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TUE. MAY 7 | Evanescence has shed the orchestra that supported it on its Synthesis Live tour, but Amy Lee’s vocals still soar above the group’s gothtinged rock. Veridia opens at 8 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

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THU. MAY 9 | In the almost summer of 2019, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is creeping up on his 60th birthday, and it’s been a while since he spent years at the top of the charts between 1983’s “Cuts Like a Knife” and 1996’s “18 Til I Die.” His January album “Shine a Light” reached No. 1 in Canada. At 8 p.m. at Champions Square.

Troi Bechet stars in her musical drama about Mahalia Jackson

Garbage FRI. MAY 10 | Garbage quietly disbanded after its third album failed to meet the outsized expectations of its debut and landmark followup “Version 2.0,” but various reunions have shown there’s still plenty of nostalgia for the ’90s altrockers, who are celebrating the 20th anniversary of “2.0.” Pleasure Venom opens at 7 p.m. at The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans.

BY WILL COVIELLO TROI BECHET HAS SEVERAL THINGS IN COMMON WITH MAHALIA JACKSON , the

queen of gospel music. They both grew up in New Orleans and discovered great joy in singing gospel. Both added an “i” to their names — Jackson was named Mahala; Bechet was named Troy. But they part ways on dancing.

Jackson loved it.

“I’m a singer who acts,” says Bechet. “I can’t dance to save my soul.”

Bechet long has been inspired by Jackson, and she wrote and stars in “Flowers for Halie,” which opens this week at Southern Rep Theatre.

Bechet has starred in movies (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), on TV (“K-Ville”) and stage productions of Tony Kushner’s “Caroline, or Change,” Tennessee Williams’ “The Night of the Iguana” and John Biguenet’s “The Breach.” She’s also a former member of the all-woman gospel group One A-Chord, and sings jazz, blues and performed with Africa Brass.

That background was one of the reasons Southern Rep Artistic Director Aimee Hayes asked Bechet to sing and perform as Jackson in a fundraiser for the theater. After she sang “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” at the event, she sketched the outlines of a show about Jackson and her music.

“Flowers for Halie” is set in 1968 and features a dozen songs, including Jackson’s landmark “Move on Up a Little Higher,” which sold more than eight million copies.

Jackson grew up in a large family in the Black Pearl neighborhood. She started singing in church as a child and was a featured singer, performing four times on Sundays by the age

“The Pianist of Willesden Lane” of 12. At 16, she moved with a relative to Chicago, where she later met Thomas Dorsey, a renowned gospel singer who helped Jackson’s career.

Jackson recorded a dozen singles that sold more than one million copies, and by the early 1950s, she was a star.

Though she was greatly influenced by blues singer Bessie Smith, Jackson refused to sing secular music.

When she sang with Louis Armstrong, they did “When the Saints Go Marching In.” But some gospel listeners accused her of bringing jazz to the church.

“She adored New Orleans,” Bechet says. “It shaped her. She talks about New Orleans music being in her soul.

It was just part of being her — it was in the water.”

Jackson was a vocal supporter of the civil rights movement. She sang at the March on Washington before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech in 1963. She also sang at King’s funeral in 1968.

That was a difficult year for Jackson, Bechet says. In addition to the death of King, Jackson divorced her second husband and her health started to decline.

“Flowers for Halie” shows Jackson looking back on her singing success

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and her advocacy for civil rights. It also includes her disappointments.

She was forced to leave school after elementary school and always regretted it. Although she loved children, she never was able to become a mother. It also reveals some of her personal strengths. She loved to cook, Bechet says. And she was a determined and frugal business person. Her powerful voice and music reflected her view of the world.

“The blues do not give you strength,” Mahalia said. “I sing gospel music because it makes me feel free.”

FRI.-SUN. MAY 10-26 | Pianist Mona Golabek stars in the adaptation of her book about her mother, a Jewish piano prodigy who escaped the Nazis in Vienna and lived in London during World War II. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Le Petit Theatre.

PUP SAT. MAY 11 | More snide than snotty, Toronto, Canada’s PUP delivers fast if not furious pop punk on its latest release, April’s “Morbid Stuff.” Ratboys and Casper Skulls open at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Irma Thomas SUN. MAY 12 | Mothers get free admission to the Audubon Zoo for its annual Mother’s Day celebration with Irma Thomas, who performs at 2:30 p.m.

Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa performs at 12:30 p.m. and there are kids’ activities, a drumming circle and more.

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Jessica B. Harris was in-

ducted into the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York at the end of April. Harris is the author of cookbooks and memoirs about the African-American historical experience, including “Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons: Africa’s Gifts to New World Cooking” and “High on the Hog.” She is a board member of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and an advisory board member of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

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(L-R) New Orleans Advocate Editor Peter Kovacs, owners John and Dathel Georges and publisher Dan Shea tell the staff in New Orleans that the Georgeses purchased the rival Times-Picayune.

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Robert Fieseler won an

Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for “Tinderbox,” his nonfiction accounting of the 1973 fire at the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter, which killed 32 people. It was the biggest single loss of life in an American gay bar until the 2016 shooting at the Orlando, Florida nightclub Pulse. After completing “Tinderbox,” Fieseler moved to New Orleans.

Emily Leitzinger was named

the Greater New Orleans Champion of 2019 by Volunteer Louisiana and the Volunteer Louisiana Foundation at its annual Champion of Service Awards gala earlier this month. Leitzinger volunteers at the Crescent City Cafe and hosts “Voluntold Ya!,” a weekly radio show spotlighting local nonprofit organizations, on WHIV-FM.

A SIX-YEAR NEWSPAPER WAR IN NEW ORLEANS came to an abrupt halt last week as John and Dathel Georges, owners of The Advocate and Gambit, announced they had purchased The Times-Picayune | NOLA. com from Advance Local, the company that owned the city’s oldest news outfit for half a century.

“We literally signed the deal yesterday,” John Georges told The Advocate and Gambit newsroom.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Georges’ interest in purchasing The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com was no secret, and chatter that a possible deal was imminent had spread in media circles since the beginning of the year.

Beginning in June, the two newspapers will become one, with mutual branding of the papers’ “flags” on Page 1. The purchase also includes the website nola.com, which will become the landing page for the new product.

It was a stunning end to an era of news competition in New Orleans, which began in 2012 as The Times-Picayune announced a “digital transition” that included laying off nearly 200 employees and delivering the newspaper to homes only three days a week.

Despite protests across the city, the Newhouse family — owners of Advance Local, which publishes the paper — refused to sell at the time.

The following year, Georges bought the Baton Rouge Advocate and its parent company, Capitol City Press, from its longtime owners, the Manship family, and announced it would expand into the New Orleans market. He hired former Times-Picayune managing editors Peter Kovacs and Dan Shea; Kovacs became the paper’s editor and Shea its publisher.

That set the stage for a two-newspaper war in New Orleans at a time when many larger cities had difficulty sustaining even a single daily paper.

Over the next few years, the New Orleans Advocate grew its staff, eventually settling in a handsomely remodeled newsroom and event space at 840 St. Charles Avenue. Georges purchased Gambit in 2018 PAGE 8

“This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000,” the CDC reported. Louisiana has not reported any cases to the CDC. Last week, state Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, falsely linked vaccines to autism in a speech while the legislature was debating a voluntary statewide immunization database.

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from its owners Clancy and Margo DuBos, and earlier this year hired away many employees from the Lafayette Daily Advertiser to bolster the Acadiana Advocate. Two weeks ago, The New Orleans Advocate won its first Pulitzer Prize.

In an email to Advocate and Gambit staff after the announcement, John and Dathel Georges wrote, “In June, we plan to publish a single, seven-day newspaper in New Orleans carrying the flags of both The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, and will launch a new nola.com using the resources of The Advocate. Until then, the T-P and nola.com will continue to operate as they do now.

“For the past 50 years, under the Newhouse family, The Times-Picayune was the gold standard for a successful local newspaper. We intend to build on that legacy.”

Advance Local will not be selling any of its other newspaper properties in other cities, according to a Times-Picayune story about the sale.

Current Times-Picayune employees were told they would continue to be employed by Advance for 60 days, but some quickly took to social media to announce they would be looking for work.

Georges told Advocate and Gambit employees that there would be some new hires from the Times-Picayune coming aboard.

“Yesterday’s competitors are tomorrow’s colleagues, and we hope you welcome any new hires in the coming weeks with open arms,” Georges told the newsroom in an email. — KEVIN ALLMAN

‘Fetal heartbeat’ abortion bill advances in state Senate committee

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A bill that would outlaw abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected by a doctor cleared a state Senate committee 5-2 last week after discussion of application and litigation costs.

Senate Bill 184 is authored by Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, who supports banning all abortions and who said it was a “scientific fact” that life begins at conception.

The bill does not specify when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, but ultrasounds generally can detect them at around six or seven weeks of pregnancy — in some cases, later than women discover they’re pregnant. Most women first find out they’re pregnant between four and seven weeks, according to The American Pregnancy Association.

The only exception the bill carves out is abortion in the case of preventing the death of the mother or “risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.”

Several people came to testify in

support of Milkovich’s bill, but drawing the most attention was Jennifer McCoy, a woman from Wichita, Kansas, who served two and a half years in prison for conspiracy to commit arson at an abortion clinic.

McCoy has also been linked to Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion extremist who admitted in 2009 to killing Dr. George Tiller of Women’s Health Care Services, whose services included late-term abortions.

Sen. Yvonne Colomb, D-Baton Rouge, offered an amendment — which ultimately failed — that would have carved out exceptions to the ban in cases of rape and incest. Milkovich said he opposed the amendment.

Since he didn’t have a vote on the committee, it initially passed without objection. But later, when Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life Benjamin Clapper said he opposed the amendment, Sen. Bodi White, R-Baton Rouge, called a second vote.

“I had doubts about the amendment, but I kept looking for someone in opposition — other than the author and I knew he would be in opposition. On my own, I can’t tell,” White said. The committee then voted 4-2 to strip the amendment.

Ellie Schilling, a New Orleans attorney, said the bill would drastically cut the time a woman has to decide if she wants to have an abortion or carry her pregnancy to term.

Schilling argued that this would contradict previous laws the Louisiana Legislature passed, such as a bill extending the mandatory wait time for a woman to have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours.

