St. Tammany Farmer
Calendar
of Events
Every Wednesday and Saturday, Covington Farmers Market...fresh produce, dairy products, locally-grown and prepared food, flowers, plants.
• Wednesdays, also featuring lunch items, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Covington Trailhead, 418 N.
New Hampshire St.
• Saturdays, also featuring restaurant demos and music, 8 a.m.- noon, side lawn of Covington
Police Department, Columbia & Theard St.
Every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market.. fresh produce, prepared food,
plants, crafts and more. 9 a.m. 675 Lafitte St. mandevilletrailheadmarket.com.
Every Saturday, Camellia City Market... local produce, prepared foods, arts and crafts,
music. 8 a.m.-noon at Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger St. in Olde Towne Slidell. camelliacitymarket.org.
Every Sunday, Abita Farmers Market... fresh produce, prepared foods, crafts and live music. Noon-4 p.m., Abita Springs Trailhead Park. mmmedic@
gmail.com.
Aug. 20-Oct. 28, Watercolor through New Eyes... art exhibit with opening reception scheduled for Aug. 20 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Atrium Gallery at
Christwood. Exhibit open Mondays-Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sept. 2-18, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest... Playmakers Theater opens its 2016-2017 season with the play by Ken Kesey and Dale Wasserman. 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. www.playmakersinc.com.
Sept. 8-11, Designers Showhouse VII... Junior League of Greater Covington fundraiser house tour featuring 11 designers. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 15 Cardinal
Ln. in Mandeville. www.jlgc.net.
Sept. 9, Wooden Boat Festival poster unveiling... wine, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and poster signings by artist Mickey Asche. 5-7 p.m. at Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. www.woodenboatfest.org.
Sept. 9, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring Willie Sugarcapps. 6:30-9 p.m., Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of Lamarque Street in Old
Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Sept. 10-25, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof... 30 by Ninety Theatre and Evangeline Productions’ staging of the Tennessee Williams classic. Times TBA. 844-8433090.
Sept. 10-Oct. 1, Michalopoulos at the Art House... St. Tammany Art Association exhibit featuring opening reception on Sept. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the
STAA Art House, 320 N. Columbia St. www.sttammanyartassociation.org.
Sept. 10, Superhero Hope Run & Family Fun... 5K race and one-mile fun run/walk, food and activities to benefit HOPE Charities and Hope for Hemophilia. 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. 5K, 9 a.m. one-mile; activities from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. www.superherohope.com.
Sept. 10, Court Chase... run to benefit the Youth Service Bureau and hosted by the 22nd JDC Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. 8 a.m. at
Covington Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.22ndjdcbar.org.
Sept. 10, Hoops for Kids... 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit Covington’s Boys & Girls Club. 9 a.m. at Rev. Peter Atkins Park. www.bgcsela.org.
Sept. 10, St. John’s Knights of Columbus Council 10176 Car Show... featuring pre-1985 vehicles, door prizes, food, music, raffles and children’s activities. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Folsom. www.sjbcatholicchurch.wordpress.com.
Sept. 10, Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild Decoy Show... featuring carving and finishing demonstrations. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. www.lpbmm.org.
Sept. 13, Jack of All Trades Ron Barthet... Covington Heritage Foundation member event. 11 a.m. at Covington Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.covingtonheritagefoundation.com.
Sept. 15-18, Designers Showhouse VII... Junior League of Greater Covington fundraiser house tour featuring 11 designers. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 15 Cardinal
Ln. in Mandeville. www.jlgc.net.
Sept. 16, Sunset at the Landing... free outdoor concert. 6-9 p.m., Columbia Street Landing. www.sunsetatthelanding.org.
Sept. 16, LPO Northshore Series concert... Symphonie Fantastique. 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Covington. www.lpomusic.com.
Sept. 17, Bogue Falaya River Sweep... annual Bogue Falaya River cleanup effort. 9 a.m. canoe and kayak launch at Menetre Boat Launch, followed by
picnic in Bogue Falaya Park. www.keepcovingtonbeautiful.org.
Sept. 17, Keep Mandeville Beautiful Citywide Cleanup... beautification project hosted by KMB. 9 a.m.-noon beginning at the Mandeville lakefront gazebo. www.keepmandevillebeautiful.com or 624-3165.
Sept. 17, Abita Springs Opry... multiple acts take the stage at Abita Springs Town Hall. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; music plays from 7-9 p.m. 892-0711.
Sept. 17, Mandeville Live! concert... free concert featuring Louisiana Spice. Bring blankets and chairs. No outside food or drinks, but refreshments available for purchase. 6 p.m. at Mandeville Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.cityofmandeville.com or 624-3147.
Sept. 18, Aces Against Aneurysms Men’s Tennis Tournament... Round robin doubles tournament with partners provided, food and beverages. Schedule to be announced. bfisher@thepac.com.
Sept. 18, Louisiana United... flood relief benefit concert featuring seven bands. Noon-8 p.m. at Northshore Harbor Center. 781-3650 or www.northshoreharborcenter.com.
