Happy Weekend with Vino, Offbeat Party, Paul Sanchez, Free Tips, Some Papa, Patriotic Fun and Livin' Like a Squirrel!

Happy Weekend!

Friday!

Wine Tasting Fun!

Vino!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Critically acclaimed Owner and Winemaker, Adam Lee, of Siduri Vineyards will be there tasting four of his outstanding Pinot Noirs. And come hungry - Every Friday, Rolls n' Bowls, a new Vietnamese Restaurant in town, will join us during tasting and live music. They'll serve a variety of selections from their menu, including, spring rolls, salad & pork sliders. All around $5!

And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Antonio Molesini will be pouring 4 great wines from his native Italy this week accompanied by some delicious tapas by Chef Walter!

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!

1984 World's Fair

It's 80s night at NOMA! Listen to 80s tunes spun by DJ Bunny and DJ Lingerie or participate in The New Movement's 80s-themed comedy tour as the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park continue to celebrate "Inventing the Modern World" and the 1984 World's Fair. You can also pop in Café NOMA for "Art You Can Eat," where Chef Chris Montero and Poppy Tooker, host of WWNO 89.9-FM's Louisiana Eats will lead a demonstration on culinary arts from Spain. (This event is included with museum admission.) In honor of Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts from the World's Fairs, 1851-1939, all "Art You Can Eat" demonstrations in June will focus on cuisine from a different area of the globe.
*5-8 p.m.: Art Activity with YAYA
*5:30-8:30 p.m.: DJ Lingerie and DJ Bunny
*6 p.m.: "Art You Can Eat" with Chef Chris Montero of Cafe NOMA and cafe b, joined by Poppy Tooker of WWNO 89.9-FM Louisiana Eats: "Evolution of Jambalaya, Spanish Paella's Direct Descendant" - In tribute to the 1888 world's fair in Barcelona, Spain, which unveiled the Columbus Monument
*6:30 p.m.: The New Movement will be giving 80's themed comedy tours
*8:00 p.m.: The New Movement will be giving 80's themed comedy tours
Museum Admission - $10 adults | $8 seniors| $6 children (7-17)

Party!

Celebrate tonight! It's the OffBeat Magazine July 2013 Issue Release Party featuring The Brass-A-Holics!! Come on out to the soon-to-be-open uptown music club and art space, GASA GASA (4920 Freret St.) from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The free party will feature live music from New Orleans' own Go-Go-Brass-Funk band, the Brass-A-Holics, who cover this year's July issue of OffBeat Magazine. In addition to snagging a free copy of the new OffBeat, guests will enjoy free food from GASA GASA's Freret Street neighbor, Wayfare Handcrafted Food & Spirits and Sammy's Deli, as well as complimentary cocktail tastings from Crown Royal and Glazers Liquor.

Great Music!

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) in the heart of Mid-City for an amazing show Paul Sanchez with Arsene DeLay & Antoine Diel at 8:00 pm! And be sure to come hungry for a sammich!

Tipitina's Foundation presents FREE Fridays are back with another great show at Tips (501 Napoleon Ave.) - Tonight it's Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs + Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet - Admission is FREE of course!

Saturday!

French Vino!

The French American Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 14th Annual Summer Wine Festival, "Summer in Provence," from 7 until 10 p.m. Saturday, at The Shops at Canal Place. Enjoy French food and French wines as well as live entertainment and an auction. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 the night of the event. For more info click here.

Papa's in the House!

Papa Grows Funk - by Frenchy!

It's Papa Grows Funk - Last Jam - Saturday night at Tipitina's (501 Napoleon).  Papa Grows Funk has been grooving and funkifying your world for the last 10 years - come on out for one last jam - Tickets are $16.

Sunday!

Get patriotic!  

It's the Trinity Patriotic Music Extravaganza at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson) from 3:00 to 6:00 pm - and admission is free! Come enjoy three hours of patriotic music, featuring the Navy Band of New Orleans, The Marine Corps Band, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, and pianist Quinn Peeper and organist Albinas Prizgintas performing "Rhapsody in Blue".

