Arts-Music

If you are a certain age, you know Louis Prima’s songs and wild onstage antics from TV or Las Vegas. If you’re younger, you know his songs recorded by other artists, in TV commercials or as the swingin’ voice of King Louie in Disney’s “The Jungle Book.”

If you are a fan of impressionist work, a tremendous honor was presented to a house in NOLA. The Degas House received the Maisons des Illustres or “Houses of the Famous” official marker from French Ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne.

For its 15th anniversary season, The NOLA Project theater company presents four exciting plays, including three world premieres.

The Dr. Rodney R. Lafon Performing Arts Center in St. Charles Parish kicks off its inaugural season this fall and will feature eight Broadway-style performances, including “The Wizard of Oz” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which will be performed by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

On June 6, 1719, the first slave ships arrived in Louisiana. To recognize this somber occasion, The Historic New Orleans Collection and Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company will present an excerpt of the outdoor historical drama “Le Code Noir” on Tuesday, June 18.

The Fillmore opened its doors in New Orleans three months ago, but its iconic history goes back over 50 years.

On Sept. 11, 2001, the world stopped. On Sept. 12, their stories moved us all. COME FROM AWAY is a Broadway musical that tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.

“The Pianist of Willesden Lane” at Le Petit Theatre stars internationally acclaimed pianist and storyteller Mona Golabek. Based on the book “The Children of Willesden Lane” by Golabek and Lee Cohen, the play is set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz and tells the true story of Golabek’s mother, Lisa Jura, a young Jewish musician whose dreams are interrupted by the Nazi regime.

Jazz Fest posters became collectors’ items during the festival’s 50-year history. The 1970 posters featured art by Noel Rockmore and Bruce Brice.

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA hits the Saenger Theatre stage Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, as part of the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans series.

The New Orleans Ballet Association presents the iconic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) on March 22 and 23 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Last seen in New Orleans in 2010, AAADT celebrates 60 years as one of America’s most beloved companies bringing African-American culture and dance traditions to the world.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, a hilarious musical that tells the story of two Mormon boys on a mission to get away from Salt Lake City, opens at the Saenger Theatre today and runs through Feb. 10.

2019’s theme is risk-taking. Calculated risks that is. My co-worker Anna and I dabble in jewelry and printmaking. While she has an established following, my company, Spruce & Rose, is newer. We both, however, are actively trying to take more risks in 2019.

To celebrate New Orleans’ tricentennial, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents “The Orléans Collection,” an exhibition of selections from the magnificent collection of the city’s namesake, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1689-1723).

PARK(ing) Day NOLA, presented by the Downtown Development District and the City of New Orleans, took place on Friday, Oct. 19. New Orleanians spent the day transforming metered parking spaces into temporary public parklets all over the city.

One of the NATCHEZ’s most prized possessions is her 32-note steam calliope. Patented in 1855 by Joshua C. Stoddard of Massachusetts, the calliope found its way on board riverboats shortly thereafter.

The New Orleans Jazz Museum’s latest exhibit celebrates the development of the drum kit here in New Orleans as well as the ongoing evolution of our city’s rich drumming traditions. Drawing upon the museum’s unique archive, New Orleans drum legends are highlighted including Baby Dodds, Paul Barbarin, Earl Palmer and others, featuring equipment from their personal collections.

NOBA welcomes Dance Theatre of Harlem as the company brings a milestone program to New Orleans. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, DTH continues its legacy of breaking boundaries and transforming lives through ballet.

More than 150 years old, City Park has been a prime recreation facility for New Orleans residents and visitors. As one of the largest urban parks in the country with 1,300 acres total, City Park has a unique past.

Trace the African presence in New Orleans through a new exhibition by the New Orleans Arts & Culture Coalition (NOACC), a collective of local arts, education and cultural nonprofit organizations promoting the recognition and advancement of civil and human rights, history and culture in the city.

Mark your calendars for the “Thirty New Orleans Artists Exhibition” Sept. 8-Nov. 3, at the Second Story Gallery in the New Orleans Healing Center.

The Office of Black Catholic Ministries will host its 11th Annual Gospel Music Festival on Sept. 15, 2018 at Corpus Christi-Epiphany Community Center at 6pm. This event is open to the public. We will be collecting non-perishable items and monetary donations for Second Harvest Food Bank during the event.

The Southern Hotel has become a prominent fixture in historic downtown Covington, and Lisa Condrey Ward’s new labor of love, the Garden House, is making a splash on the Northshore for its preservation of history and enthusiasm for the 1930s era.

New Orleans has a few independent movie theaters boasting classic charm. The Broad Theater features beautiful architecture and lets visitors sip on vino while they catch a flick. Canal Place will have you craving way more than movie theater popcorn. With plenty of tasty treats, no one will judge you for noshing while you watch.

How well do you know the Blue Dog? Drawn exclusively from the Rodrigue Archives and the artist’s private collection, “Rodrigue’s Blue Dog: Discovering Late Works on Canvas and Metal” is on display this summer at Biloxi’s Ohr-O’Keefe Museum.

The Ty Tracy Theater and Adkerson Auditorium in Gallier Hall have been completely renovated and updated to serve as a premier space for artists in New Orleans thanks to a generous gift from the Richard C. Adkerson Family Foundation. The 104-person theater provides state-of-the-art sound and lighting options for a variety of productions.

New Orleans’s Tricentennial is a fitting time to reflect on how the land Bienville called “la Nouvelle-Orléans” — a site originally settled by Native Americans, though long abandoned and considered inhospitable as a permanent settlement —transformed into one of North America’s most diverse cities.

Mood = sad. After being acquired by online retailer Ssense, Polyvore – a popular online shopping platform – shut down with little notice this week. At the center of the controversy are Instagrammers and former Polyvorers who are upset over the impact to a distinct online community called ‘moodboarders.’

For one night only, The New Orleans Ballet Association will host a special performance by one of America’s most prestigious dance companies, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC). Over the last 40 years, HSDC has been a driving force of American contemporary dance with a program The Los Angeles Times calls “a near-perfect storm of movement, music and choreography.”

Housed in the oldest building on the Mississippi Delta, “The Church in the Crescent: Three Hundred Years of Catholicism in New Orleans” celebrates the city’s tricentennial through the eyes of faith.