Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Old U.S. Mint Performance Hall on November 12, 2011 from 1:30 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.  The Performance Hall, located on the third floor of the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.), is the result of an innovative partnership between the National Park Service and the Louisiana State Museum to bring a world classmusic venue home to the birthplace of jazz.  The New Orleans Jazz NHP will sponsor educational jazz performances and other special events during the day, and the Louisiana State Museum will hold events and performances primarily during evening hours. Read the rest of this entry »

The Big Easy Experience Contest is here!  You can win a prize package worth over $900 that brings the best of the Big Easy to you.  This awesome prize package includes

• a 2-night stay for two people at the Marigny Manor House Bed and Breakfast
• 2 cocktail Jazz history tours (drinks included) from Southern Hospitality Tours LLC
• a Photo Safari for two courtesy of See It My Way Photo
• a one-hour gondola ride for two courtesy of NOLAGondola.com
• dinner for 2 to a local restaurant
• a custom-made itinerary from 411 NOLA
• a set of 10 New Orleans-themed photo note cards
• a Voodoo Doll from the film Desiree
• a copy of The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans by David Lummis
• a copy of the CD Disco Zydeco by the Bonhoffs
• 2 411 NOLA-branded T-shirts of your choice

To enter to win this awesome prize package send your name, your mailing address, and your phone number to contests@411nola.com.  You must put “The Big Easy Experience” in the subject line of your email.  Limit one entry per household.  Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 11:59 p. m.

Please note that the gift certificate for two for 2-nights at the Marigny Manor House Bed and Breakfast is not good during special event dates and that the gift certificate is valid through August 2012.

The winner will be chosen at random using Random.org.  411 NOLA will not keep your personal info on file after the end of the contest.  We respect your privacy.

Check out this cool invite from our friends at Jazz Camp.

Spend a week in Historic New Orleans learning to play Traditional Jazz under the instruction of some of the finest musicians in the city, enjoy some of the best food in the world and marvel at the beautiful architecture of the French Quarter.  Come to the Birthplace of Jazz and fall under the magical spell of our music and our people.  As they say, “There is no place like New Orleans!” Read the rest of this entry »

According to its own website, “Since it’s dedication in 1842, St. Augustine has been a church of the free black citizens of New Orleans, welcoming both free and slave as worshippers.  It continues today as a beacon of humanity and spirituality, both a history lesson and an example of 21st century Christianity in action.”

The church is well known around the world and is of special interest to history buffs, to spiritual seekers, and to cultural and musical enthusiasts.  St. Augustine, as the church is commonly known, was established in 1841 and is a unique and enduring part of American history.  This Sunday it celebrates its 170th anniversary with joy. Read the rest of this entry »

In Louisiana, we don’t eat to live, we live to eat.  For us, food is more than something to eat.  It borders on being a sacrament, and life itself is the celebration.

Unfortunately, one in eight people is struggling with hunger in our community.  Because food and life are valued so highly here, Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank have teamed up with the Second Harvest Food Bank to fight hunger by staging a fun(d)raiser that is all NOLA.  It’s called the Harvest the Music Concert Series. Read the rest of this entry »