Carnival season is in high gear in NOLA and that means the parties, events and parades are coming at a fast and furious pace since Mardi Gras season is so short this year. Now get your King Cake on and enjoy these festively gay things to do.
#1. Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Now this is the ultimate S.I.N. for horror buffs and I love it. NOLA Horror Film Fest and Creepy Fest present VINCENT PRICE NIGHT at The Voodoo Lounge (718 N. Rampart St.) for their weekly S.I.N. event starting at 10 p.m. The admission is $2.00 and the bar will be screening “Last Man On Earth” and “House On Haunted Hill” in the back room, limited seating available. The films will also be shown on the TV in the main bar. Both these movies are horror classics so go and check them out.
#2. Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Join The Country Club (634 Louisa St.) for the first DRAG DINNER of 2016 with hostess Nicole Lynn Foxx and special guests include Connie Hung and Jawakatema Davenport. The evening is emceed by Persana Shoulders and features $10 BOTTOMLESS red or white house wine. To make your dinner reservation, call (504) 945-0742.
#3. Thursday – Sunday, January 14 – 17, 2016
Alleged Lesbian Activities, a work in progress performance by LAST CALL: New Orleans Dyke Bar History Project will happen at the Theatre at St. Claude (2240 St. Claude Ave.) nightly starting at 8 p.m. ALLEGED LESBIAN ACTIVITIES is a denim-clad, glitter-crusted, power-ballad performance of oral histories from the New Orleans lesbian community. For the past three years, members of the community have been interviewed about their experiences in the thriving local lesbian bar scene of the 1960s-80s—a time when the first rumblings of the Gay Liberation movement were being felt in New Orleans and across the country. LAST CALL is inviting you to peek behind the curtain at a work in progress performance of our full length production. Tickets available on a sliding scale from $5-$25. Presale tickets are $10 Student/Artist; $15 General Admission and $25 Sponsor.
#4. Thursday, January 14, 2016
Welcome to the T.M.I. Talk Show! A LIVE monthly theater show where guests and audience to “overshare” personal stories and real talk about taboo subjects while being entertained with drag, comedy and variety acts. The evening is hosted by LibeRaunchy the BeauxQueen and Eureeka Starfish, featuring special guests Trixie Minx and Ooops the Clown & the Amazing Mr. Cheeze, plus prizes and surprises! Tickets are $8 plus a free drink ticket for The Other Bar, next door. If you are too shy to share, drop your anonymous TMI stories in the “TMI Anonymous” box and our drag queens will read your stories aloud on stage. Or email your stories to theTMItalkshow@gmail.com. This venue is technically all-ages since it is a theater and not a bar. Drinks are served in the bar next door, so under 21 folks are welcome, but be prepared for adult topics and conversation. Doors open at 8:30! *This is an hour-long show, so we start promptly at 9 p.m. SHARP! La Nuit Comedy Theater is located at 5041 Freret Street.
#5. Friday, January 15, 2016
Johnny Passion is proud to present The Alexander Invasion starring Tiffany Alexander, Starr Alexander and Britnee Alexander for a special show at the Four Seasons Bar (3229 N. Causeway Blvd.). Showtime is 10pm with NO cover.
#6. Friday, January 15, 2016
Are you ready to party with the 610 STOMPERS this year for their annual Sweet 610 Debutante Ball…London Calling! This awesome event will be held at Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans Place) from n8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $40-$60 General Admission and $125-$150 (Patron Party). Buy early the tickets will be capped this year. Admission includes: FOOD FROM OVER 25 OF NEW ORLEANS’ BEST RESTAURANTS, OPEN BAR/FREE DRAFT BEER, SPECIAL LONDON CALLING Party Favor, BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE 610 STOMPERS’ 2016 DANCE MOVES. The patron ticket includes all the above plus: EARLY ADMISSION -7PM (NO FOOD LINES!), PATRON-ONLY PRIVATE OPEN BAR ALL NIGHT, SPECIAL PATRON-ONLY PARTY FAVOR, A SNEAK PREVIEW OF OUR 2016 DANCES, PHOTOS/PRIVATE DANCE.
