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BY Temple Ruff
 June 18th, 2013
New Orleans’ Contemporary Arts Center (Photo Credit: aviewoncities.com)
On Saturday, June 22, New Orleans‘ Contemporary Arts Center will host its annual summertime fundraiser, Bourbon and Burlesque. At the museum and non-profit’s CBD location, the event will feature not only live music and dance performances, but also specialty cocktails and cuisine. Proceeds from both [...]
The Music of New Orleans Jazz Masters (Photo Credit: GRFA and NOJO)
Make plans for a spectacular New Orleans musical celebration on June 21, 2013. The Joy Theater hosts Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) as they perform an encore New Orleans Jazz Institute Masters Series performance dedicated to pianist [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 28th, 2013
June arrives this weekend, as well as these great events for your enjoyment…
Mahalia Jackson Theater (Photo Credit: mahaliajacksontheater.com)
Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2
Wicked
The stage sensation “Wicked” will return to the Mahalia Jackson Theater for a multinight engagement. The 2010 NOLA presentation was a record sell-out, breaking box office [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 14th, 2013
For a fun-filled New Orleans weekend, check out the following upcoming events!
Friday, May 17
NOMA: Movies in the Garden, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden (Photo Credit: NOMA.org)
The New Orleans Museum of Art will present an evening of music and art before a special screening of [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 13th, 2013
Sippin’ in Seersucker for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (Photo Credit: Temple Ruff)
Loads of food, fun, music, as well as a very inspired costume contest, made this year’s Sippin’ in Seersucker a success. Taking place at The Shops at Canal Place, the benefit supported the Ogden Museum of Art, which is [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 8th, 2013
INSTRUMENTHEAD Portrait of Uncle Lionel Batiste (Photo Credit: michaelweintrob.com)
New Orleans’ Jazz Fest consistently brings some of the world’s greatest artists and musical acts not only to its Fair Grounds venue, but also to smaller, off-shoot shows and exhibitions around the city. This year, in a warehouse gallery just off our famed Frenchman [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 8th, 2013
Another successful Jazz Fest has concluded; however, with lots to do on this weekend’s social calendar, New Orleans isn’t slowing down.
Friday, May 10
Sippin’ in Seersucker 2013 (Image Courtesy of: Sippin’ in Seersucker)
Sippin’ in Seersucker
In support of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, this fashionable fundraiser offers catered hors d’oeuvres [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 May 1st, 2013
Sippin’ in Seersucker 2013 (Image Courtesy of: Sippin’ in Seersucker)
On the evening of Friday, May 10, 2013, the ninth annual Sippin’ in Seersucker will be presented by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans and The Shops at Canal Place. Attendees, who are encouraged to don their most stylish seersucker [...]
Chaz Fest Poster 2013 (Photo Credit: Chaz Fest)
The New Orleans homegrown music festival Chaz Fest celebrates its eighth year on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The Bywater neighborhood festival was started in 2006 as it became harder for New Orleans talent to get on the roster for Jazz Festival. Local musicians including Alex [...]
BY Temple Ruff
 April 5th, 2013
30th French Quarter Festival (Logo Courtesy of: French Quarter Festivals Inc.)
While New Orleans is known for its love of celebration and “come as you are” openness, few festivals provide a better blend of revelry and heart-felt congeniality than the annual French Quarter Fest. Located in its famous, river-flanking namesake, the four-day event [...]
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