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May 24th

 

Much Ado About Nothing

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

 

Greek Festival

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

 

Zephyrs Home Game

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

 

Clyborne Park

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

 

Birdfoot Festival

The Little Gem Saloon (8:00 PM)

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

 

Rebirth Brass Band Makes 30

Howlin’ Wolf (9:00 PM)

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

 

Ola Podrida

Circle Bar (10:00 PM)

Rock around Lee Circle tonight

 

Today's Events: 7.14.11


July 14, when Parisians stormed the Bastille, and celebrated the constitutional monarchy in la Fête de la Fédération (1789, 1790), when The Sedition Act came into law (1798), when shoemakers Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of killing their company paymaster and his guard (1921) when the U.S. officially withdrew $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills from circulation (1969), when Jane Goodall arrived in Tanzania to begin her chimp study (1960), and when Bernie Madoff set foot in North Carolina’s Butner Federal Correctional Complex to begin his 150-year term; it’s when Woody Guthrie (1912), Gerald Ford (1913), and Ingmar Bergman (1918) were born, and when Billy the Kid was murdered (1881). That's all history, click through to find out what's going on in the present.


NoDef Speakeasy: July 11-18


The Sun is high, it’s Mid-July, but there’s lots to do in the culture zoo. This week’s Speakeasy Roundup, features an appearance by the author of So Much Pretty, a look back at Haiti after the recent earthquake, a final look at an African Art exhibit and more.


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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

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Ryan Sparks, Kerem Ozkan

Listings

Elisabeth Morgan

Puzzler

Paolo Roy

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Michael Weber, B.A.

Assistant Managing Editor

Mary-Devon Dupuy

Managing Editor

Stephen Babcock

Editor:

B. E. Mintz

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