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VOLU M E 37

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THU. JAN. 28 | The Austin, Texas trio — fronted by lightning rod guitarist and singer Dani Neff — takes its maximalist rock ’n’ roll on psychedelic flights, with Neff’s unpredictably fast fretwork making hard landings on Zeppelin-sized riffs. 35 PSI and Stereo Fire Empire open at 10 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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Family Gras FRI.-SUN. JAN. 29-31 | The festival along Metairie’s parade route features music by Dr. John, Amanda Shaw, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Imagination Movers and more. There’s also an art market, kids’ games and food vendors. Veterans Memorial Boulevard at Lakeside Shopping Center.

The force awalkens Walking krewes expand Carnival’s universe. BY WILL COVIELLO “THE (INTERGALACTIC) KREWE OF CHEWBACCHUS REALLY ISN’T A STAR WARS PARADE,” says Ryan Ballard, co-

founder of the krewe. Chewbacchus has been more of a home to subkrewes devoted to Star Trek, Doctor Who and assorted sci-fi, but this year, the parade will feature many new Star Wars marching groups. “We have multiple Sith groups this year,” Ballard says. “And there’s a Life of a Jedi group. They’re supposed to have some light saber battles along the route.” While traditional Mardi Gras krewes have chosen all sorts of ancient gods and heroes for figureheads, Chewbacchus draws from a grand pantheon of popular culture, and it’s one of many walking parades that have found their niche on the calendar a week before the final weekend of Carnival. Here are four walking parades this week.

KREWE OF CORK

The krewe of wine enthusiasts, vintners and hospitality industry workers holds a series of wine dinners and parties in addition to a Friday afternoon French Quarter parade. The procession includes 406 krewe members, a high school marching band and Freddie Lonzo and the Cork Poppas, an all-star jazz band featuring Leroy Jones and others. Vintners Carlo Trinchero and Josh Phelps of Taken Winery serve as grand marshals, and the queen is former Baywatch star Kelly Vaughn. The post-parade party at the Royal Sonesta is open to the public (tickets $85, costumes encouraged). Visit www.kreweofcork for information.

’TIT REX

The microkrewe celebrates its preference for the smaller things with the theme “No Big Deal.” The procession of shoebox floats has a satirical bent, and no issue is too big, including some topical New Orleans subjects and national political campaigns. The procession starts at 5 p.m. Saturday on St. Roch Avenue behind St. Roch Market and circles the Marigny en route to the Ping Pong Ball at

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AllWays Lounge. The parade size is capped at 30 floats, but the parade grew to four bands this year, including Panorama Brass Band, Egg Yolk Jubilee and Slow Danger Brass Band. Visit www.titrexparade.com for information.

INTERGALACTIC KREWE OF CHEWBACCHUS The krewe continues to expand its universe, growing from 1,000 members and 77 subkrewes last year to 1,500 members and 115 subkrewes at press time this year, Ballard says. For the first time, the group is accepting art cars in the lineup, and among the vehicles in the procession are a DeLorean decorated to match the time machine from Back to the Future and a replica of Ecto-1, the converted hearse from Ghostbusters. Crew from TV’s NCIS: New Orleans have recreated the Mos Eisley Cantina from the first Star Wars movie, and the moving bar will be part of the procession. The parade starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at N. Peters and St. Ferdinand streets, proceeds to Frenchmen Street and finishes behind the krewe’s den, where the Chewbacchanal features the Morning 40 Federation (dubbed the Morning 42 Federation for this event, in reference to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy). Visit www.chewbacchus.org for information.

MYSTIC KREWE OF BARKUS The canine krewe believes politics has gone to the dogs, and every mutt has his day. Just in time for the presidential primaries, the theme is “From the Dog House to the White House.” Costumed dogs and escorts party in Armstrong Park beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and the parade through the French Quarter starts at 2 p.m. The 15-block route passes the reviewing stand at Good Friends Bar and returns to the park. Registration and parade information are available on www.barkus.org.

FRI. JAN. 29 | The Krewe of King James (a James Brown-themed dance crew of Super Bad Sex Machine Strollers founded and captained by New Orleans’ funk queen DJ Soul Sister) hosts its annual ball featuring The Robert Glasper Experiment. The jazz and R&B pianist and bandleader released Black Radio 2, the sequel to the 2012 Grammy Award winner, in 2015. Chapter:SOUL also performs at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

King Soul, Creole String Beans and $1,000 Car SAT. JAN. 30 | A throwback showcase, the bill features new old-New Orleans R&B ensemble Creole String Beans, a reunion of local barroom rockers $1,000 Car (featuring Derek Huston, Rob Savoy, Jake Flack and others) and Flack’s Washington, D.C.-based Southern soul band, King Soul. At 8:30 p.m. at Rock ’N’ Bowl.

Rory Danger & the Danger Dangers SAT. JAN. 30 | Oberlin-trained local talent Aurora Nealand gets down and dirty as the leader of this concept band, a rockabilly outfit with orchestral chops. Alexis & the Samurai opens at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Lupe Fiasco SUN. JAN. 31 | Following last year’s reinvigorating Tetsuo & Youth (Atlantic), Chicago MC Lupe Fiasco has a bang-up 2016 in store with three planned releases: Drogas, Skulls and Roy. The Boy Illinois, Billy Blue and ZVerse open at 9 p.m. at Republic.

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That’s how many toilets — all free, all provided by the city of New Orleans — are on carnival parade routes this year, beginning Thursday, Jan. 28.

MORE THAN 100 PORT-O-LETS ARE ON ST. CHARLES AVENUE NEAR LEE CIRCLE, with several dozen along St. Charles at the intersections of Loui-

siana and Napoleon avenues, on Tchoupitoulas Street near Napoleon, and along Esplanade Avenue in Faubourg Marigny. But in the spirit of New Orleans’ technology-bent “sharing economy,” there are now even more places to pee on Mardi Gras Day. Built in 2014, AirPNP (app.airpnp.co) collects user-submitted bathrooms — from $1-per-use charity donation portable toilets to a “porcelain paradise” in the Garden District to some dude’s apartment Uptown — plants them on a map and allows users to rate their experience. If you’re trying to make a quick buck PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE with your own portable toilet, that COMMONS/ BRIDGET COILA requires a city permit. Private portable toilets aren’t allowed on neutral grounds or sidewalks, and the city could fine offenders up to $250 a day for sticking them there. Public urination, on the other hand — considered “lewd conduct” by city ordinance, along with exposing one’s genitals in public — can lead to arrest, at least a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service. — ALEX WOODWARD

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C’est What

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awarded $350,000 to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Prime Time Family Reading Time preschool programs in Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes. The grant from the New Orleans-based organization expands the literacy program from four New Orleans sites to serve 2,000 preschoolers, their families and 250 teachers.

Constable’s Christmas,

a joint effort of Jefferson Parish Constable Jonathan Liberto and state Rep. Bryan Adams, R-Gretna, gave six needy families on the West Bank toys, furniture, clothing and food on Christmas Day. The donations were made possible by financial contributions of more than $10,000 by West Bank groups and businesses.

Bobby Jindal’s Administration

gave a final flip-off to the taxpayers of Louisiana in his final days as governor by granting millions of dollars in pay raises to select state employees. The former governor also made nearly two dozen lastminute appointments to boards and commissions. Legislators should outlaw such actions going forward, and the state Senate should refuse to confirm any of Jindal’s late appointees.

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Gambit’s weekly “C’est What?” asked readers whether they want more Carnival parades in neighborhoods. You were almost even on leaving the routes where they are and bringing them back to neighborhoods. “I think a route along Elysian Fields [Avenue] would be great. Assemble at the sanitation facility by the railroad overpass, enter EFA at Abundance. Continue up EFA to Prentiss. Turn right on Prentiss and continue to Franklin. Left onto Frankiln and end at the Lakefront Arena.” — David

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The real food stamp agenda Food stamps often have been used as a dog whistle by right-wing politicians, especially Republicans, who try to pit “productive” taxpayers against those who, it is implied, are moochers or deadbeats.

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FORMER GOV. BOBBY JINDAL, NO STRANGER TO SHAMELESS POLITICAL PLOYS, saved one of

his most cynical ruses for his final days in office — attempting to cut off federal food stamps to tens of thousands of Louisianans, and leaving it for his successor, Gov. John Bel Edwards, to remedy. Since 1996, federal law has required “able-bodied adults without dependents” (what the feds call ABAWDs) to work or take part in job training programs to get food stamps. The aim was to get people working, but by itself the law does not account for states with large pockets of poverty and high unemployment rates — like Louisiana. The law thus allows qualifying states (31 in all, including Louisiana) to seek annual waivers from the work requirement. From Day One, Louisiana has requested — and received — the waiver without fanfare under Democratic and Republican governors alike, including Jindal. Until this year. With just weeks to go before leaving office, Jindal announced to conservative hosannas that Louisiana no longer would seek the waiver. Suzy Sonnier, Jindal’s director of Children and Family Services, said in a statement, “We are striving to reduce reliance on public benefits … and connect Louisiana employers with ready and willing to work job candidates.” Really? Funny, Jindal never pushed this idea when he was running for governor (either time) or during his delusional, quixotic presidential run. Only on his way out the door did he cut off benefits. Moreover, Louisianans found it progressively more difficult to find work on Jindal’s watch. When he took office in January 2008, Louisiana’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent — below

the national average; by the end of his eight-year tenure, it was 6.3 percent — well above the national average and 46th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s not hard to imagine that many ABAWDs whom Jindal tried to cut off from food stamps were employed when he took office, but not when he left — especially those in the hard-hit Oil Patch. To his credit, Edwards quickly requested a renewal of the waiver, and earlier this month the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted it and made it retroactive. Louisiana’s poor and unemployed now will have a slightly easier time feeding themselves and their children. Food stamps often have been used as a dog whistle by right-wing politicians, especially Republicans, who try to pit “productive” taxpayers against those who, it is implied, are moochers or deadbeats. Both U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (who plans to run for David Vitter’s U.S. Senate seat later this year) and state Treasurer John Kennedy (who is interested in doing the same) were quick to criticize Edwards’ move. That’s especially shameful for Boustany, whose coastal district includes parishes where unemployment has spiked because of declining oil prices. And where were all those good conservatives when Jindal quietly applied for the same waiver each year, until it no longer held any political advantage for the GOP or the ambitious governor? Apparently painting Edwards as a big-spending liberal was the real agenda all along.

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men wanted for last year’s series of restaurant and bar robberies Uptown. On Jan. 20, a grand jury returned multiple indictments for Wesley Davis, Jockquaren Van Norman, Nicholas Spiller and Dwayne Stevenson. The men allegedly held up diners, patrons and staff at Patois, Atchafalaya and Monkey Hill Bar last August and September. NOPD led a joint investigation with members of the FBI’s New Orleans Violent Crimes Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orleans District Attorney’s office. The combined rewards for information about the robberies (in which no one was injured) hit $30,000.

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You can stop speculating. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s full lineup is out — Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam (pictured), Neil Young, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison are returning to the Fest, which also features Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, Snoop Dogg, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, Janelle Monae, Bonnie Raitt, My Morning Jacket, Paul Simon and Arlo Guthrie (performing “Alice’s Restaurant” for its 50th anniversary), among many others. For those asking where the jazz is: Christian Scott, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Matt Garrison, The Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste with Stay Human, and Arturo Sandoval and Gregory Porter, among others, will be there. The 2016 Jazz Fest is April 22-24 and April 28-May 1 at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Check the full lineup at www.bestofneworleans.com.

2. Mardi Gras security New Orleans law enforcement promises its largest Mardi Gras response effort ever, following terror attacks in Paris and heightened security throughout the U.S. In addition to 170 Louisiana State Police officers, the full fleet of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and officers from neighboring parishes supplementing patrol efforts, roughly 100 FBI agents are closely following social media and relying on a network of security cameras along parade routes and in the French Quarter. The city’s response also includes extended late-night hours for parking enforcement and towing. Numbers to remember: call (504) 658-8083 or (877) 314-3767 to get a boot removed from your car.

3. Legalizing AirBnB? Short-term rentals are illegal in New Orleans; without a

permit, you can’t rent out a room or property through AirBnB or similar services. That could change under proposed recommendations issued last week by the staff of the City Planning Commission (CPC). The draft regulations suggest legalizing a service that is considered salt in the wound for New Orleans’ shrinking affordable housing stock and the gentrification of neighborhoods. According to a CPC study, New Orleans has 2,400 to 4,000 short-term rentals, and 70 percent are whole-unit rentals with an average nightly rate of $250. Although most types of short-term rentals are against the law, city enforcement has been lax. The CPC staff recommendations suggest legalizing four types of short-term rentals with respective permitting fees, along with rental, parking and insurance requirements. The CPC will consider the recommendations Tuesday, Jan. 26; its deadline to appear before the New Orleans City Council is Feb. 1.

4. Sky-high rent Meanwhile, New Orleans clocks in at No. 2 among the 10 worst metro area housing markets for renters. According to a U.S. Censusscraping study by affordable housing initiative Make Room, 35 percent of renters in the New Orleans metro area (including Metairie and Kenner) spend 50 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. The findings echo other recent rental housing market studies. The Fair Housing Action Center released a study last week finding “extreme barriers to opportunity in the housing choice voucher program.” Families using public housing vouchers account for almost a quarter of all rentals in New Orleans.

