I have always considered being a bartender as a fulfilling job. It is hard work, but you have the opportunity to meet so many people. Though in the past few years since COVID, the job has become much more challenging. But on the flip side, I think most people, I know myself included have become much more appreciative to bartenders and the well needed role they play … [Read more...] about Bartender Spotlight
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Ambush Announces New Regular Feature: Drag Queen Profiles
Ambush Magazine is pleased to announce a new regular column called Drag Queen Profiles. The column will appear twice a month. Active drag queens currently performing in the Gulf South are welcome to submit profiles. To be featured, please contact Frank Perez at frankearlperez@gmail.com. Submissions will include a brief questionnaire and a picture (along … [Read more...] about Ambush Announces New Regular Feature: Drag Queen Profiles
Trodding the Boards January 25, 2022
World's Greatest Johnny Cash Experience at the WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen through Jan. 30 Fans of Johnny Cash ought to head to the WWII Museum this weekend as, if you close your eyes, you’ll think that the “The Man in Black” has come back from beyond. That’s because Terry Lee Goffee, with his rumbly bass-baritone and twang to his singing voice, sounds incredibly … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards January 25, 2022
Let Them Eat King Cake, Queen!
The 2022 Mardi Gras season in New Orleans rolled in like a majestic Carnival float brightly ablaze with colored lights and gorgeously costumed revelers. After not celebrating Mardi Gras last year, we were ready to let our hair down but not our masks. Cautious celebrating was the feeling for the entire weekend of parades, Gay Mardi Gras events, parties and drag … [Read more...] about Let Them Eat King Cake, Queen!
The Future of St. Louis #1 Cemetery
St. Louis Cemetery #1, on the edge of the French Quarter, is one of the city’s premiere attractions for tourists. Opened in 1789 as a replacement for the St. Peter cemetery, which was deconsecrated in order to allow the residential development of the block bounded by N. Rampart, St. Peter, Burgundy, and Toulouse streets, St. Louis #1 is the oldest cemetery in New … [Read more...] about The Future of St. Louis #1 Cemetery
Trodding the Boards January 11, 2022
Josephine at the Marigny Opera House Much as I hate to say it, but the beginning of 2022 for NOLA’s performing arts scene had a distinct air of déjà vu about it. First, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra cancelled its concert The Hero's Tragedy which was to feature Conductor Thomas Wilkins and David Anderson playing a contrabass concerto, something you don’t hear every … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards January 11, 2022
National LGBTQ Task Force Comes to New Orleans
The National LGBTQ Task Force’s annual Creating Change Conference, originally scheduled to be held in New Orleans, will be held virtually from January 12—16, 2022. Begun in 1988, in part as an outgrowth of the 1987 National March on Washington, the Creating Change Conference focuses on networking and grassroots organizing skills. In recent years, the conference has … [Read more...] about National LGBTQ Task Force Comes to New Orleans
Trodding the Boards December 28, 2021
Year in Review As 2021 began, with its promises of a vaccine, things continued much as they had in 2020 with live performances occurring at Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS), Rivertown Theaters, on the North Shore, and at university theaters, along with zoomed productions from some Orleans Parish theater companies. Slowly, other theaters returned to in-person … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards December 28, 2021
In Memoriam 2020—2021
Gene Adams Garth Beauregard Charles “Charlie Bear” Bezou Carl Bucholdt Don “Eagle” Bury Stewart Butler Kevin Chestnut Wayne Christenberry Chi Chi DeVayne Jo Divelbess Jules Duhe, Jr. Daddy Don Glenn Fonte Nicole Lynn Foxx Jay Gauthier Ron Graham Tom Hall William “Brad” Held Jim Henry John Kmiecik Chad Schuyler … [Read more...] about In Memoriam 2020—2021
Under the Gaydar (January 2022 Events Calendar)
Now that 2021 is just a memory, we bravely move into the excitement of a new year. Here are just some of the hot happenings in January to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at ledgemgp@gmail.com. Weekly Events Monday: SAGE New Orleans Walking Group; Lafitte Greenway; Rainbow Plaza by on Norman C. Francis Pkwy.; 6 … [Read more...] about Under the Gaydar (January 2022 Events Calendar)