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The handoff

Outgoing Mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his eight years in office — and we offer 10 issues that incoming Mayor LaToya Cantrell needs to address first

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WED. MAY 9 | Teaming up with fellow Portland, Oregon ranch hands Roselit Bone, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs issued one of 2016’s best overlooked split singles, the immaculate country two-step “On the Run/Dreamless Sleep.” Their 2017 follow-up Call of the Road (Doomtown Sounds/Mississippi Records) is a 10-gallon fill-up.

Chicken Snake opens at 10 p.m. at Circle Bar.

Neighbor Lady with Deltaphonic THU. MAY 10 | A serial offshoot of Simple Play’s Cosmicana festival, this “Little Cosmicana” psych/country showcase features New Orleans acoustic blues duo Deltaphonic and Athens, Georgia’s Neighbor Lady, led by bewitching frontwoman Emily Braden and debuting this week with the altogether wonderful Maybe Later (Friendship Fever). At 9 p.m. at Three Keys at Ace Hotel.

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Saber rattling The NOLA Project presents The Three Musketeers in the sculpture garden in City Park

BY WILL COVIELLO ONE SHOULD NOT GO TO A SWORD FIGHT with a shovel. Or worse,

unarmed. But such are the hijinks in the swashbuckling mayhem of The NOLA Project’s original production of The Three Musketeers, which opens May 9.

The show is not short on swordplay.

After the brash young D’Artagnan unknowlingly manages separately to challenge three of the most skilled Musketeers to consecutive duals, the action gets off to a brisk start. D’Artagnan’s sword has been stolen, but Porthos is happy to lend D’Artagnan one before he gets his chance at the youngster. But then five of Cardinal Richelieu’s guards arrive.

The Musketeers are both outnumbered and short one sword between them.

Multiple swordfights erupt around the clearing of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in New Orleans City Park. Swords cross throughout the show, and Alex Martinez Wallace choreographed the stagefighting.

“I didn’t come from a theater background growing up,” says director Mark Routhier. “I was an athlete. I played soccer and skied. I approach it very seriously. People have to be on point.”

There is much to Alexandre Dumas’ story. The brash young D’Artagnan idolizes the Musketeers — the French king’s guard — and aspires to join the group. The Cardinal is a deceitful figure, who behind the mask of piety chases power. Milady is a self-serving agent. The Spanish-born Queen of France is cavorting with the Duke of Buckingham, which threatens to plunge the nations into war. And the Musketeers have their own vices to overcome. Porthos is unscrupulous.

Athos drinks too much. And Aramis is an incorrigible woman-chaser.

The NOLA Project is using a new script by company member Pete McElligott, who wrote the scripts for the company’s production of Don Quixote in the garden two years ago and Adventures in Wonderland in 2014. He’s changed the story, making D’Artagnan a woman, who sometimes disguises herself as a boy to pursue her dream of joining the Musketeers.

It gives their motto “All for one and one for all” an overtone of a new kind of equality, and provides an interesting twist on D’Artagnan’s blind ambitions. It’s also a font of humor, as few of the Musketeers believe a woman could wield a saber, let alone murder someone.

Milady also is a much more independent version of Dumas’ character, and she’s more the voice of a woman ahead of her times, but stuck in 17thcentury France. The Queen and the

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Duke, however, are enjoying young love and wildly oblivious to any dangers around them. The production is more lighthearted drama than comedy, but its tenor is in line with some other medieval-set titles.

“The humor is right between The Princess Bride and Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Routhier says.

The Three Musketeers is not the family show that Adventures in Wonderland was, but even with some jokes only adults will pick up, it’s accessible to most ages.

The NOLA Project began producing Shakespeare shows in the sculpture garden in conjunction with the New Orleans Museum of Art, staging A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing. Since 2014, the company has presented mostly classic stories with original scripts, including Robin Hood.

There are food trucks during shows, and attendees can bring folding chairs or blankets. Action happens up and down the aisles.

THU.-SUN. MAY 10-13 | The experimental music festival features performances, panel discussions, video, installations and workshops. There’s improvisational music, sound-generating art installations and technologyand machine-driven projects using drones and more. At the Contemporary Arts Center.

King Tuff FRI. MAY 11 | From greasy glam rock and Burger Records acolyte to rock ’n’ roll party monster, Kyle Thomas purged his misfit demons for 2018’s golden-hued, groove-laden The Other (Sub Pop), filled with warm, AM radio-inspired arrangements and psychedelic introspection. Cut Worms and SASAMI open at 8:30 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Terror Optics compilation release FRI. MAY 11 | Sheer Terror Records celebrates the release of its Terror Optics Tunes, a compilation spanning songs from horror film imprint Terror Optics and its punk rock companions.

New Orleans horror and surf punk stalwarts The Bills and The Pallbearers perform and short films are screened at 9 p.m. at Portside Lounge.

mc chris MON. MAY 14 | The micro-voiced Adult Swim team member and prolific nerdcore rapper released The April Fools Collection last month, nine tracks of his lightspeed goofball raps propelled by the Twin Peaks theme, Miami bass and heavy metal beats.

Bitforce opens at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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Master P and Vision to Learn gave away 29 eye exams and 23 pairs of glasses to low-income children at Foundation Preparatory Charter School. The giveaway was a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of expanding free eye exams and glasses to more New Orleans schoolchildren. According to Vision to Learn, 6,000 students in the city attend school without the eyewear they need.

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Lighthouse Louisiana received the Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement Award from the National Industries of the Blind.

Young, who lost her sight due to complications of retinitis pigmentosa, was honored for “positively impacting the lives of people who are blind by growing demand for products produced

by Lighthouse Louisiana.” Young was appointed to the Louisiana Rehabilitation Council last year

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CAFFIN AVENUE GETS HONORARY ‘FATS DOMINO DRIVE’ DESIGNATION In one of its last proclamations as a body, the outgoing New Orleans City Council last week approved an honorary renaming of Caffin Avenue in the Lower 9th Ward as a tribute to Antoine “Fats” Domino, the New Orleans rock ’n’ roll and R&B legend who died in 2017 at age 89.

The Domino family’s yellow home on Caffin Avenue was covered in flowers, records, handwritten notes and other tributes following his death. It also was the final stop on a massive second line and memorial parade.

The street’s honorary title is Antoine “Fats” Domino Drive “in honor of Antoine ‘Fats’ Domino and his family, and in appreciation of his sharing of his immense musical talents with the New Orleans community and the world,” the City Council’s resolution stated.

Quote of the week “I’m not here to just give you information. I’m here to recruit you. We need your help to win this struggle. We need your help to solve the climate crisis.” — Former Vice President Al Gore, speaking to a packed house last week at the Collision Conference in New Orleans. Gore called on attendees of the conference to both turn out to vote and address climate change with the same rigor and passion they apply to their entrepreneurial projects.

Louisiana’s overall health ranking.

LOUISIANA DROPPED THREE POINTS IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY and ranked 49th out of 50 in overall health in a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, which also found a rise in “deaths of despair” (a combined death rate from suicide, alcohol, opioids and other drugs) between 2005 and 2016. The state also was ranked poorly in several other categories.

— ALEX WOODWARD SOURCE: 2018 COMMONWEALTH FUND SCORECARD ON STATE HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

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Schedler resigns as Secretary of State LaToya Cantrell chose to bar

many in the media from her inaugural ball at Mardi Gras World, allowing in only still photographers and leaving print reporters and television crews outside.

That move, combined with her requirement of a nondisclosure agreement for transition staff, seems to be the very opposite of the open, community-driven administration she promised voters during her campaign.

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler, who faced calls to step down after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him in February by a longtime employee, submitted his resignation last week, saying, “I have been incredibly frustrated with the tabloid approach to an incredibly serious allegation.” He will leave office May 8.

Schedler previously had vowed to stay in office but not seek re-election. He claimed the relationship with his accuser was mutual and consensual.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, who had called for Schedler’s resignation in February, said in a brief statement, “In light of the additional information that has been disclosed, I believe this is the best course of action for Tom, his family, and the state of Louisiana.”

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Many of the emails were sent via the state’s server. After those were made public, U.S. Sens. John Neely Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, both Republicans like Schedler, called for his resignation.

In his resignation letter, Schedler said his duties would be carried out

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After hearing emotionally charged testimony that pitted an all-male group of bill supporters against an all-female group of abortion rights advocates, the Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted 9-8 last week to advance a controversial ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Senate Bill 181 by state Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, tracks a recently passed law facing legal challenges in Mississippi. The Milkovich bill would go into effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules on Mississippi’s ban. The Louisiana law, opponents say, would endanger women’s lives by forcing abortion underground and would force women to carry pregnancies to term even after fetal abnormalities are discovered. (A third-year medical student testified that such abnormalities often don’t occur until 18-20 weeks of pregnancy.)

In statements on the bill, Milkovich and bill supporters argued for fetal personhood, with Milkovich saying the state has a “moral obligation” to protect the unborn. “Babies are humans — they’re just small humans,” he said. He also introduced arguments, which were largely not present in previous committee and floor appearances, that abortions after 15 weeks present a special risk of complications to the mother.

One of the most startling moments of the hearing took place during an exchange between Milkovich and state Rep. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, who questioned whether SB 181 would retain Louisiana’s present law permitting lateterm abortions to save the life of the mother. While abortion opponents who testified in favor of the bill said doctors’ opinions would probably take precedence in such situations, Milkovich disagreed.

“This bill does not recognize exceptions. ... My position is that this is a total ban after 15 weeks,” he said.

After the close vote, the bill moves to the House floor, where it faces one of its last hurdles before

heading to the governor’s desk. If approved by legislators, Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he would be inclined to sign the ban.

Report: Women candidates gaining ground in Orleans elections A new Tulane University report finds that women are running for office more frequently and winning more elections in New Orleans in the years since Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. In “Assessing Equity in Political Representation in New Orleans,” authors Mirya R. Holman and Chloe Schwanz found women made up the majority of the New Orleans City Council in every council cycle since Katrina, whereas other city councils nationally are typically 25 to 30 percent female. (Three of the seven new council members are women.)

New Orleans also has elected an average of two women per election since 2005, up from 1.17 women in the pre-Katrina years.

The report contrasts New Orleans with state and national trends in representation for women and people of color. In particular, New Orleans’ majority-black council is “markedly different from many other major cities in the United States,” the authors said. The increasing presence of women in city politics also goes against national trends; less than 20 percent of Congress and only 25 percent of state legislatures are female.

The prevalence of women in city politics also differs from the Louisiana Legislature; just 15 percent of representatives are women.

No women represent Louisiana in Congress.

Because women and people of color tend to be disproportionately affected by issues of inequity (such as low wages, housing issues and limited access to opportunity), the election of Cantrell and other women, as well as more people of color, may usher in significant policy changes affecting outcomes for those citizens, the authors said.

Planned St. Claude Avenue hotel fails at Council In the final votes cast by the outgoing New Orleans City Council last week, a hotel planned for St. Claude Avenue in Bywater failed to get enough support for a required zoning change that would open the door for commercial development — despite support from outgoing District C Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey, in whose district the hotel would have been built.

The proposed zoning change was to cover part of a block that formerly housed events space The Truck

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The Mitch Landrieu book you haven’t heard about Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration capped off its eight years in office by releasing a glossy hardcover book, The Will and the Way, highlighting its more than $2.5 billion in building projects.

Landrieu’s team says it inherited a City Hall in disarray, a municipal government that had a bad relationship with FEMA and poor recordkeeping of active and pending city contracts. “When we came into office, we couldn’t make heads or tails of where things were at,” Landrieu

Communications Director Tyronne Walker told Gambit. A capital projects team repaired those relationships, leveraging FEMA aid for more than $2 billion in infrastructure and road projects, while City Hall rebuilt or rebid contracts.

