Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Symphony Chorus of New Orleans PROGRAM Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) Mahler Symphony No. 9 Founded in 1981, Symphony Chorus of New Orleans is the 100-member, community-wide, volunteer chorus which donates its services as the Principal Chorus of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.The chorus produces concerts and… More >
"The Best of Rodgers & Hammerstein Featuring your favorite songs from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Carousel, and more. More >
Emily Estrella and the Faubarrio Billionaires live @ Maison on Frenchmen St. More >
Brent Havens, conductor Randy Jackson, vocalist Led by New Orleans favorite Randy Jackson, The Music of Led Zeppelin has quickly garnered acclaim with its high energy and song familiarity. The evening includes their timeless hits “Kashmir,” “Black Dog”, “Good Times”, “All of My Love,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.”… More >
"This recording [Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze] ranks up there with Charlie Parker with Strings and Stan Getz's Focus. If this were 40 years ago, it might make Leroy Jones a star, but now it more than justifies his excellent reputation." Gambit More >
The Spinning Leaves—the duo of Michael Baker and Barbara Gettes—create a glowing experience, steeped in traditional American music, sweetened with psychedelic folk and a garnish of New Weird America. O Bar Mint Julep O Yum Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering O Fun Kids' Art Activity Table Questions? 504.539.9650 More >
The Essentials live @ Maison on Frenchmen St. The Essentials aim to be the New Orleans area most essential Motown, Soul and R&B cover band playing hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's. An idea that began in the minds of Luke Hudleson and Thomas Haulard in the summer of… More >
Smoking Time Jazz Club live @ Maison on Frenchmen St. JAcK fInE cornet, mIkE FuLToN trumpet, bLu BevErAge banjo, EarL BoNnIe clarinet, JoHn JoYcE upright bass, SarAh PeTErsOn vocals, COlin MyerS trombone, PetER LOggINs washboard, DiZzY washboard, SeAn ClarK drums, mIKe VolKeR drums, JaSon KinG guitar, ChrIsToPhER JohnSon saxaphone &… More >
Yojimbo live @ Maison on Frenchmen St. YojimbotheFilm The story of a ronin (masterless samurai) who arrives in a small town to work two competing crime lords against each other. In Japanese Yojimbo means bodyguard. YojimbotheBand The story of three selcouth savages (rare, untamed artists) who arrived in a hip… More >
Resurrecting a program that was popular in the early '90s, the Tipitina's Foundation proudly announces the Sunday Music Workshop Series, the brainchild of Stanton Moore and Johnny and Deborah Vidacovich. These free workshops take place every Sunday from 100-330 at Tipitina's Uptown, where students have the opportunity to play with… More >
Ashton Hines' Big Easy Brawlers live @ Maison on Frenchmen St. The Big Easy Brawlers is a unique band which reflects the musician-ship of a very underestimated New Orleans music scene. The members of the band and its sound are revolving and evolving constantly. The band can range from a… More >
Hitting the scene in early 2009 out of Towcester, UK, Joshua Steele (better known as Flux Pavilion) secured himself a solid stance in the dubstep world. His blend of hard smashing rhythms and manic basslines have certainly gained him an audience. Also as a musician he has incorporated his singing… More >
Combining traditional Southern bluegrass and country instrumentation with an acoustic independent rock sound, Kelcy Mae hits a pitch perfect balance. O Bar Mint Julep O Yum Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering O Fun Kid's Art Activity Table Questions? 504.539.9650 More >
The 12th annual Ladies in Red Gala will honor New Orleans jazz musicians and the institutions that support them while raising funds for AAHP programming. Honorees are Charlie Gabriel, Tom Sancton, Gregg Stafford, Allen Toussaint, Palm Court Jazz Café and Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club. Event chairs are Alva and Edgar… More >
Come see Bon Operatit! entertain at the site of one of America’s first opera houses. The Inn On Bourbon, on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the French Opera House which stood for 60 years as the cultural center of New Orleans Creole society,… More >
Come see Bon Operatit! entertain at the site of one of America’s first opera houses. The Inn On Bourbon, on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the French Opera House which stood for 60 years as the cultural center of New Orleans Creole society,… More >
Come see Bon Operatit! pay Tribute to the Great American Songbook at the site of one of America’s first opera houses. The Inn On Bourbon, on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the French Opera House which stood for 60 years as the cultural… More >
On July 14, 1789 more than 8,000 men and women stormed a prison fortress in Paris known as the Bastille, demanding the release of the political prisoners being held there, plus the prison's store of weapons. The storming of the Bastille was the spark that set off the French Revolution,… More >
Come see Bon Operatit! entertain at the site of one of America’s first opera houses. The Inn On Bourbon, on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the French Opera House which stood for 60 years as the cultural center of New Orleans Creole society,… More >
Taking its name from the main commercial street in the Carrollton neighborhood, this year's Krewe of Oak parade will take off from the front of the Maple Leaf Bar. Some krewe members insist the word OAK is an acronym for "Outrageous and Kinky" and, to witness one of their parades,… More >
