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Events, Gambit

Barkus 2012
Feb. 12 The Mystic Krewe of Barkus is back in Louis Armstrong Park for its preparade "pawty" and follows an expanded route in the French Quarter.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Family Gras 411
• Admission to Family Gras is free. The Royal Pass provides backstage access and close-up views of the bands on both stages, reserved bathrooms and access to VIP food and beverages.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

'tit Rex
Sat. Feb. 11 | Carnival's only microkrewe rolls through Bywater on the way to its ball at the AllWays Lounge.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Family Gras Food Vendors
A variety of meals, treats and traditional fair food, along with drinks, will be sold onsite at Family Gras Andrea's Restaurant & Catering Char-broiled oysters, crabmeat ravioli, oyster ravioli, seafood gumbo, cheese ravioli…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Krewe of 'tit Rex
Will Coviello on the littlest parade of all by Will Coviello It's like looking through the wrong end of a telescope, but spectators may notice that the microkrewe 'tit Rex has whimsically appropriated many of the Carnival conventions of Uptown. (The actual spelling of the name has replaced the "e" in Rex with a schwa — the phoneme symbol indicated by an upside down e.)…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade
  The Mystic Krewe of Barkus is re-occupying Armstrong Park in 2012. The krewe of costumed canines parades with the spy theme Mission: Impossible – Canine Protocol, but after three years of working around construction that kept the group out of Louis Armstrong Park, the big news is that it will have the run of the park again.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Family Gras Feasting
Fat City and nearby environs offer wildly diverse dining options at the doorstep of Family Gras by Ian McNulty Family Gras is a self-contained, kid-friendly, carnival-themed kingdom, and this kingdom has a court. That would be the Flambeaux Court, the food concessions area where a handful of vendors sell food to the Family Gras crowd.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Music, Gambit

The Polyphonic Spree
A brief history of the Polyphonic Spree, as told through wardrobe changes: white robes (the uplifting choir of angels on 2002 debut The Beginning Stages of... ); red robes (festivals, Christmas gigs); Technicolor robes (prismatic 2004 follow-up Together We're Heavy); "lifeline" robes (the EKG period from 2005-6, defined by delays and a covers EP aptly titled Wait); all-black karate gis (2007 rock comeback The Fragile Army, or Cobra Kai's punch-bowl spiked with MDMA); soccer shorts (the Adidas-sponsored theme for hometown footballers FC Dallas, oddly titled "HOOPS Yes!"); Oscar de la Renta (not really, but the group did headline New York Fashion Week in February 2008); street clothes (presumably — dormant from 2009-11); one-legged furballs (the glowing protagonist in the interactive iPhone app/music video for new out-of-the-blue single "Bullseye," on which fearless leader Tim DeLaughter swallows all of Wayne Coyne's happy pills); white robes with red hearts (for new out-of-the-blue tour "You + Me," presage to a 2012 LP, maybe).…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Doomtree
Thu. Feb. 9 | Led by multitalented Rhymesayers punk-rapper Stefon Alexander (P.O.S, Gayngs), Minneapolis hip-hop crew Doomtree issued its second studio LP, No Kings, on its independent self-titled imprint in late 2011.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Yob with Thou
Fri. Feb. 10 | Playing hooky from a tour with Tool, Eugene, Ore., doom-metal trio Yob teams with New Orleans thrashers Thou for this early show (timed to let out before Eyehategod starts at Siberia), a Mayan calendar end-credits coup-de-grace.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Big Easy Blues Fest
Sat. Feb. 11 | The Big Easy Blues Fest features Clarence Carter, R&B singer Millie Jackson, soul singer Sir Charles Jones, bluesman Mel Waiters and others.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Film, Gambit

Oscar-nominated short films
Thu.-Thu. Feb. 9-16 | Oscar-nominated short animated and live-action films screen at the Prytania Theatre.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

The City Dark
  What exactly is lost when the lights of our sprawling cities obscure the brilliance of the night sky? That's the simple question posed by The City Dark, an engaging documentary by writer-director Ian Cheney.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Stage, Gambit

Ubu Enchaine
Fri.-Sat. Feb. 9-10 | Just in time for Carnival, Cripple Creek Theater unleashes Pere Ubu.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Visual Arts, Gambit

