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The LGBTLOL festival kicks off Pride month with four days of comedy | by Will Coviello COMEDIAN SHEP KELLY SAYS SHE WAS GAY BEFORE ARRIVAL OF “ALL THE LETTERS” — LGBTQIA+. But she also

was caught by surprise by some of the new terms.

“I was asked by somebody at work if I was ‘transitioning,’ and I thought I had been fired,” Kelly says. “That used to be what they meant when they said someone was ‘making a transition.’”

Kelly still has a day job — where she avoids the pronoun “they” to make sure no-one else is getting credit for her work, she says with a laugh — but she keeps busy on the New Orleans comedy scene, hosting a few monthly and weekly shows and performing as many as eight times in a typical week. On Saturday, she’s headlining a showcase at the LGBTLOL Queer Comedy Fest, which runs June 1-4 at local venues.

This is the first full iteration of the comedy festival. Founder Ryan Rogers threw together a one-day event on short notice last year at Comedy House New Orleans. Unfortunately, they accidentally scheduled the shows on the same day as the New Orleans Pride parade, Rogers says. But when they filled the club for most of the sets, he and his husband decided they could develop it into a full-fledged festival. It also fills a need, Rogers says.

“There are less than five queer comedy festivals in the nation,” he says.

“What better place to have one than in a city that champions free expression to a fault?”

The festival features mostly standup from more than 30 touring and local comics, plus some drag performers as well as open-mic opportunities. Each of the five Big Night Out showcases at Comedy House is topped by an extended set by one of the headliners, including Kelly, Rogers, Nashville’s Amber Autry, Colton Dowling from Austin, Texas, and L.G. Gray from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Drag performer Laveau Contraire and comedian Kechi Chibueze host Funny But Make It Fashion at the AllWays Lounge at 10:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, and trans comedian Roman Ellis hosts GloryHole XXX there at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3. The closing event is the Oops! All Allies showcase at festival sponsor NOLA Brewing Co., and a panel of queer comics will roast the performers afterward.

Rogers is a regular performer at Comedy House New Orleans, and he hosts several events at other venues,

including Raw Dog, the weekly Friday night open mic at the Ugly Dog Saloon. He’s giving his regular shows a queer focus for the festival. Raw Dog Comedy Goes Gay is at 8 p.m. Friday, June 2, at the Ugly Dog. Rogers also does a monthly show at the Virgin Hotels called Cherry!, which focuses on stories about first times. The festival edition of Cherry! is at 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 4.

Rogers left a job with Google and a career in advertising a couple of years ago to get his start in comedy. He grew up on the West Bank, attended Brother Martin and took visual art classes at NOCCA. After attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, he jumped into a career in advertising, which came naturally to him. A few years ago, at the same time as he got sober, he decided to try comedy. He drew from material he had written for a blog about dating experiences and went onstage at the open mic at Raw Dog, the show he now hosts.

He’s been developing the blog material into a live show concept he’s done locally. Called ExBoyfriend Material, he gets comics or audience members to share their worst dating stories onstage. He also released an album, “She is Me,” on Spotify, Apple and other streaming platforms.

Kelly hosts events including the All-Star Comedy Sheaux with comics, poets and rappers at Hi-Ho Lounge, and Shut Yeaux Ass Up at Bar Redux.

Kelly got her start in comedy clubs in Washington, D.C., where she lived after leaving the Army. She was convinced to give comedy a try by comedians at a club in her neighborhood and eventually became a regularly booked performer. She moved to New Orleans in 2016 and networked with Black women comedians including Geneva Joy and joined the Black Girl Giggles shows they put together during the Essence Festival of Culture.

Rogers says New Orleans comedy scene has developed to reflect the diversity of the city in terms of race and

Ryan Rogers founded the LGTBLOL Queer Comedy Festival.

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gender. But he tours and doesn’t necessarily look for LGBTQ-friendly venues.

“I don’t feel challenged by any room I go into, whether it’s incredibly rural and conservative or a big weekly show at Oz,” he says. “I know I have to modulate a little. Sometimes I’ll let them know, ‘Listen, we’re going to cover a lot of ground. We’re gonna talk about mental health, marriage and addiction, but it’s all going to be very gay. If that’s not what you want, if you’re good, I’ll do suicide jokes.’ Some of the harder hitting dark stuff, they are with me for that.”

Rogers says he was fortunate to grow up in a very supportive family, and he hopes the festival can provide a similar sort of welcoming environment for performers and audiences.

“I think everyone deserves that,” he says. “I am trying to take that support I have from my own family, and the family of comedians I hang out with — I am trying to take that spirit and put it on blast. I am trying to boost the signal. We know this is a tough time.”

For tickets and information, visit lgbtlol.com. Festival and day passes also are available.

New Orleans’ extreme, no-holes-barred drag wrestling group Choke Hole is celebrating its fifth birthday with two nights of matches at the Ace Hotel. And what a five years it’s been: Choke Hole did Germany, premiered a show in Las Vegas, and in March brought it all back home for three nights of “Portal.” At the Ace Hotel, there will be balloons, plenty of cake and a little bit of blood as Gorleenyah, Visqueen, Jassy, Garlic Junior, Raid, Laveau Contraire and more square off in the ring. The events also will help raise funds for Choke Hole members to fly out to Los Angeles for a screening of a documentary about their Germany trip. At 10 p.m. Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3. Tickets are $30 via acehotel.com/new-orleans.

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

In Harper Lee’s landmark novel about racism and injustice, white lawyer Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, who is Black and has been accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town. TV and film writer Aaron Sorkin adapted the novel for the Broadway production. The touring show is at Saenger Theatre May 30-June 4. Showtimes vary. Find tickets via saengernola.com.

Band of Heathens

Band of Heathens blends rock, country, folk and blues, and their career has dovetailed with the rise of Americana in the last 15 years. The group has recorded and released its music independently, including March release “Simple Things.” The band performs at 8 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Chickie Wah Wah. Tickets are $20 in advance via chickiewahwah.com, and $25 on the day of the show.

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While FEMA trailers were meant for temporary housing, many in southeast Louisiana are still struggling to repair their homes two years after Ida. Rent is increasing from $50 a month to $780 per month for a single-bedroom trailer, and to more than $1,400 a month for four-bedroom trailers.

der-affirming health care for minors, marking a rare departure from other anti-LGBTQ legislation that has been easily advancing through the legislature.

Doctors aren’t recommending these types of surgeries for people under 18 anyway. A report by the Louisiana Department of Health found that between 2017-2021, no Medicaid recipients received gender reassignment surgery.

The Times-Picayune reported that Gov. John Bel Edwards was behind the push that ultimately killed the bill. All Democrats on the committee voted to defer the bill, effectively killing it.

But it was Chairman Fred Mills, a Parks Republican, who cast the tie-breaking vote against it. Mills, a pharmacist and the only Republican to vote against the ban, said he trusted physicians and the process already in place for revoking the license of any bad actors. He also said the figures from the LDH report factored into his decision.

“I’ve always in my heart of hearts have believed that a decision should be made by a patient and a physician,” Mills said.

Major medical associations support gender-affirming care, and research shows it can reduce a trans person’s likelihood of depression and suicide.

The bill’s author, Pollock Republican Rep. Gabe Firment, called gender-affirming health care, which is backed by major medical associations, “experimental” and “harmful.” Firment, who

attempted to pass a similar bill last year, also tried to discredit the LDH report.

Clifton Mixon, child and adolescent psychiatrist who provides gender-affirming health care at Ochsner Health Center for Children in New Orleans, said that treatments used for gender transitions are the same used for other medical issues. For instance, he said puberty blockers are used when someone starts puberty prematurely, while mastectomies are done for breast reductions and cancer treatments.

“All these medications are safe and used in other populations,” he said.

“We see the strong benefits. We see minimal side effects.”

Mixon also said at his practice, trans patients have typically transitioned socially and have been in therapy for around 2 years before they have the option of taking hormones or other medical treatment for gender dysphoria.

He said age 16 is usually the youngest they would provide a patient with hormone therapy, with the option for 14- or 15-year-olds being “exceptionally rare.”

In his closing on his bill, Firment took his time to attempt to discredit Mixon as a “radical activist” by reading tweets from Mixon in which Mixon criticized trans sports bans and used hashtags including #transrightsarehumanrights and #transisbeautiful.

Mills became frustrated that Firment was using his time to criticize Mixon rather than about the content of his bill. “In my years here, I’ve never seen something like you,” he said. — KAYLEE POCHE

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IT IS, WE ADMIT, UNCOMMON FOR US TO USE THIS SPACE TO PRAISE POLITICIANS,

so we hope you will excuse us this week if we share an embarrassment of riches: not one but two Louisiana elected officials deserving applause.

This year’s legislative session has seen a plethora of attacks on women, Black people and the LGBTQ community, often with a distressing shortage of opposition.

That was not, however, the case in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on the afternoon of May 24. The committee sat through more than two hours of testimony, too much of it in support of House Bill 648, a draconian ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth brought by Rep. Gabe Firment, R-Pollock. The bill had already cleared the House and appeared headed for passage in the Senate.

