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CONTENTS

STAFF Publisher | MARGO DUBOS Associate Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER

May 19, 2015

EDITORIAL

Volume 36

Number 20

EAT + DRINK

Wine & Spirits Guide................................ PULLOUT Your guide to NOWFE events, sommelier profiles and recommendations for whiskey and rum bars Review ...................................................................... 27 Wood Pizza Bistro & Taphouse Fork + Center ........................................................... 27 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview .............................................29 Justin Devillier, chef and fisherman Drinks ........................................................................30 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week Last Bites ..................................................................31 5 in Five; Plate Dates; Off the Menu

D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, HELEN FREUND, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER

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MUSICAL PHNOM PENH-ONS Review: Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll celebrates that country’s garage bands BY KEN KORMAN | 45

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Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 Amy Schumer, Keb’ Mo’, Scott Weiland, Rush and more

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Blind Ambition ........................................................ 17 A little-known federal program gets visually impaired people into the culinary and service industry

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NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 New Orleans City Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey’s town hall meetings, take two Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world

Scuttlebutt................................................................ 9 From their lips to your ears C’est What? ............................................................... 9 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats ..........................................11 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary............................................................12 Irvin Mayfield, the library and the orchestra Clancy DuBos...........................................................13 Gumbo PAC fires the first big shot in the gubernatorial race Blake Pontchartrain.............................................14 The N.O. It All answers your questions

SHOPPING + STYLE

What’s in Store ......................................................25 ABC Title

Feature .....................................................................39 Getting Super Serious with Sean Patton and Kyle Kinane Music .........................................................................40 PREVIEW: Ciara Film.............................................................................44 REVIEW: Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll Art ............................................................................... 47 REVIEW: EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean Stage..........................................................................50 REVIEW: Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand Events .......................................................................52 PREVIEW: New Orleans Greek Festival Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................62

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ...........................................................55 Employment ...........................................................56 Legal Notices.......................................................... 57 Picture Perfect Properties................................59 Real Estate Guide..................................................60 Home + Garden .......................................................63

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Amy Schumer | In a recent episode of her Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer, a 12 Angry Men parody featured a jury of stars (Jeff Goldblum, Paul Giamatti) deciding if the comedian is sexy enough to be on TV. She’s more than funny enough to have launched the third season of her show. Schumer performs standup at 7 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

Keb’ Mo’

Thu. May 21 | The California native has moved ever closer to the home of his Delta blues-based style, currently living in Nashville. The three-time Grammy Award winner mixes blues, folk and Americana, and 2014’s BLUESAmericana won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the Blues Music Awards May 7. At 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Tipitina’s.

Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts

Thu. May 21 | Southport Hall is where the ’90s never died. A month after hosting Mystikal, the Jefferson roadhouse welcomes erstwhile Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, who had to answer questions about his sobriety (reportedly 13 years) after a kamikaze April performance in Texas. It’s still raining in his bedroom. Stocklyn and Highly Suspect open at 8 p.m.

Merrily We Roll Along

Fri.-Sat. May 22-June 6 | In the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical, Franklin Shepard looks back on his career and his rise from unkown composer to rich Hollywood producer. At 7:30 p.m. at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

The Color Purple

Fri.-Sun. May 22-June 14 | Anthony Bean directs a cast of more than 30 in the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. Celie, a teenager, writes letters to God as she struggles with abuse and poverty in rural Georgia. At 8 p.m. (3 p.m. Sunday) at Anthony Bean Community Theater.

New Orleans Greek Festival

Fri.-Sun. May 22-24 | There is plenty of traditional Greek food, music and dancing, plus a market, kids activities including a Mount Olympus climbing wall, a fun run and more at the Hellenic Cultural Center along Bayou St. John. PAGE 52.

Rush

Fri. May 22 | Did Rush’s recent pop-cultural renaissance — Jason Segel and Paul Rudd bro out to the band in 2009’s I Love You, Man and its short-film sequel, aptly titled Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush — inspire 2012’s Clockwork Angels, its consensus best album in three decades? Only Geddy Lee knows. At 7:30 p.m. at Smoothie King Center.

