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The Fast Track

A large motorsports park opens in Avondale for cars, motorcycles and go-carts — and it’s still expanding.

UNITY of Greater New Orleans,

which provides housing and services to the city’s homeless, opened the 60-unit Rosa F. Keller building at 2222 Tulane Ave. last week. UNITY staff will provide social and health services to its tenants. The organization also is developing several similar buildings in New Orleans and plans are under way for 100 apartments in the 9th Ward.

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includes go-cart rental, safety The go-cart track equipment and extended draws drivers young track sessions.) and old.

The park also will house educational facilities, including a teen driving school, a highway safety course and a skid track that teaches drivers how to regain control of their vehicles following a spin out.

The park’s crown jewel is the north track. When it opens in a few months, the south race track will give the park 5.5 miles of racing surface, making it a mile longer than the Miller Motorsports Track in Utah, currently the largest racing park in North America. Internationally renowned track designer Alan Wilson laid out the 5.9-mile, 27-turn track, which already has impressed professional motorcycle rider Jason DiSalvo. During a demonstration in April, DiSalvo called the track “fast and flowing” and said it would make for exciting action when the AMA Pro Road Racing motorcycle league hosts an event at the park in October.

True gearheads, those who spend hours tuning their cars so they will operate at their maximum potential, can participate in regularly scheduled open-track days (the next two are June 22 and July 7) for around $300. Registration and more information are on the park’s website: www.nolamotor.com.

What will set this park apart from others is its facilities. It will feature two restaurants by chef Scott Boswell, who owns Stella! and Stanley restaurants in New Orleans. There also will be a page 8

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t’s a crisp, clear spring day and perfectly dry — ideal conditions for driving fast. Laney Chouest, owner of NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, is taking me for a few laps around the 2.75mile, 16-turn north track in a Nissan GT-R, a 500-plus horsepower marvel of Japanese engineering. The first few laps go without incident as Chouest warms the tires and talks about the process of learning to drive at high speeds.

“Driving fast brings me a sense of calm,” Chouest says. “It really requires complete focus.”

Chouest isn’t completely focused on driving, however. He’s explaining which corners are his favorites and pointing out where on the track he’s had the most trouble in the past. At the same time, he’s struggling to read the dashboard display because his polarizing glasses make it difficult. Next thing I know, we’re going around the S-turn on the north side of the track and Chouest loses his line, we veer off the asphalt and cut across the grass. It’s kind of a terrifying moment — we were going almost 90 mph at the time — but all I can do is laugh; I’m having too much fun.

NOLA Motorsports Park is a place where you can drive your car as fast as possible and push your own limits of fear and speed. It’s no accident that Chouest and I avoided wrecking a nearly $100,000 sports car. Aside from the quarter-mile-long wall next to the pit lane, there are no barriers around the track, just open fields of grass.

“All I really wanted was just a place where I could drive my cars fast,” Chouest says. He recognizes it’s a common dream that few have the financial means to fulfill. Chouest has the necessary means thanks to his dual career as a medical doctor in Lafourche Parish and an executive with his family’s petroleum company, Edison Chouest Offshore. (Until recently, his brother Gary was a minority owner of the New Orleans Hornets.) As a result of his successes, Chouest was able to privately bankroll most of the park’s $60 million development costs.

Not that he’s been on his own. Because of Chouest’s background in petroleum engineering and his love of auto racing, he knew leading experts in soil, asphalt and racing engineering and called on them to make sure the track and facilities were the best they could be. Chouest recognized that setting up a business as a playground where the rich could race their cars a few times a year would be unsustainable. He wanted the track to be a destination that could accommodate a child’s birthday party or, as it did recently, a national Subaru dealers’ convention with 12,000 attendees.

NOLA Motorsports is built around the concept that even if you don’t have a six-figure sports car — or even a five-figure one — there are plenty of reasons to drive to Avondale for a fast ride on some asphalt. There’s the largest go-cart track in the country, and it’s open seven days a week. (Individual sessions are $25; weekly league membership ranges from $40 to $150, which

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day spa, office and convention meeting spaces, tuning and mechanic shops and garages. In the future, Chouest plans to add villas and vacation rentals.

“This park is a big step forward in terms of what people should expect from a motorsports track,” wilson says. Chouest puts it another way: “Things have really snowballed. This is really so much bigger than I had ever planned.”

It’s also just a 20-minute trip from downtown New Orleans to NOLA Motorsports Park, making it accessible to both locals and visitors.

Chouest says his vision for a motorsports park located minutes from downtown took form immediately after Hurricane Katrina. But like many post-Katrina projects, the park had its share of hurdles. The first was the site Chouest bought — a drained cypress forest and marshland. Tyson Rupnow, a civil engineer with the Louisiana Transportation Research Center, was charged with developing a way to stabilize the muddy soil, which Chouest says workers were sinking in up to their knees. “when I first went out to the site, the soil was absolutely saturated,” Rupnow says. “I was completely blown away when they said they wanted to build a motorsports park (there).”

Roadways built on reclaimed marshlands often droop and sag over time causing uneven driving surfaces that make it difficult to drive very fast because of the bumps. Hitting one at 120 mph would be very dangerous.

“Your car would go airborne,” Chouest says. “That’s the last thing you want on a race track.”

The solution Rupnow found was revolutionary. After a lot of trial and error, the NOLA Motorsports team found that mixing fly ash, a chemical byproduct of coal combustion, with marsh soil causes the soil to dry out and harden into a concrete-like foundation that doesn’t add weight. Rupnow picked up the method from highway projects he worked on as an engineer in Iowa, but this was the first time fly ash was ever used on such a grand scale. “studies have been done on fly ash and they found that not only does it harden like concrete, it actually gets stronger over time,” Rupnow said.

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completed were the race track, goMotorcycle racing cart track and a few garages. Even is another popular though the developer had broken activity at NOLA ground in 2009, the entire complex Motorsports. was a hardhat zone.

On June 10, NOLA Motorsports Park will hold a grand opening event featuring $100 “hot laps” around the track with a professionally trained driver in one of the track-owned Mustang FR500 race cars (trust me when I say going close to 150 mph is a life-altering experience), free low-speed tours of the track in your own car, $20 skid car lessons, car demos and food from Boswell’s restaurant.

The opening ceremony doesn’t mark completion of the project, however. The south track is still under construction, and the villas, Boswell’s farm and other facilities are in early stages of development. But the track is open, operational and available for anyone who wants to feel the adrenaline rush of banking a corner at nearly 100 mph and, on occasion, missing that corner completely and skidding through the grass, laughing hysterically, then trying it again.

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cott Boswell’s first encounter with Laney Chouest was brief.

Chouest had dined at stella! and, through a mutual friend, invited Boswell to his home to discuss building a restaurant in Chouest’s new NOLA Motorsports Park.

“I walk in and there’s a half dozen guys sitting around a blueprint of a racetrack,” Boswell recalls.

The rest is history.

Chouest and Boswell hit it off immediately, thanks to their shared love of fast cars (Boswell owns a Ferrari 360 Challenge stradale) and their hyperactive lifestyles (neither allows himself much down time). soon Boswell and Chouest were texting each other recipe ideas and concepts for two track restaurants that would fit with the blurring pace of a motor-

sports park.

“You don’t want to have really rich New Orleans food here,” Boswell says. “what we want here is smarter fare; feeding ourselves as opposed to shutting ourselves down.”

Boswell explained the importance of having food that helps a person stay energized throughout the day while showing off a roast beef po-boy he and Chouest came up with after Chouest saw a sesame-seed hoagie in Chicago. The Kart Track restaurant menu features a breakfast plate and an omelet sandwich, a turkey croissaint, mixed baby greens salad and a “power lunch plate” featuring cold cuts, nuts, fruits and vegetables.

To top it all off, the Kart Track also features “Fast Balls,” caffeine-infused sno-balls in 10 different flavors.

The Kart Track is a scaled-down version of the 150-seat restaurant at the park’s main clubhouse that is set to open in the coming weeks. After the two restaurants are established, there are plans for a food research and development lab and a farm that will provide produce for the park and Boswell’s other restaurants.

“I could see myself staying here a few days a week, experimenting with dishes, going to the farm and then taking a few laps around the track,” the chef says.

Boswell has even bought one of the villas being constructed at the park, so he will have a home away from home.

“This is just such an exciting place to work,” he says. “It makes it very hard to leave.”

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The bills again faced strong opposition from the LFF — which backed a bully bill by state Rep. John Schroder, R-Covington, exempting philosophical, political or religious beliefs from being considered bullying. That bill was also pulled. schroder co-authored ward’s bill, which gives clearer definition to bullying (and cyberbullying) and how to report it.

An earlier draft included the same language from schroder’s failed measure.

Listed under “exceptions,” the bill stated, “This policy shall not be interpreted to infringe upon the speech of rights” and “the religious free speech right of students” under the First Amendment, provided that “such expression does not cause an actual, material disruption of the work of the school.” The current bill says the measures should not “infringe upon the right of a school employee or student to exercise their right of free speech.”

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The station provides blind and visually impaired listeners with around-the-clock content ranging from national publications (monthly and weekly magazines) and best-selling nonfiction and fiction to news from the pages of The Times-Picayune. it also streams its content online. “we do headline news, local news, sports, and entertainment and columns. it’s our intention to attempt the same format, but a lot of that depends exactly on what NOLA.com [the T-P’s internet partner] will give us,” says executive director Natalia Gonzalez.

Currently, wRBH volunteers read articles from the daily paper from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekends, with repeats at 6 p.m. (weekdays) and 1 a.m. (weekends). More than 11,600 listeners tune in throughout the week, with another 5,000 on weekends. with NOLA.com serving as the main source of its local news content, “this could mean big trouble for us,” Gonzalez says. “so much our of listenership is devoted to the reading of The Times-Picayune. ... People have come to depend on us when we’re commuting to work or coming home. ... we do want to assure everyone we are going to fight through this and make it happen.” wRBH serves listeners across the country via the internet, and is a go-to service for people who are literacychallenged, the homebound and elderly,

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ast week was National Hurricane Preparedness Week, marking the start of hurricane season June 1. No one told Mother Nature, though.

Before the official start of the season, there already were two named storms in the Atlantic — Tropical Storms Alberto and Beryl. Fortunately, although Beryl came ashore on the southeast coast of Florida over Memorial Day weekend, the storm never achieved hurricane status. It did, however, drop 10 inches of rain in parts of Florida and claim one life.

Hurricanes loom large on the list of New Orleanians’ fears, but tropical storms can cause tremendous damage as well.

It was the first week of June 2001 that Tropical Storm Allison formed in the Gulf of Mexico and meandered a while before parking itself over Houston and dumping nearly 3 feet of rain on that city, flooding tens of thousands of homes and killing more than three dozen people. In 2005, just weeks before Hurricane Katrina, a tropical storm named Cindy pounded New Orleans overnight after making landfall near Grand Isle. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, some for several days, and the storm was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane after the fact.

The forecast for this season, according to WWL-TV meteorologist Jonathan Myers, is for a “near-average-to-average” hurricane season. Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University is predicting 10 named storms (we’ve already had two), four hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

“Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a couple of pretty active seasons,” Myers says. “But we’ve got to take a look at multiple factors, even if it’s an average or below-average season. A storm like [1992’s Hurricane] Andrew hit in a more docile season — so they wouldn’t say that was a weak season in Florida.”

All this is to say New Orleans should take any weather disturbance seriously, even those storms that don’t rise to the level of hurricanes. This is the time for locals to check on supplies stockpiled last year, replenishing and replacing as necessary. Get fresh packs of batteries for flashlights and battery-powered radios or TVs; eat the canned goods you’ve stocked and replace them with new ones. (Don’t forget the manual can opener.)

Stock up on bottled water for drinking as well as washing — the guideline is at least one gallon per person per day, with a three-day minimum. Some people fill their bathtubs. Other essentials include a tool kit, medicines, a fire extinguisher, large garbage bags, a change of clothes and shoes. Keep some cash on hand. Put a spare cellphone charger in the car now.

For people with small children, a sup-

ply of diapers and toys is a must (a DVD player with headphones can be a sanity saver). Pet owners need a supply of food, a carrier and proof of up-to-date vaccinations. Find out if your shelter of choice takes pets — but under no circumstances stay put during an evacuation because you’re not sure what to do with your pets.

Get out and bring them with you.

Keep your car gassed up from June through November. It doesn’t hurt to get your car inspected in early June and change the wiper blades. Keep multi-state maps in the car. A container of wet wipes in the car is a good idea, along with a trash bag; evacuations are long and it’s not always possible to leave your vehicle.

Take important papers (including insurance information) with you, as well as family photos — many of us learned that one the hard way during Hurricane Katrina.

A strong tropical storm requires as much attention and preparation as a major storm.

Check with elderly or infirm neighbors to see what their plans are for leaving town if an evacuation is ordered. If an evacuation is mandatory, freeways will go to “contraflow,” meaning all roads will lead away from the coast. Whether you’re going to a motel, staying with family or at a shelter, practice patience. You can get more tips and sign up for text alerts at the city’s new hurricane preparedness website, ready.nola.gov.

Most important, pay attention to the city’s meteorologists so you can plan early — and remember that a hurricane’s intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale is a relative thing. A strong tropical storm requires as much attention and preparation as a major storm.

— WWL-TV will present its annual “Eye on Hurricanes” special June 4 at 7 p.m. The broadcast will repeat during the week and will appear at www.wwltv.com. You also can pick up a copy of the station’s evacuation and contraflow maps at Spee-Dee Oil Change locations across the metro area, or download the free WWL-TV weather app for mobile devices including iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.

