Happy Monday everybody and if hope you're lucky enough to be enjoying a long weekend.....unlike me :( But no frowning...there's fun stuff gong on!!
Head on down to a free concert at Tulane University Center Quad at 8:00 pm for Local Natives + Ruby Suns + Union Line it's fun and it's FREE!! And if you happen to be looking for some music at lunchtime tomorrow head back over to the Quad at noon for The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s 4th Annual Porch Party featuring Glen David Andrews with some special guests!!! (remember Porch Party is tomorrow ;)
Now this sounds pretty cool!! It's 10 X 10 => 11 with Dave Easley....10:00 pm at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center (1618 Oretha Castle Haley)....Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net.
You can get your evening started off right at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal....they have Jimmy Robinson & Cranston Clements Unplugged for an early show at 7:00 pm...and I'm sure there's gonna be some yummy food too!!
If you're looking for a new place to check out with some great food and music....head on over to Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)...tonight Kristin Diable hosts the New Orleans Singer Songwriters Night at 7:00 pm!
Keep out the heat and spend some time on the Avenue at The Columns....There's gonna be David Doucet from BeauSoleil fame, and while you're enjoying the sounds have a refreshing adult beverage and this will surely start your evening off right!
Stick around Mid-City and go on over to the Banks Street Bar & Grill for the N'Awlins Johnnys at 9:00 pm and some free red beans and rice for your Monday night!
If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge on St. Claude and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans at this show too!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic 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.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
Have a great Monday...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
TGIF with BBQ, Gumbo, Schnitzel and Happy Hour!!
It's another gorgeous Friday...Let's celebrate!!
Get your wine on this evening with a little tasting at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon) with the Friday Free for All from 6 to 8:00 pm....there's gonna be 4 free wines plus tapas from Chef Dan Esses' new restaurant, 3 Muses. At the bar this week they'll be serving up some of Dan's empanadas, fresh pasta and more!!!
Get Fired Up for Kingsley House (1600 Constance) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm tonight!! Kermit Ruffins and his BBQ Swingers will entertain and there will be drinks and raffles. Ruffins will man the grill to cook up tasty treats for guests. Kingsley House serves nearly 7,000 people annually throughout southeast Louisiana with a wide variety of nationally accredited and state-certified capacity-building programs. There is no admission fee, but all who attend are asked to present a business card....and spend some money too on the drinks and raffle!!
Are you having Gretna Fest withdrawal this weekend...no worries....you can still head over to Gretna for some great music and fun this evening! It's Gretna's Rockin' on the River Concert Series from 6:30pm until 8:30pm with the Honey Island Swamp Band. Head on over to the River Front Amphitheater on Huey P Long Avenue at the intersection of First Street!!
And don't forget it's the Bridge City Gumbo Festival this weekend!!! There's gonna be music, rides, arts and crafts...and of course lots of GUMBO!!! Click on the link above to check out all the fun in Bridge City this weekend!!!
Put on your chicken hat and head on down to the Final Oktoberfest at Deutsches Haus (200 S. Galvez)...this fun festival starts up at 4:00 pm today and is going on each weekend from Sept. 24- October 23...Admission: $8, Children 12 & under Free....The Deutsches Haus opens Oktoberfest for the final time at the original location in Mid City. Enjoy great German food, drink, and music...come do the Chicken Dance!!!
Hang out in Mid-City tonight at Chickie Wah Wah on 2828 Canal for Happy Hour with Daemon Shea of The Geraniums and Tribe Nunzio along with Craig Aspen from The Believers at 5:00 pm....And be sure to stay on after Happy Hour for the 10:00 pm show with COOT!! It's gonna be a fantastic FREE show, and they will soon be releasing their next CD on Threadhead records - so come support those Threadheads!
That should keep you busy this evening...and for even more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!!
Get your wine on this evening with a little tasting at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon) with the Friday Free for All from 6 to 8:00 pm....there's gonna be 4 free wines plus tapas from Chef Dan Esses' new restaurant, 3 Muses. At the bar this week they'll be serving up some of Dan's empanadas, fresh pasta and more!!!
