THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND
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Larry Carlton’sstudio work included NewOrleans songwriter andpianist Allen Toussaint’s 1978 album, ‘Motion.’
GUITAR GREAT
LarryCarlton bringing hiscollabs,solo songstoBaton Rouge next week
BY JOHN WIRT Contributing writer
In 2023, Rolling Stone magazine
ranked Larry CarltonNo. 85 on its list of the 250“greatest guitarists of all time.”
“You can’tplan something like that,” the modest four-time Grammy winner said last week. “I’vejust playedthe best I’ve known howto play through all of my career.People responded and I’m thankful.” Carlton’ssix decades as afrontman and avaluable supporting player include recordingsessions with Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Allen Toussaint, Herb Alpert,QuincyJones,Dolly Parton and the “Hill Street Blues” theme that won him aGrammy for best pop instrumental performance. The solos Carlton created for SteelyDan’s“Kid Charlemagne” and the Doobie Brothers’ “Minute by Minute” are amonghis greatest hits. No doubt those songs will be on his setlist when he and his fivepiece band performThursday,Feb 13, at the Manship Theatre.
CALLING ALL CREATIVES
The Mid City Micro-Con is the place to be from 10 a.m. to 4p.m.Saturday.The Main Library at Goodwood,7711 Goodwood Blvd., will offer an arts and comics market, games, workshops, cosplayshowand tell, food trucks, author Alex Jenningsand more. midcitymicrocon@gmail.com.
TURN IT UP
Grammy-winning countrysingersongwriter DwightYoakam brings his “Cosmic Roundup &Rodeo Tour” to the RaisingCane’sRiver Center Arena, 275 S. River Road, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Mavericks and 49 Winchester also are on the bill. Tickets startat$40. raisingcanesrivercenter.com.
PARK IT
BREC’sSaturdays in the Park offer pop-up activities to entertain, engageand inspire allagesatfour parksthis weekend: Jackson Community Park, Highland Road Community Park, Anna T. Jordan Community Park and Baker Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to noon. brec.org
MODELBEHAVIOR
BY JUDYBERGERON Staff writer
Ask KamariLove about her long-term goals, and she’soff and running.
The cover of Vogue, Realtor licenses in both Texas and California, acertification in neurolinguistic programming with an emphasis on hypnosis. Oh, and an Oscar and an Emmy
Yes, the woman’sgot plans.
Television viewers can catch her on the second season of NBC’s“Deal or No Deal Island.” She’s not one of those competing forthousands, sometimes millions, of dollars. Instead, she’sabanker’s assistant (called briefcase models in the original “Deal or No Deal”).
Picture the reimagining of the gameshow as across between the original “Deal” and CBS’ longtime“Survivor” competition series. Sub out aHollywood studio forPanama’sBocas del Toro, Joe Manganiello for Howie Mandel, and throw in a bunch of physical and mental challenges.
Here, the Louisiana native, 32, who’sdividing her timebetween Dallas and Los Angeles right now,discusses her career paths, her beloved New Orleans and her hair in the Panamanian heat. What is the typical dayasagame showbanker’sassistant?
When we go to “The Temple” (where the classic “Deal or No Deal” gamepart of the show takes place), we’re always involved as the briefcase models that viewers are familiar with. In the off time, Ben (Crofchick, the other banker’sassistant) and Iwould switch off in assisting with the challenges.
If we’re not, then we’re usually resting, working out, doing our sameroutine. It’s better to stay in flow and stay in motion when you’re battling the elements of the jungle and working long hours. Howdid your hair and the humidity getalong?
That’ssofunny because Iactually have this big beautiful afro, and Ilove my curls. Usually,they do really wellinhumid climates, but that was almosttoo humid. My natural curls were shrinking quite drastically,and Ilove it when they’re big. First season, Ijust had my natural hair.Weusually slicked it back to anice sleek ponytail, and I had different ponytail extensions on just to keep it sleek and classy.This year,since Iknew it was gonna be the rainy season, Iwent with aBohemian braid, which was really cool because we got to just do avariety of different styles.
