It's a lovely Thursday!
It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park and enjoy Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Aurora Nealand, an established bandleader, composer, and musical improviser, will join Tom McDermott, one of New Orleans most versatile piano players, and a regular of the Twilight Series. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children.
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has Cedric Burnside. Grandson of late North Mississippi Hill Country Blues legend R.L. Burnside, Cedric Burnside has emerged as a multi-talented blues musician in his own right. Cedric was born and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He began touring and playing drums with his grandfather's band at the age of 13. Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - The Irish O-Ale - *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!
Tonight, from 5:30 to 8:30P, please join International House and loa bar to honor Malcolm Sayer and the legendary E-Type Jaguar he designed. Special guests include Britain’s own Bullrun founder Andrew Duncan and members of the Gulf Coast Jaguar Club on this the E-Type’s 52nd birthday. A bevy of vintage XKE’s will grace the hotel streetscape, protected by Queen’s Guards, and set to the Rolling Stones’ and Beatles’ best beats.
Some More Thursday Night Music
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Celebrate A Beautiful Wednesday with a Concert, Opera and Music 'Round Town!
Happy Wednesday - get out there and enjoy this beautiful cool weather!
Wednesday at the Square is rolling along - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Marcia Ball plus Jenn Howard get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
Opera Fun!
Tonight it's Opera On Tap at the Four Points Sheraton (541 Bourbon)in the Puccini Bar from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Join Opera on Tap - for a singing celebration of the upcoming Madame Butterfly. So bring your friends and family to the Four Points Sheraton to raise a glass and your voices for our favorite Opera on Tap of the year! Four Points Sheraton has a special valet parking rate of $5 during the concert when you mention you are there for the Opera on Tap event.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got piano man Jerry Embree Swing Band at 8:30 pm!!
Head on over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak Street) for Chris Mule' and the Perpetrators at 10:30 pm! Check out the band!
Chris Mulé - Lead Vocals, guitar (Honey Island Swamp Band)
Alfred Uganda Roberts - percussion (Professor Longhair)
Andre Bohren - drums (Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes)
Tom Marron - fiddle, harmonica, vocals
Rob Schafer - upright and electric bass, vocals
Benny Dominack - guitar, vocals
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show. Come check out The Tin Men at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
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
Wednesday at the Square is rolling along - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Marcia Ball plus Jenn Howard get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
Opera Fun!
Tonight it's Opera On Tap at the Four Points Sheraton (541 Bourbon)in the Puccini Bar from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Join Opera on Tap - for a singing celebration of the upcoming Madame Butterfly. So bring your friends and family to the Four Points Sheraton to raise a glass and your voices for our favorite Opera on Tap of the year! Four Points Sheraton has a special valet parking rate of $5 during the concert when you mention you are there for the Opera on Tap event.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got piano man Jerry Embree Swing Band at 8:30 pm!!
Head on over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak Street) for Chris Mule' and the Perpetrators at 10:30 pm! Check out the band!
Chris Mulé - Lead Vocals, guitar (Honey Island Swamp Band)
Alfred Uganda Roberts - percussion (Professor Longhair)
Andre Bohren - drums (Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes)
Tom Marron - fiddle, harmonica, vocals
Rob Schafer - upright and electric bass, vocals
Benny Dominack - guitar, vocals
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show. Come check out The Tin Men at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
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, March 26, 2013
A Tuesday w/Veggies, Tailgating 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. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week Red Fish Grill is under the Green Plate Special tent this week, come treat yourself to Redfish Court Boullion, or an Po-Boy Festival “Best Seafood poboy” award winning BBQ Oyster po-boy, and finish the double chocolate truffle brownies! .....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 (Indian Springs Growers Co-op, Petal, MS)
-Salad Mix or Lettuce Heads (Grow Dat Youth Farms, City Park, NOLA)
-Beefsteak or Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Microgreens (Good Food, Treme, NOLA)
-Spinach (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Strawberries (Vicknair Family Farms/Johnsdale Farms)
-Kale (Mizell Farms/Frank Fekete Farms)
-Raw Sugar (Three Brothers Farm, Youngsville, LA)
-Mustard Greens (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Arugula (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
Baseball Block Party
Tonight is the big Tulane vs. LSU baseball game tonight at Turchin Stadium! Come do some tailgating at Iberia Bank (corner of Calhoun and S. Claiborne) from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with music from Flambeaux!!
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of SGINGER BAKER IN AFRICAtonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria. Baker was one of the first rock musicians to realize the potential of African music, and decided that it would be a rewarding musical experience to travel to Nigeria over land across the Sahara desert – a journey that would lead him into a number of adventures, including a number of legendary jam sessions with his friend at that time, Fela Kuti, pioneer of Afrobeat music. This film by Tony Palmer follows Baker’s odyssey as he makes his journey and finally arrives in Nigeria to set up his studio, which would run successfully through the 1970s as a facility for both local and western musicians (Paul McCartney’s Wings recorded Band On The Run there). (1973, 53 min.)
**MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of The New Classic Jazz Trio with Clarence Johnson III, John Rankin, and Tom Sancton.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)for Phil deGruy at 8:00 pm with NO cover - don't miss out on the fun!
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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week Red Fish Grill is under the Green Plate Special tent this week, come treat yourself to Redfish Court Boullion, or an Po-Boy Festival “Best Seafood poboy” award winning BBQ Oyster po-boy, and finish the double chocolate truffle brownies! .....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 (Indian Springs Growers Co-op, Petal, MS)
-Salad Mix or Lettuce Heads (Grow Dat Youth Farms, City Park, NOLA)
-Beefsteak or Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Microgreens (Good Food, Treme, NOLA)
-Spinach (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Strawberries (Vicknair Family Farms/Johnsdale Farms)
-Kale (Mizell Farms/Frank Fekete Farms)
-Raw Sugar (Three Brothers Farm, Youngsville, LA)
-Mustard Greens (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Arugula (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
Baseball Block Party
Tonight is the big Tulane vs. LSU baseball game tonight at Turchin Stadium! Come do some tailgating at Iberia Bank (corner of Calhoun and S. Claiborne) from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with music from Flambeaux!!
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of SGINGER BAKER IN AFRICAtonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria. Baker was one of the first rock musicians to realize the potential of African music, and decided that it would be a rewarding musical experience to travel to Nigeria over land across the Sahara desert – a journey that would lead him into a number of adventures, including a number of legendary jam sessions with his friend at that time, Fela Kuti, pioneer of Afrobeat music. This film by Tony Palmer follows Baker’s odyssey as he makes his journey and finally arrives in Nigeria to set up his studio, which would run successfully through the 1970s as a facility for both local and western musicians (Paul McCartney’s Wings recorded Band On The Run there). (1973, 53 min.)
**MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of The New Classic Jazz Trio with Clarence Johnson III, John Rankin, and Tom Sancton.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)for Phil deGruy at 8:00 pm with NO cover - don't miss out on the fun!
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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday, March 25, 2013
A Beautiful Monday with Music!
It's a beautiful day!
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 piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Enjoy your Monday even more with a double header over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with some happy hour fun with Missy Meatlocker at 6:00 pm, and stay on for the incredible Eric Lindell at 10:00 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 and the Oopsie Daisies at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Moulin a Cafe: Jazz Hot Orchestra (all the way from Paris, France) 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 piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm and come hungry the kitchen is open with good food from the Sammich!
