Happy New Year from NewOrleans&Me! Here’s some tunes from New Orleans artists to help you ring in the new year.
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Hey, the weather outside is kind of frightful! About as frightful as it gets down here anyways (also, note that next week temperatures will be back in the…....
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On May 12 the New Orleans Museum of Art will fling open its doors for Masquerade: Late Night at NOMA, a costume party replete with float builders, mask-makers,…....
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Happy holidays, y’all. We hope you find plenty to occupy you during this busy Christmas weekend, but if you find yourself having a small, quiet moment, or just…....
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Imagine doing something you love for seventy years. Many people aren’t lucky enough to live that long, much less put their heart and soul into their passion projects…....
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On a Sunday afternoon in November, The Asylum Chorus plays to a packed house at The Spotted Cat on Frenchman. Wandering in off the street, it takes a…....
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With just 23 breweries statewide, there’s plenty of room for another one, and we’re probably lucky that Lafayette-born Justin Boswell decided to come home to Louisiana and open…....
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There are plenty of restaurants in New Orleans where $40 won’t get you through appetizers and pre-dinner cocktails. But a $40 ticket to one of the Southern Food…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but also like a dadaist spaghetti western concert.
Weekend
LUNA Fete runs nightly in Lafayette…....
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This week, New Orleans celebrates its vibrant community of photographers and welcomes artists from around the world to PhotoNOLA, a series of gallery openings, lectures, and workshops held…....
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Fighting and meditating might sound like opposite activities to those of us uninitiated in the martial arts. “But our teachings come from Shaolin Zen Buddhist temples, sometimes Taoist…....
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“Did you hear!? The Mermaid is closing!”
Twelve years ago this month, in December 2004, that news was greeted with stunned disbelief by the hundreds of musicians, artists…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
The cat circus comes to town, as do John Prine, Shovels and Rope, Eric Idle and John Cleese.
Weekend
The Amazing Acro-Cats (pictured…....
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When I moved to New Orleans in 2001, Michael Tisserand was then editor-in-chief at Gambit Weekly. When I worked there, I found him smart, funny, and deeply sympathetic…....
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“Don’t burn the gumbo roux!”
As any cook worth his black pot will tell you, that’s an iron-clad rule in bayou country, where food and music are the…....
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New Orleans has always been known as a haven that embraces creative types and professional artists, but now that the cost of living is perpetually increasing, it’s more…....
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Since 1957, when reporters wore suspenders and smoked in the newsroom at their typewriters, the Press Club of New Orleans has provided an excuse for scribes to socialize,…....
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A veiled figure of uncertain provenance stands enshrined in a ruined mansion. A dead bird hangs from a wire, its wings suspended above statues of the Holy Family.…....
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When one thinks of Louisiana dancing, they usually imagine a Cajun line dance, or zydeco two-step. Maybe even twerking. But the official Louisiana folk dance is, in fact,…....
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Jazz – like many New Orleans art forms – lives not only in parks and music houses but also in back alleys and courtyards, the souls of performers…....
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Even though she died in 1962 at the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe remains an American icon of beauty and glamour. But to most people, that’s all she…....
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Like many festivals that have blossomed over the years, the Words And Music Festival stemmed from humble beginnings.
Back in 1990, Rosemary James created the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Bonnie Raitt, Guided by Voices, and artist Dread Scott come to town. Plus festivals celebrate Central City, New Orleans’ links to Caribbean, and…....
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Guy walks into a bar with a stripper and a bunch of birds. And since the guy is Tennessee Williams, high hilarity ensues amid ribald lectures in ornithology…....
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Do you like exotic cocktails? Experimental theater? Delicious food? Top-notch jazz? Parties with friends? If you like any of the above, the Faux/Real New Orleans Festival of Arts…....
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Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes has often glimpsed his future in dreams, and as a boy growing up in Arkansas, he frequently dreamed in an unfamiliar language.
“I had lots…....
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Back in summer, we previewed On the Verge, a simultaneously joyful and touching play written by Eric Overmeyer, adapted by the local In Good Company theater troupe. That…....
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Within the halls of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), two shows enter the intersection of light, art and imagery – an exploration of the fine art…....
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Flea markets are unlike other markets, as their loyal patrons and merchants are quick to tell you.
Clothing designer, nutria fur artist, author and frequent contributor to this…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Halloween season gets longer every year, and weekend one of festivities kicks off with the Krewe of BOO! Halloween Parade and Mid-City Masquerade.…....
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Call it the soundtrack to the end times, but in this new millennium, human beings seem more and more drawn to noise as music. Some people, of course,…....
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This month, production company See ‘Em on Stage brings musical horror/comedy The Toxic Avenger to The Theatre at Saint Claude, with a raucous performance that tells the love…....
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Voodoo Fest is synonymous with Halloween weekend in New Orleans. The festival, which began as a single-day event at Tad Gormley Stadium in the fall of 1999, has…....
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This Oct 23, the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival celebrates its ninth year of existence with over forty food vendors as well as music, art, and shopping along historic…....
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Outside of New Orleans, the city’s music scene is sometimes unfairly married to old time jazz, as if there’s a Dixieland band on every street corner serenading a…....
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New Orleans is known for over the top costumery. it’s a city where people spend months hand-sewing their carnival garments, and have a penchant for wearing wigs without…....
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The New Orleans Film Festival has been constantly evolving since its inception in 1989. As the movies have become more advanced, so too has this local event, which…....
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A man and a woman stand naked on a beach, staring impassively at us in a full-frontal photograph, wearing nothing but three strategically-placed photo boxes: his, of a…....
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Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Marvel, and DC. These iconic franchises, set in very different universes, all have one thing in common: enthusiastic fans. And…....
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Airline Highway is coming home.
Lisa D’Amour’s paean to the seedy underbelly of New Orleans, and the motley krewe of characters who inhabit it, was first developed in…....
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“The blood jet is poetry, there is no stopping it.”
Megan Burns is intimately acquainted with that famous line by Sylvia Plath, published in her posthumous masterwork Ariel.…....
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Here’s a little video to carry you through this ‘brisk’ autumn day (well, mid-80s is cooler than triple digits): a video from local newcomers Tysson, who mix up…....
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There is something funny about New Orleans – especially since Katrina. Though our city has always had a sense of humor, its cohesive comedy scene is still more-or-less…....
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You may not know the name Simon Hardeveld. But if you live in New Orleans, you’ve probably seen his work. Distinctive, brightly colored signs with sayings like “Shalom…....
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It’s always a Jazz Fest highlight when the Queen of Bounce hits the Congo Square stage with her twerking brigade. And it was off the chain this past…....
