Happy Friday!
Wine Tastings!
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines!
And you can double your wine tasting fun in Mid-City! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
More vino for you!! Head down to Martin's Wine Cellar Uptown (3500 Magazine St.) or Metairie (714 Elmeer) for a lovely wine tasting from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Check out the selection!
Uptown:
Castle Rock Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2009 (Washington) $9.99
August Kesseler Riesling 'R' 2010 (Germany) was: $13.99, Sale: $12.99
Tahuan Malbec 2010(Argentina) was: $14.99, Sale: $12.99
Southern Right Walker Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (South Africa) was: $17.99, Sale: $15.99
Donati Merlot Paicines 2008 (California) $17.99
Metairie:
Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Rosé Gris de Gris 2011 (France) was: $14.99, Sale: $13.49
Château la Roque Coteaux du Languedoc Rosé 2011 (France) was: $16.99, Sale: $15.29
Domaine de Triennes Sainte Fleur Viognier 2008 (France) $16.99
Mas Belles Eaux les Coteaux du Languedoc 2007 (France) $18.99
Night at the Museum!
Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Cajun music, cooking demos, an artist lecture and culinary documentaries! The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
*5 pm to 8 pm: Art Making Activity with NOMA
*5:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Music by Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Duo
*5:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Complimentary tequila beverages by Republic Tequila
*6 pm: 30 Years/30 Blocks: Lecture with artist, Jan Gilbert
*7 pm: Screening: THNOC & Kevin McCaffrey’s We Live To Eat
*7 pm: Art You Can Eat: Fabulous Food Photography: Tips and tricks for mouthwatering food photos, even with your camera phone! Guest Photographer: Matthew Noel
*8 pm: Screening: WYES’ New Orleans Food Memories
More Music!
Get on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for happy hour with the Ready Eddie and No Fuss Gus at 5:00 pm and stay for Arsene Delay at 8:00 pm - Arsene will be performing with some Threadhead favorites Alex McMurray and Bill Malchow! Be sure to come hungry for delicious pizza and more!
And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for Gal Holiday at 9:30 pm!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
Need more music??
Let the Carousel Lounge in the Monteleone Bar (214 Royal) spin you around with the swinging sounds of Lena Prima at 9:00 pm. It's a cool place for some fun and fancy cocktails!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Jazz Trio at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with El the Orazio and Friends Band at 3:00 pm, Truman Holland and the Backporch Review at 6:00 pm, and Dana Abbot at 9:00 pm!!
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got a double header with The Honeypots at 6:00 pm, and stay on for Egg Yolk Jubilee and Norco Lapalco at 10:00 pm...there's only a $5 cover!
Top off the evening with a FREE show at 10:00 pm over at Tipitina's it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington plus The Brass-A-Holics!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!
www.gratisnola.com
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thursday Fun w/a Survey for a Cocktail, Beers for the T-P, and Lots More Fun!
Havin' fun on a Thursday!
Thursday Special Events!
Come out for a happy hour where your opinion counts! Zagat will be at Bellocq in The Hotel Modern on Lee's Circle from 5:00 to 8:00 pm tonight! Zagat's New Orleans Restaurant Survey is currently live, and they'd love to get the opinions of folks from around the city. If you vote in the survey this evening they'll even buy you a drink - it's as easy as that! And be sure to bring your friends. The more, the merrier as far as they're concerned. Please make sure to RSVP below and let them know you're coming to this fun event.
Zagat Happy Hour at Bellocq
After you make your opinion count - make sure to let your beer drinking count too! It's drinking (and some eating) for the Times Picayune Employee Relief Fund - So fill up on yummy NOLA Beer and some eats at these locations tonight!
*Avenue Pub - 1732 St. Charles Ave. - 100% of liquor, beer and wine sales donated back to the fund 6 till 9 pm (Avenue Pub is a 21 and over establishment.)
*Mia's Balcony Restaurant - 1622 St. Charles Ave. - 10% of food sales for the entire day plus 100 % of NOLA beer sales
*Irish House Restaurant - 1432 St. Charles Ave. - 100% of NOLA Beer sales 6 till 9
The event is sponsored and made possible in part by NOLA brewery.
**If you wish to make a donation directly to the fund http://dashthirtydash.org/2012/06/14/intro/.
Don't miss the Hornets Draft Party! Head on downtown and watch the NBA draft, including the Hornets' first pick, at the New Orleans Arena (1500 Poydras St.) beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Brass-a-Holics will perform, and there will be appearances by Hugo, the Honeybees and more. It's going to be the best Hornet's season ever!
Catch an outdoor movie! The New Orleans Films Society, Louisiana State Museum and Louisiana Museum Foundation present an outdoor screening of King Creole, starring Elvis Presley. The film, set in the French Quarter, and will run on an inflatable screen at the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) beginning around 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $6, with discounts for members of NOFS, LMF and Friends of the Cabildo. Fun!
More Thursday Fun!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Symphony Chorus of New Orleans for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! The Chorus performs Franz Schubert's Miriam's Siegesgesang with guest artist, Danielle Nice, soprano; also Kirby Shaw and Darmon Meader arrangements of Paul Simon favorites Feeling Groovy, Me and Julio, Mother and Child Reunion, to name a few! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Cha Wa - Cha Wa features Mardi Gras Indian singer Eric Boudreaux (brother of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux) on lead vocals, Colin Lake on lap steel, Tom Worrell on piano, Bill Richards on bass, August Jepson on congas, Kerry Vessell on bass drum, and Joe Gelini on drums. Cha Wa merges the sounds of Mardi Gras Indians chanting on the streets of New Orleans with the meditative drone of early blues. onight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday Special Events!
Come out for a happy hour where your opinion counts! Zagat will be at Bellocq in The Hotel Modern on Lee's Circle from 5:00 to 8:00 pm tonight! Zagat's New Orleans Restaurant Survey is currently live, and they'd love to get the opinions of folks from around the city. If you vote in the survey this evening they'll even buy you a drink - it's as easy as that! And be sure to bring your friends. The more, the merrier as far as they're concerned. Please make sure to RSVP below and let them know you're coming to this fun event.
Zagat Happy Hour at Bellocq
After you make your opinion count - make sure to let your beer drinking count too! It's drinking (and some eating) for the Times Picayune Employee Relief Fund - So fill up on yummy NOLA Beer and some eats at these locations tonight!
*Avenue Pub - 1732 St. Charles Ave. - 100% of liquor, beer and wine sales donated back to the fund 6 till 9 pm (Avenue Pub is a 21 and over establishment.)
*Mia's Balcony Restaurant - 1622 St. Charles Ave. - 10% of food sales for the entire day plus 100 % of NOLA beer sales
*Irish House Restaurant - 1432 St. Charles Ave. - 100% of NOLA Beer sales 6 till 9
The event is sponsored and made possible in part by NOLA brewery.
**If you wish to make a donation directly to the fund http://dashthirtydash.org/2012/06/14/intro/.
Don't miss the Hornets Draft Party! Head on downtown and watch the NBA draft, including the Hornets' first pick, at the New Orleans Arena (1500 Poydras St.) beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Brass-a-Holics will perform, and there will be appearances by Hugo, the Honeybees and more. It's going to be the best Hornet's season ever!
Catch an outdoor movie! The New Orleans Films Society, Louisiana State Museum and Louisiana Museum Foundation present an outdoor screening of King Creole, starring Elvis Presley. The film, set in the French Quarter, and will run on an inflatable screen at the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) beginning around 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $6, with discounts for members of NOFS, LMF and Friends of the Cabildo. Fun!
More Thursday Fun!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Symphony Chorus of New Orleans for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! The Chorus performs Franz Schubert's Miriam's Siegesgesang with guest artist, Danielle Nice, soprano; also Kirby Shaw and Darmon Meader arrangements of Paul Simon favorites Feeling Groovy, Me and Julio, Mother and Child Reunion, to name a few! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Cha Wa - Cha Wa features Mardi Gras Indian singer Eric Boudreaux (brother of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux) on lead vocals, Colin Lake on lap steel, Tom Worrell on piano, Bill Richards on bass, August Jepson on congas, Kerry Vessell on bass drum, and Joe Gelini on drums. Cha Wa merges the sounds of Mardi Gras Indians chanting on the streets of New Orleans with the meditative drone of early blues. onight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Happy Hump Day w/Fun on the Point, Art & Lots of Music!
