Happy Weekend with Concerts in the Courtyard and Fun on the Bayou!!

Hurray for Friday and what a beautiful day it is!!

It's Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection....What a treat this is (and beautiful weather!).....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 Mas Mamones...Over the band’s nearly 20-year history, the mission has remained the same: to play authentic Latin music featuring rhythms from the Caribbean islands and Central and South America! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary cocktails - Sazerac will provide Herbsaint Frappes! Guests must be 21 or older to enter.

There's lots of good times on the Bayou!  Start off your evening with a wine tasting at Swirl on Ponce de Leon (right of Esplanade) at 6:00 pm and right down the street at Fairgrinds Coffee House you got Lips and the Trips at 7:30 pm...you don't want to miss Lips - it's going to be a great show!!

The Bayou Boogaloo starts up at 5:00 pm on the banks of Bayou St. John (and Orleans Ave.) with a full weekend, of music, food, art and the "Derby Duck Race" for Second Harvest this Sunday.

Positive Vibration Foundation Stage	National Endowment for the Arts Stage	First NBC Bank Kids Stage
Tasha B & DJ Jubilee w/ Partners N Crime & Big Easy Bounce 5:00 - 7:00 PM Rebirth Brass Band 7:30 - 9:00 PM	Corey Henry and Treme Funktet 5:00 - 6:15 PM Alvin Youngblood Hart 6:45 - 8:15 PM	Community Works of La. 5:00 - 5:30 PM Massage by Blue Cliff College 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Positive Vibration Foundation Stage	National Endowment for the Arts Stage	Abita Stage	First NBC Bank Kids Stage
Alexy Marti Septet 12:15 - 1:30 PM Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha's 2:45 - 4:00 PM Debauche 5:15 - 6:30 PM Bonerama 7:45 - 9:15 PM	Andrew Duhon 11:00 - 12:15 PM Cha Wa 12:45 - 2:00 PM Johnny Dilks and Highway Kind 2:30 - 3:45 PM Iris May Tango 4:15 - 5:30 PM Bas Clas 6:00 - 7:30 PM The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun 8:00 - 9:15 PM	Coyotes 11:00 - 12:15 PM Scorceses 1:30 - 2:45 PM The Honorable South 4:00 - 5:15 PM Brass-A-Holics 6:30 - 7:45 PM	Family Yoga 10:00 - 11:00 AM Dance Quarter 11:30 - 12:30 PM Hope Stone Kids Workshop 12:30 - 1:30 PM Hope Stone Kids Performance 1:30 - 2:30 PM Hope Stone Kids Workshop 2:30 - 3:30 PM Jazz Hip Hop Drum Circle 4:00 - 5:00 PM Blake Amos 5:30 - 6:45 PM

*all day on First NBC Bank Kids Stage - Rhino Contemporary Crafts and Crafts by Mid City Public Library

Dance Lessons at Positive Vibration Stage: 1:45pm – Latin Dance by Dance Quarter, 4:15pm – Dance Trance by Dance Quarter, 6:45pm – Hip Hop by Dance Quarter

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Positive Vibration Foundation Stage	National Endowment for the Arts Stage	Abita Stage	First NBC Bank Kids Stage
Pine Leaf Boys 12:15 - 1:10 PM New Orleans Nightingales 2:20 - 3:30 PM Ironing Board Sam 4:40 - 5:50 PM The Dirty Dozen Bras Band 7:00 - 8:30 PM	Brandon Miller & Louisiana Inferno 11:00 - 12:15 PM Schatzy 12:45 - 2:00 PM Big Chief Victor Harris, Spirit FiYiYi, and the Mandingo Warriors 2:30 - 3:45 PM Hot 8 Brass Band 4:15 - 5:30 PM Fleur de Tease 6:00 - 7:30 PM	Zion Harmonizers 11:00 - 12:10 PM The Local Skank 1:10 - 2:20 PM Alexis & the Samurai 3:30 - 4:40 PM Remedy Krewe 5:50 - 7:00 PM	Family Yoga 10:00 - 11:00 AM Acrobats Performance 11:30 - 12:30 PM Miss Claudia's Sing-along Americana 1:00 - 2:10 PM Kat Walker's Painting Singer 2:30 - 3:40 PM Morris Jeff Students Sing Spanish Songs

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!



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Havin' Fun on a Concert Filled Thursday in NOLA!

Happy Thursday!

It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park and enjoy James Rivers Movement for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! James Rivers is a New Orleans musical treasure. He plays a mixture of Rock, progressive Jazz, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel; the sort of music that implies something for everybody when it's played. Rivers, one of only three Jazz musicians ever known to play the bagpipes, would probably call himself a saxophonist, but his forte is really an amazing musical dexterity that has helped him master a dozen other instruments. 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 the IGNATIUS SAXOPHONE QUARTET with Ray Moore, Jason Mingledorff, Rex Gregory and Tony Dagradi. Composed of music faculty members at Loyola University in New Orleans, the Ignatius Saxophone Quartet performs on multiple saxophones and woodwinds.  Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Mint Julep - *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!

Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series kicks off 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, begins today and runs from 5:00 to 8:00 pm through June 13th featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 8:00 PM. Check out the great line-up of music below!

May 16 - The Blues Masters Ft. Big Al Carson/Big Chief Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
May 23 - Hot 8 Brass Band/Donald Harrison & The Congo Sqaure Nation
May 30 - Colin Lake/George Porter, Jr. & Bill Summers
June 6 - Mike Soulman Baptiste/Joe Krown Trio Ft. Russell Batiste & Walter "Wolfman" Washington
June 13 - *Stay Tuned!*

The Live at Lafreniere Park Concert Series kicks off tonight at the Park Pavilion with The Yat Pack at 6:00 pm. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, etc. and enjoy an evening of live music in the Park and best of all it is FREE!!

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


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Happy Wednesday with Music at the Square and Great Tunes All Around Town!

Such a beautiful Wednesday!!

Concert Time!

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....Billy Iuso & Restless Natives + N'awlins Johnnys get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm (I heard Billy's little girl would like everyone to wear tie-dye to show our support for peace - so, don't disappoint.) *Be sure to check out the entire line-up only a few more Wednesdays to go!

Wednesday Evening Music

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Meschiya Lake & 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 Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Head on over to the Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude) for an amazing evening of music with Helen Gillet at 10:00 pm.  Helen is such a talented singer and cellist - go check out the show!

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....Dance the night away with the Creole Stringbeans tonight 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) - 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!



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Happy Tuesday with Veggies, Tacos, Food Trucks 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. Taceaux Loceaux returns for their second week of delicious food at the Green Plate Special tent! We love the tasty tacos and side items they serve from the side of their colorful food truck. This Tuesday choose from their Messin' with Texas brisket taco, Delta Prawn shrimp taco, Jane Deaux greens taco, or a delicious Sopa de Fresa Colombian strawberry soup. With choices like that, lunch at the market is a no-brainer!

And if you want more fresh veggies head on over to the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon and 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!

-Green Beans (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Broccoli or Carrots (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Beefsteak Tomatoes (Cajun Growers, Cutoff, LA)
-Blueberries (Star Nursery, Belle Chasse, LA)
-Organic Bunching Onions (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Yellow Squash (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Zucchini (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Red Potatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Organic Spinach (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-All Natural Microgreens (Good Food, Treme, NOLA)


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 second event in the series is tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at Good Work Network (2038 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.)

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 playing man, John Rankin!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some more great guitar playing with Brent Melancon at 8:00 pm - and come hungry for a Sammich!

Have some fun at the Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude) with the All-Star Covered-Dish Country Jamboree starting at 9:00 pm with  + Chris Christy + Gina Forsythe + Lost In The Holler. It's $5 at the door or $3 if you bring a covered dish - see you there!

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!



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Monday Night of Music!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and fun 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 David Doucet of BeauSoleil fame performs at 8:00 pm!

There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with   Miss Arsene DeLay singing with Tom McDermott on the keys 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 Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!

And stop into Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny!  While you're there get a Monsoon (watch out their dangerous) and one of the best burgers in town!

To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at 10:00 pm - they'll have you rockin' into the 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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Weekend Fun with a Benefit, Some Seersucker, and Mentor, Forest, Veggie, India, Champagne and Mom Fest!!

The weekend is chock full of fun things to do, and don't forget to celebrate your Mom on Sunday too! Here's some fun things happening this weekend....

Friday!

Tonight come out for a very important fundraiser - Throwing Shade on Skin Cancer: A Benefit for Kara Morgan - 5:30 to 10 pm at NOLA Brewing (3301 Tchoupitoulas St.). Throwing Shade on Skin Cancer will have music, burlesque, beer and liquor (included in the cost of the ticket), silent auction, raffle, food trucks, and more! Freaksheaux To Geaux will be the burlesque troupe, and there will be music by Craig Klein, Bert Cotton, Margie Perez, Derrick Freeman, Ingrid Lucia, Paul Sanchez, Marc Stone, Soul Apostle, Chris Boone with Sol Fiya... and more! Come on out, have a great time, support an amazing person. She'd do the same for you! Tickets are $55 and well worth it for this amazing event!!!
**Community activist, neighborhood leader, and mother, Kara Morgan, was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma in February 2013, and has begun aggressive treatment at the renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Over and above what her medical insurance covers, Kara will incur the cost of frequent trips to Houston with extended overnight stays. These expenses, combined with the mounting out-of-pocket medical costs, will place a significant financial burden on Kara and her family.

