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egarding the recent Gambit editorial “Time to Shift the Paradigm” (Nov. 29): Providing mental health and substance abuse resources for all of our residents — in particular defendants in our criminal justice system — is something that we deem a priority. Reports by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that an overwhelming majority of defendants in need of behavioral health interventions are under-educated, under-employed, and under-resourced. Many of New Orleans’ low-income residents live in extreme poverty, and high rates of substance abuse
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Shortly before dawn that morning, the administration made its only miscalculation in the whole affair when cops swept the park and ordered campers to leave. By all accounts it was a peaceful and respectful eviction, with only one arrest. Landrieu called it a “very well-organized, well-thought out and now well-executed effort” and an “example to the rest of the country.” In all but one respect, he was correct. His only misstep may have been not waiting until Judge Zainey heard the matter a few blocks away in federal court. About 12 hours after the sweep, Judge Zainey granted the temporary restraining order — but he also barred weapons, animals, open flames, electrical cords, and protesters’ use of the pavilion in the middle of the plaza. Jubilant protesters immediately made their way back to the
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Landrieu’s only misstep may have been not waiting until Judge Zainey heard the matter. park and began pitching new tents, even as acting City Attorney Richard Cortizas sent out a statement saying, “We respect the Court’s decision, but we respectfully disagree.” Meanwhile, legal advisors to Occupy said the city had trashed the protesters’ belongings and that they were mulling legal action over that. Would Zainey have ruled differently had the administration waited to evict? Impossible to say, but judges often punish litigants who fail to show due deference to the courts’ authority. Zainey will conduct a status conference concerning the case on Dec. 12, and occupy protesters can remain in Duncan Plaza until at least Dec. 13. Zainey made it clear his order was only temporary and did not reflect his views on the merits of Occupy’s case. It’s a fair warning to both sides to proceed cautiously — and respectfully.
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ime and again, public officials across America botched their responses to the Occupy protests. Images of cops beating protesters in New York and pepper spraying peaceful, seated college students on the University of California-Davis campus are among the most vivid examples of the overreactions. In Oakland, Calif., a legal advisor to Mayor Jean Quan resigned in protest over the Oakland Police Department’s violent tactics, and in Portland, Ore., police in full riot gear drove protesters through the streets, warning that protesters “may also be subject to chemical agents and impact weapons.” In contrast to those responses, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) served up one of the most measured — and humane — responses to date. On Oct. 7, one day following the initial Occupy march and occupation of Duncan Plaza, Landrieu crossed the street from City Hall to shake hands and ask members of the group how they were doing. For the next seven weeks, the city applied a hands-off approach to the small tent city, which grew quite a bit at the end of October, when the Landrieu administration cleared out the Baronne Street homeless encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway. The city provided portable toilets and for weeks turned a blind eye to anti-camping statutes in the city code. Occupy had — and has — every right to protest, but courts elsewhere have held that the First Amendment right to protest peacefully doesn’t convey a right to camp on public land indefinitely. On Friday, Dec. 2, the Landrieu administration, along with NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas, cited the anticamping statutes and declared it was “time to move on.” That evening, officers handed out pamphlets to campers that said, in part, “We invited you to express your U.S. Constitutional Rights at Duncan Plaza during the park’s operating hours of 6:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m. However, it is against the law to sleep in this park or erect or store tents and other equipment in this public space.” The next day, Serpas visited the park to answer protesters’ questions, and on Dec. 5 the city provided buses to Exodus House, where counselors offered transitional housing and medical services to anyone who wanted help. Few, if any, had left the park, and Serpas reiterated it was time to go. Later that day, a legal team representing Occupy New Orleans sued Landrieu, Serpas and the city in federal court seeking, among other relief, a temporary restraining order barring the city from evicting the protesters. U.S. District Court Judge Jay Zainey scheduled a hearing on the matter the following morning (Dec. 6).
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DEAR KAREN, The property you ask about actually has two addresses: 708-712 Toulouse St. and 538-541 Royal St. — and several famous names attached to it. In 1818, the property was acquired by Vincent Nolte, who built a house on it and placed white lions atop a tall fence on each side of the entrance gate. On Toulouse Street you can see the lions that gave the house its name. Nolte was born in Italy and became a merchant and cotton buyer there and in Germany. Between 1804 and 1838, he made several visits to the United States, traveling extensively within the country and staying for years at a time. He came to New Orleans in 1806, made a lot of money and rose in the city’s social circles. Serving as a private for the Americans, Nolte witnessed the British get defeated at the Battle of New Orleans in Chalmette in 1815. He described this and many other experiences in Fifty Years in Both Hemispheres or Reminiscences of the Life of a Former Merchant, published (in English) in New York in 1854, shortly before Nolte’s death. His memoirs provide a vivid account of life in the 1800s and contribute to our knowledge about New Orleans when it was what Nolte called a “great and growing city.” He describes the business climate in New Orleans just after the Louisiana Purchase and praises the acumen of gentlemen, including John McDonogh, who made their fortunes here. Nolte was forced to return to Europe after his firm failed. Of greater significance is the architect who designed the house, Benjamin Latrobe, who lived from 1764 to 1820. Latrobe was born in Leeds, England, and studied engineering and architecture in Germany, France and Italy. He came to America in 1796 and traveled to Philadelphia, where he gained a reputation as a talented architect of Greek
Revival buildings. President Thomas Jefferson admired his work. In 1803, Latrobe was called to Washington to work on the U.S. Capitol. Latrobe’s resume includes the Baltimore Basilica, the first Catholic cathedral built in the U.S., and designing porticos for the White House. In 1810, Latrobe sent his son Henry to New Orleans to present the City Council with a plan for a waterworks system, which the city adopted the next year. Henry died from yellow fever in 1817 before the project was finished, and Latrobe moved to the city in 1819 to complete the system. His journal of Jan. 9, 1919, says, “New Orleans has, at first sight, a very imposing and handsome appearance, beyond any other city in the United States in which I have yet been.”
Busy as he was during his Two lion statues have watched stay, Latrobe over the Court made time to of Two Lions’ oversee renovaentrance on tions to the Place Toulouse Street d’Armes and to since 1818. design local landmarks — a tomb for the first wife of Louisiana Gov. William C.C. Claiborne, a central steeple for the St. Louis Cathedral, the Louisiana State Bank building, and Vincent Nolte’s house. Latrobe died of yellow fever on Sept. 3, 1820, and was buried with his son in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The house has two more distinctions. In The Crossing, a novel by American writert Winston Churchill (a contemporary of the English statesman of the same name), the heroine reportedly stayed in the Court of Two Lions. The house also was the birthplace of silentmovie actor Robert Edeson.
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“Was it the worst moment of [NBA Commissioner] David Stern’s entire tenure? I never thought anything would top an official fixing games, but man … how can anything be worse than this? Imagine this happened in your fantasy league. Imagine spending weeks shaping a deal, executing it, then having your commissioner waltz in and say, ‘Nah, I’m vetoing that one.’ Would that ever happen? And now this is happening in a professional sports league?” — ESPN’s Bill Simmons, reacting to the on-again, off-again trade of New Orleans Hornet Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, which was canceled by the NBA a few hours after it was announced Dec. 8.
The Occupiers OCCUPY NEW ORLEANS SCORES A MAJOR VICTORY — AT LEAST FOR NOW. BUT WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE PROTEST MOVEMENT? BY CHARLES MALDONADO n Wednesday, Dec. 7, just before 7 p.m., 20 people gather on a hill in frigid Duncan Plaza for the Occupy New Orleans nightly general assembly, just as they did two nights before. “Whose park?” one person yells. “Our park!” comes the refrain from the rest. It’s a familiar slogan now, like the “people’s mic” or the “one percent,” terms that have slipped into the national dialogue as the Occupy movement has taken hold across the country. Here, it’s shifted in tone somewhat from three or four nights ago, during the tense weekend after Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the “time is now” for the group to end its two-month occupation of Duncan Plaza. Then it had an air of righteous indignation. Tonight it’s joyful. That’s because it is, in fact, their park. At least until Tuesday, Dec. 13.
“I have eight grandkids and I want them to grow up in a decent, healthy, wonderful country.” — Former Louisiana Congressman-turned-lobbyist Bob Livingston, explaining his support of Newt Gingrich for the GOP presidential nomination. Livingston co-hosted a $1,000-a-head fundraiser for Gingrich in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. Livingston was expected to become Speaker of the House in 1998 when Gingrich stepped down after a disastrous midterm election for the Republicans — but Livingston never made it past speaker-elect after he admitted his own extramarital affair during the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
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Occupy protesters held a press conference on the steps of New Orleans City Hall Dec. 3, vowing not to be moved out of Duncan Plaza. In a press conference on the morning of the eviction, Landrieu described the action, which was peaceful and only included one arrest, as a “very well-organized, well-thought-out and now well-executed plan.” It was executed in a fashion “that respected the First Amendment rights of those in the park within the bounds of the law that protected the common good,” Landrieu spokesman Ryan Berni wrote in an email. However, it may have gotten the city into some legal trouble. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the day of the eviction, Vainey said he was “not happy” with the move. Occupy New Orleans lawyers are pressing on. The group’s legal team, which includes local civil rights attorney Bill Quigley, plans to file further actions — civil damages and possibly criminal contempt — against the city for its Tuesday morning eviction. But the Occupy New
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Occupy New Orleans was evicted by the New Orleans Police Department early Tuesday. According to city officials, about 150 people — some there as a political exercise, many more because they had nowhere else to go, a few for both reasons — were inside the park at the time. Twelve hours later, U.S. District Court Judge Jay Zainey granted the group a temporary restraining order (TRO), which allows the protesters to stay there 24 hours a day for seven days. Attorneys are scheduled to reconvene for a status hearing — likely to be held privately in Zainey’s chambers — on Monday, Dec. 12. The meeting may determine whether Occupy New Orleans receives an extension and whether the group’s long-term lawsuit — a permanent injunction against eviction from the park — goes forward.
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Orleans legal team says Dec. 13 could be the end of the Duncan Plaza occupation. Plaintiff Frazer O’Hara, who’s been living in the park with his father Robert, says he wasn’t given a chance to move out all his belongings. The O’Haras, who lived in a well-appointed area — complete with a movie projector — called the “Rabbit Hole,” says he wasn’t able to get everything out. “The police only let us make one trip, and then we couldn’t come back in,” he says. Everything protesters left behind was thrown out, which Occupy New Orleans’ lead attorney Davida Finger calls “cruel and disgraceful.” The Landrieu administration disagrees. “Mayor Landrieu asked the ‘campers’ to come into voluntary compliance immediately on Friday afternoon,” Berni wrote. “The NOPD [New Orleans Police Department] passed out nearly 500 fliers warning of violations of the law and impending enforcement over the course of four days. In addition, NOPD gave approximately 30 minutes for campers to remove themselves and their belongings from the park prior to any enforcement action.” As of this writing, lawyers are gathering affidavits from the people who lost property during the eviction. The attorneys say they’re considering filing a second civil suit against the city — this one for damages. They’re also weighing a criminal contempt suit based on what they say was a Monday night assurance from the City Attorney’s Office that no action would be taken until after the hearing in Zainey’s court. City officials acknowledge that a conversation took place but deny any assurances were made. “Yes, they did speak,” Berni wrote in an email. “It is untrue to say that someone from the City assured that the camp would not be evicted while the TRO was pending.” What’s striking, sitting outside Zainey’s courtroom on the afternoon of Dec. 6, is how loud just 30 people, each speaking at a regular volume, can get. Five of the 30 are with the news media, three are U.S. marshals and one is a baby. They’ve been on the fourth floor of U.S. District Court in New Orleans for two hours, waiting for the end of private negotiations between the New Orleans City Attorney’s Office and the Occupy New Orleans legal team. There’s Derrick Morrison, who, prior to Occupy New Orleans, was a leader in the movement to reopen Charity Hospital. In contrast to some of the younger Occupy New Orleans activists, a few of whom have been wearing the same outfit for a while, he never appears in public without a clean, ironed dress shirt. Morrison is also noteworthy for his resounding voice, which might be described as a low yell. He’s not optimistic. “The legal system — courts — it’s a joke,” he says to a small group as he stands across the hall from the courtroom. Also present are some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city, like Delia
Labarre, who’s taking notes on what items people lost during the eviction. And Nadra Enzi, who stands silently waiting. “Who knew I’d make a good activist?” says Derik Brazzell, taking a cigarette break outside. Brazzell came to New Orleans from central Illinois in early October looking for work after his landscaping business folded. He’s been living in Duncan Plaza since he arrived and has, to his surprise, emerged as one of the group’s leaders, though Occupy New Orleans participants might take issue with that characterization in this nominally leaderless movement. Brazzell seems to be well-liked by nearly
Frazer O’Hara and his father Robert christened their Occupy encampment “The Rabbit Hole.” everyone at Occupy New Orleans. He helps maintain order in the group during its sometimes chaotic general assemblies. On Sunday, when a fight broke out between two men near Duncan Plaza’s pavilion, Brazzell was the first to break it up. He’s been appointed one of the legal liaisons for the group. Then there’s Norman Oak, one of several dozen campers who on Monday were transported by an NOPD bus to Exodus House, a homeless services center on Ursulines Avenue. “It’s probably not going to be a lot of housing. It’s going to be a lot of services,” like medical treatment and food stamps, Exodus House director Donald Wilkerson said that day. “Housing might be available for some people. That’s the end goal. But we’ve got to get that other stuff out of the way.” Since then, Wilkerson hasn’t responded to repeated requests for information on how many of Duncan’s Plaza’s homeless were placed into some type of housing. According to Oaks, Exodus was able to arrange for some people to move to a temporary shelter, though such shelters typically only offer a limited
number of free stays. Oaks, however, has returned to the park despite suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] and hepatitis C. He frequently has to take long breaks, mid-conversation, for terrifying coughing fits, after which he’ll pace quietly until he recovers his breath. “The COPD and the hepatitis, those are the ones that’ll kill me,” Oaks says. “I’ve got a couple other small ones.” Because of those conditions, he says, he can’t live in a communal shelter. “Sleeping in close quarters, I’m a danger to others, and they’re a danger to me. I’m at
unleashed dogs, open flames and electrical cords running through the park. The state of the park cost taxpayers a lot of money, according to Berni. The eviction and clean-up took more than 200 police, fire, EMS workers, sanitation, parks and parkways and property management employees and cost more than $40,000. Add the cost of the portable toilets the city maintained throughout the encampment, and the cost was more than $50,000, Berni says.
extremely high risk of infection. If someone near me has a cold and they cough, it could kill me,” he says. “And because of the hepatitis, my blood is toxic.” Oaks says he had no complaints about Exodus House itself. The staff there was doing its best to help him. They were simply overwhelmed and underresourced.
The Occupy New Orleans complaint cites a number of court decisions where similar protests were found to be protected speech, including one 1976 federal appeals court decision, United States v. Abbey, which found that arresting someone for sleeping in a public park was a First Amendment violation. The City’s response, however, cites other cases including a number of Occupy protest cases where courts ruled against similar protests, including Occupy Minnesota v. County of Hennepin and Occupy Sacramento v. City of Sacramento. “The First Amendment does not guarantee access to property for speech activities just because it is governmentowned,” the city argues in its response. There is also a city ordinance that bars anyone from staying in any city park between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. Occupy New Orleans claims that law was invalidated in a local 1986 U.S. District Court decision — Thompson v. City of New Orleans — and the Occupy side gives as evidence an unspecific summary judgment against the city in that case. The case files themselves were unavailable from the U.S. District Court , and the Occupy New Orleans legal team couldn’t produce them either.
The hearing in front of Judge Zainey originally was scheduled for 11:30 a.m., then is pushed back to 2:30 p.m. Finally, after 4 p.m., Occupy New Orleans attorney Miles Swanson walks out, followed by Finger and Quigley, then City Attorney Richard Cortizas, Assistant City Attorney Nolan Lambert and the rest of the city’s legal team. The ruling is announced, and Quigley and Finger say they believe it’s the first time a judge has nullified an Occupy eviction after the fact. “This is a victory for the First Amendment,” Quigley says. “It’s a victory for the Occupy actions, the right to peacefully assemble, the right to freedom of speech and expression, and the judge recognized that. That’s really, really important.” But he urges caution. Just after the ruling came in on Tuesday, Quigley said the city argued that Occupy New Orleans’ encampment was rife with health and safety violations: trash, bodily waste,
What’s next? There’s been talk around the camp that Duncan Plaza soon may become irrelevant. In other cities, Occupy groups have moved out of parks and into offices or foreclosed properties. But where is this ultimately going? Why do the protesters need the park? Do they want to stay there forever? What are they saying by sleeping there? “We suffer from the highest per capita homeless rate of any major city in America today,” says Mike Howells. Occupying Duncan Plaza is necessary, at least now, he says, in order to bring the city’s biggest issues to its leaders’ doorstep — across the street from New Orleans City Hall. “We’re saying that the economic and political status is unacceptable,” Howells says. “And in practice, it’s really driving us out of our homes. And what better way to say that than having people camping in the park?”