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s state lawmakers entered their final weekend of the session, tensions ran high and confusion sometimes reigned. at one point, Sen. Bodi White, a republican from livingston Parish, misidentified all three of the Senate’s african-american women. He did it with a slight country twang from behind the mic, chasing it with a few giggles upon being corrected.

Sen. Karen Carter Peterson of New orleans, chairwoman of the louisiana democratic Party, didn’t think it was funny.

She took the mic next and explained who was who. “I know some people think we all look alike,” Peterson said, before storming off. White, for his part, left the matter alone, not to be heard from again.

schools for students at failing public schools was another cornerstone reform for Jindal. opponents feared there wasn’t enough accountability, and their fears proved well-founded when it was revealed that 315 vouchers went to a ruston Bible school that has no classrooms, teachers or computers.

3 One-time monies — It often takes a while to unravel the annual operating budget, but the issue of using one-time monies for recurring expenses is now a perennial dustup between the House and Senate. The House takes a hard line on the issue; the Senate is more flexible. “This is a discussion we’re going to be having for years to come,” said Senate finance Chairman Jack donahue, r-Mandeville.

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5 Taxes — last fiscal year, louisiana could have collected $10.8 billion in taxes. a wide range of exemptions kept collections to $6.5 billion. This was why some lawmakers were rankled by Jindal’s push to give the New orleans Hornets a $36.5 million tax break. They resolved to study the issue.

It should be noted that the 2013 session will be “fiscal only” under the louisiana Constitution.

Things could change if Jindal becomes vice president. Some conservatives say he’s worthy of Mitt romney’s nod. Some even say this year’s session was Jindal’s audition for the job. While some issues may change or tamper down a little, the governor’s national ambitions will not. That’s something that’s always on his plate.

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Meanwhile, in the House, things got ugly over a proposed breakaway school district for southeast Baton rouge — legislation sponsored by White. as the debate gave way to the final vote, rep. Pat Smith, d-Baton rouge, accused supporters of using House bills still pending in the Senate to hang over the heads of those straddling the fence.

She said “threats” had been made to coerce lawmakers into voting for the measure — a serious accusation — but in the end, White’s bill didn’t have enough votes to pass. despite Smith’s melodrama, other opponents of the measure let the matter be, knowing the session would end soon. The proposal failed in a vote friday.

There are other issues, however, that lawmakers won’t be able to just leave alone.

These are issues that either were ignored by lawmakers this session or simply will demand more attention next year.

Here are the top five legislative leftovers: 1 Retirement — To help craft his proposed (but only partially successful) retirement reforms, Gov. Bobby Jindal paid $400,00 to Buck Consultants of New Jersey. The contract doesn’t end until summer 2013, meaning Jindal may try again next year. So will the measure’s opponents, especially if court challenges don’t pan out.

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landrieu’s choice o now it’s up to Mayor Mitch Landrieu to appoint the interim New orleans City Council member from District B. At least he won’t have a problem convening a quorum to reach his decision.

That doesn’t mean his decision-making process will be easy.

The choice falls to Landrieu because the council was unable to make the interim appointment within the required 30 days of former District B Councilwoman stacy Head taking her oath as the new at-large council member. By now everyone knows why: Two council members — Cynthia Hedge-Morrell and Jon Johnson — have boycotted council meetings since early May, thereby depriving the council of a quorum. Without a quorum, no appointment could be made. (Incidentally, District A Councilwoman susan Guidry was out of town on a previously scheduled vacation for part of May as well.)

Everyone is back at the table now, and the reasons that led to the walkout no longer matter. What matters now is that Landrieu gets to make the appointment. He is expected to decide this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.

Head stands by her recommendation of urban planner Errol George, who would give the council a third African-American member. some, particularly in the black community, have concerns about George, however, starting with whether he is domiciled in District B. He ran for political office several years ago in eastern New orleans and was registered to vote there until just a few weeks ago.

In all other respects, George is as qualified as any of the others being mentioned.

That’s not to say questions about his domicile disqualify him; he may well be domiciled in District B. However, if there’s a legal challenge to his appointment, the courts will have to resolve that issue. That will take time — and potentially call into question lots of issues on which he would be voting as an interim council member (including the budget). In light of all the other controversies swirling about the council, Landrieu may decide that it’s not worth the risk.

It should be noted that George has worked in all of Landrieu’s campaigns, so it’s doubtful the mayor has personal or political misgivings about him.

Landrieu’s selection will be vetted not only by his team but also by everyone else.

Meanwhile, lots of other names have been mentioned. I’m not going to list them here because I will surely leave someone out. suffice it to say the mayor is getting plenty of suggestions. The list includes former elected officials, attorneys, business people — you name it. That speaks well of District B. It is home to many who qualify for public service. of course, politics plays a role as well.

The mayor no doubt will appoint someone he feels will work with him to help enact

his reform agenda — at least, that’s how he will describe it. Critics will say he just wants a vote he can count on. Both views are correct, but there’s more to the equation.

Landrieu also must appoint someone who can hit the ground running, who can respond quickly and effectively to constituents’ questions and concerns.

District B, like all districts, is diverse. It has some of New orleans’ wealthiest and poorest citizens. It includes the CBD, Central City, parts of Mid-City, the superdome and New orleans Arena, the Irish Channel, Gert Town and the new Lsu/VA hospital complex.

The interim council member also will vote on the annual city budget, which, next to zoning matters, ranks as the most important (and often most challenging) council assignment.

As is the case with every mayoral appointment, Landrieu’s selection will be vetted not only by his team but also by everyone else — now and for the rest of the year.

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When Contemporary arts Center exeCutive direCtor Jay Weigel abruptly resigned in late may, it Was Just the latest in a series of troubles for one of neW orleans’ flagship museums and homes for modern art.

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he Contemporary Arts Center’s website (www. cacno.org) advertises 30,000 square feet of event space, including 10,000 feet of gallery space, but the vast majority of that was unoccupied on a Wednesday in late May. Shortly after 11 a.m., five men who appeared to be European tourists entered the four-story building at 900 Camp Street in search of New Orleans’ cutting-edge art.

They made their way through the first floor (now showing NOLA Now Part II: Abstraction in Louisiana, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures from the CAC’s archives), then walked up a winding oval ramp to find what’s left of the second floor exhibit. That exhibit — Spaces — couldn’t be more aptly named.

There was some art on the walls here and there. But just as often, small white markers — with artwork titles, artist statements and biographies — were affixed next to empty wall space.

Elsewhere on the walls, in place of artwork, there were letters of protest addressed to the CAC’s board of directors. A handwritten note from Antenna Gallery co-founder Bob Snead and Good Children cofounder Stephen Coller was taped to a tarp. It begins,

“This piece has been altered in protest for many years of mismanagement and lack of direction.”

These notes are now what greet visitors at the museum, which described its mission in 2010 tax filings: “to provide public access to contemporary art.”

Later that day, the CAC announced the resignation of Jay Weigel — the museum’s executive director and a prolific film composer — in a three-page press release. Weigel was in China at the time.

Weigel’s was the third major departure at the CAC in less than a year and a half. The museum lost two visual arts curators in less than 14 months. Amy Mackie, who came to New Orleans in January 2011 from the New Museum in New York, resigned in March.

Mackie’s departure followed that of Dan Cameron, who was responsible for Prospect New Orleans, a 2008-09 international arts biennial with exhibits at sites all over town, prominent among them the CAC. Cameron was told in 2010 that his contract would not be renewed past the end of that year. He told Gambit he was given no reason for his dismissal, though in an email to Gambit, Weigel writes that

Cameron’s appointment was always intended to be a three-year position. (Jan Gilbert is serving as interim visual arts curator.)

The CAC also has no education director at the moment and recently posted an ad on its website seeking applicants.

Critics, including Mackie and Cameron, say CAC management, particularly Weigel, has become less and less concerned with the museum’s three-discipline programming mission — visual arts, performance arts and education — and has spent too much time and emphasis on its secondary role as a rental facility.

“An art institution’s job is to serve as a haven and a resource for the community in which it is situated,” Mackie says. “And I think the CAC has strayed pretty far from that.”

The CAC will unveil its 2012 Strategic Plan June 11.

Its purpose will be to improve the CAC’s organization, fundraising and programming. The presentation will mark the institution’s first strategic plan since 2007, though the meeting had yet to be announced on the museum’s website last week.

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The CAC’s most recent troubles involved the Spaces exhibition, which was to feature works by artists from three Bywater galleries — The Front, Antenna and Good Children — that have helped rejuvenate contemporary visual arts along the St. Claude corridor. Spaces opened on Feb. 25. Technically, it doesn’t close until June 10, but many of the artists pulled their work in March after Mackie resigned.

“When Amy left, it felt like pretty solid evidence to me that something was pretty wrong, mainly because I thought she was doing a good job,” says Kyle Bravo, one of the Spaces artists and co-founder of The Front.

But Mackie’s departure wasn’t the only problem. Bravo says the tipping point came when the artists learned the second floor, which housed Spaces, would be closed for five days in April and rented out for a film shoot. That decision appeared to have been made after Spaces was scheduled. “They had never communicated that to us,” Bravo says.

Mackie says she learned of the film shoot secondhand from one of the Spaces artists who overheard the news. Merit Shalett, associate director and special projects manager at the CAC, says Mackie should have known about the decision, but assigned responsibility for the communications breakdown to CAC leadership.

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The CAC was founded in 1976 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. The building — worth nearly $10 million — was donated by philanthropists Sydney and Walda Besthoff. It received local, state and federal grants totaling $101,006 in the 2009-2010 tax year, according to its most recently available filing. It gets these benefits because it’s a museum — a “cultural leader,” according to its mission statement.

But the Spaces troubles brought to light private concerns that had been whispered for years among many in the local arts community.

Financial records — 990 tax filings and yearly audits handed over to the state Legislative Auditor — show that third-party rentals have become increasingly important to the museum’s budget. The fourth floor is, as of this writing, filled from one end to the other with rows of costume racks. It’s being rented to a film studio for wardrobe storage. The third floor is unimproved and, most of the time, unused.

“Well, after 35 years, I think the support that the city can provide for contemporary visual arts has a ceiling,” says Shalett. “And two floors of programming is what we’ve been able to sustain,” Shalett says. (By comparison: Though Houston is much larger than New Orleans, its Contemporary Arts Museum is similarto the CAC in size — 11,500 square feet of gallery space — and income — $2.4 million in 2010. The Houston museum has scheduled and publicized four upcoming visual arts exhibitions.)

One of the CAC’s biggest problems is the fact that the institution has failed to meet its budgetary goals. It ended the 2010-2011 fiscal year with an operating deficit of $222,000 — an improvement from the previous year, which ended with a $483,000 deficit.

It’s also falling short of many of its fundraising, programming and development goals. In the press release announcing Weigel’s resignation, the museum claimed its current endowment fund to be roughly $3 million.

(Gambit confirmed $2.7 million as of the CAC’s last available audit.) That’s up significantly from 1996. That year’s audit shows an end-of-fiscal-year balance of $47,000.

The 2007 strategic plan, however, called for the museum to increase its endowment to $9 million by 2010. “That was the goal. That was the original strategy when we went to the Besthoff family and asked for an endowment gift. They instead donated the property,” Shalett says. The building was donated in 1999.

“Most of the [2007] goals were met or deferred because obviously there was a recession [starting in 2008], so some things changed in their importance or hierarchy,” Shalett says.

Past financial statements suggest a pattern of missed fundraising goals.

According to its 2000 audit, CAC received a $300,000 grant pledge from the Ella West Freeman Foundation on March 17 of that year. “However, this grant is contingent upon the Center receiving grants of firm pledges in the amount of $15 million by February 1, 2003,” it says. By 2003, the capital campaign had collected only $1.4 million, less than one-tenth of the goal, while costing more than $1 million.

Those numbers, Shalett writes in an email, don’t include the value of the donated building — more than $9 million. With that, she contends, the CAC had raised more than half the goal by February 2003, and the foundation agreed to give $150,000, half the originally pledged amount.

The deadline for the full $15 million was moved back to February 2004, the 2003 audit shows. The 2004 audit reports only an additional $184,000 in revenue generated from the campaign.

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One of the artworks remaining at the CAC’s current exhibition, Spaces.

Dan Cameron’s contract as the CAC’s visual arts curator was not renewed in 2010. Cameron has been critical of former executive director Jay Weigel.

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Shalett says institutions like the CAC have taken hits not only from the recession but also from a gubernatorial administration that’s uninterested in funding the arts. The Louisiana Division of the Arts’ budget was nearly $8 million in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, according to state budget documents. In 2011-2012, that went down to $4.1 million.

“It’s become almost negligible. We no longer budget what we used to budget,” Shalett says. “We’ve always scored quite high in our state grants. So we measure up well, but the money just isn’t there.”

In 2011, the CAC spent nearly $1.2 million on support services — fundraising (including rental and hospitality) — which was nearly as much as the $1.25 million it spent on arts and education programming.

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Money woes aside, the announcement of Weigel’s departure seemed an odd way to quit — in several ways.

Weigel had been at the helm of the CAC for 16 years and worked as its music director for seven years before that, but he wasn’t even in New Orleans when news of his departure broke. He was in China. His resignation preceded a formal public search for his replacement. Weigel plans to remain with the CAC for up to 12 months as a consultant.

Weigel turned down an interview with Gambit, but answered some questions about his departure by email.

