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50 ON THE COVER Cur-Tailed ..................................................................15 What happened to the city’s plan for 20 new dog parks?

7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 B.B. King, Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews and more

NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 A coalition of neighborhood groups has a plan for Bayou St. John Bouquets & Brickbats ...........................................7 This week’s heroes and zeroes C’est What? ................................................................7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt................................................................8 Political briefs Commentary............................................................. 9 Sound advice on the noise ordinance Clancy DuBos/Politics ..........................................11 What early voting means for candidates — and voters

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT A&E News .................................................................37 Paul Taylor Dance at Marigny Opera House

Music .........................................................................38 PREVIEW: Dent May Film.............................................................................42 REVIEW: August: Osage County REVIEW: The Selfish Giant Art ...............................................................................45 REVIEW: Beneath the Shades and Amid the Strikes Stage..........................................................................49 Events .......................................................................50 PREVIEW: Blush Ball Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................62

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Wed. Jan. 15 | Fresh off releasing Twin Language (Get Hip), psych-rockers Bipolaroid headline this “Manny for Mayor” benefit, the leap-year-like, never-ending campaign to elect Manny “Chevrolet” Bruno, New Orleans’ “Troubled Man for Troubled Times.” Natty Sanchez and Gardenia Moon open at 10 p.m. at Circle Bar.

B.B. King

Thu. Jan. 16 | The One Kind Favor King asks on his 2008 LP? “See That My Grave is Kept Clean.” At the double-infinity age of 88, the B.B. King is anything but dead, guesting on the debut by Mississippi MC Big K.R.I.T. and getting feted by President Barack Obama (at the White House’s Red, White and Blues performance) and Morgan Freeman (in the 2012 documentary B.B. King: The Life of Riley). Mia Borders opens at 8:30 p.m. at the Riley Civic Theatre.

Thu. Jan. 16 | Since emerging from New York in the mid-1990s, Cam’ron has released a series of albums and talked up beefs with several big-name rappers. He released the mixtape Ghetto Heaven in October 2013.

At 10 p.m. at The Howlin’ Wolf.

Feufollet

Fri. Jan. 17 | Lafayette’s Feufollet started as a precocious traditional Cajun band and evolved into a French-speaking, indie-rocking outfit. It recently finished recording an album due out this year. At 10 p.m. at d.b.a.

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Fri. Jan. 17 | Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett was recently nominated for a Grammy for Pushing the World Away. He leads his quintet in this New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Jazz Journey free concert.

Singer/guitarist Raul Midon also performs.

At 7 p.m. at Dillard University’s Lawless Memorial Chapel.

Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher

Sun. Jan. 19 | Longtime collaborators pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher have explored everything from the works of Louis Gottschalk and Sidney Bechet. They perform at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

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S C U T T L EB U T T 8 C O M M EN TA RY 9 C L A N C Y D U B O S 11 B L A K E P O N TC H A RT R A IN 13

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Controlling Bayou St. John

A new coalition of neighborhood groups is looking into restricting activity on the bayou — and has drafted its own “Bayou St. John Master Plan” to do so.

Marques Colston,

wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, was voted by his teammates to receive the 2013 Ed Block Courage Award from the award’s namesake foundation at a ceremony later this year. The foundation works to end child abuse and recognizes NFL players for their courage and sportsmanship.

Robert Warrens

was named the recipient of the St. Tammany Parish President’s Arts Lifetime Achievement Award honoring local artists.

The Mandeville painter will receive the award from St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister and the St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs at a ceremony Jan. 24.

By Della Hasselle | Mid-City Messenger

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en years ago, Bayou St. John was not the coveted destination it is today. The grassy banks were overgrown, and pools of trash lay stagnant on water that wouldn’t flow due to dams that severely limited any southward movement.

“Anyone who remembers Bayou St. John before Hurricane Katrina remembers that it was never used, that people were afraid to walk on it at night and that it was dirty because people who came by had no respect for it,” says Jennifer Farwell, a Mid-City resident since 2002 who has been a member of several Mid-City neighborhood groups.

Today the bayou is experiencing a resurgence that has brought the waterway’s banks back to life. Some nearby residents say the pendulum has swung so far in the other direction that new measures are needed to control the area’s activity.

More than a handful of Bayou St. John and Parkview residents say yes, and they have a plan to rectify it.

Where There’s A Will There’s A Way,

and address issues regarding the “thoughtful and sustainable use of Bayou St. John is the site for a range the bayou’s banks and surrounding public land,” according to its website of outdoor activities both on the water (www.greenerbayoustjohn.org). and along its banks, Lichtfuss says that means limitbut area residents say ing the amount of “active recresome safeguards need ation” — including volleyball games to be put in place to preserve the waterway and other seasonal sports — that and the neighborhood. she says is wreaking havoc on the P H OTO BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER bayou’s grassy banks.

Most important, Lightfuss says, the city should reduce the number of festivals held on the bayou, from the summer boat races to Praise Fest NOLA, a three-day gospel festival that attracted as many as 50 gospel artists and up to 5,000 attendees in 2013, its third year. As many as 35,000 people at a time come to other festivals, like the longstanding Bayou Boogaloo, a three-day festival scheduled for May.

founded by New Orleans Saints linebacker Will Smith, hosted “Santa with the Smiths” to benefit 20 families from Kingsley House. Smith gave the families a tour of the Saints’ practice facility as well as a Christmas meal and gifts. Smith founded the organization in 2007 to benefit families in need.

Jason Peters,

offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, told NBC’s Comcast Sportsnet that the New Orleans Saints “got lucky” in the NFC wild card playoff game Jan. 4. Several outlets rightfully dubbed Peters a sore loser.

Eagles fans were no better — a video went viral showing an Eagles fan spitting on a Saints fan after the game-winning field goal.

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If the bayou was unsightly before Katrina, it was even bleaker after. Floodwaters were pumped out of the city, but sluice gates were still closed, which caused low water levels in the bayou and high salinity, according to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. That wrought damage on the bayou’s already compromised environment and exposed the tires, drowned cars and shopping carts that had been trapped in the water.

The area has come a long way since then. Projects to restore the bayou’s wildlife included dredging the mouth of the waterway and removing a dam on Robert E. Lee Boulevard that blocked the flow of water from Lake Pontchartrain — a restriction scientists have compare to a clogged artery in the watercourse system.

Today, residents and dogs can be seen running and playing on the banks, which now harbor a channel filled with not only speckled trout but also kayaks and canoes. When it’s warm, people ride paddleboats, play volleyball and hold outdoor parties. Over the summer, the bayou saw its second annual July Fourth boat parade, one of many new events popping up on the bayou’s banks.

“The entire city has come to rely on the bayou for recreational activity,” Farwell says. “The vibrancy the bayou is currently experiencing is due to people coming and using it.”

But is the bayou’s recreational renaissance too much of a good thing?

“Our idea is to have some reason to the bayou,” says Jean Lichtfuss, president of the Parkview Neighborhood Association.

“To protect it environmentally and residentially and historically, because it is an historic bayou.”

Lichtfuss is part of a brand-new organization called the Greener Bayou St. John Coalition, made up of residents surrounding the bayou and some members of neighboring associations. Organized by Bayou St. John resident Musa Eubanks, the coalition’s goal is to preserve and improve Bayou St. John and its environs

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SCUTTLEBUTT Quotes of the week Endorsement edition

“Mitch has earned a second term as mayor — and I hope the people of New Orleans will give him one.” — President Barack Obama, in a statement endorsing Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s re-election bid.

“I am sure that before Feb. 1 many of Mary Landrieu’s friends in Washington will endorse her brother. Today’s endorsement is not about the Mayor of New Orleans, it’s about the United States Senate. .... Mitch Landrieu can hide behind Washington insiders and his big sister, but he can’t hide from the dramatic facts that make our community shutter [sic] in fear.” — Mayoral candidate Michael Bagneris, in a statement responding to Obama’s endorsement.

Endorsement lineups

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Bagneris gets OPDEC nod; Alliance endorses Landrieu

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Two days after Mayor Mitch Landrieu was endorsed by President Barack Obama, his mayoral challenger, Michael Bagneris, scored a Democratic endorsement of his own: that of the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee (OPDEC). The group also snubbed Landrieu in its 2010 endorsements, supporting businessman Troy Henry for mayor in a race that Landrieu won handily.

At the Alliance for Good Government’s first round of forums Jan. 9, Landrieu squared off against challengers Bagneris and Danatus King, both of whom delivered the message — implicitly and explicitly — that the city’s recovery hadn’t buoyed all people and neighborhoods. Nevertheless, Landrieu snagged the Alliance’s endorsement. District C candidates Jackie Clarkson and Nadine Ramsey also appeared at the forum, as did District E incumbent James Gray and challenger Cynthia Willard-Lewis.

The Alliance, which generally favors the establishment, produced no surprises in those races, endorsing Clarkson and Gray.

The Alliance will hold its other endorsement forums at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 15 at Loyola University, at which time the organization will interview the rest of the council candidates as well as candidates for sheriff, coroner and clerk of court. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Council defers — again Three big agenda items pushed back

The New Orleans City Council met Jan. 9 for its first full council meeting of 2014, but three buzzed-about agenda items — an update to the city’s noise ordinance, new rules for Carnival parades and parade-goers, and domicile requirements for New Orleans Police Department officers — were deferred to other dates, following a lengthy recess midway through the agenda’s first presentations that delayed the meeting until the early afternoon.

The noise ordinance, however, gets another shot in City Council chambers at a Housing and Human Needs Committee meeting at noon Friday, Jan. 17. A group of

musicians and advocates against the ordinance — which was introduced Dec. 19 — will hold a rally at 11 a.m. outside City Hall.

The ordinance proposes measuring decibel levels from the sound-emanating property line; lowering the decibel level limits in the French Quarter’s commercial areas from 80 to 75; and capping the maximum decibel level at 85 on Bourbon Street. It’s the first redraft of the current ordinance in several decades, and it’s the product of City Council’s two-year study of sound issues, commissioned by District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who had hired acoustician David Woolworth of Oxford Acoustics to issue a report and recommendations in August 2013. The draft ordinance also incorporates recommendations from a “seven-point plan” presented by a group of neighborhood organizations.

Following the ordinance’s Dec. 19 introduction, Palmer released a statement, saying, “A proposal was introduced today in an attempt to offer a starting point for public consideration and discussion. The ordinance that was introduced today did not originate from my office, but I signed on to it because I support its intention: to carry on an important dialogue and get us closer to a sound ordinance that is fair and objective.”

— ALEX WOODWARD

Council hopefuls square off A dozen candidates answer questions in speed round

New Orleans got its first look at candidates running in each New Orleans City Council district in the upcoming municipal elections at a Jan. 8 candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans, the National Council of Jewish Women’s New Orleans section, The Public Law Center and the National Coalition of Black Women.

Not all candidates attended the forum, however. Among the no-shows were Lourdes Moran and Eloise Williams, running in District C; James Gray, the incumbent in District E; and Stephen Gordon, a challenger in District A. Jackie Clarkson, who hopes to return to the council representing District C following her term as council president, left halfway through the forum, as did Jason Coleman, who is running in District A. (The Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee was holding its mayoral forum across town.)

The candidates who did show up — 12 among them — had only 45 seconds each to respond to a short list of questions, which covered topics ranging from civil service reform to mental health services.

Regarding the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), District C candidate Carlos Williams suggested NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas should be fired, and District A candidate Drew Ward said the only crime walk he wants to see is an officer walking his “butt” on the street. David Capasso, an attorney who has worked with labor unions and is running in District A, suggested NOPD officers should have collective bargaining rights. All candidates agreed that the city should be pursuing and fully funding the

NOPD federal consent decree.

Candidates cited crime, blight and job creation as top priorities, as well as economic development. District E challenger Cynthia Willard-Lewis suggested making the abandoned Six Flags site a “Silicon Bayou.” In listing their top three priorities for their respective districts, Ward said his were addressing “poverty, poverty, poverty,” and District E candidate Andre Kelly said combating “hopelessness.”

With the exception of Coleman, all said they would support a smoking ban in bars (District A incumbent Susan Guidry said she would support such a measure “in a heartbeat”), and all agreed they want to raise the minimum wage in New Orleans.

The same groups will hold their mayoral forum at Dillard University at 7 p.m. Jan. 16.

The event is open to the public.

— ALEX WOODWARD

Landrieu endorses in all council races — except one Makes no choice between Green and Head

With his endorsement of Cynthia Hedge Morrell in the New Orleans City Council AtLarge Division 2 race, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has now formally endorsed in every council race — except At-Large Division 1, where incumbent Stacy Head faces challenger Eugene Green, who served as economic head under former Mayor Marc Morial. The mayor and Head have butted heads frequently.

Hedge Morrell, who has been on the council since 2005, has been a reliable vote for the mayor’s proposals. She faces Ernest “Freddie” Charbonnet and Jason Williams in the municipal election for the Division 1 At-Large council seat. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Timing is everything

McCain gives nod to Christie right before his scandal

Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain — the 2008 GOP nominee for president — appeared Jan. 7 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where the host asked McCain his preference for a 2016 Republican candidate. “I think we have a lot of Republican governors. I like Chris Christie, I like Bobby Jindal,” McCain said.

“I like a number of those people who have succeeded in states with Republicans and Democrats.” Jindal is the former chair of the Republican Governors’ Association; Christie currently holds the spot.

Appearing at the Baton Rouge Press Club the next day, Jindal said, “I’m obviously a fan of the senator. He’s a great American and patriot. He’s a great hero. It’s very kind of him to say that.”

Up in New Jersey, meanwhile, Christie — who had scoffed at notions his administration closed two access lanes to the city of Fort Lee, N.J., after the mayor there had endorsed Christie’s opponent in the last governor’s race — was faced with a major scandal after emails surfaced indicating his top aides had done precisely that. Christie fired them, claiming he had no idea about the political payback. — KEVIN ALLMAN

COMMENTARY

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Sound advice Landrieu’s adviser to the cultural economy, Scott Hutcheson — to discuss what should be included in the ordinance. The discussions also gave musicians and club owners a voice in crafting an ordinance that will directly affect their livelihoods and the vitality of the city’s tourism industry. (VCPORA and the neighborhood groups have not held public forums, according to Nathan Chapman, a past president of VCPORA and a proponent of the new ordinance.)

Those opposed to the current draft of the ordinance claim their objections have not been heard, and they point to the dismissal of the Oxford Acoustics report as proof. Those in favor of the latest proposal say their intent — and the proposed ordinance itself — has been largely misunderstood as a “war on music.” They add that the maximum decibel levels proposed in the ordinance are in line with those imposed by other cities. Moreover, they say, the ordinance is aimed at negligent

Friday’s council meeting will be a good chance to air differences and answer questions. club owners, not musicians. Chapman told Gambit last week that a good number of musicians agree with the latest draft (jazz clarinetist and French Quarter resident Tim Laughlin has expressed his support).

One item that does make sense is measuring sound from a fixed point outside a club rather than from a complainant’s front porch or living room. The ordinance calls for a property-line measurement, but a reasonable distance from the club makes more sense. This would allow for regular and fair checks on noise levels and take the onus off residents who might feel intimidated to file a complaint. As to appropriate decibel levels, that’s up to the City Council, but they’re meaningless if they’re not enforced uniformly, with an eye toward prevention rather than purely responding to complaints.

At this point, the pro- and antiordinance factions haven’t talked to one another, which is a problem. Friday’s council meeting will be a good chance to air differences and answer questions.

What’s most important is that the City Council works fully with the music and cultural community as well as neighborhood associations before taking a vote on this important ordinance.

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he New Orleans City Council will host a special Housing and Human Needs Committee hearing at noon Friday (Jan. 17) to discuss the city’s latest proposed noise ordinance before the measure heads to the full council for a vote. Strange as it may seem for a piece of legislation that has been in the works — and widely discussed — for years, this feels a bit rushed.

A bit of history: Just before Christmas — while New Orleanians were concentrating on the holidays, the upcoming municipal elections and the New Orleans Saints — the City Council introduced a proposed new noise ordinance, the first in decades. Oddly, the latest revision ignored the advice of David Woolworth of Oxford Acoustics, a professional acoustician hired by outgoing District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer to study the issue and create recommendations for the legislation. Woolworth submitted his report in August 2013, offering recommendations to update the city’s noise ordinance, including raising the current decibel limit; streamlining the noise complaint process (with sound officers and a dedicated hotline); as well as changing noise ordinance violations from criminal to civic violations, an eminently sensible plan.

Two months before the Oxford Acoustics report was received, a coalition led by the Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents and Associates (VCPORA) released its own recommendations, including “seven essential items” for a citywide ordinance. The VCPORA recommendations included lowering the maximum allowed decibel level in the French Quarter’s commercial areas to 75, from its current 80. VCPORA has cited a wide variety of neighborhood groups from around the city that support its recommendations.

Last month, the City Council largely adopted VCPORA’s recommendation in its draft and tossed out Oxford Acoustics’ recommendations, which it had requested (and paid for). What’s odd is that local musicians and music fans — who had come together in opposition to changing the ordinance — had, to some extent, supported the Oxford Acoustics plan. (VCPORA says its plan doesn’t differ from Oxford Acoustics’ plan to any great degree.) The existing ordinance as well as the proposed revision contains special provisions for nightlife areas in District C, which encompasses the French Quarter and the Faubourg Marigny, home to many of the city’s music clubs and street musicians.

