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the Pussycat, Minacapelli’s Dinner Playhouse; Sweet On Bourbon Street; Michael Larche,
bit of talking on my part to get him to sit in
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my lap, actually I doubled the donation, but
lord was it worth it. Anyway, thank you
Best Original Work: Burn K-Doe Burn!,
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Christ Superstar; Kyle Malone, Candide
Best Actress in a Musical: Michelle Marcotte,
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Lance for making me want to believe in Sheila Bosworth/Emily Brown/Jim Fitzmorris/ Seussical the Musical; Melissa Marshall,
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second childhood isn’t such a bad thing dine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas Story; Jessie Terrebone, At The Club Toot your home/office
after all. I sang all the way home. I sang Miracle!, Lisa Picone/Richard Read/Dorian Sweet On Bourbon Street
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Vulgar Soul, John Biguennet K-Doe Burn!; Mike Harkins, Three Days of
Best Director of a Musical: Brandt Blocker, Rain; Barret O’Brien, The Vulgar Soul; Sean
Medicaid/Medicare
Some Enchanted Evening; Ricky Graham Patterson, Greater Tuna; Gary Rucker,
and Karen Hebert, At The Club Toot Sweet Greater Tuna
On Bourbon Street; B. Michael Howard, Best Actress in a Play: Lois Crandell, The Rodney Culotta, RPh
Candide; B. Michael Howard & Edmond
Kresley, West Side Story; Carl Walker, My O
Golden Age; Lara Grice, The Merchant of
Venice; Dana Ortt, Romantic Comedy; Ashley We'll Be
Back SOON!
My Ricord, Three Days of Rain; Caroline Schmidt,
Best Director of a Play: Ron Gural & Jim Invisible Friends; Tameka Smith, The State
Fitzmorris, Fifteen Minutes at Midway; Anne of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till
James, Nickel and Dimed; Rickie Luke, The Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Chris
Owl and the Pussycat; Gary Rucker, The Carey, Some Enchanted Evening; Nigel Co- Enchanted Evening; Janet Shea, Some En-
Bible (abridged); Carl Walker, Bash; Jim lumbus, West Side Story; Randy Juneau, chanted Evening; Amanda Zirkenbach, At
Seussical the Musical; Sean Patterson, At The Club Toot Sweet On Bourbon Street;
The Club Toot Sweet On Bourbon Street; Best Featured Actor in a Play: Jason Junius,
Claus is coming…..never mind. After all Matthew Ragas, Pageant; Stephen Sutton, The Maids X 2; Steven Marlbrough, Harvey;
every one deserves a dream for the New Hair Dane Rhodes, The Vulgar Soul; George J.
Year, even if it is a little wet. HAPPY NEW Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Sasha Sanchez, What the Butler Saw; Michael
YEAR EVERYONE. Masakowski, Seussical the Musical; Chase Santos, Our Country’s Good; Peter Steinau,
You may contact me via e-mail Kamata, West Side Story; Gabrielle Porter,
Some Enchanted Evening; Flo E. Presti, Some [continued on Main-23]
Phyllis, Lance & Donnie Jay donniejay@hotmail.com.
