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Graduation ushers Son of a Saint mentees into a new chapter of community and connection

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“W ith Son of a Sain t, you never really graduate from the program, instead you develop a new level of connection wi th the communit y,” said Miles Stewar t, a Son of a Sain t alumni who recently graduated from the U.S. Mili tary Ac ademy at West Poin t in May 2025

Son of a Sain t is a non- prof t organization that serves father less boys in New Or leans through a holistic approach to mentor ship that has been enriching children’s lives since it was es tablished in 2011. Ever y year, new mentees be tween the ages of 10 and 12-yearsold are inducted and invi ted in to year-round oppor tuni ties that oﬀer mentor ship, educ ation, recreation, camaraderie, cultural enrichment , and emotional suppor t. Today the program services 50 0 young men across the New Or leans area

“In Son of a Sain t, the older that you ge t, you’ll start to have di ﬀerent conver sations wi th your mentor s and there are di ﬀerent roles for you to play in helping and guiding the new mentees,” said Stewar t, who was a part of the inaugural cohort of boys in 2011 “You st ar t look ing to se t a good example for them.”

Taking up the mantle of role model can be a daun ting task at times, bu t Stewar t strives to create balance and purpose in his li fe as he continues to char t his career path. Being able to help younger mentees see a larger picture has been meaningf ul to him.

“I always say, ‘See the ligh t ou tside of your current si tuation.’ If you keep going ou t of your comfor t-zone, you’ll fnd some thing that is for you,” Stewar t said.

Stewar t graduated wi th a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineer ing, and he is currently a Lieu tenant in the US Ar my Engineer Regiment . In the fall, Stewar t has plans to re turn to New York to work for 6 months as an athletic in tern coaching football at the U.S. Mili tary Ac ademy Preparatory School, be fore heading to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to at tend the U.S. Ar my Engineer ing School.

Stewar t also recently spoke at Son of Sain t’s 2nd annual signature event, “A Nigh t in New York ”, on May 21, 2025. “Our Stor y is in Ever y Ci ty ” was the event tagline, and Stewar t along wi th Son of a Sain t alumni, Quin ten Cr ump, Trey Hand, and Ace Nice, shared the impact the program has had on their lives, encouraging the event at tendees to recognize how as donor s, suppor ters, and fr iends of the organization, they are a part of the stor y this organization is wr iting. The in fuence Son of Sain t has had on lives in New Or leans is now reaching far beyond geographical ci ty limit s.

“I t’s good to see how much Son of a Sain t has grown. It ’s aﬀec ting so many boys’ lives,” said

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Stewar t. “I t’s good to see ever yone wi th a plan, and I think it ’s really helping New Or leans li ttle by li ttle Hope fully, it inspires other people to pick up similar initiatives.”

Ever y young man who is inducted in to Son of a Sain t has mentor s who stay wi th them throughout their program jour ney, and for Stewar t those mentor s have been Chris Musco and Bivian ‘Sonny ’ Lee III, the CEO and Founder of Son of a Sain t. Stewar t’s graduation from West Poin t is a source of pr ide and accomplishment , not only for Stewar t and his family, bu t for Lee and Musco, who were in at tendance for the graduation As Stewar t ex pressed, the bonds formed wi th your mentor s throughou t the year s are not

fnalized once you graduate, instead they take on a new charac ter. Stewar t knows his mentor s are only ever a phone call away

“Graduation season is our victor y lap for each young man who ex periences this milestone. It ’s proof that our model of long -ter m mentor ship and holistic services work s,” said Lee. “T hese young men aren’t just crossing a st age, they ’re stepping in to their power as fu ture leader s, changemaker s, and maybe even fu ture mentor s. For Son of a Sain t, it ’s a full -circle moment that re fect s the hear t of our mission, to invest in New Or leans by investing in it s sons.”

To lear n more abou t Son of a Sain t, visi t: www.sonofas ain t.org.

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Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias release new album

IT CAN BE A LITTLE INTIMIDATING AT FIRST TO RECORD AT ROYAL STUDIOS in Memphis, Tennessee, says Big Chief Gerard “Bo Jr.” Dollis of the Wild Magnolias.

“Going in, you see Al Green’s Grammys in there. You see his gold records and Tina Turner’s [records],” Dollis says about the storied recording studio where Green, Turner, Chuck Berry, Buddy Guy, Keith Richards and other music greats cut albums.

The New Orleans vocalist and members of his Black Masking Indian tribe had traveled to Memphis to record the latest Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias album, “Chip Off the Old Block.” Add to it, they would be backed by members of the Hi Rhythm Section, which had played with Green and helped shape the Memphis soul sound.

“‘Hold on, wait, this ain’t no normal thing,’ ” Dollis remembers thinking. “But when we started working, it was just magic. Nobody was going over anyone. No one was extra. It was a good vibe.”

“Chip Off the Old Block” will be released Friday, June 13, on the Strong Place Music record label. And Dollis and the Wild Magnolias will play an album release show at 8 p.m. that night at the Broadside. Da Truth Brass Band, DJ Bounce Brother, Baby Doll Dream and Baby Doll Queen also will perform.

The Memphis influence can immediately be heard on “Chip Off the Old Block.” There’s a lot of soul and up-tempo blues on the record, and Dollis includes a few classics, like O.V. Wright’s “A Nickel and a Nail” and Joey Gilmore’s “You Let a Good Thing Go Bad.” The album also includes a spin on Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle,” here featuring New Orleans vocalist Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph reframing the song from a woman’s point of view.

Still, New Orleans is all over the record, through funk influences and African-rooted rhythms, especially on originals like “Dance With Me” and the album’s opener “Young Time Indians / Indian Red.” Dollis and the Wild Magnolias also include a percussive, traditional version of “Indians Here Dey Come” as an interlude.

“We kind of intertwined New Orleans and Memphis. We tried to do both to make the magic happen,” Dollis says.

Dollis became big chief of the Wild Magnolias in 2015, taking on leadership of the tribe following the death of his

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father, Bo Dollis Sr. The longtime big chief of the Wild Magnolias helped bring Mardi Gras Indian culture and music to national attention.

And the album’s title track — which was written by guitarist Harold Beane and Stax Records songwriter William Bell and recorded in 1969 by Johnny Jones and the King Casuals — was a chance for Dollis Jr. to give a nod to his father. The album’s cover is a fittingly vintage photo of father and son.

“I was probably 5 or 6 [in the photo], because I was tall for my age,” Dollis says. “If you saw my dad, you saw me. He would take me everywhere performing with him. He had to do an interview on WWOZ, and I was right there. I think that’s why I give so much dedication to him, because without him, I wouldn’t be where I am right now.”

For the last few years, Dollis and the Wild Magnolias have been working with Take Me to the River, a group that highlights the music cultures of Memphis

and New Orleans. Take Me to the River started with a documentary about Memphis music and then produced a second film in 2022 about New Orleans. Since then, the group has regularly staged live shows, including an all-star show at the Joy Theater during Jazz Fest in recent years.

Dollis’ work with the group helped him get to know Take Me to the River producers Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, who owns Royal Studios, Cody Dickinson and Martin Shore, and the three produced “Chip Off the Old Block.”

Along with Dollis and members of his family and tribe on vocals, the album features organist the Rev. Charles Hodges, bassist Leroy Hodges, keyboardist Archie “Hubbie” Turner and guitarist Lina Beach, all of whom are part of Hi Rhythm Section. Drummer Steve Potts is also included along with Shore on percussion, Mitchell on keys and Dickinson on guitar.

The album is Dollis’ third fronting the Wild Magnolias and his second as big chief. It follows 2021’s “My Name is Bo,” a double album that showcased the vocalist’s traditional and contemporary New Orleans music sides. The record pushed Dollis outside of his comfort zone, and he wanted to continue to test himself on “Chip Off the Old Block,” he says.

“I’m kind of stepping out my boundaries again,” Dollis says. “I’m singing other people’s songs, like Otis Redding, and these are people I grew up on. It’s an honor for me to just be able to do that.”

Tickets for the “Chip Off the Old Block” release show are $22.20 via broadsidenola.com.

Pride Parade

The annual Pride parade celebrates the New Orleans LGBTQ community and rolls at 6 p.m., Saturday, June 14, through the French Quarter starting from the corner of N. Rampart and Toulouse streets. Before the parade, New Orleans Pride and New Orleans Black Pride co-host the Community Fest in Armstrong Park with live music, food vendors and all-ages activities. Gates open at noon. Find more information at neworleanspride.org.

Pridefest

Kerri Colby competed on Season 14 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is on the current season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Colby also is a trans activist and will headline Pridefest. The Phoenix Bar started the event a decade ago, and this year the block party moves to early evening hours. There will be music, entertainment, food and drink vendors and more at the blocks near Marigny and N. Rampart streets at 5-10 p.m. Saturday, June 14. Pridefest also has a pool party on Sunday, June 15. Visit nolapridefest.com for details.

New Orleans Black Pride

The group celebrates Black people in the LGBTQ community with a weekend of events. Along with the Community Fest in Armstrong Park and annual Pride parade, New Orleans Black Pride hosts a welcome mixer on Thursday, June 12; the Black Queer Legacy Summit on Friday, with panels and workshops; a Daisy Dukes and boots party Friday night; an after-parade party on Saturday; a gospel-themed drag brunch on Sunday; and a pool party Sunday afternoon. Find details and tickets at blackpridenola.com.

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With the right spin, jail time is an opportunity in the musical “Chicago.” During the Roaring Twenties, Roxie is an aspiring chorus girl who ends up

The annual New Orleans Pride parade rolls Saturday, June 14, in the French Quarter.

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Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. PROVIDED PHOTO BY MICHAEL WEINTROB

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South Arts, which supports artists and arts organizations in Southern states, recently named New Orleans poet Karisma Price and Natchitoches artist Edgar Cano Lopez its 2025 Louisiana Fellows. South Arts’ annual State Fellows for Literary Arts and Visual Arts program awards 18 artists in the South with $5,000 grants to support their work. Later this year, two artists from the fellowship class will win the larger Southern Prizes for Literary Arts and Visual Arts.

The Beta Tau Alumni Association, a group of Xavier University of Louisiana alumni who are part of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Beta Tau chapter, has raised $250,000 for an endowment to fund five scholarships at the university. The Beta Tau Alumni Association wants to go further and raise an additional $250,000 to support other programs at Xavier, like a lecture series with artists and scholars.

