Satchmo SummerFest 2012 Special Events

The Hotel Monteleone
$65 per person
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Opening Reception
7:00 p.m. – Keynote Conversation with Michael Cogswell

Keynote Conversation –"Our Love is Here to Stay": Louis Armstrong through the Centuries. Today, Louis Armstrong is properly revered as an American Cultural icon.  Satchmo SummerFest, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and the Louis Armstrong House Museum are merely three indicators of this reverence.  But it wasn't always so.  In this keynote address, Michael Cogswell, Director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City, explores perceptions of Armstrong throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century and beyond.  The address includes rare and unique images and recordings from the Museum's collections.

Satchmo Birthday Party at Armstrong Park

10 a.m. at the Louis Armstrong Statue (enter Armstrong Park at the Rampart Street at St. Ann gate)
FREE and open to the public Join us to celebrate the 111th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's birth.
French Quarter Festials, Inc. presents a birthday salute and press conference, New Orleans Style! 
Enjoy a very special birthday cake and music by the 'Satchmo of Japan' - Yoshio Toyama and the Dixie Saints.
Sponsored by Buttermilk Drop Bakery, Event Rentals and Bernard Productions

Free Dance Lessons at Satchmo SummerFest!

Dance lessons for all ages will take place in between sets, Saturday and Sunday, at the Cornet Chop Suey Stage during Satchmo SummerFest. There are fun to participate in, or just observe!  Sponsored by nolajitterbugs.com with lessons by Dancing Man 504, NOLA Jitterbugs, and Dance Quarter.  Festival goers will learn traditional jazz dancing, second line, swing, and blues.

Big Butter & Eggman Jazz Breakfast (and Brunch) at the Market Café
8:00 a.m. to noon

The Market Café is located at 1000 Decatur Street in the French Market District.
Behind the Joan of Arc statue at St. Phillip Street, just two blocks from the Old U.S. MintGuests will enjoy a reasonably-priced breakfast and enjoy live music with a focus on Louis Armstrong. Featured New Orleans artists include Sugarbear and Ben Hardy.

Jazz Mass at St. Augustine Church, followed by traditional second line parade
10 a.m.

St. Augustine Church is located at 1210 Gov. Nicholls Street in Treme
Arrive early!  Standing room only event
Celebrate the 12th annual Satchmo SummerFest, featuring the Treme Brass Band – a unique Sunday morning music ministry at the church of Sidney Bechet.  At 11:30, following mass, join the ‘Satchmo Salute’ Second Line Parade featuring Grand Marshall Boe Monkey Red, Jennifer Jones, Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Million Dollar Baby Dolls, Dumaine Street Gang, Sudan Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Undefeated Divas, TBC (To Be Continued) Brass Band, Baby Boyz Brass Band, and more.  Sponsored by Rhodes Funeral Home.

Kids Collage Making

Not a lot of people know that Louis Armstrong loved to make collages and that he created over 500 in his spare time! The children’s area will feature a special collage project, where families can create their own Armstrong-inspired collages.

Jazz Junior Rangers

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is one of over 380 national parks in the United States. The park’s mission is to preserve the origins, history and progression of an original American art form – jazz. Complete the activities and become a Junior Ranger!

Zulu Coconut Decorating

Louis Armstrong was the King of Zulu in 1949. Get creative with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club Under the direction of ‘Mac’ and his Junior Zulus, kids can decorate and keep their very own Zulu coconut, while learning about the history and traditions of this beloved New Orleans institution.

Second-Line Umbrella Decoration & Celebration Station Sat & Sun, 12 NOON to 5 PM
Second Line Parade Sat & Sun, 2:15 PM to 2:30 PM (participants should meet on the 2nd floor of the US Mint at 2PM, or arrive EARLIER to decorate and keep your very own umbrella)

Kids can make their own second-line umbrella to keep. These umbrellas can be used by the kids in our second-line parade led by Treme Brass Band on Saturday and New Birth Brass Band on Sunday. Second line is a tradition of brass band parades in New Orleans. The “first line” is the main section of the parade, or the members of the actual club with the parading permit as well as the brass band. Those who follow the band are called the “second line.” “Second lining” refers to the style of dance, in which participants walk and sometimes twirl a parasol or handkerchief in the air. It has been called “the quintessential New Orleans art form — a jazz funeral without a body.”

‘Satchmo on Film’ for Kids

Join us in our indoor ‘movie theater’ on the second floor of the Old U.S. Mint for Louis Armstrong on film, including: ‘You Rascal You’ (Betty Boop cartoon); ‘The Skeleton in the Closet’ (from 1936’s ‘Pennies from Heaven’); ‘Jeepers Creepers’ (Louis sings to a horse); ‘When the Saints go Marching In’ (1959); ‘Hello Dolly’ (1965); ‘The Faithful Hussar’ (1965); ‘The Bare Necessities’ (1968); ‘Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah’ (1970); and a duet with Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop on ‘The Whiffenpoof Song’ (1970). Many thanks to Ricky Riccardi for his editing and creativity!