Thankfully, Chairman Fred Mills, R-Parks, hadn’t gotten the memo that “the cruelty is the point.” Mills, a popular Cajun pharmacist whose conservative bona fides are above question, courageously defended vulnerable kids and families.

And he didn’t do it quietly. The term-limited Mills took Firment and his fever dreams to the political woodshed publicly and repeatedly. “In my years here, I’ve never seen something like you,” Mills told Firment before joining committee Democrats to kill the bill on a 5-4 vote.

Mills cast the deciding vote knowing conservatives would howl for his political head on a platter, which they did.

He showed genuine courage and true Christian values in defending at-risk kids. We applaud you, Senator Mills.

Meanwhile, here at home, we saw another public display of common sense from an elected official. Several weeks ago, New Orleans District “C” Council Member Freddie King III proposed suspending, for one year, the Vieux Carre Commission’s enforcement powers.

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King’s stated goal was to give the commission and stakeholders time to review and streamline the VCC’s complex set of rules — and give Quarter businesses and contractors a chance to clear a backlog of Hurricane Ida-related repairs. King’s proposed suspension of historic protections drew loud condemnation from preservationists, however.

King is a first-term council member who has, until now, shown himself to be quietly risk averse. He could have dug in and pushed harder for his idea; or he could have run from the political heat by dropping it altogether.

Instead, King did what elected leaders should do in the face of controversy. He took his lumps in a public town hall setting, listened to critics and experts, and showed that he knew how to learn and grow as a public servant.

He withdrew his proposed ordinance but set his sights even higher. He announced his plan to establish a task force, which will include all stakeholders, to craft a holistic set of reforms to streamline and simplify the entire city’s permitting and enforcement processes — including those of the autonomous VCC — without weakening historic preservation and public safety.

King’s decisive response to citizens’ loud but understandable concerns is an encouraging sign from one of the city’s youngest leaders, and we applaud him for it.

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Such a candidate inevitably starts picking fights with people who aren’t even running against him. It’s the political equivalent of making a “strawman” argument — inventing unpopular foes that he can pretend to knock down.

It’s a cheap trick and, politically, a cheap shot.

Cue Attorney General Jeff Landry, whose latest TV ads suggest he’s running for governor against Black elected leaders in some of Louisiana’s largest cities, not against his six declared opponents.

Landry has run three virtually identical ads in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport using the same script and slogan — “Enough is enough” — but with local crime scene video covering Landry’s faux-tough-guy message.

“New Orleans,” Landry begins in the Crescent City version, “your criminal justice system is broken.” In Baton Rouge and Shreveport, he uses the same script but begins by naming those cities.

That’s the extent of Landry’s deep dive into Louisiana’s urban crime problem.

An announcer then calls Landry “a former police officer, sheriff’s deputy and the attorney general” and adds, “Jeff Landry knows what it takes to fight crime.” Then, instead of telling voters what it takes to fight crime, Landry takes a gratuitous swipe at his fellow crimefighters.

“When DA’s fail to prosecute, when judges fail to act, when police are handcuffed instead of the criminals — enough is enough!” Landry intones, visibly reading from his script at a podium, which doesn’t exactly project crime-fighting gravitas. The former lawman then delivers his case cracker: “We’re going to hold everyone, and I mean everyone, accountable for violent crime.”

No, we’re not.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.

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First and foremost, Landry has been AG — the state’s top prosecutor — for the past eight years. If he “knows what it takes to fight crime” and is such an effective crimefighter, why is crime so out of control?

Second, when Landry talks about holding “everyone, and I mean everyone, accountable,” the New Orleans ad squeezes a quick shot of Mayor LaToya Cantrell between short takes of young Black men engaged in shootouts, followed by brief video of Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams.

In the Shreveport ad, Landry likewise inserts video of Caddo Parish DA James Stewart. Meanwhile, the Baton Rouge ad does not include footage of local DA Hillar Moore.

Why is that? Does Landry plan to hold Cantrell, Williams and Stewart “accountable” — but not Moore?

Or is it because, while all four are Democrats, Cantrell, Williams and Stewart are Black, and Moore is white?

“I think it’s obvious,” Stewart said of Landry’s not-so-subtle race baiting. He said Landry needs to explain why his ad “has the Black DA in Caddo and the Black DA in Orleans, but he didn’t have the white DA in Baton Rouge.”

I agree.

Because, when it comes to using political strawmen and racist dog whistles, Landry’s ad got one thing right: Enough is enough.

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Hey Blake,

A recent auction at Crescent City Auction Gallery featured a handbill advertising a New Orleans concert by Louis Armstrong at the Golden Dragon.

Where was it and what can you tell me about his performance there?

Dear reader,

THAT PIECE OF MUSICAL MEMORABILIA ADVERTISES LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S TWODAY ENGAGEMENT on July 21 and July

22, 1935. By then, the New Orleans native had spent more than a decade away from the city, playing on riverboats and in Chicago with his mentor Joe “King” Oliver.

He returned home to perform at the Golden Dragon, a club inside the Astoria Hotel at 235 S. Rampart St. It was owned by Henry E. Braden Sr., whose family is well-known in New Orleans, including great-grandson Henry “Hank” Braden IV, a lawyer and state senator who died in 2013.

Catering to a Black clientele, the Astoria featured one of the largest dance halls in the South. According to an online history by A Closer Walk, other big names to perform there included Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Many local jazz bands also performed at the hotel on South Rampart, a hotbed for the early development of

Louis Armstrong’s two night stint at the Golden Dragon in July 1935 was billed as the “biggest event of the season!”

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jazz and just a few blocks away from where Armstrong grew up.

As the handbill advertises, he played a 4 p.m. Sunday matinee at the Golden Dragon and two 10 p.m. shows on Sunday and Monday. A July 23, 1935, New Orleans Item review by Eddie Ellis said “yowls of joy climbed from dusky throats” as the crowd cheered for Armstrong’s rendition of “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.” “His voice rasped and gurgled, but it did things to your spine,” Ellis wrote. “He slid from one note to another and then careened drunkenly down to a guttural bass lower than the foundations of the Empire State Building.”

Although segregation legally prevented white and Black patrons from attending the show together, Ellis mentions there were “white men and women scattered throughout the opaque mob which jam-packed the Golden Dragon….

It was an adoring crowd…and Louie [sic] didn’t fail them. He was back home. Like Gabriel he opened to them the gates of a dusky, happy heaven.”

The Astoria Hotel was demolished in 1975.

BLAKEVIEW THIS WEEK MARKS A KEY MOMENT IN NEW ORLEANS CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: the integration of public buses and streetcars and the removal of the so-called “race screens.”

For many years, a permanent wire screen separated sections of New Orleans streetcars for Black and white patrons. By the 1950s, that had evolved into a small wooden sign reading “For Colored Patrons Only,” which would be affixed to the back of a streetcar seat and moved by the conductor to accommodate the number of white passengers.

On Feb. 1, 1957, a lawsuit filed by Dr. William R. Adams and Rev. A.L. Davis Jr. challenged the constitutionality of the state law which called for streetcar and bus segregation. U.S. District Judge J. Skelly Wright ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, declaring the law unconstitutional. An appeals court upheld his decision.

City officials appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court refused to hear the case, leaving the lower court decisions in force and ending the policy of segregation.

The change went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 1958. It happened largely without incident, although The Times-Picayune reported an “eightfoot cross wrapped in kerosene-soaked felt” was burned on Wright’s front lawn.

Afterwards, segregationists in the state Legislature passed a series of laws to try to overturn the integration of public transit. Gov. Earl K. Long vetoed them.

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Children’s Hospital New Orleans

Dr. Julie Kaplow

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRAUMA AND GRIEF CENTER

Meet Dr. Kaplow

Questions & Answers

About half of U.S. children will experience a traumatic event during their lives, but few behavioral health facilities are equipped to provide evidence-based treatments for both trauma, grief and their interplay. As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of youth exposed to trauma and loss, I know that identifying and addressing trauma and grief as early as possible is crucial to helping kids lead healthy, happy lives and promoting resiliency over the longer term.

Over the years, I’ve overseen risk screenings and interventions for youth impacted by tragedies such as Hurricane Harvey, the Santa Fe, TX school shooting, and most recently, the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, TX. I’ve also served as a consultant to numerous work groups dealing with childhood bereavement, Prolonged Grief Disorder, and PTSD as well as the Mass Violence and Children Working Group of the FBI. In 2012, I founded the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center in Ann Arbor when I was on faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School. In 2014, I established a second TAG Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health in Houston and was excited to stand up a third location in New Orleans when I joined the Children’s Hospital New Orleans team in 2021.

Creating a TAG Center in New Orleans was extremely important to me, particularly given the number of traumas and losses that youth here are facing, including the high rates of COVID-19 deaths and ongoing community violence.

What street name are you still having trouble pronouncing?

What’s your favorite part about working at CHNOLA?