“First, my trip (to China) has been planned over eight months ago; it was scheduled around some family matters that are happening at this time. We felt it best to announce now, for a couple of reasons,” Weigel wrote. The first had to do with the search for a new education director, which began while he was gone. “As the final shape of that position and job description was just posted, I felt it unfair to wait until I returned.”

The second reason, he writes, was the upcoming announcement of the new strategic plan: “We felt that letting the community know would allow the final shape of the Strategic Plan to be informed by the process.”

Then there was the press release’s explanation for Weigel’s departure: “He will return to his lifelong love, music composition and production.” Those who know Weigel know he has never left it. Credits at IMDB.com list Weigel as composer, arranger or orchestral conductor for dozens of films and TV shows, all since his 1996 appointment as CAC director — prestige projects including the movies The Green Lantern, I Love You Phillip Morris and the HBO series Little Britain.

During his CAC tenure, Cameron says, Weigel seemed to be more concerned with his film career than his full-time job — for which Weigel drew a $108,000 salary plus benefits in the 2009-2010 tax year.

“He was rarely seen. He was always off on trips in Hollywood promoting his career. … He was doing soundtrack work,” Cameron says. “That salary is intended to be used for someone who is actually a professional in that field, not someone who decided to step into that field one day.”

Shalett disagrees.

“That’s not true. … He does work for film, but in Louisiana, in New Orleans,” she says, adding that Weigel is in the museum “every day.”

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Artists removed their works from the CAC’s current Spaces exhibit, replacing them with letters and cards critical of the museum’s stewardship.

In 1996, when Weigel was brought on as director, the CAC’s annual financial audits did not reflect any income or expenses from hospitality and rental services. Total revenue for that year came to $1.4 million. Of that, grants for programming services accounted for just $94,000 — $51,000 of that from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The largest source of income — more than $550,000 — came from individual contributors, mainly members of the CAC’s board of directors or companies and foundations under their control. Next largest were admissions and membership dues, at about $161,000 each.

Like many museums, including the New Orleans Museum of Art, the CAC supplemented its budget in recent years with event rentals. By 2000, “rental/hospitality” was not only

added to the audit as a category of revenue, but it was grossing more than $500,000 a year.

Meanwhile, everything else went up as well. Total revenue was $2.5 million, with $1.4 million coming from contributions, $109,000 from programming grants, $199,000 from membership dues, more than $180,000 from admissions and fees for arts programs, and $121,000 from admissions to fundraising events.

Today it’s a different story. By the end of 2011, individual contributions were down to just under $600,000.

Programming grants came to less than $80,000. Admissions for visual arts, performances, education programs and special projects was $66,000. Of that, only about $15,000 came from the CAC’s visual arts galleries, even though it claims, on its 2009-2010 990 form, that 50,000 people visit those galleries every year. (A board member who spoke to Gambit said that estimate sounded high.)

Admissions for fundraising events in 2011 were $108,000, down from earlier years. Perhaps most troubling for the long-term viability of the museum, membership dues had fallen to $142,000, down more than $50,000 from the year 2000. Shalett, who works in the development department, says current CAC membership is about 1,400.

While other revenues declined, rental and hospitality revenue rose to $641,000 in 2011. During tough economic times, many institutions have had to shift their focus to make ends meet.

But, Mackie says, rentals have become distractions for curators at the CAC. “I was asked what it was like [when I was] at the New Museum,” Mackie says. “It does tons of rentals and raises far more money than CAC could ever imagine.” At the New Museum, she says, she never had contacts with the rentals department, but “at the CAC, there were conversations every day about rentals.” page 18

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Richard Read agrees, saying the people managing the museum, including Weigel, are “a very dedicated group of people.”

From 1997 to 2009, Read was the managing director for DramaRama, the annual theater festival held at the CAC. He also worked as a consultant for the CAC’s performing arts department. Today Read is director of marketing at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

“I feel a lot of camaraderie with Jay because we both come from performing arts backgrounds,” Read says. “He comes from a strong music background.” Read praises Weigel’s work, particularly in performance art — and even someone as critical of the museum as Cameron agrees with that praise.

“Jay is a performing artist. He comes from a music background and knows all the players,” Cameron says.

“The trick is how to make it financially feasible, and it doesn’t always work,” Read says. “My impression is that the CAC is facing the same problem that a lot of us are, and that is how to keep the lights on and the art flowing all at once.”

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In the current fiscal year — 2011-2012 — Shalett reports $185,000 in “net film-related revenue.” Of that, $82,000 came from renting out the fourth floor and $103,000 came from film shoots.

“Of the 11 film companies that filmed in the CAC in [fiscal year 2012], the building was closed to the public on 2 occasions, in January and April respectively,” Shalett writes in an email. “Four of those films used just warehouses and didn’t affect CAC operations. No filming took place in Lupin Gallery on the 2nd floor.”

Then there are the groups listed as the theater’s partners. CAC’s website identifies only one “resident artist”: The New Orleans Ballet Theatre (NOBT).

However, NOBT pays rent to the CAC — more than $10,000 in 2009-2010, and more than $25,000 the year before that.

“They’re a tenant. Their rent is subsidized to some extent,” Shalett says. She adds that NOBT presents programming and offers classes at the CAC. The ballet company’s online calendar for the past year year showed only three performance series — none of them at the CAC. Southern Rep theater company, which recently ending a monthlong production of Shirley Valentine, has rented the CAC’s theater for plays since its lease at the Shops at Canal Place ended earlier this year. “The CAC and its staff have been tremendously supportive of our work there and have been extremely positive to work with,” Aimee Hayes, director of Southern Rep, wrote in an email to Gambit.

And the New Orleans Film Society (NOFS), which holds screenings there, splits costs and ticket sales with the museum, says NOFS executive director Jolene Pinder. Like the ballet company, NOFS rents office space from the CAC at a subsidized rate, Shalett says. NOFS

has a mutually beneficial relationship with the museum. Pinder says she tries to pick films that correspond to what’s going on at the museum, and CAC helps promote NOFS events. Regarding film studio and party rentals, Pinder says, “They are renting out that space to make their budget.”

CAC’s financial difficulties and its increasing dependence on third-party rentals may stem, in part, from the fact that its development department is understaffed. Tax filings from 2010 claim an almost $1 million personnel budget for 80 employees.

Cameron disputes that number. “The figures you’re mentioning have to be preKatrina,” he says. “The full-time staff when I was there … was well under 30 people.”

Shalett says she can’t confirm that number, but adds, “We have a high number of part-time employees who work on installations of exhibitions, who work on performances, who work on specific programs.”

Though the CAC has no dedicated grant writer, development director Christina Carr devotes much of her time to writing grants, Shalett says. (Gambit learned late last week that Carr has since resigned.)

Mackie says having a development director in charge of writing grants is not enough. “There’s a whole slew of organizations that would like to fund things in New Orleans,” she says. “I know you have to fight for funding. Before you could write five applications. Now you have to write 25. But there wasn’t any hustle [at the CAC].”

Weigel disputes that the staff was lax on seeking grants. “While it has been a reality since Katrina that most of the staff at the CAC has had to multitask in their job,” he writes, “we most certainly have been consistently writing grant requests

to local and national foundations; local, statewide and national government sources; and corporate sources.”

The CAC has taken steps to remedy some of these problems. According to one member, who asked not to be named, the board of directors is taking a more active interest in pushing for improvements. Some of the museum’s managing staff, including Shalett, attended an April 25 panel discussion at the Joan Mitchell Center to receive feedback from local artists on the museum’s direction.

Shalett says the CAC has been actively reaching out to local artists and including them in developing the new strategic plan, which has been ongoing since last fall. Since April, architect and former CAC board member Allen Eskew has been conducting focus groups with community leaders, funders and artists.

Eskew was unable to grant an interview without permission from the CAC, which, despite repeated requests, was not given by press time.

“We’ve involved the artists, visual and performance artists, in this strategic planning process, so we can deepen that conversation with a broader understanding of the use of the building and our financial reality,” Shalett says.

(Bravo, for one, says he and his group were never contacted.)

“As to what other institutions are doing that I’d like to see the CAC expand on in its own programming is the community outreach and engagement component,” Weigel writes.

The presentation of the CAC’s 2012 Strategic Plan will take place June 11 at 6 p.m. at the museum. The public is invited to the presentation.

— Will Coviello contributed to this report.

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Many neighborhood residents appreciate Nonna Mia for being the first restaurant in the neighborhood to offer food delivery after Hurricane Katrina. However, Turpel hopes delivery-only patrons will make their way to the restaurant, even if just to sit at the bar with a cocktail or Italian soda. “It’s a relaxing kind of feel in a beautiful location,” she says.

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hen Esplanade Ridge resident Kathleen Turpel and Palermo, Italy native Alessia Lepanto opened Nonna Mia (3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717; www.nonnamia.net) in 2009, they hoped to create a restaurant where patrons could dine alone or enjoy a casual gathering with friends. “We wanted a place where you could come have great food and great wine from a hand-picked wine list and not have to dress up,” Turpel says. Now, loyal customers comprise the majority of diners. “People come here two, three times a day and it’s like their kitchen,” Turpel says. “We love that.”

Turpel and Lepanto attribute much of the success of their Italian restaurant to a Chinese tradition: “This used to be a salon, and then it was a series of Japanese restaurants,” Turpel says. “None of them particularly did well. … So … we brought in a feng shui master to change whatever energy was there. We wrote positive messages on all the beams inside, wishing happiness for anyone who came here.” The duo also levied their career experience to give the restaurant its best chance at success: Turpel owns marketing company Imaginal Marketing Group, and Lepanto had worked at a Sicilian resort.

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We’ve been hearing about Restaurant R’evolution (777 Bienville St., 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com) for nearly two years now, after Louisiana chef John Folse and chef Rick Tramonto, formerly of Tru in Chicago, first announced they would collaborate on a major new restaurant in New Orleans. This week they’re set to unveil Restaurant R’evolution inside the Royal Sonesta Hotel. It will serve dinner beginning Monday, June 4, and lunch and brunch will follow later this summer.

The restaurant’s advance public relations campaign has been working to stoke anticipation, and it’s clear the chefs’ aims are ambitious. While many restaurant trends are heading more casual these days, R’evolution is dialing in a luxurious, grand restaurant experience. It’s been quite some time since a new restaurant with such an ornate setting and such a vast, intricate — and pricey — menu has come along in New Orleans. They call it a “R’evolution” but in this way it also seems like a bit of an experiment.

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Chef Guy Sockrider presents crawfish crepes at Tomas Bistro.

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an upscale but low-key spot for classic French dishes with Creole flavor

A centuries old winery located one half mile from the Mediterranean Sea, Clos Cibonne replanted its vineyards in the 1930s to focus on an obscure and nearly extinct grape, tibouren, which flourishes in the warm, breezy coastal climate. Following fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the blend of 90 percent tibouren and 10 percent grenache is pumped into large, 100-yearold wood barrels called foudres.

The wine ages one year on lees under a thin veil of yeast (known as a fleurette), which offers some protection from oxidation while imparting sherrylike aromas and flavors. In the glass, it exudes aromas of dried orange peel, kumquat, cantaloupe and spices. On the palate, taste red currant, strawberry, persimmon, mineral and dried herbal notes with a nice acidity on the finish. Drink it with charcuterie, ham, barbecue, roast chicken, paella, baked fish, olive or eggplant tapenade and goat or sheep’s milk cheeses. Buy it at: Hopper’s Carte des Vins and Bacchanal.

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t seems restaurateur Tommy Andrade is out to turn one block of Tchoupitoulas Street into his own upscale food court. First he opened Tommy’s Cuisine in 2003. He later expanded with Tommy’s Wine Bar just next door. And last fall he added Tomas Bistro directly across the street, which replaced his short-lived Mexican concept Tomasito’s there.

Should the need arise, it would be easy to ferry provisions between Tommy’s and Tomas, but the ways each kitchen prepares its staples of the Creole kitchen are quite different. Tommy’s has established itself as a destination for Creole-Italian cuisine, and Tomas is pursuing a style of French-Creole cooking that emphasizes the French. It’s an old-school — and maybe even old-fashioned — approach, and one that stands in contrast to all the trends now rolling across the Warehouse District’s dining scene.

Sure, there was a bouffant puff of shredded sweet potato “hay” over an excellent special of thick-cut, grilled swordfish — deeply scored and smoky from the grill — and fried parsley garnished an underseasoned and unremarkable calamari appetizer. But these flourishes aside, Tomas Bistro is about elegant, understated dishes such as roasted duck with a jammy raspberry-fig sauce, its varnished skin encasing a delicate, rare blush within.

Grilled chicken is topped with a green peppercorn sauce cut through by cognac, and the bouillabaisse brims with seafood, a saffron aroma and deep French tradition.

The kitchen is led by chef Guy Sockrider, who is best known locally for his time at Muriel’s Jackson Square. As a reminder of that stint, get the crawfish and goat cheese crepe, a longtime Muriel’s specialty transplanted here with its wafer-thin shell and buttery chardonnay sauce.

The roasted rack of lamb with creamy Dijon sauce and the venison loin flavored with juniper berries are marquee items, but like the duck, they seem better suited to winter than June’s smothering heat. Fortunately, the kitchen’s seafood is a strong suit of a lighter variety.

Lemon butter and crabmeat on roasted drum, red snapper meuniere and a velvety, almost frothy bearnaise over a soft-shell crab, a recent special, are examples of the kitchen’s restraint and reverence for the popular dishes.

The dedication to quality is clear, but while dining here it’s hard to fight the sense that the party is happening somewhere else. The menu is much more about old favorites than exploration or reinterpretation, those reliable hooks for thrill seekers, and while the large dining room is handsome it doesn’t offer much personality. It’s also kept dark and waiters must sometimes bring small flashlights to help people read the menus.