New Orleans legislator’s bill to ban most homeless encampments fails in LA House committee

THE LOUISIANA HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

ON JUNE 2 rejected 10-11 a bill by Rep. Alonzo Knox, a New Orleans Democrat, that would have effectively banned sleeping on the streets or in other public spaces.

Atlantic Alumina, a refinery near Gramercy in the River Parishes, has been discharging toxic industrial waste into public areas and waterways for months — despite violation notices from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Illuminator reported. The company, also called Atalco, has received 23 violation notices from LDEQ about the “red mud” pollution, which is seeping from containment lakes onto public property.

House Bill 619 would have carved out an exception to allow city governments to set up temporary camps for unhoused people if there weren’t enough spaces for them in shelters. To do so, they would have needed to meet conditions like providing running water and bathrooms.

The bill would have also directed the Louisiana Department of Health to set statewide standards for existing shelters and group homes.

Knox said he’d been meeting with homeless and housing advocates on the bill and made amendments to address their concerns. However, Knox, owner of Backatown Coffee Parlour, kept in a controversial provision that would let the district attorney or a resident or business owner within 1,000 feet of

an unhoused camp sue their city government if they thought they weren’t following the new rules in the bill.

Many still opposed the bill after the changes, including representatives from UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center and the City of New Orleans. They said previously that clearing encampments would hurt ongoing efforts to house people, raised privacy concerns about certain reporting requirements and said there was already oversight of shelters.

“The people who specialize in this have turned in red cards and have concerns, and that concerns me,” said Rep. Barbara Freiberg, a Baton Rouge Republican.

Knox went as far as to claim that advocates for the unhoused were opposed to the bill because they didn’t want to meet minimum standards.

“I’ve done all I could do,” he said. “They will never be satisfied

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THE EXPECTED NUMERICAL RANGE OF NAMED STORMS THIS HURRICANE SEASON, WHICH BEGAN JUNE 1.

National Weather Service forecasters are predicting above-average hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin. Storms are named when they reach winds of 39 miles per hour or higher. Of those expected storms, 6-10 are likely to become hurricanes (with winds of 74 miles or higher). Despite this, the Trump administration just slashed budgets for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as FEMA, which works on disaster response.

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Rep. Alonzo Knox, D-New Orleans

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because they don’t want to have any standards, and they don’t want to have any accountability as it relates to this bill.”

The Appropriations Committee focuses on the cost of the bill, and many members raised concerns that the cost was found to be “indeterminable.” Some also said they believed city governments could create public camps if they wanted to under current law.

During a May 14 House Health and Welfare Committee discussion on the bill, members of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office spoke against the bill, including Nate Fields, the director of the city’s Office of Homeless Services and Strategy. He said if the city were to set up a temporary camp, it would use up resources that could be going to directly house people.

Notably, a city investigation found at the end of March that Fields sexually assaulted a city contract worker while on the job. But it is unclear if he has faced any consequences at all, as he appears to still be holding the position.

Meanwhile, the city ended the contract of the worker who accused Fields of assault and another worker.

During that meeting, Knox called Fields a “good friend” and said he believed his office was making “tremendous progress and improvement” on housing people “but not enough.”

Under the bill, the state could only set up a temporary camp for unhoused people in an area that “would not adversely and materially affect the property value or safety and security of other existing residential or commercial property … [or] negatively affect the safety of children.”

One City of New Orleans employee said he didn’t believe any space in the city would meet such requirements. There were no criminal penalties for unhoused people in Knox’s bill, but there are in Senate Bill 196 by Slidell Republican Sen. Bob Owen. The Senate Judiciary B Committee advanced that bill in April, and as of press time, it was awaiting a vote by the full Senate. — Kaylee Poche

LA lawmakers reject bill to let child rape survivors get abortions — for a third year

A LOUISIANA HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 3 REJECTED 3-9 a bill that would have added exceptions to the state’s abortion ban for children under 17 whose pregnancies were the result of rape, after nearly an hour of discussion that included the sharing of several gut-wrenching personal stories.

It was the third year in a row the bill, brought by New Orleans Democrat Rep. Delisha Boyd, did not make it out of committee, the first major step in the lawmaking process.

Boyd has testified previously that her mother was raped at 15 and became pregnant with her. Her mother struggled after and died before the age of 30, she said. Bringing the bill again, she knew, would be hard.

“This has been a tough morning,” Boyd said. “I thought very hard about not even coming in and sending Madam Chair a text that I was not going to talk about the bill today.”

Boyd began discussion on the bill by relaying a story Indiana OB-GYN Dr. Erika Werner emailed her about a 10-year-old who was raped. Forced to carry the baby to term, she and the baby died in childbirth, Boyd said.

“If we’re truly pro-life, we should be also fighting for the life of those children who are raped, molested,” she said.

Rep. Tony Bacala, a Prairieville Republican, argued that depending on a 10-year-old’s “maturity” a doctor could decide an abortion is necessary under existing laws.

“I would assume that a physician may determine that the life of the mother is endangered with a 10-year-old — I guess it would depend on the level of maturity of the 10-year-old — but a legal abortion may be available to the 10-year-old today, if the doctors find that it is a threat to the mother’s life,” he said.

Doctors have repeatedly said the few exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban are vague, and women have reported being denied reproductive care because of the confusion surrounding them.

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Rep. Pat Moore, a Monroe Democrat, said she was struggling with the issue. Her mother was raped at 13 and became pregnant with her. She also said she was aware of a pregnant nine-year-old in her district.

“Even today, I was trying to Google and say, ‘God, show me something in the Bible that can address this. Show me where there is an exception. Show me this forgiveness and all that,’ ” she said. “Yet I’m struggling because life and death, according to what our beloved heavenly father says, is in his hands.”

Ultimately, she said she could not support the bill. She joined Jackson Democrat Daryl Adams in voting with Republicans against it.

State lawmakers are significantly out of step with the public on this issue. According to a 2023 survey by LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication, 77% of residents believe “a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she became pregnant because of rape.”

Meanwhile, since the state’s abortion ban has no exceptions for rape and incest, survivors are left with fewer choices than they had before the Supreme Court overturned the legal right to abortion.

Morgan Lamandre, CEO of Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR), said that some teen survivors of rape and incest in Louisiana are attempting suicide, particularly survivors the organization

works with at its Alexandria office.

Audrey Wascome, a Baton Rouge resident and survivor of childhood sexual assault, said even speaking in favor of the bill can put a target on one’s back. When she and survivors spoke in favor of the 2023 bill, they received intense backlash immediately, she said.

“After I testified, I was physically grabbed several times by people in the audience and told that I was a murderer,” she said. “Those same people told survivor witnesses who shared their stories of being suicidal after being pregnant from rape, that them killing themselves was better than getting an abortion. None of those women have shown up since to testified.”

She added that last year, “One of the self-proclaimed ‘pro-life’ men who was here in opposition attempted to follow me to my vehicle.”

Sarah Zagorski, communications director for the state’s biggest anti-abortion group Louisiana Right to Life, said she was also sexually and physically abused as a child.

Still, she maintained that girls who become pregnant in these situations should not have the choice of having an abortion, claiming that girls and women with unwanted pregnancies are not in the right state of mind to decide whether to end their pregnancy.

“I want you to understand that the abortion-vulnerable woman doesn’t even understand what a choice is or a decision is,” she said. “They’re often in situations where they believe that that will resolve all these problems around them, and it simply will not ... Only the hope of Christ is what can help them in those situations.”

Boyd said child survivors and their loved ones should make that call.

“I know the Bible, but I also know God gives people the ability to do right and wrong,” she said. “I think it should be left up to the family on how to deal with whatever it is at whatever age it is. What I’m asking is to give them the ability to make the choice.” — Kaylee Poche

Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans

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Hey Blake,

Graduation season got us thinking about the local schools named for Catholic archbishops. We know of Rummel and Chapelle, but what other schools have been named after local bishops and what’s their history?

Dear reader,

FOUR OF THE SIX LOCAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS named after leaders of the Archdiocese of New Orleans opened in 1962. They were: Archbishop Chapelle High School, Archbishop Rummel High School, Archbishop Shaw High School and Archbishop Blenk High School.

Metairie’s Archbishop Chapelle, the first all-girls Catholic high school on the East Bank of Jefferson Parish, is named for Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle. The sixth Archbishop of New Orleans, Chapelle served from 1897 until his death in 1905 from yellow fever.

That same year, Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel was present at dedication ceremonies for the Metairie all-boys high school named in his honor. Archbishop Rummel led the local archdiocese from 1935 to 1964. He is remembered for desegregating local Catholic schools in the 1960s and for excommunicating three Catholics who vocally opposed the move.

Rummel joined coadjutor Archbishop John Patrick Cody at dedication ceremonies in August 1962 for Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero.

Archbishop John William Shaw led the local archdiocese from 1918 until his death in 1934. He is credited with

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expanding the network of churches and schools on the West Bank, where the high school is located.

Also on the West Bank, in Marrero, was the all-girls high school named for Archbishop James Hubert Blenk. He served from 1906 until his death in 1917.

In 2007, Archbishop Blenk High School merged with Immaculata High School to form the Academy of Our Lady.

Archbishop Hannan High School made history in 1987 as the first Catholic high school in St. Bernard Parish. The school was named for Archbishop Philip Hannan, the legendary leader of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1965 to 1989.

“Archbishop Hannan, the most revered and respected archbishop in the history of this community, was clearly the people’s choice,” said principal John Serio when the school opened.

“Our pledge to you is to work as hard as humanly possible to develop a school that will be worthy of the name it bears.”

The school’s Meraux campus was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and reopened in 2008 on its current campus in Covington.

ONE NEW ORLEANS MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS NAMED AFTER A CHURCH LEADER who made history as the first Black bishop in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Bishop Harold Perry.

Perry, born in Lake Charles, was the oldest of six children. He grew up in a strongly Catholic and French-speaking home. As a teenager, he enrolled at St. Augustine Seminary in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. After being ordained a priest in 1944 and serving at churches in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, he was named rector of the seminary.

Perry was a member of the Society of the Divine Word, the religious order that ran the seminary. In 1964, he was named the superior of the order’s Southern Province. As the Civil Rights Movement intensified, he also gained prominence as a Black church leader.

Pope Paul VI named Perry auxiliary bishop of New Orleans in 1965, under Archbishop Philip Hannan. Perry was the second Black Catholic bishop appointed in the U.S.