Enjoy your Monday even more with a double header over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with some happy hour fun with Missy Meatlocker at 6:00 pm, and stay on for the incredible Eric Lindell at 10:00 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 and the Oopsie Daisies at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Moulin a Cafe: Jazz Hot Orchestra (all the way from Paris, France) 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, March 22, 2013
Weekend Fun with Hogs for the Cause, St. Baldrick's, and Festivals Galore!
Happy weekend and we deserve it!!
Weekend Festivals and Fun!!
The delicious smell of pork and the amazing sounds of music are filling the air over at City Pork (a/k/a City Park) tomorrow for Hogs for the Cause! This pork lovers paradise includes 80 competing BBQ teams plus lots of beer, food and trucks and of course music! The musical line-up is spectacular with the Lost Bayou Ramblers, Rebirth Brass Band, Robert Randolph and the Family Band with special guest Anders Osborne and more!! And remember all the money goes to a worthy cause - to aid families with children suffering from pediatric brain cancer. So get high on the Hog for a very good cause! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate - Gates open at 11:00 am - for more info click here.
Celebrate St. Baldrick's Day and help out kids with pediatric cancer. There are two big events going on Saturday where you can have some fun and help out!! Come on over to Finn McCool's Irish Pub (3701 Banks Street) at noon for some head shaving, some Irish fun and libations!
And no worries, if you can't make Finn's there's more head shaving fun at the Deutsches Haus (1023 Ridgewood Drive) with an after party with the Mustard Brothers. Shavings will be from 5 pm to 8 pm with numerous activities for kids while heads are shaved for donations. So if you have some extra funds you can spare, please visit www.stbaldricks.org and donate either to the event or to a team. (Rumor has it that a really hot Pussyfooter - Ms. Kathleen Ford - will be shaving her head for the cause!!)
And if you happen to be in the Quarters head on over to the French Market for the Nola Food Fest! The flavorful fest runs Saturday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Four blocks in the French Market will be lined with dozens of top Food Fest cooks from New Orleans and all of Louisiana as well as from all across America, each offering a unique specialty. This is NOT typical and expected festival fare: it is a taste of America's most celebrated dishes, all gathered in one place: a foodie's dream. Portions are right-sized and priced to provide everyone a chance to taste the maximum number of great regional eats as they stroll through the French Market inhaling delicious smells that range from real Texas pit barbecue to Pecan Pie to artisan boudin sausage made by Cajun country's most beloved butchers. There is no admission fee - just bring plenty of appetite! For more info visit here.
And while your in the Quarter head on over to Armstrong Park for the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival - Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 am to 7:00 pm. Popular Brooklyn-based bhangra funk band Red Baraat and the great Cuban percussionist/singer Pedrito Martinez will be among the featured performers at the sixth annual Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, in Armstrong Park. The Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival is one of the cultural enrichment events produced and presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. This event showcases the music and culture of the African Diaspora, tracing the musical voyage from Africa to the Caribbean and the Gulf South. Free admission and for more info click here.
And for all you crawfish lovers out there the Louisiana Crawfish Festival (8245 W. Judge Perez Dr.) continues all weekend long in beautiful Chalmette! You don't want to miss the endless crawfish dishes, the crawfish races, rides, crafts and plenty of great music!! For more info visit: www.louisisanacrawfishfestival.com
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
Weekend Festivals and Fun!!
And no worries, if you can't make Finn's there's more head shaving fun at the Deutsches Haus (1023 Ridgewood Drive) with an after party with the Mustard Brothers. Shavings will be from 5 pm to 8 pm with numerous activities for kids while heads are shaved for donations. So if you have some extra funds you can spare, please visit www.stbaldricks.org and donate either to the event or to a team. (Rumor has it that a really hot Pussyfooter - Ms. Kathleen Ford - will be shaving her head for the cause!!)
And if you happen to be in the Quarters head on over to the French Market for the Nola Food Fest! The flavorful fest runs Saturday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Four blocks in the French Market will be lined with dozens of top Food Fest cooks from New Orleans and all of Louisiana as well as from all across America, each offering a unique specialty. This is NOT typical and expected festival fare: it is a taste of America's most celebrated dishes, all gathered in one place: a foodie's dream. Portions are right-sized and priced to provide everyone a chance to taste the maximum number of great regional eats as they stroll through the French Market inhaling delicious smells that range from real Texas pit barbecue to Pecan Pie to artisan boudin sausage made by Cajun country's most beloved butchers. There is no admission fee - just bring plenty of appetite! For more info visit here.
And while your in the Quarter head on over to Armstrong Park for the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival - Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 am to 7:00 pm. Popular Brooklyn-based bhangra funk band Red Baraat and the great Cuban percussionist/singer Pedrito Martinez will be among the featured performers at the sixth annual Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, in Armstrong Park. The Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival is one of the cultural enrichment events produced and presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. This event showcases the music and culture of the African Diaspora, tracing the musical voyage from Africa to the Caribbean and the Gulf South. Free admission and for more info click here.
And for all you crawfish lovers out there the Louisiana Crawfish Festival (8245 W. Judge Perez Dr.) continues all weekend long in beautiful Chalmette! You don't want to miss the endless crawfish dishes, the crawfish races, rides, crafts and plenty of great music!! For more info visit: www.louisisanacrawfishfestival.com
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
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday Fun with Paul Sanchez, John Boutte', Some Blues and String Beans!
It's a lovely Thursday!
It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park and enjoy New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children.
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has John Boutte'. John has recorded three albums, "Through the Eyes of a Child," "Scotch and Soda," and "Jambalaya." The theme song for the HBO television series "Treme" is Boutté's "Treme song" off of his "Jambalaya" album (2003). Boutté has also participated in several episodes of "Treme." This show coincides with the exhibition Well-Suited: The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO's Treme, currently on view at the Museum. Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - The Irish O-Ale - *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
Some More Thursday Night Music
It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park and enjoy New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children.
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has John Boutte'. John has recorded three albums, "Through the Eyes of a Child," "Scotch and Soda," and "Jambalaya." The theme song for the HBO television series "Treme" is Boutté's "Treme song" off of his "Jambalaya" album (2003). Boutté has also participated in several episodes of "Treme." This show coincides with the exhibition Well-Suited: The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO's Treme, currently on view at the Museum. Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - The Irish O-Ale - *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!! And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely don't want to miss it!
Some More Thursday Night Music
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Celebrate the First Day of Spring with a Concert, Poetry and Lots of Music!
Celebrating the first day of Spring!
Wednesday at the Square is rolling along - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Col. Bruce Hampton plus Andrew Duhon get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
Poetry!
Tonight at 8:00 pm it's Don Paul's Poetry Ball 3 at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude). It's a Celebration of the Spoken Word with poets and musicians extraordinaires, Jonathan Brown, Esquizito, Jeff Helgeson, Kataalyst, Laura Mattingly, Jenna Mae, Don Paul, and Luke Bell. Open Mic too!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got piano man Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!
Head on over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak Street) each Wednesday in March for Chris Mule' and the Perpetrators at 10:30 pm! Check out the band!
Chris Mulé - Lead Vocals, guitar (Honey Island Swamp Band)
Alfred Uganda Roberts - percussion (Professor Longhair)
Andre Bohren - drums (Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes)
Tom Marron - fiddle, harmonica, vocals
Rob Schafer - upright and electric bass, vocals
Benny Dominack - guitar, vocals
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show. Come check out the Honey Island Swamp Trio at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
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
Wednesday at the Square is rolling along - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Col. Bruce Hampton plus Andrew Duhon get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
Poetry!