Tchoupitoulas (I had to google that about 5 times just to spell it correctly!)

I love that all my colleagues are so mission driven.

What’s one thing that shocked you when you moved to New Orleans?

What’s one memory from your time at CHNOLA that stands out so far?

The sheer number of parades.

So. Many. Parades.

I remember the first time that my partner, Mark, and I visited CHNOLA. Everyone was so incredibly warm and welcoming, and seemed genuinely excited to have us there.

As the executive director of both the New Orleans and Houston TAG Centers, we’re able to partner in the development and dissemination of evidence-based treatments for youth exposed to trauma and bereavement, raising the standard of care for vulnerable youth across Texas and Louisiana.

Trauma And Grief Center (TAG) Identifying and addressing trauma and grief as early as possible is crucial to helping kids lead healthy, happy lives and promoting resiliency over the longer term.

One of the unique features of the TAG Center is that we understand the important difference between trauma and bereavement, and we use evidence-based approaches to address each in the most effective way.

To ensure access to best practice trauma- and grief-informed mental health care, the TAG Center focuses on community outreach initiatives, such as partnering with ThriveKids school-based wellness initiatives and the hospital’s High 5 Project, a program that aims to ensure that all children with mental and behavioral disorders receive the care and support they need to thrive.

We know from our own research that the death of a loved one is the number one predictor of school problems, above and beyond any other form of trauma. So, helping schools to effectively identify “atrisk” youth and provide traumaand grief-focused treatment is a critically important component of our community outreach.

To learn more about the TAG Center visit chnola.org.

What is your favorite restaurant?

Maple Street Cafe

Do you have kids?

I have two amazing boys, Jonah (16) and A.J. (13). I’m looking forward to the summer when we can relax and have some down time together.

Where’s your family’s favorite place/activity?

We love going to our ranch in Oakwood, TX. It’s a wildlife refuge and it’s just incredibly peaceful.

What’s one thing you wish the community knew about CHNOLA’s TAG Center?

We are here to serve every child/ adolescent who has experienced a trauma or a loss across the entire state of Louisiana.

What’s one thing about the TAG Center that you’re most proud of?

I am most proud of the amazing clinicians we have recruited to the TAG Center.

They have extensive expertise in treating youth exposed to trauma and grief, and they are also humble, kind and extremely collaborative.

If you could give parents and guardians one tip when it comes to caring for children who have experienced a trauma, what would it be?

Don’t be afraid to talk about it. The best thing parents can do is validate the child’s reality by naming what happened and letting them know they are there to listen whenever the child is ready to talk about it.

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GUIDE TO

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CRAWFISH SHELLS are starting to get real hard and the mercury is soaring, which can mean only one thing — it’s summertime in South Louisiana!

New Orleans is back and running at full capacity after years of pandemic shutdowns and hesitancy, so even though it’s summer, there’s still plenty to do around town. To help ya sort it all out, our own Will “Dancin’ Shoes” Coviello has the rundown on the best concerts, festivals and events in town.

Meanwhile, after rolling a couple 14-sided dice, Kaylee “The Dungeon Master” Poche has your nighttime bar adventures all mapped out, with great ways to beat the heat from trivia to game nights in the comfort of sweet air conditioning.

And of course, you’re gonna want to eat, and summertime cooking just wouldn’t be the same without a grill. This being Louisiana, we figure y’all got the meat covered. But what about the veggies? Don’t sweat it, ’cause Sarah “T-Rex” Ravits has a bunch of delicious grilled vegetable recipes from some of the city’s top chefs!

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EVENTS PREVIEW MAY 30-JUNE 4

HARPER LEE’S ‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD’ TV and film writer Aaron Sorkin adapted Harper Lee’s landmark novel about racism and injustice in a small Alabama town. The touring production comes to Saenger Theatre. Showtimes vary.

Find tickets via saengernola.com.

JUNE 1-4

LGBTLOL COMEDY FEST The comedy festival features queer-identifying performers including Amber Autry, L.G. Grey, Colton Dowling, Shep Kelly and more at venues across town. Visit lgbtlol.com for details.

JUNE 2-4

SYMPHONY BOOK FAIR The book-sale fundraiser for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra features books, cookbooks, CDs, DVDs, artwork, sheet music, puzzles and more. At the UNO Lakefront Arena. Visit lpomusic. com for information.

JUNE 3

NOLA GOLD VS. OLD GLORY DC New Orleans’ professional rugby team, the NOLA Gold, faces the Old Glory DC at the Shrine on Airline. Find tickets via nolagoldrugby.com.

JUNE 7-11

NOWFE The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience features various wine and food tastings, wine dinners at local restaurants, a pizza-making workshop, a cocktail class, a Champagne pool party, a cake-decorating class, a seminar on Japanese sake and more.

Find a full schedule and tickets at nowfe.com.

JUNE 8-11

‘OCEAN FILIBUSTER’ Feeling threatened, the Ocean crashes a government meeting to save itself. The theatrical genre-mashup aims for spectacle and is written by Lisa D’Amour and directed by Katie Pearl. At the Contemporary Arts Center. Visit cacno.org for information.

JUNE 8-24

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’ Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck in Shakespeare’s comedy about mistaken identity and romantic intrigue.

The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents the show at Tulane University’s Lupin Theater. Find information at neworleansshakespeare.org.

JUNE 9-11

NEW ORLEANS PRIDE The New Orleans Pride Parade is Saturday, June 10, in Marigny and the French Quarter, and events at various locations include a Habitat for Humanity home build, Pride Fest, a picnic, an Upstairs Lounge memorial and more. Find a schedule and information at neworleanspride.org.

JUNE 9-11

RE:SET The music festival features LCD Soundsystem, Steve Lacy, boygenius, Big Freedia, Toro y Moi, James Blake, Jamie XX, Clairo and more. At New Orleans City Park’s Festival Grounds. Find tickets at neworleans.resetconcertseries.com.

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‘RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: WERQ THE WORLD’ “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Asia O’Hara, Bosco, DeJa Skye, Lady Camden, Rose, Laganja Estranja, Mistress Isabella Brooks and Sasha Colby perform. At Mahalia Jackson Theater.

Find tickets via mahaliajacksontheater.com.

JULY 4

4TH FEST IN CRESCENT PARK There’s music and festivities in Crescent Park and fireworks viewing from the riverside.

Visit frenchmarket.org for details.

JULY 6-9

‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: THE MUSICAL’ Seymour’s dilapidated flower shop starts booming as a Venus flytrap gains attention, but the blood-thirsty plant needs to be fed in the horror comedy musical. Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre presents the show at Dixon Hall. liberalarts.tulane.edu/summerlyric-theatre.

Koray Broussard & The Zydeco Unit, Alphonse Ardoin & The Zydeco Kings, Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Krush, Harold Guillory and more. There also are dance lessons, local vendors and a kids’ zone. At A.L. Davis Park. Visit nolazydecofest.com for information.

JUNE 10-11

CREOLE TOMATO FESTIVAL The French Market’s Creole Tomato Festival features music, cooking demonstrations, food and more in the French Market. Visit frenchmarket.org for schedule and information.

JUNE 13

‘MADAGASCAR: THE MUSICAL’ In the all-ages show, Marty the zebra, Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo escape from the Central Park Zoo and embark on an adventure. At Saenger Theatre. Find tickets via saengernola.com.

JUNE 15-18

‘THE MUSIC MAN’ Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane opens its season with “The Music Man,” about a con man who falls in love and tries to change his ways. At Tulane’s Dixon Hall. Find tickets at liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre.

JUNE 15-30

weight boxing champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis defends his title against Puerto Rico’s Danielito Zorrilla. At the Smoothie King Center. Find information at smoothiekingcenter.com.

JUNE 18-19

JUNETEENTH The Juneteenth Freedom Gala is June 18 at the Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice, and it includes a film screening, live music and more. The NOLA Juneteenth Fest is in Congo Square on June 19. Visit nolajuneteenthfestival.org for details.

JUNE 21

BY ANY SCENES NECESSARY The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival and the NOLA Project present a no-script, improv version of “The Tempest.” At Tulane University’s Lupin Theater. Visit neworleansshakespeare.org for tickets.

JUNE 23

RAMY YOUSSEF Comedian Ramy Youssef won a Golden Globe for his Hulu comedy show, “Ramy.”

He performs standup at Civic Theatre. Visit civicnola.com for tickets.

JUNE 24

‘VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE’ Elizabeth Newcomer directs Crescent City Stage’s production of Christopher Durang’s comedy about middle-aged siblings, which takes some inspiration from the works of Chekhov. At Loyola University’s Marquette Theatre. Find information at crescentcitystage.com.

PETITE SWEET: A BALL FOR ALL The fundraising party for the Contemporary Arts Center has a theme celebrating the artistic spirit of the avant-garde Fauve painters. There is music by Dr. Romance and Mikey Offline, an open bar, light food, art activations and more. Tickets are $120 and up via cacno.org.

