New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 24) FESTIVALS COOLinary New Orleans (7/1–8/31, 2008) A celebration of dining in America’s most delicious city! Dine at participating restaurants citywide and savor special prix fixe three-course lunches and dinners. coolinaryneworleans.com Tales of the Cocktail (7/16–20) Enjoy lectures, discussions, book signings, dinner pairings, cooking demonstrations, cocktail mixing seminars and much more at Hotel Monteleone and other French Quarter locations. Sixth anniversary event! 888-299-0404. talesofthecocktail.com Satchmo SummerFest (7/31–8/3) New Orleans’ ongoing homage to Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong reaches its yearly high at this annual festival in the French Quarter. Enjoy a free jazz-filled music festival, children’s activities, intimate discussions of Armstrong’s life and work, art exhibits, a jazz Mass, a second-line parade and local cuisine dished up in Red Bean Alley. fqfi.org White Linen Night (8/2) Join more than 16,000 art aficionados to explore the fabulous galleries in the Arts District, sip wine and listen to music from some of the city’s most exciting bands. The official after party at the Contemporary Arts Center is a summer must-attend! NewOrleansOnline.com Dirty Linen Night (8/9) Encouraged by the success of White Linen Night, and not to be outdone by it, the art gallery and antique store owners along Royal Street in the French Quarter decided to stage a gallery walk of their own. Come explore Royal Street—the elegant, creative, upscale showplace of the French Quarter—and pick up some amazing art and antiques. NewOrleansOnline.com Festivals remind us why we love living here. And they give our guests great excuses to keep coming back. N E W O R L E A N S M E T R O P O L I TA N C O N V E N T I O N & V I S I T O R S B U R E A U
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