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WED. JUNE 13 | The seven-piece R&B ensemble kicks off a monthly residency alongside a rotating cast of New Orleans artists, beginning with folk and R&B singer-songwriter Kristin Diable and the City. At 9 p.m. at Three Keys at the Ace Hotel.

The Reptilian THU. JUNE 14 | Kalamazoo’s The Reptilian wrings out the sweatiest T-shirt from a ’90s emo and hardcore show over its anthemic screams, scattered drums and cascading guitar riffs. The band hits the road on a farewell tour with Pittsburgh’s edhochuli.

New Orleans bands New Lands, All People and Treadles open at 7 p.m. at Hey! Cafe.

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Crowns explores the African-American experience through hats

BY BRAD RHINES “THE MORE I STUDY AFRICA, the more I see that African-Americans do very African things without even knowing it,” muses Yolanda, a character in the gospel-inspired musical Crowns. “Adorning the head is one of those things.”

The title refers to the elaborate, fanciful hats worn by churchgoing African-American women, but the show is about more than fashion.

When her brother is murdered in Brooklyn, New York, Yolanda (Jasmine Johns) is sent to stay with her grandmother (Barbara Shorts) in South Carolina. There, Yolanda encounters a whole generation of strong women who paved the way before her.

Director Tommye Myrick calls Crowns, running June 15-July 1 at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, an “evolutionary journey.” Yolanda traces her heritage from “the Great Migration to the North, back down to Southern roots and dirt roads and then way back to our African culture,” Myrick tells Gambit. “The process that this young girl goes through makes her into the woman that she later becomes.”

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Written by Regina Taylor, Crowns first premiered off-Broadway in 2002 and has remained a popular fixture. The musical was adapted from the book Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by photographer Michael Cunningham and journalist Craig Marberry. The book features more than 50 women decked out in their Sunday best, telling their stories in their own words.

Those stories form the backbone of Crowns, which relies on a loose collection of vignettes more than a traditional narrative. Each of the show’s seven scenes is centered on a different ceremony or celebration within the religious community (a baptism, a wedding, a funeral procession, etc.) that reflects the lives of its members.

“I want the audience to feel as if they are at a revival,” Myrick says.

“Revival means restoration — to come back to life again, to celebrate, to glorify.”

Myrick compares the storytelling style of Crowns to another wellknown work, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is

enuf, a show remarkable partly for its unconventional weaving of emotional narratives.

“It doesn’t give you a map,” Myrick says of Crowns, acknowledging the unique script creates challenges for a director, but also provides opportunities to hone in on characters that do more than just drive the plot.

In preparing Crowns for the stage, Myrick says she often recalled a quote from civil rights-era author James Baldwin, who said, “Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.” When asked to elaborate, Myrick pauses briefly before responding with care and conviction.

“It means that as Africans living in America, transported via the transatlantic slave trade, our suffering has evolved hard and difficult, but we have survived, and that survival is our glory,” she says. “So we should always walk with our heads up, with pride and dignity, and know that our crown has been bought and paid for. We paid for it in the blood of our ancestors, we paid for it in our sweat and our tears, and we pay for it still in society today.”

FRI. JUNE 15 | Phillip Larroque conducts the New Orleans Chamber Orchestra in a dance-inspired program featuring Samuel Barber’s Medea, Ottorino Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3, the premiere of Kevin George’s Dancing Shadows and more at 8 p.m. at Marigny Opera House.

An Evening with Dennis McKenna and The Shaman and the Scientist SAT. JUNE 16 | The ethnobotanist presents a screening of the short documentary about Amazonian medicine and discusses “Climbing the Vine: 45 Years of Ayahuasca,” with discussions on “The Neuroscience of Psychedelics” and far-out live music from Xoobreak, followed by a late-night show with DJs and more. At 7:15 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

Anthrax and Testament MON. JUNE 18 | Summoning the near-retirees to fetch their patched denim vests from the back of the closet, this classic thrash double bill follows hints of new albums from both bands, taking a break from a tour with Slayer to make a New Orleans stop at 7 p.m. at House of Blues.

You Don’t Know the Half of It MON. JUNE 18 | You know the drill — a cast of improvisers don’t know the script that their actor scene partners are performing.

Cecile Monteyne hosts a farewell (for now) edition of the long-running show at 7:30 p.m. at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

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$1 million Caitlin Meehan-Draper, an instructor at the New Orleans charter school chain FirstLine, is one of nine finalists for 2019 Louisiana Teacher of the Year, an annual award bestowed by the Louisiana Department of Education. (Last week’s Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down incorrectly stated Stephen Goodly of Warren Easton Senior High School was the metro area’s only finalist.) This year’s winner will be announced at a ceremony in Baton Rouge July 27.

Amount of money Louisiana spent defending its abortion laws against legal challenges since 2014.

P H O T O B Y A L E X W O O D WA R D

CITY COUNCIL: DON’T CALL THEM ‘CRIME CAMERAS’ Carolyn Dalton, a former

New Orleans Police Department officer, was convicted of malfeasance in office after a St. Bernard Parish woman filed harassment charges against her.

After an investigation by the department’s Public Integrity Bureau found the officer had improperly used department computers to look up the woman’s address, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office filed the charge against Dalton. She is scheduled to be sentenced by Criminal District Judge Byron C. Williams June 22.

The Louisiana Legislature

once again failed to pass a budget with the appropriate funding mechanisms, ensuring the House and Senate will reconvene this month for yet another special session (costing taxpayers upward of $60,000 per day) before the “fiscal cliff” goes into effect July 1. Funding for higher ed, TOPS and health care all were left in the lurch. (For more, see Commentary, p. 9.)

Those ubiquitous red-and-blue flashing crime cameras mounted across New Orleans streets now have a name: “Quality and Neighborhood Safety Cameras.” The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a resolution June 7 to formally name the cameras.

“If we talk about ‘crime cameras’ everywhere it gives the impression that crimes are rampant everywhere,” said District B Councilman Jay Banks. “This is purely about perception. … This is just changing the name to something I think reflects more positively in the direction we want to go in.”

The resolution follows former Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s sweeping public safety plans that called for dozens of cameras in designated “hot spots” and intersections throughout the city. The administration ultimately abandoned a potential network of hundreds of cameras outside bars and restaurants that would feed into the city’s centralized camera monitoring center.

But a parallel surveillance network of nonprofit group ProjectNOLA’s more than 2,200 cameras has plans to grow. Last month, the NOLA Partnership for Public Safety and Peace — a group of business and faith leaders — debuted a plan to add 300 ProjectNOLA cameras outside places of worship, as well as outside the homes of congregation members, as part of its “21st Century Neighborhood Watch” program, largely driven by technology and faith-based mentoring programs. The plan has the support of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration.

Meanwhile, residents who are plugged into the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation’s SafeCam NOLA program, which allows residents to register their cameras with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), soon may be able to access a “platinum” version of the program to stream feeds into the Real Time Crime Monitoring Center. The center is the city’s Homeland Security nucleus that can share data with the NOPD, the Louisiana State Police and other “law enforcement partners,” including federal agencies.

The New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, which led recent efforts with its Congress of Day Laborers to speak out against Landrieu’s plan, recently warned that “adding more cameras is not the answer to the insecurity that many New Orleanians experience.”

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A RECENT AP ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC RECORDS found that Louisiana has spent more than $1 million defending its abortion laws in court over the last few years. While state lawmakers have been enthusiastic about passing new abortion regulations, critics have sued over several laws they say interfere with women’s constitutional rights. — KAT STROMQUIST SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Stop Watching NOLA launched its website last week to “track the surveillance cameras tracking them.”

The website “will allow residents to input the location of surveillance cameras into an interactive map,” which also will display the locations of “safety cameras, used to monitor traffic violations, in order to illustrate the pervasiveness of surveillance cameras.” The website also will collect crowd-sourced data (and info via the hashtag #StopWatchingNOLA) and release infographics on policing and incarceration.

Quote of the week “We have bright moments in our country’s history and we have dark ones. … As a representative of the people of New Orleans, what is going on in [Washington, D.C.] as a policy is a dark moment.” — New Orleans City Council President Jason Williams, on immigration policies under President Donald Trump that mandate the separation of children from families entering the U.S. without legal permission.

At the June 7 City Council meeting, Williams took a moment to “publicly condemn” Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Council Vice President Helena Moreno suggested the Council “come up with a resolution in the near future stating our position on this issue.”

$15/hour minimum wage for some court employees Effective last week, full-time employees at New Orleans First City Court began earning at least $15 an hour, part of Clerk of Court Timothy David Ray’s pledge to support a $15 minimum wage.

“Setting a new living wage policy for First City Court was a priority when I became Clerk,” Ray said in a statement. “The public is well aware of the plight of our Courthouse, but aside from the need to care for the building, we must take care of the people who ensure our courts run efficiently. I may not be able to build a new Courthouse, but I will be a leader who builds up people.”

(Last month, the building that houses First City Court and Civil District Court closed for a day when the last working elevator of the building’s three elevators broke down.)

In 2015, the New Orleans City Council approved a living wage ordinance, raising the base wage for some city contractors’ employees to at least $10.55 (it’s now up to $10.76). Officials approved a $10.10 minimum wage for city employees in 2014.

Louisiana is one of a few states with no minimum wage of its own, adhering to the federally mandated $7.25, while tip-earning service workers’ minimum wage is set at $2.13. State Rep. Joseph Bouie’s attempt to convince the state Legislature to pass a $15 minimum wage bill earlier this year failed to get out of committee.

Lawmakers also rejected a $1.25 increase to the state minimum, which would have raised it from the federal $7.25 to $8.50.

Council wants sheriff to collect firearms from convicted domestic abusers The New Orleans City Council wants the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to immediately begin implementing a new state law requiring sheriffs to collect restricted firearms from people convicted of domestic violence or who are subject to protective orders.

New Orleans state Sen. J.P. Morrell drafted a measure — signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards on May 20 — that designates sheriffs as repositories for firearms possessed by abusers. The law adds a framework to previous statewide efforts that prevent domestic violence offenders from possessing a firearm.

Under the new law, sheriffs act as pass-through agencies, along with clerks of court and district attorneys, to enforce those measures.

On June 7, the City Council passed a resolution urging the sheriff to immediately comply with the law, which has a start date of Oct. 1. “We would like our sheriff to start working on this much faster,” said Council Vice President Helena Moreno, who authored several domestic violence bills while in the state Legislature. The City Council resolution aims to “expedite the process for the sheriff to implement these policies,” she said.

Louisiana consistently ranks among states with the highest rates of domestic homicides despite declines in national rates. In 2017, 73 percent of domestic homicides in Louisiana were committed with firearms.