But Tomas Bistro is a place where a martini is still a martini, the French fundamentals are paramount and a table for four is usually available if you wander in without reservations. You can conclude a meal with bread pudding or cheesecake, but the wine-poached pear seems most appropriate. The color of a beet and the texture of gelato,

R’evolution revs up

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interview taurant R’evolution features dining rooms decked with antiques, freshly painted murals and contemporary design throughout.

There’s a huge, open expo kitchen, tables set with Limoges china, a cheese cart and tableside preparations.

The R’evolution menu is described as a “contemporary translation of Cajun and Creole cuisine.” It does start with gumbo (two types), though from there things get pretty elaborate. There are dishes like espresso-crusted venison carpaccio with dark chocolate and walnuts, roasted bone marrow and “Tramonto’s Caviar Staircase,” a multi-tiered caviar presentation (and a holdover from Tramonto’s Tru menu), ranging from $65 to $200 depending on which caviars you choose.

The menu has a seafood section (crawfish-stuffed flounder Napoleon, seared scallops with foie gras) and a pasta section (sheep ricotta gnocchi with lobster, linguini with Manila clams). There are meat dishes, including a “triptych of Kurobuta pork,” stewed tripe and paneed veal chop; another section is reserved for game (barbecued rabbit loin, molasseslacquered duck); and yet another portion is just for steaks and chops. Apart from pastas, most entrees cost more than $30, and some are considerably more.

For dessert? Maybe rhubarb consomme with angel food cake, coffee-infused beignets or a chocolate souffle. A separate bar menu has charcuterie, pastas, sandwiches (sliders, crabmeat grilled cheese, a burger), oysters, crudo and lots of small plates, plus specialty cocktails and more than 30 wines served by the glass.

Folse and Tramonto are each executive chefs, and Chris Lusk, formerly of Cafe Adelaide, is chef du cuisine. Erin Swanson is pastry chef, and wine and spirits director Molly Wismeier is overseeing a 10,000-bottle wine collection.

Given our Katrina experiences, New Orleans people know all about welcoming back beloved neighborhood institutions that went dark for a while. Last week, however, one of the heavyweight neighborhood institutions went through the reopening ritual for the second time.

Rocky & Carlo’s (613 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, 279-8323), easily the best-known and most important restaurant in St. Bernard Parish, closed in February after a fire devastated its building. On May 29, its family owners officially reopened the restaurant, and their po-boys, heaving plates of Sicilian classics and trademark, tube-style macaroni and cheese (with red or brown gravy) are again challenging the area’s biggest appetites. Damage from the fire was extensive, but the family repaired the space to the original look, just as it did before.

The restaurant is no stranger to calamity, and in fact the Rocky & Carlo’s reputation was first set in the face of disaster.

Rocky Tommaseo and Carlo Gioe opened the restaurant in 1965. Hurricane Betsy hit that same year, bringing a great deal of destruction to St. Bernard Parish.

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eople all over town know New Orleans native Arthur Robinson as Mr. Okra — or sometimes just Okra — his trade name as a roving produce vendor who patrols the streets in a pickup truck packed with fruits and vegetables and painted with renderings of his inventory. His voice — a deep, bullfrog baritone — bellows from the truck-mounted P.A. system, announcing his inventory and its goodness. His banter has been featured on numerous albums by local bands, he’s a regular vendor at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and he was the subject of the 2009 documentary Mr. Okra. Robinson celebrates his 69th birthday June 9, with a party at the Bywater bar B.J.’s Lounge (4301 Burgundy St., 9459256). The party starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. Mr. Okra’s truck will be on display outside.

How did you get into this kind of work?

Robinson: It was my father. He was the first Mr. Okra man. He started selling fruit from a wheelbarrow, then from a horse and buggy, then from a truck. I rode around with him from way back. I had other jobs, but I always came back to this. I look at it this way: It’s a job, and you got to have a job.

You travel all over town these days. Have you seen changes in the city along your routes?

R: Oh, things change. I remember when children would see you coming, they’d call for their parents, saying, “Mama, mama, here comes the vegetable man!”

Now, you pass by, some of these areas they got here, you ask the kids if their parents want something and they look at you like you’re crazy.

Do you ever worry about competition or copycats?

R: If someone else goes around doing this, what would happen? I have my own customers. They’d say, “That’s all right, we got Mr. Okra coming.” People give me their phone numbers, ask for special orders. If I don’t come around for a while, they’re calling me up, asking if I’m sick or need something. I got some nice customers. They look out for me and I look out for them. — IAN MCNuLTY

But all the while, the Rocky & Carlo’s crew kept cooking, giving away food to families who found themselves suddenly in need. The then-new restaurant instantly endeared itself with a grateful community, and some of those families have been returning the favor ever since.

Forty years later, the restaurant was inundated by Katrina flooding, but Rocky & Carlo’s was able to reopen from that disaster in early 2007. Now well into her 80s, Gioe’s bride, Leonarda “Nana” Gioe, still presides over the gravy pots and macaroni pans in the kitchen.

“Same recipes, same cooks, what else would we do?” says Tommy Tommaseo, the restaurant’s manager.

Rocky & Carlo’s serves lunch and early dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

You say ‘tomato’

New Orleanians anticipate the first Creole tomatoes of the year like people in other climates regard the first snowfall, something remarkable and beautiful, a rite of the season. This weekend, the French Market (1008 N. Peters St., 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org) hosts its annual celebration of the harvest, the Creole Tomato Festival. Food vendors and restaurants set up booths around the

market, selling their own tomato-based creations, while bands perform as part of the concurrent Louisiana CajunZydeco Festival (www.jazzandheritage. org/cajun-zydeco).

The term “Creole tomato” generally means any tomato grown in southeast Louisiana, but it’s more than a matter of pride in local produce. Some farmers and aficionados talk about the influence of the area’s alluvial soils and climate on the tomatoes like winemakers discuss terroir.

The tag Creole tomato is a promise of local freshness, indicating a tomato grown close to where we’re likely to buy it and eat it. Since they don’t need to travel very far, Creole tomatoes can ripen on the vine longer and they likely don’t spend time in chilled storage — refrigeration being a sure way to stanch a tomato’s flavor.

Right now, we are in the narrow window of prime Creole tomato season, which also happens to be when the sweetness of Louisiana spring changes to the severity of summer. Maybe that’s another reason why Creole tomatoes are so beloved. Just when Mother Nature seems to be turning against us, she throws us these delicious, red bouquets of Louisiana flavor.

The Creole Tomato Festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10. Admission is free.

FIVE gastROpub gathERIng spOts Bouligny Tavern 3641 Magazine St., 891-1810 www.boulignytavern.com The chef/owner behind Lilette offers elegant bar food in a sumptuous setting.

Capdeville 520 Capdeville St., 371-5161 www.capdevillenola.com Find burgers and fancy cheese fries in a practically hidden downtown location.

Maurepas Foods 3200 Burgundy St., 267-0072 www.maurepasfoods.com The menu features small plates of hearty and farm-fresh food and there are great cocktails.

Sylvain 625 Chartres St., 265-8123 www.sylvainnola.com This unassuming spot near Jackson Square offers market salads, burgers and pastas.

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aMeRICaN Cafe Beignet — 311 Bourbon St., 525-2611; 334B Royal St., 524-5530 ; www.cafebeignet.com — The Cajun hash browns are made with andouille sausage, potatoes, bell peppers and red onions and are served with a scrambled egg and French bread. No reservations.

Bourbon Street: Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Royal Street: Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $ O’HenRY’S fOOD & SPiRitS — 634 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, 4619840; www.ohenrys.com — The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, seafood and salads. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SOMetHin’ eLSe Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Noshing items include shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs, or go for heartier burgers, po-boys and sandwiches. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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BaRBeCUe BOO KOO BBQ — 3701 Banks St., 202-4741; www.bookoobbq.com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Cash only. $

CaFe Cafe fReRet — 7329 Freret St., 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ LaKeVieW BReW COffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ PaRKVieW Cafe at CitY PaRK — City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — Located in the old Casino Building, the cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $

teD’S fROStOP — 3100 Calhoun St., 861-3615 — The Lotto burger is a 6-ounce patty served with lettuce, tomato, onion and Frostop’s secret sauce. Cheese is optional. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

PRaVDa — 1113 Decatur St., 5811112; www.pravdaofnola.com — The kitchen serves pierogies, empanadas, curry shrimp salad and a petit steak served with truffle aioli. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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fiVe HaPPineSS — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to lo mein dishes to sizzling seafood combinations. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

BaYOU BeeR gaRDen — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., 302-9357 — The 10-oz. Bayou burger is served on a sesame bun. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ DMaC’S BaR & gRiLL — 542 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., 304-5757; www. dmacsbarandgrill.com — Menu items include gumbo, seafood po-boys and pulled-pork sliders topped with barbecue sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ DOWn tHe HatCH — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, 522-0909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ tHe RiVeRSHaCK taVeRn — 3449 River Road, 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ SHaMROCK BaR & gRiLL — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938 — Sham-

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JUng’S gOLDen DRagOn — 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280; www. jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

COFFee/DeSSeRt antOine’S anneX — 513 Royal St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PinKBeRRY — 300 Canal St.; 5601 Magazine St., 899-4260; www. pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices as well as fresh fruit parfaits and smoothies. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

CONteMPORaRY BaYOna — 430 Dauphine St., 5254455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on the menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ OaK — 8118 Oak St., 302-1485; www.oaknola.com — Gulf shrimp fill tacos assembled in house-made corn tortillas with pickled vegetables, avocado and lime crema. No reservations.

Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ One ReStaURant & LOUnge — 8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www. one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes like chargrilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CReOLe antOine’S ReStaURant — 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ MOntReL’S BiStRO — 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747 — The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ ReDeMPtiOn — 3835 Iberville St., 309-3570; www.redemption-nola. com — Roasted duck breast is served with red onion and yam hash, andouille, sauteed spinach and grilled Kadota fig jus. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ SteaMBOat natCHeZ — Toulouse Street Wharf, 569-1401; www.steamboatnatchez.com — The Natchez serves Creole cuisine while cruising the Mississippi River. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

CUBaN/CaRIBBeaN MOJitOS RUM BaR & gRiLL — 437 Esplanade Ave., 252-4800; www. mojitosnola.com — Aruba scallops are seared and served with white chocolate chipotle sauce with jalapeno grits and seasonal vegetables. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sat.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

DeLI KOSHeR CaJUn neW YORK DeLi & gROCeRY — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $

QUaRteR MaSteR DeLi — 1100 Bourbon St., 529-1416; www.quartermasterdeli.com — Slow-cooked pork ribs are coated in house barbecue sauce and served with two sides. No reservations. 24 hours daily. Cash only. $

FReNCH fLaMing tORCH — 737 Octavia St., 895-0900; www.flamingtorchnola.com — Chef Nathan Gile’s menu includes pan-seared Maine diver scallops with chimichurri sauce and smoked bacon and corn hash. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ MaRtiniQUe BiStRO — 5908 Magazine St., 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — Steen’s-cured duck breast comes with satsuma and ginger demi-glace and stone-ground goat cheese grits. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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

INDIaN JULie’S LittLe inDia KitCHen at SCHiRO’S — 2483 Royal St., 944-6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ niRVana inDian CUiSine — 4308 Magazine St., 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ taJ MaHaL inDian CUiSine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, 8366859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood, curries and tandoori dishes. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ItaLIaN anDRea’S ReStaURant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Speckled trout royale is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe giOVanni — 117 Decatur St., 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ itaLian Pie — 3706 Prytania St., 266-2523; www.italianpie.com — Pizzas, pastas, salads, sandwiches and a selection of entrees are available. No reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MOSCa’S — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, 436-8950; www.moscas-

restaurant.com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted.

Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ RED GRAVY — 125 Camp St., 561-8844; www.redgravycafe. com — At lunch, try meatballs, lasagna and other Italian specialties, panini, wraps, soups and salads. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted.

Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads.

Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-1881; www. mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997; www.japanesebistro. com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi, rolls, soup, noodles and teriyaki dishes.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

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chard and Madeira sauce. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as appetizers and salads. No reservations. Lite dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN BABYLON CAFE — 7724 Maple St., 314-0010; www. babyloncafe.biz —The Babylon platter includes stuffed grape leaves, hummus, kibbeh, rice and a choice of meat. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., 861-9602 — You’ll find Mediterranean favorites such as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN THE GREEN BURRITO NOLA — 3046 St. Claude Ave., 9492889; www.facebook.com/thegreen-burrito-nola — Spicy fish tacos are dressed with house pico de gallo. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Cash only. $ JUAN’S FLYING BURRITO — 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 4869950; www.juansflyingburrito. com — Mardi Gras Indian tacos are stuffed with roasted corn, pinto beans, grilled summer squash, Jack cheese and spicy slaw. Red chile chicken and goat cNo reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ LUCY’S RETIRED SURFERS’ BAR & RESTAURANT — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves CaliforniaMexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ SANTA FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 948-0077 — Bolinos de Bacalau are Portuguese-style fish cakes made with dried, salted codfish, mashed potatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, green onions and egg and served with smoked paprika aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD

MANNING’S — 519 Fulton St., 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A cast iron skilletfried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$

BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 586-0972; www. thebombayclub.com — The duck duet pairs confit leg with pepperseared breast with black currant reduction. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St., 525-8899; www. gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

TOMAS BISTRO — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 527-0942 — Semi-boneless Louisiana quail is stuffed with applewood-smoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss

HOUSE OF BLUES — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www. hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner

Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur St., 527-5000; www. marketcafenola.com — Dine on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie.

