SECTIONS:Defender PicksMercrediMay 22ndNOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden (5:00 PM) The NOLA Project presents this festive comedy that pits two of Shakespeare's most beloved characters, Benedick and Beatrice, in a war of words and wits
1445 Pauger Street (6:00 PM) Cultural philanthropists Dorian and Kel Bennett have opened their historic Marigny home for this inaugural event with music, theater and dance performances
Circle Bar (10:00 PM) Punk rock on Lee Circle
Walter Wolfman Washington d.b.a. (10:00 PM) Fiery blues on Frenchmen - every week
Curren$y's Jet Lounge Blue Nile (10:00 PM) The NOLA rapper's weekly party
Major Bacon Banks Street Bar (10:00 PM) Blues rock and BLTs!
SIN Night Country Club (All Day) Weekly Wed Gig- $3 martinis and free admission for the service industry folks.
Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake Chickie Wah Wah (8:00PM) Weekly Wed Gig- Piano man meets a golden voice.
Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses Mimi's (10:00PM) Weekly Wed Gig- Gypsy jazz upstairs in the Marigny
Busker's Ballroom Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM) Weekly Wed Gig- from the street to the stage. Midnight Snax throwdown follows at 10pm.
Tin Men dba (7:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- The world's premiere washboard-sousaphone-guitar trio.
Treme Brass Band Candlelight Lounge (9:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- Pass on by and see the 6th Ward’s home band JeudiMay 23rdNOMA’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
Thursdays at Twilight with Alex McMurray City Park’s Botanical Garden (5:00 PM) New Orleanian songwriter performs at the weekly outdoor concert series
The Ogden Museum (6:00 PM) Singer/ songwriter who has recently performed at Austin City Limits Music Festival and provided tour support for Raul Malo and the Wood Brothers
Maya Erdelyi Reception and Film Screening The Foundation Gallery (6:00 PM) A screening of Maya's award-winning animation "Pareidolia" followed by a Q &A with the artist
Snug Harbor (8:00 & 10:00 PM) The third evening of a chamber music festival that has something for classical aficionados and dilettantes alike
Hi Ho Lounge (9:00 PM) Hip hop artist raps on St. Claude with his album Trap Hop
Circle Bar (10:00 PM) Performing tracks from the new album 'What a World' |
Robot Parade Moves Kinetic Creations Onto Bywater Streets The NOPD may not have gotten the drone they were looking for in time for the Super Bowl, but a downtown art collective is ensuring that robots descend on the Crescent City today. At 4 p.m., riding, moving and even flying mechanical wonders will take to the streets of the Bywater for a Robot Parade. After gazing at fliers that inspired both intrigue and surprise that the robots would warn the humans of their invasion, NoDef caught up with robot leader H. Cole WIley as he was making sure all the cogs were in the right place. Puppet PageantNew Orleans Giant Puppet Festival Debuts in the Bywater It's Festival Season in New Orleans, but standing around, drinking and listening to music isn't the only order of the weekend. Down in the Bywater, the first-ever New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival offers a chance to take in some true artistry this weekend. Open Studios, Draw-a-Thon Break Art-Public Barriers Before weighing in on redevelopment and shopping artists' wares at the Night Market, voyeurs and the general public alike will get a chance to throw back the curtain on the creative process Saturday. From noon to 6 p.m., the second annual NOLA Open Studios will throw back the curtain on the creative process at about 20 spaces across the Greater Marigny-Bywater-9th Ward area. Saturday is also the annual Draw-a-Thon which has changed locations this year from The Green Project to the Old Ironworks building on Piety St. Seven Against TitusFacing the Stage The alpha and omega of the monstrously flawed Titus Andronicus at The Old Iron Works on Piety St. resides at the feet of director Robert E. Lee, Jr. Today's Events: 4/23/11 April 23rd, the first public school in the U.S. (Boston Latin) is founded (1635), 198 people die in Natchez, Mississippi’s Rhythm Night Club fire (1940), The Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers (1971), due to SARS, Beijing closes all schools for the next two weeks (2003), The first YouTube video is uploaded (2005), German Nobel prize winning quantum theory inventor Max Planck (1858), Shirley Temple (1928), Michael Moore (1954), and George Lopez (1961) are born, while William Shakespeare came to and left this world on this day (1564, 1616). We don’t know what 2011 will bring, but (as Wally Lamb once said), we know this much is true: 
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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 WritersRyan Sparks, Kerem Ozkan Listings Elisabeth Morgan Puzzler Paolo Roy Art Director: Michael Weber, B.A. Assistant Managing EditorMary-Devon Dupuy Managing EditorStephen Babcock Editor: B. E. Mintz Published Daily byMinced Media, Inc. |
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