Happy Wednesday!
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Zydeco/Rock Night with Sun Pie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots (Zydeco) and August Rush - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new work by local Artist - Jenny Koelbel. Enjoy some Gypsy swing with music by guitarist, Javier Gutierrez and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's an early show with Kenny Triche at 8:00 pm and stay on for Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight dance the night away with Chegadao at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Zydeco/Rock Night with Sun Pie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots (Zydeco) and August Rush - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new work by local Artist - Jenny Koelbel. Enjoy some Gypsy swing with music by guitarist, Javier Gutierrez and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's an early show with Kenny Triche at 8:00 pm and stay on for Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight dance the night away with Chegadao at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
A Tuesday w/Veggies, Vino at Hermes & Lots of Good Music!
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. The Gericas are back for the last week of their stint at the GPS tent this month. Join the Market in this celebration of the freshest seafood you could desire, as they serve up salad with crabmeat, fish plate with a your choice of squash and zucchini or baked macaroni, shimp pasta, homemade pound cake and homemade angel food cake and blueberry lemonade....Yum!
And if you want more fresh veggies the Hollygrove Market has a new pick-up location and hours for Tuesdays 12 pm-6 pm - No need to pre-order when you visit the market! Pick-up at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.):
In the Box today!
-Natural Squash or Zucchini (Fresh Picked Farms-Opolousas)
-Fairytale Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula)
-Onions (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Natural Leeks (Vintage Garden Farms-Chalmette)
-Bell Pepper (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Creole Tomatoes (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Peaches (Durham Farm-ALabama)
-Natural Blueberries (Poplarville)
-Brown Jasmine Rice (Cajun Grain-Kinder)
-Natural Basil (HM&F Community Growers)
-Natural Mixed Peppers (Vintage Garden Farm-NOLA/Chalmette)
Wine Tasting!
There's a very lovely complimentary wine tasting with light hors d'oeurvres this evening at the Hermes Bar in Antoine's (725 Rue St. Louis). The tasting is from 5:30 to 7:00 pm and will feature some amazing prosecco and wines from Republic. Happy Hour goes 'til 8:00 pm so plan on staying for the fun!
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the music of John Rankin and Ray Moore!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone and Tom Marron on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. The Gericas are back for the last week of their stint at the GPS tent this month. Join the Market in this celebration of the freshest seafood you could desire, as they serve up salad with crabmeat, fish plate with a your choice of squash and zucchini or baked macaroni, shimp pasta, homemade pound cake and homemade angel food cake and blueberry lemonade....Yum!
And if you want more fresh veggies the Hollygrove Market has a new pick-up location and hours for Tuesdays 12 pm-6 pm - No need to pre-order when you visit the market! Pick-up at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.):
In the Box today!
-Natural Squash or Zucchini (Fresh Picked Farms-Opolousas)
-Fairytale Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula)
-Onions (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Natural Leeks (Vintage Garden Farms-Chalmette)
-Bell Pepper (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Creole Tomatoes (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Peaches (Durham Farm-ALabama)
-Natural Blueberries (Poplarville)
-Brown Jasmine Rice (Cajun Grain-Kinder)
-Natural Basil (HM&F Community Growers)
-Natural Mixed Peppers (Vintage Garden Farm-NOLA/Chalmette)
Wine Tasting!
There's a very lovely complimentary wine tasting with light hors d'oeurvres this evening at the Hermes Bar in Antoine's (725 Rue St. Louis). The tasting is from 5:30 to 7:00 pm and will feature some amazing prosecco and wines from Republic. Happy Hour goes 'til 8:00 pm so plan on staying for the fun!
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the music of John Rankin and Ray Moore!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone and Tom Marron on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday, June 25, 2012
A Hot Monday w/Kermit, an Irish Jam & Some Frenchmen St. Fun!
Happy Monday!
Monday Night Music
Catch some Kermit Ruffins early in the evening at his new club "Kermit's Treme Speakeasy Restaurant" (1535 Basin St.) - Kermit and the BBQ Swingers will be performing at 6:00 pm - so come on by for some great music and of course some Monday night red beans!!
Head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles) for a lovely pint of your favorite brew and a Traditional Irish Music Session at 7:00 pm!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've Washboard Rodeo - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm!
And stop into Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny! While your there get a Monsoon (watch out their dangerous) and one of the best burgers in town!
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday Night Music
Catch some Kermit Ruffins early in the evening at his new club "Kermit's Treme Speakeasy Restaurant" (1535 Basin St.) - Kermit and the BBQ Swingers will be performing at 6:00 pm - so come on by for some great music and of course some Monday night red beans!!
Head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles) for a lovely pint of your favorite brew and a Traditional Irish Music Session at 7:00 pm!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've Washboard Rodeo - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm!
And stop into Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny! While your there get a Monsoon (watch out their dangerous) and one of the best burgers in town!
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Happy Weekend with St. John's Eve, Some Egg Yolk and Helpin' Charmaine!
Happy Weekend!
Head down to the Quarter and to the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) for a FREE performance by Seguenon Kone at 2:00 pm. African drummer and New Orleans musical master Seguenon Kone performs with his band Ensemble Fatien, combining Jazz with thraditional Senegalese rhythms!
Don't forget today is St. John's Eve...so celebrate this evening with the annual St. John's Eve Headwashing Ceremony on the footbridge over Bayou St. John (near Cabrini High School) from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. There will be a headwashing ceremony (form of Vodou baptism) dedicated to Marie Laveau Wear all white and bring a white scarf or rag for your head (It will get dirty.) Also, be sure to bring an offering for Marie Laveau; she likes flowers, blue and white candles, Creole foods, hair ribbons and hair dressing supplies, or Vodou-esque items - Voodoo dolls, potions, gris-gris bags, or images of Marie Laveau.
It's Egg Yolk Jubilee time at 10:00 pm over at the Circle Bar on Lee's Circle. Tonight it's time to get down with the brass band sounds - you don't want to miss out on the funky fun!
And get yourself to the Uptown Tipitina's (501 Napoleon) for some fancy footwork with The First Annual Second Line Showdown "Battle of the Footwork" The Ladies Edition - you don't want to miss this competition as the ladies show off their stuff - the fun starts up at about 10:00 pm.
Sunday
Don't miss this very important concert and fund raiser tomorrow!
An all-star fundraiser for Charmaine Neville will take place on Sunday, June 24 at the Westwego Farmer's Market. The Charmaine Neville Tribute and Benefit will feature a range of headlining talent from the Neville family, as well as performances by Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, Kim Carson, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Jo-El Sonnier, and more.
Charmaine Neville was recently diagnosed with CADASIL syndrome, and is currently receiving treatment. Read more about her illness and progress. Funds raised by the event will go to pay for future treatment for Charmaine, and to help her recover from being unable to fully support herself since the onset of her illness.
Charmaine will also perform with her Charmaine Neville Band. A few more performers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
CONCERT LINE-UP
The still-growing concert line-up includes:
RAFFLE
There will also be a raffle and an auction of autographed New Orleans Saints and LSU Football memorabilia, including:
A football autographed by the Saints during this year's training.
A Saints basket of memorabilia and an LSU basket of memorabilia.
A framed print of a Fats Domino portrait by artist Michael Hunt, signed by both Fats and the artist.
A 2010 Most Valuable Player poster by artist Michael Hunt, signed by Drew Brees, Sean Payton, and the artist.
Tickets are $10, and concertgoers are encouraged to bring folding chairs if they like. The gates will open at 11 am, and from 11 to noon the Red Hot Brass Band will play throughout the grounds. The concert itself begins at noon and continues until 6 pm. Traditional Louisiana food will be for sale, including jambalaya and red beans and rice with sausage, as well as hot dogs and nachos, and a number of desserts. There will also be vendors selling beer and Coca-Cola products. All proceeds from food sales, and a portion of beverage sales, will go to pay for Charmaine Neville's treatment.
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!
www.gratisnola.com
Head down to the Quarter and to the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) for a FREE performance by Seguenon Kone at 2:00 pm. African drummer and New Orleans musical master Seguenon Kone performs with his band Ensemble Fatien, combining Jazz with thraditional Senegalese rhythms!
