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Frank Stansbury
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NATIONAL BIRD DAY
Nature lovers, bird lovers, and bird watchers across the country annually recognize National Bird Day on January 5th. It's also one of several designated holidays celebrating birds.
Born Free USA emphasizes the importance of National Bird Day and lists it as a day to shine a spotlight on issues critical to the protection and survival of birds, both captive and wild.
According to Born Free USA, nearly 12 percent of the world's almost 10,000 bird species are in danger of extinction.
Join over half a million avian admirers celebrating National Bird Day through a bevy of activities.
- bird-watching
- studying birds
- educating others
- other bird-related activities
- A particularly important National Bird Day activity is bird adoption. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper article, many bird enthusiasts celebrate by adopting birds on this day. They also educate future bird owners about the special issues involved with taking care of birds, including the "proper care, cleanup, noise and biting, feeding, diet and their need for daily interaction."
There are approximately 10,000 species of birds.
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The blood banks of greater New Orleans need your blood. please donate! | |
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Open on Sundays AND Mondays?! Yes, please!
Laissez les bon temps rouler with Haydel’s EVERY DAY of the week with our updated Mardi Gras hours:
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Pre-order your king cakes with us today by calling our bakery. Happy Almost Mardi Gras Season!
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Meet the newest member of the family…King Cake Beignets. Available throughout carnival season.
lovebakersdozen.com
https://www.lovebakersdozen.com
Bakers Dozen Donuts Wed-Sat 5am-11am Sundays 6:30am-11am CLOSED MONDAYS & TUESDAYS 3305 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson LA 504-828-2811
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Heavy rain could cause street flooding in low-lying areas. Neutral ground parking allowed until 6 AM, 1/6. Please don't block intersections, streetcar tracks, sidewalks, or bike paths.
Avoid flood waters
-NEVER drive through flood waters. It's dangerous for you, your vehicle, and can push water into nearby homes and businesses.
-If water rises around your car, abandon the car immediately.
Report flooding
-Call 911 to report street flooding and life-threatening emergencies.
-View reports of street flooding at streetwise.nola.gov
Stay safe!
-The Team at NOLA Ready
Managed by the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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City Park, Sunday Farmers Market in New OrleansJanuary 5, 2025
8 am - 12 pm
New Orleans City Park
Tad Gormley Stadium
Marconi Drive @ Navarre Ave.
Directions and Parking
The Sunday Market is located in the parking lot of Tad Gormley Stadium at the corner of Marconi and Navarre. While the parking lot is closed off to house the market, there is plenty of parking along Marconi and surrounding streets. Please be diligent about following parking signs and only park in clearly marked spaces with perpendicular markings. DO NOT park in the bike lanes, as this makes our market space unsafe to bikers and pedestrians and threatens our ability to continue operating the market here. No parking allowed on the neutral ground. Please don't pull up into the market driveway for recycling pick ups or drop offs. Thank you for understanding!
RTA Bus Route 27: Louisiana passes right by market! Click here to view more details about route 27.
No Cash? No Problem!
All of our vendors accept cash and tokens. Swipe for tokens on-site at the orange Welcome Tent with debit, credit, or EBT SNAP.
Shop with SNAP!
Market Umbrella implements fresh food incentive programs such as Market Match, which doubles SNAP dollars spent at market for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. Starting January 1st, 2023, market match will be unlimited, allowing us to match each EBT dollar being swiped for on-site at the orange Welcome Tent.
Between June and the end of November, certified market vendors accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers for both seniors and WIC participants. Market Umbrella is able to double FMNP benefits with tokens on-site at the Welcome Tent.
City Park Vendors Scheduled for
Sunday
5D Natural Farm
Amorphous Gardens
Anna Marie Seafood
Applied Arts
Buttery Spell
Candlestick Bakery
Casa Borrega
Coffee Science
Costantini Pasta
Crisp Farms
Faust Farms
Fat Cat Farm
Figue Envie
Fresh Fruit Sensations
Gingerbooch
Honest Foods
Isabel's Tamales and Produce
Johndales Farm
JuiceSEE
La Vie En Rose
Latino Snacks
Leo's Bread
Louisiana's Best Kettlecorn
Micro Pharms
Mizell Farms
Monica's Okra World
Mycelium Express
Paw Paw's Donuts
Pearl River Pastures
Pete & Clara's Seafood
Poché Family Farm
Powers Beekeepers
Riverboat Coffee
Rose Wagon Ranch
Roulaison Distilling Co
Sassy Cajun Spices
Star Nursery
Take Box
T&R Dairy
Things N Stuff
Too Tall
VEGGI Farmers Cooperative
White Oaks
White Sand Homestead
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Déjà vu is a sense of having already seen something you're currently seeing or experiencing—coupled with knowing you haven't actually seen it, which is why it catches many people so off guard. It is thought to be the equivalent of a small brain “glitch,” with two streams of thought colliding. | |
Join us here at Palmettos on Sundays from
10 am to 3 pm for an authentic
Louisiana Jazz Brunch.
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JAZZ BRUNCH HOURS
SUN0AY
10 am – 3 pm
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Regift Your Christmas Trees to the Wetlands: Participate in the Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program!
NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans today reminded residents of the annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program to restore our wetlands. For over 26 years, this program has contributed to the restoration of the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, while also preventing them from being placed in landfills. Thanks to residents who participate in the program each year, recycled trees have restored an area of marsh equal to approximately 200 football fields. The trees also create an important habitat for birds, fish, crabs, crawfish and shrimp.
This year, the City added expanded dates and several new drop-off sites on the East Bank and West Bank to make it easier for residents to recycle their trees. Here’s when and how to participate:
- December 26 through January 5 - Drop your trees at these locations:
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East Bank: Lafitte Greenway, 2930 Lafitte Ave.
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West Bank: Bodenger Park, 3400 Kansas St.
- January 6 through January 10 - Place your trees on the curb by 5 a.m. on your regular garbage pick-up day. A recycling truck will follow your regular garbage truck
- Residents in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District should place their trees curbside before 4 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9th only
Trees cannot be flocked or have remnants of tinsel, and all ornamentation and lighting should be removed before recycling pick up.
