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‘The Bard of Pittsburgh’

Lance Nichols stars in August Wilson’s autobiographical show | by Will Coviello WHEN LANCE NICHOLS HAD HIS FIRST CHANCE AT A BIG PART IN AN AUGUST WILSON PLAY, he was hoping for a

little help from the casting world.

He was cast as the understudy to Laurence Fishburne in “Seven Guitars” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He just needed a little more luck.

“I kept praying, ‘Larry, please get a movie. Please get a movie,’” Nichols says with a laugh.

No such luck that time. But in his career on stage and in film and TV, Nichols landed roles in a couple of other Wilson plays. One was as Wining Boy in the Pulitzer Prize winning “The Piano Lesson” at Le Petit Theatre in March 2020. That production closed after opening weekend due to the pandemic shutdowns.

Now Nichols is back at Le Petit and starring as August Wilson himself in the one-man show, “How I Learned What I Learned.” It runs April 20 through May 7.

Wilson’s plays have always been propelled by a combination of his poetic language and numerous streetwise characters. In “King Hedley II,” set in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, Nichols played Elmore, a hustler who’s trying to convince Ruby he’s turning over a new leaf, getting out of jail for having killed another man who was pursuing her.

Many of Wilson’s characters reflect people he knew from the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where he grew up and dropped out of school at age 15.

“Some people call him the ‘Bard of Pittsburgh,’” Nichols says. “His work is similar to Shakespeare. It’s very visual. It’s very poetic. It’s like reading a book. You can see these people. All of them are based on people August knew growing up in the ’50s and ’60s in Pittsburgh.”

Wilson is one of the most accomplished American playwrights of the latter half of the 20th century.

He won Pulitzers for “Fences” and “The Piano Lesson,” as well as Tony, Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics’ Circle awards. James Earl Jones starred in a very successful run of “Fences” on stage, and Denzel Washington and Viola Davis starred in a film adaptation.

He is best known for his landmark, 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle, all of which ran on Broadway. Wilson created the cycle to detail AfricanAmerican experiences in the 20th century. Though he didn’t write

them in chronological order, there is a play for each decade. All but one of them is set in Pittsburgh, often in the Hill District.

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was set in a recording studio in Chicago.

The chronicle’s final two plays, “Gem of the Ocean” and “Radio Golf,” premiered in the early 2000s. At the same time, Todd Kreidler, who had directed many of his plays, encouraged Wilson to create a personal piece.

“Todd had mentioned to August, ‘You have such great stories that you have told me over the years. Have you ever thought about putting them in a show?’” Nichols says.

“That’s how the show came about.

That’s why (Wilson) was the first to perform it.”

Wilson had some acting experience before directing and devoting himself to writing.

“August wasn’t a great actor, but he was a phenomenal storyteller,” Nichols says. “That’s what it takes to do this show. You have to be a good storyteller. I am not imitating him. That would be a disservice.

The words speak for themselves.”

In “How I Learned What I Learned,” Wilson directly addresses race and racism in America. He tells stories from his young life, including why he dropped out of school at 15.

“The reason he quit school was because he had written a report and his teacher thought he plagiarized it,” Nichols says. “He was so insulted that his teacher thought he plagiarized it that he quit.

Being respected was a big thing for August. In his plays, a lot of his characters talk about that. In this play, there’s a passage where August talks about demanding respect and being respected. Of course, being a Black man at the end of Jim Crow, there was a lot of disrespect going around. That was huge for him. This is why he didn’t tolerate anything from anybody.”

Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real

COUNTRY AND AMERICANA BAND LUKAS NELSON AND THE PROMISE OF THE REAL went from the more

reflective album, “A Few Stars Apart,” released during the pandemic, to what the band says is a more fun and relaxed sound on the forthcoming “Sticks and Stones,” due out in July. Drayton Farley opens at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at The Joy Theater. Find tickets via thejoytheater.com.

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Wilson quit jobs over disrespect.

He also spent some time in jail, which he talks about in the work. Wilson performed the show in its premiere in 2003, two years before his death.

Nichols debuted the current production in March at Portland Stage in Maine. The show is a joint project between Portland Stage and Le Petit Theater. It’s directed by Jade King Carroll, who is a friend of Wilson’s last wife, Constanza Romero.

A New Orleans native, Nichols appeared in “Treme,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “House of Cards.” Forthcoming projects include the legal drama “The Burial” with Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx, and “Damascus” with Janet Hubert and Martin Lawrence. He had to pass on a TV role to focus on Wilson’s show.

“I’m telling this man’s stories, and his incredible journey, not just as a playwright, but as a Black man coming up in Jim Crow in Pittsburgh during the ’50s and ’60s,” Nichols says, “what that experience was like for him and how it influenced him as a man and as a writer.”

For tickets and information, visit lepetittheatre.com.

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CARL NEWMAN, NEKO CASE AND JOHN COLLINS CONTINUE TO LEAD THE

Canadian indie rock band, which just released its latest album, “Continue as a Guest” on Merge Records in March. Wild Pink opens at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, at Tiptina’s. Tickets $30 via tipitinas.com.

State Ballet of Georgia

THE COMPANY FROM TBILISI, THE CAPITAL OF THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA , presents two

works, “Serenade” and “Concerto Barocco,” while on a limited tour of the U.S. Artistic director Nina Ananiashvili is a former prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

Presented by New Orleans Ballet Association at the Mahalia Jackson Theater at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 22. Find tickets via nobadance.com.

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Abramson Sci Academy and GEO Next Generation High School

took first place in their categories in this year’s Class Got Brass competition. The event by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation invites middle and high school students from across Louisiana for a brass band competition. Abramson Sci Academy took first in the advanced category, winning $10,000, and GEO Next Generation topped the beginners category and took home $5,000.

Luther Gray, the New Orle-

ans-based percussionist and founder of Bamboula 2000 and the Congo Square Preservation Society, has been named a 2023 Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association. The group recognizes musicians and advocates who promote jazz, music history and preservation in their cities. Born in Chicago in 1952, Gray moved to New Orleans in 1984 and has been active as a drummer, percussionist and advocate focused on the importance of Congo Square to music history.

Louisiana will not refund money it received from more than 400 residents whom the state sued over post-Hurricane Katrina Road Home grants, even though the state later dropped those suits. Under pressure from the feds, the state sued Road Home grantees for allegedly misusing those funds — despite many recipients being told by Road Home officials they were using the money properly. Now, after dropping the lawsuits, the state says they’re out of luck.

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Council President JP Morrell demands Gordon Plaza law firm show up to meetings NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JP MORRELL Monday

warned the law firm handling the relocation of Gordon Plaza residents that they need to show up to meetings on the matter — or risk losing the job altogether.

“It is the expectation of this Council that Sher Garner’s representation of the City of New Orleans in this matter includes Sher Garner’s active participation and attendance in all meetings,” Morrell said in a letter to James Garner of city-hired firm Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert. “Sher Garner has not participated or attended the Gordon Plaza meetings for several months.”

