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AUG. 7-13, 2018 VOLUME 39 || NUMBER 32 NEWS

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On the Westbank, growing food halls provide opportunities for entrepreneurs — and varied, inexpensive cuisine for customers

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TUE. AUG. 7 | Noah Champ’s blurry, almost-falsetto vocals wash over his colorfully hazy pop songs, putting an alien-like veneer on intimate bedroom recordings and vulnerable love letters. Dana Ives opens at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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THU. AUG. 9 | The powerhouse funk and R&B ensemble — fresh off its Verve Forecast Records debut Live Vibes — returns home for a free show to kick off the Project: Aloft star series. The band’s full-length Verve album is due later this year. At 8 p.m. at Aloft Hotel.

New Orleans Aqua Mob presents the water ballet The Last! at Drifter Hotel

BY WILL COVIELLO ALAYNE GOBEILLE, A LAWYER, FORMER AERIALIST PERFORMER

and self-described “cat wrangler” behind this production of The Last!, gathers the cast and crew at 9 a.m. on a sunny morning at the Drifter Hotel, before the pool and lounge open to guests. Two aerialists are practicing a joint routine on a trapeze bar. several performers climb out of the pool wearing sparkly bathing caps and sleeves made from colorful prints with orange wings.

Others review tattered scripts covered with notes.

The adaptation of Peter Beagle’s sci-fi novel The Last Unicorn is full of mystical creatures, including the seamanticores.

“They have the head of a lion, the body of a human and the tail of a mermaid,” Gobeille shouts like a carnival barker as cast members in bright swimsuits dive into the pool for the water ballet’s first synchronized routine.

Beagle’s 1968 novel became a cult classic and was made into a movie in 1982. Aqua Mob is presenting an abridged version as a water ballet, complete with synchronized swimming numbers, aerialist performances, a band and “unicorneography.”

It runs Aug. 9-11 and 16-18 at the Drifter Hotel.

In Beagle’s novel, hunters search for a unicorn in the forest, and though they fail to find her, they say she’s the last creature of her kind.

The unicorn (Carolyn Hamilton) is alarmed and leaves the forest to look for other unicorns. During the journey, she encounters an array of magical and nefarious creatures.

In Gobeille’s minimized version of the story, Mamou Fortune (Jeff Waguespack) runs a roving carnival with his own set of captive animals, including dragonfish costumed in iridescent bathing caps and swimwear and the seamanticores. Both groups of creatures perform their own water ballet numbers.

Mamou Fortune tries to capture the unicorn, but the magical

creature eludes her and sets out to find other unicorns, eventually confronting a fearsome Red Bull, who also imprisons exotic animals.

“We reduced the narrative and themes down to control, freedom and rebellion — and taking back your life from people that would control you,” Gobeille says.

“We’re tackling dark themes and dark messages but through the prism of super awesome water ballet.”

Gobeille formed Aqua Mob last year to do water ballet productions. she was inspired

by Fluid Movement, a community water ballet group in Baltimore.

Aqua Mob has had some coaching from experienced synchronized swimming veterans.

“We focus on making pretty shapes and assemblages,” Gobeille says.

The routines combine swimming and choreography in the 5-foot-deep pool, and acrobatics help performers launch into flips and perform other maneuvers. The band The Endangered species and the One Horned Wonders performs a score full of rock songs by Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Nirvana and others, and some of the songs are performed by cast members in musical numbers.

Gobeille produced a circus arts show based on Godzilla and monster movies in the New Orleans Fringe Festival. Last year, Aqua Mob debuted with Two Legs Bad, an adaptation of George Orwell’s political allegory Animal Farm. In it, sea lions Napoleon and snowball lead a rebellion of disgruntled water park

48 Hour Film Project winners THU. & SAT. AUG. 9 & 11 | After writing, filming and editing a film within 48 hours last month, filmmakers compete in an audience award showdown at the Broad Theater at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday, followed by a “best of” screening at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Center at 6:30 p.m. saturday.

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Aqua Mob rehearses The Last!, a water ballet, at the Drifter Hotel.

FRI.-THU. AUG. 10-16 | In the acclaimed Brazilian drama from filmmakers Joao Dumans and Affonso uchoa, a teen in a depressed factory town discovers the journal of one of its workers, sending the film into the diary entries of a working class hero and illuminating a story from the margins. At 9:15 p.m. at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.

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SAT. AUG. 11 | At the Royal street answer to Julia street’s starchier art stroll, galleries open their doors for exhibits, parties, live music and more, beginning at 6 p.m. in the 200 through 1000 blocks of Royal.

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creatures. The Last! draws on the volunteer talents of aerialists, circus arts performers, choreographers, yoga instructors, costume makers and others. seating surrounds the pool and an aerial setup on the patio at the Drifter. The lounge is open and there are food vendors in the courtyard on performance nights.

SUN. AUG. 12 | With June’s Mindset (Downtown Records), the third album from the dreamy electronic pop outfit Vacationer, the band thrives on its positive dancefloor vibrations, meditative grooves from former pop-punker Kenny Vasoli (The starting Line). sego opens at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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Cantrell addresses Netroots Nation … Louisiana’s ‘Good Samaritan’ law … Mitch and Oprah … and more

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Thomas Morstead raised

$106,385 for the family of former New Orleans saints employee Christopher Cordaro with a “pull-up challenge” through his What You Give Will Grow foundation. Cordaro was diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma in 2015. Morstead, the saints punter, did 418 pull-ups in hopes of raising $60,000 for the Cordaro children’s college funds, exceeding that by more than half. sadly, Cordaro died a few days after Morstead’s fundraiser.

The number of new state laws that took effect Aug. 1.

AMONG THEM: A “GOOD SAMARITAN” law that protects those

who rescue children or pets from hot cars; the waiting period for a marriage license goes from 72 to 24 hours; and elimination of the 8-hour training mandate to bring a concealed handgun into a place of worship.

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Louisiana has the second-worst

public school system in the nation, according to a new study

by WalletHub, which measured the nation’s schools on 25 metrics that included academic achievement, safety and dropout rates.

The Pelican state had the lowest math scores and the highest percentage of threatened or injured high school students in the country. The only good news for Louisiana was a fifth-place tie for the highest teacher-pupil ratio.

Rick Shaftan, a consultant

for Virginia GOP gubernatorial hopeful Corey stewart, lashed out at New Orleans on social media over the city’s removal of Confederate-era monuments: “You can run your gang-infested shithole without our tourist dollars and soon, our tax dollars,” shaftan wrote. He also referred to Memphis and Baltimore as “shitholes” and called the NAACP “the Black KKK, only more violent and dangerous.” shaftan later deleted all the tweets and refused to apologize.

CANTRELL ADDRESSES PROGRESSIVE CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR MORE EARNINGS FOR HOSPITALITY WORKERS During a brief keynote address at the Netroots Nation gathering of progressive activists last week in New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell pointed to racial disparities in businesses earning city contracts and called for New Orleans residents to earn a larger piece of the tax revenue that the city’s hospitality industry generates for the rest of the state.

“It’s off the backs [of workers] right here in New Orleans,” she said. “I want and I need your help as we push for economic justice.”

Over a raucous standing ovation, Cantrell also demanded “health and environmental justice” and racial equality. “No one matters if everyone doesn’t matter,” she said.

Cantrell was among several speakers on the conference’s opening day keynote address, along with Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who won 93 percent of the vote in 2017 after running on an “unapologetically progressive agenda,” declaring that Jackson would become “the most radical city on the planet,” he said.

When asked how he felt the morning after Trump’s election, Lumumba said, “I woke up in Mississippi.

“We’ve always been at the bottom,” he said. “We have to make our politics local, and start giving power to local areas and become places that rescue themselves.”

The conference also featured u.s. sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, as well as New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon and newly elected u.s. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Quote of the week “I’m thinking, ‘Man, I must be dropping acid.’ Not that I’ve ever dropped acid. But … for the record, I have not.” — u.s. sen. Bill Cassidy, in a u.s. senate committee hearing last week, trying to understand the feds’ administrative health care costs.

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‘Good Samaritan’ state law aims to end hot car deaths of pets, children Among the new Louisiana laws that went into effect Aug. 1 is the “Good samaritan Law,” which provides legal protection for those who rescue pets and children from hot cars.

The law, which was drafted and proposed by the Louisiana sPCA and introduced by state sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, declares, “There shall be no liability on the part of a person for property damage or trespass to a motor vehicle, if the damage was caused while the person was rescuing” a pet or a child.

Before a would-be Good samaritan goes smashing windows, however, there are certain steps that must be followed: a “good-faith” attempt to locate the owner of the vehicle; a call to emergency services; a note left on the vehicle; and the willingness to wait nearby with the child or pet until help arrives.

According to noheatstroke.com, which tracks the deaths of children in hot cars, there have been 29 hot car child deaths in the u.s. so far in 2018, including one in shreveport. since 1997, 28 Louisiana children have died in hot cars.

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Electric scooter rental plans move forward With input from Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer is drafting three ordinances to regulate app-based electric scooter rental companies, which have moved rapidly into u.s. cities and are prepared to roll out in New Orleans.

Palmer says she wants to pump the brakes until her office has put together a package that’s “enforceable and good for the public,” with laws that build out the city’s two-wheeled infrastructure and prevent New Orleans from falling into the same kinds of legal problems and traffic headaches that have cropped up in the scooters’ wake elsewhere.

A draft of a “small vehicle rental ordinance” would establish a sixmonth pilot program to test out the parameters set by the administration — including a “dawn-to-dusk” timeframe for operation and a ban of their use in the French Quarter. The rules will head to the full City Council on Aug. 9 and will go through another few rounds of public hearings before a final vote.

Three companies — Bird, Lime and skip — plan to launch in New Orleans as soon as the rules are in place, but there are still conflicts between what New Orleans wants and the way the companies have done business elsewhere. Palmer’s rules would prohibit scooter riders from using sidewalks

for riding or parking. That doesn’t fit the companies’ “dockless” business model, which gives scooters freedom to park just about anywhere. The scooters have a locking mechanism, so they don’t need to be secured like bicycles. Palmer’s ordinance would force scooters to park at bike racks or in designated curbside street parking areas.

The companies would be charged a $1,000 business license fee, and a registration fee of $10 per vehicle. The city also would collect 25 cents per ride, with 20 cents for the Department of safety & Permits and 5 cents for parking infrastructure and bike lane striping. Palmer’s office says the fees earmarked for safety & Permits would be sufficient to fund the hiring of two employees for scooter enforcement, as well as a truck for picking up illegally parked scooters.

