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7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week .................5 Dr. John, Candye Kane and more

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News .........................................................................7 What — and how much — it will take to keep the Algiers ferry running Bouquets + Brickbats .....................................7 Heroes and zeroes C’est What? ..........................................................7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt ......................................................... 11 News briefs from all over Are You From Here? .....................................12 Readers answer the question

Commentary .....................................................14 Closing the municipal pools — in July Clancy DuBos ...................................................15 Lawyers, bureaucrats and the wetlands lawsuit

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Music .....................................................................36 PREVIEW: The Kid Carsons Film ........................................................................39 REVIEW: Elysium Art ...........................................................................43 REVIEW: Home and Sputnik 1 Stage .....................................................................45 Events ...................................................................46 Crossword + Sudoku ...................................58

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Rev. Horton Heat Tue. Aug. 13 | Texas greaser Jim Heath’s 28-year-old punk-inspired rockabilly outfit signed on to Chicago punk label Victory Records in 2012, and later this year the label will release the Reverend’s follow-up to 2009’s Laughin’ & Cryin’ With the Reverend Horton Heat. Dirtfoot and Deke Dickerson open at Tipitina’s. Page 36. Candye Kane Thu. Aug. 15 | Punk rocker, porn star, pinup, pancreatic cancer survivor — Los Angelesbased “Diva La Grande” Candye Kane lapped nine lives several lifetimes back. Borrowing two of the best pages from her plus-size catalog, the burlesque blueswoman is both the toughest female alive and 200 pounds of fun. At Chickie Wah Wah. Page 36.

Dr. John Fri. Aug. 16 | Given his guests for the “Props to Pops” Louis Armstrong tribute at the Hollywood Bowl in late July (Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Blind Boys of Alabama), it’s natural to speculate who might be the “TBA” performing here with Dr. John. As his 2012 LP Locked Down (Nonesuch) proved, surprises haven’t begun to cease. At Tipitina’s. Page 36.

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Elysium | Matt Damon (above) and Jodie Foster star in the sci-fi action thriller from director Neill Blomkamp (District 9). In the year 2154, a disease-ridden Earth is abandoned for a space station utopia. Page 39.

The Shine Brothers Sat. Aug. 17 | Los Angeles’ lo-fi garage-pop outfit The Shine Brothers drag The Everly Brothers’ sunshining harmonies through down-and-dirty Nuggets psychedelics. The band released Hello Griefbirds! on Burger Records earlier this year. The group performs a free show with Birthstone and Royal Attire at Siberia. Page 36. Burgers, Bourbon & Beer Sun. Aug. 18 | The annual Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana fundraiser features burgers from 10 local restaurants, a “best burger” competition and a “people’s choice” award. Glazer’s and Crescent Crown will pair burgers with bourbon cocktails, and there’s dessert from La Divina Gelateria. At Generations Hall. Page 46.

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Worries about the future of the Algiers ferry also raise questions about New Orleans’ commitment to public transportation

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transportation options in the city. … Those who can afford a car can now cross the bridge for free. Those who depend on the boats are now looking at $4 a day.” A ferry service connecting the East Bank to the West Bank of Orleans Parish has been in place since the 1800s. The Crescent City Connection opened in 1988, though the tolls and their funding pipeline didn’t kick in until 1994. After Hurricane Katrina, during one of the ferry system’s longest service delays, the neighborhood group Friends of the Ferry successfully lobbied for the ferry’s return to normal service. Under its current funding model, the ferry service’s annual operating costs total $8.8 million. The Chalmette ferry accounts for $4.8 million, and the Algiers ferry accounts for $3.9 million. The service receives only $5.5 million from state subsidies and another $500,000 from other sources — leaving a $2.8 million shortfall. The ferries’ annual revenue stream from drivers’ fares is $200,000 from Chalmette and $73,000 from Algiers. The ferry may be a tourist attraction, but locals depend on it for public transportation. Transit advocacy organization Ride New Orleans reported in May 2013 that more than half of Algiers ferry riders use the ferry to commute to work — and 46 percent of those riders work in the hospitality industry. The ferry services more than 1 million people annually, and 20 percent of its ridership has no other mode of transportation. Many Algiers residents who attended the meeting said they fear being further isolated from the rest of New Orleans, with the river separating PAGE 9

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hree dozen people in matching blue “Save the Ferry” shirts filled New Orleans City Council chambers Aug. 5, as the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) held a meeting to hear public comments on a proposed fare for the Mississippi River ferries. Dozens more trickled in after 5 p.m. There were only a few empty seats. Michelle Moltz was among the crowd. Moltz has lived in Algiers Point for more than 20 years, and she says the recent one-two punch of limiting the ferry’s hours and raising fares will put a big hurt on her commute to work in the French Quarter. “Assuming I don’t have the lump sum of $75 to purchase a ferry pass, it would cost me $92 to commute for the month of August,” she said. “Correction: It would be $88.20 because on Saturdays I have to take the bus — because the ferry hasn’t begun service until 10:45 and I have to be at work at 9.” Ferry service has been precarious since last year’s legislative session, when politicians and voters dismantled its primary funding source, the Crescent City Connection tolls. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) continued to operate the ferries — though with a drastically reduced budget. Those cuts became painful in July, when the ferry connecting Algiers Point to Canal Street, which used to run until midnight, stopped service at 8:15 p.m. on weekends and 6:45 p.m. weekdays, times when many Algerines are still at work on the East Bank. On Saturdays and Sundays, the ferry begins service at 10:45 a.m. Meanwhile, the Algiers-Chalmette ferry runs daily until 8:45 p.m.; the state shut down the GretnaCanal Street ferry earlier this year, and the Edgard-Reserve ferry closed July 31. Regular riders hoped a private operator would step up to take over the services. Instead, lawmakers approved Senate Bill 215, which Jindal signed into law June 13. The measure allows a municipal organization — in New Orleans the RTA and its umbrella company Veolia Transportation — to run the ferries. The law also allows RTA to set the fares. In July, RTA unveiled its plan: on the Algiers-Canal ferry, pedestrians and drivers would pay $2 each way, or pay a $75 monthly fare; on the Chalmette-Algiers ferry, passengers pay $1 each way, and drivers pay $2. The Gretna-Canal ferry would return only for special events. “The current ferry service we all utilize today is financially unstable,” said Veolia Vice President Justin Augustine. “The ferry system is in desperate need of upgrades or the replacement of its boats, barges and terminals. … We don’t take this lightly. But we do have a plan.” That plan heads to the RTA’s Board of Directors Aug. 13. In the meantime, however, workers like Moltz who depend on the ferry are worried. “Public transportation is by definition for the public,” Moltz said. “I’m not proposing the boat remain free. Change is inevitable. I’m willing to pay a fare to maintain its existence. I just would like to see the price be more in line with the other public

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rather than connecting neighborhoods. At last week’s meeting, dozens of speakers offered comments and ideas. Some suggested student and resident-only rates. Others suggested leasing commercial space to offset costs. Many said they feared the fares would limit use of the ferry even more than during the current service cuts. Under the current fare system, those who can’t pay $75 up front — about the cost of a monthly cellphone or water bill — would instead have to pay $4 a day, which could mean a $124-per-month tariff on what used to be a free ride. “People who are working low-wage jobs are not going to be able to shell out $75 for a monthly pass in advance,” said Ride New Orleans Executive Director Rachel Heiligman. “We need a smaller, discounted pass to really offer true savings for regular riders.” Algiers Riverview Association president Beryl Ragas, who represents a low- to moderate-income swath of Algiers, said a $4 daily fare for residents would be devastating for people in that area. “We can’t allow a major hardship on our community,” she said.

Meanwhile, other parts of the West Bank are discussing other options for transportation across the river. Westwego State Rep. Robert Billiot appeared at the meeting with Westwego City Councilman Glenn Green, who had a pitch to expand ferry service to the west. That ferry would service Audubon Park and Uptown universities, Green said, linking them to the Alario Center and Bayou Segnette State Park. A similar ferry line ran from Westwego to Audubon Park until 1935, when the Huey P. Long Bridge opened. But the Algiers ferry’s reliability still seems precarious. The ferry made the Louisiana Landmarks Society’s 2013 list of New Orleans most “endangered” sites. On July 20, DOTD announced the Algiers ferry would be redeployed to the Chalmette line for a few days after the Chalmette boat broke down. What would once have been considered a minor inconvenience instead became a question of whether the boat would return — and what would happen to the people who depend on it. The RTA says its fare framework will return the service to “normal” operations, but it won’t be overnight. “It takes an absolute, aggressive minimum of two years to design a boat, order a boat and get it delivered,” Augustine said. “It’s the three-year mark before we can really get up there and do the things you want for your service.”

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Ferry fares, whatever the price, do not include transfers to other modes of transit — RTA passes do not apply to the ferry, and vice versa. The RTA’s 31-day “Jazzy Pass” is $55, but it includes buses and streetcars only. Riders who use other forms of public transportation besides the ferry would pay $130 a month for passes that include the ferry, streetcars and buses. Several public comments at the Aug. 5 meeting called for RTA to implement a fully integrated transit system, including streetcars, buses and ferries, into a single monthly payment plan. State Rep. Jeff Arnold, D-Algiers, said the fares must be “affordable, especially for commuters. “Someone can get on the bus in my district, ride that to the ferry, get off and jump on the Canal streetcar line — but they need to be able to do that with just one pass,” Arnold said. On the West Bank of the river, businesses already are feeling the cuts as fewer visitors are able to make the trip during decreased service hours. With service ending at 6:45 p.m., visitors can’t stay on Algiers Point long enough to eat and drink: “Our sales have cut down almost half,” said bartender Kerrie Harris, who works at the Crown & Anchor English pub on Algiers Point. Kevin Herridge, who runs House of the Rising Sun bed and breakfast on Algiers Point, said his guests would be more than happy to pay for the ferry. “They can’t believe the ferry is free, and they’re willing to pay a couple of bucks,” he said, adding that the service hour cuts are hurting his business and that tourists stay elsewhere if they can’t take the ferry to the French Quarter in the evening. “Algiers has always been the red-headed stepsister of New Orleans,” Herridge said. “It’s unlike any city I’ve seen where there’s a river running through it.” Warren Munster, owner of Old Point Bar in Algiers, closed his remarks with a simple request: “We need help.”

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SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

“There are many other states that embrace those conservative values, the approach we’ve taken over the years. I’m in one today — Florida.” — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, at the RedState gathering in downtown New Orleans Aug. 3, where someone in the audience shouted, “We’re in Louisiana!”

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Grilled Munster CITY COUNCIL CRITICIZES SAFETY AND PERMITS PROCESS While addressing an otherwise-typical zoning change request for a nail salon on South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans City Council members paused their Aug. 8 meeting — to call for a deputy mayor to explain why the Department of Safety and Permits doesn’t inform council members when it issues permits to businesses with proposed zoning changes still pending before the council. Ordinarily, council members say, permits should not be issued until the zoning allows the proposed use of the property. Department director Jared Munster took a verbal beating from councilmembers, including District C Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who said she regularly hears from neighborhood organizations that say they don’t trust the department for that reason. Council President Jackie Clarkson threatened to introduce an ordinance that would require the department to notify the

Bobby goes north GOV MAKES TRADITIONAL STOP FOR PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS The ever-peripatetic Gov. Bobby Jindal has another big trip scheduled next month — this one to the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan. Jindal is head of the Republican Governors’ Association, but the biennial Mackinac meeting is also a traditional stopping place for those with their eyes on the White House — which should do little to quell talk that Jindal’s gaze is fixed on Washington D.C. In 2011, presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney were featured speakers at the Mackinac conference. In 2007, the speakers and presidential wannabes included Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and eventual GOP nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Dressed to thrill SUPRIYA GETS FASHION NOD Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal got a shoutout from Vanity Fair last week for her sense of style. The glossy mag ran an online best-dressed slideshow that included a nice picture of the governor and Mrs. Jindal in formalwear, noting, “As the youngest First Lady in the United States, Louisiana’s Supriya Jindal is less seasoned than some of her peers. Fortunately, her style is anything but amateur. When she appears at state functions, Governor Bobby Jindal’s better half slips into modern gowns, bodyskimming suits, and lots of Republicanapproved red.” Vanity Fair introduced its article, “Faith in our elected officials may be fading, but of this we’re sure: Their wives remain as stunning as ever.” And the magazine did mean “wives” — all 11 of the people spotlighted were women married to male politicos. Better luck next time to Frank Snellings (husband of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu). — KEVIN ALLMAN

Permit granted COUNCIL HEAPS ON PROVISOS BEFORE JIMMY’S GETS OK Jimmy Anselmo has gone before the New Orleans City Planning Commis-

sion, the New Orleans City Council and other city agencies for a year to reopen Jimmy’s, the longtime Carrollton-area music venue. Anselmo had to win over both the neighborhood and city officials, promising the venue would not operate like its former tenant The Frat House, which closed amid investigations of underage drinking and other violations. On Aug. 8, the City Council approved Anselmo’s appeal to remove the moratorium that prevented him from acquiring an alcoholic beverage permit — but not before District A Councilwoman Susan Guidry added 17 conditions, or provisos, to the approval. The provisos include limiting sound so it cannot be heard more than 50 feet from the club’s door; hiring a professional sound engineer to install the venue’s sound plan; cutting off music at 2 a.m.; making performers sign a contract that they won’t advertise with flyers on public property; enforcing a litter abatement program; hiring security guards who must carry cellphones so neighbors can call with complaints; responding to complaints within 10 days; and signing a goodneighbor agreement before any permits are approved. The measure passed 7-0. Council members also passed an ordinance creating the St. Claude Avenue Arts and Cultural District, which creates an zoning overlay on properties facing St. Claude Avenue from Press Street to Poland Avenue. The measure, which extends the arts overlay from Elysian Fields Avenue to Poland, will allow for more live entertainment venues, restaurants, art galleries and other businesses. The City Planning Commission did not fully recommend its passage, citing concerns about traffic and that neighborhood groups didn’t have enough notice to submit comments. The council passed the measure 7-0. — ALEX WOODWARD

Scuttlebits ALL THE NEWS THAT DOESN’T FIT • A WMUR-University of New Hampshire poll of likely GOP voters conducted last month showed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as the state’s early picks to win the 2016 Republican presidential primary. Nine men had 2 percent or more of the vote — but Gov. Bobby Jindal was not among them. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum — who both flamed out in the 2012 race — polled at 4 percent each … • The Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office will hold an all-day symposium, “Race, Poverty and Public Defense: Gideon 50 Years Later,” on Sept. 6 at the Tulane School of Law. The dozens of participants include public defenders, elected officials, judges, attorneys and journalists, and it’s free. For more information or to register, contact Lindsey Hortenstine at lhortenstine@ opdla.org. ... — KEVIN ALLMAN

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MAKING A RUN FOR ALEXANDER’S SEAT IN CONGRESS One day after U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, told the Monroe News-Star he will not seek re-election in 2014, he announced he would be resigning Sept. 26 to join Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration as head of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. Alexander is fond of surprises. When he switched parties from Democrat to Republican in 2004, he did so just minutes before qualifying closed in his re-election campaign, hobbling chances of any possible Democratic opponent. A special election will be held Oct. 19 to fill Alexander’s 5th Congressional District seat; qualifying will be Aug. 19-21. State Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, was mentioned immediately as the party favorite to fill the position. Riser launched a “Riser for Congress” website (www. neilriser.com) the day after Alexander’s announcement. Riser has been making quiet moves to run for Congress for at least two years in anticipation of Alexander’s eventual retirement. Endorsements quickly followed from GOP Congressmen Charles Boustany of the 3rd District, John Fleming of the 4th District and Steve Scalise of the 1st District, and a two-years-dormant Twitter account belonging to Riser sprang to life again. — KEVIN ALLMAN

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I always answer this question the same way. Then I wait a moment, get the same answer every time, give them the same second response, wait and get the same second answer from them: Me: No, I grew up around Baltimore. Them: I didn’t think so from your accent. Me: I came here in 1990. Them: Oh, then you’re from here. I often reply, “Well, I’m not, but I wish I were.” It’s another lovely New Orleans ritual. — DORIE CAVEY

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I used to take that question literally, and since I was born and raised in the 9th Ward, the answer was yes. But in the aftermath of the federal flood and the influx of formerly out-of-state folks, to me it simply means anyone who lives

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Yes, I am a Touro baby, born and raised in New Orleans. However, my mom’s family transferred her from New Jersey when she was 3, and my dad pointed a finger at the map and drove down after graduating from the University of Nebraska. My upbringing was a hybrid of Mardi Gras and pioneer heritage. I can answer “Where did you go to school?” (Dominican, where my daughter is a senior next year), but believe that a person isn’t from New Orleans, but of New Orleans. No matter where you are born, when you got here, where you went to school, if you live and love this city, you are a New Orleanian. (OK, the one litmus test being pronouncing “Orleanian” correctly.) — AMY FISHER

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Cruel summer, cool summer .S. Eliot once wrote “April is the cruelest month,” but if Eliot lived in south Louisiana, he might have rethought that line once August rolled around. Last week drove that point home, with heat indices in New Orleans and surrounding parishes hovering near 110 degrees and heat advisories and warnings issued by medical professionals and the National Weather Service. Mid-summer seems a terrible time to have public swimming pools close for the year, but that’s what happened two weeks ago. The city’s recreation department shut down most municipal swimming pools just as the local heat wave was building. Two indoor pools are open year-round: one in Joe W. Brown Park in eastern New Orleans and one in the new Treme Recreation Center. While the two indoor pools offer surrounding neighborhoods a welcome break from the heat, they are not readily accessible to kids and their families in many parts of town. Some recreation advocates complained, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration pointed out that the closure was hardly a surprise. Indeed, the dates of pool operation were announced earlier this year. City Hall also noted that keeping the pools open was a priority when school wasn’t in session. Many of the city’s public schools begin classes during the first two weeks of August, so the pools closed this year on July 29. In his first budget, Landrieu doubled the amount of money going to New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC), saying the citizens had spoken, and that investing in recreation for young people outweighed whatever economies had to be taken with the city pocketbook. Landrieu and citizens were right to make NORDC a priority, and it’s hard to imagine a better use of recreation funds than keeping pools open on hot summer days — whether or not schools are open. It’s worth noting that the pools are used by New Orleanians of all ages, not just schoolchildren. Keeping pools open also dovetails with the goals of NOLA For Life, the city’s stop-the-violence program. One of NOLA For Life’s most popular programs — now in its fourth year — is its Midnight Basketball League, which is designed to provide “safe recreational opportunities” for young men during New Orleans’ long, brutal summers. According to the program’s website, more than 3,000 participants came out during the first three seasons of Midnight Basketball, and the city credits the basketball program with providing

a positive activity for young people who may otherwise become perpetrators or victims of crime. Surely swimming provides many of the same social and recreational benefits — for people of all ages — and it has an added benefit: It’s refreshing. New Orleans City Council Vice President Stacy Head told Robert Morris of our online partner Uptown Messenger that the ultimate decision about pool hours was up to the NORDC, but that she sympathized with those who wanted the pools to stay open at least through August. “I believe that keeping the pools open one more week and/or through the weekends until Labor Day would be an appropriate use of NORDC funds,” Head told Morris. We agree. Now is the time to give NORDC and the Landrieu administration feedback about the 2014 municipal budget. Landrieu’s annual “Budgeting for Outcomes” meetings begin this week and run through the end of the month, one in each council district (see schedule below). All meetings start at 6 p.m., but residents are urged to arrive at 5:30 p.m., when representatives from various city departments and agencies will be available to discuss specific concerns and answer questions. This is your chance to tell elected and appointed officials you want to see increased hours at municipal swimming pools — as well as anything else that’s on your mind. District C (Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson-Palmer) Tuesday, Aug. 13 L.B. Landry High School 1200 L.B. Landry Ave. District A (Councilwoman Susan Guidry) Tuesday, Aug. 20 Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. District E (Councilman James Gray) Thursday, Aug. 22 Joe W. Brown Recreation Center 5601 Read Blvd. District D (Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell) Monday, Aug. 26 Lake Area New Tech Early College High School 6026 Paris Ave. District B (Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell) Wednesday, Aug. 28 KIPP Central City Academy 2514 Third St.

