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STAFF President & CEO | MARGO DUBOS Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER

NEWS

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CLANCY DUBOS

COMMENTARY

Contributing Writers D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, HELEN FREUND, DELLA HASSELLE, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, ROBERT MORRIS, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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WED. MAY 10 | Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas are Montreal’s other husband-and-wife music makers from the early 2000s, content to tread a stranger, more psychedelic path than Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. A Coliseum Complex Museum (Jagjaguwar) is the band’s fifth self-produced, self-recorded head trip. The Life and Times and Sweater Creep open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

The Spider Queen WED.-FRI. & SUN. MAY 10-28 | In an original NOLA Project story, a teenager searching for the truth about her deceased father is joined by a park ranger in a journey into a fantasy world. The show incorporates large-scale puppets. At 7 p.m. in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

Caddywhompus album release

Bywig The New Yorkbased Bushwig festival comes to Bywater. BY WILL COVIELLO BUSHWIG, A DRAG AND MUSIC FESTIVAL FOUNDED in Brooklyn’s

Bushwick neighborhood, is not a continuation of the long-running Lower Manhattan festival Wigstock, created and run by Lady Bunny in the 1980s through the early 2000s. Times have changed, and New York has changed, particularly due to gentrification, says Bushwig cofounder Simon Leahy, who performs as Babes Trust. Some of the oldschool drag performers won’t travel to outer boroughs. “Some old drag queens are like, ‘It’s too far. It’s like a $20 cab ride,’” Leahy says via phone from RuPaul’s DragCon in Los Angeles. “They’re all like, ‘It’s not the same as it was in the East Village.’” Drag performance has come a long way in recent years, especially as RuPaul’s Drag Race helped popularize it and made celebrities out of many contestants. Drag performers now have more options both in terms of their act (focusing on fashion and runways, lip synching and music, comedy) and in venues and jobs.

Leahy says the drag scene is big in Bushwick. “There’s a drag queen for every block in the neighborhood,” he says. “There are lots of young artists, and there’s a young gay community here.” Hosting karaoke nights and DJing are regular gigs for many drag performers, but Leahy has been able to stop doing such shows to focus on his band, Bottoms. He plays keyboards for the punk-inspired electropop outfit, and Leahy says its upcoming performance in New Orleans may be its final show. “We’ve broken up like five or six times,” he says. “We were broken up and then got booked to play in Europe. We were like, ‘We can get back together for that.’” Leahy grew up in England and started performing in drag as a teenager. He moved to New York with his now ex-husband in the early 2000s. Bottoms headlines the first Bushwig festival in New Orleans, which is at Castillo Blanco beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. The festival features more than 40 drag performances by visiting and local artists, music, art installations, vendors and more. The festival is both in and outdoors, and performances begin in the afternoon. “Faces are going to be melting off,” Leahy says with a laugh. “We’re going to have to get some large industrial fans.” Leahy and drag performer Horrorchata created Bushwig in 2012. The first event was at an alternative arts

Wigstock founder Lady Bunny (left) passes a torch to Bushwig cofounder Horrorchata. P H OTO BY M A R O H AG O P I A N

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FRI. MAY 12 | April’s Odd Hours (Inflated Records) is the third album from the New Orleans duo featuring drummer Sean Hart and guitarist and vocalist Chris Rehm, mind-melding further into their intimate world of ecstatic bursts of hyperactive, disjointed pop. Vox & the Hound and Sexy Dex & the Fresh open the band’s free album release show at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

Laugh & Chill Comedy Soul Jam FRI. MAY 12 | 5th Ward Weebie co-produces a comedy and music event featuring stand-up comedian Earthquake and R&B singersongwriter Sunshine Anderson. At 9 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater.

The Victor Wooten Trio space called Secret Project Robot. Leahy met Quinton and Miss Pussycat at the space, and that connection helped them plan Bushwig in New Orleans. Quintron and Miss Pussycat will perform at the festival. Bushwig quickly became popular in New York and had to move to the Knockdown Center in Queens, an art and performance space that can accommodate more than 2,000 attendees. It’s now a two-day event that includes drag performance, live music, burlesque and more. Bushwig in New Orleans features Horrorchata, Bottoms, Keltnny Galliano (aka Katey Red), Neon Burgundy, Merrie Cherry, Chris of Hur, Charlene, Aurora Gozmic, Suburbia, Pepper Pepper, Oblivia, Slenderella and many others. There are food and drink vendors and a dance party follows the performances.

SAT. MAY 13 | Victor Wooten is among the most celebrated bassists ever, an innovative music educator and the bottom line on every album Bela Fleck has made with the Flecktones. His Trio includes ex-Parliament/Funkadelic drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophonist Bob Franceschini. At 8 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

HOOPS MON. MAY 15 | Drew Auscherman’s ambient solo bedroom recordings evolved into a three-piece guitarpop band, wrapping his intimate daydreams with sparkling riffs in glorious lo-fi. The band release its acclaimed self-titled debut EP in 2016. PARTS and Lawn open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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A thorough & complete investigation could take a considerable amount of time; as such, we ask for patience from the public and the press.

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@Sanashihla NO reason why these symbols to white supremacy can’t come down in day light. Celebrate wrongs being made right! #TakeEmDownNOLA #Sankofa

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Rep. Sen. John Kennedy asked Comey what is torture. Has this dummy senator never read the laws on torture? Probably not.

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C’est What

The number of Louisiana members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted for the American Health Care Act last week. Five of six Louisiana members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in support of the American Health Care Act on May 4, which rolls back Medicaid benefits by nearly $900 billion over the next decade, allows companies to raise premiums for U.S. Rep Cedric Richmond people with “pre-existing conditions” and ditch certain essential health benefits, blocks funding for Planned Parenthood and generally guts most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). All 193 House Democrats voted against the latest bill, including New Orleans Rep. Cedric Richmond, the only Louisiana Democrat in the House. GOP Reps. Ralph Abraham, Garret Graves, Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise voted to support it. Scalise — also the House Majority Whip — released a video statement following the vote, calling it an “important step to actually get Obamacare [the Affordable Care Act] out of the way so we can lower costs and put you back in charge of making your health decisions.” “Republicans have fulfilled a campaign promise,” Richmond said in a statement. “Unfortunately, it was a promise that will have serious life-changing consequences for millions of Americans, including veterans, individuals with pre-existing conditions, older Americans, and those who rely on Medicaid.” — ALEX WOODWARD

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received the inaugural French Culture Film Grant from #CreateLouisiana, announced at the 2017 French Film Festival. The $32,500 award aims to help foster new works highlighting French culture. The short film is written and directed by New Orleans filmmaker Austin Alward.

Zachary Engel, Rebecca Wilcomb and Arnaud’s French 75 received

Justin Brown and Joshua Carthon,

two former New Orleans Police Department officers, pleaded guilty awards from the James in U.S. District Court Beard Foundation May April 26 to interstate 1. Shaya chef Engel was transportation in aid named Rising Star Chef of racketeering, after of the Year, Herbsaint transporting more chef Wilcomb was than 13,000 cartons of named Best Chef: South contraband cigarettes and Arnaud’s French to North Carolina. They 75 was honored with an each face up to five award for Outstanding years in prison and a Bar Program. $250,000 fine.

Regarding ‘New York Times mentions Mitch Landrieu as a possible Democratic contender for president in 2020’: “Thank you Mayor Landrieu, you are appreciated, all the best in your endeavor....” — Arden Lo “Breaking News: Trump fractures ankle doing somersaults when he learns he may run against Landrieu in 2020.” — Loup Garou

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I-10 News on the move 1.

SKIRMISH AT JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT ON MAY DAY Five people were arrested May 1 when the self-proclaimed “monument defenders” who had been camped out in front of the Jefferson Davis statue in Mid-City were met by dozens of counterprotesters, who favored removing the monument. Things got tense; bottles and eggs were thrown, insecticide or pepper spray was used on at least one counterprotester, and New Orleans police took several people into custody. Eventually NOPD escorted the Confederate defenders away from the monument. With the Confederate defenders gone, NOPD cleared the area, sending about 200 onlookers away. About 11 p.m., more cops arrived with barricades, to the cheers of the crowd that assumed the action meant the statue was coming down. But the monument remained, now guarded by barricades and cops. A chain-link fence was added two days later. After the May 1 skirmish, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the Davis memorial and two others would come down, though probably not until after the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ends May 7. “The Civil War is over,” Landrieu said. PH OTO BY CH E RY L G E R B E R

2. Quote of the week “We need prosecutors who will work with us so that we can build trust. ... District attorneys must promise to listen to the needs and desires of crime victims and never ever arrest a survivor who is too scared to testify.” — Deborah “Big Red” Cotton, in an essay that ran in The New York Times two days after she died May 2 at the age of 52. (See Commentary, p. 12.)

3. Louisiana GOP

House members vote to repeal Obamacare

All five Louisiana Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives — Ralph Abraham, Garret Graves, Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise — cast votes May 4 to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). The final vote was 217-213. Republicans failed to push through a repeal of the ACA in March, a bill the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated would result in the loss of coverage for 24 million people, a report that crippled the bill’s chance of successful passage. The CBO didn’t have enough time to score the latest bill before a vote. U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond — the only Louisiana Democrat in the House — was also the only no vote from the state delegation. The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate.

4. DOJ won’t bring

federal charges against Alton Sterling cops

Department of Justice (DOJ) officials announced May 3 that they won’t bring federal civil rights charges against two Baton Rouge police officers in the July 2016 killing of Alton Sterling. The case now is in the hands of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to determine whether the state will bring criminal charges. Louisiana officials and attorneys for the Sterling family expressed disappointment in the DOJ’s decision and called for transparency in the state case. “While the standards for federal charges are extremely high, standards under state law are broader and may be more easily applied to the facts of this case,” U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond said.

St. Charles streetcar to get ADA compliance — of a sort Attorneys representing three wheelchair users successfully challenged the city to make the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The city and the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) have entered into a consent decree, approved by U.S. District Court Judge Lance Africk, to do just that. A 2011 Gambit cover story profiled Jonah Bascle’s campaign for the RTA to make the St. Charles Avenue line ADA-accessible. RTA officials told Gambit the RTA had a “waiver” that exempted the streetcar line from

making any changes to accommodate wheelchair users because of its National Register of Historic Places status. Attorneys argued the RTA did not have a waiver. The city and RTA will make six streetcar stops wheelchair accessible, including stops at Napoleon, Louisiana and Jackson avenues, plus a stop near Riverbend. The RTA also will run one new ADA-compliant streetcar with a wheelchair lift. The city’s historic green Perley Thomas cars won’t be updated.

6. Shreveport pol’s bill

seeks to prevent Confederate monument removal

A bill from a Shreveport Republican aimed at preventing the removal of Confederate monuments won a legislative committee’s support in Baton Rouge May 3. It now heads to the full House for a vote. State Rep. Thomas Carmody’s House Bill 71 prohibits altering, destroying or moving statues, street names and other memorial markers named “in memory of or named for any historical military figure, historical military event, military organization, or military unit.” It doesn’t list the Civil War among those events, but rather the “War Between the States.” Any decision by a local government to alter or remove such monuments would have to be approved by voters in a local referendum. The bill was approved by a vote of 10-8 from the House Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs committee.

7. Former N.O. Police Chief Richard Pennington dies

Richard Pennington, a former superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) who won wide praise for reforming the NOPD in the 1990s and later lost the 2002 mayor’s race to Ray Nagin, died last week in Atlanta at the age of 69. Pennington suffered a stroke in 2010 after retiring as Atlanta’s police chief. Pennington was named the city’s top cop in 1994 by then-Mayor Marc Morial, who campaigned on a promise to reform NOPD. It took the new mayor months to find and recruit Pennington, who arrived when the city’s annual murder rate topped 400. Pennington made headlines by promising the City Council his reforms would cut the city’s murder rate in half within five years. He succeeded and then some when the death toll dropped to 158 in 1999 — thanks to Pennington’s reforms and vastly increased federal funding for programs such as Community Policing. During Pennington’s tenure as NOPD chief, more than 340 city cops were either indicted, fired or replaced — while the city’s violent crime rate declined.