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...photos: Phyllis Denmark, Doug Minich, Rip Naquin-Delain
Mikey at the Phoenix
Illuminations Tech Parker joins circuit Barry Bareass, Oz GM Tommy Elias &
Houston’s Cal & Darryl party at Lafitte’s
great Barry Harris on his final Gabriel/Re-opening night at Oz
performance New Year’s Eva at Dance
Club of the Year Oz
ambush
paparazzi
Tom & Paul/Oz’s Friday Drag Bingo w/
Phyllis Denmark
Madam Adam dazzles New Year’s Eve
Edie & Matt/Cafe Lafitte’s at the Golden Lantern
Men of Manwatch/New Year’s Eve/Oz
The Queen & her brother, the one with
the money/Starlight
Over the Holidays ~ New Orleans
Klorocks Bleachman drags in the New
Eric, Matt & Poncho/Cafe Lafitte’s Year at the Golden Lantern
Scotts’ Fraser & Matt celebrate
Christmas at Lafitte’s
New Year’s Eve at Starlight
Kevin & Matt/Cafe Lafitte’s
Poncho wants in the picture at the A glamorous Miss Billie/New Year’s
Phoenix Eve/Golden Lantern
Crescent City Outlaws’ Rich & Kevin/ Coca helps out new Friday Drag Bingo Randy, Donnie Jay, Marcus & Lisa/Rip &
Starlight Bartender Mike Phoenix Friday Beer Bust Hostess, Phyllis Denmark, at Oz Marsha’s New Year’s Day Brunch
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To:
e-mail/letters Subject: New Year Thanks
Dear Rip & Marsha,
I wanted to thank you for making us
From: “shelton6069” feel so welcome in New Orleans over New
To: Year’s. I am also thoroughly ashamed of
Subject: eviction disgimination missing your New Year’s Day gathering
i have lived at pecan vally estates for after you were so kind as to invite us. We
the past 6 years about 5 months ago the were truly honored, and I will spare you a
new managment started harassing me description of the sad state we were in
about my dog he has been on the lease which caused us to miss it. We were also
sence 2000 now that they made me git rid unable to locate your card until arriving
of my dog i still get evicted for the dog that home yesterday - you must think we’re so
is no longer here i feel this is digrimination rude!
for being a single mother with 2 kids i As two strangers entering a neigh-
owen my home but rent the lot there is no borhood bar we were honored to be made
why i can affored to move my home please to feel like part of the family. Having avidly
help me with advice or maby a story to let read Ambush I already felt like I knew
the public know they cant kick me and my everyone, but was inclined (aided by as- Dear Friends,
kids out we will lose our home and every sorted alcoholic concoctions) to forget As many of you know, the NO/AIDS Walk 2005 was can-
thing ive acomplished over the passed 6 that no-one knew who the hell I was! It was celled due to Hurricane's Katrina and Rita. Following their return
years by far the most memorable New Year to New Orleans, the NO/AIDS Task Force hosted the NO/AIDS
Kevin and I have ever had. New Orleans
has always been special, but the way the Virtual Walk on-line at NOAIDSTaskForce.COM. Once Marsha
ambie awards ...from Main-21 people of the city are working so hard to put and I learned of the Virtual Walk, we tried to decide what we could
Bash it back together (without much coherent do to help the Walk which we've supported since 1991.
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Becky help as far as I can see) is amazing. We We were in the midst of finalizing plans for Ambush's first
Allen, Okra; Claudia Baumgarten, The Maids have always thought of the GLBT commu-
X 2; Bianca Chapman, Spunk; Adella Gautier, nity as the heart and soul of NO, and your
major Celebrate the Season holiday bash in some years. It
HouseWarming; Jessica Podewell, A Bunch flame is still burning bright. was a way for our publication to welcome home its friends and
of Baloney/Native Tongues 4; Aiesha Volow, I only wish we could do something business associates following the devastating storms. On the
Bash
more. invitation, we asked that in the spirit of the holidays, guests
Best Ensemble: The Bible (abridged)
(Sean Patterson, Robert Richardson, Gary
Here’s to a better 2006. consider helping sponsor Rip in the 2005 NO/AIDS Virtual Walk.
Rucker); Fifteen Minutes at Midway (Shana All our love and best wishes for the
future, --Susan & Kevin Warcholak And in the true spirit of the holidays, did they ever to the tune of
Doyle, Ty Hosler, Lauren Katz, Sean Mellott,
Richard Moore, Courtney Pauroso, Nick Reginio, $4,830. The extraordinary generosity of each of you will enable
Daniel Rubin, Kathleen Small, Mark Staufenberg); To: the NO/AIDS Task Force to continue its valuable services for the
Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Subject: Paparazzi and Confetti...