A group called the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO) formed in 2012 in the wake of permit inspections and ensuing music venue closures. The noise ordinance redrafting process became one of MaCCNO’s major goals. The coalition has hosted several community discussions — some with city officials, like Mayor Mitch

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Early voting the new norm he Feb. 1 primary for the citywide elections in New Orleans is now less than three weeks away, but early voting starts Saturday (Jan. 18) and continues through Jan. 25.

Ever since the municipal election of 2006 (the first after Hurricane Katrina), more and more voters — accounting for nearly 20 percent of the votes cast in some recent elections — are opting to vote early.

In the old days, early voting was limited to “absentee ballots,” which required voters to sign affidavits stating they planned to be out of town on Election Day. Back then, the percentage of voters casting early ballots was often negligible. An absentee turnout above 3 percent was considered huge.

Before the year 2000, the Secretary of State’s office could forecast Election Day turnout with amazing accuracy based solely on absentee voting numbers. No longer. Nowadays, early voting is more a matter of convenience than a bellwether of Election Day turnout — and voters like that convenience in ever-increasing numbers.

and sustain it, which means it also changes campaign fundraising.

“Candidates have to get their money early and make sure they have enough to stay on the air. In the past, campaigns tended to have peaks and valleys. You can’t afford valleys any more.”

Lee and campaign consultant Gregory Rigamer, who is advising Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s campaign, agree that most early voters are “chronic voters” who tend to vote in every election.

Candidates who can afford to do the research can identify likely early voters — and tailor messages to them.

“These folks were always going to vote, but now they take care of that responsibility early,” Rigamer says. “In a short campaign like the one we’re seeing now, that tends to play into the hands of an incumbent because the window of opportunity for a challenger to get his or her message out to those early voters is really small.”

Early voting first spiked in the mayoral primary of 2006, when it accounted for nearly 20 percent of the votes cast. The vast majority of those voters

In response to what appears to be growing voter demand for early voting, Secretary of State Tom Schedler announced last week the addition of a fourth site for early voting in New Orleans — at the state’s Regional Transportation Management Center, 10 Veterans Memorial Blvd., in Lakeview.

The other three locations are New Orleans City Hall, the Algiers Courthouse, and the Chef Menteur Voting Machine Warehouse in eastern New Orleans.

Unlike the three traditional early voting sites, the Lakeview site will open on Saturdays only during the early voting period — from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 25.

The increase in early voting also forces candidates to adjust their strategies.

“It changes everything, especially in a short campaign,” says pollster Silas Lee, who has been surveying New Orleans voters since the 1980s. “It changes the timing, because you now have to have a get-out-the-vote effort for early voting as well as for Election Day. It changes the messaging, because a candidate now has to get his or her message out much earlier

were displaced African-Americans who wanted to make sure they voted in the first citywide election after Katrina.

What appeared at the time to be a post-hurricane spike quickly became the new norm. The percentage of votes cast early in major elections since then has ranged from nearly 16 percent to almost 20 percent.

“This forces candidates to adjust,” Lee says. “You cannot ignore that many voters, and you have to find a way to target them.”

Strategically, candidates also have to rethink the timing of their media. “To the extent that a candidate wants to deliver an attack in the final two weeks, or some other important message, that message won’t reach a lot of voters in time because they will have already cast their ballots,” Rigamer says. “Candidates definitely have to take this into account when devising their strategies because of the sheer numbers involved in early voting.”

One of the oldest truisms in politics is “Timing is everything.” Thanks to early voting, that’s becoming truer than ever.

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The first neutral ground was on Canal Street and separated Creoles living in the French Quarter from Americans living in the present-day Central Business District. All other medians in the city were thereafter referred to as neutral grounds. Today, streetcars ride along the neutral grounds of Canal Street and North Carrollton and St. Charles avenues, and Mardi Gras paradegoers use the strips as a place to view processions.

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Chinatown was located downtown, mostly at the 1100 block of Tulane Avenue between South Rampart and Saratoga streets near Elk Place.

After the Civil War, Louisiana sugar planters hired Chinese laborers as field workers, emulating Cuba and other Caribbean countries. Over time, the workers shifted from agricultural work on the outskirts of the city to jobs within the city.

According to Richard Campanella, a geographer with the Tulane School of Architecture, the reason that particular area of downtown attracted the Chinese was because of the missionary work of Lena Saunders, who moved from Boston to New Orleans in 1881 to teach English, Christianity and the mores of American culture to Chinese immigrants. To support her efforts, the Presbyterian Church bought a building at 215 S. Liberty St., next to the church.

The building was known as the Chinese Mission and became very popular among its targeted population. As a result, Chinese businesses and organizations increased in this area.

Due to economic competition and racial tension, strict immigration laws were enacted, including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. Despite the law, The Times-Picayune reported on Nov. 9, 1898 that Chinatown planned to publish its own newspaper focusing on commerce, trade and the advantages of working and living near the Port of New Orleans.

The lack of new immigrants, however, affected the fate of Chinatown, as did assimilation and relocation. A TimesPicayune article in 1920 reported, “The Chinatown of New Orleans is becoming thoroughly Americanized.” In 1926, The Presbyterian Church sold the building at 215 S. Liberty St. and moved the Chinese Mission to 223 S. Roman St. Chinese residents became less reliant on Chinatown, and in 1937 that block of Tulane Avenue was scheduled for demolition.

Chinatown relocated to the 500 and 600 blocks of Bourbon Street, where it remained in a smaller version for more than 40 years.

In 1952, the Chinese Mission was moved to Mid-City, and four years later it was renamed the Chinese Presbyterian Church. It moved to West Esplanade Avenue in 1997, after most of its members relocated to Kenner. The original location of Chinatown is mostly unused today, but an abandoned building at 1111 Tulane Ave. is available for lease.

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Wisner Park now has New Orleans’ first official public dog run. Not long ago, the city planned to build 20 dog parks and dog runs across every City Council district, but those plans have been quietly dropped and now only one other dog park is being built.

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Dogs and parks have created some epic clashes around the city. Markey Park in Bywater has been the focus of pitched discussions over its use as an unofficial dog park, and neighbors around Coliseum Square regularly ask the New Orleans Police Department to ticket dog owners who let their dogs off the leash in that park.

(Police generally respond that the city leash laws are more appropriately enforced against negligent owners, not otherwise law-abiding citizens trying to give their pets some exercise.)

New Orleans’ leash law stipulates that dogs must be on a leash when in public except at official dog parks.

Jim McAlister, a dog owner and president of the Coliseum Square Association, frequently has to preside over clashing opinions even within the association about how to handle all the dogs in the park. Meanwhile, he said, he regularly fields inquiries from couples seeking to hold their weddings in the park, and he said he cautions them about how much dogs and their messes are likely to be a part of the ceremony.

The dogs in Coliseum Square, he said, come from all over the city.

“I’ve seen them drive up, open the doors and let the dogs out. That’s a very common occurrence,” McAlister said. “If it was just the neighborhood dogs, it wouldn’t be so bad.”

Even Wisner Park started off as a struggle, said Vic Richard, CEO of the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission. In one case, Richard remembers sending crews out to prepare the field for an upcoming softball season, then finding it so torn up by dogs two days later that the work had to be redone. And when the workers first arrived, they had to call the police to help clear the park of unleashed dogs so they could work, Richard said.

“It was ugly at first,” Richard said. “It was really ugly.”

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Residents from all over the city bring their dogs to Coliseum Square Park to give them an opportunity to run around without a leash. The park isn’t an official dog park, however, so leash laws apply.

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n December 2013, the city of New Orleans announced the opening of the Wisner Playground Dog Run, the first free, official place for dogs to play without a leash in the city limits — created with a maze of new fencing between the park’s existing softball field, basketball courts and playgrounds.

“This is something that people in the neighborhood have been waiting for for a very long time,” said Sam Winston of the Friends of Wisner Park. “People are just thrilled.”

Though Uptown dog owners and neighborhood residents cheer having an officially sanctioned place for pooches to romp, it represents a significant departure from a much more ambitious plan discussed at public forums throughout the city in 2012. Back then, the city discussed building as many as 20 new dog parks and dog runs on vacant land across the city. Instead, city officials are now evaluating new spaces for dogs to get off-leash exercise on a case-by-case basis, and Wisner may represent the new model for the future of how dogs, their owners and other parkgoers play together — and use public land — in New Orleans.

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Technically, New Orleans has had one dog park since the 2010 opening of “City Bark” at New Orleans City Park. That facility is fee-based, however, not a completely public space.

In spring 2012, the city’s capital projects department and NORD began hosting public meetings around the city with the idea of finding locations for two new dog parks (areas larger than an acre) and two new dog runs (smaller than an acre) in each of the five City Council districts.

City officials were looking for land that met certain criteria, they said at the time. They wanted prospective dog parks to be vacant and publicly owned by entities such as the Housing Authority of New Orleans and near areas already being used by the public as unofficial, unsanctioned dog parks. They named a number of potential sites, such as a 1.8 acre lot at 5200 Tchoupitoulas St., and a smaller site at 3249 Tchoupitoulas St. In retrospect, the initial idea of 20 dog areas was likely too many in the first place, especially given the land acquisition involved and the maintenance needs that would arise, said Jackie Shreves, one of the founders of NOLA City Bark and the chairwoman of the city’s task force on dog parks.

“I thought it was a little bit far-reaching when they came up with this idea of 20 dog parks,” Shreves said. “To put dog parks where there’s no need is asking for trouble, so to see the city pull back on this is for me not surprising.”

Sure enough, in 2013, the scope of the plan was cut in half, as city officials released a list of 10 possible sites for new dog areas other than City Bark. It included waterfront areas such as Crescent Park in Bywater, The Fly at Audubon Park, the Algiers Point batture and the lakefront, and playgrounds such as the Rome Playspot in Gentilly, the East Citrus Playspot in New Orleans East and Wisner Park.

Flash forward to the end of 2013, when the Wisner Dog Run opened, and only one other dog park is currently being built: an area at the Crescent Park in Bywater, according to city spokesman Tyler Gamble.

“City Planning Commission has not recommended funding for any other sites at this time,” Gamble said in an email.

While the Wisner and Crescent dog runs remain the only two options for dog owners on the immediate horizon, Richard said he is trying to create more designated spaces for dogs around the city. The two areas he currently is exploring are Cabrini Park in the Lower French Quarter, and the land around the newly renovated Lyons Center at Louisiana Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street.

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The renovations at Wisner consist mostly of fencing that separates the playground, the basketball courts and the softball field from the dog area that runs between them. Inside the dog run are a few benches where humans can rest and two water fountains at ground level that owners can fill for their pets.

“It’s just such a unique space now that there’s these four designated areas, and they all serve a useful purpose,” Winston said.

The park indirectly benefits those who use the softball field, because it keeps the dogs off of it. It also benefits dog owners, who no longer need to worry about running afoul of the city’s leash law or whether a softball game is happening.

“There’s no reason for a dog to be in the field now at all,” Winston said. “As a dog owner, you can come to the park now whenever. You can always bring your dog and not worry about anything.”

Felton Anderson lives in the Wisner neighborhood and on a recent Sunday was at Wisner Park with Love, his light-gray pit bull. He said the new fencing restricts dog owners, and some may not be coming because of the loss of space. Not too long ago, he said, he saw one frustrated dog owner trying to throw a ball to his dog but was constantly interrupted by other animals in the park.

“I do appreciate what’s here,” Anderson said. “But now you’re forced to mingle your dog with other dogs, and some don’t want that.”

Winston acknowledges the limitations. “I don’t think anyone envisions this being the next City Bark,” Winston said. “This is more for people in the neighborhood to be able to go somewhere close to let their dogs stretch their legs.”

Two young dog owners, 12-year-old Zachary Smith and 10-year-old Gabriella Smith, said the closed-in space is an improvement for them and their black Labrador retriever, Buddy.

“It’s much better with the fences,” Zachary said. “You know where your dogs are.”

“They can’t really go somewhere else,” Gabriella said.

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“Those two are the focuses now,” Richard said. “I really want to try to identify the property.”

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announced. There are concerns it may only be open during business hours — preventing working people from using it, said Meghann McCracken, a co-founder of Unleash NOLA, an organization trying to create more off-leash areas for dogs.

Cabrini Park is far enough away that dog owners would have to drive, McCracken said.

Unleash NOLA is advocating for an off-leash area at Markey Park or on a Housing Authorityowned parcel at Mazant and Royal streets proposed for redevelopment into a park called “Bywater Square.” For the time being, however, downtown dog owners remain frustrated.

“We’re still sitting here with nowhere for people to take their dogs,” McCracken said.

“Practically speaking, an accessible, open riverfront park would solve part of the problem.

But from a neighborhood justice issue, it’s still a shame what happened.”

With dog parks falling off the city’s priority list, why was Wisner Park the first to receive one?

The answer, those involved in the project say, is a combination of neighborhood organizing, available land and good timing.

The renovations to Wisner Park cost $307,000, and Richard said the park had been slated for some improvements separate from the dog park anyway. Meanwhile, dog owners were already making frequent use of the park — it was deemed one of the city’s “unofficial” areas being used by dog owners — creating friction with some other neighborhood residents. Friends of Wisner Park, which already had organized tree plantings and the construction of a playground by the nonprofit group KaBOOM!, discussed the issue and began to advocate for a separate, fenced-in section for dogs as a solution.

“They realized that nothing was going to work unless they came to it themselves,” Richard said. “The reason why it worked is because they wanted it to work.”

So as the neighborhood had increasing requests for a dog park, the planned improvements to the park took shape around the fencing, leading to the new facility in use today.

But District B City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell said a crucial element was that the city didn’t have to acquire the land and the neighbors were willing to give up part of the park for the dogs.

“They used the existing footprint. That’s one reason it worked out,” Cantrell said. “The timing was on their side. The stars just aligned.”

In the absence of a master plan for dog parks, officials say neighborhoods will need to return to organizing on a case-by-case basis. For example, Coliseum Square residents are

unlikely to support adding fencing to their historic park, McAlister said, so they’ll continue looking elsewhere for relief — if not from whatever solution Richard finds near the Lyons Center, then perhaps at Annunciation Square two blocks away.

In one way, the presence of the active Friends of Wisner Park group was as important a part of the model as any, said Shreves. The best approach for the city is probably to prioritize the parks based on individual demand, a crucial component of which is a local group to take responsibility for it. The city doesn’t have the resources to watch over the parks the way that neighbors do, she said.

“If you don’t have a neighborhood group that will help you make sure it’s maintained, then you’re going to end up with a mud hole and probably a lot of dog fights,” Shreves said.

Cantrell said she will help explore any possibilities individual communities present to her.

“This is an opportunity for us to be creative at the neighborhood level,” Cantrell said.

There are still open questions at Wisner Park. How well the park will be maintained remains to be seen, as well as whether it will be maintained by the city, by neighbors or some combination of the two. But Winston said it represents a huge step forward and one that can be repeated in some form or another in other New Orleans communities.

“This issue is not going away,” he said. “People are still going to have dogs, and they’re still going to need to get out. You need a community united toward changing the status quo; they might not want the same thing, but they want a change to how it is.

As long as the city can work with that community, there’s no reason it shouldn’t work in other places.”

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“When you’re going to make festival grounds on property across from gorgeous historic homes, I do think the neighborhood should have something to say about that,” Lichtfuss says. “These are our homes along the bayou.

We’re the ones who are affected by everything going on.”

Lichtfuss wants residents to come up with ideas about restricting use of the bayou and present them to the New Orleans City Council in hopes of getting stricter zoning laws established for the waterway — at least for the parameters from where North Carrollton Avenue meets Wisner Boulevard to the end of the bayou at Lafitte Street.

Ultimately, Lichtfuss says, she’d like to see the bayou be more like Lakeview and have a special zoning designation preventing large-scale events and other activities.

“It’s a real grassroots effort,” Lichtfuss says.

“Everybody in the city can enjoy the bayou, but they will in certain parameters.”

To set those parameters, Eubanks, the coalition’s founder, is putting together a two-part Bayou St. John Master Plan: “Health of the Bayou” and “Uses of the Bayou” — neither of which carries any official or legal authority, but Eubanks envisions a conservation organization stewarding and protecting Bayou St. John. So far, he’s suggested the Land Trust for Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

He wants to recreate the Bayou St. John Conservation Alliance, a coalition of 20 businesses, schools, churches and other associations that aligned in 2008 to help rescue a degraded bayou battered by the storm, he says.

To determine the bayou’s best recreational uses, Eubanks organized a meeting in December of neighborhood organization presidents that did not include members of the public or New Orleans City Council. Members of the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association and the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization (MCNO) joined Lichtfuss and Eubanks, as did Veda Manuel, Eubanks’ wife. In the meeting minutes, Manuel was listed as president of the Bayou St. John-Lafitte Neighborhood Organization.

Eubanks says the coalition wants input from the public and neighborhood groups about the bayou’s use; he encourages neighborhood associations to ask their members for their opinions.

“Nobody knows where it’s going to go from here,” Eubanks says. “But people were frustrated, and they don’t want to go to the city. They want to talk about it first — make a plan.”