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to vote for Vitter for governor in 2015, nearly half the voters interviewed — 49 percent — said they would “definitely” or “probably” not vote for him, compared to only 36 percent who said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for him. The next governor’s race, of course, is a long, long way off. A lot of things can (and probably will) happen between now and then to change those numbers, not the least of which will be the campaign itself. — Clancy DuBos
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Gulf Coast officials and a local oysterman were among those making a pitch last week to a congressional committee for directing 80 percent of the billions of dollars in BP fines to the five most heavily affected Gulf Coast states, including Louisiana. A bill to steer to Gulf States the lion’s share of the fines assessed to BP under the Clean Water Act presently is under review by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill before the committee is the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011, or the RESTORE Act. Last week’s hearing was the latest round of debate on the RESTORE bill and its Senate twin, which passed the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in September. The two bills also would create a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. Despite its Gulf-wide bipartisan support, at last week’s hearing the RESTORE bill met criticism from Craig Bennett, director the of U.S. Coast Guard’s National Pollution Funds Center, and U.S. Rep. Robert Gibbs, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Florida (the committee chairman). The bill, they said, is redundant because BP already will be responsible for fines under other pollution-related legislation, specifically the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Oil Pollution Act. Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, says there is no overlap, and that “penalty-funded restoration should be encouraged and provided for in addition to, not instead of, NRDA restoration.” The National Oil Spill Commission concluded in its report earlier this year that Congress “should direct 80 percent of Clean Water Act penalties imposed for the spill to support implementation of a region-wide restoration strategy.” So far, President Barack Obama’s administration hasn’t put a number on its financial commitment to the Gulf. — Alex Woodward
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as a lame duck even before his second term begins. Louisiana governors are limited to two consecutive terms, but those who are term limited can run again after sitting out for four years, as four-time Gov. Edwin Edwards did in 1983. After explaining that Jindal can serve only two consecutive terms and will be term limited four years from now, pollsters asked voters if they preferred that Jindal return for a third term in eight years or that he “not return for governor and let someone new be governor.” The results showed 57 percent preferred that Jindal not seek a third term; only 32 percent favored a third term for him. Eleven percent were uncertain. The Kennedy poll did not measure Jindal’s popularity among voters, but another recent survey did. A poll by OnMessage, a communications firm that recently hired Teepell and which typically works for Republicans, showed Jindal getting a 71 percent “favorable” rating among voters and only 21 percent “unfavorable” marks. That was the best showing by any Louisiana politician in that survey. The Kennedy poll was commissioned by a group of Louisiana business folks, including businessman-turned-candidate John Georges, who ran for governor in 2007 as an independent (after spending years as a Republican), then for mayor of New Orleans in 2010 as a Democrat. Georges remains a Democrat. The Kennedy survey also measured voters’ attitudes about the 2015 governor’s race. In a trial heat featuring Georges, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and state Treasurer John Kennedy, Georges ran first with 34 percent, followed by Vitter with 22 percent, Dardenne with 17 percent and Kennedy with 9 percent. Eighteen percent were uncertain. Vitter, Dardenne and Kennedy are Republicans. No other Democrats were included in the gubernatorial question. However, perhaps the most interesting revelations about the next governor’s race came in responses to several questions about Vitter. Many political observers speculate that Vitter may be interested in running for governor in 2015, especially after he played such a heavy hand — albeit unsuccessfully in most cases — in the recent round of statewide elections. The Kennedy poll showed Vitter with less than ideal standing among Louisiana voters. For example, as many voters think of him unfavorably as favorably — exactly 35 percent leaning each way. Someone with Vitter’s profile who is contemplating a run for governor would generally want to have at least a 50 percent favorable rating — and not more than half that much in “unfavorables.” When asked how likely they would be
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Wanted: Oversight new report from an independent government watchdog warns that lawmakers should keep a sharp eye on Jindal’s new privatized Medicaid program, which will control $2 billion in public funds and provide care for almost 900,000 Louisiana Medicaid patients. Medicaid is the federally subsidized health care program for poor people. States pay a healthy share of Medicaid costs (about 30 percent in Louisiana). Given Louisiana’s large proportion of poor folks, Medicaid comprises a significant portion of the state’s annual budget. The good news is that Louisiana’s Medicaid program is among the cheapest in the country on a per-patient basis. We rank 48th on spending per child and 41st on spending per person. Most Medicaid patients are kids. Jindal’s plan will outsource Medicaid case management for most patients to five insurance companies starting next year. The only open question is: Will anybody other than Team Jindal be minding the store? Lawmakers in 2010 approved a bill that they thought gave them oversight of Jindal’s new program. They learned after the fact that a set of “technical amendments” adopt-
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ed in the Senate stripped out the oversight provision. That infuriated many lawmakers; technical amendments are not supposed to make substantive changes. Last summer, lawmakers unanimously passed a bill providing for legislative oversight — plus a “sunset” provision ending Jindal’s grand experiment in 2014. Jindal vetoed the bill after the session adjourned, rendering an override all but impossible. While legislative attempts at oversight have failed, the issue has not gone away. Last week, the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), a nonpartisan watchdog group based in Baton Rouge, released a detailed report on Jindal’s “Coordinated Care Networks” plan and called for an independent oversight commission to make sure the plan works as touted — and to add accountability to the process. The PAR report is a must-read. This is $2 billion a year of your money, folks. The report is objective and thorough. It does not take a position as to whether Jindal’s idea is good or bad, just that it needs oversight. One area of concern is that Jindal is privatizing health care for a segment of the population that already ranks among the cheap-
est to treat. If costs are already low, how will private insurers find room for profit? The PAR report (www.la-par.org) notes that Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana, the state’s largest health insurer, “decided not to [participate in the program] after the company’s actuaries advised against participating.” In other words, the biggest player in the game concluded that there’s no legitimate room for honest profit — essentially concluding that Louisiana’s Medicaid program may not be so badly run after all.
Any objective observer of Bobby Jindal knows that he’s long on spin and short on specifics.
At a minimum, it’s relatively cheap. The governor obviously feels otherwise, and there is certainly anecdotal evidence of fraud in the system. The bottom line, PAR says, is that lawmakers should “take the lead in providing oversight” by establishing a special committee or commission. “While the state health agency is taking the primary role, a wellfocused oversight commission independent of the administration would help verify the results,” says PAR President Robert Travis Scott. “Verification can build public trust and identify problems.” Trust is the key. Any objective observer of Bobby Jindal knows that he’s long on spin and short on specifics — and that his administration is among the least transparent in America. Many suspect that Jindal’s primary objective is to declare victory by cutting costs — not to provide good health care. His spin machine is already touting this “sweeping reform” even though it hasn’t taken effect yet. We’d all have to be insane — and irresponsible — to let him turn over $2 billion in public health care costs to private companies without any independent oversight.
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A million-dollar think tank in downtown New Orleans aims to remake the educational system in the entire Southeastern United States — but will 4.0’s ideas
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worry such rhetoric has a way of taking education reform out of the realm of reality and placing it in the clouds. The nonprofit has acquired considerable resources through a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, which has already committed $1 million and has promised to match other fundraising up to $4 million. Each innovator school participant in 4.0 is paid $90,000 a year in a city where the median teacher salary is about $45,000. It’s the brainchild of Matt Candler, an Atlanta native with a considerable track record in education. He’s been a principal; vicepresident of KIPP, a network of charter schools that’s received national attention for impressive test scores The innovators of 4.0 (l to r): Chapman Snowden, Cambria Martinelli, (and local attention for taking over failing New Orleans Beth Heaton, Troave Profice, Matt Candler and Josh Densen. schools); and most recently CEO of New Schools for New Orleans, a nonprofit dedicat The other walls are all covered in writing, in different ed to improving the city’s public school system. But in colors, with quotes like: those roles, Candler says, he felt he was churning inside a system that needed more than incremental change. “The only thing that is sacred is that nothing is.” 4.0 is his attempt to broaden the horizons. In Candler’s view, education in America hasn’t “Think about why, fail, reflect, ask why again, think, changed since the 19th century. He likes to show a map repeat …” of what he calls America’s “dropout factories,” with the highest density in the southeastern United States. For “Epiphany: [drawing of lightbulb] him, the magnitude of the problem suggests no option - Teaching w/ true hunger to know except reaching for ideas that haven’t been conceived - Learning while teaching” of yet. For him, the degree to which the public school system fails to serve its families is an indication of the In the main room, there’s a couple of Kindles on the degree to which it needs to change. wall and a funny, flat green couch in front of a TV. It’s “The system we’re dealing with now is fundamenreally uncomfortable. tally broken,” he says. “Schooling requires much more aggressive innovation for it to become what it actu- 4.0 Schools models itself after design firms, entrepreally can be, not something 150 neur incubators and tech companies instead of what page 18 its participants see as a backwardlooking education sector. Its members punctuate conversation with buzzwords and 4.0 has acquired considerable describe their mission with grand language about disresources through a grant from the ruption, transformation and innovation. 4.0 which has is lean and young already committed — its three staff members celebrated their one-year anniversary Dec. 2 — and its members have garnered a lot Each innovator school participant in of friends for their inspiring language and 4.0 is paid in a city bold approach. Other people trying to improve the public where the median teacher salary is education system, however,
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Teaching veteran Matt Candler says the education system in the United States is broken. 4.0 is his attempt to bring about major changes in public schools.
4.0 borrows some of its thinking. “You have desirability, feasibility and viability. And they’re like: Screw feasibility and viability for the first stage of it. Focus on what you think is desirable.” He speculates that a computer simulation might require a functional artificial intelligence, and he’s open to the possibility of making one, though he acknowledges it might be too expensive. “Is this a computer program?” he asks. “Is it a really cool virtual reality program? Or is it a board game?” he wonders. “It could be like a choose your own adventure.” Snowden has a more fully formed idea than some of his colleagues. 4.0 focuses on the process of discovery rather than the end results. The essential idea is to take out time from the crush of teaching and school management to brainstorm ideas that could change education. Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ growing reputation for education reform has attracted toplevel talent to the city as educators and school leaders. But the charter school movement also has driven a wedge between outside reformers
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Chapman Snowden is one of 4.0’s innovators. He left a promising career on Wall Street to pursue a different kind of dream: education reform. Sitting in the Warehouse District restaurant Capdeville, Snowden looks like the other members of the startup crowd that eat lunch there most days, and he talks with their same confident speed. Snowden and the other innovators spend much of their time in the community, talking to parents and students about what is and isn’t working in their schools. The rest of their time is spent talking to tech workers, reading books, traveling, taking improvisation classes and discussing ideas. Snowden wants to build what he calls a “flight sim” for teachers — a way for new teachers to develop their teaching skills without the high stakes inherent in a classroom setting. The end product remains nebulous, but he’s partial to a computer simulation. Snowden doesn’t have any experience with programming or teaching. “When you’re starting to prototype, you have three things to consider,” Snowden says, citing a San Francisco design firm from which
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Chapman Snowden gets comfortable in a beanbag chair surrounded by pictures and sayings meant to inspire creative thinking. He wants to develop a flight simulator for teachers so they can see how students react to a lesson before it is presented in the classroom.
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and communities with vested interests in their schools. Reform-minded thinkers like those at 4.0 tend to focus on what’s new. But people involved with the school system in the past — and even those involved in New Orleans educational reform — question the wisdom of focusing on disruption of the system instead of making incremental changes. 4.0 talks a lot about what education has to learn from other industries, but some observers point out that industries are fundamentally different than education. “The problem with taking that broad strokes adaptation of another industry and then placing that in schools is that sometimes you miss the organizational context that led to that arrangement, which may not jibe with a school setting,” says Andre Perry, former CEO of the New Orleans Charter School Network. Today Perry is the associate director for educational initiatives at the Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education. “There have been many different models, like schools without walls, or new tech schools that mimic the Silicon Valley environment,” Perry adds. “But I think there’s something about the 200-year history of schools that isn’t all that bad.” For Kwame Floyd, a math teacher at Langston Hughes Academy, a charter school in Gentilly, the innovators at 4.0 are a continuation of a
mentality that seeks to take those who have been successful in traditional education and asks them to apply their expertise to coming up with models for non-traditional education. But Floyd says there are other people who could be considered as innovators as well, and the money that goes to 4.0 might be better spent supporting ideas from someone who’s worked at the front desk of a traditional school for 10 years. “Does [every school employee or parent of a student] even know that this program exists?” he asks. “They might have an idea that could change education forever. They might be the J.K. Rowling of education.” Josh Densen is another one of the 4.0 innovators. He started as a special-education teacher in Oakland, Calif. with Teach For America before working at the New York City department of education, teaching at a KIPP school in Harlem, going to business school at Wharton, moving to New Orleans and opening a assessment counseling organization called the Achievement Network. In contrast to the parts of 4.0’s mission that can come off as audacious or lofty, Densen’s ideas feel more down to earth. His interest in education reform started when it came time to send his daughter to school. Densen says he looked at the educational landscape in
New Orleans and saw an intensely segregated system, despite the success of the charter movement. He couldn’t imagine spending the money to send his child to a private school, but he felt there weren’t many other options. He felt the best course of action was to make a school. “There’s a lot of parents in the middle class who would like to send their children to a public school, who either feel that they can’t or feel as though the schools that they would like to send their kids to
them. The other projects have yet to coalesce, but people are looking at efficiencies and inefficiencies in school structure, improving access to school choice, and using social media to combat summer learning losses in rural areas. Each project within 4.0 is an experiment, as is the organization itself. In a venture capital model, the investor expects failure from most investments. But the one that pays off makes it all worthwhile. For Candler, the methods that can produce results are worth funding.
“I think it’d be more prudent for us to look at the ideas coming from the people who are doing it. Let’s get out
of the 30,000-foot cloud and get down to the people who are actually making the changes.” — Kwame Floyd, a math teacher at Langston Hughes Academy in Gentilly
4.0 is just more than a year old, and it will be a while before the effects of its work — likely in the form of new services, new schools, or revamps of existing ones — begin to manifest. And for all their language of disruption and attempts to mimic the structure of a high-tech startup, Candler says 4.0 emphasizes listening and caution above recklessness. One of the foundations of 4.0’s school of thought is empathy — constantly listening to those who would be affected by their ideas. Floyd, the math teacher at Langston Hughes Academy, has an idea of his own. “I think it’d be more prudent for us to look at the ideas coming from the people who are doing it. Let’s get out of the 30,000-foot cloud and get down to the people who are actually making the changes.” “It’s user-centric design. Every innovation has to be about solving a real person’s described pain point,” Candler says. “We’re not in the business of just coming up with crazy ideas that we think are neat.”
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SHOPPING NEWS BY MISSY WILKINSON CAMERON JONES FOR YOUR HOME (2127 Magazine St., 524-3119) is holding a moving sale through Dec. 31. The majority of the store’s merchandise is discounted 10 percent to 50 percent. The store’s new location has not been announced.
Word on the Street cattered amid Christian Street Furniture’s (3029 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 841-3332; www.christianstreetfurniture.com) pieces of custom-upholstered hardwood furniture are colorful, beaded lamps, folk figurines and Buddha statues. These items speak to the beginnings of this family-run business owned by John and Lisa Burns. Their first business venture, Christian Street Market in Baton Rouge, opened in 1991 as an international gift and accessories shop where the couple sold items purchased during vacations in Mexico. But after a few years, when the furniture used as display garnered more enthusiasm from customers, the owners decided to expand. “There were lots of traditional furniture stores in Baton Rouge, but there were no transitional, eclectic, international furniture stores,” John says. He and Lisa changed the store’s name to Christian Street Furniture and opened a second location in Metairie. “Since the very beginning, we had people from the greater New Orleans area visiting our store, whether it was college students and their parents or people who had heard of us via word of mouth,” John says. Christian Street Furniture customers want their furniture to look collected instead of purchased as a set, John says. Because the store offers more than 100 different finish options and more than 600 fabrics for custom upholstery, customers can expect to take home solidly built, one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Austin’s 999 Eyes is a throwback traveling carnystyle sideshow featuring glass walking, balloon and sword swallowing, human pincushions, beds of nails and other illusions and freakshow stunts. Ratty Scurvics and the Black Market Butchers also perform. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net
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A.J. Allegra stars in David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries, an account of working at Macy’s during the holidays.
