Community Calendar

Join Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) for our final pop-up exhibit of the academic year! This month, we explored University Archives to bring you a nostalgic selection of commencement photographs and memorabilia. These materials represent how Tulanians have celebrated graduation across generations.

Stop by to look back at how much, or how little, has changed over the years! On your way out, be sure to grab a vintage miniature print of Gibson Hall.

Thursday, May 14, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Room 430, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. All are welcome! Swag will be available.

This May, the University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club will be embarking on a tour across the Southern United States, with stops in Dallas, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, and Nashville! Over the course of two weeks, roughly 55 Clubbers will be performing concerts in spectacular venues, engaging in community service activities, and bonding with one another as they explore all the sights and sounds the South has to offer. This tour will undoubtedly be an amazing experience for our Clubbers and we are excited to share our music with new audiences!

Titties and Pitties is a once a month event showcasing both talented New Orleans performers and adoptable dogs from Animal Rescue New Orleans. See a combination of burlesque, drag, and a variety of performances by both humans and dogs alike!

Hosted by Laveau Contraire, join us the third Saturday of every month for a night of drag, burlesque, adoptable dogs, specialty cocktails, and a general tail-wagging good time.
2736 Banks Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

Preregister your dog at www.doghousenola.com

All dogs are welcome in our leashed areas. Dogs who wish to enter the park will require a membership.

Presented in Partnership with the André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice
Marcel had big dreams of being a famous rockstar remembered and adored by all. Now he’s on his deathbed with dementia, a grieving family who never really knew him, and a secret he swore he’d take to his grave. Lavinia, a mysterious woman’s name that he keeps screaming. Is she the key to finally unlocking the story of their family’s patriarch that they never truly knew? Can we carry the weight of the sins of our fathers, or will the knowledge alone drag us to hell with them?
Written by: Liz Johnston-Dupre
Starring:
Shera Phillips as Lavinia
Kaari Aubrey as Camille
Scarlet Letta as Gen
Juniper Joel Cassaway as Collette
Frank Xteele as Marcel
General Admission
Early Bird: $25 (through May 20, 2026)
Regular: $30 (starting May 21, 2026)
Tickets: tinyurl.com/thelamentplay

Dates:

Thu, May 28th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, May 29th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, May 30th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, Jun 5th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, Jun 6th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sun, Jun 7th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Presented in Partnership with the André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice
Marcel had big dreams of being a famous rockstar remembered and adored by all. Now he’s on his deathbed with dementia, a grieving family who never really knew him, and a secret he swore he’d take to his grave. Lavinia, a mysterious woman’s name that he keeps screaming. Is she the key to finally unlocking the story of their family’s patriarch that they never truly knew? Can we carry the weight of the sins of our fathers, or will the knowledge alone drag us to hell with them?
Written by: Liz Johnston-Dupre
Starring:
Shera Phillips as Lavinia
Kaari Aubrey as Camille
Scarlet Letta as Gen
Juniper Joel Cassaway as Collette
Frank Xteele as Marcel
General Admission
Early Bird: $25 (through May 20, 2026)
Regular: $30 (starting May 21, 2026)
Tickets: tinyurl.com/thelamentplay

Dates:

Thu, May 28th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, May 29th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, May 30th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, Jun 5th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, Jun 6th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sun, Jun 7th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Presented in Partnership with the André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice
Marcel had big dreams of being a famous rockstar remembered and adored by all. Now he’s on his deathbed with dementia, a grieving family who never really knew him, and a secret he swore he’d take to his grave. Lavinia, a mysterious woman’s name that he keeps screaming. Is she the key to finally unlocking the story of their family’s patriarch that they never truly knew? Can we carry the weight of the sins of our fathers, or will the knowledge alone drag us to hell with them?
Written by: Liz Johnston-Dupre
Starring:
Shera Phillips as Lavinia
Kaari Aubrey as Camille
Scarlet Letta as Gen
Juniper Joel Cassaway as Collette
Frank Xteele as Marcel
General Admission
Early Bird: $25 (through May 20, 2026)
Regular: $30 (starting May 21, 2026)
Tickets: tinyurl.com/thelamentplay

Dates:

Thu, May 28th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, May 29th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, May 30th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Fri, Jun 5th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sat, Jun 6th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Sun, Jun 7th, 2026 at 7:30 pm

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show!

June’s theme is...

AMERICAN DREAMS: Prepare a five-minute tale about your lifelong aspiration. Pulling off the impossible or failing in spectacular fashion. Overcoming the odds, shirking expectations, forging your own path, come hell or high water. Give us your big swings, your wildest flights of fancy, your most epic home runs or your dreams dashed and deferred. Does the American Dream still exist? You tell us.

🎟️ Student ticket prices available: Use your student email address to purchase your ticket and receive a special student rate of $12.50! 🎟️

Online ticket presale ends at 4 PM CT on show day. If you missed it, tickets will be available for sale at the door. Cash payments available.

More information HERE

Join us for the ultimate international fiber art experience, the Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence® conference. Immerse yourself in the inspiration and stimulation of exhibits, classes, textile tours, and shopping. Plus special evening events! Day passes are available! Check out all of the details at www.WeaveSpinDye.org/Convergence.

Join the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. for a spectacular Fashion Show featuring wearable art designed and handmade by fiber artists from around the world. Inspired by Krewe of Threads: Let the Good Times Roll, this year’s show captures the vibrancy and diversity of New Orleans. Dance, sing, applaud, and feel the beat as each fiber artist’s work comes alive on our runway models.

Invited Artists:

Patti Barker is an award-winning felt wear designer, teacher, and author. She earned a BA degree in studio art with a concentration in fiber at Western Washington University. Barker’s fascination with fabric and fashion is bound in her DNA. Barker’s felting journey began in 2007 with a study of simulated skins as a protective covering and identifier. She is intrigued by the way the wearable art transforms its wearer.

Dianne “Gumbo Marie” Honoré is a seventh-generation New Orleanian, cultural activist, and Big Queen of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters. Dianne creates powerful multidisciplinary works blending art, fashion, and history. Founder of the Black Storyville Baby Dolls, her Mardi Gras regalia is in Paris’s Quai Branly Museum, celebrating Louisiana Creole traditions on international stages.

Amber M. Jensen began making backpacks as functional, wearable art, which led her to explore the durability and expressive potential of cloth. Jensen’s weaving draws from a layered mix of influences—Appalachian overshot patterns, Scandinavian restraint, and deep respect for Indigenous relationships to material and place. Her works are narrative palimpsests, reflecting her days, feelings, and evolving identity as an artist.

Margaret Roach Wheeler, a Native American of Chickasaw-Choctaw descent, merged her fine arts education with her Native American heritage to weave contemporary garments based on American Indian regalia. Wheeler is the recipient of numerous honors and awards and her work has been exhibited both regionally and nationally.

Join us for the ultimate international fiber art experience, the Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence® conference. Immerse yourself in the inspiration and stimulation of exhibits, classes, textile tours, and shopping. Plus special evening events! Day passes are available! Check out all of the details at www.WeaveSpinDye.org/Convergence.