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THU. SEPT. 14 | Deb Demure’s androgynous alien builds spaceage synth worlds washed away by intergalactic gothic waves on 2017’s The Demonstration (Dais Records), followed by this month’s “Oak Wood” single honoring victims of Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire. Pyramid Club and a DJ set from Disko Obscura open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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Sun Seeker THU. SEPT. 14 | Signed in 2016 to Jack White’s Third Man label, the Nashville homeboys in Sun Seeker make good on the promise of sweetly shuffling first single “Georgia Dust” with July’s Biddeford EP, an eminently charming six-track carousel of bent-waveform indie pop and guitar-sliding country rock.

Fishplate opens at 9 p.m. at Three Keys at Ace Hotel.

Mondo Bizarro explores uncharted territory in new show at CAC

BY WILL COVIELLO

U2 and Beck

IN THE WAY AT MIDNIGHT, vocalist Just

Noise and drummer Tree Face form the alternately preaching or raging punk band Gentry Vacation. They’re spastic as they approach passersby on the street about their next gig. The show costs $5, Tree Face tells one person.

It’s $10, Just Noise tells someone who seems to have more disposable income. It’s free, they tell others who don’t seem interested at all. There’s just one consistently applied rule.

“No trackers!” Just Noise yells.

She means no smartphones with GPS. The two punk rockers are caught up in big ideas and rail against the world, including its literal shape and borders. But the issue with GPS is not just about being monitored by Big Brother-like corporations or government. Just Noise is rebelling against a more nuanced concept of the way in which maps define people.

The Way at Midnight is a multimedia show by Mondo Bizarro, and it opens the Contemporary Arts Center’s performance season Thursday.

Mondo Bizarro members Nick Slie and Hannah Pepper Cunningham play the show’s eight characters, all of them concerned with identity, ancestry and how geography and maps help determine those things.

The show opens with a Conquistador (Slie) coming on stage with a map.

He set out for the Indies but landed in what is now Florida. Despite his misconceptions about where he is, he explores and claims land (though other people already live there).

He’s defining the space, even if he’s mistaken about it.

“The first Europeans coming to the New World were lost in a way no one will ever be lost again,” says director Joanna Russo. “They didn’t know the geography, the people, the language.”

That concept comes from Rebecca Solnit’s book A Field Guide to Getting

THU. SEPT. 14 | In a world tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of The Joshua Tree, which propelled U2 to global stardom, the band has played the entire album in sequence, with some contemporary tweaks in an arena spectacle enhanced by massive video projections. Beck joins U2 for September shows. At 7:30 p.m. at the Superdome.

Once on This Island Lost, a collection of essays often associating a sense of place with identity, memory, loss, change and other things.

Mondo Bizarro members collaborated on the show Cry You One, a story about the loss of coastal wetlands and the threat to its inhabitants, performed as a journey along a levee in St. Bernard Parish. (They’re still touring an adapted version of that show.) In 2015, the core members of Mondo Bizarro started devising The Way at Midnight, inspired by the concepts of geography and cartography and the books Field Guide to Getting Lost and John Berger’s book And Our Face, My Heart, Brief as Photos.

The concept of maps opened the piece to issues of borders, immigration, ancestry and culture.

While Just Noise and Tree Face rage against GPS, Korean War buddies Izzy (Cunningham) and Renaud (Slie) have their own concerns. They meet in the woods to perform a funeral, but they don’t know who they are burying.

The show features a minimalist set with visual projections on three curtains shaped like the sails of a ship.

The punk band plays two songs, and there’s other music in the piece. Miwa Matreyek, a Los Angeles-based artist who focuses on experimental forms of

Nick Slie and Hannah Pepper Cunningham perform in The Way at Midnight.

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SEPT. 14-16 & 20-23 THE WAY AT MIDNIGHT

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SUN. SEPT. 17 | On August’s Cage Tropical (Slumberland), New Romantic songwriter (and former Dum Dum and Vivian girl) Frankie Rose telegraphs her cascading vocal harmonies over glassy synths and chorus-drowned bass riffs, propelled by pitter-pat drums flickering to a heartbeat. Suburban Living and Lawn open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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animation, created the visual collages used in the show. She made visual installations in New Orleans for LUNA Fete, the video projection festival presented by the Arts Council New Orleans during the holidays.

The CAC is one of four arts institutions that commissioned The Way at Midnight and asked Mondo Bizarro to open the CAC season.

In 2018 and 2019, the company will present the work at the other organizations’ spaces: 7 Stages in Atlanta, Clear Creek Creative in Kentucky and Double Edge Theatre in Massachusetts.

Swervedriver SUN. SEP. 17 | Swervedriver’s first new platter in 17 years was worth the wait: 2015’s I Wasn’t Born to Lose You (Cobraside) sounds like it was preserved in amber. The U.K. shoegazers’ 16-date mini tour revisits early 1990s classics Raise and Mezcal Head in their entirety. At 10 p.m. at Siberia.

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LOUISIANA LAW ALLOWS BAIL BOND COMPANIES to charge defendants up to 12 percent of a bond imposed by a judge. The companies then pay the full amount to the court if the defendant doesn’t show up for trial. But, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center investigation, at least 21 bail bond companies charged 13 percent, totaling roughly $5 million in excess fees collected from nearly 50,000 people over 12 years.

The SPLC filed a complaint with the Louisiana Department of Insurance listing those companies as well as their insurance underwriters and demanding the department fine the companies and suspend or revoke their operating licenses if they don’t refund the premiums.

“These companies have flouted state law and cheated tens of thousands of poor people and their families out of millions of dollars,” said Micah West, staff attorney for the SPLC. “Such blatant financial abuse is particularly egregious when it’s being carried out as part of the justice system and under the nose of the courts.” — ALEX WOODWARD

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The Contemporary Arts Center received

a $30,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The award will support programming at the CAC in fall 2017 and spring 2018. Upcoming performances and exhibits include Mondo Bizarro’s The Way at Midnight (running Sept. 14-23 ) and an exhibit of paintings, drawings and film from Sarah Morris (March 22-June 17).

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Christopher Weddle, a former Kenner assistant city attorney, agreed to a pay a $2,500 state ethics fine after he admitted to offering domestic violence counseling services to people in Kenner’s pretrial diversion program while he was an assistant city attorney prosecuting domestic violence cases. Weddle made about $9,000 while operating as Diversion Resources next to Kenner City Hall in 2014, according to a WWL-TV story by investigative reporter Mike Perlstein.

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29. Winners will be announced in the Oct. 31 edition of Gambit.

Email nominations to kandaceg@ gambitweekly.com or fill out a nomination form at www.bestofneworleans.com/40under40.

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I-10 News on the move Orleans mayor about storm water management as well as the city’s role in coastal erosion and restoration and how it’s prepared for the inevitability of living with water.

The forum is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at the New Orleans Jazz Market (1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.). Participating candidates include Michael Bagneris, Ed Bruski, LaToya Cantrell, Desiree Charbonnet, Brandon Dorrington, Troy Henry, Matthew Hill and Johnese Smith.

4. Residents demand a tour of the pumps

1. LOUISIANA REACTS TO DISSOLUTION OF DACA Advocates for the rights of immigrants and their families are demanding New Orleans officials and candidates for citywide office ensure the safety of immigrant communities following President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program has granted U.S. entry to more than 800,000 “dreamers” who came to the country as minors — including more than 2,000 in Louisiana.

Latino parent advocacy group Nuestra Voz NOLA and the Congress of Day Laborers, part of the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, organized a rally outside City Hall Sept. 6, attracting dozens of immigrants and their families and calling for elected officials to preserve DACA protections.

President Barack Obama’s 2012 DACA order shielded from deportation people who came to the U.S. at age 16 or younger — provided they met several requirements, including school enrollment and background checks. Approved applicants received a work permit and protection from deportation for up to two years, after which they must renew. DACA recipients are not eligible for federal benefits, including health coverage through the federal marketplace, and they must pay taxes.

In June, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined a letter with attorneys general from 10 other states asking for Trump to cut DACA before the groups pressed the issue in court. Landry praised Trump’s decision. “I applaud President Trump for phasing out DACA,” Landry said in a Sept. 5 statement. “This executive amnesty was another example of the Obama administration bypassing Congress to advance its radical agenda.”

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2. Quote of the week “They were oblivious.” — Gen. Russel Honore in a post-mortem interview with The Bayou Brief about Hurricane Harvey’s impact in Texas and what state and local leaders did wrong. Honore said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t mobilize enough members of the National Guard or send sufficient requests for federal assistance. He also argues Houston should have evacuated in phases, starting with elderly and disabled residents in nursing homes in flood zones. “When you’re in a disaster, you are not in total control; the disaster is in control,” Honore said.

“If the disaster was not defeating you, it would not be a disaster; it would be an inconvenience. In a disaster, people’s lives are going to be lost. People’s property is going to be lost. Animals are going to die. Infrastructure is going to be destroyed. A disaster will make you look incompetent and stupid, and it’s worse when you’re surrounded by water.”

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Candidates to discuss flood risk The Urban Conservancy and Greater New Orleans Foundation will host a forum with candidates for New

New Orleans residents from Algiers, Gentilly, Pontchartrain Park and New Orleans East sent a letter to the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB) requesting guided tours of pumping stations in each neighborhood.

“We have serious concerns about the functionality of pumps and drains in our neighborhoods and want to obtain a better understanding of the problems and solutions as the Sewerage and Water Board works to restore pumping/ drainage capacity and mend relations with citizens,” Pontchartrain Park resident Jerome Wilson said in a statement. Wilson’s car was flooded during Aug. 5 floods.

City officials said they will work with S&WB leadership to review and respond to the request.

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Jazz in the Park unveils free concert lineup People United for Armstrong Park’s annual fall concert series Jazz in the Park kicks off this week.

Concerts run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays from Sept. 14 to Nov. 2.

Here’s the schedule: Erica Falls and Darcy Malone and the Tangle Sept. 14; John Boutte and Kevin Stylez Sept. 21; Partners-N-Crime & The Big Easy Band and Lil Glenn & Backatown Sept. 28; Mike Soulman Baptiste and Michael Ward Oct. 5; Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco HellRaisers and Tonya Boyd Cannon Oct. 12; Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet and New Breed Brass Band Oct. 19; Rebirth Brass Band and Escalade Oct. 26; and Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes and Wild Magnolias Nov 2.

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NOPD updating ‘community policing’ plans The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is distributing a survey this month to gather input from residents about how NOPD can best engage with people in each district.

Feedback from the surveys will inform NOPD’s district-specific “community policing” plans.

Questionnaires ask how police should improve communication and engagement with neighborhoods and kids, and what issues are of the greatest concern in each neighborhood, including streets, crime, drugs and traffic, and where police should focus their attention on those issues.

NOPD is collecting responses through Sept. 30. Find a link to the survey at www.nola.gov/ nopd, or call (504) 658-5080 for more information.

8. Mayor, City Council candidates to tackle energy issues

The Alliance for Affordable Energy — which advocates for affordable and environmentally responsible energy use and policy in Louisiana — hosts two forums this month to get input from candidates for New Orleans mayor and City Council on energy issues, from costly bills to clean energy consumption.

A mayoral town hall is scheduled 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Sept. 12. The City

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sound off about the future of public transit in New Orleans at a series of public meetings held by the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) this month. The RTA’s Strategic Mobility Plan is the agency’s 20-year vision for the city’s transportation network. The RTA relied on public input to better understand supply and demand and how to better connect people to their jobs from their homes.

This round of meetings looks at proposed “packages” of transit improvement. It will be followed by another round of meetings in late fall that will look at early drafts of the plan for review. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at New Orleans East Library (5641 Read Blvd.); 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at North Kenner Library (630 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner); 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Algiers Regional Library (3014 Holiday Drive); and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at New Orleans Main Library (219 Loyola Ave.).

Council forum is scheduled 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Sept. 20. Participating candidates are to be announced.

Email info@all4energy.org or call (504) 208-9761 for information.

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Neighborhood groups hold District B candidate forum New Orleans City Council’s District B covers parts of Uptown through Faubourg Bouligny to Central City, the CBD, Broadmoor, and parts of Mid-City. Several neighborhood groups will host a forum with six candidates running for the District B seat at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at St. George’s Episcopal Church (4600 St. Charles Ave.).

The forum will be moderated by Stephanie Grace of The New Orleans Advocate and Robert Morris of UptownMessenger.com. Participating candidates include Jay Banks, Eugene Ben-Oluwole, Seth Bloom, Catherine Love, Timothy David Ray and “Action Andre” Strumer.

“We all believe our council person is the critical gatekeeper to having our concerns and issues addressed,” Hope Meyer, president of the Bouligny Improvement Association, said in a statement.

“We encourage everyone to attend and make an educated and informed vote.”

10. Tulane seminars to discuss race and public health

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine hosts a series of seminars this month exploring racial disparities in health and access to communication. All seminars are held at the school at 1440 Canal St. Flozell Daniels, president of the Foundation for Louisiana, joins “Investing in Justice: Truth Telling, Racial Healing and Transformation” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in Diboll Auditorium.

Earl Nupsius Benjamin and Michael Robinson discuss “A Symptom of Bigger Issues: Exploring Black LGBT Health Disparities” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Room 1210.

