Beignet Fest at Their Place - July 24-26 at locations throughout New Orleans

Everybody loves beignets! And normally every first Saturday in October in City Park, you could attend Beignet Fest to celebrate this most iconic of New Orleans’s desserts. Unfortunately due to the pandemic, Beignet Fest is postponed until 2021. However, their charitable mission is far too critical not to find a way forward. Proceeds from Beignet Fest benefit the Tres Doux Foundation, which makes grants to nonprofits serving children with developmental delays. 

So, festival organizers pivoted and are hosting “Beignet Fest at Their Place” from July 24-26, at food vendor locations around New Orleans, Baton Rouge and on the Northshore. Organizers have worked closely with food vendors to offer a bonanza of beignet dishes all weekend long, from traditional sweet treats to savory delicacies that feature seafood, cheese and more. A full menu of beignet dishes offered by food vendors along with locations can be found at https://beignetfest.com/. In keeping with the competitive nature of the festival, patrons will have a chance to vote for their favorite sweet and savory beignet dishes at beignetfest.com. Winners will be announced following the event.

Since Beignet Fest is a fundraiser, all food vendors will have paper “beignet logo dolls” available for patrons who donate to write a special tribute. Logo dolls will be displayed at food vendor locations throughout the weekend. People can also donate on the Beignet Fest website when viewing the food vendor menu. So, if you’re in the New Orleans area, enjoy a delicious beignet from a participating vendor and donate to help a child in need. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Save Our Stages! Independent Live Music Venues Need Our Help!

National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has a mission to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters in the United States. These entertainment hubs are critical to their local economies and tax bases as employers, tourism destinations, and revenue generators for neighboring businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and retail. Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open. The economic recovery process will extend past just reopening the front doors, requiring solutions unique to the industry.

Your voice matters — Tell your legislators to save independent music venues! It only takes a minute to have a significant impact on the music of your city! Click on #SAVE OUR STAGES to help. Thank you for your support!

Happy Birthday, Little Freddie King!

Delta Blues guitarist Little Freddie King, born Fread Eugene Martin, celebrates his birthday on July 19th. Born in Mississippi in 1940, he moved to New Orleans at age 14. He performed in juke joints with legendary blues artists, and played with luminaries Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker, as well as playing bass for Freddy King. Style comparisons between the two artists led to his use of the name “Little Freddie King”, though his playing sounds more like his cousin, Lightnin’ Hopkins, He is a three-time New Orleans “Blues Performer of the Year”, he is also a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Happy Birthday, Freddie!

Musician Treatment Foundation Benefit Concert on Saturday, July 18!

Preservation Hall Jazz Band is headlining the first-ever Musician Treatment Foundation Livestream Benefit Concert, a benefit concert to help #KeepTheMusicPlaying for everyone! This event also includes performances by Elvis Costello, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Accidentals and many other incredible musicians. The event will take place this Saturday, July 18, at 7 pm NOLA time and 5pm L.A. time, on mtfusa.org/events/livestream-benefit-2020.

The concert is a fundraiser to help provide healthcare for musicians who help make New Orleans the musical and cultural treasure it is. This is not a live event, but there are musicians, artists and guests who will be speaking throughout. And though tickets are free, you must register. So, kick back, put your heels up, pour your favorite beverage, and enjoy some of the best music in the land!

Save Our Stages! Independent Live Music Venues Need Our Help!

National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has a mission to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters in the United States. These entertainment hubs are critical to their local economies and tax bases as employers, tourism destinations, and revenue generators for neighboring businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and retail. Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open. The economic recovery process will extend past just reopening the front doors, requiring solutions unique to the industry.

Your voice matters — Tell your legislators to save independent music venues! It only takes a minute to have a significant impact on the music of your city! Click on #SAVE OUR STAGES to help. Thank you for your support!

Running of the Bulls - San Fermin en Nueva Orleans - Interactive ZOOM Party on 7/11!

Virtual Fiesta! Where? Comfort of your own home or venue of choice! When? Saturday July 11, 9:30am NOLA time, 7:30am L.A. time! On Saturday July 11th, 2020 all are invited to join the team as they present a way to revel with the friends they normally see each year, but cannot due to the virus. 

We're working to bring as much "normal" entertainment as we can.  The Reverend Psych Ward will be your host from Amish Country and Los Pastores will be in New Orleans (finally able to join the party rather than running around like mad).  We'll bounce around to some of our favorite fans' parties, have some live entertainment pop in, and of course we'll have our RollerBulls!!!

Here's the plan.  Find a host, or be the host.  Register for your ZOOM access code to join the interactive party. Invite your friends, or enemies, let's use this however it best suits us.  Blend up your sangria, get dressed in your finest San Fermin attire and get together the morning of July 11th.  You can start as early as you like, we wont judge!  We'll open the virtual doors at 9:30am central time.  Why so late?  Well we wanted our West Coast friends to be able to get up at a decent hour, it is only fair.  Don't get used to it locals, we go back to crack o dawn in 2021.  

The access code is $20, good for the host plus 1...that's $10/head.  We ask that your guests chip in too and are asking the same.  They can send via PayPal to merchandise@nolabulls.com...this is on the honor system!  We'd love to be able to donate a little to our friends this year and hope that you will join and support us!  

A virtual Running of the Bulls? ¿Por Que No?

VIVA SAN FERMIN!