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V V V Fri.-Sun. June 29-July 1 | This three-day series of performances organized by D’Project features more than 100 dancers in troupes focusing on modern, contemporary and ethnic dance. Performers include Eddy Villalta, Alternative Collaborations, Hip-ocrisy, Iona and the Beledi Jewels, Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble, Micaela y Fiesta Flamenca and many others. At the Contemporary Arts Center. PAGE 57.

Flaming Lips | Flaming Lips concerts usually come with grandiose visual displays. In past appearances at the Voodoo Experience, Wayne Coyne entered in a giant plastic bubble and rolled into the audience’s outstretched arms. In other shows, the stage filled with teams of costumed aliens, Santa Clauses and women in bunny outfits, while rubber balls and billowing streamers filled the air. This time, the spectacle is a race against the clock. The Lips are on a mission to set the record for the most concerts in a 24-hour period. At House of Blues. PAGE 45.

Sat. June 30 | New Orleans rapper Koan has a fast and smooth ’90s-throwback style. After several years as the MC/frontman for rock-hip-hop hybrid E.O.E., he struck out on his own. He performs with Sean C and DJ Skratchmo. Jay Jones and John Smith of NO Battle Zone also are on the bill. At Tipitina’s. PAGE 45. n

n V V Mon. July 2 | Last fall, around the time Mazzy Star’s first new music in 15 years was leaking, Brooklyn’s Widowspeak issued its eponymous debut, a drowsily slurred beauty with more than a few Sandoval charms in its hope chest. New Orleans singer/songwriter Dominique LeJeune opens at the Circle Bar. PAGE 45.

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popular pastor of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, last week became the first AfricanAmerican president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

The 167-year-old organization held its annual meeting in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The 55-year-old Luter was nominated by the Rev. David Crosby, pastor of New Orleans’ First Baptist Church. held a fundraiser in Wilmington, N.C., over the June 23 weekend to continue planting trees across areas of New Orleans that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods.

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Historically, Tulane has had its way when it wanted to build new football stadiums.

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designate a huge swatch of the city — including the area containing The last stadium Tulane, Loyola, Xavier and perhaps Tulane had on its other colleges — as an Interim Uptown campus Zoning District (IZD), thereby was large enough blocking construction until Tulane to field college comes to the table to negotiate football games, with neighbors. host the Sugar At least that was her plan.

Bowl and serve At its June 12 meeting, the City as home field for Planning Commission (CPC) voted the New Orleans 7-1 to deny Guidry’s proposed IZD. Saints.

“This clearly is spot zoning,” said CPC chairman Craig Mitchell. “It’s discriminatory.”

Some neighbors want no stadium, period. Many of them own homes abutting the proposed stadium’s site. Others don’t necessarily want to halt the stadium altogether, but they have concerns about quality-of-life issues such as increased traffic, parking and drainage problems, noise, lighting and more.

Attorney Jane Ettinger Booth, a former CPC chair and a member of Save Our Neighborhoods, suggested opponents send their recommendations to the City Council. “You all have one choice,” she said. “If you want to protect neighborhoods page 8

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is a new fund to assist employees of The Times-Picayune who will be laid off at the end of September. On Thursday, June 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., a St. Charles Avenue pub crawl will raise money to support the fund.

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n late fall 1925, the people of New Orleans opened their hearts and wallets to help Tulane University build a new football stadium. On Nov. 22, 1925, The Times-Picayune announced a weeklong campaign to raise $300,000 “in recognition by the community of the necessity of a stadium.”

Less than a year later, Tulane had its stadium — a shining jewel that served as the home of a blossoming Green Wave football program that was becoming one of the strongest in the South.

Four decades later, it would become home to the New Orleans Saints as well. The facility was dedicated on Oct. 23, 1926.

“It stands in a sense as a tribute to one of the greatest elevens in Tulane’s and the South’s football history,” The Times-Picayune said upon the stadium’s completion. “Also it stands as convincing proof of the community’s appreciation of its great university, the loyalty and generosity of Tulane’s alumni and student body, the growing popular enthusiasm for the greatest and one of the most wholesome of intercollegiate sports. ... Tulane is becoming one of the major stars in the football firmament, and New Orleans one of the football capitals of the nation.”

Today, Tulane’s plan to construct another on-campus football stadium by 2014 has generated a spectrum of emotions ranging from wild enthusiasm to passionate opposition. Opponents decry the idea of plunking a huge sports facility right next to — in some cases a mere 20 feet from — stately Uptown homes. Dozens of disgruntled residents enlisted help from District A City Councilwoman Susan Guidry to block, or at least slow down, stadium construction in their backyards.

Supporters note, correctly, that Tulane’s plan conforms to all current zoning ordinances. That plan would not, however, conform to the proposed new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) under the city’s long-sought Master Plan.

That’s the legal fault line between supporters and opponents: supporters say Tulane should get to build the stadium under current law; opponents say in just a few months — a year at most — a more modern zoning ordinance would provide far greater protection to Tulane’s neighbors. In politics as in law, timing is often everything.

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Cowen says Tulane “shouldn’t be held accountable to something which is not law, especially when we’re in compliance” with the current CZO. “This is not the way we should be operating in this city,” Cowen adds. “This is not good public policy.”

The Planning Commission agreed with Cowen and other stadium supporters, who include Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The City Council now has until Aug. 31 to amend the zoning law or let Guidry’s proposal die. if the council overrides the CPC recommendation and adopts an iZD, Landrieu says he will veto the ordinance — which is one more reason why his interim appointment of District B Councilmember Diana Bajoie is so important, and so politically charged.

The council voted 4-2 in favor of Guidry’s iZD on May 3. it takes five votes to override a mayoral veto. stadium supporters are counting on Bajoie to join Councilmembers Cynthia Hedge-Morrell and Jon Johnson in sustaining Landrieu’s anticipated veto. if that’s how things play out, Tulane will get the stadium it wants under current zoning laws, although the university has held two of three planned meetings with neighbors in an attempt to address at least some of their concerns.

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eighty-seven years ago, the entire city got behind Tulane’s drive for a new gridiron stadium. As Tulane struggles to rebuild a football program that 81 years ago went to the Rose Bowl and played for the national champion-

Tulane’s first stadium was built in 1909 for events more than sports contests. ship but now is mired in mediocrity, university officials hope the proposed 25,000-seat stadium (with standing room for 5,000 more) will be a catalyst for Tulane football’s resurgence.

New coach Curtis Johnson and a promising recruiting class have stirred optimism among Tulane fans.

“The fact that Tulane football is getting a brand new stadium back on campus is going to be great, not only for the players but for the entire program,” Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte, who played for the Green wave, said in a statement after the university unveiled its plans. “i believe it’s going to bring a new excitement and enthusiasm into the players, fans and students. More people will be able to attend games, creating a home-field advantage for our team, a new identity and an unforgettable atmosphere for the players, students and most of all the fans. Having an on-campus stadium will be invaluable.” what the stadium debate has lacked is historical perspective — looking at the three former on-campus Tulane stadiums and how the city and its residents responded to each.

A century ago, Tulane consistently received the wholehearted support of New Orleans officials and citizens. At that time, however, the Tulane campus was much smaller than it is today, and the surrounding neighborhoods less populated. in addition, the City of New Orleans didn’t adopt its CZO until 1929, too late to regulate construction of the first three stadiums. when the first Tulane football teams coalesced in the 1890s, they played off campus at facilities such as sportsman’s Park, across from

news + views Greenwood Cemetery on City Park Avenue, and Athletic Park, across the street from Jesuit High school on Carrollton Avenue at Banks street. in 1909, Tulane moved its games on campus to a 10,000-seat grandstand and playing field. That first “stadium” actually was built to host a religious concert and a convention that coincided with a visit from President Howard Taft, who came to New Orleans to promote transportation improvement projects along the river during a speech before the Lakes to the Gulf waterways Convention. That the facility also could host sporting events — beginning with the Oct. 30, 1909, Tulane-Mississippi A&M contest, which Taft reportedly glimpsed — was apparently a collateral benefit.

Media reports at the time predicted the facility would be the largest and finest in the south, thanks largely to

ball field inside the oval track. it wasn’t designed primarily for football; it was designed for track and field events, with a gridiron almost as an afterthought. Tulane played football at the site that fall. City officials and the general public seemed to be squarely behind the project. The city had no zoning laws at the time. seven years later, Tulane recognized the growing popularity of college football and built a new stadium where the trackcentric structure stood on Freret street.

The Lionel F. Favrot firm constructed the 30-tier, concrete grandstand for about $27,700, according to documents in the Tulane University Archives. The facility had permanent seating and could accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500 people. A large chunk of the project’s funding came from private donors, including Tulane students. when the second stadium was dedicated on Oct. 27, 1917, it was described

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This view is from the Audubon Park entrance on St. Charles Avenue. funding from the local Progressive Union. Once Taft left New Orleans, the grandstand reverted to Tulane’s control. A year later, that same grandstand helped form what became the university’s inaugural stadium, when the L-shaped, wooden bleachers were moved to a site on Freret street, where the university was creating a state-ofthe art track-and-field facility to host the fall 1910 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national meet. After the AAU meet, ownership of the facility was transferred to Tulane.

The first facility had a cinder track and floodlights to allow athletes to train at night, as well as a baseball and foot-

in the New Orleans Item as having “a playing field so perfect in detail and arranged with such skill as to bear comparison with any in the country. experts who have seen quite a few pronounced it ‘the finest thing of its kind in the south.’”

Again, Tulane appeared to have popular support. Mayor Martin Behrman declared, “New Orleans is proud of you,” according to the Item. “it is amazing to me that a hundred years ago, the need for a better stadium on campus was felt so strongly by the entire New Orleans community that a ... plan was derived to raise the necessary funding,” says Ann Case, director of the Tulane University Archives. A timeline published in The Times-Picayune in the mid-1970s says the second stadium was on the site of the former etienne de Bore plantation, where sugar was granulated in the U.s. for the first time. The facility was bounded by McAlister Drive, willow, Calhoun and Freret streets. within a few years, however, Green

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The grandstands were made of cypress, were placed parallel to the sidelines and were 16 seats high. Media reports make no mention of public opposition to the expansions.

The same was true in 1925, when groundwork was laid for what would become the most iconic of the three Tulane football stadiums — the one that eventually hosted college bowl games and NFL contests. in June 1925, university officials estimated that a stadium large and sturdy enough for the swelling football crowds would cost $250,000 (nearly $3.3 million in today’s dollars).

They anticipated that the Green wave’s undefeated 1925 season would heighten local interest. The university was unable to come up with the money, so New Orleans residents, media and social organizations launched an effort to generate the funds. it seemed the entire Crescent City was behind the push to raise $300,000 for what was hoped to be a 42,000seat stadium. Local boosters generated nearly $44,000 in pledges the first day.

On Dec. 7, 1925, fundraising organizer J. Blanc Monroe announced the $300,000 had been raised. The stadium opened Oct. 23, 1926. The day was declared a holiday in the city, and a parade marched past City Hall. The day also saw Auburn defeat Tulane 2-0.

Bounded by willow and Calhoun streets, Audubon Boulevard and south Claiborne Avenue, the new facility seated 35,000 fans.

Tulane’s football fortunes continued to improve, at least for a while. The newly formed Mid-winter sports Association gave birth to the sugar Bowl and hosted the city’s inaugural college bowl game on Jan. 1, 1935. The post-season game became so popular that in two years the Mid-winter sports Association got permission to expand the stadium’s capacity to 55,000 seats.

That’s when nearby property owners began to speak out against what they perceived as Tulane’s and the sugar Bowl’s unchecked expansion. By this time, opponents had local zoning laws to back up their complaints.

in July 1939, the Mid-winter sports Association applied to the A photo from city Zoning Board of Appeal and 1917 shows the Adjustment to add seats and to grandstands for increase the building’s height from Tulane fans in 75 feet to 86 feet without adding the university’s an area on the side as required. At second stadium. a subsequent hearing, opponents Thomas James, R.s. Kirkwood, e.L. Morel and Leon sarpy all argued that upsizing the stadium would reduce surrounding property values. within weeks, however, the zoning board granted the association’s variance to increase Tulane stadium’s seating capacity from 38,000 to 70,000. in its ruling, the board said the larger stadium should be a benefit to the city overall. “This board considers the application before it more or less as a public need,” the ruling said. in August 1976 — a year after Tulane football and the sugar Bowl moved to the superdome — a raucous ZZ Top concert at the old Tulane stadium moved the City Council to outlaw rock concerts in residential areas. That concert is still fresh in the collective memory of the proposed stadium’s opponents. Tulane officials promise there will be no rock concerts in the new facility.

After the move to the superdome, the old stadium became obsolete and was demolished. Tulane gradually de-emphasized athletics in favor of academics, further weakening the Green wave football program.

Now Tulane wants to reinvigorate its football program, and it believes a new stadium is vital to that plan — and to the overall college experience of Tulane students. The popularity of Green wave athletics has waxed and waned over the years, depending on the teams’ records. Meanwhile, interest in LsU football has spiked. some even say the New Orleans saints may have drawn some local football fans away from Tulane. in the past, Tulane pretty much had its way when it came to building stadiums, even after strict zoning laws were in place.

The Planning Commission’s June 12 decision against Guidry’s proposed iZD — and Landrieu’s commitment to veto any council ordinance establishing an iZD — suggest that Tulane still has some of its old winning ways.

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Norris Henderson, executive director of voice of the ex-Offender, called on city government to pass a law requiring city contractors to remove from their job applications a check box asking about arrests and convictions.

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Richard, who prepared the 2010 report, noted last year that tardiness had been a recurring problem for the city and its report. The 2009 CAFR was delivered on July 30, 2010, a month late. Richard blamed the delays on shortages of staff and funding in the city’s Finance Department. “we have a commitment from the Finance Department to get these things in on time,” Richard said at the meeting. “we’re going to be right on the edge [of the deadline], but we think that we can make it.”

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“Nothing with this governor shocks me. i have low expectations of him, so i can’t be too disappointed. it’s very bizarre. He spends money like a drunken sailor. … He dislikes Louisianans; he dislikes Louisiana.” — State Rep. Chris Hazel, R-Ball, as quoted by Mike Hasten in the Alexandria Town Talk June 16. Hazel and other central Louisiana lawmakers were angry with Gov. Bobby Jindal for closing Pineville’s J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center and cutting jobs for 200 at central Louisiana medical facilities.

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and legality raised by Civil service staff members and other city departments in putting off their decision.

Asked for comment, Ryan Berni, a spokesman for Mayor Mitch Landrieu, wrote in an email, “in an effort to improve our ability to attract and retain the highest performing call agents, the city aims to put salaries on par with other 311 call centers in the southern region,” square says the “average midpoint salary” — the average of starting and maximum salaries — for his mid-level operators is $23,675, which he says is $6,317 below the average of seven other municipal governments, based on his analysis.

Civil service Department staff called square’s comparison misleading. They say he compared starting salaries for New Orleans employees to midpoint salaries elsewhere. A Civil service analysis claims the city’s actual averages are on par with — and in some cases well above — the averages of other municipalities.

More than 100 applicants sought jobs at the 311 telephone center, but square says none of them had experience at a call center, which he said is needed — even though the job listing called for either call center or customer service experience.

Regarding fairness and legality, the staff cited a state constitutional requirement for a a uniform pay plan for Civil service employees. They said if square wants a 25 percent raise for his 311 staff — budgeted for 13 fulltime employees this year — all similarly situated city employees must see a corresponding raise.

“The average [city] employee has not seen a pay raise in four years,” said Civil service personnel administrator Shelly Stolp.

That group would include police dispatchers, 911 operators, fire dispatchers and call center operators for the sewerage and water Board (s&wB) — more than 100 employees altogether, and a potential budget problem for the city. The sw&B administration sent a letter opposing square’s proposal, saying any raises should be granted “in a uniform, inclusive and comprehensive manner.” “we will continue to work with the Civil service Commission and staff to ensure that we make a fair comparison of salaries and finalize our recommendation,” Berni wrote.

Gilbert Buras, a contract attorney for the commission, is expected to weigh in on the constitutional issue at next month’s meeting.

— CHARLes MALDONADO

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“it’s only $100,000, and i know we have more than 100,000 Cajuns in this area of the state. we can show [Gov. Bobby Jindal] that no matter what he does in Baton Rouge, we are going to survive like we did for hundreds of years, and we’re going to be part of this state whether he wants to include us or not.” — State Rep. Jack Montoucet, D-Crowley, as quoted by Nicholas Persac in The Lafayette Advertiser June 21. Jindal had vetoed $100,000 in state budget funding for the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, better known as CODOFIL. CODOFIL, which was established in 1968 by the state Legislature, promotes and preserves the French language, which officials felt was in danger of extinction in Cajun country.

Montoucet added, “Those cuts were not made out of necessity. The cuts were made for political ambitions to impress those big bosses in washington D.C. so that [Jindal] can get a position up there. i’ve said it often, but we need to buy him a ticket so he can go.”

questionable. As The New York Times reported June 21, the equal employment Opportunity Commission (eeOC) issued new guidelines in April requiring that employers cease making blanket criminal background inquiries. instead, the eeOC wants prospective employers to ask only about arrests or convictions relevant to a specific job.

Orleans Parish sheriff Marlin Gusman, who was on the panel, said he frequently gets calls from businesses and industry groups looking for details on applicants’ arrest histories. Gusman said he refers those calls to his office’s attorneys.

Henderson said such practices, along with state laws that deny certain trade licenses for convicts, virtually assure that many convicts will end up in prison again. “when you have these policies in place to impede people’s progress, it’s vicious,” he said. “we’re setting people up to fail.”

— CHARLes MALDONADO

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ike campers sitting around a fire in the dark of night, lawmakers speak of Gov. Bobby Jindal in hushed tones — mixed, to borrow from the late Hunter S. Thompson, with equal measures of fear and loathing. They say he’s vengeful, petty and heavy-handed, the antithesis of the likeably wonkish, good-government persona he’s hawking around the country. (Jindal was in West Virginia last week, helping GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney raise money — and, of course, promoting his alleged bona fides as a potential vice president.)

Such criticisms reveal legislators’ genuine disdain for Jindal, but their fear is likewise evident in the fact that few if any will criticize him publicly.

That’s understandable, if lamentable — for when Jindal strikes back, he does so brutally, albeit often with little fanfare and even less candor. His vengeance typically comes via underlings who deliver the bad news and then slavishly adhere to official talking points when asked to explain. Other times it is shrouded in vaguely worded,

For example, early in this year’s legislative session, House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, removed Rep. Harold Ritchie, D-Bogalusa, as vice chairman of the House Insurance Committee right after Ritchie opposed one of the governor’s education bills. After the session ended, Rep. Jim Morris, R-Oil City, lost his spot as vice chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. Kleckley cited Morris’ alleged lack of participation in chairmen’s meetings; Morris said it was payback for his failure to vote with the governor on key issues. And just last week, Kleckley bumped Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. Harrison’s district hugs the state’s fragile coastline, but he introduced an alternative education package and criticized Jindal’s proposed retirement reforms.

Jindal spares no one from his wrath.