To learn more, go to nola.gov/ChristmasTreeRecycling
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Harahan Farmers Market
- weekly on Sunday
- Address: 6601 10th Street, Harahan, LA
- Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Price: FREE
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The Christmas season has come to a close, and you might be wondering what to do with your tree.
Jefferson Parish officials are reminding residents of its Christmas tree recycling program as residents get ready to ring in the new year.
According to the parish, residents in unincorporated Jefferson Parish and the Town of Jean Lafitte can bring real Christmas trees with no lights, garland, tinsel, ornaments, tree stands or plastic bags to 400 David Drive or 6440 Lapalco Blvd. from Jan. 4 through Jan. 14.
Parish officials also said residents can place their trees on their curbs on Wednesday, Jan. 8, to be collected on Jan. 9, 10 or 11.
Flocked, painted and artificial trees will not be collected.
Parish officials said the recycled trees will be used to build wave-dampening fences to reduce coastal erosion in the Barataria Basin.
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Rodrigue:
Before the Blue Dog
A new Louisiana State Museum exhibition Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog, opens at the Cabildo .
This new exhibit presents more than fifty of Rodrigue's unique paintings alongside Louisiana State Museum artifacts related to Cajun culture.
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20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture GardenThis year, the New Orleans Museum of Art celebrates 20 years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, one of the city's favorite places for discovery, wonder, and respite. Free and open to all, NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden features world-class artwork from the 19th century to the present day, all set within the unique landscape of South Louisiana.
Open seven days a week, 10 am–6 pm.
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Travel Back in Time with Dinosaurs at Audubon Zoo
EXTENDED by Popular Demand
Now - January 5, 2025
Enjoy even more time with the popular Dinosaurs at Audubon Zoo exhibit featuring over 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs & dino-themed activities.
Hurry before they are extinct!
Now - January 5, 2025 only
| Daily 10AM - 5PM (Last entry 4:30PM)
Experience the awe-inspiring world of the pre-historic era with our spectacular collection of over 50 life-size, lifelike dinosaurs. This must-see exhibit at Audubon Zoo is perfect for dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
Stroll through our immersive outdoor adventure at your own pace and marvel at the wonders of 65 million years ago. Encounter iconic dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, and Stegosaurus. Don't miss this thrilling journey into the past!
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Los Jefes Grill
Brunch isn’t brunch without bottomless drinks… and now a mariachi band. Weekend brunch Saturday + Sunday 11AM — 2PM. KIDS EAT FREE!
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Racing Schedule
Thursday through Sunday
We love seeing horses in the paddock again! Doors open at 12, first race is at 12:45
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Sunday, January 5, 2025 - 12:00pm
Perfect Gentlemen Second Line Parade 2022 [Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni]
START 501 Napoleon Ave. Proceed down Napoleon to St. Charles Ave. turn RIGHT on St. Charles Ave.
STOP in front of Superior Seafood and toast to the 2024-2025 Crescent City Show Stoppers Queen. Afterwards proceed down St. Charles to Louisiana Ave. LEFT on Louisiana Ave. (LEvel 5 Social Aid and Pleasure Club) and continue up Louisiana Ave and
STOP at 2213 Louisiana Ave. We'll Take It!!! Proceed down Louisiana Ave. to LaSalle and make a RIGHT turn and pass the Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge on to Washington Ave. Turn LEFT on Washington Ave. and Do What You Want To, proceed to Magnolia. LEFT on Magnolia as we Nola Clap and head towards Louisiana and turn RIGHT to proceed to Chicken & Watermelon/Big Man
STOP on Louisiana & S. Claiborne. Proceed down Louisiana Ave. to S. Galvez make a RIGHT turn continue to Washington Ave. and make a LEFT on Washington Ave (Events by Triney-Ent.) proceed towards Tapp's Bar (2800 S. Rocheblave St.) turn to S. Broad St. then turn RIGHT on S. Broad St. continue down S. Broad St. as we Shake, Rattle, and Roll Over the Broad St. Overpass to Da Spot Bar & Lounge located at 540 S. Broad St. and
DISBAND
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The City of Covington's 12 Days of Christmas walking tour is up and ready to go! Grab the family or a friend and get your Christmas jogging jingle onor get in the car and make it a Christmas cruise | |
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Pups & Pints at Chafunkta Brewing Co.
- Recurring Recurring weekly on Sunday
- Time: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Price: Free
- Chafunkta Brewing Company
- 69123 Skybrook Rd., Mandeville, LA 70471
- (985) 869-0716
Make your Sunday a true FUNDAY with Chafunkta Brewery's "Pups and Pints," every Sunday! Bring your dog to the brewery on Sundays and your second pint is free. Don't have a pup or can't bring one? That's OK, as 10% of ALL SALES will go to the Northshore Humane Society.
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Here’s the Saints’ full 2024 schedule in list format
Regular season
Week 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Noon,
Sunday, Jan. 5.
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FRITZELS MUSIC CALENDAR
SUNDAY
12:30PM DOYLE COOPER BAND (1/19,1/26) MARTY PETERS BAND (1/5, 1/19)
5PM SAZERAC JAZZ BAND
8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/MIKE FULTON
MONDAY
1PM MATINEE ALL STARS BAND
5PM TIN MEN
8PM RICHARD SCOTT AND FRIENDS
TUESDAY
1PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT
5PM COLIN MYERS ORCHESTRA
8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/JAMIL SHARIF
WEDNESDAY
1PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT
5PM BOURBON STREET STARS
8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/KEVIN RAY CLARK
THURSDAY
12PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT
2PM DOYLE COOPER BAND
5PM JOHN SAAVEDRA BAND
8PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/CHUCK BRACKMAN
FRIDAY
12:30PM RICHARD "PIANO" SCOTT
2:30PM SAM FRIEND JAZZ BAND
6PM WOODIS/LANGE BAND (1/10,1/24)) SAM LOBLEY BAND ( 1/3,1/17,1/31)
9PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/KEVIN RAY CLARK
SATURDAY
1-5PM STEVE DETROY BAND
5-9PM BOURBON MATINEE JAZZ BAND W/CHUCK BRACKMAN
9PM FRITZELS ALL STAR BAND W/JAMIL SHARIF
Kevin Ray Clark
Clark Entertainment Consultants, LLC
619 23rd Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
contact: kevinclarkentertainment@gmail.com
website: www.kevinrayclark.com
nightcrawlers website: www.neworleansnightcrawlersbrassband.com
Music Director
Fritzel's Jazz Pub
"Bourbon Street's oldest jazz club"
733 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
www.Fritzelsjazz.com
Music Director
The Distillery District
9 Trinity Street, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
www.thedistillerydistrict.com
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The Stage is SET
#5 Texas will face #8 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on January 10th
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Bring the whole family to this comedic rendition of all seven Harry Potter books reenacted in 70 hilarious minutes
After several successful North American tours and over 1,000 performances at Horseshoe Las Vegas, London’s West End hit Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff is coming to the New Orleans area!
