Frenchy is in New Orleans, Louisiana.

LSU Women's Basketball 

LSU women's basketball team remains undefeated, possibly setting up 1-2 matchup

LSU (23-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) won 72-66 after pulling away in the final two minutes on Sunday in College Station, Texas.

With the win, the Tigers passed another challenge in a close game. They’ll enter their highly anticipated Feb. 12 showdown against No. 1 South Carolina undefeated yet battle-tested, with an idea of how to win a tight contest.

Feb. 16 vs. Ole Miss – Play4Kay and Pink Out

Feb. 23 vs. Mississippi State – Senior Night and Gold Game

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023 AT 8:30 PM

BrechtFest IV: the Works of Bertolt Brecht

The Twilight Room at the Allways Lounge & Cabaret

BRECHTFEST IV: WORKS OF BERTOLT BRECHT

“BrechtFest IV”, the fourth annual New Orleans celebration of the writings of German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht, will take place on Monday February 6 and Tuesday February 7 at the Allways Lounge Twilight Room. Both shows are at 8:30pm. The performance of music, spoken word, and puppetry features Chris Beroes-Haigis, Sarah Brecht, David Buchbinder, Bremner Duthie, Gabrielle Fischler, Grace Kennedy, Karen Kunkel, Rebecca Leigh, Donald Lewis, Harry Mayronne, Stoo Odom, Susanne Ortner, Anna Laura Quinn, Stephanie Reed, David Symons, and Chris Wecklein.

The performers’ collective credits include Broadway, Berliner Ensemble, the original production of Anais Mitchell's Hadestown, Edinburgh Fringe, and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival, as well as the Allways Lounge presentations of Brecht/Weill’s “Happy End” and “The Threepenny Opera” (co-produced with Cripple Creek Theatre); and the bands Obliquestra, The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, and The Salt Wives. The performance features the music of Weill, Eisler, Buchbinder, Symons, and Mayronne. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Innocence Project New Orleans.

WHAT: BrechtFest IV: Works of Bertolt Brecht, a benefit for Innocence Project New Orleans

WHERE: The Twilight Room at the Allways Lounge ‪2240 St. Claude Ave in New Orleans

WHEN: Monday Feb 6 and Tuesday Feb 7. Both shows at 8:30pm. Doors open at 8:00pm.

TICKETS: $25 in advance. $30 cash at the door

Advance ticket sales at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5697774

The Palm Court Jazz Cafe presents fine dining with live traditional jazz. Normal opening hours are Wednesday through Sunday, from 7pm to 11pm.

Reservations: (504) 525-0200

1204 Decatur Street

New Orleans LA, 70116

Phone: (504) 525 - 0200

FEBRUARY 2023

• 06
• CLOSED

•  07
• CLOSED

•  08
• Lars Edegran & Palm Court Jazz Band 

• 09
• PRIVATE PARTY

•  10
• Kevin Louis & Yolanda Robinson w/Palm Court Jazz Band

•  11
• Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band 12
• CLOSED 13
• CLOSED 14
• CLOSED 15
• Lars Edegran & Palm Court Jazz Band 16
• Duke Heitger & Tim Laughlin w/Crescent City Joymakers 17
• Kevin Louis & Yolanda Robinson w/ Palm Court Jazz Band 18
• CLOSED ENDYMION PARADE 19
• Sunday Night Swingsters 20
• CLOSED 21
• CLOSED 22
• CLOSED 23
• Duke Heiter & Tim Laughlin w/Crescent City Joymakers 24
• Kevin Louis & Yolanda Robinson w/Palm Court Jazz Band 25
• Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band 27
• Mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters 27
• CLOSED 28
• CLOSED      

The return to the traditional parade routes means New Orleans Krewes and their riders are adding to their orders to ensure they have ample supplies of Mardi Gras throws and time-honored treasures, according to carnival/party supply expert Alyssa Fletchinger Higgins, vice president of Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot.

The family-owned store is seeing increased demand for plush and light up throws, novelty, glass and recycled beads of all kinds, since the announcement by the city that parades will return to full-routes, said Fletchinger.

