TGIF - Lot's of good things going on this weekend!
Friday Fun!
Enjoy a Night at the Museum! Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art beginning at 5:00 pm and celebrate the weekend! The event is FREE with museum admission. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free. Celebrate LIFELIKE, NOMA encourages guests for Where Y’Art?! on this night to come out for Feaux Real Night! Come out dressed in your finest feaux furs, costume jewelry, and mock-brand attire for half off admission! Check out the schedule of events below.
-5pm to 8pm: Art Making Activity
-5:30pm to 8:30pm: Music by The New Orleans Moonshiners
-5:30 pm: Photography, Sequence, & Time Gallery Talk with Curator of Photography, Russell Lord
-7:30 pm: Screening: My Louisiana Love: A documentary by Sharon Linezo Hong, Mark Krasnoff & Monique Michelle Verdin
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT - Fur Ball a Benefit for Animal Helper New Orleans the FUN is from 6-10 p.m. at The Cannery (3803 Toulouse, New Orleans). No special attire needed, come as you, and please bring your family and friends. They’ll have the Pussyfooters, Rollin Elvi, and the MC is Tami Tarmac. There will be a DJ, 50/50 raffle, awesome door prizes and delicious FREE food. There will also be a cash/credit bar and a photobooth provided by Boogie Booth. Please come, there are many bargains to be had, with all proceeds going to a great cause. Thank you for all your support and we really hope to see you there!!
*Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. You can still get advanced tickets today at Puppy Love Daycare, Esthetique Facial Spa, Crumb Engineering in Metairie, Adventure Pets - Mandeville and South Paws Veterinary Surgical Specialists in Mandeville and even through Paypal using takaracrawfish@gmail.com. (Please put a note you are purchasing Fur Ball tickets and the number of tickets and your tickets will be waiting for you at the door.)
Saturday Fun!
It's DRAW-A-THON 2012 - 24 Hours of Drawing Fun! The drawing begins Saturday at 6:30 am and continues on through Sunday at 6:30 am at The Marginy Opera House (725 St.Ferdinand Street). Draw-a-thon is probably the only event of its kind in the city of New Orleans—a FREE, all ages marathon drawing experience with all art materials provided. The 24 hour event is punctuated by two hour drawing workshops developed by local artists and arts educators designed to encourage the participant to fully experience and study the art of drawing. The event’s environment is constantly changing, illuminated by what is being taught and drawn.
There will be on-going activities as well as structured events. You can choose your own adventure within the effervescent creative experience by hopping between workshops lead by local artists such as Kenny Harrison, Courtney Eagan, James Goedert, Natalie McLaurin, Caesar Meadows, Gary Oaks, Brad Benischek, Bob Snead and many others. On-going activities include the infamous Amazing Draw-a-tron 3000, Get Well Cards for Hubig Pies, Whimsy Post, Draw Your Fortune, Dream Drawings, Drawing Receptacles and much more!
For a complete schedule go to press-street.com/drawathon; any questions contact Susan Gisleson @ 504 250-7975 or iamsusangisleson@yahoo.com
Start your Saturday off at the Freret Street Market (corner of Freret and Napoleon) for more than 90 vendors with loads of food, produce, art, collectibles, pet adoptions, music and appearances by the Big Easy Roller Girls. The market runs from noon to 5:00 pm and musical performances include - Chawa at Noon, Seguenon Kone at 1:45, and Lagniappe Brass Band at 3:30 For more info visit www.freretmarket.org
Saturday Evening Art!
Saturday evening check out some amazing art at local galleries around town. These two are going to be especially wonderful!
Sibley Gallery (3427 Magazine) - Memes amd Mirrors of Mind and Memories - 6:00 to 9:00 pm - Jimmy Block makes use of form and shape, light and shadow, in constructing pieces which reflect recurring memories and cultural and artistic ideas influenced by geometry and mechanical structures. The two dimensional plane is expanded using negative (dark) space and luminosity invoked by means of positive (light) space. Reflections and refractions of light from the materials utilized complement and complete the piece and invite the viewer to multiply the themes and memories from his own experience and imagination.
Jean Bragg Gallery (600 Julia St.) - IcoNOLAgy by Will Smith from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Amazing artwork of local New Orleans icons - and yes, there may even be a surprise visit from the one and only Chris Owens!!
Sunday Fun!
The Friends of St. Alphonsus host the Annual International Creche Exhibit for one week only, December 2nd through 9th, at St. Alphonsus Church in the Irish Channel. The exhibit features creches, better known as mangers from around the world. The variety ranges from a crib made from a walnut from the Pacific Islands to grand Lalique figures.
*The exhibit is FREE and open to the public and is open:
Sunday, December 2nd and 9th from Noon to 4:00 pm
Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
*The exhibit will close Sunday, December 9th with Christmas caroling from the Laetare Singers from St. Dominic. For more information, call (504) 524-8116.
All Weekend Long Fun!
The comic world comes to New Orleans at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con - Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con starts Friday, and lasts throughout the weekend at the Ernest R. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd., 582-3000). Highlights include stars such as Eliza Dushku and Stan Lee, plus a reunion of part of the cast from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." For more info on all the fun click: Comic Con
This is a once in a lifetime event! For the first time, the Southern Region Oireachtas, a qualifying event for the World Irish Dance Championship competition is being held in New Orleans, Friday through Sunday at the Marriott (555 Canal St.). Attendance is free and open to the public. Make sure you don't miss it! Check out the website for a complete schedule of activities: Schedule
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!!
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Happy Thursday w/Wine, the Ogden, A Benefit for Meschiya and More!
Good morning everybody - Happy Thursday - and by the way let's kick some Falcon butt!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City - Taste some amazing wines. So, come sip, shop and get your wine and purchase your favorite wine for 10% off! You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for a great cocktail after attending the free wine tasting. And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (in the parking lot) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
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. The concert kicks off at 6:00 pm as the Ogden presents Luke Winslow-King. Luke's work consists of an eclectic mix, taking in Delta-folk music, classical composition, ragtime, and rock and roll; juxtaposing original songs with those from a bygone era! Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead throughout the month of November with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
A Benefit Concert!
Swing For Meschiya Lake tonight at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) and help raise funds for the singer, whose home was burglarized. The music starts up at 9:00 pm with an all-star line-up including Paul Sanchez, Debbie Davis, Jayna Morgan, Caroline Fourmey and the Dapper Dandies, Emily Estrella and the Faux Barrio Billionaires plus the Powerhouse Horns, Ian Smith and Mike Kobrin!
Some More Thursday Night Music
It's a lovely evening for some winter cocktails and music over at the the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) this evening. Enjoy the sounds of Kristina Morales at 8:00 pm.
Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with The Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 10:00 PM!!
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 - Taste some amazing wines. So, come sip, shop and get your wine and purchase your favorite wine for 10% off! You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for a great cocktail after attending the free wine tasting. And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (in the parking lot) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
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. The concert kicks off at 6:00 pm as the Ogden presents Luke Winslow-King. Luke's work consists of an eclectic mix, taking in Delta-folk music, classical composition, ragtime, and rock and roll; juxtaposing original songs with those from a bygone era! Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead throughout the month of November with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
A Benefit Concert!
Swing For Meschiya Lake tonight at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) and help raise funds for the singer, whose home was burglarized. The music starts up at 9:00 pm with an all-star line-up including Paul Sanchez, Debbie Davis, Jayna Morgan, Caroline Fourmey and the Dapper Dandies, Emily Estrella and the Faux Barrio Billionaires plus the Powerhouse Horns, Ian Smith and Mike Kobrin!
Some More Thursday Night Music
It's a lovely evening for some winter cocktails and music over at the the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) this evening. Enjoy the sounds of Kristina Morales at 8:00 pm.
Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with The Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 10:00 PM!!
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, November 28, 2012
Wednesday with Christmas Lights, Pizza for Pups and Great Music!
Hope you're having a great Wednesday - we're half-way there!
Christmas Cheer!
It's the Seventh Annual Lighting of the Balcony at the Royal Sonesta (300 Bourbon St.). Enjoy this traditional holiday event at the hotel's main entrance. Embrace the spirit of the season as two young patients from Children's Hospital experience the thrill of flipping the switch illuminating thousands of holiday lights. Joining in the merriment will be members of the New Orleans Saintsations, the official Cheerleading Team of the New Orleans Saints, our favorite holiday characters from the North Pole, and special guests. Don't miss this heartwarming community event that is free and open to the public!
Pizza for Pups!
Head on over to Midway Pizza (4725 Freret) tonight for Dag's House Pizza Pawty. Have some delicious pizza and 20% of the proceeds will help out Dag's House (dog rehab facility). You'll be helping out a wonderful place - where these sweet dogs get a new lease on life!
Culture!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new works by local artist Marla Donovan, Jack Fontana and Ernie Manzanera- plus the guitar stylings of Javier Gutierrez, a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by 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 Music!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the The Tin Men at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!
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 and Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm - it's a great evening of music! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with the yummiest sandwiches in town - check out "The sammich"!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon & The Nola Goulies 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 - it's the jamin' piano sounds of Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!