Created by two-time Olivier Award–nominated BBC Television actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, and seen by over 1,000,000 Potter fans around the world, the show will cast a spell over the Jefferson Performing Arts Center from December 26 through January 5.
Selling out to crowds around the world, Potted Potter will have you flying off your seat (or broomstick) with laughter. The perfect show for muggles, witches and wizards of all ages, this production of the boy-who-lived’s story combines all seven books into 70 hilarious minutes. The cleverly curated show includes all of your favorite characters, perfect Potter props and even a live Quidditch match!
Starvox Touring and Potted Productions first introduced the fabulously funny show to North American audiences in Toronto in 2012, where it received rave reviews. Over the past several years the show has completed multiple tours across the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Dubai, and Canada. Whether you’re team Gryffindor or don’t know the difference between a Death Eater and Dumbledore, this show is a seriously good time.
Potted Potter at Jefferson Perf Arts Center
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We're excited to announce that our Holiday in the Park is now open until Sunday, January 5, 2025. Location: 5601 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, La. 70127. Time: Nightly, from dusk until 9:00pm. Big 'Thank You' goes to our sponsor, New Orleans East Hospital! We appreciate you! For more information, call 504-658-3052. | |
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SunJan05
6:00PM
Treme Brass Band
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1129157332979?aff=odd
End your weekend with New Orleans' premier traditional brass band, led and founded by Benny Jones Sr!
SunJan05
9:30PM
Vegas Cola Band
Vegas Cola Band is the living accumulation of the bandleader’s expert experience and captivating charisma. Soul. Funk. R&B.
MonJan06
6pm
Secret Six Jazz Band
RSVP
The Secret Six are a New Orleans traditional Jazz Band evoking the rich style of collective improvistion and ensemble playing. Specializing in stomps, blueses, rags, and no frills hot jazz!
MonJan06
9:00pm-1:00am
The Jump Hounds
The Jump Hounds is a New Orleans-based sextet that specializes in ‘jump’, the jazz-based rhythm and blues that bridged the gap between swing and rock & roll. To keep this often-overlooked style of music alive, the band plays a mix of Jump Era classics and original compositions within the idiom. The result is a repertoire that balances energetic up-tempo numbers, slow blues, and cozy mid-tempo swingers. This breadth of material makes for dynamic live shows that are tailored to the audience.
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Deride is a verb that means to mock or make fun of someone or something. It is a very strong word and implies that the ridicule is done in a contemptuous way. Deride carries a negative connotation and is often used to express scorn or disapproval. Deriding someone or something often involves putting them down in an effort to humiliate them. It is a type of verbal abuse that can be hurtful and damaging to the person being derided. Deride is often used to express disapproval and disapproval of someone, an idea, or a situation. | |
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Today, as a community, we have been devastated by the news of the mass casualty incident that took place on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street in the early hours of the morning. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families suffering due to this tragic event. In times of tragedy, many want to reach out to find ways to help those in our community who are hurting.
To assist the families of those whose lives were taken and those seriously injured or impacted by the tragedy, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, at the request of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and in partnership with other community leaders, has launched the New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund.
Give Now
Supported by donations, the Fund will serve as a resource to provide assistance to the families of those whose lives were taken and those seriously injured or impacted by the tragedy.
As always, thanks to everyone for your generous support. In times like these when our community needs us most, generous people always step up to do their part, for which we are so grateful.
If you would prefer to give by check, please make your check payable to the Greater New Orleans Foundation, indicating “New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund” on the memo line.
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
919 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Memo Line: New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund
https://2014givenow.kimbia.com/nola-newyearsday-tragedy-fund
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LSU Women's Basketball...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 6 LSU (16-0, 1-0 SEC) opened SEC play with a resounding 98-64 win at Arkansas (7-9, 0-1 SEC) Thursday night in Bud Walton Arena.
Sun.
Jan 5
#6
vs.
Auburn
Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)
Presented by
3:00 pm CT
Thu.
Jan 9
at
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center)
5:30 pm CT
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2836 Lasalle Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70115
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Skate Country, located at 1100 Terry Parkway in Terrytown,
Skate Country is open from 8-11 p.m. on Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. on Fridays and from 1-10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission prices range from $8 to $15, and skate rentals are $5.
Skate Country’s schedule offers the following events:
- “Adult Night” from 8-11 p.m. Thursdays
- “Top Music Chart Night” from 7-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
- “Family Matinee” from 1-3:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
“Sunday Night Skate” from 7-10 p.m. Sunday.
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Takin' It to the Streets
Weekly Brass Band events:
Mondays - Big 6 Brass Band at Da Jump Off Lounge (1901 N. Claiborne Ave.) - 9pm
Tuesdays - TBC Brass Band at Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak St.) - 9pm
Tuesdays - Sporty's Brass Band at Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude Ave) - 9pm
Tuesdays - Brass Band at Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.) - 10pm
Wednesdays - New Breed Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 9:30pm
Thursdays - Brass-A-Holics at Jazz Playhouse (300 Bourbon St.) - 7:30pm
Thursdays - Where Y'At Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 9pm
Fridays - Sporty's Brass Band at Brass Hall (1104 Decatur St.) - 9pm
Fridays - Trumpet Slim & Brass Flavor at Blue Nile Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm
Saturdays - Marigny Street Brass Band at Blue Nile Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm
Saturdays - City of Trees Brass Band at Maison (508 Frenchmen St.) - 10pm
Sundays - Brass Band Sundays at Treme Hideaway (1234 N. Claiborne) - 10pm
Sundays - Street Legends Brass Band at Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St.) - 10:30pm
Sundays - Hot 8 Brass Band at the Howlin' Wolf (907 S. Peters St) - 10:30pm
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NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY
Add a little extra something special to desserts to celebrate on January 5 for National Whipped Cream Day. Not only does it add creaminess and a bit of pizzaz, but it also makes the difference between the ho-hum or a celebration kind of beverage or dessert.
