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CONTENTS

STAFF Publisher | MARGO DUBOS Associate Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER

January 6, 2015

EDITORIAL

Volume 36

Number 1

STYLE + SHOPPING

Feature Writer | JEANIE RIESS Calendar & Digital Content Coordinator | ANNA GACA

What’s In Store ......................................................25 Canal Street Bistro

Contributing Writers SARAH BAIRD, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

EAT + DRINK Review: Johnny Sanchez .................................. 27 Tequila, tacos, mezcal ... and grasshoppers Fork + Center ........................................................... 27 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview .............................................29 Maria Isabel Mendez, tamale maker and vendor Drinks ........................................................................30 Beer Buzz and Wine of the Week Last Bites ..................................................................31 5 in Five, Plate Dates and Off the Menu

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER

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The mighty New Orleans Comic Con swoops into town this weekend

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BUSINESS

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ON THE COVER New Orleanian of the Year 2014 .......................19 Philanthropist Robert Merrick talks about giving back to New Orleans

7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 Phunny Phorty Phellows, The Special Men’s Twelfth Night, Joe Ely and more

NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 “How has New Orleans music saved your soul?” is the question asked by Boudin: The New Orleans Music Project Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world Scuttlebutt................................................................ 9 From their lips to your ears

C’est What? ..............................................................10 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats .........................................10 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary.............................................................11 New Year’s resolutions for others Blake Pontchartrain.............................................12 The New Orleans N.O. It All Clancy DuBos...........................................................13 Can Steve Scalise survive as Congressional Majority Whip?

HEALTH + WELLNESS Feature ......................................................................15 Rejuvenating — and tripping — in a flotation tank Meg Farris ................................................................. 17 Easy and quick HIV testing

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT Music .........................................................................40 PREVIEW: Torche Film.............................................................................45 REVIEW: Little Feet Art ...............................................................................48 REVIEW: Prospect.3 at the Contemporary Arts Center Stage...........................................................................51 Events .......................................................................52 PREVIEW: Battle of New Orleans bicentennial events Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................60

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ...........................................................55 Employment ...........................................................56 Legal Notices.......................................................... 57 Picture Perfect Properties................................58 Real Estate ..............................................................59 Mind + Body + Spirit................................................61 Pets .............................................................................61 Home + Garden .......................................................63

OPERATIONS & EVENTS Operations & Events Director | LAURA CARROLL

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COVER ILLUSTRATION BY Thatcher Hillegas COVER DESIGN BY Dora Sison

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seven things to do in seven days Joan of Arc parade

Tue. Jan. 6 | The Krewe of Jeanne d’Arc celebrates the martyred Maid of Orleans on her birthday. Costumed horseback riders lead the parade around the French Quarter and there are a couple of ceremonial stops. The procession begins at 6 p.m. at Toulouse and Decatur streets.

Phunny Phorty Phellows

Tue. Jan. 6 | The costumed krewe kicks off the Carnival season with a streetcar ride down St. Charles Avenue. Toast the krewe and the beginning of the season at 6:30 p.m. at the Willow Street car barn. The parade begins at 7 p.m.

Twelfth Night Masquerade Ball

Joe Ely

Thu. Jan. 8 | A former Flatlander (with Jimmie Dale Gilmore) and Clash enthusiast (and background vocalist on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”), Joe Ely has spent much of his life kicking around Texas and rustling Americana, country and outlaw country sounds. At 9 p.m. at Chickie Wah Wah.

Vox and the Hound with Rotary Downs and Fancy Pants

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Wizard World Comic Con | Costumed Comic Con attendees (pictured) show off their enthusiasm for a wide array of characters from pop culture, science fiction, video games, comics and more. The event also features celebrities (Lou Ferrigno, Shannen Doherty) and more than 100 comics artists and writers. At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. PAGE 39.

Fri. Jan. 9 | New Orleans rockers Vox and the Hound host this area band showcase, a 27th birthday party for bassist Andrew Jarman themed “27 Club: Dead and Loving It.” Patrick Shuttleswerth Wants to Make You Deaf opens at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Overnight Lows

Sat. Jan. 10 | As Overnight Lows, Jackson, Mississippi, husband-and-wife duo Marsh and Daphne Nabors make trashy, thrash-y pop punk that’s low on skill but high on everything else. The band’s reluctant debut, City of Rotten Eyes (Goner), arrived in 2010 and features Paul Artigues (Die Rotzz) on drums. Trampoline Team, Black Abba and DJ Bong Scott open at 10 p.m. at Saturn Bar.

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Tue. Jan. 6 | King James and the Special Men present a Carnival ball to begin the season and support their new club, the Mistick Krewe of Kalunga. There’s king cake and Champagne. The music lineup includes Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Morning 40 Federation and King James and the Special Men. At 9:30 p.m. at Civic Theatre.

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NEWS +

VIEWS

S C U T T L EB U T T 9 C ’ ES T W H AT ? 10 B O U Q U E T S & B RI C K S 10 C O M M EN TA RY 11 B L A K E P O N TC H A RT R A IN 12 C L A N C Y D U B O S 13

knowledge is power New Orleans’ week in Twitter LARGE NUDE DAD @polksalad

So far The Saints are undefeated in 2015.

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Rep. Steve Scalise isn’t letting the controversy surrounding him get him down. He was at the Better Than Ezra concert tonight.

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NOW Amari Cooper has reason to dislike New Orleans.

A musical link

Marty Sartini Garner

P H OTO BY C L A IRE B A N G S ER

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By Jeanie Riess or Sean Daniels, one of the co-curators of Boudin, a storytelling and theater project organized by Southern Repertory Theatre and WWOZ-FM, few phrases are as sacred as “Me too.” “Whenever we hear the stories of other people, we have amazing amounts of empathy and excitement for them,” says Daniels, artistic director of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts. He conceived of the New Orleans music-oriented project 18 months ago with Southern Rep Artistic Director Aimee Hayes. Daniels, Hayes and actor and lighting designer Matt Callahan are curating stories that result from asking locals a single question: “How has New Orleans music saved your soul?” A team of story collectors (the Boudin “Story Krewe,” which includes Claire Bangser of NOLAbeings, Jon Greene, Marie Lovejoy and Greg Speck) have been gathering stories using a variety of platforms — audio voice recordings, voicemails, emails, written stories, photography and film — and with the best of them Hayes, Daniels and Callahan will create a play, which will run from April 15 to May 17. The production is timed to coincide with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a sponsor of the project. The play’s location has yet to be decided. Some of the stories represented onstage will be longer and more intricate and wind their way through the entire 90-minute

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production, interrupted by small snippets of other shorter, less dramatic narratives, Daniels says. “We found this one gentleman who had an amazing stutter problem before he discovered Louis Prima,” he says. “And once he discovered Louis Prima and he learned that he didn’t have to follow all the rules and he could, in his brain, sing the words before he would speak them, he was able to conquer this stuttering problem. … That might be one of the things that runs all the way through. “At the same time … somebody had this funny story about a time they got drunk in a tent with Keith Richards (guitarist for The Rolling Stones). We’ll combine some of these bigger stories that we follow all the way through with some of the episodes along the way.” After the cast acts out each story, a live band will play the song or the music of the artist who inspired it. Daniels says the same band will perform each night, though Boudin also will invite local guest musicians onstage to join in. A project of Boudin’s magnitude is about the process as much as the product, Daniels says. That’s why the show will accept story submissions until the play’s opening night and already has started producing film, audio and written versions of stories on its website (www.boudinmusicproject.com). PAGE 8

.@lagop Apologies for forcing @SteveScalise to attend that white nationalist meeting 12 years ago. Apparently it is my fault, right?

N.O. COMMENT What you had to say on BestofNewOrleans.com this week

Our cover story last week on the soon-to-open Lafitte Greenway drew these comments:

“Sorry but you couldn’t pay me enough to be on that beyond the bayou!! There wouldn’t be enough security for me to feel safe. Nice idea but not for me. I want to continue living!” — Flashie Gordon “I’m fully committed to more Greenways.” — Carol Greenway

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Boudin, a new storytelling project, asks New Orleanians a deceptively simple question: “How has New Orleans music saved your soul?”

Boudin’s Story Krewe gathered responses to the question “How has New Orleans music saved your soul?” on a chalkboard at the 2014 Treme Creole Gumbo Festival.

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The stories already posted on Boudin’s website are a lot like the sausage for which the project is named: dotted with a little bit of everything and wrapped in a tight package. In one, a man in a cranberry blazer sits on a porch and says that even though he’s tone-deaf, zydeco music lifts his spirits. A Treme woman says she still feels Uncle Lionel Batiste’s presence everywhere, although he died in 2012. A man named Matthew writes: “New Orleans stuffs you with soul like it stuffs a fish: slathers sticky chunks of it all over you and lets it sink in.” There is still time to submit a story or request to be interviewed and have your story filmed or recorded. Organizers say they want to hear from people of all walks of life. “Everybody knows the person who has that great story, so if you’re just out with them and you’re like, ‘Just take two minutes and tell me that story’ and send it in, that will work,” Daniels says. “If you have a story and you want to share it, we’ll come to you and take it down. You don’t have to type it out yourself. ... You can do it on your phone. ... It’s all about collecting what the stories are and making it as easy as possible for people.”

Daniels has done similar storytellingturned-theater pieces in the past, and he was inspired when Hayes told him she wanted to put together a show saluting New Orleans spirit and music and celebrating the culture it creates. At first the two wondered whether they could find enough stories to put together a play, but within seconds of starting the project, Daniels says, it became clear “there were about three shows’ worth of material.” As for how they chose the question to inspire contributions, Daniels says the team wanted to find something that made people think about the impact of music in a deeper way. “I think music is actually a very spiritual experience,” he says. “You’re kind of transcended to somewhere else when you’re listening to it, especially when you’re doing it in a sort of group

setting, when everyone is singing along together and everyone’s a little bit larger than themselves. … To have a story that has a beginning, a middle and an end, you kind of need more self-reflection and something a little more compelling about those times when music has really lifted you up.” Boudin also is generating visual art to help tell stories. At the 2014 Treme Creole Gumbo Festival in November, the Story Krewe set up a chalkboard and let passersby write simple, one-sentence responses to its question. The art of first-person storytelling is riding a wave of popularity both nationally and locally. Serial, a spinoff of WBEZ in Chicago’s This American Life public radio program, launched a few months ago telling a serialized true-crime story over the course of 12 episodes. It became the most downloaded podcast in history and inspired a Saturday Night Live parody. In New Orleans, events like the now-defunct Shipwrecked, WWNO-FM’s The Moth and its younger, less formal sibling, Bring Your Own, draw hundreds of people to listen to their peers tell true stories from their own lives. “For some reason at this time, maybe everybody is trying to feel a little more connected to each other,” Daniels says. “All of us want to feel like we are connected to something bigger than ourselves and not just kind of going through our lives in a small way.” That empathy, that “me too” moment, is something Daniels believes the stories collected by Boudin have the power to achieve. “The thing about the stories we’re collecting is that they’re all slightly extraordinary in their own way, but I feel like everybody that listens to them is going to be like, ‘That’s not my story and that’s not my father, but I have an exact story like that,’ so that you can tap into it a little bit … and you get excited,” he says. “With any good piece of theater, you’re able to find yourself onstage and say, ‘Oh, I’ve been there and I have made that same horrible mistake I’m watching you make right now.’ Or, ‘I wish I had done what you did.’”

Participating in Boudin To submit your written or recorded story, go to www. boudinmusicproject.com/submit and fill in the form. To have a member of Boudin’s story krewe use film, audio and photography to capture your story, go to www. boudinmusicproject.com/getin-

terviewed and fill out the nomination form. You can nominate yourself or someone else. Contact the organizers with questions or ideas at boudin@ southernrep.com. Deadline for submissions is April 15.

NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

“Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal won’t waste any time returning to Iowa in 2015. The two-term Republican governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate will hold two closed-door meetings with Iowa religious leaders in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines on Jan. 6. The lunch and dinner events are intended to allow pastors to quiz the candidates and sound out their views without the press and public present. The meetings are sponsored by the American Renewal Project, a socially conservative group that organizes pastors on political matters. The group has held similar events in recent years with Republican presidential candidates in Iowa.” — Jason Noble in the Des Moines Register. Iowa will be the first state to hold presidential caucuses in the 2016 presidential election, and Jindal spent time there making speeches in September and December.

Interview at The Interview Vitter takes a seat against North Korean ‘bullying’

Veterans’ affairs

Mayor to address vet homelessness this week Mayor Mitch Landrieu and city officials gave an exhaustive recap of the administration’s claimed 2014 successes, from tax revenue increases and public safety programs to New Orleans’ increasing national profile. Missing, however, were the results of an ambitious goal to eliminate veteran homelessness by the end of the year. When questioned, Landrieu said those results would be announced this week. In December, homeless advocacy group Unity of Greater New Orleans announced that nearly 200 homeless veterans have been moved into permanent housing. Unity also opened Sacred Heart Apartments on Canal Street, where 11 chronically homeless people moved in. The apartments are a project of Unity, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Catholic PAGE 10

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U.S. Sen. David Vitter has never been a fan of so-called Hollywood values — but he made a statement last week by inviting friends and supporters to join him at Chalmette Movies for a screening of The Interview, the controversial R-rated comedy that has irked North Korean officials (and not impressed film critics). In Louisiana, it was shown only in three cities: Chalmette, LaPlace and Shreveport. Vitter — who had urged President Barack Obama to screen the movie at the White House for members of Congress — brought his wife Wendy to Chalmette Movies for a Monday matinee, inviting along supporters. “I just reacted the way a lot of folks have, thinking that this is absolutely ridiculous bullying from North Korea,” Vitter told Gambit. “As Americans, we make our own decisions about what to see and not to see, and we’re not going to let a dictator or a terrorist make those decisions for us.” Numerous cyber security experts have expressed dubiety that North Korea could be capable of a cyber attack as devastating as the one launched against Sony Entertainment, but Vitter said he hadn’t heard those theories.

“Well, that’s what all the evidence certainly points to,” he said, reiterating his belief that North Korea was the culprit. In addition to supporting Americans’ right to watch what they choose, Vitter urged moviegoers to donate an amount equal to the ticket price to the Wounded Warrior Project; he said he was kicking in $1,000. Freedom isn’t free, but at Chalmette Movies, it was a bargain: A Monday matinee was only $6.50. However, an informal survey of people at the box office indicated that most were there to see Annie (starring Houma native Quvenzhane Wallis) or the latest installment in The Hobbit series. Asked if he knew The Interview was a raunchy, stoner comedy, Vitter said, “Apparently. ... If not for Kim Jong-Il, I’m not sure I ever would have seen it.” About 35 people joined the Vitters to watch what Variety called “a kind of terror attack to any audience with a limited tolerance for anal penetration jokes.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

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Charities. The building will serve as a mixed-income complex, with efficiency apartments, one- and two-bedroom apartments and amenities that include a computer lab and courtyard areas. The renovated 87,505-square-foot facility formerly was a nursing home, school and convent. Half of its 109 units will be for mixed-income tenants who aren’t homeless, and tenants will be responsible for rent that amounts to one-third of their income or money earned from military benefits. Since July 2014, Unity has helped permanently house 197 veterans. That month, Landrieu promised a “challenge” not only to eliminate veteran homelessness in New Orleans by the end of the year, but also to become the first city in the U.S. to do it. The nationwide goal is to eliminate veteran homelessness by the end of 2016. “We made a commitment to be the first city in America that did it,” Landrieu told reporters last week. According to a May report from Unity, there were 1,981 homeless peo-

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: What do you think of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)?

ple on March 31, a point-in-time snapshot to estimate the number of homeless people in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish: 818 were unsheltered, and 597 were in emergency shelters. Unity’s report counted a 15 percent drop from its 2013 snapshot of 2,337 people and an 83 percent drop from 2007’s 11,619 people. In 2013, the New Orleans Mission entered more than 2,500 people into the Homeless Management Information System, a database shared by the Mission, Ozanam Inn and the Salvation Army. Last summer, the city began enforcing a public obstruction ordinance, and the New Orleans Public Health Department cited public safety and sanitation issues at a “tent city” underneath the Claiborne Avenue overpass. Many people living there were relocated to permanent supportive housing and emergency shelters, while others moved to other parts of the city (and the overpass). The enforcement created a citywide debate and tasked shelters with allocating already-thin resources. — ALEX WOODWARD

Landrieu wraps up 2014 Public safety tops concerns for new year

In the new year, Mayor Mitch Landrieu hopes to show off New Orleans having its “biggest comeback ever” as the city enters the five-year anniversary of the BP oil disaster and the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. Landrieu’s year-in-review address last week highlighted what he said were his administration’s successes, much of it recovery-related, including landmarks in blight reduction, infrastructure improvements, tourism and retail. Public safety remains a central focus in 2015 — two of Landrieu’s five top priorities this year are continuing the U.S. Justice Department consent decree governing the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and deterring

violent crime. Landrieu and NOPD Chief Michael Harrison pointed to 2014’s downward-trending murder rate (there were 150 murders in New Orleans in 2014 as of press time), what Landrieu called a “historic low.” Harrison said all NOPD officers are now wearing body-mounted cameras, and 200 additional bodycams are coming in 2015. Harrison said he will pull out problems “by the root” within the sex crimes unit, which was the subject of a scathing report by the Office of Inspector General for mishandling hundreds of sexual assault cases. NOPD recruiting also will be a focus in 2015. Deputy Mayor Andy Kopplin said with the recently approved 5 percent NOPD pay raises (effective Jan. 1), NOPD offers among “the strongest police salaries in Louisiana.” NOPD also will prepare a new recruit class this month. (Last month, NOPD graduated 26 officers, bringing the department’s ranks to 1,135 officers. Landrieu says he wants 1,600.) The mayor said he’ll continue to urge Gov. Bobby Jindal to maintain a State Police presence the city, particularly in the French Quarter, where residents began hanging signs last month reading, “Caution: Walk in large groups. We [heart] the NOPD. We just need more.” And a group of French Quarter residents is planning an anti-crime march in the French Quarter on Jan. 6 — Twelfth Night. It will kick off in Jackson Square at 5 p.m. “As dangerous as some people think the French Quarter is, it’s actually one of the lowest crime areas in the city,” Landrieu said. “All over the city people are having the same kinds of concerns. Crime on Bourbon Street tends to get a little bit more attention than an armed robbery in the 7th Ward or Gert Town. We want to bring crime reduction to every part of the city. That’s why we’re recruiting so aggressively.” Landrieu also said federal and state governments “have a responsibility” to contribute to law enforcement in New Orleans. — ALEX WOODWARD

BOUQUETS + brickbats ™ heroes + zeroes Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts

donated and served 1,000 meals at the New Orleans Mission Dec. 20 as part of its plan to serve 5,000 meals over the next several months. The company has partnered with the shelter as well as Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana to help eliminate hunger in the New Orleans area.