Party with a Purpose!

Live Like a Squirrel (LLAS) presents a celebration of the life of Robert Jefferson "Squirrel" Wilson to benefit his wife Rebecca at Southport Hall (200 Monticello) from 3:00 to 9:00 om.  The event features unlimited food and drink, live and silent auctions, plus music by The Chee Weez, The Molly Ringwalds, Bag of Donuts, Marc Broussard and more! Admission is $50 - come out and show your support!



Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today (Friday!) from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!



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Have a Great Thursday with Opera in the Garden, Blues at the Museum, an Art Show and Being NOLA Wise!

Happy Thursday!

Music in the Garden!

Opera Creole

It's a great night to hang out at City Park and enjoy the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and Opera Creole for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and Opera Creole mark the tenth anniversary of Moses Hogan’s passing with a celebration of his life and music. 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.

Music at the Museum!

Andrew Duhon

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 Andrew Duhon.  Andrew Duhon's blues music and performances reflect his personal perspective in a very real way, and his voice leaves no gaps in the experience as he sings with a conviction all too befitting of his raw, personal writings.
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Summer Sunrise A refreshing blend of Tequila, Licor 43, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of orange juice, garnished with a sliced orange. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!

Art!

The UNO-St. Claude Gallery and Ashé Cultural Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley) present the Closing Reception for the exhibit “True Colors” curated by UNO Master of Fine Arts alumni Holis Hannan and Maxx Sizeler. Come on our for the last day of the exhibition  - the show features works by both emerging and established LGBTQ artists as well as pieces by other artists that openly assert LGBTQ subjects in their art.
*The closing reception at Ashé Cultural Center features works by: Stirling Barrett ⋅ Vonhoffacker ⋅ Sean M. Neary⋅ Albert Wagner ⋅ Margaret Coble ⋅ Bridget McManus ⋅ Travis Davis ⋅ Paige Bernhardt ⋅ Bria Brown ⋅ Arielle García

Go Green!

Tour an Energy Efficient Home, actually meet the homeowners and hear about their experience with their home improvements firsthand. Talk to NOLA Wise contractors and team members and learn how YOU can make your home more comfortable, energy efficient, healthy, and resilient! You are invited to check out Heidi Jensen and Monica Rowand's home today from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at 3333 Vincennes Place. This is also a stop that will earn you extra points on the Eat Local Challenge Scavenger Hunt!
Join us for delicious, locally-sourced refreshments and learn more about how you can make these energy efficiency improvements in your own home!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!


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Happy Wednesday with Fun at the Point, a Food Truck Fest, and Fantastic Music Around Town!

Happy Wednesday!

Concert Time!

The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues in Algiers and runs through July 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200 Morgan St.) and enjoy some funk and blues with The New Orleans Suspects plus The Mumbles - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river!  Click the above link for complete concert series info!



Food Truck Celebration!

Need a food truck fix tonight? No problem! Get on over to Freret Street for an awesome food truck fest hosted by Dat Dog (5030 Freret) and organized by My House NOLA! Eat from your favorite restaurant and favorite food trucks!  It's gonna be one delicious night of fun!

*Participating food trucks:  La Cocinita, Empanada Intifada, The Fat Falafel, Food Drunk, Nate The Pie Guy, and Mamita's Hot Tamales.


Wednesday Evening Music

After the Point head on down to Frenchmen Street and check out all the music up and down the street!!

There's great music 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 & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Looking to hang out with some lovely and talented ladies (plus have some great food too?) Then head on down to Three Muses (536 Frenchmen) as they present the monthly New Orleans Nightingales residency with Ingrid Lucia and Jayna Morgan at 7:00 pm. Come for a fun, cool, sexy, swinging time!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for piano man Joe Krown tonight at 8:30 pm!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Fresh Tuesday with Veggies, Food Truck Finale (until tomorrow) 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 Empanada Intifada to the Green Plate Special. Come on out again this week and chose from their delicious selection. We've heard their Beana Vista Social Club is the best!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  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!