“There has been so much excitement overall for Mardi Gras 2023, perhaps because carnival seems back in full force,” Fletchinger said. “News on the routes have krewes and riders stocking up on those little something extras.”

About Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot

Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot, located at 2812 Toulouse St. in Mid-City is one of the world’s largest suppliers of carnival resources, a favorite of New Orleans residents and newcomers when it comes to celebrations.

Best,

Alyssa Fletchinger Higgins

Plush Appeal, LLC

"The Mardi Gras Spot"

www.MardiGrasSpot.com

Phone # (504) 482-6100

Fax # (504) 482-4554

KING CAKE HUB 2023

King Cake Hub

Contact: Jennifer Samuels, King Cake Hub

(504) 616-6739 (cell)

JennSamuels@gmail.com

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Calling all King Cake Enthusiasts. Jennifer Samuels, owner of King Cake Hub,

the main King Cake Hub location at 1464 S. Broad. 

Back by popular demand The Shop at Historic New Orleans Collection at 520 Royal Street will serve the French Quarter with a rotating selection of kings cakes. The pop-up location will be open Tues-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm and Sunday10:30am-4:30pm. 

This will be King Cake Hub’s fifth year selling a wide assortment of the best king cakes you have ever and never tasted and will include a variety of more than 70 cakes from Bittersweet, Breads on Oak, Brennan’s, Bywater Bakery, Caludas’s, Cannata’s, Caywood and Randazzo Bakery, Hi Do Bakery, Gracious, Joe Gambino’s Bakery, NOCCA/Cake Cafe, Sugar Love, Nolita, Mad Matter Bakery, Waffles on Maple, Marguerite’s King Cakes as well as a number of king cake related sweets and other merchandise.

King Cake Hub will be open daily from 8:30am until 6:00pm beginning January 76 through Lundi Gras. Delivery will be available through D’livery. 

1464 S Broad Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana

The Historic New Orleans Collection

Join us in celebrating the New Orleans debut of "Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition," an interactive experience that offers a glimpse into the past, present, and future of a landmark that has weathered wars, witnessed Napoleon's coronation, withstood a devastating fire in 2019, and is now undergoing a meticulous restoration to return the structure to its former glory.

Each visitor will be issued a HistoPad as their portal into the past that offers unique insight into the cathedral's historical timeline, plus fun activities for the entire family.

After stunning audiences in Paris, Dubai, and Washington DC, we are excited to be only the second US institution to host the exhibition, which will be on view through March 1 in THNOC's Tricentennial Wing at 520 Royal Street.

Admission is free, with timed-ticketing reservations required. Learn more and reserve tickets: hnoc.org/notre-dame

Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition

February 1, 2023 –March 1, 2023

Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

520 Royal Street, Tricentennial Wing, 3rd Floor

Free timed admission

The Stronghold Studios

Just a friendly reminder that we have published our 2023 house float map! More house floats will be added each week so stay tuned!

2023 Stronghold House Floats

20 McAlister Dr

1529 Henry Clay Ave

200 Henry Clay Ave

1237 State St

1660 Robert St

4626 St Charles Ave

5516 S Saratoga St

2631 Soniat St

3211 Napoleon Ave

2040 Milan St

2035 General Pershing St

1113 General Pershing St

3801 Magazine St

3822 Constance St

732 Louisiana Ave

3013 Magazine St

2912 Prytania St

1122 Fourth St

2715 St Charles Ave

2701 St Charles Ave

1314 Third St

2425 Coliseum St

539 First St

2023 Magazine St

300 S Pierce St

1035 Moss St

2501 Chartres St

709 Independence St

820 Bartholomew St

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Every Tuesday – Saturday at 10:00 am History Talk

           Learn about the rich cultural history that makes New Orleans such a special place.

           (At the National Park Service Visitor Center

– 419 Decatur St

Philip Melancon, Jr.  