The city would hit riders and companies with $50 fines for riding or parking on sidewalks, and $250 for riding or parking after dark. The city also would fine companies $100 to store the scooters it picked up.

Municipal bike registration going optional?

Registering your bike with the city would no longer be mandatory under a proposal being considered by the New Orleans City Council.

The proposed rule change follows reports of a bicyclist who was hit with a nearly $1,000 ticket, which included a fine of more than $150 for not registering his bike — part of a 30-year-old, often-complicated registration requirement.

District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer’s measure would make bike registration for personal use voluntary and would be administered by the Department of safety & Permits instead of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The change would require only businesses using rental and app-based “shared” transit to register their fleets, at a cost of $5 per vehicle.

Advocacy group Bike Easy — which called on City Hall to get rid of the old licensing requirement — supports the change, according to its executive director Dan Favre.

The group has led efforts over the years to host free registration events in conjunction with NOPD, “only to be misinformed and misdirected by various people at the NOPD and City Hall, resulting in the inability to actually register the bicycle,” the group said in a statement.

Current law requires people with bikes valued at more than $100 or with wheels larger than 20 inches in diameter to register their information with the NOPD and pay a $3 fee. Bikes worth less than $100 can have the fee waived. You can register with a bike shop when buying a bike, or by filling out a registration form

and attaching a notarized affidavit proving ownership of the bike and submitting that to NOPD. In 2010, the New Orleans City Council was set to consider raising fees to $15, but the measure was tabled.

Oprah and Mitch What’s up with Mitch Landrieu?

Fresh off an appearance on CNN (“I’m what they call a ‘radical centrist’,” he explained) and an approving mention in David Brooks’ New York Times column, the former mayor will be featured this week on Oprah Winfrey’s “supersoul Conversations” podcast, with an accompanying profile in O, The Oprah Magazine.

In a preview clip, Landrieu explains to Winfrey that he had near-equal black and white support — until his controversial decision to remove four Confederate-era monuments. “I’ve never had an issue where people severed their relationships with me because of it,” Landrieu tells her, saying he lost two-thirds of white support in the city afterward. “That says more about them than it says about me,” Landrieu insisted.

The podcast can be downloaded Aug. 6, with a second installment Aug. 8. And the september issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, with the Landrieu profile, will go on sale Aug. 7.

Landrieu continues to insist he has not made up his mind whether he’ll run for president in 2020.

‘State of Transit’ report to be released Aug. 7 Transit advocacy group RIDE New Orleans will release its annual “state of Transit in New Orleans” report at a breakfast and panel discussion held at the National World War II Museum’s BB’s stage Door Canteen at 8 a.m. Tuesday Aug. 7. The event is open to the public, but an RsVP is required. The organization’s reports offer independent, data-driven analysis of New Orleans’ public transit system.

Last year’s assessment highlighted the way gaps in the system make many workplaces difficult to reach or inaccessible for residents who depend on the city’s buses, streetcars and ferries. It also pointed out higher operating costs at New Orleans Regional Transit Authority compared to many other cities, and included a few case studies showing rider commutes as long as two hours and 15 minutes.

“The most important thing transit can do is to get people where they need to go conveniently and in a reasonable amount of time,” the 2017 report said. “unfortunately, our transit system is not providing the needed access.”

COMMENTARY

THERE’S NOT MUCH BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT these days in Baton

Rouge, but one bill in the 2018 regular legislative session drew significant support from Democrats as well as Republicans: the push to abolish Louisiana’s shameful non-unanimous jury verdicts in felony trials.

Only two states — Louisiana and Oregon — allow juries to convict with less-than-unanimous jury votes in felony trials, but Oregon requires a unanimous verdict for murder convictions. In our state, a jury can find a defendant guilty of murder by a 10-2 vote. The Louisiana rule dates from the Jim Crow era. In 1898, it was put

Unfortunately, it’s the innocent, not the guilty, who suffer most under our current system. into the state constitution after the 14th Amendment to the u.s. Constitution gave black citizens equal protection rights, which included serving on juries in criminal trials. The purpose of the 10-vote rule was made clear by its proponents: It was to dilute the potential impact of black jurors.

Earlier this year, The New Orleans Advocate (Gambit‘s news partner) published a multi-part series exploring the history of non-unanimous jury verdicts and examined some real-life cases that might have turned out differently if all jury members had to agree before a conviction. state sen.

J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, introduced legislation to put the issue to a plebiscite, and lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for the proposed constitutional amendment.

Now the matter will be on the Nov. 6 statewide ballot — a midterm election that is enormously consequential

in other states but offers little to motivate Louisiana voters. We hope voters turn out in large numbers to support this long overdue change. A wide, diverse and disparate collection of groups support it, from the American Civil Liberties union of Louisiana to the Louisiana Family Forum, from Voice of the Experienced (formerly Voice of the Ex-Offender) to the Louisiana Republican Party.

One person leading the charge is Ed Tarpley, a Republican and the former district attorney of Grant Parish.

Tarpley began touring the state last week speaking out about Constitutional Amendment 2, the ballot initiative that would make the change.

There is little organized opposition to doing away with non-unanimous jury verdicts, although some advance the argument that a “rogue juror” or two could have undue influence in what otherwise would be a 10-2 or 11-1 vote. someone who thinks the entire system is unjust, for instance, could derail an otherwise guilty verdict. But as state sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, puts it: “Is 10 out of 12 good enough for your children?

Is 10 out of 12 good enough for your wife? Is 10 out of 12 good enough for your neighbor?” still, the issue of unanimous jury verdicts needs a push, particularly in a state where lawmakers — and many voters — hate to appear “soft on crime.” unfortunately, it’s the innocent, not the guilty, who suffer most under our current system. According to the unanimous Jury Coalition, a nonprofit that supports the constitutional change, almost half of exonerated Louisianans in recent years were convicted by non-unanimous juries.

You’ll hear more about Constitutional Amendment 2 as Election Day approaches. It’s a major step to making Louisiana a more just society.

We support it and urge you to do so as well.

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Remembering Paul Beaulieu IN THESE TIMES when

journalists are literally under attack, the voices of those who fearlessly speak truth to power are more important than ever.

New Orleans lost one of those voices when Paul Beaulieu Jr., a pioneering broadcaster, activist, and lifelong educator died July 24. He was 75.

I was privileged to have known Paul for four decades. I knew him initially as a political operative in the black political organization COuP and later as a fearless advocate for justice and fairness, particularly for black New Orleanians. His passion for those ideals never wavered. He frequently used his sharp wit and keen political insights to call out the Establishment — black and white — to give voice to the voiceless and to remind those in power of their obligation to the powerless.

A 1961 graduate of st. Augustine High school, Paul began his career at his beloved alma mater teaching English and later coaching and directing alumni affairs. some of his early students found careers in journalism and politics, among them veteran broadcaster Warren Bell Jr. and Orleans Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese, who said on social media that his former teacher “opened my eyes to the rapier potential of words to deflate the vainglorious and inspire the downtrodden.”

In the early 1970s, Paul moved to the urban League of Greater New Orleans and soon thereafter launched his journalism career as an op-ed columnist for the States-Item, the city’s afternoon newspaper. He produced and hosted Dimensions, a public affairs program on WVuETV, and founded the Spectator News-Journal, a newspaper that chronicled issues of concern to New Orleans’ black middle class.

He later produced and hosted Between the Lines on cable TV, which ran until 2010.

“The only reason I’ve ever gotten into media, at all, was to add a perspective that has traditionally been ignored in major media,” Paul said during the final taping of his cable show. “I just had a lot to say, and I

needed white folks to know how we felt about different issues.”

Paul’s last media gig came in 2007, when he served as a host and general manager for WBOKAM, the city’s black-owned radio station. It was there that Paul’s knack for speaking truth to power blossomed, in the days after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures, when the “recovery” stalled for many and never really got going for many more.

“He was so authentic he had to be in Treme on TV,” New Orleans native and actor Wendell Pierce wrote in an online post.

Even after Paul retired from WBOK’s management, he remained on the air with a weekly Friday program, Showtime in the Afternoon, which featured prominent local politicos and newsmakers.

Former City Councilman and WBOK morning talk radio host Oliver Thomas remembers Paul as “a one-of-a-kind, original personality.

“He was New Orleans to the bone, and he had many cross-cultural relationships that most people didn’t know about,” Thomas said.

“He would often say something truly profound, and if you disagreed with him he would say, ‘Maybe it’s just me.’ That was his code for you being really stupid.”

Though Paul no longer is with us, his voice always will ring true.

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Hey Blake,

What’s the story on the Eiffel Society building on St. Charles Avenue? Is it really a piece of the Eiffel Tower?

Dear reader,

The distinctive structure at st. Charles Avenue and Josephine street is made up of pieces of the restaurant that once was located in the Eiffel Tower in Paris. In 1981, engineers noticed that the 1,000-foot-high landmark, which opened in 1889, was beginning to sag under the weight of the restaurant, which was added in 1937.

According to a 1986 New York Times article, French businessman George Lancelin purchased the restaurant and spent nearly a month carefully removing its 11,000 pieces. His plans to relocate it in Paris were scuttled when the French government said he couldn’t use the words Eiffel Tower in the name. In 1983, the restaurant was purchased for $525,000 by New Orleans businessman McDonald stephens with partners John Onorio and Daniel Bonnot, a local French chef.

“Knowing that you can own a one-of-a-kind living piece of French history can be terribly intriguing,” Onorio told The New York Times. “The intrigue translated into appeal when I finished running some numbers that indicated we could do well.” stephens’ death two months later

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Pieces of a restaurant at the Eiffel Tower in Paris were relocated to St. Charles Avenue in 1986. The building now operates as an events venue.

put the project in limbo but Onorio and Bonnot found financing to resume construction. They spent $3.3 million to open Le Restaurant de la Tour Eiffel in December 1986, with Bonnot as executive chef. While much of the original restaurant’s interior could not be salvaged, architect steven Bingler used the restaurant’s 16 original glass and metal walls to create a striking new restaurant, sitting 16 feet off the ground.

The restaurant was popular but closed in February 1989. In 1992, local investor Dave Burrus paid $154,000 for the building at auction.

