As you recuperate from two weekends of Jazz Fest, find something low key to do from St. Claude to Oak Street. See an Icelandic thriller on Oretha Castle Haley, or enjoy some bluegrass at the Hi Ho. On this day in 1996, Aaron Neville performed for then President Bill Clinton and Hilary Clinton on the White House South Lawn. Now, more to do this Monday.  

The weekend is over, but there’s still plenty to do to kick off your workweek. Enjoy comedy, film, live music, and more all over New Orleans. On this day in 1989, former KKK grand wizard David Duke was elected to the Louisiana legislature. Now, more to do this Monday.

Whether you’re in the mood for jazz, Dutch noise, or Christmas music, this Tuesday night has something in store for you. Check out some local songwriters on St. Claude, or head Snugs to hear Davell Crawford. On December 4, 1980, community radio station WWOZ first hit the Big Easy airwaves. 

Monday is here again, and there’s plenty to do once you get off work. Get funky on Oak, head to Snugs for some jazz, or see an award winning documentary on Oretha Castle Haley. On this day in 1861, Union troops landed on Ship Island and attacked Confederate forces. Now, more of today’s events.

This Thursday, fight the stupids at Maple Street Book Shop, or learn about social change with filmmakers from all over the world. Enjoy jazz downtown, or head to the Ogden for some after hours fun. Happy Birthday to clarinetist, bandleader, and educator Dr. Michael White, born November 29, 1954.

A new festival is in town, and the celebration has nothing to do with music, food, or drunken antics. The Social Change Film Festival began last year in Bali, but the 2nd annual SCFF made its home a long way from Indonesia, right here in the Big Easy. Today through Sunday, venues across the city will host films and discussions dealing with an issue all too familiar to New Orleanians—water.

The annals of rock ‘n roll are divided between the bands that seem so close you feel like you could touch them, and the bands that you couldn’t reach with a ten-foot pole. Famed Minneapolis quartet The Replacements add a third dimension to that continuum. They’re the band that you wouldn’t want to touch. The side effects could be self destructive. Opting out of concert footage, band interviews or even photos, Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements, which finishes up a two-night stand at Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center tonight, manages to keep the legendary band at arm’s length, while still heightening their legend.

Today, the monthly People Say Project hosts a discussion on community cultural spaces, and Sigur Ros’ Inni continues at Zeitgeist. But before such intellect, Oklahoma became the 46th state (1907), LSD was first synthesized in Basel, Switzerland (1938), UNESCO was founded (1945), “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway (1959) Lisa Bonet (1967) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977) were born, and Clark Gable died (1960). It’s also International Day for Tolerance: so go easy on the picks:

Today, the Jupiter String Quartet plays at Tulane U and Sigur Ros: Inni screen at Zeitgeist; In the past Herman Melville’s Moby Dick was published (1851), BBC began domestic radio service in Britain (1922), Claude Monet (1840), Joseph McMarthy (1908), Ellis Marsalis (1934), Buckwheat Zydeco (1947), and Rev Run (1964) were born, and Booker T. Washington died (1915); It's also World Diabetes Day. Don't make tonight a search for the white whale. Check these out:

Today, Dr. Lawrence Dorr signs his new novel at Garden Street Book Shop, the Ariel String Quartet perform at UNO, The Blue Trees play Mojito's, and Circumstance continues at Zeitgeist. But many moons ago, Hernan Cortes was greeted by Aztec ruler Moctezuma in Tenochtitlan (1519), Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state (1889), JFK defeated Richard Nixon to become the nation’s 35th president (1960), Led Zeppelin released Led Zeppelin IV, thereby introducing “Stairway to Heaven” (1971), Bonnie Raitt was born (1949), and Doc Holliday (1887) and Norman Rockwell (1978) died. It’s also World Urbanism Day, so go into the heart of the city with these: