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5 Things To Do In New Orleans This May

I hope you’re not ready for a break yet! April 2013 was a fun filled month with the French Quarter Festival, the beginning of Jazz Fest and a whole lot of other fests and festivals, but May 2013 is looking like it has just as much, if not more fun in store for us. May is one of my favorite months in New Orleans because the weather isn’t too hot… Read More »

Jazz & Heritage Festival: Things To Know

Jazz Fest (follow the link for more Jazz Fest info.) kicks off in just four days! Are you ready? I know that I am! I’ve been looking forward to Jazz Fest last year!  If this is your first Jazz Fest, here are a few things that you need to know. Music Here’s a the headliners for each day, as well as a few other picks. Don’t limit yourself just to the… Read More »

5 local Jazz Artists You’ve Never Heard Of

Since Jazz Fest is right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to focus on that musical genre. Names like Louis Armstrong, Harry Connick Jr., the Marsalis Family, you really don’t need me to tell you anything more about these well-known names that you may have never heard of before. Today, I want about some of the lesser known names that paved the road for future… Read More »

New Orleans Cocktails: The Sazerac

Think New Orleans cocktails and you may imagine a college student stumbling down Bourbon Street with an oversized green plastic container filled with an oversweet drink called a hand grenade. That’s one aspect, but the city has a much deeper connection, a storied history with its drinks. The history includes creating their own concoctions as well as putting their own twist on popular drinks from other parts of the map.… Read More »

X Factor looking for singers in New Orleans

  New Orleans is filled with talented singers. Every night of the week, you can see these singers pouring their hearts out at venues across the city. Fox is hoping to share some of that talent with the rest of the country via their hit television show, The X Factor. The X Factor is coming to New Orleans and holding auditions at the Lakefront Arena on April 14. Registrations are… Read More »

April 2013 Things To Do In New Orleans

April showers bring May flowers, or in New Orleans April brings festivals, sports, Broadway plays and more festivals. The most well-known festival coming up this month is the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this exciting month. Make sure to check out our Events page to stay up to date with everything happening throughout the year in New… Read More »

Get Social With Experience New Orleans

We’re rather social over at Experience New Orleans. In other words, we spend a lot of time chatting and talking about New Orleans online. If you’re a fellow social media addict, I hope you’ll pull up a seat and join in on the online conversation with us. Here’s the social media networks we’re most active on… Facebook – Who isn’t on Facebook at this point? Take a second to like… Read More »

Easter 2013 In New Orleans

Not too long ago, I heard a visitor to the city ask if there’s any holiday that doesn’t have a parade in New Orleans? Nope, I can’t think of one. We just celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a number of parades and marches. You know how we celebrate Mardi Gras with dozens and dozens of parades. There are even parades for Halloween and that’s just what I can remember off… Read More »

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Fest

  Alright fellow book lovers and authors, it’s our turn. The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is this week, March 20 to 24. It combines traditional New Orleans festival standards like music, food and drinks; with lectures for authors, literary discussion panels, book readings and for good measure, a little bit of live theater. Lectures include Writing Your Own Success Story, with a local author talking about the art of… Read More »

Mardi Gras Indians: 2013 Super Sunday

The Mardi Gras Indians, with their beautiful, intricate and handmade costumes take to the streets of New Orleans this weekend. In addition to being St. Patrick’s Day, this Sunday is Super Sunday. While St. Patrick’s day is always on March 17, Super Sunday is always the third Sunday of March and close to St. Joseph's Day, this is one of those years that the days coincide. The festivities start at 11 a.m. with music… Read More »