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Don't Stop the Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization backed by Mayor Gavin Newsom and several major clubs and hotels around San Francisco, to provide the evacuees not only with housing, meals and medical care, but also instruments and stages on which to play. Read the complete article here.
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Welcome to New Orleans also known as "the
Big Easy, the Crescent City or the City that care forgot."
Home of the most fascinating Carnival culture in North America and likewise a poetic
swampland for great food, excellent music and a comfortable angle on a version of the good
life that is all their own. For centuries there has been a nonstop party in the original
city center known as the French Quarter. Here's the best place to find America's most
distinguished regional cuisine called Creole or Cajun if you prefer its country cousin.
Feel the energy of the original Dixieland rhythms that gave the world its most creative
musical art form known as jazz. Go slow, the streets speak of a proud, fascinating history
of free black expression in dialogue with European sophistication and Caribbean ease. |
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Greater New Orleans Listings  Just four miles from downtown New Orleans is where
the 1815 Battle of New Orleans was fought in St. Bernard Parish. Remember Louisiana
uses the word parishes instead of counties. The 6th largest lake in the country, Lake
Ponchartrain, is nearby, and if you get up to the North side of the lake on a swamp
tour or such you can visit St. James Parish Is just up the great river and an important part of
the huge port industry. Famous for their December Christmas Bonfires Bywater neighborhood The historic neighborhood just down river from the
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passionate art form in New Orleans
Gabit-NO.com Best of New Orleans
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| maps.yahoo.com h Police Unit BUS
RTA office
569-2700 101 Dauphine, 4th
floor, Schedules available Fare: $1.00; VISITOR PASSES
$4.00 for one day, $8.00 for three days. for unlimited ridership on all
streetcar and bus lines. TAXICAB $1.70 drop charge + $.50 for each additional passenger. $3.00 per person for special events or meter rate if greater. Compliments or complaints? Taxicab Bureau 565-6272 Car
& Car Rental Read the
meters before you park and double check the signposts after you park. They
tow a lot of cars in the downtown area!
The city is centered around the French Quarter (or Vieux Carré) its well preserved original settlement. Cross Canal Street to the begining of theCBD (Central Business District). Closer to the river is the early "American section", spreads from Canal Street to Howard Avenue, incorporating the Arts District or Warehouse District. Take the St. Charles Streetcar into the Garden District. Across the river is Algiers which features the same old Spanish architecture of the French Quarter. French
Quarter roughguides.com
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Chartres and Royal Streets|| Bourbon
Street and around || Decatur
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frenchquarter.comMany features inc.\look-up
& directions by Vicinity w\ Etak maps Their business look-up works best for chains like
Kinkos.Look up their
advertisers, fast, Etak maps. For example if you wanted to look up something you
remembered from the web you could get the location of all the Mapquest Mapped by NOAlive - Address Locator too |
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Map It by Address http://www.bestofneworleans.com
Best of New Orleans Music
Listings by gambit-no || Search
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| The French Quarter
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The Heart of New Orleans Mardi Gras is also known as
Vieux Carre, pronounced voo carRAY, which means Old Square in French. Frenchquarter.com Has some great pages amongst its growing commercial
links including.
The French Quarter by gatewayNO Gateway New Orleans also checks in with their list of the fun & freeExploring Jackson Square by neworleansweb.org "I had an order of beignets and cafe au lait" (beignets are N.O. donuts)In the French Quarter, 5 of the 8 historic State
buildings open their collections to the public. The Cabildo /Arsenal & the
Presbytere on Jackson Square, The 1850 House in the historic Pontalba Apartments and the
Old U.S. Mint near the French Market. |
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TourNewOrleansHistoric Walking toursExclusive visits to the
buildings of author Anne's own properties Swamp Tours Only 40 minutes from the French Quarter the Treasure
Island Swamps of Barataria await you Historic New Orleans Walking Tours, Inc. Offering cemetery, voodoo, and Garden District Tours
with author Robert Florence.Steamboat Natchez Cruise Down the Mississippi on New Orleans' only
SteamboatAquarium Zoo Cruise or Mississippi Jazz CruiseMore Tours in Marketplace |
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| Events
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| The Regional Travel Page has more
to offer under Festivals & Holidays
December is also an extra special time of year in New
Orleans
Events
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| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Driving Directions || Map It by Address Ever heard of Donna's Bar? ever visit DonnasBarandGrill.com? Discount Coupons for New Orleans Visitor Attractions Find almost 30 in our Aforum.com/NewOrleans area where you can tell the rest of us about any other discounts out there Twelve Attractions by BestofNewOrleans.com Besides the standards you can find out more about Entergy IMAX Theater (Right next door to the Aquarium with a 5 1/2 story
screen and amazing surrond sound), New Orleans Fair Grounds
whose horse racing season is Dec thru March, Global Wildlife Center one hour north,
Louisiana Nature & Astronomy Center, and St. Louis
Cathedral which is the oldest practicing cathedral in the United States and the
spiritual center of the French Quarter Twenty-eight Places of Interest by cresentcity.com "A nice way to see the Garden District is to make reservations at Commander's Palace for lunch, take the street car to the Garden District and walk to Commanders. " list of New Orleans Museums Some 27 w/ phone & address.Aquarium of the Americas |
| Voodoo
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Traces its roots back to the the West African Yoruban people and is now
practiced by over 60 million people worldwide. Also known as the Vodon or Candomble
religion. New Orleans is considered the capital of Voodoo in the USA. New Orleans special relationship with death goes
beyond the happy brass funeral bands. Learn more about how the dead rise from the swamps. Haunted by NOLAlive ||Vampire sightings || Ghost Stories || VoodooPlenty of content from the Daily paper inc. author Ann Rice in the news..."If the Coven Ball is getting a little tame for your tastes, maybe Madame Elisandrya can whip up something special for you." Requires a plug-in for home-page viewing, a looker Lots of links & photosVoodoo by religioustolerance.org Authoritative guideSome photos of voodoo related places. |
| Kids
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| Mardi G. Raccoon
by mardi.comCool places and things for Kids in New Orleans &
LouisianaHere's four ideas for you. |
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view of the world's wildest street from Cat's Meow, 701 BourbonNew Orleans at Aforum.com Discover the power of global Carnaval by beginning at this outpost Memory Book at neworleansweb.org |
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Galleries & PostersDetroit Publishing's American Memory Search the Library of Congress archives for "New Orleans" to see hundreds of pre-1920's photos.
