Good morning everybody - Happy Thursday!
Free Super Bowl Fun!!
Tonight!! Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard: Woldenberg Park at 1 Canal Street. Admission is free. It's happening from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Featuring a lineup of local music artists, popular food and beverage offerings, live national television broadcasts, interactive fan events and the iconic larger-than-life Super Bowl Roman numerals.
Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard is a marquee event "where Super Bowl lives," hosted on the grounds of Audubon Nature Institute's iconic Woldenberg Park. The Boulevard features a four-day lineup of local music artists, popular food and beverage offerings, live television broadcasts from the NFL Network, SportsNet and Comcast, and the Super Bowl roman numerals.
Free to the public, Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard will open today and runs daily until Super Bowl Sunday. Complementing the public entertainment, broadcast, and celebratory offerings on Super Bowl Blvd., fans of all ages will have opportunities to interact with numerous NFL and Host Committee partner events. The main attraction, the larger-than life XLVII Roman Numerals, standing at 30 feet high and over 100 feet wide, will arrive at their home in the Mississippi River by barge at 6:30 pm. Celebrate New Orleans' Perfect 10th Super Bowl with a true New Orleans-style festival!
NFC Stage
5:40pm: Stooges Brass Band
8:40pm: Bonerama
AFC Stage
5:00pm: Lyle Henderson & Emanu-EL
7:20pm: Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys
North End Zone Stage
5:00 & 7:20pm: Original Dixieland Jazz Band
6:00pm: Hot Club of New Orleans
8:40pm: Stooges Brass Band
South End Zone Stage
5:00pm: Cameron Dupuy& The Cajun Troubadours
6:00 pm and 7:20pm: High Ground Drifters Bluegrass Band
8:40pm: Hot Club of New Orleans
More Thursday Fun!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City - Taste some amazing wines. Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to 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!
Some More Thursday Night Music
It's a lovely evening Uptown 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.
Over on Frenchmen Street d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen St.) has a superb double header with piano man Jon Cleary for an early show at 7:00 pm, and be sure to sty on for the always entertaining and very interesting New Orleans Bingo! Show at 10:00 pm.
Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with 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, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Wednesday with Culture, Super Bowl Fun, Caps for Kids and Lots of Great Music!
Happy Hump Day Everybody!
Culture!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the Jazz 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 Fran Barrineau with Cajun Mardi Gras mask collage/paintings - plus music from 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)
Super Bowl Fun!
Today is Opening Day of the 2013 NFL Experience Driven by GMC, the NFL's interactive theme park, is on today from 3-10 p.m. at the Convention Center - Gate A. The NFL Experience returns to New Orleans for the first time since 2002, and for the third time in its 21-year history. New Orleans first hosted the NFL Experience in 1997.
NFL Experience festivities kick off with a grand opening ceremony at 3 p.m.!!
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with MARK INGRAM and DEUCE MCALLISTER, New Orleans Saints (Autograph Stage)
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:New Orleans Saints Cheerleaders (Entertainment Stage)
3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.:NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Clinics (Clinic Field)
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with KYLE RUDOLPH, Minnesota Vikings, and MALCOLM JENKINS, New Orleans Saints (Autograph Stage)
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:Game Day Prep (Locker Room)
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with TOBY GERHART, Minnesota Vikings, and STEPHEN TULLOCH, Detroit Lions (Autograph Stage)
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:You Make the Call Referee Clinic (Command Center)
8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under, and permit entry for a particular day and time. Tickets can be purchased by calling (866) TIX-4NFL (849-4635), online at www.SuperBowl.com, at the Superdome box office at Gate A or at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center box office (beginning Jan. 30). Tickets sold at the convention center box office go on sale one hour before opening daily.
**Today is Saints Appreciation Day at the NFL Experience. All fans wearing a Saints jersey and purchasing tickets from the convention center box office will receive $5 off admission for Wednesday only. Woo hoo!!
Benefit!
Capture the Night with Dijon and Friends at Dijon (1329 Annunciation), a gala cocktail reception in honor of Caps for Kids to be held tonight from 7:00 to 10:00 pm! Caps for Kids is one of our City's most amazing organizations that works with children battling cancer and we are proud to announce we will be working with great friends in the restaurant and entertainment community such as Antoine's, Rene's Bistro, Boucherie, Cochon, La Petite Grocery, Bizou wines, Cathead Vodka, and Republic National Distributors just to name a few. There will be live music with special guest appearances and a silent auction! All ticket sales, food, wine, champagne, cocktails, and entertainment will be donated to Caps for Kids! Tickets are $50 in advance and $65 at the door - Contact Melanie at 504-896-9346 or kmculla@capsforkids.com
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 Tom McDermott with Meschiya Lake at 7:00 - Stay on for the trio of Johnny Sansone, John Fohl & Seth Walker - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review 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
Culture!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the Jazz 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 Fran Barrineau with Cajun Mardi Gras mask collage/paintings - plus music from 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)
Super Bowl Fun!
Today is Opening Day of the 2013 NFL Experience Driven by GMC, the NFL's interactive theme park, is on today from 3-10 p.m. at the Convention Center - Gate A. The NFL Experience returns to New Orleans for the first time since 2002, and for the third time in its 21-year history. New Orleans first hosted the NFL Experience in 1997.
NFL Experience festivities kick off with a grand opening ceremony at 3 p.m.!!
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with MARK INGRAM and DEUCE MCALLISTER, New Orleans Saints (Autograph Stage)
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:New Orleans Saints Cheerleaders (Entertainment Stage)
3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.:NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Clinics (Clinic Field)
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with KYLE RUDOLPH, Minnesota Vikings, and MALCOLM JENKINS, New Orleans Saints (Autograph Stage)
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.:Game Day Prep (Locker Room)
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:NFL PLAYERS Autograph Signings with TOBY GERHART, Minnesota Vikings, and STEPHEN TULLOCH, Detroit Lions (Autograph Stage)
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:You Make the Call Referee Clinic (Command Center)
8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.:FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 Clinic (Rush Zone Clinic Field)
General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under, and permit entry for a particular day and time. Tickets can be purchased by calling (866) TIX-4NFL (849-4635), online at www.SuperBowl.com, at the Superdome box office at Gate A or at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center box office (beginning Jan. 30). Tickets sold at the convention center box office go on sale one hour before opening daily.