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Louisiana native Kamari Love is backfor Season 2ofNBC’s‘Deal or No Deal Island.’
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TheatreBaton Rougetells storyof‘Radium
Workerspainted,fell illand made history
BYROBIN MILLER Staff writer
Maybe the girls thought it was cool at first They could walk through the night streets without worrying aboutstreetlights guidingtheir way,because they were the light. People around town called them the Ghost Girls because oftheir glow Then came apoint wherethe glow wasn’tsocool as one girl, then the next —and the next began falling ill. There were 13 in all working at theRadiumFactoryinOrange, New Jersey One was as young as 11.
‘RADIUM GIRLS’
ATheatreBaton Rougeproduction Friday-Sunday andFriday-Sunday, Feb.14-16. Sunday matinees begin at2 p.m.; allother performances begin at 7:30 p.m ● $38-$43 ● (225) 924-6496 or theatrebr.org
But TheatreBaton Rouge’s Young ActorsProgram will look at thistrue life story through the eyes of only three Radium factory girlswhenitopens “Radium Girls” on Friday in its Studio Theatre, where the stage’sset is filled withclock and watch motifs within agrimy workspace. The era is sometime between 1917 andthe early 1920s. At the center of this story is theRadium Luminous Material Corp., founded in New York in1914.The company
produced uranium from carnotite ore, then eventually moved into the business of producing radioluminescent paint
“This was helpful in thewar effort during World WarI,because American soldierscould look at theirwatches at night without having to use flashlights, which would have put them at risk,” director Courtney Murphysaid.
“The numbersonthe watch faces glowed (because they) were painted with radioactive paint.” And thepaintingofthesenumbers took place at theRadium Corp.
The company alsohad locations in the New Jersey cities of Newark andJersey City,aswell as Ottawa, Illinois,and Waterbury, Connecticut
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From left, Camille Coco as Kathryn, Isabella Walton as Graceand Carissa MurrayasIrene are featured in Theatre Baton Rouge’sYoung Actors Program production, ‘Radium Girls.
The band features drummer Keith Carlock, amember of Steely Dan’stouring entourage since 2003. Carlock’srecording and road credits include John Mayer,Sting James Taylor,Toto, Chris Botti, Harry Belafonte, BootsyCollins and Michael Bublé
“It’sgreat to have Keith Carlock there when we do the Steely stuff,” Carlton said. “It sounds right.”
Carlton’sconcerts hithighlights from his solo recordingsand his contributions to classics by Steely Dan,the Doobie Brothers and the Crusaders.
“We’ll do audience favorites of mine like ‘Smiles and Smiles to Go,’ the Doobies’ ‘Minute by Minute’ and Crusaders tunes as atribute to my years with them,” he said. “I usually close with two or three Steely Dansongs. People want to hear me play those solos.
Carltonnever toured with Steely Dan, but he joined thegroup in 2009 as aguest for eight shows, five nights at the Beacon Theater in New York City and three nights in Los Angeles.
“Weopened with ‘Kid Charlemagne,’ ”herecalled. “The audience stood up and applauded. It was agreat time.”
Next year will be Carlton’s60th year of professional music-making. ASouthern California native, he beganperforming in L.A. clubs when he was still ahighschoolstudent. Afan of jazz masters Joe Passand John Coltrane as well as bluesmen
B.B.King and Albert King, he describes himself as ajazz-influenced
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But it’sthe Orange location that takes center stage in “Radium Girls,” where Grace Fryer, played by Isabella Walton; Irene Rudolph, played by Carissa Murray; and Kathryn Schaub,played by Camille Coco, transitionfrom daily workers to warriors for justice and change.
Assuredofits safety
To do their jobs correctly,they must create afine point atthe end of their paintbrushes by molding the bristles with theirmouths.
“Theyweretoldtolicktheir paintbrushbefore dipping it into the paint,” Murphy said. “They were told that the paint was safe.”