Janelle Monae, Childish Gambino among Voodoo headliners Childish Gambino, Mumford & Sons, Arctic Monkeys, Janelle Monae, A Perfect Circle, Modest Mouse and Marilyn Manson are among the headliners performing at the 2018 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, returning to City Park Oct. 26-28 for its 20th anniversary.

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than its early days in 1999. On this year’s bill is a relatively long list of EDM artists, including Odesza, Martin Garrix, Tipper and Zeds Dead, among others, and a hip-hop lineup featuring Lizzo, 21 Savage and Ty Dolla $ign. Third Eye Blind, which performed at the inaugural Voodoo, returns to the fest in 2018.

Weekend passes start at $140 and are on sale at www.voodoofestival. com/tickets. A full day-by-day lineup will be released later this year.

Music fans get Byrned: David Byrne’s not coming to town after all David Byrne’s American Utopia tour finale — scheduled for Oct. 8 at the Saenger Theater — has been canceled. In a statement, the theater announced the show was canceled “due to a scheduling conflict.” According to Dante DiPasquale, vice president of talent for promoters Winter Circle Productions, the show was a go “for months,” but Broadway’s Aladdin needed that date to unload equipment.

“We tried very hard to reschedule the show on a different date and/or venue, but it was not possible due to the artist’s tight travel schedule and production requirements,” DiPasquale told Gambit. “It is truly disappointing that we were put in this position of having to cancel the show. We apologize to the fans and hope we can bring [Byrne] back to New Orleans sometime soon.”

The show was set to be Byrne’s return to New Orleans following an impressive performance at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on an earlier leg of the same tour and on the heels of his acclaimed 2018 album American Utopia. The Saenger show was announced just a few weeks after that performance, but a ticket sales opening date was postponed indefinitely, until the cancellation was announced.

COMMENTARY

ON JUNE 4, THE DAY THE WEBSITE WALLETHUB DECLARED LOUISIANA TO HAVE THE WORST ECONOMY OF ALL 50 STATES, the Re-

publican-controlled Louisiana Legislature demonstrated that it’s a big part of the problem. In the regular legislative session, lawmakers failed to adopt a fully funded state budget, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, to veto the spending plan.

Legislators cut that session short so they could reconvene for a special session dedicated to fiscal matters. They had until midnight June 4 to get the job done. The result was a shameful exercise that, once again, failed to produce a fully funded budget.

Their second spending plan would drastically cut funding for TOPS college scholarships and public universities, yet the GOP-dominated House rejected two measures that could have solved the problem. The final minutes of the session, in fact, resembled The Jerry Springer Show, with House members literally jumping from their chairs and screaming at each other as Republican state Rep. Alan Seabaugh deliberately dawdled at the mic to run out the clock.

Lawmakers now must gather in yet another special session (at a cost to taxpayers of about $60,000 per day) before the new fiscal year begins July 1. It will be the seventh special session in Edwards’ two-anda-half years in office. Given the same cast of obstinate House Republicans, it’s not clear another special session will change anything — but hopefully voters are seeing clearly who’s responsible for the partisan gridlock.

In stark contrast to the House, a bipartisan supermajority in the state Senate approved a half-penny sales tax extension to replace a “temporary” one-cent levy that expires June 30. The temporary tax’s expiration leaves a nearly $650 million hole in the state budget. When the House considered the Senate-approved half-cent sales tax on June 4, Appropriations Committee Chairman Cameron Henry, GOP Delegation

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Chairman Lance Harris and House Speaker Taylor Barras did all they could to kill the measure and crater the special session. The Senate-approved budget fix failed by a mere six votes.

The House’s Republican leadership is hellbent on denying Edwards a “win” — even if it means making Louisiana citizens big losers. Henry, Harris, Barras and others preferred a one-third penny sales tax — piously invoking conservative principles — but a vote on their preferred plan in the final minutes failed by more than 30 votes.

Let’s be clear: The difference between a half-cent sales tax and a one-third-cent sales tax is a grand total of 17 cents on a $100 purchase.

Failure to fully fund TOPS, universities and health care will cost Louisianans millions.

There’s nothing “conservative” about failing to budget responsibly.

Forcing Louisiana into yet another special session to score cheap political points likewise is not conservative. And holding hospitals, universities, the poor and the sick hostage to a partisan sideshow is a nihilist approach to governance.

Given a choice between keeping half the expiring sales tax and slashing vital services such as health care and higher education, most voters would take the sales tax and hope for a better solution down the road.

Louisiana voters deserve better options, of course. But to get them, they need better legislators.

There is nothing conservative about not budgeting properly.

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Lege forecast: mutually assured destruction?

HERE’S A POLITICAL RIDDLE WORTHY OF A LAS VEGAS MORNING LINE: Will Gov. John Bel Edwards’

seventh special legislative session end with a solution to the state’s “fiscal cliff” — or will we see another example of mutually assured destruction?

History portends the latter, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

History matters. It’s a shame so many people in positions of responsibility — from voters to lawmakers — ignore it so often. In the case of the governor and the House Republicans who are determined to deny him a “win” at all costs (including great costs to Louisiana citizens), both sides should learn from their mistakes.

In the first special session of 2018, Edwards sought too much revenue.

It’s possible he asked for a higher amount to leave room for negotiation, but his adversaries used it against him to great effect. For their part, the House GOP leadership initially was OK with extending half of the expiring one-penny sales tax — but in the most recent session, after Edwards came down to a half-penny, they blindly held firm at just one-third of a penny. Then they falsely accused the governor of failing to compromise.

As many have noted, the difference between a half-penny and a third of a penny is a mere 17 cents on a $100 purchase. That same difference could fully fund TOPS scholarships and higher education, which makes the “Caucus of No” seem all the more irresponsible and ideologically hidebound.

Now let’s look forward. If the upcoming special session is to end well, both sides need to get past partisan one-upmanship and focus on solving the problem. A good place to start is this: Instead of blaming each other for the problem not getting solved, why not fight over who gets credit for solving the problem? That would make citizens the real winners.

How might they do that?

Perhaps reframing the threshold revenue question is in order. Instead of arguing over a third versus a

half a penny, begin a civil discussion of how much money the state actually needs to meet its obligations.

Once a target figure is agreed upon, discuss how best to achieve that goal. There are many ways to raise revenue. It doesn’t have to come down to portions of a sales tax penny. Both sides know this, but they have to put petty, partisan differences aside and put citizens’ interests first.

Meanwhile, Edwards has begun using his veto pen. So far his vetoes have targeted his House adversaries — Speaker Taylor Barras, GOP Delegation Chairman Lance Harris, Appropriations Committee Chairman Cameron Henry, and a handful of others.

The governor’s message is clear: Those who yearn for smaller government will see it up close — in their own districts.

In past years, that was how governors brought errant legislators to heel. In today’s volatile environment, it’s unclear if that tactic still works. On one hand, lawmakers who pushed for deep cuts left the governor no alternative; they remain stuck on one-third of a penny and can’t identify specific cuts. On the other hand, the vetoes up the ante — and the temperature.

In the absence of mutual trust and comity, mutually assured destruction remains a probable outcome.

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Hey Blake, Last week while visiting a cousin in Bywater, we walked by a World War I memorial on Burgundy Street.

We were curious why that spot was chosen for the memorial.

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Dear Brian, When the memorial arch was dedicated in March 1920, it was said to be the first permanent World War I memorial in the country.

It was built at a cost of $6,990, which was raised entirely in the 9th Ward to honor “the men from the ward who answered the call of their country in the war,” according to a New Orleans States article.

The names of 1,260 men and one woman are inscribed on bronze plaques placed on the front of the arch. They honor those from the 9th Ward who were killed in action, served in the armed forces or contributed to the war effort.

Planning for the memorial began just after the war ended in 1918.

Money was collected all across the 9th Ward, with volunteers going door to door in some cases. The arch, 28 feet tall and 21 feet wide, was erected in 1919. While the memorial currently stands on the edge of a fenced-in lot in the 3800

This World War I memorial in Bywater was erected in 1919 in honor of 9th Ward residents who served in the war.

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block of Burgundy Street, that was not its original location. In 1919, that area was known as Macarty Square, a reference to the Macarty Plantation which once stood there.

It was owned by Louis Barthelemy Macarty and later was divided into sections. The memorial arch originally sat in the center of the square.

In 1951 a field house for the nearby Francis T. Nicholls High School (later called Frederick Douglass and now KIPP Renaissance High School) was erected near the center of the square, so the memorial arch was relocated to the Burgundy Street side.

BLAKEVIEW FORTY YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER, a song by a Louisiana band began its

rise on the Billboard music charts: “New Orleans Ladies,” performed by the Baton Rouge-based band LeRoux. In it, lead singer Jeff Pollard describes those “Creole babies” with a sassy style who sashay by, “all the way from Bourbon Street to Esplanade.” The song was written by Hoyt Garrick and Leon Medica, the bassist for LeRoux. According to Tom Aswell’s book Louisiana Rocks!, the song originally was written for French musician Dick Rivers, who rejected it. Medica then pitched it to Pollard. The band changed its name to Louisiana’s LeRoux and in July 1978 included the song on its self-titled debut album. “New Orleans Ladies” reached No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 that summer and became the band’s anthem. Gambit readers even voted it the best New Orleans song of the 20th century in one survey. Though Pollard left the band and its members changed over the years, LeRoux, which takes its name from the essential ingredient in Louisiana cooking, continues to perform. It has toured with A-listers such as Chicago, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top and the Allman Brothers Band. In 2007, the group received a Grammy nomination for its work with Tab Benoit and was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

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hang next to the city, state and American flags throughout Pride Month.

A municipal display of LGBT support would have been unlikely a generation ago, but to the patrons of the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar on the second floor of a building at the corner of Chartres and Iberville streets in the 1970s, it would have been impossible to imagine.

It was 45 years ago this month that a man bought a can of Ronsonol lighter fluid at a Walgreens on Canal Street, walked to the Up Stairs Lounge, emptied its contents on the stairs and struck a match.

Within minutes, the bar was engulfed in flames and choking smoke. Ceiling tiles and fabric melted and stuck like napalm to the skins of the people inside. With the entrance blocked and the windows barred, an emergency exit hidden and a fire escape with no stairs, patrons were trapped.

