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TUE. APRIL 19 | Comedians Chris Trew and Tami Nelson emcee the Big Easy Entertainment Awards, which honors local musicians and theater productions from 2015. Entertainer of the Year honoree Jon Cleary will perform, along with Sweet Crude, the Mike Dillon Band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers and others. At 6:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater.

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Duran Duran returns to New Orleans. BY JOHN WIRT IN THE EARLY 1980S, DURAN DURAN’S ONE-TWO PUNCH of

strapping dance-rock and malemodel looks made the British quintet the biggest band of the New Romantic age. Inspired by David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Clash, The Sex Pistols and the American disco band Chic, Duran Duran surged into MTV music-video stardom. Cinematic visualizations for the hits “Rio” and “Hungry Like the Wolf” matched the band’s wild pretty boys against elusive beauties in paradise. Critics recoiled. They predicted Duran Duran and its contemporary, Madonna, would flash in the popculture pan and disappear. “There was so much negative press around the band,” Duran Duran bassist John Taylor told Gambit in an interview recently from New York City. “You start to think maybe you’re a fraud, you aren’t the real thing.” Madonna proved her staying power, ruling charts and concert venues for decades. Duran Duran wasn’t that consistent, but 35 years after its synth-washed first hit, “Planet Earth,” four of the group’s five core members still tour and record. In 2015, the band released its 14th studio album, Paper Gods. Duran Duran returns to New Orleans on Sunday to play the Smoothie King Center. Chic, featuring songwriter-producer Nile Rodgers (Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Bowie’s Let’s Dance, Duran Duran’s “The Reflex”), opens the show. “We’re strangely driven,” Taylor says. “But then, as soon as you feel like sort of chilling, you look at The (Rolling) Stones and it’s like, ‘We gotta keep going.’ Because it’s a privileged position doing this. You shouldn’t take it for granted.” Duran Duran’s early critics didn’t know that Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor were sincere about making music. That

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earnestness animates Paper Gods, which features collaborations with Rodgers, Janelle Monae, Kiesza and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. The music is both classic and new, thanks in part to producers Mark Ronson (Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse) and Benjamin “Mr. Hudson” McIldowie (Kanye West, Jay Z). “What defines the Paper Gods album within our catalog is that it has a lot of voices on it,” Taylor says. “That’s made for a much more beautiful and colorful story.” Echoing the title of Duran Duran’s 2011 album, All You Need Is Now, the tour with Rodgers and Chic is one of the band’s happiest experiences. “It’s almighty,” Taylor says. Rodgers probably is the most important musician to enter the Duran Duran circle. The partnership began in 1983 with the hit “The Reflex,” and Rodgers produced 1986’s Notorious and The Power Station, a side project band with Robert Palmer and Chic’s Tony Thompson. “When you were a 17-year-old white kid from Birmingham (England), it was one thing to be influenced by The Clash,” Taylor says. “But Chic, those guys were gods. And the distance between what we were and what they were was seismic. I’m English. We’re so uptight and class-structured.” Duran Duran and Rodgers connected instantly when they met in 1981.

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“The friendship and the language were immediate,” Taylor says. “In that moment, there was a thought, ‘Hey, maybe we can do something together one day.’ Because Nile and Tony Thompson were so open.” During the Paper Gods tour, Taylor loves arriving at venues early. “Hearing Chic on stage before we play is an insane dream realized,” he says. “For the audience, it’s a real gift.” Rodgers sticks around after Chic’s set to make a guest appearance with Duran Duran. “Nile has the generosity, after having given all in his own show, to join us halfway through our performance,” Taylor says. “There is a message in that. The message is spoken through the music. A lot of the fans have taken the ride with us. They’ve read the narrative. They understand. They know there’s nothing cynical about it.”

TUE. APRIL 19 | The Dallas, Texas selfdescribed “stonegaze” trio conjures mystic guitar doom with surprisingly delicate down-tuned melodies. The band’s fourth album and second on Relapse Records — following 2013’s bonged-out epic Circumambulation — is due this summer. Slimy Member and Silver Godling open at 10 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

The Joy Formidable with The Helio Sequence WED. APRIL 20 | In the great tradition of Welsh singers from Tom Jones to Bonnie Tyler to Gruff Rhys, Ritzy Bryan is the eye-magnet northern star to Cate Le Bon’s fence-pulling Southern farm girl. Bryan’s The Joy Formidable is touring in support of self-released LP Hitch with alt-rock stalwart The Helio Sequence. Bantam Foxes opens at 8:30 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Jim Norton THU. APRIL 21 | A gruff, selfdeprecating veteran of politically incorrect humor shows such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Jim Norton co-hosts the Opie with Jim Norton Show and has appeared on programs including Louie, Inside Amy Schumer and The Tonight Show. At 8:30 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down THU. APRIL 21 | Inspired by her absentee father and conspired on with TuneYards’ loco-motivator Merrill Garbus, A Man Alive (Ribbon) gives birth to a new Thao Nguyen: an established artist embracing her most idiosyncratic self, one who knows the difference between getting down and staying there. Seratones opens at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

WWOZ Piano Night MON. APRIL 25 | Community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM celebrates the legacy of New Orleans piano players with a lineup including Monty Alexander, Henry Butler, Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott, Joe Krown and many others. There’s also a tribute to Allen Toussaint. Patron party at 5 p.m.; general admission at 7 p.m. at House of Blues.


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The number of tropical storms forecast to form during the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. SOURCE: PHILIP KLOTZBACH AND WILLIAM GRAY, FORECASTERS WITH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S TROPICAL METEOROLOGY PROJECT.

rologists are saying the 2016 hurricane season should be an average one after 2015’s comparatively slow season, when not a single hurricane made landfall in the U.S. Klotzbach and Gray are predicting two major hurricanes this year (category 3 or above). The reasons for the change: A waning El Niño weather pattern is more conducive to tropical storm formation, but the waters of the North Atlantic remain cold, which is less conducive. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release its predictions next month. Hurricane season begins June 1, and we hope Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona and all their friends stay far away from the Gulf Coast. — KEVIN ALLMAN

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Anthony Davis

was awarded the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for March 2016. The New Orleans Pelicans forward’s AD Flight Academy hosts community events throughout the year, and he has raised $50,000 to send nearly 6,500 local children to Pelicans games this season as well as $30,000 for education on coastal restoration through his Bowling with the Brow events.

Catherine Lacey,

a 2007 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans, received the prestigious 2016 Whiting Award for fiction. The Whiting Foundation honors 10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry each year with a $50,000 prize. Lacey is the author of the novel Nobody is Ever Missing.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and state GOP chair Roger Villere

held talks with a Delaware corporation promising a massive deal with the Iraqi government to import oil into Louisiana, allegedly at the behest of Gov. John Bel Edwards — but they didn’t even tell Edwards, according to a report in The New Orleans Advocate. Nungesser later admitted he didn’t read some of the documents that he had signed, and apologized to the governor.

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Sean Payton’s statement “I hate guns” (see p. 13 for context) drew these comments: “The coach is right. It is insanely easy for any felon or moron to acquire a gun, and that cannot be the intention of the Second Amendment.” — Ralph Adamo “he should keep his mouth shut and focus on what he has experience with, football.” — Charlie Kilo


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Orleans turned out to vote in the April 9 millage election to provide more money for the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and help pay firefighters, who are owed $60 million in pensions. That figure included roughly 5,000 citizens who voted early. That same weekend, an estimated 760,000 people attended the 33rd annual French Quarter Festival — almost 30 times the number of people who voted. Those who turned out for the festival were rewarded with great music, food and glorious weather. Those who voted torpedoed the millage by a margin of 54-46 percent. The referendum’s failure sends city leaders back to the drawing board to figure out where they might take $60 million out of the municipal budget. According to an analysis by Ed Chervenak of the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center, early voters narrowly favored the millage, but Election Day voters rejected it in larger numbers. Moreover, 50 percent of voters in traditionally white neighborhoods approved the millage, while only 38 percent of voters in black neighborhoods supported it. The only other item on that ballot was a proposal to sell $120 million in capital improvement bonds to fund street repairs and other infrastructure improvements. That proposition passed by about the same margin, with 53 percent approving the bond sale. The results were a slap in the face to city officials who supported the public safety millage — among them Mayor Mitch Landrieu and NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison.

In the days before the vote, the two touted what they said was progress at NOPD, including a reduction in response times to emergency calls and a series of graduating classes that will put new officers on the streets. Clearly, that message wasn’t received — or didn’t resonate — with half of white voters and almost twothirds of black voters. Some have suggested that the police and fire millages should have been presented as separate ballot propositions, that voters might have looked more favorably on raising taxes to pay court-ordered pension payments to first responders. Maybe, maybe not. For whatever reasons, the two were bundled together, leaving New Orleanians to vote yea or nay on the whole package — and they voted nay. Given that the bond issue passed, voters clearly considered the questions carefully and didn’t just shoot down every proposal to raise money. The streets initiative, after all, will ultimately cause property taxes to go up. That being the case, there’s only one conclusion that can be drawn: Landrieu and Harrison didn’t get their message across on behalf of the police and fire millage increase. All is not yet lost. The failed propositions can be resubmitted to voters later this year, when voter turnout will be significantly higher. However, higher turnout won’t necessarily mean higher levels of support. Landrieu, the City Council, Harrison and others will have to do more to convince voters that these millage increases are necessary. Messaging matters. That’s the message of the April 9 election.

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The late Allen Toussaint’s final recordings are coming. American Tunes, a new studio album, had been completed shortly before the singer-songwriter’s death in November 2015, according to Nonesuch Records, which is releasing the album. It consists of two sets of recordings: one made in 2013, the other in October 2015, just a month before Toussaint died. The album includes solo performances of Professor Longhair tunes and band arrangements of songs by Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Paul Simon. Toussaint was honored and remembered at an all-star performance at the Orpheum Theater last November, and the New Orleans City Council declared Jan. 14, 2016 “Allen Toussaint Day” in New Orleans. American Tunes will be released June 10. PHOTO BY GLADE BILBY II

2. Payton: ‘I hate guns’ In the aftermath of the April 9 shooting that killed former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, Saints coach Sean Payton gave a frank interview to USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, in which Payton stated “I hate guns. … I’ve heard people argue that everybody needs a gun. That’s madness. … They [city officials] don’t want to kill tourism. But right now, it’s like the Wild, Wild West here. “I just know this,” Payton concluded. “Our city is broken.”

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Edwards orders LGBT employment protections Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order April 13 protecting state employees, employees of state contractors and people receiving state services from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, following previous failed attempts by legislators to include LGBT protections in nondiscrimination laws. Edwards’ order creates protections from discrimination on the “basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen-

der identity, national origin, political affiliation, disability, or age,” and extends that protection to services provided by state agencies. It’s the first state protection for transgender people. The order came one day after state Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, got committee support for his “Pastor Protection Act,” which opponents say opens the door for LGBT discrimination beyond the altar. (Johnson failed to pass his 2015 “Marriage and Conscience Act” to preempt U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling allowing same-sex marriages.) Edwards also rescinded former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “Marriage and Conscience Act” executive order, filed in the wake of the SCOTUS ruling. Edwards said Jindal’s order did “nothing but divide our state and forced the business community, from Louisiana’s smallest businesses to large corporations, like IBM, to strongly oppose it.” Senate Bill 436, by state Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, and House Bill 925 by state Rep. Joe Bouie, D-New Orleans, would provide the same protections for LGBT Louisianans in the private sector. Both are before legislative committees.

4. Medical marijuana bill expanded

Despite objections from Louisiana sheriffs and district attorneys, the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare unanimously approved Senate Bill 271 from state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, April 13. The bill tweaks Mills’ medical marijuana measure that passed last year by adding several diseases for treatment — including cancer, cancer, glaucoma, HIV/ AIDS, and any disease (or treatments) that have symptoms of cachexia, seizures epilepsy and severe muscle spasms, Crohn’s disease or multiple sclerosis.

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Equal pay, “raise the age” pass Senate committees The Louisiana State Senate passed an equal pay measure April 12 to require most private employers to pay men and women equally for the same work. By a vote of 2810, Senate Bill 254 by state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, extends the mandate for state employers to all workers≈at businesses with 50 or more employees. It now heads to the full House. Morrell also cleared the first hurdle for his measure to

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Commissioner of the Division of Administration Jay Dardenne outlined deep cuts to more than a dozen agencies last week when the presented the governor’s proposed budget. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) faces more than $400 million in cuts, and hospitals serving poor and uninsured or underinsured patients in Alexandria, Bogalusa, Houma and Lake Charles could close. Edwards also proposed cutting TOPS by $183.2 million, which could reduce the number of students eligible for scholarships by more than half (or reduce individual scholarships by nearly 70 percent across the board). The state Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism faces more than $5 million in cuts, which could mean several state museums and historic sites could close. The Department of Education faces $52 million in cuts under Edwards’ proposed budget. Special schools also face cuts of up to $1.5 million (including a 50 percent cut at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts).

7. Public hearing on short-term rentals

Proposed short-term rental regulations were mulled by members of the New Orleans City Council last week, but the council isn’t yet convinced the city can effectively regulate Airbnb-style rentals. At the April 13 meeting of the Community Development Committee, short-term rental advocates stressed their importance to tourism and opposed the City Planning Commission’s recommendation to ban whole-home rentals (more than 70 percent of homes on Airbnb and other sites are for entire homes). Other members of the public also cited short-term rentals’ negative impact on neighborhoods, from displacement and evictions to higher rents and other quality of life issues. The full City Council will take up the issue in coming months, but no date has been set.

8. Monuments bill stalls in Legislature

House Bill 944 by state Rep. Thomas Carmody, R-Shreveport, would have made it mandatory to get an official waiver to remove many longstanding monuments in Louisiana — including New Orleans’ controversial Confederate monuments — but Carmody’s “Louisiana Heritage Act” stalled in committee last week when seven Republican members voted for it, while seven Democrats voted against it. Three other lawmakers were absent when the vote was taken. The bill is not officially dead for the session because it could be reconsidered by the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. Carmody says he may try a procedural maneuver to revive the measure, which would have created a new board within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to rule on proposed monument removals.

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Bike to Work Day Wednesday NOLA Bike to Work Day now will be Wednesday, April 20, after rain forced a delay of last week’s activities. On that day, riders can join groups departing from their neighborhoods and meet in Lafayette Square from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to meet other cyclists and talk about bike commuting.

10. Hokie Gajan, 1959-2016

“Not that I’m trying to sound corny, but they’re the most optimistic people I’ve ever been around.” — New Orleans Saints radio announcer Hokie Gajan to Gambit’s Scott Jordan in 2003, describing the Who Dat Nation. Gajan died April 11 at age 56 due to complications from liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Gajan had been a running back and a scout for the Saints before ascending to the broadcast booth in 2000. In that interview, Gajan noted, in a notable Hokie-ism, “You’re going to have your fans out there that you can’t make ’em happy if you hang ’em with a new rope. They’re gonna bitch about everything.”

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Dear Dennis, Your memory serves you well. The structure known as the Pitot House physically moved about 200 feet along Bayou St. John in the 1960s, but it took more than 165 years for it to get there. Built around 1799, the Pitot House is named for the fourth owner of the house — James Pitot, the city’s first American mayor. According to a history of the building by architect and historian Samuel Wilson Jr., Pitot owned and lived in the Creole colonial plantation-style house from 1810 to 1819. Its original location at 1370 Moss St. was feet away from where it now stands at 1440 Moss St. It remains one of the only surviving examples of a Louisiana plantation home from the Spanish colonial period. Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, whose namesake high school is nearby, purchased the property in 1904. In the 1930s, it was converted into a convent for her order, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. In 1963, when the nuns planned to demolish the building to make room for a new school, the Louisiana Landmarks Society stepped in to save and relocate the historic structure. Roosevelt Hotel owner Seymour Weiss contributed $10,000 to the

The Pitot House on Bayou St. John is a rare surviving example of a Louisiana plantation home from the Spanish colonial period. P H OTO B Y K A N DAC E P O W E R G R AV E S

effort, which was led by Wilson and his partner, architect Richard Koch. Preservationists Leonard Huber and Harnett Kane, president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, also were instrumental. The group raised an additional $5,000 to dismantle the building and move its brick-between-posts main floor and plastered brick columns. The masonry ground floor could not be moved and was rebuilt at the new location. The project was interrupted by Hurricane Betsy, which caused severe damage to the building. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and two years later it opened to the public as a museum and the headquarters of the Louisiana Landmarks Society. Furnished with antiques, it is open for tours and special events.

BLAKEVIEW WITH THE 47TH EDITION OF THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL opening later this week, we take time to honor the man who started

it all — George Wein. A jazz impresario in every sense of the word, Wein founded the Newport jazz and folk festivals in Rhode Island in the 1950s. He was approached about starting a similar music festival here, a process that took nearly a decade. To help produce the inaugural effort at Congo Square and other venues, Wein brought on Tulane University students Allison Miner and Quint Davis. Performers that first year included Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, the Zion Harmonizers and Mahalia Jackson. Before long, Wein’s festival, which moved to the Fair Grounds in 1972, grew into a major international music and cultural event.


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Getting real about REAL ID

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Thursday, April 21 2016’s largest free tasting & Crawfish Boil! 5-7PM Live Music at 8PM

You may have to have two pieces of ID to board a domestic flight if the Louisiana Family Forum and state Sen. Mike Johnson get their way.

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THE TINFOIL HAT BRIGADE IS ONCE AGAIN IN CHARGE OF THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Its members aim to spare us all from the intrusive scourge known as the REAL ID Act, which they just know fosters unfettered federal access to our private information. I’m not making this up. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 as an anti-terrorism measure — upon recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. The act sets minimum state ID standards that must be met in order to use those IDs to board domestic flights after September 2020. If you don’t lie awake at night fretting about Big Brother watching you, REAL ID is a no-brainer. If, on the other hand, you just can’t buy enough copies of The Catcher in the Rye, well, you’re too late. The feds already know everything about you. Think about it: The average American adult already has a driver’s license, a Social Security number, a history of tax returns, credit cards with easily tracked spending patterns, a cell phone that can be tracked and hacked, one or more email accounts, a Facebook page (on which many enthusiastically post all sorts of personal data), a federally issued passport, Internet access on a computer that probably has a built-in camera and definitely leaves a trail of every web site you visit, digital medical records and God-knows-what-else that Big Brother might want to access. Fear not. The Louisiana Family Forum (LFF) and state Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, are fighting to make sure that our state-issued

driver’s licenses won’t convey any “private” information to the mind-control crowd at the National Security Agency. Feel safer yet? If so, don’t make any major travel plans after September 2020. Instead, thanks to an amendment that Johnson convinced his colleagues to tack onto a rational REAL ID bill by state Rep. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, you’ll have to pay extra for a separate state card if you want to comply with Read ID — or show a federally issued passport in order to board domestic flights. Such madness is not cheap. If Johnson and the LFF have their way, citizens will have to pay extra to get a separate, REAL ID-compliant state identification, and the state may also have to spend more to set up a separate database for compliant IDs. Harris was visibly frustrated after the House adopted Johnson’s amendment last week. He voted for his weakened bill just to get it over to the Senate, where the amendment no doubt will be stripped from the bill. That’s hardly a victory for those of us who prefer to use tinfoil on our grills rather than on our heads, unless the House has a lucid interval in the coming weeks. The Senate last month passed its own REAL ID measure. It would allow residents to carry just one card instead of two in order to comply with REAL ID. That bill awaits action in a House committee. If the House doesn’t get real about REAL ID, come late 2020 you will no longer be free to move about the country.

