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Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 Young Frankenstein, Death of a Salesman, Julian Sands’ A Celebration of Harold Pinter and more

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News.............................................................................7 Musicians and Obamacare: Some in Houston offer praise. Others aren’t as impressed.

Week-A-Pedia ............................................................7 What’s trending online — and in Y@ Speak Scuttlebutt...............................................................12 From their lips to your ears C’est What? ..............................................................12 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats .........................................13 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary............................................................14 Old agendas for a new City Council

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seven things to do in seven days M. Ward with The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger

Thu. May 8 | While M. Ward’s bands — She & Him and Monsters of Folk — draw more attention, it’s on his solo albums that his soul is laid bare. A Wasteland Companion is his latest. The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, aka Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, opens at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

A Celebration of Harold Pinter Fri.-Sat. May 9-10 | Actor Julian Sands (The Killing Fields, A Room with a View) View performs the poetry of playwright Harold Pinter (The Homecoming, Homecoming The Birthday Party). At 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m.

Party and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Center.

Good Dance Since 1984 Fri.-Sun. May 9-11 | Dancer/choreographer Donna Crump’s company, Good Dance Since 1984, presents a program of new works set to live music by St. Rock and Drummer Man Ace and pieces by Tchaikovsky, Nina Simone and Kanye West. At 8 p.m. at Marigny Opera House.

Fri.-Sat. May 9-10 | Despite undergoing surgery for lung cancer in 2013, country singer/songwriter John Prine returns to the road at a time his age-graveled voice perfectly befits his sharp, sardonic songcraft. His latest is 2011’s Singing Mailman Delivers. Brandy Clark opens at 8 p.m. at the Civic Theatre.

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Adventures in Wonderland | Jumping down the rabbit hole leads to

one of three related dramas in The NOLA Project’s Adventures in Wonderland, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s novels. Audiences can follow Alice on a hunt for the Red Queen’s tarts or take a seat at the Mad Hatter’s tea party. At 7 p.m. at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. PAGE 53

Fri.-Sun. May 9-24 | In the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ 1974 movie, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gary Rucker) inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania estate and realizes — to the villagers’ despair — that he too would like to revive a corpse. At Rivertown Theatres for the Performing Arts.

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Mon. May 12 | The band’s most recent release, 2009’s No One’s First, and You’re Next (Sony), compiled leftover tracks from verbose hits Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007). At 8 p.m. at Civic Theatre.

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WEEK-A-PEDIA What’s Trending Online

blogofneworleans.com Jay Z and Beyonce tour heading to Superdome

The duo’s “On the Run” tour stops in New Orleans July 20.

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Trove of archival New Orleans footage posted to YouTube

British Pathe has released a total of 85,000 archival films to its YouTube channel.

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Bike Easy organizes weekly bike trains

New Orleans is ranked eighth in the nation for bike commuting in 2014.

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The band performs tracks from Small Town Heroes.

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How will Obamacare affect musicians?

A glimpse at how the ACA is working — or not — for some Houston musicians.

By Jef Rouner

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ust two days after she received her brand-new Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance card guaranteeing her coverage, Alexis Kidd was in the Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital in Houston. Sitting with her was her husband, Christian, a.k.a. Christian Arnheiter, a.k.a.

Christian Oppression, but mostly just a.k.a. Christian of punk band The Hates. This was merely the latest in a series of medical emergencies that plagued the couple over the past five years, but thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) implementation at the beginning of 2014, it was the first in a long time that could be tackled with full protection.

Sean Ozz of the band The Abyss had to raise $40,000 from his fellow musicians when his son injured himself.

He’s eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, but says the state of Texas’ rejection of federal Medicaid funds keeps Obamacare out of reach for him.

“If I’d had those heart palpitations without my insurance card, I would not have gone to the hospital and the result would have probably been much worse,” says Alexis, whose history with cancer prevented her from finding coverage easily. But the ACA changed that. Her short stay in the hospital while doctors adjusted her blood-pressure medication was covered, which wasn’t the case for her just a month earlier.

Christian has enjoyed full medical coverage his entire adult working life. For more than two decades, his assortment of garishly colored mohawks accessorized his City of Houston worker’s uniform, a clash of respectability and punk rock defiance that landed his picture in a Houston Post story when questions arose about the appropriateness of such a hairstyle for a representative of the city. The matter was tabled, and Christian reaped the benefits of a city employee during the day and a punk rock performer at night.

But the people about whom Christian cares have not been so lucky.

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Musicians and their families often fall through the coverage gap. They’re typically young, believe themselves invincible and feel they must make sacrifices for their art. If you want to be a rock star, you’d better be ready to bleed for it.

What other occupation expects workers to cover medical expenses through benefit concert proceeds instead of conventional options offered to teachers and plumbers?

A typical Houston musician may receive health insurance through his or her day job or an insured spouse’s provider, or those under 27 may continue on their parents’ insurance. The National Acade-

“After Alexis was diagnosed with mesothelioma, she lost her job and health,” he continues. “I tried applying for her to be on my health care, and she was denied because of her pre-existing condition. I was so glad when the Affordable Care Act was introduced so that people no longer had to be denied coverage.”

Though the ACA is the law of the land, its implementation — and by definition its positive impact — has been more limited in Texas than in many other states because Texas turned down Medicaid expansion. This put many low-income people in the position of making too

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“I like the idea that everyone should be able to afford emergency health care, but I do not think ACA is the right answer to that. It might be a step in a direction. I guess time will tell if it is the right direction.” — Sean Ozz, musician with The Abyss

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my of Recording Arts and Sciences’ outreach program, MusiCares, aims to help artists with financial needs brought on by medical and mental health concerns, but it’s not a widely available safety net.

If you’re fortunate enough to live and work in Austin, Texas, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is open to the more than 9,000 musicians living there, but not the thousands more beyond Austin’s city limits.

In the Houston area alone, Lee Alexander curtailed a promising singer-songwriter career so he could retain the health care benefits that come with his teaching job. Jazz vocalist and bandleader Tianna Hall says she’s scared about being able to afford the expensive therapy for her autistic son unless certain state laws change, and many musicians in her band are effectively left to fend for themselves. It took an elaborate benefit concert to foot the five-figure bill when veteran alternative rocker Sean Ozz’s son broke his arm.

As the initial debate over the ACA began, the Kidds listened avidly to the rhetoric. Even after the law was passed, it took years before Alexis was able to take advantage of the clause that prevented insurance companies from denying applicants based on pre-existing conditions like hers.

In the meantime, Christian and Alexis married through an organization called Wish Upon a Wedding, which provides small weddings to people facing life-threatening illnesses. They also accepted a donation from Dream Rooms Furniture after they were featured in a Facebook “likes” campaign that netted them the cost of a procedure.

“Every doctor we talked to about Alexis’ history during our hospital stay asked us when we were going back to the oncologist,” Christian says. “It was nice to be able to tell them it was the next thing on the list after we got out of the hospital.

much money to qualify for a federal subsidy while still being well above the Medicaid limit in Texas.

The ACA-offered expansion of Medicaid would have provided coverage to anyone making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level — around $15,000 for a single person or $30,000 for a family of four. The federal government pays this expansion in full starting this year, but by 2017 each participating state will pick up 10 percent of the tab.

However, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the government could offer this deal to the states but not force them to accept it. Texas, along with states like Louisiana and Florida, opted not to accept the expansion. On a recent trip to Houston, now-former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Texas’ decision costs the state $18 million in federal funding per day.

That leaves residents stuck with the old Medicaid rules, and in Texas, only the parents of dependent children are eligible. (Nondisabled people without children, such as the Kidds, are not eligible for Medicaid at any income level.) Any Texan making less than $15,280 — not unheard of for many local musicians — fails to qualify for federal aid in purchasing insurance. He or she is not, however, subject to fines from the health law’s individual mandate at that level.

The state’s rejection of the Medicaid expansion is one of the reasons Texas continues to have the highest number of uninsured people in the nation: about 5 million, or one-fifth of the state’s population.

The Kidds’ first brush with the health care system came when Christian’s mother suffered a stroke in 2003 that left her in a wheelchair, partially paralyzed and unable to work. Christian devoted himself to her care, but the costs were high. Even though she had Medicare, Christian had to sell her

NEWS VIEWS furniture and allow her car be repossessed in order to afford hospice care.

The Hates played few gigs during those years, but in one show a vanguard of punk fans ushered Christian’s mother to the front of the stage in her wheelchair.

He relived the experience of caring for a chronically ill loved one in 2007.

Shortly after Christian was hit by a distracted driver while riding his scooter, Alexis suddenly developed an unbearable pain in her abdomen and was diagnosed with a rare form of mesothelioma that attacked her diaphragm instead of her lungs. That day was also Christian’s 52nd birthday.

“Having guaranteed care ensures that my career won’t get stopped dead in its tracks simply because I get sick or have an accident. That happens to so many people. It’s sad and unnecessary.”

— bassist/vocalist Chad Smalley

“A local musician may have a nice night and earn $1,500 or more from the door; however, he has to pay his three sidemen,” he says. “Do they share equally? Who knows? Also, they may not have another gig for a week, or the next gig may bring in less than the last one.

Some musicians have to have a day job to supplement their living from music, which of course raises their annual wage, and they then may not qualify for the subsidy offered by the ACA.” Andrews adds that Mucky Duck provides its employees with health insurance, aided by the Small Business Health Options Program marketplace created by the ACA, and helps bands navigate the law if needed. Recently, a sound man at the club received coverage under the law and was admitted to urgent care a week after suffering a spider bite.

In Texas, the cost of care versus the amount workers are paid is cause for concern. The average amount spent on medical care per person in the U.S. was $1,110 in 1980, when the median income of Texans was $9,439. Twenty years later, the cost of care had risen to $8,402 per person, but Texas’ median wage only went up to $39,493. The cost per person rose by 756 percent as income went up only 418 percent, a ratio approaching 2:1.

Lee Alexander moved back to Houston to begin forging a career as a singer-songwriter. In 2009, his album Mayhaw Vaudeville was touted nationally as an underground hit, he had regular gigs across the city and record labels were calling him with deals, everything most musicians need to believe a bright future might be in store. Still looming, PAGE 10

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At the time, Alexis had two jobs and used her health benefits to the maximum. She underwent surgery and chemotherapy and participated in a new health advocate nurse program that in effect gave her a personal assistant to help her cut through red tape. Long-term care and the effects of the treatment took a toll on Alexis’ health and required her to take time away from work. Eventually her day job was eliminated, leaving her without health insurance at a vulnerable time; her second job offered no benefits.

She remained on COBRA, the federal government’s program that allows workers who leave a job to temporarily continue health coverage, but cost proved prohibitive.

The Kidds’ coverage under Obamacare comes at a steep cost as well. Christian works five days a week at a guitar shop and two days at a multiservice center in order to pay the almost $500-a-month platinum-plan premium. It’s the only one available on HealthCare.gov that allows Alexis to keep the doctors who initially saved her life in 2009. The stress of working so much takes its toll on Houston’s punk elder statesman. For him, the affordable part of the ACA is still a work in progress, but at least Alexis is covered now.

Johnny Simmons is a full-time drummer who spends an average of 40 to 50 hours a week playing, practicing and teaching. Simmons says his average pay hasn’t increased throughout his 25-year career, but he’s hopeful his extensive experience as a worship musician might help him acquire coverage through faith-based alternatives like Samaritan Ministries.

When it comes to your average bar gig, though, Simmons says he’s been onstage with the likes of Toy Subs since 1986 and his payout hasn’t changed significantly, either. Back then a night’s pay would average $100 to $200; that’s usually what he gets now. Super Happy Fun Land owner Brian Arthur provides similar numbers, saying that a local act that brings in 100 people can expect to split $350 among band members.

Touring bands often receive less at the venue, though Arthur says he always makes sure to front them enough for food and gas to their next destination.

“This is why they say, ‘Don’t quit your day job,’” he says. “The vast majority of musicians don’t even cover their expenses, much less average a positive income.”

Another club owner, Rusty Andrews of McGonigel’s Mucky Duck Supper Club, confirms the often negative cash flow experienced by some working Houston musicians.

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though, was the problem of what to do in the event of a medical crisis. Alexander’s grandmother had contracted ALS, the same disease that has left physicist Stephen Hawking and former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason physically disabled, and the possibility of developing the condition frightened Alexander. He was forced to choose between teaching in a public school or taking the risks associated with pursuing his ambitions.

Alexander, whose wife’s insurance currently covers him and their daughters, plans to release a Frank Zappa-inspired children’s record this year, but he doesn’t expect to go on tour to promote it.

“My aspirations of ever doing music full time have disappeared,” he says. “I’m in a very different station in life. It would have to take a major musical opportunity or offer to prompt me to quit and be a full-time musician. And free health care certainly wouldn’t sway me.

“However, that being said, had the ACA been around back when I was in my 20s [and] an unencumbered artist, yes, I would have formed a band and hit the road. No question.”

That opportunity may have passed for Alexander, but it’s not stopping Blaggards.

The Irish-rock band from Houston is a fulltime endeavor that regularly tours both the United States and overseas. Bassist/ singer Chad Smalley reckons he works 50-plus hours per week if one factors in travel, rehearsal, gigging and the like.

But the band is successful enough that Smalley doesn’t require a second job.

Prior to his existing health plan, which he got through the ACA via HealthCare. gov, Smalley was signed up with PCIP (Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan), an early implementation of the ACA that allowed people like him to get decent insurance coverage while waiting for the marketplace to open. Once the government site was working, Smalley says, he accessed it in mid-December 2013 and was surprised at what he could afford.

“Compared to the PCIP coverage I had before, my monthly premiums were cut by 60 percent, my deductible went from $2,000 to zero and my annual out-ofpocket max went from $6,000 to $500,” he says. “My premiums could have been even cheaper if I’d opted for a state-only plan. But since I travel a lot, I opted for national coverage.

“I even got a cheap dental plan. ...

Having guaranteed care ensures that my career won’t get stopped dead in its tracks simply because I get sick or have an accident. That happens to so many people. It’s sad and unnecessary.”

Smalley says he would be bankrupt without the ACA. Tianna Hall is a jazz vocalist who works full time on her craft and fronts The Houston Jazz Band, a group of 32 musicians. Her most recent release, Noel, a Christmas album with Chris Cortez, is among the best holiday offerings to come

out of Houston. Like Smalley, she doesn’t need a day job to keep her going while her career takes off.

Hall is insured through her husband’s employer, so she didn’t need the ACA’s help. But that doesn’t mean her life is easy when it comes to medical expenses. The couple recently welcomed their second child and even with full insurance coverage, it cost them about $8,000.

Looking at the jazz world around her, Hall says she was under no illusions that her own established music career would be profitable or secure enough to allow for insurance coverage. She says watching musicians like Marsha Frazier, a former pianist for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, battle chronic pain and poorly managed government health programs, makes her “sick to my stomach.”

“These artists and creators of music that have given a soul to this country, state and city are left to be treated as second- or third-class citizens,” Hall says. “It’s unacceptable. Not to mention our pay scale has been the same since before I was born in 1980, despite the rest of the country’s income inflating right along with the current economy.

Musicians were barely able to pay for health care then. How in the world can they possibly pay for it now?”

Hall says she hopes Obamacare will enable musicians to find help for health issues common in the industry, including depression, anxiety and substance abuse. The ACA makes some improvements to coverage of mental health problems — such conditions are listed among the 10 essential benefits that insurance plans must provide to comply with the ACA. The act also requires that mental health conditions be treated the same as physical ailments and forbids insurance companies from charging higher deductibles or requiring higher copays. Arbitrary limits on the number of doctors’ visits for mental health are likewise proscribed, with providers otherwise ordered not to treat these concerns as a lesser form of care.

“If health care was guaranteed, my music career would be astonishingly better because the 32 musicians I employ would be healthier and have access to mental health care as well,” Hall says.

Despite the changes, Hall says she is battling a form of mental health discrimination because of her autistic son, who is 3. The state of Texas mandates insurance fully cover treatment for autism spectrum disorders until a patient is 9.

Hall’s provider gets around the mandate with a “self-funded” policy, meaning that her husband’s employer covers the premium and Aetna insurance company is listed as an administrator.

In the long run, Hall says her son’s therapy could bankrupt her unless there are further changes to the law. It comes at an annual cost of more than $63,000, a price tag met only through generous aid from Hall and her husband’s parents.

comply with the law. So far, Ozz says, he’s unimpressed with the site’s offerings and is upset about the rejected Medicaid expansion, for which he would have qualified.

“I like the idea that everyone should be able to afford emergency health care, but I do not think ACA is the right answer to that,” he says. “It might be a step in a direction. I guess time will tell if it is the right direction.”

One musician who came to Ozz’s benefit concert was Christian Kidd of the Hates.

Like Ozz, Christian and Alexis realize that much work must be done before reform provides decent, affordable coverage to the entire country.

“You’ve got to start somewhere,” Christian says. “I think there’s people that really don’t like the change and think that they can still turn this back and get rid of it.”

Bandleader and jazz vocalist Tianna Hall is covered Christian rarely talks by her husband’s insurance, which helps pay for about his experiences with treatments for her autistic 3-year-old son. She says Alexis now that he has the artists and musicians “are left to be treated as second- or third-class citizens.” coverage that allows his P H O T O BY D EB O R A S M A I L © 2 0 1 3 wife to monitor her disease.

Much of Houston’s punk “We’re scared to death,” she says. “If and metal scene is staunchly we can’t handle it financially, how in the libertarian and conservative, right down world would John Q. Musician with a to The Hates’ bass player. But regardless newly diagnosed autistic toddler?” of politics, these musicians understand In times of trouble, many musicians that the ACA has been a godsend to the turn to the age-old practice of holding a Kidds, even if they oppose the idea on a benefit concert. national scale. “It does make them see Sean Ozz of The Abyss has managed the human element and not the fearmonto carve a unique niche in the Houston gering,” Alexis says. scene with an ever-rotating band of Meanwhile, Christian is candid about musicians who play ’90s-style goth-rock downshifting his career with the Hates reminiscent of Bloodflowers-era Cure. while seeing to his wife’s health needs.

In 2011, he was forced to go the benefit “I definitely had to slow down,” he adconcert route when his son Zain broke his arm, twisting the bone into a Z shape. mits. “I put things on hold. I grew up in a pretty conservative household. I always The estimated $40,000 cost to repair felt guilty because I didn’t go to college Zain’s arm seemed insurmountable given and get a straitlaced job that would have Ozz’s day job — he’s a tattoo artist in allowed me to take better care of myself a slow shop — and his modest income and others.” from music. Ozz has been sick enough What he says next speaks to the to go to the doctor only once in the past couple’s recent struggles as much as to 22 years, but even if health insurance were completely free, the idea of a Christian’s punk rock aspirations. handout still irks him. Nonetheless, he “I was always pretty determined to created original paintings to auction at do [music] instead, but I’ve always felt Zain’s benefit, held at BFE Rock Club in the sacrifices for it,” he says. “You’ve far north Houston, where bands donated got to do what you want to do, but it their time and merchandise sales to makes you aware of how things would raise money. be different if you’d become a doctor or Now Ozz’s son enjoys coverage something.” through the Children’s Health Insurance — This story first ran in the HousProgram, while his father grudgingly maneuvers through HealthCare.gov to ton Press.

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“When we took the majority, I had said that I believe we ought to hold ourselves to a higher standard. And I think what has happened in his instance doesn’t meet that standard. So I told him that I thought he should resign.” — U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, turning up the heat on freshman U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister, R-Swartz, who was caught on surveillance tape kissing a married staffer. McAllister had said he wouldn’t resign, but he wouldn’t run for re-election when his abbreviated term is up in November.

“It’s always difficult.” — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu to Roll Call, when asked if it was

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difficult dealing with fellow Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter. Landrieu, the chairwoman of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a strong advocate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, was frustrated that Vitter wanted to add an amendment to the Keystone legislation that would eliminate employer contributions to Congressional members and their staffs. “It just makes clear that Sen. Vitter will put getting headlines above getting things done for the country,” Landrieu said.

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effects.” — Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott, describing medical marijuana to the Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare last week.

Taking the oaths

Inaugurations to be held at the Saenger Theatre

The three new members of the New Orleans City Council — and the four continuing ones — will take their oaths of office Monday, May 5, at 10 a.m. at the Saenger Theatre, followed by a special organizational meeting in City Council chambers at noon. Also being sworn in: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Sheriff Marlin Gusman and other recently elected officials, including new Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse. An interfaith ceremony will precede both gatherings at 8:30 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral.

Councilman-at-Large-elect Jason Williams will be sworn in by retired Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Calvin Johnson, while District C Councilwoman-elect Nadine Ramsey will be sworn in by Louisiana State Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson. District D Councilman-elect Jared Brossett will be sworn in by Orleans Parish First City Court Judge Monique Morial.

Brossett, who has served as a state representative since 2009, made his final remarks in the state Legislature April 30, where his fellow leges sent him off with a tune: “The Treme Song,” by John Boutte. Brossett is from Gentilly, but nice gesture and close enough.

— KEVIN ALLMAN

Weeding out pot reform Medical marijuana bill dies in the Senate

Medical marijuana has been legal in Louisiana since 1991, allowing doctors to prescribe pot to certain patients. But sometimes-conflicting federal law and no state infrastructure for dispensing and regulating marijuana have effectively neutered that law, though it remains on the books.

On April 30, the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare voted to defer Senate Bill 541 from state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Breaux Bridge. That bill deletes the current law and replaces it with a comprehensive means of regulating the prescription of marijuana, including creating a Therapeutic Marijuana Utilization Review Board and coordinating authority with the state’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners. The committee voted 6-2 against the bill.

At an April 30 Louisiana Senate committee hearing on medical marijuana, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell suggested that marijuana is a “gateway drug” and linked to “85 percent” of cases he’s seen that also involved “some of the most vicious, brutal murders (and) rapes.”

In January, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he would be open to medical marijuana “if there is a legitimate medical need” and under “very strict supervision.” That month, the Louisiana House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice met with doctors, criminal justice organizations and reform advocates to discuss the “feasibility and effectiveness” of legalizing weed. State lawmakers filed several marijuana bills aimed at health and criminal justice reforms. Last week, however, a bill to reduce penalties for marijuana possession also died in committee.

At last week’s meeting, advocates speaking in favor of Mills’ bill included Drs. Mark Alain Dery of Tulane University and Karla Doucet, as well as Jacob Irving, a student with spastic quadriplegia and a member of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy. Marjorie Esman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, told the committee, “You’re going to hear a lot of opposition mostly from law enforcement. What you will hear is political, not medical ... [and] based on politics and based on fear.”

The committee applauded Irving’s story and courage. Committee chair Sen. David Heitmeier, D-Algiers, said, “I think this committee wants to find a way we can help.” But opponents argued that the bill would compromise federal law under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a view that was supported by the state’s district attorneys who also argued against the measure.

“It pains me to oppose this bill,” said Calcasieu Parish District Attorney John DeRosier.

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“You’re not the FDA,” Mike Ranatza, executive director of the Louisiana Sheriffs Association, told the committee, adding that the medical exemption for smoking marijuana would create “problems for law enforcement with identification” and that the decision ultimately lies with the feds.

“This is not a medicine,” said Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott.

“It’s a controlled dangerous substance and has serious side effects.”

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell also spoke in opposition, suggesting that marijuana is a “gateway drug” and linked to “85 percent” of cases he’s seen that also involved “some of the most vicious, brutal murders (and) rapes.”

“We’re talking about people with cancer where this is a last-ditch effort for (treatment),” Mills replied. “Do you want to throw (the bill) in the garbage?” he asked, whereupon Caldwell admitted he hadn’t read the bill.

Before the vote, state Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, attempted to add an amendment that would put the bill into effect only if the FDA approved medical marijuana. That amendment also failed.

— ALEX WOODWARD

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donated $5 million to Steve Gleason’s Team Gleason foundation to fund the Team Gleason House for Innovative Living for patients with ALS. The donation from the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner will be an endowment for annual operating costs at the facility, which will help 18 ALS patients live independently.

Judge William Burris

of the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany and Washington parishes was named Louisiana CASA Association’s Judge of the Year at a ceremony in Baton Rouge April 15. The award recognizes judges working to help child welfare. Burris presides over juvenile court cases involving abuse and neglect in the towns of Covington and Franklinton.

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the philanthropic arm of Zurich Insurance Group, awarded the St. Bernard Project a three-year, $3 million grant to fund a Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lab to help communities prepare for disasters. The foundation made the announcement as part of the 2014 Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The St. Bernard Project was founded in 2006 to help rebuild homes in St. Bernard Parish after the 2005 levee failures.

Sheriff Marlin Gusman

was threatened with a court-ordered “time out” April 25 for failing to provide documents that had been subpoenaed in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a schizophrenic inmate who was allegedly injured and left unprotected at the Orleans Parish jail. U.S. Magistrate Sally Shushan threatened to send Gusman to an assigned courtroom alone and “without access to cellphone or other mobile device or anything else to assist him to pass the time” because of the sheriff’s refusal to comply with discovery orders.

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The Louisiana Senate failed to pass Senate Bill 250 from State Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, which aimed to exempt certain big-cat owners from a state law banning exotic pet ownership.

The law would apply to Michael Sandlin, who owns the 13-year-old Siberian-Bengal tiger named Tony, who has lived in a cage at Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete for more than a decade.

The bill passed the Senate’s Committee on Natural Resources April 15. The committee amended the bill to remove an exemption for people who hold a USDA Class C exhibitor’s license, which Sandlin possesses. Last week, the Senate voted 18-19 against the measure.