-Blueberries (J&D Blueberry Farm, Poplarville, MS)
-Pesticide Free, Non-GMO Corn(Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pte. Coupee Parish)
-Microgreens (Good Food, Treme, NOLA)
-Grape Tomatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Creole Tomatoes (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Assorted Eggplant (Covey Rise Farms/Vicknair Family Farms)
-Curly Kale OR Organic Dino Kale (Perilloux Produce/Inglewood Farm)
-Red & White Onion Bunch (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Tomatillos (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Okra OR Organic Chard (Grow Dat/Fekete Farms/Vicknair/Inglewood Farm)
-All Natural Basil (Grow Your Own, Hollygrove Market)
-Sweet Potatoes OR Red Potatoes (Pte. Coupee Growers/Fekete Farms)
-All-Natural Pecans (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)

Food Trucks!

TONIGHT it's the big finale of the -  THE BI-ANNUAL ROLLING THROUGH: A MOBILE SERIES BY “MY HOUSE”!

The series tops off tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Bywater by NOCCA (Dauphine and Press)! Please come on out and help close out the awesome series with a bang!

Trucks attending: Grilling Shilling, Empanada Intifada, The NOLA Truck, NOLA Pie Guy, Rue Chow, Frencheeze, La Cocinita, and Food Drunk

**But no worries if you need your food truck fix on Wednesday too - Head down to 5030 Freret St. for an awesome food truck fest hosted by Dat Dog and organized by My House NOLA! Eat from your favorite restaurant and favorite food trucks!

Featuring La Cocinita, Empanada Intifada, The Fat Falafel, Food Drunk, Nate The Pie Guy, and Mamita's Hot Tamales.

Trivia!

Head on down to Phillip's Bar (733 Cherokee) and test your knowledge of all things trivial.  There's delicious food, great drinks and maybe you'll learn something very trivial!

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 guitar man - John Rankin!

There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Aurora Nealand 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!



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Beating the Monday Blues with Music All Around Town!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for an Irish Music Jam at 7:00 pm!

Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight enjoy some porch sippin' and the one and only  David Doucet from Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm!

There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with Alexis & the Samurai  at 8:00 pm!

There's more good music on Monday with a happy hour over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with music from Missy Meatlocker!!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

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 and The Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!

And pass by 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 The Quickening at 10:00 pm!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Happy Weekend with a Concert in the Courtyard, Vino, Music in the Quarter and Beer!

Happy Weekend!

A Friday Concert!

Concerts in the Courtyard

It's the final Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection for the Spring Season so come out and experience a concert in the courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with cellist and vocalist Helen Gillet. Sponsored by Associated Office Systems, the concert series features live music performed in a beautiful French Quarter courtyard. Admission includes three Praline Liqueur cocktails, provided by Sazerac! Admission is $10 at the door, free for THNOC members. Memberships begin at $35 per year. Guests must be 21 or older to enter.

Friday Vino Fun!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Come out and sample some fantastic wines and take some home too!

And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Jared Breaux will be pouring 4 great wines from South America this week accompanied by some delicious tapas sent over by Chef Dan Esses. Come hungry for delicious empanades and ceviche too!

*And after Swirl...head right down the street for Lips and the Trips from 7:30 to 9:00 pm, at Fairgrinds Coffeehouse - Out in the Courtyard. Only cover charge are your inhibitions!

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!

Night at the Museum!

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tonight, NOMA presents a gallery talk with Rashaad Newsome and Miranda Lash in the Great Hall as well as screening two films in honor of Gay Pride Month. You can also check out Café NOMA for "Art You Can Eat," where Chef Haley Bittermann will lead a demonstration on culinary arts from the Caribbean islands. This event is included with museum admission. In honor of Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts from the World's Fairs, 1851-1939, all "Art You Can Eat" demonstrations in June will focus on cuisine from a different area of the globe.
*5-8 p.m.: Art Activity with 3 Ring Circus
*5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: DJ Bunny
*6 p.m.: Presentation by Rashaad Newsome and Miranda Lash in the Great Hall: King of Arms
*6 p.m.: "Art You Can Eat" cooking demonstration with Chef Haley Bittermann, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group: "Island Inspired Cocktails & Cuisine" - In tribute to the 1891 world's fair in Kingston, Jamaica, the only fair held in the Caribbean Islands
*7:30 p.m.: Film: Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
*8 p.m.: Film: Artists of the 20th Century: Andy Warhol

Saturday Afternoon Music!

