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Doerr Furniture

914 Elysian Fields Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70116

(504) 947-0606

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Events

• Saturday, November 21st

  THE BEAUJOLAIS HAS ARRIVED !!! - Exclusive WFM Label

  12-4pm FREE

  Join us for the unveiling of our exclusive Beaujolais Nouveau 2009!  We will sample the 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau as well as pairing other French Wines and French Cheeses.

  Cork N Canvas manager, Sarah Bunch will be on hand facilitating a contest for guests to paint our exclusive 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau label.

  Corks, canvas, wine, cheese and prizes!  Live music

  Interesting Fact:

  Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapses produced in the Beaujolais region of France.  It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks then officially released for sale on the third Thursday of November. The long awaited release of each year's Beaujolais Nouveau comes at the strike of midnight on the third Thursday in November...There are about 120 festivals to honor the arrival of this enticing young wine in the Beaujolais region alone, not to mention throughout France and across the globe.  The Beaujolais wine-producing region runs from Lyons to the Basse-Bourgogne (lower Burgundy).

  One of my favorite traditions is to get some new Beaujolais Nouveau wine, and put it out on the table for Thanksgiving.  It's also great to keep this light, young red wine around for Winter festivities or give them as holiday gifts!

• Saturday, November 21st

  Some Like it Hot Vintage Dixieland New Orleans Jazz Band

  12-2pm FREE

  To celebrate the unveiling of our Beaujolais, local sensation Some Like It Hot! will be performing live in our store.  Some Like It Hot! is a New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Band that was formed from a love of traditional jazz.  Members of the band:  Kaye Caldwell-Leader-Trumpet, Colin Myers-Trombone, Eric Shuman-Clarinet, Ron Kennedy-Banjo, Lil Josephine-String Bass, and Nita Hemeter-Drums, all share a love of Traditional Jazz.

• Saturday, November 21st

  Corks N Canvas - Beaujolais Contest

  12-2pm FREE

  Corks N Canvas will host a Painting  and Wine Soiree at our Veterans Store in celebration of our 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau!
  Sample our Wines & cheeses while exploring your creative side and creating your very own masterpiece. Step by step painting instruction provided in a fun laid back atmosphere.  Grand Prize includes a gift card to shop at our store! Limited Space.  Call Corks N Canvas 2 to sign up for the WFM event.

  Limit 6 people

  Corks N Canvas 2
  
  corksncanvas2@aol.com
  
  www.corksncanvas.com
  
  504-832-5536

• Special Store Hours for Thanksgiving Holiday

   

  Monday, November 23, 2009          8am-10pm

  Tuesday, November 24, 2009          8am-10pm

  Wednesday, November 25, 2009     7am-10pm

• Thursday, November 26

  Thanksgiving Day

  STORE HOURS: 7:00 AM TO 2:00 PM

• Saturday, November 28th

  Children's Hospital Giving Tree Program Begins

  Ends Friday, December 18, 2009

  Annual Children's Hospital GIVING TREE...

  Choose an ornament and buy a gift. Bring the gift, with the ornament attached by Friday, December 18, 2009 to our Guest Services Desk - located in the front of our store.

  If all of the ornaments are taken, we invite you to donate unwrapped gifts to our Guest Services Desk no later than Friday, December 18, 2009. 

  Make a child's Christmas wish come true!

• Wednesday, December 2nd

  5% Day for Hispanic Apostolate Community Services

  8am-9pm

  Our store will donate five percent of our December 2nd net sales to the Hispanic Apostolate Community Services, which provides emergency social assistance, job services, immigration services, Latino Health Access Network, Worker's Rights Initiatives, public safety services, educational programs, housing counseling, and advocacy.  MOre information on the Hispanic Apostolate is available at ccano.org/immigration.htm

  Catholic Charities: Hispanic Apostolate Community Services

  2809 Harvard Avenue Metairie, LA 70006

  504.457.3462 Phone

• Saturday, December 5th

  Taste of the Holidays

  1-3pm Free

  Whole Foods Market invites you to join us for our free "Taste of the Holidays" on Saturday, December 5th from 1-3pm.  The flavor filled afternoon will feature live music by the Lagniappe String Quartet featuring their string trio consisting of (Violin, viola & Cello) and tastings of the Top 10 wines.  Be our guest and taste delicious Holiday entrees, seasonal sides, Holiday cheeses, exclusive Holiday chocolates and freshly baked Holiday desserts.