Of course, it wasn’t.The dust fromthe radium paint coated their skin, hair and clothes, which accounts for why they glowed in the dark. Meanwhile, the ingested alpha radiumfrom licking paintbrushes destroyed theirbones from the inside out.
Sounds pretty brutal,right?
Well, D.W.Gregory didn’t promise apretty story when recountingthe Radium Girls’ experience. She did, however,compose avery human story, which not only traces the girls’ experiencesbut who they were.
This brings up the question asto why they would work in such asituation when anything radioactive is presumably dangerous?
Well, Marie Curie was conducting her ownexperiments at the time with the belief that radium provided health benefits and was a cure for cancer
“And some people did benefit from it,” Murphy said Meaning there was no sense of danger on the horizon atthe time. But that would change with the death of one of the Radium Girls,
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guitarist.
“The school thought that Iwas working at amusic store,” he remembered. “But Iwenthome, went to sleepand then got up to play in clubs all night, six nights aweek.”
Carlton launched his studio musician career in 1969.
“Mynamewas floating around asthis young guy who plays really good,” he recalled. “If so andso couldn’tmake asession, they’dcall me. Ilearned alot during those first few years about how to be asession musician.”
His studio work included New Orleans songwriter and pianistAllen Toussaint’s1978 album, “Motion.” Produced by Jerry Wexler, the album pairs the funky,soulful Toussaint with slick L.A. studio pros such as Toto co-founder Jeff Porcaro.
Working in the busy L.A. studio scene, Carltonjoinedelite studio players whohelped craft thousands of hits and classics. These instrumentalists, arrangers andproducersincluded twoNew Orleansand Louisiana expats, drummer Earl Palmer and saxophonist Plas Johnson (the original “The Pink Panther” theme).
Carlton most often worked with the prolific Palmer,the NewOrleans native said to be the 20thcentury’s most recorded drummer “Earlwas always agentleman and apro,” Carlton said. “As a
young guy breaking into the studio scene, Iappreciated that.”
Like Palmer,Carlton set his player’sego aside in the studio.
“I was there to give the producer the songwriter andthe artist the best Ihad to give,” he said. “Oftentimes, theywould have ideas for what the guitar part shouldbe, but sometimes Isaid, ‘What if we try this?’ But always as aservant, an attitudethat serves any studio musician well.”
The guitarist’sstudiosessions also included former Baton Rouge resident Johnny Rivers’ “L.A. Reggae” album plus thesinger’srecording of the themefor TV’s“The Midnight Special.” Unfortunately,a studio booking with another artist prevented Carlton from playingfor the “L.A. Reggae” album’s big hit, aremake of Huey “Piano” Smith’s “Rocking Pneumoniaand the Boogie Woogie Flu.” In 1972, Rivers’ rendition of “Rocking Pneumonia” reached No. 6onthe Billboard Hot 100.
“I couldn’tmakeit, so Dean Parks played the great soloon‘Rocking Pneumonia’ for Johnny,” Carlton remembered. “But then Icamein the next three nights, with Dean, to finish the album.”
Afew weeks away from his 77th birthday,Carlton plays alimited number of concerts.
“I’m happy to say I’mhealthy and Ilove being agrandpa. Lifeisgood. But music will always be partofmy life. We’ll do 20 to 25 dates ayear Every time we play,it’srelaxed and fun. We don’thave anything to prove. We’re just there to make music.”
Email John Wirt at j_wirt@msn. com.
didn’twant this job at first,and he was kind of given that job purely to replace the former president. And once he realized that he was being taken advantage of, it was too late.”
“He comes in when the company is so successful after making all these watches during World WarI,” Murphy added. “But then he has to deal withthe immense aftermath that happens. So, he wasn’tresponsible for creating the paint, but he does make some poor decisions about how to handlethe situation.”
Girlsfallill
As the girls become sick, the company tries to cover its tracks and delay trial dates. Yes, the case does go to trial, thanks to Grace Fryer’sresilience.
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Steve Conn, aLouisiana native whonow livesinNashville, playsthe Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.Sonny Landreth will join him.