**Today is Saints Appreciation Day at the NFL Experience. All fans wearing a Saints jersey and purchasing tickets from the convention center box office will receive $5 off admission for Wednesday only. Woo hoo!!
Benefit!
Capture the Night with Dijon and Friends at Dijon (1329 Annunciation), a gala cocktail reception in honor of Caps for Kids to be held tonight from 7:00 to 10:00 pm! Caps for Kids is one of our City's most amazing organizations that works with children battling cancer and we are proud to announce we will be working with great friends in the restaurant and entertainment community such as Antoine's, Rene's Bistro, Boucherie, Cochon, La Petite Grocery, Bizou wines, Cathead Vodka, and Republic National Distributors just to name a few. There will be live music with special guest appearances and a silent auction! All ticket sales, food, wine, champagne, cocktails, and entertainment will be donated to Caps for Kids! Tickets are $50 in advance and $65 at the door - Contact Melanie at 504-896-9346 or kmculla@capsforkids.com
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 Tom McDermott with Meschiya Lake at 7:00 - Stay on for the trio of Johnny Sansone, John Fohl & Seth Walker - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review 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, January 29, 2013
Happy Super Bowlin' Tuesday w/Fresh Veggies 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 Chef Anne Churchill goes all out with a declicious menu - choose from duck and andouille gumbo with Cajun Grain rice or vegan mushroom boudin with a side of raw cauliflower salad or market veggies. For dessert, she'll have chocolate flourless cake with chicory coffee sauce. Visit the Green Plate Special tent this Tuesday to get your fill of Anne's healthy, hearty fare...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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Strawberries (Johnsdale Farm, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Mizuna (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Mustard Greens (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-LA Sweet Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Meyer Lemons (A &K Citrus/Star Nursery)
-U-Pick: Sweet Potatoes or Bok Choy (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Navel Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Beefsteak Tomatoes (Tomott’s, La Rose, LA)
-Beets (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Green Onion (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott's, La Rose, LA)
-Kumquats (A & K Citrus/Star Nursery)
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 The New Orleans Guitar Quartet with Cranston Clements, Phil DeGruy, John Rankin, and Jimmy Robinson.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for another great threesome with Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) with some special surprise guests 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 Smokin' Time Jazz Club 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 Chef Anne Churchill goes all out with a declicious menu - choose from duck and andouille gumbo with Cajun Grain rice or vegan mushroom boudin with a side of raw cauliflower salad or market veggies. For dessert, she'll have chocolate flourless cake with chicory coffee sauce. Visit the Green Plate Special tent this Tuesday to get your fill of Anne's healthy, hearty fare...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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Strawberries (Johnsdale Farm, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Mizuna (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Mustard Greens (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-LA Sweet Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Meyer Lemons (A &K Citrus/Star Nursery)
-U-Pick: Sweet Potatoes or Bok Choy (Monica’s Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Navel Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Beefsteak Tomatoes (Tomott’s, La Rose, LA)
-Beets (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Green Onion (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott's, La Rose, LA)
-Kumquats (A & K Citrus/Star Nursery)
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 The New Orleans Guitar Quartet with Cranston Clements, Phil DeGruy, John Rankin, and Jimmy Robinson.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for another great threesome with Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) with some special surprise guests 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 Smokin' Time Jazz Club 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, January 28, 2013
Happy Monday with the Clydesdales and Cops Plus Great Music!
Happy Monday - Let's see what's going on tonight!
Special Event - Horses, Hops and Cops!
Come meet the Budweiser Clydesdales tonight!! All proceeds will benefit the N.O.P.D. Mounted Division. The event will take place at the N.O.P.D. Mounted Division’s Stables located at Harrison Avenue and Marconi Drive in City Park. Admission is FREE. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be present for photos and other activities. Additionally, attendees can participate in a raffle to win a ride on the Budweiser wagon pulled by the Clydesdales during the Argus parade.
Food from Drago’s and Zatarain’s will be available for purchase at $5 per serving, along with beverages provided by Budweiser and Coke. Live music will be provided by The Yat Pack and The Hangovers. Don't miss these beautiful horses!!
Monday Night Music!
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm!!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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 Event - Horses, Hops and Cops!
Come meet the Budweiser Clydesdales tonight!! All proceeds will benefit the N.O.P.D. Mounted Division. The event will take place at the N.O.P.D. Mounted Division’s Stables located at Harrison Avenue and Marconi Drive in City Park. Admission is FREE. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be present for photos and other activities. Additionally, attendees can participate in a raffle to win a ride on the Budweiser wagon pulled by the Clydesdales during the Argus parade.
Food from Drago’s and Zatarain’s will be available for purchase at $5 per serving, along with beverages provided by Budweiser and Coke. Live music will be provided by The Yat Pack and The Hangovers. Don't miss these beautiful horses!!
Monday Night Music!
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm!!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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, January 25, 2013
Carnival Friday w/the Krewe of Cork, Parade Bars, Chewbacca Sighting and More!
TGIF - It's Carnival Time!!!
Startin' it off with the Krewe of Cork - The parade, accompanied by a 12-piece band, and begins around 2:00 p.m.....The Krewe begins on Royal Street between St. Peter Street and Toulouse Street, will follow Royal Street southwestward to Iberville Street, proceed northwest on Iberville for one block to turn northeast on Bourbon Street and proceed to St. Ann Street, where it will turn southeast. From St. Ann, the parade will turn southwest down Chartres Street. At St. Peter Street, the parade will turn northwest and proceed to Royal Street. Once the parade has turned southwest down Royal Street, it will proceed to Conti Street. The krewe will turn northwest and finish the parade on Conti between Royal Street and Bourbon Street. For more info http://www.kreweofcork.com/!!