JUNE 16

ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion, Ms. Lauryn Hill and others perform at the festival, which includes a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop and women in hip-hop. Concerts are at the Caesars Superdome, and there are speakers and more at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Visit essence.com/essencefestival2023 for tickets and information.

NEAL BRENNAN The comedian, podcaster and former “Chappelle’s Show” writer performs at The Joy Theater. Find tickets via thejoytheater.com.

JUNE 17

PROGRAIS VS. ZORRILLA New Orleanian and WBC World Super-Light-

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BERT KREISCHER’S FULLY LOADED The comedy tour features Bert Kreischer, Big Jay Oakerson, Chad Daniels, Mark Normand, Ralph Barbosa, Rosebud Baker and Tiffany Haddish. At Smoothie King Center. Find tickets via smoothiekingcenter.com.

JULY 8

MONSTER JAM The monster truck show features Grave Digger, Megalodon, El Toro Loco, Bakugan Dragonoid, Lucas Stabilizer, Soldier Fortune, and more. At Caesars Superdome. Find tickets via caesarssuperdome.com.

JULY 8

BRAD WILLIAMS Stand-up comedian and actor Brad Williams performs at Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Find tickets via jeffersonpac.com.

JULY 13

PINK FLOYD LASER SPECTACULAR A laser light and video show accompanies the music of the rock band Pink Floyd. At Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Find tickets via jeffersonpac.com.

JULY 13-15

ISLAND STRONG MUSIC FEST The festival was started to support Grand Isle’s recovery from Hurricane Ida. It returns with a three-day event featuring music by Ryan Foret and Foret Tradition, Todd O’Neill & Cat Daddy, Chase Tyler Band, Jr. Lacrosse and more. There also are food vendors and crafts at the Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion. Visit islandstrongmusicfest.com for information.

JULY 13-23

‘NEWSIES’ In the musical based on the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Jack Kelly leads a strike against publishing giants. At Rivertown Theaters for zthe Performing Arts. Find tickets via rivertowntheaters.com.

JULY 13-30

‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents the tragedy of young lovers defying

their feuding families. At Tulane University’s Lupin Theater. Find information at neworleansshakespeare.org.

JULY 14-16

SAN FERMIN IN NUEVA ORLEANS The Running of the NOLA Bulls, with roller derby skaters instead of bulls, is the highlight of the festival emulating the traditions of Pamplona, Spain. There also are pre- and post-run parties. Visit nolabulls.com for details.

JULY 19

‘RICHARD III’ Mary Frances Candies directs a staged reading of “Richard III’ for New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane. At Tulane University’s Lupin Theater. Visit neworleansshakespeare.org for tickets.

JULY 23-28

TALES OF THE COCKTAIL The cocktail conference and festival features tasting rooms, seminars, a spirits competition and parties as well as programs on professional development and wellness for industry professionals. Visit talesofthecocktail.org for schedule, tickets and details.

JULY 26

JINKX MONSOON The Broadway star and veteran drag performer from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” brings her “Everything at Stake” show to Orpheum Theater. Find tickets via orpheumnola.com.

JULY 27-30

‘OLIVER’ The orphan Oliver Twist escapes a workhouse to make his way on the streets of London in Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic. Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre presents the show at Dixon Hall. liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre.

JULY 28

WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN WWE wrestling stars battle it out at the Smoothie King Center. Find tickets via smoothiekingcenter.com.

AUG. 1-3

TIM HEIDECKER Comedian Tim Heidecker is best known as half of the Tim & Eric duo with Eric Wareheim and he has a long list of TV and film credits.

He performs solo at The Joy Theater. Find tickets via thejoytheater.com.

AUG. 4

BORED TEACHERS COMEDY TOUR Bored Teacher comedians like Devin Siebold, KC Mack and Tell Williams perform at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Find tickets via mahaliajacksontheater.com.

AUG. 5

WHITE LINEN NIGHT The Arts District hosts a celebration with art openings and receptions at Warehouse District galleries. There will be live music, food and drink vendors, art activations and more spread out on the 300 to 600 blocks of Julia Street and the 500 block of St. Joseph Street. Visit artsdistrictneworleans.com PAGE 17 for information.

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‘DISENCHANTED’ Snow White, Belle, the Little Mermaid and other princesses aren’t the same as they are in Disney and conventional fairy tales in this comedic musical. At Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts. Find tickets via rivertowntheaters.com.

AUG. 12

RED DRESS RUN Runners don red dresses and drink beer along the way in The Hash House Harriers’ annual fundraising party and run through the Marigny and French Quarter. Visit noh3.com to register.

AUG. 12

DIRTY LINEN NIGHT Galleries and shops on Royal Street in the French Quarter host receptions in a night of art, food, music and more. Visit dirtylinen.org for details.

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‘BLUEY’S BIG PLAY’ In the first U.S. touring live theater show based on the Australian TV children’s show, Bluey and Bingo Heeler have a plan to get their dad off the couch. At Saenger Theatre. Find tickets via saengernola.com.

AUG. 27

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. HOUSTON TEXANS The New Orleans Saints face the Houston Texans in preseason NFL football. Find tickets via neworleanssaints.com.

AUG. 31-SEPT. 4

SOUTHERN DECADENCE Sunday’s parade is the highlight of the official events of Southern Decadence, and there are parties and events celebrating the LGTBQ community at bars and businesses in the French Quarter, Marigny and beyond. Visit southerndecadenceparade.com for information.

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BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY Black Jacket Symphony is known for playing classic rock albums in their entirety. The group presents the Eagles’ “Hotel California” at Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Find tickets via jeffersonpac.com.

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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS The New Orleans Saints host the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in pre-season action. At Caesars Superdome.

Find tickets via neworleanssaints.com.

PLEASE DON’T DESTROY The comedy trio of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy performs live and has created videos for “Saturday Night Live.” They perform at Civic Theatre. Visit civicnola.com for tickets.

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SATCHMO SUMMERFEST The festival celebrates Louis Armstrong around his birthday, and typically features live music and scholarly talks at the New Orleans Jazz Museum as well as a second line parade and a jazz Mass. Visit satchmosummerfest.org for details.

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V E G E TA R I A N R E C I P E S F R O M L O C A L C H E F S

BY S A R A H R AV I T S

IF THERE’S ONE THING that South Louisianans are good at, it’s hanging out and sweating side by side while discussing (or showing off) cooking techniques and swapping recipes.

In that spirit, we asked some local culinary experts to help us ramp up our grilling skills for the summer.

Meat, of course, is usually the highlight of home cookouts, but we wanted to focus more on veggie options, given that Louisiana has a bounty of fresh produce this time of year. Plus, lighter options are often more preferable when it’s a billion degrees out.

Chef Marcus Jacobs of Marjie’s Grill, for example, typically focuses on seafood at his restaurant. But he and the staff hit up farmers markets like the Crescent City Farmers Market for fresh, seasonal veggies to highlight too. “So much of what comes to market in the summer is excellent grilled over charcoal,” he says.

Check out the recipes from Jacobs and others below for your next backyard party and replace some of those electrolytes with nutrients from sources other than hamburgers and beer!

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CHARRED BABY OKRA WITH CORNBREAD ROMESCO B Y C H E F M A R C U S JAC O B S, MARJIE’S GRILL

MARINATED GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS TOPPED WITH CHIMICHURRI SAUCE

BY G A S O N N E L S O N , PERSONAL CHEF

WHAT YOU NEED 4 large portobello mushrooms, stems and gills removed 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves Splash of honey 1 teaspoon granulated garlic Salt and pepper to taste Pinch of cayenne

FOR CHIMICHURRI SAUCE 1 cup packed fresh parsley, washed and dried 5 medium cloves garlic, peeled 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar A couple of splashes of Dat Hot Sauce Pinch of sugar Salt and pepper to taste Pinch red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS FOR MUSHROOMS In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, thyme, granulated garlic, honey, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Taste and adjust seasonings if you like. Add the mushrooms and turn to coat. Let sit for 15 minutes on one side, then flip and let sit for 15 additional minutes. While the mushrooms marinate, prep the grill and anything you’d like to serve with them.

Fire up your grill (about 350 to 400 degrees). Brush the grill with oil to prevent sticking.

Remove the mushrooms from the bowl, shaking off any excess marinade and reserving the marinade for basting. Cook on each side for 3-4 minutes, or until caramelized and deep golden brown. Brush the remaining marinade over the mushrooms several times as they cook.

To serve, top portobello mushrooms with chimichurri sauce (recipe follows).

DIRECTIONS FOR SAUCE Place parsley, garlic, and oregano in the food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary.

Transfer to a medium bowl and whisk in oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, and red pepper flakes. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

HOT TIPS

» Make sure whatever vegetables you are grilling release very easily when trying to turn. » Know that color on your vegetables means flavor. » Season your vegetables before you put them on the grill and after.