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Easier than truth he political pressure on the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) keeps ramping up in the wake of the regional levee board’s decision to sue 97 energy companies for damaging Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. First it was Gov. Bobby Jindal and his coastal czar, Garret Graves. Now some lawmakers are weighing in. This Wednesday, Aug. 14, SLFPA-E commissioners will appear before a joint gathering of the state House and Senate committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. Those committees deal with legislation affecting levee boards, among other matters. The local commissioners will appear before a panel chaired by state Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, who has been in the oil and gas business for four decades. No doubt they’ll get a fair hearing before they hang. Adley has said he has an open mind about the suit. If that’s true, he stands

direction. Jindal already has employed it to full effect by criticizing the lawsuit as an attempt to place all responsibility for coastal land loss at the feet of the energy industry. The lawsuit does nothing of the kind. In fact, every public utterance about the suit by SLFPA-E board vice chair John Barry (author of Rising Tide and one of the nation’s leading experts on flooding) includes a statement that the energy industry did not cause this problem all by itself. But it takes a lot longer to set the record straight than to distort it. Truth is, every reputable expert agrees that the energy industry’s development of leases along the coast contributed substantially — though not exclusively — to wetland loss. Mother Nature also has played a big part, as has the federal government through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which leveed the Mississippi River to control flooding — and in the process deprived coastal marshes of the sedi-

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The feds, through the Corps and other agencies, have poured billions into flood protection and wetlands restoration. The oil industry, not so much. ments that built and sustained them. It’s equally true that the feds and taxpayers have contributed mightily to coastal restoration and flood control efforts. The feds, through the Corps and other agencies, have poured billions into flood protection and wetlands restoration. The oil industry, not so much. Lead plaintiff’s counsel Glad Jones puts it this way, “When it comes to paying for coastal land loss and the dramatically increased cost of flood protection that results from coastal land loss, the score is feds, $16 billion-plus; the oil and gas industry, zero.” But all that takes a lot more effort than simply saying the suit is an attempt to blame oil and gas companies — which have paid millions in taxes, employed hundreds of thousands of citizens and increased commerce across Louisiana — for all land loss. The defendants have a legitimate story to tell. They have many valid legal arguments on their side. They don’t have to resort to intellectual dishonesty and political hegemony. But it’s so much easier than truth.

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Changes in some New Orleans neighborhoods have led to discussions of gentrification — but the Freret Street revival has largely avoided contention even as the neighborhood’s gotten fancier.

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hen more than 100 Freret Street neighbors gathered in the Samuel J. Green Charter School cafeteria in March to discuss a proposal to use a property-tax fee to hire private security guards for the area, the meeting had every appearance of a textbook example of gentrification. Two white people sat at a table marked “FOR,” two African-Americans sat at a table marked “AGAINST,” and a room full of other black residents argued bitterly against what they saw as the secrecy of the proposal, about their sense of disenfranchisement amid an influx of “new residents” and about the rising costs of merely remaining in their homes. Given the explosion of commercial growth on Freret Street — from a single restaurant four years ago to 14 blocks of highly-lauded cuisine, entertainment venues and businesses ranging from a dog groomer to a craft-cocktail lounge —

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concerns about gentrification should be expected. But after that heated meeting in March, proponents and opponents literally walked down the sidewalk together, relying on relationships and

respect forged over decades to find a middle ground — suggesting that, perhaps, something is different about what’s happening on Freret. Named for former Mayor William Freret, the street boasted a streetcar and dozens of shops in the 1920s and ‘30s, but it became a casualty of suburban sprawl and white flight, hitting its nadir with the murder of baker Bill Long Jr. in his Freret Street shop in 1987. Various revitalization efforts have been underway for years, but they began to take off after the floodwaters following the levee failures receded. In 2009, Cure, Beaucoup Juice, Sarita’s Grill, Village Coffee and Freret Street PoBoys and Donuts all opened; by 2011,

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Part of the reason is because there is so much available abandoned housing stock — a feature of a once-weak housing market, says Tulane geographer Richard Campanella. In markets characterized by blight and disuse, like New Orleans in the recent past, any development is viewed as positive — unlike “strong markets” like New York and San Francisco, where new projects in GASA GASA | PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER dense environments necessitate displacement of the original residents. “What’s happening in New Orleans, “People aren’t getting put out of since around 2008, is that we are slowly their houses because some developer from Boston wants to come and make emerging from the depths of the ‘weak something new here,” agrees Greg market’ group, and the small amount Ensslen, whose Go Mango renovation of (mostly welcome) gentrification that company has been involved in dozens we used to have, is now becoming of residential and commercial projects not so small, and not so welcome,” in the neighborhood. “There’s enough Campanella wrote in an email. “Marigny abandoned property that we can have and Bywater are at the cusp of this a revolution here without having to put transition, but places like Freret are anybody out,” he says. “We haven’t starting to feel it next.” seen it yet.” Residents support the development, ‘Yet’ may be the operative word, says Andrew Amacker, president of the in New Orleans and on Freret, Freret Neighbors United community Campanella says. group, in part because they explicitly

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“It’s the classic pattern of GENTRIFICATION — an influx of new residents driving up property values and rents, making it hard for older residents to keep their homes.”

restaurants were on nearly every block and residents of the city were taking note of the Freret renaissance. A quarter of all restaurants fail in their first year, and about 60 percent by the third year, so statistically Freret should have had some casualties by now. All its new restaurants are still open, however — but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some close calls. Sarita Fernandez opened Sarita’s Grill in July of 2009 — the only restaurant open on the street at the time. “We always believed that Freret was going to come back,” she says. As her lease renewal approached this year, she began getting nervous. “I was stressed because so many people are trying to buy properties, that an investor would come by, somebody that has money in their pocket,” Fernandez says. “That was the scary part, because I noticed a lot of people were trying to buy buildings.” Fernandez credits a fair-minded landlord with offering a renewal price she could afford, and now she and her husband are trying to buy the building themselves. Fernandez’s fears are being felt by a growing number of residents, says Stan Norwood of Dennis Barber Shop, a longstanding institution on the street. It’s the classic pattern of gentrification — an influx of new residents driving up property values and rents, making it hard for older residents to keep their homes. One disabled neighbor of Norwood’s, for example, already has protested his increased property tax once, because his house hasn’t changed and his income is fixed. This year, two more

houses are under construction in the block, valued at more than $400,000 each, according to Norwood. “Now that we have two houses sold in his block, we’re expecting it to go up a little higher,” Norwood says. “I don’t know how he can hold on to his house on a fixed income.” Despite the redevelopment boom, however, Norwood says he doesn’t actually know anyone who has had to move out of the neighborhood because they no longer could afford it. He named five or six families who are struggling to stay in their homes for various reasons, but says, “They haven’t moved as of yet, but they’re struggling with the situation.”

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asked for it. After Hurricane Katrina, the neighborhood had a number of gatherings to envision its own future, and the common desire was for a diverse, walkable community with a vibrant economy at its core. People wanted more retail than the restaurants that have led the way, but for the most part Freret looks like the residents wanted it to, he says. “This not something that’s being done against our will,” Amacker says. “This is something that we decided on.” Meanwhile, Ensslen says, all the property owners are benefiting. For most families, the home is their primary asset — and if it’s in the Freret area, it’s almost certainly worth more than its original purchase price. While most of the businesses in the Freret revolution are new to New Orleans, their proprietors are not. Sarita’s building housed “La Cocinita Escondida” (“The Little Hidden Kitchen”) before Hurricane Katrina, operated by Sarita Fernandez’s mother. Cure founder Neal Bodenheimer and Company Burger owner Adam Biderman are Isidore Newman graduates; Steve Watson’s Kingpin, on the other side of St. Charles Avenue, already was well-established when he opened Midway Pizza. Ancora and The High Hat were expansions of Adolfo Garcia’s New Orleans restaurant empire, and Origami chef Mitsuko

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Tanner is a veteran of the city’s sushi scene. Constantine Georges, who owns Dat Dog, is the brother of businessman John Georges, who owns The Advocate. “It’s indigenous,” says Ensslen, who moved to Freret in late 1988 while he was at Tulane School of Architecture. “It’s people from within the community making things happen. There hasn’t been the wholesale displacement of people. There’s not the animosity.” Norwood agrees. At the big meeting about the security-district proposal, he sat at the “Against” table while Michelle Ingram of Zeus’ Place sat at the “For” table. One reason they were able to move immediately from that controversial night into a collaborative discussion of solutions, Norwood says, is that he and Ingram are neighbors. Likewise, Norwood says, Ensslen is well-regarded by older residents because they have seen him working for Freret’s renewal for 25 years. “Greg has been a person who has been around here for years,” Norwood says. “He wasn’t trying to run anybody off. I’ve got a lot of respect for him.” Employment is a traditional point of contention as new businesses open in gentrifying neighborhoods. The residents have to put up with parking headaches surrounding hot new eateries, but are they directly partaking in, or benefiting from, the increase in commercial activity?

Ensslen says he can name a number of people from the neighborhood who have gotten jobs in the businesses, and he doesn’t know anyone who has been turned away. Biderman says Company Burger has three neighborhood residents on staff. “They were great applicants; they were the greatest people,” Biderman says. “Our guys from the neighborhood are amazing.” One of those workers, Erone Hymel, has lived in the Freret area for 35 years. “I think it’s open doors for opportunity for the neighborhood,” he says. “I think people around here appreciate that they

“It’s people from within THE COMMUNIT Y making things happen. There hasn’t been the wholesale displacement of people. There’s not the animosity.” can walk up here and see businesses that are running,instead of seeing abandoned buildings.”

Another way Freret may defy stereotypical patterns of gentrification may be in the structure of the new families. Earlier this year, Tulane geographer Richard Campanella wrote a lengthy discussion of the pattern of gentrification in his own neighborhood, the Marigny/Bywater area. Among his greatest concerns was the lack of children being born around him; young, bohemian first-wave gentrifiers rarely have children — and when and if they do, they move away to areas with more and better schools. After they leave, prices have risen too high for other young parents, and the neighborhood “grows gray,” Campanella writes; gone are the children who “might represent the neighborhood’s best hope of remaining down-to-earth.” Freret, by contrast, has many children, which Campanella suggested may partly be a natural result of higher nativity rates in Freret than in the downtown historic districts. The majority of the new business owners who live and work on the corridor have kids, and the neighborhood contains and is surrounded by some of the better schools in the city. So if things are going so well, why did the security district proposal hit such a nerve in the community? One reason is monetary, Norwood says. Rising property values don’t put more money in homeowners’ pockets, so if they’re already beginning to

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Before “The New Freret” rose to prominence, another group was founded with many of the same goals — the Uptown Swingers second line group, which first paraded in 2004 from the now-defunct Latrina’s Lounge on Freret. When Hymel’s uncle Ezell Hines founded the Uptown Swingers, Hymel says, Freret was at a low point. The second-line, the picnics — all of that was intended to revitalize the neighborhood, in very similar ways to The New Freret today. The closure of Latrina’s was a

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“The welcome mat is ROLLED OUT to the people from everywhere else…” Freret business and property owners’ association is creating a campaign to install ProjectNOLA security cameras in homes near drug-dealing hotspots around the neighborhood — a solution that many of the longtime residents have requested. It’s a “happy medium,” Norwood says, that will focus on actual criminals. Ensslen notes that the few major crimes in Freret in recent years — the murder of Errol Meeks in front of the former Friar Tucks bar in early 2011, or the shooting of a Dat Dog employee in late 2012 — were solved largely because of security cameras on the corridor. And another case — an armed robbery in the neighborhood one morning shortly after the Friar Tucks killing — led to the arrest of a suspect on the scene, because “there were four different people walking their dogs who could say, ‘I saw him go that way,“ Ensslen says. “It’s a neighborhood where we’ve got people out in the street again.” The economic pressure on residents is not being ignored. The Freret Neighborhood Center has an anti-blight campaign that pairs putting pressure on delinquent properties with offers of assistance to homeowners struggling to return. While some buyers attempt to use code-enforcement actions and other bureaucratic threats to pressure longtime residents, Norwood says the neighborhood center’s more compassionate approach represents a good first step. But if economic issues are the next challenge, Amacker says, neighborhood leaders are getting ready. “We prepared everybody for the first stage,” Amacker says. “Now we’ve got to prepare them for the long run.” — This story was produced in partnership with the news website Uptown Messenger. To read more about the Freret neighborhood, visit www. uptownmessenger.com.

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struggle with the tax bill each year, any increase is going to be unwelcome, he says. But another issue strikes deeper. The neighborhood association, usually a small group, has attracted some “newer” residents who have been on the corridor for five to 10 years, rather than 30 to 60. Though gunshots still ring out at night from time to time, the neighborhood actually seems safer in terms of actual attacks on people than it has in years to those longestterm residents, Norwood says. So to be taxed to place armed security in the hands of relative newcomers who don’t know the neighbors, and don’t know the neighbors’ teenage children or grandchildren, Norwood says, creates a sense of indignation — and apprehension. Talking about the situation while cutting hair, Norwood gestures at the TV playing in the corner, still dominated by fallout from George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin shooting. For residents, he says, now is not a good time to be discussing inviting strangers in to police the streets. “We’re not saying the neighborhood is squeaky clean, but it’s nowhere close to the way it used to be,” Norwood says of the Freret crime situation. “It’s New Orleans. It’s not a cakewalk. If this neighborhood was so bad, why would you want to move here?” Another problem, says Norwood (who also builds and renovates homes in the neighborhood) is that public policy in New Orleans actually seems to FAVOR the newcomers. Getting blighted property “back into commerce” is now as tiresome a phrase as it is laudable a goal. Tax sales are well-publicized and seminars are held for people looking for property to acquire. But on the other end of those code-enforcement actions are real people, Norwood says, New Orleanians who may well still be trying to come home, but who are battling complicated inheritance disputes, financial challenges or long commutes back to town as they slowly move forward with renovations. These people, he says, have never heard of the historic tax credits or other benefits that the new residents are using for renovations. “The welcome mat is rolled out to the people from everywhere else,” Norwood says. “It’s not rolled out to the people who are already here.”

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LININGS Chester Allen’s designs hang in the window at Ariodante Contemporary Craft Gallery. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

geometric shapes and set in triads. Allen says these pieces represent the way New Orleanians separate and come together over the neutral ground to create the best of the city. Music works its way into Allen’s creations, and the triads of this collection also read as harmony, where the “notes” come together to create musical synergy. “[Allen] is like a philosopher with a ball-peen hammer,” says Rachel Oerter, jewelry director at Ariodante. “It’s less of a religious thing than a spiritual, metaphysical thing … about reclamation, renewal and rebirth.” She points out that all of his pieces have an accompanying story, like the Art Deco collection that began with a handful of inherited pearls, or the “We’re All in the Same Boat” pendant inspired by the influx of Super Bowl visitors last spring. When Allen isn’t working out of his Irish Channel studio, he travels the country, showing art and talking to people about New Orleans and the importance of finding community wherever you are. He spoke to me from an art show in Minnesota. “Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, where the Mississippi (River) begins, and I live at the bottom of the Mississippi,” he says. “With my work that’s a little bit of how I do things; seeing what brings us together.”

SHOPPING NEWS PARTY PLANET XTREME (5015 Bloomfield St., Jefferson, 504-309-8622; www. partyplanetxtreme.com), an entertainment center that houses a climbing wall, arcades and a black light rope course, among other attractions, opened last month. Last week it donated school supplies to Jefferson Parish schools as part of a special Stuff the Bus event. ITALY DIRECT (709 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-566-4933; 1537 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-831-1111; www.italydirectclothing.com) opened Vita, a boutique in Metairie. The store features men’s and women’s apparel and home accessories.

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FEET FIRST (526 Royal St., 504-5690005; 4122 Magazine St., 504-8996800; www.feetfirststores.com) introduced an accessories styling and closet consultation service. Stylists come to clients’ homes to organize their closets and coordinate stylish ensembles. JADE NOLA (110 Rosa Ave., Metairie, 504-875-4420; The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 504-566-1490; www.jadenola.com), a furniture and accessories store, holds an EllenL jewelry trunk show in the store’s Metairie location at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14.

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hen Chester Allen (221 Dauphine St., www.etsy.com/ shop/thesilverman) talks about making jewelry, he sounds more like a shaman than a silversmith. For Allen, his art is a part of a spiritual experience that combines metallurgy, alternative medicine and the craftsman’s energy to create one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect Louisiana culture. “[Sterling silver] has a positive energy [that] people call a lunar energy,” Allen says. “When you work with it, there’s a certain fire, a color that it gets. … [It’s a] process [between] what it wants to do and what you have in mind. It’s collaborative.” For more than 27 years, Allen has worked to master what he calls the vocabulary of his craft. Allen formerly worked as a marketing consultant, and one of his clients introduced him to the art world. In lieu of payment, the client, a goldsmith, offered to teach Allen everything he knew. Allen quickly realized that art was the perfect way to process the difficult events of his life. “Adversity is the bloodline of creativity,” Allen says. Allen concentrates on the physical realities of metal and gemstones and on arranging them in ways that make statements about the local community. He generally works in .95 silver, a fine silver that can withstand treatments such as etching or hammering or can be worked into a fine filigree. One of his projects is the “Neutral Ground is Higher Ground” collection, available at Ariodante Contemporary Craft Gallery. In this collection, gems like garnet, citrine and tourmaline are cut in

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reseason is upon us. It’s time to limber up, evaluate new talent and scout the places we’ll visit for food and drink before, during and after football games this fall. An intriguing addition to that roster is Barcadia. Conceived as a combination arcade and bar, it quickly, if somewhat unevenly, became a restaurant as the original sideline in food grew into a larger part of the game plan. The setting is man cave writ large, with garage doors open to the sidewalk, flat screen TVs mounted over copious beer taps, pin-up girl posters and ranks of vintage arcade games. It’s the natural habitat for the sort of blustery dude food that happens to pair well with the giddy nerves of game day. Fried cheese curds, for instance, arrive as a reef of puffy, golden batter encasing ropes of gooey cheddar. There’s no bread to act as intermediary; it’s just you, a basket of free-form fried cheese and hopefully some backup. Then there’s Billy’s fried PB&J, which transforms the innocent lunchbox sandwich into something akin to a giant, tempura-battered beignet. Wraps and basic sandwiches on multigrain bread aren’t too exciting by comparison, but the Manager’s Special is an impressively rendered deli classic with at least an inch of hot pastrami stacked on marble rye, and blue cheese ripples over glistening hunks of seared, medium-rare steak packed into a short, crusty loaf with caramelized onions for another standout special.