Get Fired Up for Kingsley House (1600 Constance) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm tonight!! Kermit Ruffins and his BBQ Swingers will entertain and there will be drinks and raffles. Ruffins will man the grill to cook up tasty treats for guests. Kingsley House serves nearly 7,000 people annually throughout southeast Louisiana with a wide variety of nationally accredited and state-certified capacity-building programs. There is no admission fee, but all who attend are asked to present a business card....and spend some money too on the drinks and raffle!!
Are you having Gretna Fest withdrawal this weekend...no worries....you can still head over to Gretna for some great music and fun this evening! It's Gretna's Rockin' on the River Concert Series from 6:30pm until 8:30pm with the Honey Island Swamp Band. Head on over to the River Front Amphitheater on Huey P Long Avenue at the intersection of First Street!!
And don't forget it's the Bridge City Gumbo Festival this weekend!!! There's gonna be music, rides, arts and crafts...and of course lots of GUMBO!!! Click on the link above to check out all the fun in Bridge City this weekend!!!
Put on your chicken hat and head on down to the Final Oktoberfest at Deutsches Haus (200 S. Galvez)...this fun festival starts up at 4:00 pm today and is going on each weekend from Sept. 24- October 23...Admission: $8, Children 12 & under Free....The Deutsches Haus opens Oktoberfest for the final time at the original location in Mid City. Enjoy great German food, drink, and music...come do the Chicken Dance!!!
Hang out in Mid-City tonight at Chickie Wah Wah on 2828 Canal for Happy Hour with Daemon Shea of The Geraniums and Tribe Nunzio along with Craig Aspen from The Believers at 5:00 pm....And be sure to stay on after Happy Hour for the 10:00 pm show with COOT!! It's gonna be a fantastic FREE show, and they will soon be releasing their next CD on Threadhead records - so come support those Threadheads!
That should keep you busy this evening...and for even more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wine, Beer and More Opera!!
Happy Thursday,
And another lovely day it is.....So, here's some fun stuff going on today!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! Stay on for Jumpin' Johnny Sansone for the 6:30 pm show!!
There's gonna be a yummy cask tasting at Chickie Wah Wah tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Check out the new Vanilla Turbodog...I think it's gonna be good one!! There's also gonna be some great music for your drinking and listening pleasure.....Daemon Shea - of The Geraniums and Tribe Nunzio along with Craig Aspen from The Believers!!
It's another night of opera....so head head on down to The Ogden Southern Museum of Art concert today for Ogden after Hours. Music starts up at 6:00 pm and the New Orleans Opera Association is thrilled to be a part and is presenting several members from the cast of "Porgy and Bess" singing highlights from and answering questions (from WWOZ dj Bill deTurk) about one of the most enduring American Operas...(and remember if you get down there early - go grab a cocktail at the Circle Bar on Lee's Circle...one of the best happy hours in town!)
You can also go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with John Rankin! 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..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children. (Click link above to confirm this event due to rain).
And for all your musical fun this evening be sure to click on the WWOZ Livewire!
And another lovely day it is.....So, here's some fun stuff going on today!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! Stay on for Jumpin' Johnny Sansone for the 6:30 pm show!!
There's gonna be a yummy cask tasting at Chickie Wah Wah tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Check out the new Vanilla Turbodog...I think it's gonna be good one!! There's also gonna be some great music for your drinking and listening pleasure.....Daemon Shea - of The Geraniums and Tribe Nunzio along with Craig Aspen from The Believers!!
It's another night of opera....so head head on down to The Ogden Southern Museum of Art concert today for Ogden after Hours. Music starts up at 6:00 pm and the New Orleans Opera Association is thrilled to be a part and is presenting several members from the cast of "Porgy and Bess" singing highlights from and answering questions (from WWOZ dj Bill deTurk) about one of the most enduring American Operas...(and remember if you get down there early - go grab a cocktail at the Circle Bar on Lee's Circle...one of the best happy hours in town!)
You can also go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with John Rankin! 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..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children. (Click link above to confirm this event due to rain).