He reopened it as an event facility, with food service from the Pontchartrain Hotel across the street. under different management, it later was known as the Red Room and Cricket Club. since 2010 it has been known as Eiffel society, an event venue and catering company.

BLAKEVIEW AUGUST MARKS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY of Community Bargain Days, a semiannual campaign that for more than 40 years lured shoppers to New Orleans retailers, particularly downtown merchants during the heyday of Canal street.

The first Community Bargain Days were held Aug. 16-18, 1948. “This event will offer the public all kinds and types of merchandise in all price ranges which the merchants have purchased in competition against each other to offer on these days,” said Isidore Newman II, president of Maison Blanche department store and chairman of the Retail Merchants Association of the Chamber of Commerce in the Aug. 11, 1948 New Orleans Item. The first Community Bargain Days included discounts on home furnishings, apparel, back to school and children’s merchandise, shoes, jewelry and other items. D.H. Holmes, Maison Blanche, sears Roebuck and Co. and Krauss offered deep discounts, as did furniture stores Kirschman’s and Barnett’s and several stores on Dryades street. The promotion was repeated again in February 1949 and continued twice a year for decades. For many years, newspaper coupons offered free bus or streetcar rides for customers. An Aug. 10, 1965 Times-Picayune article reported that “shoppers in droves flooded the downtown shopping area and made use of the added streetcars, parking facilities and personnel provided for the semiannual event.” The last reference to Community Bargain Days we could find was in 1990, when Krauss, Kirschman’s and Dillard’s advertised four days of sales in August.

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Top left: The Island serves Puerto Rican food, like this fried fish dish, at the Nawlins Market.

Top right: Rinconcito Colombiano serves Colombian cuisine at the Nawlins Market.

El Salvadoran food is sold at Delicia Jendi at Dix Jazz Market in Algiers.

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he sounds of a live mariachi band are the first thing you hear, joined by the steady hum of reggaeton booming from a pair of loudspeakers nearby. Then, there are the smells — a cornucopia of powerful scents commingling and competing

all at once: Thick strips of carne asada smoldering on the grill. Cheese — so much cheese — leaking out of pupusas, oozing out of arepas, charring on a flattop. Garlic, chilies, cumin, cilantro, sweat, gasoline and dirt.

Children laugh and play, running

through a labyrinth of stalls that sell everything from parakeets to screwdrivers, stuffed animals to soccer jerseys. spanish is the common tongue here; little, if any, English is spoken.

No, you’re not at an open-air market in Mexico City, or Tegucigalpa, Hon-

duras or san salvador, El salvador.

You’re at La Pulga.

Angela Dix is the gatekeeper and manager of Dix Jazz Market, part of a hodgepodge collection of markets known by most simply as La Pulga, “the flea,” in spanish.

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On any given weekend morning, Dix holds court at the entrance — her black hair tucked neatly into a ponytail under a baseball cap, headphones in both ears — and weaves between cars, taking payments and making change for guests coming to park in the large dirt lot that sits behind the vendors.

It’s easy to pass right by the market, which only is open on weekends and sits tucked away in the shadow of an Algiers overpass. But this market has existed for four decades, though Dix’s portion — predominantly made up of Latin food vendors — first opened in 2007.

When Dix and her family lost their uptown fried chicken and seafood restaurant after Hurricane Katrina, she purchased the property on Behrman Highway and vowed to rebuild.

Vendors at the adjacent markets approached Dix and asked if she would consider renting the space to them instead. With the steady influx of immigrants from Mexico and Central America arriving in the city during the recovery effort after the storm, Dix saw an untapped niche — a need for a space that could serve both as a shopping center and a cultural meeting point for the Latin American community. Dix shifted course and decided to manage the space while helping to set up an infrastructure for the vendors.

Dix says the market has continued to grow, though she concedes the city likely has lost a small portion of its Latin population, who left with their families to find work in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, and after that, Hurricane Irma.

Dix says she plans to expand and has thought of rebuilding some of the dilapidated structures, but admits that part of what makes the market unique lies in its ramshackle, hand-crafted charm.

“When we wanted to tear everything down, [vendors] said no and asked us to keep it like it is,” Dix says. “They said it made them feel like home.”

Today the market is one of the best places in the city to find Mexican and Central American cuisine.

Longtime food vendors include the Mexican mainstay Gorditas Zacatecanas, a popular gordita spot that has expanded to include a separate fruit and liquado (smoothie) stand, and Delicias Jendi, where owner Jendi Bonilla holds court over a smoking flat-top griddle, pummeling dough for chorizo and cheese-filled pupusas, which she tops with charred green onions and jalapenos.

On weekends, patrons gather at the La Catalina taco truck (formerly known as Tacos Tampico) for steaming bowls of menudo, a purported hangover cure that arrives bobbing with thick pieces of tripe served with plenty of fresh cilantro, onions and lime.

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Though the market remains a secret to many outside the Latin community, the pulga‘s success eventually paved the way for a second market, which follows a similar model.

At the Nawlins Market on scotsdale Drive in Harvey, manager Tri Cung oversees a growing medley of food, antiques and clothing vendors. What started as a quiet, sparsely populated market with a handful of stalls has expanded to include 60 different vendors, including roughly 20 food concepts on any given day. And, Cung says, the number of interested applicants keeps growing.

“The goal for the market was to create a platform for the unheard voice — to present their story,” says Cung, who describes the cluster of warehouse-like buildings as a “worldly, international food court.”

Two adjacent food halls house roughly eight to 10 vendors each.

Wooden booths, sometimes constructed by the vendors themselves, often are painted in colors that reflect the nationality of the owners and the type of cuisine served. At the bustling stand The Island, owners Juan Lopez and stephanie Paz don red T-shirts emblazoned with the Puerto Rican flag, for instance, and the bright white and blue design at Antojitos Chapines is a reference to chef Lisa Osorio’s Guatemalan heritage.

Though Honduran and Mexican restaurants are increasingly visible in the New Orleans metro area, what both markets offer is a unique insight into some of the smaller Latin communities that may not have had that yet, including strong of an impact y cuador, Peru, El those hailing from Ec salvador, Guatemala,, the Dominican o and Cuba, Republic, Puerto Rico among others. sarah Fouts, a visitiing lecturer in the Department of American studies Maryland, Baltiat the university of M udied and written more County, has stu extensively about botth markets and recently completed a documentary ect on them for and oral history proje ays Alliance. the southern Foodwa she happened upon the Algiers al candidate in pulga while a doctora es at Tulane uniLatin American studie versity and became ffascinated with the space, which she described as “invisible, yet clearly in plain sight.” o interesting “I think what was so was how this combination of undocumented immigrants,, entrepreneurp ship and the ability to navigate these very exclusionary systems (can) create these thriving places,” Fouts says.

“The pulga is just a fascinating example of this grassroots, bottom-up, thriving market that is economically sustaining many families, and in this way that’s very important.”

At first glance, both markets might seem like the opposite of the shiny, highly publicized food courts of st.

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Roch Market, Pythian Market and the Auction House, but they are similar in that they all act as incubators for up-and-coming restaurant concepts, giving lesser-known cooks a platform from which to advertise and sell their goods. The key difference is that the buy-in at pulgas is significantly lower, Fouts says, which gives low-income immigrant entrepreneurs an opportunity to create a business of their own with little to no start-up cash.

Many of the vendors interviewed for this story said they viewed their market stalls as springboards for future business plans, including Venecia Gonzalez, who runs the Dominican booth El Recoqueo DR at the Harvey market. Gonzalez, who was born in santo Domingo, moved to New Orleans from New York five years ago. she cooked for a while at the Dominican restaurant Mangu in Gretna, but says she was eager to become her own boss.

“I love to cook,” Gonzalez says with a wide smile. “When this (happened), I said, ‘This is my opportunity.’” At her petite stall, a painting of Gonzalez wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap (she ran a food operation at the

New York stadium for nine years) hangs next to a handwritten menu of daily specials: sancocho, a brothy stew bobbing with ears of corn and hunks of beef, yams, potato and yuca; twice-fried plantains, or, tostones; and on special occasions, chiva (which means “female goat” in spanish).

Bleidys Lobelo, who runs the Colombian concept Golden Gate Bistro, says she has similar designs of opening her own restaurant one day.

Lobelo and her daughter Louisa moved from their home in Barranquilla, Colombia, to New Orleans eight years ago. Their specialty is arepas, corn cakes cooked on the griddle and filled with shredded beef, chicken or chorizo, avocado and a sprinkle of queso fresco. The real tour-deforce lies in the homemade sauces Lobelo makes — a light pink version and cilantro-spiked green elixir, the ingredients of which Lobelo refuses to divulge.

“It’s our secret,” she says.

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run Antojitos Los Amigos de Norma, a Honduran concept featuring the Central American country’s most well-known dishes: baleadas, thick tortillas filled with a mix of beans, cheese, avocado and Honduran crema; pollo con tajadas — fried chicken atop a bed of plantains, shredded cabbages and spicy pickled vegetables — and a hearty sopa de res (beef soup).

Next door, Alicia Medina runs Rinconcito Colombiano, where she steams batches of yuca in a giant cast-iron cauldron and flattens discs of fried green plantains before submerging them in bubbling vats of oil to make patacones. These are used as the infrastructure for the patacon pisao “sandwich,” which arrives filled with shredded beef, lettuce and tomatoes. There’s also morcilla, a deep-fried blood sausage, and Columbian chorizo — taut, deep crimson links. The latter are served on the bandeja paisa platter, a smorgasbord of grilled steak, sausages, rice, beans, fried pork belly, avocado, corn patties, a fried egg and fried sweet and green plantains.

Medina came to New Orleans 13 years ago, and while she says she always has cooked for her family and friends, this is the first time she’s run anything resembling a restaurant.

Now, she holds down the weekend business with her daughter, Beatrice, and her granddaughter, 4-year-old samantha. “That’s my dream,” Medina says. “Working with my family.”

Many of the stands at both markets operate with a similar network of family members, each taking turns interacting with customers, taking cash and running the kitchen.

“We have a lot of helping hands, and it’s really a community project,” Cung says. “It’s a really big extended family out there, and that’s the kind of environment we want to create.”

Cung says operating the market during the first year was challenging, but the number of vendors continues to grow, and with that comes an increase in clientele. Earlier this year, Cung hosted the Vietnamese Pho Festival on the market’s grounds, and he hopes to continue to attract pop-ups and bigger events to the space. He wants to sell beer within the next couple of months. still, the market’s location strikes Cung as the biggest challenge to overcome.

