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practices, and the system — particularly the children — paid a hefty price. After Katrina, state lawmakers took more than 100 “failing” schools from the local board.

The previous board began making drastic cuts to right-size the system, and the current board (elected in 2008 and installed

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in January 2009) continued that trend.

As a result, the district went from a $3.8 million negative fund balance in 2005 to a surplus of $65.9 million in 2006 and $68.9 million in 2007. “The trend has remained strong in ’08 and ’09,” says system CFO Stan Smith. “We feel strongly that the ratings we received from both Moody’s and S&P show that the district is heading in the right direction.”

We agree. And, on an even more important note, test scores are up significantly in the system’s traditional schools as well.

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e join thousands of Louisianans in mourning the death of David F. Dixon, the French Quarter businessman and civic leader who long ago earned the title “Father of the Superdome.” A visionary and humanitarian, Dixon conceived of building the world’s largest domed stadium in downtown New Orleans and using it to attract an NFL franchise. He convinced then-Gov. John McKeithen to back the idea and, with the governor’s help, the tireless Dixon saw his dream through to reality. Indeed, in many ways, Dave Dixon was the father of the dome as well as the Saints.

In addition to helping New Orleans land the Saints franchise, the Superdome completely transformed downtown New Orleans. It led to the widening of Poydras Street and established it as a commercial thoroughfare; it jump-started the city’s

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In addition to his civic work, Dixon devoted himself to charitable causes.

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ublic school students across New Orleans returned to class last week, ready to begin the fifth academic year after Hurricane Katrina.

Much has changed in the local educational landscape since Katrina all but wiped out the city’s public school system. For the past few years, education experts across the country have watched New Orleans play out the most sweeping set of school reforms and innovations in American history. Most of the attention has focused on charter schools, which sprang up in response to the need to replace failed public schools with new institutions offering higher standards and hope for better learning opportunities. At the same time, and virtually without notice, the Orleans Parish School Board also has begun to turn around its fortunes.

Just last month, the board reached a fiscal milestone: It restructured the system’s long-term debt by selling $97 million in general-obligation refunding bonds. The sale marked the first time the school district had issued bonds in more than 10 years. In fact, the bond sale marked the first time in memory that the Orleans Parish School Board even qualified to sell any kind of bonds rated higher than “junk bonds.” Moreover, the new bonds are rated “Aa3” by Moody’s Investors Service and “A-plus” by Standard & Poor’s — the highest public bond ratings in the metro area, and one of the highest in the state.

The refunding will save taxpayers more than $26 million in the next 10 years and will repay “old” debt more than two years early.

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School for boys. It once was the site of a five-bedroom house built by Fred Bertrand in 1909. In 1919, William Hey Blake, Harding McFadden, an oil millionaire Where Was turtle back road? from Fort Worth, Texas, bought the DaviD house and converted it into a sevenbedroom, 11-bath mansion with several drawing rooms, an indoor swimming Dear DaviD, pool, a ballroom, a trophy room and a Turtle Back Road was in what is now kennel for about 40 hunting dogs. It City Park. It ran between present-day Hey Blake,

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The mansion grounds were lavish, with sunken gardens designed by Wilhelm Pederson on each side of the house and an Eastern-style garden in the rear. McFadden also owned estates in Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma, but he and his wife liked to visit New Orleans for the thoroughbred racing season, Mardi Gras, the Sugar Bowl and other special occasions. McFadden loved sports, and during the 1941 New Orleans Open Golf Tournament in City Park, he invited 50 golfers from the tournament to the mansion for breakfast, where he served them pheasant under glass.

City Park acquired more and more land and grew up all around McFad- den’s mansion, and in December 1943 he sold his house, 4 acres of land, three houses and a greenhouse to the park board for $40,000.

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It first appears in city records in 1920, when it was the scene of a murder.

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Turtle Back Road was accessible only from Robert E. Lee Boulevard. It ran alongside the canal and got its name from the high ground in the center, which sloped off to the sides (like a turtle’s shell). Its real reputation, however, was as one of New Orleans’ earliest lovers’ lanes.

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“I don’t care how many scientists BP buys. That oil did not disappear.” — Director Spike Lee, responding to media reports that 74 percent of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico had dispersed or vanished. Lee’s newest documentary, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, looks at New Orleans and the Gulf Coast five years after Hurricane Katrina.

Ink Tank AT THE SOUTHERN STING TATTOO SHOP IN LAFOURCHE PARISH, THE OIL DISASTER MEANS ANYTHING BUT BUSINESS AS USUAL.

“I got lambasted by the Coast Guard and NOAA when we said there was undersea oil.” — University of South Florida marine sciences dean William Hogarth, adding that some in the government ordered his group to retract the finding.

Vernon Asper, an oceanographer at the University of Southern Mississippi, which found the same result independently, said NOAA “responded by trying to discredit us. It was just a shock.”

The Coast Guard had no comment on the allegations.

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oil disaster now cover Eric Guidry (left) and Bobby the outside wall of Pitre have covered the outthe shop. One shows side wall of their tattoo shop with murals and sculpture the Grim Reaper flythey created about the Gulf ing over the Gulf of oil disaster.

Mexico with the BP PHOTO BY MATT DAVIS logo on its back under the slogan, “You killed our gulf … our way of life!”

Above the portrait of Obama, Pitre and Guidry took a mannequin, removed the arms and legs, and added sprayfoam guts. The dismembered, disemboweled torso reads: “BP took our arms. The government is taking our legs. How will we stand?”

Next to the wall is another mannequin, this one wearing a gas mask and holding a fish and a sign that reads: “God help us all!”

A local oil rig supply man stopped into the store on a

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, who is facing a potentially nasty re-election fight against Democratic Congressman Charlie Melancon and eleventh-hour Republican candidate Chet Traylor, sent out a fundraising email Aug. 6 with the subject line, “Mud Alert!” The electronic solicitation outlined what Vitter claims were connections between Melancon and Traylor, whom he described as “nothing more than a tool and stalking horse for Charlie Melancon.”

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is building its 135th and 136th playgrounds on the Gulf Coast to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The national nonprofit group, which constructs play spots for kids from Houston to Mobile, Ala., built its first post-Katrina playground in December 2005, just three months after the storm, when the city was still reeling. KaBOOM! and its volunteers have built 57 playgrounds in New Orleans.

Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi),

an international fraternity of Jewish college students, brought together 500 of its members from around the world Aug. 5 to perform a service project in New Orleans City Park, when AEPi volunteers painted and landscaped around Tad Gormley Stadium. AEPi, which has 141 chapters and colonies in the U.S., Canada and Israel, gathered in New Orleans the first week of August for its 97th anniversary convention.

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR),

a Washington D.C.-based group, holds an annual “Unite for a Bite” fundraiser to support women in the culinary arts. This year’s event, to be held Thursday, Aug. 19, will benefit the Gulf Restoration Network. WCR is working with member/chef Susan Spicer to direct funds raised to restaurants and other food service operations affected by the oil disaster.

Vogue Italia,

the fashion magazine, featured in its latest issue a spread by photographer Stephen Meisel in which model Kristen McMenamy (dressed in haute couture) was covered in black goo, striking corpselike poses on oily rocks and beaches.

McMenamy even sported black feathered gloves resembling dead seabirds. Funny, we don’t remember Vogue spreads at New York’s Ground Zero.

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resident Barack Obama is said to have pointed out the window at the Southern Sting tattoo shop as his motorcade made its third trip to Grand Isle on June 4. Obama, who was passing through the town of Larose on his way to Grand Isle, evidently noticed a 16-foot sign outside the Southern Sting erected by tattoo artists Eric Guidry and Bobby Pitre. “We’re not sure if he waved or pointed or what,” Guidry says.

The sign is a parody of artist Shepard Fairey’s famous “HOPE” portrait of Obama. Guidry and Pitre’s new image shows Obama’s face in the familiar red, white and blue, but covered in question marks, and his forehead emblazoned with the words “WHAT NOW?” “He had hope and change all over his election campaign, and now he didn’t even do shit,” Guidry says. “He came down here three or four times at the most, didn’t stay, didn’t support the people. He believed a lot of what was told to him from BP, and it was an inside-type deal. But because of this, our whole life and culture is in jeopardy. It’s just a big: what now?”

Pitre, whose rockabilly haircut and heavy tattoos make him an intimidating presence, watched the motorcade pass by, but says he didn’t make any sudden moves because he figured he had a pair of sniper’s crosshairs aimed at his head. The bomb squad came through hours before the motorcade, sniffing the lowrider cars outside the shop parked along the road. Pitre is not sure if it was the real Obama who pointed at the sign, or a dummy president. “Either way, it was a dummy,” he says.

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recent evening, asking if he could take a picture of the mural. He wouldn’t give his name, saying the company would “fire my ass” if they knew he had been speaking to the media.

“But I love this work,” he said. “It really speaks to what’s been going on down here.”

Much of Southern Sting’s business since the disaster has been from Coast Guard workers. “One of them got a (tattoo of) Spongebob [Squarepants] standing kneedeep in oil, screaming, with an oil well blowing up in the background, on his calf,” says Pitre, who regrets that he forgot to take a photograph of the image.

But overall, the store’s business is down 50 percent from last summer, and many customers are concerned how the local economy is going to fare during the coming months. Pitre recently got a check for $8,000 from BP to make up for lost business, but is concerned BP won’t be around in the coming years when the disaster really makes an impact.

“The business from the cleanup effort was keeping us afloat,” he says. “And now with [cleanup workers] being laid off, it’s going to make it tough. It’s normally slammed in here in the summer and stays steady through to October.

Now look. We’ve got two customers, and one of them is a friend of mine.”

One teenage girl comes in with three friends, but she only needs a line added to a tattoo that was done by some drunk friends late last night.

“It was supposed to be a peace sign,” she says. “But I got a Mercedes Benz.”

“THey’re exPreSSING THeIr OPINION,” randall Loupe, an engineer from Thibodaux, says of the signs outside the store.

Loupe had driven an hour to the shop to get some additions made to a tattoo of his sons’ names on his biceps.

“This is these guys’ way of life, and there’s a lot of different folks that come through here. These are local guys doing something cool with themselves and making a living,” Loupe says. “And if there’s a lack of people coming through, it could really make a difference to their future.” dennis Landry also stopped into the store to talk about cars with Pitre — Landry runs Crabs LLC, one of the largest crab processing plants in Louisiana, just up the road. He’s still not been paid

by BP for his claim for lost business, but got a call on Aug. 11, saying the check should be in his bank account by Aug. 25, just two days after claims czar Kenneth feinberg’s Louisiana federal Claims Center is set to open.

Landry doesn’t have a great deal of faith in BP following through.

“Call me on Aug. 25,” he says. “either I’ll be a happy man, or I’ll hate you.”

Pitre and Guidry have heard about BP stepping up drug testing on cleanup workers. “They popped up a drug test real quick last week; I had a friend who got busted for marijuana,” Pitre says. “Before that, they weren’t doing drug testing on the job, although I think you maybe had to pass a test to get hired on.” despite the recent reopening of many waters in the Gulf for fishing, both men have little faith in claims that Gulf seafood is now safe to eat. SInce the spill and the political response, they’re skeptical of everything. “you can’t really trust anybody,” Guidry says. “It’s sad, but when you’ve got a big money organization and our government, you don’t know where to go.”

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PITre’S CuSTOMerS MISSed THe fISHing season in May, but he hopes some of them will be able to fish in August, although — like many environmentalists — he shares seafood safety concerns.

“It probably would have been a lot easier to deal with [the oil] without the dispersant,” he says. “Now these fishermen don’t have any oil to clean up, and we have to worry about the safety of the fishing.”

In particular, Guidry and Pitre are frustrated that BP used chemical dispersants that are illegal in Great Britain. “Why on earth would you want to subject us to something that was illegal in your own country?” Guidry asks.

In the back of the store, Pitre keeps the oil paintings he’s done of BP CeO Tony Hayward. One features Hayward with a donkey’s ears and buck teeth beneath the slogan “Burro of bad news.” Another shows Hayward covered in oil, holding a manual that says Deepwater Drilling 101.

Pitre has been offering both for sale on eBay, without much success. He wants $1,500 for each, but most people have been bidding in the low hundreds.

Pitre’s most complex portrait shows a

giant Obama asleep on the White House while Gov. Bobby Jindal and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser approach on a boat floating on an oil slick. Jindal screams “Wake up!” through a megaphone, while oiled pelicans and sea turtles struggle in the slick. But Pitre is most proud of a 6-by-4-foot portrait of the Louisiana governor on a background of stars, emblazoned with the word “Bonhomme.”

Outside the store is a sign that says “Bobby Jindal for President,” and Pitre and Guidry say their sentiments about Jindal are the only ones to draw any negative criticism from passersby. But they’re fans.

“He’s done a great job of trying to draw attention to the spill,” Pitre says of Jindal. “I think his idea to build sand berms would have really worked if they’d let him do it sooner.”

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early as Tuesday [Aug. 9].”

Indeed, on Aug. 9, Melancon released the first TV commercial of the campaign, but the ad didn’t even run in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge TV markets. And it was hardly hardball — just Melancon addressing the camera. “I’m Charlie Melancon, and I approved this message because David Vitter hasn’t been honest with Louisiana,” he begins, before describing himself as a “pro-life, pro-gun Louisiana Democrat.” Within hours, the Vitter camp — which never misses opportunity’s knock — had responded with a fundraising email.

But when it came to really flinging mud, Vitter and Melancon ended the week in a tie. On Aug. 12, Melancon released an ad reminding voters of Vitter’s hooker scandal and accusing him of voting against equal pay for women. Meanwhile, Vitter released an ad accusing Melancon of “using your money to get benefits for illegals,” as well as buying a $50,000 SUV. “Keep up the good work,” Vitter’s ad concluded, over a montage of bluecollar Americans working under a hot sun.

“Millionaires, illegals, and Charlie Melancon are counting on you.” — Kevin Allman

100 Days, 100 Nights

On Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s 100th day in office, he held a town hall meeting in City Council District A at Grace Episcopal Church in Mid-City. Landrieu, who is in the midst of conducting “listening sessions” in every district, was joined on the dais

by District A Councilwoman Susan Guidry and deputy mayors Judy Reese Morse and Andy Kopplin. In the audience were NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, DA Leon Cannizzaro, Council President Arnie Fielkow and city managers from almost every department, who took notes as citizens spoke about what their neighborhoods need.

“I think it’s fair to say we’ve put the pedal to the metal,” Landrieu said, outlining the six priorities of his administration, which he said were developed in the many task force meetings held during his transition. The six priorities were, in order of importance: public safety; children and families; economic development; sustainable communities; open and effective government; and innovation. He warned that the city’s $67 million deficit would require some “tough decisions and bad choices,” and added that findings from the community meetings would steer the direction of his first city budget.

Audience members filled out cards with questions and comments as they entered, and moderator Vincent Sylvain handed them to Landrieu one by one. Each person had two minutes to pose a question, during which Landrieu — in loosened tie and rolled-up shirtsleeves — took copious notes on pages of yellow legal paper.

The meeting was supposed to wrap at 8 p.m., but the two minutes allowed for each question led to some serious citizen filibustering. By 8 p.m., Landrieu hadn’t begun to answer the dozens of questions, there were still cards to be read and the standing-room-only crowd of several hundred people was getting hot and restive. “I’ll stay here all night and answer every question,” the mayor said, “but let’s get a show of hands as to whether we keep going here or cut it off.”

The crowd voted overwhelmingly to cut it off. Landrieu mulled it for a moment and then said, “OK, we’ll go for 10 more minutes.” Some groaned.

Outside, a canvasser seeking signatures on a petition to reopen Charity Hospital wasn’t surprised. “The [public meeting] on Caffin Avenue went past 9:30,” she said. Whatever the final budget produces, it seems, no one will be able to say the mayor and his dozens of staffers weren’t listening. — Allman

Public school FouNDatioN

Members of the Orleans Parish School Board are expected to vote this Tuesday, Aug. 17, on a proposal by board member Thomas Robichaux to establish the Foundation for New Orleans Public Schools. Robichaux says his goal is to set up an independent nonprofit that can receive and shepherd donations to the city’s public school system. In effect, he said, it will function like an endowment.

“I hope to see it receive some incomeproducing property in the beginning so that it can be self-sustaining in terms of its staff,” Robichaux says. “That way, when people donate money or property, 100 percent of donations can go directly to benefit school children — and no portion of donations would go toward administrative costs or overhead.”

