Dear Subscriber,

March and April are hands down the best months of the year to spend days and nights exploring the French Quarter and New Orleans. The weather is bright and balmy, the azaleas are in bloom, crawfish is in season and some of the best festivals and parades of the year push music and feasting and fun outside into the streets and squares of the old Quarter. It's d'lightful!

• Feasting at French Quarter Festival
• What's Live and Hot at the Clubs in March
• History: Hommes de Couleur Libre Shaped the Quarter
• Mystery and Beauty in the Quarter's Flickering Lamplight
• Creole vs. Cajun Cuisine

Sincerely,

Carolyn McLellan, Publisher

French Quarter Festival Is Not Just Great Music Once you've experienced our food, drink and celebrations, you'll understand what makes New Orleans so special.

Live, Direct, Jazzy, Funky, Fabulous Who's playing what, where and when in March. Find up-to-the-minute listings at Quarter and Marigny clubs and nightspots presented by FrenchQuarter.com in partnership with Offbeat, New Orleans and Louisiana's Music Magazine.

Hommes de Couleur Libre The fabric and history of the French Quarter was shaped by Free Persons of Color as architects, builders, merchants, tailors and craftsmen.

French Quarter One-of-A-Kind Series: Casting a Glow on the French Quarter Bevolo's hand crafted copper lamps standing sentinel outside homes and restaurants and public buildings give the Quarter its atmosphere of flickering fantasy.

Cajun, Creole or Somewhere In Between? Understanding the difference – and similarity – in Louisiana's two famous cuisines.

Upcoming French Quarter Events

March Madness French Quarter Style
Walking parades, Chris Owens Easter Parade, Italian Parades, St. Patrick's Day Parades - you name it, we parade it.

"A Toast of New Orleans" Exhibit Opening
The inaugural exhibit of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, Toast of New Orleans, paying tribute to the city's long and stories history with libations will reopen March 11, 2005 at the Old U.S. Mint in the New Orleans' French Quarter.

Tennessee Williams Literary Festival March 30-April 3
A literary festival featuring master classes with great authors, scholars and characters, panels, dramatic presentations, tours, and an amazing amount of fun for the bookish. Tennessee Williams work and life is just the starting point.

French Quarter Festival April 8-10, 2005
New stages, new schedule, spectacular food, great musical line-up. What's not to love about the best free New Orleans and Louisiana music festival in the universe?

Jazz Fest April 22-May 1, 2005
Quint's cranked up the amps for the 36th annual music and heritage extravaganza with an dynamic mix of local artists and national and international headliners.

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