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2012 Event Schedule

Thursday Sept 27^th

*Check-in for weekend tickets & contests will happen Friday afternoon*

Frenchmen St Club Crawl – Enjoy a Night on NOLA’s Favorite Music Street!

6pm  Miss Sophie Lee @ The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen)
7:30pm  Luke Winslow King @ Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)
10pm  Shotgun Jazz Band @ Maison (upstairs) (508 Frenchmen) (This is the OFFICIAL pre-party for the swing dance festival)
10pm  Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band @ Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen)

Friday Sept 28^th

*Contest Registration @ French Market - 12pm-1:30pm 

1pm-5pm
Activity: Free Outdoor Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: French Market (1008 North Peters Street)
Music: Aurora Nealand's Royal Roses
Contest:  2pm (or beginning of 2nd set) Showdown Prelims

*Contest Registration @ Wax Museum - 8:30-9:30pm 

9pm-1am
Activity: Ticketed Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: Wax Museum (917 Conti Street)
Music: Smoking Time Jazz Club
Contests: 10pm (or beginning of 2nd set)  Jack & Jill Prelims
11pm (or beginning of 3rd set) Jack & Jill Finals

                 

1:30-4am
Activity: AFTER HOURS PARTY
Location: Old US Mint (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Music: NOLA Girl Jam & Three Muses Present: A Celebration of Women in Jazz featuring Miss Sophie Lee & Marla Dixon

Saturday Sept 29th

11am-12pm
Activity: Balboa-Swing Dance Class
Location: Old US Mint Jazz Theatre (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Level: All Levels - No Partner Needed
Teacher: Nick Williams & Mia Goldsmith

12:15pm-1:15pm
Activity: Blues Dance Class
Location: Old US Mint Jazz Theatre (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Level: All Levels - No Partner Needed
Teacher: Mikey Pedroza & Evita Arce

*Contest Registration @ French Market - 12pm-1:30pm

1pm-5pm
Activity: Free Outdoor Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: French Market (1008 North Peters Street)
Music: The Jazzsmiths featuring Cristina Perez
Contests:  2pm (or beginning of 2nd set)  Showdown Round 1 Battles
3pm (or beginning of 3rd  set)  Showdown Round 2 Battles
4pm (or beginning of 4th  set)  Showdown Round 3 Battles

*Contest Registration @ Generations Hall Saturday - 8:30-9:30pm  and 11-11:30pm

9pm-1am
Activity: Ticketed Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive)
Music: Showdown All-Star Band featuring Meschiya Lake
Contests:   9pm Showcase Performances (This contest will start at 9pm sharp)
10pm (or beginning of 2nd set) Showdown Round 4 Battle
11pm  (or beginning of 3rd set) Showdown Final Battle
12am (or beginning of 4th set) Solo Jazz

1:30am-4am
Activity: AFTER HOURS PARTY
Location: Old US Mint (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Music: Luke Winslow-King & The Ragtime Millionaires
Contest: Endurance Contest on the first band break

Sunday Sept 30th

11am-12pm
Location: Old US Mint Jazz Theatre (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Activity: Traditional Jazz Dance Class
Level: All Levels - No Partner Needed
Teacher: Juan Villafane

12:15pm-1:15pm
Location: Old US Mint Jazz Theatre (400 Esplanade Avenue )
Activity: Lindy Hop Dance Class
Level: Intermediate and higher - No Partner Needed
Teacher: William Mauvais & Evita Arce

1pm-5pm
Activity: Free Outdoor Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: French Market (1008 North Peters Street)
Music: Showarama (Gypsy Jazz!)
Contests:  2pm - Intergenerational Dance Contest (beginning of 2nd set)

5pm
Location: Café Du Monde
Activity: Second Line Parade
Music: The Royal Street Wreckers
Info: Parade from Café Du Monde to Frenchmen St

6pm
Activity: Local Jazz Club Gig (No cover.)
Location: DBA (618 Frenchmen)
Music: Palmetto Bug Stompers
Buy drinks. Tip band. These are things you must do in NOLA clubs.

*Contest Registration @ Generations Hall Sunday - 8:30-9:30pm  and 11:30pm-12am

9pm-1am

Activity: Ticketed Concert with Open Dancing & Contest Viewing
Location: Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive)
Music: Meschiya Lake & The Lil Big Horns
Contests: 10pm (or beginning of 2nd set) Slow Dance Prelims
11pm (or beginning of 3rd set) Slow Dance Finals
12am (or beginning of 4th set) Solo Blues 

1:30-5am

Activity: 7inch Soul Party - An all vinyl dance party
Location: Maison - upstairs (508 Frenchmen)
Music: Soul music on cracklin’ 45’s 

Monday Oct 1st

2pm
Location: St Roch Field (St. Roch Ave & Roman Streets)
Activity: Musicians vs Dancers Baseball Game