Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette with guest Scott Billington perform New Orleans music for children in the Kids Tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Johnette will be signing her books at Zuka Baby store!
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
I will be reading two of my books for Storytime, and signing books afterwards so swing on by! Coloring sheets and free bookmarks!
Johnette performs for summer readers at two branches of the Iberville Parish Libraries:
Plaquemine 10:30
East Iberville in St. Gabriel at 2:30
Jena, LA at 10:00
Olla, LA at 2:00
Delmont Gardens Branch at 10:00
Bluebonnet Branch at 2:30
Vacherie, LA at 10:00
Lutcher, LA at 2:00
Johnette will bring her Louisiana musical adventure to six Shreve Memorial Libraries on:
June 24 at 10:00 at the Atkins Branch and at 3:30 at the Cedar Grove/Line Ave Branch
June 25 at 12:00 at the Mooringsport Branch and at 4:30 at the West Shreve Branch
June 26 at 10:00 at the Hamilton/S Caddo Branch and at 4:30 at the Broadmoor Branch
Johnette performs her Louisiana Musical Adventure program for summer readers at the West Baton Rouge Parish Libraries at 10:00 at the Main Branch in Port Allen and at 2:00 at the South Branch in Brusly.
Central Branch at 10:00
Greenwell Springs Branch at 2:30
Pride Branch Library at 10:00
Baker Branch Library at 2:30
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Bring your own ukulele to the Nantucket Atheneum for an introduction to ukulele workshop for teens and adults. You will learn how to play several songs by the end of the workshop, and you will be well on your way to ukulele playing bliss.
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette performs her New Orleans music for children on the Kid’s Stage at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park at the 419 Decatur St. location in the French Quarter. Come romp along the river with me!
Do you haiku? I do! If you ever wanted to write haiku poetry, join me at the Old Metairie Library where I will read from my latest haiku book Singing Waters, A Selection of Haiku, Senryu, and Haibun, and give a mini-workshop about the haiku basics to help you write your first haiku or help you sharpen your haiku skills. For adults only.
Tune to the WTUL Kids Show on WTUL 91.5 FM on Saturday, April 13 beginning at 9:00 AM where I will be an on-air guest singing some of my songs, reading some of my books and chatting with awesome DJ LizzE for the WTUL Marathon!
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Join me as I read and sign my latest book My Parrain is the Loup Garou and my fan favorite book Today is Monday in Louisiana for Story Time at Barnes & Noble Harvey! Coloring sheets and bookmarks for the children!
Petit Pierre is at it again, and so are Heather Stanley and I! Here is a sneak peek at the book cover for our Petit Pierre sequel - Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure! In this chapter of Petit Pierre’s life, he must learn a vital life skill for pelicans—plunge diving! Will he do it? Find out this fall when the book is released by Pelican Publishing!
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free Family Music Series open to school groups, play groups, families and the public.
Parade on down to Barnes & Noble Metairie on Veterans Blvd for a Storytime at noon and signing from 11:00-1:00 for my two Mardi Gras books Who Got the Baby in the King Cake? and Mumbo Jumbo, Stay Out of the Gumbo, A Cajun Mardi Gras Tale.
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Join Johnette for a holiday concert celebration at St. Nick Fair at the Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion in the French Market. Bring your bells to ring in some good cheer.
It’s Small Business Saturday and I am thrilled about joining the crew at Alice & Amelia gift shop for the first time for a book signing. Support small business and spread a little holiday cheer with local gifts!
Join me for the Grand Opening of the Storywalk at the Jackson Parish Library. I will read/sing my book My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane with children as we travel along the Storywalk, and then I will sing the song from the book as part of a concert for children and their families!
Illustrator Heather Stanley and I will be signing our My Parrain is the Loup Garou book at Swamp Fete in the Audubon Zoo gift shop.
Johnette will be a featured author at the Louisiana Book Festival with her upcoming book My Parrain is the Loup Garou. Schedule is:
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Children’s Author Tent 1
My Parrain Is the Loup Garou
(Ages 5 to 6)
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing
I will be discussing my new book My Parrain is the Loup Garou on Great Day Louisiana, WWLTV on October 27, 2023! Tune in as Malik Mingo and I chat books and music!
After my Boo Carre concert in Dutch Alley, I will be signing my books at Little Toy Shop at the 900 Decatur location. Stop by for a meet and greet, and get your books signed in person!
Featuring songs from her new Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween album, Johnette performs some slightly spooky, mostly silly Halloween songs for children for Boo Carre in the French Market. Stage location and time TBA.
Johnette signs her Spooky Second Line book, among her other best sellers, as part of a Spooktacular event!
Come howl along as Johnette Downing reads and signs her latest book My Parrain is the Loup Garou, illustrated by Heather Stanley, and published by Pelican Publishing. Activity and coloring sheets add to this Cajun Tall Tale adventure experience.
For more information, contact the book store at https://www.gardendistrictbookshop.com/
It’s story time as Johnette reads and signs her latest picture book My Parrain Is the Loup Garou, A Cajun tall tale, at her neighborhood bookstore. A craft and a give-away make this event magical.
Grab your uke and join me for my Intro to Ukulele Workshop for teens and adults at the Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Space is limited, so sign up today!
Johnette brings her Swamp Romp Musical Adventure to young readers in Hamilton, MA this summer!
