Monday Monday!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for an Irish Music Jam at 7:00 pm!

There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with Alexis & the Samurai  at 8:00 pm!

There's more good music on Monday with a happy hour over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with music from Missy Meatlocker!!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy and the Oopsie Daisies 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 pass by 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 you're 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 The Quickening at 10:00 pm!

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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Happy Weekend with Vino, Offbeat Party, Paul Sanchez, Free Tips, Some Papa, Patriotic Fun and Livin' Like a Squirrel!

Happy Weekend!

Friday!

Wine Tasting Fun!

Vino!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Critically acclaimed Owner and Winemaker, Adam Lee, of Siduri Vineyards will be there tasting four of his outstanding Pinot Noirs. And come hungry - Every Friday, Rolls n' Bowls, a new Vietnamese Restaurant in town, will join us during tasting and live music. They'll serve a variety of selections from their menu, including, spring rolls, salad & pork sliders. All around $5!

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. Antonio Molesini will be pouring 4 great wines from his native Italy this week accompanied by some delicious tapas by Chef Walter!

If you're Uptown head on over to Martin's Wine Cellar (3500 Magazine)....They'll be serving up some lovely wines from 4:30 to 6:30 pm!

Fun at the Museum!

1984 World's Fair

It's 80s night at NOMA! Listen to 80s tunes spun by DJ Bunny and DJ Lingerie or participate in The New Movement's 80s-themed comedy tour as the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park continue to celebrate "Inventing the Modern World" and the 1984 World's Fair. You can also pop in Café NOMA for "Art You Can Eat," where Chef Chris Montero and Poppy Tooker, host of WWNO 89.9-FM's Louisiana Eats will lead a demonstration on culinary arts from Spain. (This event is included with museum admission.) In honor of Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts from the World's Fairs, 1851-1939, all "Art You Can Eat" demonstrations in June will focus on cuisine from a different area of the globe.
*5-8 p.m.: Art Activity with YAYA
*5:30-8:30 p.m.: DJ Lingerie and DJ Bunny
*6 p.m.: "Art You Can Eat" with Chef Chris Montero of Cafe NOMA and cafe b, joined by Poppy Tooker of WWNO 89.9-FM Louisiana Eats: "Evolution of Jambalaya, Spanish Paella's Direct Descendant" - In tribute to the 1888 world's fair in Barcelona, Spain, which unveiled the Columbus Monument
*6:30 p.m.: The New Movement will be giving 80's themed comedy tours
*8:00 p.m.: The New Movement will be giving 80's themed comedy tours
Museum Admission - $10 adults | $8 seniors| $6 children (7-17)

Party!

Celebrate tonight! It's the OffBeat Magazine July 2013 Issue Release Party featuring The Brass-A-Holics!! Come on out to the soon-to-be-open uptown music club and art space, GASA GASA (4920 Freret St.) from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The free party will feature live music from New Orleans' own Go-Go-Brass-Funk band, the Brass-A-Holics, who cover this year's July issue of OffBeat Magazine. In addition to snagging a free copy of the new OffBeat, guests will enjoy free food from GASA GASA's Freret Street neighbor, Wayfare Handcrafted Food & Spirits and Sammy's Deli, as well as complimentary cocktail tastings from Crown Royal and Glazers Liquor.

Great Music!

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) in the heart of Mid-City for an amazing show Paul Sanchez with Arsene DeLay & Antoine Diel at 8:00 pm! And be sure to come hungry for a sammich!

Tipitina's Foundation presents FREE Fridays are back with another great show at Tips (501 Napoleon Ave.) - Tonight it's Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs + Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet - Admission is FREE of course!

Saturday!

French Vino!

The French American Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 14th Annual Summer Wine Festival, "Summer in Provence," from 7 until 10 p.m. Saturday, at The Shops at Canal Place. Enjoy French food and French wines as well as live entertainment and an auction. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 the night of the event. For more info click here.

Papa's in the House!

Papa Grows Funk - by Frenchy!

It's Papa Grows Funk - Last Jam - Saturday night at Tipitina's (501 Napoleon).  Papa Grows Funk has been grooving and funkifying your world for the last 10 years - come on out for one last jam - Tickets are $16.

Sunday!

Get patriotic!  

It's the Trinity Patriotic Music Extravaganza at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson) from 3:00 to 6:00 pm - and admission is free! Come enjoy three hours of patriotic music, featuring the Navy Band of New Orleans, The Marine Corps Band, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, and pianist Quinn Peeper and organist Albinas Prizgintas performing "Rhapsody in Blue".

Party with a Purpose!