Don't forget today is St. John's Eve...so celebrate this evening with the annual St. John's Eve Headwashing Ceremony on the footbridge over Bayou St. John (near Cabrini High School) from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. There will be a headwashing ceremony (form of Vodou baptism) dedicated to Marie Laveau Wear all white and bring a white scarf or rag for your head (It will get dirty.) Also, be sure to bring an offering for Marie Laveau; she likes flowers, blue and white candles, Creole foods, hair ribbons and hair dressing supplies, or Vodou-esque items - Voodoo dolls, potions, gris-gris bags, or images of Marie Laveau.
Saturday Music!
It's Egg Yolk Jubilee time at 10:00 pm over at the Circle Bar on Lee's Circle. Tonight it's time to get down with the brass band sounds - you don't want to miss out on the funky fun!
And get yourself to the Uptown Tipitina's (501 Napoleon) for some fancy footwork with The First Annual Second Line Showdown "Battle of the Footwork" The Ladies Edition - you don't want to miss this competition as the ladies show off their stuff - the fun starts up at about 10:00 pm.
Sunday
Don't miss this very important concert and fund raiser tomorrow!
ALL-STAR FUND RAISER FOR CHARMAINE NEVILLE
An all-star fundraiser for Charmaine Neville will take place on Sunday, June 24 at the Westwego Farmer's Market. The Charmaine Neville Tribute and Benefit will feature a range of headlining talent from the Neville family, as well as performances by Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, Kim Carson, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Jo-El Sonnier, and more.
Charmaine Neville was recently diagnosed with CADASIL syndrome, and is currently receiving treatment. Read more about her illness and progress. Funds raised by the event will go to pay for future treatment for Charmaine, and to help her recover from being unable to fully support herself since the onset of her illness.
Charmaine will also perform with her Charmaine Neville Band. A few more performers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
CONCERT LINE-UP
The still-growing concert line-up includes:
Dr. John
The Young Nevilles, with special guests Ivan and Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers, plus Athelgra Neville of the Dixie Cups
The Charmaine Neville Band
Kermit Ruffins
Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
Kim Carson
Jo-El Sonnier, backed by the Treeter Band
P.E. Gilligan (also Master of Ceremonies), backed by the Treeter Band
Rocking Doopsie
Davell Crawford
Deacon John Moore
Jean Knight
Guitar Lightnin' Lee
The Southern Groove Band, featuring Ronnie Boudreaux, Richard Banquer, Duane Schurb, Will Cooper, T.J. Dewey, and Jules Albarada
Cool Breeze, featuring Al Bemiss, Michael Pierce, and Michael Harris
Danny Alexander
The Foret Tradition and Aaron Foret
RAFFLE
There will also be a raffle and an auction of autographed New Orleans Saints and LSU Football memorabilia, including:
A football autographed by the Saints during this year's training.
A Saints basket of memorabilia and an LSU basket of memorabilia.
A framed print of a Fats Domino portrait by artist Michael Hunt, signed by both Fats and the artist.
A 2010 Most Valuable Player poster by artist Michael Hunt, signed by Drew Brees, Sean Payton, and the artist.
Tickets are $10, and concertgoers are encouraged to bring folding chairs if they like. The gates will open at 11 am, and from 11 to noon the Red Hot Brass Band will play throughout the grounds. The concert itself begins at noon and continues until 6 pm. Traditional Louisiana food will be for sale, including jambalaya and red beans and rice with sausage, as well as hot dogs and nachos, and a number of desserts. There will also be vendors selling beer and Coca-Cola products. All proceeds from food sales, and a portion of beverage sales, will go to pay for Charmaine Neville's treatment.
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!
www.gratisnola.com
Friday, June 22, 2012
Happy Friday w/Wine, Art and Lots of Music!
Happy Friday!
Wine Tastings!
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines!
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
Night at the Museum!
Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! Join NOMA as they celebrate the opening of Ralston Crawford and Jazz with a performance by Dr. Michael White. The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
•5pm to 8pm: Art Making Activity with NOMA
•5:30pm to 7:30pm: Jazz piano performance by Wayne Daigrepont in the Great Hall
•6pm: Panel Discussion: Ralston Crawford in New Orleans with Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Director of the Sheldon Art Galleries and Curator of Ralston Crawford and Jazz and John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Moderated by Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, NOMA
•7pm: Art You Can Eat: Louisiana Surf, Turk, & Sparkle: Recipes from the rich bounty of Louisiana waters and wetlands: Chip Flanagan, Executive Chef, Ralph’s on the Park (Reservations requested)
•7:30pm: Performance by jazz great, Dr. Michael White in the Stern Auditorium
More Music!
Get on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for happy hour with the Pfister Sisters at 5:00 pm and stay for Arsene Delay at 8:00 pm - Arsene will be taking a few of Paul's Sanchez's Friday night slots - and performing with some Threadhead favorites like Alex McMurray, Bill Malchow and more! at 8:00 pm - and be sure to come hungry for delicious pizza and more!
And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for The Top Cats at 9:30 pm!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
Need more music??
Let the Carousel Lounge in the Monteleone Bar (214 Royal) spin you around with the swinging sounds of Lena Prima at 9:00 pm. It's a cool place for some fun and fancy cocktails!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Jazz Trio at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with El the Orazio and Friends Band at 3:00 pm, Angelina and the Real Deal! at 6:00 pm, and Dana Abbot at 9:00 pm!!
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got a double header with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and stay on for The Bo-Keys at 10:00 pm...there's a $10 cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Top off the evening with a FREE show at 10:00 pm over at Tipitina's it's Flow Tribe plus Daria and the Hip Drops!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
www.gratisnola.com
Wine Tastings!
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines!
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
Night at the Museum!
Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! Join NOMA as they celebrate the opening of Ralston Crawford and Jazz with a performance by Dr. Michael White. The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
•5pm to 8pm: Art Making Activity with NOMA
•5:30pm to 7:30pm: Jazz piano performance by Wayne Daigrepont in the Great Hall
•6pm: Panel Discussion: Ralston Crawford in New Orleans with Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Director of the Sheldon Art Galleries and Curator of Ralston Crawford and Jazz and John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Moderated by Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, NOMA
•7pm: Art You Can Eat: Louisiana Surf, Turk, & Sparkle: Recipes from the rich bounty of Louisiana waters and wetlands: Chip Flanagan, Executive Chef, Ralph’s on the Park (Reservations requested)
•7:30pm: Performance by jazz great, Dr. Michael White in the Stern Auditorium
More Music!
Get on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for happy hour with the Pfister Sisters at 5:00 pm and stay for Arsene Delay at 8:00 pm - Arsene will be taking a few of Paul's Sanchez's Friday night slots - and performing with some Threadhead favorites like Alex McMurray, Bill Malchow and more! at 8:00 pm - and be sure to come hungry for delicious pizza and more!
And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for The Top Cats at 9:30 pm!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
Need more music??
Let the Carousel Lounge in the Monteleone Bar (214 Royal) spin you around with the swinging sounds of Lena Prima at 9:00 pm. It's a cool place for some fun and fancy cocktails!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Jazz Trio at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with El the Orazio and Friends Band at 3:00 pm, Angelina and the Real Deal! at 6:00 pm, and Dana Abbot at 9:00 pm!!
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got a double header with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and stay on for The Bo-Keys at 10:00 pm...there's a $10 cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Top off the evening with a FREE show at 10:00 pm over at Tipitina's it's Flow Tribe plus Daria and the Hip Drops!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Happy Thursday w/Lots of Vino, Concerts in the Garden & Museum!
Good Morning Everybody - and Happy Thursday!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
And there's more wine!! Come to Tastings at the Track and enjoy 35 plus "A Taste of South America" with samplings from the best wines of Chile and Argentina - come appreciate 30 fine wines from these under appreciated wine-producing nations! Held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the clubhouse at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots (1751 Gentilly Blvd.), the spirited sampling is sponsored by Dorignac's. Wine experts are on hand to answer all of your wine questions, and there will be gourmet cheeses to compliment the wines. Cost to attend is $25 per person. Tickets are sold at Dorignac's or at the door. Don't miss it!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Banu Gibson for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Gibson stands virtually at the top of her field. A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu is one of the few vocalists of her generation to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. A powerful force on stage, her enthusiasm and showmanship ! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Ken Swartz and The Palace of Sin - Start with Delta Blues and add a dash of jam band, and you have a creatively concocted evening with this New Orleans ensemble! Tonight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
And there's more wine!! Come to Tastings at the Track and enjoy 35 plus "A Taste of South America" with samplings from the best wines of Chile and Argentina - come appreciate 30 fine wines from these under appreciated wine-producing nations! Held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the clubhouse at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots (1751 Gentilly Blvd.), the spirited sampling is sponsored by Dorignac's. Wine experts are on hand to answer all of your wine questions, and there will be gourmet cheeses to compliment the wines. Cost to attend is $25 per person. Tickets are sold at Dorignac's or at the door. Don't miss it!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Banu Gibson for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Gibson stands virtually at the top of her field. A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu is one of the few vocalists of her generation to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. A powerful force on stage, her enthusiasm and showmanship ! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Ken Swartz and The Palace of Sin - Start with Delta Blues and add a dash of jam band, and you have a creatively concocted evening with this New Orleans ensemble! Tonight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday w/Elephants in the Streets, Hurricanes and Lots o' Music!
