Crawfish Mambo
If you like crawfish and supporting the University of New Orleans and development programs for its students, you’re in luck. On May 12, the Crawfish Mambo is a crawfish boil contest held at the UNO Alumni Center. There will be live music and dancing. It is a family-friendly event and children 7 and under get in for free (advance tickets $25, on-site tickets $35). Information, CrawfishMambo.com
Bayou Boogaloo
Bayou Boogaloo is one of the fastest rising stars in New Orleans’ festival season. From May 18-20 on the banks of Bayou St. John, there will be live music from a variety of local artists, food, arts and crafts, as well as other fun activities like paddle boat races and games for children. Information, TheBayouBoogaloo.com
Nunsense: A Musical Comedy
This hilarious spoof follows five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser for the burials of the rest of their sisterhood following their accidental poisoning caused by their cook, Sister Julia. The remaining nuns—ballet-loving Sister Mary Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert—stage a talent show in order to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. Produced by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. The show is at the museum’s Stage Door Canteen and runs through June 30. Information, NationalWW2Museum.org
ZZ Top
On May 20 at the Saenger Theatre, classic rock legends ZZ Top return to New Orleans for a promised concert after missing a scheduled November tour date due to bassist Dusty Hill’s illness. The tour follows the release of ZZ Top’s Live! Greatest Hits from Around the World. Information, SaengerNOLA.com
Calendar
Events, Exhibits, Performances
January 1-June 30
The Church in the Crescent: 300 Years of Catholicism in New Orleans, Old Ursuline Convent, OldUrsulineConventMuseum.com
March 1- May 28
The Founding Era Exhibit, Historic New Orleans Collection, hnoc.org
March 14 – May 30
YLC Wednesdays at the Square, Lafayette Square. YLCNola.org
April 27-May 6
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fairgrounds, NOJazzFest.com
May 3
The Revivalists – Against All Odds, Saenger Theater, SaengerNOLA.com
May 3-6
Disney on Ice – Dare to Dream, UNO Lakefront Arena arena.uno.edu
May 4
Gov’t Mule, Saenger Theater, SaengerNOLA.com
May 4
Galactic w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com
May 4
Whitney Zoo to Do, Audubon Zoo, AudubonNatureInstitute.org
May 4-20
Little Shop of Horrors, Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, RivertownTheaters.com
May 5
Cinco de Mayo Fest, Kenner’s Laketown, VisitJeffersonParish.com
May 6
Petty Fest, Southport Hall, NewSouthport.com
May 6
Riverfront Tricentennial Fireworks Show, New Orleans Riverfront, 2018nola.com/events
May 11
An Evening with Chicago, Saenger Theater, SaengerNOLA.com
May 11
Beethoven’s Beginning with Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
May 18-20
Alice in Wonderland – A Storybook Ballet, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, jpas.org
May 18-19
Carmina Burana, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
May 19
Joe Bonamassa, Saenger Theater, SaengerNOLA.com
May 19-20
NOLA Motorsports Park NASA Club Race, NOLA Motorsports Park, NOLAMotor.com
May 20
KEM & Johnny Gill, UNO Lakefront Arena, arena.uno.edu
May 22
Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, Smoothie King Center, SmoothieKingCenter.com
May 23-27
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, Various Locations, NOWFE.com
May 24
David Crosby & Friends, Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com
May 25
NOBT Presents Giselle, Orpheum Theater, OrpheumNOLA.com
May 25-27
Greek Fest, New Orleans Hellenic Cultural Center, GreekFestNOLA.com
May 25-27
Bayou Country Superfest, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, BayouCountrySuperFest.com