Tonight at 8:00 pm it's Don Paul's Poetry Ball 3 at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude). It's a Celebration of the Spoken Word with poets and musicians extraordinaires, Jonathan Brown, Esquizito, Jeff Helgeson, Kataalyst, Laura Mattingly, Jenna Mae, Don Paul, and Luke Bell. Open Mic too!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got piano man Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!
Head on over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak Street) each Wednesday in March for Chris Mule' and the Perpetrators at 10:30 pm! Check out the band!
Chris Mulé - Lead Vocals, guitar (Honey Island Swamp Band)
Alfred Uganda Roberts - percussion (Professor Longhair)
Andre Bohren - drums (Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes)
Tom Marron - fiddle, harmonica, vocals
Rob Schafer - upright and electric bass, vocals
Benny Dominack - guitar, vocals
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show. Come check out the Honey Island Swamp Trio at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
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, March 19, 2013
Happy St. Joseph's Day!
St. Joseph Altars (thanks to Judy Walker at Nola.com for the list!)
Tommy's Wish Foundation: Young Men's Business Club, 1327 East Drive, Westwego. Viewing will be Monday March 18th from 5 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday March 19th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. A blessing will be said Monday at 4:00 p.m. by Deacon Wilfred Robichaux, Jr. Spaghetti, bread and dessert will be served Monday and Tuesday. Donations are being accepted, and "in memory" cakes are welcomed. The altar is in honor of Clarke Bordelon, supporting brain tumor and cancer research. More information: www.tommyswishfoundation.org
Rouse's Markets will have altars for the first time in four stores this season. Look for them at 701 Baronne St., New Orleans;
2900 Veterans Blvd., Metairie; 204 N. Canal Blvd. in Thibodaux
and, in Houma, 5818 W. Main St. The Rouse family grew up going to altars in Thibodaux and coming to New Orleans to see them.
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL (held at St. Mary's Church/Old Ursuline Convent, 1116 Chartres St.): March 19, Blessing by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond at 8:30 a.m., with public viewing from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meals will be served beginning at noon.
ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HIGH SCHOOL, 8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie (gymnasium): March 18, blessing by chaplain Deacon Drea Capaci. Public viewing March 18, noon to 8 p.m., closing with rosary. March 19, viewing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. prayer service before altar broken. Students will tour altar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
BLESSED FRANCIS SEELOS CHURCH, 3053 Dauphine St., New Orleans (Parish Hall): March 18, viewing 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 19, viewing 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Blessing at noon followed by serving of meals.
BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL (James B. Branton Chapel), 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans: Sponsored by Campus Ministry assisted by Brother Martin Builders Club students, March 19, 7:20 a.m. Mass, with blessing at 8 a.m. followed by public viewing until 7 p.m. Spaghetti dinner served in the Tom and Gayle Benson Mall from 4-7 p.m. Special feature is a tapestry of St. Joseph and the Christ Child, purchased in Rome by the Brothers' Generalate and donated to the New Orleans Brothers for the altar. This year's altar in memory of Sacred Heart Brother Jean Sobert and long-time faculty member Ricky Nuesslein.
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL, 2106 Deerfield Rd., Terrytown: March 19, blessing at 10 a.m. with viewing until 2 p.m.
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL, 5300 St. Charles Ave. (school lobby), New Orleans: March 19, viewing 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Blessing at 9:15 a.m. "Tupa, Tupa" Holy Family playlet, rosary at 11:30 a.m. St. Joseph is the patron saint of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers).
DIVINE MERCY PARISH, (held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 4119 St. Elizabeth Drive, Kenner): St. Elizabeth Ann Seton fourth-grade students and various Divine Mercy ministries and parishioners sponsor. Public viewing March 16 blessing after 8 a.m. Mass, then open till 5:30 p.m. (after 4 p.m. Mass); March 17, viewing after the 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Masses. March 18-19, viewing after the Mission Mass at 9:30 a.m. until mission concludes each evening. Altar will be broken March 20 after the 9:30 a.m. Mission Mass.
GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH (St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans): Public viewing March 19, with blessing during the 8:30 a.m. St. Joseph Mass. Viewing from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL, 5500 Paris Ave., New Orleans (Holy Cross Library, 3rd floor, Administration building): March 19, viewing from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with blessing after 9 a.m. Mass.
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, 1220 14th Ave., Franklinton (church hall): March 19, Mass at 10 a.m. in church, followed by altar blessing, serving of the Saints. Public viewing and meals from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL, 6325 Cromwell Place, New Orleans (Cromwell Place entrance): March 19, public viewing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with blessing at 10 a.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (JESUIT) CHURCH, 130 Baronne St., New Orleans (Lenes Hall): March 18, viewing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 19, viewing 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with blessing at the conclusion of the noon Mass in Lenes Hall, where meals will be served.
MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY, 7027 Milne Blvd., New Orleans (enter at marked gate): Sponsored by Mount Carmel Academy March 19. Blessing at 7:30 a.m., followed by viewing until 6 p.m. Parking available on Milne Blvd.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, St. Jude Hall, 400 Basin St., New Orleans: March 19, blessing at 7:30 a.m. with viewing until noon. Meals served at noon.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, 1908 Short St., Kenner (Larose Center): March 16, altar opens with blessing at 3 p.m. and viewing until 6 p.m. March 17, viewing from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. March 18, viewing 9 a.m.-8 p.m. March 19, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., with celebration of the Saints at noon, then meals served until food runs out. March 20, cookies will be available at 3 p.m. in the Larose Center.
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR, 531 Avenue A, Westwego: March 19, blessing at 10 a.m. Public viewing from 11 a.m. till.
OZANAM INN, 843 Camp St., New Orleans: Sponsored by St. Patrick Church. March 18-19, with viewing from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with blessing March 19 at 9 a.m. Visitors will receive traditional St. Joseph bags, and blessed St. Joseph candles will be available. All food on the altar will be given to Ozanam Inn to be distributed to the needy they serve. All monetary donations will also be given to the Inn.
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL, 1901 Jaguar Dr., Slidell: March 19, viewing 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m., with blessing during 10:30 a.m. Mass.
SACRED HEART, 28088 Main St., Lacombe: March 18, viewing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 19, viewing begins at 9 a.m. with blessing at 4 p.m. followed by serving of meals at 4:30 p.m.
ST. ALPHONSUS, (St. Mary's Assumption Church, 923 Josephine St., corner Constance, New Orleans): March 18, blessing at 3 p.m. March 19, open for public viewing from 9 a.m. until altar broken noon.
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans: March 19, public viewing from 11 a.m. till with blessing at noon, followed by meals until run out.
ST. BENILDE, 1901 Division St., Metairie: All visitors must enter and check in at the school office before viewing the altar on March 19. Blessing at 8 a.m., with viewing from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in school cafeteria. Holy cards and lucky beans given and holy candles available for a $3 donation.
ST. CLEMENT OF ROME CHURCH, 3978 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie: First graders sponsor and build in school cafeteria. Public viewing March 19, 10:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. with blessing by Father Peter Finney III at 10 a.m. after the school Mass.
ST. CLETUS CHURCH, 3600 Claire Ave., Gretna (Jerome Hall): March 18, 6 p.m. rosary and blessing, open for viewing until 8 p.m. March 19, viewing 11 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. with food served until it runs out.
