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WED. MAY 18 | The Gandalf to Deafheaven’s Frodo (and most other “pretty” metal bands’ Gollum), Deftones traverses just about every alt-terrain possible on door-kicking eighth release Gore (Warner Bros.), from sweeping post-rock to larynx-shredding theatrics to instrument-torching electrical storms.

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Cary Hudson and Piney Wood Players FRI. MAY 20 | Singer-songwriter Cary Hudson has adopted New Orleans as a part-time home. The former member of influential alt-country outfit Blue Mountain is joined by his talented Mississippi-based band, the Piney Woods Players. At 10 p.m. at d.b.a.

Bayou Boogaloo brings music and craft beer to Bayou St. John COURTESY MID-CITY BAYOU BOOGALOO

BY WILL COVIELLO WHEN JARED ZELLER LAUNCHED MID-CITY BAYOU BOOGALOO ON BAYOU ST. JOHN, the neighborhood

still was struggling to come back after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. Both the festival and the neighborhood have come a long way. The 2016 lineup is its biggest ever, and includes visits from a couple of legendary bands (albeit with altered lineups).

Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is on The Wailers’ 2016 summer tour, between the band’s stops at the fast-growing Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and Milwaukee’s Summerfest in early July. The band is led by Aston Barrett, a member since Bob Marley reorganized the group as his backing band.

A $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts helped Bayou Boogaloo book The Wailers, the Lowrider Band (“Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Low Rider,” “Spill the Wine”) as well as local acts Irma Thomas, George Porter Jr. and Lost Bayou Ramblers.

“It’s the largest talent budget we’ve ever had,” Zeller says. “Between the Wailers and the original members of War, which is the Lowrider Band, you’re talking about a body of work that’s sold millions of records. That’s made possible by the grant. For an organization our size, it’s pretty prestigious.”

The Lowrider Band also has connections to the neighborhood, a point of emphasis for the festival.

“I have been trying to get those guys for many years because Harold Brown, the drummer, lived in Mid-City for years,” Zeller says. “Chuk Barber, their percussionist, lived here. Lance Ellis, the saxophonist, is not an original member but he lives here.”

The festival has three music stages

spread from Dumaine Street to the recently opened Lafitte Greenway near Conti Street. Friday’s lineup features The Wailers, Truth Universal, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers and Lynn Drury. Saturday includes the Lowrider Band, Thomas, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Creole String Beans, Gravity A, Mason Ruffner and others. Sunday brings George Porter Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners, CC Adcock, Rory Danger and The Danger Dangers, Motel Radio, Nolatet and others.

Growth of the free festival has included what attendees bring to it.

Many have accessed or enjoyed the festival from boats in Bayou St. John.

“A guy came in a pirate ship last year,” Zeller says.

In recent years, the festival arranged for canoe and kayak rentals.

This year, organizers also have invited people to decorate their boats and reached out to Katrina Brees, who previously organized a Fourth of July boat parade on the bayou, to encourage participation. There are boat races beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

The festival expanded its craft beer offerings. Recently opened Urban South Brewery is a sponsor and will

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offer Holy Roller IPA and Charming Wit. Other regional brews include beers from Parish Brewing Company, Covington Brewhouse, Bayou Teche Brewing and Mississippi’s Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company.

The festival also has a kids stage, a large art market, food booths from local restaurants including Brown Butter Southern Kitchen and Bar and MoPho. There is parking at the site of the new Deutsches Haus at 1700 Moss St., with shuttle service to the festival, and at Cortez and Toulouse streets.

The festival also organizes a cleanup of the area with NOLA Trash Mob and neighborhood groups.

Ex-Cult FRI. MAY 20 | Memphis punks and Goner Records alums Ex-Cult open a spring tour in New Orleans before the release of the band’s third LP, Negative Growth, recorded with scuzz superstar Ty Segall and due later this year on In the Red Records. Heavy Lids, Pegs and Casual Burn open at 10 p.m. at Siberia.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum FRI.-SUN. MAY 20-JUNE 5 | Ricky Graham directs Bob Edes Jr., Sean Patterson, John Michael Haas and Hannah Rachal in a vaudeville-inspired take on the farcical musical classic. At 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender FRI.-SUN. MAY 20-22 | As director of Los Angeles’ Women’s Shakespeare Company, Lisa Wolpe has starred as Hamlet, Richard III, Othello’s Iago and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. She explores gender in her one-woman show at New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lupin Theatre.

Modern English MON. MAY 23 | How many accidental tourists on Toulouse Street will think this is just a particularly great Old Wave Night? Modern English’s “Mesh & Lace” reunion tour might not stop the world, but it will make you melt. Entertainment opens at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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The estimated number of private rental units in New Orleans in need of major repairs.

SOURCE: THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER

FEW IF ANY TENANTS’ RIGHTS, LOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK, a code enforcement agency preoccupied with blight and other issues — housing advocates and renters painted a bleak picture May 11 at the New Orleans City Council’s Community Development Committee. Based on findings from advocacy groups, nearly 80 percent of the city’s 62,000 rental units need major repairs, more than 7,000 have rodent problems, more than 6,000 have leaks, and more than 2,000 have no working bathroom.

Housing advocates say renters can’t get the city’s code enforcement to respond to quality of life issues via 311.

Breonne DeDecker with Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative said tenants often face a “terrible trade off of habitability, livability and safety,” yet, as Keith Twitchell with Committee for a Better New Orleans said, renters continue to pay “higher prices for the same, unsafe homes.”

District B City Councilmember LaToya Cantrell reignited talks of citywide legislation that builds a rental registry to hold slumlords accountable. Her effort last year fell short. — ALEX WOODWARD

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The Junior League of New Orleans

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club

The motherhood wage gap

awarded five grants totaling $39,916 to New Orleans area nonprofit organizations through its Community Assistance Fund (CAF) program. Recipients include the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, Luke’s House, New Orleans Council on Aging, the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and YMCA. The Junior League has awarded more than $313,000 in CAF grants since 2007.

held its inaugural Zulu on the Bayou event on Mother’s Day, May 8, followed by a second line with a message to take a stand against violence in New Orleans.

The event, part of a campaign with WWLTV, also included violence reduction campaigns CeaseFire New Orleans, Crimestoppers and Peacekeepers.

is larger in Louisiana than in any other state.

Louisiana mothers are paid only 53 cents for every dollar that fathers earn, according to the National Women’s Law Center.

On average, mothers in the U.S. make 73 cents for every dollar a father earns. The gap is larger for mothers of color; black mothers make 53 cents and Latina mothers 47 cents.

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Last week’s cover story on third parties in Louisiana drew this comment: “This is the year of the maverick...lots of mavericks have lost out thus far in the Republican party along with several establishment RINO’s. People want change!

They want their country back from greedy politicians who simply DO NOT ACT.”

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COMMENTARY

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN BAD NEWS IS NEWS THAT OFFERS FALSE HOPE. That’s what the state

House Appropriations Committee offered Louisiana citizens last week.

With little debate, the committee overhauled Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and claimed to have “saved” the beloved TOPS college scholarship program. Problem is, TOPS was spared at the expense of Louisiana’s safety-net hospitals, which means the committee’s budget plan likely would kill more citizens than it would educate.

On a similar track, the Appropriations Committee carved out a separate budget for state Attorney General Jeff Landry under the guise of giving him more fiscal independence. In reality, it’s all part of a political shadow play. Landry, a Republican, already is trying to position himself to run against Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2019. The AG should concentrate instead on doing his present job, lest he repeat the mistakes of former Gov. Bobby Jindal.

By week’s end, the full House refused to go along with all of the committee’s fiscal charade, though it did approve — overwhelmingly — the separate appropriation for Landry’s office. On the main budget bill, the House restored some — but not nearly enough — of the hospital cuts. We can only hope the state Senate brings this fairy tale back to reality. Early indications are that it will; a majority of Senate Finance Committee members told LaPolitics publisher Jeremy Alford that they oppose a separate budget for the attorney general. Edwards rightly

has vowed to veto it. Senators also are inclined to support TOPS — but not by eviscerating hospitals.

Even the normally measured Council for A Better Louisiana (CABL), a nonpartisan think tank, pulled no punches in critiquing the House committee’s plan to fund TOPS at the expense of public hospitals. CABL called it “a faux budget that appears to score some political points in one corner while exacerbating serious problems in another.”

We agree. The committee’s actions are all about partisanship, not public policy. On a larger scale, House Republican leaders seem obsessed with derailing Edwards, even if it means hurting Louisiana’s most vulnerable citizens. Shame on them.

CABL, whose board includes conservative business leaders, put it best when it said of the committee’s budget plan, “In many ways, it’s yet another shell game similar to what we’ve seen before. Unspecified cuts are made here, a questionable funding scheme is used there … and the public is somehow led to believe that all is now well with TOPS. … It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that this version of the budget is neither real nor honest.”

CABL additionally noted, “Much of our problem right now is the result of self-inflicted wounds.”

Edwards consistently has told the truth about Louisiana’s fiscal dilemma, much of which was created or exacerbated by the previous Republican governor and a GOP-dominated Legislature. His critics now take cheap political shots and grandstand against taxes but offer no honest alternatives — just more false hope.

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I-10 News on the move 1. Trump and Duke (again) “George Washington, the father of our country, was just like Trump: a non-interventionist.” — Ku Klux Klan leader (and former state Rep.) David Duke, praising presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and offering himself up as Trump’s vice-president.

Duke tweeted an amateurishly doctored photo of himself and Trump at a lectern reading “Trump/Duke: Make America White Again!” Duke added, “It’d be Trump’s best LIFE INSURANCE. The Zio [sic] NeoCon Mossad boys would not dare touch him if I was heartbeat from Presidency.”

In 2000, Trump called Duke “a bigot, a racist, a problem.” Trump’s take on the white supremacist has varied between saying, “I just don’t know anything about him” and “I didn’t even know he endorsed me.”

Last week, a Trump delegate to the upcoming Republican convention stepped down after it was reported he was a white supremacist leader. The delegate, William Daniel Johnson, had said U.S. citizenship should be reserved for those with “no discernible trace of Negro blood.” The Trump campaign blamed Johnson’s selection on a “database error.”

2. Quote of the week “Just as we’re working to stabilize the state’s budget, this proposal throws another wrinkle into our plans and raises numerous legal issues.”

— Gov. John Bel Edwards, in a statement slamming House Bill 105 by state Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie. HB 105, which passed the House on a 69-26 vote May 12, would give Attorney General Jeff Landry oversight of his own budget, which traditionally has been the governor’s bailiwick. Edwards is a Democrat and Landry a Republican.

“The Louisiana Constitution grants the governor the authority to submit a single budget for the executive branch of government, which includes the attorney General,” Edwards said, questioning the bill’s constitutionality — and promising to veto it.

3. Presidential poll:

Louisiana’s for Trump

A statewide phone poll of likely voters found that while Donald Trump narrowly carried Louisiana in the presidential primary, he would beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by a margin of 52 to 36 percent if the election were held now. Four percent of respondents said they would hold out for a third-party candidate, while 8 percent were undecided. The

poll of 624 voters was taken May 5-6 by JMC Analytics and Polling, which concluded, “While there is much news coverage of Trump’s weakness among women, Hispanics and Republicans, he starts off with a healthy lead in Louisiana, which means that Louisiana’s eight electoral votes are not likely to be in play this November.”

4. LGBT employ-

ment protection bill advances in committee A bill that protects LGBT people from employment discrimination narrowly passed its first hurdle last week in the Louisiana Senate’s Judiciary B committee.

The measure from state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law. (A similar policy already is in place in New Orleans through a citywide ordinance; Morrell would apply such protection statewide.) Senate Bill 332 has the support of Equality Louisiana and the Forum for Equality, among other LGBT advocacy groups.

The influential Louisiana Family Forum and Louisiana Association of Business and Industry oppose the measure, though representatives from opposition groups declined to speak at the May

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10 hearing. State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, said she wanted to know why they didn’t talk in the hearing.

“We all were created equally,” Peterson said.

“Really? You’re an association of businesses that don’t want to protect people with disabilities? You want to discriminate?”

With only three members present, Morrell and Peterson cast “yea” votes for the measure’s passage to the full Senate and House.

The only “no” came from state Sen. Gregory Tarver, D-Shreveport.

5. Medical marijua-

na one step closer in Louisiana

Medical marijuana in Louisiana likely will be available to people with cancer, HIV/ AIDS, epilepsy and other diseases, following the passage of Senate Bill 271 in the state House of Representatives May 11. It now heads back to the full Senate, where it already passed, for approval of minor changes before heading to the desk of Gov. John Bel Edwards, who supports the bill. (First lady Donna Edwards also called legislators to urge their support.)

The measure from state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, expands his 2015 bill by

adding other illnesses for approved treatment and changes “prescription” to “recommendation” to avoid potential federal scrutiny. Following another round of debate and testimony, it passed the full House by a vote of 61-32. Opponents feared “creep” — that the bill would lead to full-blown legalization — and state Rep. Sherman Mack, R-Albany, proposed making unlawful possession of medical pot a felony. Mack’s amendment was not approved.

Medical marijuana in Louisiana is pending agreements from either Southern or Louisiana State universities to manufacture it, and it’ll take at least two years to get to patients.

6. Polite talk

on hate crimes

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite will meet with members of the FBI, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Anti-Defamation League for the Southern Region of Louisiana to discuss hate crimes and workplace violence issues. The “House of Worship” Security Symposium meets 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Winters Conference Room at the U.S. Attorney’s Office (650 Poydras St., Suite 1600).

7. No public funding

for abortion providers

The Louisiana Senate’s Health and Welfare Committee approved a bill that prohibits abortion providers from receiving public funding. Representatives from Planned Parenthood testified against the measure on May 12. Though the organization doesn’t perform abortions in the state, the measure could interfere with Planned Parenthood’s plans to build a health center on Claiborne Avenue. More than 10,000 people received care at Planned Parenthood’s Louisiana offices in Baton Rouge and New Orleans in 2014. In 2015, then-Gov. Bobby Jindal threatened to halt federal Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood, which would have affected more than half its patients.

State. Rep. Frank Hoffman’s House Bill 606 prohibits abortion providers from receiving “public funds, made available to any institution, board commission, department, agency, official or employee of the state of Louisiana, or any local political subdivision thereof.” The full House also

passed a measure on May 11 that extends a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for an abortion following a consultation to 72 hours.

8. A rate freeze for TOPS

TOPS, the popular scholarship program for Louisiana college students, will remain at 20162017 funding levels rather than rising each year to meet the newest cost of tuition.

That’s because Gov. John Bel Edwards last week signed Senate Bill 174, which attempts to rein in future TOPS costs and decouple the program from tuition increases. It would take a vote of the Legislature in future years to raise TOPS allocations per student.

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Monuments panel May 17 at Tulane “Taking a Stand on Statues” is the name of a panel on New Orleans’ Confederate monuments that will be held at Tulane Hillel’s Mintz Center (912 Broadway St.) at 7 p.m. May 17, as part of “The Big Issue” series. WWL-TV investigative reporter David Hammer will moderate, and panelists include Michael “Quess” Moore of Take ’Em Down NOLA and Pierre McGraw of the Monumental Task Committee. The event is free and open to the public; doors open at 6:30 p.m. for complimentary tapas and a cash bar.

10. ‘Direct access’ to

PT clears another hurdle

Louisiana residents with minor injuries soon may be able to get treatment directly from physical therapists without first having to get a doctor’s referral. Senate Bill 291 by Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, won approval in the House Health and Welfare Committee last week by a vote of 9-5 and now awaits approval by the full House. The bill already cleared the Senate by a lopsided margin. The House committee tacked on an amendment that will need concurrence by the Senate, but Mills says that won’t be a problem if the House approves the measure.

Louisiana is one of only seven states that require patients to get a doctor’s referral before seeking treatment from physical therapists.

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Hey Blake, I have heard that there was an orphanage near where De La Salle High School is Uptown.

Do you have any information on that?

Dear reader, The 5200-5400 blocks of St. Charles Avenue, where De La Salle High School and the Jewish Community Center have been landmarks for decades, actually were home to several orphanages over the years, as well as two important educational institutions.

In 1860, the Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys opened its doors in the 5200 block of St. Charles Avenue. Originally chartered in 1815, the orphanage’s first facility was destroyed by fire in 1841. It was rebuilt with funds from the estate of philanthropist John McDonogh.

Nearby, on the corner of St. Charles and Jefferson avenues (then called Peters Avenue), the Jewish Children’s Home opened in 1887. The facility relocated there from Jack-

son Avenue and Chippewa Street, where it opened in 1855 to care for children left homeless by the yellow fever epidemic. The home closed in 1946, and the present-day Jewish Community Center was built on the site in 1966.

Two other notable institutions that operated in the 5300 block of St. Charles Avenue were important educational facilities for African-Americans. The first was New Orleans University, the city’s first institution of higher learning for emancipated blacks. An affiliated prep school was called Gilbert Academy. The two operated within one building until the university merged with Straight College to form Dillard University in 1930.

De La Salle High School occupies a site with a long history of serving orphans and educating children.

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Some of Gilbert’s notable alumni include music legend Ellis Marsalis, former United Nations Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Audrey “Mickey” Patterson-Tyler, the first black woman to win an Olympic medal. The school closed in 1949 and the structure was demolished. The land was purchased by the Christian Brothers, who built De La Salle High School there. The campus was dedicated in 1952.

earn an honorary doctor of music degree. While Connick’s career has taken him around the world, we remember the role his parents played in his early musical upbringing through the record shop they owned in Lakeview called Studio A. The record shop opened in the late 1950s on Marshall Foch Street (across from what now is Susan Spicer’s Mondo restaurant and adjacent to Bob Roth’s Steak Knife Restaurant).

Harry Connick Sr. and his wife Anita were newlyweds who had just returned home from Morocco, where the senior Connick worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The store supported the couple through law school. After about 10 years, they left that business to open a law firm. After their two children (Suzanna and Harry Jr.) were born, Harry Sr. became a public defender, then a federal prosecutor. He was elected Orleans Parish District Attorney in 1973 and served until 2003. In 1979, Anita Connick was elected judge of First City Court. She died in 1981.

