Fried Chicken Festival
Now in its second year, the Fried Chicken Festival has expanded to a bigger location in Woldenberg Park on Sept. 23-24. There will be a fried chicken-tenders eating contest, a football lounge, a kids pavilion, cooking demos, desserts from Sucre and of course plenty of delicious fried chicken. Admission is free, but you pay for food. Information, FriedChickenFestival.com.
Krewes for Karnival Fundraiser
On Sept. 21, Fulton Alley is hosting the Krewes for Karnival’s First Responders Fundraiser. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 the day of the event. Attendees will enjoy bowling, food, drinks and live music. The “Krewe” is made up of other krewes, and the event benefits the firemen, policemen and paramedics who work so hard during Mardi Gras. Information, 501auctions.com/finkrewesforkarnival or lisajo@krewesforkarnival.com.
Mark Twain Tonight!
On Sept. 15, screen and stage actor Hal Holbrook recreates the one-man show he starred in on Broadway as Mark Twain. He skewers politicians, journalists, and so-called patriots in a 90-minute monologue on slavery, religion and politics. The satire is mixed with comic tales of life on the Mississippi and a ghost story. Tickets and information, OrpheumNOLA.com.
NOLA on Tap
On Sept. 23, the largest beer fest in the region comes to the City Park Festival Grounds. There will be live music, and more than 400 brands of local, national, and home-brewed beer. Dog lovers can bring their four-legged friends (it’s also a fundraiser for the Louisiana SPCA). $5 admission (beer tickets are separate). NOLAOnTap.org.
Calendar
Events and Exhibits
Aug. 1-Oct. 1
New at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, noma.org
Aug. 30-Sept. 4
Southern Decadence, French Quarter, SouthernDecadence.net
Sept. 2
Labor Day Comedy-Soul Fest, Lakefront Arena, arena.uno.edu
Sept. 11-17
We Live to Eat Restaurant Week, Citywide, CoolinaryNewOrleans.com
Sept. 14-17
New Orleans Burlesque Festival, French Quarter, NewOrleansBurlesqueFest.com
Sept. 16-17
Irish Fest New Orleans 2017, Kingsley House, IrishFestNewOrleans.org
Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Treme Fall Fest, St. Augustine Church, TremeFest.com
Sept. 30-Jan. 21
Solidary and Solitary: Pamela J. Joyner & Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, OgdenMuseum.org
Performances
Sept. 1
Boyfriend – 5th Annual Birthday Extravaganza, Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com
Sept. 1
Sylvan Esso with Special Guest Flock of Dimes, Civic Theatre, CivicNola.com
Sept. 11
Modest Mouse, Civic Theatre, CivicNola.com
Sept. 14 & 16
Bolero with Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 15
Hanson – 25th Anniversary Tour, Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com
Sept. 15
The Victory Belles, National World War II Museum, NationalWW2Museum.org
Sept. 16
An Evening with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Saenger Theater, SaengerNOLA.com
Sept. 17
An Evening with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Civic Theatre., CivicNola.com
Sept. 18
Two Door Cinema Club, Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com
Sept. 18
The Accidentals, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 22
Old American Songs and Spirituals, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 23
DJ Soul Sisters Presents HUSTLE! at the Ice Pit, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 24
TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band with Black Pacific, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 26
Arcade Fire, Lakefront Arena, arena.uno.edu
Sept. 27
Mac DeMarco, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
Sept. 28
Outside the Bachs: Wilkins Returns, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com