Robichaux says he hopes the first donations will fund after-school academic programs that will enhance learning opportunities for students. He adds that details of the foundation’s operations — including how its board will be appointed — will be worked out in the coming months. He emphasizes the foundation board should include highly qualified professionals with expertise in a variety of disciplines, and that it “must be nonpolitical … and not subject to whim or policies or politics of the school board.” — Clancy DuBos

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Thousands of New Orleanians are expected to turn out for the Lower 9th Ward event, which will feature a second-line parade led by the newest member of the legendary Andrews musical family, Vuvuzela Shorty.

Expected guests include President Chelsea Clinton, her second wife, Jill, and the cast and crew of Real World: New Orleans, now entering its 64th season and permanently filmed here since the New Orleans City Council lowered the legal drinking age to 12 back in the late ’30s.

This season’s cast is the first in several years to include an openly heterosexual male cast member. Crazy things are expected. The group will live in the former Penthouse Suite of the old 136-story Trump Tower on Poydras Street, a once-glistening landmark on the downtown skyline, down on its luck since two more W’s, three X’s, a Y and two Z Hotels opened nearby.

The presence of President Clinton is expected to draw tight security from Blackwater Inc., the international mercenary group to whom the law enforcement of New Orleans was outsourced when the New Orleans Police Department was permanently disbanded back in 2014, an event that former Police Chief Warren Riley says he had no information about until 2016.

Following the second-line parade, the city has invited as many residents as can fit onto the 4 acres of green space that remains of City Park to enjoy a commemorative concert, featuring eight-time Grammy winner Jayden Spears and Amanda Shaw, a recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, now permanently relocated to New Orleans ever since the city of Cleveland traded it — along with the Cuyahoga River, the Cleveland Municipal Orchestra and three public libraries — to New Orleans for the contractual rights to Hornets All Star point guard, CP4 and power forward CP5.

According to salvaged online compositions from New Orleans’ last known daily newspaper, The Times-Picayune — yes, that was its real name! — their father, CP3, was an actor in the famed Star Wars movie series.

Admission to the concert is 140 Euros. Children under age 12 admitted free. The final act of the evening will be Chris Owens.

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aybe it was a typo. I could’ve sworn that when I got an email asking me to write this story, I saw a zero where, apparently, there wasn’t one. So I did what they asked me to do. Or what I thought they asked me to do. And that’s how I ended up filing a column this week .... about the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

DATELINE NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans region will host a series of events this week and next to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the deadly storm at the dawn of the 21st century which decimated entire neighborhoods and left many at the time to speculate whether the region could survive as a habitable community.

With a current population of just under 6 million residents, that all seems a quaint notion now, particularly since rising water levels from the Gulf of Mexico have consumed every beach resort from the Florida Keys to Bay St. Louis, thereby establishing St. Bernard Parish as the South’s premier waterfront destination for highend travelers.

Few would have imagined back then that high-rise condos, casinos, gun shops, two dozen Naked Pizza franchises and the Big Easy Roller Girls’ controversial, taxpayer-financed geodesic domed stadium would grace the palm-lined neutral grounds of Good Children Drive — returned back to its original name from Judge Perez Drive, shortly following the election of Da Parish’s first-ever elected African-American parish president, Clarence Nagin IV. Just across the parish line, in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans Mayor Manny Chevrolet will lead a host of regional and national VIPs in a ribboncutting of Petro World, the oil-themed amusement park Disney officials spent 50 years fighting to get built here. Exciting new rides include The Blowout, The Top Kill and Rig Collapse.

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A Fine Start nyone who knows Mitch Landrieu knows he loves a challenge, which means being mayor of New Orleans must be his dream job. I can’t imagine any other American mayor facing a taller order right now.

After eight years of Ray Nagin, some New Orleanians may have difficulty adjusting to a mayor who takes the job for what it is: a real job. In fact, one could argue that Landrieu has done more to improve city government in his first 100 days than Nagin did in eight years.

I’m not saying Landrieu had that in mind last week when his administration released a report on his first 100 days in office, but the contrast was glaring.

Landrieu not only inherited a dysfunctional City Hall and Nagin’s legacy of inertia (not to mention a $67 million deficit), but he also had to contend with the repercussions of the BP catastrophe.

Landrieu’s claimed accomplishments filled a seven-page news release, and of course it contained the kind of glowing praise that only a mayoral communications team could muster. That said, Landrieu can rightfully take credit for a

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seismic shift in the way City Hall does business. For example: • He hired a reform police chief after a committee conducted a national search.

The new chief, Ronal Serpas, is an NOPD veteran with experience leading two other large police forces outside Louisiana.

Serpas has sent a message through the ranks that misconduct will not be tolerated. The new mayor also invited the U.S. Justice Department to intervene (he prefers to say “partner”) at NOPD to root out corruption and institute lasting reforms. This will take time, but the federal intervention is a major step toward cleaning house.

• He reinstituted a five-day workweek at City Hall and extended business hours until 6 p.m., despite Nagin’s deficit, and he overhauled the city’s procurement process. At the same time, he canceled some of Nagin’s defective contracts and renegotiated others.

• His administration has vastly reduced a backlog of public record requests and welcomed reviews by the Office of Inspector General.

• He renegotiated the city’s purchase

of the old Methodist Hospital in eastern New Orleans (at less than half the price Nagin was going to pay) and will close that deal in the next week or two. And just last Friday, Aug. 13, he signed the long-sought public-private partnership for economic development — something Nagin promised to do (and reneged on) several times.

• He pressed LSU to redesign the “suburban” look of its new teaching hospital in Mid-City, and he convinced the state to

Landrieu can rightfully take credit for a seismic shift in the way City Hall does business.

relocate approximately 100 historic woodframe homes that were slated for demolition in that neighborhood.

Looking ahead, Landrieu this week will announce the merger of the private New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau with the city’s Tourism Marketing Commission, adding another key public-private partnership on the economic development front. (Disclosure: I have been a member of the CVB board since 2002.) He also helped make the proposed public-private partnership for NORD a reality by supporting an Oct. 2 charter referendum that will restructure the city’s recreation department.

Perhaps most important, Landrieu has reached out to citizens, attending numerous town hall meetings and staying until everyone gets to ask a question. He perhaps senses that New Orleanians have felt disconnected from their leadership since Katrina, and he wants to re-establish that bond.

No doubt Landrieu will give us reasons to complain and criticize in the coming years, but for now he’s off to a fine start.

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From July 5 to Aug. 5, I put myself on a vegan diet. For one month, every meal, every snack, every shampoo and soap would be vegan.

Veganism, unlike vegetarianism, eschews animal products altogether. No dairy. No honey. No eggs. Scrupulous vegans check every food for ingredients that have animal origins; gelatin, for instance, which is derived from collagen in animal bones, is added to hundreds of foods for various purposes.

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Can one thrive in New Orleans as a vegan — missing out on Kermit Ruffins’ barbecue, fried seafood (all seafood, for that matter), roast beef po-boys, headcheese — and enjoy it?

CHElSEA ClINTON IS A VEgAN. THERE WAS no chicken or fish at her recent wedding (though there were grass-fed organic beef burgers), prompting The New York Times to ask, “At vegans’ weddings, beef or tofu?”

Similar stories about vegan conundrums pop up frequently. In a recent essay on Slate.com, Christopher Cox pondered the vegan possibility of oysters. These sorts of discussions, along with Eric Schlosser’s book Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan’s books The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, along with documentaries like Food, pAge 18

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Career vegan and vegetarian advocate Peter Singer, author of 1974’s Animal Liberation, argues in the book that discriminating against animals is indefensible once you realize their capacity for pain. Singer says veganism boils down to two basic tenets: “A vegan could be saying any combination of (these): It’s wrong to participate in the commercial exploitation of animals, which almost always involves cruelty and suffering for animals, (and) it’s wrong to participate in killing animals, and all forms of animal production involve killing animals,” he says. “We should reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and animal products — especially beef and dairy — are responsible for high levels of greenhouse gases. It’s healthier to eat a vegan diet. I don’t like eating animal products.”

And the benefits?

“If done properly and healthily — the disclaimer — a vegan diet will provide no cholesterol, lower saturated fats than a traditional meat-based diet, and more fruits and vegetables means a higher vitamin and mineral intake,” says Katelynn Phillips, a New Orleanian who works as a dietician in Austin and has been a vegan for 14 years. But, Phillips warns, “When eating vegan, your food plan for the day is going to be so different. You’re going to be looking at food differently.”

For instance, rather than finding protein from a redfish fillet with a few butter-coated vegetables, it needs to come from somewhere else: nuts, soy, beans, legumes, lentils and wholewheat products. It’s a nutritional jigsaw puzzle.

Getting $67.67 worth of groceries doesn’t usually take me more than two hours — but that’s how long it took me to shop as a vegan on Day One as I checked labels. There are the obvious things a vegan should avoid on food labels, like casein, gelatin, rennin, whey, honey. Then there is lactylic stearate, calcium stearate, clarifying agents — even “natural

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(Vitamins A, A1, B12 and D’s 1 through 3 are typically animal-derived.) And this is the short list.

Animal-derived ingredients, whether dairy or fat, are casually tossed into the most unassuming, presumably innocent snacks and preservative-packed standards, including our beloved Hubig’s pies. (Oreos, curiously, are accidentally vegan. That “cream” filling is just sugar and soy between wheat and more soy.)

Many beers, wines and liquor contain some kind of animal ingredient (usually isinglass, a fish collagen) — and that’s not counting the glue used for the labels on the bottle. (Solution: cans.)

But not all vegan foods are the best options: Soy burgers and franks are mega-processed junk foods, filled with soy and sometimes hexane, a petroleum byproduct. I avoided these for a month, treating them as I would fast food. But I would still be asked, “Well, what are you going to eat?” as if a vegan diet somehow is synonymous with starvation.

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“If you think about all the plant varieties in the world, there are thousands.

And there’s really not that many meat options, so there is a ton of stuff you can eat,” Phillips says. “People are just used to the American diet.”

In Week One, I enjoyed portobello mushrooms with organic buckwheat soba noodles, black-eyed peas in tomato sauce, vegetable tacos, several apples and a few pints of beer.

I cooked more often than my nonvegan self and invested time to plan meals way ahead for the week and then some. I had to, otherwise I’d be eating spoonfuls of peanut butter (which I ended up doing, anyway). I also started a food diary, making sure my nutritional needs were met.

“Sometimes people think it’s healthier than other diets, but just like any diet or lifestyle, it takes planning,” Phillips says. “A vegan diet is not necessarily healthier unless it’s planned to be healthier.” It needs good sources of fat (avocados and nuts) too, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

But by Week Two, I needed to get out of the kitchen. I knew my options would be limited — falafel, the occasional tofu dish at Vietnamese restaurants, breakfast specials Uptown and in the Bywater. Could I have the po-boy experience (yes: french fries with lettuce and tomato), or was I destined for breakfast joints and limited to Mediterranean and Asian restaurants?

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of The Shameless Carnivore: A Meat Lover’s Manifesto, can’t fathom the concept of veganism in a food destination like New Orleans.

“My first question would be, ‘Why?’ It seems masochistic,” Gold says. “It’s like if you hate children but work as a kindergarten teacher. Why do that to yourself?”

When Phillips lived in New Orleans, she hated dining out. “It wasn’t even enjoyable,” she says.

“There were no restaurants with vegan options on the menu, I had to ask waiters and waitresses what was in the food, and a lot of times they seem to be annoyed.

‘Do you cook with butter or oil?’

‘Yeah, either one.’ I just stopped going out to eat. … When my parents came in town, they’d want to go to Commander’s Palace, or some place like that. And they’d cook me something not on the menu, but sometimes it gets kind of embarrassing.”

Daniele Farrisi, a vegetarian and food blogger on the website NOLA-Eats.com, says despite the pantheon of cuisines represented in the city, the most difficult to find is typical New Orleans fare for vegans. “It’s kind of sad — people hear about all this great food and there’s no vegan version of it,” she says. What about special requests at a restaurant?

Farrisi advises calling ahead and asking questions. “If people have a heads-up they can be very accommodating,” she says.

“I’ve become a lot more lax since I moved to New Orleans,” she adds. “I used to be very strict about that stuff — I’d ask (if the restaurant cooked with) chicken broth, fat, but a lot of times I have only one option, and if I ask too many questions I might have zero options.”

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But where else is there a voice advocating a diet different from, say, every food commercial on television? McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Burger King, KFC: Meat, meat and meat. And not even the â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodâ&#x20AC;? kind, the small farmraised, slaughtered-by-hand kind of meat. (How often does Burger King advertise its Morningstar veggie burger? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the menu at most of its restaurants.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vegans can have a bad reputation for being judgmental of everyone else because they eat meat or wear leather,â&#x20AC;? Phillips admits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I do tell people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m vegan, the common questions are: Can you eat this?

Can you eat that? How do you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting your needs? Why?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Phillips says even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not vegan, at least know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; read food labels and speak with a registered dietician. Gold says thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason to cut meat out from your diet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having a varied diet that comes from lots of different things, and you source it well, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to win on all fronts,â&#x20AC;? Gold says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food is life, and people in New Orleans of all places have embraced that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just fuel. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a biological gas tank. â&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting in touch with the ecology around you and celebrating life and all its diversity. If you choose to be a vegan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which again, is your choice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the sad thing is you miss out on a lot of that. And that would make me sad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, a roast beef po-boy drenched in gravy is one of the happiest things ever.â&#x20AC;?

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d remain vegan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I was eating well and feeling lighter, well-rested and more optimistic.

A week later I was dying for a million-egg omelet stuffed with cheese and slathered in butter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost a bet to one of my vegetarian friends and had to go veggie for a week,â&#x20AC;? says Gold, who recounts the story in The Shameless Carnivore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that was only a week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even with cheese and butter. That wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even imagine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; veganism is not living to me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sad, deprived existence.â&#x20AC;?

Elsewhere in the book, Gold recounts eating 31 different meats and every cut and part of a cow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole idea of being shameless is not being an asshole about being a carnivore,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being responsible â&#x20AC;&#x201D; taking the steps you need to take to eat meat without shame. For me that means eating meat responsibly, sourcing it well, and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yeah, people are surprised to hear me say this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but you probably need to eat less of it. You can still have it in your diet, really enjoy it, take it seriously, cook it well, or go somewhere where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be prepared well, have it in your life, and your life is going to be wonderful. If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to shout from the rooftops about anything, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it is.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a continuum of opinions. Gold agrees people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to eat meat because they know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; food. Pollan and Schlosser would say yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still animals, and even if their fate is the dinner plate, they deserve to live their lives comfortably and have them ended without suffering. Some vegans would argue for no factory farms or animal farms of any kind, and in some cases, for â&#x20AC;&#x153;total liberation.â&#x20AC;?

So what about oysters? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strictly speaking, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be vegan and eat oysters,â&#x20AC;? Singer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But many of the reasons for being vegan donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apply to eating oysters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I doubt that they are capable of suffering â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so if you are vegan for one or more of those reasons, it would make sense to eat oysters, assuming you enjoy doing so.â&#x20AC;? In his Slate.com article, Cox, a self-described vegan â&#x20AC;&#x153;flexitarian,â&#x20AC;? went even further, saying oysters have minimal impact on their environment, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need fertilizer or pesticides, and have no central nervous system responsive to pain, at least in the same way we experience pain.

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Landrieu also announced the return of recycling at City Hall and the main New Orleans Public Library (219 Loyola Ave.) “We heard citizens loud and clear asking for recycling again, and this is a first step in the right direction,” Landrieu said in a statement Aug. 10.

This is a first for post-Katrina New Orleans, where, under the direction of former mayor Ray Nagin’s sanitation director Veronica White, recycling was ruled out of the question due to budget constraints. Landrieu, however, announced recycling would return despite a $67 million shortfall in the city’s budget.

Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, aluminum cans, plastic bottles and containers, tin, steel and metal cans, and up to four tires. The program does not accept glass (see “Back in Glass,” page 24). Materials don’t have to be sorted.

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loved hands gingerly cleaning oil off docile animals looks sweet in dish soap commercials. In reality, animals caught in oil spills can be anything but receptive to help from humans. “(The animals) are not like domestics that you can cuddle like kittens in your arms,” says Nancy Torcson, director of Clearwater Wildlife Sanctuary. “You’re dealing with an animal who, at any moment, is ready to defend itself.”

Torcson says interacting with distressed animals means learning “to think as if we’re that wildlife creature,” and Clearwater, the wildlife rehabilitation center she founded in Covington, teaches volunteers to do just that. The center trains people to help injured wildlife, then dispatches the certified volunteers to facilities

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The center created a threemonth program encompassing the textbook and practical training needed to work with oiled and injured animals. The program enables participants to qualify for BP’s Hazmat training, and Clearwater’s staff helps volunteers prepare for a BP Hazmat certification test toward the end of the session.