And for all your musical fun this evening be sure to click on the WWOZ Livewire!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Dr. John and Opera Fun!!
Another beautiful day in the Big Easy!!
2010 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES continues....the free concert series benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....is every WEDNESDAY from September 15-November 3 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: Rouses, Beaucoup Juice Snoballs, Crepes a la Cart, Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering, Lil Dizzy's Café, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant, Oceana Restaurant, Boucherie, and Squeal. 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 6 DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911 plus Treme Brass Band
OCTOBER 13 KERMIT RUFFINS AND THE BARBECUE SWINGERS
OCTOBER 20 THE RADIATORS
OCTOBER 27 IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK plus Good Enough for Good Times
NOVEMBER 3 NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS with Allen Toussaint, Nicholas Payton and The Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Russell Batiste Jr. plus Little Freddie King
To learn more about 2010 Harvest the Music Presented by Hancock Bank, visit www.harvestthemusic.org!!
It's a double dose of Gershwin this evening!! It's Masters Month as Irvin Mayfield interprets Porgy and Bess at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (in the Royal Sonesta) at 8:00 pm.....Grammy-nominated and Billboard Award-winning Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield's Masters Month series features The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and professors from the UNO Jazz Studies Program who together highlight the works of jazz masters. Irvin has partnered with the NOOA for Gershwin Month to interpret music from each of this season's operas. This first Masters Month performance will feature Irvin Mayfield's interpretation of Porgy and Bess.
You can also head on over to The Rusty Nail (1100 Constance) for Opera on Tap from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm....Opera on Tap is a casual, 90-minute concert featuring young local and regional opera singers. For Gershwin Month, the OOT singers will perform a selection of George Gershwin Favorites.
And of course you got even more music!
It's gonna be full afternoon and evening of music at the Spotted Cat with free swing dance lessons at 5:00 p.m.!! Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Loos Marbles + The Rumblers at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
You'll be having a good time at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street tonight with the early evening show with the Mirlitones at 7:00 pm and stay on for John Gros & the Roadmasters...they come on at 10:00 p.m....for a very small cover and he's worth it!
If you're already in the Marigny (or even if you're not) make sure to stop by Mimi's in the Marigny (2601 Royal) for some Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review's weekly show at 10:00 pm!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
2010 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES continues....the free concert series benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....is every WEDNESDAY from September 15-November 3 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: Rouses, Beaucoup Juice Snoballs, Crepes a la Cart, Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering, Lil Dizzy's Café, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant, Oceana Restaurant, Boucherie, and Squeal. 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 6 DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911 plus Treme Brass Band
OCTOBER 13 KERMIT RUFFINS AND THE BARBECUE SWINGERS
OCTOBER 20 THE RADIATORS
OCTOBER 27 IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK plus Good Enough for Good Times
NOVEMBER 3 NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS with Allen Toussaint, Nicholas Payton and The Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Russell Batiste Jr. plus Little Freddie King
To learn more about 2010 Harvest the Music Presented by Hancock Bank, visit www.harvestthemusic.org!!
It's a double dose of Gershwin this evening!! It's Masters Month as Irvin Mayfield interprets Porgy and Bess at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (in the Royal Sonesta) at 8:00 pm.....Grammy-nominated and Billboard Award-winning Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield's Masters Month series features The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and professors from the UNO Jazz Studies Program who together highlight the works of jazz masters. Irvin has partnered with the NOOA for Gershwin Month to interpret music from each of this season's operas. This first Masters Month performance will feature Irvin Mayfield's interpretation of Porgy and Bess.
You can also head on over to The Rusty Nail (1100 Constance) for Opera on Tap from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm....Opera on Tap is a casual, 90-minute concert featuring young local and regional opera singers. For Gershwin Month, the OOT singers will perform a selection of George Gershwin Favorites.
And of course you got even more music!
It's gonna be full afternoon and evening of music at the Spotted Cat with free swing dance lessons at 5:00 p.m.!! Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Loos Marbles + The Rumblers at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
You'll be having a good time at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street tonight with the early evening show with the Mirlitones at 7:00 pm and stay on for John Gros & the Roadmasters...they come on at 10:00 p.m....for a very small cover and he's worth it!