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The end of summer in New Orleans might not bring relief from the heat, but it does bring about one of the city’s most well-attended art events –…....
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Running a music festival is tough work. Just ask Lyle Williams, founder of Bear Creek Festival, a Florida-based funk, jam-band and indie music event that for the past…....
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It’s a hug, muggy night at a warehouse in St. Roch, where I’m holding hands with a circle of people, most of whom I’ve never met before.
Together,…....
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Is there life after death in New Orleans theater? You bet.
Three days after Shadowbox Theatre founder Richard Mayer lost his lease at the Old Marques Theatre in…....
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If you happen to have your parents in town this Saturday, you might want to take them to One Eyed Jacks. Once you step inside the red-walled barroom,…....
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Burlesque defies simple descriptions; it is at times provocative, comical and generally highly sensual, reflecting an exaggeration of one or more aspects of the performer’s inner persona. If…....
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New Orleans is well-known for spirits – notably the supernatural and the kind you pour into a cocktail. But also for team spirit (Who Dat!), community spirit and…....
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A good concert is its own special kind of memory, both for the power of the experience, and the difficulty of salvaging any kind of worthwhile physical souvenir…....
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The standard concert format can get tedious: you, standing on the floor, staring up at the vaunted Artist Upon the Stage. But for local hip-hop fans, there’s an…....
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“I like to take movie ideas and do something bizarre with them,” says Danielle Small, whose first theatrical mashup followed the ongoing adventures of Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Marshmallow…....
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It’s not so easy to drag a full orchestra around, even to the places it may be most needed. Luckily, 2016 is the inaugural year of the Crescent…....
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Even a talented three-piece band can have trouble making ends meet in the world’s music capital, overflowing as it is with talent.
With that in mind, Lucas Davenport,…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Shake off the mid-August doldrums with the Red Dress Run and Dirty Linen Night. If you need A/C, check out “The Flick” at…....
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Jazz and swing were once the peanut butter and jelly of music-dance genres. From roughly the 1920s to the 40s, scads of dancers lindy hopped and jitter bugged…....
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“Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight.”
Fingers are flying on a small army of guitars as a lusty sea of male voices…....
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Spilled, sticky soda. Chewing gum stuck to the bottom of seats. And popcorn, lots of popcorn.
There are so many stale kernels littering the aisles of The Flick…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Wear your white linen to hobnob on Julia Street, watch the underwear parade in Bywater, and celebrate the spirit of Satchmo.
This weekend…....
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The sound of accordions pumping zydeco music waft down to the Contemporary Arts Center’s gallery from the classrooms upstairs. It’s the first day of summer camp in New…....
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“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know” – Louis Armstrong
New Orleans native and jazz legend Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong once famously said, “Never play…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Beat the heat by escaping into an anime convention, a screening of “Saturday Night Fever,” or a sketch-and-standup comedy show.
This weekend
Summer…....
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Anime and comic book nerds will tell you that during the late 90s and early 2000s, the comics market in America seemed to be dying. During this drought,…....
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Editor’s note Due to technical issues at the Theatre at St Claude, the performance of ‘On The Verge’ has been postponed until a later date in October.
“Ladies,…....
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The Broad Theater in Mid-City celebrates the spirit of New Orleans’ smaller, community theaters, providing a space supporting independent film as well as local productions.
It joins theaters…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Tales of the Cocktail spikes the French Quarter, with spirited talks, meals, and tours.
This weekend
Tales of the Cocktail brings bartenders, booze…....
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A rose is a rose is a rose. But a Sicilian rose is the thorniest of them all. Blood red with passion, it pricks the heart and brings…....
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It takes a lot for one single person, alone, to command a stage. But with her trademark spiky hair, dynamic dance moves (sometimes in silhouette, performed behind a…....
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If you’ve ever wandered hallowed halls and looked up in awe at the monumental curves in the ceiling of a colossal structure – maybe a museum or a…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Dive into the NOLA Project’s immersive production – after all, they’re staging Andrew Larimer’s new play at an actual downtown pool. (Yes, you…....
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Even as some blossoming pop up restaurants transition to brick and mortar, and other less-successful ideas settle into the dust, another wave of surprise flavors erupts from local…....
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“Let me tell you a funny story.”
It’s Monday night at BJ’s, where Butch Trivette is holding court outside in his wheelchair on the occasion of his 68th…....
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Several world-famous cocktails have origins in the Crescent City: the Sazerac, Brandy Milk Punch, Cafe Brulot, and Ramos Gin Fizz, to name just a few. So it’s not…....
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The PORT art space in the Upper Ninth Ward is unique in that, when it rains, you can stand in the front room – which lacks a traditional…....
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Arabi? Where’s that?
“People are always mixing it up with Algiers. They think we’re across the river,” says Studio Inferno glass artist and arts entrepreneur Mitchell Gaudet. “Or…....
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Steel-willed matriarchs are a powerful dramatic archetype, from the murderous Livia in I, Claudius to Joan Collins’ devious Alexis in Dynasty. But the woman who rules with an…....
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New Orleans in the summer is a lot of things: mainly hot and steamy, oftentimes wet, and occasionally torrential. A single day can offer both the promise of…....
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The world’s most famous international literary festival comes once a year, and unsurprisingly, New Orleans – a veritable city of storytellers – makes a big deal out of…....
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In the darkened main stage of the Theatre at St. Claude, a crowded room silences as the curtains pull apart. A single man, dressed in dark pants and…....
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“Do you like elephants? So do we! Make one to save one.”
It was an invitation art and animal lovers couldn’t refuse. And they showed up in droves…....
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Let’s get this out of the way up front: Playwright Andrew Hinderaker, whose live-action football drama Colossal opens June 4 at UNO, is a Chicago Bears fan.
“I…....
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For over 53 years, the legend of Dr. Who has captivated international audiences by exploring the popular theme of time travel. New Orleans has not been exempt.
“Back…....
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Is a goat sacrifice about to happen? Or are overzealous cops trying to stop a posse of marauding goats?
What started out as a simple scene about a…....
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Take a moment right now and listen. What do you hear? The TV? Music? Cars on the street? A running air conditioner? Talking co-workers?
Sound is everywhere in…....
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This year marks the fifth anniversary of New Orleans’ Birdfoot Festival, celebrating chamber music and bringing performers to the city from around the world.
Birdfoot works to engage…....
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Bounce rap has been a staple of neighborhood block parties since the ’80s, but if you’ve lived in New Orleans post-Katrina, you’ve been lucky enough to witness the…....
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Roll down Tchoupitoulas St., not too far from the Ernest J. Morial Convention Center, to find an old yet stately warehouse with a huge blue sign. This unassuming…....
