A Toast to New Orleans and You: Week of January 1- 8 - Happy, healthy, prosperous & Peaceful 2024/ Krewe of Joan of Arc and others.......

A Toast to New Orleans and You: Week of January 1- 8 - Happy, healthy, prosperous & Peaceful 2024/ Krewe of Joan of Arc and others....... My beloved Nizi was my date for 2022 and 2023 New Years Eve and of course the Veuve was flowing! Good morning my darling family and friends. I want to wish you a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, Peaceful & Blessed 2024- Feliz y Prospero Ano Nuevo 2024. It’s time to wake up to a new beginning and a fresh start by soaking in the sun on the first day of New Year 2024. It Is Time to Forget the Past and Celebrate a New Start. The new year has come up with endless possibilities to change your life and start a new chapter full of love, happiness and blessings. Happy New Year my friends. Looking forward to seeing you in 2024😘🥳 Congratulations to our beloved Saints for their victory against the Tampa Buccaneers. Keep it going.....! For the first time in many years, I have been staying home , enjoying the company of my darling roommate Rick Tringali and beloved NIZI. We actually have been dog sitting his mother and sister's canines and it has been an adventure enjoyed by all! Unfortunately, or fortunately I will be flying to Santo Domingo to finalize my dental implants. This week is the only time that I could see my dentist. I am so disappointed that I will miss the exquisite fun-loving Krewe of Joan of Arc and many other soirees. I will return with my brother Lorenzo on January 10. Have a great 2024. For those that did not see this video produced by talented roommate Rick Tringali. Feliz Ano 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0iptE0cyjo  Margarita Feliz Navidad 23-24 🎄Message from Queen Margarita: 🎉 Feliz Navidad y un Prospero 2024 - Happy Holidays and a prospero, healthy, peaceful 2024 🍾 www.youtube.com Save this Date Monday, Jan. 29 for the Jazzy Carnival Round Table Luncheon co-hosted by Rick Tringali at the Jazz Museum at Noon Details will follow. Darlings, every year I look forward to the broadcasting of the annual exquisite Rose Parade that will be broadcasted today at 10a.m. on NBC. Next year I am volunteering to decorate the Louisiana Float. For the third straight year, Louisiana will have a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. The float, called “Explore Louisiana,” will be covered in 20,000 roses, hand-crafted by volunteers. A larger-than-life Mardi Gras jester will be featured, designs of fleur-de-lis, and inspiration was pulled from the second-line umbrellas and traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold accents. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/louisiana-float-to-be-featured-in-2024-rose-parade/article_797c819c-4750-11ee-9626-cf3a56117a83.html Louisiana has a float in the 2024 Rose Parade again: Here's what it will look like For the third year in a row, a float dedicated to Louisiana will roll down the streets of Pasadena, California, in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade. www.nola.com  Here's a rundown of major store hours and which businesses are open and closed in the U.S. this New Year's Day. IS WALMART OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY? Walmart is open with normal hours on New Year's Day. IS TARGET OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY? Target is open with regular operating hours on New Year's Day. IS COSTCO OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY? All Costco warehouses in the U.S. are closed on New Year's Day. IS CVS OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY? Many CVS Pharmacy locations will operate with normal hours on New Year's, but some non-24 locations may have reduced hours. You can call ahead or double check local hours online. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/12-foods-to-eat-on-new-year-s-for-good-luck/ar-AA15xolb?