NUNU Arts & Culture Collective has, for decades now, established itself as an enclave of creative minds in the rural, Shire-like community of Arnaudville—with regular visual arts exhibitions, live music programming, and cultural exploration in various forms. More profoundly, NUNU has served as a crucial third place in a world where there are far too few of them.
Now, the Collective is taking that community-making role and turning it into a (gentle) enterprise, Café NUNU. Serving Rêve Coffee and loose leaf teas from Frontier Co-Op, as well as a selection of sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods—the new space is designed for “conversation, quiet work, and taking one’s time.” Rather than having fixed prices, at the café guests will be asked to contribute what they can, knowing that their participation supports NUNU’s programs. Plans are in place for dedicated specials each day of the week, including Beansday on Wednesdays and “Common Bowls” of gumbo and other regional rice dishes on Saturdays, and there are plans for routine culinary pop ups celebrating local chefs…