The program culminates in an internship that provides hands-on experience with wildlife.

Before, those interested in becoming wildlife rehabilitators had to seek out apprenticeships and information independently — Clearwater provides all those resources in one program. Also, prospective animal rehabilitators normally have to obtain a Migratory Birds Permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, but

Clearwater Wildlife Sanctuary director Nancy Torcson holds a pelican from a BP oiled wildlife cleaning facility that was sent to the sanctuary for long-term rehabilitation. volunteers are covered by Clearwater’s permit after completing the program.

Trainees also benefit from the knowledge of Clearwater’s staff members, who already have completed training and have experienced Gulf oil disaster recovery firsthand.

“We’ve gone through all that, we’ve been to the facilities,” Torcson says. “It can get confusing, because it’s a long chain of command, so (volunteers) have to know where they fall.”

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A decade-old environmental assessment by offshore drilling regulators called for more research on Corexit dispersant, warned that deepwater spills were difficult to stop, and cautioned such spills could “permanently cover water bottoms and wetlands.”

At the same time, it cited industry speculation that a deepwater blowout could stop itself in a matter of days and concluded that deepwater spills were “very lowprobability event.”

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course. Volunteers learn what to expect at oil sites, traits of animals they will encounter, and how to approach creatures that instinctively see humans as predators.

“It’s basically a crime scene,” Torcson says of oil sites. “The animals have to be well-documented, washed, dried and cared for until they can be released.” Just the process of stabilizing a traumatized animal can take a long time, and these birds have to be strong enough to be handled.

“People think, ‘Why not just wash (birds) right there on the beach?’ They really need a lot of recovery time before they can even be washed … so they can handle the stress,” Torcson says. “We wash every feather, all around the eyes, in their mouths. It’s a very stressful experience for a bird who has never been around a human before.”

Rehabilitators dealing with distressed birds also need to know the defense mechanisms of the animal, its signs of comfort and distress, what the animal eats, if it carries any diseases that can be passed to humans, and how to simulate its natural habitat in a care setting. Everything from the kind of surface a bird normally stands on to the way it eats its food all factor in to birds’ simulated homes.

The work is very demanding; it often requires lots of cleaning and for rehabilitators to work in intense heat for long periods of time. But Torcson describes providing animals with a second chance as “incredibly rewarding.”

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Many times, because the oil is crude and not refined, birds rescued from the disaster have a shot at survival.

“With crude oil, (birds) can’t fly, can preen, can’t regulate, can’t hunt or fly to get away from predators,” she says.

“But because they’re not having multisystem organ failure, the survival rate is higher if they’re found.”

The center already has 52 volunteers from its most recent session trained and ready to go to oiled bird facilities. Its next scheduled session begins Sept. 18. Since Clearwater is a charity, it relies on donations and seeks underwriters to offer the training program for free.

Even before the BP oil disaster, the sanctuary was used to dealing with high volume: it treats 3- to 5,000 injured, orphaned and distressed animals a year at its four facilities. The center accepts most species of native wildlife, encountering everything from reptiles, to deer, to falcons with a variety of injuries. Torcson, a retired New Orleans Public Schools administrator, created Clearwater nearly 25 years ago as a hobby, but it has grown exponentially since then. Besides training volunteers, Clearwater provides educational opportunities to students from area schools.

“It’s very rewarding to pass on this love of the earth and animals,” Torcson says.

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But earlier this year, Target started accepting recyclables, including glass, at its big box outlets. And now NOLA Glass (258 Pine St.), a New Orleans nonprofit organization, plans to process recycled glass into sand for coastal restoration projects.

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NOLA Glass also plans to partner with schools to create campus-wide recycling programs and recycling education programs.

“Our program will … foster the idea that reducing waste and the reuse and repurposing of materials is the norm in a sustainable society,” O’Connor said.

The organization also hopes a glass recycling facility in the city will motivate city government to reinstate municipal recycling, a hope echoed in Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s announcement last week of a city-sponsored drop-off site and in the City Council. For more information, email nolaglass@gmail. com. — Alex Woodward

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However, “all insulations are only as good as they’re installed,” Warden says.

HVAC. Central air conditioning: Seal the ducts, make sure refrigerant levels are correct (a yearly tune-up should do the trick, scheduled before the busy summer and winter seasons), and change the air filter regularly. These changes can account for a 10 percent to 30 percent increase in efficiency.

Never mind the extra 30 minutes or so it might take to cool the house down when you get home from work — keeping the thermostat at 85 degrees when you leave and bumping it down when you get home doesn’t negate the energy saved during the day. Warden also says to make sure you’ve read your manuals.

Know your HVAC. As for window units, “Generally, the bills are lower,” Warden says, but you’ll only be cooling one room and will have to tackle the humidity. Follow the above sealing steps, too. Don’t install HVAC unless your home has been renovated to support an appropriate wall system. New HVAC systems should be SEER 13 (seasonal energy efficiency ratio) or higher and ... installed correctly.

Shade. Keep the sun away from windows, and for older homes, use solar screens and awnings. Also, replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents (CFL) — incandescents require more energy and give off heat, which increases the need to cool a space.

Dial it down. Lower your water heater temperature to 110 degrees, or from “hot” to just above “warm.” Warden also suggests using a thermometer to check the water temperature, and water heater blankets and pipe insulation also help.

For more information about energy efficiency and vendors, visit www.globalgreen.org/bibg or visit Global Green’s Green Building Resource Center (841 Carondelet St., 525-2121). Residents who make 80 percent or less of the median income for the area qualify for a free home energy assessment.

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s the summer heat increases, cranking up the air conditioning to keep temperatures down only makes your brain boil when the electricity bill comes in the mail.

Those extra clicks on your thermostat also are leaving a much heavier carbon footprint.

Global Green, a nonprofit agency helping create sustainable buildings and cities, offers tips and resources to homeowners and builders to keep home energy costs down through its Build It Back Green (BIBG) program.

BIBG’s energy efficiency fellow Myron Warden offers these suggestions to keep your house cool while reducing energy consumption — and sticker shock from your electricity bill.

Seal it up. Sealing attic floors and doors and windows is a year-round must.

Warden says the biggest challenge is for older homes built before HVACs became the norm — and before air sealing and insulating and weather-resistant barrier systems were taken seriously, leaving homes to leak cold air through windows and doors, and through wire, plumbing and other holes in the wall. Look for environment-friendly and formaldehydefree caulk.

Create a breeze. Use ceiling fans, but without an air-sealed room, they’ll just be pulling air from outside — “hot-humid NOLA with ‘air you wear,’” Warden says.

“It’s all about ventilation, not infiltration,” he says. “Infiltration is air moving through cracks and openings through pressure differences. Ventilation is controlled movement of air, i.e. a wellsealed forced-air system that brings [in] fresh air from outside. It’s important to know where the air you’re breathing is coming from.”

Also be sure bath and kitchen exhaust fans are blowing air to the home’s exterior — air being pushed into the attic will rain through the cracks and openings on its floor.

Insulate. While air sealing resists air, insulation resists heat. Target attic floors first, then underneath the home, then the walls. “Air sealing the exterior and interior walls, as well as air sealing the attic floor and air sealing the cavities underneath the house is more cost effective than drilling holes along the exterior walls and filling them up with insulation,” Warden says. “Always remember that in this hot, humid climate, moisture will get in the wall cavity and it must be able to dry to the interior.”

Most spray-foam insulations are petroleum byproducts, but Warden says the good from energy savings from a properly insulated home will outweigh the bad. Louisianans also have the option of a more sustainable insulation made

The Times called the environmental assessment a “document at war with itself” that reflects the regulatory agency’s conflicting mandates: facilitating energy production and royalty collection while ensuring offshore drilling is done safely, with proper environmental consideration and review.

From one part of the document, highlighting the risks: “Although the loss of well control (blowout) is not a new source of spills, the likelihood and magnitude of spills from them or from a large pipeline rupture in deep water may be very different from the likelihood and magnitude of such spills in shallow water. Of particular concern is the ability to stop a deepwater subsea spill once it begins, thus limiting its size. For a subsea blowout, the lack of a surface structure and the possible high-flow rate that may be encountered may make intervention to regain control of a subsea well difficult.”

From another part of the document, downplaying the risks: “The oil and gas industry has speculated that because the deepwater sediments are relatively unconsolidated, a deepwater blowout may stop flowing in several days to a few weeks as failure of a portion of the bore hole, called bridging over, blocks the flow.”

The document also probed some of the questions that — 10 years and 200 million gallons of spilled crude later — we still don’t know have answers to. “Virtually nothing is known” and studies are “completely lacking” about the effect of dispersants on marine mammals and sea turtles, the document says. In a section called “suggested research,” the document also raised questions about whether Corexit was the best dispersant choice: “In addition, development of a better understanding of the dispersability of deepwater crudes would support the determination of whether or not the dispersant (Corexit 9527) at present stockpiled in the Gulf of Mexico is the best choice for dispersing these oils.”

And though the government has already announced that most of BP’s spilled oil is already gone from the Gulf, the document also addresses potential long-term effects, pointing out that some elements of the oil could linger permanently: “Deepwater-produced oils may contain high asphaltene concentrations. Spills of such oils may permanently cover water bottoms and wetlands, increasing the occurrence and volume of tar in the marine and coastal environments.”

Asphalt is the heaviest part of an oil molecule, according to National Geographic, which pointed out in a piece this month that despite all the hype — or in the words of one researcher, “total bull” — about oileating microbes getting rid of the oil, the microbes “can’t stomach asphalt.”

— Marian Wang, ProPublica

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King rey p.m. Friday 20 11Republic, 828 S. Peters St., 528-8282; www.republicnola.com AUG

Not yet the biggest rock band in town, king Rey may have to settle for the tallest (average height: 6-feet 4-inches). With breathy harmonies backing humid, strutting group-sung hooks, the towering Houma transplants have made waves here before making an album, their ’70s-warped live show casting shadow puppets in the shapes of Harry Nilsson, Three Dog Night and the Beach Boys. Tickets $5.

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A regular on late-night television and star of his own Comedy Central special, Brian Regan has managed to make a name for himself with the subtlest and most banal observational humor, exaggerated pronunciations and stunned expressions. He even sticks to clean material. Tickets $47.70 (includes fees).

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“I knew it was a racy and provocative show,” he says. “But I was The New Century stars (clockwise with a big group. I didn’t know if from the top) half of them would leave at interMichael Aaron mission. When the lights came up, Santos, Lisa Picone, Jackie turned to me and said, ‘We Bob Edes Jr., Ashley Ricord and Francine have to do this at Le Petit.’”

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Solomon scheduled it to coincide with Southern Decadence.

He embraces a niche-marketing approach and the season’s 14 shows fall into three categories. The mainstage shows, including Soul Doctor, Frost/Nixon, White Christmas and High School Musical, are for general audiences. New Century and two other Muriel’s Cabaret shows are racy and for mature audiences. And he hopes that reviving Children’s Corner will help the community theater attract families and cultivate new theater fans.

THE NEW CENTURY 8 P.m. fri.-sat.; 6:30 P.m. sun.; through sePt. 5 Le Petit theatre, 616 st. Peter st., 522-2081; www.LePetittheatre.com tickets $27

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The Ponderosa Stomp continues its Congo Mambo series with R&B and bluesmen Herman Hitson (pictured) and Chick Willis and the Lonely knights, who will open with their own set. Hitson and his Sterophonics band in 1959 cut an unreleased album with Jimi Hendrix sitting in, and later toured with Joe Tex’s band. Willis went out on his own, releasing the hit “Stoop Down Baby.” Tickets $10

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By Will Coviello least style counts. A la air guitar, solo contestants get to strut their best stuff to the music of their choice. Props are allowed but nudity isn’t. The winner advances to regional finals. Visit www.airsexworldchampionships.com to register. For those who just like to watch, it’s $8. Doors open at 9 p.m. Thu., Aug. 19.

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ith one character in a wheelchair failing to serve as any kind of warning, the flip-flop-clad Heidi Junius bounds up and down steps at center stage and stalks the front aisle like a basketball coach riding the officials. The director is a bundle of energy as she runs a rehearsal of The New Century — setting up blocking, choreographing swishy gestures and inflecting the campy script’s endless flurry of quips.

“No,” she corrects Francine Segal. “‘Bondage and poop.’ Poop has to be higher.”

They’re working on Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach, one of several short pieces comprising Paul Rudnick’s racy comedy, based on his monologues about gayness and gay stereotypes. In Mr. Charles, Shane (Michael Aaron Santos) goes to see Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, as if it’s just another tourist attraction, but he becomes overwhelmed — by a large discount store featuring highend brands.

“They’ve got everything,” he says dreamily.

“Versace, Dolce, Nike, and sweats and shades for like $25. Total.”

The show opens Le Petit’s second season of offerings since its management was reorganized in early 2009. Mainstage musical productions begin in mid-September with Hairspray. Muriel’s Cabaret Theatre will feature this adult-friendly work as well as the return of Le Petit’s beloved Children’s Corner, and Junius was tapped to direct for both.

“I directed Little Dog Laughed for them (in April 2009),” Junius says during a rehearsal break. “And Gary [Solomon] called me about this, and I kept saying, ‘What about Children’s Corner? What about Children’s Corner?’”

Junius is one of many longtime local performers active in Children’s Corner, which presented hour-long original plays for children. Fred Palmisano gained notoriety for his musical work. Becky Allen was a regular. WYES’ Peggy Scott LaBorde starred in Rapunzel. In the early 1970s, Junius directed a version of Cinderella in which the stepsisters were played by crossdressers.

“We had to add nighttime performances for adult audiences,” she says. “But we didn’t change a word.”

Children’s Corner returns in October with Ricky Graham in Chicken Little. Other shows include The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf.

Le Petit managing director Gary Solomon was convinced to do The New Century by City Councilwoman and Le Petit board member Jackie Clarkson, with whom he saw the play in Boston.

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emoryhouse was flattered when Evident Records offered in 2009 to press its first 7-inch single, To the Lighthouse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This guy was really nice, and he had legitimate credentials,â&#x20AC;? says Evan Abeele, half of the Guelph, Ontario, group. Preorders were taken, recordings mixed and mastered. And then â&#x20AC;Ś nothing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The original release date was March (2010), and we hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard from him in January,â&#x20AC;? Abeele says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were freaking out, because we felt so bad for the people who paid for it.â&#x20AC;?

Seven months later, Abeele, 23, and Denise Nouvion, 19, still have no clue what happened to the now-defunct micro imprint. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I finally got in touch with the person who runs Evidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, who was able to override PayPal and get everyone a refund,â&#x20AC;? Abeele says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No harm done â&#x20AC;&#x201D; except for the fact that the single didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get produced.â&#x20AC;?

The experience shook the dream-pop duo, but the pleasant slumber induced

by February debut The Years, available for free at www.arcadesoundltd.com, was uninterrupted. Nouvion, a photographer, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;trickedâ&#x20AC;? into forming a pop band, Abeele says, laughing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was covering a show that I happened to be at,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never actually sung or performed music before.

I somehow convinced her that this is what we needed to do. It spawned from a multimedia project we were working on, with ambient music and photography, and all kind of snowballed from there.â&#x20AC;?

The Evident fiasco didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sour Memoryhouse on label relations for long.

Soon after, Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Suicide Squeeze commissioned a new 7-inch for a fall series, whose participants include Dan Deacon and Iron & Wine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We actually recorded in a cathedral,â&#x20AC;? Abeele says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a really different experience, getting to record in hi-fi and have the kind of sound weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted. â&#x20AC;Ś We jumped at the opportunity.â&#x20AC;?

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Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion tumblr.com) in overcame an a hummed, piaearly recording no-only demo, setback. offers a glimpse at what surprises 2011 full-length Looms of Youth has in store, Abeele says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We changed our process a lot with these recordings. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more organic now. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live acoustic drums rather than electronic beats. We have real violins in them for the first time, really gorgeous acoustic piano. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a bit more orchestral, which is where we always wanted to take it.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another step toward realizing Abeeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision for Memoryhouse, which stretches from the chamber pop of Beach House and Grizzly Bear to German cutting-edge classicist Max Richter, whose 2002 debut gave the band its name. Out of print for years, the recently reissued LP was waiting, wrapped, under Abeeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas tree. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really good job with the re-mastering, and the packaging is gorgeous,â&#x20AC;? he says.) As for the possibility of working with his idol, a notable producer? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know how to contact him,â&#x20AC;? Abeele says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Pitchfork did an article on us, Max Richter retweeted Pitchfork, which I find kind of humorous.