“His personality and his piety endeared him to everybody,” Hannan told The Times-Picayune in 1991. “He was the right kind of person to be a pioneer.” Perry died in 1991. In 1994, a middle school named for him opened on Dauphine Street. The tuition-free school served at-risk males until it closed in 2006.

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New Orleans Archdiocese Administration offices on Walmsley Avenue

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Crosstown

A staycation guide

to Uptown and Downtown New Orleans

by WILL COVIELLO AND JOHN STANTON

DESPITE BEING A RELATIVELY SMALL

CITY with a dominant shared cultural history and experience, New Orleans is an incredibly diverse community.

Where your favorite po-boy comes from, your go-to afternoon watering hole, where you go to see music and even how you say “New Orleans” can vary wildly depending on what ward or part of town you’re from.

Having so many different neighborhoods with unique identities and opportunities is a key part of what makes New Orleans such a vibrant, alive city. It can also be pretty isolating. After all, whether you live in Uptown or in Bywater, there’s usually a lot to do within walking distance of your home. Why would you head to the other side of town?

A staycation can be the perfect opportunity to get to know other parts of the city a little bit better — and to give local shops, restaurants, musicians and artists a boost to help them make it through summer.

Ge

t on Downtown

WE DON’T REALLY MUCH TALK ABOUT a “downtown” New Orleans. Most of the time we talk about the specific neighborhoods, like the French Quarter, CBD and Bywater, that make up the area other cities might call downtown.

And while everybody ends up in the Quarter or parts of the Marigny for special events or with outof-town guests, it can often seem like a world away, especially for Uptown residents who may rarely cross Canal.

But there’s a lot more to the Marigny, Treme, Bywater and St. Claude than hipsters, history and tourists.

LIVE MUSIC

While everybody knows the Quarter, Warehouse District and Frenchmen Street are hubs for live mu sic, there are tons of other options in the 7th Ward, Bywater and St. Claude.

You can’t talk about 7th Ward bars and music without mentioning the Mother-in-Law Lounge. Once run by the legendary Ernie K-Doe, the club has been owned and operated by Kermit Ruffins since 2014. For years the club has been a key part of Second Line Sunday culture, including being a regular stop for many social aid and pleasure clubs

The Freret Street music venue Gasa Gasa PHOTO BY IAN MCNULTY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

The CulturalBackstreet Museum PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

as well as a place to duck in and grab a drink while partying under the Claiborne Bridge. The bar hosts live music multiple times a week, including weekly shows by Ruffins and his Barbecue Swingers, Irvin Mayfield, HaSizzle and others.

Located a few blocks over on A.P. Tureaud, Bullet’s Sports Bar is also a great place to catch brass band, funk, soul and jazz shows. Likewise, Sweet Lorraine’s on St. Claude regularly hosts amazing blues, soul, funk and jazz shows and has happy hour openmic evenings.

Sweet Lorraine’s anchors one end of the lively music and entertainment area that’s grown up along St. Claude Avenue over the last decade. On any given night of the week, you can hear jazz, punk, funk and DJ music up and down the street at spots like Siberia, No Dice and, of course, the venerable Saturn Bar. There also are burlesque and variety shows happening regularly downtown, including at AllWays Lounge on St. Claude and the relatively new The Original Nite Cap on St. Bernard Avenue.

DATE NIGHT DINING

When most folks think fine dining in New Orleans, more often than not they’ll picture white tablecloth spots in Uptown and the Quarter. But increasingly, there’s a lot of fine and concept dining options downtown, particularly in the Marigny, Bywater and St. Claude. Paladar 511 was one of the first upscale dining restaurants to open up in this part of town and remains one of the best spots in the city to eat. Likewise, over on Montegut, N7 has been serving up high-end French dining in a relaxed, funky atmosphere for years.

In the last few years, they’ve been joined by Sneaky Pickle on Burgundy

and Pulcinella! on St. Bernard, both of which are bringing elevated takes on vegan and Italian cuisine respectively while maintaining a comfortable, neighborhood vibe.

FEED YOUR MIND

While everybody knows the New Orleans Museum of Art at City Park and the World War II Museum, Backstreet Cultural Museum may be pound-for-pound one of New Orleans’ best spots to learn about our city’s culture and history. Open Tuesday through Saturday, the tiny museum packs a major punch, thanks to arguably the single best collection of Black Masking Indian, Baby Doll and second line art in the world.

For art lovers, St. Claude also has become an increasingly hot spot, with a number of new galleries and other spaces opening up in recent years, including Antenna which regularly hosts shows focused on women, LGBTQ, Black and other marginalized artists. And no staycation tour of downtown would be complete without a stop at BMike’s StudioBe on Royal Street, which features work by Brandan “BMike” Odums and other artists.

Welcome to Uptown

FOR SOME NEW ORLEANIANS, crossing the highway overpasses and venturing Uptown is for special occasions, like a Mardi Gras parade or the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s parade. But the actual “crescent” part of the city has the same appeal as other neighborhoods, including dive bars and music spots, and some unique landmarks beyond Garden District mansions. Here are some old and new haunts for staycationers going out on the town.

DIVE BARS

Every New Orleans neighborhood has dive bars. Uptown doesn’t have them all in a row, but there are some clusters. A good place to lose track of time while day drinking, or whiling away the night, is the triangle bounded by Ms. Mae’s, the round-the-clock corner bar at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street, the nearly Siamese twin bars of Grits and the late-night college hang, F&M Patio Bar, on Lyons Street, and the Magazine Street leg of Le Bon Temps Roule and Brothers Three Lounge Ms. Mae’s has been refurbished a bit, with a coat of purple paint, a new balcony and a quaint side patio, but it’s otherwise a dimly lit refuge that only accepts cash. As it’s surrounded by more and more yoga studios and trendy bistros, Brothers Three is a matchbox of a bar, with prices as low as its ceilings. A couple blocks up, Le Bon Temps is a place where at 8 a.m., people getting their last drink mingle with people getting their first of the day. Uptown also is home to one of the city’s dive bar landmarks, Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, between Carrollton and the universities. If you don’t want to be seen in Uptown in broad daylight, no worries, until sunrise. The regular crowd doesn’t show up until midnight, and it’s a low-key spot to nurse a can of cheap beer in the dim glow of holiday light strands.

LIVE MUSIC

Some of the city’s biggest music venues have sparse offerings this summer, with a handful of festivals and tour dates. Meanwhile, Uptown has some pretty affordable live music options.

Tipitina’s has its Free Fridays summer concert series. It draws a younger crowd that appreciates the free ride, and admission is first come, first served. Upcoming bands include bluesman Eric Johanson this week, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes on June 27, Erica Falls on July 11 and more through Aug. 29.

Another option is Gasa Gasa, the intimate venue on Freret Street. The lineup has up-and-coming touring bands and local acts, and there are plenty of shows under $15.

THE RIVERFRONT

The Fly, the riverfront stretch between the Audubon Zoo and the Mississippi River, has been referred to as Tulane Beach. There’s a long stretch of grass lining the riverfront, and it’s a great place to throw down a blanket or towel and bask in the sun or enjoy sunsets over the river. Some people tailgate out of the trunks of their cars backed up to the river. There also are plenty of fields for pickup sports.

The area also now has an upscale neighbor, for those who prefer manicured lawns, Adirondack chairs and food pop-ups to the picnic model of The Fly. The Batture is a stretch of river-

front that formerly was used by Bisso Marine. The property owners are developing the space slowly, but currently, there’s plenty of lawn space and some shade canopies. There’s room for two pop-ups and a snowball stand on weekends. The Batture closed for a couple of weeks after Memorial Day but will reopen for summer on Father’s Day weekend.

AUDUBON ZOO

For those who want a destination to make their trip Uptown an occasion, there’s the Audubon Zoo, full of elephants, big cats, white alligators, all sorts of monkeys and more. The latest add-on experience ($5) is hand-feeding lettuce to a couple of two-year-old giraffes, Maverick and Fennessy. Other behindthe-scene tours are available if people want to get a closer look at a jaguar, black bears, orangutans, tortoises or rhinos, and the rhinos may let you pet them, but it’s up to them.

The zoo also added Cool Zoo, a water attraction with water slides, a lazy river and more. Combo passes are available for people who want to bounce back and forth to the zoo. There also are Sip & Dip parties on Friday nights during the summer, with DJs or bands and food. The parties are for patrons 21 and older, and it’s recommended to get tickets in advance.

BREWERY ROW

As breweries have opened across the city, Tchoupitoulas Street has become brewery row. Abita, the state’s senior craft brewer, recently opened a south shore tap room at 2375 Tchoupitoulas St., where it offers some flagship beers and creative small-batch brews. That’s five blocks from Miel Brewery & Taproom, which hosts nightly food pop-ups and trivia nights.

Another couple blocks down are NOLA Brewing’s big red warehouses, where there is an in-house pizzeria, and the brewery hosts concerts and comedy in its large events space. A bit further up there’s Port Orleans Brewing, just shy of Napoleon Avenue, and going back downtown, Urban South Brewery is at 1645 Tchoupitoulas St.

THE PRYTANIA

Movie-goers seem to prefer multiplexes, and New Orleans doesn’t have many neighborhood theater spaces left. But The Prytania in Uptown is going strong, and it’s a comfy spot to sink into old theater seats. It’s actually one of a handful of theaters in the country that was able to screen the vampire film “Sinners” in the high-definition 70mm film it was shot on a wide screen.

While Prytania runs one main feature each week, it also has special screenings on Wednesday and Sunday mornings of classic films and popular movies from recent decades. And there’s a monthly midnight screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Audubon Zoo PROVIDED PHOTO

THE $20’

A SUMMER STAYCATION IS A GREAT

WAY TO ENJOY NEW ORLEANS — AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES

by JOHN STANTON AND SARAH RAVITS

SUMMERS HAVE NEVER BEEN EASY for small businesses in New Orleans. Thanks to the brutal heat and constant threat of hurricanes, conventions, major festivals and regular tourists have traditionally avoided the city during the summer months.

For years, service industry workers and small business owners have known to plan for the lean months if possible, squirreling away money to make ends meet until cooler fall weather brings tourists back while doing what old school bartenders call “passing the $20.” By spending a little at each other’s bars and restaurants, the same metaphorical 20-dollar bill gets passed around to make sure everybody can make ends meet.

