Stroll Through a Land of Po'boys on Sunday Harvest
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11 B2 ARCADE WWW.THEHULLABALOO.COM Stroll through a land of po'boys on Sunday Harvest BY MARIE DAVIS po'boy and a variety of other festival STAFF WRITER foods such as hot dogs, maca- roni and cheese, french fries, New Orleans is a city that and crepes. hits home takes its food seriously. One Besides offering a huge of the ways New Orleans pays sampling of traditional and homage to its famed cuisine specialty po'boys, the Po'boy BY MICHAEL HAMMER is by throwing large festivals Fest will host an array of ed- STAFF WRITER that celebrate the fried, the ucational seminars and live greasy and the tasty foods that music throughout the day. Local musicians and we all know and love. The seminar events will cover artists captured the This weekend, on the cor- topics associated with the his- hearts of festival-goers ner of Oak and South Car- tory in the Oak Street area, last weekend when they rolton streets, is the Oak the history of po'boys, and the congregated for the Street Po'boy Festival. As are families that helped create and Louisiana Homegrown all great things from New Or- popularize the sandwich. A Harvest Music and Arts leans, the po'boy is an impor- special Festival Opening Cer- Festival. tant part of the city's history. emony is a new addition. More than l 00 acts Po'boy is a shortened version Attendees can find live put their diversity on of the original name, "Poor- music on two stages: the Le- full display in the newly Boy;' which was created as a ander's Main Stage at the redesigned New Orleans sandwich for the struggling corner of Leonidas and Plum Event and Film Studios. streetcar strikers in 1929. streets and the Festival's Fea- In its inaugural year, Just like the city of New tured Charity Stage located at the festival, presented Orleans, po'boys are incred- the corner of Dante and Plum by APEX Community ibly diverse. The meat fillings streets. Music starts at 11:30 Advancement, aimed to range from typical ham and a.m. and runs until 6:15 p.m. support the food, mu- cheese to more exotic options Notable acts include Honey sic, art and culture of like fried oyster and crawfish. Island Swamp Band, Flow New Orleans. All of the Lettuce, tomato and mayon- Tribe and Treme Funk"tet. The net proceeds from the naise dress the bread and Oak Street Po'boy Festival, full three-day event went to- meat. More than 30 vendors of New Orleans flair and un- ward local nonprofits to will be at the festival, sell- mistakable cuisine, shouldn't further benefit the com- ing every imaginable type of be missed. munity. COURTESY OF POBOYFEST.COM Local artists such as Charmaine Neville, Amanda Shaw, Ronnie Kole and Rockin' Dop- Gumbo Fest finds the sie were featured. The New Orleans on Tap Beer fest delights musicians performed on sweet spot in local five stages to audiences BY MAGDA JURCZUK Volunteers operated the event, available for those who pre- ranging from children STAFF WRITER serving the 200 types of beer ferred stronger drinks. Non- to military personnel, who were granted free City Park was filled with available and managing event alcoholic beverages and favor- music and cuisine entertainment. ites from local food vendors admission on Sunday in beer aficionados and their an eclectic mix of gumbos honor of Veteran's Day. families, en1oying a pleasant The free-entry event sched- were also on sale to satisfy BY EMMA DISCHER uled performances by two lo- any drunken appetites. Those STAFF WRITER were readily available for The venue was both Saturday afternoon sipping festival patrons. indoors and outdoors, their beverages dockside, un- cal artists. The indie-rock duo looking for a deal purchased a • The New Orleans Jazz The all-brass-band providing patrons ame- derneath the live oaks. Alexis and the Samurai per- $40 'i\round the World Pass," which included a t-shirt and and Heritage Foundation line-up included Hot 8 nities such as air condi- The third annual New Or- formed early in the day, and its offered students the per- 30 tickets. Brass Band, The Soul Reb- tioning while maintain- leans on Tap Beer Festival tunes relaxed guests as they set fect break from the Tulane up chairs and blankets around All profits benefit the Loui- els and the Treme Brass ing· a relaxed and open seemed like the perfect week- bubble at the Fifth An- Band. The Soul Rebels festival · atmosphere. end activity for anyone over the stage and began sampling siana Society for the Preven- nual Creole Gumbo Festi- had. the crowd swaying Vendors from restau- the age of 21, providing a re- the available beverages. The tion ofCruelty to Animals. An val Nov. 9 - 11. The event and dancing along to the rants in the area cooked laxed atmosphere with good funky jazz-meets-hip-hop afternoon of funky music and in Louis Armstrong Park groovy tunes. up local New Orleans beer, food and music. The