SHOWSTOWATCH —ACADIANA
FRIDAY
LIVE MUSIC: Cane River Pecan Company Pie Bar, New Iberia, 5p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: JimDeggy’s Brick Oven Pizza&Brewery,Lafayette, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Prejean’s, Broussard, 6p.m.
ETHAN HUNT: SHUCKS!, Abbeville, 6:30 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Randol’s Cajun Restaurant, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Buck &Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.
THE CAST: Agave,Youngsville, 6:30 p.m.
MAJOR HANDYBLUES BAND: Whiskey&Vine, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.
SECOND CHANCE: AgaveDowntown, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.
DJ TRASHY: The Ruins Lounge, Lafayette, 8p.m.
THREE AM: The Grouse Room, Lafayette, 9p.m.
LA ROXX: Rock ‘n’ Bowl, Lafayette, 9p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Cowboys Nightclub, Scott, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY DONNY BROUSSARD BAND: Fred’s, Mamou, 8a.m.
CAJUN JAM: Moncus Park, Lafayette, 9a.m
SATURDAY MORNING JAMSESSIONS: The SavoyMusic Center, Eunice, 9a.m.
CAJUN JAM: Tante Marie, Breaux Bridge, 11 a.m.
ZYDECO CAPITAL JAM: St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, Opelousas, 1p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Jim Deggy’s Brick Oven Pizza&Brewery,Lafayette, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Prejean’s, Broussard, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Randol’s Cajun Restaurant, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.
GLENN ZERINGUE: Whiskey &Vine, Lafayette, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Randol’s Cajun Restaurant, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: O’Darby’s Pub&Grill, Carencro, 6:30 p.m
LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.
HORACE TRAHAN &OSSUN EXPRESS: Rock ‘n’ Bowl, Lafayette, 9p.m.
MONDAY
PATRICIO LATINO SOLO: Cafe Habana City,Lafayette, 11 a.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: O’Darby’s Pub&Grill, Carencro, 6p.m.
RICHARD GOULA DISTINGUISHED PIANO SERIES |ANTONIO DI CRISTOFANO: UL’s Angelle Hall, Lafayette, 7p.m.
BLUE MONDAY: The Grouse Room, Lafayette, 9p.m.
TUESDAY
LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6p.m.
TERRYHUVAL &FRIENDS: Prejean’s Restaurant, Lafayette, 6p.m.
WEDNESDAY
DULCIMER JAM: St. Landry Visitor Center, Opelousas, 10 a.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6p.m.
WANTED WEDNESDAY KARAOKE
NIGHT: The Barrel, Broussard, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: TapRoom, Youngsville, 6:30 p.m CAJUN JAM: Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, 8p.m.
THURSDAY
AFTER FIVE FEATURING DJ MIKE
followed by the sickness of others.
Even Curie sufferedfrom the radium with which she was experimenting. She now is interred in a lead-lined tomb in the Pantheon Monument in Paris, France.
Bonesare still glowing
“As for the Radium Girls, their bones are still glowing in their gravestothis day,”Murphy said.
Such morbidity wasn’tonthe mind of Arthur Roeder when he was named the radium company’s president. If there is avillain in this story,he’sthe one.
But he was areluctant villain. He went into the job without knowledge of radium’strue effect on humanlife.
“He didn’treally want to be president,” said Gage McDaniel.
The 17-year-old St. Michael High Schooljuniorplays Roeder
“I think he,ina way, is responsible,” McDanielsaid. “But, also, in away,he’skind oftaken advantage of because he ispresident. He
Isabella Walton, the 17-year-old St. Joseph’sAcademysenior playing Grace, had seen amovie about the Radium Girls at school, which partly inspired her to auditionfor the part.
“It was eye-opening, and it was real life,” she said. “It wasn’tlike a fiction story.Ithink Iwas inspired by it because it’sachance to tell the story and caution people about what happened.”
As for Grace, Walton sees her as someone who tries to stay in the background at first
“But she learns to stand up for herself,” Walton said.