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The naturally occurring protein Pur-alpha could hold the key to slowing neurodegeneration in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a research paper written by J. Gavin Daigle, a doctoral candidate at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Graduate Studies. The paper was published this month in the online journal Acta Neurpathologica. Using ALS patients’ neuronal cell lines, which all have gene mutations, researchers from several medical schools examined the mechanisms that lead to the neurodegeneration that makes patients lose their motor skills — and possible ways to stop the decline. They found the degeneration was triggered when cells produced “stress granules” to protect them against damage from heat, disease and other stresses — a normal reaction in cells — but were unable to break down the granules and clear them out once the trauma ended, which leads to cell death. Increasing Pur-alpha in the cells helps with both actions, the paper said. “It definitely needs to be tested for its therapeutic potential,” Daigle said in a phone interview. “Currently we don’t have any drugs or compounds that could target [Pur-alpha to make it produce more]. That will be the next stage.” Researchers also are conducting tests to determine whether Pur-alpha itself can be delivered as a supplement much as insulin is, he said.

7. Stumping for Trump Joining the Louisiana campaign for Donald Trump’s presidential bid are Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, former state Rep. Woody Jenkins, Ringside Politics host and former state GOP Director Jeff Crouere, and veteran politico Brian Trascher. On Jan. 7, Team Trump jumped the gun in announcing former New Orleans City Councilman Jay Batt was joining. (Batt later told The TimesPicayune there was a misunderstanding.) Louisiana’s presidential primaries are March 5.

Torres trashes NOPD — again “The NOPD and French Quarter Management District’s takeover of the French Quarter Task Force is another sad tale of incompetence.” — Sidney Torres, in a Jan. 20 statement following newspaper and TV reports about his app-based crime fighting tool, which he no longer runs. Last fall, voters approved a quartercent French Quarter sales tax increase to help pay for more Louisiana State Police patrols — as well as Torres’ fleet of Polaris vehicles, which he says are “idle” in NOPD’s 8th District headquarters. Not everyone agrees with Torres’ assessment.

9. Cost of smoking You might not be able to light up in a bar in New Orleans, but Louisiana is still the cheapest place to smoke. The habit costs Louisiana smokers an average of $1.2 million over their lifetimes — less than any other state — according to a study by WalletHub. That figure includes the cost of cigarettes plus related health care costs and lost productivity. Gov. John Bel Edwards has proposed raising the cigarette tax from 86 cents a pack to $1.08 a pack.

10. Public defenders Citing chronic underfunding and a dwindling staff of attorneys, Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) refused earlier this month to take new cases. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) responded with a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Jan. 15 alleging the move violated defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to an attorney.

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Hey Blake, Can you tell me anything about the structure atop the U.S. Postal Service building on Loyola Ave.? It appears to have antennae, perhaps microwave, but the structure itself could even be an art sculpture. MORGAN

Dear Morgan, The white structure atop the U.S. Postal Service building at 701 Loyola Ave. does resemble modern art, but the folks there say it’s actually a radar tower. Why does the Post Office need radar? The answer has very little to do with the mail and everything to do with meteorology. The radar tower is a holdover from when the U.S. Weather

The object on the roof of the U.S. Postal Service downtown is a radar once used by a previous tenant, the U.S. Weather Bureau. P H OTO B Y K A N DAC E P O W E R G R AV E S

Bureau, better known since 1970 as the National Weather Service (NWS), was located there. The Weather Bureau moved to the 14th floor of the Loyola Avenue building in 1961, shortly after that facility was opened. Prior to that, from 1915 to 1961, local forecasters were based in the Post Office building at 600 Camp St. near Lafayette Square. In 1979, the NWS office moved to a building on Old Spanish Trail in Slidell. In 1994, it relocated to its current office in northwest Slidell. According to its website, the local NWS has one of the longest histories of any forecast office in the U.S. It was established in 1870 and originally was located at 281 Carondelet St. It moved to Iberville Street a short time later, eventually settling in the U.S. Custom House for many years before moving downtown.

BLAKEVIEW WITH THE FIRST BIG WEEKEND OF CARNIVAL PARADES UPON US, local float builders will be working almost nonstop. Since the 1950s, Blaine Kern’s float-building empire, now led by his son Barry, has constructed floats for the most parades, including all the biggies: Muses, Endymion, Bacchus, Orpheus, Zulu and Rex. Before the Kerns, another father-son team, George and Henry Soulie, were the men who built Mardi Gras. According to Carnival historian and parade artistic designer Henri Schindler, George Soulie was a native of Paris and for many years his family constructed decor for pageants and parades there. He came to New Orleans in the 1870s and began a sculpting and papier mache business. One of his first jobs was constructing art for the 1873 Comus parade, with its satirical theme depicting the “Missing Links to Darwin’s Origin of Species.” When George Soulie died in 1919, his son Henry took over the business, along with partner Harry Crassons. Soulie and Crassons continued to produce floats for Comus, Rex, Momus and Proteus well into the 1950s. Crassons died in 1953. Soulie died in 1958, right about the time a young Blaine Kern was making a name for himself in the same trade.

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no big surprises. His options were few and widely analyzed before he unveiled his proposals (which include some $480 million in cuts) last week. So why are some Republicans acting as though Edwards’ proposals came out of left field? Even staunchly pro-business groups like the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) and the Committee of 100 for Economic Development (C100) had said for months that cuts alone could not erase former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s legacy of red ink. In the current fiscal year alone, the Jindal deficit is $750 million and mounting. Not long after Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne announced that deficit figure, we learned that Jindal’s administration approved at least $19 million more in pay raises — and that was just in four of nearly 80 departments. Now there’s a surprise. Who knows what other fiscal land mines Jindal left in his wake? If nothing else, that should make it crystal clear, even to Jindal’s few remaining supporters, that he really doesn’t give a damn about Louisiana. No surprise there. Meanwhile, the projected deficit for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, is $1.9 billion and growing. Moreover, that $1.9 billion figure assumes Edwards and lawmakers cover the current $750 million gap, which makes the total budget hole more than $2.6 billion between now and June 30, 2017. Given the enormity of the problem, why are some people apoplectic about Edwards suggesting tax increases? Have they forgotten how

voters reacted to Jindal’s draconian cuts to higher education, highways and health care? Lest anyone forget, the tax increases proposed by Edwards basically would restore Louisiana’s tax base to what it was when Jindal took office — except that Edwards also proposes lowering some tax rates in order to broaden the revenue base. Translation: Those who have been paying too little will henceforth start paying their fair share. Every serious proponent of fiscal reform has talked about eliminating, reducing or phasing out many exemptions, deductions and exclusions in sales taxes, personal income taxes and corporate income and franchise taxes — and reducing rates to make Louisiana more attractive to businesses and industries. That’s one of the cornerstones of Edwards’ long-term proposals. Let’s also not lose sight of the fact that he likewise wants to be able to spread cuts beyond higher education and health care — by eliminating or reducing statutory budget dedications. That, too, is a cornerstone of fiscal reform. What makes me wonder what some people are smoking is opposition to raising Louisiana’s comparatively low cigarette tax. It’s one tax hike that voters support. To be clear, none of this stuff is pleasant. But to feign surprise is to imitate the oppressor: Jindal. It will be interesting to see what cuts Republicans propose beyond those Edwards already has suggested. It will be even more interesting if they suggest cutting universities, hospitals and highways in their own districts.

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WITH ITS BIG OUTDOOR PATIO, POOL TABLE, JUKEBOX AND ROTATING CAST OF CHARACTERS, Nick’s Original Big Train Bar was a rare neighborhood institution before an era of self-aware “new” dive bars, craft cocktails and smoke-free beer halls. The bar’s sense of humor was on display with its long, infamous list of cocktails and shots like the 1-800 Fu— Me Up and A Wild Night at the Capri Motel. There were bumper stickers — “Don’t Follow Me, I Just Left’s Nick’s Bar” — and it sat across the street from a then-functioning Dixie Brewery, so beer flowed for cheap. Bar staff closed Nick’s doors before Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods, and several years later, the flood-damaged building — with its painted logo of a train circling the globe —was leveled. Albert Kattine, the grandson of original owner Nick Castrogiovanni, plans to rebuild the bar with a restaurant, beer garden and drivethrough coffee shop. Plans for the site, which comprises four vacant lots at the corner of Tulane Avenue and S. Tonti Street near the University Medical Center, were filed with the city last week and the the City Planning Commission is scheduled to hear the proposal at its March 22 meeting. Castrogiovanni opened Nick’s in 1918 and operated it as a grocery store through Prohibition. When Prohibition ended, he added package liquor to his offerings and began serving drinks. Over the years, the bar became a popular watering hole for college students, twentysomethings and pro-

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fessionals, and Castrogiovanni’s family rebuilt the bar after it was damaged during Hurricane Betsy in 1965, but not after Katrina. The bar’s website, www.nicksbar.com, still carries a note on the homepage, “Returning 2012.” Kattine began taking ideas and comments on his plans to replace the bar in 2014 via Nick’s Original Big Train Bar’s Facebook page. Project architect Corey Newell of Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design discussed the project with neighbors and others at a Neighborhood Participation Program meeting Jan. 11. The plans he outlined call for a new structure with three floors. The first will include the bar, dining and a drive-through coffee shop with 24-hour service. Kattine and Newell couldn’t be reached for comment, but a post Kattine wrote on the bar’s Facebook page confirms those plans: “The very front will have a coffee shop and small dining/lounging area. The middle portion will be the bar area. It is designed like the long bar that used to be in the old Nick’s. The back will have a beer garden with a lot of outdoor space and a stage for a little live music. ... The second story will be private dining and area to look down on the areas below. There may be a small third story with a use tbd at a later time,” the post reads.

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CARNIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE, BUT IN THE UNITED STATES, Carnival and Mardi Gras are synonymous with New Orleans. It’s a season of parades, parties and events locals created for each other long before they attracted visiting revelers. One of the spreading traditions of local Carnival is the creation of hand-decorated throws. Each year more krewes introduce signature handmade items. Krewe members and riders, who already give so much to entertain us, spend more hours making unique items to share along the route. Such throws to watch for this weekend include decorated shrimp boots being introduced by the Krewe of Carrollton, peacock fans from Oshun riders and jeweled tomahawks being handed down by Choctaw riders. In Metairie,

the women of Athena toss decorated fedoras, and Excalibur members offer decorated shields. But there is much to treasure about just watching parades, including local marching bands making music and colorful floats illustrating fun and mythical themes. This weekend is packed with parades — with 11 krewes on New Orleans’ Uptown route, parades Friday through Sunday on Jefferson Parish’s Metairie route in conjunction with Family Gras, and the Mystic Knights of Adonis rolling as the lone West Bank parade Saturday. Rex Duke, Gambit’s Carnival expert, previews the first weekend of parades on the following pages. There is information on krewe royalty, parade themes, floats, throws and routes. Enjoy the parades! PAGE 19

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OSHUN 6 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: It’s a Sea of Beauty Floats: 20 Oshun: Mary Williams Hubbard Shango: Kevin Eugene Crandle Throws: handmade peacock fans, hurricane glasses, theme beads, krewe bracelets The Krewe of Oshun marks its 20th anniversary with a theme celebrating things beneath the sea. Floats depict oysters, coral reefs and sea horses. WVUE-TV’s

Juan Kincaid and Kristi Coleman ride as guests, and the procession includes the New Orleans Baby Dolls.

The 610 Stompers march in an Uptown parade. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

CLEOPATRA 6 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Cleopatra Rocks the Big Easy Floats: 22 Cleopatra: Myra F. Cancienne Throws: hand-decorated beverage glasses, sunglasses, cuff bracelets, scarves, throwing discs, stuffed animals, head boppers, jewelry tattoos, tote bags, krewe medallion beads The all-female krewe celebrates songs about New Orleans. Floats depict songs

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The Krewe of King Arthur parade rolls down Canal Street. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

including “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “City of New Orleans,” “Witch Queen of New Orleans” and “Christmas in New Orleans.”

EXCALIBUR 7 p.m. Location: Metairie Theme: A Knight Remembers Floats: 23 Queen: Meredith Chehardy King: Ray Brandt Throws: hand-decorated shields, lighted bracelets and necklaces, medallion beads, doubloons The Krewe of Excalibur marks its 15th anniversary with floats recalling past themes, such last year’s “A Knight’s Sweet Delights” and 2012’s “A Knight in China.” Riders throw T-shirts and wooden nickels marking the year the

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

ATHENA 7:30 p.m. Location: Metairie Theme: Athena Tops Dat Floats: 18 Queen: Eric Griggs King: Natisha Joyce Butler Throws: hand-decorated fedoras, top hat beads, Athena warrior beads, lighted wands, foam Athena swords, selfie sticks For its second parade, the Krewe of Athena Tops Dat. Floats include “Top of the Class” with the krewe’s iconic owl in a graduation cap, “Top of the Charts” celebrating popular music, “Top of the Line,” indulging in fine fashion and the “Top of the List” community awareness float about the dangers of heart disease. Tonya Boyd-Cannon of The Voice serves as grand marshal.

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ADONIS 11:45 a.m. Location: West Bank Theme: Adonis Lightens Up Floats: 14 Queen: Deborah Gautreaux Doak King: Mensy Plaisance Jr. Throws: krewe cups The Mystic Knights of Adonis take it easy with a theme about fun and relaxation. Floats depict fishing trips, Christmas in New Orleans and simple pleasures of being “Under the Moon.”

