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Photos: It’s a Wizard’s World at Comic Con New Orleans 2014
There are comic cons all over the United States, all over the world, but when they make their stop in the Crescent City, New Orleanians’ incomparable costume-making skills collide with […]
Win Tickets to See the New Orleans Opera’s Cinderella on Valentine’s Day
The fairy-tale romance of Cinderella and Prince Charming has captivated audiences for centuries. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the New Orleans Opera will debut an elegant reinterpretation of French […]
Flock to the Maple Leaf for Feather Up 2014 on Saturday
You know what they say about birds of a feather… Grab a feathered costume and join the flock as well as the Krewe of O.A.K. and MOM’s Ball courts on […]
Louisiana Music Factory to Hold Frenchmen Street Soft Opening Saturday
In early December, OffBeat reported that longtime French Quarter record store the Louisiana Music Factory was relocating from its familiar Decatur Street locale to Frenchmen Street in the Marigny where […]
610 Stompers Annual Sweet 610 Debutante Ball Friday at Sugar Mill
With carnival time on the horizon, it’s about time we started having fun. This Friday (February 7), New Orleans’ own all-male, tube sock wearing, polyester short sporting, satin jacket clad, […]
OffBeat Joins 2014 Hangout Music Festival as Media Partner
In January, the Hangout Music Festival announced the lineup for its fifth annual beachfront retreat in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Set for May 16-18, 2014, the three-day, six-stage, 60-plus band festival […]
Late Night Jazz Fest Tickets for the Word at the Joy Theater on Sale Friday
The word around town is that this Friday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m. tickets will go on sale to see jam band supergroup the Word perform at New Orleans’ Joy […]
February 6 To Be Declared Willie Mae Seaton Day, Honoring Scotch House Matriarch
UPDATE: Thursday, February 6. 9:30 a.m. Ms. Seaton’s great-granddaughter and grandson contacted OffBeat to inform that unfortunately, Ms. Seaton had to be brought unexpectedly to see doctors at the hospital […]
French Quarter Fest 2014 Line-Up Announced, Poster Released
New Orleans’ largest free festival, the French Quarter Festival, announced its 2014 programming this morning; a line-up that once again expands the growing annual fest with a new stage, new […]
Jazz Fest 2014 “Aural History” Official Poster Released
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and its historic home on St. Peter Street in the French Quarter are the subjects of this year’s official “Aural History” Jazz Fest poster. The […]


