EVENTS
PREVIEW
A Life in Jazz release
SPORTS New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Los Angeles Lakers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Clippers at 7 p.m. Friday and the Memphis Grizzlies at 7 p.m. Monday. New Orleans Saints. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 5873663; www.superdome.com — The New Orleans Saints play the Detroit Lions. Noon Sunday.
WORDS Andrea Panzeca. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The poet presents her chapbook Rusted Bells and Daisy Baskets. 6 p.m. Monday. Bill Lascher. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 388-0511; www.nojcc.org — Octavia Books presents the author of Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and Their Epic Escape Across the Pacific. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bryan Borland. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www. press-street.com/antenna — The poet headlines a reading by area LGBTQ writers. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elizabeth Gross. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — A release party celebrates the poet’s chapbook
Dear Escape Artist. Anya Groner and Carlus Henderson also read. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Five Authors, One Library. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www. nolalibrary.org — Poets Terra Durio, Sam Gordon, Deb Jannerson, Geoff Munsterman and Andrea Panzeca read. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A Life in Jazz by Danny Barker. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — Journalist Gwen Thompkins hosts a launch party for a new edition of the jazz musician’s autobiography. There are live interviews and musical performances. 6 p.m. Thursday. Nicholas Mainieri. Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., (504) 525-5169; www. mollysatthemarket.net — The author of The Infinite reads and tends bar at Media Night. 6 p.m. Thursday. Paula Mejia. Euclid Records, 3301 Chartres St., (504) 947-4348; www.euclidnola. com — The music journalist discusses her writing on The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Psychocandy. 5 p.m. Friday. Rien Fertel. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author and historian discusses and signs his book The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke, and the Pitmasters Who Cook the Whole Hog. 7 p.m. Thursday. Rift Valley Comic Release Salon and Party. St. Mary Majaks, 918 St. Mary St. — Author/illustrator Sam Jackson speaks at a release party for his graphic novel Rift
Valley. There are musical performances and drinks. 6 p.m. Saturday. Santa Saturday. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — New Orleans writers Dalt Wonk and Allain C. Andry III present children’s books, and Santa receives visitors. 10 a.m. Saturday.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Amazing Acro-Cats. Volunteers are needed to assist with several tasks related to The Amazing Acro-Cats performance, including set-up and ticketing. Email polly@amazinganimals.biz for details. American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Arc of Greater New Orleans. The organization for people with intellectual disabilities seeks donations of Mardi Gras beads, volunteers to help sort beads and volunteers for Arc farm duties. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www. bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer court-appointed special advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@ casaneworleans.org. The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and MarketUmbrella.org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@ marketumbrella.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to manage inventory, help clients and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org. Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com. Edible Schoolyard. Edible Schoolyard seeks community volunteers and interns to assist in kitchen and garden classes and to help in school gardens. Visit www.esynola.org/get-involved or email amelia@esynola.org. First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens through its golf program. Visit www. thefirstteenola.org. PAGE 59
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JAZZ FANS MAY KNOW DANNY BARKER for his work with Cab Calloway or for training a generation of New Orleans jazz and brass band leaders as mentor of the Fairview Baptist Church Christian Band, which included Lucien Barbarin, Leroy Jones and others. Barker also spent much time communicating with musicians and compiling a history of jazz from their perspectives. Barker felt music journalists had not gotten the story right. Much of Barker’s work made it into print in A Life in Jazz, edited by British journalist Alyn Shipton and published in 1986. In it, Barker recounts his early life in New Orleans and his storied career, during which the banjoist appeared on hundreds of records and • Dec. 1 performed with countless jazz luminaries. • 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday The Historic New Orleans • The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Collection has compiled a Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org new edition of the book, with further editing by PHOTO BY MICHAEL SMITH/COURTESY Shipton, an introduction by HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION Gwen Thompkins (host of public radio’s Music Inside Out), more vintage photos, a detailed discography and a song catalog. The release party includes interviews with Shipton, Tulane University jazz historian Bruce Raeburn, drummer Shannon Powell, banjoist Seva Venet and others. The Shannon Powell Traditional Jazz Band will perform music by Barker. — WILL COVIELLO
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