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CONTENTS

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

March 24, 2015

Volume 36

Number 12

EAT + DRINK

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Feature .....................................................................29 Hogs for the Cause: too much pork for just one fork Fork + Center ...........................................................29 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview ..............................................31 Bryant Terry, vegan cookbook author Drinks ........................................................................32 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week Last Bites .................................................................33 5 in Five; Off the Menu

JULIET MEEKS, DAVID KROLL, JASON WHITTAKER Pre-Press Coordinator | KATHRYN BRADY

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER

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TROUBLED WATERS Author, raconteur, director John Waters comes to town BY WILL COVIELLO | PAGE 39

ON THE COVER 12 Hours on St. Claude.......................................... 17 Five writers spent 12 hours at a St. Claude Avenue Second Saturday. Here’s what they found

7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons; Louisiana Derby; Sylvan Esso and more

NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 The NOPD’s specialized task force officers, whose job it is to prevent crime before it occurs, have mostly been deployed back into regular platoons Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world C’est What? ............................................................... 9 Gambit’s Web poll

Scuttlebutt................................................................ 9 From their lips to your ears Bouquets & Brickbats .........................................10 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary............................................................12 PARCC, Common Core and political hypocrisy Blake Pontchartrain.............................................14 The New Orleans N.O. It All Clancy DuBos...........................................................15 How to fix the state budget — now

SHOPPING + LIFESTYLE What’s in Store ...................................................... 27 Austin’s Restaurant

GUIDE TO SCHOOLS Gambit’s 2015 Guide to Schools.......... PULLOUT An alphabetical list of area schools, enrollment numbers, prices and more

Interview: Ana Gasteyer....................................40 The former SNL star comes to NOCCA this week Music ..........................................................................41 PREVIEW: Stevie Wonder PREVIEW: Mad Dogs and Englishmen: New Orleans’ tribute to Joe Cocker Film.............................................................................46 REVIEW: Red Army Art ...............................................................................49 REVIEW: Lin Emery Stage..........................................................................52 REVIEW: Measure for Measure Events .......................................................................55 PREVIEW: Found Footage Festival: Salute to Weirdos Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................70

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ............................................................61 Employment/Job Guru........................................62 Legal Notices..........................................................63 Luxury Properties ................................................64 Real Estate .............................................................65 Picture Perfect Properties................................66 Home + Garden ...................................................... 68 Mind + Body + Fitness ..........................................69 March Merriment ...................................................71

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Sylvan Esso | As Sylvan Esso (pictured),

Amelia Meath of Mountain Man takes that band’s female folk harmonizing and modernizes it into a one-woman show, remixed with precise pop arrangements and careful dance production by collaborator Nick Sanborn (Megafaun). Yojimbo opens at 9 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

The Midtown Men

Fri. March 27 | J. Robert Spencer, Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria and Daniel Reichard, veterans of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys, perform music from the 1960s. A portion of proceeds benefits Team Gleason. At 7 p.m. at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.

RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Battle of the Seasons

Fri. March 27 | Bianca Del Rio, winner of season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is joined by host Michelle Visage and fellow competitors Adore Delano, Sharon Needles, Detox, Alaska 5000 and others. At 10 p.m. at The Civic Theatre.

Bill Kirchen

Sat. March 28 | In his 40-year career, “Titan of the Telecaster” Bill Kirchen has bridged rockabilly, blues, bluegrass and Western swing, and since moving to Austin, Texas in 2011, Louisiana sounds have crept into his music, as on 2013 release Seeds and Stems. At 9 p.m. at Chickie Wah Wah.

Louisiana Derby Day

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the biggest event of the season at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. It’s the last local chance for horses to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. First post is at 12:30 p.m.

His Name is Alive

Sun. March 29 | Warren Defever has released 14 albums under the transforming umbrella His Name is Alive, and they might as well be by 14 different bands. His latest, last year’s shifty prog suite Tecuciztecatl (London London), presents nine different narrators and a central concept about a mother pregnant with Cain-and-Abel-like twins. Direct Attack opens at 10 p.m. at Circle Bar.

YOB and Witch Mountain

Mon. March 30 | Oregon doom metal trio YOB’s monolithic, four-song epic Clearing the Path to Ascend (Neurot Recordings) was one of 2014’s best metal albums, a forest-clearing thunderbolt that made even the dinosaurs at Rolling Stone turn their heads. Fellow Oregonians, the bluesy metal diviners Witch Mountain, are also on the bill with New Orleans’ Mars and Los Angeles’ Ides of Gemini. At 9 p.m. at Siberia.

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knowledge is power New Orleans’ week in Twitter Matthew Stolley

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Who the hell cuts down 100yo Oaks for a golf course?!? #WildIsFree #NOLA

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The NOPD’s specialized task force officers, whose job it is to prevent crime before it occurs, have mostly been deployed back into general platoons. The only fix is more cops — but that’s a long way off.

Just a stab in the dark here. Buy I’m willing to bet that those people eventually come out of the tree and the golf course gets built.

Gov. Bobby Jindal @bobbyjindal

Dangerous times require strong leadership, and that is what the Israeli people chose when they re-elected Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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#Durst hotel room New Orleans: more than 42,000 in 100 dollar bills in small envelopes, rubber mask, and loaded gun... court docs @NBCNews

By Robert Morris U P TO W N M ES S EN G ER

Heather Nolan @heathernolan

While all NOPD officers New Orleans police guard are instructed to be proaca parade route during tive and mindful of potential Mardi Gras. threats, the duty of arrestP H OTO C O U RT E S Y W W L-T V ing people illegally carrying guns before they commit a crime — whether during Mardi Gras parades or any other time of the year — falls most specifically to a group of officers known in the department as the task forces. The public is usually most familiar with two types of police officers: the platoons, who respond to calls for service, and the detectives, who investigate crimes after they’ve occurred. By contrast, the primary mission of the task forces — whose dark blue, military-style uniforms separate them from the more traditionally attired patrol cops or plainclothes detectives — is to be proactive, to put themselves where crime is most likely to occur and, ideally, stop it before it happens. “Those are the guys you put in the hot spots,” said one high-ranking NOPD supervisor, speaking on condition of anonymity. “That was your muscle. That’s what you used to put out the fires.” Commanders of individual police districts keep close watch on weekly maps of violent crimes and property crimes. If a certain neighborhood is suffering from a rash of specific crimes — shootings along the Louisiana Avenue corridor or armed robberies in the university area — the task force is sent in to look for the perpetrators even as detectives try to determine who committed the crimes from the evidence collected at crime scenes. The task force’s proactive function also comes into play during Mardi Gras parades. Most of the patrol officers on the PAGE 8

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

Last week, Jules Bentley interviewed “Heart,” one of the people who sat in a cypress at New Orleans City Park to protest trees in the park being cut down to make space for a new golf course. “I’ve lived in the neighborhood my whole life — a block from the park. It is unconscionable that the park director and whoever sits on the board agrees that cutting down 17 trees is good progress. If they are all of the age of the one pictured above, it is a tragedy.” — Sid70119 “This much acreage in a public park should NOT be exclusive for any segment or group of people in our city. It is for everyone! I give this plot of ground credit for healing me after Katrina.” — Bob

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uring every Carnival parade on St. Charles Avenue, thousands throng the sidewalks and neutral grounds, lured by throws, bands and the spectacle of the floats. Within that revelry, however, also lurks the threat of deadly violence in the form of concealed handguns. The elite New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers specifically tasked with finding those guns do not see many of the floats. Instead, they are hyper-attentive to paradegoers’ hands, looking for anxious fingers unconsciously seeking reassurance from heavy metal held in a waistband. The officers also evaluate gazes — looking for the one young man walking just a little faster than his friends, his eyes straight forward, more intent than the others on reaching his destination because of the dangerous cargo he has in tow. If the person does have a gun, it usually takes little more than a word from the officer — perhaps just a step or two in his direction — and the suspect will take off running, perhaps trying to throw away the gun as he flees, and usually apprehended by other officers, who are quickly radioed into position. In years past, these highly trained officers in the NOPD employed these methods to take dozens of guns off St. Charles Avenue during parades — often right around the Erato Street intersection, where trouble has occurred in the past. By Bacchus Sunday in 2013, for example, police already had confiscated 11 guns along St. Charles Avenue, including seven near Erato and Thalia streets. This year, however, NOPD reports show that only three guns — not counting one allegedly used in the double murder of 21 year-old Peter Dabney and 22 year-old Ivan Williams during this year’s Krewe of Muses parade — were confiscated in the Uptown portion of the route for the entire parade season . What changed?

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route have set positions and are tasked with general crowd control, public safety functions such as watching the floats, and maybe even a little public relations as lagniappe (just ask the Wobble cop). But the task forces follow a slightly different mission: Patrol the perimeter of the route and look for guns.

In recent years, these task forces have been extremely successful. Guns were seized on the Uptown parade route during nearly every parade, and three or four guns might be a day’s work. Former NOPD Sixth District task force officer Henry Linehan estimated that over three Mardi Gras seasons, he and his partners (including another former officer, Troy Pichon, who was shot in the leg in 2013 trying to provide cover for another officer under fire and subsequently left to join the Louisiana State Police) took more than 20 guns off the parade routes. In the best-case scenarios, suspects with previous felony convictions faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison for carrying a gun. But no matter how long or short the eventual jail sentence would be, the mere act of seizing the gun can thwart a violent crime. “If you were getting a gun off a person carrying it concealed in New Orleans, who knows how many things you stopped, just taking a pistol away?” said Linehan, who won several policing awards for his work in New Orleans but left the department after five years to move to another agency in the Northwest. “That was the most satisfying thing for me, to get a gun.” The mentality of the young men he arrested, Linehan said, offers insight into the way the mere presence of guns at parades heightens the potential for violence. Every suspect, he said, insisted to him that the guns they brought were only for their own protection from others more dangerous than themselves. “All those guns I got on the parade route, every single one of them said somebody was trying to kill them. That’s why they were carrying the gun,” Linehan said. When deadly weapons are added to the stress of the crowds and the hair-trigger anxiety of the young men, he said, it is easy to imagine how a simple misunderstanding erupts into a spray of bullets. “It just escalates so much faster than if

they weren’t carrying a gun.” But just as the proliferation of guns can feed on itself, so can the strength of enforcement efforts. When people are being arrested for carrying guns at a trouble spot like Erato and St. Charles, word spreads, and others who might be tempted to do the same stay home, Linehan said. And when one group of officers develop successful gun cases, it motivates others to try to do more as well. In 2015, however, the number of guns seized from the route was dramatically lower. No gun cases were reported along the Uptown route the first weekend of parading, but during the second week of parades on Thursday during Muses, officers confiscated a gun on St. Charles Avenue at St. Andrew Street, about 10 minutes before Dabney and Williams were killed in a shooting that made national headlines. On Fat Tuesday, police dealt with two more gun cases around 1:30 p.m. on St. Charles Avenue near Thalia Street, bringing the total for the season

the shooting death of 5-year-old Briana Allen during a birthday party. The Major Gang Unit was largely staffed, however, by members drawn from each district’s task force, and around the same time the remaining officers were regrouped into two six-person units — both now charged with similar duties of narcotics and crime prevention, as the district commanders saw fit. The loss of one proactive unit per district was noted amid the general manpower shortage, but did not cause a major morale problem. After all, if the Major Gang Unit was going to return to the districts to root out the most violent offenders, then the result might be a wash or a net positive. But in 2014, the task forces were consolidated again to shore up vacancies around the department, and the proactive piece of each district was reduced to a single general-assignment unit of six or eight officers. As the Christmas holidays approached, the city suffered a spike in armed robber-

“How can we give this missing piece back to the districts?” “We just ran out of places to get people,” Bardy said. If robberies spike in one area, the FOB task force will return there. If shootings plague another area, the FOB task force will move there the next day. The solution serves as a sort of triage — stanching the bloodshed in New Orleans wherever it flows the most. But it leaves the other districts — where task forces already are a third of their former size — with even less proactive manpower to deploy. After vacation, sick time, mandatory training, days in court and the adminstrative task of spreading the work of four officers across seven days of shifts, it is not uncommon for an entire weekend’s “task force” patrol in the district to consist of a single, two-man car. “What they are doing more and more of is supplementing the platoons,” another NOPD supervisor said of the task force’s role on any given day. “They’re having

The solution serves as a sort of triage — stanching the bloodshed in New Orleans wherever it flows the most. But it leaves the other districts — where task forces already are a third of their former size — with even less proactive manpower to deploy. on the Uptown route to three, though police officials note that more were seized in the French Quarter this year. While the role of the task forces may not be well-known to the public, within the department there’s no question these crucial units are a shadow of their former strength. When Ronal Serpas became NOPD Superintendent in 2010, he designated three six-person proactive task force units in each of the department’s eight districts: a total of 144 proactive officers in the district, almost unimaginable today. One team was to focus solely on narcotics, while the other two were charged with solving the district’s other crime problems, sometimes issues as minor as rashes of auto burglaries if violent crime was at a lull. In late 2012, the city announced the creation of the Major Gang Unit, which was widely hailed for its arrests and eventual prosecutions of criminal enterprises such as the 110ers, responsible for

ies concentrated in the French Quarter and along the business corridors of South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues, so the NOPD leadership drew up a new plan. Each day, every district would send one officer from its task force to a new, centralized Field Operations Bureau (FOB) task force that would then be deployed to the most significant hot spots around the city. The initiative worked and the robberies receded, so the department doubled down on the effort — two officers from each district now head to the FOB task force every day. Half of those 16 are assigned to the French Quarter, where they are joined by reserve officers in an effort to suppress violent crime with highly visible “blue-light” patrols. The other half is deployed elsewhere in the city on a day-by-day basis to assist with whatever crime problem is the highest priority. This new arrangement, said Deputy Chief Robert Bardy, a proponent of the task-force strategy, was in answer to the question

to supplement the platoons more than ever.” Thus, the days when district commanders had the luxury to assign a task force to solve or suppress a rash of home burglaries could be over, at least for now. “Without having a task force, I think you’re going to see a surge in burglaries and robberies,” said another former task force officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he now works for a nearby agency that coordinates with the NOPD. “I think they’re going to have more problems than what they have now.” The shortage within the districts may have its own ramifications. The task force’s work is largely self-motivated and driven by the officers themselves. But giving the officers more latitude and placing them where they are more likely to encounter conflict also requires more supervision, which likewise will be harder to come by as fewer supervisors are available.

In an interview last week, Bardy disputed the idea that the shooting during the Muses parade could be linked to the decrease in gun arrests along the parade routes during Mardi Gras, or to any change in task-force deployment. The confrontation itself likely could not have been prevented, he said, but what the staffing strategy did accomplish was the speedy arrest of the suspect, 19-year-old John Hicks. “When this guy did shoot, he couldn’t get out,” Bardy said. Still, Bardy acknowledged that sharing a task force among districts isn’t ideal, and insisted that it will not be permanent. “It’s a fix,” Bardy said. “It’s a temporary fix, and it’s something that requires constant, constant, constant attention.” The only real solution is to increase the number of cops — which NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble said is now Superintendent Michael Harrison’s top priority. The task is as daunting as it is important. Last year, 115 officers left the department, right in line with the 110 to 120 who have left each year since 2008. But even if the NOPD is successful in reaching its stated goal of hiring 150 new recruits this year — a feat it has yet to achieve — that’s only a net gain of 35 officers, making rebuilding the department from its present 1,100 officers to its oft-stated goal of 1,600 a project that could span decades. (For more on this, see Gambit’s cover interview with Harrison at www.bestofneworleans.com.) To hasten that timeline, the NOPD is turning to outside specialists for help, Bardy said. Last week, the department weighed proposals submitted by six different manpower firms to help with both recruitment of new officers and retention of those already here, in hopes of slowing the exodus and increasing the influx. The department also intends to increase the academy class size from 30 to 50 to speed the training process. And officers who have left are now beginning to return to the department, Bardy said. When new and returning officers begin replenishing the ranks of the department, Bardy said, the NOPD will restore two proactive task forces to full strength in each district, both throughout the year and during Mardi Gras. “As the manpower comes,” Bardy said, “we can really be more creative.”

NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

“I batted 1,000 as a whip. I’m glad I’m not one now.” — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served as House Minority Whip for 10 weeks in 1989. Cheney was referencing current House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R.-Louisiana, who has had trouble bringing the tea party wing of the House of Representatives in line with Speaker of the House John Boehner. “Steve Scalise is Getting Whipped” was a headline earlier this month in the National Journal. Last week, the Republican House saw the sudden resignation of Senior Deputy Whip Aaron Schock, R.-Illinois, who stepped down just as ethics questions related to his spending were raised. Also last week: Scalise spokesperson Moira Bagley Smith, a former press aide for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, left the job after only a few months in the position.

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Baquet talks EWE, Marcello at Loyola

Sex, violence and public schools

Local leges pre-file sex ed bills

Domestic violence survivors and their advocates celebrated last year’s Louisiana legislative session, which passed a comprehensive package of bills addressing assault, protective orders, punitive damages and firearm possession in domestic violence cases. State Rep. Helena Moreno and state Sen. J.P. Morrell, both Democrats from New Orleans, led the charge in their respective chambers. During this year’s session, which begins April 13, Moreno and Morrell aim to strengthen that legislation — and tackle sexual assault and sex education in Orleans Parish public schools. Morrell’s first pre-filed bill, Senate Bill 31, amends current laws on sex education to allow New Orleans public schools to survey students anonymously for “risk behaviors, including those related to sexual health.” Currently, public elementary and secondary schools offer sex PAGE 10

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Prohibit them; they’re unfair to hotels and B&Bs

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Do you think NOLA For Life, Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s plan to reduce murders in New Orleans, is working?

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The world almost never got to hear former Gov. Edwin Edwards’ most famous quip: “Only way I lose is if I’m caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.” So said the man who first reported it — Dean Baquet, the Treme native who began his newspaper career at the New Orleans States-Item and The Times-Picayune and worked his way up to the editorship of The New York Times in 2014. Baquet was the speaker at the 6th annual Ed Renwick Lecture Series at Loyola University last week, and he described Edwards telling him that on a campaign bus when no other reporters were present. In those days before cellphones were ubiquitous, “you couldn’t tweet it, you couldn’t text it,” Baquet said. When the bus stopped, he rushed to a pay phone and “called in what I thought was the coolest, most politically incorrect quote of all time.” But the copy desk removed it; the quip was too “tasteless” for The Times-Picayune. It took three days before it finally appeared in the paper, Baquet said. Baquet also discussed another close-to-home subject: covering the Brilab racketeering trial of

mob boss Carlos Marcello, who in some conspiratorial circles is mentioned in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. “Anyone who tells you Carlos Marcello plotted the Kennedy assassination is a moron,” Baquet said. “He mainly planned lunches and dinners and he griped he couldn’t get a table at Mosca’s. What I learned was that the boss of all bosses was a Yat.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

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Lisa Carey,

a real estate broker and the founder of Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries, received the New Orleans Saints’ Community Quarterback Award for her service to homeless veterans in 15 parishes. The award came with a $1,000 donation to the organization, which was founded in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina and helps provide housing and services to homeless veterans.

Lisa Stockton,

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head coach of Tulane University’s Green Wave women’s basketball team, became the 32nd active coach in NCAA Division I women’s basketball to achieve 500 career wins. Stockton joined Tulane for the 1994-1995 season and has led the team to the postseason more than a dozen times. She has been named Coach of the Year three times.

“Storyville Rising”

received the 2015 Brassy Award, the inaugural award competition for the burlesque industry. The New Orleans-based production “Storyville Rising” is inspired by the city’s infamous red-light district. Show producer Mistress Kali also received a $500 cash prize and a one-year mentorship program with Boston’s Great Burlesque.