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MUSICIAN INTERVIEWS CHRISTIAN SCOTT .......... 27 MYSTIKAL .......................... 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE ........................... 33 JACK DEJOHNETTE ....... 37 BRIAN QUEZERGUE ........41

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Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam return to Jazz Fest. PHOTO BY SCOTT SALTZMAN

BY COUNT BASIN WITH HELP FROM WILL COVIELLO, FRANK ETHERIDGE, HOLLY HOBBS & NATHAN MATTISE PEARL JAM HITS THE MAIN STAGE on the first weekend

of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and music fills a dozen stages over two weekends at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Also on the first weekend lineup are arena-rockers including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1970s standouts Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs, the timeless Van Morrison, Janelle Monae, Maxwell, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Mystikal, Buckwheat Zydeco and many others. On the following pages, there are music picks from Gambit’s Jazz Fest aficionado Count Basin™, musician interviews, a map, daily schedules and more. Look for daily recaps on www. bestofneworleans.com. PAGE 20


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CONGO SQUARE STAGE Shine may be the key word for Ivan “TR Shine” Burgess’ music. The Belizean artist creates bright, beat-driven tracks meant to make a crowd move. Shine is a recent, repeat-winner of Belize’s National Song Competition. Shine has excelled in the Carnival category, in which the National Institute of Culture and History explicitly looks for songs to use for “celebratory

purposes.” After winning in backto-back years, he withdrew in 2015 to help promote younger artists.

3-4 Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys SHERATON FAIS DO-DO STAGE Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys took up the mantle of Cajun music more than 25 years ago, one of a handful of young bands inspired by revivalists such as Dewey Balfa. The group has released more than a dozen albums full of new accordion- and fiddle-led, French-sung tunes. It has toured extensively and have been highlighted on an NPR Tiny Desk concert. In 2015, the band released its first album in four years, Voyageurs. Fans at the Fais Do-Do Stage can expect to hear a mix of songs like the grandiose “Au Revoir Grand Mamou” and foot-stompers like “La Danse De Mardi Gras.”

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Nocturnals,” and that isn’t a mistake. Last summer, the singer-songwriter put out her first solo album after a decade of churning out rock and soul with the band. While some of the Nocturnals sat in for the sessions, a quick listen to Midnight shows this is something else entirely. Potter’s big riffs and attitude still shine through, but she’s comfortably putting her spin on power pop with the new material. There are electric sounds that would fit on an MGMT record and soaring choruses that wouldn’t be out of place on Top 40 radio. Inevitably, there will be some big guitar solos during her set, but the new songs may mean a few sing-alongs could make for equally memorable moments.

4:10-5:25 Geri Allen: The Erroll Garner Jazz Project ZATARAIN’S/ WWOZ JAZZ TENT Pianist Geri Allen is an accomplished composer, but recently she has devoted herself to honoring jazz legend Erroll Garner, whose Concert By The Sea became one of the best selling jazz albums of all-time 60 years ago. Last fall, Allen coproduced a rerelease that included 11 previously unheard tracks. The restoration effort led to nominations for Grammy and NAACP Image awards, and Allen organized a Garner tribute concert to coincide with the 2015 Monterey Jazz Festival. Now she’s bringing her Garner expertise to Jazz Fest.

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Crescent City as a young musician changed her career. Songs like “Go Tell It” (with its second line-inspired percussion) from Skonberg’s latest release make the relationship clear. She talks about her music on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

5:25-6:55 Janelle Monae CONGO SQUARE STAGE Ask five people about Janelle Monae, and you could get five different reference points. Her intense live shows have drawn comparisons to James Brown. Monae’s ability to seamlessly tiptoe between genres and weave fantastical narratives into her lyrics also recalls the late David Bowie. Modern giants including Erykah Badu want to collaborate with her as much as legends Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran. She even performs with an orchestra on occasion. Before Monae dives into acting this fall (look for her in Hidden Figures, a film about the unsung black women mathematicians who helped NASA launch the space program), she’s playing a handful

of summer concerts beginning with this Jazz Fest show. Even though 2013’s The Electric Lady is her most recent full-length release, Monae has consistently churned out hit singles. The latest — last year’s “Yoga” — was a stylistic departure into club music that showed her versatility. Monae is known to sneak in a crowd-pleasing cover (like her take on “Heroes,” which resurfaced earlier this year), so everything is on the table for this set.

5:30-7 Steely Dan ACURA STAGE It’s not clear how it happened, but Steely Dan suddenly has multigenerational appeal. While the soft rock legends remain a staple of classic rock radio, the band is equally likely to be on a Spotify playlist for a club or house party. Maybe being cited as Walter White’s favorite band on Breaking Bad did the trick, or perhaps winning over a 2015 Coachella crowd did the trick. Whatever the case, young acts like White Denim are paying homage with covers and Steely Dan’s festival crowds are only getting bigger.


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Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s jazzy soft rock band put out a string of albums in the 1970s, featuring the hits “Reelin’ in the Years” and “Rikki Don’t Lose that Number.” The band broke up and remained defunct through the 1980s before reuniting and has sporadically released new work. It has toured fairly regularly in the last five years, and audiences can expect its harmonies and light grooves to sound as good as they did on 1970s vinyl.

5:45-7 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings BLUES TENT Nothing can stop Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, the quintessential modern big band for fans of soul music. Much has happened since the band’s last appearance at Jazz Fest four years ago, the most public story being Jones’ battle with cancer.

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After her 2013 diagnosis, she recovered and rejoined her bandmates to record and tour in support of their Grammynominated 2014 LP, Give the People What They Want. (The comeback sparked a documentary, Miss Sharon Jones!, and wide release is expected this year.) Last fall, Jones told a Toronto Film Festival crowd that her cancer recurred, but the band wouldn’t be stopped. It released a holiday album in 2015 and has toured throughout 2016. Its sound is tailor-made for Jazz Fest, with big brass lines, an emphasis on rhythm and Jones’ commanding alto. Jones told Rolling Stone she’d keep fighting, and so far this year, Jones & The Dap-Kings sound as strong as ever.

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posting on his website (www. colinlake.com) a series of videos shot in the former Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. They feature him doing mostly original tunes, either solo or with his trio, and he’s rolling them out while he tours this summer. Lake performs with his full band Thursday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He spoke with Gambit about what he’s looking forward to seeing at the festival.

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“I have always listened to him. The deeper I’ve dug, the more I get into the Wavelength album. My most favorite recording of his is the Live at Montreux DVD set. When I got married in 2012, we had this one DVD from 1980 playing on the TV all the time — we just left it on and walked past it. It’s a big band performance in Montreux. He’s got two keyboard players, two drummers, a killing base player. (Alfred) “Pee Wee” Ellis was the bandleader at the time; he was the saxophone player who came up with all of the cool arrangements and horn parts. The way that (the songs) have new life breathed into them — it’s just a killing band. That’s what I am into with him: his great songwriting being driven through a killing band.”

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“Whatever he does, I’ll be there. He might be my ‘desert island’ artist — if I could only bring one catalogue with me. A friend of mine in high school had that three-disc retrospective called In Progress & In Motion (1965-1998). I love his approach, vocal phrasing and his sort of relaxed playing style. I love the way the older tunes are recorded, whether it’s the blues stuff with the distorted harmonica or the slide stuff with Jesse Ed Davis or the Caribbean stuff. There are so many cool sounds and

percussion bits. I love how natural and alive those recordings feel.”

COREY HARRIS BAND

4:15 p.m.-5:20 p.m. Thursday, April 28 BLUES TENT

“When I was getting into roots music 15 to 17 years ago, (Corey Harris) did Greens from the Garden, which was like slide guitar with this Afro influence and a few jazzy things going on. His voice — I am attracted to people who push their voice and express themselves. He takes a lot of chances. He also made Downhome Sophisticate, which I really dug.”

TBC BRASS BAND

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“When I first got to town, I would always see them playing by the Foot Locker off Canal Street. I would always see the trumpet player Sean (Roberts) around town a lot. I love their energy. Brass bands on the street is part of what hooked me on New Orleans when I was first down here.”

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“EVERYONE EVOLVES,” CHRISTIAN SCOTT SAYS. “Eventually you step

into different spaces.” The prolific, Grammy Award-nominated jazz artist (and graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and Berklee College of Music) has developed a genreless elasticity, and his critically acclaimed 2015 breakthrough Stretch Music spans hip-hop, psychedelic soul and atmospheric electronics. Scott doesn’t melt them together into a shapeless, liquid pool — they’re bricked together like a beautifully warped sculpture. Scott’s latest expression merges elements of trap music — lethal pops from Roland TR-808 drum machines and SPD-SX percussive sample pads — as a gateway to younger audiences outside the often-insular jazz scene, challenging them to hear “what this music actually has to offer and try to dispel this notion that the best jazz has already happened.” “It’s kind of an absurd notion,” he says. “If you want to step towards

them and build a bridge, you have to be willing to meet people where they frequent… It’s the type of music I listen to in a certain social space. It captivates me and has a value to me — it’s not like something that’s purely contrived as like a conceptual thing. I listen to it as part of my daily diet of music.” On Stretch Music, skittering drum samples seem to trip over a trumpet and flute duet on “Sunrise in Beijing” and spare 808 snaps shroud a smoke-filled “Tantric” — paired with the album’s live drums and arrangements, Scott links his shapeshifting jazz palette to its lineage of African and Caribbean rhythms, all propelling Scott’s lines, as lyrical, patient and melodic as they are unpredictable. Stretch Music’s introduction carried with it Scott’s written manifesto and mission statement regarding his concept for “stretch music”: “This is what you will hear on our recordings; a stretching of jazz, not a replacement. And this is what I hope younger people will be able to take

away from it as well: the idea that innovation should never be regarded as a problem in artistic practice, that one should always be aware of what has come before, and finally, that criticisms shouldn’t evoke paralysis, they should inspire action.” “Traditionally I’m dissatisfied with sounds in general,” he says. “I hold the notion I can either expand what’s already been contributed or find new modes of operating, in terms of a communal dialogue we’re working on musically.” Scott — nephew of saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. and grandson of the Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. — jokes that after years as the wunderkind teenager, he’s now the old man (he’s 33). He surrounds himself with younger, fresher players, mirroring the changing lineups of artists like Art Blakey and Miles Davis. “They were able to tap the younger, developing and up-andcoming artists and help them refine what it was they were trying to put together for their generation and for themselves,” Scott says. “It ends up feeding the music in a different way, too. You’re not dealing with folks who have encroached into the space artistically, where they think they know better or are fighting the idea of change because they’re set in their own way. … If I say, ‘let’s hear what that phrase sounds like if we play it in reverse,’ they’re just as interested in hearing what that sounds like as I am. My natural mode of operating is more of an exploratory stance.” Fresh from rehearsals and the studio, Scott plans to premiere stretch music’s next chapter at Jazz Fest, complete with dueling drummers (including Joe Dyson’s “pan-African, West African trap drumset”). “You’re going to hear the new sound in creative improvised music,” Scott says. “Anyone interested in hearing in what is at the forefront of what’s happening creatively right now, they should definitely bring their butts down there and get a taste.”

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Mystikal

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BY HOLLY HOBBS WITH A DISTINCT SOUND AND A PERFORMANCE STYLE that begs

for a headlining show at The Apollo Theater, Mystikal has been called the James Brown of his generation. His 2015 collaboration with super-producer Mark Ronson, “Feel Right,” provided space for Mystikal to shine, highlighting his unique lyrical wordplay and his intense musicality, deeply rooted in New Orleans performance aesthetics. Just a few years after the release of his Grammy-nominated Tarantula album, which spawned the mega-hit “Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against the Wall),” closely followed his post-No Limit Records hits “Danger” and “Shake Ya Ass,” Mystikal was sentenced to a six-year sentence for sexual battery and extortion charges, putting his career on hiatus. Following his release from prison in early 2010, Mystikal jumped back into his career full force, building on the countless hits of his No Limit days with new collaborations with his old producer, KLC, and signing to Cash Money Records. In 2012, Mystikal returned to prison for a three-month stint for

violating the terms of his five-year probation. In 2016, Mystikal has worked to rebuild his career from the ground up, focusing on new material that highlights his best asset — the energy he brings to a performance with a live band. Mystikal appears at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a new band, one he describes as part funk, part soul and part jazz. “My sound has progressed since the last Jazz Fest,” Mystikal says. “It’s elevated ’cause I feel like I’ve elevated. I feel like I’ve grown as an artist, and what I mean by that is, I kind of see who I’m talking to now, as opposed to when I first came home, I didn’t really know what target I was shooting. … I was shooting some live rounds, but they weren’t all hitting the target because I didn’t really know who I was speaking to.” Mystikal cares about the experience of his audience and is able to combine the feel of an intimate show with the powerhouse sound for which he is known. “I come to do my job for the audience, and my job is to make the audience forget about any bills

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they owe, or anybody who owes them money and just enjoy themselves and have fun,” he says. Mystikal says he has fallen in love with music again. It has been a long road back, and he was initially disillusioned by the state of the music industry to which he returned. He also was troubled by setbacks that plagued him since early 2010. “An artist’s job is not to complain, but to do something about it,” he says. Mystikal returns to Congo Square Stage this year a stronger artist with renewed dedication. “Jazz Fest is special,” he says. “It’s just live. And it’s live in my hometown. It’s a moment that I can really show the audience the product of their love and their support. I can say, look, it’s y’all’s fault that I’m up here. So that’s when I try to do my absolute best.”

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Songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff has established himself with his raucous style. Originally from Mississippi, Rateliff has been performing since 2007 and recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He’s currently touring with his band Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, which released its self-titled debut album in 2015. Rateliff combines some of Americana’s grittier strains in a blues-infused rock sound that is sometimes rounded out with jazz and brass band influences. Rateliff has the personality and energy to kick down the fourth wall and wow audiences while performing solo, and that only adds to the band’s big presence and sound.

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NASCENT NASHVILLE SENSATIONS BROTHERS OSBORNE’S VIDEO for

“Stay a Little Longer” is nearing nine million views on YouTube. Released in October as a preview of their debut album Pawn Shop (EMI Records Nashville), “Stay a Little Longer” is set amid a dark, gritty urban wasteland populated by multiracial, well-tattooed hipster actors in passionate scenes. Frontman vocalist and younger brother TJ strums rhythm licks on his acoustic guitar while the bearded and unkempt John, intermittently delivers riffs both delicate and tractor-bouncy before shredding a sinister outro segment to the original tune. “I haven’t checked in a while,” John Osborne says of the YouTube count, talking by phone during a recent tour stop in Alabama. “I don’t get caught up in listening to such talk, but definitely it’s put us over the edge. We needed it and are very grateful. “What we’d prefer, while ultra-grateful, is a one-on-one relationship,” Osborne adds. “Not a direct, sold-to-you relationship, but a much closer bond versus just watching us on YouTube. Come to our shows, get to understand us as artists, meet each

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other and have a good time.” At 33, John has lived in Nashville for 15 years. Three-and-a-half years younger, TJ moved to the Music City 13 years ago. Sudden darlings of a country-music renaissance that’s flourishing in tandem with Nashville’s recent cultural and economic boom, the Brothers Osborne know the benefit of fitting into its scene. “If you look at the city now, it’s physically had an entire facelift,” John says. “A lot of different styles, a lot of different influences — The Black Keys, Jack White — have congregated in one place. That breeds creativity and diversity musically as well as culturally. We’re all crossing party lines to write and create for each other. Another factor for artists like us is Chris Stapleton breaking through in such an epic way, with his more organic style and huge rock sound. This isn’t the bro-country you heard for so long, songs all in the same style with all the same production.” Osborne says his parents paved the way for the duo to compose music and visit Nashville in hopes of succeeding there. “Of course I was rebellious and hated everything in my parents’ life when I first started really

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listening to music — first sucked in by the whole Seattle grunge thing,” he says. “Then Stevie Ray Vaughan changed everything for me. I didn’t understand what you were allowed to do with the guitar. Then I found [Eric] Clapton, Duane [Allman], Dickey [Betts], [Lynyrd] Skynyrd, B.B. King, Freddie King — the blues/Southern rock style grabbed me hard. Then I got into high school and I got into old country: Roy Nichols, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens. The complexity of country music, which seems simple on the surface, has a lot of subtleties that takes a bit of maturity to hear. Then it became a rabbit hole I’m still in.” Growing up in what he describes as the backwater culture of smalltown, Western Shore Maryland, Osborne says front-porch jams with friends and family just were part of life as he knew it. Growing from there to stardom with his brother seemed simple, he says. “It really all came naturally,” he says. “The trick is, we didn’t overthink it.”

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and a mournful horn line brings John Coltrane’s 1963 masterpiece “Alabama” to a close. Recorded two months after members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church in Birmingham, Alabama, the song is considered Coltrane’s response to the tragedy, in part because that horn line closely resembles the cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s eulogy for the young girls killed by the bomb.

Coltrane never confirmed the source of his inspiration. That detail lends an element of timelessness to a new version of the tune, recorded by drummer Jack DeJohnette with the sons of two of his late, close friends: saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and bassist Matthew Garrison, whose father Jimmy Garrison played bass on the original recording. DeJohnette has known both players since they were toddlers and began

touring with them a few years ago. As the project progressed, they headed for Garrison’s Brooklyn venue, ShapeShifter Lab, to zero in on ideas for a full album. The result, In Movement, arrives May 6 and opens with “Alabama.” “That song represents a crossroads of where we are in humanity right now,” says DeJohnette, 73, a masterful composer and improviser who explores drums’ melodic potential while stretching the boundaries of rhythm. “When ‘Alabama’ came out it was (during) the civil rights movement, and we’re still dealing with the same issues.” In their take on the classic piece, Garrison, 45, updates the rhythm section climax by stretching out and amping up the electronic

tones and textures he’s otherwise restrained just below the surface. Coltrane, 50, delivers a plaintive take on his dad’s famous part in a distinct voice. DeJohnette, meanwhile, propels the song. The tune’s revitalized reference to history, both political and personal, reflects how the band approaches working together. Though he speaks in glowing terms of Coltrane and Garrison’s musical development through the years, DeJohnette says this music is about the present. “There really is no past, present or future — everything happens right now,” he says. “You have to be in the moment and be conscious of that to play improvised music and to live your life in a way that can dance and is flexible.” If flexibility is the goal, In Movement more than meets it. The material ranges from an homage to Rashied Ali featuring Coltrane on the very high-register sopranino to an Earth, Wind & Fire cover that makes funky use of Garrison’s often thickly textured loops, samples and electric bass. The inventive title track, which showcases the band’s knack for pushing one another forward, is a standout. “Our whole feeling about playing music is that we’re all sensitive to what’s going on,” DeJohnette says. “Through the power of the music and the intentions that we have in recording it, we hope the music would send out an energy that would help to heal some of the imbalances in the planet.” Working with musicians he considers family has more tangible advantages, too. “The music is a sort of home base where we can experiment and have dialogues, musically and personally, to try and help one another grow as human beings,” he says. “I think that’s what I’ve learned from them.”

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Maxwell CONGO SQUARE STAGE After his debut in the early 1990s, Maxwell’s soaring falsetto quickly established him as an artist to watch. As opposed to the avant-garde D’Angelo and the more traditional Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell offers audiences sensual funk- and soul-tinged R&B. He was scheduled to release the second album in a trilogy in 2012, but it was postponed due to vocal swelling. In 2016, new music arrives July 1 in the form of BlackSUMMERS’night. Maxwell released the album’s first single “Lake By the Ocean,” which he described in a live online Q&A as finding contentment in life’s smaller moments. “Being content in a lake when you have an entire ocean near you is the epitome of true happiness.” It

sets the stage for a new chapter in Maxwell’s repertoire.

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Boz Scaggs BLUES TENT Boz Scaggs was was born in Ohio, but his family moved to Texas and Oklahoma, where his musical sensibility formed. Although he rose to fame as the guitarist on the Steve Miller Band’s first two albums, Scaggs was never meant to be a side player. He became a legend in his own right after going solo in the mid-1970s. His second album, Silk Degrees, featured four hits, including the light-funk track “Lowdown,” which showcased vocals reminiscent of Aaron Neville. While his work has shifted with each decade, Scaggs’ most recent sound has taken on a darker, jazzier quality. His most recent album, 2015’s A Fool to Care, contains more complex arrangements than his previous work.

