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WED.-THU. DEC. 27-28 | Heading into its 50th year, the musical mojo of Dr. John gets its regular doublefeature fete at Tipitina’s — as always, one night tripping into the next. Cha Wa opens both shows at 9 p.m.

SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN SEVEN DAYS

Final countdown

Ressurection Ball

Here are 17 events to say farewell to 2017 and welcome the new year

THU. DEC. 28 | The jazz extravaganza features Dr. Michael White and the Liberty Jazz Band and the “Perdido Legacy Band,” including Donald Harrison Jr., Delfeayo Marsalis, Germaine Bazzle, Charlie Gabriel, Detroit Brooks, Big Sam Williams, Sasha Masakowski and others. At 9 p.m. at Joy Theater.

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A Very Electric Christmas

CONCERTS Boyfriend One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net; 10 P.M. The rap iconoclast rings in the New Year with her bedroom-inspired performance art. Tickets $25-$150.

Buck Biloxi and the F—s and Judy and the Jerks Circle Bar, 1032 St. Charles Ave., (504) 588-2616; www.circlebarneworleans.com; 9:30 P.M. Scuzzy punk bands threaten to level the Circle Bar building. Admission $5.

Delish, Sexy Dex and the Fresh, Video Age and Caddywhompus Gasa Gasa, 4920 Freret St., (504) 3383567.; www.gasagasa.com; 10 P.M. Among the breakout stars of 2017, New Orleans rapper Delish — whose visceral and loud live shows have reduced venues to rubble — performs alongside ecstatic funk outfit Sexy Dex and the Fresh and duos Video Age and Caddywhompus, whose acclaimed LP Odd Hours was released earlier this year. Tickets $10-$40.

Galactic Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com; 10 P.M. The venerable New Orleans funk band throws its annual New Year’s Eve all-nighter with the Malone Brothers.

Tickets $76-$201.

The Revivalists Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, (504) 274-4870; www.orpheumnola.com; 9 P.M. Riding the success of 2015 hit Men Amongst Mountains and its everywhere single “Wish I Knew You,” the band closes out a three-night run with New Grass Country Club. Tickets $44.50-$250.

Sexual Thunder!

The Maple Leaf, 8316 Oak St., (504) 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com; 10 P.M.

Following September’s Pleasure to the People, the band celebrates with its Thunderfunk Revue, featuring guests, food and Champagne. Tickets $25.

Slick Rick Three Keys at the Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., (504) 900-1180; www.threekeysnola.com The hip-hop icon and eyepatchwearing MC performs with members of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

Tickets $85-$200.

The Soul Rebels & George Porter Jr. and The Runnin’ Pardners The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., (504) 371-5543; www.maisonfrenchmen.com; 10 P.M. Among the bigger ticket shows, this Maison showcase features two brass and funk heavyweights and includes a buffet and open bar. Tickets $110-$120.

Tank and the Bangas The Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater.com; 9 P.M. The R&B, hip-hop, funk and soul outfit closes out its massive year of whirlwind touring with Sweet Crude and Alfred Banks. Tickets $30-$50.

Total Riot Pizza Party Banks Street Bar & Grill, 4401 Banks St., (504) 486-0258; www.banksstreetbarandgrill.com; 9 P.M. The New Orleans record label celebrates with free pizza, pop duos RIVAL NOVA and Baby Bats, hip-hop goofs Merle Swaggard and North Carolina rapper Royal Skyyy. Free admission.

DANCE PARTIES Bounce into the New Year Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net; 10 P.M.

New Orleans bounce artist Ha Sizzle, rapper Lord Chilla and hip-hop and bounce producer DJ Q perform.

Free admission.

Bubbles ’n’ Boogie Okay Bar, 1700 Port St., (504) 457-

Tank and the Bangas performs at Joy Theater on New Year’s Eve.

7212; www.okaybar.com; 10 P.M. DJ Otto and record label Disko Obscura spin funk, Italo disco, house and global grooves. Free admission.

DJ Soul Sister Civic Theater, 510 O’Keefe Ave.; www.civicnola.com; 10 P.M. The funk maestro presents her 15th annual Soul Train-inspired dance party, with projections, dancers and a Champagne toast. Tickets $30-$75.

Heatwave!

Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www.facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit; 9 P.M. Ann Glaviano’s all-vinyl selection of soul, R&B and rock ’n’ roll powers the city’s coziest and sweatiest dance party. Free admission.

COMEDY SHOWS Hannibal Buress The Joy Theater; 3:45 P.M. The comedian and New Orleans superfan performs a matinee show with producer Tony Trimm. Tickets $30-$50.

Amy Schumer Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com; 8 P.M. Ani DiFranco and others join the comedian’s return to the city for another New Year’s Eve performance.

Tickets $32-$125.

50 First Jokes The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy.com; 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, JAN. 1

New Orleans comics debut their first joke of the New Year at this fast-paced hangover cure. Tickets $12-$15.

THU. DEC. 28 | Max tries to find his way home for Christmas in Lightwire Theater’s holiday tale featuring lighted birds, toy soldiers and other figures dancing to a score ranging from The Nutcracker Suite to “Jingle Bell Rock.” At 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Thursday at Jefferson Performing Arts Center.

Cardi B FRI. DEC. 29 | After dominating the year with the infectious anthem “Bodak Yellow,” bumping Taylor Swift from the No. 1 spot on Billboard and capturing several Grammy Award nominations before year’s end, rapper Cardi B closes out her monumental 2017 in New Orleans. MGK opens at 8 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

Sean Patton FRI. DEC. 29 | The explosive, unpredictable New Orleans-bred comedian — who has appeared on CONAN, Comedy Central’s Half Hour and This is not Happening, among others — headlines at home for the holidays.

James Goodreau, Laura Sanders, Cassidy Henehan and Mary-Devon Dupuy also are on the bill with host Vincent Zambon. At 8:30 p.m. at Dragon’s Den.

Spectaculaire New Orleans FRI.-SAT. DEC. 29-30 | Vinsantos, LadyBEAST, Sarah Stardust, GoGo McGregor and others present a vaudeville-style variety show including drag, burlesque, acrobatics, circus acts and more. At 10 p.m. at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

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20.1%

The percentage of Louisianans considered ‘food insecure.’

THE REPORT, WHICH LOOKED AT PHOTO BY BUREAU OF SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL DATA from the & ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT Census’ Current Population Survey, found that 20.1 percent of Louisianans were considered food insecure by the federal government between 2014-2016, a condition defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as having “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.” Only New Mexico’s rate of food insecurity is as high.

Among children statewide, 12.4 percent are food insecure — matching Mississippi with the nation’s second-highest rate. The state also has the highest rate of food insecurity among seniors (adults over age 60). Nationally, 8.2 percent of seniors are food insecure, relative to 14.3 percent of Louisiana seniors.

Louisiana also receives the nation’s second-highest rate of per capita anti-hunger spending assistance, receiving more than $400 per person in federal funds in 2016, the report said. In Hunger Free America’s analysis, Louisiana mirrors other states that bear a correlation between a minimum wage no higher than the federally-mandated $7.25 an hour and higher-than-average rates of food insecurity. — KAT STROMQUIST

Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down for Child Advocacy Services at its ninth annual Middendorf’s Manchac Run. More than 600 people participated in the run, which began and ended at the seafood restaurant famous for its thin-sliced fried catfish. It was the most money ever raised from the event, which features a 5K, a 10K and a 10-mile course.

Common Ground Relief

planted more than 5,500 bottomland trees and thousands of marsh grass plugs along the Louisiana coast in 2017, helping to stabilize 5 miles of eroding coastline. The work was done by hundreds of volunteers and students, and uses plants from the group’s nursery facility in the Lower 9th Ward.

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head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), not only led the fight to repeal net neutrality (in opposition to 83 percent of Americans’ wishes), but created a smug, condescending video in which he assured people they still could upload pet and food photos. People are more concerned with freedom of speech. Pai should leave the wouldbe viral videos to the professional comedians.

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CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE IN JEOPARDY

Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisiana’s congressional delegation this month to ensure health care for more than 122,000 Louisiana children and pregnant women after Congress missed the deadline to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In a letter to U.S. Sens.

Bill Cassidy and John Neely Kennedy and the state’s six representatives, Edwards outlines the “clear reasons” why CHIP funding should be reauthorized “as soon as possible.”

A report last week by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute said 13,671 Louisiana children could lose health coverage in January if Congress does not renew CHIP. 2018 funding for CHIP lapsed Oct. 1, putting the program in jeopardy as a Republican-controlled Congress eyes steep cuts to health care following the passage of the GOP’s tax overhaul.

CHIP covers children under age 19 in low-income-earning families and offers checkups, immunizations, prescription coverage, dental and vision care, emergency services and hospital care. It also covers pregnant women.

The rate of uninsured children in Louisiana fell to 3.8 percent in 2015, dropping from more than 11 percent in 2003, according to the governor’s office.

“It is absolutely imperative that Congress reauthorize CHIP,” Edwards said in a statement, “restoring medical care for Louisiana’s most vulnerable children and giving them a healthy state at life.”

Edwards says Louisiana taxpayers likely will “shoulder at least an additional $126 million per year to maintain the program through 2019” if Congress fails to renew CHIP funding. “With dire budget problems at our doorstep, we would be hard-pressed to maintain current levels of health care access for these vulnerable children,” Edwards wrote.

2. Quote of the week “Just because you’ve seen My Cousin Vinny doesn’t qualify you to be a federal judge, and he has no litigation experience. And my job on the Judiciary Committee is to catch him. I would strongly suggest he not give up his day job.” — U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy to WWL-TV, discussing his much-watched questioning of prospective U.S. District Judge Matthew S. Petersen at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Petersen, like Kennedy, is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, but was unable to answer some fundamental questions of legal procedure.

Largely as a result of Kennedy’s questioning, Peterson, a member of the Federal Elections Commission, sub-

sequently withdrew his nomination. He wrote to President Donald Trump, “I had hoped my nearly two decades of public service might carry more weight than my worst two minutes on television.”

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Race to replace Moreno begins next week New Orleans state Rep. Helena Moreno leaves her Louisiana House of Representatives seat in May 2018 to step into her new position as a New Orleans City Councilwoman At-Large. She’ll replace Stacy Head, who has served on the City Council since 2006, first as the District B council member and since 2012 as an at-large member. Moreno’s departure means New Orleans voters will elect a new

through March. Full council meetings will be held at the Orleans Parish School Board offices at 3520 Gen. DeGaulle Drive in Algiers, roughly 6 miles and 15 minutes (by car) from the Council Chamber at 1300 Perdido St. Council committee meetings and other city boards and commissions that normally meet in City Hall will move their meetings to other spaces near or inside City Hall.

City Council meetings for the first quarter of 2018 are scheduled for Jan. 11 and 25, Feb. 8 and 22 and March 8 and 22. Likely on the agenda early in the new year are hearings on the Master Plan and the proposed crime camera and permit plan for businesses that sell alcohol.

Both issues are expected to draw large crowds.

The chamber is getting new LED lighting to replace its “theatrical-style” lighting, new paint, new carpet, new seating, an Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant speakers’ lectern and electrical and audio upgrades.

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JBE popular, Trump polarizing in Louisiana, according to new poll

state representative next year — and the candidate qualifying period is coming up next week: Jan. 3-5.

A special election is set for March 24, with a runoff April 28. Moreno announced on social media this month that she’ll remain in the office until the new representative is elected.

Moreno is set to be sworn in as a member of the City Council on May 7. No candidates had announced their intent to run for Moreno’s seat as of press time.

4. Council meetings move to West Bank for a few months

The New Orleans City Council Chamber at City Hall is closed for renovations, and meetings will move to the West Bank

Gov. John Bel Edwards enjoys a 65 percent approval rating in Louisiana, according to a Southern Media & Opinion Research (SMOR) poll of 500 likely Louisiana voters conducted Nov. 28-30. Edwards, a Democrat, received positive job ratings from 82 percent of state Democrats and even 44 percent of state Republicans, the SMOR poll showed.

That number was higher even than Louisiana’s two U.S. Senators, both of whom are Republicans. John Neely Kennedy received a 51 percent job approval rating, while Bill Cassidy enjoys 45 percent approval, according to the poll.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, meanwhile, has a 55 percent job approval rating in the SMOR poll.

President Donald Trump’s job approval in Louisiana, meanwhile, is almost evenly split, with 48 percent of Louisianans viewing him positively while 50 percent view him negatively. Only 7 percent of black voters view him positively. A plurality of Louisianans also thinks the state and country are both going in the “wrong direction” (45 and 49 percent respectively).

The poll’s margin of error is 4.4 percent.

6. Louisiana’s ‘fiscal cliff’ is back for 2018

As Louisiana faces a $1 billion “fiscal cliff” in 2018, Gov. John Bel Edwards urged the Louisiana Legislature to confront the state’s budget shortfall after it “failed” to implement tax reform in 2017, despite recommendations from a legislatively created task force.

Edwards may call a special legislative session in February, the sixth special session since he entered office in January 2016, to come up with a plan to plug the shortfall.