Shortly before the session began, he fired Martha Manuel, head of the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs, the day after she criticized his plan to relocate her

The concepts of ‘separation of powers’ and ‘checks and balances’ exist only in theory in Louisiana. cookie-cutter veto messages that cite burdens on the private sector, duplication of services or laws, budget constraints or other conservative touchstones — never the real reason: punishment for not toeing the governor’s line.

“He’s an imperial governor,” says one longtime lawmaker who, predictably, asked not to be named. “We’re being spoken to as children by children. The people in his nursery, his administration, have no idea how to work with the Legislature. He’s about to start a very real war.”

Regrettably, we doubt that.

What Jindal is doing may be loathsome, but it’s hardly new. Past governors have punished legislative outliers, though not since Huey Long has a governor exacted revenge so ruthlessly, so relentlessly or so brazenly. Veteran political observer C.B. Forgotston (www.forgotston.com) has rightly dubbed him “Huey P. Jindal.”

The iron-fisted Long was impeached for his tyrannical ways, but he thwarted his foes and went on to rule Louisiana with an even heavier hand. Ever since, Louisiana governors have had little trouble cowing legislators.

Although Louisiana nominally has three branches of government, the concepts of “separation of powers” and “checks and balances” exist only in theory here.

Our governors wield inordinate power, which is why they, not lawmakers, typically choose the House speaker and the Senate president, who dutifully carry out their marching orders.

office. After Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Treasurer John Kennedy — both Republicans — criticized some of Jindal’s budget proposals, he cut more than $2.5 million from their offices. A Jindal spokesman smugly noted that Kennedy’s $500,000 cut would help “streamline” the treasury.

Ironically, Kennedy has pushed a number of real streamlining measures which Jindal’s minions have killed.

Can anyone stand up to Jindal without suffering retribution? Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, recently took a proactive step. He relinquished his spot on the House Natural Resources Committee — and gave up his apartment in the Pentagon Barracks, located across the street from the Capitol and considered a perk for favored lawmakers. Geymann, a leader of the so-called “fiscal hawks” who opposed Jindal’s use — again — of onetime money to balance the budget, wrote in his resignation letter that he wants to “focus on budget reform full time in my role as a member of the Appropriations Committee.” Because he was elected to that committee by his peers, Geymann cannot be removed by Jindal or his enforcer, Kleckley.

Geymann’s decision is an encouraging sign, even if it bespeaks a lawmaker with nothing to lose. More legislators should make such declarations of conscience — and act upon them. Some may pay a political price, but Louisiana ultimately will pay a much higher price for Huey P. Jindal’s tyranny.

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Land Loss, job Gains How a New Orleans lawmaker managed to soothe the fears of contractors in an effort to link local jobs to coastal projects.

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“Business owners are invested in the health of our communities and are eager to use local workforce where practical,” Kirkpatrick says.

The new law also will require contractors to submit paperwork to the Workforce Commission within 10 days of being awarded a coastal contract. Those forms and documents will include information relative to the number and types of jobs that will be created, the kind of wages that will be paid and the methods contractors will use to recruit workers.

Within 10 days of receiving that information, the Workforce Commission will provide the contractor with a list of people who are eligible for employment. Under the law, an eligible person is defined as a “resident of a parish within the coastal zone,” which recently was redefined to include more areas of the state.

‘This legislation will strengthen our communities by making sure federal disaster dollars that come to Louisiana are spent here, creating real jobs across the entire state.’

— Speaker Pro Tem Walt Leger Minor Sinclair, U.S. regional director of oxfam america, an international relief and development organization, describes the new state law as an “innovative approach” that looks beyond the environmental and engineering challenges of louisiana’s coastal land loss and recovery from the BP oil spill.

While it’s far too early to predict the total impact of the act, already there are signs that it could help commercial fishermen supplement their income by giving them access to other jobs. It also could help improve the overall employment picture and benefit others along the coast, just as long as contractors stick to the plan and don’t lean too heavily on the exemptions.

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eginning aug. 1, contractors overseeing major developments along the coast and lake Pontchartrain must take steps to bring local workers onto their job sites. It’s not a blanket mandate, but if the projects are being funded by certain state or federal monies, contractors must at least make an effort to hire locals.

The louisiana first Hiring act also will connect local residents to construction projects in the regions where they live. authored by Speaker Pro Tem Walt leger, d-New orleans, the act will target projects that are funded via the following sources: • The federal resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist opportunities and revived Economy act, more commonly known as the rESTorE act. New research from Mather Economics released earlier this month indicates the federal rESTorE act could create as many as 58,000 jobs nationwide, including many coastal restoration and protection jobs in louisiana, making the timing of leger’s law spot on.

• Settlements or fines related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Under the federal Clean Water act, many expect BP to be fined $1,000 to $4,000 for each gallon of oil it spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. The total fines could run into the billions. State officials already are taking steps to create a framework for how this money will be assigned.

• The state’s Master Plan for Integrated Coastal Protection, which recently was passed into law, anticipates more than $50 billion in projects. leger says his law will protect jobs for Bayou State residents by leveraging the new money and the new projects. “This legislation will strengthen our communities by making sure federal disaster dollars that come to louisiana are spent here, creating real jobs across the entire state,” he says.

Contractor groups originally expressed concerns about the program, but leger added exemptions for projects authorized in response to an “imminent threat to life or property” or when a state of emergency has been declared by the governor. The chairman of the Coastal Protection and restoration authority also is allowed to grant exemptions for contractors if the new law creates an “unreasonable hardship.”

Scott Kirkpatrick, president of the Coast Builders Coalition, says the louisiana first Hiring act could help coastal residents get higher-than-average wages and will create opportunities for economic mobility in high-growth industries and occupations.

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Shocked … Shocked ! he recent debacle over Louisiana’s tax credits for vehicles that run on alternative fuels reminds me of a memorable scene from Casablanca. In the classic 1942 film, Capt. Louis Renault, the ethically malleable chief of the local gendarmes, loudly blows his police whistle and announces to an overflow crowd at Rick’s Cafe that he is closing the popular nightclub and casino.

When Rick, portrayed by Humphrey Bogart, demands to know why, Renault piously proclaims, “I’m shocked — shocked!

— to find that gambling is going on in here!”

At that moment a croupier hands a wad of cash to Renault and says, with perfect deadpan, “Your winnings, sir.”

Renault reflexively takes the cash and says to the croupier, “oh, thank you very much.”

Then, without missing a beat, he turns to the crowd and shouts as he waves his cashfilled hand, “Everybody out at once!”

That scene perfectly sums up the hypocrisy on parade in Baton Rouge these days as relates to Act 469 of 2009. The act grants income tax credits up to $3,000 for those who buy vehicles that burn “alternative fuels.” The act defines such fuels

broadly, including “compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biofuel, biodiesel, methanol, ethanol and electricity.”

Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the measure into law — then everybody pretty much forgot about it.

Three years later, Revenue secretary Cynthia Bridges, who held her job under three governors, issued an “emergency” ruling that added 112 vehicles (including many popular models) to the law’s application. That seems reasonable given the law’s inclusion of “ethanol” in the definition of “alternative fuels.” she also made the ruling retroactive to 2009.

The timing of Bridges’ ruling is interesting. she issued it April 30, while lawmakers were still in session, and it apparently was something of a state secret — except among leading legislators. some of them, like House Appropriations Chairman Jim Fannin, D-Jonesboro, quickly took advantage of Bridges’ ruling and filed amended tax returns. Fannin, in fact, claimed two vehicles. state senate President John Alario, who owns a tax preparation business, filed for credits on behalf of his clients. All

perfectly legal.

Then came news, via the Monroe News-Star, that the fiscal impact of the act had suddenly shot up from the $1 million projected in 2009 to $100 million this year — thanks to Bridges’ retroactive ruling.

At that point, Fannin and other lawmakers proclaimed themselves shocked — shocked! — to find that Bridges had expanded the application of the law so widely, notwithstanding its plain language.

Fannin, doing his best impression of Capt. Renault, solemnly told the NewsStar, “It could wreck us. … I just found out about it before the (legislative) session ended (June 4).”

But Fannin is hardly the only Renault in this modern cast of usual suspects. An equally shocked Jindal, fresh from his latest out-of-state GoP star turn, rescinded Bridges’ ruling on technical grounds and promptly accepted her resignation — while thanking her for her service. For now (i.e., until a court challenge), the state will honor credits filed before June 14. Jindal remains mum on how he will address the unequal treatment accorded taxpayers as a result of this snafu.

Meanwhile, the governor has named deputy secretary Jane smith as interim revenue secretary. smith, it turns out, was lead author of the 2009 alternative fuels tax credit. she was then Rep. smith, RBossier City, but she lost a bid for the state senate in 2011. Lucky girl, she landed a job in the Jindal Administration — even though, by her own admission, she “didn’t know a thing about revenue, or taxation, or nothing like that.”

Given such eloquence, I’m surprised Jindal didn’t name her poet laureate.

Asked about Bridges’ ruling and the scope of the law she authored, smith likewise was shocked that it could apply so broadly. she averred that Bridges did not consult her before issuing the ruling.

Never mind that smith knew nothing about revenue, or taxation, or nothing like that. smith also proclaimed that she intended the law to apply to compressed natural gas. If that were the case, why did she include so many other “alternative fuels” in her legislation?

Maybe she also didn’t know a thing about bills, or laws, or nothing like that.

I’m shocked.

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I am new to New Orleans and am busy learning as much as I can about this fascinating city. When were French and Spanish no longer the predominant spoken languages in New Orleans and no longer the languages used for keeping public records? I have also been told that there are parts of New Orleans where French may still be spoken. True?

Dru Copeland Dear Dru, Welcome to our fair city. We’ve been around since 1718, and for many years the city remained under the control of the French and Spanish empires — until French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold it to the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Today, however, there is no “French Quarter” area of the city where French is still spoken exclusively.

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Canadian Jean Baptiste le Moyne Sieur de Bienville. Spanish became the official language when Spain acquired Louisiana in 1762, but the new governors permitted the general use of French, even in the deliberations of the Cabildo, the governing body under the Spanish.

Spanish rule in colonial New Orleans began with a rebellion against the new governor, Antonio de Ulloa, and ended with the execution of five French leaders. This created hard feelings among the locals and the “intruders,” as some residents regarded the Spanish. Spain did its best to placate the French inhabitants of the city, appointing a number of French Creoles to high positions in the army and colonial government, thus allowing them to govern themselves and continue speaking French.

French residents’ disdain for the Spanish eventually waned, but they never deigned to speak Spanish or accept Spanish customs. French remained the language of the ancien regime, and at social functions the food and wine were always French. The cotillions were patterned after those in France. French was even the language spoken in the homes of Spaniards who married French Creole women; their children were rarely taught Spanish.

One Spanish-language public school operated during the entire Spanish period.

Antonio de Ulloa was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, but although Spanish was the ‘official’ language under his rule, New Orleans residents continued to use French.

In 1788, Gov. Esteban Miro complained that parents would not send their children to the public school where they would be taught in Spanish. Instead, those who could afford to do so sent their children to French-speaking private academies, or they employed private tutors.

During the final years of Spanish rule, “Americans” began moving down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. So many Americans

came to Louisiana that Baron Francisco Luis Hector De Carondelet became worried that immigration had gotten out of control. The problem wasn’t Spain’s after 1800, when France got the land back, and it wasn’t France’s problem any more after Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States.

When American rule arrived with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the French publication Moniteur de la Louisiane was the only newspaper in Louisiana.

That same year, however, The Telegraphe started operation and was printed in both French and English. In 1804, the Louisiana Gazette became the first English-language publication and, despite anti-American sentiment in the city, English was on its way to becoming the lingua franca of New Orleans.

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ne of the great things about having visitors is getting to show off our hometown and vicariously reexperience discovering the wonders of the city and hearing the quirky stories that make New Orleans unique. Almost anyone who has lived in the city for long (say six months) has realized that residents tend to have a lot of company, and you can’t always take vacation or an unpaid day off to act as a tour guide.

For those times, especially when your visitors are on a tight budget, it pays to keep a few books around to help them develop their own itineraries. Touring New Orleans on a Shoestring Budget by Huey Pablovich (2011, $20; www.touringneworleans.com) gives points of interest around which a person can plan a day of sightseeing and takes visitors to areas where they can easily find side diversions close by. The book also includes interesting tidbits or advice Pablovich calls “secrets,” plus lagniappe for each spotlighted area. For the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 entry, for example, the secret is that voodoo queen Marie Laveau’s tomb is there, and the general description adds tombs of first African-

American mayor of New Orleans, Ernest “Dutch” Morial; Creole playboy Bernard de Marigny; one of Jean Lafitte’s alleged pirates, Barthelemy Lafon; and one of the world’s earliest chess champions, Paul Morphy.

Pablovich includes any tours that are available, admission costs, what’s free, etc., and there are sections on streetcars and bus transportation.

The entries themselves cover the bases pretty well, but one of the best ideas is the comment pages. The book is intended for one person or family to keep and use in subsequent trips to remind them of favorite spots or places they missed the last time around. When you keep it on your bookshelf for multiple visitors to use, their written comments and the pamphlets they tuck in and notes they jot down can be helpful to guests who use it later.

Many people who visit New Orleans are fascinated by the architecture, peculiar street layouts, remnants of cobblestone roads and the ways engineers, builders and residents adapted to establishing a vibrant city on the shifting sands of a cypress swamp along the

Mississippi River.

R. Stephanie Bruno’s book New Orleans Streets: A Walker’s Guide to Neighborhood Architecture, takes two unique approaches to exploring the different layers of architecture in the city: She arranges it as a very detailed walking tour and writes with a focus on the city’s neighborhoods and their characteristics. Bruno, an architectural historian and preservationist, seeks to familiarize locals and visitors alike with the unique aspects of the various building styles in New Orleans by describing houses and pointing out often-overlooked features — one block at a time. The book doesn’t include every street in the city, but selected blocks with good examples of styles that make up the architectural fabric of New Orleans. Bruno includes short introductions about the neighborhoods and easy-to-read maps so visitors can get around by themselves. (A supplementary guide, if you can find it, is A Guide to New Orleans Architecture published in 1974 by The New Orleans Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It pictures and describes famous and well-known buildings in the city and is arranged by neighborhood for convenience.)

Kevin J. Bozant gives readers a tour of New Orleans landmarks, commemorative plaques, statues and more in his African American New Orleans: A Guide to 100

Civil Rights, Culture & Jazz Sites (PoBoy Press, 2012, $14.99). The book has interesting photos of the attractions, which makes them easier to find, since some are off main thoroughfares.

There’s also a neighborhood index so tourists can determine what points of interest are nearby, whatever neighborhood they are visiting.

The 100 attractions included range from Willie Mae’s Scotch House, a restaurant that served as a meeting place for civil rights activists and AfricanAmerican leaders; a block where slaves were displayed for sale at the former St. Louis Hotel; the New Orleans musicians’ tomb where any local musician can choose to be interred; the now-closed Ernie K-Doe’s Mother-In-Law Lounge and the murals painted under the interstate on Claiborne Avenue.

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Monday For an antidote to an action-packed weekend, Wild Lotus Yoga offers classes for a minimum of $5 at 7:45 p.m. at its Uptown location (4842 Perrier St., 8990047; www.wildlotusyoga.com) and at 4:30 p.m. at its New Orleans Healing Center location (2372 St. Claude Ave.). The Swan River Community Center (7011 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, 985-218-0724; www.arabi.swanriveryoga.com) offers donation-based classes Monday through Saturday.

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The New Orleans Film Society (www.neworleansfilmsociety.org) hosts free movie screenings for members on Thursdays at Chalmette Movies (8700 W. Judge Perez Blvd., 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com). The group also hosts free screenings for members on the first Tuesday of the month at Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania.com), plus regular free screenings around town. Yearly membership starts at $25 for people under 30, and regular membership starts at $60.

Sunday On Sundays through August, the W Hotel (333 Poydras St., 525-9444; www.wneworleans. com) opens its swanky rooftop pool to the public from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free, but the pool space is first come, first served.

Bottle service and other amenities are available. (Once a month, New Orleans Fashion Week stages a poolside fashion show; the next one is July 1.)

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Tuesday Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen St., 948-2583; www.bluenilelive.com) hosts the Open Ears music series in its upstairs space. The free weekly show (donations are accepted) features avant-garde, often improvised, sets from musicians.

(Donations go to the artists, so kick in a few bucks.) Past guests include trombonist Big Sam Williams, cellist Helen Gillet and jazz chanteuse Sasha Masakowski.

Friday Sample local brews at NOLA Brewing (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-7727; www.nolabrewing. com), which offers free tours of its facilities at 2 p.m. on Fridays. The tour lasts an hour and includes tastings. Continue the boozing at Cork & Bottle (3700 Orleans Ave., 483-6314; www.cbwines. com), which hosts wine tastings from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

Wednesday The New Orleans Museum of Art (One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 658-4100; www.noma. org) offers free admission on hump day, thanks to a grant from the Helis Foundation. Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum also holds a slew of activities — including live music, lectures, book signings and film screenings — that are included with museum admission, including its Where Y’Art series from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays.

Saturday The New Movement (1919 Burgundy St.; www. newmovementtheater.com) hosts comedy shows at its theater Thursday through Saturday. On Saturdays, pay the $5 admission and catch three back-to-back shows, which can include improv class recitals, special events and signature programs such as Chris and Tami and The Megaphone Show. The theater is BYOB, which can make drinking as cheap as you like.

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Visit the New Orleans Museum of Art for free on Wednesdays and see Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave Blache III, which includes this canvas of the legendary chef. PHOTO COURTESY NOMA

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ou might be broke and fresh out of Groupons but can’t face eating scrambled eggs for the fourth night in a row. Or maybe you just want something cheap to snack on while boozing. Either way, there are some bars and restaurants around town that can help you out with free — or really cheap — food that isn’t just red beans and rice (OK, sometimes it’s red beans and rice). Here’s how to get your fill without resorting to dumpster diving or getting banned by Whole Foods for grabbing too many samples.

• The American Sector at The National World War II Museum (945 Magazine St., 5281940; www.nationalww2museum.org/american-sector) offers its barbecued beef sliders for 75 cents during the restaurant’s daily happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., along with half-price draft beers and other drink specials.

• Banks Street Bar & Grill (4401 Banks St., 486-0258; www.banksstreetbar.com) has free red beans and rice on Mondays at 7 p.m. Also, most Wednesdays, the blues band Major Bacon plays and brings along free BLTs starting at 10 p.m.

• Fortify yourself for a night of dancing to Treme Brass Band at Candlelight Lounge (925 N. Robertson St., 525-4748) with free red beans and rice. The Treme destination does sometimes charge a cover of $5 to $10 at the door.

• Handsome Willy’s (218 S. Robertson St., 460-7365; www.handsomewillys.com) showcases seasonal offerings and selections from its catering menu by serving free food on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Past meals have featured crawfish, boiled shrimp, Cuban sandwiches and jerk chicken.

• On Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the cozy Il Posto Cafe (4607 Dryades St., 895-2620; www.ilpostocafe-nola.com) has a happy hour featuring free appetizers and beer and wine specials. The cafe calls them “light” appetizers, but the spread, which has included snacks like bruschetta and roasted Brussels sprouts, can be pretty filling.

