The Free Friday Concert series at Tipitina’s (501 Napoleon Ave.) is harmonically winding down the summer with: Aug. 4: Brass-A-Holics; Aug. 11: Honey Island Swamp Band; Aug. 18: Billy Iuso; Aug. 25: Raw Deal: A Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire and Sep 1: Naughty Professor.
Sponsored by Crescent Canna, BeatBox and Skyy Vodka, this popular series has been taking place since 2007. Doors open at 8 p.m., shows at 9 p.m. and are age 21 plus.
Cochon King BBQ food truck will be there to sate your culinary cravings. tipitinas.com; Instagram: @tipitinas
That’s Amore
Having a little FOMO with your friend’s Instagram vacation photos of Italy? Get a taste of Italy here in New Orleans at Summer Dinner Series at Gianna (700 Magazine St.), which in August will take restaurant-goers to Sardinia. “I’m really excited to dive back into Italy’s ‘other’ island,” says Chef Jared Holder. “It has a really rich, unique and underappreciated culinary history and culture.” The special dinner is on Aug. 30. (Note: There is a Mushrooms & Piedmont dinner on Sept. 27.) giannarestaurant.com; Instagram: @giannarestaurant
Louisiana Art Celebration
Considered one of the most exciting and highly anticipated exhibitions, the annual Louisiana Contemporary presented by the Helis Foundation opens at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) on Aug. 5 during Fidelity Bank White Linen Night. This juried art show, which was founded in 2012, highlights contemporary Louisiana artists with this year featuring 45 works by 31 artists who were selected from a total of 790 submissions. The exhibition is on view through Feb. 18, 2024. ogdenmuseum.org; Instagram @Ogdenmuseum
Satchmo SummerFest Sizzles
If it’s hot weather combined with hot jazz, it must be time for Satchmo SummerFest, presented by French Quarter Festivals and the New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund. Held Aug. 5 and 6 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.), the festival — which is free this year —celebrates the legacy of New Orleans native Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Traditional jazz, swing, funk R&B, jazz fusion, brass and marching bands will perform, and among the 30 musicians are Tuba Skinny, Kermit Ruffins and Charmaine Neville. There will also be speakers and panels, as well as selection of food and beverages. satchmosummerfest.org; Instagram: @Fqfest
Fitness Reconsidered
If your fitness routine is in a funk, The Fitness Lab at Spyre Center (1772 Prytania St.) can reinvigorate it. Taught by Claiborne Davis, every class is different, but all have the underlying theme of refining the body-mind interface. The class is a lab of movement experiments devised to improve your strength, mobility, agility, balance, endurance, proprioception, soft tissue pliability and respiratory conditioning. The class is Monday, 5 p.m.-5:50 p.m. and Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m., and is while it is an intermediate/advanced class, the intensity can be adjusted. spyrecenter.com; Instagram: @spyre_nola
Pictured: Srđan Lončar, TRAUMA MODEL #2 (Hurricane Katrina), 2023 Inkjet print on brass, Value: $3,000[/caption]
Louisiana Art Celebration
Considered one of the most exciting and highly anticipated exhibitions, the annual Louisiana Contemporary presented by the Helis Foundation opens at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) on Aug. 5 during Fidelity Bank White Linen Night. This juried art show, which was founded in 2012, highlights contemporary Louisiana artists with this year featuring 45 works by 31 artists who were selected from a total of 790 submissions. The exhibition is on view through Feb. 18, 2024. 
Pictured: Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Cinnamon BLACK with the Treme Million Dollar Baby Dolls[/caption]
Satchmo SummerFest Sizzles
If it’s hot weather combined with hot jazz, it must be time for Satchmo SummerFest, presented by French Quarter Festivals and the New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund. Held Aug. 5 and 6 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.), the festival — which is free this year —celebrates the legacy of New Orleans native Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Traditional jazz, swing, funk R&B, jazz fusion, brass and marching bands will perform, and among the 30 musicians are Tuba Skinny, Kermit Ruffins and Charmaine Neville. There will also be speakers and panels, as well as selection of food and beverages. 
Fitness Reconsidered
If your fitness routine is in a funk, The Fitness Lab at Spyre Center (1772 Prytania St.) can reinvigorate it. Taught by Claiborne Davis, every class is different, but all have the underlying theme of refining the body-mind interface. The class is a lab of movement experiments devised to improve your strength, mobility, agility, balance, endurance, proprioception, soft tissue pliability and respiratory conditioning. The class is Monday, 5 p.m.-5:50 p.m. and Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m., and is while it is an intermediate/advanced class, the intensity can be adjusted.