Health Education and Communications Manager Rebecca Majdoch and epidemiologist Sumrita Bindra discuss “Is Your Data Unintentionally Promoting Disparities? Framing Data to Send the Right Message and Promote Community Inclusion” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in Room 1210.

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COMMENTARY

A mild political season SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA IS IN THE THROES OF A VERY HECTIC HURRICANE SEASON , and

we’re barely halfway through it. In recent weeks, storms seemed to line up in the Atlantic like Mardi Gras floats on Napoleon Avenue — except no one hereabouts wants to see them “parade” anywhere near metro New Orleans.

Thankfully, we were spared the full force of Hurricane Harvey, and as of press time we were on track to miss Irma altogether. Our neighbors in Texas, southwest Louisiana and Florida have not been so lucky. Everyone remains on high alert for the latest news on tropical disturbances.

That’s not quite the case for the political season, which also is upon us. Early voting for New Orleans mayor and City Council members, as well as a council seat in Jefferson Parish, begins Sept.

30 — less than three weeks

from now. Yet, most voters seem uncommitted to any particular mayoral or council candidates, if not disengaged completely from the elections. With early voting right around the corner and the Oct. 14 primary not far behind, candidates have a lot of work to do to capture voters’ attention and loyalty.

Voters likewise should begin paying close attention to the men and women who aspire to lead New Orleans for the next four years.

Labor Day typically kicks off the political season, and we’ve noted in our news columns the various mayoral and council candidate forums hosted by neighborhood and civic organizations. We encourage our readers to take these opportunities to meet candidates face to face and hear their responses to questions about the future of New Orleans.

Until recently, the issues uppermost in voters’ minds were crime, streets, economic opportunity, blight and economic disparity. In the wake of the Aug. 5 flood and southeast Louisiana’s brush with Harvey, candidates and voters should add the current crisis at the Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB) to the list of major issues. Candidates need to offer more than platitudes on this issue.

Fixing the S&WB will take years, but voters should demand concrete plans from mayoral and council candidates now. For example, what specific plans do candidates have for getting the city’s drainage system in shape before the next hurricane season — or even the next heavy rain? What are their plans for consistent, citywide catch basin cleaning? On a larger scale, should the S&WB be absorbed into City Hall as one

or more departments directly answerable to the mayor and council? If so, what specific steps do the candidates plan to take to implement that very complex change? As much as crime and economic issues will shape New Orleans’ future, so will the city’s ability to provide adequate drainage.

New Orleans has a reputation for colorful, no-holdsbarred elections that grab voters’ imagination and attention. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that this year’s election season seems relatively mild, as long as that doesn’t lull voters into not paying close attention to those who hope to lead our city for the next four (or eight) years.

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Landrieu’s to-do list

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MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU NO DOUBT WAS HOPING HIS LAST FEW MONTHS IN OFFICE WOULD BE A CAKEWALK , if not a victory lap.

That is not to be. The mayor has a to-do list that seems to get longer with each passing week. Here are some of the top items on that list: 1. Devise a fix for the Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB). Landrieu was basking in the glow of adoring crowds at a conference in Aspen, Colorado Aug. 5, when in New Orleans an intense rainstorm flooded homes, businesses and vehicles in Lakeview, Mid-City, Treme and parts of Gentilly. The mayor returned to sobering news that the S&WB is even more dysfunctional than anyone imagined.

New Orleans thus far has been spared additional inundations, but we are still in the most treacherous part of hurricane season.

Landrieu has worked hard to get his arms around the problem using emergency powers, but even the notoriously detail-oriented mayor cannot possibly cure what ails the entrenched S&WB in a few months.

The best he can hope for before leaving office is a detailed set of recommendations from the management team he brought in to run the troubled agency.

The city’s Office of Inspector General and others have called for making the “independent” S&WB part of city government under the mayor’s direct control. At least then voters would know whom to blame if pump failures cause another flood. Landrieu should work with local lawmakers and the incoming mayor to draft and promote a plan to make the S&WB part of City Hall and thereby more accountable.

2. Clean all the catch basins.

This one cannot wait for the next mayor and council. It should have been done long before now. In addition to cleaning all the city’s catch basins — some of which have been paved over — Landrieu should propose a plan to pay for regular cleaning going forward.

3. Fix the affordable housing mess. Another inspector general — this one with HUD — says the city has mismanaged a federal low-income housing program and should repay at least $1.8 million in affordable housing funds (and possibly as much as $7.5 million). That’s enough to clean a lot of catch basins, and like the basins, this problem cannot wait for the next mayor. The HUD report alleges that a city affordable housing program failed to properly monitor and inspect at least 30 units that participated in the program, resulting in housing not being available to low-income residents.

4. Relocate the Confederate monuments. Landrieu always promised to find appropriate destinations for four Confederate monuments that he fought so hard to take down. He hasn’t kept that promise, and it’s an open wound that the next mayor and council should not have to inherit. As he has done with the S&WB, Landrieu should turn this one over to experts — historians, preservationists, civic and civil rights leaders and others.

All this, in addition to crime, economic opportunity and disparity, potholes, blight and more.

Landrieu leaves office May 7, less than eight months from now. If he doesn’t get busy on his to-do list, he can forget about a victory lap.

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Hey Blake, What can you tell me about the past, present and future of the old Navy base at Dauphine Street and Poland Avenue?

JOHN

Dear John, There could be new life coming to that long-abandoned property, which for more than 90 years was a hub for military operations in the city. In recent years, the formal name for the 25-acre property was the Naval Support Activity, but it was known for many years as the Port of Embarkation, a major shipping point for military supplies.

In 2011, the property was closed as part of a base realignment that also converted the Navy’s Algiers operations into Federal City.

The facility at Poland Avenue near the Industrial Canal was built in 1919 for use by the Army as a general logistical depot. Two buildings there were leased to the Port of New

Orleans until World War II, when the site became a point of embarkation for soldiers. The facility was known as the New Orleans Army Base when it was turned over to the Navy in 1966. In the 1970s, a headquarters for the local Naval Reserve was built at the site. In 1975, the three buildings on the site were renamed the F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex, in honor of the Louisiana congressman who chaired the House Armed Services Committee.

The Naval Support Activity closed in 2011 and two years later was donated to the city. Last year, the city entered into a lease partnership to redevelop the property with EMDRC Partners LLC, a company led by developer Joe Jaeger. According to spokesman Greg Buisson, the first step will be an 18-month feasibility study to determine the type of redevelopment that would best serve the site and the neighborhood. Buisson said that could include commercial, retail, light industrial, warehouse and city administrative support services.

Construction is expected to take an additional three years once design work is complete.

BLAKEVIEW THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, New Orleanians of all faiths witnessed the historic visit of Pope John Paul II to New Orleans, a whirlwind three-day trip that Archbishop Philip Hannan and leaders and volunteers within the Archdiocese of New Orleans spent 16 months planning. The Holy Father’s stop was part of a nine-city U.S. tour. He arrived in the city on Sept. 11, 1987 and was greeted at the New Orleans International Airport by the Olympia Brass Band. He spoke to 3,000 clergy and worshippers in St. Louis Cathedral and to college educators at Xavier University. At the Superdome, he spoke to African-American bishops and Catholic educators. The dome also was the site of a memorable youth rally, which featured a mini Mardi Gras parade and an appearance by the St. Augustine High School Marching 100.

Pope John Paul II celebrated an outdoor Mass on a special altar built near the UNO Lakefront Arena. Rain soaked the crowd of more than 100,000 people who attended the Mass, which featured music from Pete Fountain, Al Hirt and Ronnie Kole — but the downpour stopped literally as soon as the Pontiff entered the stage. The pope died in 2005 and was canonized in 2014.

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WHAT’S IN STORE

BY ANDREA BLUMENSTEIN

CONSIDER THE NEW 400-SQUAREFOOT BOUTIQUE ON MAGAZINE STREET a curated alcove of PHINA

(3013 Magazine St., 504-510-5777; 3717 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-4141; www.phinashop.com), the newly rebranded store of sisters Jessica Woodward and Jenny McGuinness. The sisters and their mother, Linda Dalton, recently acquired their second store.

PHINA carries gifts for all occasions: baby showers, birthday parties and housewarmings. The store also encourages a “treat yourself” mentality — there are earrings and other accessories so shoppers can pick up a little something for themselves while shopping for loved ones.

The 3000 block of Magazine Street is filled with stores and restaurants, providing significant foot traffic from locals and visitors.

This was ideal for PHINA because the owners were trying to attract new customers after completing renovations on their flagship store in Metairie.

“In March I saw the space on Magazine Street and called immediately,” McGuinness says. “We always wanted to do a second store and expand to New Orleans, and the location was perfect and the property turnkey.”

Because the property was movein-ready, the partners were spared more renovation. The space is decorated in white, a color scheme that makes shopping and browsing less busy in the small quarters.

For almost 20 years, Dalton operated the Metairie store as Paradise

PHINA owners Jenny McGuinness, Linda Dalton and Jessica Woodward stand in front of their new Magazine Street shop.

PHOTO BY LACY DAVILLIER OF DAVILLIER PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS

Cafe and Gifts. After her daughters came on board and rebranded the store, the aesthetic became more modern.

“The Metairie store is on property where my family owned and operated a bowling alley from 1959-1995,” McGuiness says. Her father serves as bookkeeper and historian for the family business, and points to the custom sales desk constructed from pieces of the old bowling alley.

“My mom had the store here from 1996 until 2016,” McGuinness says, noting that the bulk of the building is now a Barnes & Noble. “In August of last year we closed for about eight weeks and renovated.”

Notable changes include turning the kitchen into a storeroom and updating the retail space with new floors and lighting.

The 4,000-square-foot Metairie location still sells the shop’s signature item — a white fleur-de-lis platter, and the family still fills store shelves with merchandise from local designers and artists.

PHINA, named after the sisters’ great grandmother Josephine, is all about spreading love.

“We’ve always been a very close family, but having the opportunity to work together, and for my sister and I to collaborate with my mom, has been so much fun,” McGuinness says. “It’s truly a family business.”

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How you can help Houston and other cities hit by Hurricane Harvey

Giving Back This issue is dedicated to

our friends, family and everyone in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana who will be dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Harvey for months and years to come.

As those of us who went through Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures in 2005 know well, the suffering goes on long after the media pack up.

Our friends at the alt-weekly Houston Press contributed a story (p. 18), and we have a list of ways you can help (p. 22).

The image on the cover is We Will Rise Again by the late George Rodrigue (pictured). He created it in 2005 to help Louisiana as we recovered from Katrina; $700,000 was raised from sales of the print. Now the George Rodrigue Foundation for the Arts and the Rodrigue family are reissuing the print to raise money for schools affected by Harvey. For more information or to purchase a silkscreen print, visit www.rodriguefoundation.org/site504. php. — KEVIN ALLMAN

CASH ONLY, PLEASE If you want to help disaster victims, DONATE CASH, NOT STUFF

A COLLECTION OF TEDDY BEARS OR A U-HAUL PILED HIGH WITH CANNED SOUP make heartwarm-

ing photo ops after a natural disaster. But experts say those well-intentioned donations aren’t the most effective way to help victims. To make the most impact (and to ease the burden on charitable groups), stick to cash donations to organizations you trust. “[The] bottom line: Goods are expensive to ship, time-consuming to sort through and organize, and might not meet

the needs on the ground,” says Cory Sparks, director of Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ Institute for Nonprofit Excellence. “There’s no disagreement among disaster professionals.”

Sparks cites a recent NPR interview with Center for Disaster Philanthropy President Bob Ottenhoff discussing Hurricane Harvey aid. In that conversation, Ottenhoff points out that donated goods often are challenging to store and distribute, especially while some

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roadways remain impassable and storage facilities may be damaged. It’s preferable to make cash donations to groups with a sense of a recovering community’s needs that can allocate money as issues arise.

As nonprofits and charities put cash donations to work, they also stimulate recovering businesses and the local economy, while goods donations don’t offer the same benefit.

So hold onto those teddy bears, for now — and open your wallets. — KAT STROMQUIST

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Giving Back: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

The View From Houston

BY MEAGAN FLYNN, HOUSTON PRESS @MEAGAN_FLYNN

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WHEN THE WATER GOT OVER THEIR KNEES, EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE STARTED FLOATING: books, toys,

Water, water everywhere

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HURRICANE HARVEY CAUSED UNPRECEDENTED DAMAGE WHEN IT HIT TEXAS Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane

and dumped feet of rainwater in some places as it hovered as a tropical storm before re-entering the Gulf and making a second landfall in Louisiana, where it caused more flooding.

While Texans begin clean-up operations and repairs and wait for floodwaters to recede around swollen waterways, Floridians brace for Hurricane Irma. At press time, Irma was a Category 4 storm packing 150 mph winds and positioned to blow through Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has warned Floridians to heed mandatory evacuation orders issued for the Keys and other parts of south Florida, and tens of thousands of people already have left their homes. Behind Irma is Category 4 Hurricane Jose, which is moving through the Atlantic.

As we hold our collective breath and pray for our neighbors in Florida, here’s the situation in Texas:

pots and pans even a deep freezer weighed down with frozen meats.

The water came over the living room table, washing away items the family had kept there, and inched up to the pool table, where the family had taken refuge.

They didn’t think the water could get that high, but in the early hours of Aug. 27, Cynthia Jones, her sister-in-law, Vanessa Byrd, and their husbands scrambled through their flooded home to find important papers and their Bibles as they gathered the kids to get out. They knew they wouldn’t be able to return to live in their duplex home in the Fifth Ward of Houston.