Sometimes a creative impulse inspires a pop-up restaurant as chefs play around with flavors and formats outside the normal realm of their restaurants. Other pop-ups come about for more practical reasons, like testing out a new concept or expansion. The new restaurant Noodle & Pie (741 State St., 504-252-9431; www. noodleandpie.com) seems like the love child of those two motivations. Noodle & Pie started in 2011 as a popup venture by Eman Loubier, chef of the Riverbend standout Dante’s Kitchen, along with the restaurant’s sous chef Brian Armour and pastry chef Kris Bouley. They periodically took over the Uptown cafe Coulis for one-night menus of ramen noodle soups and traditional sweet pies. “We did it initially just because it was fun, and it turned out that people were really into what we were doing,” Loubier says. “But it was sapping our energy to do just this one day thing so we decided to do it for real.” Though the full-time Noodle & Pie menu has been expanded from the pop-up days, it still revolves around the unlikely mash-up promised by the restaurant’s name. PAGE 27

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Barcadia’s kitchen is run by Nick Hufft, a New Orleans native who made his name in Baton Rouge on burgers served from a food truck called Curbside. Naturally burgers are the main act here, too. The Flagboy burger adds a disk of fried cheese and the Brian sports pork belly preserves, which is like crumbled, candied bacon. The basic American cheeseburger is the most satisfying, since it so clearly demonstrates solid fundamentals. There’s the sear and loose inner crumble of its patty, the ample but not overflowing juice and the glossy, slightly sweet bun. At its best, this is a burger lover’s burger. What could go wrong? The problem is that Barcadia has felt like two different operations, depending on the hour. At lunch, it resembles a tightly run gastro pub, albeit one with a Galaga machine in the corner. But at night, bigger crowds arrive, the party amps up and the food appeal plummets. During successive evening visits, thrown-together burgers and gummy fries that looked like they’d been left out in the rain conspired to make this a lunch-only stop for me. Barcadia seems to be absorbing the lessons of its own extended preseason, however, and management reports that a bigger menu, more dining space and additional kitchen staff are on the way for the fall. There’s lots of potential here, so I’m pulling for Barcadia to make the turn in the regular season.

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interview “They’re popular trends and they’re completely different. We’re basically shoving them together, but I think we have the know-how and hopefully people will groove on it,” Loubier says. While the menu will change frequently, it’s anchored by four noodle soups and four pies, along with an array of snacks and small plates drawing in Asia flavors from Korea to Malaysia. The restaurant serves beer and wine. Noodle & Pie took over the former Uptown location of Reginelli’s Pizzeria, which moved to a bigger spot just across Magazine Street last year. The renovation of the corner storefront has been pretty dramatic, with a curvaceous noodle bar, a bright color scheme and a high-gloss floor treatment that resembles rippling water. Noodle & Pie serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday, beginning at 4:30 p.m. It stays open until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

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New Orleans native Brian Landry worked at a string of prominent local restaurants before landing the top chef spot at Galatoire’s Restaurant in 2006. In 2011, he became a traveling “ambassador chef” for the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board and later that year partnered with chef John Besh to open Borgne (601 Loyola Ave., 504-613-3860; www.borgnerestaurant. com) inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel. His menu melds local seafood and Spanish flavors, especially those from the Canary Islands, which gave Louisiana its Isleno population during the colonial era.

Ancora Pizzeria and Salumeria 4508 Freret St., (504) 3241636; www.ancorapizza.com A frequent addition to the “anti pizza” sampler plate

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Is Borgne intended to be more Spanish or more Creole? Landry: We’re a Louisiana seafood restaurant, but one that highlights more of the Spanish influence in Creole cuisine. All the restaurants I came up through highlighted the French side of Creole, and I think the Spanish side gets overlooked. You compare jambalaya with paella or Natchitoches meat pies with empanadas and you can see that clearly. But those roots just haven’t been explored as much. So for me it’s fun to delve into that part. Just making a menu that’s more about olive oil than butter changes a lot. You visited the Canary Islands before opening Borgne. Was that a fact-finding mission? L: It was an immersion. We stayed with host families and spent a lot of time in the wineries and goat farms and bakeries, and cooking at restaurants and in people’s homes. The biggest surprise for me was this soup called puchero. It was exactly the vegetable soup that my mom made when I was growing up. I traveled halfway around the world to have this official dish of the Canary Islands, and it turns out I’ve been having it every winter of my life.

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Borgne is practically next to the Superdome. How do New Orleans Saints games affect the restaurant? L: Initially I thought game days would just bring a big bar crowd in here, but we open early for the home games and serve the whole menu and people come to eat as much as they do drink. Just like everywhere else in town, if the Saints win you get people coming right back in after the game, but if the Saints lose everyone just goes home. The business directly correlates with how the Saints do on the field.

tribute to Child at Spicer’s French Quarter restaurant Bayona (430 Dauphine St., 504525-4455; www.bayona.com). Child would have turned 101 this week (Aug. 15), and to mark the anniversary Bayona is serving a special menu of dishes chosen from Child’s classic French repertoire. The four-course meal costs $48 and is served nightly from Aug. 12-17. The Julia Child menu has been a summer tradition at Bayona since 2009, the same year the Hollywood film Julie and Julia was released. This being New Orleans, don’t be surprised if some of the people partaking in the special arrive in costume. There are often a few Julia Child look-alikes in the dining room during the weeklong event.

Rose and charcuterie tasting

Charcuterie and salumi are enjoying a renaissance, with meat plates now featured prominently on many restaurant menus, and chefs, butchers and specialty suppliers all putting their own stamp on these Old World culinary arts. Thursday, Aug. 15, a special event at Swirl Wine Bar & Market (3143 Ponce

de Leon St., 504-304-0635; www. swirlinthecity.com) will gather a collection of local purveyors under one roof for a tasting of their specialties paired with a variety of rose wines. The event format is a “walkabout tasting” where attendees can sample terrines, pates, sliced cured meats and other products from the restaurants Ancora, Cafe Degas, Ste. Marie and Sylvain, and the shops St. James Cheese Co. and Cleaver & Co. Swirl co-owner Beth Ribblett says fruity, dry roses make great pairings, and she will pour 13 different examples from distributor Mystic Vines to match the meats. “The fuller-bodied, richer-style rose wines are a great match for terrines and pate, as the fruit compliments the gamey meat and they usually have just enough acid to cut through the fat,” she says. “I like the lighter, zippy-style rose with things like salumi and chorizo, as the higher acid helps cleanse the saltiness from the palate, leaving your mouth watering for another sip.” The tasting begins at 6:30 p.m. and costs $20. Reservations are required; call Swirl to reserve a spot.

4510 Freret St., (504) 3090069; www.wayfarenola.com An ever-changing variety, often going multicultural

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

“When I became a vegan, I didn’t draw an X through everything marked ‘Animalia’ on the tree of life. And when I pick out my dinner, I don’t ask myself: What do I have to do to remain a vegan? I ask myself: What is the right choice in this situation? Eating ethically is not a purity pissing contest, and the more vegans or vegetarians pretend that it is, the more their diets start to resemble mere fashion — and thus risk being dismissed as such.” — Christopher Cox, from an op-ed in Slate arguing that while oysters are considered animals, even strict vegans should feel comfortable eating them.

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Burgers have always been popular, but today we live in the midst of a burger bonanza. Between the “better burger” trend and the proliferation of burgers on the menus of otherwise upscale restaurants, they’re turning up everywhere. On Sunday, Aug. 18, an event harnesses this craze for a good cause. Burgers, Bourbon & Beer is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank, a local hunger-relief organization, and it will feature burgers from 10 restaurants under one roof. Official judges will name a “best burger” and attendees can vote for a “people’s choice” award. Second Harvest debuted this event last year, and it proved a big success. It will again be held in the Warehouse District at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive; www.generationshall.com), where each participating restaurant will serve slider-sized renditions of their best burgers (which is good for extensive sampling across the field). Bourbon cocktails and various beers from Glazer’s and Crescent Crown Distributing will be paired with each burger and La Divina Gelateria provides dessert. The ticket price is all inclusive. The restaurant lineup runs the gamut and includes Truūburger, Bourbon House, Company Burger, Martin Wine Cellar, Barcadia, Cowbell, Phil’s Grill, Vitascope Hall, Manning’s Eat-DrinkCheer and Bayou Burger, a relative newcomer to Bourbon Street and devotee to the theory that whole grilled cheese sandwiches can be burger toppings. Burgers, Bourbon & Beer runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door (if any are left). Buy tickets at www.no-hunger.org.

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RENDON INN’S DUGOUT SPORTS BAR — 4501 Eve St., (504) 826-5605; www. therendoninn.com — The Boudreaux burger combines lean ground beef, hot sausage and applewood-smoked bacon on a ciabatta bun with cheese, onions and remoulade. Fresh cut fries are served with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of truffle oil. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

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KNUCKLEHEADS EATERY — 3535 Severn Ave., Suite 10, Metairie, (504) 888-5858; www. knuckleheadsnola.com — This casual eatery serves burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and bar noshes. Mulligan Mike’s all-Angus chuck burger is topped with grilled ham and Swiss or cheddar cheese and comes with fries and a pickle. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

O’HENRY’S FOOD & SPIRITS — 634 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, (504) 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com — Complimentary peanuts are the calling card of these casual, family friendly restaurants. The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, fried seafood, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SOMETHIN’ ELSE CAFE — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

BAR & GRILL BAYOU BEER GARDEN — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations.

DOWN THE HATCH — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 5220909; www.downthehatchnola. com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ SHAMROCK BAR & GRILL — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 301-0938 — Shamrock serves an Angus rib-eye steak with a side item, burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, grilled chicken, spinach and artichoke dip and more. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE BOO KOO BBQ — 3701 Banks St., (504) 202-4741; www. bookoobbq.com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Cash only. $ HICKORY PRIME BBQ — 6001 France Road, (757) 2778507; www.hickoryprimebbq. com — Proprietors Billy Rhodes and Karen Martin have won several barbecue competitions. They serve Texas-style brisket, smoked chicken, ribs and more. The pulled pork platter features pork cooked for 12 hours over hickory and white oak and it comes with two sides. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SAUCY’S — 4200 Magazine St., (504) 301-2755; www. saucysnola.com — Saucy’s serves slow-smoked St. Louisstyle pork ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked sausage and grilled chicken. The cochon blue is a sandwich of pulled pork, blue cheese and melted mozzerella on a bun. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

BURGERS CHEESEBURGER EDDIE’S — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www. mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE ANTOINE’S ANNEX — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honeyDijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ BREADS ON OAK — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 3248271; www.breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations. Breakfast Thu.-Sun., lunch Thu.Sat. Credit cards. $ CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www. cafefreret.com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin. 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. $$ CAFE NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad

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LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. The Cobb salad features grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, shredded carrots and cabbage, Monterey Jack and blue cheeses, applewoodsmoked bacon, hard boiled egg, avocado, tomatos, cucumbers, green onions, croutons and choice of dressing. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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

ANGELO BROCATO’S — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop and serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ PINKBERRY — Citywide; www. pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY BAYONA — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona. com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE — 8132 Hampson St., (504) 301-9061; www.one-sl.

ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ THE LANDING RESTAURANT — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MA MOMMA’S HOUSE — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 2440021; www.mamommashouse. com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ ROUX ON ORLEANS — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ SAINTS & SINNERS — 627 Bourbon St., (504) 528-9307; www.saintsandsinnersnola. com — Styled to reflect era of Storyville, the restaurant serves Creole and Cajun dishes, raw oysters, seafood, steaks, poboys, burgers and more. The Politician’s Special features a trio of jambalaya, crawfish pie and a cup of gumbo. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ WILLIE MAE’S SCOTCH HOUSE — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This popular neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI JIMS — 3000 Royal St., (504) 304-8224 — The Reuben is fill seeded rye bread with corned beef, pastrami, provolone and Swiss cheeses, German sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing. The Bywater cheese steak sandwich combines marinated steak, grilled onions, green

KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI & GROCERY — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ MARDI GRAS ZONE — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ MARTIN WINE CELLAR — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www. martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ QWIK CHEK DELI & CATERING — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

ETHIOPIAN CAFE ABYSSINIA — 3511 Magazine St., (504) 8946238 — The menu includes a variety of wots, traditional stews served over injera bread, and tibs, dishes of sauted meats or vegetables. Yebeb alicha is lamb in mild garlic-ginger curry sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

FRENCH BAIE ROUGE — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www.baierougenola.com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp cooked with lemon over saffron risotto served with hericots verts. Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ MARTINIQUE BISTRO — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 8918495; www.martiniquebistro. com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard. Try dishes PAGE 31

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herever a syllabus is assembled and degrees are pursued, you can bet a restaurant will not be far away. The neighborhoods around our local hubs of higher learning have a tremendous diversity of dining options. What follows is a primer on some sure bets near New Orleans campuses, selected with a student budget in mind.

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XAVIER UNIVERSITY Through a quirk of New Orleans restaurant distribution, the Xavier campus is ringed with Asian eateries. Five Happiness (3605 S. Carrollton Ave., 504482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com) has an imperial decor and a huge menu, while the smaller Chinese Kitchen (3327 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-482-1122) a few blocks away has great bargains and a loyal following. The nearby Mikimoto Japanese Restaurant (3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-1881; www. mikimotosushi.com) runs one of the most robust take-out and delivery operations around (it also has a drive-through window for sushi on the go), while the new Asuka Sushi & Hibachi (7912 Earhart Blvd., 504-862-5555; www.asukaneworleans.com) has good lunch specials from the sushi bar and the grill. On the other side of campus, the sandwiches, fresh breads and tempting sweets at Gracious Bakery + Cafe (1000 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway, 504301-3709; www.graciousbakery. com) are close at hand, while across Washington Avenue, C&A Seafood (1429 Jefferson Davis Pkwy., 504-822-8497) has boiled shrimp and crabs, po-boys and gumbo and – wouldn’t you know it? – Chinese food.

Eggplant medallions topped with shrimp are among dishes served at The Munch Factory near the UNO campus. PHOTO BY IAN MCNULTY

DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE The vintage Bud’s Broiler (500 City Park Ave., 504-486-2559; www.budsbroiler.com) directly across from campus is the original location of this beloved local burger chain, where you order by the numbers (No. 4, please, with grated cheddar and hickory sauce). Provided you’re of age to enter a bar, you also can get an acclaimed burger at the nearby Beachcorner (4905 Canal St., 504-488-7357; www.beachcornerbarandgrill.com), and The Bulldog tavern (5135 Canal Blvd., 504-488-4191; www. draftfreak.com) serves burgers and solid bar food by the beer taps or on its patio. For an offbeat lunchtime retreat, head into City Park. There’s the Morning Call Coffee Stand (Casino building, 56 Dreyfous Drive, 504-300-1157; www. morningcallcoffeestand.com), serving jambalaya and red beans along with its famous cafe au lait and beignets. And inside the New Orleans Museum of Art, you’ll find sandwiches, flatbread pizza and salads at Cafe NOMA (1 Diboll Circle, 504-482-1264; www. cafenoma.org). Museum admission is not required for the restaurant.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS The Gentilly neighborhood leading to the University of New Orleans’ (UNO) lakefront campus is dotted with good eats, provided you know where to look. Exhibit A is The Munch Factory (6325 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-324-5372; www. themunchfactory.net), which combines comfort food (Buffalo shrimp, potato skins) with Creole classics (shrimp remoulade, blackened redfish). Sassafras Creole & Seafood Restaurant (2501 Leon C. Simon Blvd., 504288-3939; www.sassafrasnola. com) keeps things more traditional, with stuffed peppers, smothered okra and a Creole gumbo packed tighter than a freshman course load. Deeper in the neighborhood, Fleury Of Wings (5325 Franklin Ave., 504-302-9675) is a small, family-run wing shop with a huge array of sauces. And there’s Zimmer’s Seafood (4915 St. Anthony Ave., 504282-7150), a combination market and sandwich shop with great marinated crab salad and shrimp po-boys on bread from the traditional Italian bakery next door.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY Finding good food around Dillard takes more digging, but it’s there. McKenzie’s Chicken-In-A-Box (3839 Frenchmen St., 504-9438908), for instance, formerly was a combination bakery and fried chicken take-out joint and now operates solely as a takeout restaurant for items like fried chicken, po-boys, ribs, fried fish and pork chop plates, while its neighbor, Riteway Soul Food (3044 Gentilly Blvd., 504-9496000), lives up to its name with home-style plate lunches and po-boys. A block away, Bar-B-Q Kings (2164 Milton St., 504-949-2210) serves oldschool New Orleans barbecue, with an emphasis on sweet, thick sauce and a specialty in beef ribs the size of tomahawks. If you can venture a little farther from campus, try Sammy’s Food Service and Deli (3000 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-9470675; www.sammysfood. com) for massive burgers and first-rate po-boys. The Ray Ray combines fried chicken with ham and Swiss and has won honors twice at the Oak Street Po-boy Festival.

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The number of options around these two neighboring campuses can seem overwhelming, but it means you don’t have to settle for the ordinary in any category. For standout sandwiches, try Milk Bar (710 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-309-3310), a charmingly quirky shop where combinations like sliced lamb with hummus or sauteed shrimp and pesto are encased in big, crusty ciabatta rolls. At Maple Street Patisserie (7638 Maple St., 504-304-1526; www.maplestreetpatisserie. com) you can pick your bread from the selection baked on the premises, and at Breads on Oak (8640 Oak St., 504-3245173; www.breadsonoak.com) there’s a clear view of baking in progress just past the service counter, where grab-and-go baguette sandwiches make quick lunches. The late-night, walk-up stand Crepes a la Cart (1039 Broadway St., 504-866-2362; www.crepecaterer.com) will fill a hot, just-made crepe with anything from chicken cordon bleu to s’mores, whether it’s high noon or the wee hours of the morning. To see the latest twists on Vietnamese cuisine, visit Pho Bistreaux (1200 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-304-8334; www. phobistreaux.biz) for Vietnamese tacos and sliders or choose Ba Chi Canteen (7900 Maple St., 504-373-5628; www. facebook.com/bachicanteenla) for ever-evolving pan-Asian fusion specials, as well as traditional pho. For extra credit, remember that on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Crescent City Farmers

Market (200 Broadway St., www.crescentcityfarmersmarket. org) sets up shop near campus and brings along its Green Plate Special, an inexpensive, to-go meal prepared by guest chefs using market produce. The guest for August is chef Ryan Hughes of the soon-to-open Purloo, a modern Southern restaurant.

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A modern desk lamp shines through midnight study sessions, $199 at Spruce (2043 Magazine St., 504-2650946; www. sprucenola.com). A mesh shower tote has space for soap, shampoo, razors, shaving cream and more, $12.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond (citywide; www. bedbathandbeyond.com).