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Central City joins the bustling events calendar of free activities in New Orleans this week with First Fridays on the Boulevard. The coming out party kicks off on…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
We’ve got crawfish, Irma Thomas’ annual Mother’s Day concert at the Zoo, and a reminder to eat your vegetables. Also, don’t forget to…....
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We haven’t had a good festival in New Orleans in…what, three days? So clearly, it’s time for another party that celebrates the city’s food, culture and musical heritage.…....
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The First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare national tour is coming to Tulane University’s Newcomb Art Museum from May 9-31.
The tour started in January and…....
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New Orleans drama aficionados can once again enjoy theater under the stars with the NOLA Project’s production of Don Quixote, running from May 4-22 in the New Orleans…....
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Jazz Fest may come and go (and get soaked in the process), but one element that is stable, yet shifting year by year, is Fest style. It’s not…....
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If you’re at a loose literary end in New Orleans mid-week, here’s an event for the evening: a book signing for the rollout of Homage: New Orleans, a…....
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Even in a town known for its singular musical voices and larger-than-life flamboyant characters, James Booker stood out.
“He was the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius…....
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The considerably packed New Orleans eating scene has been peppered with new additions over the past few years in the form of pop-up restaurants. Pop-ups have become such…....
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According to Deacon Frank Stewart, for over 40 years the Jazz and Heritage Festival’s Gospel Is Alive! event has provided a little piece of fest to elderly New…....
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Editor’s note When we started covering this story, we had no idea it would be published in the wake of the loss of another slinky, gender and genre…....
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It’s Patry time!
Yeah, you read that right.
The annual Threadhead throwdown affectionately known as the “Patry” began with a typo.
“Patry” first appeared as a header on…....
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I interviewed New Orleans-based author Adrian Van Young, pictured above, in anticipation of his novel release and upcoming reading and book signing at Maple Street Books on April…....
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“One can’t build little white picket fences to keep the nightmares out.”
That infamous quote from Anne Sexton is at the twisted heart of a new play by…....
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“We have a festival for everything else in this town. Why not poetry?”
Good question. And as soon as Megan Burns raised it, late last summer after one…....
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New Orleans music is as deep and wide as the mighty Mississippi. And, just like old man river, it’s constantly changing course as it flows to the sea.…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Go whole-hog at City Park, scream STELLAAAAAAA in Jackson Square, and try not to get fooled.
This weekend
Basically, eat all weekend: pig…....
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“STELLA!!!!!!”
Whether it comes in like a lion or a lamb, here in New Orleans, March always goes out with a roar. That’s when the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans…....
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If Tennessee Williams designed the ideal rehearsal space for three of his most fantastical one-act plays, he might well have conjured up the den of the Krewe of…....
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It’s almost time for the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival, the biggest celebration of words and literature in the packed New Orleans festival calendar. To get you…....
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It’s so close we can smell the food frying in the stalls that line the French Market.
It’s so nearby we can imagine the music rebounding off of…....
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The grand conclave of Mardi Gras Indians tribes occurred this weekend. As each tribe paraded through Central City, those present were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of…....
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Stranger blows into town. Falls in love with a married woman. As dramatic plot devices go, it’s one of the oldest in the book. But the guy in…....
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Listen up, fans of WTUL. The venerable Tulane University radio station’s annual Rock On Survival Marathon is underway and continues until Monday.
The marathon, underway since February 22nd,…....
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New Orleans is a city that embraces autodidacts and outsider art. As such, it’s an ideal city to host Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum,…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Eat a muffaletta egg roll while strolling through Chinese lanterns at City Park, duck into the Big Top, or pop into two of…....
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We are but creatures of simple taste. We love art. Music. A glass of wine. A nice breakfast.
Lucky that all of those elements are coming together at…....
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Jim Fitzmorris can talk. He can rattle off a witty litany of modifier-filled, freakily specific sentences. He uses words like “exegesis” and “apostasy.” He can answer a quick…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Local stages are bustling with theater, dance, comedy and music. You already had a weekend to recover from Carnival. Get back out there.…....
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As we look towards the weekend, we’d be remiss not to mention that on Saturday, Feb 20, you can visit the excellent Southern Food & Beverage Museum for…....
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Most weeks, music fans can catch the members of new progressive jazz group Nolatet playing with any number of different bands throughout New Orleans. So busy are Johnny…....
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Let us now sing the praises of Jon Cleary, who ICYMI just won a Grammy award for best regional roots music album of the year.
The 58th annual…....
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The city of New Orleans has always caffeinated itself well; our Franco-Caribbean heritage lends itself to a love of good coffee. This is also a city of creatives…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Keep shaking off that Mardi Gras glitter by boogieing at a Valentine’s Day dance, Wavves’ show at the Joy, or a tribute to…....
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I’m guessing anyone with a big collection of Zulu coconuts is annoyed at our above subheading, but I stand by the statement. People get wild for coconuts. They…....
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‘Circus arts’ and vaudeville acts – that is to say, acrobatics, burlesque, aerial performance, tumbling and sideshows – have enjoyed a decade-plus resurgence in this country, and specifically…....
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For visitors who are new to carnival season in New Orleans, there are some expected elements of the season: double decker floats, throws, brass bands, a general sense…....
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Two of the strangest, most charming and quirky parades of the year went off this weekend: the Science Fiction extravaganza of Chewbacchus and the canine procession of Barkus.…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
It’s time to drink in the streets. No matter how you like to do Carnival, we’ve got something for you.
This weekend
If…....
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Sometimes it’s just too cold out for a Mardi Gras parade, right? The big crowds get to be too much, don’t they? If you love the music and…....
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It’s a busy week in New Orleans, and we’re not even counting the weekend. Here’s stuff happening around town during the week.
Tuesday
Catch some comedy at the…....
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This weekend’s big event was the Krewe du Vieux parade, otherwise known as the march of papier maiche phallic satirical floats. Traditionally, Krewe du Vieux has assumed the…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Carnival may officially start on Jan. 6, but Krewe du Vieux’s 30th romp through the streets marks the true start of parade season.…....
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Among the many changes in our city in the years since Katrina, New Orleans has since become a mecca of comedy, from improvisation classes at the New Movement…....
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Gazing at his large, warehouse-esque business space, ASAP Pretzels co-owner Wayne Weidig tells a tale of bringing Bavaria to the Bywater.
“New Orleans isn’t known for pretzels, so…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
The city commemorates Dr. King, while a horde of Bowie fans douse themselves in glitter and dance through the streets.
This weekend
Celebrate…....