Live Like a Squirrel (LLAS) presents a celebration of the life of Robert Jefferson "Squirrel" Wilson to benefit his wife Rebecca at Southport Hall (200 Monticello) from 3:00 to 9:00 om.  The event features unlimited food and drink, live and silent auctions, plus music by The Chee Weez, The Molly Ringwalds, Bag of Donuts, Marc Broussard and more! Admission is $50 - come out and show your support!



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 and tune in today (Friday!) from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!



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Have a Great Thursday with Opera in the Garden, Blues at the Museum, an Art Show and Being NOLA Wise!

Happy Thursday!

Music in the Garden!

Opera Creole

It's a great night to hang out at City Park and enjoy the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and Opera Creole for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and Opera Creole mark the tenth anniversary of Moses Hogan’s passing with a celebration of his life and music. 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children.

Music at the Museum!

Andrew Duhon

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 has Andrew Duhon.  Andrew Duhon's blues music and performances reflect his personal perspective in a very real way, and his voice leaves no gaps in the experience as he sings with a conviction all too befitting of his raw, personal writings.
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - Summer Sunrise A refreshing blend of Tequila, Licor 43, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of orange juice, garnished with a sliced orange. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!

Art!

The UNO-St. Claude Gallery and Ashé Cultural Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley) present the Closing Reception for the exhibit “True Colors” curated by UNO Master of Fine Arts alumni Holis Hannan and Maxx Sizeler. Come on our for the last day of the exhibition  - the show features works by both emerging and established LGBTQ artists as well as pieces by other artists that openly assert LGBTQ subjects in their art.
*The closing reception at Ashé Cultural Center features works by: Stirling Barrett ⋅ Vonhoffacker ⋅ Sean M. Neary⋅ Albert Wagner ⋅ Margaret Coble ⋅ Bridget McManus ⋅ Travis Davis ⋅ Paige Bernhardt ⋅ Bria Brown ⋅ Arielle García

Go Green!

Tour an Energy Efficient Home, actually meet the homeowners and hear about their experience with their home improvements firsthand. Talk to NOLA Wise contractors and team members and learn how YOU can make your home more comfortable, energy efficient, healthy, and resilient! You are invited to check out Heidi Jensen and Monica Rowand's home today from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at 3333 Vincennes Place. This is also a stop that will earn you extra points on the Eat Local Challenge Scavenger Hunt!
Join us for delicious, locally-sourced refreshments and learn more about how you can make these energy efficiency improvements in your own home!

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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Happy Wednesday with Fun at the Point, a Food Truck Fest, and Fantastic Music Around Town!

Happy Wednesday!

Concert Time!

The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues in Algiers and runs through July 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200 Morgan St.) and enjoy some funk and blues with The New Orleans Suspects plus The Mumbles - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river!  Click the above link for complete concert series info!



Food Truck Celebration!

Need a food truck fix tonight? No problem! Get on over to Freret Street for an awesome food truck fest hosted by Dat Dog (5030 Freret) and organized by My House NOLA! Eat from your favorite restaurant and favorite food trucks!  It's gonna be one delicious night of fun!

*Participating food trucks:  La Cocinita, Empanada Intifada, The Fat Falafel, Food Drunk, Nate The Pie Guy, and Mamita's Hot Tamales.


Wednesday Evening Music

After the Point head on down to Frenchmen Street and check out all the music up and down the street!!

There's great music at d.b.a.  (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show.  Come check out The Tin Men at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Looking to hang out with some lovely and talented ladies (plus have some great food too?) Then head on down to Three Muses (536 Frenchmen) as they present the monthly New Orleans Nightingales residency with Ingrid Lucia and Jayna Morgan at 7:00 pm. Come for a fun, cool, sexy, swinging time!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for piano man Joe Krown tonight 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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Happy Fresh Tuesday with Veggies, Food Truck Finale (until tomorrow) and Lots of 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.This month the Market welcomes Empanada Intifada to the Green Plate Special. Come on out again this week and chose from their delicious selection. We've heard their Beana Vista Social Club is the best!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Blueberries (J&D Blueberry Farm, Poplarville, MS)
-Pesticide Free, Non-GMO Corn(Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pte. Coupee Parish)
-Microgreens (Good Food, Treme, NOLA)
-Grape Tomatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Creole Tomatoes (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Assorted Eggplant (Covey Rise Farms/Vicknair Family Farms)
-Curly Kale OR Organic Dino Kale (Perilloux Produce/Inglewood Farm)
-Red & White Onion Bunch (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-Tomatillos (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Okra OR Organic Chard (Grow Dat/Fekete Farms/Vicknair/Inglewood Farm)
-All Natural Basil (Grow Your Own, Hollygrove Market)
-Sweet Potatoes OR Red Potatoes (Pte. Coupee Growers/Fekete Farms)
-All-Natural Pecans (Inglewood Farms, Alexandria, LA)

Food Trucks!