Though the blaze was controlled in 17 minutes, firefighters found the room a crematorium with 28 bodies inside — ”stacked like pancakes,” in the words of The States-Item the next morning. Four more people died from injuries in the days afterward. (Had bartender Buddy Rasmussen not led 15 to 20 people out the hidden emergency exit, the death toll would have been higher.) The bodies were burned so badly that positive identification was impossible; New Orleans Police Department officers relied on scraps of identification. One of them, Maj. Henry Morris, cautioned, “We don’t

The 1973 Up Stairs Lounge fire in the French Quarter, which killed 32 people, is the subject of a new book

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even know if these papers belonged to the people we found them on. Some thieves hung out there, and you know this is a queer bar.”

“The fire came quickly and it was snuffed out quickly,” wrote Lanny Thomas in The States-Item. “But the holocaust is one of the worst this city has seen.” The Times-Picayune’s headline compared the scene to “DANTE’S INFERNO, HITLER’S INCINERATORS.” One of the most lethal fires in New Orleans history made headlines for a few days and then rapidly faded from the papers (though not from French Quarter gossip). Then-Gov. Edwin Edwards never acknowledged the loss of life; then-Mayor Moon Landrieu only mentioned it when pressed by reporters days later. Archbishop Philip Hannan only referred to it obliquely in a church newspaper. Churches of all denominations refused to hold services

for the dead. There would be no public memorial for the 32 people who died at the “queer bar.”

And the city, it seemed, forgot, or chose to forget — until some people insisted we remember.

IN 2014, ROBERT W. FIESELER WAS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, studying under Nicholas

Lemann, the New Orleans-born New Yorker writer who began his career at the 1970s alt-weekly Vieux Carre Courier. Lemann mentioned the Up Stairs Lounge fire to Fieseler, who wanted to know more. But Lemann couldn’t remember much. As Fieseler found out, Lemann wasn’t alone in what his student calls “forced forgetfulness, or collective amnesia.”

“I thought I was pretty well schooled in LGBT history, from Stonewall to Harvey Milk,” Fieseler adds. “But in between, there was something that happened in New Orleans that affected a generation.”

Fieseler began two years of research and two more of writing, and the result is his first book, Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge and the Rise of Gay Liberation (Liveright Publishing Corporation, $26.95), which was published June 5. Fieseler interviewed survivors, traced their family trees and pieced together official reaction to the fire through newspaper clippings and police and fire reports.

“That these deaths occurred in a gay bar was traumatic for the city to acknowledge,” Fieseler says. “But the fire forced the city to acknowledge that

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homosexuals existed, even as they would say ‘I don’t know what occurred.’”

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few small LGBT dive bars on the seedy lower end of Iberville Street at the time — The Cavern, Wanda’s and Mom’s Society Page — places that attracted hustlers, trans people and others who may not be welcome at more “respectable” bars. There also was a bar catering to gay African-Americans, The Safari Lounge.

The Up Stairs Lounge — while firmly blue-collar — had more of a neighborhood feel; there were sing-alongs at a piano and a small dance floor. One of the side rooms was used for Metropolitan Community Church services, drag shows and amateur theater.

Besides its local clientele, it also was a refuge for closeted people around the South who could come to New Orleans, climb the stairs and relax among gay men. Though it wasn’t immune to police raids, the owner and bartenders enforced their own rules, and NOPD largely left the bar alone.

The tenuous existence of the Up Stairs, Fieseler says, was testament to the “Janus-faced nature” of a port city with a long history of licentiousness overlaid with strong Catholic beliefs.

While New Orleans might have tolerated “queer bars” that didn’t draw too much attention to themselves, raids were common and newspapers regularly published the names of people caught in those raids. Bar owners paid off cops; bartenders discouraged public displays of affection or any kind of cross-dressing that might draw unwanted attention.

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Up Stairs Lounge fire

In 1973, Gambit political edito r Clancy DuBos was an 18-ye ar-old cub reporter at The Times-Picay une. He remembers what happ ened on the night of June 24.

First responders tending to some of the victims of the Up Stairs Lounge fire.

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IT WAS A DREADFULLY SLOW NEWS DAY, EVEN FOR A SUNDAY EVENING IN JUNE. Those of us who worked

the weekend “nightside” shift at The Times-Picayune stared blankly at our typewriters between crossword puzzles and novels. Frank Martin, the weekend night city editor, tried to break the monotony at one point by shouting, “Come on! Make something happen! It’s too damn slow tonight!”

We chuckled, then went back to our tedium.

Minutes later, Loys “Bugs” Bergeron, who monitored the police radios, came barreling into the newsroom shouting about a fire in the French Quarter. Martin dispatched all of us to the scene, the corner of Iberville and Chartres streets.

Back then — June 24, 1973 — every fire was a story, but French Quarter fires were big stories. The Quarter was then, as it is now, a tinderbox. There was no telling how big this fire might get.

I jumped into a photographer’s car and we raced down Poydras Street toward Camp Street, running several stoplights and not giving the then-under-construction Superdome so much as a glance.

Breaking news is an adrenaline rush, and my heart pounded as much at the thought of a front-page story as from the photographer’s wild driving. We turned left on Camp and parked as close to Canal Street as we could, then ran toward the Quarter. The smell of soot already hung thick in the air as we crossed Canal.

I had seen death already, even though I had started my summer internship at the paper only six weeks before, at the age of 18. The nightside crew regularly chronicled shootings, stabbings, murders and more. On my third day at the paper I covered the drowning death of a 15-year-old who wandered too far into Audubon Park’s flamingo pond. I’ll never forget watching the coroner’s office retrieve his body with a grappling hook. I remember thinking this kid was less than three years my junior.

In the five weeks since that drowning story, I had become inured to the sight of death, or so I thought. Truth is, nothing could have prepared me for what I encountered at the corner of Iberville and Chartres.

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The first hint of tragedy was droplets of blood on the sidewalk along Chartres Street, almost a block from the fire. As I approached the corner, what I saw stopped me cold. The street was packed with firefighters, media and gawkers — and a man with much of his flesh burned off and hanging from his limbs. He sat on the curb facing the fire, weeping, begging for help.

I had to turn away, at least momentarily. That’s when I saw the bar atop the Jimani Restaurant, which I later learned was the Up Stairs Lounge, fully engulfed in flames and smoke — and a sight that haunts me to this day: a man pressed against the bars of a window, his hair and flesh nearly burned off, one arm hanging out through metal bars that had prevented his escape to safety. This time I could not turn away. I stared at him, wondering who would put bars on a second-story window, and who was this man whose final, desperate moments would capture in one horrific picture the tragedy that was the Up Stairs fire?

A senior reporter grabbed my arm and told me to go to Charity Hospital’s emergency room. I was to write a “sidebar” story about the scene there. I don’t remember how I got to Charity, and I don’t remember exactly when I learned that the Up Stairs was “a bar frequented by homosexuals,” as the media callously described it in those days. I do recall standing in the ER, trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible, knowing that most if not all the burn victims there were gay men.

Back then Charity was much more open than hospitals are today. No checkpoints. No one asking to see my credentials. I just walked into the ER and stood in a corner, scribbling observations into my notebook. The staff was far too busy trying to save lives to worry about a kid in the corner taking notes.

I had a front-row view of tragedy — and heroism. Nurses and doctors valiantly attended gurney after gurney, putting gauze and salve on the bodies of burned men who moaned in haunting tones. Some of them wept. I remember watching a nurse gently — or as gently as she knew how — peeling back the burned skin from a man before wrapping him as he pleaded for something to deaden his pain. Some of those who managed to get out of the bar showed up, offering information about their friends and inquiring about the status of others.

This scene replayed over and over before I realized I was the only reporter there. Then other media showed up, forcing the hospital staff to usher us out.

I stayed in the ER for about an hour, long enough to get a mental

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picture that I tried to put into words for a story. Back in the newsroom, I went straight to my typewriter, ignoring the protocol of first telling Martin, the city editor, what I planned to write. Moments later, he glanced over my shoulder at my first few paragraphs and put his hand on my shoulder.

“That’s what I want,” he said.

“Keep at it.”

Then as now, the rush to get a big story into print (or on the air) forces reporters to detach from the emotional immediacy of the event itself.

In most cases it’s easy. When the story involves death, especially the death of a child or multiple deaths, not so much.

We politely call that detachment “objectivity,” but it’s really more a defense mechanism to numb the senses, a much milder version of what soldiers no doubt do in response to battle. If we get caught up in the humanity of a tragedy as we cover it, we can’t do our job.

I was just learning that skill set in June 1973, but I don’t think I’ve ever been able to detach from the Up Stairs fire story.

Every time I smell the soot of a fire, for example, I think about the man I saw on the curb, crying in pain as his burned skin hung from his arms, or the man who was literally burned alive, pressed against the bars of the second-story window. Many years later I learned that the man in the window was the Rev. Bill Larson, the beloved pastor of the local Metropolitan Community Church, which ministered to the LGBT community.

It was also years later that I realized how profoundly the Up Stairs fire had affected the local gay community. Sadly, it did not take long to see the indifference — or even the hostility — that many New Orleanians showed toward that community in the immediate aftermath of the fire. That indifference, that hostility, belied the city’s reputation for tolerance and hospitability.

That June night, I mostly felt an incomprehensible mixture of numbness and shock. After we put the paper to bed, we went out for drinks; we needed something to take the edge off the adrenaline.

I needed something that would help me sleep, or at least help me not think about the things I had just seen.

I still felt that numbness and shock the next day, which was one of my days off. The fire that had killed 29 people the night before (and three more in the days that followed) was the talk of the town, and by then the national media had picked up the story. I went to my girlfriend’s house, hoping to find a way past the numbness. She nervously asked me what it was like, but I couldn’t find the words. I finally just hugged her and cried.

The aftermath of the Up Stairs Lounge fire, which killed 32 people.

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“This way, money could keep floating between parties: ‘This authority I’m paying off is in essence helping me keep my secret,’” Fieseler explains. “And it was a very effective way for the city to accommodate the dichotomy, almost a neo-Victorian solution.”

And that suited many of the patrons, too. “They were individuals who had never come out or been rejected by their families, and it allowed them to keep their New Orleans life,” Fieseler says. “Many had been runaways, or excommunicated from their church or their family. But these were individuals who were living very full lives within the city — they had companionship, joy, a job — so long as it was never acknowledged publicly they were gay.”

WHILE THE POPULAR PERCEPTION IS THAT NOPD AND THE NEW ORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENT swept

the arson investigation under the rug, Fieseler says that’s not completely true.

“I had to decide at a certain point: When does sloppiness become negligence and when does negligence become intent?” he says. “Certainly for the first week there was exemplary police work, cataloging and chronicling critical evidence.”

That diligence didn’t last. The major suspect in the case, a barfly and hustler named Rodger (or Roger) Nunez, who had been thrown out of the Up Stairs shortly before the fire, hid in an apartment just down the street. Though Nunez was questioned more than once — and,

reportedly, confessed to several people, including a nun and the Iberville Street bartender Miss Fury — he never was charged and died a few years later.