Head on down to the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) as Sasha Masakowski and Cindy Scott performers lead a free Jazz showcase from 2:00 to 3:30 p .m.  If you haven't checked out the beautiful and cool theater - you really need to get yourself down there!

While your in the Quarter check out a double header of music at the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) - It's a performance by Mia Borders at 2:00 pm and followed by Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at 3:00 p.m.  Be sure to check out their amazing music collection and go home with a CD or classic album!

BEER!

Celebrate all things BEER at the WYES International Beer Tasting - Saturday night at Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. - There will be over 275 beers to sample at the state's oldest beer tasting event. Snacks and non-alcholic beverages are complimentary, and dishes from Dat Dog, Foodie Call, La Cocinita and Rue Chow are available for purchase. Tickets are only $30 - for more info click www.wyes.com

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today (Friday!) from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!



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Thursday Fun with Music in the Garden,"O" with Jimbo Mathus, Abita Beer and Toasts & Tiki Tails!

Happy Thursday!

It's a great night to hang out at City Park and enjoy David Torkanowsky for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! David is recognized as one of the finest contemporary jazz pianists in New Orleans, and over the years has performed with most of the great New Orleans musicians. Things just seem to sizzle when David is playing his piano. He is sure to have some new songs, so grab your mint julep and get ready for an enjoyable evening. 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 Jimbo Mathus.  Entertainer, singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and tankerman, Jimbo Mathus was born in Oxford, Mississippi. His early life was filled with music, as his father and relatives were skilled instrumentalists and singers. He began joining the family musical circle at an early age and by age 8 was proficient at mandolin. By 15, Jimbo had been taught the rudiments of guitar, piano and harmony singing. The family's repertoire consisted of hundreds of folk, bluegrass, country blues and pre-recorded songs passed down through the Mathus and Byrd families. You may also know him from his band "Squirrel Nut Zippers" - Good stuff!
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Summer Sunrise A refreshing blend of Tequila, Licor 43, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of orange juice, garnished with a sliced orange. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE - And my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview - so you definitely don't want to miss it!

Abita Strawator Release Party at Bourbon House ! Want a way to start the weekend off right? Mix Abita Strawberry with Andy Gator and what do you get- summer's newest and soon to be infamous Strawator! Bourbon House (144 Bourbon St.) is thrilled to be hosting Abita's new Select Strawator release party tonight from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. In addition to the usual happy hour deals they're havin' a $20 special featuring a Strawator pint, Alligator Boudin Ball, Alligator Burger, and Strawberry Dessert. Ever dreamt of an Alligator Sausage Pizza with Strawberry BBQ sauce? This and other small plates will be available for $5 dollars. Head to the French Quarter right after work, and join your friends to celebrate summer and Abita's newest creation!

Come on out for Toasts & Tiki Tails at the NO Fleas Market (4228 Magazine St.) tonight from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. NO Fleas Market and Canine Connection/Canine Culture invite you to party and shop for a cause to benefit the LA/SPCA! They'll be serving food from Rivista Bakery and Saucy's BBQ as well as cocktails for you to sip on while you enjoy a fashion show, pet costume contest, pet photos, and a demonstration by certified dog trainer Markey. It's gonna be doggone good time!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!


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Happy Hump Day with Fun on the Point, A Night of Bacon, and Great Music 'Round Town!

Happy Wednesday!

Concert Time!

The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues in Algiers and runs through July 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200 Morgan St.) for Vivaz plus Paky Saavedra - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river!  Click the above link for complete concert series info!


Wednesday Evening Music

After the Point head on down to Frenchmen Street and check out all the music up and down the street!!

