Inside The Arts

This week on Inside the Arts, Second Star New Orleans presents Two for Tennessee, two original one act plays by New Orleans writers inspired by the legacy of Tennessee Williams. We talk with artistic director Harold Gervais.

This week on Inside the Arts, a 40 year veteran of the arts is celebrating a milestone on Royal Street. We catch up with gallery owner Angela King who is planning a big public exhibit this weekend. Then...the French Quarter is ground zero as visitors are in town for the 31st annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival. And, we round out with a festival to test your stamina. It's Bach-Around-the-Clock time. A 29 hour marathon, Uptown, honors the Baroque composer. Click here for the

This week on Inside the Arts, conversation with singer, songwriter, pianist Judith Owen. The Welch born singer, who makes New Orleans home, is celebrating the U.S. release of her solo album, Somebody's Child. She makes a tour stop at the Saenger Theatre opening for legendary British Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry. Then, the issue of gender identity is tackled as The NOLA Project and NOMA team up for the presentation of Oskar and the Countless Costume Changes. A comedy seeking to open a

Festival season will be here before we know it, and for residents of Mid-City, that means rolling with a boat parade at the annual Bayou Boogaloo Festival in May. Jared Zeller joined NolaVie’s Brian Friedman in the studio for a sneak preview of the aquatic music festival. Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by Brian Friedman.

Today on Inside the Arts, conversation with New Orleans painter Gustave Blache III. His latest exhibit, A Work in Process, opens at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge. The acclaimed painter, who currently resides in New York, looks back on his 20 year career and includes a new series of works focusing on art conservation.

This week on Inside the Arts, conversation with painter James Michalopoulos. A new exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Waltzing the Muse, celebrates his career with a 30-year retrospective. Then, the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans presents Great Scott! Joplin in the Quarter, featuring pianist Richard Dowling performing a selection of Joplin's best known masterpieces in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Ragtime King's death. And, performance artist José Torres-Tama's

New Orleans after dark skews toward the spiritual, and it always has. This year the Hermann-Grima House has teamed up with the Tennessee Williams Festival to look into this fascinating aspect of New Orleans lore. As part of their investigation, they have invited local spiritual medium Juliet Pazera to lead a Victorian-style séance at this historic home in the French Quarter. NolaVie's Renée Peck invited Juliet into the studio to learn more about her role as a psychic and the upcoming scéance at

This week on Inside the Arts, it’s Carnival time! We take a look at New Orleans’s complicated history with the Mardi Gras flambeaux through the eyes of writer Rien Fertel. His essay, The Keepers of the Light is featured in the spring issue of Oxford American magazine. h ttp://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1103-the-keepers-of-the-light And, a new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art takes us to another city surrounded by water and famous throughout the world for its celebration of

On March 25, there will be a new festival rolling into town. It's the NOLA Disability Pride Festival , which is a one-day celebration for the disability community of Greater New Orleans. NolaVie's Kelley Crawford spoke with two of the festival's founding organizers, Jane Rhea Vernier of the Quirky Citizens Alliance , and Pamela Fisher of the Advocacy Center . Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by Kelley Crawford.

This week on Inside the Arts, a new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art about another city surrounded by water and famous throughout the world for its celebration of Mardi Gras. We look at the pageantry of Venetian life through paintings, Carnival masks and other treasures. Then, the Mystic Krewe of Nyx rolls with legendary Soul Queen of New Orleans- Irma Thomas as Grand Marshall. And, another celebration is brewing post-Mardi Gras…India Fest kicks off March 5th at NOMA. Airs Tuesdays at 1