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'OZone Email Newsletter for May, 2008

Thu, 05/15/08
Dear Listener, It used to be that after the first weekend in May, everyone at WWOZ would fall directly into estivation mode — another way of saying that, after our 10-day frenzy of Jazz Festivities, we would crash and burn as the city quietly went about the business of put... Read more

Crab-Stuffed Creole Tomatoes

Sun, 05/11/08
If you like the recipe, then check out Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Subscribe with the promotion code wwoz2010, and they'll donate $5 to WWOZ. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon 1/4 cup may... Read more

June Festivals!

Sun, 05/11/08
Here's a sampling of some of the June festivals in Louisiana. Back to the Beach Festival The Back to the Beach Festival is a popular one held from May 30 - June 1, in Kenner, at the lake at the end of Williams Boulevard. Besides good local music, there is also a car sho... Read more

The New Orleans Food Co-Op

Thu, 05/08/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
Affordable, safe, healthy food. That's what the New Orleans Food Co-Op wants to bring to the corner of St. Roch and St. Claude Avenues. And they want you to help. Music in this piece is by The Rebirth Brass Band and The Schatzy Band. Read more

Jazz Fest 2008 Thank Yous

Tue, 05/06/08
It takes an army of volunteers, staff and experts to produce the WWOZ broadcast, man the hospitality tent, produce Piano Night and create our live internet coverage. There are many to thank and though we’ve done our best, we’re sure we’ve missed some of the valuable contrib... Read more

Piano Night 2008 Memories

Mon, 05/05/08
With all the work and attention to the Jazz Fest, WWOZ’s big fundraiser, Piano Night, sometimes fades away too quickly. We were at the House of Blues for the whole evening last Monday, and we even got backstage to shoot some video with some of the production team and the mu... Read more

The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic is 10 Years Old!

Mon, 04/28/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
For the last ten years, The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic has been providing ongoing medical and mental health care to some of our city's greatest assets: our musicians. Features music by Jo Cool Davis, Astral Project, The Soul Rebels, Roselyn & David, and The Rebirth Bra... Read more

New Orleans Food Mysteries Explained

Thu, 04/24/08
New Orleans is known as one of the best cities in the world for its food. People come from all over to eat at our restaurants and eateries. If you are new to this area of the country and coming to your first Jazz Fest, then you might run into some foods that you not only h... Read more

Jazz Fest 2008 - Louisiana Music Factory In-Store Performances

Thu, 04/24/08
Most CD stores that you go to, if you even go to one, are places where you buy music. Some have listening stations where you can listen before you buy. But there are very few, if any, like the Louisiana Music Factory that put on their own concert series and what they do dur... Read more

The Rise and Fall of Armstrong Park

Tue, 04/22/08
Authored by David Weinberg
If you have been to Armstrong Park lately, you may have noticed the rusted arch that marks the main entrance to the park. Most days the gate below the arch is locked shut. But it wasn't always this way. Read more

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