“By pushing the ban so early in pregnancy you’re going to force people very quickly to make that decision,” she said.

Since the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, courts traditionally have ruled that a state cannot ban abortion before viability, which is typically between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. “Heartbeat bills” and bills seeking bans at 15 weeks — such as the one Louisiana passed last year — often are struck down in court.

Several senators on the committee who supported the bill questioned how it would work logistically and how providers would be held accountable. “You need to do some work on this bill,” White said to Milkovich.

The bill now heads to the Senate floor. — KAYLEE POCHE

Should voters decide whether to ban the death penalty in Louisiana?

A bill that would let Louisiana residents vote on whether to ban the death penalty in the state cleared a Senate committee 4-2 last week. The proposed constitutional amendment,

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“Sometimes punishment is just for punishment,” Hall said.

The original bill set a public vote on the issue for October, should the bill garner the requisite two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate, but it was amended to make the statewide referendum coincide with the 2020 presidential election. Legislators cited higher voter turnout as a reason, but that is also the election date for Louisiana’s district judges and district attorneys.

Sens. Claitor, Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge; Troy Carter, D-New Orleans; and Yvonne Colomb, D-Baton Rouge voted in favor of the bill. Sens.

Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville, and Bodi White, R-Baton Rouge, voted against it. — KAYLEE POCHE

‘At the end of the day they shouldn’t be mad at us that they suck’ A day after details were released about the Superdome’s upcoming $450 million makeover, a beat writer for the Atlanta Falcons wasted no time sending a jab across the NFC South. Jeff Schultz, who covers the Falcons and other teams for The Athletic, called the Superdome a “dump,” though he made sure to let the city know it’s nothing personal.

“I love the city, the food and the people,” Schultz tweeted. “But there’s 2 things I know about New Orleans: 1) The stadium is a dump; 2) $450 million won’t fix that.”

The cross-conference trash talk is nothing new among the Saints-Falcons rivalry. Before Atlanta hosted Super Bowl 53 earlier this year, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms generated headlines by saying she was hoping for “anybody other than the Saints” to make the big game, and also subtly jabbing the team for the so-called “bountygate” scandal in 2010.

The comment drew a harsh response from New Orleans District B City Councilman Jay Banks. “At the end of the day they shouldn’t be mad at us that they suck,” Banks said.

The renovations are the first major updates to the nearly half-century-old building since the post-Hurricane Katrina repairs. The first phase will include the removal of 80,000 square feet of interior ramps and installation of escalators and elevators.

The New Orleans Saints will pay for one-third of the overall costs. All four phases of the overhaul are expected to be completed before the Superdome hosts Super Bowl 58 in 2024.

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if approved by 2/3 of the House and Senate as well as a majority of voters in a statewide referendum, would ban the death penalty for any offense committed on or after Jan. 1, 2021. It would not affect current death penalty cases.

The proposed amendment is contained in Senate Bill 112 by state Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge. It was presented to the Senate Judiciary C Committee by state Sen. JP Morrell, D-New Orleans, and state Rep. Terry Landry, D-New Iberia. Both Morrell and Landry cited concerns about cases where people on death row were found to be innocent.

“If you do not hold that government gets it right every single time, then death should not be on the table,” said Morrell, a former New Orleans public defender.

Landry agreed, adding, “I also believe that our system is driven sometimes by overzealous police officers, overzealous prosecutors, political pressure — and sometimes we get it wrong.”

State Public Defender James Dixon said the Louisiana Public Defender Board (LPDB) has spent more than $103 million on costs relating to the death penalty since 2008. The state executed one person in that time — Gerald Bordelon, who voluntarily waived his appeals. At the end of this fiscal year, that amount will rise to $111 million, Dixon said. This is not the total amount the death penalty costs the state, which also includes court costs, prosecutorial expenses and jury costs.

“There seems to be a misconception among many that the cost of incarcerating someone for life is more expensive than the death penalty.

Studies have been done throughout the United States actually showing the opposite is true,” Dixon said, adding that life in prison is between $500,000 to $1.5 million cheaper per case than pursuing the death penalty.

Opponents of the bill, including District Attorneys Scott Perrilloux of Livingston Parish and Perry Nicosia of St. Bernard Parish, argued the death penalty helped give some victims’ families a sense of justice.

Nicosia, who took office in 2014, argued that the culture around the death penalty has changed and that DAs only use it in rare cases.

“It would take an extreme, horrific circumstance I think for any DA currently, the way we posturize ourselves and the way we take our jobs seriously,” he said. “… I think as a country, as a state and as a society, things are getting better.”

Religious leaders had differing opinions on the bill. Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops Executive Director Rob Tasman testified in favor of the bill, quoting Pope Francis, who has stated his opposition to the death penalty in all cases. Will Hall, an editor

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As Cantrell nears the oneyear mark, it’s time to close the infrastructure deal MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL

will celebrate her first year in office May 7. At press time it appeared as though she’ll have a significant achievement to tout on that anniversary date: hauling down $27 million a year for much-needed infrastructure repairs as well as a one-time $48 million infusion to prop up the beleaguered Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB), which has teetered on insolvency. That’s a singular accomplishment, though she had lots of help — in particular from Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Last year, Cantrell began what she dubbed a “fair share” campaign seeking to give the city a cut of some of the local tax dollars now going to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and several other tourism-related agencies. Edwards and key legislators seemed

cool to the idea at the time.

Stephen Perry, president and CEO of New Orleans & Co., the area’s lead tourism entity, called the idea that the industry wasn’t paying enough a “punch to the gut.”

The idea appeared doomed, but Cantrell persisted. Ultimately the outlines of a deal were hammered out, thanks to a big assist by Edwards, who promised to get some state funds for the one-time infusion. The mayor — and the city — seemed on the cusp of getting much, though not all, of the money Cantrell had sought.

Cantrell and Edwards scheduled a May 1 press conference to announce the deal, but Cantrell’s team canceled it the night before, saying some additional, last-minute details were unacceptable. At press

time, negotiations continued between Team Cantrell and hospitality leaders.

The problematic details were said to be contained in proposed amendments to HB 589, one of several measures codifying the grand bargain.

The House Ways and Means Committee was set to hear the bill, authored by state Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, May 6. That put a serious deadline on the negotiations.

Another bill related to the deal, HB 43 by state Rep. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, would authorize the city to increase the tax on short-term rentals (STRs) to 6.75 percent — the same as the tax on the

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Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s efforts to funnel to the city part of the taxes that now go to tourism entities could become a reality.

city’s hotel rooms. That tax would be split 75/25 between the city (for an infrastructure fund) and New Orleans & Co. It would require voter approval.

Dedicating STR taxes to infrastructure and tourism generated pushback from fair-housing advocates, who want at least some of the revenue to go to affordable housing. That’s a potential deal breaker, however. Upstate lawmakers understand New Orleans’ drainage woes and

rutted streets, but they would see dedicating part of the STR tax to affordable housing as a tacit admission that drainage and streets aren’t the city’s biggest problems. Moreover, legislative doubters would argue that if the city can afford to give some of the new tax to affordable housing — a local problem in lawmakers’ view — then New Orleans must not need money from the state.

That would kill the deal.

What can’t be argued are the citywide benefits that will follow if the mayor and hospitality leaders can close their tentative deal in time to get it through the Legislature.

Doing so would put New Orleans infrastructure — particularly the S&WB — on track for years of muchneeded improvements.

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of at-large Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts on April 29 touched off a tsunami of rumors about the councilman’s future, but the more interesting topic is the future of West Bank politics. With or without Roberts, big changes are coming to the West Bank.

In the short run, Roberts’ interim replacement is coming down to Keith Conley, a former top aide to Parish President Mike Yenni, and businessman Larry Katz, who was nominated for an interim council seat several years ago. The interim appointee will serve until the new council takes office next January. Parish elections coincide with statewide elections in October.

Conley was nominated by term-limited District 1 Councilman Ricky Templet, who is running for Roberts’ former at-large “A” seat.

Katz was nominated by District 4 Councilman Dominick Impastato of Kenner, where Conley also resides.

For decades, the two at-large seats have been split between Jefferson’s East and West Banks. That split is an unwritten political understanding, not the law. Roberts lives on the West Bank, so it’s interesting that both leading candidates for the interim job live on the East Bank.

That political anomaly may not last long. Templet, a West Banker, has no major announced opponents for Roberts’ seat. Ditto for District 2 Councilman Paul Johnston of Harahan, who plans to seek the at-large “B” seat currently held by Cynthia Lee-Sheng, who’s running for parish president.

Conley was rumored to be running for an at-large seat, but the parish charter bars him from running if he gets the interim post. Whoever gets the nod should promise not to seek any political post in the fall — and not to schedule or hold fundraisers.

This much is certain: Parish rules require Roberts’ seat to be filled at a special council meeting to be held no later than May 16.

Now for the bigger picture: Roberts’ departure comes amid major demographic changes on the West Bank, which are driving tectonic shifts in Jefferson Parish overall — from a predominantly white bedroom community two decades ago to an increasingly diverse parish today. Consider the following statistics:

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Chris Roberts’ sudden resignation from the Jefferson Parish Council comes amid tectonic changes in West Bank demographics and politics.

• From 2000 to 2017, Jefferson Parish’s white population declined from 64% to 53% of the total population.

• Meanwhile, Jefferson’s minority population increased from 36% to 47%. The most significant increase came among Hispanic residents, who now comprise 15% of Jefferson’s population. African-Americans remain the largest minority contingent at 26%; Asians are 4% and others the rest. In less than a decade, nonwhites will be Jefferson’s majority.

Voter registration figures are equally revealing. Templet’s Council District 1, which is anchored by Gretna, is 51.2% white, 35.3% black, and 13.4% “other.” The district could gain even more minority voters after the 2020 Census.

“The West Bank overall has not had a white voting majority for some time,” says Greg Rigamer, a local demographer and political consultant. “It is currently 44.6% white, 44.1% black, and 11.3% other races. It typically casts about 38% of the vote parishwide, which is a lot, but overall the West Bank is losing some of the political muscle it once had.”

All of which will make the fall elections even more interesting to watch.

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BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™ @GambitBlake | askblake@gambitweekly.com

Hey Blake, I’m curious about Robert E. Lee Boulevard, Jefferson Davis Parkway and Beauregard Avenue. Did those streets originally have different names?

