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May 25th

 

Greek Festival

1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd (11:00 AM- 11:00 PM)

The Holy Trinity Cathedral is inviting Grecophiles of all ages out to Bayou St. John for goat burgers, traditional music and dancing, and regional libations

 

New Orleans Food and Wine Expo Grand Tastings

The Convention Center (2:00PM- 5:00 PM)

An experience for both foodies and wine connoisseurs, with live music by The Nigel Hall Band

 

Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah!

Michalopoulos Studio (2:00PM and 8:00 PM)

An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti

 

Zephyrs Home Game

Zephyr Field (4:00PM and 6:00 PM)

New Orleans baseball against the Omaha Storm Chasers

 

Gerken Bike’s 5 Year Anniversary Party

Gerken Bike’s Back Yard (7:00 PM)

Drinks! Snacks! Thanks! And music by Raya Brass Band and others

 

Birdfoot Festival’s Final Gala Concert

Tulane University’s Dixon Hall (8:00 PM)

The final evening of a chamber music festival that has something for classical aficionados and dilettantes alike

 

Clyborne Park

Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM)

Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years

 

Rebirth Brass Band Makes 30

Howlin’ Wolf (9:00 PM)

A funky two night celebration of the band’s 30th anniversary

 

Hustle Saturdays with DJ Soul Sister

Hi- Ho Lounge (11:00 PM)

Weekly dance party with the Queen of Soul

 

Roemer Recount in Iowa?


Amid all the Santorum and Newt-ered quotes, it's easy to forget Buddy Roemer is running for president. In this week's Iowa caucuses, the ex La. gov even got some votes. But now there's question about just how many. Even though Rick Santorum doesn't care, New York Times human political calculator Nate Silver has been looking into potential problems with the Iowa vote tally that would demand a recount if it were a real election and not a strange and antiquated caucus. Turns out, a precinct may have bemiscounted, giving Roemer six less votes than the 31 votes he got credit for in the initial tally. Every vote counts, Buddy!


Jindal Starts 2012 in Iowa


It's a New Year, and a new campaign train for Bobby Jindal. With his inauguration set to be upstaged by football next Monday, the gov is starting the New Year off in a familiar place: out of the state. Apparently not bothered by the frigid temps or the Texas governor's stump session a few dozen debates ago, Jindal is in Iowa taking to his own stump for his chosen presidential candidate of the moment, Rick Perry. With it being too cold to roll up his sleeves, what will our governor use to get people out to the caucuses?


Roemer Runs: Former La. Gov Kicks off Presidential Campaign in...NH


by Ben de la Cour

Former Louisiana governor, video poker enthusiast and Democrat-turned- Republican, Buddy Roemer, formally announced his presidential bid today. The speech was not choreographed as a down payment on the Kingfish's dream, as it was held not in Nachitoches, but New Hampshire's Dartmouth College.


David Duke Mulling White House Bid


Continuing Louisiana's winning streak of exporting her most exemplary citizens, David Duke is emerging as a potential presidential candidate. The former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard and former Congressman's latest run for public office is part of a coordinated push by white supremacists (sorry, "white civil rights advocates") to run for public office, the Daily Beast reports. A Duke run could galvanize even more white supemacists to run for office, Eve Conant writes.


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