Mardi Gras
Patio Planters Jazz Up the Quarter During Mardi Gras
February 28, 2025 | Mardi GrasThe French Quarter is more than a top tourist destination. More than 3,000 people are proud to call it home. Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré, the non-profit behind beloved events such as Caroling in Jackson Square, has made it… Read More »
Jewish New Orleans Tour: An Education & a Celebration
November 16, 2023 | New OrleansThe New Orleans Holocaust Memorial in Woldenberg Park Everyone knows that New Orleans is a melting pot — a gumbo of people from all around the world who have come here in waves for over three centuries, looking for not… Read More »
Ballet Anyone? ABT Studio Company Comes to Metairie
October 19, 2023 | New OrleansJefferson Performing Arts Society Presents ABT Studio Company Great news for ballet lovers in Metairie! On Friday, November 10, 2023, The Jefferson Performing Arts Society will present American Ballet Theatre’s junior company at Jefferson Performing Arts Center. ABT Studio Company is… Read More »
Everybody’s Buzzing about Dr. Wagner’s Honey Island Swamp Tour
August 8, 2023 | New OrleansYou can pick up souvenirs, including swamp honey, made by the bees who gave Honey Island Swamp its name. There are two kinds of swamp tours out there. One for people who mostly just want selfies with baby gators; the… Read More »
Now Playing at Le Petit Theatre
May 31, 2023 | New OrleansMoving. Mind-opening. Amusing. Some people go to the theater to have fun. Some go to be moved and inspired. And some go to get a deeper understanding of people and even themselves. If you go for all the reasons… Read More »
Take the Official Jazz Fest Express
April 27, 2023 | New OrleansGray Line Gets You Closer to the Music. Follow the second line to Gray Line’s Official Jazz Fest Shuttle. It’s the only shuttle that takes you inside the Fairground's gates! Air-conditioned buses offer round-trip transportation and run continuously until… Read More »
Fun Has Sprung at Destrehan Plantation
March 21, 2023 | New OrleansJoin the Easter Bunny at the Spring Garden Festival. In Partnership with LSU Ag Center and Louisiana Master Gardeners, Destrehan is holding its 2023 Spring Garden Festival, showcasing plant nurseries and vendors who focus on the porch, patio, yard,… Read More »
Tennessee Williams’ “Cat” Gets Another Life
March 12, 2023 | New OrleansWhen the Hollywood version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof came out, playwright Tennessee Williams told people waiting in line to see the film, "This movie will set the industry back 50 years. Go home!" One reason he was upset was… Read More »
Le Petit Theatre Continues 107th Season with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
February 27, 2023 | New OrleansNew Orleans, LA (February 23, 2023) — Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré brings the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to the stage March 9 – 26, 2023, with Tennessee Wiliiams’ original third act. Set on the… Read More »
Duck! Incoming Cabbage! March in NOLA
February 24, 2023 | Upcoming EventsThrow Me Something, Paddy! March in New Orleans Mardi Gras 2023 is over but if you can never get enough beads and beer, you’re in luck, lads and lassies! St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and St. Joseph’s… Read More »