• The perennial favorite of foodie freeloaders is the Hare Krishna Love Feast at International Society for Krishna Consciousness (2936 Esplanade Ave., 486-3583; www.iskcon-nola.org). The temple serves vegetarian Indian food to the public from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; no Krishna conversion required.

• Mick’s Irish Pub (4801 Bienville St., 482-9113) offers free food four days a week at its neighborhood bar. On Mondays there’s red beans and rice, Tuesdays bring hot dogs, Thursdays have ham and cheese and turkey and cheese sandwiches, and Fridays feature a rotating choice of soup.

• Molly’s at the Market (1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net), which serves bar food from its Munch Kitchen, has $1 tacos on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Pal’s Lounge (949 N. Rendon St., 488-7257) offers free or cheap food every day of the week. On Mondays, Thursdasy, Saturdays and Sundays, the bar offers free food to people who are drinking: Mondays feature red beans and rice, Thursdays there’s pasta, Saturdays are chili dogs and Sundays feature macaroni and cheese. Tacos are two for $2 on Tuesdays, hot wings are five for $1 on Wednesdays and sloppy joes are $1 on Fridays.

• Rendezvous Tavern (3101 Magazine St., 891-1777) hosts a free buffet of Indian food from Nirvana restaurant on Sundays at 2:30 p.m. The food is usually gone by 6 p.m., but during football season — when the bar is thronged during New Orleans Saints games — the food runs out faster.

• Twelve Mile Limit (500 S. Telemachus St., 488-8114; www.facebook.com/twelve. mile.limit), where regular offerings include quality barbecue, macaroni and cheese, mini doberge cakes and craft cocktails, has a free “family meal” on Mondays. Past spreads have included barbecued chicken, pizza, pasta and curry. The meal starts at 7 p.m., and owner Cole Newton says the food usually is gone by 8:30 p.m. or 9 p.m.

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nce the site of a D.H. Holmes, a department store at The Esplanade mall became a Dillard’s in 1989, and last August, it was converted into a clearance center for the national chain. “It receives clearance merchandise from several stores in your region,” says Julie Bull, director of investor relations for Dillard’s Inc. “Discounts are usually at least 65 percent. They can go down from there.” In other words, this store is where Dillard’s goods get put out to the proverbial pasture — and where everything from Jessica Simpson frocks to men’s knit shirts can be had for a song.

It’s a bit of a trip to get to The Esplanade (1401 Esplanade Ave., Kenner), which, on a weekday, was permeated with the peopleless gloom and vast, empty parking lots endemic to struggling suburban malls. Glaring red signs flanked the

clearance center’s entrance (“ALL SALES FINAL. NO RETURNS. NO EXCHANGES. NO ADJUSTMENTS.”), but their severe, all-caps commands were counterbalanced with welcome descriptions of the discounts (“CLEARANCE 50% to 65% OFF”). The fluorescent-lit, 170,000-square-feet store is filled with racks containing everything from last season’s sequined holiday shift dresses to designer jeans, from fur-lined boots to bedding and bathing suits.

“They receive shipments several times a week from other stores,” Bull says. “The merchandise changes frequently, and you can find exciting buys. A lot of people spend a lot of time shopping — they make a day out of it.”

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s that handbag from this season?” asked a shopper at United Apparel Liquidator (UAL).

“This one?” UAL co-manager Ashley Weilenman gestured toward a bag in a locked glass case. “Yes — it was a display bag.

The label doesn’t sell displays, so we liquidate them.”

Originally priced at five digits, the handbag was a relative bargain at $1,199.99. It’s just one of a smorgasbord of designer pieces for sale at UAL. Created in Hattiesburg, Miss. in 1981 by owners Bill and Melody Cohen, the store gets clothing and accessories directly from designers, showrooms and retailers and sells them at steep discounts.

“We liquidate straight from designer overstock,” Weilenman says. “(The owners) have relationships with the designers since they’ve been in business so long, and that’s how we’re able to bring great clothing to everyday consumers at a price everyone can afford.”

The French Quarter location features more high-end couture pieces (“We get higher traffic, so the couture pieces get more exposure,” Weilenman says), and the Covington location has an assortment of basic contemporary lines including those by Trina Turk, Chan Luu and Nanette Lepore. There’s everything from Cleo & Cat rings for $9.99 to a rack of dresses by designers including Cynthia Rowley and Diane von Furstenberg, all priced at less than $100.

“It’s a little treasure trove, a gem of a store,” Weilenman says of UAL, which receives new shipments every day. “It’s hard to keep a paycheck.”

Cynthia Rowley dress, $79.99 (originally $385) at United Apparel Liquidators (518 Chartres St., 3014437; 2033 N. Hwy. 190, Covington, 985-871-0749; www.shopual.com).

Fossil clutch, $12.25 (originally $35), at Dillard’s (The Esplanade 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 468-6116; www.shoptheesplanade.com).

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hoe-Nami is already known for being a mecca for inexpensive, trendy shoes, so the presence of a Shoe-Nami outlet raises a question: How can the shoes be cheaper than they already are?

According to co-owner Dora Cullen, the answer is twofold: Some of the outlet’s stock is sale merchandise that didn’t sell at Shoe-Nami’s two New Orleans locations, and some is ordered in bulk specifically for the outlet, which allows a lower price point. “There’s no such thing as too affordable,” Cullen says. “We realized if we brought in more volume, we could offer better deals to our customers. And we get a better rent (on the West Bank), so we could afford to do the concept.”

The 1,500-square-foot Shoe-Nami outlet opened in summer 2009, and nothing costs more than $19.99.

There are frequent sales, such as a buytwo-get-one-free promotion good for shoes priced at $9.99 a pair, and the merchandise is up to date: A recent visit revealed a seasonally appropriate inventory of sandals, wedges and summery flats. Cullen says the most of-the-moment shoes are carried by the regular locations, but in time (often as little as a month) the runoff finds its way to the outlet.

“Eventually, it trickles down to this location, if you’re willing to wait it out,” she says.

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ith all of New Orleans’ secondline parades, it’s easy to get accustomed to music literally in the streets. But the parade season ends in late June, and you’ll have to look elsewhere for free music. The good news is that there are a few festivals left, clubs with no cover charges and a few deals at other venues.

There’s free music at the weekly Wednesdays ont the Point (www.wednesdaysonthepoint.com) series at Algiers Point. Concerts take place on the grassy levee bank adjacent to the ferry landing. Music is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and there are food vendors and activities for kids. Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots perform this Wednesday, June 27, and July 4 brings Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes before the Go Fourth on the River fireworks display. The final Wednesday on the Point is July 25.

A handful of summer festivals present free music. On Independence Day, Go Fourth on the River (www.go4thontheriver.com) presents music along the Mississippi at the Steamboat Natchez dock (2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.) and at Washington Artillery Park (across from Jackson Square) from 4 p.m. until the fireworks display at 9 p.m. The lineup includes the National World War II Museum’s Victory Belles, the Navy Band of New Orleans and Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys.

The Mandeville Seafood Festival (www.seafoodfest.com) stretches from Wednesday, July 4, to Sunday, July 8, and there are daily concerts on two stages, with everything from country, pop and jazz to rock and oldies. The festival is at Fontainebleau State Park and there are plenty of seafood vendors, amusement rides, kids’ activities, a craft fair, car show and fireworks on July 4. The festival is free for seniors, active duty military and children 10 and younger when accompanied by an adult.

Daily tickets are $15, but only $10 when purchased online in advance or before 5 p.m. at the gate.

There are two days of free live music at the Satchmo Summerfest (Aug. 2-5, www.fqfi.org). Two stages will be set up at the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) to celebrate Louis Armstrong’s birthday with local jazz and brass band music.

For those playing hooky or being a

St. Louis Slim (left) performs with his band at The Spotted Cat. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

tourist, the National Park Service (www.nps.gov/jazz) sponsors free afternoon concerts Tuesday through Sunday.

Shows take place at both the park center (916 N. Peters St.) and the Old U.S. Mint. The times vary, so check music listings (p. 45) or the Park Service’s website for details.

Several music clubs offer summer specials and free weekly events. Tipitina’s (www.tipitinas.com) Foundation Free Fridays present free concerts on Friday nights through Aug. 31. Upcoming shows include Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Brass-a-holics (June 29), Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes (July 6), the Honey Island Swamp Band and Dave Jordan (July 20) and an all-star jam featuring former Radiator Reggie Scanlan, Neville Brothers drummer Willie Green, guitarist Billy Iuso and others July 27.

Preservation Hall (www.preservationhall.com) presents traditional New Orleans jazz every night and is running a special offer for locals through Aug. 31.

Residents with state ID or an Entergy bill with a local address can buy one ticket and get one free.

The House of Blues (www.hob.com) has three free weekly music events. On Wednesdays, the Parish hosts singer/ songwriter showcases from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Voodoo Garden hosts a free music happy hour on Friday nights from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Backyard Blues party

from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday features $3 mimosas and $5 bloody marys.

Many venues offer regular no-covercharge shows. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta (www. sonesta.com/royalneworleans) features a lineup of top local contemporary jazz bands with some brass bands thrown into the mix. There’s no cover charge except for special shows, like a weekly performance by the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. On Frenchmen Street, The Spotted Cat (www.spottedcatmusicclub. com) offers a weekly lineup of mostly acoustic traditional and gypsy jazz, and The Three Muses (www.thethreemuses. com) charges no cover for its slate of jazz and New Orleans music, but tables often are occupied by diners and seating at the bar is limited.

In Bywater, Bacchanal (www.bacchanalwine.com) recently secured a license for live music and has entertainment in its courtyard most nights, ranging from jazz to flamenco performances.

There’s plenty of seating on patio chairs at tables, but the space fills up early on weekend nights. The Neutral Ground Coffeehouse (www.neutralgroundcoffeehouse.com) is a cover-free haven for folk and acoustic music. While it’s free, throwing a few dollars in the tip bucket is a great way to show the musicians how much you appreciate the music — and to keep things free (or cheap) in the future.

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Unleash your inner dollar-store Susan Spicer with a banana slicer, an egg poacher and a kitchen timer (from various stores).

making it a great place to outfit a dorm room. Two locations in particular (2125 Caton St., 283-7207; 3612 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-0077), thrive on the support of resident students at Dillard and Xavier University, respectively. A message broadcast periodically over the stores’ intercoms suggests shoplifting may be to blame for the rise in prices: The message thanks customers for shopping and reminds them that all their activity is being recorded. A security employee in another location then asks employees if anything is amiss in the store. Employees respond dryly, leaving the store quiet until the next broadcast — a little too Big Brother for my taste.

The Buck Stop (1519 Metairie Road, Suite A, Metairie, 841-3405) specializes in items ranging from $1 to $3, including kitchen supplies, personal care items and beauty products. There is also a full inventory of greeting cards and stationery and a special section of items for people planning garage sales.

Dollar Zone Plus (712 Terry Pkwy., Terrytown, 394-0155) functions primarily as a party supply store, focusing on birthdays, quinceaneras, baby showers, weddings and bachelorette parties.

Dollar Zone Plus also has a small selection of housewares, cleaning supplies (including the elusive baby-scented Fabuloso), religious candles and nursery items.

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Fabuloso (from Dollar Zone Plus) and Jackpot Money aerosol spray (from 99 Cent Warehouse): new scents for just a few cents.

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hen I began working on this story, I was a Gambit intern — the poorest of the bunch.

Finding dollar stores is easy when you’re broke. Or at least it would have been easy before Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods, but the local dollar store landscape has changed.

Since then, the New Orleans area has had a boom in national and regional chain bargain stores, such as Family Dollar, Dollar General and Dollar Tree — but also has seen the shuttering of many longtime dollar stores including The Penny Pantry in Chalmette, Dollar Castle in the 7th Ward and Silver Dollar Store in eastern New Orleans.

The remaining local dollar stores are traditional in their having quirky inventories — but nontraditional in offering many items which cost more than one dollar.

The only store we found where absolutely everything costs one dollar is Dollar Tree (citywide; www.dollartree.com). Dollar Tree specializes in seasonal items and party goods, such as 3-D floral displays, blow-up balloon-grams and solarpowered hula girls (p. 27), teaching materials and cooking and cleaning supplies. Also, depending on the location, Dollar Tree offers name-brand frozen foods and movie theater candy. The mecca for New Orleans Dollar Tree shoppers is in Lakeview (5201 Canal Blvd., 488-0082).

Sometimes confused with Dollar Tree, Dollar General (citywide; www.dollargeneral.com) has a vast selection of clothes, books, DVDs, cleaning supplies, personal care items and name-brand foods. Dollar General also boasts an over-thecounter pharmaceutical inventory to rival most chain drugstores.

Years ago, the affordability of Family Dollar (citywide; www.familydollar.com) was the store’s selling point, but with 39 stores in the greater New Orleans area — only six more than Dollar General — the selling point now is convenience.

Family Dollar specializes in housewares, cleaning supplies, personal care items and groceries,

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Hey, hey, it’s the 1980s!

C.U.T.I.E. figures rock out with a tiny plastic boombox from Dollar World.

An umbrella hat, a solar-powered hula girl and a fold-out bouquet of posies bring dollar-store realness and style.

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The largest traditional dollar store I’ve ever seen is Dollar World (9528 Westbank Expwy., Suite B2, Westwego, 437-1015). Dollar World has all the key features of a traditional dollar store: retro items like C.U.T.I.E. fashion-forward action figures from 1986 and musical boom-box pencil cases (pictured, top), interesting cleaning supplies like Care Bears fabric softener and Downy Libre Enjuague, comically terrible DVDs like the campy horror film Moonstalker and the obscure blaxploitation picture Black Fist and handy items like a banana slicer and TSA-approved travel containers.

Mohammad Ansari, former owner of a gift shop in the now-defunct Radisson Hotel on Canal Street and current owner of 99 Cent Warehouse (3116 Loyola Drive, Kenner, 467-1389), is struggling to stay afloat while competitors are constantly popping up nearby. “It’s so hard to stay in business when people don’t even know I’m here,” he says. “They go to the Walmart, which used to be further down, and they go to the Dollar Tree and to the Family Dollar because that’s all they see. I’m late on my rent right now. I can’t own a store if I don’t have a place to live. But I can’t afford to compete with the big guys.”

99 Cent Warehouse has many souvenir items for sale, undoubtedly a part of Ansari’s unsold gift shop wares, and a colorful inventory overall.

Among the most intriguing items are volumes of the 1988 edition of the Golden Book Encyclopedia, a wide selection of do-rags including children’s sizes and ones in colors called Ebonics (silver) and Midas Touch (gold), Murray & Lanman Santeria supplies including Jackpot Money aerosol spray and umbrella hats.

Shoppers also will find everyday items such as kitchen timers or medicated ointment.

Aids that promise sexual potency also are found at 99 Cent Warehouse. Such items include Ultimate Spanish Fly, with packaging that features a matador alongside a bare-breasted woman and her gape-mouthed lover, and Street Overlord “male enhancement,” with packaging that features an anime couple engaged in a sexual encounter and a disembodied phallus. There’s something for everyone — and it’s cheap.

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unit is not working nearly Ed and Jo Ann as hard, and it’s Lozes of Green delivering much Apple Foam cooler air.” make New Ed and Orleans more Jo Ann both energy efficient, have extensive one home at experience in a time. the construction and home contracting business, and each brings their own special expertise to the company. Jo Ann uses her degrees in journalism and business administration to give each client special care. Ed began his own painting company when he was 21, and expanded into building custom homes. “After [Hurricane Katrina], we were building in the Gulf Coast area and there wasn’t anyone spraying foam insulation the way we thought it should be done,” he says.

For the Lozes, owning a business in their hometown is a satisfying feeling.

“We’re very proud of our reputation in the New Orleans area,” Lozes says. “We’ve been in the home improvement industry for over 30 years, and we’ve built our reputation on customer satisfaction. A job is never complete until the homeowner or contractor is completely satisfied.”

The company’s name has an ecofriendly ring, which reflects the way Ed and Jo Ann feel about their work.

“Green apples carry a healthy, clean and wholesome connotation,” Ed says. “This is how we want people to feel about our company. We’re honest contractors with a wholesome reputation, and we leave every project broom-swept clean.”

SHopping NEWS Selected spring items at ANGELiquE BOuTiquE (7725 Maple St., 866-1092) are on sale for 30 to 50 percent off.

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he summer heat is upon us, and the right insulation can make the difference between a poorly or properly cooled home. At Green Apple Foam (25 Papworth Ave., Metairie; 408 N. Columbia St., Covington, 258-2464; www.greenapplefoam.com) Ed and Jo Ann Lozes specialize in spray foam insulation, a technique widely used in commercial properties. Only recently has it been used in homes.

The benefits of spray foam insulation can be seen on homeowners’ electric bills and taxes. “Spray foam is the highestperforming air barrier, and it carries the highest (energy) ratings per square inch,” Ed says. “It reduces the HVAC [heating, ventilation and air conditioning] load by as much as 35 percent. This saves on installation costs on new construction projects — and saves as much as 50 percent on monthly utility bills for both new construction and retrofits.”

Tax incentives give homeowners additional motivation to make their homes more energy efficient. The Louisiana Home Energy Rebate Option (HERO) program, Energy Smart and other programs offer homeowners a chance to get money back after a spray foam installation. Most homeowners can receive a federal tax credit of $500.

Benefits also include stopping wall condensation, mold and mildew, and improving indoor air quality. “A typical attic, on a hot summer day, with no shade, it’s about 135-138 degrees,” Ed says.

“Spray an adequate amount of foam in there, it should be … about 85-88 degrees.

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Testing the Waters

Taco trucks became a noticeable presence in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina, slinging fast taqueria fare in the parking lots of destroyed pharmacies and gas stations and moving around to wherever there were recovery workers.

The trucks catered to the palates of the many Hispanic and Latino laborers who arrived after the storm, offering hot food in harder-hit areas of town where restaurants were closed due to flood damages. They also were a small blessing for foodies who had long complained that the city ran short on authentic Mexican cooking. They became a symbol of the post-Katrina era, their images lampooned on Carnival floats and their offerings surveyed in these pages and elsewhere.

The Jefferson Parish Council outright banned them in 2007, but as time went on, it became harder to find them in New Orleans, as if their diminishing numbers were a metric of the city’s recovery.

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uperior Seafood & Oyster Bar is a sprawling place, and it needs to be. An upscale offshoot of the Superior Grill chain of Mexican cantinas, the restaurant holds down one corner of an important Uptown intersection, where streetcars rumble past and Mardi Gras parades make their sweeping turns. It’s major real estate that calls for something significant.

Superior Seafood also must be big to handle the many niches it’s trying to cover, an undertaking that yields an unusual combination of an old French-Creole and modern family eatery, as if Galatoire’s and Ralph & Kacoo’s were combined. The result is a huge, pricey, busy, good-looking restaurant full of dichotomies, some of them fun (or at least useful), some of them just plain vexing.