Friends of Music is privileged to open the season with the Opus One Piano Quartet, called by St. Paul Sunday “the dream team of chamber music.” The Quartet is made up of musicians who are familiar to Friends audiences from previous concerts Ida Kavafian (violin), Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Steven Tenenbom… More >
The Oak Street Po-Boy Festival is held every year in mid-November along a commercial strip of Oak Street in the city's Carrollton neighborhood. Not only is the festival a culinary celebration of a famous sandwich, it also celebrates the rebirth of a once-thriving shopping district with roots as deep as… More >
Many of New Orleans' finest restaurants at elegant Reveillon dinners, feature four and five course prix fixe menus. Look for special holiday favorites and many luscious masterpieces to choose from in restaurants dotting our city. Start the season off right by finding the perfect gifts for family and friends –… More >
Join in a truly moving 58-year-old tradition as Jackson Square brims with candle-lit faces and song-lit spirits as high as the spires of the St. Louis Cathedral. Led by Patio Planters, the Garden Club of the French Quarter. Candles and song sheets provided. More >
In New Orleans, we celebrate New Year's Eve a little bit different from most places. Sure, we have funny hats and noisemakers (if you want them), but we add a little pizzazz to the occasion by ringing in the New Year our own way. For the biggest party in the… More >
Featuring violinist Yossif Ivanov performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 (Turkish) Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Yossif Ivanov, violin PROGRAM Mozart Symphony No. 38 (Prague) Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 (Turkish) Mozart Symphony No. 36 (Linz) Acclaimed as “a player of impressive authority and presence” (The Strad) and “one of the… More >
The 2nd annual GNOYO Summer Performance will feature talented young musicians from Greater New Orleans and the Northshore performing an enthralling program of classic and contemporary works by Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, John Williams and others. The concert is the culminating event in the students' rich summer learning experience that explores… More >
Kick off your summer in New Orleans with June's three free festivals in one called Vieux To Do Creole Tomato Festival, Cajun-Zydeco Music Festival, and Louisiana Seafood Festival! French Market's Creole Tomato Festival For over 20 years, the Creole Tomato Festival has celebrated this unique Louisiana vegetable, which adds so… More >
Hear some of your favorite Cajun, Zydeco and Country performers. Chow down on Cajun jambalaya and gumbo, fried alligator, boudin, crab cakes with crawfish sauce, catfish po-boys, crawfish bread, and cracklins from some of the best restaurants and caterers in Southern Louisiana. Bring a piece of Louisiana’s heritage home with… More >
Off the beaten path but comfortably situated in one of the most scenic sections of New Orleans, Bayou St. John was once the city's "back door." Until the early 20th century boaters could travel to within a mile of the business section of New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain and take… More >
New Orleans was founded by the French, governed for forty years by the Spanish, and was also settled by large numbers of Germans, Italians, Irish and those of African-Caribbean descent. But the city also has a sizable population of Greeks, and every year descendents of one of the Western world’s… More >
In the early 1990s, when Essence magazine went looking for a home for an annual music festival they would be sponsoring, their eye naturally fell on New Orleans. As the birthplace of jazz and one of the cradles of rock & roll, rhythm & blues, rap and other musical genres… More >
In a city well known for its music and its food, the 7th Annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival combines the best of both. The festival heats up the heart of New Orleans' Central Business District as the weather starts to cool down in October with live music, exquisite… More >
Every year, the Voodoo Music Experience places New Orleans under a weekend-long spell of music, food, crafts and culture. The Festival began in 1999 and has grown in size ever since. For three whole days, the festival takes over City Park with two main stages and several smaller stages not… More >
In its inaugural year, the Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival brings three evenings of dynamic live chamber music to the New Orleans community in May 2012. Taking its name from the branching footprint of the Mississippi River Delta, the Birdfoot Festival seeks to nurture the strong traditions of live music and… More >
Over the years, Satchmo SummerFest has evolved into what one visiting music writer called “a mini-JazzFest”. With three days of outdoor concerts, music history seminars, jazz exhibits, a jazz mass, a second-line parade and plenty of local food delicacies and drinks, the festival has become a travelers’, as well as… More >
Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) was started in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry. Since its inception, it has evolved into entertainment workshops covering legal issues, filmmaking, interactive applications and media business… More >
This unique writers' festival/conference is held every fall, giving writers a chance to showcase their latest works. Authors come together in the annual Words and Music Festival sponsored by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, Inc., which was founded in 1990 by men and women dedicated to good books and the… More >
