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The Overlook Film Festival brings horror films and events to New Orleans AFTER TWO YEARS OF ALTERNATELY PROGRAMMED ONLINE EVENTS, the
Overlook Film Festival returns to New Orleans, where horror fans can gather again for movies, podcasts, live music and events on June 2-5. But many will be making a virtual trip to Norco. Overlook organizers have always incorporated immersive experiences in the festival. Covid precautions affected just how immersive those experiences will get this year, and one of them is the inclusion of the point-and-click adventure game “NORCO,” which won the top prize in the inaugural Tribeca Gaming Awards last year. In the game, players control a character who returns to her St. Charles Parish home and the mix of swamp and chemical industry sprawl just up river. She discovers her mother is dead and sets out to find her brother. The story eventually comes to New Orleans, and includes an android, murderous creatures, mini quests into the swamps and more. “I think some of the best horror stories are being told in gaming right now,” says Overlook co-founder Landon Zakheim. “I fell in love with ‘NORCO.’ It hit everything I love about that kind of experience: It’s got a lot on its mind. It’s a very explicit metaphor for the destruction oil and gas companies put on the environment and on people. It’s a sci-fi android adventure about memory. And it’s using old LucasArts point-and-click mechanisms, like the games that hit immersive fans when they were growing up. It’s got a filmmaking voice but within gaming.” Festival pass-holders can play the demo version of the game. Overlook starts with another New Orleans highlight. The opening night screening is the North American premiere of Ana Lily Amirpour’s “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon.” In it, Jeon Jong-seo plays Mona, who escapes from a mental health institution outside New Orleans. She dodges police and tries to blend in with misfits and people living on the city’s rougher edges. One of them is a Bourbon Street stripper played by Kate Hudson. It’s not an easy environment, but Mona has supernatural powers. The closing night film is “The Black Phone,” starring Ethan Hawke, who plays a deranged kidnapper and killer. He locks Taylor,
a 13-year-old boy, in his basement, where a black phone with an otherwise dead line occasionally rings. When Taylor answers, he finds himself talking to past victims. The festival includes 24 features spread across an array of horror niches, as well as several slates of short films. Most films are 2022 releases, and there are several world premieres. Many filmmakers will attend screenings of their films. All screenings take place at The Prytania Theatres at Canal Place, except for “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” which screens both there and at the Uptown Prytania Theatre. The festival’s centerpiece film is “Resurrection,” a psychological thriller that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Rebecca Hall is a successful business woman whose life is upended by the arrival of a man who has links to secrets from her past. Winona Ryder stars in “The Cow,” in which a couple go to an Airbnb in California’s Redwoods and find the place double booked with a strange couple. The festival hits a lot of niches, including gore in the film “Deadstream,” and the slasher flick “Sissy,” in which a destination bachelorette party gets ugly. “Swallowed” is a queer body horror film about best friends caught up in a drug deal gone bad. There are several foreign films. In the South African film “Good Madam,” a woman is haunted by the supernatural echoes of the Apartheid era when she moves in with her mother, who is a live-in servant in Cape Town. The Iranian film “Zalava” explores the ambiguous line between religion and paranoia. A group of mercenaries find themselves in over their heads when they get stranded on a remote mission in the Senegalese film “Saloum.” There also is an atrocious film. Bela Lugosi is famous for playing Dracula and starring in numerous horror films. But “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” was not one of his better movies, and the festival
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Ethan Hawke stars in ‘The Black Phone.’ screens the box office bomb on the 70th anniversary of its release. Also being rereleased is “Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages.” The 1922 silent film explored witchcraft and satanism, and it was banned in some places because of reenactments featuring nudity and torture. The landmark 1922 Dracula film “Nosferatu” has often been screened with bands providing a new live score. Overlook presents “Nosfera2,” a vaporwave video and musical remix of the original film. The festival also includes a Halloween in June party, a horror trivia game, and “The Pumpkin Pie Show,” featuring storytelling by author Clay McLeod. Local musician Quintron provides the haunting organ music for a show at Toulouse Theatre. Overlook usually works in an immersive storytelling adventure, and this year’s experience is “Accursed Arrangement: The Overlook Immersive Game,” created by Escape My Room. “The festival was founded to be a gathering space,” Zakheim says. “It’s never been market driven, it’s always been community driven. Overlook is a group of likeminded individuals, be they filmmakers, industry people or fans, telling ghost stories around a campfire.” For a festival pass, individual tickets and a schedule, visit overlookfilmfest.com.
on The War on Drugs’ latest album, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore.” The rocker, heavily influenced by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, is only 43, but he’s embracing the transition of approaching middle age. The War on Drugs won the Grammy for best rock album for its 2017 record “A Deeper Understanding,” and the band leaned into refining its sound on “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” released last October. At 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Orpheum Theater. Tickets are $34.50$42.50 via orpheumnola.com.
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celebration of Prince timed around the musician’s June 7 birthday. The party starts at 10 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Prytania Theatre Uptown with a 35th anniversary screening of the concert film “Sign o’ the Times.” On Saturday, June 4, DJ Soul Sister hosts her Purple Takeover party starting at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s. Euclid Records’ PAGE 32
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raised more than $1 million in April during its annual Give. Love.Xavier Day fundraiser. The historically Black, Catholic university said it will use the funds to help students transition back to in-person classes, improve virtual learning technology, provide financial assistance and fund programs focusing on food security and wellness on campus.
Chef Kevin Belton and his crew
recently won a bronze Telly Award for the WYES-TV series “Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana.” The Telly Awards recognize quality work in video and television. Belton debuted the 26-episode “Cookin’ Louisiana” last summer along with a cookbook of the same name written with his wife. In the show, Belton travels Louisiana to showcase recipes and food traditions from across the state.
Sen. Bill Cassidy in a recent
interview with Politico said Louisiana’s maternal mortality rate, one of the worst in the country, isn’t so bad — if you don’t count Black people. Further, Cassidy said, “For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.” Cassidy, a doctor and a U.S. senator, should know those reasons: Structural racism that prevents Black Louisianans from accessing the same health care and reproductive resources as their white counterparts.
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Proposed expansion of live outdoor music in New Orleans headed to City Council A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE OUTDOOR LIVE MUSIC in
New Orleans is headed to the City Council without any official recommendation from the City Planning Commission. After some confusing procedural discussions about what they could and couldn’t do, the commission didn’t get the five votes they needed to suggest council action on the measure either way. It was their last opportunity to take action before the June 9 deadline. Under the proposed rules, most businesses that currently host indoor live music could host outdoor music as often as three days a week. When venues would be allowed to host outdoor music depends on the area, but the rules would allow most places to have outdoor shows from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. on weeknights and 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. In designated arts and cultural districts, those hours could be longer. The commission members’ concerns about the proposal echoed comments they heard from neighbors in opposition. Neighbors, including many from
the Riverfront Alliance of neighborhood associations and other groups, argued — as they have before — that the city’s noise ordinance should be changed and made enforceable before the city makes any changes to its outdoor music policy. Commissioner Katie Witry said she would only support the changes if there was a plan in place to amend the noise ordinance. “The biggest thing for me is I want to protect our residential neighborhoods,” she said. Ethan Ellestad, executive director of the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans, told Gambit following the meeting that he was frustrated because he felt the discussion framed outdoor live music as a “nuisance” rather than the “lifeline” several musicians and venue owners testified it has been to them during the pandemic. Musician Arsene DeLay said creating a framework for outdoor music in the city was especially important given how hard the cultural community has been hit by COVID-19. “I literally have a front row seat to the genocide of this cultural community for the last few
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years. I’ve ushered to the other side and made sure that their families were fed,” she said. “The reason I was so frustrated about this, coming back here three years later, is because I know for sure that we don’t have to live this way … Musicians could have actually been able to make a living and not freaking out about how they’re going to spend their last $10 and how to feed themselves.” Although most opponents stuck closely to a handful of complaints about the proposal — chiefly that while they “support” live music the proposed rules do not adequately reflect their concerns and that city noise rules should be changed first — some made clear that it was the type of music being played. For instance, one man from the French Quarter argued against the rules while playing electronic music on his phone, while others insisted they had no problem with traditional jazz being played. Meanwhile Ellestad, a proponent, also said during the meeting that neighborhood groups’ concerns about the noise ordinance
were disingenuous because many of these groups opposed efforts to change the ordinance in 2014. He and other advocates have pointed out that changing the noise ordinance would involve efforts from the Louisiana Department of Health, which has been busy with the pandemic. They say the process would take more than a year and keep musicians and venue owners hanging in limbo for even longer. This most recent round of the outdoor live music debate alone has already lasted several years. The CPC conducted an Outdoor Live Entertainment Study in 2020, which took a year to complete. Though the commission accepted those recommendations on Jan. 26, 2021, the council hasn’t implemented any of those wrecommendations yet. According to documents obtained by MaCCNO, members of the Riverfront Alliance met with then-Council Member Jay Banks’ office the day before the CPC accepted those recommendations. That means the city is still operating on a temporary expansion
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of outdoor live music permits put into place by Mayor LaToya Cantrell through an emergency Covid order. It’s been a shaky foundation for business owners and musicians alike. Last fall, Tom Thayer, owner of d.b.a, shut down the outdoor venue he opened across the street, citing high costs of city permits and fees. Around the same time, Brian Knighten began converting the popular Broadside venue into an outdoor amphitheater to ensure he could continue hosting live outdoor music legally. As is, the proposal would also create a new permit that would let some businesses and institutions apply to host either indoor or outdoor shows once a week (or twice in designated arts and culture districts.) Some opponents of the proposal said that was too many, though most seemed to be concerned primarily with reception hall and other facilities that regularly host weddings. “There are venues all around me, and I have to listen to ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ almost every weekend,” one resident said.