ST. DOMINIC CHURCH, 775 Harrison Ave., New Orleans: St. Dominic Rosary Altar Society hosting. Open to the public March 17-19 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, 444 Metairie Rd., Metairie: St. Joseph Altar Committee sponsors. Viewing March 18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; March 19, 8 a.m. Mass, followed by formal adult "Tupa Tupa" and public viewing until 6 p.m. candle rosary. Traditional pasta Milanese meals March in school auditorium from 11:30 a.m. until food runs out.
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, New Orleans: Altar at the home of Joseph and Mary Talamo, 6122 Patton St. March 18, blessing at 6 p.m. with public viewing until 7 p.m. March 19, viewing from 1-5:30 p.m.
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL, 72040 Maple St., Abita Springs (St. Jane Hall): Sponsored by St. Joseph Guild March 19, with blessing and viewing after 11 a.m. Mass (in Italian by Father Jeffrey Jambon) followed by procession to St. Jane Hall. Saints served at noon, followed by the public at 12:30 p.m. until food runs out.
ST. JOAN OF ARC, 529 W. 5th St., LaPlace: Blessing in Family Life Center March 18 at 6 p.m., with viewing until 8 p.m. March 19, public viewing from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Cookies will be distributed and donation accepted.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, 11345 St. John Church Rd., Folsom: March 19, Benedictine Father Timothy Burnett, will bless the altar at 8:30 a.m., with viewing until 11 a.m. in Jonathan Hall. Mass of St. Joseph at 11 a.m., then visitors served until 1:30 p.m. Italian cookies, St. Joseph medal and fava bean to devotees.
ST. JOSEPH, 610 Sixth St., Gretna: Altar located in gym at 7th and Newton streets. Sponsored by church, prepared by St. Joseph Women's Club. March 18, 6 p.m. candlelight procession followed by 6:30 p.m. Mass, viewing to 7:30 p.m. March 19, solemn 10 a.m. Mass, procession and altar blessing, with meals being served from noon-6 p.m.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans: March 19, viewing 9 a.m.-7 p.m. in the church, with Mass and blessing at noon. Meals served beginning at 1 p.m.
ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell: Viewing in the Family Life Center March 18 from 4-6 p.m. March 19, procession after Mass at 10 a.m. to Family Life Center for blessing and serving meals until 2 p.m.
ST. PATRICK, 28698 Highway 23, Port Sulphur (Family Life Center): March 17, viewing 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL, 130 E. Temperance St., Covington (St. Mary's Hall): Hosted by Grandparents' Club, with public viewing after all weekend Masses March 16-17 and after 8:30 a.m. Masses on March 18 and March 19. Altar blessing on St. Joseph's Day, March 19, at 9 a.m. School children will view March 18-19. Blessed food available for takeout until it runs out.
ST. RITA PARISH AND SCHOOL, 7100 Jefferson Hwy., Harahan (Msgr. Champagne Community Room): March 18-19, sponsored by St. Rita Grandparents' Club and parishioners. Public viewing March 18, 4-6:30 p.m.; March 19, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., with blessing at 9 a.m. and meals served from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., then again from 5-6:30 p.m.
STS. PETER AND PAUL, 66192 St. Mary St., Pearl River: Public invited to March 18 Mass at 6:30 p.m., with viewing until 8:30 p.m. March 19, blessing at 11 a.m. with viewing until 5 p.m. Meals served.
ST. FRANCIS VILLA, 10411 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge: Altar prepared by residents of the assisted living community. Viewing March 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; blessing 10:30 a.m. with children reenacting Holy Family. Meals will be served from 2-4 p.m. Keepsake bags with fava bean, cookies, prayer card will be distributed. Altar bounty will benefit Ozanam Inn.
WYNHOVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER, 1050 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero: March 19, public viewing 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To offer donations, please call Sister of St. Joseph Teresa Pitruzzello at (504) 347-0777.
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, 1 Drexel Dr., New Orleans (Administration Building Chapel - Bldg. 1): March 19, viewing from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Altar will be broken at 5 p.m. (see campus map: http://www.xula.edu/about-xavier/campusmap.php).
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, March 18, 2013
Happy Monday with a Movie and Music!
Happy Monday!!
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film THE CAT RETURNS - After helping a cat, a young girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life. Anime.
*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 Dayna Kurtz 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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 & 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
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film THE CAT RETURNS - After helping a cat, a young girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life. Anime.
*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 Dayna Kurtz 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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 & 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
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
St. Patrick's Day Starts Early - Fun Under the Frescoes at St. Alphonsus Church!
Good Morning Everybody, Happy Pre-St. Patrick's Day and Erin go braugh!
Kick off your Irish festivities a little early and head on out to St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance) in the Irish Channel for Fun Under the Frescoes - Irish Extravaganza - the concert begins at 6:00 pm with the Crescent City Celtic Band plus the McTeggart Irish Dancers! Beverages are generously provided by Gordon Biersch, The Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale. Admission is $10 and includes three complimentary beverages and a $25 membership (per person) gets you a free pass to the entire concert series! (no worries - we'll be kicking the series back up in the Fall!)
Special thanks to our beverage sponsors - Gordon Biersch, The Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale!! And a special big thank you for a generous grant from the the New Orleans Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run!!!!
**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 several movies… and the acoustics rock! And for more fun info on the church - join our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/stalphonsusnola/
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!
Kick off your Irish festivities a little early and head on out to St. Alphonsus Church (2025 Constance) in the Irish Channel for Fun Under the Frescoes - Irish Extravaganza - the concert begins at 6:00 pm with the Crescent City Celtic Band plus the McTeggart Irish Dancers! Beverages are generously provided by Gordon Biersch, The Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale. Admission is $10 and includes three complimentary beverages and a $25 membership (per person) gets you a free pass to the entire concert series! (no worries - we'll be kicking the series back up in the Fall!)
Special thanks to our beverage sponsors - Gordon Biersch, The Boondock Saint and Vino Wholesale!! And a special big thank you for a generous grant from the the New Orleans Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run!!!!
**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 several movies… and the acoustics rock! And for more fun info on the church - join our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/stalphonsusnola/
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!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Happy Tuesday w/Veggies, a Movie and Music All Around!
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. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week Café b is under the Green Plate Special tent with a crawfish feast, bringing us Louisiana crawfish and tomato bisque, and a delicious Louisiana crawfish pasta, with fresh market veggies and rice noodles. For dessert they will have a fresh strawberry jam tart! .....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!
-Brussel Sprouts (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Strawberries (Johnsdale Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Green Onions (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Swiss Chard or Mustards (Frank Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Beefsteak or Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Naturally Grown Grapefruit (Schwarz Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Radishes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Half Dozen Free Range Eggs or Second Pint of Strawberries (Koenenn Farms/Johnsdale Farms)
-Purple Top or Hakurei Turnips (Frank Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of SONNY ROLLINS: Saxophone Collossus tonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - Sonny Rollins was a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and has been called the greatest improviser in jazz. Celebrated filmmaker Robert Mugge (New Orleans Music in Exile, Gospel According to Al Green) captures the artist in performance and in repose, speaking candidly about his life, creative process, spirituality, and music. Filmed in New York City, Tokyo, and near his home in upstate New York, this acclaimed documentary features scenes from the Opus 40 Festival (“G-Man,” “Don’t Stop the Carnival”) and the world premiere of Rollins’ “Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra” with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. “Widely hailed upon its release as essential viewing,” JazzTimes magazine adds that this film is “not just for fans of jazz, but for anyone even remotely interested in the creative process.”
MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of 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) Tommy Malone (the Subdudes) is back on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 pm, and he'll be inviting some exciting special guests along every week - so don't miss out!
