Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween with a Scary Parade, Spooky Parties and Horrifying Houses!

Happy Halloween - Boo!!!

A Scary Parade!!

Tonight Molly's at the Market hosts their annual Halloween Parade beginning at 1107 Decatur St. and winds its way around the entire French Quarter. Dress up as your favorite ghouly or beasty and join in on the scary fun. Assembly begins in front of Molly's at 6 p.m., parade rolls out at 6:30. The parade will proceed to The Erin Rose (811 Conti St.) via Decatur, Bienville and Burgundy Street. The parade will pause for an hour at The Rose to refill drinks and conduct a no-holds-barred costume contest!! From there it’s a straight shot through the heart of the French Quarter’s world-famous Bourbon Street and back to home base at Molly’s.  Scary!!

Spooky Parties!!

It's that time of year again. Time for Halloween at Pat O'Brien's (718 St. Peter) and the annual crowd-pleasing Costume Contest. As always the contestants will be struttin' their stuff and the winners will be taking home cash. It'll be a wild Halloween night in the Quarter! The categories for the contest are sexiest, funniest and scariest. Either come out dressed to win or come help us judge by cheering on your favorites! The party officially starts at 9:00 pm, but get there a little early for the signature drink of the evening - $3 Purple People Eaters!!!

Finn McCool's (3701 Banks) has ghoulish fun going on too in Mid-City - It's Finn McGhoul's Hallowe'en Party!!  Hallowe'en is the biggest and most significant holiday of the Celtic year. The Celts believe that at this time the ghosts of the dead mingle with the living on their journey to the other world. So DRESS UP and Take part in the costume contest at 10:00 pm! Play some Ghoulish Games! Nibble on some frightening food! BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY dance away the evil spirits to DJ Eugene Oubliete starting up at 8:00 pm.  How do you say "Boo" - in Celtic?

It's a HOLLAWEEN at the Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak St.) Uptown!! Sponsored by NOLA Brewery brings you a Halloween throwdown you don't want to miss. Get funky from 8-10 with the NOLA Brew Pre Party with free draft in the back of the Leaf, food, a costume contest, and special surprises to kick the festivities off.  Indian funk legends Cha Wa starts the night off followed by Flow Tribe bringing the house down all night long! Tickets are $12 or $10 with a student ID. Get down to The Maple Leaf on Halloween night for a backbone cracking good time!

Horrifying Houses!!

The Mortuary Haunted House
4800 Canal St., 504.483.2350
Tonight from 7 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

House of Shock
319 Butterworth St., Jefferson, 504.734.7462
Tonight through Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

Have a ghoulishly good Halloween 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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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

A Spooky Tuesday w/Ghoulish Veggies, a Creepy Movie, Scary Music & Haunted Houses!

Happy Spooky Tuesday!

Farmer's Market!

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special Woody's Fish Tacos is back with a special addition - Fête/Chef La Mason, a farm-to-table catering business tailored to its clients’ diet and lifestyle. It's taco day with either black bean, pulled pork, sauteed shrimp or fish (his namesake) tacos, as well as Chef La's delicious market sides......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, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.).  On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen.  So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food.  In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order.  So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Organic Turnips (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Radish (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Eggplant (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Mixed Squash (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Collard Greens or Totsoi/Bok Choy (Covey Rise/Monica's Okra World)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Tarver Citrus Farm, Chauvin, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Point Coupee Grower's Co-op, Pointe Coupee, LA)
-Mustards/Green Onions (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Double Share of Organic Arugula (Inglewood Farms/Hollygrove Market)
-Organic Salad Mix (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)
-Natural Shiitake (MSNP, MS)

Special Movie Event!

Get your October scare on with the NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue). A new monthly film series co-presented by the Japan Society of New Orleans, Cafe Istanbul, Press Street and Charitable Film Network. Organized by Michelle Hansen, Lancelot Jean Mallia, Delia Tomino Nakayama and Jerald White. For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.

October 30th at 7:00pm
BATTLE ROYALE by Kinji Fukasaku
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Japanese, English subtitles. (114 minutes, 2000) Film trailer.

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 New Orleans Guitar Quartet with Phil DeGruy, Jimmy Robinson, Cranston Clements and John Rankin!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) and check out Ben Labat at 6:30 pm and stay on for Tommy Malone (you know him from the Radiators) at 8:00 pm.  Come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!

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

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Smokin' Time Jazz Club  at 10:00 pm!