Fieseler suggests that the outcome suited both the LGBT community of the day as well as the city leadership. Had there been a trial, survivors would have had to testify in open court, effectively outing them to families and employers, and it “would prolong the level of embarrassment the city would sustain, regionally and nationally,” he says. It was a time when even just knowing gay people could carry risks; Fieseler found a 1972 case where three Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies were fired for “associating with a known homosexual” — when they socialized with their wives’ hairdresser.

THOUGH THE NEW ORLEANS LGBT COMMUNITY GAINED POWER AND RIGHTS IN THE 1970S, 1980s and

1990s, it wasn’t until 2003 when a plaque was installed on Iberville Street commemorating those who died in the Up Stairs Lounge fire.

Since then, the event has been memorialized in at least two other books (Johnny Townsend’s Let the Faggots Burn and Clayton Delery’s The Up Stairs Lounge Arson), two documentaries (The Up Stairs Lounge Fire and Upstairs Inferno), an off-Broadway musical (The View Upstairs) and an art installation

by Skylar Fein, Remember the Up Stairs Lounge, which is in the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art.

The Up Stairs Lounge’s downstairs neighbor bar, the Jimani, still exists and is a popular late-night spot for service industry workers.

On its website, the Jimani has a page memorializing the tragedy, and minces no words: “Thirty-five years from now, let’s hope we look back and wonder what the fuss over gay marriage was all about,” it says. “But history won’t remember anti-gay bigots kindly, whether they were cowardly murderers like the unknown arsonist who firebombed the UpStairs Lounge in 1973, the people of New Orleans who callously disregarded a fire that took 32 of their fellow citizens’ lives because it happened at a gay bar or today’s misguided opponents of same-sex marriage.”

— To read an excerpt from Tinderbox on Buzzfeed, visit www.tinyurl. com/tinderboxbook.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Robert W. Fieseler 6 p.m. Wed. June 27 Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. Fieseler will discuss his book along with a panel of writers and documentarians, including Clancy DuBos.

6 p.m. Fri. June 29 Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. Fieseler will read from Tinderbox and sign books.

Email dining@gambitweekly.com

Adieu, La Provence LA PROVENCE, THE LANDMARK FRENCH RESTAURANT IN LACOMBE,

has closed after nearly half a century in business.

Its last regular service was in April.

In messages to customers at the time, restaurant management said it was undergoing repairs. Last week, however, chef and co-owner Eric Hunter confirmed the restaurant has closed permanently.

“Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get the business to make it work,” he said.

Hunter and his wife, Jennifer Pittman Hunter, bought La Provence just over a year ago from chef John Besh, who earlier took it over from its founder, the late chef Chris Kerageorgiou.

A better burger

A cafe in the French Market takes vegan to delicious heights.

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund VEGGIE BURGERS NEVER HAVE BEEN MY THING. They bring to mind college days, when mealy patties stuffed with black beans and grains were seemingly everywhere, and almost always a letdown. Give me a burger cooked medium rare, juicy and just the tiniest bit bloody with plenty of char and crust, thank you very much.

As it turns out, there’s increasing evidence that the beef industry might not be the most sustainable of models in the long run — cows take up too much land and consume too much grain, along with many other factors — so a couple of years ago, a few Silicon Valley startups began working on a meat alternative.

When White Castle, the national burger chain (or, as I recall it, the place to get greasy sliders at 2 a.m. and wake up hating yourself), announced it would start carrying vegan burgers, I was intrigued. Then something even more surprising happened: A renowned food

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French Market, 1110 N. Peters St., Bay 13, (504) 525-1953; www.mealsfromtheheartcafe.com

critic signed off on them. Earlier this year Eater critic Ryan Sutton lavished praise on Impossible Burger sliders sold at the national chain, calling them “one of the country’s best fast-food burgers.”

That got my attention. And while I always would opt for the real deal, I was curious what the new fake burger hype was all about. Meals from the Heart Cafe, a health-focused restaurant inside the historic French Market, was one of the few restaurants in town I found that carried both versions of the industry’s leading imposters (it might be the only one).

Marilyn Doucette opened the petite restaurant in 2006, pioneering healthy food in a city that, at the time, wasn’t much known for it. The spot sells The Beyond Burger, which is vegan and gluten-free and gets its heft from peas and potato starch, while beet juice lends the patty a red hue and coconut oil works as a binder. The Impossible Burger — comprising a similar plant base (coconut oil, potatoes) also includes wheat and heme, an iron-containing compound that makes up the molecule hemoglobin, which turns blood red and, it’s claimed, gives the burger the look and taste of meat.

When I visited the cafe, I opted for the Beyond Burger, which came with a crispy light brown crust and a pinkish interior that looked a lot like ground beef. The dense patty carried a deep, umami-like funk and a little of the characteristic char one associates with ground beef: This wasn’t your garden-variety freezer aisle veggie burger — this actually was pretty good.

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breakfast, lunch, early dinner daily

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Beyond Burger, crab cake tacos, blueberry pancakes

Heme gives the The Impossible Burger at Meals from the Heart Cafe the look and taste of meat.

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The restaurant’s offerings go well beyond these two items, and vegan and gluten-free options abound. A vegan gumbo thickened with okra, eggplant and mushrooms carries a peppery heat that lingers on the back of your throat.

The vegetable-forward Caribbean rice imparts a deliciously soft burn, and the herb-packed kick of oregano and rosemary gets married with currants, lending the dish a sweet zing and extra dimension.

The restaurant’s signature dish is its crab cake, which can be ordered any time of day (with poached eggs for breakfast and on a po-boy or salad for lunch). Save for a side of pico de gallo, the crab cake tacos felt more Californian than Mexican and featured a bounty of fresh mixed greens, avocado and a tangy remoulade sauce all wrapped into a whole wheat tortilla.

I was surprisingly taken by the gluten-free blueberry pancakes, which were bouncy and sweet, with a tart punch from the blueberries.

And as for that infamous burger: Did I know I wasn’t eating real meat? Sure.

Did I care? Absolutely not.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

you have to battle the French Market tourists to get here

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very good vegan and gluten-free options at a French Market cafe

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The Hunters continue to run the farm surrounding the restaurant, but Eric said he plans to put that property up for sale soon.

Set in a rural stretch of Highway 190 between Mandeville and Slidell, the restaurant was the personal creation of Kerageorgiou, a chef from a Greek family who grew up near Marseilles, France. In 1972, he took over what had been a small hotel and cafe and turned it into an homage to the culinary traditions of his homeland, with the ambience of a French country inn.

Besh, who grew up nearby in Slidell, worked at La Provence early in his career. He bought the restaurant from his mentor in 2007 as Kerageorgiou faced declining health. The older chef died a short while later at age 79.

In the years that followed, the grounds around the restaurant sprouted more farm beds and livestock pens, producing staples for the La Provence kitchen and creating a showcase for farm-to-table food.

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In May 2017, Besh sold the restaurant to the Hunters, saying he was passing the torch to the next generation. The Hunters previously had run a restaurant in the Forth Worth, Texas area, and relocated to Lacombe to operate La Provence. It marked a homecoming for Eric, who spent much of his youth in Mandeville.

Associations with its past owners, however, proved resilient, Eric said.

Last fall, Besh was rocked by accusations of sexual harassment, and while Besh no longer was involved in the Lacombe restaurant, Eric said he believes the scandal hurt his business. In addition, he said, although the restaurant’s menu had been evolving for years, he believes some of its regulars were still pining for the restaurant they remembered from Kerageorgiou’s days.

All employees were laid off when the restaurant closed, Eric confirmed. “It’s a bad situation,” he said. “We had to let people go who had worked here for decades.”

The Hunters still sell eggs from the farm and jams, sauces and pate from the La Provence kitchen at the Covington Farmers Market. Eric also has started a mobile barbecue business, B Hunter’s Backdoor BBQ, which sells plate lunches at the Bayou Adventure swamp tour operation in Lacombe. — IAN MCNULTY/ THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

Last call at Morning Call THERE WILL SOON BE A NEW NAME SERVING THE BEIGNETS and cafe au

lait in New Orleans City Park. Cafe du Monde has been awarded the contract to run a beignet parlor in the park’s Casino Building, replacing its historic rival, Morning Call Coffee Stand.

While Morning Call had run the concession stand there since 2012, the park this year put the contract for the location out to bid. At a meeting of City Park’s board of directors June 7, Cafe du Monde was named the winner.

The timeline for Morning Call to close and Cafe du Monde to take over has not been determined, a park spokesperson said.

The change means the Morning Call brand soon will have no home, at least for now. Earlier this spring, Morning Call closed its longtime location near Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie. However, Bob Hennessey, who runs Morning Call along with his brother Mike, said they intend to reopen elsewhere.

“We’re looking for a new home.

Morning Call is not going away,” Hennessey said. “City Park was great for us, but when one door closes, another opens.”

The new lease in City Park is for 10 years and raises the minimum

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rate for the concession to $10,000 a month, plus a percentage of its revenue.

Three companies answered a request for proposals issued by City Park: Morning Call, Cafe du Monde and Cafe Beignet, which operates three locations in the French Quarter.

Morning Call submitted the highest bid, promising a marginally higher percentage of revenue than its competitors. However, Morning Call missed a mandatory pre-bid meeting; as a result, City Park’s management recommended the next highest bidder, Cafe du Monde.

The board’s vote for Cafe du Monde was unanimous.

The Casino Building, a Mission Revival-style structure situated between a lagoon and the park’s Botanical Garden, has been used by various concessions operators for many years. This time the request for bids specifically called for a “beignet cafe” for the site, and the particulars of the lease were tailored to draw dedicated beignet operations. Park officials earlier said the beignet concept had proved to be a hit with park visitors.

Jay Roman, a manager of Cafe du Monde, said his company plans to overhaul the beignet parlor in a style consistent with its other locations. It will serve its traditional menu of beignets and coffee.

Cafe du Monde has nine locations, including its original stand in the French Market.

Morning Call also got its start in the French Market, and for many decades New Orleanians and visitors had their pick between the two and developed their own loyalties. In 1974, as the city was undertaking an overhaul of the French Market area, Morning Call relocated to Metairie. It was a fixture there until closing this spring. — IAN MCNULTY/THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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Tyler Stuart CHEF/OWNER, THALI LLAMA

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AFTER TRAVELING ALL OVER INDIA, chef Tyler Stuart returned to New Orleans and launched his regional Indian pop-up Thali Llama. His monthly pop-ups focus on different regions of India, where he explores dishes he learned throughout his travels. Stuart also hosts weekly pop-ups at The Crown & Anchor English Pub and Old Point Bar in Algiers. He spoke with Gambit about cuisines throughout India and how dishes vary from region to region.