“Because two doors from me is a facility that presented itself as a museum and turns out to be a non-stop, weekend after weekend wedding venue. Marching band down the street? Please, all the time, forever. But endless music, loud all night in a residential lot I don’t think is reasonable.” Proponents of the new rules have acknowledged the concerns about reception halls and similar facilities, and changes could be made to limit those sorts of events and their impacts on residents. For instance, some commission members suggested amending the proposal so that cultural facilities would stay capped at 24 events with live music per year and not be allowed once a week. Once the recommendations officially go to the City Council on June 9, the council will have 60 days to take action. A vote on the final plan is expected sometime in June, and changes are likely to be made during the council’s consideration of the new rules. — KAYLEE POCHE
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it’s shaping up to be a particularly active — and brutal — one. Surface water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are already high, which will cause storms in the Gulf to get bigger and meaner. Meteorologists further warn that the “loop current” — a phenomenon that pulls deep, warm water into the Gulf — is back. In 2005, the current helped supercharge Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. And the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific will make hurricane conditions in our area more favorable this year. This will be our third pandemic-era hurricane season. As we learned after Ida, that presents additional challenges. Hospitals are already stressed and understaffed; they will face increased stress during and after major storms. That will make accessing health care during and after a hurricane even more difficult, if not impossible. We urge all our readers to make an evacuation plan. Some simple preparations can make all the difference. Figure out now — not the day before a storm hits — where you’ll go and who you’ll bring. Keep at least half a tank of gas in your car at all times. Stock at least a week’s worth of medications, baby supplies, pet supplies, device chargers and cash. Put important documents and family photos in a waterproof container. If you can’t leave or choose to stay, store at least a week’s worth of water — a gallon per person, per day — and a corresponding amount of ready-to-eat food. Stock up on flashlights, battery packs and chargers; get an emergency
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a friendly state Senate committee to approve his bill to let people 18 and older carry concealed firearms without permits or training, 18-yearold Salvador Ramos was preparing to embark on his deadly rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. That both occurred within an hour or so on May 24 was coincidental, but tragically poignant. And instructional: States with lax gun laws, like Louisiana, consistently have the nation’s highest rates of gun violence. The correlation is undeniable. There’s an equally strong correlation among mass public shooters (those who kill at least four people). Most of them — 68% — have a history of domestic violence, according to a study by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and Johns Hopkins. Ramos’ bloody spree left 19 school children and two teachers dead. That death toll could go higher; Ramos injured 17 others. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a school since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, where 26 people were killed and two more were injured. Both Ramos and the Sandy Hook killer had histories of domestic violence. Ramos shot his grandmother in the face before departing for Robb Elementary. The Sandy Hook shooter killed his mother just before his rampage. To its credit, Louisiana in the past eight years enacted strong anti-domestic violence laws, including one that disarms domestic abusers subject to protective orders. Unfortunately, too often that requirement isn’t enforced — and many abusers disregard protective orders. Louisiana also ranks among the nation’s deadliest states from gun violence. That statistic alone should prompt our lawmakers to enact tougher gun laws, but they reliably do exactly the opposite.
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For example, legislators last month killed a proposed “red flag” bill aimed at identifying and disarming potential killers. Senate Bill 327 by state Sen. Gary Carter, D-Algiers, would have let district attorneys petition judges to determine, after a due process hearing and by clear and convincing evidence (a high standard of proof), if a person has exhibited signs of posing a danger to himself or others. In such cases, that person would not be allowed to possess or purchase a firearm. Carter’s bill never got out of committee. McCormick’s HB37, on the other hand, shows just how eagerly most Louisiana lawmakers prostrate themselves before the gun lobby. Our state already has a concealed carry law that requires a permit, live-fire training and safety instruction. McCormick proposes an alternative: No permit? No problem. No training? No problem. His bill sailed through the House and the Senate Judiciary C Committee. HB37 needs to clear only two more legislative hurdles: a yet-unscheduled hearing by the Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee, which is likely to happen within days; and then full Senate approval. Neither poses a high bar to clear. The only potential obstacles are public outcry against the bill (read: call your senators!) and a possible veto by Gov. John Bel Edwards, which GOP leaders would love the chance to override.
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Hey Blake,
I appreciated your history of the Norman Mayer Library last week (May 24). On that same topic, what can you tell us about the Nora Navra and Robert E. Smith libraries and their namesakes?
Dear reader,
BORN IN 1870, NORA NAVRA was the daughter of Mayer and Rebecca Wolfson Navra. Rebecca Navra was a leader in local Jewish causes and one of the charter members of Temple Sinai. Nora Navra was a member of the Women’s League, the New Orleans Housewives’ League and an international women’s group called the Sunshine Society. When Navra, an avid reader, died in 1946, her will left money to several local charities, including more than $15,000 to the New Orleans public library system. Her gift was used to purchase property at 1902 St. Bernard Avenue in the Seventh Ward for the construction of a library. The library named in her honor was dedicated in May 1954 and was only the second library branch serving the Black community (the Dryades branch being the first). Library
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Inside the 7th Ward’s Nora Navra branch of the New Orleans Public Library facilities were desegregated soon after Navra opened, however. The library was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures. It took more than a decade for the city to secure funding to build a new library on the site. It opened in 2018. The Robert E. Smith Library at Canal Boulevard and Harrison Avenue in Lakeview opened in April 1956. The building was built on land donated by Smith, the well-known real estate developer who owned and developed much of Lakeview. Smith died in 1962. As demand for its services grew, the original Smith library was demolished, and a larger branch opened in 1979. In 2005, the Katrina levee failures destroyed the library. A new library opened on the site in 2012.
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EVEEN IF IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO OFFICIALLY START S for a few more weeks, sum mmer has arrived in New Orleans, leans and it is promising to be a hot one one. After two years of pandemic, lockdowns and limited live music, the city — for better or worse — is once again in full swing, so there’s no shortage of things to do this summer. We’ve put together some ideas for fun stuff to do this summer. After a couple years of slim pickings in the theater world, local thespians are back at it and offering a packed schedule of plays, musicals and other shows this summer, from the NOLA Project’s ‘School Girls’ to the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, which opens June 10 with ‘As You Like It.’ The Essence Festival of Culture and the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival also are fully back, while plenty of comedians and other events are scheduled throughout the season. For music, in addition to all our local acts, there’s a steady stream of groups and musicians coming to town this summer, including Big K.R.I.T., the Melvins, Reverend Horton Heat and Kendrick Lamar. If you’re like us, COVID-19 has taken a toll on your exercise regimen. Luckily, there’s plenty of great ways to exercise this summer, and staff writer Sarah Ravits has tips for working off all that crawfish bread ya ate at Jazz Fest. Meanwhile, our resident game master Kaylee Poche has put together a howto for hosting a murder mystery dinner party for those evenings when leaving the air-conditioned environs of your home just seems unthinkable. Here at Gambit, we’re looking forward to hitting outdoor pools to cool off. But not just any pool. Oh, no — this year, with so much
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of the city vaccinated and money still tight from the lean early pandemic years, we’re especially looking forward to dipping our toes in the cool, cool waters of the city’s public pools. As a kid, nothing quite matched the excitement of waking up on a summer morning and finding out it was already 90 degrees outside even though the sun was only barely above the neighborhood roofs. That kind of weather could only mean one thing — we were going to the pool! The public pool was a dream for kids and parents alike. For our folks, it was a cheap, easy way to run through the pent-up summer break energy that turned us into terrors under foot. And for us, it
was magic. You could hit the pool with friends, spending hours in competitive diving, breath holding and “NO MR. LIFEGUARD, I AM NOT TECHNICALLY RUNNING” speed walking competitions. Other times, you’d show up knowing nary a soul. It’d be stressful, at first, watching the other kids in their tight-knit groups having fun. But soon enough, you’d find yourself playing the role of Marco in an epic game of Marco Polo, and before you knew it you were thick as thieves by the time the day was suddenly over. Luckily for us, New Orleans has more than a dozen sites with public pool facilities. And of
course, there’s Audubon’s “Cool Zoo,” which features a splash park for kids and a lazy river. Unfortunately, some areas’ pools are still closed because of Hurricane Ida or general repair and maintenance issues. But many of the city’s pools are already open, either for lap swimming or general fun, and others are expected to open this week or by the end of June. Check the NORD website for specific opening days and times. But wait, there’s more! Check bestofneworleans.com for our expanded Summer Guide, including tips for setting up a pool in your truck, creating a mini-beachscape on your stoop or yard and more!
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SUMMER THERE ARE PLENTY OF FESTIVALS, events, theater productions, concerts and more in the New Orleans area this summer. Mark you calendar for these events and check Gambit’s weekly issues, bestofneworleans. com or calendar.gambitweekly.com for details closer to the events.
JUNE 2-5 THE OVERLOOK FILM FEST
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Music Ensemble presents its 40th Spring Concert, with works representing Spanish Basque country, Brazil, Croatia, India, Italy, Japan, Ukraine and the Appalachians. Performances are at Loyola University New Orleans’ Louis J. Roussel Hall. Find details at komenka.com.
Art rock band Malevitus presents an immersive theatrical performance about a spirit returning from the dead to try to inhabit a body and collect on an unpaid debt. The work also features pianist Harry Mayronne, the Sleazeball Orchestra and aerial troupe the Flying Buttresses. At The Columns Hotel. Find the ticket link on Instagram, @malevitus.