James Gray,

an attorney and New Orleans District E City Council member, was suspended from the practice of law for two years by the Louisiana Supreme Court on March 17. The justices held that Gray had mishandled several clients’ cases — including a wrongful death suit and a medical malpractice case — between 2003 and 2010. Gray has served on the council since 2012.

exams are performed. Moreno wants to use unclaimed winnings from casino slot machines and racetracks to augment the existing reparation fund for victims. With those monies, Moreno estimates the fund could collect $2.3 million a year, with federal funds adding an additional $1.5 million. “Men in the South like to think we honor our women and practice chivalry,” Edwards said. “Then why is it so hard to be a woman in Louisiana?” The legislators also want to push for Medicaid expansion in the state, as well as equal pay for women, though Morrell said (and the others agreed) “wrongheadedness is so entrenched” throughout the rest of the state. On passing an equal pay bill, Edwards said, “I’m not sure why it’s so hard. … There’s a disconnect between what the people of Louisiana want and what legislators are willing to do.” — ALEX WOODWARD

New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet, left, was interviewed by WVUE-TV anchor Lee Zurik at the 6th annual Ed Renwick Lecture Series at Loyola University March 16. PHOTO BY KEVIN ALLMAN

education through biology or physical education classes, but students are prohibited from “being tested, quizzed or surveyed about their personal beliefs or practices in sex, morality or religion.” “We haven’t had success doing it statewide, so we’re doing a local option,” Morrell told Gambit, adding that New Orleans’ high rates of HIV and teen pregnancy indicate a change is needed. State Rep. Wesley Bishop, D-New Orleans, also is filing a sex education bill in the House. Morrell and Moreno — along with gubernatorial candidate state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite — previewed their legislation at a March 18 meeting in New Orleans hosted by the Independent Women’s Organization (IWO). Edwards, a practicing Catholic, chastised Catholic bishops who oppose comprehensive sex education in public schools (despite Catholic schools often incorporating it into their curricula). “We need to be grown up and responsible about this,” he said, adding that he hopes the legislation will survive Gov. Bobby Jindal and the conservative religious group Louisiana Family Forum. “Jindal has given the Family Forum a de facto veto on anything,” Edwards said. Moreno’s domestic violence package will strengthen laws against stalking by adding firearm restrictions to offenders; adding penalties to people who violate protective orders; and protecting domestic violence victims from eviction. Moreno also will address the medical bills that rape victims often face after emergency

Noise ordinance, part II New measure to address contested curfew for street musicians

As Gambit first reported March 15, the New Orleans City Council will once again tackle the noise ordinance, after two years of planning and public meetings failed to get the votes last year for new laws regulating noise in the French Quarter. This time, District C Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey — who replaced Kristin Gisleson Palmer as the council member representing the French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny — has introduced an ordinance that largely picks up where the council had left off, with some tweaks.

“We will work with the French Quarter residents, musicians, business owners, other interested citizens and organizations like the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MACCNO) in hopes of facilitating a consensus,” Ramsey wrote in an email to Gambit last week, adding, “I do not anticipate a specific time line for consideration of this proposal.” As written, the measure covers Bourbon Street and parts of Decatur Street. Unlike its previous incarnation, enforcement would fall to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) as well as the city’s Health Department. NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble told Gambit the department supports making the Health Department the ordinance’s enforcement agency. Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration — which was not consulted for Ramsey’s noise ordinance draft — has said the Health Department should be responsible for noise issues, citing manpower constraints at NOPD. In 2014, the measure’s undoing was an amendment to repeal a curfew for street musicians, as it does not equally apply to anyone making noise on the streets. The City Council debated the issue but ultimately decided there needed to be more discussion before a final vote. The Landrieu administration agreed not to enforce the curfew, though it remains on the books. Landrieu press secretary Brad Howard told Gambit, “It is essential that whatever is adopted repeals the unconstitutional curfew for street musicians, which was a core objective of our past efforts.” — ALEX WOODWARD

Scuttlebits

All the news that doesn’t fit

• Not too long ago, it was pretty much agreed that crime may be high and summers may be hot, but New Orleans was a pretty cheap place to live for renters. No more. CNN’s list last week of “Worst Cities to be a Renter” placed the Crescent City at No. 6, estimating a 9 percent rent hike since 2009 and a 1.5 percent decline in income in the same period. … • Gambit contributor Jeremy Alford, editor of the website and subscription newsletter LaPolitics, has launched a gossipy weekly political newsletter, “Tuesday Tracker.” This one is free, and covers political matters from all over the state, both weighty and frivolous. To sign up, visit www.lapolitics.com/tuesday-tracker. • The Washington Post created March basketball-style brackets for the 2016 race for the Republican presidential nomination, with the names of 17 politicos (15 names and one pair of play-ins). Missing from the 17 top contenders: Gov. Bobby Jindal. — KEVIN ALLMAN

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thinking out loud

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Opting not to opt out

hen the New Orleans Saints have a 7-9 season — as they just did — it’s natural that the front office would shake up the team to get better results next year. A truism often misattributed to Albert Einstein says, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” That wisdom certainly applies to Louisiana’s public schools, which have produced abysmal results year after year by any yardstick. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) consistently shows our state’s fourthand eighth-graders to be at or near the bottom in reading and math skills compared to students from other states. The Louisiana Department of Education admits the state ranks 44th and 46th in English and math skills. Despite years of political promises to improve outcomes, little has changed. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test is closely aligned with the Common Core educational standards once championed by Gov. Bobby Jindal. It replaced the LEAP tests in many schools, and the first round of PARCC tests came last week. Jindal has been a fierce critic of Common Core since it fell out of favor with his conservative base, and in January he issued an executive order allowing parents to opt out of having their children take the test. Despite the brouhaha over PARCC, an interesting thing happened on the first

Louisiana Education Supt. John White, who supports the Common Core standards, is battling Gov. Bobby Jindal after the governor reversed himself on Common Core.

enced or other comparable assessment appropriate for Louisiana as an alternative to the PARCC test.” Huh? One of Jindal’s favorite arguments against Common Core is that it is a “onesize-fits-all” approach. How, then, does a different “nationally norm-referenced or other comparable assessment” differ

Common Core and PARCC offer a chance to even the educational scales. day of testing last week: Nearly every pupil took the exam. Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes reported 100 percent participation, as did the New Orleans Recovery School District, according to figures released last week by Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White. Among the test-takers in Baton Rouge: Jindal’s own children. Shannon Bates Dirmann, a Jindal aide, told Gannett Louisiana that Jindal’s kids took the test because of uncertainty about what would happen if they didn’t. True to form for Team Jindal, she blamed White. “He essentially boxes parents in; he won’t say what happens if kids don’t take it,” she said. Meanwhile, a little-noticed clause in Jindal’s executive order urges the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) “to grant [school] districts the ability to offer nationally norm-refer-

from PARCC? Last week Jindal unveiled his own state-based approach to student assessment, and U.S. Sen. David Vitter likewise proposed letting parents, teachers and business leaders develop “a rigorous system of Louisiana standards and testing.” That’s what we had for years with LEAP tests — which Jindal now wants to use again — and look where it got us. Truth is Louisiana’s school kids have been taking standardized, high-stakes tests for years. Throughout that time, their ranking against kids in other states has remained the same: dismal. Common Core and PARCC offer a chance to even the educational scales, if we just give it a chance to work. Maybe that’s the real reason why so many parents — including the Jindals — decided not to opt out of the Common Core tests last week.

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BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™ Questions for Blake: askblake@gambitweekly.com

Hey Blake,

Where on the Mississippi River is the crescent that gave New Orleans the nickname “The Crescent City?”

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Dear Reader,

The moniker you mention is one of my personal favorites of all the nicknames used throughout history to describe New Orleans. In fact, your question got me thinking about some of them: “The City That Care Forgot,” “Gateway to the Americas,” “Birthplace of Jazz” and “Big Easy.” As geographer and author Richard Campanella points out in his book Bienville’s Dilemma: A Historical Geography of New Orleans, the more nicknames a place has, the more interesting it tends to be and the more it deviates from the norm. That pretty much describes New Orleans. Places such as Scottsdale, Arizona or Longmont, Colorado “earn no widely recognized nicknames, neither as terms of endearment or disdain,” Campanella wrote in the book, adding, “New Orleans’ veritable glossary of lasting monikers seems to imply that something different happened here.” As for the term “Crescent City,” Campanella gives credit for that moniker to Joseph Holt Ingraham, an author born in Portland, Maine in 1809. In a travelogue written in 1835 called The South-West, by a Yankee, Ingraham claimed to have coined the nickname. “I have termed New Orleans the crescent city in one of my letters,” he wrote, “from its being built around the

segment of a circle formed by a graceful curve of the river at this place.” Though he attributes the term “crescent city” to Ingraham, Campanella also makes a case that the word “crescent” was used to describe the city from its earliest days, even by the explorer who founded it. Bienville described the city using terms such as “one of the finest crescents of the river…” and “the very fine crescent of the port of New Orleans ...” Other early mentions date to 1758 and 1818, but Campanella contends that after Ingraham’s 1835 use of

This map, printed in 1880, shows the bends of the river from Bywater to beyond the Irish Channel.

the term, the popularity of “Crescent City” exploded. It was soon used as a name for a shipping line and even a local newspaper. As for the exact crescent bend in the river that gave rise to the term, Campanella told Gambit he surmises that because in 1835 the city mostly hugged the bend from present-day Faubourg Marigny/Bywater through the Irish Channel, that’s the safest bet for a spot that generated the term. “But surely Ingraham was speaking lyrically and not cartographically,” Campanella added.

BLAKEVIEW

his week marks what would have been the birthday of “Sweet Emma” Barrett, one of the most colorful and memorable figures in New Orleans jazz. Born on March 25, 1897, Barrett was best known for her stint later in life as a pianist and singer with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, but her career began much earlier. “Sweet Emma” was known for her distinctive (some might say eccentric) appearance, frequently wearing a red skullcap and garters with bells that jingled as she played. A trailblazing woman in jazz, she was selftaught and could not read music, but performed and recorded extensively with bands including the Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra. She made some early recordings and performed alongside music notables such as Oscar “Papa” Celestin, Armand Piron and Paul Barbarin. Like many other early jazz musicians, Barrett found a second career in the 1960s with Preservation Hall and traveled the world with the band. Her version of “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home,” is particularly memorable. Barrett died in 1983 at age 79.

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How to fix the budget process now

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makers should approve a constituov. Bobby Jindal’s assault on public higher education in tional amendment that, effective Louisiana continues unabated, immediately, strips all constitutional and it’s unclear whether state legislators and statutory budget dedications. That will put up any resistance. University amendment should bar future dedicaheads privately complain about Jindal’s tions and be placed on the ballot in a unprecedented gutting of higher ed, but special election in early June. Lawmakthey cower in public for fear of losing ers can pay for that election out of their jobs. Jindal’s travel budget and the state Meanwhile, state lawmakers have to Department of Economic Development, figure out how to cover the $1.6 billion whose leader just took a cushy job budget gap they and Jindal created over with the LSU Foundation. No need to the past seven years. spend money between now and July 1 To recap: Jindal inherited a $1.1 billion on “economic development” if the govsurplus from former Gov. Kathleen ernor is running for president and the Blanco. He blew that in his first year as chief job creator has taken a powder. governor and belatedly embraced the Lawmakers also should raise the rollback of the Stelly Plan, which voters cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack. That’s approved in 2002. That was a total hit to more than Jindal is asking — and the state’s fisc of $1.4 billion in 2008. The Grover Norquist won’t like it — but so rollback of Stelly has cost the state more what? Voters than $300 million a year since then. Some overwhelmestimate it costs $500 ingly support a million a year by now. cigarette tax, and This plan In the years since lawmakers have 2008, Jindal has lavto face voters, requires ished billions of dollars not Norquist, in in tax credits and exthe fall. If Jindal unprecedented emptions on businessvetoes any of es that may or may legislative this, override not be creating jobs in his veto. Voters Louisiana. Meanwhile, boldness, but dislike Jindal the state’s unfunded anyway. Overridaccrued liability (UAL), it can work. ing his veto will which is Louisiana’s make lawmakers version of the Social look like heroes. Security ticking time Legislators bomb, grew from $12 billion to more than then should pass two budgets: one $20 billion on Jindal’s watch. pegged to the proposed constitutional More recently, Jindal blamed declining amendment; one proposed by Jindal. oil prices for much of the state’s fiscal Let voters decide which they prefer woes, but that’s a lie. Falling oil prices account for, at most, one-fourth of the in June. If they pass the amendment, $1.6 billion shortfall. lawmakers will have done exactly Where do we go from here? what legislators are supposed to do: I like the suggestions offered by blogset priorities using available revenue ger and former legislative staffer C.B. — without having their hands tied by Forgotston, who recommended some a mish-mash of constitutional and strong medicine in his blog post of Jan. statutory dedications. If voters kill the 20. You can read it at www.forgotston. amendment, then they’ll have only com. While I like Forgotston’s ideas, there themselves and Jindal to blame for is no way legislators will muster the will gutting higher education. to do all that this year. This plan requires unprecedented There is something they can do, legislative boldness, but it can work. however, to reform the budget process Meanwhile, the four men running for immediately. It will take courage, and governor should weigh in on this — and standing up to Jindal, but the alternative offer their own proposals. It’s one thing is to once more swallow the poison that to run for governor; it’s something else Jindal has been dispensing since 2008. entirely to act like a governor. The latter won’t go down well among Given Jindal’s abdication, shouldn’t voters, who are plenty mad about Jindal’s we expect his would-be successors cuts to higher ed. Here’s what I suggest: to show they’re worthy of the job In the first two weeks of the legisthey seek? lative session that begins April 13, law-

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St. Claude STORY & PHOTOS BY EMM A DISCHER, A NN A G ACA , JE A NIE RIESS, MISSY WILKINSON & ALEX WOODWARD

ast year, we sent several reporters to spend one weekend night on Frenchmen Street to get a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the scene in words and photos. On March 14, we repeated the experiment on St. Claude Avenue during the street’s monthly “Second Saturday” event.

Despite heavy competition from the final night of the Buku Music + Art Festival and the leadup to St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, it was lively. Here’s what we found in 12 hours on St. Claude.

2:05 p.m. — Inside the New Orleans Healing Center, the annual Sacred Music Festival is underway. Norma Contreras and her business partner Sadith Paz-Barahona, who own Artisans’ Well, buy and resell art from impoverished people in other countries. “If we were on Magazine St. this stuff would just fly [off the shelf],” Contreras said. They stay in the Bywater, however, because they say that they are surrounded by small business people with big ideas and the Bywater is growing.

2:35 p.m. — Joey Landry, owner of Arbor House floral shop, meets with a bride to make plans for her upcoming wedding.

2:55 p.m. — At the Sacred Music Festival, J.C. & Company Gospel Messengers plays to a crowd of 60 people, who are swaying to the music. The singer leaves the stage and joins the audience to show them how to groove properly.

3 PM 2:24pm A Buddhist monk is working on an intricate sand mandala in the main lobby of the Healing Center as part of the Sacred Music Festival.

3:15 p.m. — The renovated St. Roch Market stands freshly painted with “coming soon” signs on its exterior. Two men try to open the front door but keep walking once they realize it’s locked.

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3:18 p.m. — Byrdie’s coffee house and gallery is nearly empty. It is home to a photography and pottery gallery, pottery studio, a coffee shop and hundreds of copies of National Geographic. The yellow magazines are crammed into shelves under a sign that reads “Bobby Jindal Memorial Zine Library.” 3:50 p.m. — St. Coffee is packed. The mismatched wooden tables are crowded with 20-somethings. Two girls walk up to the barista and ask, “Is it happy hour for coffee yet?”

4PM 4:25 p.m. — A woman in the LA46 thrift shop sets up tables and chairs for the evening’s Second Saturday. Another woman is kneeling in a back corner going through a bin of old high heels.

6PM 6 p.m. — The homeless man who sleeps on the porch of an abandoned building one house down from Red’s Chinese is in his usual spot. This afternoon there are three people on the porch with him. They don’t want to talk. “We just chilling. We staying out of trouble,” says the woman, who gives her name as Stallion. “We hanging out with people folks don’t wanna be with, even though they say they love the Lord. Like this gentleman, he’s homeless. ... This is a nice peaceful block. You got a lot of view.” 6:05 p.m. — A makeshift memorial to the late Bacchanal owner Chris Rudge sits on the sidewalk outside Red’s.

6:09pm Dilapidated Hubig’s Pies trucks

are parked at a service station with “For Sale” signs. They’ve been there for months.

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5PM

5:55 p.m. — Evan Woodson, 23, and Sam Whitley, 24, are on bikes, looking at a smartphone for directions. They’re visiting from Oklahoma and staying at an Airbnb rental. Whitley says the neighborhood is “eclectic,” while Woodson says, “I’m not real crazy about the idea of gentrification. It’s interesting to see people that 10, 20 years ago wouldn’t be living next to each other.”

6:30 p.m. — Christina Juran and Herman Kron, co-owners of the New Orleans Art Center at 3330 St. Claude Ave., are setting up for Second Saturday at their new gallery. There are unopened bottles of white wine and trays of cupcakes. “We don’t get the tourist crowd,” Kron says. “It’s a much younger crowd, and they’re locals.” The couple used to operate Gallery Lafitte on St. Louis Street, and they returned to New Orleans recently after several years in California. “We were gone for many years,” Juran says. “We’re so excited to be part of the growth of the neighborhood.” 6:48 p.m. — A goofy “I’M RICH I’M RICH… and I owe it all to Fast Tax!” mural seems to have been hit by anti-graffiti crusader The Grey Ghost.

6:57 p.m. — A photographer from The New Orleans Advocate is covering the opening at The Front. He looks out of place in his suit and laminated ID badge. The drink of choice is Miller High Life in cans.

7PM 7:15 p.m. — Dantrell Brown, 14, carries a black plastic binder full of his line drawings and asks gallerygoers if they’d like to buy any. He plans to use the money for basketball gear and school supplies. “It’s a way to sell good things, instead of bad things,” he says. “I don’t want to end up selling drugs or anything.”

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6:51 p.m. — A man passes in a Mirliton Festival T-shirt that reads “BYWATER: cross over.”

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There’s a furry canoe suspended from the ceiling at Good Children Gallery.

7:24 p.m. — Phyllis Funches, a former New Orleans Police Department officer, and her next-door neighbor sell paintings, tiny hats and hair fascinators on the sidewalk outside their homes. Funches says she bought her house for $37,000 about 25 years ago and remembers when there was farmland in the area. “It’s changed so much I can’t even keep up with it,” Funches says. “I remember a couple times my kids and I had to hit the deck because the gunshots were so close. You don’t hear that anymore. … I like that I can ride my bike home from the Quarter at night and not worry quite as much about getting a gun stuck in my face. I don’t have any complaints. The one thing I don’t like is that our old people who rent can’t afford to anymore. Mr. Bill lived right there for 70-something years until two weeks before he died. It would be nice to have some kind of rent control for people of a certain age.”

7:25 p.m. — A couple browsing the sidewalk sale just purchased an abandoned storefront in the next block. The woman is wondering aloud what they should do with the space. “What does this neighborhood need?” she asks. “Other than a grocery store — we can’t fit a grocery store in there.” Her ideas include an organic fresh-pressed juice bar, a French-style patisserie or a sandwich shop and sidewalk cafe. “There was no risk to us,” she says. “It was very inexpensive.” “Real low-key,” promises her husband. “We’re not changing anything. Just improving a dump.”

8 p.m. — Every table at Sneaky Pickle is full. The specials board offers boudin-stuffed squid with shrimp & tomato sauce and carrot mint salad ($8.50). At the first table, a young man discusses the nature of freedom. I order a vegetarian Reuben sandwich, made with tempeh instead of corned beef. 8:14 p.m. — A young blonde woman wearing ankle boots and a paisley dress is the nucleus of a group of tourists (hailing from San Francisco and Kansas City) swirling between The Front and a gallery at 4036 St. Claude Ave. They are trying, unsuccessfully, to get a cab. “It’s impossible. I’ve been calling for hours. He’s off duty,” she says, gesturing toward a cab at a stop sign. “How do local people get around?” They’re all staying at Airbnbs because hotels are “dumb” and have “stupid prices.” “Have you ever seen Treme?” one asks as they set off on foot for the Hotel Monteleone’s Carousel Bar. 8:15 p.m. — Both performance spaces at Dancing Grounds are overflowing with people watching dances choreographed for the studio’s third anniversary party. The Rollin’ Fatties food truck is parked out front, and there’s a short line for burritos, nachos and tacos. Isaiah Daste, a coowner of the food truck, was born and raised in Uptown New Orleans. Growing up, he says, he came to St. Claude “all the time,” but the street was different. “It wasn’t as mixed,” Deste says. “It’s changing. It’s changing everywhere. I see it in my travels around the U.S.”

8:25 p.m. — At Mike’s Food Mart, there’s a line of middle-aged men buying lottery tickets. The cashier looks confused when asked if business picks up during Second Saturdays. He’s never heard of the event, but the man behind me in line has. His name is Otis and he’s wearing a Swamp People shirt that says “Choot ’Em.” Otis advises me to check out Dancing Grounds.

8:32 p.m. — Outside Dancing Grounds, the neutral ground is packed with cars and a food truck. A young woman with a hoodie and an undercut sells copies of The Hood Health Handbook: Volume 1 and T-shirts that read “Police Murder People.”

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9PM

Three adorable tiny dogs hang out outside Mike’s Food Mart.

9 p.m. — About 25 people crowd into The New Movement’s basement theater to watch an hour of improv, sketch and standup comedy. 9:04 p.m. — A group of voodoo practitioners, dressed in white, dances ecstatically to drums in the window of the Healing Center, while observers document the event with smartphones. 8:55 p.m. — Collette from the Never Met Her vintage shop sells her headdresses alongside her friend Utahna and her 9-year-old son, Nolan. The boy sells crayon and sticker art for “75 cents, or whatever you think it’s worth.” I buy an abstract by Nolan for $1.

