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FLORESTINEPERRAULTCOLLINSISNOT AHOUSEHOLDNAME in NewOrleans

She wasone of thecountry’sfirst Blackwomen professional photog raphers, and in theearly 1900s, she wasthe first to have herown studio in NewOrleans

Collins is receiving some extra exposure this month as part of the PhotoNOLAphotography festival Thereare afew of Collins’ images in “Calledtothe Camera: Black American Studio Photographers,” whichopened in September at the NewOrleansMuseumofArt.(That show closesJan.8,2023.)Collins is at thecenterof“First Frame,” part of aproject on Blackpho tographers in NewOrleans,which opened in Octoberatthe New OrleansAfrican American Museum in Treme.Itfeaturesanimmersive installation that imaginesCollins’ studio.PhotoNOLAhas apanel discussionaboutCollins’ work at 11 a.m. Saturday,Dec.10, at the Historic NewOrleans Collection.

Thoseand relatedshows are among themorethan40exhibitionsincludedinPhotoNOLA, whichruns Dec. 7-11 at museums, galleries and other venues across thecity. Subjects rangefromNew Orleansstreet scenes to nature studiestonudes, and some shows featuremulti-media worksincor poratingphotography.Manyshows openduringthe festival remain on displayfor amonth or more PhotoNOLAalso hasseveral events forcontemporary photographers, includingportfolio reviewsand workshops. Thereare speakers addressing photographers’ work and techniques,parties and receptionsonmostnightsand more.

Theworkofphotographerspar ticipating in theportfolio review is on view during thePhotoWALK at theOgden Museum from 7-9p.m Friday,Dec.9.Also on view is the annual CURRENTSshow, featuring work by 10 NewOrleans Photo Alliancemembers. Admissionto thoseeventsisfree, as well as to thefestivalbookfairatthe museum from noon to 4:30 p.m.

NOMA’s“Called to theCamera” examines thehistory and impact of Blackstudiophotographers around thecountry and highlightsseveral NewOrleans photographers.Most of theexpoconcernsworkfrom theearliest studio photography throughthe early1900s,but there is some work by contemporary

photographers.It includesPolaroid photos by Sthaddeus “PoloSilk” Terrell, whohas chronicled NewOrleans’ hip-hop scene viaquick-posed portraitsand partypics. Themuseumalso has an expo of hiswork, “Picture Man: Portraits by Polo Silk,” on display throughJan.8,2023. NOMAhas twoother photography shows, including pilot, photographerand educator AnneNoggle’s work

TheOgdenMuseumopens “Black Alchemy: Remembering Fazendeville” by AaronTurner on Friday,Dec.9.The projectexplores thehistoricBlack community in St. BernardParishthatwas razedin themid-1960s when itsland was appropriated to make wayfor the expansionofthe nationalparkfor the ChalmetteBattlefield.Turner is an Arkansas-based photographerwho developed theshowwhile in aresidency at themuseum. Ogdencurator RichardMcCabe will introduce Turner and hisworkat6 p.m. Friday,Dec.9

Also at theOgden is ashowof work by Kentuckyphotographer RalphEugeneMeatyard, an optician whocreated enigmaticblack and-whitephotos, sometimesof friendsand sometimesdelving into abstraction. McCabe will discuss Meatyard’s work with photographer EmmetGowin at 7p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 7, at theHigginsHotel,prior to thefestival’s openingreception

Thefestivalalso honors theprevi ousyear’sportfolio review prizewin ner.Although that show typically is at theNew Orleans PhotoAlliance (NOPA) space, this year Gryder GalleryonJulia Street will present DianeMeyer’shand-stitchedphotos takenalong the100-milepath formerly definedbythe Berlin Wall Gryder also hasa show of surrealist photosbywomen photographers

TheNOPAgallery on OakStreet will show 20 photosbyRuthOrkin, whoisknown forher landmark1951 image“American Girl in Italy.”The show is curatedbyNatalie Cooney andRebeccaRau,who have focusedonOrkin’s cinematic style. Theshowfeaturesimagesfrom NewYork, Europe and across-countrybicycle trip Orkinmadewhen shewas 17.PhotoNOLAwill screen a

shortfilmabout Orkinatits official closingparty on Saturday,Dec.10 at ZeitgeistTheatre &Lounge and theadjoiningSt. Claude Arts Park. Bruce“Sunpie”Barnesand the Louisiana Sunspots will perform. Theevent is free forfestivalpass membersand ticketsare $40. Thereare acouple of PhotoNOLA showsinthe St.BernardArts District curatedbyNOPAmember Christopher Ryan.Zeitgeist pres ents “Lordofthe Flies— Thailand,” featuringmovie poster prints of reenactments of thenovel’slossof civilorder,depictedbya Thai scout troop.Ryan’sArabi Visual Arts Galleryopens “ViolatedMetropolis” on Wednesday,Dec.7.The group show explores theintersectionof street art, blightand cityscapes

Other museum showsinclude an expo about transgenderand gender-nonconformingolder adults at Newcomb ArtMuseum. The National WorldWar II Museum pres ents alook at theuse of photographyinwar,fromreconnaissanceto documentation to propaganda

Therealso arephoto exposatart galleries around town.A Galleryfor Fine Photography presents blackand-white landscapesbyBritish photographerMichael Kenna. Arthur RogerGallery presents two showsexploring opulence by New York photographer DavidLeventi Fora full list of photoexpos and events,visitphotonola.org.

‘The Jazz Nutcracker’

INTHEMARIGNYOPERABALLET’S REIMAGINED‘NUTCRACKER,’ the settingisthe French Quarter, and Clara is ayoung womanwho is sweptupina worldofodd char acters,including fortunetellers and tourists in JacksonSquare. Thecompany hasnew costumes and an original scorebyLawrence Sieberth, basedonTchaikovsky’s original,which he’llperform with aseven-piece ensemble.Atthe Marigny OperaHouse at 7p.m Friday,Dec.9,throughSunday, Dec. 11,and Dec. 16-18. Tickets $35$55 at marignyoperaballet.org.

AJohnWatersChristmas

CULTFAVORITEFILMMAKERJOHN WATERS’“FEMALETROUBLE”ISN’TA HOLIDAYCLASSIC,but thetrouble gets goingearly when delinquent teen Dawn Davenportdoesn’t getthe cha-chaheels shewants forChristmas.Waterslovesthe holidays,and hisChristmas shows areanoffbeat holidaytreat of outrageousstories.HeisatCivic Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Dec 11. Find ticketsvia civicnola.com

Runningofthe Santas

TheSmile

PhotoNOLA features shows and events throughout NewOrleans Dec. 7-11

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JonBatiste, theGrammy-winning pianistand Kenner native, performed last week at Pres identJoe Biden’sfirst White Housestate dinner. TheWhite HousehostedFrenchPresi dent Emmanuel Macron,who thenextday went on to tour Batiste’sold stompinggrounds in NewOrleans.“An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s musicinspires and brings people together,” a spokespersonfor First Lady Jill Bidensaid.

GordonPlazarelocationprocesstakesastep

forward,leavingbehinditsfirstappraiser

Diageo, oneofthe world’s largest spiritsconglomerates, recently gave acollective$1 million to Louisiana HBCUs Southern University,Grambling StateUniversityand Xavier University,along with theNew OrleansCulinaryInstitute, to underwrite financialaid programs. Eachinstitutewill useits $250,000 to create a permanent endowmentfor scholarships.The giftsare part of larger pledgebyDiageo to donate $10million to 25 HBCUs around theU.S

RESIDENTSOFGORDONPLAZA,ANEW ORLEANSSUBDIVISION builtatop aformercitydump, will decide whowill assess theworth of their homesasthe city prepares to transformthe site andbuy out itsresidents,the City Council announced last week

Thecitywill also coverresidents’ moving coststhrough a partnershipwithalocal nonprofit, council members said.Itwill also payuptoa year in rent forresidentswho have difficulty finding newhomes.

Thedecisions come after residentsspentweeks criticizing thefirm thecityinitially hiredto conduct appraisalsinthe Desire area neighborhood,Thorns Consulting.Theyalso come after legalissues dogged thecouncil’s earlier plan to coverresidents’ moving costsdirectly.

“Wejustneed to declare that eachand everytimewe’vebeen able to take astepforward,it’s fallen back on somethingthatthe residents have alreadydemanded months or ayearinadvance,”said AngelaKinlaw, an organizerwho spokeonresidents’behalf.

Thenew relocation plancomes withacaveat forthe area’s home owners: Thecitywill notcoverthe costsofmovingfurniture from Gordon Plaza homestotempo rary rental units,should residents decidetoaccept rent payments from thecity, Morrellsaid. Instead, thecitywill only coverthe cost of moving itemstonew homesthat residentspurchase.

Currently, workersare forced to use vacation days when they become ill.Rail worker unions have threatened to strike overthisand other issues.Inresponse, theBiden administration hasproposed forcingthe unions to accept adealthat doesnot include sick dayprovisions. TheHouse approvedthe Bidenplan Nov. 30,followedbythe SenateDec.1, effectivelyblockingthe upcoming strike.

17.8%

LouisianaSens.BillCassidyand JohnNeelyKennedy

last week both votedagainst theRespect forMarriageAct,which protectssame-sexand interracial marriages. TheSenatepassed thelegislation61-36 —with 12 Republicansjoining49Demo crats— anditisnow before the HouseofRepresentatives.Advocateshavepushed forfederal legislationprotecting same-sex and interracialmarriages since theSupreme Court overturned Roev.Wade earlier this year

City Council PresidentHelena Moreno told residentstheycould choose anew licensed appraiserto finish Thorns’ job. Thecitywill then extend buyout offers to residents basedonthe newassessments.

To help with residents’ moves, thecitywill distribute fundsto thenonprofit TotalCommunity Action,which will then distribute that moneytomovingcompanies selected by residents, council Vice PresidentJPMorrell said Thecitywill also distributerent payments directlytolandlords chosen by residents.

Residentswelcomedthe announcementbut said it should have come sooner.

“I’mnot envisioningpeople moving theirentirefurniture into a temporary location,” Morrellsaid. “Yourprevioushouse is notbeing boughtbya personwho needs your furniture outimmediately.”

Gordon Plazawas built in the late ‘70s and marketed as afford able housing forlow-income fam ilies.The neighborhoodwas built on topofthe AgricultureStreet landfill,operational from 1909 to 1957.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified it as atoxic Superfundsitein1994 Thecouncil and MayorLaToya Cantrell agreed in June to set aside$35 million in bond proceedstofundarelocation.

ThenextGordonPlaza meeting is on Monday December 5at4 p.m. —ROSHAUN HIGGINS

PHOTO BY MAXBECHERER/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE GordonPlazaresidents

ELLIS MARSALIS “NEW ORLEANS CHRISTMASCAROL

“THE 12 YATS OF CHRISTMAS” BY BENNYGRUNCH &THE BUNCH

Gambit’srecommendations

THEDEC.10BALLOTISSMALLBUTIMPORTANT.Itcon tainsthree proposed amendmentstothe Louisiana Constitution andarunofffor Public Service Commissioner in District 3, which includesmostof NewOrleans,muchofJefferson Parishand parts of theRiver Parishes and BatonRouge.