End your 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!! 

Halloween Spooky Fun!!

It's the Hallow's Eve - Costume Party/Halloween Show/and Celebration of Lefty's Birthday tonight at 10:00 pm at the Saturn Bar (3067 St. Claude)!! You've got music with the Lonely Lonely Knights featuring King Louie and Mitch Palmer (as in evry tuesday Knight the boys rock, LOUD). Then more music from Bipolaroid (these guys are probably even louder and more psychedelic than Halloween can hold!) And even more music from JW, Spooky Soul DJ of Euclid Records. To top it off a zombie kissing booth and some cold drinks..it's gonna be one scary night!!

The Mortuary Haunted House
4800 Canal St., 504.483.2350
Tonight through Halloween, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

House of Shock
319 Butterworth St., Jefferson, 504.734.7462
Tonight through Halloween from 8 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

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, October 29, 2012

Happy Monday w/Lots of Music and a Haunted House!

Good Morning Everybody - The Saints may have lost last night, but there's plenty of fun stuff to do this evening to forget your troubles.

Monday Night Music

And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!  (Did you happen to catch him at Voodoo with Thomas Dolby?  It was amazing!)

Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm and NO Cover!  Be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for either Frogs Gone Fishin' or the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm - there's a conflict on the calendar - whoever's playing it's going to be an excellent show!

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 your 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!!!

And if you're ready to get your scary on - it's haunted house time!!

The Mortuary Haunted House
4800 Canal St., 504.483.2350
Tonight through Halloween, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

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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Friday, October 26, 2012

Voodoo Weekend!!!

Happy Halloween Weekend!!  Boo!!

Of course, Halloween weekend in New Orleans means one thing and you know that's the Voodoo Experience over in City Park!

GratisNOLA's picks of the day include:

Little Freddie King & Guitar Lightning Lee 2:15 at the Preservation Hall Stage
CC Adcock & The Lafayette Marquis 3:00 at the WWOZ stage
Paul Sanchez & The Rolling Roadshow at 5:15 at the Preservation Hall Stage
"She Blinded Me with Science" - Thomas Dolby at 5:15 at Le Carnival Stage
The funky sounds of George Porter, Jr. & His Runnin' Pardners  6:00 pm at the WWOZ Stage
The new folk sound of The Avett Brothers 7:15 pm at Le Ritual Stage
And finish off the night with the one and only Bootsy Collins at 9:00 pm at the WWOZ stage and Neil Young and Crazy Horse 9:00 pm at Le Ritual....Ahhhhh!!!  So much music in one day!!  For more info and complete schedule of Voodoo events click on the link....http://thevoodooexperience.com/2012/

Saturday Night after Voodoo celebrate even more Voodoo with The Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association's 22nd Annual Voodoo on the Bayou celebration which will be held on the grounds of The Historic Pitot House.  Dance to the sounds of Lips and the Trips. Join the second line when the Treme Brass Band brings down the house. There's gonna be an open bar, food from some of New Orleans most beloved restaurants...and an amazing silent auction! Tickets are $50 in advance ($60 at the door the night of the event) and available at:
Terranova Supermarket 3308 Esplanade Avenue
Swirl Wine 3143 Ponce de Leon
Pal's Lounge 949 N. Rendon
Cork & Bottle 3700 Orleans Avenue
For more info go to www.voodooonthebayou.com

If your idea is a scary haunted house...then I've got the list for you!!

The Mortuary Haunted House
4800 Canal St., 504.483.2350
Tonight through Sunday, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

House of Shock
319 Butterworth St., Jefferson, 504.734.7462
Tonight through Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m.
Admission: $25, with VIP tickets available.

For more super spooky fun and music be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!  BOO!!!!!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday Fun w/Wine, Jazz, Folk and Mirlitons!

Happy Thursday!

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! The Market will be celebrating National Food Day with cooking demos, seed giveaways, treats for the kids, and a free raffle of signed copies of Farm to Fork by Emeril Lagasse, The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters, and Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook by Poppy Tooker.

And there's more wine!! Come to Tastings at the Track and celebrate a Bigger is Better: Robust Reds from Around the World! The reception-style tasting will feature more than 25 bold reds from Amarone to Zinfandel.  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!

Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series continues this evening in Armstrong Park! PUfAP is proud to present the 2012 second 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 for seven Thursdays until November 1st featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Check out the great line-up of music below!