9:16 p.m. — Charles Stevenson sells barbecued sausage and chicken outside the AllWays Lounge. He says he doesn’t get too many vegetarian requests, but sometimes people do ask for bread and cheese. Jokes from the Local Uproar comedy show filter out of the lounge.

9:20 p.m. — There’s a $10 admission for Blue Book in Exile, the burlesque show at AllWays. The bartender, a trans Kelly Kapowski lookalike wearing high-waist acid-washed booty shorts and a tank top, serves a silver-haired man wearing a Bettie Page-emblazoned buttonup shirt.

9:40 p.m. — Daniel Degrassi, 28, just moved into a half-shotgun on St. Claude Avenue. He’s taking a break from painting the interior to have a drink on his stoop. “I used to live on Villere [Street], so this is safer. The road is loud, but whatever,” he says. “There’s a bunch of thrift stores on this street. They’re putting in an art gallery next door. It’s good. People walk by, say hi.”

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8:46 p.m. — Next to a closed OB/GYN office with burglar bars is the New Orleans Art Center, where a show by Ray Cole is on view. The gallery is almost empty except for a cluster of people talking about their respective pop-ups.

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9:43 p.m. — Late-night tire repair at St. Claude Used Tires (the “no crack selling, no cat selling” mechanic shop). “Trouble doesn’t pick a time,” says a woman from out of town who’s getting her tire replaced. 9:47 p.m. — The homeless man is still on the porch next to Red’s. Everybody else is gone. A girl rides by on her bike with a 4-foot-high plush sunflower strapped to her back.

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9:55 p.m. — A trio of young women wearing face paint and green beads sits down at AllWays. Visitors from Minneapolis and Philadelphia, they’ve been “drinking all day.” They found out about the burlesque show from Google, and haven’t done any Second Saturday stuff.

10PM 10:01 p.m. — New Movement theatergoers take a break in the string-light illuminated courtyard to hang out at the picnic tables, smoke cigarettes and talk. Stephen Glindmeyer grew up Uptown and never came to St. Claude much. “If I did, it was in passing,” he says. “I had a good friend who lived on Piety Street. It’s slow to change.” 10:10 p.m. — On the street in front of The New Movement, it’s a different scene entirely. A neighbor dressed in a white tank top walks down the sidewalk and into his unlighted home. Outside of the house, there’s an empty 20-pound bag of dog food on the curb, leaning against a pile of trash. Streetlights are out. Everything is dark. No one’s around.

10:15 p.m. — Hank’s is bustling, both inside and in the parking lot. A group of men holler at a woman crossing the parking lot. A few dogs are tied up to the bike rack outside of the front door. A man and a woman fight incoherently about something. A couple comes in to buy beer. They walk over to the cooler. “This is my favorite beer! This is my favorite beer!” she yells over and over again. A guy with a face tattoo walks by. A young girl in blonde dreadlocks buys rolling papers.

10:15 p.m. — Vinsantos, a self-described “f—ing gorgeous but rapidly aging drag queen,” opens the Blue Book Cabaret at the AllWays: “Welcome to Lucky Pierre’s on Bourbon Street!” The audience, largely out-of-towners, doesn’t get the reference.

11:10 p.m. — I order a $3 Budweiser at Siberia. Inside, a few dancers kill time on the empty stage and dance floor waiting for bounce queen and show headliner Katey Red to take the stage. 11:18 p.m. — Saturn Bar is coated in a thin layer of cigarette ash. It’s about a third full. The crowd is drinking age, but only just. The band (Bent Denim) plays slow, bummedout rock that’s also super-loud. Beanies for men are the look.

11 p.m. — Vinsantos leads six audience members in a round of Sexual Simon Says. “I call a sexual position. First couple in the position wins the round. It’s actually really hot. So gross.” The first position is a 69, and Vinsantos critiques one malefemale pair — the bearded guy was into it, but the crop-topwearing girl wasn’t. “This is our first date,” she explains. 11:05 p.m. — Alex, the bearded doorman at Siberia, raises his voice over the DJ (blasting Sissy Nobby’s “Beat It Out the Frame”) to tell me “bounce night” hasn’t started yet. The club is largely empty, though the chalkboard on the sidewalk says the doors opened at 9 p.m.

11:06pm

A white woman is attempting to twerk and failing badly in Hank’s parking lot. 11:30 p.m. — Charles and Robin Stevenson dismantle their barbecue outside AllWays. Robin places her basket of cling-wrapped baked goods — brownies, small pies and cake slices — on a blue plastic bin. The lifelong New Orleanians have set up on St. Claude for the last two years. “In the summer, this place is jumping back and forth, with people walking and on bikes,” Robin says. “It’s changed a lot. Katrina took the soul out of New Orleans.”

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10:28 p.m. — A homeless man yells for money on Port Street just off St. Claude.

10:28 p.m. — While Louie Monnig attended Tulane University, he and his friends visited St. Claude to check out bars and restaurants. “I live around here now,” he says, adding, “Hank’s takes credit cards now. They have a Verifone machine, so things have come a long way. They even painted the building!” Monnig says he’s seen St. Claude’s gradual growth: “It’s gone from meat markets and bodegas to these locally owned, locavore things in abandoned buildings.”

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11:41 p.m. — Overheard in the balcony at the Saturn Bar: “Can you roll a spliff?” “Uh, yeah! Can I do that in here?” a girl asks. She’s visiting from Nashville, but the group consensus is that New Orleans is vastly superior. 11:51 p.m. — A bicyclist glides down the St. Claude bike lane and crosses the street. A passing car lays on the horn. The biker yells a bunch of profanities at the driver before they part ways.

MIDNIGHT Midnight — Fresh Da Kid, wearing bedazzled stuffed animals on his sneakers, instructs three women twerking onstage at Siberia. Katey Red, wearing a pink cardigan with a matching belt and Ugg boots, tells Fresh she loves his shoes. 12:15 a.m. — DJ Soul Sister’s Hustle dance party inside Hi-Ho Lounge begins to fill with people hopping from cabs. Allen and Jenny Blow and Chelsea Beaver sip white wine from the lone pub table on the sidewalk. They’re self-described “burners,” attendees of the annual Burning Man event in the Nevada desert, and hold regular events with their “regional” community. The Blows live a few blocks away and are longtime fans of Soul Sister’s WWOZ-FM radio show. Beaver, who moved to New Orleans two years ago from Australia, wears glittery shamrock stickers on her cheeks.

12:38am

The last band at Saturn Bar, Alex G, opens by playing the first verse and chorus of “More Like Me, Less Like You” by Linkin Park and the crowd loves it, though it’s questionable whether it’s ironic. 12:55 a.m. — Wearing sunglasses and a Viking helmet, pop-punky goofball rapper Saucy Yoda hops around the stage at Siberia, flanked by a dancer in a red tutu and another dancer dressed like a fancy cupcake. Siberia still is fairly empty, with dancers waiting in the wings and playing on their phones.

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1AM

1:05 p.m. — Red’s Chinese is closed and the Rudge memorial is gone but the doors are still open. The bar is still open at Junction. A few girls ride by on bikes, but for the most part it’s quiet. 1:15 a.m. — An older man in a blue polo shirt belts out Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” to a small crowd of young hipsters at Kajun’s. Two nervous young men perform a shaky, then triumphant, rendition of Tenacious D’s “Tribute.” 1:20 a.m. — Shirtless rapper Sex Party sweats onstage at Siberia as extremely graphic solo porn screens behind him.

1:30 a.m. — Katey Red sips a bright cocktail from a plastic cup and takes the stage at Siberia. She invites a dozen people to join her, including DJ Quickie Mart, who bobs his head and smiles as the stage fills with wildly gyrating dancers and bent-over twerk champions-in-training. Katey starts and stops the music and dancing at her leisure. The show has developed into a slightly buzzed bounce cabaret rather than a packed-to-the-gills concert. A member of Da Danger Boys dance crew joins the stage and a minor scuffle follows — one of Katey Red’s dancers forces him offstage. “It’s disrespectful,” he says. The music stops.

2AM 2 a.m. — A group of bros, decked out in St. Patrick’s Day green and drinking bottles of High Life, has commandeered a bike-mounted trailer parked outside Hi-Ho. “Honestly, I just wanted to sit down,” one of them explains, “and I’m waiting for someone to tell me this is theirs.”

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butter. Its dramatic presentation and succulent aroma often turn heads at neighboring tables. The restaurant serves dinner every night except Sunday. Friday and Saturday nights feature Austin’s a pianist. The Restaurant has an upscale restaurant but relaxed hosts private ambience. banquets and PHOTO BY luncheons. C H ER Y L G ER B ER There is no reservation minimum for dinner banquets, and the restaurant will open for lunch with a minimum reservation of 25 diners. The freshly painted purple walls make the three dining rooms pop, complementing the starched, white tablecloths. In total, the three rooms seat 200 guests. Austin’s is part of the larger Mr. Ed’s restaurant empire built over the decades, the newest of which is Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar and Fish House in the French Quarter. The McIntyres honored tradition by including an old-fashioned stand-up oyster bar similar to the one in its Metairie location. Soon, he’ll honor his own restaurant tradition as well. In addition to Austin’s 10-year anniversary, this year marks the 25th anniversary of McIntyre’s first restaurant opening. “We’re excited to be celebrating the entire restaurant family’s 25th anniversary as well,” McIntyre says.

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Wedding Belles Bridal Boutique (3632 Magazine St., 504-891-1005; www.weddingbellesstationer.com) hosts a trunk show by designer Alyssa Kristin from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Gowns will be discounted 10 percent. The free event is by appointment only. Bats on Strings hosts a brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28 on the roof of the Rice Mill Lofts (522 Montegut St.). Handbags by Flying Fox (www.shopflyingfox.com) and home fragrances by Obeah (www.obeahnyc.com) will be for sale at the free event, which features live music. Refreshments and cocktails by American Born Moonshine will be served.

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Through Wednesday, March 25, Trashy Diva (2048 Magazine St., 504-299-8777; 537 Royal St., 504-522-4233; www.trashydiva.com) offers customers 30 percent off a new dress when they donate a gently used prom dress to the Cinderella Project. Two stores in the new Magnolia Marketplace shopping center (2900 S. Claiborne Ave., 504-6208145; www.magnolia-marketplace.com) celebrated grand openings last week, ULTA Beauty (Magnolia Marketplace, 2900 S. Claiborne Ave., Suite 400, 504-891-4323; www.ulta.com) and Shoe Carnival (www.shoecarnival.com). ULTA features 20,000 beauty products from 500 brands and a full-service salon. Shoe Carnival features dress, casual and athletic shoes for adults and children.

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ustin’s Restaurant (5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 8885533; www.austinsno.com) melds an old-school steakhouse’s reverence for tradition with a familyowned business’ personality, and this is one reason for its longevity, says owner Ed McIntyre. “We are proud to celebrate a decade of excellence focusing on growth, great food and family togetherness,” McIntyre says. The anniversary is a milestone for the restaurant and the family: McIntyre’s son Austin grew up with the restaurant bearing his name. In that way, he takes after his father. Ed began working in his parents’ restaurants as a busboy at age 6 and now has more than 40 years of restaurant experience. “I run all of the Mr. Ed’s restaurants around town,” McIntyre says. “We started out in 1989 with a Mr. Ed’s Deli, and now there are six restaurants total.” Over the past decade, Austin’s has appeared consistently on lists of the best steakhouses in the New Orleans area. Although many patrons come for the prime beef cuts of filet and rib-eye, the seafood attracts customers, too. “The redfish papillote is incredibly popular,” McIntyre says. Appearing regularly as a menu special, the redfish papillote is a traditional method of cooking fish in a bag along with shrimp, crawfish, crabmeat, caramelized onions and lobster

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In 2013, the Ubon’s team, overseen by Scott and her father, pitmaster Garry Roark, won second place in the whole hog competition. Their whole hog is cooked “racing style” — belly down with the front and back legs positioned forward, like a hog getting ready to run. Their approach is straightforward, using a peppery citrus rub and plenty of smoke (preferably white oak). Based on Scott’s great-grandmother’s recipe, their signature sauce is a tangy tomato version that falls somewhere between a Memphis style and a North Carolina vinegar sauce. The end result is a deep mahogany-hued pig with crispy skin and moist, tender meat. “If you’ve never done a pig-picking of a whole hog, I would definitely go to Ubon’s first,” Hall says. “I’m kind of adventurous on the whole hog. Rene and myself are both huge fans of pig cheeks. We like to get in the face area, and then in the belly after that.” The “porkpourri” category is an opportunity for festival attendees to get adventurous, and it gives teams a chance to get creative. The dishes range from chef-inspired small plates to over-the-top tailgate creations. McClure nabbed sixth place in 2012 for a Vietnamese pork belly dish. Last year, the Ubon’s team placed fourth in porkpourri with a deep-fried pig ear topped with coconut curried pulled pork and pickled red onions. “That’s one of the weirdest things we’ve ever cooked,” Scott says. “Pork-

A team carves meat from a slow-roasted whole hog at Hogs for the Cause. P H O T O B Y PAU L C H A N E Y

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March 27-28 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-until Saturday

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Admission $20 per day; two-day and VIP packages available pourri is such a wide open category, the weirder the better, and that sort of evens the playing field.” Hall and Louapre hosted the first cookoff in 2008 to raise money for the family of 4-year-old Ben Sarrat Jr., who had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Ben’s legacy lives on through the annual event and a second Hogs in Charleston, South Carolina. Hogs for the Cause has become the premier funding source for pediatric brain cancer outreach services in the United States. “This is really about gathering with friends and doing what we can to help the community,” McClure says. “It just helps that we’re cooking delicious, delicious barbecue.”

Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (www.esynola.org) holds its annual fundraiser An Edible Evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Dreamkeeper Garden at Langston Hughes Academy (3519 Trafalgar St.), one of five open-enrollment charter schools run by FirstLine Schools. The event features music by Tuba Skinny, Seguenon Kone and Social Set, wines from Presqu’ile Winery and food from local restaurants including Atchafalaya, Carmo, Commander’s Palace, Cowbell, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, La Petite Grocery, Latitude 29, Link Restaurant Group, Mondo, MoPho, Ralph’s on the Park, Shaya, Twelve Mile Limit and many others. Dickie Brennan and Company sponsors the patron party at 6 p.m. More than 3,100 students participate in garden and/or cooking classes through Edible Schoolyard. Two schools have kitchen classrooms and five have garden space. Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School students grow produce in aeroponic towers, and there are after-school culinary classes. Arthur Ashe Charter School is expanding its garden to nearly an acre and will have an outdoor teaching space and a greenhouse. Programs address everything from gardening skills to nutrition to shopping and planning menus. “In one of my favorite lessons, we have kids make two different kinds of pizza,” says Edible Schools New Orleans Executive Director Claudia Barker. “One of them we make with grocery store ingredients and one comes from farmers market ingredients. We calPAGE 30

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arbecue is all about location. Enthusiasts generally pledge their allegiance to one of the big four barbecue regions — Texas, Memphis, Kansas City and the Carolinas — but this weekend it’s all about New Orleans, where pitmasters, chefs and weekend warriors gather at New Orleans City Park’s festival grounds for the seventh annual Hogs for the Cause cookoff and fundraiser. “Everybody’s kind of set in their opinions of barbecue, but one thing that sets [New Orleans] apart is we season better than anybody out there,” says pitmaster Neil McClure. “That’s part of Creole and Cajun cooking, and I think that’s transferring to our rubs and flavor profiles.” McClure opened McClure’s Barbecue on Magazine Street in 2013 and is a regular competitor at Hogs for the Cause. This year he’s joining the Hog Dat Nation team, and he’ll cook ribs. McClure says his rib rub “comes straight from the Creole background,” a blend of seasonings that he traces back to a stint at Commander’s Palace. By adding local flavor to traditional methods, McClure believes New Orleans might eventually develop its own regional barbecue style. A variety of regional styles and personal approaches will be represented by the 85 cooking teams participating in Hogs, which raises funds to help families with a child fighting pediatric brain cancer. Teams begin cooking whole hogs Friday afternoon, and there’s food and music on two stages on Friday and Saturday. The lineup includes DriveBy Truckers, Strand of Oaks, Tab Benoit, George Porter Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners and others. There’s also a Mediterranean-themed gala fundraiser Thursday night. Visit www. hogsforthecause.org for details. Leslie Roark Scott of Ubon’s Barbeque of Yazoo (in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is another Hogs regular. She credits Hogs for the Cause co-founders Becker Hall and Rene Louapre for their role in expanding New Orleans’ barbecue palate. “With the festival being rated one of the top barbecue festivals in the country and people having access to really good barbecue, it makes everybody else in town up their game because normal, everyday people are finding out what really good barbecue is,” Scott says.

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culate how much each pizza actually costs and we compare taste.” Programming also engages students’ parents and families. Some schools have family food nights, where parents can learn about nutrition, shopping and topics their children study. Schools also give produce from the gardens to students’ families. Edible Evening tickets are $45 through Tuesday, March 24, or $60 at the door. — WILL COVIELLO

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After four years at the French Quarter gastropub Sylvain, chef Alex Harrell left in mid-fall 2014 to open his own restaurant. Named for his mother, Angeline (1032 Chartres St.; www.angelinenola.com) opens in the Hotel Provincial (www.hotelprovincial.com) Tuesday, filling the space formerly occupied by chef Scott Boswell’s Stella!. Harrell’s menu focuses on Gulf seafood and modern takes on Southern cuisine, and there are some Italian and Mediterranean accents. Harrell says Southern food has been stereotyped as, “heavy, fried everything, over-cooked vegetables and pork everywhere.” His vision is a cleaner, brighter, fresher one, and he finds some common ground with Italian cooking. He explains the concept through his butter bean tortellini. “The butter bean tortellini personifies our philosophy,” he says. “It’s a take on a traditional Italian dish from Bologna, tortellini en brodo. We view it through a Southern lens. The tortellini are filled with butter beans and ricotta, and lemon zest and herbs brighten it. Red eye gravy is something you see in the South, but typically on biscuits in the morning. We make a broth so there’s the flavors of ham, coffee and a touch of bourbon.” The opening menu also features Southen-fried quail over hoe cake with local honey and house-made hot sauce and Mississippi rabbit Milanese with smoked carrot puree, spoon bread, bacon, braised collard greens and tomato gravy. There also is a charcuterie board with cured meats, pickles, cheese, cherry confiture and grain mustard. The menu will focus on local, seasonal produce and be updated often, Harrell says. Harrell grew up in Alabama and got his first taste of restaurant work one summer at a Florida beach seafood restaurant. Professionally, he worked locally with chef Susan Spicer at Bayona, with chef Gerard Maras at Gerard’s Downtown and at Ralph’s on the Park. Angeline serves dinner daily, and breakfast and weekend brunches will be added in coming months.

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Last week, chef Nina Compton (www.facebook.com/chefninacompton), a finalist on season 11 of Top Chef, which was filmed in New Orleans, announced she will open a restaurant in the Warehouse District in summer. The as-yet unnamed restaurant will be located in the soon-to-open Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery (535 Tchoupitoulas St.). Compton is a native of St. Lucia and trained at the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York. She served as chef de cuisine at the Miami Beach Italian restaurant Scarpetta. Later this spring, chef Nick Lama, formerly of Gautreau’s, will open his first restaurant, Avo (5908 Magazine St.; www.restaurantavo.com), in the space formerly occupied by Martinique Bistro. Lama will combine Sicilian and Southern cuisines on the menu. A press release included sample dishes of whipped burrata with grilled peaches, prosciutto and aged balsamic, short rib lasagna, pork Milanese with chianti-braised turnips and grilled grouper with chick pea ragu and farro pilaf. Lama was chef de cuisine at Gautreau’s, and has worked at Jean-Georges’ The Mark and Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster in New York City. — WILL COVIELLO

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Food activist-turned-cookbook author Bryant Terry (www.bryant-terry.com) graduated from Xavier University in 1997. He returns to New Orleans this week for the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival, where he will discuss his recent cookbook Afro-Vegan (11 a.m. Sunday at Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St.; visit www.tennesseewilliams.net for ticket information). Terry spoke with Gambit about how healthy eating inspired his cooking.

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How did you become a vegan?

strict vegans or vegetarians. Many of the states with the highest rates of obesity and diet-related illnesses are in the South. Folks are looking for solutions. People are tired of seeing family members dying too soon. I see the work I am doing as moving people in that direction, whether it’s meatless Mondays, or “vegan before six,” or how can I not have meat at every meal and think about eating more fresh grains and vegetables.