Other residents say they oppose any usage restrictions.

“I’m in total disagreement with taking activity away from the bayou,” says Diane Chaine, whose home faces the bayou. “I think things should be done with respect, but I haven’t seen anything get out of hand.”

And Farwell, the MCNO’s current president, points out that the Bayou St. John Comprehensive Management Plan, created in 2006, calls to “increase and facilitate

recreational access and use of Bayou St. John.”

That’s exactly what’s happened, says District A City Councilwoman Susan Guidry, whose district includes the bayou. But Guidry thinks there’s a better balance to be had.

“It’s meant for the public,” Guidry says. “But I do want to balance the heavy use of those banks with the quality of life.”

To that end, Guidry has announced that next year the city will charge for festivals to rent out the space — a change she thinks will naturally thin out the bayou’s use.

Jared Zeller, founder of Bayou Boogaloo, says not every festival is the same. He says he’s given back to the bayou in countless ways since starting in 2006. Recently, his Mothership Foundation invested $30,000 into a project to replace live oaks lost during hurricanes.

“The infrastructure is there to make this a great open public space,” Zeller says. “And sustainability is a big part of the festival. It’s always been part of the mission.”

Zeller agrees there are some issues to be addressed, including litter from other festivals and boats being moored indefinitely on the bayou (the City Council is considering an ordinance to limit mooring), but adds that the Mothership Foundation is “deeply concerned” about the attempts to put restrictions on the bayou — including what he calls “significant” charges the city is proposing for use of the space next year. Zeller says he could be charged as much as $10,000 or more to hold Bayou Boogaloo next year — a cost that would actually hurt his ability to give back to the community.

“It takes money to green a bayou,” Zeller says.

At the coalition’s first meeting, Greener Bayou St. John members decided each neighborhood association would be responsible for getting input from residents about what to include in the master plan. The neighborhood associations will pick one person for the “Health of the Bayou” working group and one person for the “Uses of the Bayou” working group. Those selected group members tentatively will meet at the end of January, Eubanks said, to discuss a plan for surveying residents who live near Bayou St. John and learn how they want the waterway to be used.

The bayou first became invaluable to New Orleans about 300 years ago as a commercial and transportation corridor. Although opinions vary about the best uses for the bayou today, there is general agreement that it is an important part of area residents’ lives.

“This is an important piece of land,” Zeller says. “When you dig into the history you realize this is where it all started. We should take pride in it, we should take care of it and we should restore it. It’s the best place in the city to live.”

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Under an oversized Irish flag draped from a low ceiling, Langr explains the history behind dozens of black-andwhite photographs of past performers.

These include local favorites such as Theresa Andersson and globally renowned musicians like Dave Sharp, a member of the 1980s British band The Alarm. “They did one of those things on VH1 not too long ago, ‘Bands Reunited’ or whatever, and they found Sharp, drinking in some pub,” Langr says.

While the faces at the bar and on the wall shift with time, Langr says the pub’s consistency is part of its charm. “One of the things people like about coming in here is that they’ll see the same things they saw when they walked in 20 years ago,” Langr says.

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Designers transform thrift store purchases into unique fashion designs. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Visit www. bridgehouse.org to purchase tickets.

PJ’s Coffee (citywide; www.pjscoffee.com) king cake coffee blend is now available at its stores, as are king cakes by Baker Maid.

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n a chilly Saturday afternoon between the Sugar Bowl and Twelfth Night, long-time Kerry Irish Pub (331 Decatur St., 504-527-5954; www.kerryirishpub. com) bartender Steve Langr cites one hallmark of the 20-year-old watering hole: a proper Guinness.

Langr explains a perfect Guinness in terms of its temperature, pour and pump. Kerry Irish Pub’s pumps use nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide, which is more common in the U.S. He’s interrupted by a regular at the bar, who says the key to a proper Guinness is simple: “Have Steve pour you one.”

Kerry Irish Pub doesn’t carry Guinness in the can, but the bar does offer canned Murphy’s, an Irish stout. Beers on tap include offerings from Abita and Nola Brewing, as well as Colorado’s Fat Tire, Miller Lite and Smithwick’s, an Irish ale. There’s also a selection of top-shelf Irish whiskeys. Langr praises Tullamore Dew and a 16-yearold Bushmills single-malt.

“I don’t know what the reason is, but I sell 100 Jameson’s [Irish whiskey] for every one of all other Irish whiskeys combined,” Langr says.

In the rear of the pub, a small stage has hosted local and international singer-songwriters, who typically perform Celtic, bluegrass, country and

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Tommy Cvitanovich and his family are known for Drago’s Seafood Restaurant’s (3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 504-888-9254; Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St. 504-584-3911; www.dragosrestaurant. com) signature char-broiled oysters, and they bought a fire truck to prepare the dish on location. They also ship char-broiled oyster kits nationwide. So it’s no surprise Cvitanovich’s newest venture also capitalizes on cooking over open flames. Fire House Burgers (3224 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, 504-875-4600; www.firehouse-burgers.com) will serve flame-grilled hamburgers. At press time it was scheduled to open this week.

“I’ve always loved burgers,” Cvitanovich says. “It’s always been one of my favorite meals, whether it’s one of those great burgers at Port of Call or a drivein, fast food burger. … It’s just something I’ve loved my whole life.

“The key to a great burger is the fire, but I also have to ‘Drago-cize’ it and put our butter garlic sauce on it. Leidenheimer is making a special bun for us — one that’s a little bit sweet on the inside and nice and crusty on the outside.”

The menu doesn’t end with houseground Black Angus patties topped with garlic butter. There are bacon-Swiss-mushroom burgers, Tex-Mex

Mother lode A taste of West Africa in the 7th Ward.

By Scott Gold

Proprietor Teda Ftty serves West African cuisine at Mother Land Cafe.

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a rich and heartwarming palm grain stew served with warm, sticky mashed plantains.

Beef and chicken, sadly, were unavailable, but a special version made with whole crab was good enough to keep us from caring. The mafe, a peanut butter-based sauce also served with rice and a choice of protein, is another worthy option. As for beverages, the hibiscus-flavored juice is Kool-Aid sweet, but tastes good when combined with the house ginger drink, which brims with fresh ginger root.

It’s not noted on the menu, but spice lovers are well-served to order a side of the house’s eye-watering-but-delicious hot sauce fashioned from African peppers.

Service at Mother Land can be laissez-faire, with entrees arriving one after another as soon as they’re ready, sometimes leaving diners to watch as companions nearly finish their meals. But that doesn’t detract from the fact that this cafe is serving flavors and ingredients that are both familiar and wonderfully novel.

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satisfying traditional West African fare in a bare-bones cafe

burgers topped with chili, fried onions and cheese, and a burger lodged between a pair of grilled cheese sandwiches. For sides, Fire House offers housecut fries with garlic and truffle options, and nacho-inspired handmade potato chips topped with cheddar, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Turkey and veggie burgers also are available.

The Fire House Burgers location has special significance to the chef and restaurateur. “It used to be the old Ski Lodge bar,” he says. “I used to party here back in Fat City’s heyday.” Most recently, the space housed Fat City Franks, and Cvitanovich purchased the restaurant from former owner Allen Bryant, and brought Bryant in as a partner in Fire House.

Fire House Burgers serves dinner from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Cvitanovich says he expects to add lunch service in coming weeks.

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ust off St. Bernard Avenue in the 7th Ward sits Mother Land Cafe, which opened in October. The unassuming neighborhood eatery offers an exotic (even for a city like New Orleans), satisfying and authentic taste of West Africa.

Specializing in the dishes of Gambia and Senegal, chef Teda Ftty and her family serve cuisine with deep roots in south Louisiana, even if it’s by no means Louisiana food. Outside of a few notable spots — such as Bennachin in the French Quarter — there aren’t many opportunities to explore the tastes of West Africa in New Orleans.

Mother Land is not a fancy operation. A glance around the restaurant reveals a place that’s essentially one step above a takeout joint, down to the colorful photographs of menu items on the wall above the counter. That wall also serves as a partition between the kitchen and the dining area. There are no chefs cooking in the open here, and there’s only a small square window in which to order or catch the attention of the staff.

The bare-bones decor isn’t particularly romantic or contemporary (paper napkins, drinks poured from pitchers into red plastic cafeteria cups), but the food more than makes up for it.

Recent visits turned up a number of enjoyable dishes, with flavor and ingredient combinations that should please hungry passersby and foodies alike.

A good first experience would be to order the thiebou guinar, a huge plate piled high with lamb (chicken, fish or beef are also options), sauteed spinach, sliced tomato, cucumber and sweet peppers, a generous portion of perfectly cooked coconut rice and a savory sauce. It is a resoundingly pleasurable and filling plate of food; the cool vegetables and hot spinach were a perfect accompaniment to the fork-tender, bone-in lamb.

Other notable dishes include thiebou jienne, (also written as thiebou dieune) similar to the thiebou guinar, only with whole-roasted tilapia, which is seasoned nicely, but it is not for diners who shy away from fish heads and bones. Foufou, referred to by the staff as “African gumbo,” is

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After Woody Ruiz of Woody’s Fish Tacos (www.facebook.com/ woodysfishtacos) missed an opportunity to be a vendor at the New Orleans Oyster Festival, he decided to start his own event.

Freret Oyster Jam kicks off at Freret Street Publiq House (4528 Freret St., 504-826-9912; www.publiqhouse.com) from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 19. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Ruiz was an oyster shucker for years and the experience helped him launch his fish taco business, he says.

The Jam will feature familiar shuckers from local oyster bars, including Mike Rogers of Casamento’s Restaurant, Thomas Stewart from Pascal’s Manale and Vince D’Aquila from Cooter Brown’s Tavern. There also is an oyster shooter station and plenty of hot food options, including char-grilled oysters, Oysters Rockefeller, oyster pasta and fried oysters. Linda Green, aka “The Yakamein Lady,” will serve oyster dressing.

“I’ll also have the green vegan gumbo I made for the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival ... with an option to add oysters to it,” Ruiz says.

Other choices include fish and alligator tacos, and Sven Vorkauf of Bratz Y’all will serve schnitzel, German bratwurst and his award-winning “drunken pig po-boy” from the Oak St. Po-boy Festival.

Raw Oyster Cult headlines the musical entertainment and New Orleans Suspects, the Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra and others perform. But the main attaction is simple.

“This is the time of year to eat oysters,” Ruiz says. — SCOTT GOLD

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Oak Oven (6625 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504-982-4414; www.oakovenrestaurant.com), an Italian restaurant specializing in Neapolitan pizzas and traditional Italian dishes, will open in early February. Executive Chef Adam Superneau says he plans to create a casual neighborhood restaurant offering Italian dishes cooked from scratch using many local ingredients.

“We have our own land,” Superneau says. “We try to get as much as we can locally, from our own land, from different little farmers that we know.”

Superneau has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy, Commander’s Palace, Besh Restaurant Group establishments and Vincent’s Italian Cuisine in Metairie. He and partners Thomas Macaluso and John Matassa’s families are multigenerational New Orleanians and descendants of Sicilians, and they want that to come across in the food at Oak Oven.

“We feel like the average person out there is going to be able to come here, and probably for the first time ever in their life, actually eat a real, wood-burning-oven Italian pizza,” Superneau says. “Honestly, that’s what I’m most excited about, being able to show people that pizza doesn’t have to be greasy and heavy and full of fat and make you want to take a nap after you eat one.

“I think people are gonna be amazed at how good a pizza can be.”

— MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY

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Just off Bayou Road, Pagoda Cafe (1430 N. Dorgenois St., 504-644-4178; www.facebook.com/pagodacafenola) opened in the fall in a small pagoda-like building with a deck and outdoor seating. The casual cafe and coffee stop is now serving Sunday brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests can choose from the restaurant’s regular dishes, including banana Nutella bread, breakfast tacos and sausage rolls, or try new, brunch items such as Spanish tortillas with tomato bread, smoked whitefish with capers and pickled red onions or maple apple pecan bread pudding with whipped cream. Until the new restaurant secures its liquor license, brunch is BYOB and patrons can get bloody mary fixings and orange juice for mimosas. — MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY

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Timmy Perilloux Perilloux Farm

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On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Crescent City Farmers Market shoppers can buy vegetables from Timmy Perilloux of Perilloux Farms in Montz. Perilloux also sells produce to restaurants and participates in German Coast Farmers Markets in Destrehan and Boutte.

He talked to Gambit just before last week’s freeze.

How did you get your start farming?

Perilloux: I’ve been growing vegetables on this property in St. Charles Parish since 1977. I wasn’t actually a full-time farmer then. I had a full-time job at an oil terminal close to my house. When they closed in 1997, I was able to retire. So I stuck with my pumpkin patch, which is what I had going at the time, and every October children would come on field trips from school. Because I was able to retire, instead of going to work for someone else, I just wanted to continue with the pumpkin patch the whole month of October. Then I said, “I’m going to do a little bit of farming.” And once I started doing some farmers markets around New Orleans and in Destrehan it became became quite big. So that’s what I do now.

How do you work with restaurants?

P: It’s not just a great experience, but it’s also good business. For instance, Donald Link, his four restaurants will come pick up at my farm as well as the markets. Then we have Mike Doyle with Maurepas Foods, Ian Schnoebelen from Iris and Mariza, Jeff (Talbot) with Ancora is buying more and more all the time.

Dominique (Macquet) too — he concentrates mostly on Romanesco and kohlrabi, but he will buy white cauliflower and occasionally a few bunches of mustard greens. Cochon restaurant, in particular — wow, collard greens. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t even plant collards. They’ll buy 60 to 70 bunches of collards a week, it’s unbelievable how much they use.

I love doing this. As older farmers have died out, nobody is replacing them. In our area, St. Charles Parish, I’m the largest vegetable grower in the parish, according to the county agent. That’s terrible. I wish there were people bigger than me, but this is it. It’s like that all over. There are hardly anymore vegetable farmers left. That’s bad in general, but it can be good for me, because it cuts down on the competition. But I can stay in competition, I’d have no problem with that. I don’t overcharge anybody because there’s maybe a shortage of local vegetables, and it’s worked out wonderful for me. I’ll come out here with this truck full, and sell that in four hours. It’s really great.— SCOTT GOLD

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A freeze is going to hurt some things. It’s going to affect any of the cauliflower that’s headed up already. I just picked the big ones yesterday and got them out to the market, but the smaller ones that are left out in the field — about softball sized — two freezing nights in a row will destroy those. We have a lot of cabbage left, but some will freeze solid. What will survive, I hope, is the smaller cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and Romanesco plants — the ones that are not quite started to make the full head — and also the other plants I have that are very small. And of course I have the greenhouse, with about 8,000 to 9,000 plants in there, and those should be fine.

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BEER buzz On Jan. 17, The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www.theavenuepub.com) will tap a fresh cask of Thornbridge Brewery’s Halcyon IPA. Thornbridge (www.thornbridgebrewery. co.uk) is a brewery in Derbyshire, England which, unlike many British breweries, is known for its innovative use of hops. Halcyon is Thornbridge’s version of an imperial IPA, which uses even more hops in the brewing process, making it an excellent choice for international shipping.

Properly cask-conditioned real ale is beer that has completed its secondary fermentation in the vessel, or firkin, from which it is served. It’s poured and consumed at cellar temperature and its only carbonation comes from what occurs naturally during the conditioning process with residual yeast. The beer needs to be served fresh, as it’s unpasteurized, and usually is of “session,” or low alcohol by volume (ABV).

This will be the first time any Louisiana bar will tap a cask of British real ale.

“What Americans drink out of firkins is dramatically different than what the British know as real ale,” says Avenue Pub owner Polly Watts. “There is massive debate on this subject and a lot of good points are made that what we do shouldn’t even be called cask.”

Many cask ale and real ale purists object to the addition of new ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, to a cask-conditioned beer. Extreme beers and real ale do not mix.

I would love to try NOLA Brewing Company’s Brown Ale, Parish Brewing Company’s Envie or Bayou Teche Brewing’s LA-31 Biere Pale on cask without any additions or adulteration. Perhaps this taste of a cask ale from the British Isles can kick off a trend of simple, well-brewed, cask-conditioned ales in the Louisiana craft beer community. — NORA McGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

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Greek settlers brought vines bearing what became known as the Italian varietal aglianico to southern Italy. The resulting wine became a favorite of Roman emperors. Today, aglianico is considered the top red grape in southern Italy.

Located in the Campania region near Mount Vesuvius, Feudi di San Gregorio sources its grapes from estate vineyards throughout the rolling hills of the Irpinia subzone. At 1,000 to 1,600 feet above sea level, the microclimate is cooler and more stable than the rest of southern Italy, allowing slow maturation of the fruit and enabling winemakers to craft wines with great consistency. The region’s soils are imbued with sandstone, marl, pumice and volcanic ash, which gives the fruit distinctive character. In the cellar, the wine is macerated and fermented in stainless steel tanks over a 10-day period, followed by a second fermentation in wood.