WHAT YOU NEED Bamboo grill skewers 8 ounces fresh, tender okra 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 scallions, sliced thin 1/4 cup mint leaves, roughly torn Juice of 1/2 a lime 1 cup cornbread romesco (recipe follows)

FOR CORNBREAD ROMESCO 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 cup shallots cut into quarters 1/2 cup whole peeled garlic cloves 1/2 cup peeled ginger cut into pieces about the size of the garlic 1/2 cup dried guajillo peppers 1 cup crumbled leftover cornbread 3 tablespoons soy or fish sauce (note: fish sauce is not vegetarian) 1/4 cup cane vinegar 1 tablespoon cane syrup or honey

DIRECTIONS FOR ROMESCO SAUCE In a wok or heavy bottom pan, heat the olive oil on medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Add shallot, ginger and garlic and cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly until everything is lightly browned and tender.

Add cornbread and dried chilies and toast for about 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Add remaining ingredients and blend to a rough paste, season to taste with fish sauce and vinegar.

DIRECTIONS FOR OKRA Light a charcoal grill and wait for the coals to glow red and begin to ash over.

Skewer your okra, season with oil, salt and pepper. Grill over high heat for about 2 minutes per side. You want a nice medium amount of char and to cook it through quickly, this eliminates the slime from the okra. After the okra is cooked, remove from the skewers and put into a mixing bowl with the scallion, mint and lime, and toss to mix together.

Put the romesco down on a serving platter and plate the dressed okra on top. Serve immediately.

HOT TIPS

» A tip on picking out good okra for grilling is to try and flex the tip of

the okra with your thumb. If it bends easily, it will be perfect on the grill; if it snaps or is rigid, it will be too woody and fibrous. » This recipe is for tender young okra pods but also works great with eggplant, corn, summer squash and just about anything at the market.

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BY M A S O N H E R E F O R D, CHEF/OWNER OF TURKEY AND THE WOLF, MOLLY’S RISE AND SHINE AND HUNGRY EYES

WHAT YOU NEED 3 medium ripe tomatoes, cored and sliced pinky-thick 1/4 cup finely chopped garlic (12 to 15 cloves) 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 bunch of asparagus Kosher salt Olive oil Chunk of Parmesan, for shaving Heaping 1/4 cup roughly chopped chives (from 1 grocerystore clamshell) 1 lemon Freshly ground black pepper Chimichurri cream cheese (recipe follows)

FOP CHIMICHURRI CREAM CHEESE 2 cups (1 pound) room-temp Philadelphia cream cheese or another good brand 2 lemons 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 bunch cilantro, bottoms trimmed (about 1 3⁄4 cups tightly packed) 1 bunch parsley, bottoms trimmed (about 1 3⁄4 cups tightly packed) 2 medium garlic cloves, peeled 1 teaspoon kosher salt

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay the tomatoes in a single layer on a sheet pan and evenly sprinkle the garlic onto the tomatoes (but not on the sheet pan). Sprinkle on the pepper and salt, then drizzle on the olive oil. Roast them until the tomatoes are wrinkly and the garlic is golden, about 20 minutes. Let them cool and set them aside. They keep in the fridge for up to one day, and they’re great cold or room temp.

Blanch and grill asparagus: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a lot of salt.

The water should taste like the deepest, bluest part of the sea, borderline unpleasantly salty. Meanwhile, fill your biggest mixing bowl halfway, with ice then fill it with water.

Snap off and discard the woody bottoms of the asparagus. I also like to use a vegetable peeler to peel the bottom two-thirds or so of the trimmed asparagus, so they suck up salt and they’re nicer to bite into, but that’s up to you. When the water’s up, blanch the asparagus, giving them 30 seconds or so in the water, so they’re a little tender but still with a mighty crunch.

Drain then transfer the asparagus to the ice water until they’re cold all the way through, a couple of minutes. Drain them really well and pat them dry and reserve. This can be done up to a day ahead of time.

Toss the reserved asparagus with a glug of olive oil, a small pinch of salt, and a few twists of the pepper grinder. Grill the asparagus on high heat, or better yet over a hot, even bed of charcoal. Feel free to insert skewers into the asparagus crosswise if you are worried about them falling through the grill grates. Cook them over direct heat for 1-2 minutes per side or until you get some nice charred grill marks and the asparagus are warm in the center.

Serve with a dollop of chimichurri cream cheese, a stack of roasted tomato slices, and use a vegetable peeler to shave some Parmesan on top of everything. Garnish with a big pinch of chives, then squeeze on as much lemon juice as you want, preferably the whole lemon’s worth.

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BY R O N R I C H A R D, OWNER AT BUB’S WHAT YOU NEED Impossible Patty Cheddar cheese Red onion Tomato Spicy mayo Ketchup

DIRECTIONS Ball the “meat” into a 3 1⁄2 ounce ball and smash it gently on the grill. Cook for 2-3 minutes, flip it and cook it for another 1 1⁄2 minutes.

Dress with cheese, sliced red onion, tomato and condiments if desired.

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THINGS TO DO

AT NEW ORLEANS BARS THIS SUMMER (BESIDES DRINK)

BY K AY L E E P O C H E

I SPEND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AT BARS for someone who doesn’t drink. With or without an alcoholic beverage in hand, they can be a great place to gossip with friends, catch a show, watch your favorite movie or TV shows or have your ego stroked — or destroyed — during a game of trivia.

(For me, it’s usually the latter.) Here are some regular events at New Orleans bars to try this summer, especially as the heat drives us largely indoors.

MOVIE NIGHTS

Sure, some bars play movies in the background as conversation starters, but there are several bars around the city that turn into de facto movie theaters on occasion, either indoors or outdoors.

Every Wednesday night, BJ’s Lounge screens films selected by The Times-Picayune’s Joey Cranney.

Occasionally, Chelsea Shannon and I take over an evening to screen the Twilight saga, flooding the Bywater dive bar with 20- and 30-somethings nostalgic about a problematic vampire romance with bad dialogue.

It’s quite beautiful. Catch the third movie, “Eclipse,” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

Nearby at The Domino, Renaissance NOLA hosts Tuesday movie nights around 6:30 p.m., followed by open mic nights. Recent movies include the 2022 documentary “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues,” the anime “One Piece Film: Red” and the 1978 musical “The Wiz.” The Selina Catahoula Hotel’s rooftop bar Odd Birds hosts Movie Mondays at 8 p.m. “Sleepy Hollow” on May 29 wrapped up Murder Mystery May, which featured whodunnits old (“Clue”) and new (“Knives Out” and “Glass Onion”).

Plus, Anna’s typically plays “Jeopardy” on Thursdays and Fridays.

Get the final Jeopardy question right and receive a prize (like a free beer or a taco).

COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NIGHTS

If you could use a laugh after a long day, there are many open mic nights and comedy showcases at bars and breweries around town.

There are nightly open mic nights, including Bear with Me at Twelve Mile Limit at 8 p.m. Mondays. Sign up is at 7:30, and there are optional fishbowl topics to riff on like “Disney adults” or the owner of everybody’s favorite local Pyramid-shaped tomb, Nic Cage. 504 Comedy compiles a list of open mics as well as comedy showcases with local and national comics alike. For the schedule, visit 504comedy.com.

Jorge Velazquez and Brittany Bancroft bring regular donation-based Craft Comedy nights to various breweries around the city, including Zony Mash Beer Project, Oak St. Brewery, NOLA Brewing Co., Courtyard Brewery and Skeeta Hawk Brewing. For dates and times, visit eventbrite.com.

GAME NIGHTS

I firmly believe one of the best ways to get to know someone is to invite them to a game night. There, you see how they work with others, how they react under pressure, how they respond when inevitably losing and in the case of games of deception, how they lie. If you don’t feel like hosting one at your home, you can set up shop at a local bar.

In New Orleans East, Faubourg Brewery has monthly board game

Challenge Entertainment organizes a slew of bar trivia nights around the city.

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nights, including Monopoly, Exploding Kittens and more. The next installments are on Saturday, June 10, and Saturday, July 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be food from Fete au Fete, and as always, outdoor games like bocce ball.

Moxy Hotel has Monday game nights from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with classics like Clue, Yahtzee, UNO and Operation, also coinciding with happy hour in the hotel bar. And on Tuesdays, The Mayhaw bar at St. Roch Market has game night socials from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Use their games or bring your own.

Anna’s has Nerd Nights upstairs on Thursdays at 5 p.m. According to bartender Ian Wilson, the bar offers “a selection of board games on the geekier side of the spectrum, as well as plenty of playing cards for the lighter gamers of our fair city to enjoy.”

Plus, Pal’s Lounge has a shelf full of board games available inside the bar, including a comically random Twilight game that quizzes you on

the saga but also might ask you your friend’s mom’s name.

TRIVIA

I can sincerely thank bar trivia, at least in part, for several of my close friendships. Over the years, my friends and I have become somewhat of trivia nomads, starting at Port Orleans, then Cooter Brown’s, then The Rambler and now The Avenue Pub, but no matter the locale, there’s just something special about getting everyone together regularly.