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fc2028196fe74ba2a4ad33ac62c00072&ei=13&fbclid=IwAR3zQD5-MsDkeH9WbEMW1IWY5TzAoXvfPZ2mjEAwYj-24No0ARYUzlGuCTY 12 foods to eat on New Year's for good luck Looking for luck in 2024? It's time to hit the grocery store. www.msn.com The 2024 Sugar Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2024, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 90th annual Sugar Bowl will be one of the semifinals of the 2023–24 College Football Playoff and will feature two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—the 3rd ranked Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 and the 2nd ranked Washington Huskies of the Pac-12, with the winner to face the winner of the Rose Bowl in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game, which is at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN.[3][4] The Sugar Bowl will be one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance company Allstate, the game will be officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/saints-beat-tampa-to-keep-faint-playoff-hopes-alive/article_f2aa5a44-a81c-11ee-9207-e331040858dd.html https://www.king5.com/article/sports/football/how-to-watch-washington-texas-2024-sugar-bowl/281-aa1890f6-e9af-4806-b21b-515278a78cda How to watch Washington vs. Texas in 2024 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans www.king5.com The Ultimate Jazz Conference in NOLA January 3 - January 7! May be a graphic of saxophone and text that says 'JAZZ EDUCATION NETWORK JAN -6TH, 2024 NEW ORLEANS, LA 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IT'S ABOUTA FEELING JAZZEDNET.ORG #JEN2024' 16th annual Joan of Arc Parade, Saturday, Jan. 6 starts at 7pm 16th annual Joan of Arc parade, celebrating her birthday officially kicks off the Mardi Gras season Portraying King Charles XII- Louis Michot Portraying Queen Yolande of Aragon- Hannah Kreiger-Benson Portraying the Maid of Orleans, Jeanne d'Arc- Marley Marsalis May be an image of 5 people and text https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/2-streetcar-parades-roll-in-nola-jan-6-to-start-mardi-gras/article_e80944cc-a436-11ee-a678-5bb25df9a1af.html?fbclid=IwAR3I0LP5vATBLpHRMHE7P9INVnriqASkxnCfM2YB1OrwmHNf-PO9qb2eDVc Two streetcar parades Jan. 6 will get Mardi Gras tradition rolling The first day of Carnival, Jan. 6, commences the ride to Mardi Gras. And where better to start that ride than aboard one of New Orleans' iconic green streetcars? Here www.nola.com Mardi Gras Indian Presentation Jan. 6, 2:00 PM - Sanctuary Join us for a presentation and Q&A with two Mardi Gras Indian Queens - Big Queen Yellow Pocahontas and Big Queen Cinnamon Black. Learn more about this special and historic New Orleans tradition as we begin the Mardi Gras season! St Charles Avenue Baptist Church 7100 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 NEW ORLEANS ENTERTAINER PRESENTS “Puttin on the Ritz” a dinner dance CHATEAU COUNTRY CLUB GRAND BALLROOM JANUARY 6th - 7pm Join us for a Dinner Dance like no other! “Puttin’ on the Ritz” will have you up and dancing to big band favorites and classic standards, performed by yours truly Marshall Harris, along with David Cook & The Yat Pack. As expected in my usual show style, I will have a few fun surprises planned throughout the evening… such as our Marilyn Monroe Contest, Door prizes and more. Ladies are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing in their favorite Marylin Monroe looks for the evening. Bring your fun friends and get a table together, as having fun is required. ( Tables will be set for 8 guests ) The dinner buffet will be a chef prepared New Orleans Menu, listed on the website below. Cash Bar. The OPERA FESTA SINGERS will perform "NEW YEAR'S IN VIENNA", a Viennese Operetta Show, at DEUTSCHES HAUS on January 6, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM. CHEF GÜNTER PREUSS is planning a 4 COURSE AUSTRIAN DINNER with WINE PAIRINGS and CHAMPAGNE! ROBERT WAGNER is producing and narrating this performance, featuring guest VIOLINIST SERKAN GUERKAN, traveling from VIENNA AUSTRIA. GUERKAN is a RENOWNED VIOLINIST and COMPOSER in EUROPE, specializing in both VIENNESE OPERETTA and ARGENTINE TANGO! Also featured are STEVEN EDWARDS, PIANIST and DIRECTOR of the NEW ORLEANS SYMPHONY CHORUS, Kyle Anderson CELLIST, Rachel Looney SOPRANO, Kevin Rouchell TENOR, and DANCERS Kayla Ceaser & Jorden Majeau. GUEST VIOLINIST GUERKAN will also perform "TANGO FEELING", a special tango event the following day, SUNDAY January 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the NEW MARIGNY THEATER. Featured at this event will be the ELECTRIC YAT QUARTET and TANGO DANCERS Christine Morris & Ector Gutierrez. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/king-cake-parties-to-start-mardi-gras-2024-in-new-orleans/article_a2be4a0a-a672-11ee-83ee-dbdc08120422.html#tncms-source=featured-2 King cake parties celebrate the first slice of Mardi Gras 2024, including one at midnight Elsewhere around our country, sensible people are putting away holiday décor and perhaps battening down for a long, productive winter. Not here. www.nola.com  I adore my darling longtime friend, talented Chef Frank Brigsten :https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/ian_mcnulty/chef-frank-brigtsen-preserves-classic-new-orleans-cooking/article_1025565c-9399-11ee-b4eb-5f97e47626f7.html?fbclid=IwAR36VjEb5mgTG0ayM_rkdAUp3ZGotvW5Y-vmggD0KacSWqVhK4GiFNkqZEY#tncms-source=featured-2 New Orleans to his core, chef Frank Brigtsen preserves the old ways of cooking by teaching This is the fifth story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans' unique heritage. www.nola.com I feel blessed to have met or seeing performances by Former First Lady Roselyn Carter (NYC) Jimmy Buffet, Tina Turner and Tony Bennet( New Orleans) Harry Belafonte(Las Vegas).May their talented souls RIP https://www.today.com/video/2023-in-memoriam-remembering-the-remarkable-lives-lost-201096261722 2023 in memoriam: Remembering the remarkable lives lost As the year comes to a close, TODAY looks back at some of the remarkable people we lost in 2023. www.today.com  https://www.nola.com/news/environment/how-to-recycle-a-christmas-tree-in-new-orleans-metro-area/article_78b3071c-a0f2-11ee-9085-6f1162b8693c.html?fbclid=IwAR2TW5vsGn35eXNWQj2CnhdzlaG_NEArARUK7aOdPl6qnxMqJ9JutBAnAKo#tncms-source=featured-2 Here's how to recycle your Christmas tree in the New Orleans metro area You can donate your live Christmas tree to be used to restore coastlines near New Orleans. How to do it in Orleans, Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany. www.nola.com  https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/mardi-gras-walking-parade-list-new-orleans/article_8214441c-a118-11ee-acdd-53683536ea0a.html#tncms-source=featured-2 New Orleans Mardi Gras 2024 begins with these parades. See the schedule and maps. Find out schedule and parade routes for Krewe de Vieux, Joan of Arc, Chewbacchus and more marching parades in Nola. www.nola.com  Recycling schedule by parish Orleans Parish: Residents should leave their trees curbside before 5 a.m. on their regularly scheduled trash collection day from Jan. 8-13. French Quarter and Downtown Development District residents should leave their trees curbside before 4 a.m. on Jan. 11. Jefferson Parish: Trees must be placed curbside by Jan. 10 to be collected from Jan. 11-13. St. Tammany Parish: Residents can drop their trees off for coastal recycling for the entire month of January at the Covington Fairgrounds, at 61134 N. Military Road in Slidell. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/check-out-the-photos-from-christmas-in-new-orleans-2023/collection_a47cce44-a383-11ee-9eb4-d7b65bf8f386.html#1 Check out the photos from Christmas in New Orleans 2023 After all the frenetic shopping, festive cocktails and myriad indulgences, all was calm and all was bright as Christmas Day settled quietly over New Orleans. Before the sun rose, parishioners www.nola.com  Love seeing my talented longtime friend Suzaune Yee McKamey welcoming the teams to the 2024 Sugar Bowl Suzaune Yee McKamey and a Texas Longhorns football player puts up the horns fingers as the team and their families arrive to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) May be an image of 2 people, hat and text Congratulations to The Louisiana Center for Women in Government & Business (LCWGB) for hosting a fabulous 29th annual Hall of Fame Luncheon at Briquette, where several women were recognized for their accomplishments and public service. This Luncheon Celebrated Louisiana Women and their Accomplishments https://www.nolaadore.com/culture/this-luncheon-celebrated-louisiana-women-and-their-accomplishments/article_49584956-a4cf-11ee-8be4-c7426f56e35a.html?fbclid=IwAR27Gs8IkPbqgfkhSPSVknPusBlPapyQ2rP0HHXf7j6HFLLiLH9NzcgGFFM Not to be missed: The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the regions premier and Grammy-nominated orchestra, pays tribute to New Orleans civil rights icons Edgar “Dooky” Chase Jr. and Leah