Gracealtershistory
By standing up, Grace changed thecountry’s laborlaws.She led the other girls in alawsuit against the Radium Corp., which wasn’ta conventional thing forwomen to do in the early 1920s.
In the end, it’snot aspoilerto say that companies were required to implementsafetyregulations for their workers —that’s history The true story of this play is these girls’ journey to changing the course of history
LIVE MUSIC: Buck &Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 6:30 p.m.
STRAIGHT WHISKEY: Agave,Youngsville, 6:30 p.m.
GENO DELAFOSE &FRENCH ROCKIN’
BOOGIE: La PoussiereCajun Dancehall, Breaux Bridge, 8p.m.
ABSINTHE MINDED FEATURING
FRANK BALL &JON SMITH: Whiskey &Vine, Lafayette, 8p.m.
AMIS DU TECHE: Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, 8p.m.
JAYDAWIZARD: Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette, 8p.m.
KIP SONNIER: SHUCKS!, Abbeville, 8p.m.
KROSSFYRE: Rock ‘n’ Bowl, Lafayette, 9p.m.
SHOTGUN LILLIE: The Grouse Room, Lafayette, 9p.m.
ZYDECO JAY&CREOLE PRESSURE: O’Darby’s Pub&Grill, Carencro, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
LES FRERES MICHOT: Prejean’s Restaurant, Lafayette, 11:30 a.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Tante Marie, Breaux Bridge, 11 a.m.
CAJUN JAM: BayouTecheBrewing, Arnaudville, 2p.m.
STOP THE CLOCK COUNTRYJAZZ: Feed n’ Seed, Lafayette, 6p.m.
JAMEZ: The Ruins Lounge, Lafayette, 5p.m. JACOB RHYMES: Whiskey &Vine, Lafayette, 6p.m.
JC MELANCON: Agave, Youngsville, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Buck &Johnny’s, Breaux Bridge, 6p.m.
LIVE MUSIC: Charley G’s Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6p.m.
LADIES NIGHT WITH DJ DONOVAN: Cowboys Nightclub, Scott, 6p.m. SOUNDBITE OPENMIC HOSTED BY ABI CLAIR: Wildcat Brothers at Gator Cove,Lafayette, 6p.m.
TROUBADOUR: SHUCKS!, Abbeville, 6:30 p.m
STEVE CONN FEATURING SONNY
LANDRETH: Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
SAMHYDE &MILLION DOLLAR EXTREME —LIVE: DoubleTreeby Hilton, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m. YEAH, COMEDY! ASTANDUP COMEDYOPEN MIC +SPECIAL GUEST: Legends Pub, Lafayette, 8p.m.
Compiled by Marchaund Jones. Want your venue’smusic listed? Email info/photos to showstowatch@theadvocate. com. Thedeadlineisnoon FRIDAY for the followingFriday’spaper
Murray
Tell us about your early life in New Orleans.
Iwas in New Orleans until Iwas about 8years old. Iwas in Dallas from 9to22 yearsold, and Iwas in Los Angeles all that time after that. Iwas in Dallas alot longer,but Iclaim Louisiana first because those are my true roots. I’m sort of in between Los Angeles and Texas right now Were you affected by the Los Angeles wildfires at all? Where Iwas living in Encino was evacuated, so, by the grace of God, I was able to remove myself before that happened. Luckily,all of my people were safe. No one lost their houses, so Ifeel very grateful and blessed for that. Of course, my heart aches for my city.Somany other people were not that fortunate. So my heart goes out to Los Angeles, whether I’m there or not for sure. And Ilook forward to seeing our city come back much stronger What led to yourbig move out to Los Angeles eight years ago?
Iwas in Dallas working acorporate job, and Iwas not happy. Iknew Ineeded to do something creative. I knew Ineeded to pave my own way,and Ihad been getting the call, the pull, to go to L.A. Ipacked up, moved out here, and Ihappened to get ajob. During that time, I realized modeling and acting were really callingme. Around that same time, I met my first photographerturned-acting friend, and before Iknew it, Iwas signed with nine agents all over the world. I’ve been very successful, so it’sa true testament that when you have acalling and it’s ready for you, answer the call. Walk us through your appearance in Vogue. Ihad anational commercial that launched years ago that was everywhere in print for three years Naomi Campbell was on the cover.Itwas so funny
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Today is Friday,Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2025. There are 327 days left in the year
Todayinhistory
On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’sJohn F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour
On this date: In 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire began; one of the worst city fires in American history,itdestroyed over 1,500 buildings in central Baltimore.