Most of the bars that host trivia in the area are part of Challenge Entertainment, a national trivia league. It’s slower paced than other bar trivia nights — you answer one question at a time and get the length of a song to do so. There are three questions per round, and you choose if you want to wager the lowest, middle or highest amount for each question depending on your confidence level. But you can’t lose any points you already

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Challenge Entertainment trivia is a well-oiled machine, and you get points for each night you place in the top three that count toward regionals. Others are a bit more informal and don’t include wagering (which can avoid a lot of controversy over betting strategies, in my experience).

Bon Temps Trivia, which includes nights at The Rambler and Avenue Pub, has rounds of about eight or so questions each. There’s typically one round of pictures where you may have to identify TV show hosts, for example, and another whole round dedicated to music. And Mid City Yacht Club’s trivia has “Wheel of Fortune” and “Family Feud” rounds.

Happy Raptor Distilling Co. hosts themed trivia for the stan inside us all, including Harry Potter, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and music trivia nights. Times and dates vary but are typically on Wednesday or Thursday nights.

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FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICHES CONTINUE TO SELL LIKE CRAZY at restaurants around town. And with the May 10 opening of Wonderland + Sea, there’s a new contender in the mix, offering not only chicken but local drum and chickpea panisse hot from the fryer.

Wonderland + Sea is an idea that’s been simmering since before the pandemic. Jonathan Rhodes, one of three business partners and a local attorney with hospitality experience, brought the idea to his friend, chef Joel Brown, in 2019 — the same year that Popeyes burned up the internet with the release of its crispy fried bird on a bun.

The friends hatched the notion of a fried chicken and local fish restaurant, with input from the third member of the ownership team, Taylor Hoffman.

Opening the restaurant took three years longer than they anticipated.

In the meantime, Brown started popping up with Brown’s Black Kettle, dishing fried chicken and fish out of a four-gallon jambalaya pot at places like Parleaux Beer Lab, Second Line Brewing and Henry’s Uptown Bar. “Jonathan had secured the building and asked me to work with him on the menu and concept,” Brown says. “Then we were put on pause by the pandemic, with continuing construction delays. We thought we were going to open last July. Between contractors and the maze that is City Hall, here we finally are.”

The restaurant is in a completely renovated double shotgun at 4842 Tchoupitoulas St., with 40 seats in the sleek modern dining room and another 40 on the large covered patio.

Slapping a piece of fried chicken between two pieces of bread may not sound like something new, and the spicy hot fried chicken that has been a staple in Black neighborhoods in Nashville has been around for more than 70 years. But Wonderland’s sandwiches have some strong selling points. Both the spicy and mild crust on the chicken thighs are shatteringly crisp, and the interior wildly juicy.

Both the chicken and the fish — fried

Gulf drum — are served with crunchy cabbage slaw, house-made breadand-butter pickles and a house sauce that Brown calls a “a ketchup-free remoulade.” The vegan option, dressed the same, is a popular snack in the South of France: crispy chickpea fingers fried to a satisfying crackle.

Chef Brown, whose past kitchens include Bacchanal, Three Muses and Maurepas Foods, adds interesting seasonal side options to the restaurant’s compact menu.

A light couscous salad is bright with herbs, tomato, cucumber and olives. Bok choy is halved lengthwise, flash fried and topped with fried onions. The popular fried smashed potatoes are a take on huancaína, a Peruvian dish that includes a spicy cheese sauce flavored with turmeric and chilies.

Rice fritters are made with chickpea flour, fermented roasted mushrooms, turnips and beets. Brown, who is passionate about reducing kitchen waste, calls it “a vessel for using scrap vegetables.” Recycling and composting are also hallmarks of the Wonderland kitchen.

“My mom was a canner,” Brown adds. “Nothing was ever thrown away.”

Collards are blanched and then grilled with a brush of toasted sesame oil, a Senegalese style cooking method he picked up working in Portland, Oregon. There also is a kale salad, crunchy with root vegetables, pepitas and sunflower seeds dressed in a celery seed vinaigrette. The team aims to

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Chips on the side

AS HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS CASINO CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION into Caesars, it is getting a new restaurant from one of the biggest names in American cuisine.

Emeril Lagasse is now developing his latest restaurant in the casino at the foot of Canal Street. It will be called Emeril’s Brasserie, and it is slated to open in late 2023.

It will be a first in several ways.

Emeril’s Brasserie will be a French restaurant, a new direction from a chef who made his name with contemporary Creole cuisine, or what he dubbed “new New Orleans cuisine.”

This will be the first restaurant at the casino open to people under age 21, with the main entrance facing Canal Street being designed to allow access to the

Chef Joel Brown (left), Taylor Hoffman and Jonathan Rhodes opened Wonderland + Sea. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER / GAMBIT

support regional growers, fishermen and makers, and they source ingredients locally when possible.

The bar program, which is still evolving, includes tap and canned beer, canned wine, batched cocktails and two frozen options made with real fruit juices and fresh herbs.

As for the restaurant’s name, it grew out of an aspirational wish and a connection to New Orleans.

“Wonderland is all about joy,” says Hoffman, a hospitality veteran who is managing the front of the house. “We want you to walk in and feel good, to have a wonderful experience. We all just came through some dark times.

For us, this restaurant feels like we are coming back together in a city that is a wonderland all by itself.”

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WHAT Wonderland + Sea

WHERE 4842 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 766-6520; eatatwonderland.com

WHEN Lunch and early dinner Wed.-Sat.

HOW Dine-in

CHECK IT OUT A casual spot for fried chicken and fish

Chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse at Emeril’s Restaurant.

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restaurant and separate access to the casino. That means all-ages family dining will be possible at Emeril’s Brasserie.

It will also be the first restaurant here with an outdoor dining area, with a patio out front.

BeforehearrivedinNewOrleans,where he was executive chef at Commander’s Palace, Lagasse spent a formative phase of his career in France cooking under classically trained chefs in Paris and Lyon.

He said developing Emeril’s Brasserie has meant delving into the lessons and memories of those early days.

“As my first French-influenced concept, I had so much fun creating this menu and going back to my roots to pay homage to some of my own mentors,” Lagasse says.

Lagasse describes the brasserie’s approach as “a modern take on the merger of classical French influence with the flavors and spirit of New Orleans.”

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Steak au poivre, onion soup, Alsatian tarte flambee and seafood towers are some of the dishes in the works, with a cafe au lait creme brulee and a mile-high peanut butter pie for dessert.

The restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. At breakfast, look for bananas Foster pain perdu and croque madame croissants.

The restaurant also will have a quick-serve coffee shop and bakery, called Emeril’s Petite Brasserie, which will face the casino floor and serve coffee, breakfast pastries and sandwiches with a menu changing throughout the day.

Emeril’s Brasserie will have more than 200 seats, including 29 in the bar area, with a mix of high and low seating and classic brasserie banquettes throughout. It will have two private dining rooms, with one giving a view into the kitchen.

Lagasse operates restaurants in other casinos in Las Vegas: Delmonico Steakhouse in the Venetian and Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House in the MGM Grand. Emeril’s Brasserie will be his first in a Caesars property.

“We’re creating an entirely new experience at Caesars New Orleans, elevating our offerings with exciting dining, gaming and entertainment options, and Emeril will help add that little bit of local spice that we need to our premier destination,” Samir Mowad, general manager of Harrah’s New Orleans, said in a statement.

Emeril’s Brasserie is part of a sweeping, $325 million project underway to expand and transform Harrah’s into Caesars. The overall project includes a new hotel tower and a restaurant by international sushi master Nobu Matsuhisa, set to open next year (this restaurant will also be open to all ages).

In March, the casino debuted a much more casual restaurant option — a new food hall concept with walk-up eateries from three celebrity chefs. That includes Nina Compton’s Caribbeaninspired Nina’s Creole Cottage, Bobby’s Burgers from Food Network star Bobby Flay and PizzaCake from “Cake Boss” star Buddy Valastro.

It’s been a busy span of years for Lagasse, with much change for his company, now known as the Emeril Group.

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Two of its restaurants in New Orleans closed through the pandemic. Emeril’s NOLA, his French Quarter restaurant (the second he opened in the 1990s), changed hands and is now being converted to a location of Boulevard American Bistro by the local hospitality group Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts.

Emeril’s Delmonico is closed and its building is up for sale.

The chef and his culinary team have been devoting much attention to the original Emeril’s, the flagship on Tchoupitoulas Street. This has been transformed since reopening last year, in a move largely directed

by Lagasse’s newest collaborator, his son E.J. Lagasse. Working with other veteran chefs in the Emeril Group, he’s been cultivating a new, elevated style for the restaurant.

Emeril’s now serves a series of set-course, chef’s tasting menus, with the only a la carte option served in the bar (now called the Salon).

The restaurant is overall more luxe and refined. It has only about half as many seats as before, in order to focus the attention of the staff more fully on a smaller number of diners.

Emeril’s Brasserie will be more casual in approach, though still upscale.

Lagasse has two new series streaming on the Roku Channel, “Emeril Tailgates” and “Emeril Cooks,” the second season of which is in development now. The first season of “Emeril Cooks” has been nominated for Emmy Awards this year.

