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THIRD STREAM MUSIC FOR THE THIRD WEEK OF APRIL

March 25, 2024 By Community Contributor

New Orleans Premiere of Gunther Schuller's String Quartet No. 4 LPO Violist Sixto Franco with musicians from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Orleans will give the regional premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gunther Schuller's String Quartet No. 4 along with a world premiere by New Orleans composer Jonathan Freilich. Sixto Franco, who has been performing with … [Read more...] about THIRD STREAM MUSIC FOR THE THIRD WEEK OF APRIL

Trodding the Boards Match 19, 2024

March 21, 2024 By Brian Sands

Kingdom of Earth at Loyola's Marquette Theatre through March 24 Through March 24, at Loyola's Marquette Theatre, The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) is revisiting the first script they produced back in 2015, 1968's Kingdom of Earth from Williams’ later period, a tale of the Mississippi Delta filled with love, lust, familial rivalries and other such … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards Match 19, 2024

Trodding the Boards March 5, 2024

March 8, 2024 By Brian Sands

Dear Readers--Greetings from Shreveport! For the past 21+ years I have always tried to give you well-crafted reviews. This week, however, due to a variety of circumstances including having to be in north Louisiana on business, I've fallen behind schedule but do want to let you know about two most worthy productions that will be finishing their runs this weekend. So this may not … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards March 5, 2024

Tom Caplinger and How Lafitte’s Went into Exile

March 6, 2024 By Frank Perez

In 1933, shortly after the repeal of the Volstead Act, Tom Caplinger, Harold Barthel, and Mary Collins leased the building at 941 Bourbon Street (at the corner of St. Philip Street) and opened a bar called Café Lafitte.  At the time, it was just one of two bars on Bourbon Street, the other being the Old Absinthe House. Contrary to popular belief, the iconic building at 941 … [Read more...] about Tom Caplinger and How Lafitte’s Went into Exile

Under the Gaydar (March 2024 Event Calendar)

February 29, 2024 By Tony Leggio

With Mardi Gras now in the distant past, we look towards other holidays and amazing festivals in NOLA this month. From the Tennessee Williams Festival and Saints & Sinners Literary Festival to the Gay Easter Parade, March is hopping. Here are just some of the hot happenings in March to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at … [Read more...] about Under the Gaydar (March 2024 Event Calendar)

Bartender Spotlight – February 2024

February 29, 2024 By Tony Leggio

Let’s face it–being a bartender in New Orleans is like being on a rollercoaster.  You have your climbs and your plummets, and during busy times like Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence, it feels like you are doing loops and spirals. But no matter what, by the end of the experience you come off saying “What A Ride!”   I feel like bartenders who are successful in … [Read more...] about Bartender Spotlight – February 2024

Trodding the Boards February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 By Brian Sands

Curtain Up Now that Mardi Gras is just a happy memory, it’s time for theater to move back indoors again. Through Easter, lots of shows will be debuting on local stages from Metairie to the Northshore to Chalmette. Hope you’ll be able to check out some--or all--of the following. I vividly remember seeing The Colored Museum at the Public Theater in New York back in the … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards February 20, 2024

Trodding the Boards February 6, 2024

February 9, 2024 By Brian Sands

New in New York If you’re planning a post-Mardi Gras getaway to New York in the next few weeks or, perhaps trading the Big Easy’s Carnival for the Big Apple’s never-ending festivities, here are some things you might want to check out. Broadway offers lots and lots of musicals of all sorts. If you’re looking for a play to see on the Fabulous Invalid, however, that may be … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards February 6, 2024

Lou Bernard, Olympus, and Gay Carnival

February 1, 2024 By Frank Perez

As we find ourselves in the thick of Carnival season once again, Ambush is proud to remember a pioneer in the history of gay Carnival, Lou “Lucille” Bernard. Bernard passed away on January 8. Bernard and his partner Nick Donovan were members of the groundbreaking krewe, Ganymede (1968—1974). Donovan served as Captain of the Krewe’s third ball, Creepy Crawlers (1970), at … [Read more...] about Lou Bernard, Olympus, and Gay Carnival

The Official Gay Mardi Gras Guide (February 2024 Event Calendar)

January 26, 2024 By Tony Leggio

Happy Mardi Gras, the greatest free show on Earth! Parades, Bal Masques, King Cake Parties and a host of other fun things to do await you this month.  Here are just some of the hot happenings in February 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 … [Read more...] about The Official Gay Mardi Gras Guide (February 2024 Event Calendar)

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