Gambit New Orleans, November 27, 2018

November 27December 3 2018 Volume 39 Number 48

Lane Lacoy FRANCHER PERRIN GROUP Historic Home Specialist

Asociate

Broker/Realtor®

1012 Royal Street

2910 NORTH RAMPART

Historic beauty with RARE covered balcony on Royal Street!

Gorgeous architectural details, courtyard, verandas, guest cottage - perfect for entertaining!

$599,000

Bywater compound renovated 4 years ago, 50 x 192 landscaped lot, gated off street parking, 3-4 BR’s, 2.5 baths, fireplaces, wood floors, covered porch, gourmet kitchen/appliances, walk to the Quarter.

BUILT -

50

YEARS

EXPERIENCE

New Orleans’ home for heart-centered yoga + down-to-earth spirituality

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 29

Family Yoga:

Storytelling and Singing NOV. 30 - DEC. 2

A Weekend with Kirtan Soul Revival DECEMBER 7

1820 St. Charles Ave., Suite 110

francherperrin.com 504-891-6400

www.lanelacoy.com - ljlacoy@latterblum.com

PLUM IN

30 Days of Unlimited

CLASSES FOR $33

Candlelit Restorative Yoga with Hot Stones

840 Elysian Fields Ave N.O., LA 70117

OVER

WWW.WILDLOTUSYOGA.COM

504.251.6400

504-957-5116 • 504-948-3011

G BIN

Downtown + Uptown

PLUMBING & GAS LICENSED AND INSURED

®

WATER & HEATER GAS/ELECTRIC SEWER LINE REPAIRS KITCHEN INSTALLED

738-1000

YOUR LIQUID FLOW CONTROL TECHNICIAN

Cristina’s

Cleaning Service

Let me help with your

cleaning needs!

BULLETIN BOARD

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 2 7 - D E C E M B E R 3 > 2 0 1 8

2

Holiday Cleaning After Construction Cleaning Residential & Commercial Licensed & Bonded

504-232-5554 504-831-0606

Lakeview

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

CLEANING SERVICE

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

Susana Palma

lakeviewcleaningllc@yahoo.com Fully Insured & Bonded

504-250-0884 504-309-6662

N MO O MOLRDE !

Renew…Refresh…

Refinish for Fall!

Why remove your old bathroom and kitchen fixtures? Re-glaze them!

Call us and prevent the high cost of replacement. New surfaces are durable, strong and easy to care for.

Residential and Commercial • Our Refinishing Makes Cleaning Easier Most Jobs are Done in Hours • Certified Fiberglass Technician

southeRn

Refinishing llc

708 BARATARIA BLVD. 504-348-1770 Southernrefinishing.com

We RE-Glaze and REPAIR

Bathroom fixtures • Ceramic tile walls, floors and counters • Fiberglass bathtubs and enclosures • Formica countertops Claw foot bathtubs • Pedestal sinks Cast iron and tin bathtubs Marble walls and countertops

WE BUY MIGNON FAGET JEWELRY

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

DWI - Traffic Tickets?

Don’t go to court without an attorney!

You can afford an attorney.

Call Attorney Gene Redmann, 504-834-6430.

••• C H E A P TRASH HAULING Call (504) 292-0724 ••• FREE ESTIMATES. Proverbs 22:9

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Repairs, renovations, interior or exterior Siding, Sheetrock, Flooring, Painting, Decks C&M Builder, LLC 504-908-5072.

3

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

4

CONTENTS

NOV. 27-DEC. 3, 2018 VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 48 NEWS

OPENING GAMBIT

7

COMMENTARY 10 CLANCY DUBOS

11

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 13 FEATURES

7 IN SEVEN EAT + DRINK

5 21

PUZZLES 42 LISTINGS

MUSIC 31

Covington, LA

GOING OUT

36

EXCHANGE 41

@The_Gambit @gambitneworleans @GambitNewOrleans

15

As Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington turns 75, he’s busier than ever — and reflecting on his remarkable career

STAFF

COVER DESIGN BY DORA SISON COVER PHOTO BY GREG MILES

Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER

EDITORIAL

1818 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, LA | 504.888.2300 | nordickitchens.com

@gambit.weekly

THE WOLFMAN AT 75

(504) 483-3105// response@gambitweekly.com Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO Special Sections Editor | KATHERINE M. JOHNSON Senior Writer | ALEX WOODWARD Listings Coordinator | VICTOR ANDREWS Contributing Writers | JULES BENTLEY, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, HELEN FREUND, ROBERT MORRIS

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER

PRODUCTION Creative Services Director | DORA SISON Pre-Press Coordinator | JASON WHITTAKER Web & Classifieds Designer | MARIA BOUÉ Graphic Designers | WINNFIELD JEANSONNE SHERIE DELACROIX-ALFARO

ADVERTISING Advertising Inquiries (504) 483-3150 Advertising Director | SANDY STEIN BRONDUM (504) 483-3150 [sandys@gambitweekly.com] Sales Coordinator | MICHELE SLONSKI Sales Assistant | KAYLA FLETCHER Senior Sales Representative JILL GIEGER (504) 483-3131 [jillg@gambitweekly.com]

Sales Representatives BRANDIN DUBOS (504) 483-3152

[brandind@gambitweekly.com] SAMANTHA FLEMING (504) 483-3141

[samf@gambitweekly.com] ABBY SCORSONE (504) 483-3145

[abigails@gambitweekly.com] TAYLOR SPECTORSKY (504) 483-3143

[taylors@gambitweekly.com]

BUSINESS & OPERATIONS Billing Inquiries 1 (225) 388-0185 Administrative Assistant | LINDA LACHIN

MARKETING Marketing Coordinator | ERIC LENCIONI Digital Strategist | ZANA GEORGES

Gambit (ISSN 1089-3520) is published weekly by Capital City Press, LLC, 840 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130. (504) 4865900. We cannot be held responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts even if accompanied by a SASE. All material published in Gambit is copyrighted: Copyright 2018 Capital City Press, LLC. All rights reserved.

IN

SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN SEVEN DAYS

‘33 (a kabarett)’

At the improv

FRI.-SAT. NOV. 30-DEC. 1 | In his one-man show, Bremner Duthie plays a performer in Germany as the Nazis come to power and censorship begins.

He sings and recreates the acts of artists who have disappeared in what is at times a darkly humorous show set in the shadows of looming political repression. At 8 p.m. at Art Klub.

A conference about improvisation explores creative spontaneity

BY WILL COVIELLO IN GRADUATE SCHOOL , Randy Fertel

seized on the idea of improvisation.

“I called it studies in the rhetoric of spontaneity,” Fertel says. “The foundational idea is that art that claims to be improvised is always a challenge to the mainstream.”

Fertel developed his theory over several decades and published the book “A Taste for Chaos: The Art of Literary Improvisation” in 2015. He’s been drawn to the concept of improvisation in many media, and he’s invited musicians, artists, actors, chefs and innovators to explore the idea in a conference, “Improvisation: New Orleans’ Gift to the Modern World,” which features talks, performances and classes at various locations Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

The role of improvisation is easy to identify in some types of performance, such as jazz or comedy.

“Louis Armstrong would improvise until he truly nailed a piece and then he would always play it that way,” Fertel says. “The great masterpiece of the cadenza to ‘West End Blues’ — he always played it exactly the same, but it came across as improvised.”

Jazz isn’t the only musical genre that draws on improvisation. Jenna Sherry of the Birdfoot Festival, which presents chamber music, will discuss the role of improvisation in the work of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.

There are rare writers who created works spontaneously and did not edit or amend them, such as poet Charles Bukowski, Fertel says. But his point about improvisation is its role in challenging existing ideas.

“It’s literature that comes out of paradigm shifts, when the culture’s rationality is shifting,” he says.

Also participating in the conference is Alice Waters, the chef and restaurateur who pioneered California cuisine and use of locally grown foods at her restaurant Chez Panisse and is involved with New Orleans through her Edible Schoolyard Project.

“She didn’t set out to start an empire,” Fertel says. “She wanted to have a little cafe to serve her friends the food that she loved.”

Artist Mel Chin has created several installations in New Orleans, including the Fundred Dollar Bill Project, addressing lead and heavy metal pollution in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures.

A retrospective of Chin’s work was presented at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2014.

This summer, he presented the installations “Wake” and “Unmoored” in New York City’s Times Square.

With the use of apps, smartphones pointed at the sculptures of wrecked ships presented viewers images of the boat and area submerged in water in a future affected by climate change and rising oceans.

The conference begins with a culinary event Friday at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. There’s a presentation featuring Waters, Mississippi farm activist Ben Burkett, Davia Nelson of NPR’s “Kitchen Sisters” and Richard McCarthy, a co-founder of the Crescent City Farmer’s Market and current director of Slow Food USA, which promotes use of locally grown foods.

There are free panel discussions at the museum Sunday, and topics include long-form improv comedy, Mel Chin and artistic improvisation, contemporary politics with Politico cartoonist Matt Wuerker, and more. The Courtney Bryan Quartet performs at 8 p.m. at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center.

There are workshops about jazz, classical music, theater and art at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) Sunday (admission $25).

THU. NOV. 29 | Drive-By Truckers songwriter and guitarist Patterson Hood has been working on some nostalgic projects, releasing early music from Adam’s House Cat, the first band he co-founded with fellow Trucker Mike Cooley. Hood performs at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Martin Lawrence FRI. NOV. 30 | The stand-up comedian, actor (“House Party,” “Big Momma’s House”) and TV star (“Martin”) headlines a tour featuring comics Deon Cole, Rickey Smiley, Bruce Bruce and Clayton Thomas. At 7:30 p.m. at UNO Lakefront Arena.

‘The Santaland Diaries’ FRI.-SUN. NOV. 30-DEC. 23 | The NOLA Project’s Alex Martinez Wallace stars in the one-man show about an underemployed writer hired to play Crumpet the Elf in a Macy’s department store holiday wonderland, where he encounters New Yorkers caught up in the best and worst of holiday spirits.

At 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Teatro Wego!

Vijay Iyer Sextet Chef and restaurateur Alice Waters participates in a culinary presentation Friday at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

NOV. 30-DEC. 2 IMPROVISATION: NEW ORLEANS’ GIFT TO THE MODERN WORLD WWW.IMPROVCONFERENCENOLA.COM

The Historic New Orleans Collection presents a screening of the 1916 silent film “Snow White” with a live musical score by organist Paul Goussot from Bordeaux, France.

Though Fertel has hosted conferences before, including one about the literature of the Vietnam War, through the Fertel Foundation, he’s not doing this one spontaneously.

“The irony is I can’t improvise a lick,” he says. “I am going to read my introduction.”

FRI.-SAT. NOV. 30-DEC. 1 | Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer has topped the jazz charts, been honored numerous times by DownBeat’s critics and won a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.

He leads his sextet at 7:30 p.m. at the Contemporary Arts Center.

Asylum Chorus album release SAT. DEC. 1 | The New Orleans rootsand funk-inspired supergroup, powered by a seven-piece vocal ensemble, releases its full-length album “Blue Sunshine,” which follows its 2016 EP “Take a Piece.” At 9 p.m. at Three Keys at the Ace Hotel.

Krewe of Krampus’ NOLAuf SAT. DEC. 1 | The krewe hosts its second annual take on the annual Alpine tradition, in which schnapps-drinking, coal-giving, fur-clad creatures hit the streets before Saint Nick’s arrival. The parade begins at 7 p.m. at Parleaux Beer Lab, proceeds up Royal Street, turns right on Independence Street, left at Burgundy Street, left on Piety Street and ends at Bratz Y’all! for a ticketed after party.

5 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

7 SEVEN

Patterson Hood

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

6

7

N E W

OR L E A N S

N E W S

+

V I E W S

Rolling Stones at Jazz Fest? … more policing of French Quarter strip clubs … and more

# The Count

Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down

4.8%

Archie Manning, the former

New Orleans Saints quarterback, was honored by the Southeastern Conference with the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award, which is presented to former members of SEC institutions who have demonstrated superior leadership qualities. He will receive the award during the annual SEC Legends Dinner, which will be held Nov. 30 in Atlanta.

The September 2018 unemployment rate in the New OrleansMetairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A DVOC AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y M AT T H E W H I N TO N

U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy calls for Dr. Rebekah Gee’s resignation over alleged misspending of Medicaid funds.

Dr. Howard Conyers, Jesmyn Ward and Charlie Gabriel, all of New Orleans,

were named three of Southern Living’s 25 Southerners of the Year. Conyers is a NASA scientist and barbecue pit master; Ward is the novelist and Tulane University professor who was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant last year; and Gabriel is the venerable sax and clarinet player of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Elijah Mealancon was found

guilty of unauthorized use of movables by Criminal District Judge Franz Zibilich in a matter in which Mealancon was alleged to have had several Hurricane Katrina flooding victims sign over their Road Home checks to him in exchange for home repair which was never done.

Mealancon, the pastor of Elijah Christian Ministries, will be sentenced in Zibilich’s court next month and could face two years in prison.

Bad news: Metro New Orleans has the highest unemployment rate in the country for metropolitan areas with a 2010 U.S. Census population of more than 1 million.

TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS: KENNEDY CALLS MEDICAID WASTE ‘A WHIZ DOWN THE LEG OF EVERY TAXPAYER’

C’est What

“THE REPORT WAS STUNNING — BREATHTAKING. It’s an insult. It’s a

whiz down the leg of every taxpayer in Louisiana and America.”

That was U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, reacting to a report by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera that the state may have misspent up to $85 million of Medicaid funds. He also called for the resignation of Louisiana Health Department Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee, who reports to Gov. John Bel Edwards, not to Kennedy or to any federal agency.

“Dr. Gee needs to step down,” Kennedy fumed in a call with reporters.

“She just pissed away $60 million to $80 million in taxpayer dollars.”

Richard Carbo, Edwards’ chief of staff, said Edwards had “full confidence” in Gee, adding, “It’s under her leadership at the department that new technology is being put in place to address income verification issues so that anyone who should not be receiving Medicaid benefits will be determined to be ineligible — a process that has been planned for over a year. This administration is increasing income verification checks by 400 percent, which will address the long-term problem described in the audit.”

Carbo also clapped back at Kennedy, saying the “whiz” comment was “another one of Sen. Kennedy’s baseless soundbites brought about by having too much free time in Washington.”

Kennedy, a Republican, has said he’ll decide by Dec. 1 whether to challenge Edwards, a Democrat, in the October 2019 gubernatorial race. Two prominent Republicans who were said to have been eying the race — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack — said in recent days they would not run. Those announcements seemed to clear a path for Kennedy to become the establishment GOP candidate should he get into the race.

It was not the first time that Kennedy — known for his colorful turns of phrase — has resorted to urination as a metaphor. In March, discussing the proposed $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that would keep PAGE 9

?

Which company would you like to see running the beignet stand in New Orleans City Park?

6%

ANOTHER COMPANY

47%

MORNING CALL

18%

IT’S JUST BEIGNETS

29% CAFE DU MONDE

Vote on “C’est What?” at www.bestofneworleans.com

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

OPENING GAMBIT

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

8

OPENING GAMBIT the government running, Kennedy said it was “a Great Dane-sized whiz down the leg of every taxpayer.”

NORD finalists selected Three men are finalists to direct the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission, the city agency charged with running the city’s recreation facilities and programs.

Larry Barbino currently serves as a program coordinator with the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) overseeing equitable contracting for HANO projects. Barbino was a previous NORD director — he resigned under then-Mayor Ray Nagin in 2009. Corey Wilson is the CAO and counsel for East Baton Rouge’s park operating agency (BREC); a 2018 report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor found “significant deficiencies” in BREC’s budgeting. Sports agent Gavin Lewis is a former NORD instructor and volunteer coach.

The finalists will head into another round of interviews Nov. 27, following a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at City Hall. The public will get a chance to hear the finalists’ pitches for the job and ask them questions. The search committee plans to make its hiring recommendation Dec. 4.