JUNE 2-6 ‘BLOODBORNE: THE RED DEATH, AN UNMASKING’
JUNE 7-12 NEW ORLEANS WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE
JUNE 3 ALYSSA EDWARDS Alyssa Edwards appeared on season five of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and starred in the Netflix series “Dancing Queen.” Alyssa performs at Civic Theatre. Find tickets via civicnola.com.
JUNE 3-5 SYMPHONY BOOK FAIR
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra brings back its fundraising book fair, featuring books, children’s books, cookbooks, CDs, DVDs, art, prints, sheet music and more. The sale is at the UNO Lakefront Arena. Visit lpomusic.com for information.
JUNE 4-5 KOMENKA ETHNIC DANCE SPRING CONCERT
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Festival-goers dance at the Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival at Louis Armstrong Park.
JUNE 5 ‘GHOSTS II: GIMME DANGER’
The horror film festival features an array of horror niches, from psychological thrillers to supernatural tales. “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” which was shot in New Orleans, is the opening night film. Screenings and some live events are at The Prytania Theatres at Canal Place, and there are events and immersive experiences at other venues. Visit overlookfilmfest.com for schedule and details.
The Mudlark Puppeteers reprise their original piece re-imagining Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” linking its enveloping plague to the foundations of an unjust society. At the Mudlark Public Theatre. Tickets are available on eventbrite.com.
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NOWFE returns with Grand Tastings at the Sugar Mill featuring hundreds of wines and food from local restaurants. Wine dinners pair visiting vintners with local chefs and restaurants. There also are seminars and events such as a burlesque brunch. Visit nowfe.com for information and tickets.
JUNE 10 NEW ORLEANS SIDESTEPPERS Sword swallower, archer and vocalist Gigi DeLuxe leads her jazz band in a night of music and sideshow acts at Marigny Opera House. Find information about the band at nolasidesteppers.com.
JUNE 10-11 JEAN LAFITTE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL The town of Jean Lafitte’s seafood festival includes live music, swamp tours, kayak rentals, amusement rides, an art walk, food vendors and more. The festival grounds are at the Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds at 4953 City Park St. Find information at townofjeanlafitte.com.
JUNE 10-12 ‘WAITRESS’
The touring Broadway production of “Waitress,” based on the movie of the same name, comes to the Saenger Theatre. In the musical, Jenna is a waitress who’s trying to escape a bad husband and make a better life for herself — and she sees her chance when she enters a pie-baking contest. Find tickets through saengernola.com.
JUNE 10-25 ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’
The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane opens its season with “As You Like It,” one of The Bard’s romantic comedies. Roselind, Celia, Orlando and Oliver seek refuge in the Forest of Arden for different reasons and despite confusion over disguised identities find budding love. At Tulane’s Lupin Theater. Find tickets at neworleansshakespeare.org.
JUNE 11 NOLA PRIDE PARADE
The NOLA Pride parade starts at PrideFest in Faubourg Marigny and circles the French Quarter, ending at St. Ann and Bourbon streets. Find information at neworleanspride.org.
JUNE 11-12 LOUISIANA CAJUNZYDECO FESTIVAL
The free festival’s music lineup includes Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Express, Sean Ardoin, Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band, Soul Creole, Rosie Ledet and more. There’s also an art market and food vendors. The New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the festival at Louis Armstrong Park. For information, visit jazzandheritage.org.
JUNE 11-12
CREOLE TOMATO FESTIVAL
The annual event in the French Market features Creole tomatoes, food, live music and more. Find information on frenchmarket.org.
JUNE 13-23
‘BESTIVAL’
Fat Squirrel, a new theater company, presents its first production, an evening of one-act plays by Lucy Faust, Stephanie Garrison and Bradley Warshaueur. At Bryant Park NOLA. Find tickets at fatsquirrelnola.square.site.
JUNE 16 RUPI KAUR
Canadian poet Rupi Kaur performs her poetry set to live music at Orpheum Theater. Find tickets through orpheumnola.com.
JUNE 16-26
‘CHOIR BOY’ Pharus wants to be the leader of his school’s gospel choir in the comingof-age drama by Tarell Alvin McCraney, who wrote the drama and screen adaptation for “Moonlight.” At Le Petit Theatre. Find tickets at lepetittheatre.com.
JUNE 16-JULY 1
‘SCHOOL GIRLS’
Set in a boarding school in Ghana, the ‘Mean Girls’-like drama follows the rivalry between Paulina and new student Ericka. Tenaj Jackson
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JUNE 17
NICK CANNON
The comedian, actor, TV host and rapper brings his Wild ’n Out tour to the Smoothie King Center. Find tickets through smoothiekingcenter.com.
JUNE 18
KURTIS CONNER
Canadian YouTuber and online comedian Kurtis Conner performs at Orpheum Theater. Find tickets through orpheumnola.com.
JUNE 21-JULY 10
‘HAMILTON’
The touring production of the Broadway hit about Alexander Hamilton returns to New Orleans. Hamilton helps lead the American side in the revolution, battles his rival, Aaron Burr, and pursues the Schuyler sisters. At the Saenger Theatre. Find tickets through saengernola.com.
JUNE 22
‘BY ANY SCENES NECESSARY: RICHARD III’
The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane and the NOLA Project present an improv version of ‘Richard III’ by working without a script. At Tulane’s Lupin Theater. Find tickets at neworleansshakespeare.org.
JUNE 23
ANJELAH JOHNSON-REYES
The comedian, actress and former NFL cheerleader performs standup at the Joy Theater. Find tickets via thejoytheater.com.
JUNE 23-26
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Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre kicks off its summer season with the musical about veterans returning from World War II who form a band and try to win a radio contest. At Tulane’s Dixon Hall. Find tickets via liberalarts.tulane.edu/summerlyric-theatre.
JUNE 25
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She performs standup at The Joy Theater. Find tickets via thejoytheater.com.
JUNE 30-JULY 3 ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE
Comedian Kevin Hart and Janet Jackson, New Edition, Nicki Minaj, The Isley Brothers and Jazmine Sullivan headline the entertainment lineup. Concerts are in the Caesars Superdome, and there are seminars and speakers during the daytime at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Find information and tickets at essencefestival.com.
JULY 4 GO 4TH ON THE RIVER
The Independence Day celebration features fireworks over the Mississippi River at 9 p.m. Find information at go4thontheriver.com.
JULY 9 MONSTER JAM
Monster trucks do jumps, backflips and more stunts at the motorsports entertainment event at the Caesars Superdome. Find tickets on ticketmaster.com.
JULY 8-10 SAN FERMIN IN NUEVA ORLEANS
The Running of the NOLA Bulls — complete with roller bulls swinging plastic bats — highlights the local celebration inspired by the Spanish bullfighting traditions of Pamplona. There also is a party the night before the run and more. Visit nolabulls.com for information.
JULY 14-24 ‘MARY POPPINS’
Ricky Graham directs the Broadway musical version of the classic story based on P.L. Travers’ book and the popular 1964 Disney film. At Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts. Find tickets at rivertowntheaters.com.
JULY 14-17 ‘INTO THE WOODS’ Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” a story mashing up several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. At Tulane’s Dixon Hall. Find tickets at liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre.
GUIDE TO THE ALICE: AN IMMERSIVE COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE
The immersive experience in a setting inspired by “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” features cocktails, cake, riddles and more. At Barrilleaux’s Restaurant. Find tickets at explorehidden.com.
JULY 15
‘RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’ The Werq the World tour features drag stars Kameron Michaels, Rose, Vanessa Vanjie and Yvie Oddly from season 14 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” At the Saenger Theatre. Find tickets through saengernola.com.
JULY 15
‘SMALL TOWN MURDER’
Comedians and podcasters James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman record an episode of their podcast examining true crime stories. At Civic Theatre. Find tickets via civicnola.com.
JULY 15-30
‘HENRY IV, PART 1’
The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents ‘Henry IV, Part 1.’ King Henry IV is battling rebellion, including from his son Hal, the future Henry V, and matters will be settled at the Battle of Shrewsbury. At Tulane’s Lupin Theater. Find tickets at neworleansshakespeare.org.
JULY 16
TOM SEGURA The standup comic and host of the podcast “Your Mom’s House” performs at Saenger Theatre. Find tickets through saengernola.com.
JULY 17-24
NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION AND KEYBOARD FESTIVAL
The Musical Arts Society of New Orleans’ events include its annual piano competition and recitals. The Keyboard Festival’s guest recital is by Antonio Pompa-Baldi. Find information at masno.org.
JULY 25-29
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL
The cocktail and spirits conference features an array of seminars, workshops, events, tasting rooms, parties and more for bartenders, spirits writers and
enthusiasts. Find information at talesofthecocktail.org.
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Dude Perfect is a group of men who became YouTube sensations by making basketball trick shots and doing other stunts. They’re at Smoothie King Center. Find tickets through smoothiekingcenter.com.
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‘RENT’
The rock musical features a group of young artists trying to make it in New York during the AIDS/HIV epidemic. Presented by Tulane Summer Lyric at Tulane’s Dixon Hall. Find tickets at liberalarts. tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre.
AUG. 5-21
‘SUMMER AND SMOKE’
The daughter of a minister, Alma Winemiller is drawn to the man who grew up next door, a doctor given to pleasure seeking. Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans presents the show at the Marigny Opera House. Find tickets via twtheatrenola.com.
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WHITE LINEN NIGHT
The Arts District hosts a night of art show openings at Warehouse District galleries and museums. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens its Louisiana Contemporary show. Details are forthcoming on artsdistrictneworleans.com.
AUG. 6-7
SATCHMO SUMMERFEST
French Quarter Festivals presents its celebration of Louis Armstrong, with live music, seminars and more at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Find out more at satchmosummerfest.org.
