Go fourth and party for the Fourth of July weekend. There is so much to do in NOLA over this Independence Day, here are just a few of the Festively Gay Things to do this week.
#1. Monday and Tuesday, June 27 & 28, 2016
Complementing its annual Foundation Free Friday concert series, Tipitina’s Foundation presents Foundation Free Mondays: The Breakast Club at the Orpheum Theater (129 Roosevelt Way). Admission is FREE. All concession sales and donations during the film go towards Tipitina’s Foundation to support Louisiana and New Orleans’s irreplaceable music community. The shows for this week for the 2016 Foundation Free Mondays series and $6 Tuesdays is as follows: Monday, June 27th: Breakfast Club – 7 pm – FREE SHOW; Tuesday, June 28th: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Matinee at 3 pm; feature at 7 pm. Tickets for Free Foundation Movie Mondays are available on a first-come, first-serve basis night of show. Tuesday show times are on sale now at OrpheumNOLA.com. Remaining summer dates to be announced soon.
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#2. Monday, June 27, 2016
Come out to Mags 940 (940 Elysian Fields) for Mags Music Mondays. You can enjoy great cocktails while hearing the sensational sounds of Trey Ming on Piano and Martini Madness drink specials!
#3. Thursday, June 30 – Sunday, July 3, 2016
Get into the essence of summer at the Essence Festival, the ultimate live events experience with Mariah Carey, Maxwell, Kendrick Lamar headlining the concerts while Misty Copeland, Tyra Banks, Iyanla Vanzant, and more, take over the empowerment stages. The concerts will be held at the Louisiana Superdome and the seminars at the Morial Convention Center. Don’t miss it!
#4. Saturday, July 2, 2016
A Local Summer Sharkbuster–on the Bayou St. John in Mid-City! One year ago Indywood brought you a bike-in screening of Zombie Shark. Now local filmmakers Misty Talley and her crew at Fable House are back with another thrilling shark adventure! When a group of sharks show up in the Ozarks a family vacation turns deadly. It’s up to Molly and her family to take them out with the help of a local survivalist, Jones, and his arsenal of improvised weapons. The event also includes Q&A with Dir. Misty Talley! The event will be set up where the bayou hits Orleans Ave (next to the Art Tree). There is a suggested Donation: $5. (Picnic style: Bring your own chair). BRING YOUR BOATS! And watch from murky waters of Bayou St. John. Since we’re screening a Misty Talley movie, we all know what might happen…BEWARE OF SHARKS! Movie starts at sundown.
#5. Sunday, July 3, 2016
Elizabeth Bouvier and Gary Vandeventer want you to experience the 4th in style this year by celebrating on the 3rd with the official Southern Decadence Grand Marshals (Tony Leggio, Felicia Phillips, Derek Penton Robicheaux and Jeffrey Palmquist). Come to the party everyone will want to be at. We are shuttling you too and from the party so you can enjoy our countries birth properly. The Shuttle runs from the Phoenix (in the Marigny) to the famed Maison Du Bouvier (3414 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette). Come, Drink, Eat, Swim and Watch the fireworks in style and shuttle back to head out on the town. Bus will be on a rotation starting at 5:45 p.m. and running back and forth throughout the night leaving at the Phoenix every 45 minutes after that. The charities supported are Animal Rescue of New Orleans and NOAGE (New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elderly). This VIP experience has very limited space so reserve your passes early (available online only). For tickets, go to
https://decadence.ticketleap.com/4th-extravaganza/dates/Jul-03-2016_at_0600PM.