Ward’s bill attempted to undercut a 2006 state law banning private ownership of exotic pets by exempting those permit holders.

Attempts to remove Tony from the truck stop have been ongoing for years.

More recently, the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected Sandlin’s petition in October 2013 to review the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that Tony can’t live at the truck stop. In 2011, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for unlawfully issuing a permit to Sandlin to keep Tony, and in April 2013, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal held that Sandlin can’t keep Tony, nor can he keep that permit. — ALEX WOODWARD

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n Monday, May 5, St. Louis Cathedral and the Saenger Theatre will be the sites of pomp and circumstance as city officials take their oaths of office. Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman are returning to office, as are four members of the New Orleans City Council, but it’s the new people taking office who will help determine the direction of the council — and the city — in the years leading up to 2018, New Orleans’ tricentennial.

There are two notable developments that accompany the celebrations. The incoming group marks a return to an African-American majority on the council — and a much less certain slate of votes for the mayor. Two of Landrieu’s most reliable supporters on the old council, Jackie Clarkson and Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, are being replaced by council members who carry no such strong allegiance to the mayor.

To his credit, Landrieu has reached out to all three new council members, as well as to returning members. He obviously heard some of the criticisms lodged against him during his re-election campaign and is acting on them.

All three of the new council members have strong bona fides and community ties. Incoming at-large member Jason Williams, a criminal defense attorney, has experience on several criminal justice boards and ran for district attorney in 2008. He told Gambit he intends to come up with one-year and four-year plans for each council district. In District C, Clarkson is succeeded by former Civil Court Judge Nadine Ramsey, who ran for mayor in 2010 and, like Clarkson, has a strong power base in Algiers. Former state Rep. Jared Brossett — who began his political career at City Hall as an aide to then-Councilman Gusman and subsequently Hedge-Morrell — will take the District D seat.

Fiscal concerns top the mayor’s and the council’s agendas. The city has two federal consent decrees to fund — one for the New Orleans Police Department, one for Orleans Parish Prison — as well as the issue of the New Orleans Firefighters Pension & Relief Fund. Landrieu has cut the city’s contribution to the fund, and last month the state Supreme Court upheld another court’s ruling requiring the city to pay up. Together, these debts could cost the cash-strapped city $40 million that’s not in the current budget.

In recent weeks, Landrieu has gone to the state Capitol to push three legislative measures that would allow the council to put several new taxes on the November ballot in New Orleans. So far the results have been mixed, but all three bills are still alive. The House last week rejected Landrieu’s call for an additional 80-centsa-pack tax on cigarettes, but he hopes to bring that measure back up for reconsideration. Meanwhile, the House narrowly approved a bill authorizing a vote to raise the hotel/motel tax by 1.75 percent (a move fought by the local hotel industry and Lt.

Gov. Jay Dardenne). Landrieu also won House approval for authority to call a 2-mill property tax referendum — and a Senate committee later amended the measure to up the ante to 10 mills. The revenue would pay for police and fire protection as well as federal consent decrees. All three require City Council approval to go on the ballot — and voters will have the final say.

Development — both economic and brick-and-mortar — will continue to play an important role, from the controversy over a proposed high-rise mixed-use development in the Holy Cross neighborhood to the continuing lack of services in New Orleans East and Gentilly. Williams has said he would “aggressively” court development in New Orleans East, and Brossett, who grew up in Gentilly and now will represent it on the council, knows his district and its needs well.

On the cultural front, the outgoing council recently rejected proposed revisions to

All three of the new council members have strong bona fides and community ties. the city’s noise ordinance after more than two years of study, discussion, testimony, protest and acrimony among musicians, homeowners, businesses and culture bearers. That puts the issue in the lap of the incoming council. Though the noise ordinance affects the entire city, Ramsey will have a disproportionate stake in the outcome because she represents the French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny. In debates before the election, Ramsey was skeptical about how the ordinance was written, saying she didn’t think all parties involved had been given a voice.

Then there’s utility regulation. The council regulates Entergy New Orleans on the East Bank and Entergy Louisiana in Algiers. The utilities, which are related entities, supply electricity citywide and gas to the East Bank. The council also oversees Veolia, the company that manages operations of the Regional Transit Authority.

Veolia added management of New Orleans’ ferries in February, and residents and businesses have complained about curtailed ferry hours and new rider fees (the outgoing council voted unanimously last year to impose a $2 crossing fee for pedestrians).

Every mayor and council have long “to-do” lists as they begin their respective terms. Landrieu and the council face enormous challenges, but these times also present our city with great opportunities.

We wish the mayor and the council good luck and Godspeed.

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Dr. Ralph Lupin will be remembered for his years of public service and many private acts of kindness.

Museum, to which he made a significant personal donation as well.

As a physician, “Dr. Ralph” was known to many families for having brought multiple generations into the world. He also was known for the many projects and causes that he and the Lupin Foundation supported. He served on more boards of directors than I have room to recount in this space, and when Hurricane Katrina struck, Ralph went to the Superdome as a first responder.

His community service often put him in the public eye, and he had many friends in the political arena. One of my favorite memories of Ralph dates from former Gov. Edwin Edwards’ legendary fundraising trip to Paris in 1984, which I covered as a reporter for WDSU-TV. By the end of the trip, everyone suffered from morning hangovers. As I was taping a “standup” for one of my last reports, he photobombed me, rolled up my sleeve and gave me a B-12 shot. “You need this,” he said. I used it in my story, and we laughed about it for years afterward.

Ralph once ran for the City Council.

Although not successful in that race, he continued to serve New Orleans on many levels.

He will be sadly missed.

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ew Orleans lost another leading citizen last week when Dr. E. Ralph Lupin, a prominent physician, philanthropist, attorney, civic leader and public servant, died May 2 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 83. For the past three decades, I was proud to call Ralph my friend.

A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, Ralph left a legacy that touched — and will continue to touch — generations of New Orleanians. He served his community in many ways: as a doctor who delivered thousands of children; as a founder of St. Charles General Hospital; as the first assistant Orleans Parish coroner; as a generous donor to educational, charitable, civic and religious causes; as a leader on the Louisiana State Museum Board and the Vieux Carre Commission; and as a tireless volunteer activist. He also was a fun-loving New Orleanian.

Ralph and his brothers, Dr. Arnold Lupin and Dr. Sam Lupin, founded and successfully operated St. Charles General Hospital until its sale to Tenet Healthcare Corp. in 1985. Their successes led the brothers to form the Lupin Foundation, which has helped many other nonprofits, community service providers, churches and the needy with grants of $2 million a year for nearly 30 years.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu described Ralph as “a great friend and one-of-a-kind person. He gave his life, his time and his treasure to improve the lives of the people of New Orleans.”

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne likewise praised Ralph as “the heart and soul of the state museum system. He served on the board for more than 35 years, was elected chairman on three different occasions. His love of New Orleans, the French Quarter and its heritage was unsurpassed.”

Among Ralph’s (and the foundation’s) many charitable causes was the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA); Ralph chaired its board and the performing arts theater bears his family’s name.

Even as he neared the end of his life, Ralph continued to look for ways to share. One of his last acts of civic charity was the Lupin Foundation’s decision to underwrite the creation of the Holocaust Wing of the National World War II

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A second life for ‘liberal’ causes ith roughly a month remaining in the legislative session, many of the policy assaults from the left are either dead and buried or running out of steam. Some already are carving tombstones for issues such as LGBT rights, marijuana reform, Medicaid expansion and environmental justice — to name a few.

At some point before the session convened, all of those issues appeared to have momentum, particularly in the form of mainstream media attention.

Each issue benefited from open-minded evaluations by Democrats, moderates and Republicans with libertarian bents.

Poll numbers were encouraging as well, but apparently no one told the lawmakers who hold tight grips on legislative pressure points.

The best a supporter of “liberal” causes can hope for now is a second life, which all of these issues are positioned to have if the

legislation to open medicinal marijuana applications was still pending, but a group had been formed to lobby on its behalf.

The Louisiana Cannabis Industries Association (LCIA) is registered with the secretary of state as a nonprofit group and lists its president as Matt Moreau, a Baton Rouge attorney. Lobbyist Jesse McCormick is registered to represent LCIA. The group will be put to the test on Senate Bill 541 by state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, which sets up the Therapeutic Marijuana Utilization Review Board to write rules for prescriptive authority by certified neurologists, oncologists and ophthalmologists. (Louisiana currently allows doctors to prescribe medical marijuana, but doesn’t protect either prescribers or users.) Even though Gov. Bobby Jindal is open to the idea, the real task of the LCIA may be to lay the groundwork for future gains.

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promoters of those causes stay focused, avoid pettiness and seek new coalitions.

The latter is what’s keeping the LGBT community in good spirits these days. While anti-discrimination proposals and a repeal of the state’s anti-sodomy laws (which unconstitutionally criminalize oral and anal sex as “crimes against nature”) failed to gain traction at the Legislature, LGBT activists say they still managed to score a big win this session.

They’re referring to state Rep. Karen St. Germain, D-Plaquemine, the first rural lawmaker to take up their cause.

Traditionally, New Orleans legislators have been the ones carrying the LGBT banner.

That changed with St. Germain’s House Bill 887 to ban employers from making decisions based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

St. Germain voluntarily shelved her bill in mid-April after proponent testimony in committee — before opponents could chime in so that, as she put it, those in favor would not be subjected to homophobic tirades. (She also didn’t have the votes to move the bill forward.)

“I think it could encourage more lawmakers to take stances they believe in but might not be comfortable with,” said Bruce Parker, coalition manager for Equality Louisiana.

The silver lining for pot enthusiasts, after the failure of bills to reduce criminal penalties for first-time possession of small amounts, can be found in the emergence of new special interests. At press time,

On other fronts, lawmakers refused to put forth a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed voters to decide whether Louisiana should accept the Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama’s health care law. With the feds on the verge of withholding $307 million for the governor’s privatization plan for public hospitals, and public opinion supporting expansion, it’s clear this will not be the last time lawmakers take up the issue. It could become a major issue in the governor’s race next year.

Then there’s the GreenARMY, which hopes to beat back legislative attempts to scuttle the historic lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies filed by a New Orleans-area levee board. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore and author/historian John Barry are claiming wins on some fronts, but their troops are fighting many uphill battles.

They’re also spreading the word by protesting outside a lawmaker’s office and hosting a bus tour. By most accounts, they have been overmatched and underprepared this session, but their movement has legs.

In time, it could gain lots of political traction.

All of these issues may die in the current session, but they could find second lives in the 2015 statewide elections. No doubt their advocates will see more defeats, but the road to victory often is paved with disappointments. Politicians come and go, but voters ultimately recognize — and embrace — just causes. For true believers, this session is just the beginning, not the end.

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Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville and his brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, explored the Gulf of Mexico and its coasts in 1699. Iberville settled on the Gulf Coast, establishing the first settlement of the Louisiana colony, Fort Maurepas, which today is Ocean Springs, Mississippi. A bronze statue of Iberville was erected at Fort Maurepas Park.

Bienville continued to explore the Mississippi River and in 1718 established a permanent settlement called Nouvelle Orleans, named for Duc d’Orleans of France. There is a bronze statue honoring Bienville at Bienville Place, a triangular park at 400 Decatur St. in the French Quarter. In 1955, New Orleans native and Newcomb College graduate Angela Gregory sculpted the statue, which includes figures of a Native American and Father Athanase Douay, the French monk who was with Bienville when the explorer first landed in New Orleans.

This statue once stood at the Union Passenger Terminal, but traffic signals blocked a view of the monument, and pollution from passing vehicles damaged the bronze on the statue. In 1996, it was moved to its current location.

Tributes to the brothers’ contributions also can be found at Musee Conti, the wax museum on Conti Street, and the Louisiana State Museum has an oversized statue of Bienville, but it currently is in storage.

The museum also has the Iberville Stone, which Iberville is believed to have inscribed in 1699, when he reached the mouth of the Mississippi River.

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In the early 1800s, it was the site of the Marigny Plantation. Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville was a French Creole nobleman (and president of the Louisiana Senate for a year), who was considered a leader of the Creole population.

When he inherited his family’s land, he subdivided it and sold the parcels, creating the Faubourg Marigny, which then was mostly Creole. Today, the neighborhood boundaries are the Mississippi River, Esplanade Avenue, Press Street and St. Claude Avenue.

The massive steel and brick structure at North Peters Street and Elysian Fields Avenue was built in 1895 and once housed the Claiborne Steam-Electric Generating Plant and Substation, which supplied power to streetcars, businesses and residents downtown. The station, which used coal for fuel and piped in water from the river, operated until 1922.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were more than 200 different gas, electric and streetcar companies in New Orleans, which resulted in inefficiency, waste and financial problems for the companies. In April 1922, the City Commission (now the City Council) passed an ordinance to create a single entity for power service. New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI) was founded, and the city’s entire generating capacity came from the Market Street Power Plant, approximately two and a half miles upriver from the Claiborne Station.

The original smokestacks of the Claiborne Station no longer exist, and today Entergy Corporation (successor to NOPSI) owns and operates an electric power substation at the site, supplying electricity to about 5,500 customers in the French Quarter.

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Keshi pearls in shades of pastel pink, purple and yellow make a 36-inch necklace, $275, and matching bracelet, $88, fit for springtime. Both available at Fisher & Sons Jewelers (5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504-885-4956; www.fisherandsonsjewelers.com).

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Black, angular sunglasses keep Mom looking sharp on sunny days, $245 at Art & Eyes (3708 Magazine St., 504-891-4494; www.artandeyesnola.com).

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A silver 2014 Infiniti Q50 is a gift she’ll treasure every time she starts the engine, $39,855 and up at Ray Brandt Infiniti (3700 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 504-832-2005; www.raybrandtinfiniti.com).

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Floral tea by Harney & Sons blends chamomile, rosebuds, cornflowers and orange peel for a “mother’s bouquet,” $8 for a box of 20 bags at The Woodhouse Day Spa (4030 Canal St., 504-482-6652; www.neworleans woodhousespas.com).

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This bracelet and earrings set is made of handcrocheted mesh. The $470 bracelet features gold-plated wire, while the $125 earrings feature two-toned sterling silver, both at Symmetry Jewelers & Designs (8138 Hampson St., 504-861-9925; www.symmetry-jewelers.com)

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A large floral clutch made of woven straw fits all the essentials, features an attachable strap and looks cute with anything, $79 from Maiya (3000 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504324-8745; www.facebook. com/maiyaboutique).

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Brown leather sandals with black-and-white rope ties match all of Mom’s summer outfits and are $24.99 at UAL (518 Chartres St., 504301-4437; www.shopual.com).

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For the local girl with a heart of gold, this angel wing and fleur de lis pendant, crafted from bronze and sterling silver, is a fitting tribute, $125 at Jose Balli (621 Chartres St., 504-522-1770; 800 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-832-8990; 70360 Highway 21, Covington, 985-892-8990; www.joseballi.com).

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Handmade of pottery fragments, this decorative piece by local artist John Hodge lends an earthy, textural note to walls, $28 at Perino’s Garden Center (3100 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-7888; www.perinos.com).

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Jacci Gresham has been tattooing at her North Rampart Street studio since 1976.

It’s the oldest tattoo shop in the state of Louisiana.

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Gresham moved to New Orleans from Detroit when she was 29. That was 38 years ago. She has no regrets.

“The highlight of my whole life is that I get to put a mark on people, and the

people are mostly enthusiastic about it,” she says. “It’s pretty exciting when someone says, ‘You know, you did my first tattoo.’ And you look at that tattoo and it’s as good as some of the work [being done] today.”

The tattoos Gresham draws range from realistic portraits of lions with wild manes to bubbly cartoon hearts, honeybees and flowers.

She accommodates most requests, though she’s known for her ability to tattoo the same way she draws to ensure that what a customer sees on paper won’t be far from what ends up on his or her skin.

Gresham has distinctive, pretty handwriting, something that’s important to people looking to get a loved one’s name written across their chests, and the artist’s background in architecture has imbued her work with precision even in hard-to-gauge areas of the body. The leg, for example, is curved, so for a line down the calf to look straight, it actually must curve also, she says.

Born in Flint, Michigan, Gresham always liked to draw. She studied architecture and engineering in college and worked for General Motors designing

floor plans for car dealerships. She was working at an engineering firm when she met Ajit “Ali” Singh, the man who would become her best friend, at his then-girlfriend’s house in Detroit. Gresham was 25 or 26 at the time, and Singh took an immediate liking to her.

“He was cooking Indian curry,” she says. “The reason he liked me was because I could eat hot food. I can still eat hot food.

“He was drawing these eagles on the sidewalk, I remember.

And I didn’t know why. He was drawing them for kids.” She asked about the drawings and Singh, who had degrees in engineering and commercial art, told Gresham he was an artist and had learned to tattoo while living in England a few years before.

Gresham and Singh visited New Orleans looking for work in engineering and architecture, but had no luck.

“When we got down here there were only two tattoo shops in New Orleans,” Gresham says. “So we thought, ‘Hmm.’

Actually, he thought, ‘Hmm.’ I mean, I was just following along.” Gresham says she had saved up money and Singh had the skill, so they founded what was then the third tattoo shop in New Orleans.

They opened the shop in 1976 exactly where it is today. Gresham had never given or received a tattoo. She had been sketching and doing pen-and-ink drawings all her life, but she had no experience in the business she was about to enter. The two existing tattoo shops have since closed, making Aart Accent the oldest in New Orleans.

Despite its colorful and appropriately gaudy storefront across Rampart Street from the French Quarter, Aart Accents is tranquil on a Monday afternoon.

Drawings of tattoos line the walls so customers can choose a design easily, something Gresham says comes in handy at 3 a.m. At her desk are medical supplies to prevent infections, especially for piercings, which are available in the back of the store.

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hen Jacci Gresham went into business in 1976, she was the first black female tattoo artist not only in New Orleans but in the U.S. The path that led her to owning the oldest tattoo shop in Louisiana — a career that’s earned her recognition from some of the most famous artists in the tattoo business — was full of watery U-turns and eraser marks.

“I had no plan,” the 67-year-old artist says from behind the desk at her tattoo parlor, Aart Accent Tattoos on North Rampart Street. “I had no thought of ever being a tattoo artist — ever.”

A framed photo of a 29-year-old Gresham hangs near her desk. “See me there with the dog?” she says. “There is not a tattoo on me anywhere.” Gresham hasn’t changed much. She still has a a head of wild hair, though it’s graying now. She’s tall and has big brown eyes that squint when she laughs, and she wears homemade apron T-shirts with Aart Accent’s motto “YEAH! IT HURTS.” stitched onto the back. The other motto is “Look Better Naked — Get a Tattoo.”

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Singh died in 1995; Gresham now runs the business alone.

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“Jacci was ahead of her time in tattooing,” says Jim Seawright, who got his first tattoo from Gresham about 25 years ago, when he was 21.

Seawright worked for Gresham as a tattoo artist in the shop for 10 years, an experience he says was unlike any other he’s had, where “every day was a different day.”

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from sketching in a notebook to drawing on people’s bodies, she brought the same art and creativity with her. There were limited colors and shapes available for tattoos back then, Gresham says, and it was rare to find a tattoo artist who could tattoo the way he or she could draw.

“Tattoos at the time were real simple,” she says. “They only had about six colors, really. You had your basic colors, your primary colors, but you didn’t do a lot of blue, you definitely didn’t do a lot of purple.

Most of the stuff was red and green, a

When Gresham had been tattooing for about a year, she flew to San Francisco to be tattooed by the famous Ed Hardy.

“I was kind of picking his brain to see what knowledge he had,” Gresham says.

“He was the one who, in this country, first started doing back pieces and stuff like that.”

Hardy drew small red phoenix on Gresham’s wrist using a single line of ink, another innovation Gresham introduced to New Orleans.

“He was the first one doing the one-line,

“Women who have been tattooing over 20 years, there ain’t a hundred in this country. But they are tattooing now. I think it’s good, because women are much more sensitive, or more caring, than men. I think they care more about what they do.”

Unlike many artists at the time, Gresham was willing to move beyond the art samples on the walls, Seawright says.

“She was doing tattoos that no one else even thought about doing,” he says. “She did portraits of people, animals. That was back in the day when people were still doing hearts with arrows through them.”

When Gresham made the transition

little bit of orange and yellow. They didn’t have all the colors they’ve got now.”

Gresham estimates there currently are 50 or 60 premixed colors, but when she started, you had to order powdered pigment and mix the colors yourself. “You just put, like, some Everclear in it and some pure water and some glycerin in it and you were good to go,” she says.

single-needle tattoo work,” Gresham says.

“He was doing a lot of small tattoos. … It’s not popular anymore. In my tattoo, it’s got too much detail for a small amount of space. It kind of runs together. Women weren’t getting tattoos then, and when they got tattoos, they wanted teeny tiny tattoos. Nobody wanted big tattoos.”

Not only were women not getting tattoos,

they also weren’t giving them. When Gresham opened her shop, there were a total of five female tattoo artists in the U.S. “Women who have been tattooing over 20 years, there ain’t a hundred in this country,” she says. “But they are tattooing now. I think it’s good, because women are much more sensitive, or more caring, than men. I think they care more about what they do.”

Being the only female tattoo artist in New Orleans was a pretty good deal, Gresham says, “because the men are going to come in whether you can tattoo or not. They don’t care, not really.

They didn’t then, so it gave me a lot of experience. The tattoos (available then) were so terrible that I said, ‘I could do better than that,’ and I did.”

There also were very few black tattoo artists at the time and, Gresham says, few African-Americans getting tattooed by a professional.

“Black people in Louisiana have always gotten tattoos, but they’re hand-stuck,” she says, citing musician Aaron Neville as an example. “I think the reason black people didn’t get tattoos was because the tattoo trade was predominantly a biker group, and they were not women-friendly or black people-friendly or any of that.”

Today tattoos are as common on Tulane students as they are on bikers, but you can still see the salty clientele that has been with Gresham through it all at Aart Accent, selecting skulls and birds and panthers from the wall of art options to adorn their biceps for eternity. Gresham has kept in touch with many of the men, some now grizzled and heavily inked, that she first tattooed in her shop when they were teenagers.

Tim Primeaux got his first tattoo when he was 16 years old. He went to a few tattoo shops looking for someone to draw his name as a tattoo, but he couldn’t find anyone willing to ink him so young. “They wouldn’t do it, and she did it, so that started our friendship and we’ve been good friends ever since,” he says.

Primeaux estimates about two-thirds of his body has been tattooed by Gresham.

“I’ve had other people work on me,” he says. “Different people have different styles; it’s hard to compare. I like her work. That’s why I’ve been going there for so long.”

Though she was willing to tattoo a teenaged Primeaux, Gresham isn’t afraid to speak up when she hears a bad idea.

She also refuses work when she feels it is disrespectful or cruel or suspects the person might regret it later. She understands the permanence of her work, and though it’s one of her favorite things about tattooing, she’s aware that such permanence comes with responsibility.

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how old they are,” Gresham says. “I remember a young kid came in and he must have been 12 years old, and the mom said that he needed this tattoo.

A psychiatrist said he needed a tattoo, because he was cutting on his skin. …

(The kid) wanted Casper the ghost. And I said, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t think that’s a good idea.’ In Louisiana, you can tattoo at any age as long as the parents consent to it, which is ridiculous … because kids change, the body changes, the tattoo changes. You see

who should be getting tattoos are the people over 25.”

Peanut, one of Gresham’s customers, still appreciates her refusal to give him a tattoo he requested. He got his first tattoo when he was 16; he’s 47 now.

“Tattoos are forever, and she made it known that whatever you put on, it’s going to be on you for the rest of your life, so you better like it,” he says.

Peanut wanted the Zig-Zag man, the illustration that decorates Zig-Zag

how your skin changes over the years?

“I never thought of getting a tattoo.

I got a tattoo to learn how to give tattoos originally. Now I get tattoos to promote the product, to show people that it can enhance your body. But I also tell them, ‘Don’t do this too young.’

Technically speaking, most of my business is under 25. But the people

rolling papers, but Gresham talked him out of it.

“Some guy came in one day and he wanted ‘666’ on his forehead and I refused that,” Gresham says. “That’s negativity to me. … I don’t like tattooing any satanic stuff. It’s just not me. But people get them every day. I had a guy come into work and he’s a piercer. …

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“People don’t appreciate the skill of the artist. They’ll come in at 1 in the morning and they want a deal. But they just left the bar, and the bar didn’t give them a deal.”

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Next thing I know, he had horns (tattooed on his head). I just can’t have that.”

Youth and booze can lead to bad ideas — and bad tattoos.

“Most towns, they say if you’ve been drinking at all they don’t want to tattoo you,” she says. “You couldn’t work in New Orleans if you did that. You have to.”

She saw it happen with her business partner, Singh, before he died.

“People don’t place the importance on tattooing as much as they should, compared to other things,” she says.

“People’s priorities, especially in New Orleans, are different, and it should be your priority because you are stuck with

off the phone [Internet] and want you to do it exactly like in the phone, and I think that’s frustrating to the artist as well.”

Even when she retires, Gresham plans to continue tattooing in her newly built tree house at her Mississippi home.

It won’t be on the same scale as Aart Accent, but it will be on her own terms.

“Jacci was ahead of her time in tattooing. She was doing tattoos that no one else even thought about doing. She did portraits of people, animals. That was back in the day when people were still doing hearts with arrows through them.” — Jim Seawright Gresham continues to tattoo, and though she still takes pride in her work, she hopes to retire by the time she’s 70.