If you're already in the Marigny (or even if you're not) make sure to stop by Mimi's in the Marigny (2601 Royal) for some Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review's weekly show at 10:00 pm!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Beautiful Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday Everybody,
Lots of good stuff going on today!!
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 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch! Check out some of today's goodness with Pontotoc, Mississippi apples and pumpkins, plus Mt. Hermon, LA chestnuts.....now that sounds delicious!
This evening there's lot of fun stuff going on....
It's gonna be a lovely evening to hang out on the porch at The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the msucial stylings of John Rankin & Friends and watch the streetcars go by!
For more music fun....come on down to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street to enjoy the Ruby and Suki!! Music starts about 8:00 pm, but come early and enjoy the beautiful weather at one of the tables in front, or on the patio!
You can also head on over to Bullet's Sports Bar (2441 AP Tureaud) at about 8:30ish and get down to the sounds of Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers...there's really no better place to spend your Tuesday night and have a few drinks to celebrate!
If you're lookin' for some Rockin' and Bowlin' and some good food too...Have some dinner over at Ye Olde College Inn..where you'll get some yummy food and a discounted ticket to Rock 'N Bowl...right next door!! It's the Lynn Drury tonight...and the show gets kickin' about 8:30 pm.
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show. Cluck! Nite featuring Three Piece Spicy + Creole Cookin' ...and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH!! You'll be glad did!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Lots of good stuff going on today!!
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 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch! Check out some of today's goodness with Pontotoc, Mississippi apples and pumpkins, plus Mt. Hermon, LA chestnuts.....now that sounds delicious!
This evening there's lot of fun stuff going on....
It's gonna be a lovely evening to hang out on the porch at The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the msucial stylings of John Rankin & Friends and watch the streetcars go by!
For more music fun....come on down to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street to enjoy the Ruby and Suki!! Music starts about 8:00 pm, but come early and enjoy the beautiful weather at one of the tables in front, or on the patio!
You can also head on over to Bullet's Sports Bar (2441 AP Tureaud) at about 8:30ish and get down to the sounds of Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers...there's really no better place to spend your Tuesday night and have a few drinks to celebrate!
If you're lookin' for some Rockin' and Bowlin' and some good food too...Have some dinner over at Ye Olde College Inn..where you'll get some yummy food and a discounted ticket to Rock 'N Bowl...right next door!! It's the Lynn Drury tonight...and the show gets kickin' about 8:30 pm.
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show. Cluck! Nite featuring Three Piece Spicy + Creole Cookin' ...and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH!! You'll be glad did!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saints Celebratin' the Oktober Fest!!!
GOOD MORNING - GEAUX SAINTS AND PARTY DOWN!!
SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!! Come tailgate with the NOFD. The United Fire Fighters Association presents our second tailgate party of the season. 9am on Loyola and Julia (between post office and train station). Look for the firetrucks! We have 50/50 raffle, food, music, and beer on tap out of the Dragos fire truck. Do you have to be a fireman? NOOOO! Come party. Be there!!!!!
It's the Oktoberfest Celebration in the CBD.....The InterContinental's (corner of St. Charles and Poydras) Oktoberfest celebration continues with a German Tailgate Party - experience a tailgate party with a German twist, featuring German cuisine and beverages, before the Saints take on the Carolina Panthers at Noon...The party goes from 9:00am to 1:00 pm!!!
What ya gonna do after the Saints game??? Go to the Oktoberfest Parade of course!!! The fun kicks off at 3:30 pm!!! The German Heritage Festival Association is sponsoring the parade which forms on Elysian Fields Avenue, makes a loop through the FrenchQuarter, and then takes Canal Street to South Galvez Street, disbanding at Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez. WWL-TV meteorologist Laura Buchtel will be grand marshal, and the parade will include bandsand floats representing German states. An after-party, 5-8, at Deutsches Haus ($25 per person) will include dinner, beer, soft drinks, Black Forest Cake and music by Rocky's Hot Fox Trot Orchestra. Reservations required for after-party; call 485.6454 or 522.8014.
