Arts-Music

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.

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.

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The Historic New Orleans Collection’s newest membership group — Caillot Circle — invites philanthropically minded young professionals (21-45) to enhance access to THNOC’s educational programs and resources.

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While many of us know her work, we may not know we know it. Patricia Hardin is responsible for the magnificent invitations for many of the most elegant Mardi Gras balls in New Orleans.

Just in time for the Carnival season, an exhibition highlighting the extravagant celebrations surrounding Mardi Gras will open in the home of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s founders, General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams. “Mardi Gras at Home at the Williams Residence” will feature photographs, favors and ephemera —including Carnival crown jewels, historic costume designs and invitations — collected by the passionate preservationists.

Luna Fête will not only celebrate public art but also serve as the beginning of NOLA’s Tricentennial. Luna Fête was created as a five-year initiative, culminating at the end of the Tricentennial in 2018.

The New Orleans Museum of Art marks the Tricentennial with exhibitions celebrating some of NOLA’s defining elements.

As America’s first city of opera, New Orleans opera is 222 years old and going strong. This year, The New Orleans Opera celebrates its 75th Anniversary in its current incarnation, with seven operas.

Five Tony Awards. Critical acclaim. A Pulitzer finalist. The Broadway musical sensation “FUN HOME” opens Southern Rep Theatre’s new season, playing at NOCCA through October 22.

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“My needs are simple. I’m easily satisfied with the best.”

The soon-to-be-launched book by bestselling author John David Mann (“The Go-Giver”), “The Recipe,” is set to be another masterpiece of charming storytelling and profound wisdom.