SECTIONS:Defender PicksVendrediMay 24th
NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden (5:00 PM) The NOLA Project presents this festive comedy that pits two of Shakespeare's most beloved characters in a war of words and wits
1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd (5:00PM- 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 (6:00PM-9:00 PM) An experience for both foodies and wine connoisseurs with live music by Flow Tribe
Zephyr Field (7:00 PM) New Orleans baseball against the Omaha Storm Chasers
Special Comedy Screening of “Sketchtown” and Bourbon Whiz One Eyed Jacks (7:30) Sketchy Characters Productions brings you a comedy sketch and web series that plays off the madness of the French Quarter
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years
Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti
The Little Gem Saloon (8:00 PM) The fourth evening of a chamber music festival that has something for classical aficionados and dilettantes alike
Howlin’ Wolf (9:00 PM) A funky two night celebration of the band’s 30th anniversary
Circle Bar (10:00 PM) Rock around Lee Circle tonight |
It's a Darn God ShameThe Mother-in-Law Lounge Closes, For Real This Time.JPG) TREME - Ernie K-Doe said, “After I’m gone, there will be no other." The same can be said about the bar that was named for his hit single, “Mother-In-Law.”
The Lounge's doors have been shut since March, when a car crashed into the front of the building for the sixth time in the mural-heavy N. Claiborne Ave. landmark's 16-year history. Despite the plywood covering the front door, current owner Betty Fox told NoDef she kept the building open -- until this weekend. Emporer's Clothes, On Sale Now What was once a safehouse for downtown cultural progenitors of all stripes (and feathers) is now marked by a piece of plywood covering the entrance. The remnants of the sixth time a car crashed into the sub-interstate building on N. Claiborne Avenue, the nailed-shut passageway is also a mark of no return. The Ernie K-Doe Mother-in-Law Lounge holds what just might be its actual swansong this weekend. 
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