June was very busy at the B&B, with every weekend full and quite a bit of weekday business. Guests all commented that they liked the fact that it was busy but still easy to get tables at the top restaurants, etc.
July 4 marked perhaps the largest Essence Music Festival to date. Combined with a convention in town, rooms were nearly impossible to get...that never happens in the summer!
Today, ten thousand American Idol hopefuls are jammed outside New Orleans Arena hoping for a shot at stardom. Would be very fun if the next Idol is from NOLA! Over the weekend, thousands of people participated in Tales of the Cocktail events. Restaurants and bars were packed!
Next week is the Satchmo Summerfest, a musical salute to Louis Armstrong. It's really grown in the past 3-4 years. In fact, we now have repeat guests for this event! The art galleries are in on the summer vibe, too, with the White Linen (Arts District) and Dirty Linen (Royal Street) gallery openings/street parties slated for mid August. Also mid month is the wacky Red Dress Run through the French Quarter. Pretty wild to see all those hairy guys in red dresses. Some looked good...some don't.
Closing out the summer is Southern Decadence, the gay Mardi Gras. Hotels are reporting strong advance bookings for that event, too!
So, it seems maybe we need to readjust our "summer is just too hot" thought patterns to "summer is HOT!"
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