Top Festively Gay Things to Do This Week (November 9 – November 15, 2015)
Even though the weather now is mild, the party season in NOLA has not cooled. November brings lots of festively gay things to do. Here are just a few of the ideas of how to spend your time.
#1. Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Drag it out y’all at The Country Club (634 Louisa St.) for their next Drag Dinner. Special guests include Wednesday Bonet Iman and Dominique DeLorean with your hostess Nicole Lynn Foxx and special guest emcee Bradley Latham. The evening also features $10 BOTTOMLESS red or white house wine. To make your dinner reservation, call (504) 945-0742.
#2. Wednesday, November 11, 2015
See the original Desperate Housewife when you catch the screening of John Waters’ Desperate Living at the CAC (900 Camp St.). The film is presented by the Contemporary Arts Center and the New Orleans Film Society (NOFS). This 1977 film, which was written and directed by John waters, is about a murderous housewife and her maid who go on the lam, ending up in the city of Mortville, a shanty-town for fugitives.
Following the film, audience members will have an opportunity to meet with actress Mink Stole, who headlines the upcoming CAC performance of Tennessee Williams’ The Mutilated. Tickets are $8 General Admission and free to CAC & NOFS Members. The film starts at 7 p.m.
#3. Friday and Saturday, November 13 – 14, 2015
Calling all leather aficionados or those who just enjoy a great leather twist to a pageant to the Mr. Big Easy Leather 2016 Contest at the Rawhide 2010 (740 Burgundy). Come party with the judges, fellow contestants, and your many admirers for an evening of fun and interaction that begins on Friday for the Meat and Greet starting at 9 p.m. Then on Saturday, join them as they select this year’s representative for the Big Easy to IML in Chicago.
#4. Friday, November 13, 2015
Everything is simply marvelous at the THE MARVELOUS SHOW at GrandPre’s (834 N. Rampart St.) This unique show features talents of all sorts of magical proportions – drag, burlesque, boylesque and live music. The MARVELOUS CAST includes Eureeka Starfish, Liberaunchy, Stanley Fantasy, Elijah Valentine and May Hammer. Come celebrate the premier of this first flamboyant, fabulous and flashy “THE MARVELOUS SHOW.’’ Doors at 9 p.m. show at 10 p.m. with a $10 cover charge.
#5. Friday, November 13, 2015
Join the Emeril Lagasse Foundation for Boudin, Bourbon & Beer featuring 50 of the nation’s best chefs! This year’s event will be held at Champion Square starting at 6 p.m. Entertainment includes Silverado Pickups – 6 p.m.; Sweet Crude – 7 p.m.; Elle King – 8 p.m. and St. Paul and the Broken Bones – 9:30 p.m.
One of the region’s top food and music festivals, Boudin, Bourbon & Beer will showcase more than 50 chefs from around the country preparing their own style of Louisiana-inspired boudin dishes. Some of the country’s most renowned chefs, including Cory Bahr, Jeff Henderson, Justin Devillier, Kristen Essig, John Currence, Chris Shepherd, and more, will join Emeril Lagasse along with honorary co-chairs Donald Link, Stephen Stryjewski and Mario Batali. Boudin, Bourbon & Beer 2015 will also include open bars featuring a selection of craft beers, premium spirits, fine wines, as well as cigars, a silent auction and merchandise.
Tickets to Boudin, Bourbon & Beer 2015 are on sale for $99 and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com. Ticket price includes all food, beverage and live entertainment. Boudin, Bourbon & Beer benefits Emeril Lagasse Foundation, which seeks to inspire, mentor and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive and creative individuals.
#6. Saturday, November 14, 2015
It’s time to celebrate one of the city’s premiere gay celebrities Solitaire for her birthday bash at The Four Seasons Bar (3229 N. Causeway Blvd.) starting at 8 p.m. It shall be a night of top notch entertainment by Queens, Kings, Burlesque and Live performances. The Burlesque beauty Christy LaRitz will be taking the stage to tantalize and tease you with her seductive style. Other entertainers include Derek Penton-Robicheaux, Sir New Orleans Pride 2015 Jack Inman, Lana O’Day, Felicia Phillips, Summer Rayne, Mr. New Orleans Pride 2015 Johnny Fradella, Miss New Orleans Pride 2015 and GAA Entertainer of the Year Gia GiaVanni, Countess C. Alice and Gabi DiVine. There will be food and birthday cake and hot bartenders serving up your favorite refreshing beverages. Solitaire is asking that you not bring her gifts but instead please bring unwrapped toys for the kids at Children’s Hospital. The money raised will be divided equally between New Orleans Pride and purchasing more toys for the kids.