“I think that’s the biggest barrier — crossing that river and crossing that bridge,” he says. “But it’s a lovely world on the other side — and full of flavor. It’s really metaphorical, that bridge: sometimes we have to be willing to cross that bridge to see what’s on the other side.”

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Sausage Guy

TICKETS ARE ON SALE for the Emeril

Lagasse Foundation’s eighth annual Boudin, Bourbon & Beer festival Nov. 9, an annual fundraising blowout featuring 70 chefs at Champions square.

This year the fest features a new co-chair straight from Flavortown: Guy Fieri. The celebrity chef will join festival co-chairs Emeril Lagasse, Donald Link and stephen stryjewski

Iacovone Kitchen on Freret Street offers highbrow dishes to go

BY H E L E N F R E u N D @helenfreund SOME WILL REMEMBER BOB IACOVONE

from his days helming the kitchen as executive chef at Cuvee, the elegant fine-dining bistro in the Central Business District.

Iacovone left that restaurant in 2009, later working in consulting and catering, before deciding to open his own spot late last year. While his new takeout concept, Iacovone Kitchen, is undeniably distinct from a bistro setting, it’s a lateral step, with an ingredients-focused approach that’s creative and at times approaches upscale, while still maintaining a moderate price point.

It’s also a one-man show, with Iacovone running the small kitchen in the rear of the petite Freret street space. Here, he mans the stove while chatting with customers and friends who stop by to say hi, while he presses sandwiches, runs the register and carefully arranges food in takeout containers (resulting in some of the most attractive to-go meals you’ll come across).

The business model is almost entirely dedicated to takeout, save for one table that serves more as a waiting area than a dining option.

White wooden shelves lined with cookbooks, pickled vegetables and homemade condiments from local producers imbue a quaint, homespun atmosphere. Customers can peruse the goods while waiting for an order.

The menu is divided into two categories: daily specials and a more casual selection of rice bowls, salads and sandwiches. specials tend to be the more highbrow options, evidence of Iacovone’s fine-dining pedigree — including

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5033 Freret st., (504) 533-9742; www.facebook.com/ IacovoneKitchen/

everything from a chilly borscht topped with lemon vodka cream to a summery and sweet corn bisque and ricotta-filled handmade tortelli.

A bright heirloom tomato salad has enjoyed a long stay on the specials menu, most likely for the unbelievably soft hand-pulled mozzarella, made minutes before hitting the plate and still warm and pliable with a rich creaminess that counters the tomatoes’ tart acidity. Fresh basil leaves and crispy croutons provide the final layers of flavor and crunch to a winning summer dish.

Because the specials are limited — the daily selection usually includes three to four at most — they can run out quickly. The restaurant’s social media posts aren’t always updated in a timely manner to reflect that, so diners would be wise to call ahead.

Though the chef’s tenure in more upscale kitchens is evident in the thoughtful specials and menu choices (there often is a foie gras special listed), there also seems to be a separate approach for a more casual-leaning customer.

Take the barbecued pulled pork po-boy, a massive item loaded with soft pork bits swaddled in Iacovone’s own thick and sweet “heat sauce” (he sells bottles of the stuff at the shop) that’s as messy as it is delicious. A tangy Creole coleslaw imparts enough bitterness to cut some

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heirloom tomato salad, barbecued pulled pork po-boy

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An heirloom tomato salad at Iocovone Kitchen is served with freshly made, warm mozzarella cheese, fresh basil and crispy croutons.

of the sweet and fatty elements, while mozzarella cheese helps tie the whole thing together.

A grilled cheese sandwich served on po-boy bread might work better if the restaurant wasn’t designed for takeout — the cheese hardens quickly and the bread needs something other than cheese to make the sandwich less dry.

A selection of produce-heavy, lighter options includes salads and rice bowls such as a hearty Indian curry version that on one visit included a garam masala-spiced medley of cauliflower, summer squash and sweet potatoes topped with toasted almonds, lightly pickled carrots, a sweet mango chutney and a cooling yogurt — a creative joining of flavors that was unique and surprising.

With a creative approach that focuses equally on fresh ingredients, quality and convenience, Iacovone Kitchen provides a welcome answer to the question, “What’s for dinner?”

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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Freret street restaurant offers a creative and ingredients-focused spin on takeout

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Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, the annual fundraising bash from the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, is Nov. 9 at Champions Square.

at the bourbon and sausage event.

The annual party, the biggest event for the local nonprofit Emeril Lagasse Foundation, raises money for culinary and nutrition education programs and features dishes from local and national chefs, live music, a cigar tasting, silent auction and lots of bourbon and beer.

Among participating local chefs are Nina Compton (Compere Lapin, Bywater American Bistro), Tory McPhail (Commander’s Palace, soon-to-open Picnic Provisions & Whiskey), Cody and samantha Carroll (sac-a-Lait, Hot Tails Restaurant in New Roads), Isaac Toups (Toups Meatery, Toups south), Alex Harrell (formerly helmed Angeline, opening a new restaurant soon), slade Rushing (Brennan’s), Carl schaubhut (Bacobar, DTB) and others.

The fete also kicks off the foundation’s two-night fundraising weekend. The following night is the wine auction and black-tie gala dinner Carnivale du Vin, which last year raised $3.5 million for children’s charities.

Tickets to Boudin, Bourbon & Beer can be purchased at www.boudinbourbonandbeer.com and are $135 in advance and $150 on the day of the event. Tickets include all food and beverages. Proceeds benefit the Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

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THE MONTH OF AUGUST is known

for a lot of things in New Orleans, including unbearably hot, humid days and peak hurricane season, both prompting many people to escape town. But those who stick around know that August also is the month when restaurants across the city offer drastically discounted menus, giving diners an excuse to come indoors and indulge without breaking the bank.

This year, more than 100 eateries are participating in the annual Coolinary New Orleans promotion, which has something for everyone, from white-tablecloth, fine-dining gems to off-the-beaten-path nooks and sandwich shops and pizzerias.

The monthlong discounts offer adventurous diners a chance to dine at restaurants they might not have had the budget to try previously and give restaurants a much-needed bump in customers during slower summer months. This year, the program follows a similar model, where restaurants offer prixfixe lunch options (usually around $20) and three-course dinner menus (no more than $39).

A $20 lunch at Restaurant R’evolution (777 Bienville st., 504-5532277; www.revolutionnola.com), one of the pricier establishments in town, includes dishes like watermelon salad with feta crema, baby lettuces and a chili vinaigrette, and a crispy half-chicken stuffed with tasso succotash and served

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Maypop is one of more than 100 restaurants to offer discounted dining deals during the month of August as part of Coolinary New Orleans.

with a creme fraiche biscuit. At susan spicer’s French Quarter institution Bayona (430 Dauphine st., 504-525-4455; www.bayona. com), dinner ($39) includes dishes including curried crawfish phyllo turnovers, a confit duck leg served with French lentils, green beans and fig mostarda, and a dark chocolate cheesecake with coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut.

Diners who haven’t had the chance to scratch the New Orleans

classics off their list can dine at places like Pascal’s Manale (1838 Napoleon Ave., 504-895-4877; www.pascalsmanale.com), where the menu features dishes like veal Oscar, crab cake alfredo, filet of fish Pascal and bread pudding. At upperline (1413 upperline st., 504-891-9822; www. upperline.com), dinner includes most of the menu’s regular choices: classics like turtle soup spiked with sherry, veal grillades with Parmesan grits and the restaurant’s signature Louisiana pecan pie.

Newer restaurants, like chef Michael Gulotta’s southeast Asian Warehouse District restaurant Maypop (611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-5186345; www.maypoprestaurant.com), offer diners a chance to explore beyond the New Orleans mainstays.

Here, a three-course dinner ($39) includes items like a bibb lettuce salad dressed in a cooling cucumber ranch dressing with cashew crisps, green tomato relish and chaat spice, a hand-pulled noodle dish tossed with blue crab and pork sausage, and a sweet corn cake for dessert.

— HELEN FREuND

All that jazz

DOWNTOWN FOOD COURT PYTHIAN MARKET (234 Loyola Ave.; www.

pythianmarket.com) is now serving a jazz brunch every saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the multivendor space.

The market, the latest in a growing number of food courts to open in the city, currently features 13 vendors, each offering breakfast and brunch specials accompanied by a live jazz band on the weekend. specials include shakshuka from Mediterranean hub Little Fig; a brunch pie topped with white sauce, bacon, caramelized onions, cheesy eggs, apple jelly, truffle oil and Parmesan from Meribo Pizza; a cochon de lait Benedict from Fete au Fete; breakfast tacos from La Cocinita; and a traditional Jamaican breakfast spread featuring akee and salt fish from 14 Parishes.

Brunch also includes $5 mimosas and $6 bloody marys from Bar 1908.

With the onset of football season, the market announced that several game day specials are in the works, including drink specials, game screenings and post-game celebrations. A “brackets/loyalty” program will allow diners to get stamp cards they can fill in for a chance to win the market’s “ultimate Tailgate Package,” with accommodations for 10 people and featuring food from all of the vendors at the market.

On sundays starting at 11 a.m., Fete au Fete, squeezed and Central City BBQ also will serve brunch dishes. see the market’s website for more information and full menu options.

— HELEN FREuND

3-COURSE INTERVIEW

Tory McPhail CHEF

SOME OF THE SUMMER’S BIGGEST restaurant

news broke when Commander’s Palace chef Tory McPhail and co-owner Ti Martin announced they were opening a restaurant with Darryl Reginelli, of Reginelli’s Pizza. Picnic Provisions & Whiskey will open as early as next month on the corner of state and Magazine streets, in the former Noodle & Pie space. The concept? Fried chicken, Champagne and picnics-to-go. McPhail spoke with Gambit about the new restaurant and his extensive fried chicken research.

What was the inspiration behind the concept?

McPhail: We really enjoy the great outdoors. Kicking back with your family, surrounding yourself with your circle of friends and really enjoying the things that you’re kind of missing in life. We all have such crazy and hectic schedules these days, it’s kind of nice to be able to say, “unplug the phone, let’s sit back and enjoy.” [We wanted to] do something we’re very passionate about and introduce people to how we actually live outside of our restaurants. This restaurant is going to be the polar opposite of Commander’s (Palace): You can walk in (wearing) wet swim trunks and flip-flops and really enjoy it.