Big slabs of butter arrive with bags of hot French bread, though on two of four visits the bread was stale. The restaurant stocks a decent wine list, ranging from perfectly quaffable carafe wines to better selections. But behind the long zinc bar, daiquiri machines dispense frozen drinks. It’s a come-as-youare place, where reservations are accepted but rarely seem to be made and where service continues until midnight on weekends. A couple ordering the marquee dishes can easily spend $120 for dinner (prices come down a good deal at lunch).

Quality varies widely, and it’s hard to guess which dishes will satisfy. Price and complexity are not reliable indicators here.

The $17 linguini with shrimp and pesto was a relative bargain

on this menu and one of the better dishes I tried, as was a $27 entree of scallops, each crowned with a crisp edge and slivered garlic. Shrimp brochettes, filled with sausage and liquefied Monterey Jack and wrapped in charred bacon, were as delicious as they were indelicate.

But the $29 redfish arrived so heavily salted it could’ve lasted until winter. Many dishes share the same sides, namely uniformly scooped portions of spicy maque choux and standardissue whipped potatoes. These all but buried a blackened drum Napoleon, which collapsed under a goopy crawfish etouffee.

A good crabmeat maison should not feature shredded lump crabmeat. Superior’s is an orb that mixes shrimp and crab and heavily favors the shrimp mixed with strands of crab.

Guests are paying for fine dining and getting something at least a full notch lower, but there are other considerations here.

Families can bring wailing young children, and boy do they. Your cabal of visiting relatives all will be accommodated as readily here as at Superior Grill, a noted expert in crowd service, and everyone will find something to order somewhere on the menu.

Superior Seafood gets some credit just for rescuing this address, a former Copeland’s that sat blighted for years after Hurricane Katrina. If nothing else, that’s worth a happy hour stop for some slurping and sipping at Superior Seafood’s beautiful marble altar of an oyster bar or lunch out on the sunny patio as the streetcars roll past.

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Besides the varietal, place of origin and vintage, Spanish wines are defined by length of aging prior to release. Crianza is the legal designation for wines aged a minimum of two years, with at least six months in oak, and American oak is most common. This wine is made from tempranillo, the classic Spanish red grape, and it aged for one year in oak — any further barrel aging would be too much. The result is oak overtones and the taste of cherry, anise, blackberries and scents of vanilla and leather. The wine is well balanced and has a long fruit finish. Decant an hour before serving for best flavor. Drink it with roasted or grilled meats, fowl and game, pizza, paella and hardy cheeses. Buy it at: Cork & Bottle Drink it at: Herbsaint, Dijon, Salu, Rambla and Loa.

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A soft-shell crab is topped with crabmeat at Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar.

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interview ever, including the resilient Taqueria D.F. and Taqueria los Poblanos, which recently set up more-or-less regular hours between a pair of MidCity locations. When we were mired in the muck of early recovery work, trucks like these promised a fast, tasty, $5 lunch, and today, as a quick break on a busy day, their appeal remains just as strong.

Recent visits to Taqueria los Poblanos and Taqueria D.F. also turned up a meat option I had not spotted at other trucks before, one called buche. The woman making my torta at Taqueria D.F. described this as simply “pork,” though its taste and texture were different from the pork carnitas and al pastor meats I usually order. Chopped into a chunky, salty hash, this buche was chewy, but also griddle-crisped, tasting here like bacon, there like chicharrones and sometimes soft but not necessarily fatty. A little research answered my questions: buche is pig stomach. Offal aficionados will want to give it a whirl, though I think I’ve satisfied my curiosity.

On most days, Taqueria los Poblanos is in front of the Home Depot at 500 N. Carrollton Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. before it moves to the 100 block of South Broad Street, where it stays until about 9 p.m.

Taqueria D.F. has been on the 8800 block of South Claiborne Avenue (at the corner of Eagle Street) for years now.

It serves from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. everyday except Sunday, when it closes at 4 p.m.

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Today she’s an independent restaurant consultant and serves as the New Orleans regional restaurant specialist for the Louisiana Small Business Development Center.

Chiba 8312 Oak St., 826-9119 www.chiba-nola.com Sushi with a contemporary sensibility is offered until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Why do so many new restaurants keep opening around New Orleans?

Sclafani: After Hurricane Katrina, a huge number of people decided they wanted to chase that dream of having a restaurant, and all the food TV programs out there now are part of it too. They decided they love food and entertaining, so why not make a business doing that — even if they don’t know all the parts and pieces behind all that fun. They need to get past the glory of it, though, and recognize there’s a responsibility part too, especially for the people who will work for you. But if they want to do it, I’m all behind them.

Is the economy changing the way people dine out?

S: Here we just eat out a lot more, it’s part of what we do. But people are being more cautious when they do go out, so they’re gravitating toward more reasonable neighborhood places and away from white tablecloths.

The fine-dining restaurants have a tougher road ahead. It’s getting to the point where white tablecloths are disappearing, and I mean literally. You go into some restaurants and think, hey, didn’t you have white tablecloths in here the day before?

Summer is upon us, a hard time for restaurants. Any survival tips?

S: This lighter, healthy buzz that’s going around the nation, this is a great time to introduce more of that. It’s a great experimenting time. It’s also the time to train and do more of the things that are on our wish lists but that we always push to the back burner. It’s time to do that now so that we can be at our best when the busy time comes back. — IAN MCNuLTY

gelati, pastries and other sweets from Sucre (3025 Magazine St., 520-8311; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 834-2277; www.shopsucre.com).

The automat part of the operation is limited to beer and wine. Beer is sold by the bottle from vending machines, and wine is dispensed directly from the bottle using a card-operated system.

You pay for your drinks at the register, where a cashier verifies your age and issues tokens (for beer) or a prepaid card (for wine) to operate the machines.

Wine can be purchased by the glass or by the ounce for sampling. Press It is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Dinner at Cafe Ralphie

Cafe Ralphie (5024 W. Esplanade Ave., 889-7770; www.caferalphie.com), which I reviewed May 29, is the type of restaurant I love to find because it rewards the optimistic local eater’s confidence that behind even an ordinary facade you might discover some great

Louisiana cooking.

In this case, it also had a good Louisiana story to match because Cafe Ralphie is basically the reincarnation of Barataria, a Lakeview restaurant closed since Hurricane Katrina. It has the same family owners serving many of the same dishes but in a new location, this time a Metairie strip mall.

My one serious disappointment with Cafe Ralphie was its lack of evening hours. I thought its baked oysters, seafood entrees, soups and such would all make great dinner fare.

Cafe Ralphie has now added dinner, albeit on a limited basis, serving from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. At the same time, breakfast has been cut back to Saturday only. There’s still brunch on Sundays and lunch is served Tuesday through Saturday.

In addition, Cafe Ralphie hosts a supper club dinner once a month, with candlelight and a more elaborate menu.

The next one is Friday, June 29. Visit www.caferalphie.com for menu details.

Cafe Ralphie remains BYOB.

1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9717 www.hoshunrestaurant.com Order from a large pan-Asian menu until 2 a.m. daily.

Little Tokyo Small Plates & Noodle Bar 1340 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-6088 www.littletokyonola.com Japanese-style bar snacks are offered until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Wandering Buddha Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., 945-9428 www.thewanderingbuddha.com Vegan Korean dishes are available until midnight Tuesday through Sunday.

Yuki Izakaya 525 Frenchmen St., 943-1122 www.myspace.com/yukiizakaya Japanese-style small plates are available until late, but hours vary.

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“I believe that without professional critics like him and others to point out what was new and delicious, chefs would not be smiling at us from magazine covers, subway ads and billboards.

They would not be invited to the White House, except perhaps for job interviews. Claiborne and his successors told Americans that restaurants mattered. That was an eccentric opinion a halfcentury ago. It’s not any more.”

— New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells, writing recently about that paper’s first restaurant critic, the late Craig Claiborne, on the 50th anniversary of Claiborne’s first “Directory to Dining” column.

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Signs heralding the opening of Press It Bistrot & Automat (935 Gravier St., 800-928-3960; www.pressitbistrot.com) appeared quite some time ago, stoking curiosity about just what it would look like and how it would function. The “automat” references a type of coin-operated food dispenser, and cheap, quick-serve eateries that once used them were a fixture of American cities, starting in 1902 when the company Horn & Hardart opened the first one in Philadelphia.

Press It Bistrot & Automat is now open in the CBD, and it does feature some automation, though don’t expect any vintage apparatus of chromeframed, food-dispensing compartments. Rather, this restaurant has a contemporary look, with flat-screen TVs and menu displays, a lounge-meetscoffee shop ambience and a number of different service styles, most of which are familiar.

Pre-made lunch items like wraps, salads, personal pizzas and panini are stocked in a corner of the room for people who just want to grab and go, but customers can also get the same items prepared fresh at the deli line by entering an order at self-serve kiosks. There’s an online ordering function on the restaurant’s website and a smartphone app as well. Press It also has a selection of

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BAYOU BEER GARDEN — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ DMAC’S BAR & GRILL — 542 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., 3045757; www.dmacsbarandgrill. com — Stop in for daily lunch

specials or regular items such as gumbo, seafood-stuffed po-boys or pulled-pork sliders topped with barbecue sauce.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ DOWN THE HATCH — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, 5220909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449 River Road, 8344938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ SHAMROCK BAR & GRILL — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938 — Shamrock serves burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, Reuben sandwiches, cheese sticks and fries with cheese or gravy. Other options include corned beef and cabbage, and fish and chips. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE BOO KOO BBQ — 3701 Banks St., 202-4741; www. bookoobbq.com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Cash only. $

BURGERS BEACHCORNER BAR & GRILL — 4905 Canal St., 488-7357; www.beachcornerbarandgrill.com — Top a 10-oz.

Beach burger with cheddar, blue, Swiss or pepper Jack cheese, sauteed mushrooms or house-made hickory sauce.

Other options include a grilled chicken sandwich. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

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CAFE CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St., 861-7890; www. cafefreret.com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like

the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin.Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ GOTT GOURMET CAFE — 3100 Magazine St., 373-6579; www.gottgourmetcafe.com — This cafe serves a variety of gourmet salads, sandwiches, wraps, Chicago-style hot dogs, burgers and more. The cochon de lait panini includes slowbraised pork, baked ham, pickles, Swiss, ancho-honey slaw, honey mustard and chili mayo.

No reservations. Breakfast Sat.Sun., lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE — 5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. Breakfast is available all day on weekends. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ PARKVIEW CAFE AT CITY PARK — City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — Located in the old Casino Building, the cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening. No reservations.

Lunch and early dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ PRAVDA — 1113 Decatur St., 581-1112; www.pravdaofnola. com — Pravda is known for its Soviet kitsch and selection of absinthes, and the kitchen offers pierogies, beef empanadas, curry shrimp salad and a petit steak served with truffle aioli. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CHINESE FIVE HAPPINESS — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ JUNG’S GOLDEN DRAGON — 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

OuT to EAT COFFEE/DESSERT ANTOINE’S ANNEX — 513 Royal St., 581-4422; www. antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Royal Street salad features baby spinach and mixed lettuces with carrots, red onion, red peppers, grapes, olives, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PINKBERRY — 300 Canal St.; 5601 Magazine St., 899-4260; www.pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY BAYONA — 430 Dauphine St., 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ OAK — 8118 Oak St., 3021485; www.oaknola.com — This wine bar offers small plates and live musical entertainment. Gulf shrimp fill tacos assembled in house-made corn tortillas with pickled vegetables, avocado and lime crema. The hanger steak bruschetta is topped with Point Reyes blue cheese and smoked red onion marmalade. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CREOLE ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ MELANGE — 2106 Chartres St., 309-7335; www.melangenola.com — Dine on FrenchCreole cuisine in a restaurant and bar themed to resemble a lush 1920s speakeasy. Lapin au vin is a farm raised rabbit cooked served with demi-glace, ovenroasted shallots, tomatoes, potatoes and pancetta. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$

REDEMPTION — 3835 Iberville St., 309-3570; www. redemption-nola.com — Chef Greg Piccolo’s menu includes dishes such as the crispy avocado cup filled with Louisiana crawfish remoulade. Roasted duck breast is served with red onion and yam hash, andouille, sauteed spinach and grilled Kadota fig jus. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ STEAMBOAT NATCHEZ — Toulouse Street Wharf, 5691401; www.steamboatnatchez. com — The Natchez serves Creole cuisine while cruising the Mississippi River. At dinner, the Paddlewheel porkloin is blackened pork served with Creole mustard sauce or Caribbean butter spiked with Steen’s cane syrup. Bread pudding is topped with candied pecans and bourbon sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

CUBAN/ CARIBBEAN MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — 437 Esplanade Ave., 252-4800; www.mojitosnola. com — Mojitos serves a mix of Caribbean, Cuban and Creole dishes. Aruba scallops are seared and served with white chocolate chipotle sauce with jalapeno grits and seasonal vegetables. Warm walnut goat cheese is served with yuca chips. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Sat.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

DELI KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI & GROCERY — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ MARTIN WINE CELLAR — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , 896-7350; www.martinwine. com — The wine emporium offers gourmet sandwiches and deli items such as the Sena salad: chicken, golden raisins, blue cheese, toasted pecans and pepper jelly vinaigrette over field greens. No reservations.

Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Fri., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ QUARTER MASTER DELI — 1100 Bourbon St., 529-1416; www.quartermasterdeli.com — Slow-cooked pork ribs are coated in house barbecue sauce and served with two sides. Slow-roasted beef is sliced thin, doused in gravy and served on 10-inch French loaves. No reservations. 24 hours daily. Cash only. $

FRENCH FLAMING TORCH — 737 Octavia St., 895-0900; www. flamingtorchnola.com — Chef Nathan Gile’s menu includes pan-seared Maine diver scallops with chimichurri sauce and smoked bacon and corn hash.

Coffee- and coriander-spiced rack of lamb is oven roasted and served with buerre rouge and chevre mashed potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ MARTINIQUE BISTRO — 5908 Magazine St., 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard. Try dishes such as Steen’s-cured duck breast with satsuma and ginger demi-glace and stone-ground goat cheese grits. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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INDIAN JULIE’S LITTLE INDIA KITCHEN AT SCHIRO’S — 2483 Royal St., 944-6666; www. schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE — 4308 Magazine St., 8949797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes.

Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$ TAJ MAHAL INDIAN CUISINE — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN ANDREA’S RESTAURANT — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include Capelli D’Andrea, which combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ CAFE GIOVANNI — 117 Decatur St., 529-2154; www.

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ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE — 8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www.one-sl. com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes like char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and a memorable cochon de lait. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

MONTREL’S BISTRO — 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747 — This casual restaurant serves Creole favorites. The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding for dessert.

Outdoor seating is adjacent to Dutch Alley and the French Market. Reservations accepted.

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Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce.

Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ ITALIAN PIE — 3706 Prytania St., 266-2523; www.italianpie. com — In addition to regular Italian pie pizzas, pastas, salads and sandwiches, this location offers a selection of entrees. Seared tuna comes over a spinach salad with Thai peanut dressing. Baked tilapia is topped with crabmeat and creamy bordelaise and served over angel hair pasta with glazed baby carrots. No reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MOSCA’S — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, 436-8950; www. moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946.

Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted.

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VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Try house specialties like veal- and spinach-stuffed canneloni.

Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads.

“Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$ MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab.

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RED GRAVY — 125 Camp St., 561-8844; www.redgravycafe. com — The cafe serves breakfast items including pancakes, waffles and pastries. At lunch, try meatballs, lasagna and other Italian specialties, panini, wraps, soups and salads. Open Sundays before New Orleans Saints home games. Reservations accepted for large parties.

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MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997; www.japanesebistro. com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reserva-

tions accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ ORIGAMI — 5130 Freret St., 899-6532 — Nabeyaki udon is a soup brimming with thick noodles, chicken and vegetables.

The long list of special rolls includes the Big Easy, which combines tuna, salmon, white fish, snow crab, asparagus and crunchy bits in soy paper with eel sauce on top. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ WASABI SUSHI — 900 Frenchmen St., 943-9433; 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd., 267-3263; www.wasabinola.com — Wasabi serves a wide array of Japanese dishes. Wasabi honey shrimp are served with cream sauce. The Assassin roll bundles tuna, snow crab and avocado in seaweed and tops it with barbecued eel, tuna, eel sauce and wasabi tobiko. No reservations. Frenchmen Street: Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. Pontchartrain Boulevard: lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY K-PAUL’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN — 416 Chartres St., 596-2530; www.chefpaul.com — At chef Paul Prudhomme’s restaurant, signature dishes include blackened Louisiana drum, Cajun jambalaya and the blackened stuffed pork chop. Lunch service is deli style and changing options include po-boys and dishes like tropial fruit salad with bronzed shrimp. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ MANNING’S — 519 Fulton St., 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip.

There also are brunch specials.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ TOMAS BISTRO — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes like semiboneless Louisiana quail stuffed with applewood-smoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss chard and Madeira sauce. The duck cassoulet combines duck confit and Creole Country andouille

in a white bean casserole. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ ZACHARY’S RESTAURANT — 902 Coffee St., Mandeville, (985) 626-7008 — Chef Zachary Watters prepares dishes like redfish Zachary, crabmeat au gratin and Gulf seafood specials. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Tue.Sat. Credit cards. $$$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN BABYLON CAFE — 7724 Maple St., 314-0010; www. babyloncafe.biz —The Babylon platter includes stuffed grape leaves, hummus, kibbeh, rice and one choice of meat: lamb, chicken or beef kebabs, chicken or beef shawarma, gyro or kufta.

Chicken shawarma salad is a salad topped with olives, feta and chicken breast cooked on a rotisserie. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., 861-9602 — Diners will find authentic, healthy and fresh Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN COUNTRY FLAME — 620 Iberville St., 522-1138 — Country Flame serves a mix of popular Mexican and Cuban dishes.

Come in for fajitas, pressed Cuban sandwiches made with hickory-smoked pork and charbroiled steaks or pork chops.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THE GREEN BURRITO NOLA — 3046 St. Claude Ave., 949-2889; www.facebook.com/ the-green-burrito-nola — The steak burrito features Cajunspiced beef slow-cooked with bell peppers, banana peppers, onion and squash and rolled in a flour, spinach, whole wheat or tomato-basil tortilla with basmati rice and beans. Spicy fish tacos are dressed with house pico de gallo. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Cash only. $ JUAN’S FLYING BURRITO — 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 4869950; www.juansflyingburrito. com — Mardi Gras Indian tacos are stuffed with roasted corn, pinto beans, grilled summer squash, Jack cheese and spicy slaw. Red chile chicken and goat cheese quesadilla features grilled Creole chicken breast, salsa fresca, chile-lime adobo sauce, and Jack, cheddar and goat cheeses pressed in a flour tortilla. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ LUCY’S RETIRED SURFERS’ BAR & RESTAURANT — 701

OuT to EAt Tchoupitoulas St., 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves CaliforniaMexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails.

Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations.

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SANTA FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 948-0077 — This casual cafe serves creative takes on Southwestern cuisine. Bolinos de Bacalau are Portuguesestyle fish cakes made with dried, salted codfish, mashed potatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, green onions and egg and served with smoked paprika aioli. Outdoor seating is available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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MUSIC AND FOOD BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 586-0972; www.thebombayclub.com — Mull the menu at this French Quarter hideaway while sipping a well made martini. The duck duet pairs confit leg with pepper-seared breast with black currant reduction. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St., 525-8899; www. gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo.

Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers.

No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur St., 527-5000; www. marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SIBERIA — 2227 St. Claude Ave., 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $. $

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTZ BAGELZ — 3138 Magzine St., 309-7557; www. artzbagelz.com — Artz bakes its bagels in house and options include onion, garlic, honey whole wheat, cinnamon-raisin, salt and others. Get one with a schmear or as a sandwich. Salads also are available. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $ KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. Reservations accepted.

Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ OLIVE BRANCH CAFE — 1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 348-2008; 5145 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, 393-1107; www. olivebranchcafe.com — These cafes serve soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and entrees.

Chicken and artichoke pasta is tossed with penne in garlic and olive oil. Shrimp Carnival features smoked sausage, shrimp, onion and peppers in roasted garlic cream sauce over pasta. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA DON FORTUNATO’S PIZZERIA — 3517 20th St., Metairie, 302-2674 — The Sicilian pizza is topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto, roasted red peppers and kalamata olives.

The chicken portobello calzone is filled with grilled chicken breast, tomato sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, portobello mushrooms and sun-dried tomato mayo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke,

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NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Nonna Mia uses homemade dough for pizza served by the slice or whole pie and offers salads, pasta dishes and panini. Gourmet pies are topped with ingredients like pancetta, roasted eggplant, portobello mushrooms and prosciutto. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies or build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. Also servpage 41

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The Big Apple pie is loaded with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, Italian sausage and minced garlic and anchovies and jalapenos are optional.

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WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 888-4004 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS DRESS IT — 535 Gravier St., 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order. Original topping choices include everything from sprouts to black bean and corn salsa to peanut butter. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368 Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of poboys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $ MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 8993374; www.mahonyspoboys. com — Mahoney’s serves traditional favorites and original poboys like the Peacemaker, which is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

SLICE — 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice is known for pizza on thin crusts made from 100 percent wheat flour. Other options include the barbecue shrimp po-boy made with Abita Amber and the shrimp Portofino, a pasta dish with white garlic cream sauce, shrimp and broccoli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THE STORE — 814 Gravier St., 322-2446; www.thestoreneworleans.com — The Store serves sandwiches, salads and hot plates, and there is a taco bar where patrons can choose their own toppings. Red beans and rice comes with grilled andouille and a corn bread muffin. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$

SEAFOOD GALLEY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes.

Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s popular soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one

GRAND ISLE — 575 Convention Center Blvd., 520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant.com — The baked Gulf fish is topped with compound chili butter and served with local seasonal vegetables and herb-roasted potatoes. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200; www. redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ VILLAGE INN — 9201 Jefferson Hwy., 737-4610 — Check into Village Inn for seasonal boiled seafood or raw oysters. Other options include fried seafood platters, po-boys, pasta and pizza. Reservations accepted.

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SOUL FOOD BIG MOMMA’S CHICKEN AND WAFFLES — 5741 Crowder Blvd., 241-2548; www. bigmommaschickenandwaffles. com — Big Momma’s serves combinations like the six-piece: a waffle and six fried wings served crispy or dipped in sauce. Breakfast is served all day. All items are cooked to order. No reservations.

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STEAKHOUSE CHOPHOUSE NEW ORLEANS — 322 Magazine St., 522-7902; www.chophousenola. com — This traditional steakhouse serves USDA prime beef, and a selection of super-sized cuts includes a 40-oz. Porterhouse for two. The menu also features seafood options and a la carte side items. Reservations recommended. Diner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ CRESCENT CITY STEAKS — 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271; www.crescentcitysteaks. com — Order USDA prime beef dry-aged and hand-cut in house.

There are porterhouse steaks large enough for two or three diners to share. Bread pudding with raisins and peaches is topped with brandy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri. and Sun., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601 Royal St., 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Or enjoy hot and cold tapas dishes ranging from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ SANTA FE TAPAS — 1327 St. Charles Ave., 304-9915 — The menu includes both tapas dishes and entrees. Seared jumbo scallops are served with mango and green tomato pico de

gallo. Gambas al ajillo are jumbo shrimp with garlic, shallots, chilis and cognac. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8362007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Paella de la Vega combines shrimp, mussels, chorizo, calamari, scallops, chicken and vegetables in saffron rice.

Pollo en papel features chicken, mushrooms, leeks and feta in phyllo pastry. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

THAI SUKHO THAI — 4519 Magazine St., 373-6471; 1913 Royal St., 948-9309; www. sukhothai-nola.com — Whole deep-fried redfish is topped with fried shrimp and scallops and served with vegetables and three-flavored chili sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE AUGUST MOON — 3635 Prytania St., 899-5129; www. moonnola.com — August Moon serves a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. There are spring rolls and pho soup as well as many popular Chinese dishes and vegetarian options. Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ CAFE MINH — 4139 Canal St., 482-6266; www.cafeminh. com— The watermelon crabmeat martini is made with diced watermelon, Louisiana jumbo lump crabmeat, avocado, jalapenos and cilantro and comes with crispy shrimp chips. Seafood Delight combines grilled lobster tail, diver scallops, jumbo shrimp and grilled vegetables in a sake soy reduction. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ DOSON NOODLE HOUSE —135 N. Carrollton Ave., 3097283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlight the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ LE VIET CAFE — 2135 St. Charles Ave., 304-1339 — The cafe offers pho, banh mi, spring rolls and rice and noodle dishes.

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Vietnamese-style grilled beef ribs come with a special sauce.

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lose his new family.

“This kid is funny but he doesn’t know it,” she says. “He tells us the little details that make it funny. You won’t feel bad reading this book.”

Friedmann likens the boy, Otto, to the young narrators Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye and Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, who also are exposed to hard truths.

In many ways, however, Otto is also based on Friedmann’s own son, who was adopted and had ADHD. She declines to say the entire story is based on his life, but she had no problem imagining aspects of her son’s life and perspective at 13.

“My publisher said, ‘You need to write another novel,’” Friedmann says. “I needed to find someone I love enough to live with for the duration of a book.” She chose her son at a particular point in his life, and the book poured out in just four weeks, she says. “I had no problem writing from the perspective of a 13-year-old boy. I was there the whole time he was 13. I paid close attention to his school, his friends, his sister, his father.”

When the first draft took shape, she wanted a more complex and literary story, so she built on themes by adding more about Otto’s sister. All her writing has literary aspirations, including a couple of works partially aimed at young adult audiences.

Writing from personal experience is something Friedmann openly embraces.

“Any writer who does not admit fiction is autobiographical is a flat-out liar,” she says.

Friedmann has given similar advice to young people. She sat on a career panel on writing for high school students and gave candid advice. After another local writer advised aspiring writers to study creative writing and consider master’s-level writing programs,

she told the students, “You A sixth-generation New should misbehave.”

Orleanian, Patty Friedmann Skeptical of writing programs, focuses on local details in her Friedmann believes they offer darkly comic fiction. useless rules (“Don’t ever use PHOTO BY CHerYl GerBer flashbacks”) and encourage work with a “workshoppy” dullness — with even tones, perfect vocabuPatty Friedmann JUNE lary and stereotyped voices. reads and signs Freidmann didn’t publish her first No Takebacks novel until she was almost 40. noon Saturday “I had to do some bad behavior in order to have something Maple Street to write about,” she says. “The Bookshop only reason I became capable 7523 Maple St. of writing fiction was to live a squalid life and listen to the 866-4916 voices on the street.” www.maplestreetHer work has benefited from bookshop.com her unflinching candor and local observations, although it’s not always popular with family, friends and former Newman classmates.

“I have spent enormous amounts of time hiding behind displays in the supermarket,” she says.

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handful of novels released in the 1990s and early 2000s exposed local writer Patty Friedmann’s dark sense of humor. She describes herself as a follower of the Confederacy of Dunces school of humor, and her work is full of local references, like to Isidore Newman School, which she attended. Eleanor Rushing was a novel about an erotomaniac who lives in a St. Charles Avenue mansion and stalks her minister. In Secondhand Smoke (2002), she created a distinctly loathsome protagonist. Jerusha, a Y’atty New Orleanian, is racist, vulgar and spiteful. She only finds the means to reflect on herself at the very end of the novel when her house burns down and she’s left homeless.

“Her home had to burn,” says Friedmann, laughing. “She started out as a mean old bitch.

The bigotry — she doesn’t like black people, her son is married to a Jewish Chicago woman. And then she’s suddenly at the mercy of all these people she looked down on. I found it hard to like her, but she was funny.”

That may seem odd for the subject of a humorous novel, but Friedmann perfected a deadpan voice that disarmingly addresses all sorts of bad behavior.

She lost that voice after Hurricane Katrina.

Friedmann had to be rescued from her home, its first floor swamped with floodwater. She kept writing, and her novels A Little Bit Ruined and Taken Away were both more tragicomic than her earlier works and dealt with the post-Katrina devastation. Though funny at times, the books didn’t resonate or build on her earlier success, but Freidmann shrugs off that they weren’t like the many serious accounts — fiction and nonfiction — of the disaster.

“I had to be rescued. I have PTSD [posttraumatic stress disorder],” she says. “I can laugh about it.”

She delved into more intentionally dark stories, like in a short story included in Julie Smith’s anthology New Orleans Noir, and followed it up with an e-book titled Too Jewish.

Freidmann recovered her old sense of humor, and No Takebacks again launches into rough material in an ultimately humorous novel narrated by an adopted 13-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is physically abused, and watches his new parents separate.

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Republic New Orleans — famous stranger, the show, alia fleury, paasky, megan moret, float’n, DJ fox, DJ Jg, 8

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AllWays Lounge — rory Danger & the Danger Dangers, 10 Banks Street Bar — Carlos & friends, 9 Blue Nile — neslort, 10 BMC — Carolyn broussard, 5; eudora evans & Deep soul, 8; st. legends brass band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — sweet olive string band, 5; tommy malone & bill malchow, 8 Chophouse New Orleans — John autin, 6:30 Columns Hotel — John rankin, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — new orleans streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — treme brass band, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — tom Hook & friends, 9:30

Maple Leaf Bar — rebirth brass band, 10 Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill — maryflynn & prohibition blues, 6; Chris polacek & the Hubcap Kings, 9:30 Mudlark Theatre — ami Dang Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Desiah, 10 New Orleans Arena — Van Halen, Kool & the gang, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Josh garrett & the bottom line, 8 Old U.S. Mint — matt Hampsey, bruce barnes & John Culbreth, 3 Preservation Hall — preservation Hall-stars feat. shannon powell, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Davell Crawford, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — andy J. forest, 4; meschiya lake & the little big Horns, 6; aurora nealand & the royal roses, 10

WeDneSDAY 27 Algiers Ferry Dock — wednesdays on the point feat.

Big Al’s Deckbar Seafood & Blues — John lisi & Delta funk, 8 Bistreaux — aaron lopezbarrantes, 7 Blue Nile — mike paille, brandon brunious, Dr. Jimbo walsh & James williams, 8; gravy, 11 BMC — Jeff Chaz blues band, 5; blues4sale, 8; Deja Vu brass band, 11 Buffa’s Lounge — ben De la Cour, 7 Candlelight Lounge — treme brass band, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — meschiya lake & tom mcDermott, 7 Chophouse New Orleans — amanda walker, 6 Columns Hotel — andy rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — new orleans streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — tin men, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — bob andrews, 9:30 House of Blues — Kipori woods, 7; aaron neville, 8 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Cary Hudson, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s I Club — Kermit ruffins DJ set, 6

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Kerry Irish Pub — Chip wilson, 9

House of Blues — flaming lips, grimes, 5

The Maison — Upstarts, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s I Club — bill summers, 8

Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill — Jayna morgan & the sazerac sunrise Jazz band, 6; emily estrella & the faux barrio billionaires, 9:30

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — roman skakun, 5; James rivers movement, 8

Old U.S. Mint — tom mcDermott, noon

The Maison — erin Demastes, 5; brent walsh, 7; Kidnap orkestra, 10; fur & lace (upstairs), 10

Preservation Hall — preservation Hall Jazz band feat. mark braud, 8

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Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Kipori woods, 5; irvin mayfield’s noJo Jam, 8

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Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill — Alabama Slim Blues Revue, 4; 30x90 Blues Women, 9:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Millers of Metry, 7; Patrick Cooper, 8; Clyde Albert, 9; Jeremiah Akin, 10 Oak — Kristin Diable, 9 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Cha Wa, 6 Old Point Bar — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 7 Old U.S. Mint — Matt Hampsey, Bruce Barnes & John Culbreth, 3 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Thursdays at Twilight feat. Symphony Chorus Of New Orleans, 6 Preservation Hall — Tornado Brass Band feat. Darryl Adams, 8 Ray’s — Bobby Love Band, 6 Rivershack Tavern — Detective Fish, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Lil Pookie, 8:30 The Saint Hotel (Burgundy Bar) — The Yat Pack, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10 St. Roch Tavern — J.D. & the Jammers, 8:30 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 4:30; Frenchmen Street Jug Band, 7:30

Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6

FRIday 29 AllWays Lounge — Stacks, 10 Andrea’s Capri Blu Lounge — “Uncle” Wayne Daigrepont, 7 Austin’s Restaurant — Scott Kyser, 7 Banks Street Bar — Claude Bryant & the Allstars, 10 Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain Hotel — Philip Melancon, 8 Bayou Beer Garden — Dr. Funk, 9 Bistreaux — Aaron LopezBarrantes, 7 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Spoiler Alerts (upstairs), 7; Bru Bruser & the Future Drops feat. Intel & the Voice of Sybil Shanell, 10; Honorable South, 11 BMC — El DeOrazio & Friends, 3; Truman Holland

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THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG-13) — a group (Judi Dench, maggie smith and bill nighy) decides to retire in india, only to find their lush hotel to be a shell of its former self. AMC Palace 20, Canal Place BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES (NR) — the museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater BORN TO BE WILD 3-D (PG) — morgan freeman narrates the documentary about two animal preservationists: Daphne sheldrick, who created an elephant sanctuary in Kenya, and Dr. birute mary galdikas, who set up an orphanage for orangutans in borneo.

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AMC Palace 20 THE LAST REEF: CITIES BENEATH THE SEA (NR) — the documentary explores exotic coral reefs and vibrant sea walls around the world. Entergy IMAX LOLA VERSUS (R) — newly dumped by her longtime boyfriend and nearing her 30th birthday, a woman (greta gerwig) feels adrift as she re-enters the new York dating scene. AMC Palace 20 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (PG) — animal friends trying to make it back to the Central park Zoo are forced to take a detour to europe where they transform a traveling circus. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC

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And there’s another problem: Anderson’s movies don’t always work. Films like The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou overflow with the director’s trademark whimsical characters and settings, but after strong starts find themselves all dressed up with nowhere to go. Moonrise Kingdom leaves the missteps behind with a consistently funny and imaginative tale of first love between precocious 12-year-olds that feels genuine instead of merely clever.

Moonrise Kingdom takes us to a small island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965. Sam (Jared Gilman) is an ace Khaki Scout and secret orphan who has no chance of fitting in with his far more conventional peers. Suzy (Kara Hayward) has caring but depressed parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) and recently discovered a book on top of the refrigerator titled Coping With the Very Troubled Child. Sam and Suzy identify each other as kindred spirits in the first of several lightning strikes that punctuate the movie. They conspire to run away into the wilderness together causing great distress for earnest Khaki Scout master Ward (Edward Norton) and sad-sack police Capt. Sharp (Bruce Willis), especially since a historic hurricane is looming.

It must not have been easy to evoke the overwhelming emotions of pre-teens in a more innocent time without also generating movie-crushing sentiment and nostalgia. Moonrise Kingdom conjures that time of life like it was yesterday.

Norton and Willis rise to the occasion with what is their most inspired work in years. The movie is divided into two halves of roughly equal length, before and after the initial runaways-in-peril scenario is resolved. The second half might have fallen flat in the manner of some previous Anderson films. But this time he’s got a story to tell. Now in his forties, Anderson has found a clear voice and sense of purpose to match his quirky charm and meticulous craftsmanship. It’s easy to have a strong opinion about that. — KEN KORMAN

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AMC Palace 16 ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI (NR) — World surfing champion Kelly Slater, Tahitian surfer Raimana Van Bastolaer and others seek out the best waves breaking on the reef at Tahiti’s famed surf site Teahupo’o. Entergy IMAX

OPENING FRIDAY MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION (PG-13) — When a Wall Street banker is framed in a Ponzi scheme and is placed under federal protection, the banker and his family are shipped down to the no-nonsense Madea’s (Tyler Perry) house.

MAGIC MIKE (R) — A handyman by day and a stripper in an all-male revue at night, Mike (Channing Tatum) discovers the downsides of stripping after he takes a novice under his wings and falls for his sister.

sPEcIAl scREENINGs 5 BROKEN CAMERAS (NR) — The Sundance Film Fest award-winning documentary follows a Palestinian farm laborer who has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part of the story of his village’s resistance to Israeli oppression. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 Zeitgeist members. 6 p.m. Friday-Monday, then nightly through July 5, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net BATTLE ROYALE (NR) — As a punishment for truancy, the Japanese government institutes an act where classes

BLACK FOLK DON’T (NR) — The New Orleans Film Society and BlackPublicMedia present the premiere of the second season of the documentary web series that explores the gray areas between stereotype and truth. A Q&A with series creator and director Angela Tucker follows the screening.

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Tuesday, Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org CASABLANCA (NR) — The 1942 drama follows an American expatriate who meets a former lover in Africa during the early days of World War II. Tickets $5.50.

Noon Saturday-Sunday and July 4, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania.com DEATH OF A SUPERHERO (NR) — Ian FitzGibbon’s dark coming-of-age story follows a 14-year-old who, after several cycles of unsuccessful chemotherapy, channels his thoughts into a comic book universe where he is a brawny superhero. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 Zeitgeist members. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net GILLES DELEUZE: FROM A TO Z (NR) — Claire Parnet’s series of interviews with the late philosopher when he was in the throes of terminal illness display unprecedented transparency about his seminal works. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 members. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net HICK (R) — Based on Andrea Portes’ controversial novel about teen sexuality, the film featuring Chloe Moretz, Blake Lively and Alec Baldwin follows a 13-yearold from a Nebraska farm who heads to Las Vegas.

Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 Zeitgeist members.

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www.zeitgeistinc.net I CONFESS (NR) — Alfred Hitchcock’s 1953 film noir follows a priest who becomes the prime suspect in a murder. Noon Wednesday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com I WISH (PG) — A 12-yearold Japanese boy hopes to witness a miracle he believes will reconcile his divorced parents and reunite his family. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 members. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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TED (R) — Seth MacFarlane directs the comedy about a man (Mark Wahlberg) who, as a child, wished for his teddy bear to come to life — and 30 years later, the foul-mouthed bear is still his companion, much to the chagrin of the man’s girlfriend (Mila Kunis).

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GALLERIES 3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp. com — “XL Fem Capsule,” multimedia works by Heather Weathers, through July 7.

