2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line
We rolled from our 9th Ward neighborhood all the way to Central City to take in the 2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line. The Olympians are the oldest second line rollers in the entire city starting just after the Civil War. This is what we saw:
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2023 Good Fellas Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
We rolled from our home in New Orleans 9th Ward to uptown in the Garden District this afternoon to watch Good Fellas Social and Pleasure Club take to the streets of Central City for their annual second line parade. This is what we saw: Continue reading
Prince of Wales’ Joe Stern Home Going Party
Joe Stern is dead. The Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club mainstay has passed and in the New Orleans tradition it’s time to throw a party.
Thursday September 14, 2023
Rock Bottom Lounge
3801 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115
5pm
2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line Parade
Young Men Olympians are the only second line crew accorded the honor of having two separate parades each season. As they should. The old-school benevolent association was founded in 1884. We rolled from our home in the 9th Ward to Central City for the gentlemen’s parade earlier today. This is what we saw:
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Brass Band Benevolent Society Party
2023 Bennie Pete Memorial Block Party And Second Line In Treme
Monday September 4th, 2023
Tuba Fats Square
1600 St Philip St
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
2023 Valley Of Silent Men Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Hurricane Katrina Memorial Second Line
11am: Healing Ceremony: 2037 Jourdan Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
11:30am: Second line march begins
12:30pm: Party at Hunter’s Field. 1659 N. Claiborne New Orleans, LA 70116
Henry York Memorial Second Line
Henry’s Homegoing Memorial Celebration Service will be held tomorrow Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 11am at Greater Mount Carmel B.C., 3721 No. Claiborne Avenue, NOLA 70117. Visitation will begin at 9:00am. Second line to follow.
2023 Satchmo Summerfest Second Line Parade
While the official second line season does not kick off for a few more weeks the annual Satchmo Summerfest street parade has served as a de facto start for right at 20 years. Several hundred people milled about impatiently outside St Augustine Church as the 11:15 am start time came and passed. Continue reading
Polo Silk at 2023 Uptown Swingers Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line