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Busy month for bad jails THIS HAS BEEN A NOTEWORTHY MONTH FOR LOUISIANA’S WORST PRISONS. Here are

just a few items making news: • Last week, Dr. Mary L. Livers, head of the state’s Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ), abruptly announced her retirement following my column about horrific conditions at OJJ’s juvenile prison in Bridge City. Livers got the OJJ job in 2008 under thenGov. Bobby Jindal, and Gov. John Bel Edwards reappointed her. However, in recent weeks she faced withering criticism from state senators over conditions at the Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY), and her retirement came as momentum was building in the Senate not to confirm her reappointment.

• On Thursday (May 19), Orleans Juvenile Court Judge

Mark Doherty will conduct a hearing on whether conditions at BCCY are “so out of control that they may rise to the level of being unconstitutional.” Doherty ordered OJJ officials to present reasons why he should not declare BCCY constitutionally unfit to house juvenile offenders. His order came after testimony in two cases detailed frequent fistfights, escape attempts, broken bones and severe staffing shortages.

• Last week, Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman filed his reply to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) motion asking that a federal judge appoint a receiver to take control of Gusman’s notoriously out-ofcontrol jails. That motion was joined by inmate plaintiffs and supported by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Among other

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complaints, the feds claim Gusman has complied with less than a dozen out of more than 170 provisions outlined in a massive federal consent decree the sheriff signed more than two years ago. Although he opened a new $150 million jail last fall, Gusman has failed to control prison violence or end jailhouse suicides.

• On May 25, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk will begin an evidentiary hearing on

the DOJ’s motion to put a receiver in charge of Gusman’s jails. Appointing a receiver is an extraordinary remedy, but Gusman has proved so incapable of meeting deadlines and reducing violence that Africk may be left with no alternative.

• Last week, the state House Criminal Justice Committee unanimously approved Sen. J.P. Morrell’s “Raise the Age Act.” The measure would

put 17-year-olds under the authority of the juvenile justice system rather than automatically trying them as adults — or holding them in adult prisons before trial. Louisiana is one of only nine states that exclude all 17-year-olds from the juvenile justice system, even for minor offenses. Morrell’s bill still must clear the House Appropriations Committee and the full House.

The uproar over conditions at BCCY could have derailed the Raise the Age Act, but hopefully lawmakers will recognize that the solution is proper funding and staffing of OJJ — not continued placement of 17-year-olds in the adult prison system.

As more and more conservatives are concluding, Louisiana cannot incarcerate its way out of crime — particularly when jails fail to meet constitutional standards for safety and security. Such jails cost taxpayers untold millions and ultimately increase rather than reduce violence.

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LENS INTO THE PAST BERNARD HERMANN SPENT FOUR YEARS IN NEW ORLEANS PHOTOGRAPHING BLACK STREET LIFE — THEN LEFT THE CITY, NEVER TO RETURN. GAMBIT PHOTOGRAPHER CHERYL GERBER TRACKED HIM DOWN IN PARIS.

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“I knew I would never fret the warm years I spent in New Orleans, yet I felt no sadness in leaving. Rather, I thanked my guardian angel and my mojo for allowing me to escape its quicksand.”

—BERNARD HERMANN

another book that unmasked New Orleans’ African-American culture at an earlier time — in a jawdroppingly beautiful fashion. That’s how I felt when I first saw Bernard Hermann’s The Good Times Rolled: Black New Orleans 1979-1982. My publisher at UL Press showed me Hermann’s book after the company decided to release my book and his book on the same day because they complemented each other.

I was familiar with the photography of New Orleans’ longtime street chroniclers Michael P. Smith, Syndey Byrd, Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, but discovering Hermann was like finding a long-lost treasure.

I became his “No. 1 groupie,” a term he coined after I emailed him gushing about his book.

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Paris to meet him — the photographer who spent four years deep in the belly of black New Orleans during the same years I was a cheerleader in high school on the Northshore. When Hermann explored New Orleans, Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial had just been elected the city’s first black mayor, the police were striking during Mardi Gras and the Ku Klux Klan was holding rallies with David Duke.

Hermann started his career in the 1960s as a darkroom boy-turned-photojournalist for France-Soir, arguably France’s most important newspaper at the time. His work eventually took him all round the globe, but it wasn’t until he landed in New Orleans in 1979 that he found his greatest subject. “In New Orleans, I was spellbound, entranced, zombified by some mysterious spell,” he writes in his book. “I remained mired in its bayou for four long years.’’

When Hermann returned to Paris with what he calls “the achievement of my lifetime, the love affair of a lifetime, my own flesh and blood,’’ his euphoria was shortlived. The French art world had not been interested in photographs of African-Americans since the civil rights movement.

Then came Hurricane Katrina. Hermann watched the news every day and cried as the memories of all those years ago came flooding back.

ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF KATRINA , his magnum opus finally came to life, published in France by Albin Michel and in Louisiana by UL Press. Longtime New Orleans writer Jason Berry contributed the preface.

“My self-assigned goal was to capture the last traditions still alive in the very heart of the black community, far from the French Quarter, even if I liked Preservation Hall, away from Uptown, even if I liked Tipitina’s, away from the Jazz Fest, which I liked too,’’ Hermann says. “But my purpose was to show the real black street culture, far from the tourism industry, in its own sweat and on its own turf, as well as some aspects of the daily life of the old ‘back o’ town,’ referring to Treme, the 6th and 7th Wards and 9th Ward.”

Hermann was right about the city — and the culture — changing. When Hermann was here, second lines were attended mostly by black residents in black neighborhoods. Now the parades draw locals and visitors from all over, and some Mardi Gras Indians appear regularly at festivals and other events.

But Hermann had access to Mardi Gras Indian tribes during a time when very few photographers did. “In those days, it was quite dangerous, and tourists didn’t venture into those neighborhoods,” Hermann says.

During one of his first attempts to photograph Mardi Gras Indians, he recalls being hit by what he believes was a tomahawk.

“But I think I hung around so long, some members of the White Eagles gang felt sorry for me and let me take photos,’’ he says, chuckling. His French accent didn’t hurt, he adds.

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BY BERNARD HERMANN UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA PRESS; HARDBACK; 256 PAGES. $49.95

Some of the most powerful images in The Good Times Rolled were taken at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He says his “good old boy” mustache and ginger hair helped. (Hermann still sports the mustache, but the ginger hair has become mostly white.) “Me and the warden had the same mustache,’’ he says, laughing.

“Warden whatshisname just let me walk around without guards.” In the chapter titled “Dead Man Walking,” the photos show prisoners at work, play and quiet reflection, as well as “Old Sparky,” Angola’s electric chair. Hermann also had full access to the New Orleans morgue under former Coroner Dr. Frank Minyard.

The photographer makes much of death in this book, but life is portrayed beautifully as well: photos of Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club members, pimps, women in hair rollers, churches, second lines and laborers on the waterfront.

“I really wished I could have been in New Orleans earlier,” he says. “I concentrated my photography on vintage aspects of the traditional black New Orleans life, endangered by the acceleration of changing times, fading away so quickly in front of my own eyes.”

Hermann loved New Orleans singer-pianist Professor Longhair (who is photographed in his casket), didn’t care for local R&B artist James Booker (whom he photographed on a stoop smoking a ciga-

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rette), he loved drummer Benny Jones of the Treme Brass Band (who appears on the cover as a young man covered in birthday pinned-greenbacks), he knew renowned photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, and there was a woman he left behind in New Orleans who loved him.

I met Hermann at his eighth-floor flat on the left bank of the Seine River overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral. He records what he sees from his window using a camera with 500 millimeter and 1000 mm lenses and has published a book of such shots, Paris, km00 Photographies d’un Voyage en Chambre.

My mission was to convince Hermann to return to New Orleans, but he insists he never will come back — that when he left, he left for good. “It would be too sad for me to return,” he says. “It was already fading then.” He described leaving the city without telling a soul goodbye, feeling it slip away as the plane’s landing gear retracted.

As I left, he gave me this advice: “Photograph the environment. Get in with the scientists and the Army Corps of Engineers and photograph everything. It will be important work, because it will be gone soon.’’

— For a gallery of Hermann’s photographs, visit www.bestofneworleans.com.

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BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund WHEN THE QUAINT AND ECLECTIC RESTAURANT OLD ARABI EATS

closed last fall, it left a void in the neighborhood. For six months, the tiny spot customers loved for its relaxed atmosphere and simpleyet-polished menu sat vacant. In March, Donna Cavato and Kevin Hackett took over the space and opened Kitchen Table Cafe, a casual restaurant that in many ways feels like its predecessor.

Kitchen Table Cafe is first and foremost a neighborhood joint.

It has pale chartreuse walls and a chalkboard listing specials of the day and feels warm and inviting.

It is sunny and bright during the day, and in the evening, dim lighting creates an intimate atmosphere.

The short menu features simple dishes that highlight fresh seasonal ingredients. That makes sense, since Cavato was the founding executive director of the first New Orleans’ Edible Schoolyard program. Hackett worked at Bywater Italian restaurant Mariza and was the chef at Markey’s Bar for several years. Dishes arrive with roasted vegetables, colorful salad mixes and fragrant herb decorations — many taken from the couple’s backyard garden.

Fried Gulf oysters are so juicy they almost pop out of their lighter-thanair cornmeal dusting, a welcome respite from versions coated so thickly that any semblance of brine or salinity is lost. The plump bivalves come dressed in light blue cheese and bacon vinaigrette and top a colorful jumble of lettuces.

WHERE

7005 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, (504) 301-2285; www.kitchentablearabi.com

Closing shop UPTOWN COFFEE SHOP AND CROISSANT BAKER RIVISTA (4226

A smoked-fish spread served with golden crostini has the creamy consistency of a French brandade, with hunks of applewood-smoked drum interspersed with fresh citrus zest. Decorated with Kalamata olives and cornichons and flecked with bright green parsley florets, the dish is like European peasant food with a Gulf Coast twist.

Several dishes appear to be inspired by international cuisines.

There’s Asian-accented chicken coated in tamarind and lemon grass glaze, and a take on the Italian shrimp fra diavolo, featuring spaghetti tossed with Gulf shrimp and garlicky tomato broth. The kitchen doesn’t wander into fusion territory, staying well within the comfort zone of contemporary American cuisine.

Seared hanger steak stands out and proves that simplicity can trump fancy technique. Strips of steak arrive a perfect medium rare with a flavorful medley of sauteed

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Kevin Hackett and Donna Cavato opened Kitchen Table Cafe.

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mushrooms and garlic, parsley and citrus gremolata.

The lone vegetarian dish — a baked potato and cheese gratin — seems more like a side dish than an entree.

Dessert is comforting and simple.

Banana bread pudding is reminiscent of the local standard, but instead of caramel or bourbon sauce, it has a syrupy dark chocolate glaze that makes it seem like a decadent banana split.

Kitchen Table Cafe is the kind of spot every neighborhood wishes it had. Arabi residents are fortunate to have it.

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Magazine St., 504-371-5558; www. facebook.com/rivistanola) will close May 29.

The owners of the Uptown breakfast and brunch spot announced May 11 on Facebook: “As much as we would like to continue on into another year, my husband Chris and I have decided to call it a day,” owner Lisa Barbato wrote. “Please know that though this may seem like a sad occasion, it is [actually] a good move for us and our family. We will miss Rivista and all that we have created here, but it is you that we will miss the most.”

The petite coffee shop and bakery opened three years ago and featured buttery croissants, savory tarts and breakfast and lunch specials, which often highlighted local produce. Lisa Barbato said the decision to close was a difficult one but she still sells cookies and pastries every Saturday at the Crescent City Farmers Market.

“We’re just gonna take a break for right now,” Barbato said last week, adding that construction work on Napoleon Avenue and limited parking had put a strain on afternoon business.

On the bakery’s last day, the team will throw a brunch with Champagne and cake, Barbato said.

“We’re gonna go out with a party.”

— HELEN FREUND

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NEW ARABI BAR PIROGUE’S WHISKEY BAYOU (6940 St. Claude

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Muriel Altikriti, Lisa McCracken and Kelly Sheeran — longtime Bywater bartenders who worked at Markey’s Bar and BJ’s — opened it in late February.

“The three of us have been looking for a bar (to open) for years,” Altikriti says. “What we noticed at Markey’s was that a lot of our regulars were moving to Holy Cross and Arabi, so we started looking down here and eventually found this place. There’s a lot of great stuff happening down here right now.”

The bar, which sits in the former Perino’s Bar and Seafood spot, and its connecting pop-up Rear Window (www.facebook.com/therearwindow504), opened just before Kitchen Table Cafe (7005 St. Claude Ave., 504-301-2285; www. kitchentablecafe.com), which took over the former Old Arabi Eats location across the street in March.

Rear Window is run by Matt Hayashi and Amie Marvel, who formally ran the pop-up Four Calendar Cafe at Faubourg Wines (2805 St. Claude Ave., 504-3422217; www.faubourgwines.com).

Their current menu includes elevated bar snacks such as duck liver toast with pepper jelly, Little Gem salad with grilled chicken thigh and anchovy dressing and crawfish poutine, among other items. A weekday lunch special features smoked meats — sausage, chicken or brisket — and accompanying sides like mashed potatoes, red beans and rice and potato casserole.

— HELEN FREUND

Setting sun CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT JAPANESE AND SUSHI RESTAURANT HORINOYA (920 Poydras St., 504-

561-8914; www.horinoya.weebly. com) closed May 13. News of the shutter first was reported by the The New Orleans Advocate, which noted the closure comes following the end of a longtime lease at the Poydras Street location.

The Japanese standby, which opened in 2001, announced on Facebook on May 9: “We are sad to announce that Horinoya Restaurant will be closing its doors on May 13, 2016. When we first opened Horinoya, our mission was to bring the most authentic Japanese food to the city of New Orleans. Our hope was that our customers got to taste and experience Japan through our cuisine. Now after 16 years of serving New Orleans and facing the twilight, we can safely say that New Orleans has transformed us.

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3-COURSE INTERVIEW

Will Chilton BARTENDER BARTENDER WILL CHILTON BUILT A FOLLOWING at French Quarter

watering hole The Chart Room, and those customers followed him to B Mac’s (819 St. Louis St., 504-2522026; www.bmacs.weebly.com) a year and a half ago. Chilton spoke with Gambit about bartending in the French Quarter and about the changes in the bar scene over the past 20 years.

How did you get into bartending?

CHILTON: From watching Cheers!

No. It just seemed like a fun thing to do. I like not punching a time clock, not sitting at a desk all day — getting to interact with people.

I’ve been working behind the bar or in restaurant management for 22 years now. I was at the Chart Room for seven and a half years.

I worked in the (French) Quarter back when I was 21 and it almost killed me. I made too much money on Bourbon Street as a 21-year-old kid. So I took a break and came back about 10 years ago.

How has the bar scene in the French Quarter changed?

C: I’ve seen Bourbon Street get worse. There’s too many T-shirt shops, too many crappy strip clubs, and you don’t have as many French Quarter locals as you used to, because the Quarter has gotten so gentrified. There are also way too many Airbnbs now.

There are so many people from all over who come to New Orleans because they love the city but

part of this community and thank you for dining with us.” — HELEN FREUND

Fresh fins FRENCH QUARTER SEAFOOD INSTITUTION GW FINS (808 Bienville

St., 504-581-3467; www.gwfins. com) will close for three weeks this summer while the 15-yearold restaurant undergoes a major facelift. Renovations, scheduled for July 3-25, include “comprehensive kitchen remodeling,” according to an

then, when they get here, they want to change it to be like where they came from. I say, if you come to New Orleans because you love New Orleans, then leave New Orleans the way it is.

The good thing is that it’s busier now. This used to be the slow time of year, but now, with all the festivals, it’s not so bad. We’re a neighborhood bar, so the people here are all locals. That’s the important thing about having a bar in the Quarter — the locals, the service industry.

You’ve got a steady stream of regulars, what’s your secret?

C: Just being yourself and knowing what you’re doing behind the bar. And sarcasm — sarcasm goes a long way in this business. I guess there are people who have been following me for about 10 years. I have a lot of what I call “long-distance locals” — people who come from out of town but come to New Orleans once or twice a year and always come hang out. They’ve all become good friends. — HELEN FREUND

announcement from the restaurant’s communications team.

Chef Tenney Flynn, who opened the restaurant with co-owner Gary Wollerman in 2001, said changes include replacing the walls, ceilings and other fixtures in the building, a turn of the century former warehouse space.

“We’re adding a hot appetizer station as well — something to give us some more capability to do more different types of dishes,” Flynn says.

— HELEN FREUND

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@noradeirdre

NOLA BREWING COMPANY WON A SILVER MEDAL IN THE “BRETT BEER” CATEGORY AT THE WORLD BEER CUP. Results

were announced May 6. There were 70 entries from breweries around the world in the Brett Beer category.

Sponsored by the Brewers Association, the World Beer Cup is held every other year during the Craft Brewers Conference. The number of entries increased 38.5 percent from 2014, and 2,011 breweries from 63 countries submitted 6,596 beers to the competition this year.

“There are so many great funk and sour beers out there,’ says Alex Flores, NOLA Brewing’s “Director of Funk.” “So to win a World Beer Cup award and be recognized among those breweries is a major honor for us.”

NOLA Brewing was the only Louisiana brewery to win a medal at this year’s competition. “[I]t shows just how far the beer culture in Louisiana has grown,” says NOLA Vice President of Sales Davis Cranford.

Bayou Teche Brewing recently collaborated on a beer at Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp. Bayou Teche co-founder Karlos Knott traveled to Sierra Nevada’s Mills River, North Carolina brewery to work with brewers from Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, Funky Buddha Brewery in Orlando Park, Florida, CreaOF WINE THE WEEK

NOLA Brewing Company won a silver medal at the World Beer Cup. At the ceremony were (l-r) NOLA’s Davis Cranford, Alex Flores, Dylan Lintern, Derek Lintern and Brewers Association founder Charlie Papazian.