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 The Stooges Brass Band at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Arsene DeLay Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

Bacon!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for The Major Bacon CD - Release Party at 10:00 p.m. with opening band The Parishioners at 7:00 p.m.!!
*This CD Release Party will be a great evening of Blues and bacon. Cleaver & Co. are providing gourmet bacon from locally raised pigs for us to create some VIP Major Bacon BLTs and a special batch of praline bacon to be given out at the party. The mixologists at Banks Street Bar have concocted special bacon-themed cocktails and shots just for the occasion. The phenomenal chefs at Wakin' Bakin' are going tantalize your taste buds with some of their delicious bacon-inspired creations! Plus, we’ll be giving out bacon-themed door prizes and we’ll have some delicious bacony surprises! You can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for the Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review tonight at 8:30 pm!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Tuesday with A Visit to the Markets, Food Truck Fun, Some Free Vino, Trivia 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 Empanada Intifada to the Green Plate Special. Come on out again this week and chose from their delicious selection. Have you tried their side items? Tasty poblano mac and cheese, and a fresh salad or soup are the perfect add-on!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  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!

-All Natural Basil or Arugula (Grow Your Own/OSBG/Market Lane)
-Pesticide Free Heirloom Tomatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Pesticide Free Blueberries (J & D Blueberries, Poplarville, MS)
-Fairytale or Black Beauty Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Curly Kale or Collards (Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Peaches (Durham Produce, Jemison, AL)
-Grape Tomatoes (Vicknair/Covey Rise/Landry-Poche)
-Slicing Cucumbers (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Garlic (Landry-Poche Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Red Potatoes (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Organic Hot Pepper Mix(Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Beets (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)

Food Trucks!

TONIGHT Check out the new Weekly Food Truck Series -  THE BI-ANNUAL ROLLING THROUGH: A MOBILE SERIES BY “MY HOUSE” - Tuesdays in June

The series will highlight four unique New Orleans neighborhoods and nonprofit partners – Bayou-Treme (The Bayou Treme Center), Central City (Good Work Network), Broadmoor (Broadmoor Improvement Association), and Bywater (The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute).

**The next event in the series is tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., back at Rosa F. Keller Library (4300 S. Broad). Please join us for awesome food and a great time with live music by Troy and the Elementz!
*Trucks attending: NOLA Girl, Grilling Shilling, Empanada Intifada, The NOLA Truck, Brigade Coffee, NOLA Pie Guy, Rue Chow, Frencheeze, La Cocinita, and Food Drunk

Wine Tasting!

You are Invited to a FREE wine tasting at Dorginac's (710 Veterans Blvd.)from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - featuring White Oak Vineyards. Meet founder/owner/winemaker, Bill Myers, who can answer all of your wine questions. And, sip a variety of wines from their impressive collection of award-winning, California wines.

Trivia!

Head on down to Phillip's Bar (733 Cherokee) and test your knowledge of all things trivial.  There's delicious food, great drinks and maybe you'll learn something very trivial!

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 duo of guitar man - Jimmy Robinson & Floatstone + The New Orleans Guitar Quartet!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some piano playing with a solo performance with the one and only Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm - and come hungry for a Sammich!

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, Jayna Morgan at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Aurora Nealand 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!



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Havin' a Happy Monday with Plenty of Music!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for an Irish Music Jam at 7:00 pm!

Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight enjoy the sweet Summer sounds of The Swamp Lillies at 8:00 pm!

There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with  Alexis & the Samurai (and we've heard Arsene DeLay will be sitting in ;) at 8:00 pm!

Enjoy your Monday even more with a happy hour over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with music from Missy Meatlocker!!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

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 some funky piano with Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman at 10:00 pm - funkify your Monday night!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Hooray for the Weekend with Vino, Museum Fun, Pat O's, a Healthy Movie, and a Southern Fried Zoo!

Happy Weekend!

Vino Fun!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Come out and sample some fantastic wines and take some home too!  (They're also having a big wine garage sale on Saturday starting at 11:00 a.m. - great prices for delicious vinos - go ahead and stock up!)

And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!