Assemblages by Jimmy Descant
He often haunted flflflea markets and rummage sales, and with his leather jacket and shades, Jimmy Descant looked more like a musician than a visual artist. Then his retro-futurist rocket ship sculptures cobbled from vintage vacuum cleaner and car parts began turning up at emerging artist galleries, and he called himself "Rocket Man," which fififit his hip persona.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Food & Drink, Gambit

The Joint is Jumping Down the Street
  The Joint (701 Mazant St., 949-3232; www.alwayssmokin.com) has relocated to a new address four blocks from its original Poland Avenue location.   "We're really focused to keep the same feel of the place, because everyone hates it when their favorite place moves and it changes," says Jenny Breen, who owns the Joint with her husband Pete Breen.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Five spots for chimichurri
La Boca 857 Fulton St., 525-8205…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

MVB Returns at Liberty's Kitchen
  MVB had a short but good run as an Uptown pop-up, taking over Slim Goodies Diner (3322 Magazine St., 891-3447) on Sunday nights to serve burgers. Starting Thursday, the star item from its menu, the Most Valuable Burger, will have a permanent home at Liberty's Kitchen (422 S. Broad St., 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org), a nonprofit cafe in Mid-City that doubles as a training program for teens and young adults who want to change the course of their lives.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Ding. Bzzzt. Bap. Beep.
"Ding. Bzzzt.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

David Gallent
Independent food photographer/culinary media specialist by Ian McNulty David Gallent (www.gumbogood.com) spends a lot of time behind the camera shooting Louisiana food. But as a "culinary media specialist" he also works as a food stylist, recipe editor and cooking instructor.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Review: Merchant
Ian McNulty on a new cafe in the CBD by Ian McNulty A CBD cafe with a "some other city" feel Conversations about New Orleans lunch joints usually touch on where they get their po-boy bread, how they cook their roast beef and maybe their histories.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Piper-Heidsieck Brut Rose Sauvage Champagne
Reims, France $47-$65 retail For Valentine's Day, many Champagne lovers look for delicious rose wines that pair well with food.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

New in BBQieux
  The smoke is getting thicker in Fat City. Last fall, Saucy's BBQ Grill (3244 Severn Ave., Metairie, 322-2544; www.saucysbbqgrill.com) opened near Lakeside Shopping Center, and more recently Smokin' Buddha BBQieux (3206 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 304-6602; www.smokinbuddhabbqieux.com) joined the scene a few blocks away.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Shopping, Gambit

Easy on the Eyes
by Carrie Marks When Dr. Charles Glaser first conceived of creating a coalition of optometrists 25 years ago, it wasn't because he sensed a desperate need for eye doctors in the New Orleans community. Rather, his commitment to study the science of sight was so great that it seemed his career path couldn't lead anywhere else.…

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Megan Braden-Perry and Missy Wilkinson get to the heart of the matter by Megan Braden-Perry and Missy Wilkinson

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7 February 2012 | 5:00 am

Current Weather Conditions In New Orleans, LA (70119)
Partly Cloudy, and 52 ° F. For more details?

7 February 2012 | 8:36 am

Event Calendar

Looking for something to do? Check out our Calendar page for upcoming NOSHA events.

NOSHA produces a half-hour program, "The New Orleans Humanist Perspective," which airs on Cox Cable, New Orleans, Channel 76. See our Media page for more detail.

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GoNOLA Radio Presents: Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Putting a voice to a face makes it real and relatable, brings life and meaning to it. Especially if that face is one you’ve never seen or met before, but admire nonetheless. Now all those New Orleans characters you’ve always wondered about, been enamored with, or maybe never even heard of come to life through GoNOLA Radio, the new podcast …

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6 February 2012 | 5:33 pm

Goddesses of the Night Make Their Mardi Gras Debut

Everyone wishes for the pride and glory that comes with riding in a Mardi Gras parade, but for most, those dreams of one day throwing precious trinkets into the flailing crowd from a magnificent, towering float are fleeting fantasies at best. But there’s a new parade in town called the Mystic Krewe of Nyx who conjured the spirit of their …

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6 February 2012 | 3:06 pm

Chewbacchus: The Krewe is Out There

Their motto proudly professes, “Saving the galaxy… one drunken nerd at a time.” Their parade throws include panties emblazoned with phrases like “Han Solo Pilots This.” The following is a typical fan inquiry posted to their Facebook page: “A friend of mine needs some help making her scooter look like an x-wing.” You’ve just crossed over into the Wookie Zone.…