Happy Summer - Let's celebrate!
Circus Parade!
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents - The Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade TODAY at 11:00 am - The second annual Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade will roll through downtown and begins at the intersection of Girod St. & Loyola Avenue. This amazing event is free and open to the public and will feature exotic animals and appearances by Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Brian Crawford Scott, clowns and performers. Guests will also have a chance to win FREE tickets to opening night by catching some of Ringling's exciting throws!
*The parade will commence at the New Orleans Arena and travel down Girod Street, turn left on Carondelet Street, down Poydras Street to Sugar Bowl Drive and conclude on W Stadium Drive back to the New Orleans Arena. As the parade comes to the end, a "watering" event will be held at the Loyola Avenue and Poydras Street intersection where spectators will have a chance to see how Ringling keeps its largest and most pampered animals cool in the summer heat. Don't miss all the fun!!
Wednesday Fun!
Celebrate the first day of Summer in the French Quarter at Pat O'Brien's (718 St. Peter)!! Pat O's is havin' a Beat the Heat Party with half price Hurricanes all day! Now that's one good way to stay cool.
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Blues Night with Big Daddy "O" Review with Ed Wills and BLUES4SALE - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features artist Theresa Herrera with Bright Colors and Energetic Lines Prints and Paintings Expressing Prayers and Parables. Enjoy some Gypsy swing with music by Raphal Bas and Pierre Pichon and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for The Geraniums at 8:00 pm. Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight swing the night away with Jerry Embree at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's Colin Lake & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Circus Parade!
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents - The Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade TODAY at 11:00 am - The second annual Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade will roll through downtown and begins at the intersection of Girod St. & Loyola Avenue. This amazing event is free and open to the public and will feature exotic animals and appearances by Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Brian Crawford Scott, clowns and performers. Guests will also have a chance to win FREE tickets to opening night by catching some of Ringling's exciting throws!
*The parade will commence at the New Orleans Arena and travel down Girod Street, turn left on Carondelet Street, down Poydras Street to Sugar Bowl Drive and conclude on W Stadium Drive back to the New Orleans Arena. As the parade comes to the end, a "watering" event will be held at the Loyola Avenue and Poydras Street intersection where spectators will have a chance to see how Ringling keeps its largest and most pampered animals cool in the summer heat. Don't miss all the fun!!
Wednesday Fun!
Celebrate the first day of Summer in the French Quarter at Pat O'Brien's (718 St. Peter)!! Pat O's is havin' a Beat the Heat Party with half price Hurricanes all day! Now that's one good way to stay cool.
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Blues Night with Big Daddy "O" Review with Ed Wills and BLUES4SALE - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features artist Theresa Herrera with Bright Colors and Energetic Lines Prints and Paintings Expressing Prayers and Parables. Enjoy some Gypsy swing with music by Raphal Bas and Pierre Pichon and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for The Geraniums at 8:00 pm. Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight swing the night away with Jerry Embree at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's Colin Lake & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tuesday with Veggies and Music!
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. This month the Market welcomes Chris Gerica, daughter of Pete and Clara Gerica, one of their beloved fisher families at market, to the GPS tent. She's back this week with they'll have crabmeat and spring mix salad, black drum with green beans and dirty rice, shrimp stew, lemonade to wash it all down, and snickerdoodles and white chocolate chip cookies. They'll also have stuffed crabs packaged to go, so you don't have to worry about dinner either!
And if you want more fresh veggies the Hollygrove Market has a new pick-up location and hours for Tuesdays 12 pm-6 pm - No need to pre-order when you visit the market! Pick-up at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.):
In the Box today!
-Squash or Zucchini (Monica's Okra World-Garyville)
-Onions (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Cherry Tomatoes (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula)
-Cucumbers (Covey Rise Farm- Husser)
-Fairytale Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula/Fekete Farm-Hungarian Settlement)
-Peaches (Cherry Creek Orchard-MS/Jones Produce-Alabama)
-Plums (Durham Farms- Alabama)
-Organic Blueberries (Blue Tara Farm- Poplarville)
-Natural Salad Mix or Garlic (Grow Dat Youth Farm- City Park/ Landry-Poche Farm-Springfield)
-Natural Shiitake (MSNP-MS)
-Natural Herbs (HM&F Community Growers)
-Natural Microgreens (Good Food-NOLA)
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the sounds of Don Vappie!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. This month the Market welcomes Chris Gerica, daughter of Pete and Clara Gerica, one of their beloved fisher families at market, to the GPS tent. She's back this week with they'll have crabmeat and spring mix salad, black drum with green beans and dirty rice, shrimp stew, lemonade to wash it all down, and snickerdoodles and white chocolate chip cookies. They'll also have stuffed crabs packaged to go, so you don't have to worry about dinner either!
And if you want more fresh veggies the Hollygrove Market has a new pick-up location and hours for Tuesdays 12 pm-6 pm - No need to pre-order when you visit the market! Pick-up at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.):
In the Box today!
-Squash or Zucchini (Monica's Okra World-Garyville)
-Onions (Covey Rise Farms-Husser)
-Cherry Tomatoes (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula)
-Cucumbers (Covey Rise Farm- Husser)
-Fairytale Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm-Ponchatoula/Fekete Farm-Hungarian Settlement)
-Peaches (Cherry Creek Orchard-MS/Jones Produce-Alabama)
-Plums (Durham Farms- Alabama)
-Organic Blueberries (Blue Tara Farm- Poplarville)
-Natural Salad Mix or Garlic (Grow Dat Youth Farm- City Park/ Landry-Poche Farm-Springfield)
-Natural Shiitake (MSNP-MS)
-Natural Herbs (HM&F Community Growers)
-Natural Microgreens (Good Food-NOLA)
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the sounds of Don Vappie!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday, June 18, 2012
Happy Monday w/Music All 'Round Town!
Happy Monday!
Monday Night Music
If you're Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've got Iguana man Joe Cabral and his Trio - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!
And head right across the street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for Glen David Andrews at 10:00 pm (there's a $5 cover for the late show - but that's not much to pay for this performance!)
The Always Lounge (2240 St. Claude) is the place to be when The Thing + Joe McPhee mix it up with New Orleans musicians for short sets of ad-hoc hardcore improv mayhem! Admission is only $12 - and check out these guys who will be jammin' - Joe McPhee (trumpet & sax), Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) + Donald Miller (guitar), Jeff Albert (trombone), Rob Cambre (guitar & fx), Will Thompson IV (piano & electronics).
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday Night Music
If you're Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've got Iguana man Joe Cabral and his Trio - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!
And head right across the street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for Glen David Andrews at 10:00 pm (there's a $5 cover for the late show - but that's not much to pay for this performance!)
The Always Lounge (2240 St. Claude) is the place to be when The Thing + Joe McPhee mix it up with New Orleans musicians for short sets of ad-hoc hardcore improv mayhem! Admission is only $12 - and check out these guys who will be jammin' - Joe McPhee (trumpet & sax), Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) + Donald Miller (guitar), Jeff Albert (trombone), Rob Cambre (guitar & fx), Will Thompson IV (piano & electronics).
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Friday, June 15, 2012
TGIF w/Courtyard Concerts, Movies at the Museum & Lots of Music!
Happy Friday!
Wine and Concerts!
Start off your evening with a wine tasting at Swirl on Ponce de Leon (right of Esplanade) at 6:00 pm and right down the street at Fairgrinds Coffee House you got Lips and the Trips at 7:30 pm...you don't want to miss Lips - it's going to be a great show!!