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, November 27, 2012
A Tuesday with Veggies, A Gigantic Christmas Tree and Music!
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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have tomato basil soup, pancetta sandwich with fontina, greens and tomato jam, turnip parmesean fries and frutti di mare. Yummy!!
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Shiitake Mushrooms (MS. Natural Products, MS)
-Double Share of Clementines (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Navels (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Fairytale Eggplant or Black Beauty Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Organic Carrots(Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Head of Broccoli (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Bok Choy or Napa Cabbage (Monica's Okra World/Mizell's Farms)
-Sweet Potatoes (Point Coupee Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-All Natural Rapini (Garden Guy Produce, Hollygrove, NOLA)
-Tatsoi (Monica's Okra World/Mizell's Farms)
Christmas Fun!
Join the Windsor Court (300 Gravier St.) for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the Grand Lobby at 5:00 pm! There's going to be delicious hors d'oeuvres, holiday cocktails and the star attraction a - gorgeous 20 foot tree!
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an early show with Ben Labat at 6:30 pm and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!! And be sure to come hungry "The sammich" is now open - with of course, yummy sammiches!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers featuring Lionel Batiste, Jr. at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have tomato basil soup, pancetta sandwich with fontina, greens and tomato jam, turnip parmesean fries and frutti di mare. Yummy!!
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Shiitake Mushrooms (MS. Natural Products, MS)
-Double Share of Clementines (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Navels (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Fairytale Eggplant or Black Beauty Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Organic Carrots(Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Head of Broccoli (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Bok Choy or Napa Cabbage (Monica's Okra World/Mizell's Farms)
-Sweet Potatoes (Point Coupee Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-All Natural Rapini (Garden Guy Produce, Hollygrove, NOLA)
-Tatsoi (Monica's Okra World/Mizell's Farms)
Christmas Fun!
Join the Windsor Court (300 Gravier St.) for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the Grand Lobby at 5:00 pm! There's going to be delicious hors d'oeuvres, holiday cocktails and the star attraction a - gorgeous 20 foot tree!
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an early show with Ben Labat at 6:30 pm and be sure to stay on for Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!! And be sure to come hungry "The sammich" is now open - with of course, yummy sammiches!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers featuring Lionel Batiste, Jr. at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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, November 26, 2012
A Monday with Christmas Cheer and Some Great Music!
Good Morning Everybody - Yesterday was pretty rough, but there's lots of good things going on around town to cheer you up!
Christmas Fun!
Tonight is the Ceremonial Lighting of The Roosevelt's Waldorf Wonderland Lobby from 5:45 pm until 7:00 pm! To kick off the holiday season, The Roosevelt New Orleans will flip the switch to light the Waldorf Wonderland Lobby. The hotel's grand lobby will be transformed into a canopy of white birch branches and tens of thousands of twinkling lights. Tonight's event will feature live entertainment with St. Michael's Bell Choir - it's going to be a magical Christmas filled evening!
Monday Night Music!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has an amazing Monday night show with a solo show with Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is back for his regular Monday night gig at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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!!
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
Christmas Fun!
Tonight is the Ceremonial Lighting of The Roosevelt's Waldorf Wonderland Lobby from 5:45 pm until 7:00 pm! To kick off the holiday season, The Roosevelt New Orleans will flip the switch to light the Waldorf Wonderland Lobby. The hotel's grand lobby will be transformed into a canopy of white birch branches and tens of thousands of twinkling lights. Tonight's event will feature live entertainment with St. Michael's Bell Choir - it's going to be a magical Christmas filled evening!
Monday Night Music!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has an amazing Monday night show with a solo show with Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is back for his regular Monday night gig at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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!!
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
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
Happy Thanksgiving Day Eve!
Thanksgiving Day Eve can only mean one thing...and that's going to Superior Grill (yes, I know it's not Que Sera), but it's the closest thing you'll get to the good old days. So head on over to 3636 St. Charles for beer specials all day, margarita and 2 For 1 Happy Hour from 3:30 to 6:00, and music from Flow Tribe starts up at 6:00 pm. It's gonna be a party all day long and a portion of the proceeds benefit Children's Hospital!
Wednesday Evening Music
Don't drink too many margaritas - the night is still young and there's lots of partying to do. Turkey tastes even better when your tired and hungover!
Head on down to Frenchmen Street for lots of music - d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has a double header this evening with Tin Men at 7:00 (no cover) and stay on for Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 ($10)!
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 Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Looking for music? Mid-City has more for you!
Have fun over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with an early show with Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm and stay on for the Alex McMurray Band at 10:00 pm...bring your friends, family and neighbors to party at Chickie's tonight!
You don't have to go too far from Mid-City for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) is the place! Get a Thanksgiving Eve meal over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got The Boogie Men at 8:30 pm - you'll be dancing the night away...you really don't want to miss it!!
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
Thanksgiving Day Eve can only mean one thing...and that's going to Superior Grill (yes, I know it's not Que Sera), but it's the closest thing you'll get to the good old days. So head on over to 3636 St. Charles for beer specials all day, margarita and 2 For 1 Happy Hour from 3:30 to 6:00, and music from Flow Tribe starts up at 6:00 pm. It's gonna be a party all day long and a portion of the proceeds benefit Children's Hospital!
Wednesday Evening Music
Don't drink too many margaritas - the night is still young and there's lots of partying to do. Turkey tastes even better when your tired and hungover!
Head on down to Frenchmen Street for lots of music - d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has a double header this evening with Tin Men at 7:00 (no cover) and stay on for Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 ($10)!
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 Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Looking for music? Mid-City has more for you!
Have fun over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with an early show with Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm and stay on for the Alex McMurray Band at 10:00 pm...bring your friends, family and neighbors to party at Chickie's tonight!
You don't have to go too far from Mid-City for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) is the place! Get a Thanksgiving Eve meal over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got The Boogie Men at 8:30 pm - you'll be dancing the night away...you really don't want to miss it!!
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, November 20, 2012
Happy Tuesday with Veggies, A Little Christmas, Payin' It Forward, and More!
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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have truffled cauliflower soup, braciole, sautéed greens and fresh mozzarella sandwich, green beans with pine nuts, and turnip parmesan fries with smokey tomato "catsup". Save the cooking for later this week and enjoy lunch at the market!
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Double Share of Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Navel Oranges (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Raw Sugar (Three Brothers Farm, Youngsville, LA)
-Organic Pecans (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Broccoli (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Triple Share of Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers Co-op, Point Coupee Parish)
-Mustard Greens (Indian Springs Growers Co-op, Petal, MS)
-Brown Jasmine Rice (Cajun Grain Rice, Kinder, LA0
-Organic or All-Natural Kale (Inglewood Farms/ Garden Guy Produce)
Early Christmas Fun!
Christmas starts a little early with Canal Street Lighting Ceremony in front of the Astor Crowne Plaza (739 Canal Street) at 5:30 p.m. Stroll along Canal Street and watch as the Downtown Development District and the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel “flip the switch,” turning on more than 1 million twinkling lights on New Orleans’ grand corridor. Stop by the hotel’s St Charles Ballroom just off the lobby from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and decorate your own holiday cookie while enjoying complimentary hot cocoa or apple cider. Santa will be there to hear your wish list for the holidays. Bring an unwrapped, new toy for local charities and receive a free picture with Santa!
Pay it Forward!
Tonight enjoy amazing music and help send relief! It's NOLA Pay It Forward Concert to benefit Hurricane Sandy recovery and relief efforts. The concert takes place tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts. Performers include Irvin Mayfield, Ivan Neville, Amanda Shaw, Stephanie Jordan, James Andrews, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Mia Borders, Khris Royal, Sasha Masakowski, the Stooges Brass Band, and the Wild Magnolias with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. Money raised with the concert will go to the NOLA Pay it Forward Fund at the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF). It will be used to support non-profit organizations assisting in Hurricane relief and recovery efforts.
*Tickets for the event are $50 per person and are available at Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. On every ticket sold, Ticketmaster will donate $3.90 of its service fee to the NOLA Pay it Forward Fund. Those interested in donating to the fund can go online to http://www.gnof.org/donors/give-now, or contact Allie Betts, manager of donor relations at GNOF, at (504) 598-4663 or allie@gnof.org.
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin and bassist Jesse Boyd!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) to check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers featuring Lionel Batiste, Jr. at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have truffled cauliflower soup, braciole, sautéed greens and fresh mozzarella sandwich, green beans with pine nuts, and turnip parmesan fries with smokey tomato "catsup". Save the cooking for later this week and enjoy lunch at the market!
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Double Share of Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Navel Oranges (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Raw Sugar (Three Brothers Farm, Youngsville, LA)
-Organic Pecans (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Broccoli (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Triple Share of Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers Co-op, Point Coupee Parish)
-Mustard Greens (Indian Springs Growers Co-op, Petal, MS)
-Brown Jasmine Rice (Cajun Grain Rice, Kinder, LA0
-Organic or All-Natural Kale (Inglewood Farms/ Garden Guy Produce)
Early Christmas Fun!