And there's more wine on the Bayou! It's Vino on the Bayou at The Pitot House (1440 Moss St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Come enjoy the June Vino on the Bayou tasting with wine courtesy of Pearl Wine Co., musical entertainment from John Rankin,  Local writer Earl W. Hampton Jr. will be signing copies of his book "The Streetcar Guide to New Orleans". Admission is $5 for Landmarks members and $10 general admission.

Friday Night at the Museum!

Check out Friday Nights at NOMA this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art beginning at 5:00 pm and celebrate the weekend!  The event is FREE with museum admissions. This Friday, Judith H. Bonner, Senior Curator/Curator of Art at the Historic New Orleans Collection will give a lecture entitled, "The 1884 World's Fair, William Woodward, and Women's Education."  $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.  Check out all the fun events this evening!

5-8 p.m.: Art Activity with NOMA
5:30-8:30 p.m.: Music by Jasen Weaver
6 p.m.: "Art You Can Eat" with Chef Chip Flanagan of Ralph's on the Park: "Irish New Orleans Family Cooking Traditions"
6-7 p.m.: Lecture by Judith H. Bonner: "The 1884 World's Fair, William Woodward, and Women's Education"

Friday Cocktails!

Head on down to Pat O'Brien's (718 St. Peter) every Friday in June, July and August for live music on the Patio and great drink specials. Lucas Davenport will be providing the entertainment this Friday! See you there!




Friday Movie and Delicious Food!

Join The New Orleans Eat Local Challenge for a FREE on-location Green Screen event. Together with The Green Project and The Charitable Film Network, we will be showing the film "Ingredients". The screening will be held on the outdoor patio at Zeitgeist (1618 Oretha Castle Haley) with local food and beverage available for purchase. Come one, come all! Doors open at 7:00 pm and the screening starts once the sun goes down.

Weekend Fun!

It's Southern Fried Swamp Fest at the Audubon Zoo!! Traditional and non-traditional fried food will be featured, along with Cajun music in the Swamp Exhibit, lots more music on the Capital One stage, and animal presentations and crafters.  Also, DADS will enjoy FREE admission all day on Sunday in celebration of Father's Day! To expedite your entry, purchase and print tickets at home. Free tickets for dads will be available at Audubon Zoo's front gate when you arrive!  For a list of all the yummy fried foods and events click here!

Check out the great music!

Saturday
Performance Pavilion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Country Fried
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Johnny Angel & the Swingin' Demons
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Jean "Mr. Big Stuff" Knight

Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Double Date featuring members of the Red Stick Ramblers and Savoy Family Band
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Double Date featuring members of the Red Stick Ramblers and Savoy Family Band

Sunday
Performance Pavilion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Review
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Colin Lake
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Big Sam's Funky Nation

Louisiana Swamp Exhibit
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Brandon Moreau and his Cajungrass
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Brandon Moreau and his Cajungrass

That should get you going this weekend...if you're looking for musical fun be sure to click on the WWOZ Livewire for all kinds of good stuff going on around town!!



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Happy Thursday - Dinner for the Dogs, Wine for the Humans and Music for All!

Good Morning Everybody - Lost of good stuff goin' on!

Thursday Events

Supper (and lunch) is going to the dogs (and cats) tonight for Pause 4 Dinner! Restaurants all around town have pledged to donate 20 percent of their proceeds from dinner sales to the Louisiana SPCA. So chow down for a great cause - could you think of a better (or yummier way) to help out! For a list of  restaurants participating in the program, visit the  link above.  Woof and Meoux!

Wine Tasting and Fresh Food!

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans) at about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. Come sample some delicious vinos and kick off your early weekend right! You can also stop at Clever (right next door - don't even have to walk outside) for their happy hour specials after attending the free wine tasting!  Be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!! 

Concerts!

Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from singer/songwriter, Natalie Mae & Her Unturned Tricks for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Natalie Mae's repertoire includes an entertaining mix of original tunes inspired by the likes of Hank Williams, Bob Wills, and Dinah Washington. - you don't want to miss her performance! Gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out...$10 for adults and $3 for children (it was $3 last year :)

Need a little art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours. Tonight the Ogden has Colin Lake - part songwriter, part blues singer, part slide guitar phenomenon, Colin Lake is paving a musical road all his own.
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Summer Sunrise A refreshing blend of Tequila, Licor 43, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of orange juice, garnished with a sliced orange. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!

Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series wraps up this evening in Armstrong Park! PUfAP is proud to present the third season of Jazz in the Park, inside of the historic Louis Armstrong Park. The events are FREE, this fun event features a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and crafts from 3:00 to 8:00 PM. This evening's big musical finale is gonna be all kinds of fun when Mike "Soulman" Baptiste takes the stage at 5:00 pm and Kermit Ruffins closes out the festivities at 6:30 pm!


For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Wednesday with Fun at the Point, A Market, Opera and Good Stuff All Over Town!

Happy Wednesday!

Concert Time!

The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues in Algiers and runs through July 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200 Morgan St.) for Flowtribe plus Melomania - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river!  Click the above link for complete concert series info!

Market Fun!

Head on over to Lakeview and the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue.  You'll enjoy music by Center Stage and there will be 75 arts, crafts and food vendors!  Grace Evangelical Church will be there with great activities for the little ones. You can enjoy the famous char-grilled oysters from Drago's or Baked Alaska from Antoine's. Stop by the Beacon Beverage booth to enjoy a refreshing libation from an array of thirst quenchers. Try the Velvet Cactus Margarita-frozen or on the rocks!

Opera!

Come join the "sensatiable" singing trio, Bon Operatit!, for a free evening of operatic and musical theater hits from the big screen at the Four Points Sheraton (541 Bourbon)in the Puccini Bar from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.  The fun and vivacious Bon Operatit! will be celebrating "Verdi and Vino": A Night of Italian Opera! So bring your friends and family to the Four Points Sheraton. Four Points Sheraton has a special valet parking rate of $5 during the concert when you mention the event.


Wednesday Evening Music

While you're on Frenchmen Street check out all the music up and down the street!!

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 fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Arsene DeLay Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! Come on out for "The Grammy nominated Blues" of the one and only 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.....Get on your dancing shoes for the The Creole String Beans tonight at 8:30 pm!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Healthy Tuesday with Veggies, Fresh Food Trucks, Some Trivia 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 week the Market welcomes Empanada Intifada to the Green Plate Special. Their tasty empanadas, served from the colorful (and solar powered) truck always delights. Using seasonal produce and inventive combinations, for both meat and veggie lovers, lunch is a breeze in June!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  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!

-Peaches (Durham Produce, Jemison, AL)
-Squash Blossoms (limited) or Tomatillos (Grow Your Own/Fekete Farms)
-Heirloom Tomato (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Organic Braising Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Yukon Gold Potatoes (Market Lane Farm, Hammond, LA)
-Slicing Cucumbers (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Blueberries (J & D Blueberry Farm, Poplarville, MS)
-Squash Combo (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-Eggplant or Shiitake Mushrooms (Covey Rise Farms/MSNP)

Food Trucks!

TONIGHT Check out the new Weekly Food Truck Series -  THE BI-ANNUAL ROLLING THROUGH: A MOBILE SERIES BY “MY HOUSE” - Tuesdays in May & June

The series will highlight four unique New Orleans neighborhoods and nonprofit partners – Bayou-Treme (The Bayou Treme Center), Central City (Good Work Network), Broadmoor (Broadmoor Improvement Association), and Bywater (The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute).

**The next event in the series is tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at The Good Work Network (2038 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.) in Central City - Don't miss out on the fun and delicious food!

Trivia!

Head on down to Phillip's Bar (733 Cherokee) and test your knowledge of all things trivial.  There's delicious food, great drinks and maybe you'll learn something very trivial!

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 duo of guitar man - John Rankin and bass guy - Jesse Boyd!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some piano playing with a solo performance with the one and only Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm - and come hungry for a Sammich!

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, Linnzi Zaorski 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!



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