Morrell told Gambit that he has become frustrated with representatives from the City Attorney’s Office taking the same legal position as Sher Garner at the meetings without representatives from Sher Garner being present to respond to push back from council members and other Gordon Plaza Task Force members.

“Most of the meetings devolve when the City Attorney’s Office comes up and starts arguing whatever Sher Garner’s most recent legal position is, and the meetings grind to a halt because you’ve got a lawyer arguing another lawyer’s opinion, while the lawyer who made the opinion is not present to defend their position,” Morrell said.

Morrell said City Attorney Donesia Turner told him they would request Sher Garner attend Gordon Plaza Task Force meetings

but that he wanted to personally “demand” they attend. He also said if Sher Garner continues to skip meetings, he may determine they’re breaching their contract and call to fire them as attorneys on the Gordon Plaza deal.

In the letter, Morrell asked to be notified “if there is a specific rason or concern for Sher Garner’s absence from the scheduled public meetings, please advise me of those reasons or concerns immediately. Otherwise, the Council will consider Sher Garner’s continued absence to be a willful decision on its part.”

The move comes amid the latest city holdup in the process of moving Gordon Plaza residents off the toxic site of a former landfill and into homes elsewhere in the city. Though the New Orleans City Council in June set aside $35 million for relocation, the city has moved slowly in working with residents to actually make that happen.

Most recently, the City Attorney’s Office and Sher Garner have been mulling over whether they can legally provide Gordon Plaza residents rental assistance, both for renters and for homeowners while they search for another home to buy.

Morrell said Sher Garner’s latest position is that the city buying out a resident’s home and then giving them rental assistance money could be considered a “gratuitous donation” to that resident.

The next Gordon Plaza Task Force meeting is at 4 p.m.

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Vote NO on Sheriff Susan Hutson’s ‘sneak’ property tax hike ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF SUSAN HUTSON IS ASKING VOTERS ON APRIL 29 to nearly double the amount of

property taxes her office collects each year — from roughly $13 million to some $25 million — but she has provided few details about how, exactly, the additional $12.4 million a year would be spent.

With the election nearing, Hutson has done little to convince voters to support her proposed tax increase — or even to explain it. In fact, based on what we’ve seen so far, it appears the sheriff hopes to sneak the tax hike past voters by putting it on the ballot during a low-turnout special election that coincides with the first weekend of Jazz Fest.

For these and other reasons, we recommend voting “NO” on Hutson’s proposed property tax increase.

Early voting runs Saturday, April 15, through Saturday, April 22.

The Sheriff’s Office currently levies a 2.8-mill property tax, which voters approved in 2015. That tax expires at the end of 2025. Hutson wants voters to combine the existing tax with a new, additional 2.7-mill property tax. The combined 5.5-mill tax would take effect in 2024 and remain in effect through 2033.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson.

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We have several concerns about Hutson’s proposal. For starters, we believe she has been less than transparent — even misleading — about the proposition itself. For example, a presentation explaining her proposal states that the sheriff’s existing 2.8-mill property tax expires at the end of this year rather than at the end of 2025.

Even if that’s an innocent typo, it misstates a critical fact and falsely suggests there’s an urgency to Hutson’s tax proposal. Truth is Hutson has more than two years to convince voters to renew or increase her property tax millage. Even if she felt the need to act now, she should have mounted a full-blown campaign for the proposition.

The City Council gave Hutson a chance to make her case during an April 13 budget hearing, but the sheriff couldn’t answer many of the council’s questions about how she would spend the additional money. She said most of it would cover pay hikes, renovate facilities, and generally help her comply with a federal consent decree — but she was unable to itemize those expenses.

After Hutson spent more than $19,000 on downtown hotel rooms during Carnival, she needs to account for every penny if she expects voters to give her an extra $12.4 million a year.

Hutson’s timing also makes us suspicious. In a March 17 letter to Mayor LaToya Cantrell and council members, the sheriff said she chose April 29 as the referendum date because it “will not have a crowded ballot.” That’s a study in understatement.

Only one other item appears on the ballot that day — a low-key special election runoff for Criminal District Court judge.

The March 25 special primary generated about 10% voter turnout. It could be even lower on April 29.

Whatever the turnout, we urge voters to say “NO” to Hutson’s tax proposal — and we urge the sheriff to re-think how she goes about asking voters to raise taxes.

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Former AG Ieyoub, Secretary of State Ardoin set bar for important state offices THE DEATH OF FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL RICHARD IEYOUB

on April 10 and the decision of current Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin one day later not to seek reelection put into stark relief the importance of two often-overlooked statewide offices — and the stakes of this fall’s elections.

Both Ieyoub and Ardoin served admirably during difficult circumstances.

Since Ieyoub left office in 2004, the AG’s office has become increasingly politicized and the AGs themselves increasingly unspectacular, to put it mildly.

Ieyoub served as AG for 12 years and will be remembered for courageously taking on Big Tobacco and earning the state a $4.6 billion settlement. Trust funds established with that money still help pay for education, health care and smoking cessation programs.

Ieyoub also helped create a host of Black-majority judicial districts, defended the independence of the Southern University System and fought for consumer protection, school safety and prevention of substance abuse.

Current AG Jeff Landry demagogically took on librarians and LGBTQ persons, earning himself some cheap headlines and a devoted political base among among right-wingers and election deniers. He hopes they, and his early endorsement by the Louisiana GOP, will get him elected governor in the fall.

Comparing the records of Ieyoub and Landry is like comparing lions to hyenas.

Ardoin served as the state’s chief elections officer for five years, starting in 2018, and as first assistant Secretary of State for eight years before that. As Secretary of State, he oversaw glitch-free elections amid Covid pandemic lockdowns, in the wake of devastating hurricanes, and in the face of false “concerns” about “the potential for election fraud” when he advocated for increased early voting.

Ardoin also stood tall against fellow Republicans who spread

Former Attorney General Richard Ieyoub (left) and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (right) FILE PHOTOS BY ELIOT KAMENTZ AND BILL FEIG

what he called “pervasive lies that have eroded trust in our elections by using conspiracies so farfetched that they belong in a work of fiction.” Truth is Louisiana has some of the most reliable election returns in the country, as attested to by independent auditors.

In contrast to the steady decline in the quality of our attorneys general after Ieyoub’s impactful tenure, the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office has consistently been the best-run state agency for more than half a century.

During that span of time, each successive Secretary of State has wisely kept in place a corps of highly qualified and dedicated employees who provide exceptional service to the state’s legal, business and journalism communities as well as to the general public. Each Secretary also had the wisdom to continue hiring topnotch employees.

But that could all change in the fall, depending on who succeeds Ardoin. Likewise, the next AG could follow in Ieyoub’s footsteps.

Or Landry’s.

The governor’s race inevitably grabs virtually all the attention at election time, which is understandable. Louisiana’s governor wields enormous power.

But Ieyoub and Ardoin have shown that the contests for AG and Secretary of State matter just as much as the race for governor, particularly in perilous times such as these.