Prior to bottling, the wine spends about eight months in oak barriques. In the glass, the wine offers aromas of dried cherry, blackberry, earth, a hint of spice and toasty notes. On the palate, taste concentrated flavors of ripe dark fruit, cassis, dried herbs and appealing minerality. Open 20 minutes before serving. Drink it with Italian dishes, pate, charcuterie, lamb and game. Buy it at: Pearl Wine Co. and Impastato Cellars. Drink it at: Dominique’s on Magazine, Domenica, Ancora, Bravo! Cucina Italiana, Ristorante da Piero and Carmelo Ristorante. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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1 The American Sector

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Duck wings in Korean barbecue sauce are served with seasonal pickled vegetables, including watermelon, carrots, turnips and okra.

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One small plate features duck confit with local lettuce and pickled celery.

3 La Petite Grocery

4238 Magazine St., (504) 891-3377

4 Lucky Rooster

515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825 www.luckyroosternola.com

The Cockeyed Hen banh mi includes teriyaki chicken, ginger chicken meatballs, whiskey chicken pate and panko-fried pickles.

5 Tivoli & Lee

Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909 www.tivoliandlee.com

A mahi mahi sandwich with pork belly marmalade, remoulade and shaved mirliton comes with a rotating assortment of pickled vegetables such as cauliflower, jalapenos, Anaheim peppers, shaved okra, carrots and daikon radishes.

www.pearlwineco.com Guests sample Napa and Sonoma wines paired with cheese and charcuterie. Members of the Enological Guild of New Orleans attend. Admission $5.

Mardi Gras Degustation: Galette des rois from France to New Orleans

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993

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5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 523-3341

www.hotelmonteleone.com In conjunction with Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, which is playing at the Saenger Theatre, Criollo Restaurant offers a Beatles-themed dinner (All We Are Saying is Give Peas a Chance soup, Strawberry Fields salad) and the Carousel Bar & Lounge serves themed cocktails (Day Tripper, Lovely Rita). Guests in 1960s attire get a free bottle of wine with dinner and a chance to win a staycation.

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The Washington Post reports that lawsuits regarding the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins are pending before the same agency.

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In addition to its seasonal “pickle jar,” there are root beer-glazed short ribs atop thickly sliced spicy cucumbers pickled in garlic, olive oil and chili flakes, served with fried garlic, ginger and peanuts.

Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314

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Motherland Cafe — 1700 N. Galvez St., (504) 342-3996; www.facebook. com/motherlandcafe — This family restaurant serves Senegalese and Gambian food, and vegetarian dishes are available. Thiebou djenne is a fish and rice stew, and boulettes are fried balls of fish.

There also are house-made ginger drinks and wonjo, made with hibiscus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Huh! A Restaurant & Bar — 3401 N. Hullen St., Metairie, (504) 2292484; www.huhrestaurant.com — This restaurant serves salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and sweet and savory crepes. The king cake crepes are available in plain and filled varieties topped with purple, green and gold icing and sugar. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., and open Sundays during New Orleans Saints games. Credit cards. $$ Knuckleheads Eatery — 3535 Severn Ave., Suite 10, Metairie, (504) 888-5858; www.knuckleheadsnola. com — This casual eatery serves burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and bar noshes. Mulligan Mike’s all-Angus chuck burger is topped with grilled ham and Swiss or cheddar cheese and comes with fries and a pickle. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ O’Henry’s Food & Spirits — 634 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, (504) 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com — Complimentary peanuts are the calling card of these casual, family friendly restaurants. The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, fried seafood, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. $$

BAR & GRILL American Sports Saloon — 1200 Decatur St., (504) 522-2410 — This sports bar serves burgers made with house-ground patties, chicken wings, 12 beers on tap and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ 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. $ Jigger’s Bar & Grill — 1645 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 828-3555 — The sports bar serves sandwiches and bar noshing items. Half or full-round muffulettas are filled with Italian ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese and house-made olive salad and served toasted. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Rendon Inn’s Dugout Sports Bar — 4501 Eve St., (504) 826-5605; www.therendoninn.com — The Boudreaux burger combines lean ground beef, hot sausage and applewood-smoked bacon on a ciabatta bun with cheese, onions and remoulade. Fresh cut fries are served with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of truffle oil. 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 overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Shamrock Bar & Grill — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 301-0938 — Shamrock serves an Angus rib-eye steak with a side item,

burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, grilled chicken, spinach and artichoke dip and more. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE Boo Koo BBQ — 3701 Banks St., (504) 202-4741; www.bookoobbq. com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.Sat. Cash only. $ Hickory Prime BBQ — 6001 France Road, (757) 277-8507; www.hickoryprimebbq.com — Proprietors Billy Rhodes and Karen Martin have won several barbecue competitions. They serve Texas-style brisket, smoked chicken, ribs and more. The pulled pork platter features pork cooked for 12 hours over hickory and white oak and it comes with two sides. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Saucy’s — 4200 Magazine St., (504) 301-2755; www.saucysnola.com — Saucy’s serves slow-smoked St. Louis-style pork ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked sausage and grilled chicken. The cochon blue is a sandwich of pulled pork, blue cheese and melted mozzerella on a bun. Reservations accepted.

Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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. $

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CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton 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. $$ Jung’s Golden Dragon — 3009 Magazine St., (504) 891-8280; www. jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

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Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www. angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop and serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Rue de la Course — 1140 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-4343; www.facebook.comruedelacourse — The coffeeshop offers a selection of bagels (plain, sesame, everything, honey whole wheat or cinnamon-raisin) from Artz Bagelz. The Downtown sandwich includes turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, avocado, tomato, lettuce, sprouts and mayonnaise on a choice of bagel and comes with chips, potato salad or coleslaw.

The Lakeview features chicken or tuna salad dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a bagel and comes with a side. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Cash only. $ Pinkberry — Citywide; www. pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. $$$ One Restaurant & Lounge — 8132 Hampson St., (504) 301-9061; www. one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes inlcuding char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and cochon de lait. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. 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 Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. 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. $ Ignatius Eatery — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242; www.ignatiuseatery.com — The menu includes classic Creole dishes such as red beans and rice, speckled trout

meuniere and crawfish etouffee as well as sandwiches, salads and pasta. Crawfish Ignatius pasta features crawfish cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers topped with grated Parmesan. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. 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) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Palace Cafe serves creative Creole dishes. Crabmeat cheesecake is 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. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans. com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Saints & Sinners — 627 Bourbon St., (504) 528-9307; www. saintsandsinnersnola.com — Styled to reflect era of Storyville, the restaurant serves Creole and Cajun dishes, raw oysters, seafood, steaks, po-boys, burgers and more. The Politician’s Special features a trio of jambalaya, crawfish pie and a cup of gumbo. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This popular 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. $$

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. $ PAGE 32

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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, handshaped Parisian-style baguettes.

No reservations. Breakfast Thu.-Sun., lunch Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin. Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; 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. $ 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. $

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Diners enjoy contemporary Louisiana cooking at Sainte Marie (930 Poydras St., 504-304-6988; www.saintemarienola.com).

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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) 456-6362 — 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.

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ETHIOPIAN Cafe Abyssinia — 3511 Magazine St., (504) 894-6238 — The menu includes a variety of wots, traditional stews served over injera bread, and tibs, dishes of sauted meats or vegetables. Yebeb alicha is lamb in mild garlic-ginger curry sauce.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

FRENCH Baie Rouge — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www.baierougenola. com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp cooked with lemon over saffron risotto served with hericots verts. Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus. Reservations accepted for

large parties. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www. martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard.

New Zealand lamb loin is served with cucumber and sweet onion pickles, Israeli couscous, Meyer lemon-watercress aioli and tomato-sherry vinegar demi-glace.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-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 Julie’s Little India Kitchen At Schiro’s — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www.schiroscafe. com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices.

Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ 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 — 923-C 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. $$

ITALIAN 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. $$$ Maximo’s Italian Grill — 1117 Decatur St., (504) 586-8883; www. maximosgrill.com — Sit at the bar overlooking the open grill and watch chefs prepare dishes like the fish of the day pan-sauteed in habanero-infused olive oil and served with seasonal vegetables. Osso buco is a braised veal shank served with garlic, thyme and white wine demi-glace, herb-roasted Parmesan potatoes and grilled asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www. moscasrestaurant.com — This

OUT to EAT 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. Pork bracciole features pork loin stuffed with cheese, currants and pignoli nuts that is braised slowly in tomato sauce and served over house-made pappardelle.

Reservations accepted. Breakfast Mon. & Wed.-Fri., lunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Ristorante Filippo — 1917 Ridgelake Drive, Metairie (504) 835-4008 — The Creole-Italian menu includes a crabmeat salad featuring half of a tomato filled with jumbo lump crabmeat over romaine lettuce dressed with remoulade and balsamic vinaigrette. Veal Sorrentina is sauted veal layered with prosciutto and eggplant, topped with marinara and mozzarella and served with spaghetti marinara.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 8852984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Try house specialties like veal- and spinach-stuffed canneloni. Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE

LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupsasneworleans.com — This cafe serves Latin and Caribbean dishes, tapas and appetizers like guacamole and chips. Spanish garlic shrimp is served with refried black beans, saffron rice and tropical salad.

Reservations accepted. 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 — The menu combines contemporary Creole dishes and Italian items. Pork loin roulade is stuffed with goat cheese and pine nuts and served with spinach, stone-ground grits and balsamic-infused pork jus.

Pappardelle is served with pulled duck confit, charred pepper and mustard greens. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. 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. $$$ 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. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Sainte Marie — 930 Poydras St., Suite 101, (504) 304-6988; www. saintemarienola.com — Barbecue jerk shrimp are served with coconut rice and mango chow chow. Sam’s Yak A Mein combines braised beef, chicken, shrimp, egg noodles and a soft-boiled egg.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. 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. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes like semi-boneless Louisiana quail stuffed with applewood-smoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss chard and Madeira sauce. The duck cassoulet combines duck confit and Creole Country andouille in a white bean casserole. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ 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. $$ 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.

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Asuka Sushi & Hibachi — 7912 Earhart Blvd., (504) 862-5555; www. asukaneworleans.com — Asuka serves sushi and grilled items from the hibachi. The Shaggy Dog roll features tempura-fried shrimp, snow crab and avocado topped with crabstick and eel sauce and spicy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Kakkoii Japanese Bistreaux — 7537 Maple St., (504) 5706440; www.kakkoii-nola.com — Kakkoii offers traditional sushi, sashimi and Japanese cuisine as well as dishes with modern and local twists. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ 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. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ 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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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. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www. juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Bombay Club — 830 Conti St., (504) 586-0972; www.thebombayclub. com — This elegant French Quarter hideaway is styled like an English manor and 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, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ 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. $$ 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. $$ Little Gem Saloon — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www. littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers creative contemporary and Creole dishes and live jazz. Louisiana black drum is topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and served with spinach, blackeyed peas and sherry cream. Rabbit and cauliflower gratin is served with apple-cabbage preserves.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-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. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PAN ASIAN Lucky Rooster — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.luckyroosternola.com — The menu features a mix of Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Japanese dishes.

Korean-style fried chicken is served with chili-garlic sauce and kimchi slaw. Lucky Rooster soup comes with five-spice chicken, wok-seared vegetables and crunchy wontons. The bar offers creative cocktails and house-made sodas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Bear’s Poboys at Gennaros — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226 — The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread. The 10-ounce Bear burger is topped with roast beef debris, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on a toasted brioche seeded bun and served with fries or loaded potato salad. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Dress It — 535 Gravier St., (504) 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order.

Original topping choices include everything from sprouts to black bean and corn salsa to peanut butter. For dessert, try a chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ 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

SEAFOOD Acme Oyster House — 724 Iberville St., (504) 522-5973; 1202 N. Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 246-6155; 3000 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 309-4056; www.acmeoyster. com — The original Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter has served raw oysters for more than a century. The full menu includes char-grilled oysters, cooked seafood dishes and New Orleans staples. The Peace Maker po-boy combines fried shrimp and oysters.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. $$$ Chad’s Bistro — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www. chadsbistro.com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. The seafood boat is a bread loaf filled with fried shrimp, oysters and catfish and stuffed shimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 8320955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes. Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s popular 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. $$ Grand Isle — 575 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 520-8530; www. grandislerestaurant.com — The Isle sampler, available as a half or full dozen, is a combination of three varieties of stuffed oysters: tasso, Havarti and jalapeno; house-made bacon, white cheddar and caramelized onions. The baked Gulf fish is topped with compound chili butter and served with local seasonal vegetables and herb-roasted potatoes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; 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 late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Paella de la Vega combines shrimp, mussels, chorizo, calamari, scallops, chicken and vegetables in saffron rice. Pollo en papel features chicken, mushrooms, leeks and feta in phyllo pastry. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Doson Noodle House —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ 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.

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Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; 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. $ Mellow Mushroom — 1645 Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 327-5407; 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 644-4155; 8827 Oak St., (504) 345-8229; www.mellowmushroom. com — The Holy Shiitake pie tops an olive oil and garlic brushed crust with shiitake, button and portobello mushrooms, carmelized onions, mozzarella, montamore and Parmesan cheeses and black truffle oil. The Enlightened Spinach salad is topped with dried cherries, apples, candied pecans and feta cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. $

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. $ Wilma’s Cheesesteaks — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 304-5411; www. jugheadsneworleans.com — Wilma’s specializes in cheese steaks on toasted Dong Phuong bread. The regular cheese steak features thinsliced rib-eye, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers and garlic and melted provolone and mozzarella.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

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Thursday’s program includes 3 Epitaphs, created in 1956 and based on early New Orleans jazz. The original work featured costumes by Robert Rauschenberg, with dancers draped in gauzelike costumes with small mirrors on their heads.

Taylor did not base it on a personal experience from New Orleans, but it works with the slow beat of a funeral dirge and it moves through a spectrum of feelings, from sorrow to joy. Aureole (also Thursday) is a more classically inspired piece that begins with a woman hoisted by dancers in white flowing costumes as if sitting on a cloud. It’s one of the company’s signature works and Taylor himself used to dance the solo in it.

Friday features Arden Court, Dust and Esplanade. Arden Court is a Shakespearean term referring to idyllic love, and it’s an athletic piece featuring many duets, which originally were performed by an all-male group. Esplanade combines pedestrian movement and music by Bach.

Its extreme physicality and disjointed movement features dancers hurling themselves at the floor, and it was meant to explore loneliness and family dysfunction. Dust also combines strange rhythms and gnarly movement in what Andrien describes as Taylor’s tribute to the quiet courage of people

who suffer with disabilities.

Esplanade was choreographed by Saturday is highlighted Paul Taylor in 1975.

by Piazzolla Caldera, Taylor’s take on tango.

P H O T O BY T O M C A R AVAG L I A “It captures the essence of a tango club with sexy duets and Paul Taylor 2 the social tensions and energy of JAN people dancing in a club late into 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. the night,” Andrien says.

Marigny Opera THRU Also Saturday is The UncommitJAN House, 725 St. ted, which Taylor debuted in 2011.

Ferdinand St. It’s about people struggling with intimacy and trying to connect, and (504) 948-9998 it features nine solos. www.marignyThe visit by Taylor 2 is a result of operahouse.org Marigny Opera House founders Dave Hurlbert and Scott King’s connecTickets $30, $20 tion to the company. King sits on students/seniors the board of directors for Paul Taylor Dance Company and both serve on committees for the company.

They planned to bring Taylor 2 to New Orleans since they created the Marigny Opera House three years ago. The Paul Taylor Dance Company performed in Hammond in the spring of 2013, and King and Hurlbert hosted a crawfish boil for the company at the Marigny Opera House.

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aul Taylor Dance Company is now presenting its annual season at New York City’s Lincoln Center, and while Taylor has been one of the nation’s leading choreographers for decades, it got its start like a rock band.

“The original company was six members that could travel in a station wagon and dance anywhere,” says Ruth Andrien, a former company dancer and director of Taylor 2. “It was part of Paul’s mission to put dance in front of the American public.”

Taylor 2 is a six-member company that tours and presents programs of dances spanning Taylor’s sixdecade career, and it is in residence this week at the Marigny Opera House, where it will host daily workshops open to dancers of all skill levels and present three different programs featuring 11 works spanning Taylor’s repertoire.

Taylor assembled his own company and started presenting original works in the 1950s. His approach to dance confused audiences at first.

“He came along in the ’50s with his postmodern movement,” Andrien says. “He was the father of postmodernism for like five minutes.”

Legendary choreographer Martha Graham dubbed Taylor the bad boy of dance. But he went on to incorporate all types of movement and themes ranging from idyllic love to incest, joy to alienation and dysfunction.

He has created more than 140 pieces, and his work became known for its romanticism, Andrien says.

Taylor 2 was created in 1993 to put Taylor’s work and modern dance before a wide array of audiences. The full Paul Taylor Dance Company is three times its size, and doesn’t travel as easily as the smaller company.

“It’s like a chamber orchestra,” Andrien says. “They do edited versions while maintaining the integrity of the original work, and they can dance in unexpected spaces.”

Taylor 2 often does weeklong residencies at colleges, presenting workshops and programs of three or four works. But to reach audiences, it performs in unconventional spaces.

“We’ve danced on tilted ramps, in old vaudeville houses that have stage doors instead of offstage wings, churches, in halls of hospitals,” Andrien says. “We danced in a church sacristy that was 10 by 6 feet. We’re very creative about adapting.”