But this summer is shaping up to be one of the worst non-pandemic lockdown slow seasons in recent years. While Essence Fest is still coming, there’s a dearth of major event draws, even for the hottest months of the summer. And it’s coming at a particularly bad time, especially for bars and restaurants which often operate on the slimmest of margins to begin with.

So far this year nearly 20 bars and restaurants have closed. From upscale spots like Justine in the French Quarter to Mid-City’s Trilly Cheesesteak, the spate of closures has hit the service industry across all sectors and parts of the city.

There’s a lot of factors that have contributed to the trend. President Donald Trump’s isolationist and anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric, for instance, appear to already be having an impact on international tourism. Multiple sources in the hotel industry, for instance, have indicated that travelers from countries outside the U.S. have cancelled planned stays and that anecdotal evidence suggests fewer are coming generally.

Trump’s economic policies, particularly his chaotic, on-again, off-again rollout of massive tariffs, has had profound economic uncertainty for many Americans which has also likely contributed to lower tourism numbers. Those policies have also had a direct effect on the bottom line of many restaurants and bars.

Even the threat of tariffs can cause a spike in the cost of shipping and production of everything from fruits and vegetables to vodka and beer, which end up being passed on to local restaurants, bars and eventually, consumers.

Meanwhile, music festivals globally have taken a hit in recent years – including Jazz Fest. While it remains one of the strongest big festivals around, this year’s attendance was down some 40,000 people, part of a broader trend of relatively smaller crowds.

There’s also factors specific to our region, most notably the state’s insurance crisis. Ever soaring insurance rates are making brick-and-mortar businesses simply untenable for many in the city.

All of that is bad for the economy, of course, but it’s even worse for the lives of average New Orleanians. At a time when rent and utilities are eating up huge parts of our income, a few extra dollars in tips each week could make a huge difference for thousands of workers.

WHILE THE CHEAPEST AND EASIEST WAY to have a staycation is to, well, stay in your home, it’s often not particularly conducive to actually vacationing. After all, it’s hard to feel relaxed and disconnected when that pile of laundry is staring at you or the to-do list on the fridge keeps calling your name.

Luckily, the slow season for out-of-town tourism means a lot of hotels in New Orleans have some serious discounts on rooms during the summer – and having a staycation in them can definitely help keep folks going. These hotels still employ thousands of New Orleanians to man their front desks, clean rooms, tend bar, provide security and maintain the properties. From paychecks to tips – and you should definitely always tip and tip well – for better or worse the hotel industry is a major part of our economy that our families and neighbors rely on.

BLACKBIRD

The Uptown hotel Blackbird New Orleans, for instance, is offering 15% off hotel reservations throughout the summer for anyone with a local ID. The upscale boutique hotel’s deal comes with a free drink at check-in and access to their pool. Information, theblackbirdnola.com

VIRGIN HOTEL

Likewise, the Virgin Hotel New Orleans is also offering up to 30% off a stay as part of their “Love for the Locals” staycation special this summer. On Mondays, the hotel’s Common Club bar is also offering a 25% off for bottle of wine, as well as a special service industry $10 pool entrance fee between 11 am and 8 pm. Information, virginhotels.com/new-orleans/ love-for-the-locals

MARRIOTT

Marriott is one of the heaviest hitters in the hotel industry general-

Hotel Peter & Paul

PHOTO BY IAN MCNULTY / THE TIMES- PICAYUNE

Palm & Pine restaurant

PHOTO BY IAN MCNULTY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

Brutto Americano in The Barnett Hotel

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ly, but particularly in New Orleans where they manage six different hotels: the JW Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Warehouse District and Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette French Quarter hotel. The brand is offering up to 10% off on two-day stays at its hotels.

FOUR SEASONS

Normally, the Four Seasons can be one of the priciest hotels you can stay at. But this summer the hotel is offering up to 25% off bookings. The hotel is definitely a luxury situation, perfect for a bit of a decadent getaway this summer. Information, fourseasons.com/ neworleans/offers/seasonal-25-off

HOTEL PETER & PAUL AND MORE

Lots of other hotels, including the Hotel Peter and Paul in the Marigny, are offering similar discounts with proof of residency so be sure to check hotel websites for specific offers.

Dining Out

RESTAURANT WEEK THIS YEAR starts June 16 and it’s a great opportunity to spread some love around town. While the annual event was once a chance to enjoy a fancy meal at a high-end restaurant that might normally be out of your price range, Restaurant Week now features scores of restaurants across the city. Information, neworleans.com/restaurantweek/participating-restaurants

Similarly, during the month long “COOLinary New Orleans” event in August restaurants around the city will feature affordable special prix fixe menus. Information, neworleans.com/coolinary/listings Meanwhile, a number of restaurants will be having special menus and events throughout the summer, including Compere Lapin’s 10-year anniversary four-course menu through the end of June and the “Collaborative Guest Chef Series” at Palm and Pine. Held every other Thursday through September, the series will feature special menus by a variety of guest chefs.

Taking

a

Dip

NEW ORLEANS HAS PLENTY of hotel pools offering summer day passes and day drinking opportunities. And we suspect some of these newer spots might just replace the Drifter Hotel pool (RIP) as the trendiest swimming hole in town. For something a little more family-friendly, the city-run NORD pools are free and open to the public. This list is just an overview, and you can always find more swimming options on resortpass.com.

THE BARNETT HOTEL POOL

There’s towel service, chair reservations, and daybeds that accommodate up to four people at this rooftop pool in the Central Business District. The pool is geared toward adults, though children who are hotel guests are allowed to swim. The High Five bar serves food and seasonal drinks like the Sundown cocktail, made with vodka, passionfruit puree, lime and prosecco. Reservations range from $27 to $150. Information, thebarnett.com

THE CHLOE

The swanky Uptown boutique hotel has a saltwater pool, bar and lush backyard that can be accessed with a day pass for adults only. There are private cabanas available that can accommodate up to eight guests for three hours. Day passes are $45 Monday through Thursday, and $55 Friday through Sunday. Information, thechloenola.com

THE COUNTRY CLUB

A Bywater staple known for its strong drinks, drag brunches and spacious pool, the Country Club remains a place to see and be seen. During the week, the pool area tends to be more chill, but on weekends, the Country Club pops off. With pop music and nostalgic dance hits blasting from the pool area speakers, it’s easy to pretend you’re on vacation, even for a few hours. Day passes are $20. Information, thecountryclubneworleans.com

TheChloehotelpool PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

The Lost Coyote pool PHOTO PROVIDED BY JESSICA RANN / LOST COYOTE

Staycation

GARDEN DISTRICT HOTEL

A newly opened boutique hotel on Prytania Street is about to launch its swim-up pool bar at the end of June. That’s great news for New Orleanians, who previously had to travel to the Caribbean or maybe Florida for such a luxury. The pool is roughly 2,000 square feet and will be open for daytime visitors for $30 Monday-Thursday and $45 Friday-Saturday. Information, gdhnola.com

LOST COYOTE

Lost Coyote is a new Treme restaurant and pool concept. There’s a bottomless mimosa brunch on weekends, and the menu is eclectic, ranging from salads and small bites to hearty entrees. The pool has a $20 cover and that includes a glass of bubbles and a towel. There are also monthly and annual memberships available. Bonus: there’s a friendly goat on-site. Information, lostcoyotenola.com

NEW ORLEANS RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT POOLS

The City of New Orleans just celebrated the beginning of summer

The Garden District Hotel will soon open the city’s first swim-up bar. PHOTO PROVIDED BY GARDEN DISTRICT HOTEL

by opening up several pools across the area that offer free admission and are accessible to all ages. So far, there are 13 city-run pools with a few more that may open up as summer progresses. Some offer classes like swim lessons for kids and water aerobics, in addition to lap swimming opportunities. Information, nordc.org/activities/aquatics

NOPSI HOTEL

The NOPSI’s rooftop pool and bar, Above The Grid, often gets rowdy at night with DJs and other live performances. Guests can reserve a spot at the pool through Resort Pass for $50 during the week or $75 on weekends. Information, abovethegridnola.com

THE RAILYARD

The new, queer-centric Mid-Century Modern motel in Bywater is a destination for staycations. Accommodations include three guest suites and plenty of communal space, including a pool and cabana area for lounging and swimming. There’s a waitlist, but the Railyard offers memberships, which give unlimited access to the pool during open hours, discounts on stays and admission to other special events. In the meantime, day passes are $30. BYOB. Information, therailyardnola.com

GIFTS Father’s Day

Socks

$12 from Urban South 1645 Tchoupitoulas Street (504) 267-4852 urbansouth.com

PHOTO PROVIDED BY URBAN SOUTH

Mother’s Cap

$15 from Mother’s Restaurant

401 Poydras Steet (504) 523-9656 mothersrestaurant.net

PHOTO PROVIDED BY MOTHER’S

$26 from Alice and Amelia 4432 Magazine Street (504) 502-6206 shopaliceandamelia.com

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALICE AND AMELIA

Garden Flag

$18.99 from NOLA Gifts & Decor 5101 W. Esplanade Avenue #1, Metairie (504) 407-3532 nolagiftsanddecoronline.com

PHOTO PROVIDED BY NOLA GIFTS & DECOR

Cutting Board

End Grain

$120.00 from Hazelnut 5525 Magazine Street (504) 891-2424 hazelnutneworleans.com

PHOTO PROVIDED BY HAZELNUT

EAT + DRINK

Rolling with it

Koru is a new

Lower Garden District sushi spot

RESTAURATEURS CAN BE EXPERTS at pivoting. They have to be to succeed, especially in New Orleans. And business partners Tam Nguyen and chef Yiyu Weng have pivoted double time since they opened their sushi restaurant at 1300 Magazine St. in March.

First off, there’s the name. They originally chose the name Kuro, which means black in Japanese. Unfortunately, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, made it clear that their Kuro restaurant was not to be replicated outside of the company brand. So Nguyen and Weng christened their new restaurant Koru.

“We are a little fish, so we changed the name by swapping the vowels,” Nguyen says. “I’m not sure if that means anything in Japanese, but it sounds good.”

Then there was the shift in partners. Tommy Mei, a well-known sushi chef from Shogun in Metairie, was in on the deal at the outset. But there was a disconnect, and he left the business. Fortunately, Weng (pronounced win) and co-chef Tim Fang, worked by Mei’s side at Shogun since 2018.