Strip clubs agree to surveillance, ‘mystery shoppers’ Several Bourbon Street strip clubs have agreed to surveillance measures and “mystery shoppers” as part of their agreements with the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, which approved consent agreements with seven clubs in the wake of club raids and other charges.

The judgments mirror ones reached with the state’s office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) following January’s law enforcement raids that led to closures and put a microscope on Bourbon’s dancers and club staff.

They also have put dancers’ and club workers’ livelihoods in limbo, unclear whether the judgments, and a lack of communication from management or the business owners, would interfere with their jobs.

In the time since the charges were filed by the city, two clubs no longer are strip clubs — Rick’s Sporting Saloon converted to a country and western dance club called Boot Scootin’ Rodeo, and Bourbon Vibezz switched formats to a dance club.

In that time, dancers also claimed a small but crucial victory with the City Planning Commission’s rejection of a potential plan to dramatically limit the number of clubs on the street through attrition.

The judgments issued Nov. 20

require clubs enlist “mystery shoppers” and install “high-quality camera systems” throughout the venues.

Scores also received a $13,000 fine and faces a 30-day suspension of its alcohol license. Stilettos, Rick’s Cabaret and Hustler’s Barely Legal each received fines. So did the former Rick’s Sporting Saloon and Bourbon Vibezz, which were exempt from the “mystery shopper” requirement. The board dismissed the case against Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club following a settlement with the Vieux Carre Commission.

Board members often giggled throughout the hearing, asking whether “mystery shoppers” should be required in the nonstrip clubs “to make sure they’re dancing and there’s no tangential activities.” One commissioner asked why Rick’s Cabaret didn’t also “get religion and move to country and western dancing.”

“The practice of ‘mystery shopping’ essentially turns civilians into a hired police force, driving a needless wedge between ourselves and management,” dancer Lyn Archer told Gambit after the meeting.

Did Mick Jagger spill the beans about the Rolling Stones at Jazz Fest?

Rumors have been flying that the Rolling Stones will be playing the second Thursday of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year (May 2), necessitating an extra day for Jazz Fest and moving the traditional “locals’ Thursday” to the first weekend of the festival — which will make Jazz Fest’s 50th anniversary an eight-day affair.

Last week, the Rolling Stones announced the U.S. dates for the band’s world “No Filter” tour, with no mention of New Orleans. On the other hand, there was a convenient hole in the first few days of May, which lent credence to the theory the band would indeed be playing Jazz Fest.

But it was lead singer Mick Jagger who may have let the cat out of the bag. That day, he posted a playful Stones-ish song to his Facebook page, in which he listed the cities on the tour in order: “Miami, Florida — Jacksonville and Houston — New Orleans and Glendale ...”

Miami is the tour’s kickoff, followed by a Jacksonville, Florida date. The band is scheduled to play Houston April 28, 2019, and Glendale, Arizona May 7, 2019.

Given the fact that a regular Superdome show would almost certainly have been listed in the Rolling Stones’ initial announcement of dates, it sounds like we pretty much can count on a Stones appearance during the second week of Jazz Fest.

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

PAGE 7

9

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

10

COMMENTARY

Time to extend the budget review process MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL PRESENTED HER FIRST MUNICIPAL BUDGET to the New

Orleans City Council Nov. 1 — as required by the City Charter — and the council has spent much of the past month hashing it over.

Among the mayor’s proposals are raises for city workers, new municipal offices for families and an expected drop in revenue due to scaling back the city traffic cameras (which Cantrell promised to eliminate entirely during her campaign).

The City Council began reviewing her proposed budget on Nov. 9; council members face a Dec. 1 deadline for adopting the 2019 budget.

Every New Orleans mayor has put his or her stamp on the budget process. Cantrell held numerous Facebook Live and teleconference “budget

listening sessions” in which she and city officials interacted with the public — a 21st century approach. In contrast, however, the city is still hobbled with a distinctly antiquated budget introduction deadline.

The City Charter in the 1950s established Nov. 1 as the date when a mayor must submit a proposed budget for the following calendar year. That deadline no doubt suited New Orleans’ needs at the time.

Since then, however, the city and its needs have become much more complex — particularly in the post-Hurricane Katrina landscape and the city’s subsequent recovery.

Cantrell’s predecessor, Mitch Landrieu, recognized that reality and began submitting his proposed budgets by Oct. 15. That gave council mem-

bers at least two additional weeks to dive into budgetary details. Until 2017, Landrieu’s approach included “Budgeting for Outcomes” — in-person meetings in every council district, during which he and other city officials answered questions from constituents.

Landrieu moved to telephone town halls in his last year in office, to the dismay of the Committee for a Better New Orleans, a nonprofit governmental affairs group that advocates a more transparent budgeting process.

On the flip side, Landrieu submitted his 2018 budget to the City Council by the end of July, saying he wanted to smooth the way for the next mayor and council. That, too, was a step in the right direction, particularly during an election year.

A deadline of Oct. 1 for submitting a budget seems not only reasonable, but also preferable for all concerned.

In early September, all seven council members signed a letter to Cantrell requesting a timeline and some specifics regarding the 2019 budget.

District D Councilman Jared Brossett asked the administration to submit a budget by mid-October — a reasonable request, given that Cantrell’s proposed 2019 budget is more than 5 percent higher than the 2018 budget, with a total

operating figure of just under $700 million.

When finally submitted — on Nov. 1, not mid-October — Cantrell’s budget was in reasonably good shape, but it’s worth giving council members and other stakeholders more than a few weeks (around the Thanksgiving holiday, no less) to shake it out and make final decisions. Having spent five years on the council before becoming mayor, Cantrell certainly should understand and appreciate that.

After the council adopts the 2019 budget, it should revisit the charter-imposed deadlines to allow for a longer budget review process — by the council as well as by citizens. A deadline of Oct. 1 for submitting a budget seems not only reasonable, but also preferable for all concerned.

A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO THE JOB, Mayor

LaToya Cantrell is getting a taste of what life is like for the mayor of a major city. Next to being president, it’s probably the toughest job in American politics.

Case in point: Cantrell’s efforts to turn things around at the beleaguered Sewerage& Water Board (S&WB).

The agency continues to defy all efforts to impose some semblance of order. Its infrastructure is crumbling; its billing and collections would be laughable if they weren’t so infuriating; it has gaping holes in management and personnel; and its finances are, well, in the toilet.

Cantrell came into office vowing to make the S&WB her top priority. Two recent developments show just how difficult that will

be — the Nov. 17 boil water advisory, and her efforts to divert some cash from the Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for S&WB infrastructure upgrades. In both cases, external factors proved to be almost as frustrating as the S&WB’s internal problems.

The boil water advisory followed several minutes of low pressure in city water lines after a series of electrical failures caused pressure to drop below safe levels. This time, it wasn’t all the S&WB’s fault.

The problems began when electrical power from Entergy New Orleans (ENO), which has major infrastructure problems of its own, went out near the S&WB’s Carrollton Water Plant.

S&WB has backup generators as well as a brand-new,

200-foot water tower designed to maintain pressure in the lines in the event of an ENO failure, and they did for a while. Unfortunately, cascading bad luck and “operator error” caused the pressure on the entire East Bank of the city to drop below safe levels, prompting a 27-hour boil water advisory.

This latest snafu couldn’t have come at a worse time for the city’s image — it happened as the New Orleans Saints were preparing to host (read: demolish) the Philadelphia Eagles on national TV, and as the local tourist season begins to peak.

To address the S&WB’s infrastructure challenges, Cantrell recently proposed tapping some of the hotel tax dollars currently going to the Superdome and the conven-

tion center. Both facilities have millions of dollars in cash reserves, but both are state owned and operated.

The S&WB is a city agency, though it was created by the state and still is subject to legislative fiat.

Cantrell says using some (not all) of those cash

BTW, WE ARE HAVING OUR

STOREWIDE (504) 891-4494 ARTANDEYESNEWORLEANSL A .COM

SALE!!!

20. 30.

50% OFF T H R U 12 /2 4

OR

@clancygambit

P H OTO B Y K A N DACE P O W ER G R AVE S

FOR YOU FOR CHRISTMAS AT OUR STORE!

3708 M AGA ZINE ST.

11 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

External factors frustrate Cantrell, S&WB

CLANCY DUBOS

NO LUXOTTICA CHINESE FR AMES

reserves to shore up the S&WB’s infrastructure makes sense because the money is locally generated and will make the city more appealing to tourists as well as locals.

Unfortunately for the mayor, key state leaders quickly put the kibosh on her idea.

Among them was Gov. John Bel Edwards, which means the mayor’s idea is a nonstarter.

Moreover, both facilities have to maintain large cash reserves as part of their commitment to bond holders.

Both also plan major improvements of their own in coming years, and they’ll need that cash.

Credit Cantrell for trying, and let’s hope she has better luck with her next idea. We’ve already seen the havoc bad luck produces.

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

12

Sipping With Santa DECEMBER 4TH 6PM - 9PM Music • Raffle • Door Prizes Shopping • Hors D’oeuvres and Open Bar $35 + 1 CANNED GOOD PER GUEST TICKETS AVAILABLE ON EVENTBRITE, OR BY CALLING THE CLUB Benefits Kenner Food Bank & Jefferson Council on Aging

FOR TICKETS & MORE INFO: 504.467.1351

New Year’s Eve Celebration!

DECEMBER 31ST 7PM - 2AM Live Music Passed Hors D’oeuvres & Buffet Champagne Toast Premium Open Bar • Full Breakfast TICKETS $125 / GUEST & AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE CLUB

Chateau Golf & Country Club is a full service facility with a magnificent 18 hole golf course and driving range. Additional features and amenities include tennis courts, a fitness center, multiple event & lounge spaces with fine dining, swimming pools & a wine club. Memberships begin at just $95

Admin@chateaugcc.com 3600 Chateau Blvd • Kenner ChateauGCC.com

13

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™ Hey Blake,

Events

I love the Blue Plate building at Earhart and Jeff Davis. I know it’s apartments now, but when was Blue Plate mayonnaise produced there?

Spiritual Gifts French Quarter Short Stories

Dear reader,

Blue Plate mayonnaise has been a staple of New Orleans kitchens and restaurants (particularly po-boy shops) since 1927, though it hasn’t been made in the city since 1999. From 1943 until that time, the mayonnaise was produced at the company’s 99,000-square-foot building at South Jefferson Davis Parkway and Earhart Boulevard.

Blue Plate originated in 1927, a decade or so after commercial production of mayonnaise became popular. The product was a subsidiary of Wesson Oil and Snowdrift, which produced salad oil and shortening. A local operations manager, Charles A. Nehlig, is considered Blue Plate’s founder.

“The mayonnaise, he knew, had to be distinctive and different,” reported The New Orleans Item in an October 1950 profile. “Many recipes were tested and before the final decision, a panel of housewives was asked to ‘taste and tell.’ ” Nehlig said the name was inspired

by Blue Willow, a china pattern featuring pagodas and doves. The mayonnaise initially was produced at a warehouse in Gretna.

As it became popular locally, Blue Plate also expanded into several southern states. Other products made under the Blue Plate label included peanut butter, coffee, jelly

Book Launch & Signing with the author & illustrator Wednesday, November 28, 6-7:30pm Garden District Book Shop The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. P H OTO B Y K A N DACE P O W ER G R AVE S

Blue Plate Artist Loft on S. Jefferson Davis Parkway.

and margarine.

The three-story Blue Plate plant, opened in 1943, was designed by architect August Perez Jr. in the Art Moderne or Streamline Moderne style, known for its curving forms, long horizontal lines and streamlined appearance.

In 1974, Blue Plate was purchased by the Wm. B. Reily and Company Inc., now known as Reily Foods Company, makers of coffee and tea such as Luzianne, French Market and CDM. In 2000, the company moved the mayonnaise production to a plant in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The former Blue Plate building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. In 2012, it was converted into 72 mixed-income apartments, with leasing preference given to artists. The familiar neon sign atop the building was changed from “Blue Plate Mayonnaise” to “Blue Plate Artist Lofts.”

BLAKEVIEW The holiday shopping season brings memories of one of the icons of Canal Street’s heyday as a merchandising mecca: D.H. Holmes. Although its flagship department store on Canal Street was the best-known, by the time it closed in 1989, the Holmes name was on 18 stores across the South.

The company was founded in 1842 by Daniel Henry Holmes, an Ohio native who was orphaned at age 2 and took a job with a dry goods merchant at 16. After a few years, he came to New Orleans and opened his own store on Magazine Street. In 1849, Holmes opened a much larger store — one of the country’s first department stores — in the 800 block of Canal Street.

The four-story store became a local landmark. Like other Canal Street stores, its decorated display windows enticed shoppers at Christmas. The clock outside became a local meeting point, immortalized in John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces.”

By the 1980s, the Holmes chain included stores in the Lakeside, Oakwood, Esplanade and Belle Promenade malls. Dillard’s bought the chain for $40.4 million in 1989. The Canal Street store was converted into a hotel, now known as the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.

Luna Press Holiday Launch Saturday, December 8, 4-7pm Nadine Blake 1036 Royal St.

Spiritual Gifts - French Quarter Short Stories Written by Dalt Wonk, with illustrations by Simon Gunning, $9 Lux Perpetua

photographs by Josephine Sacabo, text by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, $60

Beyond Thought

photographs by Josephine Sacabo, text by Clarice Lispector, $60

lunapress.com

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

@GambitBlake | askblake@gambitweekly.com

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

14

15 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

P R OV I D E D PH OTO BY GREG MILES

BY ALEX WOODWARD

B

EFORE HE PUTS HIS WHITE PANAMA HAT ON THE COFFEE TABLE IN FRONT OF HIM, Walter “Wolfman” Washington collapses into a maroon corduroy recliner inside his home near Bayou St. John. He faces the front screen door with his back to the kitchen, where a stereo plays Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” soundtrack, and his eyes begin to well up with tears that dissolve with his unmistakable wide smile.

After a summer tour with Trombone Shorty and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the singer and guitarist took a well-deserved vacation, a breath before a monthlong celebration in honor of his 75th birthday and all the press, planning and attention that comes with it, capping a humbling year in the spotlight after decades playing adjacent to it. His acclaimed 2018

album “My Future Is My Past” is a career breakthrough from an artist with many of them.

Those decades have shaped Washington into the quintessential New Orleans guitarist, fluent in blues, funk, R&B and rock ’n’ roll, as a sideman to Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, Johnny Adams and David Lastie Sr. and as a bandleader with his 30-years-running Roadmasters and a trio with Joe Krown and Russell Batiste. He’s rarely dressed down, sporting bright, monochromatic suits, topped with a flat cap, taking performance notes from his flamboyant star cousin Ernie K-Doe and Adams, a longtime mentor and road partner.

His vocal range extends from a low, sandy howl to a near-tears cry. On guitar, his fluid movements from ecstatic, treble-rich blues riffs, sometimes picked with his teeth,

bend to rich, emotional jazz broadcast on stages around the world and into the smallest corner bars in New Orleans.

That time and the stories within it revolve within an infinite loop, spinning so fast it appears completely still, where the people and events that shaped Washington live in the present with him as they did 40 or 50 years ago. A doll his mother gave him as a child reminds him of his last words to her, spoken decades later while performing abroad. A nervous breakdown in his 20s informs his relationship with God today, shaping his understanding of “self” and exposing an honesty and vulnerability that seeps from his fingers and voice when he steps onstage or behind the mic.

“I’ve lived a beautiful life with some of these cats,” he says. “They had the heart and soul of explaining

to you what it means to be a musician. A lot of cats don’t understand how important it is to want to be a musician. It’s a language, man, that’s so beautiful, but universal.

But learning how to speak it?”

He reaches his hands out and mimes an angel singing.

“That is a gift.”