But the administration bristles at the idea that publicly funded development had primed areas for rapid upscaling and gentrification leading to residential displacement.

“We absolutely want to be a place where development is happening,” said Walker, adding that citywide budget hearings and community meetings largely were calling for more business activity, and the city responded. “We heard them and we made those investments there,” which ended up attracting development in areas “it hadn’t seen for a very long time,” he said, adding, “That’s enough; that’s good and that should stand by itself.”

Balancing development without displacement remains a challenge.

Walker points to Landrieu’s 10-year affordable housing strategy, which aims to increase the number of affordable units. “There are new challenges and strains that make it harder for all not to be able to afford to live here,” he said. Those challenges now remain for Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell to address, but “the administration is going to inherit a system that’s much better than we inherited,” Walker said.

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Farm and several residences, which would have made room for the Sun Yard, a 37-room hotel with an adjoining restaurant.

At the City Council’s May 3 meeting, developers also withdrew their request for a conditional use permit that would allow construction of the hotel (necessary for hotel projects larger than 10,000 square feet) as well as their appeal of the Historic District Landmarks Commission’s denial of renovation and construction plans. Those plans now are on hold after the City Council’s 3-2 vote against the zoning change.

The zoning change was to put the three lots at St. Claude Avenue and Montegut Street into a commercial designation aligned with the St. Claude Avenue commercial corridor. But without a conditional use request or firm plans to build the hotel, the zoning change could open the area to other commercial development. Without a specific plan, residents felt blindsided.

“You should not incentivize this obfuscation, this abuse of process,” said Megan Kiefer, who lives on the block that would face the hotel. “We should not incentivize out-of-town developers coming here, purchasing land expecting they’re going to change the zoning.”

Sun Yard attorney Justin Schmidt argued that the zoning change merely clears up a “mistake” that was overlooked in the city’s Master Plan, the heavily amended document guiding land use matters in New Orleans.

The project faced significant opposition from immediate neighbors and other Bywater residents, who said its scale threatened the neighborhood’s culture and character and would disproportionately impact property values, taxes and rents.

Ramsey and District E Councilman James Gray voted in support of the zoning change. Councilmembers Jason Williams, Susan Guidry and Stacy Head voted against it. (District B Councilwoman and Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell and District D Councilman Jared Brossett were not present.)

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Stormy forecast: Daniels to make New Orleans appearance this week Louisiana’s most famous porn export and presidential irritant, Stormy Daniels, posed for the cover of Penthouse this month, and she’s going on a mini-tour to promote the issue.

She’ll appear for two performances at the Penthouse Club in the French Quarter May 9.

Daniels, nee Stephanie Clifford of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has claimed she had an affair with President Donald Trump (which he has denied) and sued the president. She earlier had signed an affidavit stating they never had an affair, which she has retracted. In March, she repeated her claims for 60 Minutes, but never provided proof.

While much of the rest of the country was introduced to Daniels recently, Louisianans first got a look at her mix of porn, politics and celebrity in 2009, when she said she might run for the U.S. Senate seat held by then-Sen. David Vitter. Daniels said that if she got in that race, she would run as a Republican, but nothing ever materialized besides a brief spate of amused publicity.

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No honeymoon for Cantrell?

MOST POLITICIANS GET A HONEYMOON PERIOD AFTER THEY’RE ELECTED — con-

stituents allow them a few mulligans as they get used to their new duties. LaToya Cantrell, who takes office as New Orleans’ 51st mayor this week, may get no do-overs, however. There are several reasons why.

First, due to staggered changes in New Orleans’ election and inauguration dates, Cantrell had more than five months to prepare for office. Future mayors-elect will have more like two months. The long transition should have been a blessing, but it appears Cantrell and her team squandered that opportunity. Despite having months to vet her picks for key city positions, most weren’t announced until last week, just days before her scheduled inauguration. Many others remained unannounced at

press time. The lack of a full slate of high-level staff just days before her inauguration signals a lack of organization and focus in the mayor-elect’s transition team.

We can only hope she gains traction quickly once in office, because things will not slow down going forward.

Second, Cantrell seems to have difficulty responding effectively when things go awry. Two cases in point: her association with disgraced former state Sen. Derrick Shepherd, who went to federal prison on money laundering charges; and her apparent interest in bringing back controversial former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Chief Warren Riley as a police commissioner of sorts. In both cases, Cantrell was either unwilling or unable to distance herself from people who plainly would not reflect well on her

and her administration. In the case of Shepherd, she took days to address very real concerns expressed by his former legislative colleagues, who still consider him a pariah.

Riley’s consideration for a high-level appointment is even more disturbing, given his awful record as police superintendent. The Danziger Bridge killings (and subsequent cover-up) occurred under his command as deputy chief of operations. His record as chief was marked by low morale and diminished effectiveness at NOPD. It is no exaggeration to state that his tenure as chief contributed significantly to the need for a federal consent decree aimed at bringing the department into line with modern police practices.

Word of Riley’s potential return sent shock waves

Cantrell will have to accept that the buck stops at the top.

Good luck with that, Madame Mayor. through the community and triggered an immediate — and sustained — backlash.

Rather than take Riley out of consideration, however, Cantrell blithely noted that a community “uptick” had caused her to “pause” his potential appointment. For someone who prides herself on listening and responding to constituents, Cantrell seemed almost tone deaf to the uproar over Riley. This, too, is troublesome.

In addition to those missteps, which occurred after her election, Cantrell takes office under a cloud for using a city-issued credit card while on the City Council to pay for thousands of dollars in personal expenses. State Attorney General Jeff Landry issued a statement last week saying an investigation by his office continues. At a minimum, even if there is no prosecution, the controversy makes her look fiscally careless, if not irresponsible.

We hope we’re wrong in suggesting that the new mayor will have no honeymoon. We endorsed her when she ran because we liked her “bottom-up” political style. As mayor, Cantrell will have to accept that the buck stops at the top. Good luck with that, Madame Mayor.

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Assessing Landrieu’s legacy LIKE MAYORS BEFORE HIM, MITCH LANDRIEU WORRIES ABOUT HIS LEGACY. It’s un-

derstandable. Mayors spend much of their time saying “no,” either because there’s never enough money to do all that’s asked or because some things are just bad ideas. Then, at the end of their tenures, they get criticized for all they couldn’t or didn’t do — and for things that didn’t go very well.

Perhaps hoping to get in front of the inevitable evaluations, Hizzoner made the rounds of local media in recent weeks asking for “exit interviews.” He passed out slick reports touting his accomplishments. Fair enough. It’s beyond dispute that Landrieu left the city in far better shape than he found it — on many levels — and he has every right to crow about that.

On the other hand, Landrieu cannot deny that he could (and should) have done some things better — though,

like most politicians, he offers a ready litany of excuses and explanations.

Herewith my “performance review” of his tenure.

What he got right: He got the city on its feet again after Hurricane Katrina. Former Mayor Ray Nagin left the city and public confidence in shambles. Landrieu stood the city up and garnered billions in recovery dollars from FEMA. This led to unprecedented capital improvements that will continue to roll out for almost another decade.

He solved decades-old fiscal problems. Landrieu inherited a $97 million budget hole, which he and the City Council had to fill in seven months. They did that and more, leaving the city with a surplus and its highest-ever bond rating. Contrast that with what has happened at the state level in the past eight years.

He settled longstanding civil rights claims against the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). He also welcomed a federal consent decree that has begun to restore public trust and brought long-needed accountability.

He tackled the thorny issue of race. Long before he suggested taking down Confederate monuments, Landrieu’s team established “welcome tables” that got citizens working toward reconciliation and trust. Removing Confederate monuments triggered a lot of invective from monument supporters, but the statues came down without any violence — a tribute to NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison and New Orleans cops.

He improved the city’s image. Like him or not, Landrieu presents well on the national stage. You can’t overstate how important that is. His own and his staff’s professionalism — and the absence of

It’s beyond dispute that Landrieu left the city in far better shape than he found it — on many levels. corruption scandals — led to billions in business and federal investment in New Orleans.

Where he fell short: He balanced the budget on the back of NOPD recruiting.

You can’t cut $97 million out of a $600 million budget in less than a year without doing harm. Landrieu did it at the expense of police recruitment — while underestimating the rate of attrition at NOPD. This led to a nearly 30 percent reduction in NOPD’s manpower, significantly longer response

times and periodic spikes in violent crime.

He got caught napping at the Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB). For all the good work he did rebuilding the city after Katrina, Landrieu failed to recognize and solve the deep infrastructure and administrative problems at the S&WB. The Aug. 5 flood exposed decades of official decay, but it happened on Landrieu’s watch.

He didn’t follow through on relocating the Confederate monuments. He promised to form a committee to hold public hearings on the ultimate disposition of the monuments, then opted not to do that. Now it’s up to new Mayor LaToya Cantrell to figure out what to do with the statues.

All mayors succeed at some things and fail at others. On balance, I believe history will judge Landrieu favorably.

Time will tell.

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Hey Blake, I’d like some information about Curley’s, which was known for boxing and for its bar on the corner of Poydras and St. Charles Avenue.

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Dear Blaise, Alphonse “Curley” Gagliano was a boxer and boxing promoter better known as the proprietor of several downtown sports bars, including Curley’s Neutral Corner, Curley’s Cozy Corner and Curley’s Other Corner, all located near Poydras Street and St. Charles Avenue from the 1950s through the 1970s. According to former Times-Picayune and States-Item columnist Angus Lind, Gagliano’s bars were places where for years “gamblers, hustlers, racetrackers, boxing fans and the media hung out.”

Gagliano’s boxing career began in the 1930s, according to a 1975 States-Item story by Lind. When his boxing career stalled, Gagliano opened his first bar, O’Toole’s, at 509 St. Charles Ave. He is better known for later bars bearing his nickname, which Lind explained he was given in childhood for his “bushy shock of curls.” Later in life, Curley went bald but the nickname stuck.

Curley’s Neutral Corner was located at Poydras Street and St. Charles Avenue but moved to Carondelet and Poydras streets in the mid-1960s. Financed by boxing promoter Blaise D’Antoni, that bar and others run by Gagliano were “for years the social meeting places of the fight crowd,” according to Gagliano’s 1983 obituary. In a 2008 column, Lind called Curley’s Neutral Corner “a plush hangout for the ‘write and fight’ crowd,’” since it once featured a boxing ring around which newspaper writers would gather to drink and watch pugilists spar. In addition to the ring, the bar was known for an attached gym where local and visiting boxers often would train.

Gagliano was a true New Orleans character and is mentioned in A.J. Liebling’s 1961 book, The Earl of Louisiana, which describes him as “gregarious but silent” and a “barrel of a man, an old lightweight who never got anywhere.”

In the book, which focuses on Earl Long’s 1959 run for governor, Liebling mentions Gagliano’s role in launching the campaign of another candidate that year — legendary Fair Grounds figure Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe. Curley’s bar patrons dared LaCombe to run for governor, and Gagliano put up the $250 qualifying fee. LaCombe, who was given his nickname for his eternally bad luck, finished seventh in a field of nine.

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centuries of New Orleans and Louisiana history nearly went up in flames. On May 11, 1988, a seven-alarm fire ravaged the Cabildo, which burned for nearly two hours. The fire, which was said to have been started by a welder doing roof repair work, destroyed the historic building’s cupola and the entire third floor.

Although some artifacts inside were damaged, many others were saved, thanks to the efforts of more than 100 firefighters and the volunteer staff of the Louisiana State Museum, which owns the property.