The company is doing daily workshops and master classes at the Marigny Opera House Monday through Saturday. (Sessions cost $15; visit www.marignyoperahouse.org for schedule.) From Thursday through Saturday, the company will present three different programs, including works the primary troupe will perform in its New York season in March.

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THURSDAY 16 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 8

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Checkpoint Charlie — Jeff Ruby, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Helen Gillet, Tank & the Bangas, 8 The Civic Theatre — BB King, Mia Borders, 7:30

Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; Caesar Brothers, 10:30

TUESDAY 14

Bombay Club — Monty Banks, 7

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 8 & 9

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30

Cafe Negril — Gettin’ It, 7; Sam Cammarata & Dominick Grillo, 7:30; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Eric Traub Trio, 9:30

Apple Barrel — Jimmy Sweetwater & Johnathan, 10:30 Banks Street Bar — Kenny Triche Band, 10

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Yakiniku All-Stars feat. June Yamagishi, 10 Circle Bar — Cool Ghouls, Benjamin Booker, DJ Gris Gris, 10 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

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Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — George French Quartet, 8:30

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Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7

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

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9:30 Dragon’s Den — Divergent Rhythms feat. The Real Steven, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Chapel Blues, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Charlie Miller, 5 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 11

Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8 Circle Bar — The Geraniums, 6; Bipolaroid, Nattie Sanchez, Gardenia Moon, 10

Columns Hotel — Kristina Morales, 8

Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Margie Perez, 8 House of Blues — Corey Smith, 8

Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8

House of Blues (The Parish) — New Politics, Magic Man, Sleeper Agent, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Howlin’ Wolf Music Club — Cam’ron, 9

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — James Rivers Movement, 8

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Meghan Stewart’s Too Darn Hot, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Chris Sheard & the Transplanted Roots, 9 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — NOJO Jam, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Richard Knox, 5 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30

Little Gem Saloon — Andre Bohren, 5 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat.

Johnny Vidacovich & Friends, 11 Oak — Aaron Wilkinson, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers feat. Duke Heitger., 8 Roosevelt Hotel — Ingrid Lucia, 5:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Kirk Duplantis Trio, 9 Saenger Theatre — Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds, 7:30

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman feat. Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall-Stars feat.

Shannon Powell, 8

Recovery Room Bar & Grill — Oscar & the Bluescats, 8:30

Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9

Roosevelt Hotel — Robin Barnes, 5:30 Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6

Saenger Theatre — Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds, 7:30

Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Luke Winslow-King, 7:30

Siberia — Bloody Ol’ Mule, Shoot Dangs, Yes Ma’am, 9

Tipitina’s — Radiators, 9

Siberia — No Excuse for A Cheap Suit, Sun Year, James Rose, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — James Singleton Quartet, 8 & 10 Tropical Isle Original — Way Too Early, 1

WEDNESDAY 15 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — John Michael Bradford Quintet, 8 & 10

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10

Vaughan’s — Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill & the Heart Attack, 9; Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 9

Yuki Izakaya — Kanako Fuwa’s Moshi Moshi feat. Detroit Brooks, 8

Yuki Izakaya — Yoshitaka Z2 & the Boko Boko Heads, 8; Black Pearl, 11

MUSIC LISTINGS Not to stereotype too broadly — just narrowly — but Dent May is not your typical Mississippi musician. The Jackson native, who looks like a teenage Dwight Schrute rocking an extended Burt Bacharach retrospective (clue No. 1), debuted in 2009 on Animal Collective’s Paw Tracks imprint (clue No. 2) wielding a security blanket he called his Magnificent Ukulele (clue No. 3). Singing in a creamy croon that swoops between daredevil falsettos and faux-baritones, May’s albums juggle sincerely weird originality, expert early ’70s tributes and ersatz pastiches: Serge Gainsbourg portrayed by Peter Sellers, or The Beach Boys as interpreted by the Monkees as reinterpreted by painstakingly bedazzled Muppet sock puppets Dent May (clues No. 4-12). The strummy shoobee-dooJAN bee-ness of The Good Feeling Music of 9 p.m. Friday Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele Gasa Gasa is so affable and laughable, it’s easy to 4920 Freret St. forgive the twee affectations — and the (504) 304-7110 many moments when May sounds like he’s www.gasagasa.com leafing through Jens Lekman’s Moleskine.

On Do Things and 2013’s Warm Blanket, the Velveeta is grilled between slices of Ariel Pink-styled AM funk (“Let Them Talk”) and the lighter side of Of Montreal’s dance-circle disco (“Born Too Late”), guilty pleasures by a proven innocent. Native America and Pope open. Tickets $8.

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Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

The Red Maple Restaurant — Riccardo Crespo, 8:30

d.b.a. — Feufollet, 10

Siberia — Sons of Tonatiuh, A Hanging, Ossacrux, Mailbomber, 9

Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30; Mike Skylar & Chief Alfred, 10:30

Dillard University — Kenny Garrett, Raul Midon, 7

Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Nigel Hall & the Congregation, 11

Gasa Gasa — Dent May, Native America, 8

Bombay Club — Monty Banks, 6; Linnzi Zaorski, 9:30

DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7

Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 House of Blues — A.F.I., Youth Code, Coming, 8

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Roger Lewis Baritone Bliss, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Will Vance & the Kinfolk, First Fracture, Lying In Wait, 9

Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 7

Spotted Cat — Andy J. Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10

Cafe Negril — El DeOrazio, 7

Little Gem Saloon — Lucas Davenport, 5; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8

St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Lonely Nights Band, 8

Capri Blue Bar at Andrea’s Restaurant — Phil Melancon, 8

New Orleans Museum of Art — Calvin Johnson Jr., 5:30

Tipitina’s — Radiators, 9

Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7

Oak — The Tangle, 9

Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30

Circle Bar — Dead Marshes, Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Prytania Bar — Brazos the Rat, De Lune Deluge, & Angry Elephant, 9

Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7 Twist of Lime — Odious Ab Intra, As Kingdoms Prevail, Ventruss, 9 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Shannon Powell Trio, 5 Yuki Izakaya — James Partridge Jazz Trio, 8 PAGE 41

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SATURDAY 18 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, Adam Arredondo, Russell Ramirez, Joseph Faison, 8 8 Block Kitchen & Bar — Anais St. John, 9 Apple Barrel — Ruby Moon, 5:30 Banks Street Bar — Mike Darby & the House of Cards, Andre Bouvier & the Royal Bohemians, Kenny Claiborne & Blood From a Stone, Honky Tonkin Donkey, 11

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

maine Bazzle & Larry Sieberth Quartet, 8 & 10

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Jerry Joseph, 9

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10

Spotted Cat — Panorama Jazz Band, 6

Gasa Gasa — Tanglers, Neckbeard Boys, 9

Tipitina’s — Radiators, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Lu & Charlie’s Revisited feat.

Germain Bazzle, 8

Hermes Bar — Luke WinslowKing, 9:30 House of Blues — Blackberry Smoke, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Passafire & Ballyhoo, 8

Blue Nile — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 11

House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Cody Blaine, 1

Bombay Club — Don Vappie, 9:30

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Water Seed, Tony Wilson, T-Ray the Violinist, Jack Freeman, 9

Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 8 & 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Royal Rounders, 8 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Capri Blue Bar at Andrea’s Restaurant — Phil Melancon, 8 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Big Nasty & the Broadway Bakers, 10 Circle Bar — Richard Bates, 6:30; Dinola, Narcissy, Vanka Rokken, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Montegut, 11

SUNDAY 19 Apple Barrel — Dave Easly, 10:30

One Eyed Jacks — Hot 8 Brass Band, Partners N Crime, Big Easy Bounce Band, 8

Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 8; To Be Continued Brass Band, 11

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7

Ritz-Carlton — Armand St. Martin, 10:30 a.m.; Catherine Anderson, 2

Irish House — Beth Patterson, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7

Circle Bar — Raspy Meow, Compasse, Mzda Otrok, 10

Oak — Scott Albert Johnson, 9

Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 a.m.

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1

DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6

Siberia — Ultra Bide, Patient Zero & the AIDS Monkeys, Birthstone, Sexual Injury, 9

House of Blues — Blackberry Smoke, 9

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ger-

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

Banks Street Bar — NOLA County, 4; Ron Hotstream, 7

Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

Little Gem Saloon — Richard Knox, 10 a.m.

House of Blues (The Parish) — Savoy, Dotexe, 9

Siberia — Swamps, Wishful Thinking, Black Hand, Daggers, No Youth, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Tom McDermott, Evan Christopher, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Pat Casey & the New Sounds, 10 Three Muses — Raphael & Norbert, 5:30 Tipitina’s — Cajun Fais Do-Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Yuki Izakaya — Helen Gillet, 8

MONDAY 20

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Living Legends feat. Maynard Chatters, 8

Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8

The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Jazz Factory Night with the James Partridge Septet, 9

Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 8 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10

Siberia — Amy Lavere, Julie Odell, 6

BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville & Friends, 8 & 10

Bombay Club — Monty Banks, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 Dmac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander, 8

Gasa Gasa — Magnetic Mondays feat. Magnetic Ear, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30

Yuki Izakaya — Miki Fujii & Friends, 8

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Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9:30

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing — Ashe Cultural Arts Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-569-9070; www.ashecac.org) — The annual concert produced by Michaela Harrison features black liberation music and freedom songs from the civil rights movement.

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NOW SHOWING 47 Ronin (PG-13) — The remake of a 1941 Japanese film tells the story of a group of samurai seeking to avenge the dishonorable death of their master. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Westbank

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American Hustle (R) — A con artist (Christian Bale) and his sexy partner (Amy Adams) are forced to work for an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) who teaches them how to break up mob rings and crooked political posses. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG-13) — The follow-up to the 2004 cult classic has kind-of-a-big-deal Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) delving into 24-hour news in New York. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank August: Osage County (R) — The film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ dark comedic play about a Midwestern patriach who disappears stars Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Ewan McGregor.

Canal Place, Elmwood Beyond All Boundaries (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. World War II Museum Dallas Buyers Club (R) — Based on true events, this movie tells the story of a Texas electrician (Matthew McConaughey) who, after being diagnosed with HIV, makes a buyers club where fellow HIV-positive people can buy alternative treatments. Chalmette, Elmwood Frozen (PG) — A prophecy traps a kingdom in a never-ending winter in this animated Disney film. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank

Great White Shark 3D (NR) — Shark encounters are shared in the documentary.

Entergy IMAX Grudge Match (PG-13) — In this Peter Segal sports comedy, retired boxing rivals (Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro) return to the ring to settle the score 30 years after their last match. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Her (R) — A lonely writer (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with his computer’s new operating system. Canal Place, Elmwood, Kenner, Prytania, Regal, Slidell, Westbank The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) — The second installment in the Hobbit has Bilbo and the dwarf party facing Smaug the dragon. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13) — Francis Lawrence directs the second movie in the Hunger Games series featuring Katniss and Peeta becoming targets of the Capitol following their hubbub-sparking victory. Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Hurricane On The Bayou (NR) — The film tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the impact that Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands has on hurricane protection.

Entergy IMAX Inside Llewyn Davis (R) — The Coen brothers’ film illustrates a week in the life of a 1960s Greenwich Village folk singer braving the winter. Canal Place, Elmwood The Legend of Hercules (PG13) — The action film follows the Greek hero’s origin story of betrayal, love and exile.

Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Lone Survivor (R) — Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster and

Eric Bana star in Peter Berg’s action-thriller based on the true story of SEAL Team 10’s failed mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative in June 2005. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (PG-13) — Idris Elba stars in the biographical film about Nelson Mandela, from childhood through his inauguration in South Africa. Chalmette, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell Nebraska (R) — In this black and white film, an elderly man believes he’s won a $1 million magazine sweepstakes and forces his estranged son to drive from Missouri to Nebraska to claim it. Elmwood, Regal, Westbank Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (R) — A young man who bears a unique mark is haunted. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood. Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Penguins 3D (NR) — A king penguin returns to his native land in the sub-Antarctic to find a mate. Entergy IMAX Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) — Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) struggles to get author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to agree to a film adaptation of her Mary Poppins novels. Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) — In the film adaptation of James Thurber’s short story, a magazine copy editor (Ben Stiller) imagines putting the moves on his colleague (Kristen Wiig) and living a great life as a means to escape his pushover reality. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (PG-13) — The ballsy,buxom family matriarch visits a friend’s daughter out in the country for Christmas. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (PG) — The animated 3-D documentary-style family movie depicts what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the world. Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell The Wolf of Wall Street (R) — Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort, a wealthy but crooked stockbroker, in this 1990s-set Martin Scorsese film adaptation of Belfort’s autobiography.

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something sinister for his wife’s changes. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13) — Young CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) reveals a plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack in the film based upon characters from Tom Clancy novels. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Regal, Slidell, Westbank

The Nut Job (PG) — A squirrel who was kicked out of his park stumbles upon a nut shop in this animated comedy.

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Black Out (NR) — A former cop wakes up on his wedding day with a gun in his hand next to a corpse. 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Zeitgeist

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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (NR) — Jonathan Newman’s steampunk action-adventure follows a hero on a quest

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It’s a shame August: Osage County didn’t Directed by John Wells open nationally during the holiday season, Starring Meryl Streep, when far-flung families gather and complicaJulia Roberts, Juliette tions often follow. No matter how messed up you think your family is, the fictional OklahoLewis, Sam Shepard and mans in author Tracy Letts’ film adaptation Benedict Cumberbatch of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play is probably Limited release going to make yours look pretty good by comparison. The family gathering depicted here comes not during the holidays but a hot summer after an unexpected death, which only heightens the simmering resentments and lingering conflicts. Artfully revealed family secrets constitute the only plot points in August: Osage County.

It’s all a bit overwrought and stagy, and the film’s theatrical origins are constantly on display via dense dialogue and static camera work. But Letts’ words make good on the promise of real insight into human experience while providing the substance for a series of riveting performances.

Letts and director John Wells (The Company Men) stack the deck with veteran actors at the peak of their games. Events revolve around the mean-spirited and drug-addicted matriarch Violet (Meryl Streep) and her three full-grown daughters (Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicholson). Streep’s flamboyant performance departs from her usual style but is exactly what her character requires.

Roberts’ performance is a welcome surprise as she aces the tough-as-nails eldest daughter Barbara, the only member of the family strong enough to stand up to Violet. The men take a back seat here, though Sam Shepard, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Dermot Mulroney all deliver in relatively small but memorable roles. August: Osage County may be less than the sum of its parts, but it packs a punch nonetheless. — KEN KORMAN

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inspired by the 1980 film, Cruising. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist Rerooting the Motor City: Notes on a City in Transformation (NR) — A documentary explores Detroit post-industrial global capitalism, and a Q&A follows. 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Zeitgiest The Room (R) — The screening of Tommy Wiseau’s film about a banker whose fiancee cheats on him with his best friend is BYOB. Midnight Friday-Saturday, Prytania The Selfish Giant (NR) — Clio Barnard retells an Oscar Wilde children’s story. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgiest Stray Dog (NR) — The Japan Society of New Orleans screens a Japanese film about a young homicide detective who had

his gun stolen on a bus. 7 p.m.

Monday, Cafe Istanbul What’s Up Doc? (G) — Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Madeline Kahn star in a 1972 romantic comedy about what happens after a luggage mix-up. 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Prytania Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www.cafeistanbulnola. com; The Theatres at Canal Place, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www.thetheatres. com; Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies,com; 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; Entergy IMAX Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org; The Grand 14 Kenner, 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; Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., (504) 8912787; www.theprytania.com; Regal Covington Stadium 14, 69348 Hwy. 21, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www.regmovies.com; AMC Westbank Palace 16, 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres. com; Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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OPENING Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Art Exhibit,” art by professionals and students about the civil rights hero. Opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Exchange Center.

935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www.artscouncilofneworleans.org — “Art Gumbo,” group exhibition from Louisiana artists.

Opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Tulane University, Carroll Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.carrollgallery.tulane.edu — “A Tribute to Sandy Chism,” art exhibition by friends, colleagues, students and mentors of Sandy Chism.

Opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

A Gallery For Fine Photography.

241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — Photographs and photo books from all eras by various photographers, ongoing.

Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www. noafa.com — “New Year, New Work,” group invitational art show featuring Michael Deas, Walt Handelsman and BIlly Myers, through Feb. 14.

Alex Beard Studio.

712 Royal St., (504) 309-0394; www.alexbeardstudio.com — Drawings and paintings by Alex Beard, ongoing.

Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart.com — “Deep Blues,” Southern folk art group exhibition, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Contemporary craft exhibition by Georgia Polkey, Arlyn Jimenez, Jessica Steen, Hopella Designs and Rita Coenson, through January.

Arthur Roger Gallery.

432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Viscous Resin Extruding From the Trunk,” art by Holton Rower, through Feb. 15.

Beneito’s Art. 3618 Magazine St., (504) 891-9170; www.bernardbeneito.com — Oil paintings by Beneito Bernard, ongoing.

Benjamin Franklin High School.

2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, (504) 286-2600; www.benfranklinhighschool.org — “The Franklin Collection: Volume 2,” alumni mixed media exhibition, through January.

Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www. byrdiesgallery.com — “Drawing From the Inside,” drawings by Raven Creature, through Feb. 4.

Callan Contemporary.

