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Direct air service from Baton Rouge to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach begins this summer
For vacationers eager to reach the Gulf Coast beaches of Alabama and Florida without the hassle of traffic backups, a new alternative to the journey has arrived. Southeast Beach Express, […]
Bars offering promotional “shots for shots” to boost COVID vaccination rates
NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect a substitution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was halted out of an abundance of caution by the Centers for Disease […]
City of New Orleans launches music relief programs
The City of New Orleans has launched economic relief programs for music venues, including waiving 2021 alcoholic beverage operator (APO) and mayoralty permit fees, providing small grants to support venues […]
Les Dames d’Escoffier Culinary Book Club discuss food-related books
Les Dames d‘Escoffier International (LDEI) – New Orleans Chapter continues its monthly culinary book club, available free of charge to foodies who are interested in discussing food-related fiction and nonfiction. […]
Tony Wilson: Rapper and Mental Health Advocate faces demons
Tony Wilson may just be the definition of a modern day renaissance man. Not only is the musician and rapper an outspoken advocate in the world of mental health awareness, […]
UNO Film Festival 2021 now open for submissions via Film Freeway
A student division of the University of New Orleans Department of Film and Theatre presents the 14th edition of the UNO Film Festival. The festival will award films and filmmakers […]
City of New Orleans extends hours of alcohol sales
The City of New Orleans will extend the hours for the citywide sale of alcohol as part of the modified Phase Three guidelines and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 […]
Abolition 2021 streaming concert will aid families of Angola Penitentiary inmates
Starting on Friday, April 9, and running for the next three consecutive Fridays through the end of the month, Abolition Apostles national jail and prison ministry will host Abolition 2021, […]
WWOZ releases 2021 Jazz Festing in Place schedule
WWOZ has released the schedule for the 2021 Jazz Festing in Place radio programming, a nostalgic journey to past festivals as eager music fans await the return of Jazz Fest […]
New Orleans Opera creates first-ever film production, ‘The Medium’
The New Orleans Opera has finished its first ever production created for film, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium. It is directed by James Marvel, conducted by Robert Lyall, and features Victoria […]