“We worked on many dishes together,” says Weng, who was born in Fuzhou in southern China. “We have been a team for a long time, and we know what our customers love.”

Koru sources much of its seafood from Japan by way of a Los Angeles distributor. Some specialty fish come from Europe, including Scottish salmon.

About 70% of guests opt for the chefs’ omakase menu, putting themselves in the chefs’ hands. The chefs choose the courses, and the menu changes depending on what seafood is in the house. Generally priced at around $8-$9 per piece, with a fivepiece minimum, the dishes will keep coming until diners signal they’ve had enough.

On a recent Saturday, waiters delivered a refined array of dressed nigiri and sashimi to guests dining under the glow of the “Let the Good Times Roe” neon sign, a natural social media backdrop.

by Beth D’Addono |

The goal in dressing sushi is to enhance the flavor of the fish without hijacking it. Chef Weng has this down. It might be a tangle of fresh ginger or a mount of pickled wasabi. A perfectly briny Kumamoto oyster is dolloped with buttery uni and pearls of salmon roe.

The chef lightly torches a large sea scallop, leaving the inside raw, adding silky foie gras to up the ante. Japanese amberjack is drizzled with an earthy truffle sauce. There might be thinly sliced halibut, Japanese red snapper, bluefin toro or black snapper from Greece in the house.

The menu is compact but covers all the important bases. The primary focus is on sushi along with popular maki rolls. But there also is a good array of hot appetizers, such as baked salmon with snow crab and stir-fried udon noodles with seafood. Beyond

FORK + CENTER

the usual seaweed salad, there is a poke salad brimming with seafood.

There isn’t a designated bar beyond the sushi bar, but Koru carries smallbatch sake, like the fruity Green Ridge, along with Japanese beer and original cocktails like the yuzu sour. Diners can bring their own wine with a $25 corkage fee.

Weng hadn’t intended to be a chef. His family came to New Orleans when he was still in school, and he joined them in 2006.

“I’d never been here before,” he says. “I had no idea about anything.”

Weng worked at a few Asian restaurants, including Mandarin House Chinese buffet in Metairie. When his uncle, then a sushi chef at Samurai in Gulfport, Mississippi, offered him the chance to apprentice, he jumped at the opportunity and worked there for seven years. Then he came back home to New Orleans and worked at Sake Cafe before Shogun hired him.

Nguyen hails from the West Bank and after selling his auto accessories business in 2021, he was looking for a new opportunity.

“I thought it would be a great idea to open an elevated sushi restaurant,” he says.

Although not experienced in hospitality, Nguyen ran his own business for years. He handles all the paperwork, bar inventory and back-end bits, while Weng and his team take care of the kitchen.

They’ve figured out how to roll with the changes and focus simply on sushi. It works at Koru, no matter how you spell it.

Rice diet

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU PUT SOME NEW ORLEANS COCKTAIL PROS in a tiny, almost hidden chamber of a bar with an array of fine sake at their disposal next to the other spirits?

We will find out with the debut of Rice Vice, a new bar in Algiers Point bringing something different to the scene. It was set to officially open June 4.

Rice Vice is a Japanese-inspired bar centered on sake from Proper Sake Co., a sake producer based in Nashville that has another bar there also called Rice Vice. It has earned a devoted local following and drawn national attention.

Just down the levee from the Algiers ferry landing, Rice Vice is at 143 Delaronde St., in the same building as Nighthawk Napoletana, makers of a fine Neapolitan style pie and a good martini to boot.

The bar and pizzeria are separate businesses, though they share a roof. The bar is in a little spot that once was a barbershop, and those close confines

remain the same. The space has been transformed and opening the door feels like stepping through a portal into an altogether different realm.

There are just 18 seats between the bar and tables, with the whole space sheathed in wood. A vinyl soundtrack contributes to the vintage feel. It’s a place to sit back, soak up the vibe and sample drinks you can’t get just anywhere.

Sake is the thing at Rice Vice. You can have it in its own glory, on tap or from bottles, and bar staff can assemble flights for sampling. It’s also an element for cocktails, like a sake-based martini or white Negroni.

Byron Stithem (center), business partner Bryson Aust and bartender Shaun Williams opened Rice Vice.

PHOTO BY IAN MCNULTY / THE TIMES- PICAYUNE

Tam Nguyen (left) and Yiyu Weng with a platter of sushi at Koru.

PHOTO BY MADDIE SPINNER / GAMBIT

Sakes give different flavors based on their rice type and production styles. Proper Sake’s selection is based on Japanese traditional technique and adds its own style. One called Soft Power is clean tasting and lean, while the Diplomat has a subtle citrusy finish, and a hazy sake called Cloud Palace gives a delicate acidity.

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THE NEW ORLEANS WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE IS JUNE 11-15 at local restaurants and venues, and there will be hundreds of bottlings from vintners across the globe to sample.

Much like sampling through varieties of wine or beer, a comparison of one sake to the next gives an interesting interplay.

Rice Vice also serves shochu, another Japanese drink, this time a spirit. It’s stronger than sake, though it shares a base of koji, the fermented rice essential that gives both their distinctive umami taste.

There’s a full set up of other spirits for more cocktails, though it’s the sake and shochu that give this bar its distinct identity.

“The whole point is to lower the barrier for people who want to explore this,” says Rice Vice founder Byron Stithem. “It can be as deep a learning experience as you want to make it or just a place to come and drink great sake.”

People who love sake may go to great lengths to source their favorites. For Stithem, that quest led to producing his own through Proper Sake, joining a budding trend for the beverage in the U.S.

Rice Vice came to New Orleans through his connection with Bryson Aust, a partner in the Nashville business. He lives in Algiers Point and has been developing new concepts in the neighborhood as a partner in Nighthawk and also Barracuda Taco Stand, which has a location nearby.

The Rice Vice partners recruited a rotation of bartenders who will be familiar to locals who hit the New Orleans craft cocktail circuit, including Shaun Williams of Jewel of the South and Kirk Estopinal of the Cure Co. group.

There’s no kitchen in the tiny bar, though a wall of snacks imported from Japan offer some wonderfully different munchies, like packets of Hokkaido scallop butter puffs and uni rice crackers.

New Orleans had a dedicated sake brewery and taproom at Wetlands Sake, though it closed a few years ago. Now Rice Vice is making the case for a trip to Algiers Point to see where sake can take you.

Rice Vice opens at 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. — Ian McNulty / The Times-Picayune

The long-time main event is the Grand Tasting, which features food from local restaurants and dozens of wines, in some cases presented by the vintners themselves. It’s at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. NOWFE also has a high-end tasting event called Vinola on Thursday, June 12, at the Orpheum Theater. And the Tournament of Roses on Friday, June 13, is more of a party with a DJ, food and still and sparkling roses from across the globe.

Wine dinners take place on Wednesday, June 11, at 20 area restaurants, from Emeril Lagasse’s new 34 Restaurant and Bar and Restaurant R’evolution to more casual spots like Junior’s on Harrison and Boucherie. There’s a list of participating restaurants and vintners on the NOWFE website as well as links for reservations. There are seminars on topics including wines from Oregon, New Mexico, Rioja, Spain, and across the Southern Hemisphere. Events include a class on smoking foods with a barbecue pitmaster and a morning of pickleball and prosecco. There’s a jazz and swing dancing party featuring raw oysters and wine pairings at Paradigm Gardens. The festival closes with a Champagne and burlesque brunch on Sunday, June 15.

For a full list of events and tickets, visit

— Will Coviello

NOWFE features many wine-tasting events PROVIDED PHOTO

Marika Vida

Wine consultant

by Will Coviello

MARIKA VIDA WAS A SOMMELIER FOR 13 YEARS AT RITZ-CARLTON HOTELS in New York and Pennsylvania, where she now lives. She also has been a wine buyer and consultant, and doing wine education seminars is one of the things she likes most. Last year, she did a tasting seminar on French wines at the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience. This year, she returns to NOWFE (June 11-15) to lead a tasting of wines from Southern Hemisphere producers including Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. She also is doing a more general seminar on select tastings from across the globe. For more information about wine events, visit nowfe.com. For more about Vida, visit marikavida.com.

How did you get into a career in wine?

MARIKA VIDA: I have a background in broadcasting and film and TV. That’s what I went to school for. I worked for a film director when I was 19, and he was a big wine buff. We’d sit down after a shoot and he’d pull out some 40-yearold Bordeaux. I would just go, “This is really good.” I got the bug. My first trip to Europe, I got a Eurail Pass, and I toured all around and went to wineries. And I had worked in restaurants, so it made sense. Also, my father is Hungarian, so I like to joke that I was weaned on Tokaji.

I didn’t know it’d become as much of a career as it did. I worked in wine auctions for Sotheby’s and Morrell & Company. That’s really interesting because you will see and taste things that you’ll never see again. You have some really rare things, so people would want to know what a sherry from 1780 tastes like. I would get to taste it. I remember that shipment. I was unpacking it and I am in the warehouse and I was wondering the last time anyone had touched the wines. They were wrapped in New York Times newspapers from World War II. They hadn’t been touched since then.

I became a sommelier really late. I did everything backward. I sold wine and worked at auction first, and then when my sons were young, I started to work part-time as a sommelier at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia. Then I went to New York. But it was Elmo to oenophile. I just wanted to do something where I wasn’t dealing with

a Diaper Genie. I wanted to do something adult. I spent 13 years with the Ritz-Carlton. Then I started consulting.

What are you doing in the NOWFE seminars?

V: Passport to Wine is going to be fun. It’s a real cross section of wines from around the world, and it’s going to be Old World and New World as well. You can go from France to Chile to Napa and then over to Spain. For somebody that wants a general overview, that will be fun for someone trying to get a grasp on wine in general. So you’ll take a passport and go to each country and try a wine from each one.

With the Southern Hemisphere (seminar), this is exploring wines, and you don’t have to just go with Argentinian malbec or New Zealand sauvignon blanc. It’s nice to talk about what people know and to also say, “Hey, we also have this.” But we don’t want to fix what’s not broken. There will be eight different wines. I’ll still have a New Zealand sauvignon blanc and a malbec. I will do a shiraz from Australia from a producer that uses very old vines. For New Zealand, there’s a Craggy Range red blend. People think of pinot noir with New Zealand and Central Otago. I don’t know if people think of them as having a cool red blend.

Australia has gone through a huge change in the last 25 years. They’re making riesling in Eden Valley and beautiful grenache from Adalaide and Melbourne. There are so many interesting things going on. It hasn’t completely caught on yet with the public.

