Where New Orleans – July 2019

14 WHERETRAVELER® NEW ORLEANS JUNE 2019

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(LEFT) ©MATTHEW MURPHY; (RIGHT) ©ZACK SMITH/FRENCH MARKET

CREOLE TOMATO FEST

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JUNE 8-

You can stu them with shrimp or layer ’em with mozzarella and basil, fry them

green and top with crab or stick ’em raw between mayo-slathered white bread.

However you slice it, you’ll  nd dozens of dishes ripe for the pickin’ at the Creole

Tomato Festival. Held in and around the French Market, the two-day chow-down

also features live music, cooking demos, eating contests and a Bloody Mary

Market. http://www.frenchmarket.org

New Orleans Oyster

Festival

June 1-

Fill up on a bevy of bivalve

dishes (oyster ceviche, bbq

oyster po’boys) and free

live music on the banks of

the Mississippi.

http://www.nolaoysterfest.org

D-Day Commemorations

June 6

The National WWII Museum

salutes the 75th anniversary

of the Battle of Normandy

with a full day of activities

and events. http://www.national

ww2museum.org

Anderson .Paak

June 8

Catch the recent Grammy

winner at Champions

Square. http://www.champions-

square.com

WineHoused: The Amy

Celebration

June 8

The late singer/songwriter’s

musical legacy lives on

with this 10-piece tribute.

http://www.thejoytheater.com

“Kinky Boots”

June 14-

Drag queens and

cross-dressers and foot

fetishists—oh, my! See

the Tony-winning musical

at the Saenger Theatre.

http://www.saengernola.com

Fleur de Tease

June 15 & 16

The popular burlesque

troupe closes out another

season at One Eyed Jacks.

http://www. eurdetease.com

Twenty One Pilots

June 19

The rocking duo lands at

the Smoothie King Center

on their globetrotting Ban-

dito tour. http://www.smoothie

kingcenter.com

Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco

Festival

June 22-

Two-step it to Armstrong

Park for this 13th annual

free showcase of Cajun

music and culture.

http://www.jazzandheritage.org/

cajun-zydeco

NOLA Caribbean Fest

June 22-

Celebrate the city’s

Caribbean connection with

island- avored fare and

music at Central City BBQ.

http://www.nolacaribbean

festival.com

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