Early voting is alreadyunderwayand continues through Saturday,Dec.3.Decemberelections historically generatepitifully lowturnouts, which means everyvotecountsmorethanever. We urge allour readerstoget outand vote.Herewith ourrecommen dations on theproposedconstitutionalamendments

AMENDMENT1:NO —Citizenship is already required to vote in allfederal elections, and Louisianahas astatute that expresslybans non-citizensfromvotinginstate and localelections.Thisproposedamendment would merely add unnecessary verbiage to thestate’s already bloated Constitutionbyrequiringpeople to be U.S. citizens in orderto vote in Louisiana elections. We agreethatcitizenship should be arequirement to vote,but we oppose this unnecessaryexercise in politicalflag-waving.Itsaysmoreaboutthe Legislature’s anti-immigrant feverthan theinteg rity of Louisiana elections. Thetruth is Louisiana’s

elections arenationally recognized fortheir fairness, accuracy and integrity. There’s no needtoclutter up our Constitutionwith “solutions” to problems that don’t exist. We recommend voting NO on Amendment1

AMENDMENTS2&3:YES

—Wetreat thesetwo proposed amendments as one becausetheydeal withvirtually identicalmatters:membership on the StateCivilService Commission(Amendment#2) and theLouisiana StatePoliceCommission(Amendment #3). Both commissions areconstitutionally estab lished withseven members each, sixappointed by thegovernor from nomineessubmitted by the presidents of privateuniversities, and oneelected by membersofthe respective civilservice system.These twocommissions areverypowerful.Theyoversee thestate’s classified workforce— workerswho are notpolitical employees —and protectworkers from politicalretribution or pressuretoengage in politicalactivities.Theyalso make rulesaboutstate employmentand canreinstate workerswho arefired, overturndisciplinaryactions,and enforceworkplace policies in theagencies they cover.

Louisiana has scores of othercon stitutionally created oversight boards and commissions whose membersare subject to Senateconfirmation. Gubernatorialappointees to thesetwo commissions arenot confirmed by theSenate, makingthemoutliersinthatregard. Theproposedamendments would requireSenate confirmationofthe sixmembers appointed to each commissionbythe governor,bringingthese two commissions into line with other powerful state boards andcommissions

In itsanalysisofthese twoamendments,the Public AffairsResearchCouncil (PAR), anonpartisan governmentwatchdog, said,“Giving state senators the chancetoquestionand vetthe qualifications of the sixgubernatorialappointees to thecommissionoffers alayer of checks and balances and provides more public oversight andaccountability to theselection process.The change puts thecommissioninlinewith appointees to othermajor boards andwith top-level staffina governor’s administration, whorequire Senateconfirmation.”Weagree, andweurgeour readers to vote YESonAmendments 2and 3.

Dream without boundaries

Will‘darkmoney’ swayPSCrace?

THEDEC.10RUNOFFFOR THEDISTRICT3SEATONTHE LOUISIANAPUBLICSERVICE

COMMISSION (PSC)reflects an interestingnew trendin American politics:attempts by national progressives to sway —critics would say“buy” —local electionsbypumping truckloadsof“dark money” into conteststhatnever before generated outsideinterest.

“Darkmoney”isthe new mother’s milk of politics Thetermrefers to massive spending by specialinterests to influenceelections —withoutdisclosing to voters wherethe moneycomes from.Typically,it comesfrombillionaires, corporations, unions or other associations withagendas that,likethe money itself,are notrevealedtovoters.

Dark moneyhas flooded the politicallandscape thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’snotorious Citizens United decisionin2010. Thedecisionallowsunlimited “independent”campaign spending by certain nonprofits(typically withbenign-soundingnames) that don’t have to disclose thesourceof theirmoolah. Initially,darkmoney groups favoredRepublicans

Nowadays,“progressives”are just as likely to ante up,and notjust in federal elections. In 2020,District Attorney JasonWilliamsand several judicial candidates benefited from ahugetranche of out-of-state moneythatfundedmedia attacks against theiropponents.And last year,alateinfusionofdarkmoney against longtime SheriffMarlin Gusman propellednew Sheriff Susan Hutson into office

Nowit’shappening in thelocal PSCrace, which pits three-term incumbent LambertBoissiereIII of NewOrleans against newcomer DavanteLewis of BatonRouge. A groupcalledKeepthe Lightson PAChas blasted Boissiereinubiquitous TV and digital ads.

Both men areDemocrats.The five-member PSCregulatesutili ties,phoneand cable companies, truckingcompanies andother commoncarriersoutside New Orleans. District3 is anchored by NewOrleans butmeandersup theMississippi RivertoBaton Rouge. It’s thePSC’s only majori ty-Black district.

Boissiereled theNov.8 primary with43% of thevotetoLewis’ 18%, butLewis hassince picked

up endorsements from thethird and fourth-place finishers, Rev. Gregory Manningand WillieJones. Boissiereisendorsed by fifth-place finisher JesseThompson.

Lewis, alongwiththe Keep the LightsOnPAC,blastsBoissiere foracceptingcampaign contributionsfromutilities regulatedbythe PSC. Such contributionsare legal in Louisiana,but Lewissaysthey explainwhathecalls thePSC’s failuretoholdutilities accountable. He also says Boissierehasn’tdone enough to hardenthe state’selectrical grid or to barutility shut-offs during hotsummer months

BoissieresaysLewis hasben efittedfromnearly $1 million in dark moneyspentbyout-of-state specialinterestsand will be their “puppet”onthe PSC. Boissiere adds that he ledthe push for utilities to invest moreinsolarand other “green”energy sources, and that he hasbeen honored as acon sumer championbythe Alliance forAffordable Energy,a local advocacy group.

There’sa tonofirony in seeing progressives go afterBoissiere. In previous localelections,theyused dark moneytoattackcandidates whoopposed progressivepolicies.Inthisrace, they’vetargeted Boissierebecause,apparently, he’s notprogressiveenough.And, even if they succeed,thingswon’t change —the PSCwill still have threeconservative Republicans and twoliberal Democrats.

In addition to thesourceoftheir money, it makesone wonder what theiragenda really is

RESIDENTWHO,ATAGE95,isthe Latin GrammyAwards’ oldest winner She wasnamed best newartistat theLatin Grammys ceremonyon Nov. 17

Alvarez began writingsongs as a teenager in the1930s in her native Cuba.Her dreams of becominga professionalmusician were dashed by her father,who kept her from pursuingmusic as acareer. She neverstopped composing,but the songs shewrote were known only to her family andclose friends.

Many of the40orsosongs chronicled her personal story, whichincludedbeing separated from her childrenfor almost two yearswhile attempting to migrate to theUnitedStatesafter the Cubanrevolution.Her late husband’s jobinthe sugarindustry is what eventually broughtthe family to BatonRouge

It wasthere that her grandson, composerCarlosJosé Alvarez, flew to record hersongs forpos terity.Withthe help of actorAndy Garcia,aself-titled albumfollowed, as well as adocumentary,“Miss Angela: Dreams Do ComeTrue.”

Both were releasedlast year “Tothose whohave yettomake theirdreamscometrue, know that although life is hard, there’salways away outand with faithand love everything canbeachieved,” Alvarez said in herLatin Grammys acceptancespeech. “I want to dedicatethisaward to Godand to my belovedcountry Cuba,which Iwill neverbeable to forget.”

BLAKEVIEW

NEWORLEANSRHYTHMANDBLUESGREATJESSIEHILL,BESTKNOWNFORTHE SONG“OOHPOOPAHDOO

,” wasborn90years agothisweek, on Dec. 9, 1932 Hill grew up in the9th Ward and began playingmusic at ayoung age alongsidemembersofhis family.AccordingtowriterJeffHannusch, Hill befriended performersEddie Bo andOliverMorganasateenager and formed hisown group, theHouse Rockers. In addition to singing, Hill wasalso adrummer forProfessor Longhairand Huey “Piano”Smith and theClowns.

AccordingtoHannusch,Hill wrote“OohPoo PahDoo”after borrowing theexpressionfromapiano player namedsimply“BigFour.”Withcalland response lyrics promising to “createa disturbance in your mind,” Hill and hisband recorded thesongatCosimo Matassa’s studio in January 1960.It wasproducedbyAllen Toussaint forMinit Records.

Thesongreached No.3onthe BillboardR&B chartand No.28onthe BillboardHot 100pop chart. Hill followedup“OohPoo PahDoo”with “WhipItOnMe,”which also made theBillboardHot 100. Some of his other lesssuccessfulsingles included“Oogsey Moo” (co-written with Longhair) and “Scoop Scoobie Doobie,” with atunereminiscent of “Ooh PooPah Doo.”

Hill latermovedtoLos Angeles wherefellowNew Orleans transplants Harold Battiste and MacRebennack helped himfindsongwriting jobs for artistssuchasIke andTinaTurner,Sonny and Cher,ArethaFranklinand WillieNelson.

Hill diedin1996. Four of hisgrandsons followedhim into themusic business:Troy“Trombone Shorty”Andrews,JamesAndrews,GlenDavid Andrewsand thelateTravis “TrumpetBlack”Hill.

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BY JAKE CLAPP

FORUNINFORMEDOBSERVERSTODAY, it could be easy to brush past Louisiana’s 1991 governor’s race between Edwin Edwards and David Duke as an aberration another wild and surprising political development in a state known for its wild and surprising politics Even for Louisianans, there’s a dangerous temptation to look back with rose-colored glasses and remem ber the race through a bumper sticker highlight: “Vote for the Crook: It’s Important.”

But, as New Orleans-based journalist and author Brian Fairbanks makes clear in his new book, “Wizards,” the race between Edwards, a corrupt former governor making a comeback run for an unprecedented fourth term, and Duke, a former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard and neo-Nazi, didn’t just have consequences for Louisiana It can still be felt at the national level.

“The final tete-a-tete involving Duke and Ed wards, held on November 17, 1991, would mark the end of ‘the New South’ and the birth of a darker yet more invigorated political era, one that ripples through our politics three decades later in ways both mysterious and deeply disturbing,” Fairbanks writes.

In “Wizards,” which was published in October by Vanderbilt University Press, Fairbanks writes about both men’s rise to power, the landscape and politics leading up to the ’91 race, and how Duke’s run led to the eventual rise of today’s far right and the election of Donald Trump. And woven into the book is a third major figure: Beth Rickey, a Louisiana Republican who worked dili gently to expose Duke’s racist history and views and to keep him away from power.

Gambit recently spoke with Fairbanks about “Wizards,” the effect the ’91 election had on national politics and what can be learned from that story ahead of 2024 An edited tran script follows.

Whatledyoutowrite“Wizards”?

BRIANFAIRBANKS: When I first moved here in ’99, there was a gubernatorial election that year, and everyone was talking about, “What’s David Duke gonna do?”

And I was like, “David Duke? Who cares what he thinks?” But everyone was talking about and they’re still talking about the 1991 governor’s race. That planted it in my head: What happened then? Why has Duke been such a big influence on culture here, eight years after that election? I didn’t research it at the time I was still a teen ager But it stuck in my head

When I moved back in 2014, one of the first things I saw was a documentary on PBS about Edwin Edwards and Louisiana politics. I was riveted by the Ed win Edwards “character.” I was like, how was he never a national figure? It started with that and then, “Oh, wait, he’s the guy who ran against David Duke.”

At some point after Charlottesville [the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally], I started thinking more about the David Duke effect on America. It wasn’t clear yet was Charlot tesville going to be just a blip? Are we going to talk about it six months later? At some point, I got the gist of the book togeth er: David Duke has been more influential than I think even he knows, and certainly more than anybody had given him credit for. So, I decided I would put together a book and then the Capitol Riot happened

Duke story had been his very public failures From a report er’s perspective, Charlottesville looked like another Duke failure, but it got him back in the spot light, which is what he wants. It made him look like he has po litical power, which he may or may not actually have And it continued to tie him to Trump, especially when Trump gave his “very fine people on both sides” speech That made me think, “Man, Duke is continually underestimated.”