8. Lack of access to child

care costs Louisiana parents and employers, study says

A wide-ranging survey of families with children age 4 and under in Louisiana found that lack of consistent access to child care is hurting workers, cutting into state tax revenues and costing Louisiana employers $816 million a year via absences and employee turnover. The study, which was released May 1 by Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC) and Louisiana State University’s Public Policy Research Lab, is the first of its kind to focus on workplace productivity as it relates to child care in the state, its authors said. Its findings describe a landscape in which half of survey respondents are relying on their child’s parent or another family member to provide child care during the work day. One in six study respondents had quit a job as a result of child care issues; many who answered the survey described leaving fulltime employment to pursue parttime employment or turning down

promotions due to problems with child care. In a news release accompanying the study, LPIC Director Melanie Bronfin said state legislators could help remedy this problem by restoring funding to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which subsidizes child care payments for low-income households. (The program’s funding has been cut in recent years.) She also suggests an expansion of the School Readiness Tax Credits, which provide tax credits from the state for child care costs. Similar solutions are on the table in Washington, D.C., where access to child care is said to be a signature issue of President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka. Last week, the White House released a tax plan that proposed an expansion of federal tax credits for child care expenses, though some have criticized that plan as benefiting higher-earning families more than middle-class and poor families.

9. Evacuteer seeks

volunteers for test of city evacuation plan

New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) and Evacuteer are calling for hundreds of volunteers to join them in a test of the city-assisted evacuation plan. Volunteers will participate in a program from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Lunch and parking will be provided for participants. Volunteers should register in advance. In the event of a hurricane requiring a mandatory evacuation, thousands of New Orleanians — including many elderly people and people with special needs — rely on the city to bring them to safety. Testing is needed, the city says, to make sure the plan works well. Hurricane season begins June 1.

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Ponderosa Stomp announces lineup, venue change The Ponderosa Stomp announced the lineup for its Oct. 5-7 festival, which moves to The Orpheum Theater from Mid-City Lanes Rock ’n’ Bowl. The festival celebrates early rock ’n’ roll, swamp pop, one-hit wonders and more. This year’s lineup includes garage rockers The Mummies, rock, blues and R&B singer Gary U.S. Bonds, Texas psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson, Louisiana country fiddler Doug Kershaw, singer and guitarist Barbara Lynn, singer Roy Head, R&B singer Archie Bell, rockabilly star Deke Dickerson and many others. The festival also features a music conference and a record show at Ace Hotel. For more information, visit www.ponderosastomp.com.

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State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, said the state would lose any legal challenge from New Orleans, which is in the process of removing Confederate monuments, if the bill is passed. “The question is, are we passing something as a feelgood legislation?” she said. “If you put your name on this legislation, understand you’re signing on for us to pay for this litigation.”

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Disarm all abusers

I’M A LIFELONG HUNTER AND OUTDOORSMAN, and I believe in the

right of citizens to own firearms — responsibly. What I don’t believe are the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) distortions on behalf of letting violent abusers possess guns. Right now the NRA is going, well, ballistic trying to kill House Bill 223 by state Rep. Helena Moreno, D-New Orleans. HB 223 would add abusive “dating partners” to the list of persons covered by Louisiana’s domestic abuse battery law. Moreno’s bill arises from the indisputable fact that thousands of people are abused by lovers and ex-lovers every year in Louisiana, and too often the abused become victims of gun violence. These statistics don’t lie: In Louisiana, more than 70 percent of domestic homicides involve a dating partner, and more than 60 percent of survivors served by the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence are dating partners. State and federal law already provide that live-in abusers convicted of domestic abuse battery lose their gun rights. Unfortunately, just as many if not more people are abused (and killed) in dating relationships, according to law enforcement. HB 223 would simply add “dating partners” — a term already very well defined in Louisiana law — to our domestic abuse battery law. Thus, if HB 223 were to become law, a convicted domestic abuser would lose his or her Second Amendment rights regardless of whether the abuser lives with the victim. Considering how often domestic battery leads to gun violence in a marital relationship, why shouldn’t dating relationships receive the same legal protection? Sheriffs and prosecutors get it.

That’s why many of them support Moreno’s bill. “The existing provision that requires cohabitation to allow the law to protect victims of domestic violence is arbitrary,” says Robert White, an assistant district attorney in Plaquemines Parish. “After having prosecuted hundreds of domestic violence cases, from minor incidents to homicides, and trying to get justice for hundreds of victims, I still can’t explain to those victims why the crimes against them are less important because they live in separate residences.” East Baton Rouge Rouge Parish domestic abuse prosecutor Melanie Fields says the new law will give prosecutors “more options to address criminal behavior that sometimes arises in a romantic relationship.” That’s not how the NRA sees it. In a letter to state lawmakers, one NRA leader hysterically casts HB 223 as an effort “to expand the gun control agenda and create an additional class of prohibited persons on the backs of domestic abuse victims.” That last phrase really takes the cake. Domestic abuse survivors already suffer too much at the hands of people who pretend to care about them; they don’t need the NRA’s fake pity. They need the law’s genuine protection. Just last year, in fact, the NRA happily endorsed a bill to allow abused dating partners to get temporary concealed handgun permits. Now, the same NRA claims that protecting dating partners is a bridge too far if it disarms abusers. Moreno’s bill comes up for a vote in the House on Monday, May 8. Hopefully the House won’t let the NRA’s bad faith kill a good bill.

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“With each second line that rolled down Ursulines Avenue, New Orleans lured me from my dark brooding funk and tossed me into the fire of dancing Black folks and brass instruments bobbing down the street, burning, sweating, marching from one end of town to the other. This went on for months until one day, between the parades and sessions with my shrink and onset of Spring, I began to feel alive again. And the haunting images of dead floating bodies faded away. “This is the beauty — and the problem — with living in New Orleans. At any moment, life and death change places with each other when you least expect it. And try as you may to control what you let enter your life, you never know what’s waiting around the corner that will either thrill you — or level you to the ground.” DEBORAH “BIG RED” COTTON WROTE THOSE WORDS IN 2007, in

her book Notes from New Orleans — six years before the Mother’s Day second line tragedy in which she and 18 other people were shot by two men who fired into the crowd. She took only one of the many bullets that were fired, but no one was injured more severely than Deborah. In the years that followed, she underwent dozens of surgeries to repair internal organs. Last week — nearly four years to the day since the shooting — Deb succumbed to complications from those injuries. She was fearless, fierce, compassionate and taken far too soon at the age of 52. She still had work to do. Deb’s contributions to the city and its culture were immense, both before and after the shooting. When she arrived in New Orleans in 2005, she began chronicling the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods, particularly in the hard-hit Lower 9th Ward. Her

interest in the city’s second-line culture — brass bands, social aid and pleasure clubs, black Indians, marching groups — grew into a passion and a balm, giving her purpose, giving her life. When she began writing regularly for Gambit in 2009, she was the first journalist to take on second-line culture as a beat: writing, posting photographs and videos, collecting route sheets and publishing an annual second-line calendar that remains one of the most popular features of our website. City and police officials and the second-line community were not always on the best of terms at the time, and Deb worked to teach officialdom that the men with the tubas and the suits and the fancy footwork

Creating understanding and bridging gaps were among Deborah Cotton’s many gifts. were role models and mentors for the young people in their neighborhoods — not the problem. After she was shot, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and then-NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas stressed that the shooters had nothing to do with the Mother’s Day parade. In fact, the parade was officially staged all over again in her honor. Creating understanding and bridging gaps were among Deborah’s many gifts.

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At no time were those gifts tested more than after her shooting. During her recovery, Deb held the young shooters responsible. She also blamed the city and the criminal justice system — the former for providing few opportunities for poor youth, and the latter for what she saw as a lack of rehabilitation and mercy. She visited the man who shot her in jail. More than that, she forgave him and spoke publicly on his behalf. Deborah died on the morning of May 2, little more than a week after she accepted an award from Avodah New Orleans, a group advocating for social change and the fight against poverty, “rooted in and nourished by Jewish values.” Late on the afternoon of her death, a group of friends sat shiva for Deborah and said the Kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning, which concludes with a plea for world peace. Then, as the shadows grew long across the city, brass band musicians, buckjumpers, members of social aid and pleasure clubs, and Deborah’s many friends gathered in Treme, where she lived for years, and staged a joyful second line, playing music and dancing outside her former apartment. It was the homegoing Big Red deserved and would have loved so much, but it came far, far too soon. — A public memorial for Deborah Cotton will be set in the next few weeks.

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Hey Blake, I heard that the Poydras Home for the elderly used to be an orphanage. Is that true? BILLY JOE

Dear Billy Joe, The Uptown institution, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, has its roots in a group called the Female Orphan Society, founded in 1817 by Protestants who came to New Orleans from New England. Initially, volunteers housed young orphaned girls in their own homes but soon realized the need for more organization. “They began soliciting female friends, who, by paying eight dollars, could become ‘subscribers’ to underwrite the project,” historian Pamela Tyler explains in her book New Orleans Women and the Poydras Home: More Durable Than Marble (LSU Press). Their first brick-and-mortar institution opened in March 1817 and was located at St. Charles Avenue and Julia Street. The house sat on land donated by merchant and planter Julien Poydras, for whom the orphanage was named. Some 40 years later, the facility moved to a new location at Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue (then called Peters Street). A three-story Poydras Asylum opened there in 1857 and served local children for 100

Poydras Home has a pastoral setting for its residents, set amid the bustling Uptown neighborhood at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street. P H OTO B Y K A N DAC E P O W E R G R AV E S

years. In 1957, the facility converted to caring for the elderly rather than the young. The new mission brought a structural change: Architects designed a plan to remove the top two floors of the original building during renovations. Tyler explains that by the spring of 1960, the home had accepted the first four residents of the new Poydras Home for Elderly Ladies. The facility continues to operate as a retirement home for men and women, offering independent, assisted living and nursing care.

BLAKEVIEW WITH COMMENCEMENT SEASON HERE, we remember some key leaders in the history of local higher education. Tulane University’s first president was William Preston Johnston, who also was a former president of Louisiana State University. A lawyer born in Kentucky in 1831, he was a colonel in the Confederate Army and an aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Johnston served as Tulane president from 1884 until 1899. That’s about the same time the first president of Loyola University, Father Albert Biever arrived in New Orleans. The Jesuit priest, born in Luxembourg, was the first president of Loyola College when it opened on St. Charles Avenue in 1904 and received its charter as Loyola University in 1912. Xavier University’s first president was Sister M. Agatha Ryan, a member of the religious order that founded the school, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. She died in 1968, the same year Dr. Norman Francis was appointed as Xavier’s first lay president. Another pivotal figure in local education was Dr. Homer Hitt, who served as the first leader of the University of New Orleans. In 1958, he was chosen as the first dean of what originally was called LSUNO. He later was named president and in 1963 became chancellor. Hitt led the university through its formative years and spearheaded its growth throughout its first two decades. We’ll acknowledge the founding leaders of some other area institutions next week.