518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Beneath the Shades,” pencil and gouache on paper by Norah Lovell, through Jan. 28.

Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart. com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing.

Chester Allen’s Oasis of Energy.

221 Dauphine St., (504) 292-8365; www.chesterallen-oasisofenergy.tumblr.com — “Universal Groove,” silversmithing by Chester Allen, ongoing.

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — “A Collection of Works,” art by Andrew Bucci, through Jan. 25.

Courtyard Gallery.

1129 Decatur St., (504) 330-0134; www.woodartandmarketing. com — New Orleans-themed reclaimed wood carvings by Daniel Garcia, ongoing.

Du Mois Gallery. 4609 Freret St., (504) 818-6032; www.dumoisgallery.com — “as we go up we go down,” oil painting on panel by Jeremy Willis, through Jan. 22.

The Foundation Gallery.

608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola. com — “Tips: An Insider’s Look at Bourbon Street,” PhotoNOLA exhibition by Kara Khan benefiting Cafe Reconcile, through Feb. 1.

Freret Clay Center. 2525 Jena St., (504) 919-8050; www.freretclay-

The Garden District Gallery.

1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — “Holiday Open House,” mixed media group exhibition, through Feb. 2.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www. goodchildrengallery.com — “The Winter of Our Discontent,” art by Daphne Loney; “Nothing Personal,” art by Gabriel Alexander; both through Feb. 2.

Graphite Galleries. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Group mixed media exhibition, ongoing.

Hall-Barnett Gallery.

237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett.com — “Fine Photography: Featuring Wanda Boudreaux and Timothy Pakron,” PhotoNOLA exhibit curated by Edward Hebert, through January.

J & S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing.

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “En Plein Air,” landscapes from Lake Pontchartrain in oil by Louis O. Morales, through January.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com — “Regarding the Incidence of Purpose,” memorial retrospective of Sandy Chism’s art, curated

by Matthew Weldon Showman, through Feb. 7.

Kurt E. Schon. 510 St. Louis St., (504) 524-5462; www.kurteschonltd.com — 19th Century French salon romantic paintings, through February.

La Madama Bazarre.

1007 St. Mary St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Group exhibition celebrating the whimsical and weird side of Louisiana, ongoing.

Lemieux Galleries.

332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Nine Years Later,” paintings and drawings by John Clemmer, through Feb. 22.

Lisa Victoria Gallery. 616 Royal St., (504) 315-0850; www.lisavictoriagallery.com — Mixed media group exhibition, ongoing.

M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www. mfrancisgallery.com — Acrylic on canvas by Myesha, ongoing.

Michalopoulos Gallery.

617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com — “Down and Dirty,” paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

Morrison. 1507 Magazine St., (504) 451-3303; www.morrisonsculpture.com — Sculpture and drawings by Thomas Randolph Morrison, ongoing.

New Orleans Photo Alliance.

1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance. org — “From the Sea,” Deb Schwedhelm’s PhotoNOLA Review Prize-winning underwater photography exhibition, through Sunday.

New Orleans Public Library, Robert E. Smith Branch. 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www.nutrias.org — “Winter Quilt Exhibition at Smith Library,” quilts made by Lakeview Sheperd Center seniors, through January.

Newcomb Art Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartgallery. tulane.edu — “Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise,” largest presentation of Newcomb arts and crafts in nearly 30 years, through March 9.

Octavia Art Gallery.

454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — Oil on canvas and watercolor on paper by Alex Hernandez Duenas and Karlos Perez, through Jan. 25.

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — Contemporary crafts by Sean Dixson, Cathy Cooper-Stratton, Margo Manning, Nellrea Simpson and others, ongoing.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Da Parish: A Journey Through St. Bernard Parish,” photography by Fridgeir Helgason, through April 5.

Second Story Gallery.

New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery.com — “Traverser,” artwork by Karen Abboud, Maureen Krail and Belinda Tanno, through Feb. 1.

Sheila Phipps Studio & Gallery.

8237 Oak St., (504) 596-6031 — Oil and acrylic portraits and abstracts, ongoing.

Sibley Gallery. 3427 Magazine St., (504) 899-8182; www.sibleygallery.com — “Materia Humana,”

paintings by Juan Francisco Adaro, through January.

St. Tammany Art Association.

320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyart.org — “Icons: Personal Visions,” mixed media group exhibition about religious and secular icons, through Jan. 25.

Staple Goods.

1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Punditry,” paintings of media personalities by Cynthia Scott, through Feb. 2.

Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.facebook. com/NOLAartsalon — “Amid the Strikes,” paintings by Peter Barnitz, through Jan. 26.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery.

2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2806493; www.finearts.uno.edu — “Keep it Up,” thesis exhibition

by Vanessa Centeno; “Chubby Crimson Bottoms,” thesis exhibition by Peter Hoffman; both through Feb. 2.

Whisnant Galleries.

343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textile and porcelain, ongoing.

Windsor Fine Art. 221 Royal St., (504) 586-0202; www.windsorfineart.com — Etchings, engravings and woodcuts by Rembrandt van Rijn and Albrecht Durer, through Sunday.

SPARE SPACES Bellocq. Hotel Modern, 936 St. Charles Ave., (504) 962-0900; www.thehotelmodern.com — “Dreams do Come True,” photography by L. Kasimu Harris, through Sunday.

Bonjour Lingerie. 4214 Magazine St., (504) 309-8014; www. facebook.com/bonjournola — Mixed media black light art by Mario Ortiz, ongoing.

The Country Club. 634 Louisa St., (504) 945-0742; www.thecountryclubneworleans.com — “All Amzie All the Time,” group exhibition of art celebrating Amzie Adams, ongoing.

Hey! Cafe. 4332 Magazine St., (504) 891-8682; www.heycafe.biz — Cartoons from Feast Yer Eyes magazine, ongoing.

La Divina Gelateria.

621 St. Peter St., (504) 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com — Art and photographs by Thom Bennett, Mary Moring and Rita Posselt, ongoing.

Old Florida Project. between Florida Avenue, Mazant Street, Gallier Street and North Dorgenois Street — #ProjectBe features tributes, remembrances and social statements spray painted in the long blighted Florida project by local artist and Gambit 40 Under 40 honoree Brandan “B-Mike” Odums, ongoing.

Top Drawer Antiques. 4310 Magazine St., (504) 897-1004; www.topdrawerantiques.net — Mixed media black light art by Mario Ortiz, ongoing.

MUSEUMS Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — “The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present,” National Museum of Mexican Art pieces about the contributions of Africans to Mexican culture, through February.

Contemporary Arts Center.

900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Water,” large-scale aerial photographs

by Edward Burtynsky, through Sunday. “Cinema Reset,” video group exhibition, through Feb. 2. “SubMERGE,” art by Lee Deigaard, through Feb. 20.

Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org — “Occupy New Orleans! Voices from the Civil War,” collection of items conveying New Orleanians’ feelings during the Civil War, through March 9. “Civil War Battlefields and National Parks,” photography by A. J. Meek, through April 5.

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “Simply Silver,” exhibition of three centuries of silver, through April.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 5686968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — “Images and Instruments: Medical History,” artifacts and images of 19th and 20th century medical equipment, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “They Call Me Baby Doll: A Carnival Tradition,” an exhibit about the Baby Dolls, and other black women’s Carnival groups, through January. “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond”; both ongoing.

Madame John’s Legacy.

632 Dumaine St., (504) 568-6968; www.crt.state.la.us — “The Palm, the Pine and the Cypress: Newcomb College Pottery of New Orleans,” ongoing.

National World War II Museum.

945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “We Can...We Will...We Must!,” allied propaganda posters of WWII, through Feb. 16.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Photography at NOMA,” group photography exhibition, through Sunday.

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Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — “How are Things?” art by Jen Maloney; “Southern Settings,” art by Keith Duncan; both through Feb. 1.

Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media

by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

May Gallery and Residency.

2839 N. Robertson St., Suite 105, (504) 316-3474; www.themayspace.com — “Butt Joints,” large-scale sculpture and painting exhibition by MOMO, through Jan. 25.

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“Cities of Ys,” art by Camille Henrot, through Feb. 23.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — Works by Walter Inglis Anderson from the museum’s permanent

collection; an exhibition of southern regionalists from the museum’s permanent collection; paintings by Will Henry Stevens; all ongoing.

Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt.state.la.us/muse-

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um/properties/usmint — “Visions of Excellence,” group exhibition of award-winning photojournalism from around the world, through February.

The Saratoga. 212 Loyola Ave.; www.moviehousenola.

com — “Moviehouse NOLA,” multimedia exhibition about historic New Orleans movie theaters, through Feb. 9.

Williams Research Center. Historic NewOrleans Collection, 410 Chartres St.,

(504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org —“Daguerreotypes to Digital: A Presentation of Photographic Processes,” historical exhibition of photography from 1840 to present, through March 29.

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Norah Lovell’s colorfully intricate compositions can be seductive yet elusive.

Like fragments of dreams that linger upon waking, they draw us in with elements of beauty, familiarity and intrigue while defying easy interpretation. Rendered in pencil and gouache, these small (12 inches by 16 inches) but very precise compositions hint at the shadowy baroque elegance of Boccaccio’s Decameron tales, or the old Venetian carnivals where the beautiful and the sinister, darkness and light, flickered kaleidoscopically. Untwinned Horn: Capillus (pictured) is a dreamy pastiche of hearts and candelabra where fairy tale princesses share space with rollicking cats, florid wallpaper and ghostly shadows in an imagistic vortex that draws you in then makes you wonder where you are and how you got there. Similarly, Master of Hounds reads like a graphic acid flashback to a realm of historical fiction reminiscent of Emily Bronte. Here Lovell takes us on an elegantly executed magical mystery tour where high culture and street carnivals find common ground in the far recesses of the imagination.

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BURLESQUE, CABARET & VARIETY Beach Blanket Burlesque.

Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters St., (504) 267-4406; www.facebook. com/tikitolteca — GoGo McGregor hosts a free burlesque show. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855 — The show mixes comedy and burlesque. Free admission. 9 p.m. Monday.

Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300

AUDITIONS Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Loyola University, Communications/Music Complex, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno. edu — Symphony Chorus of New Orleans holds auditions for its season’s second half.

Auditions are by appointment only. Call (504) 525-2111 or email admin@symphonychorus.org to schedule auditions. 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

DANCE Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company.

Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse. org — The dance company performs 11 dances from its

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Thursday-Saturday.

COMEDY Allstar Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the standup comedy show with special guests and a band. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf. com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open-mic portion.

8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Sportz. 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. Thursday, Friday.

Give ’Em The Light Open-Mic. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St.; www.facebook. com/TheWineBistroNO — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host a showcase of local comedians.

Call (504) 606-6408 for details.

Tickets $7. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Lights Up. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy. com — The theater showcases new improv troupes. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Thursday.

The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy. com — Each show features a guest sharing true stories, which inspire improv comedy.

Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour Open Mic & Showcase. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the open-mic series that features a booked showcase. Free admission. 8 p.m. sign-up, 9 p.m. show. Sunday.

Sit-Down Stand-Up. Prytania Bar, 3445 Prytania St., (504) 891-5773; www.prytaniabar. com — Jonah Bascle hosts the stand-up comedy show presented by Accessible Comedy. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Sketchy Characters. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The Sketchy Characters perform sketch comedy. Visit www. sketchycharacters.net for details. 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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The Golden Girls Live. MidCity Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www. midcitytheatre.com — Varla Jean Merman, Ricky Graham, Brooklyn Shaffer, Sean Patterson, Brian Johnston and Jefferson Turner perform three episodes of The Golden Girls. Tickets $30. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 p.m. Saturday.

La Concierge Solitaire. Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., (504) 218-0055; www.elmtheatre. org — Matthew Morris and Andrew Farrier of St. Francisville Transitory Theatre present Cecile Monteyne in a one-woman comedic drama about a concierge alone in a hotel lobby. Tickets $15. 8 p.m.

Wednesday-Thursday.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola.com — The Beatles tribute returns to New Orleans with nine new songs, never performed in previous productions.

Tickets start at $45. 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday.

Under the Boardwalk.

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — The musical revue celebrates doo-wop, Motown, The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys and similar artists and sounds.

Tickets $38.50. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www.sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. Call (504) 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

Cirque de la Symphonie.

Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www. mahaliajacksontheater.com — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs and there are circus acts featuring aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, balancers and strongmen.

Tickets start at $20. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Queens of King: A Tribute to Carole King. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.com — Lisa Picone and Dorian Rush, accompanied by Natalie True, perform songs Carole King wrote for herself and other musicians. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

The Victory Belles: Spirit of America. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The Victory Belles perform patriotic tunes. Cuisine from Chef John Besh’s American Sector is provided. Brunch show $55.

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 14 The Barman’s Fund’s Second Anniversary Party. Indulge Island Grill, 845 Carondelet St., (504) 609-2240; www.indulgeislandgrill.com — There’s live entertainment and a hot tub, and food and drinks can be purchased. All proceeds from the event benefit A Child’s Wish. 6:30 p.m.

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Crescent City Farmers Market. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St. — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. Visit www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org for details. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Figure Drawing Class.

Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 866-4278; www.forstallartsupply.com — Call to register for the figure drawing class. Admission $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

It’s All About the Music BIke Ride. Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy free live music. More information is available at www.facebook.com/groups/ nolasocialride. 6 p.m.

Reggae Night. The Other Place, 1224 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 943-7502 — DJ Kush Master spins reggae, there’s food from Coco Hut and there are cultural vendors.

Free admission. 8 p.m.

Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts special Tuesday and Thursday activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Admission $8, free for members. 10:30 a.m.

WYES Wine and Coffee Pairing Dinners. Chefs at restaurants in New Orleans, on the Northshore and in Baton

Rouge create multi-course dinners using Community Coffee in at least one of their dishes. Bus service is available for an additional $10 per person, and a portion of the proceeds benefits WYES. Visit www.wyes.org for menus and reservation instructions.

Dinner $85, including tax and tip. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 15 Alla Rosca: Russian Foreign Policy and the Sochi Games.

East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Alla Rosca discusses Russian foreign policy and the events surrounding the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. The World Affairs Council of New Orleans hosts the event. 7 p.m.

Barbershop Meetings.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion of entrepreneurship, family, love, dreams and more. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Basic Drawing with Reachel Mayeur. Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 8664278; www.forstallartsupply. com — Artist Reachel Mayeur teaches a six-week series of basic drawing classes.

Supplies are included in registration fee. Call to register.

Covington Farmers Market.

Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers fresh locally produced foods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday.

Lunchbox Lecture. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — The semi-monthly lecture series focuses on an array of World War II-related topics. Call (504) 528-1944 ext. 229 for details. Noon.

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Thompson United Methodist, 1023 St. Roch Ave., (504)

Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides.

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

THURSDAY 16 Affordable Health Care Act Explained. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Lilia Fletcher-Moreno of the Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center gives a presentation on the Affordable Health Care Act and discusses eligibility, financing, children’s insurance and more. The event is conducted in English and Spanish. 7 p.m.

Alvar Arts. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667; www.nutrias.org — Alvar Library hosts an evening of music, art, writing and performance. There’s a presentation, a Q&A and refreshments. Visit www. alvararts.org for details. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Art on the Rocks at W New Orleans. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www. wneworleans.com — Artists in residence showcase and sometimes demonstrate their work and there’s a DJ, drink specials and giveaways of lodging at W Hotels across the country. Visit www.wneworleans.com/artontherocks for details. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Business Plan Writing Series. Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 364-2660; www. jplibrary.net — Operation Hope hosts a series of free 90-minute classes about different aspects of creating business plans. The series culminates with a graduation. 7 p.m.

Green Drinks Greening the Hospitality Industry. Bellocq, Hotel Modern, 936 St. Charles Ave., (504) 962-0900; www.thehotelmodern.com — LifeCity hosts a networking event about making the tourism and hospitality industries greener. There will be a specialty green cocktai.

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

LeBoulevard Marketplace Sip and Shop. LeBoulevard

Marketplace, 3815 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-4515; www.leboulevardmarketplace.com — LeBoulevard Marketplace houses art, photography, antiques, jewelry, consignment and collectables from Louisiana vendors. Refreshments are served. Admission $5. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Marketplace at Armstrong Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, handmade beauty products, art, crafts and entertainment. Visit www. icdnola.org for details. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

NOLA TimeBanking, DyverseCity Etsy Training. DyverseCity, 3932 Fourth St., (504) 439-4530 — Attendees can set up TimeBank accounts, learn how to run Etsy shops or get computer coaching. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Overeaters Anonymous.

Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-3431 — Group members help each other utilize the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. For details, contact Sarah at (504) 458-9965. 7 p.m.

Sistahs Making a Change.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Women of all levels of expertise are invited to dance, discuss and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FRIDAY 17 Bonsai Demonstration.

Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner; www.marinecorpsleaguelouisiana.com — The Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society hosts a demonstration and lecture by Guy Guidry on using bald cypress as bonsai. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Dress for Success Suits and Salads Luncheon. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com — Proceeds from the luncheon, silent auction and cocktail reception benefit the organization.

Luncheon $75. 11:30 a.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — The four-part weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demo. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Harlem Globetrotters Fans Rule Tour. UNO Lakefront

Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave., (504) 280-7171; www.arena. uno.edu — The Harlem Globetrotters entertain with basketball tricks. Tickets start at $17. 7 p.m.