When were they changed to the names of the Confederate figures?

Dear reader,

In 1911, a long stretch of Hagan Avenue in Mid-City was renamed Jefferson Davis Parkway to coincide with plans for a monument to the Confederate president.

The monument originally was planned for Audubon Park, but the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association chose Hagan Avenue instead. The statue of Davis, sculpted by Edward Valentine of Richmond, Virginia, was dedicated at Jefferson Davis Parkway and Canal Street in February 1911.

That same year, the City Council approved naming a stretch of road alongside Bayou St. John Beauregard Avenue. It was proposed by the Beauregard Monument Committee, which also was the force behind the statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. It was unveiled at Beauregard Circle, near the Esplanade Avenue entrance to City Park, in November 1915. Beauregard’s granddaughter Hilda Beauregard helped unveil the statue, which was sculpted

by Alexander Doyle. In the 1940s, a long stretch of Beauregard Avenue that ran along City Park from Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Esplanade Av-

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The Jefferson Davis statue on Jefferson Davis Parkway, as seen in 2015.

enue was expanded into a two-way street and named Wisner Boulevard, with $100,000 of the cost contributed by the Edward Wisner Donation fund, named for the wealthy landowner and philanthropist. The new thoroughfare opened in 1950.

While Lee Circle, named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, dates to 1877, Robert E. Lee Boulevard was a more recent change. The street, originally called Adams Avenue, was renamed in 1923. It was one of 104 changes in street names made at the time, according to The Times-Picayune.

BLAKEVIEW NEXT WEEK MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY of the opening of the Louisiana World Exposition, better known as the 1984 World’s Fair. The fair, which came 100 years after New Orleans hosted the 1884 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, opened May 12, 1984. Opening ceremonies featured then-Gov. Edwin Edwards, Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige Jr., who represented President Ronald Reagan.

The Times-Picayune reported that 62,746 people visited the fair on opening day. The fair, which occupied 84 acres along the Mississippi River, had as its official theme “The World of Rivers — Fresh Waters as a Source of Life.” An aquatic motif was present throughout, particularly at one of the gates, which featured two 30-foot-tall mermaid sculptures. Twenty-four nations were represented at the fair, including attractions such as the Italian Village, German Beer Garden and Vatican Pavilion. Other popular attractions included an Aquacade, gigantic Ferris wheel, whimsical Wonderwall and a gondola that took passengers 350 feet in the air and across the Mississippi River. Many also will remember the fair’s top-hatted pelican mascot, Seymore D. Fair.

The $350 million event is fondly remembered by many locals, but it was a financial flop and attendance fell far below projections. Fair organizers filed for bankruptcy and the event became the last of its kind in the world to date.

There were positives for New Orleans, however, including revitalization of the riverfront, the Arts/Warehouse District and the Morial Convention Center, which grew out of the fair’s 300,000-square-foot Great Hall.

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“Those living with HIV actually have gone up in a good way. People aren’t dying of AIDS.” — Dr. Jason Halperin, a physician at New Orleans health clinic CrescentCare.

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PrEP — also known by its brand name Truvada — is statistically more effective at preventing HIV than even condom use, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

EW ORLEANS — ALONG WITH BATON ROUGE AND LOUISIANA AS A WHOLE — HAS CONSISTENTLY LED THE COUNTRY IN THE NUMBER OF HIV CASES relative to its population.

Total HIV cases continue to rise in the New Orleans area, but the number of new cases has declined in recent years due in part, doctors say, to a preventative medication and increased services.

According to the New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC), the total new HIV diagnoses in the New Orleans metropolitan area in 2013 were 523. In 2017, that number was down to 354, with decreases each year.

Dr. Jason Halperin, a physician

at New Orleans health clinic CrescentCare, says as long as the number of new diagnoses are going down, rising total cases are actually “a positive thing.”

Since HIV is treatable but not curable, the numbers are evidence people with the virus are living longer.

People living with HIV can take a medication called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and live just as long as people without the virus.

“Those living with HIV actually have gone up in a good way,” Halperin says. “People aren’t dying of AIDS.” Halperin attributes a major part of the decline in new cases to the development of a preventative drug — pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) — approved by the Food and Drug

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Administration (FDA) in 2012. When taken consistently, PrEP can reduce the likelihood of contracting HIV by more than 90 percent, making it more effective at preventing the virus than condoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Vincenzo Pasquantonio, who heads City Hall’s equity office, says taking the preventative drug has changed the way he interacts with others. “What that has done is that has made us as people better people, because I’m no longer afraid of loving people and connecting with people,” he says.

But only a small fraction of those who engage in behaviors that put them at a higher risk of contracting HIV are regularly using PrEP — also known by its brand name Truvada.

A 2015 CDC report estimated 1.2 million people were at a high risk for contracting HIV, yet only around 77,000 used PrEP in 2016. That usage is nearly nine times what it was in 2012 — but still less than one-tenth of what experts say it should be.

Furthermore, disparities exist between the communities most likely to contract HIV and those on PrEP with the most disparity among blacks, people living in the South, young people and women. While more than half of new cases were diagnosed in the South in 2016, only 30 percent of PrEP users live in the South, according to AIDSVu, an online HIV mapping tool.

The racial disparities are even starker. Blacks living in Louisiana are more than six times more likely to be diagnosed with the virus than whites, according to a 2016 report by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

Halperin says this represents a demographic shift in the populations most likely to contract HIV since the 1980s, when the public first became aware of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

“I think many people [think of] the white gay male in San Francisco, that kind of population that was at most risk over a decade ago,” he says. “We are not seeing that any more.”

Blacks accounted for nearly threefourths of newly diagnosed cases in the state, despite making up less than a third of the state’s population. Pasquantonio says this racial imbalance constitutes an “emergency” in the city. “The house is on fire,” he says.

This major gap exists even though studies show blacks are less likely to engage in behaviors that increase the likelihood of contracting HIV

(unprotected sex, high number of sexual partners and drug use).

Instead, systemic barriers tied to racism cause the discrepancy, the 2016 report says.

Those barriers include a lack of access to health care in general and inequitable treatment when they are able to access it.

“Just increasing insurance is not enough to ensure access in the African-American community,” Halperin says. “There is a long history of the medical system not being very welcoming to the African-American community.”

To combat some of those obstacles, Halperin says CrescentCare is committed to hiring black people in its facilities and has an advisory committee to critique racial biases existing in the organization.As a result, the clinic has increased the number of PrEP users at its facilities who are black to just under 25 percent — double the national rate.

But Halperin says it is “still appalling” to him how low that percentage is compared to the percentage of blacks at risk of contracting HIV in the city.

Young people also are disproportionately at risk of contracting HIV. Residents between the ages of 13 and 24 have made up one of the highest rates of new HIV diagnoses in the city in recent years, and rates are far higher for young black men.

To lower these rates, Halperin says it’s important to look at avenues for HIV testing that exist outside the medical system, like testing in bars and at home parties.

Another reason for PrEP’s underuse is its $1,600-a-month price tag. However, between Truvada owner Gilead’s co-pay coupon cards and the state’s 2016 Medicaid expansion, there are several avenues to help make the medication more affordable for those who can’t shovel out the nearly $20,000 a year it costs out of pocket.

Medicaid covers the medication, doctor visits and lab work for the initial and subsequent HIV tests, which doctors recommend every three months after beginning PrEP. But Halperin says some insurance companies do not cover the full price of the lab work, which can cost up to $600 to $700 per HIV test and for which there are fewer payment assistance options.

“That’s a huge gap right now, and I’m not aware of any programs that are able to address that,” says Brandi Bowen, program director of the planning council.

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Vincenzo Pasquantonio, who heads City Hall’s equity office, says taking the preventative drug PrEP has changed the way he interacts with others.

Pasquantonio says when speaking to residents living with HIV, they mentioned the stigma long associated with the virus as one of their biggest hurdles. Studies show that bias and misperceptions about HIV can cause people not to get tested due to fear of testing positive or not to seek treatment once diagnosed.

For black residents, the effects of stigmas associated with the LGBT and HIV communities are only compounded by existing racial stigmas.

“This isn’t like, ‘Oh, everybody get along, sing ‘Kumbaya’ and love one another,’ ” Pasquantonio says.

“Stigma kills people. It’s had a very psychologically damaging effect on our residents — having this fear of others and this fear of people being a vector of disease.”

One effort to end the stigma associated with HIV is the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) campaign, which the CDC endorsed

in 2017. The campaign aims to raise public awareness of research showing that people living with HIV can take medication and maintain an undetectable viral load — meaning they have no risk of transmitting the virus to a sexual partner or to their children.

Louisiana Secretary of Health Rebekah Gee signed onto the campaign in March, along with Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome, making Louisiana the first southern state to do so, according to DeAnn Gruber, director of the health department’s Bureau for Infectious Diseases.

James Berman says making this information public will change lives.

He remembers when he tried to enlist in the Navy in 1987 and was diagnosed with HIV. He was told he was unfit for service because he would be dead in two years. Now,

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32 years later, he lives in Algiers with his wife and two children, all of whom are HIV negative.

“The one thing you thought you could never have — children — we now have,” Berman says. “It brings hope to a whole population that for decades hasn’t had any hope at all.”

Another component in decreasing new cases in the city is treating the virus as quickly as possible so it doesn’t spread. A CrescentCare initiative called Rapid Start guarantees the clinic will start newly diagnosed patients with HIV on medication within 72 hours, if not the same day.

But one potential new threat to progress is the opioid epidemic, which has caused a spike in HIV rates in other parts of the country.

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Services (HHS), one of every 10 new HIV cases occur among people who inject drugs.

Halperin says since HIV is spread through sexual networks and needle-sharing networks, the populations most at risk for HIV and the populations most affected by the opioid crisis (who tend to be white and transient) have not yet overlapped in New Orleans.

“Interestingly, we have not seen the case rates increase in those who inject drugs,” he says. “I think it is inevitable that it will happen, and it will be very, very concerning when it does.” Expanding access to PrEP, HIV testing and clean needles through needle exchange programs is essential to preventing this overlap, he says.

According to reports, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is cur-

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“Just increasing insurance is not enough to ensure access in the African-American community,” says Dr. Jason Halperin of CrescentCare. “There is a long history of the medical system not being very welcoming to the African-American community.”

rently reviewing the national government’s part of the drug’s patent, which Gilead argues is invalid.

