SECTIONS:Defender PicksSAMEDIMay 18thSuperdome (9:00 AM) Keynote: The Dalai Lama
Cafe Instanbul (10:00 AM) A three part conversation for the future of Faubourg St. Roch and all down river communities
Bayou St. John (12:15-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Brass-a-holics, Bonerama, Blake Amos, the Coyotes, and more
The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series Zeitgeist (1:00 PM- 4:00 PM) Live streaming of the Dalai Lama speaking
Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (2:00 and 8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti
The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series Zeitgeist (6:00 PM) “A Fierce Light” screening
International Hospital for Children Art Auction The First Presbyterian Church on South Claiborne Ave (7:00 PM) Local and regional artists and photographers donate their work in support of children’s healthcare
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years
Least Favorite Love Songs Multi-Media Comedy Fundraiser Show The New Movement Theater (8:00 PM) Storytelling, improv, sketch, funny videos and refreshments courtesy of New Orleans Ice Cream Company and Abita to kick off season 2 of our web series Least Favorite Love Songs
The Cons and Prose with DiNola plus White Bitch Circle Bar (10:00 PM) Rock group with the motto “Prose before hoes” plays on St. Claude
Maple Leaf (10:40 PM) Funky New Orleans natives introduce their new EP, Painkiller
Hustle Saturdays with DJ Soul Sister Hi- Ho Lounge (11:00 PM) Weekly dance party with the Queen of Rare Groove
DIMANCHEMay 19thBayou St. John (12:15 PM-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Alexis and the Samuri, Remedy Krewe, Fleur de Tease, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more
Divine Ladies, Unbreakable Men Central City (1 p.m) Second lines! Won't bow down!
Mid-City (All day) Church and a parade to celebrate the club's 104th year
House of Blues (9:00 PM) The Comedy Central comedian is here for some standup!
Big Top (7 p.m.) 8-16 piece traveilling circus punk troupe. Need we say more? Is there anymore to say? with Sammy Kay and the East Los Three, Dead Legends
Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years
Joe Krown feat. Russell Batiste and Walter "Wolfman" Washington Maple Leaf (10:30PM) Weekly gig on Oak with Krown on the organ, Washington firing up the guitar strings, and Batiste on the drums.
Hot 8 Brass Band Howlin’ Wolf Den (10:00PM) Weekly gig from some of the city’s best in brass
Sunday Youth Music Workshop Tipitina’s (1:00PM) All ages workshop with Johnny Vidacovich. Bring your instruments!
Cajun Fais Do Do Tipitina’s (5:30PM) Bruce Daigrepont is playing the washboard and getting you to bed early
Krewe du Guza Le Bon Temps Roule (10:00PM) Sunday Funday weekly gig from the husband and wife duo |
Neighbor Complaints About New Tulane Stadium Find Voice at City Hall Susan Guidry Officials have yet to break ground on the new Green Wave gridiron, but it’s already the site of a heated contest. District A City Councilmember Susan Guidry has proposed an Interim Zoning District (IZD) that, if approved, could stall construction indefinitely on the new Tulane Stadium and other projects currently in the works in and around Uptown's univerity campuses. Yesterday, a coalition of presidents from Tulane, Loyola and Xavier universities formally opposed Guidry’s motion, claiming the IZD discriminates against universities, though Tulane’s Uptown neighbors respectfully disagree.
Guidry's proposal would make changes to the chief governing law for zoning, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. It would prohibit new construction of a building by a college or university that is larger than 250,000 square feet, and with a footprint larger than 50,000 sq. ft. in a residential area in the Uptown area.
An email from Tulane president Scott Cowen to the university’s faculty, staff, and students claims the IZD “could seriously impede our plans to construct or renovate facilities on our uptown and downtown campuses” and states “the provisions of the IZD would adversely affect Loyola and Xavier universities as well.”
Cowen mentions library renovations, a new dining/residence hall, and research facilities, but the real issues here is the stadium.
Tulane’s student paper, The Hullabaloo, ran an article just over a week ago citing neighbors’ concerns. According to the article, homeowners have started a “Save Our Neighborhoods” campaign aimed directly at the new stadium. The Hullabaloo quotes Save Our Neighborhoods attorney Jane Booth, who says, “To a have a 30,000 person stadium right smack down in the residential area with only 200 off-street parking spaces is to me, and to most people who hear it, insane.”
And it's not only the stadium Uptown universities are worried about. A joint press release from Tulane and Loyola warns “the IZD could delay planned construction at the affected universities for extended periods of time. Once a motion for an IZD is passed, no building permits can be filed until the matter is heard by the City Planning Commission, is reported to the Council and acted on by the Council.”
The proposed IZD is scheduled for discussion at this Thursday’s City Council meeting, a debate that most expect will go into overtime before a real winner can be declared. |
Contributors:Dead Huey Long, Emma Boyce, Ian Hoch, Sarah Esenwein, Ryan Sparks, Will Dilella, Chris Rinaldi, Lianna Patch, Phil Yiannopoulos, Cate Czarnecki, Jonas Griffin, Jennifer Abbot, Mary Kilpatrick, Elaina Patton, Mike Horst, Devin Bambrick, Katherine McGuire, Norris Ortolano, Joe Shriner Staff WritersRyan Sparks, Kerem Ozkan Listings Elisabeth Morgan Puzzler Paolo Roy Art Director: Michael Weber, B.A. Assistant Managing EditorMary-Devon Dupuy Managing EditorStephen Babcock Editor: B. E. Mintz Published Daily byMinced Media, Inc. |
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