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Van Morrison GENTILLY STAGE Even though he’s been performing since the early 1960s, 70-year-old Van Morrison hasn’t slowed down. In 2015, he released his 35th studio album, Duets: Re-working the Catalogue, which offered fans a new take on some of his most beloved songs. Listeners may be most familiar with his early major hits “Brown Eyed Girl,” “Moondance,” “Into the Mystic” and “Wild Night,” but beyond those oft-requested songs, Morrison has an immense repertoire that has evolved and grown with time. The Grammy Award-winning musician has been a fan favorite for some time.

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ans music. His father, Wardell Quezergue, created the brilliant arrangements heard on Earl King’s “Trick Bag,” Professor Longhair’s “Big Chief,” The Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love,” Robert Parker’s “Barefootin’” Jean Knight’s “Mr. Big Stuff,” King Floyd’s “Groove Me,” Dr. John’s Goin’ Back to New Orleans album and many other classics. Quezergue followed his father’s footsteps into composing and arranging. He writes at the piano, but his principle focus is bass — fourstring fretless bass and six-string fretted bass. Quezergue has recorded one album so far, and the all-instrumental Reflections contains elegant, even spiritual, contemporary jazz. “That’s my original music,” the musician and music educator says between classes at Phillis Wheatley Community School. “It’s all coming from inside of me, from my experience.” The birth of Quezergue’s son inspired the mystical Reflections track “Seed of Life.” His wife sparked the lyrical “Shyvette.” For the especially songful “Emelda,” a tribute to his mother, he climbs into the extreme upper register of his fretless bass. “The fretless bass sings,” he says. “It’s difficult to play it in tune, but worth it to hear that lyrical quality.” Lately, he has been exploring melodic ideas in the bass’ lower and midrange. “The instrument sounds beautiful in every register,” he says. And moving between fretless and fretted bass offers him two distinctive musical worlds, both of which he loves. In addition to gigging with his own group and being an on-call bassist for trumpeter James Andrews, vocalist Stephanie Jordan and others, Quezergue teaches pre-K through fourth grade in the Firstline Schools charter school network. For the past 22 years, he has performed Sundays at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church under the direction of local gospel mainstay Veronica Downs-Dorsey.

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For his own gigs and studio work, the bassist strives to surround himself with musicians he respects and admires. “I get something out of that,” he says. “It’s not, ‘I’m the leader! Look at me!’ Sometimes, like the other night at Snug Harbor, one musician may pull the thing in another direction. If everyone drops the ego and follows the music, it becomes an adventure. “That’s what I’m hoping people see in our Jazz Fest set. I want the audience to walk away with a holistic experience that’s bigger than any one instrument and person.” Quezergue seemingly was destined to play the essential rhythm-section instrument. “When I would go to the studio with my dad, I always loved to see the music come together from scratch, from the rhythm tracks,” he says. His father died in 2011 at 81. “He was a genius,” Quezergue says. “In his lifetime, he definitely did not enjoy the monetary fruit of his labor. But that was not as important as the work, because he left a legacy. Once you pass, the work you put out in the air, that’s more important than money.”

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BLUES TENT New Orleans’ dapper elder statesman of the blues, Little Freddie King personifies the raw and storied qualities of the genre, and not many bluesmen can boast of being shot multiple times by multiple women. Born just above the state line in McComb, Mississippi in 1940, King finger-picked alongside his guitarist father during childhood. Eventually, he rode the rails to New Orleans, where he jammed with titans including John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley when they visited the city. He combines gut-bucket electric guitar work

and storyteller showmanship to keep audiences’ hips shaking to tunes like “Crack Head Joe” deep into monthly Saturday night shows at the befitting juke-joint setting of BJ’s Lounge in the 9th Ward.

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GENTILLY STAGE In March, the local indie-pop quintet Royal Teeth dropped the single “Kids Conspire,” which aptly addresses its children-of-all-ages appeal. It features the twenty-something band’s driving drums, wavy synth, fast-strumming guitars and huge hooks as it explores an uplifting, bouncy musical terrain. “Kids Conspire” may make its way onto an upcoming album, a follow-up to Royal Teeth’s 2013 debut Glow, highlighted by fan-favorite “Wild.” The band was formed when Joshua Wells, Gary Larsen, Josh Hefner and Thomas Onebane met in Lafayette and Baton Rouge and converged in New Orleans in 2010. Here, they discovered the final piece of the puzzle: Nora Patterson, who excels as a songwriter, vocalist and performer.

Leyla McCalla LAGNIAPPE STAGE New Orleans should be proud that the organic-yet-otherworldly talent Leyla McCalla chose to call it home. But not many cities could nurture a blossoming artist born in New York of Haitian heritage. She’s also following a rarified muse: traditional Cajun and Creole styles (with Haitian influences as well) infused with jazz and folk and informed by an astute social conscience. She refined her delicate percussive style of playing cello by hand and bow as a touring member of the now defunct Carolina Chocolate Drops. McCalla moved to New Orleans in 2013, the same year she released her debut Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes (the London Sunday Times’ Album of the Year). Late last month, the soul-stirring video for “A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey” arrived as a delicious tease of a title-track for an album slated for May release on Jazz Village. It also features stellar Louisiana musicians from Louis Michot to

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adventurous. His Trio Mollusc held down the Lagniappe Stage from 2012-2015, and this year marks the Jazz Fest debut of his Quintet Narcosis, a rekindling of flames with longtime running partners Joe Cabral (baritone sax) and Rene Coman (bass) from the Iguanas, percussionist Michael Skinkus and Radiators guitarist Camile Baudoin. Expect the band to jam on absurdist takes of originals by Volker (aka Zeke Fishhead) and clever cover selections.

Garifuna culture. Descendants of West African slaves who arrived in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent circa 1635, the Garifuna today are closely associated with punta music and dance — grooves and moves connected to West African influences similar to those in New Orleans music. (The Garifuna Collective also performs in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion at 12:35 p.m.-1:25 p.m. and 2:55 p.m.-4:25 p.m. Saturday and 12:40 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Sunday.)

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4:10-5:25 Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter Duo ZATARAIN’S/WWOZ JAZZ TENT This rare pairing is the stuff of Jazz Fest dreams. Intimately intertwined since the 1960s as players in Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet (and the 1970s, when the two icons settled in Los Angeles and shared Buddhist practice), composer/ pianist Herbie Hancock teamed up with composer/saxophonist Wayne Shorter in 1997 to create the acclaimed duet album 1+1. They toured briefly in support of it in 1998 but have largely neglected the project since then. Hancock, 76, is now sanctified in the genre — as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, he ushered in the inaugural International Jazz Day at sunrise in Congo Square (his choice) during Jazz Fest 2012 by leading aspiring music students in his timeless epic “Watermelon Man.” Recent performances have shown Hancock capable of grooving on keyboards as proficiently as on his landmark Fat Albert Rotunda (1970) album. Shorter distinguished himself with the 1966 landmark Speak No Evil (Blue Note). He’s 82 and last year admit-

ted having reduced lung capacity, but he still seeks to reinvent his music during every performance.

4:15-5:30 Taj Mahal Trio SHERATON NEW ORLEANS FAIS DO-DO STAGE Born Henry St. Clair Fredericks Jr. in Harlem in 1942 to a gospel-singing mother and jazz-composing father, Taj Mahal is among the most inventive blues/roots musicians of the 20th century. After forming counter-culture precursor the Rising Sons with Ry Cooder in California in 1964, Taj put the rock world on notice in 1968 with his breakout performance in The Rolling Stones’ film Rock and Roll Circus, a psychedelic spectacle where he mesmerized with both voice and fashion in delivering “Ain’t that alot of Love.” Self-taught as a singer, songwriter and guitar/ piano/banjo/harmonica play-

er, he penned cult-classic tunes such as “She Caught the Katy” and “Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes.” Maintaining a busy global touring schedule, he returns to Jazz Fest for a mostly acoustic set with his trio.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers ACURA STAGE The Red Hot Chili Peppers owe New Orleans a raging, red-hot, funked-up rock show for the band’s first gig at Jazz Fest. Why? Because frontman Anthony Kiedis sported New Orleans Saints gear when the team was mocked as the Aints. Because matured madman bassist Flea owns a groove inspired by George Porter Jr.’s deep pocket play. Because “Sir Pyscho Sexy” was recorded on Esplanade Avenue at Kingsway Studio. Because a sold-out 2012 show in the then-named New

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TICKETS: • Single-day tickets cost $65 in advance, $75 at the gate. • Child’s ticket $5 (available at the gate only; ages 2-10; adult must accompany child). • Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www. ticketmaster.com and by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in advance in person at the Smoothie King Center box office. Advance purchase-priced tickets for the first weekend are available through April 21. Advance purchase-priced tickets for the second weekend are available through April 27. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges. • VIP ticket information is available at www.nojazzfest.com. • Re-entry to the Fair Grounds is allowed only with a WWOZ Brass Pass, Foundation Gala Pass and Big Chief, Grand Marshal and Krewe of Jazz Fest VIP passes.

TRANSPORTATION: • There are taxi stands at Stallings Playground (1600 Gentilly Blvd.) and at Alcee Fortier Park (3100 Esplanade Ave.). • Gray Line operates continuous round-trip transportation to the festival from the Sheraton Hotel (500 Canal St.), Gray Line Lighthouse (Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River) and City Park (Wisner Boulevard at Filmore Avenue) from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for $19 from downtown or $15 from City Park. A one-way ticket from the festival to downtown is $10. For more information call (504) 569-1401 or (800) 233-2628 or visit www.graylineneworleans. com/jazz-fest-express.html. • Bicycle parking is available near the Gentilly Boulevard and Sauvage Street entrances.

ON THE GROUNDS: • Jazz Fest food and drink vendors are cash only. ATMs are available on the grounds. • Jazz Fest is handicapped accessible. Call the festival at (504) 410-6104 for information. • There are two medical tents on festival grounds. One is near the edge of the track between the Gentilly and Fais Do-Do stages; the other is on the edge of the track near the Acura display tent.

JAZZ FEST PERMITS: • Small bags and backpacks (17 x 12 x 10 inches) & 12-pack soft coolers • Single, collapsible chairs • Wheelchairs and medical scooters • Push strollers for children • Blankets and small tarps not exceeding 6 by 8 feet • Factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter) • Hand-held, personal-sized umbrellas

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• Large or hard-sided coolers • Rolling bags • Wagons and carts

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• Pets • Glass • Personal tents • Shade canopies or beach or pole-style umbrellas • Athletic games • Large chairs with rockers, foot rests, side tables, etc. • Bicycles or other wheeled personal transport devices (e.g. skateboards) • Video- and audio-recording equipment • Unauthorized vending • Weapons, illicit drugs and other contraband • Outside beverages except factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter) • Inserting stakes, poles or any other objects into the ground, or use of ropes, tape, etc. to reserve space • Inflatable items, drones

KIDS TENT PERFORMANCES FRIDAY, APRIL 22 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Young Audiences Brass Band Throwdown 12:40 p.m.-1:25 p.m. KID smART Student Showcase 1:50 p.m.-2:35 p.m. Vishten of Canada 3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Rosa Ashby Metoyer 4:10 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Chosen Vessels Dance & Performing Arts 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m. Uptown Music Theatre SATURDAY, APRIL 23 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The RRAAMS 12:40 p.m.-1:25 p.m. Confetti Park Players 1:35 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team 1:50 p.m.-2:35 p.m. Sylvia Yancy 3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Square Dance with Lost in the Holler 3:50 p.m.-4 p.m. Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team 4:10 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Ashe Cultural Arts Center Kuumba Institute 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m. Capoeira New Orleans SUNDAY, APRIL 24 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The Royal Boys Choir 12:40 p.m.-1:25 p.m. Mister G 1:50 p.m.-2:35 p.m. New Orleans Dance Collective 3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Pelican212 4:10 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Sundays in Congo Square 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m. Young Band Nation

CULTURAL PAVILION PERFORMANCES

In 2016, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s international highlight features musicians, artists and crafts from Belize. There are displays and performances in the Cultural Pavilion tent located between the Food 2 area and the Congo Square Stage. Performers include the Talla Walla Creole drummers, the hip-hop-influenced music of TR Shine and the music of Belize’s Garifuna Collective.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Brad Pacfico & Talla Walla Creole drummers 12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Florencio Mess, Maya harp master 1:05 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Brad Pacfico & Talla Walla Creole drummer 2:05 p.m.-3:05 p.m. Garifuna Generation of New Orleans 3:25 p.m.-4:05 p.m. Brad Pacfico & Talla Walla Creole drummers 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. TR Shine SATURDAY, APRIL 23 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Garifuna Generation of New Orleans 12:35 p.m.-12:25 p.m. Garifuna Collective of Belize 1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. TR Shine 2:55 p.m.-4:25 p.m. Garifuna Collective of Belize 4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m. TR Shine SUNDAY, APRIL 24 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Brad Pacfico & Talla Walla Creole drummers 12:40 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Garifuna Collective of Belize 2:20 p.m.-3 p.m. Garifuna Generation of New Orleans 3:20 p.m.-3:35 p.m. Florencio Mess, Maya harp master 3:55 p.m.-4:35 p.m. Garifuna Generation of New Orleans 4:55 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Brad Pacfico & Talla Walla Creole drummers

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2:05-3:05

The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Jean Knight

New Orleans Classic Recording Divas featuring

12:35-1:40

The Topcats

11:25-12:15

ACURA STAGE

Gov’t Mule

5:25-6:55

Grace Potter

3:20-4:40

Cowboy Mouth

1:35-2:40

Flow Tribe

12:20-1:10

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes

11:20-noon

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Janelle Monáe

5:25-6:55

Donald Harrison, Jr.

3:35-4:45

Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers

2-3:05

of Belize

TR Shine

12:45-1:35

Hot 8 Brass Band

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CONGO SQUARE STAGE

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah presents Stretch Music

5:45-6:45

Geri Allen: The Errol Garner Jazz Project

4:10-5:25

Brian Blade

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

5:45-7

Walter Trout

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Eric Lindell

1:25-2:25

Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory

12:15-1

Shannon Powell presents A Tribute to Smokey Johnson

11:15-noon

BLUES TENT

2:50-3:45

Jason Marsalis

1:30-2:30

of Japan

Aya Takazawa

12:20-1:10

UNO Jazz Allstars

11:20-12:05

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Andrew Hall’s Society Brass Band

5:40-6:30

Bria Skonberg

4:15-5:20

Orange Kellin’s New Orleans DeLuxe Orchestra

3-3:55

Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders with Butch Thompson

1:45-2:40

Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans

12:30-1:25

Chris Clifton & His Allstars

11:20-12:10

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Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

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The Black Lillies

4:25-5:40

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

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Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band

1:35-2:35

The Deslondes

12:25-1:15

Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys

11:15-12:05

SHERATON NEW ORLEANS FAIS DO-DO STAGE

The Caesar Brothers Funkbox

5:45-6:45

Panorama Jazz Band

4:20-5:25

Real Untouchable Brass Band

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La Tran-K Band

1:40-2:40

Mardi Gras Indians

Semolian Warriors

12:35-1:15

New Wave Brass Band

11:20-12:15

JAZZ & HERITAGE STAGE

Shades of Praise

5:55-6:40

New Orleans Gospel Soul Children

5-5:45

The Anointed Jackson Sisters

3:55-4:45

Harold Holloway & Co.

2:50-3:35

Betty Winn & One A-Chord

1:55-2:40

with the St. Raymond & St. Leo the Great Choir

Connie & Dwight Fitch

1-1:45

Alexis Spight

12:05-12:50

Zulu Gospel Male Ensemble

11:15-11:55

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John Swenson

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Sam Doores and Riley Downing

4:30-5:15

John Wirt

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Alvin Youngblood Hart

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Jennifer Odell

Bria Skonberg

2:30-3:15

Darrell Bourque

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The Legacy of Amédé Ardoin

1:30-2:15 Goldman Thibodeaux

David Fricke

INTERVIEWER:

Tommy Malone and John Magnie

12:30-1:15

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Baby Bee

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John Rankin, Jimmy Robinson and Cranston Clements

featuring

Guitar Masters

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Driskill Mountain Boys

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Javier Cabrera of Mexico

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Sarah Quintana & the Miss River Band

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Galactic

2:45-3:50

Anders Osborne

1:30-2:20

Leo Nocentelli

12:20-1:10

Nigel Hall

11:20-noon

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Van Morrison

5:40-6:55

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

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Tab Benoit

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Big Sam’s Funky Nation

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Alpha Blondy & the Solar System

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New Orleans Experience feat. S-8ighty, Partners-NCrime, DJ Jubilee, Denisia, Kevin Stylez, Dobama and Govenor Reiss

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Naturally 7

5:40-6:55

DeJohnette Coltrane Garrison

4:05-5:20

Leah Chase

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Victor Goines

1:40-2:30

Blodie’s Jazz Jam

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Boz Scaggs

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John Hammond

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Jarekus Singleton

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James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars

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Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste Jr.