ACADEMY GALLERY. 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 — Annual student exhibition, through July 21.

ANTIEAU GALLERY. 927 Royal St., 304-0849; www. antieaugallery.com — Works

by Chris Roberts-Antieau, Bryan Cunningham and John Whipple, ongoing.

ANTON HAARDT GALLERY. 2858 Magazine St., 309-4249; www.antonart. com — Works by Anton Haardt, Christopher Moses and others, ongoing.

ARIODANTE GALLERY. 535 Julia St., 524-3233 — Works Bettina Miret, jewelry by Kiki Huston and collage paintings by Phillip Lightweis-Goff, through Saturday.

ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., 5221999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Rings of Granite,” sculpture by Jesus Moroles; “Ersy: Architect of Dreams,” selections from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art exhibition, through July 14.

THE BEAUTY SHOP. 3828 Dryades St — Works by Rebecca Rebouche, ongoing.

BEE GALLERIES. 319 Chartres St., 587-7117; www.beegalleries.com — Works by 15 local and regional artists including Martin LaBorde, ongoing.

BENEITO’S ART. 3618 Magazine St., 891-9170; www. bernardbeneito.com — Oil paintings, prints, postcards and license plates by Bernard Beneito, ongoing.

BYRDIE’S GALLERY. 2422-A St. Claude Ave.; www. byrdiesgallery.com — Ceramics

by Hallie Marie Kuhn, through July 10.

CAFE BABY. 237 Chartres St., 310-4004; www. markbercier.com — Paintings and works on paper by Mark Bercier, ongoing.

CALLAN CONTEMPORARY. 518 Julia St., 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Opus Concava,” paintings by Jose-Maria Cundin, through July 28.

CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “The Sixth Month,” a group exhibition, through Saturday.

COLE PRATT GALLERY. 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — “About a Line,” works by Katie Rafferty, through Saturday.

COUP D’OEIL ART CONSORTIUM. 2033 Magazine St., 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “Ghosts of the Quarry,” a multimedia installation by Blaine Capone, through July 21.

COURTYARD GALLERY. 1129 Decatur St., 330-0134; www.woodartandmarketing. com — Hand-carved woodworks

by Daniel Garcia, ongoing.

D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 5243936 — “So Much Art, So Little Time III,” an annual retrospective of gallery artists and artists from the past 10 months of exhibitions, through Aug. 1.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Heat Wave,” works by Stephen Collier, T.J. Donovan and Stephen G. Rhodes, through July 8.

GUY LYMAN FINE ART. 3645 Magazine St., 8994687; www.guylymanfineart. com — Mixed media with mechanical light sculpture by Jimmy Block, ongoing.

HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www.heriardcimino.com — “Identity,” works by Carlos Betancourt, Sharon Jacques and Carlos Villasante, through Saturday.

HOMESPACE GALLERY. 1128 St. Roch Ave., (917) 584-9867 — “Beheld,” a group exhibition of photographs, through July 8.

JACK GALLERY. 900 Royal St., 588-1777 — Paintings, lithographs and other works by Tom Everhart, Gordon Parks, Al Hirschfeld, Stanley Mouse, Anja, Patrick McDonnell and other artists, ongoing.

JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., 895-7375; www. jeanbragg.com — “Cries of New Orleans,” a group show of paintings featuring Carol Hallock, through Saturday.

JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 400A Julia St., 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Thornton Dial: Works On Paper”; “In the Trying,” oil paintings by Sandy Chism, through July 21.

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LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “Man, Myth, Monster,” a group exhibition curated by Christy Wood, through Thursday.

DU MOIS GALLERY. 4921 Freret St., 818-6032; www.dumoisgallery.com — “Visages,” works by Devin Meyers and Fat Kids, through Saturday.

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BERTA’S AND MINA’S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY. 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 — “New Orleans Loves to Second Line All the Time,” works

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GALLERY VERIDITAS. 3822 Magazine St., 267-5991; www.gvnola.com — “A Little Old, A Little New,” works by J. Renee and Luis Colmenares, through Saturday.

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NEWCOMB ART GALLERY. Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, 865-5328; www. newcombartgallery.tulane.edu — “Patricia Cronin: All Is Not Lost,” through Saturday.

NOUVELLE LUNE. 938 Royal St., 908-1016 — Works using reclaimed, repurposed or salvaged materials by Linda Berman, Georgette Fortino, David Bergeron, Kelly Guidry and tress turner, ongoing.

OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — “Inside/Outside: Contemporary Cuban Art,” works by Luisa Mesa, Victoria Montoro Zamorano, Jose Antonio Choy and Ruben Rodriguez Martinez, through Saturday.

PARSE GALLERY. 134 Carondelet St — “Caligula,” works by Wesley Stokes, through Friday.

PETER O’NEILL STUDIOS. 721 Royal St., 527-0703; www. oneillgallery.com — Works by Peter O’Neill, ongoing.

RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS GALLERY. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Works by Cathy Cooper-Stratton, Margo Manning, Chad Ridgeway and teri Walker and others, ongoing.

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SECOND STORY GALLERY. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery.com — Works by Adam Montegut, Cynthia Ramirez, Gina Laguna and others, through July 31.

SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., 569-9501; www.sorengallery. com — “Watershed,” mixedmedia works by Gretchen Weller Howard; “traveling,” paintings by Michael Marlowe, through Saturday.

STAPLE GOODS. 1340 St. Roch Ave., 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Bobbery,” machine drawings

by Christopher Deris and Karoline Schleh, through July 8.

STELLA JONES GALLERY. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, 568-9050 — “Louisiana Roots,” paintings by Ed Clark; sculpture by Harold Cousins, through Friday.

STUDIO 831. 532 Royal St., 304-4392; www.studio831royal.com — “In a Mind’s Eye,” sculpture by Jason Robert Griego, ongoing.

THOMAS MANN GALLERY I/O. 1812 Magazine St., 5812113; www.thomasmann.com — “Wire World,” wall pieces, jewelry and wearable art by thomas Mann, Cathy Cooper and Steve Lohman, through Saturday.

THREE RIVERS GALLERY. 333 E. Boston St., (985) 8922811; www.threeriversgallery. com — “the Summer Wind,” paintings by Stangl Melancon, through July 17.

UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave — “2-D/3-D: Part 1,” a group show of works by students in the University of New Orleans’ Master of Fine Arts program, through July 8.

call for artists CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN AWARD. the New Orleans Photo Alliance awards $5,000 to a fine art photographer who is creating, or has completed, a significant body of work. Visit www.neworleansphotoalliance.org for details.

Submission deadline is July 20.

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — the museum seeks submissions for the statewide juried exhibition of Louisiana artists that awards cash prizes. the exhibition opens Aug. 4 during White Linen Night and closes Sept. 24. Visit www. louisianacontemporary.org for details. Submissions deadline is Monday.

LOUISIANA HOME GROWN HARVEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL. the inaugural festival, held Sept. 21-23, seeks arts and crafts vendors. Email homegrownfestnola@gmail.com or visit www.homegrown-fest. com for details.

MANDEVILLE’S MARIGNY OCTOBERFEAST. the City of Mandeville seeks a poster and logo design for its inaugural festival (Oct. 24-27). Email

acasborne@cityofmandeville. com for details. Submissions deadline is Friday.

museums ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — “Red + Black = Maroon II,” a touring exhibition of photographs by Cristina Miranda of the daily life of the Quilombolas of Maranhao, Brazil, through July 21.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “NOLA NOW, Part II: the Human Figure,” through Aug. 5.

LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “Mallarme II: Movement & Abstraction,” works by George Dunbar, through Saturday.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM CABILDO. 701 Chartres St., 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “New Orleans Bound 1812: the Steamboat that Changed America,” through January 2013.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; www. lsm.crt.state.la.us — “the Louisiana Plantation Photos of Robert tebbs,” 60 gelatin silver prints by the architecture photographer, through November. “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” ongoing. “It’s Carnival time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items, ongoing.

NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “Snapshots of D-Day: Photographs of the Normandy Invasion,” through July 8. “turning Point: the Doolittle Raid, Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway,” through July 8.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www. noma.org — “Drawn to the Edge,” an installation of largescale drawings in the museum’s Great Hall by Katie Holden; “Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave Blache III”; both through Sept. 9. “Dario Robleto: the Prelives of the Blues,” through Sept. 16. “Ralston Crawford and Jazz,” through Oct. 14.

“Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through Oct. 7, 2013.

OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Maximalist and Naturalist,” paintings by Merk Messersmith; “Remedies,” oil paintings by Alexa Kleinbard; “Duck Blinds: Louisiana,”

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Work by Christopher Deris, Karoline Schleh and Wesley Stokes

Not long ago, visual art was mostly seen but not heard, while performances were much louder and occurred on a stage. Now visual art often includes performances, although two current shows take different approaches to that end.

Karoline Schleh and Christopher Deris’ expo looks very domestic, with a dining room table set for dinner and Chippendale cabinets bristling with curiosities including Schleh’s drawings and modified Victorian graphics and such. All are very quiet until a crank or switch is flipped, and then they whirl and pirouette like a mechanical version of the Mad Hatter’s tea party, all of which is aptly described by the title Bobbery — a VictotHRU Caligula rian synonym for “hubbub.”

Wednesday through Saturday junE Deris’ gear-and-pulley Parse Gallery mechanisms also look 134 Carondelet St. Victorian, animated perhaps by the ghost of Rube www.sites.google.com/site/ Goldberg, as they compel parsegallery even the most quiescent of media to perform for us.

Bobbery Quiet is far from the case tHRU at Parse, where Wesley Saturdays and Sundays july Stokes’ Caligula paintings Staple Goods and videos appear on the 1340 St. Roch Ave. walls, while a floor scattered with little broken busts and 908-7331 concrete shards suggests a www.postmedium.org/staplemini-imperial ruin. A series goods of sound performances by Philip Kruse, Philippe Andre Landry, Justin Benoit and Michael Jeffrey Lee, as well as a performance by Chicago artist Elijah Burgher about occult symbolism, rounded out the schedule. Using the crazy and cruelly decadent legacy of Roman emperor Caligula as a foil, Stokes suggests multiple connections between the classical world and the present in stark abstract canvases rendered in asphalt that suggest scorched earth while harkening back to Robert Rauschenberg’s black paintings and George Brassai’s graffiti photographs. Dark and dusky videos of dive bars and sinister figures with eerie soundtracks round out an intermingling of the raw and the refined in an installation that slowly reveals its Plutonic essence while suggesting both the power of decadence and the decadence of power. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDt

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photographs by Nell Campbell; “Elysium,” photographs by Colleen Mullins; “Field Work,” photograms by Woody Woodroof; photographs by CC Lockwood; “Plastic Gulf,” video by Lee Deigaard; all through July 23.

SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801

Freret St., 865-5699; seaa.tulane.edu — “Following Wright,” an exhibit highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright’s influence with drawings by architects Edward Sporl, Albert C. Ledner, Philip Roach Jr. and Leonard Reese Spangenberg, through Dec. 7.

SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk

Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “tanqueray Olive” and “Guinness Pint,” prints by tom Gianfagna, through Jan. 21, 2013. “Lena Richard: Pioneer in Food tV,” an exhibit curated by Ashley Young; “then and Now: the Story of Coffee”; both ongoing.

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DAWLIN’ & HAWT. Mid-City Theater, 3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — ricky graham directs becky allen and amanda Hebert in a show of sketches and stand-up comedy. tickets $25. 8 p.m. friday-saturday.

THE GINGHAM DOG. Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., 218-0055; www.elmtheatre. org — in lanford wilson’s play, an interracial couple suffers through the first days of separation amid the height of the Civil rights movement. tickets $20. 8 p.m. thursday-saturday through July 7.

THE GNADIGES FRAULEIN. Clouet Park, Clouet Street between Royal and Dauphine streets — four Humours theater presents tennessee williams’ surrealist comedy about a woman who competes with the ferocious birds in her fictitious town for fish. Call 948-4167 or email fourhumourstheater@gmail. com for details. tickets are free or “pay what you can.” 7 p.m. friday-saturday.

HAMLET. Lupin Theatre, Tulane University, 865-5106; www.tulane.edu — Danny bowen directs the shakespeare tragedy about the murder of the King of Denmark

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL. JuJu Bag Cafe and Barber Salon, 5363 Franklin Ave., 872-0969; www.thejujubag. com — new orleans r&b singer sharon martin plays billie Holiday in the musical dramatizing her final performance. Call 570-0266 for reservations. advance tickets $20 general admission, $16 seniors, $12 students; $25 at the door. friday.

ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD. Lupin Theatre, Tulane University, 865-5106; www. tulane.edu — tulane and a red noses theatre Compan present tom stoppard’s absurdist play about the two courtiers from shakespeare’s Hamlet. tickets $15 preview performances (June 21-22), $35 opening night (June 23), $25 general admission. 7:30 p.m. friday-saturday and July 6, 1:30 p.m. sunday and July 7.

VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre. com — actors stage performances of surveillance tapes, wiretapped conversations, on-camera diatribes, released emails and other transcripts of notorious recorded conversations. tickets $8. 8 p.m. wednesday.

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Cutting Edge Theater at Attractions Salon, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 290-0760; www.cuttingedgeproductions.org — Clark gesner’s musical is based on the characters in Charles m. schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. tickets $18.50 general admission, $12 children. 8 p.m. fridaysaturday.

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FAMIlY DEAR EDWINA JR.. NORD’s Ty Tracy Theater, Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave., 5983800; www.crescentcitylights. org — Young actors perform the musical about edwina spoonapple, who puts on shows with the neighborhood kids in her family’s garage. tickets $15.

7:30 p.m. friday and July 13, 1 p.m. saturday-sunday and July 14, 3 p.m. July 15.

HANSEL AND GRETEL. Rogers Memorial Chapel, Tulane University, 862-3214 — the patchwork players present their improvisational, audience participation-heavy version of the tale. Call 314-2579 or email patchworkplayersnola@ gmail.com for reservations. tickets $8. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. tuesday-friday, 11 a.m. saturday.

URINETOWN. Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177-A Sala Ave., 885-2000; www.jpas. org — teens from Jpas’ youth musical theater program perform in the musical about a town that has banned private toilets after a major water shortage. tickets $15 general admission, $12 students and military, $10 children 12 and under. 7:30 p.m. friday-saturday, 2 p.m. sunday.

DANCE SOUTHERN VOICES: DANCE OUT LOUD 5.

Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — D’project’s festival highlights new orleans dancers, choreographers and dance companies through two showcases. Visit www.dproject.us for details. tickets $20 general admission, $16 CaC members and students. showcase 1 is 8 p.m. friday and 2 p.m. saturday, showcase 2 is 8 p.m. saturday and 2 p.m. sunday.

AuDITIONS BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON. University of New Orleans, Performing Arts Center, 280-7469; www. uno.edu — actors and musicians are sought for michael friedman’s rock musical that re-imagines andrew Jackson as an emo rock star. auditions are by appointment only. Call 4956626 or email harmswaythe-

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JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — JPAS holds auditions for its 35th season, which includes productions of Driving Miss Daisy, The Fully Monty, Frost/Nixon, Avenue Q, The Color Purple and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Auditions are by appointment only.

Email audition@jpas.org for details (no calls). Auditions for Frost/Nixon are WednesdayThursday; auditions for all other shows are FridaySaturday.

MARDI GRAS CHORUS. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1001 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 469-4740; www.ctk-nola.org — The men’s barbershop harmony chorus holds weekly auditions for new members. Call 363-9001 or visit www.mardigraschorus.com for details.

7:15 p.m. Tuesday.

STAGE DOOR IDOL. Stage Door Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — Singers compete in the five-week competition to win a cash prize and a headlining spot in a performance at the museum. Auditioners should prepare a song that was written in, recorded in, or in the style of the 1940s to sing a capella. Call 528-1944 ext.

287 or email ginny.clauss@ nationalww2museum.org for details. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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CHRIS & TAMI. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform an hourlong, tag-team style improv comedy set. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Friday.

COMEDY BEAST. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. Tickets $5. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 944-0099; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open-mic portion. 8 p.m.

Thursday.

COMEDY ROLL. Little Tokyo Small Plates & Noodle Bar, 1340 S. Carrollton Ave., 8616088; www.littletokyonola. com — The restaurant hosts a free stand-up comedy showcase. 9 p.m. Thursday.

COMEDY SPORTZ. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. Tickets $10. 7 p.m.

Saturday.

FEAR & LOATHING WITH GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The double bill includes Fear and Loathing, the sketch comedy show, and God’s Been Drinking, the improv comedy troupe. Tickets $10, $5 with drink purchase. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

THE FIGHTING SPIRIT. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — Two teams compete in the improv comedy battle. Tickets $5.

9:30 p.m. Thuursday.

FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY SHOWCASE. The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., 3715543; www.maisonfrenchmen.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts a weekly stand-up showcase featuring New Orleans comedians. Free admission. 8 p.m. Friday.

LAUGH & SIP. Therapy Wine Lounge, 3001 Tulane Ave., 784-0054; www.therapynola.com — PissYoPants Comedy presents the weekly event featuring Louisiana comedians and live music.

Visit www.pissyopants.com for details. Tickets $7. 8 p.m.

Thursday.

THE MEGAPHONE SHOW. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www. newmovementtheater.com — Each show features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which are turned into improv comedy. Tickets $5. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

OPEN-MIC COMEDY SHOWCASE. 12 Bar, 608 Fulton St., 212-6476;

Run, do not walk, to see Hamlet at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane. Director Clare Moncrief has gathered a top-notch cast and created a world that’s fresh and fascinating, allowing audiences to rediscover what makes the tragedy an enduring masterpiece.

In the play, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, returns home from the university to find his father, the king, dead and his uncle Claudius wearing the crown and married to his mother Gertrude. These events happened in such quick succession that Hamlet quips that the rush was a question of thrift: “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marHamlet THRU riage tables.”

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Though there are a good number of satellite plots and characters, the central battle is between Hamlet (Dave Davis) and his murderous uncle (Danny Bowen). Davis gives us an energetic, believable young prince, and the actor’s own youth makes the character more real. Bowen is at the top of his game as the villain: He disguises his guilt with an outpouring of charm and congeniality. But Hamlet has a troupe enact a play-within-the-play, and when Claudius sees an actor king murdered in the same way Claudius murdered his brother, he loses control. He’s now a trapped beast who must kill or be killed. One doesn’t tend to think of Hamlet as a thriller, but it is. The stage is littered with corpses in the final scene.

In the subplots, the pompous yet likeable Polonius (deftly brought to life by Martin Covert) and his children Laertes (P. J. McKinnie) and Ophelia (Nysa Loudon) are woven inextricably into the story. We also see the wrenching confrontation between Hamlet and his compromised mother (the skillful Ashley Winston Nolan).

With its stabbings, murders, poisonings, usurpations, drownings and themes of vengeance and frustrated love, Hamlet could work easily as a Mexican telenovela.

Diana Cupsa’s set relies mostly on occasional props and furniture placed on the bold geometric floor, and Cecile Casey Covert’s costumes suggest Edwardian times. It’s always weird to see characters in modern dress pull out swords or daggers. In this case, the problem is not too disturbing. You’re transported to a sort of imaginary Elsinore wonderland.