The Cabildo, the seat of Spanish and French colonial governments in New Orleans’ early history, was the site of the formal transfer of Louisiana from France to the U.S. in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. After the 1988 fire, the building underwent millions of dollars in repairs and reopened in 1994. Currently on display there is the exhibition, “Recovered Memories: Spain, New Orleans and the Support for the American Revolution,” featuring artifacts, documents and art exploring Spain’s influence on the development of New Orleans and its support for the American Revolution.

The Cabildo underwent millions of dollars worth of renovations and repairs following a fire in 1988. It reopened in 1994.

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1. Infrastructure.

A look at LaToya Cantrell’s top challenges as New Orleans’ new mayor

BY RON FAUCHEUX PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

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HEN PUBLIC OFFICIALS SERVE DURING CHALLENGING TIMES,

their capacity for leadership is severely tested. For LaToya Cantrell, the new mayor of New Orleans, this is one of those times.

Cantrell enters the mayor’s office with big issues on the horizon that will test her skill as a coalition builder and her competency as a manager.

Unfortunately, most of these issues received short shrift in last year’s mayoral election.

DeLesseps Story “Chep” Morrison became mayor in 1946 and had to carry out a sweeping reform agenda that changed city government forever. Maurice Edwin “Moon” Landrieu took office in 1970 and had to nudge and push New Orleans into the post-civil rights era. Ernest “Dutch” Morial became the city’s first black mayor in 1978 and was called upon to write a new chapter in Crescent City history. C. Ray Nagin was in office when Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures devastated the city, and Mitch Landrieu took office when municipal coffers were empty and civic optimism had slumped. These mayors faced serious challenges. So will Cantrell, but hers will be different.

Here are the top 10 challenges Mayor Cantrell faces as she gets started.

Any one of them can make or break her legacy.

2. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (S&WB).

This critical agency is a mess. It lacks technology, management and competence. Customer service hasn’t been a priority for many years.

Simply hiring a new director and doling out a few pay raises won’t be enough. The new mayor, working with the City Council and civic leaders, needs to press for fundamental overhaul.

Cantrell’s first year in office will be defined by whether or not she fixes the broken S&WB. Ignoring the magnitude of the problem would be a tragic mistake, one from which she may never recover.

3. Crime

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Realities of crime and violence threaten not only lives, but also the fiber of a city. Perceptions of an unsafe city also hurt job creation and property values. A primary responsibility of any mayor is public safety. Making sure the New Orleans Police Department is properly run and staffed is essential.

Sociologists can debate the root causes of crime, as they should, and talk about depopulating jails and prisons, but Cantrell’s immediate responsibility is more direct: First, give the police chief all the necessary crimefighting tools of modern law enforcement. Second, hire more police officers to patrol neighborhoods and investigate crimes.

This means adding about 300 officers in addition to those needed

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If New Orleans is to have a modern economy, it needs a modern infrastructure. That’s something everybody wants, but the price tag is a gigantic obstacle.

The cost of fixing streets and drainage alone will require at least $7 billion in addition to the $2.4 billion in FEMA-funded projects.

That’s a lot of money for a city that produces barely $600 million a year from every tax, fine, fee and “service charge” it imposes.

When it comes to fixing pot holes and cleaning out catch basins, the mayor needs to think small. When it comes to funding infrastructure rebuilding and modernization, she needs to think big.

Cantrell must put together — with much input, thought and study — a smart infrastructure funding plan based on existing bonding capacity, one-time cash windfalls, federal and state assistance and new revenue streams that also can be bonded. If she can do this, her place in history will be secured.

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4. Jobs.

Much progress has been made in recent years, but a stronger economy remains an ongoing challenge.

The new mayor’s view of economic development often is anchored in real estate development, as opposed to creating a better business climate. New Orleans competes for new jobs with cities in pro-business states including Texas, Tennessee and Georgia. We can’t develop a stronger economy with only land swaps, new buildings and government programs. We need companies and good-paying jobs to fill them up.

5. Short-term rentals (STRs).

This is extremely important, and the mayor needs to take on any “special interests” that threaten residential neighborhoods, especially historic and vulnerable ones. The new council seems inclined to do that, but stronger regulation of STRs — and tighter implementation — will require buy-in from the administration. Without a mayor who has the political will to see this through, the council’s anticipated efforts to control STRs will be short-circuited.

6. The Confederate monuments issue.

Cantrell already has hinted at a way to resolve the Confederate monuments issue. She’s said the statues won’t go back where they were, but adds she’ll reach out to monument supporters to discuss appropriate private sites. If she can navigate these troubled waters, she will be seen as a leader who can heal divisions, and that will give her moral and political capital to tackle other issues.

7. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA).

The city had to rebuild its transit system after Hurricane Katrina, but now it’s time to take it to the next level. RTA needs a better organizational structure, starting with a highly qualified executive director. It also needs to implement its current plans to equip buses with tracking devices that allow riders to know where the buses are — and how long it will take them to get to riders. Other cities have had this for years. The mayor and the RTA board must work with officials in neighboring parishes to make the RTA a truly “regional” system.

This goal has eluded mayors for decades. If Cantrell can make that happen, she will have transformed the agency.

8. Baton Rouge.

In Louisiana, all local governments are creatures of the state. Even with its home rule charter, New Orleans’ taxing authority is limited, as is the city’s ability to regulate companies like Uber and Lyft — as well as Harrah’s Casino and other major economic drivers. As bad

as that sounds, it could get worse.

There’s talk of a state constitutional convention, which could rewrite the state-local government relationship in significant, and not necessarily more favorable, ways. The new mayor must have a close working relationship with the local legislative delegation, the governor and other mayors around the state to protect the city’s interests.

9. Washington, D.C. Four of the most important people for New Orleans’ future work a thousand miles away: Louisiana’s two U.S. senators and the city’s two representatives in the House. The problem for the new mayor is that, for partisan and political reasons, working with these four officials won’t be easy.

Cantrell is a Democrat. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who represents part of the city, and U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Neely Kennedy are Republicans who are often aligned with President Trump.

Congressman Cedric Richmond, the one Democrat of the four, has a district that represents most of the city in the House — but he was the driving force behind Desiree Charbonnet’s campaign against Cantrell for mayor last year.

It is in the city’s interest that Cantrell does her best to quickly create a productive working relationship with every Capitol Hill player who can help New Orleans.

If she doesn’t, if she lets ideological or personal differences get in the way, it will make her job much harder.

10. Unify the city.

New Orleans remains divided, especially by race and income. One of the biggest contributions any mayor can make is to bring people together and not to play divisive race or class politics. A united city is essential to getting important things done. And that, more than anything, should be the hallmark of the Cantrell administration.

— Ron Faucheux is a writer, pollster, political analyst and former state legislator from New Orleans.

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BY CLANCY DUBOS & KEVIN ALLMAN @CLANCYGAMBIT | @KEVINALLMAN

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PHOTOS BY CHERYL GERBER

FTER THREE TRIES, MITCH LANDRIEU WON THE NEW ORLEANS MAYOR’S OFFICE IN 2010 BY A LANDSLIDE. It was a singular triumph for

the then-lieutenant governor, coming one day before the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl. Everywhere else in town, however, things were not going so well. After eight years under now-disgraced — and jailed — Mayor Ray Nagin, the city’s post-Katrina recovery stagnated and citizens as well as businesses seemed to lose confidence in New Orleans’ ability to bounce back.

Landrieu brought new energy and focus to the job, and billions of federal recovery dollars have changed the cityscape dramatically. Landrieu points to new recreation centers, new schools, new libraries, a new airport (set to open early next year) and new additions along the riverfront as examples of what may be the largest municipal recovery program in American history.

But not all went well for Landrieu. The city’s violent crime rate remains too high; his early belt-tightening came at a frighteningly high cost to police manpower; and a downpour last Aug. 5 exposed incompetence, indifference and severe infrastructure deficiencies at the Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB). If finishing on a high note is what matters, Landrieu’s legacy is tarnished by the S&WB debacle — which is probably why he (with a coterie of top aides and department heads) has gone to great lengths to seek “exit interviews” with local media. He sat down with Gambit in late April.

Here is the outgoing mayor, in his own words.

(A complete version of this interview in Q&A format is available at www.bestofneworleans.com/landrieuexit.)

On his biggest regret: My biggest regret is something that I don’t think that I can totally control, and that is measurably reducing the homicide rate. We made a significant impact on it. That is the thing that, to me, is the most challenging and the one that I wish that I had more time to work on.

On accusations he’s been a micromanager: That’s not accurate. I am not a micromanager. [Gesturing to his staff] Every one of these folks right here is free to disagree with me about that. I hire really, really good people.

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I am a strong leader. I have a vision. The people hired me. This is what is a little bit frustrating. When I took over this city, it was in complete and total chaos. People were begging for somebody to lead us.

Leadership means making decisions. Leadership means that you have to have a vision. And leadership means that you either have to cajole people or muscle them into a direction. Nobody would ever argue with a football coach or a quarterback who says this is the way we’re going down the field. And if someone says, “I’m not coming,” they say, “Well, OK, you need to sit on the bench.”

On charges he dropped the ball concerning the Sewerage & Water Board: When I came [into office], I actually raised the rates. I got to work on the Sewerage & Water Board early, early on. We raised the rates for water. We raised the rates for sewer.

Couldn’t do it for drainage, because we were also doing something for libraries and we were also doing something for [the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission]. The council members got taken off [the S&WB] as part of what the Business Council recommended. And every one of the people that was put on that board — and the board was run by Scott Jacobs, not by me — and Cedric [Grant], their job was to do their work. ...

It’s perfectly within my purview to say, “You all are supposed to be running that thing. Do what you’re supposed to do; bring things to me when they’re in an emergency.” I had a deputy mayors meeting, for the first couple of years every day, and then every other day. And not one time did the Sewerage & Water Board say to me at any of those meetings, “We’re having a catastrophic failure; can you pay attention to this?” That’s why people got let go, and that’s why new people got hired.

On the shabby state of many New Orleans streets: We have fixed more streets in eight years than have been fixed in the

last 50 years in this city. Every major street — every major street in this city — has been redone.

We’ve spent $580 million on fixing streets. The problem that people have is interior streets, which are 187 square miles of streets that will cost $9 billion to fix. They did not get funded in FEMA. So we fix as many interior streets as people fix all the time. On top of that, we have spent more money on streets every year than has ever been spent, and we can show people where all those streets are.

What happens is every individual in the city lives on an interior street

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I really expected the business community to stand shoulder to shoulder with me [on the Confederate monument issue] and see this as the opportunity that I knew it would be for the city. And when they basically said, “No, I’m not coming and I’m going to fight you,” there was only one path forward.

“ that’s bad. So they feel it hasn’t gotten done. For example, if you drive down St. Charles Avenue today, it is completely redone. But not one person’s going to call me and say thank you for fixing St. Charles Avenue. And I don’t know what else to tell them, except show them that we’ve redone more streets than has ever been done in the history of the city. That’s a fact. It’s a provable fact. ... NOLA.gov shows all of the work that is scheduled to come out, and on top of that, the $2.3 billion that we got [from FEMA] is going to produce $500 million worth of street work for the next 10 years.

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On the RTA’s unreliability: Remember where we were eight years ago. We had no buses. The whole system had to be completely reconstructed. One of the frustrations I have is that everybody keeps assuming that Katrina ended and then, like, everything’s OK. Katrina destroyed the city. We’ve had to rebuild all of it. It takes time to rebuild systems. Given that context, they’re doing a fairly good job. Could they get better? Sure.

And let me tell you what else.

They need more money. I mean, this city continues to be operationally underfunded by at least $150 million to $200 million a year. If you wanted to hire all the police officers everybody said they want, if you wanted all the streets fixed the way you want them, if you want the RTA ramping up, you need a significant amount, more money, while the federal government’s reducing the amount that’s coming in, while the state’s taking money out of our pockets. And the citizens have said, “Enough.”