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Bone Bourbon cocktail event 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111 www.bourbonhouse.com The event features Bone Bourbon cocktails paired with hors d’oeuvres. Ginger and mint tuna crudo is served with a Bone ginger julep.

Texas barbecued quail is paired with a blackberry and dark chocolate bitters Manhattan. A Pimm’s Elderflower Kentucky mule is complemented by pickled shrimp with mango and avocado relish. Tickets are $45, plus tax and tip.

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Asian Heritage Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 861-2537; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org www.apasnola.com The Asian/Pacific American Society festival highlights food and culture from nations including China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam and others. Dishes include bacon-wrapped tempura-fried shrimp and tea leaf salad. Entertainment includes dance, music and martial arts demonstrations. Free with regular zoo admission.

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Kids in the Kitchen: Ice Cream 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & noon-1-p.m. Saturday Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405 www.natfab.org The cooking classes feature ice cream, cookies and more. Children ages 7 to 11 bake cookies and make ice cream sandwiches in the 10:30 a.m. class. Kids ages 12 to 15 make exotic ice cream flavors and toppings for sundaes at the noon session. Make reservations online or at (504) 267-7490. Tickets $20, $15 for museum members.

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1179 Annunciation St., (504) 265-8884 www.bakery.bar Pimiento cheese and pickled green tomatoes are served on scones.

French Market, 1100 N. Peters St., (504) 407-3437 www.cpnola.com A pimiento cheese sandwich is dressed with jalapenos, Granny Smith apples and arugula on ciabatta.

219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731 www.killerpoboys.com Ham and pimiento cheese fill a po-boy with caramelized onions and peppers, Creole mustard and greens.

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337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005 www.kingfishneworleans.com Cracklings are served with pimiento cheese sauce.

1800 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 881-1775 www.primitivonola.com Smoked beef coulotte is served over pimiento cheese grits with scallion jus.

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2014 Albamar Sauvignon Blanc

followed closely by sauvignon blanc. The climate and soils provide ideal conditions to cultivate C A S A B L A N C A VA L L E Y, C H I L E complex and balanced fruit.

R E TA I L $ 1 1 Native Chileans William Cole and Casablanca, named for the his family produce Albamar, a area’s main city, is one of sauvignon blanc vinified bone the newest and most prolific dry and offering aromas of wine-growing areas in South Meyer lemon and green apples.

America. The valley emerged Drink it with seafood, raw vegein the mid-1980s by growing a tables, steamed artichokes and range of grapes, including pinot Asian cuisines. Buy it at: Pearl noir, merlot, syrah, riesling, pinot Wine Co. Drink it at: Windsor gris and others, but the most Court Hotel, Bayou Wine Garcommon grape is chardonnay, den, Kyoto Japanese Restaurant

Adami Garbel Prosecco Brut T R E V I S O, I TA LY R E TA I L $ 1 4 -$ 1 6

The Italian sparkling wine prosecco has become popular recently in part because of improvements in vineyard management, winery practices and the modernization of the Charmat process. For this wine, grapes were grown on chestnut stakes and picked when acidity and sugars were at the right levels. They were fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel vats, then rested on its lees for three months. In the Charmat method, a second fermentation preserves the fruit expression and freshness, but the wine is not sweet. Drink it as an aperitif or with ceviche, crab cakes, shellfish, prosciutto, roasted tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellars and Faubourg Wines. Drink it at: Upperline Restaurant, Mondo, Ye Olde College Inn, St. James Cheese Co. on Tchoupitoulas Street, Capdeville, The Delachaise, Blue Line Sandwich Co., Circle Bar and RF’s Dining Music Cocktails.

2015 By.Ott Rose C OT E S D E PROV E N C E , F R A N C E R E TA I L $ 2 2

Domaines Ott was founded in 1896 by a young agronomist named Marcel Ott and has turned out graceful but powerful wines typical of the wines of Provence. To make a proper rose the vintner constructed a new winemaking facility at its estate in Selles. The blend is

composed of 75 percent grenache and 25 percent cinsault and syrah, resulting in a bold but elegant wine. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and wine is transferred to oak barrels to round out its flavor and add texture. Drink it with pate, charcuterie, soft cheeses, barbecue, pulled pork and strawberries.

Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar.

Drink it at: Peche Seafood Grill.

2014 Landhaus Mayer Gruner Veltliner N I E D E RO S T E R R E I C H , AU S T R I A R E TA I L $ 1 7

Gruner Veltliner is a result of combining two grapes: savagnin, also known as traminer, and an obscure, unnamed, “lost” species — of which only one vine remained as late as 1990. But the popularity of the wine in every region of Austria, particularly Vienna, is undeniable. It’s a wonderful accompaniment to food because of its spicy, quincelike qualities, a rush of citrus fruit on the nose and palate, and its chalky acidic finish, reinforcing its signature crispness. Drink it with grilled asparagus, poached salmon, wiener schnitzel, roasted chicken, kale salad and soft cheeses. Buy it at: Pearl Wine Co. and Grand Krewe Fine Wine and Spirits. Drink it at: Doris Metropolitan and Oxalis.

2015 Filus Torrontes S A LTA , A RG E N T I N A R E TA I L $ 1 4

Maritime influences often contribute to the making of great wines, but Argentina offers exceptions to that rule. The nation’s wine country is blocked from the sea by the Andes mountains and

Chile. The area of Cafayate in the valley of Calchaquies is considered the best place in Argentina to grow torrontes grapes, originally brought to the area by the Spanish. It is arid, sits 5,500 feet above sea level and receives less than 10 inches of rain a year. The aromatic grape is identified by stone fruit characters and apricot and peach flavors. Made to be enjoyed young, Filus Torrontes has flavors of flowers, spice, tropical notes and white peach. The long clean finish has its characteristic acidity. Drink it with seafood, salads, vegetables, goat cheese, charcuterie and spicy Thai, Indian and Peruvian dishes. Buy it at: Elio’s Wine Warehouse. Drink it at: Bayona.

2015 Finca Jakue Getariako Txakolina G E TA R I A KO, S PA I N R E TA I L $ 2 0 -$ 2 2

This wine is made in Spain’s Basque Country, along the Bay of Biscay, where most txakolina (chock-oh-LEE-nah) is consumed.

This winery was founded by fifth-generation Eizaguirre family members after a Guarantee of Origin was created for this area in 1989. Txakolina uses the white grape hondarrabi zuri and the red grape hondarrabi beltza. The wine is a rose with light carbonation.

On the nose, there are hints of red fruit such as strawberry, plus stone fruit and peaches. Drink it with tapas, seafood, cured meats and hard cheeses like idiazabel and aged manchego. Buy it at: Swirl Wine Bar and Market and Philippe’s Wine Cellar. Drink it at: Borgne, Boucherie, Bayou Wine Garden, Green Goddess and Bacchanal. WS

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www.bourreenola.com) was opened as a daiquiri and wing shop, where Nathanial Zimet and James Denio, the owners behind Boucherie, have been slinging fresh fruit and gin and tonic daiquiris for more than a year.

The Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter is a refreshing take on the Bourbon Street standby and less headache-inducing, made with rum, Earl Grey simple syrup, Peychaud’s bitters and lemon juice.

Seasonal flavors change frequently, but lately specials have included a strawberry colada made with lemon grass and star anise, a bourbonbased frozen mint julep and a tart carrot and cilantro frozen margarita made with tequila.

Bacobar (70437 Highway 21, Covington, 985-893-2450; www.bacobarnola.com) is the Northshore’s newest Latin and Asian street food concept.

When its owners took over the former Jerk’s Island Grill spot, they inherited eight daiquiri machines. Bartender Lu Brow designed the drinks menu, and cocktails take a sharp detour from the norm, including frozen cocktails that turn tradition on its head. The Chi Chi, a reworked pina colada, swaps rum for Pinnacle vodka and features fresh pineapple juice, ginger liqueur and cream of coconut. Frozen margaritas are infused with fresh lemon grass and there’s even a frozen spin on the classic French 75, made with brandy, orange liqueur, lemon juice and sparkling wine. WS

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When temperatures soar into the 90s, locals want icy cold drinks. If they are available to-go, even better. But now, thanks to a crop of bartenders who are using quality ingredients in place of high-fructose corn syrup and artificial coloring, frozen drinks don’t have to be sugar bombs that leave you with a killer crash and pounding headache 30 minutes later.

The taste for highbrow frozen drinks has been building slowly, and places including the now-shuttered Booty’s Street Food and gastropub St. Lawrence were among the first local restaurants to take craft cocktail approaches to daiquiris.

Abigail Gullo, bar director at Compere Lapin (535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119; www.comperelapin. com), says the shift is emblematic of trends seen across the country, where bartenders are moving toward a revival of “cheesy drinks from the ’80s and ’90s” that a few years ago would have gotten little more than a sneer.

“Cocktail bartending as a craft got really serious for a while … but bartending and drinking is supposed to be fun,” Gullo says. “It’s not like we’re backsliding. We’re still making great drinks; we’re just not being so precious with them anymore.”

Plus, Gullo adds, the frozen versions of classic cocktails are “a great way to serve really good drinks really fast.”

The drink selection rotates at Compere Lapin, but for early summer there’s a fresh strawberry daiquiri made with rum, St. Germain, lime juice and black pepper simple syrup. The bar’s take on a pina colada features coconut milk, coconut cream, rum, pineapple juice, lime, basil syrup and allspice liqueur and is topped with grated nutmeg.

At Willa Jean (611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-509-7334; www.willajean.com), the pale pink icy Frose is exactly what it sounds like: frozen rose in a go-cup.

The house daiquiri machine also turns out a potent frozen lemonade made with Cathead Honeysuckle vodka.

The recently opened Ace Hotel’s rooftop bar Alto (600 Carondelet St., 504-900-1180; www.acehotel. com/neworleans) is equipped with a whirring daiquiri machine, and revelers can enjoy views of the New Orleans skyline as a backdrop. Beverage director Lucinda Weed created the Mississippi Blues Lagoon — a riff on the 1970s cocktail, made with Cathead vodkas (regular and honeysuckle), Blue Curacao, lemon juice and lychee puree. Like the original, the drink is garnished with a tiny flag, orange and a cherry. There’s also the Purple Rain — named in tribute to the late musician Prince — which is a take on the classic Bramble using gin, blackberries and lemon juice.

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NON-TEQUILA LATIN COCKTAILS AT LOCAL BARS.

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in New Orleans are riding the wave, creating cocktails that go beyond familiar tequila drinks and tiki creations. Rum and pisco, the clear grape-based brandy produced in Peru, Chile and elsewhere, are popping up on cocktail menus all over town.

Pisco is the star at the Pisco Bar in the recently opened Catahoula Hotel (914 Union St., 504-6032442; www.catahoulahotel. com), where bartender Nathan Dalton pays homage to the South American spirit in classic and original creations. Similar to a Moscow Mule, the Chilcano combines pisco and ginger beer; the Chilcano Granada adds passion fruit and pomegranate juices to the mix. Guests who order the Coolest Kid in Class cocktail get a brown paper lunch bag containing a plastic bag filled with Goldfish crackers, what looks like a juice drink pouch and a handwritten note from “mom.”

Though gimmicky, the aluminum pouch contains a potent blend of chamomile-infused pisco, sherry, apple and honey. As a bonus, it’s the perfect to-go drink.

At Loa in the International House Hotel (221 Camp St., 504553-9550; www.ihhotel.com), bartender Alan Walter’s riff on the pisco sour includes Spanish moss syrup he infuses himself. “(Pisco) is a great summer spirit,” Walter says. “The reason I use the moss is that it has a sort of green tea flavor and a sweet earthiness.”

The drink comes in a glass with its rim coated in dried fennel and dried Moroccan lime. There’s also a refreshing take on a pina colada Walter playfully named the Agricolada, made with rhum agricole — a rum distilled in the French Caribbean from sugar cane juice — coconut water, pineapple and an egg white.

The pisco sour is a house specialty at the Pisco Bar in the Catahoula Hotel.

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Earlier this year, author and rum historian Wayne Curtis kicked off a series of educational seminars and rum tastings at the renovated Palace Cafe’s (605 Canal St., 504-523-1661; www.palacecafe. com) new Black Duck Bar, home to the New Orleans Rum Society, a club for rum enthusiasts. The upstairs bar is as good a place as any to begin a primer on the spirit, as the list includes 130 rums. The cocktail menu includes classics, such as Mai Tais and daiquiris as well as original drinks like the Foster the People, a summer sipper made with Ron Matusalem Clasico Solera 10-year-aged rum, banana liqueur, cane syrup, lemon juice and El Guapo Polynesian Kiss bitters.

“I think rum has always been a backburner spirit in New Orleans,” says Nick Detrich of Cane & Table (1113 Decatur St., 504-581-1112;

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www.caneandtablenola. com). “It’s something that’s always been prevalent. In this climate, people seem to turn back to rum.”

Detrich often looks to history for inspiration when creating the cocktails for the bar’s “proto-tiki” menu.

By reading travel logs and ledgers from the early 1800s, he came up with the concept for the Smoak and Plank cocktail, a smoky sourtype drink which includes the bar’s house-made cherry bounce — modeled after Martha Washington’s brandy-based recipe (the bar makes its version with rum) — mezcal, grenadine and fresh lime juice. There’s also a drink inspired by the Puerto Rican tradition of mixing Scotch and coconut water. The drink is made with Monkey Shoulder blended scotch, Don Q Gran Anejo rum, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao and frozen coconut water in place of ice cubes. “The drink changes as the ice melts and it becomes more and more refreshing,” Detrich says.

Rum-based cocktails are the only kind on the menu at El Libre (508 Dumaine St., 504-309-2699; www. ellibrenola.com), the tiny Cuban hideaway in the French Quarter specializing in Cuban coffee and pressed sandwiches.

Classic drinks include mojitos and daiquiris.

The Hemingway daiquiri features white rum, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, sugar, lime and fresh grapefruit juice. The El Presidente, a drink popular during Prohibition, features white rum, white vermouth, orange curacao and grenadine made in-house. Bartenders likely will expand their rum-based cocktail menus as New Orleanians rediscover the Latin and Caribbean spirit. WS

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WINE STORES AND RESTAURANT WINE LISTS CAN PRESENT A DAUNTING ARRAY OF UNFAMILAIR LABELS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. But the basics of finding a

wine you like remain the same. The key components to choosing a wine are: knowing what you enjoy, deciding how much you want to spend, considering what you will eat with the wine and knowing some useful terminology.

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When you know what you like, you can use the knowledge to find preferred or similar wines.

To learn what you like, you have the enviable task of drinking as many different types of wine as possible.

“Every time you encounter a wine you really enjoy, take a picture of the bottle or inquire about the name so you can refer back to it, and that will help you the next time you order wine,” says Gary Wollerman, owner of French Quarter seafood restaurant GW Fins.

Restaurants that offer many vintages by the glass help diners taste their way around the wine list. Diners should be aware that glasses of wine have a higher mark up than bottles.

How much do you want to spend?

Most wine lists are arranged with wines in descending order of price within categories, but diners don’t need to spend a lot to buy a good bottle.

“Price doesn’t necessarily indicate quality,” Wollerman says. “You can get very drinkable bottles for $25-$30.”

What goes with what The old rule of wine selection dictated drinking red wine with red meat and white wine with seafood.

Current wisdom, however, suggests balancing wine and food.

For example, order a light wine for a light dish and a heavier wine for a heavier dish.

“In a steak restaurant, you might want to go with a Washington state or Napa Valley merlot,” says Dan Davis, the officially titled “Wine Guy” at Commander’s Palace and its sister restaurants. “But if everyone is having seafood, you might

want to go with a light-bodied white or red such as a chardonnay or pinot noir.”

Useful wine terms Knowing key wine terminology helps diners communicate the wine characteristics they want and don’t want to sommeliers and restaurant servers.

Varietal refers to the type of grape used, or on a label it may refer to the most dominant grape in a wine. Many wines are made with blends of grapes.

Dryness is an indication of how much sugar is in a wine: Dry wines have less; sweet wines have more, though the terms are relative and a wine can be considered sweet without tasting sugary. Most wines are dry, but there is a place for truly sweet wines, such as the sparkling red wines of Italy’s Piedmont region, on the dining table.

“Sweet and (spicy) heat go together nicely,” Davis says. “As do sweet (wines) and desserts.”

Tannins are naturally occurring compounds found in grape skins and other plant matter, including oak barrels. Red wines generally have higher levels of tannins, or are more “tannic.” Tannins add bitterness and complexity, which can make a wine intriguing.

“Tannins create a dry wine,” Wollerman says. “A novice might be happier with a wine that is a little softer, such as a pinot noir.”

If a wine seems tart or fresh, what diners are tasting is acidity. Wine grapes grown in colder climates, such as the grapes used for German rieslings, tend to be more acidic.

Big wines are wines that have strong flavor while round wines are balanced, meaning individual elements, such as tannins, don’t overpower other elements. Vintage refers to the year the grapes were grown and harvested. WS

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IT’S BOOZE O’ CLOCK. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BAR CART ESSENTIALS ARE? Think of this FLASK as a primer on baseball grips and your own personal go-cup (it’s so much classier than drinking whiskey from a Coke can), $35 at Aidan Gill for Men (550 Fulton St., 504-566-4903; 2026 Magazine St., 504-587-9090; www. aidangillformen.com).

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Chill this MARBLE CUTTING BOARD in the freezer and it will keep cocktail garnishes cold and fresh, $30 at Hazelnut (5515 Magazine St., 504-891-2424; www. hazelnutneworleans.com).

A COCKTAIL-EMBELLISHED TIE by NOLA Couture is a great way to advertise that you’re the bartender … or that you just really love drinking, $65 at Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans Ave., Suite 1C, 504-483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com).

When it’s time to upgrade from two-buck chuck, this BESTSELLING GUIDE TO WINE offers a fast track to a decent palate, $24.95 at Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans Ave., Suite 1C, 504-483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com).

Embossed with a French bulldog logo, LOCALLY DESIGNED LEATHER COASTERS tell guests you’re top dog — and they’d better not think of setting a beer on your bar without protection, $50 for a set of four coasters by Damn Dog at Aidan Gill for Men (550 Fulton St., 504566-4903; 2026 Magazine St., 504-5879090; www.aidangillformen.com).

