Mid-Summer Mardi Gras and other must-do events this weekend in New Orleans

🍾 Brennan's teaches diners on Friday how to slice open a bottle of champagne. (Tickets)

🎶 Rock out with a Queen tribute show Friday at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. (Tickets)

• Check the WWOZ Livewire for more music.

🕯️ Katrina anniversary events continue this weekend.

• The Orpheum hosts a free screening Friday night of "Inspire the City" and "Katrina Babies." (Details)
• Film New Orleans hosts a free screening Friday of HBO's "Treme" at Gallier Hall, followed by a conversation with cast members. (Details)
• United Way hosts a regional day of service on Saturday. (Events)
• Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal leads a guided tour of the London Avenue Canal breach site at 9am Saturday. (Details)
• BMike and Eternal Seeds dedicate their mural at 6:30pm Saturday at the site of the levee breach. (Details)
• See the full schedule through next week.

👯 Grab your costumes because it's time for Mid-Summer Mardi Gras. The Krewe of Oak event starts at 6:30pm Saturday with a balcony ceremony at Maple Leaf Bar followed by the parade. (Route)

🏡 Get decor ideas at the Pontchartrain Home Show this weekend at the Pontchartrain Center. (Details)

🎉 Bingo Loco brings confetti and chaos to the Joy Theater on Saturday night. (Tickets)

🏈 The Saints play the Denver Broncos in a preseason game at the Dome on Saturday. Kickoff is at noon. (Tickets)

📆 All month: Coolinary discounts and Museum Month deals are in full swing.

Editor's note: This story/newsletter has been corrected to reflect that Mid-Summer Mardi Gras is Saturday (not Friday) and the Saints' preseason game is Saturday (not Sunday).