Lightwire Theater

won $100,000 and the title “America’s Best Fakers” from the truTV series Fake Off, on which it performed against three teams for the grand prize Dec. 15. The New Orleans-based troupe — which uses electronics, puppetry and dance for its performances — received a perfect score from the show’s judges for its interpretation of “Studio 54.”

Triumph Over Kid Cancer and What You Give Will Grow

foundations each donated $20,000 to New Orleans Children’s Hospital. The Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation held its annual fundraiser Nov. 23, while What You Give Will Grow, founded by New Orleans Saints kicker Thomas Morstead, matched that donation Dec. 22.

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise

admitted to The Washington Post on Dec. 29 that he spoke at a white supremacist conference in Metairie in 2002. Louisiana political blogger Lamar White Jr. (@CenLamar) broke the news days earlier, revealing white supremacist forum posts that discussed Scalise’s address to the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO), founded by neo-Nazi David Duke. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled EURO a hate group and the Anti-Defamation League characterized it as anti-Semitic.

COMMENTARY

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Signs of the times f you’ve been in the French Quarter recently, you’ve likely seen new signs on balconies and galleries, in windows and on the sides of houses: “CAUTION,” the signs warn. “WALK IN LARGE GROUPS. WE [HEART] NOPD. WE JUST NEED MORE.” The signs — printed by frustrated neighbors and distributed by neighborhood groups — are a response to the latest spate of violent crimes in the Vieux Carre. Those crimes include two Christmas Day incidents: the mugging and stabbing of a man on Gov. Nicholls Street by a group of eight people, and the mugging and beating,of another man on St. Philip Street by five people. There was another armed robbery and stabbing on Dec. 17 on Gov. Nicholls Street, and a man was beaten and robbed at 7:50 p.m. Dec. 11 on Dauphine Street near Canal Street. Also on Dec. 11, a California attorney walking back to his CBD hotel from the French Quarter was viciously beaten (but not robbed). Those incidents followed a string of armed robberies committed in early December by what New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officials say was the same group of muggers.

that reaction had the feel of City Hall trying to paper over the problem rather than address it. The current batch of signs appeared just as the city hosted large Sugar Bowl and New Year’s Eve crowds, and so far City Hall has taken a hands-off approach. Even tourism officials sounded a neutral note. “I certainly respect their right to express their opinion, and I understand their frustration, but also I’m aware of the active recruiting being done by the police department,” Mark Romig, president of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, told Gambit last week. “But there is a tone on the signs that says ‘We love the police,’ and certainly the mayor and the police department have heard that.” At a year-end press conference last week, Mayor Mitch Landrieu pointed out that other neighborhoods have similar violent crimes. True, but nine people were shot (and one died) on Bourbon Street in June. It seems little has changed since then — except the departure of Louisiana State Police, who had helped beef up crime-fighting efforts in the Quarter. (Landrieu said last week

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All this may sound like deja vu to longtime New Orleanians. In 1996, just weeks before New Orleans was to host Super Bowl XXXI, similar, blunter signs went up around the Quarter: “WARNING, TOURISTS: THE FRENCH QUARTER IS A HIGH CRIME AREA.” The 1996 signs were largely a reaction to the murders of three young workers at the Louisiana Pizza Kitchen in the French Market. The workers were herded into the restaurant’s walk-in freezer and shot in the head on a Sunday morning while vendors set up shop outside. There were 14 murders in the week after Thanksgiving that year, shocking a city inured to violence. What happened next was not productive. On Dec. 5, hundreds of French Quarter residents and business owners (most of them white) marched on City Hall in protest, while then-Mayor Marc Morial met them with a “peace rally” of city workers and ministers (most of them black), who wondered, with some justification, where the marchers had been when African-Americans were killed by the hundreds. And the Vieux Carre Commission began hassling Quarter residents who had posted the signs, citing laws against unauthorized signs. To locals,

federal and state governments “have a responsibility” to contribute to law enforcement in the city.) The mayor and Police Chief Michael Harrison stressed that NOPD is aggressively recruiting to rebuild its depleted ranks, and an unarmed civilian group called “NOLA Patrol,” paid via self-assessed fees from local hotels, will be hitting the streets in early 2015. French Quarter residents aren’t waiting. This week, on Jan. 6, Twelfth Night — while the season’s first king cakes are being cut and the Phunny Phorty Phellows take their annual streetcar ride — a “Citizens’ Rally to End Crime in the French Quarter” will kick off at 5 p.m. in Jackson Square. Organizers say they want “to send a loud and clear message to Mayor Landrieu, Councilwoman [Nadine] Ramsey and Police Chief Michael Harrison that we’re not gonna take it anymore!” The last time Vieux Carre residents were angry enough to post signs denouncing crime in their neighborhood, the city pushed back. This time, we hope city officials work with Quarter residents. It would be a promising start to 2015.

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The current batch of signs appeared just as the city hosted large Sugar Bowl and New Year’s Eve crowds, and so far City Hall has taken a hands-off approach.

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My wife found some coins in her father’s possessions after he died and she is trying to determine what they were and for what they were used. One side says “Magazine Market Carnival Club” and the other side just has a “5” on it. Any information you might have on this would be helpful. Charles Mayne

Dear Charles,

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The coin you describe looks like a fascinating tidbit from one of the city’s neighborhood Carnival clubs, which took its name from one of New Orleans’ early public markets. The Magazine Street Market was located in the block formed by St. Mary, St. Andrew, Magazine and Camp streets, according to the New Orleans Architecture book series by the Friends of the Cabildo. The merchants of that area formed a social club in 1912. According to a story in The Times-Picayune the next year, the club “though newly organized, is composed of some of the prominent business men within the vicinity of the Magazine Market.” Among its early social events was a picnic held in June 1913 at Southern Park. But the coin you describe was probably a Carnival throw, or precursor to the Mardi Gras doubloon. A May 1913 mention in the newspaper says the main object of the club is “to join in the Carnival celebrations

These coins likely were an early throw from the Magazine Market Carnival Club.

by a unique parade.” In 1914, the club reported a membership of 125, including the butchers and merchants of the market. It promised to make its first appearance at that year’s Mardi Gras. In 1915, the club was listed in the Mardi Gras edition of the Picayune as a highlight of Fat Tuesday, along with Rex, the Jefferson City Buzzards and other Carnival clubs. The last mention of the club I can find is from 1931.

he recent reopening of Brennan’s on Royal Street got me to thinking about the man behind the restaurant name — Owen Edward Brennan, patriarch of a legendary food family. He was born April 5, 1910, in the Irish Channel and had five siblings — Adelaide, John, Ella, Dick and Dottie — several of whom went on to their own fame in the restaurant business. According to Brennan’s New Orleans Cookbook, published in 1994, Owen bought the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street in 1943 and turned it into a French Quarter hotspot. In 1946, he leased the Vieux Carre Restaurant across the street. The gregarious Owen was described as a “one-man Chamber of Commerce” who had contacts in Hollywood and at all the major newspapers and magazines. The food of chef Paul Blange and breakfast at Brennan’s became known nationwide.

A dispute with his landlord led Owen Brennan to relocate the restaurant to Royal Street, where he leased the building that had housed the Patio Royal. Brennan’s opened in early 1956, but Owen didn’t live to see it happen. He died in his sleep on Nov. 4, 1955, just hours after enjoying a dinner hosted by an exclusive wine society to which he belonged. “His death — at 45 and at the very height of his almost magical success — is a serious loss for the community in general,” remarked an editorial in the New Orleans Item. Despite his death, the restaurant opened, with his sister Ella supervising the kitchen. Owen’s sons, Pip, Jimmy and Ted, also were involved in operating the restaurant. We’ll refer you to newspapers and court documents for more on the family saga since then, but count us among those thankful that the bright pink building on Royal Street is open for business once again.

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Scalise’s mess ongressman Steve Scalise says his decision to speak at a gathering of David Duke’s Euro-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO) in 2002 was “a mistake I regret.” Like many others, I take Scalise at his word — but I’m disappointed he didn’t have more to say. Specifically, he should have offered a more sincere, heartfelt apology. Saying you regret something is not the same as saying, “I’m deeply sorry, and I humbly apologize.” I admit I’m parsing words here, but Scalise leaves me no choice. What is it about politicians — Democrat and Republican alike — that renders them so incapable of admitting their mistakes and apologizing for them? I think it’s narcissism and insecurity, traits that politicians possess in abundance. Too often, they strain credulity in their efforts to avoid taking responsibility for their screw-ups, both because of their egos and out of fear of arming their foes. No wonder voters grow more cynical by the day. The irony is that voters recognize we are all imperfect creatures often in need of forgiveness. For that reason, most voters are perfectly willing — eager, even — to forgive wayward politicians and move on, especially

when the pols admit their mistakes and sincerely apologize. Scalise did admit making a mistake — but a terse statement of “regret” issued by a flak is not exactly the kind of contrite, personal apology that this blunder requires. I’ve known Scalise his entire public career. He and I don’t often agree on public policy, but I’ve never known him to be a racist or a hater. I knew him to be brash, ambitious, even ham-fisted when he was in the Louisiana Legislature and during his earliest days in Congress. Since then, he has matured a lot as a human being and as a politician. I admire him for that. That’s why I’m less concerned about where Scalise’s head was back in 2002 than I am about where his mind is now. Sure, he showed bad judgment as a 36-year-old legislator, but what concerns me now is the fact that he’s behaving too much like the rest of the Beltway crowd, treating this controversy as a problem to be managed instead of a wrong that he needs to right. In the process, he’s missing an opportunity to grow as a man and as a politician. As for the controversy itself, there’s no evidence that Scalise said anything in 2002

Politicians strain credulity in their efforts to avoid taking responsibility for their screw-ups. to promote the EURO agenda or that he agrees with it now. Twelve years ago, he was building his cred as an anti-tax, antiwaste crusader. He tended to show more drive than discretion. When news broke of his speech, he denounced EURO and all likeminded groups. Scalise’s views undoubtedly are no less conservative today than they were 12 years ago, but today he is more measured in his pronouncements. He picks his battles and tries to maintain the kind of dialogue that is essential to governance. That may be the main

reason why House Speaker John Boehner has stood by him. The speaker knows Scalise is more reasonable than most of the tea party crowd in the House. Keeping him as whip also shores up Boehner’s right flank. Equally important for Scalise is that since he arrived in Congress, he has applied the most important lesson he learned in the Louisiana House: successful governance requires building bridges, not blowing them up. It’s about relationships, not rhetoric. One of his closest friends in Congress is black Democrat and fellow Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who immediately rose to Scalise’s defense when the scandal broke. “I don’t think Steve Scalise has a racist bone in his body,” Richmond said, adding, “Steve and I have worked on issues that benefit poor people, black people, white people, Jewish people. I know his character.” Richmond’s words say as much about his own character as Scalise’s. He showed real courage in defending his errant colleague, particularly when Democrats were rushing to pile on. That’s the kind of example Scalise should emulate if he wants to put this mess behind him — and prove that he has what it takes to lead.

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tanked Sensory deprivation tanks offer a unique mind-body experience — and research shows it’s good for you.

once before. “The first 15 minutes, I noticed an overwhelming sensation of I am bored, and I just can’t stand it,” she says. “You don’t enjoy your own company. But that boredom needs to be the mechanics to get the process started.” Brining tried floating because she thought it might help her joint pain (it did). But her benefits went beyond the physical. She found the meditative aspect much more profound than she expected. Float tanks provide an atmosphere conducive to reflection, she says. “That kind of introspection is very intimate and it [stays] with you for a while,” she says. “It’s just you and your demons. If you do have some issues to work out, if you’re going through a sudden shift, a float tank is a safe zone, an hour of ‘you’ time that’s very therapeutic.” “It’s basically a therapy session with yourself,” Fossier says. Research bears out that point. A 2005 meta-analysis published in Psychology & Health by the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University shows REST is just as useful for stress relief as tools like relaxation exercises or biofeedback. According to a study by the University of British Columbia, published in Psychology & Health in 1999, “cortisol, ... ephinephrine, heart rate and blood pressure, all directly associated with stress, consistently decrease” after REST. The therapy is used to treat people with chronic pain, depression, addiction, autism, Alzheimer’s syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder and more. Some health insurance flexible spending accounts reimburse their clients’ float tank expenses. Brandon Bergeron, a personal trainer and founder of Cypress Fitness, found out about float tanks from another trainer. He sometimes recommends them to clients because of their physical benefits. “I was interested in how it might benefit exercise recovery or stress reduction in general,” says Bergeron, who estimates he has floated six to eight times. “One thing we preach at the gym is if you can’t recover from the exercise, you won’t see the ben-

efit. It’s when you recover and adapt to the stressor that you get stronger. I wanted to see how the float tank fit into that.” Some research shows the body can absorb magnesium (a mineral that aids recovery and is found in the float tank’s Epsom salts) through the skin. Many people are magnesium deficient. However, Bergeron says floating should be viewed as an adjunct to proper diet and sleep, not a replacement. “I would put it in the same category as a massage,” he says. “A lot of the studies back up a simple effect of relaxation, and I think that is key — advocating it as a general way to relax. I compare it to meditation.” There’s a crucial difference between sensory deprivation and meditation, however: While deep relaxation occasionally can be part of meditation, with float tanks it’s all but guaranteed. More than 90 percent of floaters find the experience “deeply relaxing,” according to a 1997 analysis of more than 1,000 descriptions of sensory deprivation. According to the University of British Columbia study, the brain emits theta waves during REST — the same brain waves that are activated by meditation and REM sleep. Floating is like being asleep and awake at the same time. At least that’s how it felt to me. After 22 minutes (yes, I got out of the Samadhi and checked the clock) of bobbing around in the hot, stuffy water box, I opened the hatch. It wasn’t total sensory deprivation, but it was enough to trigger those theta waves. I spent the remainder of my hour in a trancelike stupor, supported by the water’s warm, amniotic grip. The float tank doesn’t just mute your senses. It mutes your mind. So that was my experience. But on the subject of float tank expectations, Fossier prefers to remain mute. “I don’t want to label any tanks,” he says. “You go in there, do what you want to do and get out. Some people want to listen to music. Some take naps or reflect on their lives. It’s all of that. It’s not just one experience.”

