Friday Nights at NOMA to feature live music by Bamboula 2000
This week’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature a performance by dance and music ensemble Bamboula 2000 and also a lecture by John Thornton as a closing celebration of the Kongo Across the Waters...
View ArticleLafitte Greenway to hold community dialogue session
The Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center will be hosting a public dialogue work session this Wednesday, May 27 for Lafitte Greenway to discuss action planning, after being selected as a location to...
View ArticleMayor Landrieu to deliver state of the city address at Carver Theatre
Mayor Mitch Landrieu will be delivering a state of the city address Thursday at the The Historic Carver Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Doors to The Historic Carver, located on 2101...
View ArticleNOMA and The NOLA Project extend “Robin Hood: Thief Brigand” show to Friday
NOMA and The NOLA Project’s new production of Robin Hood: Thief Brigand by playwright Andrew Vaught has been extended to Wednesday through Friday, May 27-29. NOMA’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture...
View ArticleFriday Nights at NOMA to open “Ten Years Gone” exhibit
This week’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature the opening of the “Ten Years Gone” exhibit, as well as music by bluegrass band The Ramblin’ Letters. Friday nights at NOMA, held from 5-9 p.m., is...
View ArticleCity Park to host new “June Under the Moon” party
June Under the Moon is a new City Park event for those 21 years of age and older. The event will be held at the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park this Friday, June 5 and will include food, rides, and...
View ArticleMid-City teen missing from South Pierce Street located safely, police say
A teenage girl who was reported missing from her Mid-City home this week has been found safe, police said. Meniece Franklin, 16, was reported missing by her mother after the girl left her home in the...
View ArticleCanal Boulevard traffic reduced to two lanes for two months of sewer work
A block of Canal Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes of traffic for at least the next two months, for sewer work that began this week, according to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. Boh...
View ArticleFriday Nights at NOMA to feature music by Zion Trinity
This week’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature reggae, funk, jazz, and African ritual music by Zion Trinity, as well as films on artists Alexander Calder and Joan Miró. Friday nights at NOMA, held...
View ArticleBanks Street Bar& Grill to celebrate Clesi’s Seafood Restaurant grand opening...
Clesi Seafood Restaurant’s grand opening event on Saturday will include a tribute concert to experimental rock band Ween, featuring members of Gravity A and more at Banks Street Bar and Grill. The...
View ArticleRock ‘N’ Bowl to host Independence Swing Night featuring Rocky’s Hot Fox Trot...
Traditional 1940’s style big band Rocky’s Hot Fox Orchestra will be performing Wednesday night, July 1, at Rock ‘N’ Bowl in celebration of Independence Day that weekend. Independence Swing Night...
View ArticleFriday Nights at NOMA to open “A Louisiana Parlor: Antebellum Taste and...
This week’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature the opening of the exhibition “A Louisiana Parlor: Antebellum Taste and Context“ and live music by traditional New Orleans jazz band Shotgun Jazz, as well...
View ArticleMid City Theatre to premiere “Riding Hailey’s Comet” production in July
“Riding Hailey’s Comet” is an original stage play by Ann McQueen based on true events of two siblings living with a parent suffering from mental illness. The play is premiering at Mid City Theatre...
View ArticleCity Park Happy 3rd of July event to feature Marine Corps Band and fireworks
City Park is hosting a Happy 3rd of July event this Friday that will feature The Marine Corps Band on the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn and fireworks at the Peristyle. The Happy 3rd of July event is...
View ArticleCity Park to host Nepal fundraising benefit and auction event
The Louisiana Himalaya Association is sponsoring a community-based effort event this Wednesday in City Park’s Botanical Gardens to help the people of Nepal recover from earthquakes. The New Orleans to...
View ArticleFriday Nights at NOMA to feature music by Amanda Walker, cooking demonstration
Tonight’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature live music by Amanda Walker, a cooking demonstration by Chef Austin Kirzner, as well as a gallery talk by Dawn DeDeaux, whose work is featured in the NOMA...
View ArticleFriday Nights At NOMA to feature Picasso film, music by Yvette Voelker
Tomorrow’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature a film screening on Pablo Picasso and music by jazz musicians Yvette Voelker and Joshua Paxton. Friday nights at NOMA, held from 5-9 p.m., is located at...
View ArticleMid-City Theatre presents “Once More, With Dr. Horrible!” this weekend
“Once More, With Dr. Horrible” is a staged concert event that combines creator Joss Whedon’s “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog”, and “Once More, with Feeling”, from the television show, “Buffy the...
View ArticleFriday Nights at NOMA to feature artist perspective by Willie Birch, cooking...
Tonight’s Friday Nights at NOMA will feature a lecture by Willie Birch, whose artwork is on view in the NOMA exhibition “Ten Years Gone,” as well as a cooking demonstration by Chief Steven Marsella...
View ArticleThursday at Twilight Concert Series to feature Bantu Gibson
This week’s lineup for City Park’s Thursday Twilight Concert Series will feature a performance by swing jazz singer Bantu Gibson this Thursday, July 30 at the Pavilion of the Two Sisters in City Park’s...
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