Guests are asked to wear their best punk rock or eighties attire. Enter the costume contest and you could be named king or queen of the ball. Must be 21 years of age or older to attend. For tickets or more information, go to www.610stompers.com.
#7. Friday, January 15, 2016
Come Party with a Purpose with the Pussyfooters at our annual fundraiser for Metropolitan Center for Women and Children at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Dr.) starting at 8 p.m. Entertainment will be MC Fresh Johnson, DJ Ronnie Roux, Soul Rebels and The Pussyfooters! Ticket information is Patron Party: 8pm $60 Tickets – open bar and sneak preview of auction items; General Admission Party: 9pm $40 Tickets. Buy from your favorite Pussyfooter or On-line tickets sales now available. Click here to purchase: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pussyfooters-present-blush-ball-2016-tickets-19897027545. Costumes encouraged but you can wear anything fun and funky that makes you want to get your groove on. View their newly launched website BlushBall.org for event updates and information on raffle and silent auction items.
#8. Saturday, January 16, 2016
Join the Country Club (634 Louisa St.) for DRAG BRUNCH from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call now to reserve a table at 504-945-0742. The fun includes a Delicious Brunch, $15 Bottomless Mimosas, Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar and Fabulous Performances by The Southern Barbitchuates.
#9. Saturday, January 16, 2016
Join the Voodoo Lounge (718 N. Rampart St.) for the first installment of ANDROG: A Genderless Dance Party. Calling all Gay, Straight, Bi, Trans, Cis, Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Faux Queens, Androgynous, Third Gender, and Questioning, come dance the night away with music by DJ FIVE and performances by Nicole Lynn Foxx with special guests! Also there will be a “HOT BODY/HARD BODY” contest at midnight! Both girls and guys can participate and all prizes sponsored by The Sex Sensei! Doors open at 10 p.m. with a $5 cover.
#10. Saturday, January 16, 2016
Are y’all ready for a good time at Tulane Avenue Bar (3813 Tulane Ave.)? Then come join hostess extraordinaire Kitty D’Litter for the New Year’s first edition of the LitterBox Revue starting at 9 p.m. The cast includes Laveau Contraire, Sunshine McLean and Kitty D’Litter. There is a $5 cover at door.
#11. Saturday, January 16, 2016
Mardi Gras is all around and there are so many new krewes popping up everywhere that are uniquely festive especially the Krewe of Robyn as they present Love is Free at Mags 940 (940 Elysian Fields Ave.).
Can’t believe it’s already almost time to shake your frozen booty off for Robyn? Come help the krewe raise funds to pay for this year’s parade! Performances include Robyn Cover Band, Drags by Kat Snatch and more, Spoken Word by KLITTRA and a DJ. Tickets are $5 suggested donation at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) and $10 gets you entry with a limited edition Krewe of Robyn cup so you can drink in style! Also you can enter the raffle to win amazing Robyn prizes! The event starts at 9 p.m.
#12. Sunday, January 17, 2016
Its pageant time at the Four Seasons Bar (3229 N. Causeway Blvd. in Metairie) as Miss Gay Louisiana USofA Pageants presents Miss Gay Crescent City USofA 2016: A Night of Egyptian Goddess! Come witness the challenge to become Miss Gay Crescent City USofA and compete in the Official Miss Gay Louisiana USofA 2016 pageant! Doors open at 4 p.m. with the pageant starting at 5 p.m. There is a $10 cover. The pageant will feature Miss Gay Louisiana USofA Maya McNeil. For more information, contact Clarence Denenea at cdenenea@gmail.com.
#13. Sunday, January 17, 2016
The awesome LEFT.OVAH BITCHES SHOW starring the.one and only Kabrina Watson is back at the Double Play (439 Dauphine St.). This ain’t your daddy’s drag show. The cast also includes Jasmine A. Essex and DL Broadway. This event starts at 5a.m Sunday morning (yes party all night Saturday and have breakfast and drag in the morning). Come out and celebrate, they are just dying to entertain you.