Gumbo Groove

Mon Feb 1, Balcony Music Club, 10p
Thurs Feb 4, Spotted Cat, 10p
Mon Feb 8, Balcony Music Club, 10p
Thurs Feb 11, Spotted Cat, 10p
Monday Feb 15 (Lundi Gras), Balcony Music Club, 10p
Thurs Feb 18, Spotted Cat, 10p
Mon Feb 22, Balcony Music Club, 10p
Thurs Feb 25, Spotted Cat, 10p

Jan 7 2010 10:00P Spotted Cat 623 Frenchmen St
Jan 11 2010 10:00P Balcony Music Club 1331 Decatur St
Jan 14 2010 10:00P Spotted Cat 623 Frenchmen St
Jan 18 2010 10:00P Balcony Music Club 1331 Decatur St
Jan 21 2010 10:00P Spotted Cat 623 Frenchmen St
Jan 23 2010 10:30P Balcony Music Club 1331 Decatur St
Jan 25 2010 10:00P Balcony Music Club 1331 Decatur St
Jan 27 2010 8:30p Mid City Lanes Rock N Bowl
Jan 28 2010 10:00P Spotted Cat 623 Frenchmen St
Jan 30 2010 6:00P DBA 618 Frenchmen St

Thurs Dec 3 at the Spotted Cat, 10p
Sat Dec 5 at the Old Point Bar, 9:30p
Thurs Dec 10 at the Spotted Cat, 10p
Thurs Dec 17 at the Spotted Cat, 10p
Sat Dec 19 at the Balcony Music Club, 10:30p
Thurs Dec 24 at the Spotted Cat, 10p
Thurs Dec 31 at the Spotted Cat, 10p

Thurs Oct 15 at Bacchanal Wine, 6:30p
Thurs Oct 22 at Bacchanal Wine, 6:30p
Sun Oct 25 at Bacchanal Wine, 6:00p
Mon Oct 26 at Mimi's in the Marigny, 9:00p
Thurs Oct 29 at Bacchanal Wine, 6:30p
Fri Oct 30 at DBA, 6:00p

Mid City Lanes Rock N Bowl, Wed Sept 2, 8:30p (may I add wow!)
Bacchanal Wine, Thurs Sept 3, 6:30p
Bacchanal Wine, Thurs Sept 10, 6:30p
Bacchanal Wine, Thurs Sept 17, 6:30p
Donna's Bar and Grill, Sat Sept 19, 9p
Bacchanal Wine, Thurs Sept 24, 6:30p
Balcony Music Club, Sat Sept 26, 10p

Sun Aug 2, Trinity Episcopal Church, 5p
Sun Aug 9, Bacchanal Wine, 6p
Thurs Aug 13, Bacchanal Wine, 6:30-9:30p
Mon Aug 17, Banks St Bar, 10p
Thurs Aug 20, Bacchanal Wine, 6:30-9:30p
Thurs Aug 27, Bacchanal Wine, 6:30-9:30p
Sat Aug 29, Donna's Bar and Grill, 9p

Mon Jun 22, Donna’s Bar and Grill, 9P
Wed July 1st, Mimi's in the Marigny, 9p, Free
Thurs July 2, Bacchanal, 6:30p
Thurs July 9 Bacchanal, 6:30p
Sun July 12, Bacchanal, 6pm, Chef Sundays
Thurs July 16, Bacchanal, 6:30p
Thurs July 23, Bacchanal, 6:30p
Sun July 26, World War II Musuem, 2pm
Thurs July 30, Bacchanal, 6:30p

May 1, 2009

Dear Lindy Hoppers Around the World,

Frankie Manning passed away Monday morning, April 27, in New York
surrounded by his family and friends.

Frankie made it clear that if he didn’t make it to his birthday
festival, he wanted everyone to celebrate his life rather than mourn
his passing.

At Frankie’s 95th Birthday Festival, May 21 – 25, we will be honoring
Lindy Hop’s greatest ambassador. The Festival will allow the swing
dance community to come together in Frankie’s hometown, the birthplace
of Lindy Hop, to grieve, to heal and to celebrate his life in a way

Johnny J and the Hitmen will be playing at the new Rock'n'Bowl, starting at 8.30PM as usual.
The new address is 3016 S. Carrollton Ave, right by the Ye Old College Inn.

See you there!

March 12, 2009

Dear Lindy Hoppers from Around the Globe,

Today is the first day of "Frankie Week," eleven days for lindy hop scenes from Seattle to Shanghai to celebrate Frankie Manning and lindy through a number of fun local activities. We want to encourage all of you, wherever you are, to participate in one or all of these actions, which will help make this year Frankie’s greatest birthday ever!

The details are below, followed by information on special birthday greetings at the festival, and when registration is re-opening!

FRANKIE WEEK