There is so much going on in October that is fun and fabulous. Enjoy the great weather and have a blast at some of these festively gay things to do.
#1. Tuesday, October 13, 2015
What’s for dinner? Drag that’s what! Join the fabulous Nicole Lynn Foxx and her cast of talented ladies for DRAG DINNER at the The Country Club (634 Louisa Street). Showtime starts at 7pm. This week’s special guests include Karli LaCorre and Ilaynnah Eve DeLorean. The show is emceed by Persana Shoulders and features $10 BOTTOMLESS red or white house wine. For dinner reservations call (504) 945-0742!
#2. Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Oh the Horror of it all! That is American Horror Story. Now you can watch Season 5 in all of its bloody glory at two festively gay places in the city. Join The Country Club (634 Louisa Street) for the newest season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY, HOTEL, featuring Lady GaGa. Once again they will have every new episode on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on their 6 big screen HDTV’s and out over the pool on the 25ft projector. Or go to Mid-City at the Tulane Avenue Bar (3813 Tulane Avenue) to watch this scary show with Vanessa Carr as your host.
#3. Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 22, 2015
I am ready for my close up Mr. DeMille. It is that time of the year for the New Orleans film Festival. Running for one week, there are numerous screenings, seminars, panel discussions, workshops and parties. Mix and mingle with stars, filmmakers and everyone in between in the movie industry both locally and around the world. Celebrating its 26th anniversary this year, the Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival has firmly established itself on the regional film fest circuit as one of the most reputable in the country. For more information and tickets, go to www.neworleansfilmsociety.org.
#4. Friday, October 16 and Thursday, October 22, 2015
The New Orleans Film Society, Youth BreakOUT! and Pont:Productions’ Detxnola Exchange Series are proud to present The New Orleans Premiere Screening(s) of Dream Hampton’s 2015 documentary feature film, “Treasure Documentary: From Tragedy to Trans Justice, Mapping a Detroit Story” at the 2015 New Orleans Film Festival .
There will be two screenings: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 at 6:15pm at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC); THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 at 5:30pm at the Theaters at Canal Place (Canal Place Cinema). The October 16 screening will be followed immediately by a Q&A talk-back discussion with the filmmakers, women in the film, and members of New Orleans’ Youth BreakOUT! Tickets: $8 – $12 at the CAC Box Office or online at www.neworleansfilmfestival.org
Here is a synopsis of the film: In the fall of 2011, Shelly “Treasure” Hilliard’s body parts were discovered around Detroit. Because Treasure was a Trans teen who sometimes performed sex work, the Detroit Police Department assumed that her murderers simply committed a hate crime. However, during their trial an even more despicable realization surfaced concerning the police officers’ connection to the crime. Yet, Treasure is not a film that fetishizes the murder of a trans person; instead, it’s about Treasure’s community – A diverse and affirming activist community that provided support and counseling to Treasure and her friends, and gave them something the outside world didn’t, a sense of belonging.
#5. Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2015
The 10th annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival happens in Lafayette Square and celebrates the soul of the South in music and food, featuring music on two stages, a smorgasbord of barbeque and other delicious smoked treats and a huge arts market.
#6. Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2015
Get ready for NOLA Leather To Geaux: a Leather Run Weekend for the Leather, Kink, & Fetish community. Get your “to go” cup, fill it with your favorite drink and spend it in this fun-loving city for a weekend with other leather daddies, boys and gear wearers. Enjoy a fun time wearing your leather/kink/fetish gear while celebrating all that New Orleans has to offer. Host hotel, welcome party, brunch, dance, BBQ, beer bust, walking tour of Historic French Quarter, and a closing bar crawl Sunday evening. Visit our Facebook page or web site for more information.https://nolaleathertogeaux.wordpress.com.
#7. Friday, October 16, 2015
Come out for the book launch and signing of New Orleans at Night by Kerri McCaffety at the New Orleans Museum of Art (one Collins Diboll Circle) from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be wine and hors d’oeuvres. In this impressive volume of photography inspired by Brassai’s 1933 Paris de Nuit, McCaffety highlights iconic scenes such as St. Louis Cathedral, steamboats on the river, and moonrise over the Crescent City bridge. These structures come to life with rich color at night, accented by Christmas lights on St. Charles Avenue, fireworks at City Park, neon lights along Bourbon Street, and megawatt Mardi Gras floats. New Orleans at Night is an inspiring celebratory look at the magic of Crescent City after dark.
This event will also feature a very special surprise: the debut of McCaffety’s first work of fiction, A Killer, a Cocktail, & a Splash of Tango, a Martini Mystery by the author of Obituary Cocktail. A limited number of advance copies will be available. RSVP to Monique Tourres, mtourres@noma.org or (504) 658-4143.