“We lost everything,” Byrd said. “I had to call my neighbor and ask, ‘Can we please come to your house?’ She said, ‘How are you gonna get here?’ So we started wading through the water.

Everybody was just crawling out of their houses.”

The Byrd and Jones families and their neighbors are among tens of thousands of people in Houston and Harris County who will seek a temporary housing voucher once FEMA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development make them available. The exact

details of how this process will work aren’t clear. But Houston Housing Authority President and CEO Tory Gunsolley said what is certain is that the overwhelming number of people all across the region seeking a dry home may lead to shortages in available units.

The last resort, Gunsolley said, is to relocate people to provide them housing — as near as possible to their jobs, but possibly to other cities in Texas.

“What happened in New Orleans with Katrina was that a lot of people had to leave the city, because there simply weren’t enough (housing) units,” Gunsolley said. “Given the scale we’re talking about with Harvey, I don’t know if everybody would be able to find an apartment in Houston today who needs an apartment.”

According to data compiled

by Apartment Data Services and provided to the Houston Press by the Houston Apartment Association, 89.1 percent of Houston’s approximately 639,000 apartment units were occupied just before Harvey hit, leaving about 70,000 vacant; 26,000 of those are luxury apartments. Andy Teas, vice president of public affairs for the Apartment Association, said Harvey’s damage is still being assessed, but estimates have ranged between 40,000 and 100,000 units being flooded PAGE 21

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TEAS SAID HE IS HOPEFUL HOUSTON AND AREA LANDLORDS AND HOUSING AUTHORITIES CAN COME TOGETHER

him that plans for the temporary housing disaster relief programs are in the works.

“What I am stressing on FEMA and on [HUD] is that the quicker we can process these requests and get something in people’s hands that they can use to go to the next step, then the quicker we can transition them out of the shelters and back to their important lives,” Turner said at a press conference a week after the storm. “We have to operate with a sense of urgency. We have to put ourselves in the shoes of homeowners who have been displaced, of people who are in shelters, and we have to ask, What would we want to see happen if we were in that situation?”

For many, perhaps not relocation.

The

Numbers

According to acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke

At least

45 people died

due to the storm

7,000 Louisianans

faced mandatory evacuations

133,000 Louisiana residents evacuated voluntarily

The Coast Guard

rescued about 4,500

people from floodwaters

to find every available option for the region’s newly homeless without having to uproot them. “Houston is a working city,” Teas said. “People don’t just need a place to sleep. They need somewhere where they can get to work.”

He said when Houston took in thousands of evacuees from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he was amazed at the way individual landlords stepped up to accommodate them. He said he is confident Houston’s landlords will make it happen again.

“I’m still touched by how these very competitive, bottom line-driven business people just threw caution to the wind and opened up their properties,” Teas said. “Our members jumped into that [Katrina housing] program with nothing but a promise that the city would find a way to pay them.”

Early estimates have pegged Harvey as being far costlier than Katrina — which caused more than $100 billion in damages — if not the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

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779,000

Texans faced mandatory evacuations

980,000

Texans evacuated voluntarily

33,000 people evacuated to shelters in Texas and more than 1,300 in Louisiana Calls for rescue in Texas reached

900

PER HOUR at the peak of flooding

The National Disaster Medical System and U.S. Public Health Service provided medical care to more than 3,000 people following Harvey

More than 53,600 people checked into hotels and motels through FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program

573,000 people had registered for assistance due to Hurricane Harvey as of Aug. 31

2017 CLASS DATES

— including an unspecified number of vacant units.

Even if damage to an apartment is minor, Teas said, there’s no telling how long repairs will take given the magnitude of demand for limited labor and supplies. That means many people may need assistance for a longer time. Homeowners in every part of Harris County also will need temporary apartments and repairs.

Both Teas and Gunsolley said the situation is bound to put immense pressure on the rental market and worsen Houston’s already acute affordable housing crisis, especially since most vacancies are in the upscale Class A housing market.

Even in the lower-cost Class C markets, landlords who invest in repairs will want to charge more for rent to make up for the costs, Gunsolley said.

“Somebody who needs a onebedroom apartment for $600 a month, they already had a hard time finding an apartment like that before the flood,” he said. “After the flood, it could be impossible to find a unit like that. I don’t know if I’m being overly dramatic, because nobody has a full assessment yet of what we’re talking about. That’s a part of FEMA’s job, collecting all of that information.”

FEMA currently is interviewing flood victims at shelters to assess their needs and determine what type of housing assistance is appropriate. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner repeatedly has stressed that FEMA and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) need to work as quickly as possible to help evacuees because shelters are not meant to be long-term solutions and evacuees already are itching to reclaim their lives. Turner said Ben Carson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has told

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Harvey relief efforts IN NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS BEGAN ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA almost as soon as the flooding began in Texas. A variety of fundraising

programs and events — by restaurants, bars, nonprofits, musicians, comedians, artists, retailers and individuals — already have been held. Here are some upcoming events and ongoing donation opportunities.

Archdiocese of New Orleans www.nolacatholic.org/articles/nolacatholichurricane-harvey-relief There are a number of fundraisers and donation drives throughout the archdiocese, as well as Archbishop Aymond’s Harvey Relief Fund. Visit the website for donation opportunities and drop-off locations.

Big Easy to H-Town Harvey Relief Drive Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Bank St., (504) 486-9080 The neighborhood bar holds a series of events to collect money and supplies for Harvey relief efforts. Visit the event’s Facebook page for dates, donation information and a list of specific supplies requested.

Del Porto Ristorante 501 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 875-1006; www.delportoristorante.com The restaurant is raising money for the Hurricane Harvey Hospitality Employee Relief Fund by selling raffle tickets until Sept.

30 for a private wine dinner for 10 people.

Raffle tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the restaurant.

Dryades YMCA 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 522-8811; www.dryadesymca.org The Central City YMCA is collecting gift cards to be distributed to flood victims through Houston’s YMCA network. Gift cards can be dropped off at the Dryades YMCA or mailed to P.O. Box 56217, New Orleans, LA 70156.

Ellen Macomber Fine Art and Textiles 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com The artist will donate all proceeds from sales of her Texas baby blanket to the Texas Diaper Bank, and proceeds from her Louisiana baby blanket will be donated to the Junior League of New Orleans Diaper Bank.

From NOLA With Love: Houston Edition Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 975-0286; www.cafeistanbulnola.com New Orleans musicians perform 6 p.m. to midnight Sept. 20 to raise money for hurricane survivors in Houston. The lineup includes Asylum St. Chorus, Dirty Rain Revelers, Los Poboycitos, Margie Perez, One Love Brass Band, Sam Price, Smoke ’n’ Bones, Tin Men and Tom Worrel. A second fundraising concert will be held in October.

George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts www.rodriguefoundation.org/site504.php The GRFA and the family of the late artist George Rodrigue have re-released the artist’s We Will Rise Again poster (see cover of Gambit), which Rodrigue originally painted to raise money for Hurricane Katrina survivors. The silkscreened print sells for $500, and proceeds benefit Houston schools damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey Hospitality Employee Relief Fund www.gnof.org/give-now The fund to aid hospitality workers in Houston is overseen by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Visit the website for a donation form.

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund www.unitedwaysela.org/harveyrelieffund The United Way of Southeast Louisiana, WWL-TV and SBP established the fund to provide immediate and long-term aid for recovery efforts in Texas and Louisiana. Cash donations can be made through the United Way website or mailed to Hurricane Harvey Fund, 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119.

Junior League of New Orleans Diaper Bank 4319 Carondelet St., (504) 891-5845; www.jlno.org/disaster-relief-response The project works with Junior Leagues and Diaper Bank partners in disaster-affected

areas. Needed supplies include diapers, baby wipes, diaper rash cream, feminine products and gift cards to Target and Walmart.

LA/SPCA Transport Program www.la-spca.org/transport The project takes in animals rescued from disaster areas and houses them until homes can be found for them. The program has moved hundreds of animals from shelters in the New Orleans area to make room for dogs and cats evacuated from flooded areas.

Donations can be made on the website.

MJ’s Jewelry & Gifts 1513A Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-6099; www.mjsofmetairie.com The shop is donating all proceeds from the sale of “Together We Stand” T-shirts and garden flags and Love Texas or Love Louisiana necklaces to relief efforts in Texas.

Mondo and Rosedale restaurants Mondo: 900 Harrison Ave., (504) 224-2633; www.mondoneworleans.com Rosedale: 801 Rosedale Drive, (504) 3099595; www.rosedalerestaurant.com Chef Susan Spicer’s Mondo and Rosedale restaurants are collecting nonperishable food, drinks, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene products for Second Harvest Food Bank to distribute in Texas. The program continues through 2017. Bring supplies or show proof of an online or text donation and receive a free Tito’s cocktail or Texas beer.

New Orleans for Houston: Hurricane Harvey Relief Concert House of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans The New Orleans Music Community, Barman’s Fund and House of Blues New Orleans present a concert 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 to benefit food banks and charities supporting relief efforts. Big Freedia, The Bucktown All-Stars, Irvin Mayfield, Shannon McNally, John Papa Gros, Fred LeBlanc, Susan Cowsill and others perform on two stages. VIP ticket holders can enter at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $25-$200.

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, the museum is collecting nonperishable food items, personal hygiene products and cleaning supplies for southeast Texas residents. Items can be dropped off at NOMA’s front desk (no admission is required).

People who donate during Friday Nights at

NOMA receive a free drink coupon. Requested items are listed on NOMA’s website.

NOLA Pay It Forward Fund: Hurricane Harvey www.nolapayitforward.org The City of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Foundation manage the fund, which provides resources to Texas communities recovering from Harvey.

Orleans Parish School Board 3520 Gen. DeGaulle Drive, Suite 1045, (504) 304-3520; www.opsb.us The OPSB is holding a drive to collect backpacks loaded with school supplies for Texas children affected by Hurricane Harvey. Donations should be delivered to the OPSB central office on the West Bank by Friday, Sept. 15. A list of supplies to place in backpacks is on the OPSB website. The OPSB also has opened enrollment for students displaced by Harvey.

Saintly Skin 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 475-5510; www.facebook.com/saintlyskin The skin care and beauty salon is collecting nonperishable food items and toiletries for Texans affected by Harvey. People who donate will receive a $15 Saintly Skin gift certificate.

Second Harvest Food Bank 700 Edwards Ave.; 840 N. Columbia St., Covington; www.no-hunger.org The organization is collecting bottled water, nonperishable food items, pop-top canned goods and personal hygiene products to be distributed to storm survivors through Texas food banks. Items can be dropped at food bank locations in Elmwood and Covington.

Zeus’ Rescues 2520 Napoleon Ave., (504) 309-2144; www.zeusrescues.org The adoption and rescue center has taken in more than 100 animals rescued from Harvey-flooded areas. The group finds foster homes and adoptive homes for pets or, in the case of disasters, transports animals to other shelters that have more room. Visit the website for a donaton wish list, to foster an animal, make a donation or adopt a pet.

— KANDACE POWER GRAVES

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Enlightened

LEARNING Tutors can help a child understand assignments or excel beyond their classwork

BY KANDACE POWER GRAVES

IT’S A WONDROUS EXPERIENCE to watch children grasp the solution to a problem or skill that previously eluded them. Their faces brighten, a proud smile appears and, most important, they have the confidence and knowledge they need to move to the next step in their studies. It’s a victory tutors witness every day.

Some local schools offer free group homework and study sessions with teachers or individual tutoring conducted by other students. Some colleges also offer tutoring, including Loyola University New Orleans’ Student Success Center, which offers tutors, writing coaches, study groups and help with papers, lab reports and more, all at no cost.

Several private tutoring services

“We believe that each child ’s learning capability is unique.

Sometimes they just need someone to teach it in a different way ... or to break it down so they can see it differently.”

— Catherine Kolf, Club Z! in the New Orleans area help students ranging from preschoolers about to enter the classroom to adults earning their GEDs. These businesses provide one-on-one tutoring and tailor their services to

the individual’s learning style and goals. In addition to conducting tutoring at their education centers, some offer in-home sessions and online instruction as well as college admissions counseling.

“Our priority is the student, and we want to make them succeed,” says Catherine Kolf, president of the Club Z! franchise in New Orleans.

“We are flexible in hours, and I have students we tutor only an hour a week. ... I have other students we tutor 12 hours a week. We will do whatever the student needs.”

Kris Cusanza, director of Sylvan of Metairie, says the keys to success for her students are individual attention, teaching organizational skills and crafting study habits that play to scholars’ strengths.

“On top of going over the traditional math, writing and reading, we have a great study skills program that helps them be able to study and tackle their school material in a way that fits with their particular learning style,” she says. “We want them to be able to digest the material and have it make sense for them.”

Not all students who seek tutoring have sagging grades or problems learning.

“We work with students of all ages and abilities,” Cusanza says.

“We have some students who need a little support to help build their foundation, and we have students who are trying to get ahead with ACT prep.”

Some schools have an advanced curriculum and students will attend summer tutoring sessions to get a heads-up for what they will see during the school year. “Other students want more of a challenge

than they find in their curriculum,” she adds.

For those students, Sylvan of Metairie holds STEM classes every Saturday where students can learn about robotics, coding and engineering. “It gives them a way to increase their love of math and science in a fresh and interesting way,” Cusanza says.

