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Review: Cava .......................................................... 27 Upscale dining fits perfectly in its Lakeview neighborhood Fork + Center ........................................................... 27 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview .............................................29 Elderberry proponent Samantha Ditchendorf Drinks ........................................................................30 Beer Buzz and Wine of the Week Last Bites ..................................................................31 5 in Five, Plate Dates and Off the Menu

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NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 As neighborhood organizations seek to eliminate graffiti, the question arises again: What is public art?

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Wed. July 23 | Named the best guitarist of 2013 by Village Voice, Gat (formerly of Israeli garage rockers Monotonix) teamed with Portuguese drummer Igor Domingues to make May’s Iberian Passage EP (Joyful Noise), a largely instrumental showcase. DANNY and Birthstone open at 10 p.m. at Siberia.

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and the 14-piece band perform in a benefit for the Tipitina’s Foundation. The performance is copresented by the Orpheum Theatre and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. At 7:30 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre.

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Neighborhood groups take up graffiti abatement, reigniting a discussion about vandalism versus street art.

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criticized Mayor Mitch Fred Redtke, aka The Gray Ghost, (right) Landrieu’s covers graffiti, along with Operation lack of graffiti Clean Sweep member Richard Lane. remediation.

P H O TO BY C HERY L G ERBER Without it, Starr says, property owners and neighborhood organizations are responsible for finding their own means to eradicate graffiti or other artwork in both private and public spaces.

Volunteers, such as Mid-City Neighborhood Organization member Roux Merlo, pitch in hours of their time.

“The base-line reality on graffiti is that the City of New Orleans does nothing to enforce its own laws, even on its own property,” Starr said in an email. “There are many models of cities that have successfully eliminated most graffiti and hence (there’s) no need to reinvent the wheel. If City Hall focused on this, the problem would be solved. Until then, everything is a Band-Aid.” The Landrieu administration responded in an email saying, “Revitalizing our neighborhoods and keeping the city clean is a priority that we all share. The city has worked directly with Operation Clean Sweep to remediate graffiti throughout PAGE 8

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n Broad Street in Mid-City, a mural sprawls across one side of an abandoned bank between Canal Street and Cleveland Avenue. In the middle is a giant fist flanked by flags of green, yellow and red. On the left, men and women in cap and gown lead a procession.

“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of your own,” reads a thought bubble in Pan-African colors, coming from the painting of a dark-skinned girl sitting on the right. A few feet away, behind a patterned design, there are the words, “Be more than powerful.”

On the other side of the bank is a very different scene. Traces of graffiti can be seen underneath giant rectangular splotches of light gray paint. Evidence of former markings, now covered, appears in several spots along the faded brick wall.

Similiar scenes stretch along several avenues, nooks and crannies of the city, where new patches of primer and colored paint appear almost as quickly as the graffiti and street art it covers.

As neighborhood organizations hire companies to cover illegal graffiti, and more graffiti artists fight for expression, the canvas of New Orleans is hosting a sort of artistic turf war.

Street artists and neighborhood organizations aren’t the only ones divided. Residents, at least one photographer and even a historian have written blogs, posted on social media and submitted op-eds to weigh in on the age-old questions: What constitutes art?

Where does it belong?

“This is one of the few ways they could ever get their message out to the world,” says Sam Ballen, a lawyer who is also the co-creator of the blog New Orleans Graffiti.

Ballen says his blog showcases the city’s local artists. Of all the pieces he’s photographed, his favorite is located in Holy Cross.

Inside a simple heart reads the message, “How Subversive Love Is.” “I just enjoy its simplicity and its message,” Ballen said in an email. “There is much more technically impressive work in this city, but I think this piece illustrates why graffiti is important. Someone with the skills to be making a piece like that will never have their work in a gallery.”

Ballen acknowledges that street art is illegal in New Orleans without proper city permits, despite what some see as law enforcement’s lackadaisical approach to controling it. In a recent editorial in The Lens, New Orleans author and Central Asia-Caucasus Institute chairman at Johns Hopkins University, S. Frederick Starr,

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“Current city code requires individual property owners to remove graffiti from private properties, and the city works to educate residents and businesses on this responsibility.

“City departments remove graffiti on public properties they manage. For example, the Department of Sanitation recently refurbished over 300 city-owned litter cans in the French Quarter that had graffiti on them. In addition, our quarterly NOLA For Life days include graffiti removal at parks and playgrounds, and the city has awarded grants in the past to neighborhood groups who presented plans to revitalize their neighborhood, including graffiti removal.”

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Like the city, property owners or neighborhood groups who can afford it call Operation Clean Sweep of New Orleans, a private company that’s become known for leaving behind squares of gray primer paint where graffiti once was.

Ballen says neighborhood organizations have the right to pay private companies to have the artwork removed — but that doesn’t mean that they should.

“It’s one thing to paint over some boring tags where someone has just painted their name, but many of the more serious artists will never paint on occupied private property, so I think it is a waste to cover a beautiful mural on an abandoned building with ugly gray paint,” Ballen says. “If they would prefer to spend their money making their neighborhood gray instead of vibrant, that’s up to them.”

The Mid-City Security District is one of the latest organizations to hire Operation Clean Sweep to remove graffiti from public places. Operation Clean Sweep is owned and operated by Fred Radtke, a man who’s earned the nickname “The Gray Ghost” for his use of gray primer.

Radtke said he cleans street art so quickly, it’s as if a ghost visited the site.

Radtke himself is a polarizing character, equally heralded and scorned by New Orleans residents. In 2008, celebrated United Kingdom artist, activist and director Banksy “declared war” on Radtke, and as an artistic statement painted murals over large sections of The Gray Ghost’s primer patches and even made Radtke the subject of some of his artwork.

Banksy’s artwork reportedly increased the value of homes on which it appeared, but most were painted over. In late June, Radtke called Banksy’s artwork “useless” for New Orleans.

“If he was a true artist that believed in art, he would have left something here for people in New Orleans because we were still devastated,” Radtke says. “He didn’t leave money or auction something off or anything.”

Radtke didn’t just ruffle Banksy’s feathers. Although The Gray Ghost says he only eliminates graffiti with the permission of property owners, he has

been accused in court of trespassing to paint over artwork.

In 2009, New Orleans Municipal Court Judge Paul Sens ordered him to cease covering graffiti without permission after Radtke pleaded no contest to criminal trespassing. Radtke allegedly was eradicating a mural on the corner of Press and Burgundy streets in the Bywater after the owner had allowed it to be painted.

Now Radtke says the gray primer is just a deterrent for other graffiti artists. He matches sites with colored paint, and says he uses the latest technology to restore, when he can be sure that the spot will remain “clean” from graffiti.

For Radtke, removing graffiti is a way to protect the city’s art, not destroy it. He says New Orleans’ most precious art has been about 300 years in the making, in the form of the city’s iconic Spanish and French architecture. Since starting 12 years ago, Radtke says he’s removed more than 22,000 instances of graffiti, some from historic sites.

“There are things here that separate us from the jungle and into civilization, and that’s what it’s about,” Radtke says.

Radtke says that the No. 1 inhibitor of tourism is the perception of crime, which is perpetuated by graffiti.

Jim Olsen, chairman of the Mid-City Security District, adds that graffiti supports the broken window theory, or the idea that one broken window paves the way for more vandalism. Olsen admits that some graffiti “looks kind of cool,” but that it doesn’t fit in with a residential neighborhood where people “feel safe and secure.”

“It just generally degrades the property,” Olsen says.

But artist Brandon Odums, also known as B-mike, dismisses the broken windows theory, especially as it pertains to street art. Odums was made famous for his murals in the Florida public housing complex in Bywater called “Project Be.” According to Odums, street art is an important way for some New Orleanians to communicate a message.

“I’m frustrated with the idea of amassing graffiti to gang activity or other mischief in terms of the participants,” Odums says.

Odums’ spray paintings in Project Be depict heroes of the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, Malcom X and Muhammad Ali. The murals were illegally painted in the abandoned complex, which has been closed

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since Hurricane Katrina.

“Some artists see blight or something else and see that there’s a conversation that needs to be had about what’s going on with the space,” Odums says. “I noticed after Katrina so much blight and physical signs of indifference in communities, and I had the responsibility as an artist to use my art to transform the space.”

Odums was disappointed when access to those murals was cut off but is now working on a similar project, which is a secret for now. The difference is, the owner of the property discovered Odums’ work and hopes to turn it into a public exhibition.

Having an owner’s permission — but not necessarily a city permit — is one way to compromise, according to Devin De Wulf, who describes himself as a folk artist.

“I guess I would say there’s a fine line between graffiti and art. It’s subjective,” De Wulf says, adding that some graffiti is just disrespectful. “And as an artist, I think it’s really nice to work with the person who’s the owner of the building.”

Odums says he often considers compromise, especially as paid advertising lines buildings to convey messages to the public, while graffiti is taken down.

“Project Be got me thinking: What deserves to be on the public wall?” he says.

NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quotes of the week

“I’m the shady politician, right? But what happens when [Gov. Bobby] Jindal turns down billions of federal money for Medicaid — to help people in need, a program that could mean as much as 17,000 jobs! — just because he doesn’t want to be seen as taking anything from [President Barack] Obama, which is going to hurt him with the right-wingers?

Who’s the self-serving one then? Is that good government?” — Former Governor and current Congressional candidate Edwin Edwards, in a lengthy profile by Mark Jacobson in New York magazine.

The piece was full of EWE’s typical quips, many of which the national press hasn’t heard (at least, not recently), but there was a new one.

On the morning after U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in a Republican primary, Jacobson joked to Edwards that the former governor might convert to Judaism (Cantor is Jewish). “It is hard to replace someone like Eric Cantor,” Edwards told the reporter. “I could never be that big an asshole.”

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Cantrell to offer no-smoking legislation this fall

While New Orleans’ “SmokeFree Week” begins this week (July 21-25), New Orleans City Council District B Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell is preparing to introduce legislation in the fall to prohibit smoking in bars and public buildings citywide.

The measure will follow statewide legislation to make all public colleges and universities smokefree. Senate Bill 36, signed into law in 2013, becomes effective Aug. 1.

In New Orleans. The University of New Orleans also is extending the ban to include all tobacco products (except electronic cigarettes). Private universities also are getting behind the ban. Tulane University will enforce a smoke-free campus next month, and Loyola University has formed a committee of students, faculty and staff to rewrite its smoking policy; the university will be tobacco- and smoke-free by fall 2015.

While statewide legislative attempts to ban smoking in bars and casinos have failed, several cities and parishes have adopted their own legislation to prohibit smoking in barrooms. Alexandria, Monroe, West Monroe and all of Ouachita Parish have banned smoking in bars. Cantrell says she plans to introduce similar legislation in November.

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be done, to no negative impact to the business, and they’re not losing patrons but gaining them.”

For Smoke-Free Week, Cantrell has coordinated with the statewide Healthier Air for All Campaign under the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL).

More than 100 bars in New Orleans are smoke-free, according to Healthier Air for All, and the number is growing. Mid-City Yacht Club went smoke-free in recent months, and the Maple Leaf Bar — which has hosted weekly smoke-free nights on Wednesdays and at special events — will follow suit this fall.

Smoke-Free Week — which will raise awareness of the health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke — begins with a kickoff party with the 610 Stompers at The Rusty Nail (1100 Constance St.) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 21, and there will be a town hall-style discussion about smoke-free laws at Carrollton Station (8140 Willow St.) from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 23. The week culminates with a party at the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak St.) at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25.

“Smoke-Free Week is the beginning of the movement to make New Orleans healthier,” Cantrell said. “Every bar owner I’ve talked to that’s not smoke-free has said, ‘You know what, we’re for it.’ From Rock Bottom Lounge on Tchoupitoulas [Street] to Silkie’s on Milan, I’ve been in the barrooms. … We’re not trying to hit them off guard but share with them what the focus is.”

The Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act became effective Jan. 1, 2007 and prohibits smoking in most public spaces and workspaces, including restaurants, but excluding bars and casinos. According to TFL Associate Director Tonia Moore, Cantrell’s legislation will follow a model ordinance from Americans for Non-Smokers Rights, which has helped draft similar legislation across the country.

Cantrell says she anticipates City Council support. District A Councilwoman Susan Guidry has expressed general support for nonsmoking laws, and Cantrell says she is prepared to stand up against the tobacco industry and other opponents of smoke-free measures.

“I’m ready for it,” she said. “It’s the right thing to do.”

Requests for comment from Harrah’s New Orleans, where smoking is allowed, were not returned as of press time. — ALEX WOODWARD

Uber goes before Council again

Offers T-shirts and swag to supporters who attend

After being slammed by both taxi and limo companies at the last City Council Transportation Committee hearing, Uber is gearing up (literally) for the council’s July 22 meeting, promising in an email blast to provide T-shirts and other “swag” for supporters who show up at the council hearing.

The committee will discuss legislation it postponed earlier this month regarding amendments to the city’s transportation code that would allow Uber and other alternative, app-based taxi services to operate in New Orleans. A few weeks ago, City Councilmembers Stacy Head, James Gray and Susan Guidry voiced concerns over the proposed changes to the code, most reiterating worries that allowing Uber’s premier “Black” service (limos and SUVs) would open the floodgates to the company’s ridesharing platform, UberX, which competes directly with city-licensed taxis.

Representatives from the taxi industry were vocal in their opposition to Uber, and limo companies were similarly wary of the business breakdown. (In the Uber Black model, an existing limo or “black car” driver gets 80 percent of a ride, and Uber gets 20 percent. The limo company doesn’t get anything.)

In its email, Uber made clear its intention to rally supporters at the July 22 meeting. The email begins with one dramatic sentence: “We need your voice.” It included links to pre-composed Tweets advocating for doing away with a proposed minimum fare, which Uber says would hinder its expansion into New Orleans.

Uber operates in dozens of cities worldwide, and has met fierce opposition from taxi companies in many of them. — JEANIE RIESS

NEWS VIEWS BOUQUETS + brickbats ™ heroes + zeroes Statistical squabbling Landrieu, Cassidy closer on campaign cash

The Amistad Research Center

was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which awarded more than 37 grants totaling more than $2 million to museums throughout the U.S. The Amistad Research Center will hire a project archivist to oversee and digitize its inventory of items from African-Americans in science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School students

collected more than 18,000 Capri Sun pouches for recycling to earn $1,700 for the school as part of Capri Sun’s Drink Pouch Brigade recycling program.

In collaboration with TerraCycle, the Drink Pouch Brigade has collected more than 200 million recyclable pouches.

The Meraux Foundation

donated $10,000 to help construct the Mississippi River Trail bike path in St. Bernard Parish and $15,000 to the St. Bernard Performing Arts Academy at a July 11 ceremony.

The foundation also gave the Coastal Champion Award to state Reps. Walt Leger III and Simone Champagne, who both serve on the House agriculture and forestry committee.

Orleans Parish Prison

was the subject of another shocking video, this time filmed by federal consent decree monitor Susan McCampbell, who filmed the jail at a surprise inspection June 14. The video, shown during consent decree hearings at U.S. District Court July 14, showed deteriorating conditions at the Templeman 5 facility, where mentally ill inmates are housed.

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Second-quarter federal campaign finance reports were due to the Federal Election Commission last week, and in Louisiana’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, the figures were good for Sen. Mary Landrieu — or for Rep. Bill Cassidy, who’s challenging her, depending on who you ask.

In fact, the spin could be seen in a pair of headlines on a story by Melinda Deslatte of the Associated Press.

The Alexandria Town Talk topped Deslatte’s story with, “Landrieu Edges Cassidy in Fundraising For Louisiana Senate Race,” while The News Star of Monroe titled the same story “Cassidy Edges Closer to Landrieu in Cash.”

Here’s the breakdown: In the second quarter of this year, Landrieu raised $2.1 million to Cassidy’s $1.6 million — hence The Town Talk headline. But when expenditures were counted, Cassidy got closer to the incumbent in cash on hand. According to Landrieu’s figures, her campaign spent $3.4 million during the same time period, while Cassidy only put out $800,000.

At the end of the first quarter of 2014, Landrieu had $7.5 million cash on hand, while Cassidy had $5 million.

According to the second quarter report, Landrieu now has $6.2 million on hand, while Cassidy has $5.8 million, a much smaller gap — hence The News Star headline.

The Louisiana Republican Party highlighted that in a statement that said, in part, “Mary Landrieu blew through money spending big on ads to cover up her ineffective track record as an Obama rubber stamp, and now Dr. Cassidy is well-positioned to take the fight to her in these final months.”

The third candidate in the race, retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness, reported raising $576,000 in the second quarter — more than a third of what his fellow Republican Cassidy raised. Maness has received tea party backing statewide and nationally.

Another Republican in the race, state Rep. Paul Hollis of Covington, bowed out of the contest last week and received praise from the state GOP for doing so. In the first quarter of the year, Hollis had raised just $59,000.

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Recruit, retain, redeploy governor to send 100 state troopers to New Orleans permanently.

We’ve been here before, but things seem worse now than in prior years. In 2008, then-Police Chief Warren Riley and Nagin announced their own recruitment effort. NOPD at that time had been hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. Before the storm, the department had nearly 1,700 officers. Today it has fewer than 1,200.

There’s room for hope with the latest campaign, but there’s also room for healthy doubt. The Landrieu and Serpas initiatives are not, at least on paper, much different than those proposed

by Nagin and Riley. Moreover, even discounting the impact of the hiring freeze, the number of officers who have left on Serpas’ watch is staggering. Morale has to be a factor.