BY WILL COVIELLO t is the best of times, it is the worst of times: the holidays. Perhaps that’s the wrong Dickens classic, but the holidays bring joy to some and dread to others. For everyone who can’t wait for another version of The Nutcracker or viewing of It’s a Wonderful Life, there’s someone who finds great relief in The Santaland Diaries or Billy Bob Thornton as Bad Santa. Whether you like to observe the holidays in precious or irreverent fashion, there’s enough going on in New Orleans this week to fill all sorts of naughty and nice wish lists. High expectations and holiday anxieties collide in the new holiday classic The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris’ chronicle (adapted by Joe Mantello) of working as an elf at Santaland at Macy’s in New York City. Amid the holiday rush, parents and children wait in long lines for a visit with Santa, and eventually their dreams and frustrations spill out in hilarious and revealing fashion. “Everyone is familiar with the voices of children at the holidays,” says A.J. Allegra, who is reprising his successful run of the one-man show at Mid-City Theatre. “But this is the voice of someone who has to work at the holidays. It’s about the daily grind.” In the wickedly funny play, Sedaris finds inspiring high points, but much of it focuses on punching the clock at the joy factory that is the behemoth New York department store’s holiday attraction. Children melt
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The semi-annual art market, hosted by arts publisher and cultural curator Constance, features local designers, artists, musicians, record collectors and dozens of other vendors, including dishes from vegetarian pop-up Tsai and cocktails from Chris Hannah of French 75. Pecha Kucha Night presentations from 10 idea makers follow (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Joan Mitchell Center, 2275 Bayou Road; www. weareconstance.org
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Tipitina’s celebrates the life and music of Professor Longhair with an all-star lineup including Donald Harrison (pictured), Glen David Andrews, David Torkanowsky, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, Tom McDermott, Joe Krown, Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders, Cosimo Effect, Alfred “Uganda” Roberts, Jo “Cool” Davis, Rich Vogel and others. (In a reverent aside note, the bust of Fess inside the club was made by the late Coco Robicheaux.) Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tiptina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., 8958477; www.tipitinas.com
Harry Shearer & Friends’ Holiday Sing-Along She brings the standards; he provides the deviation. Crooner Judith Owen and cutup Harry Shearer’s annual Holiday Sing-Along tour reaches its zenith (or nadir) every year in New Orleans, where area guests and a tippling audience turn caroling into a full-contact sport. Tickets $30 in advance, $35 day of show (CAC members $20/$30). 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805; www.cacno.org
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tunes. He found both seasonal part-time jobs easier than teaching theater, English and math in Bronx middle schools, he says. For those who like traditional holiday songs, there are plenty of local options this week. Comedian Harry Shearer and guests host an annual singalong at the Contemporary Arts Center (www.cacno.org) on Sunday. Most of the music is traditional, but not all. For traditional caroling, Patio Planters (www.patioplanters. org) hosts its annual candlelight caroling event in Jackson Square at 7 p.m. Sunday (candles and song sheets are provided). At the Westwego Performing Arts Center, Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society (www.jpas.org) presents Danny O’Flaherty and guests, including Janet Shea and Amy Alvarez singing Celtic Christmas songs, plus some dance and holiday storytelling (there are shows Saturday night and Sunday afternoon). There also are holiday songs with a little extra color. After a two-year hiatus, Running With Scissors has brought Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas back to One Eyed Jacks. The serialized drama always begins with Grenadine preparing her interfaith potluck barbecue at the Everlasting Arms Trailer Park and concludes with the party. In between, there’s a raunchy variety show with a lot of musical numbers with friends and family who are home for the holidays — typically featuring trashy aspiring Branson, Mo., performers Crystal and China, Gladys Finklestein (Brian Peterson) and super swishy mailman Johnny Shoemake (Bob Edes Jr.). The first installment of Grenadine came on the heels of Scissors’ popular 2001 production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a rock musical starring a spurned transsexual diva. The inspiration for Grenadine was a combination of obscure videos of an oddball woman called Carol Peril (now easily found on YouTube), and the 1988 Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas special. “In one show, you have Pee-wee (Herman), Cher, Dinah Shore, Grace Jones, Frankie (Avalon) and Annette (Funicello), Zsa Zsa Gabor and Charo sings ‘Feliz Navidad,’” says Scissors cofounder Richard Read. “It’s the gayest Christmas show you’ve ever seen.” What Grenadine doesn’t have in celebrities, it makes up for with racy innuendo and perversity. But in the big picture, the eccentric characters love the holidays, too, and their melodrama is not unfamiliar to audiences.
Trixie Minx debuts a menorah and dreidel act at Fleur de Tease’s holiday show. “People love dirty Christmas,” Read says. “But at its core, it has to be sweet.” Also bridging the not-so-fine line between naughty and nice is the Fleur de Tease burlesque troupe, which is presenting its sixth annual holiday show Sunday at One Eyed Jacks. It’s stocked with plenty of naughty elves, but other than that, it’s full of holiday tradition. “I used to be a ballerina,” says founder Trixie Minx. “So I did The Nutcracker every year. There’s always a dance show at the holidays.” The holiday show is one of her particular favorites, she says. “I’m Jewish, so I was really excited to finally get to decorate for the holidays,” she says. In past years, she’s played Santa in the show, but this year, there’s a more authentic Santa, and she’ll be debuting a new striptease act involving a menorah and a dreidel. Santa will meet with the audience before the show at One Eyed Jacks. “People can sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want,” Minx says. “And if they’re lucky, they may get it in the show.”
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CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE — New Orleans Street Beat, 6
D.B.A. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Tom Hook, 9:30
THE FAMOUS DOOR — Darren Murphy & Big Soul, 3
IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Jason Marsalis, 8
THE MAISON — Magnitude, 6; People Say Project Holiday Shakedown feat. George Porter Jr. & Dee-1 (upstairs), 7; Gregory Agid Quartet, 9 MAISON DUPUY HOTEL — Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, 6 MAPLE LEAF BAR — Rebirth Brass Band, 10 MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Scott Myers, 6; Mojo Combo, 9:30 NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE — Sazerac the Clown’s Cabinet of Wonders, 10 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Matt Hampsey & Stephen Dale, 11 a.m. OLD POINT BAR — Josh Garrett & the Bottom Line, 8
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Park the Van’s sixth annual Holiday Soiree forsakes the ghosts of Christmas present and future for a blast from the not-so-distant past. Giant Cloud, the charming, harmonizing husband-andwife psych/pop band, effectively replaced the Peekers when the latter closed its harmonizing husband-and-wife psych/pop act in 2009. Early last year, Giant Cloud issued Old Books, a fivetrack EP that felt both dreamed-up and wideeyed, beating the sweetly reminiscent Peekers at their own waltz-timed game; by mid-2011, the Ruston, La., natives had suffered their same fate, disbanding six months in advance of debut LP Bloom & Decay. The digital release, which arrived on the backs of pallbearers in November, shows no signs of a struggle. Singer/pianist Julie Odell (who is now recording solo) and singer/guitarist Ben Jones (a fixture in David Vandervelde’s band) have never sounded more in sync as on nesting duets “Every Window Holds the Truth” and “Swan/Bull/Swan,” and second guitarist Preston Whittenburg steps out front with the shape-shifting centerpiece “Animal Inside,” a seven-minute stunner that stitches together at least as many unforgettable vignettes. Look closer at the lyrics, though, and you can see the seams splitting. While “Blooming and decaying in a fragile shell” may be the objective and poetic take, “You’ve forced too many seasons on me” probably gets closer to the truth for this talented, tangled gang. Blossoming in the spring and saying farewell in winter, they lasted long enough to not only see their funeral, but to score it. Empress Hotel and the Hawks (of Holy Rosary) open. Tickets $10. — Noah Bonaparte Pais
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SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Tuba Skinny, 6; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 10
STAGE DOOR CANTEEN AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM — Victory Belles Holiday Show, noon WINDSOR COURT HOTEL (POLO CLUB LOUNGE) — Kirk Branch, 6 YUKI IZAKAYA — Sombras Brilhantes, 8
Wednesday 14 3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY — Community Records Block Party DVD premiere screening & CD release feat. Sun Hotel & Chris Rehm, 7
BANKS STREET BAR — Micah McKee’s Songwriters Showcase, 9; Major Bacon, 10
BIG AL’S DECKBAR SEAFOOD & BLUES — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 8 BMC — Blues4sale, 8; Deja Vu Brass Band, midnight. CHICKIE WAH WAH — Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8
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THE FAMOUS DOOR — Darren Murphy & Big Soul, 3
FUNKY PIRATE — Blues Masters feat. Big Al Carson, 8:30 HI-HO LOUNGE — Earring Jam, 6
HOUSE OF BLUES — Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell, Kip Moore, 8
THE INN ON BOURBON — Bon Operatit, 7 IRVIN MAYFIELD’S I CLUB — Mia Borders, 8
IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Kipori Woods, 5; Irvin Mayfield’s NOJO Jam, 8 THE MAISON — Pepper Jelly Jazz Band, 6; Upstarts, 9; Mario Abney Quartet (upstairs), 10 MAISON DUPUY HOTEL — Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, 6 MAPLE LEAF BAR — Electric Yat String Quartet, 10
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Jim Hession, 12 PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman feat. Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 8
ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Joe Krown, 8:30
RUSTY NAIL — Jenn Howard, 9 SIBERIA — Clear Plastic Masks, Hawn, Stalebread Scottie & the Kitchen Men, 10 SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Orleans 6, 6; St. Louis Slim & the Frenchmen Street Jug Band, 10
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THE MUPPETS (PG) — Some fans (Amy Adams and Jason Segel) team up with the Muppets to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon (Chris Cooper). AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
creature romance series nears its end with the first part of the conclusion. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) —
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) — A portrait of Marilyn
Monroe (Michelle Williams) at the peak of her fame is framed through the account of a 23-year-old’s weeklong romance with the star. Canal Place
NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) —
The romantic comedy’s star-studded cast includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele and many others. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 POLAR EXPRESS 3-D (PG) —
Robert Zemeckis’ 2004 animated adventure based on the classic children’s book returns to IMAX. Entergy IMAX PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) — The
popular character from the Shrek series gets his own big-screen adventure. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
A SERBIAN FILM (NC-17) — A
down-on-his-luck porn star agrees to appear in an art film, only to discover the project is a snuff film with rape and necrophilia.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PART 1 (PG-13) — The mythical
UNDER THE SEA 3-D (G) — Jim Carrey narrates the documentary exploring the Great Barrier Reef. Entergy IMAX A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTMAS (R) — The stoner
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OPENING FRIDAY ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) — The trio
finds itself marooned in a tropical paradise.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) —
Robert Downey Jr. reprises the title role in the sequel, where the detective must try and stop a cunning criminal mastermind.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS BLADE RUNNER (R) — Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi film starring Harrison Ford depicts a dystopian Los Angeles, where robots visually indistinguishable from humans are being manufactured. Tickets $8. Midnight FridaySaturday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania.com BRIT WIT — The Big Top
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FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (NR) — The 1945 drama set in
Honolulu in the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor won eight Academy Awards, including the award for best picture. Free admission. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Stage Door Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org
HOLIDAY INN (NR) — Irvin
Berlin’s 1942 musical stars Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire and features the song “White Christmas.” Tickets $5.50. Noon Tuesday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (NR) — In Frank Capra’s classic,
an angel helps a distraught businessman (James Stewart) by showing what life would be like if he never existed. Tickets $5.50. Noon Saturday-Sunday and Dec. 21, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE (NR) —
Mae West and W.C. Fields star in the 1940 western spoof. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. Monday, La Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com
NOMA CENTENNIAL SCREENINGS — As part
of its 31-Hour Centennial Celebration, the museum screens Michel Gondry’s The Science of Sleep (11:59 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday) and Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat (2 a.m. Saturday). Free admission. Friday-Saturday, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org
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ART ALL IN THE FRAME GALLERY. 2596 Front St., Slidell, (985) 2901395 — “Serene Waters, Clear Horizons,” paintings by Annie Strack, ongoing.
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BRYANT GALLERIES. 316 Royal St., 525-5584; www.bryantgalleries.com — Paintings by Dean Mitchell, ongoing.
ANGELA KING GALLERY. 241 Royal St., 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — Paintings by Terri
Hallman, through December.
ART EVENTS PROSPECT.2. Dan Cameron’s art biennial features works by 27 local, national and international artists on display in traditional and alternative venues. Visit www.prospectneworleans.org for details. Through Jan. 29.
OPENING THE GARDEN DISTRICT GALLERY. 1332 Washington Ave., 891-3032; www.gardendistrictgallery. com — A group exhibition
featuring Kim Bernadas, Jacques Soulas, Jean Cassels and others, through Jan. 29. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — “For the Love of Flowers,” photographs by Elizabeth Kleinveld for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 14. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
GALLERIES 1022 GALLERY. 1022 Lowerline St., 301-0679; www.1022gallery. blogspot.com — “Urban Ap-
3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com — “@Phonogra-
phy: Dialogue in the Wireless Age,” a group exhibition of phone camera photographs for PhotoNOLA, through December.
811 HOWARD GALLERY. 811 Howard Ave., 524-3872; www. francoalessandrini.net — “ID,
Picture Identification,” portraits by Franco Alessandrini, through December. 9TH STREET STUDIO. 1029 9th St., 899-6686; www.9thstreet-studio.com — “One: A Collaboration Between Paint & Metal,” works by Alexis Walter and Rachael Adamiak, through Dec. 30. A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., 568-1313; www.agallery.com — Photo-
gravures by Josephine Sacabo, through December. “Oyeme Con Los Ojos,” photographs by Josephine Sacabo for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 11.
AG WAGNER STUDIO & GALLERY. 813 Royal St., 561-7440 — Works
by gallery artists; 504 Toys, locally handcrafted toys; both ongoing.
glass sculpture installation by Josh Cohen, through Jan. 10.
a Forest: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Today,” photographs by Loli Kantor for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 8.
CAFE BABY. 237 Chartres St., 3104004; www.markbercier.com —
Paintings and works on paper by Mark Bercier, ongoing.
ANTON HAARDT GALLERY. 2858 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. antonart.com — Works by Anton Haardt, Christopher Moses and others, ongoing.
Myra Williamson Wirtz; jewelry by Erica Walker; photographic collages by Stirling Barrett; all through Dec. 30. ART GALLERY 818. 818 Royal St., 524-6918 — Paintings, sculpture
and jewelry by local artists Noel Rockmore, Michael Fedor, Xavier de Callatay, Charles Bazzell, Bambi deVille and Ritchie Fitzgerald, ongoing.
ART HOUSE ON THE LEVEE. 4725 Dauphine St., 247-8894 — “Art
By Committee,” an interactive exhibit by Robert Tannen for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “White,” works by Dale Chihuly; “Every Doubt That Holds You Here,” photographs by Ted Kincaid; both through Dec. 24. ARTICHOKE GALLERY. 912 Decatur St., 636-2004 — Artists work on site in all media; watercolors and limited-edition prints by Peter Briant, ongoing. ATELIER-MAGASIN. 3954 Magazine St. — Wood and metal sculptures by Kelly Guidry; photographs by Amy James; portraits by Clay Judice Jr.; paintings by George Marks; all ongoing. BARRISTER’S GALLERY. 2331 St. Claude Ave., 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — “Vagi-
nas,” mixed-media sculpture by Clifton Webb, through Jan. 4.
THE BEAUTY SHOP. 3828 Dryades St. — Works by Rebecca Rebouche, ongoing. BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY. 406 Magazine St., 522-7503; www.bergeronstudio.com — Photographs by Michael P. Smith, Jack Beech, Harriet Blum, Kevin Roberts and others, ongoing. BERTA’S AND MINA’S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY. 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 — “Louisiana! United
We Stand to Save Our Wetlands,” works by Nilo and Mina Lanzas; works by Clementine Hunter, Noel Rockmore and others; all ongoing.
BIG BUNNY FINE ART. 332 Exchange Alley, 309-2444; www.
CALICHE & PAO GALLERY. 312 Royal St., 588-2846 — Oil paintings by Caliche and Pao, ongoing.
Works by Elizabeth Fox and the Bourghog Guild When painter Elizabeth Fox lived in New Orleans years ago, she worked in an office and observed corporate social behavior with the eye of anthropologist. She saw how products are marketed and how sleekly attractive employees become social commodities. Her edges were softened by the city’s innate baroque funk, but when she landed in Maine after Hurricane Katrina, her figures inexplicably assumed a kind of California cool, as if Barbie and Ken had become corporate publicists in Hollywood. This is expressed in 4:30 Friday (pictured) a visionary mannerist painting of three male success objects exiting an elevator into a reception room occupied by two efficiently sleek female executive secretary sex objects. Coexisting with all the memos and flow charts are the manicured primal urges and pertly nuanced gestures that comprise the workaday rituals of our time. In Revolving Door, similar figures pass by as if in a trance, but Liz in the Wind, a profile portrait of a young woman, epitomizes the flawlessness of a 21st century Venus — the masterpiece of a veritable Botticelli of plastic surgery, as eternal as the tepid sea lapping the listless shore in the background. All of this stands in stark contrast to the revelations presented in the Bourghog Guild’s artifacts from a lost civilization at the 1022 Gallery. Rendered in a post-punk Dadaist style of mixed-media installations, these untitled works present evidence of a parallel universe that is imploding even as our own familiar world of increasingly robotic global markets becomes an ever more virtual reality made up of inexorably more connected electronic gadgets. But somewhere beneath America’s anonymous suburban malls the ancient demons are stirring, and this Bourghog presentation is intended as a warning (and a visual extrapolation of the classic R&B aphorism) that time is on their side after all. — D. Eric Bookhardt
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The Velvet Underground Railroad: A Psychedelic Slave Trade: Mixed-media works by the Bourghog Guild 1022 Gallery, 1022 Lowerline St., 301-0679; www.1022gallery.com Stamina in the Dream House: Recent oil paintings and sculpture by Elizabeth Fox Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., 3027942; www.martinechaissongallery.com
CALLAN FINE ART. 240 Chartres St., 524-0025; www.callanfineart. com — Works by Eugene de
Blass, Louis Valtat and other artists of the Barbizon, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist schools, ongoing.
CARDINAL GALLERY. 541 Bourbon St., 522-3227 — Exhibition of Ital-
ian artists featuring works by Bruno Paoli and Andrea Stella, ongoing.
CARIBBEAN ARTS LTD. 720 Franklin Ave., 943-3858 — The gallery showcases contemporary Haitian and Jamaican art.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 — “The Bull and the Dream,” figurative stone and wood sculptures by Thomas Glover W. and Marianne Lerbs, through Feb. 3. DU MOIS GALLERY. 4921 Freret St., 818-6032 — “Faded/Fated Fai-
rytales,” photographs by Laura D’Alessandro for PhotoNOLA; “Vestiges,” mixed-media by Don Feis; “Sugarplum,” paintings by Amy Glisan; all through Jan. 7.
DUTCH ALLEY ARTIST’S CO-OP GALLERY. 912 N. Peters St., 4129220; www.dutchalleyonline. com — Works by New Orleans
artists, ongoing.
ELLIOTT GALLERY. 540 Royal St., 523-3554; www.elliottgallery. com — Works by gallery artists
Coignard, Engel, Papart, Petra, Tobiasse, Schneuer and Yrondi, ongoing.
FRAMIN’ PLACE & GALLERY. 3535 Severn Ave., Metairie, 885-3311; www.nolaframing.com — Prints
by Tommy Thompson, Phillip Sage, James Michalopoulos and others, ongoing. FREDRICK GUESS STUDIO. 910 Royal St., 581-4596; www.fredrickguessstudio.com — Paintings by
Fredrick Guess, ongoing.