AUG. 8-18
‘DUSA, FISH, STARS AND VI’ FAT SQUIRREL PRESENTS PAM GEMS’
A drama about four women sharing an apartment in London. At Bryant Park NOLA. Find tickets at fatsquirrelnola.square.site.
AUG. 13
RED DRESS RUN
New Orleans Hash House Harriers host the run and drinking event for people wearing red dresses. Proceeds benefit local charities and nonprofits. Register via neworleanshash.com.
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PREVIEW HERE’S A CALENDAR OF SOME OF THE CONCERTS COMING TO LOCAL VENUES. JUNE 2 CANDLEBOX, HOUSE OF BLUES JUNE 2 INFECTED RAIN, GASA GASA JUNE 2 WAR ON DRUGS, ORPHEUM THEATER JUNE 7 BIG K.R.I.T., HOUSE OF BLUES
JUNE 9 EARTHGANG, HOUSE OF BLUES JUNE 10 CASEY BAER, HOUSE OF BLUES JUNE 13 SUFFOCATION, SOUTHPORT HALL
JUNE 16 FAILURE, HOUSE OF BLUES JUNE 17 JOE JACKSON, CIVIC THEATRE
JUNE 18 ROB49, THE FILLMORE
JUNE 19 TY SEGALL, SOUTHPORT HALL JUNE 19 ALDOUS HARDING, REPUBLIC NOLA JUNE 19 CHIEF STATE, CALLING ALL CAPTAINS, GASA GASA JUNE 21 MELVINS, ONE EYED JACKS JUNE 22 MARIAH THE SCIENTIST, TOULOUSE THEATRE
JUNE 23 BAD DAD JOKES, DUST MOTHERS, GASA GASA JUNE 23 STEVE EARLE & THE
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JULY 14 HANSON, THE JOY THEATER JULY 14 BILLY HOWERDEL, HOUSE OF BLUES JULY 15 VISION VIDEO, GASA GASA JULY 16 STEVE VON TILL, GASA GASA JULY 16 TAB BENOIT, WHISKEY BAYOU REVUE, TIPITINA’S JULY 22 SPOSE, THE HOWLIN’ WOLF
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JULY 26 CHVRCHES, ORPHEUM THEATER JULY 29 REV. HORTON HEAT, ONE EYED JACKS JULY 29 AUGUST BURNS RED, HOLLOW FRONT,
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AUG. 2 ROBERT EARL KEEN, HOUSE OF BLUES AUG. 3 AMERICAN AQUARIUM, TIPITINA’S AUG. 7 THREE DAYS GRACE, THE FILLMORE AUG. 9 PINEGROVE, REPUBLIC NOLA AUG. 13 FATHER JOHN MISTY, ORPHEUM THEATER AUG. 13 TEYANA TAYLOR, THE FILLMORE AUG. 16 HIATUS KAIYOTE, HOUSE OF BLUES AUG. 17 THE DRIVER ERA, THE JOY THEATER AUG. 19 BLXST, HOUSE OF BLUES AUG. 23 ALEX ISLEY, HOUSE OF BLUES AUG. 27 LUKE BRYAN, SMOOTHIE KING CENTER
JULY 22 HULDER, THE GOAT
AUG. 30 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, THE FILLMORE
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BY KAYLEE POCHE HANDS DOWN ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS of the whole year is when my friends and I put on our annual murder mystery dinner party. I mean, when else are you going to witness your friend playing a butler screaming with a recorded tape of himself playing the owner of the manor dying in the other room? (You had to be there. He was robbed at the Tonys that year.) For those who have never had the great fortune of attending a murder mystery party, let me explain: The idea is you get a group of friends together and give each person a character to play for the night. One person is the murderer, and through clues, challenges and relentless interrogations of your loved ones, you’re trying to get past the red herrings and determine who the real culprit is. There are plenty of box sets that write the story for you, and those are good for beginners to get the hang of things, but my friends and I prefer to relinquish all creative control of the night to my friend Cody. In high school, he was known for his antics, from bringing a gerbil to class to riding in on a skateboard to kick off his English presentation on Emily Dickinson. So naturally, we trust him to deliver every year, masterminding the event from start to finish — coming up with a setting, extremely specific character traits and plenty of plot twists. Since we started having our murder mysteries in 2018, I’ve been a divorced PTA mom trying to get back out there, a lobotomist and a former nun working at a hotel who, let’s just say, saw some things
during her time at the convent. Last year, I was everyone’s favorite wacky science teacher, a role that called for channeling my inner Ms. Frizzle. Four murder mysteries in, we’ve learned what works and what doesn’t. Here’s what to know if you want to murder your friends this summer:
GIVE YOURSELF TIME
A murder mystery party is not something you want to attempt to throw together for the weekend. You’re going to be responsible for creating an entire storyline, on top of the traditional hosting duties, so give yourself time to plan. Keep in mind you’ll also need to give your guests their character information in advance so they’ll have time to find on-brand costumes with keen attention to detail.
MAKE SURE YOUR GUESTS ARE COMMITTED
One of the first steps you’ll want to take is determining a guest list. Murder mystery parties are not for the faint of heart — nor are they for flakes. Having a firm headcount is crucial because that’ll determine how many characters you need to create, and most importantly, who the murderer is. The last thing you need is your chosen murderer canceling on you the day of the party. To give yourself some wiggle room, it’s a good idea to have a backup murderer in mind just in case. Also, not to be dramatic, but your guests can make or break the party, so invite people you know will get into character.
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We’re talking people who get into board games, maybe former theater kids or just those in your circle who instinctively commit to the bit on a regular basis. Aim for around 10 people — enough so that the murderer won’t be obvious but not so many as to overly complicate things.
MASTERMINDING
Once you have your guest list finalized, it’s time to scheme up a story. Determine a setting: Do
you want to go for the classic haunted mansion or perhaps a hotel? Is it present-day or during the Prohibition era — or maybe it’s just long enough ago that you could still rent movies from Blockbuster? Next, pick a victim. Nobody needs to play this role but developing your victim will help you come up with your characters. How did each person know the victim? What was their relationship with them like? What are the characters’ relationships to
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each other? When writing your character’s backstories, you don’t need to write a novel, but be sure to cover the basics, like their profession, their struggles … their hopes, their dreams. Oh, and whether or not they killed the victim. You’ll want to write yourself a host role. Maybe you’re the manager of the hotel or the principal of the school. You have your own character, but obviously you won’t be guessing the murderer. Instead, you’ll be guiding everyone through the night. Just don’t let the power go to your head. When the characters are done, you can send out official individualized invitations via email or text, with descriptions of that person’s character included. You don’t have to tell the murderer who they are in the invite. In fact, it might be better to reveal that tidbit to them right before the party. That way you minimize the amount of time they have to lie to their friends and reduce the chances of anything getting spoiled.
CONCOCTING CLUES
Now that you’ve gotten the story laid out, you need to write out a series of clues to reveal through-
out the night. Maybe someone isn’t telling the truth about their alibi or had a fight with the victim before they died. This is a way to make sure at least some secrets see the light of day. How you reveal the clues is up to you. You can hide them around the house, have guests solve riddles or maybe put their skills to the test with “Survivor”- or “Big Brother”-style challenges, such as puzzles or relay races. I recommend a mix throughout the night and testing out challenges before you do them. That way you don’t end up spending half the night throwing limes at fake gravestones and fetching said limes.
THE NIGHT EVERYONE’S BEEN WAITING FOR
When the night of the party arrives, make sure to have some sort of food. You could go all out on themed hors d’oeuvres, but food really isn’t the focus of the night. Pizza works just as well. Dinner is just an excuse to mingle. Have everyone go around and introduce their personas to the group — and if a little interrogation commences then, so be it. Next, it’s clue time! Have guests compete for clues howev-
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er you see fit. You can put people in teams or do every person for themselves. Just allow time to chat between rounds of clues so the gossip will inevitably be spread around. When all the clues are exhausted and the cross examinations are no longer really getting anywhere, it’s time for one of my favorite parts: confessionals. Fans of reality TV know that some of the best moments are when contestants talk to the cameras, giving the audience insight into what they were actually thinking when they were busy lying to everyone’s faces. This is no different. Set up a camera in a separate room away from the action where people can cast their votes and give their personal reasons for why they believe their friend is a cold-blooded killer. As host, you’re welcome to sit in and watch the chaos unfold. Bonus points if you go full on police procedural show on them and shine a light in their face like it’s an interrogation. Once all the votes are collected, it’s finally time to reveal the votes and determine if the murderer is getting away. You can even watch the confessionals together afterward.
ENJOY! Planning a murder mystery is admittedly a lot of work, but even the planning process should be fun. For all my Type A people, it’s important to remember that while it’s good to be prepared, this is an objectively preposterous activity. So not everything needs to be planned to a T. In fact, the best moments are usually improvised, anyway. Your guests can add to their backstories, create beef with other characters or a healthy mix of both. Like when our boyband member decided his band was in financial peril, and to make ends meet, he needed to steal necklaces from the jewelry saleslady who happened to stumble upon the funeral. Regardless of whether people actually solve the mystery — our track record isn’t the best — with the right people, murder mystery nights are a blast. And take it from me, once you pull something like this off, it kind of becomes a thing. So for anyone crazy enough to attempt hosting their own, happy planning and happy solving!