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THE POPULAR UPTOWN RESTAURANT at Webster

and Annunciation opened in 1983, keeping the name of a bar and restaurant that existed at the spot for several decades before.

From the 1940s until the 1980s, Ed and Betty Clancy owned and operated Clancy’s Bar and Restaurant. It was more of a neighborhood po-boy restaurant than the white tablecloth bistro it would later become.

In 1983, a group of investors led by former City Council Member Bryan Wagner, U.S. Magistrate Judge Marcel Livaudais Jr. and towboat company owner Bill Slatten bought the property for $85,000, with plans to renovate and reopen it as a fine dining restaurant.

In 1987, the restaurant was purchased by its manager/maître d’, Brad Hollingsworth. A member of the restaurant’s original staff, he had also worked at Galatoire’s, LeRuth’s and the Pontchartrain Hotel’s Caribbean Room.

A 1991 Times-Picayune review by Gene Bourg said that by “mixing a bistro atmosphere with a

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Clancy’s Restaurant on Annunciation Street combination of Creole standbys and more daring dishes, Clancy’s has the makings of an Uptown institution.”

In 2019, the newspaper’s Ian McNulty would write that, “Clancy’s has all the trappings of an upscale restaurant — the fine cuisine, the epic wine list, the prices, and waiters in formal attire.

But Clancy’s also has the soul of a neighborhood joint. That’s the way its regulars use it, and that’s the vibe any newcomer drops in to when finding their way to its door deep Uptown.”

Hollingsworth’s stepson Brian Larson is now Clancy’s chef and co-owner. His wife and other family members help run the restaurant.

BL AKEVIE W THIS MONTH MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF THE RADIO SHOW

“Louisiana Hayride,” which ran from 1948 to 1960 and helped propel the careers of some of country music’s biggest names. Broadcasting on KWKH radio from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, it featured performances by a young Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Slim Whitman, Kitty Wells and dozens more.

Created by station manager Henry Clay and produced and hosted by Horace Logan, the radio show was first broadcast on April 3, 1948. Its Saturday night shows followed a format similar to Nashville’s “Grand Ole Opry,” which first aired in 1925. Both shows aired on a network of radio stations across the country, but where “Opry” featured more established country stars, “Hayride” was the place to hear up-and-coming talent.

In October 1954, an 18-year-old Presley, who had made a few recordings but had flopped in his one appearance on “Opry,” made his debut on “Louisiana Hayride.” He was signed to a one-year contract. In 1955, he would make his first television appearance on the “Louisiana Hayride” TV show then airing on Shreveport’s KSLA. On Dec. 15, 1956, in an effort to calm a huge crowd of teenage girls who had packed the auditorium for Presley’s final appearance, Logan uttered the famous line, “Elvis has left the building.”

“Hayride” had its final broadcast on Aug. 27, 1960. The name lived on and new owners tried to revive or reinvent the concept several times in the decades to follow. The Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, built in 1929 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2008, now hosts touring concerts and shows.

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Teen fashion trends come back around INTERVIEWS BY SA RAH RAVITS PHOTOS BY GABRIELLE KOREIN DESIGNED BY EMMA VEITH

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Special thanks to Max Henderson, Sarah Grainer, Eve Crawford Peyton and all participating students at Benjamin Franklin High School

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WAY BACK IN THE 1990S, Seventeen Magazine used to send reporters to high schools across the country for its “School Zone” section about top trends, slang and the overall culture of the modern American teen.

One school Seventeen profiled more than 25 years ago was New Orleans’ very own Benjamin Franklin High School. So after it was posted as a “TBT” on the school’s social media recently, Gambit decided to check in with some of the current students at Franklin to see what’s changed and what’s stayed the same.

Spoiler alert: Many of the 1996 trends are being revived — think chunky platform shoes, Converse, dyed hair, thrift-store goods and, of course, fighting against oppression and listening to indie rock while juggling mountains of homework.

Social media is ubiquitous for this generation. But many of them say it’s a double-edged sword: It connects them to one another constantly but that also causes burnout.

Even though this feature appears as somewhat of a tribute to the ‘90s, we obviously know that nowadays teens don’t rely on print publications to keep them informed about what’s cool. (Even Seventeen is digital-only now.)

After all, young people have continuous access to finding out what’s happening — through TikTok and other apps. And given that everyone is connected online, regional trends don’t differ as much as they used to.

Teen fashion is more than just about looking cool: It’s about self-expression and self-discovery and having fun. Plus, young people are always going to be on the cutting-edge of style, and we can always learn from them.

Even though ’90s kids wore Converse like the ‘80s kids before them — and so on, and so on.

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“Open-minded,” “unique” and ambitious”

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Converse, belts, chunky platform shoes, Y2K-inspired anything, pigtails, dyed hair, pierced septums, jewelry with crystals, crop tops

My friends and I are “ the quiet types, so

plus: “Baggy pants” — Brooke, 17 “Legwarmers and arm-armers” — Unique, 16 “MSCHF red boots” — Tyler, 18

we like to hang out in coffee shops, like the PJ’s in Gentilly.

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The dress code at Benjamin Franklin High School was amended in recent years as a partnership between student leadership and the administration. It emphasizes “free expression while making sure community and safety standards are met.”

According to the school handbook, no pajamas and no backless shoes are allowed, and certain body parts must be covered.

slang of the moment

“Slay,” but ironically; “Boo!” as a greeting; *waving one finger*

why they love Franklin

“It’s a vibrant community.” — LJ, 16

“There are cliques and different circles, but everyone accepts everyone. It’s a blend that works.”

— Sophie, 18

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BRICE, 18 best things about being a teenager

“Being able to have fun in everything I do, I get to have fun with the clothes I wear and the hairstyles I choose without feeling responsible for looking ‘presentable’ for the masses.” — Sky, 17

Favorite hangout: The Lake

Favorite app to keep in touch with friends: FaceTime

“Social media” — Rowan, 16

favorite hangouts

The Fly, boba places, the Lakefront, friends’ houses, coffee shops, libraries, Lakeside Mall, City Park

“Social media burnout” — Nicola, 15

“Staying motivated to keep working” — Brice, 18 “Parental expectations” — Brooke, 17 “Everything is so expensive.” — Gigi, 18 “Even though we have a lot of technology, oftentI feel isolated even though I can text my friends at any time of the day.” — Tosh, 17

weekends are for “Sitting in bed” — Unique, 16

“Taking our parents’ cars and driving to our friends’ houses” — Brooke, 17

some hopes for the future “I hope I travel the world” — Rowan, 16

“I hope future generations get to have more power over themselves and not have to adhere to societal norms over their own bodies and minds.”

— Sky, 17 “I hope to succeed and become a millionaire in style.” — Brooke, 17

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GIGI, 18 Favorite subject: Math Favorite type of accessory: Hats

Role model: Tyler, the Creator.

I grow up, I want to “ When be an astrophysicist.

“I see a lot of my personality in him, and I love the development of his style as time has gone on.”