Regular weekly schedule:

Tues: Chop House

Steak House piano  6-9pm  

Wed: Prytania Theater Uptown  

Classic Movie Series   10 am 

Fri: Superior Seafood  

Upbeat & Loud    5-7 pm

Fri: Public Belt 

Piano Bar    8-10:30 pm

Sat: Public Belt 

Piano Bar    8-10:30 pm

Cry It Out

February 7, 2023

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Marquette Theater at Loyola University

6363 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans LA 70118

A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out, by Molly Smith Metzler takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America., Jana Mestecky, and Michael A. Newcomer, co-founder and executive director of Crescent City Stage. Click here for tickets. Marquette Theater, Marquette Hall, Loyola University; Show Dates are - . : Feb , 7, 8, or 9. All show hours are 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Who

Anyone interested in parenthood.

Purchase tickets. 

More Info

https://www.crescentcitystage.com

All Clash, all day. Chickie Wah Wah will host a 24-hour Clash cover show per the International Clash Day celebration started by Seattle-based radio station KEXP. The event starts Tuesday at 12 a.m. on February 7. It will feature special performances by CC Adcock, Alex McMurray, Meschiya Lake, Tommy McLain and many more. 

TICKET INFORMATION

****"All Day All Clash + Radio Clash Show"****

Tickets are good from 12am Tuesday morning through the entire 24 hours of programming that concludes at 11:59pm on Tuesday night. Ticket also includes crawfish boil!!

Advance Ticket cost: $70

Day of show ticket cost: $100

****"All Day All Clash" w/ NO "Radio Clash Show"****

Tickets are good from 12am Tuesday till 6pm Tuesday. Ticket DOES NOT include entry to "Radio Clash Show". Ticket DOES NOT include crawfish boil.

Advance ticket cost: $20

Day of show ticket cost: $27.

February 19

TODAY AT 12 PM

Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots

1751 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70119

• RACE 1
• 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 944-5515

1:15PM

Fly

February 25 | 2:00 p.m.

February 9 & 24 | 7:00 p.m.

Special $20 Tickets Available for Opening Weekend—

Use Code FLY at Checkout!

BUY TICKETS

Join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for Fly, a play that tells the story of four African American Tuskegee Airmen and their fight on two fronts to achieve Double Victory during World War II. Using their training experience as a microcosm of race relations in America, the play illustrates how these men fought racism at home while battling fascism overseas. Dynamic videography, special effects, and dance make this a powerful multisensory experience. Directed by Tommye Myrick of Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre with an all-local cast.

945 Magazine Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

504-528-1944

Tipitina's

501 Napoleon Ave,

New Orleans LA 70115

Thurs, Feb 9, 2023

Winter Circle Presents

Highly Suspect

+ Dead Poet Society

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Fri, Feb 10, 2023

Lucero

Doors: 9PM / Show: 1PM

Mon, Feb 13, 2023

Amy Ray Band

Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7PM

Fri, Feb 17, 2023

Dumpstaphunk

Doors: 10PM / Show: 11PM

Sat, Feb 18, 2023

Galactic

Feat. Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph

Doors: 10PM / Show: 11PM

Sun, Feb 19, 2023

Anders Osborne's

Bacchus Bash

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Mon, Feb 20, 2023

Galactic Lundi Gras

Feat. Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph

With A Mardi Gras Sunrise Set (5AM/Free)

By Big Chief Juan Pardo & The Golden Comanches with Billy Iuso

Doors: 10PM / Show: 11PM

Fri, Mar 31, 2023

John "Papa" Gros Band

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Sat, June 24, 2023

Community Records 15 Year Anniversary

Block Party 2023

Featuring Fatter Than Albert (Reunion), Caddywhompus, We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln, BAD OPERATION, Delores Galore, BRAT, Joystick, Sharks' Teeth, & More

Doors: 1PM / Show: 2PM

Enjoy the Outdoors at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

11000 Lake Forest Blvd

New Orleans LA 70127

Trails are open Monday - Saturday. Interpretive Center and Ranger Programs: Thursday and Saturday 10 am - 2pm.

