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Bunny Matthews at HNOC + Summering in the City + On Parade: Krampus & Swampus + River Fest gallery + Congrats Cheryl Gerber and Rishita Monga + QuarterCentric events! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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A Breath of Fresh Air!And don’t waste a moment of it! The neighborhood is offering several super events in the coming weeks, including the Historic BK House Soiree, on Sunday, October 11! The Soiree is one of our favorite French Quarter events and this year, we’ll all be celebrating the 200th birthday of the house! Reserve your tickets now. And, you’ll have a chance to win the fabulous original painting by Amzie Adams above that’s featured on the invitation! You can scroll down for details on this and other curated FQ happenings - but there are so many planned events coming up, we can’t possibly fit them in this newsletter! So check in frequently at our FQ Curated Special Events page for the full shebang! We update it at least once a week, so you’ll always find something new! Photo above: Historic BK House by Amzie Adams |
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A new exhibit and book, “Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions,” celebrates “da real New Oyunz cultcha” and the man who drew it. – by Doug Brantley |
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The visitor count thins and locals flee whenever possible, but summer in New Orleans offers up memorable family times – even if “the humidity slaps you in the face like a screen door so hard you swear you can hear the hinge.” – by Elisa Cool Murphy |
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Two newer parades – one led by an ancient alpine Yuletide creature and the other by a shaggy swamp monster – are helping lead the way in sustainability, accessibility and creativity. – by Matt Sheen NOTE! Swampus marches Saturday, Oct. 3! |
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A parade through Jackson Square and along the river leads to a day of music at the New Orleans Jazz Museum each year for River Fest. - photos by Melanie Cole |
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Congratulations!Cheryl GerberWe all know and love Cheryl as one of the city’s top photographers, with three amazing photography books documenting New Orleans life. We feel extremely fortunate to have her as part of French Quarter Journal’s team!But do you usually think of Cheryl as a writer?Think again.Read this stellar op-ed, A Thanksgiving Trifecta, and we think you’ll agree with the New Orleans Press Club - it honored Cheryl with not one, but TWO awards this summer!Unfortunately, Cheryl wasn’t in town to collect the awards, so at a recent FQJ gathering, we presented them to her!Psst! if you want to share any of our articles with friends, there’s a little bar near the top with buttons that make it easy to share by email, FB, X, and LinkedIn. You can even copy the link and text it to a friend. |
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Congrats to our neighbor, Rishita Monga, owner and creator of Ajoonii jewelry shop!She’s celebrating her first year at 830 Chartres Street this month, so pop by and wish her well.And here’s our story about her in case you missed it first time around!
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A boutique jewelry shop recently opened on Chartres Street where the ethereal has become tangible . . . and infinitely wearable. – by Kim Ranjbar |
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We’re grateful for our renewing Community Cornerstone Partner!We love working with the museum because they’re always adding something new! For instance, they’re now giving guided tours, are introducing immersive audio tours (included with general admission) and October 9th, they’re launching Storyville After Dark.Storyville After Dark offers the same fascinating history with different lighting, music and video! You can visit from 6:30 - 10:30pm every night.If you or your business would like to become a FQJ Community Partner, contact us! |
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Thank you to these new and renewing members of our Readers’ Circle!Readers’ Circle members help us develop important community resources like our new Weekly Happenings page and our new narrated versions of stories - and keep FQJ paywall-free! David Daniels
Robert Brudd
Julia Cass
Diane HarveyThank you for helping make our ongoing features and our special projects possible!If you’re not a member, become part of our team right now by using the button below.
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You'll find full details and links to tickets on our FQ Events page – along with many more happenings.
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Faulkner for All 2026Friday, September 25 – Monday, September 28 Hotel Provincial, 1024 Chartres Street, Historic BK House, 1113 Chartres Street and others Each year the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society, established in 1990, hosts a festival in celebration of William Faulkner’s birthday. It’s three days of panel discussions, talks with celebrated writers, individual book and manuscript critiques by publishers and editors, and good times hobnobbing at various venues See the full schedule and reserve your place at the various events HERE
Find more information here on our curated FQ Special Events page! |
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The New Orleans Ragtime Festival: 10th AnniversaryThursday, October 1 – Sunday, October 4 Events at: New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, 419 Decatur
The New Marigny Theater, 2301 Marais Street
Steamboat NATCHEZ, 400 Toulouse Street
Other venues TBA “Four days of ragtime, dancing, history, live music, and New Orleans tradition — with performances throughout the city and Ragtime on the River aboard the Steamboat NATCHEZ.” Get tickets!
*Image: Margie Perez, from NOLA Ragtime Festival Find more information here on our curated FQ Special Events page! |
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The Swampus Returns ParadeSaturday, October 3, 7:30pm start Armstrong Park A haunted swamp brought to life through handmade artistry. • Original costumes
• Giant puppets and creatures
• Live performances
• Sustainable parade throws
• New Orleans creativity at its best Find more information here on our curated FQ Special Events page! Photo by Melanie Cole for FQJ |
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Start time 7:30! Accessibility Row on St. Phillip between Royal and Bourbon. |
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Soirée in the Vieux CarréSunday, October 11, 6-9pm The Historic BK House & Gardens, 1113 Chartres St. BK’s Soirée in the Vieux Carré is not just another fundraising event. It is your time to be a preservationist (if only for the evening) while mingling with friends, neighbors, and lovers of BK’s storied past. More info and tickets here. |
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