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There has been on an ongoing, years-long musical debate between Amahl Abdul-Khaliq (aka AF the Naysayer) and fellow local electronic artist Quickie Mart (aka not the store from…....
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Musician Greg Schatz doesn’t hop from genre to genre. His music is simply a relief depiction of a unique New Orleans musical personality.
“People used to peg me…....
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The restaurant action on St. Claude Ave continues to grow with the opening of much-anticipated casual dining and grocery spot, The Cheezy Cajun.
From longtime Bywater residents Michael…....
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In 1963, when Jim Crow still had an iron grip on New Orleans, a coffeehouse called The Quorum opened in the Marigny, and quickly became an oasis for…....
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When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Donna Summer in 2013, Anais St. John watched from her New Orleans kitchen. As Summer’s family accepted the honor,…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Round out your holidays with all sorts of Christmas celebrations, including bounce at Siberia, a Woodenhead birthday and a night with Dr. John.…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, almost everywhere you go. Between caroling, indoor ice skating and holiday concerts, the city offers…....
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The holiday season brings the slightest possibility of winter temperatures and a definite amount of cheer. It’s is a special time of year for cocktail-lovers, as a bevy…....
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No southern city in America can rival the New Orleans literary scene. The Tennessee Williams Festival is becoming one of the premiere literary festivals in the country, and…....
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Thick fog is rolling in from the Pacific, shrouding the stars from view as small boats scuttle for the safety of the harbor. Meanwhile at Monk’s Place, a…....
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During the holiday season, what is more terrifying than Elf on the Shelf? Well, nothing, really.
But Krampus comes close.
Deriving from pre-Germanic Pagan folklore, Krampus is the…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
The Krewe of Jingle rolls down the streets with holiday cheer, the Algiers Bonfire heats up the West Bank, and alcohol lovers toast…....
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“It’s The All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree,” says Joy Patterson, the ebullient red-headed singer for The Wasted Lives, who runs the whole kit and kaboodle every Tuesday night…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Entice a fair maiden to split a turkey leg with you at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival, jam with Rick Ross and Li’l Boosie,…....
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At a Greek-revival building in downtown New Orleans, hundreds of people sat cross-legged right off the main road. A clock projected a countdown from 20 seconds, with voices…....
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This weekend in New Orleans
Comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld shows up at the Saenger, and the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival presents more than 40 food vendors and live…....
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This month, two organizations are collaborating to close Louisiana’s wage gap — or to at least empower young girls to feel confident entering traditionally male-dominated vocational fields.
“We…....
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For the first time since 2001, the New Orleans Ballet Association hosts the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem on Nov. 21 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the…....
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In the original tale of Alice in Wonderland, one girl’s sense of reality is turned upside down, her life thrown into the air. In Inverse Universe, an aerial…....
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It’s safe to say that stepping on stage with three other people and engaging in head-scratching acrobatics, flipping in air and precariously balancing on each other from the…....
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New Orleans becomes more and more of a literary hub each year. Along with the venerated Tennessee Williams Festival in March, our city boasts the Tom Dent Literary…....
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Sometimes, the story that inspires a play is as intense as the production itself.
In the early ’80s, Episcopal priest Joe Morris Doss helped found Religious Leaders Against…....
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If you’re a New Orleanian who can name your favorite Saints player, but not your favorite high school band director, you should have a talk with Nita Ketner.…....
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What if today’s Millennials were reincarnated as Chekhov characters from the turn of the last century, and their lives examined with the scientific scrutiny normally reserved for the…....
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“I was born to play this part.”
Mink Stole knew right off the bat she was destined to star in The Mutilated, a late Tennessee Williams play first…....
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For all the eating options in New Orleans, one type of food that can be hard to come by is Indian cuisine.
Sure, there’s a few spots Uptown…....
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Surely, each time you’ve watched the first two classic Terminator movies, in the middle of all the pulse-pounding chase scenes and bangin’ special effects, you’ve wondered why Arnold…....
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The beloved story and fantastical journey of James and the Giant Peach, Jr hits the stage with a special preview performance by the Theatre Kids! program of the…....
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Rhythm and Blues singer Irma Thomas is so authentic that only she could play herself in the theatre adaptation of her life, Simply Irma. Well, for most of…....
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New Orleans has long been a magnet city for DIY musicians, and since its inception in 2008, NOLA-based record label Community Records has championed a wide range of…....
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“Ten clowns walk into a bar…”
No, this is not the start of a joke. And if you get off work annoyed that once more, all the kids…....
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Every third Tuesday of the month, Pleasure Center Night Market transforms the Allways Lounge on St. Claude Avenue into a bustling Marrakesh-style market of trash and treasures, complete…....
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Used to be, if you were out in the world minding your own business and all of a sudden some spontaneous choreography broke out, you were likely an…....
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We’ve all seen the bumper sticker, “It’s LA, not L.A,” a sly dig at the public perception of Los Angeles as the cinematic epicenter in the country. Of…....
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In the beginning was the Lost Bayou Ramblers.
Director Benh Zeitlin was just starting preproduction on Beasts of the Southern Wild, his awarding-winning film set in a fictionalized…....
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The city that gave the world the Mardi Gras Mambo has long boasted a Latin tang among its many flavors. Our musical lineage from Cuba is well documented…....
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“What you got in that suitcase? Rocks?”
Chef Cesar Gachupin de Dios and his son Victor Gachupin Velasco heard that moldy old joke from every airport agent and…....
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Spotted over the weekend: folks dancing some slow swing (and then a fast jitterbug) at the 7th Annual New Orleans Swing Dance Festival. Although the event popped off…....
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The main room of this particular church in Metairie is lit only by 90 or so blinking, flashing, ringing, dinging old-school pinball machines, along with another couple dozen…....
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The story of the descent of Orpheus into the underworld is one of the earliest known depictions of a trope common to cultures around the world: an individual…....
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You can see comedy every night of the week in New Orleans. That’s true in 2015 – the fifth year of the New Movement’s comedy festival Hell Yes…....
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It’s twilight on St. Claude Avenue, where the setting sun bathes a surreal streetscape that’s causing drivers to rubberneck and diners across the street at St. Roch Market…....
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Add another event to the packed New Orleans festival calendar: Landing Festival, which is marking its inaugural debut this weekend at South Shore Harbor on Sep 26 and…....
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New Orleans is considered one of the world’s most haunted cities. Certain realtors brag or warn of this fact when pitching French Quarter properties. Our tourism industry is…....
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“A stage kiss is a particularly alien, artificial thing,” says Jason Kirkpatrick, director of the Southern Rep Theatre’s new meta-comedy, Stage Kiss, adding, “This is partly a play…....
