Voodoo Tiki Bar News Blog

So, it’s Ash Wednesday, the traditional day of repentance following Fat Tuesday. I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty repentant about all the rum and beer I knocked back on Mardi Gras! Well, we had a lot of fun over the last week with all our special events, and we are worn out! Of course that doesn’t mean much- we all just slept in a little longer today.

Fear not! We might be tired, but we are energized by the turnout and the enthusiasm y’all brought to us this week, so we’re planning even more stuff! Our Winter Jazz Series continues Saturday night with The Kevin West Project, our most contemporary artist this year, blending  Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Blues. Plan to arrive early because at only $5, seats don’t last.

For all you Party People out there, the next Lunacy Party is on Wednesday, March 11th. Mark your calendars people! Plan on being part of the party: Show up looking sexy, in costume, or wearing nothing but knee socks and a top-hat, and you can walk right to the front of the line and pay no cover charge! We’ll see you there.

Mike, Jen, and the Cru of Voodoo

Good God Y’all! We got even more stuff coming up! Most of it is free, and the stuff that ain’t don’t cost but five or ten bucks. Check out the posters below for all the details. Here’s some of the high points:

• Mardi Gras Parade on Friday at happy hour.
• Elise Testone at Saturday Night Jazz- Yowza is she good!
• Marie Laveau’s Brunch on Sunday Morning.
• Art Show, Benefit, and Burlesque on Monday
• Giant Crazy-Ass Mardi Gras Party on Fat Tuesday.

Wow, we have been busy! February will have 3 Saturday nights of our normal Winter Jazz Series, plus Voodoo ‘Jazz Fest’ on Saturday the 21st! ‘Jazz Fest’ is a part of our ‘FIve Days of Carnival’, which concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday the 24th!

What else is happening you ask?

• Monday the 9th is Lunacy, so look out West Ashley! In addition to all the usual craziness, we’ll have the ‘Bizarro Girls’ burlesque act for your entertainment.
• Our Valentine’s Night Jazz show is Elise Testone. Elise blew the roof off the place when she performed last summer, and packed Voodoo full of people who already knew how good she was! You’ll want to show up early for a seat in the lounge ’cause this is one show that will be packed to the rafters!
• On Sunday the 15th, Charleston’s Roller Derby Girls, ‘The Lowcountry High-Rollers’ will be hosting a fund-raising bingo happy hour.
• We kick off Carnival on Friday the 20th with a Happy Hour Dixieland Band Parade around Avondale point. You are not gonna wanna miss this!
• Saturday the 21st- Jazz Fest. Live music from 7pm ’til close.
• Sunday the 22nd- the rebirth of Marie Laveau’s Brunch at Voodoo from 11:30 to 2:30 (or until we run out of food!)
• Monday the 22nd- Voodoo Art Show and Benefit: A great cocktail of local artists and performers will have their work on display and for sale. Drink specials and a silent auction will help raise money for our favorite charity,  The St. Bernard Project- dedicated volunteers working tirelessly to rebuild a community that is still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
• Tuesday the 23rd- Mardi Gras Bash!! Beads, beads, beads! Food and drink specials, live music, and a giant-ass party! You can’t handle what what we’ll be throwing down!
• Just as in the Big Easy, our bar will be closed the day after Mardi Gras- (Ash Wednesday) – Go to mass and repent, you sinners.