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Johnny Sansone

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Brian Quezergue

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New Orleans Swamp Donkeys

5:40-6:35

Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton featuring Henry Butler, Butch Thompson and Dr. Michael White

4:10-5:20

Tim Laughlin

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys

6:10-7

Brothers Osborne

4:35-5:50

Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band

3:05-4:05

Warren Storm, Willie Tee & Cypress with special gues Tommy McLain

Gregg Stafford & His Young Tuxedo Brass Band

2:50-3:45

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Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue

12:20-1:10

Jambalaya Cajun Band with D.L. Menard

11:15-noon

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Connie Jones & the Crescent City Jazz Band

12:25-1:15

Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs

11:15-12:05

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Pocket Aces Brass Band

5:50-6:50

Papa Mali

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Alexey Marti & Urban Mind

2:45-3:55

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Talla Walla Vibrations

1:40-2:25

Dr. Brice Miller & Mahogany Brass Band

12:20-1:20

Big Chief Keke & Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians

11:20-noon

JAZZ & HERITAGE STAGE

Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir

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The Johnson Extension

5:05-5:50

Glen David Andrews and the Treme Choir

4:10-4:55

Anthony Brown & Group therAPy

2:55-3:55

Archdiocese of New Orleans Gospel Choir

1:50-2:35

Kim Che’re

12:55-1:40

12:05-12:45 Arthur and Friends Community Choir

The Wimberly Family Gospel Singers

11:15-11:55

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Swamp Pop Crooner

Steve Armbruster

INTERVIEWER:

4:15-5 Tommy McLain

Dave Margulies

INTERVIEWER:

Anders Osborne

3:15-4

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Michael Gourrier

Jack DeJohnette

2:15-3

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Scott Billington

Irma Thomas

1:15-2

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Gabou Mendy

Alpha Blondy

12:15-1

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Willie Sugarcapps

5:30-6:30

Cameron Dupuy & The Cajun Troubadours

4:15-5:10

Motel Radio

3-3:55

New Orleans Jazz Vipers

1:45-2:40

Darcy Malone & The Tangle

12:35-1:25

Xavier University Jazz Ensemble

11:30-12:15

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Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars

3:05-4:15

Better Than Ezra

1:35-2:35

New Orleans Suspects

12:20-1:10

Los Po-Boy-Citos

11:20-noon

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Nick Jonas

5:25-6:55

Elle King

3:45-4:45

Royal Teeth

2:10-3:10

Amanda Shaw

12:45-1:45

Imagination Movers

11:25-12:25

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J. Cole

5:45-7

Carlos Vives

3:50-5:05

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Dédé Saint-Prix Band

2:10-3:10

Henry Butler & Jambalaya

12:40-1:45

Rock en Español

ManzaNota

11:20-12:15

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Terence Blanchard

5:50-7

Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter Duo

4:10-5:25

The Herlin Riley Quintet

2:45-3:45

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Larry Sieberth

1:35-2:25

feat. Stephen Walker and Michael Watson

The Woodshed Trombones

12:20-1:15

Johnny Lang

5:40-7

Rhiannon Giddens

3:50-5

Glen David Andrews Band

2:30-3:20

Preston Shannon

1:20-2:10

Little Freddie King Blues Band

12:15-1

Deak Harp

11:15-11:55

11:10-noon NOCCA Jazz Ensemble

BLUES TENT

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Don Vappie & The Creole Jazz Serenaders

5:35-6:35

featuring Brian “Breeze” Cayolle

Ms. Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith

4:15-5:15

Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark

2:55-3:55

Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest

1:40-2:35

Steve Pistorius and the Southern Syncopators

12:30-1:20

Kid Simmons’ Local International Allstars

11:20-12:10

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5:55-6:55

The Taj Mahal Trio

4:15-5:30

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

2:45-3:45

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band

1:30-2:20

Belton Richard & the Musical Aces

12:20-1:10

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble

11:15-noon

SHERATON NEW ORLEANS FAIS DO-DO STAGE

& the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

5:50-6:50

New Breed Brass Band

4:20-5:30

The Garifuna Collective

2:50-4

Young Pinstripe Brass Band

1:30-2:30

Big Chief Walter Cook & The Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians

12:40-1:15

The Revealers

11:20-12:20

JAZZ & HERITAGE STAGE

Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries Choir

6-6:45

Tyronne Foster & The Arc Singers

5:05-5:50

CeCe Winans

3:50-4:50

The Zion Harmonizers

2:45-3:30

Jonté Landrum

1:50-2:35

St. Joseph the Worker Music Ministry

12:55-1:40

The Electrifying Crown Seekers

noon-12:45

The Rocks of Harmony

11:10-11:50

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Barry Ancelet

Belton Richard

4-4:45

Scott Barretta

INTERVIEWER:

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

3-3:45

Dan Sharp

INTERVIEWER:

Carlos Vives

2-2:45

INTERVIEWER:

Joyce Jackson

CeCe Winans

1-1:45

INTERVIEWER:

Nick Spitzer

Rhiannon Giddens

noon-12:45

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The Kid Carsons

5:30-6:30

Kevin Gordon

4:05-5:05

Ed Volker’s Quintet Narcosis

2:35-3:45

Leyla McCalla

12:55-2:10

Robert Jardell & Pure Cajun

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WHAT’S IN STORE @missy_wilkinson

Makin’ groceries BY PADMINI PARTHASARATHY

A Breaux Mart empoyee stocks fresh flowers in the floral section at the family owned store. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

AT BREAUX MART (citywide; www.breauxmart. com), hundreds of locally sourced products, including craft beer, coffee, jams and jellies line the shelves. All five Breaux Mart stores offer grocery staples, meats and produce, and each location is specific to its neighborhood. “We continue to evolve and grow with the changing neighborhoods and provide good service to our neighborhoods,” says owner Jay Breaux. “In Metairie, at that store, you’re going to see a much larger selection of Hispanic and Latino goods. … We’re competitive [in price], but we take care of our individual neighborhoods.” Breaux Mart is family-owned and has been open for more than 40 years. Employees make a point to remember the names of regulars’ children. Both Breaux and Jen Doyle, manager of the Magazine Street location, value the familial vibe. “It’s very tight-knit,” Doyle says. “[The five managers] keep in close contact with each other.” The staff does its best to fill customer requests for specialty items. “If a customer calls or comes in (and wants something we don’t carry), we definitely try to get that

SHOPPING NEWS BY MISSY WILKINSON

BUFFALO EXCHANGE (4119 Magazine St., 504891-7443; www.buffaloexchange.com) holds an Earth Day sale Saturday, April 23. Men’s and women’s clothing, accessories and jewelry are on sale for $1. Proceeds benefit the Center for Biological Diversity. SWOON BOUTIQUE (130 Harrison Ave., 504-5162770; www.facebook.com/ swoonneworleans) recently celebrated its grand opening. The store carries women’s clothing, shoes and accessories. request,” Doyle says. “I don’t really see where we’ve ever had to deny anyone a request. We typically try to get it direct from the company. We have a few warehouses that we source from as well.” Store managers track down and stock local products their customers might like. “I scope out farmers markets and things like that,” Doyle says. “I went to the Covington Farmers Market. One company I found is

Lolly Marie’s [Chocolates]. [They make] chocolate caramel and it’s to die for.” The Magazine Street location services 9,000 shoppers every week. It specializes in health-conscious and organic foods, in keeping with neighborhood residents’ tastes. The store regularly hosts events like crawfish boils. “We’re moving in the right direction,” Doyle says. “Modern with a little bit of classic.”

JUDY AT THE RINK (The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 504-891-7018; www. facebook.com/judyattherink) hosts a gallery show by Annieglass through May 14 with complimentary engraving of the sculptural glass tableware.


Savoir fare

Falafull UPTOWN RESIDENTS WILL GET THEIR FILL OF MEDITERRANEAN FOOD when two new restaurants

open this spring at opposite corners of Magazine and Bordeaux streets. Israeli spot Tal’s Hummus will open in May in the former McClure’s Barbecue space (4800 Magazine St.). Cater-corner to Tal’s, Mediterranean concept Shahrazad Cafe (4739 Magazine St.) is set to open in what was once the barbershop and salon Sade’s Amour. Tal’s Hummus is owned by Tal Sharon, who until recently worked at French Quarter steakhouse Doris

N7 is a quaint French-inspired hideaway. BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund LAST NOVEMBER, THERE WERE WHISPERS of a so-called “secret”

restaurant on the edge of the 9th Ward. The place doesn’t have a listed phone number or website. “New Restaurant N7 is so hipster not even Google can find it,” read the headline of one Reddit.com post. N7 doesn’t seem like much of a secret anymore. Most nights when I visited the indoor-outdoor space tucked away on Montegut Street, it was packed with people. The word is out. N7 isn’t a full-fledged restaurant. It’s a charming bar that serves food — some of it good, some of it just OK. Inside the space, which once was a gas station, and before that a horse stable, the cement walls are decorated with vintage art posters and dusty mirrors. A petite distressed copper bar stands in front of a quaint selection of French wines and aperitifs, sake and shochu. Service is delivered in a laissez-faire manner: friendly, casual and unapologetically inconsistent. The kitchen runs out of dishes frequently, and servers tell diners that meals are not coursed; dishes arrive whenever they are ready. The spot is named for the highway that snakes through the French countryside, connecting Parisians to the Cote d’Azur, French Riviera. A lengthy selection of canned fish and seafood is a nod to the tinned standbys found in the roadside shacks and taverns that dot the French route. There is an impressive variety, including Portuguese sardines, smoked Washington State

WHERE

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oysters, Spanish scorpion fish pate and Surimi baby eels. But because most of the selections are imported, they don’t come cheap — most fall between $14 and $19. The short bistro-style menu is predominantly French, punctuated with Japanese touches, such as delicately breaded pork katsu cutlets and thick pink strips of sake-cured salmon, which arrive atop creamy goat cheese on sturdy pieces of toast and flecked with cilantro. In a classic preparation of steak au poivre, pepper-crusted strips of medium-rare steak are fanned over a mound of potato puree. It’s a simple, straightforward menu, but these aren’t overly exciting dishes. They are, however, comforting in their simplicity, which feels appropriate in the casual setting. The best dishes are the ones in which Japanese and French influences join forces. Plump mussels arrive swimming in garlicky sake-infused broth dotted with scallions. When accompanied by a bouquet of golden french fries and aioli, the dish mirrors classic French comfort

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fare. The Iwashi sardine tartare is served brimming with onion slivers, capers and scallions. The fatty fish takes well to the brine, matching the salinity with a sweetness that marries the flavors, and the crunch of the capers and onions add texture. It is served with an herb-flecked crusty baguette to help sop up the delicious juices that gather at the bottom of the bowl. The prime place to cap an evening at N7 is in the courtyard, where rows of pendant lights dangle over the tables, imbuing a touch of romance. On warmer nights, there might be the faint scent of jasmine and a cool breeze, enough to charm almost anyone into visiting this place again. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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Metropolitan (620 Chartres St., 504267-3500; www.dorismetropolitan. com). Sharon first met that restaurant’s part-owner Doris Rebi Chia while living in Costa Rica, where the flagship Doris Metropolitan restaurant is located. Sharon owned two restaurants in a small beach town and the two became friends, he says. Sharon relocated to New Orleans and began working in the bakery department of the French Quarter restaurant. The Magazine Street spot will be his first solo venture in the city. The menu will feature a mix of Mediterranean standbys and classic Israeli dishes including hummus, stuffed pastries called burekas, vegetable and grain salads and house-baked pita bread. “It’s going to be a paradise for vegetarians,” Sharon says, adding that 90 percent of the menu will be vegetable-based. The owners of Shahrazad Cafe could not be reached for comment. A sign on the building’s window indicates that Mediterranean food, including seafood, vegetarian dishes and breakfast, will be served. There is no word on when the new spot will open. — HELEN FREUND PAGE 54

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been added to the mix of food and beverage stalls at St. Roch Market (2381 St. Claude Ave., 504-6093813; www.strochmarket.com). Fritai and T2 Streetfood replace Korean-Creole hybrid Koreole and the PDR, both of which departed the market in early April. Fritai serves Haitian-inspired dishes and is the project of partners Charly Pierre and Eva Chereches. The couple recently moved to New Orleans from Boston. Pierre is of Haitian descent and says their recipes are influenced by the traditional Haitian dishes he ate as a child. “I’ve grown up with the culture — my mother cooked the same Haitian dinner every Sunday,” says Pierre, who in the past has worked both front and back of the house positions as a chef, server and restaurant manager and also dabbles in hip-hop music production. “Growing up, we ate a lot of fried pork and fried plantains,” Pierre says. “We serve the pork with pikliz, which is a spicy relish with carrots and cabbage, Scotch bonnet peppers and some vinegar.” Menu items include legumes, which Pierre related to a Southern preparation for collard greens. It features smothered spinach and mirliton with carrots, cooked down with roasted pork shoulder. There also are fried wings served with green onions, mango, Scotch bonnet peppers, and a take on red beans and rice cooked with pork broth and red kidney beans. Fritai’s signature sandwich swaps out plantains for bread and includes avocado spread, roasted pork shoulder and pikliz garnish. Tung Nguyen, whose family owns Thanh Thanh (131 Huey P. Long Ave., 504-368-8678; www. t2restaurant.com) in Gretna, runs T2, a Vietnamese street food-inspired concept. Its menu includes Vietnamese classics such as pho bowls made with beef eye round and a vegan version featuring tofu and vegetables, and banh mi filled with roasted pork belly, pate, aioli, pickled vegetables, jalapenos and spicy ponzu sauce. A vegetarian banh mi features fried tofu. A selection of steamed bao includes a version made with roasted chicken, aioli and slaw and a vegetarian medley made with stir-fried mushrooms, cucumbers, pickled root vegetables, fried onions, cilantro and spicy ponzu. There also are seafood roti, including a version called the Frank

Davis, which features seared redfish, Sriracha aioli and slaw. Both vendors will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. — HELEN FREUND

Landmark dining FRENCH QUARTER INSTITUTION TUJAGUE’S (823 Decatur St., 504-

525-8676; www.tujaguesrestaurant.com) celebrates its 160th anniversary in May. The restaurant is planning a series of events throughout the year, including a special exhibit of artifacts and memorabilia at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-5690405; www.natfab.org). In a nod to the year of the restaurant’s founding, an $18.56 three-course lunch special will be offered beginning in May. There is a choice of seafood gumbo or fried oyster wedge salad for a starter. Entrees include Gulf oyster and shrimp courtbouillon served over rice, filet mignon with garlic confit, potatoes and vegetables, or a shrimp, oyster or soft-shelled crab BLT po-boy. House wines, well cocktails, bloody marys and mimosas are $3 during the special. — HELEN FREUND

Lab results DINNER LAB, THE NEW ORLEANS-BASED SUPPER CLUB, has

closed, the company announced on its website April 14: “It is with a very heavy heart that we have to tell you, but effective immediately, Dinner Lab will be suspending operations and halting events.” The New Orleans-based startup launched three and a half years ago, hosting membership-based pop-up dinner parties in adapted spaces and quickly expanded to 30 cities across the country. Last fall, in an effort to boost attendance at events, the company dropped its membership fee (depending on the city, diners had to pay an annual fee of $125 to $175 to be eligible to buy tickets to dinners). What prompted the sudden shutter isn’t clear, though the company’s message hinted at financial woes. “We put every ounce of our energy into developing a product that you wanted to engage with regularly, but we weren’t able to turn the corner on creating a profitable enough enterprise to support our ambitions,” the letter said. — HELEN FREUND


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Titus Perkins EXECUTIVE KITCHEN MANAGER AT 16 YEARS OLD, TITUS PERKINS HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD and worked a 5 a.m. jockey shift in

the kitchen at the Fair Grounds Race Course. He made a good impression and went on to work for Ralph Brennan as a dishwasher, making $4.50 an hour. Twenty-two years later, Perkins is the executive kitchen manager at Brennan’s New Orleans, where he oversees operations while acting as a mentor and motivating entry-level staff and young applicants to the restaurant. On April 12, Perkins was awarded the National Restaurant Association’s Faces of Diversity Award, which honors professionals who exemplify diversity, leadership and achievement. Perkins spoke with Gambit about the challenges he overcame.

: What are some of the biggest obstacles you’ve overcome? PERKINS: Just being myself, because I come from a different background. My grandmother was handicapped, and I was raised by her. I was a street person, doing things that a teenager wasn’t supposed to be doing. It was a transition — working — but somebody took a chance on me. When I first started … I reminded myself so much of the people that we see coming in now. That’s why I like to help them — because someone took a chance on me, with the way that I looked. When I first started, I had a mouth full of gold teeth; I had the bad attitude. The chef who is the corporate chef now (Haley Bittermann) took a chance on me; she took a chance on a knucklehead. She saw something in me that I couldn’t even see in myself.

: What are the greatest challenges to young entrylevel restaurant workers? P: Everybody that’s young and wants to work — they want to be rich overnight. They want to be millionaires overnight. You can’t become a millionaire overnight. You have to work for it. I started out making $4.25 an hour and I’m way past that now, but that didn’t happen overnight. That was hard work, putting in extra hours, not wanting to go home — showing the chef that I didn’t want to go home. I can’t say all young people, but some young people just don’t have that drive. They just want to be rich overnight and that just doesn’t happen. That’s a fool’s dream. You work one shift and you’re rich? You have to put in the work, and you

still might not be rich, but you can live a very comfortable life. I have two kids in college and I’m a single parent. It can be done. There are a lot of people throughout the years who were coming in and didn’t know how to fill out a job application, or didn’t even know how to dress for a job. So I started a process of helping people that come in — showing them the proper way to fill out their application, show them the proper way to dress and the proper way to conduct themselves. Some people just don’t know. Even if I don’t hire them, they still leave with the knowledge of what to do better next time, at the next place.

: How can restaurants help bridge the achievement gap and help workers? P: I don’t know about a lot of other places, but for the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, everybody that I hire, I tell (them) that being a dishwasher is the first step. All you have to do is put in the work. We have dishwashers that might work here for about six months, and if they’re doing a good job, they get promoted to cook and then go from there. This is one company that pushes, really pushes for people that work inside the company. It’s about a dream of not being stuck in the position that you’re in. If you give people the opportunity to move, it stops turnover and it gives a people a better living wage in New Orleans. That, and the insight to take care of their family and their community. Maybe if other restaurants gave that insight to people who wanted to move up that would bring a different attitude. — HELEN FREUND

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St., 504-301-0117; www. nolabrewing.com) recently released a collaboration with Left Hand Brewing Company in Colorado called Hey! Left Hand Collab coffee saison, and it has another collaboration brew with another Colorado brewery due April 20. Brewed in partnership with Oskar Blues Brewery, also in Colorado, The Wolf and the Lamb is a 7 percent alcohol-by-volume hoppy pilsner. “The name comes from the use of Styrian Wolf and Agnus (Latin for “lamb”) hops,” says NOLA Brewing Director of Marketing Jamie Montero, “These two newer European hops have some traditional spiciness associated with noble hops, but they are fruit-forward with notes of tropical fruit, berries, melon and citrus.” The Wolf and the Lamb release party begins at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 on the balcony of The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www.theavenuepub.com). On Saturday, April 23, Deutsches Haus celebrates the 500th anniversary of the enaction of Reinheitsgebot, the German Beer Purity Law passed in 1516. Under Reinheitsgebot, brewers may only

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use water, malted grain, hops and yeast to make beer. Deutsches Haus (1023 Ridgewood Drive, Metairie; www. deutscheshaus.org) will offer beer, food, music and information about beer styles from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be beer from local breweries. Admission is free and food and drink purchases benefit Deutsches Haus. Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston released 5 O’Clock Pils in Louisiana. The Bohemian pil uses Saaz hops in the light, rich, full-bodied lager.

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2014 Cambria Pommard Clone 4 Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley, California Retail $23

CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST STRETCHES SIX COUNTIES NORTH OF LOS ANGELES and is marked by gently rolling

hills bordering the Pacific Ocean. The area offers moderate temperatures, sufficient rainfall and air quality ideal for fickle pinot noir grapes. Located in Santa Barbara County, Cambria’s family-owned estate consistently produces Pommard-style wines expressing the unique character of its cool-climate vineyards. Grapes for this wine came from the original Clone 4 vines established on the property in 1970. In the glass, it offers aromas of ripe red berries, cinnamon and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, taste cherry, pomegranate, earthiness and spice notes. Decant 15 minutes before serving. Drink it with broiled salmon, grilled tuna, duck confit, mushroom dishes and rack of lamb. Buy it at: Brady’s Wine Warehouse. Drink it at: Cafe Degas, Bayona, Bourbon House, Annunciation, NOLA, Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar, Old Absinthe House, Elizabeth’s Restaurant, Umi Asian Bistro, Barcadia, Silk Road, Geisha Sushi Bistro, Banana Blossom Thai Cafe and La Provence.


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Dinner with a Curator 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944 www.nationalww2museum.org Virtual Classroom Coordinator Chrissy Gregg discusses the protection of Italian art treasures during World War II. A four-course meal at The American Sector restaurant features artichoke salad with prosciutto and Parmesan, Tuscan soup with kale and cannellini beans, stewed wild boar with house-made spaghetti or chicken scallopini and espresso zepolle. Wine and nonalcoholic drinks are included. Tickets $60.

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Bayou Teche beer and cheese tasting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday St. James Cheese Company, 641 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 304-1485 www.stjamescheese.com Cheesemonger James Gentry leads a tasting of beers from Bayou Teche Brewing and cheeses. Pairings include Ragin’ Cajuns with Bleu Mont Dairy Company cheddar, LA 31 Biere Noire with Sequatchi Cove Creamery’s Bellamy Blue, Acadie with Gruyere Alpage and others. Tickets $30.

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NOLA Crawfish Festival 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday NOLA Brewing, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 896-9996 www.nolacrawfishfest.com The festival features 5,000 pounds of boiled crawfish, a crawfish cook-off between 20 teams and more than 20 beers on tap including one brewed for the event. There is music by George Porter Jr., Jon Cleary, Anders Osborne, Nigel Hall, Colin Lake, Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives and others. Passes include one specialty beer and two pounds of crawfish per day. Single-day pass $35 in advance, $45 at the door; three-day pass $99 in advance, $125 at the door.