Christmas Miracle! (Brad Caldwell, Bill Dykes,
HIV/AIDS community. The Virtual Walk has raised over $42,000
Dearest Rip and Marsha! thus far. Since 1991, Marsha and I have raised a grand total of
Rebecca Frank, Adam Hawkins, Jim Jeske, Rod
Lemaire, Elizabeth Pearce, Lisa Picone, Ashley
We have taken photos of you both
over the years from afar and it truly was a $110,021 for the Walk, all because of the philanthropy of our
Ricord, Dorian Rush); My O My (Bob Edes,
Doug Parks, Brian Peterson, Shawn Ryan, Paul pleasure to bring in the New Year with you many friends and business associates.
Soileau); Nickel and Dimed (Jessica Berger, at the Golden Lantern. A special thanks to all of my Virtual Walk sponsors including:
Kerry Cahill, Holly Cassard, Meghan Collins, Your writings have always been an For Donations of $1,000... Tony & Shiela Dicioccio;
Monica Harris, Sean Patterson); Some En- inspiration to us and makes us prowd to
chanted Evening (Amy Alvarez, Brooke Arata, be a part of the Gay Community and now
For Donations of $250... Charles Hooper & Jeffery
Lauren Bevis, Chris Carey, Keith Claverie, Megan
more then ever we see that the true back- Toosovich/Biloxi, MS;
Dearie, Molly France, Terri Gervais, John Haas,
Westley Keiser, Katie Mann, Brady McKellar,
bone of New Orleans is the Gay Commu- For Donations of $200... Robert Dunlap/Bourbon Strip-
Kallie Miller, Tywon Morgan, Gabrielle Porter, Flo nity. Tease, Mary Lind, Steve Mettner/Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli,
E. Presti, Lindsey Price, Jeremy Reese, Janet Many people decided to go to Atlanta Hoyle Byrd & Peter Thomas/Petunias;
Shea); and Pensacola instead of New Orleans
Best Costume Design: Cecile Casey Co- for the New Year and for us there was only For Donations of $150... Gene & Karen Riggleman/Cus-
vert & Roy Haylock, At The Club Toot Sweet one place to be. tom Controls, Suede Las Vegas Restaurant & Lounge/Katrina
On Bourbon Street; Charlotte Lang, Candide; The DIVAS show at the Intimate Room Relief efforts;
Charlotte Lang, Seussical the Musical; Char-
in the Golden Lantern was just Great and For Donations of $100... Bob Boler & Tom Conners/
lotte Lang, West Side Story; Sarah Smith,
along with the patrons and management
Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide
of the Lantern, the evening turned out to be
Plantation, FL, Kevin M. Butler, Marty Curtin & Koo Gaffney, Paul
Christmas Miracle!; Patty Spinale, My O My
Best Lighting Design: Michael J. Brown, one of the very Best New Years in our 30 Davis & Tami Tarmac, Daniel Guidry & James Morris, Michael
Big River; Scott Cally, Our Country’s Good; years together. Hickerson/In This Together, Mac McAll/Cutter's, Rick Mirabelli &
Jonathan Foucheaux, Seussical the Musi- Rip and Marsha, you two are truly an Nick Webber, Toni Pizanie, Princesse Stephaney & Prince
cal; Martin Sachs, Fifteen Minutes at Mid- inspiration to many people from the City of
way; Rusty Tennant, New Orleans Suite; Sam, Doc Reed/Double Play;
Inspiration. It was a pleasure to serve you
Dan Zimmer, Starmites
both your first Chocolate Covered Straw- For Donations of $75... Butch Brown/Bon Maison Guest
Best Set Design: Jessica Cook, Our House, Jeffrey Palmquist, Paul VanGeffen;
Country’s Good; Rick Paul, Candide/West
berry of the New Year.....sorry Rip I did not
Side Story; Chad Talkington, The Golden know about the sugar. For Donations of $60... Janice Medlock & Sylvia Schroeder;
Age; Chad Talkington, Tennessee in the Quar- Always the Best to you both, For Donations of $50... Stephen Adduci, John Batty & Jan
ter; Bill Walker, At The Club Toot Sweet On --The Godiva Confetti Boys!
