Think about your favorite children’s book. Now, was the main character an animal or a human? Most likely, it was an animal, as animal protagonists have been a staple of the children’s literary canon for centuries. To help us think through why w

Side Hustles: Nicole Young

Mar 6th, 2020 4m 28s

New Orleans is a place where when you ask someone what they do, you don’t get a single answer. While other places may call these endeavors a side hustle, many people feel that it’s not so much a side hustle as it is an interesting way to live.

Filmmaker Spotlight: Syd Horn And Olivia Perillo On 'Intention'

Feb 28th, 2020 4m 15s

The New Orleans Film Society is hosting the 23rd French Film Festival this weekend. To mark the occasion, NolaVie has been spotlighting the filmmakers behind the features. Brian Friedman spoke with Syd Horn and Olivia Perillo, whose documentary

Filmmaker Spotlight: Marshall Woodworth On 'La Veille'

Feb 21st, 2020 4m 2s

The 23rd French Film Festival begins on February 27, and for the next two weeks, NolaVie will be spotlighting a couple of the festival’s featured filmmakers. Marshall Woodworth’s documentary La Veille traces the loss of Louisiana French, as wel

Commentary: It's Throw Season In New Orleans

Feb 14th, 2020 4m 15s

It’s Carnival time in New Orleans, and that means that throw season has arrived. Throw as in the noun, a throw, not the verb, to throw. We’re talking about that time of year when revelers raise their arms in supplication for trinkets tossed fro

Preservation Hall Foundation Helps Carnival Bands To Keep Marching

Feb 7th, 2020 4m 40s

Preservation Hall has been bringing people into the French Quarter since the 1950s to hear authentic New Orleans jazz. With Carnival season upon us, the Foundation’s Jazz in Class Program will move from the band room to the parade route.

Listening To Locals: People Museum

Jan 31st, 2020 4m 17s

People Museum is about half of what its name suggests. This group of alternative pop musicians has been building a reputation at gigs around New Orleans. The band plans to share songs from their new EP, “I Made a Madman out of Me and You,” at a

Conversations With Artists: Meryl Murman

Jan 24th, 2020 4m 25s

Meryl Murman is a choreographer and filmmaker who made the bold decision to combine her disciplines into one art form. She creates dance films that explore improvisation and performance in places like New Orleans and Ukraine. Kelley Crawford in

NOLA Mural Project: A Celebration Of Free Speech And Artistic Expression

Jan 17th, 2020 4m 4s

Based simply on output, New Orleans is clearly a fertile ground for artists. But how welcoming and nurturing is New Orleans to all kinds of art, specifically street art? NolaVie’s Brian Friedman sat down with Neal Morris, founder of the NOLA Mu

Conversations With Artists: Miriam Lilje

Jan 10th, 2020 4m 20s

Co-working spaces are beginning to pop up all over the city, but few are tailor-made for artists. Atelier Mimi is a gallery and co-working space dedicated to promoting creative cross-pollination. In this installment of NolaVie’s occasional seri

2020 Vision: Gazing Forward For The New Year

Jan 3rd, 2020 4m 6s

The new year brings a brand new decade. And if you think about all the big changes that occurred in the last decade — iPads, Instagram, self-driving cars, ride-sharing apps, bitcoins, Candy Crush — well, we can only imagine what the world will

Local Photography Exhibit Turns A Lens On Venice

Dec 20th, 2019 4m 37s

Venice has often been called a kindred city to New Orleans, with its Carnival traditions and tumultuous relationship with water. As part of PhotoNOLA , an annual celebration of photography, the Second Story Gallery in the Healing Center is host

Stepping Inside The Preservation Resource Center’s Holiday Home Tour

Dec 13th, 2019 4m 40s

The holidays are here, and for the Preservation Resource Center , that means the annual Holiday Home Tour is just around the corner. Each year in December, the PRC welcomes locals and visitors through the doors of some of the oldest and most we

The Feast Of The Seven Fishes Returns To The Ace Hotel

Dec 6th, 2019 4m 16s

As is the case with most holidays, New Orleans has numerous Christmas traditions that set our city apart from others. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is one of them. Josephine Estelle, the restaurant at the Ace Hotel, will be hosting this traditi

Happy Raptor Charges Into Local Craft Distilling Scene

Nov 22nd, 2019 4m 33s

New Orleans abounds in spirits. And nowadays, not all of them are of the ethereal kind. The city will have eight craft distilleries by the end of this year. Happy Raptor is a relative newcomer on the distillery scene. NolaVie’s Renée Peck invit

How The Stranger Half Lives: The Weird Homes Tour

Nov 15th, 2019 3m 53s

New Orleans is known for its unusual architecture, but there are a few houses around the city that are still bound to turn the heads of locals and visitors alike. This Saturday, several of those houses are opening their doors for the third annu

Reel Art: A Snapshot Of The Movie Poster Archives

Nov 8th, 2019 4m 20s

In a world where people are quick to digitize everything, there are many who don’t want to forget the creative endeavors of those who came before binary codes. One of those groups is Movie Poster Archives , and NolaVie’s Kelley Crawford sat dow

Nola DNA Uncovers Hidden Histories In Old Newspapers

Nov 1st, 2019 4m 10s

Nola DNA is a local preservation project centered around a massive archive of newspapers from over a hundred years ago. Writer and printmaker Joseph Makkos is the founder of Nola DNA, and he joined David Benedetto in the studio to talk about hi

After Decades Of Delivering, Postman Huey Moss Looks Forward To Tasty Second Act

Oct 25th, 2019 3m 58s

Huey Moss has been delivering mail in New Orleans for almost 35 years, and at the end of this year, he’ll be retiring. NolaVie’s Brian Friedman invited Huey into the studio to hear about the job and his experiences over the years. Visit ViaNola

Filmmaker Spotlight: Phillip Youmans On 'Burning Cane'

Oct 18th, 2019 4m 8s

The 30th New Orleans Film Festival kicked off this week, and one of the centerpiece movies is Burning Cane . The film’s director is 19-year-old New Orleans native Phillip Youmans, who won the prestigious Founders Award at this year’s Tribeca Fi

Conversations With Artists: Sepehr Saberian

Oct 11th, 2019 4m 25s

We talk a lot about musical instruments in New Orleans, so much so that it feels like our music dates back thousands of years. But the santur , a trapezoid-shaped stringed instrument, actually does date back thousands of years. NolaVie’s Kelley

Local Talent Develop TV Show 'Garden District'

Oct 4th, 2019 4m 15s

Often, movies and TV shows just can’t seem to get New Orleans right. But Garden District , a new TV series written by local playwright Rosary O’Neill, promises to change that. NolaVie’s Renée Peck brings us a preview of the TV show with actress

Young LGBTQ Thespians Get LOUD

Sep 27th, 2019 3m 57s

LOUD is a New Orleans theater company centered on queer youth. It’s a space where students explore new modes of self-expression, as well as traditional technique. NolaVie’s Kelley Crawford invites co-director Cameron-Mitchell Ware into the stud

Surreal History Party Comes To New Orleans

Sep 13th, 2019 4m 25s

The way we experience the past and the present is changing, and that extends to how people experience tours. Alyssa and Trevor Scott of Spectral City Tours are launching what they call a Surreal History Party, which will have guests interacting

COOL Cooperative Gives Future Film Workers A Shot

Sep 6th, 2019 4m 19s

Filmmaking often requires the efforts of a small army, from the actors and director to the lighting and sound crew. With Louisiana’s film industry booming once again, there’s a local nonprofit that’s creating a pipeline of young talent as well.