10/25
* Jamal Batiste Band at 5pm
* Big Sam's Funky Nation at 6:00

11/1
* Leroy Jones at 5PM
* Los Hombres Calientes featuring Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield at 6:15 PM

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 Shovels and Rope -Hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, Shovels & Rope (Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst) prefer to keep it simple. They have cleverly managed to take three separate recording projects and combine them into one cohesive, folk rock, sloppy tonk, harmonized, loose but tight, streamlined audience killing machine! Tonight the O BAR's celebrates October with is Oktober Fest Beers! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!

It's almost time for the Mirliton Festival and you can start celebrating tonight at The Mirliton Festival Kickoff Party, presented by the Bywater Neighborhood Association, and sponsored by Old New Orleans Rum. Join in the fun at The Country Club (634 Louisa St.) in the Bywater to help kickoff this year's Festival. The evening will feature the vinyl sounds of DJ BUNNY & DJ LINGERIE. And be sure to check out he Old New Orleans Rum Bywater Bomber, Official Daiquiri of the Mirliton Festival. The Country Club kitchen will be previewing some of the "Mirliton Specials" they'll be offering at the Festival:
-Pear Squash Lemonade
-Xu Xu Slaw with Marinated Shrimp
-Braised Pork & Cho-Cho Stew
*The Mirliton Festival Kickoff Party is open to the public and free to attend!

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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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Beautiful Wednesday w/Concerts, Opera, Art & Fun!

Happy Wednesday!

The last HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT is today with the Rebirth Brass Band + Mississippi Rail Company!!!

The free concert series benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana from 5:00 pm to  7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free, weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Café Adelaide, CRÊPES À LA CART, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant, Martin Wine Cellar, Metairie Deli/Bistro, Ms. Linda THE YA-KA-MEIN LADY, Oceana Grill, Squeal BAR-B-Q and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Opera hits Bourbon Street with Opera on Tap - Fall is here - Celebrate with song, wine, and the New Orleans Opera Association! Join in tonight at 7:00 pm at the Puccini Bar located at the Four Points Sheraton on Bourbon (formerly the Inn on Bourbon - 541 Bourbon)! The hotel is located at the site of the French Opera House (1859-1919) and continues to celebrate its history with a live performance series.  Special $5 parking is extended to all guests attending the performances.

Deanie’s Seafood (1713 Lake Ave.) in Bucktown introduces its inaugural open-air concert series, Deanie’s Bucktober Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. The event features live music, drink specials and, of course, great seafood by local favorite Deanie’s Seafood. A free family friendly event, tonight it's The Revivalists Duo featuring David Shaw and Zack Feinberg!

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the  Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features new works by local artist Lou Jordan - plus the DJ stylings of Kermit Ruffins, and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...

Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the Tin Men at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for  Meschiya Davis and Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm and stick around for Richard Julian at 9:30 - it's a great evening of music! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)!  Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight - it's piano man Joe Krown 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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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

A Tuesday w/Fresh Food and Fresh Music!

Happy Fresh Food Tuesday!

Farmer's Market!

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special Woody's Fish Tacos is back - so celebrate taco day with either black bean, pulled pork, sauteed shrimp or fish (his namesake) tacos, as well as Chef La's delicious market sides......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, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.).  On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen.  So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food.  In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order.  So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Minority Farmers Co-op)
-Apples (Cherry Creek Orchards, Pontotoc, MS)
-Eggplant (Covey Rise Farms-Husser, LA)
-Mustard Greens (Fekete Farm- Hungarian Settlement/Covey Rise-Husser, lA)
-Pickling Cucumbers (Covey Rise Farms-Husser, LA)
-Baby Heirloom Squash (Covey Rise Farms-Husser, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Covey Rise Farms-Husser, LA)
-Cajun Grain Rice (Cajun Grain-Kinder, LA)
-Red Frill Mustard (Covey Rise Farms-Husser, LA)
-Natural Arugula (Macon Fry Garden Guy)
-Satsumas (Tarver Citrus Farm-Chauvin, LA)

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 John Rankin playing with saxophonist and woodwind man -  Ray Moore!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) and check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Radiators) at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for The Geraniums after Tommy.  And come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!

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 & the Royal Roses  at 10:00 pm!

End your 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, October 22, 2012

Celebratin' Monday with a Saints Win and Some Good Music!

Good Morning Everybody - Happy Monday with a big Saints win!!

Monday Night Music

And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!

Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm....and be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm!

And stop into Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny!  While your 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!