What originally brought you to India?

How do the cuisines vary from region to region?

STUART: I was a sous chef at Carrollton Market for a year-and-a-half and left there (last) July, because I always wanted to travel, and at the time I didn’t have any big obligations. ... I looked into India and I was really intrigued. I wanted to cover as much ground as possible. When I did research on the cuisine, I found out how diverse it was — it wasn’t just your typical butter chicken and paneer that’s usually associated with Indian food. I covered 10 different regions in two months, which was a lot. I started out in New Delhi. ...

From New Delhi I went to Jaipur, which is in the state of Rajasthanl. I went to Sikkim, which is one of my favorite regions. ... It’s right in the Himalayas and the food and the people were amazing.

S: They differ wherever you go. In Sikkim, there’s more of a Chinese influence: They have momo, which are Indian-style dumplings, and chow mein that still have a distinct Indian taste to them. Up north you won’t find any coconut or mango; it’s a lot spicier. There are a lot more curries, too. In particular, Rajasthan is known for the huge amount of chilies because it does get fairly cold there, so there’s no coconut trees or mangos or tamarind anywhere up north. There’s a dish called laal maas, it’s a lamb or a mutton curry that was one of the recipes I paid to learn about from a chef in Rajasthan. It has a lot of garlic and a lot of spicy red chilies — it’s stupid spicy, but so good.

You get addicted to the spice there.

Now when I’m back here I have to put hot sauce on everything.

As you go down south, you get the introduction of a little bit cooler weather, and while all Indian food can be fairly spicy, now you get more coconut milk. And then there’s the amount of fish in Goa and Kerala. I never associated Indian food with fish, but they had all types of different fish and lobsters I had never seen. Goan cuisine is also a lot more vinegar-based because the Portuguese introduced vinegar to the (region). So these curries are very different, because they all have vinegar in them. From Goa, I’ve made a coconut curry with mango rice, and I make this really good squid with a paste made from tamarind, chilies, a few different spices — cumin, coriander — and a little bit of jaggery (from various palm trees or sugar cane juice), which is like their style of molasses or brown sugar, and a coconut vinegar. They use an abundance of curry leaves in Goa, too, which are kind of like bay leaves, but edible.

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How did you go about learning the different cuisines while traveling?

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S: I tried reaching out to a million people before I left. I didn’t have a work visa, and all I was able to do was schedule one cooking class. But then I went to a few restaurants and asked if I could come check out the kitchen and they were all more than happy to have me in there. There was a language barrier ... so there was a lot of pointing, but also tasting and smelling and just seeing their procedures. As I kept going I would reach out to the Airbnb places I was staying with, and they were all more than happy to teach me everything.

They brought me to their friend’s homes where I would cook with them there, and they would provide me with handwritten recipes. It was amazing being able to do way more than I thought I would be able to do. There are about 10 people that I keep in touch with in India, and I always run things by them and make sure that I’m doing it right.

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BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www. jackdempseys.net — The Jack Dempsey platter for two features gumbo, shrimp, catfish, crab balls, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D WedSat. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice.

Reservations accepted for large parties.

D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch SatSun. $$

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

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$

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section features changing daily dishes such as red beans and rice or baked catfish. No reservations. 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. Reservations accepted for larger parties.

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. No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli serves wood-oven baked pizza, po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. No reservations.

Open 24 hours daily. $

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant’s signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska.

Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$$

Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine such as shawarma cooked on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$

Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more.

Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

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. No reservations. B and L daily. $

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. $$$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

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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. $$

Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart’s deli

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dick-

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At Seaworthy (630 Carondelet St., 504-930-3071; www.seaworthynola.com), a seafood roll filled with crawfish is served with french fries.

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iebrennansrestaurant.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. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. L, early D daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — Swedish meatloaf is made with Two Run Farms grass-fed beef and served with lingonberrry pepper jelly, creamed mushroom potatoes and Creole kale. No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Pan-seared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Hours vary

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

No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; 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. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.

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

Reservations accepted. B daily, D TueSun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Croque Benedict features a soft-boiled egg, Raclette cheese, Mornay sauce and Crystal hollandaise over applewood-smoked ham, poached chicken or heirloom tomatoes and a chive biscuit. Reservations accepted. brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce.

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

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are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — The organic Argonne turkey sandwich features organic avocado, tomatoes, sprouts and Havarti cheese on choice of bread. No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ 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. Reservations accepted.

L and D Tue-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun, late Thu-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. No reservations. L and D MonSat. $

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. No reservations. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$

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. $$

The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. L, D daily. $

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. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$

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

KENNER 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. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — Ted’s special combination includes choices of three meats (sliced brisket, pulled pork, sausage, pork ribs) and two sides (baked beans, corn, coleslaw, potato salad). No reservations. L, D daily. $$

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

Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts

Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — The roast beef po-boy is dressed with cheese and

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OUT TO EAT brown or red gravy and served on a toasted sesame loaf. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Veal Josephine is sauteed veal topped with lump crabmeat and shrimp and served with brabant potatoes. Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ 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.

No reservations. 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. No reservations.

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. No reservations. 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 TueSun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — Capricciosa pizza topped with pepperoni, prosciutto, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke, olives, oregano, garlic and basil.

No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies. com — The sweet shop serves lunch as well as creative cupcakes, mini-pies, pastries, frappes, coffee and tea. B and L Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery available.

Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizzas.com — The NOLA Green Roots pie features housemade sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. No reservations. 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. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$

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

Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

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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. $$$

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D TueSun. $ 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. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — A pair of roasted golden beet sliders is topped with herb goat cheese, arugula and citrus marmalade on multi-grain bread. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $

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

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

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

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers Creole favorites such as gumbo and crab cakes. Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise. com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Braised Niman Ranch pork cheeks are served with sauteed Southern greens, grit cakes, sweet potatoes and country gravy. Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Reservations recommended.

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

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, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted.

L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. No reservations. L, D 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. Full bar. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

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. Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT 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. Reservations recommended.

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

Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s newest restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables.

Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D TueSat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — The menu of Cajun and Creole favorites includes gumbo, turtle soup, seafood platters and New Orleans barbecue shrimp, as well as salads, pasta and more. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ 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. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/tavolinolounge — Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

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TUESDAY 12 Bamboula’s — Damn Gina, 3 Blue Nile — Andrew J Forest & the Swamp Crawlers, 8:30 BMC — Mojo Shakers, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Slick Skillet Serenaders, 11 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters Quartet, 8 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; Sarah Quintana & Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, 8 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman & Todd Duke, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard Scott, noon The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Seva Venet, 7:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Mary Grace Foster, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck, 2 Poor Boys Bar — R.I.P., Goya, Cikada, Matted, 8 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 — R.I.P., Goya, Cikada, Matted, 9 Siberia Lounge — Casey McAllister, 9 SideBar — Simon Lott, Doug Garrison, Justin Peake, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; The Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10 The Starlight — Joe Welnick, 7; DJ Fayard, 10 Three Muses — Keith Burnstein, 5

WEDNESDAY 13 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Maggie Belle Band feat. Kristin Diable & the City, 9 Autocrat Social & Pleasure Club — TBC Brass Band, 9 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat.

Giselle Anguizola, 2; Mem Shannon, 6:30 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10

Blue Nile — Where Y’at Brass Band, 8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Nicole & the Tempted, 5; Hyperphlyy, 8; Sandra Love & the Reason, 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 Chickie Wah Wah — Alvin Youngblood Hart, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7 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 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Blueprint, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Mario Abney, 8 Joy Theater — The Glitch Mob, Elohim, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Dave Hickey, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Anais St. John, 7:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Kevin Levelle, Arcadiana Trace, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Lerin Williams, 2 Poor Boys Bar — HXXS, BLK, Blank, Lucas Wylie, DJ Heel Turn, 9 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 — Ivor Simpson-Kennedy, 5:30; Joanna Tomassoni, Asher Danziger, Fantasy Nonfiction, 9 SideBar — James Singleton’s Rough Babies, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Insomnium, Event Horizon, 7 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 The Starlight — Gal Holiday, 7; Lynn Drury, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Club of New Orleans, 8 Twist of Lime — Sixes, Bloodsick, Smoke, 10

Upcoming concerts » BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, July 25, House of Blues » FUTURE ISLANDS, Sept. 23, The Joy Theater » UB40, Oct. 12, House of Blues » WILD NOTHING, Oct. 19, Gasa Gasa » SIMPLE MINDS, Nov. 6, Saenger Theatre

Future Islands performs at The Joy Theater Sept. 23.

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THURSDAY 14 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 3 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 — Doyle Cooper, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Claude Bryant & the AllStars, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — Steve Mignano, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Jason Ricci, 9 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7; People Museum, Pink Lion, Julie Odell, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Esther Rose, 7; South Jones, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Caribbean Banjo feat. Seva Venet & Friends, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — TV Girl, 9 Hey! Cafe — The Reptilian, Edhochuli, New Lands, All People, Treadles, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Vivaz Trio, 7:30 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Kings of the Small Time feat. Alex McMurray & Glenn Hartman, 10 Old Point Bar — Extended Recess, 9 PAGE 28

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BY ALEX WOODWARD P H OTO C O U R T E S Y LU M I N ELLE R ECO R DI N GS

HERE’S A NEAT TRICK — on the heels of Belle & Sebastian’s New Orleans appearance, the band’s opener Men I Trust is running a parallel tour with Montreal’s Anemone as its opening act, which detours from that tour to headline its own run of dates. The band — Chloe Soldevila’s French disco, draped in lush layers of crushed velour synthesizers and percussive dance pop — returns to New Orleans for a second time in 2018, with this date following the band’s lush April debut Baby Only You & I (Luminelle Records). As the title track gently fades into its elopement-chapel organ and a motorik beat, Soldevila confesses to the magnetic pull of her desire and the weight of love, a boomerang-like magic trick she thought she abandoned only to return twice as hard. “I want to show you how I feel,” she sings. “Show you how our love is worth the goodbye.” Seductive post-punk performance artist Boyish Charm and Cliff Hines’ electronic project KLYPH opens. Tickets $8. 10 p.m.Tuesday at Santos Bar, 1135 Decatur St., (504) 605-3533; www. facebook.com/santosnola.

