Twenty–Fourth Annual Petite Antiques Forum

Join the Friends of the Magnolia Mound Plantation for the Petite Antique Forum, promising a day of education and exploration. The event will feature an illustrated talk by renowned contemporary topographical artist Jim Blanchard, “From Jackson Square to the State Capitol: An 1850s Voyage on the Mississippi from New Orleans to Baton Rouge,” at the Louisiana State Archives building. Attendees will then journey to Houmas House in Ascension Parish for lunch, a garden tour, and a unique glimpse into Louisiana’s architectural heritage with exclusive tours of the new Great River Road Museum and of the privately owned historic homes Palo Alto and Belle Alliance Plantation. The reservation fee supports the preservation of decorative arts at Magnolia Mound. 9 am. $150. friendsofmagnoliamound.org.