Festively Gay Things To Do (July 18 – 24, 2016)

It is time for a week of hot, decadent fun and lots of cocktails. Here are just a few of the Festively Gay Things to do this week.

#1. Tuesday, July 19 – Sunday, July 24, 2016

Tales of the Cocktail (one of my favorite events) is upon us. The cocktail industry is filled with pioneers, rabble-rousers and trailblazers. People with the courage to change the way the world drinks. This summer, they’re back to New Orleans to shake things up once again at the 14th Annual Tales of the Cocktail. Join them as they cause a stir with more than 200 brand new seminars, tastings, competitions, networking opportunities and other spirited events. After Tales of the Cocktail 2016, the industry will never be the same.  For more information, go to www.talesofthecocktail.com.

#2. Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Southern Decadence Grand Marshal XLII Jeffery Palmquist & The Page’s Bar Baron Willie Mackie invite you to a dual of BBQ with SDGMs Tony Leggio, Felicia Phillips & Derek Penton-Robicheaux cheering on the grill masters at The Page (542 N. Rampart St) from 5 – 8 p.m. It is $10 a plate to taste/judge including fixings (voting ballot with each plate), all benefiting Southern Decadence 2016!

#3. Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Recycle 4 presents “Breaking Even,” a new show with a daring premise: 8 drag performers and a witch on one stage, trying to make back the money they used to create said show. This event starts at 9 p.m. at the Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude Ave). The show features eight returning entertainers from the independently certified greatest cycle of the New Orleans’ Drag Workshop, including headmistress Vinsantos as MC, Shadethrower, and Shitstarter.Marketed as $1 per person per performer, because we’re breaking down the cost to shame you into paying an above average cover charge by showing just how little you appreciate starving artists.

#4. Friday, July 22 – Sunday, August 7, 2016

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans opens its second season with THE ROSE TATTOO by Tennessee Williams at the Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre (2601 Gentilly Blvd.). Directed by Augustin J Correro, the show features Erin Cessna, Julie Dietz, Lin Gathright, Linnea Gregg, Meredith Owens, Kim Paul, Mary Pauley, Matthew Raetz, Rachel Ridgeway, Lillian J. Small, Destani Smith, Mike Spara and Michael P. Sullivan.

The Rose Tattoo is Tennessee Williams’ love letter to Italy and the South. It follows the plight of Serafina delle Rose, a Sicilian widow in the Gulf South whose husband’s death has left her a devastated recluse. She so secludes herself, committed only to worshipping his memory, that her solitude has entrapped her young, beautiful daughter, Rosa as well. Serafina reckons she is safeguarding her daughter, imprisoning her in a frame house for a tower, but the budding Rosa cannot be contained—she is in love with a handsome young sailor. As the play unfolds, audiences are treated to faerie tale allusions to Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel. When Serafina’s ultimately lowers her walls, they tumble down burning in flames, ignited in Serafina by a stranger with the glorious body of her lost husband. The Rose Tattoo is a story of enchantment, divine intervention, and the holy mystery of human desire.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets Can Be Purchased at: www.twtheatrenola.com  or by calling: 504-264-2580.

#5. Friday, July 22, 2016

Prepare yourself for another SWEATY & STICKY night of JOCK/LUBE WRESTLING at the Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude Ave)! Of course there will be sexy bodies oiled up sliding up and down each other’s groins. Don’t you want to get in on the action?!? Sign ups are free and open to all. Top prize is a ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR CASH PRIZE!!! Besides sexy bodies in the ring! There will be sexy bodies on the stage..DRAG QUEENS!!  Pay $200 Cash and Wrestle the Undefeated Neon Burgundy!

DRAG BY :: Hannibelle Spector & Britney DeLorean; RING ANNOUNCER :: Cherry Brown; BARTENDER :: Scott Perkins; PARTY PHOTOGRAPHER :: Daniel Ford; HOSTESS :: Neon Burgundy. There is a $10 Admission, Doors at 11pm and Sign ups begin promptly at midnight.

#6. Saturday, July 23, 2016

Are you ready for the Gay Community’s Ultimate Award Ceremony, the Gay Appreciation Awards? The event takes place at Oz (800 Bourbon Street).  This year will feature the new “Walking the Red Carpet” from 7-7:45 pm emceed by Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLII Felicia Phillips as “Joan Rivers,” Jeffrey Palmquist, Tony Leggio and Derek Penton-Robicheaux. Dress to the nines in your fav 2016 Southern Decadence color: purple, red, blue or white, or a combination. The SDGMs will choose the “best dressed” which will be awarded the Red Carpet Oscar Award during the Gala.  The 29th annual GAA Gala runs from 8-10 pm and the 2016 winners of 21 awards voted on by the readers of Ambush Magazine are announced at this event.   VIP Tables with four seats are $200 and are very limited. Proceeds minus expenses benefits Southern Decadence 2016. Contact Rip Naquin for table reservations at ripna@ambushmag.com or 504.522.8049. Door admission is $10.

#7. Saturday, July 23, 2016

Join Tulane Avenue Bar & Grill (3813 Tulane Ave) for Illusions On The Avenue starting at 9 p.m. The show stars Lauren Brown, Maren Jane Bouvier, and Jessica D. DeLorean.

#8. Sunday, July 24, 2016

Join the southern Decadence Grand Marshals at Coming Home: Decadence Takes Biloxi, an afternoon in Biloxi welcoming Derek Penton-Robicheaux back home. Lynn Koval, the owner of Just Us Lounge (906 Division Street), has opened her doors to greet each of you with a home-cooked meal of BBQ, collard greens, and Potato Salad from 1:30 until everyone gets a plate. While you enjoy some refreshing beverages and this great food, lean back and listen to the sounds of Rewind 228, which has reunited the great talents of Lady Patrice Pickett and Johnny Fung. The band will be playing all your favorites from 2-5pm. Following, at 6pm, you will be entertained by some of the best entertainers the Coast has to offer with Estelle Suarez, Toni D, Nicole DuBois, and Mercedes Alexander storming the stage. DJ Powers will be playing the hottest hits and some classics for you all afternoon during the breaks and following the Drag Show. We will be having a 50/50 raffle, as well as general raffle for prizes including liquor baskets, food comps and bar tabs from various businesses both in Biloxi and New Orleans. $40 Bus passes from New Orleans to Biloxi, and back, will be available for purchase, which includes admission to the venue, meal, etc. Only 47 passes are available so get yours today. Bus will leave promptly at 12:30pm from GrandPre’s, 834 N. Rampart St. Cover at the Just Us door without bus pass is $15 and includes the meal, admission for the band and drag show, and one ticket for the general raffles. Link to bus passes – https://decadence.ticketleap.com/coming-home-decadence-takes-biloxi/dates/Jul-24-2016_at_0200PM

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Tony Leggio is a born and raised New Orleanian. He has over 20 years of event management experience having produced over 5,000 events locally and nationally. Tony has received numerous awards for his outstanding achievements in the hospitality industry. Besides his professional career, Anthony has played an active role in the community.He has served Event Chair of Art Against AIDS for the No/Aids Task Force for the past ten years and was honored as Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the organization. He is also a freelance writer who has written for USA Today, as well as several local publications.He also writes a column regularly In Ambush Magazine, plus is part of Gambit’s Big Easy Theatre Committee.Tony is a social butterfly of New Orleans that not only knows how to put on a great event but also knows how to enjoy one.

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