This holiday falls on Reddi-Wip founder Aaron "Bunny" Lapin's birthday (January 5, 1914 - July 10, 1999). Lapin invented Reddi-Wip in 1948, and the holiday celebrates whipped cream's contributions to the dessert world.
While most often sweetened and flavored with vanilla, whipped cream dresses up desserts with other flavors, too. With a hint of coffee or chocolate or the zing of orange or mint, whipped cream adds a delightfulness to pies, cakes, and beverages. Of course, we call it by other names, too, such as Chantilly cream or creme Chantilly, milk snow, or snow cream.
Recipes from the 16th century included whipped cream sweetened and aromatized. In these recipes, naturally separated cream is whipped, typically with willow or rush branches, then the resulting foam on the surface would from time to time be skimmed off and drained, which was a process taking an hour or more.
The English name whipped cream found its beginning in 1673. The name snow cream continued to be used throughout the 17th century.
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What was Henry Ford's first horseless carriage called?
Movement machine
Quadricycle
Cyclone
The Chariot
In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a Quadricycle.
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January 5th Celebrated History
1858
The U.S. Patent Office issues patent No. 19063 is issued to Ezra J. Warner of Waterbury, Connecticut for a can opener. While it never became popular for home use, it wouldn't be long before another can opener was invented.
1914
Ford Motor Company establishes an eight-hour workday and sets a daily minimum wage of $5.
1925
Nellie Tayloe Ross takes the oath of office, becoming Wyoming's 14th Governor and the first woman to serve as governor of any U.S. state. Wyoming has not elected another woman since.
1943
George Washington Carver dies at the Tuskegee Institute where the agricultural scientist spent years developing many uses for sweet potatoes, peanuts, and soybeans. While he would receive a couple of patents, the first in 1925, Carver was most noted for his 1916 publication How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.
January 5th Celebrated Birthdays
King C. Gillette - 1855
After inventing a disposable safety razor made from stamped steel, Gillette founded the American Safety Razor Company in 1901.
Elizabeth Cotten - 1893
The folksinger is best known for her song "Freight Train." Using right-handed instruments, Cotten played them up-side-down to accommodate her left-handed playing. In 1984, she received the Grammy Award for the Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.
Jeannette Piccard - 1895
The high-altitude balloonist was the first woman licensed to pilot a balloon in the United States. On October 23, 1934, she became the first woman to reach the stratosphere when Piccard piloted a hydrogen balloon to an altitude of 57, 979 feet. Her husband, Dr. Jean Piccard accompanied her on the voyage.
Kemmons Wilson - 1913
In 1952, the businessman founded the first Holiday Inn in Memphis, Tennessee.
Aaron Bunny Lapin - 1914
In 1948, Lapin collaborated with Aaron Block to develop a way to dispense real whipped cream from a can. Their invention? Reddi-Wip.
Sam Phillips - 1923
The record producer opened a recording studio in 1950 and in 1952 founded the Sun Record Company. Phillips produced recordings at the studio for notable artists including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Roy Orbison.
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Italian workers 1935
Off the boat - Italians
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Men unloading barrels of Jax beer in front of the Ball Sandwich Stand in Ball (Rapides Parish) in 1933
Louisiana Memories
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On December 30th 1953, 72 years ago the first
RCA CT-100 color TV sets (left one in the photo)
went on sale for about $1,175. RCA was the leading manufacturer of color sets in the 1950s.
Most people did not purchase a color until
the 1960s as prices began to decrease.
On display at the excellent National Capitol
Radio & Television Museum 2608 Mitchellville Rd, Bowie, Maryland 20716
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Need help? Here are some tips for streaming from a phone from WWOZ's Video Director. | |
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OnlineWire - New Orleanrtual gig calendar |
Welcome to
OffBeat‘s live music listings!
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If there is a need for emergency assistance, you should always call 911. However, DDD’s SafeWalk is a service provided to Downtown residents, workers and visitors, so people can feel safe and confident walking to and from anywhere Downtown. Downtown SafeWalks are offered free of charge within the Downtown DDD boundaries. To schedule a SafeWalk, contact the DDD Public Safety Rangers during regular operating hours: 7 days a week, 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Call or text (504) 415-1730 to check availability. If texting, include name, location and time of meet-up.
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Enjoy the Outdoors at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
11000 Lake Forest Blvd
New Orleans LA 70127
Notes regarding time
Trails are open Monday - Saturday. Interpretive Center Thursday and Saturday 10 am - 2pm. Ranger Programs Saturdays at 11 am.
Description
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 (and restrooms) are open Mon-Sat 8:30 am - 3:00 and are monitored by rangers. The Interpretaive Center is open Thursdays & Saturdays 10 am - 2pm and the Ranger Programs are on Saturdays at 11:00 am. Click here to learn more.
Who
Everyone - family friendly.
Cost
FREE
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HE 2025 MARDI GRAS GUIDE has begun limited distribution. Copies may be found at all Barnes & Nobles, Beads by the Dozen, Plush Appeal, Mardi Gras Bead Factory, TJ's Carnival Supply, Jefferson Variety, with more outlets coming daily. Our 49th annual edition | |
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Parran's Po-Boys of Kenner
Hungry? Red Beans and Rice Monday.
Kenner
2321 W Esplanade Ave 504-305-6422
Metairie
3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd 504-885-3416
Open 11-7:30 pm
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This week, St. Tammany Parish will experience freezing temperatures in the mid to low 30s. Please remember the 4 P's: People, Pipes, Pets & Plants! Check in on loved ones, wrap your pipes, bring your pets indoors and cover plants!
