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Here's a Little Bit More of What's Up Downtown...

Here's a Little Bit More of What's Up Downtown...

Wednesday at the Square
The popular spring concert series continues next week with performances by Irma Thomas and the Treadhead Artists: Paul Sanchez, Glen David Andrews and Margie Perez. The concerts are held each week in Downtown's Lafayette Square from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. The last concert of 2010 will be on June 9.

Sippin' in Seersucker
This popular event is back in sartorial style! It's an evening of Southern art, cocktails, food, music and shopping - to benefit the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Don your best seersucker ensemble - or summer chic - for this party that kicks off the summer social season. Partygoers will enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres from local restaurants and luscious libations; and amazing raffles. And don't forget the seersucker contest!

Gulf Aid Benefit Concert
Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Allen Toussaint, Mos Def, Ani DiFranco and the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars featuring Dr. John, Cyril Neville and Tab Benoit are among the performers scheduled for a Gulf Aid benefit concert for South Louisiana fishermen and wetlands restoration on Sunday, May 16. The rain-or-shine event is along the Mississippi River outside Mardi Gras World River City, just past the Uptown end of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The show is from noon to 10:00 p.m. Other confirmed local performers include Kermit Ruffins, Zachary Richard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Soul Rebels Brass Band, MyNameIsJohnMichael, Jeremy Davenport, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Big Sam's Funky Nation, the Rebirth Brass Band, Marcia Ball, Shamarr Allen and Irvin Mayfield.

2nd Annual Bicycle Second Line
DDD Public Safety Rangers will be providing information on bicycle safety throughout the month of May as part of National Bicycle Safety Month. Doing their part to raise awareness, the New Orleans Metro Bicycle Coalition will host the second annual Bicycle Second Line on Saturday, May 22. Riders will get into formation at 10:00 a.m. and depart at 10:30 a.m. from Audubon Park. The event is designed to show cycling enthusiasm for New Orleans and to learn about cycling improvements in the city. The 13.5 mile route will take riders through several of Downtown's historic neighborhoods.