In 1943, the government abruptly announced that wartimerationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person per year.(This was reduced to
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Ben Crofchick and KamariLove keep the banker in check on ‘Deal or No Deal Island.’
becauseI hadaVogue subscription,but thatwas the one thatI justhadn’tflipped through yet. Afriend sent me apicture and said, “Oh my gosh, did youknowyou’reinthe magazine?”
So Igotomynightstand, and IopenupVogue, and thereI am. It was one of thosewhere my Afro is out, andit’sbig. It was aPlanB commercial, soitjust went absolutely everywhere, and it was so, so, so cool. It wasn’ttechnically for a high fashion job yet. That’ll be next.
Where did your interestinmental health advocacy originate?
Mentalhealth alwayshas been veryimportant to me. I’ve hadfamily members with alot of struggles.I’ve had myown struggles that Ibattled, and it led me to become apsychology major in college
My whole purpose, even through acting, is to heal the collective andtohelp raise the vibration of humanity quite literally.I would liketocombine my passion of acting in theindustry,aswell as counseling,and bridge the gap for mental healthand actors. We’vehad theHeathLedgers, theRobin Williamses, Michael K. Williams —so many amazingactors fall before usbecause they just simply did not have theright outlet for their mental health.
These actors are so great at what they do, but they often comefrom dark, traumatic places toevoke thetype of emotion they bring us in roleslike“The
TODAYINHISTORY
two pairs per year in 1944; rationing was lifted in October 1945.)
In 1971, women in Switzerland gained the right to vote through anational referendum, 12 years after a previous attempt failed.
In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk.
In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristidewas inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Haiti. (Hewas overthrown by the military the following September.)
In 2013, Mississippi certified its ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, making it the last state to officially abolish slavery In 2021, after moving
Dark Knight” and “The Wire.”
What we’re missing is someone who can not only coach people into bringing those emotions to the surface for the role, but someone who is there to help people process those emotions so that they don’t just get shoved back down. Where does the hypnosis come in?
That’smore of alongterm goal. I’m in theprocess of getting certified in neurolinguistic programming with an emphasis on hypnosis. It will allow me to counsel people and give them tools for PTSD, past traumas, everything. I’ll actually be able to help coach people through these things and remove them from their lives.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
With an Oscar and an Emmy for sure, 1,000%. I say that so humbly,but so confidently
I’ve done thework, and I’ve been in classes, in schools. I’ve done this for so long, but that’s always been the goal. Iknow Ihave the talent that it takes, and I’m going to continue to work on my skills and refine those skills because the work’snever done. I’m going to stay focused on that, and thenwe’ll circle back in five years and have to revisit this conversation.
This interview has been edited for lengthand clarity.
Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate. com.
south to anew team and conference, TomBrady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a31-9 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on the Buccaneers’ home field.
In 2023, Lebron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s alltime career scoring leader Today’sbirthdays: Author Gay Talese is 93. Sen. John Hickenlooper,D-Colo.,is 73. Actor James Spader is 65. Country singer Garth Brooks is 63. Actor-comedian Eddie Izzard is 63. Actor-comedian Chris Rock is 60. Actor Essence Atkins is 53. Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash is 51. Actor Ashton Kutcher is 47. Actor Deborah Ann Woll is 40. NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford is 37. NHL forward Steven Stamkos is 35.
SHOWSTOWATCH —BATON ROUGE
Connection Bar, 7p.m
FRIDAY
KIRK HOLDER: Galvez Seafood, Prairieville, 5:30 p.m.