Chase in a jazz-filled program, RHAPSODY IN BLUE, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. on the Orpheum Theater’s main stage. Past LPO Principal Guest Conductor and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins returns to the LPO podium to lead a spirited program of works by American composer George Gershwin and famed American jazz pianist Duke Ellington. For more information, visit www.lpomusic.com. https://www.myneworleans.com/louisiana-philharmonic.../ https://www.myneworleans.com/louisiana-philharmonic-orchestra-honors-legendary-chase-family-with-musical-celebration/?fbclid=IwAR0JT1h7pkWlliRZ2cAjXhQ_h9djrvuz65uIBdQK9Mw1CiMa7S8Z_NHUEyM Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Honors Legendary Chase Family with Musical Celebration NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the regions premier and Grammy-nominated orchestra, pays tribute to New Orleans civil www.myneworleans.com Upcoming events : 12/31/2023 - Big Night New Orleans New Years Eve 01/01/2024 - 90th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl 01/06/2024 - Krewe de Joan d’Arc 01/06/2024 - Phunny Phorty Phellows 01/29/2024 -JAZZY MARDI GRAS ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON at NO Jazz Museum 01/20/2024 - Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus 01/27/2024 - Algiers Mardi Gras Festival 01/27/2024 - Krewe du Vieux Parade 02/02/2024 - Krewe of Cleopatra Parade 02/03/2024 - Krewe of Pontchartrain 02/04/2024 - Krewe of Carrollton 02/08/2024 - Krewe of Muses 02/09/2024 - Krewe of Hermes 02/09/2024 - Le Krewe D'Etat 02/10/2024 - Krewe of Endymion 02/10/2024 - Krewe of Iris 02/10/2024 - Krewe of Tucks 02/10/2024 - Tet Fest: Vietnamese New Year 02/11/2024 - Krewe of Bacchus 02/12/2024 - Krewe of Orpheus 02/12/2024 - Krewe of Proteus 02/13/2024 - Krewe of Rex 02/13/2024 - Krewe of Zulu 02/13/2024 - Mardi Gras Day https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/mardi-gras-walking-parade-list-new-orleans/article_8214441c-a118-11ee-acdd-53683536ea0a.html?fbclid=IwAR3g9TqCFRILKmKZE_ZGO2J9xY6ZTaw5vMNRqZ1m274At6cSNpt2TMcnX8k#tncms-source=featured-2 New Orleans Mardi Gras 2024 begins with these parades. See the schedule and maps. Find out schedule and parade routes for Krewe de Vieux, Joan of Arc, Chewbacchus and more marching parades in Nola. www.nola.com I adore my talented longtime friend Dr. Michael White. He speaks Spanish fluently! https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/dr-michael-white-personifies-traditional-new-orleans-jazz/article_96ddfa60-9aaa-11ee-a59f-cf4e01f256d6.html?fbclid=IwAR393QZpfX7FgBwdQvG77I_dgTxsoi3lGdHaXuIjn0kBECo4y3hYrOC2ET8#tncms-source=featured-top New Orleans jazz changed his life. Now he and his clarinet preserve music history. The clarinetist has written hundreds of songs and documents the music's history www.nola.com May be an image of 2 people and text that says 'i t/ 9 610 POP STARS THE ERRORS TOUR SWEET 610 DEBUTANTE BALL JANUARY 13, 2024 8 p.m.- 1 a.m. THE FILLMORE 61 በN Party Like Pop Star! Costumes Encouraged TICKETS & INFO: 610STOMPERS.COM Tickets on sale until January unless sold out first eventbrite.com 610 Stompers Debutante Ball Tour 610 STOMPERS Pop Stars: The Errors' The annual Washington Mardi Gras Ball is in my bucket list since this year Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees will reign as the 2024 Monarch is already sold-out : The multi-day event is slated for the weekend of Jan. 27, but an official schedule has yet to be released. Tickets to the Washington Ball on Jan. 27 are already sold out, according to the Mystick Krewe of Louisianans website. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/what-to-know-about-washington-mardi-gras-2024/article_172ba608-9e7b-11ee-8531-5fa783753fbd.html?fbclid=IwAR0TW0gyO3uAQGRF75awJD1C_IxylvqcwG389-H-ydVM8Ww9niYjTxB97AM#tncms-source=entertainment-headlines What is Washington Mardi Gras? 5 things to know about Louisiana's most festive DC event Former Saints QB Drew Brees will headline Washington DC Mardi Gras 2024, when new orleans and louisiana will reign on nation's capital. www.nola.com Put it in your calendar: COMPAÑIA NACIONAL DE DANZA SAT | JAN 20, 2024 | 7:30PM Compañia Nacional de Danza (CNdD), Spain’s premier, national dance company, returns after 22 years for a rare New Orleans engagement. Led by