If the #BreakThePatent movement succeeds, it would pave the way for generic forms of the drug to become available in the U.S. — potentially lowering costs dramatically. In some countries, a onemonth supply of the generic form costs around $6,250 times less than Truvada costs domestically.

President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal sought $291 million to “end the HIV epidemic” with a goal of decreasing new cases of HIV by 90 percent in 10 years.

Meanwhile, the budget would drastically cut funding for global HIV programs by over $1 billion, earning it mixed reactions among HIV/AIDS groups.

New Orleans is one of many cities

that have joined the “Fast-Track Cities” initiative aimed at ending HIV by 2030 by getting 90 percent of people living with HIV diagnosed, on medication and virally suppressed so they have no chance of spreading the virus.

For those who have worked to lower HIV/AIDS rates for decades, PrEP and the increase of programs at the local, state and federal levels make ending the epidemic seem within reach.

“For somebody who’s been working in this field for 30 years, certainly [I] never thought that we would be at this point,” Gruber, the health department official, says. “I think that our numbers are really starting to demonstrate the effectiveness of all of these things and everybody coming together.”

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IN ADDITION TO ITS AMPLE SEAFOOD OPTIONS, Bucktown is now home to

a Thai restaurant.

Mama Thai (200 Metairie-Hammond Highway, 504-267-0040) opened last month near the lakefront and restaurants Station 6 and R&O’s. It takes over the space that housed the short-lived Smokehouse Grill.

Pannee Varnishung, mother of longtime La Thai owner Diana Chauvin-Galle, is behind the new restaurant. Her family is credited with opening some of the first Thai restaurants in the city, including Mai Tai on the West Bank and the long-running Bangkok Cuisine in Mid City.

The Bucktown restaurant is Varnishung’s latest project and separate from another Thai concept that Chauvin-Galle and her husband are

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund AT JUSTINE, JUSTIN AND MIA DEVILLIER’S NEW SHOWSTOPPER of a French

Quarter restaurant, a neon pink sign welcomes guests.

Inside, a DJ plays next to a marbleand zinc-topped bar where a statue of a woman stands over a crew of busy bar staff. Beyond them, a dining room outfitted with smoked mirrors unfolds, and a woman dressed like a burlesque dancer swans past tables, ruffling bright fuchsia ostrich feather fans at curious — and bashful — diners.

Galatoire’s this is not. And yet, it’s hard not to feel a familiar spirit of revelry, albeit a more unbuttoned one. Like other French Quarter spots of this caliber, the menu is expensive, at times prohibitively so. A towering seafood plateau is $165, and there’s a 40-ounce cote de boeuf for $135, which the menu recommends be shared by two or three diners.

The sprawling Chartres Street restaurant is the third from the husband and wife team, who also run the Magazine Street charmer La Petite Grocery and downtown’s stylish gastrotavern, Balise.

Pink tiles frame an open kitchen, where executive chef Daniel Causgrove oversees a cadre of cooks that turn out a menu of mostly classic French brasserie dishes. French onion soup is served with a cap of melted cheese, oysters swim in a creamy parsley-packed sauce with preserved lemon, and steak tartare — though dainty in portion — is a perfect rendition of the dish.

While there is no grand reinvention, some of the seafood starters stray from traditional Francophone fare.

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Lobster tartine and octopus vinaigrette fall into this category and both are excellent. Lobster meat is piled high on a crusty piece of brioche on a plate decorated with dabs of tarragon emulsion. Dollops of caviar add a salty pop that tempers anise-heavy undertones. Chilled octopus is fresh and the dish bursts with citrus.

Roasted red peppers, fresh mint and dill liven up the soft, almost sweet character of the octopus.

Among the traditional French entrees is a “boeuf gras” section of the menu, including a prime rib-eye entrecote served with a dark and flavorful crust topped with herb-packed maitre d’hotel butter. The Justine burger is classic Devillier — a delicious peppercorn-crusted beef patty with sharp Emmental cheese on a buttery brioche bun served with decadent cognac cream jus, for dipping.

Gulf fish amandine is classic New Orleans, served with crisp almond slivers, a deeply bronzed brown butter sauce and snappy haricots verts.

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duction to New Orleans’ dining scene. I was living in New York at the time and visited New Orleans. I still remember dining on rabbit tucked under a brown butter sauce popping with capers and lemon. I fell hard for both the city and the restaurant.

Overnight, the restaurant became my association with a city that not long after I was fortunate to call home.

Years later, I get a similar feeling at Justine. It’s a different restaurant, but one that feels welcoming in the way that a raucous Friday lunch can in a town with a seductive spirit of revelry. Justine is colorful, bold, lively, loud and ultimately, a lot of fun.

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Mama Thai, a new Thai restaurant in Bucktown, is now open at 200 Metairie-Hammond Highway.

developing. Their Uptown restaurant La Thai closed at the end of 2018 after a decade in business.

Mama Thai’s menu includes hotand-sour soup, coconut shrimp, shu mai and spring rolls for starters.

Larger dishes include many Thai standbys such as pad thai, drunken noodles, spicy basil fried rice and a few curries. A small list of “Mama’s Favorites” includes Thai-Coon, featuring shrimp, crawfish and vegetables, and fried eggplant in spicy basil sauce. Duck Delight combines duck confit, shrimp, asparagus, mushrooms and green onions.

Mama Thai serves lunch and dinner daily. — HELEN FREUND

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VEGAN RESTAURANT SEED (1330 Prytania St., 504-302-2599; www. seedyourhealth.com) has closed its St. Claude Avenue location, the owner announced April 30.

The health-conscious Lower Garden District restaurant opened its second location inside the New

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Vegan restaurant Seed has ended daily table service at their St. Claude Avenue location.

events, cooking classes and pop-ups.

Before Seed took over the space, the St. Claude Avenue spot was home to Spotted Cat Food & Spirits, which closed in June 2018 after a roughly year-and-a-half-long run.

The vegetable-focused Seed opened in the Lower Garden District in 2014. It serves dishes like chickpea flour-dusted tofu nuggets, vegan gumbo, grilled cheese sandwiches and other vegan comfort food staples. The Prytania Street location continues to operate daily.

— HELEN FREUND

Smith managed Rum and the Lash at Finn McCool’s prior to leaving to develop Saint-Germain with his partners. He also knows Finn McCool’s from the days when it was his after-work spot.

“It was my living room for a while,” Smith acknowledged.

Established in 2002, Finn McCool’s is the city’s de facto expat clubhouse and opens early to show overseas sports games.

That means breakfast dishes must have a place on the bar food menu, Smith said. Look for specials along the lines of kolaches and cinnamon rolls next to breakfast burritos.

Saint-Germain, which Smith, fellow MoPho alum DeLaughter and Aguillard opened last fall, serves a modern French tasting menu in its 16-seat bistro, and a short list of snacks and charcuterie at its wine bar. — THE ADVOCATE/ IAN MCNULTY

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(3701 Banks St., 504-486-9080; www.finnmccools.com) May 1, and it comes with some history at the Mid-City spot.

Chefs Trey Smith and Blake Aguillard and their partner Drew DeLaughter run the new Bywater bistro and wine bar Saint-Germain (3054 St. Claude Ave., 504-2188729; www.saintgermainnola.com).

They began with a rotating menu of 10 to 15 dishes, such as fish and chips, nachos, loaded fries and “scattered”-style hash browns with toppings. The new kitchen does not yet have its own name.

It replaces Wolfhound, an operation from local restaurateur Danny Millan, which served pub grub from the Finn McCool’s kitchen for the past year.

Millan, who recently closed his Lakeview restaurant Cava, is developing a “sports restaurant” called Azul.

Before Wolfhound, the kitchen was the original location of Rum and the Lash, which is part of the MoPho group (Rum and the Lash relocated to the nearby Mick’s Irish Pub last year, serving the same menu of Asian-style wings, burgers and a fried chicken sandwich).

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Avelar is a New Orleans native who spent much of his childhood in Costa Rica. He has worked for Lagasse’s company since right before Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when he started as a line cook.

His father, Carlos Wilfredo Avelar, took over the Metairie tortilla business after his son started buying from the specialty grocery. It supplies several restaurants in the New Orleans area.

At Meril, Darren Chabert is now chef de cuisine. He has worked for Lagasse since 2008, first at Emeril’s Delmonico and later at Meril.

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DEL CASTILLO: It’s going to be all the basics from the truck, but expanded. A lot of the things that we used to do as specials we’ll do more often. We’ve also got a trompo — a vertical spit (often used to make al pastor). We’ll have all the main tacos and the avocado fries. Someday I’ll probably own an avocado grove if all things go well because we can never stop selling those things.

And it will be nice to serve our own margaritas.

What have you learned about running a food truck?

DC: That was very much the key to our success. This was right when Twitter was coming out, and I’m not saying that I invented taking pictures of your food or tweeting them, but I did (push) the Twitter thing. I got a Facebook page and started teasing it a little bit before we open (the restaurant).

It’s like anything else with social media — you have to be honest.

People can tell if it’s you or if it’s paid marketing. I think Instagram is probably the main go-to for food now.

A lot of it has to do with who you follow, and it’s hard to do it well if you’re not personally involved.

(Chicago chef/restaurateur) Rick Bayless did his own stuff. A lot of local (restaurants) do their own thing, and I think it matters. You need to have some kind of a presence if you want to grow. It’s more cost-efficient than advertising.

Social media was really disruptive in that way, but it will never (relieve) you of having a good product, because if you screw up, everybody is going to know about it in five minutes. — HELEN FREUND

DC: The main thing is knowing to have everything you need once you pull up. You also learn every pothole in a neighborhood, and you actually change your route just to find better roads.

I remember when they were still legitimizing the trucks, everyone was talking about how it was so much easier for food trucks (to operate), and I think that’s not true. There’s another layer of complexity. You have to maintain two kitchens, and (during the summer) it’s hot. You can’t effectively air condition a food truck that’s cooking food, or it would take a ridiculous amount of energy to do it — more than you could bring on a truck. Sometimes lunch isn’t the best idea. On a hot New Orleans day, nobody wants to get out of their office and have to take a shower when they come back from lunch.

It’s going to be exciting to work in an air-conditioned space and serve people that would never have eaten from a truck or don’t want to stand on the side of a bar to get food.