ORIGINAL MUSIC GATHERING: La Divina Italian Café, 6p.m
BRICE &JENNA: Crowne Plaza, 6p.m.
DRAMA KINGS: T’Quilas,Denham Springs, 6p.m.
RUSTY YATES DUO: Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 6p.m.
JERRID KELLY: Le Chien Brewing, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m.
THE DORAN BOYS: The Brakes Bar, 7p.m.
HENRYTURNER JR. &ALL-
STARS: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8p.m
SWEET SOUTHERN HEAT: The Queen Baton Rouge, 9p.m.
N’TUNE: The Showroom, 9p.m.
HUDSON WESTBROOK/GRANT
GILBERT: The TexasClub, 9p.m.
IAN WEBSTER &TAYLOR
CLARK: The Vineyard, 9p.m
PARTYATJOE’S: Swamp Chicken Daiquiris, St. Amant, 9p.m.
LETTERS IN RED: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
OPEN JAMSESSION: The Smokey Pit, 4p.m.
BRITTON MAJOR: Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5:30 p.m.
LANCE WOOLIE: Papi’s Fajita Factory,Watson, 6p.m.
TONI TERRYDUO: T’Quilas, Denham Springs, 6p.m
DERRICK LEMON: Le Chien Brewing, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m.
THE LEE SERIO BAND: French
ACOUSTIC NIGHT W/HENRY
TURNER JR.: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8p.m.
IRENE KELLEY: RedDragon Listening Room, 8p.m.
CHASE MATTHEW/LAKEVIEW: The TexasClub, 9p.m.
JOEL COOPER &SCOTT JORDAN: The Vineyard, 9p.m.
LAURENLEE BAND: Swamp Chicken Daiquiris, St. Amant, 9p.m.
THE AWEN TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
BRYCEBROUSSARD: Galvez Seafood, Prairieville, 10:30 a.m.
JUSTIN BURDETTE TRIO: Superior Grill MidCity,11a.m.
ROBERTCALMES: Cocha, 11 a.m.
DAVID HARRIS: RedStick Social, noon
OLD TIME MUSIC JAM: West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, 3p.m.
OPEN MIC JAM: FatCat Saloon, Prairieville, 7p.m.
MONDAY
VICTOR VIGNES &SKIP
DORAN: Phil Brady’s, 6p.m.
TUESDAY
EDDIE SMITH: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
RHETT ANTHONY: Galvez Seafood, Prairieville, 5:30 p.m.
SONGWRITERS OPEN MIC: Le Chien Brewing, Denham Springs, 6p.m.
KIRK HOLDER: Bin77, 6:30 p.m
SONGWRITERS OPEN MIC W/
HEATH RANSONNET: Coop’s on 621, Gonzales, 7p.m.
ANDYPIZZOTRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7:30 p.m
DIXIE ROSE’SACOUSTIC
CIRCLE: Teddy’s JukeJoint, Zachary,8 p.m.
OPEN MIC JAM: Brickyard South, 8p.m.
BRITTON MAJOR: Wicked Daiquiris, Denham Springs, 8p.m.
THURSDAY
DUSTIN LEE GUEDRY: Don’s Seafood, Gonzales, 5:30 p.m.
KYBALION: El Paso, Sherwood, 6p.m.
OPEN MIC W/AMANDAJO
HESS: Istrouma Brewing, St. Gabriel, 6p.m.
THE STARDUST BOYS: The Brakes Bar, 6p.m.
BRENT ARMSTRONG: T’Quilas, Denham Springs, 6p.m. THE BISHOP ELLIS TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7p.m.
HENRYTURNER JR. &ALLSTARS: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8p.m. BLUES JAM: Phil Brady’s, 9p.m. KENDALL SHAFFER: FatCat Saloon, Prairieville, 9p.m. RHETT GUILLOT: The Vineyard,9 p.m.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Formulate a plan andstick to it.Your determination and courage will help you recognize that you have the power and positive attitude to getthings done. You've got this.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Observation is necessary to sidestep drama. Focus on something that pleases you or makes you feel good about yourself. Social events will allow you to charm people.
