Tuesday, July 18

Traditional New Orleans Second Line Parade — Led by The Tremé Brass Band, winners of the 2006 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Award.
6 pm | Tabernacle, Oak Bluffs
Free

Opening Ceremonies — Key Note Speaker, Nick Spitzer, Director of NPR’s American Routes radio show from New Orleans will present a multi media show “Rebuilding the Land of Dreams with Music”
8 pm | Union Chapel, Oak Bluffs
Donation at the door

Festival Opening Party Buffet — with music by the Tremé Brass Band and featuring a collaborative New Orleans buffet, prepared by our visiting celebrity chefs: James Beard Award winners Leah Chase and Frank Brigtsen, and Corbin Evans (formerly of Bayona, now executive chef at Savvy Gourmet), and Poppy Tooker of the New Orleans Slow Food Consortium, along with Alex Washut (The Oyster Bar’s own young rock star chef)
9 pm | Oyster Bar, 162 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs (508) 693-6600
$45 in advance / $55 at the door

Wednesday, July 19

Cooking Demo — Frank Brigtsen, 2006 James Beard Award winner.
11 am | LeRoux at Home, 62 Main Street, Vineyard Haven
Free – Sponsored by Viking Range and LeRoux at Home – (508) 693-0030

New Orleans Crawfish Boil — prepared by Leah Chase, the “Queen of Creole Cuisine”. net proceeds to benefit the rebuilding of historic and beloved New Orleans restaurant, Dooky Chase with music by the Tremé Brass Band. »More Information«
4 pm | Lola’s, Beach Road, Oak Bluffs
$75 (reservations are strongly encouraged) (508) 693-5007

Thursday, July 20

Cooking Demo — Corbin Evans and Darin Nesbit
11 am | LeRoux at Home, 62 Main Street, Vineyard Haven
Free – Sponsored by Viking Range and LeRoux at Home – (508) 693-0030

Artist’s Reception — New Orleans artist Justin Ludgren will exhibit his recent project
“Greetings from New Orleans”
5 pm | e'kaya Gallery, 977 State Road, behind the Scottish Bakehouse, Vineyard Haven
Free (917) 378-0662

Gala New Orleans Jazz Dinner — prepared in collaboration by our visiting celebrity chefs, Leah Chase, Corbin Evans, Darin Nesbit and Poppy Tooker; with music by the incomparable New Orleans piano player Henry Butler »poster«
7 pm | Atria, 137 Main Street, Edgartown
$500 (reservations are required) (508) 627-5850

Jazz in the Brick Cellar — New Orleans All Star Jazz Jam Session
10 pm | Atria, 137 Main Street, Edgartown
$20 at the door (508) 627-5850

Fri. July 21

Cooking Demo — Leah Chase and Poppy Tooker
11 am | LeRoux at Home, 62 Main Street, Vineyard Haven
Free – Sponsored by Viking Range and LeRoux at Home – (508) 693-0030

Panel Discussion / Films —
“Post Katrina; The Role of Traditional Culture in the Recovery of New Orleans”
2 pm / Island Theater, Circuit Ave, Oak Bluffs
$10 at the door (508) 693-4869

Henry Butler in Concert — New Orleans living piano legend in all his glory.
7 pm | Whaling Church, Edgartown
$25  (508) 693-4869

Sat. July 22

Galactic Concert — New Orleans Premier Funk Band, Galactic, will close out the Festival on July 22nd, with a party at Outerland (formerly The Hot Tin Roof). The New York Times described Galactic's sound as no less than “the most danceable music on earth.”
9 pm | Outerland, Marthas Vineyard Airport
$25 »tickets in advance online«
Or, call Outerland Box Office at 1.508.693.1137 ext 11

Festival Opening Party Buffet
$45 in advance / $55 at the door — Oyster Bar (508) 693-6600

New Orleans Crawfish Boil
$75 (reservations are strongly encouraged) — Lola's (508) 693-5007

Gala New Orleans Jazz Dinner
$500 (reservations are required) — Atria (508) 627-5850

Henry Butler in Concert
$25 — Vineyard Gumbo (508) 693-4869

Galactic Concert
$25 — Outerland, (508) 693-1137