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hite, boxy and equipped with a futuristic exit hatch, the Samadhi sensory deprivation tank resembles a space pod. It’s filled with 800 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 150 gallons of body-temperature water — a solution so saline that you couldn’t sink even if you tried. I’m scheduled to spend the next hour bobbing in the warm, slick saltwater, but as I peer into the Samadhi’s pitch-black interior, few experiences seem less appealing. “I don’t want to say you’re going to have a trip-out experience,” says Spencer Fossier, owner of NOLA Float Tanks (3013 20th St., Suite A, 504-289-4630; www.nolafloattanks. com). “Even though that’s exactly what it’s designed to do.” Fossier prefers to focus on the therapeutic mental and physical aspects of float tanks — also known as sensory deprivation or Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST). He visited a Houston float tank in 2013 as an alternate treatment for his attention deficit disorder and found the experience “life-changing.” A year ago, Fossier opened NOLA Float Tanks. Located in a squat ranch house of white-painted brick, it is the only commercial float business in the greater New Orleans area. “I notice better posture alignment, a calmer temperament, greater ease of thinking and increased productivity,” says Fossier, who floats once or twice a week. “I use it as a form of physical therapy, and it’s good for pain relief. … I’ve been working hard not to put off that hallucinogenic vibe.” But the hallucinogenic vibe persists, thanks in part to neuroscientist (and avid psychedelic drug user) John C. Lilly, who developed the first isolation tank at the National Institute of Mental Health in the 1950s. It also persists because the float tank experience is, for lack of a better word, trippy. Or so I’ve read. But when I’m alone in the dark, humid tank, listening to my heartbeat and the occasional peristaltic squirt as my lunch is digested, the only thing I feel is bored. This is a common reaction, according to Nichole Brining, a mental health nurse at the Magnolia Institute who has floated

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New Orleans’ HIV rates are among the nation’s highest, but a free, quick test could change that. By Meg Farris

sharing needles for injecting drugs accounts for 10 percent. Dery believes it’s much more beneficial to get an HIV test in a clinic instead of using a home test kit. He says the immediate counseling patients get could make the difference between living a long, healthy, high-quality life or not. Dery says HIV is no longer a death sentence; it’s a chronic illness like diabetes and cancer. “Now [that] we’ve got [treatments] down to one pill once a day, you can keep that viral load significantly diminished,” Dery says. “And once your viral load goes down, the immune system comes back up.” Dorian-Gray Alexander was diagnosed with HIV in 2006. His HIV is now undetectable, and new treatments mean he can live a normal life. “If you do have HIV ... you can live a vital, healthy life for a long time,” Alexander says. “I plan to live a very long life.” Look for Meg Farris’ Medical Watch reports weeknights on WWL-TV Channel 4 and any time on wwltv.com.

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ew Orleans and Baton Rouge are in the top three U.S. cities for HIV diagnoses, according to a recent National HIV Surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 70119 zip code in Orleans Parish has the highest rate in the No. 1 killer of African-American women 25 to 40 years old. But this could change with the arrival of a confidential, free and quick test available at all Access Health (711 Broad St., 504-6093500; www.accesshealthla.org) locations in southeast Louisiana. After a finger stick, people get their results in one minute. The NO/AIDS Task Force also offers free testing citywide and results take about an hour (www.noaidstaskforce.org/testing). Knowing one’s HIV status is a way to prevent transmission of the disease, says Dr. Mark Alain Dery, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University’s School of Medicine and director of the school’s T-Cell Clinic. “One in five people who are living with HIV are unaware that they have HIV, and those 20 percent are actually responsible for 60 to 80 percent of new viral transmissions,” Dery says. People who know they are HIVpositive are less likely to keep having unprotected sex and more likely to get on medication that decreases the viral load in their systems. That means they’re less likely to infect others. Sexual intercourse is the main way the virus is spread. Transmission from

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NEW ORLEANIAN OF THE YEAR 2014

ROBERT MERRICK BY KATHY FINN PHOTOS BY CHERYL GERBER

Robert Merrick’s car had a bumper sticker, it likely would say, “I’d rather be hunting.” At least that’s what New Orleans’ foremost real estate mogul would have people believe. Merrick says his favorite times are the days he spends fly-fishing in Mexico or stalking wild turkeys in rural Mississippi, and he prefers the peace of the woods to his plush office in the Warehouse District headquarters of Latter & Blum. But if that’s really the case, PAGE 20

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The chairman of Latter & Blum has given generously to many organizations — including a $1 million donation to the United Way of Southeast Louisiana.

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it’s a mystery how he ever finds the time to don his outdoor gear. Over the past several decades, Merrick has built the largest real estate business in the Gulf South and one of the largest in the country. And when he wasn’t doing real estate deals, he was engrossed in charitable work, becoming one of the foremost benefactors of nonprofit organizations in the region. The Latter & Blum chairman has showered millions of dollars and many volunteer hours on dozens of groups, with some of his most substantial investments benefiting the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, the Fore Kids Foundation and the University of New Orleans.

In the past year, his charitable efforts hit a new high when he made a single $1 million gift to the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, becoming the first person in the state to join an elite circle of milliondollar donors to United Way worldwide. All this giving, of course, was enabled by Merrick’s prowess in real estate. Though today his company is best known by many as the dominant player in housing sales across south Louisiana, Merrick, now 70, built his career on a foundation not of home sales but commercial real estate. “Years ago, I couldn’t spell ‘residential’,” he jokes. Born in New Orleans, and just 14 years old when his father died, Merrick found a mentor in the man his mother later married, real estate appraisal expert

Max Derbes Sr. Merrick began working in Derbes’ appraisal business while still in high school and continued during summers leading to his graduation from Tulane University. Later recognizing that “you couldn’t make a whole lot of money” in appraising, Merrick delved into real estate development and commercial and industrial property brokerage. Teaming with another mentor, Baton Rouge real

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estate pro Heidel Brown, Merrick earned his brokerage chops through numerous transactions for industrial sites along the lower Mississippi River. Merrick and various partners also built millions of square feet of warehouse space throughout the region. And when a willing buyer appeared in the mid-1980s, Merrick sold his entire portfolio of warehouses and found himself flush with cash.

BOB MERRICK IS A TRUE REAL ESTATE VISIONARY AND ONE OF OUR REGION’S GREAT HUMANITARIANS.

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— UNO President Peter Fos

bought Latter & Blum in 1986, a year that showed little promise for real estate. Oil prices at the time hovered around $10 a barrel, a devastatingly low level for a region economically dependent on the energy business. Rising unemployment and business failures produced a flood of loan defaults, and as lenders swung their foreclosure axes, the real estate market led the economy toward a free fall. “Every day somebody in New Orleans went bankrupt, and every month a savings and loan went bankrupt,” Merrick recalls. The conditions helped him snag Latter & Blum at a good price, but keeping the company on its feet in the face of a severe recession was a challenge. Merrick followed his mentors’ advice that tough times often present buying opportunities. Latter & Blum went on an acquisition binge, and Merrick rapidly brought almost 40 real estate firms under the company’s wing. As he expanded the business, he slashed overhead and focused on efficiency. His agents brokered and managed properties wherever they could, and Merrick pared down the company’s debt by selling nearly all the real estate he still owned. Gradually the economy began to improve, and in 1990 Latter & Blum emerged from a sea of red ink. “It took four years and basically all my cash to turn this company around,” Merrick says. Latter & Blum continued to grow, making a big leap in 1994 when it acquired Baton Rouge-based C.J. Brown Realtors, a well-known firm founded by the father of Heidel Brown. The merger became particularly valuable a decade later, when the post-Hurricane Katrina flood devastated New Orleans, destroyed a number of Latter & Blum offices and sent local agents scattering to new locales. “For a week or so, I didn’t think I had a company left,” Merrick says.

ROBERT MERRICK

THROUGH

Merrick has chaired the UNO business school advisory board as well as the university’s board of trustees. He endowed a chair in real estate; helped create the Max Derbes III Professorship in real estate; made substantial donations to the university’s economic research division; and recently gave $100,000 to support scholarships and graduate programs in coastal sciences and engineering. “Bob Merrick is a true real estate visionary and one of our region’s great humanitarians,” UNO President Peter Fos said in announcing Merrick’s honor.

his company has prospered, Merrick’s extended family has grown. The father of four daughters, he also is a grandfather, and family members often visit homes he has built in Poplarville, Mississippi, and in a national park south of Cancun, Mexico. Meanwhile, Latter & Blum continues to expand its territory and now operates 35 offices in Louisiana and Mississippi. Merrick expects to complete several more corporate acquisitions in the next few months and says the company’s 2014 real estate transaction values will set a new high. In late December, he predicted Latter & Blum would end the year with $3 billion in sales.

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the ups and downs of several decades, Merrick maintained his commitments to charitable organizations. His latest contribution to the United Way, for instance, was “a byproduct of a longstanding relationship,” according to Michael Williamson, president of United Way of Southeast Louisiana. Williamson says Merrick began supporting the organization when he first acquired Latter & Blum, serving as a United Way board member and chairman, chairing an annual fundraising campaign, sponsoring various events and consistently making corporate contributions. Last year, as Williamson began laying the groundwork to host a meeting in New Orleans of milliondollar donors for United Way worldwide, he realized the local organization did not yet have a milliondollar contributor to attend the meeting. Williamson gathered with a few board members, and they made the decision to approach Merrick. “Bob has always been very generous, but we just had never made that kind of ‘ask’ of him,” Williamson says. When they made the request, he says, Merrick didn’t hesitate to write the check. Over the years, Merrick’s philanthropy has reached many other organizations as well. The American Red Cross honored him as its Humanitarian of the Year in 2005, and in 2012 named him to its Chairman’s Council, which recognizes donors whose cumulative giving to the organization exceeds $1 million. In December 2014, the University of New Orleans (UNO) awarded Merrick an honorary doctorate.

Over the past several decades, Merrick has built the largest real estate business in the Gulf South and one of the largest in the country [and became] one of the foremost benefactors of nonprofit organizations in the region.

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The simplest By Mary Cross

OF TASTES Canal Street Bistro chef Guillermo Peters uses international flavors to update brunch and dinner classics. P H OTO BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER

this.’ … I don’t like to cover up anything.” Peters’ spin on brunch includes basics like steak and eggs and crepes. The chef tops grilled New York strip, potatoes and eggs with roasted poblano peppers and chimichurri. His duck crepe features duck confit paired with pumpkin seeds and queso fresco in a mole pipian sauce. The lunch and dinner menus include vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree options. Roasted red pepper and carrot soup is served with creamy goat cheese for a light lunch. Esquites are a traditional Mexican small plate consisting of corn, red onions, fresh cilantro and jalapenos with a hint of lime juice and served with tostadas. A crisp “grasshopper” juice medley from the juice bar combines bright notes of grapefruit, cucumber, lime and orange. Canal Street Bistro also offers cooking classes. Led by Peters and the Thomases, the lessons are for students of all levels and are held in customers’ kitchens. The classes are popular choices for people celebrating a special occasion or girls’ night out. “We’ll go to someone’s house, and a lot of times it becomes a party,” Peters says.

SHOPPING

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The Spa at Chronos (3200 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 504-267-4549; www.chronosbhw. com) celebrates its grand opening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8. There will be music, wine and giveaways of massages, facials, spa days and more.

Through Jan. 27, The Fresh Market (3338 St. Charles Ave., 504-895-5160; www.thefreshmarket.com) holds a Design Our Bag challenge for children ages 15 and under. The top two designs will be printed on reusable shopping bags and sold at Fresh Market

by Missy Wilkinson

stores nationwide. Fifty percent of proceeds from sales of the bag benefit No Kid Hungry. The winners receive $200 gift cards to Fresh Market, art supplies and more. Visit www. thefreshmarket.com/community/designourbag to submit a design. Dancing Grounds (3705 St. Claude Ave., 504-535-5791; www.dancinggrounds.org) holds a free kids’ hip hop dance class from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. There also will be auditions for the DG Youth Company from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Scholarships are available.

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anal Street Bistro’s (3903 Canal St., 504-482-1225; www. canalstreetbistro.com) owners operate with the philosophy that simple is better. White tablecloths, high ceilings and marsala hues give the bistro an easy, homey ambience. Previously a private residence, law office and vegan-friendly eatery, the restaurant was revived four years ago by owner Monica Ramsey and serves brunch and dinner classics rooted in Mesoamerican flavors. Executive chef and Mexico City native Guillermo Peters has led the kitchen for three years with his daughter, sous chef Ingrid Thomas, and son-inlaw, sous chef Lowen Thomas. Peters and his team highlight his heritage by presenting dishes steeped in rich LatinAmerican flavors. Respect for quality ingredients is key to producing dishes on the sizeable menu. Native Mexican ingredients (such as chilies, corn, chocolate, beans and tomatoes) are highlighted. The juice bar serves concoctions made to order from fresh produce. “When I have a fresh, high-quality product, the one thing I don’t want to do is cover that flavor,” Peters says. “Simplicity is the idea. “A palate-friendly dish doesn’t have to have a lot of complexity,” adds Peters, who lists fish topped with salt, pepper and olive oil as one of his favorite dishes. “When I came here, they had recipes that included maybe 10 or 15 ingredients. I said, ‘You don’t need all of

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Johnny Sanchez serves gourmet Mexican fare in the CBD. By Sarah Baird

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onto four miniature tortilla chips that, unDiners at Johnny Sanchez enjoy Mexican dishes under a mural based on chef Aaron Sanchez’s tattoos. fortunately, look and taste like the ubiquiP H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER tous circular tortilla chips found in grocery store aisles. A sprinkling of ebony-hued caviwhat ar adds a welcome brininess, but the almost Johnny Sanchez microscopic garlic chip perched on each tuna bite proves to be too dainty, adding very little where to the dish. 930 Poydras St., (504) 304Empanadas are a heartier option 6615; www.johnnysanchezat roughly the same price ($12 for empanarestaurant.com das, $13 for tostadas), featuring a half dozen small, crackly, edible satchels. The emwhen panada pastry has a toothsome, pliable snap, lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily each bite revealing an interior chock-full of mildly spiced, succulent ground chohow much rizo. The empanadas are enhanced by an moderate accompanying mole with a mesquite-tinged, smoky undercurrent. what works The drinks menu includes an impressive chapulin-speckled guacamole, array of tequilas and mezcals, including a goat tacos, chorizo empananumber of high-end extra anejo (aged at das with mole least three years in oak barrels) tequila options. Unfortunately, many drinks on the what doesn’t cocktail list feature bourbon or gin instead not enough tequila and mezof tequila. Johnny Sanchez should offer more tequila and mezcal cocktails, giving first-time cal cocktails agave imbibers an easier path to explore the check, please eatery’s Mexican flavors. a festive blend of regional Mexican flavors and LouisiContact Sarah Baird at sarahgambitdining@gmail.com ana sensibilities

On Twelfth Night (Jan. 6), NOLA Brewing and the Krewe of Muses will release the first beer crafted in collaboration with a Carnival krewe. The beer is a session-strength Belgian-style, which combines the fruity characteristics of Belgian yeast with the citrus aromatics of its hops. The 4.4 percent alcohol-by-volume beer will be available on draft only. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Women With A Vision (www.wwav-no.org), a local women’s advocacy group. “The Krewe of Muses parade has taken New Orleans Mardi Gras by storm,” says NOLA Brewing CEO Kirk Coco. “A lesser-known aspect of the krewe is their philanthropic goals of raising awareness and funds for many issues through a nonprofit arm of their organization. We are pleased to team with this nonprofit to help raise money and awareness for their yearly efforts.” The all-woman Krewe of Muses (www.kreweofmuses.org) is known for its satirical themes and hand-decorated shoe throws. It parades at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12. The beer release party is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at NOLA Brewery’s taproom (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-301-0017; www.nolabrewing.com). Admission is free but patrons must be at least 21 years old to enter. In 2014, NOLA Brewing released Rebirth Pale Ale, and a portion of proceeds support The Roots of Music. The brewery recently opened a parking lot at the corner of 8th and St. Thomas streets. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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Junction (3021 St. Claude Ave., 504272-0250; www.junctionnola.com) is now open in Bywater. The beer and burger joint has a streamlined, railroad car feel, with wooden booths and an art deco bar. PAGE 28

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hanks to Johnny Sanchez, 2015 may be the year New Orleanians embrace insects on their dinner plates. Between gobbling tacos and sipping mezcal, diners at Johnny Sanchez can scoop up chunky guacamole speckled with an unusual topping — chapulines. A favorite of street vendors in Mexico City and Oaxaca, chapulines are grasshoppers toasted with a lime-salt seasoning. The crispy, one-bite snacks are a tangy, tamarind-like foil to the buttery avocado. While cockroach ice cream likely won’t hit local menus any time soon, the introduction of chapulines and dried, ground maguey worms as a drink garnish at Johnny Sanchez is a giant leap forward for the inclusion of exotic ingredients long considered delectable across the globe. The collaborative project of chef John Besh and Mexican cuisine authority Aaron Sanchez, Johnny Sanchez seamlessly mixes the regional flavors of Mexico (from Michoacan to the Yucatan) with Louisiana ingredients and sensibilities. Located in the former home of French bistro Sainte Marie, Johnny Sanchez has festive and vibrant ambience while remaining family friendly, catering equally to solo diners on missions exploring the smoky depths of the mezcal menu and parties of 10 bursting with chip-munching youngsters. Gone is Sainte Marie’s dimly lit elegance, and in its place is a restaurant featuring poppy bursts of color, sea anemone-like chandeliers and smartly placed Dia de los Muertos knickknacks. There’s a steady hum of energy inside Johnny Sanchez, making a restaurant that seems crowded feel like a kind of bustling street fair. There are a handful of head-turning entrees, including wood-fired skirt steak massaged with adobo and a flavorful mix of milky crema and zippy pickled onions atop mole-doused lamb enchiladas, but taco selections steal the show. Plates feature two tacos to an order, making them ideal for sharing. The goat tacos are light years ahead of others in the city, with fork-tender meat caramelized around the edges and juicy throughout. Beef tongue also spotlights the restaurant’s commitment to taking a chewy piece of meat and taming it through a combination of lengthy stewing and addition of the spicy berry notes of guajillo peppers. Louisiana influences peek through in the cauliflower tacos, with a thick swath of pecan-chipotle butter serving as an anchor for each tortilla and sunny bits of satsuma brightening the bundles of roasted cauliflower. Gulf tuna tostadas are amuse bouche-sized, with glistening cubes of fresh fish piled neatly

