Join your friends and enjoy Mexican food and a variety of margaritas at La Casita, which boasts an extra-long Happy Hour (from 3-7pm). Last time, we liked the food, the drinks, the space, and the company, but were unhappy about the music-- this time around, they have promised to turn it down so that we can talk. (We'll be reminding them of that again!) +++ Please keep us up to date on your ability to make the dinner by using [...]

As we look forward to the vernal equinox (the first day of Spring), Bart Everson will engage in a community discussion on the question, “Can we derive a secular spirituality from the seasons?” Everson’s book, "Spinning in Place", outlines a this-worldly approach to spirituality for the scientifically-minded. “As a longtime atheist, I’m skeptical of many expressions of religiosity,” Everson writes. “But over the years I’ve learned to see much of value in religion as well. To be fully human, we [...]

• What we'll doHaven't ever seen this classic? Now you can! The Evolution vs. Creationism argument is at the center of the Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee Broadway play Inherit the Wind. Lawrence and Lee's inspiration was the 1925 "Monkey Trial," in which Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in violation of state law. Scopes deliberately courted arrest to challenge what he and his supporters saw as an unjust law, and the trial became a [...]

It’s time to volunteer again! One of our most popular and well-attended activities as a group has been working with the Second Harvest organization where we sort and box donated food for families in need in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. We are thankful for the efforts of NOSHA board member Glenn Pearl who has been our contact person, setting up our volunteer shifts and keeping us involved. √ The warehouse is not climate controlled so please dress accordingly. [...]

IMPORTANT NOTE: This film is promoted by Shotgun Cinema and will not have a NOSHA host. We are promoting it because it is FREE and may be of interest to some of you. To find out more, please feel free to contact the venue directly at (504) 948-9998 or info@marignyoperahouse.org This event, timed to the National Evening of Science on Screen, parallels screenings in 25 states of STEM-related movies. It's followed by a discussion with Tulane University physicist Lev Kaplan, [...]

• What we'll doChalmette National Cemetery Volunteer Month is March 17-30, so some NOSHA friends are signing up to help out! Volunteers will learn how to properly document, realign, and clean headstones through hands-on work, while gaining a deeper understanding of Chalmette National Cemetery through a brief interpretative program. Everyone must officially register to volunteer here: https://tinyurl.com/y87wevfc