A 2010 survey of officers by Tulane University, commissioned by the Police Association of New Orleans, found that 49 percent of officers agreed with the statement, “I look forward to coming to work every day,” while 26 percent disagreed. Two years later, the

Staffing levels at NOPD — not to mention morale — have been in free fall for years. numbers virtually had flipped: only 23 percent agreed with that statement, while 58 percent disagreed. Worse, a huge majority disagreed with Serpas’ crime-fighting methods. For example, 88 percent disagreed with the statement, “The policies implemented under the current superintendent … have made the NOPD a more effective crime prevention and public safety organization.” And 97 percent thought the department was understaffed. On that point, everyone seems to agree.

On a related front, New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux issued a report in May that found the NOPD’s staff of what was then 1,149 officers was both insufficient and inefficient.

Among Quatrevaux’s recommendations: putting every sworn cop back on a beat and using non-sworn (civilian) staff for tasks such as desk duty. According to Quatrevaux’s calculations, 102 officers could be redeployed by using more civilian employees.

Overall, NOPD’s staffing problems extend beyond recruiting. The mayor and the chief should focus on retention and redeployment as well.

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ast week, Mayor Mitch Landrieu — flanked by New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas and City Council members — announced Phase 2 of the city’s ongoing NOPD recruitment program. “Get Behind the Badge” was launched last summer as an attempt to bolster the number of cops on the force, which at last count was 1,139 — far from the goal of 1,600 cops the Police Department, city leaders and citizens would like to see on the streets.

The latest recruitment push comes with a $300,000 allocation approved by the City Council, along with a $300,000 match by the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation. Among the initiatives undertaken: a “one-stop application day” on Aug. 9 for people interested in joining the force; a day of outreach to local churches for applicants on Aug. 28; and new commercials and web ads designed to promote NOPD as a good place to work. The city now also has a thorough online application, along with supplemental materials, at www. joinnopd.org. Serpas says the number of applications has gone up significantly in recent months.

Landrieu, Serpas and the council are trying to put a good face on the latest recruitment efforts, but staffing levels at NOPD — not to mention morale — have been in free fall for years, and previous attempts to slow the rate at which cops are leaving the force (much less turn the tide) have produced few results.

The reasons for such a precipitous drop in the number of NOPD officers vary. For starters, the city was in dire financial shape at the end of former Mayor Ray Nagin’s tenure, and the hiring freeze that Landrieu implemented in 2010 was only rescinded in 2013.

Consequently, hundreds of cops who left the force during the three-year hiring freeze weren’t replaced. The first Police Academy class in years graduated last November, adding 27 officers, and a second is on the way. Given the urgent need for more cops, the City Council recently relaxed the controversial domicile rule that once required officers to live in Orleans Parish, but that will take time to have an impact.

Concerns about the number of officers have taken on new urgency in the wake of last month’s Bourbon Street shootings, which injured nine people and killed Brittany Thomas, a Hammond resident and bystander.

Meanwhile, a series of brazen thefts and robberies in the Faubourg Marigny gave rise to claims of inadequate levels of protection there. Other neighborhoods lodge similar complaints. Over the Fourth of July weekend, the city got help from Louisiana State Police.

That’s a temporary fix (through Labor Day), however. Landrieu had asked the

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CLANCY DUBOS

POLITICS

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Jindal’s ‘dirty pool’ evidence of wrongdoing, he concluded, “It’s dirty pool. And it should not stand.”

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), a nonpartisan government watchdog group, fired off a commentary slamming Jindal for his “inconsistent” approach to procurement standards. PAR called the current standoff “a crisis of choice” that Jindal created.

“If the past contracting methods were faulty, the administration as well as the education agencies bear a responsibility,” PAR added. “Although the governor now insists that competitive bids be used for a testing contract, he has endorsed no-bid contracts for major initiatives he has favored. His sudden zeal for competitive bidding is welcome but apparently is selective.”

PAR titled its commentary “Leadership and Crisis in Education” — a snarky reference to Jindal’s cliche-riddled book, Leadership and Crisis, which was ghostwritten as a precursor to his still-inert presidential campaign.

Jindal obviously cares more about his image in Iowa and New Hampshire than in Louisiana.

Tying Jindal’s “inconsistent path on educational standards” to his presidential ambitions, PAR concluded, “Jindal’s oscillation on this issue combined with his apparent political calculations are affecting his image as a sincere and reliable leader here in Louisiana. … The governor has the main responsibility for creating this crisis and a failure of the system would be on his shoulders.”

Even the normally reserved Council for A Better Louisiana (CABL) unloaded on Jindal, calling the governor’s lecture to White about public corruption “more smoke and mirrors” and “a charade.”

“The procurement process was meant to shelter state purchasing from political influence, but they appear to be using it to insert their own political influence,” CABL said of Team Jindal. “Would that be corrupt?”

Such criticism normally would give a governor pause. But Jindal obviously cares more about his image in Iowa and New Hampshire than in Louisiana. Nothing else explains his actions — or his tactics.

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ov. Bobby Jindal’s politically motivated attacks against the Common Core educational standards have become so heavy-handed that even some of his traditional allies are calling him out. Until recently, Jindal ranked among the leading supporters of Common Core.

The governor changed his position after the state’s rollout of Common Core educational standards last year. Many students, teachers and parents complained that the new curricula were confusing, even controversial. That led to a groundswell on the far right, which was all it took to get Jindal to switch sides.

Anti-Common Core forces were all set to wage war on the initiative during the spring legislative session, but Jindal was a no-show each time a bill to weaken or kill the program came up. (That spoke volumes about the sincerity of Jindal’s newfound opposition.) After the session ended, he tried to gut the initiative administratively — and unilaterally — by going after the standardized test that is part of the Common Core program.

The governor claimed the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), which is constitutionally empowered to set education policy, failed to follow proper procurement procedures in buying the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test. That test was set to be used this academic year, which begins in a few weeks. With great fanfare, Jindal issued an executive order instructing his underlings not to pay for the test, arguing that it was purchased illegally. That created a constitutional standoff with BESE — and threw Louisiana public education into disarray on the eve of the coming school year.

Jindal met with state Education Superintendent John White last week to discuss the impasse, to no avail. White, like most BESE members, supports Common Core.

After the meeting, the governor’s top aide told reporters that Jindal’s main concern is Louisiana’s “history of public corruption” — a thinly veiled accusation that BESE and White broke the law in buying the PARCC test.

That caused even some of Jindal’s allies to gag.

According to Quin Hillyer, the conservative columnist at The Advocate, Jindal aide Kyle Plotkin used the word “corruption” several times in reference to White and BESE’s support of Common Core.

Hillyer, who generally supports Jindal and ardently opposes Common Core, cried foul.

“One doesn’t bring up ‘corruption’ in such circumstances unless one is insinuating that there is corruption afoot,” Hillyer wrote on his blog. Noting that there is no

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Hey Blake,

Who started painting those colorful plank signs with sayings first, Dr. Bob or Simon?

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“Be Nice or Leave” is a simple statement that encapsulates the spirit of many New Orleans venues, so a painted placard or with this phrase can be found in many po-boy shops, dive bars and neighborhood restaurants. Dr. Bob was the first to make the phrase into art and it has become one of his trademarks, but it is a message that also can be found in pieces by Simon Hardeveld, better known as Simon.

Bob Shaffer, called Dr. Bob after he delivered his only son, was born in Kansas but grew up mostly in Louisiana. He began his art career as a sculptor who worked on Wilkinson Row in the French Quarter. While in the flow of a piece, wielding chainsaws and heavy power tools, Dr. Bob simply did not want to be interrupted. So when passersby would poke in their heads, Shaffer would use his tool to point to a posted sign that he had painted with the familiar message.

He says he first saw the message in an old juke joint he frequented in his youth called St. Joe’s or Working Man’s Paradise.

Scribbled with Marks-A-Lot marker on one side of an old cardboard box was “Be Nice or Leave.” The other side read, “Nothing in this world is worth getting shot or killed over.” The “Be Nice or Leave” sign Shaffer painted and posted in his studio was stolen, as was each duplicate he made, so the artist was convinced people were interested in his style and this particular message. A friend who owned a gallery and gift shop nearby convinced Shaffer to sell signs and T-shirts with the slogan, and they were a hit.

Shaffer moved to his current Bywater studio on Chartres Street in the 1990s. On

Artist Bob Shaffer, aka Dr. Bob, was the first to popularize signs painted with the phrase “Be nice or leave.”

P H O T O B Y K A N D A C E P O W ER G R AV E S

most days, you can find him in his spacious studio and shop painting his familiar slogan or whimsical scenes of the city or Louisiana wildlife, especially alligators.

He creates his pieces on found materials, including Hurricane Katrina detritus, old ironing boards, trash can lids, coffee cans and more. He adorns many of the frames with old bottle caps. Shaffer says, “Ya gotta have soul and use real stuff” to be a good folk artist.

Over the past 20 years, Shaffer has had his work featured at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. It also has appeared at the Smithsonian Institute and is in the permanent collection at the House of Blues New Orleans. He plans to open a gallery on Magazine Street in the near future.

Hardeveld moved to the U.S. from France and began his career as a chef, once operating a brasserie in Metairie. Increasingly, customers became more interested in the signs posted in the shop. Hardeveld says he has been painting slogan signs ever since.

Some people have described his style as Haitian-esque because he uses capitalized and shadowed letters and brightly colored patterns of polka dots and starbursts.

Hardeveld says he uses only high-quality plywood to ensure the pieces will last for years. He doesn’t take credit for the messages; each slogan is customized for the individual who orders it, from “Shalom, Y’all” to “There’s No Place Like Home,” “Ain’t Nothing A Po-Boy Can’t Fix” and “Be Nice or Leave.” He and his wife Maria operate the shop Simon of New Orleans on Jackson Avenue near Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District.

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Some jobs just inspire loathing from the public, but

what’s it like to be an employee trying to do

a job the public hates?

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alk into the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) on Veterans Memorial Boulevard on a Monday morning and you will be met with smug, dodgy and territorial glances. No one is giving up a place in line, and if you look clueless as to how the carefully orchestrated system of lines and numbers and desks works, you’ll probably get schooled. Three people holler at me to get in line when I approach an officer near one of the windows to ask a question.

I don’t blame them. This is the biggest OMV in the state of Louisiana, and people have been waiting a long time. Every time a number is called, about 200 chins lift to read the red flashing sign that tells what number can approach a desk, just to make sure their ears didn’t deceive them.

It’s easy to hate the OMV, and though the office’s employees are only extensions of a bureaucratic government agency, it’s easy to hate them, too. Diana Durham, who made it to the relatively plush confines of an actual chair (past the standing room-only line) in the OMV and was listening for her number, called the employees “horrible.”

“The management makes it horrible,” she said. “I’ve even asked for the manager before, [in the OMV] on Airline (Highway), and she said, ‘I am the manager.’ They’re ugly, they’re nasty, they’re uppity. When the lady earlier asked us

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Around New Orleans there’s a handful of jobs that triggers real loathing from the public. In many cases, it doesn’t much matter what an employee does to make things more pleasant. The experience of having to be there at all already has clouded their customers’ attitudes.

Even talking to those in official capacities is tricky. Meter maids and impound lot employees topped the list of workers we wanted to get on the record about their jobs, but the city rebuffed numerous requests for interviews with these employees, so like OMV workers, they weren’t allowed to talk about daily life behind the desk.

Though Mayor Mitch Landrieu has made much of the “Innovation Delivery Team” at New Orleans City Hall, which is designed “to make customer experiences better, easier and faster,” we couldn’t manage to talk to any of those employees.

After several emails and phone calls, Landrieu administration spokesman Tyler Gamble wrote, “Don’t think this one’s going to work out.”

A request for an interview with an OMV window worker was routed to state government.

Finally Captain Doug Cain, the public information

commander for the State Police, offered himself instead, saying simply: “The motor vehicle employees, manager, supervisors and senior staff are always looking for ways to create efficiency, make the process more effective and, frankly, make it as painless as possible for our customers.”

Cain says the Veterans Memorial Boulevard branch serves more than 650 people a day, and many of those customers arrive without the proper documents or don’t know how much a particular transaction costs.

“Almost half of the people who come to the [OMV] can take care of the transaction online, so they don’t even have to leave their house,” he says. “We encourage people to go online, find out if they have the right documents, what the process is and plan ahead as you would do for the grocery store, bringing a grocery list.”

Phillip Spencer, a tow truck operator with Mid City Automotive, doesn’t go anywhere without a loaded gun. “I always keep it loaded,” he says, “because you never know.”

That might seem extreme for someone who picks up cars from illegal parking spots for a living, but when you ask Spencer about moments when he’s felt truly hated in his seven years on the job, it becomes a question of which neardeath experience you want to hear about.

Tow truck operator Phillip Spencer says he’s been cursed and fired upon with an AK-47 while towing cars. “I’m just doing my job. ...

We don’t make the rules.”

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to back up, she said ‘please.’ I turned around and looked at the man behind me and said, ‘I can’t believe she said please.’ I couldn’t believe it. They just don’t say please at the [OMV], or any government entity.”

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Customers at the Office of Motor Vehicles on Veterans Memorial Boulevard wait to hear a service representative call their numbers.

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Last week, Spencer says he picked up a car at an apartment complex in Metairie. The owner of the car saw Spencer from the window and ran down the stairs, shouting to Spencer that he would move his car, which was parked illegally inside the residents’ lot.

“I say, ‘Sorry, I can’t give it back right now. I already hooked it,’” Spencer says. “Once you got a hook on a car, they gotta pay me. That’s a release on the spot. It’s company policy. We don’t have to give it to them. We could just take it to the yard.”

Spencer explained to the man that it would cost $120 to give him back the car on the spot; the man wasn’t happy. “I said, ‘I’m just doing my job. I cannot give you back your car. … I’m sorry. It’s the state rules.’ Everything we do is through the (Louisiana State Police’s)Towing and Recovery Unit, and that’s what we have to follow. We don’t make the rules, they do. They set the prices and everything.”

Then, Spencer says, the angry tow-ee told him he’d “smash” him, went around the corner and met a friend who gave him a gun, which he stuck in his pants. Spencer was watching in his rearview mirror. It’s essential for a tow truck driver to have friends who are police officers, and Spencer has dozens he’s acquired through his job towing cars. He called a Jefferson Parish officer who met him at the apartment complex where he was towing the car.

The car owner shouted racial slurs at Spencer, but ran away when he saw the cop pull in, Spencer says.

“He jumped over the gate, but he’s a fat boy, so he can’t really jump over the gate,” he says. “He tried to jump over the gate and the cops caught him, so he went to jail.”

A few weeks earlier, as Spencer and another tow truck driver were picking up some cars in New Orleans, someone fired an AK-47 at them.

“The thing is, he wasn’t a good shot,” Spencer says. “He was hitting every other car except us.”

At one apartment complex in New Orleans East, a resident watches for Spencer through her window and warns people the minute she sees him coming.

“Y’all better move y’all’s cars! The tow truck driver’s here,” he quoted her.

Spencer shot someone six times in self-defense after a man whose car he had towed pulled a gun on him. The shooter recovered and was imprisoned at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

“When they told me that he died, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna go to jail, you know?” Spencer says. He wasn’t prosecuted for the shooting.

Dr. Suzanne Fournier is a pediatric dentist who jokes that 90 percent of her job is psychology for both children and parents, and just 10 percent is actual dentistry. For someone with a hated job, she’s tapped into how to be liked, despite spending her days pulling teeth and forbidding candy to the lollipop demographic.

“I have a lot of kids that are just really little,” she says. “I have a lot of 1-, 2-, 3-year-olds who don’t understand why their teeth are hurting and that I’m here to help them. Some of it is just age and a lack of understanding. I have other kids with learning disabilities or developmental delays, like autism, where they just can’t understand (and) they will never be able to understand, why I need to go into their mouths and have loud noises going off.” Fournier says the kids who are most afraid are often her favorite kinds of patients, not least because those are the ones she gets to win over with a careful song and dance she’s spent the last eight years mastering.

“I have other kids that are well-behaved, but the amount of work they need is daunting to a general dentist,” she says. “When they only have 20 teeth in the mouth, and 18 of the teeth either need crowns or extractions — those are my general challenges.”

Fournier says every pediatric dentist has his or her own unique way of doing things, but most seek to establish trust early on. “These kids don’t know you from anybody, and kids are kind of taught ... to always be a little weary of things,” she says.

To start out, she makes three promises each time her patients visit. She promises she will always let a kid see and feel (on their fingers and fingernails first) everything she is about to do in their mouth. Fournier also tells them she will always tell them the truth and will try her hardest to make them feel good.

Despite using sayings and tactics, fear and loathing from patients are sometimes unavoidable.

“My last patient, the one I just had, was not a good candidate for sedation, and his mom really did not want him to go under general anesthesia, which I totally understand, because that’s a big risk,” Fournier says. “We did eight extractions, six crowns, and he just turned five. … He needed a lot of work.

And probably a year and a half ago, he wouldn’t come near the chair. He was running around the room screaming at the top of his lungs. He weighs about 120 pounds now; he is a big kid. I couldn’t hold him down. We ended up using what we call ‘protective stabilization.’ I call it my car seat.”

Fournier handles these situations with so much tact that many kids can’t help but comply. “I have been known to lose my voice singing too much Frozen,” she says.

The kind of rhetoric Fournier is required to use for her job is a reminder of what it takes to be liked in a profession that’s easy to hate.

“This little boy I had today was extremely fearful, and he even came [in] today crying,” she says. “And when I calmed him down, I said, ‘You have to use words. Why are you upset?’ He said he thought I was going to have to extract another tooth, and I said ‘No, that’s not what we’re doing. We’re going to paint with squirt guns and I have a magic fairy godmother wand that I’ll use today on your teeth.’”