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Old U.S. Mint — Mike Doussan, 2 Poor Boys Bar — Holy Wave, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 5:30 Santos Bar — Primitive Man, Wayfarer, Forn, Space Cadaver, 9 Siberia Lounge — Eastern Bloc Party feat. Balkanique, 9 SideBar — Steve Marquette, 9 Smoothie King Center — Maroon 5, 7:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Shannon Powell Trio, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Up Up We Go!, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 The Starlight — Sam Friend Band, 9; DJ Mange, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5 Tipitina’s — Shawn Williams (album release), 9 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10

FRIDAY 15 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Uncle Wayne, 8 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1 Bar Redux — Cumbia Calling with DJ Malaria Sound Machine, 10 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 11

Blue Nile Balcony Room — Brass Flavor, 10 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; NOLA Treblemakers, 6; Hyperphlyy, 9; La Tran-K, midnight Bourbon O Bar — The Doyle Cooper Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Jerry Jumonville, 6; Cricket & the 219, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 8:30 Cafe Negril — Shawn Williams, 4; Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez Duo, 7 Central City BBQ — Eric Orlando & Marc Belloni, 5 Check Point Charlie — The Hubcap Kings, 8; The Rotten Cores, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Woodenhead (album recording), 9 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; Cruz de Navajas, Fatal Figure, Webbb, Malflora, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — John Zarsky & the Trad Stars Jazz Band, 6; New Orleans Klezmer AllStars, Bon Bon Vivant, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social (Latin dance party), 10 Fulton Street — Tin Men, 7 Gasa Gasa — Bent Knee, Gatherers, Noelle Tannen, 10 Gattuso’s — The Set Up Kings, 7

Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — The Hollow Roots, Sierra Green & Soul Machine, Sandra Love & the Reason, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Professor Craig Adams Band, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5; Paintbox feat. Dave James & Tim Robertson, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Lilli Lewis, 5; Louisiana Hellbenders, 8 The Maison — Chegadao, Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Damn Hippies, 7 Oak — K.C. and Mario, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Hallelujah Hat Rack (Grateful Dead tribute), 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Soulful Takeover with DJ Soul Sister, 10 Poor Boys Bar — Gimmee a Reason feat.

DJ Bouffant Bouffant, Unicorn Fukr, Asics, Quick Weave, 10 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Karma, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Santos Bar — La Luz, Timothy Eerie, Pearl Earl, 9 Siberia Lounge — Sabine McCalla, Tasche de la Rocha, Willy Gantrim, 10 SideBar — Aurora Nealand & James Singleton, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Cottonmouth Kings, 6; Shake ‘Em Up Jazz Band, 10 The Standard — Phil Melancon, 8

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SATURDAY 16 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 8 Bamboula’s — G & Her Swinging Gypsies, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7 Bar Redux — Amigos do Samba, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Soul Brass Band, 11; House Party with DJ Raj Smoove, 1 a.m.

Blue Nile Balcony Room — Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Yisrael, 6; Gumbo Funk, 9; New Thousand, midnight Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — The Royal Rounders, 6; Luna Mora, 9 Cafe Negril — Joy Clark, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Dana Abbott Band, 10 Casa Borrega — Martin Moretto, 7 Check Point Charlie — Alpha Rhythm, 8; Sheiks of Arabi, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Woodenhead (album recording), 9 Circle Bar — Belladonna Lovers, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Soul Rebels, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 10 The Frenchmen Hotel — Valerie Sassyfras, 9 Fulton Street — One Love Brass Band, 7 Gasa Gasa — Dream Temple feat. Halfred, Xoobreak, Otto, Tristan Dufrene, 10 Gattuso’s — Da Rockits, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 Jazz National Historical Park — African Drum & Dance, noon; Steel Pans feat.

Reynold Kinsale, 2 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Mike Kerwin & Geoff Coats, 5; Van Hudson, 9 Lighthouse Bar & Grill — Hyperphlyy, 6:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 The Maison — Sierra Green & Soul Machine, Gumbo Funk, 10 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — The Key Sound, 4 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Martin Better, Dr. Lo Presents Loyola’s Finest, 7 Oak — Dapper Dandies, 9 Old Point Bar — Gal Holiday, 9:30 Poor Boys Bar — Violent Opposition, Confined Space, 7; Hibernation with DJ Sugar Bear, 10

Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Contraflow, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Santos Bar — Herr Schmitt feat. Karl DeMolay (album release), Fatplastik, Dolce, CReepINgthinGE & B. Strange, Pockets McCoy, 9 Siberia Lounge — Primpce, Matron, Merdetits Marge, 10 SideBar — Lee Tiger & the Broken Blues Band, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Steve Turre & Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy, 2; The Catahoulas, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 The Standard — Phil Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Bobbi Rae, 7; James Williams, 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Esther Rose, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Bonerama, 10

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Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Foot & Friends, 3; The Key Sound, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bourbon O Bar — G & the New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Big Frank & Lil Frank, 6 Cafe Negril — Vegas Cola, 9:30 Casa Borrega — John Lawrence, noon Chickie Wah Wah — James Singleton, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Greg Schatz & the Friggin’ Geniuses, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Matt Lemmler, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Four Columns — Gina Brown & Anutha Level, 6 Gasa Gasa — Deau Eyes, Mighty Brother, Jazmarae, 9 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Will Dickerson, 8 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30 One Eyed Jacks — Marina Orchestra, 9 Poor Boys Bar — Light/Sound, Laughter, Caitlin Hill, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — The Key Sound, 10 Santos Bar — Of Feather and Bone, Tomb Mold, Kavyk, Hollowed Idols, 9 Siberia Lounge — Jim Trainer, Bernard Pearce, Laura Mattingly, Joseph Makkos, 9 PAGE 30

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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Tom McDermott (Scott Joplin tribute), 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 2; Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8

MONDAY 18 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bourbon O Bar — Shake It Break It Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30; Alex McMurray & Glenn Hartman, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 7; Lil’ Glenn & Backatown, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 House of Blues — Anthrax, Testament, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 8:30 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The River Angels, April & Mae, Paul Kemnitz, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 SideBar — The Classic Free-Jazz Aestheticians feat. Alexi Papadopoulos, Bernard Pearce, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10

Maroon 5 performs June 14 at the Smoothie King Center.

The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10 The Starlight — Josh Benitez Band, 10 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5; Russell Welch, 8; Schatzy, 8

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.

Astralis Duo. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Soprano Stephanie Aston and pianist Katalin Lukacs perform.

Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Celebrating the Swedish Nightingale.

The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — Soprano Kine Sandtro and pianist Julia Sjostedt present Nordic folk music and operatic arias in celebration of New Orleans’ ties to Sweden. Free, reservations required. 6 p.m. Monday.

Peter Collins. Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — The pianist’s concert salutes the New Orleans tricentennial with the music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Tickets $20.

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EVENTS WEDNESDAY 13 Harrison Avenue Marketplace. Harrison Avenue Marketplace, 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — There’s live music, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, food vendors and more at the market. 5 p.m.

How Women Shaped the History and Development of New Orleans. Hermann-Grima House, 820 St. Louis St., (504) 525-5661; www.hgghh.org — Writer, historian and researcher Mary Gehman delivers the lecture, and a wine reception follows. Tickets $10-$12. 6 p.m.

THURSDAY 14 Beams & Brews. 1208 Canal St. — Preservation Resource Center leads a tour of a renovation that will become a hostel, and beer and cocktails are served. Tickets $20. 5:30 p.m.

NOLA Herb Society Celebrates 85 Years.

Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.natfab.org — LSU AgCenter’s Anna Elizabeth Timmerman discusses parterre gardening, and there’s a cooking demonstration at the anniversary party. Free admission, RSVP requested. 7:30 p.m.

Open Sea Shanty Sing. Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — Songbooks are provided for the maritime sing-along. Free admission. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 15 Favorite Father Celebration. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The event honors fathers and father

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PREVIEW Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & Beyond

BY KAT STROMQUIST PHOTO BY RICK OLIVIER

THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATES “NEW ORLEANS WOMEN STANDING UP FOR A CHANGE,” and a full day of activities elevates women in New Orleans music, kitchens, politics and culture. There are two stages of music with performances by Irma Thomas (pictured), festival-circuit regulars The Vettes, Lynn Drury, festival founder Lani Ramos (as Big Pearl with her Fugitives of Funk band) and several others, plus panel discussions on Mardi Gras Indian queens and women working in STEM, politics and the music industry. Speakers include author and abolitionist Fox Rich and Big Queen Laurita Dollis of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indian tribe.

Other activities include a beauty and glitter bar, food offerings from local women chefs and a men’s “Dugout” area featuring cigars and horseshoes. A tent for girls ages 8-15 has STEM workshops by Electric Girls founder Flor Serna and drumming and music activities. WHIV-FM also will broadcast live from the festival. Free admission, donations accepted. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday (rain date June 30). New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 523-6276; www.therockandrouge.com.

figures who have made a difference in the lives of community members. Tickets $10, kids $5. 6 p.m.

Opera in the Piazza. Piazza d’Italia, 377 Poydras St. — Opera singers perform, and there’s Italian food and Ferrari displays at the newly renovated piazza. Visit www. italianamericanculturalcenter.com for details. Tickets $20-$50. 7 p.m.

Pirate Ball. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www.cannerynola.com — Odyssey House Louisiana’s fundraiser is pirate-themed. There’s food, drinks, a silent auction, award presentations and more. Visit www.ohlpirateball. com/tickets for details. Tickets $50. 8 p.m.

Rose & Rhyme. Pearl, 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — The wine tasting offers live music by Paul Sanchez. 6 p.m.

SATURDAY 16 Art Klub Market. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565; www.artklub.org — More than 20 vendors sell crafts and other goods at the monthly market, and there are art workshops, kids’ activities and food pop-ups. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

Gumbo & Bingo. 11331 Lake Forest Blvd.

— The fundraiser at a residence supports Social Bridges’ second-language programs for toddlers. Suggested donation $10. 4 p.m.

Heart & Soul Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.neworleans.hyatt.com — The gala supports American Heart Association research and education programs. Visit www.neworleansheartball.heart.org for details. Tickets $250. 6 p.m.

Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www.artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Orleans Abortion Fund Gala. Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Ave., (504) 564-7816; www.gopropeller.org — Micah McKee & Little Maker performs at the circus-themed gala, and there are tarot card readings, circus performances, music, food and drinks. Visit www.neworleansabortionfund.org for details. Tickets $25. 6 p.m.

OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistnola.org — There’s live music,

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday; the French Market (1008 N. Peters St.) 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (750 Carondelet St.) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. There also is a market in Rivertown (400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

CRISP Farms Market. 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

French Market. Corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details.