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Dupre says she has been adamant about not having a brickand-mortar space and wants to instead bring a variety of sweat sessions to different neighborhoods. “I wanted to access different people in the community,” she says. She just wrapped up a hiphop-yoga-pilates fusion series at the Roosevelt Hotel, and she is next working on organizing several classes that will benefit animal rescue organizations. The dates haven’t yet been set, but Dupre says she will conduct classes at the Renaissance Arts Hotel, where attendees can interact with puppies and help raise money for organizations, like Zeus’ Place. “It’s basically like organized chaos,” she says of the classes. “The dogs run around, and you can pick up a puppy. I show how to do moves to work out with the animals. All these moves you can do if you have a dog or a small child, and it makes (working out) more fun. Then afterward, we have cocktails and food.” Dupre also offers custom classes for celebrations like birthdays and bachelorette parties — or just for a girls’ night in. “It allows you to take the monotony out of going to the gym or the studio,” she says, adding that some popular requests include how-to classes on twerking.
“We basically just want to allow people to have fun, education-based experiences that are either free or affordable,” she says. McKensie Kirchner also is a proponent of alternative workouts and conducts fitness classes across town. As co-founder of NOLA Vibe Yoga, she leads summer sessions at the Hotel Peter and Paul, City Park, Bayou St. John, Audubon Park and Tchoup Yard. These courses are all-levels and often incorporate a live band or DJ instead of a Spotify or iTunes playlist. “We want to have a wide mix of people at every class,” she says. “No pressure, no expectations, come as you are. We try to offer everything at all levels. The purpose is to get a wide mix of people at every class. Bring your best friend, bring your mom — we’ll cater to everyone.” Most of NOLA Vibe classes are $10 or donation-based. One of its most popular series might be its weekly Monday night classes at Tchoup Yard, where attendees can bring a “goblet of beer” to their yoga mat and stick around and socialize after. “This is about building community,” she says. “It’s low-barrier entry. You’re not nervous to check in. We try to erase that intimidation factor from the beginning.”
UMMER S G N I R U D TS WORKOU Try to avoid exercising during the peak hours of the day. “Even just walking around can get you heat exhaustion within a few minutes,” Dupre warns. Early in the morning or later in the evenings are safer.
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Turn everyday chores into indoor workouts with the comfort of the air conditioning blasting. “You might clean your house instead of allowing the Rumba to roll around,” Dupre suggests. “Maybe do some squats while you’re sweeping.”
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fans of the carnivore’s dream palace in Mid-City. In response to customer demand, partners and chefs Leighann Smith and Dan Jackson are now offering steak night and other meaty treats three nights a week, with plans to expand to six as soon as possible. They originally opened in 2018 as a butcher shop that also served killer sandwiches made with house butchered and cured meats. But the pandemic and the skyrocketing cost of meat changed the game. “It just wasn’t sustainable for us to continue with the butcher shop,” Jackson says. “We might be able to get back to breaking down whole animals one day, but for now, we are focused on lunch and dinner.” So, while diners can still have a midday lunch feast of towering mounds of hot pastrami on rye, smoked brisket with horseradish aioli on a bun and creamy white beans with house-made sausage, they can no longer get a quart of house-made hog’s head cheese or a fresh prime rib to cook at home. When they realized their business model had to change, Jackson and Smith met with their business partners, the owners of Bayou Wine Garden. “Dave (Demarest) suggested that we use the (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) money we’d been hanging onto from the shutdown to make the change,” Jackson says. Out went the curing room and the meat cases — to be replaced by white subway tile with handsome dark wood accents. There’s now seating for 30 inside, as well as 30 seats on the patio they added at the beginning of the pandemic. When the partners had to decide what kind of steak house they wanted to be, the first thing they ruled out is what they didn’t want. “We’re not white tablecloths, that’s just not us,” Jackson says. “We didn’t set out to be like Doris (Metropolitan) or Charlie’s. When
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we were grilling outside over charcoal once a month, the idea was always to be comfortable and approachable with delicious homestyle sides.” The new Piece of Meat debuted in March. Despite a few setbacks — like the endless road construction project that has left the block of N. Rendon Street seriously excavated — the response to the new dinner menu has been enthusiastic. “We have a tight menu showcasing what we’re really good at,” Jackson says, “cooking amazing cuts of meat raised sustainably by small, high-quality producers.” Those producers include Mishima Reserve in Oregon, which raises wagyu Black Angus cattle. The menu features a 16-ounce Denver cut, also known as the chuck flap or boneless short rib, which is rich and well marbled. There’s a 20-ounce prime rib-eye, a 36-inch bone-in rib-eye for two diners to share, and an 8-ounce filet mignon, all raised by a collective called Upper Iowa Beef in northern Iowa. Steaks are pan seared and finished in the oven. Side dishes include the million-dollar baked potato topped with crispy rib-eye bits, herbed tallow, sour cream, aged cheddar and green onion. Flash-fried Brussels sprouts are doused in sambal and cane syrup. There’s also half a roasted Joyce Farms chicken and redfish cooked with the skin on and topped with Calabrian chili butter, garlic and lemon.
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pandemic, has new operators and some changes in store. Chef Lenora Chong and Larry Morrow, the mother-and-son team who created Morrow’s restaurant in Faubourg Marigny, are taking over from its founders. In the weeks ahead, they plan to roll out a revamp of the menu. The restaurant will be called Monday. “Monday is most people’s least favorite day, and I want everybody to love Monday and the possibilities that come with a fresh start,” Morrow says. Trep’s was developed by Sidney Torres IV, the local entrepreneur and reality TV star, with his partners, including chef Jerry Mixon. It opened in 2020 in what had been the home of Trep’s Auto Service,
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Piece of Meat co-owner Dan Jackson serves prime rib with sides of creamed corn and green beans. Starters include one of the best steak tartares in town and a prosciutto-style country ham served with melon and marinated fresh sardines in a blood orange vinaigrette. Even dessert gets a savory touch. Locally made Rahm Haus ice cream created a Piece of Meat flavor with bone marrow and milk chocolate ice cream served in a beef tallow and graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream and salted duck fat caramel. Although he misses working the butcher shop, Jackson realizes that the space, manpower and time just aren’t there. “Making this work is our focus for now,” he says.
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TWO SMALL NEW BREWERIES ARE TAKING SHAPE in New Orleans.
One is a taproom brewery and the other a brewpub. Aaron Merrill has made beer all over the world, though mostly for himself. Through a career spanning nearly three decades in the U.S. Army, he developed a passion for homebrewing and learned from others in various countries where he was deployed, working in military attache duties at embassies. He’s developing a new brewery as part of a cluster of businesses on the Lafitte Greenway, just off North Broad Street. Skeeta Hawk Brewing is slated to open in July. It will be a small operation, and one that lays out the whole brewing process within easy view for visitors. “I want this to look, smell and feel like a brewery, and you do that by removing as many barriers as possible between the people who make the beer and who drink the beer,” Merrill says. He is the managing partner of an ownership group that includes other military veterans. The small staff all will work in the brewing process to some extent, meaning the people pouring a beer likely had a hand in making it.
Skeeta Hawk will open with 12 taps for a rotating selection of beer, and also a hard seltzer. Canning and distribution are possibilities for the future, Merrill says. Lagers will be a big part of the selection, as well as West Coaststyle IPAs, a style he learned to love in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. There will also be a brown ale and he’s looking forward to a Belgian dubbel. The small taproom opens to a large covered patio, which will be lined with beer garden-style tables and benches. That patio is shared with Flour Moon Bagels, the bagel bakery and cafe slated to open in the weeks ahead. Also in the same building is a cafe and roasting facility for HEY Coffee Co. “The Greenway is a huge part of why we’re here,” he says. “I want this to be a friendly, welcoming neighborhood brewery — that’s the intent.” A new brewpub under development at the end of Oak Street, in the former home of the restaurant Cowbell, is slated to open by late summer Calliope Beer Works is taking shape in the building, which was once a gas station and auto garage before its conversion to a restaurant. Richard Szydlo is the longtime beer professional now building Calliope. He founded a contract brewery called Big Shoulders Beer Co. in his hometown of Chicago. When he and his wife moved to New Orleans, he worked in beer distributing. “We live in the neighborhood, six blocks away,” Szydlo says. “When we saw this spot open up, I thought this could work.” Calliope will make its own beer and have a full kitchen. Szydlo is still interviewing chefs, and he envisions a lot of shared appetizers along with sandwiches and entrées. For the beer, he’ll have a small brewing system in-house with capacity to produce about seven kegs at a time. One flagship will be a Belgian witbier. A golden rye ale will be another likely mainstay. “I like to do core beers with a bit of a twist,” he says. — IAN McNULTY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
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Hugo Alvarez Butcher
by Will Coviello HUGO ALVAREZ ALWAYS WANTED TO GET INTO THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
He found his place in a butcher shop in his home of Westchester County outside New York City. He moved to New Orleans at the beginning of the pandemic and decided to start a pop-up selling home-made sausages. He recently switched to a home-delivery model and sells various types of sausage at the Coffee Science market on Sundays. For information about The Useful Arts Sausage Co., visit usefulartssausage.square.site on Instagram.
How did you get interested in butchery? HUGO ALVAREZ: I have worn a lot of hats. I started in the food industry when I was 16 in catering. I ran a little sandwich company out of my apartment in college for a while. I went to Beloit, a small college in Wisconsin. They didn’t serve Sunday dinners, and friends and I decided someone’s got to feed all these college kids. We made sandwiches in my apartment and delivered them on bikes all around campus. We sold BLTs that you could add avocado or egg to. We had a pulled pork sandwich and a weekly fried side that we switched out all the time. We did pretty well — something like 40 or 50 orders on a Sunday. I knew that I wanted to be in food, but I didn’t necessarily want to work in restaurants. My first job out of college was for a whole animal butcher in New York. That’s where I learned the tricks of the trade making sausage. I really loved the community aspect to the local butcher shop. I loved seeing my regular customers every Thursday evening and they’d get stuff for the weekend. It was really wonderful relationships that I got to have with that job. I was there around three years. They were called Campbell Meats. They were a victim of the pandemic. They closed. There was no better time to leave New York. I moved down here and was the kitchen manager for NOLA Pizza Co., but I wanted to get back into meat production.