“I still enjoy it and I wonder if there’s something wrong with me because everyone I know is burned out,” she says.

“If I’m putting a drawing on you, what could be more important than that?

Because it can’t be erased — easily.”

Though she still has fun producing body art, Gresham says she can see why the business wears down artists after a while.

whatever (tattoo) you get for life.

“People don’t appreciate the skill of the artist. They’ll come in at 1 in the morning and they want a deal. But they just left the bar, and the bar didn’t give them a deal. I think the thing that made me successful at this tattooing was that I care about what it is I do. If I have time, I research stuff, I’ll draw two or three times to get the best product, but I think that today, people I’m working with, they don’t care. They bring in some garbage

Gresham is glad tattooing found her. She talks about the past the way she talks about the artwork crawling up her left leg, an ever-growing chain of faces and figures representing the storied life she’s led. How has she decided what to tattoo on herself?

“Generally, I see something I like,” she says, adding that she’s happy with the results of her whimsies.

“I think I’m doing a lot better than I would be drawing buildings.”

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A vein attempt

Intravenous solutions of vitamins, minerals and fluids are used to treat maladies from hangovers to depression. Are they effective?

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The Remedy Room offers IV therapy as a novel way to get doses of vitamin C.

began giving patients high intravenous doses of vitamin C 30 years ago.

He was a pioneer when he opened his own private practice, the Mary Medical Clinic, Mignonne Mary says. Her father used vitamin C intravenous treatment to help treat many forms of cancer, from colon to kidney and even metastatic cancer, according to The Mary Clinic website.

“For those of us whose health is less than optimal, we need to remember that it took a while, occasionally many years, to reach the state of disrepair in which we reside,” the website reads. “It may take some time to retrain the body — cell by cell — back into proper form and function. In order to accomplish this, we need to pay attention to the smallest detail. What is it that is inside of every one of those cells?

That is the basis for vitamin and nutrition therapy — to replace the elements that have been lost from the intracellular millieu.”

Another way to use IV therapy is as a mental health tool, according to Paula Norris, owner of Springfield Wellness Center, a mental health clinic in Springfield, Louisiana.

At Springfield Wellness Center, doctors administer solutions mixed by a licensed United States compounding pharmacy for the treatment of chemical dependence or chronic stress.

The clinic is devoted to “a nutritionally supported, medically supervised detoxification of addictive substances,” as well as anxiety and depression treatment, by using an intravenous formula of a coenzyme of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, according to Norris.

“It’s a mental health tool. We use it as an adjunct to traditional mental health services,” Norris says, adding that the formula helps return patients whose chemistry may be off-balance, to a more natural state, hence the name BR+. “It’s all about the neurochemistry.”

The coenzyme is nonaddictive because it’s already part of the body’s natural makeup, Norris says.

“Cellular energy is really what it is,” Norris says. “It’s a nutritional coenzyme the body needs in order to have cellular

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onathan Ferrara made a common mistake — he drank too much at Harrah’s New Orleans Casino.

Ferrara walked slowly into The Remedy Room, a ritzy rehydration therapy lounge on St. Charles Avenue, with his sunglasses still on. It was just after 10 a.m. on the first day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and he was not about to let his nasty hangover ruin a longstanding tradition.

“I’m a complete novice at this. Normally I’d just tough it out,” says Ferrara, the owner of an art gallery on Julia Street who admits he’s no stranger to occasional overindulgence.

“But I’m a complete Jazz Fest freak — I go all seven days — and I made the mistake of going out last night.”

Ferrara signed up to get an intravenous treatment of fluids, vitamins and minerals designed to treat his hangover.

For the $149 price tag and hour required for treatment, Ferrara says he hopes it works.

“It’s kind of expensive, but this is a specific situation for me,” he says, while settling into a plush chair and filling out a standard medical form. “When I was younger I lived with a hangover — not an unusual thing in New Orleans, right? But I guess as you get older, it hits you harder.”

Locals like Ferrara as well as tourists visit the clinic after a night of overdoing it, says Dr. Mignonne Mary, who opened the center in July 2013. It follows a trend of high-end hangover treatment boutiques, which offer an almost spalike atmosphere to those who prefer not to spend the day suffering or self-medicating.

Rehydration clinics first opened in Las Vegas and Miami in the summer of 2012, and then in Chicago and Atlanta. The idea is simple: Replenish fluids to reverse the dehydration brought on by too much alcohol, which causes symptoms such as headaches, nausea and dizziness. Vitamins and minerals are added to some fluids, like the mixture in Remedy Room’s The Hangover IV, to help repair the after-effects wrought by alcohol.

But the Remedy Room doesn’t just cure hangovers, Mary says. The clinic treats athletes, jet-lagged tourists and other dehydrated patients. Moreover, remedies such as “Wellness Therapy,” an IV with vitamins C, B and antioxidants, are used for sick people or folks suffering from allergies, she says.

“IV therapy allows you to get an exact dose,” Mary says.

“Unlike a vitamin, you get 100 percent of the nutrients absorbed. With a vitamin, only 10 to 20 percent of the nutrients get absorbed.”

Whether they’re professional athletes, people with the flu or even cancer patients, her clients keep coming back — because the therapy works, Mary says.

“The number one thing you’re supposed to do when you’re sick is hydrate,” Mary says. “This way, you bathe the cells as much as possible. We kind of help them along in their healing process.”

Mary is no stranger to the notion using IV therapy as a tool for sick patients. Her father, Dr. Charles Mary, who served as the medical director of Charity Hospital, first

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energy and be able to metabolize.

This process decreases oxidative stress. It’s part of the brick and mortar in our own bodies.”

The treatments, which cost $1,100 per day, are given in conjunction with traditional therapy and counseling, as well as oral combinations of amino acids, vitamins and minerals. The coenzyme formula and detox treatment takes approximately 10 days, and the stress relief treatment takes approximately four days, Norris says. The clinic has offered detox treatments with the coenzyme since 2001 and added stress-relief treatments for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress and other disorders after Hurricane Katrina.

“The results have been pretty dramatic to say the least,” Norris says, pointing to more than a dozen patient testimonials posted on the clinic’s website.

For New Orleans drug and alcohol counselor Dr. Perry Joseph deLapouyade, the key to any successful treatment is having hard evidence that supports it.

Although he doesn’t use coenzyme intravenous treatment in his practice, deLapouyade says he believes it could work — especially if the treatments significantly reduce cravings.

“The cravings cause the most problems,” deLapouyade says, adding that relapse is common.

“We’re people that work with drug addicts and alcoholics. We work where the rubber meets the road.”

DeLapouyade says he believes in many kinds of natural treatments.

“I believe in giving the body what [it needs] to repair itself,” he says.

Even the occasional drinker is finding relief in a city that never seems to stop partying. Ferrara says he felt clarity of mind and a burst of energy after his intravenous hangover treatment — allowing him to enjoy the day at Jazz Fest.

“I would do it again, if the need arises,” Ferrara says.

And in New Orleans, it’s bound to happen, Mary says.

“This city is on all the time,” Mary says. “There’s so much to do … the music is great. Why not enjoy yourself? But people come in, often already dehydrated, and overdo it. We give them their day back.”

TALKING WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

A shot of hope Now in clinical trials, a new injectable drug could provide long-term HIV protection.

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ew Orleans ranks third among U.S. cities in HIV case rates, according to the most recent National HIV Surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, New Orleans also is the site of research for a promising new drug that could prevent HIV infections. The Tulane National Primate Research Center, GlaxoSmithKline, ViiV Healthcare and the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center collaborated on a study of the new drug. Dr. Rudolf Bohm, associate director and chief veterinary medical officer at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, discusses the drug and its implications.

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It is an injectable formulation and is related to an approved antiviral drug. This drug is highly protein-bound, which means it stays in circulation longer. There are similar, related drugs on the market that are shorter-acting.

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We found that we could prevent infection in 100 percent of animals receiving the drug. These findings demonstrate that individuals in high-risk populations could receive an injection of this drug once every three months, achieving blood levels of the drug that prevented the animals in our study from becoming infected. This study could have a significant impact on the approach to the prevention of new HIV infections.

So essentially, a person would get a shot every three months and be protected from HIV. What makes the new drug different from related drugs on the market?

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When would this new drug be available?

That’s a difficult question, because Phase 2 clinical trials in humans have not yet begun and the drug approval process is complicated. I can’t comment on that with any certainty. It could take a couple years or more. All we know is that the drug will be going into Phase 2 clinical trials. It seems to be a very safe drug in the human trials that have been done up to this point.

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New Orleans is an epicenter of the AIDS/HIV epidemic.

How could this drug benefit our population in particular?

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Because the New Orleans area has a high rate of new infections, our population is likely to benefit from this drug (being) used as pre-exposure prophylaxis when it goes on the market.

Any population in an area where the rate of new infections is high would see a benefit. Those who are already infected may benefit indirectly from the resulting increased knowledge of how these drugs work and from development of more effective compounds that not only prevent infection, but also treat existing infections.

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times a day. Missed doses decrease efficacy, or the ability to prevent infection. The drug we tested would improve adherence, since it is an injectable form that would be administered once every three months. While one would have to see a health care provider for the injections, our thoughts are that compliance will improve.

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This year’s AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK is the busiest yet for Louisiana’s fledging breweries.

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The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain has ramped up its beer geek cred and is prepared to go all in for ACBW, says Amit Patel, manager of Buffalo Wild Wing stores in Elmwood and Metairie. “It creates a focused occasion for our guests to branch out and try something new,” he says. The Metairie location will showcase 40 Arpent with a cask of Cafe Brulot, a firkin of its milk stout with wood chips soaked in Grand Marnier, cloves and cinnamon. At another event it will feature Parish Brewing’s Canebrake cask with apricot and Galaxy hops. Both brewer-owners will be on hand for their cask nights. At the Elmwood location, the owner of Mississippi’s Crooked Letter Brewing will present a cask of the brewery’s Stabello lager, which is infused with cherries.

These are only some of the many events happening throughout the state. For a complete list, see www.craftbeer.com/ACBW. For last-minute additions, cancellations and changes, check www.nolabeerblog.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 11 Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www.theavenuepub.com) » 3 P.M. — Mother’s Day ACBW kickoff crawfish boil with Bayou Teche Brewing features Hoppy Jindal, Coteau Rodaire and Saison D’ecrevisses.

The Chimes Covington (19130 Rogers Lane, Covington, 985-892-5396; www.thechimes.com) » 4 P.M. — Two Samuel Adams specialty beers will be tapped on the patio.

MONDAY, MAY 12 Balcony Bar & Cafe (1104 Harmony St., 504-895-1600) » 7 P.M. — Abita pint night features all Abita drafts.

The Barley Oak (2101 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, 985-727-7420; www.thebarleyoak.com) » 7 P.M. — Release party for Chafunkta-Old Rail collaboration, Off The Tracks.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie (3434 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-2524606; www.buffalowildwings.com) » 6 P.M. — East Coast night features samplings of beers from Brooklyn Brewery, Harpoon Brewery and Shmaltz Brewing Company. There

will be limited quantities of Brooklyn’s Black Ops, Harpoon’s Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA and Shmaltz’s Funky Jewbelation.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood (909 S. Clearview Parkway, Jefferson, 504-283-3256; www.buffalowildwings.com) » 6 P.M. — East Coast night features samplings of beers from Brooklyn Brewery, Harpoon Brewery and Shmaltz Brewing Company. There will be limited quantities of Brooklyn’s Black Ops, Harpoon’s Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA and Shmaltz’s Funky Jewbelation.

The Bulldog Uptown (3236 Magazine St., 504-891-1516; bulldog.draft-freak.com) » 6 P.M. — New Belgium and NOLA Brewing night with featured beers New Belgium’s Lips of Faith Cigar City Collaboration, Chicory Milk Stout, Summer Helles and Yuzu Berlinerweiss; and NOLA Brewing’s Rebirth, Hopitoulas and Blonde.

Take home a free beer glass. » 8 P.M. — Arpent and Terrapin Beer Company night features 40 Arpent’s Milk Stout and Delacroix and Terrapin’s Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale, Moonray Chocolate Orange Weissenbock and Hopsecutioner IPA. The Chimes Covington » 6 P.M. — Gnarly Barley Brewing Company rolls out its Catahoula Common.

Mellow Mushroom (3131 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, 504-644-4155; www.mellowmushroom.com) » 6 P.M. — Abita pint night, featuring Abita’s Amber, Strawberry and Select.

TUESDAY, MAY 13 Avenue Pub » 5 P.M. — Barrel aged night is an annual salute to beer aged in (mostly bourbon) barrels. All beers will be served in 4-ounce pours.

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uring this year’s American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) May 11-18, a new Louisiana brewery will make its debut, a flagship beer will be released, the first allLouisiana brewery collaboration beer will be tapped, there will be beer dinners, some special ACBW-only beers and dozens of events all over the state. Area breweries are excited.

“As a brewer, this is an unparalleled opportunity to reach out to the public and show them how limitless craft beer can be, especially in a city like New Orleans, where we have a captivated audience just waiting to be invited to the party,” says Michael Naquin, founder and head brewer of 40 Arpent Brewery, which opened recently in Arabi.

Bayou Teche has brewed four special beers to coincide with ACBW. The first, a limited one-time release called Coteau Rodaire, is a farmhouse-style ale aged in French sauvignon blanc barrels. Another, a play on Bayou Teche’s flagship LA-31 Biere Pale, is called LA-31 Spur and is refermented in oak barrels with Belgian candi sugar before being dry hopped. The third, Hoppy Jindal, a take on traditional IPA, is dry hopped in kegs. The fourth, a 2014 version of Biere Joi, was aged in oak barrels with cacao nibs, chili arbol and Mello Joy coffee, which is popular in Acadiana.

Cari Caramonta, co-founder of the new Gnarly Barley Brewing Company in Hammond, says the brewery was rushed to get its beer ready for release during ACBW, but it was worth the effort to have Gnarly Barley’s grand opening coincide with the beer fest.

“We really didn’t want to miss out on such an amazing week for craft beer,” she says. “We are super excited to be a part of it for the first time as a commercial brewery and we are looking forward to the events we will be holding, but also getting to see and taste what everyone else has to offer.” Gnarly Barley’s Catahoula Common, a combination of ale and lager styles, will be available at various locations throughout the week, and several specially hopped casks will make appearances.

Chafunkta Brewing in Mandeville not only plans a wide release of its Kingfish cream ale in tandem with ACBW, it also worked with neighboring brewpub Old Rail Brewing Company to create the first all-Louisiana-brewed collaboration beer, Off The Tracks, a Belgian blonde ale made with boysenberries.

“We discussed adding fruit and wanted something that sounded fun and would suit the beer,” says Matthew Horney, head brewer at Old Rail. “We did some taste tests and settled with boysenberry. It’s a cross (between) a blackberry and raspberry, so you get sweet and tart,” Old Rail Brewing also is pulling out several barrel-aged beers, including a preview of its Anniversary Barleywine and a barrel-aged version of its Dark Territory Russian Imperial Stout.

“ACBW allows us to go beyond marketing or promoting the product and allows us to show who we are as an industry,” Horney says. “It’s not about this brewery or that brewery but the people who make up the craft and make it what it is. For Louisiana, this is still a young concept but growing at an accelerated rate.”

Andrew Godley, founder and head brewer at Parish Brewing in Broussard, agrees.

“I’d like to think that more people get turned on to craft beer during ACBW than any other normal week in the year, thanks to the megaphone of so much talking, celebrating and drinking craft beer at once all across the nation,” he says. In addition to the many specialty kegs and casks of unique one-off beers Godley will offer around the state during that week, he will collaborate with Red Fish Grill for Parish Brewing’s first beer pairing dinner.

Other beer dinners during the week include one at The Chimes Restaurant in Covington that features a variety of high-end beers and another at Crescent Pie & Sausage Company featuring New Belgium Brewing Company beers.

The Avenue Pub is holding several theme nights during the week: Tuesday is Barrel Aged Night, where the pub pours the barrel-aged beers alongside its barrel spirit (mostly bourbon); Wednesday is Funk Night, which showcases American sours, saisons and Brettanomyces, as well beer infused with lactobacillus, which gives brews a sour flavor; Thursday is Hophead Night, with the best and bitterest beers available; Friday features a showcase of small and new Louisiana breweries like Gnarly Barley, 40 Arpent, Chafunkta and Old Rail; and on Saturday the pub hosts a grand tasting.

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The Barley Oak » 7 P.M. — Bayou Teche/Tin Roof/New Belgium night Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie » 7:30 P.M. — Abita Bourbon Street Series release and pint night features Abita’s latest limited-release Bourbon Street Series beer, Baltic Porter, which was aged in Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon barrels for eight weeks. Buy a pint and keep the glass.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood » 6 P.M. — Abita Bourbon Street Series release and pint night, featuring Abita’s latest limited-release Bourbon Street Series beer, Baltic Porter. It is a porter aged in Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon barrels for eight weeks. Buy a pint and keep the glass.

The Bulldog Mid-City (5135 Canal Blvd., 504-488-4180; bulldog-midcity.draftfreak.com) » 8 P.M. — Gnarly Barley debuts in New Orleans with the tapping of a special keg of dry hopped Catahoula Common.

The Bulldog Uptown » 6 P.M. — St. Arnold Brewing Company flight night, featuring Santo, Endeavour, Fancy Lawnmower Pils and Spring Bock. » 8 P.M. — East Coast brewery night with Harpoon, Brooklyn and Shmaltz Breweries, featuring Harpoon’s Black Forest Cherry Chocolate Porter, Harpoon Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA; Shmaltz’s Death of a Contract Brewer; and Brooklyn’s Black Ops, BQE Wild Streak and Vintage 2012 Black Chocolate Stout.

The Chimes Covington » 6 P.M. — New Belgium night, featuring Coconut Curry Hefeweizen and Le Terrior for Lips of Faith brews and several other offerings.

Mellow Mushroom Covington (1645 Highway 190, Suite 100, Covington, 985-327-5407; www.mellowmushroom.com) » 9 P.M. — Trivia night and Abita pint night, featuring Abita citra hopped Jockamo.

Old Rail Brewing Company (639 Girod St., Mandeville, 985-612-1828) » 7 P.M. — Tapping of Chafunkta and Old Rail Brewing’s beer collaboration, Off The Tracks.

Speckled T’s (158 S. Military Road, Slidell, 985-646-1728; www.speckledts.com) » 6:30 P.M. — NOLA pint night, featuring NOLA Brewing Co.’s Blonde, Hopitoulas and Flambeau Red beers.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 Avenue Pub » 5 P.M. — Funk night, featuring Saisons, sours, lacto- and brettinfused American beers.

Barcadia Bar and Grill (601 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com) » 7 P.M. — New Belgium Brewing offers Fat Tire, 1554, Lips of Faith and free glassware.

The Barley Oak » 7 P.M. — Abita Beer throwback night, featuring Amber, Purple Haze, Golden,

American Craft Beer Week has a full schedule of events and new brews for beer lovers.

Andygator and Turbodog, as well as Abita barrel-aged Baltic Porter and Terrapin Maggie’s and Moonray.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie » 6 P.M. — Georgia night, featuring a surprise keg from SweetWater Brewing Company and a keg of Terrapin Beer Company’s Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale. Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood » 6 P.M. — Georgia night, featuring a surprise keg from SweetWater Brewing Company and a keg of Terrapin Beer Company’s Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale. The Bulldog Mid-City » 6 P.M. — Sample from a cask of Abita Imperator Black IPA. » 8 p.m. — Taste Samuel Adams Honey Queen and Tasman Red. The Bulldog Uptown » 6 P.M. — Southern IPA night, featuring Tin Roof’s Juke Joint IPA, Bayou Teche’s Hoppy Jindal IPA and SweetWater Brewing Company’s SweetWater IPA. » 8 P.M. — Gnarly Barley Brewing’s Catahoula Common Ale is featured.

The Chimes Covington » 6:30 P.M. — The second annual Southern Craft Beer Dinner features Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti, Break Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel No. 6, North Coast Le Merle, Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 13 and New Belgium Le Terroir beers, as well as brews not usually available in Louisiana.

Admission $50. d.b.a.

(618 Frenchmen St., 504-942-3731; www.dbaneworleans.com) » 6 P.M. — 40 Arpent features its Delacroix and Milk Stout, and New Belgium pours Summer Helles and Snapshot. The Tin Men play at 7 p.m. and there’s no cover charge.

Evangeline (329 Decatur St., 504-908-8008; www.evangelinenola.com) » 5 P.M. — The Saint Arnold

Brewing Company features an undisclosed beer.

Lager’s International Ale House (3501 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-887-9923; lagersmetairie. draftfreak.com) » 6 P.M. — Samuel Adams beers are featured, including Blueberry Hill, Porch Rocker and Honey Queen.

Old Rail Brewing Company » 7 P.M. — The brewery will tap a limited-release Dark Territory Russian Imperial Stout.

Mellow Mushroom Northshore » 5:30 P.M. — Bingo night with NOLA Brewing Company features Rebirth Pale Ale and Hopitoulas beers. » 7 P.M. — The restaurant features the Chafunkta-Old Rail collaboration beer, Off The Tracks.

Red Fish Grill (115 Bourbon St., 504-598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com) » 6:30 P.M. — Parish Brewing beer dinner features crawfish dishes.

Which Craft? (279 Enterprise Drive, Suite A, Houma) » 5 P.M. — 40 Arpent Brewing taps a keg of Delacroix with Sorachi Ace hops and Sriracha

THURSDAY, MAY 15 Aline Street Beer Garden (Prytania Hall, 1515 Aline St., 504-891-5774; www.facebook.com/ AlineStreetBeerGarden) » 7:30 P.M. — Abita Brewing Company offers a cask of its citra hopped Jockamo IPA. Avenue Pub » 5 P.M. — Hop Head nNight offers Single Hops and hop bombs as well as several casks of local beers.

The Barley Oak » 7 P.M. — St. Arnold Divine Reserve vertical tapping of Divine Reserve 12, 13 and 14, and Gnarly Barley nNight features a special dry hopped version of Catahoula Common.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie » 6:30 P.M. — 40 Arpent cask night features 40 Arpent owner Michael Naquin tapping a cask of Cafe Brulot, a firkin of the brewery’s recently released cafe au lait-style milk stout with wood chips soaked in Grand Marnier, cloves and cinnamon.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood » 6 P.M. — NOLA pint night features a keg of NOLA Brewing’s newest release, Rebirth Pale Ale. A portion of the proceeds from this seasonal beer will be donated to the Roots of Music Foundation, which gives instruments to underprivileged children. Buy a pint of any NOLA Brewing draft beer and keep the glass.

The Bulldog Mid-City » 8 P.M. — East Coast brewery night with Harpoon, Brooklyn and Shmaltz breweries features Harpoon’s Black Forest cherry chocolate porter and Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA; Shmaltz’s Death of a Contract Brewer; and Brooklyn’s Black Ops, BQE Wild Streak and Vintage 2012 Black Chocolate Stout.

The Bulldog Uptown » 6 P.M. — Samuel Adams specialty brew night features Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Blueberry Hill and Porch Rocker beers. » 8 P.M. — Chafunkta Brewing Night features Old 504 and the Chafunkta-Old Rail collaboration, Off The Tracks, beers.

The Chimes Covington » 6:30 P.M. — Abita Beer and chargrilled oyster pairing features raw oysters with Abita Amber, regular char-broiled oysters with Andygator, barbecued oysters with Turbodog, special char-broiled oysters with Select Triple Haze and oysters “Rockafeller” with Spring IPA. Columbia Street Tap Room (434 N. Columbia St., Covington, 985-898-0899; www.covingtontaproom.com) » 8 P.M. — NOLA pint night features

NOLA Brewing’s Rebirth Pale Ale, Hopitoulas IPA and Blonde Ale. Cooter Brown’s Tavern (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com) » 6 P.M. — Covington Brewhouse Pontchartrain Pilsner pint night. d.b.a. » 5 P.M. — There will be specialty kegs from Bayou Teche Brewing and Juke Joint IPA from Tin Roof Beer, and the Bayou Teche staff will prepare free Cajun food. Soul Creole band plays at 10 p.m. (there’s a $5 cover charge).

Evangeline » 5 P.M. — The featured beer is Crooked Letter Brewing Company’s Gipsy IPA. The Irish House (1432 St Charles Ave., 504-595-6755; www.theirishhouseneworleans.com) » 6 P.M. — Brooklyn summer pint night.

Lager’s International Ale House » 6 P.M. — An Abita Imperator Black IPA cask is opened.

Midway Pizza (4725 Freret St., 504-322-2815; www.midwaypizzanola.com) » 6 P.M. — Chafunkta Brewing taps a keg of Kingfish Ale and the authors of New Orleans Beer: A Hoppy History of Big Easy Brewing sign their book. » 7:30 P.M. — New Belgium pint night features samplings and free glassware.

Old Rail Brewing Company » 4 P.M. — Limited release of barrel-aged Dark Territory Russian Imperial Stout.

Publiq House (4528 Freret St., 504-826-9912; www.publiqhouse.com) » 9 P.M. — New Belgium pint night with music by Brass-A-Holics.

R Bar (1431 Royal St., 504-948-7499; www.royalstreetinn.com/r-bar) » 5 P.M. — Abita cask night features cask-conditioned citra hopped Jockamo IPA. Wayfare (4510 Freret St., 504-309-0069; www.wayfarenola.com) » 6 P.M. — New Belgium beer cocktails are featured.