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3141 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 301-0848 www.1000figs.com The Mediterranean restaurant serves large falafel platters with tahini, flatbread, hummus, pickled vegetables, yogurt, greens and cilantro-chili sauce. Beer and wine are available. 900 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 822-2583 www.blueoakbbq.com At its new location, Blue Oak BBQ offers wings, pulled pork, ribs and brisket. 1430 N. Dorgenois St., (504) 644-4178 www.pagodacafe.net The breakfast and lunch spot features French Truck coffee, breakfast tacos and toast topped with ricotta, walnuts and figs.

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2565 Bayou Road, (504) 948-6349 www.piroguesnola.com The Mid-City bar serves snacks, sandwiches and creative cocktails, including the Cottonmouth, made with Espolon tequila, ginger beer and orange juice. 2660 St. Philip St., (504) 484-9892 www.whoodoobbq.com The new Mid-City barbecue joint serves smoked jerked chicken, pulled-pork plates, burgers and red velvet cake.

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AMERICAN Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — The all-youcan-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood and dishes from a variety of cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www.nationalww2museum.org/american-sector — The menu of American favorites includes a burger, oyster po-boy, Cobb salad, spaghetti and meatballs, fried chicken, Gulf fish and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.facebook.com/lucysnola — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ 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. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www.warehousegrille. com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$

BURGERS Dis & Dem — 2600 Banks St., (504) 9090458; Rue St. Louis Bar, 814 St. Louis St., (504) 509-7092; www.disanddem.com — The Hawaii 5-0 burger features a glazed patty, a hot sausage patty, a fried egg, bacon, cheese and grilled pineapple. No reservations. Banks Street: breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch Tue.-Sun. St. Louis St.: lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www.fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with toppings such as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Ted’s Frostop — 3100 Calhoun St., (504) 861-3615; www.tedsfrostop.com — The menu features burgers with hand-made patties, chicken tenders, crinkle-cut fries and more. Pancakes are available with blueberries, pecans or chocolate

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The coffee shop serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — The cafe serves shrimp salad, chipotle-marinated portobello sliders, flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries and desserts baked in house and a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — The wine bar offers cheese plates. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ 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. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 5222233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of 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. $ Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant — 201 Julia St., (504) 522-1492; www.mulates.com — Cajun dishes include Catfish Mulalate’s, fried seafood platters, gumbo, boudin, stuffed shrimp, po-boys and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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CHINESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — The menu includes Chinese and Vietnamese dishes such as sweet and spicy tilapia glazed in tangy sweet-and-spicy sauce served with bok choy. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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. $ Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans.com — The bakery specializes in cakes and there is a breakfast menu and Vietnamese dishes. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Vinegar-braised grilled beef short ribs are served over stone-ground yellow grits with arugula and boiled peanut salad. A fried chicken breast is served over a Belgian waffle with smoked ham, aged cheddar and Steen’s mustard glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat-Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ PAGE 61

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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. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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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., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE 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. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The Cuban sandwich features housemade roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www. bistroorleansmetairie.com — Pop-

ular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and Des Allemands catfish. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Eggs Sardou is poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/ cafegentilly — Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 6444992; www.memesbarandgrille.com

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. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli offers corned beef and pastrami from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. 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) 4566362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp

OUT TO EAT Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

FRENCH Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu of traditional French dishes includes pate, cheese plates, salads, escargots bourguignons, mussles and fries, hanger steak with fries and garlic bordelaise and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” and weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Silk Road — 2483 Royal St., (504) 9446666; www.silkroadnola.com — Samosas are potato and pea turnovers made with garlic and coriander and come with tamarind sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ 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. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp, mild and spicy curries, rice dishes such as chicken, lamb PAGE 63

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ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Creative Italian dishes include roasted duck glazed with sweet Marsala and roasted garlic and served with garlic mashed potatoes. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — “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. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include raw and cooked versions. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$

Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, including sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria — 3125 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-1717; www. nonnamia.net — Shrimp Diablo features pan-seared shrimp, house-made fettuccine and spicy arrabbiata sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.audu-

boninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Braised short rib is served with brandy roasted mushrooms, Parmesan grits and smoked tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — 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. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ 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. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 5938118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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OUT TO EAT The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Gulf fish Pontchartrain is grilled and topped with crabmeat and sherry mushroom sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ 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 Hummus & More — 3363 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-9228; www.hummusandmore.com — The menu includes hummus, baba ghanoush, stuffed grape leaves, mousaka, seared halloumi, gyros, kebabs, shawarama dishes, wraps,

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Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$


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salads and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli.com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb, vegetarian options and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ 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 — Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Garcia — 8814 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 464-0354 — Chiles rellenos include one pepper stuffed with cheese and one filled with beef, and the menu also features fajitas, burritos, tacos, chimichangas, quesadillas, nachos, tortas and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — 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. $$

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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. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 2650050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. 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


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. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-2010; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — Red beans and rice with fried chicken is a Monday and Wednesday special. The roast beef po-boy features housecooked roast beef on Gendusa Bakery bread and is dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough and locally sourced produce. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.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 — Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings. 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. 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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS The Big Cheezy — 422 S. Broad St., (504) 302-2598; www.thebigcheezy.com — The menu of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches includes a namesake triple-decker Big Cheezy with Gouda, Gruyere, pepper Jack, cheddar, mozzarella and Monterey Jack on challah bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks.com — The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ 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. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. 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 slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www. traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo 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 grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

OUT TO EAT 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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Crab Trap Seafood Restaurant — 105 Peavine Road, LaPlace, (985) 224-2000 — The seafood house serves boiled seafood, barbecue shrimp or crabs, fried seafood platters, stuffed flounder, poboys and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www. halfshellneworleans.com — Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped chargrilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ 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. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Stuffed Crab — 3431 Houma Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5444 — Crab au gratin features crabmeat in cream sauce topped with cheddar cheese and is served with garlic bread and soup or salad. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — 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 — The tapas menu includes barbacoas featuring jumbo Gulf shrimp in chorizo cream over toasted bread medallions. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN Good Karma Cafe — Swan River Yoga, 2940 Canal St., (504) 401-4698; www. swanriveryoga.com — The Good Karma plate includes a selection of Asian and Indian vegetables, a cup of soup, salad with almond dressing and brown or basmati rice. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$

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April 27 - May 1  DISNEY ON ICE: 100 YEARS OF MAGIC May 6  KATT WILLIAMS May 10-11  THE CURE May 14  FANTASIA & ANTHONY HAMILTON May 21  BIG EASY ROLLERGIRLS May 26  NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING’S SENIOR FEST 2016 June 3-5  SYMPHONY BOOK FAIR July 29  CARNIVAL OF MADNESS TOUR FEATURING SHINEDOWN Step into Spotlights with us prior to the event and enjoy our exclusive lounge with private entry, complimentary premium bar and light hors d'oeurves. Tickets for Spotlights can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Box Office.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, Lakefront Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

21st Amendment — 30 x 90 Blues Women, 7:30 Apple Barrel — Andrew T. Weekes, 6:30; Steve Mignano Band, 10:30 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Roamin’ Jasmine, 2; Vivaz!, 5:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 9 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 7 BMC — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9:30 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Paul Slayvens, 7 Cafe Negril — The Four Sides, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9:30 Casa Borrega — Geovane Santos, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Stephen Malinowski Piano, 6; Jon Cleary, 8; Herringbone Orchestra with Meschiya Lake, 11 Circle Bar — Kia Cavellaro, 6; Real Live Tigers, Guts Club, Mr. Universe, Fishplate, 10 Columns Hotel — John Rankin & Friends, 8 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 House of Blues — Curren$y, 9 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Penny & Sparrow, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Adonis Rose, 8 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard Scott, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger Gypsyland, 7 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30; TK Groove, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Old Opera House — Creole Storm, 7:45 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 RF’s — Lauren Sturm, 4; Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — MDC, Deathwish, Swingin’ Dicks, Torture Garden, 9 Snug Harbor — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10

Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 20 21st Amendment — Royal St. Winding Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 8 AC Marriott — Daniele Spadavecchia, 7 Apple Barrel — Dre, 6:30; TW Quartet, 10:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Carl LeBlanc Jazz, 6:30; Mem Shannon Blues Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 7 Blue Nile — Mike Dillon Band, 10 BMC — Mark Appleford, 5 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8 Bourbon O Bar — New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, 8 Cafe Negril — The Melatauns, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 8:30 Casa Borrega — Matt Schreiber, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 6; Blue Runners, 8; Bandicoot 4, 10 Circle Bar — Circle of the Tyrants, Penetrol, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Holly Rock, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — George French Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook, 5:30 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 Irish House — Ruby Ross, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Lady Sings the Blues feat. Dana Abbott, 5; Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jerry Embree & the Heartbeats, 6 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Cutting Edge Listening Room feat. Margie Perez & GrayHawk Perkins, 7 & 9 Loa Bar — Alexandra Scott, 8 The Maison — Eight Dice Cloth, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; Willfunk, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Hook Line & Dine, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Craig Brenner, 2; “Blind PAGE 68


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Boy” Paxton, 7; Johnny Azari, 9 One Eyed Jacks — The Joy Formidable, The Helio Sequence, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Greg Stafford & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band with Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 RF’s — Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato, 7 Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6 Siberia — Audacity, The Mad Doctors, Trampoline Team, Bottomfeeders, Heaven’s Gate, 9 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Teddy’s Hole in the Wall — N’awlins Johnnys, 8 Three Keys at the Ace Hotel — Paul Benjaman, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, 8 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Schatzy, 7 Twist of Lime — Scotty Elstrott, Justin Molaison, Corey Mack, 9 Vaso — Gettin’ It, 6; Wednesday Night Blues Jam feat. Zachary Matchett, 10

THURSDAY 21 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 9 AllWays Lounge — Scott Amendola with James Singleton, Jonathan Freilich, Rob Cambre, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Slick Skillet Serenaders, 6:30; Big Soul, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Cats-n-Heat Jazz, 2; Christopher Johnson Jazz, 6:30; Johnny Mastro Blues, 10 Banks Street Bar — Dave Jordan & the Neighborhood Improvement Association, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; BB King AllStars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 7 Blue Nile — Tank & the Bangas, Stooges Brass Band, 10 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Duo, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — John Mooney & Bluesiana, 10 Casa Borrega — Panorama Jazz Band, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy & Emily Robertson, 6; Smoke Free NOLA Anniversary Show feat. Deacon John, Paul Sanchez, Alex McMurray, Craig Klein, Eric Bolivar, 8 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Carl Leblanc, Kipori “Baby Wolf” Woods, 10

The Civic Theatre — Lucero, Morning 40 Federation, 8 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — A Coastal Gentleman, 7 Columns Hotel — Naydja Cojoe, 8 Covington Trailhead — The Dominos Band, 5 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Little Freddie King with Baby Bee, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Outlaw Country Jam, 8 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Dave Easley, 6 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook, 5:30 House of Blues — The Darkness, Raveneye, Donovan Wolfington, 8 House of Blues (The Parish) — Eleanor Friedberger, Har Mar Superstar, Icewater, 7 Howlin’ Wolf — The Nigel Hall Experience feat. Derwin Perkins, Donnie Sundal, Eric Vogel, Jamison Ross, Weedie Braimah, Brad Walker, Benny Bloom, 10 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Ashlin Parker Trio, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Foot & Friends, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Professor Longhair CD Release Party feat. Billy Gregory, Earl Gordon & Carlo Ditta, 7 & 9 Louisiana Music Factory — Miss Sophie Lee, Brint Anderson, Brent Rose, The Batture Boys, Kevin Sekhani, noon The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; DinosAurchestra, 7; Stanton Moore Trio feat. Robert Walter, Scott Metzger, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Charlie Hunter & Johnny Vidacovich Duo, 8 & 10; Oteil Burbridge, Eric Krasno, Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Marigny Brasserie — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Arizona Pinstripe, 10 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Cha Wa, 6 Old Point Bar — Palomino Darling, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Seratones, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Butch Thompson & Clive Wilson with New Orleans Serenaders, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band with Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars with Louis Ford, 7, 8 & 9 Prime Example Jazz Club — Herlin Riley Quintet, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Crizzly, 10 RF’s — Dirtyface, 4; James Martin Band, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Bill Davis, 8 Siberia — SNOG, The Labyrnth, My Parasites, Angelle, Sneauxball, 9 Snug Harbor — Dr. Lonnie Smith & Donald Harrison Trio, 8 & 10 Spice Bar & Grill — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Three Keys at the Ace Hotel — PJ Morton Jam Session, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Luke Winslow-King, 7:30 Tipitina’s — Anders Osborne, Neville Jacobs, 9

Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 5; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 8

FRIDAY 22 21st Amendment — The Rhythm Regulators, 2:30; Jim Cole & the Boneyard Syncopators, 6; R&R Music Group, 9:30 AllWays Lounge — Dirty Bourbon River Show, 11 Apple Barrel — Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, 10:30 Bacchanal — Raphael Bas, 4:30; The Organettes, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Swamp Donkeys, 5:30; Smoky Greenwell Blues Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Hazy Ray, 10 Batch — Yisrael, 5 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; Marc Stone Band, 4; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 8 Blue Nile — The Soul Rebels, 10; Gravity A, 1:30 a.m. Blue Nile Balcony Room — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, 10; Pirate’s Choice, 1 a.m. BMC — Strange Vibe, 3 Bourbon O Bar — Eight Dice Cloth, 8 Brooks Seahorse Saloon — Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott, 10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Buffa’s Lounge — Debbie Davis & Josh Paxton, 5; Banu Gibson, 8; Rebecca Leigh & Crocodile Tears, 11 Cafe Istanbul — Gatorators, 10 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Grayson Capp’s Rock & Roll Band, 10 Casa Borrega — Fredy Omar con su Banda, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 4 Chickie Wah Wah — Chris Smither with Seth Walker, 8; Morning 40 Federation, Happy Talk Band, 11 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 6; Seth Walker, 10 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — August Rush, 10 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Honey Island Swamp Band, 10; Colin Lake, 2 a.m. DMac’s Bar & Grill — Chris Zonada, 7; Jeanne Marie Harris, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Rhythm Wizards, 6 Encore Music Club — Paperchase, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Antoine Diel Trio, 5:30; Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 House of Blues — Dave Rawlings Machine, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Bonerama, Bobby Lee Rogers Trio, 10 Howlin’ Wolf — Dumpstaphunk with Chali 2na, Cyril Neville, The Naughty Professor Horns, Rebirth Brass Band, The Nth Power, 10 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Stephanie Jordan, 7 & 9 Irish House — Crossing Canal, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Piano Professor Series: Tribute to Profes-

sor Longhair, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8 Joy Theater — The Greyboy Allstars, Vulfpeck, Pimps of Joytime, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Paul Ferguson, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5:30; Marc Stone’s Louisiana Blues Throwdown feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Benny Turner, John Mooney, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Marilyn Barbarin, Mason Ruffner, 10; Nikki Glaspie’s NthFectious feat. Nate Edgar, Nick Cassarino, Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola, 11 The Maison — Kala’s Swing Band, 1; Hokum High Rollers, 4; The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Organized Crime, 10 Mandeville Trailhead — The Boogie Men, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Skerik, Marco Benevento, Oteil Burbridge, Johnny Vidacovich, 11; Johnny Vidacovich, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Oteil Burbridge, 3 a.m. Mo’s Chalet — Flip Side, 9 Oak — Scott Albert Johnson, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Armand St. Martin, 2; Ron Hacker & the Hacksaws, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, 8; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 11:30 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — The K Hayes Project Band, 8 The Orpheum Theater — The Meters, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Palm Court Jazz Band with Kevin Louis, 8 Preservation Hall — The PresHall Brass with Daniel Farrow, 7, 8 & 9; Midnight Preserves with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, midnight Prime Example Jazz Club — Maurice Brown Quintet, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Michael Franti & Spearhead, 10 RF’s — John Marcey & Friends, 6; Vernon Severin Jazz Band, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Refugeze, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Tab Benoit, 9:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7 Saenger Theatre — Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, 9 Siberia — Big Freedia, Katey Red, Miss Tee, Westbank Shakie, Shake Team Reedy, DJ Lil Man, 9 Snug Harbor — Herlin Riley, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Where Y’Acht, 9:30 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Three Keys at the Ace Hotel — Daniel Lanois & Brian Blade, 9 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Davis Rogan, 9 Tipitina’s — Galactic, Turkuaz, 9 Tulane Lavin-Bernick Center Quad — Beach Fossils, 4 Twist of Lime — Acoustic Showcase, 9 Vaso — JoJo and Mo Blues, 11 a.m.; Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 23 21st Amendment — Big Joe Kennedy, 2:30; The Ibervillianaires, 9:30 AC Marriott — Daniele Spadavecchia, 7


Eleanor Friedberger • April 21 • 8 p.m. Thursday • House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. • (504) 310-4999; www.hob.com

OUR TAKE

NEW YORK IS MANY THINGS TO ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER: ADOPTED HOME, ADULT PLAYGROUND, SEVERAL STATES OF MIND. Escaping the city on New View (Frenchkiss) — she decamped upstate to write and record this third solo LP — the former Fiery Furnace uses the rural rest of New York as so many other artists have: for breathing room and some necessary isolation to stoke near-extinguished coals. There’s a weariness here that can be read either as a contrast to or an inevitable outcome of her recent jauntiness. Last Summer and Personal Record both felt breathless and impervious to their own pain, even on deep cuts like “I Won’t Fall Apart on You Tonight” and “I’ll Never Be Happy Again.” Alone in the silence, she lets it bleed: pleading, “Sweet girl with the broken heart / Stop crying so I won’t start”; swearing, “Even if you have a twin / I wouldn’t notice her or him”; imploring, “Listen to my old songs / Two versions of tomorrow.” Her archness as her brother’s muse in the Fiery Furnaces has melted, her status as a pedestaled Venus — first to Spoon’s Britt Daniel (“Anything You Want”), then to Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos (“Eleanor Put Your Boots On”) — at once downgraded and elevated by the intimacy of human revelation. “Why would you want to take it slow / Hold me till I let you go / Or treat me like a tennis pro?” she teases, before filling in the blanks with her song’s repeating, titular hook: “Because I Asked You.” Har Mar Superstar and Icewater open. Tickets $13. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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THURS, APR 21 TANK AND THE BANGAS AND STOOGES BRASS BAND 10 PM

FRI, APR 22 THE SOUL REBELS 10 PM GRAVITY A 1:30 AM BALCONY ROOM

BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX 11 PM PIRATE’S CHOICE 1 AM

SAT, APR 23 MARCO BENEVENTO 10:30 PM NAUGHTY PROFESSOR PLUS SPECIAL GUEST CHALI 2NA 1:30 AM

The Big Apple took a bite out of Eleanor Friedberger.