THE FRONT. 4100 St. Claude Ave.; www.nolafront.org — “I
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — Christmas group exhibition featuring Christina Goodman, Jere Allen, David Goodman, Mary Hardy, Beverly Dennis, Sandra Bershell and gallery artists, through December.
vs. I,” works by Alex Podesta; mixed-media photomurals by Morgana King and Jonathan Traviesa; “In Search of the Cajun Prairie,” drawings and paintings by Megan Roniger; “Special Ellipse,” projectable works by Francoise Gamma and Rollin Leonard; all through Jan. 8.
CASELL GALLERY. 818 Royal St., 524-0671; www.casellartgallery. com — Pastels by Joaquim
GALERIE D’ART FRANCAIS. 541 Royal St., 581-6925 — Works by
Casell; etchings by Sage; oils by Charles Ward; all ongoing.
COLE PRATT GALLERY. 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — Abstract
mixed-media paintings by Randy Asprodites; “The Sugar Mill Sessions,” photography of New Iberia sugar mills by David Armentor; both through December.
COLLECTIVE WORLD ART COMMUNITY. Poydras Center, 650 Poydras St., 339-5237; www. collectiveworldartcommunity. com — Paintings from the Blue
Series by Joseph Pearson, ongoing.
Todd White, ongoing.
GALERIE PORCHE WEST. 3201 Burgundy St., 947-3880 — Pho-
tography by Christopher Porche West, ongoing.
GALERIE ROYALE. 3648 Magazine St., 894-1588; www.galerieroyale. com — Mixed media on canvas
and metal by Mike Klung, through December.
GALLERIA BELLA. 319 Royal St., 581-5881 — Works by gallery artists, ongoing. GALLERY BIENVENU. 518 Julia St., 525-0518; www.gallerybienvenu. com — “Moving in Colors,” sculpture by Key-Sook Geum, through Jan. 26.
COLLINS C. DIBOLL ART GALLERY. Loyola University, Monroe Library, 6363 St. Charles Ave., fourth floor, 861-5456 — Mixed
media by Avish Khebrehzadeh, through Jan. 29.
GALLERY VERIDITAS. 3822 Magazine St., 267-5991; www.gvnola. com — “In the Spirit of Shozo,” a retrospective exhibition of paintings by Shozo Nagano, through December.
COUP D’OEIL ART CONSORTIUM. 2033 Magazine St., 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium. com — “Babel,” photographs
GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY. 626 Julia St., 592-0206; www. georgeschmidt.com — Paintings by George Schmidt, ongoing.
by Miriam Waterman for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 7.
COURTYARD GALLERY. 1129 Decatur St., 330-0134; www. woodartandmarketing.com —
Hand-carved woodworks by Daniel Garcia, ongoing.
GRAPHITE GALLERIES. 936 Royal St., 565-3739 — “An Underwa-
ter Odyssey,” photographs by Christy Lee Rogers for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 4. “Sinners and Saints,” works by Joe Hobbs; works by Christy Lee PAGE 49
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peal: The Art of Graffiti;” “The Velvet Underground Railroad: A Psychedelic Slave Trade,” mixed media by the Bourghog Guild; both through Jan. 14.
BYRDIE’S GALLERY. 2422-A St. Claude Ave., www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Frozen Moments,”
ANTENNA GALLERY. 3161 Burgundy St., 957-4255; www. press-street.com — “There Was
ARIODANTE GALLERY. 535 Julia St., 524-3233 — Paintings by
lineartgallery.com — “New Orleans Walls,” photographs by Marie-Dominique Verdier for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 3.
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GUTHRIE CONTEMPORARY. 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688; www. guthriecontemporary.com — Photo-based abstractions by Rodolfo Choperena for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 15. GUY LYMAN FINE ART. 3645 Magazine St., 899-4687; www. guylymanfineart.com — Mixed media with mechanical light sculptures by Jimmy Block, ongoing. HAROUNI GALLERY. 829 Royal St., 299-8900 — Paintings by
David Harouni, ongoing.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www.heriardcimino.com — “Washed (To the Sea and Other Waters),” paintings by Anastasia Pelias, through December. HOMESPACE GALLERY. 1128 St. Roch Ave., (917) 584-9867 —
“Tintype,” photographs by Euphus Ruth, Jenny Sampson, S. Gayle Stevens and Bruce Schultz for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 8.
ISAAC DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY. Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, third floor, 615 City Park Ave., 361-6620 — “Below Sea Level,”
a panoramic video installation by by Pawel Wojtasik for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29.
ISABELLA’S GALLERY. 3331 Severn Ave., Suite 105, Metairie, 7793202; www.isabellasgallery.com — Hand-blown glass works by Marc Rosenbaum; raku by Kate Tonguis and John Davis; all ongoing. JACK GALLERY. 900 Royal St., 588-1777 — Paintings, litho-
JAMIE HAYES GALLERY. 621 Chartres St., 592-4080; www. jamiehayes.com — New Orleans-style art by Jamie Hayes, ongoing. JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., 895-7375; www.jeanbragg. com — “Sites and Sights
Scene,” oil paintings by Leslie Dudley, through December. “The Painter on An Extended Voyage,” paintings by Bernard Beneito, through Jan. 29.
JIMMY MAC POP-UP GALLERY. 802 Elysian Fields Ave. —
“Mudcolors,” mixed media on canvas by Jimmy Mac, through Jan. 1. JON SCHOOLER GALLERY. 8526 Oak St., 865-7032; www. jonschooler.com — “Subliminal WOWs,” paintings by Jon Schooler, ongoing.
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Keith Duncan for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29.
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KEN KIRSCHMAN ARTSPACE. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St. — “Off the Beaten
NEW ORLEANS PHOTO ALLIANCE. 1111 St. Mary St., 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.blogspot.com — “Silenced Suffering: The
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Path: Violence, Women, and Art,” a touring group exhibit produced and curated by Art Works for Change in conjunction with Prospect.2, through Friday.
KURT E. SCHON. 510-520 St. Louis St., 524-5462 — The gallery
specializes in 18th and 19th century European oil paintings by artists from the French Salon and Royal Academy as well as French Impressionists.
L9 CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 539 Caffin Ave., 948-0056 — “Faces
of Treme,” works by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun, ongoing.
LE PETIT SALON DE NEW ORLEANS. 906 Royal St., 524-5700 — Paintings by Holly Sarre,
ongoing.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Louisiana’s
Landscape and Grass Roots,” works by Philip Gould, through December.
LIVE ART STUDIO. 4207 Dumaine St., 484-7245 — “Sun-
flowers,” hand-painted silk wall hangings by Ray Cole; watercolors by Sean Friloux; “A 30-Year Retrospective of Photography,” photographs by Eliot Kamenitz; “Delta Dogs,” clay sculpture by Larone Hudson; all through Jan. 4.
LOUISIANA CRAFTS GUILD. 608 Julia St., 558-6198; www. louisianacrafts.org — Group show featuring works from guild members, ongoing. MALLORY PAGE STUDIO. 614 Julia St.; www.mallorypage.com — Paintings by Mallory Page, ongoing. MARTINE CHAISSON GALLERY. 727 Camp St., 304-7942; www. martinechaissongallery.com — “Stamina in the Dream
House,” oil paintings and sculpture by Elizabeth Fox, through Jan. 28.
MICHALOPOULOS GALLERY. 617 Bienville St., 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. MICHELLE Y WILLIAMS GALLERY. 835 Julia St., 585-1945; www. michelleywilliams.com —
Works by Michelle Y. Williams, ongoing. NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO. 727 Magazine St., 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com —
Sandblasted photographs by
Comfort Women Project,” photographs by Jungeun Lee for PhotoNOLA, through Jan. 29.
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and Stan Fontaine; “Raku” by Joy Gauss; 3-D wood sculpture by Joe Derr; all ongoing.
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NEWCOMB ART GALLERY. Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, 865-5328; www. newcombartgallery.tulane. edu — Works by Nick Cave and Joyce J. Scott for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. NOUVELLE LUNE. 938 Royal St. — Works using reclaimed, re-purposed or salvaged materials by Linda Berman, Georgette Fortino, David Bergeron, Kelly Guidry and Tress Turner, ongoing. OAK STREET GALLERY. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0521 — Hammond Art Guild Holiday Show and Sale, through Wednesday. ONE SUN GALLERY. 616 Royal St., (800) 501-1151 — Works by local
and national artists, ongoing.
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PEARL ART GALLERY. 4421 Magazine St., 228-5840 — Works by Cindy and Drue Hardegree, Erica Dewey, John Womack, Sontina, Lorraine Jones and S. Lee, ongoing. PETER O’NEILL STUDIOS. 721 Royal St., 527-0703; www. oneillgallery.com — Works by Peter O’Neill, ongoing.
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PHOTO WORKS NEW ORLEANS. 521 St. Ann St., 593-9090; www. photoworksneworleans.com — Photography by Louis Sahuc, ongoing. PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER. 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-7032; www.prcno.org — “Penn Station: A Distant
View,” large-scale photographs by Becca Fitzpatrick for Prospect.2, through January.
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Photographs by Marc Pagani, ongoing. NEOPHOBIA. 2855 Magazine St., 899-2444; www.neophobianola.com — Works by Tanner,
ongoing.
NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE. 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground. org — Work by local artists, ongoing. NEW ORLEANS CAKE CAFE & BAKERY. 2440 Chartres St., 9430010; www.nolacakes.com —
Oil landscapes of the Ustabes by Will Smith, ongoing.
PEACHES RECORDS. 408 N. Peters St., 282-3322 — “Gospel and
Blues,” photographs by Rita Posselt, ongoing.
SOUND CAFE. 2700 Chartres St., 947-4477 — Mixed-media
paintings by YAYA alumnus Gerard Caliste, ongoing.
SURREY’S CAFE & JUICE BAR. 1418 Magazine St., 524-3828; www. surreyscafeandjuicebar.com —
Watercolor, pen and ink series of New Orleans landmarks by Will Smith, ongoing.
THREE MUSES. 536 Frenchmen St., 252-4801; www.thethreemuses.com — Portraits by Zack Smith, ongoing.
MUSEUMS 1850 HOUSE. 523 St. Ann St., 5686968 — Works by Sophie Calle
for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29.
AMERICAN-ITALIAN MUSEUM & RESEARCH LIBRARY. 537 S. Peters St., 522-7294 — Permanent
exhibits of jazz artists, a St. Joseph’s altar replica, the Louisiana Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame and a research library with genealogy records.
Be... :’ Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement,” posters, broadsides, newsletters, flyers and similar ephemera from the Civil Rights Movement, through Dec. 22.
ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Ashe in Retrospect: 1998-
2008,” photographs by Morris Jones Jr., Eric Waters, Jeffrey Cook and others, ongoing.
BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM. 1116 St. Claude Ave.; www.backstreetmuseum.org —
Permanent exhibits of Mardi Gras Indian suits, jazz funeral memorabilia and social aid and pleasure club artifacts, ongoing.
ART. 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — “African
Wisdom in Image and Proverb,” photographs by Betty Press for PhotoNOLA; “Becoming Home,” photographs by Mariana Sheppard and Nakeya Brown for PhotoNOLA; both through Jan. 21.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, 363-4202; www.gaccnola.com — Museum exhibits
depict the colonial experience, work, culture and religion of German immigrants. HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “The 18th
Star: Treasures From 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood;” “Goddess Fortuna and Her Dunces in an Effort to Make Sense of it All,” outdoor installation by Dawn Dedeaux for Prospect.2; boththrough Jan. 29.
JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE. French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St., 589-2636 — “Out of
the Muck,” masks inspired by local wetlands by members of the Contemporary Arts Center Teen Board, through Jan. 1.
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — “Audubon’s Absence,” eco-
logical artworks by Brandon Ballengee, through January.
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “The Louisiana Planta-
tion Photos of Robert Tebbs,” 60 gelatin silver prints by the architecture photographer, through Nov. 30, 2012. “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond;” “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing.
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT MUSEUM. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal St., 310-2149; www. lasc.org — The Supreme Court
of Louisiana Historical Society sponsors the museum’s exhibitions of the people and institutions that have contributed to the development of Louisiana law for 300 years.
MAIN LIBRARY. 219 Loyola Ave., 529-7323; www.nutrias. org — “Hidden from History:
Unknown New Orleanians,” photographs of the city’s working poor, ongoing.
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL. 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www. museumoftheamericancocktail. org — “Absinthe Visions,”
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “NOLA Now Part I: Swagger for a Lost Magnificence;”Prospect.2 show featuring Jonas Dahlberg, George Dunbar, Karl Haendel and others; both through Jan. 29. “As We See It: Youth Vision Quilt,” studentcreated quilt with more than 400 patches, ongoing.
December 1941,” oral histories, artifacts and images focusing on the attack on Pearl Harbor, through Feb. 19.
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photographs by Damian Hevia, ongoing.
NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “Infamy:
St., 566-1136; www.noaam.com — Works by Lorraine O’Grady for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — “NOMA 100: Gifts for the
Second Century,” an exhibition with works by Anish Kapoor, Keith Sonnier, Matthew Barney, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Kathe Kollwitz, and Gabrielle Münter, through Jan. 22. Works by Bruce Davenport Jr., Nicole Eisenman, An-My Le and Jennifer Steinkamp for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. “Light to Dark/ Dark to Light,” paintings by Wayne Gonzales, through Feb. 26.
NEW ORLEANS PHARMACY MUSEUM. 514 Chartres St., 565-8027; www.pharmacymuseum.org — Exhibits about 19th-century
pharmacy, medicine and health care, all ongoing.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Art
of the Cup: Functional Comfort,” cups by more than 50 artists presented by the Center for Southern Craft and Design, through Sunday. Photographs from the museum’s permanent collection, through Jan. 3. Works by George Valentine Dureau, through Jan. 3. “Ersy: Architect of Dreams”; “Oyeme Con Los Ojos,” photographs by Josephine Sacabo, through Jan. 8. Works by Ashton Ramsay for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. OLD U.S. MINT. 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6990; lsm.crt.state. la.us/site/mintex.htm — Works by William Eggleston, An-My Le and Ragnar Kjartansson for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.southernfood.org — “The
Boudin Trail,” a travelling exhibit from the Southern Foodways Alliance, through Jan. 9. “Acadian to Cajun: Forced Migration to Commercialization,” a multimedia exhibit; “Laissez Faire — Savoir Fare,” the cuisine of Louisiana and New Orleans; “Eating in the White House — America’s Food”; “Tout de Sweet,” an exhibit exploring all aspects of the sugar industry in the South; “Barbecue Nation”; all ongoing. TANGIPAHOA AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM & BLACK VETERANS ARCHIVES. 1600 Phoenix Square, Hammond, (985) 542-4259; www.africanamericanheritagemuseum.com — The
museum exhibits works that preserve and tell the history of African-American ancestors in Louisiana; it also houses the country’s first memorial to black Vietnam War veterans, ongoing.
WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER. Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “In Katrina’s Wake:
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of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — A 19-year holiday tradition at the theater, Rene J.F. Piazza re-imagines Dickens’ classic as a screwball comedy with a cast of eccentric characters. Tickets $20 general admission, $18 students, seniors and children. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 23.
THE EIGHT: THE REINDEER MONOLOGUES. Mid-City Arts
Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 4881460 — Reindeer tell sordid tales of sex, lies and Santa. Tickets $25. 7:30 p.m. TuesdayWednesday and Monday through Dec. 21.
Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.com — Participants from the Women at the Well writing group present readings of erotica. Admission is “pay what you can.” 8 p.m. Wednesday.
GRENADINE MCGUNKLE’S DOUBLE-WIDE CHRISTMAS. One
Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks. net — The signature Running With Scissors holiday romp revolves around hijinks at a trailer park Christmas eve potluck. Call 606-9903 for reservations. Tickets $20. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Dec. 24.
HISTRIONICS. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 6444300; www.nolacomedy. com — In Thomas Bernhard’s comedy, things go from bad to worse when a veteran actor performs for an unenthusiastic audience in a dilapidated dance hall in rural Austria. Call 812-7612 or email leorednoses@gmail.com for reservations. Tickets $13. 8:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE RADIO PLAY. Deutsches Haus, 1023
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Keeping up a cheery front while sinking in the quicksand of life is the sardonic premise of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, recently presented by Four Humours outside the Shadowbox Theatre. One possibly apocryphal explanation of why Beckett wrote the piece is that his wife complained about his depressing plays. If so, this is a vitriolic response. It’s pure Beckett. Winnie (the fascinating Mary Pauley) sits buried to the waist in a huge sand pile. Her desperate attempts to remain optimistic in this symbolic entombment is the driving force of the play. Winnie is terrified she will be deserted by husband Willy (Michael Martin) even though he is barely present anyway. He lurks around, mostly sleeping and hiding in his cave. If Happy Days is a grim absurdist metaphor for human existence, the endless friction between Willy and Winnie might be seen as a grim absurdist metaphor for marriage. Winnie wears a summer frock and although she is immobilized, she she some accoutrements — a white parasol and a large purse. The parasol is significant because it can be manipulated and because the sun is a relentless enemy in the dry, barren world of the play. Happy Days begins with “the bell for waking” (the day ends with “the bell for sleep”). To start the day, Winnie takes a toothbrush out of her bag and brushes. She notices an inscription on the toothbrush handle: “Fully guaranteed, genuine pure ... ” She can’t read the final words, but she doesn’t give up. At unexpected moments, she tries again and again — creating an insane but hilarious running gag. Winnie’s main task is to somehow fill her day with endless chatter and simple chores, like putting on makeup, combing her hair and staying positive about life. One of the playthings she takes out of her bag, however, is a pistol — and she leaves it out. If she gives up all hope, she has an exit at hand. But things will never come to such a pass as long as Willy can hear her. He not only hears her, he torments her with risque remarks. In the second act, Winnie is buried in sand up to her neck, and while the gun is still visible, it no longer can be grabbed — except perhaps by Willy. Beckett’s idea of hell is simpler and more abstract than in Dante’s Divine Comedy, but no less hellish. Director Michael Martin staged the play outdoors, which made it harder to focus on the static piece, but actress Pauley deserves a hearty congratulations for an unforced, bravura turn in the leading role. — Dalt Wonk
www.deutscheshaus.org — Members of NOLA Voice Talent perform a radio-style stage adaptation of the Frank Capra film to benefit local nonprofits. Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. LOUISIANA BELLES. Southern
Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522-6545; www. southernrep.com — Margarita Bergen, Leslie Castay, Diane Mack, Barbara Motley, Nell Nolan, Joyce Pulitzer, Peggy Scott Laborde, Ros Wingerter
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and other New Orleans women perform holiday-themed monologues and songs. Tickets $25 general admission, $45 reserved seating. 7 p.m. Tuesday. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH: AN AFRICAN CREATION MYTH.
Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The Ashe Cultural Arts Center presents the production of the West African creation myth that uses spoken word, dance, film and music. Call 569-9070 for details. Tickets $5. 9:30 a.m. Friday.
ROMEO AND JULIET. New Or-
leans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — Performers use the space of NOMA’s Great Hall in the NOLA Project’s interactive production of the Shakespeare tragedy. Visit www.noma.eventbrite. com for reservations. Tickets $12 NOMA members, $12 university students, $24 general admission. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday-Sunday.
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Mid-City Arts Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460 — A.J. Allegra performs the one-man show based on David Sedaris’ Holidays on Ice. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday and Dec. 22.
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Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — Nancy Hartman uses “olfactory enhancement” in her one-woman show of vignettes recounting everything from her days performing with Penn and Teller to escaping life as an Orange County housewife. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING: THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN. Fuhrmann
Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington, 892-2624 — The revue features songs from Carousel, Cinderella, The King and I, Oklahoma, South Pacific, The Sound of Music and more. Tickets $15-$35. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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& CABARET 999 EYES FREAKSHOW & SURREAL SIDESHOW. One Eyed
Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 5698361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — The traveling vaudevillestyle production features a variety of circus sideshow acts. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday. BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin
Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 5698361; www.oneeyedjacks. net — The burlesque troupe presents its holiday show. Tickets $15 general admission, $20 VIP seating. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday.
DANCE LELIA HALLER BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER. Jesuit High
School auditorium, 4133 Banks St., 486-6631; www.jesuitnola. org — Eleanor and Ian Carney are the guest dancers in the production of the Tchaikovsky ballet. Call 482-0038 or visit www.lhballet.com for reservations. Tickets $20 general admission, $10 children. 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
FAMILY NORD/CRESCENT CITY LIGHTS YOUTH THEATER BENEFIT PERFORMANCE. NORD’s Ty
Tracy Theater, Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave., 598-3800; www.crescentcitylights.org — Children from the program perform excerpts from Bugsy Malone Jr. and Rabbit Sense to raise money for their January trip to the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Tickets $15. 1 p.m. Saturday.
THE PECAN CRACKER. Southern
Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522-6545; www. southernrep.com — Ricky Graham, Sean Patterson, Mandy Zirkenbach and Jefferson Turner’s musical is a New Orleans twist on The Nutcracker with buttermilk drops, a cockroach army, dancing alligators and snowflakes in City Park. Tickets $25. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 23.
AUDITIONS BALM IN GILEAD. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Cripple Creek Theatre Company and the NOLA Project seek actors for their September production of the Lanford Wilson play. Auditions are by appointment only. Email pillowmancasting@yahoo.com for details. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
COMEDY COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost
Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 944-0099; www. lostlovelounge.com — The bar hosts a free weekly stand-up comedy show. 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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.
COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’ Wolf (The Den), 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open mic portion. 8 p.m. Thursday.
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644-4300; www.nolacomedy. com — The theater hosts a safe-for-all-ages team comedy competition. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday. GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit
Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts the long-form improv comedy show. Tickets $10. 8:30 p.m. Friday.
GROUND ZERO COMEDY. The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., 3715543; www.maisonfrenchmen. com — The show features local stand-up comedians. Sign-up is 7:30 p.m.; show is 8 p.m. Friday. IVAN’S OPEN MIC NIGHT. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., 5255515; www.therustynail.org — The Rusty Nail hosts a weekly open-mic comedy and music night. 9 p.m. Tuesday. JACKIE JENKINS. 12 Bar, 608 Fulton St., 212-6476; www.12barnola.com — The stand-up comedian and other guests perform. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. LAUGH OUT LOUD. Bootleggers Bar and Grille, 209 Decatur St., 525-1087 — Simple Play presents a weekly comedy show. 10 p.m. Thursday. MEGAPHONE OPEN MIC. A
Shotgun Near You, 2827 Chippewa St.; www.facebook.com/ ashotgunnearyou — The New Movement presents the open mic showcase hosted by Drew Platt and Dane Faucheux. Visit www.tnmcomedy.com for details. Free admission. 9 p.m. Monday.
NATIONAL COMEDY COMPANY.
Yo Mama’s Bar & Grill, 727 St. Peter St., 522-1125 — The audience interactive comedy show features live local music. Call 523-7469 or visit www.nationalcomedycompany.com for tickets. Tickets $8 online, $15 at the door. 10 p.m. Saturday. OPEN MIC STAND-UP. La Nuit
Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts the free open mic. 11 p.m. Friday.
PERMANENT DAMAGE STANDUP COMEDY. Bullets Sports Bar,
2441 A.P. Tureaud Ave., 9484003 — Tony Frederick hosts the open mic comedy show. 8 p.m. Wednesday.
SIDNEY’S STAND-UP OPEN MIC.
Sidney’s, 1674 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 341-0103 — The show features professional, amateur and first-time comics. Free admission. Sign-up is 8 p.m. Show starts 9 p.m. Thursday.
THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up is 8:30 p.m. Show starts 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Tuesday 13 HOLIDAY COLORING CONTEST & FAMILY DAY. Fat Hen
Grocery, 7457 St. Charles Ave., 266-2921; www.fathengrill. com — Children ages 10 and under can compete in a coloring contest culminating in a family day with sugar cookies and non-alcoholic eggnog. Children can enter the contest through Dec. 21; the family day is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 21.
Saturday 17 CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY TEA WITH PAPA NOEL . Creole Queen
Paddlewheel Boat, Spanish Plaza, 529-4567; www.creolequeen.com — The cruise features appearances from holiday characters, storytelling, children’s activities and a traditional tea service. Reservations are required. Tickets $49 general admission, $34 children under 12. Boarding at 1:30 p.m., cruise 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
FAMILY FUN DAY. Fair Grounds
NOMA Centennial Celebration
TOYS & GAMES FAMILY WORKSHOP. National
World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — The workshop for children ages 8-12 recreates some of the toys and games popular during the war years. Preregistration is required. Call 528-1944 ext. 229 or email lauren.handley@nationalww2museum.org for details. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
EVENTS Tuesday 13 CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Tulane University
Square, 200 Broadway St. — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOUISIANA FILM HISTORY.
Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, 3049992 — Ed and Susan Poole, authors of the reference book
The New Orleans Museum of Art celebrates its official 100th birthday with 31 continuous hours of programming and events. The schedule includes a guided tour by curator Miranda Lash (8:30 p.m. Friday), talks by artists, art activities for children, musical performances by Irvin Mayfield (9:30 p.m. Friday) and Amanda Shaw (2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday), a secondline parade with the Roots of Music band (11 a.m. Saturday), film screenings, DJ sets by Quintron (midnight Friday-3 a.m. Saturday) and DJ Kazu (3 a.m.-6 a.m. Saturday), yoga in the galleries (8 a.m. Saturday) and more. The Isaac Delgado Museum of Art opened to the public on Dec. 16, 1911. It changed its name to the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1971. Permanent collections hold more than 35,000 pieces, including works in top collections of Japanese art, outsider art, photography, African art and decorative arts. Visit the website for a schedule of activities. Free admission. — Will Coviello
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NOMA's Centennial Celebration 10 a.m. Fri.-5 p.m. Sat. NOMA, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 658-4100; www.noma.org
Hollywood on the Bayou, discuss Louisiana film history from 1896 to 2010. A Q&A follows the lecture. 7:30 p.m. PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER HISTORIC HOUSE WORKSHOP. Preservation
Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-7032; www.prcno.org — The workshop featuring representatives from various French Quarter groups aims to help attendees decide if purchasing and/or renovating a property in the French Quarter is right for them. Call 636-3399 or visit www.prcno.org for details. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 14 THE BARMAN’S FUND EVENT. Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro, 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930; www.orleansgrapevine.com — The local chapter of the organization consists of bartenders who donate their tips to the fund, which goes toward goods for local charities. Joe Francis is the bartender for this night’s event. Email thebarmansfundnola@gmail.com for details. 4 p.m to midnight. COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City
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Warehouse District bars and restaurants for the event benefiting the That Others May Live Foundation, which provides aid to military families. The event also features live music, food booths and a costume contest. Visit www.runningofthesantas.com/neworleans for details. Admission $15-$65. Noon to midnight. SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET. Holy Angels Complex, 3500 St. Claude Ave., 875-4268; www. sankofafarmersmarket.org — The weekly market offers fresh produce and seafood from local farmers and fishermen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARMERS MARKET. Aycock
Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — The market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. Call 355-4442 or visit www. visitstbernard.com for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SULA FOUNDATION HOLIDAY EVENT. New Orleans Healing
Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 948-9961; www. neworleanshealingcenter. org — Shorty Rossi and his dog Hercules from the Animal Planet show Pit Boss appear at the event that features pet resources, arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities and the release of the foundation’s annual Pit Bulls of New Orleans calendar. Call 613-7370 or visit www.sulafoundation. org for details. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. SWAMP HOLIDAY. Jean Lafitte
TREME UNDER THE BRIDGE MARKET. North Claiborne
Expressway, between Ursulines Avenue and Gov. Nicholls Street — The new monthly market highlights local artwork and features live music from local bands, high schools and choirs; community services like health and legal aid; and educational services and exhibits. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A TURNING NIGHT OF STARS. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 9489961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — Celebrating the life and work of poet Jelaluddin Rumi with music, movement, poetry and prayer. Call 866-1114 or email crescentcitysuficircle@gmail.com. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission $5-$15 suggested donation.
Sunday 18 ABITA ARTISTS. 9th Street
Gallery, 71377 St. Mary St.,
ART IN THE ALLEY. Dutch
Alley, Near French Market, on North Peters Street — The weekly market features artists offering hand-made artwork including paintings, photography, mixed media and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM.
Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., 861-3693; www.templesinaino.org — Rabbi Edward Cohn leads a free class for those seeking information about Judaism or considering conversion. Reservations are recommended. 9 a.m.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CENTER FELLOWS PROGRAM. The
group seeks area principals and assistant school leaders for its intensive professional and leadership development program. Visit www.slc-gno. org or email jbrown@slc-gno. org for details. Application deadline is Jan. 31.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ANOTHER LIFE FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS. Another Life
Foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Free training provided. For details, contact Stephanie Green at (888) 5433480, anotherlifefoundation@ hotmail.com or visit www. anotherlifefoundation.org. AUDUBON AQUARIUM OF THE AMERICAS. The aquarium
accepts applications for the volunteer naturalists, education, husbandry and volunteer diver programs. Visit www. auduboninstitute.org/volunteers/aquarium for details. BAYOU REBIRTH WETLANDS EDUCATION . Bayou Rebirth
seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org for details.
CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. CCFM and marke-
tumbrella.org seek volunteers to field shopper questions, assist seniors, help with monthly children’s activities and more. Call 495-1459 or email latifia@marketumbrella. org for details.
EDGAR DEGAS FOUNDATION . The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to the development of the foundation. Call 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com for details. GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER . The
center seeks part-time civil
rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the N.O. metro area. Call 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org for information.
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The volunteer center for the Greater New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the various opportunities available, how to sign up to attend service projects and general tips on how to be a good volunteer. Call 483-7041 ext. 107, email volunteer@ handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org for details. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS.
Harmony Hospice, 519 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8328111 — Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Jo-Ann Moore at 832-8111 for details. JACKSON BARRACKS MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS. The museum
seeks volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com for details. JEFFERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL . The charter school
that educates at-risk middle school students who have been expelled from Jefferson Parish’s public schools seeks adult mentors for its students. Call 836-0808 for details.
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LOWERNINE.ORG VOLUNTEERS. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www. lowernine.org or email lauren@ lowernine.org for details. MEAL DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS. Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas/mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Call Gail at 8885880 for details. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION . The MDA seeks
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National Historical Park and Preserve, French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St., 589-2636 — The park hosts an event with songs, crafts and a telling of the Cajun Night Before Christmas. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Abita Springs — Local artists hold a monthly meeting. Call Lana at 898-3071 for details. 3 p.m.
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Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., 821-4121; www.nocoa.org â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Call for details.
TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION .
The Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upperschool New Orleans students. Call 831-8475 for details.
VOLUNTEERS CAN LEAD PROGRAM . The program
allows residents to assist the New Orleans Police Department at its district stations. Email vocal@nola.gov for details.
WORDS 17 POETS! LITERARY & PERFORMANCE SERIES. Gold
Mine Saloon, 705 Dauphine St., 568-0745; www.goldminesaloon.net â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Poets Julian and Laura Semilian present a reading. An open mic hosted by Jimmy Ross follows. Visit www.17poets.com for details. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. BOOK LAUNCH PARTY. East
Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The launch features authors James Cobb (No One Knows the Son), John Mayeux (The Avogel Tribe of Louisiana: Volume 1), John La Fleur (A Cultural Legacy: Creole Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana), Don Stanford (Southern Kingdom) and Mel LeCompte (Sharpened Iron). 7 p.m. Thursday. COOKBOOKS & COCKTAILS SERIES. Kitchen Witch
Cookbooks Shop, 631 Toulouse St., 528-8382 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The group meets weekly to discuss classic New Orleans cookbooks. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday.
DIANNE DE LAS CASAS & HOLLY STONE-BARKER . Octavia
Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author and illustrator host a pajama party, puppet show and book signing for Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate. 5 p.m. Saturday.
DINKY TAO POETRY. Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysat-
themarket.net â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The bar hosts a free weekly poetry reading with open mic. 9 p.m. Tuesday. ERROL BARRON . Octavia
Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author signs New Orleans Observed: Drawings and Observations of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Foreign City. 2 p.m. Saturday.
JEAN CASSELS. Octavia Books,
513 Octavia St., 899-7323 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author signs and reads from the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book The Cajun Nutcracker. 4 p.m. Wednesday.
JOHN BESH . Maple Street
Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The chef signs and discusses My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking. 6 p.m. Thursday. Besh also appears at the 1850 House (523 St. Ann St., 568- 6968) 5 p.m. Sunday.
JOHN FOLSE & RICK TRAMONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The chefs sign
their cookbooks at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Mandeville (3414 Hwy. 190, Suite 10, Mandeville, 985-626-8884) at 10 a.m, Barnes & Nobles Metairie (3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135) at 1 p.m., and Barnes & Noble Booksellers Harvey (1601 Westbank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1146) at 4 p.m. Saturday.
JOSE TORRES-TAMA . Faubourg
Marigny Art & Books, 600 Frenchmen St., 947-3700; www.fabonfrenchmen.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author signs and reads from New Orleans Free People of Color and Their Legacy. 3 p.m. Sunday. LOCAL WRITERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; GROUP.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday.
MAPLE LEAF READING SERIES. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The weekly reading series presents featured writers followed by an open mic. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. MITCHELL ROSENTHALL & JON PULT. Garden District Book
Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The authors sign and discuss Cooking My Way Back Home. 6 p.m. Thursday. The authors also appear at Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur St., 5861094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com) 4 p.m. Saturday. NANCY RUST. 1850 House, 523 St. Ann St., 568- 6968 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author signs and presents cooking demonstrations from A Louisiana Christmas: Heritage Recipes and Hometown Celebrations. Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. PASS IT ON . George & Leah
McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Poet Gian â&#x20AC;&#x153;G-Persepectâ&#x20AC;? Smith and Alphonse â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobbyâ&#x20AC;? Smith host a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m. Saturday. POETRY MEETING . New Orleans Poetry Forum, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The forum holds workshops every Wednesday. 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ROSE ANNE ST. ROMAIN.
Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s author signs Monsieur Durandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grosse Affair. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. THE SCENE OF THE CRIME . St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 893-6280; www.stpl.us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The group meets to discuss mystery novels the third Monday of each month, through December. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. SPOKEN WORD. Ebony Square, 4215 Magazine St. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The center hosts a weekly spokenword, music and open-mic event. Tickets $7 general admission, $5 students. 11 p.m. Friday. TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground.org â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday. THOMAS MANN . Octavia
Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The author signs and provides hands-on demonstrations from Metal Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workbench: De-Mystifying the Jewelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saw. 6 p.m. Tuesday.
TOM FITZMORRIS & PEGGY SCOTT LABORDE . Maple Street
Book Shop, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 304-7115; www. maplestreetbookshop.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The authors sign and discuss Lost Restaurants of New Orleans. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
THE WELL: A WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S POETRY CIRCLE . St. Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal
Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., 947-2121; www.stannanola. org â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The group meets at 2 p.m. Mondays. Call 289-9142 or email poetryprocess@ gmail.com for details.
CONTEST BOB KAUFMAN BOOK PRIZE IN POETRY. Trembling Pillow
Press presents the contest. The winner will be published in 2012. Visit www.tremblingpillowpress.com/bobkaufmanbookprize.html for details. Submissions deadline is Jan. 31. For complete listings, visit www.bestofneworleans.com.