PONTCHARTRAIN 1 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Can You “State” My Nickname Floats: 15 Queen: Dayna Joel Dixon King: Leland Sinclair Barratt III Throws: krewe magnets, 3-D fish beads, footballs, softballs and large cups The krewe tests viewers’ knowledge of the 50 states’ nicknames with floats depicting the Lone Star, Sunshine and Pelican states. The procession also includes the Big Easy Rollergirls, Muff-a-lottas and the Bayou Clydesdales.

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float depicts. Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni rides as a guest.

CHOCTAW 2 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Choctaw’s Alphabet Soup Floats: 20 Princess: Caitlin Alexis Williamson Chief: Walter G. Sisung III Throws: hand-decorated tomahawks, plush tomahawks and spears, wooden nickels, krewe medallions and cups The New Orleans Military and Marine Academy marching band leads the parade for the fifth year in row, and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser serves as grand marshal. The theme is illustrated on floats including “P is for President,” “L is for Love” and “V is for Valentine.” The procession also includes a float saluting Native American tribes of the South, which the krewe introduced last year.

FRERET 2:30 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Third Time’s the Charm Floats: 14 Queen: Ana Ochoa King: Bivian “Sonny” Lee III Throws: hand-decorated Carnival masks, sunglasses, cups, coozies and doubloons Darryl “Dancing Man 504” Young leads the procession. Also marching in the parade is Freret’s official subkrewe, the Mexican wrestling-themed El Lucha Krewe, plus Dames de Perlage, Krewe of Kolossos and the Nyxettes.

CAESAR 6 p.m. Location: Metairie Theme: Caesar’s Storybook Floats: 25 Empress: Meryl Rebekah Fein Emperor: Leonard J. Cline Throws: lighted musical swords, beads, rings, bracelets and balls, doubloons and cups The force is with Caesar as costumed members from the 501st Legion Star Wars club march as honorary guests. The theme celebrates children’s stories and movies, including Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island, Pinocchio, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Toy Story. The Jefferson City Buzzards marching club kicks off the parade. PAGE 22

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SPARTA Ayanna Fultz reigned as queen of the Krewe of Athena in its debut in 2015. PHOTO BY RYAN HODGSON-RIGSBEE

6 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: A Knight at the Tonys Floats: 17 Queen: Amanda Jeanette Dutruch King: Paul Andrew Brown Throws: plush Spartan helmets and spears, lighted rose wands, LED medallion and theme beads, Spartan rings, doubloons The parade offers a curtain call for popular musicals, with floats depicting Miss Saigon, Spamalot, The Sound of Music and others. The king’s float is drawn by mules and the captain and officers ride horses. The procession also includes the Y’At Pack and Kilts of Many Colours.

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6:15 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Gods of Carnival Floats: 22 Queen: Makayla Wright King: Michael Nicoli Throws: various lighted medallion beads, krewe cups, doubloons

1 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Classified Information Floats: 34 Queen: Kelly O’Shaughnessy Trainor King: Kevin John O’Shaughnessy Throws: selfie sticks, Merlin and Queen stress-reliever dolls, shield-shaped doubloons

The Krewe of Pygmalion honors the Gods of Carnival, specifically those who are the namesakes of other krewes, such as Bacchus. Guest riders include Mike Hoss and Sheba Turk from WWL-TV and Stevie B and Cameo, who perform at Pygmalion Fest following the parade. The krewe’s refurbished Jester, Pygmammoth and New Orleans floats feature fiber-optic and LED lights.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31

FEMME FATALE 11 a.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Femme Fatale Visits the Theme Park Floats: 12 Queen: Joan Cooper-Rainey Throws: hand-decorated compacts, lighted cups and wands, umbrellas and medallion beads State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson is an honorary guest in the krewe’s sophomore parade. The Zulu Tramps from the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club also march in the procession. Floats depict famous theme parks including Epcot, Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Dollywood.

CARROLLTON noon Location: Uptown Theme: A Krewe for All Seasons Floats: 26 Queen: Shannon Elaine Lundin King: Lee Mark Cotaya Throws: Decorated shrimp boots, fedoras, throwing discs, footballs and doubloons Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy Carrollton’s tribute to fishing, duck and rabbit seasons, but the parade also includes floats marking New Orleans’ sno-ball season and tax season. The krewe introduces a signature throw: decorated shrimp boots. The procession includes the 610 Stompers, the Pussyfooters and the Krewe of the Rolling Elvi.

The Krewe of King Arthur’s Classified Information theme is a light-hearted jest about items found in classified advertising. The krewe has grown to more than 900 members, and this year it introduces a new title float featuring a dragon and a knight; carrying 104 riders, it’s the krewe’s largest float.

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2 p.m. Location: Uptown Theme: Salute to American Icons Floats: 24 Queen: Lauren “Fleurty Girl” LeBlanc King: Stephen Rue Throws: plush alligators, footballs, Frisbees, medallions, many types of doubloons The Salute to American Icons features Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, Babe Ruth and figures from Hollywood and Washington, D.C. The parade features more than 20 bands, and Maj. Gen Glenn H. Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard rides as an honorary guest.

NAPOLEON 5:30 p.m. Location: Metairie Theme: Napoleon Jet Sets Floats: 21 Empress: Alice Palmisano Emperor: Brian Guilbeau Throws: theme cups, doubloons The Corps of Napoleon moves from its traditional time slot to Sunday to parade during Jefferson Parish’s Family Gras. The theme also is about travel, and floats depict posh destinations including Paris, London and Napa Valley — as well as a nod to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The procession features Downtown Brave Warriors, the first Mardi Gras Indian group to march in a Jefferson parade.

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EDDIE RANTZ JR. IS THE SOLE ATTORNEY AT RANTZ LAW FIRM

(110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 205A, Metairie, 504-684-2165), which means he does everything from filing lawsuits to filling the copier. “The biggest challenge is adjusting to handling every aspect of the business,” he says. The firm offers residential and commercial real estate law, corporate law, business law and trademark and copyright work. Rantz became interested in the profession because he wanted to help people get things in writing before starting a business, so they don’t end up fighting in court later on. “The primary issues come up where two or three people want to start a business together and think nothing will go wrong,” he says. “In assuming this, they fail to protect themselves by having necessary documents drafted which specifically address how to handle issues which may — (or) will — arise.” Rantz was born in New Orleans and moved to the Northshore as a child. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1994 with a degree in broadcast journalism, then finished law school at LSU, where he made law review, in 1997. Since then he’s practiced law at a number of firms in New Orleans and clerked for a year under former State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Victory. Rantz now shares office space with his father, Eddie Sr., in Metairie.

Despite their close quarters, the father-son duo doesn’t share a business, but they do share advice and knowledge. Eddie graduated from law school two years after his son; he was a New Orleans police officer for 27 years before becoming a lawyer. “He assists me in several matters,” the younger Rantz says, “primarily involving trademark registration.” Though Rantz Law Firm is a small operation, Rantz says the size gives him the opportunity to work one-onone with each client. Clients can expect their calls returned immediately. “I am available any time of the day or night to meet with clients, talk with clients and make sure they get proper representation and are satisfied with my services,” Rantz says. He can help with real estate purchases and refinancing, asset purchases, corporate formation and

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CLOVER BOUTIQUE (2240 Magazine St., 504272-0792; www.facebook. com/clover.neworleans) and ALG Style host a king cake tasting party from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. There will be king cakes from several bakeries, Champagne and shopping. THERATIQUE (4440 Canal St.,504-2709618; www.theratique. com) recently celebrated its grand opening. The holistic health boutique offers reiki, acupuncture, massage therapy, hypnosis and other services.

restructures, lease agreements and “litigation involving any type of dispute involving real estate or corporate matters,” he says. “I worked at several prominent law firms in New Orleans prior to opening my own firm, so we can handle any type of business issue, no matter the size.”

LULULEMON ATHLETICA (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 504-522-3264; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, 504-833-5053; www.shop. lululemon.com) celebrates the grand opening of its new Lakeside Shopping Center location at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, with king cake and refreshments by Legacy Kitchen. Activities such as chair massages, makeup applications, juice shots and fitness demos are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31.

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Beer and wine THE CREW BEHIND BAYOU BEER GARDEN opened Bayou Wine Gar-

den (315 N. Rendon St., 504-8262925) Jan. 23. The spacious indoor-outdoor project swaps brews for wines — 24 of which are served on tap. Owner/ partner David Demarest says the selection focuses on new world wines, and there’s a full bar with a creative cocktail menu. The 1,500-square-foot space has a rustic wine country feel, outfitted with sinker cypress wood, pressed tin accents, exposed brick walls and tabletops resting on wine barrels.

Brack May’s tavern offers reimagined Southern comforts. BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund IT’S NOT OVER THE HILLS AND THROUGH THE WOODS, but the

20-minute drive from downtown New Orleans to Truck Farm Tavern, past cypress-lined swamp and lush green levee banks, feels like a getaway. It’s a pleasurable jaunt, and the destination, inside the restored and revamped roadhouse once home to the historic St. Rose Tavern, is worth the trip. Cowbell proprietors Brack May and Krista Pendergraft-May took over the building last year, and while the menu and concept are distinct from its Riverbend sister, there’s no mistaking the husband-and-wife duo behind the operation. The space’s bright and airy farmhouse decor is complemented by salvaged materials, antique items and colorful art, including an impressive image of Havana, Cuba’s harbor painted by William Woodward in 1921, which once hung in the United Fruit Company building in downtown New Orleans. Then there are the colorful plates and playful approach of May’s dishes, where classic comfort fare and Southern standards are tweaked and reimagined. The iceberg wedge salad seems straightforward — dotted with cherry tomatoes and dressed with blue cheese vinaigrette — but cane syrup-griddled onions, charred soft and sweet, make the dish stand out. Fried chicken is topped with Swiss cheese, drizzled with honey and

WHERE

11760 River Road, St. Rose, (504) 699-0099; www.truckfarmtavern.com

dressed with creamy jalapeno slaw on a golden brioche bun. Its sweet and spicy flavors pop, coalescing to create the perfect bite of sweet and savory, rich and crispy. The menu carries strong regional flair as well, evident in a white wineheavy shrimp and grits combination topped with earthy rabbit sausage and roasted garlic butter. Boudin-stuffed chicken is served with crispy potatoes fried with duck fat. The size and heartiness of barbecue portions are a reminder of the building’s blue-collar past. Smoky chicken wings are served with chartreuse-colored bread and butter pickles, and there are thick, blistering sausage links and caramel-tinged smoked pork ribs paired with briny green tomato piccalilli. May makes good use of the smoker, and silky smoked pork goes into onion gravy-soaked poutine in which fried cheese curds provide the final, indulgent touch. The regular macaroni and cheese is fine, but it’s the barbecued porkjammed version with slivers of green chilies and a showering of buttery breadcrumbs that’s the real star. The food all has a bold approach, and the tennis ball-sized boudin balls

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barbecue mac and cheese, smoked pork ribs with green tomato piccalilli, crispy chicken sandwich

Chef Scott Bourgeois serves fried oysters and a grilled pork chop at Truck Farm Tavern. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

are a good example. They’re stuffed with spicy pork and dirty rice and served on smooth red pepper jelly. Sometimes the kitchen’s broad strokes come off too strong. On one visit, an appetizer of fried oysters topping a spinach medley and buttery toast points carried bright elements of lemon and a light Herbsaint aroma, but a heavy dose of salt masked some of the more delicate flavors. A short list of rotating desserts has included buttery fruit galettes and baba au rhum cake, so sweet and boozy it can help make the trip home even more pleasant. Truck Farm Tavern closes early — 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. on Fridays — but with food this hearty and comforting, grabbing a late lunch or an early dinner never sounded so good. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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bold flavors and playful takes on Southern staples in a restored tavern

Outside, an open-air patio connects to the adjoining beer garden and features a separate, standalone bar and ample patio seating. The kitchen at the beer hall turns out pub grub, and Bayou Wine Garden serves a selection of shared plates (including mix-and-match cheese and house-made charcuterie plates) from an open kitchen with a wraparound bar. Eventually the spot will function as a take-out store offering bottled wine, roughly 25 types of cured meats and sandwiches. Small plates and salads include chorizo and cheese wontons served with sofrito vinaigrette, bread sticks with vodka sauce and smoked chicken thigh Caesar salad. The menu includes six sandwiches with combinations such as a cane syrup bacon and brie medley on brioche with basil, blueberry and black pepper compote; tempura-battered smoked shrimp on a pistolette; and a duck Cubano with duck ham and duck confit. Beginning Feb. 15, the team behind Two Girls One Shuck will offer oysters during happy hour from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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Menaversary FRENCH QUARTER BREAKFAST AND LUNCH INSTITUTION MENA’S PALACE (200 Chartres St., 504-

525-0217; www.menasplace.com) offers throwback specials at their original prices on Jan. 26. Honoring his 40th anniversary at the spot, chef Leo Christakis — and daughter Ellie Christakis — will offer a special menu including some of the restaurant’s signature Creole fare for prices of little more than a dollar. Specials include red beans and sausage ($1.25), shrimp Creole ($1.25) and cups of gumbo ($1). Christakis bought the French Quarter diner in 1976 after emigrating from the Greek island Chios in the 1960s. He served classic Creole fare and, in a nod to his heritage, a chicken gyro plate. Mena’s had been a family-run business since the 1950s and was located at 622 Iberville St. Following a fire, the restaurant relocated to its current Chartres Street address. Mena’s Palace is offering the anniversary specials from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday for dine-in guests only. Diners are encouraged to bring cash; the restaurant accepts credit cards, but there’s a $10 minimum charge. — HELEN FREUND

