Happy Tuesday Everybody!
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 Amano. This week they'll have strawberry glazed pork skins, green salad with kumquats and pinenut brittle, marinated shrimp with farro and winter squash, roasted pork sandwiches with provolone and rapini greens, and cannoli with truffle honey and candied pecans. Come grab a plate!
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!
-Head of Cauliflower (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Head of Broccoli (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Kale (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Chard (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Stafford Farms, McComb, MS)
-Shiitake Mushrooms (MSNP, MS)
-Double Share of LA Sweets (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Grapefruit (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Collards (Indian Springs Growers Co-op, Petal, MS)
-Cajun Grain Brown Jasmine Rice or Arugula (Cajun Grain, Kinder, LA)
-Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-All Natural Kumquats (Haynie's Backyard Citrus, Ascension Parish)
-Strawberries (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
Drinks for Pets!
Dijon (1379 Annunciation St.) continues its Celebrity Bartender Bash benefiting the LA SPCA tonight from 5:30-7:30 pm - featuring social divas Margarita Bergen, society blogger and columnist for New Orleans Living Magazine and Sheri M. Bleuler McKee, NOLA's Party Girl with NewOrleansLocal.com. All bartender tips during happy hour will be donated to the LASPCA, as well as a portion of all food sales from the evening. Guests will enjoy wine and cocktail specials and complimentary light hors d'oeuvres. Fun!!
Holiday Fun!
Enjoy the sounds of the season at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis in Jackson Square. Produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc., the St. Louis Cathedral Concerts feature a variety of New Orleans artists including well-known jazz, classical, and gospel musicians. Beloved holiday classics and gospel favorites will be performed in one of the country's most beautiful and historic churches.
Tonight's concert is the Pfister Sisters from 6:00 to 7:00 pm - check out the full schedule below and make plans to hear some great music in a beautiful setting!
Wednesday, Dec 12 Harmonouche featuring Norbert Slama
Thursday, Dec 13 St. Louis Cathedral’s Young Artist in Residence, Samuel Liégeon – Christmas Organ Spectacular
Sunday, Dec 16, 5:30 pm St. Louis Cathedral Basilica Annual Christmas Concert
Monday, Dec 17 Harpist Rachel Van Voorhees
Tuesday, Dec 18 Don Vappie
Wednesday, Dec 19 Lars Edegran’s Jaxx Band featuring ‘Big Al’ Carson and Lionel Ferbos
Thursday, Dec 20 St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir
Celebrate the season at Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Boulevard) - The annual “Holiday in the Park” The beautiful light display is nightly from dusk 'til 9:45 pm and admission is $3 a car. New displays include a 60' sea serpent in the Lagoon, a Princess and her Castle, and more, in addition, to our traditional favorites - The park comes alive for the holidays with thousands of twinkling lights and displays.
And there's more holiday fun at City Park with Celebration in the Oaks! The Celebration runs nightly through January 1st - Sunday thru Thursday from 6:00 pm to 10:00pm and Friday & Saturday 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm (closed Christmas Eve and New Years Eve). There are fabulous new exhibits, nightly entertainment, synthetic ice skating rink, amusement park rides. "Experience and enjoy one of the country's most unique month-long holiday festival of lights!" A beloved holiday tradition - visit www.celebrationintheoaks.com for more info!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
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