Apple Barrel — Slick Skillet Serenaders, 6:30; Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10:30 Bacchanal — Red Organ Trio, 4; Will Thompson Quartet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Jenavieve & the Royal Street Winding Boys, 1; The Budz, 5:30; Johnny Mastro Blues, 10 Banks Street Bar — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; Marc Stone Band, 4; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 8 Bei Tempi — Conga Queen, 10 Blue Nile — Marco Benevento, 10:30; Naughty Professor plus Chali 2na, 1 a.m. Blue Nile Balcony Room — New Breed Brass Band, 11; Corey Henry & Treme Funktet, 1 a.m. Bolden Bar, New Orleans Jazz Market — Johnny Vidacovich Trio, 8 Bourbon O Bar — R&R Music Group, 8 Brooks Seahorse Saloon — Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott, 10 a.m. & 5:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Michael Pellara & Miles Berry, 5; Paul Sanchez & Alex McMurray, 8; Davis Rogan, 11 Cafe Istanbul — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Dash Rip Rock, Chopped Up Tulips, 10

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Casa Borrega — Blake Amos & Friends, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Helen Gillet Quartet with Sherik, Gillespie & Hass, 8; Charlie Hunter with Scott Amendola, 11 Circle Bar — Heidijo, 6; Mason Ruffner, 10 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Voodoo Funk & Soul, 10 Columns Hotel — Andrew Hall, 2 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Rebirth Brass Band, 10; Royal Fingerbowl, 2 a.m. DMac’s Bar & Grill — Hubcap Kings, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Eight Dice Cloth, 7; Elysian Feel, Warheadz, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 Gasa Gasa — Andrew Duhon feat. Aurora Nealand, 8 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — Danny Wood, 5; Brothers Osborne, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 8; Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter Jr, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, 2 a.m. House of Blues (The Parish) — Pimps of Joytime, 1:30 a.m. Howlin’ Wolf — Dead Feat feat. Anders Osborne, Paul Barrere, Fred Tackett, Jackie Greene, Brady Blade, Carl Dufresne, 10 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Stephanie Jordan, 7 & 9 Irish House — One Tailed Three, 7 PAGE 70

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Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson feat. Kengo Nakamura, 8 Joy Theater — Ghostland Observatory, Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Roux the Day!, 9 Little Gem Saloon — David L. Harris Trio, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 8 & 10 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 7; The Greyboy AllStars, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 2 a.m. Maple Leaf Bar — The New Orleans Suspects’ Leafopotomus with Al Shiner, Chief Juan Pardo, Oteil Burbridge, Papa Mali, Eric McFadden, Natalie Grossman, Charlie Wooten, 11; Maggot Brain with Terence Higgins, Eric McFadden, Doug Wimpish, Big Sam, 3 a.m. Metropolitan Nightclub — Seven Lions, 11 Mo’s Chalet — Gris Gris, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Clint Kaufmann, Catherine Cerise, 7 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — 12-Mile Limit, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Little Freddie King, 7 One Eyed Jacks — The Heat feat. Ivan Neville, Otel Burbridge, Stanton Moore & Eric Krasno, 11 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band with Ernie Elly, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars with Joe Lastie, 7, 8 & 9; Midnight Preserves with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, midnight Prime Example Jazz Club — Margie Perez Y Muevelo, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — New Orleans Rock N Soul Revue with London Souls Revue, Marc Broussard, Samantha Fish, Jarekus Singleton, 9 RF’s — Lucas Davenport, 6; Rachael Hallack, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Big Daddy O, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Honey Island Swamp Band, The Magnificent 7, 8:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7 Saenger Theatre — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, 8 Siberia — Dave Rebeck Trio, 6; Deslondes, Twain, Bill Haite, 9 Snug Harbor — Bria Skonberg Quintet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 St. Roch Tavern — Valerie Sassyfras, 7 Three Keys at the Ace Hotel — Roots of Music Benefit feat. Nick Waterhouse, 9 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Cypress Hill, Jelly Roll, 9; Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Skerik, 1:30 a.m. Twist of Lime — Trick Bag, Southern Brutality, Rise Laveau, 9 Vaso — JoJo and Mo Blues, 11 a.m.; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9

SUNDAY 24 Apple Barrel — Vic Shepherd, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Tradsters, 4; Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30

Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds Jazz, 1; Gentilly Stompers, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 BB King’s — D. Saunders & Friends, 11 a.m.; Marc Stone Band, 7 Blue Nile — Dr. Lonnie Smith’s ORGANized Evolution feat. Joe Dyson, Grant Green Jr., Maurice Brown and Khris Royal, 10:30; Brass-A-Holics, midnight Blue Nile Balcony Room — Mia Borders Duo & Waterseed, 10:30 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Chris Christy Jazz Band, 8 Brooks Seahorse Saloon — Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott, 10 a.m. & 5:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Bayou Saints with Arsene DeLay, 7; Gettin’ It! with Sam Cammarata, 11 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Sunpie Barnes, Leyla McCalla, Cedric Watson, 8; Chic Gamine, 10 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Summer Salt, John Mooney, 8:30 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 7; Funk & Chant with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & John Papa Gros, 10; George Porter Jr. & His Runnin Pardners, 2 a.m. DMac’s Bar & Grill — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Lauren Sturm, 8 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — The Grid, 9 House of Blues — The Subdudes plus Colin Lake, 8 House of Blues (The Parish) — Turkuaz, 8 Howlin’ Wolf — Dead Feat feat. Anders Osborne, Paul Barrere, Fred Tackett, Jackie Greene, Brady Blade, Carl Dufresne, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Jazz Cafe — The Key Sound, 6:30 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Joy Theater — THE WORD feat. Robert Randolph, John Medeski, North Mississippi Allstars with Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Cecile Savage Duo, 10 a.m.; The Hidden Gems Showcase, 8 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; DinosAurchestra, 4; Brad Walker, 7; Pipettes Brass Band, Soul Company, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Worship My Organ feat. Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, Simon Lott, DJ Logic, 8:30; Karl Denson, Stanton Moore, Eric Krasno, Will Blades, 1 a.m. Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — The One Stop Shop Band, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French & Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars with Will Smith, 7, 8 & 9; Midnight Preserves with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, midnight Prime Example Jazz Club — The Bridge Trio, 8 & 10

Republic New Orleans — George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, 9 RF’s — Will Kennedy, 4; Tony Seville, 7 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Sonny Landreth, Tab Benoit, Little Freddie King, 8 Siberia — The Asylum Chorus, 6; Cauche Mar, Meschiya Lake, Fever Dreams, 9 Smoothie King Center — Duran Duran, Chic, 7 Snug Harbor — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Stones Fest Tribute to The Rolling Stones, 8 Spotted Cat — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Keys at the Ace Hotel — Daniel Lanois & Brian Blade, Theresa Andersson, Quintet with Steve Masakowski, Nicholas Payton, Roland Guerin, Dave Easley, 9 Three Muses — Raphael Bas, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Tipitina’s — Lettuce, Vulfpeck, 9 Vaso — JoJo and Mo Blues, 11 a.m.; Steve Mignano Blues Band, 4; Phyr Ply Band, 8 & 10

MONDAY 25 21st Amendment — Dave Hennessy, 7 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 6:30; Roger Bowie & the Midnight Visions, 10:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Mark Rubin & Chip Wilson, 2; NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Smoky’s Blues Monday Jam, 9 Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Night, 7; South Jones, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 7 Blue Nile — Marco Benevento: That Booker Thing! with Johnny V. & James Singleton, 10:30 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Seth Walker, 10:30 Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Deal, 8 Cafe Istanbul — Charlie Hunter, Wil Blades, Scott Amendola & Skerik, 7; Charles Neville & His New England Nevilles, 11:30 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Andrew Duhon Trio, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Luther Dickenson, Terence Higgins, Roosevelt Collier & Eric Vogel, 8; Les McCann Tribute with Nigel Hall, Eric Bloom, Cochemea Gastelum, 10:30 Circle Bar — Cactus Thief, 6; JP Dufour & the Laundrymen, 10 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 d.b.a. — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 2; Luke Winslow-King, 5; Johnny Vidacovich Trio feat. Oteil Burbridge & Karl Denson, 8; Glen David Andrews, 11; Free Weed feat. Derrick Freeman & Weedie Braimah, 2 a.m. DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — Marlowe Shepherd, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Instant Opus Improvised Series, 10 House of Blues — WWOZ Piano Night feat. Monty Alexander, Henry Butler, Marcia Ball, John Gros, Joe Krown,

Tom McDermott, Courtney Bryan, Kyle Roussel, Marty Sammon, 7 Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road feat. David Torkanowsky, 7 & 9; Mad Skillet feat. John Medeski, Will Bernard, Terence Higgins, Kirk Joseph, 10 Louisiana Music Factory — Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, Hot Club of New Orleans, Kevin Gordon, Players Ella & Louie Tribute Band, Anders Osborne, noon The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Fat Ballerina, TK Groove, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The London Souls, 10 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 8 & 10 RF’s — David Bach, 4; Monty Banks, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, 8 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Soulfly, 5 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Teddy’s Hole in the Wall — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Joe Krown, 8 Three Muses — Washboard Rodeo, 7 Tipitina’s — Instruments A Comin’ feat. Donald Harrison Jr. & the Tipitina’s Interns, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Galactic, Anders Osborne, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters and others, 8:30 Vaso — Krawdaddy’s Band, 6; Terra Terra, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Musica Da Camera and Vox Feminae. Holy Name of Mary Church, 400 Verret St., Algiers, (504) 362-5511; www.facebook. com/holynameofmary — The orchestral group performs 14th-century Spanish pilgrim songs. Free. 3 p.m. Sunday. Tulane University Orchestra Spring Concert. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — Maxim Samarov directs selections from Wagner, Beethoven and others. Free; pizza party to follow. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola.com — Phil the Tremolo King & His Uptown Downtown Orchestra perform. Free. 5 p.m. Sunday. Tulane University Concert Band. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — The band plays selections from Igor Stravinsky and Robert W. Smith. For information visit www.tulaneband.org or call (504) 314BAND. Free. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND 11 Minutes (NR) — In Poland, the lives of several strangers are briefly but meaningfully intertwined. Zeitgeist Everybody Wants Some!! (R) — College bros find their footing in Richard Linklater’s “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused. Clearview, Elmwood The Huntsman: Winter’s War (PG-13) — In a frozen wasteland of sequels and reboots, a sequel and reboot about a frozen wasteland. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Invitation (NR) — Things turn dark when a man attends dinner at the Hollywood Hills home of his ex-wife. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING 10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) — Mystery shrouds the plot of this J.J. Abramsproduced horror film, but the presence of John Goodman is confirmed. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Regal Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG-13) — A star-studded cast, including Ice Cube, tries to save the old neighborhood from marauding gang members. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG-13) — Is Ben Affleck as Batman a sign of “peak superhero”? One can hope. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Black Mass (R) — Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch star as Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger and his brother, Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank The Boss (R) — Melissa McCarthy plays a mogul who launches a rebrand after doing time for insider trading. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Criminal (R) — The Manchurian Candidate meets Mission: Impossible, with a soupçon of Hackers. What could go wrong? Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Deadpool (R) — Self-aware super anti-hero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) undergoes an ill-advised cancer treatment that renders his snark indestructible. Kenner, Slidell Demolition (R) — An investment banker (Jake Gyllenhaal) experiences a crippling brush with emotion. Elmwood, Canal Place The Divergent Series: Allegiant (PG-13) — Teens battle evil forces in a dystopian future, again. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell

Eye in the Sky (R) — Drone warfare has drawbacks in this thriller starring Aaron Paul and the late Alan Rickman. Elmwood, Canal Place Fan (NR) — A deranged fan stalks his idol in a suspenseful Indian drama. Elmwood God’s Not Dead 2 (PG) — Disappointingly, a courtroom drama and not a Christian zombie movie. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Hardcore Henry (R) — This shakycam “first person shooter” movie is filmed entirely through the eyes of the protagonist. Barf bags optional. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Hello, My Name Is Doris (R) — Sally Field stars as a Brooklyn grandmother seeking a May-December romance. Elmwood Hurricane on the Bayou (NR) — Director Greg MacGillivray explores Hurricane Katrina and Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands. Entergy Giant Screen Journey to Space 3D (NR) — Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) narrates a history of human space exploration. Entergy Giant Screen The Jungle Book (PG) — A CGIintense revival of the children’s story features a wild kingdom voiced by Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley and Scarlett Johansson. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Meet the Blacks (R) — A family is greeted by a crime wave when they move to Beverly Hills, where Mike Tyson makes an on-brand cameo. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Midnight Special (PG-13) — The feds and a religious cult menace a little boy with otherworldly powers. Elmwood, Canal Place Miracles From Heaven (PG) — A child’s fatal illness is cured by mysterious means. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (PG-13) — The Portokalos clan deals with mishaps, marriage and moussaka. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Secret Ocean 3D (NR) — Filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau explores the ocean’s food chain from phytoplankton to the largest whales. Entergy Giant Screen Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (NR) — The controversial film, made by a leading anti-vaccination activist, purports to show a link between vaccines and autism. Chalmette Zootopia (PG) — Disney guns for another franchise with an animated feature about adorable talking animals (Happy Meal, anyone?). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

1970 Jazz Fest (NR) — Film from the first Jazz Fest is screened, featuring clips of performances by Duke Ellington, Pete Fountain, Danny Barker and Mahalia Jackson. Reservations recommended; call (504) 523-3939. 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) AAIC: Renoir, the Unknown Artist (NR) — An exploration of the impressionist’s later work and his proteges. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood, Regal Blue Velvet (R) — David Lynch’s surrealist mystery is known for its violence and eroticism. (Bring your mom!) 12:15 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m. Sunday. Prytania Born to Be Blue (NR) — A biopic of jazz musician Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) deals with his love life and heroin addiction. 7:10 p.m., 9:15 p.m. TuesdayThursday. Broad City of Gold (R) — This documentary digs up hidden international cuisine in Los Angeles, hosted by food critic Jonathan Gold. 7:20 p.m., 9:20 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Broad Colonia (NR) — A woman (Emma Watson) and her boyfriend become embroiled in Chile’s 1973 military coup. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Finding Vivian Maier (NR) — A real estate agent discovers the photographic negatives of a forgotten master at an auction. 7 p.m. Friday. New Orleans Museum of Art The Glamour & the Squalor (NR) — The life of groundbreaking rock DJ Marco Collins is profiled. 8 p.m. Monday. George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center Jazz & Heritage Gallery (1225 N. Rampart St.) The King of New Orleans (NR) — In Allen Frederic’s drama, a taxi driver makes an unlikely friend during Hurricane Katrina. 2 p.m., 7 p.m. FridayMonday. Chalmette The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux Encore (NR) — A queen and a duchess vie for the love of the same man in a screening of this Italian opera. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood On the Waterfront (NR) — Elia Kazan’s drama about a union’s unseemly mob ties swept the 1955 Oscars. 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Panic in the Streets (NR) — This 1950 noir about a plague outbreak was filmed entirely in New Orleans. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Repo Man and The Return of the Living Dead (R) — New employees experience the paranormal in this sci-fi cult classic double-header. 8 p.m. Monday. Rare Form (437 Esplanade Ave.) Take Me to the River (NR) — A teen’s plans to come out to his family are derailed when they suspect him of abusing his young cousin. 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Broad Taming of the Shrew (NR)— This 2005 production of Shakespeare’s rom-com stars Shirley Henderson and Rufus Sewell. 5 p.m. Saturday. Zeitgeist The Wave (R) — A geologist sounds the alarm in this Norwegian thriller about a tsunami. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Broad

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IF MODESTY REMAINS A VIRTUE in the crass, celebrity-driven pop culture of 2016, then Austin, Texas-based filmmaker Richard Linklater may be in line for sainthood. From studio-driven movies • Directed by Richard Linklater like Bad News Bears and School of Rock • Starring Blake Jenner, to fiercely independent films such as Slacker and Tape, Linklater’s career adds Juston Street, Ryan Guzman up to a uniquely humanist, ego-free zone and Tyler Hoechlin of creativity. There’s a warm, unhurried • Limited release quality to each of his films that suggests there’s meaning in the stuff of everyday life if we would only take time to see it. Nowhere is that perspective more pronounced than in Linklater’s occasional, loosely autobiographical films. His third feature, 1993’s Dazed and Confused, put the director on the map for good with a funny and true-to-life recreation of high school in mid-1970s, suburban Texas. Linklater’s 2014 six-time Oscar-nominated Boyhood compacted 12 years in the life of its young protagonist to reveal simple truths only accessible through the lens of time. Officially described as the “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some!! returns to small-town Texas for its main character’s freshman year at college in 1980. Like the earlier film, it conjures a specific time and place with loving precision in tems of physical details, from absurdly short shorts to the glories of wood-paneled rec rooms to each character’s soul-baring collection of vinyl records. More important, it distills the essence of that era, at least as experienced by those enjoying adult freedoms for the first time while away at college. In narrative terms, nothing much happens in Everybody Wants Some!! — but that is central to its charms. The story begins with the arrival of freshman Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner) at two off-campus houses serving as home to fictional Southeast Texas State University’s nationally ranked baseball team. It’s the final weekend before classes start, and Jake and his new teammates are primed to make the most of it. As suggested by the title of the film (taken from a Van Halen song of the time with double exclamation-points intact), the boys spend most of their time pursuing girls — at least when they’re not engaging in pointless competition, bonding as brothers or hitting the bong with unbridled gusto. Their thoughtless male entitlement wouldn’t last 10 minutes on a campus today. But their innocence contrasts sharply with the cynicism and misogyny found in many current Hollywood bro comedies. Linklater’s filmmaking skills have improved substantially over the 23 years since he made Dazed and Confused. The characters are far more distinctive, and individual scenes are expertly paced to keep viewers engaged. A strong ensemble cast features several first-time actors and contributes mightily to the film’s appeal. There’s bit more nostalgia than in most of Linklater’s work, but that’s to be expected of a 55-year-old director looking back to his youth for the substance of a film. One thing that hasn’t changed is Linklater’s gift for using period music to bring depth and emotional vibrancy to his films. The soundtrack features songs of every imaginable type — ranging from Pat Benatar to Stiff Little Fingers — all perfectly married to individual scenes. A sequence in which the boys exchange well-executed verses of Sugar Hill Gang’s proto-hip-hop classic “Rapper’s Delight” ranks among the film’s best, in part because it goes on far longer than most filmmakers would allow. The scene recalls a time when era-defining music was shared by just about everyone, building community and connectedness that now seems lost to the ages. Everybody wants some, indeed. — KEN KORMAN

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Richard Linklater scores with an entertaining return to campus in 1980.

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HAPPENINGS Low Road Art Walk. 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street — Galleries in the 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street stay open until 10 p.m. 6 p.m. Thursday.