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LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR JUVENILES BY DELLA HASSELLE | @DELLAHASSELLE

AT WHAT POINT, AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, SHOULD JUVENILES CONVICTED OF MURDER BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE? WHEN MISTY JENKINS WAS 16, SHE ACCOMPANIED A BOYFRIEND WHO ROBBED AND KILLED A CAB DRIVER. Jenkins says she

feared her boyfriend would kill her if she didn’t ride in the car with him. At trial, a jury deemed her a “principal” in the crime and found her guilty of second-degree murder. She was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, but Jenkins was released after she won an appeal. Today she is a wife, a mother of three children and a successful business owner. Proponents of justice reform say she is an example of why juvenile offenders should get a second chance. While Jenkins won her freedom and has made a life for herself, other juvenile offenders face a future behind bars. Elizabeth Pence walked into her Metairie

living room on April 22, 2015 to find her husband, 56-year-old David Pence, shot to death and lying next to her son, 25-year-old Nicholas Pence, who took his last breaths as his mother called 911. The two had been killed with a shotgun fired at close range. It took only two hours for the jury in the October 2016 trial to come back with a guilty verdict against Dexter Allen, who was 17 at the time of the crime. Last month, a Jefferson Parish judge sentenced the now19-year-old Allen to life in prison with no chance at parole. During sentencing, 24th Judicial District Court Judge Raymond Steib noted the crimes were “heinous” and said Allen showed no emotion “other than anger” during the trial. “There has been no remorse,” the judge said. PAGE 18

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WITH THE JUDGE’S RULING, ALLEN JOINED ABOUT 300 OTHER LOUISIANA INMATES

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE

CONSIDERING CHANGES TO LOUISIANA’S “JUVENILE LIFE” SENTENCING LAWS

who are serving life terms without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. State law may change soon, offering at least some of those prisoners a chance at earning their freedom. Changing the law won’t be easy, nor will it be easy for inmates to get out ... During legislative debate of jail — even if the law on the proposed changes, does change. There was a time SEVERAL when Louisiana law mandated life imprisQUESTIONS AROSE: onment without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence for those convicted of second-degree murder — even if the offender was a juvenile. That time has specific requirements aimed at passed in the wake of a pair of showing they are model prisU.S. Supreme Court decisions that oners. Among other provisions, declared such sentences — when inmates convicted for crimes they applied to persons under age 18 committed as juveniles would at the time of the crime — “cruel have to prove good behavior and and unusual punishment,” which participate in prescribed rehabilithe U.S. Constitution prohibits. tation programs. In 2012, the court held that Equally important, Claitor’s life sentences should apply only bill as currently amended would to the “rare juvenile offender” eliminate post-conviction hearings whose crime “reflects irreparable on whether juvenile offenders are corruption” — what many call beyond rehabilitation and instead “the worst of the worst.” In 2016, require parole hearings after inthe court applied that standard mates serve 25 years in jail. Under retroactively, giving some inmates current Louisiana law, hearings who were jailed as teens new to determine life sentences with hope for freedom. or without parole occur soon In the wake of those rulings, after conviction — which many state lawmakers are considering experts say is too soon to make changes to Louisiana’s juvenile such a determination, particularly sentencing laws to make them for youthful offenders. Prosepass constitutional muster. cutors, on the other hand, say During legislative debate on immediate sentencing hearings the proposed changes, several in murder cases are legal, approquestions arose: priate and more considerate of • Should Louisiana eliminate victims’ families. “life without parole” sentences for Claitor’s bill has generated conjuveniles convicted of major viosiderable debate as law enforcelent crimes, including murder? ment goes toe-to-toe with youth • At what point can a youthful advocates urging lawmakers to offender truly be deemed “the consider mitigating factors such worst of the worst” and beyond as immaturity and lack of brain hope of rehabilitation? development when adopting • How many years of a life juvenile sentencing laws. Supportsentence should a “rehabilitated” ers of Claitor’s bill also emphasize juvenile offender serve before that being eligible for parole does being eligible for parole? not mean an inmate would actualThose questions have triggered ly receive a parole. intense debate among state The state Senate approved lawmakers, reform advocates Claitor’s bill on April 26, sending it and law enforcement. to the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 16, by state Sen. Dan Claitor, a former prosecutor, also Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, would has advanced a bill to end Louisiallow juvenile offenders convictana’s death penalty. ed of murder, like Allen, to earn Meanwhile, state Rep. Sherman Mack, R-Albany, has introduced a parole hearing after serving 25 HB 45, which would make juveyears behind bars — if they meet

How many years of a life sentence should a “rehabilitated” juvenile of fender ser ve before being eligible for parole?

nile offenders sentenced to life eligible for parole after serving 30 years. Mack’s bill also would allow prosecutors to seek life-without-parole sentences for those convicted of murder soon after that verdict is rendered. Pete Adams, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys’ Association, says the state’s prosecutors oppose any measure that would allow the “worst of the worst” juvenile offenders to have an opportunity for parole in less than 30 years. The prosecutors’ group also wants to keep the current policy of holding immediate sentencing hearings for juvenile offenders, rather than years later. “Parole boards can change with every governor,” Adams says. “We don’t know what a parole board will look like in the future, and neither do victims’ families. Life without parole [upon sentencing] is simply a statement to a victim’s family that they will not have to endure a parole hearing.” The district attorneys’ group supports Mack’s bill, which was introduced at the association’s request. Mack’s bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing. Advocates with the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights praised Claitor’s bill after it passed the Senate. “Today is an exciting day for Louisiana,” Aaron Clark-Rizzio, the organization’s executive director said. “With this vote, the Senate has decided to end death-in-prison sentences for children once and for all — a decision that will bring us into full compliance with the Supreme Court’s rulings and finally provide

clarity in the court’s and people’s lives. “We urge the House to now put this issue to rest.” Adams says the House likely will favor Mack’s bill but added, “I think some form of compromise bill will pass.” UNDER THE SUPREME COURT’S RULINGS,

life sentences must be reserved for youthful offenders who are incapable of rehabilitation. Claitor says he has struggled with this notion. “One of the issues I have is: How do you know who the ‘worst of the worst’ are in the beginning?” Claitor asked his fellow senators during debate. “When you’re looking at a 15-year-old, do you know he’s the worst of the worst without having the benefit of a look back?” Claitor referred to Louisiana’s practice of holding sentencing hearings soon after a verdict to determine whether a juvenile inmate is so morally corrupt and incorrigible that he or she doesn’t deserve an opportunity for release. Without such a hearing, juveniles can’t be sentenced to life without parole, even though they can be kept in jail if they are denied parole down the line.Because of the Supreme Court’s rulings, Louisiana now must hold such hearings retroactively for juvenile offenders previously sentenced to mandatory life without parole. Gov. John Bel Edwards has thrown his weight behind a comprehensive prison reform package put together by a task force aiming to reduce Louisiana’s prison population. For years, Louisiana has led the world in the number of people incarcerated per capita. In part, the proposed reforms call for increasing parole eligibility and giving inmates greater opportunities for rehabilitation. Some experts say the opportunity for rehabilitation is vital to a fair society. As examples, they point to former inmates like Jenkins, who were arrested as juveniles. Attorneys at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights say Jenkins’ story is a reminder of how a life can be ruined by actions that occur during a time when, scientists say, people are less able to weigh consequences

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At what point can a youthful of fender tr uly be deemed “the worst of the worst” & beyond hope of rehabilitation?

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Misty Jenkins was sentenced to life in prison without parole on a second-degree murder charge, but since her release she is raising a family and operates a landscaping business.

“THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE, EVEN IF THEY DID DO WRONG, THEY SHOULD STILL BE GIVEN [AN] OPPORTUNITY IF THEY’RE SHOWING THAT THEY’RE WILLING TO MAKE CHANGES.”

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than they are as adults. Jenkins says she’s not the same person she was when she was 16. Nor did she have the skills to cope with the situation then, she says, because she was too young to fully grasp what was about to happen. “Everything didn’t even seem real,” Jenkins recalls. “I didn’t even feel like I was in control. It almost felt like I was operating on autopilot. I was disconnected or in shock.” Dr. Kiana Andrew, a forensic psychiatrist at Tulane University School of Medicine, told the Senate there is a reason why Jenkins felt that way. According to Andrew, the area of the brain that controls such functions as self-regulation, reasoning, logic and planning doesn’t fully develop until early adulthood. Therefore, she said, teenagers tend to be more impulsive. They also can be less sensitive to the idea of punishment. “It’s like driving,” Andrew says. “In adolescence, the brakes are not even there yet.” DA SPOKESMAN ADAMS, HOWEVER, SAYS SOME TEENAGERS DESERVE LIFE SENTENCES, and he argues that

the U.S. Supreme Court allows it. “Contrary to what’s been implied, the U.S. Supreme Court clearly, clearly stated that juvenile life without parole is legal, acceptable and not cruel and usual punishment for

those who are incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and among the worst of the worst,” Adams says. State Sens. Bodi White, R-Central, and Jonathan Perry, R-Kaplan, say they worry about the families of murder victims. “The victims are, for the most part, people who were murdered,” Perry says. “I think it’s very important that that’s not lost in what we’re talking about.” According to Jill Pasquarella, an attorney at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, Louisiana gives more children life without parole sentences per capita than any other state. More than 300 men and women are serving life without parole in Louisiana prisons after being sentenced as juveniles, she says, meaning their retroactive cases now require review under orders from the nation’s highest court. The law first started to change in 2012 with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Miller v. Alabama, which declared mandatory life sentences without parole for youths unconstitutional because it violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Four years later, the court held in Montgomery v. Louisiana that Miller’s rules apply retroactively. According to the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, Louisiana youth charged with serious offenses have been given life with-

out parole 81 percent of the time since 2012. Advocates with the organization say the practice has had serious financial ramifications. They estimate the state could save millions if it reduced sentences and released rehabilitated inmates on supervised parole after they’ve served 25 years. During legislative proceedings, lawmakers and advocates on both sides also discussed when sentencing hearings should be held for those already in jail. Louisiana Chief Justice Bernette Johnson said a parole board hearing would serve much the same purpose as an earlier sentencing hearing. “Of course, as we all know, the district attorneys who prosecuted these cases, the victims of crime, will all have adequate opportunity to oppose” early release, Johnson said. Sen. White argued for earlier sentencing hearings for juvenile offenders already in jail, rather than waiting for parole hearings years down the road, even if it costs more money. He said he feared a “huge backlash” otherwise. “If we have to spend some more for a hearing for victims, where they can be a part of it,” he said, “then I’m for it.” Meanwhile, inmates like 70-yearold Henry Montgomery wait behind bars for legislators to sort out new rules. He is one of 14 people in Louisiana jails who would be eligible for an immediate parole hearing if Claitor’s bill were to pass in its current form. Montgomery also is the inmate whose case made the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miller ruling retroactive. In 1963, at age 17, he was convicted of killing Charles Hurt, an East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy. Montgomery has served more than 45 years behind bars, and prison experts say he has worked hard to rehabilitate. He helped found the Angola Amateur Boxing Association and has worked for 16 years in the prison’s screen-printing shop. Although family members of Montgomery’s victim have said his sentence was correct, Jenkins says she knows inmates like him who deserve a second chance. What keeps her up at night, she says, is that she almost lost the opportunity to be a mother. Jenkins adds there are others behind bars who, like her, made a terrible mistake when they were young, but have the capacity to lead productive lives outside prison now. “There’s a lot of people in there, even if they did do wrong, they should still be given [an] opportunity if they’re showing that they’re wiling to make changes,” Jenkins says. “At least open the door for it.” Claitor’s SB 16 has been referred to the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice. As of press time, a hearing had not been scheduled.

WHAT’S IN STORE

Customer favorites at G’s Pizza include the City Park Salad and the Rainbow Pizza.

BY ANDREA BLUMENSTEIN

P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

EVERYTHING TASTES GOOD WITH RANCH DRESSING.

At G’s Pizza (4840 Bienville St., 504483-6464; www. gspizzas.com), house-made buttermilk ranch dressing is the restaurant’s signature item. Every pizza comes with a side of ranch at G’s, so customers can taste the flavor combination of cool ranch with hot, steamy pizza. The family-friendly restaurant feeds folks in Mid-City and beyond thanks to the efforts of owner Gokmen Guler, known familiarly as “G.” Guler built his business from small beginnings. He emigrated from Turkey nearly five years ago, working his way up from being a dishwasher to launching Magazine Pizza with a former business partner. When the partners parted ways, the Bienville location of the franchise became Guler’s. He and manager and partner Ricky Ricard also run G’s Kitchen Spot at Balcony Bar. “G is a hard-working member of the community,” Ricard says, “He exemplifies the notion of the American dream.” Today, G’s Pizza is carving a niche in the bubbling New Orleans pizza scene with health-conscious options to supplement its extensive cafe menu. Seven days a week, this neighborhood joint serves lunch and dinner with an array of specials. Customer favorites include the NOLA Heat Wrap, the Chef Special chicken pesto po-boy and the City Park Salad. Ricard also includes G’s Buffalo wings on the must-try list. Though he admits, “everyone says that their (own) wings are the best,” he backs up his claim with a description of chicken wings baked with a butter-based triple hot sauce. The staff at G’s is careful to promote a family atmosphere at the restaurant. “We have arcade games, indoor and outdoor seating and play a mix of ’60s and Motown music,” Ricard says, “because we never want parents to have to guess what kind

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of environment their kids will be in when they come here.” Guler and Ricard’s success over the past year means Guler can finally work a little less. Ricard is almost ready to reminisce about the days when the duo pulled daily double shifts to launch the restaurant. Along with complimentary ranch dressing and a flow of Motown,

G’s offers nightly specials such as a second gourmet pizza for $1 on Wednesdays. For Tuesday date night, an in-house order of a pizza includes a select bottle of wine. Thursday is ladies’ night, and women who dine in receive free wine. Monday night is family night and offers a large pizza, salad and appetizer for $25.