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The menu features railroad-themed burgers, including several that were previewed in summer 2014 in a popup at Molly’s at the Market. The Iowa Interstate burger is a thick beef patty topped with bacon, blue cheese and finely minced corn relish. The supremely heat-packed New Mexico Rail Runner is topped with green chilies, cheddar and four-alarm chipotle aioli. There also are pub-food classics such as chicken wings in various styles (Buffalo, Memphis) and a throwback tavern stalwart: pickled eggs. Pickled egg (cured in-house) also makes a cameo on the pickled Cobb salad, dressed with tangy red wine vinaigrette. There are 40 beers on tap, including Louisiana and Mississippi brews. There also are craft beers from across the United States and imports, primarily from Ireland. The eatery stocks a wide selection of craft beers in bottles and cans. Junction is open daily from 11 a.m. until late night. — SARAH BAIRD

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Patrick Brady and general manager Richard Ellis are opening Brady’s Wine Warehouse (1029 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Suite C, 504-662-1488: www. bradyswinewarehouse.com) this month. “We really want to make people feel comfortable and put them in touch with the best wine for their needs,” Brady says. “We want to remember our customers’ names, what they like to eat when they’re drinking their wine, and if for some reason they don’t like certain foods or flavors.” Patrick Hunter will be in charge of spirits and beer. “The thing about craft beer, and specifically hoppy styles, is that they are meant to be consumed as fresh as possible,” Hunter says. “People are focusing too much on having a wide range of products, but the beer is sitting on the shelf for way too long and not hitting the customer’s glass at its peak.” The spirits selection will include many items common on current craft cocktail menus. “We want to have cocktail-focused ingredients,” Hunter says. “We’ll have a pretty large collection of vermouth and amaro. People are always sitting at cocktail bars and asking, ‘What is that? Where can I buy that?’ We want to make sure the answer is us.” The large space (with room to stock 90,000 bottles) will feature a 14-seat tasting table to allow visitors to drink and dive deeper into wine and spirits. “We want people to gather around and drink and have fun while they’re learning,” Brady says. “We’re thinking about doing some historical classes — French history in New Orleans with French wines, Spanish history with Spanish wines.” Large-scale graphics covering one wall explain the intricacies of wine flavor, color and texture and will help bashful customers. “We would never want anyone to feel embarrassed to ask a question about anything,” Brady says. “We want to help everyone learn what they like.” — SARAH BAIRD

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Thin sliced beef rolled with shrimp, snow crab, green onion and asparagu s inside.

Maria Isabel Mendez Tamale maker

Maria Isabel Mendez is the owner of Isabel’s Tamales and has been serving her signature snack at the Crescent City Farmer’s Market (www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org) for 15 years. Mendez spoke to Gambit about tamales and the one Mexican dish American restaurants have yet to get right.

How did you learn to make tamales?

M: I learned from my mom. I didn’t start learning when I was young and still living in Guanajuato, Mexico, mostly because I was only supposed to be someone who was doing side work in the kitchen. When I moved to the United States, then some people started saying to me, “Do you make tamales?” We had a friend who used to sell wine [at the market] and he said to me, “Isabel, you should come to the market and sell tamales, because a lot of people ask for tamales at the market.” I told him, “I never learned how to make tamales. How am I going to do it?” So, I called my mama and asked for the recipe she used. I did it, and people are still liking it today. Now, when I don’t come, the next week they say, “Isabel, we missed your tamales.” More and more people are interested in them.

Outside of tamales, is there a Mexican dish that you’d like to see more people enjoy?

M: My favorite dish is enchiladas. There aren’t any good ones here if you’re eating out, so I prefer making my own. When I make enchiladas at home, I make them with ground meat and cook the tortillas in red pepper sauce. I also make my own tortillas — I don’t like the ones from the store. Some restaurants try to make them, and they’re fine, but nothing yet I’ve tried [is] like homemade. — SARAH BAIRD

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How long have you been making and selling tamales?

Mendez: I’ve been at the [Crescent City Farmers Market] for 15 years selling tamales. [I] now [go to] three markets throughout the week — Saturday, Wednesday and Tuesday — and I make many different kinds of tamales, like pork and bean. My favorite is jalapeno — the spicy one.

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As 2014 came to a close, several local beer bars and breweries opened or planned expansions and events. Mudbug Brewery (1878 Highway 3185, Thibodaux) has been brewing beer since receiving necessary permits and licenses, and its taproom is now open to beer lovers (and their dogs) to sample head brewer Leith Adams’ test batches. Flagship beers King Cake Ale, Cafe au Lait Stout and Intracoastal IPA are flowing, and the brewery will announce regular taproom hours soon. Adams says a grand opening event is being planned. The Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato St.; www.courtyardbrewing.com) announced a grand opening event Saturday, Jan. 24. Owner/brewer Scott Wood has been brewing Courtyard’s flagship beers, including a low-alcohol, high-flavor “baby IPA” and a hibiscus pale ale, in preparation for the event and to serve on draft at the taproom. “We’re very happy that we will finally share our own beer with our neighbors, and thankful people have been so patient with our setbacks,” Wood says. “We’ll have our beer coming out regularly over the next few weeks, leading up to the grand opening party on Jan. 24.” In beer bar news, the World of Beer chain opened its first Louisiana location in Metairie (4100 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-266-2689; www. worldofbeer.com/locations/metairie) in mid-December, and Junction (3021 St. Claude Ave., 504-272-0205; www.junctionnola.com) opened Dec. 26. The World of Beer focuses on local craft beers at each location. All Louisiana breweries are featured on the Metairie bar’s 50-tap draft list, and the selection will change frequently. Junction has a 40-tap draft selection, which includes local and regional beers as well as national craft brews and Irish imports. On Jan. 12, the Snooty Cooter, the beer niche inside Cooter Brown’s Tavern (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com) will add 16 draft lines, raising the draft count to 46 taps. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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Italy’s signature red grape, sangiovese, finds the peak of expression in Tuscany and particularly consistent success in the Montalcino zone, home to the renowned Brunello di Montalcino. South of Siena, the village of Montalcino is set atop a plateau surrounded by olive groves, vineyards, farmlands and rolling hillsides. A Mediterranean climate prevails, with mild seasons and sea breezes that encourage slow ripening. This wine is an approachable bottling made from 100 percent estate-grown sangiovese sourced from the same zone where the Gorelli family produces award-winning brunellos. Launched in 1993, the boutique winery Le Potazzine and its vineyards occupy 12 acres, and the fruit is harvested by hand. Indigenous yeasts are used in fermentation, and this wine was macerated on the skins from 15 to 30 days in stainless steel tanks and aged in large Slavonian oak casks for three months. The wine offers aromas of red berries, underbrush and spice with ripe cherry, earthy notes, some minerality, smooth tannins and a backbone of acidity on the lingering finish. Decant 15 minutes before serving. Drink it with lasagna, cannelloni, pasta Bolognese, pizza, muffulettas, prosciutto with shaved Parmesan and olives. Buy it at: Faubourg Wines, Bin 428 and Dorignac’s. Drink it at: Bacchanal and Del Porto Ristorante. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Battle of New Orleans — General Pakenham’s Final Supper 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans St., (504) 523-5222

www.bourbonorleans.com The dinner celebrating the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans begins with period-inspired cocktails and features a five-course meal of period-inspired dishes paired with wine. Period costumes are welcome, and there are theatrical appearances by British Gen. Sir Edward Pakenham (who was killed in the battle) and other officers. Call (504) 571-4673 for reservations. Tickets $149, including tax and tip.

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Wintertime Blues

7 p.m. Wednesday St. James Cheese Co., 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737

www.stjamescheese.com The guided tasting of blue cheeses features various styles from around the world, paired with wines. Reservations required. Tickets $30.

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Piety Street Market

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 269-3982 The monthly craft market gets in the Carnival spirit with costume vendors and homemade king cakes.

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Pot and pans

“We’re moving beyond marijuana as something frightening. A lot of people are curious, and food is a great way for people to access the culture.” — VICE’s “The Weed Eater” columnist David Bienenstock quoted in an NPR story about cooking with marijuana. Legalization of recreational marijuana in four states has spurred interest in cooking with pot, but the first episode of Vice’s Bong Appetite web series featured a 91-year-old supporter of medical marijuana, Aurora “Nonna Marijuana” Leveroni, who says she has cooked with pot since the 1970s.

Five flounder dishes

1 Borgne

Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 613-3860 www.borgnerestaurant.com

Seafood-stuffed whole flounder is filled with crab and shrimp.

2 Coquette

2800 Magazine St., (504) 265-0421

www.coquettenola.com

Flounder is served with Brussels sprouts, red onion, lime and cilantro.

3 La Macarena Pupuseria & Latin Cafe 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252

www.pupusasneworleans.com

Pan-seared flounder is topped with salsa and served with saffron rice.

4 Lilette

3637 Magazine St., (504) 895-1636

www.liletterestaurant.com

Panko-crusted flounder comes on a bed of potato cream and marinated leeks.

5 Sukho Thai

1913 Royal St., (504) 948-9309; 4519 Magazine St, (504) 373-6471 www.sukhothai-nola.com

Fried flounder is served with tamarind sauce and tempura fried vegetables.

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Ave., (504) 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ COMPLETE LISTINGS AT WWW.BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM

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Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@ gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

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BAR & GRILL Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 3029357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers,

BURGERS Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie. The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. The Cobb salad features romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno. com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop

serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations. Breakfast Wed.-Sun., lunch Wed.Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Il Posto Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www. ilpostocafe-nola.com — The cafe offers house-baked items, bagels, granola and more in the morning. The lunch and dinner menu features panini, Italian cheese boards, antipasti plates, pressed sandwiches, soups and salads. Shaved Brussels sprouts salad includes toasted almonds, Parmesan, apples and house lemon dressing. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a large selection of wines by the glass and full restaurant menu. Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Ivy — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 8991330 — Chef Sue Zemanick offers a selection of small plates. Grilled lobster is served with arugula, roasted potatoes and corn. Warm snow crab claws come with truffle butter. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat. Credit Cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin seed ravioli are served with butternut squash cream sauce and grilled asparagus. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www.ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine in the lounge or courtyard. The menu features noshing items such as truffle fries and entrees including a petit filet with Gorgonzola cream sauce and asparagus. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations.

Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www. martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 4566362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

FRENCH Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — Roti d’agneau is roasted New Zealand lamb loin served with white truffle mashed potatoes, pine nut pistou and sun-dried tomato jus. Courtyard seating is available in all weather due to a retractable roof. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www.breauxmart. com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

INTERNATIONAL Canal Street Bistro — 3903 Canal St., (504) 482-1225; www.canalstreetbistro. com — This Mid-City cafe’s menu draws from an array of global influences. Duck enchiladas feature corn tortillas filled with duck confit topped with red mole or chipotle-tomatillo sauce and served with black beans. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ PAGE 35

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Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 7372400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings and tenders, pizza, quesdaillas and more. Daily specials include red beans and rice on Mondays and seafood platters on Friday. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino. com — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$

salads, tacos, entrees and more. Fried catfish is topped with onion rings and served with mashed potatoes. Panko-crusted avacado is topped with shrimp salsa. The restaurant is dog-friendly. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill.com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Boiled seafood options include shrimp and crabs. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items including chicken wings and duck crepes with spiced cherry glaze. For brunch, there’s chicken and waffles with Pabst Blue Ribbon syrup. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/ cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www. mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$ Olivier’s Creole Restaurant — 204 Decatur St., (504) 525-7734; www. olivierscreole.com — Eggplant Olivier features flash-fried eggplant medallions served with shrimp, chicken, andouille and crawfish tails in garlic, basil and brandy sauce. Braised Creole rabbit is served with Creole gravy, oyster dressing and rice pilaf. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch

LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 8625252; www.pupusasneworleans. com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. Carne asada is marinated and grilled beef tenderloin served with saffron rice and tropical salad. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton. com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www. dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie

Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters. The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Half a roasted chicken comes with dirty spaetzle, sweet tea glaze and greens. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon

is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli. com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb chops, vegetarian options and more. There also are stuffed grape leaves, hummus, falafel and other appetizers. Patrons may bring their own alcohol. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 3013848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features skewers of marinated beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers and onions and comes with chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www.delfuegotaqueria.com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonesa. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns. com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

NEIGHBORHOOD Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www. cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 8328032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke,

sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 8975413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood poboys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD Blue Crab & Oyster Restaurant — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola. com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No PAGE 36

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Amici Restaurant & Bar — 3218 Magazine St., (504) 300-1250; www. amicinola.com — Amici serves coal-fired pizza and Italian dishes. The broccoli rabe salsica Italiana pie is topped with marinara, mozzarella, sauteed bitter Italian greens and Italian sausage. Pasta carbonara features pancetta and green peas in white sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni. com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www. moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — House-made cannelloni is stuffed with ground veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked in Alfredo sauce and topped with house-made tomato sauce. Creamy corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread bowl. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www. japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, panfried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www.facebook. com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch. Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Slice Pizzeria (1513 St. Charles Ave., 504-525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., 504-897-4800; Loyola University, Carrollton Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 504-864-7492; www.slice.com) serves pizza by the slice and whole pie.

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reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes. Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 289-0504; www.halfshellneworleans.com — The Bayou Boogaloo breakfast features a three-egg omelet with sauteed shrimp and crawfish with fried oysters and shrimp sauce on top. Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 8380022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian

dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www. austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant. com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Grilled avocado salad is served with

crispy onions and Mahon cheese in Portuguese chestnut-vanilla vinaigrette. Wild mushroom ravioli are served with Madeira and goat cheese creme. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat, late night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 302-2599; www.seedyourhealth. com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu, including soups, salads, nachos, sandwiches and more. Raw pad thai features shredded cucumber, carrots, peppers, jicama, bean sprouts and peanuts in house-made marinade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Lin’s — 3715 Westbank Expressway, (504) 340-0178; www.linsmenu.com —The menu includes Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. Vietnamese “Shakin’” beef features beef tips and onions served with rice. Singapore-style vermicelli is a stir fry of noodles, shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, carrots and bamboo shoots. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$ Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook.com/rolls-nbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Louisiana comic book artist Rob Guillory returns to the Wizard World Comic Con. By Alex Woodward

will spin off into an animated series and another crack at a live-action series. “Showtime took the perfect script and decided, ‘Oh, we can screw this up,’” Guillory says. “It happened around the time our option ran out, which thankfully it did, or they would’ve really ruined it. It’s so bizarre and over the top. The art style is so much a part of it. It kind of needs to retain that to fully get across the humor and everything. … “The Showtime deal went so wrong that now we either want to do it our way, or we don’t want to do it. We could be content with just the comic and a few toys and leave it at that.” Guillory grew up in Carencro, Louisiana, and graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005. He still lives and works in Lafayette. “Usually when people find out what I do for a living, like, ‘What do you do?’ ‘I draw comics.’ ‘Oh, do you sell them in a boutique? Your mom’s basement? How does that work?’ They usually don’t expect good things to come out of Louisiana,” he says. “Even the locals feel like if you’re still living in Louisiana, you probably aren’t successful. I hope we get to a place where people start to expect quality to come out of Louisiana, even from the people who stay here.” Guillory also is working on a 10-page Thor comic for Marvel written by former WWE Champion wrestler CM Punk. In addition, Guillory is writing and illustrating his own series, though it’s still under wraps. “Part of it takes place in Louisiana,” he says. “It’s what I know. … I could see myself doing a 10- or 20-issue series and screwing around here and there with Layman.” CHEW, meanwhile, will wrap its 60-issue cycle in 2016. “I was initially contracted out to do five issues,” he says. “In the beginning, John and I were kind of like, ‘Well, best case scenario, we can go 60 issues. Worst case scenario, we can do five and go our separate ways and never speak again.’ “I don’t know if we’ve seen the peak of our reception. I don’t think we’ll see how popular we’ve been until it’s over. When it’s wrapped and it’s the complete thing, I think people will start missing us.”