One of the most common reasons students sign up for tutoring is Common Core math, Kolf says, partly because the method for calculating has changed over the past generation. “It’s different than the way (parents) learned to do math, so they can’t help (their children),” she says. Other common requests are for reading comprehension and organizational skills, she says.

Most tutoring centers offer ACT and SAT prep classes, have teachers versed in college courses and offer tutoring for children with learning disabilities including dys-

lexia and ADHD. For most children, the true value of a tutor goes beyond helping them solve a math problem or keeping them on schedule with their schoolwork.

“We believe that each child’s learning capability is unique,” Kolf says. “We monitor ongoing progress. We work one-on-one with the child, so we can focus on what they really need, and we work with their curriculum.

“Sometimes they just need someone to teach it in a different way or to teach it one-on-one or to break it down so they can see it differently. I have some students who are straight-A students and just need a little help. I’ve had students who just needed five sessions to get them over the hump. I’ve also had students who have been with me three years. Every case is individual.”

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Nathaniel’s sausages NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS will headline the Emeril

Brasa Churrasqueria is a South American-inspired steakhouse

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund THERE IS SOMETHING TIMELESS

about old-fashioned steakhouses and the predictable format they often employ. Diners can expect sultry lighting, gin martinis, wedge salads dripping with blue cheese dressing and — most important — well-cooked steaks.

Brasa Churrasqueria opened this summer in a quiet pocket of Old Metairie, and it follows that format to an extent, but in a modern, refined way and with distinct South American inspiration.

The restaurant was opened by executive chef/co-owner Edgar Caro of Magazine Street restaurants Baru Bistro & Tapas and Basin Seafood & Spirits. It features sleek design with low-slung ceilings and dark wood paneling. Bright lights are anathema to many restaurants, and steakhouses in particular should have soft, romantic lighting. While Brasa’s dining room has the right warm, welcoming vibe, the bar area is far too dark.

The kitchen plays with the nuances of texture and flavor with great skill, contrasting salt, fat and acid in a way that lightens some of the heavier dishes. A thick avocado crescent with black char marks brims with olive oil and sits on a nest of arugula with wedges of heirloom tomatoes, shaved radishes, wisps of red onion and a tart thyme-laced dressing.

Grilled lemons are included on many plates. In a dish of mollejas, they brighten tender sweetbreads with lightly charred exteriors.

There are dishes that speak directly to Caro’s Colombian roots, such as the herb-packed ajiaco, an Andean chicken and potato soup. The menu dances across the South American

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2037 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 570- 6338; www.brasachurrasqueria.com

continent, taking inspiration where the chefs see fit, but wood firegrilled Brazilian and Argentineanstyle cuts of meat are the heart of this operation.

Picanha, a staple of Brazilian steakhouses, is the sirloin cap or coulotte, and it arrives with the fat cap on, rendering the meat intensely flavorful. As with other dishes, including entrana (skirt steak) and a thick-cut lomo (Black Angus tenderloin), the meats are complemented with brightly colored peppers and a selection of chimichurris, some more garlicky and oregano-packed than others.

The refined approach to presentation isn’t exactly minimalist (a la steakhouse tradition), but the dishes here are clean and sophisticated. There isn’t a demi-glace or sauce au poivre in sight, and rather than overwhelm dishes with ingredients, the chefs let a few elements sing.

Side dishes include excellent grilled carrots, which arrive with

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WHAT WORKS

mollejas, picanha, grilled carrots

Picanha is a Brazilian-style steak served at Brasa Churrasqueria.

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a healthy char in a bed of creamy goat cheese and honey and a drizzle of chili oil. A bowl of button mushrooms was slightly salty on one visit, but still hard to resist, doused in buttery garlic, chilies and red wine sauce. Potatoes arrive in myriad forms, from the salt-cured papas saladas to the bubbling au gratin version, where a blanket of melted Gruyere cheese tops potatoes smothered in cream.

Like any steakhouse worth its weight in beef, Brasa Churrasqueria charms not only through the kitchen’s skilled cooking but as a place where the timeless appeal of a perfectly cooked steak is appreciated.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

dim lighting in bar

CHECK, PLEASE A modern South American-inspired steak house in Old Metairie

Lagasse Foundation’s (www.emeril. org) annual Bourbon, Boudin & Beer (www.bourbonboudinandbeer.com) fundraiser Nov. 3 in Champions Square at the Superdome.

The music lineup also includes Langhorne Slim & the Law, Kristin Diable and Silverado Pickups.

Bourbon, Boudin & Beer features more than 60 chefs from across the country preparing their spins on the Cajun sausage to raise funds for children’s charities.

Participating chefs include Aaron Burgau (Patois), Jimmy Bannos Sr. (Chicago’s Heaven on Seven), Frank Brigtsen (Brigtsen’s), Carey Bringle (Nashville’s Peg Leg Porker), Nina Compton (Compere Lapin), Michael Gulotta (MoPho, Maypop), Habteab Hamde (Tampa’s Bern’s Steak House), Phillip Lopez (Square Root), Tory McPhail (Commander’s Palace), Slade Rushing (Brennan’s New Orleans), Alon Shaya (Shaya, Domenica), Isaac Toups (Toups’ Meatery, Toups South) and others.

The charity also holds a wine auction and gala dinner Carnivale du Vin (www.carnivaleduvin.com).

Tickets to the Bourbon, Boudin & Beer are $99 and include food, cocktails, beer and musical entertainment. — HELEN FREUND

Counter Culture RESTAURATEUR AND TOP CHEF STAR CHEF ISAAC TOUPS is launching a

monthly dining series at Toups South (1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-304-2147; www.toupssouth. com) Sept. 21.

The Counter Club series will feature special four-course menus and will be held at the Central City restaurant’s 18-seat exhibition counter surrounding the open kitchen.

The dinners will be held the third Thursday of the month. Themes will be revealed the first week of the month, but menus will remain secret until the dinner.

The inaugural event is dubbed “A Fowl Experience.” Toups and chef de cuisine Seamus Rozycki will serve dishes such as a Laotian-inspired duck breast larb salad, combining minced duck breast, butter lettuce, Thai chilies and puffed rice, and pickled quail eggs with caviar.

Tickets are $50 and do not include drinks, tax or gratuity. Seating is limited. Call the restaurant for reservations. — HELEN FREUND

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EAT+DRINK 3-COURSE INTERVIEW

Alice Figueroa DIETICIAN/CHEF DIETICIAN AND NUTRITIONIST ALICE FIGUEROA was one of 10 people chosen for the James Beard Foundation National Scholars Program, which awards up to $20,000 to pursue studies in the culinary arts. A New Orleans native, Figueroa lives and works in New York, where she is using the scholarship to study at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. Figueroa spoke with Gambit about the connection between nutrition, public health and chronic illness.

: How did you get interested in public health and nutrition?

FIGUEROA: I love working in nutrition. When I first became interested in health, it was actually on the political and policy side. I did my undergraduate (work) at Tulane (University) and I focused on international relations and mostly on health care policy. After that I did my masters at NYU and focused on international and community health.

While I was doing graduate research, I kept on running into the same question: What is driving our current health system, and what is fueling all the health epidemics our population is suffering from? The answer was always nutrition-related. I became really passionate about nutrition and I decided to train as a registered dietician, and I realized that a lot of the health issues that we’re having, especially in the developed world, like obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer, are related to diet.

If we are able to reach people and empower them to eat well-balanced, natural foods that are still delicious and culturally appropriate, then we can prevent the onslaught of a lot of these conditions.

I work as a registered dietitian and nutritionist, mostly out of New York, but also in New Orleans.

For the past few years, I’ve worked mostly at the community nutrition level for nonprofits that provide consultation, education, healthy cooking classes and health services for underserved communities, mostly in the Bronx, Harlem and Brooklyn, mostly with the HIV-positive community and with children. I teach clients individually and create healthy cooking classes for my clients that are affordable but also well-balanced for their health needs.

With the scholarship, I saw the opportunity to deepen my knowledge in food and cooking to link my culinary passion with my health advocacy and nutrition experience.

: What do you tell your clients that are trying to eat healthier?

F: Living in New Orleans, I’ve always felt a pull towards food. I also grew up in a very culturally diverse family — my parents are from Guatemala and one of my grandparents is Japanese, so I also had an influx of different heritages that fueled my love of food.

In Louisiana, we have the second highest rate of obesity in the country, but we have a lot of opportunity to try new things and to be leaders in the field.

I help people achieve their health goals, and sometimes I also help people reach their goals with weight loss. But I don’t want my clients to feel restricted when presented with a diet. For me, it’s important for a client to feel empowered and to actually want to learn about food and to become curious about herbs and spices and flavors and tastes. It’s not about counting calories or about feeling guilty when you enjoy a slice of pizza or a po-boy; it’s about balance. What are you doing throughout the week? Are you making sure you’ve got vegetables on your plate for most meals? Are you living an active life? It’s a concept of mindful eating — tuning in to see how often you’re eating something, when are you eating.

: How is chronic illness linked to nutrition on a global level?

F: I’ve done a lot of training with the World Food Programme, and we’re currently seeing two trends: We have a chronic perceived epidemic in the developed world — U.S., Canada, England — and at the same time we’re seeing a double burden of disease, meaning in developing countries like in Latin American or

in parts of Southeast Asia, you’re seeing countries that are developing economically and they’re also developing more chronic diseases.

In India, you see obesity rates skyrocketing, but at the same time you see malnourishment and children who don’t have enough to eat. How do we address that? We have people that don’t get sufficient food, even here in the U.S., but at the same time, we also have a segment of society that just gets too much food that isn’t the right type of food to nourish our health.

A lot of academics and people in the field say you should approach this as a food system, meaning that we bring together different parts of our global society and economy to try to create sustainable solutions to these problems. That means bringing in the government, schools, community centers and hospitals.

It means bringing in farmers, chefs and restaurant industry (professionals) and having an open dialogue.

The most important thing about taking a food systems approach is that you can also bring in everyday people. You can have a change in your food system by the way you eat, by the products you choose to purchase. All of these things impact our health outcome and impact our food system. I think it’s really important and empowering that we’re not powerless in this progression of chronic disease. You can take charge of your health. — HELEN FREUND

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BEER BUZZ

@Drunkintellect

BY MARK BURLET SINCE 2013, THE LOUISIANA CRAFT BREWERS GUILD has or-

3701 IBERVILLE ST•504.488.6582

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ganized a week in September to showcase the state’s growing beer industry. With many new and emerging breweries, Louisiana has much to celebrate. Breweries and bars will host festivities Sept. 17-23 to highlight the beer scene.

The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www.theavenuepub.com) regularly serves a selection of beers from Louisiana breweries. Here are a few of the events happening at The Avenue Pub (pictured) during Louisiana Craft Beer Week.

• Sept. 17 Louisiana Craft Beer Week kickoff with Bayou Teche Brewing — Bayou Teche Brewing will serve cochon de lait and boudin and there will be several special Bayou Teche brews on tap.

• Sept. 18 Urban South Frieze Milkshake IPA — The latest in Urban South Brewery’s Architecture series, Frieze, will be on tap. In addition to the hazy IPA brewed with lactose, there will be two special versions: one made with strawberry and one made with pineapple.

• Sept. 21 NOLA Brewing Company specials — A lineup of limited-release beers will be on

tap, including a Berliner Weisse with mango and guava, a dunkel lager and a new batch of Syncopation IPA. • Sept. 23 Zwanze Day — Every year, Cantillon brewery in Belgium releases a limited supply of its Zwanze beer to select pubs around the globe, and the kegs are tapped on the same day. The 2017 Zwanze is a two-year-old lambic beer brewed with tea. The Avenue Pub is one of 28 bars in the U.S. that will serve the Zwanze.

The keg will be tapped at 2 p.m., and patrons can begin signing up for pours of the beer at 9 a.m.

The pub also will offer a selection of NOLA Brewing’s sour brews, such as Humid Nature, made in collaboration with San Diego’s Modern Times Beer, and Piety, a cherry sour beer.

OF WINE THE WEEK

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BY BRENDA MAITLAND

2016 Anjos Vinho Verde Minho, Portugal Retail $7-$8

PORTUGAL’S VINHO VERDE WINES are generally light, crisp, slightly spritzy and low in alcohol. Established 30 years ago, Quinta da Lixa, a family-owned and -operated winemaker in the Minho region’s Vinho Verde appellation, produces the Anjos de Portugal brand. Vineyards fill Minho’s lush countryside, and the region’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean is a big factor in its productive terroir.

Grapes for this wine were sourced from 15-year-old vines in the Quinta de Sanguinhedo vineyard. A blend of 40 percent arinto and 30 percent each trajadura and loureiro grapes were hand harvested in September 2016. Following a gentle pressing, the juice was cool-fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. In the glass, the wine offers aromas of grapefruit, green apple and a touch of lime. On the palate, taste citrus, a hint of tangy peach, a subtle herbal note, bright acidity and appealing minerality. Drink it with shellfish, salads, appetizers, vegetables, chilled soups and white meats. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar, Terranova Brothers Superette and Rouses on North Carrollton Avenue. Drink it at: Mimi’s in the Marigny and Carrollton Market.