So what you have is a few folks trying to do a lot of work without the amount of money or without the manpower they need. This is one of the real challenges in this city.

On whether he would have done anything different with Confederate monument removal: No. And I want to be clear about this. First of all, months after we took down ours, they had a death when some folks were trying to take them down someplace else.

I think [New Orleans Police] Chief Michael Harrison and his team did a spectacular job from a security perspective. I spent a huge amount of time before I did anything — talking to lots of people and asking them to work with me to do this. And basically everybody said, “We’re not coming, and we’re not helping you.” ... I really expected the business community to stand shoulder to shoulder with me and see this as the opportunity that I knew it would be for the city. And when they basically said, “No, I’m not coming and I’m going to fight you,” there was only one path forward. And the

path really was a very respectful path, if you think about it.

On the Louisiana legislature: The legislators have to stop trying to tell the cities what to do. They take most of our money. It’s not that they give us money. They actually take, systemically, all of our money and they don’t give it back to us. If the city could keep even a portion of what we have, we’d have all the money that we need to do anything. And the state has just taken it all and they spent it in other places.

And that’s a real problem. That’s going to have to change.

And then legislators who are from here get together with legislators who are not from here and try to

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If you compare what we’ve done in the last eight years to what the state’s done in the last 16, it’s mindboggling how much better run the city of New Orleans is.

“ tell the city what to do when they philosophically disagree with us, even when they can’t even balance their own budget, keep their hospitals open. And that really is a frustrating experience to go through. ... If they had a great track record of getting stuff done, they could then maybe come tell us what to do. But they can’t even get bills out of committee. They should run for city council and mayor.

This city, through former mayors Moon [Landrieu], Dutch [Morial], Sidney [Barthelemy], Marc [Morial] — let’s put Ray Nagin aside for a minute — and me has been a very, very well-run, productive, governing structure, much more so than almost any other parish in the state of Louisiana and much better than the state itself. If you compare

what we’ve done in the last eight years to what the state’s done in the last 16, it’s mind-boggling how much better run the city of New Orleans is. And yet, the people who are outside the city who feel like they have some sense of ownership here want to tell us what to do. They spend all of their time governing, trying to govern from Baton Rouge, and they can’t even balance their own budget.

On his future plans: I have ve said that I’m not running for president. And the next question is: Well, does that mean you’ll never, ever run for president? The only answer to that is you never say never. One of the things I’m not doing right now is laying the groundwork to run while telling people that I’m not.

I have no idea where I’m going to be in a year and a half or two years. I have a hard time seeing that. There are a lot of people that are talking about it, and it’s nice. It’s always wonderful to have your name mentioned.

And the people of this city, by the way, ought to be thrilled by that.

I’m going to take it as it comes. We’ll see. I don’t really have any plans right now past May 7.

I’ve thought about a lot of different things — haven’t locked anything in. We’ll see what the future holds. ... I’m not going to the Aspen Institute.

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AT GIN KOREAN BBQ , get ready to grill.

The blank facade of this Fat City restaurant doesn’t suggest much about what’s inside. But as soon as diners enter, the aromas of sweet, sizzling meat, garlic and chilies let them know what’s in store.

Tableside grilling, the trademark of Korean barbecue restaurants, is the main focus here. Every table is equipped with a grill, and while the menu includes a short selection of appetizers, diners expecting a wide array of Korean dishes may be disappointed.

A selection of banchan — items such as kimchi or other pickled and fermented vegetables to complement other dishes — appears within minutes of sitting down. The small dishes may hold sweet pickled daikon radishes cut into thin spears or crunchy slices. Three types of vegetables get the kimchi treatment: cucumber, thick wedges of daikon and Napa cabbage — each one a fiery, fermented medley that offers a touch of heat and funk. I didn’t care for a bland potato salad or the lukewarm edamame, but the restaurant is generous with the banchan offerings, and there are many options from which to choose.

Fried pork dumplings are served with a bowl of crimson chili oil, one of the most addictive versions I’ve come across recently. The fiery dipping sauce also accompanies a spongy seafood pancake studded with squid, shrimp and green onions, which arrives slick with oil and crispy from the pan.

Korean-style barbecue can feel

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3012 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 309-7007; www.ginkoreanbbq.com

like dinner theater when a server is in charge and more like a do-it-yourself campfire when diners do the cooking. The setup at Gin mostly adheres to the latter, and for those comfortable with grilling, the experience can be fun. Like any backyard grill, these hearths require constant attention, especially with thinner cuts of meat that cook quickly.

Those squeamish about the process might want to bring a dinner companion who is more eager about the constant prodding and flipping.

There is a large selection of meats, and picking one or two options should suffice for two people. Each selection is served with a green salad, rice and vegetables to grill. For more adventurous and hungry diners, the combination options are a good way to sample a wider variety of cuts. They cost roughly $45 to $50 for two people.

Popular Korean options include galbi, garlicky beef short ribs, and bulgogi, thinly sliced marinated cuts of meat that have a spicy and sweet finish when grilled. There also are thin strips of beef tongue (hyeomit

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lunch and dinner daily

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seafood pancake, beef tongue, marinated pork belly

Owners Shawn Tran and Nga Vu grill meat and seafood at Gin Korean BBQ. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

gui), which curl within seconds on the grill and are delicious. Also good is the spicy marinated pork belly (samgyeopsal) with fatty bits that sizzle and crisp on the grill. Razor-thin slices of beef brisket (chadolbagi) also cook in less than a minute, wilting into tender, fatty strips that practically melt in your mouth.

Diners are mostly on their own, but servers pass by occasionally to change grills or adjust the heat.

Guests who are unable to finish the meat in the combo deals can have the kitchen grill the rest of their food and pack it to go.

Gin Korean BBQ joins a growing number of Korean restaurants in the metro area and provides an entertaining and tasty take on the tableside grilling trend.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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some banchan options fall short

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May 14-20, and many local bars and breweries will tap special beers and hold events.

At The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www. theavenuepub.com), owner Polly Watts has procured new brews from across the country. At midnight Friday, May 11, events kick off with beers from Tired Hands Brewing Company in Pennsylvania.

An annual Craft Beer Week event is Bayou Teche Brewing’s crawfish boil. It’s Sunday, May 13, at Avenue Pub and cohosted by Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based Southern Prohibition Brewing, which will highlight its new Motherboy beer.

On Tuesday, May 15, there are beers from Pennsylvania’s Drai Laag (aka Strange Roots Experimental Ales) and Maine’s Oxbow. The Avenue Pub taps beers from California’s Libertine Brewing Company, Seattle’s Holy Mountain Brewing and Tacoma, Washington’s E9 Brewery by 1 p.m. May 19. There are beers from Vermont’s Hill Farmstead Brewery and Maine’s Tributary Brewing Company May 20. Visit the website for details.

The Bulldog (www.draftfreak. com) hosts identical events at its Uptown (3236 Magazine St., 504891-1516) and Mid-City (5135 Canal Blvd., 504-488-4149) locations.

They tap kegs of Abita Brewing Company’s Bourbon Street Imperial Stout at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15.

Beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, they highlight breweries that pioneered the American craft beer movement, including Founder’s, Lagunitas, New Belgium, Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada and others. Southern Prohibition Brewing marks its fifth anniversary on May 19. It celebrates at the Bulldogs with Motherboy and other brews at 6 p.m. Friday. NOLA Brewing Company taps its NOLA Sauvage at the Bulldogs at 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 19.

NOLA Brewing (www.nolabrewing.com) sold out of cans of its Green Wave Beer. It re-releases canned Green Wave at Felipe’s (6215 S. Miro St., 504-288-8226; www.felipestaqueria.com) during the broadcast of the Tulane University baseball coaches’ radio show 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 14.

Port Orleans Brewing Co. (4124 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-266-2332; www.portorleansbrewingco.com) celebrates its first anniversary May 12 with live music by Flow Tribe and

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Brieux Carre (2115 Decatur St., 504-304-4242; www.brieuxcarre. com) will offer several new beers, including a dry-hopped sour beer, a West Coast-style IPA, a coffee porter and a low-alcohol Berlinerweisse that that can be flavored with a selection of flavored syrups such as coconut, raspberry and mayhaw.

Parleaux Beer Lab (634 Lesseps St., 504-702-8433; www.parleauxbeerlab.com) will offer two new beers during Craft Beer Week, a West Coast-style IPA and a golden stout. — WILL COVIELLO

Mojo working COCKTAIL AND CUBANO HUB El

Libre (3151 Calhoun St.) now is open in the spot formerly occupied by a Bud’s Broiler for 40 years.

Owner Blake Lindberg originally opened El Libre in the French Quarter in 2015 at 508 Dumaine St. He closed the restaurant last year to move Uptown. The Dumaine Street space now is occupied by a different Cuban cocktail bar, Man-

olito, opened by bartenders Chris Hannah and Nick Detrich.

The Uptown El Libre serves Cuban standbys and rum-based cocktails.

Menu items include slow-cooked chicken in a mojo marinade served with rice, black beans, corn and avocado. Waffle fries are topped with ropa vieja, and there also is a poboy featuring the classic shredded beef dish. A vegetarian bowl has rice, beans, avocado and corn. The classic Cubano sandwich is made with mojo-marinated roasted pork shoulder, pickles, mustard and Swiss cheese pressed on Cuban-style bread. Burgers are offered with addons such as cheddar cheese, avocado and ropa vieja, among others.

Cocktails include classic Cuban quaffs like mojitos, Cuba libres and daiquiris.

El Libre is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday through Monday through May. Beginning in June, El Libre will be open daily.

— HELEN FREUND

Don’t be Shaya CHEF/RESTAURATEUR ALON SHAYA

opened his highly anticipated new restaurant Saba (5757 Magazine St., 504-324-7770) May 4.

The menu at Saba, which means grandfather in Hebrew, culls influences from Israel and the regions that have made their mark on its cuisine, including nations in the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. Fans of Shaya’s wood-fired pita bread will be happy to hear that Saba will be serving an “improved” version of the bread using flour from local baker Bellegarde Bakery, according to a release from the restaurant.

Cara Peterson is the chef de cuisine and front-of-the-house operations will be run by General Manager Jessica Retif.

Shaya formed Pomegranate Hospitality (www.pomhospitality.com) last year and hired Zach Engel, who was named the Rising Star Chef at last year’s James Beard Awards, as director of culinary operations.

The company will open Safta, a sister restaurant to Saba, inside the Source Hotel in Denver.

Shaya publicly parted ways last fall with his former employer and partner John Besh amid allegations of widespread sexual misconduct at the Besh Restaurant Group. Besh’s company, recently renamed BRG Hospitality, went to court to retain the use of the name Shaya at the restaurant the chefs founded together.

The Saba menu features grilled, skewered meats — also called shislik — including octopus with shawarma spices and eggplant with peas and zhoug. There are dishes served family-style such as harissa-roasted chicken with bay leaves and lemon and a lamb shank basteeya with ras al hanout, dried fruits and walnuts.

Hummus is served with toppings ranging from blue crab, snap peas and mint to wild mushrooms with a soft-cooked egg and crispy chicken skin.

Brunch includes a Saba sampler tower of bagels, smoked fish and fixings. The brunch menu includes pastrami, egg and cheese on crispy Yemenite flatbread. For desserts there are warm babka with hazelnut gelato and blackberries and a labneh cheesecake flavored with Turkish coffee and cardamom meringue.

The wine list highlights bottles from Israel, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and coastal Europe, as well as some American bottlings.

Saba is open for lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday and there’s a midday menu as well.

— HELEN FREUND

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Edward Lee CHEF/AUTHOR CHEF AND AUTHOR EDWARD LEE spent two years traveling the United States exploring immigrant communities’ foods and stories. His new book, Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine, chronicles his work. Pableaux Johnson moderates a discussion with Lee and chef Justin Devillier (La Petite Grocery) at a book signing event at Garden District Book Shop at 6 p.m. May 16. Lee spoke with Gambit about the book and his travels.