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atman or Superman? What about the Kool-Aid Man? “When you think of comics, nobody thinks of Kool-Aid Man,” says Rob Guillory, who illustrates the award-winning comic CHEW. “At one point, everyone was making comics. It was a brand thing. For a while, Kool-Aid had its own comic. The Kool-Aid Man was going around and quenching peoples’ thirsts. My earliest memories are of a Kool-Aid Man comic, a Jell-O Man comic, and for a while, Radio Shack had a comic.” Marvel’s 1980s series The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man starred the titular jug of sugar water battling the “thirsties” through time, in outer space or inside computers. “I’d find comics through weird means,” Guillory says. “They weren’t your mainstream superhero comics.” (Batman, Superman and other mainstream comic heroes came to Guillory later, he says, mostly through crates of comics in his uncles’ closets.) Perhaps that shaped his current tastes — CHEW, after all, is set in an alternate Philadelphia during a poultry prohibition, and star detective Tony Chu’s “superpower” is his psychic ability through biting. (It works on everything — except beets.) The subversive series weaves offbeat comedy, supernatural thrills and crime drama, a cockeyed Inherent Vice for X-Files diehards. The comic began in 2008 and has won multiple awards, including two Eisner Awards — the comic world’s top honor — in 2010 and 2011, and its collected volumes are New York Times best-sellers. On the heels of the release of last month’s issue No. 45, Guillory and CHEW author John Layman return to New Orleans for the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Jan. 9-11. The pair — following a few international tours and comic conventions across the U.S. — joins the convention’s artist lineup of Fantastic Four’s Mark Bagley, Batman’s Neal Adams, The Simpsons’ Phil Ortiz and a dozen others, including Louisiana artist Kody Chamberlain, who illustrated the New Orleans noir series Sweets. Celebrity guests at the convention include stars of The Walking Dead (Norman Reedus, Michael Cudlitz, Sarah Wayne Callies, Michael Rooker and Scott Wilson), as well as Ian Somerhalder, Karl Urban, Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty, Mark McGrath and many others. In 2010, Showtime picked up a script with plans to produce a half-hour, live-action comedy adaptation of CHEW, but those plans fizzled in 2014. Instead, the series is getting an animated 90-minute feature adaptation of the first five issues. The Walking Dead actor Steven Yeun voices Tony, and Felicia Day voices his girlfriend, Amelia Mintz. Guillory hopes the feature

MUSIC LISTINGS

House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kyle Cripps, 5; Leisa K, 8 The Maison — Jazz Vipers, 6; James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Mainline Brass Band, 10

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TUESDAY 6 21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 7; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 8 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Sal, 2; Raddy Tattat & the Cats, 4:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 8 BMC — Troy Turner, Eudora Evans & Deep Soul, The Abney Effect, 5 Buffa’s — Davis Rogan’s Twelfth Night Party with Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Cafe Negril — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10

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Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Beth Hazel Sarris, 11

Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — I & I, 9; Aaron & Zac Maras, 10 Old Point Bar — Bob Green & the Green-River Band, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Southern Syncopators with Steve Pistorius, 8, 9 & 10

Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8

Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Benny Grunch & the Bunch Mardi Gras party, 8 Siberia — The Wicked Son, DJ Princeofponies, 9 Snug Harbor — John Mooney & Uganda Roberts, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 7 21st Amendment — Marla Dixon, 7

Circle Bar — Laura Dyer, 6; Hazlehurst, The Stone Coats, 10

Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30

The Civic Theatre — Twelfth Night Masquerade: Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Morning 40 Federation, King James & the Special Men, 9

Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan, 3; Benny D Band, 6:30; John Lisi Blues, 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Clockwork Elvis, 8 Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9 Siberia — Julie O’Dell & Friends, 6; Context Killer, Adambomb, WATIV, 9 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 The Spotlight Bar and Grill — Dr. Rock, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy, 4; The Orleans 6, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10

THURSDAY 8 21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30

DMac’s — Will Wesley, 8

Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10

Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson Trio, 3; Messy Cookers Jazz, 6:30; Caesar Brothers Band, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Andrew Duhon, 9

The BEATnik — California X, Donovan Wolfington, 8

Banks Street Bar — Johnny Kashner & The Hatchet Boys, 9

Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Interior Decorating, Mystery Girl, 9

BMC — Girl Power, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, The Business, 5

Blue Nile — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11

Cafe Negril — Arsene Delay, 6

BMC — Sound Table, Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, Nola County, 5

d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9

Gasa Gasa — Progression Music Series: Mulherin, The Grid, 9 House of Blues — Clutch, Torche, Lionize, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger, 5; Messy Cookers Jazz Band, 8 The Maison — Gregory Agid Quartet, 6; Chance Bushman & Friends, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Pat Casey & the New Sound, 8; The Bureau, 8; Mike Liuzza, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Marc Stone & Josh Paxton, 6

Buffa’s — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8

Circle Bar — Philos Moore, Al Holiday, 10

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10

Cafe Istanbul — Michaela Harrison, 7

DMac’s — Live Oak, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Leah Rucker, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Ainsley Matich & the Broken Blues, The Medians, 9

Cafe Negril — Usurpers, 6; Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 6; Soul Project, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — Al Holliday & the East Side Rhythm Band, 7; Yamomenem, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Joe Ely, 9 Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; Sentry, 10

MUSIC LISTINGS City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight: New Orleans Banjos + 2, 6 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Shannon McNally, 10 DMac’s — Tommy Knockers, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Adventures of the Interstellar B-Boy, DJ Housefly, 10; Headnod Factory, 10 Gasa Gasa — The Colossal Heads, 9

Blue Nile — Mainline Brass Band, 11 BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, ADO, Soul Project NOLA, The Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box, 3 Buffa’s — Andre Bohren, 5; The Honeypots, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Cafe Istanbul — Kyle Roussel, 7 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10

Hi-Ho Lounge — The Parishoners, 9

Checkpoint Charlie — Gypsy & the Drifter, 4; Botwell Blues Mission, 7; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 11

Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11

Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6

Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Viper Mad Trio, 8

Circle Bar — Shane, 6; Ossacrux, Solid Giant, Gristnam, Eat the Witch, 10

The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Kevin & Didi, 7 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 9 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours: The Mulligan Brothers, 6 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Duke Heitger & Tim Laughlin, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Hyperphlyy, 7

DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7; Three Legged Man & Chip Wilson, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Panorama Jazz Band, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 3 Freret Street Publiq House — James Milburn, 6 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m. Hi-Ho Lounge — Soundclash Battle Royal, 10 House of Blues — Johnette Napolitano, Laurie Sargent, 8

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Chubby Carrier, 8:30

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Jeff Thompson album release, Matt Holt, 9

Siberia — The Salt Wives, 6

Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5

Smoothie King Center — Eric Church, Halestorm, 7:30 Snug Harbor — Andrew Baham Quintet, 8 & 10 Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10 Tipitina’s — Homegrown Concert Series feat. 35 PSI, Battling Delirium, 8:30

FRIDAY 9 21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Royal T, The Noise Complaints, Melville Dew, 10

Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Mario Abney, 5; Nayo Jones, 8 The Maison — Ramblin’ Letters, 4; Bon Bon Vivant, 7; Chegadao, 10; Dysfunktional Bone, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Funk Monkey feat. members of Bonerama, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — High Ground Drifters, 7; Crazy Whisky, 9; John Parker, 10; Mario, 11 Oak — The Tangle, 9 Old Point Bar — Hill Country Hounds, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — The Revealers, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Vox & the Hound, Rotary Downs, Fancy Pants, Patrick Shuttleswerth Wants to Make You Deaf, 10 Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko Trio, 8

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 6; Tim Laughlin, 9 Rivershack Tavern — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — SuperCharger, 9:30 Siberia — Katey Red, Sex Party, Batebunda, Sea Battle, 9 Snug Harbor — Dr. Michael White Liberty Jazz Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — White Light Cemetery, Cain, House of Goats, 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & his Beautiful Band, 9:30 Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7 Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8 Twist of Lime — Hustle Hounds, The Fifth Men, The New Form, 9 Ugly Dog Saloon — Shotgun Double, 7 The Willow — Partners N Crime, The Big Easy Band, Gravity A, 10

SATURDAY 10 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30 AllWays Lounge — Krewe of Robyn fundraiser: Everything Rules, We Need to Talk, 9 Bamboula’s — A Diamond Band, 2; Smoky Greenwell Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Valerie Sassyfras, 7; Cockatoo, 10 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Queens Ball feat. Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 11 BMC — Louisiana Blues Company, Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, John Lisi & Delta Funk, The Business, 3 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s — Jerry Jumonville & the Jump City Band, 5; The Royal Rounders, 8; The Telegraph Salesmen, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Dale Latino, 5; Kenny Triche, 7; Stephen Neeper & the Wild Hearts, 11 Circle Bar — Easy Bake Oven, 10 Columns Hotel — Andrew Hall, 6 PAGE 42

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Rivershack Tavern — John Fohl, 10

d.b.a. — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Alvin Youngblood Hart & Muscle Theory, 10

Preservation Hall — Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band, 6; PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10

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Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Feufollet, The Kid Carsons, 11 DMac’s — The Jeff Davis Project, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Olivia de Havilland Mosquitoes, 7:30 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Sean Bruce, 10; Finfox, Molo, Jak Locke, 10 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hangar 13 — Flyy-By Nite, 1 a.m. Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — House of the Young, Chase ’n’ Cashe, 8 Howlin’ Wolf — The King’s Totally ‘80s 80th Birthday Party feat. Band Camp, High Voltage, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Sturmlandia, 10 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — T Ray the Violinist, Through 7 Irish House — One Tailed Three, 7 LA46 — Laugh in the Dark, 8 Le Bon Temps Roule — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10

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The Maison — Bayou Saints, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — 101 Runners, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Shiz, 7; Beth Trepagnier, 9; The Fens, 10 Oak — Andrew Duhon, 9 Old Point Bar — Diablo’s Horns, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Terry McDermott & the Bonfires, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

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Ralph & Kacoo’s — Dueling Pianos, 7 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 6; Glen David Andrews, 9 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1 Rivershack Tavern — Pig Pen & the Porkchops, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Jo-El Sonnier, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, 9 Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Leroy Jones Quintet, 8 Siberia — Kelcy Mae & Alexandra Scott, 6; Jesse Tripp & the Nightbreed, Vanzza Rokken, The Bills, Donde Wolf, 9 Snug Harbor — Germaine Bazzle & Larry Sieberth Quartet, 8 & 10 PAGE 44

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Spotted Cat — Shotgun Jazz Band, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7

Twist of Lime — Art of the Process, Big Pig, The Enclave, Stereo Fire, Morrison Road, 9

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2

Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8

SUNDAY 11 21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 4 Bacchanal — Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Hot ’n’ Spicy, 3:30 Banks Street Bar — Ron Hotstream & the Midcity Drifters, 8

Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Germaine Bazzle & Peter Harris Trio, 8 Snug Harbor — Seva Venet & Storyville String Band CD release, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Rites of Swing, 2; Ben Polcer & the Grinders, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael & Norbert, 5:30

BMC — Revival!, The Jeff Davis Project, Soul Company, 3 Buffa’s — Catie Rodgers Jazz Band, 7

MONDAY 12

Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Brown Bread, Cleaners Association, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, Ongoing, 6 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sean Riley Blues Band, 9

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Rock ’n’ Bowl — Vince Vance Louisiana Legends, 4:30

Tipitina’s — Pennywise, Anti-Flag, A Wilhelm Scream, 7:30

Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 6; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8

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Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Nyctophilia, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30

Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — John B., 3; Swinging Gypsies, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 BMC — Mark Appleford, Lil Red & Big Bad, Smoky’s Blues Jam, 5 Buffa’s — Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; Gene Harding’s N.O. Super Jam, 9 Checkpoint Charlie — Clyde & Iggy, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8; The Psycho Sisters, 9 Circle Bar — Bones, 10 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8

The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Too Darn Hot, 7; Soul Project, 10

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9

Morning Call — The Olivia DeHavilland Mosquitoes, noon

DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8

Gasa Gasa — Zydeco Two Step, 9

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Hill Country Hounds, 10

Old Point Bar — Jelly Jazz, 3:30

Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Sunday Night Swingsters, 8

The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7

Preservation Hall — Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band, 8, 9 & 10

Maple Leaf Bar — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9

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Torche with Clutch and Lionize 8:15 p.m. Tuesday House of Blues 225 Decatur St. (504) 310-4999 www.houseofblues.com

In a March interview with Rolling Stone, Torche bassist Jonathan Nunez made two seemingly conflicting promises about Restarter, the band’s upcoming fourth release (and first on Relapse Records): It would hit hard, and it would be pop. Nunez, who also produced the album (due Feb. 24), pointed to two tracks to hammer home his point: “Bishop in Arms” (“It’s this whole Psychedelic Furs — and maybe Guided By Voices — phrasing”) and “Minions” (“A classic Torche song … a heavy, melodic crusher.”). A metal band referencing indie misfits Guided By Voices might seem surprising, but not this one — Torche’s three contributions to 2011’s split EP with Part Chimp were all Guided By Voices covers, and it’s one of the few hard-rock bands that can flex melody as well as muscle. Last month, “Minions” became the first single issued off Restarter, and it’s exactly what Nunez said: oil-drilling guitars, a 4/4 sludge that’s built for slow-motion headbanging and singer Steve Brooks’ master-of-ceremonies chants, which have somehow gotten both more Black Sabbath and more John Hughes soundtrack with every new release. Metal purists who don’t approve can still stomp on Floor — Brooks’ recurring doom comet, whose April release Oblation (Season of Mist) is its first LP in a decade. Clutch headlines and Lionize opens. Tickets $38.50 (including fees). — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

Marigny Brasserie — Harmonouche, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Uke Joint, 7; Sam Cordts, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 7 Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 10

Three Muses — Washboard Rodeo, 7

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS American Strings. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — Banjoist Bela Fleck and members of the Louisiana Philharmonic perform Fleck’s “Night Flight Over Water” and Dvorak’s American Quartet. Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Bela Fleck & New World Symphony. The banjo artist and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra perform Fleck’s “Impostor Concerto” and work by Bernstein and Dvorak. Tickets start at $20. 7:30

p.m. Thursday at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St. and 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Covington, 16333 Hwy. 1085, Covington. Organ & Labyrinth. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola. com — Albinas Prizgintas performs on the church’s 5,000-pipe tracker organ. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CALL FOR MUSIC New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra. The orchestra seeks intermediate or better musicians. Visit www.novorchestra.com for details.

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND Inherent Vice (R) — Louche stoner and private eye Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tracks a missing ex-girlfriend in Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaption of Thomas Pynchon’s novel. Canal Place Rocks In My Pockets (NR) — Three generations of women in director and animator Signe Baumane’s family cope with depression. Indywood Selma (PG-13) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) leads a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, resulting in the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place

NOW SHOWING Annie (PG) — Foster child Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) befriends Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx), a billionaire seeking to improve his image, in the update of the classic musical. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Beyond the Lights (PG-13) — Struggling with sudden success, singer Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is saved from suicide by a young police officer (Nate Parker) in a romantic drama also starring Danny Glover. West Bank Big Eyes (PG-13) — Artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams), famous for paintings of doe-eyed children, fights her ex-husband (Chrisoph Waltz) for rights to her work in Tim Burton’s biographical drama. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Big Hero 6 (PG) — Young prodigy Hiro Hamada (Ryan

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Taken 3 (PG-13) — Framed for his wife’s murder, former covert agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) evades authorities and sets out to exact revenge on her killers. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place

Potter) and his robot sidekick Baymax (Scott Adsit) must save San Fransokyo from a dangerous plot in this animated adventure. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (R) — A washed-up actor, whose previous claim to fame was his portrayal of a popular superhero, attempts to recapture his past glory by mounting a Broadway play. Elmwood A Dangerous Cure (NR) — A tabloid journalist seeks the cure for an epidemic threatening New York City. Zeitgeist Dear White People (R) — Four black students at an Ivy League school confront race and identity in director Justin Simien’s critically acclaimed satire. Chalmette Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) — Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton) exiles Moses (Christian Bale) when he discovers Moses’ Hebrew heritage, but God commands Moses to return and free his people. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Gambler (R) — Literature professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) has an out-of-control gambling problem in the remake of the 1974 drama. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Great White Shark 3D (NR) — The documentary explains shark encounters. Entergy IMAX The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) — Dragon Smaug and evil lord Sauron attack Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian Mckellen) and the dwarves in the final installment of Peter Jackson’s J.R.R. Tolkien adaption. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Homesman (R) — Though troubled herself, a frontier woman (Hilary Swank) convinces a claim jumper (Tommy