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Namaste serves Southern Indian cuisine | by Beth D’Addono NAMASTE NOLA IS A FITTING NAME FOR THE INDIAN RESTAURANT that opened

March 15 on the ground floor of the Wyndham Garden hotel in the CBD. As anybody who has ever taken a yoga class knows, “namaste” means greetings or hello. At their restaurant, owners Kumud Ranjan and Rani Masgalli and chef Sudhardshan “Suda” Kasarapu are extending the warmest greetings to anyone interested in traditional Southern Indian cuisine.

Diners should not expect a typical menu dominated by butter chicken and curries. Kasarapu and Masgalli both hail from Hyderabad, a southern city of close to seven million people, and grew up with different food.

“Our cuisine is different from the north,” Masgalli says. “Our food is bolder, and we use a lot of tamarind and chilis. [Food in] the north is creamier, more buttery, richer. Indian food is so much more than that.”

The three twentysomething friends are all culinary and hospitality school graduates who came to the United States to learn about different cuisines. Kasarapu randomly messaged a chef at the New Orleans Ritz-Carlton asking if he could teach him how to make gumbo. That correspondence turned into a job opportunity.

The trio met about four years ago as neighbors in Uptown. Masgalli and Kasarapu talked about opening their own restaurant, and they took over the kitchen at Aroma on Tulane Avenue.

“But we had different ideas from the owner and knew it was better to do our own thing,” Masgalli says.

For instance, Ranjan was more interested in a morning cafe concept, and they plan to add breakfast service in the future.

“I dragged him into this,” Masgalli says with a smile. “He’ll be able to do his morning cafe here, but for now, I asked if we could join our hands together, learn as we go and show off our talents.”

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with light. A series of striking Madhubani paintings illustrate colorful tales about Hindu gods and goddesses. One wall is dominated by a large mural of different spices.

In the kitchen, chef Kasarapu does all his own spice blends, toasting and grinding as many as 18 different spices to make his popular korma sauce and chicken kolhapuri.

Cardamom and pepper are important spices in south Indian cooking, along with nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon. Even the spice mixes used in curries and gravies are different. Their south Indian lentil-based gravies use dry red chilis, mustard, fenugreek seeds and coriander for added flavor.

The chef’s vegetarian dal made with yellow lentils pops with mustard seeds and earthy, herbal notes from curry leaves. Many south Indian staple dishes are vegetarian or vegan, and there are plenty of those options on this menu.

Kadai paneer is a zesty simmer of fresh ground kadai masala, cubes of tangy paneer cheese, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Spinach is added for saag paneer, and green peas flavor the mutter paneer.

A must for lovers of spicy heat, chili gobi is fried cauliflower stir fried in a house chili sauce that thrums with flavor and heat.

Another spicy option is chicken 65, featuring deep fried nuggets of marinated white meat bathed in a red chili glow. A side of raita, made with yogurt and cucumber, is a good fire extinguisher. The chef’s chutney is made with mango, mint, tamarind, onion and tomato.

In southern India, rice is incorporated into savory biryanis spiked with marinated vegetables, chicken or lamb. Namaste’s biryani section includes seven variations, and a special mandi biryani — available on weekends only — is a $29.99 feast that can feed four. With roots

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in Yemen, it differs from typical biryanis, which incorporate the meat in the cooking process. For mandi, the meat is cooked separately and then piled on top of the rice before it’s served.

There’s an interesting Indo Chinese section of the menu that mines noodle and rice dishes served in Indian states along China’s border. There are lamb and goat curries, including the gongura mutton (goat) curry made with sorrel leaves and tangy spice. Succulent tandoori chicken is burnished a deep red in the tandoor oven, the color drawn from a marinade of Kashmir chilies.

Puffed naan baked in the same oven is a wonder, with a slight tang to the crumb and flavored with garlic and butter or hot chilis.

A liquor license is in the works.

For the uninitiated, the menu can be a little daunting, but the owners and friendly staff are happy to steer diners in the right direction.

“We are authentic,” Masgalli says.

“This food tastes like what we eat back home in Hyderabad.”

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Morton’s steakhouse in the Canal Place shopping center, though the style and flavors will be different from that national brand.

Brasa, the steakhouse in Old Metairie, is expanding with a second, much larger location. Like the original, this one will feature the South American way with steak, and also bring in more high-end cuts and seafood dishes. It’s slated to open in October after a renovation.

It will occupy the same second-floor space that was home to Morton’s for nearly two decades before closing in the spring of 2020 during the first stages of the pandemic. Morton’s has locations across the country and overseas, and is part of the large restaurant group Landry’s.

Brasa is a local concept created by business partners Edgar Caro and Antonio Mata, and the two have big plans underway

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Edgar Caro (left) and Antonio Mata are developing a second location of Brasa. to transform the space, in sync with a Latin American approach and style. Originally called Brasa Churrasqueria, the restaurant is now being rebranded as Brasa South American Steakhouse.

“This is the same menu, concept and vibe as Brasa, but we can do more here,” Caro says.

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will have a dedicated lounge, and the restaurant will have a series of three private dining rooms that can be joined for one larger event space.

This new Brasa also will add an outdoor dining patio by the Canal Street entrance for lunch hours.

“The idea is to keep the bones of Brasa, the essence of Brasa, and bring it here to downtown New Orleans,” Caro says.

Mata says they’ve watched as more pieces come together downtown, with the Four Seasons hotel now open and a sweeping, $325 million project underway to expand and transform Harrah’s casino at the foot of Canal Street into Caesars. The overall project includes a new hotel tower and a restaurant by international sushi master Nobu Matsuhisa, set to open next year.

This will all be across the street from the new Brasa.

The two partners share Latin American heritage. Caro grew up on Colombia’s Caribbean coast.

Mata is a native of El Salvador.

The two men came to New Orleans for college and have been friends since. They opened the first Brasa in 2017 as a tribute to the carnivorous compulsions of South America.

Mention of a South American steakhouse often conjures the idea of Brazilian rodizio, the allyou-can-eat concept popularized in the U.S. by chains like Fogo de Chão. Brasa is different. The feel is upscale/casual and the menu is a la carte.

Brasa is cut from a different cloth than the approach Morton’s followed. Instead of standards like filet mignon and New York strips, Brasa serves cuts like entraña, or skirt steak; lomo, a tenderloin cut; and ojo de bife, here done as a large, 16-ounce rib-eye. The picanha, or sirloin cap (also known as culotte), has a thick layer of fat cooked down to a crunchy ridge.

Mata says they know the downtown location will attract more out-of-towners and potentially more free-spending visitors from the adjacent casino. So the menu selection will expand with tomahawk and wagyu steaks among the specialized cuts, and more seafood, like grilled oysters, ceviche and other seafood preparations following Latin American influences.

“I think we paved the road for what we want Brasa to be with the first restaurant,” Caro says. “Now we’re ready for this.”

Saints and Pelicans players were known to frequent Morton’s.

The restaurant held annual celebrity waiter dinners, with players waiting tables for charity.