I started researching: How did he end up almost governor? How did he win the [1989] state House race? It was people constantly underestimating him in polls and in general. I immediately thought of Trump.

mendous failures, like 32-point defeats, that make it look like he didn’t succeed Whereas, I think, he got repeatedly closer and closer each time to having real power.

After he lost the governor’s race in ’91, everyone was sort of like, “OK, let’s move on to the presidential race,” where he was a total nonfactor. But again, what’s missed is probably the key moment, which is Pat Buchanan taking his platform, incorporating it and then threatening to win the New Hampshire primary for the Republican nomination.

FAIRBANKS: Yeah, because up until Charlottesville, a lot of the

FAIRBANKS: From the big picture view [of him running for office], Duke lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, won, lost, lost, lost, lost maybe even more losses that we’re not factoring in And some of those losses were tre-

That was a big wake-up call to the Republican Party, the RNC and the President. [George H. W.] Bush shifted to the right, and the party went with him. You can see it in the 1992 Re publican National Convention. It was all about Ice-T and this one song [“Cop Killer”] Their entire platform was running against this guy who isn’t even a politician. We’re seeing that today: The House GOP is like, “Our first order of business is Hunter Biden.”

It’s now all about the boogeyman and waging culture wars, which Pat Buchanan talked about in ’92. So, I think Duke wins in the end. He took over

DukeparticipatedatCharlottesville,andhewasonlinealot afterward.Didthatsolidify,for you,theconnectionbetweenhim andtoday’sfarright?

Doyouthinkpeoplehaveforgottenthecontextandrun-upto Louisiana’s1991governor’srace? Dotheynotseetheconsequences ofit?

BrianFairbanks’newbook,‘Wizards,’ tracestheGOP’s far-rightdevolutionto DavidDuke’sriseinLouisiana

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the Republican Party and changed its message.

Thenin’94,awaveofconservativesgotelected.Youwriteinyour bookthatthatelectionseemedtobe aturningpoint.

FAIRBANKS: Yeah They ran hard right campaigns anti-welfare, anti-Bill and Hillary Clinton, boogeyman campaigns and took the House for the first time since 1952 We’re still living the 1994 election’s fallout. Everything has been polarized since then

But I think a lot of people have woken up The far right can drive Democratic turnout now. Back then, it just drove Republican turnout. In 2010, there was the Tea Party wave, which was another high point for Republicans, but I think people are now more awake to that threat, especially after Charlottesville and the Capitol Riot

Klanmembershadrunbeforein LouisianaandtheSouth.Whatwasit aboutDukethatmadehimsuccessful inhis1989stateHousewin?

FAIRBANKS: He had run a couple of times [before 1989] as the sort of, “I’m currently a Klansman, I’m a Democrat, and I’m running against these other Democrats,” but the Democratic Party just had complete control [in Louisiana]. By the mid-’80s, we’d had Dave Treen as governor for four years. He was crushed in ’83, but I think people saw the Republican Party as an alternative to the state’s problems and the corruption Duke saw that if he changed his registration and he entered this small special election, it would be at least something for him to piggyback off of and go on to bigger things

In that state House race, there were a lot of factors: One, it was a small race people wouldn’t be paying attention to The district had significant Republican registration

The [Republican] Party picked a kind of not a shoo-in, but almost like nepotism John Treen, brother of the former governor He worked in construction and was not really a politician It just seemed like a sleepy, easy-to-win campaign for Duke And Duke was underestimated as a strategist He said, “I could really drive turnout for myself because I don’t think people are going to show up. I think it will be a low-turn out election because [Treen] isn’t galvanizing the electorate, and it’s a special election.” So he switched his party registration and was an alternative to Treen He also supported the homestead exemption [which Treen wanted to remove].

Just like Trump, before he ran, Duke sat there and said, “What will get me elected? I’m going to do that I don’t care what the policy is Let’s run for the homestead exemption. That’s the winner.”

Bythatpoint,Dukealsobegan maskinghisextremistviews,relying insteadonracialdogwhistleslike welfarereformandcrime.

FAIRBANKS: He knew a lot of other people have these sorts of racial resentments: affirmative action, welfare despite the fact that white people benefit from welfare more than Black people And, he knew that was a winning message. He talked a lot about crime.

DoyoufeelBethRickeytoooften getsleftoutofthisconversation?

FAIRBANKS: No, I think it was too late The time to have done something about him was between the primary and the runoff. There wasn’t much time, and I think they just assumed there’s no way Duke could win. Again, underestimating him over and over

Thatsoundsfamiliar30yearslater.

FAIRBANKS: Exactly. A lot of people believe in polls and believe in the essential goodness of the voting public, that people will al ways vote the right way, vote for their interests.

FAIRBANKS: She is, to me, the most interesting person in here and the most underreported but I think it’s also because no one has done something solely focused on her whole life In “Cross to Bear,” the John Maginnis book about the ’91 campaign, she’s in there a good bit, but I think other people get just as much credit.

trouble with money, which exac erbated her health problems She ended up going off the radar not too long after the ‘91 campaign

It’s hard to make a cohesive narra tive because there’s so much we don’t know about her life and her inner thoughts

FAIRBANKS: When I started doing research, I read something that mentioned Beth as the one who had found all this supposed dirt on Duke that eventually brought him down I was like, OK, who is this person? Her name kept coming up because she was on the Republican State Central Committee. This is where the story gets interest ing. Why was a Republican state committee woman the one working the hardest to stop Duke? Oddly enough, until the general election in ’91, even Edwin Edwards wasn’t doing anything to stop Duke In the primary, Edwards ran against Buddy Roemer because he just assumed it was going to be him and Roemer at the finish line. Again, Duke was completely underestimated in the polls, and everyone else was overestimated

She had been working for years to stop Duke She went undercov er to Chicago to secretly record his speech. I think it just shows that there’s a lot more here that hasn’t been covered. Tyler Bridges rightly talks a lot about her in his book [“The Rise and Fall of David Duke”], about Duke and the Populist Party convention but these are all books about other things. If she were still alive, and if there was more public information, I think she would have been the only central charac ter [in “Wizards”]. The book might have been about her evolution from this hardcore Republican Ronald Reagan came to her birthday party as a kid, while he was still governor of California, and she idolized the guy and then she ended up writing letters to Bill Clinton asking for a job in D.C. Herstoryendssotragically.You

In1991,Dukelostwithjustunder 39%ofthevote,buthestillgotmore than50%ofthewhitevote.Didthe politicalmainstreamjustnotsee Duke’simpact?

FAIRBANKS: Yes, and that plays into 2016 In ’91, a lot of the polls changed in the last two weeks People said, “Oh, no, I’m gonna have to actually vote for Edwards because he’s only two points ahead of Duke,” and they turned out. In 2016, Hillary was 10 points ahead then the Comey thing happened Comey mo tivated Trump voters and moved a lot of people who were on the fence into the Trump camp And there was low Democratic turnout. So, yeah, they did not learn the lesson of the ‘91 campaign which is that you have to work hard every single time to stop these people from getting power.

Buchananin’92wasthenext inflectionpoint,andthen’94with NewtGingrichandtheContractfor America.Theright-wingwavehas continuedtobuild.HowdidDuke’s ideologycreepinsopervasively?

FAIRBANKS: Presumably just [having made] a pitcher of iced tea for them, and

her life is going to change. In a sense, I think Beth was always on borrowed time, not just because of the death threats that she got in ‘89 to ’91, but she was sick soon after the campaign and didn’t take good care of herself She had

FAIRBANKS: The Republican Party didn’t have a platform. Their platform was big business, union busting, and a lot of things that do not motivate people to come out and vote What motivates people to come out and vote is the culture wars same sex marriage, feeling like the world is changing and you don’t have any control over it Duke just happened to come along at the right time It was the beginning of the Bush era. Reagan had been president because of his personal-

ThestateRepublicanparty wouldn’tcensureDukein1989. Doyouthinkthatwouldhave changedanything?

BethRickeyisthethirdmajor figurein“Wizards.”Couldyoutellus moreaboutherandwhyyouwanted tofeaturehersoprominently?

ARCHIVE PHOTO BY TANNEN MAURY

ity strengths, not a platform And I think the party coasted on the Reagan thing for a long time.

Bush knew he was vulnerable in ’92 certainly after Buchanan did so well in New Hampshire. I think Bush realized the best way to ensure a smooth ride to reelection was to unite the party behind him by moving hard to the right Even though that didn’t work for Bush, it’s really hard for a party to pull back once it goes hard one way or the other Today’s Republican Party started in New Hampshire in ’92 with Pat Buchanan

going along with whatever Larry King is saying.” No, Trump knows it’s in Louisiana He knows when the name Duke comes up who that is And he calls it “a shame” not be cause Duke was in the running. It’s a shame that the Louisiana political landscape got to the point where people turned to this guy who’s clearly racist and toxic.

FAIRBANKS: Buchanan unlike Trump is an ideologue. He be lieved the same things that Duke believed from the beginning, but he initially didn’t see a way to run for president. I believe he thought, “You know, I’ll get some support, but I’m a nobody Hey, David Duke was a nobody too, and he’s doing well with my message right up until the end.”

I think Buchanan saw the big surge for Duke He became a national figure, on TV every day in 1991, even though it was just a statewide race Duke was on the front page of the New York Times So maybe Buchanan saw it as his moment He jumped in [the race for president], and I think he wanted Bush to move farther to the right, because that was more important to him than being president whereas Duke considered winning more important than the message.

Then, we cut to 2016 where Trump is saying, “I don’t know who David Duke is, and I don’t repudiate him but I repudiate him,” and all this muddled messaging because he is the David Duke candidate. He took the lessons from ‘91 and turned them into a winning pres idential campaign Here we are in 2016, and he says, “It’s a shame it got to this point. It’s a shame this happened. But I’m the solution I’m the solution to the elites and the Obama years.”

FAIRBANKS: I think he saw Trump’s nomination coming, but the Re publican Party today is strong in Louisiana It has good candidates, from their perspective: people that can beat Democrats and that are not toxic. Duke’s still toxic.

FAIRBANKS: I’ve been told by peo ple that are involved with the Proud Boys that Duke is seen as kind of like, “OK, grandpa, thanks for everything, we got this. You’re not helping.” They don’t dislike him, but he’s a loser in their minds, just like Trump is going to become now for the far right. It’s like, “OK, we need to take the Trump message and find someone to replace it. We need to replace him with a winner.”

They appreciate what Duke has done and that he’s on their team. This goes not just for the Proud Boys I think that’s where Duke’s place is in the Republican Party. Nobody’s going to acknowledge him because they know that he’s politically toxic even now. No one’s going to give a job to David Duke. But the far-right movement contin ues to surge forward. I think Duke is content watching his message play out now, like Buchanan was in ’92.

FAIRBANKS: Trump clearly knew who Duke was. That’s why I start the Trump chapter with his 1991 interview with Larry King, because it’s clear from the transcript that he knows who Duke is People can say things like, “Oh, well, he’s just

FAIRBANKS: Republicans are going to continue to fight the culture wars from the House. They know they’re not going to get anything through, so they’re going to show the far right that they’re on their team and set up the 2024 presidential election as “These people want to change our culture.”

It’s going to take continued red flags and alarm bells going off from the left, just like it did in ’91, to get people to show up and vote It’s going to take hammering the point home in the next two years.

Couldyouelaboratealittle moreaboutthatnexus—fromDuke toBuchanan?

Leadingupto2016,DukeobviouslysawTrump’sriseasanopportunity tocomebackintopublicviewand potentiallyrunforofficeagain. Wasthatjusthisowngranddelusion,orwerepeoplepayingattention tohim?