Last year, legislators approved a temporary sales tax increase while scaling back some tax credits and exemptions, a stopgap measure touted as a way to give lawmakers time to develop a comprehensive plan for long-term reform — which didn’t happen.

“It’s critically important we do it and do it now,” Edwards said Dec. 18. “What we cannot do is continue to have groups of the Legislature say no to anything [and] don’t come with proposals of their own … Saying no to everything is the biggest part of our problem today.”

Edwards proposes rolling back some sales and income tax exemptions as the state’s sales tax will drop from a “temporary” 5 percent level to 4 percent July 1, 2018. The decrease in sales tax, combined with other exemptions in the coming year, will put the budget roughly $1 billion short. Edwards’ proposed revenue-neutral reforms (which lawmakers previously rejected) include maintaining a 4 percent utilities sales tax for businesses, with industrial businesses paying 2 percent.

A 4 percent sales tax also would apply to certain cable and internet subscription services, like Netflix and Amazon.

7. Proposed block-long hotel development in Bywater draws criticism

Developers plan to turn five properties along St. Claude Avenue in Bywater — including several houses and the former art space The Truck Farm — into a block-sized hotel development called the Sun Yard, with plans pending approval by several city commissions.

The plans call for linking the properties together with fencing between them, with

8. Governor’s sexual harassment task force convenes

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ newly created seven-member sexual harassment task force held its first meeting Dec. 18 in Baton Rouge.

According to a statement from the governor’s office, the task force “will review current harassment and discrimination policies within every state agency that falls under the executive branch, as well as research and identify the most effective ways to create work environments that are free from any form of harassment or discrimination.”

At a year-end news conference in front of a Christmas tree, Edwards said he had no knowledge of sexual harassment by his former deputy chief of staff, Johnny Anderson, who stepped down last month after allegations were made. Anderson maintains his innocence.

The task force is charged with submitting a report to Edwards’ office no later than March 1, 2018.

9. NOMA Sculpture Gar-

den to undergo year-long expansion, double in size The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will more than double in size by the end of 2018 as NOMA embarks on an expansion that will take the popular attraction to 11 acres of space next to the museum’s main building. The expansion will connect the existing Sculpture Garden to the Big Lake and will include an amphitheater and stage, an outdoor classroom and hundreds of new plantings, including palmettos, according to schematics provided by NOMA. The cost will be $15 million, which will be paid for by private donors, according to the museum.

The Sculpture Garden, which opened in 2003, now has 64 largescale permanent sculptures by artists including Louise Bourgeois, Robert Indiana and Claes Oldenburg. Admission is free. The existing garden will stay open during the expansion.

10. Ashe Cultural Arts

Center to expand for its 20th anniversary

Ashe Cultural Arts Center will turn 20 years old in December 2018, and Executive Director Carol Bebelle says the community space will undergo its first major renovation during the next year. A grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is funding the construction of a nursing station for mothers, and Ashe will be able to add more restrooms. There will be a large welcome desk in Ashe’s main space and windows will display African art, artifacts and products.

A decorative wooden “bamboula wall,” with an undulating design based on the bamboula rhythm, will extend the length of the space.

This is the first major renovation of the Ashe space, Bebelle said.

The former department store has an open ground floor, and Ashe has used temporary walls to block off space for performances, art shows and community events.

Ashe’s 18,000-square-foot space on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard hosts art shows, community events, theater and dance productions, film screenings, youth and wellness programming and more.

“Culture is taken for granted,” Bebelle said. “It needs a home as well. It needs a place where people are praying, planning and working on it.”

Ashe is beginning a fundraising campaign for the renovations, which will address structural issues, the roof, plumbing and other issues. Its goal is to raise $500,000 in the next year.

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an inside area housing a pool and the hotel’s interior space. The plans also call for the construction of another unit as well as the removal of steps on the street-facing side of the houses, which would be accessed internally. A restaurant also is planned on one side of the hotel, and a parking lot is planned on the other side of St. Claude. The development includes addresses at 3000, 3014, 3020-3022, 3024-3026 and 3030-3032 St. Claude Ave. On Dec. 19, architects with the firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple presented initial plans to the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission’s (HDLC) Architectural Review Committee, among the first stops at City Hall where developers seek approval for building projects.

But committee members voted to defer approving the plans, and residents expressed concerns about the scope of the project and its potential impact on the neighborhood and New Orleans, from rising property taxes and housing affordability to noise. “The bigger picture is this will make New Orleans and this neighborhood less inhabitable for the people who make it interesting,” said musician Quintron.

Developers faced a similar round of criticism at a neighborhood meeting earlier this month, where 3000-3032 St. Claude Ave. LLC director Liz Solms fielded complaints about the project’s size and impact, among other issues raised by meeting attendees.

Pending approval of their plans before the HDLC, developers likely will seek zoning change approvals in January and February.

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COMMENTARY

2017 WAS A TUMULTUOUS YEAR — locally and nationally, and that includes the newspaper industry. While some daily and weekly papers — and websites — across the country suffered layoffs or even folded in 2017, many others, like us, continued to fulfill their core mission to provide timely, accurate and relevant information to their readers. This can be as simple as letting you know where your favorite musician is playing — or as complicated as a months-long investigation into a civic or political scandal.

Many of the newspapers that had trouble this past year were owned by conglomerates whose main concern was executive compensation and ever-increasing profits. That’s not us. We’re a locally owned business much like your favorite shop on Magazine Street or your favorite art gallery on St. Claude Avenue — and we’re as hands-on as a family-owned po-boy shop. We give our editors and writers a lot of freedom to create stories they find significant, confident that if they think it’s important, our readers will too.

Earlier this year, we conducted a survey to find out what Gambit readers want from the paper and the website. The results were encouraging. “I count on Gambit to tell me about events going on in the area that don’t get much press. Not the big festivals, but the fun little neighborhood events” was one typical comment. When we asked what cover stories you preferred — news and politics, arts and entertainment or food and drink — we were delighted to see all three answers tied for first. That mix is what we’ll continue to provide, every week.

None of this is to say that Gambit doesn’t change with the times. Starting in 2018, with next week’s issue, we’re reinventing our CUE Magazine

to be not just about fashion and homes, but also life in New Orleans in general. Each monthly issue will focus on one theme: relationships, money, travel and more. We think you’ll find the new CUE Magazine more useful than ever.

At a time when freedom of the internet is under attack and some use the label “fake news” to dismiss any story with which they personally disagree (regardless of its truth), our mission remains the same: to give our fellow New Orleanians an indispensable weekly paper — and to have fun doing it.

Our mission remains the same: to give our fellow New Orleanians an indispensable weekly paper — and to have fun doing it.

If you like what we do (and we hope you do!), we hope you’ll continue to keep Gambit thriving — whether you’re one of our hundreds of local advertisers or among our more than 150,000 weekly readers.

Every time you buy an ad, pick us up on a Sunday or Monday, or call or email us looking for coverage, you remind us that what we do matters, not just weekly but every day. You can find the latest news on our website, www.bestofneworleans.com — and for round the clock, sometimes more irreverent and interactive takes on the news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above all, we’d like to close 2017 by thanking all of you for making Gambit a part of your lives. Here’s wishing all of us a happy and prosperous 2018.

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CLANCY DUBOS @clancygambit

The Top 10 political stories of 2017 LOUISIANA POLITICS GETS CRAZIER EVERY YEAR, and 2017

was no exception. In fact, there were so many zany stories this year that I had to lump all the scandals into one, under the heading of, well, “Scandals.” Each deserved its own listing, but to do that would require ignoring other important stories.

With that caveat, here’s our annual list of the year’s top 10 political stories.

practice for a charity baseball game in Virginia. Scalise still faces a long recovery, but he has rebounded with the same energy and grit that have marked his career since he served in the state Legislature.

Scandals everywhere — From the Sewerage & Water Board to the Louisiana State Police, from Irvin Mayfield looting the library foundation to the City Council’s credit card debacle, it was hard to keep up with all the hijinks in 2017.

Cantrell will become New Orleans’ first female mayor, but she enters her transition period under the cloud of a credit card scandal that could envelop most if not all of her City Council colleagues.

Elsewhere, the Aug. 5 flood proved — literally — that when it rains, it pours. In this case, it poured cold water all over Mitch Landrieu’s legacy as a mayor who “knows what to do and how to do it.” Speaking of water, State Police Col. Mike Edmonson got into hot water when several of his ranking officers took a road trip to Vegas on taxpayers’ time — a diversion Edmonson allegedly tried to cover up after feigning ignorance and outrage. A Legislative Auditor’s report also showed Edmonson lived high on the hog at taxpayers’ expense. And locally, Grammy winner Mayfield was indicted by the feds for allegedly diverting library foundation money to himself and artistic collaborator Ronald Markham. Mayfield’s abuses were first chronicled

by WWL-TV investigative reporter David Hammer, who also led an exceptional team report on the S&WB scandal titled “Down the Drain.”

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LaToya Cantrell won a contentious race for mayor against Desiree Charbonnet but enters her new post under a cloud of scandal over city credit card use.

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New Orleans’ watershed election — LaToya Cantrell’s victory in the mayor’s race, along with the defeat of two council incumbents, proved the post-Hurricane Katrina sea change from a top-down electoral paradigm to a bottom-up model is truly the new normal in local politics.

Cantrell spent far less money than runoff opponent Desiree Charbonnet, but thanks to a tightly organized grassroots effort she out-performed Charbonnet among most if not all demographic groups — especially millennials, who proved that young voters can be a decisive electoral force.

Not to be outdone, a pair of “independent” political action committees (PACs) likewise proved that future candidates’ fates could depend more on who opposes them than who supports them. And, just to make sure we haven’t lost our taste for the bizarre, incumbent Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse, who was favored to win re-election, suddenly

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decided to withdraw from the race — leaving perennial candidate Dr. Dwight McKenna to run unopposed.

Steve Scalise shot — U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who represents parts of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and the Northshore, nearly lost his life after a lone gunman opened fire on several members of Congress during a

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U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise continues rehabilitation after being shot during baseball practice in Virginia.

Fiscal gridlock in Baton Rouge — State finances remain hopelessly (and perilously) in shambles, and lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards point fingers at one another over who’s to blame and who’s got the right solution. Truth is, both failed to push for meaningful fiscal reform this past year.

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Monumental delays — Landrieu had to wait for state and federal courts to approve his push to take down Confederate monuments, but his failure to offer a specific plan for the statues’ ultimate destination was his own doing. The lack of such a plan, which Landrieu promised, contributed to the circus atmosphere that surrounded the statues’ removal. Thankfully, local cops saved the day by proving once again that nobody handles crowds better than the NOPD.

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Edwards under constant GOP siege — Our Democratic governor remains popular with voters, but that hasn’t stopped his Republican adversaries from trying to take him down at every turn.

The next statewide elections aren’t until the fall of 2019, but already the list of potential GOP opponents is growing.

It includes state Attorney General Jeff Landry, U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, Congressman Ralph Abraham and others.

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Criminal justice reforms and anti-domestic violence bills draw bipartisan support — Louisiana lawmakers remain divided along party lines on many issues, but legislators from both parties joined forces to pass historic criminal justice reforms and stronger anti-domestic violence laws last spring. Already some “conservatives” are saber rattling against the criminal justice measures (even though most of the bills were

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authored by Republicans), a sure sign they’ll be fodder for demagogues in the next round of elections.

Newell Normand steps down — The popular Jefferson Parish sheriff rocked the local political world when he suddenly announced his resignation in July. The bigger surprise was why: He left to become a radio talk show host on WWL-AM. Normand’s resignation sets up a political war in Jefferson, which will play out in the March 2018 special election to succeed him. It’ll be a doozy. Jefferson hasn’t seen a truly open sheriff’s race in nearly half a century.

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Mike Yenni recall petition fails — If you want proof that Louisiana makes it almost impossible to recall an elected official, consider Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni as Exhibit A. More than 70 percent of parish voters say they want him to resign, but a recall petition that required one-third of them to sign up fell way short. Yenni probably took it as a sign of redemption, but few in Jefferson political circles expect him to survive the 2019 election.

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The Jefferson Parish Council election — When Yenni became parish president in 2016, he resigned as Kenner’s mayor.

His ally, then-parish Councilman Ben Zahn, won a special election to become Kenner’s new mayor. That set up another special election for Zahn’s parish council seat — a bare-knuckle brawl between Kenner City Councilman Dominick Impastato and state Sen. Danny Martiny. Impastato won, and now the race is on for his old Kenner council seat. In Jefferson, the dominoes never stop falling.

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And in Louisiana politics, there’s never a recession.

Happy New Year!

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™

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Hey Blake, I drive past the big Crystal Preserves sign on the Pontchartrain Expressway every day. I’m familiar with Crystal Hot Sauce, but what can you tell me about their other products?

This Crystal Preserves sign in Mid-City was installed in 2010 and is a replica of a World War II-era sign that was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

P H OTO B Y CHERYL GERBER

Dear reader, Crystal Hot Sauce was indeed bottled at that location in the 4300 block of Tulane Avenue from the 1940s until the federal levee failures flooded the building following Hurricane Katrina.

