I have been waiting for month for Halloween Night when the first Blaine Kern's Krewe of Boo Parade will roll down my beloved New Orleans. I will be riding in Float # 14 (Wolfman) in the first position on the left side.

The first ever Halloween Parade of the Krewe of Boo to benefit the Greater New Orleans First Responders will roll on October 31. Krewe of Boo Parade has 22 floats, bands, and marching gouls. It kicks off 7pm at Elysian Fields and Decatur,then rolls down South Peters, turns on Canal and continues to Bourbon Street to U-turn back down Canal; Takes Tchoupitoulas,to Julia Street, on to Convention Center Blvd. and ending at the former River City Casino for the post parade extravaganza.(Near the Robin Street Wharf, behind the Morial Convention Center)go to the website to view the route map -www.kreweofboo.org
 Halloween Costume Expose is the black and orange extravaganza is outfitted in first-class décor, exquisite Mardi Gras World props, themed lighting, thousands of costumed patrons, and phenomenal entertainment! Tickets are $100 per person for the Costume Expose.  

Created by New Orleans' own Blaine Kern Sr., the mastermind producing Mardi Gras for over 60 years, the Krewe of Boo will be unlike any other parade in the world. My girlfriend Gerry Valene will be the famous Marie Laveau. So make sure you look for her float. I am a co-lieutenant at the Wolf Man Float. and will be in the front in the right side.  Membership is $650 and party afterward is $100 per person. For tickets or additional information, including the parade route, visit www.kreweofboo.org 

3rd Annual Halloween party-Fri, October 31, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Palmer Park.Trick or treating! Fun and prizes! Costume contest! Pumkin carving contest! Arts and crafts! Food and beverages! Kids 13 and under!

  The Obituary Cocktail Society is meeting this Friday, Halloween Night from 6 to 9 p.m. at Pirates Alley Cafe, 622 Pirate Alley behind St. Louis Cathedral.  

Friday, Oct 31, 2008-Halloween Parade in French Quarter-Jim Monaghan’s 14th Annual Halloween Parade will roll through the French Quarter on Friday, October 31, beginning in front of Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St. at 5:30 p.m..
Costumed riders in horse-drawn carriages will dispense beads and Halloween-themed  trinkets, led by the Storyville Stompers marching band and the Kazoozie Floozies.The parade will proceed up Decatur Street to Iberville Street, to Burgundy, to Dauphine, to  Conti, to Bourbon, to Governor Nicholls, and end where it started in front of Molly’s on Decatur Street.

October 31, 7:30 p.m. BRAVO Witch's Brew at the home of the King and Queen of Witch's Brew, The Coes, 4509 St Charles Avenue. Costumes are encouraged and a prize will be given to the top 3 costumes. Cost is $35 per person to benefit Bravo, the volunteer organization of the New Orleans Ballet Association. 

 ANNE RICE'S VAMPIRE LESTATE FAN CLUB Presents:THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED BALL-HALLOWEEN / October 31, 2008
9PM - 2AM-doors open at 8PM.Rosy's Jazz Hall.ARVLFC Member Ticket - $20-Non-Member Ticket - $30

QUEEN OF THE DAMNED BALL TICKETS Exclusively at: PARAPLEX Annex,718 Orleans,Between Royal & Bourbon / French Quarter,504.585.1408

Friday, Oct 31, M.O.M.'s Halloween Ball "Ghouls Gone Wild" with Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes (two sets)
and Rebirth Brass Band (late set) 9pm.at The Howlin' Wolf. $25.00

 Friday, Oct 31, 2008-JPAS PRESENT'S THE REGIONAL PREMIER OF RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
 
"Shakespeare's Forgotten Rock and Roll Masterpiece" Comes in for a Landing in Westwego!*

What do you get when Shakespeare meets space travel and rock and roll? Bob Carlton's uproarious sci-fi spoof RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET, of course! Making its regional premier, *RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET opens Halloween night, October 31st at 7:30pm at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm thru November 16.  Directed by Claire Van Cott, Choreographed by Lynne Lawrence and Musically Directed by Don Hopkinson, Jr. with Assistant Musical Director Allison Rich and accompanied by the JPAS Broadway Pit Orchestra, the premier of this hilarious sci-fi, musical adventure is sure to be out-of-this-world fun!

Come in costume for the Opening/Halloween Night performance and stay for the FREE FUN at the opening night cast party afterward! *Tickets are $26 for adults, $22 for seniors and military, and $19 for students (with valid ID), and $12 for children (12 and under). For tickets call 504.885.2000 or visit www.jpas.org

RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET is an Olivier Award-winning rock and roll musical that has been wowing audiences for over eighteen years.

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR,5535 TCHOUPITOULAS ST.(504) 899-6518;www.dosjefescigarbar.com
dos jefes will open @ 6PM tonight due to an earlier private event and it is presenting TONITE(10/31) - WASHBOARD CHAZ @ 10 and SATURDAY (11/1) - SUNPIE & the LA. SUNSPOTS @ 10
 

Friday, October 31, 2008-Shrimp and Petroleum Festival-October 31 - November 2, 2008
in Morgan City, La.-Food, music and rides.
http://www.shrimp-petrofest.org

If music is what you are after then head on down to historic Lawrence Park in downtown Morgan City, La.  This festival is known for the diverse music which may be heard in this 4 day event.  Local, state, and regional entertainment bring forth sounds of Zydeco, Cajun, Country, and popular music to its sound stage. You may hear all of the music under the oaks in Historic Lawrence Park with no admission fee.
 

