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SECTIONS: Arts · Politics · Crime · Sports · Food · · Opinion · NOLA · Lagniappe THE Defender Picks SAMEDI May 18th Tulane Commencement Superdome (9:00 AM) Keynote: The Dalai Lama Race: The Power of Illusion Cafe Instanbul (10:00 AM) A three part conversation for the future of Faubourg St. Roch and all down river communities Bayou Boogaloo Bayou St. John (12:15-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Brass-a-holics, Bonerama, Blake Amos, the Coyotes, and more The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series Zeitgeist (1:00 PM- 4:00 PM) Live streaming of the Dalai Lama speaking Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (2:00 and 8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series Zeitgeist (6:00 PM) “A Fierce Light” screening International Hospital for Children Art Auction The First Presbyterian Church on South Claiborne Ave (7:00 PM) Local and regional artists and photographers donate their work in support of children’s healthcare Clybourne Park Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years Least Favorite Love Songs Multi-Media Comedy Fundraiser Show The New Movement Theater (8:00 PM) Storytelling, improv, sketch, funny videos and refreshments courtesy of New Orleans Ice Cream Company and Abita to kick off season 2 of our web series Least Favorite Love Songs The Cons and Prose with DiNola plus White Bitch Circle Bar (10:00 PM) Rock group with the motto “Prose before hoes” plays on St. Claude Flow Tribe Maple Leaf (10:40 PM) Funky New Orleans natives introduce their new EP, Painkiller Hustle Saturdays with DJ Soul Sister Hi- Ho Lounge (11:00 PM) Weekly dance party with the Queen of Rare Groove Dimanche May 19th Bayou Boogaloo Bayou St. John (12:15 PM-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Alexis and the Samuri, Remedy Krewe, Fleur de Tease, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti Clyborne Park Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years Hot 8 Brass Band Howlin’ Wolf Den (10:00PM) Weekly gig from some of the city’s best in brass Sunday Youth Music Workshop Tipitina’s (1:00PM) All ages workshop with Johnny Vidacovich. Bring your instruments! Cajun Fais Do Do Tipitina’s (5:30PM) Bruce Daigrepont is playing the washboard and getting you to bed early Krewe du Guza Le Bon Temps Roule (10:00PM) Sunday Funday weekly gig from the husband and wife duo Joe Krown feat. Russell Batiste and Walter "Wolfman" Washington Maple Leaf (10:30PM) Weekly gig on Oak with Krown on the organ, Washington firing up the guitar strings, and Batiste on the drums.	In Full Bloom The Lily's Revenge: A Review by Jonas Griffin Forget touring Broadway shows like at The Mahalia Jackson Theatre or divas in concert at The Lakefront Arena, Southern Rep (and many other companies') The Lily’s Revenge is the grandest spectacular available in our city for half the price of such big name shows. October, 2012 Tagged with: den of muses Emilie Whelan evan spigelman lee kyle New Orleans Theatre pandora gastelum Southern Rep the lily's revenge todd d'amour Today in New Orleans 10.18.12 Posted Thursday, October 18th, 2012 Today, enjoy some jazz in the park with John Boutte, see a lily transform into a human being in a New Orleans theatre collaboration, and celebrate the Treme’s 200th birthday. Happy Birthday to our city’s own multiple Grammy-winning musician, Wynton Marsalis, born October 18, 1961. Tagged with: allways theatre Armstrong Park Corey Henry dark dark dark den of muses jazz in the park John Boutte Southern Rep the lily's revenge treme bicentennial Bloomy Weekend The Lily's Revenge Brings More than 40 Players to One New Orleans Stage by Another huge local theatre collaboration is coming to New Orleans this weekend. Jess Bingham previews The Lily's Revenge, a five-act epic opening Wednesday in the Marigny. October, 2012 Tagged with: Aimee Hayes Allways Lounge balm in gilead cripple creek theatre den of muses evan spigelman Marigny New Orleans New Orleans Theatre skin horse theatre Southern Repertory theatre taylor mac the lily's revenge Right on Krewe Workers at Den of Muses Put Finishing Touches on 2012 Edition of Krewe du Vieux by Thomas Schwank As the city titters in anticipation for Krewe du Vieux's annual raunchy ride, Thomas Schwank visits the Den of Muses to find out about all of the work that goes into the evening of drunken depravity. February, 2012 Tagged with: carnival crimes against nature den of muses Krewe du Vieux krewe du vieux 2012 krewe of comatose Mardi Gras (Even More) Views from the Fringe Day 2 of New Orleans Fringe Fest, Reviewed by NoDef Staff On the second day of Fringe Fest action, NoDef's reviewers encountered circus tricks, a dandy take on New Orleans, an ex-Angola inmate and a baroness - undressed. Here's the lowdown: November, 2011 Tagged with: An Englishman in New Orleans baroness undressed button wagon byov Byrdie’s cutting across the map den of muses diana e.h. shortes domestic variations Fringe Festival helen jaksch Luthjen’s Dance Hall Mardi Gras Zone moxie sazerac Never Fight A Shark In The Water New Orleans NOCCA shadowbox theatre Southern Rep Tap and Unfailing Prayers to St. Anthony ticktock Venzin-Althaus Explosion! Views From the Fringe NoDef Reviews Opening Night Fringe Fest Shows by NoDef Staff Spanning neighborhoods and genres, Fringe kicked off with a KABLAM! Wednesday night. As the action reached fever pitch, NoDef's crack team of stage savants was out among the crowds, taking in all the marionettes, reworked slave narratives, shadow puppets and Mr. T appearances that were thrown at them. Looking to get in on the fun that lurks in the 70 performances, but don't know where to start? Start with the following reviews. November, 2011 Tagged with: '33 Adult Big Empty Barn Productions billy the lair billy the liar bride of black lake cabaret cafe istanbul cartoon CHIMERAlab Theatre comedy Dance DaVida Chanel den of muses ellen cherry Eureka! fringe theater Leigh Hendrix Luthjen’s Dance Hall Mardi Gras Zone Marigny Opera House mudlark public theatre multimedia musical Nana Projects New Orleans New Orleans Fringe Festival pandora gastelum projection puppeteers Puppetry puppets queer Senseless shadowbox theatre Theatre toybox theatre Video where spirit rides Den of Kin Den of Muses Unites Krewe du Vieux by Michael Cohn-Geltner MARIGNY - “Muses are involved in poetry, history, tragedy, and astronomy," said Jim Aiken. February, 2011 Tagged with: den of muses Krewe du Vieux krewe of clones new orleans mardi gras ray	ADVERTISE with NOLA Defender Contributors: Dead Huey Long, Emma Boyce, Ian Hoch, Sarah Esenwein, Ryan Sparks, Will Dilella, Chris Rinaldi, Lianna Patch, Phil Yiannopoulos, Cate Czarnecki, Jonas Griffin, Jennifer Abbot, Mary Kilpatrick, Elaina Patton, Mike Horst, Devin Bambrick, Katherine McGuire, Norris Ortolano, Joe Shriner Staff Writers Ryan Sparks, Kerem Ozkan Listings Elisabeth Morgan Puzzler Paolo Roy Art Director: Michael Weber, B.A. Assistant Managing Editor Mary-Devon Dupuy Managing Editor Stephen Babcock Editor: B. E. Mintz Published Daily by Minced Media, Inc.
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