2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

January 2012 3 – Allstate Sugar Bowl 4-7 – Southern Rep Theater: The New Play Bacchanal 5 – Kathy Griffin at Mahalia Jackson 6 – LA Philharmonic presents Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney 6 – Twelfth Night Revelry 6 – Phunny Phorty Phellows 6 – Annual Joan of Arc Parade 6-9 – Living History Encampment of the Battle of New Orleans 9 – BCS National Championship 13-15 - Southern Rep Theater: Spring Awakening 14 – LA Philharmonic: All Mozart 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 17 – B.B. King at Mahalia Jackson 19-22, 26-29– Southern Rep Theater: Spring Awakening 27-29 – Vietnamese New Year Celebration (East N.O.) 28 – LA Philharmonic Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 28 – Rollergirls Pussyfooter Blush Ball 31-Feb 5 – Blue Man Group at Mahalia Jackson February 2012 4 – Krewe du Vieux Parade 5 – Super Bowl Sunday 9 – LA Philharmonic Beethoven Symphony No. 7 10-21 – Mardi Gras Parades 12 – Barkus Animal Mardi Gras Parade 14 – Valentine's Day 18 – MOMs Ball 20 – Lundi Gras 20 – Riverfront Mardi Gras Celebrations 20 – President's Day 21 – Mardi Gras Day 24-26 – Southern Rep Theater: The Divine Sister 25 – LA Philharmonic Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 March 2012 1-4 - Southern Rep Theater: The Divine Sister 2 & 4 – New Orleans Opera: Richard Strauss' Salome 3-4 – Soul Festival 4 – Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 8 - LA Philharmonic Brahms Symphony No. 2 10 – Irish Channel Parade 14-18, 20-25 & 27-31 – Disney's The Lion King at Mahalia Jackson 15 & 17 - LA Philharmonic Greg Piano Concerto 16 – St. Patrick's Day Parade 17 – St. Patrick's Day 17 – Parasol's Block Party 17 – Irish Channel Block Party 17 – Downtown Irish Club Parade 17 – Tracey's Irish Channel Block Party 17-18 – Earth Fest 18 – Super Sunday with Mardi Gras Indians 19 – St. Joseph's Day Altars 21-25 – Tennessee Williams Literary Festival 21-25 & 28-31 – Southern Rep Theater: A Streetcar Named Desire 23-24 – Bach Around the Clock 23-25 – Pyrate Week 23-25, 30- April 1 – New Orleans Spring Fiesta 24-25 – Congo Square Rhythms Festival 28 – Wednesday at the Square 30 – 31 - LA Philharmonic Joshua Bell Plays Brahms 31- April 1 – Old Algiers River Fest 31 – NCAA Men's Final Four April 2012 1, 3-8 & 10-15 - Disney's The Lion King at Mahalia Jackson 1, 5-8 & 12-15: Southern Rep Theater: A Streetcar Named Desire 2 – NCAA Men's Final Four 4, 11, 18 & 25 – Wednesday at the Square 5 – Freret Street Festival 7 – Crescent City Classic 8 – Goodchildren Easter Parade 12-15 – French Quarter Festival 17-23 – NOLA Navy Week 19 - LA Philharmonic Mozart Requiem 21- Complexions Contemporary Ballet at Mahalia Jackson 21-22 – Blue Angels Airshow 22 – Ironman Triathlon 24-25 – RoadFood Festival 23-29 – Zurich Classic Golf Tournament 27 & 29 – New Orleans Opera: Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana 27-29 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival May 2012 TBA – Chaz Fest 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 – Wednesday at the Square 3-6 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2-4 – WCEF 4 – Whitney Zoo-To-Do 5 – Cinco de Mayo 6 – Mother's Day 9-13, 17-20 & 24-27 – Southern Rep Theater: Shirley Valentine 10 - LA Philharmonic Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 12 – The Joffrey Ballet at Mahalia Jackson 18-20 – Bayou Boogaloo 19 - LA Philharmonic Mahler Symphony No. 9 20 - LA Philharmonic The Music of Led Zeppelin 22-27 – New Orleans Food and Wine Experience 25-27 – Greek Festival 28 – Memorial Day June 2012 1-3 – Back to the Beach 6 & 13 – Wednesday at the Square 8-10 – Vieux To Do 9-10 – French Market Tomato Festival 9-10 – LA Cajun-Zydeco Festival 17 – Father's Day 22-24 – FestiGals July 2012 4 - Independence Day French Quarter Fireworks 6-8 – Essence Music Festival 13-15 – San Fermin in Nueva Orleans TBA – French Film Festival 14 – Running of the Bulls 14 – Bastille Day 24-29 – Tales of the Cocktail August 2012 August – COOLinary New Orleans 2-5 – Satchmo Summer Fest 4 – White Linen Night 11 – Dirty Linen Night 11 – Red Dress Run 25 – Krewe of Oak Mid-Summer Mardi Gras Parade 29- Sept 3 – Southern Decadence September 2012 TBA – New Orleans Seafood Festival TBA – Ponderosa Stomp 3 – Labor Day 27-30 – Cutting Edge Music Festival October 2012 TBA – Oktoberfest 6 – Art for Art's Sake 7 – Oktoberfest Parade 12-14 – Blues and BBQ Festival 12-18 – New Orleans Film Festival 26-28 – Voodoo Music Experience 27 – 6-9 Social Aid Pleasure Club Parade 31 – Halloween TBA – Krewe of Halloween Parade November 2012 1-4 – LadyFest New Orleans 3-4 – Swamp Fest 10-11 – Fall Festival at Destrehan Plantation 10-11 – Fringe Festival 10 – Mirliton Festival 18 – PoBoy Festival 22 – Thanksgiving 23 - Jan 1 – Celebration in the Oaks 24 – Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands 25 – Bayou Classic TBA – Words and Music Festival December 2012 TBA – Bonfire on the Levee TBA – New Orleans Bowl 1-Jan. 6 - Christmas New Orleans Style 8 – Hanukkah Begins 16 – Caroling in Washington Square 24 – Christmas Eve Bonfires on Levee 25 – Christmas Day 26 - Jan 1 - Kwanzaa 23 – Caroling in Jackson Square 31 – New Year's Eve French Quarter Celebration & Fireworks