Lakeview Golden Community Luncheon. Unitarian Church, 6690 Fleur de Lis Drive, (504) 483-2918; www. communitychurchuu.org — Seniors enjoy lunch, jazz and birthday cake. RSVP at (504) 484-0885. Admission $5. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lunches of Wisdom: Learn, Love and Live with Charmaine Neville. Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center, 5600 Gen. De Gaulle Drive, (504) 304-5440; www. olwhealth.org — There’s lunch, health screenings and discussions on health, the Affordable Care Act and caregiving. Lunch $10. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St. — Produce, seafood and more are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

P.3 WRITES. Arts Council, 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www.artscouncilofneworleans.org — The council hosts a free course in arts criticism in anticipation of Prospect.3 in October. 6 p.m.

Photography at NOMA Panel Discussion. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — All six of the museum’s past photography curators participate in a discussion curated by the museum’s current photography curator, Russell Lord. 6 p.m.

Rolling Elvi Big Top Birthday Bash. Howlin’ Wolf Music Club, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The Krewe of the Rolling Elvi hosts a party to commemorate Elvis’ birthday.

The circus-themed party features musical performances and sideshows.

Costumes are encouraged, and a portion of proceeds benefits Roots of Music.

Visit www.facebook.com/ RollingElviKrewe for details.

Admission $15. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 18 Acrylic Painting. Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 866-4278; www. forstallartsupply.com — Artist Charisse Celino teaches a six-week series of acrylic painting classes. Supplies are included in registration fee. Call to register.

Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard Cruise Night.

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Blush Ball

The Pussyfooters, an all-female parade and dance troupe, holds its annual Blush Ball Saturday. The event kicks off the Carnival season for the group and raises funds for the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. The Pussyfooters typically march in several Carnival parades in their signature white and pink outfits, pink or magenta wigs and white Dr. Martens boots. Members will perform at the ball, and musical entertainment includes Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Wild Magnolias and DJ Quickie Mart.

There also are prizes and a raffle. In the past three years, the Blush Ball has raised more than $40,000 for the Metropolitan Center, says Pussyfooters member Larisa Gray. The Pussyfooters will march in the parades of the krewes of Muses, Nyx, Thoth and others. Ball tickets are $40 in advance (from members or at Fleurty Girl locations and Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & Costumes, 4204 Magazine St.), $45 online and at the door.

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Brewster’s, 8751 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 309-7548; www.brewstersrestaurant.com — Antique and classic cars are displayed and there is music from the 1950s through the 1970s. 6 p.m.

German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

Gretna Farmers Market.

Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flow-

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Blush Ball 9 p.m. Saturday The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St. (504) 486-8351 www.pussyfooters.org

ers. Free admission. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon.

Intro to Painting.

Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 8664278; www.forstallartsupply. com — Artist Charisse Celino teaches a six-week series of basic painting classes. Supplies are included in the registration fee. Call to register.

Madisonville Art Market.

Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River Front at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www.artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, mixed-media works, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MLK Birthday Party.

George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 5867432; www.themckennamuseum.com — To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, there’s a historical presentation, musical tribute, tour of the museum’s Mardi Gras Indian exhibit, dove release, book giveaways for kids and king cake. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts

Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net — There’s live music, entertainment and art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. Visit www.ochartmarket.com for details. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pussyfooters Blush Ball.

The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www. cannerynola.com — There’s live music, raffles, food trucks and cash bars. Costumes, especially those with sequins and glitter, are encouraged.

Proceeds benefit the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. Tickets $45. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Rivertown Farmers Market.

Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard., Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The twice-monthly market features local fruit, vegetables and dairy, homemade jams and jellies, cooking demonstrations and more. 8 a.m. to noon.

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 3554442; www.visitstbernard. com — The market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Yoga. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum

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Civil War Living History. Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — Living history characters Roscoe, Lee & Abadie use music, theater, magic and comedy to teach adults and kids about the Civil War, in conjunction with the museum’s “Occupy New Orleans! Voices from the Civil War” exhibit. Noon to 4 p.m.

Crescent City Farmers Market. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www. marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

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569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all levels of expertise are invited to dance, discuss and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold presents the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Free for NOMA and East Jefferson General Hospital Wellness Center members, $5 general admission. 6 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Jazz Awards. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www.sonesta.com/ royalneworleans — Irvin Mayfield presents awards to people who exemplify Dr. King’s spirit and passion. A musical performance follows. 7 p.m.

Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop.

Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas. com — Kids jam with local musicians. 1 p.m.

Twerk & Werk Bounce Dance Class with Dwight & William.

Passion Dance Center, 2619 Dreux Ave., (504) 284-3955; www. passiondancecenter.com — Bounce dancers Dwight and William, who have performed with Big Freedia and Walt Wiggady, teach a bounce dance class.

Contact Tamika at (504) 376-3069 or tamika@passiondancecenter. com for details and to sign up.

Class $10, $5 with college ID, first class free. 8 p.m.

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Pelicans. New Orleans Arena, 1501 Girod St., (504) 5873663; www.neworleansarena. com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Golden State Warriors. 7 p.m. Saturday.

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New Orleans Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., (504) 821-4121; www. nocoa.org — The council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently.

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Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111 for details.

Louisiana SPCA Volunteers.

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Visit www.la-spca.org/volunteer to sign up.

Meal Delivery Volunteers.

Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults.

Teen Suicide Prevention. The Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call (504) 8318475 for details.

WORDS Barnes & Noble Jr. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135 — The bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information.

Errol Laborde. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary. org — The author discusses and signs Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale.

Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 5962625; 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. Saturday.

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2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Story Time with Miss Maureen.

Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — The bookstore hosts a children’s book reading. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Kate Wainwright. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266 — The author signs and discusses The Azaleas. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

Local Writers’ Group. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. Google “Realms of Fiction” for more information. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The Well: A Women’s Poetry Circle. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola.org — The group for writers of all levels meets at 2 p.m. Monday. Call (504) 655-5489 or email fleurdeholly@gmail.com for details.

Open Mic. Drum Sands Publishing and Books, 7301 Downman Road, (504) 247-6519; www.drunmsandspublishing.com — The bookstore and publishing house hosts an open mic for writers of all genres. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

CALL FOR WRITERS

Poets of Color.

St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola.org — Poets

New Orleans Loving Festival Youth Essay Contest. Middle and high school students under 18 in New Orleans can submit essays for the Fourth Annual New Orleans Loving Festival. For details, visit www.charitablefilmnetwork.submittable.com.

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CLASSIFIEDS ANNOUNCEMENTS

LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 733-295 DIV. N SUCCESSION OF SHEILA K. WOODS NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF JEFFERSON

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WHEREAS the duly named and qualified Administratrix, DAWN K. STREECK, has filed a Petition to the Court for authority to sell at private sale the hereinafter described property, to wit:

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AN UNDIVIDED ONE-THIRD (1/3) INTEREST IN TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana in that part known as Highway Park Subdivision, in Square 459, bounded by Delaware Avenue, 22nd (formerly 4th) Street, Florida Avenue and 23rd Street (formerly West Napoleon Avenue) which said lots of ground are designated by the Numbers 15 and 16, adjoin each other, and measure each twenty-five feet, no inches, no lines (25’0”0”’) front on Delaware Avenue, the same in width in the rear, which fronts on a 15 foot alley, by a depth of one hundred twenty feet, no inches, no lines (120’0”0”’) between equal and parallel lines; Lot 16 is nearer to and commences at a distance of two hundred feet, no inches, no lines (200’0”0”’) from the corner of Delaware Avenue and 22nd Street; all according to sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie - James Couturie, Civil Engineer, dated March 30, 1968, a copy of which is annexed to another Act passed before the Notary Public, Allain C. Andry, Jr. Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 2216 Delaware Avenue.

Being the same property acquired

by Mary Anne Kennedy, wife of and Robert Otis Kennedy from the Fidelity Homestead Association, signed by Richard G. Andry, Assistant Vice -President, as per act passed before Allain C. Andry, Jr., Notary Public, on April 18, 1968, registered in COB 676 and Folio 535 in the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana.

Further acquired by Judgment of Possession in Successions of Robert Otis Kennedy and Mary Anne Kennedy, No. 697-564, 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, dated January 28, 2011, recorded at COB 3275, folio 21.

For the total gross sale price of $64,000.00 cash. The property will be sold pursuant to those terms and conditions as more fully set forth in the said Purchase Agreement attached to the Petition For Authority To Sell Immovable Property At Private Sale filed in this proceeding.

NOTICE is hereby given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and/or creditors of the decedent herein, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating the application; and that such

order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

By Order of the Court, Jon A. Gegenhiemer Clerk of Court Attorney: Charles P. Ciaccio (Bar No. 4121) D’Aquila, Mullins, & Contreras Address: 3329 Florida Avenue Kenner, LA 70065 Telephone: (504) 469-6699 Gambit: 1/14/14 & 2/4/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2012-9724 DIV. C-10 SUCCESSION OF EVELYN JOHNSON CLARK NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the Testamentary Executrix of the Succession of Evelyn Johnson Clark, has petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell all of the succession’s right, title and interest in and to the following described immovable property in accordance with the provisions of Articles 3191 and 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure: All of the succession’s right, title and interest in and to the following described property, to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings, and improvements thereon, all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIFTH DISTRICT, City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as KINGSTON COURT SUBDIVISION and in accordance with a plan of subdivision prepared by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E. and Surveyors, dated January 5, 1966 and registered in COB 674, folio 243, said certain portion of ground is designated as LOT “C”, SQUARE 116, bounded by Westchester Street, Kingston Court, Aurora Drive and Fairfax Place. Lot “C”, Square 116 forms the corner of Aurora Drive and Kingston Court and measures thence a 64.88 feet on Kingston Court by a depth and front on Aurora Drive of 150 feet and a depth on the opposite sideline of 140 feet with a width in the rear of 63.04 feet.

And according to a survey of Murphy Engineering, Inc., C.E., dated October 25, 1973, Lot C of Square 116 has the same measurements as shown above and the improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 6151 Kingston Court.

The proposed sale shall be subject to the price, terms and conditions as set forth in the purchase agreement, a copy of which is filed in these proceedings. Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his or her opposition within seven (7) days from the date on which the last publication of this notice appears.

DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK OF COURT Attorney: George Pivach, II Bar No. 10798 Address: 8311 Highway 23, Ste. 104 P.O. Box 7125 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Telephone: (504) 394-1870 Gambit: 12/24/13 & 1/14/14 and The Louisiana Weekly: 12/25/13 & 1/15/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

NO.: 2013-3232 DIV. D

NO. 2013-9393 DIV. H SECTION 12

NO.: 2012-1923 DIV. C SECTION 10

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF RUBY LEE BETHEA NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas Gary S. Brown, provisional administrator of the succession of Ruby Lee Bethea, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A certain lot of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FOURTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, designated as LOT NO. 4 in SQUARE 257, bounded by Sixth, Dryades, Seventh and Baronne Streets, which said lot commences at a distance of seventy-eight feet, seven inches (78’ 7”) from the corner of Sixth and Dryades Streets, and measures thence twenty-one feet, five inches (21’ 5”) front on Sixth Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of seventy-eight feet, six inches (78’ 6”), all as per survey of Adloe Orr, Civil Engineer, dated April 15, 1947.

The improvements thereon bear the municipal number 1826 Sixth Street.

Being the same property acquired

by Willie Mae Tatum, widow of Willie Brass, Jr., later to become Willie Mae Brown, and Albert Brown, from Edward A. Winter, Joseph B. Winter, Aurelie A. Winter, wife of Ludger Mauffray, Milton F. Winter, Joseph Bonhage, Margaret L. Winter, wife of James Ermon, and Mrs. Rosalie Gondolf widow of Edward Louis Winter by act before Herman L. Midlo, Notary, in the Parish of Orleans, dated June 4, 1947, registered in COB 552 folio 542 in the Parish of Orleans; and the balance being acquired by the Estate of Willie Mae Brown from Albert Brown by Judgment of Possession signed on the 15th day of March, 1994 by the Honorable Michael Bagneris in case number 94-4047 of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: All cash to seller in accordance with the Agreement attached as Exhibit B to the Petition for Authority to Sell Immovable Property filed in the record of these proceedings.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK OF COURT Attorney: Gary Brown Address: 1615 Poydras St., Suite. 1275 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 561-8700 Gambit: 12/24/13 & 1/14/14

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF LEEONA TAYLOR NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Testamentary Executrix of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE 109, bounded by Dante, Dublin, Freret (late Elm) and Burthe Streets, designated as Lot NO. 10.

Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 929-31 Dante Street, New Orleans, LA UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $160,000.00 DOLLARS, ALL CASH, ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE OR SELL, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE PETITION ON FILE. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK OF COURT CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

Attorney: Richard R. Schulze Address: 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 505 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 602-9544 Gambit: 12/24/13 & 1/14/13 and The Louisiana Weekly Anyone knowing the whereabouts of of Kenneth A. Harris, Sr., or any of his heirs or relatives please contact attorney Valerie Fontaine, (985) 893-3333.

Property rights involved.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sharon Thomas London (A/K/A Sharon Thomas, Sharon T. London, Sharon London) please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF TAKIRA N. MORRIS PLEASE CONTACT IRVING SHNAIDER (504)484-6416.

Charles English Jr. 10115 Airwood Street, New Orleans, LA 70127his heirs, or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Geralyn Garvey (504) 838-0191.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF BERNADETTE G. GILBERT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO PAY FEES AND EXPENSES NOTICE IS GIVEN to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested, that a Second Tableau of Distribution has been filed by Dwight Gilbert, Administrator of this Succession, with his Petition praying for homologation of the Second Tableau of Distribution and for authority to pay the debts and charges; and that the Second Tableau of Distribution can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this Notice.

Any opposition to the Petition Filing Second Tableau of Distribution must be filed prior to homologation.

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans Attorney: Thomas J. Cortazzo, T.A. (Bar #18174) Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, L.L.C. Address: 1100 Poydras Street 3600 Energy Centre New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 569-2900 Gambit: 1/14/14 & The Louisiana Weekly

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 2010-12217 DIV. I SECTION 14 SUCCESSION OF ROBERT ALLEN LEVY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO PAY ESTATE DEBTS Notice is given to the creditors of this Succession and to all other interested persons, that a Tenth Tableau of Distribution has been filed by Michael E. Botnick, the Testamentary Independent Executor of the Succession, with his Petition praying for homologation of the Tableau and for authority to pay the debts of the Estate listed thereon; and that the Tenth Tableau of Distribution can be homologated after the expiration of seven days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the petition and Tenth Tableau of Distribution must be filed prior to homologation.

Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: Michael E. Botnick Address: 201 St. Charles, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170 Telephone: (504) 582-1111 Gambit: 1/14/14 ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF GEORGE AIAVOLASITI PLEASE CONTACT IRVING SHNAIDER (504)484-6416.

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF MIGNON MARIE PARENT PERROTTA AND JOHN PIBUL PERROTTA PLEASE CONTACT IRVING SHNAIDER (504)484-6416.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Francine Dixon Wolfe, or any of her heirs, please contact Attorney, Vincent B. LoCoco at (504) 483-2332.

Property rights are involved relative to 611 Deslonde Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 11-10210

DIV. G

SUCCESSIONS OF MARGUERITE GIFFORD AND AARON C. GIFFORD, SR. NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Administratrix of the above Estates, has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIRST DISTRICT of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 145, bounded by CONSTANCE, ORANGE, MAGAZINE and RACE STREETS, designated as LOT NO. 17 on a survey by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, dated March 1, 1962, a blue print copy of which is annexed hereto, according to which said Lot commences at a distance of one hundred seventy-five (175’) feet from the corner of Magazine and Race Streets, measuring thence twenty-five (25’) feet front on RACE STREET, same in width in the rear, by a depth of one hundred sixty (160’) feet, between equal and parallel lines.

The improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 1016 RACE STREET. Being the same property acquired

by Guaranty Savings and Homestead Association from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Rodriguez, as per act passed before the undersigned Notary Public, dated this day, registered in COB 643, folio 510.

Purchasers take cognizance of and accept title subject to the building encroachment on the side line, as shown and indicated on the above mentioned survey by J. J. Krebs & Sons, without recourse against the Vendor herein.

The improvements bear the municipal address 1016 Race Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (the “Property”).

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $210,000.00 for the Successions interests, all cash to seller.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedents herein, and to these estates, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Attorney: John C. Overby Address: Blue Williams, L.L.P 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 900 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 831-4091 Gambit: 12/24/13 & 1/14/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of KIM MARLI HERBERT a/k/a KIM MARLI HERBERT VICKNAIR and/or her assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, Case # 13-6927.

EMPLOYMENT

CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE OF THE DENIAL OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

Touro Infirmary proposes the Court authorize publication of notice of the denial of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification in the instant action as follows: IMPORTANT OFFICIAL NOTICE OF DENIAL OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2013-11914 DIV. A DOCKET 1 SUCCESSION OF EARL R. HAAS, JR. NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Executrix of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, Seventh District of the City of New Orleans, in Square No. 427, bounded by Fig Street, Dante Street, Pritchard Street and Cambronne Street, designated as Lots No. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 measuring as follows, to-wit: Lots No. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 adjoin and measure together 180.27 feet (180.00 feet title) front on Fig Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines; Lot No. 16 lying nearer to and commencing 90.4 feet (90 feet title) from the corner of Fig Street and Cambronne Street. According to a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated February 1, 1994, copy of which is annexed hereto, said lots have the same location, designation and measurements as set out above.

