Music Monday: John Boutté
One of New Orleans’ most popular vocalists is John Boutté. He plays most Saturday evenings at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street. Boutté often covers songs from Leonard Cohen to Annie Lennox, and collaborates...
View ArticleAnnouncing the All-Attendee Reception site!
Have you heard about the recently announced site of the All-Attendee Reception? The National World War II Museum’s Freedom Pavilion will be the backdrop for the Joint Annual Meeting All-Attendee...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Allen Toussaint
A living legend of New Orleans music, Allen Toussaint has partnered with more local and national musicians than we could possibly list in such a short blog post. Narrowing this list down to 3 songs is...
View ArticleGreat parks
New Orleans has several beautiful parks worth visiting. Here are a few of our favorites. Remember to pack a bottle of water and walk slowly when visiting the parks during the hot August temperatures....
View ArticleMusic Monday: Zydeco edition
The only place where music is almost as pervasive as in New Orleans is in Lafayette and its surrounding parishes – often know as Cajun country or more formally as Acadiana. It’s so easy to find Cajun...
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Side trip to Lafayette
Lafayette is the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun country, and the surrounding areas provide a lot of fantastic food and musical experiences. If your schedule and budget allows for a weekend trip before or...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Lady Crooners
New Orleans has an enormous group of talented women who sing in every possible genre. Some of our best musicians are vocalists who sing in New Orleans’ many clubs. This is an all too short sample, but...
View ArticleGNOA membership welcome to apply for workshop registration
Greater New Orleans Archivists is offering a complimentary registration to SAA’s Digital Curation Planning and Sustainable Futures workshop held at Loyola University New Orleans on August 12, 2013....
View ArticleMusic Monday: Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins is the quintessential crowd pleaser – if you go to one of his shows, you’ll see natives and tourists, young and old, all grooving together. A founding member of Rebirth Brass Band, for a...
View ArticleOuting Number One – City Park, Bayou St. John, and back along Esplanade
This is the first of three self-guided walking tours of New Orleans developed by Susan Tucker for the CoSA/SAA 2013 local host blog. I’m thrilled Susan has written up these self-guided tours for the...
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Cooling Down on a Hot Day!
In New Orleans, we have lots of ways of dealing with the hot and humid days of August. The heat and humidity in New Orleans is something to be prepared for – as of right now in early July, it’s not...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Amanda Shaw
Amanda Shaw is one of the area’s most talented young musicians. At 22 years old, she’s been playing the festival circuit since she was a small kid. Like most Louisiana musicians, videos of her...
View ArticleOuting Number Two – St. Claude Arts District, Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter
This is the second of three self-guided walking tours of New Orleans developed by Susan Tucker for the CoSA/SAA 2013 local host blog. The first can be found here. To do these tours, I recommend...
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Kid-Friendly Activities in New Orleans
Today’s guide features several kid-friendly activities. Information about childcare at SAA can be found here. This guest post is thanks to Lori Schexnayder, who is a native New Orleanian, archivist at...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, has been in music almost his entire life. As his stage name suggests, his main instrument is trombone, but he can also be found on the trumpet. Like many...
View ArticleNew Meeting Resource for First-Timers!
The Students and New Archives Professionals Roundtable (SNAP) recently compiled a first-timers guide to the joint annual meeting. It’s a fantastic resource, and we encourage everyone to check it out on...
View ArticleService Projects in New Orleans
Consider donating your time by participating in a service project during the joint annual meeting. More information on this year’s service projects can be found on SAA’s website.
View ArticleOuting Number Three – Through the Warehouse District to the Garden District
This is the third of three self-guided walking tours of New Orleans developed by Susan Tucker for the CoSA/SAA 2013 local host blog. The first and second can be found here. To do these tours, I...
View ArticleJuly GNOA meeting
The next Greater New Orleans Archivists meeting will be Wednesday, July 31 at 6:00pm in the Newcomb Archive, Caroline Richardson Building 62 Newcomb Place (Tulane University, Uptown Campus). This will...
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Take me out to the ball game!
Zephyrs Field at Night Do you have your tickets yet for the annual baseball game outing? JAL Tours and SAA are joining forces again to get you out to the ballgame at Zephyrs Field during ARCHIVES 2013....
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