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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week Café b is under the Green Plate Special tent with a crawfish feast, bringing us Louisiana crawfish and tomato bisque, and a delicious Louisiana crawfish pasta, with fresh market veggies and rice noodles. For dessert they will have a fresh strawberry jam tart! .....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!
-Brussel Sprouts (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Strawberries (Johnsdale Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Green Onions (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Swiss Chard or Mustards (Frank Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Beefsteak or Lorenzo Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Naturally Grown Grapefruit (Schwarz Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Radishes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Half Dozen Free Range Eggs or Second Pint of Strawberries (Koenenn Farms/Johnsdale Farms)
-Purple Top or Hakurei Turnips (Frank Fekete Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of SONNY ROLLINS: Saxophone Collossus tonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - Sonny Rollins was a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and has been called the greatest improviser in jazz. Celebrated filmmaker Robert Mugge (New Orleans Music in Exile, Gospel According to Al Green) captures the artist in performance and in repose, speaking candidly about his life, creative process, spirituality, and music. Filmed in New York City, Tokyo, and near his home in upstate New York, this acclaimed documentary features scenes from the Opus 40 Festival (“G-Man,” “Don’t Stop the Carnival”) and the world premiere of Rollins’ “Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra” with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. “Widely hailed upon its release as essential viewing,” JazzTimes magazine adds that this film is “not just for fans of jazz, but for anyone even remotely interested in the creative process.”
MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of 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) Tommy Malone (the Subdudes) is back on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 pm, and he'll be inviting some exciting special guests along every week - so don't miss out!
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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday, March 11, 2013
Happy Monday with Some Pisces Fun and Lots of Music!
Happy Monday!!
Party!
Fourth Annual Pisces Party tonight from 9:00 pm until 2:00 am at the Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.)...Come celebrate the best sign in the horoscope! This will be the 4th annual celebration of all things Fishy!
*The celebration will include 'Los Pescados', an all-star all-Pisces band comprised of some of the best musicians this city has to offer including Drummer Eric Bolivar (Anders Osborne, The Animals, Bonerama) and Sam Price on bass (Honey Island Swamp Band, Otra), drummer Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen BB, Swampgrease), Saxophonist Matthew Shilling,Trumpeter Charlie Miller (Dr. John, Johnny Adams, BB King), Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Raphael Bas, Eric Lucero, Kristina Morales, Holley Bendtsen (The Pfister Sisters) Randy Ellis (Chubby Carriere Band) Brazilian guitarist Riccardo Crespo, Singer Songwriter Loren Murrell, EJ Andrew Meehan (Gravity A), Cliff Hines and Charles Brewer. Billy Franklin's Smoke N Bones will open the show!
As Pisces we like to have fun but also contribute to our community, therefore most of the proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Barman's Fund which benefits various Nonprofits in the area.
More 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 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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
Party!
Fourth Annual Pisces Party tonight from 9:00 pm until 2:00 am at the Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.)...Come celebrate the best sign in the horoscope! This will be the 4th annual celebration of all things Fishy!
*The celebration will include 'Los Pescados', an all-star all-Pisces band comprised of some of the best musicians this city has to offer including Drummer Eric Bolivar (Anders Osborne, The Animals, Bonerama) and Sam Price on bass (Honey Island Swamp Band, Otra), drummer Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen BB, Swampgrease), Saxophonist Matthew Shilling,Trumpeter Charlie Miller (Dr. John, Johnny Adams, BB King), Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Raphael Bas, Eric Lucero, Kristina Morales, Holley Bendtsen (The Pfister Sisters) Randy Ellis (Chubby Carriere Band) Brazilian guitarist Riccardo Crespo, Singer Songwriter Loren Murrell, EJ Andrew Meehan (Gravity A), Cliff Hines and Charles Brewer. Billy Franklin's Smoke N Bones will open the show!
As Pisces we like to have fun but also contribute to our community, therefore most of the proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Barman's Fund which benefits various Nonprofits in the area.
More 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 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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, March 8, 2013
Happy Weekend w/So Much to Do - Wine, Movies, Oysters, Markets, Parades, Festivals and More!
Happy Weekend Everybody - Spring is in the air, and it's a full weekend of fun!
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!
'10 Leonard Kreusch Auslese (Germany)
'11 L'Ecole #41 Semillon Columbia Valley (Washington)
'10 L'Ecole #41 Red Wine Columbia Valley (Washington)
'10 Domaine Chandon Carneros-Pinot Meunier (California)
'09 Goyette Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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.
*David Sobiesk is pouring 4 great Southern Hemisphere wines including a few stunners from New Zealand producer Mt. Beautiful. Plus Chef Walter will be dishing out his delicious tapas plates! The tasting is free and the food ranges from $6-$12 per plate.
And if you're Uptown head on over to Martin's Wine Cellar (3500 Magazine)....They'll be serving up some lovely wines from 4:30 to 6:30 pm!
Fun at the Museum!
Movies in the Garden: The Princess Bride - at the New Orleans Museum of Art's (NOMA) Sculpture Garden - NOMA and the New Orleans Film Society are bringing more of your favorite films to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. This Friday, catch the 1987 comedy The Princess Bride.
**Admission: $6 for adults, $3 for NOMA/NOFS Members & children, 7 to 17. Guests who purchase admission to the museum will also have access to the Sculpture Garden and activities. Children 6 and under are free.
Also, be sure to check out the Friday Nights at NOMA
Tonight's Schedule:
5-7 p.m.: Music by The Acadias
5-7 p.m.: Art activity with KID smART
7 p.m.: Film screening: The Princess Bride
Music and Horses!
Starlight Racing at the New Orleans Fairgrounds (1751 Gentilly Blvd.) - Groove on down to the sounds of the Bucktown All-Stars and DJ Live! Gates open at 4:00 pm and the first post is at 5 p.m. The live bands take to the Clubhouse stage at 7 p.m., while the DJs in the Miller Lite Beer Garden spin nonstop until after the last race, about 9 p.m.
Admission and Parking:
*General Admission to Fair Grounds for Starlight Racing is $5.
*Admission to the Clubhouse or the Miller Lite Beer Garden is an additional $10.
Saturday Fun!
History!
The Friends of St. Alphonsus (FOSA) is holding its 20th Roots Program at St. Alphonsus Church, 2025 Constance Street on Saturday, from 10 am until 1:30 pm. It will feature three presentations highlighting the people whose stories made history in the Irish Channel.
The first presentation will feature research on the Irish population during the latter part of the 19th century by Perry Faulkner, a Tulane intern workinig with FOSA. Another one will feature a preview of the upcoming exhibit at St. Alphonsus on the religious of the Irish Channel which will open in April. The feature presentation will focus on Father James Sheeran, CSSR, a widower, father, Redemptorist priest and chaplain to the 14th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War. Dr. Patrick Hayes, Ph.D, archivist for the Redemptorist Baltimore Province, will present highlights from a 2 volume diary kept by Father Sheeran during his service as Chaplain in the Confederate Army.
Registration is $15 for FOSA members and $20 for all others. It will also include a lunch of corned beef and cabbage with Irish coffee and desserts at the conclusion of the program. For more information contact Linda at 524-8116 or for reservations email with name and phone number to armandhb@aol.com.
A Market!
Head on out to the Piety Street Market (The Old Ironworks - 612 Piety St.) from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. There's gonna be live music by Rites of Swing! And of course, 40+ vendors offering an eclectic assortment of art, handmade jewelry and crafts, homemade goodies, vintage collectibles and flea market finds at this bustling neighborhood market.
