Thursday, June 21, 2012

Happy Thursday w/Lots of Vino, Concerts in the Garden & Museum!

Good Morning Everybody - and Happy Thursday!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. 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!  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (right outside the door) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!! 

And there's more wine!! Come to Tastings at the Track and enjoy 35 plus "A Taste of South America" with samplings from the best wines of Chile and Argentina - come appreciate 30 fine wines from these under appreciated wine-producing nations! Held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the clubhouse at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots (1751 Gentilly Blvd.), the spirited sampling is sponsored by Dorignac's. Wine experts are on hand to answer all of your wine questions, and there will be gourmet cheeses to compliment the wines. Cost to attend is $25 per person. Tickets are sold at Dorignac's or at the door. Don't miss it!

Go hang out at City Park this evening and enjoy music from Banu Gibson for the Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series! Gibson stands virtually at the top of her field. A superior and  swinging jazz singer, Banu is one of the few vocalists of her generation to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s,  and '40s.  A powerful force on stage, her enthusiasm and showmanship ! 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 presents Ken Swartz and The Palace of Sin  Start with Delta Blues and add a dash of jam band, and you have a creatively concocted evening with this New Orleans ensemble! Tonight the O BAR's specialty drink is The Rum Diary: After a sip or two of this mélange of Calypso Spiced Rum, coconut milk, simple syrup and a splash of a tropical fruit juice you will be ready to create a story or two!  And....my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview today - so you definitely 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!



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