It’s Sunday, and the New Orleans Saints are playing in the afternoon.

Washington’s already wearing a Reggie Bush jersey, matching his ubiquitous gold guitar earring hanging from his left ear, paired with a half-smoked cigarette tucked behind his right. His small clear plastic cup with whiskey and ice has been replaced with a tall thermos with a straw.

A framed proclamation honoring Washington from former Mayor

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

16

the historic new orleans collection presents

COVER STORY

a free screening of Snow White with live improvised accompaniment by acclaimed French pianist Paul Goussot Sunday, December 2, 2018 • 4 p.m. (run time: 63 minutes) THNOC’s Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Admission is free.

Reservations: my.hnoc.org or (504) 598-7146 Starring moviestar and one-time New Orleans resident Marguerite Clark, the 1916 silent film Snow White, inspired by the 19th-century fairy tale, sets the stage for what becomes a beloved story worldwide.

Presented as part of THNOC’s “Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage” series www.hnoc.org (504) 523-4662 Follow us!

ABOVE : Marguerite Clark; 1916; photo postcard by Kosmos Art Co.; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2009.0117.6

Ray Nagin leans against the wall above the couch to his left.

“I lived the simple life,” Washington says. “I didn’t live a life where cats had all the privileges cats have these days. ... I had to accept some of the things that was handed down.”

Born Dec. 21, 1943, Washington was raised Uptown on Derbigny Street between Jackson and Washington avenues. He attended Edgar P. Harney and Booker T. Washington schools during a time when legislative discrimination and racism fueled citywide backlash to integration in schools and neighborhoods.

Washington was among kids in the neighborhood who integrated his local playground, which despite being in a predominantly black neighborhood had remained whites-only until 1958.

He had a knack for trouble — as a child, he’d follow his uncles Lightnin’ Slim and Guitar Slim to Baton Rouge where he could get away with drinking Falstaff. Later, he ran turf between Roman Street and Claiborne Avenue and Jackson to Washington avenues for the Round Tables gang; if they ever landed in jail, they could call a “Mr. Fields” to bail them out.

But Washington grew up “in the church, where you had to obey God’s rules,” he says. “My parents explained to me what it means to understand why the spirit of God lives inside all of us.”

His attention drifted to music, learning guitar on a crude

P ROV I D E D P H OTO B Y G RE G M I L E S

New Orleans funk, blues and soul singer and guitarist Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington.

homemade instrument and from watching other players move their fingers across the frets, then matching up the notes to what he’d hear on the radio.

He joined a spiritual group that was invited to perform at the WBOK radio studio’s gospel show “They had this cat playing with all his fingers,” Washington says. “I sat there and watched it.

Come to find out, I had my guitar tuned wrong. … Then when I played that first chord that I saw that dude play, I was so tickled. I was thrilled to death.”

Washington found day jobs pouring concrete and digging ditches before stocking groceries at a corner market at Poydras and Galvez streets. He was tired of playing spirituals and wanted to play rock ’n’ roll.

“I was practicing one day and a cat caught me in the yard [and said] ‘I’m not paying you to play guitar. I’m paying you to stack shelves.’ I said, ‘You can take this job and do whatever you want to it. I don’t wanna work here anymore,’ ” he says. “From that day on I have just been playing guitar.”

He was 16.

K-Doe, who led the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church choir, inspired Washington to sing, though Washington grew

COVER STORY

Guitarist/singer Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington onstage with the Roadmasters

frustrated trying to find the right notes. He later replaced K-Doe in the front of the choir as the singer spent more time on the road and in the studio. K-Doe later told him, “Junior, you have a different soul than I have. You hear different stuff. You just don’t hear what I hear. You hear something totally different, and that’s you.”

Washington made himself a regular at clubs around town, from his neighborhood spot The Topaz to the Dew Drop Inn, the longtime staple for black artists in New Orleans and around the South, to the Off Limits, famously hosting loose late-night and early-morning gigs and jams for musicians after they finished other shows around town, a sort of informal showcase for artists to see what else they had up their sleeves when the paying crowds left the room.

Johnny Adams became a hometown hero following a string of local hits in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, produced

by Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John, and Eddie Bo. Adams heard Washington was looking for a regular gig and told his mother, “I can get him a job playing at the Dew Drop.” Several years later, Adams hired Washington as his sideman — a gig that lasted more than 20 years.

Washington supported countless artists as part of the Dew Drop’s house band. But in 1962, Lee Dorsey picked Washington to tour with him with the hits “Ride Your Pony” and “Working

in the Coal Mine.” The group played dozens of showcases — Washington says he played those two songs hundreds of times over two and half years on the road.

When he returned to New Orleans, Allen Toussaint and K-Doe helped Washington arrange a group for Irma Thomas, her first band after recording landmark singles for Minit (“It’s Raining,” “Ruler of My Heart”) and Imperial (“Wish Someone Would Care,” “Time Is On My Side”), studio creations that Washington says Thomas was reluctant to hand over to a rock ’n’ roll guitarist.

“She didn’t want no band,” Washington says. “She had recorded behind all these cats who were professional. She didn’t think she could have a band that could play behind her.”

The Tornados — guitar, bass, drums, two trumpets, two tenor saxophones and a baritone sax — played behind Thomas for two years.

“When Irma came out there all she had to do was walk across the bandstand,” Washington says. “We done tore it up. … We loved being together. We loved having fun. We loved her.”

At age 23, Washington already had been on the road for more than four years with Dorsey and Thomas, when he checked himself into Charity Hospital. “I had a nervous breakdown,” he says.

“I was in my early stage of trying to figure out who I am … to really dig deeper into understanding who I was, and why I was, and what purpose I’m supposed to have, and what reason I’m even

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

CO N T R I B U T E D P H OTO F RO M J ERR Y M OR A N

17

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

18

COVER STORY

supposed to be.”

A preacher instructed him to repeat “Our Father” prayers and Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd … Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

“They sit me in a room with a chair with a guitar in my hands and I closed my eyes,” he says.

“Next thing I know there was people all over my shoulder, sitting on the floor, listening to me play.”

He entered the hospital on a Monday. On Sunday, he walked home with his guitar.

Washington likes to tell a story about his first trip to Europe.

More details and jokes emerge each time he tells it (this was my third hearing it). With Lastie and A Taste of New Orleans, the group was set to perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland, where Washington discovered a “coffee shop.”

“I had never smoked that kind of weed before,” he says. He had three days before the show, so, “for three days, all I did was smoke weed and drink wine.”

Three songs into the set — with Washington taking the lead on “Everyday I Have the Blues,” skipping across the stage and shredding on guitar — he gets sick. He hands the solo over to Lastie while he runs to the bathroom, throws up, splashes water on his face and prepares to go back onstage.

“Something told me, ‘Crawl,’ ” Washington says. “I’m on my hands and knees, crawling to my guitar. Tore the house down. All I could hear was David saying, ‘Get ’em, Wolf! Get ’em, Wolf!’ ” The name stuck — Lastie teased him with “Wolfman” for Washington’s unpolished “wolfing around” on guitar. The next morning, an embarrassed Washington walked to breakfast in the hotel lobby, where “Lou Rawls and all these bad motherfuckers are sitting there. ‘Hey, Wolfman, come over here!’ I’ll never forget that.”

It was Lastie who introduced Washington to music as a language, a concept Washington has baked fully into his style and philosophy, one that syncs with his relationship to God and to the people he respects. “You can say ‘in,’ ‘and,’ ‘if,’ ‘fuck you,’ all this stuff, with chords,” he says.

“But it’s the way you phrase

P ROV I D E D P H OTO B Y G RE G M I L E S

the chord.”

Washington was back home, off the road, for the first time in several years. Lastie’s band placed an ad in the newspaper seeking a guitarist who could sing like Ray Charles on “Drown In My Own Tears.”

“I learned that song,” he says.

“My mom knew I learned that song. ... She said, ‘Junior, this is a good gig for you.’ I said, ‘Mom, I dunno.’ She said, ‘You need to work. Get up off your ass and work. You’ve been laying around the house and shit.’ ” Washington arrived at the Off Limits at 3 a.m., where Lastie, drummer Buddy Williams and guitarist Alvin Robinson tried out guitarists, each one failing to nail the woozy tempo.

“I got to the second verse and [Robinson] told them cats, ‘That’s the singer, that’s the guitar player,’ ” Washington says.

“I stayed with them cats for five years.”

With Lastie, Washington says he learned to hear chords as words, with music as the language and the way each chord is phrased as an expression of how those words are understood.

“When I’m sitting down at home and trying to create a song, I listen how different chords blend and add to the next chord, understanding where it wants to go,” Washington says. “Then I also sing to myself a melody that helps me understand what chords need to fit certain places, and that took a while to develop, too. Sometimes I’d be singing shit and didn’t know what chord I was supposed to play.”

19

COVER STORY

Tuesdays

4 P M -7: 3 0 P M

IN THE CAFE

Steak Night

CHOICE OF FLAMED GRILLED STEAK + SIDES

$12.99 10 oz. Ribeye

A DVOC AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y S COT T T H RE L K E L D

Washington’s longest relationship is with his Roadmasters, the evolving, road-tested funk, soul and R&B outfit that Washington has led for more three decades.

The band is his platform for his holistic vision of music as both a universal language and a form of worship — a howling, scratching prayer he speaks to crowds and with his bandmates.

After several solo albums through the 1980s and ’90s, Washington and the Roadmasters have remained fixtures at festivals, the Maple Leaf Bar, on Frenchmen Street and around New Orleans, but Washington has been reluctant to embrace the spotlight. He has seen himself as an outsider among his New Orleans peers, neither part of an influential generation of blues artists nor the studied jazz players and funk icons that forged the city’s music scenes through the 20th century.

With 2018’s “My Future Is My Past,” Washington entered a “new area” of solo artistry, he says, one that reveals the powerful, tender soul that has propelled his vision all along.

Manager Adam Shipley and producer Ben Ellman convinced Washington to record the album, a suite of intimately recorded, stripped-down arrangements backed by Jon Cleary, Stanton Moore, Ivan Neville, James Singleton and David Torkanowsky.

“These cats, man, it was a thrill to hear. It was like they put their arms around me,” he says.

“That was an area that I really was skeptical about going into.

Believe me, I really feel sorry about not trusting my instincts about knowing the cats that was on this. I know they’re good cats.

But I never thought they’d want

Jon Cleary of the Jon Cleary Band performs with Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington on Oct. 6.

+ Loaded Baked Potato & Vegetable

Thursdays

4 P M -7: 3 0 P M

IN THE CAFE

Burger Night $9.99

BURGER OF CHOICE + LOADED BAKED POTATO

Black & Blue Burger

8oz. Juicy Burger Blackened New Orleans Style with Blue Cheese

Bacon Cheddar Burger

$16.99 8 oz. Filet

to record a song behind me. I always thought they thought I wasn’t worthy of their talent.

I’m serious.”

Irma Thomas reunites with Washington for the duet “Even Now,” their first-ever recording together.

“Irma had followed my career, and I’d followed hers,” he says.

“She’s always told me, ‘Walter, you talk with mush in your mouth. You sing with mush in your mouth. Sing clear!’ I know I had to sound clear. I couldn’t be singing with no mush. I had to do it right.”

He plans to release similar album in 2020 and has more tour dates planned for 2019. For now, he’s often performing in Mid-City, typically at DMac’s. It reminds him of Topaz, an informal neighborhood spot to play in front of a handful of people, late at night, with some other guitarists, on a corner stage just big enough to share.

“I hang out with the cats. I’m like a regular,” he say. “But they know they can’t fuck with me. I just be me. They know better.”

FAMILY OPERATED.

+ Loaded Baked Potato & Vegetable

8oz. Juicy Burger Topped with Bacon & Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Black & Blue Burger

8oz. Juicy Burger Topped with Fresh Sautéd Mushrooms & Swiss Cheese

710 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD. | METAIRIE | (504) 834-8216

Open 7am-9pm Everyday • www.dorignacs.com

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

Family Owned.

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

20

LIVE MUSIC. DANCING. RACING. EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF LIVE RACING WITH A TWIST LIVE MUSIC IN THE CLUBHOUSE: 7PM - 11PM POST TIME: 5PM

THE PHUNKY MONKEYS NOVEMBER 30

THE TOPCATS DECEMBER 28

THE MIXED NUTS FEBRUARY 1

WHERE Y’ACHT MARCH 15

THE MILLER BEER GARDEN • 5PM - 10PM ENJOY ACOUSTIC MUSIC, LOCAL FOOD VENDORS AND ADDITIONAL BEERS ON TAP! $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10 ADMISSION TO CLUBHOUSE & THE MILLER BEER GARDEN FOR CLUBHOUSE RESERVATIONS, CALL 504-943-2200 | WWW.FGNO.COM/TICKETS TO PURCHASE

Starlight_Gambit_NOV_2018.indd 1

11/13/18 6:30 PM

Chicks and the egg

French Truck Coffee opens fourth location

Two Chicks Cafe serves inspired breakfast and lunch fare in the CBD and Warehouse District.

FRENCH TRUCK COFFEE has

opened at a new location on Magazine Street.

The latest cafe for the local roaster opened at 2917 Magazine St. Nov. 14, taking over the former home to CC’s Coffee House. Like other French Truck locations, the new

BY H E L E N F RE U N D @helenfreund IT ALL STARTED OVER BREAKFAST.

After a night of bartending and waiting tables, mornings were a chance for friends Ioana Richardson and Lauren Stitelet to wind down, drink mimosas and catch up before doing it all again. It was during these mornings that the idea for a breakfast place of their own was born — a dream that finally came to fruition three years ago, when Two Chicks Cafe opened on Convention Center Boulevard.

For a while, tourists and conventioneers-in-the-know reaped the benefits of this quaint breakfast and lunch spot. In September, the two women opened a second location on Gravier Street in the Central Business District in a space that imbues an equally sunny and charming vibe, with brightly colored wallpaper and bold tiles. It’s the kind of place you might expect to find in a different neighborhood and one that still flies largely under the radar in its CBD home.

Croissants form an unlikely but delicious base for crab cake benedict, which comes tucked underneath a Creole mustard hollandaise, a tangy and tasty sauce with a vinegary kick. Sauteed spinach coupled with crunchy green and red bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes make up a surprisingly hearty vegetarian version, which packs in so many different flavors and textures that one could forget meat or seafood is even an option.

A small selection of crepes features sweet and savory versions, including a medley stuffed with thick planks of turkey and goat cheese, spinach, tomatoes and green onions. Chewy buckwheat pancakes are folded into a packet crowned with an egg,

WHERE

901 Convention Center Blvd., Suite 109, (504) 407-3078; 920 Gravier St., (504) 2187400; www.twochickscafe.com

which, when ordered over easy, spills yolk into all the nooks and crannies.

Classic breakfast sides include crispy strips of bacon, thick slices of ham, creamy grits and fat wedges of steamy roasted potatoes peppered with aromatic sprigs of rosemary.

Two Chicks Cafe might have a strong breakfast game, but the grown-up grilled cheese is my new favorite lunchtime staple. Sandwiched between two thick slices of cornmeal-dusted jalapeno toast are hunks of melted Gruyere and smoked gouda, but the real magic lies in the addition of pickled beets and a smear of Creole mustard.

Pickled beets add a sweetness and slight acidic punch and mustard adds tang. There’s also an option to add crunchy slices of bacon, which elevates the sandwich into something downright decadent.

Though the restaurant doesn’t advertise a health-forward focus, the effort is evident in the freshsqueezed juices and smoothies, quality ingredients and vegetable-forward omelets. Instead of fries or potato chips, a salad of mixed greens dressed in a light Chianti basil vinaigrette accompanies the sandwiches.

Of the juices, the aptly named Refuel delivers just that with a blend of lime,

?

