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The 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival
June 8, 2011 | Upcoming EventsThe 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
June 2, 2011 | Upcoming EventsThe 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
May 26, 2011 | Upcoming EventsThe 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
May 18, 2011 | Upcoming EventsThe 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 »

Film-O-Rama Continues This Week
May 16, 2011 | New OrleansEven though Film-O-Rama started last week, you can still catch a number of films all this week. The festival ends on Thursday, May 19th.For local film buffs, the New Orleans Film Sociey's Film-O-Rama is an event not to be missed. Showcasing films that did not show up in the local Cineplex, Film-O-Rama aims to enlighten the film crowd with some of the best in indie films, including documentaries and fictional… Read More »

Dylan Dog Showcases New Orleans
May 5, 2011 | New OrleansDylan Dog, released at the end of April 2011 in theaters, prominently features the city of New Orleans throughout the movie. You'd think that a movie about a guy investigating a crime scene among werewolves, zombies and vampires would not be a great film to show off the city of New Orleans, but you would be wrong. Dylan Dog, finally released in theaters on April 29th, 2011 was entirely shot… Read More »

Watch Jazz Fest Online Live May 7th and 8th
May 3, 2011 | Upcoming EventsWere you able to make it out to Jazz Fest this past weekend? How about this weekend?If not, you can still experience the festival live along with the rest of the world by watching the online stream at RollingStone.com. The online high-definition broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. CST on Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th. Both nights are scheduled to run approximately 4 hours of performances and interviews.Confirmed… Read More »

Shrek Comes to New Orleans
April 28, 2011 | Upcoming EventsShrek the Musical dances its way onto the Mahalia Jackson Theater stage from May 31st to June 5th, 2011. The animated ogre Shrek has more than proven his appeal: 4 lucrative Hollywood movies and a successful Broadway musical all attest to the public's interest. Combining unexpected humor and endless twists on fairy tales, Shrek the Musical will keep children and adults entertained. Beginning May 31st, you can see Shrek and… Read More »

Jazz Fest Is Almost Here!
April 21, 2011 | Upcoming EventsAre you ready for Jazz Fest 2011?! Next weekend will see some of the biggest names in rock, hip-hop, jazz, r&b, gospel, blues and Cajun music come down to the Crescent City from April 29th to May 8th. The festival will have a little something for every music lover with artists varying from Willie Nelson to John Mellencamp to Grammy Album of the Year winners Arcade Fire. After more than… Read More »

Record Numbers at the French Quarter Festival
April 14, 2011 | New OrleansThe French Quarter Festival estimates that over half a million people attended the festival this past weekend. Their official numbers placed the attendance around 533,000, up 20,000 from last year. The festival has seen continued growth over the past few years: 2010 saw an increase of over 70,000 more in attendance than the previous year! This success is not confined to just the festival. Hotel occupancy for Friday and Saturday… Read More »
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