Dear Subscriber,

Summertime and the Quarter is easy. There's so much to see and do and enjoy - daytime and nighttime. FrenchQuarter.com suggests the simpler summer pleasures. Sit outside in the patio and sip a Mint Julep. Patrol the French Quarter for the perfect praline. Join a second line parade if the spirit moves you. See how 19th century New Orleanians beat the heat of the sultry summers with cool white drapes and slipcovers, airy netting and sisal floor coverings. For sure, there's no better time to enjoy old New Orleans, but take it easy.

• How Sweet It Is: Praline Perfection
• Brass Bands and Second Lines
• Summer Dress at Mr. Gallier's House on Royal
• Satchmo Summerfest: Channeling Louis Armstrong
• The Luxury Promise of Akeewakee Soy Candles

Sincerely,

Carolyn McLellan, Publisher

Pralines - The Creole Confection "Melt in your mouth good. Big pralines here." Smooth and thin, chunky, creamy or crispy, New Orleans is the New World home of the most distinctive candy concoction in the South.

Block Parties in Motion: The New Orleans Second Line Parade In New Orleans one can go to a second line, be in a second line and do the second line all at once. Brass bands, strut dancing, do-rags, umbrellas and high spirits are all part of the tradition.

Summer Dress: Beating the Heat at Gallier House in New Orleans It's a summer makeover at the historic Gallier House on Royal Street that demonstrates the cooling domestic decorating strategies of fashionable mid-19th Century New Orleanians.

Oh Yeaaah The Festival devoted to New Orleans native son Louis Armstrong is gearing up for another great gig in the French Quarter. Satchmo Summerfest 2005 is August 4-7.

The Luxury Promise of Akeewakee Soy Candles All natural soy wax candles crafted on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain burn beautifully at Akeewakee in New Orleans' French Quarter. And soon candle cognoscenti in the rest of the world can indulge in the luxe line.

Upcoming French Quarter Events

Celebrating the “Essence” in 2005: Better than Ever
Come party with a purpose at the eleventh annual Essence Festival July 4th weekend at the Superdome, Morial Convention Center and in the French Quarter.

Satchmo Summerfest
You'll think to yourself, what a wonderful Fest! Channel the spirit of Louis during the annual Satchmo Summerfest August 4-7, 2005. Oh yeaaaah.

Audubon's Birds of Louisiana Take Flight in Exhibit at Old U.S. Mint
Louisiana State Museum exhibition of John J. Audubon's rare Birds of America prints highlights the naturalist's talents in art and science.

Southern Decadence
A long Labor Day weekend of parties, parades and gay pride in the lower Quarter at one of the oldest and largest gatherings of gays in the country.

July Live Music Search
Search for live downtown music by genre, venue, musician or date in the new (and improved!) music search.

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