WhatisyoursenseofhowTrump viewedDuke?

WhatplacedoesDukehavein thefarrighttoday?Dopeoplelisten tohim?

WhatdoyouthinkAmerica couldlearn,leadinginto2024,from the‘91election?

Skating through the dark spots

BY KAYLEE POCHE

NEWORLEANSWRITERANDPHO-

TOGRAPHER Christy Lorio used to joke about wanting to be buried in a Carnival costume and roller skates

It’d be on brand for Lorio, who liked to express herself through bright, often patterned clothing.

During Carnival, the Marrero native would take it up several notches, and she and her husband Thomas Fewer would coordinate multiple elaborate colorful costumes, complete with wigs and headpieces.

But after more than four years of living with stage-IV cancer and her doctor telling her in August that she had months to live, end of life plans became much more a reality. Lorio died at home surrounded by her loved ones Nov. 29 at the age of 42

Before she passed, Lorio published a new chapbook, “Cold Com fort,” released on Nov. 15 In it she decided that although she’s serious about the costume, someone else should have her skates

“They bring me so much joy; I’d like to think they are infused with good energy, something that will heal and comfort whoever needs them,” she wrote.

That same spirit and sense of humor runs through “Cold Comfort,” even though the essays are dealing with the unfunny and painful both physically and mentally subject of late-stage cancer

Lorio wrote the essays in June but updated them after being diag nosed with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) a rare condition where cancer spreads to the fluid circu lating between the brain and spinal cord With the diagnosis, doctors gave her a prognosis of six months to live

The culmination is a raw look at the day-to-day life of living with cancer, including the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation impacting her, literally from head to toe.In the essays, Lorio also gave her thoughts on the lines people often say to people with cancer, the unpredictability of good and bad

days and the loneliness of facing “your own mortality on a daily basis.”

Obviously, Carnival costumes are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to things that feel heavier after an advanced cancer diagnosis.

In 2001, Lorio’s father died from colorectal cancer just a year after he was diagnosed. She was 21 at the time and says she felt “blindsided” when it happened She hadn’t accepted how advanced his illness had become because she worried doing so would “damn” him.

With her own diagnosis, Lorio tried to walk the fine line of not giving up while still preparing for death.

But happier moments carried more weight, too. And she wrote about finding joy wherever she

could, whether that was through photography, swimming, walking her dogs or FaceTiming with her now 3-year-old niece just appreciating “the little things I thought were a given.”

Though people praise her for this mentality, she argued she didn’t have much of a choice.

“When your life exists in the dark spots, you need to interject brightness into your life as much as possible,” Lorio wrote.

Lorio was open about her expe rience with cancer in her writing, on social media and in interviews in hopes of removing the stigma that comes with talking about illness and bodily functions

She was originally diagnosed with stage-IV colorectal cancer in June

2018 More than a year later the cancer spread to her lung In No vember 2020, she was diagnosed with stage-0 melanoma

In an interview with Belle Point Press Founder Casie Dodd, Lorio talked about how sharing her jour ney with others has even led them to go to the doctor themselves.

“Telling people you have rectal cancer is pretty demoralizing on its own, but I strongly believe I need to advocate for people to stop being embarrassed about their own bod ies and see a doctor when necessary,” she said “I’ve had countless people tell me I was the reason they decided to stop putting off getting a colonoscopy.”

Still, Lorio acknowledged in the essay “Shitty Situation” that even in

ThelateChristyLorioon life,cancerandtheimportanceofagoodCarnivalcostume

PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS FEWER ChristyLorio

the process of encouraging people to talk about their experiences, she chose to leave out certain details she was too uncomfortable to share.

Instead, she joked that with regular doctor visits to check if her colorectal cancer resurfaced, she’s “had more cameras up my butt than most porn stars.”

But despite her candor, Lorio said it’s hard for a lot of people to truly understand the extent of her pain “Most people have no idea how much I suffer,” she wrote, later adding, “If I look fine then I must be fine, right?”In one essay about watching the finches in her yard, Lorio contemplated her own mortality.

Radiation to a brain tumor brought on Parinaud Syndrome, a condition causing blurry vision, which left her feeling vulnerable when she left the house. She wondered if what she saw was similar to what the baby finch saw looking out its nest

She also missed the baby birds when it was time for them to leave the nest and fly away

“I want to be remembered, just like those birds,” she concluded the essay

New Orleans-based rapper Alfred Banks has more than a decade’s worth of memories with Lorio They first met around 2008 while she was working at Buffalo Exchange and he was working at the nearby diner Slim Goodies. Over the years, they bonded over their creative endeavors and supported each other’s careers.

Banks was impressed with Lorio’s way with words and her photographic eye. “She’s an awesome photographer,” Banks told Gambit “She has an eye for shit, so she kind of knows what’s dope and what’s not.”

“She likes what she likes, and she doesn’t like what she doesn’t like,” he added “(She’s) very passionate about what she likes.”

Lorio’s photos appear throughout “Cold Comfort,” all in black and white. There are iPhone shots of a hospital bag for personal be longings, the dirty linens bin, wires and other medical equipment and hospital selfies.

When Banks and Lorio met up for a photoshoot earlier this year, Banks said even though Lorio would lose her balance at times, she re mained determined to get the shots she wanted

“She was like, ‘Nah, nah, nah, we’ve got to get this shot right. I got this idea right quick,’” Banks said. “She kind of gives me the energy of knowing that you can no matter what’s going on keep doing your thing. Nothing can stop (you).”An active person, Lorio was used to running 5Ks before her diagnosis

and she roller-skated periodically throughout her life. She started skating again early in her cancer treatment and went on several hiking and rock-climbing trips throughout the years, though swim ming eventually became her go-to as her illness progressed

Through First Descents, a nonprofit that provides trips to cancer survivors, their caregivers and health care workers, she was able to travel to Estes Park, Colorado, in 2019 and the Adirondacks as a volunteer photographer in 2022

Lorio graduated with a master’s degree in creative writing in May 2020 from University of New Orle ans, balancing being both a full-time graduate student and part-time graduate assistant while undergoing cancer treatment, which she had to do to keep her student health insurance. She started a second master’s program in studio art in August 2020 but dropped out this semester given her LMD diagnosis

She also took on various freelance writing and photography assignments in the last several years, including for Gambit, and kept up with her blog Slow Southern Style.

“I think about Christy and what she’s going through, what she’s gone through and how she’s per severed through it and still lived a very, very beautiful life and really got to see some things and do some things,” Banks said “And I’m saying, shit, if she can grind through what she’s going through and still live life, the shit I’m going through ain’t even that important. We gon na knock this shit out.”

Lorio was one of his earliest fans, and Banks credits her for playing an instrumental role in his career She wrote an article about him in Antigravity in 2017 and another in Uptown Messenger in January, and helped connect him with BBC Russia for a 2016 interview.

In 2021, she even showed up to his first show since the start of the pandemic masked and socially distant to his album release party for “One Guy Standing by Himself,” even though she was immunocom promised And she donated to his September GoFundMe after he had his car stolen, he said

“She always championed me every chance she got, and that’s what I love about her I don’t have a lot of people like that in my life,” he said

“Things like that I’ll just never forget.”

“Cold Comfort” is available at bellepointpress.com With each copy sold, $5 goes directly to Lo rio’s family

Christy Lorio 1980 2022

DECEMBER 7-11, 20 22

FRENCHQUARTER |JULIA STREET|LOWER GARDEN

1. The National WWII Museum

945Magazine Street |70130 Daily,9am-5 pm Admission: �31.50

TheRealImageofWar EdwardSteichen and John Ford Now-January 3, 2023

2. Ogden Museum of Southern Art 925 Camp Street |70130 Daily,10am-5 pm Admission: �13.50

Exhibition talks free to public*

CURRENTS 2022

Various NOPA Members

December 9, 2022 -January 29, 2023

Black Alchemy: Remembering Fazendeville

Aaron Turner

December 9, 2022 -January 29, 2023

*Exhibitiontalks: Friday, Dec9,6 pm

Louisiana Contemporary presented by The Helis Foundation

Various Louisiana Artists

November 30,2022 -January 30,2023

The Photographs of RalphEugene Meatyard

RalphEugene Meatyard(1925-1972) Now- January 15, 2023

3. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

400A Julia Street |70130

Tues-Sat, 10 am-5 pm

Image Value

TiffanyCalvert Now–December 10,2022

Opening: Saturday, Dec3,5-9 pm

Cuba Revisited Various Artists

December 15, 2022 –February 18, 2023

4. Arthur Roger Gallery

432 Julia Street |70130 Tues-Sat, 10 am-5 pm

Intermission/Succession David Leventi Now–December 14, 2022

Opening: Saturday, Dec3,6-9 pm

5. Gryder Gallery

615 Julia Street |70130

Tues-Sat,11am-6 pm

Diane Meyer: Berlin

Diane Meyer, 2021 Photo ReviewPrize Winner

December 9, 2022 -January 29, 2023

Artist talk: Thursday, Dec 8, 5:30 pm

ConvulsiveBeauty -SurrealisminPhotography: AWoman's Perspective

BrittanyMarkert &Alexis Martino

December 9, 2022- January 29, 2023

6. ClaireElizabeth Gallery

131 Decatur Street |70130

Mon, Thur-Sat, 11 am-6 pm |Sun, 12-5 pm

Horizons Ashleigh Coleman, Ben Depp,Robert Dutruch

December 8, 2022 -January 16, 2023

Opening: Saturday, Dec 10,12:30- 3pm

7. AGallery forFine Photography

241Chartres Street |70130

Open by chance or by appointment (504) 568-1313

Michael Kenna Exhibition

December 1, 2022 –February 28, 2023

Artist talk: Saturday, Dec 10,1-2:30 pm

8. Toulouse Theater 615Toulouse Street |70130 Thurs-Sat, 12 pm-till

Bodies of Silver and Light WesFowinkle December 1, 2022 –indefinitely

CENTRALCITY|IRISHCHANNEL

9. The Building 1427 Oretha Castle HaleyBlvd|70113 Thurs-Fri, 11 am-5 pm |Sat, 10 am-3 pm

Structure Out Of Chaos

Mary LouUttermohlen December 10 -24, 2022 Opening: Saturday, Dec10, 6:30pm

10.Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald & The Honorary Consulate of Iceland 3308-B Magazine Street |70130 Nudes in the Landscape

Christopher Ryan November 30,2022-January 15, 2023

By appointment forserious collectors

11. Gallery Huracan 3441Magazine Street |70115 Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm or by appointment

Some WhereNoWhereThere, in Between James G. Barbee Now-January 31, 2023 Opening: Saturday Dec 3, 5-9pm

12. Carriage House Studioand Gallery 1203Constantinople Street |70115 Paris to Provence Paulo Francesco (Photographer), Zoe West (Model) Wednesday, Dec7 11 am-2 pm Thursday, Dec 8, 11 am-1 pm Friday, Dec 9, 5-7pm Saturday,Dec 10,3-6 pm

13. Sullivan Gallery 3827 Magazine Street |70115 Wed-Sat, 12-5 pm

Return to Forever Owen Murphy Opening: Saturday,Dec 3, 5-8pm Dec 7-10,12pm-till

14. Cole Pratt Gallery 3800Magazine Street |70115 Tues-Sat,10am-5 pm Swan, Swan, Spiderweb Jennifer Shaw

Now-December 31, 2022

Opening: Saturday,Dec 3, 2022

MID-CITY |BAYOU ST.JOHN

Information belowiscurrent as of print on 12/01/2022. For up-to-dateinformation on exhibitionopenings, workshops, artists talks, andevents, visit photonola.org.