It’s going to be 50 percent takeout and delivery. You can call me up and say, “Tory, I’m on the bank of Bayou st. John in Mid-City, I want a picnic.” We’ll grab you a picnic basket and a blanket and we’ll go out there, spread your blanket out, set you up with an ice-cold bottle of Champagne, two sazeracs, and [you can] enjoy it. We take our southern hospitality very seriously — and so the second half of the equation is that it’s all about really good hospitality, which we’re known for here.

It’s a fine-fast concept: fine dining mentality applied to outdoor food.

Why fried chicken?

M: It’s such a slice of Americana.

What are the dishes that really hold up, whether hot or cold? For me, it kind of comes down to two: It’s either pizza, which is pretty darn good in the fridge the next day when you’re hungover, or fried chicken, which is always really good.

We’re definitely calling it New Orleans fried chicken. I will tell you that it is the hardest recipe that I’ve ever had to master in my entire 30year career. Everybody takes it for granted. They think, “It’s chicken.

You batter the stuff and you fry it.” But no — there are a lot of very

crucial and very important steps along the way to make sure the chicken holds up and it does what you want it to do. I have studied and researched and have read my tail off on the internet, books and magazines. I’ve talked to mothers, grandmothers, daughters and grandchildren about chicken and what makes it great. Is it the flavoring, is it the seasoning, is it the crust, is it the crunch? And there are a lot of [opinions].

How did you go about your research when developing a recipe?

M: I ate at 85 different fried chicken places all over the united states these last 10 months. It’s all about flavor. When it comes to chicken, and when it comes to fried chicken sandwiches, it’s about what’s at the end of that fork. I take my professional life very seriously, although I don’t take myself very seriously. so I said, “All right, if I want to do this and make a place that is focused on fried chicken, I want to do it right.” so I actually booked a plane ticket to Nashville that day — this is last september. I ate at 15 fried chicken restaurants in about 48 hours, as many as I could. From Bolton’s to Prince’s to Hattie B’s to this place called Pepperfire that’s in east Nashville, and that’s probably the best fried chicken sandwich I’ve ever had. Another cool place, and I love the name, is called Party Fowl.

It’s a raucous bar … but it’s great — they’ve got frozen mudslides and daiquiri machines, cold beer and fried chicken. They’ve got chicken sandwiches and all the sides. It’s a party environment. I love that joint.

And that’s kind of what we’re [planning on] doing here — we’re throwing a party every single day. People can come in, listen to some fantastic rock and roll and have some amazing Champagne. I’m a tequila fan, so we’ll have that and some really good whiskies. — HELEN FREuND

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L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www. panolastreetcafe.com — No reservations.

B and L daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-sat. $$

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D WedMon, late Fri-sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $

B — breakfast L — lunch D — dinner late — late 24H — 24 hours

$ — average dinner entrée under $10 $$ — $11 to $20 $$$ — $21 or more

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D Monsat, brunch sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended.

B, L Tue-sat, D Tue-sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended.

B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Wed-sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-sat., brunch sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti street location. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch sat-sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended.

D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-sun. $$

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Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch sat-sun. $$$

512 Bienville at Decatur (504) 309-4848

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Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant. com — No reservations. L, D Mon-sat, brunch sun. $$

301 N. Carrollton at Mid City Market (504) 872-9975

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

L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola. com — see No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-sat, brunch sat-sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola.com — Reservations accepted. L and D Tue-sun, brunch sat-sun, late Thu-sat. $$

METAIRIE Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www. bmbmetairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Mon-sat. $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-sat, brunch sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola. com — Reservations accepted. L sun-Fri, D sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations.

L, D Mon-sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-sat, D Tue-sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martin-

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Chef Richard Papier serves tortilla soup at Arana Taqueria & Cantina (3242 Magazine St., 504-894-1233; www.aranataqueria.com). wine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-sat, brunch sun. $$

R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-sun. $$

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L, D Mon-sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys. com — No reservations. L Mon-sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. B, L, D Mon-sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations.

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MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.

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Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch sat-sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — B and L Tue-sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$ Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800 — No reservations. Brunch ThuMon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-sat, brunch sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch sun. $$$

rants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$

Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. D Tue-sat. $$$

G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www.gskitchenspot.com — No reservations. L Fri-sun, D, late daily. $

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola. com — No reservations. L Mon-sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

NORTHSHORE

Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — No reservations. B sat-sun, L and D daily. $

Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www.martinwine. com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-sat, brunch sun. $$

Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Monsat, brunch sun. $$

UPTOWN

Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L sun-Fri, D daily. $$

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 8948881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-sat, D MonThu, brunch sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-sun, D and late daily. $$

Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-sat. $$

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

Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.

Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestau-

Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted. D Mon-sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-sat, brunch sat-sun. $$$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-sat.

Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www.desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/ tavolinolounge — Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch sun. $$

Contact Kat Stromquist listingsedit@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3110 | FAX: 504.483.3159

C O M P L E T E L I s T I N G s AT W W W. B E s TO F N E W O R L E A N s . C O M

TUESDAY 7 BMC — Mojo shakers, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; White Tie Affair, 11 Barrel Wine Bar — Jayna Morgan Jazz Duo, 6 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; sarah Quintana & Michael Doucet, 8 Circle Bar — Daggerhead, 9:30 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman & Todd Duke, 9 Ellis Marsalis Center for Music — Herlin Riley, 6 Gasa Gasa — Field Trip, Dana Ives, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Glenn Doherty, FauxReal, 8

Santos Bar — savage Master, Deceased, Death of Kings, Morbid Torment, 8 SideBar — scatterjazz Presents, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Don Vappie Trio, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Joe Welnick, 7; DJ Fayard, 10

WEDNESDAY 8 BMC — LC smoove, 5; sandra Love & the Reason, 11 Check Point Charlie — T Bone stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6; Alvin Youngblood Hart, 8 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl Leblanc, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Elephants Gerald, Retrofit, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Brotha Josh & the Quickness, 8

Kerry Irish Pub — Roy Gele, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Cicada, 9 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint — Ranger James Barry Trio, 2 Santos Bar — swamp Moves feat. Russell Welch Quartet, 10 SideBar — Mike Dillon & Friends, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 The Starlight — Gal Holiday, 7 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Club of New Orleans, 7

THURSDAY 9 Aloft New Orleans Downtown — Tank & the Bangas, 7 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Kennedy Kuntz, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Pfister sisters, 5; David Roe & Friends (piano night), 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Check Point Charlie — Kenny Claiborne, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Jason Ricci & JJ Appleton, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik slave, 7; slow Coyote, 9:30 d.b.a. — Funk Monkey, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Matt Lemmler Trio feat. James singleton & steve Masakowski, 9:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30

Kerry Irish Pub — Will Dickerson, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — The soul Rebels, 11 Monkey Board — Jazzmen Band, 5 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — sauveterra, AsH O, Chris Robison, 7 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8:30 SideBar — Nick Benoit, Kirk Duplantis, Chris Alford, 9 Silk Road — Patrick Cooper, 6:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis & the 21st Century Trad Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Wanderland feat. Gigi and Jake Edgley, suzaku 7, Futurenauts, 8 The Starlight — singer-songwriter shindig feat. Lynn Drury, Amanda Walker, 8 Tipitina’s — Jonathan Boogie Long, Delta Revelry, 9 The Willow — Rebirth Brass Band, 9

FRIDAY 10 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Butch Caire, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Gaslight street, 6; JAM Brass Band, 9; La Tran-K Latin Band, midnight Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Cole Williams, 6; Marc stone, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Rick Perles & Eduardo Tozzato, 7 Check Point Charlie — The Damn Frontier, 8; Aiden Paul, 11 PAGE 26

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Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Andrew Duhon, 8; Clarence Bucaro, 10 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; LYON, Vibers, 10 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; The Fortifiers, Guitar Lightnin’ Lee & His Thunder Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 House of Blues — Future Families of Funk, 8 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — The Fixers, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — Ranger Duo, 2 The Jazz Playhouse — shannon Powell, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 5; Lynn Drury, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7 Monkey Board — Jason Neville Funky soul Band, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Tereson, Jano Brindisi, Mia Kylie Band, John Parker, 7 PAGE 28

PREVIEW Julie Odell

BY ALEX WOODWARD ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS, Julie Odell likely is bringing a barroom or backyard to a stop, beaming as a bright lighthouse in a shapeshifting sea of artists embracing folk music’s seemingly supernatural edges. The Ruston native’s sublime melodies — each note gripping the air around it — make surprise turns along her buoyant and versatile voice, floating above fingerpicked strings blowing around feathery reverb.

As a frequent opener for some of the better singer-songwriters coming through New Orleans, Odell’s otherworldly performances are worth at least one night of their own, but she gets two sets at The starlight — one intimately solo, another with a band — as a showcase for two of her near-infinite dimensions. They’re most recently captured on 2017 singles “Cardinal Feather” and “strange Endangered Bird,” one alongside a band and with a rush of layered harmonies for her heart-tugging poetry, the other building a crescendo from her solitary broadcast, sending ripples up spines.

At 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at The Starlight, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 827-1655; www.starlightloungenola.com.

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New Orleans Museum of Art — Crossing Canal, 6:30 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamey st. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — soulful Takeover with DJ soul sister, 10 Poor Boys — Function Friday with DJs XIVIX, Quickweave, Asics, Vicky, 11 Saenger Theater — MJ Live (Michael Jackson tribute), 8 SideBar — Alex Massa, Jonathan Freilich, Doug Garrison, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio feat. Cristien Bold, 8 & 10 Southport Hall (Deck Room) — Notel Motel, 8 The Starlight — Bobbi Rae, 8 Three Muses — Esther Rose, 6; Doro Wat Jazz, 9 Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays feat.

Johnny sketch & the Dirty Notes, Mike Dillon Band, 10

Radar Upcoming concerts » Social Distortion and Valley Queen, sept. 18, House of Blues » ADULT, sept. 25, Ace Hotel » Slaves, Escape the Fate and Picturesque, Oct. 8, House of Blues » Fall Out Boy, Oct. 10, Smoothie King Center » Bob Moses, Oct. 17, Republic » Wild Nothing, Oct. 19, Gasa Gasa » Comeback Kidd, Oct. 24, santos Bar » All Them Witches, Nov. 1, One Eyed Jacks » The Dirty Nil, Nov. 15, santos Bar

SATURDAY 11

NEW ORLEANS

SAINTS NFL PREVIEW ISSUE

2018

This issue features a Saints season preview and pull-out schedule/ season tracker!