Bourbon Street
Bradford, Sylvia Frank & Pat Skelly, Golden Lantern, Halloween
Best Choreography: Jaune Buisson, To: Costume Contest Winner/Golden Lantern, Jon Hynes, Ron
Seussical the Musical; Susan Domangue, Subject: KREWE OF DIVAS Issler & Stuart Nettles, Jay Loomis & Michael Moran, Frank
Joey & Mary’s Italian/Irish Comedy Wed-
ding; Kelly Fouchi, Big River; Kirk Gagnon &
My Name is Misss Chica La Rouge. Robertson, CW Stambaugh & Javier Sandoval/Starlight By The
Casey Leigh, Hair; Karen Hebert, At The Club I am the spokes person for the newly Park, Kenny Temple, Charles Turberville, Donnie Jay James,
Toot Sweet On Bourbon Street formed krewe of Divas , our Bal Masque
wil be held at 1233 Government st , in
Carla Wild, Fred Held/Miami;
Best Music Director: Brandt Blocker,
Seussical the Musical; Brandt Blocker, Some BatonRouge , on Feb the 18 , doors open For Donations of $40... Bruce Frederick;
Enchanted Evening; Lori Dewitt, Big River; at 8pm an entry is 20 dollars, drink all you For Donations of $30... Glenn O'Berry & Roger Copanhaver;
C. Leonard Raybon, West Side Story; Larry want , our first Bal them will be Divas , for
Sieberth, My O My; Jefferson Turner, At The
For Donations of $25... Paul Bordelon, Jay Bourgoyne &
more info please go to Jay Tyburski/Bourgoyne Guest House, T. Paul Dodson, Mr.
Club Toot Sweet On Bourbon Street
Best Sound Design: Josh Duplantier,
www.kreweofdivas.com or call
225.343.0380 Mike, Hector Trau, Jr., Thomas Schoonenberg, David Wagner.
Nickel and Dimed; Nicholas Frederick & David
Rigamer, Starmites; Ciara Jeffery, The State thank you ambush,
of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till; --Miss Chica La Rouge Sincerely,
Ann Shapiro, Fifteen Minutes at Midway; Rip Naquin-Delain
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11am-2pm, $2 Big Girl Bloody Marys, Cutter's, George's Place, Baton Rouge, LA day, ending the year on a high note in the
New Orleans Lube Wrestling, Sound Factory & Back Side,
calendar~events 5pm, Bartender Savanna DeLorean, Elizabeth's
Upstairs Bar, New Orleans
8pm-2am, Country Music & Dancing, Rainbow
Lafayette, LA
LA
Men of Manwatch Dancers, Jules, Lafayette,
economic recovery of this community,”
said Tim Williamson, President of The
TUES., JAN. 10...
Idea Village. “This fund is a great way for
Cattle Company, Austin, TX THURS., JAN. 19...
8am, Ambush Mag: 24th Anniversary/MLK 9pm, All Boy Revue, Corner Pocket, New Or- 5-9pm, 2 for 1 Well or Domestics, Billy's, Slidell, expatriates and displaced New
edition hits the streets of New Orleans & across the Gulf leans LA Orleanians to help get the city back on its
South, 828-A Bourbon St., New Orleans 9pm, Dance to the Best DJs in Town featuring DJ 8pm, Pool Tournament, Friendly Bar, New Or-
3pm, Marty’s Tuesday Happy Hour 3 for $5 Well Raymond Mattix, Oz, New Orleans leans
feet. In 2006 we will take our story on the
& Domestics, Friendly Bar, New Orleans 9pm, Diva's "R" Us w/guest Buffy Bossea, 9pm, Karaoke Night by Joey, 4 Seasons, road to Atlanta, Dallas and other cities with
7pm, $2 Domestic Beer til closing, Billy's, Slidell, Golden Lantern, New Orleans Metairie, LA a high concentration of expatriates to raise
LA 9pm, Karaoke & DJ, Jolly Roger, Hound Dogs, 9-11pm, Male Review w/Cheap Drinks, Oilcan
7pm til, Kim's F**ked Up Karaoke Night, Good Baton Rouge, LA Harry's, Austin, TX additional money and to locate other re-
Friends Bar, New Orleans 10pm, Chicken & Dumpster Revue starring 10pm, College Night w/12midnight Calendar sources for New Orleans small busi-
8pm, Pool Tournament, Elizabeth's Upstairs Bar, Electra City, Tittie Toulouse & Guests, Moulin Rouge, Boy Contest hosted by Blanche Debris, Oz, New
New Orleans New Orleans Orleans
nesses.”