OPENING Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “Jazz Fest Eve,” new work from Woodrow Nash and Tony Savoie, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

GALLERIES A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www. agallery.com — “Black & White and Kolor,” new photographs by Elliott Erwitt, ongoing. Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — “Recent Work,” paintings by Jerrod Partridge; “Tracks of Nature,” paintings by Craig Brumfield; both ongoing. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Looking Local: A Library of Place,” artists interpret the idea of place through mixed-media work; “I Am An Important Giant,” mixed-media micro installations; both through May. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Night Flying,” new work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — “Outsider Artist Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing. Aquarium Gallery and Studios. 934 Montegut St., (504) 701-0511; www. theaquariumstudios.wix.com/theaquariumstudios — “Cutoff Jeans,” multimedia exhibition by David Hassell and Jason Christopher Childers, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Work by Carmen Lee Nance Gambrill, Hope Biba, Casey Lipe and Jerry Hymel, through April. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 5283722; www.culturalagendaoftheconsulateofmexico.blogspot.com — “Origins,” new work by Ganthaus, ongoing. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — Work by Jim Richard, Cheryl Donegan, Amy Feldman, Wayne Gonzales and Lisa Sanditz, through Saturday. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Momentum and My Muse,”

new paintings by Aimee Farnet Siegel; “Stumps and Twigs,” audio and lighting experiments by Joel Scilley; both through May 7. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (985) 288-4170; www.beatasasik.com — “Spring,” new paintings and jewelry by Beata Sasik, ongoing. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “What’s Going On,” mixed-media work honoring the Black Lives Matter movement, through April. Callan Fine Art. 240 Chartres St., (504) 524-0025; www.callanfineart.com — “Landscapes,” oil paintings by Ronna S. Harris, ongoing. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “Connections,” stoneware sculpture by Tinka Jordy, through April. New watercolors by Joan Dagradi, ongoing. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery.com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, Bedonna, Gamal Sabla, Phillip Sage and others, ongoing. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat.nero — “La Famille,” new work from gallery artists, through April. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Diffusion of Color,” new work by Amanda S. Fenlon and Briana Catarino, through May 5. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Recent Work,” new sculpture by Hasmig Vartanian, through April. Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Becoming Imperceptible,” new work and found images by Adam Pendleton, through June 16. “Voice of a New Era,” exhibition of work by local teens and young adults, through May 1. Coup d’Oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www. coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “And the Beat Goes On,” paintings of musicians and installation by Dona Lief, through June 4. Creative Alliance of New Orleans. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 2184807; www.cano-la.org — “Honoring William ‘Willie’ White,” retrospective of work by self-taught artist Willie White, through May 14.

new paintings by Robert Deyber, through April 26. Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work by Martin Welch, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — Exhibition featuring gallery artists, through June 25. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos. com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www. theneworleansartcenter.com — “Duck Sauce,” new work from Dapper Bruce Lafitte, through May 8. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — Musical glass sculpture by Jason Christian; copper enameled jewelry by Cathy DeYoung, ongoing. New Orleans Healing Center. 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org — “Fruit and the City,” new work by Belinda Tanno, ongoing. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Mile O’ Mud,” photographs by Malcolm Lightner, through May 29. New Orleans Tattoo Museum. 1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 218-5319; www.nolatattoomuseum.com — “Folklore & Flash,” tattoo designs and artifacts, ongoing. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — “Nature Gathered,” new work by Sherry Owens and Suzi Davidoff, through April. Overby Gallery. 529 N. Florida St., Covington, (985) 888-1310; www.overbygallery.com — Exhibition by gallery artists James Overby, John Goodwyne, Kathy Partridge, Linda Shelton and Ray Rouyer, ongoing. Pamela Marquis Studio. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 615-1752; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New paintings by Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Pedestal Gallery. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 645-3864; www.pamelamarquisstudio. com — New artwork by George Williams and Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Pelican Bomb Gallery X. 1612 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.pelicanbomb.com — “False Flags,” exhibition of international artists curated by Noah Simblist, through May 29. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Work by Natalie Nichols, Kalaya Steede, Alison Ford, Erin Gesser and others, ongoing. RidgeWalker Glass Gallery. 2818 Rampart St., (504) 957-8075, (504) 450-2839; www.ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass, metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, ongoing. River House at Crevasse 22. 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www.cano-la.org — Sculpture garden addressing environmental themes, ongoing. Rodrigue Studio. 721 Royal St., (504) 581-4244; www.georgerodrigue.com — “Celebrating Music,” new work by George Rodrigue, through May 15. PAGE 77

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The Degas Gallery. 604 Julia St., (504) 826-9744; www.thedegasgallery.com — “Sea & Sky,” paintings by Marcia Holmes, Dolores Justus, Kelli Kaufman and Jim Seitz, through May 7. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com — “Artemis Shift,” new work by Jane Talton and Magda Boreysza, through Sunday. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “X,” new paintings by Patch Somerville; “Perspective Perception,” mixed-media sculpture by Dan Alley; both through May 8. Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — “Recollections,” new paintings by Thomas Lofton, through April. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed-media work by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Conquer the Beauty,” new work from Bosnian and Herzegovinian artists, through May 9. Graphite Galleries. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Hammond Regional Arts Center. 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond, (985) 5427113; www.hammondarts.org — “Recent Works,” new paintings by Michael Ledet, through May 1. Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www.hyph3n.com — Group exhibition with Polina Tereshina, Walker Babington, Charles Hoffacker, Garrett Haab, Jacob Edwards, Wendy Warrelmann and Amy Ieyoub, ongoing. Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/departments/art-gallery — New mixed-media work by Delgado fine arts students, through April 28. John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www. johnbukaty.com — Paintings and sculpture by John Bukaty, ongoing. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Friends and Neighbors,” painted and sewn fiber portraits by Gina Phillips; “Between the River and the Lake,” new paintings by Bonnie Maygarden; both through May 28. J&S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988 — “Song Paintings,” new work by musician Jon Langford; “Mama’s Nightingale,” new work by Leslie Straub, through May 28. M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www. martinlawrence.com — “Art With a Twist,”


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MUSEUMS The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “Voices of Progress: 20 Women Who Changed New Orleans,” photographs, films and ephemera from women’s rights activists, through Sept.

11. “Awash With Color: Seldom-Seen Watercolor Paintings by Louisiana Artists, 1789–1989,” through June 4. Hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and 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 — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. 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. “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. National Food & Beverage Foundation. 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.natfab.org — “Dirty Pages: Nashville Women and the Recipes That Tell Their Stories,” multimedia exhibition, ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum,” paintings and mixed-media work from American folk artists, through May 22. “Unfiltered Visions: 20th Century Self-Taught American Art,” modern and contemporary works from self-taught artists, through Oct. 9. “Inverted Worlds,” photographic experiments by Vera Lutter, through July 17. “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through December. “Bob Dylan: The New Orleans Series,” paintings by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, through July. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Bright Fields: the Mastery of Marie Hull” retrospective, through May 28. “A Place and Time Part 1,” photographs from the permanent collection, through May 29. “The Surreal Work of a Reclusive Sculptor,” Arthur Kern retrospective, through July 17. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.louisianastatemuseum. org/museums/the-old-us-mint — “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments featuring Fats Domino’s piano, through December. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane.edu — “Medieval Louisiana,” exhibit about the region’s adoption of Byzantine, Romanesque, Hispano-Moresque and Gothic architectural forms from the antebellum period through the early 20th century, through May 20. Williams Research Center. 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — “At Home and at War: New Orleans, 1914-1919,” exhibition of documents, film reels and artifacts relating to World War I, through May 7.

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Best of the Bayou poster contest. The Best of the Bayou Festival seeks submissions for its annual poster contest from artists ages 16 and older who have connections to Terrebonne, Lafourche or surrounding parishes. Call (985) 876-5600 or by email at info@bestofthebayou.org for details. Jazz in the Park craft vendors. The spring music series in Armstrong Park seeks craft vendors. Contact vend@armstrongpark. org or (504) 258-2444 for details. Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography grant. Gulf Coast photographers whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a long-term cultural documentary project are invited to apply for a $5,000 grant. Visit www.neworleansphotoalliance.org for full application information.

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THEATER Bread and Puppet Theater. Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; Mudlark Public Theatre, 1200 Port St. — The activist theater company’s show enlivens a political message with giant puppets, singing and dancing. The Salt Wives and comedian Mike Spara also perform at some shows. Visit www. breadandpuppet.org for more information. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cafe Istanbul, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday at Mudlark Public Theatre. In a Forest Dark and Deep. Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave. — A brother and sister have a complicated relationship in this production from Theatre Lab NOLA and Mid City Theatre. Visit www.theatrelabnola. com for tickets. Tickets $45; includes snacks and a beverage. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. The Little Mermaid. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 6400333; www.cuttingedgetheater.com — A young mermaid longs for independence and romance in this stage production of Disney’s musical. Tickets start at $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The Play’s the Thing. Loyola University New Orleans, Monroe Hall, Nunemaker Auditorium, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno.edu — Loyola Opera singers and theater department members perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays and their adaptations. Tickets $10, $5 seniors and Loyola affiliates. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Pleading 894. University of New Orleans, Robert E. Nims Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-7469; www.theatre.uno.edu — In this production from the UNO Department of Theatre & Dance, Louisiana’s drinking culture forces a woman to confront her own issues with alcohol. Tickets $12, $8 students/seniors/faculty. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Radio Waves. Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd. — In a family-friendly comedy from Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans and Ampersand Productions, radio station employees must band together to produce a show or face losing their jobs. Call (504) 885-2113 for tickets. $10 adults, $5 children/students. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Stone Soup: The Musical. Tulane University, Dixon Hall — The Story Road Project presents a musical adaptation of the folk tale. Visit www.summerlyric.tulane. edu for information. Free admission; canned food donation requested. 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. To Kill a Mockingbird. 30 by 90 Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville, (844) 843-3090; www.30byninety.com — A crime exposes an Alabama town’s racism in the adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel. Tickets $19, $17 seniors and military, $14 students, $10 children under 10. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Vincent Vile Show: The Unwilling Shut-In. Castillo Blanco, 4321 St. Claude Ave. — In an episodic live series from Most Monster productions, Vincent Vile copes with life after a nuclear holocaust destroys civilization. Visit www. mostmonsterproductions.com for more information. Suggested donation $10. 8 p.m. Saturday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Big Deal Burlesque. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www. siberianola.com — Comedy, burlesque, boylesque and variety acts are produced by Roxie le Rouge and feature Kitty Kaos, Eros Sea, Nikki LeVillian, and Eli Rose. Admission $10. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Blue Book Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling Darla James, Nikki LeVillain, Cherry Brown and Ben Wisdom perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag. Visit www.thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday. Haus of MayHem. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 6386326; www.thetheatreatstclaude.com — May Hemmer hosts a monthly show with variety, nerdlesque and classic burlesque acts. Visit www.thetheatreatstclaude. com/onstage/haus-of-mayhem for information. Tickets $15. 10:30 p.m. Friday. Les Artistes: Denizens of New Orleans Drag & Burlesque. Three Keys at the Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., (504) 9001180; www.threekeysnola.com — New Orleans burlesque and drag artists perform. Free with RSVP. 9 p.m. Monday. Stripped Into Submission. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The Society of Sin presents a sex-positive evening of fetish-influenced burlesque, raffles for sex toys and toy demonstrations. Visit www. thesocietyofsin.com with questions. $10 cover. 8 p.m. Thursday. Tool with Tools. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls perform burlesque acts set to the music of Tool. No cover. 10 p.m. Saturday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts the burlesque show. Tickets $10. Visit www.thebellalounge.com for details. 9 p.m. Thursday.

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JAKE BULLOCK HAS LIVED THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, survived the stock market crash of 1929 and observed the birth of the Internet. Born in 1796, his life spans centuries, but he stopped physically aging in his thirties. He doesn’t know how it happened, but it’s allowed him to witness most of our nation’s history. He recounts his story in Choosing A Hat Productions’ Ancient Jake, recently presented at The Fortress of Lushington in Faubourg Marigny. James Patrick is an engaging and likable actor, and as Jake, he sits in an armchair and talks directly to the audience in an easy manner. Jake has lived a nomadic lifestyle, finding work in big Northern cities and small Southern towns. He meanders through nearly two centuries of occupations including bus driver, bartender and stints in the military as well as time in prison for accidentally urinating on the president of Princeton University. Mason Joiner’s show draws from historical and personal drama. Jake talks about landmark historical events and has seen all his friends die. He’s had to restart his life several times to keep people from realizing he doesn’t age. But Jake doesn’t have many strong opinions and is frequently unfazed by the events he recounts. Solo shows and monologue pieces — especially when the actor doesn’t play different characters — require the performer to vary the narrative’s energy to hold the audience’s attention. Ancient Jake takes great care to acknowledge certain historic events, but the commentary should have been pushed further. If Jake had more fire in his opinions or seemed to change over time, the 80-minute show would have felt more urgent. A floor lamp provides the main source of light and Jake mostly stays seated. There’s a small stereo on a table and Jake sings snippets to make transitions or punctuate his stories. The bare set reflects how Jake lives his life. One of the most engaging anecdotes is Jake’s love affair with a woman nicknamed Pete. He met her during Prohibition, and the two lived together. Pete is one of a few people he told about his extended life, but she didn’t believe him at first. This love story sounds like a Nicholas Sparks novel (Message in a Bottle, The Notebook), exploring love and how people take care of each other as time passes. Tackling 220 years in a one-person show is ambitious; a narrower focus might have been more entertaining. Ancient Jake is most engaging when the story focuses on the personal and what keeps Jake going. — TYLER GILLESPIE

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TUESDAY 19 28th Annual Big Easy Entertainment Awards. The Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, (504) 274-4871; www. orpheumnola.com — Comedians Chris Trew and Tami Nelson host an awards show that celebrates the entertainment community. Call (504) 483-3130 or email catb@gambitweekly.com for tickets and information. Tickets start at $47. 7 p.m. China Lights. City Park Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 483-9386; www. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden — More than 30 large silk-covered lanterns in ornate designs created by Chinese artisans light up the Botanical Garden. The festival includes live entertainment and Chinese food with New Orleans flair. Tickets $18, $12 kids 3-12, free for 3-under. 6 p.m. nightly except Monday through May 1. City Park Earth Day. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com — Children’s recycling and art activities, green vendors and organic cooking demos are part of the Earth Day celebration. Free. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Green Project FUNdraiser. New Orleans Boulder Lounge, 1746 Tchoupitoulas St.; www.facebook.com/climbnobl — The Boulder Lounge hosts a fundraiser for the Green Project’s paint recycling program. Pay-what-you-can to climb all day. Noon to 10 p.m. It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200 — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping to enjoy live music along the way. Visit www.nolasocialride.org for details. 6 p.m. Prix d’Elegance. Hilton New Orleans, 333 St. Charles Ave., (504) 524-8890; www. hilton.com — A Champagne reception, fashion show and luncheon benefits the New Orleans Ballet Association scholarship fund. Call (504) 522-0996 for tickets. Tickets $100. 10 a.m. Pumps, Pearls & Politics. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Timolynn Sams-Sumpter leads a networking and empowerment workshop. Free. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Vera Lutter Artist Talk. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The photographer presents a lecture on her exhibit “Inverted Worlds.” Free with museum admission; museum stays open late. 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 20 Creative Grind. The Rook Cafe, 4516 Freret St., (618) 520-9843 — Designers, artists and writers meet to share work and offer feedback. Visit www.neworleans.aiga.org/event/creative-grind for details. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The German Bazaar in New Orleans. Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — Historian Daniel Hammer discusses New Orleans’ German-American community during World War I. Free admission. 6 p.m. Iran Nuclear Deal Lecture. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Tulane foreign policy professor Christopher J. Fettweis discusses the Iran nuclear deal and its implications. Free. 7 p.m. Jazz Pilates with Stephanie Jordan. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www. nps.gov/jazz/index.htm — Jazz music scores a free outdoor pilates class. Bring a fitness mat. 4 p.m. Save Our Cemeteries Lecture. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., (504) 486-6331; www.lakelawnmetairie.com — Funeral director Jerry Schoen gives a presentation on the history of Metairie Cemetery. Free. 6:30 p.m. School House Rock Gala. Rosy’s Jazz Hall, 500 Valence St., (504) 896-7679 — City Year New Orleans presents its annual benefit gala. Contact btritle@cityyear. org with questions. Tickets $100, $40 for educators and guests age 35 and younger. 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Square. Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place — The Wednesday evening concert series features New Orleans musicians, food, drinks and arts and crafts. Proceeds benefit the Young Leadership Council. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Women and Wine on Wednesdays. Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — Women relax and network while enjoying wine. Visit www. womenwinewednesday.com for details and rotating locations. 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 21 Dedication of P-51. National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum.org — The museum dedicates its newly restored P-51 Mustang plane, and Tuskegee Airmen share their experiences as the first black fighter pilots in the U.S. RSVP recommended. 5 p.m. Fighting for the Right to Fight Symposium. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — Historians, scholars, veterans and civil rights activists discuss the evolution of African-American participation in the military. RSVP required; call (504) 528-1944 ext. 463. Free and open to the public. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Italians and Early Exploration of the Americas Lecture. American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St., (504)

THE ANNUAL TIPITINA’S FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER features an all-star concert inside the music club and a free street festival outside, where there will be performances by the Roots of Music and Mary D. Coghill Charter School bands. Saxophonist Donald April 25 Harrison Jr. (pictured) will be added to Tip6 p.m. Monday itina’s Walk of Fame. As artistic director of the Tipitina’s internship program, Harrison Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., has mentored many aspiring young musi(504) 895-8477; cians. The concert features Galactic, Anders Osborne, Walter “Wolfman” Washington www.tipitinas.com and the Roadmasters, Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias, New Orleans Suspects, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and others. There’s also a marching band contest pitting Edna Karr High School against Warren Easton Charter High School. The Instruments a Comin’ program has provided more than $3.15 million worth of instruments to 101 Louisiana schools. Concert tickets $50, VIP tickets $200. — WILL COVIELLO

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522-7294; www.americanitalianculturalcenter.com — Tulane professor Elena Daniele discusses the role Italian trading cities played in the first explorations of the Americas. Tickets $10. 6 p.m. Jazz in the Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. — A weekly concert series features musical performances, craft vendors and concessions from local restaurants. Free. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Sweat Social. W New Orleans French Quarter, 316 Chartres St., (504) 581-1200; www.wfrenchquarter.com — Yoga, MMA, cardio and pilates workouts fuse at this monthly fitness meet up. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays at Twilight. City Park Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 483-9386 — The weekly concert series features music ranging from Motown to jazz, with a different musician or group each week. Admission $10. 6 p.m. Token of Love Golf Tournament & Gala. Beau Chene Country Club, 602 N. Beau Chene Drive, (985) 845-3571; www. beachenecc.com — The inaugural golf tournament (Thursday) and Purple Tie & Tiara gala (Friday) benefits Token of Love,

which provides women’s services to victims of poverty, addiction, domestic abuse and trafficking. Visit www.tokenoflove. org/events for information. Tickets vary. Noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Friday. Treme Coffeehouse Art Market. Treme Coffeehouse, 1501 St. Philip St., (504) 264-1132 — Local artists sell crafts at the weekly market. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 22 Employment and Your Social Security Benefits. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Families Helping Families of Jefferson leads a discussion on re-entering the workforce after using disability benefits. RSVP to (504) 888-9111. 10 a.m. Magazine Street Art Market. Dat Dog, 3336 Magazine St., (504) 324-2226; www.datdognola.com — Local artists sell crafts at the weekend market in Dat Dog’s courtyard. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. PAGE 86


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Moonlight Hike and Marshmallow Melt. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www. northlakenature.org — A nighttime nature walk is scheduled to coincide with the full moon. Reservations required; call (985) 626-1238 or email rue@northlakenature. org. $5, members free. 7:20 p.m. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 944-5515 — The internationally acclaimed festival features musical performance by artists in all genres. There are kids’ activities, heritage demonstrations, an arts market, crafts areas and food and drink vendors. Admission $65 in advance, $75 at the gate, $5 children 2-10 (at the gate only). 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday. NOJO Market Fest. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; www.phnojm.com — The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra hosts a gala and Jazz Fest afterparty, with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and musical performances. Tickets start at $25. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 23 Amazing Grapes. Hermann-Grima House, 820 St. Louis St., (504) 525-5661; www. hgghh.org — A cocktail party, wine tasting and auction are all part of this fundraiser for historic preservation education programs. Call (504) 274-0746 for information. Tickets start at $125. 7 p.m. Bienville Saturday Market. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 8135370; www.swapmeetnola.com — The pet-friendly weekly market features arts, crafts, a flea market and food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Earth Day Celebration. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Children take part in Earth Day activities, including a recycling relay, making a Mobius strip and conservation education. Admission $8.50. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Family Day. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; www.phnojm.com — Families can enjoy crafts at 10 a.m., jazz story time at 12:30 p.m., a singalong at 1 p.m. and a solo pianist from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monk Run. Hubie Gallagher Park, 1000 W. 15th Ave., Covington — A 1-mile race and a 5K race benefit the restoration of St. Joseph Abbey, which was damaged in flooding this year. Visit www.getmeregistered.com/monkrun2016 to sign up. Registration $25 advance, $30 day of race. 8 a.m. Murder Mystery Company. Boomtown Casino, 4132 Peters Road, Harvey, (504) 366-7711; www.boomtownneworleans. com — The Murder Mystery Company presents an interactive night of dinner and deception. Tickets $60. 7 p.m. Zumba in the Park. The Peristyle, City Park, 1 Palm Drive — Rain-or-shine Zumba classes are held. Free. 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

SUNDAY 24 Park Rx Day. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 6588 Barataria

Blvd., Marrero, (504) 589-3882; www. nps.gov/jela — Preserve rangers lead families and kids in healthy outdoor activities. Kids ages 5 and up can earn Junior Ranger badges. Free admission. 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday with Scholars Banquet. Beau Chene Country Club, 602 N. Beau Chene Drive, (985) 845-3571 — The Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club holds its annual college scholarship banquet featuring dinner, entertainment and a silent auction. Visit www.mandevillerotary.org for tickets. Tickets $250 per couple. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Trail Ride. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Bike shop owner David Moeller leads a guided trail bike ride through center grounds. Helmet required. Mountain bike or wide tires recommended. Reservations required; call (985) 626-1238 or email rue@northlakenature.org. $5, members free. 3 p.m.