Tonight's Parades - Click on the Links for Parade Routes!!
• Oshun - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Cleopatra - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
Music Along the Parade Route!
Catch the parade and hang out for some Irish food and music at The Irish House (1432 St. Charles) ...stay on for folk musician Jacqui Sandor at 9:30 pm!
The parades pass by Lee's Circle too - and The Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles) has the accordion playing of Norbert Slama and some great drink specials too. The music starts up at 6:00 pm!
More Music!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour and a triple header of music this evening. First it's Wyndham Baird for Happy Hour at 5:30 pm with no cover! Stay on, because at 8:00 pm it's the soulful sounds of Arsene Delay, and top off the evening with Cranston Clements and his twin sons Austin and Tyler at 10:00 pm!! There's a small cover for the second shows - but you know it's worth the dinero!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 6:00 pm, top the night off with the Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got Linnzi Zaorski at 6:00 pm it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for The Stooges Brass Band at 10:00 pm...there's a cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Chewbacca Sighting!
It's Save a Life Day: Peter "Chewbacca" Mayhew Signing and Blood Drive tonight at BSI Comics (3030 Severn) starting at 5:00 pm. The members of the Bast Alpha Garrison will join forces with the mighty Chewbacca! Actor, Peter Mayhew, will be appearing at BSI Comics for a photo op and signing during the blood drive. Peter & Angie Mayhew will be reigning as King and Royal Consort of the 2013 Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade on Saturday 1/26/13.
For all your musical fun this evening click on the WWOZ Livewire! Throw me something Mister!!!
www.gratisnola.com
Startin' it off with the Krewe of Cork - The parade, accompanied by a 12-piece band, and begins around 2:00 p.m.....The Krewe begins on Royal Street between St. Peter Street and Toulouse Street, will follow Royal Street southwestward to Iberville Street, proceed northwest on Iberville for one block to turn northeast on Bourbon Street and proceed to St. Ann Street, where it will turn southeast. From St. Ann, the parade will turn southwest down Chartres Street. At St. Peter Street, the parade will turn northwest and proceed to Royal Street. Once the parade has turned southwest down Royal Street, it will proceed to Conti Street. The krewe will turn northwest and finish the parade on Conti between Royal Street and Bourbon Street. For more info http://www.kreweofcork.com/!!
Tonight's Parades - Click on the Links for Parade Routes!!
• Oshun - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Cleopatra - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
Music Along the Parade Route!
Catch the parade and hang out for some Irish food and music at The Irish House (1432 St. Charles) ...stay on for folk musician Jacqui Sandor at 9:30 pm!
The parades pass by Lee's Circle too - and The Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles) has the accordion playing of Norbert Slama and some great drink specials too. The music starts up at 6:00 pm!
More Music!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour and a triple header of music this evening. First it's Wyndham Baird for Happy Hour at 5:30 pm with no cover! Stay on, because at 8:00 pm it's the soulful sounds of Arsene Delay, and top off the evening with Cranston Clements and his twin sons Austin and Tyler at 10:00 pm!! There's a small cover for the second shows - but you know it's worth the dinero!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 6:00 pm, top the night off with the Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got Linnzi Zaorski at 6:00 pm it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for The Stooges Brass Band at 10:00 pm...there's a cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!
Chewbacca Sighting!
It's Save a Life Day: Peter "Chewbacca" Mayhew Signing and Blood Drive tonight at BSI Comics (3030 Severn) starting at 5:00 pm. The members of the Bast Alpha Garrison will join forces with the mighty Chewbacca! Actor, Peter Mayhew, will be appearing at BSI Comics for a photo op and signing during the blood drive. Peter & Angie Mayhew will be reigning as King and Royal Consort of the 2013 Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade on Saturday 1/26/13.
For all your musical fun this evening click on the WWOZ Livewire! Throw me something Mister!!!
www.gratisnola.com
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Happy Thursday with a Salu' Wine Dinner, Food Truck Fest and Lots of Music!
Good morning everybody - Happy Thursday!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City - Taste some amazing wines. Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to 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 Seva Venet's Storyville Stringband. Keeping the sounds of New Orleans string band jazz alive, the Storyville Stringband led by guitarist Seva Venet is a New Orleans Traditional Jazz band that performs on strings rather than horns. The music pulls from the same repertoire, rhythms and spirit as the funky down-home sound of a brass band, but without the brass.! Tonight the O BAR's specialty cocktail is the Saints Sidecar! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!
Dinner!!
Tonight get some delicious dinner and wine at Salu' (3226 Magazine) - Executive Chef Dustin Brien has prepared a four course menu (plus intermezzo) paired with wines selected by General Manager Greg Thomas that take you along a journey through the Mediterranean. For only $50 (plus tax and gratuity), this meal is sure to be an experience guests won’t forget!
Two dining times are available (6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.) with limited seating (30 seats per timeslot), and customers can call the restaurant at 504-371-5809 to make an advance reservation.
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Food Trucks!
Central City Food Truck Festival - tonight from 5 pm to 9 pm on the 2000 block of Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Help bring in the Carnival, Food Truck style! Remember the last Central City Food Truck Festival? Here is the 2nd one!
Trucks attending:
Rue Chow
The Fat Falafel
Foodie Call
Mama & Me Soul Food
La Cocinita
Brigade Coffee
Dat Dog Express
Frencheeze
Empanada Intifada
NOLA Girl Food Truck
Grilling Shelling
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 Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp 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. Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to 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 Seva Venet's Storyville Stringband. Keeping the sounds of New Orleans string band jazz alive, the Storyville Stringband led by guitarist Seva Venet is a New Orleans Traditional Jazz band that performs on strings rather than horns. The music pulls from the same repertoire, rhythms and spirit as the funky down-home sound of a brass band, but without the brass.! Tonight the O BAR's specialty cocktail is the Saints Sidecar! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!