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

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NEIGHBORHOOD ARTZ BAGELZ — 3138 Magzine St., 309-7557; www. artzbagelz.com — Artz bakes its bagels in house and options include onion, garlic, honey whole wheat, cinnamon-raisin, salt and more. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $ KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ OLIVE BRANCH CAFE — 1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 348-2008; 5145 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, 393-1107; www.olivebranchcafe.com — Chicken and artichoke pasta is tossed with penne in garlic and olive oil. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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PIZZA DON FORTUNATO’S PIZZERIA — 3517 20th St., Metairie, 302-2674 — The Sicilian pizza is topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto, roasted red peppers and kalamata olives. The chicken portobello calzone is filled with grilled chicken breast, tomato sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, portobello mushrooms and sun-dried tomato mayo. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ NEW YORK PIZZA — 4418 Magazine St., 891-2376; www. newyorkpizzanola.com — Choose from pizza by the slice or whole pie, calzones, pasta, sandwiches, salads and more.

The Big Apple pie is loaded with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, Italian sausage and minced garlic and anchovies and jalapenos are optional.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Nonna Mia uses homemade dough for pizza served by the slice or whole pie

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Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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and offers salads, pasta dishes and panini. Gourmet pies are topped with ingredients like pancetta, roasted eggplant, portobello mushrooms and prosciutto. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies or build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. Also serving salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 888-4004 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS DRESS IT — 535 Gravier St., 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order. Original topping choices include everything from sprouts to black bean and corn salsa to peanut butter. For dessert, try a chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368 Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of poboys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $ MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 8993374; www.mahonyspoboys. com — Mahoney’s serves traditional favorites and original poboys like the Peacemaker, which is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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PARRAN’S PO-BOYS — 3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 885-3416; www.parranspoboy.com — Parran’s offers a long list of po-boys plus muffulettas, club sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, salads, fried seafood plates and Creole-Italian entrees. The veal supreme po-boy features a cutlet topped with Swiss cheese and brown gravy. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ SLICE — 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice is known for pizza on thin crusts made from 100 percent wheat flour. Other options include the barbecue shrimp po-boy made with Abita Amber and the shrimp Portofino, a pasta dish with white garlic cream sauce, shrimp and broccoli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THE STORE — 814 Gravier St., 322-2446; www.thestoreneworleans.com — The Store serves sandwiches, salads and hot plates, and there is a taco bar where patrons can choose their own toppings. Red beans and rice comes with grilled andouille

and a corn bread muffin. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$

SEAFOOD GALLEY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes.

Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s popular soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ GRAND ISLE — 575 Convention Center Blvd., 520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant.com — The Isle sampler, available as a half or full dozen, is a combination of three varieties of stuffed oysters: tasso, Havarti and jalapeno; house-made bacon, white cheddar and carmelized onions; and olive oil, lemon zest and garlic. The baked Gulf fish is topped with compound chili butter and served with local seasonal vegetables and herbroasted potatoes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200; www. redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ VILLAGE INN — 9201 Jefferson Hwy., 737-4610 — Check into Village Inn for seasonal boiled seafood or raw oysters. Other options include fried seafood platters, po-boys, pasta and pizza. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

SOUL FOOD BIG MOMMA’S CHICKEN AND WAFFLES — 5741 Crowder Blvd., 241-2548; www. bigmommaschickenandwaffles. com — Big Momma’s serves hearty combinations like the six-piece which includes a waffle and six fried wings served crispy or dipped in sauce. Breakfast is served all day. All items are cooked to order. No reservations.

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

STEAKHOUSE CHOPHOUSE NEW ORLEANS — 322 Magazine St., 522-7902; www.centraarchy. com — This traditional steakhouse serves USDA prime beef, and a selection of super-sized cuts includes a 40-oz. Porterhouse for two. The menu also features seafood options and a la carte side items. Reservations recommended. Diner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ CRESCENT CITY STEAKS — 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271; www.crescentcitysteaks. com — Order USDA prime beef dry-aged and hand-cut in house.

There are porterhouse steaks

large enough for two or three diners to share. Bread pudding with raisins and peaches is topped with brandy sauce.

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

TAPAS/SPANISH MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601 Royal St., 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Or enjoy hot and cold tapas dishes ranging from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ SANTA FE TAPAS — 1327 St. Charles Ave., 304-9915 — The menu includes both tapas dishes and entrees. Seared jumbo scallops are served with mango and green tomato pico de gallo. Gambas al ajillo are jumbo shrimp with garlic, shallots, chilis and cognac. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8362007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Paella de la Vega combines shrimp, mussels, chorizo, calamari, scallops, chicken and vegetables in saffron rice.

Pollo en papel features chicken, mushrooms, leeks and feta in phyllo pastry. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE CAFE MINH — 4139 Canal St., 482-6266; www.cafeminh. com— The watermelon crabmeat martini is made with diced watermelon, Louisiana jumbo lump crabmeat, avocado, jalapenos and cilantro and comes with crispy shrimp chips. Seafood Delight combines grilled lobster tail, diver scallops, jumbo shrimp and grilled vegetables in a sake soy reduction. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ DOSON NOODLE HOUSE —135 N. Carrollton Ave., 3097283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlight the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ LE VIET CAFE — 2135 St. Charles Ave., 304-1339 — The cafe offers pho, banh mi, spring rolls and rice and noodle dishes.

Pho is available with chicken, brisket, rare beef or meatballs and comes with a basket of basil, bean sprouts and jalapenos.

Vietnamese-style grilled beef ribs come with a special sauce.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PHO TAU BAY RESTAURANT — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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EN E T N A C R O O D STAGE

The University of New Orleans’s struggle has been given national attention by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Sports Illustrated and other publications. But not until now has the inside story been told. Jim Miller’s fight to save a struggling athletic program is a story of leadership, conflict and courage that should be required reading for every sports management professional and educator.

Spectacular new shows join returning favorites – sure to be sell-outs so reserve your seats today! Plus Chef John Besh specialties at dinner or Sunday Buffet Brunch.

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including a chorus that contributes musical interludes. It also highlights generational gaps and things that are more constant in both growing up and having relationships.

“We do a lot of split stage scenes,” Prime says. “So there’s one scene where a young woman is graduating and she’s listening to Beyonce, and another woman is thinking back to her early life when she graduated, and she’s listening to The Dells.”

Bean has directed feminist-themed, all-women shows before, including Crowns, and he scheduled For Color Girls because it is a popular show, he says. But he also notes that it’s not the most comfortable show for men.

“I’ve seen Colored Girls several times,” he says.

“It’s controversial because there are no redeeming qualities for many of the men. All the women have a story to tell about no-good men. I have some problems with that. We’re not all bad.”

Shange was in her mid-20s when wrote the piece, and already had experienced a failed marriage, had attempted suicide and had suffered racial harassment, particularly during the years her family lived in St. Louis and there was resistance to the busing program that sent her to a mostly white school. She had a very successful academic career, graduating with honors from Barnard College and pursuing a masters degree in American studies. She focused on writing poetry when she finished school, out of which grew For Colored Girls. (Shange starred as Lady in Orange in the orignal Broadway production.)

Prime says Bean’s directorial approach has been similar to George Faison’s (The Wiz, Porgy and Bess), who directed the 2000 New York version.

Both sought to bring out the softer voices and focus on the women.

“There are situations that have For Colored Girls Who Have Considered hopeless elements,” Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf Bean says. “But you features interwoven monologues by women of color. want the woman to find hope. We’re not just screaming and hollering. We want For Colored Girls Who Have THRu to see beauty too.”

Considered Suicide When the JUNE Prime notes that Rainbow is Enuf Shange’s poetry is very candid 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.; and revealing. through June 24 “It’s real. It deals Anthony Bean with domestic vioCommunity Theater lence and a woman who gets a venereal 1333 S. Carrollton Ave. disease because 862-7529 her man has been sleeping around,” www.anthonybeantheater.com she says. “We can’t Tickets $20, say those things $18 students/seniors don’t happen. It’s hard to talk about but it’s necessary to talk about it to heal and to grow, and that’s what theater is for. There are beautiful moments, honest moments and harsh moments. But that’s what women go through.”

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easha Prime has performed in several productions of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, including a yearlong run on Broadway. She laughs about one common denominator: “All of them were directed by men.”

That seems odd for Ntozake Shange’s anthemic feminist piece, which premiered in New York in 1976 and won several awards, including an Obie. The piece features women of color of different generations, each represented by a color of the rainbow, and all struggle with aspects of relationships with men, including the harsher realities of domestic abusers and cheating partners. The work doesn’t follow a conventional narrative and has been called a “choreopoem” for its combination of poetic monologues and dance.

“It’s not a musical,” Prime says. “But it brings together poetry, dance and music and that’s sort of the way women of color work. We get to be us — unapologetically.”

Prime plays the Lady in Blue in the production opening at Anthony Bean Community Theater Friday.

She also choreographs the show, collaborating with Bean, who directs.

A bit of happenstance brought the two together on the project. Prime grew up in Washington D.C. and started working on the 2000 New York show when it was in early production in Baltimore. Its successful run eventually took it to Harlem and then an offBroadway theater and then Broadway. Prime married a New Orleanian and moved here in 2008, and has focused on teaching dance. She saw Blues for an Alabama Sky at Anthony Bean Theater in April and when she met some cast members, she found out For Colored Girls was slated for production. Soon she started talking to Bean about it, and claimed both a role and choreography duties.

“What I love about this show is that we can go from African dance to cabaret and everything in between,” Prime says. “There’s bluesy stuff and then there’s Latin dance and salsa and Haitian movement.”

Bean added musical elements to the show,

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Leroy Jones, 8 Republic New Orleans — G-Eazy, 11 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Eric Lindell, 9:30 Siberia — Mentors, Potty Mouth, Shit, Poots, Sci-Fi Zeros, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Ben Polcer, 4; Andy J. Forest & St. Louis Slim, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Three Muses — Moonshiners Quartet, 6; Glen David Andrews, 9 Tipitina’s — T.I.P. Interns, Los Po-Boy-Citos, Mas Mamones, 10 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Shannon Powell Trio, 5 Windsor Court Hotel (Polo Club Lounge) — Michael Watson Quartet, 9

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FILM LIStINGS specIaL screenIngs GREASE 2 (PG) — the theater screens the sequel to the classic musical, which is infamous for being considerably worse than its predecessor. 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, 304-9992 INHERIT THE WIND (NR) — Stanley Kramer’s 1960 film fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” trial as a means to discuss McCarthyism. Tickets $5.50.

Noon Wednesday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com MARY POPPINS (NR) — Julie Andrews plays a magical nanny who comes to work for a banker’s unhappy family. Tickets $5.50. Saturday-Sunday and June 13, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 8912787; www.theprytania.com PAYBACK (NR) — Margaret Atwood’s book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth is the basis for Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary on debt in its various forms — societal, personal, environmental, spiritual, criminal and economic. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 members.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net PULP FICTION (R) — the theater screens a 35mm print of Quentin tarantino’s 1994 film. Tickets $8. Midnight Friday-Saturday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania. com

WIZARD OF OZ (NR) — the museum hosts an outdoor screening of the 1939 film where Judy Garland plays Dorothy, a girl swept away in a tornado to a magical land. Tickets $3 for New Orleans Film Society and NOMA members, $6 general admission, free for those 17 and under.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 658-4100; www.noma.org

FILM FesTIVaLs NOLA YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL — the festival features documentaries, fiction films, music videos and animations from the media departments of New Orleans area high schools and youth media programs. A local film industry professionals and educators panel and filmmaker Q&A follow the screenings. Visit www.neworleansfilmsociety.org for details. Admission free for students, $3 New Orleans Film Society members, $6 general admission. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, University of New Orleans, Performing Arts Center, Robert E. Nims Theatre, 280-7468; www.uno.edu

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SECRET LIFE, SECRET DEATH (R) — Genevieve Davis’ film follows a young mother who falls into a web of crime in 1920s Chicago. Tickets are a $10 suggested donation. 2 p.m. Saturday, Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org

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Popular culture has not always been kind to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. From Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) to tV movie Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), there has been no end to the indignities suffered by this defenseless fairy tale.

Hollywood keeps returning to this particular well despite signs it dried up long ago. Amazingly, Snow White and the Huntsman is the second attempt this year at a worthy film adaptation of the familiar tale (Mirror, Mirror, starring Julia Roberts, was released in March and quickly forgotten). It tries to beat the long odds by running the gamut of summer-movie formulas Snow White and the and stuffing them all into one relentless twoHuntsman (PG-13) hour experience. As directed by newcomer Rupert Sanders, Snow White and the HuntsDirected by man is a horror movie, a supernatural thriller, Rupert Sanders a battle epic, a special effects extravaganza, Starring Kristen Stewa mud-strewn Medieval fantasy, and — finally — a relentlessly dark fairy tale, though not art, Charlize theron exactly of the kind favored by the Brothers and Chris Hemsworth Grimm. Can’t we just leave a modern mythic Wide release figure alone?

Veteran producer Joe Roth hired Sanders based on the success of the director’s effects-driven tV commercials, which benefited clients like Nike and video game Halo 3. the visuals Sanders crafted for Snow White and the Huntsman are striking and bold if not particularly imaginative, even compared to those of other recent blockbusters. the director has a knack for painterly landscapes, and he paces his action sequences like a pro. But elements like these tend to succeed only as finishing touches to a well-told story. the movie’s screenplay is based on a script written almost eight years ago by another first-timer, Evan Daugherty, while he was still in college. It offers minor variations on the tried-and-true but now seems calculated to push the story toward a male audience who may not be looking for a Snow White to call their own.