Marcello’s trio THE SICILIAN-FOCUSED WINE BAR AND RESTAURANT MARCELLO’S

opened its third Louisiana location (4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-301-3848; www. marcelloscafe.com) last week. The wine shop and restaurant hybrid is the largest location yet, taking over the 6,500-square-foot space formally occupied by Louisiana TexMex chain Coyote Blues. Marcello’s owners Gene Todaro Sr. and Gene Todaro Jr. partnered with Coyote Blues’ parent-company owner, Kevin Moody, on the project. The new space features a large indoor bar, a screened-in patio and separate party and banquet spaces. The concept is similar to that of the New Orleans location (715 St. Charles Ave., 504-581-6333) and the Lafayette flagship, including racks of the owner’s sizable wine collection (the Todaro family also owns Vieux Carre Wine & Spirits and Elio’s Wine Warehouse). It of-

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Friday through Sunday, the beer hall will host crawfish boils through the end of the season. Bayou Wine Garden is open daily from 11 a.m. until closing. — HELEN FREUND

fers the same menu of rustic Italian dishes, including eggplant caponata with goat cheese and crostini, chicken cacciatore and gnocchi served with arugula pesto, sweet peas and heirloom tomatoes. The Metairie restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner Monday through Saturday. — HELEN FREUND

Roadside attraction BABY’S BADASS BURGERS (WWW. BABYSBADASSBURGERS.COM), The

Los Angeles-based “burgers and babes” food truck concept debuted in New Orleans Jan. 18. The food truck franchise, from restaurant industry and event planning veterans Lori Barbera and Erica Cohen, revolves around bright pink tank top-wearing women serving half-pound Angus beef patty burgers called “Maneaters” with an array of toppings. The company website includes a list of glamour-shot profiles of the burger “babes” employed. Burgers carry tongue-in-cheek references to the all-female crew, including the signature “Bombshell,” a patty sandwiched between two grilled cheese bacon melts, topped with grilled onions and served with special sauce. The “Hot Mamma” is topped with cream cheese-stuffed jalapeno poppers and spicy cheese sauce; the “All American Girl” features smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles and special sauce. There also are turkey and veggie burgers and a small selection of sides, including sweet potato fries and “pig tails,” or curly fries. A spokeswoman for the company said its soft opening at Courtyard Brewery will be followed by a weekly presence on Tulane Avenue near University Medical Center, but details have not been finalized. — HELEN FREUND

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Wayne Curtis WRITER, RUM EXPERT ON FEB. 17, PALACE CAFE HOSTS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF RUM TASTINGS AND EVENTS from

its New Orleans Rum Society, a club for rum enthusiasts. Leading the event is Wayne Curtis, local rum expert and author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails, who will guide the tasting and share the history of the spirit. Curtis spoke with Gambit about rum and its place in New Orleans. P H OTO BY PA B L E AU X J O H N S O N

What are the origins of the drink? CURTIS: Rum is the spirit of America. Bourbon has been trying to claim that for some time … but rum has been around from the get-go. It’s really the New World spirit. Contemporary rum traces its genealogy back to about 1640 in Barbados, and a lot of the reason that rum came about is because the (sugarcane industry) took off. It became a hugely profitable crop ... (and) there were massive fortunes made in the West Indies. Once you boil down the cane sugar, you let the sugar crystallize and out of the crystals comes this dark molasses. A lot of this was discarded. But then people figured out that you could ferment it and you could distill it, and it took off. Whiskey is really the distilled essence of beer, and brandy is the distilled essence of grapes, but rum is the distilled essence of industrial waste. It’s making something from nothing, and that became a huge business. Virtually every sugarcane plantation in the West Indies also had a distillery.

Where does New Orleans fall in the rum scene? C: New Orleans is pretty fascinating to me, because since the 1790s (there have been) sugarcane plantations, but a major rum industry never took off. It didn’t really get a lot of attention; it wasn’t the kind of thing that got celebrated. Everyone paid attention to bourbon and to brandy. By the time the sugar plantations took off in Louisiana, rum’s day had passed. It never really popped (here) like it did in every other sugarcane-producing (area). But I think it’s always been present … and I suspect

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that every sugarcane plantation had a small distillery that they would use for local consumption. (Now) there’s Old New Orleans Rum, who were well ahead of the curve of craft distilling, and I think we’re at eight or nine (distilleries) now. ... I think we’re probably going to see another half dozen (emerge) in the next five years because it’s happening nationally. We’re starting to see much more of a trend towards terroir in spirits, and Louisiana is a great place to set up a rum distillery.

What are some of the most common misconceptions about rum? C: Everybody thinks rum is sweet; I hear it all the time, “Oh, I can’t drink rum. It’s too sweet.” The reason it’s too sweet is likely because they’re drinking it in syrupy, thick drinks. Rum is made from sugar so there is a perception that it’s sweet, but through fermentation the sugar is stripped out and there’s as much sugar in rum as there is in any other spirit. That being said, rum can sometimes be sweetened … but you can find a rum that is nice and dry, as dry as a good Scotch. I like to divide (rum) into three categories: You’ve got British-style rum, French-style rum and Spanish styles. The French tend to be likely from Martinique, which is the rum made from fresh pressed cane juice; it’s usually distilled at a lower alcoholic percentage, and so the flavor tends to be very grassy. The Spanish style tends to be fairly dry. … A lot of Cuban and Puerto Rican rums follow this approach to a drier style. The British style tends to be a little funkier and heavier, demerara-based and what you might find in Jamaica or Guyana. It’s a really nice, dense, almost honeylike rum. — HELEN FREUND

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MATTHEW LEFF, A BEER GEEK AND EVENT PLANNER

based in Nashville, Tennessee wanted to create a high-end, food-focused beer event. His company Rhizome Productions organized Nuit Belge in Nashville last year, and this year, events are scheduled in Nashville, Atlanta, Charleston, South Carolina and New Orleans. The concept is simple: Take Belgian and Belgian-style beers, assign each one to a participating restaurant and have the chefs create a dish to go with that beer. “It’s really important to us to bring the food aspect into a highend beer event,” Leff says. New Orleans’ Nuit Belge is at 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 26 at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive, 504-581-4367; www.generationshall.com). There also is a preceding VIP tasting event featuring beer and food pairings from Blackberry Farm and its brewery in eastern Tennessee. Only 50 VIP party tickets are available. Polly Watts, owner of The Avenue Pub, helped select beers for the event. The restaurants and beer pairings include: Shaya and Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek, Boucherie and Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze, Root and Au Baron Cuvee des Jonquilles, Cochon Butcher OF WINE THE WEEK

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and Blaugies Darbyste, NOLA and De la Senne Taras Boulba and Gautreau’s with two of the few American beers featured, NOLA Brewing’s Piety and Sauvage. The New Orleans event inlcudes 14 restaurants, a raw seafood bar, a chocolate bar and a cheese station by St. James Cheese Company with Jester King Brewery’s Black Metal and Ambree, which are not distributed in New Orleans. For information and tickets, visit www.nuitbelge.com/new-orleans. General admission tickets cost $99; use the code “nora” to receive a $10 discount.

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Single village mezcal dinner 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursday Arana Taqueria y Cantina, 3242 Magazine St., (504) 894-1233 www.facebook.com/arananola The tasting features Del Maguey single village mezcals and a fourcourse meal including smoked scallops, posole verde and braised beef short ribs. Call (504) 897-0462 for reservations. Tickets $65, $55 for the restaurant’s Tequila Society members.

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Red Blend Wine Tasting 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday Martin Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., (504) 896-7300 www.martinwinecellar.com The tasting features red wine blends in a range of prices from 15 vintners. Wines include Fess Parker Big Easy Red Blend, Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, Southern Belle, Sidebar Red Field Blend, Justin Isosceles and others. Tickets $25.

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King Cake Festival 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Champions Square, LaSalle Street at the Superdome; www.champions-square.com www.kingcakefestival.org More than 25 bakeries and restaurants offer $1 slices of a variety of king cakes. Participants include Haydel’s Bakery, Maurice’s French Pastries, Nonna Randazzo’s, The Buttermilk Drop, Kingfish, Waffles on Maple and others. Flow Tribe, The Bucktown All-Stars and other bands perform, there’s a fun run at 9 a.m. and a fitness challenge at 9:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit Ochsner for Children. Admission is free.

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3625 Prytania St., (504) 304-4265 www.coulisnolas.com Poached eggs Benicio is served on cheddar-jalapeno cornbread with pork debris and hollandaise. 736 Dante St., (504) 861-3121 www.danteskitchen.com Dinner includes complimentary sweet molasses cornbread with butter.

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AMERICAN Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — The all-youcan-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood and dishes from a variety of cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$

BURGERS Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

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Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 5222233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant — 201 Julia St., (504) 522-1492; www.mulates.com — Cajun dishes include Catfish Mulalate’s, fried seafood platters, gumbo, boudin, stuffed shrimp, po-boys and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www.nationalww2museum.org/american-sector — The menu of American favorites includes a burger, oyster po-boy, cobb salad, spaghetti and meatballs, fried chicken, Gulf fish and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Dis & Dem — 2540 Banks St., (504) 9090458; www.disanddem.com — A house burger features a glazed patty, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise on a sweet sourdough onion bun. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — The menu includes Chinese and Vietnamese dishes such as sweet and spicy tilapia glazed in tangy sweet-and-spicy sauce served with bok choy. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysnola.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www.fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with toppings such as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill. com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

Ted’s Frostop — 3100 Calhoun St., (504) 861-3615; www.tedsfrostop.com — The menu features burgers with hand-made patties, chicken tenders, crinkle-cut fries and more. Pancakes are available with blueberries, pecans or chocolate chips. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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Revival Bar & Grill — 4612 Quincy St., Metairie, (504) 373-6728; www.facebook. com/revivalbarandgrill — The bar serves burgers, po-boys, salads and noshing items including boudin balls, egg rolls, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks and fries with various toppings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www.warehousegrille. com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and

Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The coffee shop serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — The cafe serves shrimp salad, chipotle-marinated portobello sliders, flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries and desserts baked in house and a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — The wine bar offers cheese plates. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Vinegar-braised grilled beef short ribs are served over stone-ground yellow grits with arugula and boiled peanut salad. A fried chicken breast is served over a Belgian waffle with smoked ham, aged cheddar and Steen’s mustard glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat-Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The

Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 5927083; www.barredux.com — The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www.bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and Des Allemands catfish. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Eggs Sardou is poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/ cafegentilly — Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 644-4992; www.memesbarandgrille.com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www. messinasterminal.com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli offers corned beef and pastrami from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

FRENCH Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu of traditional French dishes includes pate, cheese plates, salads, escargots bourguignons, mussles and fries, hanger steak with fries and garlic bordelaise and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 7378146; www.breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” and weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp, mild and spicy curries, rice dishes such as chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani, and many vegetarian items. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Creative Italian dishes include roasted duck glazed with sweet Marsala and roasted garlic and served with garlic mashed potatoes. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 8913644 — “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include raw and cooked versions. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, including sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-nSake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ PAGE 38

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At Angeline (1032 Chartres St., 504-308-3106; www.angelinenola.com), Alex Harrell’s menu of Southern-inspired dishes includes confit duck leg with grilled sausage and farro. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

The Golf Club at Audubon Park — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Braised short rib is served with brandy roasted mushrooms, Parmesan grits and smoked tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 5938118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www.tivoliandlee.

com — The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Hummus & More — 3363 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-9228; www.hummusandmore.com — The menu includes hummus, baba ghanoush, stuffed grape leaves, mousaka, seared halloumi, gyros, kebabs, shawarama dishes, wraps, salads and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli.com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb, vegetarian options and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No

OUT TO EAT MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www.facebook. com/casaborrega — Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Garcia — 8814 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 464-0354 — Chiles rellenos include one pepper stuffed with cheese and one filled with beef, and the menu also features fajitas, burritos, tacos, chimichangas, quesadillas, nachos, tortas and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 2650050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ PAGE 40

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Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reserva-

tions accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough and locally sourced produce. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS The Big Cheezy — 422 S. Broad St., (504) 302-2598; www.thebigcheezy.com — The menu of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches includes a namesake triple-decker Big Cheezy with Gouda, Gruyere, pepper Jack, cheddar, mozzarella and Monterey Jack on challah bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 2526745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $ Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks.com — The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

ana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Crab Trap Seafood Restaurant — 105 Peavine Road, LaPlace, (985) 224-2000 — The seafood house serves boiled seafood, barbecue shrimp or crabs, fried seafood platters, stuffed flounder, poboys and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Stuffed Crab — 3431 Houma Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5444 — Crab au gratin features crabmeat in cream sauce topped with cheddar cheese and is served with garlic bread and soup or salad. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www. traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadi-

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Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www. halfshellneworleans.com — Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$

Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

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Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

