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Are You A Saint Or Sinner?
The 11th Annual Saints & Sinners Literary Festival was held May 15 – 18 in New Orleans with at events at their host hotel, The Hotel Monteleone as well as many other venues throughout the city. The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival…
Grammy U Comes to Jazz Fest
Wrapping up the second weekend of Jazz Fest weekend on Sunday, May 4, Terence Blanchard, a proponent of music education and five-time Grammy Award winning trumpeter and composer, hosted an intimate gathering in his English Turn home for…
Glitter And Be Gay In NOLA
The Krewe of Armeinius hosted their annual Glitter and Be Gay Party on Saturday, May 10, 2014. This annual soiree is one of the krewe’s top fundraisers held each year to raise monies to produce their Mardi Gras Ball. Established in 1969,…
Much Ado About Zoo To Do
There were alligators aplenty at the Audubon Zoo this year for the Whitney Zoo To Do 2014 on Friday, May 2, 2014. This year’s event celebrated the Zoo’s newest attraction, Gator Run, their Lazy River. Starting in 1972, the Zoo To Do is now…
Easter in New Orleans: Bunnies, Bars and Beads
The gay scene in New Orleans has its fair share of holidays it celebrates with glittering excess: Halloween, Southern Decadence and Mardi Gras. But Easter weekend has crept up in the ranks and now draws huge crowds of both locals and…
The Normal Heart Beats Strong At The Allways Theatre
Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is truly New Orleans local theatre at its best. Brought to the stage by Jonathan Mares Productions, The Normal Heart is a searing snapshot of the AIDS crisis in New York between 1981 and 1984 as seen through…
Experience the Renaissance
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, New Orleans witnessed “A Renaissance in Treme.” This culturally significant neighborhood was the focus of this aptly titled fundraiser benefitting The New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and…
Embrace the Night
Southern Rep is at its finest with their newest production of Tennessee William’s The Night of the Iguana. The Art Klub warehouse on Elysian Fields in the Marigny provides a perfect location for this play. You can check more…
JPAS Is A Perfect Matchmaker
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society has given audiences another hit show once again with a Perfect Wedding. The farcical comedy identity is written by Robin Hawkins and bought to life for New Orleans audiences by director Phillip Benson.…
Last Friday Night
Katy Perry’s song “Last Friday Night” antics sums up the evening succinctly for those who went to the Friday Night Before Mardi Gras’ soiree at the Audubon Tea Room on Friday, February 28, 2014. It was a night of festive Carnival frivolity…