The child calmed down, Fournier says.

Jennifer Barkley is a former hostess at Cafe Degas, a small, popular restaurant with a tiny bar where customers spend a lot of time before being seated at a table.

“Customers definitely got agitated with me” on extremely busy nights and during Jazz Fest, she says. “I would have to give a timeframe of how long it would take ... to get a table. You can’t give an exact time frame for that, because you don’t know how long the [group] already sitting is going to want to linger. Everyone’s lingering, everyone’s drinking and everyone’s having a good time.”

Barkley used the old trick of over-estimating the wait, so that if she anticipated a table to be available in half an hour, she would say 45 minutes.

“You try to say the longest amount of time, so 45 minutes to an hour,” she says. “So people would wait that length of time because they’d be getting drinks at the bar, and so I was dealing with a lot of drunk people and also they’re hungry at this point. They’re ‘hangry.’ So it would be 50 minutes.

And they’d come back to me and say, ‘Ma’am, you told us an hour ago that we would be seated in 45

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Gary Brown, a family law attorney in New Orleans, says family lawyers have more complaints filed against them with the Louisiana Bar Association than any other kind of legal practitioner. “Hate may be a strong word,” he says, “but I’m sure there are people who are not happy with me, including my own clients.”

That’s partly because clients often have unrealistic expectations of what a family lawyer can do, Brown says. “You’re seeing clients when they’re at their worst,” he says. “There are children, and there’s often times emotional investments that don’t have anything to do with anybody’s

best interests.”

People involved in the dissolution of a marriage, for example, often are suffering emotionally, but Brown says it’s not his job to play therapist. “I tell my clients, ‘I’m your lawyer, OK?’” he says. “I know stuff about the law, but I don’t know stuff about therapy and behavior and things like that.

You’d be much better off seeking that advice somewhere else.”

Still, Brown says he does offer support and tries to make his clients comfortable by being friendly and accommodating.

Eliminating tension and acting in the best interest of his client often means attempting to settle a dispute outside the courtroom.

“Settling a dispute outside the courtroom” means something different to Brown than it does to Spencer, for whom an irate customer with a gun is part of a day’s work. But the tow-truck driver remains philosophical.

“I don’t like doing it, and I do like doing it,” he says. “Some days it’s good, some days it’s OK. Sometimes people take their lick, and when I say ‘take their lick,’ I mean accept their fault. You parked in a handicap [disabled parking space]. Whose fault is that? That’s your fault. I didn’t park there. I’m just here to tow your car. Read your handbook with your driver’s license.

You’ll get towed, man.”

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minutes, and now one hour has passed and it’s nine o’clock.’ And then they would ask for a manager.

“But, when you’re waiting for a table, there’s no one to be angry at.”

Barkley says no matter what she did — from buying customers a round of drinks to making sure to look nice — she often could not appease a hungry crowd.

That led to bribery.

“People during Jazz Fest would slip me $50 bills,” she says. “One time someone slipped me $75. I never accepted the money, ever. That’s ridiculous. No matter where you are on the list, even the first table has like an hour wait. So it doesn’t matter where you are on the list, even if I accepted your cash.”

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warts, acne or intractable Drs. Mara eczema. Haseltine Haseltine (left) is a local expert and Jeffrey Poole on cutaneous treat a range of lymphoma, skin conditions at blistering their practice. disorders and P H OTO BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER psoriasis.

“On a daily basis, we may see acne, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, molluscum contagiosum and warts,” Haseltine says. “Intermixed with this will be more complex medical dermatology issues, such as psoriasis or autoimmune conditions, and also cosmetic procedures, such as Botox, peels and fillers.

“We regularly perform laser procedures such as hair removal, tattoo removal, treatment of rosacea and facial veins and reduction of wrinkles or acne scars.”

Poole says the practice has seen a higher demand for laser and other cosmetic procedures. Poole recently expanded to include a new wing, the Laser Center of New Orleans.

The practice accepts most forms of insurance, but all patients should check with the office and their providers to learn what is covered before an appointment.

“We treat everyone like I would want my child, wife or parent to be treated,” Poole says. “Our office staff is warm and welcoming and we work to make a patient’s visit at Poole Dermatology feel as comfortable as possible.”

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Bluenote Barbershop (1036 Henriette Delille St., 504-872-0384) opened this month in Treme. A barber with 21 years of experience, owner Invee Burrell offers traditional barbering services, including hot shaves and haircuts.

Famous Footwear (Algiers Plaza, 3038 Holiday Drive, www.famousfootwear.com) opens Wednesday, July 23, with events throughout the day at the 6,000-square-foot store, which offers brand-name shoes.

Trashy Diva (citywide; www.trashydiva.com) hosts a benefit at its French Quarter clothing boutique (537 Royal St., 504-522-4233) from

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5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25. There will be live music and refreshments, and proceeds benefit the Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshops.

The estate of the late Barbara Mequet Ochsner (1928-2011) will be auctioned Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 at Crescent City Auction Gallery (1330 St. Charles Ave., 504529-5057; www.crescentcityauctiongallery. com). The estate belonged to the wife of Dr. Alton Ochsner Jr., for whom the Ochsner hospitals are named. More than 1,350 lots of art, furniture, jewelry, silver, pottery and accessories will be auctioned.

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r. Jeffrey Poole opened Poole Dermatology (111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-8388225; www.pooledermatology.com) in 2002 after years of working for national medical organizations.

“In order to truly give high-quality, compassionate and personalized care to each patient, I needed a small, local, family-oriented practice,” Poole says. “With such a practice, we can be responsive to our patients and to the rapidly evolving nature of health care.

Additionally, care of the complicated pediatric and adult dermatology patient was an area of need in our community.”

Poole has a background in pediatric dermatology and Dr. Mara Haseltine, who joined the practice five years ago, specializes in adult dermatology. The physicians treat everyone from infants to grandparents.

“About half our patients are children and half are adults,” Poole says. “This is what makes our practice so interesting and vibrant. We can treat the entire family at one visit.”

“We consider ourselves to be ‘acne experts’ and are very comfortable and familiar with all acne treatments for both the adolescent and adult populations,” Haseltine says.

Because it offers a variety of treatments and procedures for people of all ages, the practice is a referral site for physicians from across the state.

For example, pediatric patients from around the Gulf South are referred for conditions such as infantile birthmarks, port-wine stains, hemangiomas,

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briny taste of the sea that Cava serves a glazed pork chop with greens easily transports diners and mashed sweet potatoes. to a seaside New England town, and the creamy P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER texture hits the risotto sweet spot between runny and gluey. what Truffle oil is perhaps one of the most Cava abused ingredients in high-end dining today, with the ability to drown a perfectly good where dish and destroy any nuance in flavor with 789 Harrison Ave., one drizzle. Cava’s truffled baked macaroni (504) 304-9034 and cheese — served alongside crispy, sweetand-sour glazed fried chicken and a bed of when jewel-toned greens — might just turn me into dinner Monday a believer. The truffle gives the dish’s already through Saturday decadent combination of homespun favorites additional depth of flavor and tugs against How much the vinegary, syrupy “sweet and zesty sauce” expensive that is drizzled over the dish.

The bar serves classic cocktails, but the what works best bet with dinner is to choose from the Striking squid ink pasta; wine list’s more than 300 bottles, organized fruity, creamy beer-braised by type and country. Ribera del Duero Temmussels; rich lobster and pranillo is a solid pairing for a number of the wild mushroom risotto menu’s heartier dishes, with a deep burgundy hue and oaky full body that reflects the Spanwhat doesn’t ish wine’s brambly, mountainous roots.

Addition of a cocktail Stylish without being stuffy and inventive menu would improve without being outlandish, Cava brings a deft, bar offerings well-balanced sense of class to the Lakeview dining scene. check, please An elegant and Contact Sarah Baird at accessible fine dining spot in Lakeview sarahgambitdining@gmail.com

Those looking to grab a late night snack or happy hour drink downtown have an attractive new option in the ritzy “gastro-lounge” Cellardoor (916 Lafayette St., 504-383-5583; www.cellardoornola.com).

The crumbling facade of the three-story teal building on Lafayette Street looks grand and otherworldly, as if one has stepped back in time to the Gilded Age to mingle with robber barons and Gibson girls. Located in what’s known as the Swoop-Duggins House (built circa 1850 and included on the National Register of Historic Places), the restaurant’s tall ceilings, ample courtyard seating and expansive collection of contemporary art in neon colors help the space bridge the gap between polished and punk.

The menu contains small plates with cross-cultural flair, including comically large shrimp chips featuring tiger prawns fried in a batter of bean sprouts, carrots and shredded potatoes, and the restaurant’s take on elote, Mexican roasted corn off the cob with queso blanco, lime juice and spices.

The cocktail menu features a mix of modern inventions and classics that have undergone a bit of tinkering. The Drink of Laughter and Forgetting is a refreshing, bright summer cocktail made with Cynar, lime, demerara rum, green Chartreuse and Angostura bitters.

Cellardoor opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Lunch service begins Aug. 5. — SARAH BAIRD

AJ&J Asian Bistro open on Magazine Street

The 2200 block of Magazine Street has turned into a hotbed of culinary activity over the last two years with District Donuts-Sliders-Brew (2209 Magazine St., 504-570-6945; www. donutsandsliders.com) and Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar (2200 Magazine St., 504-644-4311; www.charcoalsgourmetburgerbar.com) moving in near Stein’s Market & Deli (2207 Magazine St., 504-527-0771; www.steinsdeli.net).

AJ&J Asian Bistro (2240 Magazine St., 504-609-2282; www.ajjasianbistro.com) is now open on the block as well.

Located in a former antique store, AJ&J features a sleek, metallic space with glittering chandeliers and a charming collection of maneki-neko (Japanese good luck cats) by the front door. The menu is expansive, with generously portioned pan-Asian fare ranging from a seafood curry hot pot to Singapore noodles.

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eveloping a menu and appropriate ambience are of prime concern for budding restaurateurs, but I’ve often mulled over the impetus behind restaurant names. For some spots, the choice is obvious: They take the name of a main ingredient or family member. For others, it’s unclear, and there is an increasing number of restaurants using nonsensical words or mish-mash portmanteaus to stand out as edgy. Lakeview’s fine-dining spot Cava is named for the Spanish sparkling wine, and it’s an apt choice — reflecting a sophisticated place for high-end dining that’s elegant, accessible and effervescent, like its namesake.

High ceilings and a dripping, modern chandelier accentuate a clean, glossy two-story space that is both comfortable and chic. Managed by the deft hand of maitre d’ Danny Millan, attention to detail and service at Cava are top-notch.

The dishes may not seem novel at first glance, but the subtle give-and-take of unusual accents and twists make each plate unique. Frog legs’ mild meat is breaded, fried and slathered in tangerine-colored, spicy Buffalo sauce, but this is not typical sports-bar fare. The legs are presented atop tangy blue cheese creme fraiche and are accented by slivers of red and green grapes. The grapes might seem like a curious accompaniment for casual finger food, but they balance the dish nicely with a fresh, palate-cleansing effect.

The use of fruit as a creative accent is common throughout the menu, including a lusty, decadent mussels dish which arrives with a moat of Covington Brewhouse’s Strawberry Ale cream, aged balsamic and hunks of ruby red strawberry. Floating among the mussels are crispy, well-seasoned pomme frites, which are shoestring cut and an ideal vehicle for sopping up the broth. (These alone would rank among the top five french fries in New Orleans.) Honey-sweet figs are the star of a low-fuss, high-flavor endive salad, in which the endive leaves are best used to scoop up the dish’s various elements.

Seafood dishes anchor the entree selections, with crawfish meatball pasta taking the prize for Cava’s most visually arresting dish. Thick, al dente squid ink noodles are dark as night, with daintily crafted orbs of pork and crawfish perched atop pasta and sprinkled with milky white queso fresco. For all the dish’s dramatic presentation, it avoids getting bogged down in overly rich flavors, and bright, lemony herb oil serves as the perfect foil for the delicate, sweet meatballs. Lobster and wild mushroom risotto has the kind of succulent,

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The restaurant offers a number of lunch specials, including Japanese-style bento boxes, which cost about $10 and include a main course (teriyaki, tempura or sashimi) with miso soup, ginger salad, a California roll, pot stickers and rice.

The restaurant is BYOB until it gets a liquor license, and there is a $5 corkage fee per bottle of wine.

AJ&J is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 9 p.m. on Sundays. Delivery is available within a 2-mile radius. — SARAH BAIRD

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By the holidays, New Orleanians will be able to stir a Manhattan (and strain a cherry garnish) with a beautiful bronze bar spoon that was conceived and made in New Orleans.

Bartenders Katie Darling and Tony DiMunno have designed an attractive, high-quality bar spoon and a matching bronze julep strainer, both of which they’ll sell through their Better Bar Company (www. betterbarcompany.com).

The business partners got the idea while tending bar at Bellocq (936 St. Charles Ave., 504-962-0911; www. thehotelmodern.com/bellocq) in 2012.

“We thought there was a gap in the industry,” Darling says.

She and DiMunno have joined an American craft revival powered by homegrown companies making everything from small-batch spirits to custom sports equipment and even textiles.

They began by working out a star-and-crescent design, inspired by the city’s water meters, with local master metalsmith Steven Donnelly. He hand-crafted prototypes in solid bronze; eventually, Darling and DiMunno will offer the line in other metals, including silver, copper and stainless steel. There will be tools for both working bartenders and home bars.

Next, they plan to fashion a bronze jigger and shaker in the same water meter motif. They plan to open a specialty shop selling locally crafted barware, including tools, punch bowls and drink dispensers. They also would like to open a craft bar (Better Bar, naturally). For now, they’re looking for a New Orleans jeweler to manufacture their designs.

“As a bartender, I work with fluid materials, like liquors and mixers, every day,” DiMunno says. “I also wanted to explore the antithesis of that.

What’s more permanent than hard-cast metal?” — ANNE BERRY

Chateau du Warehouse District

Fresh from a Bastille Day celebration that included costumes, accordions, and a sing-along of the French national anthem, French bistro Chateau du Lac (2037 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-831-3773; www.chateaudulacbistro.com) is moving ahead with plans to open its New Orleans location by mid-August at 857 Fulton St., the space formerly occupied by La Boca, says general manager Jack Stahl.

The CBD location will be called Chateau du Lac Warehouse Bistro, and will feature an expanded wine list and menu.

“We want the new location to be a little bit more creative, a little bit more adventurous,” Stahl says. “We’ll be adding in fresh items that appeal to a downtown crowd.”

La Boca (870 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-525-8205; www.labocasteaks.com) is in the site formerly occupied by the Italian restaurant A Mano.

— SARAH BAIRD

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Samantha Ditchendorf of Mandeville founded Naturally Well with Samantha (985-590-7670; www.naturallywellwithsamantha.com), a holistic health company specializing in the healing properties of elderberry syrup. The entrepreneur and mother of three spoke with Gambit about starting the business and a local, under-the-radar berry that’s good and good for you.

Why did you launch Naturally Well with Samantha?

Elderberries are an unusual fruit. What sort of health properties do they have?

D: Elderberries have natural antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties and contain large amounts of potassium, beta-carotene, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin C. Most people drink it in a smoothie or just take it as a straight syrup. Since I launched the business in January, I’ve had so many customers share their success stories of better health through elderberries. I have a bunch of people with asthma who have cut down on how much they have to use their inhalers since starting with the syrup, and I even have some people with arthritis who say it’s really improved their functioning because it’s so anti-inflammatory.

Of course, I also have a bunch of customers who love buying the syrup because it tastes so good. People really like to use it in their tea or spoon it over a bowl of ice cream.

How do you make the syrup?

D: Elderberries are native to Louisiana, but I would have to be out picking them every day or growing my own if I wanted to use only Louisiana berries, so I get organic berries from suppliers for my syrup. I mix it with local, organic honey for a little sweetness. We’re hoping to start having a few other blends of the syrup soon for different preventative health programs, but definitely sticking with elderberries. They’re just so good for you. — SARAH BAIRD

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Ditchendorf: I have a background in kinesiology and health, so I’ve always been more interested in using natural approaches to keeping my family healthy — herbs, organic food and essential oils.

My son was constantly sick with allergies and nothing was working to help fix it. He was on so many different antihistamines — up to three at a time at one point — and steroid shots, but nothing seemed to be helping or improving his condition. A friend of mine told me that people swore by elderberry syrup, so I made a first batch to try. Within three days, all these symptoms that were just relentless and ongoing for my son began to clear up. It was amazing. I decided since so many people struggle with these kinds of issues, I would start making it for the public.

I sell now at a few farmers markets — Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville — as well as through Good Eggs. I’m really looking to expand into health food stores in the near future.

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BEER buzz Recent revisions of laws governing alcohol production in Louisiana allows breweries to sell up to 10 percent of their beer directly to the public in a dedicated space within or attached to their facility. This has been a game changer for Louisiana’s fledgling brewing community. Tap rooms provide income and help breweries build relationships with customers.

NOLA Brewing (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-896-9996; www. nolabrewing.com) opened its tap room in September 2013, and it has served as a venue Co-founder William McGehee and to watch New Orleans Saints games, head brewer Tom Daigrepont offer an event space and a place to try beer samples during a brewery experimental and one-off beers oftour at Tin Roof Brewing Co. fered only in the tap room.

“We built out the current tap room very quickly after Hurricane Isaac destroyed the structure that was previously there,” says NOLA Brewing COO Dylan Lintern. “We now want to build out the tap room we always wanted. It is going to have charm and character — a real New Orleans feel to it.”