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Elianne Charles serves Haitian dishes at Taste of the Caribbean. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER
BISTREAUX PART II
Bistreaux (1001 Toulouse St., 586-8000; www.maisondupuy.com/bistreaux.htm), the casual counterpoint to Le Meritage in the French Quarter’s Maison Dupuy Hotel, now has a sister restaurant in Metairie. This second Bistreaux (Marriott Hotel, 3838 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 832-3838; www.marriott.com) opened last week, taking over the space that had been Bistro 38, a restaurant once affiliated with chef Dominique Macquet. This location serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. The chef is Jason Schwartz, who has led kitchens at other Marriott properties around the country.
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DICKIE BRENNAN’S STEAKHOUSE 716 IBERVILLE ST., 522-2467 www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com
Get $5 small plates and cocktails from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
DOMENICA
123 BARONNE ST., 648-6020 www.domenicarestaurant.com
The daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour brings half-price pizzas, wine, cocktails and beer.
EMERIL’S DELMONICO
1300 ST. CHARLES AVE., 525-4937 www.emerils.com
Caribbean Twist A GRETNA CAFE OFFERS HAITIAN CREOLE FLAVOR. t’s hard to guess the ethnic identity at work at Taste of the Caribbean until you look at the menu translations. Grilled fish, for instance, is listed first as pescado frito in Spanish, but then also as pwason fri in Haitian Creole. The Haitian twist makes all the difference on this menu, and it makes this tiny restaurant hiding at the back of a Gretna strip mall worth the trip. Just a few dishes appear exotic — fried goat or curried conch. But even good grilled chicken — or poule boukanen in the menu’s parlance — is different thanks to a robust and distinctive bouquet of Haitian seasoning. The meat was practically paneed with a finely ground blend of spices redolent with thyme, cilantro, lemon, peppers and, most of all, garlic. Then there’s the gumbo, at first a familiar enough version with sausage, abundant crab and miniscule shrimp. But there’s something different about the deep-brown roux, something busier, fuller and spicier than the New Orleans Creole gumbo it still closely resembles, like a relative once removed. This is the handiwork of Elianne Charles, who runs the restaurant with her family. They emigrated from Haiti in the 1980s and settled in New Orleans in 2003. They opened Taste of the Caribbean last year, and though it’s their first restaurant, it’s also in some ways the continuation of a restaurant Charles’ grandmother ran on their home island for years. Many of the dishes share the same fundamental elements. There’s the subtly sweet rice cooked with red
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beans and also the pikliz, a pickled, habanero-spiked coleslaw that’s so intense it has to be used sparingly as a garnish rather than spooned up like a side. The mellow rice and the zap of that pikliz work best in concert with the kitchen’s heartier dishes, like griot, or fried hunks of pork shoulder, and the que bef, or curried oxtails. My favorite dish is the grilled snapper, served intact from tail to eyes, its skin charred and crusted with sea salt. With rice, a salad and logs of crispy yuca, it’s a $15 whole-fish feast that takes two trays to deliver to the table. Eating at Taste of the Caribbean entails some common hallmarks of a very casual family-run restaurant, which can be endearing or annoying depending on your expectations. You get the feeling Charles would rather have you watch her cook in the kitchen than explain menu nuisances at your table. And there is a tendency to overcook, so speak up if you like skirt steak medium and shrimp tender. There’s no bar, but on the right day your meal might include a sample of some heady, homemade coconut drink decanted from a recycled vodka bottle. And a new sauce might appear halfway through the meal if you show enthusiasm for hot spice. One of these turned out to be an utterly delicious, oily, salty, rust-colored slurry packed with garlic, strung with herbs and fortified with chicken bones. As always when exploring an unfamiliar cuisine, showing some respectful enthusiasm is the key to learning the ropes here.
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Half-price appetizers and cocktails are available from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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MENDOZA, ARGENTINA / $10 RETAIL This high-quality wine comes with the added bargain of being packaged in a one-liter bottle, roughly eight ounces more than the usual 750 ml. size. The estate-grown fruit was sourced from Argentina’s largest family-owned winery. A blend of 70 percent Tempranillo — the top red grape from Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions — and 30 percent Malbec, the wine was vinified in stainless steel. In the glass, the robust wine offers complex aromas of cherry, red berries and spice and is followed on the palate by ripe plum and an earthy character with a balanced acidity and silky tannins. Decant several hours before serving. Drink it with grilled meats, hearty stews and roasts, casseroles, wild game, pizza and barbecue. Buy it at: Whole Food Market. — Brenda Maitland
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DECEMBER 15 • 6:00pm 7529 MAPLE ST.
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Join us for a Holiday Desert Party with Chef John Besh, signing his new book, MY FAMILY TABLE: A PASSIONATE PLEA FOR HOME COOKING, with special deserts prepared by Restaurant August.
I SEE CLAWS OF CRAB, AND JUICY SHRIMP TOO. MAKES MY MOUTH WATER FOR SOME OF THAT STEW. AND I THINK TO MYSELF...
DECEMBER 15 • 6:00pm at THE HEALING CENTER, 2372 St. CLAUDE AVE.
The incomparable Peggy Scott Laborde and Tom Fitzmorris will reminisce and sign their new book LOST RESTAURANTS OF NEW ORLEANS
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DECEMBER 17 • 11:30am 7529 MAPLE ST. Rose Anne St. Romain wrote a children’s book about Monsieur Durand, who had to throw a double-wedding ceremony/event for his daughters in 1870, MONSIEUR DURAND’S GROSSE AFFAIR. The grandchildren and the great grandchildren of the Durands’ neighbors are still talking about it! Meet Miss Rose Anne 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and get a signed copy of her book!
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GW FinS’ lobSter Po-boy lunch Those determined to get their hands on the fried lobster po-boy that
GW Fins (808 Bienville St., 581-3467; www.gwfins.com) brought to last month’s Oak Street Po-Boy Festival had to negotiate a line for that at times stretched for blocks and could take as long as 40 minutes to traverse. This month, you can get a taste of the same sandwich by simply making a reservation. GW Fins normally serves dinner only. But during December, the upscale French Quarter seafood restaurant is adding lunch on Fridays, with service on Dec. 16 and Dec. 23. In addition to dinner specialties, the lunch menu adds items like the fried lobster tail po-boy. That sandwich earned Best In Show honors at the 2010 Po-Boy Festival. This year, managing partner Gary Wollerman says, his crew readied themselves for an onslaught and ended up selling about 2,200 po-boys throughout the day. “We averaged 4.6 po-boys per minute,” Wollerman says. revvinG uP the reveillon More than 40 local restaurants are participating in this year’s Reveillon, a program of table d’hote menus offered around town throughout December. The 2011 crop ranges from the old guard, including the city’s very oldest, Antoine’s (four courses, $47), to places marking their first holiday season in business, like Ste. Marie (four courses, $45). Overall, the 2011 Reveillon menus look like decent deals. More than half cost $50 or less per person, though that doesn’t include tax and tip or drinks. But prices range as widely as the styles of the restaurants themselves, and some are now quite conspicuously expensive. Restaurant August and Commander’s Palace lead the pack in prices, charging $95 and $90 respectively for five-course Reveillon repasts. They don’t skimp on the luxury ingredients, however. Eggs with truffles come between the foie gras appetizer and the roast duckling entree at August; foie gras is made into ice cream for the Commander’s menu. Though I haven’t tried these Reveillon menus yet, it looks like there’s some nice middle ground at the reliably eclectic Mat & Naddie’s (four courses, $40) and that contemporary Creole favorite Brigtsen’s (four courses, $48), and there even appears to be some discounted opulence at the Grill Room (four courses, $55). See all the menus and details at www. neworleansonline.com/holiday.
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Political Pot ShotS Local writer Liz Scott Monaghan likes to remind us that there are still some liberals and Democrats on the Northshore, which she describes as the place “where people from New Orleans live when they want higher ground and lots of Republicans around them.” More important, however, she points out there are also people going hungry on the Northshore. Raising awareness about the problem and raising money to help address it are the goals behind Cookbook for the Hungry, which Monaghan co-edited along with Slidell resident Ann Porter. The book was produced by the Northshore Democratic Women’s Club, and its extended subtitle spells out the theme: “A wickedly delicious collection of recipes and cooking tips, spiced liberally with political wit, served up by Louisiana Democrats.” The idea for the book came together after a community forum on hunger in St. Tammany this year revealed that local food banks were regularly overwhelmed by demand. In response, the Democratic Women’s Club assembled recipes from its members and others and set about writing a cookbook, pledging all profits from the finished product to help fund hunger relief efforts. They tapped a pretty sharp wit for the task. Monaghan is author of the long-running Modine Gunch humor column in New Orleans Magazine and the author of several books under the Gunch pen name. Cookbook for the Hungry includes good, straightforward home recipes from the reliable font of Louisiana kitchens (gumbo z’herbes, shrimp etouffee, pudding cake — all right, “Super Rich Get Richer Hot Fudge Pudding Cake”). There are even a few recipes from Sister Helen Prejean, who has won attention for her advocacy for ending the death penalty. (Monaghan edited Prejean’s 2004 book The Death of Innocents.) Just beware that Prejean herself claims her macaroni and cheese recipe has the power to make anyone who eats it “immediately become a liberal.” Monaghan and Porter will sign books while they serve drinks as guest bartenders for media night at Molly’s at the Market (1107 Decatur St., 5255169; www.mollysatthemarket.net), the pub founded by Monaghan’s late husband Jim. “We’re hoping to attract the drinking liberally crowd,” she quips about that appearance.
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AMERICAN O’HENRY’S FOOD & SPIRITS — 634
Ave., Metairie, 322-2544; www. saucysbbqgrill.com — Saucy’s serves slow-smoked St. Louisstyle pork ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked sausage and grilled or jerk chicken. Side items include smoked beans, mac and cheese, coleslaw and Caribbean rice. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
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Jefferson Davis Pwky., 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $
DINO’S BAR & GRILL — 1128 Tchoupitoulas St., 558-0900 — Dino’s kitchen serves burgers, chicken tenders, salads and wraps. Happy hour is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards and checks. $
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River Road, 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SHAMROCK BAR & GRILL — 4133
S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938 — Shamrock serves burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, Reuben sandwiches, cheese sticks and fries with cheese or gravy. Other options include corned beef and cabbage, and fish and chips. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $
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son Hwy., Jefferson, 832-0830 — Zaddie’s serves burgers, alligator sausage, boudin, tamales and meat or crawfish pies. Thursday’s steak night special features a filet mignon, butter-garlic potatoes, salad, grilled French bread and a soft drink for $15. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $
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SAUCY’S BBQ GRILL — 3244 Severn
S. Carrollton Ave., 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com — Complimentary peanuts are the calling card of these casual, family friendly restaurants. The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, fried seafood, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449
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St., 202-4741; www.bookoobbq. com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE —
527 Decatur St., 522-0571; www. crescentcitybrewhouse.com — Live jazz and German-style beers complement creative cooking at this brewpub. Crabmeat-stuffed jumbo shrimp, grilled baby back ribs, overstuffed po-boys and seafood gumbo are popular dishes. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
BURGERS BEACHCORNER BAR & GRILL —
4905 Canal St., 488-7357; www. beachcornerbarandgrill.com — Top a 10-oz. Beach burger with cheddar, blue, Swiss or pepper Jack cheese, sauteed mushrooms or house-made hickory sauce. Other options include a grilled chicken sandwich. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
BUD’S BROILER — Citywide; www.
budsbroiler.com — Bud’s Broiler is known for charcoal-broiled burgers topped with hickory-amoked sauce. The menus also includes hot dogs and chicken sandwiches. The Clearview Parkway and 24-hour City Park location also offer shrimp and catfish po-boys. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
CAFE CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St., 861-7890; www.cafefreret. com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin.Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ CANAL STREET BISTRO & ECO CAFE — 3903 Canal St., 561-6585; www.
ecocafeno.com — This cafe serves sandwiches like the veggie club, layered with Swiss cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, spinach
and baby pickles. There are fresh squeezed juices, and Friday and Saturday evenings feature tapas dining. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $$
GOTT GOURMET CAFE — 3100
Magazine St., 373-6579; www. gottgourmetcafe.com — This cafe serves a variety of gourmet salads, sandwiches, wraps, Chicago-style hot dogs, burgers and more. The cochon de lait panini includes slow-braised pork, baked ham, pickles, Swiss, ancho-honey slaw, honey mustard and chili mayo. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $
LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE —
5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. Breakfast is available all day on weekends. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
PARKVIEW CAFE AT CITY PARK —
City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — Located in the old Casino Building, the cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $
PRAVDA — 1113 Decatur St., 5811112; www.pravdaofnola.com — Pravda is known for its Soviet kitsch and selection of absinthes, and the kitchen offers pierogies, beef empanadas, curry shrimp salad and a petit steak served with truffle aioli. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $
VINE & DINE — 141 Delaronde St., 361-1402; www.vine-dine.com — The cafe serves cheese boards and charcuterie plates with pate and cured meats. There also is a menu of sandwiches, quesadillas, bruschettas, salads and dips. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
CHINESE CHINA ORCHID — 704 S. Carrollton
Ave., 865-1428; www.chinaorchidneworleans.com — This longtime Riverbend restaurant offers a wide array of Chinese dishes. Sizzling black pepper beef or chicken is prepared with onions, red and green peppers and brown sauce and served on a hot plate with steamed rice on the side. Other options include fried rice, noodle and egg foo young dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
FIVE HAPPINESS — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. PAGE 70
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COFFEE/DES� SERT ANTOINE’S ANNEX — 513 Royal St.,
581-4422; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Royal Street salad features baby spinach and mixed lettuces with carrots, red onion, red peppers, grapes, olives, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
JUNG’S GOLDEN DRAGON — 3009
Magazine St., 891-8280; www. jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and
served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ TREY YUEN CUISINE OF CHINA —
600 N. Causeway Approach., Mandeville, (985) 626-4476; 2100 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 345-6789; www.tryyuen.com — House specialties include fried soft-shell crab topped with Tong Cho sauce, and Cantonese-style
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www.555canal.com — New Orleans dishes and Americana favorites take an elegant turn in dishes such as the lobster mac and cheese, combining lobster meat, elbow macaroni and mascarpone, boursin and white cheddar cheeses. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
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. $$$
OAK — 8118 Oak St., 302-1485; www. oaknola.com — This wine bar offers small plates and live musical
ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE — 8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www. one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes like char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and a memorable cochon de lait. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
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. $$$
GUMBO SHOP — 640 St. Peter St., 525-1486; www.gumboshop.com — Gumbo and New Orleans classics such as crawfish etouffee dominate the menu. Their spicy flavors meld into a dish that represents the city’s best and redefines com-
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Magazine St., 899-4260; www. pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
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entertainment. Gulf shrimp fill tacos assembled in house-made corn tortillas with pickled vegetables, avocado and lime crema. The hanger steak bruschetta is topped with Point Reyes blue cheese and smoked red onion marmalade. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
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MAURICE FRENCH PASTRIES — 3501 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, 885-1526; 4949 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 455-0830; www.mauricefrenchpastries.com — Maurice French Pastries offers an array of continental and French baked goods as well as specialty cakes, cheesecakes and
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KUPCAKE FACTORY — 800 Metairie Road, Metairie, 267-4990; 819 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 464-8884; 6233 S. Claiborne Ave., 267-3328; www.thekupcakefactory.com — Choose from a large selection of gourmet cupcakes. The Fat Elvis is made with banana cake and topped with peanut butter frosting. The Strawberry Fields tops strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream frosting. Other options include white chocolate raspberry and a banana cupcake. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $
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fort food. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. $$
CUBAN/ CARIBBEAN MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — 437
Esplanade Ave., 252-4800; www. mojitosnola.com — Mojitos serves a mix of Caribbean, Cuban and Creole dishes. Caribbean mac and cheese pie is made with chunks of lobster, tomatoes, scallions, garlic and creamy cheese sauce and is served over a bed of spicy corn maque choux. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and latenight Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
DELI CG’S CAFE AT THE RUSTY NAIL —
1100 Constance St., 722-3168; www. therustynail.biz — Inside the Rusty Nail, CG’s offers a menu of sandwiches. The Piggly Wiggly features pulled pork on a sesame seed bun with coleslaw and pickle chips on the side. The Wild Turkey is layered with Granny Smith apple slices,
provolone, bacon and garlic mayo. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $ KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI &
GROCERY — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $
MARTIN WINE CELLAR — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , 896-7350; www. martinwine.com — The wine emporium offers gourmet sandwiches and deli items. The Reuben combines corned beef, melted Swiss, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on rye bread. The Sena salad features chicken, golden raisins, blue cheese, toasted pecans and pepper jelly vinaigrette over field greens. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Fri., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
Magazine St., 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard. Try dishes such as Steen’s-cured duck breast with satsuma and ginger demi-glace and stone-ground goat cheese grits. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
GOURMET TO GO BREAUX MART — 315 E. Judge Perez,
Chalmette, 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, 737-8146; www.breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
INDIAN FRENCH FLAMING TORCH — 737 Octavia St.,
895-0900; www.flamingtorchnola. com — Chef Nathan Gile’s menu includes pan-seared Maine diver scallops with chimichurri sauce and smoked bacon and corn hash. Coffee- and coriander-spiced rack of lamb is oven roasted and served with buerre rouge and chevre mashed potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ MARTINIQUE
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JULIE’S LITTLE INDIA KITCHEN AT SCHIRO’S — 2483 Royal St., 944-
6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $
NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE — 4308
Magazine St., 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine,
the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
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. $$
ITALIAN ANDREA’S RESTAURANT — 3100 N.