The walking trails are open at Audubon Nature Center so take your kids on a nice little hike! Audubon Louisiana Nature Center is a cherished community resource. Located adjacent to Joe Brown Park in New Orleans East on 86 acres of hardwood bottomland forest, its creation was a project of the Junior League of Greater New Orleans, opening March 23, 1980. The Main Boardwalk and Adventure Trail are open Mon-Sat 8:30 am - 3:00 and are monitored by rangers. More info 

Who

Everyone

Cost

FREE

Trails and facilities are monitored by rangers. Intermittent closures are possible. No admission or tickets required for Nature Trails and Interpretive Center. Group reservations required for education programs and planetarium shows.

Krewe of Cork Parade,

February 10,2023 at 3.00pm ,Court of two Sisters , Royal Street.

February 10 - February 12, 2023

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm | Sundays at 2:00pm

SHOWS LEFT!

Feb. 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 at 2:00 p.m.

177 Sala Avenue, Westwego

Walk-ups Are Welcome

General Admission

Teatro Wego! | 177 Sala Avenue, Westwego, LA

A song-filled journey full of soul and history! 

This joyful musical follows five women as they come together to clean out their matriarch’s home and discover fragments of their past. As they share stories and memories, they honor black women throughout history while performing top hits from the 1930s to the 1990s, from Billie Holiday to Beyonce. Based on real interviews with African American women, this uplifting show contains a range of emotions and sing-a-long soulful tunes for all generations, from “Oh, Happy Day,” “Mr. Big Stuff,” and “I Will Survive” to “Tyrone,” “I am Not My Hair,” and “A Woman’s Worth.”

SPECIAL EVENTS

"Expressions of America"

02/10/2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Expressions of America: Sound and Light Experience

The National WWII Museum

945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana

(504) 528-1944

Our newest attraction brings history to life like never before. Expressions of America is an immersive, outdoor sound and light show that combines cutting-edge technology and special effects with the real words and stories of everyday people who made a tremendous impact during a time of monumental conflict.

2.5-hour experience starts at 6:00 p.m. for Premium Dinner Package guests.

60-minute experience starts at 7:00 p.m. for Expressions Ticket guests.

Premium Dinner Package tickets available here: https://ticketing.nationalww2museum.org/.../viewItems...

Expressions of American show only tickets available here:

https://ticketing.nationalww2museum.org/.../viewItems...

FRIDAY NIGHT OUT

Join us on Friday, February 10, for NOMA at Night. Spend an evening in the galleries, listen to live music from Bamboula 2000, and enjoy interactive pop-ups throughout the museum

New Orleans Museum of Art,

One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park,

PO Box 19123,

New Orleans, LA 70179

METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — The official lineup for 2023Family Gras festival has been announced.

Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Jennifer VanVrancken along with Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau President Violet Peters, released the list of local and a national artist at press conference Monday.

This years event has been cut down to two days instead due to the Super Bowl happening Sunday (Feb. 12).

Friday, Feb. 10

• Vince Vance and the Valiants
• The Jacksons

Saturday, Feb. 11

• Imagination Movers
• Hailey Wh!tters
• Croce Plays Croce
• Don Felder
• Rick Springfield

The event is free to attend and fest goes also have the option of purchasing VIP passes. Following the event is the Krewe of Excalibur and Krewe of Symphony on Friday and on Saturday, the Magical Krewe of Mad Hatters.

Andrea Bocelli

Sat Feb 11, 2023 at 8:00pm · Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA

PREPARE TO BE PSYCHED.

 PLAYMAKERS’ MYSTERY/COMEDY

February 7pm

Psych

Feb 11, 2023

Playmakers Theater

Covington, LA

Psych

Feb 12, 2023

2pm

Edward Baxter was a successful psychiatrist until he was framed for murder. Now on the run with an assumed identity and a suspicious new wife, his luck is running out…

The Louisiana premiere of Playmakers Theater’s production of Psych will be a wild ride of murder, mistaken identities and mystery. The play by Lisa Rowe is directed by Anna Turner. Assistant director is Van Turner. The cast includes Matthew Psotka, Bill Larsen-Ruffin, Jaclyn Krottner, Darcy Gunn, Casey Lipscomb, Evette Randolph and Karen Kay.

