Join us for a community celebration at Ogden After Hours featuring Javier Olondo and Friends, presented in collaboration with the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation.

To honor this day, dress as your favorite Catrinas or Catrinos, create paper marigold flowers for our community ofrenda (altar), have your face painted by Anamaria Andrade or simply join us for a fun, festive evening.

In addition to the live music, enjoy:

• Traditional food for purchase
• A cash bar
• A kids’ art activity table

$15 adult / $7 child

Ogden After Hours are free for Museum Members. Not a member? Learn more about membership perks by visiting here.

Ogden After Hours is sponsored in part by the New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund.

While enjoying tonight’s Ogden After Hours, please visit the Traditional Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar created by Cynthia Ramirez in the passage way tunnel. More details to be announced!

About Javier Olondo

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Cuban guitarist and producer Javier Olondo has captivated audiences on some of the world’s most important stages, from premier festivals to prestigious concert halls across Europe, North America and South America. A graduate of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria, where he earned his Master of Arts degree, Olondo has become an internationally recognized performer and educator.

He has released three critically acclaimed albums, appeared on global television and radio programs and inspired composers to create original works specifically for him. Beyond the stage, Olondo is a professor of guitar at Tulane University in New Orleans and tours extensively throughout the United States and Europe with his celebrated concert series. He also serves as Artistic Director of the New Orleans International Guitar Festival and leads the Cuban ensemble Javier Olondo & AsheSon.

Olondo’s contributions to music and culture have been recognized with numerous honors, including Guitarist of the Year at the Global Excellence Awards, the Big Easy Award for Best Latin Band, the Keys to the City of Kenner and the distinction of Honorary Citizen of the City of New Orleans.

Through Javier Olondo & Friends, he brings together classical, jazz, folk and traditional sounds from around the world, with a deep emphasis on Cuban and Latin American music. “I feel that many composers have been inspired by their own musical roots for their compositions. Often there is a very fine line between classical music, jazz and folk—and this is the challenge I like to explore,” says Olondo.

About the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation

The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation (NOHHF) is a non-profit community organization whose main purpose is to cultivate and promote the Hispanic heritage within the New Orleans community and the greater region. The NOHHF supports activities that provide an opportunity to experience Hispanic culture through art, education, culinary flavors, and music with the aspiration of creating a stronger more diverse and culturally rich community.

The NOHHF is governed and managed by a board of volunteers, many who are local professionals and all of whom are committed to the Foundation’s valuable mission.