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This weekend in New Orleans
Bet on speedy dachshunds, take an urban hike, or find your favorite music – gospel, R&B and rock are all on tap at various venues – and shake it.
This weekend
Audubon Nature Institute hosts Soul Fest at the Zoo.
New Orleans Opera presents Dead Man Walking, based on the 1993 account of Sister Helen Prejean’s relationship with a prisoner on death row at Louisiana State Penitentiary, at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.
Friday
Stand-up NOLA presents a slate of stand-up comedy at the Joy.
Friends of City Park host the glitzy fundraiser Lark in the Park.
Saturday
Hike the Lafitte Greenway from the Congo Square to Second Line Brewing.
Wiener dog racing returns to the Fair Grounds.
WTUL’s annual Hootenanny takes over Chickie Wah Wah.
The St. Patrick’s Day activities start early with a Leprecrawl in Faubourg St. John.
A Star-Studded Drag Extravaganza at Oz raises funds for the Gay Easter Parade.
Sunday
Titus Andronicus plays Gasa Gasa.
CeeLo Green brings the Love Train tour to Tip’s.
Celebrate a master’s music with Experience Hendrix at the Saenger.
Former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter headlines the House of Blues.
Image courtesy of the Fair Grounds Race Course.