$

WHEN

HOW MUCH

breakfast and lunch Mon. & Wed.-Sun (Gravier Street location); breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sun. (Convention Center Boulevard location)

inexpensive

Email dining@gambitweekly.com

WHAT WORKS

veggies benedict, grown-up grilled cheese

A DVOC AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y M AT T H E W S I G U R

P H OTO B Y C H ER Y L G ER B ER

Co-owner Ioana Richardson serves breakfast fare at Two Chicks Cafe.

cucumber, ginger, carrot and apples.

For those looking to beat a cold, the Ginger Sun elixir packs a powerful amount of the namesake medicinal root with apple and grapefruit.

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Two Chicks Cafe offers diners a charming and delicious way to start it off right.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

street parking at Convention Center location can be tricky

CHECK, PLEASE

charming restaurant specializing in fresh-squeezed juices and comfort breakfast fare

The New Orleans-based coffee shop French Truck Coffee opened a new location at 2917 Magazine Street on Nov. 14.

spot isn’t hard to find — just look for the bright yellow facade and signature logo outside the 1,900-squarefoot space.

The location is the fourth French Truck spot to open since owner Geoffrey Meeker first launched his microroaster out of his laundry room in 2012. Since then, the company has expanded to include multiple cafes and retail outlets, and the coffee is sold at restaurants across the city.

Meeker said a fifth location will open early next year at 650 Poydras St. in the Central Business District. French Truck Coffee also has locations in Baton Rouge and Memphis.

The new Magazine Street cafe is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

PAGE 24

21 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

EATDRINK

FORK CENTER

23

BE MERRY AND LITE Great Taste. Only 96 Calories.

MILLER LITE. HOLD TRUE.

CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY

®

©2018 MILLER BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE, WI • BEER Avg. analysis (12 fl. oz.): 96 cals, 3.2g carbs, <1g protein, 0.0g fat.

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

22

23

BE MERRY AND LITE Great Taste. Only 96 Calories.

MILLER LITE. HOLD TRUE.

CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY

®

©2018 MILLER BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE, WI • BEER Avg. analysis (12 fl. oz.): 96 cals, 3.2g carbs, <1g protein, 0.0g fat.

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

22

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

24

10 Off %

Dine in only. Must present coupon to receive discount.

Expires Dec. 11, 2018. Gambit

2916 Cleary Ave.

Between Veterans & I-10 Overpass

METAIRIE • 504-889-7880

Open Lunch & Dinner Mon-Sat Closed Sundays Full menu at tandoorichickennola.com

The Answer to Your Organization’s Communication and Leadership Needs

EAT+DRINK PAGE 21

Brunch bake sale to benefit food bank OAK STREET GROCER SIMONE’S MARKET (8201 Oak St., Suite 2;

WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE LEARN MORE AT

VISIT: WWW.D68TM.ORG EMAIL: CGD@D68TM.ORG

504-273-7706; www.simonsmarket. com) is hosting a Brunch Bake Sale Dec. 1 to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carrollton area market and will feature a group of local artisan bakers and pastry pros who will be on site selling pastries,

GET SOME WIZ ON YOUR LIPS

the folks at Cochon are celebrating Latin style and throwing a Mexican Christmas Tamale Dinner Dec. 6.

The dinner, a fundraiser for the Link Stryjewski Foundation, is being prepared by chef Eddie Hernandez of Taqueria del Sol in Atlanta and Tennessee. Hernandez recently published the cookbook “Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices up the Southern Kitchen.” In a news release, Cochon co-owner Stephen Stryjewski said he had been planning on hosting a dinner with Hernandez for some time, to celebrate the new book.

Though tamales are eaten throughout the year in Mexico, during the holiday season they are everywhere, particularly during Las Posadas, which commemorates Mary and Joseph’s search for

CHEESESTEAKS & SUBS Mid-City-4724 Carrollton Uptown-5538 Magazine

CBD-515 Baronne

LGD-2018 Magazine

5041 FRERET ST. • 504.875.4447

OPEN 11AM DAILY • ‘TIL 1AM THURS - SAT

ORDER ONLINE!

LIBERT YCHEESESTEAKS.COM

WHATEVER YOUR FLAVOR

KATIE’S CAN CATER!

We Will Cook For You!

A DVOC AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y S O P H I A G ER M ER

Volunteers prepare hundreds of Thanksgiving meals at Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans. Simone’s Market on Oak Street will host a Brunch Bake Sale Dec. 1 to benefit the Elmwood-based warehouse and kitchen.

HOLIDAY PARTIES • CORPORATE EVENTS SHOWERS • REHEARSAL PARTIES • WEDDINGS

Whole Fried Turkey $39.95

3701 IBERVILLE ST•504.488.6582•KATIESINMIDCITY.COM

MON-THURS 11AM–9PM FRI & SAT 11AM–10PM SUNDAY BRUNCH 9AM–3PM

738 Poland Ave. 504-943-9914 www.jackdempseys.net

breads, gifts and other treats as part of the fundraiser.

Holiday season is a busy one for the Elmwood-based Second Harvest warehouse and kitchen, where volunteers and employees work around the clock to serve thousands of holiday meals to people in need during the coming weeks.

Participating bake sale vendors include Simone’s Market, Beth Biundo Sweets, Bywater Bakery, Gracious Bakery, La Boulangerie, Levee Baking Co., Salt & Light Pastry Co., Second Harvest Second Line Catering and Tartine.

For more information on how to volunteer or donate to Second Harvest Food Bank, visit the organization’s website at www.nohunger.org.

Cochon hosts ‘Mexican Christmas’ tamale dinner fundraiser CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO means tamales, and lots of them. This year,

P H OTO CO U R T E S Y L I N K S T R YJ E W S K I F O U N DAT I O N / E D D I E H ER N A N D E Z

On Dec. 6, the Link Stryjewski Foundation and chef Eddie Hernandez will host a Mexican Christmas tamale dinner fundraiser at Cochon.

shelter before the birth of Jesus.

It traditionally beings Dec. 16 and ends Dec. 24.

The Dec. 6 dinner, which starts at 6:30 p.m., costs $85 per person.To make reservations for the dinner, call Cochon at (504) 588-2123.

All proceeds benefit the nonprofit foundation, which works to end the cycle of violence and poverty and to address the lack of quality education and job training opportunities available to New Orleans youth.

EAT+DRINK

25

Erica Buher Ice cream maker

ERICA BUHER DEBUTED her ice cream business Just Delights earlier this year, and recently did a pop-up at the Roosevelt Hotel rooftop and a six-week stint at the Pythian Market. Her classic flavors have become a hit at private functions since then and her business continues to grow. Buher, who can be found on Instagram under the handle Just Delights NOLA, spoke with Gambit about how she got into the ice cream game.

How did you get into the ice creammaking business?

BUHER: I worked at a nonprofit in New Orleans East for the past five years, which is what first brought me down to New Orleans. I grew up in New Jersey and it’s always been a running joke in my family that I’m obsessed with ice cream and sweets. Growing up, I would go across the street to the ice cream shop every day during the summer — that’s when ice cream was like $1.50. But I didn’t start making ice cream until a few years ago. My mom gave me one of those small, standard Cuisinart bowls — the ones that you have to freeze for 24 hours.

I don’t think she — or either of us — thought that I would end up quitting my job to open up an ice cream business, but that was really the spark.

I started doing it full time in January of 2018, and I’ve since done combinations of festivals and pop-ups and catering. I did a six-week pop-up at the Pythian Market, so that was really great.

I do a lot of private events, too, so I cater birthdays, weddings, engagement parties, holiday parties.

I even did a funeral once; it was actually very sweet — the family had said their father had loved the ice cream that they had at a holiday event, so they wanted to serve it at (his) funeral.

I focus on doing really highquality classic flavors. All of the ice cream is hand-made in small batches, and I try to make it with local and seasonal ingredients.

It’s not really gourmet, it’s just the classics done really well. People love the butterscotch pecan, the cookies and cream, the Queen Cake — which is my interpretation of king cake flavors — and then I

Holiday Desserts CASSATA P H OTO CO U R T E S Y ER I C A B U H ER

also did a bananas Foster when I was doing my pop-up at the Pythian (Market) that was really popular. I just did a Thanksgiving collection and that has pumpkin spice, vanilla bean, butterscotch pecan and hot chocolate and marshmallows.

New Orleans is more of a sno-ball town — did you see that as an opportunity for an ice cream business?

B: I definitely saw that as an opportunity, but that being said, I think that people do love their sno-balls here and I respect that.

But ice cream is something different, and I think that at the end of a rough day or a rough week, no one is going to say no to ice cream — it’s always going to make you feel better. So I think that there is a lot of possibility that just comes with the product itself. I saw something recently where someone was holding up a quote and it said, “If you want to make people happy, don’t be a leader — make ice cream.” I appreciated that.

If you were going to eat one ice cream flavor for the rest of your life what would it be?

B: That’s a very difficult question to ask for someone who makes ice cream for a living! But I did make my dream flavor in the spring — I did a chocolate and thin mint flavor. That’s my ideal flavor, something with really intense chocolate and something minty as well.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

TIRAMISU

By the Slice or Whole Cake!

214 N. CARROLLTON IN MID CITY • 486-0078 angelobrocatoicecream.com

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

3-COURSE INTERVIEW

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

26

FOUND EXCLUSIVELY AT:

ARTY S ’

AT D U N N

AND SONNIER

Marty’s newest designs for the season are here!

Featuring faceted stones and colorful sapphires along with pearls and fine jewelry.

3433 MAGAZINE ST. > 251.377.3831

TO

Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 504-483-3159 CO M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are in New Orleans and all accept credit cards. Updates: email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3159.

BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; www.jackdempseys. net — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D WedSun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CBD Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — 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 — Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www.panolastreetcafe.com — No reservations. B and L daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

B — breakfast L — lunch D — dinner late — late 24H — 24 hours

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

La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D WedMon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 9478787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Copper Monkey Bar & Grill — 725 Conti St., (504) 527-0869; www.coppermonkeygrill.com — No reservations. L, D and late daily. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

Happy Bodies Happy Holidays

6101 MAGAZINE STREET 504.301.0510 DELIVERY AVAILABLE!

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant. com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola.com — See No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola.com — 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 — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www.bmbmetairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Mon-Sat. $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — ­ Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola. com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www. gumbostop.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www. marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine. com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn

SWEETEN THE SEASON WITH

holiday macarons + chocolates available in stores and online

27 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

OUT EAT

Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — 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 — 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 — Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/ nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch SatSun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 5981200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted.

B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

28

MJ’s

It’s

Christmas Time Y’all Switch Mats $6.99 - $7.99 each Base Mat $12.99 $13.99 each

Cajun Stocking Shirt $20.99 Super Bowl Win Shirt $20.99

Tree Shirt $29.99

Santa Door Hanger Santa Fleur $13.99 de Lis Scarf $10.99 Christmas Leggings $7.99 each

Louisiana Christmas Garden Flags $14.99 each

MJ’s

1513 Metairie Rd. • 835-6099 Metairie Shopping Center MJSMETAIRIE www.mjsofmetairie.com

UPTOWN

PH OTO BY CH E RY L G E R B E R

St. James Cheese Co. (641 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-304-1485; 5004 Prytania St., 504-899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com) serves an open-face sandwich with Manchego cheese, arugula, a fried egg and pimiento aioli.

Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations.

B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations.

L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $

Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. 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 — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — B and L Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$ Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800 — No reservations. Brunch ThuMon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 8948881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D TueSun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www.gskitchenspot.com­ — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com ­— No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $

OUT TO EAT St. James Cheese Company — 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L daily, early D Thu-Sat. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com­ — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ St. James Cheese Company — 641 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 304-1485; www. stjamescheese.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Delivery available. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, early D Thu-Sat., brunch Sun. $ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www.desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended.

L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/ tavolinolounge — Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

specials THEOSPIZZA.COM 2125 Veterans Blvd.

504-510-4282 1212 S.Clearview Pkwy.

504-733-3803

4218 Magazine St. 504-894-8554 4024 Canal St. 504-302-1133

70488 Highway 21 • Covington • 985-234-9420

MONDAY: $1.50 LONGNECKS TUESDAY: $1.50 DRAFTS WEDNESDAY: 1/2 OFF ALL BOTTLES OF WINE WEEKDAY LUNCH: $7.99 - 1 TOPPING SMALL PIZZA BLACK & GOLD GAMES: $1 PINTS

gift card s

29 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola. com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn ­­— 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — ­ Reservations accepted for large parties.

L, D, late daily. $

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

30

Contact Victor Andrews listingsedit@gambitweekly.com 504-262-9525 | FAX: 504-483-3159

CO M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S TO F N E W OR L E A N S .CO M = OUR PICKS

TUESDAY 27 BMC — Dapper Dandies, 8; Ryan Hall, 11 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — You Got This Taco Tuesdays, 5; Steve de Troy, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; Justin Molaison, 6 Circle Bar — Deepakalypse, 7 Columns Hotel — Washboard Chaz and John Rankin, 8 The Cove at University of New Orleans — Tomas Jay Experience: Jazz at the Sandbar Series, 7 Dragon’s Den — All-Star Covered-Dish Country Jamboree, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Painted From Memory, 10 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Songwriter Sessions — Jim McCormick, Mark Carson, Jayce Guerin, 7 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Michael Liuzza, 6 House of Blues (The Parish) — Wild Child, Future Generations, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Confidence, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 Santos Bar — The Buttertones, White Wooly, 9 Siberia Lounge — Anuraag Pendyal Piano Night, 9 SideBar — Simon Berz, Byron Asher, Danny Kamins, 9

Radar Upcoming concerts »» YOUNG DOLPH, Jan. 21, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» SEVENDUST, KIRRA, TREMONTI, CANE HILL AND LULLWATER, FEB. 2, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» WHISKEY MYERS AND BONES OWENS, Feb. 14, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» HIPPIE SABOTAGE, Feb. 23, 2019, JOY THEATER »» DOROTHY AND SPIRIT ANIMAL, Feb. 25, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» THE INTERRUPTERS, March 4, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» MIYA FOLICK AND BARRIE, March 9, 2019, GASA GASA »» JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, April 7, 2019, HOUSE OF BLUES »» JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD, April 26-27, 2019, MARDI GRAS WORLD

The Interrupters play at House of Blues March 4, 2019.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Kyle Roussel Quartet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Smile Empty Soul, CO-OP, 7 The Starlight — Joe Welnick Piano Happy Hour, 7; Asher Danziger, Adrienne Edson, 8 Three Muses — Sam Cammarata, 5; Josh Gouzy Quartet, 8

WEDNESDAY 28 The AllWays Lounge & Theater — Mars Williams Presents An Aylers Xmas, 9 BMC — The Tempted, 5; Galbraith, 11 Bombay Club — John Royen, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — T Bone Stone and Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7 Columns Hotel — Kathleen Moore, 8 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl Leblanc & Ellen Smith, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Delta Revues, 6; Soul2Soul, 8 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Michael Liuzza, 6 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Cary Hudson, 6 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge — Curren$y, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Michael Watson & The Alchemy, 8 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Jonathan Tankel, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Vixens & Vinyl, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran, Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Prime Example — Jesse McBride presents The Next Generation feat.

