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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 […]
UNO Jazz at the Sandbar returns for Spring 2021
UNO Jazz at the Sandbar has returned for Spring 2021. OffBeat’s Best of the Beat winner for Best Emerging Artist, Mahmoud Chouki, is slated to play. The late Ellis Marsalis, […]
Lifetime Original Movie ‘Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia’ available to stream
The Lifetime Original Movie Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia is now available for streaming, with or without a cable subscription. Born in New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson began singing at an early age […]
Background Work available on new Reese Witherspoon Film
Background work is now available on a new film from Reese Witherspoon titled Where the Crawdads Sing. Acting experience is not required as these are non-speaking roles. The film is […]
2021 Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong Virtual Summer Jazz Camp Registration Open
Registration is open now through June 4 for the 2021 Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Virtual Summer Jazz Camp. There will be no auditions required for returning students. Audio and video must […]
#CreateLouisiana opens applications for 2021 French Culture Film Grant
#CreateLouisiana has opened the application process for the 2021 French Culture Film Grant. The $25,000 cash grant supports one Louisiana filmmaking team to create a new film (a short scripted […]
