Last night we celebrated the festival of lights by lighting the eight candles on the menorah (plus the 9th) and by having friends and food and fun and serendipitously music. The LaLa was meant for live music and this year, we felt we couldn’t afford to hire musicians and as the universe has been doing of late, it provided three talented musicians who came packing instruments and some Hanukkah songs in their repertoire – who…
Scientist predict the unusually hot summer that has hit New Orleans is here to stay till mid-century – thank god for air conditioning! Last night, we headed to the Fair Grinds to see film clips from If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise called Pickin Up Da Pieces, starring Angie and her dog Roki and were treated to some good music from Angie and Gingerbread along with Monica and Joy. The film was…
The Ogden has launched their Start With Art kid’s program which combines music and art for one to five year olds on Tuesday mornings from 10 to 11. Tin and his nanny did this series three Wednesday in a row and it was great – he did his first craft projects, learned songs and more importantly he learned about classrooms, groups and museums. Donna’s on Rampart Street closed its doors. The times we saw Evan…