South Africa makes stunning wines, but because of all the country’s issues with Apartheid, it’s made it a wild ride with them for sales. But they make really beautiful wines. You have a lot of great pricing. I love French wines, but if you want burgundy, you’re going to pay through the nose for that. With South Africa, you can get great bang for your buck. They’re using Old World techniques, things we associate with France, Italy and Spain.

What trends are you seeing in the wider wine industry?

V: It’s a scary time in the wine business with tariffs and everything that’s going on. Right now, the biggest issue is tariffs. I had no problem getting Champagne from various importers in the past, and now it’s much tougher. The tariffs will affect something like Champagne. I think this is an opportunity for domestic wineries to get the business in the U.S. We’re not sure where the tariffs will land.

In the industry, there’s a lot that’s unknown if you’re importing wines. That could be good domestically, if you buy American. But the second largest market to the U.S. is Canada. I was just in Ontario, where I am originally from, and it was really weird not seeing American products on the shelves. In Ontario, it’s all, “Buy Canada.”

I am trying to come up with business models that make sense right now. People are cutting their budgets. I don’t know if anybody wins. Climate change also is huge. I did a seminar with Eric Asimov on wine and climate change. His approach on it is, “What’s the positive?” England makes wine now. On the other end, you have to be creative. I was in Rioja (Spain) in the summer and it was hot. Before, a lot of the producers wanted to be close to the river. Now, they want elevation because it keeps things cooler. In Argentina, people are used to planting on the foothills of the Andes. In Bordeaux, they’re planting different grapes that are more resistant to heat. There are all these things that you have to think about now.

WI NE OF THE WEEK

Torresella

Prosecco

Pale yellowin color,this excellent Prosecco from the Veneto is fresh and delicately aromatic, with hints of white ﬂorals, toast, and candied lemon.

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Out to Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans and all accept credit cards. Updates: Email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106.

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream.

com — This Mid-City sweet shop serves its own gelato in flavors like praline, salted caramel and tiramisu, as well as Italian ices in flavors like lemon, strawberry and mango. There also are cannolis, biscotti, fig cookies, tiramisu, macaroons and coffee drinks. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $

Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant.

com — Gulf Drum Yvonne is served with brown butter sauce with mushrooms and artichoke hearts. There also are oysters, seafood pasta dishes, steaks, lamb chops and more. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Mon. $$$

Bamboula’s — 514 Frenchmen St.; bamboulasmusic.com — The live music venue’s kitchen offers a menu of traditional and creative Creole dishes, such as Creole crawfish crepes with goat cheese and chardonnay sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. $$

The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 118 Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985) 315-7001; 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 284-2898; thebluecrabnola.com — Basin barbecue shrimp are served with rosemary garlic butter sauce over cheese grits with a cheese biscuit. The menu includes po-poys, fried seafood platters, raw and char-grilled oysters, boiled seafood in season, and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lakeview: Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Slidell: Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 581-3866; broussards.com — The menu of contemporary Creole dishes includes bronzed redfish with jumbo lump crabmeat, lemon beurre blanc and vegetables. Brunch includes Benedicts, avocado toast, chicken and waffles, turtle soup and more. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating available in the courtyard. Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

Cafe Normandie — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The menu combines classic French dishes and Louisiana items like crab beignets with herb aioli. Sandwiches include po-boys, a muffuletta on flatbread and a burger. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Fri.-Mon. $$

The Commissary — 634 Orange St., (504) 274-1850; thecommissarynola.com — Dickie Brennan’s Commissary supplies his other restaurant kitchens and also has a dine-in menu and prepared foods to go. A smoked turkey sandwich is served with bacon, tomato jam, herbed cream cheese, arugula and herb vinaigrette on honey oat bread. The menu includes dips, salads, sandwiches, boudin balls, fried oysters and more. No reservations. Outdoor seating available. Lunch Tue.-Sat. $$ Curio — 301 Royal St., (504) 717-4198; curionola.com — The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chicken and andouille jambalaya. There also are crab cakes, shrimp and grits, crawfish etouffee, po-boys and more. Outdoor

$ — average dinner entrée under $10

$$ $11-$20

$$$ — $20-up

seating available on balcony. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Dahla — 611 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 766-6602; dahlarestaurant.com — The menu includes popular Thai dishes like pad thai, drunken noodles, curries and fried rice. Crispy skinned duck basil is prepared with vegetables and Thai basil. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; sonesta.com/desireoysterbar — A menu full of Gulf seafood includes oysters served raw on the half-shell or char-broiled with with Parmesan, garlic and herbs. The menu also includes po-boys, po-boys, gumbo, blackened fish, fried seafood platters and more. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com — There’s a seafood raw bar with raw and char-broiled oysters, fish dip, crab fingers, shrimp and more. Redfish on the Half-shell is cooked skin-on and served with crab-boiled potatoes, frisee and lemon buerre blanc. The bar offers a wide selection of bourbon and whiskies. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com — The menu includes a variety of steaks, plus seared Gulf fish, lobster pasta, barbecue shrimp and more. A 6-ounce filet mignon is served with fried oysters, creamed spinach, potatoes and bearnaise. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$

El Pavo Real — 4401 S. Broad Ave., (504) 266-2022; elpavorealnola.com — The menu includes tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, ceviche. tamales and more. Pescado Vera Cruz features sauteed Gulf fish topped with tomatoes, olives, onion and capers, served with rice and string beans. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; 8140 Oak St., (504) 897-4800; juansflyingburrito.com — The Flying Burrito includes steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar jack cheese, black beans, rice, guacamole and salsa. The menu also includes tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, fajitas, nachos, salads, rice and bean bowls with various toppings and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$

Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com — The Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard. The eclectic menu also includes char-grilled oysters, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, fried seafood platters, pasta, salads and more. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

Kilroy’s Bar — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The all-day bar menu includes sandwiches, soups, salads, flatbreads and a couple entrees. A muffuletta

flatbread is topped with salami, mortadella, capicola, mozzarella and olive salad. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Mon., dinner daily. $$

Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and sharables plates like NOLA Tot Debris. A slow-cooked pulled pork barbecue sandwich is served with coleslaw on a brioche bun. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 5132606; legacykitchen.com — The selection of steak and chops includes filet mignon, bone-in rib-eye, top sirloin and double pork chops. There also are burgers, salads, pasta, seafood entrees, char-broiled oysters and more. Reservations accepted. Outdoor seating available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Luzianne Cafe — 481 Girod St., (504) 2651972; luziannecafe.com — Boudin Benedict features two poached eggs over boudin and an English muffin, served with green tomato chow chow and hollandaise. No reservations. Delivery available. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun. $$

Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. The menu also has noodle dishes, teriyaki and more. Reservations accepted. Delivery available. Lunch Sun.Fri., dinner daily. $$

Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery serves Italian dishes and specialties including chicken a la grande, shrimp Mosca, baked oysters Mosca and chicken cacciatore. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Mother’s Restaurant — 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant.net — This counter-service spot serves po-boys dressed with sliced cabbage like the Famous Ferdi filled with ham, roast beef and debris. Creole favorites include jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice and more. Breakfast is available all day. Delivery available. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes red beans and rice with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as shrimp Creole, seafood platters, po-boys, chargrilled and raw oysters, salads and more. Side items include carrot souffle, mac and cheese, cornbread dressing, sweet potato tots and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Nice Guys Bar & Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola. com — Char-grilled oysters are topped with cheese and garlic butter, and other options include oysters Rockefeller and loaded oysters. The creative menu also includes seafood bread, a Cajun-lobster potato, wings, quesadillas, burgers, salads, sandwiches, seafood pasta, loaded fries and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro 720 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-1930; orleansgrapevine.com — The wine bar offers cheese boards and appetizers to nosh with wines. The menu includes Creole pasta

with shrimp and andouille in tomato cream sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Outdoor seating available. Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$

Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; palacecafe.com — The contemporary Creole menu includes signature dishes like crabmeat cheesecake with mushrooms and Creole meuniere sauce. There also are steaks, pasta, a burger and Gulf seafood dishes. Outdoor seating available. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

Parish Grill — 4650 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 100, Metairie, (504) 345-2878; parishgrill.com — The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, pizza and sauteed andouille with fig dip, blue cheese and toast points. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com — At brunch, braised short rib grillades are served over grits with mushrooms, a poached egg and shaved truffle. The dinner menu has oysters, salads, pasta, shrimp and grits, a burger, cheese plates and more. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$

Rosie’s on the Roof — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The rooftop bar has a menu of sandwiches, burgers and small plates. Crab beignets are made with Gulf crabmeat and mascarpone and served with herb aioli. No reservations. Dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; tableaufrenchquarter.com — The menu features traditional and creative Creole dishes. Pasta bouillabaisse features squid ink mafaldine, littleneck clams, Gulf shrimp, squid, seafood broth, rouille and herbed breadcrumbs. Outdoor seating available on the balcony. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Thu.-Sun. $$$

Tacklebox — 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes raw and char-broiled oysters, seafood platters, po-boys, fried chicken, crab and corn bisque and more. Redfish St. Charles is served with garlic-herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza.com — A Marilynn Pota Supreme pie is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. There also are salads, sandwiches, wings, breadsticks and more. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner daily. $

The Vintage — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 324-7144; thevintagenola.com — There’s a full coffee drinks menu and baked goods and beignets, as well as a full bar. The menu has flatbreads, cheese boards, small plates and a pressed veggie sandwich with avocado, onions, arugula, red pepper and pepper jack cheese. No reservations. Delivery and outdoor seating available. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

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in jail after killing her husband. There she meets Velma Kelly, a star who also killed her husband. They enlist flashy lawyer Billy Flynn to help them beat the rap, and maybe even find new stardom. The show features the songs “All That Jazz” and “When You’re Good to Mama.” The touring Broadway production comes to Saenger Theatre June 10-15. Showtimes vary. Tickets $25.74-$139.23 via saengernola.com.

Pell & Friends

Hip-hop artist and glbl wrmng co-founder Pell is getting some friends together for a night celebrating the diverse sounds in New Orleans’ music community. Along with Pell, there will be a hometown set by the great $leazy EZ, a performance by Lazarusleaves and music by Ghazi Gamali. Pell & Friends is at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Gasa Gasa. Tickets are $15 via gasagasanola.com.