Christmas starts a little early with Canal Street Lighting Ceremony in front of the Astor Crowne Plaza (739 Canal Street) at 5:30 p.m. Stroll along Canal Street and watch as the Downtown Development District and the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel “flip the switch,” turning on more than 1 million twinkling lights on New Orleans’ grand corridor. Stop by the hotel’s St Charles Ballroom just off the lobby from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and decorate your own holiday cookie while enjoying complimentary hot cocoa or apple cider. Santa will be there to hear your wish list for the holidays. Bring an unwrapped, new toy for local charities and receive a free picture with Santa!
Pay it Forward!
Tonight enjoy amazing music and help send relief! It's NOLA Pay It Forward Concert to benefit Hurricane Sandy recovery and relief efforts. The concert takes place tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts. Performers include Irvin Mayfield, Ivan Neville, Amanda Shaw, Stephanie Jordan, James Andrews, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Mia Borders, Khris Royal, Sasha Masakowski, the Stooges Brass Band, and the Wild Magnolias with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. Money raised with the concert will go to the NOLA Pay it Forward Fund at the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF). It will be used to support non-profit organizations assisting in Hurricane relief and recovery efforts.
*Tickets for the event are $50 per person and are available at Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. On every ticket sold, Ticketmaster will donate $3.90 of its service fee to the NOLA Pay it Forward Fund. Those interested in donating to the fund can go online to http://www.gnof.org/donors/give-now, or contact Allie Betts, manager of donor relations at GNOF, at (504) 598-4663 or allie@gnof.org.
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin and bassist Jesse Boyd!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) to check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora and the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers featuring Lionel Batiste, Jr. at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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, November 19, 2012
Monday Fun with a Movie, a Marching Band and Music All 'Round Town!
Good Morning Everybody - Celebratin' a short work week - Let's see what's going on!
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film - DEPARTURES by Yôjirô Takita. When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his profession a secret, until he’s faced with the death of someone close to him. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Kicks things off at 7:00 pm with a free concert from the Tulane University Marching Band tonight at Dixon Hall (corner of Newcomb Place and Zimple). Featured music includes the show ‘Extra Curricular Activities’ with music by Pink Floyd, the Police and Van Halen, PLUS a salute to the 200th anniversary of Louisiana statehood with the ‘1812 Overture,’ and the show entitled ‘Cirque de LA,’ featuring music from native Louisianans Britney Spears, the Meters and Louis Prima. Don't miss it!
Enjoy some cocktails and music after the concert with some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is back for his regular Monday night gig at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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!!
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 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
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film - DEPARTURES by Yôjirô Takita. When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his profession a secret, until he’s faced with the death of someone close to him. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Kicks things off at 7:00 pm with a free concert from the Tulane University Marching Band tonight at Dixon Hall (corner of Newcomb Place and Zimple). Featured music includes the show ‘Extra Curricular Activities’ with music by Pink Floyd, the Police and Van Halen, PLUS a salute to the 200th anniversary of Louisiana statehood with the ‘1812 Overture,’ and the show entitled ‘Cirque de LA,’ featuring music from native Louisianans Britney Spears, the Meters and Louis Prima. Don't miss it!
Enjoy some cocktails and music after the concert with some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is back for his regular Monday night gig at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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!!
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 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
Friday, November 16, 2012
Weekend Fun - Food Trucks, Stompers, B-day Fun, Kermit, Blues, Po-Boys and Paradin'!
It's going to be one beautiful weekend! What's going on 'round town?
Friday fun!
The Broad Street Food Truck Festival & NOLA Drive-in (300 N. Broad) will be on the roof of the old Schwegmann building tonight!! That's right, Food Trucks (10!) and a Drive-in movie in one event! Broad Community Connections will be hosting the Broad Street Food Truck Festival and NOLA Drive-in as a part of its larger mission of promoting economic and community development on Broad Street. There will be 10 food trucks present: Bentley's Meals on Wheels, Empanada Intifada, NOLA Girl Food Catering, Foodie Call, Frencheeze, Brigade Coffee, Slap Yo Mama, La Cocinita, Grilling Shilling, and Rue Chow. The movie showing will be Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The movie will be showing from 8:30 - 10 pm.
Celebrate with the Stompers for the 610 Stompers Calendar Release Party tonight at Walk-On's Bistreaux and Bar (1009 Poydras) The theme of the clendar will be released, and there will be sigings, free beer, food and dancing to music by DJ Hammer on the 2nd floor. The fun starts up at 8:00 pm - '80's attire and mustaches are the preferred dress for the evening. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door (includes a calendar). Visit 610Stompers2013Calendarparty.eventbrite.com for more info!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an evening of fun! It's happy hour time with the Kelcy Mae Band at 5:30 pm, and stay on to celebrate Nancy O's birthday with Some Like it Hot at 8:30 pm! Put on your dancin' shoes and party with Nancy!
Come to Tipitina's (501 Napoleon) tonight and celebrate the 15th anniversary of Basin Street Records' first recording, The Barbecue Swingers Live. This was the first CD recorded by Kermit Ruffins for the New Orleans-based label and we're celebrating the only way we know how - by doing it all over again! The music starts at 10:00 pm with Ingrid Lucia and then Kermit hits the stage - Tickets are $15.
Saturday Fun!
It's a day of fun at the 4th Annual Magazine Street Blues Fest. Free and Open to the public. Live music beginning at 11:30 with the Marc Stone Blues Band; followed by The Soul Rebels; The Wise Guys and closing out with Rockin Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters. Surprise performances throughout the day. Fest also features food truck vendors and other New Orleans Restaurants; a Pay One Price Kids area; and artists selling one of a kind and unique hand made items. Christmas is right around the corner!! Fest opens at 11 am and closes at 7 pm. All proceeds to benefit COPS 2. Sponsors include Budweiser, Barefoot Wines, Old New Orleans Rum, Stoli Vodka, The Azby Fund, Touro Hospital, Les Bon Temps Rouler, Bourbon Heat and Signature Events. For more info click: www.magazinestreetbluesfest.com
Sunday Fun!
I hope you're hungry, because it's po-boy time! Oak Street is the place to be on Sunday for Po-Boy Festival (Oak Street b/t Carrollton and the River)! More than 30 vendors, two stages of live music, panel discussions on the history of po-boys from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. For all the sammich scoop click on: www.poboyfest.com!
Paradin' on Sunday - It's the Nine Times Social & Pleasure Club Annual Parade at Noon - Parade Route with Men & Lady Nine Times & Nine Sensational Ladies
Start: SAMPSON PLAYGROUND
Up Louisa to Higgins Blvd. left on Higgins Blvd. to Almonaster Ave. (Stop) Sistas of Perfection left on Almonaster Ave. over the bridge up Almonaster Ave. to Johnson right on Johnson (Stop) 1939 Franklin Ave. Avenue Bar (Dumaine St. Gang) to St. Claude left on St. Claude up St. Claude (Stop) 3200 St. Claude (Gabby's Daiquiris) Continue to Desire Left on Desire (Stop) 1610 Desire Vibez Barber Shop (Single Men) continue Up Desire (Stop) 2524 Desire Mrs. Margaret House (VIP Ladies) continue to Florida Av. left on Florida Av. to Piety right on Piety over the track to Louisa up Louisa to Sampson Playground (Disband)
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 fun!
The Broad Street Food Truck Festival & NOLA Drive-in (300 N. Broad) will be on the roof of the old Schwegmann building tonight!! That's right, Food Trucks (10!) and a Drive-in movie in one event! Broad Community Connections will be hosting the Broad Street Food Truck Festival and NOLA Drive-in as a part of its larger mission of promoting economic and community development on Broad Street. There will be 10 food trucks present: Bentley's Meals on Wheels, Empanada Intifada, NOLA Girl Food Catering, Foodie Call, Frencheeze, Brigade Coffee, Slap Yo Mama, La Cocinita, Grilling Shilling, and Rue Chow. The movie showing will be Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The movie will be showing from 8:30 - 10 pm.
Celebrate with the Stompers for the 610 Stompers Calendar Release Party tonight at Walk-On's Bistreaux and Bar (1009 Poydras) The theme of the clendar will be released, and there will be sigings, free beer, food and dancing to music by DJ Hammer on the 2nd floor. The fun starts up at 8:00 pm - '80's attire and mustaches are the preferred dress for the evening. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door (includes a calendar). Visit 610Stompers2013Calendarparty.eventbrite.com for more info!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an evening of fun! It's happy hour time with the Kelcy Mae Band at 5:30 pm, and stay on to celebrate Nancy O's birthday with Some Like it Hot at 8:30 pm! Put on your dancin' shoes and party with Nancy!
Come to Tipitina's (501 Napoleon) tonight and celebrate the 15th anniversary of Basin Street Records' first recording, The Barbecue Swingers Live. This was the first CD recorded by Kermit Ruffins for the New Orleans-based label and we're celebrating the only way we know how - by doing it all over again! The music starts at 10:00 pm with Ingrid Lucia and then Kermit hits the stage - Tickets are $15.