Oysters!
Head on down to the Quarter early for the Louisiana Oyster Jubilee at 9:30 am on the 300 block of Bourbon Street. There's gonna be music, and food with the world's longest oyster po-boy!! The "Best Oyster Po-Boy in New Orleans Competition" kicks off at 9:30 am with the construction of the humongous sandwich..cutting and distribution begins at Noon. First come first served - so get there early - yum!!!
Music!
The Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) has been renovated and is looking all pretty for the return of the In-Store Concerts. Be sure to come on by Saturday for free performances by Micah McKee at 2:00 pm and Sweet Olive String Band at 3:00 pm. While you're there be sure to peruse their amazing CD collection and bring home some Louisiana music to enjoy!
Parade!
Tonight is the annual Italian-American Marching Club's St. Joseph's Day Parade at 6:30 pm. It kicks off on the corner of Canal and Chartres and marches through the Quarter. Hundreds of tuxedo clad, flower carrying marchers will head through the streets handing out fava beans and paper flowers for a hug and a kiss! Look out for grand marshalls Michael Badalucco, Vincent Pastore and Zach Strief! Click the link for the parade route - http://www.iamcnola.org/
Sunday Fun!
Fun on Frenchmen!
The Nickel-A-Dance concert series continues over at the Maison on (508) Frenchmen Street at 4:00 pm with Frank Oxley's Joint Chiefs of Jazz. The free series runs the entire month of March and it's family friendly - so bring the gang!!
Garden Party!
On the second Sunday of March, April, May and June, at 4:00 pm the New Orleans Botanical Garden and The Backbeat Foundation will host GARDEN PARTY an outdoor concert series on the beautiful Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage. The stage is located in the New Orleans Botanical Garden on the east side of the Pavilion of the Two Sisters. Music lovers will enjoy great music while relaxing on the lawn and savoring the beautiful surroundings of the Botanical Garden. Befitting the setting, the series will focus on Louisiana Roots Music. This Sunday's performance includes the Honey Island Swamp Band plus Mia Borders!
All Weekend Long!!
1st Annual Prima Festival - Prima Fest will be the first major heritage festival to kick off the 2013 Spring Festival Season here in Louisiana. The festival dates are March 7th-10th and will be held at Mississippi River Heritage Park, 1101 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans featuring restaurants and a four day talent line-up. Admission will be $10.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 8
Johnny Pennino -11:30am to 2pm
Lena Prima - 2:30pm to 4pm
Mike Darby and The House Of Cards - 4:40pm to 6pm
Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters - 6:15pm to 7:45pm
The Wiseguys - 8pm to 10pm
Saturday, March 9
NOCCA's Red Hot Brass Band - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Tony Sacca - 1pm to 2:30pm
The Topcats - 3pm to 5pm
Lena Prima - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Ingrid Lucia - 8pm
The Pfister Sisters - 9:15pm
Sunday, March 10
Harvey Jesus - 11:30am to 1:30pm
Bucktown All-Stars - 2pm to 4pm
Paul Varisco & The Milestones - 4:40pm to 6:30pm
Lena Prima - 7pm to 9pm
RESTAURANTS:
Frank's Restaurant
Ristorante Filippo
Deanie's Seafood
Papa Fontenot's Jumbalaya
NOLA PHO LIFE
Vietnamese Cuisine
Jack Dempsey's
Restaurant
Vincent's
Triple Nickel
Anthony's World Famous
Italian Sausage & Peppers and Philly Cheesesteak and More!
*Louis Prima was born in New Orleans and remains one of the greatest in popular music and a powerful entertainment influence over the decades. The King of Swing, Louie Prima scored chart topping hits such as, Jump Jive and Wail, Just a Gigolo, Sing, Sing, Sing, Oh Marie, A Sunday Kind of Love and many more. In 1954 Louis downsized his band and created a small group named the Witnesses with his beat combined with New Orleans Jazz. He became the Father of Las Vegas entertainment. He was awarded the very first Grammy Award in the vocal group category for That Old Back Magic and his song, Sing, Sing, Sing was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1958. He also appeared in Disney's 1967 motion picture classic, The Jungle Book. Louis Prima passed away August 24, 1978, but his music lives on. Louis sings:
When the end comes I know they'll say just a gigolo. And life goes on without me...
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!!
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!
'10 Leonard Kreusch Auslese (Germany)
'11 L'Ecole #41 Semillon Columbia Valley (Washington)
'10 L'Ecole #41 Red Wine Columbia Valley (Washington)
'10 Domaine Chandon Carneros-Pinot Meunier (California)
'09 Goyette Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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.
*David Sobiesk is pouring 4 great Southern Hemisphere wines including a few stunners from New Zealand producer Mt. Beautiful. Plus Chef Walter will be dishing out his delicious tapas plates! The tasting is free and the food ranges from $6-$12 per plate.
And if you're Uptown head on over to Martin's Wine Cellar (3500 Magazine)....They'll be serving up some lovely wines from 4:30 to 6:30 pm!
Fun at the Museum!
Movies in the Garden: The Princess Bride - at the New Orleans Museum of Art's (NOMA) Sculpture Garden - NOMA and the New Orleans Film Society are bringing more of your favorite films to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. This Friday, catch the 1987 comedy The Princess Bride.
**Admission: $6 for adults, $3 for NOMA/NOFS Members & children, 7 to 17. Guests who purchase admission to the museum will also have access to the Sculpture Garden and activities. Children 6 and under are free.
Also, be sure to check out the Friday Nights at NOMA
Tonight's Schedule:
5-7 p.m.: Music by The Acadias
5-7 p.m.: Art activity with KID smART
7 p.m.: Film screening: The Princess Bride
Music and Horses!
Starlight Racing at the New Orleans Fairgrounds (1751 Gentilly Blvd.) - Groove on down to the sounds of the Bucktown All-Stars and DJ Live! Gates open at 4:00 pm and the first post is at 5 p.m. The live bands take to the Clubhouse stage at 7 p.m., while the DJs in the Miller Lite Beer Garden spin nonstop until after the last race, about 9 p.m.
Admission and Parking:
*General Admission to Fair Grounds for Starlight Racing is $5.
*Admission to the Clubhouse or the Miller Lite Beer Garden is an additional $10.
Saturday Fun!
History!
The Friends of St. Alphonsus (FOSA) is holding its 20th Roots Program at St. Alphonsus Church, 2025 Constance Street on Saturday, from 10 am until 1:30 pm. It will feature three presentations highlighting the people whose stories made history in the Irish Channel.
The first presentation will feature research on the Irish population during the latter part of the 19th century by Perry Faulkner, a Tulane intern workinig with FOSA. Another one will feature a preview of the upcoming exhibit at St. Alphonsus on the religious of the Irish Channel which will open in April. The feature presentation will focus on Father James Sheeran, CSSR, a widower, father, Redemptorist priest and chaplain to the 14th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War. Dr. Patrick Hayes, Ph.D, archivist for the Redemptorist Baltimore Province, will present highlights from a 2 volume diary kept by Father Sheeran during his service as Chaplain in the Confederate Army.
Registration is $15 for FOSA members and $20 for all others. It will also include a lunch of corned beef and cabbage with Irish coffee and desserts at the conclusion of the program. For more information contact Linda at 524-8116 or for reservations email with name and phone number to armandhb@aol.com.
A Market!