How did those ideas shape your approach in Afro-Vegan? T: There are a number of ingredients in the book that certain communities might not have for economic reasons or geographic boundaries, like a fresh plantain. But I didn’t just jump into writing cookbooks. I was a grassroots activist in New York. I worked with young people through a non-governmental organization that used cooking to engage people, mostly people from the lower economic strata of New York City. They lived in communities with very little access to healthy food, or just fresh food period. There was an issue of if this was something they should even work toward. A lot of them ate fast food, processed food and packaged food. People told us they hadn’t eaten a green vegetable since they were 9 years old, or they only drank soda. We realized they were

What’s a recipe in the book that you like?

T: It depends on what season it is. It’s spring, it’s getting warmer now, and one of my favorite recipes is an all green spring slaw. It’s my modern take on a traditional drowned-in-mayonnaise coleslaw. I use lots of spring ingredients: fresh herbs, English green peas, sugar snap peas, pumpkin seeds, cabbage. I do a creamy base, a silken, tofu-based dressing — a lot of people just hear tofu and think “bland, boring, chalky.” But once you blend it in, no one would know it’s a tofu-based dressing unless you told them. It’s simple; it’s just fresh ingredients. Nothing is cooked. The litmus test for me is not if my cool, hip friends in Boston and Portland [Oregon] like it. It’s will my uncles and aunts in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi like it? And they actually love it. This is one of the recipes I bring to barbecues. For me, when we talk about eating locally, I just start with people’s self-interest. You can talk about the health reasons or the environmental reasons or the ethical reasons, but people want good food. I tell people if you get food from the farmers market or in your own garden, it’s going to be more flavorful than stuff that’s grown in California and shipped, sitting on refrigerated trucks and warehouses for weeks. That’s why you should be invested in the local farmers market or co-op. — WILL COVIELLO

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Terry: It started in high school. There was a hip-hop song “Beef” by Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One. It was a song about factory farming, and it moved me because I didn’t know anything about factory farming. I had no idea about the impact our consumption patterns had on animals and the environment. Learning about those issues moved me at first. In terms of my commitment to working around food issues as an adult, it started while I was in grad school at (New York University). It was more around politics and the issue of many communities not having access to healthy, affordable food. And statistically, (those communities) also had the highest rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other diet-related illnesses. I started writing cookbooks to present a tool for addressing the public health crisis we were seeing in a lot of communities, particularly those affected by food insecurity and having the highest rates of preventable diet-related illnesses. That’s why my focus has been on the cultural cuisines throughout the African diaspora. I am based in northern California and I speak to people around the country. I hadn’t spent a lot of time in New Orleans — since I graduated — until two years ago when I was invited to come be a judge at a vegan gumbo cooking contest in [Louis] Armstrong Park. I was very surprised that the city would have this event, but I was taken aback by how many people were interested in eating more plant-centered foods. A lot of people were there sampling the food and there were a lot of sponsors. There was no yuck factor that I could see. I gave a quick spiel about why we should be thinking about what we’re eating and the impact it has on our health, the environment and the local economy, and there was a huge response. For me, that’s what it has been about. I can make a lot of arguments about why people should embrace plant-based diets for the environment, for economic reasons, for a number of reasons, but it is irresponsible for me to say that for everyone’s health and well-being everyone should become

committed to fast, industrial, processed foods for all these complicated reasons. They had to internally have an evolution or revolution so they could feel invested in fighting for fresh food for their communities. We took them to places where they could interact with fresh food. We took them to farmers markets, urban farms and community gardens, and then we’d harvest (food) and bring the food back and cook it together. The idea of needing to talk about the politics of eating and changing public policy and creating more access to healthy food — the first step is getting people more invested in having a personal relationship with healthy food. You can’t get someone interested in the [federal] Farm Bill, or whatever policy, if they don’t want to eat a fresh apple. As [chef] Alice Waters would say, “Use the essential pleasures of the table to get people to think about the politics of food.” But it’s challenging if you are talking to some low income communities; a book like mine might not make much sense if the ingredients aren’t available. It’s about having this sense of hope that change can happen. But I have seen change taking place in the last 13 years I have been working on it. I am always trying to think about balancing hope and the reality on the ground.

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BEER buzz After St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day celebrations concluded and the shocks of various New Orleans Saints trades wear off, what is left to amuse ourselves until festival season begins? There’s March Madness, the college basketball championships that whittle down a field of 68 teams to the Final Four by the end of the month. The Riverbend beer hall Ale (8124 Oak St., 504-324-6558; www. aleonoak.com) is applying that same competitive format to beer, turning the bar’s 30-tap lineup into a craft beer blind-tasting showdown that will culminate on April 6 along with the NCAA men’s national basketball championship. Ale general manager Patrick Winters says there will be 29 match-ups Ale has posted its craft beer in March — roughly one per day. In bracket behind its taps. each matchup, two beers go head to COURTESY ALE head, with customers trying two fourounce beers in a blind tasting for $1. “It’s been a really great way for the customers to interact with the bartenders as well as the beer,” Winters says. “Tasting the beer without bias means that you actually focus on the beer and what exactly you’re drinking.” Ale is offering matchups based on weekly themes. Earlier this month lighter beers such as pilsners, saisons and wheat ales faced off. Newly released Brooklyn Brewery Greenmarket Wheat beat Ale longtime favorite North Coast Scrimshaw pilsner in the biggest upset of that week, Winters reports. Other upcoming themes are hoppy beers and porters/stouts. The winners and losers are recorded in brackets on a chalkboard behind the taps. On April 6, when the champion is crowned, Ale will run beer specials on the winner. “It gives people the chance to try something new and have their voice be heard,” Winters says. Even those not into basketball can enjoy bracket season through tasting craft beer at Ale. At $1 a matchup, there are no losers.. — NORA McGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

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was fermented with indigenous yeasts in neutral oak vats, then in small French and American oak casks. The wine has aromas of ripened red and black fruit, a leatheriness, pepper and accents of spicy oak. On the palate, taste red currants, plum, blackberry, black cherry, herbs, vanilla and coffee, excellent acidity and firm tannins. Decant 45 minutes before serving. Drink it with tapas, roasted and grilled meats, manchego and firm cheeses. Buy it at: Dorignac’s and Martin Wine Cellar. Drink it at: Trenasse, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Court of Two Sisters and Nuvolari’s Ristorante. — BRENDA MAITLAND

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Louisiana Crawfish Festival

5 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday; 5 p.m.-midnight Friday; 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette

www.louisianacrawfishfestival.com The festival features crawfish in po-boys, etouffee, cheese dip, fried rice, jambalaya, quesadillas and more. There’s also a variety of other seafood and non-seafood dishes, live music, amusement rides, childrens and teen pageants, craft vendors and more. Admission $5.

National Whiskey Day

Five dishes with meatballs

1 Arabella Casa di Pasta

2258 St. Claude Ave., (504) 257-6108 www.arabellanola.com

Spicy beef, pork and andouille meatballs are topped with tomato sauce.

11 a.m. Friday Tujague’s, 823 Decatur St., (504) 525-8676;

www.tujaguesrestaurant.com Poppy Tooker and the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society, which produces the cocktail festival Tales of the Cocktail, toasts National Whiskey Day with free samples of whiskey punch. The punch is based on Philip Guichet’s award-winning 1956 recipe, which was overshadowed by a more popular drink at the time, the Grasshopper.

2900 Chartres St., (504) 598-5700

Free Saturday for Louisiana Families: St. Joseph’s Day

Lamb meatballs are served with a poached duck egg.

www.southernfood.org Children decorate and eat cannoli, make paper lilies and learn about St. Joseph’s Day traditions. The museum also will accept donations for Second Harvest Food Bank. Free for Louisiana families with photo ID. Space is limited and recommendations are recommended (via the website’s events page).

Mondo

900 Harrison Ave., (504) 224-2633 www.mondoneworleans.com

Thai-style pork and shrimp meatballs are served on lemon grass skewers with chili sauce.

Family recipe “At age 32, [Charles] Carter has served Antoine’s diners for more than half of his life, becoming the second-youngest waiter in the restaurant’s history at age 18. Before him, his father, brothers, cousins and four great-uncles all had the same job. Like them, Carter is able to make a robust living as a server, supporting his wife and two young children, by memorizing the tastes of the ‘hundreds’ of clients he inherited from his older relatives and those he earned through word of mouth. ‘I was trained by some of the best,’ he says. ‘This is it for the rest of my life.’” — Mark Guarino in The Washington Post, profiling Antoine’s in a story headlined “For 175 Years, This is the Restaurant That Has Epitomized New Orleans.”

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Namese

4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 483-8899 www.namese.net

Banh mi xi mai features pork and water chestnut meatballs presented au jus with a baguette.

5 Tivoli & Lee

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

Venison meatballs come with mushroom spaetzle, sage, butternut squash, rosemary, roasted garlic and spiced cocoa.

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11 a.m. Saturday Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405

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

AMERICAN Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 737-2400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pizza, quesdaillas and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-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, as well as dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$

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BAR & GRILL

Ale — 8124 Oak St.; (504) 324-6558; www.aleonoak.com — Lamb sliders are served with feta and mint chimichurri. The Mexican Coke-braised brisket sandwich comes with coleslaw and roasted garlic aioli. Reservations accepted for large parties. Late-lunch Fri., dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. 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. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www. lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, as well as burgers, salads, tacos and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill.com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs,

sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Boiled seafood options include shrimp and crabs. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $

The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items including chicken wings and duck crepes with spiced cherry glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. 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 Cobb salad features romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno. com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1

Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. The Cajun Cobb salad features panseared shrimp, smoked sausage and blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www. daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — 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. $$

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

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona. com — House favorites on Chef

OUT to EAT Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a large selection of wines by the glass and full restaurant menu. Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., latenight Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www. ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine in the lounge or courtyard. The menu features noshing items such as truffle fries and entrees including a petit filet with Gorgonzola cream sauce and asparagus. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$

CREOLE

Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee. Cheese steaks also are available. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www.bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and wild-caught Des Allemands catfish. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-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 handmade crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. No reservations.

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. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www. mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 6444992; www.memesbarandgrille. com — The menu of seafood and steaks includes double-cut pork chops, grilled veal T-bones, eggplant Parmesan and more. The fried seafood plate features catfish, shrimp and oysters, fries and garlic bread. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www.messinasterminal. com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. The breakfast menu includes pain perdu, crab cakes Benedict, omelets, waffles and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans. com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 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. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www. koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef

and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; 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. 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. Credit cards. $

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

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 8949797 — 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. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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

ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 8348583; www.andreasrestaurant.

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Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www. antoines.com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

OUT to EAT com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — House-made cannelloni is stuffed with ground veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked in Alfredo sauce and topped with house-made tomato sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE

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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. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — RockThere’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupusasneworleans.com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 3701 IBERVILLE STREET • NOLA 70119 504.488.6582 • KATIESINMIDCITY.COM MONDAY-THURSDAY 11AM-9PM FRI.-SAT. 11AM-10PM • SUNDAY BRUNCH 9AM-3PM

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. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 5938118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Bloody mary char-broiled oysters are served with pickled okra and Asiago cheese. Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www.tivoliandlee. com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels,

oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www. monascafeanddeli.com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb chops, vegetarian options and more. Patrons may bring their own alcohol. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www.facebook.com/ casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The eatery is known for its bean dip and spinach and artichoke quesadillas. The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. Kids eat free on Mondays. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 301-3848; www. coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www.delfuegotaqueria. com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonnaise. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; 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 biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote and French toast served with caramelized bananas and pancetta. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ 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. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No

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PIZZA 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. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — The pizzeria serves thin-crust pies topped with many local ingredients, including Chisesi ham and sausage from Terranova Brothers. Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings, or try a special such as the Mid City Meat Monster, loaded with pepperoni, ham, bacon, meat balls and hot sausage. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. 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. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www. mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 8975413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood poboys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www. basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes Char-broiled oysters, grilled whole fish, butted-poached royal red shrimp and more. Crab and crawfish beignets are served with jalapeno mayonnaise. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola. com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www.halfshellneworleans.com — The Bayou Boogaloo breakfast features a three-egg omelet with sauteed shrimp and crawfish with fried oysters and shrimp sauce on top. Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 8380022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www. austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

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

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

VIETNAMESE Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook.com/rolls-nbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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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. $

Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

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John Waters participates in the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival.

Waters says. “He wanted to be with rich people. Tennessee Williams never wanted to be with rich people. He wanted to be with outcasts and bohemians. That just pointed me in the right direction. He wanted to hang out with prostitutes, hustlers and sailors.” But Waters wasn’t just fascinated by obscurity and unseemly things. “Other kids wanted to play sports,” Waters says. “I wanted to be with Maggie the Cat. That still (photo) of Marlon Brando at the bottom of the steps in Streetcar, I still have that hanging in my house. Those are such strong images.” Early in his filmmaking career, Waters produced the cult classics Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, starring the zaftig transvestite Divine (aka Harris Glenn Milstead) and featuring gross-out scenes and prurient and violent crime. His 1988 film Hairspray, about teenagers integrating a Baltimore TV dance show, helped launch Ricki Lake’s career, was turned into a Broadway hit and remade as a film with John Travolta in Divine’s role as Tracy Turnblad’s mother. In recent years, Waters has focused on writing. His 2014 book Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America recounted a trip from Baltimore to San Francisco (where he also has a home). He was picked up by everyone from a Republican politician from Baltimore to the rock band Here We Go Magic. He reflects on chain budget restaurants and hotels and encounters with people who didn’t recognize him. Some thought he was a homeless old man and tried to give him money, he says. His art career also has brought Waters to New Orleans, and he’s had a few photography shows at Arthur Roger Gallery. He’s participated in Tennessee Williams festivals before and he has an idea for future editions: costumes. “Lots of Maggie the Cats walking around,” he says. “That’s what I am encouraging. A lot of Bricks. All the different characters — Sissy Goforth. Christopher Flanders, the angel of death in Boom. Then

it would be like a Star Wars convention and it would be really Filmmaker John Waters appears good. ... More cosplay.” at the Tennessee Williams New The festival features the Orleans Literary Festival. Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest in Jackson Square at Tennessee Wil4:15 p.m. Sunday. There also are MAR liams New Orleans several productions presented by local theaters during the festival. Literary Festival Southern Rep continues its run French Quarter and of Williams’ Suddenly Last Sumvarious locations mer at the Ashe Power House. The Hotel Plays by Tennessee www.tennesseeWilliams features scenes set williams.net in hotel rooms and boarding houses. It runs Thursday through Sunday at Hermann-Grima House. The lineup of writers includes Rick Bragg, Dan Baum, Roy Blount Jr. and others. There also are panel discussions on Williams’ work, literary topics, publishing, music events, parties and more. Visit www.tennesseewilliams.net for full schedule.

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ilmmaker John Waters, the so-called Pope of Trash, has a special appreciation of Tennessee Williams and New Orleans. When he realized the streetcar named Desire had been replaced by an RTA bus named Desire, he had a friend take a picture of him exiting the bus, and he used the photo as his Christmas card one year. Waters never met Williams, but he is a longtime fan and is among the eclectic collection of celebrities (playwright John Patrick Shanley, “Ask Amy” columnist Amy Dickinson) reading works at “Blue Devils and Better Angels: Tennessee Williams Tribute Reading Friday” at The Old Ursuline Convent. It’s one of several events featuring Waters at the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival (March 25-29). Detective fiction writer Laura Lippman interviews Waters Friday afternoon, and the filmmaker performs his solo storytelling show This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier at The Civic Theatre Thursday. One of the reading organizers is Thomas Keith, the editor who asked Waters to write the introduction to the 2006 publication of Tennessee Williams Memoirs. In the essay, Waters famously said, “Tennessee Williams saved my life.” He tells a story about stealing a collection of Williams’ short stories from the public library when he was 12 years old. Though Williams was a very successful playwright whose works ran on Broadway, the book was kept behind the librarian’s desk, and patrons had to request it. “Those short stories — One Arm and Hard Candy — when I swiped those books from the library, those were the ones they wouldn’t let children read,” Waters says via phone from his Baltimore home. “If you read them today, they’re pretty amazing. They still would cause trouble. … To me that was liberation. … Those things were such a huge influence on me when I was young. (The film) Baby Doll and Hard Candy are not brought up as the first things you mention when you talk about Tennessee Williams. I forget in which one — one of the stories with the guy in the electric chair had a little drawing of an electric chair. It was so beautiful, it made me so crazy when I was a child. These stories gave me the permission to want to be what I wanted to be as a kid.” At a young age, Waters knew he and Williams were fascinated by the same types of people. “Truman Capote didn’t want to be in bohemia,”

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Saturday Night Live and Broadway star Ana Gasteyer performs at NOCCA. By Alex Woodward

arty and BobbiMohan Culp — as played by Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer since 1996 —returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the show’s 40th anniversary special in February. The extremely unhip middle school music teachers did their gosh darn best to show they’ve still got their fingers on the pulse of today’s music, with their buttoned-down medley of “Uptown Funk,” “Turn Down For What” and “All About That Bass.” Gasteyer — in Coke-bottle glasses, feathered hair and wardrobe from 1982 — sang in her over-the-top, operatic lilt. “The crux of me is this weird crossover space between comedy and music,” she tells Gambit. “I’m best known for comedy, but I was trained originally as Ana Gasteyer MAR a singer. I’m sort of a musical flunfeat. Seth Rudesky ky, basically.” The one-time voice major turned 7:30 p.m. Saturday member of The Groundlings in Los New Orleans Center Angeles and Saturday Night Live has for Creative Arts returned to theater, including roles in The Threepenny Opera, The Royal Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St. Family and Wicked on Broadway. www.broadwaynola.com Gasteyer’s first-ever visit to New Orleans includes a performance Tickets $50-$100 with longtime friend and performer Seth Rudetsky accompanying her on piano. The duo performs Saturoverdubs. We wanted to do a record that day, March 28 at New Orleans Center for harkened back to that era. I like fun and Creative Arts as part of the Broadway @ a good time. I like the feeling of the boys NOCCA series. in the band and the feeling of people “It ends up being this bizarre living coming to my party. That’s very much room chat where I end up telling more what we were going for.” personal stories than I mean to,” GasteyMusic, however, wasn’t a part of her er says. “He always ends up getting me audition on SNL, where she was known to sing something I would never sing in for her singing as the Beyonce analog public. He’s obsessed with high belting, so that’s where he generally likes to start in Gemini’s Twin, a humbly showboating Celine Dion and overly politically correct the evening.” Lilith Fair performer Cinder Calhoun. She Last year, Gasteyer released her first album, I’m Hip, a mix of jazz cabaret, lively also found the absurd in milquetoast characters completely lacking self-awarebig band and standards with plenty of ness, like her deadpan Martha Stewart room for humor — Gasteyer counts the and host of NPR’s Delicious Dish. ways in which she’s with the times on “I find people who are not very selfthe martini-slinging title track, crooning, aware incredibly funny,” she says. “Obvious“If I prattle too fast on my edgy podcast ly I have a lot of characters and impressions then it’s my bad.” that were based off music, but that didn’t “That’s my wheelhouse of fun stuff to really emerge until late. I remember it was do,” she says. “The era from which a lot a trick in my toolkit but it wasn’t the thing. of the music in the songs are derived, that ’50s and ’60s entertainers era where I didn’t audition with anything musical, and it wasn’t until I think Celine Dion or Cinder girls would sing in front of a band and were very much expected to be funny. … Calhoun that people were like, ‘Whoa, she I sang in the room, there were very few can actually sing.’”