Saturday Fun!
It's a day of fun at the 4th Annual Magazine Street Blues Fest. Free and Open to the public. Live music beginning at 11:30 with the Marc Stone Blues Band; followed by The Soul Rebels; The Wise Guys and closing out with Rockin Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters. Surprise performances throughout the day. Fest also features food truck vendors and other New Orleans Restaurants; a Pay One Price Kids area; and artists selling one of a kind and unique hand made items. Christmas is right around the corner!! Fest opens at 11 am and closes at 7 pm. All proceeds to benefit COPS 2. Sponsors include Budweiser, Barefoot Wines, Old New Orleans Rum, Stoli Vodka, The Azby Fund, Touro Hospital, Les Bon Temps Rouler, Bourbon Heat and Signature Events. For more info click: www.magazinestreetbluesfest.com
Sunday Fun!
I hope you're hungry, because it's po-boy time! Oak Street is the place to be on Sunday for Po-Boy Festival (Oak Street b/t Carrollton and the River)! More than 30 vendors, two stages of live music, panel discussions on the history of po-boys from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. For all the sammich scoop click on: www.poboyfest.com!
Paradin' on Sunday - It's the Nine Times Social & Pleasure Club Annual Parade at Noon - Parade Route with Men & Lady Nine Times & Nine Sensational Ladies
Start: SAMPSON PLAYGROUND
Up Louisa to Higgins Blvd. left on Higgins Blvd. to Almonaster Ave. (Stop) Sistas of Perfection left on Almonaster Ave. over the bridge up Almonaster Ave. to Johnson right on Johnson (Stop) 1939 Franklin Ave. Avenue Bar (Dumaine St. Gang) to St. Claude left on St. Claude up St. Claude (Stop) 3200 St. Claude (Gabby's Daiquiris) Continue to Desire Left on Desire (Stop) 1610 Desire Vibez Barber Shop (Single Men) continue Up Desire (Stop) 2524 Desire Mrs. Margaret House (VIP Ladies) continue to Florida Av. left on Florida Av. to Piety right on Piety over the track to Louisa up Louisa to Sampson Playground (Disband)
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
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Fun Under the Frescoes with Paul Sanchez - Tonight at St. Alphonsus!
Happy Wednesday!!
Tonight is the night!! The Friends of Saint Alphonsus presents the highly anticipated second season of the Fun Under the Frescoes concert series at St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance St.) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm!
The series kicks off on November 14th re-living the magic of the premiere show of our series, with Irish Channel native Paul Sanchez with special guest Arsene DeLay!
Tickets are $10 and include 3 complimentary beverages (which includes craft beer, Jameson, margaritas and Pinot Grigio!!) Memberships starting at $25 include admission to every concert!
Don't forget to come hungry - Ms. Linda the Ya-Ka-Mien Lady will be serving up some delicious food too!
Schedule for 2012 - 2013
The beautiful harmonies of the Pfister Sisters resonate for our holiday show on December 12th.
One-of-a-kind New Orleans troubadour Philip Melancon brings unparalleled wit and talent to our January 9th “phil”harmonic.
Celebrating the rich history of St. Alphonsus, the series culminates on March 13th with an Irish extravaganza featuring the Crescent City Celtic Band and the McTeggart Irish Dancers.
In addition, beverages will be provided by sponsors including Gordon Biersch, Nacho Mama’s, the Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale. A big thanks to the New Orleans Hash House Harriers - Red Dress Run for their continued support!
For more info contact: saintalphonsus1@gmail.com or www.stalphonsusneworleans.org
**St. Alphonsus Catholic Church was built in 1855 to serve the needs of the Irish Catholic immigrants who began settling in the neighborhood in the 1840s. In 1979, the church was closed. After a continuing fall into decline, FOSA was formed in 1990; in 1996, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark. With glorious, yet deteriorating, ceiling frescoes and stained glass windows over a century old, the building is breathtakingly beautiful and has been featured in Treme and several movies… and the acoustics rock!
Enjoy fabulous music with your friends and support one of New Orleans’ cultural treasures, the 155 year-old Saint Alphonsus Church. We will see you this season for Fun Under the Frescoes!
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
Tonight is the night!! The Friends of Saint Alphonsus presents the highly anticipated second season of the Fun Under the Frescoes concert series at St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance St.) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm!
The series kicks off on November 14th re-living the magic of the premiere show of our series, with Irish Channel native Paul Sanchez with special guest Arsene DeLay!
Tickets are $10 and include 3 complimentary beverages (which includes craft beer, Jameson, margaritas and Pinot Grigio!!) Memberships starting at $25 include admission to every concert!
Don't forget to come hungry - Ms. Linda the Ya-Ka-Mien Lady will be serving up some delicious food too!
Schedule for 2012 - 2013
The beautiful harmonies of the Pfister Sisters resonate for our holiday show on December 12th.
One-of-a-kind New Orleans troubadour Philip Melancon brings unparalleled wit and talent to our January 9th “phil”harmonic.
Celebrating the rich history of St. Alphonsus, the series culminates on March 13th with an Irish extravaganza featuring the Crescent City Celtic Band and the McTeggart Irish Dancers.
In addition, beverages will be provided by sponsors including Gordon Biersch, Nacho Mama’s, the Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale. A big thanks to the New Orleans Hash House Harriers - Red Dress Run for their continued support!
For more info contact: saintalphonsus1@gmail.com or www.stalphonsusneworleans.org
**St. Alphonsus Catholic Church was built in 1855 to serve the needs of the Irish Catholic immigrants who began settling in the neighborhood in the 1840s. In 1979, the church was closed. After a continuing fall into decline, FOSA was formed in 1990; in 1996, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark. With glorious, yet deteriorating, ceiling frescoes and stained glass windows over a century old, the building is breathtakingly beautiful and has been featured in Treme and several movies… and the acoustics rock!
Enjoy fabulous music with your friends and support one of New Orleans’ cultural treasures, the 155 year-old Saint Alphonsus Church. We will see you this season for Fun Under the Frescoes!
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, November 13, 2012
A Tuesday with Fresh Veggies, Cocktails for Pets, and Lots of Good Music!
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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have squash-Parmeggiano soup, Siciliano sandwiches with slow roasted pork, ham, fontina and pickled squash, sides of rosemary roasted potatoes, and small plates of creamy polenta topped with your choice of roast beef or sauteed squash with smoked tomato sauce......yum.
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Broccoli (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Braising Mix, Arugula, or Natural Rapini (Monica’s Okra World/Garden Guy Produce)
-Organic Turnips (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes or Mixed Squash (Pointe Coupee/Monica's Okra World)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Frill Mustards (Scarlet or Golden) (Mizell Family Farms, Folsom, LA)
-Organic Lettuce (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Kale (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Totsoi (Covey Rise Farm, Husser, LA)
-Organic Collards (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Naval Orange or Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
Cocktails for a cause!
Dijon (1379 Annunciation) continues its Celebrity Bartender Bash benefiting the LASPCA today from 5:30-7:30 pm featuring guest bartenders Margarita Bergen, columnist for New Orleans Living Magazine and Marshall Harris, local artist/performer. All bartender tips during happy hour will be donated to the LASPCA, as well as a portion of all food sales from the evening.
Good Music Tonight!
Here's some non-partisan music we can all agree on!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin, Clarence Johnson III and Tom Sancton!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) Ben Labat opens at 6:30 p.m., and be sure to check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. This week they'll have squash-Parmeggiano soup, Siciliano sandwiches with slow roasted pork, ham, fontina and pickled squash, sides of rosemary roasted potatoes, and small plates of creamy polenta topped with your choice of roast beef or sauteed squash with smoked tomato sauce......yum.
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Broccoli (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Braising Mix, Arugula, or Natural Rapini (Monica’s Okra World/Garden Guy Produce)
-Organic Turnips (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes or Mixed Squash (Pointe Coupee/Monica's Okra World)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Double Share of Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Frill Mustards (Scarlet or Golden) (Mizell Family Farms, Folsom, LA)
-Organic Lettuce (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Kale (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Totsoi (Covey Rise Farm, Husser, LA)
-Organic Collards (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Naval Orange or Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
Cocktails for a cause!
Dijon (1379 Annunciation) continues its Celebrity Bartender Bash benefiting the LASPCA today from 5:30-7:30 pm featuring guest bartenders Margarita Bergen, columnist for New Orleans Living Magazine and Marshall Harris, local artist/performer. All bartender tips during happy hour will be donated to the LASPCA, as well as a portion of all food sales from the evening.
Good Music Tonight!
Here's some non-partisan music we can all agree on!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin, Clarence Johnson III and Tom Sancton!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) Ben Labat opens at 6:30 p.m., and be sure to check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) at 8:00 pm!!
There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!
It's a full night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with and early show with the 101 Drummers at 8:00 pm and hang out for the 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, November 12, 2012
Celebratin' Monday with Some Great Music!