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TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — The tapas menu includes barbacoas featuring jumbo Gulf shrimp in chorizo cream over toasted bread medallions. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN Good Karma Cafe — Swan River Yoga, 2940 Canal St., (504) 401-4698; www. swanriveryoga.com — The Good Karma plate includes a selection of Asian and Indian vegetables, a cup of soup, salad with almond dressing and brown or basmati rice. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Apple Barrel — Lisa Harrigan, 6:30; Steve Mignano Band, 10:30 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Vivaz, 5:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 9 Banks Street Bar — Simple Sound Retreat, 9 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Open Ears Music Series feat. The Chicago/New Orleans Instigation Orchestra, 10 BMC — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 6 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Casa Borrega — Alexis “Papo” Guevara & Leonardo Hernandez, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Albanie Falletta, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Short Street Band, 6; Kia Cavellero, 9 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DMac’s — The Last Honky Tonk Music Series, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Free Spirit Brass Band, 10 House of Blues — Colin Hay, Heather Maloney, 7 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Kipori Woods, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard Scott, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — NOLA Dukes Showcase, 7 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30; TK Groove, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Silence Is Noise, 8; Marisa Cazales, 9; Skiles, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:45 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — The Preservation HallStars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 RF’s — Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — Heavy Friends, The Fifth Men, Arm Candy, 9 Snug Harbor — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

AllWays Lounge — Ratty Scurvics’ Singularity, Shock Patina, 10 Apple Barrel — Buck Townsend, 6:30; Deltaphonic, 10:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Ben Fox, 6:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Mark Appleford, 5 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 8 Cafe Istanbul — Yung Kinga, 8 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 8:30 Casa Borrega — Shan Kenner, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Juan Reyes Trio, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 6; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8; Andre Bohren, 10 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 6 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s — Nawlins Johnnys, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — George French Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Antoine Diel Duo, 5 Gasa Gasa — The Asylum Chorus, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Shamarr Allen, DJ Chicken, 9 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Dana Abbott, 5 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jerry Embree & the Heartbeats, 6 Jefferson Performing Arts Center — Little River Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Tim Robertson, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Lynn Drury, 7 Loa Bar — Alexandra Scott, 7 The Maison — Rhythm Wizards, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; Mutiny Squad, 9:30 Maison Blues — Anders “Andy” Breaux, 6 Maple Leaf Bar — Big Sam Trio (BS3), 9 Mo’s Chalet — The Nite Owl, 7 Mudlark Theatre — Hive Mind, Oil Thief, Fri(g)id, Cloaca, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Jonathan Tankel, 9; Brett Harris, 10

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THURSDAY 28 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 9 Apple Barrel — Ashley Blume, 6:30; Gettin’ It, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Russel Welch Quartet, 2; Messy Cookers, 6:30; Chris Mule Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Cactus Thief, Zac Maras, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski & Alex Trampas, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, 5; Tom McDermott & Friends, 9 Casa Borrega — Leonardo Hernandez, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Hubcap Kings, 7; Yeah You Rite, 11 Chiba — Monty Banks, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy & Emily Robertson, 6; Speaker Box Experiment, 8:30 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6 City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight feat. Lena Prima, 6 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Voo Doo Funk & Soul, 10 Columns Hotel — Marc Stone & Billy Iuso, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Paul Sanchez, Alex McMurray, 7; Little Freddie King, 10 DMac’s — Fools on Stools feat. Jason Bishop, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Iguanas, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Dave Easley, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30 PAGE 44

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Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:45 Old U.S. Mint — Kyle Roussel, 2 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Recovery Room Bar & Grill — Oscar & the Blues Cats, 8:30 Republic New Orleans — Brillz, Party Favor, Ghastly, Party Theives, 10 RF’s — Tony Seville, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Deve Ferrato, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Jerry Embree, 8 Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6 Siberia — Friendshrimp, Dronebaby, Frail, 9 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Sarah McCoy, 7 Vaso — Angelica Matthews & the Matthews Band, 10

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Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-AHolics, 9:30 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Megafauna, 35 PSI, Stereo Fire Empire, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Writers Block, 9 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Brint Anderson, 5 House of Blues (The Parish) — New Orleans Most Wanted, 9:30 Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 6 Kerry Irish Pub — Will Murray, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Randi Adlesic Duo, 7 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; Roamin’ Jasmine, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maison Blues — Bill Deshotels, 6 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Marigny Brasserie — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Eric Bates, 9; Dave Easley, 10 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours feat. Dave Jordan, 6 Old Point Bar — Palomino Darling, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Crescent City Joymakers feat. Tim Laughlin & Herman LeBeaux, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Herlin Riley Quintet, 8 & 10 Public Belt at the Hilton Riverside — Charlie Miller, 5; Joe Krown, 9 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 RF’s — James Martin Band, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Mark & Joey’s Rock ’n’ Roll Show, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8:30 Siberia — Laelume, Basher, 9 Snug Harbor — Kevin Clark’s Jazz Kitchen feat. Tom McDermott, 8 & 10 Spice Bar & Grill — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Loose Marbles, 7:30 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 5 Verret’s Lounge — Chapter:SOUL, 9

FRIDAY 29 21st Amendment — Emily Estrella & Friends, 2:30; Antoine Diel & New Orleans Misfit Power, 9:30 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Ruth Marie & Friends, 8 Apple Barrel — Bon Bon Vivant, 6:30; Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, 10:30 Bacchanal — Raphael Bas, 4:30; The Organettes, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Swamp Donkeys, 5:30; John Lisi Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Scarecrow Sonic Boombox, Norco LaPalco, 10 Black Label Icehouse — Blind Texas Marlin, Eugene, 9 Blue Nile — Treme Brass Band, 7; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 11 Bombay Club — Leroy Jones Quartet, 8:30

Boomtown Casino — No Idea, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Andre Bohren, 5; Alexandra Scott & Her Magical Band, 8; Joe Kile, 11 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez & Vivaz, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — The Budz, 7; Dirty Mouth, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 6 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Olympia Kings, 4 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Feufollet, Miss Tess & the Talkbacks, 10 DMac’s — Chris Zonada, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Salt Wives, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5; Antoine Diel Trio, 8:30 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 House of Blues — The Hillbenders present The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry, 8 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Jason Turner, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Rumours (Fleetwood Mac tribute), 8 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Michael Liuzza, 5 Howlin’ Wolf — RumpelSTEELskin, Space & Harmony, Zach Feinberg & Friends, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Maradeen, Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Vincent Marini, 5; Van Hudson & Friends, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Dave Reis, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Nayo Jones Experience, 8 The Maison — Rhythm Wizards, 1; Nyce, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; The Business, 10 Maison Blues — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — Dave Jordan’s Birthday Bash, 11 Mo’s Chalet — Flip Side, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Rebecca Green, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamie & the Honeycreepers, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor, 2 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Just Judy, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Lucien Barbarin & James Evans, 8 Preservation Hall — The Southern Syncopators feat. Steve Pistorius, 6; PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Prytania Bar — Debauche, Spare Change, 10 Public Belt at the Hilton Riverside — Jeff Pounds, 5; Joe Krown, 9 RF’s — Lynn Drury, 6; Hyperphlyy, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Refried Confuzion, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Groovy 7, 9:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7

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Tool with Primus

TOOL AND PRIMUS ARE FINALLY TOURING TOGETHER, consummating the second strongest collective rock • Jan. 31 pining of the 1990s (No. 1: Temple of • 7:15 p.m. Sunday the Dog, DOA/RIP). Like drama-mask versions of one another — Maynard • Smoothie King Center James Keenan can’t smile; Les Claypool • 1501 Dave Dixon Drive can’t stop — the bass-throb deities • (504) 587-3663 ruled the learner’s-permit subset of that decade like knowing overlords, • www.smoothiekingcenter.com defining the angst and absurdity of teenage affliction with eight albums between them. There hasn’t been much new to say about them since: As with sneaking out of the house or stealing your parents’ car, there wasn’t much use for either other than nostalgia. Then Primus returned like adult acne with 2011’s Green Naugahyde, and followed it up with the even more absurd Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble (ATO), a self-made Dark Side of Oz confection. Tool emerged victorious from its eight-year litigious labyrinth (the band was sued by a contributing artist, then sued again by the insurance company it had hired for protection) and began playing new passages live from its long-awaited follow-up to 10,000 Days, issued a mere 3,500 days ago. “It’s not good when it’s done, it’s done when it’s good,” guitarist Adam Jones has taken to saying in interviews — a perfect circle if ever there was one. 3TEETH also performs. Tickets $57.50-$77.50. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

OUR TAKE

Tool and Primus try to rekindle their 1990s success.

Siberia — One Love Brass Band, Panorama Brass Band, 9

Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 10

Smoothie King Center — Barry Manilow, 7:30

Banks Street Bar — Somerton Suitcase, 10

Snug Harbor — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10

Black Label Icehouse — Will Vance & the Kinfolk, Sinner’s Wheel, 9

Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; Cottonmouth Kings, 10

Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Nigel Hall, 11

Three Muses — Salvatore Geloso Trio, 5:30; Glen David Andrews, 9 Tipitina’s — John “Papa” Gros’ Karnival Kickoff feat. Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr. & the Naughty Professor Horns, 10 Twist of Lime — Filth, Impale the Betrayer, Dropkik, House of Goats, 9 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3 The Willow — Aaron Carter, 10

SATURDAY 30 21st Amendment — Big Joe Kennedy, 2:30; Juju Child, 6; The Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Ruth Marie & Friends, 8 Apple Barrel — Ruby Moon, 6:30; Louisiana Hellbenders, 10:30 Bacchanal — Red Organ Trio, 4; Will Thompson Quartet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 1;

Bei Tempi — Conga Queen, 10

Blue Nile Balcony Room — Tom Leggett Band, 10 Bolden Bar, New Orleans Jazz Market — Leroy Jones Quintet, 8:30 Bombay Club — Jason Marsalis, 8:30 Boomtown Casino — The Joey Thomas Band, 9 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Melanie Gardner, 5; Davis Rogan, 8; Michael Liuzza, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Casa Borrega — Jonathan Freilich Trio, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — The Parishioners, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9 Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6; Mod Dance Party feat. DJ Matty, 10 Columns Hotel — Andrew Hall, 5 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 PAGE 47

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SUNDAY 31 Apple Barrel — Chelsea Lovitt, 6:30; Vic Shepherd & More Reverb, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Tradsters, 4; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Catie Rogers, 5:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 9 Banks Street Bar — NOLA Country, 7 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 10:30 BMC — Snake & the Charmers, 6 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase feat. Miles Lyons Jass Band, 4; Kris Tokarski Trio, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 6; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; DJ Slick Leo, Mr. Quiet Storm, 10 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys, 10 DMac’s — Lauren Sturm, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sean Riley Blues Band, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — Claude Hitt, 6 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Rhythm Wizards, 1; Bayou Saints, 4; Brad Walker, 7; Soul Company, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10 Mo’s Chalet — New Orleans Jazz Club, 2 Old Point Bar — Blues Redemption, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Kouvion, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Lupe Fiasco, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Paul Varisco & the Milestones, 5 Siberia — Esther Rose, Max Bien-Khan, 6 Sisters in Christ — Black Abba, Panty Wasted, Gland, Lip Rich, Safe Word, 7 Smoothie King Center — Tool, Primus, 3Teeth, 7:15 Snug Harbor — Jim Parkway Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Jeanne Marie Harris Quintet, 2; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

MONDAY 1 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Mark Rubin & Chip Wilson, 2; NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Blue Monday Jam feat. Michael Burkart, 9 Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Night, 7; South Jones, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene Delay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — The Chris Lee Experience, 6; Rue Snider, 10 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — Jangling Sparrows, 7

Gasa Gasa — Bully, Diet Cig, Feverish, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Instant Opus Improvised Series, 10 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Crooked Vines, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Jamey St. Pierre, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10 RF’s — Monty Banks, 7 Siberia — Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Bask, Capsizer, 9:30 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — The Protomen, 7:30 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS A Fair to Remember: The 1884–1885 Concert Season in New Orleans. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, (504) 525-9585; www.stlouiscathedral. org — Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in a program inspired by New Orleans’ 18841885 concert season, during which the city hosted the World’s Fair. The concert is free; seats are first-come, first-served. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Loyola Performs the Great American Songbook. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.loyno. edu — Loyola School of Music faculty perform jazz standards and Broadway hits by Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Tickets $15; students, seniors and Loyola employees $10; Loyola students $5. 3 p.m. Sunday. The Singing Austen. Beauregard-Keyes House, 1113 Chartres St., (504) 523-7257; www.bkhouse.org — The New Orleans Jane Austen Society presents vocalist Arynne Fannin for a performance of British songs from the Regency and Romantic periods. Tickets $9 in advance, $12 at the door. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com — The orchestral concert features music and footage from the many Star Trek series and films. Tickets start at $35. 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Strings Live at Loyola. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.loyno.edu — Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, fiddler Mark O’Connor and members of the Loyola Symphony Orchestra perform. Reserved seating $55; students, seniors and Loyola employees $20. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Vapors of Morphine, Alien Knife Fight, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Joe Krown, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Thomas & Theresa, 5; Dinosaurchestra, 7; Stoop Kids, 10 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Roar, Vox & the Hound, 10:30 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 Howlin’ Wolf — Adam Jaco, The Colossal Heads, Capital Arms, 10 Jazz National Historical Park — Music for All Ages feat. Treme Brass Band, noon Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Lynn Drury, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Leah Rucker, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Cakewalk, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maison Blues — Big Daddy O, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — Russell Batiste & Friends, 11 Mo’s Chalet — Gris Gris, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Dan Rivers, 8; T.J. Sutton, 9; Gina Forsyth, 10 Old Point Bar — 12 Mile Limit, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Rory Danger & the Danger Dangers, Alexis & the Samurai, 10 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Kouvion, 8 The Orpheum Theater — G-Eazy, Marc E Bassy, Nef the Pharaoh, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Brian O’Connell & Lester Caliste, 8 Preservation Hall — The Joint Chiefs of Jazz feat. Frank Oxley, 6; Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10 Prytania Bar — Brass-A-Holics, The Crooked Vines, 10 Public Belt at the Hilton Riverside — Joe Krown, 5; Erin Demastes, 9 RF’s — Lucas Davenport, 6; Willow Family Band, 9 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1 Rivershack Tavern — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Creole Stringbeans, $1000 Car, 8:30 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7 Siberia — Batebunda, Cheeky Blakk, Sea Battle, 9 Snug Harbor — Astral Project, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Jazz Band Ballers, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 St. Roch Tavern — Valerie Sassyfras, 6 Tipitina’s — Flow Tribe, Sexual Thunder, 10 Twist of Lime — Sex Knuckle, Wreckage Revival, 9