FRIDAY, MAY 16

Avenue Pub » 4 P.M. — Avenue Pub locals night features a Chafunkta Brewing-Old Rail collaboration release, a special dry hopped version of Gnarly Barley’s Catahoula Common and 40 Arpent’s Ginger Wasabi Milk Stout.

The Barley Oak » 7 P.M. — NOLA, Stone and Brooklyn Brewing night features a NOLA cask and Stone Brewing’s Tiger Cub Saison.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie » 7 P.M. — Parish Brewing cask night features Andrew Godley, founder and brew master, opening a cask of apricot and galaxy dry hopped Canebrake

SATURDAY, MAY 17 Avenue Pub » 3 P.M. — The sixth annual grand tasting features a wide array of American craft

beers, which can be sampled a la carte or with a tasting ticket.

The Barley Oak » 7 P.M. — A grand tasting features Sierra Nevada’s Hoptimum; Samuel Adams’ Honey Queen, Third Voyage and Belgian Session; and Brooklyn Brewery’s BQE and Brewmasters Reserve. Also, Parish Brewing’s Black Currant and Galaxy dry hopped canebrake in the cask are available.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Metairie » 7 P.M. — Founders night includes the tapping of one of the few remaining kegs of Old Curmudgeon Ale released in Louisiana and vertical flights of Old Curmudgeon and four other Founders beers: All Day IPA, Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale and Porter.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood » 7 P.M. — Crooked Letter cask night features brewery owner Paul Smith tapping a cask of cherry-infused Stabello Italian-style lager.

The Bulldog Mid-City » 6 P.M. — A keg of Chafunkta-Old Rail collaboration beer is tapped. » 8 P.M. — New Belgium pint night features Fat Tire, Snapshot, Summer Helles and Lips of Faith beers.

The Bulldog Uptown » 10 A.M. — The Founders KBS beer brunch is a ticketed event with limited space.

Tickets are available at the bar. » 8 P.M. — West Coast brewery night features Stone Brewing’s Imperial Russian Stout and Spotlight Sprocketbier; Green Flash’s Hop Odyssey and Palate Wrecker; and Sierra Nevada’s Hoptimum and Ovila Abbey Saison.

The Chimes Covington » 6 P.M. —NOLA cask night features the opening of casks of NOLA Brewing’s Girl Stout Cookie and Rebirth Pale Ale beers.

Evangeline » 5 P.M. — 40 Arpent’s Bananas Foster Milk Stout is the featured beer.

Old Rail Brewing Company » 4 P.M. — There’s a preview and limited release of Old Rail’s Anniversary Barleywine.

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Wheat Ale. Envie Pale Ale and standard Canebrake Wheat are available on draft.

Buffalo Wild Wings — Elmwood » 7 P.M. — Founders night includes the tapping of one of the few remaining kegs of Old Curmudgeon Ale released in Louisiana and vertical flights of Old Curmudgeon and four other Founders beers: All Day IPA, Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale and Porter.

The Bulldog Mid-City » 6 P.M. — Bayou Teche throwdown with four Bayou Teche beers on tap, two one-off kegs, boudin, cracklings and Bayou Teche swag. » 8 P.M. — West Coast night features Stone Brewer’s Spotlight Sprocketbier and Imperial Russian Stout, Green Flash Brewing’s Hop Odyssey and Sierra Nevada’s Ovila Abbey Saison and Hoptimum.

The Bulldog Uptown » 6 P.M. — Abita cask night features a limited quantity of cask-conditioned, citra hopped Jockamo IPA and Bourbon Street Series Baltic Porter. » 8 P.M. — Lazy Magnolia neighbors night features Southern Pecan, Southern Hops’pitality India Pale Ale, Lazy Saison and the debut of Songs of the South Berlinerweiss.

The Chimes Covington » 6 P.M. — West Coast meets the Gulf Coast with Green Flash Brewing’s Hop Odyssey: Black IPA and Le Freak, Stone Brewing’s Spotlight Series Imperial Russian Stout and Sierra Nevada’s Ovila Abbey Saison and Hoptimum.

Columbia St. Tap Room » 7 P.M. — Abita throwback pint night featuring Amber, Andygator, Purple Haze, Turbodog and Golden.

Crescent Pie and Sausage Company (4400 Banks St., 504-482-2426; www. crescentpieandsausage.com) » 6 P.M. — The restaurant hosts a dinner featuring several courses of food paired with New Belgium beers.

Evangeline » 5 P.M. — The bar features Evangeline Amber, a beer specially brewed for Evangeline by Covington Brewhouse.

Old Rail Brewing Company » 4 P.M. — There’s a special preview and limited release of Old Rail’s barrel-aged Anniversary Barleywine.

Swamp Room (5216 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-5242) » 7 P.M. — The bar features an Abita citra hopped Jockamo cask.

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of our industry in our efforts Lauren VanCamp is flanked by dryto be green,” cleaned garments VanCamp says.

“As new methods at Liberto Cleaners.

PHOTO BY and practices C H ER Y L G ER B ER arise, we try to implement them wherever possible. Being earth-friendly is an ideology I practice in my everyday life, and my business reflects my feeling and belief.”

The earth-conscious efforts include using mild, biodegradable detergents and solvents, and the staff reuses materials whenever possible. “Our customers may bring back their hangers for recycling as well as their [polyethylene] bags,” VanCamp says.

After customers drop off used polyethylene garment bags, Fabriclean Supply, which provides Liberto Cleaners with the bags, picks them up and sends them to be recycled into new items such as children’s outdoor play sets and fencing. Customers have the option to purchase reusable bags for clean items instead of using polyethylene bags.

VanCamp says the company’s delivery service is an efficient, ecofriendly way for customers to get their clothes back. “In another effort to be green, hoping to reduce everyone’s carbon footprint ... we offer pickup and delivery services to most of Uptown, the upper and lower Garden District, Old Metairie and Lakeview,” VanCamp says, adding that Liberto always is looking to expand its services.

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Pelican Coast Clothing (5509 Magazine St., 855-557-4949; www.pelicancoastclothing. com), a men’s clothing, accessories and fishing gear store, is now open. For online purchases, enter the code “Audubon” at checkout, and the Audubon Nature Institute will receive 20 percent of proceeds.

Trashy Diva’s Uptown (2044 Magazine St.) and French Quarter (831 Chartres St.) locations offer lingerie party packages for bachelorette and birthday parties and girls’ nights out.

Packages range in price from $200 to $400, and the price is waived if lingerie purchases equal that amount. Parties can include complimentary Champagne and cupcakes,

by Missy Wilkinson

burlesque instruction and stylist consultations. Call (504) 299-3939 to book a party.

Hazelnut (2735 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, 985626-8900; 5515 Magazine St., 504-891-2424; www.hazelnutneworleans.com) holds a trunk show of Spartina brand handbags, jewelry and scarves from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Magazine Street location, and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the Mandeville store.

The Magazine Street Champagne Stroll takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 10.

Stores along Magazine Street’s 6-mile stretch will offer Champagne, refreshments, special promotions and live music.

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hether it’s a threadbare concert T-shirt or an ivory christening gown handed down through generations, clothing embodies memories. For four generations, Liberto Cleaners (4814 Prytania St., 504-897-2161; www.libertocleaners.com), a familyowned and -operated dry-cleaning business, has helped preserve these cherished garments.

Ignatius Liberto, Theresa Meteye and Walter Meteye opened Key Stone Cleaners in 1932. In 1947, Ignatius Liberto purchased a new store on Willow Street. The business was dubbed Liberto Cleaners when J.B. and Patsy Liberto bought it in 1962.

They acquired the current Prytania Street location in 1987 and passed the reins to employees (and current owners) Mary Pat and John Walter in 1999.

Today, the Walters and their daughter, Lauren VanCamp, strive to treat customers and their garments with respect and care. The small business has grown to include 30 employees, two advanced dry-cleaning machines, two washing machines, a wet-cleaning machine, 16 pressing and finishing stations, a pre-spotting station and a hand-cleaning station. These resources allow the staff to treat every garment with detail-oriented service, whether erasing splotches of tomato sauce from a chef’s jacket or pre-treating a doctor’s lab coat.

Liberto Cleaners looks to the future by utilizing state-of-the-art, eco-friendly practices. “We try to be the forerunner

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pared to other Uptown Owner Jimmy Tran serves traditional and contemporary banh mi options, the Vietnamese dishes at Mint Modern Bistro and Bar. bread used at Mint is first in its class, with P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER an airy texture that complements heavy fillings nicely. The pho broth is aromatic and what fresh, without the iron-tinged aftertaste or Mint Modern Bistro and Bar watery consistency that plagues many of the city’s soup bowls. where While there are ample traditional 5100 Freret St., (504) 218-5534 offerings at Mint, the “modern” entree www.mintmodernbistro.com menu is small but strong. The kimchi burger is sloppy in the best possible way, when with fermented cabbage breathing new lunch and dinner daily life into the hamburger-meets-brioche how much bun combination. One of the menu’s more moderate creative items, the fried chicken and green tea waffle, is playful and festive, taking the what works Southern classic and giving it a green-hued hearty banh mi; complex upgrade with a subtly sweet flavor. The Vietnamese-inspired cocktails chicken curry’s tangerine-tinted broth is equally colorful, with a consistency that is what doesn’t more akin to a thin stew than a traditional played out pork belly tacos; Indian curry. The dish more than makes gummy bacon and crab rangoon; up for any quibbling over curry definitions misleading menu labels with robust cumin flavors and hunks of tender chicken and potatoes. check, please Mint Modern is a welcome addition solid Vietnamese to an area that may become a new standards, playful entrees destination for those seeking worthy Vietnamese food. and quirky cocktails

There’s a new Warehouse District spot for antipasto and Italian wines with the arrival of Marcello’s Wine Bar and Bistro (715 St. Charles Ave., 504581-6333; www.marcelloscafe.com). It occupies the spot that formerly housed Cabaret Le Chat Noir — next to the Italian restaurant Cibugnu.

While Marcello’s may appear to be an intimate affair from the street, stepping into the foyer reveals an elegant, expansive space filled with wine barrels and wine-themed decor.

The decidedly Sicilian menu — which includes both lunch and dinner options — is heavy on seafood dishes, including lobster panzanella with citrus-Champagne vinaigrette and crab and fennel salad with pine nuts, fried capers and strawberries. Piccata sweetbreads and a marrow appetizer with smoked sea salt are notable carnivore options.

Marcello’s undertook a soft opening April 21. “We’ve had community members in and out over the past weekend, and they’re really excited to have us in the neighborhood,” says manager Chris Curtis.— SARAH BAIRD

First bite of Toast

Toast (5433 Laurel St., 504-2673260; www.toastneworleans.com), the breakfast spot from the folks behind Tartine (7217 Perrier St., 504-866-4860; www.tartineneworleans.com), opened its doors April 29 and revealed a menu that’s refreshingly off-the-beaten path.

The space (the original home of Laurel Street Bakery, which is now at 2701 S. Broad St.) is small, but rattan chairs, light wood and warm chartreuse paint make it feel cozy and inviting. Ample natural light highlights a large mural of bridges over glistening water.

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he days of having to travel to New Orleans East or the West Bank for a bowl of pho or a hearty banh mi are long over, as the past two years have witnessed a crop of new Vietnamese restaurants open across Uptown and Mid-City. The latest addition is Mint Modern Bistro & Bar, whose vibrant lime-colored logo and enviable corner location in the Freret corridor make it a hard-to-miss spot for folks in the neighborhood with a hankering for bubble tea.

It’s audacious to declare one’s restaurant “modern,” opening up both the menu and ambience to extra scrutiny. Mint would do well to retire the modern label and focus on areas where the kitchen excels: standard, flavorful Vietnamese fare and a smattering of inventive entrees.

The strangest part of dining at Mint isn’t the offbeat decor (crystal chandeliers paired with plastic faux-wood chairs) or the unusual television shows playing on widescreens above the bar (19 Kids and Counting by day, Dennis Rodman documentaries by night) but the menu’s mislabeling of dishes.

Mint confusingly identifies or incorrectly describes several items on the menu.

In the “teasers” section, a dish called “sticky chicken wings” is actually a small plate of fried chicken in a pool of salmon-colored remoulade that bears a striking resemblance to Thousand Island dressing. The “pork belly tacos” are not a Mexican-Vietnamese fusion, but the familiar take on Momofuku pork buns that have weighed down menus across the country for the past five years.

The cocktails are thoroughly contemporary, and the long, sleek bar makes Mint an ideal stop for pre- or post-dinner drinks. The Fishy Surprise, a whiskey-based cocktail that combines grapefruit juice and fish sauce, successfully uses the salty Vietnamese ingredient in an unexpected way, helping to balance the smoky notes of the whiskey and the grapefruit’s tang. (It behooves drinkers who would rather not down a glug of fish sauce to stir the drink upon receiving it, as the sauce tends to settle quickly at the bottom.)

Other notable cocktails with Asian spins include a rebooted bloody mary made with the lingering heat of Sriracha and a vodka cocktail made with tapioca pearls that goes down a little too easily.

The menu’s classic Vietnamese offerings are fresh and serviceable, and the meat-heavy (meatball, New York strip and brisket) pho combo bowl and the meat lovers’ baguette (barbecued pork, Vietnamese ham, meatball and pate) are surprisingly well-balanced standouts. Com-

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FORK + CENTER [CONTINUED] with a dense, fluffy texture and rich, egg-heavy batter that is simultaneously light and filling. The lemon curd (one of several topping options) is thinned enough to be a successful sauce and adds a welcome citrus note.

Portions are generous, with cinnamon rolls and biscuits as big as bread plates, and particular attention is paid to dishes that feature toast as a foundation. The indulgent option of toast with honey, prosciutto and ricotta is a great way to shake up a stale breakfast routine, but simpler options, like toast with avocado and egg, also are winners.

Toast serves breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sunday.

— SARAH BAIRD

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While music may be their first love, many of the performers at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have food-related side projects that range from ice cream and chocolates to Mexican food restaurant chains. Here are a few of their culinary side projects: Chaka Khan. After losing a whopping 75 pounds, Chaka Khan launched her signature line of chocolates in 2013 — Chakalates (www.chakakhan.stilettosolutions.com) — which feature “antioxidant-rich dark chocolate, with velvety bass notes.”

There’s also a ginger and praline flavor.

Flavor Flav. Everyone’s favorite timekeeping member of Public Enemy has tried his hand several times at launching restaurants including Flavor Flav’s Chicken and Ribs in Detroit, Flav’s Fried Chicken in Iowa and House of Flavor in Las Vegas. All closed within six months of opening.

Boz Scaggs. The 1970s blue-eyed soul rocker is the owner and operator of Scaggs Vineyard (www.scaggsvineyard.com) in Napa, California, which produces French-style red and rose wines.

Phish. Not every band gets its own signature munchie, but jam band Phish is well-represented in the ice cream market by Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food. The sweet treat was created to celebrate the shared Vermont roots of the band and the business, and it features chocolate ice cream blended with marshmallow, caramel and fudge fish.

Christina Aguilera. The former teen pop queen comes with an entertainingly detailed concert rider demanding soy cheese, Flintstones Vitamins, banana chips, organic berries, PowerBars, Carnation Instant Breakfast in “Original Malt Flavor,” bottled water but “NOT EVIAN,” and more. She also serves as an official ambassador for the World Food Programme (www.wfp.org).

The String Cheese Incident. While members have never dabbled in cheese production, the band’s name stems from a fight between bandmates about cheese while on tour in their early days in Colorado.

Band member Kyle Hollingsworth is an avid homebrewer, and with SKA Brewing Company, he released Kyle’s Manipulated Modus IPA. Carlos Santana. Carlos Santana operates a chain of Mexican restaurants called Maria Maria (www.mariamariarestaurants.com), with locations across Northern California, Arizona and Texas. The restaurants are named after the hit song from his 1999 album Supernatural, Lyle Lovett. In 2012, Lyle Lovett took a serious stand over Mexican food, claiming that he refused to eat it east of the Mississippi River — even if it was prepared by Chicago’s renowned interpreter of Mexican food, chef Rick Bayless. The two eventually reconciled.

Eric Clapton. Eric Clapton served as an investment partner in last year’s reopening of longtime Upper East Side stalwart Le Bilboquet (www.lebilboquetny.com), along with billionaire Ronald Perelman and real estate mogul Steve Witkoff. — SARAH BAIRD

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John Besh Chef/restaurateur

Chef and restaurateur John Besh (www.chefjohnbesh. com) has opened several restaurants in New Orleans, including Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Borgne, Domenica and, most recently, Pizza Domenica. His cooking expertise has been featured on episodes of Top Chef, Iron Chef and his cooking show on PBS, and recently he put his restaurateuring experience to work on the Spike TV reality show Hungry Investors. In the series’ 10 episodes, Besh, Top Chef veteran Tiffany Derry and Bar Rescue star Jon Taffer investigate competing restaurants in need of cash and guidance and choose to invest in one of them. Besh spoke with Gambit about the show prior to its May 4 premiere.

How did you get involved in this show?

What did you learn going from being a chef to a restaurateur?

B: As a chef, I thought the whole world revolved around me, the food and the guest experience. As a restaurant owner, I realized I can only feed people and entertain people if I keep my costs in line. I can only keep my costs in line, if I value my employees. It works all the way down. I can only do that if I value my customers’ experiences.

When I opened the first restaurant (August), it owned me. It needed that. It needed me to pay attention to it morning, noon and night. But what happens is that you end up micromanaging the heck out of it. You can get away with that. I could even do it with two, because my second restaurant (Besh Steak) was right across the street at Harrah’s. When I got to three, I realized that I needed a foundation built on investing in employees, in the future chefs, and spending time with them.

That’s something people don’t realize. You have to manage differently. You can’t do it all yourself. You need good people

who share the same values and have a good understanding of what the end result needs to be. That’s what I am trying to pass on to people.

How is it working with the restaurant owners on the show?

B: A lot of people think they just need cash to get through.

They don’t realize that their business isn’t working. It’s not just about having more capital. And we’re not going to give you capital if we can’t trust you with it. We have to see why you need capital. Do you have a market? We are choosing places that are diamonds in the rough, that do have potential but they’re barely breaking even, or restaurants that are losing money and finally realize that the only way out is to ask for help.

We are changing people’s lives. Like the hamburger place in South Central Los Angeles. Yeah, I am going to fight for Ms. Cynthia because if they listen to what I say, they’ll stay in business for another 70 years. It’s a matter of survival and employees staying employed, and there’s a lot of dignity there.

The people behind it all are the wild card. You never know what you’re going to get until you know them. We get to know them in one week. We try to understand the ins and outs in just one week.

We’re doing iconic foods from all regions. Of course I get some looks when I am in East L.A. working with a Mexican family on making their tamale/taco restaurant better.

They’re looking at me like, “What the hell does this guy know?” That’s where I need to be the gentle Southerner who says, “I am not saying that all that you’re doing is bad, but you’re not making a profit for a reason. Your father lived and died to build this restaurant, and you don’t want to lose it now, so let me help you.” In the process, I can even make your food better, even if you think a Creole chef from New Orleans doesn’t know what he’s talking about as far as tamales are concerned. — WILL COVIELLO

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Besh: I didn’t want to do this show. I love my own little world. I love to walk between my restaurants. I love to film my PBS show at my home. This is out of the box for me.

I lost my father in late January. A week after losing the greatest figure in my life, I was out there doing this. I didn’t realize how it helped me cope with my personal life. Going out into the world with the purpose of making people’s lives better by helping with their business. Then it made sense. I could do this. It’s not just a bar rescue.

I am all about people and relationships and the passion behind the restaurants. People sink their entire lives into these things and just don’t seem to know how to make them work.

Jon Taffer and I come to this business from totally different backgrounds, but we want the same thing. We want to make the restaurants work better when we leave. … Taffer made his name building big national brands. I came up as a cook that became a chef that became a restaurateur. I come at it from more of an artistic point of view. There are mom-and-pop restaurants that we deal with that came up the same way as me. So I can communicate with them. Jon’s approach — he has a big, powerful, New York attitude — his approach is sometimes needed to wake people up. My subtle, nice guy, Southern boy approach doesn’t always get through to people. That’s where you need Taffer’s approach: “Wake up, pal, your business is going under and you’re happy to let it.”

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BEER buzz Larry Hartzog looked forward to retirement. He plotted with friends in the Northshore’s Mystic Krewe of Brew (MKOB) home brewers club to spend his time brewing off-the-wall beers in the custom-built brewhouse on his property.

He died unexpectedly less than a month after he retired, leaving friends and family to turn to his greatest passions — jazz and home brewing — to honor him.

In 2012, his fellow home brewers paid tribute to him by throwing the first Larry Hartzog Twisted Beer Fest as a fundraiser at the Mellow Mushroom in Covington to benefit his favorite cause, supporting WWOZ 90.7 FM, New Orleans’ community radio station. MKOB club members brought home-brewed beers, toasted Larry’s memory and held Larry Hartzog was a home brew competition. In 2013, the event grew and an avid home brewer and fan of WWOZ. judging became more official. This year, 35 home brews from Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas were submitted for the Larry Fest Twisted Beer Competition, and the judging is sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).

Sal Mortillaro II, vice president of the MKOB and one of the BJCP-certified judges, says there are some very “twisted” beers in the competition this year. All beers had to incorporate a vegetable, herb and/or spice, and a few examples are chai braggot, carrot cake beer, butternut squash spiced ale and lemon-lemongrass IPA. For a $15 donation, attendees can sample 35 home-brewed beers at the festival, which begins at 4 p.m. May 10 at the Mellow Mushroom (1645 Highway 190, suite 100, Covington, 985-327-5407; www.mellowmushroom.com). Red Wolf Brass Band and Guitar Slim Jr. will perform.

Larry’s daughter Elizabeth Hartzog says of the connection between her father, home brew and jazz, “Anyone who brewed with Larry knew he believed that the first thing you do, before you brew, is turn the radio to 90.7 FM. He was an annual Jazz Fest attendee, longtime member of WWOZ and loved all the music.”— NORA McGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

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2013 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND RETAIL $9-$12

Although grape farming began in New Zealand in the 19th century, the first sauvignon blanc vines were not planted in the Marlborough region until the 1970s. The district’s winemakers gained global acclaim for bringing out the varietal’s pungent aromas, vibrant flavors, crisp texture and refreshing style. Fruit for this wine was sourced from three vineyard blocks in the Awatere and Wairau valleys. Nestled between the east coast and a mountain ridge, the vineyards enjoy a sunny, dry climate with cooling coastal winds, fostering a long, even growing season. Following harvest, the must (including juice, skins and stems) was fermented in stainless steel tanks for up to 30 days.

The balanced wine offers aromas of melon, grapefruit, orange zest and green vegetables. On the palate, taste guava, lime, kiwi, green apple, clean minerality and racy acidity. Drink it with sushi, boiled shellfish, salads, tomatoes, roasted peppers, artichokes, Asian cuisines and spicy dishes. Buy it at: most Rouses Markets, Breaux Marts on Magazine Street and Jefferson Highway, Langenstein’s in Metairie, Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket, Saia’s Super Meat Market and some Targets, Winn-Dixies and Walmarts. Drink it at: Bourbon Orleans Hotel, The Embers and Sheraton Metairie-New Orleans Hotel. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Kim Sunee signs A Mouthful of Stars

4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Thursday Ancora Pizzeria, 4508 Freret St., (504) 324-1636 www.ancorapizza.com Food and travel writer Kim Sunee signs copies of her new cookbook featuring recipes from New Orleans, Tuscany, Provence, Paris, North Africa, India and other regions.

Crawfish Mambo

11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-2586

www.crawfishmambo.com More than 25 teams compete in the crawfish boiling contest and there’s music by Rebirth Brass Band, Glen David Andrews, Robin Barnes and others. Tickets $20 in advance, $20 at the gate.

NOLA Veggie Fest

11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org

www.nolaveggiefest.com The vegan food festival features food samples, cooking demonstrations, speakers, local products, short films, a kids’ area and more.

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Tampa and Goliath “The city has attracted dynamic, ambitious chefs and restaurateurs who often traffic in regionally specific food.

This year, four out of five finalists in our region were chefs in New Orleans.

We were trounced because that city’s chefs are better known, their restaurants more often patronized by the people who matter ([James] Beard voters), and also because they are often doing more exciting and envelope-pushing work.”

— Laura Reiley, Tampa Bay [Florida] Times food critic, explaining why Tampa Bay was shut out of the 2014 James Beard Awards. Reiley called New Orleans “Goliath.”

Five nonbreakfast dishes topped with a fried egg

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1 La Petite Grocery

4238 Magazine St., (504) 891-3377 www.lapetitegrocery.com

Turtle Bolognese with sherry is served over bucatini and topped with a fried softboiled egg and parsley.

2 Magasin Cafe

4201 Magazine St., (504) 896-7611 www.magasincafe.com

A banh mi features Chinese sausage, a fried egg, julienned vegetables, cilantro and jalapenos on a buttered baguette.

3 Mopho

514 City Park Ave., (504) 482-6845 www.mophonola.com

A fried egg is an optional addition to a rice or noodle bowl filled with pork belly, sausage, spiced peanuts and greens.

4 NOLA

534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652 www.emerilsrestaurants.com/ nola-restaurant

A fried egg, duck confit, Parmesan, arugula and truffle oil top a pizza cooked in a wood-burning oven.

5 Wayfare

4510 Freret St., (504) 309-0069 www.wayfarenola.com

For a sandwich, Italian fennel sausage is topped with sharp provolone, spicy peperonata, a fried egg and fennel aioli on ciabatta.

