 December 1, 2010  |
Ongoing: Vieux Carré Matinées
December 22, 2009 - December 31, 2010 |
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Times: 11:30am-1:30pm
http://www.hnoc.org/?p=1434
Location: LePetit Theatre, 616 St. Peter Street
Phone: (504) 523-4662
Admission: free
The Historic New Orleans Collection and Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré are proud to present Vieux Carré Matinées, a series of free films and tours celebrating Louisiana’s rich history and culture. Vieux Carré Matinées are now showing every Tuesday–Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The program opens with a brief tour of Le Petit Theatre, the nation’s oldest continuously operated little community theatre. Following the tour, patrons will have an opportunity to view one of 10 films, many of which were produced in part by The Collection. Each film addresses a different aspect of the region, including the Battle of New Orleans, Creole cooking, and visual artists of New Orleans. Both the tour and the films are free and open to the public.
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Big Freedia's Hookah Bounce
January 7, 2010 - January 2, 2014 |
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Times: 10:00 pm
http://hookahbounce.com
Location: The Hookah, 309 Decatur St
Phone: (504) 943-1101
Admission: $5.00
Every Thursday Big Freedia and DJ Rusty Lazer along with other local bounce artists hit the stage at The Hookah. If you're wondering what is bounce, here is what Wikipedia has to say about Bounce Music: Bounce music is an energetic style of "New Orleans hip hop" music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At by MC T.Tucker. A highly influential cover of "Where Dey At" was also released by "DJ Jimi in 1992.
Bounce is characterized by "Call and response" style party and Mardi Gras Indian chants and dance call-outs. These chants and call-outs are typically sung over the Triggerman beat, which is sampled from the song "Drag Rap" by the Showboys, or Brown beat, which is sampled from Derek B's "Rock The Beat". The sound of bounce has primarily been shaped by the recycling and imitation of the "Drag Rap" sample: its opening chromatic tics, the intermittent shouting of the word "break", the use of whistling as an instrumental element (as occurs in the bridge), the "drag rap" vocals and its brief and repetitive melody and quick beat (which were produced with use of Synthesizers and drum machines and are easily sampled or reproduced using like-sounding elements).
The genre maintains widespread popularity in New Orleans, LA and the southern United States and has a more limited following outside of the Deep South. Throughout this decade, the "Take Fo'" record label has dominated the genre with artists such as "DJ Jubilee and "Willie Puckett." Katey Red, "Big Freedia" and "Sissy Nobby have also made significant contributions.
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Prospect.2: International Biennial of Contemporary Art
November 14, 2010 - February 13, 2011 |
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Location: New Orleans Museum of Art
Phone: (504)658-4100
Admission: TBD
Join us for Prospect.2: International Biennial of Contemporary Art. It will include works by 60 artists, down from Prospect.1's 81. A higher percentage of those artists will hail from Louisiana. Among the local artists slated for the show are Dawn DeDeaux, Dan Tague, Bruce Davenport and Robert Tannen. Though there will still be artistic outposts in the Lower 9th Ward, there will include more sites in Central City, Uptown and the French Quarter.
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Christmas New Orleans Style
December 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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http://www.frenchquarterfestivals.org
Location: New Orleans
Phone: (504) 522-5730 or (800) 673-5725
There's no place like New Orleans for the holidays during Christmas New Orleans Style, a celebration of uniquely New Orleans holiday activities taking place throughout December. Experience the magic of the season in a city steeped in traditions of the past, but with the food, music and good times of today. More than 100 festivities are planned during the month-long event, showcasing the cultural diversity that adds spice to the gumbo of New Orleans' heritage.
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