Your business was one of the pioneers in New Orleans when it came to advertising your location through social media.

What was that learning curve like?

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BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www.jackdempseys. net — The Jack Dempsey platter for two features gumbo, shrimp, catfish, crab balls, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides.

Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CBD Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — Jumbo Louisiana shrimp are served with whole roasted garlic and crab boil nage. Reservations recommended. B & D daily, L Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Pepian is a chicken stew made with mirliton, potatoes, string beans and pumpkin seeds served with rice and corn tortillas.

Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine such as shawarma cooked on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart. com — Breaux Mart’s deli section features changing daily dishes such as red beans and rice or baked catfish. No reservations.

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4328; www.kebabnola.com — The falafel sandwich comes with pickled beets, cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli serves wood-oven baked pizza, po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. No reservations.

Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — A Double Stuffed sandwich features an Italian sausage-stuffed pork loin medallion topped with provolone cheese, red onion marmalade, fennel aioli, lettuce and tomato on a sesame seed bun.

No reservations. D Fri-Sun. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant’s signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted.

B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce.

Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Copper Monkey Bar & Grill — 725 Conti St., (504) 527-0869; www.coppermonkeygrill.com — The Copper Club wrap features turkey, honey ham, cheddar and Swiss cheeses, bacon, avocado and mayonnaise in a flout tortilla. No reservations.

L, D and late daily. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis.

Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes.

Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$

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Sauteed shrimp Magazine is served at Joey K’s Restaurant and Bar (3001 Magazine St., 504-891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com).

Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo.

Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. L, early D daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — Swedish meatloaf is made with Two Run Farms grass-fed beef and served with lingonberrry pepper jelly, creamed mushroom potatoes and Creole kale. No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. 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 — The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with housemade garlic mayo and lime cabbage. 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 — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal

beurre blanc. Reservations recommended.

B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, housemade salumi, pasta dishes and more.

Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes.

Reservations accepted. B daily, D TueSun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon. com — Beet salad includes goat cheese, granola and chocolate. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce. Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations.

L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. L, D daily. $ PAGE 32

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KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — The organic Argonne turkey sandwich features organic avocado, tomatoes, sprouts and Havarti cheese on choice of bread. No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$

METAIRIE Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www.akirametairie.com — A Godzilla roll features salmon, tuna, snow crab, yellowtail, avocado, asparagus, cucumber and cream cheese in soy paper with eel sauce.

Delivery available. No reservations.

L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce.

Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — The roast beef po-boy is dressed with cheese and brown or red gravy and served on a toasted sesame loaf. No reservations.

L, D daily. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori.

Reservations recommended. L, D TueSun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra.

No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread cup. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Smoked brisket is served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — A pair of roasted golden beet sliders is topped with herb goat cheese, arugula and citrus marmalade on multi-grain bread. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — Capricciosa pizza topped with pepperoni, prosciutto, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke, olives, oregano, garlic and basil. No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — The sweet shop serves lunch as well as creative cupcakes, mini-pies, pastries, frappes, coffee and tea. B and L Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800; www.fullblastbrunch.com — Pan-seared crab cakes feature Gulf crabmeat and are served over angel hair pasta with citrus aioli and vegetables. No reservations. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — The NOLA Green Roots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — Assorted sushi dinners include tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel, shrimp, a snow crab roll and more. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more.

OUT TO EAT Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine. com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted.

L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. No reservations. L, D TueSun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

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Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers Creole favorites such as gumbo and crab cakes. Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes.

Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com­ — Brick-oven Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and house-made garlic-butter sauce. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com ­— This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description.

Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — A lemon grass pork banh mi is topped with cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, jalapenos and Sriracha aioli. No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $

Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Castiron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan.

Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description.

Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s newest restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes.

Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

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WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations.

L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook. com/tavolinolounge — Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese.

Reservations accepted for large parties.

D daily. $$

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Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and bone marrow oil. Reservations accepted.

L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn ­­— 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — ­ The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

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Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 8 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. Of Funk, 3; Les Getrex & Creole Cookin’, 6; Jam Brass Band, 9; DK & The Jakes feat. Zena Moses, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 2:15; Johnny Mastro, 5:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun/ Zydeco Review, 8:45; ACE Brass Band, midnight Bar Redux — Joshua Benitez Band, 9 Bombay Club — Joe Krown, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Rhodes Spedale, Lil Josephine and Gingerbread Tanner, 11 a.m.; Freddie Blue Friendship Circle Acoustic Grateful Dead & Roots Review, 6; Cole Williams, 9

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Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Gal Holiday, 9:30 Rock n’ Bowl — The Mixed Nuts — Tike Bar Luau, 9:30 Santos Bar — High Profile Presents!, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Nashville South, 9:30 The Starlight — Shaye Cohn and special guest, 5; Anais St. John and Daniel Meineke, 8; John Zarsky Trio, 11 Twist of Lime — Ginger & The Bee and The Two’s, 9

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Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Margherita, 8 BMC — Troy Turner, 5; Monti, 8; Captain Green, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Ensemble, noon; Jan Marie & The Mean Reds, 3; Marty Peters and the Party Meters Jazz, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — Duke Aeroplane & The Amperstand Band, 9 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; Bayou International Thurs. with DJ Troy, 11 Bombay Club — Meryl Zimmerman duo, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Champions Square — Bryan Adams, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Important Gravy, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge featuring Rik Slave, 7; Excelleauxs, 9:30 d.b.a. — Khris Royal & Dark Matter, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Capt.

Bar) — Uncle Wayne, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; Vance Orange, 9; On Point Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s —Jeremy Joyce Adventure, 11 a.m.; Kala Chandra, 2:15; Smoke Greenwell, 5:30; Tree-house Brass Band, 8:45; ACE Brass Band, midnight Bar Redux — De Lune Deluge and Ramshackle Rebellion, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Brass Flavor, 10; Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, 11; DJ Black Pearl, 1 Bombay Club — Leroy Jones, 8:30 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Matt Mullally, 4; Midnight Riders, 8; Nate Hancock, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7 d.b.a. — Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — River Gypsy Jazz, 8; As A Friend, 10

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Midnight & Rae Rae, 9:30 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Leslie Martin, 5:30; Ron Jones, 7:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Chris Robison, 9; Marissa Cazalas, 10 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Indigo Strings, 6 Old Point Bar — Ju Ju & Gris Gris, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Lucy Dacus with Mothers, 8; Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock n’ Bowl — Horace Trahan & Ossun Express, 8 Saturn Bar — Alex McMurray and His Band, 8 SideBar — James Singleton Rough Babies, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Joe Dyson & Company, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Thank You Scientist, In the Presence Of Wolves & Kindo, 7 The Starlight — Heidijo, 5; Chloe V and Kathryn Rose Wood, 8; Shawan Rice, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Jonathan Freilich Presents, 9

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MUSIC The Starlight — Johnny Lonesome, 2; Alan Kamen, 5; Shawan Rice, 8; Dana Abbott Band, 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5

SUNDAY 12 BMC — Will Dickerson Band, noon; Foot & Friends, 3; Jazmarae, 7; Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11 a.m.; NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Willis Blues 4 Sale, 10 Bar Redux — Toby O’Brien & Friends, 9 Blue Nile — Andrew J. Forest and the Swampcrawlers, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 10:30 Bombay Club — Tim Laughlin Trio, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; Steve DeTroy, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Gal Holiday, 8 Circle Bar — Micah & Marlin, 7 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Valerie Sassyfrass, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom McDermott, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Lazy Jack — Triple Threat, 3 Monkey Hill Bar — Katie Catinella with John Cain with Joni Mitchell Blue Tribute, 7

Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30; Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud with Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Santos Bar — Rewind Dance Party with DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Mahmoud Chouki’s International String Trio, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Trench, Monika and Dihyo, 9 The Starlight — Keith Burnstein, 5; Gabrielle Cavassa Band, 8; Gabrielle Cavassa Jazz Jam, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Clementines, 8 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Helen Gillet, 9

MONDAY 13 BMC — Carolyn Samuelson, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim, noon; Perdido Jazz Band, 3; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Guitar Slim Jr., 10 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Decatur Street Allstars, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Paul Sanchez, 8

Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Slow Coyote & Smokestack Relics, 9:30 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 House of Blues — Lovelytheband, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Cait Harris, 8; Wilder Lore, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Republic NOLA — Chromatics, 8 Rock n’ Bowl — Nola Swing Dance Connection with DJ Twiggs, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Monday Night Allstars with Amasa Miller, Donald Ramsey, Raymond Weber Jr., Detroit Brooks, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Flotsam and Jetsam, Dead by Wednesday and A Hanging, 7 The Starlight — Dayna Kurtz with James Singleton, 6; Free Jambalaya Jam featuring Joshua Benitez Band, 8; Geovane Santos and Allison Garcia, 9 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5; Washboard Rodeo, 8

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PREVIEW Lucy Dacus

BY RAPHAEL HELFAND THERE AREN’T MANY INDIE ROCKERS WHO CRAFT BETTER HOOKS than Lucy Dacus and she’s only 24. The Richmond, Virginia native makes slow-burning songs that often begin in soft-spoken folk territory and build to fiery, guitar-heavy climaxes, her lyrics growing in intensity with the swelling of the sound. Dacus dropped her debut album, “No Burden,” in 2016 to widespread acclaim, but it was on her sophomore LP, “Historian,” released last year via Matador Records, that her writing reached its full potency. “Historian” is full of serious songs about love and loss, which are turned into anthems by Dacus’ warm, glowing voice.

Opening for Dacus at One Eyed Jacks is Mothers, an Americana-turned-postpunk band from Philadelphia by way of Athens, Georgia. Lead singer Kristine Leschper founded Mothers as a solo act while studying printmaking in college. The project grew to incorporate other Athens musicians, including guitarist Matthew Anderegg, who helped push the group’s sound from the folk rock of its 2016 debut, “When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired,” to the mathy punk of its 2018 follow-up, “Render Another Ugly Method.” Mothers’ new sound is noisy and abrasive, emphasizing the ennui in Leschper’s lyrics.

Lucy Dacus and Mothers perform at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net. Tickets $15.

Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas.org. Free admission.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Deal. Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St. — Kari Sjostrand and Larry Turner perform and record with Gary Leming, Peter Gabriel Gustafson, Matthew D. White and Joey Van Leeuuwen. www.marignyoperahouse.org.

Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Evening of Baroque Music. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — Kurt Munstedt (violin), Thomas Thoreau (lute) and Ben Fox (viola da gamba) replicate techniques of playing Baroque music in works by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti.

Vocalist Lauren Oglesby also performs. www.deutscheshaus.org. Free admission. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Harp Concert. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Abigail Kent of the American Harp Society performs. www.jplibrary.net.

2 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Tulane University, Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — Keyboardist Victor Atkins leads the quintet in a program of songs celebrating motherhood and inspired by the stories of women incarcerated in Louisiana. Free admission.

1 p.m. Saturday.

Prieto Conducts Chavez, Bernstein & Shostakovich. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — Musical director Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts Carlos Chavez’s Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía India.” Violinist Alexandra Soumm performs “Serenade” after Plato’s “Symposium” by Leonard Bernstein.

The program also includes Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 and Tchaikowsky’s “1812 Overture.” Tickets $20-$140.

7:30 p.m. Thursday.

“Sound and Motion”. Marigny Opera House, 725 Saint Ferdinand St. — For its season finale, the Versipel Collective is joined by mezzo-soprano Brindley McWhorter for Monica Pearce’s “Leda Songs” and Moon Young Ha’s “Fairy Tale,” dancer Rebecca Allen for John Cage’s “Variations III” and “Variations IV,” and trumpeter Shane Courville.

Tickets $10-$20. 7 p.m. Sunday.

Swing in the Pines. Bogue Falaya Park , 213 Park Drive, Covington — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs an outdoor concert. Food Bank will collect food donations as part of Orchestras Feeding America. www. lpomusic.com. Free admission.

6 p.m. Saturday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The Mother’s Day celebration features Mei Mei Wei and Lily Ye, a mother-daughter violin duo from China, performing Bach’s sonatas, partitas and Double Concerto in D minor. www.ablinas.org.

Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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TUESDAY 7 “German Memmonites in Russia.”

Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — Maria Hamilton discusses the topic for Kulturabend. Food available. www.deutscheshaus.org. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Gulf South for a Green New Deal. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — The program includes short films, music and discussions about ecological crises in the Gulf South. The program is organized by the Sunrise Movement and anchored locally by the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy. www.sunrisemovement.org/tour. 6 p.m.

“How to Be A New Orleans Ally.” Music Box Village, 4557 N. Rampart St. — New Orleans Airlift presents a panel series with performances and discussions about how new residents can engage and collaborate with natives and the culture. www.neworleansairlift.org. 6 p.m.

Supercharging Web Browsing. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Krewe de Tech’s Don Costello demonstrates how to customize Chrome and Firefox browsers. 6:30 p.m.

Trivia Tuesdays. Auction House Market, 801 Magazine St. — The team competition has Auction House Market gift cards as prizes. Free admission. 6 p.m.

“Very Impressive Irons.” East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Antique iron collector David Arata speaks and displays his collection of irons and trivets. www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 8 “Searching for Belonging and Safety: Pierre Becnel’s Transformation of Evergreen Plantation in the 1830s.” Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — The Gallier Gathering features speaker Whitney Stewart discussing the antebellum period for Louisianians. A wine reception follows. www.hgghh.org. Tickets $10-$12. 6 p.m.

French American Chamber of Commerce.

Degas House, 2401 Esplanade Ave. — The French American Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast presents Fete des Fromages co-directors, who will discuss the upcoming festival. There’s a cash bar. 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Business Symposium. Sheraton Hotel Metairie, No. 4 Galleria Blvd., Metairie — The daylong event of speakers and discussions is sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana. www.hccl.biz. Noon.

YLC Wednesday at the Square. Lafayette Square, South Maestri Place — The weekly series features local bands, food, drinks and more every Wednesday. Free admission. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY 9 Exploring The Diaspora: Morocco. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — This two-day event includes a field trip, storytelling, dance and a Friday happy hour event. www.ashecac.org. Tickets $8-$10. 10 a.m.

Family Fun Night. Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, City Park, 5 Victory Ave. — International School of Louisiana hosts a fundraiser with a raffle, silent auction, music, food and games. www.isl-edu.org.

Tickets $15-$20. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 10 Permanent Higgins Exhibition Opening.

National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — “Bayou to Battlefield: Higgins Industries During World War II” will be on permanent display in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion.

The event includes a presentation on the exhibit and the plant and a reception. www.nationalww2museum.org. Free admission. 4 p.m.

Pride Prom. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — Big Freedia headlines an alcohol-free prom for LGBTQ attendees ages 16-20, sponsored by HyPride, PFLAG New Orleans, CrescentCare, HRC Louisiana and Jewish Pride NOLA. RSVP required. www.pridepromnola2019. eventbrite.com. Free admission. 8 p.m.

Suits and Salads. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — The benefit for Dress for Success New Orleans, which promotes economic independence for women, features CEO Joi Gordon as keynote. There’s also a fashion show, silent auction, jewelry pull and cocktails. www. neworleans.dressforsuccess.org. Tickets $90. 11 a.m.

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PREVIEW Art Jam

BY WILL COVIELLO

ARTS EDUCATION NONPROFIT KID SMART celebrates 20 years of programming in New Orleans schools Saturday with Art Jam, a block party on Bayou Road. There are performances at Southern Rep Theatre, including music by Rich Collins of the Imagination Movers and drag story time with P H OTO C O U R T E S Y K I D S M A R T Laveau Contraire. Community Book Center hosts a poetry workshop and activities. There’s also dance, theater games and music by the Trombone Shorty Foundation. Local museums present arts and crafts activities, and there’s cupcake-decorating with the CupCake Fairies, games and more. Cochon Butcher and the Link Restaurant Group provide food.

Over two decades, KID smART has collaborated on arts integration programs with 40 New Orleans public schools.

Art Jam is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11. 2541 Bayou Road; www.kidsmart.org.

Admission is free.

Nightmare, 319 Butterworth St. — New Orleans Nightmare’s haunted house adventure includes walking dead, laser-tag guns and more in this two-day-only production. www.zombieapocalypselive.com/new-orleans. Tickets $25-$45. 7 p.m.

Also Saturday.

SATURDAY 11 Art Jam. KID smART Rose Collaborative Campus, 2541 Bayou Road — Imagination Mover Rich Collins headlines the block party for arts education nonprofit KID smART, which is celebrating 20 years. The event includes drag storytime, lunch by Donald Link and art activities. www.kidsmart.org/ artjam. Free admission. 11 a.m.

Champagne Stroll. Magazine Street, .— More than 100 businesses along the commercial thoroughfare serve sparkling wine during art and trunk shows. www.magazinestreet.com. 5 p.m.

Dillard University Anniversary Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — Patti LaBelle headlines the gala celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the university. Proceeds benefit the Student Assistance for Financial Emergencies Fund. www.dillard.edu. 8 p.m.

East Bank Spring Fest. McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School, 3019 Higgins Blvd. — The InspireNOLA Schools event includes food, games, music and raffles. www.inspirenolacharterschools.org. Free admission. 11 a.m.

Eat, Darling, Eat: Mother/Daughter Cooking Demo & Storytelling. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Aimee Lee Ball and Steve Baum from “Eat, Darling, Eat” read

stories. There’s a cooking demonstration by mother-daughter duo Givonna Joseph and Aria Mason, founders of Opera Creole, and there’s a panel discussion about family and food heritage. www.natfab.org/events/eatdarlingeat. Tickets $5.25-$10.50. 1 p.m.

“Fais Do-Do”. Audubon Charter School Gentilly, 4720 Painters St. — The new school finishes the year with an event combining culture, arts, music, food, community and more. For information, email lspearman@asnola.org. 11 a.m. Saturday.

Glitter and Be Gay. Ernst Cafe, 600 S. Peters St. — The Krewe of Armeinius event includes food, Champagne, a silent auction and entertainment. www.armeinius. org. Tickets $50. 7 p.m.

Independent Bookstore Day. Various venues — Garden District Book Shop, Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, Blue Cypress Books and Octavia Books celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with activities, art and a scavenger hunt. 10 a.m.

Mother’s Day Tea. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road — There are morning and afternoon seatings for tea with sandwiches, treats and kid-friendly foods. www.longuevue.com. Tickets $35$45. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Peace on the River. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place — The inaugural fundraiser for the Peace Foundation features Irma Thomas, Amanda Shaw, Kermit Ruffins and more. www.ticketfly. com. Tickets $50. 7 p.m.

Storm Sweep. New Canal Lighthouse, 8001 Lakeshore Drive — The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, the City of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish gather volunteers to clean catch basins that drain into Lake Pon-

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SUNDAY 12 Mother’s Day Concert and Picnic. Cabrini Park, corner of Dauphine and Barracks streets — Vieux Carre Property Owners and Residents Association presents an outdoor salute with the New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra and the Homer A. Plessy Middle School Orchestra.

There’s face painting and more. 4 p.m.

Mother’s Day Home Tour. Old Mandeville, various locations — “Homes on the Chenier” is the theme of the Old Mandeville Historic Association’s 10th tour. www.oldmandevillehistoricassociation.org. Tickets $12-$20. 2 p.m.

Mother’s Day at Audubon Zoo. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — Soul and R&B singer Irma Thomas headlines the Mother’s Day celebration. A buffet brunch is available at the Audubon Tea Room at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. www.audubonnatureinstitute.org. 10 a.m.

Tiffany Tea. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — The benefit for the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University features high tea, Champagne, jazz and a tour of the Tiffany stainedglass windows. (504) 314-2406. www. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu. Tickets $35-$40. 3 p.m.

SPORTS Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The New Orleans minor league baseball team faces the San Antonio, Texas Missions. www. milb.com/new-orleans. Tickets $5.

6:30 p.m. Monday.

BOOKS Casey Cep. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com.

2 p.m. Sunday.

Diane C. McPhail. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs “The Abolitionist’s Daughter.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

G. Leighton Ciravolo. McDonoghville Cemetery, 520 Hancock St., Gretna — The author signs and discusses “The Legacy of John McDonogh.” www.johnmc-

donogh.com. 9:45 a.m. Friday.

Ingrid Green Adams, Vivian Collins and Hilda Miller. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — Three local authors discuss their new books, including “Is There a Doctor in the House?,” “Why Not a Woman?” and “Loving Someone Behind Bars,” respectively. www.jplibrary.net.

