March 2010 See Complete List Here From the St Joseph Day parade to the block parties...all the St Patrick's related info in 1 place!
3/6 - Italian-American St Joseph Day Parade
3/7 - Irish-Italian-Islenos Parade
3/13 - Irish Channel Parade
3/13 - Ponchatoula Parade
3/14 - Metairie Road Parade
3/17 - Parasol's Party
3/17 - Irish Channel Block Party
3/17 - Downtown Irish Club Parade
3/21 - Metairie Irish-Italian Parade Get details here
Satruday, March 13th, 10am-12pm Superdome
Join Magic 101.9's Johnny Scott at the home show for your chance to win club-level Hornets tickets or golf at TPC! It's the largest show of it's kind in the southeast with everything from home remodeling and decorating to green building to landscaping and more! Includes cooking demos from celebrity chefs, pet section & eco-friendly "green zone" area. Tickets are $9 for adults, children12 and under are free. Get a $2 coupon online.
Friday, March 19, 7:30-11:30pm City Park Pavilion of the Two Sisters
Great food, music, live & silent auction and dancing under the stars! Tickets benefit Friends of City Park and are $125 in adv or $150 day of the event.
March 19-28, Fri & Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm E Jeff High School Auditorium, 400 Phlox in Metairie
The Tony Award winning Broadway smash hit is on the JPAS stage! Down-on-his-luck Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, and his nerdy, young accountant, Leo Bloom, concoct a scheme to raise thousands of dollars from backers and then put on a guaranteed flop of a show "Springtime for Hitler." Tickets are on sale for $15-$35
Saturday, March 20th, 2-6pm Fountainbleau State Park in Mandeville
Unlimited sampling of 120+ craft, import and domestic beers, educational beer seminars, live music and games. Tickets available for $38 general admission and $66 for a VIP ticket.
March 24th - April 11th Mahalia Jackson Theater
The untold story of the Witches of Oz tells us the tale before Dorothy dropped in and is one of the most anticipated performances to come with the return of Broadway Across America to New Orleans! Listen to win tickets with Magic 101.9 or buy yours online here.
Thu-Sun, March 25th-28th Chalmette Civic Center
Rides, Crawfish Queen, all that amazing food like Crawfish Bread, Crawfish Beignets, boiled crawfish and so much more! And of course live music...bands this year include Bag of Donuts, The Topcats, Chee Weez and more. Festival is free and open to the public.
Friday, March 26th, 8-11pm
The Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd
The theme is "Jump, Jive, New Orleans is Alive" with music from BRW, silent auction and some of New Orleans best cuisine. Tickets are $150 each.
Saturday, March 27th, 7pm Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive Join the cast of HBO's series "Treme" in a celebrity auction and cocktail gala to support NOMAF. Event guests will walk the red carpet, mingle with the show’s cast and crew and see an exclusive trailer of the new HBO show before its premiere while bidding on unique film and television memorabilia and items donated by local artists and businesses.
Celebrity guests will include: Khandi Alexander, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce and Steven Zahn, among others. The event also includes several not-to-be-missed musical performances and food from celebrity chefs whose cuisine is featured in the series. Susan Spicer (Bayona), Aaron Burgau (Patois) and JoAnn Clevenger (Upperline) will serve up a sampling of their signature dishes. Details
April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 Fairgrounds
This year's headliners include Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, Darius Rucker and the Imagination Movers on the first weekend; Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, The Neville Brothers and more on the second weekend.
Thursday through October 7th, performance at 6pm Botanical Garden- Pavilion of the Two Sisters
Performers change each week in this fun and unique New Orleans event. Mint juleps, wine, beer, soft drinks, water, and food available for purchase, no outside food and drink or pets allowed. The event is open from 5pm-8pm.
On view through Mar 14, 2010 New Orleans Museum of Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art will present Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio, a major exhibition featuring more than 600 original artworks that shaped legendary animated features including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