Dinner!!
Tonight get some delicious dinner and wine at Salu' (3226 Magazine) - Executive Chef Dustin Brien has prepared a four course menu (plus intermezzo) paired with wines selected by General Manager Greg Thomas that take you along a journey through the Mediterranean. For only $50 (plus tax and gratuity), this meal is sure to be an experience guests won’t forget!
Two dining times are available (6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.) with limited seating (30 seats per timeslot), and customers can call the restaurant at 504-371-5809 to make an advance reservation.
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Food Trucks!
Central City Food Truck Festival - tonight from 5 pm to 9 pm on the 2000 block of Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Help bring in the Carnival, Food Truck style! Remember the last Central City Food Truck Festival? Here is the 2nd one!
Trucks attending:
Rue Chow
The Fat Falafel
Foodie Call
Mama & Me Soul Food
La Cocinita
Brigade Coffee
Dat Dog Express
Frencheeze
Empanada Intifada
NOLA Girl Food Truck
Grilling Shelling
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 Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp 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, January 23, 2013
A Wednesday with Art, Concerts, an Irish Super Jam and More!
Happy Hump Day Everybody!
Culture!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the Jazz 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 Cely Pedescleaux- plus music from Tony Seville, 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)
Come enjoy a free concert at the St. Louis Cathedral presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Mark Beudert, tenor; Janet Daley Duval, speaker; Valerie Francis, soprano; Samuel Liégeon, organ; Joseph Meyer, violin; and Misook Yun, soprano. Tonight - doors open at 7 p.m. concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
More music!
There's a Super Jam at The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.) Come jam with Aine O'Doherty and friends including the Crescent City Celtic Band and Danny Burns...Aine is raising funds to record her CD so come on and help out...Enjoy some great music and amazing Irish food with Chef Matt Murphy. The party kicks off at 5:00 pm!!
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 Tom McDermott with Debbie Davis at 7:00 - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Creole String Beans 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
Culture!
Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the Jazz 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 Cely Pedescleaux- plus music from Tony Seville, 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)
Come enjoy a free concert at the St. Louis Cathedral presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Mark Beudert, tenor; Janet Daley Duval, speaker; Valerie Francis, soprano; Samuel Liégeon, organ; Joseph Meyer, violin; and Misook Yun, soprano. Tonight - doors open at 7 p.m. concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
More music!
There's a Super Jam at The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.) Come jam with Aine O'Doherty and friends including the Crescent City Celtic Band and Danny Burns...Aine is raising funds to record her CD so come on and help out...Enjoy some great music and amazing Irish food with Chef Matt Murphy. The party kicks off at 5:00 pm!!
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 Tom McDermott with Debbie Davis at 7:00 - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Creole String Beans 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, January 22, 2013
Happy Tuesday with Veggies and a Couple Trios!
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 the Market welcomes Anne Churchill. Last week, Anne kept us warm and happy with her roasted ginger and carrot soup, and satiated our collective sweet tooth with Ponchatoula strawberry shortcake. We can't wait to see what she has to offer this week! A little birdie told us to expect lamb shwarma. Visit the Green Plate Special tent this Tuesday to get your fill of Anne's healthy, hearty fare...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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Satsumas (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Ruby Red Grapefruit (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Navel Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Lorenzo or Beefsteak Tomatoes (Tomott's, La Rose, LA)
-Beets (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Cabbage (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Turnips or Broccoli Florets (Fekete Farms/ Monica's Okra World)
-Brussel Sprouts (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Carrots (Inglewood Farm/Fekete Farms)
-Strawberries or Kale (Landry-Poche Farm/Monica’s Okra World)
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 New Classic Jazz Trio with Tom Sancton, Clarence Johnson III, and John Rankin.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for another great threesome with Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) with Papa Mali and Cary Hudson 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 the Market welcomes Anne Churchill. Last week, Anne kept us warm and happy with her roasted ginger and carrot soup, and satiated our collective sweet tooth with Ponchatoula strawberry shortcake. We can't wait to see what she has to offer this week! A little birdie told us to expect lamb shwarma. Visit the Green Plate Special tent this Tuesday to get your fill of Anne's healthy, hearty fare...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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Satsumas (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Ruby Red Grapefruit (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Navel Oranges (A & K Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Lorenzo or Beefsteak Tomatoes (Tomott's, La Rose, LA)
-Beets (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Cabbage (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Turnips or Broccoli Florets (Fekete Farms/ Monica's Okra World)
-Brussel Sprouts (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Carrots (Inglewood Farm/Fekete Farms)
-Strawberries or Kale (Landry-Poche Farm/Monica’s Okra World)
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 New Classic Jazz Trio with Tom Sancton, Clarence Johnson III, and John Rankin.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for another great threesome with Tommy Malone (you know him from the Subdudes) with Papa Mali and Cary Hudson 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
Friday, January 18, 2013
Happy Weekend with Awards, Stompers, Pee-Rades and Loads of Music!!
It's time to start you're Mardi Gras kick-off weekend - what's going on?!
Friday Fun!
Celebrate OffBeat Magazine's 25th anniversary at the 2012 Best of the Beat Awards! Tonight at 6:00 pm at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Blvd.)
Featuring performances by:
• Mannie Fresh & Dee-1
• The Revivalists
• Big History
• Ingrid Lucia & special guests
• Debauche
• Helen Gillet's Accordion-off
Plus...A once in a lifetime tribute to the legends of New Orleans R&B led by Ernie Vincent featuring the music of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Frankie Ford, Jean Knight, Robert Parker, the Dixie Cups and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson.
The 3rd Annual Sweet 610 Debutante Ball is upon us! Tonight you're gonna dance until your golden shoes fall off. This year’s theme is “Headbangers Ball” and will once again be held at the Sugar Mill located at 1021 Convention Center Blvd. from 8pm to Midnight. This year’s theme is sure to bring some incredible costumes, but rest assured, you’ll still hear your favorite 80’s dance music! You will dance the night away to the radical sounds of Band Camp and DJ Hammer. We’ll have food from your favorite local restaurants, an Open Bar and Draft Beer from Budweiser. Most importantly, you’ll get to see the 610 Stompers’ 2013 dance moves for the very first time. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.
