Happy Weekend with Peace, Shaft, Concerts, Oktoberfest, Beer and a Garden Party!

Happy Weekend!


FRIDAY

Celebrate Peace

Come celebrate Peace Day with the New Orleans Kickoff from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Popp's Bandstand in City Park for The International Day of Peace Weekend. Celebrate with music from Paul Sanchez & The Rolling Road Show as WWOZ helps kick off the weekend of Peace.  There will be food and drinks available at Morning Call Coffee Stand too!




A Movie

Friday Nights at NOMA: Movie in the Garden
Start the weekend off right with NOMA! To celebrate the exhibition Gordon Parks: The Making of an Argument, they're screening the original 1971 SHAFT, directed by Gordon Parks. We've also got a family art activity, and the smooth sounds of Calvin Johnson.
*5:30-7:30 p.m.: Music by Calvin Johnson
*5-7:30 p.m.: Art On The Spot-Enjoy free art activities with NOMA
*7:30 p.m.(sundown):Film SHAFT (This movie is rated R for adult situations, strong language, & violence)

Food from Woody's Fish Tacos, Food Drunk Food Truck, Green to Go NOLA, NOLA Pie Guy , & Ye Olde Kettle Cooker Popcorn
Admission: $6 for adults, $3 for NOMA/NOFS Members (Members are allotted 4 tickets at the discounted rate) & children, 7 to 17. Children 6 and under are free.

A Concert

Head down to the Quarter for the kick-off of the Fall Season -  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 opens Friday, September 20th with a performance the Brass-A-Hollics! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary adult beverages from Old New Orleans Rum! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per person.




SATURDAY

Oktoberfest

To kick-off Oktoberfest, Salú (3226 Magazine) is hosting a German-Style Pig Roast on Saturday! The Salú team will roast two pigs marinated in German beer, along with a citrus and sugar brine, garlic and rosemary. The pig will be served on a bun with red cabbage slaw and a coarse grain mustard sauce, and sold for $5. The restaurant will also be selling a selection of German beers at the bar. Prost!

Salú (3226 Magazine) will also be featuring a four-course, pre-fix Oktoberfest menu Tuesday, September 24 thru Sunday, October 6 featuring German-inspired beers and dishes. The meal can be purchased together for $40, or items will be served a la carte. All German-inspired dishes are prepared by our Executive Chef, Dustin Brien. Click here for the menu. Das schmeckt gut!

Zydeco Fun

There's gonna be Cajun and Zydeco music and dancing on Frenchmen St. nearly non-stop from 4-11 pm on Saturday - Here's what's happening: Cajun/Zydeco Fais Do-Do at Maison (508 Frenchmen St.) with T'CANAILLE plus JOE HALL & the LOUISIANA CANE CUTTERS; free BASIC Cajun & Zydeco dance lessons  at 3:30 p.m. with Free admission!!* Bring your friends, family members and dancing shoes for 3 hours of *NON-STOP* Cajun & Zydeco music, dancing and family fun from 2 separate stages. Best party in town - *WE GUARANTEE!!*
*Schedule: JOE HALL (Front Stage 4:00 - 4:50 pm; 5:30 - 6:10 pm); T'CANAILLE (Rear Stage 4:50 - 5:30 pm; 6:10 - 7:00 pm).

And celebrate MOJITOS ZYDECO!! at Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill (437 Esplanade Ave. right down the street from Maison) from 7:30 - 11 p.m. party and dance some more with JOE HALL & the LOUISIANA CANE CUTTERS; basic Zydeco dance lessons a beautiful outdoor courtyard for eating, drinking; and dancing; food/drinks with no cover!

SUNDAY

A Garden Party

Come to the post-game Garden Party this Sunday at the Botanical Garden in City Park featuring The New Orleans Suspects and Funk Monkey with members of Bonerama &Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes. Get out to the garden for a funky good time! Come hungry for good from Mid-City Native, Crescent Pie & Sausage Co. too! Gates open at 4:00 PM - Music will start at 5:00 PM. Garden Party is SHINE (on the lawn) or RAIN (in the pavillion)


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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Happy Thursday with a Salu' Wine Dinner, Food Truck Fest and Lots of Music!

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 - Taste some amazing wines.  Sip, shop and purchase your favorite wine! You can also head on over to Clever (right next door) for a great cocktail after attending the free wine tasting.  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market (in the parking lot) and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!

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. The concert kicks off at 6:00 pm as the Ogden presents Seva Venet's Storyville Stringband. Keeping the sounds of New Orleans string band jazz alive, the Storyville Stringband led by guitarist Seva Venet is a New Orleans Traditional Jazz band that performs on strings rather than horns. The music pulls from the same repertoire, rhythms and spirit as the funky down-home sound of a brass band, but without the brass.! Tonight the O BAR's specialty cocktail is the  Saints Sidecar! *Remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!!!

Dinner!!

Tonight get some delicious dinner and wine at Salu' (3226 Magazine) - Executive Chef Dustin Brien has prepared a four course menu (plus intermezzo) paired with wines selected by General Manager Greg Thomas that take you along a journey through the Mediterranean. For only $50 (plus tax and gratuity), this meal is sure to be an experience guests won’t forget!

Two dining times are available (6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.) with limited seating (30 seats per timeslot), and customers can call the restaurant at 504-371-5809 to make an advance reservation.

Food Trucks!

Central City Food Truck Festival - tonight from 5 pm to 9 pm on the 2000 block of Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Help bring in the Carnival, Food Truck style! Remember the last Central City Food Truck Festival? Here is the 2nd one!

Trucks attending:
Rue Chow
The Fat Falafel
Foodie Call
Mama & Me Soul Food
La Cocinita
Brigade Coffee
Dat Dog Express
Frencheeze
Empanada Intifada
NOLA Girl Food Truck
Grilling Shelling

Some More Thursday Night Music

There's lots of fun going on over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) tonight! Voodoo Blues Krewe social and meeting this evening about 5 with Kenny Acosta - come get involved in the Blues!! At 8:00 p.m. Spencer Bohren and the Whippersnappers!!!

It's a lovely evening for some winter cocktails and music over at the the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) this evening.  Enjoy the sounds of Kristina Morales at 8:00 pm.

Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with Sarah McCoy at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with Jumbo Shrimp at 10:00 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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