New Orleans Arts & Culture

New Orleans is known as a ‘museum city’ with 46 museums and arts and culture attractions. However, the arts and culture scene is rich in live music, all star bands, local artists, theater and many cultural festivals. Soak it up!

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NOLA Neighborhood Style: Bywater

by Kate Grace Bauer May 23, 2013 Arts & Culture

My love for New Orleans is long lasting, but I’ll be honest, at times it can be challenging.  When it begins to get just a tad more humid (a temperature my curly hair loves), when you feel the pressure of bikini season, when you’re sad Jazz Fest is over (but there’s always something amazing going on in New Orleans), that’s …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt May 22, 2013 Arts & Culture

After a number of weekends of major New Orleans music and food festivals, this weekend brings you opportunities to deviate from the New Orleans norm (a term I use loosely). Friday through Sunday you can not only partake in feasts of new flavors and take in different art, but there are events to help you expand your expertise and know-how, …

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New Orleans Shopping Gone Artsy

by Nikki Carter May 16, 2013 Arts & Culture

Art markets: pure genius!  Honestly, what could be better than a one-stop shop where you can browse one of a kind, handmade crafts for sale, eat great food, and listen to live music?  I always find the best and most unexpected gifts each time I visit a New Orleans market (my favorite is still the Frenchmen Art Market), and in …

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New Orleans Houses: The Shotgun

by Allison Alsup May 14, 2013 Arts & Culture

New Orleans has always had an intimate relationship with ghosts and spirits; so it’s fitting that its most iconic and prevalent architectural style should be fatally suggestive: the shotgun. So named because of the ability to point a shotgun in the front door and have the bullet travel out the back, shotguns were built all across the city from the …

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NOLA Neighborhood Style: Bayou St. John

by Kate Grace Bauer May 9, 2013 Arts & Culture

When anyone asks me about where I live and how I like it, the answer is always a bellowing “Mid City” and “I can’t imagine living anywhere else. I don’t know why it took me so long to move here!”  I’ve mentioned before and I’ll mention it again, I was born and raised in Uptown New Orleans, lived in L.A. …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt May 9, 2013 Arts & Culture

Working your way through the week post-Jazz Fest, you may be experiencing some NOLA party withdrawals. Lucky for you, that’s never something you have to worry about for too long in New Orleans. We’re known for our rich culture for a reason. You can find an event to suit your speed and style any time of year, and this weekend …

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GoNOLA Photo of the Week: Much Ado About Nothing

by Amanda Raborn May 4, 2013 Arts & Culture

The New Orleans Museum of Art and The NOLA Project are at it again collaborating to bring you their third Shakespeare play. This time around, they’ll be showing Much Ado about Nothing, a funny and festive comedy that pits two of Shakespeare’s most beloved characters, Benedick and Beatrice, together in”a war of words and wits.”  Beginning May 8, the …

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Euro-American Celebration in New Orleans

by Nikki Carter May 2, 2013 Arts & Culture

The Alliance Francaise of New Orleans, a local non-profit that raises awareness of French culture in New Orleans, will be presenting a special Euro-American Celebration from May 9-12, featuring a variety of activities (many free!) to celebrate “Euro-American friendship,” highlight the European Union (EU), and increase public understanding of what the EU is.  This event is made possible with support …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Amanda Raborn May 1, 2013 Arts & Culture

Weekends that surround festivals are always good ones in New Orleans. Well, better than every weekend usually is in New Orleans, which is already pretty amazing. This weekend we continue the Jazz Fest celebrations and will even have plenty of opportunities to take the party outside of the Fair Grounds! Whether you’re attending Bayou Rendezvous at Howlin’ Wolf, Fiya Fest …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Seeking the Unknown

by George Ingmire May 1, 2013 Arts & Culture

This week on New Orleans All the Way Live features four New Orleans powerhouse piano players – Ellis Marsalis, Dr. John, Joe Krown, and Bob Andrews – taking their turn on the 88s. We also stopped by the Historic New Orleans Collection for an exhibit, “Seeking the Unknown,” an exhibit that “presents objects that provide a broad historical background for …

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My New Orleans: 20 Questions with New Orleans Artist Beatrix Bell

by Ann Marshall Thomas May 1, 2013 20 Questions

As I waited to talk to Beatrix Bell, founder of Beatrixbell Handcrafted Jewelry, I felt sure I was about to meet some aloof artist. She has such a diverse collection – from delicate “peapod” necklaces to bulky alligator earrings. But our conversation felt much more like catching up with and old friend than interviewing a successful New Orleans artist and …

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GoNOLA Instagram Pick of the Week: Beaded Fleur De Lis

by Amanda Raborn April 27, 2013 Arts & Culture

Since I heard about the #followyournola campaign in New Orleans, I’ve been following the hashtag closely to see other people’s exploration of this city – a city which means so many different things to so many different people. When you think about it, it’s pretty safe to say that no two people have the exact same picture of New Orleans …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Cinco de Boogaloo

by George Ingmire April 24, 2013 Arts & Culture

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival begins on April 26 and closes on May 5. A rather significant date – Cinco de Mayo! But instead of packing up and going home, the celebration most certainly continues. As many probably know, The Iguanas are a Cinco de Mayo mainstay, so this week’s New Orleans All the Way Live program features …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Amanda Raborn April 24, 2013 Arts & Culture

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas. Festival season in New Orleans and most importantly – Jazz Fest! Whether you’re attending the many concerts for the festival or catching phenomenal after shows at venues across New Orleans, this is a weekend full of stellar music, culture and company. So join us in the festivities and happy …

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NOLA History: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

by Edward April 22, 2013 Arts & Culture

This weekend, thousands of locals and visitors will converge on the Fair Grounds Racecourse for the 44th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Jazz Fest’s two weekends at the Fair Grounds, along with the week of evening concerts in between, are a far cry from the event’s modest beginnings.

The late 1960s were a time of  grand-scale, big-venue concerts, …

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Chaz Fest: (Jazz) Festivus for the Rest of Us

by The Red Streetcar April 19, 2013 Arts & Culture

Chaz Fest, now in its eighth year, was originally started as a way to showcase and celebrate fantastic local talent that wasn’t invited to perform at Jazz Fest. Many of the bands featured at Chaz Fest strongly represent another side to New Orleans music that many outside the city don’t often equate with New Orleans music. In other words, you …

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