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This speaker system and radio is Solo cup-spill resistant, $40 at Plum (5430 Magazine St., 504-897-3388; www.plumneworleans.com).

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Get the goods to make a residence hall a home. Welcome friends with an inviting, warm-hued Southwesternstyle rug, $195 at Spruce. Spruce

A freezable cooler lunch bag keeps food fresh for up to 10 hours — perfect for toting snacks to back-to-back classes, $9.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.

Orange-shaped sticky notes make studying enjoyable (well, almost), $6 at Whimsy (5420 Magazine St., 504-273-5900; www.mywhimsy.com).

String up pictures of friends and family for a sweet reminder of home, $12.50 at Plum.

Bring a touch of the wild side to your room with a faux taxidermy animal head, $30 at Spruce.

Durable enough for under-bed storage but cute enough to display, this striped bin stows everything from magazines to intimates, $45 for a set of two at Whimsy.

A whimsical metal scarf and belt organizer combines form and function for stylish storage, $9.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.

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House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. (504) 310–4999 www.houesofblues.com; @hobnola The Swedish duo stole the show at the 2013 Buku Music + Art Project on the heels of its massive singles “Manners” and “I Love It.”

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Tipitina’s 501 Napoleon Ave. (504) 895-8477 www.tipitinas.com; @tipitinas The longtime Louisiana metal maestro — fronting powerhouses Pantera and Down — unleashed his punishing solo effort Walk Through Exits Only earlier this year. His Housecore Records comrades Warbeast open with metallurgy wizard Author & Punisher.

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3 Ring Circus’ The Big Top Gallery 1638 Clio St., (504) 5692700; www.3rcp.com Los Angeles punk duo No Age releases its fourth full-length effort An Object this month on Sub Pop. Their decidedly DIY tour schedule lands them at all-ages art space The Big Top.

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SOFT METALS Circle Bar 1032 St. Charles Ave. (504) 588-2616; www. circlebarneworleans.com

@circlebarnola Captured Tracks released the Portland duo’s Lenses in July. It’s full of brooding vintage synthesizers and relentless 808 dance beats.

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One Eyed Jacks 615 Toulouse St. (504) 569-8361 www.oneeyedjacks.net; @oejnola California singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe — known for her drone-based, folk-inspired compositions — releases her fourth album Pain Is Beauty in September. Stoned, down-tuned Dallas trio True Widow released its acclaimed LP Circumambulation earlier this year on metal stalwart Relapse Records.

BLACK FLAG The Howlin’ Wolf 907 S. Peters St. (504) 529-5844 www.thehowlinwolf.com

@howlinwolfnola After endless lineup changes and trademark infringement lawsuits, punk rock legends Black Flag now tour with founder Greg Ginn, one-time vocalist Ron Reyes, Screeching Weasel bassist Dave Klein and Gone drummer Gregory Moore.

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GOLD PANDA Hi-Ho Lounge 2239 St. Claude Ave. (504) 945-4446 www.hiholounge.net

@hihonola The London-based electronic music beatmaker packs his signature elegant techno on his second album, June’s This Is Where You Live.

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Hi-Ho Lounge The former hardcore punk rockers turned chilly synth-pop provocateurs anticipate a 2014 release for their third studio album.

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AUSTRA

One Eyed Jacks Toronto electronic outfit (and frequent Grimes collaborator) Austra released its Chicago house-inspired Olympia in June.

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EMPIRE OF THE SUN

Civic Theatre 510 O’Keefe Ave. (504) 272-0865 www.civicnola.com; @civicnola The city’s oldest currently operating theater opens with a full slate of music and comedy this fall. First on the bill is the ambitious synth-pop duo whose acclaimed 2013 album Ice on the Dune screams to be included in every movie trailer.

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The Howlin’ Wolf This Philadelphia freakout ensemble packs the stage with its alias-named members and their endless instruments. The band will release the dialed-down, popcentric On Oni Pond later this year.

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House of Blues Another 2013 Buku standout (performing alongside the seemingly mismatched Preservation Hall Jazz Band), this English quartet released An Awesome Wave last year, earning the group buzz band status for its offbeat alt-pop.

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You can use your Wolfbucks at Loyola and Tulane dining facilities, but you can’t use them to tip. If you park on Palmer Avenue for more than two hours, you’ll probably get a $40 ticket. There’s usually free food on campus, especially at meetings held during the window between 12:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Student Government Association serves free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on Thursdays, king cake during Carnival and various other snacks the rest of the year. You can watch movies for free through the Film Buffs screening program, and you can rent wide-release DVDs from the university library.

Don’t feed the ducks, because they will never leave you alone. Support the Dolphin baseball team; they’re pretty good. Chimes Textbook Exchange is across the street from campus and offers competitive prices on books and supplies. To get a parking decal, you must show your automobile registration and proof of insurance. Take advantage of resources included in tuition such as computer labs, trial software, job fairs and tutoring.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY The “spacious green” tends to get mucky on rainy days, so make sure you have galoshes, an umbrella and a raincoat. Follow the university’s social media accounts, DillardUniversity on Facebook and @DU1869 on

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NUNEZ COMMUNITY COLLEGE Bring a jacket to class, because the classrooms are always chilly.

Never use your credit card at vending machines; a $3 convenience fee is added to each transaction. Read the bulletin boards to keep up with campus events and important deadlines. Make sure you have your financial aid squared away before class — and verify it with the staff more than once. Buying books online is usually cheaper than buying from the bookstore.

OUR LADY OF HOLY CROSS COLLEGE Try to participate in campus-wide events, like crawfish boils, holiday parties and cabbage ball games. Volunteering is part of the lifestyle at Our Lady of Holy Cross, so commit to some service projects throughout the year. Though the student body is small, you’ll find many of the same clubs, professional organizations and sports teams bigger schools have. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS

Don’t try to befriend the stray animals on campus; not all are friendly. It is cheaper to print in the lab at the new science building than to print in the library. Be friendly to the workers in the administrative offices (treats are always appreciated) so they will

BY M EGAN B RADE N -PE RRY remember you when you need help in a crunch. The best day to eat at the cafeteria is Friday, when the menu is fried fish and fixings. Make these women love you, because they run everything: Ms. Brenda in humanities, Ms. Patty in science and math and Ms. Sally Novatney.

TULANE UNIVERSITY Volunteer pregame to score free Pelicans tickets, even for playoff games. “Avoid Bruff Commons.” Explore moderately priced restaurants near campus, like Satsuma Cafe, Milk Bar and Ba Chi Canteen (also see “Yearning Curve” on p. 3). For local organic food on campus, go to Hillel’s Kitchen. Get to know your professors. Many of them have interesting hobbies outside the classroom.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS The best study spots in the library are on the third floor. Wait until the first week of school to buy books. Park in the white lines instead of the yellow ones. You can get tutoring from the Writing Center and the Math Center. Go to Jazz at the Sandbar and get to know local musicians.

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA The walk from Xavier South to the main campus is quite a trek. You may not need a parking decal because there are plenty of places to park in the neighborhood. Be extra sweet to campus police, dorm monitors and cafeteria workers. Attend events on The Yard and in the University Center to meet your classmates and collegians from throughout the city. Acquaint yourself with the staff of the Counseling and Wellness Center in your first week, then visit throughout the year to stay on track.

GENERAL TIPS If someone you don’t know asks you to play a $20 shell game, decline and keep your money. There are substantial fees associated with using the Higher One card, so opt out of it at the comptroller’s office or on the Higher One website. When someone in New Orleans asks, “How ya doin’?” the correct response is, “How ya doin’?” Make friends with locals, so you get a real New Orleans experience, unlike what you see in college brochures and on television shows and movies.

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ypical advice for college freshmen — tips on not gaining the “Freshman 15” and not maxing out credit cards — is rarely enough to make students feel prepared. What about parking? Or how to enjoy yourself in a strange city? Students and recent graduates of area colleges and universities shared their campus-specific tips with Gambit. Here they are, along with five New Orleans-specific bits of advice.

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CRUISING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS NEW ORLEANS Regional Transit Authority (RTA), (504) 248-3900; www.norta.com JEFFERSON PARISH (EAST BANK AND WEST BANK) Jefferson Transit (JeT), (504) 818-1077; www.jeffersontransit.org CHALMETTE St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit (SBURT), (504) 277-1907; www.sbpg.net Note: These providers work independently of each other and no transfers are available from one provider to another. If you leave campus on an RTA bus and need to catch a JeT or SBURT bus, you’ll have to pay a separate fare.

CAMPUS STOPS Each of these vehicles (read the names on the front of the bus) stops on or directly outside college campuses in New Orleans. Google Transit provides accurate directions to and from places serviced by the RTA. All buses and streetcars listed here are RTA unless otherwise specified.

University of New Orleans (UNO): Elysian Fields, Hayne and St. Bernard Avenue buses Xavier University: Tulane, Leonidas and Louisiana buses Tip: Consider buying a one-day bus pass (valid on RTA vehicles only) if you plan to make several stops or will be out for a long time.

SHOPPING CENTERS Clearview Mall (4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-8850202; www.clearviewmall.com) has an AMC Palace movie theater (close to a Dollar Tree), a Target and several other stores and restaurants. You can get here by taking JeT’s Veterans via the Canal streetcar. Elmwood Shopping Center (1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan, 504-733-1212) got a major upgrade recently, adding chains like Chipotle, DSW, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Pinkberry, Zoe’s Kitchen and Charming Charlie. It also houses an Old Navy, Best Buy, Marshall’s, Bath

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The Shops at Canal Place (333 Canal St., 504-522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace. com) is known for its loungeesque movie theater (you can dine and get wine there), Anthropologie, Saks Fifth Avenue and other high-end retailers. Get here via the Canal streetcar and Elysian Fields, Marigny-Bywater and South Claiborne buses.

GROCERY STORES These are traditional grocery stores close to campus and affordable for college students. Buy a one-day pass so you have time to browse. Catch these buses directly from campus to get there. From Dillard: Broad bus to Winn-Dixie From SUNO: Louisa to WinnDixie From Tulane and Loyola: South Claiborne bus or St. Charles streetcar to Robert Fresh Market From UNO: Hayne bus to Rouses From Xavier: Leonidas bus to Rouses or Winn-Dixie For a listing of movie theaters in the area and how to get there on public transit, visit www. bestofneworleans.com.

CABS Metry Cab (504-835-4242; www.metrycab.com) Nawlins Cab (504-522-9059; www.nawlinscab.com) United Cab (504-522-9771; www.unitedcabs.com) St. Bernard Taxi & Delivery (504-271-3311) Westbank Cab Company (504-368-3300) Note: Be sure you know the complete address, not just the intersection, of where you are located before calling a cab to take you back to campus. If hailing a cab isn’t working, you’ll always find cabs outside hotels and casinos.

BIKING RESOURCES Bike Bus (www.bikebusnola. com) is a website that combines public transit and biking directions. Bike Easy (504-8614022; www.bikeeasy.org) lists bike paths and helps riders understand biking in New Orleans. Where Ya’ Rack? (www. whereyarack.org) has a map of bike racks in the greater New Orleans area. Note: With the exception of streetcars, all public transit vehicles in the greater New Orleans area can carry up to two bikes.

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& Body Works and several other retail giants. To get here, catch the Canal streetcar to the cemeteries, then catch JeT’s Veterans bus and connect to its Clearview bus. Lakeside Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-8000; www.lakesideshopping.com) has a bustling food court and 120 stores from national and local retailers. Catch the Canal streetcar to the cemeteries, then take JeT’s Veterans bus to get there. Mid-City Market (401 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-523-0525; www.mid-citymarket.com) is the city’s newest retail development comprising mostly restaurants, with a few shops and a WinnDixie grocery store as an anchor. Tenants include Felipe’s Taqueria, Pinkberry, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Panera Bread, Pei Wei Asian Diner and Pizza Hut. To get here, catch the Canal-City Park/Museum streetcar or the Leonidas bus. Oakwood Center (197 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 504361-1550; www.oakwoodcenter. com) is a lot like Lakeside Shopping Center, except Oakwood has an Old Navy. JeT’s Lapalco, Westbank Expressway and Terrytown buses all go from downtown New Orleans to the West Bank, where this mall is located across the street from the Wilty Terminal.

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There are a few clubs within walking, biking or cabbing distance of the Tulane and Loyola university campuses.

GASA GASA 4920 Freret St., (504) 304-7110; www.gasagasa.com This new club’s schedule mixes touring indie acts (The Love Language, Sept. 19) and local bands including folk rocker Cortland Burke (Aug. 16) and the bluegrass band The Tanglers (Aug. 17). It’s currently home to the Tuesday night Progression showcase hosted by jazz vocalist Sasha Masakowski and featuring young musicians including jazz guitarist Cliff Hines.

MAPLE LEAF BAR 8316 Oak St., (504) 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com The Maple Leaf became an institution based on its regular acts, which once included the late, legendary pianist James Booker. Now the Rebirth Brass Band’s longstanding Tuesday night blowout and bands like The Joe Krown Trio and funk and R&B pianist Jon Cleary keep university-area neighbors coming back.

TIPITINA’S 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com This converted warehouse space became a temple of local jazz-funk and R&B when it opened in the 1970s. A bust of patron saint Professor Longhair is a monument to its early days. The club space features a stage, two long bars and a second-floor balcony. It still hosts local funk and brass bands (Rebirth Brass Band, Aug. 31), local music institutions (Dr. John, Aug. 16) and touring rock bands (Rev. Horton Heat, Aug. 13). On Sundays, there’s an early evening Cajun dance party.

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT There’s a cluster of restaurants, bars and music venues within several blocks of each other in the Warehouse District. Here are two notable spots for live music. 1032 St. Charles Ave., (504) 588-2616 www.circlebarneworleans.com The cozy confines of the Circle Bar occupy the first floor of a townhouse that looks like a 19th-century relic amid the development in the neighboring Warehouse District. A recent renovation has made the inside a sleeker, more stylish spot to catch touring indie bands and local acts including self-described Russian punk hooligan band Debauche (Aug. 30) and local rock band Caddywhompus (Sept. 27.).

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Not far from the bars and bright lights of Bourbon Street are two venues that regularly schedule top touring and local bands.

HOUSE OF BLUES 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.hob.com The main room at House of Blues hosts everything from rock legends (The Cult, Aug. 31) to hip-hop (weekly Wednesday Jet Lounge showcases) to indie acts (Tegan and Sara, Sept. 15) and more. But the House has morphed into a complex with music presented in the second-floor music room The Parish, at happy hours n the back patio Voodoo Garden and in the recently added Big Mama’s Lounge. The lineup also includes burlesque shows and comedy.

ONE EYED JACKS 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net The shabbily decadent red and black front barroom of One Eyed Jacks looks like a bordello parlor. The interior of the club is remarkable for its horseshoe-shaped bar in the middle of the space, but the attraction is a lineup of touring indie acts (Austra, Sept. 15) and 1980s retro dance parties.

FRENCHMEN STREET A two-block stretch of Frenchmen Street offers numerous live music venues. There’s Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro (626 Frenchmen St., 504-949-0696; www.snugjazz.com), a more refined setting for contemporary jazz; Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St., 504-948-2583; www.bluenilelive.com) and Maison (508 Frenchmen St., 504-371-5543; www.maisonfrenchmen.com) host funk, jazz and brass bands; AllWays Lounge and Theatre (2240 St. Claude Ave., 504-218-5778; www.thealwayslounge. net) offers an eclectic mix of music and theater.; and The Hi-Ho Lounge (2259 St. Claude Ave., 504-945-4446; www.hiholounge.net) focuses on local and national alternative music acts including indie rock, electronica and more, as well as comedy, burlesque and films.

ST. CLAUDE AVENUE If you’re looking for nontraditional New Orleans music, you need to get to know St. Claude Avenue in the Faubourg Marigny.

ALLWAYS LOUNGE AND THEATRE THE HOWLIN’ WOLF 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com This spacious club is home to an eclectic array of local bands, touring bands and comedy. The Hot 8 Brass Band holds down a regular Sunday night gig. Upcoming shows include a rap double bill featuring Atlanta’s Ying Yang Twins with local bounce duo Partners-N-Crime (Sept. 7) and punk stalwarts Black Flag (Sept. 11).

MID-CITY Mid-City has plenty of bars and nightlife, but overall it isn’t known for its live music scene.

CHICKIE WAH WAH 2828 Canal St., (504) 304-4714; www.chickiewahwah.com This spacious bar in Mid-City schedules a lineup of local jazz acts, singer/songwriters and New Orleans R&B bands. It’s also a good spot to catch visiting Americana and alt-country acts. Upcoming shows include Alexis and the Samurai on Tuesdays, bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart (Aug. 14), and funk and blues guitarist Papa Mali with drummer Johnny Vidacovich (Aug. 29).

2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778 www.thealwayslounge.net AllWays is half-barroom, half-theater space (though there’s often theater going on in the bar) and offers an eclectic mix of music and theater.

THE HI-HO LOUNGE 2259 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net Local and national alternative music acts including indie rock, electronica and more draw big crowds to this divey-looking hangout across from AllWays. The Hi-Ho also offers comedy, burlesque and films on various nights.

SIBERIA 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com This outpost for punk and metal bands is a dank vault for hardcore shows, and New Orleans bounce rappers make it into the mix with some regularity. German doom metal band Downfall of Gaia headlines a metal showcase Aug. 24. British singer/songwriter Scout Niblett performs Sept. 5.

