Night Schedule

Are you ready to kick-off the holiday season with a bang?  Come on out tonight and enjoy a stroll through the streets of historic downtown Hammond for the 8th annual Starry November Night. The Krewe has put together a schedule of events highlighting some of the must see festivities.  So there is no excuse to miss Hammond's largest block party.  A block party that combines music, food, art & wine stroll, shopping, snow and every one's favorite jolly ole fella.  Hope to see y'all there! 

HRAC to Host Michalopoulos Exhibit

James Michalopoulos, a celebrated New Orleans based artist, will be presenting a lecture called "Trials & Tribulations during the Lunch Lecture series on Thursday November 12 at the Hammond Regional Arts Center in downtown Hammond.  The lecture starts at noon and is free to the public.  Space is limited so please RSVP to info@hammondarts.org.

Grand Opening of Rox Crafted Cuisine & Martini Bar

The grand opening of Rox Crafted Cuisine & Martini Bar in Ponchatoula is set for Thursday September 20, 2012 from 7pm-10pm.

The public is invited to the grand opening celebration, which will include a block party featuring the Todd O'Neil Band.  Also making an appearance will the be the New Orleans Saintsations with Stephanie, the cover girl for the 2013 Saintsations swimsuit calendar. 

Brews Art Fest Set for September 28th

Beer.  Art.  Live Music.  And did I mention beer?  It doesn't get any better than this on a fall evening in downtown Hammond.

The annual Brews Arts Festival will be held on Friday September 28 from 5pm - 8pm in the Morrison Park Alley (located behind Rotolo's).  Coordinated by The Red White & Brew, a beer tasting featuring 50 beers from around the world will be the headliner.  Festival goers will be able to view, purchase or win art at the art exhibits on hand.  There will also be a live painting demo by Matthew Wittle.

And while the brews are being sampled and the art is being bought you can enjoy live music by the U.S. Navy's Crescent City Jazz Combo band.

Miss Southeastern to be Crowned Saturday

Seven Southeastern students will compete for the title of Miss Southeastern 2013 on Saturday September 15th.  Miss Southeastern 2012, Jennifer Jarreau of Denham Springs, will crown her successor in the annual pageant set for 7pm in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium located on the SLU campus.

LCDC of Hammond to Offer Homework Helpers

The Louisiana Children's Discovery Center is once again offering "Homework Helpers" this school year.  The program, which allows students to receive homework assistance, is available for students in the 1st - 6th grades on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons.

Students can be dropped off after school and will receive assistance with their homework from Teaching & Learning candidates at Southeastern Louisiana University until 5:30pm.  In addition to homework assistance each student will enjoy a snack and discovery time on the exhibit floor of the Children's Museum.

Isaac Relief Concert Set for Saturday Prior to SLU Game

To help support the victims of Hurricane Isaac there will be a fundraiser concert prior to kick-off of the SLU Lions home opener against South Dakota State on Saturday September 8th.

The SLU Pregame Relief Concert will run from 12-6:30pm in Friendship Circle on the Southeastern Louisiana University campus in Hammond.  The concert is free, although the United Way of Southeast Louisiana will be on site accepting donations to help with hurricane Isaac relief efforts.

Featured at the concert will be the musical talents of The Resolvers, The Funky Nuggets, Beebs & Money Makers, Chris McCarty, Brendan O'Hara, and local favorite Mia Borders.

Kickoff for the game is 7pm.

Hammond's Hot August Night - August 17th

Ya' looking for something really cool to beat the August heat?  Well gather your friends and head to the 17th annual Hot August Night in historic downtown Hammond, LA on Friday August 17th.  Activities start at 6pm.

Hot August Night is one of the coolest gatherings in one of Louisiana's certified Cultural Districts.  Art is the major focus for Hot August Night, but you can also check out the various "Hot Spots", where local merchants will be hosting wine tastings.  Once you have viewed the local art exhibits enjoy a stroll with friends through the streets and take advantage of the late evening shopping.  And what is a block party without music.  Visit the stage at La Carreta for live music and the best frozen margaritas.

The Krewe's favorite places to be on Hot August Night are The Red White & Brew (120 E Thomas) for drinks and Your Mom's Bar & Grill (111 E Morris) for the best burgers in town.  Be on the look out for us!

17th Annual Hot August Night

Art stroll, shopping, live music, food and wine tastings.....it doesn't get any cooler than that!

New Orleans 2012 Bar Guide by NOLA.com

Chart Room in the French Quarter

Ok.  So it seems we post plenty of blog entries, tweets, and facebook status updates about bars and drinking.  Well, we are in the business of lighting up liquor bottles.  So pardon us one more time as we twist your arm to indulge yourself into NOLA.com's 2012 New Orleans Bar Guide.

NOLA.com's bar guide will give you a comprehensive listing of bars "from those classic New Orleans spots to those not so famous joints to enjoy".  And every watering hole in between. 