8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 361-1822 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Grow Dat Farm Stand. New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 3778395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow

Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. 300 N. Broad St.; www. broadcommunityconnections.org — The weekly Monday market offers local produce, homemade kimchi, cocoa-fruit leather, pesto and salad dressing. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden.

11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The truck also stops at 6322 St. Claude Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

WORDS Carole Cotton Winn. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers, (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author presents My Darling: A World War II Scrapbook. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Gateway to New Orleans: Bayou St. John, 1708-2018. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — Authors from the Louisiana Landmarks Society anthology appear at a panel discussion and book launch.

6 p.m. Thursday.

Jonathan Voss. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The children’s book author and illustrator presents Brave Enough for Two. 4 p.m. Friday.

Louisiana Cultural Vistas Release Party.

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, 514 Chartres St., (504) 565-8027; www. pharmacymuseum.org — The release party for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities quarterly includes author talks.

6 p.m. Thursday.

Matthew Pearl. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author presents his novel The Dante Chamber. 6 p.m. Saturday.

Nancy Tregre Wilson. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway St.; www. crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The author presents Memere’s Creole Cookbook.

9 a.m. Tuesday.

Rupert Thomson. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author presents his novel Never Anyone But You. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Teresa Toulouse & Barbara C. Ewell.

Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The authors present Sweet Spots: In-Between Spaces in New Orleans. 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tom Fitzmorris. Crescent City Farmers Market, 750 Carondelet St., (504) 8614488; www.crescentcityfarmersmarket. org — The author presents an expanded edition of New Orleans Food: More Than 250 of the City’s Best Recipes to Cook at Home. 8 a.m. Saturday.

FILM OPENING THIS WEEKEND Blood and Steel, Cedar Crest Country Club — Punk rockers invade a Virginia country club. Zeitgeist Cardinals — A woman tries to reconstruct her life after killing her neighbor in a drunk-driving crash. Zeitgeist

GOING OUT First Reformed — Ethan Hawke is a priest who makes a dark discovery. Broad The Gospel According to Andre — Fashion notable Andre Leon Talley gets the documentary treatment. Zeitgeist Incredibles 2 (PG) — The domestic/superhero animated film returns in inevitable franchise form. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Broad, Chalmette Let the Sunshine In — A woman is wearied by her romantic encounters (aren’t we all?). Broad Superfly (R) — Director X of music video fame remakes the 1972 blaxploitation film.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Tag (R) — Five overgrown bros play tag well into adulthood. Kenner, Slidell, Cinebarre, Chalmette

NOW SHOWING Action Point (R) — Johnny Knoxville (Jackass, if you recall) is in this feature about a low-rent amusement park. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Adrift (PG-13) — Shailene Woodley stars in a nautical thriller about a couple whose boat is badly damaged in a hurricane. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13) — The 19th (lol) film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, led by Robert Downey Jr. and compatriots.

Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Book Club (PG-13) — An ensemble cast features Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen as women whose lives are changed by Fifty Shades of Grey. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Breaking In (PG-13) — Two kids are held hostage in a high-tech mansion in this Mother’s Day release. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Deadpool 2 (R) — Sardonic superhero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) returns for action, bons mots. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Hereditary (R) — This buzzy horror film starring Toni Collette has been likened to a modern-day Exorcist. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre, Broad Hotel Artemis (R) — In this movie, there are riots in L.A., a hospital for criminals and a “high-tech” nurse played by Jodie Foster.

Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Life of the Party (PG-13) — A fish-out-ofwater comedy, with Melissa McCarthy as a middle-aged divorcee returning to college.

Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal On Chesil Beach (R) — Adapted from a pretty good book by Ian McEwan about sex and early marriage. Elmwood A Quiet Place (PG-13) — The slightest noise attracts hangry monsters in this horror/thriller film. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Race 3 — The Hindi-language thriller involves a heist and a criminal family. Elmwood Rampage (PG-13) — A lab accident makes a gorilla, a wolf and a lizard go Godzilla-

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entertainment, art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. Visit www.ochartmarket.com for details. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Portculture. Urban South Brewery, 1645 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 267-4852; www. urbansouthbrewery.com — The art market features works from illustrators, painters, photographers, collage artists and glass blowers, plus wood burning, live painting, live music and beer. Free admission. 5 p.m.

Rock & Rouge Women’s Music Festival & Beyond. New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 401 Barracks St., (800) 5686968 — The inaugural festival features bands fronted by women, food by women chefs, female vendors and programming including panel discussions about science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Free admission. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A Tribute to the Tribune and L’Union.

Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/ willcent.htm — A panel discussion of the first black newspapers in New Orleans precedes the unveiling of a plaque honoring same. 2:30 p.m.

Urban League of Louisiana Anniversary Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.neworleans.hyatt.com — Camille Whitworth is the emcee at the annual gala, and T-Ray the Violinist and Roi Anthony and Lejit perform. Visit www.urbanleaguela.org for details. Tickets $300. 8 p.m.

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GOING OUT size; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rides to the rescue. West Bank RBG (PG) — A documentary profiles the notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Broad Show Dogs (PG) — A police dog goes undercover at a Las Vegas dog show.

Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) — A meet-cute for Han Solo and Chewbacca.

Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Cinebarre Upgrade (R) — In this sci-fi-ish thriller, a newly bionic man is out for his muggers’ blood. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Black Cop — In Canada, an off-duty cop is racially profiled by other officers. 7 p.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist Beach Blanket Bingo — One of the “beach party” movies, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Despicable Me (PG) — Source of those Minions you love to hate. 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Kenner, Regal Filmworker — Leon Vitali, the actor who was right-hand man to Stanley Kubrick, is profiled in a documentary. 4:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Tuesday. Chalmette Ice Age: Collision Course (PG) — The series’ fifth installment involves a world-ending asteroid, which probably would be merciful at this point. 10 a.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday. Kenner, Regal Kaala — A runaway becomes a powerful don in this Tamil-language action movie.

6:05 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Elmwood Knife Skills — In this documentary, a restaurant is staffed by formerly incarcerated people. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ashe Power House (1731 Baronne St.) Mary Shelley (PG-13) — Elle Fanning is the Gothic author in this biopic. 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Chalmette The Misandrists — A lesbian quasi-terrorist organization wants to smash the patriarchy (hell yeah). 8:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist North by Northwest — An ad exec’s identity is mistaken for a killer’s. 10 a.m.

Wednesday. Prytania NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — The British company presents the play adapted from the best-selling novel about a boy on the autism spectrum. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, Regal, Cinebarre One Last Thing — A cancer-stricken teen uses his one wish to meet a supermodel.

7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Pom Poko — Shape-shifting raccoons (!) plot against marauding real-estate developers (!!!). 12:55 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m.

Monday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) — Archeologist Indiana Jones searches for the Ark of the Covenant and fends off Nazis. Noon and 7 p.m. Sunday.Slidell RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny — Mystery Science Theater 3000 writers malign the South African space opera. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre The Sandlot (PG) — Scottie Smalls and his baseball pals hit a ball over the fence.

1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Chalmette

Singin’ in the Rain — Does anyone else out there forever associate this flick with A Clockwork Orange? 7 p.m. Thursday. Orpheum Space Jam (PG) — Long live the ’90s.

Noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Slidell Zero Weeks — The documentary is about the lack of paid family leave in the U.S. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Stone Auditorium

STAGE ON STAGE All’s Well That Ends Well. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place — New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents the Shakespeare comedy. Visit www.neworleansshakespeare.org for details. Tickets $20-$30. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues, The Parish, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.hob.com — GoGo McGregor hosts the burlesque and variety show.

Tickets $21. 9 p.m. Saturday.

The Best of Sinatra. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — Spencer Racca portrays Frank Sinatra in this performance.

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

Crowns. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 5222081; www.lepetittheatre.com — The musical mixes gospel, jazz, blues, hip-hop and spoken word to tell a story about an African-American woman getting acquainted with her grandmother’s friends.

Tickets $15-$50. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Executrix. Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St. — Choosing a Hat Productions presents an original play about two World War II-era queer women. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

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.

Waitress. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The musical about a waitress and pie-maker is adapted from Adrienne Shelley’s film. Tickets start at $30.25. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

You Don’t Know the Half of It. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre. com — The half-improvised, half-scripted show features local actors and improv comedy performers. Tickets $22.

7:30 p.m. Monday.

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.

Black Girl Giggles. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Members of the comedy collective perform.

8 p.m. Friday.

GOING OUT 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.

TNM Mainstage. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Improv comedy groups perform. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Toast Battle! Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — Amanda G. hosts the competition, in which comedians humorously toast one another. 9 p.m. Thursday.

ART HAPPENINGS Art Talk. Second Story Gallery, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — Artists Amy Bryan and Natori Green discuss their show “Woven.”

Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Community Coffee and Open Studios.

Joan Mitchell Center, 2275 Bayou Road, (504) 940-2500; www.joanmitchellfoundation.org — Spring artists-in-residence at the center discuss their work, and there are refreshments from Pagoda Cafe.

9 a.m. Wednesday.

OPENING Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Flourish,” paintings of florals, botanicals and women by Southern women artists; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

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; “Why Is Everything a Rag?,” works by Stockholm-based artist Jockum Nordstrom; both through Sunday.

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, through Sept. 15. “The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter building and historic site, ongoing.

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,” artifacts, documents and artworks about 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

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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.

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) 9492009; 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.

Delly Dee Comedy Jam. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com — The group comedy show is called “All White Affair.”

7 p.m. Saturday.

Janice Janet. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The improv comedy group performs. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Lights Up! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The improv comedy group performs. 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.

Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (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.

Part 2. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Comedians pitch unnecessary movie sequels.

9:30 p.m. Saturday.

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)

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REVIEW Constructing Worlds: Intersections of Art and Architecture

BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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We are seeking volunteers at Canon Hospice to donate their time towards helping patients and families who are dealing with end-of-life issues.

Ways to Volunteer: • Talk, listen, pray with, read to, or sit with patients • Support bereaved family members in their healing • Assist with clerical work, data entry, and mailings • Help with events like bingo nights, “Celebrations of Life,” and fundraisers • Use individual skills, creativity, and life experience to help in your own unique way

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WE SPEND MUCH OF OUR TIME IN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS, in places that support the professional and social relationships that enable us to lead meaningful lives. Our relationships with those buildings themselves are subtle, yet keen observers who have looked beyond their facades have noted how the lives of structures sometimes parallel the lives of those they shelter. The Constructing Worlds expo at Octavia Art Gallery features the work of four painters who explore how buildings are situated not only on streets, but also in our minds and imaginations, where they function like opera sets for our daily dramas even as, over time, they seem to take on an inner life of their own.

