Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette performs for summer readers at the Vacherie Branch at 10:00 and the Lutcher Branch at 2:00. Come join the music and merriment!
Johnette brings her Plant a Seed, Read program celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her Today Is Monday in Louisiana book to the Summer Reading Program at the Terrebonne Parish Library in Houma, LA
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Plant a Seed Read and Sing continues as Johnette performs for the St. Charles Parish Libraries in Luling at 2:00 and in Destrehan at 6:00.
Johnette will perform at six libraries in Shreveport this summer. Dates, locations and times to be announced.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Join us in the garden for a free summer concert for families at the Nantucket Atheneum! Bring your blankets, snacks, and your dancing shoes!
Have you ever wanted to learn to play the ukulele? Now is your chance! I will be giving a workshop for beginners to give you the uke basics to set you on your musical journey. The workshop is for teens and adults. Please register at the Atheneum as space and ukuleles are limited. Feel free to bring your own uke if you have one. The workshop is free!
Join Johnette for a book reading, signing and craft for her latest book New England Animals A to Z in Newburyport, Massachusetts this summer for a whale of a good time!
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
It’s a boogie on the bayou as Johnette and special guest Scott Billington share Louisiana roots music for children in the Kids Tent at Jazz Fest 2026!
Tickets available Here!
DJ LizE and I will be chatting and grooving it up as we play songs and talk about the new album “My Little Snap Bean, Zydeco for Children” which features zydeco legend Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chas! It’s time to dance bay-bay!
Tune in and stream the show at https://www.wtulneworleans.com/stream-wtul
Tune in to WWOZ 90.7 FM on Monday, April 6 at 1:10 PM for a preview of the new album “My Little Snap Bean, Zydeco for Children,” as Murf Reeves, Scott Billington, and Johnette Downing discuss the behind the scenes making of the album and share various songs.
Tune in at https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/
Learn more about our host Murf Reeves at https://www.wwoz.org/profiles/murf-reeves
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
916 N. Peters Street in Dutch Alley in the French Quarter near Cafe du Monde. Free and open to school groups, families and the public.
Parade on over to hear Johnette read her Mardi Gras books - Who Got the Baby in the King Cake, Mumbo Jumbo, Stay Out of the Gumbo, and Chef Creole for Story Time. A book signing follows. Coloring sheets and bookmarks are available for children while supplies last.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette will be the guest author for Story Time, reading two of her holiday books and signing her many books at Barnes & Noble Metairie. Come join the fun as we learn about the bonfires on the Mississippi River levee that help Papa Noel deliver gifts in his pirogue to Louisiana children for Christmas day.
Pending Government Shutdown and Reopening
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Pending Government Shutdown and Reopening.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Come in costume and the party in the French Market for Boo Carre where children can howl along with me to slightly spooky, mostly silly Halloween songs. Face painting, trick-or-treating, crafts and music await little haunters for a fun festival for the whole family.
916 N Peters indoor concert at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in Dutch Alley.
Visit https://www.frenchmarket.org/event/boo-carre-halloween-haunt-4/ for more details.
Johnette will be signing her books such as My Parrain is the Loup Garou , Today is Monday in Louisiana, and others in the Bent Pages pavilion for Rougarou Fest in downtown Houma, LA at the Civic Center. Come by and get a personalized copy!
Johnette will be signing her Spooky Second Line Halloween book and other spooktacular titles like My Parrain is the Loup Garou at this holiday book event.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette gives her beginner’s ukulele workshop to teens and adults at the Atheneum. Space is limited and participants must bring their own ukuleles. Contact the Atheneum for registration and details. Free with registration.
Children’s concert in the Nantucket Atheneum garden
In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
East Regional Branch at 2:00 PM
West Regional Branch at 6:00 PM
June 23 at 10 :00 in DeQuincy and 3:00 in Sulphur
June 24 at 10:00 in Moss Bluff and 3:00 in Central
June 16 at 10:00 in Geismar and 2:00 in Donaldsonville
June 17 at 10:00 in Praireville and 2:00 in Gonzales
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette performs “Down in Louisiana” animals songs at the St. James Parish Library in Vacherie at 10:00 and in Lutcher at 2:00
Johnette will be performing her Louisiana musical gumbo for children in the Kids Tent with special guest Scott Billington.
For tickets, please visit nojazzfest.com
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