NOWFE

The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience features a host of wine tasting and food pairing events with hundreds of wines from across the globe on June 11-15. Tastings include the Grand Tasting, a rose event, guided tastings with sommeliers and Vinola, featuring higher-end wines. There also are vintner dinners at local restaurants, parties and pickleball. See pages 21 and 23. At various locations. Visit nowfe.com for information and tickets.

The Head and the Heart

The indie folk band The Head and the Heart got its start busking on Seattle street corners and playing open mics. The group produced its self-titled debut 2011 album and was soon picked up to open for major acts on tour. For its most recent release, last month’s “Aperture,” the band looked to its founding, focusing on harmonies and producing the album itself. Georgia’s Southern rockers Futurebirds open. Anna Graves also performs. At 8 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Fillmore. Tickets $36 and up at ticketmaster.com.

Peter Hook & The Light

Bassist Peter Hook co-founded the early post-punk band Joy Division, and the more electronic and New Wave group New Order. In 2010, he formed this group, but they’re on tour performing all of New Order’s “Get Ready” album, plus other songs from it and Joy Division. At 8 p.m. Monday, June 9, at The Joy Theater. Tickets $50.65 and up at ticketmaster.com.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Eric Johanson

The bluesman headlines a Free Fridays night at Tipitina’s. Johanson released his latest album, “Live in Mississippi” in March. It features his hard rocking take on Dr. John’s “I Walk on Guilded Splinters,” a cover of Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” and more. Very Cherry opens at 9 p.m. Friday, June 13. There are no tickets, admission is first come, first served. Visit tipitinas.com for details.

Chuck Redd Quartet

Drummer and vibraphonist Chuck Redd was a member of the Charlie Byrd Trio, Mel Torme’s band and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra for 15 years. As a bandleader, he’s released several albums, including 2019’s “Groove City.” He’s joined by Jason Marsalis for these shows at Snug Harbor. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14. Tickets $41.30 via snugjazz.com.

Sydnee Washington

New York comedian and actress Sydnee Washington has appeared on Comedy Central and written for the TV show “Inside Amy Schumer.” With Marie Faustin, she hosts the “Mess” podcast. She performs at 7 & 9 p.m. Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, at Sports Drink. Tickets $33.48 at sportsdrink.org.

Cloudsave: Mario Kart Live

At its Mario Kart Live events, the local jazz fusion band Cloudsave performs a live soundtrack while attendees play video games. For this event, they’ll play the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe music. At 9 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Chickie Wah Wah. Tickets $20.28 via chickiewahwah.com.

‘Reinventing the Heartland’

New Orleans-born urbanist and entrepreneur Nicholas Lalla founded the Tulsa Innovation Labs, which focused on growing the tech economy in northeast Oklahoma. His new book, “Reinventing the Heartland,” details how Tulsa has grown into a tech hub, changing the area’s economy, and what other American cities could learn. Lalla will be interviewed by Jeff Schwartz, director of the City of New Orleans’ Office of Economic Development, about his work and new book at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at Garden District Book Shop. The event is free to attend, and books can be purchased in advance for $32.48 via gardendistrictbookshop.com.

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MONDAY 9

30/90 — The Dapper Dandies 6 pm; Half Shell Boogie, 9 pm

ALLWAYS LOUNGE — Betsy Propane Smokeshow, 7 pm

APPLE BARREL Zev Russ, 6 pm; Decaturadio, 10:30 pm

BACCHANAL Byron Asher, 6 pm

BAMBOULA’S — The New Orleans Rug Cutters, 12 pm; Jon Roniger & The Good For Nothin’ Band, 5:30 pm; Wolfe John’s Band, 9 pm

BANKS STREET BAR — Soul Food Song Share Hosted by Micah McKee, 8 pm

BJ’S LOUNGE — Red Beans and Blues with Alex McMurray & Greg Sherman, 9 pm

BUFFA’S — David Doucet, 7 pm

CAFE NEGRIL Gumbo Funk, 7:30 pm

CAPULET Nanci Zee, 6 pm

D.B.A. — Secret Six Jazz Band, 6 pm; The Jump Hounds, 9 pm

DOS JEFES — Tony Testa, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Matinee All Star Band, 1 pmTin Men, 5 pm; Richard "Piano" Scott and Friends, 8 pm

HOLY DIVER Pinky Rings + Nein + Tashi Delay, 9 pm

JOY THEATER Peter Hook & The Light, 8 pm

MAHOGANY JAZZ HALL Jenna McSwain, 6 pm; The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 pm

THE MAISON — Leo Forde, 4 pm; Aurora Nealand, 6 pm; Gene’s Music Machine, 9 pm

MRB — Ben Buchbinder, 7 pm

OKAY BAR Caleb Brown + Poko Audrey + Mort The Dead Author, 7 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE — Very Good™ Mondays, 9 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL — Jazz Vipers, 9 pm

SANTOS BAR — Forever Came Calling + Calling All Captains + She Might Be a Beast, 10 pm

SATURN BAR Piano Night w BC Coogan, 8 pm

ST. ROCH TAVERN Bella White + Camille Weatherford, 9 pm

TUESDAY 10

30/90 — Tajh & The Funky Soles, 6 pm; Neicy B & Kompani, 9 pm

APPLE BARREL — Bubbles Brown, 6 pm; NOLA Groove Collective, 10:30 pm

BACCHANAL — Tangiers Combo, 6 pm

BAMBOULA’S — John Saavedra, 12 pm; Giselle Anguizola Quartet, 5:30 pm; Caitie B. & The Hand Me Downs, 9 pm

D.B.A. Miss Sophie Lee’s Cajun + Louisiana Dance Hall Series ft. Les Femmes Farouches, 6 pm; Kid Chocolate & The Free P.O.C., 9 pm

DOS JEFES Basch Jernigan, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB —

Richard “Piano” Scott, 1 pm; Colin Myers Band, 5 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/Jamil Sharif, 8 pm

HOLY DIVER The Amazing Henrietta, 8 pm

KERMIT’S TREME MOTHER-IN-LAW

LOUNGE — Irvin Mayfeld, Kermit Rufns & J Batiste, 6 pm

MAHOGANY JAZZ HALL — Big Joe Kennedy, 6 pm; Leroy Jones & The Home Team, 8 pm

THE MAISON Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits 5 pm; Paradise Jazz Band, 8 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL

HISTORICAL PARK Arrowhead Jazz Band, 2 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM Higher Heights Reggae Band, 5 pm

OKAY BAR Human Band presents “Teenage Dream” Variety Show, 8 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE — Rebirth Brass Band, 8:30 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL — Cristina Kaminis, 9 pm

SAENGER THEATRE — Chicago, 7:30 pm

SALON SALON — Geovane Santos, 7 pm

SMOOTHIE KING CENTER — Andrea Bocelli, 8 pm

WEDNESDAY 11

30/90 Jef Chaz Blues Band, 6 pm; The Budz, 9 pm

APPLE BARREL — Hobo Gadget Junk Band, 6 pm; Steve Mignano, 10:30 pm

BACCHANAL — Miles Berry, 6 pm

BAMBOULA’S — J.J. & The A-OK’s, 12 pm; Edgewood Park Syncopators, 4:30 pm; The Queen & Friendz, 9 pm

BAYOU BAR Firm Roots, 8 pm; 10 pm

BLUE NILE — New Breed Brass Band, 9:30 pm

CAFÉ DEGAS Double Whisky & Friends, 6 pm

CAFÉ NEGRIL Jam-ilton, 8 pm

D.B.A. Stephen Walker N’em, 6 pm; Lagniappe Brass Band, 9 pm

DOS JEFES Tangiers Combo, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 1 pm; Bourbon Street Stars, 5 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/Kevin Ray Clark, 8 pm

GASA GASA Knumears with Othiel and Dremm, 9 pm

JAZZ PLAYHOUSE Big Sam’s Funky Nation, 7:30 pm

MAHOGANY JAZZ HALL — Paul Longstreth, 6 pm; Mahogany Hall All Stars ft. Kevin Louis, 8 pm

MRB — Lynn Drury, 7 pm

POLO CLUB David Boeddinghaus, 5:30 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE Dance Hall Classics with DJ T-Roy, 10 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL Kermit Rufns, 8 pm

SAENGER THEATRE — Chicago, 7:30 pm

SANTOS BAR — The Phantom A.D. & Blackwater Canal, 10 pm

THURSDAY 12

30/90 — NOLA Groove Collective, 6 pm; Kayla Jasmine & The Experience, 9 pm

ABITA SPRINGS TOWN HALL — John Doyle and Micheal McGoldrick, 7 pm

APPLE BARREL — Bubbles Brown, 6 pm

BACCHANAL Raphael Bas, 6 pm

BAMBOULA’S — F.K-rrera Music Group, 12 pm; Cristina Kaminis & The Mix, 5:30 pm; Wolfe John’s Band, 9 pm

BAR REDUX — A Dark Art Market & Dance Party, 8 pm

BAYOU BAR — Double Bird ft. Peter Harris, Seth Finch and Julian Lee, 8 pm, 10 pm

BJ’S — Coleman Akin’s Swing Septet, 9 pm

BLUE NILE Irvin Mayfeld’s Music Church, 9 pm; 11 pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM Reggae

Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 pm

BMC — SpotHolders, 4 pm; Deej the Flavor King, 8 pm

CAFE NEGRIL — Sunny Side, 6 pm; Armani Smith & Soul Ties, 10 pm

CAPULET — Coyote Anderson Plays Jazz Mandolin, 6 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH — A Piano Evening with André Bohren, 8 pm

D.B.A. Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 pm; Colin Davis & Night People, 9:30 pm

DOS JEFES The Dale Spalding Trio, 8:30 pm

THE FILLMORE The Head and The Heart, 7 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Richard “Piano” Scott, 12 pm; Doyle Cooper Band, 2 pm; John Saavedra Band, 5 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/Tom Fischer and Alejo Madjerski, 8 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM —

Maxwell S. Arceneaux , 2 pm

NOPSI HOTEL, NEW ORLEANS — Tee Jay & The Peoples Choice, 7 pm

THE FILLMORE — Head and the Heart, 7 pm

HOLY DIVER — Cetragore + Konstricted + Firing Squad, 9 pm

JAZZ PLAYHOUSE Brass-AHolics, 7:30 pm

LE BON TEMPS ROULÉ — The Soul Rebels, 11 pm

MAHOGANY JAZZ HALL — The New Orleans Catahoulas, 6 pm; Jamil Sharif New Orleans Extravaganza, 8 pm

