This week on Inside the Arts, a rainbow will transform the night sky as the Arts Council's LUNA Fête 2016 kicks off this week. Arts Council president Nick Stillman joins us. Then, Uptown the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans presents a musical celebration of Hanukkah, with a rare performance of Handel's oratorio, Judas Maccabaeus. Symphony Chorus music director Steven Edwards stops by for a chat. And, we round out with Notes of a Native Song, opening at the Contemporary Arts Center. It is a blues

When I woke up and checked the news, I could hardly believe what I was hearing. I stared at my screen in disbelief. This was really happening. This was the new reality. And there was nothing that I could do about it. I had to muster every ounce of inner strength I had just to say the words, to make them real, to accept that this was the truth. “The New Orleans Zephyrs are now...the New Orleans Baby Cakes.”

This week on Inside the Arts, jazz vocalist Zardis Nichols makes her hometown concert debut in Zardis: Outta My Mind at the Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market. Nichols is the grand-niece of legendary New Orleans bassist Chester Zardis and is married to acclaimed actor Lance Nichols.

What do Bourbon Street, the film Cabaret , and the word “extravaganza” have in common? They are all linked in some way to the art of burlesque dancing. NolaVie’s David Benedetto recently dove into the art form with longtime performer Bella Blue . Bella is a member of the Foxglove Revue and serves as the Headmistress of the New Orleans School of Burlesque . Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by David Benedetto.

This week on Inside the Arts, the Marigny Opera Ballet opens its season with Giselle Deslondes. It is a full length contemporary ballet, based on the classic Giselle, but set in 1930's New Orleans.

Sean Kennedy has been known as the Irishman and patron of Finn McCool’s, and he’s now known as the Irishman and new owner of Finn McCool’s. After years of working tirelessly and building a tight community in their Mid-City pub, Stephen and Pauline Patterson have passed the torch on to Sean, who’s more than up to the challenge. Especially if there’s soccer involved. Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by Kelley Crawford.

This week on Inside the Arts, native New Orleanian and National WWII Museum Victory Belle, Courtney Boe, stars in Pictures of Marilyn. It is an original production on the life of Marilyn Monroe, currently running at the museum's BB's Stage Door Canteen.

Note: this piece is a work of satire. Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’re probably aware that it’s once again election season in America. And if you do happen to live under a rock, I’m kind of envious, because, again, it’s election season in America. Choosing new leaders for our great nation tends to bring out the crazy in just about everyone every four years. Now, I’m not technically running for any elected positions this November, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have

This week on Inside the Arts, a dark comedy from Second Star Performance Collective, Becoming Number Six, explores the surveillance state, metadata and internet dating. We talk with director Harold Gervais.

A new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art comes from the personal collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. And he bought only the best.