The Bywater neighborhood remembers musicians tonight with a block party between Vaughn's (4229 Dauphine) and BJ's Lounge (4301 Burgundy) at 6:00 pm with Little Freddie King, Meschiya Lake, King James and the Special Men, R. Scully’s Rough 7, the Lonely Lonely Knights, the Dana Abbott Band, the Chinese Drywall Band, Krewe de Guza and the New Orleans Hellhounds, the permutation of the Morning 40 Federation that backed dirty bluesman Andre Williams on his 2008 New Orleans-recorded album "Can You Deal With It?" Please check out Alison Fensterstock's article - here.
Saturday Fun and Music!
Beer and Music!
Of course, there's more pre-parade partying to be done!!
It's a Party with NOLA Brewing Company for the Release of Flambeau Red Ale. The day has finally arrived to enjoy "Louisiana's Best Beer" (as rated by Beer Advocate)! Come on out to Maison on 508 Frenchmen to enjoy a pint with us and pregame for Krewe du Vieux. There will be live music (Stooges Brass Band from 2-3:30pm and Shotgun Jazz Band 4-7pm!), giveaways and Flambeau will be on special from 2-4pm for $3/pint. Yea for beer!!
Parades!
After all the beer and music it's time for the pee-rades!! Krewe du Vieux gets kickin' in the Marigny at 6:30 pm with the theme "Krewe de Vieux Comes Early"...This satirical group has some of the best costumes, floats and kooky throws you'll ever see in all of Carnival! There's a new route this year so click on the link so you don't miss out on the craziness!! http://www.kreweduvieux.org/
A newer Krewe - Krewe DeLusion follows immediately after Krewe du Vieux, and joins in on the satirical fun. This group also starts down Royal Street, but turns a block earlier and in the opposite direction on St. Peter St., then two more rights on Bourbon and St. Philip streets, then back towards the Marigny on Decatur before ending just across Esplanade Avenue.
More Music!
Frenchmen Street is kickin' with music after the big peerades! d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 7:00 pm and then come on back for the late show with George Porter Jr. & His Runnin' Pardnersat 11:00 pm - they're sure to please (there's a small cover for the Chief - but you don't want to miss the show
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header starting early with Russell Welch Band at 3:00 pm, Panorama Jazz Band at 6:00 pm and top off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns again at 10:00 pm!!
And curb your parade hunger for food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Get some yummy food and listen to the sounds of the Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm and stay on for the Gal Holiday at 10:00 pm.
Vince Vance, the legendary singer with the Mount Everest hair, will have his annual 39th birthday Celebration and roast Saturday night, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Rock 'n' Bowl (3000 S. Carrollton Ave.) Starring the birthday boy himself Vince Vance and also starring… New Orleans treasures Meschiya Lake, Irma Thomas, Ingrid Lucia, Debbie Krantz, Amanda Shaw, Faith Becnel and Aaron Foret!!
Sunday Fun and Music!
It's Super Bowl Sunday, but let's have some fun before the game too!!
Brunch and Music!
Grab some delicious brunch and some great music over on Esplanade Avenue at the Backroom at Buffa's (1001 Esplanade) with Some Like it Hot stirrin' up the pot at about 11:00 am...And don't forget about The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) on the other Avenue with some more yummy brunch and Chip Wilson! Nothing like some Bloody Marys and some great music!
After brunch take a "free ride" over the might Mississippi to the Old Point Bar (545 Patterson) in Algiers...they've got the Brent Walsh & Romy Kaye at 3:30 pm! Stay on for the big game too!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this today and tomorrow...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!
Celebrate OffBeat Magazine's 25th anniversary at the 2012 Best of the Beat Awards! Tonight at 6:00 pm at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Blvd.)
Featuring performances by:
• Mannie Fresh & Dee-1
• The Revivalists
• Big History
• Ingrid Lucia & special guests
• Debauche
• Helen Gillet's Accordion-off
Plus...A once in a lifetime tribute to the legends of New Orleans R&B led by Ernie Vincent featuring the music of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Frankie Ford, Jean Knight, Robert Parker, the Dixie Cups and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson.
The 3rd Annual Sweet 610 Debutante Ball is upon us! Tonight you're gonna dance until your golden shoes fall off. This year’s theme is “Headbangers Ball” and will once again be held at the Sugar Mill located at 1021 Convention Center Blvd. from 8pm to Midnight. This year’s theme is sure to bring some incredible costumes, but rest assured, you’ll still hear your favorite 80’s dance music! You will dance the night away to the radical sounds of Band Camp and DJ Hammer. We’ll have food from your favorite local restaurants, an Open Bar and Draft Beer from Budweiser. Most importantly, you’ll get to see the 610 Stompers’ 2013 dance moves for the very first time. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.
The Bywater neighborhood remembers musicians tonight with a block party between Vaughn's (4229 Dauphine) and BJ's Lounge (4301 Burgundy) at 6:00 pm with Little Freddie King, Meschiya Lake, King James and the Special Men, R. Scully’s Rough 7, the Lonely Lonely Knights, the Dana Abbott Band, the Chinese Drywall Band, Krewe de Guza and the New Orleans Hellhounds, the permutation of the Morning 40 Federation that backed dirty bluesman Andre Williams on his 2008 New Orleans-recorded album "Can You Deal With It?" Please check out Alison Fensterstock's article - here.
Saturday Fun and Music!
Beer and Music!
Of course, there's more pre-parade partying to be done!!
It's a Party with NOLA Brewing Company for the Release of Flambeau Red Ale. The day has finally arrived to enjoy "Louisiana's Best Beer" (as rated by Beer Advocate)! Come on out to Maison on 508 Frenchmen to enjoy a pint with us and pregame for Krewe du Vieux. There will be live music (Stooges Brass Band from 2-3:30pm and Shotgun Jazz Band 4-7pm!), giveaways and Flambeau will be on special from 2-4pm for $3/pint. Yea for beer!!