How did you start your pop-up?
A: It seemed like pop-ups had a really great success rate. It felt like every month I heard about a place that started as a pop-up was going brick and mortar. I spent a couple months getting my game plan together — branding and all that good stuff. Sausages are good bar food, and a fairly democratic food. Every culture has sausage and you can make it as fancy as you want or not fancy as you want. I had to get some specialized equipment. I got a grinder, and you have to get a stuffer. Once you get that, it’s pretty simple. I drove around to around 25 places that I knew hosted pop-ups and dropped off samples. Thankfully some of those folks enjoyed it and I hit the ground running. My classic menu had bratwursts two different ways. One is fairly standard that I serve with cabbage and mustard, and the other one is currywurst, which is a German street food. That recipe was pretty much perfect when I learned it the first time. The only thing I did differently was emulsify it a little more so it was more of a smooth sausage and less of a rustic, chunky one. For the chorizo recipe I use whole dried chilies which I rehydrate and puree. I have Toulouse, which is a French garlic and white wine sausage. It’s also used in cassoulet, but people recognized the street name, so I guess it did really well. I also do a chicken sausage, because you can’t forget the people who don’t eat pork. This was a Buffalo chicken, so it was like you were looking for classic bar food. It was a spicy sausage that I put blue cheese and yogurt dressed lettuce on. Otherwise, I would do specials and change things up. That was my chance to get fancy if I wanted to. I have done a bit of a pivot from the bars and breweries circuit. Now I am offering home delivery and I am doing the Coffee Science market. That lets me expand my horizons. I can make stuff as people order it.
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I can post different things on the website and see what people bite on that week. I added a breakfast sausage and a cacio e pepe chicken sausage. I’ll probably keep adding. If you order by Tuesday at midnight, I can deliver to you Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
What did you learn from working at a small butcher shop? A: We’re so far removed from these processes. We would get the entire pig, the entire cow. Groceries are still majority rib-eyes, pork chops and ground beef, which is kind of ambiguous. In the shoulder of the cow, which often just gets used for ground beef, there are at least five really wonderful steaks for the grill and other things that are good for braising or stews. There is a wealth of the animal that we neglect or think is only good for (ground beef), and it’s quite the opposite. I think people know what they’re supposed to like, but there’s not much education beyond that. Some restaurants manage to do whole animal. But it’s such a feat of not only training your staff but your customers too. Restaurants have contributed to this idea that there is an unlimited amount of (certain) beef cuts. A filet is 4-6 pounds on a 1,000-pound cow. There’s only so much to go around. But there are tons of great options from the same cow.
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Common Interest — Hotel Indigo, 705 Common St., (504) 595-5605; commoninterestnola.com — Shrimp remoulade Cobb salad comes with avocado, blue cheese, tomatoes, bacon, egg and corn relish. Debris grits is slow-roasted, seasoned beef served over goat cheese and thyme grits. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; juansflyingburrito.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Outdoor dining available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Mother’s Restaurant — 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant. net —The counter-service spot is known for po-boys dressed with cabbage and Creole favorites, such as jambalaya, crawfish etouffee and red beans and rice. No reservations. Delivery available. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Tacklebox — 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com — The seafood restaurant serves raw and chargrilled oysters, local seafood, burgers, salads and more. Redfish St. Charles is served with garlic herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$
CARROLLTON
Mid City Pizza — 6307 S. Miro St., (504) 509-6224; midcitypizza.com — See MidCity section for restaurant description. Takeout and delivery available. Lunch Thu.-Sun., dinner Thu.-Mon. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. There’s a large menu of sushi, sashimi, rolls, noodle dishes, teriyaki and more. Takeout and delivery available. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. $$ Nice Guys Bar & Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola.com — Char-grilled oysters are topped with cheese. The menu also includes wings, quesadillas, burgers, sandwiches, salads, seafood pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$
FRENCH QUARTER
Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 581-3866; broussards.com — The menu includes Creole and creative contemporary dishes. Rainbow trout amandine is served with tasso and corn macque choux, Creole meuniere sauce and fried
$ — average dinner entrée under $10 $$ — $11-$20 $$$ — $20-up
almonds. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating available. Dinner Wed.Sat., brunch Sun. $$$ Curio — 301 Royal St., (504) 717-4198; curionola.com — The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chicken and andouille jambalaya. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; sonesta.com/desireoysterbar — The menu features Gulf seafood and shellfish in traditional and contemporary Creole dishes, po-boys and more. Char-grilled oysters are topped with Parmesan, herbs and butter. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$
JEFFERSON/RIVER RIDGE
Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and toppings to build your own pizza. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. Takeout and delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $
LAKEVIEW
The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 284-2898; thebluecrabnola.com — The menu includes sandwiches, fried seafood platters, boiled seafood and more. Basin barbecue shrimp and grits features jumbo shrimp over cheese grits and a cheese biscuit. Outdoor seating available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$
METAIRIE
Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; andreasrestaurant.com — Chef Andrea Apuzzo’s speckled trout royale is topped with crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in cream sauce. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; martinwine. com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. No reservations. Lunch daily. $$ Nephew’s Ristorante — 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 533-9998; nephewsristorante.com — Chef Frank Catalanotto is the namesake “nephew” who ran the kitchen at Tony Angello’s restaurant. The Creole-Italian menu features dishes like veal, eggplant or chicken parmigiana. Reservations required. Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. $
MID-CITY/TREME
Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves
its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, biscotti, fig cookies, tiramisu, macaroons and other treats. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $ Frey Smoked Meat Co. — 4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, (504) 488-7427; freysmokedmeat.com — The barbecue restaurant serves pulled pork, St. Louis ribs, brisket, sausages and more. Pork belly poppers are fried cubes of pork belly tossed in pepper jelly glaze. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; juansflyingburrito.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Outdoor dining available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites 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 and scallions. Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; midcitypizza.com — The neighborhood pizza joint serves New York-style pies, plus calzones, sandwiches and salads. Signature shrimp remoulade pizza includes spinach, red onion, garlic, basil and green onion on an garlic-olive oil brushed curst. Takeout and delivery available. Lunch Thu.-Sun., dinner Thu.-Mon. $$ Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes New Orleans favorites such as red beans with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as grilled or fried seafood plates, po-boys, char-grilled oysters, pasta, salads and more. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. $
NORTHSHORE
The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 118 Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985) 315-7001; thebluecrabnola.com — See Lakeview section for restaurant description. No reservations. Lunch Fri.Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 2349420; theospizza.com — See Harahan/ Jefferson section for restaurant description. $
UPTOWN
Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; joeyksrestaurant.com — The menu includes fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and red beans and rice. Sauteed trout Tchoupitoulas is topped with shrimp and crabmeat and served with vegetables and potatoes. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; juansflyingburrito. com — The Flying Burrito includes grilled steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar-jack cheese, black beans, yellow rice, salsa la fonda, guacamole and sour cream. The menu also has tacos, quesadillas, nachos and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$
Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 894-7444; martinwine.com — The deli at the wine and spirit shop serves sandwiches, salads and more. The Sena salad includes pulled roasted chicken, golden raisins, blue cheese, pecans and field greens tossed with Tabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations. Lunch daily. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; theospizza.com — See Harahan/ Jefferson section for restaurant description. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco. com — The Peruvian menu includes a version of the traditional dish lomo saltado, featuring beef tenderloin tips sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and pisco, and served with fried potatoes and rice. Dine-in, outdoor seating and delivery available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$
WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant.com — The menu highlights Gulf seafood in Creole, Cajun and Southern dishes. Fried oysters and skewered bacon are served with meuniere sauce and toasted French bread. Reservations required. Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$$ Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes raw oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more. A NOLA Style Grits Bowl is gluten-free and has bacon, cheddar and a poached egg on top of grits. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com — The Peacock Room offers cocktails, bar snacks and shareable plates. Black lentil vadouvan curry comes with roasted tomatoes, forest mushrooms and basmati rice. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$