: How did you pick which cities and communities to cover?

LEE: There were four cities that I definitely wanted to visit, and then the rest of the book happened organically. I would tell people what I was doing or what I was working on — trying to find narratives of underrepresented or small community cuisines — and every person would have a recommendation.

It inspired me to go see this country in a very different skin. It’s almost like there is a narrative that floats on the surface of every city, and then there are subplots that exist under the radar with compelling stories. For example, the story about the Nigerian population in Houston is incredible. For someone like me, who didn’t really know the essence of Nigerian food, it was an incredible learning experience — to learn about Nigerian food and how those Nigerians are trying to preserve their own culture, their heritage and their recipes in a foreign land. I think we all go through that. I don’t care if you are of German heritage and (your family) came over in the 1800s or the Italians that came over in the early 1900s or Filipinos that came over in the past decades, we all struggle with that (question) of how much do we let go of to become American? And how much of that old motherland identity do we preserve?

: Why are some immigrant food communities very visible and culturally appropriated while others are not?

L: The short answer is: I don’t know. But part of the purpose of the book was for me to go out and see and experience it. I think it’s a combination of history plus simple metrics. There are so many Vietnamese (in New Orleans) and a lot of them have chosen industries like the shipping industry or the fishing

industry and the hospitality industry that makes them so integral to the food community that they’re unavoidable.

I also believe there is a bit of romance to it, or a narrative to it. With the Vietnamese, there was a tragic narrative.

Most of them came after the Vietnam War and were not treated very well when they first arrived here. Because of the Vietnam War, we have this perception and a narrative about Vietnam, whether it’s good or it’s bad.

In one of the chapters I write about Cambodians in Massachusetts, and it was difficult to get a real handle on that because as Americans we’ve never had a real history with Cambodia; it’s been very under the radar. With a place like Cambodia, it was just so mystical — there was no real reference point. Certain countries have more of a narrative in this country, whether it helps or hurts.

Ultimately there are a lot of characters and a lot of people and a lot of stories in the book, and I hope people come away with this idea that it is a really complex, messy and sometimes tense but often beautiful soup that we live in.

The longer a culture plants roots here — it just becomes American.

(We) don’t think of it as foreign anymore. I take sushi as an example.

Sushi has gone so far away from what its origins were in this country.

You can get it in a gas station, you can get it at the supermarket, you can get it at Walmart. It resembles nothing of what actual Japanese sushi is. But it’s also infiltrated our culture so much that you can go to Des Moines, Iowa, and go to a gas station and have sushi.

That’s incredible!

Then there are also people that come to America and try to preserve this pure Japanese sushi.

To me, both are valid and both can co-exist.

I make a distinction between the idea of tradition and the word “authentic.” I love tradition. We need

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them; that’s how are we defined.

But authenticity, to me, is a much more loaded, almost sinister word.

It almost reeks of “the truth” and the idea that there can only be this one true version of something. I just never thought that belonged in the food world. As you go down the rabbit hole of learning about all these different foods, we realize that authenticity is really an artificial construct that we usually come up with to try and sell something.

: How do you see immigrant communities shaping our foodways in the future?

L: I like to say that the food of our neighbors will always end up at our own tables. It’s just something that happens organically over time.

Whatever immigrant narratives are happening now, those will be the foods that we adore in the future.

For example, there’s Nigerian food, which five years ago I was absolutely ignorant of, that I can guarantee you in five years or maybe even three years will be the hottest cuisine in America. It happens that fast. And jollof rice — I did not know that word existed five years ago — will probably be as ubiquitous as bibimbap in five years.

If we turn off our phones and we turn off our news feeds and we really look at our neighbors and the people around us, it’s absolutely amazing. We forget how lucky we are to have this in this country, to have this diversity.

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BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www. jackdempseys.net — The Jack Dempsey platter for two features gumbo, shrimp, catfish, crab balls, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Queenies on St. Claude — 3200 St. Claude Ave., (504) 558-4085; www. facebook.com/queeniesonstclaude — The daiquiri shop offers house-made mini pies. L, D daily. $ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CBD Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www.publicservicenola.com — Jumbo Louisiana shrimp are served with whole roasted garlic and crab boil nage. Reservations recommended. B & D daily, L Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. B, L Mon-Fri. $

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ La Casita Taqueria — 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — El Fuego tacos feature braised brisket, Monterey Jack cheese, salsa verde and pico de gallo in corn tortillas. L, D daily. $ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine such as shawarma cooked on a rotisserie. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www.panolastreetcafe.com — A Sausalito omelet includes sautéed spinach, mushrooms, oysters, green onions, garlic and mozzarella cheese. B and L daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

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

CHALMETTE Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — The croque St. Bernard features roast beef debris, smoked Gouda cheese, caramelized onions, chive aioli and bechamel on focaccia. L Tue-Fri, D Tue, brunch Sat-Sun. $

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart’s deli section features changing daily dishes such as red beans and rice or baked catfish. L, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Barbacoa tacos are corn tortillas filled with Mexican-style barbecued beef, red onions and cilantro and served with rice and beans. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — The falafel sandwich comes with pickled beetsm cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. Delivery available. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli serves wood-oven baked pizza, po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. Open 24 hours daily. $ Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — The Jam burger features two beef patties, onion jam, bacon jam, fried onions and mustard and on a Hawaiian bun. Reservations recommended. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant’s signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Chef Susan Spicer’s menu includes crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing. Reservations recommended. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes

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including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes.

Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — Ceviche Cabo San Lucas features yellowfin tuna, avocados, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, cilantro, lime and sea salt. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. L, early D daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — Swedish meatloaf is made with Two Run Farms grass-fed beef and served with lingonberrry pepper jelly, creamed mushroom potatoes and Creole kale. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with housemade garlic mayo and lime cabbage.

Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant.com — Shrimp Ya-Ya features Gulf shrimp sauteed with Cajun pesto and served with garlic toast. L, D, late MonSun. $

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Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole.

B, L, D daily. $$

1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Croque Benedict features a soft-boiled egg, Raclette cheese, Mornay sauce and Crystal hollandaise over applewood-smoked ham, poached chicken or heirloom tomatoes and a chive biscuit.

Brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce.

B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

GENTILLY Cafe Gentilly — 5339 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.thecafegentilly. com — The Morning Star features two eggs topped with Swiss and American cheeses and sauteed ham, peppers and onions served with hash browns. B, L daily. Cash only. $

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant. com — Blackened or sauteed redfish Pontchartrain is served with crabmeat, mashed potatoes and lemon beurre blanc. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. L, D daily. $

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NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$

The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. B, L, D daily. $$

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Vista Buffet — Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — The buffet includes New Orleans and Southern favorites, barbecue, Asian and Italian dishes, carving stations, a salad bar and more. L Mon-Fri, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola. com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description.

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NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — The organic Argonne turkey sandwich features organic avocado, tomatoes, sprouts and Havarti cheese on choice of bread. B, L, early D daily. $$ Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola.com — Broiled Gulf fish is served with beurre blanc, grilled asparagus and new potatoes. L and D Tue-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun, late Thu-Sat. $$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www. steakkniferestaurant.com — Shrimp bordelaise features jumbo Gulf shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, white wine and garlic butter and flamed with brandy. D Tue-Sat. $$$

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

Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www.bmbmetairie.com — The BMB combination banh mi features Vietnamese-style ham, pork belly, pork meatballs, pork pate and headcheese on a baguette. Delivery available.

L and D Mon-Sat. $ Ben’s Burgers — 2008 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 889-2837; www. eatatbens.com — The menu features an array of charcoal-grilled burgers topped with cheese, chili, barbecue sauce and more. 24H $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — House-made couscous can be topped with Moroccan-style chicken, lamb or beef and is served with vegetables. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and

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fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. L, D MonSat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — The roast beef po-boy is dressed with cheese and brown or red gravy and served on a toasted sesame loaf. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Veal Josephine is sauteed veal topped with lump crabmeat and shrimp and served with brabant potatoes. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — Banh mi include roasted pork dressed with carrots, cucumber, jalapenos and cilantro on French bread.

L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — The Flickaletta is the muffuletta made with ham, salami, Swiss cheese and olive salad on French bread. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$

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

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

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

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobro-

catoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. L, D Tue-Sun. $

biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote and French toast served with caramelized bananas and pancetta. Delivery available Tue-Fri. L, brunch daily. $$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Smoked brisket is served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. L Tue-Fri, D TueSat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — Capricciosa pizza topped with pepperoni, prosciutto, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke, olives, oregano, garlic and basil.

B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. L, D daily. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizzas.com — The NOLA Green Roots pie features housemade sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more.

Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 483-8899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and bone marrow oil. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup, lamb spare ribs and barbecue shrimp. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Grilled Gulf fish is seasoned with tandoori spices and served over Brussels sprouts, smoked potato puree and apple and fennel slaw. Reservations recommended.

D Tue-Sat. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St.

OUT TO EAT Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The bar and restaurant offers pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. L, D, late daily. $

NORTHSHORE Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www.martinwine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

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mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. Brunch, D TueSun. $$$

Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Daily ceviche selections feature seafood such as tuna, snapper or other Gulf fish. D Mon-Sat. $$

Cafe Luna — 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook.com/cafeluna504 — The menu includes coffee, hand-rolled bagels and items cooked from scratch. B, L, early D daily. $

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The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers Creole favorites such as gumbo and crab cakes. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. L FriSun, D and late daily. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Braised Niman Ranch pork cheeks are served with sauteed Southern greens, grit cakes, sweet potatoes and country gravy. Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$

Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — The rock ’n’ roll-themed gastropub serves burgers, sandwiches, entrees and sides such as poutine and truffle macaroni and cheese. L, D Mon-Sat. late Fri-Sat. $$ El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola. com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description.

Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www. emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Cast-iron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description.

Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$

Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s newest restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. L, D daily. $$

G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and garlic-butter sauce. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $

Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description.

Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Po-boy fillings include everything from fried seafood to corned beef. B, L Mon-Sat. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — The menu includes gumbo, turtle soup, seafood platters and New Orleans barbecue shrimp. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook. com/tavolinolounge — Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

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TUESDAY 8 Bamboula’s — Damn Gina, 3; Mofongo, 10 BMC — Louise Cappi, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Slick Skillet Serenaders, 11 Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters Quartet, 8 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Circle Bar — John Fohl, 7 Columns Hotel — John Rankin & Friends, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 House of Blues — Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Allen Stone, Zac Clark, Bob Oxblood, 7:30 House of Blues (The Parish) — Red Wanting Blue, Liz Brasher, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Joy Theater — Ethan Bortnick (Upbeat Academy benefit), 6 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Yoshitaka Tsuji Trio, 7 Louisiana Music Factory — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 2; Amanda Shaw, 3; Cyril Neville, 4 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ray’s — Bobby Love & Friends, 7 Santos Bar — Mutoid Man, Lazer Wulf, 9 Siberia Lounge — Rosa’s Cantina, Tacklebox, 9 SideBar — Cliff Hines, Simon Berz, 9 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10 The Starlight — DJ Fayard, 9

WEDNESDAY 9 Autocrat Social & Pleasure Club — TBC Brass Band, 9 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat.