The building housed Baumer Foods, which makes Crystal Hot Sauce, as well as preserves, jellies, sauces and other products.

Baumer Foods began in 1923 on Tchoupitoulas Street, when Alvin Baumer Sr. purchased Mill’s Fruit Products, a company that made snowball syrups. Along with the syrups came a recipe for a hot sauce called Crystal Louisiana Pure Hot Sauce. Cayenne peppers used in the sauce were grown in northern Mexico, then transported to New Orleans, where they were mixed with vinegar and salt.

Hot sauce may be Baumer’s bestknown product now, but during World War II the company had military contracts to provide canned vegetables and small tins of jams that were included in C-Rations for soldiers. During the war, the company moved its production to Tulane Avenue, where its neon art deco sign, fea-

turing a chef stirring a steaming pot of strawberry jam — yes, with steam coming out of the pot — became a local landmark. A 1950 story in The New Orleans Item said the company also canned sweet potatoes and shrimp. A 1978 advertisement for Schwegmann’s supermarket advertised Crystal’s peach, pineapple and strawberry preserves and apple and grape jellies. For years, Crystal also produced mustard and barbecue sauce, and it bottled products for other companies. Today Baumer products include hot sauce as well as steak, soy and Worcestershire sauces, liquid smoke and more.

Baumer died in 1991. His son, Alvin Jr., and grandson, Alvin III (known as Pepper), now run the family business. In 2006, the company relocated its headquarters to Metairie and moved its production to a former plastics plant in St. John the Baptist Parish. The Tulane Avenue building was sold and converted into an apartment complex called The Preserve. The iconic sign was destroyed in Katrina, but a replica was created and installed in 2010.

BLAKEVIEW THERE’S STILL TIME TO SEE CITY PARK’S DAZZLING CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS

holiday light display before it closes New Year’s Day. Thousands of lights sparkle in the park’s Botanical Garden, which has been a feature of City Park since the 1930s. It was preceded by the City Park Rose Garden, which opened in 1936 as a project of the Works Progress Administration. Showcasing the work of architect Richard Koch and landscape architect William Wiedorn, it featured sunken rose beds, a rectangular fish pool, arbor and radiating walkways. In 1976, Pauline and Frank Worthington donated funds to help build a new glass conservatory, providing an enclosed environment for plants and flowers. In the 1980s, the Friends of City Park enhanced the gardens by enclosing the area with a sculpted gate featuring the work of Enrique Alferez, whose sculpture is on display elsewhere in the park. Paul Soniat joined the park in 1982 as director of the Botanical Garden. In 1994, the Pavilion of the Two Sisters opened. Built with a major donation from the Azby Fund, it is named in honor of sisters Emelia Wadsworth and Marion Wadsworth Harvey.

The Botanical Garden was devastated by Hurricane Katrina but reopened in March 2006, thanks to the work of volunteers and staff.

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WHAT’S IN STORE

A quick steak-cation to Philly

BY LEE CUTRONE

Liberty Cheesesteaks manager Stephan Belle and a few of the restaurant’s popular menu items.

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MOVE OVER, BITCOIN. Philadelphia

native Mike Casey’s innovative choice of currency during college eventually propelled him into a successful restaurant venture, Liberty Cheesesteaks (5041 Freret St., 504-875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks.com) — and locals are eating it up.

“I used to fly back to Tulane (University) with an ice chest full of steaks and I’d make cheesesteaks for friends and they would buy me beer,” Casey says. “It was my currency of choice.”

After college, Casey began a career in finance back home in Philadelphia but longed to return to the Big Easy. When his Tulane roommate, Joe Seremet, a Connecticut native and local investment banker, pitched the idea of starting a restaurant centered on cheesesteaks, Casey came to New Orleans to explore the possibility.

During his visit, Hurricane Isaac passed over New Orleans, giving Casey and Seremet a full week with minimal distractions to map their vision.

“We basically were trapped in a room for a week and wrote 80 percent of the business (plan) on the back of an envelope,” Casey says.

Liberty Cheesesteaks’ partners insist on authenticity. Casey began by modeling his cheesesteaks on those from his favorite cheesesteak restaurant in Philadelphia, Dalessandro’s Steaks & Hoagies.

“It was a 30-minute drive for me twice a week,” Casey says of his regular treks for the famed sandwiches. “We wanted to recreate that as best we could.”

At the same time, the partners put their own stamp on the cheesesteak. Liberty’s cheesesteaks are served on a high-quality bun and sport a sprinkling of white American cheese rather than the traditional provolone.

Liberty’s authenticity is rooted in simplicity. Casey says a traditional cheesesteak consists of steak, provolone, caramelized onions and maybe hot peppers. While customers have requested a whole host of other additions, Casey and Seremet stick to the basics.

“I said, ‘I’m going to stay in my lane,’” Casey says. “I’m not going to compromise that.”

The restaurant chooses prime loin cuts of meat. Liberty slow cooks the meat and adds onions and cheese.

It also offers a lighter, healthier version of a cheesesteak made with chicken tenderloin instead of beef and several sub sandwiches including Italian and turkey subs. In a nod to its “dressed” po-boy cousins, Liberty offers customers the option to “hoagie” a sandwich with the addition of lettuce, tomato, olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Casey says Liberty Cheesesteaks’ mission isn’t to elevate the “everyman” sandwich from the Keystone State — just the opposite.

“We’re trying to take it down a notch,” he says. “The whole world has gone crazy when you have a truffle burger. There are too many conflicting flavors. This is what we do and what we do great. I tell my employees, ‘I want to give people a 10-minute vacation to Philadelphia.’

If we get that done, we win.”

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The Year In Photos

Mardi Gras, a second line or an impromptu New Orleans Saints victory party. In 2017, however, there were two new reasons people were in the streets: the inauguration of President Donald Trump, and the removal of four Confederate-era statues — both of which stirred strong feelings locally and nationally.

BY KEVIN ALLMAN |

@KEVINALLMAN

2017 also was the year New Orleans elected its first woman mayor in its 299-year history, the year a surprise flood unearthed serious problems with the city’s infrastructure and the year an 89-year-old native son and rock ’n’ roll pioneer left us for good. Here

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are a few of the year’s events in visual form.

PHOTO BY ALEX WOODWARD

President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20. In response, “J20” protests took to the streets all over the country, including this one on Canal Street and a “jazz funeral for America” at the riverfront.

Trump easily swept Louisiana with 58 percent of the vote to Hillary Clinton’s 38 percent, but Clinton got 81 percent of the vote in Orleans Parish to Trump’s 15 percent. It was not the last anti-Trump protest of the year in the city.

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The presidential inaugural weekend of street demonstrations continued Jan. 21, with the international Women’s March happening in major cities and small towns across the country and worldwide. On a gloriously sunny day, more than 10,000 people marched through the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter to Duncan Plaza, decked out in all matter of costumes and plumage — showing that New Orleans can have a good time and be deadly serious in the same moment. The 2018 Women’s March is set for Jan. 20.

Mardi Gras 2017 was marred when a driver plowed into a crowd along the Krewe of Endymion parade route in Mid-City, injuring more than two dozen spectators. Early concerns that the disaster might have been terrorist related were put to rest when the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) announced the arrest of Neilson Rizzuto, a Northshore resident that NOPD said was legally drunk when he drove into the crowd. In April, Rizzuto pleaded not guilty to numerous offenses.

A much happier time was had at the Krewe of Muses parade, whose Dr. Seuss-themed floats included “Yat in Da Hat,” “And to Think That I Saw It on Bourbon Street,” “Yertle the Turtle Soup” and, in a salute to Mayor Mitch Landrieu, “Mayor Shiney McSheen and His Resilience Machine.”

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A two-week campout/showdown at the Jefferson Davis monument in Mid-City was mostly peaceable, with monument defenders squaring off against those who supported its removal. On May 1, however, passions spilled over: Bottles and eggs were thrown, mace or pepper spray was used on at least one counterprotester, and New Orleans police took several people into custody (including one legal observer, which inflamed the crowd). The monument eventually was removed May 11 to cheers from protesters.

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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is a doctor, and his support for overturning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) came with several plans of his own for replacements. A Cassidy town hall in February at the Jefferson Parish Public Library was his attempt to advance his own “Patient Freedom Act,” but audience members and protesters there weren’t having it. In the following months, people picketed Cassidy’s Metairie office in protest of the ACA repeal, and in July, three people were arrested at Cassidy’s office during a protest. This photo was from a May demonstration. The December GOP tax plan, if finalized, would gut an essential part of the ACA: the individual mandate.

PHOTO BY ALEX WOODWARD

The controversy over the removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans reached an apex May 9, when out-oftown white supremacist groups faced counterprotesters at Lee Circle. Two weeks later, the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was taken down as Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivered a speech that got national attention (and praise), in which he said, “I knew that taking down the monuments was going to be tough, but you elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing — and this is what that looks like.”

On Aug. 5, the rain came ... and came ... and came. More worrisome was the fact that it didn’t go away, and longtime residents quickly became concerned there was a serious problem with the pumping system and the storm drains. They were right. A special meeting of the New Orleans City Council found the Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB) was woefully unprepared for flooding, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu cleaned house there, sacking several top officials. As residents dried out their cars (and in some cases, their homes and businesses), flooding concerns rocketed to the top of the issues in the upcoming mayoral and city council races.

PHOTO BY KEVIN ALLMAN

SEPTEMBER PHOTO BY K AT STROMQUIST

President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action against Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and deport minors who had come to the U.S. under its auspices — people known as “Dreamers” — spurred protests around the country, including in New Orleans, where as many as 2,000 could face deportation.

NOVEMBER Nov. 1 is All Saints’ Day — but this year it also was All Fats’ Day as New Orleans said goodbye to favorite son Antoine “Fats” Domino, who died Oct. 24 at the age of 89. Rather than staging a traditional jazz funeral, thousands of New Orleanians gathered at Vaughan’s Lounge in Bywater for a second line to Domino’s old house on Caffin Avenue.

As Alex Woodward reported, “The procession brought with it all the sights, sounds and smells of a neighborhood second line — dancing on utility boxes and rooftops, kegs in shopping carts and Heinekens in Igloo coolers, barbecue sandwiches smoked in the beds of trucks, bicycles with slow jams coming from portable speakers — but on a massive scale, concentrating citywide joy and a celebration of life into one main thoroughfare and Domino’s block on Caffin Avenue. On a Wednesday.”

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New Orleans City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell was elected as the city’s first woman mayor in mid-November, defeating opponent Desiree Charbonnet in the mayoral runoff. During the runoff, however, Cantrell was slammed for her use of a city-provided credit card, and state Attorney General Jeff Landry has begun investigating the matter. Cantrell will be sworn into office in May 2018, during the height of the city’s tricentennial celebration.

PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

DECEMBER PHOTO BY ALEX WOODWARD

Whee! New Orleans finally got a municipal bike rental program. Blue Bikes rolled out this month with 70 bike stations and 700 bicycles, but several press conferences about it during the year presented photographers with plenty of opportunities to get a shot of Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his biking prowess. (He didn’t wear a helmet.)

PHOTO BY KEVIN ALLMAN

After being closed for months of construction on an extension of the Canal Cemeteries streetcar line, the intersection of Canal Street and City Park Avenue finally reopened to traffic in December. A new transit hub for riders was built on the lake side of the busy intersection, and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) currently is testing the new streetcar tracks. The Canal Cemeteries streetcar will finally cross City Park Avenue in January 2018, according to the RTA.

Hot off the presses

Sandwiches, controversy, new restaurants and more in the year in dining

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund IN 2017, the toughest table to get in New Orleans wasn’t at a white tablecloth place or a celebrity chef-driven restaurant. It was at a sandwich shop. In August, Bon Appetit magazine announced its annual list of the nation’s top new restaurants, and chef Mason Hereford’s playful Turkey and the Wolf was ranked first. For some, it was a surprise, but for many (including this critic), a no-brainer. The Irish Channel restaurant is known for its nostalgic, tonguein-cheek approach, and since the award it has had a line snaking out the door most days.

2017 was a turbulent year for the New Orleans dining world, but no story made bigger waves than Brett Anderson’s bombshell NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune article describing a culture of sexual misconduct at the Besh Restaurant Group (and chef Alon Shaya’s departure from his James Beard Award-winning restaurant). Also to be filed under 2017 scandals and surprises: The departure of Tales of the Cocktail founder Ann Tuennerman and her husband Paul Tuennerman, who in September stepped down from leadership roles following stinging backlash to a racially charged social media post during Carnival.

And who could forget the summer of shutters, when nearly 30 restaurants threw in their towels? The Bywater was hit hard, losing Cafe Henri, The Cheezy Cajun and Oxalis, among others. Mariza is turning out the lights at the end of the year.

It hasn’t been all bad news. There was plenty to celebrate.