And Nickel-a-Dance is back on Frenchmen!!! This afternoon is Shannon Powell's Traditional All-Stars
from 4:00 to -7:00 p.m. at the Maison (508 Frenchmen St.).....New Orleans Classic Jazz Soiree is Free and Family Friendly since 1994...Check out the schedule for the whole series!!!
October 10: Porch Party Band
October 17: Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road
October 24: Don Vappie's Creole Jazz Serenaders
October 31: Lionel Ferbos & The Palm Court Jazz Band
Have a most wonderful day and for more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!! And WHO DAT...WE DAT!!!
SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!! Come tailgate with the NOFD. The United Fire Fighters Association presents our second tailgate party of the season. 9am on Loyola and Julia (between post office and train station). Look for the firetrucks! We have 50/50 raffle, food, music, and beer on tap out of the Dragos fire truck. Do you have to be a fireman? NOOOO! Come party. Be there!!!!!
It's the Oktoberfest Celebration in the CBD.....The InterContinental's (corner of St. Charles and Poydras) Oktoberfest celebration continues with a German Tailgate Party - experience a tailgate party with a German twist, featuring German cuisine and beverages, before the Saints take on the Carolina Panthers at Noon...The party goes from 9:00am to 1:00 pm!!!
What ya gonna do after the Saints game??? Go to the Oktoberfest Parade of course!!! The fun kicks off at 3:30 pm!!! The German Heritage Festival Association is sponsoring the parade which forms on Elysian Fields Avenue, makes a loop through the FrenchQuarter, and then takes Canal Street to South Galvez Street, disbanding at Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez. WWL-TV meteorologist Laura Buchtel will be grand marshal, and the parade will include bandsand floats representing German states. An after-party, 5-8, at Deutsches Haus ($25 per person) will include dinner, beer, soft drinks, Black Forest Cake and music by Rocky's Hot Fox Trot Orchestra. Reservations required for after-party; call 485.6454 or 522.8014.
And Nickel-a-Dance is back on Frenchmen!!! This afternoon is Shannon Powell's Traditional All-Stars
from 4:00 to -7:00 p.m. at the Maison (508 Frenchmen St.).....New Orleans Classic Jazz Soiree is Free and Family Friendly since 1994...Check out the schedule for the whole series!!!
October 10: Porch Party Band
October 17: Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road
October 24: Don Vappie's Creole Jazz Serenaders
October 31: Lionel Ferbos & The Palm Court Jazz Band
Have a most wonderful day and for more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!! And WHO DAT...WE DAT!!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Gretna Fest, German Fun and Hamp Fest!!
It's a gorgeous Friday...Let's celebrate!!
Get your wine on this evening with a little tasting at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon) with the Friday Free for All from 6 to 8:00 pm....there's gonna be 4 free wines plus tapas from Chef Dan Esses' new restaurant, 3 Muses. At the bar this week they'll be serving up some of Dan's empanadas, fresh pasta and more!!!
And you don't want to forget.....It's the opening weekend of the Final Oktoberfest at Deutsches Haus (200 S. Galvez)...this fun festival starts up at 4:00 pm today and is going on each weekend from Sept. 24- October 16...Admission: $8, Children 12 & under Free....The Deutsches Haus opens Oktoberfest for the final time at the original location in Mid City. Enjoy great German food, drink, and music...come do the Chicken Dance!!!
All weekend long it's the 15th annual Gretna Heritage Festival, featuring local music, food and cultural experiences covering 25 city blocks in historic downtown Gretna. Acts include REO Speedwagon, Sister Hazel, The Vettes, The Doobie Brothers, The Charlie Daniels Band, Blake Shelton and Irma Thomas. Tickets are $15, $40 for a weekend pass and free for 12 and under. Friday’s festivities are from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday’s go from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday’s events last from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m...Click on the above link for all the details!!