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Friday, October 19, 2012

Weekend Fun w/a Fish Fry, Wine, Scary Movies & Fests Galore!

TGIF!!!

Looking for some yummy lunch to support a great cause - well here you go!
St. Joseph Church Lantern Light Ministry Fish Fry
It's a Benefit Fish Fry for the Rebuild Center, which provides lunches and services to homeless people in New Orleans. The lunch, courtesy of The Wisdom Reception Center, is fried catfish, baked macaroni, corn salad, bread, bread pudding and soft drinks. Servers will include New Orleans chefs who’ve appeared on the Food Channel’s “Chopped” cooking show.
*Pre-order from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call 504.273.5573 , ext. 116. Walk-in orders from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
*The Rebuild Center, 1803 Gravier St. (behind St. Joseph Church). You can park in the church parking lot. Enter on Gravier Street.
*Cost: $10 donation.

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 and the tasting wines are always 10% off!

And you can double your wine tasting fun in Mid-City! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. 

Enjoy a Scary Night in the Sculpture Garden tonight!  Check out The Where Y'Art? The New Orleans Museum of Art and the The New Orleans Film Society as we present live music, an art making activity, a tour, and an outdoor screening of The Birds during the Movies in the Garden: Fall 2012. The event is FREE with admissions. $6 Adults, Free for children 12 and under, and $3 for NOMA/NOFS members!  Check out this evening's activities below!
  • 5pm to 8pm: Food vendors will include Crepes a la Cart, Woody’s Fish Tacos, & Green to Go NOLA
  • 5pm to 6:30pm: Art Making Activities
  • 5pm to 6:30pmpm: Music by Dave Jordan
  • 6pm: Scary Sculpture Tour with docent Sheila Fenton and special guest Messr. Darque (Actor Edward R. Cox)
  • Birds - Screening at sundown (approximately 6:45pm)

Head down to the Quarter for the spring season finale performance for Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection....Experience a concert in the courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The fall series continues with a performance by the Palmetto Bug Stompers! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary margaritas! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per person.

Fun All Weekend Long Fun!

Broadmoor will be holding its annual Broadmoor Fest Saturday from 11:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. on the grounds of the Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center (4300 South Broad Street). It’s a great day to celebrate with your neighbors and friends, eat some great food, listen and dance to live New Orleans music, the kids will love playing in the children’s section!  Music includes Charmaine Neville, Sharon Martin, Naydja Cojoe to just name a few!  And they'll be food from Woody's Fish Tacos, Dat Dog, Cane River Meat Pies and more!  Be sure check out the artists section for some great gifts - it's never to early to fill your holiday shopping list! Click on the link for all the info - Broadmoor!

Celebrate Japanese culture this Saturday at Japan Fest 2012: Food, Fashion & Fun in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art from 11:00 to 5:00 pm - Immerse yourself in another culture for a day! Japan Fest will kick off at 11 a.m. with the Kaminari Taiko Drummers, visitors will experience a day full of martial arts demonstrations, performances, exhibits, and hands-on activities, all exploring the rich culture of Japan.  Click here for more info - Japan!

The Treme 200 celebration continues with a weekend of events!

Friday

6:00 p.m. Brass Under the Bridge: Rebirth Tribute-Lemann Park
Performers: Rebirth, New Birth, Original Pinettes, Baby Boys

6:00 p.m. Tremé 200: Evolution of Music and Culture presented by New
Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network-New Orleans African-American Museum

Saturday

11:00 a.m. Rejoicin' in the Park Concert - Armstrong Park
Performers: James Williams & the Crown Seekers, Sold Out, Kelly & Kelly, Collage 3, Gospel Soul Children, Life Center, Watson Memorial Youth Choir, Asia B. B. Choir, Edana Richardson, Nu Nayze from Baton Rouge & Friends, Gospel Diva Lois Dejean

12:00 p.m. Tremé 200 Concert - Armstrong Park
Performers: Kermit Ruffins, Brassaholics, Doreen Ketchens, Corey Henry & Tremé Funktet, Chuck Perkins & Voices of the Big Easy, The Uncle Lionel Orchestra

Sunday

10:00 a.m. Jazz Mass - St. Augustine Church
Performers: St. Augustine Church Soulful Voices and Tremé Brass Band

12:00 p.m. Tremé United Second Line - Greater Tremé Route
Performers: Black Men of Labor, Treme Sidewalk Steppers, Baby Dolls, Dumaine Street Gang, Revolution, Calendar Girls, Popular Ladies, Tremé Brass Band, TBC, New Birth Brass Band, Stooges Brass Band
Sponsors for the Tremé 200 Bicentennial Celebration include Caesars Foundation, Entergy New Orleans, City of New Orleans, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, Criminal Sheriff's Office, and Louisiana Office of Culture, Recreation & Tourism.

