Oh Yes, This Will be a Fun Thanksgiving Eve
This from the Times-Picayune and Nola.com...*******
On Wednesday, November 23, at Tipitinas, World Leader Pretend will present "Thanksgiving: The Musical," a theatrical rock hybrid. The production, says drummer Arthur Mintz, is "very loosely based" on the narrative of the original Thanksgiving. "It's Pilgrims, Indians. . .and Fred LeBlanc. It will be hilarious."
LeBlanc, of Cowboy Mouth fame, is among the scheduled special guests. Bryan Spitzfaden, a theater veteran who occasionally performs with the Bally Who, is the designated narrator. Mintz's wife, singer-songwriter Theresa Andersson, is Pocahontas.
Expect covers spanning Black Sabbath to "Rent," augmented by new, Thanksgiving-inspired instrumentals. Also look for costumes, a stage set, puppetry and other surprises. "It's the first part of a trilogy," Mintz said. "Next year we'll add lasers."
Thanksgiving: The Musical at 9pm, Ellipsis at 11pm.
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It looks like Tips is starting their live music schedule sooner than expected. Their website shows Rebirth on Friday 12/2, Kermit Ruffins on Saturday 12/3, and the Radiatiors with Johnny Sketch for two nights on 12/9&10. It also shows Cajun Fais Do Dos (okay, really help me out-- what's the plural of fais do do?) on Sundays throughout.
posted by Rebirth Cafe @ 10:23 AM
1 Comments:
At 4:22 PM,
Anonymous said…
Well, technically there is no plural, because fais do-do is Cajun French for go to bed. These dances took place when the children fais do-do, or go to bed. In this usage as a noun, fais do-dos would be correct.
A communal dance held traditionally in rural dancehalls, the fais do-do attracted Cajun men, women, and children for long evenings of dancing and socializing. Adolescent girls attended under chaperons' watchful eyes, while young males were often restricted to a holding pen called une cage aux chiens, or "dogs’ cage" (unless they were dancing). Children were put to bed at the dance, giving rise to the term fais do-do (meaning "go to sleep" in Cajun French). Like earlier bals de maison, the fais do-do not only provided a source of entertainment, but a sense of community, and an opportunity for courtship. Often fais do-dos attracted young Cajun males bent on fighting — a traditional rite of passage and form of amusement for some. Popular dances at fais do-dos were the two-step and waltz, which along with newer Cajun dance styles like the jitterbug and shuffle still exist today. The fais do-do survives in Acadiana largely as an attraction at regional festivals, and it is usually held in public areas like parks and civic arenas. A commercialized version of the fais do-do also survives at Cajun restaurants that feature live Cajun music, such as Randol’s in Lafayette or Mulate’s in Breaux Bridge. Since the 1980s Cajun dancing has been popular worldwide, with particularly large followings on the east and west coasts (where dancers form clubs called "krewes," a word that generally describes groups of Mardi gras revelers).
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