Head down to the Quarter for the spring season finale performance for Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection....Experience a concert in the courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Creole String Beans...In true south Louisiana style, the Beans mix swamp pop and classic R&B. The band includes Rick Olivier (guitar/vocals), Rob Savoy (bass/vocals), Brian Rini (organ/vocals), and Bryan Barry (drums), with Derek Huston (baritone sax) and Travis Blotsky (tenor sax)!! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 2 complimentary champagne cocktails from Cafe Amelie! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $65.00 per household.
Another Night at the Museum!
Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
*5pm to 8pm: Art Making Activity by Nina Nichols, artist-in-residence at A Studio in the Woods
*5:30pm to 8:30pm: Music by Sarah Quintana
*6pm: Lecture by artist, Katie Holten
*7pm: Art You Can Eat: Artistic License: Cocktails Reinterpreted as Dessert - Edible Sazeracs, Mint Juleps, Brandy Milk Punch and more!: Brett Gauthier, Executive Pastry Chef, RBRG (Reservations requested) http://cafenoma-artyoucaneat.eventbrite.com/
*7 - 7:15pm: Screening: ART21: Boundaries (Following the lecture by Katie Holten)
*8 - 8:15pm: Screening: ART21: Balance
And there's double the fun at NOMA, because the Wizard of OZ has been rescheduled for tonight!
Join the New Orleans Museum of Art, as they present music, art making, and an outdoor screening of the classic film The Wizard of OZ tonight in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA. See below for the night’s scheduled events. Admission: $6 for adults : Children (17 & under), free : $3 for NOMA/NOFS/Members (No more than 4 discount tickets may be purchased.) No outside food or beverages will be permitted. Please bring a blanket (recommended) or folding chair for seating.
Schedule for the Night:
*5 pm to 8pm: Food by Crêpes à la Cart, La Cocinita, Green To Go NOLA, NOLA Snow Snowballs (additional purchase required)
*6 pm to 8pm: Music by Cindy Scott
*5 pm to 7pm: Art Making Activity with Three Ring Circus.
*8:15 pm (sundown): Film: The Wizard of OZ - come dressed as your favorite character.
More Music!
Get on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for happy hour and stay for Alex McMurray at 8:00 pm - and be sure to come hungry for delicious pizza and more!
And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for Crescent City Soul Band plus No Idea at 9:30 pm!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
Need more music??
Let the Carousel Lounge in the Monteleone Bar (214 Royal) spin you around with the swinging sounds of Lena Prima at 9:00 pm. It's a cool place for some fun and fancy cocktails!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Jazz Trio at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with El the Orazio and Friends Band at 3:00 pm, Big Soul Band at 6:00 pm, and Dana Abbot at 9:00 pm!!
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got a double header with The Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm, and stay on for Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs at 10:00 pm...there's a $10 cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Top off the evening with a FREE show at 10:00 pm over at Tipitina's it's Stooges Brass Band plus Local Skank!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
www.gratisnola.com
Wine and Concerts!
Start off your evening with a wine tasting at Swirl on Ponce de Leon (right of Esplanade) at 6:00 pm and right down the street at Fairgrinds Coffee House you got Lips and the Trips at 7:30 pm...you don't want to miss Lips - it's going to be a great show!!
Head down to the Quarter for the spring season finale performance for Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection....Experience a concert in the courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Creole String Beans...In true south Louisiana style, the Beans mix swamp pop and classic R&B. The band includes Rick Olivier (guitar/vocals), Rob Savoy (bass/vocals), Brian Rini (organ/vocals), and Bryan Barry (drums), with Derek Huston (baritone sax) and Travis Blotsky (tenor sax)!! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 2 complimentary champagne cocktails from Cafe Amelie! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $65.00 per household.
Another Night at the Museum!
Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
*5pm to 8pm: Art Making Activity by Nina Nichols, artist-in-residence at A Studio in the Woods
*5:30pm to 8:30pm: Music by Sarah Quintana
*6pm: Lecture by artist, Katie Holten
*7pm: Art You Can Eat: Artistic License: Cocktails Reinterpreted as Dessert - Edible Sazeracs, Mint Juleps, Brandy Milk Punch and more!: Brett Gauthier, Executive Pastry Chef, RBRG (Reservations requested) http://cafenoma-artyoucaneat.eventbrite.com/
*7 - 7:15pm: Screening: ART21: Boundaries (Following the lecture by Katie Holten)
*8 - 8:15pm: Screening: ART21: Balance
And there's double the fun at NOMA, because the Wizard of OZ has been rescheduled for tonight!
Join the New Orleans Museum of Art, as they present music, art making, and an outdoor screening of the classic film The Wizard of OZ tonight in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA. See below for the night’s scheduled events. Admission: $6 for adults : Children (17 & under), free : $3 for NOMA/NOFS/Members (No more than 4 discount tickets may be purchased.) No outside food or beverages will be permitted. Please bring a blanket (recommended) or folding chair for seating.
Schedule for the Night:
*5 pm to 8pm: Food by Crêpes à la Cart, La Cocinita, Green To Go NOLA, NOLA Snow Snowballs (additional purchase required)
*6 pm to 8pm: Music by Cindy Scott
*5 pm to 7pm: Art Making Activity with Three Ring Circus.
*8:15 pm (sundown): Film: The Wizard of OZ - come dressed as your favorite character.
More Music!
Get on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for happy hour and stay for Alex McMurray at 8:00 pm - and be sure to come hungry for delicious pizza and more!
And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for Crescent City Soul Band plus No Idea at 9:30 pm!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
Need more music??
Let the Carousel Lounge in the Monteleone Bar (214 Royal) spin you around with the swinging sounds of Lena Prima at 9:00 pm. It's a cool place for some fun and fancy cocktails!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Jazz Trio at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with El the Orazio and Friends Band at 3:00 pm, Big Soul Band at 6:00 pm, and Dana Abbot at 9:00 pm!!
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got a double header with The Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm, and stay on for Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs at 10:00 pm...there's a $10 cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Top off the evening with a FREE show at 10:00 pm over at Tipitina's it's Stooges Brass Band plus Local Skank!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Thursday Dinner Has Gone to the Dogs plus Wine and Music!
Good Morning Everybody - Lost of good stuff goin' on!
Thursday Events
Supper is going to the dogs (and cats) tonight for Pause 4 Dinner! Restaurants all around town have pledged to donate 20 percent of their proceeds from dinner sales to the Louisiana SPCA. So chow down for a great cause - could you think of a better (or yummier way) to help out! For a list of restaurants participating in the program, visit the link above. Woof and Meoux!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Cajun music legend, Bruce Daigrepoint for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Bruce almost single-handedly has popularized Cajun music and Cajun dancing in cosmopolitan New Orleans area - you don't want to miss his performance! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Anthony Cuccia - Percussionist and singer/songwriter Anthony Cuccia expands the boundaries of indie rock and New Orleans beats. He will be performing with Nathan Lamberston, Rex Gregory, James Westfall and Alex McMurray! And tonight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday Events
Supper is going to the dogs (and cats) tonight for Pause 4 Dinner! Restaurants all around town have pledged to donate 20 percent of their proceeds from dinner sales to the Louisiana SPCA. So chow down for a great cause - could you think of a better (or yummier way) to help out! For a list of restaurants participating in the program, visit the link above. Woof and Meoux!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Cajun music legend, Bruce Daigrepoint for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Bruce almost single-handedly has popularized Cajun music and Cajun dancing in cosmopolitan New Orleans area - you don't want to miss his performance! 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden presents Anthony Cuccia - Percussionist and singer/songwriter Anthony Cuccia expands the boundaries of indie rock and New Orleans beats. He will be performing with Nathan Lamberston, Rex Gregory, James Westfall and Alex McMurray! And tonight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday w/Concerts, a Market, Opera & Mucho Music!
Happy Hump Day!