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Last year, City Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey got an earful at town hall meetings around District C — mostly about crime concerns. Last week, attendance was smaller and the crowd more muted. By Jeanie Riess

ew Orleans District C City Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey held her second series of town hall meetings last week, addressing crime and infrastructure issues among four neighborhoods she represents — the French Quarter, Algiers, St. Roch/Bywater and Treme. In July 2014, four months after being elected, Ramsey held similar meetings with the same objective. This year, the tone was markedly different. In 2014, crime was the focus in the wake of an uptick in violence across District C, and residents complained about a lack of police protection. More than 200 people attended the French

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Quarter meeting last year; last week’s meeting brought out about 50. Though Ramsey stated that the purpose of the meetings was to connect residents with a panel of representatives from government agencies like the Sewerage & Water Board, Entergy and the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), some attendees were frustrated that Ramsey would not directly answer questions. “On a regular basis, our office is contacted, we answer the questions, but we go to these people,” Ramsey said during the French Quarter meeting, PAGE 8

The news that Louisiana is considering a bill to allow medical marijuana use drew these comments:

Wish they would just do it and quit beating around the bush. It is crazy to spend all this money on the debate on top of how much we already spend on prosacuting the people who are just smoking a joint. — Billy Pinkston Just one problem billy. This is Louisiana, conservative and republican, who all love to drink, and think weed was sent by the devil. Based on that logic what are the chances? — bob

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Town Hall, take two

District “C” Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey, Vince Smith of Capital Projects, Cheryn Robles of Public Works and Robert Jackson of the Sewerage & Water Board addressed a crowd of about 50 French Quarter residents at a meeting May 11 at St. Jude Community Center.

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which took place May 11 at St. Jude Community Center on North Rampart Street. “And so I thought it was a very good opportunity for you to be able to come to them directly with your questions.” “You’re not going to answer any questions?” one woman in the audience said as the meeting drew to a close. “Why were you here, then? You could have had one of your aides here introduce them.” Last summer, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, then-NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and NOPD 5th District Commander Christopher Goodly attended all four meetings. This year, representatives at Ramsey’s meetings included Alex Selico-Dunn of Entergy New Orleans, who talked about hurricane preparedness; Mtumishi St. Julien, executive director of the Finance Authority of New Orleans; Joe Becker, general superintendent of the Sew-

“The pace of the crime, the amount of crimes — we have slowed down. I don’t say we’re in good shape, but we have slowed down tremendously. I’m down 30 officers, and we still have a reduction in crime.” Goodly attributes some of that to the Louisiana State Police, whose presence as supplemental law enforcers has now been extended twice. Over the past year, Goodly said, his department’s size has remained low, with 74 officers instead of the 112 he started with in 2011, something he hopes will change after Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s recently announced 10 percent pay increase for NOPD officers. “The State Police have absolutely helped,” Goodly said, “If I had 10 more people that’s sworn in, that have arrest powers, that can investigate criminal activity — it doesn’t matter what patch they have on, I would take those 10 any day. They are a tremendous asset.”

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fester crime.” — NOPD 5th District

Commander Christopher Goodly erage & Water Board; Vince Smith, city director of capital projects; Mark Jernigan, director of the Department of Public Works and Pura Bascos, director of code enforcement. The panel fielded questions ranging from sidewalk repair to traffic citations to road closures. Goodly, who arrived at the Bywater meeting just hours after a fatal shooting at 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Melba’s restaurant on a busy stretch of Elysian Fields Avenue, said crime in the area is down, despite the day’s events. “I can’t predict the crime, I have to give you the facts,” he said. “We’re down 4 percent in persons (violent crime), 24 percent in property and 21 percent overall.” Those numbers are as of May 9, he said. “I’ve been here since 2011, I’ve been through some challenges and rough times in this district,” Goodly said.

In the case of the May 1 vandalization of St. Roch Market, Goodly said police are close to making arrests, aided in part to security footage from the market’s surveillance cameras. As for the change in the tone of Ramsey’s meetings from last year to this year, Goodly said it doesn’t surprise him — and not just because crime is down. People seem to be more interested in the factors that cause crime than crime itself, he said. “Traditionally, I can have a crime meeting and we talk nothing about crime,” he said. “Normally, my crime meetings go like this: Blight, blight, blight, narcotics, blight, blight, streetlights, potholes, blight, blight — things that fester crime. “They think that these things need to be addressed and eradicated because that’s what causes crime. That’s how it goes.”

NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week David Vitter edition

“… an operating style that Vitter’s critics complain is consumed with public relations, even for an ambitious member of Congress: speeding in and out of meetings, railing about issues on the Senate floor but doing little to execute behind the scenes, firing off news releases left and right. In an institution in which the inside game is critical, Vitter doesn’t even pretend to bother with it.” — POLITICO’s Manu Raju on Sen. David Vitter’s unpopularity with his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill. Several GOP senators went on the record to diss Vitter, but Raju pointed out a Southern Media Opinion and Research Poll from December 2014 that showed 80 percent of Louisiana Republicans give him a positive job approval rating.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: New Orleans saw 9.52 million tourists in 2014, according to the Convention & Visitors Bureau. The CVB goal is to increase that number to 13.7 million by 2018. What do you think?

CZO a go

Council gives unanimous approval to controversial citywide zoning ordinance

After years of discussion, debate and argument, the New Orleans City Council rushed through the city’s new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) at its regular meeting May 14. It received unanimous approval late in the evening. The CZO is a document specifying land use regulations throughout the city, including height limits, setbacks and other matters that often put developers and neighborhood associations at odds. The city charter requires a CZO and stipulates it must be in accord with the city’s “Plan for the 21st Century” (aka the Master Plan), which was adopted in 2010, almost exactly five years after Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods. Neighborhood meetings on the proposed CZO were conducted in 2011, and thousands of suggestions from those meetings were incorporated into another draft, which was discussed in meetings in 2013. Last year, District B City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell also convened a meeting at City Hall to discuss the “final” version. Nevertheless, many amendments were introduced at the last minute — some on the day of the vote. The final CZO discussion began two hours later than announced, leaving some citizens who wanted to speak frustrated. Many left. Others were angry about last-minute amendments, saying they hadn’t had a chance for proper review. “Much of what happened … was disgraceful,” said Meg Lousteau,

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“David Vitter is stronger right now than eight rolls of garlic.” — Southern Media & Opinion Research (SMOR) pollster Bernie Pinsonat, on Vitter’s latest numbers in the governor’s race. SMOR found Vitter with 38 percent of support from Louisiana voters, far ahead of the other Republicans in the race (Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has 16.5 percent; Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, 5.4 percent). The lone Democrat, state Rep. John Bel Edwards, is in second place with 24 percent.

Norman Francis retires from Xavier University June 30, after 47 years as the school’s president. He’ll be replaced by Reynold Verret.

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executive director of Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents and Associates (VCPORA), adding she thought the council meeting “should shock and disgust every citizen of New Orleans. People spent years going to meeting after meeting after meeting, all because they were told their voices mattered. Yesterday made a mockery of that.” About one hour of the nearly eighthour council meeting was spent on one issue: an amendment that redefined cigar bars and would allow new ones to open in the Upper Quarter. The law, which would directly benefit a single existing bar, La Habana Hemingway, came one month after the council’s ban on all smoking in bars and casinos went into place. District A Councilwoman Susan Guidry was the only vote against the new exception. The council, however, killed a proposed amendment that would have allowed French Quarter restaurants to have live music and another that would have allowed package liquor sales at bars. The controversial “Riverfront Design Overlay District,” which increases height limits for some parcels along the Mississippi River, also was approved. In a statement after the vote, City Council Vice President Stacy Head noted, “As with all city ordinances, future mendments, as long as they are consistent with the Master Plan, are possible.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

Jindal’s unlucky 13

Poll shows governor in last place among GOP hopefuls

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s luck in the GOP presidential wannabe sweepstakes remains at low ebb. A recent nationwide poll of GOP voters conducted for Fox News has the governor stuck in 13th (and last) place at 1 percent, according to Clarus Research Group. Jindal has tried just about everything to boost his standing in the crowded GOP field: from outrageous foreign-policy statements to sucking up to Duck Dynasty stars to groveling before Christian right-wingers in Iowa — all to no avail. He says he’ll announce a decision on whether to seek the White House after the current legislative session. — CLANCY DuBOS

Faux bourgs?

