The City of Slidell, Louisiana

Some Enchanted Evening with the Northshore Community Orchestra
2023-05-13 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Heritage Park, 1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Join friends and family from the Slidell community for the 21st annual “Some Enchanted Evening” concert with the Northshore Community Orchestra in Heritage Park. Bring your lawn chairs, food, and refreshments and enjoy a relaxing evening of music along the bayou. The concert starts at 5:00 and is free!
On site catering will be available for a nominal charge. Please note that park regulations prohibit pets in the park as well as the use of skateboards, scooters, barbecue grills and glass items.

Olde Towne Preservation District Commission
2023-05-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-08 17:00 - 18:00 | City Council Chambers, 2045 Second St, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Agenda Packet (PDF)
Information about the Olde Towne Preservation District Commission

Slidell City Council Meeting
2023-05-09 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-04-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-28 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-14 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-02-28 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-02-14 18:30 - 19:30 | City Council Chambers, 2045 Second St, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Agenda located here:

Agenda

Bayou Jam Concert- The Sugar Shakers
2023-05-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Heritage Park, 1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 6th for a Bayou Jam Concert featuring The Sugar Shakers. The concert starts at 5:00 and admission is free!

Concert‐goers are invited to bring their chairs, blankets, ice chests and picnic baskets to the park to enjoy the free concerts. On‐site catering will be available for a nominal charge. Please note that park regulations prohibit pets in the park as well as the use of skateboards, scooters, barbeque grills and glass items.

Board of Zoning Adjustment
2023-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | City Council Chambers, 2045 Second St, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
BZA Agenda (PDF)

Bayou Jam Concert- Witness
2023-04-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Heritage Park, 1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 29th for a Bayou Jam Concert featuring Witness. The concert starts at 5:00 and admission is free!

Concert‐goers are invited to bring their chairs, blankets, ice chests and picnic baskets to the park to enjoy the free concerts. On‐site catering will be available for a nominal charge. Please note that park regulations prohibit pets in the park as well as the use of skateboards, scooters, barbeque grills and glass items.

Bayou Jam Concert- The New Orleans Mystics
2023-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Heritage Park, 1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 22nd for a Bayou Jam Concert featuring The New Orleans Mystics. The concert starts at 5:00 and admission is free!

Concert‐goers are invited to bring their chairs, blankets, ice chests and picnic baskets to the park to enjoy the free concerts. On‐site catering will be available for a nominal charge. Please note that park regulations prohibit pets in the park as well as the use of skateboards, scooters, barbeque grills and glass items.

Planning and Zoning Commissions
2023-04-17 07:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | City Council Chambers, 2045 Second St, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Planning Agenda (PDF)
Zoning Agenda (PDF)
Information about the Planning and Zoning Commissions

Slidell's Big $hot- Opening Reception
2023-04-15 17:00 - 21:00 | LA
The City of Slidell is honored to host “Slidell’s Big Shot: Zulu Big Shot
2023 Meets Slidell Royalty” a Mardi Gras costume exhibit featuring
Terrance McGuire’s Zulu Big Shot costume. His wife Hyacinth’s costume
will also be on display, along with other Zulu memorabilia.
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club was formed in 1909 and the Krewe
is known for their colorful floats and elaborate costumes. Their signature
throw, hand-painted coconuts, are highly sought after each year.
Zulu’s Big Shot character was created in the 1930’s by member Paul E.
Johnson. The role of the Big Shot is to one-up the King, by throwing more
elaborate parties and wearing flashy clothing. The Big Shot is second
only to the King.
Mardi Gras costumes worn by Slidell Mardi Gras royalty will also be on
display. The costumes are on loan from the Slidell Mardi Gras Museum,
from the collection of museum curator Bonnie Vanney.
“Terrance is the first Zulu Big Shot from Slidell and we are honored to
have the opportunity to display his costume in the City of Slidell,” said
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer. “I would like to thank Terrance and his family,
Bonnie Vanney and the Slidell Mardi Gras Museum, and the staff of the
Dept. of Cultural & Public Affairs for putting together this exhibit for
our citizens.”
The opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. in conjunction with the City
of Slidell’s 29th annual Arts Evening, a large art block party featuring
artists, live entertainment, fine and casual dining and unique shopping
opportunities in Olde Towne Slidell. Both events take place on Saturday,
April 15, 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.

Arts Evening 2023- POSTPONED
2023-04-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Olde Towne Slidell, 2055 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
After consulting with several weather sources, speaking with the US National Weather Service New Orleans Louisiana, and talking with many of the bands, artists and Olde Towne business owners, we have made the decision to postpone Arts Evening 2023. This is due to the almost 90% chance of severe thunderstorms (with lightning, wind gusts and possible hail) forecast for Saturday night.

This was not an easy choice to make, and there are many factors to consider. Number one is public safety and our concern for the artists, bands and businesses who will be setting up and preparing for Arts Evening in the middle of a thunderstorm.

The Slidell Big Shot: Zulu 2023 Big Shot Meets Slidell Royalty Mardi Gras Costume Exhibit opening reception will continue as planned on Saturday, April 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 2065 Second Street next to Slidell City Hall in Olde Towne. Please join us!

As for the Arts Evening plans, we will shift over all of the artists and bands to White Linen and Lagniappe on Saturday, August 12. Please save the date and we hope that you will be able to join us!

Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer invites everyone to come out and enjoy an exciting evening of arts and entertainment in Olde Towne at the City of Slidell’s annual Arts Evening, one of the largest and most celebrated cultural festivals on the Northshore. The festivities begin on Saturday, April 15th, from 5 to 9 p.m. in Olde Towne Slidell. Admission is free.