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Judy at the Rink (2727 Prytania St., 504-891-7018; www.facebook.com/ judyattherink) hosts a trunk show of jewelry by CC Gotz Designs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 11-12. The collection features contemporary styles in sterling silver, gold vermeil and natural stone. RD Home (2014 Magazine St., 504-523-9525; www.razzledazzle.com) closed April 15. The liquidation sale is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 12 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Razzle Dazzle warehouse (2838 Elysian Fields Ave.). The sale features 75 to 90 percent off home accessories, furniture, lighting, outdoor and garden items and holiday decor. Mignon Faget (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 504-524-2973; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504835-2244; 3801 Magazine St., 504-891-2005; www.mignonfaget.com) hosts a Spring Ring Event 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 12 at its The Shops at Canal Place location. Buff Beauty Bar offers complimentary manicures, there are sweets by Love, Cookie, and cocktails will be served. Attendees receive 20 percent off all ring purchases and a free bottle of Native Polish’s exclusive Mignon Rouge with a purchase of $150 or more. The Spring Record Raid is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market (1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-371-5849; www.phnojm.org). Local and regional vendors will have LPs, 45s, CDs and more for sale. The event is free and open to the public; early bird admission is $5 and allows entry at 10 a.m. Visit www.recordraid.com for early bird tickets and more information.

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Shawarma on the Go serves Middle Eastern fare BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund IF THE SMELLS OF CUMIN AND SLOW-ROASTING MEAT aren’t

enough of a tip-off, the three rotating spits in the corner of the store should do it. Shawarma on the Go is a small Middle Eastern restaurant tucked inside the Jetgo gas station on Magazine Street. One could easily pass by without noticing the restaurant, but it’s well worth a trip inside. The restaurant’s namesake, cones of roasting chicken and gyro meat, find their way into several dishes. The combo plate is a good way to sample both, and it is served with rice, hummus, pita bread and salad. Both the chicken and gyro were moist and flavorful, avoiding the pitfalls that sometimes accompany a method of cooking that can render meat dry or rubbery. Thick strips of gyro meat were tender and delicious, served with creamy tzatziki that added a punch of tangy flavor to the spit-cooked meat. The garlic “sauce” that tops the chicken, is more of a garlic mayonnaise, and on one visit it needed more garlic. The kitchen uses a liberal hand with lemon in dishes including silky hummus, which arrives with pools of olive oil, and smoky tahini sauce served with falafel. The tahini also is a good addition to many of the sandwiches and wraps, some of which can dry out if not eaten right away. Flaky spanakopita is packed with spinach and salty feta and served with tzatziki and lemon slices. Falafel was fried to the color of burned toffee on the outside but revealed bright green insides. The orbs

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3720 Magazine St., (504) 269-6427

were surprisingly moist but needed seasoning. An herb-flecked fattoush salad is an alternative to some of the heavier items, and it includes beefsteak tomatoes, cucumbers, diced green bell peppers and red onions. Most of the menu stays within the confines of traditional Middle Eastern fare, but there are some creative and playful items. The Philly is packed with gyro meat instead of thin-sliced steak and is topped with a decadent mix of sauteed mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and melted provolone cheese. A fried eggplant sandwich is loaded with garlic mayonnaise, tomatoes, feta cheese and melted mozzarella on French bread. It’s a

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HOW MUCH

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WHAT WORKS

chicken shawarma and gyro plate, gyro Philly sandwich

Abbas AlSherees cuts meat off a spit at Shawarma on the Go. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

messy indulgence, and one that I imagine would be satisfying after a late night of drinking. For dessert, Shawarma’s baklava is a traditional take on the Middle Eastern confection, with layers of flaky phyllo dough soaked in honey. Shawarma on the Go’s approach might be simple and unassuming, but the straightforward formula here hits the spot. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

bland falafel

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shawarma sandwiches highlight the simple Middle Eastern fare served inside an Uptown gas station

James Beard Awards May 1 at a ceremony in Chicago. Rebecca Wilcomb (see 3-Course interview, page 28) of Herbsaint (701 St. Charles Ave., 504-524-1414; www.herbsaint.com) was named Best Chef: South. Wilcomb’s win continues a streak for New Orleans chefs in the category. Last year’s award went to Justin Devillier (La Petite Grocery, Balise), and Alon Shaya took home the win in 2015. Chef de cuisine Zachary Engel of Shaya (4213 Magazine St., 504-8914213; www.shayarestaurant.com) was named the Rising Star Chef of the Year, adding to the accolades Alon Shaya’s acclaimed modern Israeli restaurant has racked up in the last two years. The award is given to chefs who are 30 years old or younger, “display an impressive talent” and are expected to have a significant impact on the industry. Arnaud’s French 75 Bar (813 Bienville St., 504-523-5433; www. arnaudsrestaurant.com) won Outstanding Bar Program. Head bartender Chris Hannah accepted the award and gave a shout out to Neal Bodenheimer and Cure (4905 Freret St., 504-302-2357; www. curenola.com), another New Orleans nominee in the category. The winning New Orleans trio were among 11 local chefs and restaurants nominated for awards this year. The theme of the award ceremony was social media, and throughout the evening, chefs discussed the way social media has shaped today’s culinary world. There were also several tributes to immigrant chefs and the contributions they’ve made to American cuisine. — HELEN FREUND

Miami vibe ST. ROCH MARKET (2381 St. Claude

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Wolfing praise TURKEY AND THE WOLF (739

Jackson Ave., 504-218-7428; www.turkeyandthewolf.com), Mason Hereford and Lauren Holton’s whimsical Irish Channel sandwich shop, has been named one of Food & Wine magazine’s 10 best new restaurants of the year. The list called Turkey and the Wolf a “sleeper hit,” praising its lamb neck roti, fried bologna sandwich, tacos “inauthenticos” and the fiery cabbage salad. The restaurant has won praise from critics (including this one) both locally and nationally. The list also includes Brooklyn’s Olmsted, Chicago’s Roister and San Francisco’s Tartine Manufactory. Last year, editors chose N7 as the New Orleans contender, calling it “the most romantic French restaurant in the world.” — HELEN FREUND

Hey, Blake’s BLAKE’S ON POYDRAS (920 Poydras St., 504-679-0991; www.blakesonpoydras.com) opened May 5 inside the former location of Horinoya in the Central Business District. Owner Alex Miller’s casual restaurant serves Southern-style comfort food. The menu features shrimp and smoked Gouda grits, pan-seared salmon with Cajun-fried rice, and fried green tomato Benedict topped with a poached egg, hollandaise and bacon bits. A braised pork shoulder po-boy is dressed with pineapple salsa. — HELEN FREUND

Noodle & Pie to close UPTOWN RAMEN JOINT NOODLE AND PIE (741 State St., 504-252-

9431; www.noodleandpie.com) announced on its Facebook page that its last day of business will be Mother’s Day. Chef and co-owner Brian Armour started Noodle & Pie as a pop-up at Coulis before moving into the State Street space in 2013. Its menu includes ramen, Asian small plates and housebaked pies. — HELEN FREUND

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Rebecca Wilcomb CHEF REBECCA WILCOMB WAS NAMED BEST CHEF: SOUTH at the James

Beard Awards in Chicago May 1. Wilcomb describes herself as an Army brat, who was born in New York and grew up in Texas, Germany and elsewhere and traveled in her mother’s native Italy. She moved to New Orleans nine years ago and started working at Donald Link’s Herbsaint Restaurant. She spoke with Gambit about the award and her work.

How was the James Beard Awards gala? WILCOMB: Monday night was crazy. It was overwhelming and exciting and a total surprise. Probably the best feeling in the world, actually. We went with a big team: Donald [Link], Ryan [Prewitt], Stephen [Stryjewski], our director of operations Heather [Lolley], our CFO Humberto [Sauzo], my boyfriend Frank, Donald’s business partner, Donald’s parents and sister. I went later than everyone else. I walked the red carpet with our GM Joe [Briand] and my boyfriend. But I didn’t get much attention because (actress) Sophia Bush was right in front of us. They all knew who she was. No one knew who I was. They snapped like 40 photos of her. The award was toward the middle. It was a couple hours of sweaty palms and fidgeting and drinking bourbon from a flask. I don’t think I’ve ever been so nervous in my life. It was pretty awesome.

It’s not easy to take over a chef/owner’s kitchen. How do you think you got noticed? W: I never really was looking for attention. I was just cooking. You reach a position to be considered for something like this by working hard, doing a good job and making the right choices. I am a hard worker. I work honestly and truthfully and in consideration of the people around me. And then one day, something like this happens. I became the chef at Herbsaint almost six years ago. It happens

in steps. You learn how to manage people. You learn what food you like, what food you don’t like, what’s more your style. You meet other chefs and start doing events. The community was very open-arms with me. That’s because of Donald. It’s a community and they welcomed me. I am proud to be a part of it.

Where do diners see your style or influence on the menu at Herbsaint? W: My most natural direction is toward Italian and Italian influence. On the menu, you see that with lamb and mushroom lasagna. You see that with Sicilian beef with anchovies. I am also a big fan of spices and spice mixtures. The curried shrimp callaloo is one of my favorite dishes. I put it on the menu eight months or a year ago. We have such great ingredients to work with — I don’t feel like I am pigeonholed. The key to (the lasagna) is that it’s made in a traditional northern Italian way, with thin delicate sheets of pasta lightly dressed with lamb and mushroom sugo and bechamel. Lasagna by its nature is a heavy hitter, but this one, as lasagna goes, is pretty light. What makes it special is that it’s a labor of love. It’s a five- or six-step process. We get whole lambs in and break them down. We roast the lamb, we pick the lamb, we make sugo with it. We make bechamel and the pasta sheets. We blanch the pasta sheets. We bake them off and let them sit. It takes a lot of steps, but we figured it out. If you get behind, you are just done. — WILL COVIELLO

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BY NORA McGUNNIGLE AMID THE HOPS ARMS RACE and a trend toward bold-flavored sour and barrel-aged beers, there’s a small but growing British beer trend in New Orleans’ beer scene. Currently, four of New Orleans’ seven breweries are producing British-style ESB, or “extra special bitter,” which balances malts with subtle bitterness, creating a beer that’s neither sweet nor astringent. At Parleaux Beer Lab (634 Lesseps St., 504-702-8433; www. parleauxbeerlab.com), Eric Jensen just added an ESB to the brewery’s lineup. Customers can have the beer on “nitro,” which adds nitrogen to the carbonation mix and produces a smoother mouthfeel. “It’s one of the first beers I fell in love with making,” Jensen says of his decision to brew an ESB. “It’s versatile, delicious on nitro and always reminds me of sitting in a pub in England.” At Wayward Owl Brewing Company (3940 Thalia St,, 504827-1646; www.waywardowlbrewing.com), Justin Boswell never expected a throwaway beer to be so popular. He only brewed his ESB to harvest yeast to ferment his Scotch ale. But when he put the ESB on tap, patrons loved it, he says. Tawny Twit now is one of Wayward Owl’s flagship beers. “I made the recipe for our ESB three years ago because I had no clue what it was,” says Robert

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Bostick of Brieux Carre Brewing Company (2115 Decatur St,, 504304-4242; www.brieuxcarre.com). “It was nice creating an easy-drinker that was different than the typical blonde or brown (ale).” At Old Rail Brewing Company (639 Girod St, Mandeville, 985612-1828; www.facebook.com/oldrailbrewingcompany), Echo Sierra Bravo is an ESB that brewer Matthew Horney has offered since the brewery opened four years ago. Scott Wood of Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato St.; www.courtyardbrewing.com) says, “We can talk about sours and stouts and IPAs forever, but when I started as a homebrewer, I felt like I needed to start with the classic styles. If I hadn’t, we wouldn’t have been able to grasp what we’re doing now and what we’re gonna be doing.”

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2015 Castillo de Monseran Garnacha Carinena, Spain Retail $8-$11

CARINENA IS THE BIRTHPLACE of the versatile garnacha

grape (which is called cannonau in Sardinia and grenache in France). Winemaking in the Carinena region dates back to Roman times. Many of Carinena’s vineyards sit at altitudes of 1,300 feet to 2,625 feet. The region’s continental climate experiences both extreme variations in seasonal and daily temperatures, but cooling northerly breezes help to moderate summer heat and humidity. The unoaked wine exudes aromas of ripe red berries, a hint of dried herbs and earthiness. On the palate, taste dark cherry, raspberries, plum, subtle spice, fine tannins and good acidity. Open 15 minutes before serving. Drink it with beef stew, lamb meatballs, Italian sausage, ribs, pizza, tomato and pasta dishes. Buy it at: Rouses on North Carrollton Avenue, Whole Foods Market, Robert Fresh Market, Breaux Mart on Magazine Street and Cost Plus World Market.