Head on out to the Piety Street Market (The Old Ironworks - 612 Piety St.) from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. There's gonna be live music by Rites of Swing! And of course, 40+ vendors offering an eclectic assortment of art, handmade jewelry and crafts, homemade goodies, vintage collectibles and flea market finds at this bustling neighborhood market.
Oysters!
Head on down to the Quarter early for the Louisiana Oyster Jubilee at 9:30 am on the 300 block of Bourbon Street. There's gonna be music, and food with the world's longest oyster po-boy!! The "Best Oyster Po-Boy in New Orleans Competition" kicks off at 9:30 am with the construction of the humongous sandwich..cutting and distribution begins at Noon. First come first served - so get there early - yum!!!
Music!
The Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) has been renovated and is looking all pretty for the return of the In-Store Concerts. Be sure to come on by Saturday for free performances by Micah McKee at 2:00 pm and Sweet Olive String Band at 3:00 pm. While you're there be sure to peruse their amazing CD collection and bring home some Louisiana music to enjoy!
Parade!
Tonight is the annual Italian-American Marching Club's St. Joseph's Day Parade at 6:30 pm. It kicks off on the corner of Canal and Chartres and marches through the Quarter. Hundreds of tuxedo clad, flower carrying marchers will head through the streets handing out fava beans and paper flowers for a hug and a kiss! Look out for grand marshalls Michael Badalucco, Vincent Pastore and Zach Strief! Click the link for the parade route - http://www.iamcnola.org/
Sunday Fun!
Fun on Frenchmen!
The Nickel-A-Dance concert series continues over at the Maison on (508) Frenchmen Street at 4:00 pm with Frank Oxley's Joint Chiefs of Jazz. The free series runs the entire month of March and it's family friendly - so bring the gang!!
Garden Party!
On the second Sunday of March, April, May and June, at 4:00 pm the New Orleans Botanical Garden and The Backbeat Foundation will host GARDEN PARTY an outdoor concert series on the beautiful Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage. The stage is located in the New Orleans Botanical Garden on the east side of the Pavilion of the Two Sisters. Music lovers will enjoy great music while relaxing on the lawn and savoring the beautiful surroundings of the Botanical Garden. Befitting the setting, the series will focus on Louisiana Roots Music. This Sunday's performance includes the Honey Island Swamp Band plus Mia Borders!
All Weekend Long!!
1st Annual Prima Festival - Prima Fest will be the first major heritage festival to kick off the 2013 Spring Festival Season here in Louisiana. The festival dates are March 7th-10th and will be held at Mississippi River Heritage Park, 1101 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans featuring restaurants and a four day talent line-up. Admission will be $10.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 8
Johnny Pennino -11:30am to 2pm
Lena Prima - 2:30pm to 4pm
Mike Darby and The House Of Cards - 4:40pm to 6pm
Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters - 6:15pm to 7:45pm
The Wiseguys - 8pm to 10pm
Saturday, March 9
NOCCA's Red Hot Brass Band - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Tony Sacca - 1pm to 2:30pm
The Topcats - 3pm to 5pm
Lena Prima - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Ingrid Lucia - 8pm
The Pfister Sisters - 9:15pm
Sunday, March 10
Harvey Jesus - 11:30am to 1:30pm
Bucktown All-Stars - 2pm to 4pm
Paul Varisco & The Milestones - 4:40pm to 6:30pm
Lena Prima - 7pm to 9pm
RESTAURANTS:
Frank's Restaurant
Ristorante Filippo
Deanie's Seafood
Papa Fontenot's Jumbalaya
NOLA PHO LIFE
Vietnamese Cuisine
Jack Dempsey's
Restaurant
Vincent's
Triple Nickel
Anthony's World Famous
Italian Sausage & Peppers and Philly Cheesesteak and More!
*Louis Prima was born in New Orleans and remains one of the greatest in popular music and a powerful entertainment influence over the decades. The King of Swing, Louie Prima scored chart topping hits such as, Jump Jive and Wail, Just a Gigolo, Sing, Sing, Sing, Oh Marie, A Sunday Kind of Love and many more. In 1954 Louis downsized his band and created a small group named the Witnesses with his beat combined with New Orleans Jazz. He became the Father of Las Vegas entertainment. He was awarded the very first Grammy Award in the vocal group category for That Old Back Magic and his song, Sing, Sing, Sing was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1958. He also appeared in Disney's 1967 motion picture classic, The Jungle Book. Louis Prima passed away August 24, 1978, but his music lives on. Louis sings:
When the end comes I know they'll say just a gigolo. And life goes on without me...
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!!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Happy Thursday w/Kick-Off to The Twilight Garden Concert Series, Ogden After Hours and Prima Fest!
It's a beautiful Thursday!
It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park this evening with the lovely singing of Banu Gibson for the first Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children.
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has Calvin Johnson, Jr. Calvin has performed, recorded, and toured all over the world with acclaimed musicians, Harry Connick Jr., Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Aaron Neville, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Big Sams Funky Nation, Rebirth Brass Band, and has proven his artistic versatility by performing with hip hop icons such as Mannie Fresh and Mystikal. Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - The Irish O-Ale - And remember if you're a member of the Ogden you always get in free!
The 1st Annual Prima Festival starts tonight and runs all weekend long at Mississippi River Heritage Park, 1101 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans featuring restaurants and a four day talent line-up. Admission will be $10.!
Tonight's Entertainment includes:
Harvey Jesus - 3pm to 5pm
The Boogie Men - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Lena Prima - 8pm to 10pm
For more info click here.
Some More Thursday Night Music
And head on over to Frenchmen and the Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) cause they have a triple header with Sarah McCoy's Oopsie Daisies at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp at 10:00 PM!!
There's more fun on Frenchmen over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with piano man Jon Cleary at 7:00 pm with no cover!! And stay on for more music with Derrick Freeman & Billy Iuso ($5 cover) at 10:00 pm - you don't want to miss it!!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park this evening with the lovely singing of Banu Gibson for the first Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children.
Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has Calvin Johnson, Jr. Calvin has performed, recorded, and toured all over the world with acclaimed musicians, Harry Connick Jr., Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Aaron Neville, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Big Sams Funky Nation, Rebirth Brass Band, and has proven his artistic versatility by performing with hip hop icons such as Mannie Fresh and Mystikal. Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - The Irish O-Ale - And remember if you're a member of the Ogden you always get in free!
The 1st Annual Prima Festival starts tonight and runs all weekend long at Mississippi River Heritage Park, 1101 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans featuring restaurants and a four day talent line-up. Admission will be $10.!
Tonight's Entertainment includes:
Harvey Jesus - 3pm to 5pm
The Boogie Men - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Lena Prima - 8pm to 10pm
For more info click here.
Some More Thursday Night Music
And head on over to Frenchmen and the Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) cause they have a triple header with Sarah McCoy's Oopsie Daisies at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp at 10:00 PM!!
There's more fun on Frenchmen over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with piano man Jon Cleary at 7:00 pm with no cover!! And stay on for more music with Derrick Freeman & Billy Iuso ($5 cover) at 10:00 pm - you don't want to miss it!!
For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Happy Wednesday at the Square, A Benefit and Music Everywhere!
Happy Wednesday!!
Wednesday at the Square is back - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Anders Osborne plus Colin Lake get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
A Benefit!
Taste New Orleans, Savor Literacy, now in its second year on Tulane's campus, combines the spice, flavor and soul of New Orleans in an overwhelming food festival. For the cost of a twenty dollar ticket, all proceeds going directly to STAIR, guests are entitled to unlimited eating from sponsoring restaurants: Sun Ray Grill, Acme Oyster House, Chef Greg Sonnier, Pinkberry, Pupuseria Divino Corazon, Chipotle, Nacho Mama's, Nirvana...to name a few!
