Dear Subscriber,

April in Paris is pretty nice, but April in the French Quarter is even better. The best music festivals of the year chime in - that would be French Quarter Festival and JazzFest. The best exhibits and shows open. Our chefs, inspired by the abundance of seasonal produce are more creative than ever. Best of all, as you walk the streets of the French Quarter or along the River, you can feel a sense of joie de vivre filling the air. What's not to love about New Orleans in the spring time?

• In Events: Fest for Feasting-French Quarter Festival
• In Sightseeing: A River Runs Through It
• In History: Jean Laffite - Pirate or PawPaw
• In Shopping: Erzulie's Authentic VooDoo
• In Events: Creole Tomato Time of Year

Sincerely,

Carolyn McLellan, Publisher

Fest Feasting: An Edible Parade at a Music Festival At French Quarter Festival music rules for three days, but just barely. The food offerings are spectacular and served up by some of New Orleans favorite restaurants. A loaded paper plate never looked so good.

Meet the Mississippi: Exploring the New Orleans Riverfront She's mighty, meandering, mercurial and absolutely essential to the life and commerce and very spirit of New Orleans.

Searching for Laffite the Pirate Cutthroat pirate, patriotic privateer, bourgeois paranoid granddaddy? Will the real Jean Laffite please stand up?

French Quarter One-of-A-Kind Series: Erzulie's Authentic Voodoo A new voodoo Queen in New Orleans? The Root Queen, Anna of Erzulie's is a French Quarter One-of-a-Kind dealing in spiritual sustenance, insight and healing herbal products.

Creole Tomato Festival Let us now celebrate the lowly creole tomato, born of the Delta soil, beloved by all, coming soon to the French Market on Decatur Street in New Orleans.

Upcoming French Quarter Events

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival March 30-April 3
It's 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. The Stanley/Stellllaaaaa Shouting contest takes place Sunday afternoon in Jackson Square.

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? FrenchQuarter.com sponsors the Bourbon Street jazz stage - you're invited with all your jazz-loving friends.

Laszlo Fassang in St. Louis Cathedral Organ Recital
Budapest native, winner of the Chartres Cathedral International Organ competition will appear April 17 at the historic Jackson Square cathedral playing the restored Holtkamp organ. Bach, Durufle, Liszt and Saint-Saens are on the program.

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

"A Toast of New Orleans" Exhibit at the Mint
The inaugural exhibit of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, Toast of New Orleans, which pays tribute to the city's long and storied history with libations, is now open at the Old U.S. Mint in the New Orleans' French Quarter.

New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, May 25-29
So much good wine, so much great food, so few days.

Creole Tomato Festival June 11, 2005
Red, luscious and incredibly edible alone or with others, a tribute to our favorite fruit and its rightful place in local cuisine and culture.

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