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such as Steen’s-cured duck breast 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, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN JULIE’S LITTLE INDIA KITCHEN AT SCHIRO’S — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

CAFE GIOVANNI — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www. cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ MAXIMO’S ITALIAN GRILL — 1117 Decatur St., (504) 586-8883; www.maximosgrill. com — Sit at the bar overlooking the open grill and watch chefs prepare dishes like the fish of the day pan-sauteed in habaneroinfused olive oil and served with seasonal vegetables. Osso buco is a braised veal shank served with garlic, thyme and white wine demi-glace, herb-roasted Parmesan potatoes and grilled asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ MOSCA’S — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 4368950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

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RED GRAVY — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www. redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves breakfast items including pancakes, waffles and pastries. At lunch, try handmade meatballs, lasagna and other Italian specialties, panini, wraps, soups and salads. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Thu.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

ANDREA’S RESTAURANT — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea

RISTORANTE FILIPPO — 1917 Ridgelake Drive, Metairie (504) 835-4008 — The CreoleItalian menu includes a crabmeat

salad featuring half of a tomato filled with jumbo lump crabmeat over romaine lettuce dressed with remoulade and balsamic vinaigrette. Veal Sorrentina is sauted veal layered with prosciutto and eggplant, topped with marinara and mozzarella and served with spaghetti marinara. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Try house specialties like vealand spinach-stuffed canneloni. Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE CHIBA — 8312 Oak St., (504) 826-9119; www.chiba-nola.com — Chiba puts creative local touches on Japanese cuisine. The satsuma strawberry roll bundles scallop, yellowtail, strawberry, mango, jalapeno, wasabi tobiko and tempura flakes and is topped with spicy sauce and satsuma ponzu. Pork belly steamed buns are served with Japanese slaw and pickled onions. Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $$$ KAKKOII JAPANESE BISTREAUX — 7537 Maple St., (504) 570-6440; www. kakkoii-nola.com — Kakkoii offers traditional sushi, sashimi and Japanese cuisine as well as dishes with modern and local twists. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.Sun., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com —

Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ YUKI IZAKAYA — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www. facebook.com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch. Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

LATIN AMERICAN LA MACARENA PUPSERIA AND LATIN CAFE — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www. pupsasneworleans.com — This cafe serves Latin and Caribbean dishes, tapas and appetizers like guacamole and chips. Spanish garlic shrimp is served with refried black beans, saffron rice and tropical salad. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 7 ON FULTON — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton. com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Ovenroasted lobster tail is topped with

Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ HERITAGE GRILL — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirinsoy dipping sauce and pan-fried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ MANNING’S — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ RESTAURANT R’EVOLUTION — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ TOMAS BISTRO — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes like semi-boneless Louisiana quail stuffed with applewood-smoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss chard and Madeira sauce. The duck cassoulet combines duck confit and Creole Country andouille in a white bean casserole. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN ATTIKI BAR & GRILL — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN LUCY’S RETIRED SURFERS’ BAR & RESTAURANT — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ TIJUANA’S MEXICAN BAR & GRILL — 533 Toulouse St., (504) 227-3808; www.tijuanasmexicanbargrillnola.com — This eatery serves nachos, flautas, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, fajitas, ropa vieja and more. Fritanga features traditional carne asada with gallo pinto, fried pork, cabbage salad, fried plantains and fried cheese. Reservations accepted. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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TAJ MAHAL INDIAN CUISINE — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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OUT to EAT club.com — This elegant French Quarter hideaway is styled like an English manor and is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

THE COLUMNS — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 4886582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ HOUSE OF BLUES — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www. hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ LITTLE GEM SALOON — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www.littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers Creole dining and live jazz. Chef Robert Bruce prepares dishes including Two Run Farms oxtail stew, Creole crab cakes with caper-lemon beurre blanc and fish amandine. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SIBERIA — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $. $

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTZ BAGELZ — 3138 Magzine St., (504) 309-7557; www. artzbagelz.com — Artz bakes its bagels in house and options include onion, garlic, honey whole wheat, cinnamon-raisin, salt and others. Get one with a schmear or as a sandwich. Salads also are available. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $ CAFE B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www. cafeb.com — This cafe serves

PIZZA MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 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. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www. theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than twodozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS BEAR’S AT THE BOTTOMLINE — 3309 Division St., Metairie, (504) 455-6613 — Bear’s po-boys feature Gendusa loaves filled with its signature roast beef, fried shrimp and other standards. Burgers are char-broiled. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ BEAR’S POBOYS AT GENNAROS — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226 — The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread. The 10-ounce Bear burger is topped with roast beef debris, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on a toasted brioche seeded bun and served with fries or loaded potato salad. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ DRESS IT — 535 Gravier St., (504) 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. $ JUGHEAD’S CHEESESTEAKS — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 304-5411; www.jugheadsneworleans.com — Jughead’s specializes in cheese steaks on toasted Dong Phuong bread. The regular cheese steak features thin-sliced rib-eye, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers and garlic and melted provolone and mozzarella. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ KILLER POBOYS — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $ MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD ACME OYSTER HOUSE — 724 Iberville St., (504) 522-5973; 1202 N. Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 246-6155; 3000 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 309-4056; www.acmeoyster. com — The original Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter has served raw oysters for more than a century. The full menu includes char-grilled oysters, many cooked seafood dishes and New Orleans staples. The Peace Maker po-boy combines fried shrimp and oysters and is dressed with Tabascoinfused mayo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ CHAD’S BISTRO — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www.chadsbistro. com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. The seafood boat is a bread loaf filled with fried shrimp, oysters and catfish and stuffed shimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ GALLEY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 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., (504) 520-

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Diners enjoy lunch in the courtyard at Cafe Amelie (912 Royal St., 504-412-8965; www.cafeamelie.com). PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

MR. ED’S SEAFOOD & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat and served with potatoes and salad. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SERGIO’S SEAFOOD — 533 Toulouse St., (504) 227-3808; www.facebook.com/sergiosseafoodnola — The Fritanga plate includes a grilled petit filet mignon, pork loin, gallo pinto, fried plantains, fried cream cheese and cabbage salad. Center-cut beef tenderloin is topped with chimichurri and served with a baked potato. Reservations ac-

cepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE AUSTIN’S SEAFOOD AND STEAKHOUSE — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ CHOPHOUSE NEW ORLEANS — 322 Magazine St., (504) 522-7902; www.chophousenola.com — This traditional steakhouse serves USDA prime beef, and a selection of supersized cuts includes a 40-oz. Porterhouse for two. The menu also features seafood options and a la carte side items. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. 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. $ VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; 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 AUGUST MOON — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — August Moon serves a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. There are spring rolls and pho soup as well as many popular Chinese dishes and vegetarian options. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ DOSON NOODLE HOUSE —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ PHO TAU BAY RESTAURANT — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ ROLLS-N-BOWLS — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook.com/ rollsnbowlsnola — This casual eatery serves a variety of spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, a few stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli noodle bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots and shrimp are an optional addition. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $

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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. $$

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Fangs a lot The Elm Theatre presents the debut of Clint Sheffer’s Louisiana-set play Venom. By Brad Rhines

ing bayou towns, Sheffer returned to Chicago and went to work. Pamela Davis-Noland, the show’s director, says Sheffer got it exactly right. “Once I got the script, I was sold,” says Davis-Noland, who is black (Sheffer is white). “Clint, he’s from nowhere around here at all, but he hit the nail on the head. The attitude of Rocky, the African-American cop, pulled me into the story more than the other characters because he was just dead-on.” Davis-Noland, a Louisiana native, broke into the New Orleans theatre scene through the city’s Fringe Festival, an annual showcase for unconventional theater that started in 2008. A few years ago, she says, it would be less common for black directors to work with white playwrights, or to have black actors and white actors confronting each other on the stage. “It’s not black theater and white theater, it’s just theater,” she says. “And it’s good work. Some powerful pieces of work are being put on stage now.” Davis-Noland says the power of Venom comes from the tension that runs throughout the play, whether it’s Meadow and Waylon arguing vehemently through a bathroom door at the beginning of the show, or a standoff between Waylon and Rocky that happens later. As a director, she says the tension gives her a chance to bring out the ugly side

of the show’s characters. It’s Becca Chapman, Matthew exactly the kind of hard truth Thompson, Moses and Matt that Prejean had in mind when Story (left to right) star in he commissioned the play. Venom, which opens Aug. 15 at “I didn’t want it to be pretthe Elm Theatre. ty,” Prejean says. “I wanted it to be honest about couples and blacks and whites here Venom AUG in the South — how we talk to 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. one another.” Venom follows another difTHRU Elm Theatre ficult play at the Elm Theatre, SEPT 220 Julia St. The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger, a show about two (504) 218-0055 gay men indulging in online www.elmtheatre.org fantasies, which was sucTickets $15-$20 cessful enough to merit an extended run. Despite Butt Boy’s success, Prejean says, there were detractors — but, like Venom, the play gets to the heart of the company’s mission. “One of our goals here is to try to mix as much as possible and do different kinds of stories,” Prejean says. “Why do I have to tell stories that are just about white people? Or just about straight dudes? I want to tell stories that are about everyone because I believe we’re all in this together.”

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he Elm Theatre can be an uncomfortable place. Since 2010, the theater’s lineup of gritty dramas and provocative comedies has pushed boundaries. This week, the company debuts Venom, a new play by emerging Chicago playwright Clint Sheffer that reveals the destructive nature of poisonous relationships. “People say all the time, ‘Why are you picking these plays that are so dark?’” says Garrett Prejean, founder and artistic director of Elm Theatre. “But I actually don’t see them as dark. The characters are flawed, but there’s love in the plays, and it opens people’s hearts to people that they never thought they could love.” Prejean, a Baton Rouge native now living in New Orleans, spent a decade working in Chicago as an actor, where he collaborated with Sheffer on several occasions. In 2011, Prejean asked Sheffer to create a new work specifically for Elm and laid out a few basic ground rules: The play should feature both black and white characters, include some kind of racial tension and be set somewhere around New Orleans. The result is Venom, a show about interracial newlyweds Waylon and Meadow (Becca Chapman and Matthew Thompson), who leave Missouri and head to New Orleans to start a new life. When they run out of gas in rural Louisiana, the couple encounters Rocky (Moses) and Gumdrop (Matt Story), a corrupt black cop and his redneck sidekick. The pair holds the newlyweds captive in a motel room and the truth begins to unravel bit by bit, as each character’s allegiances are put to the test. “You don’t know what’s coming next, and things aren’t what you expect,” Sheffer says. “I like theater that’s really intense and edge-of-your-seat. To do that, you have to provoke and poke an audience a little bit.” For Sheffer, an Illinois native, writing a play set in south Louisiana posed some challenges. He wanted to capture the language and the dialect of the region, but he also wanted to represent the people accurately without stereotypes. After a few short visits spent riding around New Orleans and the surround-

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TUESDAY 13 Banks Street Bar — pearl NOLA, 9 Bombay Club — Emilio Avila, 6 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Ours, Luna Arcade, 10 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Progression feat. Sasha Masakowski, 7

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Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Jason Marsalis, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Lucas Davenport, 5 Little Tropical Isle — Mark Barrett, 5; Chip Wilson, 9 The Maison — Gregory Agid, 6; Magnitude, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill — Yomomanem, 6:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8 Siberia — Yes Ma’am, Pat Reedy & the Long Time Goners, Cody Blaine, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Andre Bohren, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy J. Forest, 4; Tom Witek Quintet, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 10 Tipitina’s — Rev. Horton Heat, Dirtfoot, Deke Dickerson, 9

WEDNESDAY 14 AllWays Lounge — Technicolor Hearts, Morella & the Wheels of If, Denton Hatcher, 9 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Bombay Club — Sheryl Diane, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — Thaddeus Conti, 7 Cafe Negril — Sam Cammarata & Dominick Grillo, 7:30; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Alvin Youngblood Hart, 8

Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Ingrid Lucia Duo, 5; George French Quartet, 8:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Candye Kane, 8 Circle Bar — Mulligan Brothers, 10 Columns Hotel — Kristina Morales, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Cha Wa, 10

Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Rick Trolsen & the Po’ Boys, 9:30

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Ryan Floyd, 7

d.b.a. — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Leah Rucker, 9:30 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6 Howlin’ Wolf — The Quickening, Noisewater, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Kipori Woods, 5; NOJO Jam, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Richard Knox, 5 Maple Leaf Bar — Hill Country Hounds, 10 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Band feat. Mark Braud, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Joe Krown, 8:30 Siberia — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, Get Rwongs, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10

Tropical Isle Bayou Club — La Meniere des Cadiens, 5; Louisiana Inferno, 9

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy, 4; Ken Swartz & the Palace of Sin, 6; St. Louis Slim & the Frenchmen Street Jug Band, 10

Tropical Isle Original — Way Too Early, 1

Treasure Chest Casino — Papa C & the Slammin’ Horns, 9

Funky Pirate — Marc Stone Duo, 4; Blues Masters feat. Big Al Carson, 8:30 Gasa Gasa — The Kid Carsons, The Districts, Pine Barons, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Roman Skakun, 5; James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Charlie Miller, 5 Little Tropical Isle — Allen Hebert, 5; Casey Saba, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 9:30 Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill — 30x90 Blues Women, 9:30 Oak — Pontchartrain Wrecks, 9 Old Point Bar — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 6 Preservation Hall — Tornado Brass Band feat. Darryl Adams, 8 Prime Example — Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Rivershack Tavern — Christian Serpas & George Neyrey, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Rosie Ledet, 8:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Kirk Duplantis Trio, 9 Siberia — DJ Karo Benefit: Brice Nice, Prince Pauper, DJ Sierra, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Crescent City Collective feat. J.

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There’s a quiet storm brewing in an old shotgun house on Magazine Street. Walk by during certain hours — on your way in or out of overnight ports Le Bon Temps Roule or Ms. Mae’s — and you might hear the rumbles: a pedal steel guitar ringing out among predawn bird calls, the faint thump of a kick drum lending meter to cricket creaks. It’s home to Chad and Morgan D. Carson, the brotherand-sister duo behind Bear America Records, whose grassroots imprint and Uptown studio is fast becoming an unassuming hub for Southern Americana. In recent months, the space has put its warm stamp on recordings from Monroe’s Woody Ledbetter, Little Rock, Ark.’s Swampbird and the Kid Carsons, a house band that frolics in folk, bluegrass and acoustic country, built around a cooperative creative vibe and the siblings’ heliced guitar-and-voice harmonies. Their debut EP Settle Down moves The Kid Carsons gracefully from tried-and-true escapist fanAUG tasies (“Chicago”) and tortured family torch 9 p.m. Thu. songs (“Even So”) to the centerpiece “Oh Gasa Gasa, My God,” a tempo-shifting, taffy-tempered 4920 Freret St. stomper co-written with Nashville’s W.B. www.gasagasa.com Givens (who recorded a wrangler’s version of the song on his own LP, Locomotion). “Some are born to lose,” Chad Carson reminds on the title track, an inexorable country closer in the tune of Magnolia Electric Co.; others are born to do this. The Districts and Pine Barons open. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Professor Piano Series, 5; Don Vappie, 8

Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Philip Manuel Quartet, 5; Banu Gibson Swing Band, 9

Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Hessler, 5; Beth Patterson, 9

Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5

Carrollton Station — The Tangle, Refried Confusion, 10

Tipitina’s — Officer Rodney Thomas Life Celebration & Benefit feat. Dash Rip Rock, Wiseguys, Rich Collins & the Kangaroo Assassins and 610 Stompers, 7

Chickie Wah Wah — John Nemeth, 9

Tropical Isle Bayou Club — Cajun Drifters, 5; CajunGrass, 9 Tropical Isle Bourbon — Miss Maggie Trio, 5 Tropical Isle Original — One Third Down, 1; The Hangovers, 5; Late as Usual, 9 Vaughan’s — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 8:30

FRIDAY 16 8 Block Kitchen & Bar — Anais St. John, 9 Banks Street Bar — ABC Night (Americana, Bluegrass, Country), 9

Circle Bar — Norbert Slama, 6; Sun Hotel, Archanimals, Growl, 10 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band, 10

Little Gem Saloon — Lagniappe Brass Band, 10 Little Tropical Isle — Ben Joseph, 5; Jay B. Elston, 9 Oak — Sunpie, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Hill Country Hounds, 9:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8

DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7

Prytania Bar — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, Kelcey Mae, 9

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Wendell Brunious & His All-Star Band, 10

Rivershack Tavern — Ched Reeves, 10

Funky Pirate — Mark & the Pentones, 4; Blues Masters feat. Big Al Carson, 8:30 Gasa Gasa — Cortland Burke, Lynn Drury, 9 Green Room — Soul Fiya, 10

Barataria Live! — Hit n Run, 9

Hi-Ho Lounge — Bounce Party feat. DJ Q, 10

Bayou Beer Garden — Grayson Capps, 10

House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Voo Davis, 7

Bombay Club — Quiana Lynell, 9:30

House of Blues (The Parish) — Alternative Friday, 11

Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 9

House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Ron Williams, 5

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

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Whitespike, Friendship, 10

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Delta Funk, 9 Siberia — Bottom Feeder, Ladybird, Gristnam, Sumerian, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy J. Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — Dr. John & the Nite Trippers, 9 Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7 Tropical Isle Bayou Club — Brandon Miller & Louisiana Inferno, 5; T’Canaille, 9 PAGE 38

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Tropical Isle Original — Mark Barrett Duo, 1; The Hangovers, 5; Late as Usual, 9 Twist of Lime — Reverse Axis, Through What Was, Thry, 9

SATURDAY 17 AllWays Lounge — Feufollet, 10 Barataria Live! — Creole Soul Band, 9 Bayou Beer Garden — Soul Fiya, 9

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Buffa’s Lounge — H.O.N.O.R. feat. Jerry Jumonville & Freddie Staehle, 8

Chickie Wah Wah — Bill Kirchen, 9 Circle Bar — Left of the Dial, 10

The Cypress — Of Princes and Pariah, Redemption of the King, Art of the Process, 5:30 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Eric Lindell, 11

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Tropical Isle Bayou Club — Brandon Miller & Louisiana Inferno, 1; Brandon Moreau & CajunGrass, 5; T’Canaille, 9 Tropical Isle Original — Mark Barrett Duo, 1; The Hangovers, 5; Late as Usual, 9 Twist of Lime — Chaos 311 Tribute Band & Dirtiest Players, 9 UNO Lakefront Arena — Bounce TV Summer Music Festival: Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Kem, The Isley Brothers, 7

SUNDAY 18 Banks Street Bar — Dueling Fiddlers, 4; Ron Hotstream & the F-Holes, 7 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 6 Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot!, 11 a.m. Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 6 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Mikey B3, 10 DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Funky Pirate — Mark & the Pentones, 4; Willie Lockett & the All-Purpose Blues Band, 8:30; Gary Brown Band, 8:30 House of Blues — Gospel Brunch, 10 a.m; Eric Benet, 8 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Aaron Maras, 5 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 9

Little Tropical Isle — Jay B. Elston, 5; Wayne Lohr Duo, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Tyler’s Revisited feat. Germain Bazzle, 8

Maple Leaf Bar — Funky Monkey feat. members of Bonerama, 10:30

Little Gem Saloon — Richard Knox Trio, 10 a.m.