Global flavors, in particular, made big strides in a city where chefs and restaurateurs traditionally have stuck close to their roots. Winning and creative Southeast Asian flavors

wowed diners at Marjie’s Grill and Maypop. Casual German bistro Bratz Y’all! opened in Bywater, and Uptown gained several new internationally inspired restaurants, including Peruvian fine-dining gem Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco, Japanese ramen hub Nomiya, and modern Indian stunner Saffron NOLA. In Metairie, there’s South American steakhouse Brasa Churrasqueria, modern Korean food at Gogi Korean Restaurant and Mexican-accented char-grilled oysters at Baja NOLA. Dominican newbie Mangu debuted on the West Bank.

Here, some of the most memorable dishes and dining accomplishments from 2017.

Best new restaurant: Technically it opened in late December 2016, but Chef Michael Gulotta’s ambitious restaurant Maypop took off this year, delivering beautifully composed dishes marrying the chef’s Italian heritage with an affection for Southeast Asian ingredients and New Orleans fine-dining pedigree. From cured snapper paired with crispy panisse and fermented black beans to handpulled noodles topped with buttery hunks of blue crab and sausage in a spicy mapo sauce, the complex compositions here always are a surprise and a delight.

Runner-up: Within days of moving to Magazine Street and opening more than one night per week, Saffron NOLA became one of the city’s hottest reservations. Chef Arvinder Vilkhu and his family brought creative and modern Indian cuisine to the New Orleans dining scene with dishes like oyster roasts bubbling with garlic, ginger and caramelized onions served with toasted naan, and curried seafood gumbo over basmati rice.

Hottest revival: Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina forced Greg and Mary Sonnier to close their beloved restaurant Gabrielle, the couple announced they would reopen on Orleans Avenue. The dramatic comeback has classic New Orleans ambience and dishes executed with Creole finesse, from smoked quail gumbo with anise-flavored sausage and popcorn rice to slow-roasted duck draped in an orange sherry sauce over shoestring potatoes.

Runner up: Celestine Dunbar’s restaurant, Dunbar’s Creole Cuisine, finally found a permanent home on Earhart Boulevard, serving Creole favorites — including some of the city’s best fried chicken.

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Casita 2.0 EL PATIO (845 Carondelet St., 504302-1600; www.facebook.com/ elpationola), a restaurant and bar from the folks behind La Casita Taqueria (8400 Oak St., 504-8269913; www.eatlacasita.com), is open in the Warehouse District.

The original La Casita location on Julia Street made a name for itself with happy hour specials and margaritas. That restaurant shuttered earlier this year, but the team is now back in the neighborhood in a much larger space. The two-story “Mexican Kitchen-Tequila Garden” has a large back patio.

Proprietor John Michael Wade, who also runs La Casita Taqueria in the Riverbend neighborhood, opened the new restaurant.

Chef/owner Mason Hereford’s Turkey and the Wolf was named one of the nation’s best new restaurants

by Bon Appetit.

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Best sandwich: There’s a lot to be said about the healthier “good cat” fare at Bearcat Cafe, but the “bad cat” hot fried chicken sandwich slathered with pimiento cheese and bread-and-butter pickles is one of the most decadent dishes in town.

Runner-up: Stokehold’s toothsome buttery crab roll seasoned with tarragon and Old Bay is served on rye rolls baked with hops from the Port Orleans Brewing Co. Storyville IPA. Best sweet-tooth fix: Half creamy meringue pie, half Girl Scouts Samoa cookie, the coconut cream pie at MeMe’s Bar & Grille in Chalmette is equal parts crunchy, creamy, salty and sweet (and pretty much perfect).

Runner-up: Uptown’s Beth Biundo Sweets has it all, from chewy gingersnap cookies to gooey chocolate hazelnut tarts, ice cream sandwiches and beautifully decorated special occasion cakes.

What to watch in 2018: New Orleans was late to the poke game but has caught up quickly. Since opening on Magazine Street earlier this year, Poke Loa has announced the opening of two more locations. Last week, a group of N7 alums opened Poke-Chan on St. Claude Avenue, taking a similar fast-casual approach to the Hawaiian raw fish dish.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

Helming the kitchen is chef Justin Bruhl, who worked at Compere Lapin, Maypop and several Mario Batali restaurants on the East Coast. Until recently, he ran the pop-up Matchbook Kitchen at Barrel Proof in the Lower Garden District.

Bruhl’s menu has snacks, tacos and small and large plates. Snacks, or aperitivos, include smoked whitefish with citrus-cured sheepshead cheese, avocado and a poblano aioli, and boudin balls made with chorizo verde, rice, and a smoked guajillo pepper jam. Tacos include a version with grilled octopus, lime-chili glaze, preserved lime and chayote slaw, beans and crema, and a smoked lamb barbacoa version with a mole negro, mezcal tomatillo salad and queso fresco. Larger plates include a grilled pork belly with trotter chochoyotes , chile verde and jicama and apple salad, as well as pan-seared drum served with snow crab coconut rice, avocado espuma, fermented mango and crab salad.

The bar is stocked with a large selection of tequila and mezcal.

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EATDRINK

FORK CENTER

FOR THE LOVE OF BRUNCH

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Introducing the new Sunday Jazz Brunch Three-Course Special for $37 at Antoine’s Restaurant!

-Starting January 7th, 2018-

504-581-4422 www.a ntoines.com 713 Rue Saint Louis New Orlea ns, LA 70130

New Year’s Eve

PRIX FIXE 5-COURSE DINNER

$100 PP + COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF PROSECCO

6 PM or 8:30 PM

Reservations: (504) 894-8881 or OpenTable

New Year’s Day

OPEN FOR BRUNCH 11 AM - 2 PM BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS & BLOODY MARY'S

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Wake up with us!

BREAKFAST Weekdays, 7:00 - 10:30 am

FOR THE LOVE OF BRUNCH

2700 Metairie Rd at Labarre | www.cafeb.com | 504.934.4700

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POKE-CHAN (2809 St. Claude Ave., 504-571-5446; www.facebook. com/pokechannola) is the latest New Orleans restaurant to highlight the trendy Hawaiian raw fish dish. The restaurant opened Dec. 16 in a bright and airy building next to Faubourg Wines on St. Claude Avenue.

The restaurant is run by four women, three of whom are sisters. Lien Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States. She, Loan and Susan Nguyen are longtime New Orleans residents. They met Dalena Vo, who runs most of the food operation, while working at nearby N7 (1117 Montegut St.), eventually deciding they wanted to open a restaurant of their own.

“We’ve been working on it a little bit more than a year now,” said Lien Nguyen, whose father ran a Vietnamese restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi.

For inspiration, the group visited Hawaii to research poke.

“We wanted to know how it was served traditionally,” Nguyen says.

Poke-Chan’s fast-casual concept is similar to that of Poke Loa (3341 Magazine St., 504-309-9993; www. eatpokeloa.com), the first poke restaurant to open in the city.

Guests order at the front counter, checking off items on a form for the “build-your-own” bowl option.

The menu includes a base of white or brown rice, greens and wonton chips and a burrito-style wrap.

Guests can add proteins (fish, seafood or tofu), sauces, toppings and garnishes.

There also are signature bowls.

The Classic Hawaiian is made with fried wonton chips, tuna, sesame oil, scallions, sweet onions, wakame, ponzu, seaweed salad, macadamia nuts and togarashi. The Tamarind Scallion features white rice, mixed greens, yellowtail, bay scallops, sweet onions, scallions, fresh wasabi, cucumbers, spicy tamarind marinade, seaweed salad, jalapenos and fried onions.

The restaurant has several bowls featuring cooked items. The Savory Shroom combines brown rice, fried tofu, fungus, seasoned bean

sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, lotus root chips, scallions and mushroom sauce. The Karaage bowl has white rice, Japanese-style fried chicken, kimchi, shredded red pepper, scallions, sesame seeds, spicy mayonnaise and ponzu. The salmon teriyaki bowl includes brown rice, mixed greens, salmon, sweet

soy glaze, scallions and seasoned bean sprouts.

The restaurant serves beer, wine and sake as well as Thai milk tea, Vietnamese coffee and soft drinks.

Poke-Chan is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. — HELEN FREUND

OF WINE THE WEEK

wine.diva@cox.net

BY BRENDA MAITLAND

Champagne Tribaut Schloesser Champagne, France Retail $37 THIS CHAMPAGNE comes from a nearly 90-year-

old family-owned winery, which originated in the Romery commune in Champagne’s Marne. The family’s fifth generation sources grapes from the estate’s 150 acres and some fruit from top quality Champagne crus. In addition to Romery, the family owns vineyards in Cormoyeux and Fleury la Riviere.

In the cellar, a blend of 40 percent pinot noir and 30 percent each chardonnay and pinot meunier undergoes malolactic fermentation. The Champagne is produced with 10 percent reserve wines and aged for three years on the lees before disgorgement (removal of sediments). In the glass, it has fine effervescence and offers aromas of stone fruit and toasty brioche.

On the palate, taste apple, pear, lemon zest, good acidity and some minerality. Drink it as an aperitif or with oysters, foie gras, gougeres, crab cakes, gravlax, mild and soft cheese and puff pastries. Buy it at: The Wine Seller. Drink it at: The Pelican Club, Tujague’s, Gabrielle Restaurant and Saffron NOLA.

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Happy hour features half-priced small plates, tacos and drinks from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily.

Wade says the upstairs space likely will be used for private events.

El Patio opens at 3 p.m. for happy hour, and serves dinner and a latenight menu. Lunch service will be added later. — HELEN FREUND

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Maxwell Eaton OWNER OF MAX WELL NEW ORLEANS MAXWELL EATON recently opened the health-conscious cafe Max Well New Orleans (6101 Magazine St., 504-301-0510; www.maxwellneworleans.com). The shop sells fresh juices, soups, snacks and buildyour-own salads and organic rice bowls topped with different proteins. Eaton spoke with Gambit about the new cafe.

How have you seen the healthy eating focus and restaurant landscape shift in New Orleans in recent years?

EATON: It’s something that I’ve been working on and thinking about for a long time. (In) New Orleans — a city with 1,500 restaurants — the majority of them (serve) traditional New Orleans cuisine. [What] started making me think things were changing is that you started seeing cultured yogurt popping up and then these little boutique shops with cold-pressed juices, and places like Satsuma (Cafe). The cafe scenes were the first ones where I saw healthier food. So much of New Orleans is its own introspective, inward-looking culture, where we’re looking at our own traditions, and I love that. As a producer, you want to break the mold and hope that the consumer will respond, and I think that there’s been enough change in this city that it’s being receptive.

I had health problems and started experimenting with different diets and tried cutting some things out. I started looking at systems of eating that were going to produce results for myself. I used myself as a test subject and researched on my own what types of clean foods and styles of food would enable me to be as healthy as I could be. I wanted something more inclusive and more comprehensive than just juices or a place that just sells smoothies and protein powders. I wanted something more consistent rather than a quick fix.

What can people do to mitigate what they’ve done to their bodies over the holidays?

E: Not everybody is a health fanatic, and maybe some people only go to the gym once a week. It’s like getting a massage or going to the gym — I’m not expecting you to do this every

day. But I like to think that people could start by eating clean for a day. You can get a response relative to what you’re putting in (your body). I always say that the cleanest thing people can do is have a couple of fresh juices and a salad. If you really want to do a cleansing thing, the juices are certainly known for that.

Purple cabbage is one of those overlooked and highly impactful vegetables. One of the things we do is a fresh green juice that has purple cabbage, and that has this particular type of enzyme called a nitrate in it. It helps your blood with oxygen absorption, so it really helps to clean your bloodstream.

What are some of the health fallacies and misconceptions you’ve encountered?

E: I think one thing people overlook is the acid content in foods, and what it takes for your body to digest really heavy fats.

Cranberry juice is one they say clears your blood out, but it’s also really high in acid and can disrupt your stomach.

For me, the hangover cure in my twenties was always a fried (food) po-boy, but it’s actually one of the worst things you can do. It might feel good when it hits that spot emotionally, but especially if you’re coming off of a binge, the acid content in your stomach is really high, so putting a lot of carbs and fat to try and cure your hangover is really just going to extend that process. You want to go with foods that you can digest real quick, like root juices such as carrot and beet juices. You can’t beat a good legume. Lentils are forever going to be healing food.

So lentils and a fresh juice that has live enzymes in it, that is what will really calm your stomach.

That’s what actually works.

— HELEN FREUND

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Holiday Beer and Cheese Pairing 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday Second Line Brewing, 433 N. Bernadotte St., (504) 248-8979 www.secondlinebrewing.com The brewery provides free samples of three cheeses during the event.

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Kids in the Kitchen: Crisps and Cobbler!

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405 www.natfab.org Children ages 7 to 11 learn to cook traditional fruit cobblers from scratch. Tickets $20, $15 for museum members.

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Chez Champagne Gosset 10 p.m. Sunday Galatoire’s Restaurant, 209 Bourbon St., (504) 525-2021 www.galatoires.com The New Year’s Eve event includes hors d’oeuvres and a four-course dinner paired with Gosset Champagnes and entertainment by Anais St. John. The menu features caramelized onions and Gruyere bread pudding, poached scallops with brown butter and capers, filet mignon with wild mushroom cream and chocolate mousse napoleon. Champagnes include Gosset’s Brut Grand Millesime 2006, Grand Blanc de Blancs and others. Tickets $225.