To see the full lineup, visit http://www.treme2012.com.

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...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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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Thursday Fun w/Wine, Jazz, Club Crawlin' and The Honeypots!

Good Morning Everybody - Happy Thursday!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City. 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!!

Jazz in the Park Free Concert Series continues this evening in Armstrong Park!  PUfAP is proud to present the 2012 second 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 for seven Thursdays until November 1st featuring a Marketplace that provides an opportunity to purchase fresh food, produce and craft market available to the public from 3:00 to 7:00 PM.  Check out the great line-up of music below!

10/18
* Corey Henry at 5PM
* John Boutte at 6:30PM

10/25
* Jamal Batiste Band at 5pm
* Big Sam's Funky Nation at 6:00

11/1
* Leroy Jones at 5PM
* Los Hombres Calientes featuring Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield at 6:15 PM

The Treme' 200 Celebration continues today at 5:00 p.m. with a Club Crawl. Start crawling at Kermit's Speakeasy and follow the fun on to the Candlelight Lounge, Basin Street Lounge, Mother-in-Law Lounge, Sidney's Saloon, Bertha's Place, Seale's Class Act, Lil' Dizzy's and Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club!

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 The Honeypots -  The Honeypots blend the strong vocals, lyrical sensibilities, and thoughtful musicality of Lynn Drury, Margie Perez, and Monica McIntyre! Tonight the O BAR's celebrates with Oktoberfest beers -- bar will offer an expanded selection of beers from Abita, including Abby Ale, AndyGator, S.O.S., and the 25th Anniversary Double Dog!  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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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Wednesday Fun at the Square, in Treme and All Around Town!

Happy Wednesday!

The 2011 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES continues today!!!

The free concert series benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....Every WEDNESDAY, through October 24 from 5:00 pm to  7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free, weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Café Adelaide, CRÊPES À LA CART, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant, Martin Wine Cellar, Metairie Deli/Bistro, Ms. Linda THE YA-KA-MEIN LADY, Oceana Grill, Squeal BAR-B-Q and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Here's the line-up for the series!!!

Octpber 17 - North Mississippi Allstars with Alvin Youngblood Hart and Lightnin’ Malcolm + Young Pinstripe Brass Band
October 24 - Rebirth Brass Band + Mississippi Rail Company

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the  Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features Paul Boudreaux with art Expressions of Music and New Orleans - plus the DJ stylings of Kermit Ruffins, and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

Celebrate the bicentennial of the Treme Neighborhood with a week's worth of events for Treme 200. Tonight the celebration continues at 5:00 p.m. for the Candlelight Block Party-Robertson, Dumaine and St. Philip Streets. Check out performances from the Tremé Brass Band and more music from Judah Clan DJs!

If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...

Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the Tin Men at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for  Debbie Davis and Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm and stick around for The Geraniums at 9:30 - it's a great evening of music! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)!  Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight - swing the night away with Jerry Embree 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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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A Tuesday w/Veggies, Neighborhood Parties, a Movie and Music!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market!

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special Woody's Fish Tacos is back with a special addition - Chef La of Fête, a farm-to-table catering business tailored to its clients’ diet and lifestyle. It's taco day with either black bean, pulled pork, sauteed shrimp or fish (his namesake) tacos, as well as Chef La's delicious market sides......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, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.).  On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen.  So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food.  In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order.  So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Mixed Heirloom Squash (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Turnip Greens/Mustard Greens (Fekete Farm/Covey Rise Farms)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Bok Choy or Tatsoi (Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Turnips (Covey Rise Farms/Monica’s Okra World)
-Radishes (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Natural Shiitake (MSNP, MS)
-Double Share of Satsumas (Tarver Citrus Farms, Chauvin, LA)
-Natural Microgreens (Good Food, NOLA)
-Rice (Cajun Grain/Campbell Farm)

Night Out Against Crime

Meet your neighbors and policeman.  Learn how to make your neighborhood a safer place to live, and have a lot of fun tonight!  It's the annual Night Out Against Crime click here to find out about all the celebrations going on around the City!  http://crimestoppersgno.org/nightout.php

Special Movie Event!