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TUESDAY 24 21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 7; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 8 AllWays Lounge — Oberlin Steel Drum Band, Aurora Nealand’s Monocle, 8 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Vivaz, 4:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 8 The BEATnik — Uh Huh Baby Yeah, Lion in the Mane, Dreamcatcher, 8 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Open Ears Music Series: Franz Hautzinger & Isabelle Duthoit, Dave Cappello & Jeff Albert, 10 BMC — Hatchett Boys, Eudora Evans & Deep Soul, Mario Abney, 5 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8

Cafe Istanbul — Zenbeatz, 8 Casa Borrega — Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Trio, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Freakabout, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Trent Pruitt, 5:30; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Laura Dyer Jazz Trio, 6; Crown Larks, The Primitive Boys, Advaeta, 10 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Ellis Marsalis Center for Music — Doc Paulin Brass Band feat. Dwayne Paulin, 6:30 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Corey R-J, 6

House of Blues — Enter Shikari, Stray From the Path, Hundredth, I the Mighty, 5 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — NOJO Homecoming Series feat. Jeronne Ansari Quintet, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9 Little Gem Saloon — John Eubanks & Paula, 5; The Messy Cookers, 8 The Maison — Gregory Agid Quartet, 6; The Loose Marbles, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Todd McNalley, 8; We Idealist, 9; Cleopatra Degher, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Republic New Orleans — Twin Shadow, Lolawolf, 9 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — Elder, Lazer/Sulf, Solid Giant, 9 Smoothie King Center — Stevie Wonder, 8 Snug Harbor — Anderson, Chute, Easley, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

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Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday Smoothie King Center 1501 Dave Dixon Drive (504) 587-3663 www.smoothiekingcenter.com

Stevie Wonder was my first friend in Tampa, Florida. Stevie wasn’t physically in Tampa from 2002-2003, but I was — a recent transplant experiencing adult life away from home for the first time, and all the thrills and fears that come with being alone, suddenly self-sufficient, in a foreign city. Music, from solo ventures to Ybor City rock venues and late-night listening sessions in that initial apartment shared with no roommates, stood in during the transitional gap between social circles. Certain artists and albums are forever connected to moments and eras in people’s lives, and these are mine: Songs in the Key of Life blaring aural sunshine while flying down Bayshore Boulevard; Music of My Mind parked in the secret spot I found between office complexes and connecting bridges to catch sunsets on Old Tampa Bay, occasionally drowned out by 747 departures and arrivals at Tampa International Airport. Wonder’s rightly characterized “classic period” (1972-1976) began with the latter and ended with the former — the quintessential double LP that dominates this 22-date anniversary tour — and there are those who, for equally personal reasons, may consider one of the records in between (Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness’ First Finale) as superior. (They’re wrong, but whatever.) For me, they are the bookends of another time and place, the twin soundtracks of forced independence and earned maturation, and their influence is still felt in many a brave artistic leap, from Andre 3000 (2002’s The Love Below) to Kendrick Lamar (the new, wild To Pimp a Butterfly). Tickets $48.50-$167.80 (includes fees). — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8

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Bamboula’s — Royal Street Windin Boys, 4; Benny D Band, 6:30; John Lisi Blues, 10

Cafe Istanbul — EMFAM, 8

Circle Bar — Mike True, 6; Yelephants, Thelma & the Sleaze, Kristen Cothron, The Darkside, 10

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Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11

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Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Jam Jones & the Soul Miners, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 5:30; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8; Sam

Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Norbert Slama, 9 PAGE 42

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Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30

Gasa Gasa — PUJOL, Grotto Girl, Pope, 9

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Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Chopped Up Tulips, 9; Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Antoine Diel Duo, 5 Hi-Ho Lounge — Promdate, Fancy Pants, 9 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues (The Parish) — Railroad Earth, 7 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hazy Ray Trio, 8:30 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Lady Sings the Blues feat. Dana Abbott, 5; NOJO Jam feat. Andrew Baham, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 9 Lafayette Square — Wednesdays at the Square: TYSSON, Mia Borders, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Kyle Cripps, 5; The Listening Room, 6; Mario Abney & Friends, 8 The Maison — Jazz Vipers, 6; James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30 Maison Dupuy Hotel — Ted Long Trio, 5

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Maple Leaf Bar — Solar Strut feat. Steve Malinowski, Joe Gelini, Chris Alford, 10

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Phil the Insipid, 9; Hey Zeus Twice, 10

Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — A Skylit Drive, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, 6:30 The Spotlight Bar and Grill — Dr. Rock, 9 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Sal Geloso, 7

d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Little Freddie King, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Jenna McSwain Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Bayou Saints, 7; Jonathan Brown Band, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Ryan Floyd, 7

THURSDAY 26 1135 Decatur — The Chain, Rimjob, Swampass, 9

Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30

21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8

Gasa Gasa — Eric Lindell, 9

AllWays Lounge — Panorama Brass Band, 10 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson Trio, 2; Messy Cookers Jazz Band, 6:30; Raddy Tattat & the Cats, 10 Banks Street Bar — Kelcy Mae, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Black Magnolia, 10 BMC — Yisreal Trio, James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, Josh Kagler & HPC, 5 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Duet feat. Rex Gregory, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8

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

Buffa’s Lounge — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8

Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30

Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30 Cafe Istanbul — Daniel Ondaro & the Shy Birds, 10 Cafe Negril — Soul Project, 10

Hi-Ho Lounge — Kodak to Graph, Big Wild, Obeson, 9 House of Blues — Dallax Hendrix, 8; New Orleans Most Wanted, 9:30 Howlin’ Wolf — Dopapod, Hipnosis, 8 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Playhour feat. Jason Butler, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Vincent Marini, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Mykia Jovan, 8 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Marigny Brasserie — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Ruby Ross, 8; Dave Easley, 9; Touchstone, 10 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours: Sarah McCoy, 6

Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5

Carousel Bar & Lounge — Carl LeBlanc Jazz Quartet, 5; Chance Bushman & Smoking Time Five, 8:30

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

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

Checkpoint Charlie — The Still Tide, 7; Hubcap Kings, 11

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

Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; The Tin Men, 9

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Crescent City Joymakers, 8

Rock ’n’ Bowl — The BoogieMen, 8

Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; The Noise Complaints, 35 PSI, The Melville Deweys, 10

Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9 The Sandbar at UNO — Dick Hyman, 7 Saturn Bar — Nuka Waves, Interior Decorating, Melville Dewys, 9

City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight: James Rivers Movement, 6

Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6

The Civic Theatre — Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aoife O’Donovan, 7

Siberia — Spray Paint, Heavy Lids, Black Abba, 6

Columns Hotel — Naydja Cojoe, 8

Old Point Bar — Just Honey & the Wingmen, 8

Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Kid Merv & All That Jazz, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Mississippi Hyperfly, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Christian Serpas & George Neyrey, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Chris Ardoin, 8:30

MUSIC LISTINGS Seiler Bar at The Tap Room — Mike Epstein, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Old U.S. Mint — Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 2

Siberia — BOAN, Marie Davidson, Creeper, Troller, allthecolorsofthedark, 9

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

One Eyed Jacks — Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Joe Cocker tribute) feat. Chris Mule, Mark Mullins, Brint Anderson, Mike Burkart, Margie Perez & others, 9

Snug Harbor — Dick Hyman, 8 & 10

d.b.a. — Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Honey Island Swamp Band, 10

Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9

Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30

Spotted Cat — Up Up We Go, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10

Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Ben Polcer, 7:30 Tipitina’s — Sylvan Esso, 9 Tropical Isle Original — Ray Fogg, 6 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 5 Vaughan’s — Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill & the Heart Attack, 9 Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Black Pearl, 11

FRIDAY 27 21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Phil Melancon, 8

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Up Up We Go, 7 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 3 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5; Antoine Diel Trio, 8:30 Gasa Gasa — Dave James & the 1st Degree, 10 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m. Hi-Ho Lounge — The Transplanted Roots, 7 Hotel Monteleone — Lena Prima, 10

Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko, 8:30 Preservation Hall — The Southern Syncopators feat. Steve Pistorius, 6; The PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 6; Eric Gordon & the Lazy Boys, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Wooten Gang, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Topcats, 9:30 Seiler Bar at The Tap Room — Covington block party: The Rick Samson Band, 7; Four Unplugged, 9:30 Siberia — Little Freddie King, 9 Snug Harbor — Nick Sanders Trio album release show, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Johnny O, 9 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10

Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30

Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Claudio Tolousse, 7

St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30

Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Carl Le Blanc, 5:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10

Irish House — Crossing Canal feat. Patrick Cooper, Ruby Ross, 7

Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Piano Professor Series feat. Joe Krown, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8

Tipitina’s — My Sweet Lawd (George Harrison tribute) feat. Jonathan Pretus, Andre Bohren, Bill Davis, Kyle Melancon, Debbie Davis & others, 9

Kerry Irish Pub — Dave James, 5; Foot & Friends, 9

Tropical Isle Original — Ray Fogg, 6

Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7

Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8

Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger, 5; Nayo Jones, 8

Twist of Lime — Local music showcase, 9

Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts — Midtown Men, The Yat Pack, 7

Ugly Dog Saloon — COOT, 7

The Maison — Swamp Donkeys, 4; Loose Marbles, 7; Soul Project, Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 10

Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

Banks Street Bar — PYMP, 10 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Stooges Brass Band, 11 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Waterseed, 10 BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, Hyperphlyy, Smoke N Bones, The Business, Mario Abney, 3 Bombay Club — Tom McDermott, 6:30; Banu Gibson, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Laura Dyer, 5; Father Ron & Friends, 8; Gregg Molinario Trio, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Good Children, 4; Signs of Iris, Death of Paris, 7; Jonnie Morgan Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Johnny Sansone, 9; Soul Creole, 11:30 Circle Bar — Richard Bates, 6 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6

Mandeville Trailhead — Amanda Shaw, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — The Fuzz feat. Tab Benoit (The Police tribute), 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Rebecca Green, 9; Sydney Beaumont, 10 Oak — Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9:30

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Howlin’ Wolf Den — Trevarri, The Willie Green Project, Urban Cellist, 10

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Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Blake Amos, 10 BMC — Lunetajazz, Johnny Mastro & the MBs, The Crooked Vines, Dysfunktional Bone, 3 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 6:30; Steve Masakowski, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — HG Breland, 5; Leslie Cooper & Music Street Jazz Band, 8; Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Mia Borders Band, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — My Next Blackout, 4; Kenny Claiborne, 7; The Budz, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, 9

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Circle Bar — Richard Bates, 6; Last Hombres, 10

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The Maison — Moonshine & Caroline, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; The Essentials, Street Legends Brass Band, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Olivia de Havilland Mosquitoes, 7; Dan Rivers, 8; T.J. Sutton, 9; Girls Gypsum, 11 NOCCA Riverfront Lupin Hall — Broadway @ NOCCA: Ana Gasteyer, 7:30 Oak — Jerry Embree, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Hill Country Hounds, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Chuck Badie feat. Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 2:30; Troy Turner Band, 7 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7:30; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11 BMC — R&R Music Group, Iris P, Soul Project, 3 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase, 3; Haruka Kikuchi & the Big 4Tune, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 6; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; His Name is Alive, Direct Attack, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Pearl Wine Co. — Jasper Brothers, 8

d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6

Preservation Hall — The Joint Chiefs of Jazz feat. Frank Oxley, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars, 8

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Russell Welch, 7; Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Ex Voto — Three of Ukes feat. Reecy Pontiff, Stanley Roy, Ukulele Jake, 4

The Civic Theatre — Rising Appalachia, Resonant Rogues, 9

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 6; Davis Rogan, 9

Columns Hotel — Andrew Hall, 6

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1

Gasa Gasa — Xetas, Gasa Gasa Orchestra, 2; Elliott Luv, Caren Green, 9

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Rivershack Tavern — Refried Confuzion, 10

Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Contraflow, 9:30

Hi-Ho Lounge — Bantam Foxes, 10

d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 7; Cha Wa, 10; New Breed Brass Band, 11

Seiler Bar at The Tap Room — Category 6, 10

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz, 10

Siberia — Idle Hours Club, Joe Kile, 6; Days of Struggle, Fat Stupid Ugly People, A Hanging, No Youth, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Germaine Bazzle & Peter Harris Trio, 8

Snug Harbor — Evan Christopher & Dick Hyman, 8 & 10

The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 Fritzel’s — The Roamin’ Jasmine, 7 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Hazy Ray, 8

Spotted Cat — Jazz Band Ballers, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 10 Three Muses — Chris Peters, 5 Tipitina’s — Tank & the Bangas, The Second Line Show, 10 Tropical Isle Original — Ray Fogg, 6

Kerry Irish Pub — Irish Session, 5; Chip Wilson, 8 The Maison — Nickel A Dance: Davell Crawford & the Creole Jazz Men, 4; Brad Walker, 7; Doombalaya, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Russell Batiste, 10

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Cedric Watson, 10

Twist of Lime — Cerebral Drama, Stereo Fire Empire, The Absence Project, 9

Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Claudio Tolousse, 7

Union Station Pub & Grill — Valerie Sassyfras, 8

Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30; 12-Mile Limit, 8

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — NOJO Homecoming Series feat. The Eric Lucero Latin Project, 8

Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Anais St. John, 6

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Sunday Night Swingsters feat. Gerald French, 8

Kerry Irish Pub — Paul Ferguson, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — COOT, 10:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9

Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama 8

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

SUNDAY 29

Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8

21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 4

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

Bacchanal — The Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2

MUSIC LISTINGS

Siberia — Stellar’s Jay, UH, Hank & Frank, 9

Marigny Brasserie — Harmonouche, 7

Snug Harbor — Barry Stephenson album release show, 8 & 10

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 8; Dave Maleckar, 9; Genial Orleanians, 10

Spotted Cat — St. Cecilia Asylum Chorus, 2; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael & Pascale, 5

MONDAY 30 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan, 4:30; NOLA Swinging Gypsies, 7 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 Blue Nile — Higher Heights Reggae Band, 9 BMC — Mark Appleford, 5

Old Point Bar — The Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Adam Pearce, 7 Siberia — YOB, Witch Mountain, MARS, Ides of Gemini, 8 Sisters in Christ — Slimy Member, Short Leash, 101, 9 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5; Washboard Rodeo, 7

Bombay Club — Jenna McSwain, 8

Yuki Izakaya — Miki Fujii & Friends, 8

Buffa’s Lounge — Antoine Diel, 8

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS

Chickie Wah Wah — The Little Things, 5:30; Alexis & the Samurai, 8; 5 O’Clock Charley, 10:30

Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — David Benjamin Rouse, 7 Gasa Gasa — Carly Meyers, Jason Marsalis, Dave Easley, Barry Stephenson, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Hill Country Hounds, 10 Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Swamp Donkeys, 10

Baroque Mass. First Baptist Church of New Orleans, 5290 Canal Blvd., (504) 482-5775; www.fbcno.org — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and a five-part chorus perform Bach’s “Mass in B Minor.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Dana Wilson. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www. marignyoperahouse.org — Wilson performs Robert Schumann’s “Dichterliebe,” with accompaniment by Todd Simmons. Suggested donation $20. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Ensemble Pamplemousse, Liminal Space. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane. edu/~theatre — The contemporary music ensembles perform a free concert. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. MASNO Concerto Showcase. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel

Joe Cocker’s 1970 album, tour and film Mad Dogs & Englishmen stands as perhaps his greatest artistic triumph, and the mythologized magic and mayhem surrounding it only grew following the blue-eyed soul singer’s death in December 2014. Suddenly in high demand after the breakout success of his appearance at Woodstock the year before, Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen: A New MAR struggled with stardom Orleans Tribute to Joe Cocker and, exhausted from heavy 9 p.m. Friday touring and partying, fired his entire band before One Eyed Jacks arriving in Los Angeles to 615 Toulouse St. rest and recuperate. As (504) 569-8361 legend holds, however, the Englishman already had www.oneeyedjacks.net booked a 52-city tour of the United States and was informed by the musicians’ union that if he bailed on the tour, he would never work again in America. Cocker approached Leon Russell, an established studio and songwriting wizard, for help and the duo formed a band featuring a choir, horn section and multiple drummers backing Cocker’s vocals and Russell on piano and guitar. The plan captured lightning in a bottle in a two-night run at New York City’s Fillmore East, and they ultimately released a live album and concert film. In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the concerts, more than 20 local musicians including Brint Anderson, Micah McKee, Chris Mule, Mark Mullins, Margie Perez, Marc Stone (pictured) and others perform a tribute show to deliver such timeless Cocker tunes as “The Letter,” “Delta Lady” and “With a Little Help from My Friends.” — FRANK ETHERIDGE

Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.loyno. edu — Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the 2014 New Orleans International Piano Competition medalists in pieces by Schumann, Beethoven and Prokofiev. Tickets start at $20. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Musical Meditation. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 9489998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — Ben Schenck performs clarinet. By donation. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Organ & Labyrinth. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola. com — Albinas Prizgintas performs on the church’s 5,000-pipe tracker organ. 6 p.m. Tuesday. VIDA Guitar Quartet. Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus, (504) 280-7469; www.uno. edu — The UK-based classical guitar quartet perform. Tickets $15; seniors and University of New Orleans faculty and staff $10;

students $5; UNO students free. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

CALL FOR MUSIC

Crescent City Sound Chorus. The women’s chorus holds auditions at 7 p.m. on Mondays at Delgado Community College. Call (504) 442-7449 or (985) 898-0951 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com. New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra. The orchestra seeks musicians at intermediate level or higher. Visit www.novorchestra.com for details.

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Circle Bar — Old Time Jam feat. My Wife’s Hat, 6

American Legion Post #175 Band. St. Louis King of France, 1600 Lake Ave., (504) 833-8224; www.slkfschool. com — The band performs a free concert featuring “Funiculi, Funicula” and other Italian songs. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.

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FILM FESTIVALS Animation Block Party. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www. oneeyedjacks.net — The Brooklyn-based festival of short animated films comes to New Orleans as part of Brooklyn Brewery Mash. Tickets $5. 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Get Hard (R) — After he’s convicted of fraud, an obtuse hedge fund manager (Will Ferrell) asks a law-abiding black man (Kevin Hart) to teach him how to survive in prison. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

Home (PG) — A girl named Tip (Rihanna) hides from an alien invasion, but befriends an alien named Oh (Jim Parsons) who’s different from the rest of his kind in this animated comedy. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Like Sunday, Like Rain (R) — A struggling musician (Leighton Meester) develops a friendship with a rich, lonely child prodigy (Julian Shatkin) when she becomes his summer au pair. Zeitgeist Queen and Country (NR) — Englishmen Rohan and Percy enlist in the military and serve in the Korean War in the sequel to John Boorman’s 1987 drama Hope and Glory. Zeitgeist

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of threat to the dystopian social order in this sci-fi drama. Kenner, West Bank, Slidell, Regal Cinderella (PG) — Imprisoned by a cruel stepmother (Cate Blanchett), orphaned Ella (Lily James) meets a fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter) and goes to the palace ball in an adaptation directed by Kenneth Branagh. West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Divergent Series: Insurgent (PG-13) — Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) evade enemies and search for answers in post-apocalyptic Chicago in the second film based on science fiction novels by Veronica Roth. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Do You Believe? (PG-13) — A local pastor re-ignites his faith and takes action in his community in this faithbased drama. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Duff (PG-13) — When Bianca (Mae Whitman) learns that her supposed friends call her the “Designated Ugly Fat Friend,” she sets out to revamp the high school social order. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Fifty Shades of Grey (R) — A literature student (Dakota Johnson) and a controlling businessman (Jamie Dornan) ignite a daring affair in the film based on E.L. James’ erotic romance novel. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place

American Sniper (R) — Clint Eastwood’s war drama is based on the autobiography of notorious Navy SEAL and Iraq war veteran Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), known for his high kill count. West Bank, Slidell, Regal

Focus (R) — Con artist Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) breaks off romantic involvement with his protege Jess Barrett (Margo Robbie), only to rediscover her on the opposite side of a scam. West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Chappie (R) — A mechanized police robot named Chappie gains the ability to think and feel, creating a new kind

The Gunman (R) — Former assassin Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) wants to unite with a former lover (Jasmine Trinca),

but must go on the run as he realizes his past still follows him. West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) — Debonair super-spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recruits a wayward young man (Taron Egerton) to the service just in time to stop a diabolical tech mogul (Samuel L. Jackson). West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Lazarus Effect (PG-13) — Researchers Frank (Mark Duplass) and Zoe (Olivia Wilde) discover a serum to revive the dead, but when they use it on Zoe, they realize that evil powers accompany reanimation. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal McFarland, USA (PG) — A new coach (Kevin Costner) at a predominantly Latino high school leads the exceptional cross-country team to the championship in a film based on a true story. Regal Paddington (PG) — A young bear with a passion for marmalade finds a new home with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins) and their children in the film based on the storybook character. West Bank Run All Night (R) — Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), a semi-retired hit man, is torn between his estranged son and his former mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris). West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG) — The sequel about British retirees in India sees characters pursue romance and part-time jobs, while retirement home owner Sonny (Dev Patel) plans a business expansion and a marriage. West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Selma (PG-13) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) leads a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, resulting in the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Kenner, Slidell The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG) — SpongeBob Squarepants (Tom Kenny) and friends battle a pirate named Burger Beard (Antonio Banderas) over a stolen recipe for Krabby Patties. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Whiplash (R) — A young jazz drummer (Miles Teller) endures verbal and physical abuse from his teacher (J.K. Simmons) in hopes of achieving greatness. Indywood Movie Theater PAGE 48