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French 75 Arnaud’s Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., (504) 523-5433 www.arnaudsrestaurant.com The bar’s signature cocktail is made with Courvoisier VS cognac, sugar, lemon and Moet & Chandon Champagne.

3701 IBERVILLE ST•504.488.6582•KATIESINMIDCITY.COM

MON-THURS 11AM–9PM FRI & SAT 11AM–10PM SUNDAY BRUNCH 9AM–3PM

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Bar Tonique

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Effervescence

820 N. Rampart St., (504) 324-6045 www.bartonique.com Dama del Rovere Italian sparkling wine is mixed with a sugar cube, peach bitters and grapefruit peel.

1036 N. Rampart St., (504) 509-7644 www.nolabubbles.com The Parrain cocktail features Templeton rye whiskey, amaretto, sour cherry syrup, lime and Moscato d’Asti.

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Ralph’s on the Park

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Sylvain

900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000 www.ralphsonthepark.com Death in the Oaks features Champagne, pomegranate, cucumber, cane syrup and absinthe.

625 Chartres St., (504) 265-8123 www.sylvainnola.com The Petty & Pink combines La Caravedo pisco, Cocchi Rosa, lemon and cava.

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Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AMERICAN Vista Buffet — Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

BAR & GRILL Queenies on St. Claude — 3200 St. Claude Ave., (504) 558-4085; www. facebook.com/queeniesonstclaude — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

BURGERS Ben’s Burgers — 2008 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 889-2837; www. eatatbens.com — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

Cafe Gentilly — 5339 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.thecafegentilly.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Cash only. $ Cafe Luna — 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook. com/cafeluna504 — No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., , (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — Reservations recommended.

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

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

CONTEMPORARY Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Brunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sat.-Sun., early dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restau-

rantsalon.com — Reservations accepted. Brunch and early dinner Thu.-Mon. Credit cards. $$

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Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

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CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended.

Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ PAGE 30

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Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; Www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com —

Chefs at Mikimoto (3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com) prepare sushi rolls.

PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

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

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola. com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended.

Dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$

Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans.com — Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant. com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night Mon.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Thu. Credit cards. $$

Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; 800 S. Peters St., (504) 3098864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; 5538 Magazine St.; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ La Casita Taqueria — 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — PAGE 32

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No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations.

Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD

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Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 8311248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

PERUVIAN Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted.

Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards.$$

PIZZA G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations.

Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards.$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www.jackdempseys.net — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

STEAKHOUSE Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www. dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

VIETNAMESE Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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TUESDAY 26 21st Amendment — Prohibition All-Stars, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — Ricky T & the Robots, 9 Blue Nile — PJ Morton, 10 BMC — Jersey Slim, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; John Fohl, Johnny Sansone, Anders Osborne, 8 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard “Piano” Scott, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Christmas Acoustic Show, 7 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Queenie’s — Jackson Square All-Stars, 6:30 Rock ’n’ Bowl — New Orleans Arrythmia, 8 SideBar — Justin Peake, Beautiful Bells, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 27 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat.

Giselle Anguizola, 2; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Sunshine Brass Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Angelica Matthews, 5; Bianca Love, 5; Yisrael, 8; Funk It All, 11 Cafe Negril — Maid of Orleans, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Frankie Boots, 6; Lynn Drury, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Mark Dulang, 10

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Ari Teitel & Friends, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Marc Dulang, Jonathan Tankel, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Groovy 7, 8 SideBar — David Torkanowsky, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Gary Negbaur, 8 Tipitina’s — Dr. John & the Gris-Gris Krewe, 9

THURSDAY 28 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 3; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook 6:30 Bar Mon Cher — Bats in the Belfry with DJs Mange and Emily Anne, 9 Bar Redux — JD Hill & the Jammers, 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat.

Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Jazmarae, 5; Andre Lovett, 8; Burris, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Tom Saunders & the Hotcats, 5; Tom McDermott & Friends, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Castle Theatre — Linda Wright, Reggie Smith, 8 Check Point Charlie — LA Hellbenders, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; John “Papa” Gros Band, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & Gina Leslie, 7; DJs Howie and Panzer, 10 d.b.a. — Alexis & the Samurai, 7; Soul Brass Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Jason Bishop’s American Jam, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Haruka Kikuchi & the Big 4Tune Band, 9:30 Joy Theater — Resurrection Ball feat.

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ald Harrison, Delfeayo Marsalis, Germaine Bazzle, Charlie Gabriel, Big Sam, Sasha Masakowski, James Andrews, Detroit Brooks, Joe Dysen, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11 The Maison — The Good for Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Dave Easley, King Ferdinand, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires, 9 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Nicholas Payton, 8 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Geno Delafose, 8:30 Siberia Lounge — Eastern Bloc Party feat.

Powder Keg Banda, 9 SideBar — JOBO-Duo feat Michael Burkart, Marc Joseph, 9 Smoothie King Center — XSCAPE, 7:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Skin and Bones (Foo Fighters tribute), 7 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Gal Holiday, 8 Tipitina’s — Dr. John & the Gris-Gris Krewe, 9 Treo — The St. Claude Serenaders, 6:30 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10

FRIDAY 29 21st Amendment — Juju Child Blues Band, 9:30 The AllWays Lounge & Theater — Rewind: ’80s, ’90s, ’00s with DJ Matt Scott, 10 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1 Bar Mon Cher — Samantha Pearl, 8:30 Bar Redux — Synthwave Apocalypse with DJs Jenn Hazmat and Mange, 10 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — MB3, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Midnight Riders, 6 Boomtown Casino — Foret Tradition, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Davis Rogan, 6; Marc Stone, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Check Point Charlie — Domenic, 4; Alabama Slim, 8; Captain Buckles, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show (Bruce Springsteen tribute), 8 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Classy Country Combo, 6; The Bush Hogs, 10 d.b.a. — Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 6; Hot 8 Brass Band, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Carl Leblanc Trio, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Claire & Anuraag, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social (Latin dance party), 10 Gasa Gasa — Big Freedia, Khris Royal & Friends, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — The Underhill Family Orchestra, 8 House of Blues — A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John, 9 Howlin’ Wolf — PYMP, Unicorn Fukr, Dabmaster, 9 Joy Theater — Swisher Sweets Artist Project feat. Cardi B, Machine Gun Kelly, Mannie Fresh, 9 The Maison — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Chris Mule & the Perpetrators, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Will Hemmings, 10 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Revival, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Joy Owens, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Little Maker (’90s tribute), 9 The Orpheum Theater — The Revivalists, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 6; James Martin Band, 9 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Karma, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Santos Bar — What So Not, Graves, 10 Siberia Lounge — Max & the Martians, Julie Odell, 10 SideBar — Masakowski Family Electronic Band, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Monty Banks, 3; Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy Jazz, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Three Muses — Doro Wat Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, DJ Soul Sister, 10 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Mark Monistere, 5

SATURDAY 30 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Bamboula’s — G & the Swinging Three, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7 Bar Mon Cher — Barbarella Blue, 8:30 Bar Redux — Cumbia Calling with DJ Malaria Sound Machine, 10 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Big Sam & Friends, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Airee feat.

Dappa, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Funk It All, 9; Sierra Green & Soul Machine, midnight

MUSIC TO THOSE WONDERING WHEN A SPACECRAFT might descend and whisk you away from the madness that is Donald Trump’s America circa 2017: Your intergalactic Uber has arrived. Powering up on banana peels a la Doc Brown’s DeLorean, the Mothership awaits at Tipitina’s, providing credible returns on the recently reported $22 million annual expenditure

by Congress for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. Just as Harry Reid suspected, George Clinton has been here all along — but instead of posing the threat, he’s our getaway driver. The co-pilot also should come as no surprise: DJ Soul Sister, whose “Soul Power” radio transmissions and vinylclad katas here over the past 20 years positioned her as the Rey to Clinton’s Luke Skywalker. In real life, Luke never disappeared; he’s been patiently honing his skills, training with 2Pac and OutKast, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino, waiting for the moment when the orange Emperor seized control and the outlook was bleakest. That time is now. Miss Velvet & the Blue Wolf opens both nights. Tickets $38, $41 day of show, $70 two-day pass.

— NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic with DJ Soul Sister • Dec. 29-30 • 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday • Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com P H O T O B Y N I T I N VA D U K U L

Boomtown Casino — Karma, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Father Ron & Friends, 6; Leslie Cooper & Music Street Jazz Band, 9 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Andrew Duhon, 7 Casa Borrega — Rachel Rodriguez & Michael Hunter, 7 Check Point Charlie — Lynn Drury, 8; Aiden Paul & Dr. Sick, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Woodenhead, 8 Circle Bar — Mod Dance Party with DJs Matty and Kristen, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Roamin’ Jasmine, 4; Tuba Skinny, 7; MainLine, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 10 Fiorella’s Cafe — Eh La Bas Trio, 7 Gasa Gasa — Big Freedia, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 House of Blues — Bamboleo (Latin club night), midnight The Jazz Playhouse — Daniel Meinecke, 5; The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Joy Theater — The New Mastersounds, Khris Royal & Dark Matter, 9 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — John “Papa” Gros and, 10 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — The Key Sound, 4

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Gallivant Burwell & the Predatory Drifters, 7; T.J. Sutton, 9 Oak — Burris, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Big Easy Playboys, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Coyotes, Motel Radio, Cardinal Sons, McGregor (Tom Petty tribute), 9 The Orpheum Theater — The Revivalists, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Will Dickerson Band, 1; Justin Donovan, 6; Steve Mignano, 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Lucas Davenport, 6; Hyperphlyy, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bucktown All-Stars, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Santos Bar — Strange Roux, 8 SideBar — Billy Iuso & Mike Doussan, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis’ 21st Century Trad Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Up Up We Go, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, DJ Soul Sister, 10 Twist of Lime — Sounding, Solunar, 10 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Sam Kuslan, 5

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NOJO 7, 10 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Bar Redux — The Dommes, The Painted Hands, Jack & the Jackrabbits, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Stooges Brass Band, Mykia Jovan, 10 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Kumasi Afrobeat Dance Band, 10 BMC — Foot & Friends, 2; Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 5; Vance Orange, 8; All 4 One Brass Band, 11 Bourbon O Bar — G & the New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Steve Pistorius, Orange Kellin, Benny Amon, 7; The Royal Rounders, 10 Cafe Brazil — Kynt (album release), Vickie Ryan, SlimKuTTar, DJs Erv and Randall Montgomery, 9 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi, 9:30 Casa Borrega — John Lawrence, noon; Vivaz!, 9 Check Point Charlie — The Damn Frontier, 8; The Unnaturals, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, 6; Buck Biloxi & the Fucks, Judy & the Jerks, 9:30 The Civic Theatre — DJ Soul Sister’s 15th Annual New Year’s Eve Soul Train, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — NYE Bash feat. Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Gasa Gasa — Delish Da Goddess, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, Video Age, Caddywhompus, 10 Harrah’s Casino (Masquerade) — DJ Chris Landry (glow party), 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — New Year’s Eve Dance Party, 10 Howlin’ Wolf — Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8; Brass-A-Holics, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — Cindy Van Duyne, The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 7 Joy Theater — Tank & the Bangas, Sweet Crude, Alfred Banks, CoolNasty, 9 The Maison — Soul Rebels, George Porter Jr. & His Runnin’ Pardners, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Sexual Thunder!, 11 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Jean Marie Harris, 7; 1 Percent Nation, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Boyfriend, 9 The Orpheum Theater — The Revivalists, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — The Key Sound, 10 Republic New Orleans — A Busted NYE feat.

Herobust, CRWNS, Kidd Love, snak pak, 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Will Kennedy, 4; Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Tab Benoit, 9:30 Santos Bar — Mars, Cikada, Totally Possessed, 8

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — DeRobert & the HalfTruths, 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Tipitina’s — Galactic, The Malone Brothers, 10

MONDAY 1 21st Amendment — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 7:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — Chris Dibenedetto’s Piano Showcase, 7 Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Joy Owens Band, 10 Bourbon O Bar — Shake It Break It Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7; Rich Hands, 9:30 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam Session, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Nervous Duane, 1 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — John Marcey Duo, 4; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Sam Cammarata, 3; Carolyn Broussard, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — The organist’s “Organ & Labyrinth” performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

New Year’s Eve Celebration. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Pianist and harpsichordist Albinas Prizgintas pays tribute to musicians who died in 2017, including Fats Domino, Gregg Allman and others. Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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NOW SHOWING All the Money in the World (R) — Christopher Plummer is the last-minute star of this film about the Getty kidnapping.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Coco (PG) — In this offering from animation powerhouse Pixar, a boy ventures through a Latin American-inspired Land of the Dead. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Darkest Hour (PG-13) — Gary Oldman stars as World War II-era Winston Churchill. Elmwood, Cinebarre The Disaster Artist (R) — The drama is about the making of muchmocked cult film The Room, thought by some to be the worst movie ever made.