Parades!
After all the beer and music it's time for the pee-rades!! Krewe du Vieux gets kickin' in the Marigny at 6:30 pm with the theme "Krewe de Vieux Comes Early"...This satirical group has some of the best costumes, floats and kooky throws you'll ever see in all of Carnival! There's a new route this year so click on the link so you don't miss out on the craziness!! http://www.kreweduvieux.org/
A newer Krewe - Krewe DeLusion follows immediately after Krewe du Vieux, and joins in on the satirical fun. This group also starts down Royal Street, but turns a block earlier and in the opposite direction on St. Peter St., then two more rights on Bourbon and St. Philip streets, then back towards the Marigny on Decatur before ending just across Esplanade Avenue.
More Music!
Frenchmen Street is kickin' with music after the big peerades! d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 7:00 pm and then come on back for the late show with George Porter Jr. & His Runnin' Pardnersat 11:00 pm - they're sure to please (there's a small cover for the Chief - but you don't want to miss the show
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header starting early with Russell Welch Band at 3:00 pm, Panorama Jazz Band at 6:00 pm and top off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns again at 10:00 pm!!
And curb your parade hunger for food and music over at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...Get some yummy food and listen to the sounds of the Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm and stay on for the Gal Holiday at 10:00 pm.
Vince Vance, the legendary singer with the Mount Everest hair, will have his annual 39th birthday Celebration and roast Saturday night, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Rock 'n' Bowl (3000 S. Carrollton Ave.) Starring the birthday boy himself Vince Vance and also starring… New Orleans treasures Meschiya Lake, Irma Thomas, Ingrid Lucia, Debbie Krantz, Amanda Shaw, Faith Becnel and Aaron Foret!!
Sunday Fun and Music!
It's Super Bowl Sunday, but let's have some fun before the game too!!
Brunch and Music!
Grab some delicious brunch and some great music over on Esplanade Avenue at the Backroom at Buffa's (1001 Esplanade) with Some Like it Hot stirrin' up the pot at about 11:00 am...And don't forget about The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) on the other Avenue with some more yummy brunch and Chip Wilson! Nothing like some Bloody Marys and some great music!
After brunch take a "free ride" over the might Mississippi to the Old Point Bar (545 Patterson) in Algiers...they've got the Brent Walsh & Romy Kaye at 3:30 pm! Stay on for the big game too!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this today and tomorrow...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
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Brighten Up Your Tuesday with Fresh Food 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 Anne Churchill returns with delicious food to warm your bones - roasted ginger and carrot soup, strawberry salad with Meyer lemon vinaigrette, Seitan stew with root vegetables, homey pot roast and mashed potatoes, goat cheese and caramelized onion quiche,and for dessert, strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped cream. Top it all off with a slice of southern brown sugar cake with Shaker Meyer lemon custard.....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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Beefsteak or Cherry Tomatoes (Tomotts, La Rose, LA)
-Organic Cauliflower (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Carrots (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Shiitake Mushrooms or Bok Choy (MSNP/ Monica's Okra World)
-Microgreens or Mustard Greens (Good Food/ Monica's Okra World)
-Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Pecans or Strawberries (Inglewood Farm/Johndale's Farm)
-Mizuna or Turnips (Monica's Okra World/Covey Rise)
-Spinach (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Brussel Sprouts or Broccoli (Fekete Farms/ Monica's Okra World)
-U-Pick Citrus: LA. Sweets, Navel Oranges, or Grapefruit (Isabelle's Citrus Orchard/ 2 Acre Farm)
Good Music Tonight!
The weather may be a little dreary, but here's some good music to brighten your spirits!
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 John Rankin and Jesse Boyd Duo!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some 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 Anne Churchill returns with delicious food to warm your bones - roasted ginger and carrot soup, strawberry salad with Meyer lemon vinaigrette, Seitan stew with root vegetables, homey pot roast and mashed potatoes, goat cheese and caramelized onion quiche,and for dessert, strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped cream. Top it all off with a slice of southern brown sugar cake with Shaker Meyer lemon custard.....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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Beefsteak or Cherry Tomatoes (Tomotts, La Rose, LA)
-Organic Cauliflower (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Carrots (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Shiitake Mushrooms or Bok Choy (MSNP/ Monica's Okra World)
-Microgreens or Mustard Greens (Good Food/ Monica's Okra World)
-Meyer Lemons (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Pecans or Strawberries (Inglewood Farm/Johndale's Farm)
-Mizuna or Turnips (Monica's Okra World/Covey Rise)
-Spinach (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Brussel Sprouts or Broccoli (Fekete Farms/ Monica's Okra World)
-U-Pick Citrus: LA. Sweets, Navel Oranges, or Grapefruit (Isabelle's Citrus Orchard/ 2 Acre Farm)
Good Music Tonight!
The weather may be a little dreary, but here's some good music to brighten your spirits!
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 John Rankin and Jesse Boyd Duo!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some 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, January 14, 2013
Happy Monday with a Movie and Music!
Happy Monday - Let's see what's going on tonight!
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film - Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa. A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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 - Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa. A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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, January 11, 2013
Weekend Fun in Nola with Wine, Elvis, Zebras and Queens!!
Happy Friday and TGIF!!
Friday Fun
Wine Tastings!
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines with all tasting wines 10% off!
Double your wine tasting pleasure in Mid-City! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. .. Plus the folks at Swirl will be dishing out Chef Walter's fabulous tapas ranging from $5-$7.
Night at the Museum!