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Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 8 BMC — Abe Thompson & Doctors of Funk, 3; Willie Lockett & Blues Krewe, 6; Dysfunktional Bone, 9, Epic Funk Brass Band, midnight Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — ukelele school of New Orleans, 4; Odd Fellows Rest, 6; Debbie Davis & Josh Paxton, 9 Casa Borrega — Geovane santos Trio, 7 Champions Square — The Cult, stone Temple Pilots, Bush, 6 Check Point Charlie — Ron Hotstream & the Mid-City Drifters, 8; Baby Boy Battles & the Boys, 11 d.b.a. — James Williams, 7; Mr. Benny’s Birthday Bash feat. Treme Brass Band, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Michael Mason Band, 10 House of Blues (The Parish) — House of the Young, 10 House of Blues — Reefer Madness feat.

Jerry Diaz & Hannah’s Reef (Jimmy Buffet tribute), 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 5; Roux the Day, 9 Monkey Board — Rechell & the Regeneration Band, 6 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The shiz, 7; McAvoy, FauxReal, 9 Oak — Jordan Anderson Band, 9 Old Point Bar — shawn Williams, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Alligator Chomp Chomp, 10 Poor Boys — Kuwaisiana, Bad Moon Lander, 8 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Mixed Nuts, 9:30 Saenger Theater — MJ Live (Michael Jackson tribute), 8 Santos Bar — Impenitence feat. A Hanging, Deadsled Funeral Co., 8 SideBar — Bianco Love & Friends, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 The Starlight — shawan Rice, 7

Circle Bar — Tiny Dinosaur, The Gravity Wells, Marina Orchestra, The Light set, 9 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug stompers, 6; Brasinola, 10 Gasa Gasa — Vacationer, sego, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Old Point Bar — Luna Mora, 3:30 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Paul Varisco & the Milestones, 4 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Tango Jazz Quartet from Argentina, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Dile Que Nola (latin night), 7 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8

MONDAY 13 BMC — Bianca Love, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & southern soul, 10 Bombay Club — David Doucet, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — A2D2 feat.

Arsene DeLay & Antoine Diel, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Charlie Dennard Organ Trio feat. Doug Belote, Todd Duke, 8 Circle Bar — Waste Man, The Band Ice Cream, Casual Burn, 9 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Cha Wa, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — 2 sheets to the Wind, 8:30 Santos Bar — Helsot, sicodis, Dark Visions of Terror, 9 SideBar — Instant Opus Improvised series, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam feat.

Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — sam Cammarata, 5

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Wild Nothing performs Oct. 19 at Gasa Gasa.

Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Noisewater (album release), Hash Cabbage, 10

SUNDAY 12 BMC — Foot & Friends, 3; Joy Orleans, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bar Redux — Kennedy Kuntz & Vincent Marini, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Father Doussan & the Disciples, 4; steve Pistorious Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — John Pierre, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Faith Evans Ruch, 8 Circle Bar — Micah & Marlin, 7

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church~, 1329 Jackson Ave.~ — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. Free.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

Matthew Blaize & Albinas Prizgintas.

Trinity Episcopal Church~, 1329 Jackson Ave.~ — The baroque banjo player and organist play Bach selections.

5 p.m. sunday.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 7 Cocktails in the Courtyard. Degas House, 2401 Esplanade Ave. — New Orleans Chamber of Commerce co-hosts the networking event and party, which features light hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a performance

by Burris. Free admission. 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 8 Cultural Expression: Monograms, Tagging and Tattoos. Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — stationer Nancy sharon Collins discusses monogramming, graffiti and tattooing as forms of cultural expression. A wine reception follows. Tickets $10-$12. 6 p.m.

Scrabble Night. St. Tammany Parish Library Lacombe Branch, 28027 Highway 190, Lacombe — Participants enjoy the board game. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 10 No-Cook Friday. Christ Episcopal Church, 1534 Seventh St., Slidell — At “Burger Night,” dinner is served for $10, and desserts and beverages are available for purchase. 5 p.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Weekly after-hours parties at the museum feature lectures, music performances, film screenings and more. Free with museum admission. 5 p.m.

A Tricentennial Moment. New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 401 Barracks St. — The party and performance is an Afro-Creole military and musical celebration toasting the music of Edmond Dede, Lucien Lambert, Basil Jean Bares Victor Eugene McCarthy, Thomas J. Martin Louis Moreau Gottschalk, sister Marie seraphine samuel snaer, Camille Nickerson, Prof. W. J. Nickerson , Antoine “Fats” Domino and Professor Longhair. Tickets $25-$50.6 p.m.

Splash Bash. Ochsner Fitness Center, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan — The family-friendly pool party has inflatables, floats, squirt guns, food and a full bar, and DJs and bands perform. Tickets $10, kids $5. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 11 InspireNOLA Back to School Backpack Giveaway. Andrew H. Wilson Charter School, 3617 Gen. Pershing St. — New Orleans public school students can receive free school supplies and a backpack at this community event. There also are speech and hearing screenings. Free admission. 9 a.m.

Red Dress Run. Crescent Park, 1008 N. Peters St. — Runners of all genders put on red dresses to jog around the French Quarter. There’s food before the race and an after-race party featuring live music by Remedy and Dash Rip Rock. Registration $45 and up. 9:30 a.m.

Life on the Bayou Heritage Fair. Pitot House, 1440 Moss St. — The fair shows life on Bayou st. John 300 years ago, with an emphasis on connections to indigenous people. There are demonstrations, storytelling, reenactment, kids’ activities and more. Tickets $7.50, kids under age 3 free. 10 a.m.

Bonsai Auction. Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner — Greater New Orleans Bonsai society sells bonsai, starter material and pots at this event. A viewing begins at 4 p.m. Free admission. 6 p.m.

Dine & Dance. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory swing Orchestra performs at the dinner series. Tickets $29.68-$64.99. $29.68-$64.99. 6 p.m.

50th Anniversary Gala. Fleur de Lis Event Center, 1645 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville — st. Tammany Parish seniors are honored for their contributions to the community at the st. Tammany Council on Aging (COAsT) gala. Mark Monistere performs.

Visit www.coastseniors.org for details.

Tickets $55. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 12 If We Could Swim. Drifter Hotel, 3522 Tulane Ave. — DJs Tony skratchere and Nate White and MC Tennesicka Wulliams perform at the hip hop and bounce-themed pool party. Tickets $10. 6 p.m.

Oracle Gala. Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St. — Author Howard Philips smith is the guest host at the gala for LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana. There’s a book launch,

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PREVIEW Red Dress Run

BY WILL COVIELLO ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 90 runners turn out for weekly Hash House Harriers “hashes” or runs, which typically use bars as landmarks and end points.

But thousands of runners, including hundreds of visitors from Hash chapters A DVO C AT E s TA F F P H OTO B Y s C OT T T H R E L K E L D around the country, don red dresses or costumes for the annual Red Participants begin the New Orleans Hash Dress Run, which raises funds for local House Harriers’ Red Dress Run. nonprofits. Gates open and beer starts flowing at 9 a.m. Aug. 11 at Crescent Park. At 11 a.m., runners begin the 2-mile trek through Faubourg Marigny and the French Quarter. The post-party at Crescent Park features music by Dash Rip Rock at 11:30 a.m. and Remedy at 1:30 p.m. Run registration includes beer and food, including fish tacos, pizza, pasta, hot dogs, red beans, snowballs and more.

The 2017 Red Dress Run raised $169,000 for 67 local nonprofit and service organizations including Bridge House/Grace House, Cancer Crusaders, Dress for success New Orleans, Hospice Foundation of the south, Kingsley House, various Kiwanis groups, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, NOPD Crisis unit, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, second Harvest Food Bank and Threadhead Cultural Foundation.

Registration is $65. Red Dress Run. 11 a.m. Saturday. Crescent Park, 2300 N. Peters St.; www.noh3.com.

a documentary premiere and a meet-andgreet with southern Decadence founders.

Visit www.lgbtarchivesprojectlouisiana.org for details. Tickets $60-$75. 6 p.m.

Heavenly Host of Stars Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — Jeffrey Osborne, sharon Martin and others perform at the gala benefiting sisters of the Holy Family. Tickets $125. 7 p.m.

BOOKS Vicki Salloum. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author presents her book Waiting for You at Midnight. 6 p.m. Tuesday. she also appears at readings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers (3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie) at noon saturday and Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak st.) at 3 p.m. sunday.

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The New Orleans Baby Cakes play the Iowa Cubs at 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 6 p.m. saturday and 1 p.m. sunday.

FILM CRITIC’S PICKS Ant-Man and the Wasp — A bright, cheery distraction from darker, heavier Marvel studios outings, this Peyton Reed-directed sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man reunites Paul

Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in a superhero caper of deliberately low stakes and enormous charm. (J.C.) PG-13 The Cakemaker — A provocative, unexpected and very moving German/Israeli co-production that is as unusual a love story as you are likely to find. (K.Tu.) NR Eighth Grade — starring a superb Elsie Fisher as a girl about to graduate from the eighth grade, writer-director Bo Burnham’s debut feature paints a beautifully, painfully honest portrait of adolescent girlhood. (J.C.) R Hereditary — Anchored by a bravura performance from Toni Collette, writer-director Ari Aster’s devastating, implacably terrifying film depicts an American family coming apart in the wake of tragedy. (J.C.) R Incredibles 2 — There is good news in the world tonight: Writer-director Brad Bird has brought everyone’s favorite superhero family back to the big screen, and we are all better off for it. (K.Tu.) PG RBG — One of the great services that this clear-eyed and admiring documentary on supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg provides is to emphasize not just her work on the court but how extraordinarily influential she was before she even got there. (K.Tu.) NR. Sorry to Bother You — Rapper-activist Boots Riley’s joyous dystopian cackle of a directing debut stars a superb Lakeith stanfield as an Oakland telemarketer who stumbles into that arrestingly surreal zone where racial identity, class rage and corporate malfeasance intersect. (J.C.) R Three Identical Strangers — A scientific and philosophical inquiry by way of a detec-

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tive story, Tim Wardle’s intensely compelling documentary tells the twistier-by-the-minute story of identical triplet boys who discovered one another 19 years after having been separated at birth. (J.C.) PG-13 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? — The goal of this exemplary documentary is not to tell the story of TV host Fred Rogers’ life, but to show the way someone whose formidable task was, in his own words, “to make goodness attractive,” and made it happen. (K.Tu.) PG-13

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Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days — Fantasy epic about a dead man trying to achieve reincarnation with the help of his three afterlife guardians. With Ha JungWoo, Ju Ji-Hoon, Kim Hyang-Gi. Written and directed by Kim Yong-Hwa. In Korean with English subtitles. (2:21) NR Brotherly Love — A Catholic brother is torn between his spirituality and his sexuality when he falls in love with another man. With Anthony J. Caruso, Derek Babb, Chance McKee, David Blackwell. Written and directed by Caruso. (1:58) NR The Darkest Minds — Teens with strange powers unite to resist the government that has turned on them. With Amandla stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford.