Season tickets are still available for the remainder of the season which includes Psych, the southeastern U.S. premiere of Escaping the Labyrinth, The Savannah Sipping Society and the musical What a Glorious Feeling. The prorated cost is $80 for all four shows.

Don’t get Psyched out! Get your tickets today!

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TODAY AT 10 AM – 5 PM

Free Day at Audubon Zoo

Audubon Zoo

• 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 861-2537

On the third Thursday of the months this year, Orleans Parish residents with one proof of residency will get free admission with up to four guests to Audubon Zoo.

Nitro Extreme is at Oakwood Center.

NITRO EXTREME brings the production of Big-Budget Movie Stunts to each town we visit with high-speed spins, two-wheeled driving, epic jumps over obstacles, and pyrotechnic explosions, gravity-defying motorcycle tricks, and acrobatics.

NOLA GOLD RUGBY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JEFFERSON PARISH,

WILL HOST MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL TO KICK-OFF 2023 RUBGY SEASON

JEFFERSON, LA – NOLA Gold Rugby, in partnership with the Jefferson Parish, will be kicking-off the 2023 season in true Louisiana fashion, with a pre-match Mardi Gras Festival on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Shrine on Airline (6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA 70003). Set to open the NOLA Gold season against the New England Free Jacks, this home game promises to be a day of purple, green and gold both on and off the field.

The pre-match festival will start with a pre-game tailgate located in Lot E of The Shrine on Airline from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., with a live performance by The Bucktown All-Stars and half-priced beer for adults. From the tailgate area, fans will be able to join in on a second line that will proceed from the tailgate area, onto the field and into the stands. To end the night, there will be a firework show after the ending of the game.

“We are excited to be able to partner with NOLA Gold Rugby to host this wonderful event for the residents of Jefferson Parish to enjoy,” said Councilman Deano Bonano. “We are about to enter the heart of Mardi Gras season and this festival will meet all the requirements to ‘laissez le bon temps rouler’ while also supporting our NOLA Gold team.”

The discounted admission for this game in the Tryzone area is $13 per person, free for youth ages 3-12. There are many different packages available for purchase such as: Fan Experience Packages, VIP Party Suite tickets (includes all you can eat and drink), Private Suites for businesses and companies, Royal Boxes and more. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. For more information about ticket packages for the 2023 season, please contact Ticket Sales Executive Sydney Schaubhut, at 504-507-8429 ext. 505

John Papa Gros

It's a Mardi Gras tradition, the 18th Annual Funk n Chant: John "Papa" Gros with special guest @Big Chief Monk Boudreaux at DBA New Orleans on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans, LA on Bacchus Sunday, February 19th.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/PapaMonk

TODAY AT 7 PM – 10 PM

Mardi Gras Indian Practice at Zony Mash!

Zony Mash Beer Project

3940 Thalia St. New Orleans, LA 70125

Event Dates

Mardi Gras Indian Practice at Zony Mash!

Feb 2023

Sun, Feb 19

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Inviting all Black Masking and

Mardi Gras Indians , family, friends, and fans of

The culture to “Mardi Gras Indian Practice”

At Zony Mash.

Join us Sunday evenings , for “Injun Practice” led

By famed Cha Wa vocalist/percussionist,

Spyboy Irving “Honey” Banister of

The Golden Sioux Mardi Gras Indian Tribe.

All are welcomed!

This event is open to the public

and voluntary donations will be accepted at

The door to support the culture bearers

of New Orleans tradition.

COVINGTON, Wicked fun + easy for parades!

More Parking & Less Walking!

Whether you're paw-ticipating in the parade, or just coming out to watch...

Historic Downtown Covington is not only charming, but offers so much more parking and accessibility than our previous location, we have had nothing but rave reviews since we moved in 2020!

Parade Participants

• Lots of parking close to Registration area
• Walk the "loop" route so you finish near parade's end at the Trailhead for post parade fun - close to where you parked

Sponsors

• Easy access to your booths and nearby parking!

Parade Watchers

• Lots of parking all around the route, and it's easy to walk over to the Covington Trailhead for all the fun before and after the parade!

WYES is excited to announce the 30th anniversary of WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES. 