Giselle Anguizola, 2; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Troy Turner, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11

BMC — Nicole & the Tempted, 5; Hyperphlyy, 8; Funk It All, 11 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, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Jenny Don’t & the Spurs, Chicken Snake, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 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 — Delta Revues, 6; Owen Cook & the Afterschool Specials, Biglemoi, Matron, 10 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 Lafayette Square — Wednesdays at the Square feat. Bonerama, N’awlins Johnnys, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Anais St. John & Tanya Boutte, 7:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves feat. Russell Welch Quartet, 10 Siberia Lounge — Mama T & the Tots, 9 SideBar — Cecile Savage, James Singleton, Dave Easley, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 The Starlight — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 7 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5

THURSDAY 10 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Little Cosmicana feat. Deltaphonic, Neighbor Lady, 9 Armstrong Park — Jazz in the Park feat.

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PREVIEW Bilal

BY NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS BILAL OLIVER HAS, over a 20-year career, been inked to Interscope Records, issued four innovative and acclaimed R&B LPs and worked with a wide swath of A-plus-list collaborators (J Dilla, Dr. Dre, Common, The Roots, Kendrick Lamar). So why isn’t he more of a household name? The answer begins with the one album he didn’t release: Love for Sale, the would’vebeen a follow-up to 2001 debut 1st Born Second, whose sharp left turn went unfollowed and then disavowed by the risk-averse suits at Interscope.

(This soon would become known as the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot treatment.)

Risk-perverse rebel that he his, Bilal doubled down against the short bet that Love For Sale was unmarketable, further abandoning the “neo-soul” branding on two subsequent experiments, 2010’s Airtight’s Revenge (a

Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 3; Jenavieve & the Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — Justin Dye, Adrienne Edson, Toby O’Brien, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat.

Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Ainsley Matich & the Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Chrishira, 11 Bourbon O Bar — The Luneta Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30

deftly executed middle-finger salute) and 2013’s A Love Surreal, each of which dug deeper into his knotty roots as a jazz freestyler — albeit one blessed with a cocoa vocal delivery and frontman elan. Bilal seems more interested in staying interesting, aligning creatively with boundaries-blurring avant-guards Thundercat, Terrace Martin and Kendrick Lamar, whose epochal 2015 juggernaut To Pimp a Butterfly brought them all together in an overwhelming convergence of political, social, emotional and artistic metamorphosis. Following three months after that windfall, Bilal’s most recent release, In Another Life (eOne), got somewhat swallowed up in the wake, but it’s his oddest and most confident statement yet, buoyed and bent by composer/producer Adrian Younge into strange new shapes resembling, at different times, Stevie Wonder, Prince, John Legend, Chet Baker, Eartha Kitt and Sade.

How’s that for a household of names?

Tickets $18. At 8 p.m. Sunday, May 13.

House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/ neworleans.

Casa Borrega — Descarga Latina feat.

Fredy Omar, 7 Check Point Charlie — Grand Ole Uproar, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Jamaican Me Breakfast Club, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7; Gools, Bug Lord, Dabs, Lunasol, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Daiquiri Lounge — The Original Royal Players Brass Band, 8 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Panorama Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Bryce Eastwood Band, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Rapbaum, Khromethesia, Harbinger Project, 10

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FRIDAY 11 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 8 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 6:30; Bon Bon Vivant, 10 Bar Redux — Synthwave Apocalypse with DJ Mange, 10 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Hyperphlyy, 9; Luna Mora, midnight Bourbon O Bar — The Doyle Cooper Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Jerry Jumonville, 6; Albanie Falletta, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 8:30 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Casa Borrega — Roda de Choro, 7 Central City BBQ — Kettle Black, 5 Check Point Charlie — LA Hellbenders, 8; Sheiks of Arabi, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; Roman Gabriel Todd, Man Alone, Team Enoch, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; Kenny Brown, Eric Deaton, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social (Latin dance party), 10 Gasa Gasa — The Lighthouse & the Whaler, Vita & the Woolf, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — The River Dragon, 6; Rich Jones, Curta, 11 House of Blues — Kick (INXS tribute), 9 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Carolena, Y’Marii, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Ashlin Parker Trio, 5; The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Lilli Lewis, 5; Leroy Jones, 7:30 Oak — Jordan Anderson Band, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; The Hounds, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — King Tuff, Cut Worms, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Portside Lounge — Terror Optics release with The Pallbearers, The Bills, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Bleep Bloop, 11:30 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — James Martin Band, 8:30 Rivershack Tavern — Ghost Town, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — D-Play, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Saenger Theatre — Chicago, 8 Santos Bar — Valerie Sassyfras, Zoe III, Garbage Boys, 9 Siberia Lounge — The Essentials, 10 SideBar — Taylor Mroski, 7; Trapper Keeper, Simon Berz, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30 The Standard — Phil Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Linnzi Zaorski, 7 Tipitina’s — The Last Stop feat. Dana Ives, Kayla Mims, Richard Rouke & the Voodoo Collective, Samwyse (Loyola grad night), 9 Twist of Lime — Acoustic Showcase feat.

Devon Wade, 10 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 12 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Margherita, 8 Bamboula’s — G & Her Swinging Gypsies, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 PAGE 36

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Hi-Ho Lounge — Of the Goldmine, May the Circle Be Unbroken, Justin Ready, 9 Hotel Storyville — Yocho, 7 House of Blues — Bringing Down the House Showcase feat. Aliyah, Bre Renee, Fantastic 8 Brass Band, Nowater, r.jRAP, T3, The Tainerz, 7 Howlin’ Wolf — Of Montreal, Locate S, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; John Mooney & Marc Stone, 7:30 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 New Orleans Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight feat. Lena Prima, 6 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint — Will Ackerman & FLOW, 8 Old Point Bar — Valerie Sassyfras, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Rusty Metoyer & the Zydeco Krush, 8:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 5:30 Siberia Lounge — Eastern Bloc Party feat. Sages of Khelm, 9 SideBar — Stoo Odom, Alexandra Scott, Tiana Hux Dews, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Adonis Rose & NOJO Jam, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 The Starlight — Funeral Parlour with DJ Mange, 9 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10

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BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Jam Brass Band, 8; Epic Funk Brass Band, midnight

Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Casa Borrega — TracaJazz Trio feat.

Geovane Santos, 7 Check Point Charlie — Kenny Triche Band, 8; Aiden Paul, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show, 8 Circle Bar — Debauche, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 7; Little Freddie King, 11 Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — The Hank Mackie Band, 6:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Sexy Dex, Delores Galore, Respected Demon, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 House of Blues (The Parish) — Parker Millsap, Jillette Johnson, 9; Bamboleo (Latin club night), midnight Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — The Ragcoats, Jordan Anderson & the Causeways, Brother Man, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — West African Drumming and Dance, noon; Roots and Wings, 2 The Jazz Playhouse — Daniel Meinecke, 5; Professor Craig Adams Band, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Lilli Lewis, 7:30 Mandeville Trailhead — Patrick Cooper, 10:30 a.m.

Marigny Brasserie & Bar — The Key Sound, 4 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — Jesse Tripp & the Nightbreed, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Duke Heitger & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Poor Boys Bar — Lace, Missing, Death Stair, P.U.T.A., 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation AllStars, 8, 9 & 10 Rivershack Tavern — Coldshot, 9 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Mixed Nuts, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Roux Carre — Joy Clark, 4 Santos Bar — Cursus, Thunderchief, Space Cadaver, 9 Siberia Lounge — Cauche Mar, Chardonay, 10 SideBar — Simon Berz & Brad Walker, 9; Simon Berz & Martin Krusche, 11 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Quiana Lynell, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 The Standard — Phil Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Shawan Rice, 7 Tipitina’s — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 9 Twist of Lime — Mrz Crowley, Motoriot, 10

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5:30; Alex McMurray, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 Gasa Gasa — The Life and Times, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party feat. Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher, Mark Andrews, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 One Eyed Jacks — MC Chris, Bitforce, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation AllStars, 8, 9 & 10 Santos Bar — Demilich, Blood Incantation, Artificial Brain, 9 SideBar — Alison McConnell, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola.com — The organist’s “Organ & Labyrinth” performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. Free.

6 p.m. Tuesday. He also plays a Mother’s Day program of Rogers and Hammerstein songs. Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Bogue Falaya Park, 213 Park Drive, Covington — The orchestra performs its free outdoor “Swing in the Pines” program.

6 p.m. Saturday.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Citywide — The orchestra’s “Beethoven’s Beginning” program includes selections from Brahms and Mozart at Jefferson Performing Arts Center (6400 Airline Drive, Metairie) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and at Orpheum Theater (129 Roosevelt Way) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets $20-$140.

New Orleans Opera Association. Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8613693; www.templesinaino.org — Four Opera Association singers present their “From Puccini to Porter” program. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 8 Crawfish for a Cause. The Drifter Hotel, 3522 Tulane Ave., (504) 605-4644; www.thedrifterhotel.com — A poolside crawfish boil with music by the Tumbling Wheels benefits Me Too NOLA and the Social Network Advocating for Planned Parenthood. Tickets $20. 6 p.m.

New Orleans On the Move Luncheon.

Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans. com — National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts the fundraising luncheon with keynote remarks from people who have MS. Email nancy.kritikos@nmss.org to register. 11 a.m.

Notable New Orleans: A Tricentennial Tribute. Private residence, 6330 St. Charles Ave. — Bill and Sally Reeves deliver the tricentennial history lecture. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 9 Gallier Gathering: Road Trips of the Roaring Twenties. Hermann-Grima House, 820 St. Louis St., (504) 525-5661; www.hgghh.org — Archivist and writer Joseph S. Makkos talks about Gulf Coast road trips in the pre-Google Maps era.

Tickets $10. 5:30 p.m.

Gray Matters. University Medical Center New Orleans, 2000 Canal St., (504) 7023000; www.umcno.org — A brain cancer fundraiser at the hospital’s Reflection Pond includes remarks from neuro-oncologist Aaron Mammoser. Call (504) 5683712 for details. Tickets start at $50. 6 p.m.

Harrison Avenue Marketplace. Harrison Avenue Marketplace, 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — There’s live music, kids’ activities, arts

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PREVIEW Bright Lights Awards Dinner

BY WILL COVIELLO THE LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (LEH) presents its Humanist of the Year award to Leah Chase at the Bright Lights Awards Dinner May 10 at the Arbor Room at Popp P H O T O B Y T H E A DVO C AT E S TA F F Fountain in New Orleans City Park.

The Humanist of the Year award is based on contributions to the culture of Louisiana. As the chef and restaurateur behind Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, Chase has helped define New Orleans’ Creole cuisine and written many cookbooks. She welcomed civil rights leaders to meet at the restaurant in the 1960s, and she’s hosted presidents.

The LEH will give a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award to Mary Lou Christovich, who died Dec. 25, 2017. Christovich’s preservation work focused on New Orleans architecture and historic cemeteries. She founded Save Our Cemeteries, co-founded the Preservation Resource Center, oversaw publication of 10 books about the architecture of New Orleans neighborhoods and expanded the holdings of the Historic New Orleans Collection.

Roger Ogden will receive the Champion of Culture award for his work developing the Aquarium of the Americas and Woldenberg Park and establishing the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The event also includes a performance by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, remarks by folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet and a report by Jeannine Beekman of PRIME TIME, which supports childhood literacy programs.

Tickets are $150. At 6 p.m. Thursday. Arbor Room, New Orleans City Park; www.leh.org.

and crafts, food vendors and more at the market. 5 p.m.

NO Quarter Shanty Krewe. Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — Songbooks are provided at the maritime sing-along. Free admission. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 10 Belles and Beaus Kickoff. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace. com — The kickoff for American Cancer Society’s Belles and Beaus ball includes announcement of its honorees, free food and drinks and music by Rik Fletcher Trio.

Free admission. 5:30 p.m.

Bright Lights Awards Dinner and Celebration. New Orleans City Park, Arbor Room at Popp Fountain, 12 Magnolia Drive, (504) 488-2896; www.neworleanscitypark.com — Leah Chase is the “Humanist of the Year” honoree at this gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www. leh.org for details. Tickets $150. 6 p.m.