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND Fifty Shades of Black (R) — Kinky businessman Mr. Black (Marlon Wayans) doesn’t hesitate to whip out a few lines from another well-known movie. Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Finest Hours (PG-13) — The Coast Guard’s dramatic rescue of the crew of the SS Pendleton, a tanker ship split in a half by a storm in 1952, gets the Disney treatment in 3D. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (PG) — Multiple animators contribute to a story about a young girl, her mother and a dissident poet in an adaption of the popular book of poetry. Zeitgeist Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) — Coming January 2037: Kung Fu Panda 14. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal Labyrinth of Lies (R) — In 1958 Germany, an ambitious young prosecutor (Alexander Fehling) takes it upon himself to expose former Nazis attempting to cover up their past. Chalmette

NOW SHOWING 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) — Blow-’em-up action director Michael Bay steps into the 2016 presidential race. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The 5th Wave (PG-13) — An apocalyptic Earth once again entrusts its survival to the romantic leads (Chloe Grace Moritz and Alex Roe) of a young adult novel. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (PG) — There’s no pun that this chipmunk road trip film’s marketing department hasn’t already made. Clear-

view, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Regal Anomalisa (R) — A depressed motivational speaker (David Thewlis) meets an inspired baked-goods sales rep (Jennifer Jason Leigh) at a convention in an uncannily realistic stop-motion feature. Canal Place The Big Short (R) — The housing market is rock solid. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place The Boy (PG-13) — Just because you’re nanny to a creepy porcelain doll doesn’t mean you don’t have to take care of him. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Brooklyn (PG-13) — Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) is a woman divided: caught between her old life in Ireland and her new one in 1950s New York. Elmwood, West Bank Caged No More (PG-13) — The faith-based, Louisiana-shot drama follows a grandmother (Loretta Devine) trying to save her granddaughters from becoming victims of sex trafficking. Elmwood, West Bank Carol (R) — A New York shopgirl (Rooney Mara) and a wealthy soon-to-be-divorcee (Cate Blanchett) find romance in Todd Hayes’ lauded adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Canal Place Cartel Land (R) — Vigilante groups on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border battle drug cartels in Matthew Heineman’s documentary. Chalmette Concussion (PG-13) — The NFL would like to forget about Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), who uncovered degenerative brain damage in pro football players. Elmwood Creed (PG-13) — When you’re a movie star playing an aspiring young boxer (Michael B. Jordan), you’ve got to learn from the best: Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). West Bank, Kenner Daddy’s Home (PG-13) — Professional actors (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) demonstrate the dangers of performing

a frontiersman (Leonardo DiCaprio, himself rapidly approaching bear status). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Ride Along 2 (PG-13) — Good cop/ insecure cop team James and Ben (Ice Cube and Kevin Hart) do some brotherly bonding and take down a Miami drug kingpin. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Room (R) — Five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his mother (Brie Larson) rediscover the outside world after spending Jack’s entire life imprisoned by a sadistic captor. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Canal Place Sisters (R) — Amy Poehler and Tina Fey invite you to one last rager before their parents sell the childhood home. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Spotlight (R) — The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative reporting team uncovers proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Prytania Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG-13) — I like their old stuff better. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

SPECIAL SCREENINGS AAIC: Florence and the Uffizi Gallery (NR) — Leonardo da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi is unveiled following recent restoration during a tour of the Old Masters at Italy’s legendary Uffizi Gallery. Elmwood, Regal Best of RiffTrax: The Room (NR) — RiffTrax’s Mike, Kevin and Bill provide commentary on Tommy Wiseau’s godawful cult classic. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood, Regal Camille Redouble (Camille Rewinds) (NR) — A freak accident at a watch repair shop sends a jilted wife (Noemie Lvovsky) back to high school to meet her cheating husband all over again. In French with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Friday. Alliance Francaise (1519 Jackson Ave.) Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside) (PG-13) — Paralyzed by a diving accident, real-life Spanish fisherman Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem) undertook a 30-year odyssey to gain the right to assisted suicide. In Spanish with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul (New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.) PAGE 50

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masculinity. Do not attempt. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Danish Girl (R) — Artist Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) transitions to a new identity as Lili Elbe with the support of wife Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander) in a drama loosely based on the real-life Elbe. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Dirty Grandpa (R) — “The greatest gift a grandson can give his grandfather is a hot college girl who wants to have unprotected sex with him before he dies.” — Robert De Niro. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Forest (PG-13) — An adult twin follows her vanished sister (both Natalie Dormer) into a spooky forest in a foreign country on the worst camping trip ever. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Good Dinosaur (PG) — Dinosaurs and people coexist in Pixar’s alternate-paleontology animated film. Slidell Great White Shark 3D (NR) — Shaaark! Entergy Giant Screen The Hateful Eight (R) — Quentin Tarantino rides West. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (PG-13) — The blockbuster series about children named like women’s shoes who fight one another to the death comes to a grim conclusion. Elmwood Hurricane on the Bayou (NR) — Director Greg MacGillivray explores Hurricane Katrina and Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands. Entergy Giant Screen Ip Man 3 (PG-13) — A who’s who of martial arts movies: Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his student Bruce Lee (Danny Chan) face off against a crooked developer (Mike Tyson). Elmwood Journey to Space 3D (NR) — Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) narrates a history of human space exploration. Entergy Giant Screen Joy (PG-13) — Jennifer Lawrence portrays inventor, single mother and HSN pitchwoman Joy Mangano. Elmwood, Slidell Monkey Up (PG) — IKEA monkey finally goes pro. Elmwood Norm of the North (PG) — Global warming unleashes a CGI polar bear (Rob Schneider) on New York City. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Revenant (R) — In the uncharted wilderness of the Dakotas, a bear mauls

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IF THERE’S A DOMINANT TREND AMONG HIGH-PROFILE DOCUMENTARIES over the last couple of years, it involves a move away from contextualizing information in favor of immersive experiences for filmmakers and viewers. Gone are the expert talking heads that used to bring perspective and credibility to earnest examinations of typically complex subjects. In their place we find intrepid filmmakers embedding themselves in formerly off-limits, sometimes dangerous settings in hopes of revealing hidden worlds. The latest example is Matthew Heineman’s Oscar-nominated Cartel Land, for which the writer/ director found his way inside vigilante groups on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border to illuminate the Mexican drug wars that have raged for a decade. Like many films that embrace immersive methods to the exclusion of all else, Cartel Land delivers a frustratingly incomplete portrait of its subject. It also presents a series of revelatory, often shocking scenes that get to the heart of an increasingly violent and corrupt 21st-century world. The background information not included in Cartel Land paints a bleak picture of the social ills caused by the Mexican drug trade. After decades of relative quiet, the crime organizations (or cartels) in Mexico that largely control the U.S. market for crystal methamphetamine and cocaine escalated a turf war that resulted in an estimated 63,000 deaths between 2006 and 2012. Border towns like Juarez, Mexico suddenly ranked among the most dangerous places on earth. A $1.6 billion effort mounted against cartels in 2007 by the U.S. and Mexico seemed to increase the rate of drug-related homicides. Meanwhile, the threat of violence spilling over the border into Texas and Arizona began to influence public debate over illegal immigration in the U.S. Heineman conceived a way into this sprawling topic after reading journalistic pieces about two vigilante groups. Arizona Border Recon is a paramilitary organization founded by American veteran Tim “Nailer” Foley in Arizona’s Altar Valley to stem the flow of drugs and violence from Mexico. Autodefensas was developed in the Mexican state of Michoacan by charismatic leader Dr. Jose Mireles Valverde to take back — by whatever means necessary — the rural towns that had come under control of the Knights Templar cartel. After lengthy negotiations, Heineman gained unprecedented access to each organization’s activities and inner workings. Not knowing exactly where that access would lead, Heineman shot Cartel Land by himself or with a small crew in often life-threatening situations, including multiple shootouts and a harrowing pair of interviews conducted at a Mexican meth

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lab. But the footage of Arizona Border Recon amounts to a sad portrait of a militia–style group motivated primarily by mistrust for the U.S. government and unwilling to exclude openly racist members. Far more effective is the story of Autodefensas, an grassroots organization that enjoyed extraordinary success fighting the bloodthirsty Knights Templar. Cartel Land finds its footing by examining the evolving moral ambiguity of that effort. Heineman maintains his nonjudgmental, fly-on-thewall approach throughout the film, but his growing confusion about his various subjects’ increasingly contradictory behavior is unavoidable — primarily because it reflects our own misgivings as observers. Given the right subject matter, the shortcomings of immersive, context-free documentary filmmaking can dissipate rapidly in the face of hard truths. — KEN KORMAN

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The Messenger (NR) — Songbirds are the canary in the coal mine of environmental degradation in this documentary. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Monday. Zeitgeist The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (NR) — Paolo Carignani conducts soprano Nina Stemme and tenor Marco Berti in Puccini’s opera. 11:55 a.m. Saturday. Elmwood, Regal No Mas Bebes (NR) — The documentary tells the story of immigrant mothers who sued after being pressured into undergoing sterilization while visiting the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Freeman Auditorium (Tulane

University, Woldenberg Art Center, corner of Audubon St. and Drill Road) North by Northwest (NR) — You gentlemen aren’t really trying to kill my son, are you? 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2016: Live Action — Prytania screens this year’s Oscar-nominated live-action shorts. 2 p.m., 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. Friday-Monday. Prytania Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2016: Animated — Prytania screens this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts. Noon, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. Friday-Monday. Prytania The Pastor Event (NR) — A former gang leader undergoes a spiritual conversion

in prison at a special screening featuring bonus interview footage with actor and producer Arturo Muyshondt. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood Rebecca (NR) — Yes, I know he’s Laurence Olivier, but I’m telling you, Rebecca (Joan Fontaine), don’t marry him! 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania

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OPENING Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/ departments/art-gallery — “A Celebration of the Life and Work of Gus Bennett Jr. featuring The Blak Code Series,” opening reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Ken Kirschman Artspace. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Group exhibition featuring James Flynn, Karin Burt, Keith Duncan, Andy Holton and Yuka Petz, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Niki Walker Salon. 625 Baronne St., (504) 522-5677; www.nikiwalkersalon. com — “SprayScapes,” group exhibition featuring Lionel Milton, Terry Owens, Ryan Ballard, Brent Houzenga and Jeremy Novy, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — “Mardi Gras Haute Couture,” Carnival throws by members of Nyx and Muses, opening reception 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 9402900; www.5pressgallery.com — Work by Miro Hoffman, through March 5. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “7 on 7,” group exhibition of paintings, sculpture and photography about the seven deadly vices and heavenly virtues, through Feb. 7. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — Work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — “Outsider Artist Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Work by David Lumpkin and Dana Manly; jewelry by Kathy Bransfield; crafts by Mary Stuart; photography by Belinda Tano; all through Sunday. The Art Garden. 613 Frenchmen St., (504) 912-6665; www.artgardennola.com — Sculpture garden by Andre LaSalle, through February. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Scintilla,” video art by Courtney Egan, through Saturday; “City Portraits — New Orleans,” paintings by John Hartman; “From a Distance,” sculpture by Gene Koss; both through Feb. 27. Atrium Gallery at Christwood. 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-

0515; www.christwoodrc.com — “The Barranger Family: A Mid-Century Collection,” through Feb. 26. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “The Raw and the Cooked,” group exhibition featuring Bruce Davenport, Kate Lacour, Myrtle von Damitz III, John Slade, Sallie Ann Glassman, John Isiah Walton and others, through Feb. 6. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (985) 288-4170; www.beatasasik.com — “Fireflies,” paintings and jewelry by Beata Sasik, through Sunday. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 5812440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Megalomania Four: A New Hope,” group exhibition, through Feb. 9. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery. com — “Doll Show,” group exhibition featuring Aguamala, Alice Aster, Al Benkin, Andre LaSalle, Betsy Sharp, Eriko Hatori, Jessica Radcliffe, Kiernan Dunn, Mama Yemi, Otto Splotch, Sean Dixon, Shannon Atwater and Shannon Tracy, through March 8. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Living Energy,” mixed-media sculpture by Key-Sook Geum, through Feb. 27. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www. carolrobinsongallery.com — “Marshland Sky,” new paintings by Robert Malone, through Saturday. Carroll Gallery. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.tulane.edu/carrollgallery — “Something There,” new paintings by Aaron Collier, through Feb. 5. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery.com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, Bedonna, Gamal Sabla, Phillip Sage and others, ongoing. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat. nero — “New Orleans Icons: Series Two,” paintings and prints by Josh Wingerter, through Feb. 6. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Wish You Were Here,” paintings by Mac Ball, through Feb. 27. Coup d’Oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www. coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “The Chelsea Years,” photographs of the Chelsea Hotel by Linda Troeller, through Sat-