This season, from January 2023 through July 2023, guests can select wine tasting dinners at eight of New Orleans’ iconic restaurants. Each dinner is specially created by the chef to pair with the wines being served that evening. In past years, some of the dinners have sold out within a matter of hours. 

Reservations open at wyes.org/events. Dinner prices vary from $115-$250, and include tax and gratuity. 

All wine pairing menus are now online and can be viewed at  wyes.org/events. 

Thank you to this season’s participating restaurants.

Broussard’s — Thursday, March 2

Criollo — Friday, March 3

Rosedale — Tuesday, March 21

The Pelican Club — Tuesday, June 6

Palm&Pine — Wednesday, June 21

Briquette — Friday, July 14

These dinners are made possible through the support of our generous sponsors: Caire Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Inc., Community Coffee, AJ’s Produce and Thompson Meats.

𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘!

https://www.betterunite.com/btcnola-winewomenshoesneworleans

Wednesdays at the Square

the free Wednesday evening event in Lafayette Square has become an institution in the city’s outdoor live music scene. It runs throughout the spring and summer months

3/15: Water Seed with The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

3/22: Maggie Koerner with Louis Michot

3/29: Galactic featuring Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph with YUSA

4/5: Mia Borders with The Quickening

4/12: The Suffers with Trumpet Mafia

4/19: The Iceman Special with Zita

4/26: George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners with Joy Clark

5/3: The Soul Rebels with Tonya Boyd-Cannon

NOLA on Tap Returns

Yeah You Right Events tabbed to bring back Louisiana’s Largest Beer Festival

New Orleans, LA. – NOLA on Tap, the beloved beer festival in support of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LASPCA), will return to the festival calendar in 2023. 

Yeah You Right Events, a new partnership between Top Taco and Food Fight producer Shane Finkelstein and restaurateur and Cinco de Mayo Fest producer Oscar Chimal, will take charge of the popular homebrew and craft beer festival. While some changes will be in store for NOLA on Tap, the LASPCA will remain sole beneficiary of the event.

Top Taco and Food Fight have become can’t-miss food festivals in the city. Yeah You Right Events aims to make NOLA on Tap look more like those events while still retaining many of the features that made it one of the largest beer festivals in the country. 

Homebrewers will still battle it out for coveted awards and top-notch live musical acts will still grace the stages, but NOLA on Tap will now be a 21 and over ticketed event, and move from City Park on the fall calendar to Lafreniere Park on March 18th, 2023 from 2pm-7pm.

“We really wanted to take NOLA on Tap out of hurricane season,” said event producer Shane Finkelstein. “We love Lafreniere Park for the type of events that we do and its proximity to the city. It really is the perfect venue for medium-sized festivals.”

Other changes will include an all-inclusive ticket package for beer-lovers and a VIP Experience that will include a crawfish boil, open bar, signature beers, lounge seating, private restrooms, and additional food and entertainment. 

Early bird tickets will start at $10 for “Designated Drivers” and $35 for unlimited beer samples, while all-inclusive VIP tickets will start at $95 and end up at $125 at the gate.

“We are so excited to have Yeah You Right Events bring back NOLA on Tap,” says CEO of the LASPCA, Ana Zorrilla. “We couldn’t have asked for a better group to bring it back after a 3 year-long hiatus.” 

When NOLA on Tap was conceived back in 2009, Abita Brewing was the only brewery in Louisiana. Today, there are over 40 breweries in the state and dozens more around the Gulf Coast. The goal of Yeah You Right Events is to have every local and regional brewery represented at this year’s festival. 

“From Gnarly Barley and Urban South to NOLA Brewing Company and Bayou Teche, we now have some of the best breweries in the country right in our backyard,” said Oscar Chimal. 

A craft beer competition will be added to NOLA on Tap so festival-goers and celebrity judges can vote for their favorite Pilsners, Lagers, Porters, Sours, and Stouts.

Another feature added to the festival will be the Doggie Drag Show presented by Petcetera. Come out and watch our lovable pups strut their stuff on the runway and sign up to be a foster for those waiting to be adopted. 

The goal is to raise $100,000 for the LASPCA so they can continue to do the important work they do in our community.