Get your October scare on with the NOLA Japanese Cinema Series starting tonight and throughout the month at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue). A new monthly film series co-presented by the Japan Society of New Orleans, Cafe Istanbul, Press Street and Charitable Film Network. Organized by Michelle Hansen, Lancelot Jean Mallia, Delia Tomino Nakayama and Jerald White. For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.

October 16th at 7:00pm
NOREI: The Curse by Kôji Shiraishi
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba." Japanese, English subtitles. (115 minutes, 2005) Film trailer.

October 30th at 7:00pm
BATTLE ROYALE by Kinji Fukasaku
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Japanese, English subtitles. (114 minutes, 2000) Film trailer.

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 John Rankin and accordian playing of Norbert Slama!

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) and check out Tommy Malone (you know him from the Radiators) at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for the bluesy rock sounds of guitar player Chris Mule and the Perpetratorsfrom the Honey Island Swamp Band with some special guests at 9:00 pm.  And come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!

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, Shotgun Jazz Band at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses  at 10:00 pm!

End your 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, October 15, 2012

Happy Monday - Glad to be Back!!

Good Morning Everybody - back from an amazing vacation week, and ready for some fun in NOLA!

Monday Night Music

And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!

Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm....and be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Kristina Morales & 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 your 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!



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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Happy Hump Day w/Anders, Opera & John Sinclair at Chickie's!

Happy Wednesday!

The 2011 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES continues today!!!

The free concert series benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....Every WEDNESDAY, through October 24 from 5:00 pm to  7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free, weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Café Adelaide, CRÊPES À LA CART, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant, Martin Wine Cellar, Metairie Deli/Bistro, Ms. Linda THE YA-KA-MEIN LADY, Oceana Grill, Squeal BAR-B-Q and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Here's the line-up for the series!!!

October 3 - Anders Osborne with the Bonerama Horns and Dave Malone + Mia Borders
October 10 - JJ Grey & Mofro + Colin Lake
Octpber 17 - North Mississippi Allstars with Alvin Youngblood Hart and Lightnin’ Malcolm + Young Pinstripe Brass Band
October 24 - Rebirth Brass Band + Mississippi Rail Company

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at it's new location in the  Irvin Mayfield I Club at the JW Marriott (614 Canal Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tonight's event features Curtis Williams - plus the DJ stylings of Kermit Ruffins, and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

Who says you can't catch some Opera in a bar. Stop by the Rusty Nail (1100 Constance) for Opera on Tap at 7:00 pm. New Orleans Opera presents the finest young local and regional singers in casual, 90-minute concerts of opera, Broadway and more. - Don't miss it!

If you're all revved up from all your early evening fun...check this out...

Head on over to Frenchmen Street for a double header of music at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - They've got an early show with the Tin Men at 7:00 pm, and be sure to stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover, but you know the Wolfman is worth it!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for some happy hour drinks and stay on for  Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott at 7:00 pm and stick around for the debut of John Sinclair with Carlo Ditta Trio about 10:15! Come hungry - the kitchen is kickin' with pizza and all kinds of yummy food!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)!  Tonight it's Wednesday night regular Major Bacon and as always they got some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight enjoy music from Johnny Angel and the Swinging Demons 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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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

A Tuesday w/Veggies, A Scary Movie and Music!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market!

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood. Today for the Green Plate Special Woody's Fish Tacos is back with a special addition - Chef La of Fête, a farm-to-table catering business tailored to its clients’ diet and lifestyle. They kick things off with: choice of blackened fish, sauteed shrimp, slow roasted pork or veggie black bean tacos, bean and rice, zucchini "spaghetti" with three herb pesto and Ryals goat feta, and blackened green beans with lemon vinaigrette.....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, and they have a new pick-up location and from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rosa F. Keller Community Center (4300 Broad @ Napoleon Ave.).  On most Tuesdays they're cookin' up all these delicious fruits and veggies in the Community Center Kitchen.  So come in for a taste, and great recipe ideas for all this delicious fresh food.  In order to pick up from the library location you need to pre-order.  So click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Sweet Potatoes (Louisiana)
-Red Potatoes (Indian Springs Growers, Petal, MS)
-Crimini Mushrooms (Red Hill Mushrooms, Independence, LA)
-Limas/Pink Eyed Peas (Indian Springs Growers, Petal, MS)
-Shiitake Mushrooms (MSNP, MS)
-Natural Arugula (Garden Guy Produce/Vintage Garden)
-Green Onions (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Natural Microgreens (Good Food, NOLA)
-Okra (Fekete Farm, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Apples (Cherry Creek Orchards, Pontotoc, MS)

Special Movie Event!