Good Morning Everybody! What a great weekend we had with some winning Tigers and Saints! Celebrate with good music!
Monday Night Music
You can watch the game while listening to same great music too!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has an amazing Monday night show with the return of Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and then stay on for the 504 Rock Art Circus at 10:30 pm with We Were Wolves, The Best Pets, and Texas Funeral!
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!!
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
You can watch the game while listening to same great music too!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has an amazing Monday night show with the return of Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and then stay on for the 504 Rock Art Circus at 10:30 pm with We Were Wolves, The Best Pets, and Texas Funeral!
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!!
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
Friday, November 9, 2012
Weekend Fun w/Vino, Bywater Shoppin', Beer for Pets, & Lady/Homegrown/Gumbo Festin!
TGIF - Lot's of good things going on this weekend!
Friday Fun!
There's 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 wine tasting event of the Fall season. Come enjoy a glass of wine and the live music of Jesse Morrow Trio while watching the sunset on Bayou St. John. $5 admission for Louisiana Landmarks Society members and $10 general admission. New Orleans native Poppy Tooker will be signing: Mme. Bégué's Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery.Wine selections are donated by Cork & Bottle Fine Wines, located in the American Can Company on Orleans Ave.
LadyFest New Orleans continues on tonight - and they ladies are getting down with Friday Night at Melvins (2112 St. Claude)! LadyFest celebrates the music, art, poetry and parades of New Orleans Women from Nov 7-11, 2012. For a full schedule see www.ladyfestneworleans.org.
Here's the fabulous line-up tonight:
7p David and Roselyn
8p Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band
9p Big Fine Ellen Smith
10p Kim Carson
11p Ruby Moon
Saturday Fun!
Get out and shop - at the Piety Street Market - Saturday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Old Ironworks (612 Piety St.)Shop local! Shop Bywater! Fall is in full swing at Piety Street Market, where 30+ vendors will offer creative art, handmade crafts, homemade goodies, used books & records, vintage collectibles and flea market finds! Enjoy music by the Norbert Slama Duo!
Tomorrow drink beer for the pups and the kittens!! Celebrate with the Bulldog and LA/SPCA's its the Third Annual New Orleans on Tap Beer Festival Sponsored by Abita Brewing Company. Saturday at City Park by the Big Lake Boathouse from Noon to 5:00 pm. A beer tasting like no other! Sample a menu of 200+ beers while sitting under an oak tree in historic New Orleans City Park and enjoying live music by Alexis & The Samurai and Flow Tribe. There's plenty of shade, food and non-beer drinks including sodas, wine and margaritas. The best part of sampling all this beer is, you will be helping out the Louisiana SPCA while having an awesome time. Click "beer" for more info!!
All Weekend Long Fun!
This weekend celebrate the inaugural Homegrown Harvest Music and Arts Festival - Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00AM - 9:00PM at New Orleans Event and Film Studios (233 Newton St) in Algiers Point, this beautiful venue provides the perfect backdrop to Louisiana's first and only indoor festival! Check out the schedule below and for more info click: www.homegrown-fest.com
FRIDAY
Ronnie Kole * Harvey Castle * Blue Crabs * Todd Lemoine * Far Gone *
Power Blvd * Remedy Krewe * Elli Perry * Ben Joseph and the Laylows *
Eric Gordon's Lazy Boys * Troy Turner Band * J Savage Band * Circa
Amore * Leslie Blackshear Smith Band * Black Rain * Loud Have Mercy *
Johnny Sansone * The Wooden Wings * Reverse Axis * Damion Neville *
Circus Genetic * Cha Wa * J Monque'D Band * Paula & The Pontiacs *
Dana Abbott Band * Jimmy Thibodeaux * Larry Garner * The Help * Sex
Dog * Brass-A-Holics * Charmaine Neville * Claude Bryant All-Stars *
Reed Alleman
SATURDAY
Sydney Beaumont * Patrick Cooper * Remedy * Mary Flynn Prohibition
Jazz Blues * Perchard & DeWise * Cajun On Demand * Group Therapy *
Stranger Stranger * Lyriqs Da Lyraciss * Blues 4 $ale * Beth
Trepagnier * Ashes To Dust * Stiff Neck Fools * Michael Jackson of
NOLA * Andre Bouvier and The Royal Bohemians * Camile Boudin & The
Living Rumors * The Tributaries * Lucky Lou * Grayhawk Band * Gator &
Mudcat * Face to Fate * Benny Grunch & The Bunch * Little Freddy King
* Band Of Brothers * The Scorseses * Gypsy Elise & The Royal Blues *
Broken By The Burden * Royal & Dumaine Hawaiians * John Lisi & Delta
Funk * Lillian Axe
SUNDAY
Floyd Brown * Babineaux Sisters * Ambush * Jayna Morgan * Phil Metrailer * Redfish Blues Band * Zero Dialect * Jazz Muffin * 484 South Bend * Dixie Rose * Bayou Blue * Super Nutria * Mo Blak * Rise Laveau * Big Al & The Heavyweights * The Parishoners * Queens Lair * Jonathan "Boogie" Long * Smoky Greenwell * Big Easy Playboys * Amanda Shaw * Bag of Donuts * Randy Jackson (of Zebra) * Jimi's Image Hendrix Tribute * Afterbirth * Rockin Dopsie * The Jake Leg Stompers feat.
Washboard Chaz * Cori Walters & The Universe Jazz Band * Margie Perez
Head on out to the TREME CREOLE GUMBO FESTIVAL - Saturday and Sunday! The melting pot culture of New Orleans - as symbolized by the city's most famous culinary delight, gumbo - is the focus of the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival.
This year's event features an all brass band lineup. For two full days, a who's who of the city's top groups will perform in beautifully refurbished park. Food vendors will offer their unique takes on gumbo, the dish whose African ancestry helped to define New Orleans cuisine. This year, we present six of New Orleans' best makers of our signature dish - including the long-awaited return of Dunbar's Creole Restaurant, the famous Li'l Dizzy's Cafe of Treme and television personality Miss Linda (a.k.a. "The Ya-Ka-Mein" Lady). In between dancing and eating, don't forget to check out the large arts market. It's a great chance to stock up on local, hand-made art, jewelry and crafts before the holiday shopping rush. Check out the music schedule below:
Saturday
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Pocket Aces Brass Band
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm Lagniappe Brass Band
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Hot 8 Brass Band
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm The Soul Rebels
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm The Dirty Dozen
Sunday
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Baby Boys Brass Band
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm Treme Brass Band
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Free Agents Brass Band
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm Pinettes Brass Band
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm Stooges Brass Band
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 be sure to tune in to WWOZ today from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm it's the Fund Drive and time to pledge with my hubby Bill deTurk - remember to support "your live local music" station!!!
www.gratisnola.com
Friday Fun!
There's 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 wine tasting event of the Fall season. Come enjoy a glass of wine and the live music of Jesse Morrow Trio while watching the sunset on Bayou St. John. $5 admission for Louisiana Landmarks Society members and $10 general admission. New Orleans native Poppy Tooker will be signing: Mme. Bégué's Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery.Wine selections are donated by Cork & Bottle Fine Wines, located in the American Can Company on Orleans Ave.
LadyFest New Orleans continues on tonight - and they ladies are getting down with Friday Night at Melvins (2112 St. Claude)! LadyFest celebrates the music, art, poetry and parades of New Orleans Women from Nov 7-11, 2012. For a full schedule see www.ladyfestneworleans.org.
Here's the fabulous line-up tonight:
7p David and Roselyn
8p Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band
9p Big Fine Ellen Smith
10p Kim Carson
11p Ruby Moon
Saturday Fun!
Get out and shop - at the Piety Street Market - Saturday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Old Ironworks (612 Piety St.)Shop local! Shop Bywater! Fall is in full swing at Piety Street Market, where 30+ vendors will offer creative art, handmade crafts, homemade goodies, used books & records, vintage collectibles and flea market finds! Enjoy music by the Norbert Slama Duo!
Tomorrow drink beer for the pups and the kittens!! Celebrate with the Bulldog and LA/SPCA's its the Third Annual New Orleans on Tap Beer Festival Sponsored by Abita Brewing Company. Saturday at City Park by the Big Lake Boathouse from Noon to 5:00 pm. A beer tasting like no other! Sample a menu of 200+ beers while sitting under an oak tree in historic New Orleans City Park and enjoying live music by Alexis & The Samurai and Flow Tribe. There's plenty of shade, food and non-beer drinks including sodas, wine and margaritas. The best part of sampling all this beer is, you will be helping out the Louisiana SPCA while having an awesome time. Click "beer" for more info!!
All Weekend Long Fun!