Check out Friday Nights at NOMA 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. NOMA celebrates two exhibitions: Lifelike and Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights, with an artist’s perspective, a gallery talk, music and fun! $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Art Making Activity with NOMA
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Performance by the Tufts University Wind Ensemble in the Stern Auditorium
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Music by Kat Walker
6 p.m.: Lifelike: Artist Perspective with Dan Tague
7:30 p.m.: Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights Gallery Talk with Curator, Anne C.B. Roberts and the Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art, Bill Fagaly
Tonight don't miss out on a hunka hunka fun at the Rolling Elvi 10th Birthday Party 8:00 pm at The Howlin' Wolf (907 South Peters). Join in celebrating the 10th Birthday Party of The Krewe of The Rolling Elvi!
Featuring:
Atomic Daddy-O
Clockwork Elvis
Life Without Elvis
The Jailhouse Rockers
Come One, Come All!! Only $5! What a Bargain!
Help out the pups and kittens at Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) Annual Twelfth Night Fundraiser from 6:00 until 10:00 pm at the Creole Gardens Bed and Breakfast Hotel (1415 Prytania). Come for an evening of ARNO-tastic revelry with live music, delicious food, a silent auction, and a chance to win a fantastic grand prize! Tickets are $25 (includes one drink and one entry for grand prize) and can be purchased at the door or online: tickets
Saturday Fun!
Stock up on all your Mardi Gras stuff at the Piety Street Market at the Old Ironworks (612 Piety) - It's Carnival time! 40+ vendors offer a festive array of Mardi Gras costumes, accessories & masks handmade jewelry and crafts, homemade goodies, vintage collectibles, and unbeleivable flea market finds!!
Zebras and Ostriches - oh my!! Things just keep getting wilder at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, where live zebras will compete in an exhibition race on Saturday!! The first zebra race ever in the South will be paired with the return of ostrich and mascot racing. First post for the twilight Thoroughbred program will be 2 p.m., with mascots, ostriches and zebras scheduled to race under the lights in the evening hours, after 6 p.m.
General Admission will be $10 at the door. Clubhouse and Miller Time Beer Garden admission will be $15. Children 12 and under will be admitted free. For dining and box seat reservations, call (504) 943-2200. To book a party for groups of 25 or more, contact the Group Sales department at (504) 948-1285.
The 8th Annual Queen's Balls will be held Saturday at the Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen). Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes will rock your crowns off starting at 10:00 pm. To start, Queen's Cake!!! There will be a Queen's costume contest between sets. This is "Drag Queen" contest...Girrrrrrrl...There's gonna be hairy chests, furry legs and fuzzy beards in black mini skirts!!! And for all you ladies, EVERYONE is a Queen at the Queen's Balls. PRIZES GALORE. Show up for the Swingingest Sorrie` this side of Sweet Chalmette. Remember.......THE KINGS MAY HAVE THEIR DAY BUT THE QUEENS HAVE GOT THE BALLS!!
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!! 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
Wine Tastings!
Hooray for wine! It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and sample some fantastic wines with all tasting wines 10% off!
Double your wine tasting pleasure in Mid-City! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. .. Plus the folks at Swirl will be dishing out Chef Walter's fabulous tapas ranging from $5-$7.
Night at the Museum!
Check out Friday Nights at NOMA 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. NOMA celebrates two exhibitions: Lifelike and Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights, with an artist’s perspective, a gallery talk, music and fun! $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Art Making Activity with NOMA
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Performance by the Tufts University Wind Ensemble in the Stern Auditorium
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Music by Kat Walker
6 p.m.: Lifelike: Artist Perspective with Dan Tague
7:30 p.m.: Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights Gallery Talk with Curator, Anne C.B. Roberts and the Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art, Bill Fagaly
Tonight don't miss out on a hunka hunka fun at the Rolling Elvi 10th Birthday Party 8:00 pm at The Howlin' Wolf (907 South Peters). Join in celebrating the 10th Birthday Party of The Krewe of The Rolling Elvi!
Featuring:
Atomic Daddy-O
Clockwork Elvis
Life Without Elvis
The Jailhouse Rockers
Come One, Come All!! Only $5! What a Bargain!
Help out the pups and kittens at Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) Annual Twelfth Night Fundraiser from 6:00 until 10:00 pm at the Creole Gardens Bed and Breakfast Hotel (1415 Prytania). Come for an evening of ARNO-tastic revelry with live music, delicious food, a silent auction, and a chance to win a fantastic grand prize! Tickets are $25 (includes one drink and one entry for grand prize) and can be purchased at the door or online: tickets
Saturday Fun!
Stock up on all your Mardi Gras stuff at the Piety Street Market at the Old Ironworks (612 Piety) - It's Carnival time! 40+ vendors offer a festive array of Mardi Gras costumes, accessories & masks handmade jewelry and crafts, homemade goodies, vintage collectibles, and unbeleivable flea market finds!!
Zebras and Ostriches - oh my!! Things just keep getting wilder at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, where live zebras will compete in an exhibition race on Saturday!! The first zebra race ever in the South will be paired with the return of ostrich and mascot racing. First post for the twilight Thoroughbred program will be 2 p.m., with mascots, ostriches and zebras scheduled to race under the lights in the evening hours, after 6 p.m.
General Admission will be $10 at the door. Clubhouse and Miller Time Beer Garden admission will be $15. Children 12 and under will be admitted free. For dining and box seat reservations, call (504) 943-2200. To book a party for groups of 25 or more, contact the Group Sales department at (504) 948-1285.
The 8th Annual Queen's Balls will be held Saturday at the Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen). Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes will rock your crowns off starting at 10:00 pm. To start, Queen's Cake!!! There will be a Queen's costume contest between sets. This is "Drag Queen" contest...Girrrrrrrl...There's gonna be hairy chests, furry legs and fuzzy beards in black mini skirts!!! And for all you ladies, EVERYONE is a Queen at the Queen's Balls. PRIZES GALORE. Show up for the Swingingest Sorrie` this side of Sweet Chalmette. Remember.......THE KINGS MAY HAVE THEIR DAY BUT THE QUEENS HAVE GOT THE BALLS!!
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!! 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
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tonight! Fun Under the Frescoes - Concert with Philip Melancon at St. Alphonsus Church!
