Through March 9 | The Colored Museum
New Orleans African-American Museum, 1417-18 Governor Nicholls St., 504-302-9117, nolaproject.com
Through March 17 | Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom
Historic BK House & Gardens, 1113 Chartres St., 504-523-7257, bkhouse.org
6-7 | Drake and J. Cole
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., 504-587-3663, smoothiekingcenter.com
7| LPO: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
The Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, 504-274-4871, lpomusic.com
7-31 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Le Petit Théâtre, 616 St. Peter St., 504-522-2081, lepetittheatre.com
8 | Sleater-Kinney
The Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., 504-766-8051, thejoytheater.com
8-24 | The Prom
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., 504-461-9475, rivertowntheaters.com
13 | Copland at the New Marigny
New Marigny Theatre, 2301 Marais St., 504-523-6530, lpomusic.com
13-17 | Art in Bloom: Blooms on the Bayou Presented by First Horizon
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
14-16 | New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane
Tulane University Campus, 504-314-7443, bookfest.tulane.edu
The city’s premier literary event returns to the Tulane campus this month. Under the continued leadership of Cheryl Landrieu and Walter Isaacson, the free-to-attend festival attracts boldface names from across the local and international book world. This year’s planned author lineup includes Ken Burns, Kwame Alexander, Douglas Brinkley, Jesmyn Ward, Stacey Abrams, Amor Towles, Michael Lewis, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, and many more.
18 | Nicki Minaj
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., 504-587-3663, smoothiekingcenter.com
22, 24 | Lucia di Lammermoor
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., 504-218-1385, neworleansopera.org
22-24 | NOBT: Back to Balanchine
The Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, 504-274-4871, neworleansballettheatre.com
23 | David Spade: Catch Me Inside
The Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, 504-274-4871, orpheumnola.net
28 | Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., 504-218-1385, mahaliajacksontheater.com
Through April 21 | A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, 818 Howard Ave., 504-384-2480, msje.org
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5-7 | Annie
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., 504-525-1052, saengernola.com
8 | Jerusalem Quartet
Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 504-895-0690, friendsofmusic.org