Oak — Mia Borders, 9

Little Tropical Isle — Lynn Drury, 5; Ben Joseph, 9

Old Point Bar — Sweet Jones, 9:30

Old Point Bar — Chip Wilson, 3:30; Tom Witek Sextet, 7

One Eyed Jacks — Terry McDermott & the Bonfires, 10

Preservation Hall — New Orleans Serenaders feat. Clive Wilson, 8

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Treasure Chest Casino — Topcats, 7

Coscino’s Italian Grill — 5 Finger Discount, 9

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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Germaine Bazzle, 8 & 10

Tipitina’s — The Honorable South, 10

Carrollton Station — Grayson Capps & the Lost Cause Minstrels, 10

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Siberia — Shine Brothers, Birthstone, Royal Attire, 6; Die Rotzz, Overnight Lows, Patient Zero & the Aids Monkeys, Trampoline Team, 9

Bombay Club — Ingrid Lucia, 9:30

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

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Rock ’N’ Bowl — Rockin’ Dopsie, 9:30

Prytania Bar — The Local Skank, John Wayne is Dead, 9 Rivershack Tavern — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Paul Varisco & the Milestones, 5 Siberia — Amy Trail, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jonathan Freilich Quartet feat. Tim Green, 8 & 10

Spotted Cat — Rights of Swing, 3; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sounds, 10 Tipitina’s — Bruce Daigrepont, 5 Tropical Isle Bayou Club — Brandon Miller & Louisiana Inferno, 5; Brandon Moreau & CajunGrass, 9 Tropical Isle Original — Mark Barrett Duo, 1; The Hangovers, 5; Late as Usual, 9

MONDAY 19 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 8 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6 Bombay Club — Emilio Avila, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Missy Meatlocker, 6 d.b.a. — Shannon Powell Quartet, 9 Dmac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Robot Rock with Who Data feat. Paul Thibodeaux, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Little Tropical Isle — Matt Hoggatt, 5; Lynn Drury, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Eric Bolivar, Nigel Hall, Jake Eckert & Donald Ramsey, 9 Old Point Bar — Jazz Trio feat. Romy Kaye, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Living Legends feat. Maynard Chatters, 8 Rivershack Tavern — Elvis Run & Mustard Brothers, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Tropical Isle Bayou Club — Fieldpeas, 5; Cajun Drifters, 9 Tropical Isle Original — Mark Barrett Duo, 1; Debi & the Deacons, 5; Gumbo Kings, 9

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Trinity Episcopal Church — 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — David Bode, Jesse Reeks, 5 p.m. Sunday

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shared in the documentary. Entergy IMAX GROWN UPS 2 (PG-13) — Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade star in the sequel to the 2010 film about childhood friends who’ve grown up and are trying to relive the old days. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank THE HEAT (R) — An uptight FBI agent is partnered with a feisty cop in the takedown of a druglord. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank

BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater

HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU (NR) — The film tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the impact that Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands has on hurricane protection. Entergy IMAX

THE CONJURING (R) — Paranormal investigators help a family terrorized by a dark presence at home, in a horror film directed by James Wan (Insidious, Saw). Canal Place, Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank DESPICABLE ME 2 (PG) — Gru, a reformed jerk, is recruited by the AntiVillain League to fight a super criminal in this animated sequel. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank ELYSIUM (R) — Matt Damon stars in the sci-fi action thriller set in the year 2154, where the wealthy live on a space station and everyone else lives on Earth, which has since been destroyed. Canal Place, Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank FRUITVALE STATION (R) — The movie tells the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a man killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer in 2009. Canal Place,Clearview, Elmwood, Westbank GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D (NR) — Shark encounters are

PACIFIC RIM (PG-13) — To prepare for an impending alien attack, massive robots operated by humans are deployed to protect Earth in Guillermo del Toro’s picture. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand PLANES (PG) — The Disney Pixar animated feature is about the secret lives of flying machines. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) — In this novel-turned-film, Poseidon’s son and friends combat evil while searching the Sea of Monsters for the Golden Fleece. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank RED 2 (PG-13) — The action comedy about a retired black ops CIA agent rounding up a crew for a new mission stars Bruce Willis and Anthony Hopkins. Canal Place, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank R.I.P.D. (PG-13) — Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon star in the actioncomedy about a recently killed cop joining a team of undead officers. Elmwood, Grand

THE TO DO LIST (R) — Brandy Clark (Aubrey Plaza) tries to gain sexual experience before starting college. Elmwood TO THE ARCTIC 3D (G) — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary that follows a polar bear and her two 7-month-old cubs as they navigate the Arctic wilderness. Entergy IMAX TURBO (PG) — In the DreamWorks animated film, a garden snail tries his best to make his dream of winning the Indy 500 come true. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank THE WAY, WAY BACK (PG13) — Annoyed by his family while on summer vacation, 14-year-old Duncan befriends a water park employee. Steve Carell and Toni Collette star. Canal Place, Elmwood WE’RE THE MILLERS (R) — Four misfits pretend to be a family to get a large shipment of weed across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Canal Place, Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank THE WOLVERINE (PG-13) — An old friend sends Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to Japan, where he winds up fighting and dealing with personal issues. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Westbank, Grand

OPENING THURSDAY JOBS (PG-13) — Ashton Kutcher stars in the Steve Jobs biopic. Canal Place, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank LOVELACE (R) — Based on a true story, Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried) takes control of her life after her husband forced her into doing porn. Elmwood

OPENING FRIDAY KICK-ASS 2 (R) — The superhero action-comedy sequel stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jim Carrey. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (PG-13) — Forest Whitake stars in the historical drama based on the life of Eugene Allen. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Prytania PARANOIA (PG-13) — An entry-level corporate employee (Liam Hemsworth) must spy on his boss’ former mentor. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand PAGE 41

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THE SMURFS 2 (PG) — The Smurfs enlist their human friends to help them find Smurfette, who’s been abducted by Gargamel. Chalmette, Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Westbank

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It’s been a brutal summer for science fiction movies, especially the outer space adventures that typically enjoy healthy support at the box office no matter how uninspired they are. Tom Cruise’s career may never recover from Oblivion, and Will Smith’s recent commitment to several “safe” sequels over the next few years may have something to do with the embarrassing failure of After Earth. Elysium deserves a bigger audience than either of those films. But this second feature from South African writer-director Neill Blomkamp, who burst onto the scene four years ago with the widely admired and Oscar-nominated District 9, allows its sharp social satire to be buried by an avalanche of action-movie cliches. There’s an interesting film in there somewhere, but it’s held at bay by endless fistfights and gun battles seemingly determined to subdue the more thoughtful movie within. Spoiler alert: The action movie wins. Elysium’s basic premise is a sci-fi natural. The year is 2154, and a polluted and overpopulated Los Angeles resembles present-day Mexico City (where the film’s earthbound landscapes were shot). The ultra-wealthy have abandoned Earth for a space station called Elysium that’s 19 minutes away by space shuttle and looks like a luxury car hood ornament when viewed from below. The rich folks on Elysium enjoy comfortable McMansions and proprietary technology, including tanning beds that instantly heal whatever ails them, from gunshot wounds to leukemia, through “re-atomization.” The sad-sack denizens of Earth work in filthy and dangerous PAGE 41

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS 48-HOUR FILM FESTIVAL (NR) — Films that made the “best of” cut are screened and the winners are announced. 7 p.m. Thursday, One Eyed Jacks THE ACT OF KILLING (NR) — In this documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders are challenged to reeanct their mass killings. 9 p.m. Friday, Zeitgeist CASABLANCA (NR) — The classic romance starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is screened in German with subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Deutsches Haus ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2013 (NR) — Guitarist Eric Clapton gathers fellow guitarists for a one-day festival. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; Elmwood, Regal 14 THE HUNT (NR) — A man fights for his life and dignity after rumors ignite a witch hunt for him. 7 p.m. Friday, Zeitgeist

OBLIVION (PG-13) — Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman star in the action-adventure film about a veteran who must extract the planet’s remaining resources. 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; Elmwood, Westbank PAPADOPOULOS & SONS (NR) — After a financial crisis, self-made businessman Harry Papadopoulos loses everything with the exception of a fish and chip shop. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Prytania. THE SHINING (R) — In this Stanley Kubrick film, an evil presence disturbs Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son Danny during their winter stay at an isolated hotel. 10 p.m. Sunday, Prytania SHOW BOAT (NR) — Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner and Howard Keel star in the 1951 musicalturned-film about a riverboat captain’s daughter falling in love with a gambler. 10 a.m. Sunday, Prytania STARSHIP TROOPERS: RIFFTRAX LIVE (R) — This screening of the alien slaughter flick features wisecracking commentary by the Mystery Science Theater 3000 trio. 7 p.m. Thursday; Elmwood, Regal 14 STORIES WE TELL (NR) — Documentary director Sarah Polley investigates the secrets

kept by a family of storytellers. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist

The Theatres at Canal Place, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 363-1117; www.thetheatres. com; Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies,com; AMC Clearview Palace 12, Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www. amctheatres.com; Deutsches Haus, 1023 Ridgewood Drive, Metairie, (504) 5228014; www.deutscheshaus. org; AMC Elmwood Palace 20, 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 7332029; www.amctheatres. com; Entergy IMAX Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org; The Grand 16 Slidell, 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www. thegrandtheatre.com; Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www. theprytania.com; Regal Covington Stadium 14, 69348 Hwy. 21, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www.regalmovies.com; Solomon Victory Theater, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; AMC Westbank Palace 16, 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www. amctheatres.com; Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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factories that service the 1 percent in the sky. Who will lead an uprising of the people? When factory worker Max DeCosta (Matt Damon) suffers a terrible industrial accident, he must find his way to Elysium for treatment or die trying, which takes us directly to the fistfights and gun battles. While he’s up there, he may be able to save all humanity. The movie’s villains are exactly what they should be: conscience-free corporate CEOs who’ll do anything to protect their financial interests. Jodie Foster (sporting an odd but somehow effective accent) and William Fichter (the outlaw Butch Cavendish in recent flop The Lone Ranger) play bad guys to the hilt, intentionally chewing the space-bound scenery for maximum entertainment value. But the newly muscle-bound Damon seems to take the movie much too seriously to succeed as an old-school action hero. Elysium avoids the technology-driven fetish for mass destruction of people and cities that has characterized so many blockbusters this year, instead using a potent mix of digital and in-camera special effects to create engaging worlds in admirable service of its story. The movie’s similarly soft-pedaled politics might have carried it over the top. One day, the obviously talented Blomkamp will get the alchemy just right and deliver a sci-fi classic, probably set in some wondrous and previously unimagined world. He should probably start by leaving all the mindless gunplay back on Earth where it apparently belongs. — KEN KORMAN

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THE LABYRINTH (PG) — Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) accidentally wishes her half-baby brother away to Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) and has to complete a labyrinth within 13 hours to get him back. This screening is BYOB. Midnight Friday-

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TEN GALLERY. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www. facebook.com/NOLAartsalon — Lithographs by Sarah Marshall; prints and drawings by Sarah Marshall; both through Sept. 1.

ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Here/ Home,” objects and photographs symbolic of New Orleans, through Sept. 22.

THREE RIVERS GALLERY. 333 E. Boston St., (985) 892-2811; www.threeriversgallery.com — Mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 9.

GALLERIES A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www. agallery.com — Photographs and photo books from all eras by various photographers, ongoing. AFA NEW ORLEANS. 809 Royal St., (504) 558-9296; www.afanyc.com — “The Art of Joe Sorren,” paintings by the artist, through Nov. 30.

ALEX BEARD STUDIO. 712 Royal St., (504) 309-0394; www.alexbeardstudio.com — Drawings and paintings by Alex Beard, ongoing. ANGELA KING GALLERY. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — Dry pigment paintings by Terri Hallman, through Sept. 6. Works by Peter Max, ongoing. “Ptoom!” graphic art by Steve Taylor, through Aug. 31. ANTON HAARDT GALLERY. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart.com — “Deep Blues,” Southern folk art group exhibition, ongoing. (504) 897-1172; antonart.com. ARIODANTE GALLERY. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — Mixed media group exhibition, through Aug. 31. ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Bruce Jr. Does the Parades,” color marker drawings by Bruce Davenport Jr.; “Sunrise,” glass

BOYD | SATELLITE. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Sputnik 1,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 3. THE BRASS CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY. 1201 St. Philip St., (504) 5815551; www.thebrasscamera. com — “New Orleans Street Celebrations,” photographs by L.J. Goldstein, ongoing. BYRDIE’S GALLERY. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 6566794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Trauma,” ceramic heads by Walter Stevens; “Figures,” busts by Natalie Dietz; “Vessels,” forms by Miki Glasser, through Sept. 9. CALLAN CONTEMPORARY. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Dream a Dream,” Korean-style garments by Key-Sook Geum, through Sept. 28. CHESTER ALLEN’S OASIS OF ENERGY. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 292-8365; www. chesterallen-oasisofenergy.tumblr.com — “Universal Groove,” silversmithing by Chester Allen, ongoing. COLE PRATT GALLERY. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 8916789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “The Sugar Mill Sessions,” photographs by David Armentor, through Saturday. D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., (504) 524-3936; www.docsgallery. com — “Bonaventure,” acrylic on panl by Perry Morgan III, through Oct. 3. THE FOUNDATION GALLERY. 608 Julia St., (504)

568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com — Paintings by Gayle Madeira benefiting Project Elevation, through Sept. 28.

GALLERY BURGUIERES. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. THE GARDEN DISTRICT GALLERY. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www. gardendistrictgallery.com — “Summer Showcase III,” group

exhibition of paintings and sculptures, through Sept. 29.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “In Honor of Skycock: The Search for Ancient Remote Control” group exhibition, through Sept. 8. GRAPHITE GALLERIES. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Group mixed media exhibition, ongoing.

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JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Uptown-Downtown,” oil paintings by Derenda Keating, through Aug. 31. JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Nature of the City,” mixed media by Hannah Chalew, through Aug. 31. LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988;

www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Ba-Roke,” sculpture by Shannon Landis Hansen, through Sept. 28.

LIVE ART STUDIO. 4207 Dumaine St., (504) 484-7245; www.liveartstudio.com — Group exhibition of watercolors, oil paintings and photography, through Sept. 30. MARTINE CHAISSON GALLERY. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Pre-Historic

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AKG PRESENTS THE ART OF DR. SEUSS. 716 Bienville St., (504) 524-8211; www. angelakinggallery.com/dr-seuss — Works by Dr. Seuss, ongoing.

BENEITO’S ART. 3618 Magazine St., (504) 8919170; www. bernardbeneito. com — Oil paintings by Beneito Bernard, ongoing.

Thanks largely to the St. Claude Avenue scene, New Orleans is considered a global leader in experimental, artist-run art spaces. While the spotlight has been shining elsewhere, however, the Downtown Arts District has not been resting on its laurels. For instance, the Octavia Gallery’s expansive new Julia Street location in a restored 19th-century building has to be one of the most impressive new exhibition spaces in the region. Its current group expo Home also is impressive, with its array of work by topranked Louisiana-born New York art stars like Lynda Benglis, Keith Sonnier and Rashaad Newsome. Interspersed with a number of ascendant New Orleans artists, Home is a Whitman’s Sampler of varied visions ranging from Regina Scully’s ethereal, Coltrane-esque tone poem, Phases of Sunlight, pictured, and Bryan Guidry’s mystical Delta Dawn canvases, to Tameka Norris’ provocative “identity portraits” and Rukiya Brown’s haunting doll sculptures that blend Mardi Gras Indian and Nigerian beadwork traditions. Ron Bechet’s Evidence of Resilience charcoal drawing evokes Jackson Pollock but was inspired by the shorn locks of the Blessed Sacrament nuns who founded Xavier University — and that’s about as experimental as it gets. More surprises abound at the Boyd Satellite Gallery’s uber-eclectic Sputnik 1 group show, where Shawne Major’s visionary baroque beadwork confections share space with Joan Duran’s stark abstract paintings and Audra Kohout’s surreal shadowbox explorations of the mysteries of the human psyche. This is the space formerly occupied by Heriard-Cimino Gallery prior to Jeanne Cimino’s return to her art consultancy practice in San Francisco. While still a work in progress, there is no doubt many eyes will be watching this Satellite to see where it goes next. Something similar might be said for other recent arrivals on Julia Street, including the Foundation Gallery, L’Entrepot and the capacious new space called The Shop, all of which promise to bring some interesting new twists to the Downtown Arts District. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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MICHALOPOULOS GALLERY. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com — “Down and Dirty,” paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. MORRISON. 1507 Magazine St., (504) 451-3303; www.morrisonsculpture.com — Sculpture and drawings by Thomas Randolph Morrison, ongoing. NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — “Fire and Ice,” mixed media group exhibition, through Aug. 31. OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — “Home,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 28. RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS GALLERY. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts. com — Works by Cathy DeYoung, Deborah Morrissey, Lizzy Carlson, Peg Martinez and others, ongoing.

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SCOTT EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery. com — “Numbers & Shadows,” photographic works by Clint Maedgen, through Oct. 5.

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SECOND STORY GALLERY. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery.com — “Rooted,” paintings by Rebecca Birtel Madura, through Sept. 7. SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery. com — “Indexing Beauty,” oil paintings on panel and paper by Michael Dickter, through Aug. 30. STAPLE GOODS. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Moonlighting,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 1. STELLA JONES GALLERY. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — “I STILL Have a Dream,” mixed media group exhibition on human and civil rights, through Aug. 31. UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave — “Making It,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 1. VIEUX CARRE GALLERY. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 5222900; www.vieuxcarregallery. com — “Celebrations of the

City,” works by Sarah Stiehl, through Sept. 15.

WHISNANT GALLERIES. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textile and porcelain, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES HEY! CAFE. 4332 Magazine St., (504) 891-8682; www.heycafe.biz — Cartoons from Feast Yer Eyes magazine, ongoing. LA DIVINA GELATERIA. 621 St. Peter St., (504) 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com — Art and photographs by Thom Bennett, Mary Moring and Rita Posselt, ongoing.

CALL FOR ARTISTS WILD THINGS YOUTH ART CONTEST AND EXHIBITION. Artists ages 5 through 18 can submit paintings or drawings representative of the state’s flora and fauna for a chance to have their art featured at the Wild Things event in Lacombe. The deadline is Sept. 27, and entry rules are at www.fws.gov/ southeastlouisiana.

MUSEUMS AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER. 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 862-3222 ; www. amistadresearchcenter.org — “through the Lens: Photographing African-American Life,” group photography exhibition, through Sept. 27. CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno. org — “Tameka Norris--Family Values,” mixed media by Tameka Norris; “ANTHROPOMORPHIZER!” puppet show by Miss Pussycat; “Who is Pulling the Strings?” group puppet show; “Tank Drama: Deliberations from The Wet Grave,” mixed media by various VESTIGES artists; all through Sept. 22; “After You’ve Been Burned by Hot Soup You Blow in Your Yogurt,” installation by Margot Herster, through Sunday; “Chalmatia (shall-MAY-shuh): A Fictional Place Down the Road,” mixed media by Daneeta and Patrick Jackson, through Sept. 8. HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Pipe Dreams: Louisiana under the French Company of the Indies, 1717–1731,” art and artifacts from Port Dauphin, Old Mobile, Natchez and New Orleans, through Sept. 15. LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, Metairie, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — “A Year and One Day,” sculpture by

Andy Behrle, through Dec. 20.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM CABILDO. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — “Images and Instruments: Medical History,” artifacts and images of 19th and 20th century medical eqipment, ongoing. LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — “They Call Me Baby Doll: A Carnival Tradition,” an exhibit about the Baby Dolls and other the black women’s Carnival groups, through January; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond”; both ongoing. MADAME JOHN’S LEGACY. 632 Dumaine St., (504) 568-6968; www.crt.state. la.us — “The Palm, the Pine and the Cypress: Newcomb College Pottery of New Orleans,” ongoing. NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “King of Arms,” collages and video presentation by Rashaad Newsome, through Sept. 15. “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through Oct. 7. OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “After the Forest,” choreographed installation by Craig Damrauer; “Louisiana Contemporary,” juried exhibition of Louisiana art; “Seeing Beyond the Ordinary,” photography by Joshua Dudley Greer, Laura Noel and Susan Worsham; “Southern Imagists,” paintings inspired by the Chicago Imagists; all through Sept. 22. “Into the Light,” photographs by various artists, through Jan. 5. Works by Walter Inglis Anderson from the museum’s permanent collection; an exhibition of southern regionalists from the museum’s permanent collection; paintings by Will Henry Stevens; all ongoing. SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; seaa.tulane.edu — “The Dome,” an exhibition anticipating the 40th anniversary of the Superdome, through Nov. 1. SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, (504) 569-0405; www.southernfood. org — “Lena Richard: Pioneer in Food TV,” an exhibit curated by Ashley Young; “Then and Now: The Story of Coffee”; both ongoing.

