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One of the Crescent City’s most iconic events is reaching a historic milestone this spring. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is celebrating its hallowed golden anniversary, commemorating 50 years of music, culture, and this beloved city’s tradition. More than just a music festival, Jazz Fest has become a cultural institution, showcasing the best attributes New Orleans has to offer: music, food, fun, and...

New Orleans artist Randy Leo “Frenchy” Frechette, the artist behind the 2015 Jazz Fest poster, has made a name for himself in the art world. An illustrator and painter, Frenchy does live paintings at music performances, festivals, cultural celebrations, fundraisers, and sports games, in addition to private and corporate events. His paintings are vibrant and candid, utilizing acrylics, oils, and watercolors to create unique...

On March 24, 1975, only months before Wings embarked on its hugely successful Wings Over the World Tour, and as a launch to their new album Venus and Mars (which was recorded in New Orleans at Allen Toussaint's Sea Saint Studio), Paul and Linda McCartney decided to have their own Mardi Gras celebration on the Queen Mary-which was (and still is) docked in Long Beach, California. Among the 200 invitees were celebrities the likes of...

A rather arbitrary scene in The Curse of La Llorona links it to The Conjuring films, thus making it part of that cinematic universe. That's the way it is being sold – as a Conjuringspin off – and that is smart marketing. Besides, La Llorona does fit stylistically with those horror movies: Lots of scenes of characters searching around in the dark that ends with a digital demon popping out on one side of the...