Lintern says the new tap room will have a partially covered second-floor deck with a view of the Mississippi River and will serve food. He expects it to open in late fall or early winter.

In Baton Rouge, Tin Roof Brewing Co. (www.tinroofbeer.com) is trying to open a tap room by the end of August, before college football season begins. Co-founder Charles Caldwell says building the 2,000-square-foot tap room — with 10 to 12 taps featuring regular beers and test batches — will allow the brewery to connect directly with the community.

“We really want the tap room to be a welcoming and laid-back space where people can come enjoy some brews and learn about craft beer,” Caldwell says. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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The obscure Coteaux du Loir appellation is located within the Loire Valley wine region, nearly 25 miles north of Tours. The Coteaux du Loir has less than 240 acres planted to vine but it produces lovely fruit-driven white, red and rose wines. It reflects the area’s characteristic terroir, which is rich in tuffeau — sedimentary limestone deposited. Alluvial and flinty clay soils hug the sloping hillsides and plateau edges. Initially planted in the 6th century by the monks of Abbey of Saint-Julien de Tours, the geographical area experiences a temperate oceanic climate with continental influences. This wine is composed primarily of terroir sensitive pineau d’aunis grapes (aka chenin noir) which are often used as a blending grape and in light-bodied red wines. In the cellar, the fruit is destemmed and vinified in stainless steel. In the glass, it offers gentle aromas of citrus, white pepper and young red berries. On the palate, taste strawberry, raspberry, a hint of spice and alluring minerality. Drink it as an aperitif or with seafood, salads, barbecue, fowl, soft cheeses and desserts. Buy it at: Bin 428. Drink it at: Irene’s Cuisine, MiLa, Loa, Meauxbar and Vine and Dine. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday Remoulade, 309 Bourbon St., (504) 523-0377 www.remoulade.com To mark its 20th anniversary, Remoulade, the casual dining restaurant run by Arnaud’s, will donate 20 percent of Monday’s proceeds to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Tour of Turkey

Dinner Monday-Saturday Vega Tapas Cafe, 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007 www.vegatapascafe.com Chef Glen Hogh focuses on different Mediterranean cuisines during summer months. A tasting menu of Turkish dishes is offered beginning Monday, July 28. The tasting menu costs $27 per person and wine pairing with Turkish wines is an additional $15.

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Cochon du l’eggs features cornbread pudding, sunny-side up eggs, pulled pork, Creole coleslaw and blackberry-cane syrup.

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Duck comes with cornbread, blackberries and okra.

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Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food.

Mezcalproof worms introduced “We found a way that future drugs may target a single human brain protein, called the BK channel, to stop alcohol from activating it and causing intoxication,”

— University of Texas neuroscientist Jonathan Pierce-Shimomura quoted by The Verge about creating genetically altered worms that are resistant to intoxication from alcohol. Altering a molecular channel allowed worms to function normally, unaffected by the petri dish full of booze in which they soaked. The research may help identify ways to help people overcome addiction.

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No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ COMPLETE LISTINGS AT WWW.BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM

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Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more.

To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AFRICAN Motherland Cafe — 1535 Basin St., (504) 342-2996; www.facebook.com/motherlandcafe — This family restaurant serves Senegalese and Gambian food, and vegetarian dishes are available. Thiebou djenne is a fish and rice stew, and boulettes are fried balls of fish. There also are house-made ginger drinks and wonjo, made with hibiscus. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

BAR & GRILL American Sports Saloon — 1200 Decatur St., (504) 522-2410 — This sports bar serves burgers made with house-ground patties, chicken wings, 12 beers on tap and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Jigger’s Bar & Grill — 1645 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 828-3555 — The sports bar serves sandwiches and bar noshing items. Half or full-round

muffulettas are filled with Italian ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese and house-made olive salad and served toasted. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

BREWPUB Crescent City Brewhouse — 527 Decatur St., (504) 522-0571; www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com — The brewpub crafts German-style beers and seasonal offerings. Redfish Pontchartrain is topped with a fried soft-shell crab and roasted red pepper crabmeat aioli and served with asparagus. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

BURGERS Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie. The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. The Cobb salad features romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations.

Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, poboys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes.

Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato.

The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

(504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette.

Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations.

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

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Jung’s Golden Dragon — 3009 Magazine St., (504) 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine.

Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop and serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Rue de la Course — 1140 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-4343; www.facebook. comruedelacourse — The Downtown sandwich includes turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, avocado, tomato, lettuce, sprouts and mayonnaise on a choice of bagel and comes with chips, potato salad or coleslaw. The Lakeview features chicken or tuna salad dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a bagel and comes with a side. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. Cash only. $

Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations.

Breakfast Wed.-Sun., lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle,

The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.

Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 2085569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Ivy — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 899-1330 — Chef Sue Zemanick offers a selection of small plates. Grilled lobster is served with arugula, roasted potatoes and corn.

Warm snow crab claws come with truffle butter. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Mon.-Sat. Credit Cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu includes vegan dishes and house-made pasta. Sauteed sea scallops are served with fried green tomatoes, snap peas and sweet and spicy mango ginger ambrosia sauce. No reservations. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise.

Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Ignatius Eatery — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242; www.ignatiuseatery.com — The menu includes classic Creole dishes such as red beans and rice, speckled trout meuniere and crawfish etouffee as well as sandwiches, salads and pasta. Crawfish Ignatius pasta features crawfish cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers topped with grated Parmesan. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse. com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more.

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wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere.

Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$

Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven.

The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna.

Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta.

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

FRENCH Baie Rouge — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www.baierougenola.com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp cooked with lemon over saffron risotto served with hericots

The Bombay Club (830 Conti St., 504-586-0972; www. thebombayclub.com) offers an extensive martini menu and dishes such as scallops with crab beignets.

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verts. Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus.

Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro. com — Gulf fish is served with soba noodles, Vidalia onions, shiitake mushrooms, charred scallions and miso-mussel broth.

Barbecued Chappapeela Farms duck features Louisiana plum glazed duck breast, duck leg confit napa slaw, house-made pickles and a sesame pancake. Reservations recommended. Dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Schiro’s Indian Cafe — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $

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

Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN Amici Restaurant & Bar — 3218 Magazine St., (504) 300-1250; www.amicinola. com — Amici serves coal-fired pizza and Italian dishes. The broccoli rabe salsica Italiana pie is topped with marinara, mozzarella, sauteed bitter Italian greens and Italian sausage. Pasta carbonara features pancetta and green peas in white sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian PAGE 36

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Olivier’s Creole Restaurant — 204 Decatur St., (504) 525-7734; www.olivierscreole.com — Eggplant Olivier features flash-fried eggplant medallions served with shrimp, chicken, andouille and crawfish tails in garlic, basil and brandy sauce. Braised Creole rabbit is served with Creole gravy, oyster dressing and rice pilaf. Reservations recommended.

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

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cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge.

Reservations accepted. Dinner daily.

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Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946.

Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare. Pork bracciole features pork loin stuffed with cheese, currants and pignoli nuts that is braised slowly in tomato sauce and served over house-made pappardelle. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Asuka Sushi & Hibachi — 7912 Earhart Blvd., (504) 862-5555; www.asukaneworleans.com — Asuka serves sushi and grilled items from the hibachi. The Shaggy Dog roll features tempura-fried shrimp, snow crab and avocado topped with crabstick and eel sauce and spicy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available.

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Patrons prepare to dig into bar food and a pasta dish at Warehouse Grille (869 Magazine St., 504-322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com).

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

Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. Carne asada is marinated and grilled beef tenderloin served with saffron rice and tropical salad. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www.facebook. com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch. Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupusasneworleans.com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic

7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton.com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes.

Pan-seared scallops are served with fennel-grapefruit salad, arugula pesto and jalapeno-infused olive oil. Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This

power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans. com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted.

Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled

OUT to EAT lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Sainte Marie — 930 Poydras St., Suite 101, (504) 304-6988; www. saintemarienola.com — Barbecue jerk shrimp are served with coconut rice and mango chow chow.

Sam’s Yak A Mein combines braised beef, chicken, shrimp, egg noodles and a soft-boiled egg. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters. The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Half a roasted chicken comes with dirty spaetzle, sweet tea glaze and greens. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons.

Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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

Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating

Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 301-3848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features skewers of marinated beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers and onions and comes with chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.Sat. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD Bombay Club — 830 Conti St., (504) 586-0972; www.thebombayclub. com — This elegant French Quarter hideaway is styled like an English manor and is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers.

No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread.

The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Little Gem Saloon — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www. littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers creative contemporary and Creole dishes and live jazz.

Louisiana black drum is topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and served with spinach, black-eyed peas and sherry cream. Rabbit and cauliflower gratin is served with apple-cabbage preserves. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on poboy bread and gyros in pita bread.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola. com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread.

Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

NEIGHBORHOOD Bar Redux — 809 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — The menu combines Creole favorites such as crawfish etouffee and gumbo, Caribbean items including jerk chicken and Cuban sandwiches and burgers, fried chicken and rib-eye cheese steaks. Outdoor seating available.

No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Cash only. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb. com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant. com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice.

Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese.

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

Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PAN ASIAN Lucky Rooster — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.luckyrooster-

nola.com — The menu features a mix of Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Japanese dishes. Korean-style fried chicken is served with chili-garlic sauce and kimchi slaw. Lucky Rooster soup comes with five-spice chicken, wok-seared vegetables and crunchy wontons. The bar offers creative cocktails and house-made sodas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 8328032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations.

Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mellow Mushroom — 1645 Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 327-5407; 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 644-4155; 8827 Oak St., (504) 345-8229; www.mellowmushroom.com — The Holy Shiitake pie tops an olive oil and garlic brushed crust with shiitake, button and portobello mushrooms, carmelized onions, mozzarella, montamore and Parmesan cheeses and black truffle oil. The Enlightened Spinach salad is topped with dried cherries, apples, candied pecans and feta cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more.

The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www. theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings.

The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Bear’s Poboys at Gennaros — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226 — The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread. The 10-ounce Bear burger is topped with roast beef debris, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on a toasted brioche seeded bun and served with fries or loaded potato salad. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $

Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal.

There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno. com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

SEAFOOD Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Chad’s Bistro — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www. chadsbistro.com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. The seafood boat is a bread loaf filled with fried shrimp, oysters and catfish and stuffed shimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 8320955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes. Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www. mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials.

Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo.

Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing.

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

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops

and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended.

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

Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www. vegatapascafe.com — Grilled avocado salad is served with crispy onions and Mahon cheese in Portuguese chestnut-vanilla vinaigrette. Wild mushroom ravioli are served with Madeira and goat cheese creme. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat, late night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

THAI Thai Mint — 1438 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-9001; www.thaimintrestaurant.com — Basil eggplant features pork, chicken, beef or shrimp sauteed with eggplant, onions, bell peppers and basil in spicy sauce. The Adamun Hunter features a soft-shell crab over sauteed scallops and calamari, spicy shrimp, long beans and sweet basil.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Doson Noodle House —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ Lin’s — 3715 Westbank Expressway, (504) 340-0178; www.linsmenu. com —The menu includes Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai dishes.

Vietnamese “Shakin’” beef features beef tips and onions served with rice. Singapore-style vermicelli is a stir fry of noodles, shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, carrots and bamboo shoots.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$ Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www. facebook.com/rolls-nbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $

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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. $$

in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations.

Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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a gig in Hill’s hometown, Cleveland, and he played a guitar solo. (“I ended up playing shirtless at the end of the show,” he says.)

“I met [Anselmo] years ago, which I wouldn’t expect him to remember, and he didn’t remember — he would’ve been at the peak of ‘having a lot of fun’ — but years ago I was backstage in Cleveland with him, and I was under the impression that most people are terrified of him,” Hill says. “Even though he was very friendly and laughing, he’s this guy who onstage screams his balls off.”

Hill speaks with a low-key inflection, and his humor is subtle and offbeat. Aside from standup and writing gigs for television, Hill also was a journalist, and he has played in several moderately successful rock bands (including the glammy hard rock band Diamondsnake, with Moby).

When he was a kid, he watched comedian-turned-director Bobcat Goldthwait make the press rounds before a gig in Cleveland, Hill’s first-ever comedy show.

“He did an interview with the local paper and said some joke, then he did an interview with the 5 o’clock news and told the same joke, then when I saw him he did the same joke again. I was like, ‘Is this all an act?’” Hill says, laughing. “I always liked guys like that, and Pee-wee Herman and Chris Elliott — guys who seemed crazy, even though I realized they were doing an act, it seemed like you were getting a glimpse of them going about their day. … The sense that when they walked off stage, they just kept going along with the insanity. When I was younger I didn’t understand you would try to have a career in comedy. I thought it was guys being silly, walking out and improvising. I don’t know why I was that stupid.”

Hill says he prefers finding humor in the uncomfortable, at-times alienating space

that those comics have pioneered by “doing something that hasn’t been done a million times.”

“There are so many ‘white guys talking about stuff,” he says.

“For me to talk about whatever, dating, so many people have that covered. I’d rather see what comes out naturally, which is not to say I’m the most mind-blowing performer. I hate when people are trying to get the audience to like them, like, ‘Hey, how’s everyone doing? What’s everyone drinking?’ like a camp counselor.

“I realize someone can be like, ‘Well, Dave, you’re boring and sucky.’”

Comedian/guitarist Dave Hill performs at One Eyed Jacks.

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ehind the sleepy voice and laid-back demeanor is a metal master — in training. Guitar-shredding standup comic Dave Hill co-stars alongside firethroated metal vocalist Phil Anselmo in the Karate Kid-inspired Metal Grasshopper, in which weenie-turned-metalhead Hill endures Anselmo’s constant berating and ridiculous feats of metal strength.

“Headbanging, screaming, I lit a pentagram on fire on his front lawn, we rented a goat — all sorts of ridiculous stuff going on,” Hill says.

“In shooting this series, we thought initially it would be me being a complete goofball, and him trying to keep up with me being an idiot.

But it ended up being the other way around.

He was such an over-the-top goofball, I pretty much come off as the straight man.”

Hill and Supagroup’s Chris Lee created the web series, which will be released later this year. Hill performs and the trio previews the series at One Eyed Jacks on July 23. New Orleans comics Andrew Polk, Molly Ruben-Long and Fayard Lindsey open, and a Q&A follows.

Hill’s previous metal-as-comedy stunts include “The Black Metal Dialogues,” in which Hill (as “Lance, the King of Black Metal” from Gary, Indiana, with the email address MrLouRawls@aol.com) had long email conversations with actual black metal musicians. Hill also is the author of 2012’s Tasteful Nudes: …

And Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation and is the host and brain behind frequent Upright Citizens Brigade variety show The Dave Hill Explosion as well as WFMU’s The Goddam Dave Hill Show.

Hill’s band, the power-pop outfit Valley Lodge, provides the theme (“Go”) for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver on HBO. Hill says he came into comedy as “an accidental career.” Onstage, Hill straps on a guitar and records loops to soundtrack his jokes, frequently punctuated with gratuitous solos.

“I almost just use it as an excuse to play guitar solos in a comedy show,” he says. “I was just thinking this morning — I’m not really into jam bands or anything — but I was like, ‘I wish there was some band that needs me to play guitar solos for 20 minutes at a time.’”

Hill recently joined Anselmo’s band Down at

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Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Scott Barkan, 9; Kira Velella, 10

Old U.S. Mint — Charlie Dennard, 2

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Andrew Benham, 8; TJ Sutton, 9; Michael Liuzza, 10

Old Point Bar — ISLA Nola, 8

Maple Leaf Bar — Tank & the Bangas, 9:30

Siberia — R. Scully’s Rough 7, Catalogue, Herringbone Orchestra, 6; Yonaton Gat, Danny, Birthstone, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy, 4; The Orleans 6, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Up Up and Away, 7 Yuki Izakaya — Kanako Fuwa’s Moshi Moshi feat. Detroit Brooks, 8

THURSDAY 24 21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8 The BEATnik — Sweet Jones, Laugh in the Dark, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; DJ Chicken, Iris P & Detroit, 10 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Djo Smith, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30

Gasa Gasa — Peter Matthew Bauer, 8

Cafe Beignet — Suzaune & Company, 10 a.m.

Hi-Ho Lounge — James Jordan Band, 9

Cafe Istanbul — Micheala Harrison, 7

House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11

Cafe Negril — Chris Klein Trio, 6

House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6

Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Carl LeBlanc Jazz Quartet, 5;

MUSIC LISTINGS

Chance Bushman & Smoking Time Five, 8:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 7; Kenny Claiborne, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — The Kid Carsons feat. Caleb Caudle, 8:30 Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; Jonathan Parish Wants to Make You Deaf, 10 Columns Hotel — Naydja Cojoe, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9:30 d.b.a. — Jimmy Carpenter CD release feat. John Papa Gros, John Fohl, Cass Faulconer, Wayne Marueau, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Todd Duke, 9 Dragon’s Den — Upstairs: Nyctophilia, 10; Downstairs: Adventures of the Interstellar B-Boy, DJ Housefly, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Scott Barkas, Kira Velella, 8 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Kitt Lough Duo, 5:30 Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30 Irish House — Vali Talbot, 6 Little Gem Saloon — Lucas Davenport, 5; Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; The Messy Cookers, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 10

Marigny Brasserie — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — $100 Bill, 7; Alexandra Scott, 8; Ruth Navarre, 9; Yellow Tie Guy, 10 Old Point Bar — The Gaunga Dyns, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, Matt Hampsey, 2 Ralph & Kacoo’s — Dueling Pianos, 7

I once shared a limo with Peter Matthew Bauer and My Morning Jacket. I was writing a story about Jim James at Lollapalooza 2007; Bauer, who played organ and bass with the Walkmen, came along for the ride to a Chicago nightclub. Two things about him stayed with me: He had a wickedly dry sense of humor, and he loved The Jesus Lizard.