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THEATER THE MOTHERF--KER WITH THE HAT. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.com — A former drug dealer fresh out of rehab reunites with his drug-addicted girlfriend. Josh Parham directs the *NU* Theatre production. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. THE SWIMMIN’ HOLE: A SERIES OF UNLIKELY WORK. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre. com — Staged readings are performed. 8 p.m. Saturday.

AUDITIONS CRESCENT CITY SOUND CHORUS. Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, Drama Hall, Third Floor, (504) 4530858, (504) 982-6746; www.crescentcitysound. com — The all-woman chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines, International. 7 p.m. Monday. SYMPHONY CHORUS OF NEW ORLEANS. Loyola University, Dixon Court, in front of the Communications/Music Complex, St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street — The chorus seeks singers for its upcoming season. For details, visit www.symphonychorus.org. Final audition Aug. 27.

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BITS & JIGGLES. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855 — The show mixes comedy and burlesque. Free admission. 9 p.m. Monday. BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. Call for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday. CREOLE SWEET TEASE. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www. thesainthotelneworleans. com — The show features jazz drummer Gerald French, burlesque dancers and jazz singer Jayna Morgan. Free admission. 9 p.m. Friday. SLOW BURN BURLESQUE. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The burlesque troupe performs with This Stunted Sextette. Tickets $15. 9 p.m. Saturday. STAGE DOOR IDOL: FINALS. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — Singers perform songs from the 1940s or in the 1940s style. Four celebrity judges choose the winner, who will get a $1,000 grand prize. Admission $5. 6 p.m. Tuesday. THE VICTORY BELLES: A SALUTE TO OUR

FAMILY 13. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 290-0760; www. cuttingedgeproductions.org — In the musical, a boy who is 12 going on 13 moves from New York City to the country, and has trouble fitting in and growing up. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. ALADDIN JR. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Ricky Graham directs the kids’ stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film about a street urchin and a princess falling in love. Tickets $15. 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. CHILDREN’S LETTERS TO GOD. NORD’s Ty Tracy Theater, Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave., (504) 598-3800; www. crescentcitylights.org — This kid-performed, grownupproduced musical based on the book Children’s Letters to God includes kids’ thoughts on religion, holidays, love and more. Tickets $15. 3 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

COMEDY ACCESSIBLE COMEDY. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www.buffaslounge.com — J. Alfred Potter and Jonah Bascle do stand-up shows on a rotating basis. 11:55 p.m. Friday. ALLSTAR COMEDY REVUE. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www. houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday. COMEDY BEAST. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 522-9653; www. thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a standup comedy showcase. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 944-0099; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

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COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open-mic portion. 8 p.m. Thursday. COMEDY SPORTZ. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday. FEAR & LOATHING WITH GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 2317011; www.nolacomedy.com — The double bill includes Fear and Loathing, the sketch comedy show, and God’s Been Drinking, the improv comedy troupe. Tickets $10, $5 with drink purchase. 8:30 p.m. Friday. GIVE ’EM THE LIGHT OPEN-MIC COMEDY SHOW. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday. LAUGH & SIP. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 267-3405 — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. Call (504) 606-6408 for details. Tickets $7. 8 p.m. Thursday. LIGHTS UP. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater. com — The theater showcases new improv troupes. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Thursday.

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 inspire improv comedy. Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. NOLA COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC & SHOWCASE. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge. net — Andrew Polk hosts the open mic series that features a booked showcase. Free admission. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Sunday. SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGH TRACK. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts a stand-up comedy showcase. Tickets $5. 11 p.m. Saturday.

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SIT-DOWN STAND-UP. Prytania Bar, 3445 Prytania St., (504) 891-5773; www. prytaniabar.com — Jonah Bascle hosts the stand-up comedy show presented by Accessible Comedy. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Monday. SQUARE MIC. Circle Bar, 1032 St. Charles Ave., (504) 588-2616 — Addy Najera hosts an open-mic. Sign up 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? COMEDY SHOWCASE. Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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THIS SWEATY CITY. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno. org — Goat in the Road performance troupe performs a radio-style drama on stage for podcasts.

St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The 17-piece Victory Band performs Big Band hits from Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and others. The dinner is from Chef John Besh. Dinner and show $60, show only $30. 6 p.m. dinner and show, 8 p.m. show only, Saturday.

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HEROES. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The Victory Belles perform patriotic tunes from the American canon and from the songbooks of George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin. Cuisine from Chef John Besh’s American Sector is provided. Buffet show $37. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 13 CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; www. crescentcityfarmersmarket. org — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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FIGURE DRAWING CLASS. Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 866-4278; www. forstallartsupply.com — To register for the figuredrawing class, call (504) 866-4278. Admission $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC BIKE RIDE. Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy live music with no cover charge. More information is available at www. facebook com/groups/ nolasocialride. 6 p.m. RICHARD FISKE MEMORIAL. Bombay Club, 830 Conti St., (504) 586-0972; www.thebombayclub.com — Mrs. Willie Fiske and employees of The Bombay Club host a happy hour celebration in memory of Richard Fiske, the club’s owner who died recently. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 14 COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8921873 — The market offers fresh locally produced foods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. GENEALOGY SERIES. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504)

838-1190 — Sal Serio, curator of the library’s American Italian Research Center, leads a series of genealogical seminars for beginners. 1 p.m. MEDITERRANEAN LIFESTYLE TASTING AND DISCUSSION. Vom Fass, 5725 Magazine St., (504) 302-1455; www.vomfassusa.com — Attendees will have a meal of four small plates paired with four wines. Local physician/ winemaker James Moises will discuss the benefits of wine and the Mediterranean diet. Call for reservations. Admission $25. 6 p.m. WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

THURSDAY 15 HOODOO AND VOODOO IN BLACK HISTORY. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 8381190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us/ — Jeffrey Anderson, assistant professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, discusses hoodoo and voodoo from the nation’s colonial era through the early 1980s. 7 p.m. MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK. Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, handmade beauty products, art, crafts and entertainment. Visit www.icdnola. org for details. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. NOLA TIMEBANKING, DYVERSECITY ETSY

NOPD OFFICER RODNEY THOMAS CELEBRATION & BENEFIT. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 8958477; www.tipitinas.com — NOPD and COPS 2 host a benefit and life celebration for Officer Rodney Thomas, who was recently killed in a hit-and-run. Music, food, cocktails, beer and Champagne are included in the cost of admission. There will be raffles. Tickets $40. 7 p.m. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS. Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-3431‎ — Group members help each other utilize the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. For details, contact Sarah at (504) 458-9965. 7 p.m. THURSDAYS AT TWILIGHT. Pavilion of the Two Sisters, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888 — A different musician performs every week at the event that includes food, mint juleps, wine, beer and soft drinks. Admission $10, $3 children ages 5-12. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 16 BACKBEAT FOUNDATION GARDEN PARTY. Botanical Garden, Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage, City Park, (504) 483-9386; www. neworleanscitypark.com/ botanical-garden — Food and drink vendors will be in attendance at the free concerts. On Friday, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and the Brass-A-Holics perform. On Saturday, Bonerama and Jumpin’ Johnny’s Blues Party take the stage. 6:30 p.m. through Saturday. FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The four-part weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demo. Admission included in cost of musuem entry. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. OLD ALGIERS HARVEST FRESH MARKET. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St. — Produce, seafood and more will be available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 17 ALEGRIA: THE FASHION SHOW. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 581-4367; www. generationshall.net — The Louisiana SPCA hosts its fifth annual Alegria fashion show and design competition. Admission for one $25 to $75. 2 p.m. ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB OF ST. BERNARD CRUISE NIGHT. Brewster’s, 8751 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 309-7548 — Antique and classic cars are displayed and there is music from the 1950s through the 1970s. 6 p.m. BELLE VIE GALA. New Orleans Athletic Club, 222 N. Rampart St., (504) 5252375; www.neworleansathleticclub.com — The 20th anniversary celebration of Belle Reve New Orleans includes food and an open bar. All proceeds benefit Belle Reve, a homeless outreach organization. Tickets $60. 8 p.m. CELEBRITY CHEF COOKING CLASS. Vom Fass, 5725 Magazine St., (504) 302-1455; www.vomfassusa.com — Chef Duke LoCicero of Cafe Giovanni teaches attendees how to make a three-course meal and accompanying cocktail using Vom Fass products. Call for reservations. Admission $20. 10 a.m. CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon. EXOTIC ANIMAL RACING. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 943-1415; www.fairgroundsracecourse.com — Zebras, ostriches and other exotic animals race around the Fair Grounds track. Admission $15. 4 p.m. GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 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, (504) 3628661 — The weekly rain-orshine market features more

than 30 vendors offering a range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MADISONVILLE ART MARKET. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River Front at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www.artformadisonville. org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, mixed-media works, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. NEONGLOW PAINT PARTY. Ampersand, 1100 Tulane Ave., (504) 587-3737; www.ampersandevents. net — DJs play EDM while party people get blasted with neon paint and by a laser-guided ice cannon. All white attire and sunglasses are suggested. Tickets start at $17.50. 9 p.m. NEW ORLEANS DAIQUIRI FESTIVAL. Michalopoulos Studio, 527 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com— Old New Orleans Rum, Defend the Daiquiri and Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Rock and Rye present the third annual New Orleans Daiquiri Festival, a celebration of the frozen alcoholic beverage and of the city’s “go-cup culture.” There will be musical performances, food vendors and craft daiquiris. Visit www.facebook. com/NewOrleansDaiquiriFestival for more information and to buy tickets. Tickets $8, VIP passes $60. Noon to 9 p.m. RIVERTOWN FARMERS MARKET. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard., Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner. la.us — The twice-monthly market features local fruit, vegetables and dairy, homemade jams and jellies, cooking demonstrations and more. 8 a.m. to noon. SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET. ARISE Academy, 3819 St. Claude Ave. — The weekly market offers locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh eggs and other goods. Call (504) 872-9214 or visit www.sankofanola. org for details. 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

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SAINTS. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3663; www.superdome.com — The Saints play the Oakland Raiders. 7 p.m.

ADULTS/SWIM. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444 — The hotel opens its rooftop pool to the public at events featuring DJs, drink specials, food, bottle service packages and more. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. BURGERS, BOURBON & BEER. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 581-4367; www.generationshall.net — Attendees get to try burgers from 10 different local restaurants and bars while drinking bourbon cocktails and beer. Proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Tickets $45. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. SOFAB COOKING DEMO. Crescent City Farmers Market, corner of Governor Nicholls and French Market Place; www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 2 p.m.

MONDAY 19 CIRCLE THE WAGONS. Rock’N’ Bowl, 3016 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www.rockandbowl.com — Food trucks gather at the event. 11 a.m.

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ZEPHYRS. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The Zephyrs play the Iowa Cubs. 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

FITNESS AND DANCE TUESDAY 13 BIG EASY STOMPERS COUNTRY WESTERN LINE DANCE LESSONS. John Paul’s, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 948-1888; www.johnpaulsbar.com — The Big Easy Stompers give country western line dance lessons. 8 p.m.

THURSDAY 15 SISTAHS MAKING A CHANGE. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all levels of expertise are invited to dance, discuss and dine together at this healthfocused event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday & Monday.

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ART ACTIVITIES DURING AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The Ogden offers art activities for kids during weekly After Hours concerts. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SUNDAY SWING. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — Swing dance lessons are given and local musicians play classic tunes from the World War II era. 1 p.m.

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FRIDAY 16 ALICE IN WONDERLAND TEA. Windsor Court Hotel (Le Salon), 300 Gravier St., (504) 523-6000; www.windsorcourthotel.com/le-salon — Kids and adults partake in a classic tea. Adults get a specialty cocktail and kids get a small present. Adults $35, kids $22 before tax and tip. 2 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

SWING DANCE LESSON WITH AMY & CHANCE. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www.dbabars.com/ dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY 19 TAI CHI/CHI KUNG. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2013 SOWOMAN EXPO. To be a vendor or exhibitor of beauty products, fashion, home decor, health and wellness information, spa services, hairstyling, jewelry or other things of interest to people attending the Southern Woman Expo, register online at www. sowomanexpo.com. Deadline Sept. 15. 610 STOMPERS TRYOUTS. The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., (504) 371-5543; www. maisonfrenchmen.com — The satin jacket and gold shoewearing all-male dance troupe holds tryouts for its 2013 class. Tryout spots are given on a first-come, first-served basis, and callbacks are on Aug. 25. Spectators can watch the tryouts for $10, and there will be drink specials. 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday. DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S CITIZENS ACADEMY. D.A. Leon Cannizzaro, Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas and others involved in law enforcement host Tuesday classes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 17 through Nov. 5 to help citizens understand crime and punishment in New Orleans. Classes cover homicide, rape and drug cases, juvenile crime and child support enforcement, domestic violence, victim/ witness services and diversion. Contact Anne Kiefer at (504) 571-2937 or akiefer@orleansda. com to register by Sept. 3. Free tuition, refreshments and completion certificate. PITCH IT! THE INNOVATION CHALLENGE. All 501(c)3 human services organizations within the 13-parish Greater New Orleans region can submit their ideas for novel approaches, innovative products, new processes or inventive services that support a new way of doing business in the human services field. The grand prize is $25,000. To apply, visit www.gnof.org/recieve. Deadline Aug. 22.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Opportunities are available with Relay for Life, Look Good … Feel Better, Hope Lodge, Man to Man, Road to Recovery and more. Call (504) 8334024 for details. PAGE 48

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

YOGA. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — The museum holds yoga classes. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Free for NOMA and East Jefferson General Hospital Wellness Center members, general admission $5. 8 a.m.

org — Terry Rappold presents the class in the museum’s art galleries. Free for NOMA and East Jefferson General Hospital Wellness Center members, general admission $5. 6 p.m.

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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEERS. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana needs volunteers to serve as mentors. A volunteer meets two to three times a month with his or her Little Brother or Sister. You can play games, watch movies, bake cookies, play sports or plan any other outings you both would enjoy. Call (504) 309-7304 for information. CASA NEW ORLEANS. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; thorough training and support are provided. Call Brian Opert at (504) 522-1962 ext. 213 or email info@ casaneworleans.org for details. GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org for information.

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GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS. The group that provides free energy-efficient lightbulbs seeks volunteers to help install the bulbs in homes. Email peter.

schamp@greenlightneworleans.org or visit www.greenlightneworleans.org/ volunteerapply.html for details. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111 for details. IRON RAIL. The book collective seeks volunteers to table shows and other events, help catalog the library, host free movie nights, organize benefits and other duties. Email ironrailbookcollective@gmail.com or visit www.ironrail.org for details. LOUISIANA SPCA VOLUNTEERS. The Louisiana SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete a volunteer orientation. Call or email Dionne Simoneaux at dionne@la-spca.org. LOWER NINTH WARD FOOD ACCESS COALITION. Volunteers are needed to go door-to-door conducting surveys about the accessibility of healthy food in the Lower 9th Ward. Contact Jenga Mwendo at (504) 3249995 or foodsecurity@sustainthenine. org to sign up. MEAL DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to home-

bound adults. Gas/mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880 for details. NOLA WISE. The program by Global Green in partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy seeks volunteers to help homeowners make their homes more energy-efficient. All volunteers must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org for details. OPERATION REACH VOLUNTEERS. Operation REACH and Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps seek college student volunteers from all over the country to assist in providing recreation and education opportunities for New Orleans-area inner-city youth and their families. For information, visit www.thegyac.org and www. operationreach.org. PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS. New Orleans Outreach seeks volunteers to share their enthusiasm and expertise as part of the ARMS-Outreach after-school program. Volunteers are needed in the arts, academics, technology, recreation and life skills. Email jenny@nooutreach.org or call (504) 654-1060 for information. START THE ADVENTURE IN READING. The STAIR program holds regular volunteer training sessions to work one-on-one with public school students on reading and language skills. Call (504) 899-0820, email

elizabeth@scapc.org or visit www. stairnola.org for details.

WORDS BARNES & NOBLE JR. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 4555135 — The bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information. FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE. Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — The group hosts twiceweekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. GARY MICHAEL SMITH. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — The author gives a presentation on writing cookbooks. 7 p.m. Tuesday. LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 4555135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday. LOIS COMEAUX. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3414 Hwy. 190, Suite 10, Mandeville, (985) 626-8884 — The author signs and discusses Growing Pains. 11 a.m. Saturday.

MEMOIR WRITING. St. Tammany Parish Library, Causeway Branch, 3457 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-9779 — Cathie McFarland teaches memoir writing. 10 a.m. Wednesday. POETRY AT THE DOCK. J’s Seafood Dock, 1100 N. Peters St., Bay 25, (504) 523-5757 — In addition to poetry, there are specials on raw and charbroiled oysters and thin-fried catfish plates at this BYOB event. 7 p.m. Friday. TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday. THE WELL: A WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola.org — The group for writers of all levels meets at 2 p.m. Mondays. Call (504) 6555489 or email fleurdeholly@gmail. com for details.

CALL FOR WRITERS THE TRUMPET. The official publication of the Neighborhoods Partnership Network seeks articles about the Lafitte/Treme area and/or food. Articles must be submitted to thetrumpet@npnnola.com by Aug. 21.

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LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.:722-335 DIV. K

SUCCESSION OF MARJORIE HALL THOMPSON NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that CHRISTINE THOMPSON BRIEDE, executrix in the above numbered and captioned matter, has filed a petition for authority to pay estate debts of the succession in accordance with a tableau of distribution filed in these proceedings. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to its homologation. By order of the 24th Judicial District Court For the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana Alicia Buckley, Clerk Attorney: Conor Thomas Lutkewitte Address: 1515 Poydras St, Ste. 1400 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 561-1006 Gambit: 8/13/13

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24th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 718-123 DIV E

SUCCESSION OF PAUL J. ROBERTS, SR. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Executor of this succession has petitioned that Court for authority to sell immovable property of the estate at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for [thirty-five thousand dollars ($102,000.00)] cash, with the succession to pay the usual and customary closing costs at the act of sale. The immovable to be sold at private sale is described as follows: A CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all of the servitudes rights and appurtenances thereunto applying, situated in the State of Louisiana, in that Parish of Jefferson, in that part thereof known as GREENLAWN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, said portion being designated as LOT Y-1 of SQUARE 69-A. According to a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated September 26, 1969 and resurveyed February 6, 1970 to shown improvements, Square 69-A is bounded by Arizona Avenue, 39th Street, Arkansas Avenue and 40th Street, Loy Y-1 commences at a distance of 50.03 feet from the corner of Arizona Avenue and 40th Street, and measures thence 50.03 feet front of Arizona Avenue, with a width in the rear of 50.01 feet, by a depth on the sideline closer to 39th Street of 108.16 feet and a depth on the opposite sideline of 108.98 feet.

The Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 3940 Arizona Avenue, Kenner, LA 70065

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

SUCCESSION OF JOSEPHINE GRAHAM DESROCHE

SUCCESSION OF JAMES DOUGLASS CRAIN, III

SUCCESSION OF CLARENCE WILMORE, SR.

