Laurel Street Palooza, Spanish Moon’s pop-up event set for this weekend

A modified Laurel Street Palooza returns this weekend

The annual downtown street party returns Sunday, Jan. 17, as a jazz brunch honoring the past years’ kings and queens as a 15-year anniversary celebration.

The brunch menu includes tasty dishes such as chicken and sausage paella, oven-roasted smoked brisket and chicken and mushroom crepes. The brunch also features live music, an open bar and fried gumbo bites as passed hors d’oeuvres.

Tickets to the event can be purchased here or by calling 344-8558.

Stand-up/Pop-up event offers comedy and food tomorrow

A new pop-up event in Baton Rouge aims to bring the city a different take on dinner and a show.

The event, dubbed Stand-up/Pop-up by creator and comedian Jeffrey Buck, brings local comedians and chefs together for a night of stand-up comedy and a pop-up dinner-style menu.

The first Stand-up/Pop-up event features comedians Howard Hall, Josh Watts, Vince Gulino, Tim Smith and Chase Bates. The dinner menu features tapas by the new food venture The Collective, including dill and chive poached shrimp, basil and garlic pomodoro and goat cheese wrapped in prosciutto.

The event at The Spanish Moon begins Thursday, Jan. 14, at 9 p.m. Food prices range from $1-$5, but entry is free.