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GLASSES, $65 each at Hazelnut (5515 Magazine St., 504-891-2424; www.hazelnutneworleans.com). WS

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The pros at Martin Wine Cellar (open 70 years and counting) know how to outfit a home bar. (Clockwise from top) STOPPER, $10.99, DOUBLE JIGGER, $6.49, COCKTAIL STRAINER, $4.69, MUDDLER, $7, TRIDENT BAR SPOON, $5.99, and HONEYSUCKLE AND PEPPERCORN SYRUP, $15, all at Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, 985-9518081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7411; www.martinwinecellar.com).

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MAY 24 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SO-CALLED “JUDGMENT OF PARIS,” when, in a blind tasting, California wines bested the most prestigious French wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy. It shocked the culinary world and became a huge boon to the American wine industry.

The U.S. surpassed France as the world’s biggest consumer of wine last year. As the growing American wine industry continues to expand to new areas, it sees new vintners emerge. Here are some of the regions garnering attention for local bottlings.

Mendocino County, California This cooler coastal region, situated north of the renowned Napa and Sonoma counties, has arrived. The influence of the Pacific Ocean, excellent soils and abundant sunlight allow vintners to craft approachable and structured wines. The conditions are ripe for producing lower alcohol wines, which are increasingly popular. Mendocino leads the state in the use of biodynamic and certified organic farming.

The region is hospitable to a wide array of varietals, including pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, riesling, zinfandel, gewurztraminer, chenin and sauvignon blancs, cabernet Franc, syrah, viognier and others.

Mendocino is part of the larger North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) and home to Roederer Estate, Handley Cellars, Navarro Vineyards & Winery and Scharffenberger Cellars.

Some winemakers from Napa Valley have invested in the area to make different styles of wines than their main outpost and to escape the higher temperatures on the valley floor. Investors include Sonoma’s Silver Oak, Twomey and Ferrari-Carano Cellars as well as Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Wine Company.

Columbia Valley, Washington Columbia Valley occupies parts of Washington and Oregon, but the area in the south central part of Washington is making a name for itself as a wine producer.

Grapes including cabernet sauvignon, merlot, nebbiolo, malbec and syrah take on different tones when produced in Walla Walla,

Red Mountain, Horse Heaven Hills and Wahluke Slope. All benefit from a warm, sometimes hot, dry climate and the vines sit in soils deposited by a massive flood at the end of the last ice age. The appellation is huge, and there are many microclimates, but cold winters help define the growing seasons.

Top-notch producers in Columbia Valley and its environs include Hedges Family Estate, Seven Hills, Canoe Ridge Vineyard, Mercer Wine Estates, Sleight of Hand Cellars and Woodward Canyon Winery.

Finger Lakes, New York The Finger Lakes region of central and western New York is defined by 11 long, narrow lakes, which allow for a variety of microclimates, perfect for growing cold-weather grapes such as riesling and gewurztraminer and some red grapes including cabernet Franc.

Most of the wines made in the area are vinified dry, meaning all sugar is converted to alcohol, but some may seem sweet because of their fruit’s character.

Notable Finger Lakes wineries are Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellar, Ravines Wine Cellars, Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, Hermann J. Weimer Vineyard, Fox Run Vineyards and Heron Hill Winery.

These newly recognized grape growing regions, and many others from every state, are part of the maturing of the American wine industry, and lots of trial and error as well as scientific research have been devoted to identifying what fruit to plant in what place. WS

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Farmer agrees, observing that more people are willing to experiment with gin, either featured in a cocktail or as a secondary spirit in a drink.

Locally, gin’s growing acceptance has to do with the inventive ways bartenders are using the spirit.

Previously gins were almost exclusively mixed with tonic. Now some local bars mix it with house-made tonics. Corpse Revivers (gin, Cointreau, lemon juice, Lillet and a dash of absinthe) are cropping up on cocktail menus around the city, and Aviations (gin, maraschino liqueur and lemon juice) are more common than five years ago. For New Orleans flair, Atelier Vie’s Euphrosine Gin #9 Barrel-Finished Reserve is a smooth sipping gin aged in second-use whiskey barrels, which lends itself perfectly to a barrel-aged gin Sazerac.

Haas says there is ample creativity and room for exploration with gin, and he expects to see more styles of the spirit introduced. Schettler distills the gin renaissance to its practical core, saying “I have more tools at my disposal to make the drink that’s perfect for you.” WS

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GIN HAS LONG BEEN A STIGMATIZED SPIRIT. To many people, it is tantamount to swill, liquor tried once, associated with mistakes or “gincidents.” The term “bathtub gin” refers to any poorly made spirit.

Recently the stain has faded, and gin has moved toward a more prominent place on bar shelves, due in large part to the efforts of craft distillers and bartenders who champion craft cocktails.

“What we saw as bartenders in the last five or six years or so was a real explosion, especially in American gins,” says Mark Schettler, general manager at Bar Tonique (820 N. Rampart St., 504-324-6045; www. bartonique.com) and president of New Orleans’ chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild. Prior to that, gin generally fell into one of three categories: genever (sweeter gin associated with the Netherlands), London dry gin and Old Tom, which sits in the middle in terms of sweetness.

But distillation laws were relaxed within the U.S., allowing for more experimentation, more spice and new flavors. New American gin emerged, and consumers took note.

“I think what [American craft distilleries] are trying to do is offer something other than that traditional London ‘dry,’ really harsh gin people are used to,” says Robby Farmer, bar manager at Bayona (430 Dauphine St., 504-525-4455; www. bayona.com). “These new gins are a little more elegant, have floral notes, are a little smoother — just more accessible to people who normally wouldn’t like that really harsh, piney gin.”

Tucked under the South Broad Street overpass, Atelier Vie is one such distillery. Founder Jedd Haas opens its doors to the public for tastings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. He agrees that traditional gins can be off-putting, overpowering or both — and he admits he disliked gin the first time he tried it.

“There’s a huge blast of juniper, and maybe not so much else, flavorwise,” he says of typical British-style gins.

The result is an oft-overlooked spirit, which drinkers now are revisiting.

“Guests are more comfortable ordering gin cocktails,” Schettler says. “They trust the category a little bit more.”

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WHO DOESN’T LIKE A WINE BARGAIN? But surely there’s more to discovering inexpensive wines than picking through Costco bins.

In her book Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass, trained sommelier and wine writer Natalie MacLean (www.nataliemaclean.com) explores the world of wine, from the cellars of historic French wineries to the influences of wine critics. In her 2011 follow-up Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines (Perigree), she shared tips on finding the best wines at affordable prices.

“As a wine cheapskate, I look for wines that taste twice as expensive as they cost,” MacLean told Gambit in an interview.

After realizing that most wines from the best-known regions from Tuscany to Bordeaux to Napa Valley had become pricey, MacLean scoured wine racks and new-world wineries looking for hidden gems.

“The world of wine is constantly changing, with new vintages, techniques and producers coming onto the scene every year,” she wrote.

“I think you can find real bargains in regions trying to establish themselves, like Argentina and Chile, or reinvent themselves, like Germany and Austria,” she told Gambit.

“Ultra fashionable wine regions often get all the attention for any particular country, as do Italy’s Tuscany and Piedmont and France’s Bordeaux and Burgundy. Look for the lesser-known regions for your best value bottle, like Sicily in Italy and southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillon,” she wrote.

In Sicily, MacLean found pleasing and affordable wines such as Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso, Planeta Nero d’Avola and wines by Donnafugata.

In Germany, she dug up value-priced rieslings including Dr. Loosen’s Dr. L Riesling, St. Urbans-Hof Kabinett Riesling, St. Urbans Hof Riesling and St. Urbans-Hof Urban Riesling.

Maclean recommends sampling wines from new or “late blooming” regions, as wines

Wine writer Natalie MacLean’s Unquenchable details her approach to finding bargain wines. establishing themselves in the market can deliver in terms of price and quality. In Argentina, she unearthed Alamos malbec and torrontes (Catena), Bodega Norton malbec and torrontes, Santa Julia malbec, Bodega Argento, Don Miguel Gascon, Graffigna Wines, Kaiken Premium Wines and Terrazas de los Andes.

MacLean also explored South Africa’s wineries and found good value in wines from producers including Graham Beck Wines, Ken Forrester Vineyards, Mulderbosch Vineyards, Sebeka Wines, The Wolftrap and Hamilton Russell Vineyards. She found impressive sauvignon blancs, chenin blancs, chardonnays, shirazes, pinotages, cabernet sauvignons and pinot noirs.

MacLean recommends first exploring a new region with familiar grapes and branching out from there.

But her best advice is simple and affordable.

“Buy a case of wine in your price point and experiment.

Have fun with it and de-risk the experience by telling yourself it’s an experiment,” she says.

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restaurant with the same pho and other dishes like our neighborhood Asian eateries prepare,” Jeff says.

“The Asian peoples who developed this cuisine lived an entirely different way — without the influence of wine in their food and drink culture.”

The restaurant offers 20 beers and 19 wines, all available by the glass.

“When we initially opened … we saw that the Vietnamese pantry did not lend itself to a large variety of wine styles,” Jeff says. “We continued our efforts to find interesting pairings looking along lesser-traveled paths for wines that could partner with the amount of spice and seasoning that the dishes call for.”

Chicken wings get spice from lemon grass and Thai chilies, and Jeff recommends pairing them with Austrian Szigeti Gruner Veltliner sparkling wine.

He points to another sparkling wine, Argentinian Baja Tanga Rose Sec Cuvee, for fried shrimp spring rolls, crispy Brussels sprouts and fried P & J oysters.

“This rose sparkler lends itself to these kinds of dishes with that saltiness and crunchiness,” Jeff says. “The wine’s fruit-forward style balances the pairing with its clean effervescence and structure.”

Jeff also suggests drinking Leitz Out riesling with MoPho’s fried oysters.

“The wine is crisp, with a pleasing minerality and low residual sugar,” he says.

At the late chef Paul Prudhomme’s French Quarter restaurant K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen (416 Chartres St., 504-596-2530; www.kpauls.com) he adapted Cajun recipes for a fine dining environment.

Prudhomme’s approach to Cajun cooking featured well-seasoned dishes with more nuance and subtlety than spicy heat. General Manager Brenda Prudhomme-Miller, Paul’s niece, and her husband, executive chef Paul Miller, maintain a wine list with more than 150 bottles.

Chicken and andouille gumbo has a dark roux and fragrant seasonings and Prudhomme-Miller recommends pairing it with Educated Guess cabernet sauvignon. She recommends California’s Rombauer chardonnay with blackened Louisiana drum. A blackened stuffed pork chop with marchand de vin goes with The Prisoner, she says.

For beef tenderloin medallions blackened in a cast iron skillet and served with debris sauce. Prudhomme-Miller suggests a pairing with Orin Swift Cellar’s Saldo zinfandel. WS

Antoines 713 St. Louis St. | 504.581.4422 www.antoines.com Vintner Dinner with five-course menu featuring wines from Antinori & Antica Napa Valley, May 26 at 7pm, $125.

Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 321 N. Peters St. | 504.609.3811 latitude29nola.com Exotic drinks & chow. Happy Hour 3-6pm daily, Fridays noon-6pm.

The Blue Crab 7900 Lakeshore Dr. | 504.284.2898 thebluecrabnola.com Happy Hour Tuesday-Friday 4-6:30pm Breaux Mart Supermarkets Multiple locations | breauxmart.com Fine selection of light-bodied, crisp & fruity wines for Summer.

The Carousel Bar & Lounge Hotel Monteleone | 214 Royal St. hotelmonteleone.com Have a drink at the famous bar.

The Cheezy Cajun 3325 St. Claude Ave. | 504.265.0045 TheCheezyCajun.com Loaded Bloody Mary and other specialty cocktails, wine and beer.

Concerts in the Courtyard Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Roayl St. | 504.523.462 www.hnoc.org Honey Island Swamp Band, May 20, 6-8pm.

White wine & craft beer available.

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House www.bourbonhouse.com Bone Bourbon Cocktail Event, May 18 at 6:30pm. Mauritson Vinter Dinner, May 26 at 7pm.

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com LA Craft Beer Dinner, May 19 at 6:30pm.

Erin Rose 811 Conti St. | 504.522.3573 erinrosebar.com Famous Bloody Mary.

Katie’s Restaurant & Bar 3701 Iberville St. | 504.488.6582 katiesinmidcity.com Wednesday Steak Night with $5 martinis & house wine. Happy Hour 3-6pm daily.

Kingfish Kitchen & Cocktails 337 Chartres St. | 504.598.5005 kingfishneworleans.com Happy Hour 3:30-6pm 7 days a week: 1/2 off wine by the glass and all draft beer, $5 appetizers, live music 6-8pm.

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Martin Wine Cellar 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie | 3827 Baronne St. 70th Anniversary party with music, wine tasting, appetizers & more May 24, 5-7pm Martine’s Lounge 2347 Metairie Road | 504.831.8637 Summer cocktails. Happy Hour 1-7pm daily; $1 off all doubles, $2 domestics, $3.50 wells, $2 shot with any beer.

Mulate’s Restaurant 201 Julia St. | 504.522.1492 www.mulates.com Hand-crafted cocktails and 35+ beers available every day.

New Orleans Aerial Tours 504.241.9131 | flynola.com Enjoy a sightseeing flight with wine & cheese.

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience May 26-29 | nowfe.com Enjoy food & wine pairings from over 75 Louisiana chefs with 1,000 vintages from 175 wineries around the world.

Nola Beans 762 Harrison Ave. | 504.267.0783 Now serving beer, wine, Mimosa, Bloody Mary & more Nonna Mia 3125 Esplanade Ave. | 504.948.1717 Monday & Tuesday: $5 pitchers or Abita or Peroni, 50% off wine Pal’s Lounge 949 N. Rendon | 504.488.PALS Seasonal Summer Cocktails.

Parkway Bakery & Tavern 538 Hagan Ave. | 504.483.3047 parkwaypoorboys.com Happy Hour 3-7pm Wednesday-Monday: $5 Parkway Specialty Cocktails, $3 Local Beers, $5 Gravy Cheese Fries (with alcohol Purchase).

Patrick’s Bar Vin Hotel Mazarin | 730 Bienville St. 504.200.3180 | patricksbarvin.com Happy Hour 4-7pm Monday-Thursday; $3 domestic beers, $4 well liquors, $5 Patrick’s Best Kept Secret wine.

Pearl Wine Co. 3700 Orleans Ave. | 504.483.6314 pearlwineco.com Summer Series starts May 26: farmer’s market 3-7pm, free wine tasting 5-7pm, live music 8pm.

Restaurant R’evolution 777 Bienville St. | 504.553.2277 revolutionnola.com From contemporary twists to vintage cocktails.

The Kerry Irish Pub 331 Decatur St. | 504.527.5954 www.kerryirishpub.com Voted Best Guiness in New Orleans

Riccobono’s Peppermill 3524 Severn Ave. | 504.455.2266 www.riccobonos.com 40th anniversary specials on dishes & cocktails, June 1-15, excluding Sundays.

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen French Quarter 95 French Market Place 504.522.9500 www.lpkfrenchquarter.com

The Tasting Room New Orleans 1906 Magazine St. Taste of Germany starting May 13 with flights featuring Sekt, Reisling, Rosé, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir

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IT’S EASY TO ORDER A MARGARITA WITH SPICY MEXICAN FOOD OR A BEER WITH PEPPERY CAJUN FARE. But many restaurants offering spicy Latin, Asian or Louisiana dishes have wine lists designed to match their dishes.

Wines with crisp acidity and lower alcohol levels, such as New Zealand sauvignon blancs, complement spicy heat in a variety of cuisines. Slightly sweet aromatic whites like Germanstyle rieslings and gewurztraminers and Spanish verdejo and txakolina also are good pairings. Other options include Champagne or sparkling wines and dry roses. With red wines, high alcohol and oaky wines tend to overwhelm even spicy dishes. Good options are lighter, low-tannin, fruity wines like grenache or Beaujolais, but with just a little chill.

At John Besh and Aaron Sanchez’s upscale taqueria Johnny Sanchez (930 Poydras St., 504-304-6615; www.johnnysanchezrestaurant.com), the menu is driven by the Mexican cuisine Sanchez ate as a child in his mother’s restaurant.

The wine list features nearly 20 wines, and all are available by the glass.

“I love to pair Gulf fish tiradito with Campo Viejo Brut Rose Cava, a crisp sparkling rose from Spain that enhances the fresh acidic tiradito with its lime, avocado, papaya and jalapeno flavors,” says General Manager John Melnyk.

Melnyk also recommends cava with shrimp ceviche with charred habanero-coconut vinaigrette, lime and pickled onions. “With a bright acidic dish like this, the bubbles in this wine cut right through the acid.”

One of Sanchez’s favorite producers is Terrazas de los Andes, a winemaker in Mendoza, Argentina. “Their malbec is lush and full of dark fruit that blends perfectly with our woodgrilled carne asada,” Melnyk says Spain’s Herencia Garnacha Negra goes with arroz con pollo, woodgrilled chicken served with crispy fried rice, roasted poblano and serrano peppers, avocado, Cotija cheese and roasted tomatoes. “This wine, with just a touch of a chill on it, can pair well with this smoky dish,” Melnyk says.

Brothers Michael and Jeff Gulotta and Jeffrey Bybee opened the Asian-inspired MoPho (514 City Park Ave., 504-482-6845; www.mophonola.com). Michael Gulotta formerly was chef de cuisine at Restaurant August and was named to Food & Wine magazine’s 2016 class of Best New Chefs.

“Our prevailing philosophy was not to be a traditional Vietnamese

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AC Lounge 221 Carondelet St. | 504.962.0700 achotels.marriott.com Serving craft cocktails & tapas. Toast on Tap daily at 5pm, Happy Hour 4-7pm.

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Round Whether your night in the French Quarter is winding up or down, take a spin at the famous Carousel Bar & Lounge. Enjoy live music, gorgeous views of Royal Street, and a seat at the Carousel itself — where for 65 years patrons like Capote, Hemingway, and Tennessee Williams have spun their evenings and their stories.