19th St., Metairie 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/ owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines housemade angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ CAFE GIOVANNI — 117 Decatur St., 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ MOSCA’S — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., West-
wego, 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$
RED GRAVY — 125 Camp St., 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves breakfast items including pancakes, waffles and pastries. At lunch, try meatballs, lasagna and other Italian specialties, panini, wraps, soups and salads. Open Sundays before New Orleans Saints home games. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-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. $$
VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE — 4411
Chastant St., Metairie, 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Try house specialties like veal- and spinach-stuffed canneloni. Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Av-
enue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$
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. $$
ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 5817253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner
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861-9602 — Diners will find authentic, healthy and fresh Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 5860972; 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, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ BOUCHE — 840 Tchoupitoulas St., 267-
7485; www.bouchenola.com — This wine bar and restaurant serves creative dishes like tasso truffle mac and cheese with three cheeses and Mornay sauce, baby spinach salad with Maytag blue cheese and bacon lardons, and crispy duck breast with Grand Marnier sweet potatoes and vanilla-balsamic extract. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
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. Credit cards. $$$
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Park Ave., 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip. There also are brunch specials. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$
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St., 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes like semi-boneless Louisiana quail stuffed with applewood-smoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss chard and Madeira sauce. The duck cassoulet combines duck confit and Creole Country andouille in a white bean casserole. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN ATTIKI BAR & GRILL — 230 Decatur St., 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. $$ BABYLON CAFE
— 7724 Maple St.,
314-0010; www.babyloncafe.biz — The Babylon platter includes stuffed grape leaves, hummus, kibbeh, rice
PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St.,
COUNTRY FLAME — 620 Iberville St.,
522-1138 — Country Flame serves a mix of popular Mexican and Cuban dishes. Come in for fajitas, pressed Cuban sandwiches made with hickory-smoked pork and char-broiled steaks or pork chops. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
LUCY’S RETIRED SURFERS’ BAR & RESTAURANT — 701 Tchoupitoulas St.,
523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders. com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
NACHO MAMA’S MEXICAN GRILL —
3242 Magazine St., 899-0031; 1000 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan, 736-1188; www.nachomamasmexicangrill.com — These taquerias serve Mexican favorites such as portobello mushroom fajitas and chile rellenos. There are happy hour margaritas on weekdays and daily drink specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SANTA FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 9480077 — This casual cafe serves creative takes on Southwestern cuisine. Bolinos de Bacalau are Portuguesestyle fish cakes made with dried, salted codfish, mashed potatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, green onions and egg and served with smoked paprika aioli. Outdoor seating is available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
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. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
HOUSE OF BLUES — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur
St., 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or poboys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SIBERIA — 2227 St. Claude Ave., 2658855 — This music clubs serves dishes like fish and chips, spicy hot wings, tacos and more. There are weekly specials and vegetarian and vegan options. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — 626
Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www.snugjazz.com — Traditional Creole and Cajun fare pepper the menu along with newer creations such as the fish Marigny, topped with Gulf shrimp in a Creole cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTZ BAGELZ — 3138 Magzine St., 309-
7557; www.artzbagelz.com — Artz bakes its bagels in house and options include onion, garlic, honey whole wheat, cinnamon-raisin, salt and others. Get one with a schmear or as a sandwich. Salads also are available. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $
BRAXTON’S RESTAURANT — 636 Franklin St., Gretna, 301-3166; www. braxtonsnola.com — Braxton’s serves a mix of salads, po-boys, deli sandwiches and entrees. Start a meal with oysters Louise, featuring fried oysters on a bed of spinach and cheese. The seafood platter includes fried shrimp, oysters, catfish strips, french fries, potato salad and vegetables. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
OLIVE BRANCH CAFE — 1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 348-2008; 3700 Orleans Ave., 302-1220; 5145 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, 393-1107; www.olivebranchcafe.com — These cafes serve soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and entrees. Chicken and artichoke pasta is tossed with penne in garlic and olive oil. Shrimp Carnival features smoked sausage, shrimp, onion and peppers in roasted garlic cream sauce over pasta. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
PIZZA MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING —
2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8328032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $
NEW YORK PIZZA — 4418 Magazine St., 891-2376; www.newyorkpizzanola. com — Choose from pizza by the slice or whole pie, calzones, pasta, sandwiches, salads and more. The Big Apple pie is loaded with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, Italian sausage and minced garlic and anchovies and jalapenos are optional. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125
Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Nonna Mia uses homemade dough for pizza served by the slice or whole pie and offers salads, pasta dishes and pani-
ni. Gourmet pies are topped with ingredients like pancetta, roasted eggplant, portobello mushrooms and prosciutto. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ REGINELLI’S — 741 State St., 899-1414;
817 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 7126868; 874 Harrison Ave., 488-0133; 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. $
THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218
Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies or build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. Also serving salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 888-4004 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS DRESS IT — 535 Gravier St., 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order. Original topping choices include everything from sprouts to black bean and corn salsa to peanut butter. For dessert, try a chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368
Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $
MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — Mahoney’s serves traditional favorites and original poboys like the Peacemaker, which is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
PARKWAY BAKERY AND TAVERN — 538 N. Hagen Ave., 482-3047 — Parkway serves juicy roast beef po-boys, hot sausage po-boys, fried seafood and more. No reservations. Kitchen open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $ PARRAN’S PO-BOYS — 3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 885-3416; www.parranspoboy.com — Parran’s offers a long list of po-boys plus muffulettas, club sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, salads, fried seafood plates and Creole-Italian entrees. The veal supreme po-boy features a cutlet topped with Swiss cheese and brown gravy. No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $
THE STORE — 814 Gravier St., 322-2446;
www.thestoreneworleans.com — The Store serves sandwiches, salads and hot plates, and there is a taco bar where patrons can choose their own toppings. Red beans and rice comes with grilled andouille and a corn bread muffin. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$
TRACEY’S — 2604 Magazine St., 899-
2054; www.traceysnola.com — The roast beef po-boy dripping with
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241-2548; www.bigmommaschickenandwaffles.com — Big Mamma’s serves hearty combinations like the six-piece which includes a waffle and six fried wings served crispy or dipped in sauce. Breakfast is served all day. All items are cooked to order. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., Lunch daily, dinner Sun. Credit cards. $
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Ave., 943-9914 — The Jack Dempsey seafood platter serves a training-table feast of gumbo, shrimp, oysters, catfish, redfish and crawfish pies, plus two side items. Other dishes include broiled redfish and fried softshell crab. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat. and dinner Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
Magazine St., 522-7902; www.centraarchy.com — This traditional steakhouse serves USDA prime beef, and a selection of supersized cuts includes a 40-oz. Porterhouse for two. The menu also features seafood options and a la carte side items. Reservations recommended. Diner daily. Credit cards. $$$
LA 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. Tabasco and Steen’s Cane Syrup glazed salmon is served with shrimp mirliton ragout. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$
N. Broad St., 821-3271; www. crescentcitysteaks.com — Order USDA prime beef dry-aged and hand-cut in house. There are porterhouse steaks large enough for two or three diners to share. Bread pudding with raisins and peaches is topped with brandy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri. and Sun., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
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RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St.,
598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood creations by executive chef Brian Katz dominate a menu peppered with favorites like hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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Hwy., 737-4610 — Check into Village Inn for seasonal boiled seafood or raw oysters. Other options include fried seafood platters, po-boys, pasta and pizza. Reservations accepted. Lunch
TAPAS/SPANISH BARCELONA TAPAS — 720 Dublin St., 861-9696 — This Spanish restaurant serves paella and more than 50 tapas dishes with selections including patatas bravas, garlic shrimp, tomato with mozzarella and avocado shrimp tropical. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY —
2601 Royal St., 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Or enjoy hot and cold tapas dishes rang-
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Ave., 304-9915 — The menu includes both tapas dishes and entrees. Seared jumbo scallops are served with mango and green tomato pico de gallo. Gambas al ajillo are jumbo shrimp with garlic, shallots, chilis and cognac. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
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Visit one of our adoption partners between December 11-17, 2011 and you will be entered to win an authentic piece of Dr. Bob art courtesy of Dr. Bob and Gambit. For more information please see bestofneworleans.com
CLASSIFIEDS MASSAGE EXTRAORDINAIRE
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DOMESTIC AUTOS
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SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ‘06 HONDA PILOT 4WD, with Navigation $18,900 504-368-5640
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MERCHANDISE
Size 8. Great Looking! Paid over $600. Sell for $100. Call 504-833-2478
FURNITURE/ACCESSORIES
PET ADOPTIONS
$125 Full/Double Size Mattress Set, still in original plastic, unopened. We can deliver. (504) 846-5122 $295 Brand New Iron Queen Bed with mattress set, all new. Can deliver. (504) 952-8403
MARLEY - FEMALE CHOC. LAB
Sweet as can be, urgent need for home. Loving tolerant personality, loves kids & doesn’t mind at all their rough housing. Perfect as an addition to any loving family. Traci - tbkestler@cox.net
Weekly Tails
(504) 214-0698 Buford is a 2-year-old, neutered, Lab/Great Dane mix who is a carefree, happy-go-lucky guy. He’s learning basic obedience commands, likes to give kisses and will need TLC during his heartworm treatment. To meet Buford 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.
A BODY BLISS MASSAGE
Jeannie LMT #3783-01. Flexible appointments. Uptown Studio or Hotel out calls. 504.894.8856 (uptown)
BYWATER BODYWORKS
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James is a 2-year-old, neutered,
JAMES Kennel #A14394232
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
ALTERNATE CHOICES
Suffering from Alcohol/Substance Abuse, Anxiety or Depression that may be related to the upcoming holidays? Contact us about our programs/ services that may begin a New path for you & your family. 504-888-8600 www.newfreedom.info
NEW ORLEANS DANCE ACADEMY
Classical Ballet for children & adults. Home of Ballet Hysell, Koenka, Fiesta Flamengo, D’project. 5956 Magazine St. 504-891-0038 nodanceacademy@ aol.com
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My neighbors found this dog in Luling Wednesday night (11/2) & brought him to Old Metairie because they thought he was lost. My neighbor put him in their shed, but he apparently got out overnight (on Aris between Canal Street & Metairie Road). The rightful owner in Luling was located Thursday morning. The dog is 16 years old! Tan & white; red collar & cataracts in each eye. Please call (504) 256-6553 if you have seen him. This is so heartbreaking!!! Thank you. P.S. Two current photos can be seen at the link below. (Mid City but could be anywhere by now),Ozzie, male, brown/black stripe (brindle), pit mix, sweet, call him & he will come, hold him &call me asap, Traci 504-975-5971.
Piano Lessons for Adults $60/Lesson
MISCELLANEOUS
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LOST/FOUND PETS
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AWESOME H2 LIMO
Ivengar Yoga, Level 1 - 3 Free classes for new students Jan 7-13 - 511 Octavia St. 504-821-9885; www.audubonyoga.com
DSH, all dressed-up in his holiday tuxedo. He’s quite the snuggler and will do back-flips for tuna. To meet James 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.
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WANTED TO PURCHASE
PETS
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GRAND WAGONEER Runs good. No rust on body. 180K miles. $3000. Call 504-393-9202.
Real Estate
Size 8. Great Looking! Paid over $600. Sell for $100. Call 504-833-2478
YOGA/MEDITATION/PILATES
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King Pillowtop Mattress, NEW!!! ONLY $199. Can deliver. (504) 846-5122 NEW Pub Height Table Set all wood, still boxed. Delivery available. $325 (504) 846-5122 Queen Mattress Set $149 Still in wrapper. Will deliver. (504) 846-5122
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EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIEDS
CLASSIFIEDS PET ADOPTIONS MR. STANLEY - AMERICAN BULLDOG
Male, sweet sociailte. Very low key, smart & doing well with traiinng. Short coat. Well behaved & obedient guard dog . Traci - tbkestler@cox.net
TERMINIX
Home of the $650 Termite Damage Repair Guarantee! WE DO IT ALL... Termites, Roaches, Rats & Ants Too. New Orleans Metro - 504-834-7330 2329 Edenborn, Metairie www.terminixno.com
PLUMBING
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People Lover! Stella befriends everyone, wants to be a socialite. Great dog & would bring joy to any home! Traci - tbkestler@cox.net
SERVICES
ROOTER MAN
Sewer & Drain Cleaning Specialists Plumbing Repair Specialists New Orleans 504-522-9536. KennerJefferson 504-466-8581. Westbank 504-368-4070. Laplace 985-6520084. Mandeville 985-626-5045. Slidell 985-641-3525. MENTION GAMBIT FOR A DISCOUNT
HOME SERVICES Don’t Replace Your Tub REGLAZE IT
Chip/Spot Repair - Colors Available Clawfoot tubs for sale Southern Refinishing LLC Certified Fiberglass Technician Family Owned & Operated 504-348-1770 southernrefinishing.com
AIR COND/HEATING AUTHENTIC AIR LLC
$140 Annual Maintenance Contract. Includes Winter & Summer System Check-ups; 10% off Service Calls; 5% off System Replacement. 504-4212647. AuthenticAirLLC.com
ROOFING
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NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL Additions, renovations, patios, carpentry, painting, flooring, plumbing, electrical, roofing, fencing & more James Cupp Jr. LA Lic Contractor, mechanical contr, master plumber. 504-401-0343. www.HusbandsForHireConstruction. com
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Save up to 50% on ac/heat bills; live more comfortably; Improve sound control, reduce your carbon footprint. Roland (Rusty) Cutrer Jr, Owner 504-432-7359 www.audubonsprayfoam.com
LANDSCAPE/HORTICULTURE DELTA SOD
Certified Grade “A” Turf St. Augustine, Tifway Bermuda Centipede, Zoysia. WE BEAT ALL COMPETITORS! 504-733-0471
FRERET GARDEN CENTER & LANDSCAPING
10% OFF FALL COLOR CHRISTMAS TREES HAVE ARRIVED We offer: Maintenance, Ladnscaping, Irrigation, Lighting, Christmas Trees, Fleur de Lis Wreaths & Custom Decorating. (504) 895-3022
The Cracked Pot Garden Center
2 mi west of Airport on Airline Hwy 504-466-8813 Fall Landscaping Clean Up Special Free Estimates
DELUXE PEST CONTROL
Commercial & Residential Celebrating 50 yrs in New Orleans Great Rates & Service. 504-837-5800 www.deluxepestcontrol.com
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Applicant must be creative, exemplary communication skills, self-motivated and self-learning. Flexible 30 hours Monday thru Friday work week. The position offers competitive pay and full benefits.
FARM LABOR TEMPORARY FARM LABOR
RESEARCH PAPERS - FICTION - ESSAYS 452-3697 or ROBERBRIDE@LIVE.COM
LEGAL SERVICES NEED A NOTARY NOW?
SCHOENFELD LAW CORPORATION 24-hr mobile notary services. Successions, Wills, Power of Attorney, etc, We’ll come to you! 504-416-2489
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS NEW BOOK CLUB
ADOPTIONS ADOPT
Adoring couple longs to adopt newborn. secure, endless love awaits. Christine & Paul, 1-800-774-0854. Expenses paid.
With Focus On NOLA’s history, culture, influences, etc. joan34@me.com
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDER OF PUBLICATION No. CH-11-2000-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN THE MATTER OF: JALIYAA JADYN DECAY (DOB: July 24, 2011), A Minor, LIFE CHOICES OF MEMPHIS, INC., Petitioner, vs. CHARLES PARKER and ANY UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondents. It appearing from the sworn petition for termination of parental rights filed in this cause, that the whereabouts of the Respondents, Charles Parker and Any Unknown Father, are unknown and cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. It further appearing that Respondent Charles Parker is a 36-year-old African American man with black hair and brown eyes. It further appearing that conception occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is therefore ordered that Respondents, Charles Parker and Any Unknown Father, make their appearance herein at the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, 140 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, the 17th day of February, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. and answer petitioner’s petition for termination of parental rights or the same will be taken for confessed as to Respondents and this cause proceeded with ex parte, and that a copy of this order be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Gambit of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
This 8th day of December, 2011. CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY By:
PEST CONTROL
CUSTOMER SERVICE
TEMPORARY FARM LABOR
Moore’s Honey Farm, Kountze TX has 4 positions for bees & honey; 3 mos. experience required as a beekeeper with references; must able to obtain clean DL in 30 days following hire; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.57 depending on location; 3/4 work period guaranteed from 1/17/12 - 11/17/12. Apply at the nearest State Workforce Agency with Job Order TX8163240.
RETAIL CULINARY STORE/COOKING ACHOOL
in Riverwalk looking for someone who is personable and enjoys workilng with the public! This job requires you to make samples of our recipe and interact with customers in front of store. Must work weekends. We will pay for parking. Email us if yio are interested in an application or for further detils: crescentcitycooks@att.net
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“Your Roofing Professional” Shingle roofs, flat roofs, slate roofs, tile roofs, roof repairs, insurance claims. FREE INSPECTIONS. Member BBB & HBA. GAF certified. (504) 810-1100
GENERAL CONTRACTORS HUSBANDS FOR HIRE CONSTRUCTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GEAUX CONSTRUCTION
SUPERIOR AIRE
Trane 3 Ton Freon Replacement System, 13 seer $3790 INSTALLED (Exp 12/30/11) 504-465-0688 AIR CONDITIONING - HEATING
PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions 866-413-6293
s/ Amy Mitchell
Kevin W. Weaver WEAVER & CRAIG, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 51 Germantown Court, Suite 112 Cordova, Tennessee 38018 Publish: 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11, and 1/3/12. (901) 757-1700
Kiefat Honey Farms, West Columbia. TX has 5 positions for bees & honey; 3 mos. experience required as a beekeeper, may not have have bee, pollen or honey related allergies; must be able to physically lift 65-70 pounds when moving bees and pulling honey; must able to obtain clean DL in 30 days following hire; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.57 up to $11.52/hr; 3/4 work period guaranteed from 12/31/11 10/31/12. Apply at the nearest State Workforce Agency with Job Order TX6820108.