Lee Jones) to help her shepherd three mentally ill women to safety. Chalmette Horrible Bosses 2 (R) — Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) start their own business, but resort to kidnapping after an investor rips them off. Elmwood The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) — The first half of the final part of the trilogy opens as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes up in District 13 and learns of a secret rebellion that could save her nation. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Imitation Game (PG-13) — British computer scientist and cryptographer Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbach) cracks the Nazis’ Enigma Code, but is later prosecuted for homosexuality. Elmwood, Prytania, Canal Place Interstellar (PG-13) — A physicist (Michael Caine) and an ex-NASA pilot (Matthew McConaughey) seek a habitable planet where they can send the population of a blighted Earth. Clearview, West Bank, Regal The Interview (R) — Two tabloid TV reporters (James Franco and Seth Rogan) attempt to kill North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) in the film widely speculated to have inspired a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. Chalmette Into the Woods (PG) — Meryl Streep, James Corden and Emily Blunt star in the musical about an unhappily childless couple who meet fairy tale characters as they seek to undo a witch’s curse. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D (G) — Morgan Freeman narrates a film about lemurs in Madagascar. Entergy IMAX Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom (NR) — Two young Maasai warriors go on a ritual safari through Kenya. Entergy IMAX Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) — Night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) travels to London to preserve the magic that brings museum exhibits like Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) and Jedediah (Owen Wilson) to life. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Nightcrawler (R) — Lowlife Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) stumbles into a new career videotaping Los Angeles’ most horrifying crimes. Elmwood Penguins of Madagascar (PG) — Penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private battle villainous octopus Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich) in the animated spy thriller. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal PK (NR) — Indian superstar Aamir Khan plays a newcomer

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Little Feet and Boneshaker

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Little Feet and Boneshaker 7:30 p.m. daily Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. (504) 352-1150 www.zeitgeistinc.net

With his 1992 breakthrough In the Soup, director Alexandre Rockwell became a founder of what would soon be recognized as a new era of American independent film, along with Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh and others. Rockwell made five (mostly poorly received) films over the next 20 years, and he publicly (and understandably) lamented the loss of the freewheeling years before an entire industry sprung up around indie film. Made in collaboration with his children Lana and Nico (ages 8 and 4 respectively at the time), the free-spirited and organic Little Feet takes Rockwell back to his roots as a scrappy, seat-of-his-pants filmmaker. He assembled a ragtag crew of nonprofessionals and shot almost entirely on black-and-white 16-millimeter film, much of which came in the form of leftover stock donated by filmmaker friends. There’s refreshingly little concern for the resulting variations in film grain, which add a homespun quality that suits the story perfectly — as does a soundtrack that ranges from Canned Heat to Sigur Ros. That story is credited to “Lana and Dad” and involves two kids (also named Lana and Nico) who’ve recently lost their mother and are saddled with a despondent and largely absent father (played by Rockwell). With their new friend Nene (Rene Cuante-Bautista), the kids set out on a symbolic journey across downtown Los Angeles to find a river in which to set free a pet goldfish, which has recently lost its companion. There’s no shortage of films attempting to capture the wonder of early childhood, but Little Feet succeeds largely by allowing imaginative and engaging kids to do their thing (within pre-set parameters) as the camera rolls. The story seems to unfold entirely from a child’s perspective in a place where anything is possible and adventure is always close at hand. It’s a beautiful and deeply personal film that manages to turn its humble origins into a primary asset. The kids’ pint-sized road trip also reveals a downtrodden Los Angeles rarely depicted on film, and one that’s fraught with danger for three children wandering the streets alone. The protective shield of innocence can only take them so far. But resilience — along with reliance on whatever family one can cobble together — is what Little Feet is about. There’s a touch of magical realism to Little Feet that recalls Beasts of the Southern Wild. That may be one reason why the 62-minute Little Feet is being distributed theatrically on a double bill with the 12-minute Boneshaker, which stars Beasts’ Quvenzhane Wallis. A student film by Ghanian filmmaker Frances Bodomo, Boneshaker brings a displaced family from Ghana to the bayous of southeast Louisiana in search of a church that may cure their troubled child (Wallis) of the bad spirit inside her. Finely crafted and atmospheric, the film packs a lot of ideas into a small space and bodes well for Bodomo’s budding career as a writer-director. Wallis’ outsized screen presence comes through once more, seemingly independent of setting or subject matter. — KEN KORMAN

FILM LISTINGS whose unusual worldview challenges existing social norms. Elmwood St. Vincent (PG-13) — Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) leaves 12-year-old Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) in the care of misanthropic neighbor Vincent (Bill Murray), and the two males forge an unlikely friendship as they visit dive bars and strip clubs. Elmwood The Theory of Everything (PG13) — Facing a bleak diagnosis, a young Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) and transforms the study of astrophysics. Elmwood Top Five (R) — Chris Rock directs a film starring himself as Andre Allen, an upcoming comedian who opens up to a journalist (Rosario Dawson) in hopes of being taken seriously as an actor. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Unbroken (PG-13) — Former Olympian Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) survives 47 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean and more than two years in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (PG-13) — A pair of schoolteachers (Phoebe Fox and Helen McCrory) evacuate students to the countryside to escape the London Blitz, but find a sinister haunt at an empty estate. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS The Babadook (NR) — A children’s book monster terrorizes a young boy (Noah Wiseman) and his mother (Essie Davis) in this Australian psychological horror film. 8:35 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Back to the Future II (PG) — Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 in the 1989 sci-fi adventure. A discussion about the film’s futuristic predictions follows. 2 p.m. Saturday. Rosa F. Keller Library Big Charity (NR) — A noted film at this year’s New Orleans Film Festival, Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the closing of Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. 1:30

The Overnighters (PG-13) — A pastor faces backlash when he offers his church to homeless workers seeking jobs in North Dakota oil fields. 6 p.m. Friday; 7 p.m. Saturday-Monday. Indywood Pelican Dreams (G) — Brown pelicans Gigi and Morro illustrate the balance between nature and human intervention as they move from a rehabilitation facility to the wild. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Zeitgeist Psycho (R) — Runaway secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) checks into a lonely

motel owned by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller. Noon Wednesday. Prytania Sagrada: The Mysteries of Creation (NR) — The documentary looks at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, a basilica designed by Antoni Gaudi that’s been under construction since 1882. 5:15 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist TCM Presents: The Wizard of Oz (G) — Turner Classic Movies sponsors a screening of the 1939 classic about a girl’s magical journey, starring Judy Garland and directed by Victor Fleming. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell

CALL FOR FILMMAKERS Tulane University Film & Arts Festival. Organizers seek short films and art pieces for the inaugural festival, which will be held Feb. 20-21. Deadline Jan. 10. Visit www. tulanefilmandartsfestival.com or email tulanefilmfest@gmail. com for details. AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie., (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres. com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan., (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey., (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres. com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette., (504) 304-9992; www. chalmettemovies.com Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner., (504) 229-4259; www. thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell., (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com Indywood Movie Theater: 628 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804; www.indywood. org Parker United Methodist Church: 1130 Nashville Ave., (504) 895-1222; www.parkerchurch.net Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 8912787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington., (985) 871-7787; www.regmovies.com Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center: 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www.nutrias.org The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www. thetheatres.com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistnola.org

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Wild (R) — After losing her beloved mother, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a clean break from personal trauma with a solo hike of the challenging Pacific Crest Trail. Elmwood, Slidell, Canal Place

p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Chalmette Citizenfour (R) — Filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald travel to Hong Kong to meet a mysterious informant—Edward Snowden—with knowledge of government surveillance. 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Indywood A Dangerous Cure (NR) — A tabloid journalist seeks the cure for an epidemic threatening New York City. 7 p.m. Thursday. Zeitgeist Foreign Correspondant (NR) — Reassigned to Europe, an American reporter (Joel McCrea) witnesses an assassination and discovers an international conspiracy in Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller. Noon Sunday. Prytania The Breakfast Club (R) — Molly Ringwald stars in John Hughes’ 1985 film about five disparate high school students serving detention. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday (except 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Canal Place). Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place The Great Invisible (NR) — Margaret Brown’s documentary considers the Deepwater Horizon disaster from the perspective of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Indywood How to Not Kill A Tiger (NR) — The owners of the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete produced this documentary in favor of individuals’ rights to keep exotic animals. Starts Friday; call for times. Chalmette Little Feet (NR) / Boneshaker (NR) — Zeitgeist presents a double feature of artistic films about children and families by directors Alexandre Rockwell and Frances Bodomo. 7:30 p.m. daily. Zeitgeist Maleficent (PG) — The C.G. Jung Society screens the Disney film about a cruel fairy (Angelina Jolie) who curses a newborn princess. An analysis and discussion follows. 6 p.m. Friday. Parker United Methodist Church

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PROSPECT.3 PANEL DISCUSSION: SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS IN MUSEUMS AND IN THE MAINSTREAM Saturday, January 10, 2015, 2PM – 4PM

Brooke Davis Anderson, Executive Director of Prospect New Orleans and an authority on Self-Taught artists and their work, will lead a panel discussion about the opportunities self-trained artists present for museums.

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A project of Prospect.3: Notes for Now Basquiat and the Bayou is made possible by the Diana Helis Henry and Adrienne Helis Malvin Art Funds of The Helis Foundation. Additional support is contributed by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.

Wednesday – Monday 10AM – 5PM Ogden After Hours Thursdays 6PM - 8PM 925 Camp Street | New Orleans ogdenmuseum.org | prospectneworleans.org

HAPPENINGS Giants in the City. Hammond Eastside Apartments, 107 S. Orange St., Hammond; www.hammondarts.org/p3-hammond — The threeday art installation features large inflatable sculptures as part of Hammond’s P.3+ Excursion Weekend. Friday-Sunday. Prospect.3 Panel Discussion. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — Prospect New Orleans director Brooke David Anderson leads a panel discussion on “Self-Taught Artists in Museums and in the Mainstream.” 2 p.m. Saturday. St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District, 2820 St. Claude Ave. — Galleries surrounding St. Claude host coordinated monthly receptions. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

PROSPECT.3 Prospect.3: Notes for Now. Citywide; www.prospectneworleans.org — The third edition of New Orleans’ international contemporary art biennial features 60 artists in exhibtions at many local musuems and institutions.

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Collier, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery.com — “Complementary Perspectives,” paintings by Rebecca Birtel Madura and Jeffrey Stolier, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www. agallery.com — “Where: The Exploration of Photographs and Place, 1843-2014”, through January. Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — “A Visit to Horn Island,” plein air paintings by Claude Ellender, Diego Larguia, Renee Mitchell, Mary Monk, Louis Morales, Auseklis Ozols, Phil Sandusky and Billy Solitario, through Feb. 27. AFA New Orleans. 809 Royal St., (504) 558-9296; www. afanyc.com — “Dirty Little Secrets,” pop surrealism group exhibition, ongoing.

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AIA New Orleans Center for Design. 1000 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-8320; www. aianeworleans.org — Prospect.3: work by Mary Ellen Carroll, through Jan. 25.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Random Precision in the Metric of Time,” prints and sculpture by Erwin Redl, opens Saturday.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery. com — New work by Paul Tamanian, Michelle Gagliano and Richard Currier, through Jan. 15.

Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www. carolrobinsongallery. com — 35th Anniversary Exhibition & Celebration, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street. com/antenna — “The Blue Library,” group show of photography chapbooks, through January.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — Solo exhibition by Stephen

Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Super Imposed,” work by Betsy Youngquist and Celibeth Donnelly, through Jan. 20.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery. com — Ceramic art by Nancy Susaneck; Jewelry by Lark and Lotus; paintings by Myra Williamson-Wirtz; all through January. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www. arthurrogergallery.com — “Does Anyone Remember Laughter? Lost Landscapes and Lonely Men,” work by Dawn DeDeaux; “Circulation of Light,” mixed media installation by Courtney Egan; both through February. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — “Puppy Love with My Angels from Above,” paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Rhapsody in Blue,” cyanotypes by Philip Yiannopoulos, through Tuesday. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary. com — “Collective Memory: Works by Shawne Major”, through January. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery.com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, BellaDonna, Jamal and Phillip Sage, ongoing. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 2207756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — Prints and paintings by Katie Rafferty, through January. Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “La Petite Mort,” installation by Blaine Capone, James Taylor Bonds and M. Silver Smith, through Jan. 25. Dillard University. Art Gallery, Cook Communications Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 816-4853; www.dillard. edu — Prospect.3: work by Terry Adkins and William Cordova, through Jan. 25. The Exchange Center. 935 Gravier St., (504) 5231465; www.artscouncilofneworleans.org — Prospect.3: work by Liu Ding, Lisa Sigal and Tavares Strachan, through Jan. 25. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.

com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Gallery Twenty-One Fourteen. 2114 Decatur St., (504) 875-2110; www.gallerytwentyonefourteen.com — “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” work by Ben Gregory, Margaret Minezer, MRSA, Pauly Lingerfelt, Senan O’Connor, Katy Weidemann and Chez Marie, through Jan. 25. Garden District Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — “Annual Holiday Open House,” group exhibition of paintings, pastels, ceramics and sculpture, through Jan. 18. Guthrie Contemporary. 3815 Magazine St., (504) 8972688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — “Big Appetites,” photographs by Christopher Boffoli; “Counting to Ten in French,” photo-based art by Aline Smithson; “She Can Leap Tall Buildings,” photographs by Heidi Lender; all through February. Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Painting the New Orleans Arts District,” group show of local scenes, through January. Joan Mitchell Center. 2275 Bayou Road, (504) 9402500; www.joanmitchellfoundation.org — “Convergence,” work by resident artists curated by Deborah Willis; Prospect.3: work by McArthur Binion, Los Jaichackers, Akosua Adoma Owusu and Hayal Pozanti; both through Jan. 25. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Guns in the Hands of Artists,” decommissioned guns repurposed as art, through Jan. 24. J&S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre. com — Mixed-media group exhibition featuring Jane Talton, LaTeefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “Becoming Invisible,” paintings by Jesse Poimboeuf; “Excavations and Monuments: Works in Plaster” by Alan Gerson; both through February. Loyola University, Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456 — “Leftovers,” work by Tasheka

Arceneaux Sutton; “Reconciliation,” work by Peter Biarritz; both through Jan. 15. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 9311915; www.mfrancisgallery. com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “A Dot Red,” photogravures by Christa Blackwood, through January. May Gallery and Residency. 2839 N. Robertson St., Suite 105, (504) 316-3474; www.themayspace.com — Prospect.3: “Meka Jean: How She Got Good,” installation by Tameka Norris, through Jan. 25. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — “Insomnia,” watercolor prints by Henry Miller, through January. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Skins, Shells and Meats,” assemblages by Elizabeth Stone, through Jan. 20. NOCCA Riverfront. 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — “Sabor-Saber-Saver,” photo installation by Cristina Molina, through Jan. 29. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 3094249; www.octaviaartgallery. com — Sculpture and mixed media by Wayne Amedee, through January. River House at Crevasse of 1922. 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www.cano-la.org — “Land-Scapes: Photography, Drawings and Paintings,” group show, through Jan. 25. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www. scottedwardsgallery.com — “Borrowed Relics: The Last of the Large Polaroid Transfers,” photography by Anna Tomczak; “Juju,” photographs by Sandra Russell Clark; both through Feb. 7. Sophie Lvoff at 3422. 3422 St. Claude Ave.; www.facebook.com/sophielvoff3422 — Photographs by Sophie T. Lvoff, through Jan. 25. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Daydreamer,” paintings by Barry Lorne; “Manifest Destiny,” paintings by Ed Smith; both through January. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassoci-

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ation.org — “Nature’s Essence: Two Visions,” paintings by Marcia Holmes and Jim Seitz, through Feb. 7. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Brothers x 2,” functional art objects by Abe and Andrew Geasland, through Sunday. Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Artisan Juncture,” group show featuring Gustavo Duque, Travis Linde, Amy Boudreaux, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Jedd Haas, Steven Soltis and others, ongoing. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.facebook. com/nolaartsalon — “Louisianacore,” painting and installation by Jonathan Mayers; “Study,” recent work by Natalie Sciortino Rinehart; both through January.

Three Rivers Gallery. 333 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 892-2811; www.threeriversgallery.com — “Small Works: Group Exhibition,” featuring gallery artists, through February. Tulane University, Carroll Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.carrollgallery.tulane.edu — “Tulane Contemporary.3,” new work by seven professors in Tulane’s Newcomb Art Department, through Jan. 25.

“The Nature of Now,” new work by 14 artists addressing Louisiana ecology, through Jan. 24. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — Prospect.3: work by Christopher Myers and the Propeller Group’s Phunam, Matt Lucero and Tuan Andrew Nguyen, through Jan. 25.

Xavier University. 1 Drexel Drive, (504) 486-7411; www.xula.edu — Paintings by Deirdre Dyson, through Jan. 16; Prospect.3: work by Lonnie Holley, through Jan. 25.