214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA

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Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199 C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M 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.

AMERICAN Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — The all-youcan-eat buffet includes seafood and dishes from a variety of cuisines. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www.nationalww2museum.org/american-sector — American favorites include a burger, oyster po-boy, Cobb salad, fried chicken, Gulf fish and more. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.facebook.com/lucysnola — The surf shack serves burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill. com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, steaks and bar noshing items. Open 24-hours Thursday-Sunday. 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 has burgers, sandwiches and lunch specials. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www.warehousegrille. com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks and more.

Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner

and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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

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

BURGERS Dis & Dem — 2600 Banks St., (504) 909-0458; Rue St. Louis Bar, 814 St. Louis St., (504) 509-7092; www.disanddem. com — The Hawaii 5-0 burger is a glazed patty, a hot sausage patty, a fried egg, bacon, cheese and grilled pineapple.

Banks Street: breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch Tue.-Sun. St. Louis St.: lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www.fiveguys.com — Burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers come with toppings such as grilled onions, mushrooms, jalapenosand more.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Ted’s Frostop — 3100 Calhoun St., (504) 861-3615; www.tedsfrostop.com — The menu features burgers with hand-made patties, chicken tenders, crinkle-cut fries and more. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The coffee shop serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Cir-

Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries, desserts, specialty sandwiches and salads. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — The wine bar offers cheese plates. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 5222233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant — 201 Julia St., (504) 522-1492; www.mulates.com — Cajun dishes include Catfish Mulalate’s, seafood dishes, gumbo and boudin.

Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

CHINESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — The menu includes Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Dishes range from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobro-

catoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis and other treats. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans.com — There is a breakfast menu and Vietnamese dishes as well as cakes.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — Favorites include crispy smoked quail salad. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — A fried chicken breast is served over a Belgian waffle with smoked ham, aged cheddar and Steen’s mustard glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch SatSun. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Pan-fried Gulf flounder comes with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 5927083; www.barredux.com — The Cuban sandwich features roasted garlic pork loin, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www. bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include char-grilled oysters and Des Allemands catfish. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

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cle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — The cafe serves shrimp salad, chipotle-marinated portobello sliders, flatbread pizza and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $

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Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/cafegentilly — The creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 644-4992; www. memesbarandgrille.com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www. messinasterminal.com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish and angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette are served with roasted garlic butter.

Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New Yorkstyle deli offers corned beef and pastrami from the Bronx. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — Pork rib chops are served with boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New

Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus four cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

FRENCH Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu includes pate, cheese plates, escargots, mussles and fries and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart. com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” and weekday specials.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN

OUT TO EAT Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp, curries, rice dishes and vegetarian items. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca and baked oysters Mosca. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Silk Road — 2483 Royal St., (504) 9446666; www.silkroadnola.com — Samosas, potato and pea turnovers, come with tamarind sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria — 3125 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-1717; www. nonnamia.net — Shrimp Diablo features pan-seared shrimp, fettuccine and arrabbiata sauce. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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

Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Eggs Sardou is poached eggs over artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce.

Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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OUT TO EAT Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Osso buco is a veal shank with demi-glace over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 8913644 — “Box” sushi has more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for large parties. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include raw and cooked versions. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available.

Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura are available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-nSake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with creative twists. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Braised short rib comes with brandy roasted mushrooms, Parmesan grits and smoked tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola. com — Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and tomato jam.

Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus.

Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Duck and wild mushroom spring rolls come with mirin-soy dipping sauce.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 5938118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A filet is fried in a cast iron skillet and is served with with pan sauce potato hash and fried onions. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp are popular dishes. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Gulf fish Pontchartrain is grilled and topped with crabmeat and sherry mushroom sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — There are cheese and charcuterie plates, appetizers and salads. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Hummus & More — 3363 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-9228; www.hummusandmore.com — The menu includes hummus, stuffed grape leaves, mousaka, halloumi, gyros, kebabs and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli.com — Favorites include beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates and more. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — The Mediterranean menu features favorites such as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine on seafood platters, poboys, crawfish pie shrimp Creole and more. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote. Delivery available.

Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$

Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, garlic, scallions and olive oil. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

Casa Garcia — 8814 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 464-0354 — Chiles rellenos include one pepper stuffed with cheese and one filled with beef. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-2010; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — Red beans and rice with fried chicken is a Monday and Wednesday special.

Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu features gumbo, crab cakes, cheese plates and more. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www.facebook. com/casaborrega — Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup with pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on neighborhood restaurant menus. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads and more. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 265-0050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — Huevos rancheros features corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves seafood, salads, sandwiches and Creole dishes. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, chicken taco and guacamole. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — The Italian pizza features salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The menu includes Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional music groups. Reservations

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 sal-

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Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo on top. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily.

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OUT TO EAT ads, pasta and more. 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 — Diners can build their own pie from a list of two-dozen-plus toppings.

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

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS The Big Cheezy — 422 S. Broad St., (504) 302-2598; www.thebigcheezy. com — The Big Cheezy is a triple-decker with Gouda, Gruyere, pepper Jack, cheddar, mozzarella and Monterey Jack on challah bread. Lunch and dinner daily.

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Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks.com — The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and optional ranch dressing. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Po-boy fillings include everything from fried seafood to corned beef. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www. traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo and more.

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Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Seafood dishes include New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish and oysters.

Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with

crabmeat, topped with crawfish sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Crab Trap Seafood Restaurant — 105 Peavine Road, LaPlace, (985) 224-2000 — There’s boiled seafood, barbecue shrimp or crabs, fried seafood platters, stuffed flounder, po-boys and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www. halfshellneworleans.com — Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped chargrilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations.

Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Oyster House — 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; www. mredsrestaurants.com — The menu includes raw oysters, seafood, steaks, fried chicken, crawfish etouffee and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ The Stuffed Crab — 3431 Houma Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5444 — Crab au gratin features crabmeat in cream sauce topped with cheddar cheese and is served with garlic bread and soup or salad. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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. 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. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily.

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

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

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WEDNESDAY 18 21st Amendment — Royal Street Winding Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 8 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — Chris Zonada, 7; Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — Street Legends, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Mark Appleford, 5 Cafe Negril — Wil Funk, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Lucky Nail, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 6; Sam Price & the True Believers, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 6; Deche, Medically Separated, DJ Penetrol, 10 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Chris Mule & the Perpetrators, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — George French Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Coast to Coast Live Showcase, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 8:30

Maple Leaf Bar — Deltaphonic, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Eagles of Death Metal, Thelma & the Sleaze, 10 The Orpheum Theater — Deftones, Code Orange, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato, 7 Siberia — We Are Scientists, The Misteries, Pony Time, Druids, 8 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Teddy’s Hole in the Wall — N’awlins Johnnys, 8

THURSDAY 19 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 9 Apple Barrel — Slick Skillet Serenaders, 6:30; Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10:30 Banks Street Bar — The Most Infamous, 9 Bar Redux — Michael “Mojo” Wilder, 8 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Notel Motel, 7; Josh Benitez Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Helen Gillet, 8:30; Mike Dillon & Friends, 10 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 6; US Nero, Lloyd Dillon, Andrew McGowan, 10 House of Blues — DMX, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Vincent Marini, 8:30 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; Asylum Chorus, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Old Point Bar — Jean Marie Harris, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times ’80s and ’90s Night, 10 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band with Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation All-Stars with Louis Ford, 8, 9 & 10 Rivershack Tavern — Christian Serpas & George Neyrey, 8 Siberia — Pleasure Leftists, Special Interest, Lee Harvey Oswald, Black Abba, 9 Snug Harbor — The Bridge Trio feat. Joe Dyson, Max Moran, Conan Pappas, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Otep, September Mourning, Through Fire, Doll Skin, 5:30

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MUSIC Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis with Palm Court Jazz Band and James Evans, 8 Rivershack Tavern — Lil Red & Big Bad, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Mixed Nuts, 9:30 Siberia — Ex-Cult, Heavy Lids, Pegs, Casual Burn, 9 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — IAMSU!, Mod Sun, Gravez, BIA, 10 Twist of Lime — Rooftop Junkies, Sometimes the Fall, 9

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IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, NEW ORLEANS HAS BEEN A PORT OF CALL for the fast-twitch jitterbugs of Parquet Courts and the death• May 17 ly drones of Protomartyr. In this post-punk • 10 p.m. Tuesday triangle, consider Ought the hypotenuse: The Montreal-based quartet’s tyranny-of-choice • Siberia rants — so Mark E. Smith they practically • 2227 St. Claude Ave. demand a Peel Session — close the existential loop between the latter’s crypt-keeping expi• (504) 265-8855 ration-date reminders and the former’s vibrant, • www.siberianola.com probiotic liveliness. Ought comprises four PHOTO BY ANDY VELLA non-Canadians who came together amid the so-called Maple Spring of 2012, a viral series of student protests in Quebec over university tuition hikes, and the band’s twin studio LPs, 2014’s More Than Any Other Day and last year’s Sun Coming Down (Constellation), thrive off the tensile momentum of a repressed object on the verge of breaking loose. “I’m no longer afraid to die / Because that is all that I have left,” Tim Darcy blows through his nose on “Beautiful Blue Sky,” a choral placeholder wedged between barked verses that alternate from capitalist propaganda flashes (“War plane / Condo / New development”) to hilariously unpleasant suburban pleasantries (“How’s the family! Beautiful weather today! Fancy seeing you here!”) — a bad case of the heebie-jeebies by way of CBGB. Priests, Gland and TV-MA open. Tickets $8. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Apple Barrel — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 3; Deltaphonic, 10:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell Blues Band, 5:30; Willie Lockett & the Blues Krewe, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; Marc Stone Band, 4; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 8 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Corey Henry & Treme Funktet, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Get Happy!

Elvis Costello Tribute feat. The Allen Oldies Band, 10 Boomtown Casino, Boomers Saloon — Junior, Sumptin Sneaky, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Rhodes Spedelle, 5; Bayou Saints, 8; Carolyn Broussard & Matt Whitcomb, 11 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 4; The King Snakes, 7; J Monque’D Blues Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Erica Falls, 9 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Alligator Chomp Chomp with DJs Matty, Pasta and Mitch, 10:30 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Dave Jordan & NIA, Carey Hudson & the Piney Woods Players, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Antonio!, 10

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 8; Maggie Belle Band, Nyce!, 11 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — Lips & Trips, 7 Frenchy Gallery — Matt Lemmler, 8 Gasa Gasa — Bright Light Social Hour, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — JMSN, Tiffany Gouche, 9 House of Blues — The Joshua Tree U2 Tribute, 8 Howlin’ Wolf — Rebirth Brass Band 33rd Anniversary Celebration, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Piano Bob, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5:30; Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Mag’s 940 — Cedar Howard Organ Trio, 7 The Maison — Broadmoor Jazz Band, 1; Royal Street Winding Boys, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; The Soul Project, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — New Orleans Suspects, 11 Mo’s Chalet — Flip Side, 9 Oak — Burke Ingraffia, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamie St. Pierre, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Dreux Antoine, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — The K Hayes Project Band, 8

21st Amendment — Big Joe Kennedy, 2:30; Juju Child, 6; The Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Abita Springs Town Hall — Last Chance Bluegrass Band, Zac Maras & Cactus Thief, Big Daddy O, Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, 7 Apple Barrel — Josh Benitez, 3; Ruby Moon, 6:30; Rick Tobey, 10:30 Bacchanal — Red Organ Trio, 4; Will Thompson Quartet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — G & the Swinging Three, 1; Christopher Johnson Jazz, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 10 Banks Street Bar — Noisewater, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; Marc Stone Band, 4; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 8 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Ambush Reggae Band, 7; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

BMC — Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 6 Boomtown Casino, Boomers Saloon — Chee Weez, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Kettle Black with Keith Burnstein, 5; Sherman Bernard & the Ole Man River Band, 8; Michael Liuzza, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Maid of Orleans, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — ASD, 4; Kenny Claiborne, 7; The Oski Foundation, Fresh Air, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Margie Perez Madonna Tribute, 9 Circle Bar — Angry Lovers, 6; Fever Dreams, Knights of Piraeus, 9:30 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — The Quills, 10 d.b.a. — Slick Skillet Serenaders, 4; Ingrid Lucia, 7; Lost Bayou Ramblers, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Hubcap Kings, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 7 Encore Music Club — Supercharger, 10 Gasa Gasa — Motel Radio, 10 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues (The Parish) — The Dear Hunter, O’Brother, Rare Futures, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Mark Kessler & Harold Vivien, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 PAGE 36

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The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Loose Marbles, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, Soul Company, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — New Orleans Suspects, 11 Mo’s Chalet — Jake & the Nifty Fifties, 9 Oak — Aaron Wilkinson, 9 Old Point Bar — Nicole Ockmond, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Where Y’Acht, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band with Ernie Elly, 8 Preservation Hall — The Joint Chiefs of Jazz with Frank Oxley, 6; The Preservation AllStars with Freddie Lonzo, 8, 9 & 10 Rivershack Tavern — Ched Reeves, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Mo Jelly & the Gentill Men feat. Bobby Cure, Irene Sage, John Autin, Dave Ferrato, 9 Saturn Bar — Idle Bloom, Bottomfeeders, Boyish Charm, 8 Siberia — Alex McMurray, 6; Meschiya Lake, Aerial Ruin, Michael James & His Lonesome, 9 Snug Harbor — Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 Twist of Lime — Ceremony of the Lizard Doors Tribute, Sketches of Grace Jeff Buckley Tribute, 9

SUNDAY 22 Apple Barrel — Laura Dyer, 6:30; Vic Shepherd, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Tradsters, 4; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds Jazz, 1; Carl Leblanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Bar Redux — Valerie Sassyfras, 8 BB King’s — D. Saunders & Friends, 11 a.m.; Marc Stone Band, 7 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7:30; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Snake & the Charmers, 6 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase, 4; Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle, 7 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 d.b.a. — Soul Brass Band, 3; Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Mainline, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Blues Brunch with Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Terra Terra, 6; Lauren Sturm, 8 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Jazz Cafe — The Key Sound, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Traditional Irish Session, 5; Chip Wilson, 8:30 The Maison — Royal Street Winding Boys, 1; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 4; Tuba Skinny, 7; Corporate America, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — The One Stop Shop Band, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin with Sunday Night Swingsters and Tom Fischer, 8

Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band with Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars with Will Smith, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — STRFKR, Com Truise, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Paul Varisco & the Milestones, 9 Saturn Bar — Watcher, Woozy, Adults, Drapes, 8 Siberia — The Wasted Lives, 6; English Dogs, Disaster Strikes, Glut, Disappointed Parents, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — The Heavenly Chillbillies, 8 Snug Harbor — Jason Marsalis & Heirs to the Crescent City, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

MONDAY 23 21st Amendment — Dave Hennessy, 7 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 6:30; Roger Bowie & the Midnight Visions, 10:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Night, 7; South Jones, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars feat. Stevie J. Blues, noon; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson & Jonte Mayon, 7 Blue Nile — Brass-A-Holics, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Deal, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; Whitney Alouisious & Mutiny Squad, 9:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Mike True, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Albanie Falletta, 6; Alexis & the Samurai, 8 d.b.a. — Esther Rose Band, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Instant Opus Improvised Series, 10 House of Blues — Bullet For My Valentine, Asking Alexandria, Cane Hill, 6:30 House of Blues (The Parish) — Millencolin, Success, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Appleford, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Thibault, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Modern English, Entertainment, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 Siberia — CJ Ramone, Broken Gold, The Bills, Melville Deweys, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 Southport Hall — The Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, Black Crown Initiate, Dying Fetus, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Teddy’s Hole in the Wall — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Joe Krown, 8

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND The Angry Birds Movie (PG) — The video game origin story you never knew you wanted. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Chalmette A Bigger Splash (R) — Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes star in a movied about human flaws and relationships that turns into an erotic thriller. Canal Place, Elmwood Men and Chicken (NR) — In this Danish dark comedy, two brothers travel to an abandoned sanitarium to discover the truth about their family. Zeitgeist Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (R) — Life-size Ken doll Zac Efron has a supporting role in this sequel to the Seth Rogen comedy about unruly neighbors. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Chalmette The Nice Guys (R) — Come for the slapstick detective comedy. Stay for Ryan Gosling in a bad cop mustache.

Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Chalmette A Story Worth Living (NR) — A selfhelp author and his progeny start a motorcycle adventure in the wilds of Colorado. Elmwood Sworn Virgin (NR) — A family takes part in an Albanian tradition in which women can have the rights of men in exchange for celibacy. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG-13) — A star-studded cast, including Ice Cube, tries to save the old neighborhood from marauding gang members. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG-13) — Is Ben Affleck as Batman a sign of “peak superhero”? One can hope.

West Bank The Boss (R) — Melissa McCarthy plays a mogul who launches a rebrand after doing time for insider trading. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Captain America: Civil War (PG-13) — Members of Hollywood’s A-list (Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johannson, Elizabeth Olsen) reunite for another round of capes and spandex. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, The Broad Theater, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place, Prytania Criminal (R) — The Manchurian Candidate meets Mission: Impossible, with a soupcon of Hackers. What could go wrong? West Bank The Darkness (PG-13) — A poltergeist pesters road-trip-game hero Kevin Bacon

when he visits the Grand Canyon. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Green Room (R) — Punks go steel-toe to steel-toe with murderous neo-Nazi skinheads led by Patrick Stewart. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Regal The Huntsman: Winter’s War (PG-13) — In a frozen wasteland of sequels and reboots, a sequel and reboot about a frozen wasteland. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Hurricane on the Bayou (NR) — Director Greg MacGillivray explores Hurricane Katrina and Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands. Entergy Giant Screen Journey to Space 3D (NR) — Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) narrates a history of human space exploration. Entergy Giant Screen The Jungle Book (PG) — A CGI-intense revival of the children’s story features a wild kingdom voiced by Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley and Scarlett Johansson.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place, Chalmette Keanu (R) — Method Man plays a catnapping gangster in an offering from comedy duo Key & Peele. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, The Broad Theater, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Money Monster (R) — Jodie Foster directs the hostage-scenario thriller, in which a TV personality (George Clooney) faces an unhinged viewer. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Mother’s Day (PG-13) — Mother’s Day may be over, but this none-too-subtlytimed rom-com soldiers on. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (PG-13) — The Portokalos clan deals with mishaps, marriage and moussaka. Elmwood, Regal Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (R) — Every college freshman’s favorite writer is profiled through the eyes of a journalist.