Elmwood, Cinebarre Downsizing (R) — The black comedy is about a freshly shrunken couple (Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig) joining a Lilliput-sized community. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Father Figures (R) — Two brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) go on an adventure to figure out the truth about their dad. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Greatest Showman (PG) — The musical is about the life of circus magnate P.T. Barnum and the creation of show business.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG13) — Another addition to the pantheon of recent ’90s reboots, in which Jumanji becomes a video game. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Justice League (PG-13) — Superheroes join forces, again. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Lady Bird (R) — A teen (Saoirse Ronan) navigates a fraught time of life in this mother-daughter dramedy. Elmwood Molly’s Game (R) — Writer-director Aaron Sorkin puts his spin on the story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), who masterminded a high-stakes poker game.

Elmwood, Cinebarre Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13) — The film remakes the 1974 film adapted from one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels. Regal Pitch Perfect 3 (PG-13) — Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson return to the musical comedy series about an a capella group reuniting for an overseas performance.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre, Chalmette The Shape of Water (R) — Guillermo del Toro directs the dark beauty-andthe-beast fable about a mute woman who loves a weird creature. Elmwood, Broad Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13) — The space franchise with Luke, Leia, Rey, et al. returns. Clearview, Elmwood, West

Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Cinebarre The Star (PG) — The animated film tells the story of the Nativity from the point of view of the animals. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal The Square — An art-world satire is set around an installation at a Swedish museum. Broad Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) — Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the Norse-inspired Marvel character. Elmwood, Slidell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (R) — A woman uses unconventional tactics to draw attention to her daughter’s unsolved murder. Cinebarre, Broad Tiger Zinda Hai — Super spies Tiger and Zoya reunite in this Bollywood film. Elmwood Wonder (PG) — After several plastic surgeries, a young boy with facial differences starts fifth grade at public school.

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Die Hard (R) — German terrorists seize a skyscraper in this spirit-of-Christmas classic. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Slidell Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time — The time-traveling Christmas special is screened. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday.

Elmwood, Regal Faces Places — A filmmaker and a photographer/muralist travel the French countryside making portraits. 6 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and Monday. Zeitgeist God’s Own Country — The “British Brokeback Mountain,” in which a farmer sparks up a relationship with a migrant worker. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and Monday. Zeitgeist Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn: The Broadway Musical — In the musical, a hotelier puts up spectacular performances at his property on each holiday. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania It’s a Wonderful Life (PG) — Classic film’s most heartwarming suicide attempt.

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Slidell Playground — The film revolves around a shocking act of teenage violence. 9:45 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and Monday. Zeitgeist There Will Be Blood (R) — Daniel Day-Lewis turned in one of many career-defining performances in this drama set in oil country. 5 p.m. Friday. New Orleans Museum of Art White Christmas — Singers, including Voice of Christmas Bing Crosby, put on a holiday show at a Vermont inn. 10 a.m.

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Warm, funny and ultimately heartbreaking, The Florida Project, Sean Baker’s inspired tale of kids (and their parents) living on the margins of society, felt more deeply connected to the harsh realities of 2017 than any other film released this year. © 2017 A24

BY KEN KORMAN HOLLYWOOD will always be at the center of any meaningful discussion about the year 2017, but not for the content of its movies. The spectacular fall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein (and many others) after decades of alleged sexual harassment and abuse led to exposure of similar behavior across the culture, changing the power dynamics of gender relations in the workplace and spawning the #MeToo movement.

It also lifted the veil on the open secret of sexism in Hollywood, which long has kept women from the opportunities and careers they deserve. Only time will tell if meaningful change is possible in the culture of the American film industry.

Hollywood’s endless scandals diverted attention from what was a consistently captivating year for films of every genre and type, including many made by women and filmmakers of color that hit big at the box office.

Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman became the most financially successful nonanimated film directed by a woman.

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Peele’s audacious horror debut Get Out was the year’s sleeper hit, earning more than $250 million worldwide on a $4.5 million production budget. In Hollywood, social progress often arrives just after huge profits.

Hollywood also continued its inexorable retreat to the small screen with high-profile films produced by Netflix primarily for home streaming, including Dee Rees’ Mudbound and Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Baumbach’s film caused controversy at this year’s Cannes Film Festival as officials and attendees debated the eligibility of films not made with the big screen in mind.

What follows is a list of my top 10 personal favorites from the movies that debuted in New Orleans during 2017, presented in order of preference: The Florida Project. Warm, funny and ultimately heartbreaking, Sean Baker’s inspired tale of kids (and their parents) living on the margins of society felt more deeply connected to the harsh realities of 2017 than any other film released this year.

I Am Not Your Negro. At a time when poorly made documentaries on important social-justice topics arrive at an alarming rate, Raoul Peck’s brilliant portrait of writer and social activist James Baldwin practically burns a hole through the screen.

The Salesman. Two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi makes films in his native Iran that resonate across the globe for their sharp insights into human nature, and searing suspense thriller The Salesman may be his finest work yet.

Dunkirk. Christopher Nolan’s immersive and epic-scale World War II tale of survival delivers a blast of pure big-screen cinema that carefully avoids glorifying military conflict.

Lady Bird. Greta Gerwig’s literate and heartfelt portrait of 17-year-old womanhood indirectly addresses Hollywood’s entrenched (and now widely acknowledged) sexism just by force of its creative achievements.

The Square. The winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes is a biting social satire by Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund that

reveals the gulf between our private lives and public personas.

Toni Erdmann. German writer-director Maren Ade’s strange and disorienting character study balances comedy with dramatic insight to illuminate the endless struggles of familial love.

Good Time. Brothers Benny and Josh Safdie’s swirling cinematic fever dream distills the gritty spirit of classic New York City crime movies from the 1970s, updating that aesthetic for the world of today.

Columbus. An artist known for his “supercuts” (mash-ups of scenes from other filmmakers’ work), Kogonada invents the architecture drama with his beautifully rendered and gently mesmerizing feature debut.

Baby Driver. The first film in which all physical movement is carefully choreographed to match the soundtrack — an inspired collection of songs spanning 50 years — Baby Driver expands the action film universe while delivering visceral thrills and endless fun.

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HAPPENINGS The Goddess Project. A multimedia installation is projected on the facade of the building at 826 Gravier St. Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Citywide — The international arts exhibition features shows at area museums and installation sites, art walks, artist panels and more. Visit www. prospectneworleans.org for details.

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 9402900; www.5pressgallery.com — “Wishlist: Art for Sharing,” art, crafts and gifts by NOCCA faculty and alumni, through Jan. 13.

A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www. agallery.com — “Barking at God — Retablos Mundanos,” hand-colored photogravures combining Mexican devotional art and New Orleans graffiti, through Sunday.

“Below Sea Level,” underwater photographs by Michel Varisco, through Feb. 25.

American Italian Cultural Center. 537 S. Peters St., (504) 522-7294; www. americanitalianculturalcenter.com — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, ongoing.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery. com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Antenna Part 2,” works by Carl Joe Williams, Tammy Mercure, Ernest Littles and Kristen Downing, through Jan. 7. “Blue Library 3,” traveling exhibit of photography books by artists from Somalia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Yemen, through Jan. 29.

Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery. com — New work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing.

Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 891-9080; www.antonart. com — Selected folk art by Mose Tolliver, Jim Sudduth, Howard Finster and others, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — New work by Jax Frey and Mike Kilgore; jewelry by Chester Allen; crafts by Renee Melito; all through Sunday.

Art Klub. 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565; www.artklub.org — “SCAVENGERS,” multimedia exhibition of works by St. Suzan Baltozer, Amy Bryan, Keith Duncan, Jacqueline Ehle Inglefield, Ryuta Iwashita and Chris Lawson, through Feb. 25.

Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Voodeo,” new works by Paul Deo; “After the Tomb of the Diver,” new works

by Phoebe Nesgos; “Instruments of Witness,” new works by Skip Henderson; all through Jan. 6.

Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (504) 322-5055; www.beatasasik.com — New work by Beata Sasik, ongoing.

Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery.

4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 5812440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “A Nkisi for Jeffrey Cook,” memorial exhibition for the contemporary African-American artist, through Feb. 25.

Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “Revelations,” paintings by Jeremy Mangerchine, through Sunday.

BrickRed Gallery. 3614 St. Claude Ave., (917) 628-5588; www.brickredgallery.com — “Please, Could You Stop the Noise,” photographs by David Armentor, Thom Bennett, Sesthasak Boonchai, David Rodrigue and Kyle Roberts, through Feb. 4.

Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery. com — “Creature Face,” painted porcelain

by Magda Boreysza, through Jan. 6.

Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “La Poesie de la Terre,” landscape photography by Robert David Dutruch; “Lumineux,” abstract and natural paintings by George Marks, Lisa di Stefano and Ashton Shaw Despot; both through Saturday.

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Recent Work,” paintings by Richard Johnson; “Dream Notes,” photographs by Leslie Addison and George Yerger; both through Saturday.

Creason’s Fine Art. 831 Chartres St., (504) 304-4392; www.creasonsfineart.com — “Figures II: Jazz Portraits on Strings,” marionettes by Harry Mayronne, ongoing.

Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles.

1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Frank Relle Photography. 910 Royal St., (504) 388-7601 — New selections from “Until the Water,” “Nightscapes” and “Nightshade,” night photographs of Louisiana by Frank Relle, ongoing.

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Clickbait,” work by lens-based artists dealing with sensationalism and controversy, through Jan. 7.

Funeral Gallery. 811 Royal St. — “Maison de la Lune,” new paintings by Timothy Cummings inspired by historical Mardi Gras parades and balls, through Feb. 13.

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Pamela Marquis Studio. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 615-1752; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New paintings by Pamela Marquis, ongoing.

Pelican Bomb Gallery X. 1612 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.pelicanbomb.com — “Queer Tropics,” exhibition exploring interpretations of the tropics, through Feb. 25.

Porter Lyons. 631 Toulouse St., (800) 585-0348; www.porterlyons.com — “Ritual Ritual,” group exhibition of works by artists including Lisette Chavez, Olesya Ianovitch, Cameron Quinlan, Austyn Sullivan and others, ongoing.

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery.

2028 Magazine St., (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Works by new members Michelle Benson Huck, Mike Boyle, Karina Stanton, Lizzy Carlson and 22 others, ongoing.

RidgeWalker Glass Gallery. 2818 Rampart St., (504) 957-8075; www.ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass, metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, ongoing.

River House at Crevasse 22. 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www.cano-la.org — “Migration,” exhibition addressing coastal land loss risks, through Feb. 25.

Scene by Rhys Art Gallery. 708 Toulouse St., (504) 258-5842; www.scenebyrhys. com — Pen and ink drawings by Emilie Rhys, ongoing.

Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Off the Street: New Orleans and Venice in Charles Lovell’s Photography,” exhibition curated by Anna Mecugni, through Jan. 7.

ShiNola Gallery. 1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 223-5732; www.facebook. com/shinolagallery — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Chroma,” photographs by Leslie-Claire Spillman, Brooke Shaden and Kimberly Witham; exhibition by gallery artists; both ongoing.

The Spielman Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 899-7670; www.davidspielman.com — Black-and-white photographs

by David Spielman cover travel, Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf South, ongoing.

St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — “After the Wetlands: John Valentino,” new works by the artist, through Jan. 27.

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Kitchen Gods,” works inspired by altered family portraits by Priya Kambli, through Jan. 7.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — Works by abstract expressionists Richard Dempsey, Antonio Carreno, Delita Martin, David Gaither and Patrick Waldemar, through Saturday.

Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, (504) 945-1878; www.facebook.com/ infernonola — “Monuments and Momentos,” new works by Erika Larkin Gaudet and Mitchell Gaudet, through Feb. 25.

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“Deja Views,” historically motivated paintings of New Orleans by Thomas Lofton, through Sunday.

Gallery Arlo. 837 Chartres St., (504) 3300803 — “Circles & Words,” work linking painting and poetry by Mary Bonney, through Feb. 1.

Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing.

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

Gallery Orange. 819 Royal St., (504) 7010857; www.gallery-orange.com — “Everything Now,” new works by Kurt Pio, ongoing.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Avalanches Volcanoes Asteroids Floods,” site-specific installation

by Brazilian collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus, through Jan. 28.

Guy Lyman Fine Art. 3645 Magazine St., (504) 899-4687; www.guylymanfineart. com — “Storm,” archival pigment prints made with BlackBerry smartphones by Les Schmidt, through Monday. “What We’re Made Of,” new work by Anne Lipscomb and Rachael Noto, ongoing.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Sin Titulo (Untitled),” group exhibition of works by contemporary Mexican artists, through Saturday.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Slivers of Land,” new paintings by Billy Solitario, through Saturday.

M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work

by Martin Welch, ongoing.

Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Floating in Place,” new paintings by Marjorie Pierson, ongoing.

Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos. com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www.rauantiques. com — “Aristocracy: Luxury and Leisure in Britain,” art, furniture and objects from 19th-century England, through Jan. 20.