Happy Wednesday!!
Tonight - Tonight!!! The Friends of Saint Alphonsus host this season’s second Fun Under the Frescoes concert at St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance St.) in the Irish Channel with the witty New Orleans troubadour Philip Melancon from 6:00 to 8:00 pm!
Beverages will be provided by Gordon Biersch, Vino Wholesale, and Old New Orleans Rum. Food Network’s Chopped Champion Ms. Linda Green will have delicious food available for purchase. This event would not be possible without the generous support of the New Orleans Hash House Harriers – Red Dress Run.
Schedule for 2012 - 2013
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.
For more info contact: saintalphonsus1@gmail.com or www.stalphonsusneworleans.org or Facebook
**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 - Tonight!!! The Friends of Saint Alphonsus host this season’s second Fun Under the Frescoes concert at St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance St.) in the Irish Channel with the witty New Orleans troubadour Philip Melancon from 6:00 to 8:00 pm!
Beverages will be provided by Gordon Biersch, Vino Wholesale, and Old New Orleans Rum. Food Network’s Chopped Champion Ms. Linda Green will have delicious food available for purchase. This event would not be possible without the generous support of the New Orleans Hash House Harriers – Red Dress Run.
Schedule for 2012 - 2013
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.
For more info contact: saintalphonsus1@gmail.com or www.stalphonsusneworleans.org or Facebook
**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, January 8, 2013
Fresh Veggie Tuesday and Lots of 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 the Market welcomes Anne Churchill. This week she'll warm your bones with kale and lentil soup with Meyer lemon; wild boar curry or red curry tofu with coconut rice and mung bean salad; goat cheese and caramelized onion tarts; and raw kale salad with carrot, hemp and chia seeds, dulce and pecan vinaigrette. Top it all off with a slice of southern brown sugar cake with Shaker Meyer lemon custard.....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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Sweet Potatoes or Organic Cauliflower (Indian Springs/Inglewood Farm)
-Savoy or Green Cabbage (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Beets or Kale (Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
-Meyer Lemons or Clementines (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Brussel Sprouts (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Broccoli (Florets or Head) (Monica’s Okra World/Fekete Farms)
-Cherry or Heirloom Tomatoes (Tomotts, La Rose, LA)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Organic Braising Mix or All Natural Salad Mix (Inglewood Farm/2 Acre Farm)
-Strawberries (Landry-Poche Farms/Johnsdale Farm)
-Organic Cilantro or Dill (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, 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!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some 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 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 the Market welcomes Anne Churchill. This week she'll warm your bones with kale and lentil soup with Meyer lemon; wild boar curry or red curry tofu with coconut rice and mung bean salad; goat cheese and caramelized onion tarts; and raw kale salad with carrot, hemp and chia seeds, dulce and pecan vinaigrette. Top it all off with a slice of southern brown sugar cake with Shaker Meyer lemon custard.....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. They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669
In the "Box" today!
-Sweet Potatoes or Organic Cauliflower (Indian Springs/Inglewood Farm)
-Savoy or Green Cabbage (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Beets or Kale (Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
-Meyer Lemons or Clementines (Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA)
-Brussel Sprouts (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Broccoli (Florets or Head) (Monica’s Okra World/Fekete Farms)
-Cherry or Heirloom Tomatoes (Tomotts, La Rose, LA)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Organic Braising Mix or All Natural Salad Mix (Inglewood Farm/2 Acre Farm)
-Strawberries (Landry-Poche Farms/Johnsdale Farm)
-Organic Cilantro or Dill (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, 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!
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some 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 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, January 7, 2013
Monday Night Music and Merriment!
Good Morning Everybody! Let's celebrate Monday with some good music!
Monday Night Music
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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
Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!
There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). They've got an amazing Monday night show with a solo performance from piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!
Glen David Andrews is at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for his Monday gig at 10:00 pm! So come on out and say hello, and enjoy the music!
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 you're 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
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Happy Thursday with Wine, Silly Hats, and Lots of Music!
Good morning everybody - Happy Thursday!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City - Taste some amazing wines. Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to 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 Caroline Herring. Since her debut in 2001, Caroline has has emerged as a top singer-songwriter - establishing herself as a lyrical and inventive songwriter and a singer whose vocals never fail to move the listener with her high trills and rich vibrato! Tonight the O BAR's specialty cocktail is the Saints Sidecar! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!
Silly Hats!
Tonight come celebrate with Pat Jolly at her annual Silly Hat Birthday Party and Jolly Jam - 7:30 pm til at Cafe Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 Saint Claude Ave.) 2 parking lots and back door entrance on N. Rampart Street for carefree parking!!
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 Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp 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. Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to 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 Caroline Herring. Since her debut in 2001, Caroline has has emerged as a top singer-songwriter - establishing herself as a lyrical and inventive songwriter and a singer whose vocals never fail to move the listener with her high trills and rich vibrato! Tonight the O BAR's specialty cocktail is the Saints Sidecar! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!
Silly Hats!
Tonight come celebrate with Pat Jolly at her annual Silly Hat Birthday Party and Jolly Jam - 7:30 pm til at Cafe Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 Saint Claude Ave.) 2 parking lots and back door entrance on N. Rampart Street for carefree parking!!
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 Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp 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, January 2, 2013
Happy Hump Day with Free Vino and Great Music!
Happy Hump Day Everybody - Back to reality - Vacation is over!
Get your mid-week wine tasting on over at Dijon (1379 Annunciation) for FREE Wine Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:00. We love wine!
After delicious vino go out and hear some 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 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 the trio featuring Johnny Sansone, John Fohl and Seth Walker - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Creole String Beans 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
Get your mid-week wine tasting on over at Dijon (1379 Annunciation) for FREE Wine Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:00. We love wine!
After delicious vino go out and hear some 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 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 the trio featuring Johnny Sansone, John Fohl and Seth Walker - it's a great evening of music!
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 rockin' sounds of the Creole String Beans 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
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