Written by Chad Hodge, based upon the novel by Alexandra Bracken. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. (1:45) PG-13 Devil’s Cove — Lesbian lovers go on the lam after killing a jealous husband. With Chloe Traicos, Christelle Baguidy, Cameron Barnes. Written by Traicos. Directed by Erik Lundmark. NR Christopher Robin — Winnie the Pooh’s friend, now grown, is stressed-out and overwhelmed by life, but his childhood stuffed animals band together to help him find his way. With Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss and voices

by Jim Cummings, Chris O’Dowd, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, sophie Okonedo. Written by Alex Ross Perry and Allison schroeder, story by Perry, based on characters created by A.A. Milne. Directed by Marc Forster. (1:44) PG Forest of Lost Souls — An old man and a young woman, one of whom is a psychopath, bond when they meet in a wooded area known for suicides. With Daniela Love, Jorge Mota, Mafalda Banquart.

Written and directed by Jose Pedro Lopes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. (1:11) NR Never Goin’ Back — A pair of suburban Dallas waitresses scheme to flee their diner existence. With Maia Mitchell, Cami Morrone, Kyle Mooney, Joel Allen, Kendal smith. Written and directed by Augustine Frizzell.(1:33) R Nico, 1988 — The erstwhile Velvet underground singer and musician tours Europe and attempts to forge a relationship with her estranged son. With Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon sinclair, sandor Funtek.

Written and directed by susanna Nicchiarelli. (1:33) R Night Comes On — On the brink of turning 18, a young woman seeks revenge for her mother’s death. With Dominique Fishback, Tatum Marilyn Hall, Lovie Marie Allen, Max Casella. Written by Angelica Nwandu, Jordana spiro. Directed by spiro. (1:27) NR The Spy Who Dumped Me — Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play best friends

unexpectedly plunged into the world of international espionage. With Justin Theroux, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Ivanna sakhno, sam Heughan. Written by susanna Fogel, David Iserson. Directed by Fogel.

(1:56) R The Third Murder — A Japanese defense attorney suspects a dark plot is behind his client’s self-confessed murder of a wealthy industrialist. With Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, suzu Hirose. Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2:04) NR What Will People Say — Raised in Norway, a teenage girl is sent to live in Pakistan by her parents and must adapt to the strict culture of her extended family. With Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain. Written and directed by Iram Haq. In Norwegian and urdu with English subtitles. (1:46) NR (Critic’s Picks capsule reviews are by Kenneth Turan (K.Tu.), Justin Chang (J.C.) and other reviewers.)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Grandma’s Boy and Little Nicky — Two 2000s-era comedies are screened. 9 p.m.

Wednesday. Bar Redux I’m Not There — six actors portray Bob Dylan in the 2007 musical drama. 9 p.m.

Thursday. Bar Redux Player Hating: A Love Story — Maggie Hadleigh-West’s 2009 documentary is about hip-hop artist Half-a-Mill and the Albany Housing Projects. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center Sick to Death — Director Maggie Hadleigh-West tries to understand medical practices around thyroid disease in this documentary. 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center War Zone — The feminist documentary by Maggie Hadleigh-West examines catcalling and street harassment. 5 p.m. Saturday.

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center Zanzibar, Dance, Trance and Devotion — Tamalyn Dallal’s documentary anthologizes 26 traditional Tanzanian dances. 6 p.m.

Monday. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center

STAGE ON STAGE The Best of Sinatra. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — spencer Racca portrays Frank sinatra in this performance. Tickets $39.99. 11 a.m. Wednesday.

It’s All a Big Mythunderstanding. St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2624 Burgundy St. — The show pairs Greek myths with Motown classics as a Greek grandmother enlightens her grandchildren with the stories of King Midas, Apollo and others. suggested donation $10, kids $5. 7 p.m. Friday-sunday.

The Last!. The Drifter Hotel, 3522 Tulane Ave. — Aqua Mob New Orleans presents the water ballet parody of The Last unicorn. sliding scale tickets $15. 8 p.m.

Thursday-saturday.

A Taste of Music: O Sole ... Vino!. The Crossing, 519 Williams Blvd., Kenner — In this Opus Opera production, Bryan Hymel and others perform opera selections while wine and antipasti is served. Tickets $75.

7 p.m. saturday.

Vieux Carre. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Tennessee Williams’ drama about a young writer in a bohemian French Quarter boarding house is presented by Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans. Visit www.twtheatrenola. com for details. 7 p.m. Friday-sunday.

Waterworld: The Musical. Maison de Macarty Bed & Breakfast, 3820 Burgundy St. — There are DJ performances and a pool party at 6 p.m. before a pool-based adaptation of the movie Waterworld. Tickets $15-$20. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

DANCE The Art of Letting Go. Republic New Orleans, 828 S. Peters St. — Terreze Williams choreographed the dance piece about releasing baggage and enjoying the simple things. Visit www.rawartists.org for details. Tickets $22. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY Amanda Seales. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St. — The comedian performs in her “smart, Funny and Black” show. Tickets $25. 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. saturday.

Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday.

Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs.

8 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show.

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St. — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Friday Comedy Gold. House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge), 229 Decatur St. — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Frederick RedBean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9 p.m. Monday Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — The storytelling show features LGBT speakers. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans, LA 70117 — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. sunday.

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REVIEW Identity Theft and Balancing Cultures D. ERIC BOOKHARDT IDENTITY REMAINS AN INESCAPABLE TOPIC of press coverage and conversation. Debates about race and gender can resemble tribal conflicts, but individual experiences often are more nuanced. As the Augsburg, Bavaria-born daughter of a German mother and an African-American father, Ruth Owens’ mostly German childhood was periodically interrupted when the u.s. Army transferred her soldier father to unfamiliar parts of America. Her Identity Theft paintings at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery convey how those unsettling transitions affected her via loose, expressionistic brush strokes that evoke both disorientation and a distinct sense of wonder.

Based on old family photos, paintings like Boyguide (pictured) explore how differing skin tones reflect a family’s evolution, a theme also seen in Cousins, and Half Brothers, where superficial differences pose no impediment to familial bonds. A different reality appears in That Beauty Queen, a vintage Augusta, Georgia parade scene. As a child, Owens saw the blond “beauty queen” as an icon to be emulated, but this recent painting places the figure within a broader ambience in a street scene where many factors are in play.

Owens also draws on her 25 years as a New Orleans cosmetic surgeon, as well as a wife and mother, in paintings that still reflect the sense of wonder that defined her remarkably varied childhood experiences in Germany and America.

Jerry Takigawa’s vintage Japanese American family photographs at New Orleans Photo Alliance, taken before over 100,000 mostly innocent American residents were forcibly detained in World War II internment camps for “security” reasons, remind us that ethnic hysteria can erupt suddenly. Here, the contrast between original images of smiling Japanese Americans, re-photographed to include internment ID cards and racist relics like “Jap Hunting Licenses,” is starkly chilling. They also are meditative in a way that penetrates beyond the anger that blatant injustice provokes, inviting us to look more deeply into the mysterious inner darkness that remains a part of the human condition even in the most ostensibly “advanced” societies.

Identity Theft, through Aug. 27. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400A Julia St., (504) 5225471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com. Balancing Cultures, through Aug. 12. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 513-8030; neworleansphotoalliance.org.

Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave. — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday Think You’re Funny?. Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

ART HAPPENINGS Second Summer Sundays. River House at Crevasse 22, 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras — Art activities take place at the country house. Free admission. 11 a.m. sunday.

Champagne & Art Tours. The Jung Hotel & Residences, 1500 Canal St. — Free champagne accompanies a weekly tour of the hotel’s commissioned artworks. 5 p.m.

Artist Talk. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — Topographical artist Jim Blanchard discusses his work. Noon saturday.

Dirty Linen Night. Royal Street — Participants wear their soiled clothes from White Linen Night to receptions and par-

ties at galleries along Royal street.

6 p.m. saturday.

OPENING Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Entanglements,” art and video works by Harleigh Jade; opening reception 5 p.m. Friday.

Severio’s Gallery, 834 Chartres St. — “Pink slipped,” show of rejected works by local artists; opening reception 5 p.m. saturday.

Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave. — “Full Circle,” show using circumference mapping to explore access and social inclusion and exclusion; opening reception 6 p.m. saturday.

Antieau Gallery, 927 Royal St. — “slow Dreamz,” new work by New Orleans painter Max seckel; opening reception 6 p.m. saturday.

The Front, 4100 St. Claude Ave. — “Calamity Jane,” group show curated by Lee Deigaard; “Time’s Passage,” new work by Kevin Baer; “Havoc,” new work by Claire Rau; “In My Lifetime, Vol. 1,” new work by John Isiah Walton; opening reception 6 p.m. saturday.

New Orleans Art Center, 3330 St. Claude Ave. — “Perceptions & Experience,” works

by Rand Carmichael, Brad du Puy, MaryAnn Breen, Gavin Jones and Eric Felton; opening reception 6 p.m. saturday.

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GOING OUT MUSEUMS Louisiana State Museum, Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. — “Big Wheel Keep on Turning: Steamboats in Louisiana,” work exploring the history of steamboats, through Aug 19.

American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St. — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, through December.

The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. — “New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell,” history-based installation by Robin Reynolds, through sept.

15.”The seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter building and historic site, through December.

Louisiana Childrens Museum, 420 Julia St. — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, through December.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope,” film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10, 2019.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; both through December.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “Lee Friedlander in Louisiana,” works demonstrating the photographer’s connection to Louisiana and the local music industry, through Aug. 12. “Carlos Rolon: Outside/In,” works connecting New Orleans, Latin America and the Caribbean by the artist, through Aug. 26. “Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored,” two paintings by Paolo Veronese, through sept. 3. “Changing Course: Reflecting on New Orleans’ Histories,” contemporary art projects focusing on forgotten or marginalized New Orleans stories, through sept. 18.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard,” watercolor works by the artist, through Aug. 19. “salazar: Portraits of Influence in spanish New Orleans, 17851802,” works telling the story of Josef Francisco Xavier de salazar y Mendoza, through sept. 2.

Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — “Constructing the Break,” works from 29 regional artists curated by Allison M. Glenn, through Oct. 6.

FARMERS MARKETS CRISP Farms Market. 1330 France St. — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday.

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

Wednesday and 8 a.m. to noon saturday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane university square (200 Broadway st.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; the French Market (1008 N. Peters st.)

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (750 Carondelet st.) 8 a.m. to noon saturday. There also is a market in Rivertown (400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. saturday.

Fat City Farmers Market. 3215 Edenborn Ave., Metairie — Bread, jellies, jams, spices, organic soaps, eggs, clothing, accessories, crafts and drinks are sold at the market, and there’s a puppy kissing booth and pony rides. 9 a.m. sunday.

French Market. Corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. saturday.

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

8 a.m. to noon saturday.

Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. saturday.

Grow Dat Farm Stand. New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon saturday.

Marche Creole Community Market. ArtEgg Studios, 1001 S. Broad St. — There’s organic produce, prepared foods, locally produced crafts and art for sale at the market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sunday.

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

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

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market.

Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — The market offers seafood, produce, jams, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. Call (504) 355-4442 or visit the website for details. 8 a.m. saturday.

Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. saturday.

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Your Guide to New Orleans Homes & Condos

601 Baronne St. #PH-2 2BR/2BA • $649,000

901 Webster St.• 4BR / 3.5BA 4000+ SF • $1,589,000

Private terrace and 2 garage parking spaces in a fabulous location! What more could you want? This is a rare find that won’t last long. 1,344 sq ft of living space, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and over 358 sq ft of balcony space overlooking the city. This condo has a great open floor plan, beautiful wood floors, granite and stainless in the kitchen, surround sound, high ceilings & storm shutters.

Just lock it up & go! Near New Orleans’ best restaurants & attractions, inc. the Superdome. Vacant & easy to show!

Beautiful & Stately home on one of New Orleans’ most sought after streets. Perfect for a family &/or entertaining!

Wonderfully appointed chef’s kitchen w/finest appliances, beautiful granite & Wood-Mode cabinetry. Oversized master suite w/ incredible, air conditioned, cedar closet. Sits on a large corner lot w/ a wraparound pool & 2 car garage.

821 Perdido St. #2B

3721 St. Charles Ave. #B 3BR/4 BA • $939,000

2BR / 2BA • $499,000

Beautiful CBD condo w/ wonderful open floor plan. 12ft ceil’s & brick N exposed walls make it a unique and stunning! Fantastic walk-in closet and beautiful marble bathrooms. Granite counters, stainless appliances and beautiful cherry wood flrs. Secured, garage, parking in the building.

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A rare find in this area, this home is currently 5 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths. This home truly has Old world charm with high ceilings, original hardwood floors, double parlor, antique range, claw foot tubs, and covered balcony. One block from St Claude.

2833 ST. CHARLES AVE #34 2BR/2BA $369,000

Location, location! Wonderful 2BR on parade route!

Beautifully renov’d two yrs ago. New wd flrs throughout, new kit w/marble & stainless steel. Stackable W/D in unit and new central Air/Heat. Lg inground pool, fitness room, secure off-st pkg.

5BR/2BA/1 HALF BA

808 NAPOLEON AVE. LIS

GARDEN DISTRICT OFFICE 2016 & 2017

ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, SRS

Latter & Blum, ERA powered is independently owned and operated.

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4BR/3BA

$695,000 TOP PRODUCER

(504) 895-4663

FABULOUS MARDI GRAS PARADE ROUTE LOCATION

Offstreet parking for up to 3 cars. Close to THE BEST dining, shopping & entertainment along Magazine St. Traditional quality construction w/ tasteful updates, hardwood floors upstairs, huge master suite. Separate entrance on lower level. Deep landscaped backyard w/ pergola.

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French Quarter Realty 949-5400 FOR RENT

528 St. Louis #2 1/1 Pvt street balc, exc loc, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit .................................................................. $1850 2424 Royal 1/1 shotgun style ½ of double, ctyd, wd flrs, priv w/d, great location ....................................................... $1299 224 Chartres 3 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at .......................... $2750 231 Burgundy #31/1 negotiable rate depending on whether utilities paid by owner or tenant ............. $1400-1500 1823 Gen Taylor 2/1 shotgun double w/reno’d kit & bath.

Porch and back yard. Great loc! ............................... $1350 346 Robert E Lee 3/2.5 reno’d in West End nghbrhd. Open kit/dining, yard & patio. Prking for 2 ...................... $2100 1706 Napoleon 2/1 cent a/h, w/d in unit, wd flrs, lots of nat light in a great location .................................... $1350 509 Toulouse #7 2/1.5 balc, reno’d w/hdwd flrs, full kit w/ granite cntrtps, cent A/C, w/d on site ................... $1600

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1016-18 St Ann 4/4 live in one side and have a renter help pay your mortgage, or make this a single family. Remodeled w/modern amenities, courtyard ................ $1,200,000 4913-15 Laurel 4/2 reno opp in great loc. Original wd flrs, fireplaces and mantles.........................................$360,000 920 St. Louis #6 2/1.5 elevator, lrg windows, berm suites w/full baths, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit....................$895,000 224 Chartres 4 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at ................... $649,000 5029 Bissonet 4/3.5 recently updt’d, poss 5th bed, outside entertainment spc, garage and huge yard ........ $499,000 231 Burgundy #3 1/1 fully furnished, recently reno’d, shared courtyard and 2nd flr balc .................... $240,000 2220 Freret 3/2 large fenced in yard, loc in Flood Zone X, conveniently located .......................................... $164,500 620 Decatur #I 2/2 Hdwd Flrs, High Ceils., Reno’d Baths/ Kit, w/d in unit, amazing views .......................... $695,000

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

1 & 2 Bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH. 1 BR, private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. Call (504) 202-0381 for appointment.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 2 BLOCKS TO AUDUBON PARK

Downstairs unit-6231 Annunciation St., spacious 2bd,1ba,brick fp, wood flrs, a/c, d/w, w/d, ceiling fan. Unfurnished $1250/mo + util;1yr lease, no smkg, cats ok. Avail now - 504.717.9302.

GENTILLY 2132 SELMA

upstairs apt. 2bd,1ba; new appliances, w/d, split a/c, wooden floors, balc, bkporch.

Call Anna 504-319-6685.

MID-CITY 3120 PALMYRA STREET

N. HENNESSEY AT ORLEANS AVE.

Renovated 1BR/1BA, washer/dryer, central air/heat. Private patio, $1000/mo. Call 504.482.5489.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Pursuant to Louisiana statutes Metro Storage LLC, as managing agent for Lessor, will sell by public auction (or otherwise dispose) personal property (in its entirety) belonging to the tenants listed below to the highest bidder to satisfy the lien of the Lessor for rental and other charges due. The said property has been stored and is located at the respective address below. Units up for auction will be listed for public bidding on-line at www.Storagestuff. bid beginning five days prior to the scheduled auction date and time. The terms of the sale will be cash only. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged per unit. All sales are final. Metro Storage LLC reserves the right to withdraw any or all units, partial or entire, from the sale at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. All contents must be removed completely from the property within 48 hours or sooner or are deemed abandoned by bidder/ buyer. Sale rules and regulations are available at the time of sale. Metro Self Storage-4320 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, LA 70002-(504) 455-3330-Bidding will close on the website www.Storagestuff.bid on 08-24-2018 at 10:00 am for the following units: Stacie Glapion unit 1207: mattress, sofa, dining room, chairs ,pillows, clothes and clothes. Stedman Harris unit 3119: box spring, mattress, headboard, sofa, tv, pillows, chairs and dining room.

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Director, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation (locations: New Orleans, LA and Lafayette, LA). Treat pediatric patients & develop clinical service in areas of hepatology, liver transplantation, & general gastroenterology. Reqs: MD or equivalent degree, LA medical license, BE/ BC Pediatrics. Three year accredited fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Send CV & cvr ltr to Cathy Martin, Recruiter, Children’s Hospital, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 within 30 days and refer to Job #14274 to be considered. EEO/ AAE employer.

TECHNICAL Tech Archts sought by RASA SOLUTIONS LLC, (New Orleans, LA) to desgn, engg ras. io platform archt, code reviews, sols, degns.

BS Comp Apps or rltd fld and 5 yrs exp in Tech Archt or rltd fld rqd. Apply to Rasa Solutions LLC, 924 Valmont St, Ste 200, New Orleans, LA 70115 Attn: RS18.

FARM LABOR Temporary Farm Labor: M&M Leasing, Cleveland, MS, has 3 positions, 6 mo. exp. operating large machinery & row crop equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, operating grain bin facilities, watering crops; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/ hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 9/14/18 – 12/20/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS267607 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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FARM LABOR Temporary Farm Labor: Two S Farms, Plains, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equipment for harvesting & transporting cotton, cultivating, fertilizing & planting wheat, irrigation maintenance; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holiays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 10/1/18 – 12/31/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3600168 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

JACK

Kennel #39129612

Jack

is a 2-year-old, neutered, Border Collie/ Whippet mix. Jack usually has a smile on his face because he is always excited to meet new friends.

Not only is he friendly, but he is also house-trained and knows most of his basic commands.

SERVICES BUYING MIGNON FAGET JEWELRY

OLD U.S. COINS AND MARDI GRAS DOUBLOONS. CHRIS’S FINE JEWELRY, 3304 W. ESPLANADE AVE., METAIRIE. CALL (504) 833-2556.

MAGNETO

Kennel #38929629

••• C H E A P TRASH HAULING Call (504) 292-0724 •••

is a 2-month-old, spayed, DSH kitten with a black coat. Magneto is still young, but will grow into the definition of a cool cat with his calm and relaxed attitude.

DWI - Traffic Tickets?

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

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Call Attorney Gene Redmann, 504-834-6430.

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REAL ESTATE / EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES

Renov 1/2 dbl, 1bdrm 1ba, hdwd flrs, w/d, refrig, stove, ceil fans, water pd. $850/mo + dep. Call 504-899-5544.

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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, NOTICE: familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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