  For more information on the Lagniappe String Quartet please visit http://www.nolastringquartet.com

   

• Saturday, December 5th

  Lagniappe String Quartet - LIVE MUSIC

  1-3pm FREE

  Our local music performance will feature the Lagniappe String Quartet !  Their string trio consisting of (Violin, viola & Cello) will be performing both classical and holiday tunes.  For more information on the Lagniappe String Quartet please visit http://www.nolastringquartet.com

• Saturday, December 12

  Photo's with Santa

  12-2pm FREE

• Saturday, December 12th

  Hot Chocolate Stand Fundraiser

  12-2pm

• December 11-19

  Hanukkah Observed

   

   

• Saturday, December 19th

  Guest Appreciation - LIVE MUSIC with Harpist Ashley Toman

  12-2pm Free

  For your listening pleasure we will have harpist Ashley Toman performing classical & holiday music in our store. Samples and Holiday gift ideas in all departments.

  www.ashleytoman.com

   

• December 25

  Christmas Observed

  STORE CLOSED

• December 26-January 1

  Kwanzaa Observed

• Wednesday, January 6th

  Twelfth Night - First King Cake of the Season

  Noon Free

  The official beginning of the 2010 Carnival Season with the tasting of the first King Cake of the Season on Twelfth Night!

CLASSES & TASTINGS - Specialty Department

• Bi-Monthly - Second & Last Tuesday of Each Month

  Cheese & Wine 101

  7-8:30pm Free

  Treat yourself & a friend to an interactive, delicious and dynamic learning experience!  Explore the world of hand-crafted cheeses and wines in a unique way.  Let us provide you with a roadmap for matching various cheese types with the wines that best suit them.

  This unique, hands-on exploration of the world's finest cheeses is the perfect overview for any beginner.  We will introduce cheese basics, including milk types, ripening processes and flavor profiles as well as how to shop for, care for, and serve fine cheeses.

  We will also guide you through choosing wines that compliment each cheese type. You'll be invited to sample some of the cheese and wine pairings and discover what suits your own personal taste.

  Due to the enormous response we will hold the class in our Cafe Seating Area. Each tasting class lasts approximately 90 minutes.

  Minimum of 4 different wines and  4 different cheeses will be tasted

  Cheeses, olives and cold-cuts will be served to illustrate some food and wine pairing principles and classical matches.  

  Limit 15 persons per class- Sign up today at the Specialty Cheese Counter.

• Wednesday thru Sunday - WEEKLY

  Great Value Wines

  5-7pm Free

    If you like opening a different bottle of wine frequently with dinner you might find that the budget does not always support the expensive stuff. Surely, the wine world must have a couple of decent choices under $20 but how do you find those?...

  Join us in discovering great value wines - affordable, delicious choices under $20. We will introduce a selection of them. We will not only be opening wines that received high scores from professional wine critics, we will also open bottles that are ranked as favorites among our team members. These are the wines that got the highest vote by regular wine drinkers, that is, by people like you.

  Join us each week in our Specialty Department and let our Team Members show you the Greatest Deals.

• Saturday & Sunday - WEEKLY

  Vendor Wine & Beer Tastings - Specialty Department

  1-4pm Free

  Join us for wine & beer tastings.  Every weekend new, exciting and affordable selections are introduced. Introduction to structural characteristics and flavor profiles of the major grape varieties and their nuances across leading wine regions.

Notices

• Every Wednesday

  Double Sales Flyer

   If your resolution is to save money and eat healthier - shop with us on Wednesdays! Because on Wednesday it's double flyer day -- you get the sale items from last week and this week - it's like two sales at once, and it only happens on Wednesdays!