Artistic Director Joaquín De Luz, a world-renowned past principal dancer with New York City Ballet, CNdD wows the Crescent City with a North American premiere of mixed repertoire: White Darkness by CNdD’s former artistic director and choreographer Nacho Duato, a lush and virtuosic one-act ballet created as a requiem; the vivacious and satirical Sad Case by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, which embodies the fiery, syncopated rhythms of Mexican mambo; and Passengers Within, the latest creation by De Luz, set to music by Philip Glass. The company’s repertoire embraces classical to avant-garde and reflects its own identity and history of excellence. “The entire cast is full of an energy that just radiates” (The Ballet Herald May be an image of 1 person and dancing Calling all King Cake Enthusiasts. Jennifer Samuels, owner of King Cake Hub, announced multiple parties to celebrate the beginning of the 2024 Carnival season. King Cake Hub and Zony Mash will host the second annual King Cake Monarch Pageant which will be part of our Countdown to Carnival Party and held in the tap room at 3940 Thalia Street. The party will be on Thursday, January 5, 2024 from 9pm until midnight when our reigning Monarch Katrina Waters will pass the crown to the 2024 King Cake Monarch who will cut and share the first slices of king cake with all their royal subjects. The pageant will be emceed by our long time friends Prof. Carl Nivale and Grand Marshal Marty Graw and will also feature appearances by several dance krewes including El Lucha Krewe, Sassyracs and Voulez Krewe. DJ Liz will be onstage playing Carnival and New Orleans music to help get us all in the mood for that first slice of king cake and all the fun that is Carnival! The King Cake Monarch will also be invited back to celebrate the opening of the King Cake Hub at 1464 S. Broad. The doors open and the party starts again welcome customers for the first day of the King Cake Hub, Josh Paxton will be playing Carnival favorites in the beer garden as well as HEY Coffee Co selling coffee and Paw Paws Donuts serving their amazing cream filled donuts. This will be King Cake Hub’s sixth year selling a wide assortment of the best king cakes you have ever and never tasted and will include a variety of more than 70 cakes from Bittersweet, Breads on Oak, Brennan’s, Bywater Bakery, Caluda’s, Cannata’s, Caywood and Randazzo Bakery, District, Hi Do Bakery, Gracious, Joe Gambino’s Bakery, NOCCA, Sugar Love, Nolita, Mad Matter Bakery, Marguerite’s King Cakes and more as well as a number of king cake related sweets and other merchandise. Many purists blame people eating king cake out of season for all kinds of calamities from hurricanes to dreary Saints seasons. While our extensive research can’t substantiate those claims we can conclusively say that king cake causes maximum joy when shared during the festivities of the Carnival season. So much so that we can’t wait a minute longer that necessary to start eating and sharing with all our fans. King Cake Hub will be open daily from 8:30am until 6:00pm daily beginning January 6 through Lundi Gras. Delivery will be available through D’livery and is scheduled to start the week of 1/8. King Cake Hub will only be operating out of the Zony Mash location to ensure our loyal customers get that wonderful overwhelming experience that is King Cake Hub! Stay tuned for more info via King Cake Hub’s social media sites on Facebook and Instagram. King Cake Hub They're back Your favorite emcees, Professor Carl Nivale & Grand Marshal Marty Graw, are returning to host our King Cake Countdown Party and crown the 2024 Monarch Pageant winner! Who do you think will take the (King) Cake? Mark your calendars for January 5th 9pm - midnight at @zonymashbeer! Music, food, drinks, and all the Mardi Gras madness you won’t want to miss #AlmostCarnival May be a graphic of crumbcake and text that says 'SUGALove Love SUGAR Brennan's BAKERY CAY WOOD RANDAZZO'S BAKERY Caluda's KING CAKE DRAGON CLAW gracious Galruliné's -BAKERY BAKERY CAFE EPIPHANY The Gakeof Kings BIG BOY'S GOOEY CAKES BREADS ON OAK BYNATER BAKERY CANNATA'S FAMILY Zuppardós MARKET NOCCA CONSERVATORY BAKERY Hi-Do LOUISIANA'S ARTS' ooking forward to attending this fun-filled and delicious event: WYES New Orleans· Give the gift of king cake this holiday season! We can't