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Latin Night with Roberto Moreira & Son Como Son with Ritmo Calypso - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Head on over to Lakeview and the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue. You'll enjoy music by Eudora Evans and Deep Soul and come shop and support the local artists who can help you find that perfect something for you and your Dad (don't forget Father's Day is Sunday!) There will be 75 arts, crafts and food vendors along with the Bayou Gaming Truck hosted by St. Paul's. You can enjoy the famous char-grilled oysters from Drago's or Baked Alaska from Antoine's. Stop by the Beacon Beverage booth to enjoy a refreshing libation from an array of thirst quenchers. Try the new Velvet Cactus Margarita-frozen or on the rocks! It's going to a fun evening!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features Beatriz “Soco” Ocampo Beatriz "Soco" Ocampo with "Retrospective of a Colombian artist living in New Orleans for 15 years". . Enjoy music from Javier Gutierrez and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Opera returns to Bourbon Street with Opera on Tap - It's New Orleans Summer in the city! Song, wine, and air condition are the perfect combination for summer fun.! Join the fun tonight at 7:00 pm at the Puccini Bar located at the Inn on Bourbon (541 Bourbon)! The Inn is located at the site of the French Opera House (1859-1919) and continues to celebrate its history with a live performance series. Special $5 parking is extended to all guests attending the performances.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm. Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight enjoy some more fun Latin music with Fredy Omar con su Banda at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's John "Papa" Gros at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesdays on the Point concert series keeps on kickin' today in Algiers and runs through July 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Latin Night with Roberto Moreira & Son Como Son with Ritmo Calypso - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
Head on over to Lakeview and the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue. You'll enjoy music by Eudora Evans and Deep Soul and come shop and support the local artists who can help you find that perfect something for you and your Dad (don't forget Father's Day is Sunday!) There will be 75 arts, crafts and food vendors along with the Bayou Gaming Truck hosted by St. Paul's. You can enjoy the famous char-grilled oysters from Drago's or Baked Alaska from Antoine's. Stop by the Beacon Beverage booth to enjoy a refreshing libation from an array of thirst quenchers. Try the new Velvet Cactus Margarita-frozen or on the rocks! It's going to a fun evening!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features Beatriz “Soco” Ocampo Beatriz "Soco" Ocampo with "Retrospective of a Colombian artist living in New Orleans for 15 years". . Enjoy music from Javier Gutierrez and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)
Opera returns to Bourbon Street with Opera on Tap - It's New Orleans Summer in the city! Song, wine, and air condition are the perfect combination for summer fun.! Join the fun tonight at 7:00 pm at the Puccini Bar located at the Inn on Bourbon (541 Bourbon)! The Inn is located at the site of the French Opera House (1859-1919) and continues to celebrate its history with a live performance series. Special $5 parking is extended to all guests attending the performances.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm. Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight enjoy some more fun Latin music with Fredy Omar con su Banda at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street?
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) catch the early show at 7:00 pm with The Tin Men, and it's John "Papa" Gros at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Slim and The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
A Tuesday w/Veggies, a Free Movie & Lots of Music!
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. This month the Market welcomes Chris Gerica, daughter of Pete and Clara Gerica, one of their beloved fisher families at market, to the GPS tent. She's back this week with boiled shrimp salad with Italian dressing, fresh caught seabream (unless her Dad catches something else) or stuffed crab with sautéed squash and zucchini or potato salad, boiled shrimp by the pound, stuffed crabs packaged to go, blondies, brownies and blueberry lemonade.. Swing by the market this Tuesday and pick up lunch, or dinner!
Free Movie!
Head on over to the Ashe Cultural Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley) and join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a FREE screening of acclaimed documentary THE LOVING STORY, co-presented by the New Orleans Film Society, HBO, Press Street, and the Charitable Film Network. Arrive early for a 6:30 p.m. reception. The screening will start at 7:00 p.m., and there will be a short discussion following the screening with a panel of speakers including Hamilton Simons-Jones, Annette Hollowell, and others.
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the sounds of John Rankin and Todd Duke!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. This month the Market welcomes Chris Gerica, daughter of Pete and Clara Gerica, one of their beloved fisher families at market, to the GPS tent. She's back this week with boiled shrimp salad with Italian dressing, fresh caught seabream (unless her Dad catches something else) or stuffed crab with sautéed squash and zucchini or potato salad, boiled shrimp by the pound, stuffed crabs packaged to go, blondies, brownies and blueberry lemonade.. Swing by the market this Tuesday and pick up lunch, or dinner!
Free Movie!
Head on over to the Ashe Cultural Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley) and join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a FREE screening of acclaimed documentary THE LOVING STORY, co-presented by the New Orleans Film Society, HBO, Press Street, and the Charitable Film Network. Arrive early for a 6:30 p.m. reception. The screening will start at 7:00 p.m., and there will be a short discussion following the screening with a panel of speakers including Hamilton Simons-Jones, Annette Hollowell, and others.
Good Music Tonight!
And there's a great evening on the Avenue, because it's another lovely southern night for porch sitting and music over at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) from 8:00 to 11:00 pm...Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the sounds of John Rankin and Todd Duke!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)! They've got the Sweet Olive String Band at 5:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone on guitar and Bill Malchow on piano at 8:00 pm - come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the Treme Brass Band at 9:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but that's practically free!
Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the Grammy Award winning REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday - Support a Charity w/Drinks and Music!
Happy Monday!
Special Event!
Spend your Monday night listening to some great music while helping out a great cause at Maison (508 Frenchmen) - Jamie and Lindsay Donate All Tips to The Barman's Fund! After hearing about the Barman's Fund, Jamie and Lindsay (bartender's at Maison) decided to donate all of their hard-earned tips from a Monday night shift to help out this worthwhile cause...and Maison has very generously offered to match what they make! In case you don't know, the Barman's Fund is a group of bartenders who donate a shift a month to the Fund. The money is then distributed to different local causes and charities. There are chapters in both NOLA and NYC.
The line-up:
5pm Chicken and Waffles
7pm The Royal Roses
10pm The New Orleans SuperJam featuring Gene's Music Machine
For more info about the fund and Maison click on the links below:
http://barmansfund.tumblr.com/
http://www.maisonfrenchmen.com/
Monday Night Music
If you're Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've got Iguana man Joe Cabral and his Trio - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another jazzalicious Monday evening show.
And Head right across the street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for Glen David Andrews at 10:00 pm (there's a $5 cover for the late show - but that's not much to pay for this performance!)
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Special Event!
Spend your Monday night listening to some great music while helping out a great cause at Maison (508 Frenchmen) - Jamie and Lindsay Donate All Tips to The Barman's Fund! After hearing about the Barman's Fund, Jamie and Lindsay (bartender's at Maison) decided to donate all of their hard-earned tips from a Monday night shift to help out this worthwhile cause...and Maison has very generously offered to match what they make! In case you don't know, the Barman's Fund is a group of bartenders who donate a shift a month to the Fund. The money is then distributed to different local causes and charities. There are chapters in both NOLA and NYC.
The line-up:
5pm Chicken and Waffles
7pm The Royal Roses
10pm The New Orleans SuperJam featuring Gene's Music Machine
For more info about the fund and Maison click on the links below:
http://barmansfund.tumblr.com/
http://www.maisonfrenchmen.com/
Monday Night Music
If you're Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of Beausoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm tonight!
There's fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) come by for The N'awlins Johnnys at 10:00 pm and don't forget about the FREE red beans tonight!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Satisfy your hunger for great food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Tonight at 7:00 pm they've got Iguana man Joe Cabral and his Trio - don't miss the show!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another jazzalicious Monday evening show.
And Head right across the street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for Glen David Andrews at 10:00 pm (there's a $5 cover for the late show - but that's not much to pay for this performance!)
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 10:00 pm - they'll get your Monday night funked up -remember there's a cover - but it's worth it!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!
www.gratisnola.com
Saturday, June 9, 2012
A Weekend w/Zydeco, Tomatoes, Mr. Okra & Art on St. Claude!
Happy Weekend! Lots of good stuff going on around town!
Quarter Festin'!
Festival season ain't over yet! We got two big events in the Quarter this weekend!It's Cajun - Zydeco Fest at the The Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) - All weekend long from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm - Admission is free!
The Cajun - Zydeco Fest features three stages of music, more than a dozen food vendors and a large crafts fair - all in the historic French Quarter - the event has become one of the major attractions of New Orleans' social calendar. Check out the music schedule and click on the link for more food and fun fest info! http://www.jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco
Saturday, June 9
Esplanade Avenue Stage
11:30 am to 1:00 pm La Famille Cormier
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Bruce Daigrepont
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Barracks Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Mary Broussard & Creole Royalty
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Rosie Ledet
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
Ursulines Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Les Freres Michot
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Magnolia Sisters
Sunday, June 10
Esplanade Avenue Stage
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Al Berard Cajun Band
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm Travis Matte & the Kingpins
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Barracks Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm DL Menard with the Jambalaya Cajun Band
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
Ursulines Street Stage
12:00 to 1:30 pm Li'l Nathan and the Zydeco Big Tymers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Waylon Thibodeaux
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys
Saturday
12:00 p.m. Bruce Daigrepont
1:00 p.m. Big Red
2:00 p.m. Roddie Romero
3:00 p.m. C.J. Chenier
4:00 p.m. Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers
Sunday
12:00 p.m. Dwayne Dopsie
1:00 p.m. D.L. Menard
2:00 p.m. Nathan Williams, Sr.