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www.12barnola.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts the weekly show. Free admission. 8 p.m.

Tuesday.

SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGH TRACK. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts a stand-up

comedy showcase. Tickets $5. 11 p.m. Saturday.

STUPID TIME MACHINE PRESENTS. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — The improv comedy troupe presents improv, sketch comedy, videos and guest performers. Tickets

$5. 10:30 p.m. Friday.

THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? COMEDY SHOWCASE. Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up is 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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TODDLER TIME. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357; www.lcm.org — the museum hosts tuesday and thursday activities for children ages three and under and their parents or caregivers. admission $8, free for members.

10:30 a.m.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St. — the weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, green plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

THURSDay 28 ART ACTIVITIES DURING AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — the ogden offers art activities for kids during weekly after Hours concerts. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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FAMILY CRUISE. Steamboat Natchez, Toulouse Street Wharf, 586-8777; www.steamboatnatchez.com — the cruise hosts children’s activities including including a caricatures, face painting, trivia games, prizes and more. admission $15 adults, $7.50 children 6-12 years old, free for children under 6. boarding at 11 a.m., cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

HIDDEN TREASURES: AUDUBON EDITION. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo Collections Facility, 1000 Chartres St., 568-6968; lsm.crt.state. la.us — louisiana state museum visual arts curator tony lewis leads an in-depth tour of the museum’s John James audubon collection. pre-registration is required. Call 523-3939 or visit www.friendsofthecabildo.org for details. admission $15 friends of the Cabildo members, $20 nonmembers. 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. tuesday and thursday.

WEDNESDay 27 COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — the market offers fresh locally produced foods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. saturday.

SALSA FOR A CAUSE. Rita’s Tequila House, 419 Bourbon

St., 298-8227; www.ritas-fajitas. com — the fundraiser for the lisa ripp foundation and the Heath evans foundation, which support women, children and families affected by sexual abuse and assault, features free salsa lessons, music, food and margaritas. Visit salsaforacause.eventbrite.com for details. admission $20, $38 per couple. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — the market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art and more, with live music and pony rides. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. wednesday and saturday.

WWII PUB QUIZ. Stage Door Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — the quiz tests knowledge of general trivia as well as wwii questions, and american sector offers food and cocktail happy hour specials. free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

THURSDay 28 FRESH MARKET. Circle Food Store, 1522 St. Bernard Ave. — the Downtown neighborhood market Consortium market features fresh produce, dairy, seafood, baked goods and more. ebt and wiC accepted. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RENOVATORS’ HAPPY HOUR. the preservation resource Center hosts a tour of a renovated shotgun in the Carrollton area (1037 Dante st.). Call 636-3399 or visit www.prcno. org for details. admission free for prC members, $7 nonmembers.

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

SIP & SOCIALIZE. Ralph’s on the Park, 900 City Park Ave., 4881000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — the restaurant’s bar features food and drink specials to benefit

the la/spCa. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SUMMIT ON THE AFRICANAMERICAN MALE. Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries and the Family Center of Hope, 4422 Saint Charles Ave., 891-3264 — the topic of the annual summit is “rage in new orleans: Combating blackon-black Homicides and police issues,” and it includes a panel discussion moderated by wDsU-tV anchor norman robinson. Call 899-4400 or email angela.watsonministries@gmail.com for details. 7 p.m. thursday-friday.

fRiDay 29 AWAKENING TO MAN’S POSSIBILITIES FORUM. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., 866-9010; www.firstuuno. org — the gurdjieff foundation of louisiana’s weekly forum discusses “what is it to be present?” free admission. Call (985) 502-6582 or visit www. gurdjieff-foundation-louisiana. org for details. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK. Armstrong Park, N. Rampart and St. Ann streets — the weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, louisiana seafood, natural products, art, crafts and entertainment. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

OUTDOOR COOKING. Bogue Chitto Park, 17049 State Park Blvd., Franklinton, (888) 677-7312 — the park ranger discusses outdoor cooking and the use of a Dutch oven over an open fire. 10 a.m. to noon. friday-saturday.

SCOTT DALTON LECTURE. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.blogspot.com — the

winner of the 2011 michael p. smith fund for Documentary photography grant presents a lecture. free admission. 7 p.m.

at the door. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — the market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www. germancoastfarmersmarket. org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

WHERE Y’ART. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — the museum’s weekly event features music, performances, lectures, film screenings, family-friendly activities and more. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

GRANTS WORKSHOP. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.blogspot.com — photographer lori waselchuk helps participants navigate the grant application process and explore alternative means for developing project support. admission $5 new orleans photo alliance members, $10 nonmembers.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SaTURDay 30 CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod Streets, 861-5898; www. marketumbrella.org — the weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

GRETNA FARMERS MARKET. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, 362-8661 — the weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. free admission. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

CRESCENT LOTUS DANCE STUDIO FUNDRAISER. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — the fundraiser features performances by liquid rhythm inc. salsa Company, Universoul expressions Hip Hop, Crescent lotus belly Dancers and others, plus an raffle for art, costumes and classes.

Visit www.crescentlotus.com for details. admission $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

HIKE FOR YOUR HEALTH. Woodlands Trail and Park, 449 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., Belle Chasse, 433-4000; www.woodlandstrail.org — the woodlands Conservancy hosts a two-hour, familyfriendly guided hike through the forest. email info@ woodlandsconservancy.org for details. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

FRENCH SUMMER WINE FESTIVAL. Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace.com — the french american Chamber of Commerce hosts the event with food, music by norbert slama and Courtyard Kings, a french market, auction and more.

Visit www.facc-la.com for details. tickets $45 chamber members in advance, $55 nonmembers in advance, $65

OLD FASHIONED FAMILY FOURTH. Bogue Falaya Park, downtown Covington, (985) 892-1811 — the family event features patriotic music, a fireworks display a fun run and walk and more. page 62

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Run and walk 6 p.m., main event 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET. Holy Angels Complex, 3500 St. Claude Ave., 875-4268; www.sankofafarmersmarket.org — the weekly market offers fresh produce and seafood from local farmers and fishermen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SPUN CROSSROADS’ ART IN MOTION. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 948-9961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — the weekly indoor market features clothing and other items from local and regional artists, demonstrations and food. Email wlaker@eatel.net or visit www. spuncrossroads.com for details.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARMERS MARKET. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — the market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more.

Call 355-4442 or visit www. visitstbernard.com for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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WOMEN WITH A VISION FUNDRAISER. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — the fundraiser supports Women With a Vision, a nonprofit for at-risk women that was recently a victim of a break-in and arson. Visit www.wwav-no. org for details. Admission is a $5 recommended donation. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

SuNday 1 STRUT & SWIM. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., 5259444 — Fashion Week NOLA hosts poolside fashion shows with live music, drink specials, pop up boutiques, giveaways and more on the hotel’s rooftop. this week’s fashion show features designers Leah Bauer, Michele Marcombe and Vernon Clothier. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

CaLL FOR aPPLICaTIONS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations that hire local performers for cultural events.

Call 558-6100 or visit www. jazzandheritage.org for details.

Application deadline is July 16.

HUMANA COMMUNITIES BENEFIT. Humana awards a $100,000 grant to a local nonprofit working to improve

health experiences or build healthy communities. Visit www. humana.com/hcb for details.

Application deadline is July 31.

TION. the nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to the development of the foundation.

Call 821-5009 or email info@ degashouse.com for details.

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GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER. the center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org for information.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. American Cancer Society, 2605 River Road, Westwego, 833-4024 or (800) ACS-2345; www.cancer.org — the American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patientservice programs. Opportunities are available with Relay for Life, Look Good … Feel Better, Hope Lodge, Man to Man, Road to Recovery, Hope Gala and more. Call for information.

ANOTHER LIFE FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS. Another Life Foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Free training provided. For details, contact Stephanie Green at (888) 543-3480, anotherlifefoundation@hotmail.com or visit www. anotherlifefoundation.org.

BAYOU REBIRTH WETLANDS EDUCATION. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth. org for details.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEERS. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana, 2626 Canal St., Suite 203, 309-7304 or (877) 500-7304; www.bbbssela. org — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana needs volunteers to serve as mentors.

A volunteer meets two to three times a month with his or her Little Brother or Sister. You can play games, watch movies, bake cookies, play sports or plan any other outings you both would enjoy. Call for information.

CASA NEW ORLEANS. the organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. the time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; thorough training and support is provided. Call Brian Opert at 522-1962 ext. 213 or email info@casaneworleans.org for details.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. CCFM and marketumbrella.org seek volunteers to field shopper questions, assist seniors, help with monthly children’s activities and more.

Call 495-1459 or email latifia@ marketumbrella.org for details.

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GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS. the group that provides free energy-efficient lightbulbs seeks volunteers to help install the bulbs in homes.

Email peter.schamp@greenlightneworleans.org or visit www.greenlightneworleans.org/ volunteerapply.html for details.

HANDSON NEW ORLEANS. the volunteer center for the Greater New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the various opportunities available, how to sign up to attend service projects and general tips on how to be a good volunteer. Call 483-7041 ext. 107, email volunteer@ handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org for details.

HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS. Harmony Hospice, 519 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8111 — Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Jo-Ann Moore at 832-8111 for details.

JACKSON BARRACKS MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS. the museum seeks volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com for details.

JEFFERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL. the charter school that educates at-risk middle school students who have been expelled from Jefferson Parish public schools seeks adult mentors for its students. Call 836-0808 for details.

LOUISIANA SPCA VOLUNTEERS. Dorothy Dorsett Brown LA/SPCA Campus, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., Algiers, 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — the Louisiana SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete a volunteer orientation to work directly with animals. Call or email Dionne Simoneaux at dionne@la-spca.org.

MEAL DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS. Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas/mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Call Gail at 888-5880 for details.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION. the MDA seeks volunteers ages 16 and older for its weeklong summer camps around the country. Call (800) 572-1717 or visit www. mda.org/summercamp for details.

students. Call 831-8475 for details.

TOURO HEALTH CAREER CAMP. touro Volunteer Services accepts applications for its Health Career Camp for older high school students and recent graduates interested in health care. Call 897-8107 or visit www.touro.com/cc_application.htm for details. Application deadline is Friday.

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NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — the museum accepts applications for volunteers to meet and greet visitors from around the world and familiarize them with its galleries, artifacts and expansion.

Call 527-6012 ext. 243 or email katherine.alpert@nationalww2museum.org for details.

BARNES & NOBLE JR. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — the bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information.

OPERATION REACH VOLUNTEERS. Operation REACH and Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps seek college student volunteers from all over the country to assist in providing recreation and education opportunities for New Orleans-area inner-city youth and their families. For information, visit www.thegyac.org and www.operationreach.org.

ELLIE JAMES. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — the author discusses and signs Broken Illusions. 1 p.m.

Saturday.

PEOPLE PROGRAM. the nonprofit seeks volunteers to teach active seniors at its campuses in Metairie, New Orleans and the West Bank. Call 2847678 for details.

PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS. New Orleans Outreach seeks volunteers to share their enthusiasm and expertise as part of the ARMSOutreach after-school program.

Volunteers are needed in the arts, academics, technology, recreation and life skills. Email jenny@nooutreach.org or call 654-1060 for information.

SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER. New Orleans Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., 8214121; www.nocoa.org — the council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Call for details.

START THE ADVENTURE IN READING. the StAIR program holds regular volunteer training sessions to work one-on-one with public school students on reading and language skills. Call 899-0820, email elizabeth@ scapc.org or visit www.stairnola. org for details.

TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION. the teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middleand upper-school New Orleans

DINKY TAO POETRY. Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net — the bar hosts a free weekly poetry reading with open mic. 9 p.m. tuesday.

FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE. Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — the group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — the weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

PASS IT ON. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — Poet Gian “G-Persepect” Smith and Alphonse “Bobby” Smith host a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m.

Saturdays.

PATTY FRIEDMANN. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — the author discusses and reads from No Takebacks.

Noon. Saturday.

R. J. SMITH. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — the author signs and discusses The One: The Life and Music of James Brown. 6 p.m. tuesday.

RAD DAD ZINE READING. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — Editor to-

mas Moniz and others present a night of readings from Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

RHEA MAYFIELD. West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, 364-2660; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — the author signs and discusses Growing Up Special. 7 p.m.

Wednesday.

RICHARD FORD. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — the author discusses and signs Canada. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. thursday.

ROCK LE COMPTE. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — the author signs and discusses The Parade. 7 p.m. thursday.

SLAM NEW ORLEANS OPEN MIC/POETRY SLAM. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — the open mic and poetry slam happens on the first Sunday of every month. Visit www. facebook.com/slamneworleans for details. Admission $5. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

SPEAKEASY SUNDAYS. Club Caribbean, 2441 Bayou Road, 957-9666; www.clubcaribbeanneworleans.com — the club hosts an open mic poetry and spoken work night every Sunday at 7 p.m. Visit www. spokenwordneworleans.com for details. Admission $5.

SUSAN TUCKER & BETH WILLINGER. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — the authors sign and discuss Newcomb College, 1886–2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans. 6 p.m. thursday.

TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground. org — the coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m.

Wednesday.

THE WELL: A WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., 947-2121; www. stannanola.org — the group for writers of all levels meets at 2 p.m. Mondays. Call 655-5489 or email hwoodie104@gmail. com for details.

CaLL FOR wRITERS DIXIE KANE CONTEST. the Southern Louisiana Chapter of Romance Writers of America sponsors the contest for romance, historical romance, paranormal and inspirational writers. Visit www.solawriters. org for details. there is a $15 fee per manuscript. Submissions deadline is July 15.

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EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIEDS NEW ORLEANS

JOB GURU

Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “My résumé looks pretty good and it has all of my job descriptions. It even has details on my duties and my degree. It is pretty similar to the résumés I’ve seen in books, but I’m still not getting any good interviews, even though I think I’m a perfect fit for many companies.

Could you please look at it for me and tell me what I’m doing wrong?”

— Monica V., Metairie, LA Dear Monica, Congratulations! You are the first reader who has attached your résumé for me to critique. As I’ve said in earlier columns, even having a great résumé nowadays isn’t enough. You need to get that résumé into the right hands so it can be seriously considered. But first, let’s take a look at your résumé itself.

Grant Cooper

There are several things I do like about your résumé. At two pages, the length is just right for someone with 11 years of experience, an undergraduate degree, and five career positions. You did a great job of highlighting your education at Loyola University, and I like the fact that you provided details on your school activities, your GPA, and your awards. Also, I agree that it is decent looking, at least as compared to some. As far as the formatting, I do think it looks a little too much like one of those Microsoft templates that are readily available online.

However, the most important factor that I believe is hurting your résumé is the content.

Although it is true that you have some good job descriptions, after reading them, I still don’t see much coming through about you. Your descriptions let the reader know how your job was done, the various duties that were involved, but those are the same steps that anyone would have been required to do just in order to keep the job.

Gambit > bestofneworleans.com > june 26 > 2012

My client was a former police officer who was working as a security supervisor at a local refinery, earning about $20 per hour. He had heard that the Operator positions at the plant paid $80,000 per year, and had been submitting his résumé for six months. The HR office kept assuring him that they “had his résumé on file,” but he was not getting interviewed. I completely reinvented his résumé, highlighted his accomplishments in previous jobs, documenting his perfect safety record, and detailing his special assignments and outstanding performance. After resubmitting his résumé, he was called in within two weeks for an interview and got the job.

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In our current competitive job market, what decision makers who read your résumé want to know is what is so different about you, as opposed to someone else with similar experience. You need to make a clear and convincing case as to why they should spend their time interviewing you, as opposed to one of the other dozens of résumés they are reviewing.

The way to do that, Monica, is by emphasizing the following things: 1. Any special projects, assignments, or initiatives you performed at your jobs, the steps you took to accomplish them, and the results.

2. Any measurable goals or accomplishments that you achieved (it is OK to estimate them if you don’t have exact figures, as long as you are reasonably accurate).

3. Any travel you conducted for the job, including the city and the purpose.

Also, any conferences or training sessions you attended, with city and year.

4. Any favorable performance evaluations you received, including quotes showing how well you did your job. Of course, any awards, bonuses, or other feedback from your superiors.

New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant is currently ranked in the Top 2% of 340 LinkedIn National Résumé Writing Experts and has fulfilled contracts for the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, the NFL, the NBA, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and major corporations throughout the nation.

Send your questions to New Orleans Job Guru at: grant@resupro.com or 504-891-7222

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Call Arthur, 504-715-4179

STYLIST/NAIL TECH

Elements Salon seeks a talented enthusiastic and creative new stylist to join our Element family. Please call 985-626-8115 for interview appt.

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FT or PT Tailor is needed for ladies clothing store.

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Vacation & House Sitting Available. For Information call Norma, (504) 8614972 or (cell) (504)-296-5359

Experience preferred.

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Excellent opportunity for long term employment.

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Services include: friendly visits to patients & their families, provide rest time to caretaker, bereavement & office assistance.

School service hours avail.

Call Volunteer Coordinator @ 504-818-2723 #3016

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TUBING BUSINESS FOR SALE On the beautiful Bogue Chitto River North of Covington Owner financing avail with 50% down Call Wayne at 985-515-7836

CLASSIFIEDS YOGA/MEDITATION/PILATES

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LOOK YOUR BEST FOR A SIZZLING SUMMER! Uptown Dermatology & Aesthetics provides advanced in-office cosmetic & anti-aging procedures including: Dysport, Botox & Juvederm specials, Laser & Light Therapies, Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion.

(504) 897-58998 Thank you for voting Dr. Sharon Meyer in the top 4 of Gambit’s Best of New Orleans Dermotologists1

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MERCHANDISE BABY ITEMS DOUBLE STROLLER

Baby Jogger Select tandem double stroller. Incl infant car seat adaptor &second seat. (and bag clip). Like new. $500 negotiable. 504-897-1491.

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Hours 9am-6pm, M-F. Sat 10-1pm $70. LA Lic #1910.

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9 month old Dilute pastel Tortie. Sweet & lovable. Small adoption fee includes spay, vacs, testing.

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CASSIE

Adorable 8 wk old Calico kitten, sweet, playful. Small adoption fee will include Vavs & spay. Call (504) 462-1968.

DARLA - MAINE COON MIX

Stuning kitty w sweetest personality.

Loves affection & other cats. 6 yr old female; fully vetted. SpayMart Thrift Shop 6601 Vets Hwy, 504-454-8200, spaymart@hughes.net

FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED

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HAZEL - FRIENDLY TABBY

Lots of love from this green eyed beauty. About 5 yrs old, very sweet.

Used to other cats; fully vetted. 601749-0268, spaymart@hughes.net

LUCKY - 2 YRS OLD

Playful & Outgoing sleek black cat.

He is handsome, totally adorable, & likes other cats. neutered, vaccinated, combo tested, chipped. 601-749-0268, spaymart@hughes.net

Call or email: 504-454-8200; spaymartadopt@gmail.com

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Jewel is a 5-month-old, spayed,

MUSIC/INSTRUMENTS SPINET UPRIGHT PIANO Purchased from Werlein’s.

About 30 years old.