Other than his austere work on The Walkmen LPs — up to and including 2012 deliverance Heaven, after which the band went on indefinite hiatus — that was how I knew him, as a bit player in a Peter Matthew Bauer JULY bizarre night six years ago. This season has now seen three Walkmen with Ben Jones solo releases, and Bauer’s Liberation! (Mexican Summer) stands the and Skyler Skjelset tallest, edging Walter Martin’s surprise childhood scrapbook We’re All 9 p.m. Wednesday Young Together while easily beating Hamilton Leithauser’s Rat Packed Black Hours. With its globe-circling mantras, live-mic ambience Gasa Gasa, and quasi-religious, thoroughly spiritual lyrical themes, Liberation!

4920 Freret St. seems likely to be the best record of 2014 that doesn’t appear on www.gasagasa.com any best-of-2014 lists. There’s just so much to grab on to here: Bauer hops continents as often as ideologies and genres, moving from the opening swirl of “I Was Born in an Ashram” straight into the album’s best anthem, “Latin American Ficciones,” a classic-rock howl at the moon that pits the singer between vintage Toms Petty and Verlaine. Most of the time, he’s messing around. “Philadelphia Raga” does kind of sound like Kurt Vile cross-legged on a mountaintop, but “Irish Wake in Varanasi (For Big Pete Devlin)” is actually the pop song, led by the Walkmen’s trademark guitar tremolo. “Istanbul Field Recordings” could be exactly that, yet “Shaved Heads & Pony Tails” is catchier than any reference to orthodox Hindu hairstyling has any right to be. The only thing missing is a David Yow shout. Ben Jones and Fleet Foxes’ Skyler Skjelset open. Tickets $10. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Three Muses — Donald “Mad Dog” Waits, 7:30 Vaughan’s — Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill, The Heart Attack, 9 Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Black Pearl, 11

FRIDAY 25

Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Paul Sanchez, 8; Michael Hebert, Miss NOLA, 11

21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 8 Block Kitchen & Bar — Anais St. John, 9

Ralph’s on the Park — Tom Worrell, 5 Rivershack Tavern — 2pcs and a Biscuit, 8

Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Brian Jack, 8

The BEATnik — Sandy, Alex G, Elvis Depressedly, 10

Siberia — The Coathangers, White Fang, Trampoline Team, Bottom Feeders, 6; DJ Rotten Milk, DJ Krelf, 10

Blue Nile — Soul Project, 10 Bombay Club — Danica Hart, 7; Luther Kent, 9:30 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Honor, 5

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charlie Dennard CD party, 8 & 10

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30

Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9

Cafe Negril — El DeOrazio, 7

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the

Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Kenny Triche Band, 7; Willie Lockett’s Blues Krewe, 11

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

Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Lady Sings the Blues feat. Dana Abbott, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8

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

Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5

Circle Bar — Shane, 6; Chipper Jones, Pope, Yelephants, 10 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 1 a.m. d.b.a. — Linnzi Zaorski, 6; Mike Dillon Band, Dirtfoot, 10 Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30 DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Stephan Lands, 10 Dragon’s Den — Ben Hunter, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Antoine Diel Duo, 5:30; Tom Hook & Wendell Trio, 9 Gasa Gasa — Q Dot Davis, 9 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7

Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m.

One Eyed Jacks — King Buzzo, Dax Riggs, 9

Hi-Ho Lounge — The Hood Internet, 9

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & the Palm Court Jazz Band, 7

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why, 10 Irish House — Dan Rivers, 7 Jazz National Historical Park — Delia Nakayama, Peter Nu, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Nicole Ockmond, 5; Meschiya Lake, 8 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; The Billionaires, 7; T Bird & the Breaks, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Boukou Groove, 10:30 Marigny Brasserie — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Rebecca Green, 9; Sydney Beaumont, 10 Oak — The Tangle, 9

Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko Trio, 8

Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays: Eddie Roberts & Friends feat. Nigel Hall, Ron Johnson, Eric Bloom, Jermal Watson, Khris Royal, Dark Matter, 10 Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7 Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Shannon Powell Trio, 5

SATURDAY 26 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30 8 Block Kitchen & Bar — Anais St. John, 9 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blue Piano Bar — Phil Melancon, 8 Banks Street Bar — Dummy Dumpster, Bill Mountain, S.S. Boombox, 10 The BEATnik — Minos the Saint, Lauren Oglesby, Erin Miley, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Trio, 7; Tre G CD release show, 9; BrassA-Holics, 11 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7; Right Reverend Soul Revue, 9:30 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Brazil Taco Truck — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Royal Rounders feat. Jerry Jumonville, Freddy Staehle, 5; Staehle, Paxton & Stone, 8 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — John Mooney, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — Party at the Moontower, 7; Larangus, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Chris Smither, 9

Rivershack Tavern — Lost in the Sixties, 10

Circle Bar — Eva LoVullo & the Clements Brothers, 6; Rik Slave birthday party feat. The Cons and Prose, Beware of Bear, Next Level Midriff, 10

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Groovy 7, 9:30

Columns Hotel — Riccardo Crespo, 4

Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — The Piano Professor Series feat. Josh Paxton, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Ralph & Kacoo’s — Dueling Pianos, 7

Saenger Theatre — American Idol Live: C.J. Harris, Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, Jessica Meuse, 8

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 1 a.m. d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Cyril Neville, Swamp Funk, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10

Siberia — DJ Suzy Q, DJ Nommi, 6; Natural Child, Pujol, Heavy Lids, PLANCHETTES, 9

Dragon’s Den — KOMPRESSION, Doc Martin, 10

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10

Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Duo, 5:30; Antoine Diel Trio, 9

Spotted Cat — Bart Ramsey, 4; Washboard Chaz Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10

Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Johnny Angel & Helldorado, 9:30

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

Old U.S. Mint — The Bally Who?, 2; Johnny Angel & Helldorado, 8

Three Muses — Matt Johnson Trio, 6; Leslie Martin Trio, 9

Epic Center — Bamboula 2000, 8

Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hangar 13 — Flyy-By Nite, 1 a.m.

Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — City Zoo, The

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MUSIC LISTINGS Last New Beginning, Dylan Davis, 10 Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 7 Le Bon Temps Roule — Major Bacon, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Greg Smith Trio, 7 The Maison — Nyce!, 4; The Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; The Essentials, 10; Street Legends, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Gristle Candy feat. John Gros, Jake Eckert, Russ Broussard, Casandra Faulconer, 10:30

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Dana Abbott Band, 10 DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Dragon’s Den — CHURCH, DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Dan Rivers, 8; Bill Romano, 9; Anna & Brett Weller, 10

Hi-Ho Lounge — Marry Me, Stellar’s Jay, 10

Oak — Miles Cabecerious, 9

House of Blues — MKTO, Action Item, Tiffany Houghton, 5:30

Old Point Bar — Deltaphonic, 9:30

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10

One Eyed Jacks — Zepparella, 9

The Maison — Dave Easley, 4; Brad Walker, 7; The Upstarts, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10

Ralph & Kacoo’s — Dueling Pianos, 7

Marigny Brasserie — Gypsyland Jazz, 7

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1

Morning Call — Billy D. Chapman, 10 a.m.

Rivershack Tavern — The Mustard Brothers, RiverShack Run, 5

Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Tom Witek Jazz Quartet, 7

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Bonerama, 9:30 Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 8

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Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 a.m.

Morning Call — Billy D. Chapman, 10 a.m.

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band with Chuck Badie, Wendell Eugene, 8

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Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Jesse Stockton, Moonlight Company, 10

One Eyed Jacks — The Cons and Prose CD release party feat.

Jesse Tripp & the Nightbreed, Beware of Bear, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & the Sunday Night Swingsters, 7

Siberia — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 6; Bob Log III, Black Irish Texas, Texas Funeral, DJ Pasta, 9

Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 a.m.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Omar Sosa’s Quarteto Afro Cubano, 8 & 10

Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Lu and Charlie’s Revisited feat. Germaine Bazzle, Peter Harris, 8

Spotted Cat — Russell Welch’s Gypsy Band, 3; Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen St. All-Stars, 10 Three Muses — Kenny Claiborne Trio, 6; Kris Tokarski Quartet, 9 Tipitina’s — Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s, 10

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

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — James Singleton Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Pfister Sisters, 3; Ben Polcer & the Grinders, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Alex Owen, Steve Pistorious, 11:30 a.m.; Raphael & Norbert, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8

Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Montegut, 11

Tipitina’s — Sunday Youth Music Workshop feat. Johnny Vidacovich, Chris Severin, Cliff Hines, 1; Fais Do-Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont, 5

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21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 7

Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata 8

Bayou Barn — Fais Do-Do feat.

Aaron Foret Band, 1

BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10

Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Lagniappe Brass Band, 10:30

Blue Nile — Higher Heights Reggae Band, 9

Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7

BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6

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

Bombay Club — Philip Melancon, 7

UNO Lakefront Arena — Steely Dan, 8

Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Missy Meatlocker, 6; The Guru, Fpoon, The Roses, 10 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Gasa Gasa — Panorama Jazz Band, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Loren Murrell, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Paint Nite, 7 Irish House — Traditional Irish Music Session, 7 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; The New Orleans Super Jam feat. Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Marigny Brasserie — Harmonouche, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Dave Easley, 8; Dave Maleckar, 9; The Genial Orleanians, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat.

Leroy Jones, 8 Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse) — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 10 Three Muses — Joe Cabral, 7 Yuki Izakaya — Miki Fujii & Friends, 8

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Organist Albinas Prizgintas performs classic and modern popular music at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Elmwood, Westbank America (PG-13) — Directors Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan defend slavery and American imperialism. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Begin Again (R) — A rising singer-songwriter (Keira Knightley) meets a disgraced record executive (Mark Ruffalo) and they collaborate on her first album. Elmwood, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place

Chef (R) — A chef quits his job at an upscale Los Angeles restaurant and opens a food truck with his ex-wife, son and a friend. Elmwood, Canal Place Closed Curtain (NR) — A man lives a secluded life with his dog until a young man and woman appear at his door.

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FILM LISTINGS REVIEW co-workers use his apartment for affairs. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania The Breakfast Club (R) — Five high school students from different backgrounds understand each other better after serving detention. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Wednesday. Elmwood The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (G) — Bugs Bunny lives in Beverly Hills and looks back on his career. 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania Daughters of Dolma (NR) — Female Tibetan Buddhists blend their ancient lifestyle in the modern world. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Zeitgeist Double Indemnity (NR) — A weak-willed man is convinced by a woman to kill her husband so they can collect the insurance settlement. 10 a.m. Sunday.

Prytania Down By Law (R) — Three Louisiana prison inmates become friends and plan their escape. 8 p.m. Thursday. Joy Theater Exposed (NR) — A burlesque performer takes the art form to new levels. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) — Harry and his friends are in a race to find the pieces of Voldemort’s soul and destroy them. 10 a.m.

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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (NR) — A woman is haunted by the memory of seeing her fiance’s murder at the hands of her father. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Williams Research Center Incident at Oglala (NR) — Producer Robert Redford examines the death of two FBI agents in Oglala, South Dakota, and the people from the nearby Indian reservations who were charged for the crime. 7 p.m. Friday. New Orleans Lyceum Louise-Michel (PG) — When factory workers are suddenly laid off, they use their compensation money to hire a hit man to kill the boss. 7 p.m. Monday.

Cafe Istanbul Manakamana (NR) — Villagers make their way to the Manakamana temple by way of cable car.

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Indywood Movie Theater Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG) — The Knights of the Round Table run into a cast of characters in their search for the Holy Grail. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Elmwood Multiple Perspectives (The Crazy Machine) (NR) — Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa’s images are shown. 7 p.m. Friday.

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Symbols of the Illuminati in New Orleans (NR) — Tony Green shows and explains Illuminati hieroglyphs found in the Central Business District. 6:30 p.m.

Saturday. Zeitgeist Turbo (PG) — A snail dreams of racing in the Indy 500, when an accident makes his dream a reality. 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Regal Video Games: The Movie (NR) — The production and consumption of video games are explored in this examination of the many sides to the video game industry.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) — An unlikely dinosaur becomes a hero. 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Regal AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres.com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres.com Cafe Istanbul: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 5814629; www.auduboninstitute. org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 229-4259; www.thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre. com Indywood Movie Theater: 630 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804. www.indywood.org Joy Theater: 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater. com National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater: 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum.org New Orleans Lyceum: 618 City Park Ave., (504) 460-9049; www. lyceumproject.com New Orleans Museum of Art: City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle., (504) 6584100; www.noma.org Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www. regmovies.com The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www.thetheatres.com Williams Research Center: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

Venus in Fur

It seems there are few greater challenges for filmmakers today than adapting award-winning plays to the big screen. Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County and Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage are two recent examples from Broadway that earned Tony Awards for Best Play but were fish out of water onscreen. Carnage was adapted and directed by Roman Polanski, creator of landmark films including Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby. He returns to the theatrical well for playwright David Ives’ Venus in Fur, but with altogether different results. Maybe it’s the psychosexual bent of Ives’ intense two-character play — which sometimes recalls early Polanski films like Repulsion and The Tenant — or the dazzling central performance by Emmanuelle Seigner, Polanski’s wife of 25 years and an accomplished actress better known in Europe than the U.S. Venus in Fur is the rare work of theater that’s transformed by the enhanced intimacy of film.

The set-up for Venus in Fur is simple. Actress Vanda (Seigner) walks into an almost empty theater at the end of day-long auditions for the lead role in a new play adapted from the 1870 novel Venus in Furs, written by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose name and work inspired the term “masochism” — as in sadomasochism. “No, she doesn’t exist ... a sexy woman with classical training and a scrap of brain in her skull,” says the play’s adapter/director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) to his fiancee via cellphone. Vanda (which by strange coincidence happens to be the name of that lead character) manipulates the frustrated and exhausted Thomas into one last audition for the day.

Without giving anything away, what follows is a 95-minute play-within-a-play-adapted-for-a-movie that takes the timeworn battle of the sexes to new heights of intrigue and volatility. The film’s

main pleasures JULY Venus in Fur come from 9:30 p.m. Fri.-Thu. seeing Vanda Zeitgeist Multi(or Seigner) JULY Disciplinary Arts work her way through eight Center, 1618 Oretha or nine distinct Castle-Haley Blvd. variations of (504) 352-1150 her character www.zeitgeistinc..net before we can begin to unravel the tangled threads of reality, fantasy and theater.

It’s something that should be witnessed up close and personal, as only film can do. The whole thing is exhausting in the best possible way.

As Thomas, Amalric gamely keeps up with Seigner’s transformations. There may have been another reason to cast him: He’s the spitting image of young Polanski, whose face remains familiar from dozens of mostly small acting roles in his own films and others’.

Amalric’s eerie presence — playing opposite Polanski’s wife — adds another layer of depth to the film’s portrayal of actor-director relationships, which in turn reflects and amplifies the larger, gender-based issues of power and dominance at the heart of the film.

Venus in Fur may be intellectually challenging, but it’s also entertaining on a purely visceral level.

There’s a sense of gleeful mischief to Venus in Fur, as if the now 80-year-old Polanski has returned to his roots with subject matter and methods that suit him well. He shot with a single camera in chronological sequence, all in an empty old Parisian theater brought back to life for the film. The notoriously precise Polanski adds a third presence to the formerly two-character piece. Who says plays belong only on the stage?

— KEN KORMAN

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OPENING Irish Cultural Museum. 933 Conti St., (504) 481-8593 — “Steinbeck: The Art of Fiction,” John Steinbeck-inspired sculptures and photographs by Lew Aytes and Robert Nease, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “One Place: Paul Kwilecki and Four Decades of Photographs from Decatur County, Georgia,” opens Thursday.

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

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

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — “The Art of the Cocktail,” group exhibition, through July.

Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “Mexico, Te Quiero,” 25 years of photographs of Mexico, through Aug. 3.

Atrium Gallery at Christwood. 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www.christwoodrc.com — “The Wetlands,” paintings by Robert Warrens, through Aug. 29.

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

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Qualia,” geometric paintings by James Flynn, through Friday.

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

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — Summer show group exhibition, through Aug. 10.

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

Du Mois Gallery. 4609 Freret St., (504) 818-6032; www. dumoisgallery.com — “Voyages,” mixed media by Ken Kenan and Harriet Burbeck, through Aug. 30.

J & S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 9529163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing.

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg. com — “In the Manner of A.J. Drysdale,” group exhibition, through July.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Desert of the Real,” paintings and multimedia by Bonnie Maygarden; “Preserve,” paintings, sculptures and multimedia by Sidonie Villere; both through July.

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

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

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “Intended Legacies,” mixed media by Margaret Hull, through Aug. 3.

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

The Foundation Gallery. 608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “Beastly Delights,” paintings by Jane Talton, through August.

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

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Moving Still,” mixed media exploring memory, individuality and life cycles by the Meow Wolf artists collective, through Aug. 3.

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

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

by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery. com — “The Photographer Is a Thief,” mixed media by Jayme Kalal; “The Wall of Dudes,” mixed media by Drew Ziegler, Jayme Kalal, Randall Bailey; both through Aug. 3.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — Glass sculpture by Andrew Barrows, through July.

New Orleans Photo Alliance.

1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — Members group exhibition, through Aug. 3.

