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Toronto International Film Fest to honor Terence Blanchard with Variety Artisan award
New Orleans musician, composer and educator Terence Blanchard is already an Academy Award-nominated and a multiple Grammy Award-winning mind. Now, he can add Variety Artisan Award winner to his CV, […]
Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys, La Danse à St. Ann’s (Nouveau Electric Records)
This live recording by 87-year-old Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys is significant in countless ways and will likely grow in importance in the years to come. He’s a folklorist’s […]
Goldman Thibodeaux Inducted into the Order of Living Legends
The voice of Louisiana Creole heritage remains alive and thriving as Goldman Thibodeaux enters the Order of Living Legends in the Acadian Museum of Erath, La. Granted this honor at […]
Friends of the Cabildo concerts include Leroy Jones, Professor Longhair tribute
Friends of the Cabildo, the independent non-profit organization created to support and preserve the famous Louisiana State Museum, is holding its 2019-2020 FOC Concert Series from September through April. First, […]
Zachary Richard to be Named Humanist of the Year
Musician, poet and activist Zachary Richard will be receiving the 2016 Humanist of the Year honor at an awards dinner in New Orleans on April 7. The Louisiana Endowment for […]
LEH Announces New Grant Opportunities
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) has announced several opportunities for grants in the arts and humanities during the upcoming months. They’ve joined with the New Orleans Film Society […]
Jazz Exhibit Coming, A Real Museum Next?
I’m hopeful again. The Louisiana State Museum (LSM) has 6000-square-foot exhibit planned focusing on New Orleans jazz that will be housed on the riverside second floor of the Old U.S. Mint. […]
T’Ain’t It The Truth: Acclaim for Ben Sandmel and Ernie K-Doe Book
As the man himself was fond of saying, there ain’t but one Ernie K-Doe. And there ain’t but one K-Doe biography, Ben Sandmel’s “Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New […]
Some of the Best
Congratulations to Brian Boyles and Rene Louapre. This week, Gambit recognizes these two OffBeat contributors in its annual “40 Under 40” feature. Boyles reviews albums for us and has a […]
People Talk at the People Say Project
New Orleans and burlesque hold a similar, seductive power. Both are fundamentally feminine and lavish in culture and passion. On Tuesday at 5 p.m., the Louisiana Humanities Center’s “The People […]
