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ongoing. MOJO COFFEE HOUSE. 1500 Magazine St., 525-2244; www. myspace.com/mojoco —
Photographs by Marc Pagani, ongoing.
NEW ORLEANS CAKE CAFE & BAKERY. 2440 Chartres St., 943-0010 — Oil landscapes
of the Ustabes by Will Smith, ongoing.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY, MARTIN LUTHER KING BRANCH. 1611 Caffin Ave., 529-READ; www.nutrias.org — “The
Lafitte,� works by Bruce Davenport Jr., through Saturday.
SOUND CAFE. 2700 Chartres St., 947-4477 — Mixed-media
paintings by YA/YA alumnus Gerard Caliste, ongoing.
THREE MUSES. 536 Frenchmen St., 298-8746; www.thethreemuses.com — Portraits by Zack
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “As We See It:
Youth Vision Quilt,� studentcreated quilt with more than 400 patches, ongoing.
GEORGE & LEAH MCKENNA MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART. 2003 Carondelet St., 5867432; www.themckennamuseum.com — “Tambourine and
Fan,� works by Jamar Pierre and Gregoryuan Mghee-Hunter, through Saturday. GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, 363-4202; www.gaccnola.com — Museum exhibits
depict the colonial experience, work, culture and religion of German immigrants.
GREAT AMERICAN ALLIGATOR MUSEUM. 2051 Magazine St., 523-5525 — The museum
Smith, ongoing.
features fossils, taxidermy, folk art, kitsch, Americana and more.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Drawn to
ANTENNA GALLERY. The gallery seeks work that uses, recreates or interprets meaning from the artist’s childhood artwork for a May exhibition. Email nataliemclaurin@gmail. com for details. Submission deadline is April 20. COLD DRINK PRINTMAKING INVITATIONAL. Du Mois Gallery,
4921 Freret St., 818-6032 — The gallery accepts submissions for the exhibition juried by New Orleans Museum of Art modern and contemporary art curator Miranda Lash. Email dumoisgallery@gmail.com for details. Submission deadline is March 31. art from Delgado Community College students and alumni to be included in a calendar. Call 258-5011 or email xdesot92940@dcc.edu for details. Submission deadline is March 15.
MUSEUMS AMERICAN-ITALIAN MUSEUM & RESEARCH LIBRARY. 537 S. Peters St., 522-7294 — Perma-
nent exhibits of jazz artists, a St. Joseph’s altar replica, the Louisiana Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame and a research library with genealogy records. ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Ashe in Retrospect: 19982008,� photographs by Morris Jones Jr., Eric Waters, Jeffrey Cook and others, ongoing. BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM. 1116 St. Claude Ave.; www.backstreetmuseum.org —
Permanent exhibits of Mardi Gras Indian suits, jazz funeral memorabilia and social aid and pleasure club artifacts, ongoing.
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “All That Glitters,� an
exhibition of Carnival jewelry, through April 12.
LOUISIANA FILM MUSEUM. Montrel’s Bistro, 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747; www. louisianafilmmuseum.org —
The museum features props, costumes, video clips, still photographs, posters and other exhibits from major films produced in Louisiana. LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Before During After,�
photographs illustrating the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, through Aug. 31. “Living With Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,� an exhibition of stories, artifacts and science displays; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,� Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and others items; both ongoing.
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT MUSEUM. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal St., 3102149; www.lasc.org — The
Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society sponsors the museum’s exhibitions of the people and institutions that have contributed to the development of Louisiana law for 300 years.
MAIN LIBRARY. 219 Loyola Ave., 529-7323; www.nutrias. org — “Hidden from History:
Unknown New Orleanians,� photographs of the city’s working poor, ongoing. MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL. 1 Poydras St.,
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NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. 945 Magazine St., 5276012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “Ours To Fight For:
American Jews in the Second World War,� an exhibit on loan from the Museum of Jewish Heritage, through April 24.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — “The Most Beautiful
Day of My Youth,� photographs by Bernard Faucon, through Sunday. “Residents and Visitors: 20th Century Photographs of Louisiana,� a collaboration with the Historic New Orleans Collection, through March 27. “The Sound of One Hand: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Monk Hakuin,� through April 17. “Lofty Ideals: Selections of Nineteenth-Century French Sculpture from the Permanent Collection,� through April 24. “Different Strokes for Different Folks: Glass Works from Harter, Jastremski and Sawyer Gifts,� through May 15. “Peter Carl Faberge and Other Russian Masters,� permanent collection of Faberge objects; “Six Shooters,� photographs from the New Orleans Photo Alliance; both ongoing.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY. Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Treme: People and Places,� maps, architectural drawings and photographs celebrating the bicentennial of Faubourg Treme, through Nov. 30.
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Life: Al Hirschfeld and the Theater of Tennessee Williams,� drawings by Hirschfeld, through April 2. “In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans,� through April 20.
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