Cheers for Charity. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., (504) 525-5515; www.rustynailnola.com — Micah McKee and Alexandra Scott perform at a fundraiser for Mercy Family Center, and there’s boiled crawfish for $10 a plate. Free admission. 4 p.m.

Dvash: A Celebration of Modern Israeli Cuisine. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www.cannerynola.com

— Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans’ fundraiser includes food from more than 20 restaurants. Email laurenr@jfsneworleans.org for details.

Tickets $75. 7 p.m.

Magic in Melpomenia XIII. Central City BBQ, 1201 S. Rampart St., (504) 5584276; www.centralcitybbq.com — The gala benefits historic preservation and blight-fighting efforts in Central City. The Roots of Music and Big Freedia perform.

Tickets start at $50. 6 p.m.

Southern Sonic. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — The fest for musicians, composers, sound engineers and installation artists includes panel discussions, workshops and performances. Times and admissions vary. Thursday-Sunday.

Status of Our Flood Protection System.

University of New Orleans, Earl K. Long Library, (504) 280-6355; www.library. uno.edu — Flood Protection Authority Board of Commissioners CAO Derek Boose delivers the lecture, and coffee is served. Suggested donation $5. 9:30 p.m.

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Cocktails & Cotton Candy. Covington Boys & Girls Club, 919 Columbia St., Covington, (985) 327-7634 — The gala includes cocktails, food from Oxlot 9, music, auctions and more to benefit the club’s summer camp programs. Tickets $50. 6 p.m.

Dreamatorium. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St.; www.facebook.com/tigermenden — Cripple Creek Theatre Company’s gala has a magical realism mystery theme and includes performances by Aurora Nealand & the Monocle. Visit www.cripplecreektheatre.org for details. Tickets start at $35. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz in the Park Crab Festival. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. — The music lineup features Loose Ends and Michael Franks. There’s also food from New Orleans restaurants, arts and crafts and more.

Tickets $30-$100. 6 p.m.

Suits and Salads Luncheon. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.neworleans.hyatt. com — There are cocktails, a fashion show and an awards ceremony at the luncheon benefiting Dress for Success New Orleans.

Visit www.501auctions.com/dressforsuccessnola for details. Tickets $85. 11 a.m.

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Art & Soul. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca. com — The gala and block party for New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) has performances by Big Sam’s Funky Nation and Big Freedia, a Mother’s Day bazaar and more. Tickets $100. 7 p.m.

Art Market. Cafe Luna, 802 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook.com/ cafeluna504 — Artists, artisans and crafters sell their wares at the market. 11 a.m.

CorsetCon. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — There are performances, tutorials, live music, a fashion show and a costume contest at the fest celebrating costuming. A costumed “corset crawl” pub crawl follows. Visit www.creativitycollective.com for details.

Tickets $25-$30. Noon to midnight.

Crawfish Mambo. University of New Orleans, Homer L. Hitt Alumni Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6000; www. uno.edu — The event has a crawfish cookoff, all-you-can-eat crawfish, live music, an art market, a peel-and-eat contest and more. Tickets $25-$35, kids ages 7 and younger free. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival. Water Street and Tchefuncte River, Madisonville — At this riverfront festival, twenty paddlers power boats based on designs from ancient China.

There’s a health fair, art market, food trucks and beer. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Gretna Maifest. Huey P. Long Avenue at Sixth Street, Gretna — Arts, crafts and plants are sold at the outdoor bazaar. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Magazine Street Champagne Stroll. Magazine Street — Businesses stay open late for gallery openings, trunk shows and other special events. Champagne is served. 5 p.m.

Mid-City Art and Farmers Market.

Comiskey Park, 600 Jefferson Davis Parkway — Artisans, crafters and farmers sell their wares at an outdoor market. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Old Algiers Crawfish Boil. Pride of Algiers Lodge, 922 Teche St., Algiers — The allyou-can-eat crawfish boil offers live music.

Visit www.oldalgierscrawfish.com for details. Tickets $25, youth $15. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Old Metairie Crawfish Festival and Cook-Off. St. Catherine of Siena Church & School, 400 Codifer Blvd., Metairie, (504) 831-1166; www.scsgators.org — There’s a crawfish cook-off, all-you-can-eat crawfish, hot dogs, jambalaya and live music all day. Tickets $20, kids $10. Noon to 8 p.m.

Piety Street Market. The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 908-4741; www.612piety.com — More than 50 vendors offer art, jewelry, crafts, vintage clothes, collectibles, used books and flea market treasures at this monthly market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Slowest Second Line on Earth. Brennan’s Restaurant, 417 Royal St., (504) 5259711; www.brennansneworleans.com — The turtles who reside in the Brennan’s Restaurant courtyard ride decorated wagons in a parade through nearby blocks. 11 a.m.

Whose Wetlands Is It? Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. nolajazzmuseum.org — Regional scientists, ecologists and artists discuss wetlands conservation. Free admission. 1 p.m.

SUNDAY 13 Dinner on the Farm. Grow Dat Youth Farm, New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www. growdatyouthfarm.org — Notable local chefs prepare a three-course, family-style dinner at the farm. There’s also a farm tour. Tickets $125. 5 p.m.

Mother’s Day Celebration. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — The festival features live music from Irma Thomas, food and crafts vendors and family activities.

Free with regular zoo admission; mothers free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mother’s Day Home Tour. Old Mandeville — Old Mandeville Historic Association hosts the tour of area homes. Visit www. oldmandevillehistoricassociation.org for details. Tickets $20. 2 p.m.

SPORTS New Orleans Jesters. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com — The New Orleans Jesters play the Mississippi Brilla at 7 p.m.

Wednesday and the Emerald Force Soccer Club at 7 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.cakesbaseball.com — The New Orleans Baby Cakes play the Omaha Storm Chasers at 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.

Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday.

WORDS Anya Kamenetz. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The NPR reporter discusses her book The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media & Real Life. 6 p.m. Saturday.

Ingrid Green Adams. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The poet discusses her new book Speak Lord, I’m Listening. 7 p.m. Monday.

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FILM OPENING THIS WEEKEND Breaking In (PG-13) — Two kids are held hostage in a high-tech mansion in this Mother’s Day release. Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Life of the Party (PG-13) — A fish-outof-water comedy, with Melissa McCarthy as a middle-aged divorcee returning to college. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell Racer and the Jailbird — A gangster falls in love with an upper-class racing driver. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING Acrimony (R) — In this Tyler Perry thriller, a jilted Taraji P. Henson vows revenge on her cheating lover. Elmwood, West Bank Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) — The

19th (lol) film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, led by Robert Downey Jr. and compatriots. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Cinebarre Bad Samaritan (R) — A would-be burglar discovers another crime in progress.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Black Panther (PG-13) — Chadwick Boseman (James Brown and Thurgood Marshall, in other recent movies) is the eponymous Marvel-universe superhero. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Regal, Cinebarre Blockers (R) — Buzzkill parents try to stop teens from swiping their V-cards on prom night. Elmwood, Slidell Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (PG-13) — Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) stars in this horror movie about a game of truth-ordare with bloody consequences. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal I Can Only Imagine (PG) — Based on the true story behind an apparently popular Christian rock song. Regal I Feel Pretty (PG-13) — Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who wakes from an accident with a supermodel’s confidence. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Isle of Dogs (PG-13) — In Wes Anderson’s latest, a boy visits an island populated by pups. Broad, Regal Kings (R) — Halle Berry and Daniel Craig try to convince us they’re from Rodney King-era South Central. Cinebarre Lean on Pete (R) — Working-class teen Charlie befriends a retired quarter horse. Cinebarre Overboard (PG-13) — In this comedy (a remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn-Kurt Russell vehicle), a maid schemes against a yachting type. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner A Quiet Place (PG-13) — The slightest noise attracts hangry monsters in this horror/thriller film. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Rampage (PG-13) — A lab accident makes a gorilla, a wolf and a lizard go Godzillasize; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rides to the rescue. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal RBG (PG) — A documentary profiles the notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Elmwood Ready Player One (PG-13) — Steven Spielberg directs the film about a race to find an Easter egg in a VR universe.

Elmwood, Regal Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (PG) — A stray dog goes on to an illustrious military career. Chalmette Super Troopers 2 (R) — The troopers patrol the hotly disputed U.S.-Canada border.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell Traffik (R) — A violent biker gang threatens a couple’s romantic mountain weekend. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Tully (R) — Collaborators Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) present this film about the complications of motherhood starring Charlize Theron.

Elmwood, Broad, Cinebarre You Were Never Really Here (R) — An impressionistic arthouse crime drama stars Joaquin Phoenix as a tormented hitman.

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Judith and Thomas Bonner. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers, (504) 3227479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The editors discuss their new edition of William Spratling and William Faulkner’s Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Lisa Poche Calhoun. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author discusses Superflare: The Fortunate Ones, her post-apocalyptic novel. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Mark R. Matrana. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author presents and signs Southern Splendor: Saving Architectural Treasures of the Old South. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Music & Poetry. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Toby O’Brien and Adrienne Edson host the fiction and poetry reading with live music. 8 p.m. Sunday.

Renee Hodges. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Scott Cowen. The Advocate Gallery, The New Orleans Advocate, 840 St. Charles Ave. — The former Tulane president presents Winnebagos on Wednesdays: How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education. Visit www.gardendistrictbookshop.com to register (required).

7 p.m. Wednesday.

William Faulkner in New Orleans. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Pirates Alley Faukner Society cofounder Rosemary James delivers the lecture at an open meeting of the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library. 10 a.m. Wednesday.

William I. Hitchcock. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — A reception precedes the author’s presentation of his book The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s. Registration required, free admission. 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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PREVIEW An Act of God

BY WILL COVIELLO GOD WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW A FEW THINGS. He doesn’t meddle in which actors get what film roles, and he doesn’t have time to help athletes get a ball in a hoop or score a touchdown — especially not in inconsequential second-division college games. Being thanked for that “cheapens the brand,” the Almighty says in An Act of God. It seems the Lord is greatly misunderstood.

That’s why he’s back in this show to explain his new Ten Commandments in person.

Bryan Batt plays God in An Act of God at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre May 11 to 27.

God is a popular character, played by stars including George Burns and Morgan Freeman in movies, and more recently onstage both by Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) in the lead of An Act of God. The play is

by David Javerbaum, a comedy writer who has won 13 Emmy Awards, 11 of them writing for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Javerbaum began tweeting as God (@ TheTweetofGod), and that became the basis for his book The Last Testament: A Memoir by God, which was adapted for the stage and opened on Broadway in 2015.

It should come as no surprise that God made man in his image. He’s also imperfect, and in the play he shares why Creation took longer than he expected and why he feels that his son (“Junior”) messed up everything God had set up for him in the family business.

“He has a ‘whatever gets you through’ kind of attitude,” Batt says.

Batt also says its one of the biggest roles of his life. Not so much because he’s the Almighty, but even after his work on TV (Mad Men) and Broadway (Percy in The Scarlet Pimpernel), he’s not done a play so much about his character. Batt is joined by the angels Michael (Leon Contavesprie) and Gabriel (Wendy Miklovic), but most of the play is God shedding light on his mysterious ways.

Tickets $15-$50. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com.

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS The 12th Man — During World War II, a man flees the Nazis during a Norwegian winter. 2 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Chalmette American Graffiti (PG) — This early George Lucas film is known for its depiction of pre-’60s youth culture. 10 a.m.