WEST BANK Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 513-2606; legacykitchen.com — The steak selection includes filets mignons, rib-eyes, bone-in rib-eyes and top sirloins. There also are burgers, salads, seafood dishes and more. Reservations accepted. Outdoor seating available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$ Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery serves shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and more. Baked oysters Mosca is made with breadcrumbs and Italian seasonings. Curbside pickup available. Dinner Wed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; tavolinonola.com — The menu features signature thin-crust pizzas as well as salads, pepperoni chips, meatballs and more. A Behrman Hwy. pizza is topped with citrus-braised pork belly, Vietnamese caramel, nuoc cham-marinated carrots and radishes, jalapeno and herbs. No reservations. Outdoor seating available. Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$
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TUESDAY 31 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Peter Harris Quartet, 7 pm CARNAVAL LOUNGE — Wojtek Industries, 9 pm DOS JEFES — Tangiers Combo, 8:30 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — Bottom Bracket, Parachute Day, The Ivory Sons, Rich Octopus, 9 pm KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ — Kitchen Table Cafe Trio, 7 pm SANTOS — Morta Skuld w/Obscene and Morbid Torment, 9 pm SATURN BAR — Rob's Band, 9 pm SIDNEY'S SALOON — Taking Meds w/TBA, 9 pm ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT — Rebirth Brass Band, 8 pm
WEDNESDAY 1 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Peter Harris Trio, 7 pm BLUE NILE — New Breed Brass Band, 9 pm BOURREE — Valerie Sassyfras, 5 pm CAFE NEGRIL — Colin Davis and Night People, 10:30 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Bourbon Street All Star Trio, 7 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm GASA GASA — The Bloomies with The Jinks, 9 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM — Jo-El Sonnier, 2 pm PEACOCK ROOM, HOTEL FONTENOT — Rachel Murray, 7 pm SANTOS — Russell Welch Swamp Moves Trio , 8 pm
THURSDAY 2 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Peter Harris Quartet, 8 pm BLUE NILE — Where Y'at Brass Band, 9 pm BOURBON SQUARE JAZZ BAR — Alicia Renee "Blue Eyes", 7:30 pm CAFE NEGRIL — Sierra Green and the Soul Machine, 10 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Doyle Cooper Trio, 2:30 pm; John Saavadra Trio, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm GASA GASA — Infected Rain with Gone in April, 9 pm LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Soul Rebels, 11 pm ORPHEUM THEATER — The War On Drugs, 8 pm PEACOCK ROOM, HOTEL FONTENOT — Da Lovebirds with Robin Barnes and Pat Casey , 8 pm
POUR HOUSE SALOON — Ron & Tina's Acoustic Jam, 7 pm SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Yusa Cuban Jazz Quintet, 8 & 10 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Brass-AHolics, 7:30 pm TIPITINA'S — Marty Gras Concert for Marty Hurley Endowment at Bro. Martin HS, 6 pm WETLANDS SAKE — Mia Borders, 6:30 pm
FRIDAY 3 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Peter Harris Trio, 8 pm BLUE NILE — The Caesar Brothers, 7 pm CARNAVAL LOUNGE — Margie Perez with Steve Kasich & Jack Crane, 6 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Sam Friend Band, 2:30 pm; Lee Floyd and Thunderbolt Trio, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm GASA GASA — Goldpark with The Thing With Feathers, Lyla DiPaul, 9 pm POUR HOUSE SALOON — Dick Deluxe Revue, 9 pm SANTOS — Resurrection Goth Night, 10 pm SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Germaine Bazzle with the Larry Sieberth Trio, 8 & 10 pm SOUTHPORT HALL LIVE MUSIC & PARTY HALL — Total Chaos, 8 pm THE BROADSIDE — Miss Mojo, 8 pm THREE KEYS (ACE HOTEL) — John Michael Bradford and The Vibe, 9 pm TIPITINA'S — Papa Mali's Brand New Bag, Hash Cabbage, 9 pm
SATURDAY 4 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Jordan Anderson, 8 pm BJ'S LOUNGE — O'Keefe, Greazy Alice: Jerry Jeff Walker Tribute, 8 pm BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM — The Marigny Street Brass Band, 10 pm CARNAVAL LOUNGE — Katie Cat & Cain with the Hip Tones, 6 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Joe Kennedy Band, 2:30 pm; Lee Floyd and Thunderbolt Trio, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm GASA GASA — Ox with Spitfire, The Posts, 9 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MARKET — Adonis Rose and NOJO - PRINCE Tribute, 6:30 pm NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MARKET — Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra play the music of Prince, 7:30 pm
P H O T O BY R I C H A R D H A R T O G / L O S A N G E L E S T IM E S / T N S
POUR HOUSE SALOON — The Bedlamville Triflers, 9 pm REPUBLIC NOLA — Axeman’s Ball, 7 pm; Oddprophet, 11:30 pm SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 & 10 pm THE ALLWAYS LOUNGE & CABARET — The New Orleans High SocietyHour, 5 pm THE BOMBAY CLUB — Anais St. John, 8 pm THE HIDEAWAY DEN & ARCADE — Faking Solace w/ Marsh & Project Nine, 8 pm THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Gladney, 7:30 pm THE TIGERMEN DEN — Sherly Cormier Family Band, 11 am
SUNDAY 5 BLUE NILE — The Baked Potatoes, 7 pm; Street Legends Brass Band, 10 pm CAFE ISTANBUL — Donyae Asante, 7 pm CARNAVAL LOUNGE — Ever More Nest, 6 pm; My Politic, Sam Doores, Pastel Panties, 9 pm FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Hunter Burgamy Band, 1:23 pm; Joe Kennedy Band, 2:30 pm; Marla
DJ Soul Sister’s Purple Takeover weekend long celebration of Prince is back! See page 5 for details. Dixon Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm PEACOCK ROOM, HOTEL FONTENOT — Jelani Bauman , 11 am; Ruth Marie and Mark Monistere , 7 pm POUR HOUSE SALOON — HG Breland, 4 pm; The Bedlamville Triflers, 9 pm SIDNEY'S SALOON — DarkLounge Ministries, 6 pm SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Amina Scott Quintet, 8 & 10 pm TIPITINA'S — Fais Do Do With Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, 5:15 pm
MONDAY 6 FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB — Lee Floyd and Thunderbolt Trio, 6 pm; Richard "Piano" Scott and Friends, 8 pm GASA GASA — Lesser Care, Missing, Death Church, 9 pm
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Sounds in the Stacks by Jake Clapp
THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY THIS SUMMER WILL LAUNCH a new music
streaming platform exclusively showcasing local musicians. Crescent City Sounds will feature albums by a range of lesser-known and up-and-coming New Orleans musicians, curated by a group of community jurors, when it launches in late-July. And the platform will be free to use — even without a local library card — at crescentcitysounds.org. New Orleans musicians take note: Crescent City Sounds is currently accepting submissions for the platform through June 18. All genres are welcome, and artists accepted to the platform will be given a $250 honorarium. “We want the collection to reflect the diversity of the music scene,” says library associate Joshua Smith, who has been leading the Crescent City Sounds project. Crescent City Sounds will be similar to platforms created by other public library systems already streaming around the country and in Canada, including Seattle, Salt Lake City, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Edmonton, Alberta. Smith says a colleague in Texas told him about the success of Electric Lady Bird, Austin Public Library’s streaming service, and he felt it was only natural to bring this to the New Orleans music community. Like Electric Lady Bird, Edmonton’s Capital City Records, Chapel Hill’s Tracks and the other library music services, Crescent City Sounds will use MUSICat, a platform built by software developers Rabble. Once a year, New Orleans Public Library will open a submission period for new music through crescentcitysounds.org. Musicians and bands must primarily perform in New Orleans, and recordings can’t be more than five years old. A single track can be submitted for consideration, but if accepted the artist or band should send a minimum of four songs or at least 20 minutes of music — the idea is to host EPs and albums on Crescent City Sounds. Music will be hosted on Crescent City Sounds for five years, and the license is non-exclusive, so artists retain the rights to do what they want with their music. Crescent City Sounds has a budget to put up
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New Orleans Public Library will launch Crescent City Sounds, a streaming platform for New Orleans music, this summer. 30 albums and pay honorariums in 2022, Smith says, and he hopes that budget will grow in the future. Submissions will be listened to by a group of local musicians, industry professionals and New Orleans music devotees along with Smith and library staff to help choose the new albums added to Crescent City Sounds. This year, that team includes New Orleans emcee Alfred Banks, MidCitizen co-founder and Tank and the Bangas manager Tavia Osbey, Euclid Records’ Lefty Parker and WWOZ DJ and journalist and former Gambit columnist Alison Fensterstock. “New Orleans is a city of musicians. We make some of the best music in the world here,” Banks told NOPL’s Marie Simoneaux. “But it is true that without people providing real opportunities for our local musicians, they might never be heard, even if they’re the best out there.” The library is a champion of free speech, so there aren’t many rules around music submissions, Smith says, except for one: No hate speech. Otherwise, Crescent City Sounds wants to reflect the New Orleans music community as it is today. A section of Crescent City Sounds also will be dedicated to old gig posters, collecting New Orleans music history through the bands that have played the city over the years. Users can now submit their own posters to the website. Crescent City Sounds will launch in July. Musicians and bands can find more information and submit music now through June 18 at crescentcitysounds.org.
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Lefty Parker hosts Prince trivia at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at the Virgin Hotels’ Commons Club. Cellist and loop-master Helen Gillet plays a Prince tribute at 7 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Commons Club. And on Tuesday, June 7, Soul Sister hosts Prince Day at the Virgin Hotels’ pool, with music and themed cocktails at a happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Find more information and ticket links at djsoulsister.com. A percentage of proceeds from the June 4 and June 7 events will benefit One Book One New Orleans.
Faubourg Pride Fest
THERE’S DRAG, LIVE MUSIC AND MORE AT FAUBOURG BREWERY’S PRIDE CELEBRATION on June 3-5. Laveau Contraire
hosts a drag show with Kitten N’ Lou, Tarah Cards and more on Friday. Saturday’s music lineup features Lilli Lewis, Ever More Nest, Bruisey Peets and Jump School, and Sunday brings John Boutte, Loose Cattle, J. Rees and Joy Clark. There also is a market and games on the great lawn. Visit faubourgbrewery.com for details.
‘Bloodborne: The Red Death, an Unmasking’
THE MUDLARK PUPPETEERS REPRISE THEIR ORIGINAL PIECE re-imagining
Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death” in a piece with marionettes, rod and shadow puppets, music and more. This version sees the story from the point of view of a servant instead of Prince Prospero. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, through Monday, June 6, at the Mudlark Public Theatre. Tickets $15 on eventbrite.com.
Bad Operation
NEW ORLEANS’ NEW TONE SKA BAND BAD OPERATION HEADLINES A POOL PARTY
with their friends LeTrainiump, Delores Galore and Dominic Minix (who also sings for Bad Operation). Music starts at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at The Drifter. Tickets are $15 in advance at thedrifterhotel. com and $20 day of show.