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Ever wanted to see food sizzling from the inside of an oven? Or a levitating grilled cheese sandwich? Or how about the cellular make up of a blueberry?…....
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Over the last decade, burlesque — the art of dancing for admiring eyes while shedding clothes in a subtler, more cheeky and less naked fashion than employees at…....
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The shoulder seasons in New Orleans – that is to say, spring and autumn – are the generally agreed upon most pleasant months to be in the city.…....
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The end of August doesn’t just usher in cooler weather in New Orleans (also, let’s be honest. We’ve got at least a month before it gets anything like…....
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Ten Years Gone, the New Orleans Museum of Art’s exquisitely curated meditation on time, memory and loss, begins in the Great Hall, where the walls are hung with…....
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“Our mission is to build bags that last a lifetime…” That’s the core sentiment of TCHOUP Industries, a craft bag making company centered in New Orleans. The company…....
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It’s been 40 years since a bedraggled Brad and Janet stumbled in from the rain and landed in the clutches of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a “Sweet Transvestite” from Transsexual,…....
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The folks at Shotgun Cinema have long been a voice for the independent film scene in New Orleans. This week, beyond advocacy, networking and old fashioned artistic aide,…....
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Local rock n’ brass ensemble, Egg Yolk Jubilee, are one New Orleans group that locals have a better chance of seeing while they are on tour —specifically, the…....
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In its 14th year on Royal St., Dirty Linen Night invites New Orleanians and tourists alike to celebrate the city’s French Quarter art galleries and boutiques. My House…....
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We’ve collectively become more mindful of our eating – choosing healthier options, considering the food source and supporting more local operations such as independent farms. A fun, fresh…....
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This week, students from across the Greater New Orleans Area will show off their acting skills as part of the Gavin Mahlie All Things Shakespeare Program at Tulane…....
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Art lovers can literally spread their wings at this year’s Whitney White Linen Night. Street artist Kelsey Montague is creating an interactive mural that invites passersbys to tell…....
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Historically, the fine art of New Orleans has sat a juncture between Europe and the USA, but more and more, the city’s galleries have made an effort to…....
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“Mrs. DeLaporte suggests you make the two pink alligators kiss.”
The clock above the locked door is just 11 minutes short of the hour we’ve been allotted to…....
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New Orleans has always occupied a special place in the literary consciousness of America. The main port of the Mississippi, an ethnically jumbled Creole enclave with an attitude…....
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There’s a full moon high in the sky above St. Claude Avenue, where a steady stream of cyclists are chaining up their bikes to the wrought-iron fence outside…....
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I think we all have a Platonic ideal of a New Orleans musical experience. For some, it’s a Second Line that bumps up and down city streets accompanied…....
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We’ve got some legacy musicians in New Orleans, the sort of folks who have been bedrocks of not just our local scene, but the fabric of American music…....
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Last week, a group of actors, musicians and stage technicians re-imagined Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a drama that unfolded in Civil War era-New Orleans amidst the African American community.…....
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It’s not midsummer in New Orleans if there aren’t packs of roller girls dressed as angry bovines running down crowds of random revelers in the streets.
Did that…....
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Lurching mechanical ships pelted with “rain” often set the stage for big-budget theatrical productions of The Tempest, while movies use special effects to conjure the storm at sea…....
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As New Orleans traditions go, it’s a pretty new one. This is only the fourth straight year that a star-spangled fleet of patriotically festooned paddleboards, kayaks, rafts, small…....
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If you’ve been hitting concerts in the New Orleans area for the last year, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the Deslondes play live around town. The locally…....
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“Everything here is locally made,” says Amy Knoll, speaking to a lively trio of ladies who’ve ventured into her Burgundy Street shop. The impish blonde owner of Bon…....
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Roller derby veteran Katy Hobgood Ray moved to quiet Algiers Point in 2007 and soon began facilitating a joyful noise via her Confetti Park Players kids chorus.
“I’ve…....
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The New Orleans pop up dining scene continues to evolve and grow on a daily basis. Here’s five current favorites. The above main image, courtesy of Facebook, depicts…....
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Editor’s note This is a small peak behind the scenes of the radio coverage and live broadcasts provided by our publishing circle partner, WWOZ radio.
WWOZ brings the…....
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Stop listening to whatever is on the radio and tune in to our publishing partners at WWNO public radio for Katrina: The Debris. This 14-part podcast series draws…....
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Yusef Komunyakaa grew up in Bogalusa, LA, and served in the army in Vietnam. After his tour of duty, he returned to the USA and completed an M.F.A,…....
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Faubourg Marigny Art and Books remains the funkiest spot on all of Frenchmen Street. Just outside you’ll find an impressive collection of antique postcards, decades-old Mardi Gras baubles…....
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Like many of you, I was gutted when I heard the news of B.B. King’s death. King was a musician who came into his popularity when he was…....
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The packed spring festival season gets another addition this week when Birdfoot flutters onto the New Orleans scene.
In a city that makes a habit of finding creative…....
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Storyville only lasted two decades (1897-1917). But the infamous red light district – a 38-block cluster of legal bordellos bordering the French Quarter – cast a long shadow…....
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Wild Lotus is not only a successful chain of local yoga studios, with locations Uptown and in the Marigny, but also a live local band that plays its…....
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Coastal Louisiana loses about a football field’s worth of land every hour, the highest rate of coastal land loss in the world. But despite the urgency of the…....
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In early April, a phantasmagorical sonic shantytown known as the Music Box Roving Village sprang up on the site of a defunct golf course in City Park. There,…....
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The aesthetic appeal of Metairie, New Orleans’ biggest suburb, has historically been limited to areas like the Lakefront or Lafreniere Park. Those green pockets stand in contrast to…....
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The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus held a parade yesterday to celebrate May 4, otherwise known as Star Wars day (i.e. ‘May the Fourth be with you,’ and if…....
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Jazz Fest style: It’s not just tie-dyes and Crocs, silly hats, and the latest Coachella-inspired accessory: weather-inappropriate floral wreathes. The Fest’s “Do whatcha wanna” creed also inspires Fairgrounds…....
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NOizefest is an anarchic alternative to the well-oiled machine that is Jazz Fest. For openers, it’s free. Always has been, always will be, as per the dictum of…....
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The fifth anniversary of Launch Fest commences at its new location at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on April 30 from 9am-4pm. The annual event highlights…....
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While the hotly anticipated New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is unmistakably one of the biggest attractions the city hosts every year, complementing it – and perhaps serving…....
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Bruce Brice, who created one of the first promotional posters for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1970, sold his artwork at 45 consecutive Jazz Fests.…....