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urday. The Degas Gallery. 604 Julia St., (504) 826-9744; www.thedegasgallery. com — “Babiole: Images of Carnival in New Orleans,” group exhibition featuring Gretchen Armbruster, James Christiansen, Sandy Welch and Marcia Holmes, through Feb. 12. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com — “Momentum Indumenta: Kinetic Costume Show and Shop,” curated by Nina Nichols and Alice McGillicuddy, through Feb. 28. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Shiftchange,” group exhibition of work by new gallery artists, through Feb. 7. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Gallery Ephemeron. 425 Celeste St., (504) 606-6761 — “Village Portrait Project” and “Aphoristic Extinctions,” work by Jon Goldman, through Feb. 9. Gallery Orange. 819 Royal St., (504) 701-0857; www.gallery-orange.com — Mixed-media paintings by Jill Ricci, through Saturday. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Surrogate,” new work by Jeff Rinehart; “Wad,” sculpture by Aaron McNamee; both through Feb. 7. Graphite Galleries. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Guthrie Contemporary. 3815 Magazine St., (504) 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — “Developer Drawings,” photographic manipulations by Lisa McCarty; “Self & Others,” portrait photography by Aline Smithson; “Wish You Were Here,” photographic dioramas by Ayumi Tanaka; all through March 30. Guy Lyman Fine Art. 3645 Magazine St., (504) 899-4687; www.guylymanfineart. com — “Faces of Mardi Gras,” photography by Marc Pagani, through Feb. 14. Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett. com — Group exhibition featuring 27 artists, through February. Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www.hyph3n.com — Group exhibition featuring Polina Tereshina, Walker Babington, Charles Hoffacker, Garrett Haab, Jacob Edwards, Wendy Warrelmann and Amy Ieyoub, ongoing. Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www. jeanbragg.com — “Smalls for the Walls,” miniature paintings by Camille Barnes and Steve Bourgeois, through Sunday. Jed Malitz V2 Gallery. 615 Julia St., (985) 773-0458; www.jedmalitzv2.com — “Wondrous Voice of Love,” iron sculpture by Tobbe Malm, through Sunday. John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www. johnbukaty.com — Paintings and sculpture by John Bukaty, ongoing. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — Group exhibition of German artists represented by Berlin’s Galerie Jochen Hempel, through Feb. 13.

J&S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Working the Wetlands,” paintings by Aron Belka, through Saturday. M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www. mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart.com — Paintings and mixed media by Martin Welch, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Processed Views,” photography by Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman, through Saturday. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Delight,” group exhibition featuring Blake Boyd, Michael Fedor, Gin Taylor, Francis Wong, Ray Cole, Mapo Kinnord, Christian Juran, Jon Schooler, Sergio Alvarez, Amy Bryan, Karen LeBlanc, Alan Zakem, Jill Shampine, Wally Warren and Nell Bourg, through Sunday. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Broken Land, Still Lives,” photography by Eliot Dudik, through Feb. 14. New Orleans Tattoo Museum. 1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 218-5319; www.nolatattoomuseum.com — “Folklore & Flash,” tattoo designs and artifacts, ongoing. Oak Street Gallery. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0251; www.theoakstreetgallery.com — Work by Thom Barlow, Mark Haller, Pat Macaluso and John Robinson, ongoing. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery. com — Recent watercolors, mixed media work, mosaics and sculpture by Nall, through Feb. 27. Overby Gallery. 529 N. Florida St., Covington, (985) 888-1310; www.overbygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists featuring James Overby, John Goodwyne, Kathy Partridge, Linda Shelton and Ray Rouyer, ongoing. Pedestal Gallery. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 645-3864; www.pamelamarquisstudio. com — New artwork by George Williams and Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — Work by Peg Martinez, Andrew Jackson Pollack, Allison Cook, Paul Troyano and others, ongoing. RidgeWalker Glass Gallery. 2818 Rampart St., (504) 957-8075, (504) 4502839; www.ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass and metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, ongoing.

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MUSEUMS Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Repurposeful Delights,” group exhibition of mixed-media art curated by D. Lammie-Hanson, through March 18. Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “B-R-I-C-K-I-N-G,” work by James Hoff; work by Jacqueline Humphries; both through Feb. 28. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — “Noirlinians,” photography by Danielle Miles, Asia Vinae Palmer, LaToya Edwards and Patrick Melon, through Saturday. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “An Architect and His City: Henry Howard’s New Orleans, 18371884,” exhibition of photography and documents, through April 3; hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St.,

(504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Awash with Color: Seldom-Seen Watercolor Paintings by Louisiana Artists, 1789-1989,” through May 21. Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www. longuevue.com — “The Legacy of Elegance,” photographs of Longue Vue by Tina Freeman, through Feb. 14. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www. lsm.crt.state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, and more. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Jasper Johns: Reversals,” exhibition of prints, through Sunday; photographs by Tina Barney; “Time/ Frame,” photography from the permanent collection; both through Feb. 28. Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “I Wonder,” tunnel books, ceramics and other work by Andrea Dezso, through April 10, and more. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Objects of Interest: Recent Acquisitions for the Permanent Collection,” through Feb. 5, and more. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/the-old-us-mint — “Pictures of the Year International,” juried show sponsored by the Missouri School of Journalism, through Feb. 15 and more. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Medieval Louisiana,” exhibit about the region’s adoption of Byzantine, Romanesque, Hispano-Moresque and Gothic architectural forms, through May 20. Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.sofabinsitute.org — “The Photography of Modernist Cuisine,” large-format photography by Nathan Myhrvold, through March 1, and more. Williams Research Center. 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — “At Home and at War: New Orleans, 1914-1919,” exhibition of documents, film reels and artifacts relating to World War I, through May 7.

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Rolland Golden Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 8886588; www.rollandgoldengallery.com — “Finally Winter,” work by Rolland Golden, ongoing. Rutland Street Gallery. 828 E. Rutland St., Covington, (985) 773-4553; www. rutlandstreetgallery.com — Group exhibition featuring Peggy Imm, Shirley Doiron, Georgie Dossouy, Len Heatherly, Brooke Bonura and others, ongoing. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www. scottedwardsgallery.com — “A Photographic Tribute to Clarence John Laughlin,” photography by and inspired by Laughlin, through Feb. 14; “Queen Selma,” photographs of Selma, Alabama by Roman Alokhin, through April 10. Sibley Gallery. 3427 Magazine St., (504) 899-8182; www.sibleygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8928650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — “String Theory: The Art of Manipulation,” new work by Suzanne King; members’ exhibition; both through Feb. 6. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Rivalry Week,” new work by Abdi Farah, through Feb. 7. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.tengallerynola.com — “Venerations,” paintings by Ida Floreak, through Sunday. United Bakery Gallery. 1337 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — “An Exhibition of Painters, Part II,” featuring Jamie Chiarello, Asa Jones, Chadmo Moore, Lauren Miller, Todd Lyons, Stephen Maraist, Liz Grandsaert, Lindsay Tomlinson and Jazzy Belle, through Feb. 18. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Sedate Maneuvers,” solo exhibition by Dan Tague, through Feb. 7. Where Y’Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St.; www.whereyart.net — “Unveiled: Part One,” group exhibition, through Feb. 17.

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THEATER The Light in the Piazza. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — JPAS reprises its Big Easy Award-winning musical about a wealthy Southern woman who takes her beautiful daughter to Italy for the summer. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Pride and Prejudice. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre. org — Slidell Little Theatre stages Jane Austen’s classic novel about romance, manners and marriage. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Sweet Charity. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Shelby Mac stars as optimistic dancehall girl Charity

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TUESDAY 26 Arthur Hardy Talk. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — Carnival historian Arthur Hardy discusses the evolution of Mardi Gras traditions during a traditional tea, followed by a tour of the house with costumes on display. Reservations required. Tickets $45, members $40. 1 p.m. It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.nolasocialride. org — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. Jefferson Chamber Annual Meeting Luncheon. Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 463-7017; www.jeffersonchamber. org — James Carville is the guest speaker at the networking luncheon. Waitlist available only; email katie@jeffersonchamber.org. 11:30 a.m. Tribute to the Classical Arts Luncheon. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 523-3341; www.bestofneworleans.com/fede — The annual awards honor outstanding performances in New Orleans dance, opera and classical music. Noon.

WEDNESDAY 27 Business Planning Seminar. JEDCO Conference Center, 701A Churchill Parkway, Westwego, (504) 875-3908; www. jedco.org/events — Consultants from the Louisiana Small Business Development Center discuss business strategy and goal setting for the new year at a free seminar. 9 a.m. College financial aid presentation. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Carol Langston, college guidance director at Metairie Park Country Day School, discusses financial aid possibilities for college students at a free presentation. 7 p.m. First-Time Homebuyers’ Info Session. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 655-5489; www.habitat-nola. org — New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity holds a free information session about its first-time homebuyers’ program. 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m. Preventing Low Back Pain. Magnolia Physical Therapy, 5606 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 733-0254; www.magnoliatherapy-

la.com — Physical therapist Lauren Manna discusses low back pain, and there are complimentary pain consultations and refreshments. 6:30 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Assistant Director of Education for Interpretation Walt Burgoyne gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

THURSDAY 28 Carnival crafting. Mini Art Center, 341 Seguin St., (504) 510-4747; www.miniartcenter.com — The art studio holds a series of Mardi Gras workshops where kids can create items such as masks, shoebox floats, T-shirts and bead art. Workshops cost $5 per child. Noon. Carrollton Courthouse Presentation. Tulane University (Richardson Memorial Hall), 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8655000; www.tulane.edu — Tulane’s Master of Preservation Studies program and LSU’s School of Landscape Architecture co-host a student-led presentation on the restoration and reuse of the Carrollton Courthouse. Free admission. 6 p.m. Senior Dance. Spitzfaden Community Center, 3090 E. Causeway Approach, (985) 624-3127 — The City of Mandeville hosts a monthly dance for senior citizens. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Treme Coffeehouse Art Market. Treme Coffeehouse, 1501 St. Philip St., (504) 264-1132 — Local artists sell crafts at the weekly market. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 29 Cooking for Health. Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Center, 3747 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 897-0143; www.nojcc.org — Chef and dietician Kerri Dotson gives a free talk on cooking for seniors, including how dietary needs change with age, how to adapt recipes for health and how to work in the kitchen with physical challenges. Registration recommended; email fran@ jfsneworleans.org. 7 p.m. Family Gras. Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-8000; www. familygras.com — Dr. John, The Monkees, The Band Perry, Rodney Atkins and others headline the festival along the Metairie parade route. There’s also an art market and food and drink vendors. Free admission. Friday-Sunday. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — The museum stays open late on Friday evening, with music by DJ Marc Stone and a lecture by performance artist

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dinand streets; www.chewbacchus.org — The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus rolls from the Marigny to the French Quarter and back to Castillo Blanco (4321 St. Claude Ave.) for the Chewbacchanal after-party, featuring food trucks, an art installation and music by Morning 40 Federation, DJ Quickie Mart and others. Chewbacchanal tickets $15 in costume, $20 without. Parade at 7 p.m. Family Day. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 3019006; www.phnojm.com — Families can enjoy crafts at 10 a.m., jazz story time at 12:30 p.m., a singalong at 1 p.m. and a solo pianist from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Gardening Workshop. Garden on Mars, 2435 Charbonnet St., (504) 669-3814; www.gardenonmars.com — Attendees learn to grow vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs at a free weekly workshop. Email erin@gardenonmars.com to register. 9 to 11 a.m. Kinder Garden. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 4885488; www.longuevue.com — Kids ages 18 months to 5 years, accompanied by an adult, participate in garden activities. Sunny days only. Fee $12 for one child and one adult; members $10. 9:30 a.m. Mardi Gras Mambo Workshop. New Orleans School of Ballet, 717 Adams St., (504) 866-0652; www.facebook.com/ flashmobneworleans — Flashmob New Orleans holds dance rehearsals on Saturdays leading up to Mardi Gras. Each session costs $10. 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mask-Making Workshop. Press Street Gardens, 7 Press St.; www.pressstreetgardens.com — NOCCA alum Jacob Reptile teaches artists age 9 and up to make Mardi Gras masks using contact cement and papier mache. Tickets $25. Noon. Pygmalion Fest. Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 586-0004; www. partywiththepyg.com — The Krewe of Pygmalion’s after-party features music by Cameo, Stevie B. and The Top Cats. General admission tickets $40; $100 advance VIP tickets and $125 platinum tickets include a seat, open bar and food. 9 p.m. Recycled Beads Sale. Arc of Greater New Orleans, 925 S. Labarre Road, Metairie, (504) 837-5105; www.arcgno.org — Arc of Greater New Orleans holds a sale of recycled beads, glass beads and handmade or green throws. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sparta. Uptown parade route — The Knights of Sparta roll Uptown. 6 p.m. ’tit Rex Parade. St. Roch Street and N. Robertson Avenue — The ‘tit Rex shoebox parade rolls in the Marigny. The parade ends at the Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude Ave.) for the Ping Pong Ball. 5 p.m. Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts yoga classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 31 Barkus. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St.; www.barkus.org — The theme is “From the Dog House to the White House” at the annual parade of dogs. Registration required; visit the website for details. Pre-party at Voodoo

Lounge (718 N. Rampart St.) at noon, parade at 2 p.m. King Cake Festival. Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3822; www. kingcakefestival.org — Tasters crown a king king cake at the festival featuring cakes from local bakeries and restaurants including Haydel’s, Maurice’s, Caluda’s and more. There’s also live music, a fun run and fitness challenge. The event benefits Ochsner Hospital for Children. Free admission; ten tasting tickets cost $10. NOLA Designer Costume Bazaar. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — Local vendors offer outfits, headwear and accessories for Carnival season at the Threadhead Cultural Foundation’s annual bazaar. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

MONDAY 1 Israeli dancing. Starlight Ballroom, 5050 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 567-5090; www.israelidance.us — Israeli Dance of New Orleans meets weekly to practice folk dances. Call (504) 905-6249 for details. First class free; $4 per class thereafter. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.nba.com/ pelicans — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Sacramento Kings at 7 p.m. Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m. Saturday and the Memphis Grizzlies at 7 p.m. Monday.