  It's our not-so-subtle way of saying, save with us! So shop, save, and feel better about what you're feeding your family! See you Wednesday -- at Whole Foods Market Veterans!

• RECYCLING - Currently not available

  Our store is currently unable to offer recycling to the public because our previous vendor is no longer providing the service.  We are actively seeking a new vendor.  In the meantime, we ask that you please not drop your recyclable items at the back of our store until further notice.  We appreciate your cooperation and patience and apologize for any inconvenience.  Please check our store web page for recycling updates or check with our concierge, Josh Ivy.

  UPDATE: You can now recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles at the Euterpe Recycling Center across from the YLC Building located at 1840 Euterpe St. This free, self service drop off site is operated and maintained by Eco Green Clean, a locally owned trash hauling and site cleaning business. All earnings generated from the sales of these recyclables will be donated to O.C. Hayley Boulevard Main Street Design Committee Renovation Project.

• Free WI-FI (Wireless Internet Access) 

  Did you know our store offers Free Wi-Fi?  Simply tune your laptop into the SSID: WholeFoodsMarketNetwork

  We invite you to enjoy your coffee and pastries or lunch and dinner items while you surf the internet or check your email.  If you need assistance, inquire at the Guest Service Counter.

• FLYERS, POSTINGS & PUBLICATIONS

  No flyers, postings or publications are allowed in our store without written permission from store management.

  Currently approved publications for our store lobby:

   

   

  • Culinary Concierge
  • Gambit Weekly
  • Louisiana Green Scene
  • Natural Awakenings
  • New Orleans Living
  • NOLA Baby
  • Offbeat Magazine
  • Urban Dog
  • Where Yat

  All other materials will be discarded.

   

• Just for our Younger Shoppers - Whole Foods Market Kid's Club

  Stop by our Guest Services desk in the front of our store to get your free Kid's Club Identification Card .  Kids between the ages of 2-12 can use their card to get a free treat every time they come to our store. Check our store calendar page (VETERANS STORE) for  events. For additional rules, see Identification Card.

• Join us...

  Join Whole Foods Market in our conservation efforts. Re-use your paper,plastic and other bags every time you shop at Whole Foods Market Veterans and receive 5 cents back for every paper or plastic bag re-used. Receive 10 cents back for every cloth or plastic tote used.
  Paper, Plastic or Re-usable?
  

  • The average family accumulates 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion.)
  • It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
  • In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans that year alone.
  • Paper bag production delivers a global warming double-whammy - forests (major absorbers of greenhouse gases) have to be cut down, and then the subsequent manufacturing of bags produces greenhouse gases.
  • Paper sacks generate 70% more air and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bags.
  • Plastic bags cause over 100,000 sea turtle and other marine animal deaths every year when animals mistake them for food.
  • In 2001, Ireland consumed 1.2 billion plastic bags, or 316 per person. An extremely successful plastic bag consumption tax, introduced in 2002 reduced consumption by 90%. Approximately 18,000,000 liters of oil have been saved due to this reduced production.
  • Current research demonstrates that paper in today's landfills does not degrade or break down at a substantially faster rate than plastic does. In fact, nothing completely degrades in modern landfills because of the lack of water, light, oxygen, and other important elements that are necessary for the degradation process to be completed.

  
  SECURE THE CALL - Recycle Your Cell Phones

  SECURE THE CALL is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that collects used and unwanted phones and then redistributes them to the community to be used as emergency-only 911 cell phones.  It serves two missions:

  1) Help the planet by keeping as many cell phones out of landfills as possible

  2) Help the community by giving away free cell phones to be used as 911 emergency-only phones as well as evacuation emergency phones

  Whole FoodsMarket Veterans provides you with the opportunity to recycle your unwanted cell phones. To help out the environment, simply place your cell phone in the barrel located in the front of our store under the Guest Comment Board. Thanks!