“Reflections on Time,” site-specific Prospect.4 installation incorporating clocks and glass by Pedro Lasch, through Feb. 24.

New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4765; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Bywater Biennial 2017: Louisiana, A Celebration of Life,” group exhibition of more than 60 artists curated by Don Marshall; “Nature vs. Man vs. Nature,” multimedia installation reflecting intersections of nature and man by Owen Murphy and Monique Verdin; both through Saturday.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — Holiday letterpress designs by Nikki Curry; glass sculptures by Curt Brock; both through Sunday.

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The Tigermen Den. 3113 Royal St.; www. facebook.com/tigermenden — “The Nature of Reality,” work about consciousness, reality and interconnectedness by Katie McMullin, through Feb. 4.

Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — New work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing.

Where Y’Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 325-5672; www.whereyart.net — “Masterpeace,” group exhibition about transcending traditional ideas, rules and relationships, through Feb. 25.

Zack Smith Photography Studio and Gallery. 4514 Magazine St., (504) 2517745 — “The Battlefield Oak,” landscape photography by Zack Smith, ongoing.

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BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

Local women musicians participated in Naama Tsabar’s performance piece on the opening day of New Orleans’ international art triennial, Prospect.4.

SOME VISITORS RECENTLY ASKED if there were any local art shows they should see. I mentioned Prospect.4, with an international collection of 73 artists at various venues, and the PhotoNOLA international photography expo including more than 60 exhibitions around town. Other must-sees include big museum shows like the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Solidary & Solitary expo of black abstract art from the Joyner/Giuffrida collection, the pioneering Unfamiliar Again exhibit of contemporary women abstractionists at the Newcomb Art Museum, and the New Orleans Museum of Art’s (NOMA) vast East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography exhibit featuring more than 150 vintage images including some of the oldest ones made in America — enough to keep anyone busy for weeks.

On top of all those mostly locally originated events, NOMA just announced it is doubling the size of its acclaimed sculpture garden, and the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) just completed a major renovation, so it has been a strikingly busy time for the arts here in America’s 50th biggest city.

All this has not gone unnoticed. New Orleans native-turned-New York art star Wayne Gonzales routinely returned to visit his parents, but he only recently got to participate close up in the local scene as a Prospect.4 artist.

“The creative energy of New Orleans is as exciting and diverse as I’ve ever seen it,” Gonzales says. “There is a strong sense of community that crosses generations and disciplines, and there are opportunities to experiment in ways that just don’t exist in bigger centers.”

Similarly, Prospect.4 creative director Trevor Schoonmaker noted a “sense of shared community among the artists and visitors,” adding that there is something about this city’s “way of bringing people together” that he views as “important at this particular moment.”

The big story of 2017 is not just that New Orleans has emerged as an increasingly high-profile global art center, but has done so in a way characterized by widespread community involvement — a trend that dates to the wave of activism in response to the challenges posed by Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. Not only did artists create a new arts district along St. Claude Avenue, but organizations including The Music Box Village, the New Orleans Community Print Shop & Darkroom and the newer Art Klub, all have pointedly engaged under-served segments of society. More established institutions like NOMA, the Ogden and the CAC have developed extensive community programming.

This often involves a special kind of focus. As PhotoNOLA Director Amy Dailey Williams notes, “The national photography community got involved early on, but we place a high priority on local communities, so we expanded our outreach into schools and institutions like Kingsley House.”

One highly influential institution that, under the direction of New Orleans native Gia Hamilton, has had enviable success balancing mainstream visual arts and local community concerns is the Joan Mitchell Center, where accessible programs and a major artist residency center have enabled a new wave of artists from a variety of backgrounds to make their presence felt locally and nationally. A longtime advocate for art as a tool for social healing and personal growth, Hamilton acts on her belief that, “all humans deserve the right to be creative, and need time, space and resources to help solve our society’s issues.

What would happen if humans had more time to be creative — imagine what problems we could solve together.”

Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works

by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25.

The Historic New Orleans Collection.

533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works

by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25.

“The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter building and historic site, ongoing.

Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing.

Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture. 1010 Conti St., (504) 218-4872; www. themardigrasmuseum.com — “Jours des Phantoms; Masks and Mayhem,” new paintings by Herb Roe, through Wednesday.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “East of the Mississippi: 19th-Century American Landscape Photography,” vintage photographs of the American landscape, through Jan. 7. “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection,” exhibit about African-American contributions to visual art, through Jan. 21. “Currents 2017,” annual exhibition of contemporary photography, through Feb. 4., and more.

Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center. 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Tulane Contemporary.4,” work by current and visiting professors, through Feb. 9.

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THEATER & CABARET Home for the Holidays with the Victory Belles. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The troupe sings and dances its way through holiday hit songs from the 1940s. Tickets $29.52$64.99. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East hosts local and touring comedians alongside burlesque performances. Free admission.

8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues, The Parish, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.hob.com — The leather-clad burlesque troupe performs. Tickets $22.

9 p.m. Saturday.

Bayou Blues Burlesque. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge. net — The weekly performance is a burlesque and variety show. 8 p.m. Friday.

Beatnik Burlesk. Bud Rip’s Old 9th Ward Bar, 900 Piety St., (504) 945-5762 — The show features “post-punk” drag and burlesque performances. 11 p.m. and midnight Tuesday.

Bella Blue’s Dirty Dime Peepshow. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Burlesque and variety artists perform at the monthly show.

11 p.m. Friday.

Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 5225400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Ballroom. The Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx and guests star in the late-night burlesque performance. 11 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Bingo. Bar Mon Cher, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 644-4278; www.barmoncher.com — Lefty Lucy is the emcee at this bingo night with burlesque performances. There’s a one-drink minimum to play a round of bingo. 7 p.m. Monday.

Burlesque Boozy Brunch. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www. sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

Gag Reflex. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Neon Burgundy hosts the drag and variety show. 11 p.m. Saturday.

Spectaculaire New Orleans. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St.,

(504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Harlequeen Presents and LadyBEAST Productions present the variety show with vaudeville, drag, burlesque and circus arts acts. Tickets $25-$35. 10 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola. com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Vixens & Vinyl. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — Miss GoGo McGregor hosts the evening of burlesque performances.

DJ Shane Love performs. Free admission.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts a burlesque show. Visit www. thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

DANCE Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The Russian company presents the Tchaikovsky ballet. Tickets $32-$180.

3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday.

COMEDY Amy Schumer. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www. mahaliajacksontheater.com — The comedian and actress (Trainwreck) performs.

8 p.m. Sunday.

Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Massive Fraud presents stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show.

10 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “Red-

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Home for the Holidays with the Victory Belles • Dec. 26-27 • 11: 45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Tue.; 11:45 a.m. Wed. • The National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum.org PHOTO BY JEFF STROUT

Bean” Plunkett hosts an open-mic standup show. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. 8 p.m. Thursday.

The Franchise. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The New Movement’s improv troupes perform.

9 p.m. Friday.

Hannibal Buress. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.the-

joytheater.com — The comedian performs.

Tony Trimm opens. Tickets $30-$50. 3:45 p.m. Sunday.

I’m Listening. Voodoo Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Andrew Healan and Isaac Kozell offer armchair analysis of a rotating cast of comics.

9 p.m. Friday.

Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

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FOR A SWEET DOLLOP OF ALL-AMERICAN NOSTALGIA, you can’t beat The National World War II Museum’s seasonal performance of Home for the Holidays with the Victory Belles. For an hour, a bevy of beautiful singers serves up sugar and spice and everything nice in a lively variety show.

Military men and women serving abroad often find holidays away from their families and friends to be particularly difficult, and these singing sweethearts are a soldier’s hometown dream. Decked out in plaid taffeta skirts and vibrantly colored frocks accented by ribbons and rhinestones, the Victory Belles are pure enchantment. Performing before backdrops festooned with holiday decorations and traditional scenes such as a blazing fireplace hung with red stockings, they merrily carol while trimming a tree, toting packages and puttering around the kitchen with darling holiday aprons tied around their waists.

The nostalgic numbers (“Christmas in New Orleans”) and swinging tunes (“Hey Santa!”) are not necessarily wartime-era nor America’s most familiar holiday fare. Singers Emily Gyan, Shelbie Mac, Mandi Mueller and Jessica Mixon cheerily deliver standards, including “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls” and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve,” but also enjoy “messing up the kitchen” and “mixing up the batter with a little dash of laughter” singing “Bakin’ Cookies” by The Ellas, a contemporary songwriting vocal jazz trio. Another modern tune, “Holiday Lament (The Fruitcake Song),” taken from the musical revue That Time of Year, sung by Mixon, Mueller and Gyan, comically laments the much maligned rum and candied fruit dessert.

In a nod to Christmas past, Mixon dons a turn-of-the-century gown while soulfully singing “Toyland,” written by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough for a 1903 operetta, and the group harmonizes a cappella on the traditional German folksong “O Christmas Tree” (originally “O Tannenbaum”). Costumed like toy soldiers in purple satin uniforms braided in gold, Mueller and Gyan charmingly tap to the martial music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite. Mac awaits Santa’s arrival, mischievously tap dancing to “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” dressed in satin pajamas and a nightcap.

In 1954, Frank Sinatra asked legendary songwriters Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne to compose a Christmas song. They gave him the “The Christmas Waltz,” which this ensemble beautifully croons in three-quarter time. A high point of the show was Mac’s magical rendition of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music.

In a tribute to all the singing sister groups of the 1940s through 1960s, including The Lennon Sisters, McGuire Sisters, The Fontane Sisters, The King Sisters and The Andrews Sisters, the Belles put together a medley of nine holiday tunes sung in pitch-perfect, fourpart harmony.

No BB’s Stage Door Canteen show is complete without the personal acknowledgment of military veterans. The Victory Belles circulate through the audience, serenading them with poignant love songs. But whether or not you come from the service or that era, beautiful women and marvelous melodies never go out of season. — MARY RICKARD NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www. barredux.com — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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8 p.m. Saturday.

Unreliable. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The storytelling show’s theme is “Many Happy Returns.”

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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NEW YEAR’S EVE Bella Notte: A NYE Italian Extravaganza.

House of Blues, Foundation Room, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.hob. com — The New Year’s Eve party features entertainment by The Yat Pack and a late-night DJ. An Italian-inspired dinner is available for purchase. Admission $30.

8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Big Night New Orleans New Year’s Eve Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www. neworleans.hyatt.com — An all-inclusive New Year’s Eve gala features entertainment by Cowboy Mouth, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Shamaar Allen & the Underdawgs, Brass-A-Holics, 610 Stompers and others.

There’s open bar, a “casino zone” and a buffet option. Visit www.bignightneworleans.com for details. Tickets start at $99.99. 9 p.m.

Hats & Tiaras Giveaway. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 944-5515; www.fairgroundsracecourse.com — Guests receive hats, tiaras and horns at a day of thoroughbred racing. First post time is at 1 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Family Fun. Dave & Buster’s, 1200 Poydras St., Suite 601, (504) 226-3300; www.daveandbusters.com — The restaurant presents a family-friendly New Year’s Eve party with food and games. Tickets $31-$40. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks. French Quarter; www.crescentcitycountdown.com — New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrating the beginning of New Orleans tricentennial are launched from barges near the French Quarter following the midnight fleur-de-lis drop at Jackson Brewery.

Synchronized music featuring Fats Domino is available via a free app available on the website of the producer, the Crescent City Countdown Club.

Midnight Sunday.

New Year’s Eve Absinthe Salon. Bar Mon Cher, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 644-4278; www.barmoncher.com — A party features red and green absinthe tastings and bur-

lesque dancers dressed as fairies. There’s a blue Champagne toast at midnight, and Samantha Pearl performs. Free admission. 6 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at BB’S Stage Door Canteen.

National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — Spencer Racca, Elizabeth Floyd and the Victory Swing Orchestra perform 1940s tunes at a party with dinner, dancing, Bellinis, Champagne and a chocolate buffet.

Tickets $184.99. 9 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at The Cannery. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 4868351 — The Wiseguys perform at an all-inclusive party with food and drinks.

Participants watch fireworks at midnight from the roof. Tickets $125. 8:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration. Harrah’s Casino, Harrah’s Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Celebrations throughout the casino include raffle drawings for free play, a second line with mini floats and free Champagne at midnight. A glow party begins at Masquerade at 9 p.m. Free admission. 8 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Kids’ Countdown. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — There’s face painting, party hat crafting and a photo area at the family-friendly party.

A New Year’s countdown takes place at noon. Tickets $10. 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Yoga Party. Church of Yoga, 1480 N. Rocheblave St. — A DJ performs at the New Year’s Eve yoga night led by Dana Trixie Flynn, and there’s a kombucha toast at midnight. Tickets $40-$50. 10 p.m. to midnight.

NYE. Apres Lounge, 608 Fulton St., (504) 628-7721; (504) 610-2480; apresnola.com — Hors d’oeuvres are served at a New Year’s party. A Champagne toast follows at midnight. 10 p.m.

Undeniable NYE Celebration. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; www.phnojm.com — The New Year’s Eve party and countdown features live music and drinks.