Get your October scare on with the NOLA Japanese Cinema Series starting tonight and throughout the month at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue). A new monthly film series co-presented by the Japan Society of New Orleans, Cafe Istanbul, Press Street and Charitable Film Network. Organized by Michelle Hansen, Lancelot Jean Mallia, Delia Tomino Nakayama and Jerald White. For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.

October 2nd at 6:30pm
SWING GIRLS by Shinobu Yaguchi
A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the schools brass band. Japanese, English subtitles. (105 minutes, 2004) Film trailer.

October 16th at 7:00pm
NOREI: The Curse by Kôji Shiraishi
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba." Japanese, English subtitles. (115 minutes, 2005) Film trailer.

October 30th at 7:00pm
BATTLE ROYALE by Kinji Fukasaku
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Japanese, English subtitles. (114 minutes, 2000) Film trailer.

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 John Rankin.

Head on over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) and check out the bluesy rock sounds of guitar player Chris Mule and the Perpetratorsfrom the Honey Island Swamp Band with some special guests at 8:00 pm.  And come hungry for delicious pizza, pasta, salads and more!!

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

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Smokin' Time Jazz Club  at 10:00 pm!

End your 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, October 1, 2012

Happy Monday - Dine for the Arts and Lots of Music!

Happy Monday - Okay, so we had another loss....cheer yourself up with some great food and music this evening!

Start things off with Dine Around for the Arts - Are you looking for a fun new way to support the arts? All you have to do is eat! Tonight the following restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Arts Council of New Orleans. Go enjoy some delicious food for a great cause!

Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana Ave. (504) 891-9626
Contemporary Creole cuisine in a historic, enchanting setting.

Bouligny Tavern
3641 Magazine St. (504) 891-1810
A wine bar with premium cocktails, fine dining small plates and table service.

Chad's Bistro
3216 West Esplanade (504) 838-9935
A large menu of Italian dishes, seafood and steaks in a casual family setting.

Fresco Cafe
7625 Maple St. (504) 862-6363
Italian pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches with a casual neighborhood vibe.

High Hat Cafe
4500 Freret St. (504)754-1336
A casual neighborhood spot serving food from the Mississippi Delta and LA.

Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant
701 Tchoupitoulas St. (504) 523-8995

Midway Pizza
7425 Freret St. (504) 322-2815
Deep dish specialty pizza and neighborhood bar.

Nacho Mama's
1000 S. Clearview Pkwy. (504) 255-6201
A Mexican grill with unique flavors at affordable prices in a fun environment.

O'Brien's Grille
2020 A Belle Chasse Hwy. (504) 391-7229
Fine dining on the West Bank featuring prime steak and grilled seafood.

Ralph's on the Park
900 City Park Ave. (504) 488-1000
Fine dining that delivers the freshest spins on eclectic comfort cuisine.

Rotolo's Pizzeria on S. Rampart
514 S. Rampart St. (504) 528-2556
A local pizzeria with Louisiana inspired Italian food.

The Country Club
634 Louisa St. (504) 900-1425
A focus on American bistro flavors using fresh Gulf Coast ingredients.

The Grill Room at Windsor Court
300 Gravier St. (504) 522-1994
Continental fine dining with a southern flair.

The Joint
701 Mazant St. (504) 949-3232
Nationally acclaimed slow smoked barbecue.

The Velvet Cactus
6300 Argonne Blvd. (504) 301-2083
Mexican restaurant displaying/selling art from local artists.

Vincent's Italian Cuisine
4411 Chastant St. (504) 885-2984
Classic Italian and local seafood prepared with the finest and freshest ingredients.

RSVP TODAY! For more info, call 504-523-1465 or email dinearoundarts@gmail.com

Monday Night Music

And while your Uptown - Enjoy some cocktail porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight David Doucet of fame BeauSoleil performs at 8:00 pm!

Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has a great Monday night show with Phil DeGruy at 8:00 pm with NO COVER....and be sure to come hungry for some delicious pizza and other Italian goodness from Garage Pizza!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Lil Red and Big Bad...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Kristina Morales & 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 your 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!



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