Christien Bold, 7 & 9 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves with The Russell Welch Quartet, 10:30

Siberia Lounge — Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers, 6 SideBar — James Singleton, Simon Berz, Chris Alford, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Anuraag Pendyal Piano Happy Hour, 5; Tuba Skinny, 8; Hot Jazz Jam with Nahum Zdybel, 11 Three Muses — Schatzy, 8

THURSDAY, 29 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Kennedy Kuntz & Men of The Hour, 11 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski with Duke Heitger, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Doyle Cooper and Ryan Hansler, 6 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Feral Errol, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — TheDopestMatrez, ColdLe’Roy TGC, 9 House of Blues — Minus the Bear, Tera Melos, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Mahalia Jackson Theater — Daughtry, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Stephanie Marcelle, 7; Lela Neff, 8; Jamie Bernstein, 9; Dave Easley, 10; King Ferdinand, 11 One Eyed Jacks — Patterson Hood, 7; Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Nathan & Zydeco Cha Chas, 8:30 Santos Bar — New Madrid, Silver Synthetic, 9 SideBar — Palindromes feat. Matt Booth, Brad Walker, Brad Webb, Doug PAGE 32

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

MUSIC

31

MUSIC

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

32

PAGE 31

Garrison, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis and The 21st Century Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Keith Bernstein Piano Happy Hour, 5; Lulu & The Broadsides feat. Dayna Kurtz & James Singleton, 8 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; St. Louis Slim, 8 Tipitina’s — Jade Cicade, Detox Unit, 9 The Willow — Rebirth Brass Band, 9

FRIDAY 30

Advice, Assecories & Flora of all Kinds!

Frasier Fir, Poinsetta, Rosemary Trees, Wreaths & Garland 1135 PRESS ST. @ 2900 ST. CLAUDE (504) 947-7554 HAROLDSPLANTS.COM

Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Opera Kevin, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; The Tempted, 6; Vance Orange, 9 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Quartet with Aleksi Glick, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Soul O’Sam, 5; Greg Schatz, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — John Lawrence, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Cricket and the 219, 8; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7 Contemporary Arts Center — The Vijay Iyer Sextet, 7:30 Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — Robin Barnes, 6:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Michael Mason Band, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — The River Dragon, 6; Davis Rogan’s All That 23rd Anniversary Show, 9 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Jake Landry & The Right Lane Bandits, 7 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Dick Deluxe, 12; Captain Buckles Band, 3:30; Jason Bishop Band, 7 House of Blues — Strangelove — Depeche Mode Tribute, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Troi Atkinson, 9 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5 One Eyed Jacks — DJ Soul Sister presents Soul Takeover, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — No Idea, 9:30 Santos Bar — Tasche and the Psychedelic Roses, The Breton Sounds, North by North, The Unnaturals, 8 Siberia Lounge — The Essentials Soul Party, 9 SideBar — Daniel Meinecke presents, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall (Deck Room) — Glitch Black, 8 Southport Hall — Johnny O, 9

The Standard — Philip Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Michael Watson & The Alchemy, 8:30; Lost Then Found Our House, 12 Three Muses — Gal Holiday, 5:30; Doro Wat Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Cyril Neville’s Swamp Funk, Omari Neville and the Fuel, 10

SATURDAY 1 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Asylum Chorus record release party, 9 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11 a.m.; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 2; Johnny Mastro, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Bombay Club — Riverside Jazz Collective, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Ukelele School of New Orleans, 4; Derrick Freeman Band, 6; No Law, 9 Casa Borrega — Mini Iguanas, 7 Circle Bar — Lovey Dovies, James Rose, Zach Quinn, 9 Contemporary Arts Center — The Vijay Iyer Sextet, 7:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Betty Shirley Band, 10 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Russel Welch Quartet, 7; Matt Scott, 10 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Geovane Santos, 12; Baby Boy Bartels and the Boys, 3:30; Stone Cold Blues, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Catherine Michelle, 7; Crazy Whisky, 8; Patsy Grace, 9; Sleepwalker’s Station, 10; Derick Savoie, 11 Oak — Miles Cabecerious, 9 Old Point Bar — Dana Abbott, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Santos Bar — Backwoods Payback, Suplecs, Choke, 9 SideBar — Helen Gillet Presents, 9 The Starlight — Shawan Rice, 7; Philip Melancon, 8 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5 Tipitina’s — Walter Wolfman Washington’s 75th birthday celebration, 10

SUNDAY 2 BMC — Moments of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Ensemble, 11; NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blue 4 Sale, 10 Banks Street Bar — Sass Cabaret, 8:30 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Trio with Aleksi Glick, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Jazz Brunch with Some Like It Hot, 11; Pfister Sisters, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 7 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 7 Gasa Gasa — Broncho, 9

MUSIC

PREVIEW NOTS

BY ALEX WOODWARD VOCALIST NATALIE HOFFMAN screams back at the void on a pair of 2017 singles from Memphis punk band NOTS. “Anxious Trend” and “In Glass” (Famous Class Records) reflect “the Age of Anxiety that surrounds us all on both a personal and political level,” Hoffman explains, with layers of sewer-leaked riffs plunging into the black hole swallowing our oversaturated selves.

Cavernous reverb shrouds “Cruel Friend” and “Violence,” an addictive and menacing blast of mutant synthesizers and dueling bass and guitars from the all-women outfit seeping up from the underworld to warn the rest of us. The band glimpsed that apocalyptic, shock-and-awe post-punk on its second fulllength album, 2016’s “Cosmetic,” a chaotic antidote to status quo pop culture.

Live, the band combusts with the same frenetic energy, a righteous pummeling to the head to ring one’s ears into the new, terrifying year. Golden Pelicans, Static Static and Pscience open at 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Poor Boys Bar, 1328 St Bernard Ave., (504) 603-2522; www.facebook.com/poorboysbar

House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Jason Bishop, 6 House of Blues — Loyola Music Showcase, 12 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Old Point Bar — Shawan Rice, 3:30 One Eyed Jacks — Edgeslayer, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French and the Sunday Night Swingsters, 7

Santos Bar — DRI, Deathwish, Split Lips, Totally Possessed, 9 The Starlight — Dile Que Nola (Latin night), 7 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Clementines, 8

MONDAY 3 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 PAGE 34

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

P H OTO B Y J A K E G I L E S N E T T ER

33

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

34

MUSIC PAGE 33

Bamboula’s — G & The Swinging Gypsies, 2; Bann-Bua’s Hot Jazz 4, 3; Gentilly Stompers Band, 10 Bombay Club — David Doucet, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Gene Black & Friends, 9:30 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Gasa Gasa — Born Ruffians, 9 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Sean Riley, 6 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Jim McCormick’s Songwriters, 7; Ericka Elle, 9; Isaac Worley, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 SideBar — Instant Opus presents Sam Shahin, Sam Albright, Etienne Stoufflet, Sam Kuslan, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam feat. Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Washboard Rodeo, 8

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Courtney Bryan. George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St. — The pianist and composer appears in collaboration with Improvisation — New Orleans Gift to the Modern World, A Tricentennial Conference. www.jazzandheritage.org Free admission. 8 p.m.

Saturday.

Dan Sato plays Chopin. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Dr. Dan Sato will perform the entirety of Chopin’s Etudes for piano, Opus 10, Opus 25 and Trois Nouvelles Etudes, a rarely undertaken performance. www.trinityartistseries.com Free admission.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

Delgado Holiday Concert. Delgado Community College (Tim Baker Theater), 615 City Park Ave. — Charmaine Neville headlines Harmony for the Holidays with the music department’s students and faculty, plus the Symphony Chorus and the Crescent City Sound Chorus joins in. www.dcc.edu. $5-$10.

7 p.m. Monday.

Lusher All School Orchestras.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The 100 musicians perform a winter theme program of music by Prokofiev and other. www.trinityartistseries.com 2 p.m. Sunday.

Magnolia Sisters. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere

Antoine Alley — Part of the Cathedral Concert Series. Free admission.

6 p.m. Monday.

“Mystical Songs and Heavenly Sounds.” St. Joseph Abbey Church, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict — Schola Cantorum of St. Joseph Seminary College performs sacred songs from Telemann, Havhaness, Persichetti and Vaughn Williams. Free admission.

2 p.m. Saturday.

Philip Manuel. St. Augustine Church, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St. — Part of the St. Augustine Church concert holiday schedule. Free admission.

4 p.m. Saturday.

“Pictures of an Exhibition.” Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs “A New Orleans Concerto — for Orchestra” by Jay Weigel, commissioned for the tricentennial, opens the program with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott on Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 and Modest Mussorgsky’s work. Carols Miguel Prieto conducts. www. lpomusic.com $20-$140. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday. The program also will be performed at First Baptist Church Covington (16333 LA 1085 at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Tickets $20-$55.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The New Orleans Trombone Choir performs holiday favorites.

John Risey directs. www. ablinas.org. Free admission.

5 p.m. Sunday.

Winter Jazz Concert. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — Jazz students perform holiday favorites. www. nocca.com Free admission.

7 p.m. Wednesday.

Winter Night. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Versipel Collective’s holiday season concert features music that invokes the magic and stillness of winter nights. www.versipel.org $10-$25.

7 p.m. Sunday.

Winter Vocal Concert. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — Vocal students perform holiday favorites. www.nocca. com Free admission.

7 p.m. Thursday.

World Choir Day. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Schola NOLA joins the global celebration of choral music, with pieces by Rutter, Basden, Edgerton and Ziolkowski. www.marignyoperahouse.org $10-$15. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

MORE ONLINE AT BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM COMPLETE LISTINGS

bestofneworleans.com/music

EVENT VENUES

lack & e your B Advertis , football watch ifts Gold g gate catering tail parties, ore. and m special

OW CALL N

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

DEC 14 - COLE SWINDELL

TE : SUE DA

ER 4 B M E C DE IS

CALL OR EMAIL SANDY STEIN: 504.483.3150 SANDYS@GAMBITWEEKLY.COM

& DUSTIN LYNCH

R+L CARRIERS

JAN 1 - ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL

DEC 15 - NEW ORLEANS BOWL

TRANS-SIBERIAN

DEC 19 - ORCHESTRA

JUSTIN

JAN 15 - TIMBERLAKE

FEB 9 - PANIC! AT THE DISCO

Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets, the Smoothie King Center Box Office, select Wal-Mart locations or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. www.mbsuperdome.com | www.smoothiekingcenter.com | www.champions-square.com

35 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

NEW ORLEANSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PREMIER

GOING OUT

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

36

WHERE TO GO WHAT TO DO

Contact Victor Andrews listingsedit@gambitweekly.com | 504-262-9525 | FAX: 504-483-3159 = O U R P I C K S | CO M P L E T E L I S T I N G S A T W W W . B E S T O F N E W OR L E A N S . CO M

GOING OUT INDEX

EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 27................... 36 Wednesday, Nov. 28............. 36 Thursday, Nov. 29................. 36 Friday, Nov. 30 ...................... 36 Saturday, Dec. 1 .................... 36 Sunday, Dec. 2........................37

BOOKS....................................37 SPORTS..................................37 FILM Now showing ..........................37 Special showings....................37

ON STAGE............................ 39 Dance.......................................40

ART Openings.................................40 Museums.................................40

TUESDAY 27 ‘80s Dance Party. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave. — The Humane Society of Louisiana’s party coincides with Giving Tuesday. Costumes are requested at the Totally PAWsome anniversary. www.humanela.org. $30. 6 p.m.

Holiday Sip and Shop. St. Pius X Catholic School, 6600 Spanish Fort Blvd. — The St. Pius X Women’s Club hosts a shopping event at the gymnasium with more than 25 vendors. www.stpiusxnola.org. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Roosevelt Lobby Lighting. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St. — The block-long lobby of the hotel is set aglimmer with thousands of holiday lights on dozens of trees and displays that line the thoroughfare. Free admission. 5:15 p.m.

Teddy Bear Program. Arnaud’s Restaurant, 813 Bienville St. — Beginning Thanksgiving through Dec.31, the restaurant and the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation will collect new teddy bears for officers to use when they encounter children while on duty. Drop-off bins are located at the restaurant, Energy Centre on Poydras Street and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau on St. Charles Avenue.

WEDNESDAY 28 #IDidItForTheTurkey Fundraiser. Parkway Bakery & Tavern, 538 Hagan Ave. — The Mid-City sandwich emporium will sell its special Thanksgiving Poor Boy, with proceeds benefiting the Al Copeland Foundation cancer research fund. www.parkwaypoorboys.com. 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Lighting of the Balconies. Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — A ceremonial flip of the switch by Children’s Hospital patients will illuminate the hotel’s balconies, and there

will be holiday surprises. www.sonesta. com/neworleans. 5:30 p.m.

The Gathering: Bridging Two Worlds.

Metaphysical Resource Center, 1708 Lake Ave., Metairie — Mediums Brandy Miller and Jay Durham communicate with the spirit world. www.metaphysicalresourcecenter. com. Tickets $20. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 29 Audubon Zoo Lights. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — The zoo lights up the season with illuminated decor and offers walking tours, entertainment, crafts and more on select nights through December. $10-$15. 5:30 p.m. Through Sunday.

International Conference on World War II. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The annual three-day conference draws scholars from symposia, writers and speakers discussing topics about the conflict. (504) 528-1944, ext. 511. nationalww2museum. org. Through Saturday.

Latin Music All-Stars Benefit. Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — Fun-raiser for Taco Truck Theater/Teatro Sin Fronteras Project, with a screening of the award-winning “This Taco Truck Kills Fascists” film, music and a performance by the theater. www.torrestama.com. $15-$50. 6 p.m.

Salvations Gala + Auction. Popp Fountain, City Park, 1 Palm Drive — This annual fundraiser for the Green Project is a zero-waste and sustainable event, with dinner, an open bar, live music and a salvage design competition with the items up for bid. www. thegreenproject.org. $100. 7 p.m.

Signature Holiday Style. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road — Local designers have decorated the rooms of Longue Vue House and Gardens and will be on hand to discuss their choices at Signature Holiday Style, a chance to tour the home and shop for gifts. www.longuevue.com. $10. 4 p.m.

FRIDAY 30 All Saints Soiree. Metairie Cemetery, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. — The Save Our Cemeteries gala includes live music, cocktails, food, an auction and photo opportunities.

(504) 525-3377. www.saveourcemeteries. org. $125. 8 p.m.

Celebration in the Oaks. City Park, 5 Victory Ave. — Holiday light displays dot 25 acres of New Orleans City Park, including Storyland, the Botanical Garden and Carousel Gardens, with more than half a million LED bulbs and 32,800 feet of rope lighting. Visitors can ride a train to view displays around the park or take photos with Santa. www.neworleans- citypark.com. $10-$28. Daily through Jan. 1.

Christmas Extravaganza Arts & Craft Expo. St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds, 1304 N. Columbia St., Covington — The exposition features more than 500 artists and craftspeople from several states, as well as 20 food booths. $5, free for children 12 and

EVENTS

PREVIEW Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival

BY WILL COVIELLO THE PLAQUEMINES PARISH FAIR and Orange Festival (Nov. 30-Dec. 2) features an array of contests highlighting the local seafood and citrus industries. There are competitions for peeling and de-heading shrimp, skinning catfish, shucking oysters, duck calling and peeling and eating oranges. Kids can participate in sack races, pie-eating and orange rolling contests and more. The music lineup includes Aaron Foret, Boot Hill and Big River Band on Saturday and Ernie Wilkinson & the Hot Sauce Band and Junior and Sumtin’ Sneaky on Sunday. The festival also has helicopter and amusement rides, a pageant, Civil War re-enactments, a 5K run/walk at 8 a.m.

Saturday and more. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sunday. Fort Jackson, 38039 Highway 23, Buras, (504) 289-3834; www.orangefestival.com

younger. 10 a.m. through Sunday.

Christmas in Lafreniere Park. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — Light displays of favorite characters and more abound in this Metairie park, plus there are carousel rides for kids, activities and concessions for sale. $5 per vehicle. 5 p.m. daily through Jan. 1.

Holiday Movies on the Mississippi. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — “The Star” is the outdoor holiday movie shown as part of the Home for the Holidays series of events. www. downtownnola.com/holidays. 6:30 p.m.

Kermit Ruffins’ Kickoff to Christmas.

Washington Artillery Park, Mississippi River across from Jackson Square — French Quarter Festivals and the French Market Corporation sponsor a tree lighting, music by the Roots of Music and Kermit Ruffins and fireworks to commence Christmas New Orleans Style. www.fqfi.org. Free admission. 5:30 p.m.

