Barnes & Noble is the nation's top bookseller brand for the seventh year in a row, and is rated number two in trust among all retailers for the second year in a row, according to the EquiTrend® Brand Study by Harris Interactive®. More >
Bayou Lacombe Art Center is located within a designated Louisiana Cultural District. The Bayou Lacombe Art Center is a community art organization supporting artists working in the visual arts. Our goals are to foster creativity and art excellence; provide exhibition space to new and established artists; provide programs and activities… More >
Brunner Gallery is the creation of gallery director, Susan Brunner and Louisiana sculptor, Rick Brunner, a husband and wife team who opened their first art gallery ten years ago in the heart of historic downtown Covington, Louisiana. Their vision was to provide a platform for a small handful of local… More >
The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, which is owned and operated by Southeastern Louisiana University, is an historic theatre (circa 1928) that was completely renovated and reopened its doors in 2002. The theatre presents a diverse mix of cultural events year-round, including its anchor October festival, Fanfare, and provides… More >
Creative Arts of St. Tammany Talent & Theater (CAST) has a mission is to raise the level of performance art in St Tammany Parish. CAST is conveniently located in Covington for students in the Covington, Mandeville, Abita Springs, Madisonville, Folsom, Bush, Slidell, Hammond area in St Tammany Parish. CAST takes… More >
If only old buildings and old live oak trees could talk. While that may border on cliche, it is certainly true for the Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall built in 1895, the same year that historians agree that traditional American jazz was being invented across Lake Pontchartrain in New… More >
The most colorful dining room in Covington, Restaurant Etoile is a unique Northshore gem located in historic downtown Covington, Louisiana. We serve contemporary Louisiana & French country cuisine in a casual bistro setting. Our dining room at Etoile is unique, a riot of colors, textures and shapes. New Orleans artist… More >
Located in historic downtown Covington, Louisiana, Fort Isabel Gallery offers the serious collector or the casual viewer traditional as well as contemporary art by a partnership of established, award-winning local artists. In the gallery’s monthly exhibits, the viewer can find a wide variety of artistic expression—realism to abstract, landscapes to… More >
The Northshore’s newest gallery Gallery 421 in the heart of Covington’s arts district. The concept is a cooperative effort whereby a juried group of artists will display their art for sale in a large 5,000 square foot gallery space with a minimal monthly rental and only 10% commission but they… More >
After a year of planning, The Howlin' Wolf is proud to announce the opening of a new venue. Howlin' Wolf NorthShore is located at 1623 Montgomery St. in Mandeville, formally the site of Piffany Oaks. Over the past two decades, The Howlin’ Wolf has evolved from a small bar in… More >
Luke's Brisket and Broadway Dinner Theatre is the only true Dinner Theatre experience in the Metro New Orleans area. Open from 2004 to 2008 under the name of Minacapelli's Dinner Playhouse, Luke's is still owned by Rickie and Ginger Luke, residents of Slidell for the past 33 years. It is… More >
The North Star Theatre is the home of United Theatre Artists, Inc. A Non-Profit, tax exempt charitable Organization and a member of Theatre Communications Group in New York, the national organization of over 400 non-profit professional theatres in the U.S. If you wish to participate on stage or backstage, please… More >
In January of 1982 after establishing Jacmel Inn, a fine dinning restaurant, and Brady's Grill and Bar in Hammond, Hoot Owl owners Paul Murphy and Rick Calucci along with Mandeville native Wally Simmons, took over the lease of the former Prieto Dry Goods store on Gerrard street in Mandeville. Paul,… More >
Olde Towne Arts Center continues to be a prime location for serious artists to share their works with the Slidell, LA community. Works of local and national talents have been displayed and will continue to be displayed at the OTAC Gallery. More >
A true Louisiana experience! Enjoy authentic Creole cuisine, Cajun dance lessons with a live Cajun band, cooking demonstrations, and bayou boat tours. This charming Acadian style restaurant, nestled in a lush cypress marsh and surround by moss laden oak trees, is conveniently located 35 miles northeast of New Orleans in… More >
Playmakers, Inc., was organized in 1955 as a non-profit, voluntary amateur theater and has functioned as an organization for the promotion of dramatic interests in the Covington area. Playmakers gives an opportunity to all interested persons to participate in live theater. Playmakers has continued to produce four or more plays… More >
Two buildings from early jazz history still stand in Mandeville. Ruby's Roadhouse has been in continuous operation since the 1920s and today is still popular a bar and live music venue. Ruby’s Roadhouse has been bringing the best of the music world to its stage for 25 years - in… More >
Upstairs in the historic train station. - Founded in 1962, the Slidell Art League is - one of the oldest recognized non profit - organizations on the Northshore. With over - 160 local artists, our members share their - talent, time and creativity with the community. - The gallery holds… More >
Slidell Little Theatre was organized in the Spring of 1963 with a season of four plays. In 1975, increased participation and audience demand justified an increase to 5 plays per season. This continued for a further four years until the season was expanded to the current slate of six plays.… More >
A beautiful park located on the banks of scenic Bayou Bonfouca, Heritage Park is home to an amphitheatre, the stage for the spring and fall Bayou Jam Concert Series, and the annual "Some Enchanted Evening with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra," held every spring. More >
The Tangipahoa African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives will preserve and tell the history through artistic endeavors of African-American Ancestors in the State of Louisiana. Additionally, this Museum will house the country's first memorial to Black Vietnam War Veterans. This museum will serve as the anchor of "Multicultural Tourism"… More >
The Green Room is a very relaxing bar with live music five nights a week and a very comfortable atmosphere. Anyone who is a musician, or works in the music field would much appreciate this venue. Come see Johnny V and Walter "Wolfman" Washington! Videos on website More >
Established in April 2003, Young Chefs Academy offers cooking classes to children in a safe environment that encourages discovery and creativity. While learning food preparation skills is the main ingredient at YCA, each class adds a heap of kitchen safety, a scoop of etiquette, a handful of table setting, a… More >
Art is everywhere in New Orleans and our cultural venues are as varied as you would expect from a nearly 300 year-old city. From neighborhood music clubs, contemporary art galleries, alternative arts spaces, fine dining restaurants, to cozy corner bookshops search ArtsNewOrleans to discover your favorite place to experience our creative culture.
Arts Council Of New Orleans
935 Gravier Street, Suite 850
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 523-1465