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Elysian Fields Spinach and Artichoke Casserole

Sun, 03/23/08
If you like the recipe, then check out Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Subscribe with the promotion code wwoz2010, and they'll donate $5 to WWOZ. Serves 6 - 8 Preheat oven to 350° F 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1 medium chopped onion 2 cloves minced garlic 2 10-ounce packages fr... Read more

Crawfish Étouffée

Sat, 03/22/08
If you like the recipe, then check out Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Subscribe with the promotion code wwoz2010, and they'll donate $5 to WWOZ. Serves four. Ingredients: 1 cup butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 onions, minced 1 green bell pepper, diced 3 cloves garli... Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for March, 2008

Sat, 03/15/08
Dear Listener, What a year it has been so far. In January, WWOZ won an Offbeat magazine “Best of the Beat Award” for favorite radio station in the New Orleans area. Next came our Spring Membership Drive at the beginning of March, where we heard from over two thousand folks... Read more

Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award

Wed, 02/27/08
Authored by Marie Lovejoy
When KIPP McDonough 15 started their new school year one year after Katrina, music teacher Kelvin Harrison had no instruments with which to teach. After he displays a little ingenuity and a lot of dedication, help comes from the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation . . . and they... Read more

Mardi Gras Indians

Fri, 02/15/08
Authored by Tom Morgan
A short history of the Mardi Gras Indians music and remembrances of the Wild Magnolia's first recordings with Willie Tee and John Sinclair's 30 years of observing the tribe. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for February, 2008

Fri, 02/15/08
A Valentine From WWOZ We thought about what WWOZ would be like without our wonderful listeners and supporters. You are the reason we get out of bed to come into the studio on cold and rainy mornings. You are the ones we think about when we sit down at Jazz Fest to inter... Read more

Live at Vaughn's: Stories from a Mexican Drug Smuggler

Sun, 02/10/08
Authored by David Weinberg
It's Wednesday night at Vaughn's and the place is packed, but tonight the smoky Bywater bar is filled with an unfamiliar crowd. Dozens of law students from Maryland are drinking cold beer and eating barbeque before the show starts. But it is not Kermit Ruffins or Shamar Al... Read more

The Kid Camera Project

Sun, 02/10/08
Authored by David Weinberg
It's a rainy Saturday morning in January at the Robinson home in the Ninth Ward, but it feels a little like Christmas as the kids gather around Aria Martin, a volunteer from the Kid Camera Project. The kids are receiving their graduation cameras. They were the first parti... Read more

Mardi Gras = Time to Costume

Mon, 01/28/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
When you live in New Orleans, you have to know a thing or two about costuming. A handful of New Orleanians explain how it's done, what it means, and why it's so darn important. Read more

Mardi Gras 2008

Wed, 01/23/08
Our Live Mardi Gras Coverage WWOZ show hosts are out there enjoying Carnival 2008. Check out their blogs to find out what parades and parties they are attending. WWOZ will be riding in Zulu, so look out for the broadcast truck during the parade and check back occasionally... Read more

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