Miracle on Fulton. Fulton Street, Poydras Street near Harrah’s Hotel — The pedestrian corridor is turned into a winter wonderland through Dec. 27, with snow on the hour, lights and live entertainment on select nights. www.miracleonfulton.com. Free admission. 10 a.m. through Dec. 27.

Plaquemines Parish Fair & Orange Festival. Fort Jackson, Buras — The parish fair includes shrimp-peeling, oyster-shucking and pie-eating contests, a pageant, amusement rides, food vendors, a 5K run/walk and more. There’s music by the Big River Band, Boot Hill, Junior and Sumtin’ Sneaky and others. 10 a.m. through Sunday.

Son of a Saint Gala. Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, 921 Canal St. — There’s dinner and entertainment to benefit the organization that provides mentoring to fatherless teen boys. 7 p.m.

Tree Lighting. Maison Dupuy Hotel, 1001 Toulouse St. — NOCCA’s Choral Ensembles will sing and the school will be the beneficiary for the special Sippin’ in the Courtyard Holiday Happy Hour and tree lighting, plus a holiday pop-up market and wine tasting. Lighting at 6 p.m. www.maisondupuy.com. 5 p.m.

SATURDAY 1 60 Year Birthday Bash. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — Anniversary party with music, cocktails and art. 7 p.m.

Algiers Bonfire and Concert. 200 Morgan St. — Traditional lighting of the bonfire on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from downtown New Orleans, with Soul Rebels playing music and food vendors. www.algiersbonfire.com. 5 p.m.

Art Against AIDS. Club XLIV and Encore at Champions Square, 1500 Girod St. — This gala fundraiser benefits CrescentCare’s NO/ AIDS Task Force and has music, food, a silent art auction and ABC’s Karl Schmid speaking. www.crescentcare.org. $75-$125. 8 p.m.

Azucar Ball. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — The gala fundraiser for the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation features music, dancing, a silent auction and presentation of the Galvez Cup to the Brennan fFamily. www.nhhr.org. $100-$175.

8 p.m.

Bric Fest. Bricolage Academy, 2426 Esplanade Ave. — A benefit for Bricolage Playground includes live music, student entertainment, food vendors, games, prizes and more for the Bricolage Academy at John McDonogh. www.bricolagenola.com. 11 a.m.

CADA Family Feud. The Theatre at Harrah’s Casino New Orleans, 8 Canal St. — The benefit for the Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans features a “Family

Magical Forest, which also has a snow machine and a Giving Tree. www.waldorfnola. org. Free admission. 10 a.m.

Winterfest. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — The Crescent City Homebrewers stage an evening with more than 50 beers, music, German food and more. www.crescentcityhomebrewers.org. $30-$35. 6 p.m. Saturday.

“Your Santa Breakfast.” Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 E. Judge Tanner Drive, Covington — The Youth Service Bureau Your Santa Breakfast features beignet bites, breakfast wraps and grits, storytelling with author Tracie Schafer presenting “The Greenest Tree, ” holiday craft-making, train rides, “reindeer games,” visits with Santa and a souvenir photo. Limited reservations available. www.ysbworks.com/santa. $15. 9 a.m.

SUNDAY 2 Christmas at TerraBella. Terra Bella, 100 Terra Bella Blvd., Covington — There will be music, treats, the TerraBella Express and more, plus a Samaritan Center Coat Drive for new or gently worn coats and blankets. 3 p.m.

Harry Potter Yule Fest. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The magical wizard’s holiday bash at the library features crafts, trivia, magical creatures, face painting, live music and more.

Costuming is encouraged, and registration is requested. www.jplibrary.net. Free admission. 1 p.m. .

Holiday Drag Brunch Pop-Up. Toups South, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — CrescentCare — NO/AIDS Task Force Food For Friends will be the beneficiary of the three-course brunch by Chef Isaac Toups, with drag performers adding flair. www. toupssouth.com. $60. 11:30 a.m.

Lighting of the Menorah. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, 500 Port of New Orleans Place — The annual lighting of the menorah to start the Hanukkah celebration in New Orleans features music, a dreidel house for children, live entertainment and kosher food. 4 p.m.

Nocturne XVI. Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, 921 Canal St. — Anderson & Roe Piano Duo headline the annual gala and fundraiser for the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, with a reception, salon recital and seated dinner. www.masno.org. $150-$250. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Nutcracker Tea Party. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — The Art House and English Tea Room host an all-ages Nutcracker-themed high tea withfinger sandwiches, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, ballet dancers and an appearance

by Santa Claus. $50. 1 p.m.

Pancake Breakfast With Santa. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2621 Colonial Drive, Violet — Pancakes and sausage, a chance to meet Santa and more are in store at this breakfast event. $4. 10 a.m.

Pat O’Brien’s 85th Anniversary. Pat O’Brien’s, 718 St. Peter St. — A street party highlights the 85th anniversary celebration of the venerable French Quarter watering hole and features live music and drink specials. www.patobriens.com.

Pop-up Holiday Art Market. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. — Meet local artists and authors and browse enhanced selections of merchandise at the Historic New Orleans Collection. www. hnoc.org. 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

BOOKS Christopher Pena. St. Tammany Parish Library, Causeway Branch, 3457 Highway 190, Mandeville — The Lake Charles native discusses “Death Over a Diamond Stud —

GOING OUT

37

The Assassination of the Orleans Parish District Attorney,” part of a trilogy of true crime stories. (985) 626-9779. www.sttammanylibrary.org. 6 p.m. Wednesday. He also appears at Beauregard-Keyes House (1113 Chartres St.) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Dalt Wonk. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs his book “Spiritual Gifts.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com.

6 p.m. Wednesday.

Desiree Kent. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs her book “100 First Dates — A Collection of Encounters That Will make You Laugh, Cry and Cringe.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Sheba Turk. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St. — The author and television journalist discusses her book “Off Air — My Journey to the Anchor Desk.” 6 p.m. Thursday.

Walt Handelsman, Chris Champagne and Mike Strecker. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The cartoonist and authors discuss “I’m Drawing As Fast As I Can,” “Secrets of New Orleans” and “Jokes for Crescent City Kids,” respectively. www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

SPORTS Harlem Globetrotters. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The basketball team performs stunt shots and entertains. www.smoothiekingcenter.com. $19-$133. 2 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — Washington Wizards play at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Clippers. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — Los Angeles Clippers play at 7 p.m. Monday.

FILM

WHY TRUST YOUR CAR TO ANYONE ELSE? Cottman of New Orleans

7801 Earhart Blvd. • 504-488-8726

Cottman of LaPlace

157 Belle Terre Blvd. • 985-651-4816

NOW SHOWING “Hurricane on the Bayou” — The film explores Hurricane Katrina and the effect of Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands on hurricane protection. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“Oceans — Our Blue Planet 3D” — This BBC Earth film transports audiences to the depths of the globe’s waters. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“Wild Africa 3D” — Journey across one of the world’s wildest continents in this BBC Earth documentary. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Allegiance to Broadway” (PG) — This new documentary gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the production of “Allegiance,” a Broadway musical based on actor George Takei’s life. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Asbury Park: Riot Redemption Rock ’n Roll (APRRRR)” — A documentary about the troubled town of Asbury Park, New Jersey, home of Bruce Springsteen, and a live concert event featuring The Boss and his

Cottman of Gretna

200 Wright Ave • 504-218-1405

www.Cottman.com

Valuable Coupon

OFF 50.

ANY SERVICE $

MOST CARS

OVER $500.

One coupon per customer. Not valid with other offers.

Valid at Listed Locations Only. Must present coupon at time of vehicle drop off.

Expires: 12/27/2018 6/30/16

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

Feud” team competition, plus music, food, games, prizes and a raffle. 6 p.m.

Festival of Trees Pajama Party Brunch.

Louisiana Childrens Museum, 420 Julia St. — Holiday pajamas, a variety of family-friendly dishes, Mr. Bingle, a holiday photo booth, activities and music are part of the fun at this party. www.lmc.org. $20-$25. 10 a.m.

Foster Social. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. — Animals in foster care, foster families and counselors will be available to answer questions about fostering pets. www.la-spca.org. 10 a.m.

Founders Ball. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — The Baron and Baroness Delfau de Pontalba will be the special guests at the ball to celebrate the opening of The Baroness de Pontalba exhibition with music and a silent auction; period attire or black tie required. www. thelmf.org. $300-$350. 7 p.m.

Home for the Holidays Festival. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. — A daylong party to kick off adoptions includes with a tree contest, crafts and games. www. la-spca.org. Noon.

International Conference on World War II. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The annual three-day conference draws scholars from symposia, writers and speakers discussing the conflict. (504) 528-1944, ext.

511. nationalww2museum.org.

Jazz For Kids. Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave. — WWOZ and Village Rising Production with Jin Jeans present an event to help underprivileged children enjoy Christmas with toys donated by the community. Free admission. Noon.

Krewe of Jingle parade. Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal St. — The Krewe of Jingle takes to the streets with a Carnival-style parade as part of the Home for the Holidays series of events. The parade starts at Lee Circle, heads up St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street, turns right to North Peters Street, U-turns and goes left on Baronne Street before ending at Howard Avenue. www. downtownnola.com/holidays. 1 p.m.

Louisiana Renaissance Festival. 46468 River Road, Hammond — The festival transforms its grounds into a Renaissance-era English village with performers and staff in period costumes. There’s entertainment, special shows, educational demonstrations, arts and crafts and more. Each week has a theme, such as heroes & pirates and Celtic weekend. Weekend camping is available.

Admission to be determined. 9:45 a.m.dusk, also Sunday, through Dec. 9.

Pancake Breakfast with Santa. Fontainebleau High School, 100 Bulldog Drive, Mandeville — The Northshore Mandeville Kiwanis Club will host the breakfast, with takeout available and photos with Santa.

(985) 624-7293. $5. 8 a.m.

Slidell Christmas Market. First and Erlanger streets — The two-day event features dozens of booths along the street offering collectibles, antiques, vintage items and handmade gifts. Free admission. 10 a.m., also Sunday.

Teddy Bear Tea. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St. — Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome families to a presentation of holiday food, pastries, specialty teas and sparkling wine and mimosas for adults. (504) 335-3129. www.therooseveltneworleans.com. $52$99. Multiple seatings, through Dec. 24.

Winter Faire. Waldorf School of New Orleans, 517 Soraparu St. — The Waldorf school’s family event includes candle dipping, crafts, baked goods, handmade gifts for sale and a puppet show. There will be trees, wreaths and garlands available at the Winter Faire

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

38

GOING OUT original band at the Paramount Theater.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“A Bad Mom’s Christmas Event” (R) — Moms must entertain their families and their own mothers during a chaotic holiday season in this comedy starring Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9.

“Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote” (PG) — The Moscow company takes on the classic tale with principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova and Semyon Chudin. At 12:55 p.m. Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Dangerous Liaisons” (R) — A scheming widow and her ex make a bet to corrupt a recently married woman in this 1989 period drama starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. At 2 p.m.

Saturday at NOMA, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans. Free.

“Home Alone” (PG) — Macaulay Culkin stars as a troublemaker who gets left at home to fend off a pair of burglars in this 1990 family comedy written by John Hughes. At 10 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“Met Opera Encore: The Magic Flute” — Mozart’s classic fable comes to life in this encore presentation directed by Julie Taymor and conducted by James Levine.

At 12:55 p.m. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Mirai” (PG) — A young boy encounters a magical garden that allows him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras in this Japanese animated movie. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra” — Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo star in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, directed by Simon Godwin. At 7 p.m. at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us” (PG) — The popular Japanese cartoon heads to the silver screen for this movie about the citizens of Fura City. At 12:55 p.m. Saturday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“The Polar Express” (G) — A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole in this animated adventure featuring the voice of Tom Hanks. At noon Saturday at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Prytania’s Very Merry Christmas” — A children’s screening of the animated holiday classics “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

Doors open at 9 a.m. and screenings start at 10 a.m. Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

“The Shape of Water” (R) — A lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature held captive at a top-secret facility in the 1960s. An Oscar-winning fantasy from director Guillermo del Toro. Featuring a discussion led by Oneal A. Isaac. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Unitarian Universalist, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., Jefferson. $15, $10 for students, and free for members.

“Sleepless in Seattle” (PG) — Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in this romantic comedy about a widow’s son calling a talk show to find his father a new partner.

GOING OUT REVIEW ‘The Orleans Collection’

BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT WHAT’S IN A NAME? Because Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, was the interim French Regent standing in for France’s boy king, Louis XV, who was 8 years old in 1718 when New Orleans was founded, he was ripe for having a city named after him. But who was he and what did he have to do with us? The 40 masterworks from his “Orleans” collection may remind us that piety and royal pomposity were the dominant themes of his time, but numerous picaresque scenes of mythic deities acting out their all-too-human intrigues provide quirky counterpoint. Antoine Dieu’s “Allegory of Philippe, duc d’Orleans” portrait of him surrounded by mythic deities astride a globe evokes a vintage Carnival ball invitation while reassuringly complementing works where familiar figures such as Bacchus share space with stuffy French royals and tortured martyrs. Close inspection reveals that Philippe was a collector with a finely honed personal aesthetic. He studied painting, and his artistic flair affected not only what he chose to collect, but also his curatorial vision, providing a sense of how our city’s namesake might really be a long-lost relation after all.

Rather than arranging his collection in the formal topical manner of his time, he apparently hung work according to his own unique visual instincts, so a somber religious tableau might share space with a lascivious nude scene — a sensibility replicated in our local street schemes where Piety and Desire coexist in close proximity.

Similarly, Nicolas Poussin’s “Ecstasy of Saint Paul” (pictured) presents a view of the holy martyr ascending to the heavens but also might pass for a disoriented Greek deity struggling to find his way back to Mount Olympus.

Organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Senior Research Curator of European Art, Vanessa Schmid, these masterworks, loaned by leading museums across Europe and America, reflect the essence of a unique sensibility that influenced the direction of European art and collecting. It is a complicated sensibility that unexpectedly resonates with the unconventional spirit of the American city that bears his name. Through Jan. 27, 2019. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org.

Directed by Nora Ephron. At 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“A Strike and an Uprising” — A documentary about the San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike of 1938 and the Jobs for Justice march in 1987. At 7 p.m. Friday at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. Free.

“Superman” (PG) — Christopher Reeve stars as an orphan from Krypton who is sent to Earth and becomes Superman in Richard Donner’s 1978 movie. Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman co-star. At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace, Cinebarre Canal Place 9.

ON STAGE “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical.” 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St. — A group of misfit and delinquent children are cast in a Christmas play and give it a nontraditional treatment. (844) 843-3090. www.30byninety.com. Tickets $17.30-$29. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“The Best of Sinatra.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Spencer Racca portrays Frank Sinatra in this performance. Tickets $39.99. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Dr. Sketchy’s Date Night. Mudlark Public Theatre, 1200 Port St. — Burlesque dancers give short performances and pose for live drawing. Suggested donation $8.

10 p.m. Saturday.

G.O.A.T. Christmas Cabaret. Monkey Hill Bar, 6100 Magazine St. — Heidi Melancon, Larry Beron, Alden Hagardorn, Hector

Ventura and Philip Melancon party-up a musical cabaret. (504) 202-0986. Tickets $15. 7 p.m. Sunday.

“The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — Holiday celebrations at a Florida trailer park are upended by a case of amnesia. 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Martin Lawrence, Rickey Smiley and Deon Cole. Lakefront Arena, 6801Franklin Ave. — The comedians take the stage at the UNO Lakefront Arena 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“On Your Feet!” Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — The touring Broadway musical tells the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan from their start in Cuba through their recording success in the U.S. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday- Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Santaland Diaries.” Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave. — Alex Martinez Wallace stars in David Sedaris’ one-man show about working as Crumpet the elf in a department store’s holiday wonderland. www.jpas.org. Tickets $30. 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “’33(akabarett).” Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — Bremner Duthie performs his show about an actor who recreates the show of his colleagues who have been arrested by authorities, with nine songs from the era. www.artklub.eventbrite.com. Tickets $15$18. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“A Tuna Christmas.” Cafe Luke, 153 Robert St., Slidell — The multiple residents of Tuna, Texas gear up for the holidays in this two-person show starring Don Redman and Rickie Luke as 22 different characters.