3:00 p.m. Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes
4:00 p.m. Geno Delafose
Saturday
11am-11:30pm Family Swing Dance Lesson
11:30pm-1:15pm – Faux Barrio Billionaires Trio
1:15pm – 1:45pm – Swing Dance Lesson
1:45pm– 3:30pm Showarama Hot Trio
3:30pm-4pm Swing Dance Lesson
4pm–5:45pm Ben Polcer & His Grinders plus a Dutch Alley Dance-Off with $100 cash prize!
Sunday
11am-11:30pm Family Swing Dance Lesson
11:30pm-1:15pm – Luke Winslow-King & Esther Rose
1:15pm – 1:45pm – Swing Dance Lesson
1:45pm– 3:30pm Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns
3:30pm-4pm Swing Dance Lesson
4pm– 5:45pm Shotgun Jazz Band
FRESH CREOLE TOMATOES FOR SALE& COMPLIMENTARY TOMATOES W/ RETAIL PURCHASE
This year's Creole tomatoes will be provided by George's Produce, Ben & Ben Becnel, Inc., and La Greco Farms and will be for sale throughout the Farmers Market. Retail shoppers who spend $30 in French Market District stores receive a free basket of tomatoes while supplies last. Tomato samples will be offered throughout the Festival.
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE FARMERS MARKET ALL WEEKEND
SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH
11 a.m. Rouses Executive Chef Jack Treuting
12 noon Creole Tomato Talk & TRIVIA with prizes!
1 p.m. Fat Hen Grille
2 p.m. Maurepas Foods
3 p.m. Chris Montero, Cafe B
4 p.m. J'S Seafood Dock
SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH
10 A.M. Kid Chef Eliana
11 A.M. Rouses Executive Chef Jack Treuting
12 noon TOMATO EATING CONTEST hosted by Nola Locavores
1 p.m. Meals from the Heart Cafe
2 p.m. Southern Food and Beverage presents French Market Fare series featuring Chef Roseann with Red Gravy Restaurant
3 p.m. Gus Martin, Muriel's Restaurant
Swing by Mickey Markey Park for the start of the The Fourth Annual World Naked Bike Ride in New Orleans will take place today. The ride will start at 5:00pm from Mickey Markey Park (Piety and Royal Street)The riders will travel through the French Quarter passing Jackson Square and return to the park by way of Bourbon St. There will be an after party at the Country Club on Louisa St. Ride naked!
Party with Mr. Okra tonight at BJ's Lounge (4301 Burgundy St.). It's traveling produce man, Mr. Okra's, 69th birthday and the fun begins at 6:00 pm. Come wish him a happy day, and check out his veggie truck - if you've never seen it, you're truly missing a piece of rolling art!
If you're looking for some art openings this evening you don't have to go far. Check out these fine galleries in the St. Claude neighborhood - most opening receptions last from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (or a little later).
*Good Children's Gallery - 4037 St. Claude
*Home Space Gallery - 1128 St. Roch
*Staple Goods - 1340 St. Roch
*Byrdie's Gallery - 2422A St. Claude
*New Orlenas Healing Center - 2372 St. Claude
*The Front - 4100 St. Claude
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!
www.gratisnola.com
Quarter Festin'!
Festival season ain't over yet! We got two big events in the Quarter this weekend!It's Cajun - Zydeco Fest at the The Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) - All weekend long from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm - Admission is free!
The Cajun - Zydeco Fest features three stages of music, more than a dozen food vendors and a large crafts fair - all in the historic French Quarter - the event has become one of the major attractions of New Orleans' social calendar. Check out the music schedule and click on the link for more food and fun fest info! http://www.jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco
Saturday, June 9
Esplanade Avenue Stage
11:30 am to 1:00 pm La Famille Cormier
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Bruce Daigrepont
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Barracks Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Mary Broussard & Creole Royalty
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Rosie Ledet
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
Ursulines Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Les Freres Michot
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Magnolia Sisters
Sunday, June 10
Esplanade Avenue Stage
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Al Berard Cajun Band
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm Travis Matte & the Kingpins
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Barracks Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm DL Menard with the Jambalaya Cajun Band
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
Ursulines Street Stage
12:00 to 1:30 pm Li'l Nathan and the Zydeco Big Tymers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Waylon Thibodeaux
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys
COOL! NEW INTERVIEW STAGE
The National Park Service and the Louisiana State Museum are providing access to the beautiful new theater on the Third Floor of the Old U.S. Mint - where the Jazz and Heritage folks will present interviews with many of the performers. Audience members will hear first-hand how our artists learned their craft and carry on our culture. And it'll be a great place to get out of the heat and enjoy some cool air before heading back out for more dancing, eating and shopping. Interviews will be from noon to 5 p.m. both days of the festival.
Interview Stage Schedule:
Saturday
12:00 p.m. Bruce Daigrepont
1:00 p.m. Big Red
2:00 p.m. Roddie Romero
3:00 p.m. C.J. Chenier
4:00 p.m. Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers
Sunday
12:00 p.m. Dwayne Dopsie
1:00 p.m. D.L. Menard
2:00 p.m. Nathan Williams, Sr.
3:00 p.m. Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes
4:00 p.m. Geno Delafose
THE FRENCH MARKET'S 26TH ANNUAL CREOLE TOMATO FESTIVAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!
DUTCH ALLEY SWING STAGE
Saturday
11am-11:30pm Family Swing Dance Lesson
11:30pm-1:15pm – Faux Barrio Billionaires Trio
1:15pm – 1:45pm – Swing Dance Lesson
1:45pm– 3:30pm Showarama Hot Trio
3:30pm-4pm Swing Dance Lesson
4pm–5:45pm Ben Polcer & His Grinders plus a Dutch Alley Dance-Off with $100 cash prize!
Sunday
11am-11:30pm Family Swing Dance Lesson
11:30pm-1:15pm – Luke Winslow-King & Esther Rose
1:15pm – 1:45pm – Swing Dance Lesson
1:45pm– 3:30pm Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns
3:30pm-4pm Swing Dance Lesson
4pm– 5:45pm Shotgun Jazz Band
FRESH CREOLE TOMATOES FOR SALE& COMPLIMENTARY TOMATOES W/ RETAIL PURCHASE
This year's Creole tomatoes will be provided by George's Produce, Ben & Ben Becnel, Inc., and La Greco Farms and will be for sale throughout the Farmers Market. Retail shoppers who spend $30 in French Market District stores receive a free basket of tomatoes while supplies last. Tomato samples will be offered throughout the Festival.
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE FARMERS MARKET ALL WEEKEND
SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH
11 a.m. Rouses Executive Chef Jack Treuting
12 noon Creole Tomato Talk & TRIVIA with prizes!
1 p.m. Fat Hen Grille
2 p.m. Maurepas Foods
3 p.m. Chris Montero, Cafe B
4 p.m. J'S Seafood Dock
SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH
10 A.M. Kid Chef Eliana
11 A.M. Rouses Executive Chef Jack Treuting
12 noon TOMATO EATING CONTEST hosted by Nola Locavores
1 p.m. Meals from the Heart Cafe
2 p.m. Southern Food and Beverage presents French Market Fare series featuring Chef Roseann with Red Gravy Restaurant
3 p.m. Gus Martin, Muriel's Restaurant
Saturday Night Fun in the Bywater
Party with Mr. Okra tonight at BJ's Lounge (4301 Burgundy St.). It's traveling produce man, Mr. Okra's, 69th birthday and the fun begins at 6:00 pm. Come wish him a happy day, and check out his veggie truck - if you've never seen it, you're truly missing a piece of rolling art!
Art Openings on St. Claude
If you're looking for some art openings this evening you don't have to go far. Check out these fine galleries in the St. Claude neighborhood - most opening receptions last from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (or a little later).