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

Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — New works by Robert Brinker, Jerry Cabrera, Luisa Mesa, Grover Mouton, Aaron Parazette, Julie Robinson, Leslie Wilkes, through July 26.

Henry Hood Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “A Mid-Summer Exhibit,” paintings by Cissy Carville, through Saturday.

Olde Towne Arts Center. 300 Robert St., Slidell, (985) 6490555 — “What a Relief,” group exhibition of reliefs, through Aug. 1.

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

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

Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/ departments/art-gallery — “Whitewashed,” mixed media

by Joseph Gregory Rossano, through Aug. 28.

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Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — Embroidered portraits of musicians

by Lizzy Carlson, through Aug. 15.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Behind Closed Shutters,” nude photography group exhibition; “One Foot in the Swamp: Portraits & Daydreams as Photographs,” photography

by Zack Smith; both through Aug. 2.

Sheila Phipps Studio & Gallery. 8237 Oak St., (504) 5966031 — Oil and acrylic portraits and abstracts, ongoing.

Soren Christensen Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Passages,” paintings on metal by Drew Galloway; “Rare Form,” mixed media by Harry Paul Ally; both ongoing.

St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyart.org — National juried artists exhibition summer show, featuring 32 artists from 13 states, through Aug. 9.

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Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Viral Realities,” mixed media by Carl Joe Williams, through Aug. 3.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “Happy 90th Birthday — Reflections,” impressionist paintings by Richard Mayhew; “Indivisible,” portraits of multiracial women by Samantha Wall; “Threads of a Story,” mixed media on fabric by Phyllis Stephens; all through July.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery.

2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “WET,” group exhibition about water activities, through Aug. 3.

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Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — “Portraits of the French Quarter,” paintings by Sarah Stiehl, through Aug. 3.

Bar Redux. 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barre-

dux.com — “Spiritual Beliefs and the Resurrection of Life,” mixed media by Michael Roman, ongoing.

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

Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 650-9844; www.treonola. com — Mixed-media group exhibition, ongoing.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Clarence John Laughlin Award. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — The New Orleans Photo Alliance seeks submissions from fine art photographers for a $5,000 award.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Community Partnership Grants. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, 1205 N. Rampart St., (504) 522-4786; www.communitypartnershipgrants.org — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation seeks applicants for a grant supporting the creation, documentation and exhibition of art about the indigenous culture of Louisiana. Artists and nonprofits may apply. Deadline Aug. 1.

Swap Meet NOLA. St. Margaret’s at Mercy, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 279-6414; www.stmargaretsno.org — The art and farmers market seeks artists.

MUSEUMS The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Shout, Sister, Shout!

The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans,” mixed-media exhibition about a local 1920s and 1930s music trio, through Oct. 26. Hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing.

Maybe it was the July supermoon, but this month’s St. Claude arts district gallery openings were very dreamlike. Those who braved the pervasive somnambulism of the night The Jung Hotel: Installation encountered low-budTHRU

by Susan Gisleson get vision quests like AUG Susan Gisleson’s Jung Antenna Gallery Hotel installation at 3718 Saint Claude Ave. Antenna Gallery. Less (504) 298-3161 about New Orleans’ www.press-street.com long-gone Jung Hotel than Carl Jung’s “collective unconscious,” Moving Still: Mixed-media the show explores how Installation by the Meow Wolf the percolations of the artists’ collective dreaming mind conflate The Front, 4100 St. Claude Ave. personal quirks with cultural memory. Here, (504) 301-8654 the walls are lined with www.nolafront.org books with peep-show portals revealing lurid dream scenes, while on the floor a 1960s jukebox features freakishly unfamiliar song titles such as “I Found a Glass Eye in the Dirt” attributed to familiar names like Del Reeves. An array of hanging medallions that look like souvenir drink coasters encased in plastic reprises iconic Americana in the form of vintage fashions and Native American chiefs, antique road maps and anatomy class skeletons, 1920s weight lifters and soft-porn starlets, all slowly swaying in the gentle breezes of the HVAC vent. It’s just another night at the Jung Hotel, where an antique suitcase filled with realistically slimy plastic frogs at the entrance prepares visitors for what lies ahead.

Within the Santa Fe, New Mexico, art collective Meow Wolf’s Moving Still installation at The Front, we are greeted by an Iron Claw machine filled with plastic dinosaurs. The first two galleries are dedicated to a history of the collective, and two rear galleries feature a splendidly encompassing environment like a sculptural recreation of a peyote vision formulated by Werner Herzog and Alejandro Jodorowsky. But a reflexive search for Klaus Kinski mainly yields dry ice fog rising from a display case memorial to a deceased crossdresser, and an intricate, cavernous maze of psychedelically hued lattice constructions (pictured) studded with visionary beasts from the otherworldly labyrinths that appear only to those who journey by the light of the supermoon. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Jubilee,” an overview of Caribbean Sphere,” by Richard the Carnival organization, through December. “Living Sexton, through Dec. 7. with Hurricanes: Katrina Louisiana Children’s and Beyond,” interactive Museum. 420 Julia St., displays and artifacts; “It’s (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.

Carnival Time in Louisiana,” org — Architecture exhibit Carnival artifacts, costumes,

by The Historic New Orleans jewelry and other items; Collection, ongoing. both ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www. lsm.crt.state.la.us — “Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond

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New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Sphere of Influence: Pictorialism, Wom-

en and Modernism,” turn-ofthe-century fine art photos, through Aug. 24. “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College”, through Sept. 14. “Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898,” mixed media, through Sept.

21. “Drawings from Life of Pi”

by Alexis Rockman, through Oct. 12.

Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St.,

(504) 865-5699; www.seaa. tulane.edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through May 20, 2015.

Williams Research Center.

The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “From Cameo to Close Up: Louisiana in Film,” the history of moviemaking in New Orleans as seen in posters and photographs, through Nov. 26.

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Under the Boardwalk. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www. lepetittheatre.com — The Big Easy Buddies perform in this musical revue featuring hits from the ’50s and ’60s.

Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday.

The Victory Belles: Spirit of America. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The Victory Belles perform patriotic tunes and music from the songbooks of George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — The Royal Players of Alderaan do a staged reading of Ian Doescher’s retelling of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in iambic pentameter. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

OPERA Gisela in Her Bathtub & A Hand of Bridge. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse. org — The 9th Ward Opera Company presents two short comic operas. Tickets $20, $10 students/seniors. 8 p.m.

Thursday-Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Beach Blanket Burlesque.

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

Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The show mixes comedy and burlesque.

9 p.m. Monday.

AUDITIONS Crescent City Sound Chorus.

Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, Drama Hall, third floor, (504) 616-6066; www.crescentcitysound.com — The Crescent City Sound Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, holds auditions. 7 p.m. Monday.

COMEDY Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www.buffaslounge.com — J. Alfred Potter and Jonah Bascle do stand-up shows on a rotating basis. 11:55 p.m. Friday.

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

Bear with Me Open Mic. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S.

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Candy Land. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — This musical focuses on inner city youth who yearn to escape but instead discover their place in their community.

Tuesday- Sunday.

Chesapeake. Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — A politician’s Labrador retriever helps him land a Senate seat.

His rival hopes to kidnap the dog. Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Sunday.

Dying City. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — Monica R. Harris and Matt Story direct the play about a widow of an Iraq War veteran. Thursday tickets $15, Friday and Saturday tickets $20. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The show includes classic Louis Prima songs such as “Sing!

Sing! Sing!” and “Basin Street Blues.” Dinner 6 p.m., show 8 p.m. Saturday. Brunch show 11 a.m. Sunday. Visit the website for pricing details. 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday.

The King and I. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www. playmakersinc.com — Joel Rainey directs the classic Broadway musical about the king of Siam and a British tutor. Adults $28, students $15.

8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

True Blue Bayou. The Allways Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., (504) 758-5590; www. allwaystheatre.com — The cabaret show pays tribute to musician Linda Ronstadt.

Thursday tickets $16, Friday

and Saturday tickets $21. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Burlesque Ballroom. Royal Sonesta Hotel, Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

Cirque d’Licious. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Ginger Licious produces the combination circus, vaudeville and burlesque show. Tickets start at $10. 10 p.m. Thursday.

The Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www. thesainthotelneworleans. com — The burlesque dancers perform to music by The Creole Syncopators Jazz Band.

9 p.m. Saturday.

A Midsummer Night’s Cabaret: An Evening of Sin and Song. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Three troubadours sing Top 40, Broadway and Great American Songbook classics as they celebrate each of the seven deadly sins. General admission $20, student and theater industry $15. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Peepshow Freakshow.

Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Slow Burn Burlesque presents the burlesque and sideshow. Tickets start at $15. 10 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday School. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St. — The burlesque and variety show features the Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls. Cover $5. 9 p.m. Sunday.

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(504) 606-6408; www.facebook.com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. Tickets $7.

8 p.m. Thursday.

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

Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic night. 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Megaphone Show.

The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy.com — Each show features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which inspire improv comedy. Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour Open Mic & Showcase. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic.

Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Sunday.

Sit-Down Stand-Up. Prytania Bar, 3445 P rytania St., (504) 8915773; www.prytaniabar. com — Jonah Bascle hosts the stand-up comedy show presented by Accessible Comedy. 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Sketch Comedy.

La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 2317011; www.sketchycharacters.net — The Sketchy Characters perform sketch comedy. 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Student Union. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www. tnmcomedy.com — A weekly improv show of The New Movement students and alumni. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Think You’re Funny?

Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation. com — The weekly openmic comedy showcase is open to all comics.

Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

P H O T O B Y F R A N K AY M A M I

Telemachus St., (504) 4888114 — Ariel Elias, Molly Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic. Sign-up 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. Monday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe.

Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Gumbeaux.

Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open-mic portion. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Sportz.

La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Cram It In. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St. — Massive Fraud presents an open-mic comedy show hosted by Joe Cardosi. 7 p.m. Friday.

The Franchise. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy.com — Comedians perform at this weekly improv show. Admission $5. 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Friday Night Laughs.

La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 2317011; www.nolacomedy. com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic.

11 p.m. Friday.

Give ’Em The Light Open-Mic Comedy Show.

House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase.

Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401 — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St.,

Under the Boardwalk

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons have enjoyed a revival in recent years, including being the subject of Jersey Boys, a Broadway musical recently turned movie. (The actual Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons perform at the Saenger Theatre Aug. 6; the show Under the Streetlamp featuring members of the Broadway show comes to Harrah’s New Orleans Aug. 14-16).

At Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, the Big Easy Buddies close their musical revue Under the Boardwalk with a tribute to The Four Seasons, and it’s the highlight of the show.

The Big Easy Buddies premiered the revue of 1950s and ’60s pop hits at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts in January. When Le Petit lost the rights to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which was scheduled to close the theater’s current season, it opted to present a reprise of the Buddies’ revue. (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be presented by Broadway in New Orleans at the Saenger Theater in April 2015.)

The Big Easy Buddies includes seven male vocalists, and a rotating cast of four appear in each performance. There’s also an interlude featuring three women costumed as a glamorous Supremes-style girl group who sing a medley including “Stop! in the Name of Love” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.” The opening night Buddies cast included Richard Arnold, who created the show with Kasey Marino, Jonathan Brannan, Frank Von Hoven and Michael Taravella. The group harmonized well and hit its stride in the higher registers required for The Four Seasons’ material (“Sherry,” “Rag Doll,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Who Loves You”). They aimed for and generally hit the mark

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on faithful renditions of songs by The Beach Boys and Four Seasons. The first half of the show opened with some doo-wop songs (“Blue Moon” and “I Wonder Why”) and then delved into the Motown catalog. The Buddies worked through a slew of hits by The Temptations and Four Tops, but in spite of their enthusiasm struggled to hit the right tone on many.

The foursome acknowledged its mission to pull nostalgic heartstrings, best illustrating members’ atavistic leap to their parents’ generation’s music by introducing “Earth Angel (You Will Be Mine)” with references to its use in the movie Back to the Future.

Marvin Gaye’s Motown recording of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” was introduced with references to 1980s California Raisin Advisory Board advertisements. The group hammed it up between songs, and after soliciting dedications at intermission, the four clustered around former City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson to serenade her with The Beach Boys’ “Surfer Girl.”

Some bits, such as bringing out a teddy bear to sing “Mister Sandman,” were too gimmicky and cute.

The Buddies often sing in the theater aisles and address the audience directly, and their earnest enthusiasm is charming. It’s a satisfying show for folks who love the music of that era and want to clap and sing along.

— WILL COVIELLO

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EVENTS TUESDAY 22 Crescent City Farmers Market. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St., (504) 865-5000; www.crescentcityfarmersmarket. org — The weekly market features produce, kettle corn and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

International Piano Competition and Keyboard Festival. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.masno. org — The festival features recitals and competitive performances for prizes up to $15,000. Ticket prices vary. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.facebook. com/groups/nolasocialride — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m.

Summer ’Scapes Summer Camp: Eco-Art Camp: A Bug’s Life. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 4885488; www.longuevue. com — The camp combines art and biology. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

Yoga at the Cabildo.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www. lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yoga classes for all experience levels are held in the Cabildo gallery. 7:30 a.m.

Youth Theater Workshop.

River Region Performing Arts & Cultural Center, 15146 River Road, Norco, (504) 331-0990; www.rrpa. org — The River Region Drama Guild offers free classes to actors ages 8 to 18. The workshop prepares students for a final performance Thursday. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 23 Barbershop Meetings.

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

Covington Farmers Market. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8921873 — The market offers local produce. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Hit Me America: The Louisiana Jam Session Songwriters’ Showcase.

Republic New Orleans, 828 S. Peters St., 528-8282; www.republicnola.com — Louisiana musicians work with the crowd to create a hit song in less than an hour. 7 p.m.

Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlak-

New Orleanians can do some of the things they do best — dance and costume — for a cause at the Louisiana Bucket Brigade’s third annual Dance-A-Thon fundraiser. “We’re inviting everybody to come out and dress up as their favorite fairy tale or ‘flarey tale’ — some mashup of the petrochemical industry and fairy tales — however they want JULY 2 p.m. Saturday to interpret it,” says Bucket Brigade Cafe Istanbul, New Art-to-Action coordinator Kristen Orleans Healing Center, Evans. Dancers will learn Bollywood 2372 St. Claude Ave. and hip-hop moves during Dance-AThon dance lessons and enjoy mu(504) 975-0286 sical performances by Africa Brass, www.labucketbrigade.org BateBunda and DJs. The 12-hour marathon features food from local vendors, games, contests and costumes reflecting this year’s environmental justice-inspired theme: Flarey Tales. Prizes will be awarded to registered participants who raise the most money, have the best dance moves and wear the best costumes. The grand prize winner receives tickets to a New Orleans Saints game. The Dance-A-Thon runs from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at Cafe Istanbul. Registered dancers must raise at least $45 to participate. Dancing also is open to nonmarathoners. Admission is $10 at the door.

All proceeds benefit the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a nonprofit environmental health and justice organization that assists communities located near oil refineries and chemical plants. This year’s fundraiser honors the St. Rose community, where in June, the Lousiana Bucket Brigade surveyed residents who reported illnesses and the presence of a chemical odor. The source of the smell was identified as sulfur compounds from crude oil refining at area chemical facilities. Visit www.labucketbrigade.org for details.

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enature.org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 5:45 p.m.

Tree Identification. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 736-7140; www.bayousegnettestatepark.com — Attendees learn how to identify common trees and create their own field guides. 11 a.m.

Wednesdays on the Point.

Algiers Point, 200 Morgan St., Algiers — The weekly event features music, food and other vendors. 5:30 p.m.

White Glove Wednesdays.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

THURSDAY 24 2020 Postpartum Support Group. New Orleans Public Library, Rosa Keller Branch, 4300 S. Broad St., (504)

596-2675; www.nutrias.org — New moms and moms-to-be discuss everything postpartum. A licensed counselor participates. 6 p.m.

Art on the Rocks at W New Orleans. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www.wneworleans.com/artontherocks — Artists showcase their work alongside a DJ, drink specials and giveaways from W Hotels. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, Highway 1; www. tarponrodeo.org — Established in 1928, the rodeo claims to be the oldest fishing tournament in the U.S. Thursday-Saturday.

Latter Library Green Room Fundraiser. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The fundraiser includes a cooking demonstration, wine tastings, raffles and music. Suggested donation for non-members $50, members $35. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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

Overeaters Anonymous.

Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 458-9965; www.rayneumc.org — Group members help each other use the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. 7 p.m.

Project Pipeline Architecture and Design Camp.

Tulane University School of Architecture, Richardson Memorial Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-5389; www.nomalouisiana.org/ project-pipeline-1 — The Louisiana Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects sponsors a camp for minority students interested in architecture, including hands-on design activities. Visit the website to register. Registration $75.

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From Barbed Wire to Battlefields: Japanese American Experiences in WWII. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — Artifacts, oral histories and stark images depict the hardships faced by individuals of Japanese ancestry accused of sympathizing with America’s enemy. The exhibit honors Japanese Americans who overcame adversity and helped secure American victory on the battlefields.

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

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Sistahs Making a Change.

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

FRIDAY 25 Columbia Street Block Party.

Columbia Street, Downtown Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — The block party features classic cars and live music. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Explore the Shore. Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Highway 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — A park ranger shows attendees the animals and plants that live along the lakefront. 9 a.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demonstration.

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Nature: A Closer Look. Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Highway 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Attendees examine tree leaves, bark and growth patterns. 5 p.m.

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

Tipitina’s Youth Music Workshops Fundraiser. Trashy Diva Boutique, 829 Chartres St., 504581-4553; www.trashydiva.com — The boutique’s fundraiser for Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshops features music and refreshments.

