Super Fall Membership Drive Shout-outs

Big thank-yous to everyone who helped make our recent Fall Membership Drive a giant success, first and foremost to WWOZ members, both new and renewing. Plus shout-outs to our listeners, AKA the world's Most Excellent audience, and a standing ovation for our Membership team, who makes it all happen twice a year. Three cheers to all the Guardians of the Groove! It's never too late to join us! Check out our member gifts like the one-of-a-kind heart-shaped art piece created and signed by Cyril Neville.

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Festing in Place on WWOZ's Two-Week Archive

We hope you enjoyed our recent Festing in Place broadcast, which we produced in association with the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. From October 2-5 during 11am-7pm, we aired archival sets from the likes of Dr John, Irma Thomas, the Neville Brothers and dozens of others, 60 sets in all! You can still catch what you missed in our Two Week Archive, but sets begin expiring on Thursday, October 16; the last will be gone after Sunday October 19.

» Two Week Archive page

Treme Creole Gumbo Fest, November 8-9

This year's Treme Creole Gumbo Festival happens November 8-9. It's a free weekend celebration showcasing live funk, R&B, and brass bands, plus lots of gumbo, all in beautiful Armstrong Park! The performance lineup will be out soon; in addition to great music, TCGF is renowned for its diverse gumbo offerings, with local chefs dishing out their unique interpretations of the beloved culinary staple. Admission is free, thanks to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. If you can't make it, WWOZ's video team will be streaming the event on Facebook and YouTube.

» Treme Creole Gumbo Fest

Photos & Video: Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Filled with sunshine and sweet music, it was a beautiful weekend in Lafayette Square, home of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival. The lineup included Bobby Rush, Leo Nocentelli, Devon Allman’s Blues Summit, Tab Benoit, Sierra Green and many more. Check out photos and video.

» Video: WWOZ Facebook or WWOZ YouTube

» Photos: WWOZ Flickr

Second Line Season Update

Fall second line season is rolling on! Last weekend, it was the Prince & Lady of Wales Second Line. Up next on October 19, Men & Ladies of Class followed by Black Men of Labor on October 26. See the full schedule of upcoming events and get the route sheets & more from Takin' It to the Streets, WWOZ's multi-platform program celebrating New Orleans' social aid & pleasure clubs, second lines, Black Masking Indians, Baby Dolls, and brass band traditions. While you're there, check out our list of weekly Brass Band events.

» Takin' It to the Streets

Show Host Profile: Stuart Hall, Signing Off

WWOZ show host Stuart Hall--a 30 year radio veteran whose real name is Bill Murray--has played his last show on our airwaves! The longtime host of The 4th Dimension & The Morning Set is off on his next adventure, a return to his roots in the upper Hudson Valley. "What an opportunity to touch people around the world with this art form," Stuart says of his time at WWOZ. "Our listeners are a very educated crowd, musically. And this is important: as a volunteer at WWOZ, you're in service to your community. This is what you're here to do. You're in service to those people listening. It's not a one-way street, it's back and forth with our listeners." What cut did Stuart choose as the final song on that last September 30 show? James Booker's rendition of the traditional gospel hymn, "Amen." Best of luck Stuart (or Bill!), we already miss you!

» Read the full Stuart Hall profile by Melissa Milton

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice

Fall's the season for pumpkin spice! Which of course, contains no pumpkin; rather it's a blend of cinnamon and other warm spices that gives pumpkin pie its characteristic taste. It's also widely used in other foods and beverages. Making your own lets you adjust quantities to your taste, and you can consider exotic additions, like mace, ancho chile powder, coriander, a bit of black or white pepper.

» Recipe: Pumpkin Spice