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Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106.

Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AFRICAN Motherland Cafe — 1535 Basin St., (504) 342-2996; www.facebook. com/motherlandcafe — This family restaurant serves Senegalese and Gambian food, and vegetarian dishes are available. Thiebou djenne is a fish and rice stew, and boulettes are fried balls of fish.

There also are house-made ginger drinks and wonjo, made with hibiscus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino. com — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$

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American Sports Saloon — 1200 Decatur St., (504) 522-2410 — This sports bar serves burgers made with house-ground patties, chicken wings, 12 beers on tap and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 3029357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations.

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

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Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www. downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegeta-

bles and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available.

No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Jigger’s Bar & Grill — 1645 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 828-3555 — The sports bar serves sandwiches and bar noshing items. Half or full-round muffulettas are filled with Italian ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese and house-made olive salad and served toasted. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

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BURGERS Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie. The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ 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. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations. Breakfast Wed.-Sun., lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1

Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. 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 and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese.

Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Jung’s Golden Dragon — 3009 Magazine St., (504) 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes.

Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily.

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COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www. angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop and serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Rue de la Course — 1140 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-4343; www. facebook.comruedelacourse — The Downtown sandwich includes turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, avocado, tomato, lettuce, sprouts and mayonnaise on a choice of bagel and comes with chips, potato salad or coleslaw.

The Lakeview features chicken or tuna salad dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a bagel and comes with a side. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Cash only. $

OUT to EAT CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$$

Parmesan. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers an award-winning wine list and full restaurant menu. Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily.

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Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.Sat. Credit cards. $$

Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily.

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Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Palace Cafe serves creative Creole dishes. Crabmeat cheesecake is topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sunday.

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Ivy — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 8991330 — Chef Sue Zemanick offers a selection of small plates. Grilled lobster is served with arugula, roasted potatoes and corn. Warm snow crab claws come with truffle butter. No reservations.

Dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans. com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu includes vegan dishes and house-made pasta. Sauteed sea scallops are served with fried green tomatoes, snap peas and sweet and spicy mango ginger ambrosia sauce. No reservations.

Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

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 and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms.

Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook. com/cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. 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. $ Ignatius Eatery — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242; www.ignatiuseatery.com — The menu includes classic Creole dishes such as red beans and rice, speckled trout meuniere and crawfish etouffee as well as sandwiches, salads and pasta. Crawfish Ignatius pasta features crawfish cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers topped with grated

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This popular neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx.

No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; 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. The Deli Deluxe sandwich

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.

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GRADUATION GIFTS AT M. GOLDBERG

FRENCH Baie Rouge — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www.baierougenola.com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp cooked with lemon over saffron risotto served with hericots verts.

Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.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) 737-8146; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Schiro’s Indian Cafe — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices.

Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes.

Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori.

Vegetarian options are available.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN Amici Restaurant & Bar — 3218 Magazine St., (504) 300-1250; www.amicinola.com — Amici serves coal-fired pizza and Italian dishes. The broccoli rabe salsica Italiana pie is topped with marinara, mozzarella, sauteed bitter Italian greens and Italian sausage.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s

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Capelli D’Andrea combines housemade angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni. com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www. moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare. Pork bracciole features pork loin stuffed with cheese, currants and pignoli nuts that is braised slowly in tomato sauce and served over house-made pappardelle.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Asuka Sushi & Hibachi — 7912 Earhart Blvd., (504) 862-5555; www. asukaneworleans.com — Asuka serves sushi and grilled items from the hibachi. The Shaggy Dog roll features tempura-fried shrimp, snow crab and avocado topped with crabstick and eel sauce and spicy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads.

“Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available.

Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted

for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www.facebook. com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch. Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties. Reservations accepted.

Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton.com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche.

Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce.

Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night 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. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside.

Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Sainte Marie — 930 Poydras St., Suite 101, (504) 304-6988; www.saintemarienola.com — Barbecue jerk shrimp are served

with coconut rice and mango chow chow. Sam’s Yak A Mein combines braised beef, chicken, shrimp, egg noodles and a soft-boiled egg. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters.

The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Half a roasted chicken comes with dirty spaetzle, sweet tea glaze and greens.

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. Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. 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 Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides.

Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. 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. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 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. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas

OUT to EAT St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD Bombay Club — 830 Conti St., (504) 586-0972; www.thebombayclub.com — This elegant French Quarter hideaway is styled like an English manor and is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ 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. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers.

No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. 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.

Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread.

Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $

NEIGHBORHOOD 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. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar.

Reservations recommended. Lunch

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice.

Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes.

No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PAN ASIAN Lucky Rooster — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.luckyroosternola. com — The menu features a mix of Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Japanese dishes. Korean-style fried chicken is served with chili-garlic sauce and kimchi slaw. Lucky Rooster soup comes with five-spice chicken, wok-seared vegetables and crunchy wontons.

The bar offers creative cocktails and house-made sodas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza.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. $ Mellow Mushroom — 1645 Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 327-5407; 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 644-4155; 8827 Oak St., (504) 345-8229; www. mellowmushroom.com — The Holy Shiitake pie tops an olive oil and garlic brushed crust with shiitake, button and portobello mushrooms, carmelized onions, mozzarella, montamore and Parmesan cheeses and black truffle oil.

The Enlightened Spinach salad is topped with dried cherries, apples, candied pecans and feta cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. 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. The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available.

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. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

— The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread. The 10-ounce Bear burger is topped with roast beef debris, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on a toasted brioche seeded bun and served with fries or loaded potato salad. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. 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. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $ 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. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys. com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. 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, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

SEAFOOD Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Chad’s Bistro — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www. chadsbistro.com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. The seafood boat is a bread loaf filled with fried shrimp, oysters and catfish and stuffed shimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes.

Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s popular softshell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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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. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Bear’s Poboys at Gennaros — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226

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. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-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. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. 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. $

THAI Thai Mint — 1438 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-9001; www.thaimintrestaurant. com — Basil eggplant features pork, chicken, beef or shrimp sauteed with eggplant, onions, bell peppers and basil in spicy sauce. The Adamun Hunter features a soft-shell crab over sauteed scallops and calamari, spicy shrimp, long beans and sweet basil. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Doson Noodle House —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$

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Little Gem Saloon — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www.littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers creative contemporary and Creole dishes and live jazz. Louisiana black drum is topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and served with spinach, black-eyed peas and sherry cream. Rabbit and cauliflower gratin is served with apple-cabbage preserves. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Lin’s — 3715 Westbank Expressway, (504) 340-0178; www.linsmenu.com —The menu includes Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. Vietnamese “Shakin’” beef features beef tips and onions served with rice. Singapore-style vermicelli is a stir fry of noodles, shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, carrots and bamboo shoots.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$ Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook. com/rolls-nbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Down the rabbit hole The NOLA Project presents Adventures in Wonderland.

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The dream for most people is that regardless of age they can still imagine something; they still feel like they can play.”

McElligott’s vision incorporates the garden’s sculptures, encouraging children and adults to view them with fresh eyes. Louise Bourgeois’ giant Spider becomes “Bartholomew,” a hideout for Wonderland’s caterpillar.

Michael Sandle’s The Drummer, a bronze horse playing drums, becomes the White Knight’s horse, which left him to join a band. George Segal’s Three People on Four Benches, a rendering of three lifelike figures sitting near one another, becomes Professor Mock Turtle’s students.

“We’re introducing a lot of these sculptures in a new way that is musical and funny,” McElligott says.

“It’s a way of highlighting that art is meant to be interacted with, not simply seen and then let go of.”

The outdoor environment allows the company to fill the show with whimsical surprises. Trees and bushes make great hiding places for the Cheshire Cat, played by Dylan Hunter and Ross Britz; actors who look so similar that they’re often mistaken for each other in the New Orleans theater scene. They take turns appearing and disappearing to create the illusion they’re everywhere.

“I watched many different movie versions, I played video games, I read books, I listened to songs,” McElligott says. “There’s more than enough about these stories to tackle them from every different angle. In terms of my adaptation, I was hoping most importantly to embrace a sense of fun.”

Attendees familiar with Walt Disney’s animated Alice in Wonderland will recognize many of their favorite characters, and the script incorporates much of Carroll’s texts, as well as contemporary comedic references.

“I think Pete was inspired by stuff like The Audiences can follow one of three paths Simpsons, Family Guy in The NOLA Project’s adaptation of Lewis and other cartoons,” Carroll’s novels.

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P H OTO BY L I Z G O RE The original stories lack a beginning, middle and end and that Adventures in Wonderland MAY allowed NOLA Project 7 p.m. Wed.-Thu. & Sun. creative freedom to rearrange the plot. Each City Park, Sydney track crosses paths, but MAY and Walda Besthoff Adventures in WonderSculpture Garden, land is like three shows 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle packaged into one.

“The idea was to (504) 658-4100 inspire return customwww.noma.eventbrite.com ers,” Allegra says. “We want people to get Tickets $18 general intrigued by the other admission, $12 NOMA tracks and come back members/university to watch it again.” students/children 7-17 NOLA Project already has a spring 2015 production scheduled at NOMA. The show hasn’t been announced, but Allegra says it’ll be another familiar title that will take audiences around the garden in a new way.

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or the last three years, The NOLA Project has used the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden as a setting for Shakespeare productions. This spring, the company is using the twisting paths of the garden to bring audience members into Adventures in Wonderland, a dramatic and roving adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tales Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass.

“We wanted to do a show that was going to move the audience all about the garden,” says NOLA Project Artistic Director A.J. Allegra. “Alice in Wonderland is about Alice traveling from place to place being directed by whomever she happens to be talking to, so it just seemed like a natural fit.”

The experience begins at the garden’s lagoon when Alice and two sisters arrive by boat with their babysitter, Lewis Carroll. As they disembark, attendees break into three groups and each follows one of the girls. The groups explore different versions of the story at different paces. There’s “The Mad Hatter’s Sit-Down Tea Party,” “The Red Queen’s Walking Track” and “The Cheshire Cat’s Fast Track,” all directed by NOLA Project founder Andrew Larimer.

The Mad Hatter’s tea party group, led by Alice’s youngest sister, marches in a line from the lagoon to a lawn where audience members can sit on blankets and chairs. While other groups are heard in the distance, the Mad Hatter and his kooky clan tell one version of the story. Characters from the other groups, followed by their audience, may unexpectedly pop in and out of the scene.

The walking track is for people who want to move through the garden at a slow pace. It’s led by Alice’s older sister Esther as she heads a revolutionary coup to usurp the power from the White Queen.

Alice, played by actor/comic Molly Ruben-Long, leads the fast track through Wonderland on an adventure to find the Red Queen’s missing tarts.

“This is certainly the most exhausting performance I’ll ever do,” Ruben says.

The running track calls for audience members to sprint at times, with helpers encouraging everybody to participate in goofy activities like making fart noises with each step in order to help Alice defeat the Red Queen with silliness.

“This show is a celebration of imagination and play,” says Peter McElligott, a NOLA Project member who adapted Carroll’s stories for the company. “I don’t think there’s any age limit you can put on that.

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TUESDAY 6 AllWays Lounge & Theatre — Wasted Lives, 9 Banks Street Bar — Carey Hudson, 9 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30

Tipitina’s — Deer Tick, Steelism, 9 Trinity Episcopal Church — Albinas Prizgintas, 6 Tropical Isle Original — Way Too Early, 1

WEDNESDAY 7 AllWays Lounge & Theatre — Bustin Out, 10

Candlelight Lounge — Treme Brass Band, 5

Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30

Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary, 8; The Yakiniku AllStars, 10:30

Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10

d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9; Rancho de la Lunatics, Dinola, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook, Wendell Brunious, 9:30

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Les Autres, 7; Andy Lugo, 9; Michael Liuzza, 10 Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Musical Rangers, Hubie Vigreux, Robin Boudreaux, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Dillinger Escape Plan, Tera Melos, Vattnet Viskar, 7 Siberia — Master I, Fisthammer I, Hate Storm Annihilation, 9:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Germaine Bazzle, Larry Seiberth Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Leah Rucker, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Say Hi, Big Scary, 8 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6

Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 6 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8; Josh Paxton, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Voodoo Blues Krewe, 5; Roy Bookbinder, 7; Camille Boudin, David Doucet, John Rankin, Don Vappie, 9 Circle Bar — JE Double F, Ghost Fires, Psychedelic Abomination, 10 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Todd Duke, 9:30 Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Kishi Bashi, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Andre Bohren, 5; Nayo Jones, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat.

Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Michael Liuzza, 7; Josh Lyons, 9; Shifty, 10 Old Point Bar — Lunch Truck Specials, 8 One Eyed Jacks — M. Ward, Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Mount Moriah, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin, Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Blusoul, 8

Kermit’s Treme Mother-InLaw Lounge — Kid Merv, 7

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Jeffery Broussard, 8:30

Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 9

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Davy Mooney, Mike Eckroth Band, 8 & 10

Lafayette Square — Wednesdays at the Square: The Iguanas, OTRA, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Joshua Paxton, 5; Glen David Andrews, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — Fresh Funk feat. Eric Benny Bloom, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — John Renshaw, 9; Aaron Maras, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran, Topsy Chapman & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Swing-ARoux, 8

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Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 7 Bombay Club — Monty Banks, 7 Cafe Negril — Gettin’ It, 7; Sam Cammarata & Dominick Grillo, 7:30; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8

Armstrong Park — Jazz in the Park: Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., James Andrews, 4

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10 Vaughan’s — Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill & the Heart Attack, 9

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Buffa’s Lounge — Honor, 5; Honeypots, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Max Bernardi & the Trail Mix, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — Paul Sanchez, 8 Circle Bar — Water Liars, 10 The Civic Theatre — John Prine, Brandy Clark, 8 DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Swing Cats’ Ball, 10 Funky 544 — GypsyElise & the Royal Blues, 2 Gasa Gasa — Mimicking Birds, 9

St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Lonely Nights Band, 8 Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7

SATURDAY 10 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, Adam Arredondo, Russell Ramirez, Joseph Faison, 8 Banks Street Bar — Eat the Witch, Norco Lapalco, I Ain’t, 10 The BEATnik — Jason Neville Band, 9 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Washboard Chaz Trio, 7 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 6; Ingrid Lucia, 9:30

Old Point Bar — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — The Iguanas, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Rivershack Tavern — Deltaville, 10 a.m.

Rock ’N’ Bowl — The Topcats, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jon Cowherd Mercy Project, Brian Blade, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Shotgun Jazz Band, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10

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Bourbon O Bar — GypsyElise & the Royal Blues, 9:30

Banks Street Bar — Isla NOLA, 4; Ron Hotstream & the F-Holes, 9

Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m.

Brazil Taco Truck — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10

Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7

Hurricanes Sports Bar — Chicken on the Bone, 10 Kermit’s Treme Mother-InLaw Lounge — Guitar Lightnin’ Lee, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Lucas Davenport, 5; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8; Ra Ra Racket, 10:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — High Ground Drifters, 7 & 8; Crazy Whisky, 9; John Parker, 10

Old U.S. Mint — John Mosely & Friends, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Dax Riggs, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko Trio, 8 Rivershack Tavern — MoJelly, 10 a.m.

Rock ’N’ Bowl — 90 Degrees West, 9:30 Siberia — God Module, Die Sektor, Mordacious I, My Parasites I, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Disciples of Thrash, House of Goats, Operation Overlord, 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10; Late Night with Dr. Sick & the Late Greats, 2 a.m.

Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — The Last New Beginning, 10 Circle Bar — Beautiful Sons, The Milk Crate Kids, 10 Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — Tim Laughlin Trio, 6:30; Paulin Brothers Jazz Band, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick, 10

Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; Josh Paxton, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 6; The Safes, The Unnaturals, 10 City Park Botanical Garden — New Orleans Nightingales, Luke Winslow-King, 6 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Funky 544 — GypsyElise & the Royal Blues, 2 Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — The Olivia DeHavilland Mosquitoes, 7:30

House of Blues — Mayday Parade, We Are the In Crowd.

Transit, Divided by Friday, 5:30

Funky 544 — GypsyElise & the Royal Blues, 2

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10

Hi-Ho Lounge — DJ Soul Sister’s Hustle, 11

Kermit’s Treme Mother-InLaw Lounge — Treme Brass Band, 7

Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Neshia Ruffins, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Speed the Mule, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 Louisiana Music Factory — Warren Battiste Sr., 2; The Parishioners, 3 Maple Leaf Bar — Mainline Brass Band, 10:30 Melius Bar & Cafe — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 9 Michalopoulos Studio — Soul Creole, 10

Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Viper Mad Trio, 10 a.m.

Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Tom Witek Quartet, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Saenger Theatre — Avant, Donell Jones, 7:30

Morning Call — Billy D. Chapman, 10 a.m.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — CD release party feat. Tim Laughlin, 8 & 10

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Shiz, 7 & 8; Joey Cujo, 9; The Fens, 10

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Buffa’s Lounge — Evan Christopher, Tom McDermott, 11 a.m.; Royal Rounders feat. Jerry Jumonville, Freddy Staehle, 5; Staehle, Paxton & Stone, 8; Antoine Diel, 11

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MONDAY 12 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6 Bombay Club — Monty Banks, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — St. Cecelia Asylum Choir, 8 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Andrew Duhon Trio, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, Sweet Crude, 8 Circle Bar — Missy Meatlocker, A Funeral Walkaway Parade, 6; The Pharmacy, The Bad Lover, 10

The Civic Theatre — Modest Mouse, 8

One Eyed Jacks — Fleur de Tease, 9

d.b.a. — Luke WinslowKing, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Living Legends feat. Maynard Chatters, 8

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — MagnOramic Mondays feat. Magnetic Ear, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8 Kermit’s Treme MotherIn-Law Lounge — Bobby Love & Friends, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8:30 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; The New Orleans Super Jam, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Uke Joint, 7; Sam Cordts, 9 Old Point Bar — Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street AllStars, 6; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 10

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Il Divo. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola.com — The classical crossover group performs Broadway numbers. Tickets start at $54. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Swing in the Pines: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Bogue Falaya Park, downtown Covington, (985) 892-1811 — The orchestra plays outdoors.

6 p.m. Saturday.

Longtime Spoon fans could be forgiven for wondering if the band’s seventh LP, 2010’s Transference (Merge), was a departure from which it wouldn’t return. The album represented a culmination and a commencement for the Austin, Texas, quartet: It’s both the band’s most successful and inscrutable release, moving more than 50,000 units in its initial week with zero adherence to verse-chorus-bridge templates. Sounds flit in and out of the mix, colliding and bouncing off one another like agitated cells under a microscope; ephemeral demos interrupt blurred-line guitar and piano textures; songs stretch around corners and drop off cliffs. As new directions go, it isn’t quite Radiohead’s Kid A, but it’s close. For a band at the top of the world, equally beloved by indie-rock snobs and corporate music supervisors, it was the most surprising move in a career full of unseen turns. Like James Murphy saying Spoon MAY hello/goodbye over a sinewy beat and smeared keys, closer “No8 p.m. Sunday body Gets Me But You” was an affectionate, disaffected aloha.

In the four years since, singer/songwriter Britt Daniel formed Civic Theatre, a new band, Divine Fits, with fellow hoarse-man Dan Boeckner 510 O’Keefe Ave. (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs), and drummer/producer Jim Eno (504) 272-0865 founded Public Hi-Fi Records and helmed albums for Heartless www.civicnola.com Bastards, Alejandro Escovedo, Black Joe Lewis and others. Spoon was put in a drawer. That drawer cracked last year, with news of new recordings and song titles, and flew open in March, with a 30-second YouTube clip of music registering as electronic interference and a tweet that read, simply, “One week away from a finished album.” No rush. Tickets $25. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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NOW SHOWING The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) — A strange company hires supervillains to attack Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield). Clearview, Elmwood, Westbank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Bears (G) — This Disney nature documentary follows a bear family in Alaska. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Beyond All Boundaries (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater Brick Mansions (PG-13) — Paul Walker stars as an undercover cop trying to prevent a drug kingpin from ruining Detroit.

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Divergent (PG-13) — In a world where being different means certain death, a young girl must learn why before it’s too late. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Draft Day (PG-13) — The Cleveland Browns’ general manager (Kevin Costner) works hard to acquire the No. 1 draft pick.

Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal God’s Not Dead (PG) — A student’s faith is tested when his professor asserts that God does not exist. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Grand Budapest Hotel (R) — In Wes Anderson’s caper, a hotel concierge befriends a lobby boy. Elmwood, Canal Place Great White Shark 3D (NR) — Shark encounters are shared in the documentary.

Entergy IMAX Hateship Loveship (R) — A girl creates a fake relationship between her timid caregiver and her widowed father. Zeitgeist

Heaven Is for Real (PG) — Randall Wallace directs the film adaptation of Todd Burpo’s book about a dad sharing his son’s story of going to Heaven.

Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D (G) — Morgan Freeman narrates a film about lemurs in Madagascar. Entergy IMAX Jodorowsky’s Dune (PG-13) — Director Alejandro Jodorowsky fails in his attempt to make a star-studded adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune.

Canal Place The Lunchbox (PG) — Two strangers become friends through a series of letters.

Canal Place Noah (PG-13) — A man takes drastic measures to protect his family in an impending flood. Elmwood Only Lovers Left Alive (R) — Two lovers reunite as the world falls apart. Canal Place The Other Woman (PG-13) — Three women get revenge on the man who has been cheating on them all. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Penguins 3D (PG) — A king penguin returns to his native land in the sub-Antarctic to find a mate. Entergy IMAX The Quiet Ones (PG-13) — A group of university students and their professor release evil forces while conducting an experiment on a young girl.

Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Railway Man (R) — A British WWII prisoner of war confronts his Japanese prison guard decades later. Elmwood, Canal Place Rio 2 (G) — In the 2011 animated film’s sequel, a family of blue macaws tries to adjust to

Transcendence (PG-13) — Johnny Depp and Kate Mara star in a sci-fi drama about a dying scientist who uploads his mind onto a computer. Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Walk of Shame (R) — A woman is left stranded after a one night stand. Elmwood

OPENING FRIDAY Focus on the Family Presents: Irreplaceable (NR) — Tim Sisarich explores the meaning of family. Elmwood, Westbank, Slidell, Regal The Metropolitan Opera: La Cenerentola (NR) — Rossini’s Italian opera version of Cinderella is screened. Elmwood, Regal Moms’ Night Out (PG) — Moms ask their husbands to watch the kids while they go on a girls’ night out. Clearview, Elmwood, Westbank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place Neighbors (R) — A husband and wife’s lives are altered when a new couple moves in next door.

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Attack of the Giant Leeches (NR) — A town is under attack from leeches living under the swamp. Midnight Friday. Indywood Theater Ben-Hur (G) — An Israelite Jew challenges the Roman Empire. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood Cabaret (PG) — An entertainer dances in a German cabaret as Nazis take over the country.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Kenner The Carter (NR) — Lil Wayne goes on tour following his successful CD The Carter III. 10 p.m. Thursday, Saturday & Monday, 6 p.m. Friday & Sunday.

Indywood Theater Casablanca (PG) — An American expatriate in World War II-era Africa is torn between his love for a woman and the need to help her husband. 8 p.m. Friday.

New Orleans Museum of Art Easy Rider (R) — Two bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans to find the true America. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Indywood Theater Frozen (PG) — Two royal sisters must learn to trust each other so they can save their kingdom from a nonstop winter. 7:30 p.m.

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A Haunted House 2 (R) — More paranormal events happen to Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) in the sequel to last year’s comedic horror. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal

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From the Beach Boys’ Smile to Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon, the history of popular culture is filled with legendary projects left unrealized or unfinished by artists whose ambition finally exceeded their reach. The attempted adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune by Chilean-French surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky in the mid-1970s ranks among the most wished-for items on the list of unmade masterpieces. Perhaps that’s because Dune remains the world’s best-selling science fiction novel, or maybe it’s just that David Lynch’s failed 1984 adaptation of this apparently unfilmable book only made Jodorowsky’s wild ideas for his own adaptation more enticing. It’s human nature to want what you can never have.

Whatever the source of all that interest, director Frank Pavich’s documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune makes a strong case for the Jodorowsky’s Dune (PG-13) project as the most important and THRU The Theatres, The Shops MAY influential unmade film of all time. at Canal Place, 333 Canal Jodorowsky distinguished himself St., third floor in the early 1970s with two films that came to define a new “midnight mov(504) 493-6535 ies” aesthetic: El Topo and The Holy www.thetheatres.com Mountain. Given carte blanche on his next project, Jodorowsky decided on a whim to tackle the nearly 1,000-page Dune. Caught up in the spirit of the times — and in possession of an endearing earnestness on vivid display in the documentary — Jodorowsky resolved to make a huge and experimental film that would “mimic the effects of LSD,” open minds and change the world. The story told in Jodorowsky’s Dune is largely one of the director traveling the globe in search of the “spiritual warriors” he would need to fulfill his vision. He enlisted Orson Welles, Salvador Dali, Gloria Swanson and David Carradine to star in the film; Pink Floyd to create the soundtrack; and H.R. Giger and Moebius (Jean Giraud) to design characters and sets for the mammoth space opera. His assembled crew spent two years in a Paris hotel room imagining the film’s every detail. What could possibly go wrong?

