New Orleans Holiday events 2007

Here is a list of events in New Orleans during the December holidays — from nola.com

Holiday events for 2007
blog.nola.com/festivals/2007/11/holiday_events_for_2007.html

by Keith I. Marszalek November 06, 2007 8:41PM

Friday, November 23 - December 30, 2007

Celebration in the Oaks
City Park, New Orleans www.nocp.org
City Park's annual festival of magical holiday light displays and musical performances to delight every age.

Saturday, November 17 - January 6

Festival of Lights
Natchitoches, 318-352-6894, www.christmasfestival.com
More than 500,000 visitors head to this small town every holiday season for light displays along the river, holiday crafts, food and nightly tours by streetcars and carriages.

Thursday, November 29 - December 31

Christmas New Orleans Style
Various locations, New Orleans, www.fqfi.org
Get out and see all New Orleans has to offer this holiday season: Carolers, concerts, cooking demonstrations, decorations at historic homes, dinner cruises for New Year's fireworks & much more!.

Friday, December 7-9, 2007

Festival of the Bonfires
Lutcher Recreation Park, Lutcher 225-869-1717, www.festivalofthebonfires.org
Christmas on the river, Cajun style!

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Caroling in Washington Square
Washington Square Park, corner of Frenchmen and Dauphine Streets in the Marigny. Candles and song sheets provided. Free and open to the public. 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Caroling in Jackson Square
Jackson Square, Decatur Street, French Quarter, Candles and song sheets provided. Gates open at 6 p.m. and caroling begins promptly at 7 p.m. For more information, call (504) 523-7047 or visit www.patioplanters.org. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Marva Wright's X-Mas Party
8:00 pm Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave. www.tipitinas.com
Marva Wright's 7th Annual X-Mas Bash Featuring THE BMW'S, Rockin' Dopsi, Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters, Trombone "Shorty" Andrews, Wild Magnolias Indians, Amanda Shaw, Irvin Mayfield, Soul Rebels Brass Band & many more!

Fats Domino in NYC on Today Show (Video)

Fats Domino in New York in support of upcoming album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino

Following a great tribute to Fats Domino which included NYC Mayor Bloomberg presenting the Key To The City, this morning the New Orleans legendary musician, one of the original inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, performed “Blueberry Hill” in the Today Show studio.

click for VIDEO: Fats Domino sings on TODAY

RELATED VIDEO: The making of the album (windows media)

RELATED ALBUM:

Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino

Hey New York City: Light up the Empire State Building in Mardi Gras colors - Purple, Green and Gold

Empire State Building - February 28, 2006

Last year our efforts to encourage the group who manages the lighting of the Empire State Building started a little too late. Lets get organized, send in official requests and convince the ESB to light up in Purple Green and Gold on Fat Tuesday - February 5, 2008, and hopefully every year.

Remember that the Empire State Building receives tons of requests each year to become Lighting Partners. So the earlier, the better. Download the questionnaire, complete it and FAX it back.

Thanks for helping, and spreading the message to NY fans of New Orleans and NOLA in New York :) There is a lot of clean up to do in the Gulf Coast, and this is the perfect time to remind the world we're still recovering.

UPDATE February 1, 2008:  The Empire State Building has a conflict which prevents lighting in Purple, Green and Gold on Fat Tuesday. Please do not send in requests for Feb'08. See ya next year. Thanks!

Louisiana Festivals in September

There are some great festivals coming up ...

• Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival http://www.shrimp-petrofest.org/Labor Day Weekend, August 30 - September 3, 2007
• Zydeco Festival 2007 http://www.zydeco.org/Friday August 31 & Saturday September 1, 2007
• Rayne Frog Festival http://www.rayne.org/frog_fest.htmlSeptember 7, 8 & 9, 2007
• Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival http://www.meatpiefestival.com/September 14-15, 2007

...and coming in October, the Voice of the Wetlands Festival; October 12, 13 & 14 at Southdown Plantation in Houma, Louisiana. featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, Louisiana's LeRoux http://voiceofthewetlands.com/

Jazz Fest video from 2005

This morning while talking about video editing with a few co-workers I remembered a clip from the 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival I cut with Windows Movie Maker. Here it is, up on my MySpace page...

VIDEO :: Jazz Fest 2005 collage — Mickey Hart, Particle & Hydra

Jazz Fest webcast Archives are online

Audio/Video archives from the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are up on AT&T blue room website! http://blueroom.att.com/mainstage/index.php

MORE VIDEOS JUST ADDED! Here's the updated list:

Allen Toussaint
Bonnie Raitt
Brad Paisley
Buckwheat Zydeco
Franklin Avenue
Galactic
Henry Butler
Irma Thomas
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Luther Kent
Marcia Ball
New Orleans Social Club
Subdudes
Theresa Andersson
Zachary Richard
Check back for more artists.

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