Elmwood, Chalmette Ratchet & Clank (PG) — “Based on the PlayStation video game franchise...” Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers (NR) — Writers from Mystery Science Theater 3000 crack jokes about Time Chasers, a notoriously bad B-movie. Elmwood, Regal Secret Ocean 3D (NR) — Filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau explores the ocean’s food chain from phytoplankton to the largest whales. Entergy Giant Screen Sing Street (PG-13) — In the time-honored tradition of teenage boys everywhere, an Irish kid starts a band to get a girl. Elmwood, Canal Place Zootopia (PG) — Disney guns for another franchise with an animated feature about

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS The Apartment (NR) — In this cynical comedy, a man (Jack Lemmon) hopes to rise through the ranks of his workplace by letting his co-workers use his apartment for affairs. 10 a.m.

Wednesday. Prytania Creative Collective NOLA (NR) — Four short indie films are screened, with interstitial music by Daria & the Hip Drops. 7 p.m. Thursday. Howlin’ Wolf Den The Dying of the Light (NR) — The lives and (end) times of movie theater projectionists are profiled. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday. Zeitgeist The Family Fang (R) — When two performance artists who are known for their practical jokes disappear, their children (Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman) set out to find them. 9:20 p.m.

Tuesday. Zeitgeist Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (PG-13) — John Hughes’ love letter to Chicago stars Matthew Broderick as the irrepressible Ferris.

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Jurassic World (PG-13) — Life and sequels find a way in the follow-up to the beloved dino franchise. 7:15 p.m. Friday.

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Louder Than Bombs (R) — A family grieves for its matriarch, a photojournalist who covered war, after her untimely death. 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Zeitgeist The Man Who Knew Infinity (PG-13) — The restrained biopic of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan focuses on his friendship with Cambridge scholar G.H. Hardy. 4:30 p.m., 6:35 p.m. and 9:20 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday. Broad The Princess Bride (PG) — Arnold Schwarzenegger almost was cast as Turkish wrestler Fezzik in this quotable ’80s comedy. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Coliseum Square (Corner of Prytania and Terpsichore streets) The Shakespeare Show (NR) — A Shakespearian supercut features performances by Judi Dench, Ian Mc-Kellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and John Lithgow. 7 p.m. Monday.

Elmwood, Regal Sympathy for the Devil (NR) — Arthouse auteur Jean-Luc Godard’s Rolling Stones documentary features studio clips, footage of the Black Panthers and other rarities. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Contemporary Arts Center Tale of Tales (NR) — Dragons, necromancers and a flea the size of a cocker spaniel (shudder) populate this trio of surrealist fairy tales. 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Broad

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IN THE LONG AND VARIED HISTORY OF ITALIAN CINEMA THERE’S A TRADITION OF BRASH, EFFUSIVE FILMS ranging from Federico Fellini’s • Directed by Luca Guadagnino masterworks (La Dolce Vita) to Sergio • Starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Leone’s spaghetti Westerns (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly). A new generFiennes, Dakota Johnson and ation of Italian directors that includes Matthias Schoenaerts Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) and Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love) updates • Limited release that approach with an emphasis on real human emotion — not the easy-to-digest kind often served up by Hollywood — and a willingness to create characters whose flaws and frailties are left intact.

It’s hard to imagine a more fitting example of all those cinematic qualities than Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash. Loosely based on French filmmaker Jacques Deray’s 1969 drama La Piscine (a film that Guadagnino claims not to admire), the film takes its name and further inspiration from David Hockney’s iconic pop-art painting.

A Bigger Splash delves into jealousies and desires among four beautiful but troubled artist types in retreat on a remote island in the Mediterranean. All spend their time trying to seduce one another and the film has a similar effect on viewers — it’s hard not to be drawn into this exotic and privileged world, though few seem truly happy in it. It all feels a bit like a guilty pleasure.

Tilda Swinton stars as Marianne Lane, a legendary rock musician who comes across as a female variation of David Bowie. She and her partner, cinematographer Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts), are vacationing on the Italian Island of Pantelleria as she recovers from career-threatening vocal-cord surgery and is largely unable to speak. Paul has just completed rehab and has other troubles that gradually emerge. Their quiet time together is interrupted by a surprise visit from Marianne’s boisterous ex-boyfriend/ex-producer Harry (Ralph Fiennes), who also is an old friend of Paul’s and clearly wants to win Marianne back. Harry brings a beautiful and very young woman named Penelope (Dakota Johnson) whom he has just discovered is his daughter.

The English language A Bigger Splash begins as a character study and relationship drama but evolves into an erotic thriller. Danger seems to lurk around every corner, not only in the tensions between lovers and friends but also from the sheer drop-offs on the winding mountain roads, the large snakes that find their way onto the property and — most troublingly, given today’s headlines and the passions they inflame — refugees fleeing oppression in the Arab world who use the island as a way station while traveling to the European mainland.

The film marks the fourth collaboration between Guadagnino and Swinton, and reportedly it was her idea to make her character virtually mute. The result is a film that’s far quieter and more engrossing than might have been possible with a dialogue-heavy screenplay. There’s an appealing messiness to the way A Bigger Splash tells its story, leaving key elements partially articulated or completely unsaid and bringing the entire film closer to the way people experience life.

Pantelleria serves as the film’s fifth primary character and seems poised to engulf all who tread its imposingly rocky terrain. A volcanic island off the coast of Sicily that’s geographically closer to the African nation of Tunisia, it’s a bridge between Arab and European worlds. In A Bigger Splash, the island also becomes a powerful symbol for what can happen when disparate worlds collide. — KEN KORMAN

A Bigger Splash

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HAPPENINGS Aubrey Edwards. New Orleans Community Printshop & Darkroom, 1201 Mazant St.; www.nolacommunityprintshop.org — The photojournalist presents an outdoor slideshow and artist talk. 7 p.m. Friday.

Low Road Art Walk. 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street — Galleries in the 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street stay open late. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.

OPENING Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett. com — “Finding Our Place,” landscapes and explorations of place by Southern artists; opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Rodrigue Studio. 721 Royal St., (504) 581-4244; www.georgerodrigue.com — “The Spirit of the Game,” new work about sports by George Rodrigue; opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

GALLERIES A Gallery for Fine Photography.

241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www. agallery.com — “Black & White and Kolor,” new photographs by Elliott Erwitt, ongoing.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “Motion and Color,” new work by Terri Hallman, through June 13.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Looking Local: A Library of Place,” artists interpret place through mixed-media work; “I Am an Important Giant,” mixed-media micro installations; both through May. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Night Flying,” new work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing.

Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — “Outsider Artist Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing.

Aquarium Gallery and Studios. 934 Montegut St., (504) 701-0511; www. theaquariumstudios.wix.com/theaquariumstudios — “Cutoff Jeans,” multimedia exhibition by David Hassell and Jason Christopher Childers, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — New mixed-media work by Erin Lee Gafill, Christophe and Barbara Hentz, through May. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Distant Voices in a Foreign Language,” paintings by Vernon Fisher; “Drawing,

Reading and Counting,” mixed-media work by James Drake; both through June 18. “Night Vision,” photographs by Lee Deigaard, through May. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “American Muscle,” mixed-media exhibition curated by Dan Tague; “Sunflower Tourism Co.,” installation by Jason Chaffin; both through June 4.

Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (985) 288-4170; www.beatasasik.com — “Spring,” new paintings and jewelry by Beata Sasik, ongoing.

Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery.

4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “A Basque Review,” new paintings by Jose-Maria Cundin, through May 30.

Callan Fine Art. 240 Chartres St., (504) 524-0025; www.callanfineart.com — “Landscapes,” oil paintings by Ronna S. Harris, ongoing.

Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “House Ghosts,” new oil paintings by Michael Chambers, through May. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery.com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, Bedonna, Gamal Sabla, Phillip Sage and others, ongoing.

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

CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat.nero — Paintings on salvaged materials by Paige De Bell, through May. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Muses & Musicians,” new work by Jason Kruppa, Garrett Haab, Briana Catarino and Lela Brunet, through June 23.

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Daydreaming in an Open Land,” paintings by Thuan Vu, through May 28.

Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Becoming Imperceptible,” new work and found images by Adam Pendleton, through June 16.

Coup d’Oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www. coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “And the Beat Goes On,” paintings of musicians and installation by Dona Lief, through June 4.

The Degas Gallery. 604 Julia St., (504) 826-9744; www.thedegasgallery.com — New work by David Doherty, Marcia

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ART Holmes, Kelli Kaufman, Susan Morosky, Rhenda Saporito, Lori Sperier, Jim Seitz and Cathy Trione, ongoing.

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “The Matriarchs,” new work by Cristina Molina; “Witness,” paintings by Richard Legendre; “Return of the Thin White Duke,” David Bowie tribute by Cynthia Scott; all through June 5.

Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — “Town and Country,” new landscapes and New Orleans scenes by Carol Hallock, through May 28.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Good Vibes,” new work by gallery artists; “Louisiana’s Wetlands: Proud to Call It Home,” group mixed-media exhibition about the Louisiana coast; both through June 5.

Hammond Regional Arts Center. 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond, (985) 5427113; www.hammondarts.org — New mixed-media work by Hammond Art Guild artists, through May 27.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Friends and Neighbors,” painted and sewn fiber portraits by Gina Phillips; “Between the River and the Lake,” new paintings by Bonnie Maygarden; both through May 28.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988 — “Song Paintings,” new work by musician Jon Langford; “Mama’s Nightingale,” new work by Leslie Straub; both through May 28.

Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — Exhibition featuring gallery artists, through June 25.

May Gallery and Residency. 750 Carondelet St., (504) 316-3474; www.may-neworleans.org — “Trail Magique,” new work

by Dave Greber, through July.

Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Honoring William ‘Willie’ White,” self-taught artist Willie White retrospective, through June 16.

New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Interpretations,” group exhibition including “New Heritage Trails”

by Morgan Molthrop, through June 5.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — Fabric prints of New Orleans neighborhoods

by Greg Giegucz; live glass sculpting demonstrations by Robert Stern; both through May. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www. neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Mile O’ Mud,” photographs by Malcolm Lightner, through May 29.

Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — “Horizons in Space,” new paintings by Regina Scully, through May 28.

Pelican Bomb Gallery X. 1612 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.pelicanbomb. com — “False Flags,” exhibition of international artists curated by Noah Simblist, through May 29.

Port. 2120 Port St.; www.2120port.com — “Spectacles,” installations by You Go Girl

and Read More, through June 14.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery.

2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Follow the Music,” photographs of Louisiana by Michael P. Smith; “Tuff Enough,” work by Meg Turner; both through June 12.

Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Scopomania,” new work by Ron Bennett, Natori Green, Jane Hill, Mike Kilgore, Gina Laguna, Lauren Laguna, Rebecca Madura and others, through June 5.

Slidell Cultural Center. Slidell City Hall, 2055 Second St., (985) 6464375 — Clementine Hunter self-taught artist retrospective, through May 28.

Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Second Nature,” new mixed-media work

by KOLLABS (Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey), through May. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — “Expressions of Place: The Southeastern Louisiana Landscape,” new work by Louisiana artists, through Saturday.

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/ staplegoods — “Imprinted Essence,” relief printmaking by LaToya M. Hobbs, through June 5.

Steve Martin Fine Art. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www.stevemartinfineart.com — “Sex Death Unicorns,” anthropomorphic art and installations by Midori Tajiri Byrd, Christa Ougel, Ben Miller, Emily Lovejoy and Dee Robertson, through June 1.

Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.tengallerynola.com — “Familiar Tensions,” fiber art by textile artist Connie Shea, through May. Thomas Mann Gallery I/O. 1812 Magazine St., (504) 581-2113; www.thomasmann. com — “One.Two.,” functional sculpture by Hernan Caro and jewelry and metalsmithing by Co:Operation Garnish, through June.

The Tigermen Den. 3113 Royal St; www. facebook.com/tigermenden — “Shifting Deltas/Drifting Shelters,” new work about the Mississippi River Delta by Jacque Groves, through June 14.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Abracadabra (The Art of Gender Illusion),” mixed-media work by Maxx Sizeler; “The Scales Fell from Her Eyes,” abstract paintings by Francesca Koerner; both through June 5.

MUSEUMS The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Awash With Color: Seldom-Seen Watercolor Paintings by Louisiana Artists, 1789–1989,” restored watercolors, through June 4, and more.

Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring

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“IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO,” GOES THE GEORGE GERSHWIN SONG, one of the most lyrical takedowns of traditional wisdom ever penned. More recently, cognitive scientists have asserted that what we think we see “ain’t necessarily so” either, but is more like a dumbed-down version of the swirling molecules described by modern physics — in the way a map simplifies the more complex reality of the landscape it represents. Some poets and artists explore the subtle mysteries below the outer facade, and this Horizons in Space expo is Regina Scully’s most recent reflection on the inner life of the world around us. Building on her earlier and denser abstract landscapes, Horizons features swirling or hovering swatches of color that allude to almost everything while revealing nothing in particular. Their vibrantly hued familiarity pulls us in, but once there, we have to rely on intuition to orient ourselves in a place where the external world merges with the inner space of the imagination — a process that mimics the way we unconsciously process everyday experiences.

Horizons in Space • Through May 28 • Horizons in Space: New paintings by Regina Scully • Octavia Art Gallery, 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; • www.octaviaartgallery.com

Taoists and Buddhists have been aware of that process for millennia, and Scully’s canvases hint at east Asian landscape painting elaborated with prismatic flourishes reminiscent of European abstract art icons such as Wassily Kandinsky and Hans Hofmann.

In Horizon 4, sweeping swatches of turquoise, lapis and pale emerald are punctuated with slashes of dark crimson to evoke a mythic city on the sea, a sublime floating world of space and light that contrasts with the more hierarchical intrigues seen in canvases in which landscapelike formations align themselves like liqueurs in layered drinks. In Horizon 6, multiple stacked vistas look like the Southwest’s striated mesas. In more nocturnal works like Horizon 11 and Horizon 5 (pictured), the mysterious realms that flourish in the sun’s absence glow like cosmic caverns dripping with luminous rivulets of many-colored lights, places where the absence of clearly defined boundaries hints at infinite possibilities. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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Regina Scully’s abstract explorations hint at infinite possibilities.

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Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “Bright Fields: the Mastery of Marie Hull” retrospective, through May 28, and more.

Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/the-old-us-mint — “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments, through December.

Southeastern Architectural Archive.

Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane.edu — “Medieval Louisiana,” exhibit about the region’s adoption of Byzantine, Romanesque, Hispano-Moresque and Gothic architectural forms, through Friday.

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Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs

by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, and more.

National Food & Beverage Foundation. 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.natfab.org — “Tujague’s: 160 Years of Tradition,” photographs, awards and memorabilia about the restaurant, ongoing.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Bob Dylan: The New Orleans Series,” paintings by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, through July, and more.

Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare,” traveling exhibition, through May.

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Don Quixote. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project presents an adaptation of Cervantes’ tale of an idealistic knight and his constant companion. Visit www.nolaproject.com/ shows for information. Tickets $24, $18 students and NOMA members. 7 p.m.

Wednesday-Friday and Sunday.

Finding the Absent Crescent. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — Ken Richard directs a dramedy about an unfortunate chain of events that occurs before a funeral. Tickets $20, students $10. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Stephen Sondheim’s Roman farce is full of cheating lovers and amusingly wicked neighbors. Tickets $35-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — The musical comedy is a send-up of American office life in the 1960s. Tickets $36 and up. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5106; www.tulane.edu/liberal-arts/ theatre-dance — Lisa Wolpe’s solo show describes her experiences playing male characters in Shakespeare’s plays. Visit www.neworleansshakespeare.org for information. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www. barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East produces a weekly series of standup and burlesque acts. Free admission.

8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Blue Book Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag.

Visit www.thebellalounge.com for details.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday.

Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www.sonesta.com/imjazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show. Call (504) 553-2331 for details. Midnight Friday.

Cabaret Gameshow Funtime Super Wow. Mag’s 940, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 948-1888; www.mags940bar. com — Rockfire Theatre presents a mix of traditional cabaret songs and performance competition. Admission $10.

7:30 p.m. Monday.

Grand Hotel. Carver Theater, 2101 Orleans Ave., (504) 304-0460; www.carvertheater.org — Roxie le Rouge produces a≈burlesque show featuring Andrew Ward, Madame Mystere, Eli Rose and Tallulah St. James. Admission $15; $25 VIP. 10 p.m. Friday.

Burlesque Boozy Brunch: Legs and Eggs. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www.sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies a brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

SKINema. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The Bluestockings present a burlesque show that’s a tribute to film. Admission $5. 9 p.m. Saturday.

Spotlight New Orleans with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 9401130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Byron Encalade, president of the Louisiana Oystermen Association, is the guest on the live talk show. Feufollet performs.

Admission $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Stripped Into Submission. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The Society of Sin presents fetish-influenced burlesque, raffles for sex toys and toy demonstrations.

Admission $10. 9 p.m. Thursday.

Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts a burlesque show. Visit www. thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday.

COMEDY Bangers and Mash. Irish House, 1432 St. Charles Ave., (504) 595-6755; www. theirishhouseneworleans.com — James Cusimano hosts comics Tommy “Tee Ray” Bergeron, Katie East and J.D. Sledge. 9 p.m. Saturday.

Block Party. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Nick Napolitano hosts an anything-goes open mic. 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Bobby Bones: Funny and Alone. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 5289569; www.thejoytheater.com — The radio host performs comedy. Love and Theft and Nikita Karmen open. 7 p.m. Friday.

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Don Quixote is a charming dreamer in The NOLA Project’s annual outdoor production in New Orleans City Park.

