Here is a peek at what is happening in New Orleans Events January 27 through February 2. Scroll down for the full list.
Le Petite Theatre has extended its run of The Color Purple through next weekend. Saturday night, Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus will parade through the Marigny and French Quarter. Chewbacchanal, the official afterparty will take place at The Fillmore. Cry It Out continues through next week at the Marquette Theatre.
MUSIC
Fri Electric Yat Quartet Presents An Evening With Queen & The Beatles @ Tipitina’s
Fri Smoking Time Jazz Club + Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers @ d.b.a. New Orleans
Fri Preservation AllStars with Mark Braud @ Preservation Hall
Fri The Deslondes, The Lostines @ Saturn Bar
Fri Trumpet Slim + Brass Flavor @ Blue Nile
Fri The Black Sheep Ensemble, Minor Mishap Marching Band, and 8-Bit Brass Band! @ Music Box Village
Fri Paul Sanchez Presents Prine-a-Pa-Looza! @ Chickie Wah Wah
Sat Jazz & Heritage Concert Series: Firm Roots ft. Peter Harris & more @ The Wein Center
Sat The Soul Rebels + LeTrainiump @ Tipitina’s
Sat Tuba Skinny + Big Sam & Friends @ d.b.a. New Orleans
Sat Sunpie & the LA Sunspots @ Dos Jefes
Sat Louis Michot @ Maple Leaf Bar
Sat Barn Burner Concert Series: Jen Howard @ NOLA Brewing
Sun Meschiya Lake @ BK House
Sun Barn Burner Concert Series: The Shanks @ NOLA Brewing
Sun Hot 8 Brass Band @ Howlin’ Wolf
Mon The Long Farewells @ Hi-Ho Lounge
Mon Mark Appleford @ The Apple Barrel
Tue Creative Constellations @ Marigny Opera House
Tue Troy Sawyer LIVE From the Jazz Museum Balcony @ New Orleans Jazz Museum
Wed Aurora Nealand Happy Talk & Sad Band @ The Church at Hotel Peter & Paul
Wed Tin Men + Caleb Tokarska Band @ d.b.a. New Orleans
Thu Detroit Brooks & The Syncopated Percolators @ New Orleans Jazz Museum
Thu John Boutté + Zydefunk @ d.b.a. New Orleans
Thu Cha Wa plus The Brass Queens @ Zony Mash Beer Project
Thu Jean Bertrand and The 99 Playboys with Gal Holiday @ Gasa Gasa
FOOD & DRINK
Fri Friday Night Wine School – High Altitude Winemaking @ Swirl Wine Bar & Market
Sat & Sun Legs and Eggs @ 3rd Block Depot
Sun & Thu KIDS King Cake, Baby! @ Acorn
Sat 2nd Annual King Cake Crawl & Contest @ Lafreniere Park
Mon Galatoire’s Mardi Gras Table Auction @ Galatoire’s Restaurant
Wed Wine Tasting Dinner @ Middendorf’s Slidell
ART, FILM & PERFORMANCE
Now-Feb 5 The Color Purple @ Le Petite Theatre
Now Feb 9 Cry It Out @ Marquette Theatre
Now-Feb 17 “Absolutely Unpredictable: Anne Rice in the City of Transgression “ @ Tulane Special Collections Gallery
Now – Feb 26 Leaving Appalachia @ Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Now – Mar 1 Notre Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibit @ Historic New Orleans Collection
Fri – Sun A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
Fri & Feb 3 The Wedding Party Experience @ Margaret Place Hotel
Fri Cave @ Backyard Ballroom
Fri Lieder & Lingerie @ Allways Lounge & Cabaret
Fri Dita Von Teese: GLAMONATRIX @ Orpheum Theater
Sat Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo @ Mahalia Jackson Theatre
Sat Secrets of the Sea – Fantasyland @ AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
Sat The Market at Dat Dog: CARNIVAL Edition @ Dat Dog – Magazine St.
Sun Cherry! Comedy Show about “first times” @ Virgin Hotel
Sun & Wed North by Northwest & 2001: A Space Odyssey @ Prytania Theatre, Uptown
Mon Shim-Sham Movie Showcase @ Toulouse Theatre
Tue The Gospel According to Andre @ Prytania Theatre, Uptown
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Fri – Sun Lunar New Year Festival @ see event for details
Fri Les Fous du Carnaval @ see event for details
Sat Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade @ see event for route details
Sat Intergalactic Glow Party @ Kajuns Pub
Sat 2023 Chewbacchanal @ the Fillmore
Sat The Inaugural Boba Feté – A Space Themed Costume Ball ft. The Quickening @ Howlin Wolf
Sat “Preserve the Reserve” Appreciation Fest @ 504 Craft Beer Reserve
Sun Mardi Gras Indian Practice @ Zony Mash Beer Project
Sun Krewe of Nefertiti Parade @ see event for route details
Sun Discussion and Signing w/ Emily Tamkin and Dr. Ilana Horwitz @ Blue Cypress Books
Sun String Art Workshop @ Beanlandia (Ages 9-12)
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Fri The Importance of Water Management: Preserving New Orleans’ Future lecture series @ Preservation Resource Center
Sat Make your own Crystal Tiara @ see event for details
Sat Calligraphy with Eugenia Uhl @ BK House
Sat Introduction to Flash Photography @ Audubon Park
Mon – Jan 31 Friends of the Cabildo: History of Carnival Class @ online
Tue Historic Costume Tour & Headdress Workshop @ The Presbytere
SPORTS & FITNESS
Fri Friday Night Fights @ Friday Night Fights
Sat Exotic Animal Racing @ Fairgrounds Race Course & Slots
Sat JANUARY CO-ED QUADS Volleyball @ Coconut Beach Volleyball
Sat & Tue Jazz Yoga @ New Orleans Jazz Museum
Sat Pelicans vs Washington Wizards, 7pm
Wed Community Yoga @ City Park
Thu Safety in Spirit: A 4 part Yoga Experience @ see event for details