9pm-midnight, $2.50 Absolut Cocktails, 4 Sea- Big Girl Cocktails, Sound Factory, Lafayette, LA 10pm-2am, Girls Night Out, Rainbow Cattle The recipients of The IV Business
sons, Metairie, LA Dollar Draft, Back Side, Lafayette, LA Company, Austin, TX Relief grants are: Michael Murphy, Michael
9pm-closing, $3 Cuervo Shots, Rawhide 2010, Men of Manwatch Dancers, Jules, Lafayette, LA 11pm, Cat's Ass Karaoke with Cody King,
New Orleans SUN., JAN. 15... George's Place, Baton Rouge, LA Murphy Productions; Kathy Koehl, Culi-
10pm-closing, Drink & Drown w/$1.50 Wells, 8am-3pm, Sunday Brunch, Petunias, New Or- $1 off call brands all day, Cutter's, New Orleans nary Institute of New Orleans; Woodrow
Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans leans Dart Tournament, Back Side, Lafayette, LA
10pm, Hot Male Dancers, George's Place, Baton
Wilson, Gulf South Animated Motion Tech-
9am-6pm, Sunday Brunch, Cafe Amelie, New Drink-N-Drown, Sound Factory, Lafayette, LA
Rouge, LA Orleans Karaoke Night, Jules, Lafayette, LA nologies; Andrew Herrington, New Line
10pm, Video Request Night w/DJ Raymond 9am-3pm, Sunday Brunch, Elizabeth's, New FRI., JAN. 20... Environmental Systems, LLC; Willie Mae
Mattix, Oz, New Orleans Orleans 3-7pm, $1.50 Domestic Longnecks, Cutter's,
10:30pm, Amateur Strip Contest w/cash prizes, 12noon, Brunch Buffet, Back Side, Lafayette, New Orleans
Seaton, Willie Mae’s Scotch House.
The Cock Pit, Austin, TX LA 5-9pm, Freebie Fridays w/2 for 1 well or domes- Kathy Koehl of The Culinary Institute
$1.50 Margaritas all day, Cutter's, New Orleans 11am-2pm, $2 Big Girl Bloody Marys, Cutter's, tics, 4 Seasons, Metairie, LA of New Orleans, currently the only operat-
Karaoke Night, Sound Factory & Back Side, New Orleans
Lafayette, LA open-closing, $2 Well Vodka, Good Friends Bar, ing culinary school in New Orleans, said
what's hot ...from Main-6
Retro Tuesdays: Songs from the 1980s & 1990s, New Orleans “We at The Culinary Institute are proud to
Oilcan Harry's, Austin, TX 4pm, Sunday Tea Party, Jules, Lafayette, LA Crescent City Classic, please visit
WED., JAN. 11... 4-10pm, The Original, One & Only Trash Disco w/
be a vital part of New Orleans’ recovery
3pm, $2 Domestic Beer, 4 Seasons, Metairie, LA $2 Well Vodka open til close, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New www.CCC10K.com. For more informa- and believe that our future grows brighter
6-9pm, Beer Bust, Starlight By The Park, New Orleans tion about the revitalization of New Or- as we emphasize the importance of qual-
Orleans 4-8pm, Tommy T on Piano, Queen's Head Pub leans and other special events, please
7pm, Bring Your On Meat BBQ, you supply the upstairs at Good Friends Bar, New Orleans, LA ity education in our community.” Michael
meat, we provide the potato & salad, Rawhide 2010, 5:30-7:30pm, Drag Bingo with Blanche Debris or visit www.neworleanscvb.com. Murphy of Michael Murphy Productions
New Orleans Becky Allen followed by Dancer of the Week Contest Since 1960, the New Orleans Metro- added, “The Idea Village recognizes that
7pm, Bring Your On Meat Night, you supply the hosted by Barry Bareass, plus Dance to the Best DJs
meat, we supply the fixins, Friendly Bar, New Orleans in Town featuring DJ Tim Pflueger the rest of the night,
