National WWII Event Calendar
November 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
      Lunchbox Lecture - Backstage Pass: A Look into the Stage Door Collection By: Kim Guise 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.

Friday, November 6, 2009
      Webcast - Experience the Victory Grand Opening 8:00 AM

Experience the Victory online with our Grand Opening webcast! Watch as the Museum debuts three new venues - The Solomon Victory Theater, The Stage Door Canteen and The American Sector, A Chef John Besh restaurant. This live webcast will include Tom Hanks, Tom Brokaw and a procession of veterans from far and wide. Connect with other viewers using Twitter and Flickr applications for a complete experience.

Click here to tune in!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to fire marshall restrictions, we will not be able to accomodate additional guests on site for this event. For information on other exciting Grand Opening opportunities, click here.

Saturday, November 7, 2009  -  Sunday, November 8, 2009
      Experience the Victory Grand Opening weekend presented by Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Group

The multi-day grand opening celebration, including a day of free family events on Saturday November 7th followed by a ticketed evening New Orleans-style block party called the Victory Stomp. On Sunday November 8th, the Museum will host a free retrospective honoring Museum-founder and Historian Stephen E. Ambrose followed by the Mason Lecture series featuring Dr. Alan Brinkley. For more information or to purchase Victory Stomp tickets, call 504-528-1944 x 343 or visit http://www.nationalww2museum.org/victory.

Saturday, November 7, 2009
      Victory Stomp 7:00 PM

Come Experience the Victory to celebrate the Grand Opening of The National World War II Museum’s exciting new attractions! starring:

• Deacon John and the Ivories Big Band with Wanda Rouzan
• Irma Thomas and the Professionals
• The Victory Belles

Fabulous food by Chef John Besh and The American Sector restaurant!

ADVANCE AND ONLINE TICKETS SALES HAVE CLOSED. VICTORY STOMP TICKETS AT THE $20 & $75 LEVELS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GATE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH AT 6 PM. THANK YOU.

If you are unable to pick up your tickets prior to November 7th at 5 pm, tickets  be held at “will call” at the Victory Stomp Entrance on Andrew Higgins and Camp Street.

Sunday, November 8, 2009
      Mason Lecture Series 6:00 PM

Mason Lecture Series presents James Bradley "The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War "

The General Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II is made possible through the generosity of Major General and Mrs. Raymond E. Mason, Jr. and the Raymond E. Mason Foundation.  A native of Columbus, Ohio, General Mason graduated from Ohio State University in 1941. He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II in the 4th Armored Division of General George S. Patton’s Third Army. Prior to retiring from the military in 1976, he held several high-ranking Pentagon positions, including Assistant Deputy Chief for Operations and Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Logistics.

This lecture series is free but seating to all events is limited.  Reservations are strongly encouraged. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.

For more information on this and future lectures in this series, please call 504-527-6012 x 331 or email jeremy.collins@nationalww2museum.org. Registration is also available online at http://www.nationalww2museum.org/.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
      Veterans Day at The National WWII Museum 9:00 AM

This year's Veterans Day takes on a Gallic tone at The National World War II Museum as France's Legion of Honor Commander Admiral Brac de La Perrière presents the Normandy Liberty Bell to the institution. The bell is an exact replica of the Philadelphia original and a gift from the French people.  General Gratien Maire, head of the Military Mission of the French Embassy to the U.S. will bestow the Legion of Honor – France’s highest honor -- on five Louisiana WWII vets, two posthumously. Various French and American dignitaries will be on hand for the colorful ceremony. The New Orleans De La Salle High School will perform stirring and patriotic music.

10:30-11:00 a.m.                                                                                                                   De La Salle High School Band performs
                                                                                                                                                11:00 a.m.                                                                                                                         Presentation of Normandy Liberty Bell
French Legion of Honor award bestowed

The program will include remarks by:
Dr. Gordon Nick Mueller, Museum President and CEO                                                       Admiral Brac de la Perrière, Commander of the French Legion of Honor
General Gratien Maire, head of the Military Mission of the French Embassy to the U.S.
Oliver Brochenin, the Consul General of France

Free admission all day for veterans and active military. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 227.

Saturday, November 14, 2009
      Meet the Author - Tim Drake 9:00 AM

Meet the Author – Tim Drake author of Inherited Freedom: A grandson’s reflection on World War II through his grandfathers’ experiences, and the translation of their service to the privileges and ultimate responsibilities of later generations

Booksignings at 9:00 am – 11:00 am, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

For more information, contact the Museum Store at 504-528-1944 x244.

Sunday, November 15, 2009
      VOICES: Veterans Day Spoken Word Program by Orlin Corey 2:00 PM
For more information, call 504-528-1944 x 225.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
      Lunchbox Lecture 12:00 PM

"The Battle of Taranto" by Captain Rick Jacobs

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, November 21, 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. For more information, call 504-528-1944 x 333.

      Meet the Author - Dr. Thomas Schoonover 1:00 PM
Dr. Thomas Schoonover signs Hitler’s Man in Havana at The National World War II Museum Store. For more information, call 504-528-1944 x 239.

Thursday, November 26, 2009
      Museum Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday 9:00 AM