Kristen Stewart (Snow White) and Charlize theron (Ravenna, the evil queen) work hard to breathe life into the movie, and they deserve credit for managing some authentic female empowerment. Sparks that fly initially between the two title characters (Thor’s Chris Hemsworth plays the Huntsman) are not allowed to burn, presumably to keep the movie from chick-flick tropes. there’s an awesomely creepy troll lurking in the Dark Forest, and we do get some dwarves — eight of them, as a matter of fact. How they convinced a great actor like Bob Hoskins to play a grumpy dwarf (though, thankfully, not a dwarf named Grumpy) is anyone’s guess. A variety of techniques were used on a shot-by-shot basis to make the normal-size actors appear small, with occasionally uneven results. It’s almost as if the diminutive forest-dwellers are raised and lowered like wisecracking Venetian blinds.

It’s no surprise when Snow White and Huntsman builds to a final epic battle scene. there isn’t enough character development for anything else. It may be a while before anyone in Hollywood offers another first-time director a $175 million budget for a modestly scripted movie like this one. When they do, let’s hope Snow White is finally off the table. — KEN KORMAN

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JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., 895-7375; www. jeanbragg.com — “Cries of New Orleans,” a group show of paintings featuring Carol Hallock, through June.

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HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Furnishing Louisiana, 1735–1835,” an exhibition exploring early Louisiana furniture and woodworking, through June 17.

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DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www. nocca.com — NOCCA faculty, current NOCCA students and local actors perform Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s stage adaptation of the book.

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SPRING AWAKENING. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — Frank Wedekind’s play follows a group of adolescents navigating their nascent sexuality. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through June 16.

SUBURBIA. Mid-City Theater,

3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Amanda Francis directs Eric Bogosian’s play about the happenings of a small band of characters in a 7-Eleven parking lot. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m.

Sunday through June 23.

BuRlEsquE & CaBaRET BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www.sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details.

11:50 p.m. Friday.

FaMIlY ALADDIN. Cutting Edge Theater at Attractions Salon, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 290-0760; www.cuttingedgeproductions. org — Young actors perform the musical based on the Disney film.

Tickets $15 general admission, $12.50 children. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

CoMEdY COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 944-0099; www.lostlovelounge. com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

HANNIBAL BURESS. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — The stand-up comedian currently stars on Adult Swim’s The Eric Andre Show. Tickets $15. 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

THE MEGAPHONE SHOW. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St. ; www.newmovementtheater. com — Each show features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which are turned into improv comedy. Tickets $5. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

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FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — Ntozake Shange’s play weaves together the stories of seven black women using verse and movement. Tickets $20 general admission, $18 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through June 24.

Wilson’s play, an interracial couple suffers through the first days of separation amid the height of the Civil Rights movement.

Tickets $20. 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday through July 7.

Ricky Graham recently wowed audiences in a stunning performance of Shirley Valentine, a one-woman show produced by Southern Rep at the Contemporary Arts Center. There was not a hint of camp humor or crossgender jokes in this entertaining monologue, and it didn’t even feel like a monologue. It was too full of life.

The play is set in Liverpool, England, where playwright Willy Russell grew up. A spare, tasteful set shows us a lower class kitchen. Shirley, in a short wig and modest outfit, is making eggs and chips for her husband. She talks to us and occasionally to the kitchen walls. Clearly, she is a sort of prisoner. But of what?

That question troubles her deeply.

The play is often funny, but not at the expense of the lead character, PHOTO BY JOHN BARROIS and not because she is played by a man. Shirley has a marvelous sense of humor and makes us laugh at her witticisms and attitudes. The play also is moving because of the aura of despair that has settled on Shirley. It reminds one of Henry David Thoreau’s observation, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”

Shirley drinks white wine as she cooks and ruminates about her life. Her son and daughter have grown up and left home. She is amazed by their obsessions (her son is a street poet) and their slang: “mega-brill,” “double-fab.” Her husband isn’t bad, just no bleeding good! He hates wine, which he calls “a posh way of getting pissed.” The play floats along on British working class slang, which is both exotic and delightful.

Ultimately, this wife of many years concludes, “Marriage is like the Middle East — there’s no solution.” Aside from the perplexing grimness of her life, which has grown imperceptibly over the years, Shirley is troubled by a chance for a brief escape. Her best friend is going to Greece for two weeks and has bought a plane ticket for Shirley.

The drama revolves around the ticket and the invitation to act, to assert herself, to live. Shirley is tormented. Does she have the courage to take a vacation? Does she have the courage to tell her husband? She remembers when she was young and used to jump off roofs, just for the thrill of jumping. Where did that impetuous youngster go? Where did life go? Finally, she admits she’s terrified of what’s beyond the walls. But she takes that leap and second act reveals where she lands.

The award-winning play features subtle writing, and Graham’s performance was spot-on. A tip of the hat goes to director Marieke Gaboury and to Jim Means (scenic design), Cecile Casey Covert (costumes), Brian Peterson (wigs) and James Lanius III (sound and light). —DALT WONK

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SaTURDay 9 FAMILY CRUISE. Steamboat Natchez, Toulouse Street Wharf, 586-8777; www.steamboatnatchez. com — the cruise hosts children’s activities including including a caricaturist, face painter, trivia games, prizes and more. admission $15 adults, $7.50 children 6-12 years old, free for children under 6. boarding at 11 a.m., cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

EVENTS TUESDay 5 FRENCH MARKET FARMERS MARKET. French Market, French Market Place, between Decatur and N. Peters streets, 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — the market is open daily and features nine eateries, an oyster bar, a bakery and fresh seafood and produce. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

THE GENERAL RAYMOND E. MASON DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum. org — Jonathan parshall

discusses “the 70th anniversary of the battle of midway: the turning point in the pacific.” the lecture is in conjunction with the museum’s Turning Point: The Doolittle Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea and Battle of Midway exhibit.

Call 528-1944 x 331 or email jeremy.collins@ nationalww2museum.org for details. reception 5 p.m., presentation 6 p.m., book signing 7 p.m.

WEDNESDay 6 LUNCHBOX LECTURE. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — the semi-monthly lecture series focuses on an array of world war ii-related topics. Call 528-1944 ext.

229 for details. noon.

MOMMY-TO-BE OPEN HOUSE. Ochsner Medical Center West Bank, 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, 392-3131‎; www. ochsner.org — the event for expectant women and their families features seminars, resources and tours of the hospital’s mother/baby unit and labor and delivery suites. the event includes light buffet. Call 391-5529 or visit www.ochsner.org/ mommytobe for details. free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

THURSDay 7 HANDSON SPRING BACCHANALIA. Allegro Bistro, 1100 Poydras St., 582-2350; www. allegrobistro.com — teams of one to three people bring pinot grigios for a blind tasting and the crowd votes on their favorites at the fundraiser.

Call 483-7041 ext. 107 or visit www.handsonneworleans.org for details. admission $60 per team in advance, $75 at the

door. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

JUMPIN’ INTO JUNE. Lagniappe Equestrian Center, 13349 Verger Road, (985) 796-9134; www.lagniappeequestriancenter.com — the annual charity horse show benefits the louisiana Horse rescue association and features more than $12,500 in prize money. the event also includes a children’s area and vendors. Visit www.jumpinintojune.com for details. 8 a.m. thursday-sunday.

NEW ORLEANS LOVING FESTIVAL. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Cafe Istanbul and other locations; www. press-street.com — the Charitable film network and press street’s free festival is modeled after the loving Day celebrations that honor richard and mildred loving, the interracial couple whose 1967 landmark civil rights lawsuit ended all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the U.s. the festival features films, comedy, live music and the opening of the art exhibition Mixed Messages.2: Multiracial Identity Past and Present.

Visit www.press-street. com/the-second-annualnew-orleans-loving-festival for the full schedule. thursday-monday and June 12.

PLESSY DAY. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca. com — the event celebrates the work of Homer plessy with an event featuring live music by Carl leblanc, readings by author blair l.m. Kelley and noCCa students, and light refreshments. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TOASTS & TIKI-TAILS. NO Fleas Market, 7611 Maple St., 324-4727; www. nofleasmarketnola.com — Dogs are welcome at the event with snacks, drinks, a costume contest and discounts on store merchandise. Call 324-4727 or visit www.la-spca.org for details. admission $5. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

fRiDay 8 CLARK PREP JAM. Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club, 1931 St. Claude Ave., 945-9654; www.sweetlorrainesjazzclub.com — the concert benefiting Clark prep High school’s athletics and enrichment programs features food and performances by Kermit ruffins and the barbecue swingers, tbC brass band, big sam williams and others. Visit www.clarkprep.

org for details. admission $20. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

CREOLE SWEET: THE PRALINE AND ITS WORLD. Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — the forum features scholars and chefs discussing the history, production and consumption of pralines. Culinary historian Jessica Harris presents the keynote address. Call 5234662 or visit www.hnoc. org for details. tickets $50 general admission, $35 Dillard University faculty, tHnoC members and students. registration 8 a.m., sessions 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

GEORGE DUNBAR ARTIST DEMONSTRATION. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — the artist demonstrates techniques used to apply modeling paste and three-dimensional media, as well as the process of gold-leafing. Call 293-4723 for details. admission free for members, $10 nonmembers. noon to 1:30 p.m.

LADIES IN RED GALA. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, 5814367; www.generationshall. net — the fundraiser for the african american Heritage preservation program of the preservation resource Center’s honors new orleans jazz musicians and the institutions that support them. the event also features live music by the george french band, food from local restaurants and an open bar. Call 5817032 or visit www.prcno. org for details. tickets $75 general admission, $150 patron party. patron party 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., gala 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK. Armstrong Park, N. Rampart and St. Ann streets — the weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, louisiana seafood, natural products, art, crafts and entertainment. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CENTER OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS FUNDRAISER. Holiday Inn, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — this year’s event honors ollie s. tyler, former acting superintendent for the state of louisiana Department of education and a former new orleans public school superintendent, and features food,

drinks and a silent auction.

Call 267-7239 or visit www. slc-gno.org for details. admission $75. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE Y’ART. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — the museum’s weekly event features music, performances, lectures, film screenings, family-friendly activities and more. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SaTURDay 9 610 STOMPERS BALL CRAWL. Grit’s Bar and Pool Hall, 530 Lyons St., 899-9211 — the all-male marching group teaches their signature dance routines at grits bar before leading the crowd to several neighboring bars for drinks, dancing, contests and more. an after-party with food trucks follows at f&m patio bar. the event benefits roots of music. Visit www.610stompers.com for details. admission $30 in advance, $35 day of event.

1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“BEAT THE CHEFS” CASTING CALL. Hard Rock Cafe, 415 N. Peters St., 529-5617; www. hardrock.com — game show network seeks contestants for an upcoming series where teams of home cooks compete against established chefs. those interested should email beatthechefs@rrstaff.com with their name, age, current city, contact information, photo, two proposed teammates (and their photos) and a description of your signature dish. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BROAD STREET BAZAAR. 300 N. Broad St., corner of Bienville Street — the monthly market features health screenings, jewelry, food vendors and more. Call 561-7495 or visit www.broadcommunityconnections.org for details. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

DRESS FOR SUCCESS POWER WALK. City Park, Big Lake Lawn — the nonprofit that provides professional attire to disadvantaged women hosts a 5K walk. Visit www.dfspowerwalk.org/neworleans2012 for details. 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. walk.

GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — the market features a wide range of fresh vegetables,

EVEnT LISTINGS www.visitstbernard.com for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VICTORY BALL. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — The museum’s gala honoring all branches of the Armed Forces features dinner

by John Besh followed by a dessert-and-dancing party in the Stage Door Canteen. Call 528-1944 ext. 306 for details.

5:30 p.m. to midnight.

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANS ANNUAL DINNER. Heritage Grill, 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 934-4900; www. heritagegrillmetairie.com — Journalist and author Jordan Flaherty discusses “Digital Activism: Resistance, Revolution and Media: From New Orleans to Egypt to Occupy.”

Call 280-5591 or email director@wacno.org for details.

Admission $50 members, $60 nonmembers. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Sunday 10 BEER EDUCATION CLASS. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — The Texas-based St. Arnold Brewing Company presents a program about the beer-making process on the house’s lawn. Reservations are required. Call 293-4723 or email jgick@longuevue.com for information. Admission $10 members, $12 nonmembers. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

CROHN’S & COLITIS WALK. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St. — The 1.5-mile walk raises money for the Louisiana/Mississippi Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s research efforts. Call 861-3433 or visit www.cctakesteps.org/neworleans for details. 5 p.m.

DOG WASH BENEFIT. Abadie Veterinary Hospital, 8271 Jefferson Hwy., 7378910 — The dog wash benefits Dag’s House, which provides housing and fitness for special needs dogs. Email codack@bellsouth.net or terriergroup@gmail.com for details. Washes, which include includes the bath, a cream rinse and ear cleaning, are $15. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

JULEPS IN JUNE. Private residence, call for details — The Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society event is a garden party with an open bar, a buffet dinner, music and juleps. Call 5242940 or email faulkhouse@ aol.com for details. Tickets $150. Patron party 6:30 p.m., general admission 7:30 p.m.

SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM. Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium, 6500 Magazine St. — Byron Almquist discusses how explorers used canoes to explore North America during its early history. Call 307-0187 for details. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TONY AWARDS WATCH PARTY. Stage Door Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The Actor’s Equity Association Liaison Committee hosts the viewing party featuring a special menu at the American Sector. Reservations are recommended.