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How many sports documentaries begin with a film’s primary subject — arguably the greatest player of his generation in a major international team sport — flipping off the film’s director? None, but that’s only because writer/director Gabe Polsky’s remarkable Red Army can hardly be described as a sports documentary. The former player in question is Viacheslav “Slava” Fetisov, captain of the Soviet Union’s national Red Army hockey team in the late 1970s and ’80s — the best team the sport had ever seen. Red Army discovers in Fetisov’s storied career a multifaceted reflection of Russia’s culture, politics and worldview at the end of the Cold War. (Fetisov played for NHL teams in the U.S. after Perestroika began to transform the Soviet Union.) Even those with little interest in sports or international politics may find themselves riveted by Polsky’s moving tale of struggle and redemption in a complex and rapidly changing world. Fetisov’s Red Army lost to the U.S. in a semifinal matchup at the 1980 Olympics, a game widely known as the “Miracle on Ice.” (The Red Army found redemption many times over in the ensuing years.) But that memorable name only scratches the surface of the Russian team’s perennial dominance or its unique approach to the sport. The Red Army played an intensely imaginative and balletic style that emphasized puck control, passing and teamwork and made Western styles of play look selfish and violent by comparison. Among Red Army’s successes is the use of unseen archival footage — much of it culled from Russian vaults — to demonstrate the artistry of that country’s vision for the sport. But how did a repressed and largely closed society like the Soviet Union bring creativity and openness to a century-old team sport? As the film takes us through the Westernization of Russian society and the clash of Red Army and NHL cultures, easy answers are hard to find, especially given long-held presumptions of both their formerly hidden world and our relatively transparent one. Director Polsky is an American raised by Russian immigrant parents who played hockey at Yale University and dreamed of playing in the NHL before turning to a career in film. As a teenager in Chicago, Polsky played hockey for a Russian coach who exposed him to that country’s emphasis on collective creativity in sport. Polsky’s background and personal history allow him to handle Fetisov’s and the Red Army’s stories from a place of familiarity. Red Army repeatedly defies expectations and follows information and analysis supplied by interview subjects wherever they lead. It’s not surprising the director reportedly was reluctant to insert himself into his film, as many documentarians do — Red Army is too well-constructed and rich in detail to require an overarching voice. Polsky says he did so at the suggestion of his editors. Instead of guiding us through the film, he appears occasionally off screen, whining or fumbling for words when confronted with indifference or mild abuse from his recalcitrant Russian subjects. It’s hard to reconcile these awkward encounters with Polsky’s sure hand as director. But he deserves much credit for putting vanity aside to include these revealing scenes. You might say he takes one for the team. — KEN KORMAN

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS 24 Days (NR) — Alexandre Arcady’s film revisits the case of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was kidnapped and killed in 2006. 7 p.m. Wednesday. JCC Actress (NR) — Filmmaker Robert Greene follows his neighbor, real-life actress Brandy Burre, as she attempts to re-enter acting after spending years as a fulltime mom. Greene appears for a question and answer session via Skype following Shotgun Cinema’s screening. 7 p.m. Wednesday. CAC Big Charity (NR) — A noted film at last year’s New Orleans Film Festival, Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the closing of Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, noon Sunday. Canal Place Big Hero 6 (PG) — Young prodigy Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) and his robot sidekick Baymax (Scott Adsit) must save San Fransokyo from a dangerous plot in this animated adventure. Fit NOLA Parks instructors host field games before the movie. 6 p.m. Friday. Burke Park

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The Birth of a Nation (NR) — Indywood screens D.W. Griffith’s notorious 1915 film about Reconstruction-era America and the Ku Klux Klan. 6:30 p.m. Monday. Indywood

The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary (NR) — The restored anniversary edition of John Hughes’ ’80s teen classic about teenagers in Saturday detention includes bonus commentary from the cast. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Regal Brothers of the Black List (NR) — Director Sean Gallagher’s documentary revisits a 1992 rape case in upstate New York that led to the interrogation of 125 black male college students. The film screens as part of the CAC and the New Orleans Film Society’s “Power and Resistance” series. 7 p.m. Thursday. CAC

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The Czar of Black Hollywood (NR) — The documentary follows the life and career of early African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Saturday’s screening includes

a discussion. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Indywood Easter Parade (NR) — Fred Astaire and Judy Garland star as a Broadway actor and his new dance partner in the 1948 musical with music by Irving Berlin. Noon Sunday. Prytania A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (NR) — A lonely, skateboarding vampire hunts men who disrespect women in Ana Lily Amirpour’s “Iranian vampire spaghetti western.” 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Prytania The Godfather (R) — Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan star as scions of a New York mob family in Francis Ford Coppola’s renowned 1972 drama. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place J’ai pas sommeil (I Can’t Sleep) (NR) — A string of murders in 1980s Paris forms the backdrop for Claire Denis’ 1994 drama about the French immigrant experience. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul Mona Lisa Is Missing (NR) — The documentary attempts to answer how and why Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. A question-and-answer session with the filmmakers follows. 6 p.m. Friday. NOMA The Rose Tattoo (NR) — Anna Magnani and Burt Lancaster star in the 1955 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play about a troubled widow and an unfaithful husband in New Orleans. Noon Wednesday. Prytania Saturday Morning Cartoons — Indywood screens classic and modern children’s cartoons and there’s a cereal and milk bar. Noon Saturday. Indywood She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (NR) — Mary Dore’s documentary looks at the history of the women’s liberation movement from 1966 to 1971. 7 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday. Indywood TCM Presents: Rear Window (NR) — Turner Classic Movies presents Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 mystery, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly as a couple who suspects a neighbor of murder. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, Regal Thor (PG-13) — Odin (Anthony Hopkins), king of the Norse gods, banishes his son Thor (Chris Hemsworth) to Earth, where he becomes a defender of humans in the film based on

the Marvel superhero. 10 p.m. Sunday. Prytania Unsere Mutter Unsere Vater: Eine Anderes Land (Generation War: A Different Land) (NR) — Survivors reunite to honor friends killed during World War II in the third and final part of the 2013 German TV miniseries. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deutsches Haus Within Our Gates (NR) — Indywood screens filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s 1920 silent film about American racial relations with live accompaniment. 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Indywood AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres. com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres. com Burke Park: Annunciation and Second streets; www. nola.gov/nordc Cafe Istanbul: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com Contemporary Arts Center: 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org Deutsches Haus: 1023 Ridgewood St., Metairie, (504) 522-8014; www. deutscheshaus.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 2294259; www.thegrandtheatre. com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com Indywood Movie Theater: 628 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804; www. indywood.org New Orleans Museum of Art: City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 6584100; www.noma.org Jewish Community Center: 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 388-0511; www.nojcc.org Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania. com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www.regmovies.com The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www.thetheatres.com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola.org

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HAPPENINGS Venetian Glass Bead Trunk Show. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio, 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks. com — The studio hosts a three-day exhibition of Venetian glass beads. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

OPENINGS Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — Paintings by Gaither Pope, opens March 29; official opening reception April 4.

M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www. rauantiques.com — “Innocence, Temptation and Power: The Evolution of Women in Art,” group exhibition of 19th-century impressionist paintings, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Tulane University, Carroll Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www. carrollgallery.tulane.edu — “Flutter,” mixed media MFA thesis exhibition by Imen Djouini, opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 940-2900; www.5pressgallery.com — “39 or So…,” group exhibition by NOCCA alumni, through April 4. A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — New work by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, through July 30. Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — Landscape paintings by Louis Morales; portraits and

AFA New Orleans. 809 Royal St., (504) 558-9296; www.afanyc. com — “Dirty Little Secrets,” pop surrealism group exhibition, ongoing. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www. press-street.com/antenna — “The Contemplative Clay Project,” pottery by MaPo Kinnord-Payton, through April 4. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — “Gridlock: The Conflict Continues,” paintings by Kim Howes Zabbia; jewelry by Chester Allen; sculpture by Hernan Caro; paintings by Scott Pearson, through March. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens & Catherwood Project,” photography by Jay A. Frogel, through April 15. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — Paintings and mixed media by Frederick J. Brown, through March 28; abstract kinetic sculpture by Lin Emery, through April 25. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — “Dioramas (c. 1998),” work by Jim Steg; “Here’s Where the Story Ends,” “The International Rrose Selavy Festival” and “Rothko Made Me Cry” by Dan Tague; “The SOLOS Group Presents: EDATF: Post Production”; all through April 4. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — “Puppy Love with My Angels from Above,” paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “In the Presence of Pure Blue Tulips,” work by Mason Saltarrelli, through March. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “A Ghost From the Future,” digital photography by Wade Pitre, through April 7.

Sometimes the art world seems to be all about novelty. In New York, the New Museum has long been synonymous with trendiness, and now at the Museum of Modern Art (my former employer), the pop-diva Bjork’s massive exhibition has been widely panned for trying too hard to be cool, inflicting collateral damage on all concerned. Such stunts beg the question: What is their opposite? Is there a more timeless sort of visual art that not only transcends trends but also the divide between nature and technology, drama and subtlety, the sensual and the cerebral? Yes, there is. Lin Emery’s kinetic sculptures epitomize that kind of timeless and finely tuned consistency. But like the timeless, pristine miracles of the natural world on which they are based, they can be easy to take for granted — unless something changes, as appears to be the case in her current show at Arthur Roger Gallery. For Emery, whose local gallery exhibitions began in the 1950s at this city’s pioneering coop space, The Orleans Gallery, inconsistencies and rough edges were polished out long ago. Consequently, departures like her smallish, motorized work, Isadora Duncan, come as a surprise. Press a button and it does a scarf dance like its namesake, but this robotic diva is more enigmatic than flamboyant, a reminder of classical surrealism’s prescient wariness of automata. Another surprise is Emery’s somewhat larger Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights, her abstract and kinetic evocation of Hieronymus Bosch’s nightmarishly sensual masterpiece. Both are experimental works, imperfect but refreshingly daring. Unexpected as well is her more polished hanging sculpture, Suspended, which suggests an airborne version of her iconic, leafy, windswept and elemental forms. What they all have in common with classic Emery sculptures such as Return (pictured) — an elegantly interwoven cluster of glistening silver crescents — is a quality of motion in the form of a sweeping recursive cycle. Here the orbiting arcs of those glistening silver crescents reflect the iconic patterns of this city, with its hints of things fragile yet eternal. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Substructures,” paintings by James Kennedy, through March 28. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Artists of Faith,” religious-inspired art by Warren Prindle, David Goodman and Michael Yankowski, through April 4. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www. casellbergengallery.com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, BellaDonna, Jamal and Phillip Sage, ongoing. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart. com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — “New Paintings of New Orleans and Ocean Springs,” plein air

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oil paintings by Phil Sandusky, through March 28.

Jamie Solok; work by Megan Roniger; all through April 5.

Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — Bachelor of Arts student exhibition, through April 13.

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

Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 7220876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “A Wilderness,” paintings and sculpture by M. Silver Smith, through April 4. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “Haiku with Abandoned Ghosts: New Work by Demond Matsuo,” through April 4. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront. org — Collaborative work by John Isiah Walton, Cynthia Scott and Carl Joe Williams; drawings by Ryn Wilson and Peter Hoffman; installation by

Garden District Book Shop. The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — “Welcoming Spring,” group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by gallery artists, through April 5. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Lost in Foundry,” work by Dan Alley, Jane Cassidy, Patrick Coll, Weston Lambert, Patch Somerville and Jenna Turner, through April 4. Guthrie Contemporary. 3815 Magazine St., (504) 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary. com — “Look and Leave,” photography by Jane Fulton Alt; “Space Between,” photography by Jennifer Shaw; both through March.

Lin Emery: abstract kinetic sculpture Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia St. (504) 522-1999 www.arthurrogergallery.com

Guy Lyman Fine Art. 3645 Magazine St., (504) 899-4687; www.guylymanfineart.com — Paintings by Leroy Miranda, through March. Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www. hallbarnett.com — “Optic Fever,” group exhibition by 21 local artists, through March. Henry Hood Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “Get Ready, Get Set, Go/Come,” monoprints by Rosemary Goodell; sculpture by Al Ormsby; both through April 4. Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www.hyph3n. com — “Intimate Conversations,” paintings by Polina Tereshina, through March 28. Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Storyville,” group exhibition of paintings about New Orleans, through March. PAGE 50

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George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.theycallmebabydoll.org — “Contemporary Artists Respond to the New Orleans Baby Dolls,” group exhibition of new work inspired by Baby Doll masking traditions, opening reception 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.

still lifes by Susan Hotard; both through March.

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John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www. johnbukaty.com — “NOLA Pot Holes: Impressions of Street Art,” sculpture by John Bukaty, through April 17. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Palimpsest,” collages and drawing by Michael Pajon, through March 28.

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

Oak Street Gallery. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0251; www.theoakstreetgallery.com — Work by Thom Barlow, Mark Haller, Pat Macaluso and John Robinson, ongoing. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — Paintings by Kikuo Saito, through April 4. Parse Gallery. 134 Carondelet St., (262) 607-2773; www. parsenola.com — New Orleans-inspired work by Kashink, through March.

Ken Kirschman Artspace. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — “39 or So…,” group exhibition by NOCCA alumni, through April 4.

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Work by Vitrice McMurry, Lauren Thomas, Sabine Chadborn, Cathy DeYoung and others, ongoing.

La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre. com — “Spring Altar” by Sea & Dagger; mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Juju,” photographs by Sandra Russell Clark, through April 12; “Cemetery Walker,” ambrotypes of cemeteries by Euphus Ruth, through June 14.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “From Our Shallow Waters: Still Lives From the Coast of New Orleans,” paintings by Billy Solitario, through April 11.

Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery. com — “Compositions in Steel,” sculpture by Gina Laguna; “Favorite Things,” drawings by Cynthia Ramirez, through April 4.

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “On Your Mark,” paintings of Longue Vue’s Discovery Garden, through April 11. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery. com — “Reconciled Beauty,” work by Yury Darashkevich, through March 28. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks. com — “Springtime in NOLA,” glass sculpture by Gerald Haessig and woodcut prints by Jessica Normington, through March. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — Society for Photographic Education juried show, through April 5. New Orleans Tattoo Museum. 1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; www.facebook.com/ nolatattoomuseum — “Folklore & Flash: Grand Opening of the New Orleans Tattoo Museum,” ongoing.

Sibley Gallery. 3427 Magazine St., (504) 899-8182; www. sibleygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — Group show by gallery artists, through April. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyartassociation.org — “The Antiquarian Image: An Exhibition of 19th Century Photographic Processes,” group exhibition, through April 4. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Over the River,” mixed media and photo manipulation by Jack Niven, through April 5. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — “Straight From the Soul, Part II,” mixed media by Kevin Cole, through March. Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Artisan Juncture,” group show featuring Gustavo Duque, Travis Linde, Amy Boudreaux,

Jose Luis Rodriguez, Jedd Haas, Steven Soltis and others, ongoing. Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-1878; www.facebook.com/infernonola — “Old Works,” glass sculpture by Mitchell Gaudet, through March. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www. facebook.com/nolaartsalon — “After the Dust Settles,” new work by Peter Barnitz; solo exhibition by Sarah Marshall; both through March 29. Three Rivers Gallery. 333 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 892-2811; www.threeriversgallery.com — “Atmosphere and Ambiance,” paintings by Anne Cicero, through April 4. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “God’s Country: Images of Louisiana’s Frontiers,” photography by artist collective Southerly Gold; “Southern Landscape: Bearing the Mark,” group photography exhibition; both through April 5. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www. whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES Fairynola. 5715 Magazine St., (504) 269-2033; www.fairynola. com — “Enchantment,” paintings by Tim Jordan and Louise Rimington, ongoing. LA46. 2232 St. Claude Ave., (504) 220-5177; www.louisiana46.com — “Jazz, Jazzland & All That Jazz,” photographs by Skip Bolen, ongoing. M. Furniture Gallerie. 2726 Royal St., Ste. B, (504) 324-2472; www.mfurnituregallerie.com — Paintings by Tracy Jarmon; copper work by Giovanni; watercolors by Bill James; furniture by John Wilhite, ongoing. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. 1205 N. Rampart St., (504) 522-4786; www.jazzandheritage.org — “Femme Fest 2015,” exhibition of Louisiana women artists, through March 27. New Orleans Public Library. 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 529-7323; www.nutrias.org — “From Common and Basin to Tulane and Loyola: 150 Years of Change in Our Neighborhood,” photographs and documents of neighborhood transformation, ongoing.

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Children’s World’s Fair XVII Niki Walker Salon. 625 Baronne St., (504) 522-5677; www. nikiwalkersalon.com — “Maskers & Dollfaces,” paintings by Kevin Thayer, through April 4. The Saratoga. 212 Loyola Ave., (504) 522-4555; www. thesaratoganeworleans.com — “CBD (Chinese Business District),” photography and installation by Maria Moller and Richard Campanella, through March 29. Surrey’s Cafe & Juice Bar. 1418 Magazine St., 4807 Magazine St., (504) 524-3828; www. surreyscafeandjuicebar.com — “21st Century Photographs,” by Natasha Sanchez (at 1418 Magazine St.); group exhibition by Will Smith, Mardi Claw and Tamar Taylor; both ongoing. Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 650-9844; www.treonola.com — Children’s art show, through March 28. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 8275858; www.zeitgeistnola.org — “Loss,” photographs by Souzan Alavi, through March 29.

MUSEUMS

The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Andrew Jackson: Hero of New Orleans,” through March 29; hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Recent Acquisitions in Louisiana Art, 2010-2014,” local paintings and decorative arts from the 1790s to the 2000s, through May 2. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — Architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Unsung Heroes: The Secret History of Louisiana Rock’n’Roll,” music artifacts curated in partnership with the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, through May; “From ‘Dirty Shirts’ to Buccaneers,” art, artifacts and documents from

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, 2016; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Robert Rauschenberg and the ‘Five from Louisiana,’” Rauschenberg’s Melic Meeting (Spread) and work by contemporaries, through March 29; “Salutations,” collodion tintypes by Josephine Sacabo, through April 5; “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through April; “Kongo Across the Waters,” art from west central African and African American cultures, through May 25. Newcomb Art Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartgallery.tulane.edu — “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” works on paper by Degas and his circle, through May 17. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “South,” photography by Mark Steinmetz, through May 10; “Tennessee Williams: The Playwright and Painter,” paintings by the writer, through May; “Jim Roche: Cultural Mechanic,” drawings, sculpture and installation by Jim Roche, through July 12; “Tina Freeman: Artist Spaces,” photographs of local artists’ workspaces, through July 12. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. louisianastatemuseum.org/ museums/the-old-us-mint — “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history, through Jan. 1, 2016; “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments featuring Fats Domino’s piano, through December 2016. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa. tulane.edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through May 20.

Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “Antoine’s Restaurant: Celebrating 175 Years,” through June. Williams Research Center. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade,” manuscripts, photographs, oral histories and artifacts relating to slavery in New Orleans, through July 18.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography. The New Orleans Photo Alliance awards a $5,000 grant to a Gulf Coast documentary photographer. Visit www.neworleansphotoalliance.org to apply. Deadline March 30. RHINO Contemporary Craft Company. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — The cooperative seeks craft artists in any medium for its Guest Artist Exhibition Series. Deadline May 15. Visit www. rhinocrafts.com for details and application. Southern Rep Theatre. Southern Rep Theatre, 6221 S. Claiborne Ave.; www.southernrep. com — The theater company invites visual artists to create a “musical altar” for the scenic design of its upcoming production BOUDIN. Blank altars are available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through March 26. Deadline April 2. Email mmoore@southernrep. com for details. Spirit of Carrollton Photo Contest. The Carrollton Area Network seeks photos that capture the spirit of the Carrollton neighborhood from amateur photographers. Visit www.carrolltonareanetwork.org for details. Deadline April 11. St. Tammany Art Association. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyartassociation. org — The association seeks artists for its 50th National Juried Artists Exhibition. Visit the website for details. Deadline May 1. Wooden Boat Festival. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum seeks artists to create a poster for its annual festival. Visit www.woodenboatfest.org for details. Deadline April 13.