18. NewOrleans Museum of Art 1Collins Diboll Circle,City Park |70124 Tues–Sun, 10 am-5pm Admission: �15

Anne Noggle:Herself Anne Noggle (1922-2005) Now–February 12, 2023

Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers Now–January 8, 2023

PictureMan:PortraitsbyPoloSilk Polo Silk Now–January 8, 2023

Robert Polidori: Recollections Robert Polidori Now–January 8, 2023

19.HEY Coffee Co 2606 St. Louis Street |70119 Daily,7 am-3pm

Tell Her Nothing /She TellsAll AshleyGates December 7, 2022 -January 29,2023 Opening: Saturday,Dec 10,7-9 pm

20.Coffee Science 410S.Broad Street |70119 Daily,7am-4 pm Exhibition is one dayonly* Flip theSwitch: IlLumenating the PowerofNature Natasha Sanchez *December 21, 2022,4-9 pm

BYWATER|MARIGNY |SEVENTH WARD

21. Bar Redux 925 CampStreet |70130 Tues-Sun, 7pm-2am Expressions of Identity Heidi Hickman, NadiaBorsch, Tomas Raul, Vincent Simmons December 7, 2022-January 27,2023 Opening: Wednesday,Dec 7, 7pm-till

22.The Front 4100 St. Claude Avenue |70117 Sat-Sun, 12–5 pm, except foropening*

ASalty Salute |RainGage Made of Smokeless Fire Can’t Stop Staring Elliott Stokes, Lily Brooks, Camille Farrah Lenain, Dani Leal December 10,2022 -Jan 8, 2023

*Opening: Saturday,Dec 10,6-10pm

26.Staple Goods

1340 St.Roch Ave|70117 Sat &Sun, 12-5 pm

Berhane Tendai Cole:Nameless Feeling Berhane Tendai Cole December 10,2022 –January 8, 2023 Opening:Saturday, Dec 10,6-9 pm

27. ArteFuturoStudio /José Torres-Tama 1329 St. Roch Avenue |70117

Afteropening, by appointment only (504) 232-2968

Latin AmericanImmigrant Roofers Post-Ida José Torres-Tama

December 10,2022 -January 14, 2023

Public Opening: Saturday, Dec10, 4-8 pm

TREME

28. NewOrleans AfricanAmerican Museum 1418 Governor NichollsStreet |70116 Thurs-Sun, 11 am-4pm

Seeing Black: Black Photographyin NewOrleans 1840 &Beyond Various Artists, Installation centering the photographyofFlorestine Perrault Collins October 7, 2022 –June 4, 2023

29. Old Road Coffee Shop

2024Bayou Road |70116 Daily 6:30 am-5pm

Ways Around aFeeling Zoe Mariana Johnson &Benry Fauna December 9-30, 2022

Opening: Friday, Dec 9, 6-9 pm

ARABI |LOWER NINTH WARD

30.Arabi Visual Arts 6707 St. Claude Avenue,Apt 208 |70032 Wed-Sun, 11 am-7pm

ViolatedMetropolis Various Artists December 7, 2022 -January 27, 2022 Opening: Saturday,Dec 10,6-10pm

31. Zeitgeist Theatre &Lounge 6621 St. Claude Avenue,Apt 208 |70032

Hoursvary pending movie schedule www.zeitgeistnola.org

Lordofthe Flies Thailand

Christopher Ryan

November 30,2022 -January 30,2023 Opening: Saturday, Dec 10,2022; 6-9 pm

32. Art Conscious 6601 St Claude Ave |70032

UPTOWN

15. NewOrleans Photo Alliance 7800Oak Street |70117 Wed-Sun, 11 am-4 pm

Ruth Orkin: In Motion

Ruth Orkin (1921-1985) December 7, 2022 –January 31, 2023

Opening: Thursday, Dec 8, 6-8 pm

16. Chais Delachaise 7708 Maple Street |70118 Wed, Thrus, Sun, 3-9 pm |Fri &Sat, 3-10 pm

Upclose AmyJames December 1- 31, 2022

Opening: Thursday, Dec 8, 4-6 pm

17. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University

Corner of Newcomb Circle and Newcomb Place |70118 Mon-Fri, 10 am-5 pm |Sat, 11 am-4 pm

TO SURVIVEONTHIS SHORE: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender

Nonconforming Older Adults

Jess T. Dugan, Vanessa Fabbre Now–December 10,2022

23. Suis Generis 3219 Burgundy Street |70117 Hours: Fri &Sat,6-11pm; Sun, 6-10 pm

In Search Of ANTIGRAVITYcontributors and staff December 9, 2022 —January8,2023

Opening: Saturday,Dec 10,6pm

24.Second Story Gallery 2372 St. Claude Avenue,2nd floor| 70117 Daily, 9am-6pm

Charles MuirLovellArchives

Charles Muir Lovell

December 10,2022 –January 7, 2023

Opening: Saturday, Dec10, 6-9pm

25. UNOSt. Claude ArtGallery 2429 St. Claude Ave. |70117 Sat &Sun, 12-5 pm and by appointment

Jim Steg: Polaroids

Jim Steg

December 10,2022- January 8, 2023

Opening: Saturday, Dec10, 6-9 pm

Mon–Fri, 10 am-6pm Altered States KarenBullock, Seth Cook,Michel Varisco, Meg Turner andLana Guerra November 30,2022 -January 30,2023

Opening: Saturday, Dec 10,6-10pm

33.Old Arabi Lighthouse Records and Books 234 Mehle Street |70032

Thurs-Sun, 11 am-7pm

Strange and Wonderful: The PhotographyofLouis Maistros Louis Maistros Now–January 31,2023

34. Katrina National Memorial Museum 5400Douglass Street |70117 Mon-Sat,11am -5pm Suggested Donation: �20.00

Katrina Photo Essay2005 Omar Casimire, Kalli Padgett, Jody Richardson, &PhyllisGoodnow

35. Tate,Etienne,Prevost Center 5909 St Claude Ave|70117 Mon-Fri, 10 am-3 pm

Metamorphosis: From Marginal to Magnificent Various Artists Now-January 15, 2023

Christy Lorio 1980 2022

GAMBIT

STAFFPICKS

Withtheholidaysuponus,weaskedsomeofourstaffforgiftideas forthebibliophileinyourlife.Here’sourlistofnew(andnewish)bookswe’ve eitherenjoyedthisyearorarelookingforwardtodiggingintosoon. Alongerlistcanbefoundonourwebsite,bestofneworleans.com.

“DreamingintheBoneBoat”

ByRaymond“Moose”Jackson UNO Press

Poet Ray“Moose” Jacksonoften performsspoken word with live bandsand haswritten dramatic scripts. In hislatest collection,his poetry hasa Beat Generation-type of lyricismthatstraddles hisgritty, punk side and hisintimateand spiritual contemplations. Long before arriving in NewOrleans twodecadesago,heserveda tortured stintasa military cryptologist, and he still adeptlyreads the signs before him, findingomens in bendersstretchingdeepintoLent, in thedetritusofHurricaneKatrina andinthe pursuitofmuses and epiphanies.

—WILLCOVIELLO

“PoliticalAnimal:TheLife andTimesofStewartButler”

ByFrankPerez UniversityPress of Mississippi

enue home whereButlersocialized and metwith LGBTQactivists.The book paints adetailed, personal portrait of Butler as he became dedicatedtoa life of advocacy and fightingfor civil rights

—WILLCOVIELLO

“

AnImmenseWorld:How AnimalSensesRevealthe

HiddenRealmsAroundUs”

ByEdYong

Penguin Random House

Pulitzer Prizewinning science reporter andauthorEdYong exploresanimalbehaviorand the ways in which creaturescommu nicate andevolveinhis latest narrativenonfiction. Butunlikeadry scienceperiodical,Yong’swriting is riveting and easytodigestas he offers eye-openinginformation that will alterthe wayhis readers view theirnon-humancounter parts. By delving into thesophisti catedyet oftensilent“languages” and other mechanisms by which creaturesfrominsects to primates operate, Yong evokes anewfound respectfor them and promotes curiosity aboutthe naturalworld

—SARAH RAVITS

“ThatSelf-SameMetal”

The Forge &FractureSaga, Book 1

ByBrittanyK.Williams

Amulet Books (pre-order from abramsbooks.com)

Localauthor,actor anddirector

PHOTO BY JOHN STANTON

Anaturalpolitician,Stewart Butler didn’tbecomeanadvocateon LGBTQissuesuntil afterheand his partnerAlfredDoolittle survived thearson fire at theUpStairs LoungeinJune1973, which left 32 people dead.Inhis biography, Frank Perez detailsButler’swan dering path,growing up in Louisiana,traveling,his unsuccessful marriageinAlaskaand hiseventual return to NewOrleans.Perez draws heavily on Butler’s lettersand per sonalaccounts of hislifeand work, includingatthe “Faerie Theatre,” thebrightly coloredEsplanade Av

Brittany K. Williamsisnostranger to readers of Gambit.The master Shakespearianactor wroteoriginal fictionfor our2020Halloween coverstory “Rentre: AStory of Possession” and our2021story “The Holidaymaker: AChristmasInvasionTale.” In herdebut novel, WilliamspitsJoanSands, a16-year-old BlackgirlinShakespearian Londonwitha serious swordhand against an uprising of theFae that threatensold London Town.Although her book won’tbe outuntil thespring, you’ll want to pre-orderthisfor allfansoffantasy and YA literature in your life

—JOHNSTANTON

EAT + DRINK

Bydesign

LEAVEITTOANARCHITECT to have aplan.

While hisTulane degree in architecture came in handywith thepainstaking renovation of the 1860 GreekRevival townhouse that is nowMargaretPlace,Trenton Gauthier’s planisn’tjustabout restoringthe hoteland eventspace to glory

With theopening of thehotel’s cheekily named Rising Suncafe, Gauthier’s visionextends to creatinga delightfulspace,wherefresh ingredientscometogether forbites of nostalgicgoodness

Thecafe’s team includesthe father andson chef duoMattand JakeEricksoninthe kitchen.Pastry chef VioletBadflowerprovides bakedgoods with an emphasis on veganoptions;and Rachel Blackstone is theleadbarista behindthe high-techDecent Espressomachine.The coffee program hinges on smallbatch local roastersMammoth,Cherry and Pretty Coffee

Blackstone conjures some of her ownbeverages,likethe spiced mocha,bright with notesofcay enne andcinnamon. Badflower, whoalso is aburlesqueperformer, bakestreatslikeguava cream cheese pastelitos, veganbananas Foster muffinsand brownbutter chocolate chipcookies

Fornow,the savory menu is compactand changesfrequentlywith seasonal ingredients. TheB.E.A.T. is Matt Erickson’s take on aBLT, combiningbacon,egg,arugula and heirloom tomato on ciabattawith aschmear of house-madetomato onionjam

Thepulled-pork sloppyjoe hasa whisper of gochujang,the Korean chili pepperpaste. Thefried chicken sandwich is awinner,a juicy, Creole-seasoned,fried breast cutlet dressedwitharugula,creamybasil aioliand,onthe other side of the toasted ciabatta, aflavor-packed romescosauce

Beer-braised pork shoulder is used in thepulledporkbreakfast hashservedwith eggs andcafeteria-style hashbrown patties. Most

dishes are$10 or under,including adiner plate with moreofthose crispyhashbrowns, toast, two eggs andandouilleorbacon on theside. There’sadaily soup and aseasonal salad, currentlya mixof arugula, house-marinated arti chokehearts,pickled peppers andshavedradishestossedina citrusyvinaigrette

Entrees areservedonpretty china, which underscores the eye-poppingpresentations “There’s alot of prep that goesinto ourdishes, buttheycometogether fast,” Matt Ericksonsays.