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April 16 brings Jazz in the Park back to New Orleans, and in the process, jazz and roots music. The concert series is both a family friendly means…....
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Maybe your poet friends haven’t told you yet, but April is National Poetry Month. The East Bank Regional Library in Metairie (4747 West Napoleon Ave) invited New Orleans…....
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In the heartland of Mali lives multi-instrumentalist, educator and author, Souleymane Dembele, Chairman of the Music Department at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers Multimedia Balla Fasseke Kouyate…....
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Now that spring has bloomed in New Orleans, the festivals are reaching an unstoppable clip, kicking off every weekend, and this year is no different. The annual Tennessee…....
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New Orleans Fashion Week launched the spring 2015 celebration of fashion artistry with runway shows, a design competition and, of course, the fetes to match. The week long…....
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New Orleans has changed tremendously since hurricane Katrina, and some worry that the broken communities left in the storm’s wake will mean the loss of a certain neighborliness.…....
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Festival season in New Orleans begins in earnest this weekend with the return of the Buku Music + Art Project, a two-day celebration of electronic dance music, indie…....
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Big Chief Brian Nelson first came up with the idea for a story centered around Mardi Gras Indian culture when he was still a teenager. “It started as…....
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Local musician and inventor Mr. Quintron could not have conjured up his newest creation, the Weather Warlock, without the help of Tulane’s radio station, WTUL.
The Weather Warlock…....
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Originally from Philadelphia, Laura Stein did not leave her temporary home in New York City in 2012, to come to New Orleans and change things, or lead people.…....
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The Roman Catholic feast of the epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, represents the day that the three wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus. It…....
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New Orleanians know and respect the value of a good craft cocktail, especially now, as the mixology movement has grown tremendously over the past several years in the…....
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Mosquito Supper Club chef Melissa Martin grew up learning to cook for herself and five siblings in Houma. “Our supper club is a dream state of our past…....
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New Orleans and Vietnam have occupied a shared cultural space ever since the 1970s, when thousands of Vietnamese settled in South Louisiana. That human migration formed the underpinnings…....
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Handmade goods made from recycled materials are now certifiably A Thing, and New Orleans has been quick to adopt the trend. Indeed, crafting things from local, often re-used…....
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New Orleans is a city of story tellers. Don’t believe us? Walk into any neighborhood bar in this city, sit down, and order a drink. Keep your ears…....
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The costumes of Carnival season are a physical manifestation of the New Orleanian love of masking. And by masking, I don’t just mean impressive costumes (although impressive costumes…....
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There are years when the subject of the official New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival poster is an open question, and there are years when there is no…....
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We’ve written rather extensively on the pop-up dining scene in New Orleans. The concept, similar to but distanced by a degree of nuance from food truck dining, is…....
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Nari Tomassetti is a clown. Hearing that will not upset her, for she is the real thing. Though she began her clowning career working for Ringling Brothers, and…....
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This past Saturday afternoon, Monkey Monkey Coffee and Tea (4641 S. Carrollton), a new coffee shop in Mid-City, had its grand opening. Lucky guests were treated to pastry…....
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The 5th Annual New Orleans Comic Con returns to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd) today through Sunday, January 11th. Fans, celebrities, artists, and…....
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Wednesday night turned into Thursday morning on June 12th as Matthew Moseley continued swimming toward the Mandeville bank of Lake Pontchartrain. In between, on either side of sunset,…....
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Tonight at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude), The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun returns for its first episode of 2015. The Letterman-esque talk show consistently features an eclectic…....
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Planning the perfect long weekend in New Orleans can be a nerve-racking experience. One look at endless concert listings or a rundown of the best restaurants in town…....
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It’s the most anxiety-inducing holiday of the year! Just what are you going to do? Who are you going to smooch? What if someone’s having a better time…....
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It’s officially late December. You’ve stopped telling Thanksgiving stories and exaggerating turkey dimensions. You’ve either worked through the tupperware menagerie of leftovers in your fridge, or can’t stomach…....
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On Dec 4, 1980, a little radio station with the call letters ‘WWOZ’ began broadcasting out of a basement in Bridge City, LA. The station’s mission? To be…....
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The brass music of New Orleans has been getting a ton of attention, exposure and recognition as of late. Trombone Shorty featured heavily on the Foo Fighters’ Sonic…....
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When you walk into MirrorFugue, a new art/technology/piano installation at The Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection, it takes a few moments to catch your…....
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New Orleans based Caddywhompus has been a fixture of the city’s indie-punk-pop scene since 2009. That’s a bit unfair, by the way; Houston natives Sean Hart and Chris…....
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New Orleans is a town made for storytellers and storytelling. So it makes sense that the nation’s top live storytelling event and venue, National Public radio’s The Moth,…....
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I am not the most objective author for this piece. I featured Gris Gris Strut in my musical travel book, New Orleans: the Underground Guide (LSU Press) with…....
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One of our favorite local pop-up restaurants has, well, popped back up on the New Orleans dining scene. Sasparilla, which is based out of Dante’s in the Riverbend,…....
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Have you ever wondered who the talent is behind all the concert posters you see around town? Casual fans and groupies collect them in droves. Sometimes it’s because…....
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New Orleans is one of the seminal cities of the African diaspora, the human migration of individuals from West Africa across the world. Some of the largest slave…....
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Comedians love New Orleans. The reasons why are fairly obvious – this is a town that loves a good laugh and a well told story, and on top…....
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Prospect 3 is well underway in New Orleans, with art installations and exhibitions situated all over the city. And guests attending the Voodoo Experience can see one of…....
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Culture is by far this region’s greatest export. Seriously; most folks can’t tell Louisiana oil from Texas crude, and while local seafood might be marked with an outline…....
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You can’t walk through the Bywater these days without tripping over an aspiring writer, but New Orleans has long lacked publications full of strong work. At Neutrons/Protons, an…....
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On Oct 17, the first This Is Nola concert kicked off at the Joy Theater. The free show, which celebrates contemporary art, music and culture in the city,…....
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If you’ve got HBO, or are lifting your parents’ HBO Go pass (ahem), tune into the station on Oct 17 for Sonic Highways, starring the Foo Fighters, the…....
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If you look, there’s a family friendly window into a lot New Orleans’ culture. If you’re a foodie, plenty of our famous restaurants, from roll up your sleeves…....
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The onset of autumn, or whatever muggy soup passed for autumn in New Orleans, is always an exciting time for film and performing arts in this city. Fringe…....
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A century ago, in 1914, Martha, Connie and Vet Boswell moved with their family from northern Alabama to Uptown New Orleans, on Camp St. The girls, all classically…....
