Celebratin' Springtime with Wine, Concerts and Mudbugs!!

Good Morning Everybody,

Here's the Thursday fun stuff going on today!!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orlenas ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free with these great samples.....2008- Gini - Soave Classico, 2009 - Palazzone - Orvieto, 2008- Venito Ferrara - Greco di Tufo, 2006- Taburno - Aglianco and some beer with Gordon Biersch - Maibock and LA-31 - Grenade!!  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! 

Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with jazz guitarist Brian Seeger....so come on down for some music, culture and fun and the amazing Bill deTurk (my hubby) will be doing the in depth interview this evening..don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with traditional jazz musicians, pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.

Are you hungry for some great music, dancing and food....then head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) the music is jammin' and their kitchen is back open with some amazing food!!  Check out the swing dance lessons from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and stay on for Smoking Time Jazz Club!!!

Need crawfish?  You can get your free crawfish cravin' fixed this evening at Maison Frenchmen on Frenchmen Street (of course) tonight at 7:00 pm!  Bar patrons can load up on crawfish for the low low price of $5 a pound and don't forget about the $5 pitchers!  And of course FREE live music all night long with The Loose Marbles at 7:00 pm and Doombalaya at 10:00 pm!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!  And don't forget about the membership drive...GET YOUR BRASS PASSES NOW! :)