WORDS Blood Jet Poetry Series. BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256; www.facebook.com/bloodjetpoetry — The weekly poetry reading series includes featured readers and an open mic. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Vern Baxter and Pam Jenkins. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The co-authors press and sign Left to Chance: Hurricane Katrina and the Story of Two New Orleans Neighborhoods, a book comparing hurricane recovery in Hollygrove and Pontchartrain Park. 6 p.m. Monday.

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RETAIL PHARMACY SEEKS ASSOCIATE WITH GREAT ATTITUDE for Vitamin Department Team. Experience preferred, not required. Competitive salary/benefits based on experience & ability. Qualified applicants will be contacted. Email resume to rhett@ majoria.com

RESTAURANT/HOTEL/BAR PIER 424 SEAFOOD MARKET

At 424 Bourbon Street is looking for multiple positions. If you have experience as a server, bartender, hostess or busser, please come by for an interview. Mondays - Fridays • 11am - 5pm.

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GENERAL MANAGER Franchisee seeks GM for Marrero to manage drive-in. Prefer college degree. MICROS knowledge a plus. Background check. Base salary, bonus, health insurance, and vacation. Email resume: sonicdriveinnola@att.net

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Temporary Farm Labor: Dean Lindley Farms, Clarendon, AR, has 2 positions with 3 mo. experience for operating farm equipment for cultivating, tilling, planting & harvesting of grain & oilseed crops, daily irrigation maintenance, transporting grain & oilseed crops; repairs & maintenance to building & equip; must be able to lift 75 pounds; must able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take random drug tests at no cost to worker; testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; minimum wage rate of $10.69/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights and weekends; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 2/26/16 – 12/5/16. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 1462391 or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: McIntyre Flying LLC, Angleton, TX, has 5 positions with 3 mo. experience for hay production by operating swathing, baling, raking & stacking hay for transport from location to location, assisting with fence building, digging holes, setting fence posts, stretch and attach barb wire to posts; repairs & maintenance to building & equip; must be able to lift 75 pounds; must able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take random drug tests at no cost to worker; testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; minimum wage rate of $11.15/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights and weekends; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 3/1/16 – 1/1/17. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX3363543 or call 225-342-2917.

Now accepting applications for several full, part time positions. Must be motivated, hard working & friendly. Retail experience a plus. Apply in person Mon-Fri, 12-5 pm only. Southern Candymakers, 334 Decatur St.

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Immediate positions available. Great hours and location. Apply in person at ROSE LYNN’S HALLMARK, 800 Metairie Road.

We are always looking for additions to our wonderful team! Hospice volunteers are special people who make a difference in the lives of patients and families affected by terminal illness. Interested in a future medical career? Get on our exciting new track! Many physicians and nurses receive their first taste of the medical field at Canon.

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Robert Refrigeration Service is looking to hire experienced maintenance, installation and service technicians. Competitive pay, benefits and bonuses offered. A minimum of one year experience for maintenance, and two years experience for installation and service. Please call 504-282-0625.

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Bartenders, Servers, Captain, Host/Hostess, Runners, Bussers Broussard’s has been a staple in New Orleans French - Creole cuisine for nearly a century. Our relentless effort, attention to detail and consistent, quality cuisine make us a favorite for both locals and tourists. We are only looking for those who want to help create an incredible dining experience. Successful applicants will be able to learn quickly, have an eye for detail, a great attitude and a smile to match. Applicants with upscale restaurant experience should visit us between 12pm - 4pm Monday through Thursday. We expect a professional appearance and an up to date resume. Integrity - Commitment - Generosity - Fun 819 Rue Conti • New Orleans

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LEGAL NOTICES TWENTY- FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 734-808 DIVISION “M” SUCCESSION OF KIRK ALLEN KOPPENS NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO PAY ESTATE DEBTS

Jon A. Geneheimer CLERK OF COURT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON Attorney: F. Joseph Drolla, Jr. Address: 433 Metairie Rd, #601 Metairie Office Tower Metairie, LA 70005 Telephone: 504-831-2607 Email: joedrolla@drollalaw.com Gambit: 1/26/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Howat A Peters, Jr. a/k/a Howart A. Peters, Jr., whose last know whereabouts is Jefferson Parish, LA, please contact Henrik A. Pontoppidan, Attorney At Law, (504) 293-8238. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of ADRIANE A. HENRY, EVENDOUS HENRY, RUSSELL HENRY, MOSES HENRY, JR., DIANE HENRY, DAVID HENRY, LINDA HENRY, CAROL HENRY HOUSTON, WARREN D. HENRY, JR., AND/OR ANGELA H. WILKLOW, and/ or their spouses, children, heirs, legatees, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, Case # 754-018. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of IDELL WELLS FEAZELL and/or her spouse, children, heirs, legatees, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, Case # 754-722.

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NO. 757-066 DIVISION “ F ” IN RE: TUTORSHIP OF SARA MICHAEL CAPANO, JOSEPH JOHN TARANTO AND JAMES ABELINO MOYA, JR. NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR TUTORSHIP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, as required by Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 4065, that a petition entitled “Petition for Confirmation of Legal and Dative Natural Tutrix in Small Tutorship” in the above matter was filed on January 19, 2016. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days, from the date of the publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, CLERK OF COURT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718

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ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

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

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Attorney: Richard R. Schulze Address: 3445 N. Causeway Blvd Suite 505 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 602-9544 Gambit: 1/26/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kimberly Johnson Kirkland, AKA Kimberly Johnson Evans, please contact attorney Edward Mozier at 504-338-4714. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lee R Curtis, please contact attorney Edward Mozier at 504-338-4714. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Oscar Jose Fugon please contact Atty. D. Davenport at 504-256-5452. Groovemakers LLC d/b/a Moe’s Original Bar B Que is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high and low alcohol content at retail in Orleans Parish at the following address: 3150 Calhoun St., New Orleans, LA 70125. Members: Stephen Lane & Bryan Hargett. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jacque Bernard Turner, contact Attorney Rudy Gorrell at 504-553-9588.

2537 RIVER ROAD

Between Labarre & RioVista ~ 2 beds/1 bath, includes water, fridge, stove & w/d hookup. No pets/smoking. $875. 504-887-1814

3009 ROYAL STREET

Newly renov’d, 2br/1ba, LR, kit w/appls, wash/dry, water included, nice backyard, $1175/mo + $1175 dep. 504-231-0889 or 817681-0194. Now Showing. Avail 3/1/16.

4609 TCHOUPITOULAS ST.

Uptown 3R/2BA Shotgun. 12 ft ceilings, independent bedrooms. Nice backyard. Great location. For Sale by Agent/Broker, $399,000. (225) 810-8315 kim@hesco-realty.com

MISSISSIPPI PORT GIBSON, MS 39510

509 Church St. ~ McDougall House 1820’s Historic, Renovated Greek Revival Raised Cottage 5 beds/3 baths, pool. $185,000 1201 Church St. ~ Anderson House 3 beds/3.5 baths, Studio apt + bldg w/4 beds/4 baths. Used as B&B. $195,000 1207 Church St. ~ On National Register Re-creation of Antebellum Mansion 6 beds/4baths + 2 bed Carriage House. $395,000 Call Realtor Brenda Roberts Ledger-Purvis Real Estate 601-529-6710

BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM IN BYWATER!

2 BR/ 1 BA, Beautiful 2 bedroom rental located in the historic ByWater II neighborhood (1505 Clouet Street NOLA 70117). Off-street parking, backyard, central air & heat. Please call Donyale at (504) 274-2806 or (504) 488-8988. A must see!!! $750/mo. (504) 274-2806.

CARROLLTON 8721 PRITCHARD PLACE MOVE-IN READY

2 BR/ 1 BA w/ lr/den or dining rm, kit, hdwood flrs, w/d hookups. mini blinds & off street pkg. No pets or smoking. $800/mo. Call 504-866-3490. If no answer, please lve msg.

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NOTICE IS GIVEN to the creditors of this Succession and to all other interested person that a Second Tableau of Distribution has been filed by Robyn Elizabeth Koppens, Administratrix of the Succession, with her Petition praying for homologation of the Tableau and for authority to pay debts of the Estate listed thereon and that the Second Tableau of Distribution can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of publication of this notice. Any Opposition to the Petition and Second Tableau of Distribution must be filed prior to the homologation.

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2 BR / 1.5 BA, with Large Living Area & Furnished Kit. Washer/dryer, lots of closets/ storage, central & wall units (heating/ cooling). Offstreet pkg, $1800/mo. Call 504442-1431.

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Of 2 Bd/1BA upper unit w/1380 sqft of open living space. Entertainer’s Dream w/over 900 sqft of private rooftop garden and wrap-around balcony. Beautiful hdwd flrs, new A/C, includes W/D. No Pets. $2600/ mo. This is not a drive by! Call Kelleye Rhein, 504-975-0649. Keller Williams Realty New Orleans. Licensed in Louisiana. Each office independently owned and operated.

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WAREHOUSE DISTRICT APARTMENT

2 BR / 2 BA. Wonderful condo in exclusive Warehouse District. 1188 Square feet. Garage parking on premises... Spectacular view of downtown New Orleans with balcony... Unfurnished. Ready for move-in Dec. 5th. Must sign at least a year’s lease... $2,400/mo. (54) 621-2551.

Newly Renovated 2BR, 2BA w/appls. Beautiful balcony & courtyard setting w/swimming pool. Quiet neighborhood. $1000/mo. Call 504-756-7347.

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FOR RENT/OTHER GREAT LOCATION SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE

2 BR/2 BA, 1000 sq’ shotgun dbl converted to single. Additional rm for office. Nice back yard, close to shopping, dining, nightlife, and universities. Utilities NOT included. $1,285/mo. (504) 261-6312.

Picture Perfect Properties The BEST deal for New Orleans Real Estate Professionals! Advertising on Gambit’s PICTURE PERFECT PROPERTIES is an attractive and VERY affordable way to feature any listing

Commercial or Residential For Sale or For Lease For as low as $87.50/week for 4 consecutive weeks, you get: • 1 Unit (4.549” x 2.406”) Full Color Display Ad • Ad will appear online in our digital edition on www.bestofneworleans.com • Ad design at no additional charge • Flexibility! Ad changes at no additional charge • Multiple units may be purchased

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Two independent bedrooms, two full baths and two gated off street parking spaces. Rear unit on the ground floor in move-in condition. Located in a great walkable Garden District complex close to shopping, dining and transportation. Recent energy efficient renovation with low condo fees. Call now! It is easy to view this beauty.

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226 Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 33 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

For more information or to reserve space, call (504) 483-3100 or email classadv@gambitweekly.com

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Buying vinyl records. Albums (LP’s), 45’s and 78’s. Contact me at 504-329-5781 or via email at kullconanhunts@gmail.com

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Blue is a 5 year old, neutered, Pointer mix. He loves to be active, play games, and go on walks, but will also happily settle down nicely once back in the house. Blue is great with other dogs and loves people. Receive 50% off my adoption fee by mentioning I’m Pet of the Week!

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Ranger is a 4 year old, neutered, Maine Coon / DLH mix. This sweet and cuddly boy doesn’t mind being independent but also enjoys having someone to snuggle up next to. Receive 50% off my adoption fee by mentioning I’m Pet of the Week!

To meet these or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun., call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

CAT CHAT Mia Beautiful blind Mia is still at the Sanctuary waiting for someone special to come around! For more information email adopt@spaymart.org or call our thrift store at 504-454-8200.

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LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT CLASSIC VICTORIAN! Luxurious home with the beautiful features of truly elegant New Orleans architecture. 14’ ceilings on 1st floor and 13’ ceilings on 2nd floor. Heart of Pine floors throughout. Large Upscale Kitchen features 6 burner stove. Gorgeous Double Parlor with original medallions. Mother-in-Law Suite and more…! Balcony, Rear Covered Deck, Entertainment Kitchen/Bar. Great location - convenient to Uptown, Downtown and I-10. $989,000

NEWLY BUILT CLASSIC CREOLE COTTAGE replicates the creole cotN tage that was formerly at this location. Open floor plan w/11’ ceilings. Newly milled floors from old Heart of Pine beams. Gorgeous kit w/granite counters & SS appliances. Lots of natural light. Beautiful baths w/ Travertine tile. Porch & Patio in yd. 1 block from St Claude coffee shops, galleries, restaurants. $295,000 TI

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(504) 895-4663 Latter & Blum, ERA powered is independently owned and operated.

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840 Elysian Fields Ave. N.O., LA 70117

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