Seeking Energetic Sales Associate for Women’s Clothing Store. Must have customer service exp. Fax resume 504865-1272 or gaetanas@bellsouth.net
WE ARE GROWING!
Culinary Store/Cooking School in the Riverwalk looking for enthusiastic retail sales person who has basic knowledge about New Orleans cooking. Must be able to work Saturday and Sunday. We will pay for parking. Email us if you are interested in an application or for further details: crescentcitycooks@ att.net
TRADE/SKILLS EXP. AUTO TECHNICIANS NEEDED
Comp. pay, 401K, pd vac, med/dent avail. Kim’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Toyota. Send resume to mellisa@ kimsautogroup.com
POSITIONS WANTED WILL BABYSIT FOR YOU
Have 21 years experience. References. Call (504) 559-8907 or (504) 4649851.
VOLUNTEER
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. Call Volunteer Coordinator @ 504-818-2723 #3016
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Provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight for mission delivery to the program and services teams. Works in concert with the other Executive Leadership Team members to develop and guide strategic direction, develop tactical plans and assist in the leadership of the organization. Develops, mentors and coaches direct reports in the areas of program participant/ customer service, strategy, management and compliance. Operates effectively across functional boundaries, building and sustaining external and internal relationships. Serves as internal consultant to the President/CEO. Develops programs to meet the needs of referral and funding organizations, which are consistent with the mission and strategic goals of the organization. These programs must be responsive to the objectives of referring agencies, in compliance with the standards of the regulatory commission and operated on a cost-effective basis. • Requires a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Management, Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Services, Human Services or a related field. • Requires five years demonstrated leadership, development and strategic planning experience. • Requires five years experience working with persons with developmental disabilities and other barriers to employment. • Requires knowledge of educational, governmental and social service agencies and programs in areas with mission delivery opportunities, including current best practices and current trends. • Requires experience with federal and state contract/grants and their reporting requirements are required. Must be detailed oriented and have excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, problem solving, teambuilding skills. Position requires proficiency with computers, MS Word, Excel and Access.
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922-24 Dauphine St. $875K Four 1 bedroom apartments. Parking for 5+ cars.
835 Royal St. $349.5K Great location, secluded hideaway! Spac 2 br, 2 marble tile baths. Small rear balc overlooking garden.
938 Royal St. A $215K Great location for this condo. Perfect for your weekend getaways! Quaint & comfortable. 1 br, great kit & bath.
617 Duphine St. $268K Spacious light filled condo. Great floor plan. Fabulous pool and courtyard. Being sold furnished. In the heart of the quarter.
Paula Bowler • French Quarter Realty o:504-949-5400 • c:504-952-3131 • www.frenchquarterrealty.com
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
FRENCH QUARTER/ FAUBOURG MARIGNY 2231 N. RAMPART- MARIGNY Free standing cottage w/2 charming porches. Bright open fl plan, hdwd flrs throughout, ss appl, ceramic cntrr & bath. Huge bdrm w/skylights. Secure offst. pkng. $159,000. Robert Armstrong 504-616-3615
Best Value in French Qtr
1020 ESPLANADE #103. Lovely 2 br, 2 ba condo, high ceil in den, sparkling pool, courtyd, fenced pkg. Private attached alley could be dog run. $349K. Lana Sackett, Gardner Realtors, 504352-4934. www.lanasackett.com To Advertise in
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MID-CITY
PRICED TO SELL NOW
3924 B CLEVELAND $160K
Off Canal & Carrollton. 2br/1ba, CA&H, hdwd flrs, crown molding, ss appliances. Washer/Dryer/ Fridge included. (504) 559-1993
UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 2123-25 LAUREL ST $270K
Restored 2 unit Creole cottage in Lwr Gard Dist. Walk to Magazine St. Nr CBD. 6BR/2BA, all elec, cen a/h, 2900 sf liv area, porch. 30x158 lot. John, 508-5799.
621-623 9th Street
Lovely Double, Uptown area. 2 bdrm, 1 ba each side, hardwood floors, ceil fans, . $185,000. Call April Gongora, Gardner Realtors, 504-606-0466.
THE FERNANDEZ HOUSE
427 ARABELLA Unique sgl. architectually designed interior, 2-3 BR, 2 BA, 2000+ sq ft. Only $385K. 917 RACE Historical 1850’s gem. Beautiful stairway, orig pocket doors, L shaped yd, much more. Call for info. $350K 3655-57 TCHOUPITOULAS Ready to rent, nice dble, lg yd, new roof. $110K. Lois Landry Realty, 504-586-1019
WESTBANK BUYING OR SELLING CALL ME
Barataria Waterfront Property Vacant Lot in English Turn Westbank Dwellings Call Cecelia, 583-2902, Gardner Realtors
927 DAUPHINE STREET $1,895,000
3 blocks from Marigny. 10 Min from The Quarter. 110 year old home, fully restored, 1200 sq ft, 12’ ceil, orig hdwd flrs, 2 firepl, 2 BR, 2 BA, granite in kit $145K. 504-554-4800
CORPORATE RENTALS
ELEGANT COUNTRY LIVING
Mins. from downtown Covington. Custom European estate on Bogue Falaya River. Main hse 3500 sf, 3 br, 3.5 ba. Guest hse 1000 sf, 2 br, 1 ba. On 4.66 acres. $1,099,000. By Appt. 985-5022882. CovingtonRiverEstate.com.
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The gauntlet has fallen! Seller & Lender want to sell! Quality & detail throughout this historic restoration. A :1BD/1BA grnd flr condo. D: 2BD/2BA 2nd lvl condo. Hi ceil & orig wd flrs. Granite counters & stainless appl in kitch. Whirlpool tub. The pool is cool! In trendy Treme. Bank must approve short sale.
1 & 2 Br Apts, 1 Ba, furn. Qn bed, WiFi, Cbl. Pkg.Util Incl. Lndry Fac. Sec Cameras From $1200/mth. 1 mth min. 2200 Pasadena, Met. 504491-1591.
NEW ORLEANS RIVERFRONT
2 BR, 2.5 BA. Furn, healthclub, pool, parking. All util incl, wifi. Minimum 1 month. $3000/mo. Also 3 BR Penthouse $3800/mo. 781-608-6115.
GARDEN DISTRICT
1, 2, 3 & 4 ROOM OFFICES STARTING AT $495
COMMERCIAL RENTALS
REAL ESTATE 1323 Esplanade A&D $149,999$169,999
2273 Barataria Blvd. 900 sq ft office + half bath. 2 rms, prof’l mgmt. Easy free parking. Desks avail. $800/month. 781-608-6115
New Orleans Area (Metairie) 10 Min to Downtown N.O.
COVINGTON
LOW PRICED OFFICE
Central Met 2909 Division St. Approx 1385sf. $9/sf per yr + electric. Emily Kramer, Corporate Realty, 504-5815005. ekramer@corp-realty.com 421 Burgundy Units 1 -5 $105k - $235k
INCLUDING UTILITIES
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512 Wilkinson Row $465,000
Make this your Vieux Carre getaway! 5 charming condos for sale! Common courtyard, common Washer/Dryer, Balcony overlooking Burgundy St. 3 guest quarter condos and 3 condos in the main house. Ask agent about financing options. Owner/Agent.
This is a commercial ground floor condo presently outfitted for a commercial occupant but can be used residentially. Quaint street near Jackson Square in the heart of the French Quarter zoned VCC2. 1,680 sq. ft.
RENTALS 622 St Roch • $1,000 • 2BR/1BA Single family shotgun style house in the heart of the Marigny. Spacious home w HUGE backyard!!! • 421 Burgundy #1• $750 1BR/1BA Ground floor just off of the courtyard. Central AC. Nice place! Also for sale. • 5224 Coliseum Upper • $1125 2BR/1BA Uptown apt with large back patio. Nice storage.
Samara D. Poché
Paula Bowler • French Quarter Realty o:504-949-5400 • c:504-952-3131 www.frenchquarterrealty.com 8309 Sycamore Street & 2214 Dante Street
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Ann de Montluzin Farmer
BROKER
Historic House and Luxury Home Specialist
Large executive sized home (5000 sq. ft.) on double lot with gourmet kitchen, chic master bath, huge den, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, sutdio/game room/2nd den and an office plus a six (6) car garage and 3 bedroom/2 bath rental (great tenant at $1575 per month) on an adjacent property. Package Price $ 699,000 Sycamore house may be sold separately for $ 529,000
Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226
Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 28 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130
Motivated Sellers: Wondering what your property is worth? Call me for a FREE CMA (Comparative Market Analysis).
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An excellent example of an early creole cottage set in a serene compound. Beautiful courtyard with mature plantings in a classic partere garden. Property consists of the main house, 4 income producing apartments and a large bonus space-- office, workshop, gym, etc. Parking for multiple cars. Great location.
ST. BERNARD PARISH 523 Angela, Old Arabi
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REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS HARAHAN/RIVER RIDGE ELMWOOD CONDO
2/2, Appl inc. w&d, walk-in closets, pkng, priv. patio, pool, tennis crts. Earhart - 1 mile. No smokers. $1050, Glenn, 504-450-5634
FABULOUS RENOV 4BR/2BA
Quiet cul-de-sac, walk to levee, new hdwd/ceramic floors, surround snd, recess lighting, sec sys, great backyd & deck for entertaining. Pets OK. Lse. $1600/mo Sylvia 504-415-6501
JEFFERSON NEAR OCHSNER
Beautiful 2 BR, 2 BA, large jacuzzi in master bath, high end appliances incl washer & dryer, pool. $1200/mo. 504-835-1577
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KENNER NEAR WMS & W. NAPOLEON Private room w/bath & common TV room. No formal kitchen. Cable & utilities paid, $450 - $500/mo. 504737-2068
1 or 2 BR, Sparkling Pool, Bike Path, 12’ x 24’ Liv.Rm, Sep Din, King Master, No Pets, No Sect 8, $699 & $799 . 504-236-5776
CHARMING OLD METAIRIE HOME
On Elmeer Ave. Approx. 1350 sq. ft. 3BR/1.5BA. Renov’t, SS kit, beautiful hrwd flrs, ceil fans, CA&H. Study area, fenced. $1485 + dep. (504) 554-3844.
METAIRIE TOWERS
1BR, 1-1/2 BA, pool. Elec & cable included, parking. 24 hr Concierge Service, Reduced to $880/mo 914882-1212.
ALGIERS POINT
ALL NEW - HIDDEN GEM
Renov’t - all new! - near Heart of Metairie. 1 bdrm + bonus room, from $795. Wtr pd., Rsvd pkg,1 car. No smoking/ pets 504-780-1706 orrislaneapts.com
Carl Mixon, Agent
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FOR RENT OR SALE
2511 Metairie Lawn. 2BR/2BA, w/d, pool, security. Rent $950/mo. Sale $149,000. Call 427-1087
SPACIOUS MODERN CONDO
2BR, top quality appl, w/d in unit, granite, lots of closets, balcony, 2513 Pasadena $795/mo, water pd. 504488-RENT. Superior Property Mgmt
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RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 830 St. Philip - 1 bd/ 1ba pkg ............. $2300 713 Camp - 1 bd/ 1ba Furn ............. $2200 1301 N. Rampart - 1 bd/ 1.5ba ............. $1500 822 Touro - 1 bd/ 1ba pkg ............. $900 5446 Dauphine - 3 bd/ 2 ba .................. $900 CALL FOR MORE LISTINGS!
HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT
High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750$1200/mo. 504-362-7487
2340 Dauphine Street • New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-3605
1329 FRENCHMAN ST.
Living room, 1 BR, kitchen, tile bath. No pets. $500/mo. Call 504-494-0970.
1930 PAINTERS
Real nice 2 bdrms, carport, w/d hkkups, Sect. 8 OK. $800/month. Utilities pd. Nice patio. Call Eddie, (504) 481-1204
ESPLANADE RIDGE 1208 N. GAYOSO
Upper 2 BR, LR, DR, 1 BA, KIT, wood/ ceramic flrs, high ceilings, cen a/h, w/d hkups, no pets. $1050 mo. 432-7955.
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DOWNTOWN METAIRIE
4716 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 504-482-7897 carl.mixon.gxo3@statefarm.com
OLD METAIRIE 1/2 OFF FIRST MONTH OLD METAIRIE SECRET
HISTORIC VICTORIAN
Renovated, 2 blocks from the Fr. Quarter. 4 bedrooms/4baths, 2 story with courtyard - FANTASTIC! Call Aimee with DEMAND REALTY at 319-0443 or 837-3000.
French Quarter Realty Wayne • Nicole • Sam • Jennifer • Brett • Robert • George • Baxter • Kaysie • Billy
504-949-5400 602 Dumaine
3/2.5 Hdwd Flrs, Renov Kit/Baths, Prkng $3500
838 Chartres
1/1 Balc over Chartres, Nice Arch Feat $1495
718 Barracks #5
1/1 lots storage, gated ent, com crtyrd $875
835 St Louis “F”
studio 3rd Flr. Cent AC, Hi Ceil Wd Flr Balc $900
1005 Josephine B 931 Bienville
3/2 newly renov, rftp deck, gated ent $1500 parking remote entry, well lit
$175
622 St. Roch
2/1 Shotgun in the heart of Marigny $1000
1722 Second Street
1/1 arge apt near streetcar line
421 Burgundy #5
1/1 cozy. granite counters. nice tile bath $700
1305 Decatur #3
1/1 Fullyrenov,balcony,prvtsundeck,w/d$1850
1434 N Johnson
3/2 Gorgeoussinglefamhousew/parking $1500
$850
CONDOS FOR SALE 421 Burgundy 1-6
1BR, 1BA, Furn Kit, Heat/Cool Unit, Ceiling Fan. Shared Ctyd. Non-Smoking. Lse. $875/mo; $875 dep. Owner Occupied Bldg. Seek neat, resp, long term tenant. (504) 296-7126 for appt
OFF STREET PARKING
1713 BURGUNDY, 1 bd/1 ba, furn kit, all elec, ac, carpet, wtr pd. 1 yr lse. $750 + dep. 949-5518
GENTILLY
1/1 600sqft, pvt ctyd, offstreet pkg $1100
1201 Chartres 13
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Beautiful New Renovation
3838 Havana Place. 2 BR, quiet neighborhood, cent air & heat, alarm. granite counters in kit, fenced yd. $1025/mo. Call 504-430-1164
LAKEFRONT LARGE ATTRACTIVE APT
2BR, 2BA w/ appls, beautiful courtyard setting w/swimming pool, quiet neighborhood. $850/mo. 504-495-6044 or 504-756-7347
MID CITY SMALL OFFICE SPACE
MID CITY - Offstreet parking for one vehicle. Separate entrance. Available Now. Contact Jane, (504) 482-5292
UNIVERSITY AREA
6 units. Ctyd & Balc. $105k - $235k
1014 Esplanade #4
1/1 Ground floor. 2 courtyards! $249k
512 Wilkinson Row
CommercialcondoonquaintstinFQ.$465k
919 St philip #6
1/1 spacious, nice floorplan, crtyd
1323 Esplanade A
1/1 grnd fl, hi ceil., pool. SHORT SALE $149,999
$224k
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4 BLKS FROM TULANE
5512 Cucullu. Newly renov 2 br 1 ba, lr, din rm, kit w appl w\/d hkups, cent a/h, offst pking, hdwd flors. $1000/ mo. 504-874-4330
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CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE
1430 Jackson Ave. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths Rent: $1200. Gated secured parking for one car. Elevator. Living room, dining nook, furnished kitchen, central a/h, patio, water paid. Snappy Jacobs 525-0190
Snappy Jacobs, CCIM Real Estate Management, LLC
UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1205 ST CHARLES/$1075
Fully Furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/ gtd pkg/pool/gym/wifi/laundry. Avail 12/1. 985-871-4324, 504-442-0573.
4130 PRYTANIA
1 BR, 2nd flr apt, walk-in closet, hi ceil, a/c, ceil fans, w/d, hdwd flrs. $800/ mo. No pets. MUST SEE! 908-9350, Remax RE Partners 504-888-9900
1508 CARONDELET ST- 2 APTS
Studio, newly remodeled kit & ba, hdwd flrs. $750 mo. Huge 2 BR Apt. Bright, spacious,, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, $1100 Both have Cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs. Walk 1 blk to St. Charles St Car, easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. 1-888-239-6566. mballier@yahoo.com
3222 Napoleon Rooms For Rent
Spacious house, 4 large private bedrooms. Large equipped kitchen, 3 baths, dining room, front porch. Central heat & air $625 each includes all utilities & internet, cable & laundry facilities. No Pets + Deposit 504-376-4676. Grad students welcome.
ST. CHARLES AVE & 6TH
Remodeled, on street car line in Garden District. 1 br, 1 ba, liv rm, kit w/ appl, offst pkg, coin operated w/d. $675/mo. 504-874-4330
WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Furnished 1 Bedroom—1 Bath
Furnished Condo in Warehouse District. Secure building, top floor, end unit. Rent includes utilities, pool, gym, cable, internet. Apt has W/D, stainless steel appliances, central heat/air. Central to to French Quarter, West Bank, Uptown, parade route, streetcar. Loft with desk. Available 11/1. Call Bonnie at Soniat Realty, 504-488-8988. $1600, negotiable.
PENTHOUSE LOFT
Gorgeous penthouse condo on top floor, unbeateable spot in the Arts and Warehouse dist. 2b-2b, Exquisitely furnished, located in a luxurious building, with amenities including : Gym, inground pool, events room, covered garage and 24 security/surveillance. Walk to world class shops,restaurants, night life. Breathtaking views of New Orleans from huge outdoor terrace... a must live in! $4500.00/month Corporative leases are welcome. manageronellc@gmail.com 504-275-7772
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