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The Krewe of Rex is turning 150! Here's how the group is celebrating

Krewe of Rex, 1959
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Krewe of Rex, 1959

This year, the Krewe of Rex is marking its 150th Anniversary. To honor this milestone, the Historic New Orleans Collection launched a new exhibit showcasing rare holdings from its Rex Archives. Curatorial cataloger with the Williams Research Center, Katherine Dunn, tells us more about the exhibition dubbed, “Fit for a King.”

Valentine’s Day might be over, but the Musaica Chamber Ensemble is keeping sentiments of affection in the air with a new concert of love and lyricism. Musaica violinist and president, Bruce Owen, tells us about the group’s latest performance, “Music Through a Prism,” in its 16th season.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted Diane Mack. Our producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubrey Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It’s available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts. 

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"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."
Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul and The Documentary Group in New York City.