Newsletter 27 - July 13 to July 19, 2010
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July 13 to 19, 2010 Dear Friends, As the summer drags along and the heat continues to rise, I hope this newest addition of NOLAlicious finds you well and in a cool place. A friend and I were commenting the other day on how in the deep end of summer, as we call it, the entire city shifts. It takes lots of energy to do almost anything in this heat and the amazing thing is most of us seem to enjoy it. I think many of you will agree that there is a certain something special in just lounging around with your friends, talking, sipping on a beer and just plain sweating. It’s New Orleans and it’s summer. Things are how they should be. We now you'll try to stay cool this week, and here's two ways to help out the community and still stay ! I work for a wonderful organization called the NO/AIDS Task Force, which is holding its annual Dining out for Life this Thursday. Over 60 restaurants will donate 25% of their proceeds to the Task Force, so eat out to give back! In addition, the Pepsi Refresh Project: Do Good for the Gulf started accepting ideas yesterday for their special, Gulf-focused program to grant $1.3 million to ideas to that have a positive impact on communities directly impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill. The deadline is this Friday at noon, or until 1,000 ideas have been submitted. Talk to your friends, and submit those ideas you've all been running through your heads. It has been a treat to work with my comrades at NOLAlicious this summer. I hope you have been enjoying us and I look forward to many more fun filled issues. Keep sending in your tips, suggestions and ideas! We love all the responses we get, you rock! With perspiration and smiles, Martin and the NOLAlicious teamPS - Our pal Carl is hosting a few of his friends this from a cross-country project called Way Below Status Quo in NOLA on Thursday. The night will start at the Orange Couch at 6 PM, followed by a Get Down dance lesson at Shine Step Studios. Come join them!
NOLAlicious Picks EAT We are always on the lookout for breakfast joints – delicious pancakes and eggs can be a weakness. Next time you find yourself in the Garden District check out Gott Gourmet Cafe. Open early with a friendly staff, this unassuming place offers hungry eaters large portions of breakfast and brunch food, as well as a regular lunch menu. Enjoy a cute outside eating area overlooking Magazine Street or sit inside in their airy and fun dining space. Located at 3100 Magazine Street. Open Tues-Fri 11am-9pm. Saturday and Sunday 8am-5pm. Average entrée price $12. DO Your notebook sketch from Cafe du Monde looks great on your fridge, but what if it had a frame, and an audience? The “My New Orleans: Personal Impressions of a City in Transition” exhibit will open in November, and sponsor Rhino Contemporary Crafts Company has called for submissions from local artists, amateur or otherwise. Artists in any discipline are welcome to submit, but hurry up and dig through that memory card, because the deadline is Thursday. Submit online, email rhinocrafts@yahoo.com for more questions. GO Edgar Degas was one of the most prolific painters in the past 100 years and he has such a wonderful tie to NOLA. Pay homage to this great artist at the Degas Birthday Celebration! There will be music, food and drinks with absinthe tastings provided by Le Tourment Verte, specialty cocktails created especially for the occasion, and the house will be open for touring. Music by Paul Sanchez and The Rolling Road Show and food by Daniel Esses of Esses Foods. 2306 Esplanade Ave. July 19 5 PM to 9PM. Open to the public. SEE Three months into the Deepwater Horizon disaster, each new report from the front seems more dire. Keep fighting the spill the New Orleans way at Grill and Thrill for the Spill, a fundraising event held at the Big Top Art Gallery. Burlesque dancers and fire jugglers will wow the crowd in the multidisciplinary art space, while food bake sale will rack up revenue to be donated to the Audubon Society and Greater New Orleans Foundation. Thursday, 6 PM to 10 PM. $5 show, $10 for show and dining pass. LAGNIAPPE Calling all our technology geeks! Want to be part of a conference where, in their own words, geeks get to learn from other geeks? Then be sure to check out BarCamp NOLA 3. It’s the third annual conference for the public and anyone that wants to present anything about emerging technologies can sign-up to do so. It’s a two day conference dedicated to learning, presenting, and giving back to the community. At Launch Pad at 643 Magazine Street on Saturday July 17 and at the Icehouse at 2803 St. Philip St on Sunday 18. Register online. Starts at 10 AM. Free. Open to the public. Job Opportunities in New Orleans Travel Escape the heat and jet off to San Francisco this weekend, and while you're there, catch "Funk Oil", a benefit concert to support For the Bayou and the Gulf! Friday, July 23 at Great American Music Hall. $22 advance / $25 door. Buy tickets now. |
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