‘Ghosts II: Gimme Danger’
A SUPERNATURAL VISITOR IS BACK TO COLLECT A DEBT in the immersive theatrical
show from art rock band Malevitus. The work explores a buried family secret in the Victorian-esque
setting of the ballroom and porch of The Columns hotel. The work features pianist Harry Mayronne, the Sleazeball Orchestra and aerial troupe the Flying Buttresses. At 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5. Tickets $40 on eventbrite.com.
Yusa Cuban Jazz Quintet
CUBAN-BORN MUSICIAN YUSA BLENDS CUBAN TROVA AND SON , jazz
and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms. She leads her quintet at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at Snug Harbor. Tickets $25 via snugjazz.com.
Adonis Rose & NOJO play Prince
ADONIS ROSE AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA pay tribute to The Purple
One with a tribute concert featuring vocalists Nayo Jones and Mecca Notes. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the New Orleans Jazz Market. Tickets are $30 general admission and $85 VIP at thenojo.com.
Partners-N-Crime
RAPPERS PARTNERS-N-CRIME AND SONGSTRESS ROBIN BARNES perform
at the final free concert in the
Wednesday at the Square series. There also is an art market and food and drink vendors from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, in Lafayette Square. Find information at ylcwats.com.
Komenka Ethnic Dance Spring Concert
THE KOMENKA ETHNIC DANCE AND MUSIC ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ITS 40TH SPRING CONCERT, with works repre-
senting Spanish Basque country, Brazil, Croatia, India, Italy, Japan, Ukraine and the Appalachians. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Loyola University New Orleans’ Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall. Tickets $8-$15. Find details at komenka.com.
Alyssa
ALYSSA EDWARDS WON MISS GAY TEXAS AMERICA AND MISS GAY AMERICA and was a favorite on
season five of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She brings her one-woman show to the Civic Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3. Tickets $35-$75 via civicnola.com.
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Go with the floe by Will Coviello
THE ENDURANCE SAT UNDER 10,000 FEET OF WATER, at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, for 107 years. A recovery expedition was able to find it in March and published brilliant footage of the broken vessel, well preserved in icy waters. The ship and its crew of 28 were trapped in an ice floe for nine months before the expanding ice crushed the hull and it sank beneath the surface, stranding the men. But the Endurance and Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition’s leader, are synonymous with perseverance and one of the most extraordinary tales of survival. Despite drifting on an ice floe for more than a year, all 28 men survived. Shackleton led five of them on an 800-mile ocean voyage on a 20-foot lifeboat in frigid conditions and hurricane-force winds to seek help at a whaling station on the island of South Georgia. It’s hard to do justice to their incredible story. But Shackleton tried. He originally had hoped to recoup some of the investment for the voyage by having photographer Frank Hurley capture it in photos and film to be sold and screened upon return. “South,” a silent film, was released in 1919, and ghostly images of the ship captured in ice were widely published. In the wake of the discovery of the shipwreck, the film has been restored, a new piano score added and rereleased.
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The film begins as the Endurance leaves Buenos Aires for Antarctica, and it briefly introduces Shackleton and a few of the crew members, including Frank Wild, who had previously explored the Antarctic. There’s considerably more footage of the 70 dogs they brought, and that number increased as puppies were born along the way. (Late in the film, there’s plenty of footage of creatures of the Antarctic, including Emperor penguins and walrus-like sea elephants.) Shackleton’s mission was to lead a land crossing of Antarctica, but the Endurance quickly encountered pack ice — water that freezes during winter, enlarging the size of the continent, and melts and breaks off in summer. In January 1915, the Endurance became stuck in the ice floe, and there are shots of
the crew trying to use picks to break a path out. The men go about setting up a semi-permanent encampment, hunting for food and living out of the ship. In October, as ice finally crushed the wood frame, the men vacated it, and the boat went below the surface in November. The crew was stuck on the ice, looking for a chance to escape. In April 1916, they boarded three lifeboats to try to reach Elephant Island — and a point 346 miles from where the ship sank. It was dry land, but still hundreds of miles from any human contact. Though the details of the exhibition seem ominous, the film is otherworldly — an endless horizon of glistening snow and ice. But as the ice pinched the hull, the masts fell, and the situation grew dire. The footage throughout is remarkably crisp and clear, and it seems odd that the crew preserved so much film as it shed so much other gear. There’s little footage from the three lifeboats the men used to reach Elephant Island, or the single boat, the James Caird, which Shackleton used to reach South Georgia. The film doesn’t overdramatize the scale of the challenge, though there is limited detail in the narrative provided on intertitles in the silent film. Knowing the details of the multiple stages of the journey makes the film more fascinating. It’s an amazing document from an era long before we could watch from afar as disasters unfold in real time. “South” screens at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. zeitgeistnola.org.
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GORGEOUS NEW P RENOVATION WITH OLD W NE WORLD CHARM!!! Just Completed, 2794 sq ft. Like new constructionUpscale double has an “Owner’s Unit,” which is 3BR, 2 1/2 BA. Open Floor Plan...Kit w Beautiful Cabinetry & Quartz Counters. Hi Ceilings, Exposed Beams, Pine Hdwd Flrs. Front Rental Unit (2BR, 1BA). Both have W&D. Easy access to French Quarter, City Park, Fairgrounds, Hospital Dist & I-10. $799,000 E
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CLASSIC, COZY NEW ORLEANS STYLE SHOTGUN HOME! Central Air! Wonderful Front Porch w/ Small Gated Front Yard. 2 Bedroom/1 FULL BATH. Great Backyard Space. Wood Floors in Front 2 Rooms. Refrigerator, Gas Range, W&D ALL Included! E
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PREMIER CROSSWORD PUZZLE APPLICATION PROCESS By Frank A. Longo
33 Bother a lot 35 Frank of rock 38 Outward display of courage 40 Attachable with a click 42 Hits, as a fly 44 Fill with love 45 “The X Factor,” e.g. 47 Congeal 49 Short sleeps 50 Diane once of NPR 51 Gentlemen 53 Breather 56 Apple option 59 Cow sound 62 Primer for a wall, e.g. 67 Names anew
70 Outdoor enclosure for a tabby 72 Abundant 73 Cow sound 74 Despot Amin 75 It’s often played during a massage 78 “Let us spray,” e.g. 79 Recognize 80 Central Asia’s — Sea 81 Honking birds 82 Old Jewish ascetic 84 Snootiness 87 Cur’s warning 89 Snake’s warning 90 Not bogus 91 Small plateau 93 Give relief to
96 Choir female 99 Responses to massages 101 Something revealed by a scale 107 Fly without a co-pilot, e.g. 110 Like a famed Vatican chapel 112 Roll around in mud or dust 113 Mascara, e.g. 115 Writer Calvino 117 Ethiopia’s — Selassie 118 Ovid’s lang. 119 Tubers often candied 120 Engine speed meas. 121 By way of 123 Tattooist’s supply 124 Otherwise 126 What eight answers in this puzzle might say if they could talk? 131 Increase, with “up” 132 Internet sales 133 Increase, with “up” 134 Villain in “The Avengers” 135 609-homer Sammy 136 AC— (big name in auto parts) 137 Promotes heavily 138 Leg joint
31 Lion’s hideout 34 Fast glance 36 Burnt residue 37 Gp. once led by Arafat 38 Raft wood 39 Soda brand 41 Utmost 43 Dickens’ miser 46 Opposite of lge. 48 Three, to Fifi 52 Slippery road condition 54 “The Hunger Games” escort 55 Blueprint data, in brief 56 From Dublin or Cork 57 Jason’s wife, in myth 58 “Ta-ta!,” in Tours 60 Central Florida city 61 Crayon stuff 63 Less of a lie 64 Louvre Pyramid architect 65 Adjectives modify them 66 Message-leavers’ cues 68 Astronomer Tycho — 69 Mattress brand 71 Fierce female feline 76 1972 Eric Clapton hit 77 Chinese menu letters 83 Aussie girl 85 Newlywed man
86 “Got it, man” 88 San Luis — 92 Slightly excessive 94 “How cute!” 95 Ugly foe of Popeye 96 Never-ending 97 Not deserting 98 Frightful flies 100 Like always 102 “Ode — Grecian Urn” 103 Costa — Sol 104 Use as a skating surface 105 Mount — College (Elaine Chao’s alma mater) 106 12-year-old kid, say 108 Set in place 109 Gave the nod 111 — City (Ohio town named for William Henry Harrison’s moniker) 114 Theatricalize 116 Like sheep 120 Move, to a Realtor 122 Tattooist’s supplies 125 Green org. 127 Ocasek of The Cars 128 Endeavor 129 Spying setup 130 Big name in civ. rights
DOWN 1 Most wealthy 2 Actress Douglas who starred in “Grace of My Heart” 3 Pertaining to an opening of the larynx 4 Former jet to JFK 5 Mix, as batter 6 Desi of Desilu Studios 7 Sleazy paper 8 King topper 9 Furry feet in back 10 Biblical utopia 11 Shirt part 12 Clemente of baseball 13 Oompah band genre 14 Shirt part 15 Tooth on a gearwheel 16 A Gulf state 17 Patroller around a food court 18 Bivalve mollusks 24 Sweltering summer day 25 Ivory, e.g.
ANSWERS FOR LAST ISSUE’S PUZZLE: P 2
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ACROSS 1 Big trucks 5 “Serial” podcast host Koenig 10 Brothers Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan 15 Like GI garb, often 19 Woeful things 20 Bingham of “Baywatch” 21 Slobber 22 Nivea rival 23 Outfit 26 Lasses 27 All upset, with “up” 28 “... flaw — feature?” 29 Actor Knotts 30 Wrung (out) 32 Deli classic
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