If you choose to run water during freezing temperatures, remember to only run a trickle of cold water to reduce the usage load on utility systems.
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2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
The Mardi Gras season is upon us again! Here's the parade schedule for 2025 (subject to change):
Monday, January 6
5pm Society Des Champs Elysée - Marigny (walking parade only)
7pm Phunny Phorty Phellows - St. Charles streetcar route
followed by Funky Uptown Krewe
8pm Joan of Arc - French Quarter
Saturday, January 25
6pm Krewe Mosaique - French Quarter
Saturday, February 1
7pm Krewe of Chewbacchus
Friday, February 14
7pm Krewe Bohème - Marigny/French Quarter
Saturday, February 15
6:30pm Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter
followed by krewedelusion
Sunday, February 16
1pm Krewe of Nefertiti - New Orleans East
4:30pm 'tit Rex - Marigny
Friday, February 21
3pm Cork - French Quarter
5:30pm Oshun - Uptown
followed by Cleopatra
Saturday, February 22
9:30am Krewe of Pontchartrain - Uptown
followed by Legion of Mars
followed by Choctaw
followed by Freret
5:30pm Knights of Sparta - Uptown
6:15pm Krewe of Pygmalion - Uptown
Sunday, February 23
11am The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale - Uptown
12:30pm Krewe of King Carrollton - Uptown
1:30pm Krewe of King Arthur - Uptown
2pm Krewe of Barkus - French Quarter
Wednesday, February 26
6:15pm Krewe of Druids - Uptown
followed by Krewe of Alla
Thursday, February 27
5:30pm Knights of Babylon - Uptown
followed by Knights of Chaos
followed by Krewe of Muses
Friday, February 28
11:30am Krewe of Bosom Buddies - French Quarter
5:30pm Krewe of Hermes - Uptown
6:30pm Krewe d'Etat - Uptown
7pm Krewe of Morpheus - Uptown
Saturday, March 1
10:45am - Krewe of NOMTOC - Westbank
11am Krewe of Iris - Uptown
12pm Krewe of Tucks - Uptown
4:15pm Krewe of Endymion - Midcity
Sunday, March 2
11am Okeanos - Uptown
followed by Krewe of Mid-City
12pm Thoth - Uptown
5:15pm Bacchus - Uptown
LUNDI GRAS Monday, March 3
2pm Red Beans - Marigny
5:15pm Proteus - Uptown
6pm Orpheus - Uptown
MARDI GRAS Tuesday, March 4
7am Half-Fast Walking Club - start at Commander's Palace
7:30am Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club - start at Third & Magazine
8am Zulu - Uptown
10:30am Rex - Uptown
followed by Krewe of Elks Orleans
followed by Krewe of Crescent City
Morning - Societé de Sainte Anne - Marigny/French Quarter
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In Person Classes in New Orleans
Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm
"Shimmer" Bellydance Basics
For all levels. Ongoing
$60 per month or $18 drop in.
10 classes, used within 10 wk., $120
At: "The Movement Collective"
3921 St. Claude Ave, (Bywater)
New Orleans
Tamalyn Dallal
Movement Collective - New Orleans
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Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm
Come and dance...
Bring veils, zils, and your hips to do lots of shimmies.
$18 per class, $60 per month
10 classes for $120
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The Bluegrass Pickin' Party is an open acoustic bluegrass jam. Bring your guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, dobro, harmonica, or singing voice to join the jam circle. Beginners welcome to come and learn traditional bluegrass music. Intermediate and advanced players welcome as well. This weekly jam is also open to anyone and everyone who'd like to come listen and enjoy the music.
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The ULTIMATE
"SUPER-MARDI GRAS" 2025
EACH Remarqued Signed & Numbered Print is
HAND-PAINTED in GOLD by artist ANDREA MISTRETTA - Year #40
Limited Edition of only 777 prints 18" x 24"
Poster Includes KREWE's names in CALLIGRAPHY
https://mardigrasgraphics.com/order.html
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NOLA Jitterbugs
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Tickets
nolajitterbugsfall2023.dancecamps.org/booking.php
Public
Join the award-winning (1st place, baby!) NOLA Jitterbugs for a 6-week series with live music in the last class!
Our live music classes with local musicians and culture bearers, as well as our overall emphasis on music appreciation is what makes our lessons stand out among the rest!
Starts at The Contemporary Arts Center!
6-7pm Intro to Swing
For total beginners to swing dancing or dancing of any kind. Also for those looking to refresh their basics and learn some ragtime dances. We use these pre-swing era dances to teach beginners how to step on rhythm, step on rhythm while connected to another person, how to connect in order to lead or follow, you'll learn to syncopate your footwork, and then we'll slowly start to let go of one hand and create the beginnings of what will eventually be a bad-ass swing out.
7:30-8:30 Lindy Hop Vocab - Intermediate Level
This class is gonna give you some must know moves, some technique, some philosophy, and of course, we'll continue to clarify and polish up your swing outs.
No partner required to take either of these classes. Come alone or with friends!
SIGN UP HERE:
https://nolajitterbugsfall2023.dancecamps.org/booking.php
- 900 Camp St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
- (504) 528-3805
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Comedy House New Orleans
The most unique comedy show in New Orleans is The Open Mic From Hell, hosted by Chris Trew (as seen on MTV, Comedy Central, America's Got Talent)
CHNO ( Comedy house New Orleans)
609-610 Fulton St
New Orleans, LA 70130
Mon,January 6
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
(Entry at 7:30 pm)
The Open Mic From Hell is the most unique night of comedy in New Orleans.
Everything about the show is chaotic and unpredictable in the most beautifully hilarious way.
The list of performers? A total mystery.
The jokes they’ll tell? Nobody knows, not even them.
How does it work? Comedians sign-up on the list an hour before showtime. At least 13 names get pulled out of the bucket.
When a name gets pulled they come on stage and make a choice - do they do an entirely new set based on words from the audience, or a special challenge set.