politan Convention & Visitors Bureau artists, musicians, and small business
8pm, Chicken & Dumpster Revue starring Electra Oz, New Orleans (www.neworleanscvb.com) has been entrepreneurs are an important part of the
City, Tittie Toulouse & Guests, Corner Pocket, New 8pm, Dance Lessons followed by 10pm Latin the driving force behind New Orleans’
Orleans Night, Rainbow Cattle Company, Austin, TX
city of New Orleans, and a crucial element
9pm-midnight, $2.50 Absolut Cocktails, Billy's, 9pm, Marcy Marcell's Golden Age Revue, Moulin most important industry, attracting $4.9 in its recovery from the effects of Hurricane
Slidell, LA Rouge, New Orleans billion to the region annually. Nationally Katrina.”
9pm, DJ Chris Allen, The Cock Pit, Austin, TX Show Night, Sound Factory, Lafayette, LA
9pm, Karaoke, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans MON., JAN. 16...
recognized for superior customer service, To apply for future grants, businesses
10pm, Male Box hosted by MaleMan Brian, Oilcan 3pm, Happy Hour All Night, 4 Seasons, Metairie, NOMCVB represents over 1,200 mem- may go to www.ideavillage.org and fill out
Harry's, Austin, TX LA bers and provides convention services
10:30pm, Show Night starring SDGM Lisa 4pm, Red Beans & Rice, Cutter's, New Orleans
the form under Katrina Update. Over
Beaumann, Coca, Vivica & special guests w/DJ Tim 5pm, Happy Hour All Night, Billy's, Slidell, LA and visitor information for business trav- $300,000 has been raised with cash
Pflueger, Oz, New Orleans 9:35pm, New Orleans longest running Pool Tour- elers and vacationers. Last year, the grants provided to over 80 affected busi-
11pm, Cat's Ass Karaoke with Cody King, nament with free hot dogs, Rawhide 2010, New Orleans NOMCVB welcomed a record-breaking
George's Place, Baton Rouge, LA 10pm-12midnight, 2 for 1 Well Cocktails w/DJ of nesses through The Idea Village Busi-
Lube Wrestling, Sound Factory & Back Side, the Year Mary Pappas, Oz, New Orleans 10.1 million visitors to one of America’s ness Relief Fund since Hurricane Katrina.
Lafayette, LA 10pm, Pot Luck Burlesque starring SDGM Lisa favorite meeting and leisure destinations.
Men of Manwatch Dancers, Jules, Lafayette, LA Beaumann, Barry Bareass, The Corner Pocket Boys
THURS., JAN. 12... & guest Marcy Marcell, Corner Pocket, New Orleans
The NOMCVB is committed to rebuilding
LA
5-9pm, 2 for 1 Well or Domestics, Billy's, Slidell,
8pm, Pool Tournament, Friendly Bar, New Or-
Pool Tournament, Sound Factory & Back Side,
Lafayette, LA
TUES., JAN. 17...
the city of New Orleans.
The Crescent City Classic is orga-
nized by the Crescent City Fitness Foun-
on the boards
leans 3pm, Marty’s Tuesday Happy Hour 3 for $5 Well
9pm, Karaoke Night by Joey, 4 Seasons, Metairie, & Domestics, Friendly Bar, New Orleans dation, a non-profit organization. The AND THE BALL AND ALL. Le Petit The-
LA 3pm, Ambush Mag: 3 Issues til Carnival
9-11pm, Male Review w/Cheap Drinks, Oilcan edition deadline, 504.522.8049,
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Harry's, Austin, TX info@ambushmag.com, 828-A Bourbon St., New tified 10,000 meters (Certification#: LA Graham’s Mardi Gras krewe comedy. Call the-
10pm, College Night w/12midnight Calendar Boy Orleans 00002 PR). It runs from historic Jackson ater for details.