7 p.m. Thursday.

Nigel Hamilton. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — The author discusses “War and Peace: FDR’s Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945.” There’s a reception at 5 p.m. and signing at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

S.A. Lelchuk. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses and signs “Save Me From Dangerous Men.” www. octaviabooks.com. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

FILM Some national chains do not announce their opening weekend lineups in time for Gambit’s print deadline. This is a partial list of films running in the New Orleans area this weekend.

FILM FESTIVAL Public Health Film Festival. Tulane University School of Public Health, Diboll Auditorium, Tidewater Building, 1440 Canal St. — The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and WHIV radio present films that emphasize disparities in public health and individual rights. Through Sunday. www.f-no. org/tickets. Free admission. Wednesday through Friday.

OPENINGS “Charlie Says” — Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”) stars as Charles Manson in this biographical crime drama about a woman who is transformed into a killer during the summer of 1969. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“The Hustle” (PG-13) — Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists in this redo of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. Also screening at 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Westbank Palace 16 as part of a Girls Night Out exclusive screening.

“The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” — Adam Driver stars as a filmmaker whose sense of reality worsens as he meets a cobbler believed to be Don Quixote.

Terry Gilliam directs. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Pokemon Detective Pikachu” (PG) — A boy comes across a talking furry monster named Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) in this adventure-comedy based on the popular anime series. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie

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tchartrain. There’s a hurricane readiness fair at 10:30 a.m. Free admission. 8:30 a.m.

Turtle Parade. Brennan’s New Orleans, 417 Royal St. — The 10 turtles that inhabit the restaurant’s courtyard fountain pool ride through the French Quarter in wagons and there’s a final procession on a green carpet to the courtyard. The parade starts at 550 Bienville St., goes to St. Louis Cathedral, turns left on St. Peter Street and left on Royal Street to the restaurant. 11 a.m.

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GOING OUT Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Poms” (PG-13) — Diane Keaton and Pam Grier star in the comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Tolkien” (PG-13) — Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: First Class”) stars as J.R.R. Tolkien in this biographical drama about the “Lord of the Rings” author’s formative years. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. Also screening at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 as part of an exclusive screening.

“Wild Nights with Emily” (PG-13) — Molly Shannon stars as poet Emily Dickinson in this comedy about the writer’s relationship with another woman. Broad Theater.

NOW SHOWING “After” (PG-13) — A young woman falls for a man with a dark secret in this romantic drama based on Anna Todd’s novel.

Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Amazing Grace” (G) — In this concert documentary with never-before-seen footage, Aretha Franklin performs with a choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in 1972. Broad Theater.

“Avengers — Endgame” (PG-13) — A team of heroes including Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Thor and many others band together to prevent Thanos’ from destroying the universe. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Black Mother” — Khalik Allah directs this documentary/love letter to Jamaica that explores the culture and neighborhoods of the island nation. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Bolden” (R) — Gary Carr (TV’s “The Deuce”) stars as Charles “Buddy” Bolden, the inventor of jazz, in this drama from writer-director Dan Pritzker. AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater.

“Breakthrough” (PG) — A mother prays for her 14-year-old son’s recovery after he nearly drowns in this faith-based drama starring Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace and Josh Lucas. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Captain Marvel” (PG-13) — Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, a soldier who becomes a superhero, in this Marvel comic book adaptation. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Cuba — Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean” — The film takes an intimate look at Cuban culture, architecture and ecosystems through the eyes of its artists, historians and scientists. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“The Curse of La Llorona” (R) — An apparition caught between heaven and hell creeps in the shadows and preys on children in 1970s Los Angeles in this latest entry in “The Conjuring” horror franchise.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Going Attractions — The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace” — Writer-director Amy Wright takes a look at the evolution of movie theaters in this new documentary. Chalmette Movies.

“Hail Satan?” (R) — Director Penny Lane’s documentary explores the rise and influence of The Satanic Temple.

Broad Theater.

“Dumbo” (PG) — Tim Burton directs Colin Farrell and Michael Keaton in a live-action adaptation of the Disney cartoon about a young elephant with oversized ears. The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Hurricane on the Bayou” — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary about areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“The Intruder” (PG-13) — Dennis Quaid plays a crazed man who can’t let go of his former house after it is purchased by a young married couple in this horror movie.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Long Shot” (R) — Seth Rogen stars as a journalist who reunites with his first crush (Charlize Theron), who is preparing for a Presidential run. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Little” (PG-13) — When adulthood gets stressful, a woman is transformed into her younger self in this comedy starring Marsai Martin, Regina Hall and Issa Rae. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Missing Link” (PG) — A stop-motion animated movie from the creators of “Kubo and the Two Strings,” this film revolves around an investigator of myths and monsters who seeks a living remnant of man’s primitive ancestry. AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Oceans — Our Blue Planet 3D” — This BBC Earth film transports audiences to the depths of the globe’s waters. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“Penguins” (G) — Ed Helms narrates this DisneyNature documentary about a male Adelie penguin on a quest to find a partner and start a family. AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Ramen Shop” — Curious about his parents’ past, a young man goes on a food journey to Singapore. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Shazam!” (PG-13) — A kid becomes an adult superhero with the shout of “Shazam!” in this latest DC comic book adaptation starring Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”).

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PREVIEW ‘The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story’

BY WILL COVIELLO IN 2011, THE NOLA PROJECT PRESENTED an inspired production of Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and the auP H OTO B Y E D WA R D C A R T E R S I M O N dience followed the action from the pine grove at the garden’s front gates to the field near the Timken Center, which became the forest inhabited by Oberon, Titania and the fairies. The company revisits that world, and audiences again trek through the garden for “The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story,” written by Michael Aaron Santos, who recently was named the Big Easy Entertainment Awards’ Theater Person of the Year.

In “Midsummer,” Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies, battle over a “changeling” boy, a mysterious figure whom Titania has raised and Oberon wants as an attendant. The play describes the boy as a prince from India, but he never speaks.

“The Henchman” is the story of the changeling, now named Jacob, 15 years after the events of “Midsummer.” In the comedic adventure story, it’s revealed that Jacob’s father sent the boy abroad to protect him from his older brother, Esau, who wishes to be king of India. When the father decrees that Jacob is the heir to the throne, the brother begins a search for Jacob, who lives among the fairies while Oberon prepares him to one day return home. Jacob is torn between the worlds of his birth and that of his friends. There are recurring characters from “Midsummer,” but the story of “The Henchman” stands by itself.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and Sunday, May 8-26, in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle; www.nolaproject.com.

Tickets $12-$28.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Storm Boy” (PG) — A retired businessman sees images and stories from his past that he can’t explain, including an event where he saved and raised an orphaned pelican. Jai Courtney and Geoffrey Rush star. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“UglyDolls” (PG) — Ugly stuffed dolls struggle to be loved in this animated comedy featuring the voices of Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Annie” (G) — John Huston directs this 1982 musical comedy based on the classic comic strip about a young orphan. At 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Batman & Robin” (PG-13) — Gotham City’s superheroes Batman (George Clooney) and sidekick Robin (Chris O’Donnell) take on the ice-cold forces of Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and many others. At 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Batman Forever” (PG-13) — Val Kilmer stars as Batman in this sequel that pits the DC Comics superhero against The Riddler (Jim Carrey) and Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones). At 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Chonda Pierce — Unashamed” (PG) — The faith-based comedian travels around the world in this documentary highlighting people who are devoted to Jesus Christ.

Mike Huckabee and Michael Tait appear.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Code Geass — Lelouch of the Resurrection The Movie” — Funimation’s popular anime series that ended nearly a decade ago gets an official sequel film, screening exclusively on the big screen. At 7 p.m.

Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Hidden Pacific” — This 3-D presentation profiles some of the Pacific Ocean’s most beautiful islands and marine national monuments. Premiering at noon Wednesday at Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“High Society” — Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra star in this 1956 comedy about a spoiled heiress choosing between three suitors. At 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“MetLive — Dialouges des Carmelites” — At 11 a.m. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (PG) — King Arthur and his knights embark on the quest for the Holy Grail in this 1975 comedy starring John Cleese and Eric Idle.

At noon and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (R) — A newly engaged couple’s car breaks down and they must stay at Dr. FrankN-Furter’s house. Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon star in this 1975 comedy-musical. At 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

“The Sound of Music” (G) — Julie Andrews stars as a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower (Christopher Plummer) in this 1965 dramatic musical. At 3 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

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ON STAGE “The Best of Sinatra.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Spenser Racca, one of the original Stage Door Idol winners, sings hits including “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Come Fly With Me.” ww.nationalww2museum. org. Tickets $29-$64. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Beyond Therapy.” Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road — Bruce and Prudence struggle with their relationship and their separate therapists’ advice. www. playmakersinc.com. Tickets $20. 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Flowers for Halie.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Troi Bechet wrote and stars in the new musical exploring the life of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, from her early life in New Orleans to her international success as a singer and civil rights activist. www. southernrep.com. Tickets $25-$45. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, Monday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

GiveNOLA Bucket List Cabaret. Tulane University Dixon Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — The musical showcase in conjunction with GiveNOLA Day features performers singing their bucket list selections. A reception precedes performances. www.summerlyric.tulane.edu. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

“The Great Big Doorstep.” 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St — Based on the novel by E.O. O’Donnell, the Depression-era comedy looks at the Crochets, a Cajun family who live in a ramshackle house between the levee and the Mississippi River and their dream of owning a stately plantation. www.30byninety. com. Tickets $10-$21. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Henchman — A Shakespeare Story.” Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project presnts a sequel to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” in which Jacob, the changeling boy who doesn’t speak in Shakespeare’s comedy, learns he is the lost son of the king of India. www. nolaproject.com. Tickets $12-$28. 7 p.m.

Wednesday to Friday, Sunday.

“High School Musical Jr.” St. Philip Neri School, Parishioners’ Center, 6600 Kawanee Ave., Metairie — St. Philip Neri Drama presents the Disney musical. Tickets available at amydufrechou@cox.net or (504) 382-5481. Tickets $5-$10. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

“Me and My Girl.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — Gary Rucker and Kelly Fouchi star in the comedic musical about a British commoner who learns that he belongs to an aristocratic family and is himself an Earl. He struggles to adjust to the social demands of his newfound status. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Pianist of Willesden Lane.” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — Pianist and storyteller Mona Golabek appears in the production based on her book with Lee Cohen, “The Children of Willesden Lane.”

Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during World War II, it tells the true story of Golabek’s mother, Lisa Jura, a Jewish musician. Tickets $15-$55. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

“Sister Act.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — Based on the hit movie, the drama tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a singer who tries to hide in a convent where she bucks authority and organizes the sisters into a choir that breathes new life into the church and community. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $17.50-$28. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The burlesque show with a live band features Trixie Minx and guests with vocals by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www.sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday.

The Victory Belles. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — A female vocal trio reminiscent of The Andrews Sisters and other groups of the war era sings a repertoire of 1940s and patriotic tunes. www. nationalww2museum. Tickets $25-$60.

12:45 p.m. Wednesday.

OPERA “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St. — Bela Bartok’s one-act opera about Judith, who marries the mysterious Duke Bluebeard and opens seven locked doors in his fortress. It stars Johnnie Bankens and Elana Gleason, and Michael Borowitz conducts. www.marignyoperahouse.org. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY 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.

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Cantrell Ya. Cello’s, 3401 N. Hullen St., Metairie — The political satire by Chris Champagne features musical guest Kelcy Mae. (504) 330-9117. Tickets $15.

8 p.m. Friday.

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.

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“True Grit (1969)” (G) — John Wayne stars as Rooster Cogburn, a drunken U.S. marshal, who helps a stubborn teenager track down her father’s murderer.

At noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“What We Left Behind — Looking Back at Star Trek Deep Space Nine” — Showrunners and cast members from the hit spinoff of “Star Trek” discuss the series 20 years after it ended. At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“The Wrong Man” — An innocent man is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber in this 1956 film noir from director Alfred Hitchcock. At 10 a.m.

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GOING OUT Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 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.

Comedy Night in New Orleans. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Comics from The New Movement perform.

8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the stand-up comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 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 is at 7:30 p.m., the show is 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.

Haeg and Butts Presents. Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St. — The weekly standup, improv and sketch show features local performers. www.parleauxbeerlab.com.

8 p.m. Sunday.

Jeff D Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St. — This weekly showcase features comedy and drag with Geneva Joy, Carl Cahlua and guests. 10 p.m. Thursday.

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

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

8:30 p.m. Thursday.

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

St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A stand-up show hosted by Clark Taylor features local veterans, up-and-comers, touring acts and surprise guests. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — We Are Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic in The Scrapyard.

8 p.m. Tuesday.

Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A different show each week features local talent from The New Movement.

7 p.m. Sunday.

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 at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Thursday Night Special. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A rotating comedy showcase features stand-up, sketch and improv comedy shows.

8 p.m. Thursday.

The Wheel of Improv. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The show aims to combine “American Ninja War-

rior,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” in a blend of formats jammed together. 8 p.m. Thursday.

ART OPENINGS Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St. — The “Toxic Inequity, New Orleans’ Silent Poison” exhibition was curated by Carl Joe Williams for the annual Side-By-Side Wetlands Art Tour, through June 14; opening reception, 6 p.m. Friday.

Atrium Gallery at Christwood, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington — The expo features selected Works by Jamar Pierre, through June 28; opening reception, 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave. — Shows include “Charismatic Microfauna,” collographs by Pippin Frisbie-Calder, “I’ve Been Galvanaized... But That’s Not All,” metal sculpture by Adam Farrington, and “ Orifice,” a grotto installation by Rosalie Smith, all through June 1; opening reception, 9 p.m. Saturday.

Good Children Gallery, 4037 St. Claude Ave. — The “Precarious Places” exhibition features works by Grant Benoit, through June 2; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Staple Goods Gallery, 1340 St. Roch Ave. — “Everything Is Unknown” is an exhibition of two large-scale paintings by Norah Lovell, through June 2; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Second Story Gallery, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — “Momento Mori” is an invitational exhibition of more than 30 area artists working in various media, through June 27; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

HAPPENINGS Exhibition Tour Led by Dolfinette Martin and Syrita Steib-Martin. Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Circle — The tour of “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana” is led

by PerSisters and co-producers of the exhibition, Dolfinette Martin and Syrita Steib Martin. Free admission. Noon Saturday.

Free Flower Craft Workshop. Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Circle — Using pressed flowers from the garden outside the museum, this program features a Mother’s Day card-making station, eco-printing activities and edible flowers. Free admission.

11 a.m. Saturday.

Home Tour Art Show. Old Mandeville, various locations — Artists will set up on porches and lawns of homes in the Old Mandeville Home Tour. www.oldmandevillehistoricacssociation.org. Tickets $12-$20. 2 p.m. Sunday St. Claude Second Saturday Gallery Walk. St. Claude Arts District, St. Claude Avenue — St. Claude Art District galleries hold receptions for new shows.

6 p.m. Saturday

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — “Hing Pictures: Eight Women Artists

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Ogden Museum of Southern Art , 925 Camp St. — “Vernacular Voices SelfTaught, Outside and Visionary Art from the Permanent Collection,” through July 14; Margarita Barera, multi-media sculptural work, presented by the Center For Southern Craft and Design, through Sunday; “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé,” abstract impressionist from throughtout her life; through Sept. 8. www.ogden-museum.org.

Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St. — “The Laurel Valley Plantation Photographs of Philip M. Denman” features 40 years of photographic documentation of the Thibodaux plantation, through June 14.

Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. “New Orleans Medley: Sounds of the City” explores diverse influences, cultures and musicians through history, through Aug. 4.

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FROM ANCIENT TIMES UNTIL AT LEAST THE EARLY RENAISSANCE, art, science and spirituality were considered part of a magical totality in which all things were alive. Even language was fluid. In ancient Greece, the word “techne” could mean art or technology. Language and technology eventually evolved and all things were verbally separated into inert concepts, and everything, including people, became material resources to be exploited. More recent developments in physics suggest that everything in the universe is interconnected after all. James Flynn’s optokinetic canvases at Callan Contemporary reflect his interpretations of the invisible life of subatomic particles, waves and fields that animate all things in the cosmos. “The Synchronous Flux of the Particle-Wave” (pictured), harks to the behavior of the particle fields that encompass the spaces of the universe, fields that can be illustrated as clusters of geometric particles that fill larger, spherelike forms. As expressions of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, their behavior is not totally predictable, so they can have an uncanny wild-card life of their own.

The ancients saw the spiral forms found in nature — spiral nebulae in the skies and nautilus shells below — as icons of the interwoven creativity of the universe.

Flynn’s “Ayin” painting suggests a dance of energy within a vortex of curved space, a view that harks both to contemporary physics and the spiral mandalas of ancient Buddhists, Hindus and others for whom the spiral was an iconic reminder that we are bound up in nature’s sublimely interwoven patterns. Other works suggest the schematics of electrical or magnetic waves, or forces like gravity that we experience in a material way but which are modalities of energy. “Mona at the Speed of Light IV” depicts Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic Renaissance masterpiece as a grid of circles, ovoids, rods and lines that recall quantum theoretical notions while visually evoking the porous, mutable nature of just about everything. Inspired by his mentor, the great Mexican surrealist Pedro Friedeberg, Flynn extends the trajectory of op art into the mysteries of post-Einsteinian space. Through May 26. Callan Contemporary, 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com.

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Occupy the Third Dimension,” through June 16; “Bonnie Maygarden: Principle of the Hinge” and “Aimee Farnet Siegel: Principle of Uncertainty,” through Sunday; space-ship presents “Down To Earth,” a pop-up presentation through Sunday.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square” is an exhibition about Don Andres Almonester and his daughter Baroness Micaela Pontalba, through October.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” features Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond” has interactive displays and artifacts, ongoing.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — The “Bondye: Between and Beyond” exhibit features sequined prayer flags by Tina Girouard with Haitian artists, through June 16; “Tim Duffy: Blue Muse” features 30 tintypes depicting folk musicians from across the South; “You are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place” explores the relationship between photography and location, through July 28; “Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art,” tracing the politics of

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9.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that he is entitled to an Order awarding himreasonable attorney’s fees and costs in this matter.

WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff prays for the following relief:

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.StorageTreasures. com on 05-23-2019 at 10:00 am for the following units: Alexis Lynn Wise unit 3075: mattress, box spring, clothing, lamp, mirrors, sofa, and end tables. Marilyn G Ford unit 3052: boxes, Bench chair, and Coffee table. Ada Patricia Rodiguez Lalin unit 3077: box spring, chair, clothing, ladder, sofa, toys and tools.

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C.For attorney’s fees and costs; and, D.For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT COUNTY OF RICHLAND COMPLAINT 2019-DR-40-3906 Lee Clinton Knuckles, Plaintiff, vs.

Chykeeta Watson, Defendant.

THE PLAINTIFF, COMPLAINING OF THE DEFENDANT, ALLEGES: 1.That the Plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the County of Richland, State of South Carolina,and has maintained said residency for more than one year prior to the filing of this action.

2.Upon information and belief, that the Defendant last known residence was the County ofCuyahoga, State of Ohio.

3.That the parties were never married, but are the parents of one child, to wit: C. K. K., YOB3/21/2007.

4.That the minor child lived exclusively with the Plaintiff since the Defendant abandoned theminor child in 2008. Since that time, the Defendant has not provided for any physical,emotional or financial support for the minor child.

5.That the Plaintiff is a fit and proper person to have sole custody of the minor child, andindeed, he and his family are the only stability that the child has ever know.

6.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that he is entitled to an Order granting him solecustody of the minor child.

7.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that the Defendant is a adult capable of providingsupport for the minor child.

8.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that he is entitled to an award of child supportpursuant to the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines.

8.That the Plaintiff has been forced to file multiple actions for custody of the minor child, andhas made numerous attempts to locate and serve the Defendant, requiring him to expendmonies for attorney’s fees and costs.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT COUNTY OF RICHLAND SUMMONS 2018-DR-40-3908 Lee Clinton Knuckles, Plaintiff, vs.

Chykeeta Watson, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, acopy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscriber athis office, 1527 Blanding Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, within thirty (30) days afterservice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint withinthe time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in theComplaint.

S/ Thomas M. Neal, III Thomas M. Neal, III Law Office of Thomas M. Neal, III Post Office Drawer 90405 1527 Blanding Street Columbia, South Carolina 29290 (803) 931-0028 FAX (866) 496-7099 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina November 2, 2018