New Orleans will mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, December 1st, with an evening vigil. The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. The vigil begins at 6:30pm on the neutral ground near the intersection of Elysian Fields and N. Rampart streets. A candlelit procession to the AIDS Memorial in Washington Square Park will commence at 6:45pm. … Continue Reading Article about World AIDS Day in New Orleans
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Trodding the Boards November 15, 2022
Curtain Up With the holidaze upon us, local theater shall be taking a backseat to family gatherings, bonfires on the levee (and other places), and seasonal festivities. Still, there are some shows coming up in December...and not all of them deal with Nutcrackers or Grinches! If you’re a fan of the Tudors--or any of today’s pop princesses--head over to the Saenger Theatre … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards November 15, 2022
New Documentary Examines the AIDS Crisis and the Culture Wars
From 1986 to 1993, Valda Lewis produced a New Orleans-based LGBT-themed television talk show called Just for the Record. In the process, Lewis fell in love with the camera and began filming events important to the LGBT+ movement: Pride parades, AIDS conferences, public protests, interviews with activists, national meetings, etc. Lewis is now putting that archival footage … Continue Reading Article about New Documentary Examines the AIDS Crisis and the Culture Wars
Bartender Spotlight
Being a bartender is hard work y’all. The general public is not easy to deal with and great bartenders manage to keep a pleasant demeanor, a smile on their face, and a positive attitude even through the busy times. I discovered this month’s Bartender Spotlight during one of those busy times – Southern Decadence. I met Spencer Smith at Couvant during a Southern Decadence event. … Continue Reading Article about Bartender Spotlight
Trodding the Boards November 1, 2022
The Family Line at the BK [Beauregard-Keyes] Historic House through November 20 Since 2018, Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) has presented a remarkable series of immersive plays in notable French Quarter edifices that entertain and enlighten about seminal moments in New Orleans history. If you enjoyed The Stranger Disease (2018) and The Uninvited (2020), as I did, you … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards November 1, 2022
Under the Gaydar (November 2022 Event Calendar)
There is so much to be thankful for this November in NOLA. The weather has cooled and there are lots of fun events. Here are just some of the hot happenings in November to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at ledgemgp@gmail.com. Weekly Events Monday: NOAGE New Orleans Walking Group; Audubon Park; 6500 Magazine St. 6 p.m. NOAGE’s … Continue Reading Article about Under the Gaydar (November 2022 Event Calendar)
October is LGBT History Month
In 1994, a 29-year-old high school social studies teacher in St. Louis, Missouri, named Rodney Wilson did something remarkable. After teaching a lesson about the Holocaust, Wilson came out to his class by telling them the Nazis could have killed him too for being gay. He then did something even more remarkable; he proposed that a month be devoted to Gay and Lesbian … Continue Reading Article about October is LGBT History Month
Trodding the Boards October 18, 2022
The Seagull or How to Eat It at NOMA's Sculpture Garden through Oct. 30 It’s telling that the front page of the program for The Seagull or How to Eat It lists it as being “by Gab Reisman and Anton Chekhov”. Others might have billed something similar (and there’ve been many such adaptations) as “an adaptation by [playwright’s name] based on Anton Chekhov”. In this case, … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards October 18, 2022
