Happy Weekend with Français Fun and Spanish Flair!

Happy Weekend in New Orleans!

HAPPY BASTILLE DAY! Check out the fun Français activities below.

SAN FERMIN IN NOLA!

And don't forget the 7th Annual San Fermin in Nueva Orleans - It's the Running of the Bulls NOLA style with the lovely Nola Bulls! Check out the list of events starting tonight!

Friday!

El Txupinazo

#SFNO2013 El Txupinazo will feature cuisine by four of New Orleans best chefs:
Chef Aaron Burgau of Patois
Chef Brian Landry of Borgne Restaurant
Chef Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon Restaurant
Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace

Come hungry!

WHAT: El Txupinazo, the Official Pre-party of SFNO 2013 featuring live music by Los Poboycitos, a roller derby demonstration by Big Easy Rollergirls & outstanding food!
WHERE: The Sugar Mill • 1021 Convention Center Boulevard
WHEN: 5-9pm • Friday – July 12th
COST: FREE!

Saturday!

El Encierro: The Running of the Bulls

San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (#SFNO2013) is our homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, a.k.a. The Running of the Bulls. Instead of bovines, our bulls are actually RollerBulls played by skaters from New Orleans’ all-female flat-track derby team the Big Easy Rollergirls and skaters selected from other roller derby leagues across the continent!

Join us, more than 14,000 runners and over 400 RollerBulls as we bring our version of Pamplona’s Fiesta to New Orleans!

Event Details

WHAT: 7th Annual Running of the Bulls in New Orleans
WHERE: The Sugar Mill • 1021 Convention Center Boulevard
WHEN: Saturday, July 13th
7:15 AM Procession of San Fermin
8:00 AM SHARP El Encierro (bull run) begins
8:15 AM (not so sharp) Post Encierro party featuring 2011 Big Easy Award nominee for Best Latin Band Vivaz, DJ Brice Nice, food by
WHY: ¿Por qué no?

RUNNERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR (ANY KIND OF) WHITE SHIRT, WHITE PANTS OR SHORTS, AND A PIECE OF RED CLOTH ABOUT THE WAIST AND NECK!

La Fiesta de Pantalones

Event Details

WHAT: Concert & cocktails featuring local musicians. Musical act is still TBD.
WHERE: Maison at 508 Frenchmen Street!
WHEN: Saturday • July 13th, 2013 • 4pm until you run out of fun!
COST: FREE for ALL!

Sunday!

El Pobré de Mi (Poor Me)

As the final event of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, the annual Pobre de Mi is a chance to relax in the shade, to nurse a beautiful hangover (not to mention a beautifully-bruised backside), and to let the excitement come to you for a change. Enjoy a savory tapas brunch and specialty drinks on the Sunday following the run. Then, without having to leave your table, let us bring the 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Celebration & Talent Contest to you. Our Hemingway Celebration features skit contests, dramatic readings and a Hemingway look-alike contest in collaboration with the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival.

REGISTRATION: There is NO registration fee or cover charge for either attendees or participants in the El Pobre de Mí party.

PARTICIPATION: If you wish to participate in any of the Ernest Hemingway contests (see below for details), please email Sunday. Include your name, phone number and e-mail address in your note.

WHERE: Maison at 508 Frenchmen Street!
WHEN: Sunday, July 14th
Noon! Doors open for brunch/drinks/music
12:30 pm Performers and Contest participants arrive
1:00 pm Hemingway Events begin

COST: FREE!

WHY: ¿Por qué no?

The 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Celebration and Talent Contest

An Afternoon of Earthly Delights:

Members of the world famous Fleur de Tease burlesque troupe will help restore your vim and vigor with their exquisite performances
Music by members of the Ninth Ward Marching Band
Readings of Hemingway’s work by renowned local authors
Two Thrilling Contests

The 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Dramatic Reading/Skit Contest
Draw from Hemingway’s works or use your own original inventions to bring your Hemingway-inspired alter egos to life for this pageant of awesomeness. In years past, we have been dazzled by great readings, puppet shows, improv comedy routines, and skits performed entirely with stuffed animals. We have beheld musical performances, acrobatics, clowns boxing and terrific original poetry. Whatever your special talent is, bring it to the stage and release your inner Hemingway! Great prizes lie in store for winners of numerous categories.
Hemingway Lookalike Contest
Have you got the look? We want to see it! Special prizes (not to mention enduring, manly glory) go to the winners of this contest.