So he at least knows we exist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing producer. He produced that Vashti Bunyan album a few years back, Lookaftering, which is just a gorgeous album ... If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any way I could get him to produce ours, I would jump at the opportunity. I think my head would explode.â&#x20AC;?

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BEACH HOUSE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Poppa Stoppa Oldies Band, 8 BIG ALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jumpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Johnny Sansone Blues Party, 7

BLUE NILE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; United Postal Project, 8; Gravity A (upstairs), 10; Khris Royal & Dark Matter, 10 CAFE NEGRIL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; World Jazz Project, 9:30 CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Treme Brass Band, 9

CIRCLE BAR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jim O. & the No Shows feat. Mama Go-Go, 6; Secret Mountains, Green Paper, Autotomii, 10 D.B.A. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wolfmanâ&#x20AC;?

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HUDDLE SPORTS BAR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Band of Brothers, 9 IRVIN MAYFIELDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sasha Masakowski, 5; Irvin MayďŹ eldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NOJO Jam, 8 LACAVAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPORTS BAR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CrossďŹ re, 9

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MOJO STATION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ed Wills, Blues for Sale, 8

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J.P. Carmody & the Micro Brues, 10

BOOMTOWN CASINO — Hip Boot Joe, 8:30

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Cloud Sharp Nine, 9

CIRCLE BAR — Sam and Boone, 6; Buffalo Moon, Chelsea Boys, Night Beats, 10 DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Loren Pickford, 9:30 GENNARO’S — Marc Stone, 8

HARRAH’S CASINO (MASQUERADE) — Naydja Cojoe, 6 HI-HO LOUNGE — Stooges Brass Band, 9:30

HOSTEL NEW ORLEANS — Uniquity feat. Slangston Hughes and Elliot Luv, 11 IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Roman Skakun, 5; Kipori Woods, 8 KERRY IRISH PUB — Dave James & Tim Robertson, 9 LITTLE TROPICAL ISLE — Al Hebert, 4:30; Frank Fairbanks Duo, 9

THE MAISON — Megafauna, Velvet Heir, Big Rock Candy Mountain, 10 MAPLE LEAF BAR — The Trio, 10

REPUBLIC NEW ORLEANS — Matisyahu, Nathan Maxwell, Original Bunny Gang, 9

RIVERSHACK TAVERN — WilsonMoore, 7

ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Brain Jack, 8:30

THE SAINT — Giant Cloud, TV Torso, 10 SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Mario Abney Quintet, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; New Orleans Moonshiners, 10 YUKI IZAKAYA — Wazozo, 8

ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER — Bong Kong, Scout, Aiua, Cliff Hines, 7:30

12 BAR — Jim McCormick, 6

3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY — Honeysuckles CD release, 9 61 BLUES HIGHWAY — Jack Yoder & Li’l G Delta Blues, 8

BANKS STREET BAR — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 10

THE BAR — Severed Faith, Ruiniverse, 10

BIG AL’S SALOON — Lil Will & Dem, 8 BLUE NILE — Mykia Jovan & Jason Butler, 8

BOMBAY CLUB — L & L Cool Jazz, 9

BOOMTOWN CASINO — Burgundy, 9:30 CARROLLTON STATION — Pony Space, 8

CHECK POINT CHARLIE — Pallbearers, Die Rotzz, Split Lips, Slip-n-Falls, 10 CHICKIE WAH WAH — WilsonMoore, 5:30; Kelcy Mae Band, 8 CIRCLE BAR — Jim O. & Sporadic Fanatics, 6

HOUSE OF BLUES (PARISH) — Dash Rip Rock CD release feat. Help, 10

IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Joe Krown, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8; Burlesque Ballroom feat. Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Band, midnight

KERRY IRISH PUB — Mark Hessler, 5; Foot & Friends, 9 LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Dave Reis, 7; Juice, 11

NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE — Damn Hippies, 7; Gallivan Burwell, 9; Mike True, 10; Will Anderson, 11 OLD POINT BAR — Crescent Storm, 9:30

ONE EYED JACKS — Lizardman, Black Scorpion, Joel Keith; I, Octopus; MC Trachiotomy, 9 OUTER BANKS BAR — New Lite, 9 ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Bucktown Allstars, 9:30

RUSTY NAIL — Wilson-Moore, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Leah Chase feat. Michael Pellera Trio, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings, 10 ST. ROCH TAVERN — The Way, 9

TIPITINA’S — Joe Krown Trio feat.

Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives, 10 TWIST OF LIME — Lowdrag, Scraps of Life, 10

Saturday 21 12 BAR — Live Without Elvis, 10 APPLE BARREL — Peter Orr, 7

BACCHANAL — Gypsy Swing Club, 8 BANKS STREET BAR — Elliot Cohn’s Cosmic Sweat Society, 10 BAYOU PARK BAR — Unnaturals, Dummy Dumpster, Terranova, Slip-n-Falls, Hissy Fits, 10

BLUE NILE — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 BMC — New Orleans Jazz Series, 3; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 6:30; Benny Turner & Real Blues, 9:30; One Mind Brass Band, 12:30 a.m.

HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Smiley With a Knife CD release feat.

Man At Home, Six Gallery, Twin Killers, 10 IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Glen David Andrews, 8; Free Agents Brass Band, midnight

KERRY IRISH PUB — Speed the Mule, Paul Tobin, 5; Invisible Cowboy Band, 9 LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Sol Fiya, 11

THE MAISON — Loose Marbles, 7; Jeremy Phipps & the Outsiders, 10; Sick Like Sinatra (upstairs), 10 MAPLE LEAF BAR — Susan Cowsill, 10 NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE — Michael Wright, 7; Clint Kaufmann, 8; Mr. Steve, 9; Beth Patterson, 10

OLD POINT BAR — Space Heaters, 9:30 ONE EYED JACKS — Krewe of AmonRa, 9

ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Congo Mambo, 9:30

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Astral Project, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Luke Winslow King, 3; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 TIPITINA’S — Jamtrak Express feat.

Randall Bramblett & Yonrico Scott, 10

Sunday 22 BANKS STREET BAR — Funk Society, 9 BMC — Joe Kennedy Project, 5:30; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 9; George Sartin & Jack Cruz Project, midnight

CAFE NEGRIL — Smoky Greenwell & the Blues Gnus, 10 CIRCLE BAR — Micah McKee & friends, 6; Cornhole Dukes, Deadstring Brothers, 10

DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation Jazz Band, 9 FUNKY PIRATE — Willie Lockett & the All Purpose Blues Band, 8

HOUSE OF BLUES — Sunday Gospel Brunch, 10 a.m.; Deftones, Baroness, 8 HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Hot 8 Brass Band, 9

CAFE NEGRIL — Smoky Greenwell & the Blues Gnus, 10:30

MADIGAN’S — Anderson/Easley Project, 9

BOOMTOWN CASINO — Band Perry, 9:30

CARROLLTON STATION — Tangle, Boondoggles, 9:30

CIRCLE BAR — Jazzholes, 6; Big Blue Marble, Mahayla, 10 CLEVER WINE BAR — Scott Sanders Quartet feat. Olivier Bou, 8

CLUB 7140 — Michael Ward, 8

HERMES BAR — Shannon Powell Trio, 9:30 & 11

DECKBAR & GRILLE — Miche & MixMavens, 8

HOUSE OF BLUES — “Big Al” Carson’s

HOWLIN’ WOLF — Rock ’N’ Fashion Show feat. Superhero Junkies, Punch Drunk Apollo, 9

BOMBAY CLUB — Luther Kent, 9:30

COACH’S CORNER — Black Magnolia, City Below, 10

D.B.A. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; Kirk Joseph’s Funkifry’d, 10

Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10

HERMES BAR — Sasha Masakowski, 9:30 & 11

D.B.A. — John Boutte, 8; Good Enough for Good Times, 11

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR —

KERRY IRISH PUB — Irish Session, 5; Damien Louviere, 9

THE MAISON — St. Claude Serenaders, 6; Washboard Rodeo, 10

ONE EYED JACKS — Memoryhouse, Twin Sister, Kindest Lines, 9

THE PRECINCT — Funk Express, 7:30 SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — James Singleton Quartet, 8 & 10 ST. CHARLES TAVERN — Maryflynn Thomas, 10 a.m.

TIPITINA’S — Cajun Fais Do Do feat.

Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30

YUKI IZAKAYA — Luke Winslow King, 7

Monday 23 BANKS STREET BAR — N’awlins Johnnys, 9

BJ’S LOUNGE — King James & the Special Men, 10

BMC — Fun in the Pocket feat.

Mayumi Shara & Reinaldo, 6; Smoky Greenwell’s Monday Night Blues Jam, 9:30 CHICKIE WAH WAH — Spencer Bohren, 7

CIRCLE BAR — Battlehooch, We Are Country Mice, Meg Roussel, 10 D.B.A. — Glen David Andrews, 9

DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Les Getrex & the Blues All-Star Band, 9 DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — John Fohl, 9:30

HI-HO LOUNGE — Blue Grass Pickin’ Party, 8 THE MAISON — Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 7; Musicians Open Jam feat. Rue Fiya, 10

MUDLARK THEATRE — Body, Thou, 7 MY BAR — Danny T, 8

OLD POINT BAR — Brent Walsh Trio, 8

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10

SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Dominic Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 ST. ROCH TAVERN — Washboard Lissa Orchestra, 7

classical/ concerts ALGIERS FERRY DOCK — 200 Morgan St. — Wednesdays at the Point presents Anais St. John, 6 DOWNTOWN COVINGTON —

Columbia Street, (985) 892-1873 — Fri: Sunset at the Landing presents Gina Forsyth, Steve Anderson Band, 6

MT. SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2800 First St., 5231448 — Sun: Jo “Cool” Davis & the Crown Seekers, 4 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — 916 N. Peters

St., 589-4841; www.nps.gov/jazz/ index.htm — Tue: Richard Scott, 3; Wed: Delia Nakayama & Peter Nu, noon; Thu: Richard Scott, 3; Fri: Steve Pistorious, noon; Sat: Barry Martyn, 2

PAVILION OF THE TWO SISTERS —

City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 482-4888 — Thu: Twilight in the Garden Concert Series presents Paul Soniat & Guests, 6

ST. CHARLES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7100 St. Charles Ave., 861-9514; www.scabc.org — Sun: Bridget Bazile, 3 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 1329

Jackson Ave., 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Thu: Trinity Artist Series: Evensong Choir, 6:30; Sun: James Kibbie, 3:30; Yellowdog Prophet Choir, 5; Mon: Taize, 6

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CD release feat. Big Daddy O, Waylon Thibodeaux, Lindsay Mendez, 8

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THE OTHER GUYS IS A RIOT.” Peter Travers

“★★★★.

A MUST-SEE MOVIE.”

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COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A GARY SANCHEZ/MOSAIC PRODUCTION A FILMMUSICBY ADAM McKAY EXECUTIVE “THE OTHER GUYS” EVA MENDES MICHAEL KEATON STEVE COOGAN RAY STEVENSON WITH SAMUEL L. JACKSON AND DWAYNE JOHNSON BY JON BRION PRODUCERS DAVID HOUSEHOLTER CHRIS HENCHY KEVIN MESSICK WRITTEN PRODUCED DIRECTED

BY ADAM McKAY & CHRIS HENCHY

BY WILL FERRELL ADAM McKAY JIMMY MILLER PATRICK CROWLEY

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“SIT BACK AND LAUGH YOUR *** OFF,

FEATURE

Heavy Duty RESTREPO CAPTURES CONFLICT ON THE FRONT LINES.

BY WILL COVIELLO

arly in Restrepo, Army Capt. Dan Kearney of the 173rd U.S. Airborne Brigade’s Battle Company recalls disdain for what he was told the conditions were in Afghanistan’s Korengal valley.

“The colonel told me, initially, ‘They take fire every single day,’” he says, squinting his eyes in disbelief. “I was like, ‘God, how the hell do you take fire every single day from somebody?’ You go out there and kill the enemy. Quit being afraid.”

Recorded by embedded journalists Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) and Tim Hetherington, the documentary follows Battle Company as it confronts Taliban fighters during 14 months dug into one of the deadliest combat zones in Afghanistan. The soldiers’ efforts are heroic, but the film is not a mission story. Instead, it’s a riveting chronicle of life on the front lines and how soldiers cope with the psychological demands of war.

The Korengal Valley is a 6-mile stretch in which the road ends and Taliban control begins. The terrain is rugged and the communities so poor and underdeveloped that Junger describes the region as like “the Bible.”

Soon after reaching the KOP (Korengal Outpost), Kearney decides to establish a forward outpost a half mile farther into the valley. The company reaches the exposed position under the cover of night and literally starts digging in, filling sandbags to create bunkers. Holding onto the spot is harrowing, and soldiers alternate firefights with digging into the rock. But it is what Kearney wants.

“It was like a middle finger sticking out,” he says.

Battle Company names the outpost Restrepo, in honor of PFC Juan Restrepo, one of the group’s early casualties. At first, it seems like a tribute, but they come to feel they are associating their friend with the worst place in the world.

The filmmakers draw out some of the complicated moral calculus. Men talk of hearing about a death over the radio and running the names of fellow soldiers through their heads, hoping it’s not one person or another, only to realize they’re working their way toward who is expendable to them. It’s a stark example of what war is like for the soldiers.

Men from Battle Company spent much of their deployment in one- and twomonth-long stints at Restrepo, living with no running water, no cooked meals and

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no peace. They were attacked as many as four and five times a day. And yet, the silence of a couple of days waiting for the next attack was just as psychologically difficult, Junger said in an interview with Gambit. The film captures the young men, mostly ages 18 to 22, in intense firefights, trying to negotiate with the local population and living as an absurd fraternity of guys who in their downtime wrestle with each other and blow off

Specialist Misha Pemble-Belkin (left) and Battle Company soldiers engage in a firefight from Outpost Restrepo.

PHOTO CREDIT © 2008 TIM HETHERINGTON

steam in off-the-wall ways.

Junger met Battle Company while embedded in 2005. In 2008, he and Hetherington set out to follow the group during the course of a full tour of duty.

They each spent five (non-consecutive) months with the troops, including time at Restrepo and going on missions.

Interviews conducted in Italy after their deployment are spliced throughout. The film captures the fury of battle, the isolation of the region and the vulnerability of being in enemy territory.

It doesn’t include the extensive night missions the group undertook, or the grit and nastiness of Restrepo’s living conditions, Junger says. It’s also hard to capture the way an extended tour in such a remote region frays soldiers’ connections to their families and home, he adds.

Junger also is quick to point out the film has no political agenda.

“Tim and I have well-formed political opinions about the war,” he says. “But as journalists, our job is not to communicate those opinions. You don’t want to tell people how to think. We hope our audience will do the same thing. Put aside opinions and watch what it’s like for the soldiers.”

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Now ShowiNg CHARLIE ST. CLOUD (PG-13) — Zac Efron plays an accom-

plished sailor whose dreams are derailed after tragedy strikes. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY (R) — An intense

love affair develops between the French fashion designer and Russian composer. Canal Place DESPICABLE ME (PG) — Steve

Carell, Kristen Wiig, Jason Segel and others provide the voices in this animated comedy about orphans who see dad potential in a diabolical supervillan. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13) — Steve Carell, Zach

Galifianakis and Paul Rudd star in the comedy about a dinner awarding bragging rights to the guest who brings the biggest idiot. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

THE EXPENDABLES (R) — A

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (R) —

A lesbian couple’s lives are turned upside down when their children successfully find their biological father.

AMC Palace 20, Canal Place THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) —

Two mediocre cops (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) stumble into a case that gives them a chance to prove their worth. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 SALT (PG-13) — A CIA agent

(Angelina Jolie) goes rogue when superiors think she is out to assassinate the president. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13) — Michael Cera stars

in Edgar Wright’s film adaptation of the graphic novel series. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (PG) — Nicholas Cage stars in

the modern take on the classic short film sequence from Disney’s Fantasia. AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14

STEP UP 3-D (PG-13) — High-

stakes street-dance showdowns come alive with 3-D in this sequel. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14 WINTER’S BONE (R) — A 17

year old must track down her drug-dealing father to keep her family from losing their home. AMC Palace 20, Canal Place

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group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 14

LOTTERY TICKET (PG-13) —

GROWN UPS (PG-13) —

woman (Jennifer Aniston) conceives via artificial insemination and seven years later, she discovers her neurotic best friend (Jason Bateman) may have switched in his sperm at the last minute.

Childhood best friends get together during Fourth of July weekend to meet each other’s families for the first time.

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INCEPTION (PG-13) — A thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) skilled at extracting secrets from deep within the subconscious gets a chance at redemption.

AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14, Prytania MICMACS (R) — An orphan tries to exact revenge against

Rapper Bow Wow plays a lottery winner who has to keep quiet about his good fortune in the days before he can cash in on his ticket.

