What started as a banjoist and a trombonist roaming around New Orleans, playing on the street, sitting in at clubs, and going wherever they could go to play jazz, has transformed into a collaboration of several dedicated young musicians with one goal in mind: carrying on the tradition of New Orleans style traditional jazz. With a median age of 27, the New Orleans Moonshiners represent the next generation of New Orleans jazz men and women. With a vision and a sound uniquely their own, their repertoire includes traditional spirituals, Tin Pan Alley, swing, and hot jazz from the 20’s.

The film is an intimate portrait of the “Jezebel of Jazz”, the maverick jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, a self-professed "song-stylist" and rightly known as one of the greatest jazz divas of all time. Filmmakers Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden have devoted four years in order to perfectly capture O’Day’s seven decade career.

TEAM NAME: ‘DANCERS FOR A CURE’
When: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Where: Audubon Park Main Entrance (across from the Zoo)
Late Registration Opens: 7:00 am
Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Available Route(s): 2, 4 or 6 miles (or just come out and enjoy the activities)

Please feel free to come if you are interested in helping with Fleur de Lindy 2009! It will be held at GG's offices at 11:00 AM this Saturday. Please see TnT's e-mail for more discussion.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Panorama Jazz Band

The National WWII Museum , 945 Magazine Street , New Orleans , LA

Kick up your heels to Klezmer music by local favorites, The Panorama Jazz Band. This performance is in conjunction with Lives Remembered: Photographs of a Small Town in Poland 1897-1939. This free program is generously supported by the World Cultural Economic Forum. For more information, call 504-527-6012 x 225.

Kenner's Italian Heritage Festival will be held on September 13th & 14th 2008 in Kenner's historic Rivertown.

Festa Italiana is a fun-filled, free event with live music for the entire two days. We have food vendors that participate and sell delicious Italian food and drink as well as crafters who sell their handmade creations. This year we will have face painting, Local Bands, a demonstration of the "Tarantella" and cooking demonstrations by area chefs for the adults. The highlight of the festival will be a feature performance by, Louis Prima, Jr.

Saturday, Sept.13th

PJ’s Celebrating 30th Anniversary with Birthday Bash

FREE Coffee & Cake

September 3-4, 2008

Join us for a start time of 8:00 am for a 10 Mile and 5K Race beginning and ending at Middendorf's. The race will head south on Hwy 51 over the bridge and will be an out and back course for both the 5K and 10 Miles. We'll celebrate the winners and event on our new waterfront Deck with beer, food and music.

You can register on the New Orleans Track Club's website, www.runNOTC.org or pick up an application once they are ready at Middendorf's or Perfectly Fit in Hammond at 14356 University Ave. It will be posted here once they are available.