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Around Town: The Weekend’s Events

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(AP Photo/Margaret Bowles)

This weekend is packed with things to do.  There’s so much stuff going on the only thing I’m sure to be doing is watching the Saints take on the Bucs (don’t forget we’ve got the late game this week!) and gain a commanding grip on the NFC South and close out a lengthy road swing with back-to-back divisional games.  As for the rest of the days, I think I’ll have to see how the wind is blowing before I commit.

Daiquiri Days:  We highlighted this two-day long celebration earlier in the week.  Undoubtedly one of the more unique events of the weekend.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest: Lafayette Square gets invaded starting at 5:30 on Friday for three days of almost non-stop blues and plenty of BBQ and free admission.  You’ll certainly recognize a lot of the food vendors, including Love at First Bite and the Joint.  The full festival menu is available here.  Want to go, but don’t want to miss any football?  Your covered at the Abita Sports bar.  Not sure how that will all work, but I’m assuming it will be a tent with a bunch of TVs.

New Orleans Film Festival:  Need a bit more film culture in your life or want to be able to whip out references to some obscure films?  You’ll be able to take care of that for the next week.  From today through the 20th, there is a full slate of films to check out in theaters all over town.

A Midsummer’s Night Dream: Enjoy the great outdoors and one of the better known Shakespeare plays, A Midsummer’s Night Dream is performed out in NOMA’s sculpture garden.  Shows tonight and Sunday at 7.  Tickets are available here.

And that’s all in addition to the normal craziness we’ve got going on around town.  Enjoy the weekend.

Around Town: Daiquiri Days

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Cupcake and I have a confession to make. We really enjoy heading out to some off-the-beaten path bars. You know, places where the music skips a beat because “outsiders” have come through the door. We find that a lot of these bars have a pretty fantastic clientele (once you get them used to the idea of you being there), some amazingly quirky features (i.e., pink sinks and 1950′s era condom machines) and undeniably cheap booze ($1.50 Abita, yes please).

I have a separate confession to make. Every now and then I enjoy myself a daiquiri. Usually a White Russian, because most of the other stuff is too sweet for me. There is just something so very New Orleans about a daiquiri on a hot afternoon that fits better than any Aviation, Corpse Reviver or other fancy cocktail they could dream up at Bar Tonique.

Apparently there is someone else who shares these quirks. However, instead of seeing them as something to hide, they are to be celebrated. Thanks to this article by Todd Price, I’ve learned that someone is celebrating not only the daiquiri, but also the daiquiri bar! Daiquiri Days is offering up two days worth of events and celebrations, including a daiquiri bar bus tour, Who Daiq? dance party and French Quarter daiquiri bar crawl. With access to events on both days a mere $30, this may be a spectacle too good to miss. That is, of course, assuming that your stomach can handle that many daiquiris.

Daiquiri Days
October 14-15
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