Put on that red frock and head down to the French Quarter. Or maybe it's time to pull that pre-worn linen out and go see some art. Or get dressed and find out about antique games and what Southerners do as a pastime. Whatever floats your boat, there's much to do in the way of outings this August weekend.

Through Sunday, the Historic New Orleans Collection will host the annual ANTIQUES FORUM at the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., this year looking at Southern pastimes and play for "Delight & Distraction." Sessions on board games, the circus, pleasure gardens and how the breeding of race horses catapulted the sport to national attention. Also on tap will be presentations on Pontchartrain Beach, the 1884 World's Fair, Southern Jewish summer camps, billiards, handmade cloth do

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