There’s a dinner or dessert option. (985)

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

ART

39

GOING OUT

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N ov e mb e r 27 - D e c e mb e r 3 > 2 0 1 8

40

707-1597. www.cafeluke.com. Tickets $22$45. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Vanishing Performance Festival. Mudlark Public Theatre, 1200 Port St. — Experimental and avant garde work in dance, art and sound, with a Q&A following each performance, and the bill changing nightly. Tickets $10-$20. 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

DANCE “The Nutcracker Suite.” Tulane University, Dixon Hall — Experience Tchaikovsky’s classic holiday adventure in a one-hour production brought to life by more than 200 dancers ages 6 to 70-plus of NOBA’s tuition-free programs. www.nobadance. com. 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday.

“The Nutcracker.” St. Martin’s Episcopal School, 225 Green Acres Road, Metairie — Ballet Louisiane, the Lelia Haller Ballet Classique’s company, brings to life the classic holiday story of Clara, Drosselmayer, a nutcracker and a sugar plum fairy set to music by Tchaikovsky. Tickets $15-$25. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

ART OPENINGS

gambitpets 108,415 DOG OWNERS

62,718 CAT OWNERS

for ideas

with

DOS

CON OUSE PENTH

New ONLY Orleans’ down daycare town !

your pet 1 BLOC

3041 N.

RAM K OFF ST. CLAU PART

DE 504 NOLABA -949-152 • BYWATER RKMARK 5 ET.COM

Rene

w, Re

fresh,

PET SUP PLIE S DOG GIE DAY CAR BAR E A PRIV KEY PAR K ATE SELF-SER DOG PAR K VE DOG WAS H DOG TRA ININ G

Refinis

h...

Bathtub s, Tile Counter , tops, Sinks, Tub Sink

504.348 southern .1770 refin 708 Bara ishi ng.com taria Blvd .

NO MORE MOLD!

Specializ Repair / ing tub resto in clawfoot ration.

Gift Car ds

SOUTH available.

ERN REFINIS HING

$25 OFF

with

this ad

TER 2017

2017

C ALL OR EMAIL SANDY STEIN: 504.483.3150 SANDYS@GAMBIT WEEKLY.COM PHOT

O BY

S • W IN

TER

9

11 pet will

errefrig of your e fit for the toppenthous cushion Turn a old one ator intowith the , the chair to a feline office , ing mean now. Free on your get R e been you’v for a whilehook to E- BAKE ce the RT COUS repla e on for yourself ROBE ion ONS/ but you’r cush COMM a new ATIVE CRE

S PET

HI

BIT’

SUPER RS SLEEPE

IN S • W

piedenjoy as Cats re living a-ter as their much rs do. owne them Pamper 8-footthis nza with vaga tall extra Condos,

by Kitty in five available$1,399 . es. shad fair, www m at Way air.co wayf

GAM

HI

et she has he or old blankin Free, think this ng bed. en with for tucki to your pet

heav Perfect next by your I A M S / LO Your to sleep L the floor claimed like you.

-W I L gone ls ng on ized and AH putti that smel SAR colon er or NS/ a carri already E C O M M O ibly AT I V .COM poss S RE

BY C I LLIAM W P H OTO KO L B W. WW

KO L

B

LLC

HAPPENINGS

LO

*According to The Media Audit: Cume Readership Spring/Winter 2018

S PET

DECEMBER 11

fur f l y

BIT’

NOVEMBER 30

SEEK

y or Fluff net).

Beig for Fido s and pet the best st, Bree ns for a joke as s optio e all wantbe hone offer it broke (or, let’s guide be gift etbooks, s.

This pock tmas bonu of all Chris parents g with a or rollin

LO

ISSUE DATE:

AND HIDE

llets all wa

RATES START AT $162 RESERVE AD SPACE BY:

X

ious luxduthre low-keyHI an

t Pet gif

W

ALE

GAM

READ Gambit*

The

Let the

BY

Do’s and W O O D W A R don’ts D for tra veling

T

raveling alon com panion e as a hum a sickfor your pet,— or seve an can anno bag or tell who is ral — can be a nigh ying be wors tmare. thing the pers not free Save e. Imag Traveling es with yourself they’re on sittin to roam doin g abov the cabin ine what with and thes g. your a e them it’s fligh e tips for your pets of t or mak to cut a plane, like head prep out what ask for ache e a plan aring s, ever to hit for your anxiety and pote the road pet’s BOOK trip as A DIRE The ASP . soon ntial illnes ing the CA reco CT FLIG as you sHT. shor book mme sible test trave nds book stres to avoid l day PRA sed for keep chec ing your posIf your CTICE. too long ked onbo care arou pet does — whetpets or in ard nd the bloc well in they the carg and in her borh are subje a ood your o er, bagg the vet (or on k or in thecar ride ct to hold wher age hand or kenn regular neighdling roug have e h trips troub el), it lers’ h weathas youand long good to le likely aboa know layovers.mishanbe,” them to just kenn rd a planwon’t , the says bette “As soon with Dr. el e. nel,” get com PrytaniaRachelle r off you’l forta them and “It’s Bion (490 cabin dolill ble Bion Vete 7 o says in a ken-let dolill l rinar 2828 Prytania in the is probably . “Bein , www St., 504-y Hosp o car.” g simil .pryt ar to in a 899- ital aniav TAL STOC being et.co Your K TO YOU m).

AND K UP ON may destinatio R VET Bring WATER. FOOD requ . n and befo ire healt ensu your pet’s airlin re re Make your pets h certi e the planit has acceregular ficat can trave vet to an appo e. es ss to food and over intm wate feed Bring t-tall l. date ensure ent let them befo treats, r on 5-foo but don’ This “cat tree” othe on vacc your pet with your eat a re the fligh Bion l inatio is dolill huge litera with an if you’r t. “Don t , r requirem ns and up to a big o base meal, says. “If breakfast ’t comes grass This e trave ents, parti any up they ,” cial they ling outs or also cular have artifi s and gto talk is a Inste have a bowmight throw ide the ly ad, abou good oppo silk leave and give feed themel mov y of hidinmed d the icatio t “gentle rtuni U.S. eme it plent behinpets ns to ty them ty to nt.” a .99 have help anxiety” do their “amp “light snac perches one more stres e. $239flight, Biona more k” busin le oppo sed com foliag Catsplay, “gen poss rtuni com erally dolillo says fortable ible, walk befoess,” inclu from date Bion .catsplay. d animfrown upon. Airlin dolill re takeoffding www pet shou es SAFE o says als if ” If you’r TY FIRS . ldn’t on flights,overly sedrink be “too wate T. so your e hittin r. g drun your strap pet, ensu the road k” to TAL re they with else ped-in and AND K TO YOU ’re in PREPAR R AIRL Your hear the car. safe as as d a kennairline likely E YOU INE pets “horror Biondolill anyone R stori o has seat el be store will requCRATE. stop hurt by airba es” abou in s, and chec front of d unde ire gs t bolti unre and ked into you r the ng when strai your ter a ned sudden carg unles the door anim airlin crate is appr o. Makes it is If yourlong ride e open als sure oved lines — chec seatb pet isn’t and runn s afzonby the k Ama the kenn ing away elt-fr crate Gene on your cats d, there This airlin is a el guid . and iend e’s web well- rally, a crate ing nets dogs ly harnesse are eing box vent endly site. ilatedet-frishou for an shipp and and seat- s for anim , large ld be als that webbing sepa budg and lie anim the drive al toway forenou ratare for excit hidea s.stan cont dow be more r’s seat. trying d,, sit, gh Free ed act inforn, and to have acce feline in yourturn — som comfortaYour pet get into matiably ssibl on somall your e on shou prob stres e animals ble in might its t now ld sed ewhe Eor som also be closeexteBrior. see their abou might its kennel Y C R N S /re lined be too O OTO O M MIt pet has ething P H S carri t goin from C E with soft OOD the road er as itsg outside AT I VinHcase a trash an accid E N Wa towe But l TEP , Bion own respand Sent bette bag). “Bein kit withas you prep (and your dolill o says ite food g prep bring there r than just are your bow . ,” Bion ls, plast , wate ared lettin toys is g them Fur dolill ic bags r, leashes,travel and othe o says er Mod fur sit time , med r als Matt a. faux- is “kno to know must-hav ication, Anim has your w and The Pet Bed m brea where stop es, take ks are,” the bath s and de botto de ime Nest y-gra dayt osue Bion dolill room or nd micr upholster o says n, topa with ul night . stuffed for a restfat Cuddledow fill 9 fiber -$28 $199 ledown.com nap. .cudd www

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “BIG” exhibition showcases parts of the permanent collection often not seen because of their size; through Feb. 16; opening reception, 6 p.m. Thursday.

Carol Robinson Gallery, 840 Napoleon Ave. — “Enchanted Christmas” annual group exhibition; through Dec. 29; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Mac-Gryder Gallery, 615 Julia St. — “Inside Avalon,” photo exhibition by David Leslie Anthony, through Dec. 31; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia St. — “Song, Sounds and Second Lines” exhibition of genre portraits of New Orleans music by Linda Lesperance; through Dec. 31; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. — “Tenderness is Lighter Than Air,” exhibition of works by Kris Wenschuh, and “Environmental Metaphors,” works by Leslie Elliottsmith, through Jan. 26; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square,” an exhibit about the architecture and park that is the center of the French Quarter, through Fall 2019; opening Monday.

Ariodante Gallery, 535 Julia St. — December exhibits feature art by Cheri’ Ben-Iesau, jewelry by Hope Biba, crafts by Gary Schiro, lagniappe artist Ben Hamburger; through Dec. 31; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Champagne & Art Tours. The Jung Hotel & Residences, 1500 Canal St. — Free champagne accompanies a weekly tour of the hotel’s commissioned artworks.

5 p.m. Friday Champagne Sparkle. Julia Street, 300 to 600 blocks — Held in conjunction with December’s First Saturday Art Walk, 17 galleries will participate with Champagne

tastings and holiday decorations. Free admission. 6 p.m. Saturday Holiday Ornament Workshop. Pollack Glass Studio Gallery, 4132 Magazine St. — Make one to three glass ornaments at the workshop to keep or share. Space is limited. www.pollackglassnola.com. Tickets $60. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday Holiday Ornament Workshop. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — Create and personalize ornaments from sketches of concepts or free-form creations. www.sttammany- artassociation.org. Tickets $100-$110. 1 p.m. Saturday.

MUSEUMS American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St. — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, through Dec. 31.

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. — “Washed Ashore — Art to Save the Sea” features works by Angela Pozzi crafted from plastic trash collected from Pacific Coast beaches. www.auduboninstitute.org. Through April 2019.

Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — “Tracing the Tricentennial” — Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic houses host a timeline exhibition highlighting 300 years of the Crescent City. www.hgghh.org/about/ hermann-grima-gallier-timeline. Through Nov. 30.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “We Love You, New Orleans” celebrates the people, places and things that make New Orleans a unique city, through Dec. 31.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St., — “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” includes Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and more, through Dec. 31; “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” includes film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10, 2019.

New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “Past, Present, Future — Photography and the New Orleans Museum of Art” celebrates 100 years of photo exhibits at the museum; “Teaching Beyond Doctrine — Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters” features Japanese work from the Edo period, 1615-1868, through Jan. 6, 2019.

Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — “EMPIRE” celebrates New Orleans’ tricentennial using materials from university archives, through Dec. 22.

Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St. — “The Laurel Valley Plantation Photographs of Philip M. Denman” exhibit features 40 years of photographic coverage of the Thibodaux plantation, through June 14, 2019.

MORE ONLINE AT BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM COMPLETE LISTINGS

bestofneworleans.com/events

EMPLOYMENT

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Lamb’s Honey Farm, Jasper, TX, has 8 positions with 3 mo. exp. required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees to produce honey & maintain colony health through feed supplements, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain vehicles, buildings & equip.; long periods of standing, bending & must be able to lift 75#; must obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug test; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, may increase based on exp. w/possible bonus; may work nights, weekends, holidays and asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 7/15/19.

Apply and review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX7346147 or call 504-838-5678.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Buron Griffin Farms, Helena, AR, has 6 positions with 3 mo. experience required for operating large farm equipment for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting of rice, corn, wheat & soybeans, harvesting & transporting of rice, corn, wheat & soybeans, clean & maintenance to storage bins; repairs & maintenance to building & equip; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75 pounds; 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.; minimum wage rate of $10.73/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/05/19 – 10/15/19. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# 2321044 or call 504-838-5678.

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSE CLEANER NEEDED

Working Days: Monday,Tuesday and Thursday. 10AM - 3PM; $650/Weekly.

Email: jenniferbenny18888@outlook.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Pursuant to Louisiana statutes Metro Storage LLC, as managing agent for Lessor, will sell by public auction (or otherwise dispose) personal property (in its entirety) belonging to the tenants listed below to the highest bidder to satisfy the lien of the Lessor for rental and other charges due.

The said property has been stored and is located at the respective address below.

Units up for auction will be listed for public bidding on-line at www.Storagestuff.bid beginning five days prior to the scheduled auction date and time. The terms of the sale will be cash only. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged per unit. All sales are final.

Metro Storage LLC reserves the right to withdraw any or all units, partial or entire, from the sale at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. All contents must be removed completely from the property within 48 hours or sooner or are deemed abandoned by bidder/buyer. Sale rules and regulations are available at the time of sale.

Metro Self Storage-4320 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, LA 70002-(504) 455-3330-Bidding will close on the website www.StorageTreasures.com on 12-14-2018 at 10:00 am for the following units: Anthony P Marullo lll unit 1229: Refrigerator, Ladder, Buckets of paint, boxes. Stacie Glapion unit 1207: Mattress, dining room, sofa, clothes, chairs, pillows, speaker. Stedman D Harris unit 3119: box spring, headboard, mattress, sofa, dining room, TV, chairs, pillows. Jerome Carl Trozzo unit 3033: Mattress, rug, sofa/convertible, bags.

If You Suffered Property Damage And/Or Were Required to Clean your Property As a Result of the Catalyst Release on September 6, 2010 A $1.3 million settlement has been reached with Chalmette Refining, LLC. and Eaton Corporation (“Defendants”). The lawsuit is about whether or not the Plaintiffs class in a certain geographic area suffered damage as a result of the catalyst discharge on September 6, 2010. The Settlement provides payments to people who submit valid claim forms and who may be eligible.

The 34th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard, Louisiana will have a hearing to decide whether to give final approval to the Settlement so that payments can be made.

You can get a detailed notice at www.

Carusoclassaction.com or by calling 504-840-3850.

What is the lawsuit about?

The lawsuit claims that Defendants were responsible for the discharge of catalyst on September 6, 2010 unto the Plaintiffs class in a certain geographic area and this caused damage of a non-permanent nature which included the cost of cleaning affected property. The Settlement does not mean that Defendants did anything wrong. The parties agreed to the Settlement to avoid the cost and risk of trial.

Am I Included?

In order to be part of the Settlement you must meet the following requirements: (1) Owner or renter of a property within the litigation zone on September 6, 2010; or (2) Owned a car located in the litigation zone on September 6, 2010; and (3) that your property or car suffered damage as a result of the catalyst discharge of a non-permanent nature which included the cost of cleaning affected property.

What does the Settlement Provide?

The Settlement created a $1.3 million Settlement Fund to pay eligible Class Members. The amount remaining in the Settlement Fund after deducting attorneys fees, attorneys costs, payments to Class Representatives, administrative costs associated with the settlement, and any additional

costs, will be paid to eligible Class Members who submit valid claims.