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

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Boom. JAX Brewery Bistro Bar, 620 Decatur St., (504) 333-6914; www. jaxnola.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show.

10 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon hosts a stand-up show.

8:30 p.m. Friday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844;

www.thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Dean’s List. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone, Margee Green and Cyrus Cooper perform improv. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Drunktoons. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The live cartoon sketch comedy outfit performs.

7 p.m. Saturday.

Friday Night Laughs. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 10 p.m., show at 11 p.m. Friday.

Give It Up. JAX Brewery Bistro Bar, 620 Decatur St., (504) 333-6914; www. jaxnola.com — Leon Blanda hosts an

STAGE open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone and Shawn Dugas host a short lineup of alternative comics. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Hell Yes Next. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Comedians compete for headlining spots at the Hell Yes Fest comedy showcase.

10:30 p.m. Friday.

Hot Sauce. Voodoo Mystere Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Vincent Zambon and Leon Blanda host a comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Knockout!. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote.

9:30 p.m. Monday.

Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Loosen the Bible Belt. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Pastor Jay Bakker and comedian Kristen Becker discuss LGBT issues and faith in a comedy show. 8 p.m. Sunday.

The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3028264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story.

10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Second Line Show Presents. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The sketch comedy troupe performs. 8 p.m. Thursday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — A comedy show and open mic includes periodic rounds of bingo. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Stand Up or Shut Up. Black Label Icehouse, 3000 Dryades St., (504) 8752876; www.blacklabelbbq.com — Garrett Cousino hosts an open mic.

9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Think You’re Funny?. Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an openmic comedy show.Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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DON QUIXOTE MOUNTS HIS HORSE TO FACE HIS NEMESIS FRISTON. The two have a deal: If Quixote wins, Friston stops terrorizing him. If Quixote loses, he abandons his quest for adventures and knighthood. But Quixote isn’t a real knight, and the battle leads to a harsh realization in The NOLA Project’s adaptation of Don Quixote at the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

Alonso Quixano is a dreamer. He wants more in his old age than just long naps and slow days.

To combat his unrest, the avid reader has invented his bandit-fighting alter-ego Don Quixote (Ian Hoch). The story is introduced by Quixote’s trusted squire Sancho Panza (Mike Spara), who tells the audience about Quixote’s adventures. This frame works well as the likable Spara plays to the crowd and PHOTO BY JOHN BARROIS his excellent comedic timing helps the narrative make smooth transitions. Hoch delivers a dazzling, wide-eyed performance, giving Quixote endearing sincerity without making him seem crazy even as he fights a windmill he believes to be a giant.

Adapted by Pete McElligott from Miguel de Cervantes’ novel, the production balances the work’s focus on chivalry and honesty with playful humor. Quixote’s trusted horse Rocinante is hilariously embodied by the team of Alex Smith at the front end and Becca Chapman at the back end. The two actors snort, kick and dance, adding warmth and clever physical humor. The show isn’t necessarily geared toward children (those under 6 are not admitted) though it is easily accessible to young audience members. Under Jessica Podewell’s direction, there’s a smart mix of humor for children and adults (including a gag about a mispronounced name) and the jokes don’t get corny. Julie Winn’s Spanish-inspired frilly period costumes add to the show’s charm.

Quixote’s niece Antonia (AshleyRose Bailey) tries to convince her uncle to return home to a quiet life. As the voice of reason in the comedy, she tells Quixote he’s too old to act so childishly. Bailey’s conviction helps Antonia’s arc reach its potential and makes Quixote more sympathetic as a dreamer.

Quixote’s missions, however ill-conceived, put him and others in danger. On his way to fight evil figures, he’s confronted by the thief Ladron (Leslie Claverie), whom he mistakes for a banker. Claverie’s character, though small, makes a big impact as Quixote converts her to his vision of the world. These conquests lead to a confrontation with a real murderer, Gines de Pasamonte (Joshua Sienkiewicz).

The imposing Sienkiewicz makes the final battle scene scary as Quixote tries to live up to his dream.

The final 10 minutes of the show are unfocused, and parts seem unnecessary as Sancho liberally bends the narrator’s role to relate the story to contemporary issues. But overall, the narrative is tight and the show is a well-produced delight.

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TUESDAY 17 BingOh!. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — This bingo night has an ’80s theme and features short bits by local comedians between games. Admission $5.

8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Move Ya Brass Exercise Series. Mandeville Wharf at Crescent Park, Elysian Fields at the Mississippi River; www.nola. gov/city/crescent-park — An outdoor fitness series incorporates Zumba and bounce music. Free admission.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Taking a Stand on Statues. Mintz Center for Jewish Life/Tulane Hillel House, 912 Broadway St., (504) 866-7060; www. tulanehillel.org — A panel discusses Confederate monuments. WWL-TV reporter David Hammer moderates. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Unprisoned: Stories from the System Listening Party. Louisiana Humanities Center, 938 Lafayette St., Suite 300, (504) 523-4352; www.leh.org — Producer Eve Abrams discusses the public radio program. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 18 Ride of Silence. Audubon Park, St. Charles Avenue entrance — Cyclists ride in a silent procession to honor others who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Riders should wear helmets and black or red armbands.

Email nolasocialride@gmail.com for details. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.

Shakespeare’s Influence on New Orleans. Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — Xavier professor Oliver Hennessey gives a lecture called “All the World’s a Stage: Shakespeare on the Stages and Streets of New Orleans.” Free admission. 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the Square. Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place — The concert series features New Orleans musicians, food, drinks and arts and crafts.

Proceeds benefit the Young Leadership Council. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Women and Wine on Wednesdays.

Barcelona Tapas Cafe, 720 Dublin St., (504) 861-9696; www.barcelonanola. com — Women relax and network while enjoying wine. Visit www.womenwinewednesday.com for details and rotating locations. 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 19 Covington: People We Knew and People We Know. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — St. Tammany community leader Mark Johnson shares tales of

three longtime Covington families. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Diabetes Self-Management. West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 364-2660; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Alexandria Beranger discusses diabetes self-management factors and skills. Free admission. 10 a.m.

Jazz in the Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. — A weekly concert series features musical performances, craft vendors and concessions from local restaurants. Free admission. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Literary Luncheon. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www. cannerynola.com — The luncheon, book signing and presentation features authors Tom Fitzmorris, John Folse, Cynthia LeJeaune Nobles, Ti Martin and Poppy Tooker and benefits Alzheimer’s Association. Call (504) 613-6505 for details. Tickets start at $150. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Managing Stress: Touro Living Well Seminar. Touro Infirmary, President’s Room, 1401 Foucher St., (504) 897-8500; www.touro.com — Robert Gardner teaches stress management activites and relaxation techniques. Registration required; call (504) 897-8500. Free admission. Noon to 1 p.m.

Pure Barre Class. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Hope Clay leads a barre workout that combines strengthening and stretching exercises. Registration required; contact (985) 626-1238 or rue@northlakenature. org. Cost $5, free for members. 10 a.m.

FRIDAY 20 Concerts In the Courtyard. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org— The spring concert series showcases Louisiana musicians. Ticket includes three complimentary beverages (beer and wine). Admission $10, THNOC members free. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — As part of the museum’s “Arts & Letters” series, writers Thomas Beller and Jesmyn Ward discuss identity and displacement.

Free admission. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Geek Pride Weekend. Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, 631 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 491-9025; www.facebook. com/tubbyandcoos — The bookstore holds Geek Pride Weekend events that celebrate fandom. A Saturday night pajama party has ’80s cartoons and fantasy movies, retro Nintendo and Sega video games and a cereal bar. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

LCAC Client Welfare Benefit. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St.; www.facebook. com/tigermenden — A benefit for the Louisiana Capital Assistance Centers’

client welfare program features musical performances and a silent auction of books, art and bike gear. The all-ages event is alcohol-free. Sliding scale tickets $5-$20. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo. Bayou St. John, at Orleans Avenue — The family-friendly festival on Bayou St. John features three stages of live music, art and food vendors, kayak rentals and children’s activities. Visit www.thebayouboogaloo. com for schedule. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

New Orleans on the Move Luncheon.

Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans. com — The luncheon and fundraiser recognizes people involved in MS advocacy.

Visit www.lammain.nationalmssociety.org for details. Tickets $75. 11:30 a.m.

The Sinking of the Evening Star. Gallier House Museum, 1132 Royal St., (504) 5255661; www.hgghh.org — Historian Sally Asher discusses the 1866 shipwreck of the passenger liner Evening Star, which was en route to New Orleans. 6 p.m.

Storywalk. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Families walk the trails while reading an interactive story. The book is Koala Lou by Mem Fox. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

SATURDAY 21 Art & Soul Gala. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — The NOCCA Institute’s fundraiser includes burlesque and musical performances, local cuisine and an art auction. Visit www.noccainstitute. com to register. Tickets start at $80.

6:30 p.m. to midnight.

Asian Heritage Festival. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — Martial arts and dance demonstrations and craft sales take place at the Asian/Pacific American Society’s fest. Regional dishes also are served.

Visit www.apasnola.com for details and to print a flyer for discounted zoo entry. Free with zoo admission. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Beating Garden Pests the All-Natural Way. Recirculating Farms Coalition, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357 — “Farmer Danny” (Daniel Milojevich) teaches natural remedies for garden pests and common plant diseases. RSVP recommended. Free admission. 10:30 a.m.

Crescent Park Bazaar. Mandeville Wharf at Crescent Park, Elysian Fields at the Mississippi River; www.nola.gov/city/crescent-park — The French Market Corporation presents an outdoor market featuring local artisans, food trucks and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Diabetes Wellness Expo. New Orleans East Hospital, 5620 Read Blvd., (504) 592-6600; www.noehospital.org — Activities and seminars educate attendees on diabetes management. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Great Strides Walk. Audubon Park, Shelter 10, 6500 Magazine St. — The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation holds its fundraising walk accompanied by a brass band and local dancing krewes, followed by music, kids’ activities, snacks and giveaways.

Visit www.fightcf.cff.org to register. Free admission. 8 a.m.

Kids in the Kitchen: Ice Cream. National Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.

natfab.org — Kids ages 7-15 make ice cream sandwiches and funky ice cream flavors. Visit www.natfab.org/events/kidsin-the-kitchen for details. Admission $20.

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www.artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, mixed-media work, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Moonlight Hike and Marshmallow Melt.

Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www. northlakenature.org — Park visitors walk under the full moon and enjoy marshmallows. Registration required; contact (985) 626-1238 or rue@northlakenature.org.

Cost $5, members free. 7:40 p.m.

Seersucker & Sazeracs. Southern Hotel, 428 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 8715223; www.southernhotel.com — The St. Tammany Art Association’s gala features a silent auction, food and musical performances. Spring cocktail and seersucker attire preferred. Visit www.sttammanyartassociation.org for tickets. Tickets start at $50. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Street Rod & Classic Car Rally. Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 E. Judge Tanner Drive, Covington, (985) 867-3800; www.lakeviewregional.com — The street rod and classic car show benefiting the Louisiana Alzheimer’s Association has music, food and door prizes. Car registration $25. Free admission. 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Superhero 5K. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org — A race for costumed children and adults benefits CASA New Orleans. Visit www.superherorace.org for details. Registration $40, kids $15.

Urban Gardening Workshop. Garden on Mars, 2435 Charbonnet St., (504) 6693814; www.gardenonmars.com — The three-week gardening workshop covers composting, building raised beds and growing citrus and peanuts. Contact erin@gardenonmars.com for details. Free admission 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

SUNDAY 22 Beneath the Weight: Addressing the Stress Causes of Weight Gain. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — A three-week program addresses emotional eating. Visit www. beneaththeweight.org for details. Free admission. 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Bike Easy Bicycle Second Line. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www. neworleanscitypark.com — A brass band leads the bicycle second line, which has two stops and ends at Mid-City’s Second Line Brewing. Visit www.bikeeasy.org for details. Free admission. 10 a.m.

Container Gardening. Southbound Gardens Nursery, 4221 S. Robertson St.; www. southboundgardens.com — Attendees learn best practices for container gardening. $10 suggested donation. 1 p.m.

Intro to Dog Training. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., (504) 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — This human-only training workshop is open to new adopters, seasoned dog owners and anyone looking to learn more about how to effectively communicate with dogs. No registration necessary; free admission. 3 p.m.

MONDAY 23 30 Years in Revue Gala. Windsor Court Hotel, Le Chinoiserie, 23rd floor, (504) 523-6000 — Southern Rep Theatre’s annual gala has a cocktail hour, a formal dinner, a live auction, performances and awards for theater supporters. Visit www. southernrep.com to register. Tickets $150. 6:30 p.m.

Bicycling the Back Trails. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — David Moeller offers tips to biking enthusiasts for riding the back trails.

Helmets and registration required; contact (985) 626-1238 or rue@northlakenature. org. Cost $5, members free. 6:15 p.m.

Keep Your Wellbeing in Dating & Relationships. Broadmoor Arts & Wellness Center, 3900 General Taylor St.; www.broadmoorimprovement. com — The women’s workshop addresses online dating and relationships.

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

SPORTS Big Easy Rollergirls. UNO Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave., (504) 2807171; www.arena.uno.edu — The Big Easy Rollergirls play the Memphis Hustlin’ Rollers and the Bat City Rebellion. 5 p.m.

Saturday.

New Orleans Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 7345155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Reno Aces.

6 p.m. Monday.

WORDS Blood Jet Poetry Series. BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256 — Fiction writers Desiree Evans and Allison Alsup read, followed by an open mic. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Brandon Black. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Black and other authors from the steampunk story anthology Cairo by Gaslight read from and discuss their work.

7 p.m. Wednesday.

Brenda Marie Osbey and James Borders.

Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The authors discuss their books, All Souls: Essential Poems and Marking Time, Making Place: A Chronological History of Blacks in New Orleans Since 1718.

6 p.m. Wednesday.

David Kiley. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012;

EVENTS www.nationalww2museum.org — The author discusses Writing the War: Chronicles of a WWII Correspondent. Free admission.

Noon Wednesday.

Deborah Burst. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630; www.nutrias. org — The journalist and photographer speaks at a wine and cheese reception.

7 p.m. Thursday.

Dogfish Reading Series. Private residence, 2448 N. Villere St. — Stephanie Hepburn and Stacey Balkun read. There are snacks and wine. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Katherine Soniat. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The poet discusses and signs Bright Stranger: Poems. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Michael Murphy in Conversation with Stanton Moore, Meschiya Lake and Jan Ramsey. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author of Hear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Rich Musical Heritage & Lively Current Scene converses with local music icons. 6 p.m. Monday.

Nature Poetry Workshops. Poet and teacher Delia Tomino Nakayama leads “Writing In and About Nature,” an outdoor poetry workshop series. Ages 15 and up.

RSVP required; contact poetryprocess@ gmail.com. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Pam Tyler. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author discusses New Orleans Women and the Poydras Home.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

Peyton Burgess. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author reads from The Fry Pans Aren’t Sufficing — and there’s a crawfish boil.

6 p.m. Friday.

Rien Fertel Book Launch & Hog Roast.

MoPho, 514 City Park Ave., 504-4826845; www.mophomidcity.com — Garden District Books presents a book launch for The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke, and the Pitmasters Who Cook the Whole Hog with a whole hog roast by chef Michael Gulotta. Tickets $49; includes book, food, drinks and raffle entry. 3 p.m. Sunday.

Roy Blount Jr.. Catfish & Henry, 2138 Magazine St. — The author signs Save Room For Pie: Food Songs and Chewy Ruminations. 4 p.m. Thursday.

Spring Poetry Workshop with Valentine Pierce. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667 — New Orleans poet Valentine Pierce leads a five-part poetry workshop for adults, both novice and experienced writers. 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

William Dunlap. Catfish & Henry, 2138 Magazine St. — The author discusses and signs Short Mean Fiction. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Watercolor Workshop. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 4885488; www.longuevue.com — Artist Annie Moran leads a floral-study watercolor painting workshop in the gardens. Drawing experience recommended; paper and paints provided; students must bring their own water vessel and brushes (1-inch flat, number 12 round, number 7 round, script size 1). Registration $35, members $28.

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LEGAL NOTICES TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 718-919 DIVISION “C” SUCCESSION OF SHIRLEY MELLING LAMULLE C/W NO. 719-404 DIVISION “C” SUCCESSION OF FRANK GREGORY LAMULLE, SR. NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE WHEREAS, the Administratrix of the above Successions, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable 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 and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, State of Louisiana, in PLOT NO. 33, HESSMER FARMS, SECTION “C”, bounded by N. ARNOULT ROAD, 49TH STREET, EDENBORN AVENUE and CYPRESS STREET, designated as LOT NO. 33-F, on a survey made by Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie Inc., Surveyors, dated April 22, 1980, a copy of which is annexed to an Act of Cash Sale dated 05/16/80 as Instrument No. 924188 and according thereto, said LOT commences 1,852 feet from the corner of N. ARNOULT ROAD and CYPRESS STREET, measures thence 38 feet front on N. ARNOULT ROAD, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 103 feet between equal and parallel lines. The said 49TH STREET is now known as 47TH ST. Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 1106 N. ARNOULT ROAD (formerly 3207 N. Arnoult Road).

Upon the following terms and conditions: Sales price of $65,000.00 cash; The Purchase Agreement is contingent upon the ability of the buyer to obtain a loan of 70% of the sale price by a mortgage at an initial interest rate not to exceed 6% per annum amortized over a period of not less than 30 years. The proposed sale is “As Is” without warranties, except that of title. Seller to pay 6% real estate commission. Seller to pay maximum of $400.00 home inspection fee of purchaser.

NOTICE is given to all parties whom it may concern, including all heirs, legatees or creditors of the decedents herein, and of these estates, 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 of Judgment may be issued at the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

K Garland, Deputy Clerk Attorney: ALVIN J. DUPRE, JR. Address: 5150 Hwy. 22, Suite C-13 Mandeville, LA 70471 Telephone: (985) 845-7868 Gambit: 4/26/16 & 5/17/16

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 664-455 DIVISION: “I” SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH ARTHUR RODRIGUEZ NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE WHEREAS, the ADMINISTRATRIX, CHERYL RODRIGUEZ BURCIAGA, of the above estates has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described to-wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, in what is known as “PECAN GROVE SUBDIVISION”, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, said Pecan Grove Subdivision being a portion of the Derbigny Plantation, then known as Keep Tract, as shown on survey by F.G. Stewart, CE&S, dated August 7, 1946, annexed to an act passed before A.D. Danzinger, Notary Public, dated August 27, 1946.

