Top Festively Gay Things to Do This Week (July 20 – July 26)
Every week I will spotlight five fabulously fun and gay happenings that you may be interested in doing in and around NOLA. This week’s choices are:
All are welcome as Lambda Legal celebrates our historic Supreme Court victory bringing Marriage Equality to the LGBTQ citizens of Louisiana. Guests will enjoy appetizers and happy hour pricing until 7:30 p.m. Immediately preceding and independent of the Lambda Legal Celebration at 5:30 p.m., Melanie Lockett of Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver will present a Primer on Marital Rights and Obligations in the 25th Floor Boardroom of Chaffe McCall located in the nearby Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70163.
Everybody Scores! HRC Louisiana is hosting the 2015 Bowling For Equality event to help build a community focused on equality for everyone and raising money to support the efforts of the Human Rights Campaign. The event will be held at Mid-City Rock N’ Bowl (4133 South Carrollton Avenue). Registration for the event is $40 per person for unlimited bowling, drinking, and eating as well as membership to HRC Louisiana or $20 for unlimited drinking and eating and membership to HRC Louisiana. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7:00 p.m. For more information, look on the Bowling For Equality Facebook Page.
Dinner never tasted so delicious then when it is for a great cause. Did you know that New Orleans consistently ranks in the top five cities in America for new AIDS cases? The NO/AIDS Task Force serves over 2,500 clients who need a variety of services. You can help these people by dining out at participating restaurants to increase profits and donations given back to NO/AIDS. Treat yourself to New Orleans’ best local eats while also supporting an important cause. Participating Dining Out For Life restaurants will donate a portion of their customers’ receipts from this day to benefit the Food For Friends program of the Task Force, which serves home delivered meals to home-bound clients who are not physically able to cook for themselves. Don’t miss this annual fundraiser and awareness campaign, now in its 19th year locally, as it supports friends, families, and co-workers living with HIV and AIDS in the greater New Orleans area. For more information on the event and participating restaurants, go to www.noaidstaskforce.org.
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#4. Saturday, July 25, 2015
Toby Lefort is holding his Annual Christmas in July Show and Auction at the Four Seasons Bar (3229 North Causeway Boulevard). You get to see a great show and bid on some fabulous items benefitting the NO/AIDS Walk. Show starts at 8 p.m. and auction follows the show. There is a $5 donation at the door.
#5. Saturday, July 25, 2015
Are you ready for one of the most incredible nights of entertainment in July? It’s Johnny Passion’s 2nd Annual Smatch Game! If you missed it last year, make sure to put this o your calendar now. It is being held at the Pelican Bay Restaurant (1701 Elysian Fields Avenue) starting at 9 p.m. It’s a fundraiser for Southern Decadence. How this event works is you take RuPauls Drag Race and the old TV game show Match Game and blend them together with hilarious results and stars several of our local entertainers as your favorite celebrities (including moi)! Cover is only $10.00 at door. There is VIP seating available and several baskets filled with Liquor auctioned off.
Lagniappe:
“Venite A Mangiare!” or “Come and Eat” in English with the Krewe of Narcisus as they host an all you can eat spaghetti dinner with salad, sides, bread and dessert at Mags 940 (940 Elysian Fields) from 6 – 9 p.m. Wear your best Italian outfits as you enjoy their special guest servers. Tickets are only $20 and there will also be a silent auction table.
Grease is the word! Actually in this case Grease 2. “See Em On Stage: A Production Company” is super excited about hosting their karaoke and cocktail fundraising party on July 26 & 27 at the Old Marquer Theatre. The party will start at 7pm with specialty cocktails (The Pink Lady), (The Cool Rider), and (The Rydell Highball) along with a karaoke contest using only songs from the original GREASE! Then at 8pm some of the most famous and darling actors, singers, and dancers from New Orleans will entertain you with their karaoke talents as they sing all your favorite songs from GREASE 2 while inhabiting those crazy characters that we have all come to love! We hope that you will attend and enjoy our star-studded event and help us answer that age-old question: “Where DOES the pollen go?” Starring: Kali Russell, Levi Hood, Alex Wallace, Natalie Boyd, Leslie L. Claverie, Keith Claverie, Abbey Peterson Murrell, Price Provenzano, Bob Murrell, Kristin Witterschein, Kaitlyn McQuin, Allee Peck, Chris Wecklein, Tracey Collins, AshleyRose Bailey, A.J. Allegra, Lisa Picone Love. Directed by Christopher Bentivegna and Choreographed by Katie Peck. Tickets are $10. Call 504-298-8676 or go to www.oldmarquer.com to reserve tickets.