Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both.
Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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1of8The city canceled Mardi Gras parades and floats. In response, thousands of homes around the city installed artful house floats with such themes as Zydeco.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
2of8Mac is all packed up and ready to return to Washington after a three-week workcation in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
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4of8Skateboarders practice at Crescent Park, a 1.4-mile urban linear park along the Mississippi River in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
OffBeat Magazine
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy this week continues its third “Embrace the Culture” virtual series with a weekly “Geaux Live NOLA” event – part of a multi-week series that will feature livestreamed performances by local artists and musicians. This series will last from January 27 to March 17.
“Geaux Live NOLA” virtual series events for the following week include:
Wednesday, Jan. 27 (2 p.m.) – Sierra Green and the Soul Machine livestreamed from the House of Blues, watch live on New Orleans Cultural Economy Facebook here,.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 (2 p.m.) – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes live at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, watch live New Orleans Cultural Economy Facebook here,
SBA grants could be game changer for New Orleans museums, music venues
Applicants eligible for up to $10 million Share Updated: 7:10 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
Applicants eligible for up to $10 million Share Updated: 7:10 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
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Show Transcript ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM CANNOT DO ALONE. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THEM. THEY LOST ALMOST ALL OF THEIR REVENUE SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. THAT’S WHY THE GRANT MONEY IS SO IMPORTANT. PANDEMIC OR NOT, LOUIS PRIMA STILL PLAYS PROUDLY INSIDE OF THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM. BUT YOU WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO HEAR THE FOOTSTEPS OF TOURISTS. IN 2019, WE HAD WELL OVER 306 TO FIVE CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, PRODUCING EXHIBITS, A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. MORGAN: THEN CORONAVIRUS CHANGED EVERYTHING. IT IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE, AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE GRANTS. MORGAN: HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE SHORTAGE VENUE OPERATORS GRANT. IT OFFERS MUSIC VENUES, MUSEUMS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE BUSINESSE
Danny Barker Virtual Guitar and Banjo Fest Kicks Off Thursday, Jan. 14
Organizers have announced the lineup for an all-virtual 2021 Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival. A partnership of the festival, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, OffBeat and WWOZ-FM, the 2021 mix of interviews and live music streamed from the balcony of the Jazz Museum (but no in-person audience permitted) will be presented across several web platforms, including the Facebook pages of the Jazz Museum, Jazz Park, WWOZ, OffBeat and the festival. Streaming dates for the festival are Thursday, January 14, 2021 – Saturday, January 16, 2021.
Interviews will be conducted by longtime WWNO-FM host and producer Fred Kasten, and will include segments with multi-Grammy winning vocalist and Tony winning actress Dee Dee Bridgewater; Grammy winning vocalist Catherine Russell; cellist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Leyla McCalla; and composer and educator Roger Dickerson. A vid
New Orleans Jazz Museum will be virtual field trip destination for classrooms across country Share Updated: 9:31 AM CST Jan 13, 2021 WDSU Digital Team
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:31 AM CST Jan 13, 2021 WDSU Digital Team The New Orleans Jazz Museum will become a virtual field trip destination for classrooms across the country thanks to a state grant. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana State Museum announced Tuesday that the New Orleans Jazz Museum, through a grant from the National Park Foundation, is partnering with the New Orleans Jazz Historical Park to develop a series of virtual field trips that will be distributed to school children nationally. Part of the National Park Foundation’s Open Outdoors for Kids Hybrid Learning Grant Program, the $30,000 grant will be used to create a digital field trip component for the New Orleans Jazz Museum called New Orleans Cultural & Musical Connections: C