Celebrating Hanukkah in New Orleans? “Hanukkah at the Riverwalk” lights the largest Menorah in Louisiana and features contemporary Jewish music and free latkes (potato pancakes). Children are treated to dreidels and chocolate coins during the celebration. Temple Sinai, a Reform Judaism Temple located on Saint Charles Avenue, hosts “Hanukkah on… More >
Step into New Orleans' Maple Leaf Bar on a Monday night and through the smoky atmosphere emerges Papa Grows Funk. There are no playlists, no rehearsals; the only constant is the free and easy spirit of the Crescent City. Papa Grows Funk embodies the soul of New Orleans—fun, funky, unpredictable… More >
Oktoberfest celebrates German heritage with live traditional music; traditional German folk dancing; lots of cold beer, German wines and liquors; Oktoberfest parade; and authentic German cuisine. Every night during the event, visitors pack the outside courtyard and Biergarten to hear authentic live music. German bands set the beats for traditional… More >
Rage Dance Party ft. rotating local DJs in the Penthouse @ Maison on Frenchmen St. More >
"Taste" a Sunday evening lounge experience brought to you by the good people of the #Awayteam & The Hookah. For your listening pleasure the event features spins from Go DJ RQaway in assist to the 6 piece band Room Service. This event is for the surveyors of new sounds, feelings… More >
The Freret Market is held the first Saturday of the month, except July and August, at the intersection of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue. The market is split up along three category lines food, art, and flea. Besides all of the great shopping every week, the market also hosts local… More >
DJ Otto Rock the Belles Dance Party in the Penthouse @ Maison on Frenchmen St. More >
YLC Wednesday at the Square is a free, 12-week concert series with food and drink for sale to benefit the "Young Leadership Council"Local artisans also sell their work in the Artist Village near the Camp Street entrance. Concerts are held every Wednesday from March 14 to May 30, 2012 from… More >
Visit the House of Blues for cornbread muffins with maple butter, pecan caramel sticky buns, homemade biscuits and country gravy, breakfast potatoes with sautéed onions and peppers, homemade waffles, and more. Serve the soul every Sunday. More >
Presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans, the Arts Market is a monthly arts market held the LAST Saturday of every month. Located in lovely Palmer Park, at the corner of South Carrollton and South Claiborne Avenues, last stop of the historic St. Charles streetcar. The Arts Market features… More >
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday This lounge is named in honor of the hotel’s headline entertainer Jeremy Davenport. Davenport was one of People Magazine’s Top 50 Bachelors and has appeared in everything from GQ and Travel + Leisure to Southern Living and Elle. His Rat Pack standards are a draw… More >
Every Friday Night Hazy Ray, winner of LSU Battle of the Bands, plays a funky unique jazz show at The Alamo Underground. More >
Kermit Ruffins is a New Orleans staple and so are his weekly gigs at Bullets Sports Bar on Tuesday nights. New Orleans is the only place on the planet that could have produced native son Kermit Ruffins. Whether he’s blowing trumpet on a Louis Armstrong classic or one of his… More >
Iconic Hyatt Regency New Orleans is proud to announce Jazz Live at Hyatt featuring native New Orleanian songstress Anaïs St. John. The new performance series is designed to transport guests back to the golden age of jazz and cabaret with an evening of soulful music and delectable desserts crafted by… More >
Come join Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers every Thursday night at the legendary local hot spot Vaughan's Lounge in the Bywater! Ruffins’ music, like New Orleans itself, swings hard with a big heart as it remembers tradition and the importance of good-timin’ fun. Free barbecue and great music make… More >
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Preservation Hall, the Louisiana State Museum launched a major exhibition at the Old U.S. Mint titled "Preservation Hall at 50." The exhibition opened on November 5 and will run throughout 2012. In keeping with the memorable occasion, the world-renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band… More >
Don't miss Big AL Carson and the Blues Masters at the Funky Pirate Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm. More >
The All-Star Covered-Dish Country Jamboree is a Country Music Variety Show, hosted by local Honky-Tonk Legends, The Wasted Lives every Tuesday night at the Allways Lounge, starting at 9pm. Every week we bring you three musical acts, with emphasis on Honky-Tonk, Classic Country, Western Swing, Classic Americana, and Apalacian music.… More >
Bring a Dish and Yer Dancin Shoes! Every Tuesday night at the Allways Lounge on St Claude Ave. we bring you a delightful mix of Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, Cajun, Classic Country and Western, Old Timey, Rockabilly and new original Folk bands, all in the Classic Americana style! The last Tuesday… More >
StART your weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art with a Friday evening series called "Where Y'Art!" Every Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm, enjoy live music, performance, theater, good food, children’s activities and, of course, great art! Check the NOMA website for weekly Where Y'Art programming! More >
Arts Council Of New Orleans
935 Gravier Street, Suite 850
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 523-1465