According to a blue print of survey of said Pecan Grove Subdivision, made by F.G. Stewart, CE&S, dated October 5, 1946, annexed to an act passed before Alfred D. Danzinger, a late Notary Public of Orleans Parish, dated August 27, 1946.

According to a blue print of survey of said Pecan Grove Subdivision by F.G. Stewart, CE&S, dated October 5, 1946 (a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson) said lot is designated as Lot No. 16, of Square No. 3, said Square 3 is bounded by a 10 foot servitude on the north, Square 1 on the south, Oak Avenue, and property belonging to other owners; said Lot No. 16 measures 50 feet front on Oak Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of the line separating it from Lot No. 15 of 191 feet, 10 inches and 1 lines, and a depth on the line separating it from Lot No. 17 of 192 feet, 5 inches and 0 lines.

Being the same property acquired by Joseph A. Rodriguez from the Succession of Joseph Dolores Rodriguez in an act dated August 25th, 2000, act executed before _____________, Notary Public, recorded in the Parish of Jefferson in COB 3055, Folio 253, Instrument No. 10134964.

ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, prescriptions, servitude, appurtenances and advantages there unto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in what is known as PECAN GROVE SUBDIVISION, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, said Pecan Grove Subdivision being a portion

of the Derbigny Plantation, then known as the Keep Tract, as shown on survey by F.G. Steward, CE&S, dated August 7, 1946, annexed to an act passed before A.D. Danzinger, Notary Public, dated August 27, 1946.

According to a blue print of survey of said Pecan Grove Subdivision, made by F.G. Stewart, CE&S, dated October 5, 1946, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson, said lot of ground is designated by the Number FIFTEEN (15) of Square THREE (3) and measures as follows: Lot No. 15 (15) measures Fifty (50’) feet front on Oak Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth in the line separation it from Lot. No. Fourteen (14) of one hundred ninety-one (191’) feet, three (3”) inches, two lines (2’’’) and by a depth in the other sideline separating it from Lot No. Sixteen (16) of one hundred ninety-one (191’) feet, ten (10”) inches, one (1’’’) line. And in accordance with plan of survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Surveyors, dated August 20, 1964, a copy of which is annexed in an act of sale passed before Nat B. Knight, Jr., Notary Public, dated September 21, 1964, being a sale by Warren J. Teiche, to Jefferson Savings and Loan Association, registered in COB 599, Folio 513, said lot has the foregoing dimension and is situated in Square Three (3) bounded by Oak Avenue, the East Boundary of Pecan Grove Subdivision, Square One (1) of said Subdivision, and a ten (10”) foot servitude separation Square Three (3) from Square Five (5) of said Subdivision, said Lot commences at a distance of seven hundred fifty (750’) feet from the corner of the ten (10’) foot servitude and Oak Avenue.

Being the same property acquired by Joseph A. Rodriguez from the Succession of Joseph Dolores Rodriguez, act dated August 11th, 2000, act passed before _____________, Notary Public, recorded in the Parish of Jefferson in COB 3055, Folio 244, Instrument No. 10134960.

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: For the full sum of FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND AND 00/100 ... ($58,000.00) ... DOLLARS, all cash and all in accordance with the petition filed herein.

The total price for the entire property is FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND AND 00/100 ... ($58,000.00) ... DOLLARS. 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 Jon A Gegenheimer, Clerk Clerk’s Office Wendy Gaudet Deputy Clerk of Court Attorney: Mr. Douglas L. Uzee, Jr. Address: 4701 Westbank Expressway, Suite 6, Marrero, Louisiana 70072 Telephone: (504) 341-9451 Gambit: 04/26/16 & 05/17/16

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

NO. 684-511 DIVISION “G” SUCCESSION OF LEONA CHRISTINA WEIGEL BRACKLEIN NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE is here given to the creditors of the above-entitled and numbered succession/ estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven (7) days from the publication of this notice, if they have any or can, why the tableau of distribution filed by YOLANDA HUBERT, Executrix/Administratrix of the above-entitled and numbered succession/estate, should not be approved and

homologated and the debts/expenses/payments be paid and the funds distributed as set forth therein. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the publication of this notice and any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.

Lisa M. Cheramie, Deputy Clerk Attorney: Duane D. Dunn Address: 723 Pailet Ave. Harvey, Louisiana 70058 Telephone: (504) 227-2908 Gambit: 5/17/16

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

NO. 757-347 DIVISION “O” SUCCESSION OF ELODIE MARIE LABRUYERE DUFFY NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE WHEREAS, Michael Duffy, Testamentary Executor of the above estate, has made application to the Court for sale at private sale of the real estate herein described, to-wit: 127 Hollywood Drive, Metairie, Louisiana 70005, Lots 52, 53 BLC, Crestmont Park, 9721080, being lands and grounds measuring fifty (50) by one hundred twenty feet (120), Assessor’s Parcel No. 0810001294 consisting of real immovable property specifically described as follows: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, all rights, ways, servitudes, privileges and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in “Crestmont” on the Metairie Ridge, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Block “C”, bounded by Ellis Parkway, Hollywood Drive, Rosewood Drive and Crestmont Drive and designated as Lots number fifty-two (52) and fifty-three (53) of Block “C” on a plan of survey made

by Alfred F. Theard, Civil Engineer, annexed to an act of deposit passed before Roger Meunier, Notary Public in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, dated September 7th, 1923, and deposited in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Jefferson Parish according to which plan said lots of ground adjoin each other and measure as follows: Lots fifty-two (52) and fifty-three (53) each have twenty-five (25) feet front on Hollywood Drive, same width in the rear by a depth of one hundred twenty (120) feet between equal and parallel lines.

Upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: Purchase price of $365,000.00, to be divided 25% to Michael Duffy in full ownership, 25% to Paul Duffy in full ownership, and 50% to the Succession of Elodie Duffy.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern including the heirs and creditors of the decedent and this succession that they are ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have at any time prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing 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 publications of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Rod Schouest, Deputy Clerk JON A. GEGENHEIMER Honorable Clerk of Court 24th Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson Attorney: Carl J. Giffin, Jr. BERNARD, CASSISA, ELLIOTT & DAVIS Address: 3838 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 3050 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: 504-834-2612 Gambit: 5/17/16 & 6/7/16

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

NO. 756-315 DIVISION: “N” SUCCESSIONS OF GAYLE WOOLLEY STANN AND JAMES MICHAEL STANN NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Lisa C. Rieffel, Administratrix of the Succession of GAYLE WOOLLEY STANN AND JAMES MICHAEL STANN is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms of THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($34,000.00) DOLLARS cash, the immovable property owned by the Succession of GAYLE WOOLLEY STANN AND JAMES MICHAEL STANN described below:

The improvements thereon bear the municipal number 7818 Richard Street, Metairie, Louisiana 70003.

Being the same property acquired by Gayle Woolley, wife of/and James Michael Stann by Credit Sale of Property, dated May 20, 1964 and registered in COB 591, folio 137.

An order authorizing Lisa C. Rieffel to do so may be issued after seven days from the date of the second publication of this notice. An opposition to the application may be filed at any time prior to the issuance of such an order.

By Order of the Court: Masie Comeaux Deputy Clerk of Court Attorney: Zara Zeringue Address: 207 E. Gibson St. P.O. Drawer 1550 Covington, Louisiana 70434 Telephone: (985) 893-7550 Gambit: 4/26/16 & 5/17/16

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

NO:696-468 DIVISION “N” SUCCESSION OF ANN TOMLINSON AUTIN THE WIDOW OF LEONARD JEROME AUTIN SR. NOTICE OF FILING OF FIFTH ANNUAL ACCOUNT AND TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Whereas the Testamentary Executrix of the above Estate has filed with the court her Fifth Annual Account and Tableau of Distribution for her administration of this Estate: 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 Fifth Annual Account and Tableau of Distribution, at any time prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such Accounts and that

Attorney: Faun Fenderson Attorney at Law Address: 700 Camp Street, Suite 318 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 528-9500 Fax: (504) 267-2051 Email: faun@faunfenderson.com Gambit: 5/17/16 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Felipe Aguilar Ramirez please contact Lindon Bennett Magee, Attorney at Law, P.O. Drawer 1509, Hammond, LA 70404 or call (985)5426848.

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

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NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Administrator in the above numbered and captioned matter, has filed a petition in this succession in accordance with a Tableau of Distribution filed in these proceedings. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to its homologation.

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Attorney: John A.E. Davidson (#4710) Davidson & Davidson, APLC Address: 2901 Independence Street, Suite 201, Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 779-7979 Gambit: 5/17/16 Anyone having any information concerning the whereabouts of James A. Hayes or Lynette Benoit Hayes, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611.”

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joanne L. Kintop A/K/A Joanne Weinstock Kintop please contact Attorney Ashley B. Schepens at (504) 301-0708.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jose V. Gallardo a/k/a Jose Velez Gallardo, please call Atty. Marion D. Floyd, 504.467.3010.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kenny L. Dupre, last known to be a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, please contact Attn. Deborah Lonker (504)831-5616.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Maurice Morrell Caples and/or Antoinette Hutchinson Garrett A/K/A Antoinette Hutchinson A/K/A Antoinette Marie Hutchinson Augillard Garrett A/K/A Antoinette Marie Hutchinson Augillard please, contact attorney Michael Raspanti at (504) 339-0479.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the estate of Joseph C. Faulk contact Attorney Rudy Gorrell at 504-553-9588.

FLOR S. MEDINA DE MARTINEZ: Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Flor S. Medina de Martinez, please contact Carolyn B. Hennesy at 504-581-9322 or cbh@hennesylaw. com.

If you know the whereabouts of Eric B. Williams, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504-347-5056.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs/relatives and/or assigns of Delores Phillips Boutte please contact Atty Valerie Fontaine, 985-893-3333-Property Rights Involved.

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ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION 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 PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in M.A. GREEN SUBDIVISION in SQUARE “H”, bounded by Richard Street, Howard Avenue, West Metairie Avenue (Lotola), and North Lester Avenue, designated as LOT NO. 8, all in accordance with the survey of J.J. Krebs & Sons, dated September 19, 1960, resurveyed May 7, 1964, which said lot commences at a distance of 329.01 feet on an irregular line from the point of curve of the arc at the intersection of Howard Avenue and Richard Street, and measuring thence 50 feet front on Richard Street, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 131.64 feet between equal and parallel lines.

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BROADMOOR 4223 EDEN ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125

3 BR/1.5 BA Absolutely adorable, super fresh + clean cottage w excellent floorplan; central air + heat; oak strip hardwood flooring (heart pine in kitchen) throughtout; covered ceilings vintage bathroom in excellent condition; brand new granite kitchen countertops, cabinets + backsplash; long driveway for several cars in tandem; large fenced backyard w cement pad for extra car storage or entertaining; storage shed; termite contract; roof approximately 5 years old. For Sale by Agent/Broker, $275K, Colette Meister (504) 220-1762. therealtormeister@gmail.com

TREME 1260 ESPLANADE AVE. #4 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116

2 BR/2 BA Rare offering in Historic Treme, steps to French Quarter. 20’ vaulted ceilings w/exposed beams; skylights; 2 master suites (1 lower level, 1 upper); lg private balcony exclusive to unit; huge combo kit, living & dining rooms; gated, remote assigned & covered offstreet parking for 1 vehicle; gorgeous mature tropical setting w sparkling inground pool & beautiful common areas - truly an Oasis on Esplanade! For Sale by Agent/Broker, $360K, Colette Meister (504) 220-1762 therealtormeister@gmail.com

2424 ST PHILIP ST.

2 BR/1.5 BA Classic Contemporary side hall, COMPLETE renovation.

11’ clgs, lacquer cabinets, quartz counters, claw foot tub, lge shower, barn doors and huge WIC with w/d. Fncd yard & alarm 275k. Catherine Simon 504-458-6139.

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MISSISSIPPI PORT GIBSON, MS 39510

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

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Spacious 1700 Sqft. 2BR, 2.5 BA. Walk-in closets, balcony, washer/dryer. Secured Parking. Internet, health club, pool! $2,000 monthly. Call 781-608-6115.

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508 Henry Clay, 2BR, 1 BA, LR, DR, Kit with appl, HDWD flrs, High ceilings, Sunroom.

Washer/Dryer Hookups. Off Street Parking, $1200. 504-874-4330.

1 BR/ 1 BA, 760 SF 1 designated off-street parking spot. All appliance include w/d. Water/ incl. Dogs welcome. $1,600/mo.

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4810 St. Charles Av-Fab renovated upper floor $3750mo. All incl 24-hr security patrols WiFi 2BR/2BA Laundry JEAN HUNN RE/MAX N O Properties 504-2323570 Ea ofc ind owned & oper 864-2329 www.HunnProperties.com

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1/2 dbl w/ 1BR, 1BA, hdwd flrs, new appls, ceil fans. No Pets. $750/mo+dep.

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1380 sqft of open living space. Entertainer’s Dream featuring an additional 900 sqft private rooftop garden w/ wrap-around balcony, stunning city views. Beautiful hdwd floors, New A/C, S/S appliances. Includes W/D water pd. $2,000/mo. A must see! Contact Kelleye Rhein (504) 9750649, Keller Williams Realty New Orleans.

$1900 / 2BR LARGE ELEGANT CORNER APT. IN MARIGNY

840 Mandeville St. Charming restoration of large two-story, seven-room corner apt in the eclectic Faubourg Marigny. Great location across from Who Dat coffee shop.

Walk to night life on Frenchmen, restaurants, Crescent Park, St. Roch Market, easy access to St. Claude corridor. Three mantles, exposed brick, 12-ft ceil’s, tiled bath w sep tub & shower, enclosed lndry closet, W/D. Hdwd flrs, built-in bookcases, dishwasher, new refrig & stove. Alarm syst, cent air/heat, ceil fans. No smokrs, cats OK, dogs negotiable. Contact Michael at: shadow@well.com

MID CITY 4228 ORLEANS AVE.

1/2 Two Story Dble 2BR, 1 BA, LR, DR, Renov Kitchen with New appliances, central air/heat, not pets. Off St. Pkg. $2100 mo. + 1 mo dep & 1yr lease. Call (225) 802-6554 or email: rlea18939@gmail.com

UPTOWN GARDEN DISTRICT 1026 SONIAT STREET

2 BR/1.5 BA, Camelback Double. Newly renovated; furnished kitchen, washer/dryer.

2 year lease. No pets. $2,250/mo.

(504) 899-2386.

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4113 Tchoupitoulas St. $339,900

Large sidehall single with off street parking, central air and heat, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, double parlours and commercial style kitchen. Old wood floors, high ceilings, fireplace mantles and pocket door make for loads of 19th century charm but upgrades put this firmly in the 21 century.

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• 2932 Chippewa ($675,000) Irish channel home SOLD! • 3501 Royal ($649,000) Bywater apartment complex SOLD! • 929 N Dupre ($635,000) Single home in Faubourg St. John SOLD! • 937 Bartholomew ($568,000) Gorgeous renovated single shotgun in Bywater SOLD! • 3024 Desoto ($492,500) Converted Bayou St. John double SOLD! • 936 Conti Unit #6 ($475,000) French Quarter condo SOLD! • 1312 Dauphine ($473,600) French Quarter renovated shotgun SOLD! • 128-130 S Scott ($445,000) Beautiful Mid City double SOLD! • 1416 Bourbon Unit #2 ($445,000) Renovated Marigny condo SOLD! • 856 Wilson (425,000) Mid City Duplex SOLD! • 827 Burgundy Unit C ($371,000) Gorgeous French Quarter condo • 3401 Gentilly ($325,000) Gentilly Terrace home SOLD! • 230-32 N Olympia ($315,000) Mid City shotgun double SOLD! • 1413 Pauline ($313,000) Charming meets modern side-hall cottage SOLD!

• 1019 Ursulines Unit A ($270,315) French Quarter condo SOLD! • 1135 Royal, Unit #3 ($259,000) Beautiful French Quarter condo SOLD! • 4921 Jeannette ($249,000) Metairie single home SOLD! • 1117 Congress ($235,000) Renovated double in Bywater SOLD! • 933 Orleans, Unit #1 ($225,000) Historic French Quarter condo SOLD! • 3017 St Claude ($215,000) Marigny shotgun single SOLD! • 718 Barracks Unit #5 ($205,000) French Quarter newly renovated condo • 3045 Royal ($200,000) Single Bywater home SOLD! • 2501 Delachaise ($165,000) Uptown apartment complex SOLD! • 814-16 N Miro ($140,000) Immaculately maintained double in the Treme SOLD! • 2612 St Ann ($135,000) Mid City renovated single shotgun SOLD! • 514 Dumaine Unit #3 ($135,000) French Quarter pied-a-térre SOLD! • 222 Mehle ($125,000) Adorable Arabi shotgun SOLD! • 6531 Dauphine ($117,000) Charming double in Old Arabi SOLD!

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• 3936 Burgundy ($519,000) Bywater new renovation • 921.5 Eleonore ($385,000) Uptown charming condo • 1937 N Rampart (($429,000) Charming Marigny Cottage • 919 Governor Nichols #1 ($399,000) Renovated French Quarter Condo • 5016 Camp ($479,000) Raised basement double in wonderful Uptown location • 837 Royal ($899,000) Gorgeous, Elegant French Quarter Condo (Under Contract) • 1028 Kerlerec ($799,000) Marigny apartment complex (Under Contract) • 929 Bienville ($4,250,000) Old converted fire house in French Quarter SOLD! • 929 Bienville Unit #B ($1,725,000) Converted fire house in French Quarter SOLD! • 1026 Burgundy ($1,250,000) French Quarter Creole cottage SOLD! • 536 Bienville Unit #4 ($855,000) French Quarter penthouse condo SOLD!

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