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What To Do (Virtually) This Week: June 1-5

By Matt Haines | June 1, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend: May 29-31

By Matt Haines | May 28, 2020

Ya’ll, it’s almost June. Summer is about to be in full effect, and yes, most of us are still inside of the house. But no worries, we’ve got a list of the highlights of these virtual times!

‘A wall in my mind’: how street artist Mr. Balloonhands creates his funky art

By Sabrina Stone | May 27, 2020

The Louisiana artist may choose to keep his identity a secret but you can get to know him through his influences and through his work, which has cropped up everywhere nowadays.

What’s Happening (Virtually) in New Orleans This Week: May 25-29

By Matt Haines | May 25, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

What’s Happening (virtually) this week: May 18-22

By Matt Haines | May 18, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online!

What’s happening (virtually) in New Orleans this weekend: May 15-17

By Mary Staes | May 14, 2020

As stay-at-home remains the name of the game, we’re going to highlight some of the best online happenings going on around Virtual New Orleans!

Local artist Josh Wingerter talks about creating drive-through art gallery on Frenchmen Street

By Sabrina Stone | May 11, 2020

Louisiana local painter, Josh Wingerter, has seen a flurry of news coverage recently, for his “Drive Through Galleries” of vibrant, cheeky, topical painted stencil work along Royal, Burgundy, Decatur and Frenchmen streets. The reporters and photos may be a new development but he’s far from being new to the scene. 

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Week: May 11-15

By Matt Haines | May 11, 2020

As stay-at-home remains the name of the game, we’re going to highlight some of the best online happenings going on around virtual New Orleans!

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend: May 8-10

By Matt Haines | May 7, 2020

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend: May 8-10

A list of NPR Tiny Desk performances from New Orleans artists to ease being indoors

By Sabrina Stone | May 6, 2020

This isn’t just a roundup of Tiny Desk performances. It’s a spotlight on our musicians, of the many times we’ve brought the sound of New Orleans to Washington D.C. and, now, this is a small way to bring that sound back into our homes, in lieu of going out to a night at Chickie Wah Wah’s or The Spotted Cat.