arts & culture

Last week, NolaVie’s Kelley Crawford introduced us to local poet and translator Elizabeth Gross, whose latest book is called this body/that lightning…

Ronnie Virgets was the quintessential New Orleanian: earthy, literate, funny, thoughtful, bawdy, bit-of-a-rogue, well-mannered, generous, sly, fun-loving…

Elizabeth Gross is a local poet, professor, and Ancient Greek translator whose writing has been described as both subtle and hypnotic. Her latest book is…

New Orleans’ Mexican Cultural Institute plays host to artists across a diversity of geographies and mediums. Their current exhibition comes from visual…

New Orleans has a new social aid and pleasure club. The French Quarter Madams is a women’s marching club that will take to the streets of the Vieux Carré…

This year, the name that our musical guests have most consistently mentioned is Professor Longhair. It began, well, at the beginning. Longhair, whose…

Carnival season brings about an annual transformation to our city, and it also transforms the way people look. On Mardi Gras morning, step outside and…

Artists in New Orleans often face a unique challenge: living in a city that worships the arts but doesn’t always provide resources to support their…

New Orleans-based Putumayo Records is celebrating 25 years this spring, and expanding its business model to include streaming, children's books and…

The University of New Orleans is kicking off the new year with the return of its community lecture series — Learning Before Lunch. These talks bring…