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If you go out a lot in New Orleans, you probably recognize a lot of the same faces on the weekend. Whether you see the same movers and…....
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“Gradoux” is a Cajun French word meaning “substance of mysterious origin.” It’s a fitting name for Jennifer Fairclough’s gallery on Decatur Street, which is situated in an area…....
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The yearly arts calendar of New Orleans seems to tick with extra force once late summer rolls in. It starts with the preening pageantry of White Linen Night,…....
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The Marigny Opera House Dance Company is one of the more exciting additions to the city’s arts community. Now said troupe has just released a trailer, above, for…....
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We’re always into the idea of new bookstores opening in New Orleans. For a small city, we’ve got deep literary soil, and the independent bookstores to prove it.…....
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I’m pretty leery of posting anything Saints related right now. I was on a plane yesterday. When I took off, the ball was about to get kicked off.…....
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A bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.
Kate Chopin, The Awakening
I’m opening with this quote because this…....
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The face of Freret Street has been molded by plenty of unique businesses over the last few years: craft cocktails from Cure gourmet hot dogs from Dat Dog;…....
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New Orleans is a city known for its music, but in the great game of word association, ‘New Orleans Sound’ tends to bring to mind, quite naturally, jazz,…....
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New Orleans sometimes doesn’t get enough credit as a family friendly destination, even though plenty of elements of our city, from the Audubon to City Park cater to…....
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From September 18th to 21st, New Orleans Burlesque Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing the best American and international burlesque performers to the French Quarter for one…....
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If you pull the lens back from A Streetcar Named Desire, you can zoom out from the city of New Orleans, where the play is set, and glimpse…....
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Behind Closed Doors has been an exceptional recurring exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art, exploring the aesthetics and lifestyle of the Spanish elite who were members…....
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Ugh. The Mudlark Public Theatre, one of the most creative independent theater companies in the city, the sort of scrappy New Orleans spot that operated on a shoestring…....
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One of the most prized finds at From Cameo to Close-Up: Louisiana in Film is a colorized poster promoting 1918’s Tarzan of the Apes. The profuse rainforest visible…....
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If you spend a lot of time screwing around on YouTube like this particular editor, you may have stumbled across Jam in the Van, which mixes up corporate…....
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A lot of glowing language has been used to describe The Story of Land and Sea, the first novel of New Orleans-based author Katy Simpson Smith. But know…....
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I’ve always felt like you can mark the differences between Up and Downtown New Orleans based off of their respective ‘St C’ avenues. Uptown has St Charles: long,…....
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For a town regularly identified as one of the top filmmaking communities in the country – we’ve all seen the This is LA, not L.A. bumper stickers –…....
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Louisiana was well represented at the Emmy’s this week, which is unsurprising, as the television and film industry continues to expand here like a gut after a long…....
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Houston has oil. New York has finance. San Fran has Silicon Valley.
New Orleans has culture. OK; we have more than culture – we have shipping, a growing…....
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While I want you to explore our website as much as possible, every now and then an external long read comes up that I can’t, in good conscious,…....
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The African continent, the world’s second largest land mass and population, has been the host to numerous diverse cultures that have flourished throughout the ages. From the prehistoric…....
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The Mardi Gras Indians are arguably the most iconic element of unique New Orleans street culture, and while their official masking period falls in late winter and early…....
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“Everybody has a story of their life,” says Ann Benoit, food photographer, writer and cookbook author. For her latest book, New Orleans’ Best Ethnic Restaurants, Benoit takes the…....
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We’re always up for pointing you towards irreplaceable slices of New Orleans flavor. To this end, put on those headphones (Well, if you’re at work) and bend an…....
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Arts aficionados, or just those who like good food, drink and pedestrian thoroughfares, pay attention: the 13th Annual Dirty Linen Night (presented by Iberia Bank and Hendrick’s Gin)…....
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The Rebirth Brass Band is on the move, touring across the country to promote their new album Move Your Body. Fortunately for us in New Orleans, the hometown…....
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We’ve written previously on how August is a month for locals and lovers of New Orleans – how the heat drives away all but the most loyal to…....
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French Film Festivals aren’t particularly uncommon in the USA, but few cities host them like New Orleans, the most Gallic town in the country. To this end, if…....
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Awhile back, New Orleans musician Rex Gregory penned a nice piece for us on New Orleans and her summers: the way they repel both tourists and locals, and…....
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In 2013, the Louisiana film industry surpassed California in feature film production, according to a report issued by Film L.A., the city of Los Angeles film office (in…....
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Mashable has a nice article up on Louisiana, Hollywood South and the evolution of LA into L.A., as it were. The reason? Basically, tax credits, although there’s a…....
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Satchmo Summerfest, that celebration of all things historical and musical in New Orleans, is almost upon us (July 31-Aug 3, in case you were wondering). And in preparation,…....
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The centrality of music to New Orleans culture isn’t just a function of the number of musicians who live here, or the surfeit of live gigs that go…....
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We always try and stress on this site that New Orleans is a town made up of magical moments, and that you should be spending your time –…....
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There’s a new option out there for those who need a place to drink, eat or both after kicking off work in the CBD.
CellarDoor, at 916 Lafayette…....
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the best movie I’ve seen this summer. It’s got the basic ingredients one needs when you have to escape the…....
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We love Nola-based start ups, and always like picking some to promote. This week’s winner? Stickball, a year-old meatball pop-up run by Jamie Trent, a local foodie and…....
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Travel + Leisure released its listings of the country’s top music venues, and Tipitina’s makes the cut.
Which is fine and all – clearly Tips deserves the honor.…....
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Stupendous news: the first aged whiskey leaglly made in the state since Prohibition, has arrived in New Orleans. According to the T-P, Thibodaux-based Donner-Peltier Distillers is now distributing…....
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Clearly, Jazz Fest is on all of our minds, but if you’re looking for an alternative to $70 tickets, crowds, great food and a stellar musical lineup –…....
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Four days before its opening at the Fair Grounds, Jazz Fest still looks like a traveling circus that got to town a week too early. Security is non-existent.…....
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I’m in the presence of greatness, or at least someone who can peel crawfish a hell of a lot faster than I can, as I sit with local…....
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If you hadn’t heard, Rebirth is releasing a new album. This is reason enough to celebrate, but even better – the band is throwing a party at the…....
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Friday night in New Orleans was kind of rainy, cold and miserable. And in the best tradition of rainy, cold miserable nights, my wife and I decided to…....
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How does one know if festival season has arrived? When one Saturday promises three separate, unrelated festivals.