Past challenges have had comics doing their set outside on the street, with noise canceling headphones on, and with a designated heckler in the crowd. We are always adding new, improved, and ridiculous challenges to the show.
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We're pleased to announce that Kid Cafe', a free after-school meal program for youth- ages 18 and under, is now underway. In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, No Kid Hungry, and Share Our Strength, the program ensures that low-income children at afterschool program sites across New Orleans have access to nutritious meals during the school year. Kid Cafe' meals are available Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at multiple NORD rec centers. For more information, call us at 504-658-3052. | |
Parade Route
17th Annual Joan of Arc Procession
MONDAY January 6, 2025, 8 p.m.
REVISED ROUTE AND LATER START TIME THIS YEAR
Joyeux Anniversaire, Jeanne d’Arc!
Celebrating St. Joan of Arc’s birthday and Twelfth Night, this annual walking procession is a medieval-themed theatrical procession, inspired by Joan’s time in 1400s France. Joan of Arc liberated the citizens of Orleans, France, from a British siege in her first victory in 1429—resulting in her moniker “The Maid of Orleans.” Our procession honors our own unofficial patron saint, The Maid of New Orleans: the beloved golden French Quarter statue, a gift to the City of New Orleans from France in the 1950s, and our French history and heritage. It’s a short, family-friendly parade — quirky, whimsical and spiritual.
The procession starts on time at 8 sharp, makes a few pauses for a bit of medieval pageantry, and ends around 9:45 p.m. NOTE THAT THE ORDER OF THE STOPS HAS CHANGED, as the route will be “backwards” compared to previous years.
- Starts at French Market Place and Barracks, left onto Decatur
- A pause to sing Happy Birthday at the Joan of Arc statue as we pass it on the Decatur side;
- Right up Dumaine, left onto Chartres
- The sword blessing at Saint Louis Cathedral;
- a toast to the royalty and young Joan “Maid of Honor” in English and French from the balcony of the Historic New Orleans Collection;
- Left onto Bienville, right onto S. Peters
- the crowning of the king and king cake ceremony at Oscar Dunn Park (the sidewalk amphitheater across from Jackson Square).
- NEW THIS YEAR! The PUBLIC is invited to fill the amphitheater risers, where they can enjoy an excellent view of the king cake ceremony and the entire parade. Get your king cake from Bon’s New Orleans Street Food Cafe next to the park, and take your first bite with us during our king cake ceremony!
- NEW THIS YEAR! Following the king cake ceremony, the parade will continue back to the French Market, passing the statue for a second time on the S. Peters side around 9:45.
- Ends at French Market Place and Barracks
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MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OF THE BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM
On Monday, January 6, 2025 the Backstreet Cultural Museum – “A Powerhouse of Knowledge – will celebrate 12th Night by hosting a Mardi Gras Indian practice from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at the museum's home at 1531 St. Philip St.
It is “calling all culture bearers” to come out and participate in the event as it toasts with wine and King cake the start of Carnival season.
Thanks to all for your continued support. Let the tambourines ring!
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 St. Philip St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
504-657-6700
backstreetcmuseum@gmail.com
www.backstreetmuseum.org
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Check out our Daily SPECIALS Y’all!
- 4101 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana
- (504) 324-6841
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- 6711 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana
(504) 733-2248
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Taco Tuesday just leveled up at Los Jefes Grill! Come join us for unbeatable deals:
🔥 $3 Tacos – including our award-winning Top Taco favorites like Chicharrones, Barbacoa, and Certified Angus Beef!
🍹 2-in-1 Margarita Shakers for double the fun!
🥃 2-for-1 Shots to keep the good times rolling.
🎵 Live DJ starting at 6 PM – bringing the vibes you won't want to miss!
Bring your friends and let's make this the best Taco Tuesday yet. See you at Los Jefes!
Cheers,Los Jefes Grill Team 🌮🍹
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New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park,
New Orleans, LA 70179
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MUSEUM
10 am–5 pm, Tuesday–Sunday*
BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN
10 am–6 pm, Seven Days a Week
CAFE NOMA
10 am–4 pm, Tuesday–Sunday, and Private Events
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Lafreniere Park Farmers Arts Market
3000 Downs Blvd,
Metairie, LA 70003-3957,
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13825 River Rd, Luling, LA 70070-6219, United States
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Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy and Health Department Announce Developing Series of Free Narcan and Stop the Bleed Trainings for Hospitality Workers
NEW ORLEANS – The Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy, in collaboration with the Health Department, is excited to announce a developing series of Narcan and Stop the Bleed trainings to equip hospitality workers with critical, life-saving skills. These free trainings will provide participants with the knowledge to respond effectively to overdose incidents and severe injuries, helping to make the nightlife community safer. To maximize accessibility, trainings will be scheduled in neighborhoods across the city.
Narcan training sessions will include free Narcan for all participants, while Stop the Bleed training will cover essential skills for managing bleeding emergencies. As an extra incentive to participate, The Broadside will offer free movie tickets to a screening at the Broad Theater for the first 15 attendees at each of their hosted sessions.
Upcoming Training Schedule
- Wednesday 1/8/2025 at 6 p.m. - Narcan Training at Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Street
- Monday 1/13/2025 at 3 p.m. - Stop the Bleed Training at The Broadside, 600 North Broad Street
"Bystanders hold the power to change the outcome of a crisis. Awareness and training can create a community of lifesavers,” said Summer Lander, Opioid Outreach and Education Coordinator at the New Orleans Health Department.
“Hospitality workers are on the front lines of our nightlife, and we’re committed to providing them with the resources they need to respond to emergencies,” said Julia Heath, Policy and Outreach Manager at the Mayor's Office of Nighttime Economy. “Through this training series, we’re empowering them with the essential skills and confidence needed to handle life-threatening situations.”
For more information or to volunteer a nightlife business to host a training, contact nighttime@nola.gov
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The 2025 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award Gala Honoring Dickie Brennan
Thursday, January 9, 2025
VIP Reception: 6-7pm, Award Gala: 7-10pm
The Four Seasons New Orleans
2 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Plimsoll Ballroom
Dickie Brennan, Owner and Managing Partner of Dickie Brennan & Company, is our recipient of the 2025 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award for upholding the standards of Southern hospitality and his extraordinary contributions to our culinary culture and heritage; and for carrying on the legacy of Hospitality that his Aunt Ella embodied and inspired.
