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André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & Cultural Justice

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The ACC is a multidisciplinary, community-centered arts, cultural center dedicated to freedom, flourishing, & the promotion of justice through the arts.

11/06/2026

Today is the last day to register your young maker for Renée Johnson’s Black Masking Indian Doll-Making Workshop. Six Saturdays, one doll built by hand, and a free Community Exhibition on Jan 30 where our makers show their work to family and neighbors.

Already registered? Today is also the deadline for the $150 Series Fee. Students must be paid in full to join class tomorrow.

New families: register at the link in our bio. First session: Saturday, Nov 7, 11 AM at 2541 Bayou Road.

11/05/2026

Swipe to step inside Ann + Anthony’s Bar and Teahouse, at home inside the ACC on historic Bayou Road.🍸🌿✨

Our official menu has arrived at the André Cailloux Center as we celebrate the official launch of the Sanctuary Bar! Whether you’re stopping in for an intimate speakeasy evening, co-working, or unwinding with community, our handcrafted botanical menu is designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit.

Swipe to explore the full lineup, featuring our 4 Signature Mocktails (available in Bloom 9 oz — $8 or Full Bloom 16 oz — $10):

🍂 EMBER BLOOM: Clove tincture, crisp apple c***r, ginger b**r, a dash of cayenne pepper, and maple syrup.
🫐 SAGE & SHADOW: Blackberry iced tea, house sage syrup, lime juice, elderberry tincture, and sparkling water.
✨ SCARLET ANISE: Cranberry iced tea, ginger syrup, pomegranate juice, and star anise tincture.
☀️ ROSEMARY GLOW: Orange juice, lemon juice, a dash of turmeric, agave, and rosemary tincture.
🍵 Looking for something comforting or restorative? Explore our Specialty Teas ($7.00 / 14 oz, served hot or iced)—including the autumn-favorite Sweet Potato Chai (topped with marshmallows!), the hibiscus-infused Ruby Ritual, Autumn Embrace, and Golden Root. You can also Build Your Own Tea with your choice of loose leaf base, dried fruits, botanical herbs, and warming spices!

Each drink is poured with intention and served with an affirmation card to ground your evening. (The ACC Sanctuary Bar also has a curated selection of w**e, b**r, and cold drinks available!)

📍 Location: André Cailloux Center (Bayou Road) ⏰ Weekly Hours:

Wednesday – Friday: 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM (Sanctuary Bar + AAAD)
Saturday: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Sanctuary Bar + AAAD)
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Exclusive AAAD Tea House)
Which mocktail are you ordering first? Drop your desire below and tag who you’re bringing tonight! 👇

11/05/2026

Two days until the first stitch.

This Saturday, young makers ages 8 and up begin six sessions with culture bearer and modiste Renée Johnson of Afri Modiste, learning the history of the Black Masking Indians and building a doll of their own, from first sketch to final bead. No sewing experience needed. Every supply is included.

Seats are limited, and registration closes tomorrow. A $40 fee holds your young maker’s spot. Link in bio.

Saturdays, 11 AM–12 PM, starting Nov 7 at 2541 Bayou Road.

11/04/2026

New Orleans has a new sober speakeasy home at the André Cailloux Center ! ✨

Join us this Thursday, November 5th at 6:30 PM as Ann + Anthony’s Bar and Teahouse opens its doors inside the ACC on historic Bayou Road.

Step into an intimate, speakeasy-style evening filled with handcrafted botanical mocktails, specialty teas, and an intentional community experience featuring a beautiful lineup of local partners:

🍴Food: Sun Kissed Salo ()

🍰 Dessert: The Cheesecake Lady ()

📸 Polaroid Photobooth: Vanesa Vaz ()

🌿 Wellness Stations:
• Create-Your-Own Floral Bouquet with Blooms x Yonna ()
• Holistic care & herbal offerings with By Our Hands Wellness () and Your Vegan Goddess ()

🎶 Live Music & Community Vibes

Whether you’re alcohol-free, sober-curious, or simply looking for an elevated, relaxing space to study, catch up, or unwind, this sanctuary was built for you. (Curated w**e, b**r, and cold drinks will also be available through the ACC Sanctuary Bar!)

📍 Location: André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & Cultural Justice (Bayou Road)
🗓️ Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
⏰ Doors Open: 6:30 PM

Drop a 🌿 or 🍵 in the comments, tag someone you’re bringing, and come celebrate our new home with us!

11/03/2026

In October 1864, a Black man from New Orleans walked into a national convention in Syracuse, New York carrying a flag stained with Captain André Cailloux's blood. Captain James H. Ingraham had led the charge at Port Hudson where Cailloux fell.

Sixteen months later he stood before Frederick Douglass and delegates from sixteen states and told them what that flag had seen. The whole hall rose to its feet. Three cheers for Ingraham, for the men who fought beside him, and for the flag they carried.

They hung that flag across the platform. Underneath it, the convention founded the National Equal Rights League, the first national Black political organization in this country, and declared to the nation: we are taxed, but denied the right of representation. Ingraham was named one of its vice presidents. Six years later, the 15th Amendment was law.

Black New Orleans put the demand for the vote on the table before the war was even over. Our people built the suffrage movement on Cailloux's memory. That is the inheritance we carry on Bayou Road.

So here is what we do with it.

TODAY, Tuesday, November 3: polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at geauxvote.com. Ten constitutional amendments, a U.S. Senate race, and more are on your ballot. Vote like somebody bled for it, because somebody did.

SATURDAY, November 14: Reckoning and Remembrance, the Captain André Cailloux Community Procession. We gather at 10 a.m. at Markey Park and walk from the mustering ground at 3300 Royal Street to the ACC at 2541 Bayou Road, the same way his regiment marched. We walk with Krewe of Red Beans and partners from across the city, and we arrive home at the only Black-owned performing arts center in Louisiana for the dedication and blessing of the building.

Sign up to march: caillouxprocession.com (link in bio)

The vote is his. The building is ours. Show up for both.

11/02/2026

Tenant to owner takes a village.

Thank you to Hope Credit Union for financing this acquisition, and to Greater New Orleans Foundation, Kataly Foundation’s Restorative Economies Fund, Distracted Globe Foundation, and Emerge Group for their catalytic investment. Thank you also to Wilson Ave., Innovative Strategic Partners, and Marissa Douglas Consulting for their advisory support.

Celebrate with us on Saturday, November 14, at the official ribbon-cutting during Reckoning & Remembrance, a free public procession and second line down Bayou Road to 2541. RSVP at caillouxprocession.com.

11/01/2026

Ownership is step one.

In our ZIP code, housing costs rose 36% over five years while median Black household income grew only 16%. Owning the building protects ACC from displacement. The next step is extending that protection to our neighbors.

The Cailloux Community Equity Fund, now in development, is designed to give Seventh Ward and Tremé residents, culture bearers, and artists a real stake in the places they help sustain, as owners rather than only audiences or tenants.

Learn more at the link in bio.

Address

2541 Bayou Road
New Orleans, LA
70119

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm

Website

http://www.accneworleans.com/

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