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Crawfish Mambo 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday UNO, The Cove, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-2586 www.crawfishmambo.com The event features crawfish boiling and eating contests and all-youcan-eat crawfish for attendees. Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Dash Rip Rock, The Top Cats, Category 6 and Paris Avenue perform. Proceeds benefit the University of New Orleans. Tickets $20 in advance, $30 at the gate.

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NOLA Veggie Fest 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday Kingsley House, 1600 Constance St. www.nolaveggiefest.com The festival includes speakers, food samples, cooking demonstrations, vegetarian speed dating and vendors selling food, books and more. The music lineup features The Tumbling Wheels, Truth Universal, Bakhti Caravan, Burgers N’ Fries and others. Visit the website for schedule and details.

MAY 14

Mother’s Day Brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5301 www.auduboninstitute.org The brunch buffet includes pepper-crusted beef round, roasted turkey, blackened catfish, beef grillades over cheese grits, Mediterranean orzo, Caesar salad, waffles, omelets, croissants, bananas Foster bread pudding, creme caramel and more. There’s a cash bar. Tickets $50/$45 Audubon Institute members, $25 for children/ $22.50 for child members. Mothers receive free admission to Audubon Zoo on Mother’s Day.

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527 Julia St., (504) 875-4132 www.cafecarmo.com Peruvian-style tiradito features thinly sliced Gulf fish topped with aji amarillo, yuzu sauce and canchita, or toasted corn nuts.

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7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509 www.chaisdelachaise.com The ahi tuna poke bowl includes tuna marinated in ponzu, wakame, hijiki, sesame, carrots, cucumber and cashews over rice.

Paladar 511 511 Marigny St., (504) 509-6782 www.paladar511.com Yellowfin tuna crudo is served with avocado, pistachio, fennel and cumin-lime vinaigrette.

Poke Loa 3341 Magazine St., (504) 309-9993 www.eatpokeloa.com Build-your-own poke bowls can include salmon, octopus, yellowtail, seaweed, avocado, crab salad, mango and other toppings.

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American Craft Beer Week highlights growth of New Orleans’ beer scene BY NORA MCGUNNIGLE

DURING AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK

(ACBW), May 15-21, breweries across the country hold events celebrating craft beer. Here are events featuring new releases at breweries in the New Orleans area.

NOLA Brewing Company

NEW ORLEANS’ BEER SCENE has

changed a lot in one year. When last year’s American Craft Beer Week began, Urban South Brewery had just opened (March 2016), making it the third production brewery and sixth brewery (including brewpubs Crescent City Brewhouse and Gordon Biersch and microbrewery Courtyard Brewery) in the city. Since then, five breweries opened in Orleans Parish. Wayward Owl Brewing Company started brewing in November 2016, and four others were licensed to brew in March 2017: Brieux Carre Brewing Company in Faubourg Marigny, Parleaux Beer Lab in Bywater, Royal Brewery New Orleans in New Orleans East and Port Orleans Brewing Company on Tchoupitoulas Street near Napoleon Avenue. Wayward Owl began canning its flagship beers Family Tree Kristallweisen and Clean Slate IPA soon after opening. The roster of regular beers also includes Tawny Twit ESB (Extra Special Bitter), Scops Scotch Ale and The Grind, a coffee-infused brown ale. Brieux Carre has a relatively large brewhouse system (seven barrels) for its small space, but it offers an ever-changing selection of beer just

Owner Polly Watts focuses on craft beer at The Avenue Pub P H OTO B Y NORA MCGUNNIGLE

steps from the cluster of music spots on Frenchmen Street. In Bywater, Parleaux Beer Lab co-founder and head brewer Eric Jensen creates unique twists on classic styles, such as a kolsch with lemon grass and an altbier with rooibos. Royal Brewery is busy brewing its first flagship, Culicidae Ale, an American-British pale ale hybrid. Port Orleans opened its tasting room May 9, offering Slack Water Brown Ale, Storyville IPA and Riverfront Lager. It has a restaurant and a patio overlooking Tchoupitoulas Street. Meanwhile, the city’s existing breweries are expanding. NOLA Brewing Company recently celebrated its eighth anniversary. It grew from a warehouse space that sold beer by the keg to three warehouses on Tchoupitoulas Street with taprooms on two floors, outdoor seating and an PAGE 30

NOLA Brewing Company (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-896-9996) releases its new IPA, Syncopation, at a series of events. Syncopation is brewed with a blend of Citra, Mosaic, Grungeist, Calypso and Ekuanot hops. The beer has a fruity aroma but finishes with all hop flavor. It’s 6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV). The official release is Monday, May 15 at The Avenue Pub (1732 St Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www. theavenuepub.com). Syncopation is highlighted at Bayou Beer Garden (326 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway, 504-302-9357; www.bayoubeergarden.com) on Tuesday, May 16; at Cooter Brown’s Tavern (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com) Wednesday, May 17; at The Barley Oak (2101 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, 985727-7420; www.thebarleyoak.com) Thursday, May 18; and at Mid City Yacht Club (440 S. St. Patrick St., 504-483-2517; www.midcityyachtclub.com) Friday, May 19. Other NOLA Brewing beers being served during ACBW include double dry-hopped Hurricane Saison with Mosaic hops, Galaxy dry-hopped Lowerline and Rubix Cubism, which is blended to create a lightly sour beer reminiscent of a tart East Coast IPA.

Wayward Owl Wayward Owl Brewing Company (3940 Thalia St., 504-827-1646; www.waywardowlbrewing.com) taps a one time-only batch of My Funky Family in its tasting room on Tuesday, May 16. It’s a version of flagship beer Family Tree Kristallweisen with a secondary brettanomyces fermentation in barrels with Louisiana strawberries.

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event space. The brewery also has a sour beer program. Second Line Brewing hired former Bayou Teche brewer Gar Hatcher as its head brewer, and he has expanded the beer styles offered and increased its capacity. In less than a year, Urban South is brewing enough beer to distribute outside New Orleans, and its brews are now available on the Northshore and in Baton Rouge. The brewery doubled its production and capacity seven months after opening. Courtyard Brewery doubled its space when it opened one side of its warehouse as an art gallery. It continues to brew a variety of styles and has collaborated with nearby businesses including Stein’s Market & Deli, District Donuts.Sliders.Brew and Coquette. In Arabi, 40 Arpent Brewing Company opened its taproom on the levee. Across Lake Pontchartrain, Chafunkta Brewing Company has expanded the hours of its tasting room, and Abita Brewing Company doubled the number of taps in its taproom. Gnarly Barley Brewing Company in Hammond reformulated its flagship Radical Rye P.A. and has a beer available year-round, Jucifer IPA, and issued a limited release of Brightside IPA. The craft beer scene has filled out with beer-focused restaurants, bottle shops, events and more. In November, Freret Beer Room became the city’s first beer-focused restaurant. It has 16 taps, and owner Eli Gay has a seasonally changing menu of food designed to pair with beer. Retail beer specialty store 504 Craft Beer Reserve has a diverse selection of beer and tap lines for

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Brieux Carre Brieux Carre Brewing Company (2115 Decatur St, 504-304-4242; www.brieuxcarre.com) releases three new IPAs on Monday, May 15: HopsSpine Throwback West Coast IPA, StarHazer double dry-hopped IPA with Apollo, Galaxy and Challenger hops, and 8x Dry-Hopped Falcon Warrior IIPA. On Big Beer Release Day, Friday, May 19, it issues two beers. Pomeranian Fight Club is a 9 percent ABV imperial saison brewed with lavender, rose hips and hibiscus. Bagpipes at Midnight Scottish Wee Heavy is a big brother to the brewery’s Scotch Ale, Bagpipes at Noon.

Gordon Biersch Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant (200 Poydras St., 504-552-2739; www.gordonbiersch. com) releases a new hazy double IPA featuring Citra and Mosaic Cryo hop dust from YCH Hops on Monday, May 15. A barrel-aged stout, aged one year in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel, will be released Wednesday, May 17.

Gnarly Barley There’s a wide selection of beers at local taprooms (clockwise from top left): 40 Arpent Brewing Company, NOLA Brewing Company, Urban South Brewery and Parleaux Beer Lab. P H OTO S B Y N O R A M C G U N N I G L E

filling growlers to go. The shop has partnered with breweries to present tastings and offers classes in beer styles. Three tour companies focusing on beer began operations in the past year. New Orleans Original Brewery Tour, NOLA Brew Bus and New Orleans Brews Cruise all offer tours to select breweries. NOLA Brew Bus and New Orleans Brews Cruise also go to the Northshore to Abita Brewing and for special events. Annual beer events include the Louisiana SPCA fundraiser NOLA On Tap and Nuit Belge, and Courtyard Brewery hosted the inaugural Louisiana Hop Festival in April. Nuit Belge

features Belgian and Belgianstyle beers and food from local restaurants. Courtyard Brewery donates proceeds from the Louisiana Hop Fest to the Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild. Courtyard owner Scott Wood says the event will need to move to a new location to accommodate the crowd. In 2012, New Orleans had one production brewery and two brewpubs, and there were eight breweries in the state. Louisiana now has 34 breweries (including brewpubs). There’s plenty to celebrate during American Craft Beer Week, and given the expansion, plenty of new beer to drink.

Gnarly Barley Brewing Company (1709 Corbin Road, Hammond, 985-318-0723; www.gnarlybeer.com) releases its new flagship beer, Jucifer IPA, at its anniversary party at the brewery on Saturday, May 13. It will be available in Hammond, New Orleans, Jefferson, Mandeville, Covington and Baton Rouge on Monday, May 15.

Great Raft Great Raft’s (www.greatraftbrewing.com) created a new recipe for Southern Drawl pilsner. The new brew will be previewed, along with a Belgian-style pale ale created with Washington, D.C., brewery DC Brau, at The Avenue Pub Friday, May 18.

Tin Roof Tin Roof Brewing Company (www.tinroofbeer. com) has reformulated its Voodoo pale ale, and it will be available throughout the area on May 15. The new Voodoo is a heavily dryhopped American pale ale, and oats are used to enhance tropical and fruit flavors provided by the Citra, Simcoe and Waimea hops.

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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 Bayou Burger & Sports Company — 503 Bourbon St., (504) 529-4256; www. bayouburger.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ASIAN August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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. $

Chartres House — 601 Chartres St., (504) 586-8393; www.chartreshouse. com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Green to Go — 400 Poydras St., Suite 130; 2633 Napoleon Ave.; (504) 460-3160; www.greentogonola.com — No reservationas. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. 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. $

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

New Feelings Cafe, Bar & Courtyard Lounge — 535 Franklin Ave., (504) 446-0040; www.feelingscafebar.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

Little Korea BBQ — 2240 Magazine St., (504) 821-5006; www.littlekoreabbq. flavorplate.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon. & Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$

NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Tsunami — 601 Poydras St., Suite B., (504) 608-3474; www.servingsushi.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. 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 Maspero — 601 Decatur St., (504) 523-6520; www.cafemaspero.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of

Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Pierre Maspero’s — 440 Chartres St., (504) 524-8990; www.originalpierremasperos.com — No reservations. Breakfast Fri.-Mon., lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Boulevard American Bistro — 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 889-2301; www.boulevardbistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ 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. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ 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. $$

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. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Tres Bon Cajun Meats — 10316 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 405-5355; www.tresbonmeats.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Sat. 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. $$

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Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Willie Mae’s Grocery & Deli — 7457 St. Charles Ave., (504) 417-5424; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

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OUT TO EAT DELI Bagels & Bytes — 1001 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 831-7968; www.bagelsandbytes.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ 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. $

dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 509 Canal St., (504) 323-2109; www. creolehouserestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, 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. $$

Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 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. $$

Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. 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. $

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

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bombay Club — Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., (504) 577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 5813866; www.broussards.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and

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. $$$ The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MIDDLE EASTERN Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Thu. Credit cards. $$ Jerusalem Cafe — 2132 Tulane Ave., (504) 509-7729; www.facebook.com/ cafehei — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN

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

NEIGHBORHOOD 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. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. 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. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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

Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

La Casita — 634 Julia St., (504) 2188043; 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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

MUSIC AND FOOD

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. $

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 —

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745;