This weekend celebrate the inaugural Homegrown Harvest Music and Arts Festival - Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00AM - 9:00PM at New Orleans Event and Film Studios (233 Newton St) in Algiers Point, this beautiful venue provides the perfect backdrop to Louisiana's first and only indoor festival! Check out the schedule below and for more info click: www.homegrown-fest.com
FRIDAY
Ronnie Kole * Harvey Castle * Blue Crabs * Todd Lemoine * Far Gone *
Power Blvd * Remedy Krewe * Elli Perry * Ben Joseph and the Laylows *
Eric Gordon's Lazy Boys * Troy Turner Band * J Savage Band * Circa
Amore * Leslie Blackshear Smith Band * Black Rain * Loud Have Mercy *
Johnny Sansone * The Wooden Wings * Reverse Axis * Damion Neville *
Circus Genetic * Cha Wa * J Monque'D Band * Paula & The Pontiacs *
Dana Abbott Band * Jimmy Thibodeaux * Larry Garner * The Help * Sex
Dog * Brass-A-Holics * Charmaine Neville * Claude Bryant All-Stars *
Reed Alleman
SATURDAY
Sydney Beaumont * Patrick Cooper * Remedy * Mary Flynn Prohibition
Jazz Blues * Perchard & DeWise * Cajun On Demand * Group Therapy *
Stranger Stranger * Lyriqs Da Lyraciss * Blues 4 $ale * Beth
Trepagnier * Ashes To Dust * Stiff Neck Fools * Michael Jackson of
NOLA * Andre Bouvier and The Royal Bohemians * Camile Boudin & The
Living Rumors * The Tributaries * Lucky Lou * Grayhawk Band * Gator &
Mudcat * Face to Fate * Benny Grunch & The Bunch * Little Freddy King
* Band Of Brothers * The Scorseses * Gypsy Elise & The Royal Blues *
Broken By The Burden * Royal & Dumaine Hawaiians * John Lisi & Delta
Funk * Lillian Axe
SUNDAY
Floyd Brown * Babineaux Sisters * Ambush * Jayna Morgan * Phil Metrailer * Redfish Blues Band * Zero Dialect * Jazz Muffin * 484 South Bend * Dixie Rose * Bayou Blue * Super Nutria * Mo Blak * Rise Laveau * Big Al & The Heavyweights * The Parishoners * Queens Lair * Jonathan "Boogie" Long * Smoky Greenwell * Big Easy Playboys * Amanda Shaw * Bag of Donuts * Randy Jackson (of Zebra) * Jimi's Image Hendrix Tribute * Afterbirth * Rockin Dopsie * The Jake Leg Stompers feat.
Washboard Chaz * Cori Walters & The Universe Jazz Band * Margie Perez
Head on out to the TREME CREOLE GUMBO FESTIVAL - Saturday and Sunday! The melting pot culture of New Orleans - as symbolized by the city's most famous culinary delight, gumbo - is the focus of the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival.
This year's event features an all brass band lineup. For two full days, a who's who of the city's top groups will perform in beautifully refurbished park. Food vendors will offer their unique takes on gumbo, the dish whose African ancestry helped to define New Orleans cuisine. This year, we present six of New Orleans' best makers of our signature dish - including the long-awaited return of Dunbar's Creole Restaurant, the famous Li'l Dizzy's Cafe of Treme and television personality Miss Linda (a.k.a. "The Ya-Ka-Mein" Lady). In between dancing and eating, don't forget to check out the large arts market. It's a great chance to stock up on local, hand-made art, jewelry and crafts before the holiday shopping rush. Check out the music schedule below:
Saturday
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Pocket Aces Brass Band
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm Lagniappe Brass Band
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Hot 8 Brass Band
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm The Soul Rebels
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm The Dirty Dozen
Sunday
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Baby Boys Brass Band
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm Treme Brass Band
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Free Agents Brass Band
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm Pinettes Brass Band
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm Stooges Brass Band
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 be sure to tune in to WWOZ today from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm it's the Fund Drive and time to pledge with my hubby Bill deTurk - remember to support "your live local music" station!!!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday, November 8, 2012
A Very Giving Thursday with Jazz, Drinks for Pups, Dinner for NYC, Ladyfest & O Fun!
Happy Thursday - so much to do!
The fall installment of Jazz in the Park concludes this afternoon (into evening) with a special concert from 3 to 8 p.m. Presented in Armstrong Park, Don't Stop the Music will feature performances by Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, George Porter, Jr., James Andrews, Bill Summers, Michael Baptiste, Renard Poche, Zulu Connection, MyNameIsJohnMichael and more. Tickets for this amazing line-up are only $20.
Join the Humane Society of Louisiana for a Yappy Hour from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Le Bon Temps Roule' (4801 Magazine). There is no charge for admission, but raffles, a silent auction and drink specials will benefit the Society. (Monetary gifts or donations of cat or dog food or other animal care supplies are always appreciated, of course!) Come help raise needed funds for the animal victims of hurricane Isaac. Proceeds from this event will specifically help pay veterinary costs for Isaac, a dog who was rescued with third degree burns on his back. He has recovered from his ordeal and is now available for adoption. So have some fun and help out too!
After Yappy Hour fun, have some dinner for a great cause! Three Muses (536 Frenchmen) in the Marigny is showing their support by running a Weekly Fundraiser throughout November to support City Harvest of NYC. Each Thursday in November (minus Thanksgiving), Three Muses will be running a special menu where they will kindly donate 100% of their proceeds to City Harvest of NYC. The special menu for this fundraiser was crafted by Three Muses Executive Chef, Daniel Esses, and represents his childhood growing up in New York City. For more info on this wonderful charity click: City Harvest of NYC. This is a great (and delicious) way to show your support for such a worthy cause!
After dinner head right on down the street as LadyFest New Orleans continues with a Day 2 that will rock your world! LadyFest is a celebration of music, art, poetry and parades by women of New Orleans Nov 7-11, 2012.
Our great music lineup at Maison (508 Frenchmen) is:
7p Alexandra Scott & The Grapefruits
8p MaryFlynn Prohibition Jazz and Blues
9p Irene Sage
10p Gypsy Elise & Royal Blues
The complete schedule of events is at www.ladyfestneworleans.org
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 Mike Dillon -is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted percussionists in the country, best known for his unforgettable live performances, unorthodox percussion rig and distinct original sound. Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead throughout the month of November with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!
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
The fall installment of Jazz in the Park concludes this afternoon (into evening) with a special concert from 3 to 8 p.m. Presented in Armstrong Park, Don't Stop the Music will feature performances by Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, George Porter, Jr., James Andrews, Bill Summers, Michael Baptiste, Renard Poche, Zulu Connection, MyNameIsJohnMichael and more. Tickets for this amazing line-up are only $20.
Join the Humane Society of Louisiana for a Yappy Hour from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Le Bon Temps Roule' (4801 Magazine). There is no charge for admission, but raffles, a silent auction and drink specials will benefit the Society. (Monetary gifts or donations of cat or dog food or other animal care supplies are always appreciated, of course!) Come help raise needed funds for the animal victims of hurricane Isaac. Proceeds from this event will specifically help pay veterinary costs for Isaac, a dog who was rescued with third degree burns on his back. He has recovered from his ordeal and is now available for adoption. So have some fun and help out too!
After Yappy Hour fun, have some dinner for a great cause! Three Muses (536 Frenchmen) in the Marigny is showing their support by running a Weekly Fundraiser throughout November to support City Harvest of NYC. Each Thursday in November (minus Thanksgiving), Three Muses will be running a special menu where they will kindly donate 100% of their proceeds to City Harvest of NYC. The special menu for this fundraiser was crafted by Three Muses Executive Chef, Daniel Esses, and represents his childhood growing up in New York City. For more info on this wonderful charity click: City Harvest of NYC. This is a great (and delicious) way to show your support for such a worthy cause!
After dinner head right on down the street as LadyFest New Orleans continues with a Day 2 that will rock your world! LadyFest is a celebration of music, art, poetry and parades by women of New Orleans Nov 7-11, 2012.
Our great music lineup at Maison (508 Frenchmen) is:
7p Alexandra Scott & The Grapefruits
8p MaryFlynn Prohibition Jazz and Blues
9p Irene Sage
10p Gypsy Elise & Royal Blues
The complete schedule of events is at www.ladyfestneworleans.org
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 Mike Dillon -is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted percussionists in the country, best known for his unforgettable live performances, unorthodox percussion rig and distinct original sound. Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead throughout the month of November with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!
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, November 7, 2012
A Wednesday with the Ladies, Kermit Ruffins, Opera and Music All 'Round Town!
Happy Hump Day Everybody - Celebrate America with some great music tonight!
Come join the Ladies for the 6th annual LadyFest New Orleans! They're kicking things off with an Art Show with music at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude) at 6pm. For artists listings and much more, check out www.ladyfestneworleans.org. We will have raffles, cool LadyFest schwag, our 2012 LadyFest Compilation CD and much more!
Our music lineup for the night is:
6p Nattie
7p Dana Abbott
8p Kat Walker
Get Fired up for Kingsley House (1600 Constance) tonight with Kermit Ruffins at 6:30 pm! This fun event will feature entertainment by Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, drinks and raffle prizes. VooDoo BBQ and Grill will spend time at Ruffin's famous BBQ grill cooking some tasty treats for guests. The event is free, but guests must bring a business card to enter and donations will be asked for at the door. You know you don't want to miss this fun evening!
