National WWII Event Calendar
July 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
      Lunchbox Lecture 12:00 PM

POW Experiences from the Oral History Collection. 

Join Historian Curator Tommy Lofton as he narrates stories from veterans’ interviews for our Oral History Collection.  The vets share their backgrounds from early life through their capture and how it has affected their lives. Free and open to the public. Feel free to bring your lunch or just come to enjoy the lecture. For more information call 504-527-6012 x 229.

 

Thursday, July 2, 2009
      First Thursdays Wargames 5:30 PM

Saturday, July 4, 2009
      Music at the Museum 12:00 PM

The Jefferson Symphony Chorus

In honor of Independence Day the Jefferson Symphony Chorus presents a free concert of patriotic music in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion. For more information call 504-527-6012 x 229.

Sunday, July 5, 2009
      Sunday Swing 1:00 PM

Sazerac Sunrize Jazz Band

 

Kick up your heels at The National World War II Museum with Sunday Swing. Professional swing dancers will be on hand to provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 359.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009
      Mason Lecture Series 6:00 PM

The Mason Lecture series presents
Dr. John C. McManus - “From North Africa to the Eagle’s Nest: The 7th Infantry Regiment’s Bloody Road to Victory in WWII”
John C. McManus has published several books on World War II and the Normandy Invasion - The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion and The Americans at Normandy: The Summer of 1944, the American War from the Beaches to Falaise.  He is an Associate Professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology where he teaches courses on the Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, Military History, and the American Combat Experience in the 20th Century.  History News Network recently named him to its prestigious list of top young historians.

Click here for more information or online registration.

Friday, July 10, 2009
      WWII Quiz Nite 6:30 PM

Teams of four compete for WWII knowledge supremacy and great prizes.  If you don’t have a team, we will make one for you.  Enjoy refreshments and a cash bar.

Museum members $10; general public $20.
Seating is limited, so you must pre-register.

 

Call  504-527-6012, x 229 today!

Saturday, July 11, 2009
      Cub Scout Day 9:00 AM
The National World War II Museum invites Cub Scouts, Webelos and their families for exciting and fun activities especially designed for them, including Morse Code practice and WWII plane spotting.  A scavenger hunt in the Museum galleries will be part of the fun.   Admission is free for boys in Cub or Webelos uniforms, and admission for their families is reduced on July 11.  Reservations are not required.  For more information call 504-527-6012 x 333.

Sunday, July 12, 2009
      Sunday Swing 1:00 PM
 

Lionel Ferbos & the Louisiana Shakers

Kick up your heels at The National World War II Museum with Sunday Swing. Professional swing dancers will be on hand to provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 359.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
      Lunchbox Lecture - The FDR Blues By: Kevin Fontenot 12:00 PM
Join the National World War II Museum the first and third Wednesday of every month for our Lunchbox Lecture series. Presentations focus on a wide array of World War II related topics and are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring your lunch or just come to enjoy the lecture. For more information call 504-527-6012 x 229.

Saturday, July 18, 2009
      Living History Corps 11:00 AM
The Museum’s World War II re-enactors, collectively known as the Living History Corps, are local volunteers who enrich the visitor’s Museum experience with their wealth of information and stories. Wearing the uniforms and carrying the equipment of both the Allied and Axis forces, they share their knowledge about the day-to-day lives of military men and women and the broader lessons of World War II. This event is free to the public. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 333.

Sunday, July 19, 2009
      Sunday Swing 1:00 PM

Zazou City

Kick up your heels at The National World War II Museum with Sunday Swing. Professional swing dancers will be on hand to provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 359.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
      WWII Museum Family Overnight 6:30 PM
Stay up all night at The National WWII Museum, Saturday, July 25, 7:00pm, to Sunday, July 26, 8:00am.  Family fun and games with a WWII twist await children ages 7-12 and their parents.   Explore the exhibits, enjoy a midnight movie, even climb inside our tank!  One adult per three children is required.  Cost: $55 per person; $45 for Museum Members.  Space is limited, so register today at www.nationalww2museum.org/education, or call 504-527-6012 x 229.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
      Lagniappe Lecture Guadalcanal and The Battle of Savo Island - the first American offensive of WWII by Captain Rick Jacobs 12:00 PM
On the night of August 9 1942 a Japanese fleet sank four cruisers and killed over a thousand men, the worst defeat in the history of the US Navy. Captain Rick Jacobs discusses the strategy that brought America to the far Pacific and the battle that began the six month long Guadalcanal campaign.
For more information call 504-527-6012 x 229.


      Sunday Swing 1:00 PM

New Orleans Moonshiners

Kick up your heels at The National World War II Museum with Sunday Swing. Professional swing dancers will be on hand to provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 359.