Craft Happy Hour Pistil and Stamen

Celebrate Spring! Please join Megan and Denise from Pistil and Stamen Flower Farm and Studios for a small wearables class where they will demonstrate how to make boutonnieres, floral combs, and floral wristlets. $25 nonmembers $20 members Fee includes all materials, beer and wine.

Honey Island Swamp Band at Ogden After Hours

Join Honey Island Swamp Band for a special acoustic set. Deemed "Bayou Americana," by No Depression Magazine, their latest album, Demolition Day, was named one of the top 50 albums of 2016 by Offbeat. This latest album marks the 10-year anniversary of Honey Island Swamp Band, which formed in San Francisco via New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina displaced...

Free Family Day: Art and Architecture

From shotguns to Creole cottages to camelbacks and double-gallery Victorians, explore New Orleans’ unique architecture though hands-on art activities inspired by the vibrant street scenes found in Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos, Presenting Sponsors: Henry and Pat Shane, on view at the Ogden Museum March 1 – July 16, 2017. Enjoy kid-friendly...

Opening Reception Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos

Come explore the fifth floor galleries and witness an incredible retrospective of one of New Orleans' most recognizable painters, while listening to the sounds of the Loose Marbles and enjoying cocktails sponsored by Old New Orleans Rum. Presenting sponsors for this exhibition are Henry and Pat Shane. Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos is on...

Carsie Blanton at Ogden After Hours

Carsie Blanton is a singer/songwriter based in New Orleans. Her newest record, So Ferocious, is “a playful indie-pop record for smart, ferocious libertines”. Her albums range from folk and pop (Buoy, 2009) through Americana and rock (Idiot Heart, 2012; Rude Remarks, 2013), to classic jazz (Not Old, Not New, 2014). When asked about the genre of So Ferocious, Carsie...

Book Signing at Ogden After Hours

Stephen Hilger will be at Ogden After Hours signing his new book "Back of Town" (SPQR Editions, 2016). Hilger is a photographer based in Brooklyn whose work traces historical memory in the social landscape. His monograph, Back of Town, chronicles the disappearance over time of a New Orleans neighborhood first devastated by Katrina, then razed...

Southern Art Southern Stories: A Room of Wonders by Sergio Ruzzier

Following story time in the Education Gallery, museum educators will guide young visitors (and a caregiver) on a museum exploration, focusing on themes and ideas presented in the book. Afterwards, all are invited to create their own works of art inspired by what was seen and discussed. For students ages 4-7 and a caregiver $30...

Bob Malone at Ogden After Hours

Bob Malone has toured the world as a solo artist for two decades and has played keyboards with rock legend John Fogerty since 2011. Classically trained, with a degree in jazz, and a lifetime playing rock & roll clubs, theatres, and arenas, Bob’s sound is a one-of-a-kind hybrid of rock, blues, and New Orleans R&B,...

Mia Borders at Ogden After Hours

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mia Borders’ original music genuinely reflects the oft-referenced melting pot of her hometown.  Her catalogue of nine commercial releases spans from 2007’s pop-rock-influenced “the ep” to 2016’s R&B LP “Fever Dreams.” Heralded locally and nationally as one of New Orleans’ best talents, Borders has been featured on AXS.tv’s...