New Orleans

LPO: A Great Orchestra for a Great City

According to Daniel Lelchuk, Assistant Principal Cellist for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, “To be a great city you have to have a great symphony orchestra.” Last Saturday’s event – Jurassic Park in Concert with the LPO – proved New Orleans is a great city. Watching Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park with live music was an amazing experience. For one thing, seeing all those musicians on a stage beneath the huge screen… Read More »

What’s New in 300-Year-Old NOLA?

It’s not exactly breaking news that New Orleans turns 300 this year, but you may not know that, along with all the fun and fascinating Tricentennial events in the works, there’s good news from the airport and the port. The Louis Armstrong International Airport has been undergoing a renovation that will be complete in 2019 and include uniquely New Orleans restaurants, attractions and shops. Look for names like Pizza Domenica, Mondo,… Read More »

Fall In Love With These Five Must-See Mansions

  Fall is a great time to explore the New Orleans Garden District (the neighborhood between Magazine Street and St. Charles Avenue and Toledano and First streets). The weather is as magnificent as the homes this time of year and the gardens are still beautiful. Between 1840 and the 1870s, rich Americans, who weren’t exactly welcomed by Creole society in the Vieux Carré, built their fine homes in this part… Read More »

Labor Day in New Orleans

Five Fun Ways to Spend the 3-Day Weekend with Your Family. Princess and Super Hero Party at City Park. Although you wouldn’t know it by the thermostat, summer is coming to an end. Give it the send-off it deserves by heading to New Orleans. Make memories your kids will treasure forever at one of these world-class destinations. Have a Wild and Wet 3-Day Weekend. A huge alligator water slide. Water-spitting… Read More »

Bye Bye Birdie

Spring is for Bye Bye Birdie at the Rivertown Theaters. It’s 1958 and rock ‘n roll heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted. Before heading off to serve, his songwriter/agent Albert Peterson and Albert’s secretary/finance Rosie Alvarez concoct a plan to send Birdie to Sweet Apple, Ohio. Their motive? One last hit with the broadcast of Albert’s song “One Last Kiss” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” If things go as planned… Read More »

Jazz Fest Guide

A Local’s Guide to New Orleans Jazz Fest By: Abby Sanders, Pelican New Orleans (Cajun Encounters)   You bought your tickets for Nola Jazz Fest 2017 months in advance. You’ve probably already read through the lineup 100 times and know exactly which acts you need to see, and which you can miss. But surely you’ll have a few spare hours here and there when you’re ready to venture away from… Read More »

Edwardian Ball

New Orleans’ First Annual Edwardian Ball: A Turn-of-the-Century, Head-Turning Event. If you were looking for an evening at Downton Abbey, forget it. The first annual Edwardian Ball in New Orleans was more like a “steampunk Mardi Gras” than it was an evening with the Crawley’s. On Saturday, March 25 – just a couple weeks after Carnival Season ended in New Orleans – the city slipped into fantasy mode once more… Read More »

The best things to do in New Orleans

There are so many things to do in New Orleans, it might take a lifetime to see and experience them all. If you're only visiting for a short period of time though, here are a couple of things you might want to check out: Broadway Theatre is alive and well in The Big Easy. It’s never too difficult to catch a Broadway show, local theatre production or opera performances while… Read More »

Ways to Celebrate Christmas Cheer in New Orleans

Christmas, New Orleans style, is in full swing. There’s lots of exciting holiday themed events going on throughout the city. Here’s a few of our favorites, so gather up your friends and family and enjoy the festivities. St. Louis Cathedral Christmas Concert – All month long, St. Louis Cathedral has regularly held holiday concerts. The Grand Finale is Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m. with the annual Christmas Concert. The Cathedral… Read More »

Politics Is Fun Again at 1776, The Musical at Rivertown

 Photo credit:    John Barrois If you think the current election is stressful, go see 1776, The Musical, playing now through November 20th at the Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts (15 minutes from New Orleans in Kenner). You’ll go away from this performance with the realization that politics in this country have and always will be a challenge!  Apparently, the willingness to listen to all sides of an argument is exactly what… Read More »