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Harvest Our Wines 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday Ralph’s on the Park, 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000 www.ralphsonthepark.com Guests can sample 15 chardonnays and pinot noirs from California and Willamette Valley, Oregon. The menu includes Alpine cheese with spiced nuts, grapes and sweet onion marmalade; honey-mustard ham and apple profiteroles; steak tips with berbere and yogurt; and mushroom-tarragon crostini. Tickets are $35.

SEPTEMBER 15

Mexican and Central American Independence Day 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday Casa Borrega, 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654 www.casaborrega.com The celebration of independence from Spain features music by Fredy Omar con su Banda. A special menu features the traditional Mexican Independence day dish, chiles en nogada, picadillo-stuffed poblano peppers topped with cream sauce and pomegranate seeds. Bar specials include Central American beers and micheladas, similar to bloody marys but made with beer in place of vodka. Free admission.

SEPTEMBER 15

Martini Madness 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday Arbor Room at Popp Fountain, City Park, (504) 488-2896 www.friendsofcitypark.com The fundraiser for Friends of City Park features a menu of 25 specialty martinis and food from area restaurants, including Acme Oyster House, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, La Thai Uptown, Rosedale, Silk Road and others. A DJ provides music and there is a photo booth, a raffle and more. Call (504) 483-9376 for event information. Tickets $65, $55 for Friends of City Park members.

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Catahoula Hotel

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Empire Bar

FIVE PISCO COCKTAILS

914 Union St., (504) 603-2442 www.piscobarnola.com The hotel’s Pisco Bar has a menu of pisco cocktails, including the Back Page, made with pisco, banana liqueur, dry vermouth and lemon.

Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, 535 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 599-2119 www.comperelapin.com An Andromeda combines pisco, green chili vodka, lime, grapefruit and egg white.

Broussard’s, 819 Conti St., (504) 581-3866 www.broussards.com A pisco sour is made with lime and lemon juices, egg white and Angostura bitters.

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Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco

625 Chartres St., (504) 265-8123 www.sylvainnola.com Pretty & Pink features La Caravedo pisco, Cocchi Americano Rosa, cava and lemon.

5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612 www.titoscevichepisco.com A cucumber pisco mule has pisco, ginger beer, a cucumber spear and mint.

A Trinity Graduate is: An empathetic upstander who accepts the responsibility for improving life within the School, the larger community, and the world.

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Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199

C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AMERICAN Vista Buffet — Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Chartres House — 601 Chartres St., (504) 586-8393; www.chartreshouse. com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL

The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations.

Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

Queenies on St. Claude — 3200 St. Claude Ave., (504) 558-4085; www. facebook.com/queeniesonstclaude — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

Green to Go — 400 Poydras St., Suite 130; 2633 Napoleon Ave.; (504) 460-3160; www.greentogonola.com — No reservationas. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

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

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

BURGERS Bayou Burger & Sports Company — 503 Bourbon St., (504) 529-4256; 3226 Magazine St., (504) 224-6024; www. bayouburger.com — No reservations.

Bourbon Street: Lunch. dinner and late-night daily. Magazine Street: lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Ben’s Burgers — 2008 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 889-2837; www. eatatbens.com — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe Gentilly — 5339 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.thecafegentilly.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Cash only. $ Cafe Luna — 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook.com/ cafeluna504 — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Cafe Maspero — 601 Decatur St., (504) 523-6520; www.cafemaspero.com — Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $

NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pierre Maspero’s — 440 Chartres St., (504) 524-8990; www.originalpierremasperos.com — No reservations. Breakfast Fri.-Mon., lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., , (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — Reservations recommended.

Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

CHINESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Boulevard American Bistro — 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 889-2301; www.boulevardbistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.

Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sat.-Sun., early dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Reservations accepted.

Brunch and early dinner Thu.-Mon. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

OUT TO EAT Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; Www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

CREOLE

Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended.

Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $

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JAPANESE Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Bombay Club — Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., (504) 577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended.

Dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 5985005; www.kingfishneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant. com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night Mon.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted.

Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Thu. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; 800 S. Peters St., (504) 3098864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; 5538 Magazine St.; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ La Casita Taqueria — 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations.

Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 MetairieHammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 8311248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

PERUVIAN Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted.

Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards.$$

PIZZA G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations.

Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards.$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

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SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — No res-

OUT TO EAT ervations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant.com — No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www.jackdempseys.net — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 872-9975; 512 Bienville St., (504) 309-4848; 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; 3117 21st Street, Metairie (504) 833-6310; www. mredsrestaurants.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno. com — Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Pier 424 Seafood Market — 424 Bourbon St., (504) 309-1574; www.pier424seafoodmarket.com — No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Royal House Oyster Bar — 441 Royal St., (504) 528-2601; www.royalhouserestaurant.com — No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www. dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

VIETNAMESE Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

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TUESDAY 12 21st Amendment — Prohibition All-Stars, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — Ricky T & the Robots, 9 Blue Nile — Water Seed, 9 BMC — Jersey Slim, 5; Billie Davies, 8; Dapper Dandies, 11 Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters Quartet, 8 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; Jon Cleary, 8; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 10:30 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman & Todd Duke, 9:30 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard “Piano” Scott, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Queenie’s — Jackson Square All-Stars, 6:30 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 Siberia — Hill Country Hounds, Shawn Williams, 7 SideBar — Simon Berz & Dave Easley, 8:30 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10

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21st Amendment — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 8 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat.

Giselle Anguizola, 2; Messy Cookers, 6:30; Mem Shannon, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Set Up Kings, 5; Sierra Green & Soul Machine, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Shynola Jazz Band, 8 Cafe Negril — Maid of Orleans, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Dreaming Dingo, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Lilli Lewis, 5:30; Neva Wright & the My Bads, 8; The Mike Doussan Band, 10 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Moses Nesh, Guts Club, George Christian Pettis, Julie Odell, 10 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Japanese Breakfast, Mannequin Pussy, The Spirit of the Beehive, 3 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — The Jordan Anderson Band, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Phil the Tremolo King, Claude Hitt, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Melvins, Spotlights, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Goldlink, 9 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Boogie Men, 8 SideBar — Shannon Powell & David Torkanowsky, 8:30 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 St. Tammany Parish Library, Lacombe Branch — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 6

THURSDAY 14 21st Amendment — Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 9 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Sun Seeker, Fishplate, 9 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 3; Gentilly Stompers, 6:30; John Roniger, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Bats in the Belfry with DJ Mange, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat.

Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Joy Owens Band, 5; Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, 8; Burris, 11 Bourbon O Bar — The Luneta Jazz Band, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Istanbul — Paa Kow (album release), 9 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Castle Theatre — Linda Wright, 8 Check Point Charlie — Shawn Williams, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; John “Papa” Gros Band, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & Gina Leslie, 7 d.b.a. — Sarah Quintana & the Miss River Band, 7; DiNola 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Matt Lemmler Trio, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Drab Majesty, Pyramid Club, Disko Obscura, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Montu, 9 The Maison — The Good for Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10

MUSIC MICHELLE ZAUNER’S FOUR ALBUMS in the past five years — two as the raw, excitable frontwoman for Philadelphia’s Little Big League and two expansiveyet-introspective solo releases as Japanese Breakfast — are like different siblings from the same family, clearly related but with barely a resemblance. The divide occurred in 2016, when the illness and subsequent death of Zauner’s mother spurred a move home to Oregon and an unavoidable reckoning with her grief. Debut Psychopomp (Yellow K) addresses the loss in devastating detail (“The dog’s confused / She just paces around all day, she’s sniffing at your empty room”) and provides valuable distraction in the form of ephemeral, reverie-refracted pop music. July follow-up Soft Sounds From Another Planet (Dead Oceans) is among the most complex and rewarding records of the year, a summer-record anomaly telescopic in sound and microscopic in focus. Opening troika “Diving Woman,” “Road Head” and “Machinist” touches on matriarchal history, sexual intimacy and literal and figurative space with a sonic palette of droning krautrock, dead-serious “Baker Street” sax solos and alluring dream pop. Zauner’s voice is the one constant, at once husky and delicate, processed and organic, able to adapt to whatever a song asks of her. It’s such affecting stuff that a trip to her Twitter feed — where she shares hilarious observations such as “I had a nightmare Rihanna was mad at me and it was the worst stress dream of my life” — may be required to decompress. Mannequin Pussy and The Spirit of the Beehive open. Tickets $12-$15.

— NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat.

Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Mercedes-Benz Superdome — U2, Beck, 7:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — D.W., Daniel Thompson, No True Scotsman, Roy Gillet, 7 Old Point Bar — Bruce Tyner Trio, 9 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Prime Example Jazz Club — Roderick Paulin Quintet, 8 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, 8:30 Santos Bar — Blue Persuasion (goth and industrial night), 10 Saturn Bar — Machinist!, Stacks, Crossed, 9 Scandinavian Jazz Church and Cultural Center — NO Quarter Shanty Krewe, 7 Siberia — Eastern Bloc Party feat.

Klezmer All-Stars, 9 SideBar — Simon Berz & Annie Ellicott, 8:30 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10

FRIDAY 15 21st Amendment — Bon Bon Vivant, 6; Juju Child Blues Band, 9:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm

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Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Samantha Pearl & Adam Everett, 8:30 BJ’s Lounge — Bottomfeeders (album release), 8 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box, 7; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Resident Aliens, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — Vic Papa, 3; New Creations Brass Band, 6 Bourbon O Bar — The Doyle Cooper Jazz Band, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Casa Borrega — Geovane Santos, 7; Independence Day Celebration with Fredy Omar, 7:30 Check Point Charlie — Lips & the Trips, 7; East Bridge Junction, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Joe Ely, George McConnell, Tomi Lunsford, 8 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Classy Country Combo, 6; Bronze Comet, Of the Goldmine, The O-Pines, 10 d.b.a. — Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 6; Dave Jordan & the NIA, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — The Fat Trio, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista

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SATURDAY 16 21st Amendment — Dave Hennessy, 2:30; Sierra Green & the Funk Machine, 6; Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Bamboula’s — G & the Swinging Three, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Stooges Brass Band, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5

Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Check Point Charlie — Buddha’s Band, 4; Kenny Triche Band, 7; The Kurt Loders, 11 Circle Bar — Alligator Chomp Chomp with DJs Pasta, Matty and Mitch, 10 d.b.a. — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 7; Little Freddie King, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Betty Shirley Band, 10 Gasa Gasa — Dent May, Video Age, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 7 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Gal Holiday, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Rareluth (album release), Sphynx, Toonces, 9 Republic New Orleans — Slander, 10 Saenger Theatre — Tedeschi Trucks Band, 8:30 Santos Bar — Pucusana, Mulligrub, Selma Street Chemical Company, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Roderick Paulin (album release), Jolynda Phillips, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Tin Star, 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 Tipitina’s — Low End Theory Players, Koan, My Theme Music, 10

SUNDAY 17 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bar Redux — Alex McMurray, John Fohl,

Alex Bosworth, 8 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Ruth Marie’s Jazz Band, 7; Mignano, 10 Bullet’s Sports Bar — VL & Just Right Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Michael Mason, 9 Gasa Gasa — Frankie Rose, Suburban Living, Lawn, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Maison — Higher Heights, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Cha Wa, 10 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Romy Vargas & the Mercy Buckets, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Quicksand, No Joy, 9 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Siberia — Swervedriver, 10

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Social Latin Dance Party, 10 Joy Theater — Hanson, 7 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Damn Hippies, 7; Gallivant Burwell & the Predatory Drifters, 9 Old U.S. Mint — Colin Lake, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Soulful Takeover with DJ Soul Sister, 9 Poor Boys — Fundragers feat. LNCH$, DJ Dad Salad, Catching Feelings, Geoffles, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Topcats, 9:30 Saturn Bar — Les Turdz, Future Hate, The Poots, Mud Sex, 9 SideBar — Simon Berz & Justin Peake, 9 Southport Hall — Mothership (Led Zeppelin tribute), 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — Kudzu Kings, Pontchartrain Wrecks, 10

Joy Theater — Two Door Cinema Club, Circa Waves, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 8 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 The Orpheum Theater — The Accidentals, 7 Santos Bar — Omni, Walter TV, Video Age, 8 Southport Hall — Overkill, Crowbar, Havok, Black Fast, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

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Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz, 7; Marigny Street Brass Band, 10 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 8; The Kingsmen feat. TUBAD, 10 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — HG Breland, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7; Motown Monday with DJ Shane Love, 10 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Soul Brass Band, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 Gasa Gasa — Sleeping Lessons, Dusty Tupelo, Gools, 8

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, (504) 274-4871; www.orpheumnola.com — The orchestra’s program includes selections from Ravel, Gershwin and Debussy. Tickets start at $20. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.

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Join Touro and Crescent City Physicians for a Beer Tasting & Prostate Cancer Awareness Event $20 for Food, Beer & Music

Benefits the Pints for Prostates organization. www.pintsforprostates.org

NOLA Brewing Company September 14, 5:30 – 8 p.m.

3001 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70115 Men 40+ can sign up for a FREE PSA Screening at Touro: September 29

TICKETS: www.touro.com/PintsForProstates or (504) 897-8500. $15 pre-sale tickets are available in advance at touro.com/PintsForProstates.

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REVIEW WHO NEEDS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC, 158-minute history of the punk rock scene that sprung to life in the East Bay opposite San Francisco during the 1980s and early ’90s?