think of a tastier gift. Mark your calendars WYES KING CAKE AND CONVERSATION is back!!!!!!! Join us for a king cake tasting and conversation in celebration of all things Carnival on Sat., Jan. 20th from 1-3pm at WYES. Tickets are $25. BUY NOW: https://kingcakewyes.eventbrite.com WYES KING CAKE AND CONVERSATION Saturday, January 20, 2024 1-3pm WYES Paulette and Frank Stewart Innovation Center for Educational Media 916 Navarre Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124 23 others Looking forward to attending this fun-filled and delicious event: WYES New Orleans· Give the gift of king cake this holiday season! We can't think of a tastier gift. Mark your calendars WYES KING CAKE AND CONVERSATION is back!!!!!!! Join us for a king cake tasting and conversation in celebration of all things Carnival on Sat., Jan. 20th from 1-3pm at WYES. Tickets are $25. BUY NOW: https://kingcakewyes.eventbrite.com WYES KING CAKE AND CONVERSATION Saturday, January 20, 2024 1-3pm WYES Paulette and Frank Stewart Innovation Center for Educational Media 916 Navarre Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124 https://www.today.com/video/6-tips-for-a-healthier-2024-201099333926?fbclid=IwAR27Gs8IkPbqgfkhSPSVknPusBlPapyQ2rP0HHXf7j6HFLLiLH9NzcgGFFM 6 tips to get and stay healthy in the new year Statistics show only 9% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions keep them. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY to share six simple ways to have a healthy 2024, including reducing your sugar intake, cutting back on screen time and more. www.today.com https://www.nola.com/news/meet-the-unlikely-tulane-rockstar-who-unearths-the-curiosities-and-mysteries-of-new-orleans/article_2fe76ee2-992c-11ee-9d86-afda54cf9a1e.html?fbclid=IwAR16DhhrTU3tKaFTl76-4qdD5rbNJxNA7o3JS7d2BtJPk59s00gLoQPgJaM Meet the unlikely Tulane rock star who unearths New Orleans' curiosities and mysteries This is the third story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans' unique heritage. www.nola.com https://www.nola.com/news/the-cut-is-a-hidden-gem-7th-ward-neighborhood-an-artist-brings-its-history-to-light/article_9b74024a-9843-11ee-922d-1b65f7266a86.html?fbclid=IwAR2ET4Y7yfHjfmE1ZnLjT9V0G3ttk4MhvngGZaoMvMYa-8v011dsm9DHNFQ#tncms-source=featured-top The Cut is a hidden gem in this 7th Ward neighborhood. An artist brings its history to light. This is the second story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans' unique heritage. www.nola.com Rex den open house will offer a glimpse into the makings of Mardi Gras Tori McRoberts Hoffpauir of YouthForce NOLA and her children, Lucia, 3, left, and Joshua, 5, look at Mardi Gras floats in the Rex den in New Orleans on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT THRELKELD Ever wanted to see the Boeuf Gras up close? Take a gander at the King of Carnival's throne? It is a month before Twelfth Night and the official beginning of the Carnival season and time to make plans to journey behind the scenes of the Rex parade in a special tour that benefits the Friends of the Cabildo. The Rex Den Showing Open House and Float Viewing will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 13, 2024, at the 2531 S. Claiborne Ave. location that houses the majestic floats that will roll this season on Feb. 13. From the iconic floats of the parade like the Butterfly King to His Majesty's Bandwagon, the signature aspects of the procession will be there along with floats that will provide a glimpse into the 2024 theme. The den also is home to a museum of the Rex Organization and Rex Mart. Tickets start at $40. Visit friendsofthecabildo.org. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/dan-gill-plan-color-for-every-season-of-the-landscape/article_4126b1c6-a035-11ee-85e8-c3056d8f0c1f.html?fbclid=IwAR01sJBKsap4o26KrpzXMkDGqOW54ZnZkUnDqpyTmolgFmOEZazio2XzdFk#tncms-source=entertainment-featured Color for every season of the landscape relies on shrubs and trees along with flowers / www.nola.com https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/dan-gill-how-to-store-zinnia-seeds-until-its-time-to-plant/article_0d73e744-a036-11ee-89c8-4bcf452c37d6.html?fbclid=IwAR2Cx2t-H2v19fnisb-LzAS8--Bye8zdVf4WNc24n5cr9fVSwyf5DecrGQ0#tncms-source=the-latest How to store zinnia seeds until it's time to plant, and why did my ligustrum fade? / www.nola.com