TONIGHT it's the big finale of the -  THE BI-ANNUAL ROLLING THROUGH: A MOBILE SERIES BY “MY HOUSE”!

The series tops off tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Bywater by NOCCA (Dauphine and Press)! Please come on out and help close out the awesome series with a bang!

Trucks attending: Grilling Shilling, Empanada Intifada, The NOLA Truck, NOLA Pie Guy, Rue Chow, Frencheeze, La Cocinita, and Food Drunk

**But no worries if you need your food truck fix on Wednesday too - Head down to 5030 Freret St. for an awesome food truck fest hosted by Dat Dog and organized by My House NOLA! Eat from your favorite restaurant and favorite food trucks!

Featuring La Cocinita, Empanada Intifada, The Fat Falafel, Food Drunk, Nate The Pie Guy, and Mamita's Hot Tamales.

Trivia!

Head on down to Phillip's Bar (733 Cherokee) and test your knowledge of all things trivial.  There's delicious food, great drinks and maybe you'll learn something very trivial!

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 guitar man - John Rankin!

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 and The Royal Roses  at 10:00 pm!

It's a fun 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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Beating the Monday Blues with Music All Around Town!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for an Irish Music Jam at 7:00 pm!

Head on Uptown and enjoy some cocktails over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....Tonight enjoy some porch sippin' and the one and only  David Doucet from Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm!

There's good times in Mid-City over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with Alexis & the Samurai  at 8:00 pm!

There's more good music on Monday with a happy hour over at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with music from Missy Meatlocker!!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy and the Oopsie Daisies 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 and The Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!

And pass by 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 you're 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 The Quickening at 10:00 pm!

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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Happy Weekend with a Concert in the Courtyard, Vino, Music in the Quarter and Beer!

Happy Weekend!

A Friday Concert!

Concerts in the Courtyard

It's the final Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection for the Spring Season so come out and experience a concert in the courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with cellist and vocalist Helen Gillet. Sponsored by Associated Office Systems, the concert series features live music performed in a beautiful French Quarter courtyard. Admission includes three Praline Liqueur cocktails, provided by Sazerac! Admission is $10 at the door, free for THNOC members. Memberships begin at $35 per year. Guests must be 21 or older to enter.

Friday Vino Fun!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Come out and sample some fantastic wines and take some home too!

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. Jared Breaux will be pouring 4 great wines from South America this week accompanied by some delicious tapas sent over by Chef Dan Esses. Come hungry for delicious empanades and ceviche too!

*And after Swirl...head right down the street for Lips and the Trips from 7:30 to 9:00 pm, at Fairgrinds Coffeehouse - Out in the Courtyard. Only cover charge are your inhibitions!

If you're Uptown head on over to Martin's Wine Cellar (3500 Magazine)....They'll be serving up some lovely wines from 4:30 to 6:30 pm!

Night at the Museum!

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA tonight from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tonight, NOMA presents a gallery talk with Rashaad Newsome and Miranda Lash in the Great Hall as well as screening two films in honor of Gay Pride Month. You can also check out Café NOMA for "Art You Can Eat," where Chef Haley Bittermann will lead a demonstration on culinary arts from the Caribbean islands. This event is included with museum admission. In honor of Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts from the World's Fairs, 1851-1939, all "Art You Can Eat" demonstrations in June will focus on cuisine from a different area of the globe.
*5-8 p.m.: Art Activity with 3 Ring Circus
*5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: DJ Bunny
*6 p.m.: Presentation by Rashaad Newsome and Miranda Lash in the Great Hall: King of Arms
*6 p.m.: "Art You Can Eat" cooking demonstration with Chef Haley Bittermann, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group: "Island Inspired Cocktails & Cuisine" - In tribute to the 1891 world's fair in Kingston, Jamaica, the only fair held in the Caribbean Islands
*7:30 p.m.: Film: Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
*8 p.m.: Film: Artists of the 20th Century: Andy Warhol

Saturday Afternoon Music!

Head on down to the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade) as Sasha Masakowski and Cindy Scott performers lead a free Jazz showcase from 2:00 to 3:30 p .m.  If you haven't checked out the beautiful and cool theater - you really need to get yourself down there!

While your in the Quarter check out a double header of music at the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) - It's a performance by Mia Borders at 2:00 pm and followed by Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at 3:00 p.m.  Be sure to check out their amazing music collection and go home with a CD or classic album!

BEER!

Celebrate all things BEER at the WYES International Beer Tasting - Saturday night at Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. - There will be over 275 beers to sample at the state's oldest beer tasting event. Snacks and non-alcholic beverages are complimentary, and dishes from Dat Dog, Foodie Call, La Cocinita and Rue Chow are available for purchase. Tickets are only $30 - for more info click www.wyes.com

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 and tune in today (Friday!) from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!



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