BATON ROUGE (press release) – Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room will have its 12th anniversary celebration on Friday, Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room Anniversary festivities: A buffet and a no-host bar Musical…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room will have its 12th anniversary celebration on Friday, Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room Anniversary festivities: A buffet and a no-host bar Musical…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — The LSU Museum of Art will have a new exhibition, "AI: Artistic Interpretations, Studio Art Quilt Associates," from Feb. 5 - May 10. Following its debut in Baton Rouge, "AI: Artistic Interpretations" will travel nationally.…
The world’s largest rock band, Rockin’1000, will make its U.S. debut in New Orleans on Jan. 31 at the Caesars Superdome. Fabio Zaffagnini, founder of Rockin’1000, started the concept of “common people” performing like rockstars as a joke with friends…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Cole Pratt Gallery has a new exhibition by Mac Ball, an artist whose work bridges architecture, painting and material investigation. “Travel makes us take chances,” said Ball. “We get to play a character in a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The UnBrokenCircle Artist Collective launches FullCircle Festival, which takes place in New Orleans on Jan. 25. FullCircle Festival is an exploration of Black New Orleans’ history, music and culture. It is presented as a part…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans & Company and Rockin’1000 announced that Harry Connick Jr. will return to his hometown of New Orleans to direct a special welcome for the Rockin’1000 U.S. debut. The Rockin’1000 U.S. debut will take…
ALEXANDRIA, La – While the holiday season - and the many events that come with it - has come to a close, that doesn't mean Alexandria events are slowing down this month. Alexandria has a multitude of events happening this…
THIBODAUX, La (press release) – The Louisiana King Cake Festival, presented by the Lorio Foundation, will return for its fourth annual celebration on Saturday, Jan. 31. Happening in Downtown Thibodaux, the Louisiana King Cake Festival will showcase food from local…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – FAN EXPO New Orleans released its panel sessions for this weekend, Jan. 9-11, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Ranging from "An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years," a once-in-a-quarter-century celebration…
NORFOLK, Va (press release) – A new statewide ranking from FishingBooker, a global platform for booking fishing trips, revealed that the New Orleans region is home to four of the top Louisiana Fishing Spots for 2025. “Louisiana continues to be…
I have had a lifetime of Mardi Gras celebrations but only in New Orleans. Since I was a baby, we’d find a spot on St. Charles Avenue, spread out a big blanket, prop up our chair ladders and spend Fat…
The three capitaines are busy working on their whips. Astride horses, they wear jeans, boots, button-down shirts, black hats. From their shoulders hang lustrous capes. They flutter, purple, green and gold in the February chill. A quick shriek like scratching…
When most people think of Mardi Gras, images of Bourbon Street revelry and towering floats most likely come to mind. But venture beyond the Big Easy, and you’ll discover a Louisiana where Mardi Gras traditions run deeper than beads and…
Sister Creatures Set in Pinecreek, Louisiana, Laura Venita Green’s “Sister Creatures” starts with the protagonist, Tess, encountering a stranger with her daughter and a friend. Venita Green writes the scene with equal parts wonder, terror and empathy. The encounter leaves…