OUT TO EAT Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. 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. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 872-9975; 512 Bienville St., (504) 309-4848; 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; 3117 21st Street, Metairie (504) 833-6310; www. mredsrestaurants.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Pier 424 Seafood Market — 424 Bourbon St., (504) 309-1574; www.pier424seafoodmarket.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. 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. $$$ Royal House Oyster Bar — 441 Royal St., (504) 528-2601; www.royalhouserestaurant.com — No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www. dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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TUESDAY 9 21st Amendment — 30 x 90 Blues Women, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bryce Eastwood Trio, noon; Dana & the Boneshakers, 6:30 BMC — Jersey Slim, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Will Dickerson Band, 11 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Wasted Theory, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Albanie Falletta, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6; Bob & the Thunder, 9:30 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Gasa Gasa — Barry’s Pocket, Yung Vul’s Entrii, Bionica, 9 House of Blues — Chevelle, Aeges, Silver Snakes, 6:30 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 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ray’s — Bobby Love & Friends, 7 Republic New Orleans — Highly Suspect, 8 Siberia — Sir Richard Bishop, Robert Millis, Donald Miller, Reed & Suarez, 10 SideBar — Martin Krushe’s Prone to Fits, 8:30 Sidney’s Saloon — Brass Lightning, 10 Smoothie King Center — The Weeknd, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charles Neville & the New England Nevilles, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10 Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club — Gregg Stafford, noon UNO Lakefront Arena — Blink-182, The Naked & Famous, Wavves, 7

WEDNESDAY 10 21st Amendment — Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 8 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Helen Gillet & Nikki Glaspie, 9 Bamboula’s — Dave Hammer Trio, noon; Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Mem Shannon, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Bar Redux — Dreaming Dingo, 9 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 10

BMC — Set Up Kings, 5; Sierra Leone, 8; Community Center, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Tom McDermott & Friends, 8; The Mike Doussan Band feat. Mark Paradis, 10:30 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Of the Goldmine, Phil the Tremolo King, 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 Gasa Gasa — The Besnard Snakes, The Life and Times, Sweater Creep, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Think Less, Hear More, 8 Lafayette Square — PJ Morton, Andrew Duhon Trio, 5 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Noah Young Band, 10 National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen — The Vic-Tones, 11:45 a.m. Old U.S. Mint — Ashlin Parker, 12:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Poor Boys — Anna Mikhailova & Rat Bastard, Rob Cambre, Gloryhole, Straight Panic, Herr Schmitt, Lucy, Corey Cruse, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation AllStars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Siberia — Gunpowder Grey, The Swinging Doors, Trashlight, Spacecar, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Terrance Taplin, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10

THURSDAY 11 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Little Cosmicana feat. Kristin Diable, Sam Doores, 9 Ashe Cultural Arts Center — Monica McIntyre, 6 Bamboula’s — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, noon; Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 2; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 6:30; Swamp Donkeys, 10 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat. Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — True Blues Band, 7; Mighty Brother, 11

FRIDAY 12 21st Amendment — Shake It Break It Band, 2:30; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 9:30 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1 Bar Mon Cher — Samantha Pearl, 8:30 Bar Redux — Smash It Up! with DJ Mange, 10 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Category 3, 3; HollyRock, 5; Hyperphlyy, 8; One Mind Brass Band, 11; Sounds of Soul, 1 a.m. Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Carolyn Broussard, 4; Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Check Point Charlie — Domenic, 4; Crazy Whiskey, 7; Steven Neeper & the Wild Hearts, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Papa Mali, 8 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Alligator Chomp Chomp with DJs Pasta, Matty and Mitch, 10 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 7; Kenny Brown, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party, 10 Gasa Gasa — Swanita Tour feat. Smino, Monte Booker, Jay2, Bari, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Deaf Poets, Merkablah, StereoEater, 8; Relapse: ’80s, ’90s, ’00s with DJ Matt Scott, 10 Le Bon Temps Roule — Steve DeTroy, 7 The Maison — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 Oak — Joshua Ray & Ryan Patrick, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Carl LeBlanc, 6

MUSIC One Eyed Jacks — Hamilton Leithauser & Walker Lukens, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Kevin Louis, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Poor Boys — Bouffant Bouffant, Sissy Elliott, Raspy, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Brass feat. Daniel “Weenie” Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Siberia — Alex McMurray, Greg Schatz, Ryan Scully, Luke Spurr Allen (Mikie Prasad tribute), 6; Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Hill Country Hounds, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Phillip Manuel & Michael Pellera Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — Caddywhompus (album release), Vox & the Hound, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, 10

SATURDAY 13 Bamboula’s — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 11 a.m.; G & the Swinging Three, 1; Johnny Mastro, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 11:30 Bar Mon Cher — Barbarella Blue, 8:30 Bar Redux — Josh Benitez Band, 9:30 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 8; New Creations Brass Band, 11; Jazmarae, 1 a.m. Cafe Istanbul — Glamarama, 8 Cafe Negril — Carolyn Broussard, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Soul Project, 10 Check Point Charlie — Frankie Boots, 4; Luna Mora, 7; Jerk Officers, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Jim McCormick & John Gros, 9 Circle Bar — The Short Street Band, 7; The Louisiana Hellbenders, The Plow Boys, 10 d.b.a. — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 7; Little Freddie King, 11 Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — Phil DeGruy & Emily Robertson, Roamin’ Jasmine, 6 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Elizabeth McBride, 5 Gasa Gasa — Julius Weezer (Weezer tribute), Gentleman Commoners (Smiths tribute), 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — Blackbear, Elhae, 24hrs, Lil Aaron, Ones to Watch, 7; The Rabbithole with DJs Otto and Matt Scott, midnight Joy Theater — The Victor Wooten Trio feat. Dennis Chambers, Bob Francheschini, 7 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 9 Old Point Bar — Chris Klein, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Musicollaborative’s Roots&Wings Rhythm Band, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Sondre Lerche, 8 Peaches Records — Aoleon Broomfield, 5 Preservation Hall — Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators, 3; The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 PAGE 38

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Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & the Naughty Sweethearts, 7; Una Walkenhorst, Little Sister, 9:30 d.b.a. — Roamin’ Jasmine, 7; Luke Winslow King, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Abner Delite, 6; New Creations Brass Band, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — MC Really Real, Blu Ray Libo, Ra BTW, Vickielo, Da HBK Fresh, DJ Tare It Down on the Wheels of Steel, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Xandra Wong, Luminais, 9 House of Blues — King Lil G, 7:30 The Maison — The Good for Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Old Point Bar — Joy Clark, 9 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Siberia — Holy Golden, Little Girl, Sweater Creep, Baby Bats, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Sasha Masakowski, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Monty Banks, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 10

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Hamilton Leithauser

AFTER SIX ORIGINAL ALBUMS WITH THE WALKMEN on songs that ranged • May 12 from raging Lower East Siders (“The • 10 p.m. Friday Rat”) to Hurricane Katrina eulogizers • One Eyed Jacks (“Louisiana”) to worldly rock ambassadors (all of Lisbon), frontman Hamilton 615 Toulouse St. Leithauser found himself barber(504) 569-8361 shopping through a “Duke of Earl” a www.oneeyedjacks.net cappella fade on the band’s crowning final release, 2012’s aptly named Heaven. Where else does a raspy Rat Pack expat go from there, but to the source? “It’s not the singer, it’s the song,” Leithauser sang on The Walkmen’s Heaven-sent single “Heartbreaker,” yet his solo follow-up argued otherwise: Black Hours is a revue meant to showcase not the scrapbook compositions it comprises, but the ageless voice delivering them. Working again with ex-Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij (who had collaborated on Black Hours’ two loosest cuts, “Alexandra” and “I Retired”), Leithauser’s second stab at the Great American Songbook hits bone. Last year’s I Had a Dream That You Were Mine (Glassnote) matches that classic voice with a track list deserving of its severe croon, each of the first four songs ranking among his best: “A 1000 Times” drops a showstopping, Sinatra-worthy opener; “Rough Going (I Won’t Let Up)” continues the sha-doobie doo-wop snaps of “I Retired” and “We Can’t Be Beat”; and dusky guitar piece “In a Black Out” seduced its way into an Apple advertisement showcasing the new iPhone’s low-light photography capabilities. In between, “Sick as a Dog” starts out as an ambling, shambling Ringo Starr piano ditty — until the final verse, when everything else dies out so Leithauser can deliver, unencumbered, the record’s shining vocal, stronger, higher and truer than all the rest: “I use the same voice I always had.” Walker Lukens opens. Tickets $18. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Red Bastille Lounge — Makin’ Groceries, 9 Siberia — Dick Deluxe, Ted Hefko, Shawn Williams, 6; Shonen Knife, Dummy Dumpster, Casual Burn, Gools, 10 Smoothie King Center — The Chainsmokers, 7 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Monty Banks, noon; Shotgun Jazz Band, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10 Tipitina’s — Lagniappe feat. DJ RQ Away, CoolNasty, Quinton Hakeem, 11

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Bayou St. John — Zulu on the Bayou feat. Partners-N-Crime, Lacee, Amanda Shaw, Brass-A-Holics, The Topcats, DJ Captain Charles, 11 a.m. Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Bayou Wind, 3; Ruth Marie’s Jazz After Dark, 7; Mignano, 10 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Charlie Miller, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Anuraag Pendyal, Dignity Reve, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; Higher Heights, 10

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MONDAY 15 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Blue Nile — Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Yeah You Rite, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 6; Jack Cruz & Los Valientes, 10 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — HG Breland, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30; Alex McMurray & John Fohl, 8; Neva Wright & the My Bads, 10:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7; Motown Monday with DJ Shane Love, 10 d.b.a. — Chappy, 7; Soul Brass Band, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — New Orleans Jazz Manouche, 7 Gasa Gasa — Hoops, Parts, Lawn, 9 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Saturn Bar — King James & the Special Men, 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; 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 by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Lafreniere Park, Shelter 6, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, (504) 838-4389; www. lafrenierepark.org — The orchestra presents its annual spring outdoor concert. Free. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The orchestra also plays at Bogue Falaya Park, Covington at 6 p.m. Saturday. Mother’s Day Celebration. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola.com — Sopranos Valerie and Imani Francis perform, accompanied by pianist Wilfred Delphin. Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND After the Storm — When his father dies, a man tries to reconnect with his ex-wife and son. Zeitgeist Frantz — After World War I, a grieving German woman meets a mysterious Frenchman. Broad The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki — The offbeat biopic shot in 16mm black-and-white profiles Finnish boxer Olli Maki. Broad King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (PG-13) — The tragic tale of destiny and duty, reimagined as a goofy action movie. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal Snatched (R) — Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn are mother and daughter on a getaway gone wrong. Clearview, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal Violet — A teen struggles to come to grips with a stabbing he witnessed. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING Baahubali 2: The Conclusion — A warrior’s son learns the truth about his heritage. In Telugu with English subtitles. Elmwood Beauty and the Beast (PG) — Hermione, I mean Emma Watson, falls in love with a furry Frankenstein. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Born in China (G) — The nature documentary features pandas and the ever-endangered snow leopard. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Chalmette The Boss Baby (PG) — If you’ve ever wanted to see Alec Baldwin play a talking baby with a dark secret, this is your chance. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Case for Christ (PG) — A wayward journalist tries to disprove the existence of the Heavenly Father. Elmwood, Regal The Circle (PG-13) — Based on Dave Eggers’ 2013 tech-dystopia thriller. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Colossal (R) — A woman adrift (Anne Hathaway) discovers her connection to a rampaging monster. Elmwood, Broad The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) — The narratively Sisyphean Fast and Furious franchise rolls on. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Get Out (R) — In this race-relations horror movie, it’s what’s inside that counts. Elmwood, West Bank, Canal Place Gifted (PG-13) — A child-prodigy tearjerker with beefcake-come-lately Chris Evans. Clearview, Kenner, Slidell, Regal,