Be sure to head on down to Hamp Fest tonight with ConFunkShun + Michael Ward + Kermit Ruffins from 6:00 pm to midnight at Saint Augustine High School.....The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a co-sponsor of the Edwin Hampton Music Festival. As part of the Foundation's Jazz Journey series of tributes to important figures in New Orleans music, an all-star group of New Orleans jazz artists will perform at the festival. The event honors the legacy of Edwin Hampton, who founded the St. Augustine "Marching 100" and was its band director for more than 50 years. Proceeds from "Hamp Fest" will help to provide scholarship funds for needy applicants to St. Augustine, which was founded in 1951 as a Catholic high school for African-American males. Tickets to Hamp Fest may be purchased online at http://www.purpleknights.com/. For more information, contact the St. Augustine alumni and development office at (504) 940‐5980.
Hang out in Mid-City tonight at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for Happy Hour with The Pfister Sisters at 5:30 pm, Paul Sanchez featuring Sonia Tetlow, Mary Lasseigne and Ruby Rendrag, and to top of the night Seth Walker at 10:00 pm...and be sure to come hungry...the got some yummy food over there!!
It's Foundation Free Friday at Tipitina's (501 Tchoupitoulas) with the To Be Continued Brass Band + Young Fellaz Brass Band + We Are One Brass Band (CD Release)...The fun starts up about 10:00 pm...and it's FREE!!!!
That should keep you busy this evening...and for even more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!! And listen in today from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm for Bill deTurk and pledge your support for the fall fund drive!!!
Get your wine on this evening with a little tasting at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon) with the Friday Free for All from 6 to 8:00 pm....there's gonna be 4 free wines plus tapas from Chef Dan Esses' new restaurant, 3 Muses. At the bar this week they'll be serving up some of Dan's empanadas, fresh pasta and more!!!
And you don't want to forget.....It's the opening weekend of the Final Oktoberfest at Deutsches Haus (200 S. Galvez)...this fun festival starts up at 4:00 pm today and is going on each weekend from Sept. 24- October 16...Admission: $8, Children 12 & under Free....The Deutsches Haus opens Oktoberfest for the final time at the original location in Mid City. Enjoy great German food, drink, and music...come do the Chicken Dance!!!
All weekend long it's the 15th annual Gretna Heritage Festival, featuring local music, food and cultural experiences covering 25 city blocks in historic downtown Gretna. Acts include REO Speedwagon, Sister Hazel, The Vettes, The Doobie Brothers, The Charlie Daniels Band, Blake Shelton and Irma Thomas. Tickets are $15, $40 for a weekend pass and free for 12 and under. Friday’s festivities are from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday’s go from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday’s events last from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m...Click on the above link for all the details!!
Be sure to head on down to Hamp Fest tonight with ConFunkShun + Michael Ward + Kermit Ruffins from 6:00 pm to midnight at Saint Augustine High School.....The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a co-sponsor of the Edwin Hampton Music Festival. As part of the Foundation's Jazz Journey series of tributes to important figures in New Orleans music, an all-star group of New Orleans jazz artists will perform at the festival. The event honors the legacy of Edwin Hampton, who founded the St. Augustine "Marching 100" and was its band director for more than 50 years. Proceeds from "Hamp Fest" will help to provide scholarship funds for needy applicants to St. Augustine, which was founded in 1951 as a Catholic high school for African-American males. Tickets to Hamp Fest may be purchased online at http://www.purpleknights.com/. For more information, contact the St. Augustine alumni and development office at (504) 940‐5980.
Hang out in Mid-City tonight at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for Happy Hour with The Pfister Sisters at 5:30 pm, Paul Sanchez featuring Sonia Tetlow, Mary Lasseigne and Ruby Rendrag, and to top of the night Seth Walker at 10:00 pm...and be sure to come hungry...the got some yummy food over there!!
It's Foundation Free Friday at Tipitina's (501 Tchoupitoulas) with the To Be Continued Brass Band + Young Fellaz Brass Band + We Are One Brass Band (CD Release)...The fun starts up about 10:00 pm...and it's FREE!!!!
That should keep you busy this evening...and for even more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!! And listen in today from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm for Bill deTurk and pledge your support for the fall fund drive!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)