The office behind the restaurant’s kitchen has a wall covered with Saints’ player autographs etched there over the years, and the Brasa partners plan to keep that wall intact.

Caro and Mata also run the Mexican restaurant Zocalo in Metairie and the Louisiana seafood restaurant Basin on Magazine Street. Caro separately runs Baru Tapas restaurant, also on Magazine Street. The new Brasa will be much larger than any of the others.

“This will be the flagship for us,” Mata says.

This new Brasa will serve lunch and dinner daily and will offer valet parking. — IAN McNULTY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

Willie Mae’s damaged by fire

A NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT WITH DECADES OF HISTORY as a neighbor-

hood anchor is facing a challenging new chapter.

Willie Mae’s Scotch House, the Treme restaurant famous for its fried chicken, was damaged by a fire that broke out in the early morning on April 10.

While the front door under its classic sign at the corner of St. Ann and North Tonti streets still looks ready to swing open and welcome guests, extensive fire and smoke damage is evident along the back of the old building and across its roof.

On April 10, owner Kerry Stewart-Seaton was just beginning to assess the level of damage and next steps, talking with her insurer and getting a contractor out to secure the property. She says she intends to reopen.

“That’s always the plan,” she says.

The New Orleans Fire Department reported the initial call for service came in at 3:06 a.m. While the cause of the fire is under investigation, the fire department says the fire appears to have started at the back of Willie Mae’s and spread to an electrical panel, then to the attic.

No injuries were reported.

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Willie Mae’s Scotch House is widely acclaimed for its fried chicken and for dishes like smothered veal, lima beans and pork chops. It is one of the city’s oldest Black-owned restaurants, with a story of community and family running through it.

Stewart-Seaton is the great-granddaughter of founder and namesake Willie Mae Seaton, who started the business as a bar in 1957. She and her family lived under the same roof.

Once she began cooking for customers, the business evolved into a restaurant. For a long time, it was a low-key neighborhood joint, the epitome of a backstreet Creole eatery.

In 2005, the James Beard Foundation honored Seaton with one of its America’s Classics Award, which recognizes restaurants that “serve quality food that reflects the character of their communities.”

The restaurant and its neighborhood were devastated by the levee failures after Hurricane Katrina. A long rebuilding effort became a rallying point for a widespread community of supporters. The restaurant reopened in 2007, with Seaton-Stewart running the operation. Willie Mae Seaton died in 2015 at age 99.

Many travel and food TV shows came calling and the restaurant became a destination for foodie tourists. President Barack Obama stopped in for lunch in 2015, during a visit marking the 10th anniversary of Katrina.

In 2019, Willie Mae’s opened a downtown location, a stand in the Pythian Market food hall. The entire food hall closed earlier this year. Willie Mae’s opened a second restaurant in Los Angeles in 2022. — IAN McNULTY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

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Hannah Nguyen Pop-up operator

by Will Coviello TRAM TUONG IS A SMOKING CESSATION THERAPIST, but she loves

to cook. Along with husband Mark Nguyuen and daughter Hannah Nguyen, they started Asian Outdoor Kitchen as a pop-up in 2018. Now they bring the pop-up to markets, breweries and festivals.

They’ll serve boiled crawfish and Vietnamese dishes at Second Line Brewing from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, April 22. For more information about Asian Outdoor Kitchen, visit @aokcaterer on Instagram.

How did you start the pop-up?

HANNAH NGUYEN: My mom started this business because she loves to cook. Food in our culture is a big love language. That’s how we greet friends and family. That’s how we show love and friendship to other people.

My mom liked the idea of sharing our cooking with other people. It started off at the Freret Market. We wanted to get our name out there and from there it skyrocketed. We started going to breweries and festivals. It’s my mom, my dad and myself. It’s all a home cooking background. These are things we cooked at home. Our idea was Vietnamese street food combined with Cajun, since we’re from here.

My mom does a lot of cooking for my family and our grandparents. It was a big step to start cooking for festivals and preparing hundreds of portions. It was a lot of my parents prepping, but they love it.

I am in nursing school as well, but we do (the pop-up) whenever we can. It used to be every Saturday, but we’ve been focusing more on festivals.

What dishes do you serve?

N: Our first pop-up was at the Freret Market. We started off with our chicken skewers and our “bacos,” which are our Asian soft tacos with the bao and sauteed pork. We don’t do the bao so often anymore, but they would have shrimp or sauteed pork, and we’d put in jalapenos, cilantro, spicy mayo and all that good stuff.

On our current menu, we serve banh mi with chicken, carrots,

Mark Nguyen, Tram Tuong and Hannah Nguyen PHOTO PROVIDED BY HANNAH NGUYEN

jalapeno, cilantro, cucumbers, soy sauce and our homemade aioli.

That’s our most popular menu item because it has so much flavor and it’s so refreshing. We also serve our chicken skewers and our dirty bird fries, which are our loaded fries.

They have Cajun seasoning, lemon grass chicken, pickled carrots, cilantro and spicy mayo.

For festivals, we’ve branched out and done Korean corndogs. We coat them in panko and Cheetos dust. My family loves to travel and we went to Houston and tried them.

It’s Korean-inspired street food.

What kinds of catering do you do?

N: We mostly do it for crawfish.

We’ve done it for birthday parties, get-togethers and weddings, where we do crawfish and we bring the other food we serve.

We do Viet-Cajun crawfish where you mix the crawfish with garlic butter. It’s my mom’s own special homemade sauce with garlic, butter and seasonings. After they’re boiled traditionally, you mix them with the sauce.

We like to cook sausage separately, since a lot of people don’t eat pork sausage. So we cook the sides separately. If anyone asks, we can throw it in, but we want everyone to have a chance to eat it. We also do corn and potatoes.

My dad has always cooked crawfish at home. We didn’t start selling it until 2020. We were getting used to our regular menu before we added that.

We started the business before covid and we were shutdown for a while during the pandemic. So we’re building up again. We also do charity events, like NOLA Nite Market, where a percentage of profits go to charities.

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No reservations. Delivery available.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$ Acorn — 12 Henry Thomas Drive, (504) 218-5413; acornnola.com — The cafe at the Louisiana Children’s Museum has blackened shrimp tacos topped with arugula, radish, pineapple-mango salsa and cilantro-lime sauce. No reservations. breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun. $$ Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, biscotti, fig cookies, tiramisu, macaroons and more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $ Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant. com — The menu highlights Gulf seafood in dishes like Gulf Drum Yvonne, served with brown butter sauce with mushrooms and artichoke hearts.

Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Mon. $$$ Banana Blossom — 500 9th St., Gretna, (504) 500-0997; 504bananablossom. com — Jimmy Cho’s Thai dishes include smoked pork belly and pork meatballs in lemon grass broth with egg, green onion, cilantro and crispy garlic.

Reservations accepted for large parties except weekends. Delivery available.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ 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 over cheese grits with a cheese biscuit.

Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lakeview: lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Slidell: lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun. $$ Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 5813866; broussards.com — Rainbow trout amandine is served with tasso and corn macque choux and Creole meuniere sauce. Reservations recommended.

Outdoor seating available. 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. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $$ The Commissary — 634 Orange St., (504) 274-1850; thecommissarynola. com — The central kitchen for Dickie Brennan restaurants offers graband-go dishes and a dine-in menu with a house-smoked turkey breast sandwich with bacon, tomato jam, herbed cream cheese, arugula and herb vinaigrette on honey oat bread. No reservations. Outdoor seating available.

Lunch Tue.-Sat. $$ Curio — 301 Royal St., (504) 717-4198; curionola.com — The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chicken and andouille jambalaya. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

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Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; sonesta.com/desireoysterbar — The menu highlights Gulf seafood in Creole dishes. Char-grilled oysters are topped with Parmesan and herbs.

Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com — The seafood restaurant has a raw bar and a large selection of bourbon. Redfish is served with lemon buerre blanc. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com — A 6-ounce filet mignon is served with flash-fried oysters, creamed spinach, Pontalba potatoes and bearnaise. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ Dragonfly Cafe — 530 Jackson Ave., (504) 544-9530; dragonflynola.com — The casual cafe offers breakfast plates, waffles, salads, coffee drinks and more. Braised rib is served on greens with cornbread. Delivery available.

Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sat. $$ El Pavo Real — 4401 S. Broad Ave., (504) 266-2022; elpavorealnola.com — Pescado Vera Cruz is a sauteed Gulf fish topped with tomatoes, olives, onion and capers and served with rice and string beans.

The menu also includes tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 739 Iberville St., (504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 304-4125; felixs. com — Louisiana oysters are served raw or char-grilled with garlic, Parmesan and breadcrumbs. The menu includes seafood platters, crawfish etouffee, po-boys and more. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Frey Smoked Meat Co. — 4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, (504) 488-7427; freysmokedmeat.com — The barbecue spot serves pulled pork, ribs, brisket, sausages and more. Fried pork belly poppers are tossed in pepperjelly glaze. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Froot Orleans — 2438 Bell St., Suite B, (504) 233-3346; frootorleans.com — There are fresh fruit platters and smoothie bowls such as a strawberry shortcake and more using pineapple, berries, citrus and more. No reservations. Outdoor seating available.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; 8140 Oak St., (504) 897-4800; juansflyingburrito.com — The Flying Burrito includes steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar jack cheese, black beans, rice, guacamole and salsa. The menu also has tacos, quesadillas and nachos. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com — A Cajun Cuban has roasted pork, ham, cheese and pickles on buttered bread.

The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, onions and garlic. Delivery available. Reservations

O U T T O E AT Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com — Black lentil vadouvan curry comes with roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and basmati rice. Reservations accepted.

Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$ Rosie’s on the Roof — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 5281941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The rooftop bar has a menu of sandwiches, burgers and small plates. No reservations. Dinner daily. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; tableaufrenchquarter.com — Pasta bouillabaisse features squid ink mafaldine, littleneck clams, Gulf shrimp, squid, seafood broth, rouille and herbed breadcrumbs. Outdoor seating available. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Thu.-Sun. $$$ Tacklebox — 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com — The seafood restaurant serves oysters, seafood, burgers, salads and more.

Redfish St. Charles is served with garlic-herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread.

Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; tavolinonola.com — The menu features thin-crust pizzas, salads, meatballs and more. A Behrman Hwy. pizza is topped with pork belly, caramel, carrots, radishes, jalapenos and herbs. No reservations. Outdoor seating available.

Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ 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) 2349420; theospizza.com — A Marilynn Pota Supreme pie is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. There also are salads, sandwiches and more. Delivery available.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 1433 St. Charles Ave., (504) 354-1342; 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco.com — Peruvian lomo saltado features beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and pisco, served with fried potatoes and rice.

Outdoor seating available on Magazine Street. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$ The Vintage — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 324-7144; thevintagenola.com — The menu includes beignets, small plates, sandwiches and flatbreads.

The veggie pressed sandwich has avocado, onions, arugula, red pepper, pepper jack cheese and lemon. No reservations. Delivery and outdoor seating available. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Zhang Bistro — 1141 Decatur St., (504) 826-8888; zhangbistronola.com — The menu includes Chinese and Thai dishes. The Szechuan Hot Wok offers a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu with onions, bell peppers, cauliflower, jalapenos and spicy Sichuan sauce.

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accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$ Kilroy’s Bar — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The bar menu includes sandwiches, salads and flatbreads, including one topped with peach, prosciutto, stracciatella cheese, arugula and pecans. No reservations.

Dinner Wed.-Sat. $$ Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more. A NOLA Style Grits Bowl is topped with bacon, cheddar and a poached egg. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 5132606; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes filets mignons, bone-in rib-eyes and top sirloins, as well as burgers, salads and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Outdoor seating available.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 894-7444; martinwine.com — The deli serves sandwiches and salads such as the Sena, with chicken, raisins, blue cheese, pecans and Tabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations.

Lunch daily. $$ 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 and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted.

Dinner Wed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Mother’s Restaurant — 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant. net — This counter-service spot serves po-boys, jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice and more. Delivery available. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes red beans with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as seafood platters, po-boys, char-grilled oysters, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Nice Guys Bar & Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola.com — Char-grilled oysters are topped with cheese. The menu also includes wings, quesadillas, burgers, sandwiches, salads, seafood pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro — 720 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-1930; orleansgrapevine.com — The wine bar’s menu includes Creole pasta with shrimp and andouille over pappardelle 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 crabmeat cheesecake topped with mushrooms and Creole meuniere sauce.

Outdoor seating available. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

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a 420 show with special guests at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at The Fillmore. The prolific artist recently released a collaborative record with rapper and producer Jermaine Dupri, “For Motivational Use Only.” Tickets for Thursday’s start at $40 via fillmorenola.com.

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DURING THE PANDEMIC-CAUSED CHAOS OF 2020, INDIE ROCKER KATHERINE PAUL made a trip from

Portland to her ancestral homeland in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington’, where she grew up. Her time there influenced her latest Black Belt Eagle Scout album, “The Land, The Water, The Sky,” channeling not just the peace she found at home but also the anger she feels at the ongoing violence and grief experienced

by Indigenous people and marginalized communities in the U.S. Black Belt Eagle Scout is now on tour and plays at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Gasa Gasa with Claire Glass and Adobo. Tickets are $15 via ticketweb.com.

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CHICAGO-BASED WOODWINDS PLAYER HUNTER DIAMOND AND DRUMMER MIKE REED — two of that city’s top

talents in improvised music — will be in New Orleans this week for collaborative concerts with some of the Crescent City’s own in-demand players. Diamond and Reed will be joined by cellist Helen Gillet and electro-wizard Justin Peake at 8 p.m. Monday, April 17, at Cafe Istanbul. They then play with Gillet and bassist James Singleton at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Chickie Wah Wah and with Singleton and reeds player Aurora Nealand at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge.