The Settlement Agreement, available at the website or by calling the phone number, describes all of the details about the Settlement.

How much money could I get?

The exact amount of your payment cannot be determined at this time.

Your payment will depend on the number of valid claims that are filed.

How to get benefits?

To get a payment you need to fill out and send in the a Claim Form by February 15, 2019. You can get a Claim Form at www.Carusoclassaction. com or by calling 504-840-3850.

What are my other options?

If you don’t want a payment from this Settlement you can simply do nothing. However, this is the final resolution of these claims so you won’t be able to sue Defendants about the claims in this case. You may object or comment about the terms of this settlement by January 2, 2019. The detailed notice explains how to object or comment about the terms of this settlement.

The Court will hold a hearing in the case, known as Vincent Caruso Jr. et. al v. Chalmette Refining, LLC. and Eaton Corporation, No.118-188 c/w 119-194, on January 17, 2019, to consider whether to approve the Settlement and a request by Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees of up to 40% and their cost out of the Settlement Fund. Class Counsel will also ask for a payment of up to $2,500.00 for the Class Representatives and plaintiffs who helped the lawyers on behalf of the whole Class.

If you wish, you or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost.

How to get more information?

For more information, call or go to the website shown below, calling 504-840-3850, or write to Caruso Class Action Administrators, P.O. Box 60600, New Orleans, LA. 70160.

For more Information: Phone: 504-840-385 | www.Carusoclassaction.com www.gonitro.com EXHIBIT 2-B

41

LEGAL NOTICES / SERVICES

J. D. Myrick, Hart, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. for wheat pasture grazing cattle, vaccinating, calving, branding, ear tagging, feeding supplements & watering livestock; maintain building, vehicles & equip; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp. w/ possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/20/19 – 5/01/19. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX6683841 or call 504838-5678.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Watkins Family Partnership, DeWitt, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equipment w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields pulling weeds, install, maintain & repair irrigation equipment; repair, clean & maintain building & equip; 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 11/15/19. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# 2325384 or call 504-838-5678.

LEGAL NOTICE

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 2 7 - D E C E M B E R 3 > 2 0 1 8

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Mulberry Planting Company, Palestine, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. & machinery w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, maintain irrigation systems; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean driving record 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, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 11/15/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2323426 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504838-5678.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Bearskin Farm, Scott, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation installation & maint., clean grain bins & auger grain; maint. building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73 /hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 11/15/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2323427 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

PUZZLES

G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 2 7 - D E C E M B E R 3 > 2 0 1 8

42

John Schaff

ERA Powered, Independently Owned & Operated

eliteNewOrleansProperties.com Your Guide to New Orleans Homes & Condos

2833 St. Charles, #40 • $249,000

More than just a Realtor! (c) 504.343.6683 (o) 504.895.4663

1750 St. Charles #204 • $579,000

Large 1 BR on the parade Private patio, at one of New Orleans’ premiere addresses. route! Beautifully renov 3 W LG 3 BR condo with 1,860+ NE yrs. ago with new wood sq ft has great closet space floors throughout, new and 2 garage parking spaces. kitchens with marble 24-hour security, wonderful and stainless steel, new fitness room and beautiful, baths. Stackable W/D park-like common areas make this location very desirin unit. Large in-ground able. Living on the parade route and the streetcar line pool. Secure off-street parking and Fitness Room. has never been easier. Vacant and easy to show!

G

TIN

LIS

326 Filmore • $699,000

G

TIN

CRS

901 Webster St.• 4BR / 3.5BA

4000+ SF • $1,449,000 Built in 2015, this beautiful, Lakeview home has 4 BR and 3.5 BA Beautiful & Stately home on one E IC with a large master down. Downstairs PR of NOLA’s most sought after W has beautiful wood floors and 10 foot NE streets. Perfect for family &/ ceilings. Open floor plan is great for or entertaining! Chef’s kitchen entertaining. The kitchen has beautiful w/finest appliances, beautiful marble, stainless appliances, 5 burner, gas stove and cabinets granite & Wood-Mode cabinetry. to the ceiling for ample storage. Great side yd and lg rear yd Oversized master suite w/ incredible, air conditioned, cedar with plenty room for a pool. Rear yard access to the covered closet. Lg corner lot w wraparound pool & 2 car garage. carport and storage. Well maintained; in move-in condition!

LIS

W NE

N. ROCHEBLAVE NEWLY BUILT CONDOS. Cathedral ceiling in an 1629 1BR/1BA $230,000 1631 & 1633 2BR/1.5BA $285,000 ea.

1750 St. Charles #417 • $299,000

One of New Orleans’ premiere addresses. Extra lg, 1 BR, condo with 1200+ sq ft has great closet space and a city view. 24 hr security and garage pkng.

Living on the parade route and the streetcar line has never been easier. Vacant and easy to show!

1720 LAPEYROUSE TI

NG

W

NE

LIS

2 br, 2 ba condo in heart of the Garden District on St. Charles Ave. was renovated and newly converted in 2015. Live and play on the parade route like you’re on vacation! Open floor plan, wood floors throughout, stainless appliances and marble counter tops. Secured, off street parking, fitness room and large in-ground pool. This is a very sought after building that rarely has condos available. Easy to show and move in ready!

By Frank A. Longo

ACROSS 1 “Everwood” actor Wolf 6 Pigs’ home 9 Dutch brew 15 — of Mexico 19 * Ship’s load 20 Lead-in to historic 21 Durango dish 22 Baseball’s Hershiser 23 * Subject to interpretation 25 * Old Greek squares 26 “Stretch” car 27 Steak, e.g.

28 Prefix with lethal 29 * Second U.S. first lady 31 At a distance 33 Tattles

34 38 42 43 47 51 52 55 56 57 61 63 65

* Chum Give slack to Son of Eliel Saarinen * Dr. Evil’s cat in Austin Powers films 1801-05 veep Burr Beatles song on “Let It Be” Observe Song for one Linguist Chomsky Political plot Knight’s glove “Serpico” actor M. — Walsh * Jumping up and down on a bouncy stick

5836-38 CATINA ST.

EMILE WEIL DESIGNED HOME NEAR AUDUBON PARK $1,500,000

CLASSIC DOUBLE ON A QUIET BLOCK IN LAKEVIEW $395,000

TOP PRODUCER

TE LA

(504) 895-4663

GARDEN DISTRICT OFFICE 2016 & 2017

ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, SRS

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

Hurt Locker” 107 — Sea (salt lake in Asia) 110 Coy 111 Revisions 112 * Too much self69 Comb buzzer esteem 70 Native suffix 116 Beloved of Tristan 71 See 8-Down 119 * Bay off Nigeria 73 * Pairs of and Togo’s coast consecutive letters 123 — de plume 75 Spying setup 124 Brit’s “Bye!” 77 Likely (to) 128 Ye — Shoppe 80 Meadow 129 Rendezvous 82 Birds building homes 130 Really succeed 84 Poster pins (or what literally 88 Buzzing home pest appears six times 91 Large 1940s computer in this puzzle) 93 “Huh?” 132 Old Greek 94 Female kin concert halls 95 Artist’s base 133 Shahs, e.g.

99 * Suffer a lot 134 Shoot (for) 101 Dog variety 135 Sermon text 103 * She directed “The 136 Philosopher Immanuel 137 Grand home 138 Hosp. staff 139 Sea vessels

PREMIER CROSSWORD DIRECTLY ON TOP

7225 ST. CHARLES AVE.

RENOVATED & CHARMING 3BR/3BA $275,000

2833 St. Charles #7 • $359,000

O

TO

Open Floor Plan Living/Dining & Kitchen area.

Real Hardwood floors throughout. Kitchen has Beautiful cabinets and quartz counter tops with Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer/Dryer in unit. Convenient Location -- Close to French Quarter, Hospital District, CBD & Fairgrounds.

DOWN 1 Union enemy 2 Arrived 3 “Eat — eaten” (survival adage) 4 9-to-5er’s cry of relief 5 Dress (up) 6 Flatware item 7 Move as if on wheels 8 With 71-Across, boot camp affirmative 9 Run up — (defer payment) 10 Wise men 11 Air pollution 12 Reid and Lipinski 13 “Seinfeld” gal 14 Nielsen of “Mr. Magoo” 15 Ghana’s former name 16 Dickens’ — Heep 17 “— tell ya!”

18 Dental string 24 It uses 108 cards 29 In — (single-file) 30 Gillette razor brand 31 Toon bear 32 Canon camera 34 Compound with nitrogen 35 ’83 Keaton-Garr film 36 Letter-shaped girder

37 39 40 41 44 45 46 48 49 50 53 54 58 59 60 62 64 66 67 68 72 74 76 77 78 79 81 83 85 86 87

Easy putts, informally Weep loudly Sooner than, in poetry Ultimate degree Health supplement store, familiarly Jump Pig Part to play Bullring cries Observe R&D center Song for two Singer Dylan Opposed to, in dialect Theater box Orderly Floor piece Tax org.

Election analyst Silver FBI guys Umps’ kin — Lanka Oklahoma tribe “Moby-Dick” captain Flow out Fix a flat?

Height: Abbr.

Former Swedish car Toddler, e.g.

Buzzing musical toy Is in a huff

89 Source of warmth on some trains and ships 90 Belly laugh 92 Special FX technology 96 Poppa 97 Native suffix 98 Unit of resistance 100 Mean beast 102 “Doggone!”

104 Totally spoil 105 Century divs.

106 Dark modern film genre 108 Breakdown of social norms 109 Long-term inmates 112 Download on a Kindle 113 Radner of comedy 114 Nash of comedy 115 “My heart skipped —” 117 Weaving frames 118 Driver’s lic. issuer 120 Sicilian volcano 121 Night, in Nice 122 — dixit (assertion with no proof) 124 Song for three 125 “Waterloo” quartet 126 Lean 127 Gets mature 130 Rove (about) 131 Flow out

ANSWERS FOR LAST WEEK: P 43

3021 ANNUNCIATION ST.

2460 BURGUNDY STREET

Ground floor 1 bedroom, 1 bath fully furnished and turnkey at the ever popular Cotton Mill. Pool, patio & gym in one of the best warehouse district addresses. $319,000.

Upgraded Irish Channel cottage with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths & a large office loft. High Ceilings, wood floors and a cute rear yard in an excellent Irish Channel location. $439,000

Two (2) separate renovated cottages on a large 48 x 127 Lot in an excellent Marigny location. Main house is a 2 bedroom camelback and 2nd cottage is a 2 bedroom rental. Off street parking for several cars and room for a pool in the rear. $929,000

PRESENTS

2018 WINTER

Pet-Adopt-A-Thon HOW IT WORKS ROWDY

1

Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 35 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

Mail a check for $25, or visit

bestofneworleans.com/ petadoption or call (504) 483-3150

to sponsor a pet from a local shelter.

Takepawsrescue.org 504-914-4803

2

A photo of a local adoptable pet will run in the Dec. 11 PETS section of Gambit with your name credited as the pet’s sponsor.

3

A Gambit reader will see the adorable animal and rush to the participating shelter to give featured pet a forever home all thanks to you!

Sponsored By:

GAMBIT

MAIL CHECK AND CONTACT INFO TO: Attn: Pet Adopt-A-Thon Gambit 823 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130

ISSUE DATE: DECEMBER 5 DEADLINE TO DONATE: DEC. 11 Weekly Tails

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.

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT 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.

MID-CITY 334 S. JEFF DAVIS

Renov 2 bd, furn kit,w/d,dw, cen a/h, wd flrs, no pets. $925/mo. Call or text 504.541.3683.

1205 ST. CHARLES/$1095

Fully furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/gtd pkg /pool/gym/wifi/laundry/3 mo. min.

Avail Dec. 1. Call 985-871-4324.

PIPER

Kennel #39810320

Piper is a 1-year-old female Terrier mix. Piper is

a sweet, playful girl full of puppy energy who will lean into you for affection, wagging her tail and hoping to give you kisses. She loves the outdoors so she is looking for an adventure buddy.

YOUR AD HERE!

CALL 483-3100

French Quarter Realty 1041 Esplanade MON-FRI 8:30-5

949-5400 FOR RENT

823 Esplanade 1/2 Hdwd Flrs, 12’ Ceils, Dble Parlor, Crystal Chandeliers, Sec Sys, Exc Loc, Parking Avail ................ $2850 1656 Annunciation 1/1 fully furnished apartment in a great Lower Garden District location! .................................... $1300 224 Chartres 3 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at .......................... $2750 815 St. Ann #1 2/2 fully furnished, all utilities included, 2 months + lease ....................................................... $3250 7120 Neptune Ct. 4/2 hdwd flrs, cent a/h, alarm sys, ss apps, w/d in unit & 2 car garage ............................. $2800 3924 State Street 3/3 open flrpln, 2bds/2ba up, master suite down w/4th bd off master ............................. $2750 618 Fern 2/1 hdwd flrs, w/d on site, nat light, shared backyard, close to universities ........................................ $1250

FOR SALE 920 S. Carrollton #K 2/2 newly renovated, great location in a non flood zone ....................................................... $289,000 4913-15 Laurel 4/2 reno opp in great loc. Original wd flrs, fireplaces and mantles.........................................$350,000 920 St. Louis #6 2/1.5 elevator, lrg windows, berm suites w/full baths, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit....................$895,000 2216 Wirth Place 4/3 2 sunrooms, lots of windows, flowing flrpln, wd flrs, porch & yard! Fin basement ...... $529,000 3320 Banks 4/3 Beautifully restored Duplex w/Upper&Lower apt. hdwd flrs. single fam or can be 2 sep units w/sep entrances. Large back yard w/shed .................... $344,000 8914 Cohn 2/2 Freshly reno’d& ready to move in! Orig hdwd flrs, new energy efficient windows, cute front porch! Off str prkng & fully fenced yd w/ deck. Full kit. ....... $238,000 2506 Octavia 4/3.5 split level 2 beds up and living, 2 beds w/en suite baths down and fam rm, POOL ........ $745,000 707-09 Mandeville 4/2 each unit feats Hdwd Flrs, Hi Ceils, Cent A/H, Laundry, Wet bar in living rm, 2 Beds/1 Ba and a private courtyard! ............................................ $419,999 1022 St. Peter #207 2/1.5 Pkng, Pool, lovely crtyrds. Spacious master suite. 2 small twin loft beds for guests or kids.

Stacked w/d. garage covered off street parking. $465,000 1213 Kerlerec 2/1 Charming cottage w/wd flrs. Archit. details include plaster walls, arched doorways. Screened in porch and quaint courtyard style backyard. Driveway. .. $275,000

to place your ad in the MEOWGAN FOX

Kennel #40087637

Meowgan Fox is 9-month-old, DSH cat with a Tuxedo coat. She is a sweet and snuggly little kitten. She was raised in a foster home, so she has a head start on her socialization and house manners.

To meet these or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun., call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

GAMBIT EXCHANGE

call 483-3100

EMPLOYMENT / REAL ESTATE

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

43 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 2 7 - D E C E M B E R 3 > 2 0 1 8

920 POEYFARRE, #170

DS IEL NF SIA ELY

ESPLANADE

FRENCH MARKET

CHARTRES

DECATUR

BARRACKS

FARMERS + FLEA MARKETS FRENCH MARKET

URSULINES

CRAFTS BAZAAR

6 historic blocks of shopping & dining open daily!

ST. PHILLIP

Visit our boutique shops and farmers & flea markets for:

N. PETER S

DUMAINE

clothing and jewelry confections arts + crafts & home decor children's toys unique gifts and souvenirs

SHOPS OF THE COLONNADE

ST. PETER

SHOPS OF THE UPPER PONTALBA

RIVERSIDE STREETCAR LINE

ST. ANN

french market new orleans

frenchmktnola

shop listings @ www.frenchmarket.org