First-time feature director Corbett Redford’s Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk began as project intended to document the early history of Green Day — by far the most traditionally successful band to emerge from that scene with an estimated (and mind-boggling) 85 million records sold worldwide — but the film quickly morphed into something more interesting and significant.

Beyond the cultural stereotypes of bratty kids thumbing their noses at the establishment with fast, loud and gleefully noncommercial music, early punk rock in the U.S. consisted of countless small, local scenes — often outside the big cities in forgotten towns and suburbs where young people had to make their own underground art, culture and fun.

The East Bay scene was one of the country’s most vibrant (and remains so today), drawing kids from Oakland, Berkeley and surrounding suburbs. As seen in Turn It Around, that scene provided a context in which misfit kids could find themselves and make a difference simply by having the guts and imagination to make music and perform or contribute through mixtapes, fanzines, etc.

In words savored by Iggy Pop, godfather of punk and narrator of Turn It Around, punk rock is “a conversation with society — and often, it’s an argument.”

The film documents the particulars of the East Bay scene in far too much detail for casual viewers. Those willing to indulge the film’s flaws — especially its long running time — may at least experience a surprising cumulative effect. Full portraits of one scene’s people, places and bands add up to rare proof, a validation of sorts for the punk ethos described throughout the film.

That doesn’t change the fact that there’s a smart and funny 90-minute film buried deep inside Turn It Around, kicking and screaming to find its way out of a dense historical archive.

The film offers a rush of recent interviews with scene members and musicians both famous and obscure, along with snippets of vintage music, photography, video and graphic art. Its guiding lights are musician Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid) and the late Tim Yohannan, whose early East Bay punk radio show Maximum Rocknroll led to an influential fanzine of the same name and finally to 924 Gilman (Street), the Berkeley community-run arts space and all-ages punk venue that serves as Turn It Around’s beating heart.

The film relies too heavily on hand-drawn film scratches and fake VHS visuals, and it often falls short of presenting the music of the East Bay scene in convincing style. But its focus on 924 Gilman makes up for a lot. Still going strong today, Gilman began with a few basic rules — no alcohol, drugs, violence, racism, sexism or homophobia — that allowed it ward off threats ranging from internal disputes to a takeover by Nazi skinheads. It remains a shining example of arts activism and shared responsibility, all while staying true to core ideals over the very long haul.

Maybe the film’s completist approach to one scene’s history will endear to it future generations of punks. It’s not hard to imagine it being accepted as a kind of epic cinematic manifesto, an ideal for living for those with a certain perspective on the world. You could do far worse. — KEN KORMAN

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND American Assassin (R) — A Cold War veteran and a vengeful young man try to foil a world war. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Chalmette Beach Rats (R) — Eliza Hittman won a director’s award at Sundance for this movie about a Brooklyn teen questioning his sexuality. Broad Bronx Gothic — The documentary profiles Okwui Okpokwasili, whose one-woman show is about two 1980s black girls coming of age. Zeitgeist England Is Mine — Young Morrissey (the “son and heir,” perhaps?) is profiled. Zeitgeist From the Land of the Moon — Marion Cotillard is an unhappy wife who falls for another man at a swanky Swiss spa. Chalmette mother! (R) — Hair-raising auteur Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) directs the film about a couple who receives uninvited guests. Elmwood, Broad, Slidell, Regal Viceroy’s House — In 1947, a statesman oversees India’s transition from British to Indian rule. Broad

NOW SHOWING 9/11 (R) — In what sounds like the start of a bad joke, Charlie Sheen is trapped

in an elevator in one of the burning Twin Towers. Elmwood, Slidell All Saints (PG) — A new pastor and Burmese refugees work together to save a church. Elmwood, Regal Annabelle: Creation (R) — The haunted doll’s origin story is the, sigh, fourth film in the Conjuring series. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal Atomic Blonde (R) — Sort of a contemporary La Femme Nikita, with Charlize Theron. Elmwood The Big Sick (R) — A Pakistani comic gets involved with an American grad student just before she falls into a coma. Elmwood Birth of the Dragon (PG-13) — A modern kung fu flick in the style of Bruce Lee movies. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette Cars 3 (G) — Pixar goes for the threequel, I guess. Regal Crown Heights (R) — A wrongly jailed man fights for his freedom. Elmwood, West Bank The Dark Tower (PG-13) — “Last gunslinger” Roland (Idris Elba) wants to scale the tower that binds all possible worlds.

Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Despicable Me 3 (PG) — The franchise’s third installment features the voice of Trey Parker (South Park). Regal Dunkirk (PG-13) — Christopher Nolan’s take on the mass evacuation of Allied troops from the beach at Dunkirk during World War II. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place The Emoji Movie (PG) — Almost not even worth writing a synopsis that can’t

include emojis. Chalmette, Slidell Girls Trip (R) — Galpals reunite in New Orleans for one last bacchanal. Elmwood, Slidell, Canal Place The Glass Castle (PG-13) — Like you, four siblings are disappointed and inspired by their parents. Regal Hazlo Como Hombre (R) — A man comes out as gay, pre-empting his wedding to his best friend’s sister. In Spanish with English subtitles. Elmwood The Hitman’s Bodyguard (R) — Like the title says, a bodyguard is called upon to protect an assassin. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Home Again (PG-13) — Three dudes move in with single mom Reese Witherspoon. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Ingrid Goes West (R) — A woman at the end of her rope tries to befriend her rich-kids-of-Instagram crush. Broad It (R) — A new adaption of the Stephen King book that sparked a nation’s fear of clowns. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Kidnap (R) — Halle Berry is the single-mom heroine in this parents’-worst-nightmare action movie. Regal Leap! (PG) — In the animated film, a French orphan runs away to become a ballerina. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal Logan Lucky (PG-13) — Steven Soderbergh directs the star-studded heist movie set in West Virginia. Broad

Menashe (PG) — The Yiddish-language film is about a Hasidic man who tries to get custody of his son after his wife dies.

Canal Place The Midwife — Catherines Deneuve and Frot star in the tale of an unlikely friendship between a woman and her father’s mistress. Chalmette The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (PG) — Squirrels rebel against evil developers.

West Bank, Slidell, Regal Patti Cake$ (R) — A small-town Jersey girl aspires to rap celebrity. Broad Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) — The franchise is trapped in a web of its own reboots. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal True to the Game (R) — A drama about “the hustle” with a drug-dealing millionaire. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Tulip Fever (R) — A noblewoman swaps identities with her maid to marry an artist.

Elmwood, West Bank, Broad War for the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) — The Guardian: “The Godfather, but with chimpanzees.” ( ... ) Regal Wind River (R) — Elizabeth Olsen stars in the whodunit set on a Native American reservation. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Wonder Woman (PG-13) — An Amazon princess in a corset saves the world. Elmwood

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HAPPENINGS Live Painting. Marigny Brasserie & Bar, 640 Frenchmen St., (504) 945-4475; www.marignybrasserie.com — Jeff Morgan paints portraits and scenes from current events and popular culture.

6 p.m. Sunday.

OPENING Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico.

901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 5283722; www.culturalagendaoftheconsulateofmexico.blogspot.com — “The Mardi Gras Indians: Cultural Connections in the Americas,” photographs depicting Mardi Gras Indian culture; opening reception 6 p.m. Thursday.

Bar Redux. 801 Poland Ave., (504) 5927083; www.barredux.com — “Culture Queens,” photographs of Mardi Gras Indian queens and Baby Dolls by Vincent Simmons and Henry York; reception with screenings and performances 8 p.m. Thursday.

GALLERIES Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “Dr. Seuss’ Unorthodox Taxidermy,” sculpture by the children’s book author, through Monday. Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Paper Cut,” work by five book artists using cut paper techniques, through Oct. 2. “Interiors, Icons, Inheritance,” work by eight Southern artists from Antenna’s open call, through Oct. 8.

Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 3040849; www.antieaugallery.com — New work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing.

Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 891-9080; www.antonart.com — Selected folk art by Mose Tolliver, Jim Sudduth, Howard Finster and others, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — New work by Jeremy Mangerchine and Carol Creel; new jewelry by Gifthorst; crafts by Crescent Joel Scilley; all through September.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “John T. Scott: His Legacy,” woodcut prints by the artist, through Sept. 23.

Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Dapper Bruce Lafitte,” drawings by the artist, through Sept. 23.

Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com — “I Would Fly,” new work

by Dan Alley; “Not At Home,” new work

by Jen Turner; “Further Adventures in

Anarcho-Thug Art,” new work by Ozone Sabate; all through Oct. 7.

Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (504) 322-5055; www.beatasasik.com — New work by Beata Sasik, ongoing.

Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery.

4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “Trayectoria Abstracta: The Road from Cuba,” new work about cultural diversity

by Daniel Lopez, through Oct. 10.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Faith and Reason II,” works by Doyle Gertjejansen, through Sept. 20.

Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — New works in oil by Curtis Stewart Jaunsen, through September.

Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Garden of Earthly Delights,” new works by Jason Kruppa, Michael Meads and Carlton Scott Sturgill about vanity, lust and human desire, through Oct. 21.

Creason’s Fine Art. 831 Chartres St., (504) 304-4392; www.creasonsfineart.com — “Figures II: Jazz Portraits on Strings,” marionettes by Harry Mayronne, ongoing.

Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles.

1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Frank Relle Photography. 910 Royal St., (504) 388-7601 — New selections from “Until the Water,” “Nightscapes” and “Nightshade,” night photographs of Louisiana by Frank Relle, ongoing.

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — Work about “canine geometry” by Lee Deigaard; photographs of homeless pets

by Shannon Johnstone; work about memory by Jamie Solock; all through Oct. 8.

Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — “Sweet Louisiana,” oil paintings of local life

by Michelle Conques, through September.

Gallery Arlo. 837 Chartres St., (504) 3300803 — “From Counter to Culture,” new work by Jacques Soulas, through Oct. 1.

Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing.

Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres. com — Mixed-media work by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Transfix,” new work

by Doty Glasco, Esther Ruiz and Joshua Edward Bennett, through Oct. 8.

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WE HAVE ALL HEARD CHILLING ACCOUNTS of the diabolical harm that “coastal elites” — such as Wall Street tycoons and entertainers — have inflicted on innocent Middle Americans. In 2016, Middle America defiantly rebelled by electing a New York real estate tycoon and reality TV host as president. He quickly put rich Wall Street bankers in charge of the treasury and economic policy, so presumably America is great again. But if chilling visions of “coastal elites” still give you nightmares, this John Donovan and Mark Hosford show at LeMieux Galleries may be the antidote. Based in the very un-coastal country music capital, Nashville, Tennessee, they have eloquently reinvigorated traditional Americana with timely tweaks that make their work especially relevant to this unique juncture in our long national journey.

As I once learned from a Baptist preacher in rural Georgia, nothing is more Middle American than the devil, and Hosford’s infernal seriograph Lil’ Devil (pictured) updates the lord • Through Sept. 16 of darkness with details including a modified mohawk haircut and “Love” • LeMieux Galleries, and “Hate” tattooed on his hands as 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; they wrestle with the proverbial serpent www.lemieuxgalleries.com of temptation. Attachment 1 depicts a traditional, “authentic” Middle American man clutched in the dark embrace of a demon symbolizing the choice between tradition and the mercurial modern world.

Modernity and its discontents are elucidated in Cubist Hell, in which Lego blocklike forms appear densely stacked like buildings in a modern city. Topped with Lego-like skulls emitting smoke, they depict modernity as a modular maze of pre-fab confusion. John Donovan’s clay sculptures further elaborate the theme in Martha Stewart Memento Mori No. 1, a square skull totem rendered in seductive muted colors — a sensibility eloquently reinforced in his decorative dinner platter Campfire Stories, adorned with skulls and demons celebrating Middle Americans’ love of being terrified by anything they don’t understand. Similarly, his Blue Memento Mori 3 platter features a square skull embellished with decorative vines, and his Devil’s Double platter tastefully mixes skulls and devils in a design that surely would make Martha Stewart proud. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

John Donovan and Mark Hosford: Campfire Stories

Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett.com — “Summer Show,” salon-style group exhibition of works by local and national artists, through Oct. 5.

Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/departments/art-gallery — “Side-Eye,” recent work by Shawne Major, through Sept. 21.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “No Dead Artists,” annual juried exhibition of contemporary art, through September.

M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans.

433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www. martinlawrence.com — New neosurrealist work by Anne Faith Nicholls, through September.

Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work

by Martin Welch, ongoing.

Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Being,” new works by Adrien Broom, through September.

Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos. com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www.rauantiques.com — “Set in Stone,” Western works sculpted in stone from different historical periods, through September. “The Georgian Collection,” British works from the era of King George, through Oct. 16.

New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Wonder Splash,” group exhibition of works by LeAnne Hitchcock, Francis Wong, Miro Hoffman, Gason Ayisyin and others, through Oct. 8.

New Orleans Community Printshop & Darkroom. 1201 Mazant St.; www.nolacommunityprintshop.org — “Eidetic,” new collages and drawings by Jeremy Jones, through Oct. 5.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277;

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ART www.neworleansglassworks.com — Glass sculpture by Paul Bendzunas Sr. and Paul Bendzunas Jr.; letterpress prints by Danielle LaFont; both through September.

New Orleans Healing Center. 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org — “Tiny Tales and Abstractions,” collages by Nonney Oddlokken and paintings by Alexandria Hafner, through Oct. 1.

New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Deafening Sound,” documentary photography about sexual violence by Annie Flanagan, through Nov. 11.

