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Satchmo SummerFest Begins This Week!

The 11th Annual Satchmo SummerFest will be August 4th – 7th, 2011 at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint in the French Quarter. Get ready for it. The Satchmo SummerFest is back with enough jazz music, special events and great food to help you beat the heat. The 11th Annual Satchmo SummerFest kicks off at Muriel’s Jackson Square on Louis Armstrong’s birthday, Thursday, August 4th! The evening will feature… Read More »

Rockin’ on the River

Come Rock the Boat at a benefit for NOLA Pay It Forward on Wednesday, July 27th at 5 - 8:30 p.m. New Orleans and the state of Louisiana have faced difficult times, but instead of feeling down about it, we throw great benefit parties! Join Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Yat Pack dockside at the Rockin' on the River party featuring fabulous food by top local restaurants, cocktails, wine and… Read More »

Volunteer at the 2011 Satchmo Summerfest

Volunteer Registration Is Now Open! Satchmo Summerfest has officially opened registration for this year's festival. Both individuals and teams are needed. If you are interested in signing up a team, you will need everyone's information before you begin registration. (name, email, cell phone, emergency contact, t-shirt size) A team consists of 4 people and must have a designated "team leader" working with the group. Remember - shifts fill FAST, so… Read More »

Go 4th on the River 2011

Go 4th on the River celebrates its 21st year of festivities in 2011! At Go 4th on the River, celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display ranked in the Top 5 by the American Pyrotechnic Association. The Dueling Barges Fireworks Extravaganza will start at 9 p.m. on Monday night. The French Quarter will have plenty of activities to keep visitors busy before the fireworks begin, including live music at the… Read More »

Essence Fest 2011 Is Almost Here!

Now only a week away, the Essence Music Festival is set to bring the best of both national and local acts, with a strong representation of the commercial sounds of rap, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and the local flavor of brass bands, jazz, and the blues. This year, the festival is from July 1st to July 3rd, and, as always, the festivities will be held in the Superdome in New Orleans.2011… Read More »

Pay What You Will for Depression-Era Caesar

Tulane University hosts a Depression Era version of Shakespeare’s Julius Caeser throughout the month of June. If you’re looking for local theater this weekend, be sure to check out Julius Caesar at Tulane University. Throughout the summer, the university will host performances of Shakespeare’s works, and June sees Caesar in a 1930's setting instead of Ancient Rome. So, forget the togas, and get ready for pinstripe suits. Tickets are regularly… Read More »

The 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival

The 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival is a part of the 2011 Vieux To Do in the French Quarter. If you're a fan of that good ol' Louisiana sound, then you need to be at the 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival this Saturday and Sunday, June 11th and 12th at the Old U.S. Mint. Several of Louisiana's favorites will be there, including Grammy winners BeauSoleil, Terrance Simien and Chubby Carrier. The Festival… Read More »

New Orleans Oyster Festival This Weekend

The Second Annual New Orleans Oyster Festival is this Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 from 11:45 to 7:30 each day. This weekend, you can get your fill of oysters at the Second Annual New Orleans Oyster Festival. Feeling adventurous? Jump in on one of the contests! See if you can beat out the fierce competition in the World Oyster Eating Contest. Maybe your skill lies in shucking those… Read More »

Get Your Greek On at the Greek Fest

The 2011 Greek Festival is May 27th - 29th at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans. This weekend May 27-29, the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral invites you to dance to Greek music, enjoy some Greek food (baklava, anyone?), and enter for a chance to win the door prize of $1,000 cash! Maybe you'd rather focus more on the eating and let someone else do the dancing.… Read More »

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

The off-Broadway hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change comes to Le Petit Theatre on the weekends of May 20th - 22nd and May 27th - 29th. The musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change features a number of individual vignettes that are connected thematically, exposing every aspect of a relationship: from the happiness of the first date to the tensions of in-laws. Thankfully, subjects are examined in… Read More »