On top of food, music by the one and only SOUL REBELS!
Raffle prizes include and are not limited to a full year pass to the Prytania Theater, hour long massage certificates from Amazing Hands Massage, a Tulane basket from Nancy's Corner, gift cards from Cafe Atchafalaya, Mosca, Juan's Flyin Burrito, and Milk Bar...Click here for tickets!!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got the Creole String Beans at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's Hot Club of New Orleans at 7:00 pm...if you didn't think you were a big fan of accordians this performance will change your mind!!
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
Wednesday at the Square is back - So come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Anders Osborne plus Colin Lake get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.
A Benefit!
Taste New Orleans, Savor Literacy, now in its second year on Tulane's campus, combines the spice, flavor and soul of New Orleans in an overwhelming food festival. For the cost of a twenty dollar ticket, all proceeds going directly to STAIR, guests are entitled to unlimited eating from sponsoring restaurants: Sun Ray Grill, Acme Oyster House, Chef Greg Sonnier, Pinkberry, Pupuseria Divino Corazon, Chipotle, Nacho Mama's, Nirvana...to name a few!
On top of food, music by the one and only SOUL REBELS!
Raffle prizes include and are not limited to a full year pass to the Prytania Theater, hour long massage certificates from Amazing Hands Massage, a Tulane basket from Nancy's Corner, gift cards from Cafe Atchafalaya, Mosca, Juan's Flyin Burrito, and Milk Bar...Click here for tickets!!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from the Square Fun...check this out...
Have triple the fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for for Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00, and be sure to stay on for Cary Hudson at 9:30 pm!!!
And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for some Major Bacon and 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 they've got the Creole String Beans at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
There's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) it's Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!
The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!! Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's Hot Club of New Orleans at 7:00 pm...if you didn't think you were a big fan of accordians this performance will change your mind!!
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, March 5, 2013
A Tuesday w/Yummy Veggies, A Cult Classic and Lots of Music!
Happy healthy 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. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week, Ralph's on the Park is offering smoked duck boudin with green tomato relish, ya-ka-mien with beef brisket and bucatini pasta, and cherry tomato and pickled okra salad. For dessert don't forget to try their ginger spiced carrot cake.....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 (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Naturally Grown Blood Oranges (Isabelle’s Orange Orchard, Lower Coast Algiers, NOLA)
-Naturally Grown Grapefruit (Schwarz Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Radish (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Beets or Cabbage (Monica’s Okra World/Fekete Farms)
-Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Green or Purple Onion (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Jasmine or Popcorn Rice (Cajun Grain/Campbell Farms)
-Naturally Grown LA. Sweet Oranges (Isabelle’s Orange Orchard, Lower Coast Algiers, NOLA)
-Turnips (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of Sparkle by Sam O'Steen tonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - Sparkle was recently remade with Whitney Houston and released in 2012, this 1976 feature film with the same name as a rags-to-riches (and, for some, rags again) story of three teenage singers in Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950's. Starring Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, and Philip Michael Thomas, and featuring original music by Curtis Mayfield, the low-budget original has since reached cult classic status since its successful mid-1970s release.
MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
More fun on St. Claude Avenue! Tonight it's the Hi-Ho Songwriter Gumbo at the Hi-Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude). Enjoy this community singer/songwriter showcase - more than an open mic, this weekly Tuesday event will provide a forum for songwriters to share their work and create community and opportunity for themselves and their peers. Each performer will have time for 3 songs and hopefully the evening will conclude with some jamming and collaboration. The show starts at 8:30 pm. Come play or just enjoy! Support you local Singer/Songwriter Scene!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin and Todd Duke.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for the bluesy, gospel and R&B sounds of Seth Walker 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 - Cyndi Chen 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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Farmer's Market!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. This month the Market welcomes Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group to the GPS tent for March! This week, Ralph's on the Park is offering smoked duck boudin with green tomato relish, ya-ka-mien with beef brisket and bucatini pasta, and cherry tomato and pickled okra salad. For dessert don't forget to try their ginger spiced carrot cake.....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 (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Naturally Grown Blood Oranges (Isabelle’s Orange Orchard, Lower Coast Algiers, NOLA)
-Naturally Grown Grapefruit (Schwarz Citrus, Braithwaite, LA)
-Radish (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Beets or Cabbage (Monica’s Okra World/Fekete Farms)
-Tomatoes (Tomott’s, Larose, LA)
-Green or Purple Onion (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Jasmine or Popcorn Rice (Cajun Grain/Campbell Farms)
-Naturally Grown LA. Sweet Oranges (Isabelle’s Orange Orchard, Lower Coast Algiers, NOLA)
-Turnips (Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
Musical Movie Fun!
"Musically Speaking:" free screening of Sparkle by Sam O'Steen tonight at the Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) at 7:00 pm - Sparkle was recently remade with Whitney Houston and released in 2012, this 1976 feature film with the same name as a rags-to-riches (and, for some, rags again) story of three teenage singers in Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950's. Starring Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, and Philip Michael Thomas, and featuring original music by Curtis Mayfield, the low-budget original has since reached cult classic status since its successful mid-1970s release.
MUSICALLY SPEAKING is a series of music-themed movie and documentary screenings, curated/hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Press Street, Charitable Film Network, WWOZ FM, and the N.O. African American Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Contact info@press-street.com
Good Music Tonight!
More fun on St. Claude Avenue! Tonight it's the Hi-Ho Songwriter Gumbo at the Hi-Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude). Enjoy this community singer/songwriter showcase - more than an open mic, this weekly Tuesday event will provide a forum for songwriters to share their work and create community and opportunity for themselves and their peers. Each performer will have time for 3 songs and hopefully the evening will conclude with some jamming and collaboration. The show starts at 8:30 pm. Come play or just enjoy! Support you local Singer/Songwriter Scene!
There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight! Have a fancy cocktail and listen to the guitar sounds of John Rankin and Todd Duke.
Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for the bluesy, gospel and R&B sounds of Seth Walker 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 - Cyndi Chen 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 fun night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with the REBIRTH Brass Band - they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!
www.gratisnola.com
Monday, March 4, 2013
Happy Monday w/Japanese Cinema, Percussion Maestro-Tatsuya Nakatani & More Music 'Round Town!
Happy Monday!!
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film Occult - Kôji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors. Japanese with English subtitles.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Tatsuya Nakatani, maestro of objects struck & bowed, closes out his 2013 New Orleans visit with a full evening of collaborative improvisation at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude) joined by a cast of our town's most fearless explorers of the outer realms.
Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion & gongs)
Helen Gillet (cello)
Rob Cambre (guitar & fx)
Will Thompson IV (piano & electronics)
Donald Miller (guitar)
Jeff Albert (trombone)
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 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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 & 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
Special Movie Event!
The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film Occult - Kôji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors. Japanese with English subtitles.
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.
Monday Night Music!
Tatsuya Nakatani, maestro of objects struck & bowed, closes out his 2013 New Orleans visit with a full evening of collaborative improvisation at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude) joined by a cast of our town's most fearless explorers of the outer realms.
Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion & gongs)
Helen Gillet (cello)
Rob Cambre (guitar & fx)
Will Thompson IV (piano & electronics)
Donald Miller (guitar)
Jeff Albert (trombone)
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 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 and the Oopsie Daisies 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 & 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
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