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6 February 2012 | 1:17 pm

GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Mr. B’s Barbeque Shrimp

Barbeque shrimp is big in New Orleans, but to those who are unfamiliar, the name can be misleading. There’s no actual grilling involved in New Orleans barbequed shrimp, but there is a specific technique and certain ingredients necessary to get it right – most importantly butter. The sauce is not the typical reddish brown tangy condiment most think of, but …

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5 February 2012 | 11:00 am

GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Krewe du Vieux

Tonight, Feb. 4, 2012, is the first parade of this year’s Carnival season! There’s no “easing in” to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. We come out guns blazing. Krewe du Vieux is an unrestrained, no holds barred parade of sexual and political satire, ostentatious floats and costumes and unbridled human emotion, ecstasy namely. Whether you’re a Krewe du Vieux virgin …

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4 February 2012 | 12:50 pm

GoNOLA Radio to Be Launched Monday

GoNOLA Radio is a weekly podcast produced by New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation in conjunction with FSC Inter@ctive.

Hosted by Sunpie Barnes, the podcast is broken into segments of interviews by some of the most colorful experts on New Orleans music, culture, and cuisine.…

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Food interviews by Lorin Gaudin. Music interviews by George Ingmire. Culture interviews by Mikko. Music provided

3 February 2012 | 6:02 pm

The NOLA Jitterbugs Teach New Orleans How to Dance

I cannot dance.

I wish desperately that I could – and Lord knows I try – but at the end of the day, the cold, hard truth is that I am simply not a dancer.

And because I wish so badly that I could dance, when I see people who can dance, I am first filled with intense pangs of jealousy, …

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3 February 2012 | 11:47 am

The Best View of Mardi Gras In New Orleans

OK, Mardi Gras is the biggest and best free show on the planet. Anyone can walk up to the parade route and get more or less the same show as anyone else. But there’s a better way to see the parades in New Orleans, especially on Mardi Gras Day. For as little as $5, you can purchase a ticket …

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2 February 2012 | 1:49 pm

The Organ Grinders: Crashing a Mardi Gras Parade Near You

In case you’ve somehow forgotten, let me remind you that Krewe du Vieux is this weekend! In my mind, this officially kicks off the Mardi Gras season and this year, I couldn’t be more ready for the festivities. After watching a parade or two, you may start to wonder: who are these amazing people having so much fun shaking their …

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2 February 2012 | 12:18 pm

GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

On one hand it feels like it was just yesterday and on the other it seems like we’ve been growing gray hairs waiting, but either way Mardi Gras has arrived! This weekend is very exciting as it’s the first parade of the Carnival season! Surrounding the Krewe du Vieux parade are pre and post parties and in addition, this weekend …

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1 February 2012 | 5:48 pm

nola.com

Arts, music, movie reviews, celebrity news & events from New Orleans
Randy Travis arrested on charge of public intoxication
Country singer apologizes

6 February 2012 | 10:20 pm

Harrison Ford in 'early talks' for planned 'Blade Runner' sequel; plus more movie briefs
A regular rundown of recent Hollywood headlines

6 February 2012 | 9:00 pm

La Thai Uptown chef to represent New Orleans on 'Chopped'
Diana Chauvin would donate part of her purse to charities if she won.

6 February 2012 | 6:05 pm

'Jeff Who Lives at Home' movie trailer
Opens March 16

6 February 2012 | 5:30 pm

Preview the Krewe of Kolossos, bringing art and ecology to Mardi Gras
Get a video preview of the Krewe of Kolossos, a new Carnival organization meant to bring a touch of artistic recycling to Carnival. The first Kolossos parade, featuring bicycle-powered mini-floats and hand-made throws, that was planned for New Years Eve 2011 failed to launch because of permitting issues. But, as co-founder Karina Nathan explains, the Kolossos ecological philosophy rolls on. Other 2012 parades have incorporated elements of Kolossos into their lineup, she said. Look for the krewe's charmingly sculpted alligator, crawfish, sea horse, triceratops, bull, pelican, stallion and flying lady floats in Muses, Orpheus and Tucks. According to Nathan, the Kolossos membership includes face painters, stilt walkers and other street performers. She hopes that the krewe will find a niche as a cooperative booking agency that will allow the established krewes to incorporate more artistic and green elements into their parades. The krewe was named for the Colossus of Rhodes, a legendary giant statue created by the ancient Greeks. Nathan hopes the ecological Krewe of Kolossos eventually makes a big impact of its own. For more information go to www.kolossos.org.

6 February 2012 | 5:03 pm