#7. Saturday, November 14, 2015
ommunity® Speak Out – Addiction and the LGBTQ+ delves into a huge problem within the gay community. Join Brandiilyne Magnum-Dear, from the documentary, Real L Word – Mississippi, and pastor of Joshua Generation MCC in Hattiesburg, Ms, as she talks about addiction and the associated issues that face the LGBTQ+ community. The discussion begins at 3:00 P.M. at the New Orleans Healing Center, second floor classroom 250 (2372 St. Claude Ave.). If you plan to attend, please R.S.V.P. at the ticket link site provided as space is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-speak-out-addiction-and-the-lgbtq-community-tickets-18965181368
#8. Saturday, November 14, 2015
Buy your tickets for the Human Rights Campaign’s the Annual Mike Theis “His” HRC Fashion Show. Tickets are presale for $20 and $25at the door. The event will be held at Publiq House (4528 Freret St.). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. For tickets go to http://action.hrc.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=127163&autologin=true
#9. Saturday, November 14, 2015
The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana is pleased to announce its inaugural gala, scheduled to take place at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude Ave.). The Archives Project was founded a little over a year ago and the Oracle Gala will highlight their accomplishments over the last year and pay tribute to the late Alan Robinson, a long-time gay rights activist and former owner of the Faubourg Marigny Bookstore, whose extensive collection of personal papers has recently been located. In addition to honoring Alan Robinson, the Oracle Gala will also feature live entertainment, complimentary food, and a silent auction. The event will be hosted by Varla Jean Merman and Michael Sullivan. In order to attend this event, you will need to buy tickets from our event site: http://oraclegala.eventzilla.net/ (see link above), or buy them in person from one of the hosts.
#10. Saturday, November 14, 2015
Catch the November edition of Glitter Girls at the Four Seasons Bar (3229 N. Causeway Blvd.) starring show director Countess C Alice, Tatiana Nye Dupree, Felicia Faraday, and this month’s special guest Lana O’Day. The Four Seasons’ introduces their new hottie Dakota behind the bar, DJ Dom spinning the tunes, and Jerome keeping the girls illuminated all night. This month is pretty special because this will be the final performance of Lana O’Day. After three years, she will be putting away the lashes and heels. Please come help us celebrate and send her off with lots of love. The show starts at 10 p.m.
#11. Saturday, November 14, 2015
November is a lovely month to take a stroll, and it is even better with cocktails. The Country Club, Markey’s Bar, Booty’s Street Food, Suis Generis, Bud Rips are taking part in the 2015 Bywater Bar Crawl from 4 – 9 p.m. sponsored by Southern Prohibition Brewing & Cathead Vodka. Tickets are $20.00 per person in advance on the Bywater Events page at https://guestlistapp.com/events/349896. The ticket price includes one free drink ticket, one free bar stroll T-shirt, wristband for entry to DJ party at Bud Rip’s- from 8.00-11.00 p.m. Participants check in advance at The Country Club for your tickets. Additional drink tickets can be purchased for $5.00 at each bar during the entire event from a volunteer stationed at each bar. All participants can freely move to each bar as desired. A portion of proceeds go towards the maintenance of Markey Park.
#12. Saturday, November 14, 2015
Here is one event that will have everyone seeing Green. This year, The NOLA Project’s annual Green Room Gala will be high above the city, on the beautiful rooftop of the famous Fallstaff building (2600 Gravier Street), at the Falstaff Beer Garden. Spectacular views await you, along with music by Grammy nominee Andrew Duhon and Ship of Fools, and delicious food and cocktails from all over New Orleans. Join this wonderful group of artists aa they celebrate one of the fastest-growing arts organizations in Louisiana and the recent recipients of the American Theatre Wing’s National Theatre Company Grant. PATRON PARTY – 7 -8 p.m.; GALA – 8 – 11 p.m. The tickets are $45 – Backstage Pass Members and Theatre Industry and $65 – General Admission; Tickets include open bar and food. ATTIRE: Cocktail (green encouraged). All proceeds from the Green Room Gala will provide integral financial support for The NOLA Project and its year-round productions and educational programs. For information on patron levels/sponsor opportunities, visit the Green Room Gala page on our website: bit.ly/1LYXgfC. For general inquiries, email info@nolaproject.com or call 504-302-9117.
#13. Saturday, November 14, 2015
Becky Allen, Marshall Harris, and Jim Walpole perform their hit show, LIVIN’ NEW ORLEANS, HOT…WET…& NAUGHTY, as a special fundraiser for The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon, one of the gay carnival krewe’s in the city. Join Becky and Marshall – their King & Queen Satyricon XIII — for a fabulous night of music and laughs. The event takes place at Mag’s 940 Cabaret Club (940 Elysian Fields Avenue). Tickets are $20 and the show starts at 8 p.m. Reserve tickets by calling 504-723-8964.
#14. Sunday, November 15, 2015
The annual Krewe of Amon Ra’s Gumbo Cookoff will be at The Golden Lantern (1239 Royal St.) from noon to 3 p.m. Tickets to taste and vote on your favorite gumbo are $10. If you think you have the winning recipe for the $100 cash prize, entry fee is $25. To buy tickets or more information, go to Krewe of Amon Ra’s Gumbo Cookoff Facebook page.
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