THE SWITCH (PG-13) — A single

SpeciAl ScReeNiNgS ALAMAR (NR) — Before he leaves him to live with his mother, a young man of Mayan roots and his half-Italian son embark on a journey into the open sea. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students/seniors, $5 members. 6

“‘EAT PRAY LOVE’ PROVIDES A GORGEOUS ESCAPE… JULIA ROBERTS IS RADIANT…”

p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday., Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net DOGTOOTH (NR) — The

Greek film is a surreal look at three teenagers kept under oppressive rule and regimen by their parents. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students/seniors, $5 members.

9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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“‘EAT PRAY LOVE’ IS A MUST-SEE.” Kevin Steincross, FOX-TV

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (R) — Sergio Leone’s

classic Western stars Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. Free admission.

8 p.m. Monday, La Divina Cafe e Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com

HUMAN CENTIPEDE (NR)— A

mad scientist has a plan to connect human captives, one to the next, via their gastric systems to bring to life the “human centipede.” Tickets $8. Midnight Friday-Saturday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com

NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY SCREENING — The center

screens Philip Haas’ films The Giant Woman and the Lightning Man and Money Man. Tickets $8 general admission, $6 NOFS and CAC members. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www.cacno.org THE OATH (NR) — The documentary follows two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, the Guantanamo Bay Prison and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students/seniors, $5 members. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday., Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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galleries 3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp. com — “Disturbance,” paintings and drawings by Kathy Rodriguez, through Aug. 28.

AG WAGNER STUDIO & GALLERY. 813 Royal St., 561-7440 — Works by

gallery artists; 504 Toys, locally handcrafted toys; both ongoing.

ALL IN THE FRAME GALLERY. 2596 Front St., Slidell, (985) 290-1395 —

“Serene Waters, Clear Horizons,” paintings by Annie Strack, ongoing.

ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. antonart.com — Works by Anton

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Williamson-Wirtz; jewelry by Belle Bijoux; wood works by Paul Troyano; “Alley-Gator,” paintings by chef Daniel Bonnot; all through Aug. 30.

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DU MOIS GALLERY. 4921 Freret St., 818-6032 — “Art Chaud,” a summer

OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “Telling Their

Haardt, Christopher Moses and others.

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D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 — “Singing Over the Bones,” ceramics by Beverly Morris, through September.

jewelry by local artists Noel Rockmore, Michael Fedor, Xavier de Callatay, Charles Bazzell, Bambi deVille and Ritchie Fitzgerald, ongoing.

ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — New sculpture by Lin

Emery; “Opera Houses,” photographs by David Leventi; both through Sept. 11.

ARTICHOKE GALLERY. 912 Decatur St., 636-2004 — Artists work on site in all media; watercolors and limited-edition prints by Peter Briant, ongoing.

BARRISTER’S GALLERY. 2331 St. Claude Ave., 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Los Invisibles,” photographs

group exhibition featuring new work by 17 local artists, through Sept. 4.

THE FRONT. 4100 St. Claude Ave.; www.nolafront.org — “Understory,”

guernikatrina Bunny Matthews’ Black and White exhibition of paintings and drawings marks his first foray into the top echelon of the local gallery world. Much of the work reflects what we have come to expect of his larger colored pencil and ink drawings, but there are some surprises. Most notably, his roughly 8-by-15-foot magnum opus, Nin’t Wardica, conveys a vision of a Lower 9th Ward apocalypse that somehow melds Picasso’s Guernica with Matthews’ familiar Vic ’N Nat’ly characters, which have long graced local newspapers as well as Leidenheimer bakery delivery trucks. And while the notion of a Picasso-Matthews hybrid might seem doomed from the outset, this mural-size extravaganza not only works but works amazingly well. Rendered in sepia acrylic on Tyvek, it transposes the pathos of Guernica to the far funkier environs of the 9th Ward while commemorating the memory of the hundreds who died when the floodwalls collapsed. Most other drawings are breezier, even if the topics are not, for instance, a drug dealer extracting an eye from a user who fell behind on his debts. Other more elegiac subjects include a portrait of James Booker in a turban titled The Bayou Maharajah, one of the maestro’s more grandiose monikers. All in all, it is a show that presents Matthews’ vision in a bold new light.

Also new is the elegant Martine Chaisson Gallery on Camp Street. Housed in an antique building that is a fine example of adaptive restoration, its walls hold a number of Hunt Slonem’s flamboyantly gestural paintings of birds, rabbits and occasional human exotica, sometimes arranged in a vintage salon style, perhaps a nod to the two 19thcentury Louisiana plantation houses he occupies when not working in his New York studio. The works themselves are representative of his oeuvre and make for a dramatic premiere of a striking new art space. — D. Eric Bookhardt

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St., 524-0025; www.callanfineart. com — Works by Eugene de Blass, Louis Valtat and other artists of the Barbizon, Impressionist and PostImpressionist schools, ongoing.

CANARY GALLERY. 329 Julia St., 3887746; www.thecanarycollective.com — “Let Them Eat Crude,” acrylic

depicting post-Katrina Latino immigrant presence, through Sept. 4.

paintings by Tony Nozero, through Sept. 29. “Images from the End of the Earth,” photographs of Grand Isle by Zack Smith.

CALLAN FINE ART. 240 Chartres

CARDINAL GALLERY. 541 Bourbon St.,

522-3227 — Exhibition of Italian artists featuring works by Bruno Paoli and Andrea Stella, ongoing.

CASELL GALLERY. 818 Royal St., 5240671; www.casellartgallery.com —

Pastels by Joaquim Casell; etchings

by Sage; oils by Charles Ward; all ongoing.

COLLECTIVE WORLD ART COMMUNITY. Poydras Center, 650 Poydras St., 339-5237 — Paintings from the Blue

Series by Joseph Pearson, ongoing.

a group exhibition featuring works inspired by plant life, through Sept. 5.

GALLERY BIENVENU. 518 Julia St., 525-0518; www.gallerybienvenu. com — “The Wrench Series,” incised paintings by Mitchell Lonas, through Sept. 25.

THE GARDEN DISTRICT GALLERY. 1332 Washington Ave., 891-3032; www. gardendistrictgallery.com — “Trea-

sures of the Gulf,” a group exhibition featuring more than 12 artists, through Sept. 26.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Strange Birds,” a group exhibition featuring works on paper, through Aug. 29.

HENRY HOOD GALLERY. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “Louisiana’s Endangered Coast,”

a group exhibition of paintings, sculpture, photographs, mixed media and ceramics, through Aug. 28.

HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www.heriardcimino.com — “Broken Time,” new paintings and pastel drawings by Pinkney Herbert, through Sept. 18.

HIGHWATER GALLERY. 7800 Oak St., 309-5535 — Global Gala 2010, a

collection of folk art from six continents, through Aug. 30.

JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., 895-7375; www. jeanbragg.com — “Calling Out the

Wards,” a group exhibition featuring Diego Larguia, through August.

JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 400A Julia St., 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com — “The

River of Forget,” new paintings and sculpture by Kathleen Ariatti Banton; “Nothing is Nothing,” new works on paper by Kyle Bravo; both through Aug. 28.

JUPITER ARTPROJECTS. 1901 Royal St., 281-4230; www.jupiterartprojects. com — “The New Black,” works by Paige Valente, through Wednesday.

LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 5225988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com —

“Anting,” paintings and pastels by Jesse Poimboeuf, through Sept. 25.

MARTINE CHAISSON GALLERY. 727 Camp St., 427-4759; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Fanciful Fauna,” oil on canvas by Hunt Slonem, through Sept. 25.

NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO. 727 Magazine St., 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — “A Culinary Extrava-

NEW ORLEANS PHOTO ALLIANCE. 1111 St. Mary St., 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.blogspot.com — “GULF,” a group exhibition

of photographs exploring the Gulf of Mexico, through Sept. 18.

OAK STREET GALLERY. 8219 Oak St., 912-3304 — “Industry Zoo,”

sculptural paintings by Sherry Francalancia, through August.

OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — “Simultaneous Horizons,” mixedmedia and acrylic works

by Edith Moseley and Brad Robertson, through Sept. 28.

POET’S GALLERY. 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 — “Southern

Life After Death,” a group exhibition featuring five artists depicting afterlife in various mediums, through September.

SIBLEY GALLERY. 3427 Magazine St., 899-8182 — “Beginning the

Journey,” bronze, paper and wax sculpture; serigraphs and digital prints by R.G. Brown and Karen Eustis, through August.

SLIDELL ART LEAGUE GALLERY. Historic Slidell Train Depot, 1827 Front St., Suite 201, (985) 8479458 — “Out of the Blue,” a

group exhibition and competition, through Feb. 3.

ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyart.org — “Mem-

bers Gallery Group Exhibition,” works from six artists, through Sept. 6. “Scenes of Covington,” a group exhibition featuring plein air paintings, through Sept. 1.

STELLA JONES GALLERY. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, 568-9050 — “Melt-

ing Lines,” works by Murielle White, through Sept. 27.

TAYLOR BERCIER FINE ART. 233 Chartres St., 527-0072 — “Fever Dreams,” drawings and paintings by Thomas Woodruff, through Oct. 22.

Call for artists CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN AWARD. The New Orleans

Photo Alliance awards $5,000 to recognize a fine art photographer who is creating, or has completed, a significant body of work. Visit www.newor-

seeks film submissions, as well as Arab, Persian or Middle Eastern musicians, multi-media installations and performance pieces for the November event. Visit www. nolamideastfilmfest.blogspot. com for details. Submission deadline is Sept. 30.

THE MULTISPECIES SALON 3: SWARM. Works from artists

fitting within the themes “Life in the Age of Biotechnology,” “Edible Companions” and “Hope in Blasted Landscapes” are invited to submit works for art shows to coincide with the American Anthropological Association convention in November. Email multispecies. salon@gmail.com for details.

Submission deadline is Sept. 1.

VAMPIRE FILM FESTIVAL. Film-

makers and musicians are encouraged to submit vampire or gothic-themed short films, feature films, music videos and experimental films for the October festival. Visit www. vampirefilmfestival.com for details. Submission deadline is Sept. 17.

museums CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Freak Parade,” works by Thomas Woodruff, through Oct. 24. “As We See It: Youth Vision Quilt,” studentcreated quilt with more than 400 patches, ongoing.

HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Katrina +

5: Documenting Disaster,” an oral history and photography project with historical maps, documents and a multimedia presentation, through Sept. 12.

LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, 4885488; www.longuevue.com —

“Untitled No. 6029,” sculpture

by Eric Dallimore, through December. “Deepwater Horizon Response,” a conceptual installation about the BP oil disaster by Mitchell Gaudet, through September.

LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. 420 Julia St., 523-1357; www.lcm.org — “Mr. Rogers’

Neighborhood: A Hands-On Exhibit”; “Fetch,” a scavenger hunt designed to develop problem-solving skills; “Team Turtle Training Camp,” a hands-on exhibit designed to teach kids how to make healthy choices; all ongoing.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6968 — “Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause,” an interactive

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LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM CABILDO. 701 Chartres St., 5686968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — “The Cabildo: 200 Years of

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exhibit exploring the damaging effects of illegal drugs, through Nov. 24.

Louisiana History,” ongoing.

MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL. 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www. museumoftheamericancocktail. org — “Absinthe Visions,” pho-

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NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “Loyal Forces:

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NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 566-1136; www. noaam.com — “Sumpt’n

to See, Native Son Comes Home,” paintings by Ted Ellis; “Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom,” a collection of artifacts by Derrick Joshua Beard; both through November.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — “Swamp Tours,” a group

exhibition featuring contemporary Louisiana artists, through Aug. 29. “Women Artists in Louisiana, 1965–2010,” an exhibition featuring female artists who have lived or worked in New Orleans, through Sept. 12 and more.

OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “The Art of Tennessee,”

works from the collection of Gertrude and Ben Caldwell; “Place Meets Time,” photographs by Tom Rankin; “Flight Lab,” a multi-media piece by Jenny K. Hager; “Art Speaks,” a video project by YA/YA; all through Sept. 19.

PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER. 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-7032; www.prcno. org — “American Memories,”

postcards from Geoffrey Snodgrass’s collection depicting American cityscapes, buildings and monuments, through Sunday.

SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.southernfood. org — “Acadian to Cajun:

Forced Migration to Commercialization,” a multimedia exhibit and more.

TEKREMA CENTER FOR ART AND CULTURE. 5640 Burgundy St., 247-2612 — “Healing Waters:

Reflections of the Gulf,” an exhibition and meditation site centering around “Healing Waters” by Niko Ciglio, through August.

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SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., 569-9501; www. sorengallery.com — “A Decade ... ,” works on paper and encaustic works on panel by Tony Hernandez; “Walkes & Waltzes,” ceramic works by Dana Chapman; both through August.

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TheaTeR THE 39 STEPS. NOCCA|Riverfront Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca.com — The play’s four actors perform Alfred Hitchcock’s film nearly verbatim onstage, portraying more than 150 characters. Tickets $30. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

6X6. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles

Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com — Six playwrights get a topic and one week to write a 10-minute-long play. Tickets $10.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

DINNER WITH FRIENDS. Actor’s The-

atre of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — After learning of their friends’ divorce, a happily married couple feels pressured to choose sides and question their own relationship. Tickets $20 general admission, $18 students and seniors. 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 28.

EVITA. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 643-0556; www.slidell-slt.org — The theater presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage musical portrait of Argentine political leader Eva Perón. Tickets start at $14. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 5.

THE FOUR OF US. Le Chat Noir, 715 St.

Charles Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com — In the intimate two-man comedy, a writer sells his first novel for a large advance and his best friend is simultaneously happy and jealous. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m.

Sunday through Sept. 5.

HUGHIE. Backyard Ballroom, 3519 St. Claude Ave., 945-9936; www.frontmanshow.com — Four Humours Theater presents Eugene O’Neill’s intense two-man character study.

Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m.

Sunday, through Aug. 30.

THE NEW CENTURY. Muriel’s Cabaret

Theatre at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Paul Rudnick’s off-Broadway hit revolves around a Long Island woman who is the self-proclaimed “most loving mother of all time” to her three gay children. Tickets $27. 8:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 5.

SIX IN A KITCHEN. AllWays Lounge,

2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www. marignytheatre.org — Playwrights present staged readings of short plays inspired by the kitchen. Free admission. 8 p.m. Monday.

STAGE DOOR IDOL. Stage Door

Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 5281944 — Finalists in the museum’s 1940s-themed singing contest vie to star in a show with the Victory Six Swing Band. Free admission.

5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Fuhrmann

Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington, 892-2624 — Robert Harling’s play is about the bond among a group of delicate, but tough, women in northwest Louisiana. Call (985) 867-8889 for details. Tickets $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

THE STORY OF ST. DYMPHNA.

Mudlark Theatre, 1200 Port St — The theater’s “puppet passion play” is

followed by performances from bands The Body and Thou. Tickets $5 suggested donation. 7 p.m.

Monday.

A TASTE OF HONEY. Shadowbox The-

atre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 523-7469; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — In Shelagh Delaney’s rarely-seen play, a working-class teenager sets up house with a closeted gay friend after being confronted with an unexpected pregnancy. Tickets $15.

8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Sept. 4.

THE MIDNIGHT REVUE. Starlight

by the Park, 834 N. Rampart St., 561-8939; www.starlightbythepark. com — Marcy Marcell directs a weekly female-impersonation jazz cabaret. Call for ticket information.

Midnight Friday.

RICKY GRAHAM’S 2010 RENEW REVUE. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles

Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com — Graham’s celebration of New Orleans life features Yvette Hargis, Amanda Zirkenbach, Matthew Mickal and Jefferson Turner.

Tickets $32 (includes $5 drink credit). 8 p.m. Monday.

audiTions BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY.

Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1001 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 469-4740; www.ctk-nola.org — The Greater New Orleans Chapter holds new member auditions for its Mardi Gras Chorus. Call 363-9001 or visit www.mardigraschorus.org for details. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.

CRESCENT CITY SOUND CHORUS.

Delgado Community College, City Park campus, Orleans Avenue, between City Park Avenue and Navarre Street, 671-5000; www.dcc.edu — The women’s chorus holds weekly auditions for new members. Call 453-0858 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com for details. 7 p.m.

Monday.

Giacobbe Academy of Dance, 6925 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 889-0940 — The pre-professional junior division of Delta Festival Ballet holds auditions. Call 888-0931 or visit www.deltafestivalballet.com for details. Audition fee $10. Auditions for 13 to 18 years olds 2 p.m., 10 to 12 year olds 3 p.m. Saturday.