The chef also has two “restaurants at sea,” with Emeril’s Bistro 1396 and Emeril’s Bistro 1397 now part of Carnival Cruise Line ships.

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by Will Coviello COLLEEN KEOGH OPENED KINGFISH CIDER IN JEFFERSON IN MARCH 2021 and recently celebrated its second anniversary. She makes apple and pear ciders and creates other fruit-infused flavors. Kingfish is one of the only completely woman-owned brewing businesses in the nation, and it’s currently the only taproom in Jefferson Parish that produces its own products. She’s about to switch from bar and microbrewing licenses to a manufacturing license in order to get Kingfish in bars and restaurants. The taproom will continue to offer a variety of ciders and drinks not available anywhere else. For information, visit kingfishcider.com.

How was opening in the middle of the pandemic?

COLLEEN KEOGH: It was tough. We started the build-out the year before the pandemic. We opened a little over a year later — on May 20, 2021. We opened when people were starting to take off their masks, and then there was the Delta variant and then Hurricane Ida. Before Covid, craft cider was growing at a faster rate than craft beer.

But then Covid happened and White Claw happened, which I think is a flash in the pan. I think of it as the Zima of the 2020s.

Covid completely changed everything I dreamed up, so it’s been very challenging. Louisiana doesn’t have much of a history with cider. There was no one to go to and find out how to do this, because no one else was doing it. I reached out to fellow cider makers in Texas and there was one in Mississippi. Nobody else [locally] was doing it at the level I am doing it. I have seven-barrel fermentation tanks. It’s been a lot of figuring it out on my own.

I am currently the only taproom in Jefferson Parish.

Our crowd is a little different than microbreweries. Nationally the demographics are not supposed to be different. Nationally it’s split down the middle between men and women.

I do find that women are a lot more comfortable or seem to be in a cidery.

A lot of them don’t like beer, or they

are gluten intolerant, and cider is gluten free.

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What do you currently offer at the taproom?

K: Before opening, I spent four years homebrewing, and doing NOLA on Tap. I was trying out the recipes and getting a good base. The four that are our staples come from recipes I tinkered with for many years. That’s Prohibition, Huey Perry, Uncle Earl and Blanche.

Two of the seasonal ones I had recipes for too, but I’ve tweaked them a bit. That’s Blaze Starrberry and Caledonia, which is the blueberry one. It changes as the crops change. I use local produce, like Ponchatoula strawberries and local blueberries.

We recently started doing experimental batches, one keg at a time. I did a Hot and Hoppy with peppers that are from the same family as the habanero pepper. That was interesting. I tried a cranberry and a satsuma-pear that will definitely come back. We always have at least one experimental one on tap. Right now we have a blood-orange-pomegranate-pear.

We still have people that come in and are like, “You’ve got beer, don’t you?”

I am like, “No, we’re a cidery.” Some people will say I am not a cider person.

There is a lot of education. When I learned how to make cider, I was told I’d have to do a lot of education, because people have a misconception that cider is sweet, because that’s what is on the market commercially. That is why I have my slogan, “Sharp or bitter, but never angry,” which is a reference to Angry Orchard. A lot of the commercial ones put a lot of sugar into theirs.

We do not. We don’t back sweeten anything. Ours is on the dry side. I tell a lot of beer drinkers to try our Uncle Earl. A lot of people will find that they taste like a white wine or Champagne.

It’s a lot about getting people to open their mind and taste something, because it doesn’t taste like a lot of people think it does.

We were at NOLA on Tap. They did a judges’ competition and a fan vote. All the big breweries were there — Gnarly Barley, Abita, Port Orleans. We had five categories, for like porters and stouts and things like that. The only one we could enter was specialty beer.

We came in third with the judges. I

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submitted Uncle Earl, my hopped apple cider. With the fan’s choice for specialty beer, we came in second, tied with Gnarly Barley.

How are you changing your cidery?

K: They didn’t have the microwinery license when I applied. It was either microbrewery or microdistillery. I did microdistillery. I am changing over to manufacturing. I am doing all the paperwork and they are doing the final inspection. Hopefully that’ll happen this week.

It changes how the taproom works. I initially sold some local craft beer and we had a bar license. We will still have our cider on tap like any taproom, but it changes some other stuff. Now some things will have to be prepackaged, depending on if it’s something I can blend and put under my own label.

The cocktails are cool too. I partnered with Firefly Pops. They’re good popsicles. She’s local. All fresh fruit and all that good stuff. If you put the popsicle in the glass of cider and let it melt, it takes on a whole new flavor and that’s fun.

I have been working on getting kegs out to restaurants. So you’ll be able to get my cider in bars and restaurants.

I am probably going to do three of the main cider varieties: Uncle Earl, Blanche and Uncle Perry. Cans will be available at the cidery. You can come in and get them.

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Mouthwatering acidity is followed by a tart finish.

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8 Fresh Food Assassin — 1900 N. Claiborne Ave., (504) 224-2628; Instagram, @8freshfoodassassin — Chef Manny January’s serves lamb chops, T-bone steaks, salmon, crab cakes, deep fried ribs, fried chicken and seafood-loaded oysters. No reservations.

Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. $$ Acorn — 12 Henry Thomas Drive, (504) 218-5413; acornnola.com — The cafe at the Louisiana Children’s Museum has blackened shrimp tacos topped with arugula, radish, pineapple-mango salsa and cilantro-lime sauce. No reservations. breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun. $$ Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream. com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, biscotti, fig cookies, tiramisu, macaroons and more.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $ Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant.com — Gulf Drum Yvonne is served with brown butter sauce with mushrooms and artichoke hearts. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Mon. $$$ Banana Blossom — 500 9th St., Gretna, (504) 500-0997; 504bananablossom.com — Jimmy Cho’s Thai dishes include smoked pork belly and pork meatballs in lemon grass broth with egg, green onion, cilantro and garlic.

Reservations accepted for large parties except weekends. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 118 Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985) 315-7001; 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 284-2898; thebluecrabnola.com — Basin barbecue shrimp are served over cheese grits with a cheese biscuit. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lakeview: lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Slidell: lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun. $$ Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 581-3866; broussards.com — Rainbow trout amandine is served with tasso and corn macque choux and Creole meuniere sauce. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating available.

Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$ Cafe Normandie — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The menu combines classic French dishes and Louisiana items like crab beignets with herb aioli. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. $$ The Commissary — 634 Orange St., (504) 274-1850; thecommissarynola.com — The central kitchen for Dickie Brennan restaurants has a dine-in menu with a smoked turkey breast sandwich with bacon, tomato jam, herbed cream cheese, arugula and herb vinaigrette on honey oat bread. No reservations. Outdoor seating available. Lunch Tue.-Sat. $$ Curio — 301 Royal St., (504) 717-4198; curionola.com — The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served with chicken and andouille jambalaya. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300;

$ — average dinner entrée under $10 $$ — $11-$20 $$$ — $20-up sonesta.com/desireoysterbar — The menu highlights Gulf seafood in Creole dishes. Chargrilled oysters are topped with Parmesan and herbs. Reservations recommended.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com — There’s a seafood raw bar and dishes like redfish with lemon buerre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com — A 6-ounce filet mignon is served with fried oysters, creamed spinach, potatoes and bearnaise. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ Dragonfly Cafe — 530 Jackson Ave., (504) 544-9530; dragonflynola.com — The casual cafe offers breakfast plates, waffles, salads, coffee drinks and more. Delivery available.

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

Outdoor seating available. No reservations.

Lunch and early dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 739 Iberville St., (504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 304-4125; felixs. com — Louisiana oysters are served raw or char-grilled with garlic, Parmesan and breadcrumbs. The menu includes seafood platters, po-boys and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Frey Smoked Meat Co. — 4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, (504) 488-7427; freysmokedmeat. com — The barbecue spot serves pulled pork, ribs, brisket, sausages and and items like fried pork belly tossed in pepperjelly glaze. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ Froot Orleans — 2438 Bell St., Suite B, (504) 233-3346; frootorleans.com — There are fresh fruit platters and smoothie bowls such as a strawberry shortcake and more using pineapple, berries, citrus and more. No reservations. Outdoor seating available.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; 8140 Oak St., (504) 897-4800; juansflyingburrito.com — The Flying Burrito includes steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar jack cheese, black beans, rice, guacamole and salsa. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com — The eclectic menu includes a Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, ham, cheese and pickles on buttered bread. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$ Kilroy’s Bar — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The bar menu includes sandwiches, salads and flatbreads,

including one topped with peach, prosciutto, stracciatella cheese, arugula and pecans. No reservations. Dinner Wed.-Sat. $$ Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes oysters, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, salads and a NOLA Style Grits Bowl topped with bacon, cheddar and a poached egg. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 513-2606; legacykitchen.com — The menu includes filets mignons, bone-in rib-eyes and top sirloins, as well as burgers, salads and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted.

Outdoor seating available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$ Luzianne Cafe — 481 Girod St., (504) 2651972; luziannecafe.com — Cajun Sunshine Beignets are stuffed with eggs, bacon, cheese and hot sauce. No reservations.