Attire: Cocktail attire
Parking: There is self parking in the Poydras Parking Garage for $15. Or you can valet at the Four Seasons for a discounted event rate of $29 per car
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- Comedy club
- 609 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA 70130-1612, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
- (504) 444-9553
9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
(Entry at 8:00 pm
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Since the inception of the Krewe of Red Beans, the Treme Brass Band has been a cornerstone for our group. It is a dream-come-true for us to host them every Thursday beginning tonight! Join us 6 to 8 pm!
3300 Royal St
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FREE Admission to the Ogden Museum of Art for La. Residents
10:00 am
Ogden Museum of
Southern Art
925 Camp St.
New Orleans LA 70130
If you are a Louisiana resident you can enjoy the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for free on Thursdays thanks to the Helis Foundation. Great museum with the largest and most comprehensive assemblage of Southern art in the world, establishing the Ogden Museum as the preeminent resource on art and culture of the South.
. Purchase tickets in advance.
Who
All ages
Cost
Free for La. Residents
How
RESERVE TIMED
TICKETS HERE
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COME IN FOR
WINE DOWN
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Wine Down Friday with one of the largest wine selections in the city.
With one of the largest selection of wines in the Greater New Orleans area, Langenstein's and Prytania Wine & Spirits has WINE DOWN FRIDAY.
Wine Down Friday is a weekly 10% discount on all bottles of wine purchased every Friday.
So join us every Friday to "Wine Down!"
The Wine Down Friday discount is limited to wine in stock at our three Langenstein's locations in Uptown, Old Metairie, River Ridge...and every Friday at Prytania Wine & Spirits too!
UPTOWN
1330 Arabella Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: (504) 899-9283 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 7:00pm
Sun: 8:00am to 6:00pm
Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am
Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)
OLD METAIRIE
800 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA 70005
Phone: (504) 831-6682 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 8:00pm
Sun: 7:00am to 7:00pm
Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am
Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)
RIVER RIDGE
122 Sauve Rd, River Ridge, LA 70123
Phone: (504) 739-1000 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 8:00pm
Sun: 7:00am to 7:00pm
Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am
Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)
PRYTANIA WINE & SPIRITS
1300 Arabella St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: (504) 891-0448 |
Mon-Sat: 10:00am to 7:00pm
Sun: Closed
Free wine tastings every Friday.
FACEBOOK: @PrytaniaWineandSpirits
INSTAGRAM: @prytaniawineandspirits
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Comedy House New Orleans
THE BEST COMEDY SHOW EVERY FRIDAY!
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughs with the BEST stand-up comedy in New Orleans every Friday! Tickets are selling fast – grab yours now before they're gone!
Don't miss out on the funniest night in town!
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Friday, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM (CT)NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans • New Orleans LA Get my tickets
NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans
- 317 Baronne Street New Orleans, LA 70112
- Friday
- 3
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TODAY AT 11 PM – 2 AM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Blue Nile
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St. John Fools of Misrule Twelfth Night March
Date: Jan. 11
Location: Historic Downtown Covington
The St. John Fools of Misrule heralds the arrival of Carnival season on the Northshore with its 14th annual Feast of Fools and March, taking place Saturday, January 11, 2025. The "Fools" (men) and "Jewels" (women) of this marching krewe take to the streets of Covington on the Saturday closest to Twelfth Night, also known as King's Day or The Epiphany.
The St. John Fools of Misrule take their name from the historic St. John District in Covington through which they march each year, and the “Foolish Tradition” itself comes from an ancient English custom whereby men “clamored along the evening streets creating unruliness with cowbells and whips while delivering jeers and spankings to those caught on the street unaware.”
This procession through Covington's historic St. John District begins first with a members-only "Feast of Fools" at 4:00 p.m. at Seiler Bar and Columbia Street Tap Room & Grill (434 N. Columbia St.). Then, at 6:00 p.m., the beautifully costumed krewe marches from Seiler Bar to the Covington Trailhead to crown the "Lord of Misrule." The revelers, including flambeaux, a brass band and masked marchers in extravagant medieval attire, then set out to carouse through downtown Covington. Learn more at https://www.foolsofmisrule.org/
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Comedy House New Orleans
Saturday nights just got a lot funnier!
Join us in the heart of NOLA’s Arts District for Super Standup Saturday, featuring top local talent and visiting comics seen on Netflix, MTV, and more. Don’t miss out!
- 610 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA 70130-1612, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
- (504) 444-9553
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Join us every Saturday,
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for over 80 local artisan vendors, including produce, prepared foods, jewelry, art, crafts, plants, music and more!
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Gymnastics
Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad
Sat.
Jan 11
at
Session II with Cal, Oklahoma and Utah
Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Paycom Center)
3:00 pm CT
Fri.
Jan 17
vs.
Florida
Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)
Presented by
6:30 pm CT
Fri.
Jan 24
at
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. (Barnhill Arena)
6:45 pm CT
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Gretna Farmer’s Market
Event Date:
Saturday 11
from 8:30 am - 12:30 am
Gretna Market
301 Huey P Long Ave
Gretna, LA 70053
| Enjoy fresh local produce and crafts at the Gretna Farmers Market, every Saturday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, rain or shine, under the covered Gretna Market Building, Huey P. Long Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets in historic downtown Gretna. | |
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The 2025 Jazz & Heritage Spring Concert Series, produced by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and presented by Goldfarb Financial, is set to be a remarkable celebration of music! Taking place at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, located at 1225 N. Rampart Street in New Orleans, the concerts will honor both traditional and contemporary jazz. The four-week series will be an unforgettable experience that bridges the timeless and modern evolution of jazz!