Slidell City Council Meeting
2023-04-11 18:30 - 19:30 | City Council Chambers, 2045 Second St, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Agenda located here: PDF

Agenda

Elite Fishing Series - Weigh-in Block Party
2023-03-18 10:00 - 18:00 | Olde Towne Slidell, 2055 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Join Elite Fishing Series, Louisiana Northshore and Olde Towne Slidell Main Street for a block party on Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at First and Cousin streets in Olde Towne Slidell!

For more information: https://eliteredfishseries.com/tour-stop-2/

George Dunbar: Mining The Surfaces- Slidell Premiere
2023-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Slidell Municipal Auditotium, 2056 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer is inviting the public to join him at the Slidell premiere of a new documentary about Slidell artist George Dunbar. George Dunbar: Mining the Surfaces will premiere on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 6 p.m. at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium. Admission is free.
From the award-winning executive producers of the documentaries Fats Domino–Walkin’ Back to New Orleans and A Tribute to Toussaint comes the latest documentary by WLAE-TV and LAE Productions.
For those who know the artist and his work, this name brings a career, a work ethic, a personality, a journey into vivid focus.
Like his art, George Dunbar is a gift to the world of beauty he inhabits. Across the decades he has been in constant motion, and like the landscape he lives and works within, his work, his style, have ever ebbed and flowed in a myriad of directions. His works have been called sumptuous, vigorous, immaculate, and an effort toward perfection.
From the early days of Abstract Expressionism in New York, working with giants like Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning, showing with the former, his body of work has run like a river through the varied series and mediums over time. The sculptural and gilded forms he is known for take on a refined ethos with a sublime weightiness and permanence. The precise, architectural, if not liturgical works of scale, from the “Coin” series, are both modern, and convey a profound history the viewer “knows”.
George Dunbar’s love of New Orleans, his inspiration derived from the landscape here, his place in the rise of modern and contemporary art in the area, and his rare approachability as an artist of voluminous contribution, are the substance of this long overdue documentary on the man and his work.
Collectors cannot get enough of him or his work; some have entire homes filled with only his work, the varied series across the decades. To speak with him, it is immediately clear, “the work is the thing.” For Dunbar the calling to art is about the art, with no regard to the misappropriated and all too common search for fame and recognition. He has indeed received his fair share of renown, among collectors, museums, institutions, and beyond,yet, the everyday pursuit of the art still drives him, now into his 90s. He has outlived so many artists of his time, and no doubt, his art will live on in the future, receiving an ever growing sense of appreciation and passionate pursuit.
The Slidell Municipal Auditorium is located at 2056 Second Street in Olde Towne Slidell Doors open to the public at 5:45 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

"George Dunbar: Mining the Surfaces" public screening
2023-03-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Slidell Municipal Auditotium, 2056 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
The City of Slidell – in partnership with WLAE, George Dunbar, the Olde Towne Arts Commission, and Olde Towne Slidell Main Street – will host a special screening on Thursday, March 16, at 6 pm at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium. Admission is free.

“Mr. Dunbar has made Slidell his home for many years and his inspiration can be seen throughout our community,” said Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer. “George was an integral part of creating the Slidell Commission on the Arts and the city’s Cultural Affairs Department, designing the gallery for the original Slidell Cultural Center, and creating a rich cultural atmosphere here in Slidell.”

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Olde Towne Slidell
2023-03-12 13:00 - 17:00 | LA

USAF Band of the West Velocity Jazz Ensemble
2023-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Slidell Municipal Auditotium, 2056 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer invites the public to join him on Thursday, February 23, at 6 p.m. for a concert featuring the United States Air Force Band of the West Velocity Jazz Ensemble. The concert will be held at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium and admission is free.
The USAF Band of the West is a musical organization with an outstanding record of achievement. The Airmen assigned to the band are highly-trained professional musicians who have dedicated themselves to serving their country through music.
The USAF Band of the West travels more than 125,000 miles annually and provides hundreds of performances to military and civilian audiences throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. The organization is made up of the large ensembles Concert Band, Ceremonial Marching Band, Dimensions in Blue, and three popular music groups, Warhawk, Top Flight, and Velocity. Small ensembles within the unit include Freedom Brass, Gateway Brass, Spectrum Winds, Nightwatch, Mission Winds, and protocol combos. This diversity enables the USAF Band of the West to perform practically any style of music from classical and country to marches and mambos.
The USAF Band of the West has performed for presidents, heads of state, and dignitaries from around the world earning an outstanding reputation among America’s military bands.
The USAF Band of the West has a long lineage in the United States Air Force. The band was created on October 1st, 1941 at Moffett Field, California and moved to Enid Army Airfield soon after. With the birth of the United States Air Force in 1947, the band moved to what eventually became Lackland Air Force Base. The band was inactivated in 1955 but reactivated in 1959. The title “Band of the West” was used for years until May 1st, 1997 when it was granted official status.
The Slidell Municipal Auditorium is located at 2056 Second Street in Olde Towne Slidell. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Krewe of Selene
2023-02-17 18:30 - 23:30 | LA
Parade route information located here: https://www.kreweofselene.net/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=904423&module_id=404574

Krewe of Dionysus
2023-02-12 13:00 - 18:00 | LA
Parade route information located here: https://kreweofdionysus.com/parade-route/

Krewe De Paws
2023-02-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Olde Towne Slidell, 2055 Second Street, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
Parade route information located here:
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewe-de-paws-of-olde-towne

Krewe of Antheia
2023-02-05 13:00 - 18:00 | LA
Parade route information located here: https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewe-of-antheia