Get yourself some culture with Opera on Tap at the Rusty Nail (1100 Constance St.). This is the last concert at the Rusty Nail for 2012 - so come hear all of your favorites and selections from their upcoming opera The Barber of Seville on November 16 & 18. It's free opera tonight from 7:00 to 8:30 pm!
Deanie’s Seafood (1713 Lake Ave.) in Bucktown introduces its inaugural open-air concert series, Deanie’s Bucktober Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. The event features live music, drink specials and, of course, great seafood by local favorite Deanie’s Seafood. A free family friendly event, tonight it's The Brass-A-Holics!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new works by local artist Lorenzo Bergen- plus the guitar stylings of Javier Gutierrez, a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by 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)
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!
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 Davis and Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm and stick around for Richard Julian at 9:30 - it's a great evening of music! 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 - it's the jamin' sounds of Clockwork Elvis at 8:30 pm!!
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
Come join the Ladies for the 6th annual LadyFest New Orleans! They're kicking things off with an Art Show with music at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude) at 6pm. For artists listings and much more, check out www.ladyfestneworleans.org. We will have raffles, cool LadyFest schwag, our 2012 LadyFest Compilation CD and much more!
Our music lineup for the night is:
6p Nattie
7p Dana Abbott
8p Kat Walker
Get Fired up for Kingsley House (1600 Constance) tonight with Kermit Ruffins at 6:30 pm! This fun event will feature entertainment by Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, drinks and raffle prizes. VooDoo BBQ and Grill will spend time at Ruffin's famous BBQ grill cooking some tasty treats for guests. The event is free, but guests must bring a business card to enter and donations will be asked for at the door. You know you don't want to miss this fun evening!
Get yourself some culture with Opera on Tap at the Rusty Nail (1100 Constance St.). This is the last concert at the Rusty Nail for 2012 - so come hear all of your favorites and selections from their upcoming opera The Barber of Seville on November 16 & 18. It's free opera tonight from 7:00 to 8:30 pm!
Deanie’s Seafood (1713 Lake Ave.) in Bucktown introduces its inaugural open-air concert series, Deanie’s Bucktober Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. The event features live music, drink specials and, of course, great seafood by local favorite Deanie’s Seafood. A free family friendly event, tonight it's The Brass-A-Holics!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new works by local artist Lorenzo Bergen- plus the guitar stylings of Javier Gutierrez, a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by 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)
If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...
Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!
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 Davis and Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm and stick around for Richard Julian at 9:30 - it's a great evening of music! 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 - it's the jamin' sounds of Clockwork Elvis at 8:30 pm!!
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, November 6, 2012
Election Day - Votin' for Veggies and Good Music!
Vote for fresh veggies!!!
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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. Grab lunch while checking your smart phone for the latest election news. This week they'll have squash-Parmeggiano soup, Siciliano sandwiches with slow roasted pork, ham, fontina and pickled squash, sides of rosemary roasted potatoes, and small plates of creamy polenta topped with your choice of roast beef or sauteed squash with smoked tomato sauce......yum.
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Shiitakes (MSNP, MS)
-Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Organic Kale (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Salad Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Mizuna (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Organic Kohlrabi (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Fairytale Eggplant/Organic Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm/ Inglewood Farms)
-Organic Braising Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes or Yellow Squash (Point Coupee Growers Coop/Monica's Okra World)
-Organic Arugula or Organic Baby Spinach (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Louisiana Shallots (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
Good Music Tonight!
Here's some non-partisan music we can all agree on!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin playing with Ray Moore!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for more guitar playing with Pete Anderson at 8:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for The Geraniums after Tommy. And 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 The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the 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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special they welcome La Divina Gelateria. Grab lunch while checking your smart phone for the latest election news. This week they'll have squash-Parmeggiano soup, Siciliano sandwiches with slow roasted pork, ham, fontina and pickled squash, sides of rosemary roasted potatoes, and small plates of creamy polenta topped with your choice of roast beef or sauteed squash with smoked tomato sauce......yum.
And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market. You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street between Noon and 6:00 pm, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.). On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen. So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food. In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order. So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Shiitakes (MSNP, MS)
-Satsumas (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Organic Kale (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Salad Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Mizuna (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Organic Kohlrabi (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Fairytale Eggplant/Organic Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farm/ Inglewood Farms)
-Organic Braising Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes or Yellow Squash (Point Coupee Growers Coop/Monica's Okra World)
-Organic Arugula or Organic Baby Spinach (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Louisiana Shallots (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
Good Music Tonight!
Here's some non-partisan music we can all agree on!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin playing with Ray Moore!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for more guitar playing with Pete Anderson at 8:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for The Geraniums after Tommy. And 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 The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!
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 the Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses at 10:00 pm!
End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the 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, November 5, 2012
Saints Celebratin' with a Musical Monday!
Good Morning Everybody and Geaux Saints!!!
Monday Night Music
You can watch the game while listening to same great music too!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm and NO Cover! Be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!
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!!
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 either Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers 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
You can watch the game while listening to same great music too!
And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm and NO Cover! Be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!
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!!
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 either Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers 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
Friday, November 2, 2012
Happy Friday with Boudin, Beer, Mirlitons, Swamp Fun and Gleason Gras!
TGIF!!!
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 the tasting wines are always 10% off!
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.
Hooray for Boudin and Beer!!
Boudin and Beer is tonight!! Celebrate boudin, beer, bourbon, and boots as New Orleans plays host to Emeril Lagasse's 2nd Annual Boudin and Beer, a food and music festival celebrating all-things Louisiana at The Foundry (333 St. Joseph) from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. The charity bash, presented by Abita Beer and sponsored by Buffalo Trace, is hosted by Emeril Lagasse and honorary co-chairs Mario Batali and New Orleans' own Donald Link. Fifty of the country's hottest chefs from San Francisco to New York, with several of New Orleans' top chefs represented, will be cooking up their take on boudin, with plenty of craft brews from Abita Beer. Dancing to the music of Drake White, Feufollet and Red Stick Ramblers. The event benefits the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. Tickets are $85 - for more info click - www.boudinandbeer.com
Enjoy a Night at the Museum! Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art beginning at 5:00 pm and celebrate the weekend! 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.
Fun All Weekend Long Fun!
It's time to celebrate the mirliton!! It's the 2012 Mirliton Festival Saturday from 11 AM to 7 PM at the Brick Yard on Chartres St. at Montegut St. in Bywater. There will be delicious mirliton delicacies and a fantastic musical line-up!! Check out the fun below.
Special events between sets include Fringe Festival performers, the NOLA Cherry Bombs, and the 504 Dancing Man.
11:00-11:45 Archdiocese Gospel Choir
12:00-12:45 Daria and the Hip Drops
1:00-1:45 Luke Winslow King
2:00-2:45 Hot 8 Brass Band
3:00-3:45 Charmaine Neville
4:00-4:45 Kristin Diable
5:00-7:00 Kermit Ruffins
It's time to party in the swamp for the Louisiana Swamp Festival as the Audubon Zoo celebrates Louisiana Cajun culture and heritage through education and entertainment all weekend long. This family-oriented festival gives visitors insight into the Cajun way of life through cultural demonstrations, music, food and crafts. The weekend salute to Louisiana's Bayou country at the Zoo features hands-on encounters with live Louisiana swamp animals and special animal feedings. Plus an incredible musical line-up!
Saturday
Capital One Stage
10:25am - 11:45am Lafayette Rhythm Devils
12:05pm - 1:25pm Swamp Fiddler Tribute feat. Sarah Jayde Williams
1:25pm - 1:45pm Zydeco Dance Lessons
1:45pm - 3:05pm Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
3:25pm - 4:45pm Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
11:30am - 12:00pm Cajun Dance Lessons
12:00pm - 1:15pm Lafourche Cajun Band
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cajun Music Petting Zoo
2:15pm - 4:00pm Lafourche Cajun Band
Sunday
Capital One Stage
10:25am - 11:45am Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
11:45am - 12:05pm Zydeco Dance Lessons
12:05pm - 1:25pm Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
1:45pm - 3:05pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
3:25pm - 4:45pm Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunpots
Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
11:30am - 12:00pm Cajun Dance Lessons
12:00pm - 1:15pm Tour Les Soirs
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cajun Music Petting Zoo
2:15pm - 4:00pm Tour Les Soirs
*Audubon Zoo is located at 6500 Magazine Street in New Orleans. Event hours are 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No outside food or beverage allowed during special events and festivals. Zoo admission is required. Free for Audubon Zoo members. Purchase tickets at entrance gates or online.
Join the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation Sunday for the 2nd Annual Gleason Gras from Noon to 8:00 pm at Champions Sqare (right next to the Superdome). The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for ALS and to support the Gleason Family Trust. The Gleason Family Trust is set up to help offset the incremental costs of living with ALS. Contributions go toward Steve Gleason's participation in advanced and experimental technology, equipment and treatments. So come celebrate with great local food, cool music, a silent auction and more! Click here for the entertainment line-up and all the fun! Gleason Gras
*Tickets: General Admission - $20 • Kids 12 & under - Free
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
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 the tasting wines are always 10% off!