If you’re interested in participating in any of the events listed above, please email Sunday. sunday.shae.parker@gmail.com

For more info on all the weekend San Fermin activities click here.

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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Wine, Art, Music, and pre-Bull Running Fun!

Happy Weekend Everybody!

This is always a fun way to kick things off.  It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with wine picks from the C & B staff!  Come taste some great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

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 don't forget their big Bastille Day celebration tomorrow!)

Where Y'Art? is happenin' over at the New Orleans Museum of Art from 5:30 to 8:30 pm with lots of good stuff!

• 5:30 pm  to 8:00 pm: an art making activity for the kiddies
• 5:30 to 8:30pm: Music by Bill Summers & Place De Negres
• 6:00 pm: Lecture with Dr. David Binkley: Kuba Art & Loyola University's Frere Joseph-Aurelien Cornet Archives
• 6:00  to 9:00 pm: Visiting Artist: Chris Menconi (Gift Shop)
• 6:00 pm: The Artist's Palate Cookbook: Samplings & Tastings
• 7:00 pm: Docent Tour: The French Collection

The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free!

You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour at 5:00 pm and the music starts up at 5:30 pm with the Sweet Olive Swing Band and stay on for Alex McMurray at 8:00 pm...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!

And even more fun close to Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) it's the Wise Guys at 9:30 pm!!  Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show!  Happy rockin' and bowlin'!

Head on down to Frenchmen Street for some live local music!

You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, St. Louis Slim at 6:30 pm, and Cottonmouth Kings at 9:30 pm.

Stop by Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill (437 Esplanade - corner of Frenchmen) for some excellent margaritas and some great music all afternoon and evening long with Alex Bossworth at 4:00 pm, Eudora Evans and Deep Soul tonight at 7:00 pm, Javier Olondo and Asheson at 10:30 pm!!

Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with  Moonshine and Caroline at 7:00 pm, and Soul Project at 10:00 pm!

d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got the Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!!  And stay on for John Mooney at 10:00 pm...there's a cover, but you don't want to miss John's mean guitar playin'!!

And for those of you hanging out Uptown don't forget it's Free Fridays at Tipitina's (504 Napoleon Ave.) with Good Enough for Good Times the band starts up about 10ish!

Running of the Bulls!

You don't want to miss the 12 Hour Countdown to the Running of the Bulls at the 12 Bar!!  Get your pre-party tonight with $3 Sangria, Mojitos, and Cuba Libres and NO COVER!!!  The official start time is 8:00 pm with Brown Improv taking the stage at 8:30, followed by New Orleans artists The Local Skank!  A late night of SKA and libations await those brave enough to take the challenge.  Stay through the night and into the morning, but be prepared for those bulls!!

And I usually do events the day before they're happening, but I have to make an exception, because we got an early one tomorrow!!   El Encierro (Running of the Bulls), will again commence at precisely 8 a.m. on tomorrow at Ernst Cafe (600 S. Peters Street).  This is a NEW starting point, so please plan accordingly.  This FREE EVENT will feature hundreds of Roller Bulls from around the country led by our own Big Easy Roller Girls who will chase down and "gore" thousands of corredores (runners) dressed in the traditional white clothes with red sashes and neckerchiefs (traditional clothes not required, but encouraged).

El Encierro is a "run at your own risk" event. All ages are welcome, but participants under 12 and participants with strollers ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE SIDEWALK. Arrive early to view the Procession of San Fermin at 7:30 a.m.  Following El Encierro will be the Post-Encierro Fiesta at Ernst Cafe (600 S. Peters St.) and 12 Bar (608 Fulton St.), featuring Latin food, sangria, Marques de Caceres wines, Stella Artois beer, refreshments, DJs, and live music by Vivaz.  This event is also free and open to the public.

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening and tomorrow...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!