The most intimate architectural spaces are our living quarters, but Belgian painter Pierre Bergian depicts elegant yet empty rooms that resonate with faded grandeur, as we see in The Blue Mirror, in which a derelict parlor with dusty paneling surrounds a massive mirror that rises to a vaulted ceiling. Bathed in soft, shimmering light, the mirror’s eerie blue reflections evoke a tidal pool like a portal into lost memories. New York painter Jeff Goldenberg focuses on the rooftops of old lower Manhattan, New York buildings, mostly desolate spaces studded with wooden water towers that look like old cisterns but really are functional plumbing reservoirs.

In works like Printers Rollers (pictured), they reflect the austere gothic geometry of an earlier age now lost amid the soaring architectural spectacles of our time.

Maine painter Greta Van Campen applies a similarly stark style to midcentury America’s homely modernity in works like Red Square, where a bleak commercial warehouse building is bisected by long shadows that lend it the surreal mystique of a latter-day deChirico plaza painting. That sense of architecture as a reflection of the inner lives of people and places is eloquently articulated in Grover Mouton’s collage paintings like New Orleans, 1987, in which Gallier Hall floats in a nimbus of gestural notations, or House in Space, where a levitating old Greek Revival home recalls French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s maxim: “The house, even more than the landscape, is a psychic state.” Through July 28. Octavia Art Gallery, 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com.

and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing.

National World War II Museum. 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope,” film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10, 2019.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the John E. Bullard Collection,” works owned by NOMA Director Emeritus John Bullard, through June. “Lee Friedlander in Louisiana,” works demonstrating the photographer’s connection to Louisiana and the local music industry, through Aug. 12. “Carlos Rolon: Outside/In,” works connecting New Orleans, Latin America and the Caribbean by the artist, through Aug. 26. “Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored,” two paintings by Paolo Veronese, through Sept. 3.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “The Whole Drum Will Sound: Women in Southern Abstraction,” works by female abstract artists, through July 22. “A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard,” watercolor works by the artist, through Aug. 19. “Salazar: Portraits of Influence in Spanish New Orleans, 17851802,” works telling the story of Josef Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza, through Sept. 2.

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519 Wilkinson Row; (504) 4351485; nolaboards.com Gifts for dad – in store and online

NOLA Boo

517 Metairie Rd., Old Metairie; (504) 510-4655; shopnolaboo.com

Apparel and gifts for dad

NOLA Gifts & Decor

5101 W. Esplanade, Metairie; (504) 407-3532; nolagiftsanddecor.com Gifts for dad

Simplee Gourmet

1000 Girod St.; (504) 962-9162; 70457 Hwy. 21, Covington; (985) 892-8370 Father’s Day BBQ headquarters

Suzanne Ormond Pottery

suzanneormondpotteryllc.com

NOLA-themed porcelain gifts for dads, shipped worldwide

WHERE TO EAT Andrea’s Restaurant

3100 19th St., Metairie; (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com 3-Course Father’s Day menu, all day June 17, $35 per person

Augie’s Restaurant and Events

6005 Jefferson Hwy., Harahan; (504) 733-3000; augiesnola.com

Open for Father’s Day; with live music from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Venezia

134 N. Carrollton; (504) 4887991; venezianeworleans.net

Open Father’s Day, June 17, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.

WHERE TO GO Breaux Mart

Garden District, Metairie, River Ridge, Gretna, Chalmette, www.breauxmart.com Get beef, pork, chicken, shrimp and oysters for Father’s Day grilling

Earthsavers

Metairie, (504) 835-0225; Mandeville, (985) 674-1133; Uptown, (504) 899-8555 De-stress Package for Dad; designed to relieve stress from head to toe

Martin Wine Cellar

New Orleans, Metairie, Mandeville, Baton Rouge; martinwine.com

Choose ticket to a tasting, cocktail kit, bottle from an exclusive barrel

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GENTLLY GEM IN PREFERRED FLOOD ZONE X! Beautifully reno’d 3BR/2BA. Gorgeous kit, lg master suite, new roof, electrical, plumbing & Central HVAC. Conveniently located.

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Classic Carrollton double remodeled in 2006, including roof, wiring, HVAC and attic insulation + refinished floors. Easy access to Downtown, Uptown & I-10.

4BR/2BA $399,000

TOP PRODUCER

(504) 895-4663

GARDEN DISTRICT OFFICE 2016 & 2017

Close to Audubon Park & Magazine!

Plus 400 sq ft building in rear.

2BR/2BA/1 HALF BA $405,000 ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, SRS

Latter & Blum, ERA powered is independently owned and operated.

94 Informal pause-marking punctuation 97 Vile smiles 99 Hanker (for) 101 Of a western U.S. mountain range 102 Jekyll’s counterpart 68 Biting African pest 105 British noble 69 Balsa floater 107 Height: Prefix 72 Move in a way suggested by this puzzle’s 108 More tired 113 Techie 10 longest answers 117 Injury of a bodily band 74 Past due 119 Cost per unit 75 Earthlings 120 Garb 79 With 91-Across, 121 2013 black-comedy spaghetti topper crime film 81 Many free TV ads, 129 Where streets meet for short 130 Dan Brown’s 85 Stretch out “The — Code” 86 Isr. neighbor 131 Glimpsed 87 “You said it!”

132 Manipulates, as dough 90 Env. add-in 133 Lettering aid 91 See 79-Across 134 Rents 92 Sea wrigglers

PREMIER CROSSWORD THINK FAST

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25 Beginning language course with conjugations 26 Cut — (dance) 27 Model’s gig 29 1974 hit for Kool & the Gang

36 Trips to wildlife areas, say 37 Ending with switch 38 Ski lift variety 39 Theories 40 Huge sea wave 44 Asimov of sci-fi 46 Expatriate 52 Cask aging in a cellar 54 You, old-style 57 Certain Alaska native 58 Ortiz of “Ugly Betty” 59 Center 60 Dumbfound 62 Wraps tightly in cloth 64 Pained bark 66 “Veni,” translated

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13 Some black teas 14 Let free 15 Brag 16 Giant in lawn care 17 Alphabet vowel sequence 18 Choir part 19 Foul moods 24 Cask 28 Cable chan. for old films 29 Airplane-boarding bridge 30 Bearlike 31 Of a certain part of speech 32 Extinct 33 Stage award 34 Quaint light source 35 Radio host Flatow 39 Kant’s “I”

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86 Florence-to-Rome dir.

88 Wallach of “Sam’s Son” 89 Once surnamed 93 Caustic stuff 95 Like spud-peeling GIs 96 Pick a card 98 Stars, e.g.

100 Bother 103 Thus far 104 Really fears 106 Continental train pass name 108 Pile 109 Reveal 110 — nous 111 Minneapolis suburb 112 Ruminated (over) 113 — Coeur, Missouri 114 Light brown 115 TV landlady Mertz 116 Find another function for 118 “I — your service” 122 — Tin Tin 123 U.S. “Ltd.” 124 A fifth of MV 125 Health resort 126 “— a pity” 127 Spike of film 128 Pub. staffers

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Cleaning Service

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Holiday Cleaning After Construction Cleaning

WIT’S INN Bar & Pizza Kitchen

Apply in person Mon-Fri, 1-4:30 pm 141 N. Carrollton Ave.

EMPLOYMENT FARM LABOR

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT OLD METAIRIE BEST VALUE IN OLD METAIRIE

Sparkling Pool & Bike Path. Lg. 2 BDRM Apt., Furn Kit with new Refrig, Washer & Dryer in unit, Granite in Kit. & Bath. Off St. Pkg., NO PETS. $944. Owner/Agent.

(504)236-5776.

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

1 & 2 Bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH. 1 BR, private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. Call (504) 202-0381 for appointment.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 531 WEBSTER ST

Beautiful, quiet 1BR, 3 blks from Audubon Pk. Furn kit, washer dryer, 1350/mo. + utilities. Free WiFi. NO DOGS. Call (504) 220-1903.

ADVERTISE HERE!

CALL 483-3100

Temporary Farm Labor: Rafter L Harvesting, Wildorado, TX, has 2 positions, 6 mo. exp. for operating self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a variety of grain & oilseed crops, adjust speed of cutters, blowers & conveyers, change cutting head & height of cutting head using hand tools; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain CDL with clean MVR to drive grain & transporter trucks 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. TX, $10.46/hr. AZ, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 7/15/18 – 12/01/18.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX6647593 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Farm H2A LLC, Marianna, AR, has 35 positions, 6 mo. exp. for operating combines, cotton pickers & cotton modules, perform safety checks, servicing equipment including tires, lubricating & maintenance; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain appropriate CDL with clean MVR to drive grain & transporter trucks 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.; $10.73/hr. AR & $11.87/hr. TX, may increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 5/20/18 – 3/20/19.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2162385 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

504-232-5554 504-831-0606 MANAGEMENT STORE MANAGER For animal welfare organization. Strong pricing, display and customer service exp needed. Email resumes with references to: info@spaymart.org.

SERVICES BUYING MIGNON FAGET JEWELRY

OLD U.S. COINS AND MARDI GRAS DOUBLOONS. CHRIS’S FINE JEWELRY, 3304 W. ESPLANADE AVE., METAIRIE. CALL (504) 833-2556.

••• C H E A P TRASH HAULING Call (504) 292-0724 ••• FREE ESTIMATES. BE BLESSED.

DWI - Traffic Tickets?

Don’t go to court without an attorney!

You can afford an attorney.

Call Attorney Gene Redmann, 504-834-6430.

Lakeview

Locally owned & serving the New Orleans area for over 25 years

CLEANING SERVICE

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL AFTER CONSTRUCTION CLEANING HOLIDAY CLEANING LIGHT/GNERAL HOUSEKEEPING HEAVY DUTY CLEANING

Susana Palma

lakeviewcleaningllc@yahoo.com Fully Insured & Bonded

504-250-0884 504-913-6615

2015 AUDI A3

Small, 4-door Sedan. Silver, 20K mi, leather, sunroof, navigation, all bells & whistles. Call for price (negotiable). (504) 218-7129.

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REAL ESTATE / EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES

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

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

Temporary Farm Labor: McCarty Farms, Littlefield, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maint., operation & maint. of wells, pumps & gearboxes, mow brush, spread manure; 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, may be asked but not required to work on Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 6/26/18 – 12/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7287978 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off and Festival Jones Park in Gulfport, MS

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The Science of Whiskey

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Bourbon House

Donati Family Winery Dinner

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse

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Friday Night Fights - Sexy Summer Show 1632 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

S.C.U.M. The Valerie Solanas Story The AllWays Lounge

Not So Skinny Dip: Curvy Girl Pool Party The Frenchmen Hotel

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