And at 8 p.m. Thursday, Diamond will perform with Peake, Gillet and drummer Doug Garrison at Happyland Theater. Find ticket information and more details at hunterdiamond.com.

NEW ORLEANS ART ROCK BAND MALEVITUS DEDICATES ITS NEXT CONCERT to drummer Carlo Nuccio,

who performed with the band. A New Orleans native, Nuccio was a constant in the city’s music scene, playing with Anders Osborne, John Mooney and many others, until his death last summer at the age of 61. On Saturday, April 22, Malevitus will play a sunset concert and release the video of its new song, “BloodLetter (for Carlo),” at the Falstaff Beer Garden. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $40 via bloodletter.bpt.me.

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’90s screamo, but its chaotic, heavy style pulls in influences from any number of directions.

They are now on tour with Florida post-hardcore band Gilt and play at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, at the Mudlark Theater. Also on the bill is Karenia Brevis, a project by Thou guitarist KC Wren with support

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Community

LATE LAST YEAR, NEW ORLEANS INDIE ROCK BAND COMMUNITY REUNITED for

its first show in almost 20 years and celebrated the re-issue of its locally influential full-length album. The band is now back for its second reunion show and will play at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Broadside. Alt-rock band Metronome the City opens. Tickets are $10 advance via broadsidenola.com and $15 at the door.

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BIG BOUNCE AMERICA BRINGS MASSIVE INFLATABLES to the grounds

of UNO, with a 16,000 square foot bounce house, an obstacle course, a sports arena and more. There are sessions for toddlers only and adults only. From Friday, April 21, through Sunday, April 23. Tickets start at $22 via thebigbounceamerica.com/tickets.

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TUESDAY 18 BAMBOULAS — Doyle Cooper Band, 1:15 pm; Giselle Anguizola, 5:30 pm; Andy J. Forest Blues Band, 9 pm BLUE NILE — Water Seed, 8 pm CHICKIE WAH WAH — Helen Gillet, James Singleton, Hunter Diamond, Mike Reed, 8 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Colin Myers Band, 5 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — Daffodyl, Beezotron, Phoebel Bridges, 9 pm HOUSE OF BLUES — Theo Katzman, 7:30 pm JOY THEATER — Lukas Nelson & POTR, 8 pm KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ — Kitchen Table Cafe Trio, 7 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN DUTCH ALLEY — Arrowhead Jazz Band, 2 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation All-Stars, 5, 6:15, 7:30 & 8:45 pm THE RABBIT HOLE — Rebirth Band, 9 pm SATURN BAR — Mojo Hand, Colt Lightnin', 9 pm SIDNEY'S SALOON — The Amazing Henrietta, 6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY 19 BAMBOULAS — James Markaway Trio, 1:15 pm; Swingin' with John Saavedra, 5:30 pm; Roule and the Queen, 9 pm BLUE NILE — New Breed Brass Band, 9 pm THE BOMBAY CLUB — Harry Mayronne and Nanci Zee, 8 pm THE FILLMORE — Seven Lions Beyond The Veil - The Journey III T our, 7 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Bourbon Street Stars, 5 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — False Cape, Damnself, River Dragon, 9 pm HOTEL PETER & PAUL — Helen Gillet, 7:30 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Funkin’ It Up with Big Sam, 7:30 pm LAFAYETTE SQUARE PARK — The Iceman Special, Zita, 5 pm LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS — Twilight at Longue Vue: Or Shovaly, 5 pm MADAME VIC'S — Dr. Redwine's Jazz Trio, 8 pm NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK — Evenings With Enrique, 5 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM — R.L. Boyce, 2 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation All-Stars feat. Branden Lewis, 5, 6:15, 7:30 & 8:45 pm SANTOS — Il Gruppo Fr with Scott Yoder, 9 pm SATURN BAR — The Mishaps, 9 pm

SIBERIA — Within the Giants Reach, Fused by Defiance, Konstricted, 9 pm TIPITINA'S — Loyola's Uptown Threauxdown, 7 pm ZEITGEIST THEATRE — Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, Hunter Diamond, Mike Reed, 8 pm

THURSDAY 20 BAMBOULAS — Sigrid and the Zig Zags, 1:15 pm; Cristina Kaminis and the Mix, 5:30 pm; Wolfe John's Blues Band, 9 pm BEAUREGARD-KEYES HOUSE — Maggie Koerner, The Little Big Quintet, 6 pm BLUE NILE — Where Y'at Brass Band, 9 pm THE FOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL — Sam Kuslan, 6 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Doyle Cooper Band, 2:30 pm; John Saavedra Trio, 6 pm; Fritzel’s All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — Mortalus, Eat the Witch, 9 pm HAPPYLAND THEATER — Hunter Diamond, Helen Gillet, Justin Peake & Doug Garrison, 7 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Brass-AHolics, 7:30 pm KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ — Dr. Mark St. Cyr Traditional Jazz Band, 7 pm MADAME VIC'S — Jerry Dugger, Gloria Turrini Blues, 8 pm NOLA BREWING TAPROOM — Dash Rip Rock, Incubators, High, Aiden Paul, 5 pm PAVILION OF THE TWO SISTERS — Tom Sancton’s Legacy Band with Clive Wilson, 6 pm PEACOCK ROOM, HOTEL FONTENOT — Da Lovebirds with Robin Barnes and Pat Casey, 8 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 6, 7:30 & 8:45 pm SANTOS — Austin Meade with The 78's, 8 pm TIPITINA'S — Billy Iuso, Papa Mali, Mike Doussan, Camile Baudoin, Michael Fouquier, 9 pm ZEITGEIST THEATRE — Hunter Diamond, Aurora Nealand, Mike Reed, James Singleton, 7 pm

FRIDAY 21 BAMBOULAS — Miles Berry Trio, 11 am; Fully Dressed Po'Boys, 2:15 pm; Les Getrex N Creole Cooking, 6:30 pm; Bettis +3rd Degree Brass Band, 10 pm BLUE NILE — The Caesar Brothers, 7 pm; Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, 11 pm BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM — Trumpet Slim & Brass Flavor, 10 pm CIVIC THEATRE — Shakey Graves, 7 pm THE FILLMORE — Hardy, 6:45 pm THE FOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL — Antoine Diel, 6 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Sam Friend Band, 2:30 pm; Bryce Eastwood Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm GASA GASA — Hotel Burgundy, The Bloomies, Kidnap, 9 pm HOUSE OF BLUES — Just Fine, 8 pm MADAME VIC'S — Mia Borders, 8 pm MANDEVILLE TRAILHEAD — Bottoms Up, 6:30 pm MYSTIC FORMS OF VOSCOVILLE — James Singleton's Dirty Numbers, Mike Reed, Hunter Diamond, Chris Alford, 8 pm NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEE HOUSE — Damn Hippies!!!!, 7:30 pm; Hoff Bryan, 9 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM — The Iguanas, 7 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN DUTCH ALLEY — Sidiki Conde and Wowo Souakoli, 2 pm NOLA BREWING TAPROOM — The Riverbenders, 6 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation All-Stars feat. Mark Braud, 5, 6:15, 7:30 & 8:45 pm PUBLIC BELT AT HILTON RIVERSIDE — Phil Melancon, 8 pm REPUBLIC NOLA — Shlump, Shaghai Doom, 11 pm SIDNEY'S SALOON — DarkLounge Ministries, 7 pm TIPITINA'S — The New Pornographers, Wild Pink, 8 pm ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT — Ever More Nest and Bon Bon Vivant, 8 pm

