Things to Do

Weekend Picks: Making cocktails, Beignet Fest, Goat Yoga

By Mary Staes | October 2, 2019

So, maybe we’re taking this news of a “cold front” a little too far, but this weekend, there’s no shortage of things to do.

Behind Dem Bones: the punny skeleton house on St. Charles Avenue

By Matthew Hinton | October 2, 2019

The display can be seen at the mansion from the first week of October through Halloween, and Berger says her grandchildren help her come up with some of the jokes.

Loup Garou Fest brings local and foreign horror films together on one screen

By Bill Arceneaux | September 30, 2019

Called “Loup Garou”, this film program specialty will take place over two nights, Oct. 5 and 6 (Saturday and Sunday), and mix the efforts of musicians, artists, and filmmakers, toward the call of darkness and that which crawls and creeps on screen and in our hearts and minds.

PICS: Spooky season kicks off at Scout Island Scream Park

By Angela Calonder | September 30, 2019

Welcome fall and get in the Halloween spirit by visiting this spooky wonderland, complete with carnival rides, a haunted swamp, and a zombie battlefield.

Weekend Picks: Love in the Garden, Accio LPO, NOLA Horror Film Fest

By Mary Staes | September 25, 2019

Here are our weekend picks for Sept. 27-29, 2019.

Storyland ready for liftoff with fresh, vibrant look after renovations

By Angela Calonder | September 25, 2019

The Storyland theme park first opened in 1956 as one of many similar smaller children’s parks across the nation. It is now one of the few still open.

westmoreland museum of art

It’s always free to visit the Westmoreland Museum of Art in Greensburg

By Emma Diehl | September 20, 2019

Less than an hour from downtown, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art is the perfect day trip destination for both art aficionados and beginners.

Living Art: Local scientist turns petri dishes into paintings with bioluminescent bacteria

By Angela Calonder | September 20, 2019

Dr. Hunter Cole is taking paintings with a special strain of blue-green bacteria and bringing them to life in a special exhibit.

Weekend Picks: Fried Chicken Fest, NOLA on Tap, Superhero Race

By Mary Staes | September 18, 2019

National Fried Chicken Fest, NOLA on Tap and a superhero 5K for a good cause are all planned for the weekend.

NOLA on Tap, Louisiana’s largest beer fest, is this weekend: What you need to know

By Matt Haines | September 18, 2019

There are two things the entire world loves, and you can probably guess what they are: Puppies and beer!