Category Archives: events

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Deal of the Day on Groupon

If you are not familiar with Groupon, I encourage you to sign up to receive the deal of the day email. Based on a group of people accepting the deal, you can get up to 75% off very good products and services. It’s a great way to find out about things going on around town, like this groupon today.
$15 for Two Tickets to the Louisiana State Museum’s Winter Art & Antiques Show. Choose from Two Dates.

Most people have no idea there is an antiques show in the French Quarter. Just when everyone thinks you can only get great deals on daquiris and sunglasses, this news comes along just in time.

check out:
http://www.winterartandantiques.com

and the Groupon site itself:
http://www.groupon.com/new-orleans/

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November 13

In an effort to educate bicyclists of safety tips and traffic laws, the French Quarter Riders are teaming up with the Metro Bicycle Coalition’s Bike Bash for a bicycle ride on Saturday, November 13, at 10:00 am. The ride will begin at the corner of Esplanade and Royal, riding up Royal and back down Chartres. Upon completion of the ride, several participants will be at corners (with stop signs) for about an hour giving out bicycle safety brochures.

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Event calendar for November

Kermit Ruffins “Happy Talk” Record Release Party
Saturday, November 6th
Where: Peaches Records, 408 N. Peters
When: 11:00 a.m.
for more information call 504.282.2232

Book signing & presentation with photographer A.J. Meek
Saturday, November 6th
Where: The Historic New Orleans Collection, Counting House 533 Royal
When: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
click here for more information

Paul Goussot Organ Concert
Sunday, November 7th
Where: St. Louis Cathedral

When:6 p.m.
free and open to the public, click here for more information

Saints Super Fan 2011 Calendar Signing Party

benefitting Friends of the Fishermen Fund
Tuesday, November 9th
Where: The Hotel Monteleone, Carousel Bar
When: 5:30 – 7 p.m.
click here for more details

Book Signings and Presentations by Richard Campanella & Oliver A. Houk
Tuesday, November 9th
Where: The Historic New Orleans Collection, Counting House 533 Royal
When: 6:30 – 8 p.m.
click here for more information

Betting 101 Luncheon with Fair Grounds & Fleur de Paris
Thursday, November 11th
Where: The Hotel Monteleone
When: 12 – 2 p.m.
click here to make reservations

Patio Planters’ Annual White Elephant Sale & Auction
Saturday, November 13th
Where: at the corner of Royal and St. Philip Streets in the French Quarter
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
click here for details

2nd Annual NOLA Bike Bash ~ French Quarter Adventure Race

Saturday, November 13th

Where: Starts at City Park Avenue

When: 10 a.m.

click here for registration details

Weddings In Style Bridal Show
November 14, 2010
Where:Omni Royal Orleans Hotel 621 St. Louis
When: 2 – 5 p.m.

click here for tickets and more information

Philosophy Cafe
Monday, November 15th
Where: Inn on Bourbon
When: 7:30 p.m.
click here for more information

French Market’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Thursday, November 18th
Where: Washington Artillery Park (Decatur Across from Jackson Square)
When: 6 p.m.
click here for French Market events listing

Concerts in the Courtyard with Paul Sanchez & NOLA Brewing Co.
Friday, November 19th
Where: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal
When: 6 – 8 p.m.
click here for more information

Tuba, Tuba, Tuba! French Market’s Annual Tribute to Tuba Fats
Friday, November 26th
Where: French Market
When: 1 – 8 p.m.

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Tennessee Williams was here

We’re just finishing up the latest festival for our most famous writer.  Not cheap to attend, but probably worth it, if you are a writer or a reader on New Orleans or the South. Nice website: it’s in my links on the right.

What I know about him-off the top of my head:

Came here from St. Louis to get a job on the WPA Writer’s Project: was not hired by Lyle Saxon. Came back and lived on Toulouse, then on Orleans then on Dumaine.

Lived in Key West later in life.

Poker Night was the original name for the play Streetcar Named Desire. The Desire streetcar started running in 1920, and traveled down Decatur, through the French Market, over to Royal, then right on Canal and right again on Bourbon to head to Desire. Streetcar was shut down the year or year after the play opened on Broadway.

Had a party where the landlady poured hot water through the floorboards to quiet everyone down.

He said:

“There are only 3 cities in the United States-New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. The rest is just Cleveland.”