July 10, 2010  |
Ongoing: Vieux Carré Matinées December 22, 2009 - December 31, 2010 |
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Times: 11:30am-1:30pm http://www.hnoc.org/?p=1434 Location: LePetit Theatre, 616 St. Peter Street Phone: (504) 523-4662 Admission: free The Historic New Orleans Collection and Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré are proud to present Vieux Carré Matinées, a series of free films and tours celebrating Louisiana’s rich history and culture. Vieux Carré Matinées are now showing every Tuesday–Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The program opens with a brief tour of Le Petit Theatre, the nation’s oldest continuously operated little community theatre. Following the tour, patrons will have an opportunity to view one of 10 films, many of which were produced in part by The Collection. Each film addresses a different aspect of the region, including the Battle of New Orleans, Creole cooking, and visual artists of New Orleans. Both the tour and the films are free and open to the public.
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Big Freedia's Hookah Bounce January 7, 2010 - January 2, 2014 |
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Times: 10:00 pm http://hookahbounce.com Location: The Hookah, 309 Decatur St Phone: (504) 943-1101 Admission: $5.00 Every Thursday Big Freedia and DJ Rusty Lazer along with other local bounce artists hit the stage at The Hookah. If you're wondering what is bounce, here is what Wikipedia has to say about Bounce Music: Bounce music is an energetic style of "New Orleans hip hop" music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At by MC T.Tucker. A highly influential cover of "Where Dey At" was also released by "DJ Jimi in 1992.
Bounce is characterized by "Call and response" style party and Mardi Gras Indian chants and dance call-outs. These chants and call-outs are typically sung over the Triggerman beat, which is sampled from the song "Drag Rap" by the Showboys, or Brown beat, which is sampled from Derek B's "Rock The Beat". The sound of bounce has primarily been shaped by the recycling and imitation of the "Drag Rap" sample: its opening chromatic tics, the intermittent shouting of the word "break", the use of whistling as an instrumental element (as occurs in the bridge), the "drag rap" vocals and its brief and repetitive melody and quick beat (which were produced with use of Synthesizers and drum machines and are easily sampled or reproduced using like-sounding elements). The genre maintains widespread popularity in New Orleans, LA and the southern United States and has a more limited following outside of the Deep South. Throughout this decade, the "Take Fo'" record label has dominated the genre with artists such as "DJ Jubilee and "Willie Puckett." Katey Red, "Big Freedia" and "Sissy Nobby have also made significant contributions.
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San Fermin in Nueva Orleans July 9, 2010 - July 11, 2010 |
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http://www.nolabulls.com Location: French Quarter San Fermin in Nueva Orleans is NOLAs homage to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. There will be events for 3 days, including the Running of the Bulls at 8AM on July 10th.
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Bastille Day Celebration July 10, 2010 - July 14, 2010 |
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Phone: (504) 568-0770 Commemorate French Independence Day with French-themed food and activities. This year's celebration will begin on Saturday at Esplanade Avenue’s Faubourg St; John merchants (between Ponce de Leon Street and Esplanade’s 3100 Block). They invite you to enjoy live music from Vavavoom and the String Beans, play the French game pétanque at Fortier Park (across Esplanade from Café Degas), participate in the many children’s activities planned, and enjoy the food and drink. Admission is free.
.The Alliance française of New Orleans will be hosting a dinner (wine included) at Café Degas with the live music. In addition, a Mass in French will be celebrated at Saint Louis Cathedral.
Also, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony, organized by the Conseil des Sociétés Françaises will take place at the Jeanne d’Arc statue at Place de France on Decatur Street. Refreshments afterward at the Market Café.
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