Comedy AIR SEX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.howlin-wolf.com — Contestants make love with imaginary partners to their choice of music in this contest. Email chris@airsexworldchampionships. com for details. Tickets $8. 9 p.m.

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THE FANTASTICKS. Teatro Wego, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The parents of two neighboring teens build a wall between them, but the two nonetheless meet and fall in love.

Tickets $30 general admission, $27 seniors and military, $20 students, $15 children 12 and under. 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 29.

Two young performers, Stylist B. and Tabitha Brock-Bethune, recently staged a new work at the AllWays Lounge.

Working alone, they were a small cast and crew, but Laugh Cry Scream & Shout was not a small show. They played 36 characters and covered a wide range of dilemmas, from heroin addiction to cancer. As grim as that sounds, the overall effect was not. The two displayed mischievous senses of humor and threw themselves into their parts with uncompromising zeal.

They said the play’s purpose “is to empower,” and the piece drew strong reactions from the audience, which often cheered.

There was no through-line. Instead, the presentation was a mosaic of monologues united by mood, and there were some enjoyable shared scenes and at times, characters returned unexpectedly. The show began with a series of monologues in which a woman experiences the evolution of her feelings for her mother from the age of 5 to 55. In this rocky trajectory, we never saw the mother, but we could imagine her reactions. Men in attendance may have had to resist an impulse to hide under the tables. Many vignettes addressed destructive male behavior, including domestic violence. And one young girl lamented and resented her absent father, who was in jail.

Generally, an evenhanded view prevailed, with a willingness to look at unpleasant facts squarely and without preaching. Monologues, however, often ended with a moral drawn from the episode. A woman struggling with the burdens of single motherhood wished she had asked the judge to give the kids to her ex, so he could see there’s more to raising children than weekend outings. Ultimately, she decided her real problem was low self-esteem. “The pain will end when loving me begins,” she said, and the audience shouted approval.

The script is too long, and some of the pieces should be cut, especially from the 16-scene first act. Lack of glitz can be a virtue, but Laugh Cry Scream & Shout would benefit from a bit more polish and direction. The show is a promising beginning for a team of local playwrights. In November, they will reprise the piece on a Norwegian Cruise Lines tour to Mexico. — Dalt Wonk

Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www.sonesta. com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

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Champions Square is a brand new, state of the art outdoor festival space and the perfect place to get your game face on this season! On Saints Game Days, the Square will feature delicious food and beverage f options from some of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most notable restaurants. Convenient and affordable game day parking will be available in Champions Garage located on Girod Street. There will also be plenty of live entertainment on hand to keep you dancing and get you jazzed up and ready for the games!

See you at the Square!

For rental and Champions Square Game Day information, call 504.587.3663 or go to superdome.com/square

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family Tuesday 17 TODDLER TIME . Louisiana

Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357; www.lcm. org — The museum hosts special Tuesday and Thursday activities for children ages 3-under and their parents or caregivers. Admission $7.50, free for members. 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday 18 START WITH ART. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — Parents and children 18 months to 5 years old experience music and art in a museum setting to nurture rhythm, movement and self-expression. Call 539-9608, or email kbarron@ ogdenmuseum.org for details.

Admission $45 for the threeweek session, $15 for each additional child; free for members. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Thursday 19 ART ACTIVITIES DURING AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of

Saturday 21 THE PET DOCTOR’S DILEMMA .

Children’s Castle, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 — The Port-a-Puppet Players present the show with a big cast of puppets. Admission $5. 11:30 a.m.

WIMPY KID ICE CREAM TRUCK TOUR . Octavia Books, 513

events Tuesday 17 CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Broadway Street

Market, 200 Broadway St., 8615898; www.marketumbrella. org — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

DATE & DASH . Le Chat Noir, 715

St. Charles Ave., 581-5812; www. cabaretlechatnoir.com — The theater hosts its own version of speed-dating for professionals ages 26 to 36 with college degrees. Pre-registration is recommended. 8 p.m.

DEALING WITH LOSS. West Jefferson Behavioral Medicine Center, 229 Bellemeade Blvd., Gretna, 391-2440 — The center offers a weekly support group.

Call Doreen Fowler for details.

6 p.m.

DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE . Tulane-

Lakeside Hospital, 4700 South I-10 Service Road West, Metairie — The peer support group meets the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Visit www.dbsaneworleans.org for details. 7:30 p.m.

DIVORCE AND BEYOND.

Counseling Solutions of Catholic Charities, 921 Aris Ave., Metairie, 835-5007 — A licensed clinical social worker helps group participants going through divorce. Call 835-5007 for details.

INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MEET & GREET. Contemporary

Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www.cacno.org — The school hosts an event for parents of returning students and prospective students for ninth and 10th grades. Preregistration is recommended.

Call 835-0080 for details. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ROAD HOME ASSISTANCE .

Community Center of St. Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St., Arabi, 281-2512 — Representatives are available at the center to assist homeowners with questions and concerns. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday.

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Octavia St., 899-7323 — The truck hands out free frozen treats to celebrate the release of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth.

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers fresh local goods every week.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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EXHIBITION WALK-THROUGH: ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS.

OGDEN FAMILY FAIR . Ogden

Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — The museum puts its spin on the Southern country fair with music, arts and crafts for all ages. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — Museum curator Paul Tarver leads an exclusive walk-through of the exhibit featuring Native American art and artifacts. Free admission. 6 p.m.

FRENCH MARKET FARMERS

MARKET. French Market, French

Market Place, between Decatur and N. Peters streets, 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The weekly market offers seasonal produce, seafood, prepared foods, smoothies and more. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

GET TO KNOW GOD. Lost & Found Center, 901 Independence St., 344-1234; www.lostandfoundcenter.org — The group meets every week to discuss Bible scripture. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. East

Jefferson General Hospital, 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 454-4000; www.ejgh.org — The American Cancer Society sponsors a group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Call 456-5000 for details. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE .

St. Matthew/Central United Church of Christ, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-8196; www.stmatthew-nola.org — The parent-child education and support group uses enriching activities in music, art and play.

Visit www.infancytoindependence.org for details. 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday-Thursday.

LAKEVIEW MARKETPLACE .

Harrison Avenue Marketplace, 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — The Lakeview Neighborhood Association presents an outdoor event with live music, food, drinks, handmade crafts and activities for kids. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 18.

LGBT YOUNG ADULT PEER SUPPORT GROUP. LGBT

Community Center of New Orleans, 2114 Decatur St., www. lgbtccno.org — The group supports 18- to 24-year-olds dealing with the struggles of coming out, sexuality, family and relationships. 7 p.m.

LUNCHBOX LECTURE . National

World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — The semi-monthly lecture series focuses on an array of World War II-related topics. Call 528-1944 ext. 229 for details.

12 p.m.

MODEL GREEN HOUSE . 409

Andry St., between Douglass Street and the levee; www. globalgreen.org/neworleans — Global Green provides tours of its model green house, which uses renewable energy from solar panels and other sources.

Call 525-2121 or visit the website for details. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

NONPAC MEETING . Seventh

District Station, 10555 Lake Forest Blvd — The New Orleans Neighborhood Policing AntiCrime Council holds its monthly meeting. 7 p.m.

QUILTING 101 . St. Tammany

Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 893-6280; www.stpl.us — The

library hosts a seven-week series of quilting classes tailored for beginners. Call 768-6294 for details. 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

SAVE OUR CEMETERIES CEMETERY TOURS. The group

conducts tours of New Orleans cemeteries. Call 525-3377 for details.

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS MASQUERADE GALA . Vieux Carre Ballroom,

Harrah’s Casino, 228 Poydras St. — Proceeds from the gala and silent auction benefit Core Element: The Greater New Orleans STEM Initiative. Visit www.deepwaternola.org for details. Admission $50. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

TALENT SHOWCASE . Le Roux,

1700 Louisiana Ave. — Masse Media Consulting, KMP and Men of Business host a weekly “You’ve Got Talent” showcase open to all poets, singers, dancers and others. Call 899-4512 for details. General admission $10, performers $5. 9 p.m. to midnight.

TALKIN’ REVOLUTION .

Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Road, 948-7323; www. communitybookcenter.com — Police brutality activist and community organizer Malcolm Suber discusses the history and future of community organizing against police abuse and murder. Free admission. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT JW MARRIOTT. JW Marriott New

Orleans, 614 Canal St., Suite 4, 525-6500; www.marriott.com — The hotel showcases local music and art with spirit tastings and hors d’oeuvres. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. 484 Sala

Ave., Sala Avenue and Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art and more, with live music and pony rides. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

Thursday 19 CHANGES. Hey! Cafe, 4332

Magazine St., 891-8682; www. heycafe.biz — The weekly meetings teach focusing, a method of directing attention outside one’s body to effect change. Call 232-9787 for details. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

EPILEPSY & SEIZURE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP.

East Jefferson General Hospital, 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 454-4000; www.ejgh.org — The Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana holds a monthly support group for adults who have or are impacted by epilepsy or seizure disorders. The group meets in the Foundation Board Room. Call 800-960-0587 or email kelly@epilepsylouisiana. org for details. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FRENCH QUARTER BUSINESS

ASSOCIATION LUNCH FORUM .

Jax Brewery Riverview Room, 600 Decatur St., 525-3000 — The monthly event features speakers discussing community events and topics of interest to French Quarter residents and business owners. Call 309-1423 or email annie@fqba.org for details. Admission $40 general admission, $35 members. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

FRESH MARKET. Circle Food

Store, 1522 St. Bernard Ave. — The Downtown Neighborhood Market Consortium market features fresh produce, dairy, seafood, baked goods and more. EBT and WIC accepted. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

INN ON BOURBON’S NOLA BREW EXPERIENCE . The Inn on

Bourbon Hotel, 541 Bourbon St., 524-7611; www.innonbourbon.com — The beer tasting features brews from NOLA Brewery and food from the hotel’s Cafe de l’Opera. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

IRON RAIL LADIES’ NIGHT. The Iron Rail, 511 Marigny St., 9480963; www.ironrail.org — Iron Rail offers a weekly creative space for women. Email ladiesnight.ironrail@gmail.com for details. 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER .

Touro Infirmary, 1401 Foucher St. — Volunteer cosmetologists help women undergoing cancer treatment cope with appearance-related side effects and regain self-confidence. Call 897-8387 or visit cancer.org for details. Noon to 2 p.m.

MEET ’N’ SNIFF. Bridge Lounge, 1201 Magazine St., 299-1888 — The dating event provides an opportunity for single dog owners to mingle. Visit www.la-spca.org for details.

Admission $5 suggested donation for LA/SPCA. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SISTAHS MAKING A CHANGE .

Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The group offers lessons in African dance and more, along with nutrition, health and wellness seminars. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday and Monday.

TOP DOG . Twist, 628 St Charles

Ave., 523-9600 — Celebrity bartenders mix drinks to benefit the Southern Animal Foundation during the sixweek-long event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Tchoup, 4529 Tchoupitoulas St., 891-9066 — The bar hosts a watch party for the televised fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund, an official charity of the Boston Red Sox, featuring drink specials and giveaways. 6 p.m.

Friday 20 EXHIBITION WALK-THROUGH: FABERGE . New Orleans

Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum’s staff leads guests through its Faberge collection. Free with museum admission. Noon.

FRIENDS OF THE SLIDELL LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE . St. Tammany

Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 893-6280; www.stpl.us — The sale features used books, magazines and other items, with proceeds benefiting the library.

Members preview sale 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, public sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Saturday 21 ABSINTHE IN ART & LITERATURE .

Southern Food & Beverage Museum, Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.southernfood.org — Times-Picayune spirits columnist Todd Price discusses the cultural and historical significance of absinthe.

A demonstration and tasting follows the lecture. Admission $10 general admission, $5 members. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street

Market, Magazine and Girod streets, 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

EAGLE WATCH . Fontainebleau

State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — A park ranger leads a viewing of the park’s eagle nest. 3 p.m.

ERACE NEW ORLEANS MEETING .

J. Singleton School, 1924 Philip St., 581-2388 — ERACE meets for its weekly discussion group.

Call 866-1163 for details. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation,

13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items.

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

GRETNA FARMERS MARKET.

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

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

LIVING HISTORY CORPS. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — The museum’s re-enactors share their knowledge about the day-to-day lives of military men and women and the broader lessons of World War II. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The Ogden offers art activities for kids during the weekly After Hours concerts. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Dine and Dance with Amy Alvarez & The Victory Six August 20

New Orleans’ award-winning star performs with our own swing band!

Friday evening: Dinner @ 6pm; Show @ 8pm; $60; Show Only $30

Dine and Dance with The Victory Six & our Stage Door Idol August 27-28

Who will it be? Come enjoy the talents of our first Idol champion!

Friday & Saturday evenings: Dinner @ 6pm; Show @ 8pm;; $60; Show Only $30

The Victory Belles August 21-22 & 29

Join our charming vocal trio on a nostalgic journey through 1940s musical treasures!

Saturday August 21: Dinner @ 6pm; Show @ 8pm;; $60; Show Only $30 Sunday Brunch Aug 22 and 29: Brunch 11am Show 1pm $55

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CURIOUS GEORGE LIVE FRI., SEPT. 10 - SUN., SEPT. 12

BUDWEISER SUPERFEST FRI., SEPT. 3 @ 7:00 PM

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MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY WED., SEPT. 15 - FRI., SEPT. 17

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Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets, the New Orleans Arena Box Office, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Get your game face on this season at the city’s newest outdoor festival plaza! For more info, go to www.superdome.com/square

SHOPPING

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Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River Front at Water St., Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www.artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features fine art from local artists including painting, mixed media, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

NATURE: A CLOSER LOOK .

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Park rangers lead a weekly nature hike.

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

SKULLS, SKINS & SCAT … WHAT ANIMAL IS THAT? . Fairview-

Riverside State Park, 119 Fairview Drive, Madisonville — The hands-on program discusses the characteristics of mammals, birds and reptiles that help them survive in their habitats. 9:30 a.m.

“TELLING THEIR STORIES” PANEL DISCUSSION . Ogden

Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — In conjunction with the Telling Their Stories: The Lingering Legacy of Katrina Photography exhibit, the museum hosts a panel discussion featuring author Douglas Brinkley, Rep. Jim Tucker and notable photojournalists. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TREME UNDER THE BRIDGE MARKET. North Claiborne

UPPER NINTH WARD MARKET. Frederick Douglass Senior High School, 3820 St. Claude Ave. — The weekly Upper Ninth Ward Farmers Market offers fresh local produce, seafood, bread, cheese and plants. Sponsored by the Downtown Neighborhood Market Consortium. Call 482-5722 or email ggladney@ therenaissanceproject.la for details. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WOMEN AND WINE ON WEDNESDAYS. Santa Fe

Restaurant, 3201 Esplanade Ave., 944-6854 — The monthly women’s socializing and networking event features wine specials. Visit www. womenwinewednesday.com for details. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 22 DIMENSIONS OF LIFE DIALOGUE . New Orleans

Lyceum, 618 City Park Ave., 460-9049; www.lyceumproject.com — The nonreligious, holistic discussion group focuses on human behavior

Call for appliCations

DOWN ON THE FARM JAZZ BRUNCH FUNDRAISER .

seeks families to host foreign exchange students. Email ayp@cci-exchange.com or visit www.cci-exchange. com/host.htm for details.

Application deadline is Aug. 31.

Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., 483-7037; www. hollygrovemarket.com — Chef Katie Bingham prepares a local, seasonal three-course brunch to benefit Hollygrove Market & Farm’s educational programs. Email info@hollygrovemarket.com for details.

Admission $50. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

DRINK ’N’ DRAW. Circle Bar,

1032 St. Charles Ave., 588-2616 — The weekly event features a live model, happy hour drink specials and art instruction upon request. Call 299-9455 for details. Admission $20. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

LAGNIAPPE LECTURE . National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — In conjunction with the museum’s Loyal Forces: The Animals of WWII exhibit, Brittany Mulla and Walt Burgoyne lecture on two times in history when mules were invaluable to humans. Free admission.

1 p.m.

NEEDLE JUNKIES. 3 Ring Circus’

The Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com — The knitting group meets every Sunday. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

PRIMITIVE WOODWORKING .

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Park rangers host a weekly demonstration of woodworking techniques. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SUNDAY SWING WITH NEW ORLEANS MOONSHINERS.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Professional swing dancers provide coaching for dancers of all levels while musicians play World War II-era hits. Lessons 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., live music 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday 16 CBT GROUP. Counseling

Solutions of Catholic Charities, 921 Aris Ave., Metairie, 835-5007 — A licensed clinical social worker facilitates a 12-week Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group for depression. Call for details.