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

Toasts & Tiki-Tails. NO Fleas Market, 4228 Magazine St., (504) 324-4727; www.nofleasmarketnola.com — The event welcomes dogs and includes snacks, drinks, dog treats, a raffle and a costume contest.

5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

SATURDAY 26 Arts Market of New Orleans.

Palmer Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues; www. artscouncilofneworleans. org — The Arts Council of New Orleans’ market features local and handmade goods, food, children’s activities and live music. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bait-N-Wait Fishing Derby.

Fairview-Riverside State Park, 119 Fairview Drive, Madison-

ville, (985) 845-3318 — Children ages 15 and younger compete in the fishing derby and casting accuracy competitions.

Attendees should bring their own fishing poles and bait. 8 a.m. to noon.

Crescent City Farmers Market.

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.

Dance-A-Thon. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — The event includes dance lessons, DJs, food, prizes and games.

Proceeds benefit the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. Admission $45, children 12 and younger $30. 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Empowered: Revolution of Light Women’s Conference.

City Church of New Orleans, 13123 I-10 Service Road, (504) 246-5121; www.citychurchno. com — Women attendees listen to sermons about coping with depression, hopelessness and poverty and participate in worship services. 7 p.m.

Entrepreneur Training for Teens. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Businesswoman Hope Encalade leads a 10-week series that encourages teens in sixth-12th grades to become entrepreneurs.

9:30 a.m.

com — The award show honors young professionals in New Orleans in more than 20 categories. The show is hosted

by Lauren “Fleurty Girl” Thom and Councilmember-at-Large Jason Williams and feature a post party with music by The Honorable South and Big Freedia. Admission $50. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Nature Crafts. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 736-7140; www.bayousegnettestatepark.com — Attendees learn about nature through crafts. 1 p.m.

New Orleans Daiquiri Festival.

Daiquiri Fest, Corner of Decatur Street and Marigny Street; www.daiquirifest.com — The festival features daiquiris, food trucks, beer, cocktails, a snowball-making stand and music.

One-day pass $8 online, $10 at the event. Weekend pass with T-shirt and extras $32. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Pet Adoption. Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 885-0202; www. clearviewmall.com — LA/SPCA counselors and volunteers help attendees select pets. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

Free Hepatitis C and HIV Testing. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org — The event includes food, games, door prizes, entertainment and free Hepatitis C and HIV testing by the NO/AIDS Task Force. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www. germancoastfarmersmarket. org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon.

StoryQuest. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Authors, actors and artists read children’s books and send kids on art quests through the museum.

11:30 a.m.

Gretna Farmers Market.

Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola. com — The Humane Society sponsors a flea market, art market and farmers market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

Theater Nuts and Bolts. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The workshop focuses on the basics of acting and theater production. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Millenial Awards. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www.civicnola.

Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market,

EVENT LISTINGS Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides. 8 a.m.

White Summer Night.

Pontchartrain Yacht Club, 1501 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, (985) 266-0028 — The garden party features an artist exhibition, an authors table, food, drinks, music, a silent auction and door prizes. Proceeds benefit the Safe Harbor shelter for women and children.

Call to buy tickets. Tickets $30. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 4565000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts Pilates classes every fourth Saturday of the month and yoga classes every other Saturday in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 27 Adult/Swim. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www.wneworleans. com — There are DJs, giveaways and food and drinks at the W Hotel’s rooftop pool, which opens to the public for this event. Admission $10, hotel guests free. Must be 21 or older. Noon to 5 p.m.

Drone Flight School. Castillo Blanco, 4321 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8201; www.4321saintclaude.com — Attendees learn basic drone flight operations and camera technology and test fly a drone. Admission $65. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Primitive Woodworking. Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Highway 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Attendees learn to split wood and use basic tools to make wooden objects. 1 p.m.

Rock, Ride & Rescue. Rock ‘N’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-1700; www.rockandbowl. com — The event includes a silent auction, a raffle, dancing, bowling, a cash bar and music

by Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots. Proceeds benefit the LA/SPCA, the Greater New Orleans Therapeutic Riding Center and the Molly the Pony Foundation. Admission $10. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Swing Dance Lesson With Amy & Chance. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www.dbabars.com/dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop.

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

www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts an open-ended hour of poetry. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Fair Grinds Poetry Event.

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds. com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word performers. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

John E. Wade II, Charlotte Livingston Piotrowski. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The authors discuss and sign Glimpses of Heaven on Earth: Inspiring Quotations and Insightful Essays. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Josh Weil. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs The Great Glass Sea. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Local Writers’ Group. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721

Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135; www. barnesandnoble.com — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Lynette Ater Tanner.

Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323 — The author discusses and signs Chained to the Land: Voices from Cotton & Cane Plantations. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Open Mic. Drum Sands Publishing and Books, 7301 Downman Road, (504) 2476519; www.drumsandspublishing.com — The bookstore

Biking Nature Trails. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Trail rider David Moeller guides guests through nature trails via bike. Call to make reservations. Admission $5, members free. 6 p.m.

American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs.

Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200 for details.

Bilingual Evacuteers.

Puentes New Orleans and Evacuteer seek bilingual volunteers to assist the Spanish-speaking population in the case of mandatory evacuations in New Orleans during hurricane season. Email Luis Behrhorst at luis@puentesno. org for details.

Summer ’Scapes Summer Camp: Studio Longue Vue ARTchitecture Camp. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — Campers learn about architecture. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries.

Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

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Dinky Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381;

Gulf Guardian Fellowship.

The Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy seeks applicants for an 18-month fellowship that focuses on social inequality or climate change.

Visit www.gcclp.org to apply.

Deadline Aug. 8.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

How We Got to the Funk. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Urban Bush Women founder Jawole Zollar hosts a dance class and party that examines how black dances relate to historical events. 6 p.m.

Book Club: The Book of the Hopi. New Orleans Lyceum, 618 City Park Ave., (504) 4609049; www.lyceumproject. com — The book club discusses Frank Waters’ Book of the Hopi. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Crescent City Classic “Run For It” Charity Program. The Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic seeks applications for its charity program.

Visit www.ccc10k.com/ ccc-charities.html for details.

Deadline Aug. 1.

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

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Book Club: The Artist’s Way. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Cherie Cazanavette moderates a 12-week series about Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. 7 p.m. Monday.

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and publishing house hosts an open mic for writers of all genres. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Poets of Color. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave.; www.stannanola.org — Poets participate in a writing circle. 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Renee Broadhead, Priscilla Jones. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2 727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The authors discuss and sign Unveiled and Bound By Blood, respectively.

2 p.m. Saturday.

Sean Wilsey. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 8997323 — The author discusses and signs More Curious.

6 p.m. Wednesday.

Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — Children’s books are read. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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

SPORTS Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Omaha Storm Chasers. 7 p.m. Friday.

CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; thorough training and support is provided. Call Brian Opert at (504) 522-1962, ext. 213 or email info@casaneworleans.org for details.

Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to assist with managing inventory and helping clients to shop as well as to share their expertise.

Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@dressforsuccess. org to register..

Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola. org to register. Visit www. gotrnola.org for details about the program.

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Christmas in July Dinner for the Homeless. Bridge House/Grace House, 1160 Camp St., 522-2124; www. bridgehouse.org — More than 100 volunteers are on hand to serve food from Mother’s Restaurant to the poor and homeless. Clothing and toiletries are distributed. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SoFAB Cooking Demo. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 2 p.m.

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Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “My friend thinks I’m risking a lot by fudging on my resume. I have almost enough hours to get my B.A. degree, and I was taking some online courses to finish it up. Unfortunately, I can’t afford to enroll in the final two courses right now. I have found that if I put “Bachelor of Arts” on my résumé, I get a much better response. I did it before and I guess they didn’t check, because I got the job, but it was only a one-year position. Am I breaking any laws?”

— Matt A., Metairie, LA Dear Matt, While this column does not dispense legal advice, I can definitely advise you not to “fudge” or lie on your résumé for many, many reasons. Although one source I checked states that 53% of job applications and résumés contain lies, and that 70% of college students surveyed said that they would lie on a résumé to get the job they want, lying on a résumé is, Grant Cooper at the very least, a serious lapse in moral and ethical judgment, as well as bad karma that may well come back to haunt you.

There are many examples of résumé lies bringing down the high and mighty…

• The new Notre Dame football coach who was summarily dismissed after only weeks in his head coaching job for claiming he had a Master’s degree in Kinesiology.

• The Manhattan basketball coach who lied about graduating from the University of Kentucky and lost a $1 million job after a background check.

• The CEO of Yahoo who resigned after a résumé discrepancy about degrees came to light.

• The celebrity chef who was knocked off of the Food Network for claiming he created Princess Diana’s wedding cake.

• The U.S. Olympic Committee president who stepped down after admitting lying about a Ph.D. You may also want to keep in mind that it has become easier and easier for employers to conduct background checks on job candidates. Background Check companies now conduct between 4,000-12,000 checks per day at a cost from about $19-56, depending on the type of information in the request. Of course, the company cannot conduct a background check without your written authorization, and if you are passed over due to the results, the company must tell you why, according to federal law.

As a part of my ongoing professional development, I attend a national résumé writing and career coaching conference each year, and they bring in speakers and attorneys who guide us on the latest legal résumé practices. Should you fudge, fib, or lie on a résumé, it will absolutely put you in jeopardy in terms of possibly getting fired when it is discovered.

One successful female executive “fudged” her age on her résumé and application to appear four years younger when she initially applied to a lower level position. After a successful career with the company she was promoted to higher and higher positions. The company’s HR department was downsizing and offered all employees 55 years and over a lucrative early retirement. During that process her lie was detected and she paid a dear price in terms of getting fired and losing her severance.

New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant has ranked in the Top 2% of 340 LinkedIn National Résumé Writing Experts worldwide, and has assisted the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, NFL/NBA players & coaches, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and corporations.

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

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

NO.: 729-361

DIV. D

SUCCESSION OF SUSIE COLLIER STRANGE NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that the administrator of this succession has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for Eightyseven Thousand & No/100 Dollars ($87,000.00), cash, with the succession to pay all encumbrances and pro rata taxes. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows:

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF YVONNE MARIE HINGLE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

THAT A CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all of the servitudes, rights, appurtenances and thereunto applying, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Westlawn Subdivision, being resubdivision of Division “A”, in Section “B” of Oakdale subdivision, in Square “C”, bounded by Gretna Boulevard, Peony Court, Tullip Drive and Hamilton Street, designated as LOT NO. 40 all in accordance wth survey of Alvin E., Hotard, C.E., dated September 23, 1957, which said lot commences at a distance of 180.04 feet from the corner of Gretna Boulevard and Hamilton Street, and measures then 60.01 feet front on Gretna Boulevard, by a depth along the opposite side line of 80.72 feet, by a depth along the opposite side line of 82 feet by a width in the rear of 60 feet. Thereto belonging or in anyway appertaining situated in the District of this City, designated as lot No. Of Square, annexed to an act dated and passed before then a Notary Public in this City a copy of which is annexed to the vendor’s act of purchase passed before me this day. Improvements thereon are designatd as 8 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, Louisiana 70053.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

By Order of the Court, Dazerra Esteves, Deputy Clerk Attorney: Joy Cressend Address: 2401 C. Manhattan Blvd.

Harvey, LA 70058 Telephone: (504) 368-3376 Gambit: 7/1/14 & 7/22/14 AAsuka Sushi & Hibachi LLC. d/b/a Asuka Sushi & Hibachi is applying to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of light wine alcohol content at retail in the Parish of Orleans at the following address 7912 Earhart Blvd. New Orleans LA 70125 Asuka Sushi & Hibachi LLC. Asuka Sushi & Hibachi Member: Jianbo Lu. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of MICHAEL ROBINSON JONES please contact Krystena L. Harper, Attorney, (504) 274-0500. Property rights involved.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that Judy Ann Collins, duly qualified administratrix of the Succession of Yvonne Marie Hingle has filed a Petition for Authority to Sell, at private sale, the immovable property described as follows: A CERTAIN LOT 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 Sixth District of this City in Square No. 179, bounded by Lauren, Lyons, Upperline and Constance Streets, which said lot or portion of ground commences at a distance of one hundred fifty feet, three inches (150’3”) from the corner of Lyons Street and extending in the direction of Upperline Street, it measures twenty-seven feet, three inches (27’3”) front on Laurel Street, by one hundred twenty-five feet (125’) in depth between equal and parallel lines; which said lot or portion of ground is composed of the greater part of Lot No. 16 and which is now designated by the letter “B” as shown by a sketch of survey made by Adloe Orr, C.E., dated January 9, 1929.

All as more fully shown on plan of survey made by F.G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated September 7, 1965, a copy of which is annexed to another act passed before the undersigned Notary of even date herewith.

Improvements bear Municipal No. 4861 Laurel Street. under the terms and conditions as provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings.

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

New Orleans, Louisiana, this 16th day of July, 2014.

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court Civil District Court For The Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana Attorney: Whitney Clark Address: 4130 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 485-0200 Gambit: 7/22/14 & 8/12/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to TROY & NICHOLS, INC., executed by LINDA BOUDREAUX ACCARDO AND FRANK R. ACCARDO, and dated December 29, 1988, in the principal sum of $54,024.22, bearing interest at the rate of 8.8% percent from the date 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.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Chandler K. Celestine, please contact Attorney Ashley B. Schepens at (504) 837-4950.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

NO.: 14-6731 DIV. N SECT. 08

NO.: 2007-15871 DIV. K

NO.: 2014-6298 DIV. M-13

SUCCESSIONS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BURNS AND MELVINA DOUGLAS BURNS

SUCCESSION OF LOUISE HAYES WALKER WHITE AND JERRY WHITE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF CARRIE E. BATISTE WHEREAS the testamentary executor has made application to the Court for the sale of property of the decedent, Carrie E. Batiste, as follows: ONE CERTAIN LOT OR PORTION OF GROUND with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all right, ways, privileges, servitueds and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 33, MARLYVILLE, bounded by PRICHARD PLACE, AUDUBON, FIG STREETS and FOUCHER LINE. According to a survey

by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated September 6, 1967, said lot is designated by the No. 1-A and forms the corner of Pritchard Place and Foucher Line and measures 34 feet, 10 inches front on Pritchard Place, with a width in the rear of 16 feet, a depth on the side line nearer Audubon Street of 112 feet, and a depth on the opposite line contiguous to Foucher Line of 116 feet, 10 inches and 4 lines and is composed of the greater portion of original Lot No. 1.

Upon the terms and condition set forth in the petition and the agreement to purchase filed in the record of this matter.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file their opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

By Order of the Court, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorneys: Robert J. Bergeron LSBA #20697 Kendra L. Duay LSBA #25652 Address: 7835 Maple Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 866-5151 Gambit: 7/22/14 & 8/12/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Springleaf Financial Services of Louisiana, Inc. dated May 2, 2012 in the amount of $8,721.57 and signed by a H. Skipper; please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joshua E. Bailey, please contact Attorney Ashley B. Schepens at (504) 837-4950.”

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kirk M. Windstein and Nicole M. Breshears Windstein, please contact E. Appleberry, Atty at 405 Gretna Blvd., Ste: 107, Gretna, LA 70053, (504) 362-7800).

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Michael Anthony Simoneaux, please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Summa Management Services, Inc., please contact Charlotte Meade, Attorney at Law, 755 Magazine St., N.O., LA 70130, 504-593-0637.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of William N. Franks, please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Vicente J. Dave A/K/A Vicente J. Dave A/K/A Vincent J. Dave, 3621 5359 Baccich St, New Orleans, LA 70122, please contact Atty. Tony Dooley, 504298-0854.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Notice is hereby given that Elwin B. Burns, the duly appointed Administrator of the above entitled succession, has applied for an order granting him the authority to sell at private sale the following property to wit: TWO CERTAIN PIECES OR PORTIONS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all right, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, more specifically designated as LOTS NOS. 31 and 32 of SQUARE NO. 680. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 5451 North Robertson Street, New Orleans, LA 701174. The sale price is for $85,00.00 cash payable at an act of sale, with the decedents’ respective estate receiving gross proceeds of $4,250.00 each Pursuant to Civil Code of Procedure Article 3443, notice of the application of a succession representative to sell succession property from a small succession needs to be published once and in the Parish where the proceeding is pending or where the property is located, and shall state that any opposition to the proposed sale must be filed within ten (10) days of the date of publication.

By Order of the Clerk of Court For the Parish of Jefferson Attorney: George S. Ruppenicker Address: 2325 Manhattan Blvd.

Harvey, LA 70058 Telephone: (504) 362-3861 Gambit: 7/22/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Deborah Guilbeault d/b/a R. B.Answering Service, please contact Atty. C. Hunter King at 504-460-0168.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Jamella C. Joseph, duly qualified administratrix of the Succession of LOUISE HAYES WALKER WHITE and JERRY WHITE has filed a Petition for Authority to Sell, at private sale, the immovable property described as follows:

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

New Orleans, Louisiana, this 26th day of July, 2014.

Attorney: Whitney Clark Address: 4130 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 485-0200 Gambit: 7/1/14 & 7/22/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

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 Second District of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 430, bounded by St. Ann, North Lopez, North Rendon Streets and Orleans Avenue, which said lot of ground is designated by the NUMBER 9, commences at a distance of 30 feet 9 inches 6 lines from the corner of St. Ann and North Lopez Streets, and measures thence 30 feet 9 inches 6 lines front on St. Ann Street, the same in width in the rear, by a depth on the sideline nearer to North Lopez Street of 91 feet 2 inches 5 lines and a depth on the opposite sideline, which is nearer to North Rendon Street of 91 feet 3 inches 6 lines, all in accordance with a survey by Gilbert and Kelly, Surveyors, dated October 15, 1960, found as shown May 13, 1967.

Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this succession and to all other persons herein interested that the testamentary executor of this succession has filed a petition for authority to pay debts of the succession in accordance with the tableau of distribution contained in the petition. This petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication and the funds distributed in accordance therewith; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.

The Improvements thereon bear the Municipal Number 3108 St. Ann Street.

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court

Being the same property acquired by Louise Walker and Jerry White by Act of Sale, dated 6/1/1967, registered in COB 682/100, recorded in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.

Attorneys: Robert J. Bergeron LSBA #20697 Kendra L. Duay LSBA #25652 Address: 7835 Maple St. New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 866-5151

under the terms and conditions as provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 14-6731 DIV. N SECT. 08 SUCCESSION OF CARRIE E. BATISTE NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION

Gambit: 7/22/14

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INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS BE IT KNOWN, that at eleven o’clock a.m. (11:00 a.m.), Central Standard Time on Friday, the 1st day of August, 2014, sealed bids will be opened by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans at her office, Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the purchase of 13,000 printed and numbered case binders and 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders.

FIRST CITY COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

The 13,000 printed and numbered case binders shall be constructed from fifteen point (15 point) manila stock, YELLOW in color, a sample of exact shade of YELLOW must be obtained from the office of the Clerk, with overall dimensions of 9-1/2” x 15-1/2” laminated back flap, plus a 1-3/4” ear on left side and 9-1/2” x 14-11/16” single thickness front flap. (Manila stock refers to type paper).

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Additionally, each binder shall have: 1. A 2” enameled fastener embedded in earflap at left side; 2. A 13/16” full-cut tab at right side back flap, beginning 1-1/2” from fold; 3. All corners round; 4. Sixteen score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap and seven score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap for added extension: 5. Printing in black on outside and inside front flap (sample must be obtained from office of Clerk); 6. Poly-laminated color-coded label application consisting of three 1-1/2” numeric and one 1” double digit numeric labels starting 1-1/2” from fold and located front and back of tab. A poly-laminated year band shall be located 8” from fold; also front and back shall be outlined in black ink for visibility; 7. Black numbers printed on the face of the jacket to correspond with color-coded numbers.

The color sequence shall be: Year band – 15 Color – Blue Poly-Laminate Numeric Labels 0 1 2 3 4

Colors

Poly-Laminate Numeric Labels

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Blue Lavender Brown Gray Gold

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2008-53368

SALE BY CONSTABLE

LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF DEFENDANT BIG EASY DAIQUIRIS IN THE NEW ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER Important Legal Notice!

THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING THE MUNICIAPAL NO. 4744 Overton Drive, this city, in the matter entitled New Orleans Demolition Services, L.L.C. vs. Darleen Armant

A lawsuit alleges that Big Easy Daiquiris workers were not paid overtime the hours they worked in excess of 40 per week and/or were not paid the federally-mandated minimum wage.

By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facais to me directed by the Honorable The First City Court for the City of New Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First District of the City on August 26, 2014 at 12:00 o’clock noon, the following desribed property to wit:

Big Easy Daiquiris denies the accusations in this lawsuit.

Municipal No. 4744 Overton Drive Mirabeau Gardens Subdivision Square 2, Section “A” Lots 49,50 Acquired: CINI27897, 9/4/96 Third District WRIT AMOUNT: $2,074.50 Seized in the abouve suit, TERMS-CASH. The purchaser at the moment of ajudication to make a deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: All deposits must be Cash, Cashiers Check or Money Order; No Personal Checks.

Attorney: Mark C. Landry Telephone: (504) 837-9040 Gambit: 7/22/14 & 8/19/14 & the Louisiana Weekly: 7/21/14 & 8/18/14

If you work or worked at any Big Easy Daiquiris Location in the New Orleans French Quarter between May 30, 2010 and the present, call today at 1-877605-2815.

If you wish to have an opportunity to be a part of this lawsuit and possibly recover money, you must file a consent to join the lawsuit by October 23, 2014.

You have the legal right to join this lawsuit, and you may not be discriminated or retaliated against as a result of your decision whether or not to join.

To learn more about the lawsuit, call today: (877) 605-2815.

Anyone knowing or having information regarding the whereabouts of JAMES MYERS, JR., or his heirs or agents, please contact Curator Ad Hoc Shantell L. Payton, Attorney at Innovative Business & Legal Solutions Center, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70112 or call (504) 3352720 or email spayton@iblsc.com.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of GENEVIA OGLESBY and/or her heirs, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in Civil District Court Orleans Parish, Case # 14-4967.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2014-5551 DIV. F SECT 16 SUCCESSION OF CARRETHA GINYARD NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Whereas the Administratrix of the above estate has made application to the Court for the sale of immovable property herein of Carretha Ginyard located 2910 Paris Ave. New Orleans, LA. 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 of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued the expiration of ten (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. - - BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Gloria J. Taylor Address: P.O. Box 12272 Jacksonville, NC 28546 Telephone: (910) 526-1873 Gambit: 7/22/14 & 8/12/14

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The 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders shall have the same specifications as the 13,000 printed and numbered case binders, except the above numbering specifications.

It is understood that time is of the essence to this contract. The first 5,000 numbered folders (#1 – 5,000) shall be delivered on or before December 12, 2014. The balance of the folders shall be delivered on or before January 29, 2015. Failure to meet either delivery date will result in an automatic 20% deduction of the bid price.

Any damage to folders as result of packaging, shipping, or handling will be at the supplier’s expense. Replacement of any damaged folders will be at the supplier’s expense.

Bids submitted pursuant to the aforesaid specifications shall be delivered to or received by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, at Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana on or before the time aforesaid.

At the time and place aforesaid, all timely bids will be opened by a designated representative of the Clerk of Court. Upon completion of the opening of the bids, the Clerk of Court will review and calculate the submitted timely bids for the purpose of the purchase of the aforementioned case binders from the lowest responsible bidder. The Clerk of Civil District Court reserves the right to waive any informalities of the bids submitted hereunder and to accept or reject any and all bids submitted.

Any inquiries should be directed to Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Chief Deputy for the Clerk of Civil District Court, Rm. 402 – 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA. 70112 Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court Parish of Orleans – 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402 New Orleans, LA 70112 – (504) 407-0000 Publications on: Week of July 8, 2014, July 15, 2014 and July 22, 2014 – Gambit Publications on: Week of August 6, August 13 and August 20 – Gambit

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Charlotte Hailey-Dorion, Realtor Wow! This Fabulous, Renovated, 4 Bdrm home will sell fast! Sit & relax w/ a cool Beverage on the patio, then take a dip in the Pool. Ahh..so refreshing! Open living, dining, kitchen that leads into a large family room w/ Built-ins, Wood Burning FP & wet bar. Eat-in kitchen w/ granite countertops, SS Appl, breakfast bar, new cabinetry & new flooring. Renovated Mstr Ste located on 1st flr, 2 walkin closets. 3 bds/1 new full bath on 2nd!

Wow! Fabulous Renovated condo, Perfect second home, or Tulane/Loyola affiliate to walk to class, granite counter tops, ss appliances, travertine marble, wood floors, driveway, inside laundry, freshly painted exterior with hardy plank and all new windows. Walk to Tulane, Loyola, Restaurants. Only 2 condos in entire association. Also available to Lease - $1800/month.

7934 Maple Street

Come home to this Adorable Arts & Crafts Cottage in the Hip Bywater Neighborhood! Enter through solid Honduran Mahogany doors into a lovely open floor plan. Enjoy a glass of lemonade on the Front Porch on a hot summer day. Relax on the Back Porch with a glass of wine overlooking the New Orleans style Courtyard.

Prepare a gourmet meal for your friends in the New Kitchen with Stainless Steel Appliances! Or curl up by the Ventless, Gas Fireplace!

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New Orleans, LA 70118

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711 ARNOLD AVENUE

CLASSIC SHOTGUN HOME - Large 3 BR Shotgun with Spacious rooms. 10 ft ceilings. Front & side porches. Deep lot with shed in rear. Home has been well maintained - owned by same family for over 40 years. Front and rear yards. $250,000

TROPICAL OASIS IN RIVER RIDGE. Pull into a circular drive to this Lovely, 3 BR 2 BA well maintained Home on a quiet, tree lined street.

Recently installed ceramic tile floors, kit counter tops, bathrm vanity, elec panel and ceiling fans. Lots of storage. Den opens up to a Huge Lush Tropical Garden, thoughtfully laid out. Fountain, patio and established plants 2 Live Oaks. Built and owned by same family since 1961. $199,000 ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, SRS

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SOUTHERN CHARM! Acadian beauty on 2.7 ACRES! Home boasts character w/it’s Mexican Tile & Wd Flrs, 13 pair of Antique Cypress French Doors, Stained Glass, Antique Cypress Doors, antique lighting, glass door knobs, brick features & much more. Downstairs finds 4 BR/3BA, a formal dining & formal living room, lg den & Sunroom w/rear access to courtyard & pool. Upstairs features several office spaces, a nice bedroom, full bath & lg bonus/loft/media area. Kitchen boasts a gas cooktop, ss sink, eat in bar, wet bar & breakfast area w/lg window. Outside is an Oasis! New Orleans style courtyard, inground pool w/lush mature landscaping, a spot for a bird Aviary, an add’l carport w/endless possibilities & rear access to back of property. 6ft black coated fence keep pets secure. Separate well furnishes water to pool & landscaping. Motivated sellers, call today for your private tour!

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1750 St. Charles, #201 • $329,000 1088sf with 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Beautifully renovated with a large balcony over looking St. Charles Avenue and secured, off street parking.

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In charming Mid City Victorian on Canal Street. $750 - $1100, per office depending on size. Price includes utilities and Wi-Fi. Call 504482-3400.

927 St. Ann St.• $1,295,000

ESPLANADE RIDGE LRG 2 BR, 1.5 BA

Recently remodeled, kit, c-a/h, hi ceils, hdwd/crpt flrs, fncd bkyd. w/d hookups, off st pkg. $1150/mo.

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UPTOWN DUPLEX

3 br, 2 ba duplex. Cen a/h, furn kit w/d/w & m’wave. Close to univ & hosp. On bus line. Lg fenced bkyd. safe n’hood, sec patrolled. Avail 8/1. $1650/mo. 504- 289-5110.

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OLD METAIRIE 1BR 1/2 DOUBLE AVAIL

Great location! CA&H, washer & dryer hkkps. $900/mo., utilities paid. Call (504) 782-3133.

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

New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets.

Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg. NO PETS. O/A, $724-$848/mo.

504-236-5776.

ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750-$1200/mo. 504-362-7487

5349 Prytania St. • $759,000

GENTILLY 4957 LAFAYE ST. NEAR UNO & BAPTIST SEMINARY

3BR/1.5 BA, 1500 sq.ft. Central AC. Furn kit., w&d, fenced yard, o/s pkng. No pets. No Section 8. $1250 rent + lease & dep. Zimmerman Property Services, Gary, (504) 494-0970

MID CITY 3434 PALMYRA ST. 2/2

2BR/2BA + extra room. Newly renovated, Full kit w/granite counter, sep w&d room. Central air. Non-smoking. $1700/mo + dep. Call 504-4882969

4208 DUMAINE STREET

Front Apartment. 1 blk City Park betw Carrollton/Cty Pk Ave, 3 lg rms cent a/h w/d hdwd flrs, ceil fans, thruout.

Avail immed. $950/mo. 504-2340877.

UNIVERSITY AREA 7218 PITT STREET UNIVERSITY AREA

2 BR/1BA, 1/2 shotgun double, 2 bedrooms/1 bath, 2 1/2 blocks from Audubon Park, full kitchen, washer/ dryer, hardwood floors, off-street parking, pet w/pet deposit. $1,300/ mo. Call (504) 234-3005.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT

French Quarter - 4 units with large balcony in the heart of the Qtr. on deep lot.

Owners unit plus revenue apartments.

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

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1205 ST CHARLES/$1095

Fully Furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/gtd pkg/pool/gym/wifi/ laundry/3 mo. min. No pets.

Avail Aug 18th. Call 504-4420573 or 985-871-4324.

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1508 CARONDELET ST

Huge Upper Studio Apt. Bright, spacious, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs.

Walk 1 blk to St. Charles Street Car. Easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. Water & garbage pd. $900/mo. 1-888-239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com

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4 LG BR/3 FULL BA 4916 DANNEEL - UPPER

Universiity District. Spacious, lighted, & 24-hr security, 2 sunrms, lg lr/dr, wd flrs, hi ceils, ca &h & window units. all appls: w/d, fridge, f’nd bkyd, o/s pkg, gtd. & security grded.

Close to St. Charles & Newman. $2100/mo. 813-8186.

504-274-8075.

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825 Chartres LSQ 934 Burgundy 333 Julia #508

1/1 w/d in unit. 700 sqft. prkng is $300 $1350 2 / 1.5 Lux fully furn.Short term rental.Prvt pool. $4,000 1/1 Furn corporate rental in warehouse dist. $1950

1020 Esplanade #201 2/1 renovated FQ apt with parking and pool! $1950 1004 Gov Nicholls

studio Hi Ceils, Renov Kit/Bath, Nice ctyd $1000

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1/1 Newly renov,w/d,central ac/heat,fireplace. $1200

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1/1 Newly renov,w/d,central ac/heat,fireplace. $1200

421 Burgundy #1

1/1 Nice size grnd fl just off crtyd. $189,000

FOR SALE 421 Burgundy #3

1/1 Bamboo flrs. exp wood Central HVAC. $189,000

1125 Royal #3

1/1 3rd flr,exp beams,storage! Lush crtyrd $269,000

611 Dauphine B

1/1 townhouse w/ common courtyard $169,900

823 Burgundy #3

2/2 1,600 sqft, brand renov, balcony, $599,000

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1/1 lovely, crtyrd, no pets/low condo fees $149,000

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1/1 HeartofFQ.Grtfrntporch.Updatedkit/ba$359,000

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3/2.5 Penthouse condo w/pkng & balcony $999,500

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3527 Ridgelake Dr., Metairie.

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Back on Market! Beautiful new construction in Lakeview featuring Arts and Crafts details, hardwood, custom millwork & cabinets throughout.

Granite, Electrolux premium appliances, tankless water heater.

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1 BR/ 1 BA, half double, two rooms, bath, furnished kitchen; w & d; on bus route; water paid; small patio; no pets, one year lease; $675/mo. plus $500 deposit. Call (504) 858-1698.

GARDEN DISTRICT APT.

2840 St. Charles Ave. 1 br, 1 ba, lr, kitchen w/appliances. Off street parking included. No dogs. $750/mo.

Call 874-4330.

2100 ST. CHARLES AVE. LUXURY CORNER CONDO FOR LEASE

Lovely 3/2, 1745sf, deluxe kit & baths, long windows, wood fls, fab closets, all utilities & parking incl, pool, fitness cen, 24-hr security, NO pets, $3000 mo; 3 MOS RENTAL – 2027A MILAN, LARGE 2/2 lower apt w/cen a/h, equip kit $2,000/mo. EILEEN WALLEN - 504-250-5656, GARDNER REALTORS - 504-861-7575.

UPSCALE UPTOWN PATROLLED BY UNIV. POLICE

2 BR/1 BA, FURNISHED 2 BDRM Central AIR/HEAT 12’ ceilings ..50” HDTV,Art work on walls - Walking distance to Tulane & Loyola University, light commercial (restaurants, banking,etc.) 10 min. drive to downtown New Orleans and French Quarter Central AIR/HEAT (payed by tenant) Water shared with back apt. (50/50).

Apt. is also available unfurnished (SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD) $2,100/mo.

Call (504) 905-3861

(504) 831-0507 Office

Approx 1,350 usable sq.ft.

2nd floor of 2 story office building. Parking, efficiency kitchen, storage room, mens and womens restrooms, reception area, conference rooms, private office.

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

(504) 957-2360.

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835 JULIA ST. 1 Bedroom Sleek Condo w/Off Street Parking. $1800/ MO. Call (504) 669-4503.

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

2 BLKS FROM WWII MUSEUM $800 per month. Newly painted 1BR with AC & Heat. W&D. 1238 1/2 Magazine St. Call Bob at (504) 231-5311

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MISSISSIPPI PASS CHRISTIAN BEACH FRONT CONDO

2 bedroom, 2 bath, complete kitchen, large family room, w&d, unfurnished. $1000/mo. Call (504) 833-4414 or (228) 493-1276

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2004 NISSAN QUEST

Great family vehicle. Seats 7. Very good condition with only body dings including back bumper. New tires costing over $800 last year and new brakes installed a couple of years ago. Clean inside with low mileage. No rust. One owner. Appointment Only. Call (504) 832-8071 or email favritthings@cox.net

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PETS FOR SALE FULLY TRAINED COMPANION DOGS

Only two left. Female, Maltese. Comes with crate, collar, leash and shots. $1,500 OBO. Call 504-813-3199.

MALTESE PUPPIES

12 weeks old. 3 males & 1 female.

Home raised - home loved! AKC reg.

Call Cathy at (504) 283-4055

SERVICES CLEANING/JANITORIAL PAT’S HOUSEKEEPING

1987 HONDA GL1-200

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MISC. FOR SALE CRAB & DEEP WATER CRAWFISH NETS

Handmade & Heavy Duty Call Melvin at 504-228-9614 for a price.

PIANO INSTRUCTIONS

Conservatory Graduate now accepting a limited number of students. Beginners thru advanced. Metairie area. Call (504) 228-9298.

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