Encaustic Art Exhibit to Feature SLU Alums

The Red Dot Gallery will be hosting an encaustic art exhibit featuring local encaustic artists Jessica Danby and Megan Ford.  The exhibit will run from August 3rd through September 4th at the Red Dot Gallery located in Ponchatoula at 128 W. Pine Street.  A wine and cheese reception will be held Friday August 3rd from 5pm to 9pm to kick-off the exhibit.

One of the oldest forms of painting, encaustic is a technique where the artist paints with hot wax.

SLU Police to Offer Self Defense Class

The Southeastern Police Department will be hosting a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) self-defense class for the women of our community on the weekend of August 3, 4, and 5.  The class will be open to female Southeastern students, employees and their guests who are 12 years of age or older. 

Arts Without Borders Summer Camp

The Hammond Regional Arts Center will be hosting "Arts without Borders" Summer Arts Camp 2012 Monday June 25 through Friday June 29, 2012 for kids ages 6-13. 

Lion's Roar Wins Two AP Awards

The Lion's Roar recently brought home two first place awards from the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors annual meeting in New Orleans.  The Lion's Roar, the student newspaper at Southeastern Louisiana University, competed in the college and university division, which recognizes student journalist for outstanding performance in college print journalism.

In the digital website category the Lion's Roar won first place for its website lionsroarnews.com.  Taking home first place in the college/university photography category was the paper's Photography Editor Tony Romain of Slidell, LA.

Congratulation the staff at The Lion's Roar!

Lion's Roar Wins AP Awards

What is This Upcycling Thing?

As defined by Wikipedia, Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or higher environmental value.  In short, upcycling is where we give more value to old products.

The term upcycling was first used by Reiner Pilz of Pilz GmbH in an 1994 interview by Thorton Kay where he said "recycling, I call it downcycling.  They smash bricks, they smash everything.  What we need is upcycling where old products are given more value not less".  In their 2002 book Cradle to Cradle:  Remaking the Way We Make Things, William  McDonough and Michael Braungart state that the goal of upcycling is to prevent the wasting of potentially useful materials by making use of existing ones.

Hammond Named Louisiana's Cleanest City...AGAIN!

Downtown Hammond

The Louisiana Garden Club Federation has named Hammond, LA as one of the cleanest cities in the state of Louisiana for 2012.  This marks the 6th consecutive year that the City of Hammond has been named one of Louisiana's 10 Cleanest Cities.  This year Hammond won category H, which includes cities with a population in the range of 15,000 to 49,999 residents.  The LGCF committee was very complimentary of Hammond and said that during the judging of the contest, which took place between April and May, the judges were even impressed off of the designated routes. 

Krewe de' Lights Is Officially World Wide

How exciting is this.....The Krewe has officially reached world wide status.  That's right World Wide!

I was reviewing our blog's traffic stats this morning and our audience has now reached Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia.  Pretty cool stuff for a gig that was only created four months ago. So I guess now Krewe de' Lights can be called a global company.

Mother's Day Sale at the Market

Day two of Krewe de' Lights Mother's Day sale will be Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Mandeville Trailhead Market.  While they last we be offering $15 lighted bottles and $20 bottle lamps.  This week's feature product will be the uniquely created Skinny Girl Margarita bottles.

For the perfect Mother's Day gift visit the Krewe at the Mandeville Trailhead located at 675 Lafitte Street in Mandeville, LA.  The market is open from 9am-1pm.

Everybody Loves a Skinny Girl

Skinny Girl Lighted Bottle

The Krewe's newest creation is the Skinny Girl Margarita collection.  Just in time for Mother's Day we will introduce our Skinny Girl lighted bottles and bottle lamps.  If those special ladies in your life enjoy drinking Skinny Girl Margaritas then you need brighten their day with one of these lamps.

Be on the lookout as we introduce a few unique variations of the Skinny Girl lighted bottle.  They will be available at the Mandeville Trailhead Market Saturday May 12.  The market is located at 675 Lafitte Street in Mandeville.  Hours are 9am to 1pm.

Skinny Girl Lighted Bottle $15
Skinny Girl Lamp $20

If you would like to order, please e-mail the Krewe at orders@krewedelights.com.

"Like" Us on Facebook

If you want to keep up with the Krewe's latest specials and hottest sales be sure to "Like" us on Facebook by clicking the link below.  We do offer Facebook specials, so be sure you are not left out.  You can even comment on how Krewe de' Lights has brightened your day! 

"Like" Krewe de' Lights on Facebook 

The Krewe would greatly appreciate you spreading the word so suggest our Facebook page to a friend and have them "Like" us.  The more friends we have the more empty bottles we have.  Krewe de' Lights is lighting the world one bottle at a time!

The Krewe's Red Hot Sale at the Mandeville Market

Come visit Krewe de' Lights at the Mandeville Trailhead Community Market for your Mother's Day and Graduation gifts.  We will be offering a RED HOT sale on liquor bottle lamps and lighted bottles on Saturday May 5 and Saturday May 12.

                                                                                             
Liquor Bottle Lamps $20
Lighted Bottles $15

The Mandeville Trailhead Community Market is located at 675 Lafitte St in Mandeville.  The market is open from 9am to 1pm.