Canal Place Going in Style (PG-13) — Grandpas (Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin) try to pull the heist of a lifetime — in time to catch the early-bird special. Clearview, West Bank, Slidell, Regal Graduation (R) — In the Romanian film, a doctor tampers with the system to ensure his daughter’s success. Chalmette How to Be a Latin Lover (PG-13) — A man plots the seduction of a widowed billionaire. Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) — Cinema’s greatest ape gets a new origin story. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Logan (R) — The last of the Wolverine films (starring Hugh Jackman, anyway). West Bank The Lost City of Z (PG-13) — In the Amazon, a turn-of-the-20th-century explorer becomes obsessed with a secretive society. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad Personal Shopper (R) — Following the death of her twin brother, a woman tries to reconnect with him in Paris. Broad The Promise (PG-13) — A love triangle unfolds as the Ottoman Empire crumbles. Regal Sleight (R) — Probably the only movie about a drug-dealing street magician. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell Their Finest (R) — An attraction grows between two people working on a World War II-era propaganda film. Elmwood, Canal Place Unforgettable (R) — Katherine Heigl plays against type as a jilted, obsessive ex-wife. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell The Zookeeper’s Wife (PG-13) — Zookeepers learn to #resist in World War II-era Poland. Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS All These Sleepless Nights (R) — Two art school classmates explore Warsaw’s techno scene. 9:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Chinatown — Nothing is as it seems in this ’70s noir starring Jack Nicholson. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Chonda Pierce: Enough — The Christian comedian’s documentary special deals with grief. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, Regal The Girl Who Leapt through Time — A high school girl acquires the power of time travel. In Japanese with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul God Knows Where I Am — The documentary uses an unsettling death as an entry point to a discussion of mental illness. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist

FILM THERE’S A SECTION OF THE PRESTIGIOUS CANNES FILM FESTIVAL outside the main competition called Un Certain Regard. Translated literally as “a certain view,” this section was created to spotlight nontraditional films with unique perspectives. That description surely applies to the winner of last year’s Un Certain Regard prize, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki. Co-written and directed by first-time feature director and Finland native Juho Kuosmanen, the film tells the “based on true events” story of the featherweight boxer and • Opens May 12 Finnish folk hero of the 1960s who • The Broad Theater, 636 N. Broad scarcely fit the mold of the modern sports star. Leave it to the famously St., (504) 218-1008; www.thereserved and self-effacing Finns broadtheater.com to reinvent the boxing movie with the tale of a gifted but love-struck COURTESY MUBI pugilist suddenly unconcerned with the requirements of an impending championship bout. Light-hearted and often very funny, Olli Maki matches its subject matter by developing an almost giddy quality — not unlike the experience of new love — though the feeling is tempered by Finnish reserve. The film lingers on life’s small moments to paint a fresh portrait of a distant time and place. Olli Maki first introduces us to the small-town lives of the modest boxer (Jarkko Lahti) and his girlfriend Raija (first-time film actress Oona Airola). They soon find their way to the large city of Helsinki, where Maki can train with boxing coach Elis Ask (Eero Milonoff) for a title fight with American sensation Davey Moore. The pressures of modern celebrity begin to close in on Maki, from the obligatory schmoozing with sponsors and socialites to the microscope of the international media and the film crew engaged by Ask to document the boxer’s certain rise to stardom. In another film, all those distractions would be ripe for easy satire. But Kuosmanen is more interested in Maki’s unexpected feelings for Raija. When Maki makes the mistake of confessing his obsessive state to Ask, the coach responds with, “Can you deal with this … thing?” Kuosmanen develops a visual style that makes Olli Maki far more engaging than it otherwise might be. Shot on high-contrast, black-and-white 16mm film, Olli Maki practically screams “early 1960s” without relying on overbearing period detail to make the point (the story takes place in the fall of 1962). The visuals easily recall numerous French New Wave classics from that era, such as Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless and Francois Truffaut’s Jules and Jim. It’s remarkable how an evocative look and feel can transform the experience of a film. Those visuals also point to another way the film manages to upend expectations of the boxing biopic. Even Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull — arguably the greatest boxing film of all time, and another work that gleefully defies genre convention — found its full expression in brutal-yet-beautiful scenes of graphic violence inside the ring. When Olli Maki’s big fight finally arrives, it almost seems an afterthought. But that’s fitting for a boxing film that’s actually about finding happiness on your own terms when the odds are against you. — KEN KORMAN

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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket — The documentary profiles the prominent intellectual and activist. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club (1931 St. Claude Ave.). The film also screens at the Old U.S. Mint 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Friday and Ashe Cultural Arts Center 6 p.m. Thursday. The Jungle Book — A CGI-intense retelling of the Kipling children’s story. 6:15 p.m. Friday. Lakeview Playground (5501 Gen. Diaz St.) La Jetee — There’s a live score and aerial acts to accompany this ancestor of most time-travel films. 8 p.m. Saturday. Marigny Opera House NT Live: Obsession — Pope Jude Law takes the stage in this National Theater performance. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood The Rocky Horror Picture Show — An engaged couple forgets to leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they find a castle

in the woods. Midnight Friday-Saturday. Prytania Saturday Night Fever — From the days when even the Travoltiest men wore heels. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Regal Shadow of a Doubt (PG) — Many call this noir thriller Hitchcock’s best. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Tracks — The movie made in the Vietnam War’s aftermath was filmed on Amtrak trains without permission. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burgundy Picture House

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HAPPENINGS Redd Linen Night. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Ayo Scott curates the opening and fundraiser for Ashe Cultural Arts Center’s exhibit of works by John Barnes, David Gary, Terrence Osborne, Steve Prince and Jessica Strahan. Tickets $25. 6 p.m. Saturday. St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District, 2820 St. Claude Ave. — Galleries surrounding St. Claude Avenue host receptions. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Wetlands Art Tour. Citywide — A day of wetlands ecology-themed activities features panels, film screenings and art tours culminating in the St. Claude monthly art walk. Visit www.wetlandsarttour.org for details.

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Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Is the Earth Round?,” works by Louisiana artists and conservationists in support of science, facts and the wetlands; opening reception 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Side by Side,” work about the disappearing Louisiana coast curated by Wanda Wiggins; opening reception and panel discussion 7 p.m. Friday. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Monstruos Diabolicos,” woodcut prints by Sean Starwars; “Luxury,” new work by Bob Tooke and Silke Thoss; “Louisiana Lost Treasure Map,” land memory bank and seed exchange installation by Monique Verdin; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “A State of Natural Abstraction,” abstract acrylic paintings by Shawn Hall; opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Fractures,” new work about conflict by Ryn Wilson; “Cinema Arcane,” mini theatre group exhibition; “4 Queens,” multimedia showcase about mythical places by Courtney Asztelos and Mark Brandvik; opening reception 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “The Artist’s Muse,” group exhibition featuring new works by Ray Cole; opening reception 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504)

710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Doom: How to Survive a Neo Pop Surreal Southern Apocalyptic Terrorism Extinction Level Event,” new work by John Isiah Walton, Pat Philips, Angel and Ron Bennett; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Scaping,” textured paintings by David Rex Joyner; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “Richard Sexton: Louisiana,” photography retrospective, through July 1. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Afro Brother Spaceman,” work and prints by New Orleans comic artists inspired by cartoonist John Slade, through May 28. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Neapolitan: Comic Book Diplomacy, Go Cups and Water Bottle Buoys,” new work by Christopher Saucedo, through June 3. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Intentional Landscapes,” new photographs by Edward Burtynsky, through June. Arts Council of New Orleans. 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465 — “Deep South by Suroeste: Better Must Come,” group exhibition curated by Fari Nzinga, through May 30. BEE Galleries. 319 Chartres St., (504) 587-7117; www.beegalleries.com — “HOMAGE,” new works by Mark Bercier, Joe Derr, Robin Daning, Martin LaBorde, through May. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery. com — “Another Show,” group exhibition of paintings by Blake Boyd, David Eddington, Pinkney Herbert and others, through June 29. Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “BXNY x NOLA,” street art by New Orleans and New York artists, through May. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “It Was Such a Beautiful Promise,” new work by Sibylle Peretti, through June 25. CANO Creative Space at Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — New works by Keith Duncan, through July. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobin-

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songallery.com — “Weathered Walls,” new work by Jean Geraci, through May 30. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “From Light to Shadow,” works by Amanda S. Fenlon, Kristin Eckstein and Marcy Palmer, through May 27. Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles. 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery

artists, ongoing. Flux. 2124 Magazine St. — “NolaFLUX,” new work by Olesya, photographs by Tommy Crow and sculpture by Garrett Haab, through May. 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.

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MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Cecilia Vicuna: About to Happen,” work by the Chilean artist about discarded things in the time of climate change, through June 18. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Storyville: Madams and Music,” photographs, maps, cards and objects from New Orleans’ one-time red-light district, through Dec. 2. “Giants of Jazz: Art Posters and Lithographs by Waldemar Swierzy from the Daguillard Collection,” jazz portraits by the Polish poster artist, through Dec. 17. “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 Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “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. Louisiana Supreme Court Museum. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal St., (504) 310-2149; www.lasc.org — “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich,” traveling World War II exhibit, through May. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s,” Carnival, fashion and street life scenes from 18th-century Venice, through May 21. “African Art: The Bequest from the Francoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust,” more than 100 African sculptures, through June, and more. Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico,” work of five Puerto Rican artists, through July 9. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “A Place and Time Part II,” photographs of the American South from the permanent collection, through Monday. “Waltzing the Muse,” James Michalopoulos retrospective, through July 16. “Profligate Beauty,” work inspired by the American South from the museum’s permanent collection, through September.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Art Melt. Louisiana artists in all mediums may submit to the large juried art exhibition. Visit www.artmelt.org for details. Court 13 Arts Residency Program. On-site fall residencies for emerging or mid-career artists are available at the new Court 13 Arts facility. Visit www.court13arts.org for details. Louisiana Contemporary. The Ogden Museum for Southern Art seeks work in all mediums from artists living and working in Louisiana for its annual “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition. Visit www. ogdenmuseum.org for details. No Dead Artists. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery seeks submissions for its annual contemporary art exhibition. Visit www.jonathanferraragallery.com for details. Summer Break. NOCCA seeks submissions from its alumni and affiliates for a summer gallery show. Visit www.nocca. com for details.

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Bye Bye Birdie. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Gary Rucker directs the 1950s-set rock ’n’ roll musical. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Driving Miss Daisy. Village Church, 29180 Highway 190, Lacombe — A friendship grows between a strong-willed widow and her driver in this dinner theatre production. Tickets $20. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Finding Neverland. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www. saengernola.com — The musical tells the story of J.M. Barrie’s quest to write Peter Pan. Tickets start at $40. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Play/Write Showcase. Dillard University, Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd. — The showcase includes plays written by middle school students and performed by adult actors from Goat in the Road and other production companies. Visit www. goatintheroadproductions.org for details. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Monday. Practice. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — Anne Pourciau directs Garic K. “Nikki” Barranger’s dark comedy. Tickets $20, students $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. The Spider Queen. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — A teenager and a park ranger explore a mythical land in an original production by the NOLA Project. Visit www.nolaproject.com for details. Tickets $18-$25. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Young Frankenstein. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 6410324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — The musical adapts the cult Mel Brooks film. Tickets $15.45-$25.75. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

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. Another Fucking Cabaret Show. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — There are burlesque, boylesque, magic, comedy and sideshow acts at the variety show. 11 p.m. Friday. 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. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Bayou Blues Burlesque. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge. net — There are burlesque performances at the weekly show. Tickets $10. 8 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 — There are weekly burlesque performances and a bingo game. 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. Bushwig South. Castillo Blanco, 4321 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8201; www.4321saintclaude.com — The drag, art and music festival features performances by Horrorchata, Keltnny Galliano, Neon Burgundy, Quintron & Miss Pussycat and others. Tickets $10-$20. 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the evening of burlesque and stand-up. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Mike Super. Fuhrmann Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington, (504) 892-2624; www.fpa-theater.com — The magician presents his show “Magic & Illusion.” Tickets $15-$20. 7 p.m. Thursday. Spotlight New Orleans with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola. com — Activist Fox Rich and entomologist Zack Lemann are the guests at the live talk and variety show. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Sunset Strip. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The burlesque revue starring Lune Noirr, Xena Zeit-Geist, Charlotte Treuse, May Hemmer and Nikki le Villain celebrates hair metal. Midnight Saturday.

DANCE F.I.V.E. L.B. Landry-O.P. Walker High School, 1200 L.B. Landry Ave. — The Good Dance company presents an original production for its five-year anniversary. Visit www.gooddance5.eventbrite. com for details. Tickets $15-$25. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Jessica Lang Dance. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www. mahaliajacksontheater.com — The dance company’s performance features a piece honoring veterans of war. Tickets start at $24. 8 p.m. Saturday.