All in one neighborhood. All of the below are happening on…....
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For an up and coming music festival to distinguish itself, it must offer more than a compelling lineup of bands and a wide-open concert space. It has to…....
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So, Kappa Horn (who is a person and not an obscure Greek letter university-affiliated organization), the owner of Slim Goodie’s, has bought 24-hour Marigny standby La Peniche. Do…....
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There are a lot of stories we can tell you about the origin of Mid-Summer Mardi Gras, but here’s our favorite reason…....
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Paperweights surely were a constant feature in the New Orleans of the past. Busy merchants had stacks of bills and receipts that could be tossed into chaos by…....
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Credit to David Simon and Eric Overmeyer and the entire crew at Treme. The show (and, I suppose, HBO), hosted a big party at Bacchanal last night, which…....
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By Shercole King
New Orleans is home to many unique boutiques, especially for the ladies. From retro and glamor to gothic; whatever you like, if you search for…....
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“I don’t know if y’all knew this, but whiskey makes you hot!” – Mykia Jovan
To hear Mykia Jovan sing on a Sunday night at the Blue Nile…....
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It’s March, and I’m pouting, because wintertime in New Orleans is almost over.
I shouldn’t be pouting at all, because I don’t fancy the cold, but I am.…....
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By Donald Lewis
Hello, Comrades in Arts! I hope this year is a prosperous one for you! I attended the Promethean Theater last week, and it was stunning.…....
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Rex Gregory is a New Orleans saxophonist / multi-instrumentalist who since his introduction to the city in 2002 has continually diversified his connections to the various strata of…....
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Ever wanted a costume from Treme? I have to admit, I’m torn between dressing up like a Mardi Gras Indian chief or Vietnamese fisherman. What to do, what…....
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Let’s hit the ground running.
*_Equus_ is closing next weekend at the “Rivertown”: http://www.rivertowntheaters.com/. The “drama”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_%28play%29, which follows a disturbed young man, his therapist and a lot…....
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The always excellent 12 Mile Limit, one of our favorite neighborhood bars (hell, bar of any sort) is hosting it’s own dating show, The Hump Connection, tonight at…....
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The guys at Complex, following their somewhat controversial 25 Douchiest Bars in New Orleans article, have now released what we’ll describe as a companion piece, the 25 Best…....
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*Cafe Istanbul hosts the Goodnight Show at 8pm. Imagine a comedy sketch show performed in the style of a Late Night talk show — always hilarious and innovative.…....
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Despite the hail (HAIL?!) this weekend, today is freaking lovely.
*Seems a perfect day to take advantage of NOLA’s flat topography and hop on a New Orleans Bicycle…....
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Sorry about the headline. We know we shouldn’t joke about things like athletic juicing, etc, but look — the Natural Light All Stars put on a fun freaking…....
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Offbeat bids a bittersweet farewell to Treme this week. From their story:
“We joked about Davis getting married next month and ruminated on which local musician received the…....
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One of my favorite local designers is Louisiana native Amanda deLeon. Ever since experiencing her work in 2011, her creations could do no wrong in my eyes. You’d…....
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Everyone has a plan on Mardi Gras, and everyone changes their plans for Mardi Gras after deliberating the results from previous Mardi Gras. And I do it, too.…....
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Let’ start off by defining what fashion is to me. Fashion is all about passion, your emotions and what feels right and creative to you. It’s everything that…....
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Writers work in isolation. Hunched over glowing laptop screens, we can write, revise, submit, and get rejected, all without ever needing to see another human face. Except that…....
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New Orleans is a city made for writers. Put together the low cost of living and the
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Shercole K. writes about fashion, shopping and neighborhood issues for New Orleans & Me. She is a self-proclaimed cool nerd in search of the perfect shrimp pasta. She…....
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The Arts Council of New Orleans is a private, non-profit organization designated as the City’s official arts agency. The Arts Council serves as one of eight regional distributing agencies for state arts funds and administers available municipal arts grants and the Percent For Art program for the City of New Orleans. The Arts Council works in partnership with the City of New Orleans, community groups, local, state, and national governmental agencies, and other nonprofit arts organizations to meet the arts and cultural needs of the New Orleans community through a diversity of initiatives and services.
WWNO, the NPR member station for New Orleans, serves southeast Louisiana and parts of southwest Mississippi by broadcasting balanced news, thought provoking analysis, classical music, jazz and other musical styles, intelligent entertainment, and unique local content. We broadcast on 89.9 FM, and KTLN 90.5 FM in the Houma-Thibodaux area as a public service of the University of New Orleans. All of WWNO’s programs, including its growing local news coverage, are available online at WWNO.org.
WWOZ 90.7 FM is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station offering listener-supported, volunteer-programmed community radio. WWOZ covers many events live in and around the city and across the United States, and broadcasts live from the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival annually. WWOZ’s mission is to be the worldwide voice, archive, and flag-bearer of New Orleans culture and musical heritage.
Preservation Resource Center (PRC) has been preserving, restoring, and revitalizing New Orleans’ historic architecture and neighborhoods since 1974. Throughout its history, PRC has acted as an advocacy agent on a local, regional, and national scale, spreading the word about the city’s rich architectural heritage and the economic importance of preserving this heritage. PRC also takes a hands-on approach to preservation, with a history of successfully restoring over 1,400 properties. The center strengthens and revitalizes New Orleans in a way that is forward-looking and sustainable, yet sensitive to the city’s past and its heritage.
As a nexus for the arts in New Orleans, NOMA is committed to preserving, interpreting, and enriching its collections and renowned sculpture garden; offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation; and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures.
The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to preserving the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South. Its holdings comprise more than one million items from more than three centuries, documenting moments both major and minor. Its four exhibition spaces–the Williams Gallery, the Louisiana History Galleries, the Boyd Cruise Gallery, and the Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art–faithfully depict the multicultural stories of the region, from permanent displays exploring the evolution of Louisiana to rotating exhibitions showcasing history and fine art.
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum is a nonprofit living history organization dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of the food, drink and the related culture of the South. While based in New Orleans, the Museum examines and celebrates all the cultures that have come together through the centuries to create the South’s unique culinary heritage. The Museum is also home to the collections of the Museum of the American Cocktail, the Galerie d’Absinthe, and a demonstration kitchen.
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to all Louisianans.
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ mission is to provide all Louisianans with access to and an appreciation of their own rich, shared and diverse historical, literary and cultural heritage through grant-supported outreach programs, family literacy and adult reading initiatives, teacher professional development institutes, publications, film and radio documentaries, museum exhibitions, cultural tourism, public lectures, library projects, and other public humanities programming.