NORA GUIDED BUS TOURS. The

New Orleans Redevelopment Authority gives tours showcasing the revival of New Orleans neighborhoods and highlighting new projects involving the city’s recovery.

Call 558-7195 or email theneworleansjourney@gmail. com for details. 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, then Aug. 24-28.

CENTER FOR CULTURAL INTERCHANGE . The center

words AUTHOR CIRCLE . Afro-

American Book Stop, 7056 Read Blvd., 243-2436 — The event features authors Francis Cress-Welsing, Wade Nobles and Turry Flucker, food, drinks, music and African dance. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.

DEAN SHAPIRO. Borders Books

and Music, 3338 St. Charles Ave., 899-1501 — The author signs Historic Photos of Louisiana. 1 p.m. Saturday.

INTERNATIONAL FICTION BOOK CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS. Blue

Cypress Books, 8126 Oak St., 352-0096 — The group discusses J.M. Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“NEW ORLEANS: WHAT CAN’T BE LOST” RELEASE PARTY.

d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., 9423731; www.drinkgoodstuff. com — The book release party features food and music by Free Agents Brass Band. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

OCTAVIA BOOKS BOOK CLUB. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The group discusses J.G. Farrell’s The Siege of Krishnapur. 10:30 a.m.

Saturday.

PAULA MORRIS. Garden

District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — The author signs and reads from Ruined. 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

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East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — Retired FBI agent Ricardo Fernandez presents “Liars and Criminals Personalities.” 10 a.m.

Saturday.

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WHAT Banana Blossom THIRD TIME’S A CHARM Thai Cafe Greg Surrey opened a third incarnation of his popular cafe earWHERE lier this month, taking over the former Fuel Coffee House spot 2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., to create Surrey’s Uptown (4807 Magazine St., 895-5757). The Gretna, 392-7530; menu is similar to the original Surrey’s Cafe & Juice Bar (1418 www.eatbananaMagazine St., 524-3828; www.surreyscafeandjuicebar.com). blossom.com Last year, Surrey opened Surrey’s La Playa Juiceteria (1200 Carondelet St., 250-5347) in Central City, and it serves a smaller WHEN menu of sandwiches and salads. Surrey’s Uptown serves Lunch and dinner breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sunday and operates as Mon.-Sat. a coffeehouse with a limited menu on Mondays.

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KATIE’S RESTAURANT & BAR decided to open his own restaurant last year and took over a strip mall slot that had been Cafe Zen before that sushi restaurant relocated a few doors away.

His menu follows the typical Thai format with a variety of curries, noodles and fried rice dishes. The short lineup of “signatures” has some standouts, and I wish there were more dishes on the list. The fried soft-shell crab floating atop a velvety red curry is worth a trip alone.

Pad thai was refreshingly greaseless though rather unexciting, with silken rice noodles and audibly crunchy sprouts but not enough punch. That seems a common shortcoming at Banana Blossom, as though Cho is pulling his punches with the famously fierce Thai chiles. The tom yum soup, another Thai standard, was more robust, and the same lemongrass and cilantro broth can be bulked up with rice noodles and meat or seafood for a substantial entree soup. I chose shrimp, requested extra spicy heat and slurped my way through a light, invigorating lunch that was on par with a good bowl of Vietnamese pho.

Banana Blossom again exceeds expectations with desserts, normally an after-thought at many local Asian restaurants. Here, bananas are fried either with crunchy tempura batter or in thin wonton wrappers, and both renditions are dramatically circled with chocolate sauce.

You can get Thai iced tea or equally sweet Thai iced coffee, but remember Banana Blossom is BYOB. With all the evident care going into the cooking here, it’s worth bringing a better-then-average bottle.

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hefs schooled in Thai cuisine often grasp the way a little artistry can lift casual, everyday meals above expectations, and Jimmy Cho at Banana Blossom Thai Cafe in Gretna is no exception.

His cooking embodies the vibrancy that makes Thai cuisine so crave-worthy — with a blend of spicy, sweet, sour, sharp and smooth, often all in one dish.

Many of his dishes also bear evidence of uncommon creativity and forethought. Shrimp coated in coconut and panko seem to reach out from a cocktail tumbler lined by carved vegetables; razor-thin slices of fried jalapeno and shredded carrot mix it up with calamari; and laap (also called larb), a salad of finely ground beef, herbs and atomized rice, is cradled in cups of fresh lettuce and abundantly garnished with herbs. These touches are all the more impressive at a restaurant where scarcely anything on the menu exceeds $12.

Banana Blossom serves the familiar roster of seemingly simple yet lush Thai dishes, but it covers the range better than most and has a few special items.

For instance, a clattering pile of stir-fried clams arrives with spicy, garlicky, burgundy-colored sauce cupped in each shell and a sheaf of puffy, butter-crisped roti bread for dredging. A tangle of fried egg noodles rises like a crusty cloud from a bowl of yellow coconut curry, ready to be hacked down with your chopsticks and softened in the aromatic pool below.

Cho grew up working at his parents’ noodle shop in northeast Thailand and eventually landed in New Orleans to study at Delgado Community College. He

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AMERICAN CON— TEMPORARY 5 Fifty 5 — 555 Canal St., 553-5638;

www.555canal.com — New Orleans dishes and Americana favorites take an elegant turn in dishes such as the lobster mac and cheese, combining lobster meat, elbow macaroni and mascarpone, boursin and white cheddar cheeses. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

BAYONA — 430 Dauphine St., 5254455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$$ THE GREEN GODDESS — 307 Ex-

change Alley, 301-3347; www. greengoddessnola.com — Chef Chris DeBarr’s contemporary cooking combines classic techniques, exotic ingredients and culinary wit. At lunch, Big Cactus Chilaquiles feature poached eggs on homemade tortillas with salsa verde, queso fresca and nopalitos. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE —

8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www.one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes like char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and a memorable cochon de lait. Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL THE CLUBHOUSE BAR & GRILL —

THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449

River Road, 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

ZACHARY’S BY THE LAKE — 7224 Pontchartrain Blvd., 872-9832; www.zacharysbythelake.com — Zachary’s serves seafood platters, po-boys, salads, barbecue shrimp and more. Jumbo Gulf shrimp with cane syrup are wrapped in bacon, fried crispy and served with pickled okra salad. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

BARBECUE ABITA BAR-B-Q — 69399 Hwy.

59, Abita Springs, (985) 892-0205 — Slow-cooked brisket and pork are specialty at this Northshore smokehouse. The half-slab rib plate contains six ribs served with a choice of two sides. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

WALKER’S BAR-B-QUE — 10828 Hayne Blvd., 281-8227; www.cochondelaitpoboys.com — The makers of the Jazz Fest cochon de lait po-boy serve pork, ribs, chicken and more. The family feast includes a half-slab of ribs, half a chicken, half a pound of brisket, pork and sausage, two side orders, bread and sauce. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Saturday. Cash only. $

4617 Sanford St., Metairie, 8835905 — Clubhouse offers burgers and sandwiches. The black and blue burger is stuffed with blue cheese and blackened on the grill.

Or try the blackened chicken Caesar wrap. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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JIGGERS — 1645 Veterans Memori-

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DINO’S BAR & GRILL — 1128 Tchoupitoulas St., 558-0900 — Dino’s kitchen serves burgers, chicken tenders, salads and wraps. Happy hour is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards and checks. $

al Blvd., Metaire, 828-3555 — Enjoy daily specials like red and beans rice with a pork chop on Mondays or order burgers, salads and wraps from the regular menu. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ RENDON INN BAR & GRILL — 4501

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Eve St., 826-5605 — Try appetizers such as spinach and artichoke dip, hot wings or fried pickles. Off the grill there are burgers, chicken sandwiches or cheese quesadillas. Other options include salads.

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

BREWPUB 527 Decatur St., 522-0571; www. crescentcitybrewhouse.com — This French Quarter brewhouse serves baked oysters, salads and crabcakes stand alongside grilled strip steaks, crispy duck and tender brewhouse ribs. Beers change seasonally. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St., 8617890; www.cafefreret.com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin.Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s

Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ ELIZABETH’S

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601 Gallier St., 944-9272; www. elizabeths-restaurant.com — Signature praline bacon sweetens brunch at this Bywater spot.

Dinner brings options like fish and scallop specials. Also enjoy homemade desserts. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LAFITTE’S CAFE — 6325 Elysian Fields Ave., 284-7878; www.lafittescafe.com — Lafitte’s serves wraps with a wide selection of fillings, burgers and patty melts, salads, sandwiches and baked potatoes. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE —

5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. Breakfast is available all day on weekends. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PARKVIEW CAFE AT CITY PARK —

City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — Located in the old Casino Building, the cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening.

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

RICCOBONO’S PANOLA STREET CAFE — 7801 Panola St., 314-1810

— Specialties include crabcakes Benedict — two crabcakes and poached eggs topped with hollandaise sauce and potatoes — and the Sausalito omelet with spinach, mushrooms, shallots and mozzarella. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $

THE RUBY SLIPPER CAFE — 139

N. Cortez St., 309-5531; www. therubyslippercafe.net — This casual cafe offers breakfast options such as two eggs with sausage or applewood-smoke bacon or barbecued shrimp and grits.

Lunch options include burgers, sandwiches, salads and changing specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

ST. JAMES CHEESE — 5004 Pryta-

nia St., 899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com — The cheese shop offers more than 100 varieties of cheese from around the world.

A small menu includes creative sandwiches, salads and specials.

The Radette cheese sandwich includes house-made pastrami and spicy pickles on rye. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

TED’S FROSTOP — 3100 Calhoun St., 861-3615 — The signature Loto-Burger is as good as ever, or try the castle burgers. Fried seafood and plate lunches provide square meals, as do the sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

com — House specialties include fried soft-shell crab topped with Tong Cho sauce, and Cantonese-style stir-fried alligator and mushrooms in oyster sauce.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

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287-0877 — Located in Place St. Charles, Terrazu serves coffee drinks and a menu of soups, salads and sandwiches. The Terrazu salad is topped with boiled shrimp, hearts of palm and avocado. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

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TERRAZU — 201 St. Charles Ave.,

VINE & DINE — 141 Delaronde St.,

361-1402; www.vine-dine.com — The cafe serves cheese boards and charcuterie plates with pate and cured meats. There also is a menu of sandwiches, quesadillas, bruschettas, salads and dips.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CHINESE CHINA ORCHID — 702 S. Car-

rollton Ave., 865-1428; wwww. chinaorchidneworleans.com — China Orchid serves a wide array of dishes including soups, fried rice, egg foo young, lo mein and more. Empress chow mein, mango shrimp or chicken, and triple dragon with shrimp, chicken and beef are specialties. Delivery available. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CHINA ROSE — 3501 N. Arnoult Road., Metairie, 887-3295 — China Rose offers many Chinese seafood specialties. The Lomi Lomi combines jumbo shrimp, pineapple and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon, fries them golden brown and serves them on a bed of sautéed vegetables.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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JUNG’S GOLDEN DRAGON — 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280; www. jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes.

Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THREE HAPPINESS — 1900 Lafay-

ette St., Suite 4, Gretna, 368-1355; www.threehappiness.com — Three Happiness serves Chinese and Vietnames dishes and dim sum specials on weekends.

Westlake duck features tender duck with snow peas, corn, straw mushrooms and napa cabbage.

Vietnamese crepes are served with pork and shrimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

TREY YUEN CUISINE OF CHINA — 600 N. Causeway Approach.,

Mandeville, (985) 626-4476; 2100 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 345-6789; www.tryyuen.

St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Royal Street salad features baby spinach and mixed lettuces with carrots, red onion, red peppers, grapes, olives, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

BEN ’N JERRY’S — 3500 Veterans

Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 8875656 — Ben ’n Jerry’s offers rich ice creams in signature flavors, ice cream cakes, frozen drinks, fruit smoothies and sundaes. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SAL’S SNO-BALL STAND — 1823

Metairie Road, Metairie, 666-1823 — Enjoy something cold and sweet from this 50-year-old business, which offers an assortment of flavored sno-balls, soft-serve ice cream, malts, banana splits or ice cream cones dipped in chocolate. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Cash only. $

CREOLE ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St.

Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms.

Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ AUSTIN’S RESTAURANT — 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s cooks hearty Creole and Italian dishes like stuffed soft-shell crab and veal Austin, which is crowned with crabmeat. No reservations.

Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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LE CITRON BISTRO — 1539 Religious St., 566-9051; www.le-citronbistro.com — Located in a historic building, the quaint bistro serves starters like chicken and andouille gumbo and fried frogs legs.

Entrees include choices like fried chicken, Gulf fish and burgers.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ MR. ED’S CREOLE GRILLE— 5241

Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 889-7992; www.mredsno.com — Mr. Ed’s offers seafood dishes and some Italian accents. Try shrimp beignets with sweet chili glaze or creamy blue crab dip.

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FRENCH azine St., 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard. Try dishes such as Steen’s-cured duck breast with satsuma and ginger demi-glace and stone-ground goat cheese grits. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Perez, Chalmette, 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, 8855565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, 737-8146; www.breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

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STEVE’S DINER — 201 St. Charles Ave., 522-8198 — Located in the Place St. Charles food court, Steve’s serves hot breakfasts until 10 a.m. Lunch features sandwiches, salads and hot plate lunches such as fried catfish and baked chicken Parmesan. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

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ton Ave., 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes.

Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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plant cup filled with crawfish and shrimp and served with pasta.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MONTREL’S BISTRO — 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747 — This casual restaurant serves Creole favorites. The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding for dessert. Outdoor seating is adjacent to Dutch Alley and the French Market. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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INDIAN JULIE’S LITTLE INDIA KITCHEN AT SCHIRO’S — 2483 Royal St., 944-

6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE — 4308

Magazine St., 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

TAJ MAHAL INDIAN CUISINE — 923-

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

ITALIAN ANDREA’S NORTHERN ITALIAN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — 3100 N.

19th St., Metairie, 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Chefowner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties of the house include Trota Bayou la Fourche — speckled trout served with lump crabmeat in a lemoncream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ BACCO — 310 Chartres St., 522-2426;

www.bacco.com — Bacco blends Italian and contemporary Creole cuisine. Chef Chris Montero artfully prepares homemade pastas and fresh seafood, including lobster and shrimp ravioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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CAFE DIBLASI — 1801 Stumpf Blvd.,

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Gretna, 361-3106; www.cafediblasi. com — For casual Italian dining, head to Cafe DiBlasi for pan-fried veal topped with lump crabmeat and lemon cream sauce or a traditional veal shank osso buco served with rich brown sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ RICCOBONO’S PEPPERMILL RESTAURANT — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie,

455-2266 — This Italian-style eatery serves New Orleans favorites like stuffed crabs with jumbo lump crabmeat with spaghetti bordelaise and trout meuniere with brabant potatoes. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

TONY

MANDINA’S

RESTAURANT

— 1915 Pratt St., Gretna, 362-2010; www.tonymandinas.com — Tony Mandina’s serves Italian and Creole cuisine. Dishes include pasta, veal parmigiana, veal Bordelasie and specialties like shrimp Mandina and battered eggplant topped with shrimp and crabmeat in cream sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., 891-

3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads.

“Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more.

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

MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available.

Credit cards. $$ MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles

Ave., 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 5817253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists.

There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LATIN AMERICAN LA MACARENA PUPSERIA & LATIN CAFE — 8120 Hampson St., 862-

5252 — Enjoy Latin home cooking in a quaint and festive cafe. Try the namesake Salvadoran pupusas, stuffed cornmeal disks, as well as a wide selection of tapas dishes and vegan options. Latin-style brunch is served on weekends. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CON— TEMPORARY ATCHAFALAYA

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901 Louisiana Ave., 891-9626; www.cafeatchafalaya.com — Atchafalaya serves creative contemporary Creole cooking. Shrimp and grits feature head-on Gulf shrimp in a smoked tomato and andouille broth over creamy grits.

There’s a Bloody Mary bar at brunch. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 586-

0972; www.thebombayclub.com — Mull the menu at this French Quarter hideaway while sipping a well made martini. The duck duet pairs confit leg with pepper-seared breast with black currant reduction. Reservations recommended.

Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ MILA — 817 Common St., 412-2580;

www.milaneworleans.com — MiLA takes a fresh approach to Southern and New Orleans cooking, focusing on local produce and refined techniques. Try New Orleans barbecue lobster with lemon confit and fresh thyme. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri. dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900

City Park Ave., 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip. There also are brunch specials. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and char-

cuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRA— NEAN/MIDDLE EASTERN ATTIKI BAR & GRILL — 230 Decatur

St., 587-3756; www.attikineworleans.com — Attiki features a range of Mediterranean cuisine including entrees of beef kebabs and chicken shawarma. Reservations recommended. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$

PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., 861-9602 — Diners will find authentic Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie.