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Welcome to the world! There is a National Geographic quality about much of Prospect.3, which offers many windows on the far corners of the planet. The Contemporary Arts Center epitomizes this perspective with works by two dozen artists that often are more meditational than sensational. Even so, the nuances of Douglas Bourgeois’ paintings can be startling as the maestro of Ascension Parish finds no dearth of exotica on his home turf. Prospect.3: Douglas THRU His Twilight High Yearbook, a painted grid of Bourgeois, Sophie T. JAN swarthy, grinning adolescents like a United Lvoff and two-dozen Nations sampler of ethnicities and hair international artists styles, epitomizes the exotic aura seen in Contemporary Arts works like Double Holy Spirit Coco (pictured), Center, 900 Camp St. and throughout this epiphanous selection, which Art News wrote was “worth the trip (504) 528-380 to New Orleans” in its own right. Sophie T. www.cacno.org Lvoff’s photographs of street scenes and interiors initially may evoke social realist views of New Orleans bars, cafes and banged up cars, but look again and they suggest scenes from a funky parallel universe governed by the laws of chance. Japanese-American artist Glenn Kaino’s tanks of corals in water resemble a strangely beautiful science project, but a wall text says the corals are growing on replicas of the military hardware dumped into the ocean, and those lovely corals are actually locked in a fierce battle over territory. Theaster Gates makes art from ordinary objects like old fire hoses, but his minimalist black-on-black tar paintings resonate a special aura — perhaps because his father was a roofer. Many of the works from the most remote places on the planet defy easy assessment, but some can be surprisingly familiar. Entang Wiharso’s eerie aluminum wall sculptures evoke demonic Hieronymus Bosch figures but actually are about his native Indonesia’s convoluted history of globalization, and Chinese artist Yun-Fei Ji’s dioramic scroll paintings deploy ancient Chinese ghosts to depict human and environmental displacement. Both artists feature figures oddly reminiscent of 19th-century Carnival illustrations, a reminder that east Asia profoundly influenced the (often Carnivalesque) Western art of that period. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

ART LISTINGS group show curated by Janet Levy, through Jan. 25. New Orleans Public Library. 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 529-7323; www.nutrias.org — “From Common and Basin to Tulane and Loyola: 150 Years of Change in Our Neighborhood,” ongoing. Rabbit Ears. 8225 Oak St., (985) 212-0274; www.facebook.com/ rabbitearsnola — “Five in Four: A Family Archive,” photographs by five generations of a family tree, through Jan. 25. Siberia. 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — “For When Goblins Sit Down,” mixed media by MILAGROS and Miss Pussycat, through Jan. 25. St. Alphonsus Church. 2025 Constance St., (504) 524-8116; www.stalphonsusneworleans. com — “I am not garbage,” mixed media by Mike Kilgore, through Jan. 25. Treme Market Branch Building. 800 N. Claiborne Ave — Prospect.3: work by Gary Simmons, through Jan. 25. Tulane University. School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Collins C. Diboll Auditorium, 1440 Canal St. — “MotherShip II: Selections from the MotherShip Series,” mixed media by Dawn DeDeaux, through Jan. 25.

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Tulane University. 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 862-8000; www.bamboulanola.tumblr. com — “BAMBOULA / NOLA,” 12 sound art installations throughout campus in partnership with May Gallery, through Jan. 25.

United Bakery. 1325 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — Bas reliefs by Tamar Taylor, through January. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola.org — “The Perpetual Instant,” group photography exhibition selected by Grant Hamilton, through Jan. 25.

MUSEUMS Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Prospect.3: work by Kerry James Marshall, through Jan. 25; “The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present,” an educational panel display, through February.

(504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Andrew Jackson: Hero of New Orleans”, through March 29; hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing. Le Musee de F.P.C. 2336 Esplanade Ave., (504) 233-0384; www. facebook.com/lemuseedefpc — “Revelations of Goddesses,” paintings by Eleanor Merritt, through Jan. 25. Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — Prospect 3: work by Shigeru Ban, Camille Henrot and Jose Antonio Vega Macotela, through Jan. 25. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans African American Museum. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., (504) 566-1136; www.noaam.com — Prospect.3: work by Zarouhie Abdalian, through Jan. 25. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — Prospect.3: work by Tarsila do Amaral, Frederick J. Brown, Huguette Caland, Ed Clark, Andrea Fraser, Paul Gauguin, Jeffrey Gibson and Alma Thomas; “Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection,” group exhibition of paintings; both through Jan. 25; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through Feb. 1; “Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,” Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer sculpture and related work, through March 1; “Photo-Unrealism,” group exhibition of abstract and surreal photography, through March 15; “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through April.

George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — Prospect.3: work by Carrie Mae Weems, through Jan. 25; “Queens Rule!” portraits, attire and art inspired by Mardi Gras Indian queens, through March 14.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — Prospect.3: “Basquiat and the Bayou,” paintings and works on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Prospect.3: work by Herbert Singleton, Keith Calhoun, Chandra McCormick and Benny Andrews; both through Jan. 25; “Self-Taught, Outsider and Visionary Art from the collection of Richard Gasperi,” through Feb. 22; “Before I Die...,” interactive installation by Candy Chang, through February.

The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St.,

Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt.

state.la.us/museum/properties/ usmint — Pictures of the Year International, Images from the Missouri School of Journalism’s photojournalism competition; “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history; both through February. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through May 20. Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “Happy Happy Happy!” photographs from S. Louise Neal’s Birthday Cake Project, ongoing. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Prospect.3: work by Will Ryman, through Jan. 25. Williams Research Center. 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — “Studio, Street, Self: Portrait Photographs from the Historic New Orleans Collection”, through February.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Good Children Gallery Members. Good Children Gallery, 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — The gallery reviews submissions for new artist-members in 2015. Email info@goodchildrengallery.com for details. Deadline Jan. 20. Gravier Street Social. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St.; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — The social club seeks art for monthly group shows. Artists should work on canvas, mixed media or board with paint, collage or ink. Deadline Jan. 9. Louisiana River Arts College Art Contest. The contest seeks art from students attending accredited Louisiana colleges. Cash prizes are awarded. Visit www.rwnaf.org/contest, email emilyyoung@rwnaf.org or call (318) 865-4201, ext. 130, for details. Deadline Feb. 1. Platforms Fund. www.platformsfund.org — A collaboration of Press Street, Ashe Cultural Arts Center and Pelican Bomb, the fund provides grants of up to $5,000 for artist-driven projects that engage the community. Deadline Jan. 20. Swap Meet NOLA. St. Margaret’s at Mercy, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 279-6414; www.stmargaretsno. org — The art and farmers market seeks artists. Email info@ swapmeetnola.com.

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CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Beach Blanket Burlesque. Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters

OPERA Opera on Tap. Four Points by Sheraton, 541 Bourbon St., (504) 524-7611; www.starwoodhotels.com — Members of the New Orleans Opera Association performs at the hotel’s Puccini Bar. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www. buffaslounge.com — Jake Potter hosts stand-up. Midnight Friday. All-Star Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelve.mile. limit — Molly Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic. 9 p.m. Monday. Book Club Presents: Catcher In the Rye. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — New Movement comics perform sketch, stand-up, stories and an improv re-enactment based on J.D. Salinger’s classic novel. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Comedy theater founders Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform free weekly improv. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story at this weekly show. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A Night of Comedy. Tacos & Beer, 1622 St. Charles Ave., (504) 304-8722 — Corey Mack hosts two stand-up showcases. 8 & 10 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. 9 p.m. Sunday. Stupid Time Machine. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — CJ Hunt, Derek Dupuy, Mike Spara and James Hamilton perform sketch comedy. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. 9 p.m. Wednesday. W. Kamau Bell. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com — The San Francisco standup comic performs his Oh Everything! tour. Tickets $15. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

AUDITIONS 30 by Ninety Theatre. 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville — The theatre company holds auditions for its FebruaryMarch 2015 production of Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 11. Email 30byninety@gmail.com or by call (844) 843-3090 for information. Cripple Creek Theater Company. Akili Academy, 3811 N. Galvez St., (504) 355-4172; www.cripplecreekplayers. org — The theater company hosts auditions for its fall 2015 production of Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock from noon to 6 p.m. on Jan. 10 and 11. Contact Andrew Vaught at vaught@ cripplecreekplayers.org to schedule an audition. Playmakers Theater. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 8931671; www.playmakersinc. com — The theater holds auditions for its March 2015 production of Joe Orton’s Loot from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8.

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The Devils You Know. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.oldmarquer.com — Justin Bupp, Matthew Martinez, Alex Wallace and Mason Joiner star in Joiner’s play about angstridden young men. General admission $15; students, seniors and artists $12. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Gone With the Breaking Wind. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Varla Jean Merman stars in a parody of the epic Southern Civil War drama. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.thegoodnightshow. us — The live talk show features local notables, a house band and guest musicians. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane hosts a one-time reprise of its 2014 festival production. Clare Moncrief directs. Regular tickets $15, students and seniors $10. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Verbatim Verboten. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.oldmarquer.com — A rotating cast of actors star in a monthly show inspired by clandestine recordings and invasions of privacy. Tickets $12. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

St., (504) 267-4406; www. facebook.com/tikitolteca — GoGo McGregor hosts a burlesque show. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www. siberianola.com — Local comedians and burlesque performers pair their talents. 9 p.m. Monday. Burlesque Ballroom. Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse), 300 Bourbon St., (504) 5532331; www.sonesta.com/ royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly ’60s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. 11:50 p.m. Friday. Chippendales. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — The shirtless male revue performs in New Orleans. Tickets $40. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Draguation. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Jennifer Jane hosts a graduation show featuring 12 students from the New Orleans Drag Workshop. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 8 p.m. Monday. Half Baked: A Diamond in the Muff. Saturn Bar, 3067 St. Claude Ave., (504) 9497532; www.saturnbar.com — Anita Revolution, Golden Delicious, Eureeka Starfish and LibeRaunchy perform in the Haus of Now’s drag revue and dance party. Tickets $5. 11 p.m. Friday. Harry Potter, The Boy Who Stripped. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-2951; www. eiffelsociety.com — The Society of Sin celebrates Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con with a magicthemed burlesque play, followed by a Yule Ball Dance Party and costume

Sunday School. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St., (504) 6487998; www.facebook.com/ beatnikbookingnola — The burlesque and variety show features the Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls. Cover $5. 9 p.m. Sunday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. Thursday. ComedySportz. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Friday Night Laughs. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic. 11 p.m. Friday. Give ’Em the Light OpenMic Comedy Show. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www. houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Guest Room. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater. com — Visting Austin, Texas comedians Tafadzwa Gwaze, John Buseman, Lisa Friedrich and Mac Blake perform. Tickets $5. 10 p.m. Friday. Hear My Train A Comin’. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — Bar Redux hosts open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. Thursday. Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401; www.facebook. com/TheNewCBeevers — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 606-6408; www.facebook. com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. 8 p.m. Thursday. Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic night. 7 p.m. Saturday. The Magna Carta Show. Playhouse Nola, 3214 Burgundy St. — William Benner, David Kendall, Nathan Sutter, Brian Tarney and Thomas Fewer star in a weekly improv and sketch comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Improv

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TUESDAY 6 It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.facebook.com/groups/ nolasocialride — The cyclists of NOLA Social Ride cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. Joan of Arc Parade. Joan of Arc statue grounds, North Peters Street at Butchers Alley; www. joanofarcparade.org — The medieval-inspired Twelfth Night walking parade celebrates Joan of Arc and New Orleans’ French heritage. 6 p.m.

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Phunny Phorty Phellows. Willow Street car barn, 8201 Willow St. — Revelers gather to send the Phellows off on their annual Twelfth Night streetcar ride. 6:30 p.m.

Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Non-members $8. 10:30 a.m. Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yogis of all experience levels practice in the Cabildo gallery. Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 7 Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Creative Grind. The Rook Cafe, 4516 Freret St., (618) 520-9843; www.neworleans.aiga.org/ event/creative-grind — Designers, artists, writers and makers meet to share work and offer feedback. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Grant Funding for New Orleans Artists. Press Street, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.org — Participants receive information and assistance with submitting project proposals to the Platforms Fund. 7 p.m.

Lunchbox Lecture. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944, ext. 229; www.nationalww2museum.org — The semi-monthly lecture series features World War II-related topics. Noon. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m. Public meeting on North Rampart Street/St. Claude Ave. streetcar. Joseph A. Craig Charter School, 1423 St. Phillip St., (504) 940-2115; www.norta. com — The RTA and contractors provide information about the upcoming transit construction project. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5276012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

THURSDAY 8 Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869 — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m. Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. World War II Discussion Group. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Local re-enactors the Living History Corps of the American Military dress in combat uniforms and discuss the history of the 1930s and ’40s. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 9 Blush Ball. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 568-1702; www.pussyfooters.

org — The Pussyfooters parading club’s annual costume ball features music by Big Sam’s Funky Nation and benefits the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. Tickets $40. 9 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — This week’s event includes a guided gallery tour, music by Marc Stone and a documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Krewe of Chewbacchus Sci-Fi Fashion Show. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com — Revelers compete for Chewbacchus-themed prizes in a fashion, costume and talent show featuring music by the Browncoat Brass Band. Admission $10. 8 p.m. Season Announcement Party & Show. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Rivertown announces its 2015-2016 season at an event featuring musical performances, refreshments and a live auction. Tickets $35. 7 p.m. Winter Stamp Fest. Doubletree Hotel, 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-3111; www.ccscno.org — Philatelists buy, sell and appreciate rare and vintage stamps. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000; www.mccno. com — Actors Norman Reedus, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley and Brett Dalton headline the convention for fans of pop culture, sci-fi, comics, games, television and cosplay. Oneday admission starts at $40. Friday-Sunday.

SATURDAY 10 13th Night Mardi Gras Kickoff. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, (504) 3617821; www.mardigrasworld.com — The Krewe of Orpheus’ season opener features oysters, food, drinks, an art auction and music by The Wiseguys. Tickets $70. 8 p.m. to midnight. Car Seat Safety Check. Banner Ford & Chevrolet, 5950 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans; 1943 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville — New Orleans Emergency Medical Services technicians assist families with proper installation of children’s car seats. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Children’s Art Workshop. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — RHINO artists lead kids in art projects such as origami, collages and bookmaking. Email artboxrhino@gmail.com to register. Suggested donation $5. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Infant Massage Class. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 780-4363; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Tulane Lakeside Hospital hosts monthly classes on touch for parents and babies. Call or email rene.guilbeau@ hcahealthcare.com to register. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Jazz Yoga. Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841 — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m. The King’s Totally ’80s 80th Birthday Party. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The Krewe of the Rolling Elvi celebrate Elvis’ 80th birthday with music by 80s cover bands High Voltage and Band Camp. Proceeds benefit classical music charity Young Audiences of Louisiana. 7:30 p.m. Nature Detectives. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 736-7140; www. bayousegnettestatepark.com — Kids learn and practice the techniques naturalists use to look for hidden animals. 1 p.m. NOLA for Life Day. Sampson Park, 3100 Louisa St.; www. nolaforlife.org — Mayor Mitch Landrieu hosts a community work day as part of the citywide anti-violence initiative. Sign up to volunteer at the website. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Philo Cafe. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds. com — The group discusses the role of authenticity and doubt in religious faith. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Piety Street Market. The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 908-4741; www.612piety.com — More than 50 vendors offer art, jewelry, crafts, vintage clothes, collectibles, used books and flea market treasures at this monthly market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pride Masquerade: The Black & White Gala. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www.neworleanspridefestival.com — New Orleans Pride and the Krewe of Petronius host a fundraiser featuring hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and music by the

Esplanade Ave. Band. Tickets $30. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Prom Fashion Show. Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 885-0202; www.nolaprom.com — Local high school seniors model prom fashions at a benefit show for the Cinderella Project. Donations of evening gowns and prom dresses are accepted. 6 p.m. Royal Rex Den Tour. WYES hosts a viewing of parade floats in the private Rex Den, with refreshments from Vianne’s Tea House. Tickets $40; RSVP to Sharon Snowdy at (504) 840-4886 or ssnowdy@ wyes.org. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Self-Transformation Discussion Group. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The Theosophical Society in New Orleans discusses mysticism and esoteric philosophy. 2 p.m. Slidell Gun & Knife Show. Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell, (985) 781-3650; www.slidellgunandknifeshow.com — The show features more than 60 exhibitors of knives and guns as well as tactical, hunting and archery gear. Admission $8 adults, $1 children. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Stick Pony Race. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 944-5515; www.fairgroundsracecourse. com — Participants race toy hobbyhorses from the 16th pole to the finish line on the main track. Fee $5. Signup begins at 10 a.m.; race at 12:15 p.m. Live horse racing begins at 1:25 p.m. Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola. com — The event includes a farmers market, flea market and art market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Winter gardening seminar. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — Naturalist Tyrone Foreman instructs gardeners on selecting and caring for native deciduous shrubs and trees. Non-members $10. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www. noma.org — The museum hosts yoga classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 11 SoFAB Cooking Demo. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 2 p.m. Swing Dance Lesson With Amy & Chance. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www. dbabars.com/dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY 12 The Artist’s Way seminar. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Participants complete creativity exercises and discuss Julia Cameron’s Walking In This World, the sequel to The Artist’s Way. 7 p.m. Dr. Shirley Laska. Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium, 6500 Magazine St — The Orleans Sierra Club hosts the UNO professor for a lecture on Gulf Coast communities and coastal restoration. 6:30 p.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

WORDS Bill Loehfelm. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author signs the latest in his series of crime novels, Doing the Devil’s Work. 6 p.m. Tuesday. David Eugene Ray. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The children’s author signs The Little Mouse Santi. 1 p.m. Saturday. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Good Night, Sleep Tight New Year Story Hour. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — Miss Holly reads a selection of children’s books. 5 p.m. Friday. Keith Midkiff. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The author reads from

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New Orleans Besieged, an alternate history novel of the War of 1812. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Morgan Molthrop. The author discusses Andrew Jackson’s Playbook: 15 Strategies for Success. 7 p.m. Tuesday at East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie and 7 p.m. Thursday at New Orleans Athletic Club, 222 N. Rampart St. Satire writing workshop. Press Street, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.org — Local literary magazine Neutrons Protons hosts an instructional workshop for aspiring satirists. Fee $10. 7 p.m. Sunday. Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — Children’s books are read. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. StoryQuest. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Authors, actors and artists read children’s books and send kids on art quests through the museum. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 5873663; www.nba.com/pelicans — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Memphis Grizzlies. 7 p.m. Friday. WWE Monday Night Raw. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.wwe.com — WWE stars appearing in the show include Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Triple H, The Authority, The Big Show and more. Tickets start at $40. 6:30 p.m. Monday.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. www.covingtonfarmersmarket.org — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and live music twice a week: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington.