Contest hosted by Blanche Debris, Oz, New Orleans 7pm, $2 Domestic Beer til closing, Billy's, Slidell, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Slidell Little
10pm-2am, Girls Night Out, Rainbow Cattle LA Square through the financial district, along
Company, Austin, TX 7pm til, Kim's F**ked Up Karaoke Night, Good the beautiful, tree lined Esplanade Av- Theatre, 2024 Nellie Dr., Slidell, 985.641.0324 —
11pm, Cat's Ass Karaoke with Cody King, Friends Bar, New Orleans The season’s opening show is back with most
enue to finish in City Park. In traditional
George's Place, Baton Rouge, LA 8pm, Pool Tournament, Elizabeth's Upstairs Bar, of the original cast. Tickets $17, $10 children.
$1 off call brands all day, Cutter's, New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans style, a fabulous post race 7pm Thursday; 8pm Friday & Saturday; 2pm
Dart Tournament, Back Side, Lafayette, LA 9pm-midnight, $2.50 Absolut Cocktails, 4 Sea- party awaits event participants. Sunday (no perf. Jan. 22). January 20 - Feb-
Drink-N-Drown, Sound Factory, Lafayette, LA sons, Metairie, LA
Karaoke Night, Jules, Lafayette, LA 9pm-closing, $3 Cuervo Shots, Rawhide 2010, ruary 12.
FRI., JAN. 13...
3-7pm, $1.50 Domestic Longnecks, Cutter's,
New Orleans Ex-Pat Contributions Push HARVEY. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Au-
10pm-closing, Drink & Drown w/$1.50 Wells, ditorium , 315 Ridgelake Dr. (one block from
New Orleans Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans The Idea Village Business Metairie Rd.), Metairie, 481.8274 — Artists’
5-9pm, Freebie Fridays w/2 for 1 well or domes- 10pm, Hot Male Dancers, George's Place, Baton
tics, 4 Seasons, Metairie, LA Rouge, LA Relief Fund Over the Cooperative Theater presents the Pulitzer Prize-
5:30-7:30pm, Drag Bingo w/The Big Diva Phyllis 10pm, Video Request Night w/DJ Raymond winning comedy by Mary Chase about a six foot
Denmark, Oz, New Orleans Mattix, Oz, New Orleans $300,000 Mark tall, invisible rabbit. Directed by Roland
T
6pm, Cookouts, Billy's, Slidell, LA 10:30pm, Amateur Strip Contest w/cash prizes, he Idea Village announced that “Butch”Caire, Jr. and Stacy Taliancich. Tickets
8pm-midnight, Candy Riedl Live, Big Daddy's, The Cock Pit, Austin, TX
New Orleans $1.50 Margaritas all day, Cutter's, New Orleans it had raised more than $15, $10 children 12 & under. 7:30pm Friday &
9pm, Beer Bust & Club Night, Phoenix, New Karaoke Night, Sound Factory & Back Side, $300,000 for its IV Business Saturday; 2pm Sunday. January 20 - February
Orleans Lafayette, LA
Relief Fund, an emergency grant program 5.
9pm, Dance to the Best DJs in Town featuring DJ Retro Tuesdays: Songs from the 1980s & 1990s, I’M STILL HERE, ME! Le Chat Noir, 715
of the Year Mary Pappas, Oz, New Orleans Oilcan Harry's, Austin, TX for qualified small businesses and entre-
9pm, DJ Chris Allen, The Cock Pit, Austin, TX
St. Charles Ave., 581.5812 — Ricky Graham in
WED., JAN. 18... preneurs. The lead sponsor for this round his new one-man smash-hit show. Tickets $26
9pm, Moulin Rouge Girls Show starring MC 3pm, $2 Domestic Beer, 4 Seasons, Metairie, LA
Electra City, Princesse Stephaney, Sandy Phillips, 6-9pm, Beer Bust, Starlight By The Park, New of relief grants is the London-based E D & (includes $5 bar credit). 6pm Sundays.