Scene by Rhys Art Gallery. 708 Toulouse St., (504) 258-5842; www.scenebyrhys. com — Pen and ink drawings by Emilie Rhys, ongoing.

ShiNola Gallery. 1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 223-5732; www.facebook. com/shinolagallery — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

The Spielman Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 899-7670; www.davidspielman.com — Black-and-white photographs

by David Spielman cover travel, Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf South, ongoing.

St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — Plein air works by Peg Usner, through September.

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “In Pieces,” works in collage by six New Orleans artists, through Oct. 8.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “Constellation,” mixed-media works inspired by vintage and family photographs

by Delita Martin, through September.

Steve Martin Fine Art. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www.stevemartinfineart.com — “Money Land,” new works by Dan Tague, through Tuesday.

Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, (504) 945-1878; www.facebook. com/infernonola — “Forty Odd Years,” art and love letters by Bonnie Rae Marentette Bendzans and Charles F. Bendzans, through Oct. 9.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “People Like Ourselves,” visual expression of the limits of knowing others by Harper Hair; “MOTIVE,” work about consumer and car culture by Erika Lehrmann; both through Oct. 8.

Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — New work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES The Building 1427. 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 352-9283; www. building1427.com — Mixed-media works

by Daniel Jupiter, Mark Lacabe and Eric Alugas, ongoing.

M. Furniture Gallerie. 2726 Royal St., Suite B, (504) 324-2472; www.mfurnituregallerie.com — Paintings by Tracy Jarmon; copper work by Giovanni; watercolors by Bill James; furniture by John Wilhite; all ongoing.

Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery. 535 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-5271; www. old77hotel.com — “Art Crush I,” group exhibition curated by Dabito, ongoing.

Pirate’s Alley Cafe. 622 Pirate’s Alley, (504) 524-9332; www.piratesalleycafe. com — Paintings, prints and mixed-media works by Joe Bostick, Mario Ortiz, Chris Holcombe, Nathan Durapau, Ernest Brown, Emily Stieber, Jennifer Laffin, Brandon Felix and others, ongoing.

Preservation Hall. 726 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2841 — Bruce Brice retrospective, through Sept. 26.

St. Louis Cathedral. Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, (504) 525-9585; www. stlouiscathedral.org — Artists including Ken Cook, Sher Stewart, Joan Bonner, Lee Tucker and Nathan Pitts display works in front of the cathedral and around Jackson Square, ongoing.

Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — “We’ve Got a Boat,” boat and artifacts by Emily Cornell Du Houx and Morgan Rogers, ongoing.

Tulane University (Jones Hall). 6801 Freret St. — “The Organic Modernism of Albert C. Ledner,” drawings, letters and photographs by the architect, through June 8, 2018.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Ephemera Obscura,” group show highlighting the work of 30 regional artists, through Oct. 1.

The Historic New Orleans Collection.

533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “A Most Significant Gift: The Laura Simon Nelson Collection,” more than 80 works from the Nelson Collection including Newcomb pottery, through Oct. 21, and more.

Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts and “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” both ongoing.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans,” personal art collection of Arthur Roger, through Sept. 23, and more.

Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists,” new work by seven U.S. abstract artists, through Dec. 23.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “Profligate Beauty,” work inspired by the American South, from the museum’s permanent collection, through September, and more.

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THEATER & CABARET America’s Wartime Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Andrews Sisters. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5281944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The cabaret-style show pays tribute to the Andrews Sisters, who often performed for World War II troops. Tickets $39.99.

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Guys & Dolls. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — A gambler and a missionary fall for one another in the comedic musical. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“If You Don’t Like What the Big Queen Says ... ” Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Mardi Gras Indian queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson writes and stars in a one-woman show. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Cafe Luke, 153 Robert St., Slidell, (985) 707-1597; www.cafeluke.com — In a dinner theater performance of Neal Simon’s play, a man has adulterous misadventures during the waning days of the sexual revolution. Tickets $25-$45. 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Oleanna. Valiant Theatre & Lounge, 6621 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, (504) 298-8676; www.valianttheatre.com — Mighty Lincoln Company presents David Mamet’s play, in which themes of “political correctness” are explored through a sexual harrassment scandal at a college. Tickets $12. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Once on This Island. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — The musical is a fable about a peasant girl who falls in love with a rich boy from the other side of a Caribbean island. Tickets $15-$50. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

So Happy Together. Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The Big Easy Boys present an oldies cabaret featuring doo-wop, Motown and ’50s and ’60s rock hits. Tickets $20-$50. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Spencer Racca & the Victory Six. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5281944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — Racca sings Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Dean Martin songs backed by the Victory Six Swing Band. Tickets $29.52-$64.99. 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Underpants. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www. playmakersinc.com — The play is Steve Martin’s adaptation of a 1910 comedy about a woman’s pair of unruly underpants and her husband, who tries to contain them. Tickets $20, students $10.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and

Spike. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www. cuttingedgetheater.com — Christopher Durang’s farce is about a quirky family whose children are named after Chekov characters. Tickets $22.50-$30. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

The Way at Midnight. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — Mondo Bizarro presents the play, which jumps through several generations to explore the effects of cartography, colonization and migration. Tickets $25-$40. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East hosts local and touring comedians alongside burlesque performances. Free admission.

8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Ariana Savalas. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The burlesque dancer’s performance has a vintage theme. 11 p.m. Saturday.

The Blood and Glitter Burlesque Spookshow. The Willow, 8200 Willow St., (504) 656-6563; www.thewillowuptown.com — Society of Sin Burlesque & Variety presents the show inspired by horror movies and scary stories. Tickets $20-$25. 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday.

Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 5225400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Ballroom. The Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx and guests star in the late-night burlesque performance. 11 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Bingo. Bar Mon Cher, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 644-4278; www.barmoncher.com — Lefty Lucy is the emcee at this bingo night with burlesque performances. There’s a one-drink minimum to play. 8 p.m. Monday.

Burlesque Boozy Brunch. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www. sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

New Orleans Burlesque Festival. Citywide — Several days of parties and performances celebrate burlesque, culminating in the “Queen of Burlesque” competition at Civic Theatre (510 O’Keefe Ave.) Saturday night. Visit www.neworleansburlesquefest. com for details. Thursday-Sunday.

Dead Flowers. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The variety show features circus and sideshow acts. 9 p.m. Monday.

Dirty Dime Peepshow. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave.,

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STAGE REVIEW THE UNDERPANTS, a play by comedian Steve Martin and produced by Playmakers in Covington, makes me nostalgic for wardrobe malfunctions that don’t violate public decency laws. Martin adapted its script from Die Hose, a farce conceived in 1910

by German playwright Carl Sternheim, which details the unraveling of a married woman who accidentally drops her drawers in the midst of a crowd watching a parade. Everyone in Dusseldorf begins gossiping, and her husband believes his reputation besmirched.

In The Underpants, Louise Maske (Anysia Manthos Genre) is an ordinary housewife who, due to faulty fasteners, is thrust into the limelight as a minx. Two passersby become aroused • Sept. 15-17 after catching a glimpse of her bloomers and • 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; become boarders in her house to get a closer 2 p.m. Sun. look. Frank Versati (Robert Fielding) and Benjamin Cohen (Ladson Poole) compete for the • Playmakers, 19106 Playwoman’s attention while her husband Theobald makers Road, Covington, (Allen Bryant) remains oblivious.

(985) 893-1671; Sternheim spotlighted the shallow morals of the bourgeoisie, who could be scandalized by www.playmakersinc.com a small faux pas. He broaches the subject of • Tickets $10-$20 rigid, turn-of-the-century gender roles, which apply a double standard to men and women: Men’s extramarital affairs are easily forgiven while women’s are not. Louise views herself as little more than a dutiful wife and housekeeper until the two admirers, who wind up roommates, lust after her.

It is almost impossible not to hear Martin’s effusive voice and imagine his outlandish mannerisms when Versati, a poet wearing a cape, pines, “A man is not just a muscle. He’s a brain and a heart.” The Italian Versati believes, “Heroes are the thinkers, poets, painters and musicians,” while the German Maske holds that a real man must take care of someone. In The Underpants, Maske tries to control his wife as Versati seduces her.

Martin is best known as a comedian and actor, but also is a musician, novelist and producer. He explores the tension between artists and intellectuals in another of his plays, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, in which Pablo Picasso meets Albert Einstein.

This slapstick comedy would have benefited from more stage dynamics. Poole directs the work, and as Cohen, he did an impressive backflip over a railing — but landed on his back. Genre convincingly portrays a frumpy housewife, but not a temptress, which could be helped with a simple costume change. Versati’s indeterminate accent is more Mexico City than Milan, though he delivers his romantic lines with great fervor. Supporting roles of nosy neighbor Gertrude Deuter (Jennifer Patterson) and a more level-headed tenant, Klinglehoff (Charlie Vaught), add to the fun.

The Underpants is a madcap romp presented in the woods at Playmakers’ vintage theater, and it feels like a trip back to a time when just the sight of a woman’s bloomers could cause a sensation. — MARY RICKARD

The Underpants

(504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Bella Blue produces the burlesque show featuring performances by the Lady Lucerne, Vinsantos and Bunny Love. Ben Wisdom hosts. Tickets $15. Midnight Friday.

Nicole Lynn Foxx Variety Hour. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The drag performer hosts a weekly variety show. 9 p.m. Thursday.

Stripped into Submission. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The burlesque show is inspired by fetish and BDSM culture. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Sunday.

Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Vixens & Vinyl. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — Miss GoGo McGregor hosts the evening of burlesque performances.

DJ Shane Love performs. Free admission.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

War on the Catwalk. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www. jpas.org — Rupaul’s Drag Race contestants, including Sasha, Shea, Farrah, Aja and Alexis, perform. Tickets $20-$95.

8 p.m. Friday.

Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts a burlesque show. Visit www.thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10.

9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

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RTA Public Workshops. North Kenner Library, 630 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 736-8730; www.jplibrary.net — New Orleans RTA hosts workshops inviting public comment on transit for its Strategic Mobility Plan. 6 p.m. The same workshop takes place at New Orleans Public Library, Algiers Regional branch (3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers) 6 p.m. Wednesday and New Orleans Public Library’s main branch (219 Loyola Ave.) at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday.

Justice For All Ball. Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5301; www.auduboninstitute.org — The Pro Bono Project’s gala features food, drinks and a live auction. Bucktown All-Stars performs. Visit www.probono-no.org for details. Tickets $75-$500. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Light Up the Night. Old Ursuline Convent, 1100 Chartres St., (504) 529-3040 — Lighthouse Louisiana (formerly Lighthouse for the Blind) hosts the garden party. There’s food, drinks and auctions, and DJ Swamp Boogie performs. Visit www.lighthouselouisiana.org for details.

Tickets $100. 7 p.m.

Martini Madness. New Orleans City Park, Arbor Room at Popp Fountain, 12 Magnolia Drive, (504) 488-2896; www.neworleanscitypark.com — Friends of City Park’s annual fundraiser features more than 30 specialty martinis, food, a raffle, a photo booth and a DJ. Tickets $65. 7 p.m.

Mexican and Central American Independence Day Celebration. Casa Borrega, 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www.casaborrega.com — The block party celebrates Latin American countries’ independence from Spain.

There’s regional food, drinks and live music. 7:30 p.m.

Mayoral Forum: Millennials Matter. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Mayoral candidates discuss issues relevant to millennials, and there is a performance by Big Freedia. 8 p.m.

Wine & Cheese Party. LGBT Community Center of New Orleans, 2727 S. Broad St., www.lgbtccno.org — Wine and cheese are served, and participants learn about volunteer opportunities with New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders (NOAGE).

Free admission. 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 13 DIY Giant Paper Flowers. East New Orleans Regional Library, 5641 Read Blvd., (504) 596-2646; www.nolalibrary.org — Participants make paper flower wall decor at the crafting workshop. Supplies provided. 5:30 p.m.

Harrison Avenue Marketplace. 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — The monthly market offers food, live music, kids’ activities and arts and crafts vendors. 5 p.m.

Round Table Luncheon. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-2222; www.bourbonorleans.com — The threecourse luncheon salutes the arts. Soprano Kathleen Halm Simmons performs.

Email judy.leblanc@bourbonorleans.com to register. Tickets $55. Noon.

THURSDAY 14 Mayoral Forum: Flood Risk and Adapting to a Changing Environment. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; www.phnojm.com — Mayoral candidates discuss coastal land loss and flood protection. 5:30 p.m.

Our Neighborhoods: A History of Activism and Action. Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Ave., (504) 564-7816; www.gopropeller.org — Panelists discuss activism in the Hoffman Triangle, Gert Town, Central City, Broadmoor and surrounding neighborhoods. Beer and refreshments are served. Free admission.

5 p.m.

Pints for Prostates. NOLA Brewing Company, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 896-9996; www.nolabrewing.com — Touro and Crescent City Physicians host the beer tasting and prostate cancer awareness event. Visit www.pintsforprostates. org for details. Tickets $10, includes beer and tacos. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY 16 Bad to the Bone: Rescued on the Runway. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-2951; www.eiffelsociety.com — Petcetera presents the fashion show benefiting local animal rescue groups.

There’s music, food, pet adoptions and costume contests. Visit www.badtotheboneevent.com for details. Tickets $20$25, pets $10. 6 p.m.