MONDAY 25 15th Annual Instruments A Comin’. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 8958477 — The family-friendly outdoor street party is free and features a silent auction, a wall of fame induction ceremony, a battle of the marching bands and more. General admission and VIP tickets are available for the indoor benefit concert. Tickets start at $50. 6 p.m. ChallengeHER. Delgado Community College, Student Life Center, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 671-5000; www.dcc.edu — A lecture teaches women about SBA loans and working with government contractors. Visit www.wipp.org/?ChallengeHER for more information. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Israeli dancing. Starlight Ballroom, 5050 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 5675090 — Israeli Dance of New Orleans meets weekly to learn folk dances. Call (504) 905-6249 for details. First class free; $4 per class thereafter. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. NOLA Crawfish Festival. NOLA Brewing Taproom, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 301-0117 — The inaugural festival celebrates funk music, boiled crawfish and local beer. Visit www.nolacrawfishfest.com for tickets. Admission $45 one-day pass, $125 three-day pass. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. $5, NOMA members free. 6 p.m. Zurich Classic. TPC Louisiana, 11001 Lapalco Blvd., Avondale, (504) 436-8721; www.tpc.com/daily/louisiana — Top golfers compete in a tournament that benefits several local charities. Call (504) 342-3000 or visit www.zurichgolfclassic. com for tickets. Daily passes $25, weekly passes $75, suite options vary.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The market has fresh seafood, meat, baked goods, preserves, prepared food and cooking demos. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Crescent City Farmers Market Magazine. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The market features produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Crescent City Farmers Market Mid-City. American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave. — Mid-City’s evening market features fresh produce and prepared items. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Crescent City Farmer’s Market Tulane. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St., (504) 865-5000; www.tulane.edu — The weekly market features produce, dairy items, kettle corn, plants and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. 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 — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, (504) 361-1822 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits and vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, New Orleans City Park, 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 — 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. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www. oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Rivertown Farmers Market. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, preserves and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. PAGE 88


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Sankofa Mobile Market Sunday. New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. Vietnamese Farmers Market, 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

SPORTS Ellsworth’s Gretna Rumble. Mel Ott Park, 2310 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna — A boxing match features Marcus McDaniel, Kim Conner, Richmond Dalphone, Curtis Johnson and others. Call (504) 2580044 or visit www.brawlininnawlins.com for information. Tickets start at $30. 7 p.m. Thursday. New Orleans Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 7345155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Iowa Cubs. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

WORDS Adrian Van Young. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author reads from and signs Shadows in Summerland. 6 p.m. Thursday. Blood Jet Poetry Series. BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256 — Several poets read, followed by an openmic. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, (504) 529-7323; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Great Books Discussion Group. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — The book club discusses The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Free and open to the public. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mark Yakich. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The Loyola professor, author and editor discusses the importance of poetry. 7 p.m. Thursday. Melissa Ginsburg. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author reads from and signs her novel Sunset City. 6 p.m. Thursday. Michael Murphy. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The author reads from and signs Hear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Rich Musical Heritage & Lively Current Scene. 6 p.m. Thursday. Poets! Alive!. Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www.christwoodrc.com — Poets in St. Tammany Parish share their work at a monthly reading led by Eve Brouwer. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. ShiNola Gallery Opening Party. ShiNola Gallery, 1813 Martin Luther King Blvd. — The art gallery celebrates its new location

with children’s book readings, a panel of YA novelists including Gary Gautier, Missy Wilkinson and John Baur and entertainment. Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. Spring Poetry Workshop with Valentine Pierce. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667 — New Orleans poet and performer Valentine Pierce leads a five-part poetry workshop for adults. Novice and experienced writers are encouraged to attend. 1:30 p.m. Saturday. William Barnwell. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs Called to Heal the Brokenhearted: Stories from Kairos Prison Ministry International. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Arc of Greater New Orleans. The organization for people with intellectual disabilities seeks donations of Mardi Gras beads. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 5221962 or email info@casaneworleans.org. Grow Dat Youth Farm. The youth farm welcomes individual volunteers to help with garden maintenance on select Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Visit www. growdatyouthfarm.org for dates. 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. Parkway Partners. The green space 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. Refugee mentors. Catholic Charities of New Orleans’ Refugee Service Program seeks volunteers, especially those with Arabic, Burmese and Spanish language skills, to help newly arrived refugees learn about everyday American life. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle school and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475.

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OLD METAIRIE 1&2 BDRM. APTS SPARKLING POOL & BIKE PATH

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3 BR/1.5 BA Absolutely adorable, super fresh + clean cottage w excellent floorplan; central air + heat; oak strip hardwood flooring (heart pine in kitchen) throughtout; covered ceilings vintage bathroom in excellent condition; brand new granite kitchen countertops, cabinets + backsplash; long driveway for several cars in tandem; large fenced backyard w cement pad for extra car storage or entertaining; storage shed; termite contract; roof approximately 5 years old. For Sale by Agent/ Broker, $275K, Colette Meister (504) 2201762. therealtormeister@gmail.com

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2 BR/2 BA Rare offering in Historic Treme, steps to French Quarter. 20’ vaulted ceilings w/exposed beams; skylights; 2 master suites (1 lower level, 1 upper); lg private balcony exclusive to unit; huge combo kit, living & dining rooms; gated, remote assigned & covered offstreet parking for 1 vehicle; gorgeous mature tropical setting w sparkling inground pool & beautiful common areas - truly an Oasis on Esplanade! For Sale by Agent/Broker, $360K, Colette Meister (504) 220-1762 therealtormeister@gmail.com

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2BR/1BA Upper Unit. 1380 sqft of open living space. Entertainer’s Dream featuring an additional 900 sqft private rooftop garden w/ wrap-around balcony, stunning city views. Beautiful hdwd floors, New A/C, S/S appliances. Includes W/D water pd. $2200/mo. A must see! Contact Kelleye Rhein (504) 975-0649, Keller Williams Realty New Orleans. PAGE 93

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

NO. 624-581 DIV G SUCCESSION OF LOUIS B. EVANS, JR.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that KENYA KEIONE BERRY, Administratrix of the Succession of PAMELA BERRY USSIN POLLARD, has, pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 3281, petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell at private sale, for the price of EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($88,000.00), the Succession’s interest in and to the property commonly known as 2306 Newton Street, Gretna, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: A. 2306 Newton Street, Gretna, Louisiana: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR 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 City of Grenta, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Vicknair Addition Subdivision, all as per plan of Alvin E. Hotard, C.E., dated May 12, 1971, approved in Ordinance No. 1402 and registered in COB 749, folio 392, according to which said plan said portion is designated as Lot 126-A, in Square bounded by Newton Street, Twenty-fifth Street, Alattery Subdivision or Huey P. Long Avenue side and Twenty-third Street and commences at a distance of 128 feet from the corner of Newton and Twenty-third Streets and measures thence 46 feet front on Newton Street, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 143.20 feet on the side nearest to Twenty-third Street, by a depth of the opposite side of 143.39 feet, and is composed of the greater portions of former lots 125 and 126. More fully shown on survey of Alvin E. Hotard, C.E., dated December 1, 1971, redated November 16, 1972 annexed thereto.

Whereas the Administrator of the above estate has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable herein described to-wit:

The Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 2306 Newton Street, Gretna, Louisiana 70053.

LOT 1, SQ 17, BARKLEY ESTATES SUBDIVISION 3300 ABBOTSWOOD DRIVE, HARVEY, LA 70058 UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: FIVE HUNDRED FORTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS and no cents ($ 549,000.00) less the usual and customary expenses of the sale, all as per the agreement to purchase and sell.

NOW THEREFORE, and in accordance with law, notice is hereby given that KENYA KEIONE BERRY, Administratrix, proposes to sell the aforementioned immovable property, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid and the heirs, legatees, and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such sale, within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from the date whereon the last publication of this Notice appears.

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

CLERK OF COURT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

DEPUTY CLERK

HISTORIC MARIGNY RENOVATION CORNER OF FRANKLIN & RAMPART

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF PAMELA BERRY USSIN POLLARD

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

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Attorney: Elaine Appleberry Address: 405 Gretna Blvd. Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 362-7800 Gambit: 4/19/16 & 5/10/16 Anybody knowing the whereabouts of the heirs, legatees or administrators of the Estate of Julie Menard Krambeer, AKA Julie Menard, Julie M. Krambeer, Julie Krambeer, please contact Attn. Deborah Lonker (504) 831-5616.

Attorney: John J. Sullivan (Bar #: 2132) Address: 862 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 524-1421 Gambit: 4/19/16 & 5/10/16 Anyone having the any information concerning the whereabouts of Rachel Watkins and/or Constance Hebert, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., executed by Rogers Riley and Giselle Holmes, and dated July 26, 2006, in the principal sum of $120,000.00, bearing interest at the rate of 8.375 % percent from the dated until paid, ad 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.


TWENTY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

NO. 672-284 DIVISION “H“

No. 753-501 DIVISION “I“

NO.: 726517 DIVISION A

NO.:437-311 DIV. “P”

SUCCESSION OF ARTHUR W. KIMBLE, III

SUCCESSION OF FORREST J. STANLEY

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

NOTICES

TWENTY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

WHEREAS, NANCY ROSE KIMBLE, duly appointed and qualified executrix of the above estate, has made application to the Court for the sale, at private sale, of the immovable property hereinafter described, to wit: AN UNVIVIDED ONE-HALF (1/2) INTEREST IN:

Lot No. 17 of Square 87, bounded by Herrmann Street, Belle Drive, Laplace Street and West Esplanade Avenue. Said lot commences 99.98 feet from the corner of Herrmann Street, same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 107.42 feet. According to a survey by J.L. Fontcuberta, Surveyor, dated May 24, 1972 this property is exactly as described above, except that there is a five foot servitude shown across the entire rear width of this property. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal no. 4421 Herrmann Street, Metairie, Louisiana. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: Sale of the entire interest in said property together with an undivided one-half interest of the whole owned by NANCY ROSE KIMBLE, to BRETT POWER and JODI POWER, in “as is” condition with no warranties, express or implied as to the condition of the property for the gross sales price of $235,000.00 cash as with Purchaser to pay usual closing costs as set forth in the agreement between the parties. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, 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 issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with the law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Lisa Cheramie, CLERK Attorney: ANTHONY V. LIGI, JR., A PLC, La. Bar No. 1179 Address: 4425 Clearview Parkway Suite “C”, Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 455-7974 phone Attorney for NANCY ROSE KIMBLE, Executrix for the Succession of Arthur W. Kimble, III Gambit: 3/29/16 & 4/19/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Edward J. and Joyce G. Hackett, please contact Paul C. Fleming, Jr., attorney, at 504-888-3394. Property rights involved.

THAT CERTAIN PIECE OFPORTIONOFGROUND, together with all the Buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges Servitude, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise Appertaining, situated in the STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, In that part thereof known as BAYOU ESTATES EXTENSION, all as shown on A plan of subdivision registered under Entry No, 525841, which said lot is described As Lot 38, SQUARE B, bounded by Coubra Drive, Caddy Drive, Glasco Drive and Sauvage Avenue; Lot 38, forms the corner of Coubra Drive and measures 54.30 feet front on Coubra Drive, a with in the rear of 50feet, with a depth and front on Caddy Drive of 110.08 feet, and a depth of 110 feet on the opposite sideline. Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 5800 Coubra Drive. This act is made and accepted subject to the following: 1. Any and all restrictions, conditions, and/or servitudes which may appear in the chain Of title; said reference thereto is not to be construed as an extension, recreation or Re-establishment thereof. 2. Any and all servitudes, encroachments, encumbrances, and/or exceptions that would Have been revealed by a current survey of the referenced property. 3. Restrictions as contained in act before Henry B. Hoppe, Jr., Notary Public, dated November, 1970, registered in COB 750, folio 18. FORREST JEAN (HOWARD) STANLEY, (000-00-6219, a person of the full age of Majority and a resident of the State of Louisiana, who declared under oath unto me, Notary, that she has been married but once and then to Ardis Stanley, from whom she Was divorced and that she has not since remarried MAILING ADDRESS: 5800 Coubra Drive, Marrero, LA 70072 Being the same property acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph James McGintey from Paulette Laurent div wife of Kenneth Watts, September 2, 1987, registered in COB 1804, folio 58. JON GEGENHEIMER, Clerk Attorney: Charles R. Jones Address: 622 Baronne Street New Orleans, LA 70113 Telephone: (504) 525-7272 Gambit: 4/19/16 and 5/10/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, executed by Timothy J. Motes and Dawn Mareno Motes and dated December 30, 2005, in the principal sum of $174,165.00, bearing interest at the rate of 8.6000% from dated until paid, 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

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the testamentary executrix of the above estate has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: I. THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, City of Kenner, in that part thereof known as Greenlawn Terrace Subdivision (Highway Park), designated as Lot P, in Square 63, bounded by Arkansas Avenue, California Avenue, 40th Street and 41st Street, and Lot “P” commences at a distance of 109 feet from the corner of 40th Street and Arkansas Avenue, and measures thence 51 feet front on Arkansas Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines; all according to a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie - Errol E. Kelly, Surveyor, dated July 19, 1977, a copy of which is annexed to another Act passed before me, Notary, dated this day, for reference. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Number 4004 Arkansas Avenue. RESTRICTIONS: The above described property was transferred in the chain of title subject to the restrictive covenants and conditions contained in Acts passed before L. G. Shushan, Notary Public, dated August 27, 1956 and registered in COB 408, folio 306; and August 10, 1960, registered in COB 513, folio 301, for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; and this reference to those restrictive covenants and conditions is not to be considered as renewing or recreating them in any manner whatsoever. RIGHT OF WAY: The above described property is subject to a right of way for utilities over the extreme rear five (5’) feet of the depth of the lot by the entire width thereof. Registered COB 903, folio 385. Upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: All cash to seller in accordance with Louisiana Residential Agreement to Buy or Sell filed herein and attached as Exhibit A to the Petition for Authority to Sell Immovable Property at Private Sale Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs, legatees and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they may have, or may have to such application, at any time prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the lastpublication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT CLERK Attorney: Frank J. Achary Address: 4417 Craig Avenue Metairie, LA 70003 Telephone: (504) 638-6233 Gambit: 4/19/16 and 5/10/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any of the relatives, heirs, assigns or successors in interest of ELAINE CLAIRE LEGNON, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in 24th JDC Jefferson Parish, Case # 753-290. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Clothlide Johnson, please contact Blaine M. Hebert, Attorney, at 504-348-3217.

SUCCESSION OF SUSIANNA STAAB RICHARDSON WIFE OF AND WILFRED RICHARDSON AKS WILFRED RICHARDSON, SR. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given to the creditors and heirs of the estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have) why the Tableau of Distribution presented by Wilfred Albert Richardson, Jr., Administrator of the Estates of Susianna Staab Richardson wife of and Wilfred Richardson AKA Wilfred Richardson Sr., should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith. By Order of the Court, DEPUTY CLERK Attorney: LARRY C. PIENO BRN. 10990 Address: 1320 Barataria Blvd. Marrero, LA 70072 Telephone: (504) 340-2451 Gambit: 4/19/16

24th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 754-049 DIV. H SUCCESSION OF BRIAN ALBERT STEGER ADVERTISEMENT OF NOTICE OF FILING OF FIRST TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given to the creditors of the above succession and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven days from the date of publication hereof why the tableau of distribution presented by the administrator of this estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds disbursed in accordance therewith. Attorney: Richard R. Shulze Address: 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 505 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 602-9544 Gambit: 4/19/16

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

NO.:641-672 DIVISION “H” SUCCESSION OF BEATRICE A. LEVERT, CONSOLIDATED WITH AGATHA LEVERT NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that Annette Webre Wolf, Dative Testatmentary Executrix of the Succession of Beatrice A. Levert, consolidated with Agatha Levert, has filed a petition for authority to pay charges and debts of the succession, in accordance with a tableau of distribution contained in the petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation. Marilyn Guidry, Deputy Clerk 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson State of Louisiana Dated: April 13, 2016 Attorney: T. Robert Lacour Address: 3220 Williams Blvd. Kenner, Louisiana 70065 Telephone: (504) 443-1353 Gambit: 4/19/16

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A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, in that part thereof known as Pontchartrain Shores Subdivision, according to a plat of subdivision, thereof made by J. L. Fontcuberta, Surveyor, dated October 30, 1956, a copy of which is on file in Plan Book 31 folio 60 in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Parish of Jefferson and approved by the Police Jury under Ordinance No. 3433, said portion of ground is designated and measures as follows:

Notice is hereby given that Denise Darcell Montgomery, Administratrix of the Estate of Forest J. Stanley, has, pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3281, petitioned this Honorable Court for Authority to Sell at Private Sale for the price of assumption of the mortgage balance, approximately Sixty-Nine Thousand ($69,000) Dollars, the following described real property:

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2018 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. • $244,500

Quintessential New Orleans Victorian Side-Hall that is so stunning with its many original architectural details; original heart pine floors, spacious light filled rooms with 12’ ceilings, lovely pocket doors, ceiling medallions, amazing floor to ceiling windows on the front, open floor plan in living, dining, and custom kitchen cabinets. Updated with newer plumbing and wiring, structural piers, exterior siding replacement and repairs plus brand new exterior paint in delightful color palette. Don’t miss out!

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Enchanting studio/cottage tucked into a lush French Quarter courtyard, private patio/courtyard and open air shower to hot tub area will charm you. Building is uniquely constructed of granite and limestone and so captivating with its stucco exterior and quaint windows with shutters. Quiet lower Quarter area but within easy walking distance to all the French Quarter has to offer and the entertainment district of Frenchmen Street. This is a must see!

1120 BOURBON ST $2,500,000 Stunning circa 1820 Creole cottage beautifully renovated located in quiet residential area of Vieux Carre’. Main house 2682 sf has 2 beds down & huge Master suite up w/amazing bath/spa & closets. Gorgeous wood floors, spacious gourmet kitchen, 3 fireplaces, Free standing 968 sq ft 2-story guesthouse has balcony across front over lush courtyard with fountain. Behind guesthouse is heated salt water pool. This is an oasis not to be missed. Contract parking avail ½ block away.

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ALL 2016 OUTBACKS

STK# 93507, FJF-12

8305 AIRLINE DR, METAIRIE, LA 70003-6853 504-466-6000 www.bryansubaru.com MSRP $24,845 (incl. $850 freight charge). Net cap cost of $22,075 (incl. $0 acq. fee). Total monthly payments $7,848. Lease end purchase option is $16,596. Must take delivery from retailer stock by April 30, 2016. Other leases available on other models. Cannot be combined with any other incentives. Special lease rates extended to well-qualified buyers. Subject to credit approval, vehicle insurance approval & vehicle availability. Not all buyers may qualify. Payments may be higher in some states. Net cap cost & monthly payment excludes tax, license, title, registration, retailer fees, options, insurance & the like. Retailer participation may affect final cost. At lease end, lessee responsible for vehicle maintenance/repairs not covered by warranty, excessive wear/tear, 15 cents/mile over 12,000 miles/year and $300 disposition fee. Lessee pays personal property and ad valorum taxes (where applies) & insurance. Cannot be combined with any other incentive. Financing for well-qualified applicants only. Length of contract is limited. Subject to credit approval, vehicle insurance approval and vehicle availability. No down payment required. See participating retailers for details. Must take delivery from retailer stock by April 30, 2016. See dealer for details.


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