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Thanksgiving eve evening

Brooke Thomas and Shayla Logan as Sugar & Spice play Julia’s Kitchen & Lounge, 8 to 11 p.m., on Wed., Nov. 26 for a Black Masquerade party PHOTO BY LAURA KAY COFFEY For years now, I’ve been preaching that Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest bar and club party night of the calendar year in the […]

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Local chow

Here’s a festival that’s all about local chow with 12 downtown restaurants participating. A hint of the scrumptious menu to entice you – fried oyster po’boys, cucumber basil watermelon sangria, crab cake sandwiches, deep-fried brownies, lemon berry ice cream, hummus sandwich, hoisin crusted pork belly and Chinese noodles. Purchase wristbands at admission gates near Fourth and […]

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Dazzling dynamos

The International Route 66 Mother Road Festival is one of the largest festivals to take downtown by storm. More than 1,000 vintage vehicles and 80,000 spectators will roll into the Old Capitol complex for the weekend. Cars will flank the pavement from Fourth to Seventh streets and Washington to Capitol, after a Friday night cruise […]

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