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music to its own expanded new page where it will be joining our Samba, Soca, Salsa
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as Swamp Music OffBeat Is the nation's most musical city's music magazine. We recommend Offbeat's Graffiti Wall for last minute
changes,Music Links The state of jazz in the world of music by the
respected music industry sage, Clive Davis. "Marsalis's eminence as a classical interpreter is
unquestioned. But his pronouncements on musical tradition and his activist role in New
York have aroused resentment among performers and critics alike."Marsalis's eminence as a classical interpreter is
unquestioned. But his pronouncements on musical tradition and his activist role in New
York have aroused resentment among performers and critics alike." |
| Royal Musical Families of New Orleans Wynton Marsalis Discography by CD-U Is likely to be the most influential person in music
since the reign of fellow cajun Louis Armstrong. His father and teacher
Ellis Marsalis is
the premier modern jazz pianist of New Orleans and his other sons Branford and Defeayo are
jazz stars as well.The Marsalis Family by gatewayno.com Harry Connick Jr. | Discography by CD-U Is a great jazz musician and singer, a movie star,
son of the Harry
Connick Sr. the New Orleans D.A., and a founding leader of the Krewe of Orpheus. New
at Amazon.com It
Had To Be You [IMPORT]Neville Brothers Official || Discography
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| NEW ORLEANS: BIRTHPLACE OF JAZZThe music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It
combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and Blues.
When the long simmering musical gumbo of turn of the
century New Orleans spilled over with Dixieland jazz, the nation was electrified by its
exuberant driving tempos, infectious melodies and inspired improvisation. Today, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
preserves the early history of jazz playing classics like "When the Saints Go
Marchin' In" which show off the syncopated musical accents derived from the
combination of driving march rhythms and blues-influenced progressions. Traditional Jazz (Dixieland) Learn more or join the mailing list.Jazz Greats of New Orleans by gatewayNO Including Fats Domino
the first great piano player of
jazz Jell Roll MortonLouis Armstrong by libertyhall.com | Discography by CD-U  Superstar Louis Armstrong (1900-1971)
of New Orleans was not only the single most important person in jazz history but also a
beloved, wonderful character. The great Satchmo established jazz as an expression of
creative individuality and an authentic American art form. His famous gravel-voiced
renditions of classics like Hello Dolly, Sunny Side of the Street, Basin Street Blues and
America the Beautiful are only surpassed by his legendary trumpet playing. Perhaps the
greatest musical genius of the 20th century he was also America's ambassador to the world
for half a century. A product of ?404 http://www.technoir.net/jazz/louie.html New Orleans, his mentor was the father
of "hot jazz" New at
amazon.com An American Icon
[BOX SET] A good First Cd try 16
Most Requested Songs || CD-U
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Dr.
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| CAJUN- ZYDECO-
SWAMP MUSICThe English triggered exodus of long-standing
French settlers from the Arcadian region of Canada (now called Nova Scotia) led to decades
of longing and wandering before the strength of their culture led most to resettle as
subsistence farmers in Southern Louisiana where they were welcomed by fellow
French-speaking Catholics. Their music, a product of a reconstructed culture with
additional influences from the local free people of color evolved over two centuries as a
combination of lonesome voice, harmonious fiddle and boisterous accordion on top of rhythm
guitar and an iron triangle. Cajun and zydeco music began its continuing popular
resurgence in the 1970's and continues to grow in popularity today through recordings and
music festivals held throughout the country. Visit our selection of classic, reviewed and new CD's in our Carnaval.com /Aforum Steve Winick's Allons Á Lafayette is about Cajun
music past to present. |
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| History
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A History of New Orleans By Donald McNabb & Lee Madere (8 pages).Historic New Orleans Collection hnoc.org Where the City's colorful past comes alive.Louisiana State Museum |
| Arts & Culture
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New Orleans Opera Celebrating 200 years of Opera, but first the Mardi
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Yahoo:New
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City || Metro Cityguides listed increase to 28 from 22 in '97
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Shakeout time yet Greater New Orleans Listings bylapage.com Comprehensive Web Guide like us and the mining
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City.com by Ambush Inc. the same folks who bring you www.gaymardigras.com & www.gayneworleans.com among others Impactnews.com || GayMail@impactnews.com || Since 1977 Serving Lesbian - Gay New Orleans and the Gulf South
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"Kinesthesis, a term popularized by dance scholars, refers to the
restored behavior of a people, unwritten acts of memory that carry in the flow of body
rhythms across time." Jason Berry
there is a scholarly body of work exploring the
shared inheritance of New Orleans and many Caribbean cultures History selections from newOrleansOnLine.com BlackNewOrleans.com BlackNewOrleans.com Mostly ads and with some news, Untouchable Records |
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