NOTICE OF FILING COMBINED FINAL TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES, FINAL ACCOUNTING AND PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION OF THE NET ESTATE

Notice is hereby given to all creditors of this estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven (7) days from the publication of this notice, if they have or can show cause why the Tableau of Distribution filed by Christopher Crain, Independent Administrator of the Succession of James Douglass Crain, III should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance therewith.

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 718-845 DIV. K

THIS ACT IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. Restrictions contained in an act before Louis G. Shushan, Notary Public, dated August 27, 1956, registered in COB 408, folio 306 on September 4, 1956 and restrictions contained in an act before same Notary Public dated August 10, 1960, registered in COB 513, folio 301 on August 23, 1960, Jefferson Parish, La. And amendment to restrictions contained in an act before Claude J. Champagne, Notary Public, dated April 17, 1969, registered in COB 696, folio 123 on April 21, 1969, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The utility servitude of five (5) feet running across the entire rear width of the Lot as shown on a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc. dated September 26, 1969, and resurveyed February 6, 1970. 2. Deleting any covenant, condition, or restriction indicating a preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin to the extent such covenants, conditions or restrictions violate 42 USC 3604 ©. 3. The reference to any mineral reservations, servitudes, easements, right of way r other encroachments adversely affection title or physical condition of the hereinabove described property shall not be construed as an acknowledgment, confirmation or restablishment thereof. It is expressly agreed that the property herein conveyed and all improvements and component parts, plumbing, electrical systems, mechanical equipment, heating and air conditioning systems, built-in-appliances, and all of the items located hereon are conveyed by Seller and accepted by Purchaser “AS IS, WHERE IS”, without any warranties of any kind whatsoever, even as to the metes and bounds, zoning, operation, or suitability of such properties for the use intended by the Purchaser, without regard to the presence of apparent or hidden defects and with the Purchaser’s full and complete waiver of any and all rights for the return of all or any part of the purchase price by reason of such defects.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties whom it may concern, including any creditors and/or heirs, to show cause within ten (10) days from the date of the publication of this notice, or within ten (10) days from receipt of the certified mailing to all heirs, whichever date is later, why the “Combined Final Tableau of Distribution For Payment of Expenses, Final Accounting and Proposed Distribution of The Net Estate,” as presented by the administrator of this estate, should not be approved and homologated, and petitioner be authorized to make those payments listed therein and thereafter distribute the net estate, as proposed therein and in accordance thereto, with the filing of the Petition for Possession and Closing of Estate. Any opposition must be filed within the time frame, as above set forth, and before the order homologating the said final tableau and final accounting.

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

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2000-10263 DIV. C SEC. 6

By Order of the Clerk August 8, 2013 Attorney: Malcolm B. Robinson, Jr. Address: 3408 Clearview Pkwy. Met., LA 70006 Telephone:(504)888-0622 Gambit 8/13/13 & 9/3/13 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Emiel Maxwell, or any of his heirs, please contact attorney Vincent B. LoCoco at (504) 483-2332. Property rights are involved relative to 6212 Burgundy Street, New Orleans, LA 70117. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Emmanuel Okugu, please contact Matthew Moghis, attorney, at (504) 836-6500, located at One Galleria Boulevard,Suite 1400, Metairie, LA 70001 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ranella McKnight, please contact Ivan A. Orihuela, Curator Ad Hoc for Ranella McKnight, at (504) 466-7507 or 3213 Florida Avenue, Suite C, Kenner, Louisiana 70065. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Renita Sue Keller Blake please contact B. Watson, attorney, (504) 708.3975. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Shawn A. Conley, contact attorney Valerie Fontaine at 985—893-3333. Property rights involved. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of David Lifschultz, please call Michael Joseph, Jr., attorney at (504) 453-4769.

Patricia Ann Moore Deputy Clerk Jon Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court Attorney: Warren P. Villemarette Address: 3201 Danny Park Suite 107 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 454-1005 Gambit: 8/13/13

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

SUCCESSION OF BESSIE ROTOLO CANGELOSI NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is given to the heirs, legatees and creditors of this successions and to all other interested persons that a tableau of distribution has been filed by Sam Cangelosi, the Administrator of the Estate of Domincik Cangelosi (Sr.) and the executor of the Estate of Bessie Rotolo Cangelosi, with his petition praying for homologation of the tableau and for authorization to pay the listed amounts to the heirs of decedents; the tableau of distribution can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the petition and tableau of distribution must be filed prior to said time. By Order of the Court, Attorney: Paula R. George LSBA #6020 Address: 2403 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 895-0065 Hyperlink: paulageorge8@gmail.com Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Anthony Benjamin, Sr. contact attorney Valerie Fontiane at 985-893-3333. Property rights involved. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any descendants of Minnie Miller please call Michael Joseph, Jr., attorney at (504) 453-4769.

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2013-6799 DIV. C-10,

Attorney: L. Gerome Smith Address: 2640 Amelia St. New Orleans, LA 70115 Telephone: (504) 891-3323 Gambit: 8/13/13

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 13-7152 DIV. F SEC. 7 SUCCESSION OF WAYNE H. GRANT NOTICE FOR PRIVATE SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WHEREAS the Court appointed administrator has made application to the Court for the sale of property of the decedent, Wayne H. Grant, as follows: A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantges thereunto belongin or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Sixth District of the City of New Orleans, in Square No. 562, bounded by MILAN, SOUTH LIBERTY, LASALLE (formerly Howard) and GENERAL PERSHING STREETS, said portion being designated as the whole of Lot No. 20 and one-half of Lot No. 19 adjoining, and measures 45 feet front on Milan Street, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines. The improvements bear the Municipal Nos. 2310-12 Milan Street. And according to a survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Surveyors, dated September 9, 1949, and re-dated October 17, 1957, resurveyed March 14, 1964, a copy of which is annexed to act of Elmer D. Flanders, Notary Public, April 16, 1964, said lot commences 60 feet from the corner of Milan and Liberty Streets, and has the same location and dimensions as above set forth. Upon terms and conditions set forth in the petition and in the agreement to sell filed in the record of this matter. Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file their opposition within ten (10) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears. By Order of the Court, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Robert J. Bergeron Address: 7820 Maple St. New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 866-5151 Gambit: 8/13/13 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any heirs of Fannie Felix Page please contact B. Watson, (504) 708-3975. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any relative or heir to Dorothy Mae Lewis Collar a/k/a Dorothy Mae Lewis, please contact Matthew Moghis, attorney, at (504) 836-6500, located at One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1400, Metairie, La 70001

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 06-3502 DIV. L

Whereas the court approved Administratrix of the above estate has made application to the Court for the sale of an undivided one-half (1/2) ownership interest in and to the immovable property hereinafter described, to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of this City, in SQUARE NO. 241, bounded by Cohn, Cambronne, Hickory and Joliet Streets, designated by the letter “G” on a sketch of survey made by Adloe Orr, Civil Engineer, dated August 9, 1927, a blue print of which is annexed to vendor’s act of purchase, according to which said lot begins at a distance of 30 feet from the corner of Cohn and Joliet Streets, and measures thence 30 feet front on Cohn Street, the same width in the rear by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines. Said lot G being composed of parts of original lots 13, 14 15 and 16 of said square. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 8432-34 Cohn Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Being the same property acquired by Eloise T. Bolden and Clarence Wilmore, Sr. by Judgment of Possession of the Succession of Alberta L. Watson, proceedings no. 79-5154, recorded in Orleans Parish, Louisiana in C.O.B. 769 folio 122 on November 25, 1980 and further acquired by Melvin Bolden, Jr., Christopher Daneilly, and Brittany Eloise Danielly by the Judgment of Possession in the Succession of Eloise T. Bolden filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, Proceedings No.10-9123 dated 9/1/2010 and recorded in Orleans Parish Conveyance Instrument No. 462925. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: (A) The purchase price will be paid Seventy Thousand and 00/100 ($70,000.00) Dollars in which the Succession will receive one-half (1/2) in cash to the buyer will withhold from the purchase price and sum sufficient to discharge all encumbrances on the property; and (B) The succession will pay the pro rata share of taxes for the current year, and the cost of the revenue stamps and of all proper certificates; amd (C) The Succession will pay Attorney CAROL A. NEWMAN her attorney fees for handling the succession and any out of pocket costs incurred in obtaining a court order from sale proceeds; and (D) The property is to be sold in an “As Is” condition with the purchasers waiving their Rights of Redhibition. (E) The Succession will pay a commission of five (5%) percent on the sales price of Seventy Thousand and 0/100 ($70,000.00) Dollars with (2.5%) to be paid to KELLER WILLIAMS, NEW ORLEANS represented by TOM HEANEY and (2.5%) paid to KELLER WILLIAMS, NEW ORLEANS represented by CELESTE MARSHALL. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent’s herein, and of these estates be ordered to make an opposition which they have

for or may have such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order of judgment may be issued after expiration of seven (7) days, from the date whereon the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF COURT, Attorney: Carol A. Newman Address: 813 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 861-0008 Gambit: 7/23/13 & 8/13/13 and the Times-Picayune

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 13-7152 DIV. F SEC. 7 SUCCESSION OF WAYNE H. GRANT NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that the administrator of this succession has filed a petition for authority to pay debts of the succession in accordance with the tableau of distribution contained in the petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation. Attorney: Robert J. Bergeron LA Bar Roll No. 20697 Address: 7820 Maple St. New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 866-5151 Gambit: 8/13/13

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING

NO. 12-3-07539-9 KNT In Re: Carlos, Ruiz, Petitioner and Melissa Ruiz, Respondent

Summons by Publication The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting: That your marriage or domestic partnership be dissolved. Change the name of the respondent to: Melissa Nelson. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 6th day of August, 2013, the court may enter and order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form: WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage). Information on how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (306) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms

CLASSIFIEDS CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

SUCCESSIONS OF LUCINDA HOLMES, WIFE OF/ AND LOUIS HAYWARD BROOKS

SUCCESSION OF DELORES SPANN ALEXIS

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2013-5226 DIV. N-8

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE WHEREAS, the testamentary executor of the above estate has made application to the court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereafter described, to-wit: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE No. 125, bounded by ZIMPLE, HILLARY, FRERET and CHEROKEE STREETS, designated as Lots Nos. 15 and 16, on a plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Civil Engineers & Surveyors, dated September 17, 1958, a copy of which is annexed to an act passed before the undersigned Notary, dated this day, and according thereto said Lots Nos. 15 and 16 adjoin, and measure, each thirty feet front on ZIMPLE STREET, the same in width in the rear, by a depth, between equal and parallel lines of one hundred twenty feet; Lot No. 16 lying nearer to and beginning at a distance of one hundred twenty-two feet, six inches from the intersection of Zimple and Cherokee Streets. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 7516-18 Zimple Street. Being the same property acquired by Lucinda Holmes, wife of/and Louis Hayward Brooks from Guaranty Savings and Homestead Association represented by Curtis F. Scott, president, by Sale of Property dated November 21, 1958, beneficiary before Jerome Meunier, Notary Public.

One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand and 0/100 ($168,000.00) Dollars Cash. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application at any time, prior to the issuance of the Order or Judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. By Order of the Court. Attorney: Steven E. Hayes (#14362) Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P. Address: One Galleria Blvd., Ste. 1100 Metairie, LA 70001 Telephone: (504) 833-5600 Gambit: 8/13/13 LOST PROMISSORY NOTE: Anyone knowing the whereabouts or having possession of one (1) certain promissory note executed by Preston Allen Frank, dated October 31, 2007 in the principal sum of 240,500.00 please contact Kimberly R. Calais at P.O. Box 3929 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 or at 225-376-5560. Gambit: 8/13/13, 8/20/13 & 8/27/13.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the administratrix of this succession has petitioned this Court for authority to engage appraiser, licensed real estate agent, and counsel, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3304 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any heir or creditor must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears. DALE N. ATKINS, Clerk of Court Attorney: Irving B. Shnaider, APLC Address: 120 N. Telemachus St. New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 484-6416 Gambit: 8/13/13 and The Louisiana Weekly

IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE CHANCERY DIVISION AT CLINTON, TENNESSEE NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BOBBY JOE LETT, DECEASED RE: THE ESTATE OF BOBBY JOE LETT DECEASED JACQUELINE LETT Petitioner Versus No. 13PB0132 UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BOBBY JOE LETT, DECEASED In appears from the pleadings filed in this cause, that the unknown heirs of Bobby Joe Lett, deceased whereabouts’ are unknown. In compliance with the provisions of T.C.A. 21-1-205 and the Order of Publication of this court entered July 9, 2013. All persons, resident and nonresident caliming an interest in the estate of BOBBY JOE LETT are entitled to attend a hearing on this matter on September 27, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Anderson County Chancery Court, Clinton, Tenessee. It is further ordered that this Notice be published in the Clinton Courier News, a newspaper published in Anderson county, Tennessee, and Gambit, published in New Orleans, Louisiana for four consecutive weeks. This July 9, 2013 Steve R. Queener, Clerk and Master Angela Buck, Deputy Clerk Attorney: Mark E. Tillery

NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BDJ HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC. is to be liquidated and its affairs wound up out of court pursuant to the authorization of its shareholders, duly given, and that Bryan V. Dupépé, Jr., whose address is 1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116, has been appointed by the shareholders to serve as Liquidator. The authorization for dissolution took effect on August 1, 2013.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 32ND STREET HOTEL GROUP, L.L.C. is to be liquidated and its affairs wound up out of court pursuant to the authorization of its members, duly given, and that Bryan V. Dupépé, Jr., whose address is 1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116, has been appointed by the members to serve as Liquidator. The dissolution took effect on August 5, 2013.

NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DUPÉPÉ/SAGE HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS, L.L.C. is to be liquidated and its affairs wound up out of court pursuant to the authorization of its members, duly given, and that Bryan V. Dupépé, Jr., whose address is 1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116, has been appointed by the members to serve as Liquidator. The dissolution took effect on August 5, 2013.

NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. is to be liquidated and its affairs wound up out of court pursuant to the authorization of its members, duly given, and that Bryan V. Dupépé, Jr., whose address is 1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116, has been appointed by the members to serve as Liquidator. The dissolution took effect on August 5, 2013.

PETITION FOR ADOPTION/ TERMINATE LEGAL RIGHTS NOTICE

Court Order of Publication: The whereabouts of Ranella McKnight Lee are unknown and ordinary process cannot be served; therefore, it is ordered Ranella McKnight Lee be served by publication notice. To: Ranella McKnight Lee, Nia Newton filed a Petition for Adoption of Vincent McKnight and Chanel Sarah Lee, State of LA, Docket No. 2002-12774. Warning: Petition for Adoption/Guardianship was filed to end your parental rights. You are ordered to respond to Petition. Notice: The Court set date to consider ending your rights to the minor children will be held Division “B-DRS3”, Civil District Court, 421 Loyola Avenue, Rm 206, New Orleans, LA, August 19, 2013, at 1:30 pm. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of BRANDON M. Boldin, please contact Justin A. Reese, Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Christina C. Vickers, or any of her heirs, please contact attorney Vincent B. LoCoco at (504) 483-2332. Property rights are involved relative to 121-123 Decatur Street, Unit 310. LOST PROMISSORY NOTE: Anyone knowing the whereabouts or having possession of one (1) certain promissory note executed by Bradley J. Egenberg, dated June 30, 2006 in the principal sum of 432,000.00, please contact Kimberly R. Calais at P.O. Box 3929 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 or at 225-376-5560. Gambit: 8/6, 8/13 & 8/20. MINH QUANG HUYNH a/k/a MINH QUANG, SUCCESSORS, HEIRS and ASSIGNS or anyone knowing their whereabouts, contact attorney J.C. Lawrence at 504-822-1359.

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BE IT KNOWN, that at eleven o’clock a.m. (11:00 a.m.), Central Standard Time on Friday, the 30th day of August, 2013, sealed bids will be opened by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans at her office, Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the purchase of 13,000 printed and numbered case binders and 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders. The 13,000 printed and numbered case binders shall be constructed from fifteen point (15 point) manila stock, LIGHT GRAY in color, a sample of exact shade of LIGHT GRAY must be obtained from the office of the Clerk, with overall dimensions of 9-1/2” x 15-1/2” laminated back flap, plus a 1-3/4” ear on left side and 9-1/2” x 14-11/16” single thickness front flap. (Manila stock refers to type paper). Additionally, each binder shall have: 1. A 2” enameled fastener embedded in earflap at left side; 2. A 13/16” full-cut tab at right side back flap, beginning 1-1/2” from fold; 3. All corners round; 4. Sixteen score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap and seven score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap for added extension: 5. Printing in black on outside and inside front flap (sample must be obtained from office of Clerk); 6. Poly-laminated color-coded label application consisting of three 1-1/2” numeric and one 1” double digit numeric labels starting 1-1/2” from fold and located front and back of tab. A poly-laminated year band shall be located 8” from fold; also front and back shall be outlined in black ink for visibility; 7. Black numbers printed on the face of the jacket to correspond with color-coded numbers. The color sequence shall be: Year band – 14 Color – Green Poly-Laminate Numeric Labels

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Blue Lavender Brown Gray Lt. Orange

The 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders shall have the same specifications as the 13,000 printed and numbered case binders, except the above numbering specifications. Additionally, four full sets of 3/4” year number labels are required. A sample of the numbering will be provided. It is understood that time is of the essence to this contract. The first 5,000 numbered folders (#1 – 5,000) shall be delivered on or before December 11, 2013. The balance of the folders shall be delivered on or before January 29, 2014. Failure to meet either delivery date will result in an automatic 20% deduction of the bid price. Any damage to folders as result of packaging, shipping, or handling will be at the supplier’s expense. Replacement of any damaged folders will be at the supplier’s expense. Bids submitted pursuant to the aforesaid specifications shall be delivered to or received by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, at Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana on or before the time aforesaid. At the time and place aforesaid, all timely bids will be opened by a designated representative of the Clerk of Court. Upon completion of the opening of the bids, the Clerk of Court will review and calculate the submitted timely bids for the purpose of the purchase of the aforementioned case binders from the lowest responsible bidder. The Clerk of Civil District Court reserves the right to waive any informalities of the bids submitted hereunder and to accept or reject any and all bids submitted. Any inquiries should be directed to Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Chief Deputy for the Clerk of Civil District Court, Rm. 402 – 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA. 70112. Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court Parish of Orleans – 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402 New Orleans, LA 70112 – (504) 407-0000 Publications on: Week of August 6, August 13 and August 20 – Gambit

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Zoned C-1, many uses very close to downtown and St Charles. One door off of OC Haley. Be part of the OC Haley revival. Upscale music venue opening nest door. 2000 sf open floor plan 1st floor, 4,000 sq. ft total. 2 3 bed apartments upstairs. Upstairs currently occupied.

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718

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Move in cond, lots of architectural details, 1st block off Canal, off street pkng for several cars, garage. 2 br, 2 dens, encl porch/sun rm & wood flrs. Must see to appreciate.

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We Rent Pressure Washers, Spray Guns & Wall Paper Removers (Steamer)