COMEDY 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. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform improv weekly. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. 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) 9492009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. 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 “RedBean” Plunkett hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Creed Bratton. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The comedian and actor (The Office) performs. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday. Dean’s List. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone, Margee Green and Cyrus Cooper perform improv. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — There’s a short lineup of alternative stand-up comics. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — LGBT comics perform. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Hot Sauce. Voodoo Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Vincent Zambon and Leon Blanda host a stand- up comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday. Knockout. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 9:30 p.m. Monday. 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. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story.

STAGE MOLIERE WROTE TARTUFFE 350 YEARS AGO, but Richard Wilbur’s English translation of the French script feels contemporary. The social satire concerns a cleric who presents himself as pious while bamboozling a family, and the production at Valiant Theatre in Arabi draws big laughs. The son of a prosperous tradesman, Moliere became the palace playwright for King Louis XIV in 1665, where he gained insights into power and privilege. Moliere often got himself in trouble for mocking the aristocracy and the Roman Catholic church, which banned performances of Tartuffe. Tartuffe is considered one of the world’s great classical comedies. Although I have seen a French version performed by actors wearing powdered wigs and satin gowns, I enjoyed this performance more. PHOTO BY LOUIS MAISTROS Moliere’s work is not seen like this often. The theater’s set could be a trailer park, and characters wear mismatched thrift store clothes, eat Cheetos, drink cocktails and smoke dope. Moliere’s timeless plot is like a TV sitcom, but the rhythmic beauty of its language elevates its comedy to art. Director Richard Mayer set the play in contemporary Louisiana, and Clove Productions’ cast mastered the difficult, lengthy dialogue and made it accessible. Madam Perneille (Claudia Baumgarten) has not one good word to say about anyone in her family. Her grandson Damis (Andy Nemo) is a dunce, and granddaughter Mariane (Ashton Akridge) is a flirt. Her glamorous daughter-in-law Elmire (Laura VanDruff) is a spendthrift. To stop vicious gossip, Perneille suggests that her son Orgon (Michael Martin) invite Tartuffe (Alex Martinez Wallace), a destitute religious devotee, to live in their home as a model for modest behavior, causing the entire household to protest. “You all regard him with distaste and fear because he tells you what you loathe to hear,” she says. “Do you expect me to submit to the tyranny of that carping hypocrite?” Damis complains. “You see him as a saint. I am far less awed. In fact, I see right through him. He is a fraud.” Dressed in a pea-green suit, straw hat and sandals, Orgon is mesmerized by the pompous Tartuffe, hanging on his every word. Orgon is so willing to garner favor, he promises his daughter in marriage to the much older and penniless interloper. There are excellent performances by Akridge as the pouty Mariane, who fears losing her true love Valere; Ratty Scurvics as the straight-talking Cleante; Julie Wakefield as the saucy, outspoken maid Dorine; Martin as the patriarch, Orgon, who hides under a tablecloth to spy on Tartuffe; and Wallace, who as Tartuffe almost gets the best of all of them. In Cleante’s words, “Those whose hearts are truly pure and lowly don’t make a flashy show of being holy.” — MARY RICKARD

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10:30 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. 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 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Sunday. Permanent Damage. Bullet’s Sports Bar, 2441 A.P. Tureaud Ave., (504) 669-4464 — Tony Frederick, Corey Mack and B-Dub host the weekly stand-up show. 8 p.m. Saturday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Young Funny comedians host the comedy show and open mic. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504)

865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

CALL FOR THEATER Fun Home. Southern Rep holds open auditions for ithe musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel. Visit www.southernrep.com for details. River Region Ballet. The dance company hosts auditions for its junior (under age 13) and senior companies. Visit www.rrpa. org for details.

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TUESDAY 9 Fallon Young. Second Line Stages, 800 Richard St., (504) 528-3050; www.secondlinestages.com — The new New Orleans Film Society executive director speaks at a networking night for women in film and television. 7 p.m. Gray Matters. University Medical Center New Orleans, 2000 Canal St., (504) 7023000; www.umcno.org — LSU’s Department of Neurosurgery’s fundraising party benefits the Kelsey Favrot Brain Tumor Initiative. Visit www.kelseysgoal.com for details. Tickets $100. 6 p.m. Job Match: Why It Matters. Norman Mayer Branch Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 596-3100; www.nolalibrary.org — The workshop teaches job seekers to highlight their skills in job interviews. 6 p.m. Mother’s and Father’s Day Card Programs. South Slidell Library, 3901 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell — Kaki DiCarlo leads a class in making Mother’s Day cards. Bring scrapbooking supplies. 10 a.m. Poydras Home’s Big Brass Birthday Bash. Poydras Home, 5354 Magazine St., (504) 897-0535; www.poydrashome.com — The home celebrates its bicentennial with a lawn party featuring brass bands. Red beans are served. Free admission. 6 p.m. Social Media Hour. St. Tammany Parish Library, Causeway Branch, 3457 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 6269779 — The social media workshop focuses on LinkedIn, the professional networking site. Bring a smartphone or tablet. 3 p.m. Stitch and Bitch. Glitter Box, 1109 Royal St., Suite A; www.glitterboxno. com — Kate McCurdy leads the crafting workshop, which focuses on embroidery. Some proceeds benefit Sexual Trauma

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THURSDAY 11 Financial Awareness Seminar. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The seminar covers basic financial principles. 7 p.m. I Just Want to Be Me Again: A New Outlook on Menopause. Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell — Jeanne Andrus, the “menopause guru,” discusses ways to moderate menopause symptoms. Registration recommended. 6 p.m. Magic in Melpomenia XII. Central City BBQ, 1201 S. Rampart St., (504) 5584276; www.centralcitybbq.com — This annual fundraiser for Central City neighborhood initiatives includes a live art auction, entertainment and food from local vendors. Tickets start at $50. 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 12 GiGi’s Dancing for Down Syndrome Fundraiser. Maison du Lac, 7412 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 309-0700; www. lamaisondulacevents.com — The disco-themed dance-a-thon raises funds to bring a Down Syndrome Achievement Center to the city. There’s a cash bar, auctions and performances by 610

SATURDAY 13 Art & Soul. NOCCA Chevron Forum, 5 Press St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca. com — The NOCCA Institute’s gala features auctions, raffles, food and drinks. Creative cocktail attire required. Tickets start at $50. 6:30 p.m. Boating Safety Classes. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries holds a free daylong boating safety class. Visit www. wlf.louisiana.gov/boating/courses to pre-register. 9 a.m. Cammie Maturin. First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans, 2903 Jefferson Ave., (504) 866-9010; www.firstuuno.org — The HOPE Foundation leader speaks about criminal justice reform at the monthly social justice breakfast. Free admission. 10 a.m. Champagne Stroll. Magazine Street — Shops stay open late and restaurants offer specials at the block party, and Champagne is served. 5 p.m. Corset Crawl. Kajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Ave., (504) 947-3735; www. kajunpub.com — Revelers show off corset fashions at the pub crawl. There are prizes and discounted drinks and food at

each stop. Visit www.creativitycollective. com for details. Tickets $15-$25. 5 p.m. Crawfish Mambo. University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus — The festival is focused on crawfish and music, featuring a crawfish cook-off, all-you-caneat boiled crawfish, food vendors, arts and crafts and a kids’ area. There also is a crawfish eating contest. Admission $20-$25. 11 a.m. Diner en Blanc. Location TBA — At the annual dining event, diners wear white and meet at a secret location for a picnic. Visit www.neworleans.dinerenblanc.com for details. Tickets $95. Dragon Boat Festival. Water Street and Tchefuncte River, Madisonville — A day of dragon boat races includes food vendors, a beer garden and kid’s activities. Visit www.gwndragonboat.com for details. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free ACT Practice Tests. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City branch, 4140 Canal St., (504) 596-2654; www.nolalibrary.org — The library offers teens ACT practice tests. 9:30 a.m. Friends & Flows. Urban South Brewery, 1645 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 267-4852; www.urbansouthbrewery.com — The networking happy hour is for entrepreneurs and creatives. Free admission. 6 p.m. MAC Open Studio. Mini Art Center, 341 Seguin St., Algiers, (504) 510-4747; www.miniartcenter.com — Children’s art workshops teach kids to make springtime garden monsters. Registration $5. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Metamorphosis. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www.nolalibrary.org — The annual Broadmoor Improvement Association fundraiser features community art activities and performances by Disco Amigos and Melange Dance Company. Visit www.broadmoor-metamorphosis-2017.eventbrite.com for details. Tickets $35-40. 7 p.m. NOLA Veggie Fest. Kingsley House, 1600 Constance St., (504) 523-6221 — The two-day festival promotes a plant-based diet and includes cooking demos, live music, lectures, a marketplace and vegan dishes. Free admission, VIP $20. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Piety Street Market. The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 908-4741; www. 612piety.com — More than 50 vendors offer art, jewelry, crafts, vintage clothes, collectibles, used books and flea market treasures at this monthly market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. PAGE 50

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Stompers and the Organ Grinders. Visit www.gigisplayhouse.org/neworleans for details. Tickets $10-$15. 6:30 p.m. Masquerade: Late Night at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — Venice meets New Orleans in a Carnival-style party featuring exhibit tours, music, a costume show, cocktails, circus acts and more. Admission $12. 5 p.m. to midnight. Moonlight Hike and Marshmallow Melt. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www. northlakenature.org — A trail walk under the full moon is followed by a treat. Email rue@northlakenature.org to register (required). Admission $5. 7:30 p.m. Suits and Salads Luncheon. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.neworleans. hyatt.com — Dress for Success hosts its annual fundraising luncheon featuring a fashion show. Simone Bruni-Crouere of Demo Diva Demolition is the keynote speaker. Visit www.501auctions/ dressforsuccessnola for details. Tickets start at $85. 11 a.m.

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MONDAY 15 Jack Belsom. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The writer’s talk is “A History of the New Orleans Opera and the Associated Genealogical Research.” 7 p.m. Party in the Garden. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www.hollygrovemarket.com — Chris Mule performs at the market’s annual garden party and fundraiser. Food from 20 local restaurants is served. Tickets $35. 6 p.m.

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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. Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. 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. Marche Creole Community Market. ArtEgg Studios, 1001 S. Broad St., (504) 822-4002; www.artegg.com — There’s organic produce, prepared foods, locally produced crafts and art for sale at the market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 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. St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 278-4242; www.visitstbernard.com — The market offers seafood, produce, jams, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. Call (504) 355-4442 or visit the website for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. Vietnamese Farmers Market, 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.cakesbaseball.com — New Orleans Baby Cakes play the Salt Lake Bees. 7 p.m. Monday.

WORDS Cassie Pruyn, Benjamin Aleshire. Saturn Bar, 3067 St. Claude Ave., (504) 9497532; www.facebook.com/saturnbar — The poets read from recently published work. 7 p.m. Thursday. Chris Whipple. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency. 6 p.m. Friday. PAGE 52

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Gina Ferrara. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The poet reads from Fitting the 6th Finger: Poems Inspired by Marc Chagall & Biljana D. Obradovic. 6 p.m. Monday. I’m with Mother. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — 100,000 Poets for Change presents the poetry reading. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Independent Bookstore Day. Citywide — Octavia Books, Garden District Book Shop, Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop and Maple Street Book Shop celebrate with special giveaways and events. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Jessamyn Stanley. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The yoga teacher and author presents Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body. 7 p.m. Friday. Lynne Olson. National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum. org — The author presents Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War. 5 p.m. Tuesday. Mary Gaitskill. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www. octaviabooks.com — The author presents Somebody with a Little Hammer. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. Mary Kay Andrews. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www. octaviabooks.com — The author discusses and signs The Beach House Cookbook. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Michael Tisserand. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author discusses his biography Krazy: George Herriman in Black and White. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Music & Poetry. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — Zachary W. Mohr, Christopher Hefferman, Ryan Gregory Floyd, Kataalyst Alcindor, DC Paul, Kyle Smith, Briana Augustus and Russ Mercado share work at the poetry reading. 9 p.m. Thursday. Pantsuit Nation Book Release. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — Anthology contributors present an evening of storytelling, resource-sharing and community action. 6 p.m. Thursday. A Reading in the Garden. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667; www. nolalibrary.org — Garden Writers’ Workshop poets and writers share their work. Refreshments are served. 2 p.m. Saturday. Sugar in your Tank. LGBT Community Center of New Orleans, 2727 S. Broad St.; www.lgbtccno.org — LGBT storytellers share stories of queer resistance at the outdoor slam. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

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