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6x6. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Local playwrights present staged readings of six new, 10-minute plays. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Always… Patsy Cline. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — Margaret Belton stars in a musical play inspired by the classic country singer. Dinner and show $65; show only $30; brunch $60. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday. Dinner with Friends. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre. com — One couple’s divorce causes their friends to question the strength of their own relationships in Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer-winning drama. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Hotel Plays. Hermann-Grima House, 820 St. Louis St., (504) 525-5661; www.hgghh.org — Desiree Ledet, Kathryn Talbot, Francesca McKenzie and others star in four one-act plays by Tennessee Williams, each staged in a room of the historic house. Tickets $30. 3:30 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Friday; 12:30 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday. I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone.com — Members of The NOLA Project perform a staged reading of a one-act play by Tennessee Williams set in New Orleans. Tickets $20. 7 p.m. Saturday. John Waters: This Filthy World. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www. thejoytheater.com — The “filthier and dirtier” version of the film director’s one-man confessional show discusses his influences, life and career. Tickets start at $40. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Never Swim Alone. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — Joanna Russo directs the Elm Theatre’s satirical play about two men who fight a 13-round boxing match to win the title of “Top Dog.” Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Revolt of the Beavers. Stein’s Market & Deli, 2207 Magazine St., (504) 527-0771; www. steinsdeli.net — Cripple Creek Theatre Company presents a free staged reading of the Depression-era political play about children who overthrow a tyrannical beaver. 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Suddenly Last Summer. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504) 522-6545; www. southernrep.com — Aimee Hayes directs Southern Rep’s production of the Tennessee Williams play about a wealthy woman’s attempt to conceal the truth of her son’s death. Tickets $40; senior, student and teacher discounts available by phone. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. This Other World. Xavier University Art Village, 3520 Pine St. — Xavier University’s Performance Studies Labratory presents a sitespecific production based on haiku and other selections by Richard Wright. Free; email xuperformancestudieslaboratory@gmail.com to RSVP. 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Truman Talks Tennessee. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone.com — Truman Capote reminisces about Tennessee Williams in a one-man show by Joel Vig. Tickets $20. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Two for Tennessee. NOCCA Riverfront Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Second Star Performance Collective stages two one-act plays: Tropical Medicine by Bridget Erin and Dusk by Kerry Cahill. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

The Waltz. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 5222081; www.lepetittheatre. com — Claudia Baumgarten performs the short story by Dorothy Parker. Tickets $20. 3 p.m. Saturday. When Ya Smilin’. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Ricky Graham writes and directs a “comedic love letter” about a 9th Ward family in 1950s New Orleans. General tickets $32; seniors $30; students and military $27. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Beach Blanket Burlesque. Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters St., (504) 267-4406; www.facebook.com/ tikitolteca — GoGo McGregor hosts a burlesque show. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. 11:50 p.m. Friday. Clue: A Burlesque Mystery. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — GoGo McGregor and Dr. Sick stage an interactive show based on the classic board game. 10 p.m. Friday. Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a burlesque performance featuring music by Jayna Morgan and the Creole Syncopators Jazz Band. Tickets $10. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Gag Reflex. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 7585590; www.theallwayslounge. com — Neon Burgundy performs drag. 9 p.m. Saturday. Ladies in Lab Coats. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola.com — Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls celebrate Women’s History Month with a free burlesque performance inspired by women scientists. 6 p.m. Thursday. The Matrix of All Possible Phenomena. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — An interdimensional intelligence agency makes contact with Earth in this audience-driven stage performance. 8 p.m. & 11 p.m. Friday. No Sleep Till Burlesque. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre. com — Bluestockings Bur-

STAGE LISTINGS REVIEW lesque presents a “hip-hopera” inspired by the Beastie Boys, featuring performances by Picolla Tushy, Perse Fanny, Remy Dee and others. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday- Saturday. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www.civicnola.com — Michelle Visage hosts performers from various season of the television show for the 2015 Condragulations Tour. Tickets $30 in advance. 9 p.m. Friday. A Speakeasy Cabaret. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre. com — Bremner Duthier performs Prohibition-era drinking songs, with guest appearances by Reese Johansen and burlesque dancer Perse Fanny. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Stripping the Standard. Gasa Gasa, 4920 Freret St., (504) 304-7110; www.gasagasa.com — Ruby Rage hosts a burlesque and drag show celebrating body positivity. 10 p.m. Saturday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (downstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

DANCE

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

COMEDY Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www.buffasbar. com — Jake Potter hosts standup. Midnight Friday. All-Star Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www.facebook. com/twelve.mile.limit — Molly

facebook.com/thenewcbeevers — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 606-6408; www.facebook.com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. 8 p.m. Thursday. Lights Up! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Each weekly show features two of The New Movement’s local improv comedy troupes. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Measure for Measure

In Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, recently presented at Anthony Bean Community Theater, the Duke of Vienna announces plans to take a trip and leaves Judge Angelo in charge of the city. Angelo then condemns Claudio to death for impregnating a woman out of wedlock, and Claudio’s sister Isabella appears before Angelo to plead for her brother’s life. At first, the pious Angelo is unyielding, but he becomes attracted to Isabella and tries to strike a sexual bargain with her. Though everyone believes he has left Vienna, the Duke (Martin Bradford) has donned a wig and cloak to disguise himself as a friar. The show deals with loyalty and trust, and the Duke wants to observe his closest subjects without their knowledge. Bradford is charismatic as the charming yet mischievous friar. During his reconnaissance mission, he advises Isabella (Christy Williams) to petition Angelo to spare her imprisoned brother Claudio (DC Paul). Angelo (Marie Becnel) tires to seduce Isabella, who continually refuses, and Becnel delivers one of the show’s most powerful performances as the sanctimonious judge, who privately attempts to exploit Isabella. The judge is a devious character but Becnel gives him nuance, especially in long monologues pondering the morality of his actions. Even in the face of her brother’s death, Isabella is determined not to strike a sexual bargain, and Williams makes her fierce. During his stint in power, Angelo sentences Claudio and decrees that all brothels be closed. This introduces the show’s funniest characters, Pompey Bum (Nike Redding) and Lucio (Frederick Mead). The hunched-over, gangly Pompey is a pimp. Redding wears oversized hands as props and he makes the character lovable. While Lucio seems friendly, he’s a trash-talker, and Mead’s comedic timing helps land many witty barbs. Much of the acting was strong, but a few directorial choices were distracting. Mead served as director and costume designer, and he modernized some costumes — the Duke wears cowboy boots and a director’s hat — but others are medieval, and Isabella carries a sword. The show is faithful to Shakespeare’s text, but these visual choices seem haphazard. There also are a handful of contemporary cultural references. The undertaker snaps the intro to The Addams Family, but it’s a jarring distraction in the pivotal, final scene. Before Isabella appears before the court to expose Angelo’s machinations, a video screen descends. A black-and-white video segment serves as the production’s final 20 minutes. While the Duke carried a camera at times, setting up the switch, this concluding portion would have been better with the actors performing onstage. — TYLER GILLESPIE

225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Gross-Out Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Vince Gulino, Katilin Marone, Mary-

Devon Dupuy, Alex Jennings and Duncan Pace perform low-brow comedy. 9 p.m. Saturday. Hear My Train A Comin’. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Lane Lonion and Luke OleenJunk host open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. Thursday.

Jeff D’s Comedy Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com — Comedian Jeff D and drag performer Carla Cahlua star in a weekly show. 10 p.m. Friday. Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401; www.

Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 7585590; www.theallwayslounge. com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic night. 7 p.m. Saturday. The Magna Carta Show. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — William Benner, David Kendall, Nathan Sutter, Brian Tarney, Thomas Fewer and Annie Barry star in a weekly improv and sketch comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story at this weekly show. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A Night of Comedy. Tacos & Beer, 1622 St. Charles Ave., (504) 304-8722; www.tacosandbeer. org — Corey Mack hosts two stand-up showcases. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. 9 p.m. Sunday. Raw Honey. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Molly RubenLong and Kate Mason perform sketch comedy. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — All comics are welcome to perform at the weekly open mic. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

AUDITIONS 30 by Ninety Theatre. The theater company holds auditions for its June production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical at 3 p.m. April 12. Actors must prepare one show tune and one country song. Email 30byninety@gmail.com.

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The UpStairs Lounge. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Melange Dance Company reprises a 2014 Fringe Festival performance about the deadly fire at a New Orleans gay bar in 1973. Tickets $12. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic. 9 p.m. Monday. Block Party. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Nicky Napolitano hosts an open mic. Sign up online. 9:30 p.m. Thursday. A Brunch of Laughs. Banks Street Bar, 4401 Banks St., (504) 486-0258; www.banksstreetbarandgrill.com — Bob Murrell hosts a free stand-up comedy showcase. 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Comedy theater founders Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform free weekly improv. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Chris Gethard. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The actor, comedian and talk-show host performs comedy as part of Brooklyn Brewery Mash. Tickets $15. 9 p.m. Friday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 5295844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon hosts a rotating showcase of local comedians. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. Thursday. ComedySportz. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy. com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Found Footage Festival. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher host a comedic screening of odd and unintentionally absurd VHS tapes and television clips. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday. Friday Night Laughs. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy. com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic. 11 p.m. Friday. Give ’Em the Light Open-Mic Comedy Show. House of Blues,

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TUESDAY 24 Beads for Doughnuts. Krispy Kreme, 825 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 779-9620; www. krispykreme.com — Krispy Kreme offers 12 free glazed doughnuts in exchange for a donation of 12 pounds of Mardi Gras beads to the nonprofit Arc of Greater New Orleans. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. The Brooklyn Brewery Mash. Various locations, New Orleans; www.brooklynbrewerymash.com — The weeklong

event includes food and beer tastings around the city, plus comedy and the Found Footage Festival. Visit the website for details and full schedule. Tuesday-Sunday. It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 6583200; www.nolasocialride. org — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. “Lost New Orleans: Below Canal Street.” East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W.

Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Preservation historian Casey Stuart discusses notable buildings that no longer exist in the French Quarter, Marigny and Bywater. 7 p.m. New Orleans Fashion Week. New Orleans Board of Trade, 316 Board of Trade Place, (504) 525-3271; www.fashionweeknola.com — The eight-day event includes runway shows, design competitions, networking events and more. One-day admission starts at $65, students $30. Tuesday-Saturday. Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — The museum hosts activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Non-members $8. 10:30 a.m. Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yogis of all experience levels practice in the Cabildo gallery. Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m. You Night. New Orleans Board of Trade, 316 Board of Trade Place, (504) 525-3271; www.

younightevents.com — The benefit runway show features cancer survivors modeling fashion and beauty looks from local boutiques and salons. Tickets start at $100. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 25 Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jazz Pilates. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps.gov/jazz/index.htm — Stephanie Jordan leads a free class incorporating Pilates, dance and jazz. Noon. Music of the American Civil War. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Pianist Tom Hook discusses and performs Civil War-era music. 7 p.m. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Guests tour natural

habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m. ”A Red Light Look at New Orleans History.” Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary. org — Pamela Arceneaux of The Historic New Orleans Collection discusses the history of Storyville and prostitution in New Orleans. 6:30 p.m. Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival. Various locations, New Orleans; www. tennesseewilliams.net — The festival honors the playwright’s works and life in the city. There are master classes, panels, theater, food, music, walking tours, writing competitions and more. Hours vary. Admission varies. See Stage listings for theater events. Wednesday-Sunday. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5276012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

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Cellar Deli & Catering; www. martinwine.com — Participants sample a variety of Gouda cheeses and wine pairings. Tickets $35. 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie location; 6:30 p.m. Friday at 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville. 6:30 p.m. Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869 — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m. Business Breakfast. Cafe Hope, 1101 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 756-4673; www. cafehope.org — The cafe hosts a business networking breakfast for West Bank professionals. By donation. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. An Edible Evening. Langston Hughes Academy Charter School, 3519 Trafalgar St., (504) 373-6251; www.esynola.org — The garden party fundraiser for Edible Schoolyard New Orleans features food from local vendors, wine, a silent auction and music by Seguenon Kone, Social Set and Tuba Skinny. Tickets $45 until March 24, or $60 at the door. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. PAGE 56

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“Fort San Juan: Lost (1568) and Found (2013).” Loyola University, Thomas Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-3240; www.loyno.edu — Tulane anthropologist Christopher B. Rodning discusses history and recent excavations relating to Spanish colonists in modern-day North Carolina. 8 p.m. IDIYA Grand Opening. IDIYA, 2705 S. Broad St., 504-2529327; www.myidiya.com — The DIY workshop hosts a ribbon cutting and open house with jambalaya, solar energy demos and treats from Laurel Street Bakery and 3 Potato 4. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Keys to the Ancient Wisdom. Audubon Zoo Nims Center, 6500 Magazine St. — Participants discuss sources of wisdom such as consciousness, philosophy, psychology and universal field theory. 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Crawfish Festival. Sigur Cultural Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette; www.louisianacrawfishfestival.com — Festivalgoers consume about 30,000 pounds of boiled crawfish, crawfish bread, crawfish pasta and crawfish jambalaya. There’s amusement rides, games, crafts and music by Groovy 7, Bag of Donuts, Chee Weez and others. Admission $5, free for children under 48 inches tall. Thursday-Sunday; hours vary. Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. VSNO Social Run. Varsity Sports, 3450 Magazine St., (504) 899-4144; www.varsityrunning.com — Runners meet for a friendly 3- to 6-mile run. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 27 America’s Hometown Sweets. Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 568-1157; www. nolafoodfest.com — The dessert sampling features regional favorites from around the U.S. and serves as an opening party for Foodfest. Proceeds benefit Cafe Reconcile. Tickets $40. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Big Idea. Fulton Street at Poydras Street near Harrah’s Hotel; www.noew.org — The

pitch competition closes out New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW). A $35 ticket buys food and drink specials along Fulton Street and a “chip” that attendees can use to vote for one of 12 startup ventures. The winning venture receives $25,000. Visit the website for details and more NOEW events. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bushwick Book Club. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.bushwickbookclub.com — Songwriters including BlackKoldMadina, Shawn Williams, Jen Pitt, Karen Leblanc and Susan Hwang perform original songs inspired by Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Camp Tiger Benefit Auction. Lakefront Airport, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 2434010; www.lsuhsc.edu/orgs/ camptiger — The auction features music, food and drinks. Proceeds benefit Camp Tiger, LSU Health Science Center’s summer camp for children with special needs. Admission $100. 7 p.m. Edible Book Day. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4117; www.noma.org — Amateur and professional cake decorators display cakes inspired by literature, competing in categories like “Funniest/Punniest” and “Most Like a Book.” Call or email ediblebookday@noma. org for details. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Festa Italiana. Rivertown Exhibition Hall and Mardi Gras Museum, 415 Williams Blvd., (504) 830-3720; www. italianheritagefestival.com — The Italian festival features food from local restaurants, a St. Joseph’s Altar, a craft market, genealogy experts and music by Lena Prima, the Yat Pack and the Bucktown All-Stars. Adults $5, children 12 and younger free with an adult. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — The evening includes music by Erin Demastes and a screening and discussion of The Mona Lisa is Missing. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hammond Smokin’ BBQ Challenge. Downtown Hammond, North and South Cate Street and North Cypress Street — Professional and amateur pit masters compete to barbecue pork, beef and chicken. There’s also music

and a 5K fun run. Admission free. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Hogs for the Cause. City Park Festival Grounds, 1701 Wisner Blvd., (504) 482-4888; www. hogsforthecause.org — The seventh annual barbecue festival features music by Drive-By Truckers, The Wood Brothers, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, Strand of Oaks and more. One-day admission starts at $20. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Pyrate Week. Various locations, New Orleans; www.nolapyrateweek.com — Pirate enthusiasts enjoy bar socials, learn the history of Jean Lafitte, take cemetery and wetlands tours and raise money for local nonprofits at this weeklong gathering. Friday-April 5. RUBARB Fundraiser. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St.; www.rubarbike.org — Community bike shop RUBARB (Rusted Up Beyond All Recognition Bikes) holds a fundraiser featuring a puppet show, auctions and music by RhythmikSunChildren and Steamboat Calypso Band. Admission $10, kids free. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 28 Alliance Francaise open house. Alliance Francaise, 1519 Jackson Ave., (504) 5680770; www.af-neworleans.org — The school welcomes children and adults with coffee, snacks and free trial classes. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Arts Market of New Orleans. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues; www.artsneworleans.org — The Arts Council of New Orleans’ market features local and handmade goods, food, kids’ activities and live music. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Astronomy Night. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 736-7140; www. bayousegnettestatepark. com — The park provides telescopes and helps visitors identify constellations and planets. 8:30 p.m. Bienville Saturday Market. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www. swapmeetnola.com — The pet-friendly weekly market features arts, crafts, a flea market and food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival. New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 488-2896; www.neworle-

EVENT LISTINGS PREVIEW Redd Linen Night. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — The event features visual art, music, dance and spoken-word performances, honoring the legacy of Ashe cofounder Douglas Redd. Adults $35; children $15; age 6 and under free. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

anscitypark.com/big-bassfishing-rodeo-and-fishtival — The nonprofessional rodeo features categories and activities for entrants of all ages. Families enjoy music, fishing lessons, vendor booths, crafts, a petting zoo and a touch tank at the “fishtival.” Adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Competition at 6:30 a.m., festival at 9 a.m.

Renaissance Marketplace of New Orleans East. Renaissance Marketplace, 5700 Read Blvd. — The market offers cuisine from area restaurants, arts and crafts, children’s activities and more. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Big TREEsy Giveaway. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www.nutrias. org — Hike for KaTREEna gives away 300 native trees. One tree per household; additional trees available for $15. 9 a.m. to noon. Blue Jay Bazaar. Jesuit High School, 4133 Banks St., (504) 483-3947; www.jesuitnola. org — The event includes food, games, raffle drawings and music by Faith in Music, Lost in the ’60s, Midnight Horizon, The Medics and Neutral Snap. Admission free. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Children’s World’s Fair. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www. lcm.org — Children explore cultural diversity in science, technology, engineering, math and performance. There’s music, literature, games, crafts and food from around the world. Patron party $30, starting at 10 a.m.; general admission $20, starting at noon. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Foodfest: America’s Hometown Eats. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.nolafoodfest. com — The festival features more than a dozen local and visiting street food vendors offering items like grilled oyster Rockefeller nachos, alligator sausage tacos and crab and crawfish bisque. There’s a beignet-eating contest at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Geeks Who Drink: Resistance is Futile. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — This week’s pub quiz focuses on Star Trek.

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Found Footage Festival: Salute to Weirdos 8 p.m. Thursday One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St. (504) 569-8361 www.oneeyedjacks.net www.foundfootagefest.com

Since 2004, comedy writers Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett (pictured) have toured the country presenting the Found Footage Festival, a compilation of so-bad-they’re-good outtakes from the worst videotapes they can scavenge. They host and comment on scenes of everything from late-night TV gems to infomercials and corporate training videos to schlocky homemade tapes. They’re debuting a new collection, “Salute to Weirdos,” and come to New Orleans this week as part of the Brooklyn Brewery MASH. The showcase includes highlights from a tape they bought on Frenchmen Street, Prueher says. In it, a tuxedoed pool hustler named Pretty Boy Floyd shares his tips on everything but billiards. Clips also include one of their standard workout video montages (this one featuring Angela Lansbury, Traci Lords and others), advice from Maryjean, “The Cat Massage Lady,” an early 1980s travel promotion featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoying Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and Bargain Bernie, Corpus Christi, Texas’ answer to New Orleans’ “Special Man” from TV ads for Frankie & Johnny’s furniture store. — WILL COVIELLO

Admission $5. Email stefani@ geekswhodrink.com for details. 2 p.m. Holiday Specials. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — Kids make paper flowers and decorate cannoli at this belated St. Joseph’s Day celebration, which includes an altar and a food drive for Second Harvest. 11 a.m. House Party. First NBC Bank, 210 Baronne St., (504) 5668000; www.ndf-neworleans. org — The Neighborhood Development Foundation’s gala features food, an open bar, dancing and charity auctions. Tickets start at $75. 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Jambalaya Cook-Off. Plaquemines Parish Government Complex, 225 F. Edward

Hebert Blvd., Belle Chasse — United Way’s cook-off includes a jambalaya competition and music, benefitting Community C.A.R.E. Centers and the Plaquemines Y.M.C.A. Contact Eileen Barthe at (504) 827-6817 or eileenb@unitedwaysela.org for details. Jazz Yoga. Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps. gov/jazz — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m. Keeping Our Promises. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St., (504) 595-5511; www. dcsno.org — The Daughters of Charity Foundation gala features food, a silent auction and music by Boogie Falaya. Tickets start at $100. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Louisiana Derby. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751

Gentilly Blvd., (504) 944-5515; www.fairgroundsracecourse. com — General admission $10. First post at 12:30 p.m. Lung Force Walk. Tammany Trace Trailhead, 21400 Koop Road, Mandeville, (985) 8716971 — The dog-friendly walk benefits the American Lung Association. Registration at 8 a.m.; walk at 9 a.m. New Orleans Film Society Party & Gala. www.neworleansfilmsociety.org — The gala features food and drinks from local vendors, DJs and a live auction hosted by Bryan Batt. Tickets start at $175 for non-members; under 35 $100. Visit the website for details and location. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Northshore Bunny Hop. Terrabella Village, 100 Terrabella Blvd., Covington — The Easter 5K and one-mile fun run ends with food, drinks and music.