Matt Erickson, whohas been in NewOrleans forseven years, has cooked in kitchens includingSuis Generis,Green Goddessand The SaintHotel in theFrenchQuarter This is only thesecond time he’s worked withhis son, whocame from LosAngeles afew months ago to join theoperation.

Rising Sunchannelssomeof Gauthier’s comfortfoodmemories from places like Dante’sKitchen and theCountry Club.After hosting adinner series with DakarNOLA chef Serigne Mbayeduringthe pandemic, Gauthier sawhow much potentialthe courtyardspace could have forregularbreakfast andlunch

service. He planstoadd adaily happyhourand pop-upburlesque entertainmentinthe near future. There’sa smallpooloutside,and towelrental is amenu option for gueststhatwanttotakeadip

Gauthier, whose family hasa foun dation that supports education, arts andculture in theregion, says that running Margaret Place and Rising Sunisn’this primarysource of income

“Thisalifestyle business forme,” he says.“I’mnot operatingRising Sunbecause it’s goingtomakea bunchofmoney.I liveonsiteand I like to look outmywindowtosee afullcourtyard of happypeople My wifeand Iare alternativepeo ple whodon’t feel entirely at home in some spaces.The cultureis key here.”

WhileGauthier’sonsite, he is lettingother people lead. “The only personincharge hereisour general manager, Kathleen Nagle,”hesays. “Everybodyhas expertise,and we take ateamapproachtoeverything we do.”

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THEHOLIDAYSEASONBRINGSAHOST OFREVEILLONDINNERS to local restaurants. Though theannual promotionisnamedfor theearly Creole traditionofa midnight meal sharedathomeonChristmas Eve, themenusfeature allsorts of restaurantdishes. Daubeglace wasa traditional reveillon dish,and aversion of it is on Arnaud’s $65 dinner menu,which offers wild mushroom risotto andprosciut to-wrapped veal tenderloin among itsentreechoices.

Theoptions rangefromthe $45menu of classic Greekdishes at AcropolisonFreretStreet to the$135six-courseslate at Commander’sPalace. Many dinners areinthe $60-$70 range, and some offerwinepairing options.Antoine’soffersaspecial brunch menu.Visit holiday.neworleans.com/food-and-drink fora listofparticipating restaurants and theirmenus. Thewebsite also includesasmatteringof specialholiday cocktailsat participatingrestaurants.

Ahandfuloflocal bars also offer specialholiday cocktailmenus, generally with tropical drink themes. At Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 in theFrenchQuarter, Jeff Berryoffersa Sippin’Santa menu of holidaydrinks. TheJingle Bird combines bourbon,pineapple rum,Campari, lime and pineapple juice. There’sa previewof severaldrinksonits Instagram, @latitude29nola

At Barrel Proofinthe Lower Garden District, theMiracle on Magazine menu includesacouple of holidayshots andacocktail listofholiday drinks such as theChristmapolitan, combin ingvodka,Elderflowerliqueur, dry vermouth,spiced cranberry sauce,lime, rosemary andatouch of absinthe.The menuispostedat barrelproofnola.com

WHAT Rising Sun WHERE Margaret Place, 1133 Margaret Place, (504) 264-6045; margaretplacehotel.com

WHEN Breakfastand lunch daily

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At TheVirgin Hotels’rooftop bar, which is outfittedwithheaters, thereare specialcocktails, some of which areavailable by thepitcher,aswellassomemocktails.The Oaxacan Tobaggan combines mezcal,Cioco artichoke liqueur, lime and pomegranate.A specialmenuofdrinks and food is posted at virginhotels.com/ new-orleans/dine-and-drink/ rooftop. —WILLCOVIELLO

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AdamMayer

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CHEFADAMMAYERWORKEDATSHAYA ANDBYWATERAMERICANBISTRO before starting his Txow Txow pop-up. Although he grew up in California and also worked in NewYork, thepop-upfocused on hiswork in Spain.Out of thepop-up, he’s developedhis Donostia Supper Club. Butduringthe holidayseason, he runshis LatkeDaddypop-up, which is focusedonkosher-style (but notstrictlykosher)food. Latke Daddyhas upcomingeventsat holidaymarkets at Courtyard BreweryonDec.8and 22,Zony Mash Beer ProjectonDec.10 and 17,and Miel BreweryonDec 19 and 26.For information, visithis Instagram,@txowtxowpintxos

ADAM MAYER: LatkeDaddy was my first ever pop-up. It wasn’t called LatkeDaddy,but thecon cept wasthe same. Idid my first pop-up in 2016 in Brooklyn, before Imovedhere. My sisterusedto be theexecutivedirectorfor a Jewish nonprofit. Idid afundraiser eventfor them.I cooked acouple of things that arestill in theLatke Daddyrotation. Idid alambsloppy joe. Ihad awaffleiron, so Idid a friedchicken “waffka.”Idon’t do thoseanymoresince Idon’t have an oventokeepthemwarm.

In 2020,I had beendoing the Txow Txow pop-up forsix months. Ibasically knewonceI wasdoing pop-upsfulltimethatIwantedto do (Latke Daddy) as amorefully fleshedout conceptand just do it during theholidayseason. It’s a kitschyfun holidayconcept.

Ithoughtthe food side wasfairly well established,though Icontinue to evolve it everyyear. Iwantedto give it itsown brandingthatpeo ple could follow andget behind. Part of whyit’sfun formeisthat Iliketostraddlethe line of being really serious and really silly.I am seriousabout my food and putting outthe best product that Ican,but Iwantittobefun

:What’sonthe LatkeDaddymenu?

M: Thebackstoryisthatlatkes arethe first thing Ilearned to cook.WhenIwas alittlekid in the BayArea, Ihad afriendwho was the same age. Hermom did abig

Hanukkah partyevery year.We wouldspend thewhole daybefore theparty hanging outmaking latkes.Every year we would make morepotatoesthan we did the year before.Bythe time we grad uatedhighschool, we’d be doing awhole case of potatoes.We’dbe thereeight hours andspend the whole daycooking. It wasvery communal.I lovedit. That is still thelatke recipe Iuse.Ialso think it’s thegreatest latkerecipeout there. My only additionisthatthe recipe is fully regularpotatoand I add alittlesweet potato.

Iliketorespect tradition, so I always do aclassic with apple sauce andlabneh. Theeternal debate forJewsatHanukkah is areyou asourcream person or an applesauceperson? Ialways wantboth, neverjust one. Iwant fatty, creamy,tangy sour cream, and youneed that applesauce sweetness.SoI always do aclassicthatcomes with applesauce and labneh,which is alittlefancier than sour cream.

TheLatke Daddyconceptallows everymenuitemtobea Daddy and take on itsown identity.The BayouDaddy is latkes smothered withharissa crawfish etouffee. Part of thewhole LatkeDaddy funishow much non-kosher stuff we canput on alatke.Myall-time favorite menu item is theMonsieur Daddy, which is acroquemonsieur betweentwo latkes.It’sChisesi ham andaniceMornayGruyere cheese sauce.It’sa ham and

cheese betweentwo latkes smothered in cheese sauce.

Iamgoingtobring back theU-MamiDaddy, which is grilled cheese on twolatkessmoth ered with amiso-mush room gravy. That one is kosher-style also.The Ruski Daddyisabeet and gin-cured salmon, or sometimestrout, withlabneh anddill and maybesomesalmon roe or CajunCaviar.

Iliketohave some thingsthatare classics and some things that are offthe wall.It’sfun to seepeople’sreactions Iget some people who have neverheard of a latke, and Iamlike, have youever had hash browns?

This year,I thinkI am goingto do aMuffulatke. Iamgoingtodo alatke banh mi with pulled pork and banh mi fixings like carrot and daikonpickle,jalapeno and cilantro and maybealittlepate. That’s the newstuff

:Howisthe supperclubdoing?

M: Ihave acouple of privateevents this month,but everything else is on hold whileIdoLatke Daddy. Iwanttofocus on building the supper club. It’s an homage to fine diningculture interpretedthrough my culinary experiences.Ispent six monthsin2015cookingina restaurant in Spain in Basque country. AndI have donealot of fine dining, tastingmenustyle restaurants.I like to cook like that.Itletsyou do alittlemorestorytelling

Thesupper club is aboutcre atingauniquevibe. Idoamenu that’s four to sixcourses.I don’t announceitbeforehand, so it’s a blindtasting menu.And Inever repeat adish, so it’s funfor me in menuplanningand focusedon what’s in season.It’samodern, contemporaryreflectionoffine diningviewedthrough Louisiana and Gulf Coast agricultureand seafood. It reflects my journey growingupinCaliforniaand workinginNew York andgoing to Spain and synthesizing it into this experience

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$249 from The National WWII Museum Store.

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$58fromFreySmoked Meat Co.(4141 Bienville St.#110, 504-488-7427; freysmokedmeat.com).

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addresses arefor NewOrleans and all accept credit cards. Updates: Email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106.

Acorn— 12 HenryThomas Drive, (504) 218-5413;acornnola.com Thecafe a at theLouisiana Children’s Museum has kid-and adult-friendly menu. Blackened shrimp fill atrio of tacostopped with arugula,radish,pineapple-mango salsa andcilantro-lime sauce. No reservations breakfastand lunch Wed.-Sun $$

Andrea’s Restaurant— 3100 N. 19th St.,Metairie,(504) 834-8583;andreas restaurant.com Chef Andrea Apuzzo’s speckled troutroyaleistoppedwith crabmeat andlemon-cream sauce. Delivery available.Lunchand dinner daily, brunchSun $$$

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

com This sweetshop serves itsown gelato, spumoni,Italianice,cannolis, biscotti, figcookies, tiramisu,macaroonsand other treats. Lunchand dinner Tue.-Sun $

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

com ThemenuhighlightsGulfseafood in Creole,Cajun and Southerndishes Gulf Drum Yvonne is served withbrown butter saucewith mushrooms and artichokehearts. Reservations recommended.DinnerThu.-Mon. $$$

TheBlue

$ —average dinner entrée under $10

$$ —$11-$20 $$$ —$20-up

315-7001;7900 LakeshoreDrive, (504) 284-2898;thebluecrabnola.com The menu includes sandwiches,fried seafood platters,boiledseafood and more Outdoor seatingavailable.Noreservations Lakeview: lunchand dinner Tue.-Sun Slidell: lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun $$ Broussard’s— 819Conti St.,(504) 581-3866;broussards.com Themenu includesCreole andcreativecontempo rary dishes.Rainbowtrout amandineis served with tassoand corn macque choux and Creole meuniere sauce. Reservations recommended. Outdoorseating available Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

Cafe Normandie— HigginsHotel,480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504)528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining— Themenu combines classic Frenchdishesand Louisiana itemslikeCrabbeignetswith herbaioli.Noreservations.Breakfast andlunch daily $$

Common Interest — HotelIndigo, 705 CommonSt.,(504) 595-5605;common interestnola.com Shrimpremoulade Cobb salad comeswith avocado,blue cheese,tomatoes, bacon,egg and corn relish.Slowroasted beefdebris tops goat cheese andthyme grits. Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunch, dinnerand late-night daily. $$

Curio— 301Royal St.,(504) 717-4198; curionola.com ThecreativeCreole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served withchicken andandouillejam balaya.Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily $$