Brazilian Bash. Second Line Brewing, 433 N. Bernadotte St., (504) 248-8979; www. secondlinebrewing.com — The party celebrates Brazilian culture with music, dance and food. There’s also an art market. Free admission. 3 p.m.

Candyland Ball. Mardi Gras World Westbank, 233 Newton St. — A costumed dance party is set inside Candyland and features DJ Peaches, kids’ activities, food, adult drinks and a silent auction.

Proceeds benefit Algiers Point children’s programs. Visit www.neworleans. boldtypetickets.com for details. Tickets $10-$30. 4 p.m.

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MONDAY 18 Essential Oils: Essence of Nature. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.nolalibrary. org — The workshop covers essential oils, wellness and empowerment. 6 p.m.

SPORTS New Orleans Saints. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 5873663; www.superdome.com — New Orleans Saints play the New England Patriots.

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THE NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FESTIVAL draws dancers from across North America, England, France and New • Sept. 14-17 Zealand. Shows highlight different styles of performance, and the festival also includes • www.neworleansopening and closing parties and a pool burlesquefest.com party at The Drifter Hotel. Rita Alexander, nicknamed The Champagne Girl, was a PHOTO BY DARRELL MILLER star of Bourbon Street clubs in the 1960s.

She attends the opening party at 8 p.m.

Thursday at Loa in the International Hotel.

The Bad Girls of Burlesque features edgier acts by Masokiss, The Foul Play Cabaret, Lili St. Byr, Blaze, London’s Miss Banbury Cross and others in shows at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday at the House of Blues. The Queen of Burlesque competition favors classic styles, and contestants include Miss Miranda, Raquel Reed, Jessabelle Thunder, Iris Le’Mour, Lou Lou Duchesse De Riere and others. Reigning queen Minxie Mimieux also performs at the event at Civic Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday. Medianoche, Ariana Savalas, Hazel Honeysuckle, Sugar Kane and France’s Aleksei von Wosylius and Mara de Nudee perform in Mondo Burlesque at 8 p.m. Friday at Harrah’s New Orleans. — WILL COVIELLO

ic Socialists of America’s free clinic replaces broken brake lights free of charge to prevent unnecessary police stops. Visit www.facebook.com/NewOrleansDSA for details. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hispanic-American Heritage Celebration. Annunciation Park, 1500 Annunciation St. — There are soccer matches, dance demonstrations and more at the family-friendly festival. 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www. artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mid-Autumn Festival. West Bank Flea Market, 1048 Scotsdale Drive, Harvey — Asian Pacific American Society hosts the festival with cultural dances, music, food and crafts. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Modern-Day Relevance of Volney’s Ruins of Empires. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — New Orleans Secular Humanist Association presents the lecture about a popular 19th-century text. 3 p.m.

Northshore on Tap. Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell, (985) 781-3650 — Hospice Foundation of the South hosts the beer fest benefit showcasing home brewers. Food is available for purchase. Visit www.northshoreontap.com for details. Tickets $25, includes unlimited beer samples. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistnola.org — There’s live music, entertainment, art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. Visit www.ochartmarket.com for details.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Shrimp and Jambalaya Cookoff. Archbishop Shaw High School, 1000 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 340-6727; www. archbishopshaw.org — Individuals and businesses compete in shrimp and jambalaya/pastalaya cooking contests.

Tickets $25. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The True and Tragical History of the Louisiana State Museum System. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.nolalibrary. org — Louisiana State Museum System chair Lawrence N. Powell delivers the lecture. 10 a.m.

Women’s National Book Association’s Centennial. Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco. com — Women’s National Book Association of New Orleans kicks off its new season and celebrates the national organization’s 100th anniversary. RSVP by Sept. 13 to wnbaofnola@gmail.com. 6 p.m.

WYES Public Open House. WYES Innovation Center for Educational Media, 916 Navarre Ave., (504) 486-5511; www.wyes. org — Explore the WYES building with guided tours and take photos with Curious George and Super Why. Refreshments are served. RSVP at www.wyes.org. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Benjamin Morris. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — The event is a book launch party for Ecotone, Morris’ collaboration with artist Myrtle von Damitz III. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Dalt Wonk, Bob Bruce, David Cuthbert, Cornell Landry. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The authors discuss writing children’s books. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Daren Wang. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author discusses and signs The Hidden Lights of Northern Fires.

6 p.m. Thursday.

Paige Bowers. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers, (504) 322-7479; www. neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author presents her biography of Charles de Gaulle’s niece, The General’s Niece: The Little-Known de Gaulle Who Fought to Save Occupied France. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

READ NOLA. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St., (504) 595-5511; www. sheratonneworleans.com — Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and Garden District Book Shop host the ticketed event featuring several authors, panels and readings. The keynote address is a conversation between Joshilyn Jackson and Christina Baker Kline. Tickets $55, includes lunch. Noon Sunday.

Readings & Poetry Celebrating All Womyn. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Las Lunas Locas performs at the reading celebrating women’s culture. Local poets and writers also read. Suggested donation $5. 8 p.m. Friday.

Ronnie Virgets. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs Saints and Lesser Souls: The New Orleans Views of Ronnie Virgets. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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New Orleans City Council Utility Docket UD-1703, Entergy 2018 Integrated Resource Plan Every three years an Entergy New Orleans (ENO) Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is produced. This is the planning process by which Entergy assesses the resources available to it to meet the power supply needs of New Orleans. The IRP is produced following an open, transparent planning process through which all relevant resources are investigated. Resources considered include supply-side (such as power plants) and demand-side (programs to modify customer loads to reduce or shift loads from hours with high electricity costs or reliability constraints to other hours). The factors influencing choice among these resources are considered in the planning process. The goal is to identify the optimal set of resources to meet current and future electric service needs at the lowest total cost to customers and ENO, in a manner consistent with the long-run public interest. The expected combination of costs, reliability, risks and uncertainty are considered.

The planning process to develop the 2018 IRP is underway. An initial public meeting will be held: Monday, September 25, 2017 from 1:00 p.m.

- 3:00 p.m. at New Orleans City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 1E07, New Orleans.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting, to hear presentations by the Council’s Advisors and/or ENO regarding (1) the purpose of the IRP; (2) the IRP process, timeline and procedural schedule; (3) analyses performed in the IRP process, including the inputs and assumptions thereto; and (4) ways in which the public may participate in the proceeding.

At the meeting the Council’s Utilities Regulatory Office will have a sign-up sheet for Interested Persons who wish to receive copies of all filings, issuances, and notices occurring in the proceeding. If you cannot attend the meeting but wish to be included on this list, please contact CURO at 504-658-1110 or by email to careed@nola.gov. You are also welcome to watch the meeting, either as it is live-streamed or once it is archived, at http://www.nolacitycouncil.com/video/video_legislative.asp.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, NOTICE: familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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

COMMERCIAL RENTALS HISTORIC GARDEN DIST

Rare retail space in sm boutique shopping mall - The Rink. 525 sqft, 1/2 blk from stcar line. Safe interior shop.

Off-st cov’d pkg. Move in now for holidays. 655-5029.

ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

High end 1-4 BR, near ferry. Clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng, $750-$1200/mo. Call 504-301-1551.

Please call the Volunteer Coordinator (504) 818-2723

French Quarter Realty

EMPLOYMENT

1041 Esplanade MON-FRI 8:30-5

949-5400 FOR RENT

509 Toulouse #2 studio unit, hdwd flrs, ss apps in kit, granite cntrs, wd on site ........................................... $1150 305 Decatur #202 3/3 reno’d, hdwd flrs, ss apps, w/d in unit, central loc ........................................................ $2600 601 Decatur 1/1 Ctrl a/h, w/d on site, balc, wd floors $1350 929 Dumaine #5 1/1 fully furn, all utilities included, ground floor unit .............................................................................. $995 920 Royal 2/2 wd flrs, hi ceils, large balc, lots of storage, pets possible .................................................................................. $2000 914 St. Peter 1/1 renovated, hi ceils, 2 stories, balc & ctyd, w/d on site ................................................................. $1600 222 London Ave #224 2/1.5 pool, ctyd, new paint, new flrs, new carpet & vanities ................................................ $1150 1024 Bienville 2/2 pkng, balc, hi ceils, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit, lots of storage ................................................. $2500 700 Congress 2/2 off st pkng, wd flrs, hi ceils, laundry, ctrl a/h. Great loc! ............................................................ $1600

FOR SALE 618 Spain 3/2 reno’d, pool, patio, wd flrs, 2 ctrl a/h units, nat light throughout .......................................... $765,000 820 Spain #8 1/1 pkng, pool w/d, wd flrs, hi ceils, ctrl ac, gated secure entry ............................................. $285,000 224 Chartres 5 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at ................... $649,000 1233 N. Robertson 3/2.5 off st pkng, short term rental license, hi ceils, custom kit cabinets ............... $644,000 1303 Burgundy #U14 1/1 reno’d, deck, lots of lite w/d beautiful views ................................................................ $649,000 931 Gov Nicholls #3 2/1 grnd flr unit, huge island in kit, wd flrs, gas fireplaces great loc ........................ $439,000 2223 Franklin Lrg lot for sale. Home is certainly able to be reno’d, but if not there is value in the salvaging of historic and valuable components of the home if interested in a tear down ............................................. $85,000 1319 Decatur #5 1/1 great loc, hdwd flrs, hi ceils, natural light ,very private ............................................... $385,000

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. 1 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

MEDICAL Orthodontist, F/T (Metairie, LA) Responsible for providing high-quality clinical dental & orthodontic care to patients. Provide full range of Orthodontic services to patients.

Must have DDS/DMD & Post-graduate Certificate in Orthodontics. Must currently hold or be eligible to obtain a valid license to practice dentistry in LA. Send resume to Andrea DeDominicis, Director of Talent Acquisition, David M. Vieth, D.D.S. d/b/a Kool Smiles, 1090 Northchase Parkway, SE, Ste 150, Marietta, GA 30067.

MISC. FURNITURE REPAIR TECHNICIAN HURWITZ MINTZ IS SEEKING A FULL-TIME REPAIR TECHNICIAN. MUST BE SKILLED AT REPAIRING LEATHER, UPHOLSTERY, AND WOOD FURNITURE, ABLE TO LIFT OR MOVE 100 LBS. WITH ASSISTANCE IF NECESSARY. TOP PAY & BENEFITS. APPLY IN PERSON TO WAREHOUSE MGR, 1751 AIRLINE DR., METAIRIE, LA. 70001

SERVICES ••• C H E A P TRASH HAULING (504) 292-0724 ••• BUYING COLLECTIBLES

Old Mardi Gras Dubloons & Favors, Old Mignon Faget Jewlery, Old broken Gold Jewelry, Old Records & LP’S, Old U.S. Coins, Old Silverware, Old Pocket & Wrist Watches.

CHRIS’S FINE JEWELRY, 3304 W. ESPLANADE AVE., METAIRIE CALL (504) 833-2556.

DWI - Traffic Tickets?

Don’t go to court without an attorney!

You can afford an attorney.

Call Attorney Gene Redmann, 504-834-6430.

AUTOMOTIVE

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 3221 PRYTANIA STREET B

Large Victorian 3 bed/2 ba, 2,200 sq. ft, 2 extra rooms for liv/din/bed, furn kit, w/d, wood fls, lg closets, hi ceils, porch. Gated w/security, off-street pkg, pool privileges. $1,800/mo. Call 504-274-8075.

HISTORIC HOMES GATED COMPOUND ON STCR

Two lg 2BR apts w/hdwd flrs, ceil fans, clwft tubs, full kits w/pkg. Furn/unfurn. Lush ctyd. POOL. $1,700-$1900. No pets.

(504) 866-2527.

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TRASH HAULING & STUMP GRINDING. FREE ESTIMATES. Call (504) 292-0724. FRANK

ADVERTISE HERE!

CALL 483-3100

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION FROM 6 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.:

We are always looking for additions to our wonderful team! Hospice volunteers are special people who make a difference in the lives of patients and families affected by terminal illness. Interested in a future medical career? Get on our exciting new track!

Many physicians and nurses receive their first taste of the medical field at Canon.

EMPLOYMENT / REAL ESTATE / SERVICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. (“ENO”) WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING IN COUNCIL DISTRICT E TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ENO’S JULY 6, 2017 SUPPLEMENTAL AND AMENDING APPLICATION TO BUILD THE NEW ORLEANS POWER STATION (“NOPS”). ENO’S SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION PROPOSES TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR THE GENERATION TECHNOLOGY FOR NOPS: (1) A 226 MEGAWATT COMBUSTION TURBINE (“CT”) UNIT, OR (2) A 128 MEGAWATT SET OF SEVEN WÄRTSILÄ 18V50SG RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (“RICE”). BUILDING A LOCAL RESOURCE LIKE NOPS WILL ENHANCE ENO’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE RELIABLE POWER TO THE CITY DURING THE TIMES OF GREATEST NEED. IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING, ENO WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NOPS, INCLUDING: WHAT IS A CT UNIT? WHAT IS A RICE GENERATOR? WHY DOES NEW ORLEANS NEED NOPS? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NOPS? WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NOPS? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE LARGER UNIT? HOW DOES NOPS FIT INTO THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN? WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF NOPS? WHAT ABOUT RENEWABLE RESOURCES OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS?

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. REGARDING NEW ORLEANS POWER STATION