Advance registration $15 kids, $20 adults; race day registration $20 kids, $25 adults. Registration at 7 a.m.; race starts at 8 a.m. Old Metairie Crawfish Festival. St. Catherine of Siena Church & School, 400 Codifer Blvd., Metairie, (504) 831-1166; www.scsgators.org/pages/scsgators — The festival features a crawfish cook-off, drinks and music by Amanda Shaw & the Rockenbraughs. Adults $20 in advance, $30 at the gate. Children $5. Email oldmetairiecookoff@gmail.com for details. Noon to 9 p.m. Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts Pilates classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

Shotgun House Tour. Irish Channel, Felicity and Magazine streets, (504) 636-3067; www.prcno.org — Seven homes are on view for this self-guided tour. Tickets start at $20. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. SoFAB Cooking Demo. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — Matthew Kopfler of L’Enfant Terrible makes a dish using fresh market ingredients. 11 a.m. Soiree Spooktacular. Mortuary Haunted House, 4800 Canal St., (877) 669-3327; www.hauntedmortuary. com — The gala features a haunted house, music by The Molly Ringwalds, an open bar and food from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit ’Ween Dream, a nonprofit that gives Halloween costumes to children in need. Tickets $150 in advance; $175 at the door; under age 31, military and students $125. 9 p.m. Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival. Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, (985) 851-0154; www.southdownmuseum.org — More than 300 booths dot the plantation grounds, offering arts, crafts, Cajun food and more. Admission $5, children 12 and under free. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SUNDAY 29 Bird Watch Thru the Woods. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Participants PAGE 59

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Egg Hunt & Family Festival. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — Families enjoy egg hunts and egg dyeing, a petting zoo, spacewalks, face painting, juggling, crafts, snacks and more. Tickets $12 for non-members in advance, or $15 at the door. Kids 2 and under are free. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SAORI weaving workshop. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — Nancy Rhett and Jenny Pelc lead participants of all experience levels in making a hand-woven piece of jewelry. Fee $25 for non-members. 10 a.m. to noon.

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spot birds and learn about spring migration. Beginners welcome; reservations required. Non-members $5. 8 a.m. Breakthrough New Orleans fundraiser. Rock ’n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www.rockandbowl. com — The event includes bowling, a DJ and a charity auction. Proceeds benefit Breakthrough New Orleans, a free college prep program for at-risk students. Admission $25. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Bunny & Friends. Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell, (985) 7813650; www.northshoreharborcenter.com — The event includes an Easter parade, an egg hunt, snacks and appearances by the Easter Bunny, Cinderella, Elsa, a Power Ranger and a Ninja Turtle. Adults $40, children $20. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cinderella Project Prom Dress Giveaway. Romaguera Photography Gretna Studio, 1408 Franklin Ave., Gretna, (504) 828-3064; www. cinderellaprojectla.org — The Cinderella Project of New Orleans offers prom dresses to high school juniors and seniors in need. Students must bring a school ID and a guardian. Email vanessa. fayard@hotmail.com or visit the website details. 9 a.m.

Opera Orientation and Roundtable Discussion. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St., (504) 2679539; www.operaguildhome. org — Guests from the New Orleans Opera Association’s upcoming show The Marriage of Figaro discuss the production, and there are themed refreshments. Non-members $30; couples $40. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Unified Indian practice. Handa Wanda’s, 2425 Dryades St., (504) 813-3496 — Mardi Gras Indians gather for a weekly open practice to rehearse music and routines. 8:30 p.m. The Warehouse Sale. Mellow Mushroom, 1645 Hwy. 190, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 8227 Oak St., (985) 327-5407; www.mellowmushroom.com — Twenty-two local boutiques offer marked-down clothing and accessories in one location. CUE readers may register for

MONDAY 30 The 27th Annual Big Easy Theater Awards. Harrah’s Casino, Harrah’s Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans. com — The Foundation for Entertainment, Development & Education awards ceremony honors the best in New Orleans theater. This year’s Entertainer of the Year is Cecile Monteyne and the Lifetime Achievement award recipient is Linda Fried. Trixie Minx and Chris Lane are masters of ceremonies and nominated acts perform. 7:30 p.m. Breakfast of Champions and Back Trails Hike. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 6261238; www.northlakenature. org — Participants take a moderately challenging hike, then enjoy coffee and a light breakfast. Non-members $5. Call (985) 626-1238 or email rue@northlakenature.org to RSVP. 8 a.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Non-members $5. 6 p.m. Walking in This World seminar. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Participants complete creativity exercises and discuss Julia Cameron’s Walking in This World, the sequel to The Artist’s Way. 7 p.m.

WORDS Big Book Sale. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 455-2665; www. pontchartraincenter.com — The sale features more than 65,000 used books and benefits the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library. Call or e-mail friendsjpl@yahoo. com for details. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Blue Devils and Better Angels. Old Ursuline Convent, 1100 Chartres St., (504) 529-3040 — John Waters, Martin Sherman, Keir Dullea, Mia Dillon and others read scenes, monologues, poetry and other pieces by Tennessee Williams. Playwright John Patrick Shanley reads from Doubt. Tickets $35. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Clare Louise Harmon. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., (504) 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The writer reads from her debut poetry collection, The Thingbody: An Illuminated Verse Memoir. 3 p.m. Sunday. Deborah Burst. St. Tammany Parish Library, Causeway Branch, 3457 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-9779 — The author presents Louisiana’s Sacred Places: Churches, Cemeteries and Voodoo. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Edwin Garrubbo. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The blogger and cookbook author presents Sunday Pasta. 6 p.m. Thursday. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. James Grissom. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Kim Cross. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South’s Tornado Alley. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Literary Luncheon: “A Reason to Hope.” Loyola University, St. Charles Room, Loyola University — The luncheon benefits the Alzheimer’s Association and features authors Ronald J. Drez, Andi Eaton, Tina Freeman, Morgan Molthrop, Laura D. Kelley and Zachary Lazar. Tickets $150, including book; $100 without. 11:30 a.m. Friday. Niyi Osundare. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630; www.nutrias. org — The Nigerian poet and University of New Orleans visiting professor reads his works. Swirl in the City conducts a wine tasting. 7 p.m. Thursday. N.K. Jemisin. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 8997323; www.octaviabooks. com — The fantasy author discusses and signs The

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Down Dogs and Donuts. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — Lululemon hosts a free yoga session in the park with a food truck from District Donuts Sliders Brew. 10:30 a.m.

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Inheritance Trilogy and other books. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Perry Khephera Kyles. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — The author discusses and signs The Book that Every Black Christian Should Read and How Black People Colonized the Earth and Civilized the World. 3 p.m. Sunday. R. Flowers Rivera. Loyola University, Thomas Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8653240; www.loyno.edu — The poet reads from Heathen. 5 p.m. Thursday. Story performance. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The book store hosts a children’s puppet performance of The Beignet That Almost Got Away by Pat Roig. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — Miss Maureen reads Home by Carson Ellis. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

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Terry Rappold. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The author discusses and signs copies of Tai Chi American Style. 7 p.m. Thursday.

SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Houston Rockets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings at 7 p.m. Friday and the Minnesota Timberwolves at 3 p.m. Sunday.

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

weekly events. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Magazine Street Market, corner of Magazine and Girod streets. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/ crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www. germancoastfarmersmarket. org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue at Second Street, Gretna; www. gretnafarmersmarket. com — The weekly rain-orshine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. 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 Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www. hollygrovemarket.com — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. www.sankofanola.org — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden at several weekly stops. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave.; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave. St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 3554442; www.visitstbernard.com — The market offers seafood, produce, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early market catering to New Orleans East’s Vietnamese population. 5 a.m. Saturday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Another Life Foundation. The foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Training is provided. Contact Stephanie Green at (888) 543-3480, email anotherlifefoundation@hotmail.com or visit www.anotherlifefoundation.org. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org.

Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@ casaneworleans.org.

Rivertown Farmers Market. 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, homemade jams and jellies and

The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and orga-

nizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and marketumbrella.org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@ marketumbrella.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to help clients, manage inventory and share their expertise. Call (504) 8914337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www.eachonesaveone.org. Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@ degashouse.com. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www.greenlightneworleans. org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@greenlightneworleans.org. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@handsonneworleans.org or visit www. handsonneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Jackson Barracks Museum Volunteers. The museum seeks volunteers to work one

day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at (504) 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com. Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s green space committee needs volunteers to pick up trash or trim trees for the adopt-a-block program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 482-9598 or rpbarranco@cox.net. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca. org/volunteer. Lowernine.org. Lowernine. org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@ lowernine.org. Meal Delivery Volunteers. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas and mileage expenses are reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880. National World War II Museum. The museum accepts applications for volunteers to greet visitors and familiarize them with its galleries and artifacts. Call (504) 527-6012, ext. 243, or email katherine.alpert@nationalww2museum.org. NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@ globalgreen.org. Parkway Partners. The greenspace and community garden organization seeks volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@ parkwaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www. parkwaypartnersnola.org. Senior Companion Volunteers. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist with personal and daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121. St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individuals and groups of volunteers to serve people

experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail.com or (517) 290-8533. Start the Adventure in Reading. The STAIR program holds regular training sessions for volunteers who work one-on-one with public school students to develop reading and language skills. Call (504) 899-0820, email elizabeth@ stairnola.org or visit www. stairnola.org. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Touro Infirmary. Touro seeks Junior Volunteers ages 14-17 for its summer program. Visit www.touro.com/juniorvolunteer or call (504) 897-8107. Deadline March 30. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement, beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www. veteranshousingoutreach. webs.com. Wednesdays at the Square volunteers. The Young Leadership Council seeks volunteers for its spring concert series in Lafayette Square. Visit www.ylcnola.org.

CALL FOR WRITERS Youth Writing Contest. The New Orleans Loving Festival seeks essays on race, racism and the multiracial experience by writers age 18 and under. Cash prizes are awarded. Visit www.charitablefilmnetwork. submittable.com/submit for guidelines. Deadline March 31.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS PitchNOLA: Living Well. The pitch competition accepts project proposals to help New Orleanians lead healthier lives. Live event April 21. Visit www.gopropeller.org/pitchnola for details. Rising Tide Programming Committee. The committee seeks programming proposals such as panel discussions, presentations, readings or debate for the August conference on activism, media and the future of New Orleans. Visit www.risingtideblog.blogspot.com for details. Deadline May 1.

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Today’s employers have come to the realization that women who take time off for parenting retain many of their work-related skills and can be rehired at “bargain rates” relative to their experience and skills. This is due to the fact that women usually pay a heavy penalty when they take time off to raise children, particularly for the most educated, qualified women. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin found that women MBAs who take time off to be with children saw their pay drop 41% as compared to male MBA earnings, while The Center for Work-Life Policy estimated the loss at 18% for a wide range of other professional occupations. A recent stay-at-home mom client came to us stating that she had not worked in many years, although she had returned to school to get medical training. We asked her if she had worked at all, or even assisted others. At first she said, no, but upon further discussion we discovered that she had a wealth of activities that we were able to present very attractively on her new résumé. She volunteered in one of New Orleans’ leading charter schools for extracurricular and classroom activities for various grades, assisted teachers with classroom management as Room Mother, created bulletin boards and visual art projects, and participated in school events and parties. Served as classroom helper, read stories to children, and led arts & crafts projects. Our client also assisted in fundraising activities, operated concession stands, and participated in bazaars, fairs, and other events. She chaperoned field trips to a variety of locations, including IMAX Theater, Audubon Zoo, Aquarium of the Americas, the Cabildo, Ursuline Convent, New Orleans Children’s Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, and numerous other educational destinations.

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What we do, in most cases, to get around the gap in employment, is to combine the sum of all of the parenting, school volunteering, and community activities into one initial section, showing the skills and abilities that these activities required. We also inquire as to whether the stay-at-home mom has assisted with a family member’s or spouse’s business, attended classes, or performed other roles that can be included. New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant ranks within the top LinkedIn Résumé Writing Experts nationwide and has assisted the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, NFL/NBA players & coaches, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and major corporations.

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NO.: 09-4651 DIV.:”B-15” SUCCESSION OF MAMIE TRAPANI BERNOS NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO PAY FEES AND EXPENSES / FILING OF FINAL TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested, that a Final Tableau of Distribution has been filed by Laura Treadway, the Testamentary Executrix of this Succession, with her Petition praying for homologation of the Final Tableau of Distribution and for authority to pay the debts and charges listed therein; and that the Final 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 Final Tableau of Distribution must be filed prior to homologation. DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK OF COURT

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2012-8491 c/w 2012-10179 DIV: “N” IN RE SUCCESSION OF ROOSEVELT JOHNSON 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 Petition to Pay Estate Debts Final Tableau of Distribution has been filed by INERLEE JOHNSON, the Administratrix of this Succession, with her Petition praying for homologation of he Tableau and for authority to pay the debts of the Estate listed thereon; and that the First 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 and First Tableau of Distribution must be filed prior to homologation. Attorney: Danatus N. King Address: 2475 Canal Street Suite 308 New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 Telephone: (504) 821-3221 Gambit: 3/24/15

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NO.: 2015-523 DIVISION “E” SUCCESSION OF RUTH SMITH TROWBRIDGE A/K/A RUTH S. TROWBRIDGE NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the First Tableau of Distribution presented by the Executor of this estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith. Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: Leandro R. Area Address: 704 Carondelet Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 5813838 Gambit: 3/24/15

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NO. 14-10752 DIV. H SUCCESSION OF GLORIA L. RAYMOND, WIFE OF AND LAWRENCE RAYMOND, SR. NOTICE TO SELL MOVABLE OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE The Executors of the above estate has made application to the court for the sale, at private sale, of the movable or immovable property described, as follows: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 744 bounded by St. Roch Avenue, North Claiborne Street, Spain Street (side) and North Derbigny Street (side). Said portion of ground is designated as LOT “B”, commences at a distance of 95.11.2 feet from the corner of St. Roch and North Claiborne Street, measures thence 32.2.6 feet front on St. Roch Avenue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 105 feet between equal and parallel lines. All as more fully shown on survey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated August 5, 1988. Improvements thereon bear the No. 1612-14 St. Roch Avenue. Being the same property acquired by Thomas Joseph Henry, et ux, by Act of Sale registered in COB 756 folio 264, and acquired by Thomas John Henry and Craig Anthony Henry by Judgment of Possession in the Succession of Rose M. Gonnella Henry registered under N.A. #765341. Being the same property acquired by Gloria Lee, wife of and Lawrence Raymond by Act of Sale from Thomas Joseph Henry, Thomas John Henry & Craig Anthony Henry on September 23, 1988. Subject to fence encroachments as shown on survey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc. S & E, dated August 5, 1988. $230,000.00 sold as is with full waiver of redhibition rights in act of sale pursuant to L.A.C.C. Art. 2530 through 2548.

Notice is now given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs, legatees and creditors of decedent, and of this estate, that they 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 that application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. By order of the Court Attorney: Stephen P. Bruno Address: 855 Baronne Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone: 504-525-1335 Gambit: 3/3/15 & 3/24/15 Ottallah Inc. d/b/a Gentilly Shell is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell b. everages of high and low alcohol content at retail in the Parish of Orleans at the following address: 2035 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119 Ottallah Inc. dba Gentilly Shell, Corporate officers: Wisam Ottallah, President, 504.919.9555. Tequila House, LLC is applying to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high and low alcoholic content at retail in the Parish of Orleans at the following address: The Tequila House, 417-418 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Matthew Emory, Member/Manager. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, executed by ROSE JONES LAFRANCE, and dated October 29, 1999, in the principal sum of $60,375.00, bearing interest at the rate of 11.75% percent from the date until, and providing reasonable attorney fees, and all charges associated with the collection of same, please contact Herschel C. Adcock, Jr., Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 87379, Baton Rouge, LA 70879-8379, (225) 756-0373. ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF CLAUDIA L. RICHMOND PLEASE CONTACT IRVING SHNAIDER (504) 484-6416. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of CVI Investents, LLC and Joseph Robinson, Sr., please contact attorney Tony Dooley, 3701 Canal St. 4th Floor, Suite U, NOLA 70119 or (504) 298-0854. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Dung Tran and Mang Vanbui 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 Karen Wilcox Coulon and/or her heirs formally of 203 Berkley Drive, please contact L. Gerome Smith at (504) 891-3323 immediately regarding foreclosure proceedings by, Bank of America, N.A., Civil Action Number 2014-07410, Division “I” Section 14, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Katherine Brunet Breaux contact atty. Max M. Chotto 504-366-1641. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lakisha R. Glasper, please contact Atty Valerie Fontaine, 985-893-3333-Property Rights Involved. PAGE 67

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TWENTY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 743025 DIVISION “J “ SUCCESSION OF ROSEMARY SCHICKINGER VICKNAIR NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the administrator 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 PORTION 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 Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part known as Highway Park Subdivision, in Square 447 thereof, bounded by Maryland, West Napoleon and Massachusetts Avenue and Fourth Street. Said portion of ground in designated as Lot “C” on plan made by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, dated May 10, 1954, and measures as follows: Lot “C” commences at a distance of 125 feet from the corner of Maryland Avenue and Fourth Street and measure thence, in the direction of West Napoleon Avenue, 60 feet front on Maryland Avenue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 122 feet 6 inches between equal and parallel lines, all as more fully shown on plat of survey by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, dated December 1, 1954. For informational purposes only: the APN is shown by the County Assessor as 1706; source of title is Book 3045, Page 557 (recorded 01/16/01) Address: 2009 Maryland Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana 70062 UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT:

Notice is hereby given to all those whom it may concern, to show cause within ten (10) days, including Sundays and holidays, from the day whereon the last publication appears, why the said authorization should not be granted. Mandeville, Louisiana, this 26th day of February, 2015. Attorney: DONALD D. BANN Address: 1321 North Causeway Blvd. Mandeville, Louisiana 70471 Telephone: (985) 626-8518 Gambit: 3/3/15 & 3/24/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Terry Caesar and/or Simonne Richson Caesar L/K/A 3610 Rue Collette, N.O.,LA 70131, call R.Hamilton (504)940-1883. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the descendants or heirs of Shirley Manuel, contact Attorney Brad Scott at (504) 528-9500 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of ARTHUR BIAS please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs or representatives of Leona Howard Taylor and Alfred Taylor, Sr., please contact Atty. Carl V Williams @ 504.586.9177.

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NO.:2014-9575 DIVISION: H SUCCESSION OF ROBERT LOUIS DIAZ, IV Whereas, Robert L. Diaz V, Administrator of the Succession of Robert Louis Diaz, IV, has made application to the court for the sale, at private sale of the immovable property described, as follows:THAT PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana in Square No. 3459 bounded by Brutus, Touro, Carnot and Pauger Streets, designated by the No. 11 on plat of survey by Gilbert, Kelly, & Couturie, Surveyors, dated April 18, 1969, annexed hereto, according to which survey said lot commences 117 feet from the corner of Pauger and Brutus Streets and measures thence 38 feet 2 inches front on Brutus Street, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 160 feet, 2 inches 6 lines. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 2056 Brutus Street. Being the same property acquired by Audrey Nell Donald, wife of Clarence McCall by act before John A. Mmahat, dated July 16, 1969, recorded as COB 689, folio 458, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. To be sold for the fair market value: $143,000.00 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 ten (10) days from the one and only publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. By Order of the Court, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Terrance A. Prout Address: 4490 Franklin Avenue New Orleans, La 70122 Telephone: 504-458-5369 Gambit: 3/24/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lester J. Arnaud III or Idell Woods Arnaud 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 MELVIN L. DAVIS, whose last known address was 3118 Second Street, New Orleans, LA 70125, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504-365-1545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Monica Lynn Dawson, Don Michael Dawson or Erica Joy Dawson 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 Omar Erazo or Floridalma Erazo, contact Attorney Brad Scott at (504) 528-9500.

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 738-208 DIVISION “D” SUCCESSION OF LEONARD JOSEPH GUARRASI NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that the administrator of this succession has petitioned this court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand ($171,000) Dollars cash, with the succession to pay all encumbrances and pro rata taxes. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows: ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, an all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jefferson, City of Kenner, in LAKE TRAIL SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2, in Square 2, bounded by Lake Trial Drive, West Esplanade Avenue, David Drive and 37th Street, designated as Lot 54. Municipal Address: 3500 Lake Trail Drive, Kenner, Louisiana 70065 Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears. BY ORDER OF THE COURT Bridget Calongne Attorney: Morgan Field Address: 6161 Perkins Rd. 1C Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 Telephone: 225-341-5270 Gambit: 3/3/15 & 3/24/15

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Drive of 148.44 feet and a depth on the opposite sideline of 132.85 feet.

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The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Number 3409 East Loyola Drive, Kenner, Louisiana 70065.

THE LOW WATER PRESSURE IN THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT BUILDING CREATED A HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE CLERKS’ OFFICE AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING AT 421 LOYOLA AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. THEREFORE, THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE CLERK OF CIVIL DISTRICT COURT’S OFFICE OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015. THE CLOSING WAS DONE PURSUANT TO LSA-R.S. 1:55(E) (2) AND WAS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY APPROPRIATE COURT ORDER. PURSUANT TO THIS STATUE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN THIS OFFICE, A LEGAL HOLIDAY EXISTED DURING THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: $75,000.00 all cash to the Vendor ad sale. 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 of judgment authorizing approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration if seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT Wendy Gaudet, Deputy Clerk Attorney: William J. Luscy, III Address: 616 Papworth Avenue Suite C Metairie, Louisiana 70005 Telephone: 504-837-5597 Gambit: 3/3/15 & 3/24/15

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