THE MAISON — Steve Walker N’Em, 4:30 pm; Single Malt Please, 8:30 pm

MAPLE LEAF BAR Johnny Vidacovich Trio, 8 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM

NOCCA Foundation Concert Series, 2 pm

OKAY BAR DJ Legatron Prime, 9 pm

PEACOCK ROOM — Da Lovebirds: Robin Barnes & Pat Casey, 8 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL — Glen David Andrews, 9 pm

SAENGER THEATRE — Chicago, 7:30 pm

SALON SALON Tangiers Combo, 7 pm

SANTOS BAR — Tainted Love 80’s Night with DJ Shane Love, 10 pm

THREE MUSES — Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits, 7 pm

VAUGHAN’S LOUNGE — Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet, 10:30 pm

FRIDAY 13

30/90 — Cam & The Sonic Canvas, 2 pm; Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 5 pm; The New Orleans Johnnys, 8 pm; Street Lyfe, 11 pm

APPLE BARREL Bubbles Brown, 6 pm; Andre Lovett, 10:30 pm

ARORA Riot Ten with Wander + VYLNT, 10 pm

BACCHANAL — Willie Green III, 7 pm

BAMBOULA’S — The New Orleans Rug Cutters, 11 am; Felipe Antonio Quintet, 2:15 pm; Les Getrex & Creole Cooking, 6:30 pm; Bettis & 3rd Degree, 10 pm

BAR REDUX — PRIDE MAYHEM, 8 pm

BAYOU BAR — Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson & More, 8 & 10 pm

BJ’S — The Iguanas, 9 pm

BLUE CRAWFISH GLAMOROUS II ft. KYNT & Friends!, 6:30 pm

BLUE NILE The Caesar Brothers' FunkBox, 8 pm

BOURBON STREET HONKY TONK — The Bad Sandys, 8 pm

BROADSIDE — Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias Album Release, 8 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH — CLOUDSAVE Presents: Mario Kart Live Experience, 9 pm

D.B.A. — Mia Borders, 6 pm; Khris Royal & Dark Matter, 10 pm

DOS JEFES The Joe Krown Trio, 9 pm

DOUBLE DEALER BAR Sean Riley, 7 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Sam Friend Jazz Band, 2:30 pm; Sam Lobley Band, 6 pm; Fritzels All Star Band w/ Kevin Ray Clark, 9 pm

HOLY DIVER — Rik Slave’s DarkLounge Ministries, 8 pm

HOWLIN’ WOLF Big Leather + Ryder Bach, 10 pm

LE BON TEMPS ROULÉ Naomie April, 11 pm

LE PETIT THEATER — Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show, 7:30 pm

THE MAISON — Nola Sweethearts, 4 pm; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 pm; St. Julien X, 10 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM

Roderick Paulin, 2 pm

OKAY BAR — Hopeless Fancy + Lust + Dinos + The Tourniquet, 7 pm; DJs Pudge, Shan Li, FTK & AHA, 11 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE Promiscuous: A 2000’S Club Bangers Throwback Party, 10 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL — Big Easy Brawlers, 9 pm

SANTOS BAR — Hot Profle X Hot Gloss Presents: Corporate Pride ft. DJs Heelturn & Cypriestess, 10 pm

SATURN BAR — The Convenience + Time Out Room + Action Lady, 9 pm

TIPITINA’S — Free Fridays ft. Eric Johanson + Very Cherry, 9 pm

SATURDAY 14

30/90 — Hallucinojams, 2 pm; Jukebox, 5 pm; Street Legends Brass Band, 8 pm; Zena Moses & Rue Fiya, 11 pm

ARORA AK Renny with Sillva + WEI.G, 10 pm

BACCHANAL Jasen Weaver, 7 pm

BAMBOULA’S The Jaywalkers, 11 am; James McClaskey & The Rhythm Band, 2:15 pm; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 6:30 pm; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 pm

BANKS STREET BAR — Marsh Fire, 9 pm

BAR REDUX Cumbia Night with DJ VIR UZ, 9 pm

BJ’S LOUNGE — Fox Duhon B-Day with Crush Diamond + Steeph, 9 pm

BLUE NILE — George Brown Band, 8 pm; Afrobeat NOLA, 10 pm

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Personal Space + Autumn Dominguez, 9 pm

D.B.A. Giselle Anguizola, 2 pm; Micheal Watson & The Alchemy, 6 pm; Higher Heights, 10 pm

DOS JEFES — Wolfe Johns Blues, 9 pm

DOUBLE DEALER BAR The Slick Skillet Serenaders, 7 pm

GASA GASA — Agriculture + Slowhole + The World Is A Vampire, 9 pm

HOLY DIVER — Zorn + Satanik Heavy Drinker + Rade, 9 pm

LE BON TEMPS ROULÉ — Tiago Guy, 11 pm

THE MAISON — Nola Axe Men, 1 pm; James Evans, 4 pm; Smoking Time Jazz Band, 7 pm; Gene’s Music Machine, 10 pm

MUSIC

NOLA BREWING — Charlie & The Tropicales, 7 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE — Prideful Pleasure, 10 pm

SANTOS BAR — Holy Wire with Berlin Taxi, Mere of Light, Nail Club & DJ virtue_signal, 10 pm

TOULOUSE THEATRE — Bubblez Fest! Drag Show, 9 pm

SUNDAY 15

30/90 — Daphne Parker Powell, 3 pm; Scotty Yost & The Most, 6 pm; Single Malt Please, 9 pm

ALLWAYS LOUNGE Sunday Swing, 8 pm

APPLE BARREL — Schwag, 6 pm; Steve Mignano, 10:30 pm

BACCHANAL — Pete Olynciw, 7 pm

BAMBOULA’S Aaron Levinson & Friends, 10:30 am; Youse, 1:15 pm; Midnight Brawlers, 5:30 pm; Les Getrex & Creole Cooking, 9 pm

BJ’S LOUNGE — James McClaskey & The Rhythm Band, 9 pm

BLUE CRAWFISH — New Orleans Black Pride 3rd Annual Pool Party: Let’s Get Wet ft. DJ eXeL & More!, 3 pm

BLUE NILE — Street Legends Brass Band, 9 pm

BMC The Budz, 7 pm

BROADSIDE — Father’s Fest 2025 ft. Members of Brass-A-Holics, DJ Gator + More!, 2 pm

BOURBON STREET HONKY TONK

The Bad Sandys, 8 pm

D.B.A. — Treme Brass Band, 6 pm; Vegas Cola Band, 9 pm

DOS JEFES — Peter Nu, 8 pm

THE FILLMORE Ice Nine Kills: Silver Scream-A-Thon (Night 1), 6 pm

THE JOY THEATER Lil Poppa, 8 pm

HOWLIN’ WOLF — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10:30 pm

JOY THEATER — Lil Poppa, 8 pm

MAHOGANY JAZZ BAND Smoking Time Jazz Club, 2:30 pm; Big Joe Kennedy, 6 pm; Mahogany Hall

Swingsters ft. Roderick Paulin, 8 pm

THE MAISON — Rob Snow, 3 pm; Jenavieve Cooke & The Winding Boys, 7 pm

ROYAL FRENCHMEN HOTEL — Chris

Christy’s Quintet, 9 pm

SANTOS BAR — HealthGoth + Children of Judas + Lisbon Girls, 10 pm

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Noteworthy

by Will Coviello

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CLASSICAL MUSIC PRESENTATION “Too Many Notes” is the premiere of a piano concerto Tucker Fuller composed for Brian Hsu. But the evening is designed to pull back the curtain on some aspects of composition and the way a performance comes together.

“What you usually see as an audience member is the finished product,” Fuller says. “It can seem magical that someone is so proficient on an instrument. You don’t see or hear the process to get to that place. What are the steps to get there?”

The program features Hsu and Francis Scully’s New Resonance Orchestra performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” and the concerto at 8 p.m. Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, at the New Marigny Theater.

As audiences enter, there will be five student pianists playing “etudes,” or short, simplified pieces extracted from the concerto, almost like a painter’s sketches or doodles building up to a full canvas. A couple of the students came through the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans’ piano institute. The etudes both preview the concerto, and having students mastering them also reflects the process of becoming a proficient musician.

“The idea is, ‘What is virtuosity? How do you get to become a virtuoso?’ ” Fuller says. “The idea of the etudes is that you’re breaking it apart and practicing these different things.”

The virtuoso is pianist Hsu, who made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 16. He got bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School. He was a professor at Loyola University New Orleans but is now at the University of Oregon.

Fuller began work on the piece two years ago. He started by looking at Hsu’s strengths and interests in composers like Rachmaninoff and Mozart.

“There are Romantic gestures in it,” Fuller says. “Brian likes big, thick chords. The style is a mesh of styles.”

The composition explores the relationship between the soloist and the orchestra, and whether the pianist is working with or against the group or is separate from it.

Fuller describes the style as new American romanticism, with a lush, melodic, very rhythmic sound.

For the performances, the New Resonance will expand to a 30-piece orchestra. It ranges in size from a small chamber group to this full ensemble. Many members also perform in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Scully jokes that he sometimes refers to New Resonance as the “Tucker Fuller Ensemble,” since it has debuted and performed many of his works. This show builds on several relationships. Fuller and Hsu both earned doctorates at the University of Michigan. Eventually they reunited in New Orleans.

Fuller moved here from Chicago, encouraged by affordable living and a couple of friends who had preceded him. The first work he wrote and premiered here was a song cycle for two women vocalists, who were accompanied by a small New Resonance group, in 2014. He has been commissioned by the LPO, the Marigny Opera Ballet, Musaica, local theater companies and most recently he composed for a big band for jazz vocalist Meryl Zimmerman’s “Medea as a Lounge Singer.”

Fuller and Scully chose Mozart’s “Jupiter” for the hour-long program because it requires an orchestra of similar size and instrumentation. Scully also likes the way Mozart uses popular conventions of his time in the composition, but plays around within those rules, defying expectations and moving chord progressions. They thought that would complement the program’s mission to pull back the curtain on composition.

“I hope this shines a different light on classical music and shows how piano music comes from creative practice and community involvement,” Scully says. “There’s all these different people involved. We want to celebrate the process and make it fun.”

Tickets for “Too Many Notes” are $15$35

Tucker Fuller PROVIDED PHOTO

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