Call 528-1944 ext. 287 for details. 6 p.m.

wordS ANN BENOIT. Pitot House, 1440 Moss St., 482-0312; www.louisianalandmarks.org — The author signs Broussard’s Restaurant & Courtyard Cookbook. 5:30 p.m. Friday.

AUGUST PALUMBO. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 8952266 — The author signs and discusses Assassin Hunter. 1 p.m. Saturday.

BILL LOEHFELM. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — The author signs and discusses The Devil She Knows.

5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The group discusses Alexandra Styron’s Reading My Father. 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday.

JANET HEIMLICH. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 948-9961; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org — The author discusses Breaking Their Will: Shedding LIght on Religious Child Maltreatment. 7 p.m. Monday.

MICHAEL PARKER. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 — The author signs and reads from The Watery Part of the World. 6 p.m. Thursday.

PASS IT ON. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www. themckennamuseum.com — Poet Gian “G-Persepect” Smith and Alphonse “Bobby” Smith host a weekly spokenword and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m. Saturdays.

ROSEMARY DONNELLY. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — The author signs and discusses Cooking with a Cougar. 7 p.m.

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Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

GRETNA FARMERS MARKET. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. Free admission.

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

HEART & SOUL GALA. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., 561-1234; www. neworleans.hyatt.com — The gala honoring U.S. Attorney Jim Letten benefits the American Heart Association and includes a silent auction and dinner. Visit www.facebook. com/ahaneworleans. Call (800) 257-6941 ext. 6195 for details. Tickets $250. 6 p.m.

LOUISIANA CAJUNZYDECO FESTIVAL. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6990 — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s festival features three stages of music, food and a crafts fair. Visit www.

Visit www.jazzandheritage. org for details. Free admission. 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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OCH ART MARKET. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net — The market features local foods including honey, pecan milk, tofu made with Louisiana soybeans, wild game and more.

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10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PARADE OF HOMES. The Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans’s event features tours of more than 19 homes in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles Parishes to showcase the latest building and design trends. Visit www.home-builders.org for the list of addresses and other details. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET. Holy Angels Complex, 3500 St. Claude Ave., 8754268; www.sankofafarmersmarket.org — The weekly market offers fresh produce and seafood from local farmers and fishermen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARMERS MARKET. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — The market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. Call 355-4442 or visit

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8 Duckhook Dr, New Orleans. 3 BR 2 BA. Next door to N.O. Country Club, Private gated cul de sac. $389,000 Angela Discon, REALTOR, 504-5548267. Keller Williams Realty. 504-4550100 Ea office independently owned & operated.

CARROLLTON GREAT RIVERBEND COTTAGE

With $800 upper revenue: 2478 sq ft total, tropical setting, 1/2 blk streetcar, 2 blks river. 8129 Maple St. $440,000.

504-314-1455. MUST SEE!

CITY PARK/BAYOU ST. JOHN

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Beautiful gut renovation on Grand Rte. St. John: 2300 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home. All new with custom and bespoke finishes. THE BEST neighborhood in the city- walk half a block to Bayou St. John, restaurants, wine store, coffee shop, grocery, pharmacy and Jazz Fest. If you are a kayaker, jogger, picnic having, wine drinking, Bayou lover, who is looking for a wonderful home and life, this house is for you. Offered at $495,000.00. Inquiries should call 504-914-5606.

WALK TO CITY PARK - $29K

Vacant lot 50 x100, Castine St great neighborhood Re/Max Partners 888-9900. Each office independently owned and operated. Phyllis Seely 236-6464

Luxury Townhome 8 Duckhook Dr $389,000 3 bdrm, 2 ba Next door to N.O. Country Club, Private gated cul de sac street.

Angela Discon, 504-554-8267 Keller Williams Realty. 504-455-0100

922-24 Dauphine St. $875K Four 1 bedroom apartments. Parking for 5+ cars.

MISSISSIPPI 1st Class Amenities! 3-4bdrms/ 2.5baths, scr bk porch nestled in pk seting. 2 dr garage + 1 small golf cart door. Lg floored attic. MUST SEE at low price $269,500. Coldwell BankerAlfonso Realty (228) 287-1000

Great Weekend Home

Completely furn 2BR/2.5BA TH on Cardinal Course, 17th green. Diamondhead, MS (45 min to NO) $125,000.

Century 21, Betsy, 1-800-221-2423

HIDE-AWAY-LAKE ESTATE SALE

On the Water. 3 BR, 2 BA, split level, boat launch, great backyard deck. Movein ready. $189,000. Call 504-887-4191

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES 1929 Hickory Ave., Harahan.

Two-story office building approx.

2,160sf. REDUCED price of $249,000.

Can also be for lease $1,900/mo., triple net. Emily Kramer, Corporate Realty 581-5005

New Orleans Office Condo

$100,000 or best offer. Motivated Seller. 1,200 sf. Ample parking. Picturesque office park. Emily Kramer, Corporate Realty 504-581-5005

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

CORPORATE RENTALS FURNISHED 2715 ST. CHARLES AVE

Renovated, elegant, light, spacious, 2 br/2.5 ba, den, gourmet kit, yd, pkng, formal lrv/dr wood floors. Call for rates & info, (415) 359-6445

NEW ORLEANS RIVERFRONT

2 BR, 2.5 BA. Furn, healthclub, pool, parking. All util incl, wifi. Minimum 1 month. $3000/mo. Also 3 BR Penthouse $3800/mo. 781-608-6115.

455 Phillip Street, $ 239,000

New Orleans Area (Metairie) 10 Min to Downtown N.O. 1 & 2 Br Apts, 1 Ba, furn. Qn bed, WiFi, Cbl. Pkg.Util Incl. Lndry Fac. Sec Cameras From $1200/mth. 1 mth min. 2200 Pasadena, Met. 781608-6115..

SUBURBAN NEW ORLEANS

Diversity. Cultural Competence. CONDO. 2 BR, 1.5 BA, offstreet parking.

Quiet area. 1 month minimum. $2800.

For more info, call 225-281-9875

COMMERCIAL RENTALS MID CITY RETAIL, OFFICE & FLEX SPACE

MULTI-USE FACILITY LOCATED 1995 GENTILLY BLVD. AT DESAIX CIRCLE CAN ACCOMMODATE A RETAIL USER & 1 OR MORE OFFICE TENANTS W/WHSE SPACE ADJACENT. TOTAL OF 8,625 SQ. FT. CALL 504583-5969

Professional Office Space

Near Causeway & Vets. Rent includes use of 2 conference rooms, kitchen & reception area. Ground floor space, hardwood floors, crown moldings, drive up parking. Call Albert 504-837-1304.

GARDEN DISTRICT

1, 2, 3 & 4 ROOM OFFICES STARTING AT $495 INCLUDING UTILITIES

CALL 899-RENT

817 Amelia Street, $239,900 SOLD

Was gutted to the studs in 2004/05 and underwent a high quality renovation. 3 independent bedrooms, 2 full baths, master with whirlpool plus nice walk-in closet, off street parking in a great close to town location.

617 Duphine St. $268K Spacious light filled condo. Great floor plan. Fabulous pool and courtyard. Being sold furnished. In the heart of the quarter.

Paula Bowler, Agent • French Quarter Realty o:504-949-5400 • c:504-952-3131 • www.frenchquarterrealty.com

Ea office independently owned & operated.

Charming Golf Course Home

835 Royal St. $329,900 Great location, secluded hideaway! Spac 2 br, 2 marble tile baths. Small rear balc overlooking garden.

Rustic charm on this unique home fashioned from joining two separate cottages.

Great flowing floor plan and with a second front door that’s great for working from home. Off street parking.

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 28 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

METAIRIE A HIDDEN GEM

Near heart of Metairie, dead end street. 1br + bonus room from $750.

Rsvd pkg;1 car, water pd. No smoking/ pet s. Call 504-780-1706 or visit us at orrislaneapts.com

OLD METAIRIE SPARKLING POOL HARDWOOD FLOORS

Renovated, large 2 BR apt with 12 x 24’ liv room plus sep dining room, furn kit. Sunset deck, bike path, laundry on premises, offst pkg. No pets. Avail 6/1. $824. 504-236-5776

ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750-$1200/mo. 504-362-7487

CARROLLTON ART STUDIOS AVAILABLE

Carrollton area. Live/Work spaces. $550 per month. Call 504-570-9539

4012A ORLEANS AVE

1 BR Newly renovated. Hi ceil, granite countertops, wd flrs, w/d on site, , walk to Park or Bayou. On Canal St Car line. $800/mo. 713/204-5342

GREAT RIVERBEND STUDIO Large Upper COMPLETELY FURNISHED, Water and cable paid. $850.

Call 504-314-1455

CITY PARK/BAYOU ST. JOHN 2644 LEPAGE

LR, Bdrm, large bathroom, os pkng, front porch, back deck, laun rm.

Fenced yard. $800/mo. Cats ok.

504-329-5483

3324 DESOTO

Living room, large bedroom, tile bath, furnished kitchen. Private fenced backyard. No pets. $750/month + deposit.

504-494-0970

ESPLANADE RIDGE BIG COMFY HOUSES GREAT LOCATIONS

3BR/1BA, Big Yard - $1100 Cute Bayou Road: 1BR - $600; 3 BR - $975 nathannola@yahoo.com Phone: 504- 432-5104

FRENCH QUARTER/ FAUBOURG MARIGNY 526 DUMAINE ST

Fr Qtr. Fully furn 1 br, 1.5 ba, hi ceil, balc, cen a/h, hdwd flrs, w/d on site. $1500/mo/dep. No Pets. 504-2365757 or 236-7060. FQRental.com

CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE 941 ROYAL

2 BR, 1 BA, $1450/Mo. Fully furn, pool, w/d onsite, shared balc, elevator, no pets. 504-236-5757, 236-7060.

FQRental.com

FR QTR RESIDENTIAL EDGE

Elegnt 2 brm - 3 mrbl mntls - dbl lvrm studio apt - fireplc - lvly patio -both apts furn - sec,gate - No pets. (504) 861-3141

LAKEFRONT Beautiful Marina Living

128 N. Roadway, In a boathouse $1700/mo, 1 bed, 350 sq ft 40 ft slip Jennifer LaNasa Evans HGI Realty 504 207-7575

MID CITY 4320 HAMILTON

2BR/1BA upper, 1000 + sf, hdwd flrs, furn kit, w/d, porch, fen yd, off st pkg, no smokers, pet negot. $985/mo + dep. 488-2969

3222 Napoleon Rooms For Rent

Spacious house, 6 large private bedrooms. Large equipped kitchen, 3 baths, dining room, front porch.

Central heat & air. $625 each includes all utilities & internet, cable & laundry facilities. No Pets + Deposit 504-376-4676. Grad students welcome.

5300 FRERET

By Jefferson. Raised cottage, upper.

Deluxe 2br, lux bath/jacuzzi. W&D, hrdwd flrs, ceil fans, 1400sf, $1450/ mo incl gas & water. 504-899-3668.

8130 JEANETTE

1100 sf, 2 br, 2 ba camelback apt.

Cent air, hi ceilings, newly refinished hardwood floors, appliances. Ceiling fans thruout, w/d in unit, offst pkg.

Small back yard.1 blk to streetcar line.

3 blks to Oak St. $1400/mo. Water pd. Ref required. No pets, no smoking.

Lease. 504-812-4242

MARENGO NEAR PRYTANIA

2 story, 1 bedroom, 1 bath cottage in rear of main house. Great area.

No pets. $895/mo. Avail July 1. Call 504-895-8289.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1508 CARONDELET ST- 2 APTS

Studio, newly remodeled kit & ba, hdwd flrs. $750 mo.

Huge 2 BR Apt. Bright, spacious,, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, $1095.

Both have Cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs. Walk 1 blk to St. Charles St Car, easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. 1-888-2396566. mballier@yahoo.com

2715 ST. CHARLES AVE

Renovated, elegant, light, spacious, 2 br, 2.5 ba, den, Gourmet kit, yd, pkng, formal lrm/dr wood floors. Call for rates & info, (415) 359-6445

To Advertise in

REAL ESTATE Call (504) 483-3100

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Furn. 1 Bdrm - 1 Bath

Furnished Condo in Warehouse District. Secure building, top floor. Rent includes utilities, pool, gym, cable, internet. Apt has W/D, stainless steel appliances, central heat/air. Central to French Quarter, West Bank, Uptown, parade route, streetcar. Loft with desk.

Call Bonnie at Soniat Realty, 504-4888988, www.soniatrealty.com. $1800, negotiable.

RENTALS TO SHARE ALL AREAS - ROOMMATES.COM. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: http:// www.Roommates.com.

ST. TAMMANY RENTAL

DOMESTIC AUTOS ’03 Red Corvette Coupe

52,200 miles-$22,500–exec. cond.

Blk Int., automatic, rem. hard top Contact Kathy @ 504-885-3506

WANTED TO PURCHASE CASH FOR CARS

Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT HEALING ARTS AFFORDABLE ACUPUNCTURE

$15-$35 per session. In our soothing Community Room. ACUPUNCTURE IN NOLA COMMUNITY. 3624 Magazine St. New Orleans. 504-309-1404. Book your appt today! www.acupunctureinnola.com

BODY & FOOT MASSAGE Open 7 days - 10am-10pm Jasmine Health Spa 614 Causeway, Metairie 504-273-7676 Chnese Health Spa 2424 Williams Blvd Suite S Kenner - 504-305-5177

LICENSED MASSAGE

985.796.9130 • www.lapolofarms.com

readers need

A NEW CAR

You can help them find one. To advertise in Gambit Classifieds’ “Automotive” Section call 504.483.3100.