It's time to do some Sippin' in Seersucker this evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shops at Canal Place (333 Canal St.) - Don your best seersucker ensemble - or summer chic - for the party that kicks off the summer social season. Hosted by the Shops at Canal Place, the event benefits the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Party goers will enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres from local restaurants and luscious libations; shopping specials, entertainment with Bonerama and Luke Winslow-King, and raffles. There's even a seersucker ensemble contest!

Saturday!

Want to make an impact in the life of a New Orleans Youth? Then you don't want to miss Mentorfest 2013 the New Orleans Kids Partnership's major volunteer recruitment of the year!! It's Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Lawrence Square (corner of Napoleon and Magazine). Come find out about a range of opportunities to mentor and tutor youth across New Orleans. We are also excited to have live music with the Roots of Music, TBC Brass Band and Hot 8 Brass Band, food (crawfish) and entertainment from the 610 Stompers. Come join this major effort to support the youth of our city. If you want to find out which opportunity would be a good fit for you before mentorfest then please complete the brief survey at www.nokp.org/mentortutor/

Celebrate FORESTival 2013 from 11:00am - 5:00pm today at A Studio In The Woods (13401 Patterson Road)....For the third year in a row, A Studio In The Woods, will host FORESTIVAL - a celebration of art and nature. The festival showcases former artist/residents work as well as the history and happenings of this unique environment. FORESTIVAL is open to the public and offers families a chance to experience Louisiana's Wetlands set to live music, food, artistic demonstrations and more. The event is free, food and drinks are available for purchase and a $5 donation is suggested. Enjoy music from Sarah Quintana & Co., Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots to just name a few!  Click here for the complete schedule of fun events and entertainment!

It's India Fest from 10 am to 4 pm at the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle) - Explore Indian cuisine, music, and dance at India Arts Circle’s 2013 festival, which also features educational demonstrations, henna tattooing, children’s activities, and a vendor bazaar - And it's FREE!

Join Magazine Street Merchants Association for their annual Champagne Stroll on Saturday night from 5 to 9 pm. There will be complimentary Champagne from Martin Wine Cellar, Champagne cocktails, trunk shows, live music, art openings, in-store promotions and hors d'oeuvres. For more information and participating merchants click here!

Sunday!

Fresh from crowd-pleasing appearances at Jazz Fest, Irma Thomas returns to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Audubon Zoo this Sunday. The music starts at 12:30 p.m. with the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio. At 2:15 there’ll be a tribute for Irma for her 30th Mother's Day performance at the Zoo!!  Don't miss the Queen of Soul and treat your Mom to this New Orleans tradition!!

All Weekend Long!

Get your inner veggie on at Veggie Fest - New Orleans Vegan Food Festival!! The fun is all weekend long Saturday 11:00 to 6:00 pm and Sunday Noon to 6:00 pm at the Healing Center (2372 St. Claude).  There's also a rocking after party at Cafe' Istanbul (in the Healing Center) which kicks up Saturday evening at 7:00 pm.  Click here for more info on the fest on the link for tickets!

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!  And be sure to tune in to WWOZ today from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm with my hubby Bill deTurk!!!


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Celebrating a Beautiful Thursday with Concerts Everywhere!

Fun Thursday!

It's a beautiful night to hang out at City Park and enjoy Leah Chase and Cindy Scott for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Two great ladies come together for one great concert. Leah Chase is a versatile singer who makes a smooth transition from jazz-laden love songs to the up-tempo. Her artistry is sensual and soul stirring. A very visual performer, Leah quickly establishes a warm rapport with her audience. Cindy Scott is a rare breed of artist - comfortably covering a variety of music, undaunted by genre barriers and walls that scare lesser singers into pursing a singular line of musical thought. Don't miss it. 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 the Jimmy Carpenter Quartet. SSaxophonist Jimmy Carpenter has been recording music and performing live for 25 years. Since relocating to New Orleans in 2004, he has contributed his talent on the saxophone to numerous major label and local recordings including Eric Lindell's Gulf Coast Highway, Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s Doin’ The Funky Thing, and Honey Island Swamp Band's Wishing Well. He wrote and performed the horn arrangements on all of these recordings.   Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Mint Julep - *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!

Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series kicks off 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, begins today and runs from 5:00 to 8:00 pm through June 13th featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 8:00 PM. Check out the great line-up of music below!

May 9 - Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns/To Be Continued Brass Band
May 16 - The Blues Masters Ft. Big Al Carson/Big Chief Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
May 23 - Hot 8 Brass Band/Donald Harrison & The Congo Sqaure Nation
May 30 - Colin Lake/George Porter, Jr. & Bill Summers
June 6 - Mike Soulman Baptiste/Joe Krown Trio Ft. Russell Batiste & Walter "Wolfman" Washington
June 13 - *Stay Tuned!*

The Live at Lafreniere Park Concert Series kicks off tonight at the Park Pavilion with Flow Tribe at 6:00 pm. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, etc. and enjoy an evening of live music in the Park and best of all it is FREE!!

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


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