Delivery available. Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun. $$ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 894-7444; martinwine.com — The deli serves sandwiches and salads such as the Sena, with chicken, raisins, blue cheese, pecans and Tabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette.

No reservations. Lunch daily. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. The menu also has noodle dishes, teriyaki and more. Reservations accepted. Delivery available. Lunch Sun.Fri., dinner daily. $$ Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery serves Italian dishes and specialties including chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Mother’s Restaurant — 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant.net — This counter-service spot serves po-boys, jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice and more. Delivery available.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes red beans with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as seafood platters, po-boys, char-grilled oysters, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Nice Guys Bar & Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarandgrillnola. com — Char-grilled oysters are topped with cheese. The menu also includes wings, quesadillas, burgers, salads, seafood pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro — 720 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-1930; orleansgrapevine.com — The wine bar’s menu includes Creole pasta with shrimp and andouille in tomato cream sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Outdoor seating available.

Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; palacecafe.com — The contemporary Creole menu includes signature crabmeat cheesecake topped with mushrooms and Creole meuniere sauce. Outdoor seating

available. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$ Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com — Black lentil vadouvan curry comes with roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and basmati rice. Reservations accepted.

Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sun. $$ Rosie’s on the Roof — Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining — The rooftop bar has a menu of sandwiches, burgers and small plates.

No reservations. Dinner daily. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; tableaufrenchquarter.com — Pasta bouillabaisse features squid ink mafaldine, littleneck clams, Gulf shrimp, squid, seafood broth, rouille and herbed breadcrumbs.

Outdoor seating available. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Thu.-Sun. $$$ Tacklebox — 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com — The seafood restaurant serves oysters, and dishes like redfish St. Charles with garlic-herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread.

Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; tavolinonola.com — The menu features thin-crust pizzas, salads, meatballs and more. A Behrman Hwy. pizza is topped with pork belly, caramel, carrots, radishes, jalapenos and herbs. No reservations. Outdoor seating available. Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza.com — A Marilynn Pota Supreme pie is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. There also are salads, sandwiches and more.

Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 1433 St. Charles Ave., (504) 354-1342; 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco.com — Peruvian lomo saltado features beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and pisco, served with fried potatoes and rice. Outdoor seating available on Magazine Street. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$ The Vintage — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 324-7144; thevintagenola.com — The menu includes beignets, small plates, flatbreads and a veggie pressed sandwich with avocado, onions, arugula, red pepper and pepper jack cheese. No reservations. Delivery and outdoor seating available. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$ Zhang Bistro — 1141 Decatur St., (504) 8268888; zhangbistronola.com — The menu of Chinese and Thai dishes includes a Szechuan Hot Wok with a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu with onions, bell peppers, cauliflower, jalapenos and spicy sauce.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$

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the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra play his music, with accompaniment by vocalists Casme and Mecca Notes. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Jazz Market. Tickets $30$85 via eventbrite.com.

Shame

British post-punk rockers Shame are touring North America on the heels of their third full-length album, the energetic, ramshackle “Food for Worms.” They play New Orleans with Been Stellar at 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 4, at the Toulouse Theatre. Tickets are $20 via toulousetheatre.com.

Waterparks

Houston pop-rock trio Waterparks released its fifth full-length album, “Intellectual Property,” last month.

They play the House of Blues at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 4. Tickets are $35 via houseofblues.com.

Lynn Drury

Soul Sister’s Purple Takeover

DJ Soul Sister’s annual celebration of Prince returns to Tipitina’s on Saturday, June 3, with music and the Lovesexy Dancers. A portion of proceeds will benefit Hagar’s House, a transitional house space for women, children, trans and gender-nonconforming people. Purple Takeover starts at 10 p.m. and tickets are $20 general admission and $35 balcony via tipitinas.com.

Symphony Book Fair

Gozu takes a range of rock influences, from ‘60s psychedelia and ‘70s stoner rock to grunge, and drops it into a heavy, chugging mix. After five years, the Boston-based band released its latest album earlier this month. Gozu plays with Smoke and Totem at 9 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Gasa Gasa. Tickets are $15 via ticketweb.com.

It’s loaded with old media, but the fundraiser for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is marking its 70th second-hand sale. There are books, cookbooks, children’s books, audio books, sheet music, DVDs, CDs, LPs, posters and some original art. At the UNO Lakefront Arena Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4. Admission is $15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, and free during all hours afterward. Visit lpomusic.com for details.

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The Jazz & Heritage Foundation kicks off its Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco concert series with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. The band performs at 8 p.m. Friday, June 2, at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. T Broussard performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Admission $10. Visit jazzandheritage.org for details.

Drag stars Laveau Contraire, Debbie with a D, Alexa Milano and Lexis

Redd D’Ville perform at Faubourg Brewery’s daylong Pride Bash.

There also is a market organized by Bayou Yacht Club, free books and representatives from local LGBTQ+ outreach organizations. Drag show at 6 p.m. At 1-8 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Free admission. Find information at faubourgbrewery.com.

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Singer-songwriter Lynn Drury has called her music “NOLAmericana” for its warm mix of acoustic-driven country and New Orleans grooves.

Catch her at d.b.a. at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 30. Tickets are $10 via dbaneworleans.com.

Straight out of the Ozarks, Arkansauce is rooted in bluegrass and new grass, but reaches into country twang, folk and Americana.

The group released its latest album, “OK to Wonder” in April. At 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at Maple Leaf Bar. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Find tickets via mapleleafbar.com.

The New Orleans big band plays music, much of it popular dance music, from the early Jazz Age and tin pan alley, from Jelly Roll Morton to Eubie Blake. The group performs in the Pavilion of the Two Sisters in the Thursdays at Twilight series.

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 1. Admission $15. Visit neworleanscitypark.com for details.

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Reflections of the times

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by Jake Clapp

SOLO ALBUMS ARE NORMALLY PRETTY PERSONAL AFFAIRS for

musicians. That may be an understatement for Laura Fisher’s recent EP releases, the dark, ethereal synth-pop record “Rose-Coloured Dream,” and “In Name Only, For It Is Neither,” a reflective, piano-driven project recorded during the pandemic.

“It’s been something that’s been in the works in some form for a lot of my life,” Fisher says of “Rose-Coloured Dream.”

Of the five songs on the EP, Fisher, who turns 34 this summer, wrote three when she was 16 and 17, another when she was 19, and the most recent song came about at 23.

Fisher would play those songs with different people and in different styles over the years, but on “Rose-Coloured Dream,” they coalesce into a synthheavy, alt-pop style that encompasses a lot of Fisher’s musical journey up to this point.

Growing up in New Jersey, Fisher started taking piano lessons when she was 6 and later took part in high school choir — while also digging into alt-rock and bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails. Over the years, Fisher found herself in groups playing prog-rock, trip-hop and dream pop.

After time in New York and Philadelphia, Fisher landed in New Orleans around 2015 and recorded with the prog-rock outfit Gandhi Castle before joining the math rock group Matron.

Recently, she’s occasionally joined synthpop band People Museum for live shows and has played with Jenna McSwain and indie pop musician Amelia Neville.

Several years ago, Fisher started to dig into writing and recording solo and turned to those songs that had been wheeling around for a decade-plus. Her past solo releases, the albums “Tracing Our Veins in Spherical Time” and “Apophenia,” were driven by piano, and “Rose-Coloured Dream” began in a similar way. But then the pandemic hit New Orleans and — like many musicians in 2020 — she suddenly found more time.

Fisher and her friend and producer Adam Keil began experimenting with the tracks and digging into some of their favorite genres. They’ve spent the last two years re-arranging the songs and recording with drummer Jonathan

New Orleans musician Laura Fisher PROVIDED PHOTO BY HENNY HERZ

Arceneaux and synth players Nick Elstrott and Claire Givens of People Museum. Keil also plays synth and guitar on the EP. “In a way, it’s tying together a lot of projects I’ve done outside of the solo music realm,” Fisher says. “But it’s also a lot of just having the time of the pandemic to even consider it.”

Fisher, though, considers “RoseColoured Dream” the A-side to a project that includes “In Name Only, For It Is Neither.” And both EPs will be packaged together on a vinyl record by New Orleans label Strange Daisy.

While the A-side is made up of synthy tracks describing scenes and emotions across years of Fisher’s life, the B-side is intimate piano captured at the height of the pandemic lockdowns. “In Name Only” includes added accompaniment by People Museum trombonist Jeremy Phipps, harpist Cassie Watson Francillon, cellist Sam Hollier and more, but it’s largely Fisher in the moment at her piano.

Fisher’s poetic, often sparse lyrics reflect her feelings at the time: about being stuck inside, grappling with being an entertainer during a tumultuous time, and about holding on for an end to the lockdowns. But she also leaves room for the listener’s interpretations.

With each EP on a side of a vinyl record, Fisher says, “it felt like an opportunity to express that we’re all multifaceted beings.”

Laura Fisher’s music can be found at laurakfisher.bandcamp.com and strangedaisyrecords.com.

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