November 1: ""Day of the Dead party”, ANDREA’S CAPRI BLU LOUNGE, 3100 19th St at Ridgelake,  Metairie, 834-8583. 8 p.m. Costume Contest. 10 p.m. prizes. Music by MaryFlynn Thomas and Scott Perro.

On Saturday, November 1 at 8 p.m. at Dixon Hall, Tulane University, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra present Symphonic Tango

 Experience the heat of Latin Grammy winner Raul Jarena and Symphony Tango as they seduce your senses. Free tango classes at 7 p.m.

From November 1, 2008 to January 18, 2009, New Orleans will be the site of Prospect 1, the first Biennial of its type in United States. Works by 81 of the leading contemporary artists from around the world will transform our city into a sprawling, multi-venue art destination. Thousands of visitors, including many-first time New Orleans guests, will move among some 15 museums, community art centers, refurnished buildings and private homes that will be serving as sites for the artist’s creations. Visit www.prospectneworleans.org

The Studio at Colton School, a project of the Creative Alliance of New Orleans (CANO), invites its St. Claude area and citywide neighbors along with national and international art lovers in town for Prospect.1 to celebrate its grand opening to the public on November 1st. The day will include an All Saints Day Ramble which will begin at St. Roch Cemetery to honor the culture and legacy of our ancestral New Orleanians who perished during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and will progress to ramble from the cemetery to the Colton School with beats and music by the Douglass High School marching band and Treme Brass Band. Wrapping up in the backyard at Colton School, neighbors, friends, families, artists and visitors will be encouraged to gather for food and drinks from local vendors, hang out with Mardi Gras Indians from four local tribes, participate in an all-star drum circle featuring Julian Garcia, Luther Gray, Ivory Holmes, and Uganda Roberts and wander the school grounds to take in a one-of-a-kind collection of inspiring installations and musical events.

The three-pronged installation and performance segment of the All Saints Day celebration beginning at 5 p.m. will feature the Living Stereo performance featuring the Charmaine Neville Band, will be performed on multiple pianos and other instruments placed strategically throughout the 100,000 square foot building and broadcast live on WSCS 89.5, the official Studio at Colton School radio station. The art installation "Convergence," a collaborative, mixed media piece using theatrical props and techniques will also be available for viewing at this time in the form of traveling one-act performances throughout the building. Also, "New Orleans Sinphony #2," a performance installation by Robert Tannen and Peter Spring to be held in the Red Ballroom at the Studio presenting many forms of New Orleans music played on multiple pianos and matched with various traditional and contemporary styles of dance.
Lastly, ArtSpot Productions will present the world premier of four new installments of "The Saint Plays," internationally acclaimed playwright Erik Ehn's ongoing cycle of contemporary adaptations of the lives of Catholic Saints. The plays, which have been written specifically for New Orleans, will be performed by Mondo Bizarro, Cripple Creek Theatre Company and Andrew Larimer.
The Studio at Colton School at 2300 St. Claude Avenue-Honoring the deceased at St. Roch Cemetery

Maximo's Italian Restaurant on Decatur Street is very excited to have Marlon Jordan entertain our customers on Monday November 3^rd from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m; Marlon Jordan is a young Big Easy native who is quickly making a name for himself with his energized take on the classic Miles Davis Quintet sound. His style is less introspective than his hero's allowing his vitality to grab hold immediately..."Call 586-8883 to make a reservation

Please put in your calendar that starting this November, the MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL will begin its monthly Mixology Monday series. The program aims to bring accomplished mixologists from around the world to New Orleans to share their skills and expertise with bartenders and other industry professionals. The presentations are priced so that everyone can attend and the fee includes Museum admittance. The first session will be held at the Museum on Monday, Nov 3, at 6:30 pm and will be hosted by renowned cocktail and spirits expert, Dale DeGroff, author of the new book: “The Essential Cocktail”. His lecture is titled  “The Essential Cocktail -The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks.”

Founded in 2005, The Museum of the American Cocktail (MOTAC) opened last July, in its spectacular new home it shares with SoFAB. The unique-and-expanded exhibit, designed by Curator, Ted “Dr. Cocktail” Haigh, provides visitors with a fascinating tour of the history of the cocktail and the way it has influenced music, theater, art, film, and politics around the world during its two hundred year history. Located in the Southern Food & Beverage Museum at the Riverwalk Marketplace at the Julia Street entrance. 504-569-0405    http://www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org

Advance registration required: $20 per person (includes admission to the Museum). Register online: http://www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org  Or register by calling: 516-565-4981  and pay at the door on day of session (check or cash preferred). For more info, or to join, go to: www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org

7th Annual Louisiana Kidney Walk Kick-Off Party at Martin Lawrence Gallery,433 Royal Street  from 2 to 4 pm. on Sunday, November 2nd.  It will feature Philippe Bertho – “The All You Need is ‘Love’” Tour

Complementary Refreshments,Discounted Validated Parking at Omni Royal Orleans Hotel.Pre-register for the November 9th Kidney Walk, pick up your team captain packets and much more! 

NOVEMBER 4 - ELECTION DAY- YOU NEED TO VOTE!

 Darling friend do not forget to vote on Tuesday,, November 4. I like to ask you to vote for my darling friend Helena Moreno who is running against Congressman Jefferson. If you will like to go to her victory party,you are invited to attend at the Foundry on Joseph Street.  I will be working as a voting commissioner so I will be there late but I will be there!

Have a great weekend and a FABULOUS HALLOWEEN 

Margarita