Jodorowsky’s Dune captures the moment when art and commerce fully collided in Hollywood just before the dawn of the blockbuster movie era. (Jaws and Star Wars soon changed the business of movies forever by redefining Hollywood’s concept of success.) The documentary is warm, funny and engaging, with a wonderful story to tell and an appealingly eccentric figure at its center. Now 85, Jodorowsky may never see his epic vision fulfilled, but he still has the 3,000-page, 30-pound book that resulted from those two years in Paris. It’s filled with storyboards, concept drawings and dialogue, and Jodorowsky can use it to describe every moment of his unmade film to anyone who has several hours to spare. The documentary combines vintage material and new interviews with members of Jodorowsky’s crew, but it’s the director’s epic personality and still-raging sense of purpose that bring the story to life.

The documentary’s underlying conceit says that if Jodorowsky had only succeeded in making Dune, he might have changed the course of film history by establishing the blockbuster as something grounded more in artistic vision than box office receipts. Realistically, it’s hard to imagine Hollywood ceding control to artists for any significant length of time. But as Jodorowsky’s Dune makes clear, one can dream. — KEN KORMAN

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Cafe Istanbul The Outsiders (PG-13) — A rivalry between gangs turns deadly in the coming-of-age tale. 4 p.m. Thursday & Monday, 10 p.m.

Friday & Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday. Indywood Theater Rebecca (NR) — Newlyweds vacation to a country estate, but the servants are cruel to the wife. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (NR) — Alt-country singer Jim White travels through the South. 8 p.m. Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Wednesday. Indywood Theater Sharks and Little Fishes (NR) — A group of young German naval cadets enter war in the 1940s. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deutsches Haus Shell Shocked (NR) — The high murder rate in New Orleans continues as solutions remain elusive. 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 8 p.m.

Monday. Indywood Theater Short Peace (NR) — A bear defends the royal family, ancient spirits contact a traveler and human soldiers fight a robotic enemy. 6 p.m.

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allen-oasisofenergy.tumblr. com — “Universal Groove,” silversmithing by Chester Allen, ongoing.

Coup D’oeil Art Consortium.

2033 Magazine St., (504) 7220876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “Geometry of Sound,” displays of scores by composers, through May 10.

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OPENING Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Symbols and Surfaces,” mixed media by Mary Hardy, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — “City in Mind,” monotypes of New Orleans streetscapes

by Barbara Brainard, opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday.

Franco Alessandrini. 811 Howard Ave., (504) 524-3872; www.francoalessandrini. net — Second line paintings, sculptures and drawings by Franco Alessandrini, opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday.

Parker United Methodist Church. 1130 Nashville Ave., (504) 895-1222; www.parkerchurch.net — “Psyche and Art in New Orleans,” mixed media performance by Kelli Scott Kelley and Constance Romero, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

St. Claude Arts District. 2820 St. Claude Ave. — “Wetlands Art Tour,” more than 20 galleries display art and host performances, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/ staplegoods — “GRAPHite,” drawings by Robert Lansden, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — Photographs and photo books from all eras by various photographers, ongoing.

Alex Beard Studio. 712 Royal St., (504) 309-0394; www.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — Jazz Fest photography group exhibition, through May 14.

Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart.com — “Deep Blues,” Southern folk art group exhibition, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — “Erin Lee Gafill: Colorscapes,” mixed media group exhibition, through May. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “Art Syncopation,” paintings

by Angel Gonzalez de la Tijera, through May 20.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Chihuly,” architectural installations by Dale Chihuly, through July 12. “Still Lifes,” oil paintings by Amy Weiskopf, through July 12.

Beneito’s Art. 3618 Magazine St., (504) 891-9170; www. bernardbeneito.com — Oil paintings by Bernard Beneito, ongoing.

Boyd | Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Played to Win,” oil paintings by Elizabeth Fox, through June 3.

Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Still,” porcelain mishima by Miki Glasser, through May 6.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “I Search in Snow,” mixed media

by Sibylle Peretti, through May.

The Foundation Gallery.

608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola. com — “Earth Vision,” paintings

by Faye Earnest, through June 7.

Freret Clay Center. 2525 Jena St., (504) 919-8050; www. freretclaycenter.com — “The Human Condition,” metal and wood collage, ceramic tiles and vessels by Barbie L’Hoste and Bill Darrow, ongoing.

Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media

by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

Garden District Gallery.

1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — Louisiana Watercolor Society’s international exhibition, through May 25.

Graphite Galleries. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Group mixed media exhibition, ongoing.

The Hotel Modern. 936 St. Charles Ave., 504-962-0900; www.thehotelmodern.com — “The Manifest Destiny Billboard Project, Chapter 3,” mixed media by Sanford Biggers, through May. J & S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing.

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “The Quintessential Vieux Carre Genre,” paintings by Oscar Quesada, through May. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — Metal matchbook sculptures by Skylar Fein, through May 10. “Stronger than Dirt,” mixed media by Gina Phillips, through May. La Madama Bazarre. 1007 St. Mary St., (504) 236-5076; www. lamadamabazarre.com — Group exhibition celebrating the whimsical and weird sides of Louisiana, ongoing.

Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “Summer Stars,” astrology-themed paintings by Jon Langford, through May.

Chester Allen’s Oasis of Energy. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 292-8365; www.chester-

Lisa Victoria Gallery.

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Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett.com — “Tides,” paintings by Matteo Neivert, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

alexbeardstudio.com — Drawings and paintings by Alex Beard, ongoing.

Courtyard Gallery. 1129 Decatur St., (504) 330-0134; www. woodartandmarketing. com — New Orleans-themed reclaimed wood carvings by Daniel Garcia, ongoing.

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Mixed media group exhibition, ongoing.

Live Art Studio. 4207 Dumaine St., (504) 484-7245; www.liveartstudio.com — Giclee prints of jazz musicians by Sarah Stiehl, and “Louisiana Waltz,” photography by Richard Weller, through May. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www. mfrancisgallery.com — Acrylic on canvas by Myesha, ongoing.

Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — “Down and Dirty,” paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

Morrison. 1507 Magazine St., (504) 451-3303; www.morrisonsculpture.com — Sculpture and drawings by Thomas Randolph Morrison, ongoing.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — Hand-blown glass trumpets by James Mongrain, through May 31. Luminous metal saxophone sculptures by Robert Sarpy, through May. Newcomb Art Gallery.

Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 3142406; www.newcombartgallery. tulane.edu — “Early Modern Faces: European Portraits 14801780,” exhibition of paintings by old masters, through June 29.

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NOCCA Riverfront. 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Visual arts exhibit, Thursday.

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Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — “Fluid States,” photography by Michel Varisco, through May. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “De Troit,” photographic homage to Detroit

by Joseph Crachiola, through June 7. “One Foot in the Swamp: Portraits & Daydreams as Photographs,” photography by Zack Smith, through Aug. 2.

Sheila Phipps Studio & Gallery.

8237 Oak St., (504) 596-6031 — Oil and acrylic portraits and abstracts, ongoing.

St. Tammany Art Association.

320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyart.org — “Minding the Gap,” paintings by Linda Dautreuil, through May 24.

whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES Basin Street Station. 501 Basin St., (504) 293-2600; www. basinststation.com — Scale model of the French Quarter in 1915, ongoing.

Bonjour Lingerie. 4214 Magazine St., (504) 309-8014; www. facebook.com/bonjournola — Mixed media black light art by Mario Ortiz, ongoing.

The Country Club. 634 Louisa St., (504) 945-0742; www.thecountryclubneworleans.com — “All Amzie All the Time,” group exhibition of art celebrating Amzie Adams, ongoing.

Hey! Cafe. 4332 Magazine St., (504) 891-8682; www.heycafe.biz — Cartoons from Feast Yer Eyes magazine, ongoing.

La Divina Gelateria. 621 St. Peter St., (504) 302-2692; www. ladivinagelateria.com — Art and photographs by Thom Bennett, Mary Moring and Rita Posselt, ongoing.

Top Drawer Antiques. 4310 Magazine St., (504) 897-1004; www.topdrawerantiques.net — Mixed media black light art by Mario Ortiz, ongoing.

Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 650-9844; www.treonola. com — Mixed media group exhibition, ongoing.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Contemporary Arts Center.

Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — Curator Regine Basha seeks works by female artists in New Orleans. Visit cacno.org for details. Deadline June 11.

No Dead Artists. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — Art is sought for the 18th annual No Dead Artists exhibit. Visit www. jonathanferraragallery.com for details. Deadline June 16.

The Summer Show. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyart. org — The St. Tammany Art Association seeks contemporary art. Awards up to $3,000.

Deadline May 9.

www.cacno.org — “hello I AM,” contemporary art by New Orleans teenagers, through May 17. “30 Americans,” group exhibition of works by black artists from the past 30 years, through June 15.

Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org — “Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans,” mixed media exhibition about a local 1920s and 1930s trio, through Oct. 26.

Historic New Orleans Collection. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean Sphere,” by Richard Sexton, through Dec. 7.

Irish Cultural Museum.

933 Conti St., (504) 481-8593 — “Jewellery Box — Irish Hidden Gems,” photographs by Daragh Muldowney, through May 24.

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “Kinder Garden: Creep, Crawl and Fly,” an education in insects for children via songs, crafts and hands-on learning, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

“International Migratory Bird Day 2014: Why Birds Matter,” an expedition into the world of birds, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Louisiana Children’s Museum.

420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — 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 — “The Louisiana Photographs of Robert Tebbs,” photos of plantations from 1926, through June 1. “Images and Instruments: Medical History,” artifacts and images of 19th- and 20th-century medical equipment, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts, ongoing.

“Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee,” an overview of the Carnival organization, through December. “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items, ongoing.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — “Conjuring New Orleans Music: Voodoo, Gumbo and Snowballs, Too,” mixed media group exhibition, through May.

Swap Meet NOLA. St. Margaret’s at Mercy, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 279-6414; www.stmargaretsno. org — The art and farmers market seeks artists.

MUSEUMS

Madame John’s Legacy. 632 Dumaine St., (504) 568-6968; www.crt.state.la.us — “The Palm, the Pine and the Cypress: Newcomb College Pottery of New Orleans”, ongoing.

Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.

Contemporary Arts Center.

900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800;

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle,

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Vigor: Multimedia installation by Lotte Geeven May Gallery, 2839 N. Robertson St., Suite 105, (504) 316-3474; www.themayspace.com

(504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Rematch,” a retrospective of conceptual artist Mel Chin, through May 25.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum.

org — “I’ll Save You Tomorrow,” mixed media by Juan Logan, “Into the Light II,” Southern photography group exhibition, through July 20.

Williams Research Center.

Historic New Orleans Collec-

tion, 410 Chartres St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org — “From Cameo to Close Up: Louisiana in Film,” the history of movie-making in New Orleans as seen in posters and photographs, through Nov. 26.

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Sharing experiences with water in the form of shipping and flooding, New Orleans and the Netherlands share a long history. Our locally invented pumps, built to keep a wet city dry, were adopted by the Dutch long ago, but the Dutch have excelled in water management while we have fallen behind — until Hurricane Katrina motivated us to adopt some of the Netherlands’ techniques. An increasing number of Dutch artists have visited New Orleans, intrigued by the similarities and differences between the two countries, and although much of its population also lives below sea level, the Netherlands is northern European and orderly, whereas New Orleans is tropical, spontaneous and messy. Dutch artist Lotte Geeven brings scientific tidiness, as well as a cerebral spontaneity, to her massive Vigor installation at May Gallery. The product of a two-month residency funded by domestic and Dutch institutions, Vigor is very thorough, with its own print publications including a hefty softcover book and five-issue newsletter in addition to the main installation and accompanying video.

That installation, The River (pictured), initially suggests a 30- by 38-foot swimming pool transformed into a multicolored bar graph. In fact, each long, rectangular basin of colored water represents a river that feeds into the Mississippi River, bringing its own hues to the Big Muddy, seen here as the widest basin. The accompanying book contains excerpted lines of poetry pertaining to those rivers, and the newsletters document discussions that influenced the installation’s conception. The video features a group of people carrying a large, mysterious, silvery sphere in a nocturnal meander past The Roosevelt New Orleans hotel and on to the foot of Canal Street. This purposely ambiguous attempt to insert an alien element into the city’s familiar environs reflects a technique sometimes used in psychogeography to cast the defining characteristics of a place in high relief, although here it may have been seen simply as yet another parade. But the ships on the river also are a parade, and Geeven’s imaginative investigations insightfully reframe our familiar hometown in a poetic new light. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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THEATER Ain’t Misbehavin’. Dillard University, Professional Schools Building, Georges Auditorium, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 283-8822; www.dillard. edu — Jazz singer Germaine Bazzle is the featured guest in Dillard’s production of the musical about the Harlem Renaissance. Tickets $45.

7:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — The NOLA Project gives viewers the option to follow the Red Queen and her walking story, the Cheshire Cat and her fast-moving story or the Mad Hatter and his stationary story. Adults $18, $12 members, students and children ages 7-17. Children under 7 not permitted. 7 p.m.

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Almost, Maine. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — The residents of Almost, Maine, fall in and out of love in unforeseen and humorous ways. Adults $15, students $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

A Celebration of Harold Pinter. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — British actor Julian Sands performs the poetry of the late playwright Harold Pinter. Tickets start at $25. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Death of a Salesman. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre. com — Le Petit Theatre presents the classic Arthur Miller play. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Goat in the Road’s Play/Write Showcase. Dillard University, Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 8164857; www.dillard.edu — Fifthand sixth-grade playwrights’ plays are performed by

professional actors. Tickets $12. 7 p.m. Monday.

Guys and Dolls Jr.. Parishioners Center Theatre, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie — Stacy Taliancich directs the student musical. Reserved seats $10, adults $7, children $4. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

Kiss Me Kate. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www. slidelllittletheatre.org — The play inside a musical features compositions by Cole Porter.

8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Marry Me, a Little. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Promethean Theatre presents a musical about two single people in New York. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

Pat Bourgeois’ Debauchery.

Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www. midcitytheatre.com — The live soap opera features a mom who does not match her family’s sensibilities. Tickets $10.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Young Frankenstein.

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — The musical version of Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy comes to the stage.. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY The Andrews Brothers. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — Three men fill in for the Andrews Sisters when a flu outbreak quarantines the women. Dinner and show $65, brunch and show $60, show only $30. Dinner 6 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Badu-izms: A Tribute to Erykah. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www. thejoytheater.com — Tank & the Bangas, Tonya Boyd-Can-

non and Zena Moses perform songs, dances and skits in the tribute to Erykah Badu. 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday.

Beach Blanket Burlesque. Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters St., (504) 267-4406; www.facebook.com/ tikitolteca — GoGo McGregor hosts a free burlesque show.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The show mixes comedy and burlesque. 9 p.m. Monday.

Burlesque Ballroom. Royal Sonesta Hotel, Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www. sonesta.com/royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio.

Call (504) 553-2331 for details.

11:50 p.m. Friday.

Slow Burn Burlesque. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com — The show includes music, stand up comedy, circus acts and striptease. Tickets $15. 9 p.m. Friday.

The Victory Belles: Spirit of America. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The Victory Belles perform patriotic tunes and music from the songbooks of George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin. Cuisine from American Sector is available.

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

AUDITIONS Crescent City Sound Chorus.

Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, Drama Hall, third floor, (504) 616-6066; www.dcc.edu — The Crescent City Sound Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, holds auditions. For details, visit www.crescentcitysound. com. 7 p.m. Monday.

Twilight Dance Camps. Various locations — Kids ages 6 to 18 can register for New Orleans Ballet Association’s June evening camps. No auditions required. Visit www.nobadance. com/youthprograms.cfm for details. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

DANCE BUKU Dance Krewe. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — Dancers perform during Jazz in the Park. 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Donna Crump. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — Good Dance Since 1984 and choreographer Donna Crump perform to the works of Tchaikovsky, Nina Simone and Kanye West. Tickets $20, students and seniors $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Parsons Dance feat. Allen Toussaint. Mahalia Jackson

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Parsons Dance with Allen Toussaint Orchestra

Composer and pianist Allen Toussaint’s name may not always be thrown in with Igor Stravinsky and Gioachino Rossini, but those composers provide the scores for a very musical program of pieces

by Parsons Dance. Allen Toussaint and his 12-piece orchestra will perform with the company during the world premiere of a work commissioned by the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA).

The 22-minute piece features “Yes We Can Can,” “Southern Nights,” “Goin’ Down,” “Play Something Sweet” and other tunes, all selected by legendary choreographer David Parsons Dance with AlMAY Parsons (who says it took him one month len Toussaint Orchestra of going through Toussaint’s catalog to 8 p.m. Saturday choose the songs). “It’s more of his funk,” Parsons says. “We’re calling it lowdown Mahalia Jackson Theater music.” Parsons choreographed a physifor the Performing Arts, cal and down-to-earth piece. “It’s like 801 N. Rampart St. a street scene,” he says. “The dancers (504) 287-0350 get in each others’ way.” The company and Toussaint have a week of rehearsal www.mahaliajacksontogether before the premiere. theater.com The program also features several classic Parsons pieces. Caught is a sixminute piece performed with a strobe light that illuminates dancers at the height of leaps. The Envelope is a comical dance about identity and individuality set to music

by Rossini. Stravinsky’s Concerto for Twelve Instruments is used in the athletic male duet Brothers. Swing Shift features a jazzier piece by Kenji Bunch and celebrates sock hops and swing dancing.

NOBA previously has commissioned companies to choreograph work with music by local musicians. In 2011, the Trey McIntyre Project premiered a piece performed with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. — WILL COVIELLO

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Performers can apply for spots in the fall alternative theater festival. Visit www.nofringe. org for details. Deadline July 2.

COMEDY Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www.buf-

faslounge.com — J. Alfred Potter and Jonah Bascle do stand-up shows on a rotating basis. 11:55 p.m. Friday.

Allstar Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the standup comedy show with special guests and a band. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. Free admission.

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open-mic portion. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Sportz. NOLA Comedy

Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy. com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

The Franchise. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy. com — Comedians perform at this weekly improv show.

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

Friday Night Laughs.

NOLA Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open-mic.

11 p.m. Friday.

Give ’Em The Light Open-Mic Comedy Show. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401 — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night.

8 p.m. Tuesday.

Jonah & Kevin, Yeah. NOLA Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — Jonah Bascle

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Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 5251052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com — The program includes the premiere of a piece set to music by Allen Toussaint. Tickets start at $20.

8 p.m. Saturday.

Second Saturday Art Walk.

Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave., (504) 535-5791; dancingrounds.org — Dancers perform at the monthly St. Claude Art Walk. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Spring Dance Performance.

NOCCA Riverfront Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — NOCCA students perform.

7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

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Before the women of Sex and the City and Girls ruled the airwaves, there were The Golden Girls. The sitcom about four elderly friends living in Florida delivered laughs and some serious moments.

The Golden Girls Return!, which recently ran at Mid-City Theatre, was a lighthearted and hilarious tribute to the show.

The production featured three episodes strung together with some of the cast’s own twists on the material — including more gratuitous innuendo and outrageous outfits. The cast hit the mark, even when members occasionally broke character by laughing with the audience, The TV show revolved around three friends — Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Blanche (Rue McClanahan) and Rose (Betty White) — who live together, along with Dorothy’s mother Sophia (Estelle Getty). At Mid-City, Becky Allen played Dorothy, the ringleader who keeps them all together. Allen delivered a pitchperfect performance and gave the production a lot of heart.

I couldn’t wait to see how Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman) would play Blanche, known for delivering many of the show’s tongue-in-cheek lines in her Southern manner. As a bawdier version of Blanche, Roberson wore a short dress and made every moment count. His delivery was stellar, and his walk alone — a head-bobbing and hip-swagging strut — made Blanche a showstopper.

The production’s best segment revolved around Blanche’s brother coming out of the closet, which allowed all the characters to have fun moments. St. Olaf, Minnesota-born Rose (Brooklyn Shaffer) unwittingly acted as the brother’s “beard” for a bit, and in this role, Shaffer offered great characterization. Rose is a fun character given to rambling memories of her hometown, and Shaffer perfected her hazy gaze into the distance.

The pacing was quick, and the jokes rapid-fire, but the cast knew when to let them sit. In one moment, Sophia (Ricky Graham) did not think the audience laughed enough at one of her jokes, so she went on to explain why it was funny. Graham is a master of deadpan delivery and has brilliant comedic timing, and he offered a great off-the-cuff moment in Sophia’s joke explanation that fostered the “live taping” feel of the show.

Like a TV show, there were commercial breaks, but this production featured outrageous clips, including Japanese ads for a breast enhancing machine and a “self-swipe” toilet paper device.

From the production’s first note of the Golden Girls theme song “Thank You for Being a Friend” to the foursome’s finale singing a tribute to Miami, the show was a delight. — TYLER GILLESPIE and Kevin Prockup perform sketch and musical comedy.

9:30 p.m. Friday.

Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St.; www. facebook.com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians.

Call (504) 606-6408 for details.

Tickets $7. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Lights Up!. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy. com — The theater showcases new improv troupes. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Thursday.

The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www. tnmcomedy.com — Each show

features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which inspire improv comedy.

Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour Open Mic & Showcase. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series featuring a booked showcase and open mic. Free admission. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Sunday.

Sit-Down Stand-Up. Prytania Bar, 3445 Prytania St., (504) 8915773; www.prytaniabar.com — Jonah Bascle hosts the standup comedy show presented

by Accessible Comedy. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Sketch Comedy. NOLA Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy. com — The Sketchy Characters perform sketch comedy. Visit www.sketchycharacters.net for details. 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Student Union. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy.com — A weekly improv for The New Movement students and alumni. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Think You’re Funny? Comedy Showcase. Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 6 Crescent City Farmers Market.

Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St., (504) 865-5000; www.tulane.edu — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. Visit www. crescentcityfarmersmarket.org for details.

It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy live music. Visit www.facebook.com/groups/nolasocialride for details. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 7 Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Covington Farmers Market.

Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The weekly market offers locally produced foods. 10

Lunchbox Lecture. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — The semi-monthly lecture series features World War II-related topics. Call (504) 528-1944 ext.

229 for details. Noon.

Wednesday at the Square.

Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place; www.lafayette-square. org — The Wednesday evening concert series features New Orleans musicians, food and arts and crafts. Proceeds benefit the Young Leadership Council. Visit the website and check Gambit music listings for details. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

THURSDAY 8 Art on the Rocks at W New Orleans. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www.wneworleans.com — Artists in residence showcase and sometimes demonstrate their work, there’s a DJ, drink specials and giveaways of lodging at W Hotels. Visit www.wneworleans. com/artontherocks for details.

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Garden Club of America Flower Show. Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., (504) 5610500; www.hilton.com — Garden Club of America members display their flowers for the 101st annual meeting. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jazz in the Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — Jazz in the Park’s free musical and dance performances series features food and art vendors, and a stage in Congo Square that’s run by and for kids. Visit the website and check Gambit music listings for details. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Marketplace at Armstrong Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, handmade beauty products, art, crafts and entertainment. Visit www.icdnola.org for details.

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Operation Houses for Heroes.

Century 21 Richard Berry & Associates, 2330 Lapalco Blvd., Suite 5, Harvey, (504) 367-2345; www.century21richardberry. com — The program focuses on financing and home ownership programs for teachers, police officers, firefighters and EMTs. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

2951; www.eiffelsociety.com — Jeff Crouere hosts the roast of Jefferson Parish President John Young Jr. 6 p.m.

merce hosts a networking event featuring more than 1,800 pounds of crawfish. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Carol Solomon and other role models for women in substance abuse programs. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sistahs Making a Change.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Women of all experience levels are invited to dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Literary Luncheon. Poydras Home, 5354 Magazine St., (504) 897-0535; www.poydrashome. com — Authors Eric Paulsen, Sally-Ann Roberts, Patrice Kononchek, Bonnie Warren and Carolyn Kolb discuss their books. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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FRIDAY 9 An Evening with Julian Sands.

Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www. martinechaissongallery.com

Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., (504) 3620708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce, seafood and more are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Thank you to these venues for providing a smoke-free environment for their workers and patrons.

For a full list of smoke-free events and venues and to join the movement toward a smoke-free Louisiana, visit HealthierAirForAll.org.

Overeaters Anonymous. Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-3431; www.rayneumc. org — Group members help each other use the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. For details, contact Sarah at (504) 4589965. 7 p.m.

PechaKucha Vol. 12: The Art of Making. Felicity Church, 1220 Felicity St., (504) 415-1628; www. felicitychurch.com — Speakers share their creative processes.

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Ringside Roast. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demonstration. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Sippin’ in Seersucker. Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace.com — The fundraiser benefits the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Enjoy an evening of light bites, Southern cocktails, shopping specials and live entertainment featuring Creole String Beans.

Tickets include parking in the garage at Canal Place. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jefferson Chamber Crawfish Boil. Jefferson Chamber Office Building, 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., (504) 835-3880; www. jeffersonchamber.org — The Jefferson Chamber of Com-

Women of Substance Luncheon. Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 2125301; www.auduboninstitute. org — Bridge House and Grace House honors Dr. Jayne Gurtler,

— Guests converse with Julian Sands after the first night of “A Celebration of Harold Pinter.”

Tickets $50. 9:30 p.m.

Ashtanga Awareness. Yoga Bywater, 900 Louisa St., (504) 427-7993; www.yogabywater. net — Guests learn ashtanga yoga and enjoy food and drinks.

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Children’s Art Workshop. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts. com — RHINO artists lead kids in art projects such as origami, collages and bookmaking. Email artboxrhino@gmail.com to register. Suggested donation for materials $5. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Crawfish Mambo. University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus — UNO International Alumni Association hosts the crawfish cook-off, with all-you-can-eat crawfish for attendees and live music. Admission $25. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Crescent City Farmers Market.

Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

Critter Cinema. LA/SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., (504) 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — Kids ages 5-10 eat pizza, watch movies and play with cats and dogs.

Call (504) 368-5191 to pre-register. Admission $30. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Dillard University commencement. Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 283-8822; www.dillard.edu — Michelle Obama addresses graduates. 10 a.m.

Dragon Boat Festival. Water Street and Tchefuncte River, Madisonville — Teams race dragon boats in various categories. The festival also features food, arts and crafts, demonstrations and an awards ceremony. 8 a.m.

Feria de Primavera. Morris Jeff Community School, 3368 Esplanade Ave., (504) 373-6258; www. morrisjeffschool.org — There are carnival games, student performances and crawfish. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Creating Great Futures Gala and Auction. Boys and Girls Club Westbank Unit, 900 10th Street — The inaugural gala and auction benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana. There will be live music, a live auction, silent auction, food and spirits by local celebrity chefs and more. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Library Genealogy Series. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Sal Serio, curator of the library’s American Italian Research Center, leads a 13-part genealogy series. Contact Chris at (504) 889-8143 or wcsmith@ jefferson.lib.la.us for a complete schedule. 7 p.m.

Loyola MBA Open House. Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno. edu — See what’s new with the Loyola MBA including fast-track MBA, updated professional MBA and specialized tracks. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yoga classes for all experience levels are held in the Cabildo gallery. 7:30 a.m.

a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Nonprofit Workshop: Fundraising Events 101. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Attendees learn about types of fundraising events, working with volunteers and finding corporate sponsors. Admission $35. 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Wetlands Art Tour German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

Girls on the Run of New Orleans 5K. New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 488-2896; www.neworleanscitypark.com — The race through City Park benefits Girls on the Run of New Orleans and local Kiwanis clubs in their efforts to stop bullying. Registration fee $40.

8 a.m.

Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers.

Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon.

Habitat Romp. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues — Habitat for Humanity and PLAYNOLA host games, food vendors and live music from Hot 8 Brass Band. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mellow Brew Fest. Mellow Mushroom, 1645 Hwy. 190, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 8227 Oak St., (985) 327-5407; www.mellowmushroom.com — There will be beer sampling, live music and food. All proceeds benefit WWOZ. Mentorfest. New Orleans Public Library, Rosa Keller Branch, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www.nutrias. org — Guests sign up to be mentors for children ages 7-21. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NOMMA Cadet Crawl 5K. New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, 425 O’Bannon St., (504) 227-3810; www.nomma.net — The New Orleans Military and Maritime Parent Organization hosts the 5K. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Race fee $35. 8 a.m.

Poetry Scavenger Hunt.

AllWays Lounge and Theatre, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallways-

World’s Largest Crawfish Boil. Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 5873822; www.superdome.com — Zatarain’s 125th birthday celebration features 25,000 pounds of crawfish and music by Big Sam’s Funky Nation and Flow Tribe to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

Noon to 6 p.m.

SUNDAY 11 Honor Thy Mother: A Royal Mother’s Day Tea. Taravella Manor, 5240 Taravella Road,

The Wetlands Art Tour features art, film, fashion and more at 20 venues in Faubourg Marigny and Bywater Saturday, and there are events throughout the day.

The project is designed to call attention to coastal erosion and preservation issues. The event is headquartered at Clouet Gardens (710 Clouet St.), where there is information, food, kids’ activities and more. A bike tour to Bayou Bienvenue departs from the garden at 9 a.m., and at 6:15 p.m., Sarah Quintana performs. There’s a panel of speakers at the Marigny Opera House (725 St. Ferdinand St.) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and it includes historian John Barry, author of Rising Tide and one of the main proponents of the South Louisiana Wetlands Art Tour Flood Protection Authority-East’s lawsuit MAY Various Faubourg against 97 oil and gas companies for dam age to wetlands. Also speaking are Tulane Marigny and University law professor Mark Davis, poet Bywater locations Moose Jackson and others. Many of the www.wetlandsart shows are at galleries participating in arttour.com St. Claude Arts District opening receptions from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Elegy on the Morning Water by Richard Waller pictured). There’s a party beginning at 10 p.m. at Michalopoulos Studio (527 Elysian Fields Ave.), with music by Soul Creole featuring Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers. — WILL COVIELLO

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Marrero, (504) 340-7797; www.taravellamanor.com — Mothers and their families eat and watch performances by the Class Act String Orchestra, poet Késhia “Peaches” Caldwell and the play Mama. Admission $70.

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Mother’s Day at Audubon Zoo. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute. org — Grammy Award-winner Irma Thomas headlines the event, which features music, food vendors, arts and crafts and children’s activities. Regular zoo admission prices apply. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mother’s Day Home Tour.

Old Mandeville, various locations — Nine homes in the historic center hall and Creole cottage style are open to the public. Adults $20, students $12, children under 12 free. 2 to 5 p.m.

SoFAB cooking demo.

French Market, corner of Governor Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 2 p.m.

Swap Meet NOLA. St. Margaret’s at Mercy, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 279-6414; www. stmargaretsno.org — The

Humane Society sponsors a flea market, art market and farmers market. 9 a.m.

Swing Dance Lesson With Amy & Chance. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 9423731; www.dbabars.com/ dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

Swingin’ Sundays.

AllWays Lounge and Theatre, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Free dance lessons at 8 p.m. are followed by a live band at 9 p.m.

MONDAY 12 2020 Postpartum Support Group. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St., (504) 596-6540; www.zukababy.com — New moms and moms-to-be discuss everything postpartum. A licensed counselor participates. 6 p.m.

MADD meeting. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road, (504) 838-4353 — The Metairie/New Orleans chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving meets. 6 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 presents the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call

(504) 456-5000 for details.

Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

WORDS Bill Loehfelm. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 8952266 — The author talks and signs his book The Devil in Her Way. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Corban Addison. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266 — The author talks and signs his book The Garden of Burning Sand.

6 p.m. Friday.

Deborah Burst. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The author discusses and signs her book Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans: Historic Churches, Cathedrals and Sanctuaries. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Edward L. Rispone. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135; www.barnesandnoble.com — The author discusses and signs his book CUCHO: A Journey from Cuba to Freedom. 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Lake Fest. Bucktown Harbor and Marina, 325 Metairie-Hammond Highway — Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s fundraiser includes live music, food, arts, crafts and a car show.

Adults $5, children under 12 free. Noon.

lounge.com — Audience members track down poets throughout the Marigny.

A party with beer follows.

Pre-register at www. neworleanspoetrybrothel. com/events.html. Team fee $40. 5 p.m.

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 278-4242; www.visitstbernard. com — The market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. Call (504) 355-4442 or visit the website for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides. 8 a.m.

Wetlands Art Tour. Clouet Gardens, 707 Clouet Street, (504) 237-6969; www. clouetgardens.com — Guests plant trees and tour the wetlands via kayak. 9 a.m.

Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse. org — Rising Tide author John Barry, Monique Verdin, Scott Eustis and Michael Massimi discuss the environment. 2 p.m. St. Claude Arts District, 2820 St. Claude Ave. — More than 20 venues display art and host performances.

Environmental nonprofit groups provide information and screen printing lessons at Clouet Gardens at 6 p.m.

Michalopoulos Studio hosts an after party with live music at 10 p.m. 6 p.m.

Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 6584100; www.noma.org — The museum holds Pilates classes every fourth Saturday of the month, and yoga classes every other Saturday. Call (504) 456-5000 for details.

Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

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grinds.com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word performers.

Kim Sunee. Ancora Pizzeria & Salumeria, 4508 Freret St., (504) 324-1636; www.ancorapizza. com — The author signs her book A Mouthful of Stars: A Constellation of Favorite Recipes from My World Travels.

4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Open Mic. Drum Sands Publishing and Books, 7301 Downman Road, (504) 247-6519; www. drunmsandspublishing.com — The bookstore and publishing house hosts an open mic for writers of all genres.

7 p.m. Wednesday.

Poets of Color. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola. org — Poets participate in a writing circle. 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Skip Tucker. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — The author discusses and signs his book Pale Blue Light. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Story Time with Miss Maureen.

Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — Children’s books are read.

11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

The Well: A Women’s Poetry Circle. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola.org — Writers of all levels meet. Call (504) 655-5489 or email fleurdeholly@gmail.com for details.

SPORTS Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball. com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Iowa Cubs. 7 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Thursday-Friday.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Poetryfest. Poetryfest seeks poems no longer than 21 lines from amateur poets. Email entries to poetryfest@yahoo. com. Deadline May 16.

Swap Meet NOLA. Artists, farmers, bakers and flea market vendors are invited to set up booths at recurring swap

meets. Visit www.swapmeetnola.com, call (504) 813-5370 or email swapmeetnola@gmail. com for details.

Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-onone mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org for details.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running buddies, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola. org to register. Visit www. gotrnola.org for details about the program.

American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www. cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200 for details.

Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties.

Visit www.bayourebirth.org for details.

CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; thorough training and support is provided. Call Brian Opert at (504) 522-1962 ext. 213 or email info@casaneworleans. org for details.

Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center.

The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area.

Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org for information.

Green Light New Orleans.

The group that provides free energy-efficient lightbulbs seeks volunteers to help install the bulbs in homes. Call (504) 324-2429 or email green@ greenlightneworleans.org to apply. Visit www.greenlightneworleans.org for details.

HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Or-

leans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the various opportunities available, how to sign up for service projects and general tips on how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@ handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org for details.

Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111 for details.

Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s green space committee needs volunteers for the adopt-ablock program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 4829598 or rpbarranco@cox.net.

Louisiana SPCA Volunteers.

The Louisiana SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more.

Visit www.la-spca.org/volunteer to sign up.

Meal Delivery Volunteers.

Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults.

Gas/mileage expenses will be

reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880 for details.

NOLA Wise. The program by Global Green in partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy that helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient seeks volunteers.

All volunteers must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org for details.

Senior Companion Volunteers.

The council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121 for details.

Teen Suicide Prevention. The Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call (504) 831-8475 for details.

Touro Infirmary Career Camp.

Touro Infirmary’s seventh annual summer Health Career Camp introduces juniors, seniors and recent high school graduates to health care professions. Apply at www.touro. com/careercamp or call Touro Volunteer Services at (504) 897-8107. Deadline June 2.

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Farm Enterprise, Tunica, MS, has 2 positions for rice, soybeans, corn & wheat; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.87/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 3/22/14 – 12/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS90150 or call 225-342-2917.

PROFESSIONAL CONTROLLER

A well-established, locally-owned New Orleans company is seeking an outstanding applicant to oversee financial operations. The Controller will ensure the proper and timely recording, documenting and reporting of financial activity; coordinate and finalize the annual operating budget; analyze and evaluate financial performance; supervise two business dept. employees; process payroll; manage cash balances; etc. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, hands-on degreed accountant with a strong work ethic; have extensive practical knowledge of budgeting, A/R, A/P, payroll and a solid management and customer service background. The offer for this full-time, salaried position includes a benefits package (health insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, personal and sick time). Email a cover letter and resume to hrdeptnola@gmail.com. fax option: (504) 483-3158.

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The Green Project seeks a leader with passion for reuse, re-purpose, and recycling to lead the organization to continued growth. Candidates must show experience with organizational leadership, financial acumen, and be willing to get dirty when necessary.

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HOUSE OF BLUES SEEKS AN EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF

Required: 3-5 Years High Volume Experience. Send resumes to: nelwynrainwater@livenation.com or call (504) 310-4999 ext. 32085 for more info.

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Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “I was an executive at a company based in Atlanta and after a merger, I decided to return to New Orleans. Now I’m ready to get back in the game, but looking for a position is kind of new to me.

In the past, jobs just came to me. I’m including my résumé for your advice.”

— Michael J., Mandeville, LA Dear Michael, The very first thing I notice about your résumé is that it is extremely short and brief, particularly for someone who is an executive with your years of experience and education. If you had seen my columns during the past few years, you would know that I am no fan of short résumés, for a variety of reasons.

First, it is well-established that the résumé has now taken the place of the initial inGrant Cooper terview, so only those with top qualifications and strong accomplishments are even invited to interview. Even though it takes an extra minute (or less) for an HR professional to review the second page of a résumé, that extra minute is now seen as more efficient than taking valuable company time to schedule an unknown candidate for a personal interview.

Second, many of the larger companies are currently using computer programs (ATS systems and other software) to initially sort, categorize, review, and rank incoming résumés. Because of this, more, not less, information is now desirable on the résumé, in order to populate it with the needed keywords that the computer will be seeking. The computer doesn’t care if a résumé is a bit longer, in fact, it provides more data to evaluate.

The advice that “They only want to see one-page résumés,” is perhaps the single most outdated and incorrect statement jobseekers hear today. I imagine that your background and qualifications must be much stronger than I can see from a quick glance at your résumé, and many of the details that could competitively rank you above other candidates are apparently missing.

Aside from a few structural formatting problems and issues I see with your résumé, here are a few important missing details that a company evaluating an executive would like to see on a résumé at your level: • Specific examples of projects and initiatives you led or played a leadership role in, along with any key details on the challenges you faced, the actions you took, and the measurable results you achieved.

• Documentation of the processes, tools, and techniques you used to achieve your goals. As one example, I see nothing about Six Sigma or other tools, yet I know they are a standard practice at your former company.

• Your résumé states that you graduated from Tulane in 1996, but your résumé work history starts in 1999. A prospective employer may wonder what occurred during those three missing years.

• I see nothing on your résumé about attending industry conferences, training sessions, continuing education, or whether or not you may have served as a speaker or trainer yourself.

So Michael, I strongly suggest that you consider getting professional help to upgrade your résumé to meet today’s standards. Also, since you indicated in your email that it has been awhile since you looked for positions, you may need some individual career coaching to catch up on the latest job search techniques targeting executive-level positions. Our clients tell us that the resources they have dedicated to résumé writing and career coaching have yielded a profitable return on investment, primarily through better interviews, reduced job search times, and superior offers.

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New friends. Area Coffees are free, crafts sessions, explore city. Contact elspurlock@aol.co, or Randall (504) 866-7435 for dates of activities.

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LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 455-924 DIV. O SUCCESSION OF JOSEPHINE DUPLANTIS PARFAIT a/k/a FLORENCE PARFAIT Whereas the Testamentary Executor, Joseph Wilson Parfait of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property herein described, to-wit: Lots 9 and 10, Square No. 6, Harvey Canal Subdivision, Jefferson Parish, LA Improvements bear Municipal No.: 619 Pailet Avenue, Harvey, LA 70058 UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($126,500.00) DOLLARS for one hundred (100%) per cent interest in said property, less the usual and customary expenses of the sale and less payment of buyers closing cost and prepaids of up up to $3,500.00, all as per the agreement to purchase and sell.

BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, Edna Golsby DEPUTY CLERK Attorney: Roy J.D. Gattuso Address: 401 Weyer St. Gretna, LA 70054 Telephone: (504) 368-5223 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ananda Just Badon Wife of/and Aaron J. Badon, Jr., please contact K. Adam Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Charles A. Williams, call attorney Steven Jupiter at (504) 533-8720.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Derek A. Villavaso and Idolka L. Alvarez, a/k/a/ Idolka L. Alvarez Holmes, please contact Timothy P. Farrelly, Atty.

(504) 832-4101 or 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste 103, Metairie,LA 70002.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Dianne Butler, please call attorney Steven Jupiter at (504) 533-8720.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

NO.: 737-300 DIV. H

NO. 732-863 DIV. D

SUCCESSION OF ZELIA NICHOLAS WIDOW OF SAM TUMBLIN

SUCCESSION OF ETHEL LOUISE GRAVES LOWE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Notice is Given that the administrator of this Succession has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the sum of fifty-two thousand five hundred and 00/100 ($52,500.00) dollars cash, with the succession to pay its pro rata share of the property taxes and seller’s closing costs. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows: STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEFFERSON THAT CERTAIN PIECE OF PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereon belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Town of Kenner, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Square bounded by Jefferson Highway, Centanni Lane, Mississippi River Levee and Worth Street, designated as Lot B on a survey by Charles T. Nelson, dated February 11, 1956, and according to which Lot B forms the corner of Jefferson Highway and Worth Street and measures one hundred three and 95/100 (103.95’) feet (Title) one hundred four and 47/100 (104.47’) feet (Actual) front on Jefferson Highway, a depth of one hundred fifty and 75/100 (150.75’) feet (Title) one hundred fifty-five and 38/100 (155.38’) feet (Actual) on the side nearest Worth Street, one hundred fifty-four (154’) feet across the rear on the side nearest the Mississippi River Levee; and a first depth of one hundred and 52/100 (100.52’) feet along Centanni Lane, thence a distance of fifty and 15/100 (50.15’) feet on a line parallel to the Mississippi River Levee, thence a second depth of fifty-five and 38/100 (55.38’) feet and front on Centanni Lane. All as more fully shown on survey by BFM, Professional Land Surveyors, dated October 4, 2012.

Said Lot B is composed of all of original Arpent Lot 117, less and except that portion designated as Lot A which forms the corner of Jefferson Highway and Centanni Lane and measures fifty and 5/100 (50.05’) feet front on Jefferson Highway by a depth and front of one hundred (100’) feet on Centanni Lane; by a depth on the opposite side line nearest to Worth Street of one hundred and 52/100 (100.52’) feet, by a width in the real along the Mississippi River Levee Side of fifty and 15/100 (50.15’) feet.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the date on which the last publication of this notice appears.

By Order of the Court, Marilyn Guidry Deputy Clerk Signed in Gretna, LA this 10th day of April, 2014.

Attorney: Thomas G. Donelon, Bar # 04999 Address: 2626 N. Arnoult Rd., Ste. 130 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 887-1780 Gambit: 4/15/14 & 5/6/14

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Notice is hereby given that the Administrator of this succession has petitioned this court for Authority to sell immovable property belonging to this succession to DELISE INVESTMENTS, LLC, for the sum of TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($22,500.00) DOLLARS, and on the terms and conditions as set forth in that Petition. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows, to-wit: An undivided one-half (1/2) interest in immovable property with a municipal address of 233 Waldo Street, Metairie, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, and advantages thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson in that part thereof known as MORNINGSIDE PARK, according to a plan of resubdivision

by Adlee Orr, Jr. C.E., dated May 13, 1941, on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson, designated by the Numbers 21 and 22, of Square 11, bounded by Waldo and Glenmore Streets. Airline Highway and 12th (formerly Oxford Avenue) Street, measuring each 25 feet front on Waldo Street, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines. All in accordance with survey by J.J. Krebs and Sons, C.E., dated September 24, 1959, a white print copy of which is annexed to act before Elmer D. Flanders, Notary Public, According to said survey of Lot No. 22 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 250 feet from the corner of Waldo and 12th (formerly Oxford Avenue) Street. And which property is also shown on a certificate of survey by J.L. Fontcuberta, Surveyor, dated October 31, 1961, recertified correct March 15, 1962.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

Attorney: Doug C. Caldwell Address: P.O. Box 1829 West Monroe, LA 71294 Telephone: (318) 388-1000 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Earl Martin Devlin please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 5539588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Gerard Vincent Hines, also known as Gerard V. Hines please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Isiah M. Rounds and/or Aline Anderson Rounds 4634 Cardenas Dr., New Orleans, LA 70127 or having an interest in their estates, please contact attorney Tony Dooley at (504) 298-0854.

ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of the representative for the LOIS TUMBLIN FOX, whose last known address was 8832 Belfast St, New Orleans, LA 70118, please contact Atty.

Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504-365-1545.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 683-966 DIV. N

SUCCESSION OF DORIS MARIE PLAISSANCE GAUTHREAUX ESTE NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WHEREAS, Vernard Gauthreaux, Administrator of the Succession of Doris Marie Plaissance Gauthreaux Este has made application to the Court for the sale of the succession’s interest in the immovable property of the succession, hereinafter described, to-wit: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all the rights, ways, priviliges, servitudes and appurtenances thereon belonging or in anywise appertaining, designated as PLOTS NOS. TWENTY-EIGHT (28) and TWENTY-NINE (29) of the PLAN, LOT 16, Section 56, T 14 S, R 24 E, Destrehan Division, West of the Mississippi, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 3, 1943, initiated NCH, Revised Dec. 1, 1943, according to said map plots Nos. 28 and 29 measure each One Hundred (100’) feet front on the northerly side of BAYOU ROAD, adjoin each other and have a combined frontage of TWO HUNDRED (200’) feet east of the easterly right of way of aforesaid Murphy Canal and Road right-of-way.

All as shown and indicated on map entitled PLAN LOT 16, Section 56, T 14S, R 24 E, Destrehan Division, West of the Mississippi, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 3, 1943. Initialed N.C.H., revised Dec. 1, 1943, Revised April 29, 1945.

Being the same property acquired by Doris Marie Plaissance Gauthreaux Este form Vernard V. Gauthreaux, Jr. by act before Roger I. Dallam, N.P., dated July 1, 1980, reg. COB 984, folio 477.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: For the sum of $230,000.00 on the terms of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) down and the balance of one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000.00) financed by the seller at 6% amortized over 10 years with a balloon payment of one hundred sixty thousand one hundred sixty-three and 09/100 ($160,163.09) at the end of 18 months, with monthly principle and interest payments of one thousand one hundred ninety-eight and 37/100 dollars ($1,998.37) for the purchase of the whole property as set forth in the petition on file or on terms and conditions may be ordered by the court.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedents herein, and of this estate, 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 of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

This notice was requested by attorney David Greenberg and was issued by the Clerk of Court on the 22nd day of April, 2014.

Masie Comeaux, Deputy Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court Attorney: David Greenberg Address: 848 Second St., Ste 200 Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 366-8118 Gambit: 4/29/14 & 5/20/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.:

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2008-4052 DIV. J

SUCCESSIONS OF MARGUERITE VICTOR wife of/and PHILIP ALEXANDER JOHNSON, SR.

SUCCESSION OF CHARLES I. KENNEY, SR. spouse of/and THELMA W. KENNEY

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 10, BURBANK GARDEN SUBDIVISION, bounded by Rosary Drive, Wildair Drive, Burbank Drive and Wilton Drive, which said lot according to survey by Chase V. Frey, C.E., dated August 20, 1950, is designated as LOT NO. 1 and forms the corner of Rosary Drive and Wildair Drive, and measures thence 50 feet front on Rosary Drive, same width in the rear, by a depth and front on Wildair Drive of 100 feet between equal and parallel lines. All in accordance with a survey by F. G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated February 10, 1967.

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 1906 Rosary Dr. Attorney: Jason P. Hernandez Address: 7037 Canal Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70124 Telephone: (504) 484-0700 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts Mark M. Germek or Julie Wilcox Sawyer, please call attorney Steven Jupiter at (504) 533-8720.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Merril J. Amos, Jr., please contact Atty. C. Hunter King, at 504-460-0168.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 13-4480 DIV. D SUCCESSION OF GERALDINE BARRETT wife of/and THOMAS J. BARRETT, JR. NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of this Estate and to all other interested persons to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the Tableau of Distribution filed by the Administrator of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance therewith.

Any opposition must be filed prior to homologation.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Attorney: Paul C. Fleming, Jr. # 23076 Address: P.O. Box 491 Metairie, LA 70004 Telephone: (504) 888-3394 Gambit: 5/6/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of HUDSON THOMAS, JR. please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost mail note payable to Tower Loan of Slidell dated September 13, 2013 in the amount of $3,015.00 and signed by a D. Cerigny; please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545.

Whereas the administrator of the above estate, has made application to the Court for sale of the following described property, to wit: LOT 51, SQUARE 1, 5TH DISTRICT CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Improvements thereon bear the municipal address 4518 Croyden Avenue.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: to be sold at private sale to WARNER A TUREAUD for the price and sum of FIFTY THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($50,000) CASH. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent(s) herein, and of this estate, 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 homologation such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: K. Jefferson “Jeff” Jones Address: 8518 Oak Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 861-7123 Gambit: 4/22/14 & 5/6/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of ADAM CLAYTON WILLIAMS please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of JAMES D. DAUGHERTY, whose last known address was 11209 Schmidt Lane, Manor, TX 78653-3754, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504365-1545.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jesus R. Jaques AKA Jesus Jaques, call Halima Smiith, 352-2112.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of JOSEPH EDWARD HILLS please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of KATARZYNA A. LANKAMER please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of MELVIN SYKES please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Milton Keith Hamilton, please contact attorney William Boyles at 504-2322940.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Rachel Jeanne Paine please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Scott Andrew Wilson, please contact Atty. C. Hunter King, at 504-460-0168.

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Notice is hereby given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

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CLASSIFIEDS THIRTY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. BERNARD STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 118-118 DIV. A c/w 119-194 VIINCENT CARUSO, JR., ET AL. VERSUS CHALMETTE REFINING, L.L.C. LEGAL NOTICE OF CLASS CERTIFICATION AND TRIAL DATE TO: All individuals who lived or owned property located in the Parishes of St. Bernard and Orleans within the following geographic zone, and claim to have sustained property damages and/or were required to clean their properties as a result of the release of spent catalyst which occurred on or about September 6, 2010, from the facility operated by Chalmette Refining, L.L.C., located in Chalmette, Louisiana: An area bounded on the south by the northern bank of the Mississippi River, on the east by the center line of Louisiana Highway 47 (known as Paris Road), on the north by the southern boundary of the marsh located south of Bayou Bienvenue, and on the west by the eastern bank of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (known as the “Industrial Canal”).