Sept. 18, Third Sunday Concert... Matt Lemmler’s New Orleans Jazz Revival Band, followed by wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St. in Covington. 892-3177.
Sept. 22, Kickin’ Parkinson’s party... featuring a “Back to the Eighties” theme, live music, food and libations, and silent and live auctions. 7 p.m. at Stone
Creek Club and Spa. www.kickinparkinsons.com.
Sept. 23, St. Tammany Parish Law Enforcement Appreciation Lunch... presented by Parish President Pat Brister and open to all members of law enforcement. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Castine Center in Mandeville.
Sept. 23, Palette 2 Palate... evening of visual and culinary arts to benefit the St. Tammany Art Association (STAA). Time TBA; at the STAA Art House. www.
sttammanyartassociation.org or 893-8650.
Sept. 23, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring gospel music by Mandeville’s First Free Mission Choir and Covington’s Mighty Supremes. 6:30-9 p.m., Dew
Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of Lamarque Street in Old Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Sept. 24, Fall Health Fair... free health screenings and health and wellness information. 8:30 a.m.-noon at St. Tammany Parish Hospital Paul D. Cordes
Outpatient Pavilion. 871-6080 or www.stph.org.
Sept. 24, Touch a Truck... fundraiser to benefit Northshore Families Helping Families where kids of all ages can climb, discover and explore their favorite
things on wheels. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Church of the King, Mandeville. www.fhfnorthshore.org.
Sept. 24, Mandeville Live! concert... free concert featuring the Lena Prima Band. Bring blankets and chairs. No outside food or drinks, but refreshments
available for purchase. 6 p.m. at Mandeville Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.cityofmandeville.com or 624-3147.
Sept. 27, Women Build 2016 kickoff... start of Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West’s annual Women Build initiative. 8:30 a.m. on 8th Street in
Covington. www.habitatstw.org/womenbuild.
Sept. 29-30, PIG Charity golf tournament, party... party (Thursday) and golf tournament (Friday) benefiting area charities. Beau Chene Country Club. www.
pigcharity.org.
Sept. 29, Frame of Mind... gala presented by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) St. Tammany and featuring art by NAMI clients. 5:30-9 p.m. at
Christwood Community Center. 626-6538.
Sept. 30, Columbia Street Block Party... fun, music and classic car show. 6:30-9:30 p.m., downtown Covington. www.covla.com.
Oct. 1, Mandeville Live! concert... free concert featuring The Yat Pack. Bring blankets and chairs. No outside food or drinks, but refreshments available for
purchase. 6 p.m. at Mandeville Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.cityofmandeville.com or 624-3147.
Oct. 4, ExtravaGALA... fundraising event to benefit Youth Service Bureau. 5:30 p.m. at Tchefuncta Country Club. 893-2570 or extravagala@ysbworks.com.
Oct. 6, Rockin’ the Rails... free concert series each Thursday in October. Bring a chair or blanket; drinks available for purchase. 5-7:30 p.m. at Covington
Tammany Trace Trailhead. 892-1873 or www.covla.com.
Oct. 7, 9, NPAS Country Western Hits... Northlake Performing Arts Society concert. 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Greater Covington Center.
www.npas.info.
Oct. 7, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring Peace of Cake. 6:30-9 p.m., Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of Lamarque Street in Old
Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Oct. 8-9, Wooden Boat Festival... annual benefit for Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum featuring music, contests, parades, food, crafts and more.
www.woodenboatfest.org.
Oct. 8, Walk to End Alzheimer’s... fundraising two-mile walk to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. 8 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. ceremony; 9:30 a.m. walk at
Fontainebleau State Park. 504-613-6505 or charrell@alz.org.
Oct. 8, Wings and Wine... wine tasting, contests, silent auction, slideshow and more to benefit the Northlake Nature Center. 7 p.m. at Wild Bird Center. 6261238 or rue@northlakenature.org.
Oct. 9, Paddling for Preservation... Land Trust for Louisiana canoe adventure. 8:30 a.m. at a north shore location to be announced. www.landtrustforlouisiana.org.
Oct. 13, Rockin’ the Rails... free concert series each Thursday in October. Bring a chair or blanket; drinks available for purchase. 5-7:30 p.m. at Covington
Tammany Trace Trailhead. 892-1873 or www.covla.com.
Oct. 13, Bras for a Cause... fundraising gala featuring food, open bar, music, and live and silent auctions, all to benefit breast cancer care. 6-9 p.m. at
Northshore Harbor Center. www.brasforacausela.com.
Oct. 14, Joseph A. Champagne, Jr./Gene Bennett Memorial Golf Tournament... 8 a.m. registration and breakfast; 9 a.m. shotgun start; 3 p.m. awards
party at Tchefuncta Country Club. www.stpauls.com.
Oct. 15, Wild Things... free event with fishing, canoeing, children’s activities, conservation and animal exhibits and more. Time TBA at National Wildlife
Refuges Bayou Lacombe Center. 882-2000 or www.fws.gov/southeastlouisiana.
Oct. 15, Monster Mash... family festival with live music, trick-or-treating, inflatables, crafts and more to benefit the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting
Center. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Bogue Falaya Park. www.stph.org/monstermash.