Recently tuned .$575.

Call 504-366-1190

SPA EQUIPMENT JEWEL Kennel #A15934250

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SUMMER Kennel #A16343818

“Urban-Hybrid” with brindle coloring and white back socks. She was selected to participate in the Care Cadet Camp program, so is highly socialize around kids and other dogs. Jewel knows basic obedience, loves to play fetch and is 99% houstrained. To meet Jewel or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

Summer is a 2-year-old, spayed, DSH with calico markings. Summer is content to nest on a windowsill and birdwatch when you’re out, or take a nap on the porch, but when you’re home she’ll come calling, looking for good company and lots of ear rubs. To meet Summer or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

To look for a lost pet come to the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.

(Algiers), Mon-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5 or call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org.

GENERAL CONTRACTORS Small & Big Jobs - We Do It All Custom cabinets, carpentry, painting, sheetrock, ceramic, roofs, kitchen & baths. Call (504) 324-9585

ADOPTIONS PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions 866-413-6293

ANNOUNCEMENTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ALL AROUND CARE SOUTHSHORE & NORTHSHORE

Babysitting & Elder Care. Responsible Supervision. Infants & Toddlers.

Personal & Individual Care. Safe & Comfortable Setting (My Home or Yours). Elder Care & Private Sitting.

CPR Certified. Transportation. Will Provide Background Check & References.

Vacation & House Sitting Available. For Info call Norma, (504) 861-4972 or (cell) (504)-296-5359

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COOKIE NEEDS A FAMILY! Cookie is a sweetie who loves everyone!

She is posing her itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini. She is calm, gentle & purrs constantly! Cookie has tested positive for FIV, an immune disease. Cats with FIV can live long, happy & healthy lives. Fully vaccinated, perfectly healthy & super sweet!

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Grass Cutting * Tree Trimming * Landscaping Weekly or Bi-Weekly Services Available. Free Estimates. Reference Available. Call Bian, (504) 382-7741

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A BODY BLISS MASSAGE

Same day appointments available 10am-7pm. Uptown Studio or Hotel out calls. Jeannie LMT #3783-01.

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PET ADOPTIONS BELLA

FURNITURE/ACCESSORIES

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LICENSED MASSAGE NOTICE

NEVER MET A STRANGER. Confident boy, gorgeous eyes. Playful, funny personality. Rescued from a hoarder. Likes other cats; fully vetted. spaymart@ hughes.net 601-749-0268

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Authentic Handmade Indian Rug 100% Wool • Made in India • Size 7’-11’’ x 10’-2” Purchased at Hurwitz Mintz in 2007 • Original Price $2,700.00 • Selling for $1,700 Please call (504) 458-7904 King Pillowtop Mattress, NEW!!!

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$15-$35 per session. In our soothing Community Room. ACUPUNCTURE IN NOLA COMMUNITY. 3624 Magazine St. New Orleans. 504-309-1404. Book your appt today! www.acupunctureinnola.com

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HIDE-AWAY-LAKE ESTATE SALE

On the Water. 3 BR, 2 BA, split level, boat launch, great backyard deck.

Move-in ready. $189,000. Call 504887-4191

608 N. Causeway Blvd. • $425,000 Metairie Hill Riddle, Jr. RE/MAX N.O. PROPERTIES 8001 MAPLE STREET • NOLA 70118 (504) 864-2297 www.hillriddlejr.com Each office independently owned and operated.

NOTICE:

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718

Each office independently owned and operated.

CARROLLTON

ST. TAMMANY PARISH Lakeview Appraisal Service LLC

With $800 upper revenue: 2478 sq ft total, tropical setting, 1/2 blk streetcar, 2 blks river. 8129 Maple St. $440,000.

504-314-1455. MUST SEE!

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LIST YOUR HOME FOR 1% Cathie Gerrets 504-439-8464 Cathie@EZRealtyInc.com www.EZRealtyInc.com EZ REALTY INC. 2112 Belle Chase Hwy Ste 219 504-592-1660 Licensed in Louisiana

4428 FONTAINEBLEAU DR

3BR/2BA . Adorable home attached garage, lovely garden. Hardwood / tile / many original features; updated kitchen,ss appliances! $259K. Shannon Sharpe Briand, 504-267-2467, Sharpe Realty, LLC (504) 616-7000.

924 THIRD STREET $425,000 2 UNITS DUPLEX Hill Riddle, Jr. RE/MAX N.O. PROPERTIES 8001 MAPLE STREET • NOLA 70118 (504) 864-2297 www.hillriddlejr.com

GREAT RIVERBEND COTTAGE

JEFFERSON PARISH Jim Prigmore 504-421-2139 (cell) Jim@EZRealtyInc.com www.EZRealtyInc.com EZ REALTY INC. 2112 Belle Chase Hwy Ste 219 504-592-1660 Licensed in Louisiana

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Each office independently owned and operated.

Beautiful gut renovation on Grand Rte. St. John: 2300 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home. All new with custom and bespoke finishes. THE BEST neighborhood in the city- walk half a block to Bayou St. John, restaurants, wine store, coffee shop, grocery, pharmacy and Jazz Fest. If you are a kayaker, jogger, picnic having, wine drinking, Bayou lover, who is looking for a wonderful home and life, this house is for you. Offered at $495,000.00. Inquiries should call 504-914-5606.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES 2509-11 CONSTANCE ST. $295,000 2-2 Each Side Hill Riddle, Jr. RE/MAX N.O. PROPERTIES 8001 MAPLE STREET • NOLA 70118 (504) 864-2297 www.hillriddlejr.com

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455 Phillip Street, $ 225,000

Serving the Southshore and Northshore for over 20 years.

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THE HEART OF THE FOREST

A Northshore Residential Community Wooded lots 2+ acres Build a home on the lot of your chose.

Design a raised garden. Create a personal space. Discover the outdoors.

Take riding lessons. Observe wildlife.

TheHeartOfTheForest.com Easy access t all areas of the Northshore and New Orelans. For a personal tour of the properties, Phone 985-796-9130.

COVINGTON 824 W. 13TH AVENUE

3BDRMS/1.5BA $179,000 Cute, clean & quiet, near hospital, shopping & more! 60x140 lot w/large backyard, covered patio & privacy fence. Call Kristi Salvaggio, Latter & Blum Realtors (off) (504) 866-2785 ext 195 or (c) (504) 554-9246

COVINGTON PROPERTIES

298 Cherokee Rose, 4/BDRM/2BA - $220,000 700 Simpson Way, 4BDM/2.5BA $215,000 Rita Rebouche, Realtor, Gardner Realtors (c) 504-669-8664, (off) 985-796-5959

FOLSOM 86433 BITTERSWEET RD.

Franklinton, just north of Folsom.

On 40 acres. 4 BR, 3 BA, Italian tile, custom kit, firepl, arched doorways, alarm. Beautiful grounds. $595K. Suzy McDaniel, 985-640-1836 or Cindy Flannery, 504-908-9333.

Dorian Bennett Sotheby’s International Realty – 504.944.3605 Each office Independently owned & operated.

817 Amelia Street, $239,900 SOLD

Was gutted to the studs in 2004/05 and underwent a high quality renovation. 3 independent bedrooms, 2 full baths, master with whirlpool plus nice walk-in closet, off street parking in a great close to town location.

Rustic charm on this unique home fashioned from joining two separate cottages.

Great flowing floor plan and with a second front door that’s great for working from home. Off street parking.

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

Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 28 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

2505-07 Constance St. • $253,000 2BDRMS/1BA EACH SIDE Hill Riddle, Jr. RE/MAX N.O. PROPERTIES 8001 MAPLE STREET • NOLA 70118 (504) 864-2297 www.hillriddlejr.com Each office independently owned and operated.

MADISONVILLE 118 WHITE OAK

Southern plantation on 3.2 acres.

Bldrs personal hm designed & constructed w/fine upgrades & amenities.

True Gourmet kit, 5500sq main hm has 5BR/5BA & 1300sf private qtrs.

MUCH MORE! Darlene Gurievsky, Gardner Realtors, Off: (985) 674-SOLD (7653) or cell: (985) 789-2434.

Darlene@DarleneG.com

FOR SALE/OTHER

New Orleans Office Condo

$100,000 or best offer. Motivated Seller. 1,200 sf. Ample parking. Picturesque office park. Emily Kramer, Corporate Realty 504-581-5005

CORPORATE RENTALS FURNISHED 2715 ST. CHARLES AVE

Renovated, elegant, light, spacious. 2 br, 2.5 ba, den, gourmet kit, yd, pkng, formal LR/DR, wood & stone floors.

Call for rates & info (415) 359-6445

New Orleans Area (Metairie) 10 Min to Downtown N.O. 1 & 2 Br Apts, 1 Ba, furn. Qn bed, WiFi, Cbl. Pkg.Util Incl. Lndry Fac. Sec Cameras From $1200/mth. 1 mth min. 2200 Pasadena, Met. 781608-6115..

NEW ORLEANS RIVERFRONT

2 BR, 2.5 BA. Furn, healthclub, pool, parking. All util incl, wifi. Minimum 1 month. $3000/mo. Also 3 BR Penthouse $3800/mo. 781-608-6115.

SPRINGFIELD

21505 Blue Marlin, 4BRDM/3BA $479,000 Rita Rebouche, Realtor, Gardner Realtors (c) 504-669-8664, (off) 985-796-5959

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Superb Office Space

3527 Ridgelake Dr., Metairie. Approx 1,550 sq.ft. 2nd floor of 2 story office bldg. Parking, efficiency kitchen, storage rm, men’s & women’s restrooms.

Avail immediately. 1 year lse $2,260/ mo. (504) 957-2360

GARDEN DISTRICT

1, 2, 3 & 4 ROOM OFFICES STARTING AT $495 INCLUDING UTILITIES

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CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE METAIRIE A HIDDEN GEM

Near heart of Metairie, dead end street. 1br + bonus room from $750.

Rsvd pkg;1 car, water pd. No smoking/ pet s. Call 504-780-1706 or visit us at orrislaneapts.com

OLD METAIRIE DOG LOVER

Mature professional to share private home nr Metairie Rd. $550 mo incl util, cable & more. Long-term pref.

Great for students & all others. Refs & dep. 504-838-6161.

SPARKLING POOL HARDWOOD FLOORS

Just pennies a day.

Did you know your landlord’s insurance only covers the building?

Protect your stuff.

There’s no reason to take a chance.

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®

CALL ME TODAY.

ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750$1200/mo. 504-362-7487

Carl Mixon, Agent

4716 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 504-482-7897 carl.mixon.gxo3@statefarm.com

Renovated, large 2 BR apt with 12 x 24’ liv room plus sep dining room, furn kit. Sunset deck, bike path, laundry on premises, offst pkg. No pets. Avail 6/1. $824. 504-236-5776

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Uptown Fountainbleau (Broadmoor) 1 good size Bedroom / bath / kitchen efficiency in Uptown near Universities.

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CARROLLTON ART STUDIOS AVAILABLE

Carrollton area. Live/Work spaces. $550 per month. Call 504-570-9539

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LAKEFRONT 500 Lake Marina Dr. #203

Beautiful Lakefront condo overlooking pool. All newly renov. 1 lg BR, 1 BA w/ jacuzzi tub. All new appl, w&d. Amenities incl elevator, lobby mailbox, pool, gym, private covered pkg, no pets. $1100/mo + dep. 504-710-9062, Sandra

MID CITY 4320 HAMILTON

2BR/1BA upper, 1000 + sf, hdwd flrs, furn kit, w/d, porch, fen yd, off st pkg, no smokers, pet negot. $985/mo + dep. 488-2969

LAKEVIEW/LAKESHORE 6217 Catina Street

2Br/1Ba. furn kit, w/d, cent air & heat. security alarm, ceiling fans, Ceramic. tile, carpet. Garage. Water Paid. $1200/mo. Call 504-400-9345

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

2715 St.Charles - 2 bd/ 2 1/2 ba ........ $4800 333 Girod - 2 bd/ 2 ba .............. $4000 539 Dumaine - 1 bd/ 1 ba .............. $1550 1301 N. Rampart - 1 bd/ 1 1/2 ba ...... $1400 920 Poeyfarre - 1 bd/ 1 ba .............. $1375 921 Chartres - 1 bd/ 1 ba .............. $1250 3421 Palmyra - 1 bd/ 1 ba .............. $700 CALL FOR MORE LISTINGS!

2340 Dauphine Street • New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-3605

8130 JEANETTE

1100 sf, 2 br, 2 ba camelback apt.

Cent air, hi ceilings, newly refinished hardwood floors, appliances. Ceiling fans thruout, w/d in unit, offst pkg.

Small back yard.1 blk to streetcar line.

3 blks to Oak St. $1400/mo. Water pd. Ref required. No pets, no smoking.

Lease. 504-812-4242

Each 1/2 shotgun double, 2 BR, living room, furn kit, fans, window units, wood floors, w/d hkups, small yard. $800/mo. Owner/Agnt 504-450-7676.

NEWLY RENOVATED

3 BR, 2 BA, upstairs apt. 1 blk off Carrollton 1 blk off Canal. Granite counters, cent a/h Water & util paid.

No pets. $1500. 504-638-1977 aft 3pm.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1042 SONIAT

3 bedrooms, 1.5 ba, lr, dr, furn kit, hdwd flrs, cen a/h, w/d, 1500 sf, 12’ ceils, $1400/mo. Call 504-952-5102

1205 ST CHARLES

Studio apt, furn kichen,, bath, hardwood flrs, secure bldg, gated parking, laundry room, fitness cemter, pool, on-site Mgr. $875. 504-430-5719

1205 ST CHARLES/$1075

Fully Furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/ gtd pkg/pool/gym/wifi/laundry. Avail NOW. 985-871-4324, 504-442-0573.

1240 MAGAZINE ST.

DORIAN M. BENNETT • 504-236-7688 dorian.bennett@sothebysrealty.com

By Jefferson. Raised cottage, upper.

Deluxe 2br, lux bath/jacuzzi. W&D, hrdwd flrs, ceil fans, 1400sf, $1450/ mo incl gas & water. 504-899-3668.

511 & 513 S. CORTEZ ST

SHARE APARTMENT

w/ ret’d teacher. Private suite, share bath, kit, driveway, yard w 70 yr old female. Prefer professional female. Race irrelevant. Lovely Louisiana Ave location nr. Magazine. NO pets or smoking.

Rent neg.Lydia, 716-984-5320

5300 FRERET

Lovely 2BR/2BA, freshly painted. CAC. Walking distance to WWII Museum.

Communal o/s parking. $1200/ month. Call Bob, 504-231-5311.

1508 CARONDELET ST- 2 APTS

Studio, newly remodeled kit & ba, hdwd flrs. $750 mo.

Huge 2 BR Apt. Bright, spacious,, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, $1095.

Both have Cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs. Walk 1 blk to St. Charles St Car, easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. 1-888-2396566. mballier@yahoo.com

NASHVILLE & MCKENNA

Great 3 Bdrm, 1 ba upper with extra office/sunroom. w/d, gas stove, dishwasher, parking for 3+ cars. Beautiful hardwood flrs, cent ac/h. Yard Service provided. 12 mo lease / PETS OK. Steve Richards, 504-258-1800. Latter & Blum, INC. Realtors, 504-529-8140.

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT CONDO IN THE BAKERY

Efficiency, w/d, ss appl, HVAC, pool, exercise rm, Jacuzzi, Easy access to Interstate. $1000/mo. 12 mo lse.

Bonnie, 504-220-1022 Soniat Realty, 504-488-8988. www.soniatrealty.com

FOLSOM FOLSOM ACADIAN HOME

For Lease. 50228 Huckleberry Lane.

This home is family friendly with 3 BR, 2 BA, large yard, 1000 sf garage/ workshop. Master br has cathedral ceil. Master bath has jacuzzi tub & full shower. Wood flrs, front porch, side deck and landscaped grounds. Private & Safe. 10 mi N. of I-12 off Hwy 1077/ Turnpike Rd. $1500/mo. 985-7969130. www.lapolofarms.com

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2715 ST. CHARLES AVE

Renovated, elegant, light, spacious. 2 br, 2.5 ba, den, gourmet kit, yd, pkng, formal LR/DR, wood & stone floors.

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409 Rosa(old Metairie) 1/1 offstreet prkng, Balc. Huge backyard $1100 937 Barracks #4 1/1 rear dependency w/ courtyard $825 718 Frenchman #10 1/1 fully furn. Tons of closet space $995 517 Dumaine #4 2/2.5 Renov rooftp. prvt deck. Jaccuzzi tub$3,500 214 Chartres #6 studio W/D, fully furn. flat screen tv. No pets $875 931 Gov Nichols #3 1/1 Spacious. Sun rm. Opn flr. 2 story apt $1500 1712 Napoleon 1/1 1000sqft.Largegrndflrcornerunit.w/d$1050 1700 Napoleon 1/1 900sqftgrndflr.Smallpatio.w/dhookups$1050 1704 Napoleon 1/1 900sqftgrndflr.Smallpatio.w/dhookups $850 315 Chartres 2B 1/1.5 2nd&3rd flr slv SQ.each flr w/prvt balc. $1,650 CONDOS FOR SALE 820 Bartholomew 3/2 Lg Sngl fam converted from double $279,000 1323 Esplanade “A” 1/1 grndflrw/hiceils&pool.SHORTSALE$169,000 1233 Esplanade #16 2/1 Twnhouse style w/prkg,pool&more $145,000 1608 N Broad 2/2 Single fam renov Near fairgrounds $82,500 936 Conti #15 2/1.5 Twnhse style, pool, parking&more! $329,000 333 Julia 418 1/1 UpdatedcondoWHdist.pool&more$196,000 1022 Toulouse BC-23 2/2 Twnhs. 2 balcs. prkng pool & more $335,000 1125 Royal #3 1/1 3rd fl. exp beams, storage! crtyrd $269,000 421 Burgundy #4 1/1 Ground floor updated. Courtyard $105,000 Pied-a-terre effic in heart of Fr Qtr $106,500 929 Dumaine #14 1418 Chartres B 2/1 Charming. HUGE 2nd FLR BALCONY. $259,000 1418 Chartres “D” 2/1 Fully furn. exp brick & glossy wd fls $225,000 421 burgundy #1 1/1 Nicesizegrndflcondooffcourtyard$180,000

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Formal dining room off kitchen and GR. Master BR has French doors leading to backyard. Master bath has travertine floors, walk-in custom closet, large jacuzzi tub, separate shower, updated vanities with granite counter tops, and double sinks. $368,000.

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403 AUDUBON TRACE, JEFFERSON, LA Beautifully appointed 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 3-story condo in Audubon Trace. Spacious living with wood floors, woodburning fireplace, dining area. Private fenced patio overlooks South Pool! Master suite on 2nd level with 2nd fireplace!

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JoAnn Fitzpatrick Broussard Cell: 450-1477

Beautiful 2 story home with mother-in-law suite located on a quiet Cul De Sac. 2 Fireplaces, wrought iron balcony with 2 sets of French doors. New SS kitchen appliances with gas range and 2 ovens. A great home to call your own in one of Kenner’s best neighborhoods.

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