*Good Children's Gallery - 4037 St. Claude
*Home Space Gallery - 1128 St. Roch
*Staple Goods - 1340 St. Roch
*Byrdie's Gallery - 2422A St. Claude
*New Orlenas Healing Center - 2372 St. Claude
*The Front - 4100 St. Claude
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!
www.gratisnola.com
Friday, June 8, 2012
TGIF w/Wine, A Night at the Museum, Art, A Benefit & a Free Tips Evening!
Hooray for the weekend!!
Wine Tastings
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines!
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
And there's more wine on the Bayou! It's Vino on the Bayou at The Pitot House (1440 Moss St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Come enjoy the June Vino on the Bayou wine tasting event tonight, featuring author Ann Benoit signing "Broussard's Restaurant and Courtyard Cookbook" and musical entertainment by T.J.B. (Traditional Jazz Band)! $5 admission for Landmarks members and $10 general admission. Wine selections are donated by Cork & Bottle Fine Wines, located in the American Can Company on Orleans Ave.
Art Opening
Cemeteryscape Opening Reception - Tonight at the Arts Council of New Orleans (935 Gravier) from 5:00 to 7:00 pm..... Experience the historic beauty of cemeteries around the world! Discover a unique exhibit showcasing photographs that celebrate the beauty and historic value of cemeteries around the world. Photographs featured in the exhibit are selected by fine photographers Josephine Sacabo, Richard Sexton and Richard K. Leach, Art Director of Shutterbug and PHOTOgraphic magazine. All proceeds from Cemeteryscape sales benefit Save Our Cemeteries, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and protecting the cemeteries of New Orleans. The exhibition will be held from June 8 to July 5, 2012. For more information, check out www.cemeteryscape.org
A Night at the Museum (and Sculpture Garden!)
Join the New Orleans Museum of Art, as they present music, art making, and an outdoor screening of the classic film The Wizard of OZ tonight in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA. See below for the night’s scheduled events. Admission: $6 for adults : Children (17 & under), free : $3 for NOMA/NOFS/Members (No more than 4 discount tickets may be purchased.) No outside food or beverages will be permitted. Please bring a blanket (recommended) or folding chair for seating.
Schedule for the Night:
• 5 pm to 8pm: Food by Crêpes à la Cart, La Cocinita, Green To Go NOLA, NOLA Snow Snowballs (additional purchase required)
• 6 pm to 8pm: Music by Cindy Scott
• 5 pm to 7pm: Art Making Activity with Three Ring Circus.
• 8:15 pm (sundown): Film: The Wizard of OZ - come dressed as your favorite character.
And there's food fun at the Museum too! Café NOMA presents "Art You Can Eat" a 12-week summer series featuring the artful culinary creations of Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group chefs and special guests. Fridays from June 8 to August 24, 2012, at 7 PM, chefs from Café NOMA, Ralph's on the Park, Red Fish Grill, Café b, and Heritage Grill will lead an interactive, educational, and delicious cooking event celebrating NOMA exhibitions and the culinary arts of New Orleans.
*Art You Can Eat is an interactive demonstration of the tips and tricks behind classic and contemporary cooking, mixology and presentation, with special emphasis on professional techniques made easy.
What: "Art You Can Eat" Summer Cooking Series
Where: Café NOMA inside the New Orleans Museum of Art
When: Friday Nights at 7 PM; June 8 to August 24, 2012
Price: FREE with the cost of admission into NOMA
RSVP Requested: http://cafenoma-artyoucaneat.eventbrite.com/
Music!
There's an amazing evening of music, food and fun for a great cause at Sweet Lorraine's (1931 St. Claude). Show your support for Joseph S. Clark High School at their First Annual Clark Prep Jam with music from Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers + TBC Brass Band + Gaynielle Neville + Big Sam + Kema Davis + Brian Quezergue + Atonia Powell and more! The fun kicks off at 8:00 pm and tickets are only $20!! Don't miss it!
And Free Fridays are back at Tipitina's Uptown (501 Napoleon) and the fun gets kickin' at 10:00 pm with the T.I.P. Interns, Los Poboycitos and Mas Mamones - No cover!!
That should get you going this evening...if you're looking for musical fun be sure to click on the WWOZ Livewire..and make sure you tune in to www.WWOZ.org today from 11- 2 pm for the best music show in town..The Louisiana Music Party with your host Bill deTurk!!
**It's supposed to be a rainy evening - so please confirm all outdoor events before heading down.
www.gratisnola.com
Wine Tastings
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines!
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
And there's more wine on the Bayou! It's Vino on the Bayou at The Pitot House (1440 Moss St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Come enjoy the June Vino on the Bayou wine tasting event tonight, featuring author Ann Benoit signing "Broussard's Restaurant and Courtyard Cookbook" and musical entertainment by T.J.B. (Traditional Jazz Band)! $5 admission for Landmarks members and $10 general admission. Wine selections are donated by Cork & Bottle Fine Wines, located in the American Can Company on Orleans Ave.
Art Opening
Cemeteryscape Opening Reception - Tonight at the Arts Council of New Orleans (935 Gravier) from 5:00 to 7:00 pm..... Experience the historic beauty of cemeteries around the world! Discover a unique exhibit showcasing photographs that celebrate the beauty and historic value of cemeteries around the world. Photographs featured in the exhibit are selected by fine photographers Josephine Sacabo, Richard Sexton and Richard K. Leach, Art Director of Shutterbug and PHOTOgraphic magazine. All proceeds from Cemeteryscape sales benefit Save Our Cemeteries, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and protecting the cemeteries of New Orleans. The exhibition will be held from June 8 to July 5, 2012. For more information, check out www.cemeteryscape.org
A Night at the Museum (and Sculpture Garden!)
Join the New Orleans Museum of Art, as they present music, art making, and an outdoor screening of the classic film The Wizard of OZ tonight in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA. See below for the night’s scheduled events. Admission: $6 for adults : Children (17 & under), free : $3 for NOMA/NOFS/Members (No more than 4 discount tickets may be purchased.) No outside food or beverages will be permitted. Please bring a blanket (recommended) or folding chair for seating.
Schedule for the Night:
• 5 pm to 8pm: Food by Crêpes à la Cart, La Cocinita, Green To Go NOLA, NOLA Snow Snowballs (additional purchase required)
• 6 pm to 8pm: Music by Cindy Scott
• 5 pm to 7pm: Art Making Activity with Three Ring Circus.
• 8:15 pm (sundown): Film: The Wizard of OZ - come dressed as your favorite character.
And there's food fun at the Museum too! Café NOMA presents "Art You Can Eat" a 12-week summer series featuring the artful culinary creations of Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group chefs and special guests. Fridays from June 8 to August 24, 2012, at 7 PM, chefs from Café NOMA, Ralph's on the Park, Red Fish Grill, Café b, and Heritage Grill will lead an interactive, educational, and delicious cooking event celebrating NOMA exhibitions and the culinary arts of New Orleans.
*Art You Can Eat is an interactive demonstration of the tips and tricks behind classic and contemporary cooking, mixology and presentation, with special emphasis on professional techniques made easy.
What: "Art You Can Eat" Summer Cooking Series
Where: Café NOMA inside the New Orleans Museum of Art
When: Friday Nights at 7 PM; June 8 to August 24, 2012
Price: FREE with the cost of admission into NOMA
RSVP Requested: http://cafenoma-artyoucaneat.eventbrite.com/
Music!
There's an amazing evening of music, food and fun for a great cause at Sweet Lorraine's (1931 St. Claude). Show your support for Joseph S. Clark High School at their First Annual Clark Prep Jam with music from Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers + TBC Brass Band + Gaynielle Neville + Big Sam + Kema Davis + Brian Quezergue + Atonia Powell and more! The fun kicks off at 8:00 pm and tickets are only $20!! Don't miss it!
And Free Fridays are back at Tipitina's Uptown (501 Napoleon) and the fun gets kickin' at 10:00 pm with the T.I.P. Interns, Los Poboycitos and Mas Mamones - No cover!!
That should get you going this evening...if you're looking for musical fun be sure to click on the WWOZ Livewire..and make sure you tune in to www.WWOZ.org today from 11- 2 pm for the best music show in town..The Louisiana Music Party with your host Bill deTurk!!
**It's supposed to be a rainy evening - so please confirm all outdoor events before heading down.
www.gratisnola.com
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