Improvements bear Municipal No. 8316 Fig Street.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $100,000.00, Cash Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Attorney: John M. Coman, Jr. Bar No. 4368 Address: 5207 Alphonse Court, Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 455-0030 Gambit: 12/24/13 & 1/14/14

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 628-706 DIV. L IN RE: SUCCESSION OF LARRY JACKSON NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven days from the publication of this notice, if any they have or can, why the tableau of distribution filed by MARILYN MCCLOUD, (formerly, Jackson) should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance with it.

Patricia Ann Moore, Clerk Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court Attorney: Elaine Appleberry Address: 405 Gretna Blvd., Ste 107 Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone (504) 362-7800 Gambit: 1/14/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Andrel Michelle Jackson 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 Anne Louise Robinson please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Deidra A. Magee please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of DIANE TOLLIVER and or JAMES TOLLIVER or their heirs, please contact Faun Fenderson, Attorney at 504-5289500 or faun@faunfenderson.com Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sonnie R. Victor, please contact Atty. A. Griffin at 504-473-7347.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Anita Demps and Dell Demps, please contact Atty. A. Griffin at 504-473-7347.

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Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “I showed my résumé (see the attachment) to my uncle, who hires people as part of his job. He said that everyone will think I’m overqualified and that I should “dumb down” my résumé so I can get hired. I’m proud of the things in my résumé and I don’t know what I should cut out. Before I make changes and start sending it out, I figured I would ask for your advice.”

— Desiree A., Mandeville, LA Dear Desiree, Thank you for attaching your résumé so that I could review it. Your résumé does show some excellent accomplishments and qualifications. Although you don’t have a 4-year college degree, you effectively highlighted your Delgado Community College Associate of Arts degree and even included your student activities, class papers, and your GPA, which was great!

Grant Cooper I also like the way you included your specific accomplishments at each of your jobs. Although they were not management positions, the fact you were able to make improvements and, in the case of your work as a restaurant server, generate increases in the check average through suggesting wine and dessert offerings, is excellent.

In fact, I would rate your résumé as outstanding, which is definitely not the case with many of the résumés that we see out there these days. Our firm, Strategic Résumés, is currently conducting a candidate search for a client who is launching her new business. We have received a wide range of résumés, in terms of quality and presentation. Yours would fall in the top 20%.

I can tell you that, in most cases, employers most assuredly want to select the most qualified candidates they can get. Highly qualified employees are more likely to complete their tasks successfully, are more likely to reflect positively on the business, and are equipped to generate the desired results.

The belief that businesses don’t want “overqualified” applicants primarily stems from three sources: 1) For truly lower-level positions that pay very little, employers understandably wish to avoid “high roller” candidates who will either turn the job down, thus wasting time in the interviewing process, or should they accept the position, quit in a short period of time to seek greener pastures.

2) Many employers are hesitant to tell candidates the real reason they are not being selected, possibly due to general unsuitability, lack of education, inadequate experience, poor appearance, questionable communication skills, or perhaps just not fitting into the preferred profile that the employer is seeking. Rather than state a reason that will result in a difficult conversation, employers often state that the person is overqualified, which they believe will sound like a compliment and avoid the real reason.

3) Or, there may be situations in which the failure to appropriately consider an applicant could arise from discriminatory factors, such as age, race, or gender. While this can be clearly illegal based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other anti-discrimination laws, it can be difficult to prove. In those and other cases, employers may again prefer to use the “overqualified” excuse as to why a candidate is being rejected.

As far as your uncle’s advice, I’m sure that he means well, but unless he is offering you a job, you may want to take his advice with a grain of salt. I attend annual career search and résumé conferences where we learn the latest techniques in effective résumé writing. At our sessions, we receive the results of surveys and statistical data that guide us in preparing the best résumés using the latest methods. While your résumé could be improved by a professional writer, it is quite good. I definitely do not recommend “dumbing it down” or downplaying your accomplishments.

New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant has ranked in the Top 2% of 340 LinkedIn National Résumé Writing Experts worldwide, 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.

Send your questions to New Orleans Job Guru at: grant@resupro.com or 504-891-7222

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To: All persons, except employees of Touro Infirmary or SHONO, Inc., d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans, who sustained injury and/ or damage, including but not limited to, personal injury or wrongful death, as a result of unreasonable dangerous conditions and/or defects in and/or on the premises of TOURO and SHONO on or about August 29, 2005, and/ or as a result of the failure of TOURO and SHONO to attain, maintain, and/ or provide an adequate means of transportation to timely and/or safely move persons off its premises in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. IT WILL AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS IF YOU ARE A PERSON FITTING THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION The Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification in the abovereferenced matter via Judgment issued August 9, 2013.

Any claims you have or believe you may have against Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), as a result of the allegedly unreasonable dangerous conditions and/or defects in and/or on the premises of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), on or about August 29, 2005, or as a result of the failure of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), to attain, maintain, and/or provide an adequate means of transportation to timely and/or safely move persons off its premises in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are no longer part of this lawsuit.

You need to take legal action immediately or in the very near future if you wish to assert any claim against Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), as a result of the allegedly unreasonable dangerous conditions and/or defects in and/or on the premises of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), on or about August 29, 2005, or as a result of the failure of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), to attain, maintain, and/or provide an adequate means of transportation to timely and/ or safely move persons off its premises in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

No person is required to contact you or assist you in filing any claim you have or believe you may have against Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), as a result of the allegedly unreasonable dangerous conditions and/or defects in and/or on the premises of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), on or about August 29, 2005, or as a result of the failure of Touro Infirmary and/or SHONO, Inc. (d/b/a Specialty Hospital of New Orleans), to attain, maintain, and/or provide an adequate means of transportation to timely and/ or safely move persons off its premises in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The burden is on you to take action to assert your claim on your own behalf or retain an attorney to assert the claim on your behalf.

WHY SHOULD I READ THE NOTICE? The purpose of this Notice is to inform you your rights may be affected by proceedings in the matter of Cheryl Weems, individually and o/b/o her deceased mother, Veola Mosby, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Touro Infirmary, In the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State

of Louisiana, Civil Action No. 06-6372, Division “D”. This Notice is being promulgated pursuant to La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 596(3). The form and content of this Notice has been approved by the Court.

WHERE DO I GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? For more information about the denial of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification or the class action allegations against Touro Infirmary, you may review the pleadings, records, and other papers filed as public record in the instant lawsuit. That material is available during regular business hours at the office of the Clerk of Court for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans at 421 Loyola Ave., Room 402, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.

Additional information is also available on the website for the Clerk of Court at www.orleanscdc.com.

Apply in person Mon-Fri, 1-4:30 pm 141 N. Carrollton Ave. 55

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FARM LABOR TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Ag, Inc., Brickeys, AR, has 2 positions for grain; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/ hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/15/14 – 12/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 748102 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Bieri & Son, Angleton, TX, has 2 positions for rice, grain, hay & livestock; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/ hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/2/14 – 12/1/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6920163 or call 225-342-2917.

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Carl Loewer Farming Co., Wynne, AR, has 2 positions for rice & soybeans; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/4/14 – 11/20/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 740071 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Collins Honey Co., Evadale, TX, has 5 positions for bees & honey; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; no bee or honey related allergies; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.57/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 1/15/14 – 11/9/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX8260608 or call 225342-2917.

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DDM Haulers, Midland, TX, has 5 positions for cotton & grain; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 11/30/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6921246 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Dean Lindley Farms, Holly Grove, AR, has 2 positions for grain & oilseed crops; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/5/14 – 12/5/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 745593 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Double H Agri, Marvell, AR, has 12 positions for grain & oilseed crops; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 11/26/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 745614 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Garrett Flying Service, Danbury, TX, has 5 positions for grain; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 12/1/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX4951066 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Spoor Farms JV, Angleton, TX, has 4 positions for grain & rice; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 12/1/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX3206541 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Nelson & Diana Bulanek Farms, Danbury, TX, has 3 positions for rice & crawfish; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/15/14 – 12/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX2731349 or call 225-342-2917.

CLASSIFIED

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Lake Village Seed & Tire Co., Lake Village, AR, has 2 positions for corn, grain & cotton; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 11/30/14.

Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 736084 or call 225342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Lamb’s Honey Farm, Jasper, TX, has 5 positions for bees & honey; 3 mo. experience required for honey beekeeper with references; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; must not have bee or honey related allergies; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.57/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 1/20/14 – 7/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX8260605 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Selby Honey, Poplarville, MS, has 6 positions for honeybees; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; must not have bee or honey related allergies; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/10/14 – 5/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS87534 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Cowote Dairy, Pecos, TX, has 2 positions for crops, hay, grain, oilseed & livestock; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 2/15/14 – 12/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX4952905 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

J.D. Myrick, Hart, TX, has 1 positions for livestock; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 2/3/14 – 4/25/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6921920 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Adee Honey Farms, Newton, TX, has 10 positions for bees & honey; 3 mo. experience required as a beekeeper with references for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; no bee or honey related allergies; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.57/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 2/15/14 – 5/31/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX8263498 or call 225-342-2917.

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Clark & Co., Shelby, MS, has 4 positions for cotton, rice & oilseed crops; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50/ hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/1/14 – 12/1/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS87048 or call225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

DSB Farms JV, Danbury, TX, has 4 positions for rice, oilseed, crops & cattle; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/17/14 – 12/17/14.

Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6275823 or call 225-342-2917..

HEALTH/FITNESS NOW HIRING PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINERS!

Salire Fitness is now hiring Certified Fitness Trainers for our Boot Camps and for Personal Training Sessions at our studio uptown. Send resumes to: salirefitness@yahoo.com

SALESPERSON

Bridal/Sportswear prefer experienced.

Excellent Long term employment.

Apply in Person.

Town and Country 1514 St. Charles ave. 504-523-7027.

TRADE/SKILLS FLOOR INSTALLERS WANTED $ For year round work! 2 yrs. exp. Must have van, tools, plus Corporation/ LLC, GL insurance, pass background and communicate in English. Call Mike @ 504-470-4472 or email mlopinto@ us-installations.com

Salary $55,000-$65,000 depending on experience.

Benefits.

New holistic, multi-disciplinary medical center is seeking a highly experienced, take-charge Medical Office Manager to organize, implement, and manage all back office and accounting functions.

Successful candidate will report directly to the CEO and oversee staffing, computer systems, accounting, and credentialing. Uptown, non-smoking office.

Please submit resume and a paragraph about why you feel you are ideally suited for this position. Must include email address, cellphone, and your date of availability. yww@ bellsouth.net

MEDICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ PHLEBOTOMIST

GYMNASTICS COACH NEEDED

Empire Gymnastics is currently looking for preschool and developmental coaches. Gymnastics experience is not required but preferred. All of our classes start at 4, so it’s a perfect evening job opportunity for college students looking to make some money for the year. Job starts ASAP. Please call the gym director, Greg.

Serious inquiries only. www.empiregymnastics.net, (504) 734-0644 or epireacademy@bellsouth.net.

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MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCED MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER

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the leader in the inland marine community

Ingram Barge Company has a proven track record of developing future leaders. We are currently seeking:

DECKHANDS (Fleet openings in Reserve & Baton Rouge, LA and Line Haul openings)

CULINARY COOKS VESSEL ENGINEERS TOWBOAT PILOTS (Fleet & Line Haul)

Candidates must possess a minimum of a valid driver’s license and high school diploma/GED. Excellent wages, bonus plan and advancement opportunities, along with a comprehensive benefit package, (paid retirement, 401K, medical, life & AD&D, etc.)

Salary $24,000-$32,000 depending on experience.

Benefits.

Interested candidates must apply on-line at www.ingrambarge.com. EOE, M/F/V/D

Start-up holistic, multi-disciplinary medical center is seeking a Medical Assistant / Phlebotomist with advanced experience in vital signs, assisting physicians, educating patients, drawing blood, filing, and computer skills.

VOLUNTEER

Uptown, non-smoking office. Please submit resume and a paragraph about why you feel you are ideally suited for this position. Must include email address, cellphone, and your date of availability. yww@bellsouth.net

RESTAURANT/HOTEL/BAR Miyako Sushi Bar & Hibachi

Now Hiring: Host/Hostess & Servers.

Apply in person, 11-2:30pm or 5-9pm, 1403 St. Charles Ave., NOLA

Offers Volunteer Opportunities

Make a difference in the lives of the terminally ill & their families. Services include: friendly visits to patients & their families, provide rest time to caretaker, bereavement & office assistance. School service hours avail.

Call Volunteer Coordinator @ 504-818-2723 #3006

COOKS, FOOD RUNNERS, WAITSTAFF

Cafe Adelaide, part of the Commader’s Family of Restaurants, seeks waitstaff, cooks, & food runners. Apply at the restaurant at 300 Poydras St. 2-5 p.m. daily. FREE BENEFITS for full time team members after 90 days of employment. Uniform is supplied and laundered. Call (504) 595-3305.

RETAIL

readers need

FRIENDLY FACES WANTED

Now accepting applications for several full, part time positions. Must be motivated, hard working & friendly.

Retail experience a plus. Apply in person Mon-Fri, 12-5pm only. Southern Candymakers, 334 Decatur St.

You can help them find one.

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To advertise in Gambit Classifieds’ “Employment” Section call 504.483.3100.

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Visit Romulus at our Thrift Store Adoption Center: 6601 Veterans Blvd, Metairie or contact us: 504-454-8200; adopt@spaymart.org

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PET SITTING PET SITTING

Jagger

Emmy Lou is a 1 ½ year-old, spayed, DSH with a smoky gray coat and lemon drop yellow eyes. She’s curious and playful and will let you know when she wants more attention with a gentle tap on the shoulder. To meet Emmy Lou 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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PETS FOR SALE

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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1 Year, Female, Health Certificate.

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Precious Cats and Kittens Available for Adoption: 3 locations Looking for a new best friend? Spaymart has three wonderful adoption locations in the New Orleans area. We have cats and kittens of all ages, colors and personalities available for adoption.

Contact us: adopt@spaymart.org, 504-454-8200 or visit our website: www.spaymart.org SPAYMART THRIFT AND GIFT & ADOPTION CENTER 6601 Veterans Blvd., Metairie

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JAGGER Kennel #A21670168

is a 1-year-old, neutered, Boxer/Spaniel with a beautiful brindle coat and soulful eyes. His former owners were moving and couldn’t take him or his best friend (Brewser—A21670125) with them. Jagger knows “sit,” “down” and wiggles and prances while walking on a leash. To meet Jagger 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.

TLC PET SITTING BY CATHY Insured, Dependable, Reasonable!

Many services provided. Call (504) 338-2446

Southern Animal Foundation would like to welcome Dr. Christine Whatley Salvo to the staff.

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Available immediately. 1 year lease $1,700/mo.

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625 DAUPHINE • $2,995,000

Victorian Double Registered with Historical Preservation

Very rare & magnificent Spanish-Colonial Creole cottage c. 1800, on one of the largest residential parcels in the French Quarter. Features elegant gardens, grand pool, gorgeous wd flrs, hi ceil, working fireplaces, crown molding, custom cypress kitchen cabinets, elevator, lots of off-street parking, 3BR/2BA main house (approx.3,375 sqft liv.area), 2BR plus loft/3BA guest house w/gallery that overlooks the courtyard (approx. 1,973 sqft liv. area).

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Large 2 Bedroom - 1 Bath, Central Air/Heat. Renovated, furnished kitchen (stove, refrigerator). Ceiling fans, 8 foot ceilings, mini blinds, hardwood floors, and private screened-in front porch. Limited storage.

Very clean, quiet neighborhood. No Pets. No Smoking.

Not far from Loyola University, Tulane University, Xavier University, Palmer Park, Street Cars, and Bust Stop. Students Welcome.

Contact Ms. Lucristia A. Woods 504-866-0009 • 504-258-0454 Appointment Only

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Office Building For Sale • $539,500.00 Sq.ft: 6786 sq ft • Zoned: C-1

Office Space: 6 Separate units: 2 - 1st floor, 4 - 2nd floor. Great deal for owner/occupant with extra income priced below market, new roof, new tile floors, 19 parking spaces with extra land available on Williams.

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End Cap Retail / Turn Key Restaurant 4600 Sq.ft • $5750.00/mo NNN

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4641 FAIRFIELD ST • METAIRIE, LA 70006 • 504 207 7575

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REAL ESTATE

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1101 N. White St.

Large 1 bedroom, w/front porch, furnished kit & w/d. No pets $850/ month. Call 504-343-8651.

GENERAL RENTALS

NOTICE:

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718

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LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT/ IRISH CHANNEL

METAIRIE GREAT SAFE LOCATION

LARGE 1 BR. Walking dist. to everything needed! 1/2 Blk to Whole Foods, Lakeside Mall & Restaurants. Very Nice! $950/mo., utilities included. Call (504) 669-5711.

1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $175/week. 2 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

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