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 3554442; www.fb.com/StBMarket — The market offers seafood, produce, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/ CRISPfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

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German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www. germancoastfarmersmarket. org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue at Second Street, Gretna; www.gretnafarmersmarket.com — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www. hollygrovemarket.com — The urban farm operates a fresh market that’s open daily. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www. oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket. com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Rivertown Farmers Market. 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, homemade jams and jellies and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. www.sankofanola.org — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden at several weekly stops. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave.; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave.

Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early market catering to New Orleans East’s Vietnamese population. 5 a.m. Saturday.

American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Another Life Foundation. The foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Training is provided. Contact Stephanie Green at (888) 543-3480, email anotherlifefoundation@hotmail.com or visit www.anotherlifefoundation.org. Arbor Day Volunteers. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — The nature preserve seeks volunteers to help plant longleaf pine seedlings on Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. Call (985) 6261238 or email rue@northlakenature.org. Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, (504) 689-3690, ext. 10; www.nps.gov/jela — Jean Lafitte National Historic Park seeks volunteers to work as greeters, demonstrators, visitor center assistants and clean up crews at the bicentennial celebration. Visit the website or call for details. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 5221962 or email info@casaneworleans.org. PAGE 54

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Stuart Smith. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses Crude Justice: How I Fought Big Oil and Won, and What You Should Know About the New Environmental Attack on America. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The market offers produce, meat, seafood, dairy, flowers and prepared food at four weekly events. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Magazine Street Market, corner of Magazine and Girod streets.

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The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and marketumbrella. org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@ marketumbrella.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to help clients, manage inventory and share their expertise. Call (504) 8914337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-onone mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org.

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Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com.

Friends of Louisiana Wildlife Refuges. Southeast Louisiana Refuges Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (Bayou Lacombe Centre), 61389 Hwy. 434, (985) 882-2000; www.fws.gov — The refuge hosts volunteers for a “Work/Play Day” including trail maintenance, lunch and a canoe outing on Saturday. RSVP to David Stoughton at (985) 882-2025 or david_stoughton@fws.gov by Thursday. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www.greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@greenlightneworleans.org. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospec-

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS BICENTENNIAL Battle of New Orleans Symposium. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt.state.la.us/ museum/properties/ usmint — Friends of the Cabildo host a daylong symposium. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and University of Virginia professor Alan Taylor is the keynote speaker. Tickets $65. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Battle of New Orleans talk. Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, (504) 589-3882; www. nps.gov/jela — Visitors learn about the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans each afternoon. 2:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Bicentennial Celebration Cruise. Creole Queen paddlewheeler, Spanish Plaza, (504) 529-4567; www.creolequeen. com — The paddlewheel boat cruises from Canal Street to Chalmette Battlefield daily. Tickets $27 adults, $13 children. Thursday-Saturday. Call to Arms. Jackson Square, St. Peter Street Gate — Living history characters re-enact the Dec. 18,

tive volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Jackson Barracks Museum Volunteers. The museum seeks volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at (504) 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com. Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s

1814 call to arms that rallied locals against British invasion. 11 a.m. Wednesday. Campaign for the Gulf. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt.state.

green space committee needs volunteers to pick up trash or trim trees for the adopt-a-block program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 482-9598 or rpbarranco@cox.net. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www. la-spca.org/volunteer.

la.us/museum/properties/usmint — Historian Ron Chapman discusses the Battle of New Orleans in the context of Britain’s broader geopolitical strategy. 6 p.m. Thursday.

reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880. National World War II Museum. The museum accepts applications for volunteers to greet visitors from around the world and familiarize them with its galleries and artifacts. Call (504) 527-6012, ext. 243, or email katherine.alpert@nationalww2museum.org.

Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org.

NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@ globalgreen.org.

Meal Delivery Volunteers. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas and mileage expenses are

Parkway Partners. The greenspace and community garden organization seeks volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@

8 to Jan. 20, 2015. Call (504) 899-0820, email elizabeth@ stairnola.org or visit www. stairnola.org.

Commemoration Day. Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, (504) 589-3882; www.nps.gov/ jela — The National Park Service marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans with a ceremony. 9 a.m. Thursday.

Teen Suicide Prevention. The program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call (504) 831-8475.

Jordan Noble Drum Workshop. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt. state.la.us/museum/properties/ usmint — Kids ages 8-12 and their parents learn about a young slave who drummed for Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812, and they’ll participate in a craft. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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The Music of the War of 1812. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Historian Carolyn Kolb discusses the political and military origins of songs like “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Madison’s March.” 7 p.m. Thursday.

parkwaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www. parkwaypartnersnola.org. Senior Companion Volunteers. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist with personal and daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www.nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121.

Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement, beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www. veteranshousingoutreach. webs.com.

Scriptapalooza. The national screenplay competition seeks submissions. Visit www.scriptapalooza.com for details and application. Deadline Jan. 6.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Call for Makers. The New Orleans Mini Maker Faire seeks makers, artists, performers and crafters for the March 7 event at Tulane University. Visit www.nolamakerfaire. com/callformakers for an application. Deadline Feb. 1. New Orleans Fashion Week. Organizers are accepting applications from designers for New Orleans Fashion Week, March 21 to 28. Deadline for the Featured Designer is Jan. 15. Visit www.fashionweeknola.com for details. PA Boot Camp. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.novacvideo.org — New Orleans Video Access Center seeks residents of Orleans and Jefferson parishes to participate in a free, two-day training workshop for film production assistants. Visit the website for information and application. Deadline Jan. 8.

St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individuals and groups of volunteers to serve people experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail. com or (517) 290-8533.

Startup St. Bernard. The Meraux Foundation offers cash and business services worth $110,000 to a new business located in St. Bernard Parish. Visit www.startupstbernard. com to submit a business plan. Deadline Jan. 31.

Start the Adventure in Reading. The STAIR program holds regular training sessions for volunteers who work one-onone with public school students to build reading and language skills. The next tutor training runs from Jan.

Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www. swapmeetnola.com — Artists, farmers, bakers and flea market vendors are invited to set up booths at recurring swap meets.

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You are not alone in asking about recruiters. In fact, it is one of the questions I get asked about most. You didn’t state your current professional level, which would be absolutely critical to determining if there may be a fit for a headhunter or recruiter Grant Cooper suitable for you. Because of my business (Strategic Résumés & CareerPro) and my 20+ years of work here in the New Orleans area, I do have a number of recruiters in various specialties who regularly contact me to find top-level talent. However, in case you are not in engineering or a technical field, you should understand that the days of headhunters or recruiters “finding jobs” for mid-level or general business candidates are basically over. If there are any recruiters out there who are interested in finding positions for my clients, I am always happy to hear from them. Here are a few salient points that jobseekers should bear in mind concerning recruiters: 1) Recruiters are paid by and receive specific requests for talent requirements from employers, and therefore have no allegiance to candidates. Their job is to find talent for companies, not to find jobs for jobseekers. 2) The ultimate goal of most recruiters is to find what the career industry terms as “passive” candidates. Passive candidates are those who are currently employed, are considered successful in their current jobs, but are possibly open to offers for career advancement, providing that the new offer is good enough. 3) Those who are currently seeking jobs, who are posting their résumés on job boards and sending out résumés to job openings, who may be dissatisfied with their current situation, or who may be presently unemployed, are all considered to be what the industry terms “active” candidates. These are not the types of candidates that recruiters are normally paid to find. 4) The primary fields that recruiters are actively recruiting in are: CEO/CFO & senior executives (particularly from larger firms), senior-level medical positions, engineering and scientific disciplines, pharmaceutical, medical, some technical and pharmaceutical sales positions, senior academic positions, IT and programmer positions, and a few other areas. In the not too distant past, recruiters did get orders to find candidates a bit lower in the food chain. Not so much any more. 5) Those who hire recruiters do not want them to look for people who are already seeking jobs... They can find those people easily enough and even get flooded with hundreds or thousands of resumes for such jobseekers. However, companies are willing to pay thousands for recruiters to find the “rock stars” of their professions, those who are not actively seeking work, and who are at the top of their fields. Put bluntly, companies pay a recruiter to “steal” the best talent from Company A and deliver it to Company B. So, Jacob, the days of having someone else find you a job, unless you fall neatly into one of the above categories, are pretty much gone. The good news, however, is that there are some very specific jobhunting techniques that our firm and others can make available to assist candidates in maximizing their job search strategies. Feel free to contact Lela Neff, our Certified Career Management Coach.

New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant ranks within the top LinkedIn Résumé Writing Experts nationwide and has assisted the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, NFL/NBA players & coaches, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and major corporations.

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NO. 2014-10895 DIVISION”I” SUCCESSION OF DELCY LYONS CLAY NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the creditors of the above successions and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from the publication hereof why the Tableau of Distribution presented by the administrator, Philip Gilbert Clay, of this estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance therewith.

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NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Muriel Hamilton Lucas Brock, duly qualified executrix of the Succession of Mary Wright Spencer has filed a Petition for authority to sell, at private sale, the immovable property described as follows: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 633, bounded by DELACHAISE, CLARA, MAGNOLIA and LOUISIANA AVENUE, designated as LOT “A”; according to survey by George DeArmas, dated December 10, 1909, and measures according thereto, beginning 56 feet 4 inches 7 lines from the corner of Delachaise and Clara Streets and measures thence 32 feet 5 inches 2 lines front on Delachaise Street, 31 feet, 11 inches, 1 lines in the rear, by a depth of 96 feet 6 inches 7 lines in depth on the side nearest Clara Street and 101 feet, 11 inches in depth on the Magnolia Street side, and is composed of the larger portion of Lot No. 26 and a small portion of Lot No. 27; and according to a survey by Frank Foster & Associates, Inc., dated February 5, 1973, a white print copy annexed hereto, Lot “A” has the same designation and measurements as above set forth. Also in accordance with survey by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated May 9, 1966, a white print copy of which is annexed to act before Elmer D. Flanders, Notary Public, dated May 18, 1966. The improvements bear the Municipal Nos. 2735-37 Amelia Street. under the terms and conditions as provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings.

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New Orleans, Louisiana, this 22nd day of December, 2014. Dale N. Atkins Clerk of Court Attorney: Ryan Scafidel Scafidel Law Firm, LLC Address: 4130 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: 504-485-0200 Gambit: 01/06/15 and 01/27/15

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No. 2011-12683 DIVISION “ G “ SUCCESSION OF WARDELL JOSEPH QUEZERGUE, SR. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION TO PAY ALLOWANCE WHEREAS, the succession representative of this Succession has made an application to the Honorable Court for authority to pay an interim allowance to heirs of this succession, which allowance is within the amount that will eventually be due to said heirs. NOTICE is hereby given that an order granting such authority may be issued after expiration of ten (10) days for the date of this publication, and that an opposition may be filed at any time prior to issuance of the order. BY ORDER OF THE COURT Dale Atkins,CLERK Attorney: Elizabeth A. Hammant Address: 3000 W. Esplanade Avenue N. Suite 200 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 838-9090 Gambit: 01/06/15

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NO.: 743-073 DIVISION “D” SUCCESSION OF JANICE IGNARRO NOTICE IS GIVEN that HEATHER IGNARRO, duly qualified Executrix of the Succession of JANICE IGNARRO, has filed a Petition for Probate of Statutory Testament, Confirmation of Executrix, Authority to Conduct Private Sale of Immovable Property and Authority to Pay Debts of Estate - the immovable property described as follows: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the servitudes, rights, appurtenances thereunto belonging or applying or in anywise appertaining thereto, belonging or applying, situated in the State of Louisiana, in the Parish of Jefferson, TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, SUBDIVISION NO. 7, being part of Oakdale Subdivision, Section “B”, First Ward, all in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated May 10, 1960, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordinance Number 4921, adopted February 16, 1961, registered in COB 524, folio 586, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, on February 23, 1961, and in Plan Book 42, folio 50, Office of the Clerk of Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, which said property, according to the aforesaid plan, is more particularly described as follows: LOT 27 in SQUARE 104, which said square is bound by Oakwood Drive, Francis Lane, Luther Lane, East Lexington Avenue and Guardian Avenue, and sand Lot 27 forms the corner of Oakwood Drive and Francis Lane, and measures thence 75 feet front on Oakwood Drive, same width in the rear, by a depth and front on Francis

Lane of 110 feet between equal and parallel lines. All as more fully shown on survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C.E., dated August 14, 1972, resurveyed October 20, 1972. Improvements thereon bear the municipal number 876 Oakwood Drive. Being the same property acquired by Sunrise Homes, Inc. From the Prudential Insurance Company of America by act before Salvadore T. Mulé, Notary Public, dated September 6, 1972, and recorded in COB 770, folio 797, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana. Being the same property acquired by Janice Korenoski, wife of/and Louis J. Ignarro from Sunrise Homes, Inc. by act before A. J. Schmitt, Jr., Notary Public, dated October 4, 1963 and recorded in COB 779, folio 855, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana. Notice is now given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of decedent and of this estate, that they make any opposition which they may have to such application, at any time, prior to the sale of the property, but no later than after the expiration of 7 days, from the date of last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. This notice was requested by attorney PAUL C. MINICLIER on the 29th day of December 2014. Attorney: Paul C. Miniclier Address: 1305 Dublin Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: 504-864-1276 Gambit: 01/06/15 and 01/27/15 If you know the whereabouts of Betty Jean Cager A/K/A Betty Liggio, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504-347-5056. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of BARBARA GARRETT please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Debra P. Bradley and/or Kevin Bradley please contact attorney William Boyles at 504-232-2940. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Glenda/Glinda Caston L/K/A 4030 South Post Oak Ave, New Orleans, La, call P. Hamilton, 504-940-1883. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Gloria Anderson Thomas, please contact Attorney Louis DiRosa, Jr., at 504-615-7340. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of heirs of JAMES SIMMONS please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Karen Marie Allen, please contact Attorney Dennis W. Moore at (504)3027324 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lois Tumblin a/k/a Lois Tumblin Fox please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marlene S. Robinson, please contact Atty. S. Kirk at (504) 581-9322. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Randall J. Pannell and Lori Bevrotte Pannell please contact Lakeisha Jefferson, atty at 225-302-3209. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Robert Cuiellette Llopis, son of Charlene Llopis Pleas A/K/A Charlene Llopis Cuiellette Pleas, please contact Joaquin Shepherd, attorney, at (504) 920-9050, located at 4051 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 228, Metairie, LA 70002. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of ELAINE JENSEN KOREN please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Theresa Lee Sanders, please contact Attorney Dennis Moore at (504)3027324

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FOR SALE 929 Dumaine

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THANKS TO ALL MY CLIENTS FOR A GREAT 2014! 4717 S Liberty ...................... $895,000.00 4124 Laurel .......................... $650,000.00 1307-11 Jefferson ................ $599,000.00 728 Fourth St ....................... $448,000.00 150 Lakewood Estates ......... $367,000.00 1218 Joliet ............................$299,000.00 3025 Laurel .......................... $265,000.00 1540 Orpheum ..................... $248,900.00 621 Betz ............................... $199,500.00 4361 Murano ........................ $195,000.00 711 Arnold ........................... $189,000.00 621 Betz ............................... $187,500.00 1917-19 Pauger ................... $185,000.00 2819 Baronne ....................... $175,000.00 1517-19 N Dorgenois ........... $155,000.00 1525 Clio #5 ......................... $149,000.00 3626 First St ......................... $149,000.00

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Terrier mix who knows “sit” and “down.” She’s a happy-go-lucky, goofball, who enjoys toys and treats and requires LOTS of exercise. To meet Cowgirl or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

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To look for a lost pet come to the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), Mon-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5 or call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

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