January 8th 

"A View from the Top" Thoughts and insights from a Former United States Attorney     

Speaker: Jim Letten, Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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February  12th 

“Telling Our Own Story. . . . Singing Our Own Song”

Our Family’s Legacy of Preserving and Celebrating the Black Community through Media, Art and Economic Empowerment.

Speaker: Beverly Stanton McKenna, Le Musee de Free People of Color Museum speaks with Barbara Ferguson.

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March 12th

America250, National and State Initiatives

Speaker: Bobby Freeland

Vice-Chair of America250 Commission for Louisiana and Governor Emeritus of the La Luisiana Chapter of the Los Granderos y Damas de Galvez

 

Although we will celebrate the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence this year, AMERICA250 is about much more than just what happened in the 13 Colonies.

The presentation will include AMERICA250 initiatives created by Commission members including museums, schools, universities and historical and genealogy societies. As a case study he will focus on how his organization is working with the new 2022 K-12 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies for AMERICA250.

 

To prepare for the meeting, we encourage all Learning Before Lunch members to review national, Louisiana and other state AMERICA250 sites and Facebook pages.

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April 9th

The Mansions of St. Charles Avenue

Speaker: Craig Ernst

Local realtor and historic house specialist, tour guide, and 6th-generation New Orleanian. He is a frequent speaker on New Orleans history and architecture.

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In the "theater" that is St. Charles Avenue, the oaks form the ceiling, the mansions supply the dialogue, and the streetcar provides the soundtrack. Join Craig Ernst for an illustrated talk that captures the avenue’s mood—grand, leafy, and slightly haunted—while unpacking the architectural flourishes that make it one of America’s great streets.

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May 14th

Neurological and Legal Aspects of the Dementias

Speakers: Jason Frank and Randy Rosenberg

Randy Rosenberg MD, FAAN FACP is a Retired Associate Professor Emeritus of the Department of Neurology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University

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Randy Rosenberg and Jason Frank will pool their expertise to describe the challenges and concerns of provided both neurological and legal services to individuals disabled by dementing illness.

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June 11th

The history of New Orleans music through the lens of Donna and Charlie's memories and interviews who played at Donna's Bar and Grill

Speaker: Donna Poniatowski, author and former owner of Donna's Bar and Grill

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July 9th

Speakers: Storyville Museum

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August 13th

Speaker: to be announced

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September 10th

Speaker: to be announced​

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October 8th

Speaker: to be announced

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November 12th

Speaker: to be announced

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December 10th

Speaker: to be announced

 

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