SATURDAY 22 BAMBOULAS — Youse, 11 am; New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 2:15 pm; Johnny Mastro Blues, 6:30 pm ; Paggy Prine, 10 pm BLUE NILE — George Brown Band, 7 pm; The Soul Rebels, 11 pm BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM — The Marigny Street Brass Band, 10 pm CHICKIE WAH WAH — Judith Owen & Her Gentlemen Callers, 8 pm THE DOMINO — Tom Andes with Glenn Grass, 8 pm THE FOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL — Leslie Martin, 6 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Steve Detroy Band, 2:30 pm; Bryce Eastwood Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm HIDEAWAY DEN & ARCADE — Superbloom NOLA & Basically Vacant, 8 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30 & 9 pm KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ — Bayou Manouche, 7 pm MADAME VIC'S — Margie Perez and Her Trio Latino, 8 pm NOLA BREWING TAPROOM — Jamie Bernstein and the Yakameiniacs, 6 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 3:45 pm; Joe Lastie's New Orleans Sound, 5 pm; Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound, 6:15, 7:30 & 8:45 pm

PUBLIC BELT AT HILTON RIVERSIDE — Phil Melancon, 8 pm THE RABBIT HOLE — Javier Drada, Ryan Deffes, Herb Christopher, 11:45 pm REPUBLIC NOLA — Doctor P, 11:30 pm SATURN BAR — Sirocco Brass, TV Pole Shine, 9 pm TULANE UNIVERSITY — Crawfest at Tulane University, 11 am WILD BUSH FARM + VINEYARD — Dave Jordan and the NIA, 6:30 pm

SUNDAY 23 BAMBOULAS — Matt Rhody and the Jasmine, 1:15 pm; Midnight Brawlers, 5:30 pm; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 9 pm BK HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDENS — Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, 6 pm BLUE NILE — The Baked Potatoes, 7 pm; Street Legends Brass Band, 10 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Seva Venet Band, 12 pm; Joe Kennedy Band, 2 pm; Marla Dixon Band, 5 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — Worldsucks, Aulnes, Coffinwolf Ultra, 9 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Glen David Andrews Band, 7:30 pm MCKINLEY'S IRISH PUB — Crescent and Clover, 1 pm MUSIC BOX VILLAGE — Sabine McCalla House Band, 6 pm OLD ARABI LIGHTHOUSE RECORDS AND BOOKS — Jeremy Lyons and The Deltabilly Boys, 3 pm PRESERVATION HALL — Leroy Jones & the Preservation Jazz Masters, 2:30 & 3:45 pm; Preservation Legacy Band feat. Will Smith, 5, 6:15, 7:30 & 8:45 pm SATURN BAR — Sammy Kay, 9 pm ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT — Sweet Magnolia Brass Band, 1 pm

MONDAY 24 BAMBOULAS — Giselle Anguizola, 1:15 pm; The Melatuan’s, 5:30 pm; Gabriel and the Archangels, 9 pm THE FOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL — Sam Kuslan, 5 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Matinee All Star Band, 12:30 pm; Lee Floyd and Thunderbolt Trio, 5 pm; Richard "Piano" Scott and Friends, 8 pm GASA GASA — Kopps, Jacob Asher, 9 pm PRESERVATION HALL — The Preservation Brass, 5 & 8:45 pm SATURN BAR — BC Coogan Piano Night, 8 pm

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nal company works with the premiere of two new pieces in Panorama at the Marigny Opera House on April 21-23.

It’s also the end of founder Dave Hurlbert’s tenure as the company’s artistic director.

“I have done 30 productions, and if I am going to be true to my mission, it’s time to move over and let younger people move in and use their energy and take advantage of this,” Hurlbert says.

Panorama features works choreographed by longtime company members Lauren Guynes and Jarina Carvalho. Guynes’ “Moonlighting” is inspired by the music of Kurt Weill and features live accompaniment by Meschiya Lake. Carvalho’s “On the Cusp of Blue” is an abstract ballet set to work by French composer Claude Debussy, which will be performed

by Oscar Rossignoli.

Carvalho has been the company’s ballet master for six years and also serves as company director. She choreographed “Jazz Nutcracker,” the company’s original version of “The Nutcracker,” set in the French Quarter among the types of people you’d find in Jackson Square, from tourists to a fortune teller and drag queen. While working on that piece, Carvalho cut out some pieces that she thought didn’t advance the story.

For “On the Cusp of Blue,” she took some of those more emotionally expressive pieces and developed them into this new work.

“Cusp of Blue” is an abstract dance piece with a minimal narrative. It is set to Debussy’s “Children’s Corner Suite” as well as some of his preludes. Debussy composed the piece for his daughter, and it imagined her falling asleep and beginning to dream. The piece stretches from moments of delight to melancholy.

Guynes’ “Moonlighting” takes inspiration from the music of Weill and some songs he wrote in Germany. Weill and his wife, singer Lotte Lenya, lived and performed in Berlin until they fled during the rise of Nazism. Weill later composed for Broadway productions, and a revival of his work with Bertolt Brecht, “The Threepenny Opera,” introduced songs like “Mack the Knife” to new audiences.

‘Moonlighting’ PROVIDED PHOTO BY KEKE BETHUNE

“Moonlighting” features “Mack the Knife” and “The Alabama Song,” which many people will recognize from the version released

by The Doors. Lake will sing “Mack the Knife” in the original German and “Youkali” in French. The rest of the songs are in English, and Rossignoli will provide the piano accompaniment.

Guynes has been one of the company’s lead dancers for seven years, and this is her first time choreographing for the company.

The movement is modern, and it’s an energetic work making use of the Marigny Opera House’s full stage. Guynes describes it as having an “after dark” energy, and “Moonlighting” reflects the lives of artists who work day jobs to be able to pursue their passions.

The movement also is designed to provide percussive elements to complement the solo piano accompaniment.

Panorama completes a season including “Jazz Nutcracker” and the company’s version of “A Streetcar named Desire.”

The company sprang from the Marigny Opera House, which Hurlbert founded in 2011. He and Scott King bought the former church to save it, concerned it was going to be torn down. After the New Orleans Fringe Festival asked to use the building as a venue, they dedicated themselves to turning it into an arts space.

Hurlbert will continue to be involved, but the company will be under the leadership of interim director Evan Hammond during the search for a new artistic director.

Tickets for Panorama are $35-$55 via marignyoperahouse.org

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