DesireOysterBar — RoyalSonesta NewOrleans,300 Bourbon St.,(504) 586-0300;sonesta.com/desireoyster bar— Themenu higlightsGulfseafood in Creole dishes.Char-grilledoysters aretopped with Parmesan and herbs Reservations recommended.Breakfast, lunch anddinnerdaily $$

Dickie Brennan’sBourbon House— 144 Bourbon St., (504)522-0111;bourbon house.com Theseafood restauranthas araw barand alarge selectionofbourbon. Redfishonthe Halfshelliscooked skin-on andservedwith lemonbuerre blanc.Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinnerdaily $$$

Felix’sRestaurant&OysterBar — 739 Iberville St.,(504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504)304-4125; felixs com— Louisiana oystersare served raw or char-grilled with garlic, Parmesan and breadcrumbs.The menu includes seafood platters,crawfishetouffee, po-boysand more. No reservations Lunchand dinner daily $$

Frey Smoked Meat Co.— 4141 Bienville St.,Suite 110, (504) 488-7427;freysmoked meat.com The barbecuerestaurant serves pulled pork,St. Louisribs, brisket, sausagesand more. Friedporkbelly pop pers aretossedinpepperjellyglaze.No reservations.Lunch and dinner daily $$

FrootOrleans — 2438 Bell St.,Suite B, (504)233-3346; frootorleans.com

Theshop serves freshfruit in platters, smoothie bowlssuchasa strawberry shortcakesmoothie and more using pineapple,various berries,citrus and more. No reservations.Outdoor seating available.Breakfast andlunch daily. $$

Joey K’s— 3001 Magazine St.,(504) 8910997;joeyksrestaurant.com— Themenu includes friedseafood platters,salads, sandwiches and redbeans and rice Sauteed troutTchoupitoulas is topped with shrimp and crabmeat. Delivery available.Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunchSun $$

Juan’sFlyingBurrito 515Baronne St., (504)529-5825; 2018 Magazine St.,(504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave.,(504) 486-9950;juansflyingburrito.com The Flying Burrito includes grilledsteak, shrimp,chicken,cheddar-jack cheese, blackbeans,yellowrice, guacamole and salsa. Outdoorseating available.Nores ervations.Lunchand dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Katie’sRestaurant— 3701 IbervilleSt., (504)488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com— A CajunCuban hasroasted pork, grilled ham,cheeseand pickles on buttered bread.The Boudreauxpizza is topped withcochon de lait,spinach, and red onions.Deliveryavailable.Reservations accepted forlarge parties.Lunch and dinnerTue.-Sun. $$

Kilroy’s Bar— HigginsHotel,480 Andrew HigginsBlvd.,(504) 528-1941;higginshotelnola.com/dining Thebar menu includes sandwiches,flatbreads, salads

Crab Restaurantand Oyster Bar — 118Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985)

and more.ALouisiana peachflatbread hasprosciutto,stracciatella cheese,aru gula and pecans. No reservations.Dinner Wed.-Sat $$

LegacyKitchen’s CraftTavern— 700 Tchoupitoulas St.,(504) 613-2350;leg acykitchen.com— Themenu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more.ANOLAStyle Grits Bowl is topped with bacon, cheddarand apoached egg. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily $$

LegacyKitchen Steak&Chop 91 Westbank Expressway,Gretna, (504) 513-2606;legacykitchen.com The menu includesfiletsmignons, bone-in rib-eyes and topsirloins, as well as burgers, salads and seafood dishes.Reservations accepted.Outdoor seatingavailable Lunchand dinnerMon.-Sat. $$

MartinWine Cellar — 714Elmeer Ave., Metairie,(504) 896-7350; 3827Baronne St.,(504) 894-7444;martinwine.com

Thespiritsshop’s deliservessand wiches,salads andmore. TheSena salad includesroasted chicken, raisins, blue cheese,pecansand fieldgreenswith Tabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations.Lunch daily $$

MidCityPizza 6307 S. Miro St., (504)509-6224; 4400 BanksSt.,(504) 483-8609;midcitypizza.com— Shrimp remoulade pizzaincludesspinach, red onion andgarlic on an oliveoil-brushed curst.Deliveryavailable.Noreservations

LunchThu.-Sun.,dinner Thu.-Mon $$

Mikimoto 3301 S. Carrollton Ave.,(504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki,

avocado andsnowcrab. Themenu also hassushi,sashimi,noodle dishes,teriyaki and more.Reservations accepted Deliveryavailable.Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily $$

Mosca’s— 4137 Highway90West, Westwego,(504) 436-8950;moscasrestaurant.com Thisfamily-style eatery serves Italiandishesand house specialties includingshrimpMoscaand chicken alagrande. Bakedoysters Moscais made withbreadcrumbs and Italiansea sonings. Reservations accepted.Dinner Wed.-Sat.Cashonly. $$$

Mother’s Restaurant— 401Poydras St.,(504) 523-9656;mothersrestaurant net— Thiscounter-servicespotisknown forpo-boys dressed withcabbage and Creolefavorites, such as jambalaya, crawfish etouffee andred beans and rice. Delivery available.Noreservations Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily. $$

Nephew’sRistorante— 4445W Metairie Ave.,Metairie,(504) 533-9998; nephewsristorante.com— Chef Frank Catalanottoisthe namesake“nephew” whoran thekitchen at Tony Angello’s restaurant. TheCreole-Italianmenu featuresdisheslikeveal,eggplant or chicken parmigiana.Reservations required.Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Neyow’sCreole Cafe — 3332Bienville St.,(504) 827-5474;neyows.com The menu includes redbeans with fried chickenorporkchops, as well as seafood platters,po-boys,char-grilled oysters, pasta,saladsand more. No reservations.Lunch daily,dinner Mon.-Sat., brunchSun $$

Nice Guys Bar&Grill 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504)302-2404;niceguysbarandgrillnola. com— Char-grilled oystersare topped withcheese.The menualso includes wings,quesadillas,burgers,sandwiches, salads,seafood pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch daily,dinner Mon.-Sat $$$ Nonno’sCajun Cuisineand Pastries — 1940 Dauphine St.,(504) 354-1364; nonnoscajuncuisineandpastries.com— The menuincludesCajun and Creole dishes withsome vegan options. Shrimpare sauteed withonionsand peppers, topped withcheese andservedwith twoeggs and toast. Deliveryavailable.Reservations accepted.Breakfast and lunch daily $$ Peacock Room— KimptonHotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St.,(504) 324-3073;pea cockroomnola.com— Blacklentilvadouvancurry comeswith roastedtomatoes, forest mushroomsand basmatirice. The menuincludessmall plates,a burger, salads andmore. Reservations accepted DinnerWed.-Mon.,brunch Sun. $$ Rosie’sonthe Roof— Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew HigginsBlvd.,(504) 528-1941;hig ginshotelnola.com/dining Thehotel’s rooftopbar hasa menuofsandwiches, burgersand smallplates. No reservations.Dinnerdaily $$ Tacklebox— 817Common St.,(504) 827-1651;legacykitchen.com— The seafood restaurantservesraw and char-grilled oysters, seafood,burgers, salads andmore. RedfishSt. Charles is served with garlicherbbutter, asparagus, mushroomsand crawfish cornbread Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily $$

Tavolino Pizza&Lounge— 141Delaronde St.,(504) 605-3365; tavolinonola.com— Themenufeaturespizzas, salads, meat balls and more. ABehrman Hwy. pizzahas pork belly,caramel, carrots, jalapenosand herbs.Noreservations. Outdoorseating available.Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza— 1212 S. ClearviewParkway,Elmwood,(504) 733-3803;2125VeteransMemorialBlvd., Metairie,(504) 510-4282;4024Canal St., (504)302-1133;4218Magazine St.,(504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway21, Covington, (985)234-9420;theospizza.com— A Marilynn Pota Supreme pieistopped withmozzarella, pepperoni,sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bellpeppers and onions.Takeoutand deliveryavail able.Lunchand dinner Tue.-Sat $

Tito’sCeviche &Pisco — 5015Magazine St.,(504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco. com— Peruvian lomo saltado is atraditional dish of beef sauteedwith onions, tomatoes,cilantro, soysauce andpisco, and served withfried potatoes andrice. Outdoor seatingand deliveryavailable Reservations accepted.Lunchand dinnerMon.-Sat., brunchSun $$$

Zhang Bistro — 1141 DecaturSt.,(504) 826-8888;zhangbistronola.com— The menu includes Chineseand Thai dishes TheSzechuanHot Wokoffersa choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu with onions,bellpeppers, cauliflower, jala penos, garlicand spicy Szechuan sauce Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue $$

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TUESDAY6

500PORTOFNEW ORLEANSPL

RiverwalkJazzBand,4:30pm

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAINHOTEL —Peter Harris Quartet, 7:30 pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

—Richard“Piano”Scott, 12:30pm; CollinMyers Band,5 pm;Fritzel'sAll Star Band,8 pm

GASA GASA —RyanMontbluea,Mike Meadows,9 pm

ORPHEUMTHEATER —The Smile, 8pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR TrumpetMafia,6 pm

SIBERIA —StLorelei, Regenerator, Theo Grizol,8 pm

THERABBITHOLE —Rebirth Brass Band,10pm

ZONY MASH BEERPROJECT —Rebirth Brass Band FirstTuesdays, 8pm

WEDNESDAY7

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAINHOTEL —Peter Harris Trio, 7:30 pm

BLUE NILE —New BreedBrass Band,9 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Jumpin' JohnnySansone ,9 pm;Tin Men, 6pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

—Richard"Piano"Scott, 12:30 pm; Bourbon StreetStars,5 pm

GASA GASA —The SwellFellas, Quarx, TheNancies, Sapna,9 pm

JEANLAFITTENATIONALHISTORICAL PARK VISITORCENTER, NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL

HISTORICAL PARK —Darianna Videaux Capitel, 2pm

NEW ORLEANSJAZZMUSEUM NewOrleans Nightcrawlers, 2pm

ROGERSMEMORIAL CHAPEL AT TULANE UNIVERSITY —Newcomb DepartmentofMusic musicstu dents,12pm

SANTOS —Wayfarer withWake, 9pm

THEBOMBAYCLUB —Harry Mayronne and YvetteVoelker, 8pm

THURSDAY8

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHAR TRAINHOTEL —Peter Harris Quartet, 8pm

BLUE NILE —WhereY'atBrass Band,9 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Helen Gillet &Wazozo,7pm; JoyClark Trio, 10 pm

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR AT THEORPHEUM THEATER —The Co &CoTravelin' Show,9 pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB —Richard“Piano”Scott, 12:30pm; DoyleCooper Band,2:30pm; John SaavedraTrio, 6pm; Fritzel'sAll Star Band,8pm

JEANLAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICALPARKVISITORCENTER, NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL HISTORICALPARK —Simon Lott and Hunter Miles Davis,3 pm

PEACOCKROOM, HOTELFONTENOT

—DaLovebirds withRobin Barnes andPat Casey,8pm

ROCK 'N' BOWL —ChubbyCarrier & BayouSwamp Band,8 pm

SANTOS —Freedom Hawk,9 pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO

Reggie Houston &Box of Chocolates, 8&10pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —Brass-A Holics,7:30 pm

TIPITINA'S —Loyola Uptown Threauxdown, 7pm

FRIDAY9

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAINHOTEL —Peter Harris Trio, 8pm

BLUE NILE —The CaesarBrothers, 7 pm;KermitRuffins andthe BarbecueSwingers, 11 pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —Trum petSlim&Brass Flavor,10pm