ARIES (March 21-April19) More action, less talk.How you deal with concerns will impact and influence those you encounter. Laboring over something you cannot change won't get you where you wanttogo.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Youmay crave change, butfirst consider why youfeel this way and what's involved. Review your finances and think about how to loweryouroverhead. Helpingothers or acause is honorable if it's within your budget.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Concentrate on helping yourself beforefocusing on helpingothers. Make gaining stability apriority, and you will be in abetter position to make adifference. Achange will do yougood
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Combine energy, integrity and determination, andyou'll rise above anyone who gets in your way.Embrace what resonates with youmost, anddon't hesitate to go directly to thesource. Stand up.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Plant your feet firmly on theground regardless of the
temptation you face. It's better to do what's right and avoid backlash than to take arisk that can cost you. Learn from your mistakes.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Aplan that frees up time looks promising, but first, build asafety net before you begin. Resist taking on too much prematurely. Set yourself up for success, not failure.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Remain calm, view the situation and summarize what it will take to navigate your way forward. Build acircle that supports your long-term goals, and you will gain momentum while gathering positive input to attract success.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You'll have choices to make. Set priorities to ensure you reach your target. Take careof responsibilities beforeyou indulge in socializing or creative endeavors. Your efforts will pay off.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Keep the momentum flowing. Don't let what others do put astrain on your plans. Follow your instincts and do whatever promises peace of mind and happiness.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Put your heartand soul into meaningful relationships, getting ahead and making your life sustainable. Change what doesn't feel right and say no to temptation and those trying to manipulate you.
The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact ©2025 by NEA, Inc., dist. By AndrewsMcMeel Syndication
Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in thecipher stands for another. TODAY'S CLUE: JEQUALS H
CeLebrItY CIpher For better or For WorSe
beetLe bAILeY
Sudoku
InstructIons: Sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1to9inthe empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Sudoku increasesfrom Monday to Sunday
Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer
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BLondie
BaBY BLueS
Hi and LoiS CurTiS
Bridge
BY PHILLIP ALDER
Robert Cooper, an English diplomat and strategist, said, “There is no dilemma compared with that of the deep-sea diver who hears the message from the ship above, ‘Come up at once. We are sinking.’“
In this deal, declarercan put adefenderonthehornsofadilemma.Howshould SouthplayinfourheartsafterWestleads thediamondeight,andEastwinswithhis king, cashesthe diamond ace, and plays athird round?
North made acue-bid raise, showing heart support and at least game-invitational values. South’sjumptofourhearts was aslight overbid, but he liked the idea of trying foravulnerable game bonus.
Declarercanseefourlosers:onespade, two diamonds andone club. True, the club finesse might work, but it is surely alow-percentageplay,givenEast’sopening bid. However, because adiscard is comingondummy’sdiamondjack,South can skewerEast.
Heruffsthethirddiamondhigh,draws trumps ending on the board, and calls for the spade two. How does East defend? If he wins with hisspade ace, dummy’s club sevenwill eventually disappear on declarer’s spade king. So East plays low. Now, though, South wins withhis king, playsatrump to thedummy,and pitches aspade on the diamond jack. Then he calls for the spade queen. East wins but is endplayed. If he leads aclub, it is away from his king. Alternatively, if he plays aspade or diamond, declarer ruffs in his hand and sluffs the club seven from the board. ©2025 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication
wuzzles
Each Wuzzle is aword riddle which creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: NOON GOOD =GOOD AFTERNOON
Previous answers:
word game
InstRuctIons: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a“d” or an “s” may notbeused. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
toDAY’s WoRD PAnGoLIn: PAN-go-lin: Atoothless mammal covered with large horny scales, found in Asia and Africa.
Average mark 24 words
Time limit 35 minutes
Can you find31ormorewords in PANGOLIN?
YEstERDAY’s WoRD —tAutoLoGY
loCKhorNs
marmaduKe
Bizarro
hagar the horriBle
Pearls Before swiNe
garfield
B.C.
PiCKles
hidato
mallard