Tittie Toulouse, Tyriq Davenport & guest with show Orleans F Man Company. Whit Huguley, an execu- JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE.
director SDGM Regina Adams, Moulin Rouge, New 7pm, Bring Your On Meat BBQ, you supply the tive with the company’s New Orleans The Anthony Bean Community Theatre, 1333
Orleans meat, we provide the potato & salad, Rawhide 2010,
10pm, Hot Male Dancers, George's Place, Baton New Orleans based subsidiary, Westway Holdings Cor- South Carrollton Ave., 862.7529 — August
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10pm, SDGM Lisa Beaumann emcees New Meat starring Electra City, Tittie Toulouse & Starr Daniels, Pittsburgh boarding house where a man arrives
Amateur Dance Contest with $100 cash prize, Corner plus Gennifer Flowers & Chris Owens, Moulin Rouge,
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Call theater for details. Through January 19.
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Lafayette, LA Slidell, LA strong support to the E D & F Man Katrina Covington, 985.875.7577 — Neil Simon’s por-
Mens Night, Rainbow Cattle Company, Austin, 9pm, DJ Chris Allen, The Cock Pit, Austin, TX
TX 9pm, Karaoke, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans
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8am-3pm, Saturday Brunch, Petunias, New Or- 10:30pm, Show Night starring SDGM Lisa and stars with Lara Grice who plays all three
leans Beaumann, Coca, Vivica & special guests w/DJ Tim tial ingredient to New Orleans’ recovery.”
women. Tickets $25. 8:30pm Friday & Satur-
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on the boards ...from Main-24 Blocker Presents presents the Tony-nominated
adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s Newbery and
day; 3:30 Sunday (except for January 15). Caldecott Honor books about Frog and Toad,
Through February 4. following their adventures through four fun-
NATIVE TONGUES. Skyfire Theatre, 332 filled seasons. Brandt Blocker directs “Uncle
N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 985.875.7577 Wayne” Daigrepont as Toad, Jimmy Murphy as
— Monologues celebrating the uniqueness that Frog, Scott Sauber, Liz Argus and Lindsey
is distinctly New Orleans. Directed by Carl Price. Tickets $16. 7:30pm Friday; 2pm Satur-
Walker. Tickets $20. 8:30pm Friday. day & Sunday. Through January 22.
NUNSENSE II. Rivertown Repertory The-
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Sisters are back in Dan Goggin’s sequel to his
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Santa Doc & Le Roundup’s Colette
Adorable Paul brought in a festive
season on the bar at the Corner Pocket
Napoleon’s Itch Bartender's Daavid &
Heath celebrate the season
Phoenix Bartender's Randy & Erick
celebrate the season
Bywater Bar.B.Que’s Ronnie & Mike Mark & George slingin’ cocktails at Le
flank Zoo Revue Star Rusty LaRoux at Roundup
Big Daddy’s
New Orleans Bears at the 5th
Friday B.L.O.C.K. Beer Bust
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Dinner
Frank serves some of Doc’s specialties David, Robert & Andrew sling cocktails
at the Double Play’s lavish Christmas on re-opening night at Oz
Dinner
Marcy Marcell joins Queen Fashions’
Tip & Gary, celebratin’ the season at
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Cutter’s Christmas Dinner Chef Jimmy
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DJ John from LA’s Gauntlet headlines
at Lafitte’s
Greg offers Karbin’s wings at Ninth
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Elizabeth’s Restaurant's Stuart Anthony
Benjamin & Phyllis celebrate the re- Bartender Tony celebrates Miss Ridal’s & Floyd McLamb take in Cutter’s
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