D.B.A. NEWORLEANS —Smoking Time Jazz Club,5 pm;LynnDrury+ Dirt Reynolds,10pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

—Richard“Piano”Scott, 12:30 pm; SamFriend Band,2:30 pm;Lee Floyd andThunderbolt Trio, 6pm; Fritzel'sAll Star Band,9 pm

GASA GASA —CalyPearsewith MPTY, BenHeller, 9pm

GEORGE ANDJOYCEWEINJAZZ &HERITAGECENTER —Detroit Brooks &the SyncopatedPercola tors,8 pm

HIDEAWAY DEN&ARCADE —Brian Jones, 8pm

MUSICBOX VILLAGE —Emily Mikesell HouseBand,5 pm

ORPHEUMTHEATER —"Home Alone" with LPO, 7:30 pm

ROCK 'N'BOWL —Sugar Shaker,8:30 pm

SANTOS —JunoDuz Camposwith Your BoyPhil, 9pm

SIBERIA —Joystick, Flying Raccoon Suit,Lo(u)ser, Diplocrats, 9pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO —Alexey Marti&Afrogumbo (Alexey'sbig birthdaybashshow) ,8 &10pm

THEDOMINO —Harry Mayronne and ChloeMarie,7pm

TIPITINA'S —Dragon Smoke,9 pm

SATURDAY10

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAINHOTEL —Jordan Anderson, 8pm

BLUE NILE —George BrownBand,7 pm;The Soul Rebels,11pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —The Marigny StreetBrass Band,10pm

BUFFA'SBAR &RESTAURANT Freddie Blue &the Friendship Circle Band,7 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Tuba Skinny, 6pm; Little Freddie King,10pm

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR

AT THEORPHEUM THEATER JenevieveCooke and theWinding Boys ,9pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Richard"Piano"Scott, 12:30 pm; JoeKennedyBand,2:30 pm;Lee Floyd and ThunderboltTrio, 6pm; Fritzel'sAll Star Band,9 pm GASA GASA —PuriKuraPanic!! with Grannyand Totem,9pm

JOYTHEATER —Turnover, 7pm ORPHEUMTHEATER —"Home Alone" withLPO,2 pm

ROCK 'N'BOWL —Neutral Snap,8:30pm

SANTOS —TinyDinosaurwith Pastel Panties, Marina Orchestra, Pope and WhipAppeal,8 pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO HerlinRiley Quartet, 8&10pm

THEBOMBAYCLUB —Anais St.John,8pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —The Nayo JonesExperience, 7:30 &9pm

ZEITGEIST THEATRE&LOUNGE PhotoNOLAClosing Party, 9pm

SUNDAY11

BK HISTORICHOUSE AND GARDENS —Anaïs St.Johnand HarryMayronne, 6pm

BLUE NILE —The BakedPotatoes, 7pm; Street LegendsBrass Band,10pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Palmetto BugStompers,5 pm;Treme Brass Band,9 pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB BanjoonBourbon,12:30 pm; JoeKennedyBand,2:30 pm;Marla DixonBand,6 pm;Fritzel's AllStar Band,8 pm

GASA GASA —SecretShamewith Absolü Non, 9pm

MUSICBOX VILLAGE —Improvisation by EugeneChadbourne, 1pm

SANTOS —D.R.I. with Metalriser, The Pallbearers and Herakleion, 7pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO Dr.MichaelWhite &Original LibertyJazzBand,8&10pm

THESAENGER THEATRE —Lauren Daigle,7:30 pm TIPITINA'S —Bruce Daigrepont CajunBand,5:15pm

MONDAY12

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —SecretSix Jazz Band,5 pm;Charlie &the Trop icales,9 pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB LeeFloyd and Thunderbolt Trio, 5 pm;Richard "Piano"Scottand Friends, 8pm

MUSIC

Reopeningnight

by JakeClapp

MID-CITYMUSICVENUE CHICKIEWAHWAH

OFFICIALLYREOPENS

Wednesday, Dec. 7. Thesmallclub initially closed in March2020 when theCOVID 19 pandemic swept through NewOrleans, and owner Dale Triguero’s suddendeath in July 2021 threwthe venue’sfutureinto uncertainty. Theclub brieflyreopenedlast fall, butthe intention still wastoultimatelysellthe business,aplanTriguero hadbeen workingonbeforehis death.

Then earlier this year,agroup of partners,manyofwhom work in themusic industry,stepped up to buyChickie WahWah and maintainthe listeningroom spirit cultivatedbyTriguero at his club. Theroofwas replaced,a newHVACsystemwas installed, and some needed repairsand upgradesweremade, and now Chickie WahWah is readytoturn thelightsbackon.

Wednesday’sreopeningevent starts at 5p.m.witha second line featuringthe Keepin’ It Real Social Aidand Pleasure Club,the Big6 Brass Band andWarrenEaston Marching Band.Bluesman Johnny Sansonekicks offthe night’smusic at 7p.m., with performances by JohnnyVidacovichwithJames Singletonand RobWagner, rock band Greazy Aliceand hip-hop duoSaxKixAve. Ticketsare $20 advanceand $27onthe dayof theshow.

“For many,manyyears,itwas themajor music club in Mid-City,” says Patrick Templeman,one of the venue’snew owners. “I wanted it to remain amusic club,itwas import anttome forthatto happen,and my partnersfeltthe same way. We said let’smakethishappen and let it continue.”

Along withTempleman,a managing directoratPSBusiness Management, which provides busi ness managementservicestocli ents in theentertainmentindustry, thegroup of morethan adozen partners includesCivic Theatre owner BrianBailey, Galactic man ager Alex Brahland VoodooFest founderSteve Rehage Triguero opened Chickie Wah Wahin2006and pushed fora listeningroom-esque atmosphere.

Templeman says they plan to continuethatfocus and booka diverse rangeoflocal musicians as well as morenationaland touringacts. MichaelTwillman,who co-founded Gasa Gasa and Simple Play Management,will book thevenue Before Triguero diedin2021— at theage of 68 from complications followingheart surgery— he had planned to reopen Chickie WahWah around thetimeofthe ill-fated fall Jazz Fest.Long-term, though,hewantedtosellthe busi ness andbuilding. Afterhepassed away,a friend Jacques Ferlandand singer Meschiya Lake carriedon with Triguero’s plan to reopen with theblessing of theestate. (Lake parted ways with thevenue acouple of monthslater.)

Chickie WahWah went on the marketlast spring and sold for $910,000,The Times-Picayune reported.The deal wasfinal ized almost exactlyayearafter Triguero’s death.

Thekitchen,near thefront of thebuilding, wasremoved. Templeman says they hope to buildout anew kitchen in the back sometime in thefuturebut will host food trucks and pop-ups untilthen.Therealso is newstage lighting, anda number of repairs and upgrades have been made

“The room wasalwaysa listening room,” Templeman says “Wewantedtomakeitthe best listeningroomitpossiblycould be. We thinkit’sgoingtohopefully be looked at as one of thebest listen ingroomsinthe southeast.” Find ticketsand moreinformation aboutWednesday’s reopening eventatchickiewahwah.com

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releaseofits full-lengthalbum “A Light forAttractingAttention.”

At 8p.m.Tuesday,Dec.6,at OrpheumTheater.Findtickets at ticketmaster.com.

Modest Mouse

SEATTLEINDIEROCKERSMODEST

MOUSEAREONTOURCELEBRATING

THE25THANNIVERSARY of itsbreak throughalbum “The Lonesome Crowded West.” Thelineuphas changed over theyears,but singer/guitarist Isaac Brockand drummer Jeremiah Greenremain thecoreofthe band.Mattress opens at 8p.m.Tuesday,Dec.6, at TheFillmore. Find tickets via modestmouse.com.

AlexeyMarti &Afrogumbo

CUBAN-BORNPERCUSSIONISTALEXEY

MARTILEADSHISSEXTET featuring pianistOscar Rossignoli,guitarist AriTeiteland saxophonistRicardo Pascal,and vocalist EmekaDibia joins theensemblefor theseper formances.At8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday,Dec.9,atSnugHarbor. Tickets $30via snugjazz.com

Krampus

THENEWORLEANSNIGHTMARE

HAUNTEDHOUSEOFFERSA“FRIGHT BEFORECHRISTMAS.” Inspired by Krampus, thehorrifyingAlpine figure whocomes outbefore Christmas to scarechildren, the attraction is populatedwithevil elvesand other bahhumbug types. Krampusisopen Dec. 9-10 Tickets $25and up.Visitneworleansnightmare.comfor information.

‘The Nutcracker’

NEWORLEANSBALLETTHEATRECOMBINESITSPROFESSIONALCOMPANY and more than 100young dancers in itspresentationofthe holiday classic at theOrpheum Theater. Performances areat2p.m.and 7 p.m. Saturday,Dec.10, and 2p.m. Sunday,and theshowalso runs Dec. 17-18and 21-22. Find tickets via orpheumnola.com

‘Twilight’Movie

St.Lorelei

NEWORLEANSINDIEROCKBANDST. LORELEIWEAVESDARK,GOTHICCOUNTRYINFLUENCES into itssound.The band released itsalbum “Beast” in 2020 buthas played onlya handful of showsin2021and 2022,soexpecta specialper formancewhen St.Lorelei plays Siberia at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, with Regenerator and Theo Grizol.Admission is $8.Find more info at siberianola.com

RodWave

RAPPER RODWAVELEANS INTO WEARING HISHEARTON HISSLEEVE

TheFlorida-bornperformer includessoulful andR&B influences that oftentug at the heartstrings.Heperformsat 8p.m.Tuesday,Dec.6,atthe Smoothie King Center. Tickets start at $45.50 via smoothie kingcenter.com.

MightyBrother

NEWORLEANS’MIGHTYBROTHER

ONDEC.8WILLRELEASEITSFOURTH

STUDIORECORD,“Azimuth,”acon cept albumthatsetsthe classic hero’sjourney in modernsociety and navigates loss and growth Theindie rock band playsan albumrelease show with Slow Rosaryand Kelly Duplexat8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Saturn Bar. Coveris$5atthe door.

‘HomeAlone’inConcert

THELOUISIANAPHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAWILLPERFORM John Williams’ iconic scorelivetoa screeningof“Home Alone”on Friday,Dec.9,and Saturday, Dec. 10,atthe Mahalia Jackson Theater. ConstantineKitsopoulos conducts,and theNewman Schoolchoir will be featured. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and2p.m Saturday.Tickets start at $25 vialpomusic.com.

Night

BODYGLITTERANDFLANNELSHIRTS

ARETHESUGGESTEDATTIRE fora screeningof“Twilight” at BJ’s LoungeWednesday,Dec.7.That’s asartorial nod to emoteenBella Swan andher sparklyvampire boyfriendEdwardCullen, the star-crossed lovers of thebest selling YA fictionseriesthatwere adaptedintoblockbuster films. Co-curated by Gambit’s own Kaylee Pocheand TheTimes Picayune’sChelsea Shannon, theevening will featuredrinking games, specials and other surprises.The eventisfreetoattend and starts at 8p.m

GreenwaySupernova

THEREARELIGHTINSTALLATIONSBY

LOCALARTISTS,LIVEMUSICANDMORE at theGreenwaySupernova at theGreenwayStation and Plaza at thetip of BayouSt. John at theLafitte Greenway. Performers include BeausoleilavecMichael Doucet, BigSam Williams, Bon BonVivant, HelenGillet,Rory Danger andthe Danger Dangers and more.Festivities run from 5 p.m. to 9p.m.Thursday, Dec. 8, throughSaturday, Dec. 10.Visit lafittegreenway.org/supernova for schedule and information.

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