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1Free things to do
90New spots
92New stories

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This week in New Orleans

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 48 events, day by day →

Megan Woodard Johnson: The Language of Layers in Abstract Painting

Wednesday 9:30am · New Orleans

New Orleans Temple Fall Social

Wednesday 6pm · Salon Salon NOLA

Marc Paradis

Wednesday 7pm · New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market

Tchoupitoulas Street Trivia

Wednesday 7pm

Heart Space Satsang

Thursday 7pm · Mid-City New Orleans

New in New Orleans

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Octavia Books

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

For bookish New Orleanians: Octavia Books is the kind of indie shop where the well-read staff actually remembers what you like, the hand-picked shelves lean local, and the patio makes lingering too easy.

octaviabooks.com ↗

Consign Consign

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Hunt stylish one-offs: If your space needs soul, Consign Consign delivers with an antiques-and-consignment home store vibe, an almost 5,000-square-foot showroom stuffed with artwork, statement furniture, and those why-didn’t-I-find-this-sooner pieces.

consign-consign.com ↗

Spa Atlantis

Health & Wellness

Treat yourself, NOLA: Whether you need a recovery day or a glow-up, Spa Atlantis handles it all with massages and body treatments, facials and peels, expert hair and makeup, mani-pedis, and waxing, plus easy online booking and thoughtful packages, including bridal options when the whole crew needs…

spaatlantis.com ↗

New Orleans’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse New Orleans’s best →

Most read in New Orleans

The five stories New Orleans readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. These Country Stars Are Coming to Louisiana

    The official first day of fall is September 22, but there is also "meteorological fall," which began on September 1.

    Full story at 973thedawg.com ↗

  2. What New Orleans Sounds Like From a Bar Stool - Travel Dudes

    Frenchmen Street, a strip in the Faubourg Marigny, has the highest concentration of live music venues in New Orleans.

    Full story at traveldudes.com ↗

  3. Johnny Vidacovich is king of the Krewe of O.A.K. Midsummer Mardi Gras parade

    The Krewe of O.A.K. holds its Mardi Gras parade on the last big weekend of Carnival, which attracts costumed revelers and various small walking krewes and dance troupes.

    Full story at nola.com ↗

  4. New Orleans to Host James Beard Taste America Culinary Series

    The James Beard Foundation's culinary series, Taste America, will begin in New Orleans with a walk-around tasting event on Sept.

    Full story at myneworleans.com ↗

  5. Dolly Parton's New Orleans Tribute Is Going to Be Something Special

    The Krewe of Dolly is planning a celebration of Doll Parton's life in New Orleans, with a second-line event planned for 9/5.

    Full story at 965kvki.com ↗

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