This week on Inside the Arts, bold colors pop on an unusual canvas. We meet Tajah Olson, an African performance artist from Malawi who uses her face as a tarp. She portrays Goddesses from her country and beyond, captured in photographs on view at Angela King Gallery. Then, Summer Lyric Theatre continues its 51st season with Ragtime. Director Michael McKelvey joins us with actors Leslie Castay and Brandon Nase. And, Elephant and Piggie's We Are In A Play, continues its run. Children's author Mo

This week on Inside the Arts, a Central City mainstay, the Ashé Cultural Arts Center celebrates its 20th Anniversary. We talk with co-founder Carole Bebelle. Then, Ashé presents its 18th MAAFA ceremony, honoring ancestors of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, also known as the Middle Passage. Spokesman Luther Gray joins us. And, we meet the Macbeths as the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane continues its 25th Anniversary season with the Bard's short tragedy. Actors John Neisler and

This week on Inside the Arts, playwright Regina Taylor's Crowns continues its run at Le Petit Theatre. We talk with the gospel musical's director Tommye Myrick and actresses Jasmine Johnson and Barbara Shorts. And, the Marigny Opera Ballet gears up for its 5th season. Executive director Dave Hurlbert stops by for a chat. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 8:45 a.m.

This week on Inside the Arts, actor Val Kilmer is heading to the Crescent City for the film screening of his one man play, Citizen Twain. Event producer, Jonathan Mares stops by for a chat. Then, Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane kicks off its 51st season with Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady. Artistic director Michael McKelvey drops by with actress Jackie Vanderbeck who stars as Eliza Doolittle. And, The NOLA Project closes its 13th season with a fresh, interactive comedy that takes audiences

This week on Inside the Arts, we meet the artist behind the logo for Mayor Cantrell's "City of Yes" message. WWNO's Eileen Fleming talks with New Orleanian Ursula Rochon. Then, Poste Productions gears up for a night of laughter at Le Petit Theatre as it presents the 6th Annual "You Don't Know the Half of It". And, the tricentennial art installation, EMPIRE by Los Angeles based artists Fallen Fruit, continues its run at Tulane's Newcomb Art Museum. Airs Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 p

This week on Inside the Arts, the countdown is on to the 2018 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola. Entertainment powerhouse Queen Latifah headlines. We talk with ESSENCE entertainment editor Cori Murray. Then, WWNO's Eileen Fleming explores paintings by Italian Renaissance master Paolo Veronese, on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art. And, the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane celebrates a Silver Anniversary with the Bard's dark comedy, All's Well That Ends Well. Airs Tuesdays at

Summer Lyric Theatre is gearing up for a pre-season concert … a tribute to one of the country’s most successful composers. Bernstein at 100 features music from Leonard Bernstein’s stage works. We talk with Summer Lyric Theatre's artistic director, Michael McKelvey.

This week on Inside the Arts, Southern Rep Theatre continues its run of All the Way. The Tony Award winning drama by Robert Schenkkan takes us back to the 1960's and the struggle to pass the Civil Rights Act. Actors Dominique McClellan and Jason Kirkpatrick stop by for a chat. Then, book lovers prepare to head out to the lakefront as the Symphony Book Fair gets underway this weekend. We talk with volunteer spokeswoman Phyllis Jordan. And, internationally acclaimed tenor Bryan Hymel pushes the

The 4th Annual Slidell Jazz and Blues Festival kicks off this weekend on the Northshore. We talk with festival spokeswoman Robin Marquez.

This week on Inside the Arts, the 4th Annual New Orleans International Guitar Festival gets underway. Guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk headlines the event. We talk with festival director and guitarist Javier Olondo. Then, Vice & Virtue: An Exhibition of Sex, Saints and Sin continues it run at M.S. Rau Antiques. The exhibition, in honor of the city's tricentennial, explores the universal struggle between virtue and vice, with a nod to New Orleans' Catholic heritage. WWNO's Eileen Fleming takes us