#8. Friday, October 16, 2015
SYNTH-ETIQUETTE is the latest party brought to you by the producer of CHAIN MALE and SEYANCE. This is NOT your grandmothers 80s night! Come out to the Voodoo Lounge (718 North Rampart) starting at 10 p.m. This night is dedicated to the hardcore New Wave dance music from the Synthosonic Age. Will they play some hits? Yes! Do we dig deeper to find the funnest and danciest UNDERGROUND tracks? Yes! Turn the VOLUME UP and turn out those LOOKS!! On the turntable, laptops and cassette decks are DJ VINSANTOS AND DJ KACEY CHAOS!
#9. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Get ready for a Day of the Drag Celebration at The Country Club (634 Louisa Street) starting at 10 a.m. The Southern Barbitchuates will perform for you their Witchy Drag Brunch featuring Michael Maldonado Coca J Mesa Sable Nicole Starr and Gia GiaVanni Showtime at 11am and 1 pm. Come out and enjoy a great show and a full menu of food and $15 all you can drink Mimosas. . For reservations call (504) 945-0742.
#10. Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Krewe of Armeinius is once again hosting their hugely successful event Cocktoberfest. Everyone knows that an event like Cocktoberfest is bound to be a sausage-fest. That’s why this event is billed the most fabulously strange Oktoberfest in New Orleans. Served up with a bottomless beer garden and fun German themed entertainment, this is bound to be a night you don’t want to forget. After growing the past couple of years Cocktoberfest is now going to be celebrated at the Armeinius Den located at 433 N Broad St in Mid-City. This event goes to benefit the Krewe of Armeinius and the Gay Historical Preservation Society and is truly an event that is smash for everyone 21 and up. Come help preserve some of the most unique traditions while enjoying a rooster filled evening of fun. The party begins at 7 p.m. For more information, go to http://armeinius.org/.
#11. Saturday, October 17, 2015
New Orleans is a port city along the mighty Mississippi, so water plays a huge role in our culture. We rely on it for our literally for our life, our commerce and even our recreational time spent. So come enjoy the night and have a little Halloween fun at the same time at the 8th Anba Dlo Halloween Festival and Water Symposium. This event is free for the first time this year. The New Orleans’ spirit has always survived by celebrating life; whatever the situation may be. This spirit is the basis for Anba Dlo; when we come together to honor New Orleans’ important and changing relationship with water all while educating, inspiring and celebrating. The day’s events include:
WATER SYMPOSIUM (10:00am-4:00pm)
What is New Orleans’ relationship with water as we move further into the 21st century? While most of the country is experiencing more severe and common droughts, New Orleans faces unique challenges as our surrounding water level slowly rises. The morning will kick off from The Healing Center with a Walk and Learn (10:00am-noon) with experts informing goers of New Orleans’ relationship with its river and surrounding area. The Water Symposium (noon-4:00pm) will energize attendees through every avenue of learning with 18 interactive art exhibitions and panels of scientists and city planners.
PARADE (5:30-7:00pm)
Kick off the evening the proper New Orleans’ way; a parade through the city. Launching from the corner of Royal and Franklin Streets at 5:30pm, this parade will feature many boisterous groups that will get the crowd off their feet and dancing throughout the streets. These groups include The Star Steppin’ Cosmonaughties, The Muff-a-Lottas, BateBunda, NOLA Cherry Bombs and more!
HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL (7:30pm-1:00am)
Get decked out in your best Halloween costume at this not-to-be-missed FREE festival. Three stages will keep guests entertained all night with performers, burlesque, acrobats, interactive art exhibitions, water alters, live auctions, physic readings, New Orleans food and drink and more! The Healing Center will be completely transformed into an underwater mystical getaway with headliners including: Tank and the Bangas, Sweet Crude, 101 Runners, BateBunda and Doombalaya. Come and experience the exclusivity of Lasiren’s VIP Lounge with complementary food and drinks, private viewings of the main headliners, physic readings and the ability to rub shoulders with your favorite bands and performers. VIP tickets are only $25 and can be bought at the door or online at http://www.anbadlofestival.org/#!vip/c2ad. For more and complete information on artists, lineups, bios, festival history, general questions and more, visit our newly launched website at http://www.anbadlofestival.org.
#12. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Join the New Orleans Pride title holders for a Halloween Pride Benefit show at Cutter’s (706 Franklin Avenue). This spooktacular themed Halloween Show features performances by your host, Sir New Orleans Pride 2015, Jack Inman, Miss New Orleans Pride 2015, Solitaire, and Mr. New Orleans Pride 2015, Johnny Fradella. Other entertainers include, Mona Del Rose, Miss Louisiana Leatherette 2015, Nikki Max, Christy LaRoux ( Crystal) and co-host Napoleon Bonerparte. The pre-show starts at 10 pm with the musical stylings of Miss Vanessa Carr, Miss Louisiana Leather 2015; the show begins at 10:30. Please come out in costume, there will be a Halloween Costume Contest Competition during the show with prizes awarded to the top three winners. There is no cover but donations are greatly appreciated and all funds will go to benefit New Orleans Pride.
#13. Sunday, October 18, 2015
Come join the Krewe of Amon Ra at the Corner Pocket (940 St. Louis Street) for Find your BOO. This event is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy Halloween mischief with this great group of guys and gals and the ever so hot boys of the Corner Pocket.