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

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN CARLOS MENCIA’S MAGGIE RITAS MEXICAN BAR & GRILL — 200 Maga-

zine St., 595-3211; www.maggieritas. com — Favorites include sizzling fajita platters, quesdillas, enchiladas and margaritas. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ COUNTRY FLAME — 620 Iberville St.,

522-1138 — Country Flame serves a mix of popular Mexican and Cuban dishes. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

JUAN’S FLYING BURRITO — 2018

Magazine St., 569-0000; 4724 S.Carrollton Ave. 486-9550; www. juansflyingburrito.com — This wallet-friendly restaurant is known for its meal-and-a-half-size signature burritos. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ NACHO MAMA’S MEXICAN GRILL —

3242 Magazine St., 899-0031; 1000 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan, 7361188; www.nachomamasmexicangrill.com — These taquerias serve Mexican favorites such as portobello mushroom fajitas and chile rellenos. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SANTE FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 948-0077 — Chicken Maximilian is a baked chicken breast roulade with Anaheim peppers, chorizo and Asiago cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ TOMATILLO’S — 437 Esplanade

Ave., 945-9997 — Enjoy combinations like Tomatillo’s Fiesta, which includes a taco, tamale and enchilada served with rice and beans.

There are many margarita options.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St.,

525-8899; www.gazebocafenola. com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. No reservations.

Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur

St., 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Seafood platters or poboys, crawfish etouffee, shrimp Creole, sandwiches and more are available indoors or out. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — 626 Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www. snugjazz.com — Traditional Creole and Cajun fare pepper the menu along with newer creations such as the fish Marigny, topped with Gulf shrimp in a Creole cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD GOTT GOURMET CAFE — 3100

Magazine St., 373-6579; www.gottgourmetcafe.com — Gott Gourmet’s menu of creative dishes and sandwiches includes a cochon de lait po-boy made with pulled pork, homecooked Dr. Pepper-honeybaked ham, pickles, Gruyere cheese, ancho-honey coleslaw and honey mustard-chile mayo. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Fri. Credit cards. $

LIUZZA’S RESTAURANT 7 BAR — 3636 Bienville St., 482-9120; www.liuzzas. com — This neighborhood favorite serves casual Creole and Italian fare. The Frenchuletta is a muffuletta on French bread served hot.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$ MR. ED’S RESTAURANT — 910 W.

Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, 8380022 — Popular dishes include seafood-stuffed bell peppers loaded with shrimp, crawfish and crabmeat, topped with buttered breadcrumbs. No reservations.

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

RAJUN CAJUN CAFE — 5209 W.

Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 883-5513; www.rajuncajuncafe.com — The cafe serves soups, salads, po-boys, muffulettas, seafood plates and daily specials. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING —

2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8328032; www.marktwainspizza.com — The Italian pizza has salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Gourmet pies are topped with ingredients like pancetta, roasted eggplant, portobello mushrooms and prosciutto. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

POMPEII PIZZERIA — 1068 Maga-

zine St., 708-4213; www.pompeiipizzeria.com — The barbecue bacon cheeseburger pizza features ground beef, applewood-smoked bacon, onions and smoky barbecue sauce. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $ REGINELLI’S — 741 State St., 899-

1414; 817 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 712-6868; 874 Harrison Ave., 4880133; 3244 Magazine St. 895-7272; 5608 Citrus Blvd., Harahan, 818-0111; www.reginellis.com — This New Orleans original offers a range of pizzas, sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

R&O’S RESTAURANT — 216 Old Hammond Hwy., 831-1248 — R&O’s offers a mix of pizza and Creole and Italian seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $

SLICE PIZZERIA — 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800 — You can buy pizza by the slice and add or subtract toppings as you choose. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA —

4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies or build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368

Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker, which is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese.

There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ PARKWAY BAKERY AND TAVERN — 538 N. Hagen Ave., 482-3047 —

Parkway serves po-boys of roast beef, hot sausage, fried seafood and more. No reservations. Kitchen open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $ SAMMY’S PO-BOYS & CATERING

— 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — Sammy’s offers a wide array of po-boys and wraps.

No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $ WALL STREET DISCOUNT MEAT MARKET — 445 Wall Blvd., 393-1800

— The deli section at this meat market includes a variety of sandwiches, po-boys, hot wings, fried chicken and seafood platters. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD JACK DEMPSEY’S — 738 Poland Ave.,

943-9914 — The Jack Dempsey seafood platter is a feast of gumbo, shrimp, oysters, catfish, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat. and dinner Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ COTE BRASSERIE — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-2350; www. lacotebrasserie.com — This stylish restaurant in the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel serves an array of raw and cooked seafood. Reservations recommended.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ LA

MARIGNY BRASSERIE — 640 Frenchmen St., 945-4472; www. marignybrasserie.com — The lunch and dinner menus include fried seafood po-boys and a host

of Italian dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St.,

598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SOUL WILLIE MAE’S SCOTCH HOUSE —

2401 St. Ann St., 822-9503 — Willie Mae Seaton’s landmark restaurant is run by her granddaughter and serves her renowned fried chicken.

No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $$

STEAKHOUSE RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — 3633

Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 888-3600; www.ruthschris.com — Ruth’s top-quality steaks are broiled in 1,800-degree ovens and arrive at the table sizzling. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH GALVEZ RESTAURANT — 914 N.

Peters St., 595-3400; www.galvezrestaurant.com — Galvez offers tapas, paella and a Spanish-accented bouillabaisse. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601

Royal St., 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metarie Road, 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Vega’s mix of hot and cold tapas dishes includes a salad of lump crabmeat on arugula with blood orange vinaigrette.Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

VIETNAMESE AUGUST MOON — 3635 Prytania

St., 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — August Moon serves a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine.

Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PHO HOA RESTAURANT — 1308 Manhattan Blvd., 302-2094 — Pho Hoa serves staple Vietnamese dishes including beef broth soups, vermicelli bowls, rice dishes and banh mi sandwiches. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PHO NOLA — 3320 Transcontinental

Drive, Metairie, 941-7690; www. pho-nola.com — Pho NOLA serves spring rolls and egg rolls, noodle soups, rice and vermicelli dishes and po-boys. No reservations.

Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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

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HOSPICE Offers Volunteer Opportunities.

Make a difference in the lives of the terminally ill & their families.

Services include: friendly visits to patients & their families, provide rest time to caretaker, bereavement & office assistance.

School service hours avail.

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Business Manager for fair Housing Ctr.

WIT’S INN Bar & Pizza Kitchen Pizza Maker & Bartender w/ food experience Barback Positions

Apply in person Mon-Fri, 1-5pm 141 N. Carrollton Ave.

PHOTOGRAPHERS NEEDED Regional photography company based out of New Orleans. We primarily do school photography, mostly college graduations and senior fair portraits.

Pay ranges between $75$100 per graduation based on experience and quality results.

We will be providing all equipment.

This is a freelance job, with busy times in May and December, with other jobs throughout the year.

Must own professional attire and have reliable transportation.

Reply with experience and resume to ccpjamiet@bellsouth.net.

Bachelors Degree, experience in accounting, grants and HR management, administrative duties, strong interpersonal skills and commitment to civil rights required Salary DOE. Cover ltr and resume received via mail by 8/25/10 attn: Kate Scott, 404 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy, NOLA 70119. No phone call or emails. www.gnofairhousing.org

Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans is

NOW HIRING Full-time AmeriCorps members for the 2010-2011 School year!

We are looking for energetic, creative, team oriented individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of New Orleans public school children.

For more information, contact Lindsay Finlayson at (504) 676-5168 or visit the website at www. cisneworleans.org Program start date is September 1st.

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EMPLOYMENT Experienced Screen Printer

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Tiny is 5-month-old, neutered, DSH decked-out in his tuxedo.

He’s a non-stop playing machine who especially likes to bat balls around. To meet Tiny or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

To look for a lost pet come to the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.

(Algiers), Mon-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5 or call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org.

Symphony Chorus Auditions

Auditions for the 2010-2011 Season on August 24, 28, 31st. Call 504-5252111 for an appointment.

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METAIRIE $79,900

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The ten acre estate is completely fenced with three board wooden fences and heavily landscaped with native Louisiana plants . The heated swimming pool offers year round entertainment for family and friends.

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1 Blk off St. Charles. 2/2, wd flrs, appls & w/d incl., grnite cntrtps & ss appl. OS pkng. $179,900 Darlene, Hera Realty 504-914-6352

MISSISSIPPI PRETTY WAVELAND LOT

w/utilities. Paved, cleared, fenced w/ shade trees. Private! Close to main str. $17,500. 228-363-4595.

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1216 Peniston

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$1200

541 St. Joseph

1/1 "Arts District Loft"

$1000

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Carrollton 3 BR SHOTGUN DBL

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City ParK/Bayou st. JoHn Stunning Restored Victorian

1700sf 3br/1ba, furn kit & ldry, wd flrs, ca/h, 14’ ceils, o/s prkg. Pets ok 1 yr lse. $1275/mo. Day pg 793-1300, Eve 835-6897

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Single brick home, 3BR, 2 baths, patio, fenced yard, off st prkg,off Chef Menteur Hwy. $950+dep. 504-433-9394

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Unit A, 1B/1B, cen A/H, Jacuzzi tub, w/d, water included. Furnished. $1700/month. Call for appt 504952-3131

1103 Royal St.

#B, TH style guest hse. 2b/2b, pat/ bal, CA/H wd/tile fls, water incl, pking, furn/unfurn. $2,000/mo. Appt 504952-3131

Quiet cul-de-sac, walk to levee, new hdwd/cer flrs, recess lighting, srnd snd, sec sys, grt bkyd. Never flooded. Zone X, roof 4 yrs. $1600/ mo or $194,900 For Sale. Call Sylvia 415-6501

1835 BURGUNDY - LWR Studio

RIVER RIDGE NR LEVEE

1b studio-2b/2b, patio/garden private prking $650-1050/mo. w/d hkups, Lse/refs. 985-510-0231.

Newly renov 4 plx. 2 br, 1 & 1/2 ba, w/d hkps, cen a/h, off st pkg, wtr pd. No pets. Quiet area suits retired person. $725/mo, refs & dep. 504737-2089.

Kenner NEAR WMS & W. NAPOLEON

Private rm w/bath & kit. Utilities paid, $500/mo. & 3 brm/1 bath house, $900. 504-737-2068

metairie A HIDDEN GEM

Chic seclusion in the heart of Metairie.

All new 1 br fr $675 & 1 br + study fr $795. Furn corp avail. 780-1706 or 388-9972. www.orrislaneapts.com

FOR RENT OR SALE 2511 Metairie Lawn. 2BR/2BA, w/d, pool, security. Rent $1,000/mo. Sale $149,000. Call 427-1087

LUXURY APTS

2 BR, 1 1/2BA, LR, DR, kit, w&d hkups, faux fireplace, fans, blinds. No pets. $750/mo. 504-443-2280

AMAZING RENOVATION

226 S Scott. Gutted/total renov upr apt.

2 br,1 ba 1.5 blk fr Canal St. Hdwd flrs, cer tile, w/d, blt-in appl, sec sys. $1200/ mo/dep. Avl 8/1. 504-455-5411.

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514 MADISON ST/ $1000

1st flr off Decatur. Two 1 br, 1 ba, liv, din area, kit, wd flrs, coin w/d. Eddie 861-4561. Grady Harper Inc

521 ROYAL STREET

Luxurious 2BR, 2.5BA, LR/DR. Elevator. Modern kit & baths. W/D, wd flrs & carpeted bdrms. 2000’, terrace. No pets. $2800/mo. Prestige Properties, 504-884-1925.

Gentilly LARGE 2 BR, 1 BA APT

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irisH CHannel IRISH CHANNEL COTTAGE 816 Ninth St. Beautifully Renovated, Irish Channel Camelback Cottage. 4 Bd/2Ba, cen A/H, wood Flrs, ceiling fans, furn. kitchen. $1800/mo.

Louis Lederman • Prudential Gardner 504-874-3195

IRISH CHANNEL laKeFront LRG ATTRACTIVE APT

2BR, 2BA w/ appls, beaut crtyd setting w/swimming pool, quiet nb’hood. $975/mo. 504/495-6044

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Lux fully furn 1 br, 1.5 ba, lr w/queen sleeper, kit, mahogany flrs, 2nd flr balc, w/d. $2000/mo + dep. 504-2365757 or 504-236-7060. fqrental.com.

927 ST. ANN STREET

FRENCH QUARTER APTS

Next to Rouses Grocery Store, furn/ unfurn, studio/1 BR, $650-$1200. Call 504-919-3426 or 504-581-6350.

NEW RENTAL

Newly renov. 3 rms, kit, bath, washrm, fridge, mw, stove & washer. $600 wk/ neg. 504-905-9086, 504-717-7394.

uPtown/Garden distriCt 1042 SONIAT ST

3 bedrooms, 1.5 ba, lr, dr, furn kit, hdwd flrs, cen a/h, w/d, 1500 sf, 12’ ceils, $1400/mo. 504-952-5102

1106 BOURDEAUX ST

Spac 2 BR, 1 BA, frplc, cen a/h, porch, $1000/month w/ sec dep. 4 blks off St Charles. 504-891-7584 lv msg

1629 TOLEDANO #102

1/1, $1100/mo. incl cable, wtr, elec.

Wd flrs, ss appl, stone cntrtps. OS pkng, crtyd. Angela, 504-432-1034 Keller Wiiliams.

1711 Second St

1 blk to St. Charles, Renov’t 3rd fl loft, lots of windows, fur kit, w/d on site $650. 895-4726 or 261-7611.

1726 FOUCHER

Upstairs, 1 bedroom, liv rm, din rm, kit w/ appls incld, front porch. $750/ month. Call 504-606-1845

1730 NAPOLEON AVE

1 br apt, living rm, furn kit, wd flrs, hi ceil, a/c units. util incl. 1 blk St Charles. No pets. 443-4488 3b/2b Single Cottage. lr, dr, funr kit.

C a/h w/d. hard wood flrs ceil fans $1850. 899-7657.

2BR, 2011 GEN PERSHING Best apt you’ll see! $1200/mo.

Near the univs, beaut nb’hood, 1500 sq ft living space, 1 BA, cen a/h, hdwd flrs, No pets.

Avail NOW. Paula 952-3131

930 JACKSON, near Mag.

Renov, furnished kitchen, new appls, cen air/heat, w/d. EFFC/$495.

3BDRM/$800 • Call 504-250-9010

4604 BANKS ST.

Mid City, 2 or 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 ba, furn kit, w/d, wd flrs, ceil fans 10’ ceils. OS pkng. Pets negotiable.

Credit check required.

$1400 + deposit 504-982-0046 after 4 pm

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#1 MAGAZINE ACROSS FROM SAKE CAFE 1BR/1BA Gated, lrg pool, laund, OS pkng $750/mo. #2 S. JOHNSON NEAR CLAIBORNE 2BR/1BA, Double, w/d hkkps, $875/mo.

891-2420

941 Royal

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BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM

Henry Clay Ave, nr Aud Pk, ac/ht, furn kit w/ w/d, hi ceils, hdwd flrs, sm patio. $1400/mo. 504/897-3816, 504/940-4831

CARROLLTON AVENUE

1 br, furn kit, a/c unit, hdwd flrs, fresh paint, sec gate. Sm pet ok w/dep. $675-$695/mo. Call 899-RENT.

Historic Landmark

1711 2nd St. Lrg 1b/1b, furn kit, w/d onsite, hr flr, marble mantels, brkfst area, balcony $850/mo 895-4726

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502 Washington, 2BR, 1BA, w/d, c-fans, wd flrs, c-a/h, sec, drvwy, pool, FREE Direct TV, $1095. 813-5822

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1/1 newly renov singl shotgun hse $650

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1/1 Hi Ceils,Lg Balc,Prkng,Exc Loc

735 Esplanade “6”

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$1995 $850

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$1995

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1/1 furnished w/FREE RENT AUG 2010 $950

1b/1b liv/din, furn kit, cen a/h, ceil fans, hr flrs, w/d hook ups,yard $800/ mo 899-7657

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1BDRM,1st flr. CH&A. Tilled Bath. 2 Patios. No dogs. $995.00 + Deposit. 504-568-1359

Lovely 600 sq ft, wd flr, lots of windows full kit, w/d No pets. water incl $675 504-835-9099 avl aug 31

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No smkr/pet. $850/mo. 219-1422

2840 State St.

Studio, wd/cer flrs, Alcove kit, clst, a/c, fans, w/d on premises, no pets, low cost utils, $575+dep+lse. 504908-5210

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