fes- group, Flow Tribe, played at 3 quality inebriation by the best mixed great brass bands, In between rocking out cuisine while fans en- tival lasted from noon-5 p.m. p.m., and its psychedelic danc- local breweries, all in support of the animals, is something delicious gumbo and to the live music and en- joyed the entertainment. Tastes of local breweries like ing and contagious energy en- smooth vibes. The festival couraged the crowd to get up that the Arcade will always be joying the culinary cre- The event even had a Abita and Bayou Teche were coincided with a weekend and sway to the beat. down for. ations, festival-goers were private viewing of the heavily represented among of perfect weather, which able to peruse art exhib- other lesser-known varieties. Margaritas and wine were Saints and LSU games made it all the more en- its set up at the entrance. for those with VIP pass- joyable. Many local artists sold es. A multitude of cater- handmade soaps, hats, art The festival also ers including Dunbar's prints and wooden paint- boasted an indoor pa- Creole Restaurant, Li'] ings. Much like an actual rade route, which fea- Dizzy's and Miss Linda's gumbo, the food, art and tured the Lagniappe Creole Catering brought music mixed together de- Brass Band and Bonna- in plenty of fresh New liciously, the combination bel High School March- Orleans signature dishes. greater than the sum of its ing Band. Ya -ka-mein, banana bread parts. Aside from musi- pudding and, of course, cians, the diverse lineup showcased spoken word artists, which represent- ed a unique medium of performance that is of- ten not featured at mu- sic and art festivals. Local craftsmen gave guests the opportunity to take a piece of the festival home with them. For many of the acts, Homegrown Han·est provided an outlet to promote all genres of Louisiana music and culture, but the event ｾ also brought together a community in the cel- ebration of local talent. EMMA DISCHER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER COURTESY OF NEWORLEANSONTAP.ORG 'Boy Meets World' back for more Students showcase art Saturday with RAW: Natural Born Arists Cory and Topanga's lives: parenthood. In the ap- BY KIM ALEXIS FIRM winner from each category will ple in the industry," Silva said. propriately titled "Girl STAFF WRITER be showered with prizes from I'm honored to have made it Meets World," the central RA\'\': Natural Born Artists, local sponsors and advance this far, especially being a fe- character is Riley Mat- to the national competition, male in a male-dominated art which opened its New Or- form."· thews, their 13-year-old leans locatioh in June, holds culminating in an award show daughter. Other charac- monthly showcases that pro- in Los Angeles. Participating Tulane sophomore Laura ters will include Elliot, vide resources and exposure to judges Mark Samuels of Basin Aronoff, a semi-finalist per- Street Records, Tracee Dundas Riley's older brother, and independent artists in the cat- forming artist, loved her first Maya, Riley's "edgier and egories of fashion, accessories, of Fashion Week New Orleans RAW showcase so much that and Bean Blackett of the Shop darker" best friend. Sav- music, visual art, performing she has performed at every ex- age and Fishel have been art, hairstyling, makeup, pho- Gallery partly determine the hibition since. approached about repris- tography and film. Infectious fate of the hopeful artists, but "RAW let me dance ori ing their roles, but nei- inspiration flows from these attendee votes carry the re- stage in front of lots of people mainder of the weight. ther has confirmed their events, debuting a potpourri and show everyone what I am involvement yet. of creative outlets. Tulane junior Mary Silva is so passionate about;' Aronoff Some "Boy Meets RAW: New Orleans has one of the five nominees for said. "I love the rush of per- World" devotees have ex- flaunted its indie art at 12 New Orleans Photographer of forming and sharing an up- pressed outrage over a Bar, Eiffel Society and How- the Year. She says that her cre- beat, exciting experience with continuity error that the lin' Wolf, where the RAWards ative portraiture and cinemat- friends and strangers." new series creates. During semi-finals will be held 7 p.m. ic photography is invigorated RAW: New Orleans direc- the show's final season in Saturday. The top 26 artists by the competition. tor Rachael Wingate has oth- , 'J\s a young photographer, 2000, it was implied that from 2012 will treat attend- erworldly expectations for the Topanga might be preg- ees to their visual and audible RAW is giving me great op- semi-finals event, which hosts nant, but a flash-forward splendors in an attempt to be- portunities to showcase my and includes DJ, music perfor- to 2006 in another episode come one of the eight RAW· work to a diverse audience mances, fashion shows, danc- depicted the couple with a NOLA Artists of the Year.