Oct. 15, Abita Springs Opry... multiple acts take the stage at Abita Springs Town Hall. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; music plays from 7-9 p.m. 892-0711.
Oct. 15, Mandeville Live! concert... free concert featuring Deacon John. Bring blankets and chairs. No outside food or drinks, but refreshments available for
purchase. 6 p.m. at Mandeville Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.cityofmandeville.com or 624-3147.
Oct. 16, Third Sunday Concert... pianist Michael Gurt, followed by wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New
Hampshire St. in Covington. 892-3177.
Oct. 20, Fore! Wildcats Golf Tournament... benefitting Christ Episcopal School’s athletic program, and featuring golf, food and after-party. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Money Hill Golf & Country Club. 871-9902.
Oct. 20, Rockin’ the Rails... free concert series each Thursday in October. Bring a chair or blanket; drinks available for purchase. 5-7:30 p.m. at Covington
Tammany Trace Trailhead. 892-1873 or www.covla.com.
Oct. 20, You Night... runway fashion show featuring 25 cancer survivor models, and gala including food, beverages and live music. 5:45-10:30 p.m. at the
Castine Center. www.younightevents.com.
Oct. 21, Keep Slidell Beautiful (KSB) Golf Benefit... tournament includes lunch, dinner, drinks and more to benefit KSB’s community and beautification
projects. 11 a.m. at PInewood Country Club. 807-5891 or www.keepslidellbeautiful.org.
Oct. 21, Sunset at the Landing... free outdoor concert. 6-9 p.m., Columbia Street Landing. www.sunsetatthelanding.org.
Oct. 21, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring David Torkanowsky & Friends. 6:30-9 p.m., Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of Lamarque
Street in Old Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Oct. 22, Sunset Symphony on the Lake: An Evening with the LPO... outdoor concert featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the Greater New
Orleans Youth Orchestra. 4 p.m. on the Mandeville lakefront. www.cityofmandeville.com.
Oct. 27, Rockin’ the Rails... free concert series each Thursday in October. Bring a chair or blanket; drinks available for purchase. 5-7:30 p.m. at Covington
Tammany Trace Trailhead. 892-1873 or www.covla.com.
Oct. 28-Nov. 13, Zombie Prom! The Musical... Playmakers Theater production. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. www.playmakersinc.com.
Oct. 28, Columbia Street Block Party... fun, music and classic car show. 6:30-9:30 p.m., downtown Covington. www.covla.com.
Oct. 29-Nov. 13, The Jeweler’s Shop... 30 by Ninety Theatre’s production of one of the plays written by Pope John Paul II. Tiimes TBA. 30byninety@gmail.
com.
Oct. 29, Boo Fest... trick-or-treating event for children of all abilities and chili cook-off hosted by ACCESS. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lakeview Regional Medical
Center. www.accesslouisiana.org.
Oct. 29, Mandeville Live! concert... free concert featuring Rechelle Cook & the Regeneration Band, and trunk-or-treat and costume contest. Bring blankets
and chairs. No outside food or drinks, but refreshments available for purchase. 6 p.m. at Mandeville Tammany Trace Trailhead. www.cityofmandeville.com or
624-3147.
Oct. 29, Deo Gratias... vespers and fundraising gala for St. Joseph Abbey Seminary. 6-10 p.m. at the Abbey. www.sjasc.edu.
Nov. 1, Saints, Spirits and Sangria with Deborah Burst... Covington Heritage Foundation event. 6 p.m. at 600 N. Columbia St. www. covingtonheritagefoundation.com.
Nov. 4, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring the Jojjo Wight New Orleans Family Band. 6:30-9 p.m., Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of
Lamarque Street in Old Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Nov. 6, Men Who Cook... gala featuring “celebrity” cooks paired with local restaurants to prepare tastings in a cook-off to benefit Children’s Advocacy
Center/Hope House. 4-7 p.m. at the 892-3885.
Nov. 7, St. Anselm Golf Classic... golf tournament to benefit St. Anselm Catholic Church and its future building projects. 845-7342.
Nov. 12, Jazz ‘N Roll... annual St. Paul’s School fundraising gala featuring live music, gourmet food and libations, raffles, auctions and more. 7-11 p.m. at
SPS Briggs Assembly Center. www.stpauls.com or 892-3200, ext. 1270.
Nov. 18, Dew Drop fall concert... featuring Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake, followed by Meschiya Lake & Little Big Horns. 5:30-9 p.m., Dew Drop
Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall, 400 block of Lamarque Street in Old Mandeville. www.dewdropjazzhall.com.
Nov. 18, LPO Northshore Series concert... The Planets. 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Covington. www.lpomusic.com.
Nov. 19-Jan. 1, Hometown Teams... Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition exploring the history and culture of sports in
America.
Nov. 19, Abita Springs Opry... multiple acts take the stage at Abita Springs Town Hall. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; music plays from 7-9 p.m. 892-0711.
Nov. 20, Third Sunday Concert... Zion Harmonizers, followed by wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St. in Covington. 892-3177.