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.
Hooray for Boudin and Beer!!
Boudin and Beer is tonight!! Celebrate boudin, beer, bourbon, and boots as New Orleans plays host to Emeril Lagasse's 2nd Annual Boudin and Beer, a food and music festival celebrating all-things Louisiana at The Foundry (333 St. Joseph) from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. The charity bash, presented by Abita Beer and sponsored by Buffalo Trace, is hosted by Emeril Lagasse and honorary co-chairs Mario Batali and New Orleans' own Donald Link. Fifty of the country's hottest chefs from San Francisco to New York, with several of New Orleans' top chefs represented, will be cooking up their take on boudin, with plenty of craft brews from Abita Beer. Dancing to the music of Drake White, Feufollet and Red Stick Ramblers. The event benefits the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. Tickets are $85 - for more info click - www.boudinandbeer.com
Enjoy a Night at the Museum! Check out The Where Y'Art? party this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art beginning at 5:00 pm and celebrate the weekend! 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
- 6pm to 8pm: Music by Kristin Diable
- 6pm to 8pm: Visiting Artist in Museum Shop: Denise Mehurin (more info coming soon) 6pm: Talk and Book Signing with author/historian, Hugh Howard: Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s WAR
- 6:30pm: Gallery Talk: Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights with curator, Anne C. B. Roberts
- 7:30pm: Lecture with curator, Rachel Stevens: The Bayou School: 19th Century Louisiana Landscapes
Fun All Weekend Long Fun!
It's time to celebrate the mirliton!! It's the 2012 Mirliton Festival Saturday from 11 AM to 7 PM at the Brick Yard on Chartres St. at Montegut St. in Bywater. There will be delicious mirliton delicacies and a fantastic musical line-up!! Check out the fun below.
Special events between sets include Fringe Festival performers, the NOLA Cherry Bombs, and the 504 Dancing Man.
11:00-11:45 Archdiocese Gospel Choir
12:00-12:45 Daria and the Hip Drops
1:00-1:45 Luke Winslow King
2:00-2:45 Hot 8 Brass Band
3:00-3:45 Charmaine Neville
4:00-4:45 Kristin Diable
5:00-7:00 Kermit Ruffins
It's time to party in the swamp for the Louisiana Swamp Festival as the Audubon Zoo celebrates Louisiana Cajun culture and heritage through education and entertainment all weekend long. This family-oriented festival gives visitors insight into the Cajun way of life through cultural demonstrations, music, food and crafts. The weekend salute to Louisiana's Bayou country at the Zoo features hands-on encounters with live Louisiana swamp animals and special animal feedings. Plus an incredible musical line-up!
Saturday
Capital One Stage
10:25am - 11:45am Lafayette Rhythm Devils
12:05pm - 1:25pm Swamp Fiddler Tribute feat. Sarah Jayde Williams
1:25pm - 1:45pm Zydeco Dance Lessons
1:45pm - 3:05pm Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
3:25pm - 4:45pm Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
11:30am - 12:00pm Cajun Dance Lessons
12:00pm - 1:15pm Lafourche Cajun Band
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cajun Music Petting Zoo
2:15pm - 4:00pm Lafourche Cajun Band
Sunday
Capital One Stage
10:25am - 11:45am Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
11:45am - 12:05pm Zydeco Dance Lessons
12:05pm - 1:25pm Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
1:45pm - 3:05pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
3:25pm - 4:45pm Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunpots
Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
11:30am - 12:00pm Cajun Dance Lessons
12:00pm - 1:15pm Tour Les Soirs
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cajun Music Petting Zoo
2:15pm - 4:00pm Tour Les Soirs
*Audubon Zoo is located at 6500 Magazine Street in New Orleans. Event hours are 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No outside food or beverage allowed during special events and festivals. Zoo admission is required. Free for Audubon Zoo members. Purchase tickets at entrance gates or online.
Join the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation Sunday for the 2nd Annual Gleason Gras from Noon to 8:00 pm at Champions Sqare (right next to the Superdome). The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for ALS and to support the Gleason Family Trust. The Gleason Family Trust is set up to help offset the incremental costs of living with ALS. Contributions go toward Steve Gleason's participation in advanced and experimental technology, equipment and treatments. So come celebrate with great local food, cool music, a silent auction and more! Click here for the entertainment line-up and all the fun! Gleason Gras
*Tickets: General Admission - $20 • Kids 12 & under - Free
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
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Thursday with a Prytania Party, Day of the Dead Celebrations and Mariachi Music!
Happy Thursday!
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!
Special Events
Celebrate the Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) with a Book Launch Party! Tonight come on by for a party to mark the release of the coffee-table book "There's One In Your Neighborhood: The Lost Movie Theaters of New Orleans," by Rene Brunet Jr. and Jack Stewart from 5:30 to 10:00 pm. Books will be available for purchase, and the evening will also include book signings, Q&A with the authors, 1940s newsreels, New Orleans travelogues, 1950s cartoons, and a special showing of "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus"!! Come on out to the FREE night of fun - come early and stay late! For more info click: http://www.neworleanstheaterbook.com/
November 1st is the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede. Come out tonight for the Day of the Dead Celebration at 3319 Rosalie Alley. The Ceremony for Gede takes place at 7 p.m. in Rosalie Alley, off of Rampart, between Piety and Desire. Followed by a pot luck supper & procession to the cemetery to feed the Dead. Please wear white with a purple headscarf, or black and purple for Gede. Bring a dish (not a blond) for the people, and an offering for the Dead or Gede. Gede's tastes tend towards peppers, flat breads, rum, cigars, goat stew, crosses, grave-digger's tools, black cock feathers, skeletons, sunglasses with one lens, hot Creole foods, money, the colors black, mauve, and white. He is syncretized with St. Gerard. Or you can bring something that your ancestors or loved ones enjoyed in life. For more info. and R.S.V.P.: (504) 948-9961
Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series continues this evening in Armstrong Park! PUfAP is proud to present the 2012 second season of Jazz in the Park, inside of the historic Louis Armstrong Park. The events are FREE, begins today and runs from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for seven Thursdays until November 1st featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Check out the great line-up of music below!
* Leroy Jones at 5PM
* Los Hombres Calientes featuring Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield at 6:15 PM
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 El Mariachi Jalisco -Mariachi is the best-known form of folk music from Mexico. El Mariachi Jalisco was founded in Baton Rouge and as of last year, Mariachi did not exist in the entire state of Louisiana! All of the band's members have more than 10 years of experience performing this traditional Mexican genre. This is a special Day of the Dead Celebration in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico, New Orleans, and Tulane University's Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!
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
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!
Special Events
Celebrate the Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) with a Book Launch Party! Tonight come on by for a party to mark the release of the coffee-table book "There's One In Your Neighborhood: The Lost Movie Theaters of New Orleans," by Rene Brunet Jr. and Jack Stewart from 5:30 to 10:00 pm. Books will be available for purchase, and the evening will also include book signings, Q&A with the authors, 1940s newsreels, New Orleans travelogues, 1950s cartoons, and a special showing of "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus"!! Come on out to the FREE night of fun - come early and stay late! For more info click: http://www.neworleanstheaterbook.com/
November 1st is the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede. Come out tonight for the Day of the Dead Celebration at 3319 Rosalie Alley. The Ceremony for Gede takes place at 7 p.m. in Rosalie Alley, off of Rampart, between Piety and Desire. Followed by a pot luck supper & procession to the cemetery to feed the Dead. Please wear white with a purple headscarf, or black and purple for Gede. Bring a dish (not a blond) for the people, and an offering for the Dead or Gede. Gede's tastes tend towards peppers, flat breads, rum, cigars, goat stew, crosses, grave-digger's tools, black cock feathers, skeletons, sunglasses with one lens, hot Creole foods, money, the colors black, mauve, and white. He is syncretized with St. Gerard. Or you can bring something that your ancestors or loved ones enjoyed in life. For more info. and R.S.V.P.: (504) 948-9961
Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series continues this evening in Armstrong Park! PUfAP is proud to present the 2012 second season of Jazz in the Park, inside of the historic Louis Armstrong Park. The events are FREE, begins today and runs from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for seven Thursdays until November 1st featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Check out the great line-up of music below!
* Leroy Jones at 5PM
* Los Hombres Calientes featuring Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield at 6:15 PM
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 El Mariachi Jalisco -Mariachi is the best-known form of folk music from Mexico. El Mariachi Jalisco was founded in Baton Rouge and as of last year, Mariachi did not exist in the entire state of Louisiana! All of the band's members have more than 10 years of experience performing this traditional Mexican genre. This is a special Day of the Dead Celebration in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico, New Orleans, and Tulane University's Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Tonight the O BAR's celebrates the Day of the Dead with the Mexican El Diablo! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
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