Wednesday. Prytania Ava — Canadian filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi presents the semi-autobiographical film about rebelling against an Iranian upbringing. 9:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island — The movie animates the children’s book series about sleuthing orphans. 4 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Cinebarre Daddy’s Home (PG-13) — Dads Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg duel for the heart of Linda Cardellini. 7:15 p.m. Thursday. Le Meridien New Orleans (333 Poydras St.) Digimon Adventure: Coexistence — A rampaging anime monster portends the world’s collapse. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Elmwood, Regal Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day — Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s miniseries about a family explores postwar German capitalism. 2 p.m. Sunday. Zeitgeist Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc — Bruno Drumont’s heavy metal musical is about the young life of the French heroine. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG) — The Knights of the Round Table run into a cast of characters in their search for the Holy Grail. 2:40 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Slidell Puffs: Filmed Live Off Broadway — Young magicians grow up in this show parodying Harry Potter. 7 p.m. Wednesday, 12:55 p.m.

Saturday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) — An engaged couple forgets to leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they find a castle in the woods. Midnight FridaySaturday. Prytania Sunset Boulevard — A fading film star hires a screenwriter to launch her comeback. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, West Bank, Cinebarre

ON STAGE STAGE An Act of God. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Bryan Batt stars in the comedy, in which God returns to Earth to set the record straight.

Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues, The Parish, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.hob.com — The burlesque troupe performs. Tickets $20-$33.

9 p.m. Friday.

The Best of Sinatra. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stage-

doorcanteen.org — Spencer Racca portrays Frank Sinatra in this performance.

Tickets $39.99. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Classical Cabaret. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola. com — String quartet Well-Strung plays and sings contemporary pop hits by Rihanna, Taylor Swift and others. Visit www. broadwaynola.com for details. Tickets $35-$45. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

Falling Awake. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565; www.artklub. org — The show from RAGMOP Theatre incorporates clowning, miming, puppetry, illusions and physical comedy. Tickets $15$20. 8:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Fleur de Tease. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www. oneeyedjacks.net — Trixie Minx produces the burlesque troupe’s show. Tickets $15.

8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

FORGE Festival. Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St. — Goat in the Road Productions hosts a micro-festival featuring four productions by local theater artists, plus an installation. Visit www. goatintheroadproductions.org for details.

Friday-Monday.

Hey Grrl. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The drag performance has a ’90s theme. Tickets $8.

10 p.m. Thursday.

Jock Strap Cabaret. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The drag and variety show features a “lube wrestling” contest. Tickets $10.

11 p.m. Sunday.

The Kingfish. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — John “Spud” McConnell stars in the play about the life of Louisiana politician Huey P. Long. Tickets $25-$65. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Little Shop of Horrors. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Gary Rucker directs the sci-fi musical about a carnivorous plant. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Nunsense. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — Five nuns put on a talent show in this musical comedy. Tickets $29.52-$58.99. 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday.

Play/Write Showcase. Dillard University, Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd. — Goat in the Road Productions and Dillard University Theatre performers appear in plays written by fifth- and sixthgrade students. Visit www.goatintheroadproductions.org for details. Free admission. 7 p.m. Monday.

Reflections of Bellocq’s Girls. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565; www.artklub.org — District Productions presents the staged reading of Amy Reuben’s play about two women who posed for photographer E.J. Bellocq. Suggested donation $5-$10. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Seven Sins. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola. org — Love, Madrid curates the burlesque and variety performance. 9 p.m. Saturday.

The Three Musketeers. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1

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Collins Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project presents Pete McElligott’s adaptation of the classic adventure tale in the sculpture garden. Visit www.thenolaproject.com for details. Tickets $18-$30. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and Sunday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelvemilelimit — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday.

Bobby Bones. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater.com — The comedian performs on his “Red Hoodie” tour. Brandon Ray opens. Tickets $35-$85. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The group also performs at Hi-Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude Ave.) at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Big Mama’s Lounge, 229 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts an open-mic standup show. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The storytelling show features LGBT speakers. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

International House of Puncakes. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 9454446; www.hiholounge.net — Comedians compete in the live punning contest.

8 p.m. Friday.

Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday.

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THE LINK BETWEEN JAZZ AND ABSTRACT MODERN ART is rarely noted by most art writers and historians, yet it is inescapable, even in photography. Lee Friedlander has long been lauded for his photos of musicians, but his international fame as a great American art photographer rests on his paradoxical ability to render totally realistic images that read like stark deadpan abstraction. How can that be? For starters, Friedlander discards the optical “single-point perspective” that historically defined Western painting and photography in favor of compositions based on random patterns of peripheral perception.

There are two sets of photos on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, 1958 (pictured) eloquently unites his jazz documentation with his visionary abstraction in a single, strikingly evocative image. In New Orleans, 1969, a composition centered on a car’s rearview mirror explodes Baronne Street into a kaleidoscopic array of office towers, taxis, bars and theaters like a visual version of Brian Eno’s ambient music. Friedlander seems to be messing with our heads, but what he really is giving us is his version of the raw visual data that our eyes see before our brains frantically attempt to process it into views that fit our preconceived ideas about the world around us.

His photos of musicians ranging from superstars to traditional jazz legends whose national fame extended mainly to the cognoscenti, were no less quirky, as we see in an off-stage view of Ray Charles gesturing with his hands as if articulating the unfathomable. In an emotionally seismic head shot of Aretha Franklin, the soul diva seems to express all the ecstasies and agonies that forged her sound and enabled her to speak for so many. Legendary boogie-woogie avatar and former boxer and Yellow Pocahontas spy boy, William Thomas “Champion Jack” Dupree, appears as a rugged buccaneer of back street New Orleans musical genius, and John Coltrane visually resonates the sleekly chill aura of a recording angel of mellifluous modern jazz. In these works, Friedlander’s deeply psychological sensibilities and contrapuntal buoyancy are eloquently on view. As Preservation Hall Creative Director Ben Jaffe once described his approach: “You have to understand the rhythm of life to document life.” Lee Friedlander: American Musicians is on display thorugh June 17; Lee Friedlander in Louisiana is on display through Aug. 12. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org.

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NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www. barredux.com — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

ern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The artist discusses his painting methods and current Ogden show “A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard.” Free with museum admission.

3 p.m. Saturday.

St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District — Galleries surrounding St. Claude Avenue host receptions.

6 p.m. Saturday.

World Collage Day. Artisan Bar & Cafe, 2512 St. Claude Ave., (504) 510-4340 — Kolaj Magazine hosts a party with collage-making and meet-and-greets with collage artists. Free admission.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street. com/antenna — “Let Fossils Become Flowers,” work engaging with environmental themes and opposing fossil fuel extraction; “The New Orleans Suitcase,” display of a found suitcase including materials from 1880s-1920s New Orleans; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

BrickRed Gallery. 3614 St. Claude Ave., (917) 628-5588; www.brickredgallery.com — “American Malarkey,” recent work by

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Fashion Unbound. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Parsons School of Design professor Francesca Granata discusses fashion history in this lecture.

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MUSEUMS American Italian Cultural Center. 537 S. Peters St., (504) 522-7294; www.americanitalianculturalcenter.com — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, ongoing.

Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Sawdust and Tinsel,” drawings, paintings and film exploring myths of contemporary urban life by Sarah Morris, and more.

The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “New Orleans, the Founding Era,” early New Orleans artifacts, maps and archaeological finds from worldwide institutions, through May 27, 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 Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt. state.la.us — “Recovered Memories: Spain, New Orleans and the Support for the American Revolution,” Spain’s influence on New Orleans’ development, through July 8.

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 more.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — “A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes,” gowns, headpieces and jewelry by avant-garde fashion designers, through May 28, and more.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “One Place Understood: Photographs from the Do Good Fund Collection,” photographs of the American South, through June 10, and more.

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The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell,” history-based installation by Robin Reynolds; artist’s reception 6 p.m. Friday.

Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Woven,” mixed-media pieces about women and identity by Amy Bryan and Natori Green; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

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ACROSS 1 City near Yosemite 7 Creator of Jane and Hercule 13 Turn up 19 Air conditioning giant 20 Arabic greeting 21 1980s Philippine leader 22 “With a little study, you’ll go a long ways, __” 25 Fiesta food 26 Era 27 California car

company 29 Gossip spreader 32 Becomes a student 35 Caltech alternative 36 Irish county 40 Utter 42 Where the world’s lowest land is 43 __ qua non 44 Top Chef array 46 “I was born __” 50 Simile or metaphor 52 Battleground 53 Early color TVs 54 Investor’s concern 56 Foment

59 Chinese stew 63 Slalom, say 64 Platypus claim to fame 66 123 Down analysis 68 Italian hot spot 69 “I don’t want to belong to any club that __” 75 Ristorante’s “in the style of” 76 Pretty expensive 77 Kit Kat bar competitor 78 What sit-ups build 79 Fuses together

82 Slowpokes 85 Rush off 87 Research report info 89 Salon sounds 91 Swedish banknotes 93 “I’ll do anything you say. In fact I’ll even stay. __” 99 Obligated 100 Escalator name 101 Dreadful 102 Moves towards 104 Fr. women 105 Champagne sample 106 Puts into slots 109 Rotisserie rods 111 “Slippery” spot 113 Retail venues 115 Fit for consumption 120 “Ever since I met you, __” 125 Goose eggs 126 Wide domain 127 Two-dimensional 128 Blows one’s top 129 Prepare, as peapods 130 Peaceful DOWN 1 No longer fizzy 2 Silver State city 3 Boundaries 4 Bad mood 5 Emphatic refusal 6 Water and rust 7 Hibachi residue 8 “Don we now our __ apparel” 9 Skin soother 10 Brownish gray 11 Wore 12 “Beat it!”

13 Small battery 14 Alphabetical trio 15 Green taps 16 German article 17 Inability to smell 18 British mega-novelist 23 December temp 24 That and that 28 Fits to __ 30 Airy farewell 31 Video arcade pioneer 33 Truth twister 34 Pine family tree 36 New England catch 37 Zealous excess

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38 Soldiers’ wake-up call 39 Sort of shirt 41 Balanced 43 Orderly scheme 45 Diver’s gear 47 Pitching tents 48 Heighten 49 Southeast Asian language 51 Greenland explorer 55 MLB semifinal 57 Screeners’ org.

58 Vane reading 60 Partner of James A. Bailey 61 In single file 62 Sailors, informally 63 Sailor, informally 65 “I think we should” 67 Veers at sea 70 Animal House director 71 Farm structure 72 Needle 73 Sir __ Jagger 74 Certain commuters’ community 80 Current stopper 81 Ornate buttons

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83 Ford Field footballer 84 Undercover operatives 86 Leeway 88 Sale stipulation 90 Something simple 92 Hwys., for instance 93 Supervisor 94 Draw on 95 Capsize 96 Defeat decisively 97 Rebuked 98 Annoyance, so to speak 103 “Forever” purchase 106 “Sour grapes” storyteller 107 Daring comment 108 Timetable listings 110 Fashion sense 112 Andes land 114 Befit 116 Miles away 117 Prefix for diction 118 Tend (towards) 119 French being 121 Sopping 122 Half a figure eight 123 Raw mineral 124 Gender abbr.

By Creators Syndicate

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

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FARM LABOR Temporary Farm Labor: BU Growers, Bay City, TX, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. processing harvested rice, auguring rice to dryers, pull time samples, check moisture content, move rice to dry bins and transport to market, daily maintain & repair dryers; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/ hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus; may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 7/02/18 – 4/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3571726 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Jackie Welch, Victoria, TX, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. w/olive orchard operating mechanical pruner & hand pruning trees, mechanical shredders, drip irrigation, operating GPS equipment for cultivating, tilling & harvesting; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus; may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 7/01/18 – 3/31/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5314806 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Hamza Farm, Rosharon, TX, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. watering, feeding, sorting livestock, maint. to barns, feeders, waterers, feed & water livestock, monitor health conditions, operate vertical saw to clean & process livestock for sales, sanitize pens, rooms & equip.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 6/15/18 – 4/15/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX6631875 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.