VINCENT CARUSO, JR., AUDREY RAYMOND, and KAREN REYNOLDS . The class representatives’ contact information may be obtained from Class Counsel, who are listed below.

All other documentation related to these proceedings is and/or will be available for your review at the office of the Clerk of Court, at the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District Courthouse located at 1101 West St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, Louisiana, 70043.

OPTING OUT OF THE CLASS ACTION IF THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE INCLUDED in the class action, you must complete an opt-out form or give written notice to the Court postmarked or filed no later than the 1st day of June, 2014. This notice should include: your name, date of birth, current address and telephone number, and the statement that “I do not wish to be included in the class action and I realize that I will not be entitled to share in any of the money damages and other benefits recovered by the class” sign and date the form; if you are completing an opt-out for a minor, incompetent or deceased person, you must sign your name to the form and state your relationship to the person, also print your name and address; the notice MUST include the case caption: Vincent Caruso, Jr., et al. vs. Chalmette Refining, LLC, No. 118-118, Div. “A,” it should be sent by first class mail addressed to the Clerk of Court, Thirty-Fourth Judicial District, P.O. Box 1746, Chalmette, Louisiana, 70044, or hand delivered to the Clerk of Court, Thirty-Fourth Judicial District, located at 1101 West St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, Louisiana, 70043. While a specific form is not required to be used, you may obtain Opt-out forms from the Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel listed above. DO NOT call or contact the Court of the Clerk of Court for any information or opt-out forms in this matter.

Any judgment rendered by the Court with regard to the class action, whether favorable to the plaintiffs or not, will be binding on all class members who have not requested exclusion from the class in the manner described above.

IF YOU OPT OUT of the class, you WILL NOT be included in the class action.

IF YOU OPT OUT of the class action and fail to take whatever action may be necessary to protect your claims and interests within what may be a limited period of time from the date of your signature on the Opt-Out Form, or written notice, YOU MAY BE FOREVER BARRED FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION with regard to the same or similar claims for damages.

The Court has appointed the lawyers and firms listed below to represent all class members:

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IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO FITS THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE, READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, IT WILL AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.

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Furthermore, on the 2nd day of February, 2015, the trial of this matter will be held in the 34th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard, before Judge Robert A. Buckley. You are not required to attend the trial.

This notice arises out of the matter entitled Vincent Caruso, Jr., et al. vs. Chalmette Refining, LLC, No. 118-118, Div. “A,” filed in the 34th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard, State of Louisiana. The Court has ruled that this case should proceed as a class action on behalf of a “class” or group of people that could potentially include you. This notice summarizes your rights and options if you are a member of the class. If you are a member of the class, you have to decide whether to stay in the class and be bound by the results of any judgments rendered by the trial court, or you have the option to ask to be excluded from the class and retain your individual rights. The class action lawsuit basically seeks damages for people who Lived in or owned property in a certain geographic region on September 6, 2010, and who sustained property damages and/or were required to clean their properties as a result of the release of spent catalyst.

Plaintiffs are alleging that they sustained damages as a result of the negligence of the defendants. The defendants deny the allegations made by the plaintiffs.

On the 7th day of April, 2014, the Court ordered that this Important Notice of Class Action be communicated to all potential class members. If you fit the description above, this notice applies to you. You are a member of the class unless you formally OPT-OUT. If you wish to formally OPT-OUT of the class you must do so by the 1st day of June, 2014, in the manner set forth below, at which time the Court will EXCLUDE YOU as a member of the class.

IF THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO YOU AND YOU WISH TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. FURTHER NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN ADVISING WHAT ACTION IS REQUIRED OF YOU IN THE FUTURE IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE YOUR CLAIM AS A CLASS MEMBER. IF YOU DO NOT OPT-OUT, you will be in the class, and you will be bound by all decisions of the Court, whether favorable or not, regarding any and all matters asserted in this action. Your rights will be determined in the pending lawsuit and you may be entitled to share in any recovery (including money damages), made in the class action, whether by settlement or judgment, subject to deduction for costs, expenses and attorney’s fees as approved by the Court, to be paid out of compensatory and other damages obtained for the benefit of the class members. Costs and expenses will be advanced by the attorneys representing the class. In the event that no favorable settlement or judgment is obtained, the class will not be obligated to pay attorney fees but may remain responsible for the cost and expense of the litigation.

You are further advised that in certifying this class action, the Court has not made any decision on the merits of the controversy or on the merits of any claim. You have the right, if you wish, to have an attorney of your choice present any claim for damages you may have however, you will be personally responsible for any fees or expenses charged by your personal attorney.

If you are a class member, you may be required to take such further action as the Court deems necessary, such as submitting proof of claim in order to establish the validity of your claim and any damages you are claiming if the Court ultimately determines there is to be any recovery by the class. However, merely submitting proof of claim will not automatically entitle you to recovery of damages. In addition, you are advised that the Court could recall, modify, or otherwise redefine the constituency of the class to set forth subclasses after trial and prior to a decision on the merits of the common issues.

The names of the class representatives approved by the Court are as follows:

LAW OFFICES OF SIDNEY D. TORRES, III, APLC SIDNEY D. TORRES, III ROBERTA L. BURNS Torres Park Plaza 8301 West Judge Perez Drive Suite 303 Chalmette, LA 70043 Telephone: (504) 271-8421 Facsimile: (504) 271-1961 E-mail: storres@torres-law.com rburns@torres-law.com JERALD N. ANDRY, JR. 710 Carondelet Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 581-4334 E-mail: jay@jayandrylaw.com GREGORY P. DILEO 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 522-3456 E-mail: dileog@bellsouth.net JEFFREY BERNIARD 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 527-6225 E-mail: jeffberniard@laclaim.com Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sonjia Brown Joseph or Dale Michael Joseph, call attorney Steven Jupiter at (504) 533-8720.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Martha Jane Broussard, please notify attorney William Boyles at 504-232-2940.

ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of the representative for the SUCCESSION OF BELVIA CHAUVIN ISABELLE and/or RAOUL V. CHAUVIN, whose last known address was 2338-40 Chippewa St, New Orleans, LA 70125, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504-365-1545.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of TIMOTHY P. PERRY AND/OR TRENISE M. PERRY and/or their heirs, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in Civil District Court Orleans Parish Court, Case # 2013-11503.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Derek A. Villavaso and Idolka L. Alvarez, a/k/a/ Idolka L. Alvarez Holmes, please contact Timothy P. Farrelly, Atty.

(504) 832-4101 or 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste 103, Metairie,LA 70002.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Troy D. Porter, aka Troy D. Porter, Sr. please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Non-Resident Notice; 4th Circuit Docket No. 13A11; Desiree E. Rodriquez v. Felix Leoneldo Matute Morales; In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a not-resident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon FELIX LEONELDO MATUTE MORALES. It is ordered that said Defendant enter his appearance herein with thirty (30) days after 5/27/14 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located at 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville ,TN, and defend or default will be taken on June 26, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the Gambit, a newspaper published in New Orleans to run on 5/6/14, 5/13/14, 5/20/14 & 5/27/14.

Luke D. Bottorff, Attorney for Plaintiff Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Vanessa Peters and/or any heirs of Ernest Peters, please contact Paul C. Fleming, Jr., atty, 504-888-3394.

Property rights involved.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Zandrea Marie Johnson-Rayford, please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880.

Lena L. Magistro A/K/A Lena Lazier Magistro A/K/A Lena Lazier Snyder her heirs, or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Geralyn Garvey (504) 838-0191.

Sandra A. Guariscoher, her heirs, or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Geralyn Garvey (504) 838-0191.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2014-1815

DIV. J-5

SUCCESSION OF RICHARD PAUL KRAVETS, also known as RICHARD P. KRAVETS also known as RICHARD KRAVETS NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Administratrix of the above Estate has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: 1507 Upperline Street, New Orleans, LA, Lot 11, Square 392, Sixth District of the City of New Orleans, acquired by Decedent by act recorded at Notarial Archives No. 2011-37269, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $425,000 net Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, that they are ordered to make any opposition which they may 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT Dale Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Steven J. Koehler Address: 3350 Ridgelake Dr., Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 309-0812 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR:

Armstrong Bros. LLC, Eudora, AR, has 2 positions for grain, oilseed crops & irrigation; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; 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.; $9.87/hr; threefourths work period guaranteed from 6/8/14 – 11/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order 872191 or call 225-342-2917.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of JUAN ROBERTO MURGA and/or his heirs, 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 Court, Case # 734-139.

CLASSIFIEDS CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2014-4224

DIV. H

SUCCESSIONS OF CHRISTINE DYER FOSTER AND F. JAMES FOSTER PETITION AND ORDER TO BE APPOINTED ADMINISTRATRIX The Petition of Arthemise Dyer Willimans and Lizzie Foster Brown (“Petitioners”), as daughters of Christine Dyer Foster and F. James Foster, both natural persons of the age of majority domiciled in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, respectfully represents as follows: 1.

Christine Dyer Foster (“Decedent”) died in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Parish of Orleans, where decedent was domiciled, on April 29, 1981, as shown on the attached Certificate of Death.

(See Cerfificate of Death attached hereto as Exhibit “A”). F. James Foster (“Decedent”) died in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Parish of Orleans, where decedent was domiciled, on November 20, 1976, as shown on the attached Certificate of Death. (See Certificate of Death attached hereto as Exhibit “A”).

2.

An administration is necessary for the settling of Decedent’s estate because decedent possessed real property at the time of their death, which will require an administration to dispose of and put all heirs in possession of the proceeds of the sale of the property at issue. An administration will also be needed in order to identify and locate all heirs of the Decedent.

3.

Petitioner attaches to this Petition a sworn detailed descriptive list of Decedent’s estate, showing the fair market value of the assets to be administered and prays that it be filed along with this Petition.

5.

Petitioner requests this Court dispense with the bond normally required of an Administratrix. This will lower the costs of administration of this Succession.

Further, having to obtain a bond will work financial injury upon Petitioner and would undoubtedly cause a substantial delay in the Administration of this Succession.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 98-10076 DIV. G SUCCESSION OF DORIS COLEMAN SCOTT NOTICE TO SELL MOVEABLE OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the administrator of the above estate, has made application to the Court for the sale, at private sale, of the moveable or immovable property hereinafter described, to wit: Square No. 117, LOT NO. 11., SIXTH DISTRICT; The improvements thereon bear the municipal number 4515 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70115.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO WIT: to be sold at private sale to 4515 TCHOUPITOULAS LLC for the price and sum of ONE HUNDRED SIXTYFIVE THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($165, 000) CASH. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior the 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Dale N. Atkins CLERK OF COURT Attorney: K Jefferson “Jeff” Jones Address: 8518 Oak Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 861-7123 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of TIMOTHY P. PERRY AND/OR TRENISE M. PERRY and/or their heirs, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in Civil District Court Orleans Parish Court, Case # 2013-11503.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Janie Randall Ewell (a/k/a Janie Randall, Janie Ewell, Janie Mae Ewell, Janie Mae Randall) and Abraham Ewell, Sr., (a/k/a Abraham Ewell) please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.:14-1355 DIV. F SUCCESSION OF JAMES FRANK WARREN NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that James Frank Warren, duly qualified administrator of the Succession of James Warren, Jr. has filed an Ex Parte Motion for Authority to Sell, at private sale, the immovable property described as follows: A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of this City, in Square No. 183, bounded by Chartres, Desire, Royal and Gallier Streets, which said portion of ground, according to a survey made by Guy J. Seghers, Surveyor, dated October 21, 1946, re-certified September 10, 1955, a copy of which is annexed to an act passed before Frank S. Norman, N.P., dated September 15, 1955; said lot commences at a distance of 114 feet, 0 inches, 1 line from the intersection of Royal and Desire Streets and measures 31 feet, 6 inches front on Desire Street, same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 120 feet, 7 inches, and is composed of the whole of Original Lot No. 19, and 1 foot, 6 inches of Original Lot 18 and adjoining Lot 19.

According to survey of Gilbert & Kelly, Surveyors, dated October 29, 1959, a copy annexed hereto, the above described property is situated in the same district and same square, has the same boundaries and the same measurements as detailed above.

Improvements bear Municipal Nos. 623-25 Desire Street.

Being the same property acquired by Doris M. Monroe and James Warren, Jr. by Credit Sale dated November 20, 1959 and recorded in Orleans Parish in CN 631/564.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner, Arthemise Dyer Williams and Lizzie Foster Brown, pray as follows:

under the terms and conditions as provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings.

1. That the sworn detailed descriptive list of Decedent’s estate be ordered filed; 2. That Petitioner be appointed Administratrix of this Succession and that Letters of Administration issued to Petitioner, upon Petitioner complying with the Requisites of Law; 3. That the Court dispense with the bond normally required of an Administratrix.

Notice is now given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of decedent, and of this estate, that they be ordered to make any opposition which they may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating that application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Respectfully Submitted: Attorney: Scott T. Winstead, #27690 Address: 650 Poydras Street Suite 2715 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 598-2715 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14

Attorney: Whitney Clark Address: 4130 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 485-0200 Gambit: 4/15/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 03-3748 DIV. N SUCCESSION OF VERGIE MATTHEWS RAY NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that the co-executors of this succession have petitioned this court for authority to sell the following described immovable property of Vergie Matthews Ray at private sale in accordance with the provision of Article 3281 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure for one hundred fifty seven thousand five hundred Dollars ($157,500.00) cash. The immovable property proposed to be sold “AS IS” and without warranty at private sale is described as follows: THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances, and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans in Square 471, bounded by France, Urquhart, Mazant, and Marais Streets, and designated as Lots 12, 13, and 14 which said lots measure as follows: Lot 12 commences 106 feet 11 inches from the corner of Urquhart Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 171 feet, 2 inches and 3 lines between equal and parallel lines. Lots 13 and 14 adjoin each other and measure each 31 feet, 1 inch 6 lines front on France Street, or a total frontage of France Street of 62 feet, 3 inches and 4 lines, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 106 feet, 11 inches, between equal and parallel lines, with Lot 13 forming the corner of France and Urquhart Streets. According to a survey of Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie Inc. dated February 18. 1991.

The improvements bear the municipal number 1244 France Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file an opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: A. Patrick Dehon, Jr. Address: 1539 Jackson Ave. Ste. 600 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 587-1500 Gambit: 5/6/14 Sandra A. Guariscoher, her heirs, or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Geralyn Garvey (504) 838-0191.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Gerard Vincent Hines, also known as Gerard V. Hines please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 11-8221 DIV. H SUCCESSION OF ELNORA MILES JOHNSON

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of this city, in the SQUARE NO. 626, bounded by MARENGO, GEN. TAYLOR, MAGNOLIA and SOUTH ROBERTSON STREETS, designated as LOT NO. NINE on a skech by H.C. Brown, Deputy City Surveyor, dated April 19, 1904; according to which sketch said lot measures thirty feet front on Marengo Street, thirty feet and three inches front on General Taylor Street, by the following depths; one hundred and thirty-eight feet, five inches and five lines on the side line dividing it from Lot No. Eight and one hundred forty-two feet, four inches and three lines on the side line dividing it from lot No. Ten, said lot running through the square and fronting on each of Marengo and General Taylor Streets, all as also shown on a plan or sketch of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Surveyors, dated October 4, 1956, a copy of which is annexed to the vendor’s act of purchase, Lot 9 commencing at a distance of thirty feet from the corner of Marengo and S. Robertson Streets.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: To sell the above described property to 3F Properties of Louisiana, LLC or any other potential buyer subject to title and zoning restrictions, servitudes of record, and laws or accordance for the sum of $105,000.00 (One Hundred and Five Thousand Naira) only.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Attorney: Martins I. Imudia (LA Bar Roll #24809) Address: 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2900 New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 885-0015 Gambit: 5/6/14 & 5/27/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 14-4285 DIV. J SUCCESSION OF WARREN TAYLOR, SR. Notice is hereby given to all creditors of this estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven (7) days from the publication of this notice, if they have or can show cause why the Tableau of Distribution filed

by Marion T. Taylor, of the Succession of Warren Taylor, Sr., should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance therewith.

Attorney: L. Gerome Smith Address: 2640 Amelia St. New Orleans, LA 70115 Telephone: (504) 891-3323 Gambit: 5/6/14

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

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REAL ESTATE Call 483-3100

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2013-11743 DIV. L DOCKET NO. 1 SUCCESSION OF STELLA LOUISE TEMPLE WHITE NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Administrator of the above Estate has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to wit: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of this City, in Square 683 bounded by NORTH ROBERTSON, LAMANCHE, CHARBONNET STREETS AND NORTH CLAIBORNE AVENUE. According to survey made by Gilbert & Kelly, surveyors, dated August 29, 1947, and re-dated March 5, 1951, blueprint of which is annexed to act of sale by Mrs. Elouise Temple, wife of and Albert White, to Columbia Homestead Association, passed before David L. Herman, Notary Public, on March 20, 1951. Said lots are designated as lots “G” and “H” adjoin and measure as follows: Lot “G: forms the corner of North Robertson and Charbonnet Streets and measures 30 feet front on North Robertson Street, by a depth and front on Charbonnet Street of 106 feet 8.4 inches between equal and parallel lines. Lot “H” begins at a distance of 30 feet from the corner of Charbonnet and North Robertson Streets and measures on a line towards Lamanche Street 39 feet front on North Robertson Street, the same width in the rear by a depth of 106 feet 8.4 inches between equal and parallel lines.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Faun Fenderson Address: 700 Camp St., Ste. 318 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 528-9500 Gambit: 4/15/14 & 5/6/14 PAGE 85

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There has been no Petition for Notice of Application for Appointment as Succession Representative filed in this proceeding under article 3091 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, except by Petitioner herein, as evidenced by the certificate of the Clerk of Court of Caddo Parish annexed to this Petition.

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 09-10128

DIV. E-7

SUCCESSION OF BETTY JEAN BADIE WATKINS NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE The Administrator of the above estate has made application to the court for the sale, at private sale, of the immovable property described, as follows: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ORLEANS PARISH, in Square No. 175, bounded by S. Gayoso Street, Elba Street (formerly Polymnia Street), S. Dupree Street (side), and Walmsley Avenue (side) (formerly Elk Street), designated as Lot No. 17, on a survey made by Dading, Marques & Associates, Inc., dated December 7, 1987, and according to which, said lot commences at a distance of 114.8.6 feet from the corner of S. Gayoso Street and Elba Street, and measure thence 30.0.0 feet front on S. Gayoso Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 145.5.4 feet between equal and parallel lines.

The improvements bear the Municipal No. 1814-14 ½ S. Gayoso Street, New Orleans, LA on the following terms and conditions, to-wit: An offer was made to petitioner, as Administrator of the Succession of Betty Jean Badie Watkins, to purchase the decedent’s full interest in the above described real estate, for the amount of $125,000.00, subject to court approval of this sale, less the usual expenses to be paid by vendor.

Attorney: Toshanita Summers, #29002 Address: 1215 Prytania Street, Suite 223 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 553-9588 Gambit: 4/15/14 & 5/6/14

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Charles Reed, Jr., please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-2344880.

Bailey Farms JV, Angleton, TX, has 1 positions for grian, rice & hay; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.86/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 5/25/14 – 3/23/15. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX4970719 or call 225-342-2917.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Janie Randall Ewell (a/k/a Janie Randall, Janie Ewell, Janie Mae Ewell, Janie Mae Randall) and Abraham Ewell, Sr., (a/k/a Abraham Ewell) please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

STATE OF LOUISIANA

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS NO.: 12-5755 DIV. N

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF ARCHIE WILSON

NO.: 737-268 DIV. M

NOTICE TO SELL PROPERTY

SUCCESSION OF MELVIN EDWARD MARTIN, SR.

Whereas HELEN SPEARS, ADMINISTRATOR of the above Estate has made application to the Court for the sale of the property hereinafter described, to-wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Sixth District of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana in square No. 625-Bouligny, Bounded

by Milan, Magnolia, Marengo and S. Robertson Streets, which said lot of ground is designated by the “C” commences at a distance of forty feet, no inches, no lines (40’0”0”’) from the corner of Milan and Magnolia Streets, and measures thence forty feet, no inches, no lines (40’ 0”0”’) front on Milan Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of ninety feet, no inches, no lines (90’ 0” 0”’) between equal and parallel lines; all according to a sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie Errol E. Kelly, Surveyor, Dated May 22, 1973, a copy of which is annexed to and made part of another act passed before me, notary dates this day for reference; The improvements thereon bear the municipal numbers 2635-351/2 and 2337-371/2 Milan Street. And this reference to the above restriction and/ or conditions is not to be considered as renewing or recreating them in any manner whatsoever. Upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: 1. The purchase price of $127,500.00 will be paid in cash when the act of sale is passed. 2. The property will be sold in “as is” condition. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decent herein, and of this estate to make any opposition which they 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 seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Testamentary Executrix of this succession has filed a Petition for Authority to Pay Debts of this succession in accordance with the Tableau of Distribution #2 (April 23, 2014) annexed to the Petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days of this publication; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.

Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court

By Order of the Orleans Civil District Court,

Attorney: Hollis Shepherd Address: 4220 Canal St., 2nd Floor New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 975-1210

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court

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Attorney: Robert L. Raymond Address: P.O. Box 340 Destrehan, LA 70047

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE And For Authority of- Executrix To Be Reimbursed For – Expenses—Notice Given That Merian Martin Lindsey, Executrix of the Estate of Melvin Edward Martin, Sr., has Pursuant to the Provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3281, petitioned this Honorable Court for Authority to Sell at Private Sale, for the price of Seventy -Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), with a reimbursement credit in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Dollars for maintenance , repairs and costs associated with said property and with the debts of the decedent, so that the total sale price of said property is Forty Nine Thousand Dollars, the above succession interest is a one third (1/3) share each of the heirs and legatees for a total of one hundred percent in and to the following described property: That portion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, and appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana , in Township 12 South, Range 10 east, and being a portion of originals Lots 6 and 7 of Trudeau Plantation, and in accordance with plan of survey made

by Adloe Orr, Jr., C. E., dated August 18, 1953, revised December 6, 1954, said property is situated in Lynn Park Subdivision, in Square 10, bounded by Lynnette Drive and Curry Court, said Lot is designated by the No. 146 and measures as follows: Lot 146 forms the corner of Lynnette Drive and Curry Court and measures 70.01 feet front on Lynnette Drive, with a width in the rear of 70 feet, with a depth on its side line separating it from Lot 145 of 99.34 feet and with a depth and front on Curry Court of 100.87 feet. All as more fully shown on survey shown on survey by F. G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated August 6, 1954. All in accordance with a survey

by Sterling Mandle, Land Surveyor, dated September 29, 1977, a copy of which is annexed hereto and made a part hereof. Legatees and creditors are required to make opposition if they have or can to such sale, within seven (7) days including Sundays and Holidays, from the date whereon the publication of this notice appears.

Jon Geigenheimer Clerk of Court , 24th Judicial District Court or the Parish of Jefferson Attorney: Alice J. Grooms Address: 650 Poydras St., Suite 1400 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 243-1135 Gambit: 4/29/14

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of TARA SILNIEKS FARVE please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Karen M. Ryan, please contact attorney Ashley B. Schepens, (504) 837-4950.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Martha Jane Broussard, please notify attorney William Boyles at 504-232-2940.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jesus R. Jaques AKA Jesus Jaques, call Halima Smiith, 352-2112.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2013-4695 DIV. I SUCCESSION OF MICHELE A. JACOB NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION

Gambit: 4/29/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 14-3940 DIV. M DOCKET NO. 13 SUCCESSION OF URSULA FERROUILLET LAWRENCE

NOTICE TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Whereas the court approved Testamentary Executrix of the above estate. CATHY JACKSON SMILEY, has made application to the Court for the acceptance of a donation of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining situated in the City of New Orleans, in the Third District, Oak Park Estates, in Square 30 thereof, bounded by Cartier, Riveiera, St. Bernard Avenues and Seville Drive, as shown on a survey by Guy J. Seghers, Sur., dated November 7, 1950, said plan being recorded in COB 577 folio 597, under order of Civil District Court, dated June 12, 1951, in proceedings no. 282-285, and is described as follows: lot 12 adjoins lot 11 and lies at distance of 670.61 feet from Cartier Avenue along a partly curved line and measures thence, along a partly curved line, 60.75 feet front on Riviera Avenue, by a width in the rear, of 60.19 feet by a depth on the side toward Cartier Avenue of 113.26 feet and a depth on the opposite side line toward St. Bernard Avenue of 108.52 feet, all as more fully shown on survey by Adloe Orr., Jr. and Associates, C.E., dated September 21, 1955.

The improvements thereon bear the municipal number 1233 Riviera Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Being the same property acquired by donor herein by Act passed before Elmeer D. Fanders Notary Public, dated October 17, 1977, recorded in Orleans Parish, Louisiana in COB 748 folio 657.

The estimated value of the subject property is One Hundred, Sixty Six thousand and 00/100 ($166,000.00) Dollars as per an appraisal report dated February 27, 2014.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of these estates, be ordered to make any opposition which they have for or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order of judgment may be issued after expiration of ten (10) days, from the date whereon the last publication of such notice all in accordance with law.

By Order of Court, Dale N. Atkins Attorney: Carol A. Newman Address: 813 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (504) 861-0008 Gambit:4/29/14

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Notice is now given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of decedent, and of this estate, that they be ordered to make any opposition which they may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating that application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of William Cooley, Ika Lincoln Avenue, Marerro, LA 70072, contact Atty.

Jeremy Epstein, (504) 309-6600.

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