Tickets will go on sale on December 15th. 

For more information, visit our website at www.nolaontap.com.

Contact: David Emond

504-920-4998

demond@hotelhope.org

Hotel Hope to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary with Inaugural “Hope Fest”

Hotel Hope, the New Orleans nonprofit serving women with children experiencing homelessness, is preparing to celebrate five years of impact at the inaugural “Hope Fest” presented by Teamsters Local 270. 

Hosted by Zony Mash Beer Project, Hope Fest will take place on Saturday, April 1, from 7-10pm. The event will feature live music from the legendary Irma Thomas, Queen of New Orleans Soul, as well as Zony Mash beer and spiked seltzers, and food from local restaurants. A silent auction will also be held. 

 “We are so proud and excited to celebrate our success with the community and raise funds to help us serve more families,” said Sister Mary Lou Specha, Hotel Hope’s Executive Director. “In 2018, we realized a dream when we opened the doors to our 20-room motel. Hope Fest will help us build on all we have accomplished in partnership with more than 20 service delivery partners and 200 volunteers.”

Since opening their doors in 2018, Hotel Hope has served nearly 800 mothers and children experiencing homelessness, moving these families from their immediate housing crisis to a welcoming, safe, and private space where they can connect to critical supports and begin the process of transitioning back to permanent long-term housing. 

Limited parking with security will be available at the event. Guests are encouraged to use rideshare services.

To purchase tickets, become a Hope Fest sponsor, or donate a silent auction item, please visit www.hotelhope.org/hopefest. 

Romney K. Richard

Editor/Publisher 

Sugar Journal

504.628.3533 c.

Hospice House

April seems so far away.. .but it's not!

You can get tickets, sponsorship opportunities and all the information you need about the 18th Annual Crawfish Cook-off at www.CrawfishTickets.com!

The Hospice House's signature event! The largest one day event on the Northshore boasts over 40,000 pounds of crawfish. Crawfish are boiled up by over 50 teams competing for the title of "Best Crawfish in St Tammany Parish". Celebrity judges as well as the teams themselves decide the winners. 3 local bands entertain the crowd of 8,000 plus people every year. Admission includes all the crawfish you can eat and the concert event.

Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the gate. Children 12 and under are free.

No outside food or drink, ice chests, tables, trays or tents allowed.

Event is rain or shine. No refunds will be given.

Entertainment this year is:

Christian Serpas

The Bucktown Allstars

Pine Leaf Boys

2023 Jazz Fest Poster: QUARTER (LOVE) NOTE

A Portrait of New Orleans' French Quarter

By James Michalopoulos



2023 Opus Ball: Celebrating Carlos Miguel Prieto

Featuring special guests Jon Cleary and Tank & the Bangas

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Orpheum Theater, New Orleans

Patron Party 5:30 p.m.

Dinner 6:00 p.m.

| Concert 7:30 p.m.

The Orpheum Theater

129 Roosevelt Way

New Orleans, LA 70112

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate and thank Carlos Miguel Prieto for seventeen years as the Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Music Director and Principal Conductor.

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The evening will include a seated dinner followed by a celebratory concert featuring music by Copland and special guests Jon Cleary and Tank and the Bangas. You won’t want to miss Carlos Miguel Prieto’s last concert at the head of the LPO.

Tickets are available for the concert only portion of the evening. Seating is General Admission and is limited to the Balcony area of the theater.

Limited tickets available.

Honorary Chairs Dr. Stephen and Nancy Hales

Special Guests

JON CLEARY

 TANK & THE BANGAS

2023 LSU football schedule: Games, dates, opponents

Sept. 3 vs. Florida State

Sept. 9 vs. Grambling

Sept. 16 at Mississippi State

Sept. 23 vs. Arkansas

Sept. 30 at Ole Miss

Oct. 7 at Missouri

Oct. 14 vs. Auburn

Oct. 21 vs. Army

Oct. 28 Idle

Nov. 4 at Alabama

Nov. 11 vs. Florida

Nov. 18 vs. Georgia State

Nov. 25 vs. Texas A&M