Black tie or cocktail attire recommended.

Tickets $30-$250. 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Zoo Year’s Eve. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. audubonnatureinstitute.org — The family-friendly event offers games, live music and a countdown to noon. Children get a non-alcoholic drink for toasting, a party hat and a noisemaker. Free with zoo admission. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY 26 Celebration in the Oaks. Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 259-1509; www.neworleanscitypark.com — The annual holiday festival features amusement rides, refreshments and light displays in the park’s botanical garden. Tickets $9. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and Monday, 5 p.m. Saturday.

Christmas in the Park. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8384389; www.lafrenierepark.org — Daily walking and driving tours take place through an LED-lit festive display. There also are carousel rides, and sno-balls are sold. Tickets $5.

5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

NOLA Christmas Fest. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000; www.mccno.com — The indoor festival offers ice skating, an ice slide, amusement rides, arts and crafts, a Kringle carousel, a climbing wall, games and more. Visit www.nolachristmasfest. com for details. Tickets $20. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Tuesday-Sunday.

THURSDAY 28 Maker Crafternoon. New Orleans Public Library, main branch, 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 596-2602; www.nolalibrary.org — Teens make kaleidoscopes and paper crafts at a workshop. 1:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 30 Allstate Fan Fest. Jax Brewery, 600 Decatur St., (504) 299-7163 — Two days of pep rallies, activities and musical performances coincide with the Sugar Bowl. Imagine Dragons and Walk the Moon perform Sunday. Free admission. Noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, noon to midnight Sunday.

Arts Market of New Orleans. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and South Carrollton avenues — The Arts Council of New Orleans’ market features local and handmade goods, food, kids’ activities and live music.

Visit www.artsneworleans.org for details.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Orleans Psychic Fair. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www. cannerynola.com — The psychic fair showcases the work of metaphysical practitioners. Visit www.neworleanspsychicfair. com for details. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

Wednesday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; the French Market (1008 N. Peters St.) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (750 Carondelet St.) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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

SPORTS Sugar Bowl. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3663; www. superdome.com — The Clemson Tigers play the Alabama Crimson Tide.

7:45 p.m. Monday.

WORDS Brad Richard, Andy Young. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/antenna — Local authors and poets read from their work. 5 p.m. Monday.

New Orleans and the World: 1718-2018 Anthology. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — Anthology editor Nancy Dixon and contributors discuss the book. 6 p.m. Friday.

EVENTS to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200.

Community Educators. Alzheimer’s Association Louisiana seeks volunteers to lead educational programs and classes.

Email Stacey Denham at sdenham@alz. org for details.

Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to manage inventory, help clients and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org.

Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org.

Edible Schoolyard. Edible Schoolyard seeks community volunteers and interns to assist in kitchen and garden classes and to help in school gardens. Visit www.esynola.org/get-involved or email amelia @esynola.org.

First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens through its golf program. Visit www. thefirstteenola.org.

Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race-day volunteers.

Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www. gotrnola.org.

Golden Opportunity Adult Literacy Program. GOAL seeks volunteers to conduct courses for reading comprehension, GED preparation and English language learning. Call (504) 373-4496.

Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111.

NOLA for Life Mentors. The city initiative’s partner organizations seek adults to mentor boys ages 15 to 18 who are at risk for violence. Visit www.nolaforlife.org/ give/mentor.

NOLA Tree Project. The forestry organization seeks volunteers to adopt and trim trees around the city. Visit www.nolatreeproject.org.

Refugee mentors. Catholic Charities of New Orleans’ Refugee Service Program seeks volunteers to help refugees learn about everyday life in America.

Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers are needed to help prepare meals in the community kitchen at the food bank’s Elmwood location. Email vcaveherazo@ secondharvest.org for details.

Senior companions. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist seniors with personal and daily tasks so they can live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121.

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French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket. org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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

Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 361-1822 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers.

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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

Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037 — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. ReFresh Project, 300 N. Broad St.; www.broadcommunityconnections.org — The weekly Monday market offers local produce, homemade kimchi, cocoa-fruit leather, pesto and salad dressing. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

Rivertown Farmers Market. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, preserves and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The truck also stops at 6322 St. Claude Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Vietnamese Farmers Market. Vietnamese Farmers Market, 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd.

— Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Five Star Dairy, Amherst, TX, has 30 positions, 3 mo. experience assisting with calving, vaccinating, ear tagging, and feeding supplements, operating farm equip. for cultivating, fertilizing and planting grain & sorghum crops, operating haying equipment for swathing, raking, baling & hauling hay; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX8586319 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Franz Farms II Partnership, Brookshire, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, fertilizing & harvesting for rice production, rice planters for planting, pulling weeds, control water level in fields, cleaning, drying, bagging & shipping rice seed, monitor and maintain dryer and moisture content, remove off color/type seed; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3532755 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Whitetail Farms, Marvell, AR, has 8 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain, oilseed crops & rice from field to storage facilities, lay poly pipe, put in rice gates, rake leaves & pull weeds; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/1/18 – 12/1/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2085127 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: REM of Shaw, Shaw, MS, has 5 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm & row equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, transporting corn & soybeans, cleaning grain bins & corn dryers, use pipe planner punch sheet to punch holes in poly pipe for irrigation, assist with spraying and yield monitors, maintain & repair irrigation; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 11/10/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS241022 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Adee Honey Farms, Newton, TX, has 11 positions with 3 mo. experience required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees, maintain colony health, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain & repair buildings & equipment; long periods of standing, bending & must lift 75 pounds; obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, may increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 5/31/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX6597829 or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Mark Tomlinson Farms, Rosharon, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. experience operating large farm equip. with GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, vaccinating, branding, ear tagging & feeding calves, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay from field to storage, walking fields & pulling weeds, irrigation maintenance, drying rice, grain bin maintenance; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7242618 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Gen 4 Farms, Clarksdale, MS, has 2 positions, 3 mo. experience operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, installing, repairing & maintaining irrigation; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/7/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS240096 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Little Thailand Farms, Robinsonville, MS, has 4 positions, 3 mo. experience operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields to pull weeds, maintain irrigation; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 240135 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Brickeys Grain Co., Lexa, AR, has 15 positions, 3 mo. experience for operating large farm equip. for row tilling cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, pulling off-type weeds, irrigation maintenance; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equip., housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2085143 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: T&M Farms, Marianna, AR, has 16 positions, 3 mo. exp. harvest, grade & pack flowers by hand, operate tractors to prepare levees & drainage areas for cotton, corn, soybeans & flowers, irrigation maint., unblock pipe, clean culverts & ditch banks, operate cotton module builders; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 12/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2088409 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Don Oppliger Farms, Dalhart, TX, has 15 positions, 3 mo. operating large haying equipment for swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting to storage, operating large farm equipment for cultivating fertilizing, planting & harvesting oilseed crops; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 11/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX7243972 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Garrett Flying Services, Danbury, TX, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. ground support for aerial seeding, fertilizing & dusting crops, mixes fertilizers to prescribed formulas, loads seed & fertilizers onto plane, pours & pumps materials & seeds into hopper of airplane, drive fertilizer truck & operates lift; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/1/18 – 12/1/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX8582894 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Bruce & Devon White, LaWard, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, planting, harvesting corn, transporting cotton, servicing trucks; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7245669 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: M&D Farms, Alicia, AR, has 7 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain crops; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/10/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2090231 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Gairhan Farms, Trumann, AR, has 6 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. & machinery with GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops from field to storage, walking fields to pull weeds, grain bin maintenance, drying rice, irrigation maintenance; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 11/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2085145 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Penn Brothers PTR Landleveling, Portia, AR, has 7 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting soybeans & rice, pulling weeds, processing, drying, bagging soybeans & rice; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2088406 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Salem Operating, Inez, TX, has 12 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting rice, walking fields to pull weeds, irrigation maintenance, drying, seed cleaning, processing, bagging & shipping rice; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3532437 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Delta Planting Co., Lambert, MS, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/ GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields pulling weeds, irrigation maintenance, grain bin maintenance; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS240329 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Selby Honey, Poplarville, MS, has 4 positions with 3 mo. exp. required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees & maintain colony health, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain & repair buildings & equipment; long periods of standing, bending & must lift 75 pounds; obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, may increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends and asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/10/18 – 5/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS239385 or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Chris & Tasha Warren Farms, Lambrook, AR, has 10 positions, 3 mo. experience for operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maintenance; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2085138 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Storey Farms, Marvell, AR, has 8 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain to storage; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2087440 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Tycall Farms, Walnut Ridge, AR, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops to storage, irrigation maint., grain bin & auger maint.; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 11/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2088411 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: David & LaLain Wilkison Farms, Brinkley, AR, has 15 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, planting, fertilizing & harvesting of row crops, loading fertilizer on equipment, walking fields & pulling weeds, drying, bagging loading soybeans & rice; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/12/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2085135 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: JF Phillips Farms, Yazoo City, MS, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. w/ GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops to storage, grain bin, auger & fan operation & maint., irrigation maint.; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS240346 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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2340 Dauphine Street • New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-3605 All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, NOTICE: familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FURNISHED & UNFURNISHED NEW ORLEANS RIVERFRONT

From $2,000/month. 2BR/2BA. Pool, health club, separate parking. Furnished from $2,800/month. Call (781) 608-6115.

OLD METAIRIE

BYWATER

A lawsuit alleges that workers employed at certain Brothers Food Mart/Magnolia Express stores were not paid overtime for the hours that they worked in excess of 40 per week and/or were not paid the federally-mandated minimum wage.

LKM Convenience, LLC, the employer at the Brothers Food Mart/ Magnolia Express stores denies the accusations in this lawsuit.

If you worked at any Brothers Food Mart/Magnolia Express between June 30. 2012 and the present, to learn more about this lawsuit, call Plaintiffs’ attorneys today at (504) 223-3925 or (800) 689-0024 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 March 12, 2018

LOVELY LOUISA ST

3 min. from country club. 1BR Renov’d in & out. Furn kit, small backyd. Cent air/heat.

No pets/cigarettes. $1295/mo., incl’ds water.

1 Yr Lse. REf’s req’d. Avail Feb. 1. luke32good@yahoo.com

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1205 ST CHARLES/$1095

Fully Furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/gtd pkg/pool/gym/wifi/laundry/3 mo. min. Avail Now. Call 504-442-0573 or 985-871-4324.

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

Lakeview

Locally owned & serving the New Orleans area for over 25 years

CLEANING SERVICE

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. 1 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

FOR SALE SMALL SPACE CALL 483-3100

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL AFTER CONSTRUCTION CLEANING HOLIDAY CLEANING LIGHT/GNERAL HOUSEKEEPING HEAVY DUTY CLEANING

Susana Palma

lakeviewcleaningllc@yahoo.com Fully Insured & Bonded

504-250-0884 504-913-6615

REGARDING DG ROOFTOP SOLAR PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC. (“ENO”) WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ENO’S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (“DG”) SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (“PV”) SYSTEMS, FILED WITH THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ON OCTOBER 6, 2017. ENO’S APPLICATION PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT MULTIPLE DG-SCALE SOLAR PV SYSTEMS, WITH A TOTAL COMBINED CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MWAC, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR ENO AND REPRESENTS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN ENO’S COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN RENEWABLE GENERATION RESOURCES. IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING, ENO WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING: HOW DO SOLAR PV SYSTEMS WORK? WHAT IS A DG-SCALE SYSTEM? IS THERE A MINIMUM SIZE FOR EACH SYSTEM? WHERE WILL THE SYSTEMS BE LOCATED IN THE CITY? WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS WILL THE PROJECT BRING TO NEW ORLEANS? WILL LOCAL LABOR BE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT? WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION BEGIN? WHY IS THE PROJECT SUITABLE FOR NEW ORLEANS’ NEEDS? HOW CAN CITIZENS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT? HOW CAN CITIZENS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT? MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE VIA ENO’S WEBSITE. WWW.ENTERGYNEWORLEANS.COM/POWERTOGROW/ROOFTOPSOLAR. THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018, AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION FROM 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER 6400 PRESS DRIVE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70126

Cristina’s

Cleaning Service

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cleaning needs!

Holiday Cleaning After Construction Cleaning Residential & Commercial Licensed & Bonded

504-232-5554 504-831-0606 BUYING COLLECTIBLES

BUYING US SILVER COINS & DUBLOON COLLECTIONS. CHRIS’S FINE JEWELRY, 3304 W. ESPLANADE AVE., METAIRIE. CALL (504) 833-2556.

DWI - Traffic Tickets?

Don’t go to court without an attorney!

You can afford an attorney.

Call Attorney Gene Redmann, 504-834-6430.

SERVICES MEDICAL SERVICES

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > • D E C E M B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 7

CORPORATE RENTALS

ATTENTION CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES AT BROTHERS FOOD MART/ MAGNOLIA EXPRESS

ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC.

EMPLOYMENT / REAL ESTATE / NOTICES

DORIAN M. BENNETT • 504-920-7541 propertymanagement@dbsir.com

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