Tourism

New Ogden director spreads the art around

New Ogden Museum director William Andrews believes that art should be part of a 'participatory culture.'

To hear Sharon Litwin's interview with William Andrews on WWNO radio, click here. The New Orleans museum world has a new member. William Pittman Andrews, 41, has been working in New Orleans for only four months, but he has [...]

Silver Threads: It's not just free spirits who love our latitude

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Almost every Orleanian knows somebody who came to town for Mardi Gras or Jazz Fest or another local celebration -- and stayed here. One of my former co-workers met his cute wife, in from Dallas with a bunch [...]

Riffing on the Tradition: 'Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams,' Part 2

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Is your 2012 starting off well so far? I had a pretty relaxed week – working on the VW, trying some new mouthpieces, revisiting some old music ... house cleaning stuff. But, it’s getting cold again, not as [...]

How to keep them walkin' to Noo Awlins

Mark Rommig

Sharon Litwin interviews Mark Romig in this week's installment of "Notes from New Orleans" on WWNO radio. New Orleans is famous for having any number of dynastic families: Think Marsalis; think Landrieu. But recently it’s the Romig name [...]

Riffing on the Tradition: There'll Be Some Changes Made (Part II)

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Continuing to ponder why the New Orleans music scene is stagnating, musician Evan Christopher considers Mayor Landrieu's viewpoint about music and industry.

Riffing on the Tradition: 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'

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Evan Christopher tries to explain to the cultural community why our tourism industry doesn't seem to need musicians to market music.