2025 Traditional and Contemporary Jazz Series presented by Goldfarb Financial
Friday, January 10 – Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants 🎟 $10
Saturday, January 11 – Victor Campbell 🎟 $10
Friday, January 17 – Mikhala “Jazz Muffin” Iversen 🎟 $10
Saturday, January 18 – Jason Marsalis Presents: The Rare Works of Ellis Marsalis 🎟 $10
Friday, January 24 – The Pfister Sisters 🎟 $10
Saturday, January 25 – Jason Stewart Quintet ft. Donald Vega 🎟 $10
Friday, January 31 – Panorama Brass Band 🎟 $10
Saturday, February 1– Steve Masakowski Family and Friends 🎟 $10
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Full Moon Calendar 2025
Full Moon DateNative American NameTime of Full Moon
January 13Wolf Moon5:27 PM
February 12Snow Moon8:53 AM
March 14Worm Moon2:55 AMApril 12Pink Moon8:22 PMMay 12Flower Moon12:56 PMJune 11Strawberry Moon3:44 AMJuly 10Buck Moon4:37 PMAugust 9Sturgeon Moon3:55 AMSeptember 7Corn Moon2:09 PMOctober 6Harvest Moon11:48 PMNovember 5Beaver Moon8:19 AMDecember 4Cold Moon6:14 PM
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Jan 20, 2025, Monday @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Industry Coffee Break
514 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130, 514 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130-2110, United States
Hosted By New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
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New Orleans Jazz Club 12-29
JAZZ, JAZZ, JAZZ... we're back this Sunday, for some great Jazz from fantastic musicians at Mo's Chalet from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. It's an open Jam Session to Trad Jazz musicians and those who love the music which is FREE and open to the public. NOTICE to musicians...all musicians are welcome to play whether you're a regular or new to the Club. Keyboards and drums are provided so bring your ax and sign in and you'll be assigned 1 of 4 sets to perform in. Mo's provides a safe and welcoming environment for an afternoon of New Orleans Jazz. Bring your family and friends to create your own Jazz party where outside food is OK with a cash bar hosted by Sandy, Metairie's finest plus join in on our 50/50 cash drawing. Become a member and be a part of New Orleans music history by supporting America's oldest Jazz Club which was started in 1948. The NOJC Jam Session's are held on the last Sunday of the month from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.
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39th Annual
Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala
Join us for this year's gala at the JW Marriott on February 1, 2025.
This exciting celebration will include a cocktail reception, a silent auction, a delicious, seated dinner, and the presentation of awards to our amazing inductees, and our National Honoree!
This year’s National Honoree: Sal Paolantonio of ESPN.
LAISHF Inductees:
Wayne Francingues, Ryan LoProto (posthumously), and Sam Scelfo.
Awardees:
Louis Prima Arts & Entertainment Award: Tony Orlando
Buddy “D” Media Award: Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco
Business Achievement Award: Arthur Brocato
Dr. John Adriani Medical Award: Dr. Jeffery Scott Pinto
Joseph I Giarrusso Civic Award: Leon Cannizzaro
Joseph Maselli Heritage Award: Joe Scelsa
Join us as we celebrate these deserving people, click below for tickets!
*Don't miss Appearances by Rocky Marciano Jr. and Vince Ferragamo, former quarterback of the LA Rams!
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Super Bowl LIX may happen more than three weeks before Fat Tuesday, but the host committee wants to make sure the city -- and the throngs of visitors in town for the NFL's championship game -- get the carnival experience.
The day before the game, February 8, there will be a Mardi Gras-style parade complete with elaborate floats, marching bands, and throws.
Our partners at NOLA.com report details of the parade are still being finalized, but float-builder Barry Kern says it will likely be a 20-float parade made up of signature floats from various krewes.
And because it is not an official carnival parade, corporate sponsors will also be a part of it.
Todd Graves, founder of Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, will serve as grand marshal.
Rather than follow one of the traditional Mardi Gras routes, the Super Bowl parade will line up on Elysian Fields in the Marigny, parade up Decatur Street along the French Quarter, then take Tchoupitoulas St. to Poydras, turn up to St. Charles Ave., then proceed along St. Charles to St. Joseph St. just before reaching Harmony Circle.
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Super Bowl LIX pre-game show features all New Orleans and Louisiana musicians
The NFL announced on Thanksgiving that the Super Bowl LIX pre-game telecast will spotlight singers and musicians from New Orleans and Louisiana.
Jon Batiste, who grew up in Kenner and attended St. Augustine High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, will sing the national anthem in the Caesars Superdome ahead of kickoff on Feb. 9.
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who grew up in Treme, will team up with contemporary Christian singer and Lafayette native Lauren Daigle to perform "America the Beautiful." They have previously made guest appearances with one another onstage and on recordings.
And contemporary R&B singer Ledisi, who was born and raised in New Orleans before moving to California, will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
“We’re honored to work with this year’s pregame lineup to celebrate the rich musical legacy of New Orleans and the entire state,” said Seth Dudowsky, head of music at the NFL, in a news release. "The Super Bowl is a rare moment to unite fans around the world, and this year’s performers will bring the energy, soul and vibrant sounds of the region to a global stage, as we kickoff Super Bowl LIX with a celebration to remember.”
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Just two days after Super Bowl LIX, Jefferson Parish will celebrate its 200th birthday on Feb. 11. Bicentennial festivities kicked off at the State of Jefferson address Tuesday with the unveiling of the official poster, depicting a pelican before the Mississippi River in vivid pink and blue hues. It is illustrated by Louisiana artist Becky Fos, known for designing the 2023 state "I Voted" sticker, modeled after the Louisiana state flag.
A limited supply of signed and numbered posters can be purchased for $150, with proceeds going toward the Jefferson Community Foundation.
Courtesy of Jefferson Parish
The parish will celebrate the bicentennial on Feb. 11 with a Light the Night event, followed by a community-wide king cake party at Lakeside Mall on Feb. 15.
The following month, a bicentennial-themed Senior Expo will take place at the Alario Center on March 20, and a "Park to Park" 10K run will happen March 22 at Lafreniere Park.
Festivities for the parish's 200th birthday will come to a close June 14 with the Bicentennial Ball at Lakeside Mall, hosted by the Jefferson Community Foundation. Lee Sheng said she wanted parish events to involve the entire community and asked residents and local business owners to get involved.
"I want our bicentennial to feel like everybody's a part of it," Lee Sheng said in her address.
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