Twin, like new. $75 Call (504) 8321689 or (504) 666-1282

BLDG. MATERIALS

AUDUBON YOGA STUDIO

Iyengar Yoga - All levels SUMMER CLASSES NOW IN SESSION. 511 Octavia St. 504-821-9885 www.audubonyoga.com

freret street yoga

$99 for Month Unlimited Pass 4608 freret street 504-899-1142 freretstreetyoga.com Off street parking available

MERCHANDISE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SCHWEGMANN BAGS

Original - Mint condition $50. Framed $80 Call Greg, 504-390-5052

ART/POSTERS REMARQUE BLUE DOG JAZZ FEST POSTERS

1995 Louis Armstrong, 1996 Pete Fountain, 2000 Al Hirt. Double signed. Each with orig Blue Dog pencil sketch by George Rodrigue. For sale as complete set only. $6000. Steve, 504-737-2746; cell 504-256-3020. sffinn@cox.net

BIG USED SHED

Bldg- “BIG USED SHED” Free local delivery 504-888-6152

OFFICE TRAILER

Office- “Big Office Trailer” Free Delivery 504-888-6152

FURNITURE/ACCESSORIES $125 Full/Double Size Mattress Set, still in original plastic, unopened.

We can deliver. 504-952-8404 (504) 846-5122 $295 Brand New Iron Queen Bed with mattress set, all new. Can deliver.

504-952-8404 (504) 846-5122

Authentic Handmade Indian Rug

Authentic Handmade Indian Rug 100% Wool • Made in India • Size 7’-11’’ x 10’-2” Purchased at Hurwitz Mintz in 2007 • Original Price $2,700.00 • Selling for $1,700 Please call (504) 458-7904 King Pillowtop Mattress, NEW!!!

ONLY $225. Can deliver. 504-9528404 (504) 846-5122 NEW Pub Height Table Set all wood, still boxed. Delivery available. $250. 504-952-8404 (504) 846-5122

Massage therapists are required to be licensed with the State of Louisiana and must include the license number in their ads.

A BODY BLISS MASSAGE

Same day appointments available 10am-7pm. Uptown Studio or Hotel out calls. Jeannie LMT #3783-01.

504.894.8856 (uptown)

BYWATER BODYWORKS

Swedish, deep tissue, therapeutic.

Flex appts, in/out calls, OHP/student discounts, gift cert. $65/hr, $75/ 1 1/2hr. LA Lic# 1763 Mark. 259-7278

QUIET WESTBANK LOC

EMPLOYMENT

50228 Huckleberry Lane, Folsom, LA this home is family friendly with 3 br, 2 baths, a large yard, and a 1000 sq. ft. garage/workshop. The master bedroom has a cathedral ceiling while the master bath has a Jacuzzi tub and full shower. Amenities include wood floors, a large laundry room, front porch, side deck and heavily landscaped grounds. The setting is private and safe. (10 mi. N of I-12 off Hwy.1077/ Turnpike Rd.) Available June 1, 2012 • $1,500.00 per month

DOUBLE STROLLER

YOGA/MEDITATION/PILATES

NOTICE

Swedish, Relaxing Massage.

Hours 9am-6pm, M-F. Sat 10-1pm $70. LA Lic #1910.

Sandra, 504-393-0123.

FoLsoM aCaDIaN HoMe

BABY ITEMS

STRESS? PAIN?

Relax with a massage.

Amazing Hands by Patrick.

LMT Lic 4005. 504-717-2577 www.amazinghands.us

NEED HELP? Consider the alternative...

Advertise in the gambit Classifieds Call

483-3100 Fax

483-3153

GARAGE SALES/ FLEA MARKETS I-12 FLEA MARKET

OPEN SAT & SUN 9-5 OVER 100 VENDORS. Arts & Crafts - Live Music Free Family Fun. Call 1-985-510-SELL www.i12fleamarket.com

SPA EQUIPMENT SPA

Spa- “Used Hot Tub” In from Trade 504-888-6152 ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS EARTH RESOURCE MISSION

An independent mission of church of Yahweh was established & operational as of the 23rd day of April 2012. fir more information contact Earth Resources Mission, PO Box 850434, New Orleans, LA 70185

GERTRUDE ZANSLER

Please get in touch with me, Pearley.

Call (504) 301-1747

LOOKING FOR LORAINE M.

In the Hwy 25, Covington area. Please get in touch with me, Pearley. Call (504) 301-1747 To Advertise in

EMPLOYMENT Call (504) 483-3100

LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs.

Tonya Blackmon Robert Blackmon Austin K Blackmon - (12/21/1996) Robert L Blackmon, Jr. - (9/24/1995) Defendant(s), IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2012-DR-34-133 SUMMONS AND NOTICE [Termination of Parental Rights] TO: TOnya BlackmOn YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for MARLBORO County, 105 Main Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512, on the 27th day of April, 2012, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff at 107 South Parsonage Street, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that you have the right to be present and represented by an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. It is your responsibility to contact the Clerk of Court's Office, 105 Main Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512, to apply for appointment of an attorney to represent you if you cannot afford an attorney (take all of these papers with you if you apply). This is a new action. If you had an attorney appointed in a previous action, that attorney is NOT your attorney for this action. YOU MUST APPLY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY FOR AN ATTORNEY WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT, AN ATTORNEY WILL NOT BE APPOINTED FOR YOU. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) the guardian ad litem (GAL) who is appointed by the court in this action to represent the best interests of the child(ren) will provide the family court with a written report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the issues brought before the court along with recommendations; (2) the GAL's written report will be available for review twentyfour (24) hours in advance of the hearing; (3) you may review the report at the GAL Program county office.

S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Delton W. Powers Jr. Attorney for Plaintiff S.C. Department of Social Services 107 South Parsonage PO Box 47 Bennettsville, SC 29512 (843) 479-6863 (843) 479-7222 4549

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CLASSIFIEDS MASTIFF - MISSING

Stella was stolen from my yard on May 11th at the corner of Dumaine & Rocheblave. She is a five year old Cane Corso Mastiff, black brindle with white toes, about 110 lbs and needs her meds.! 504-345-8555, 504-952-1324 or 504-569-2700

PETS

PET ADOPTIONS SHEBA

Gorgeous very sweet petite solid black kitty 9 months old , Must find foster home for 6-8 months ,she is Feleuk + . healthy ,but must be only cat in house or stay in separate room, call for more details 504 462-1968 .

SUPERIOR AIRE

Carrier 3 Ton Replacement System 10 years Compressor & Parts $4790 Installed Expires 6/30/12 504-465-0688 Air Conditioning - Heating

FOUND FEMALE PUPPY

Tan, medium, female mix/ Approx 6 months old. No color or tags, no microchip. Found on Pine between Earhart and Washington. Very sweet.

Call 504-460-6053

FLOORS/CARPET/TILE

Lost Male Chihuahua Mix

Small brown male dog. Answers to “Bug”. We’re offering reward for his safe return. Missed dearly. Call 985688-7388.

GROUT WORKS, LLC

Female, fawn body with black mask. 5 months old. 33 lbs, no collar or microchip. Last seen at 2nd & Laurel. Please call 504-669-7984 if found.

Tile Grout Cleaning, Color Sealing, Grout repair, Shower Restoration, Natural Stone Care, Tile Replacement, Recaulking. Commercial & Residential.

Free Estimates.

Jay Broadwell, 504-309-2509. www.grout-works.com

CAT CHAT

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Fox has the most confident, gorgeous eyes! He has a playful, funny personality.

And this handsome tabby boy has never met a stranger. Fox was rescued from a hoarder a few years ago & is waiting for a family to call his own. He gets along well with other cats. Fox is fully vetted.

LAWN/LANDSCAPE Certified Grade “A” Turf St. Augustine, Tifway Bermuda Centipede, Zoysia.

WE BEAT ALL COMPETITORS! 504-733-0471

GREEN GRASS - REAL FAST Grade “A” St. Augustine Sods.

Immediate pickup or delivery.

Lawn experts since 1950. jefffeed.com • 504-733-8572

MORRIS LAWN CARE

Grass Cutting * Tree Trimming * Landscaping • Weekly or Bi-Weekly Services Available. Free Estimates.

Reference Available. Call Bian, (504) 382-7741

ANNABELLE Kennel #A15912278

Annabelle is a 7-year-old,

spayed, Ragdoll with blue-diamond eyes. She ADORES people, cuddletime and especially being brushed.

Annabelle prefers to be the queen and the only pet in the family. To meet Annabelle or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.

(Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

To look for a lost pet come to the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), Mon-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5 or call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

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PEST CONTROL TERMINIX

Home of the $650 Termite Damage Repair Guarantee! WE DO IT ALL...

Termites, Roaches, Rats & Ants Too. New Orleans Metro - 504-834-7330 2329 Edenborn, Metairie www.terminixno.com

POOL SERVICES MAGNOLIA POOLS

BEST PRICE IN TOWN!

Boxer who wiggles for treats. He loves to give hugs, enjoys being petted, sits well and will require TLC during his complimentary heartworm treatment.

To meet George or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

ORLEANS

Uptown Specialist www.warrenraymond.com 504-831-7411

www.spaymart.org

George is a 3-year-old, neutered,

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Call or email: 601-749-0268, spaymart@hughes.net

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JEFFERSON FEED PET & GARDEN CENTER

Specializing in Saltwater Systerms Service, Maintenance, Repair 504-270-7307 www.magnoliapools.org

GEORGE Kennel #A15944435

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“For results you can see, call C&C.” www.candcpressurewashing.com 504-231-3935

DELTA SOD

SERVICES

LOST/FOUND PETS

LOST MASTIFF PUPPY

HOUSE WASHING CC PRESSURE WASHING

WINDOWS DOUBLE INSULATED WINDOWS $99 (up to 90 U.I.) HURRICANE PROTECTION Shutters, Bahamas, Panels Roll Downs, Accordian, Colonial Allstate Window & Siding Co. 504469-0066; 985-649-1330 www.allstatewindowandsiding.com

PROFESSIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

Call Terry Sanburn today for a free quote. Policies of all types to include Final Expense/Burial policies at low cost. 504-444-1120

INSTRUCTION TEACHER W/ 35YRS

Teaching experience. MA Degree from Xavier Univ. Individual tutoring Math, Pre-Algebra & GED. $25/1 hr session.

Located in the Garden District, near Newman school. Call R. Flores (504) 895-6305

MEDICAL SERVICES UPTOWN DERMATOLOGY & AESTHETICS

LOOK YOUR BEST FOR A SIZZLING SUMMER! Uptown Dermatology & Aesthetics provides advanced in-office cosmetic & anti-aging procedures including: Dysport, Botox & Juvederm specials, Laser & Light Therapies, Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion.

(504) 897-58998 Thank you for voting Dr. Sharon Meyer in the top 4 of Gambit’s Best of New Orleans Dermotologists1

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(504) 895-4663 Latter & Blum, ERA powered is independently owned and operated.

Summer Savings SALE!

Authentic Strength and Performance Institute 616 Causeway Blvd.

10 Class Punch Card for $60

30% off swimsuites 20% off clothes & shoes Costumes, Lingerie,Toys

3 TON REPLACEMENT SYSTEM 16 SEER

- Half off the normal price of $120

Kettlebell • Back 2 Basics • Cardio Boxing Bodyweight Blast • Shed It/Shred It Total Body Conditioning • TRX

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26TH ANNUAL

CREOLE TOMATO FESTIVAL

saturday & sunday june 9th & 10th

in dutch alley at the dutch alley pavilion at st. phillip street (covered and misted)

dutch alley swing dance stage

presented by new orleans swing dance festival & ultimate lindy hop showdown

11am - 6pm, saturday & sunday

featuring music by meschiya lake, shotgun jazz band, showerama hot trio, ben polcer & his grinders and more!

three live bands per day

plus complimentary dance lessons in between

dutch alley dance off

saturday june 9th at 5pm. cash prizes

indoors in the jazz park

• live music • park ranger workshops for kids • air conditioning and seating on the jazz park porch

• craft-making booths • facepainting • balloon artists saturday june 9th 10am - 10:45pm >> jr. park ranger activities & workshops 11:00am - 12:30pm >> paul ferrara quartet 1pm >> johnette downing 2 - 2:45pm >> jr. park ranger activities & workshops 2-3pm >> storyteller diane de las casas 3 - 4:15pm >> sing americana! sunday june 10th 10am - 10:4pm >> jr. park ranger activities & workshops 12pm - 1:30pm >> nocca classical music ensemble 3:30 - 4:30pm >> johnette downing

fresh

fun for the

w ho le fa mily 10am-6pm

at the main music stage at ursulines programmed by the louisiana cajun-zydeco festival -happening nearby at the old us mint

saturday, june 9th 11:00am - 12:30pm >> big red & the zydeco playmakers 2:00 - 3:30pm >> les freres michot 4:30 - 6:00pm >> magnolia sisters sunday, june 10 12:00 - 1:30pm >> li’l nathan and the zydeco big tymers 2:00 - 3:30pm >> waylon thibodeaux 4:30 - 6:00pm >> kevin naquin & the ossun playboys

at the farmers market • plenty of fresh creole tomatoes for sale • festival food booths & farmers market eateries • new this year!!!! arts & crafts area

keeping it cool

the creole tomato festival will have misting stations and fans throughout the festival, with latrobe park (near the mainstage) serving as a misting mecca! remember that our 20+ retail shops and restaurants offer air conditioning.

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