Panel to discuss gentrificaton and neighborhood change “Neighborhood Revival or Faux Bourgs?” is the title of a panel

discussion on gentrification and neighborhood change that will be held at 7 p.m. May 27 at Tulane Hillel (912 Broadway St.). The New Orleans Advocate’s Stephanie Grace will moderate a discussion that includes District B City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell; Flozell Daniels of the Foundation for Louisiana; Renia Ehrenfeucht, chair of the University of New Orleans’ Planning and Urban Studies Department; and Vance Vaucresson of Vaucresson’s Sausage, who is co-developer of the Sacred Heart Church residential project. The panel is free and open to the public and will include a cash bar and an audience Q&A session. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Scuttlebits

All the news that doesn’t fit

• Shots fired in the gubernatorial gladiatorial: Sen. David Vitter, who far outpaces his challengers in polling, is the target of a new group called GumboPAC (www.gumbopac.com), which calls itself “a nonpartisan clearinghouse of information … about Senator David Vitter’s disgraceful record.” (So much for nonpartisan.) The Advocate confirmed that GumboPAC is being run by Trey Ourso of the political consulting group Ourso Beychok, which also advised U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon in his ill-fated Senate race against Vitter in 2010 … • Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is coming to the Saenger Theatre for two nights Nov. 10 and 11. His April 2014 appearance at Tulane University drew huge lines and sellout crowds. If any scientist can pack the Saenger, it’s probably Tyson … • Every year, the two New Orleans City Councilmembers-at-Large pass the gavel without fanfare. Take note: Jason Williams is now council president, while Stacy Head is council vice president … • The next president of Xavier University will be Dr. Reynold Verret, the university announced last week. Verret is the vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University in Georgia. Dr. Norman Francis, who has led Xavier for 47 years, steps down June 30 … • Harry Shearer, the much-of-thetime New Orleanian who voices so many of the characters on The Simpsons, announced last week he was leaving the show after 26 years. So long, Harry, and thanks for Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, the Rev. Lovejoy, Ned Flanders, Waylon Smithers and all the rest … — KEVIN ALLMAN

NEWS VIEWS BOUQUETS + brickbats ™ heroes + zeroes The Humana Foundation

will give New Orleans health-related nonprofits $350,000 over the next three years as part of the Humana Communities Benefit program. The company is accepting requests for proposals from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations at www.humana.com/hcb. Groups that address diabetes and congestive heart failure are particularly encouraged to apply for funding.

Sophia Mire

will receive the 2015 Louisiana State Bar Association’s Law Student Pro Bono Award at a May 19 ceremony at Louisiana Supreme Court. Mire, a student at Loyola University’s College of Law, has worked on several public-interest legal projects, including interning in Haiti, where she pursued legal remedies for earthquake- and cholera-ravaged camps.

Alon Shaya

George Kostuch

pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court last week. Kostuch, owner of the Baton Rouge-based company K7Pictures, and producer of low-budget films like Xtinction: Predator X and Supernatural Swamp Slaughter, admitted to defrauding the state’s film tax credit program in 2010 and 2011 as owner of another company, K 2 Pictures. Kostuch provided false documentation of expenditures to the Louisiana Economic Development Office and was given more than $150,000 in state tax credits. No date has been set for his sentencing.

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was voted Best Chef: South at the 2015 James Beard Awards. Shaya opened Domenica in the Roosevelt Hotel in 2009, and a spinoff, Pizza Domenica, on Magazine Street in April 2014. His latest venture is Shaya, a restaurant featuring Israeli comfort food. Other New Orleans finalists for the award included Slade Rushing of Brennan’s Restaurant and Justin Devillier of La Petite Grocery and the new Balise.

COMMENTARY

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NOJO’s sad song

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rammy-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield still isn’t talking about the deal he orchestrated to transfer $863,000 from the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) in 2012 and 2013. But just about everyone else can’t stop talking about it — for good reason. Mayfield sat on both boards at the time (he chaired the library foundation board and still sits on NOJO’s board), which posed a glaring conflict of interest. The library foundation money reportedly helped build the newly opened People’s Health Jazz Market, a very worthy project — and NOJO’s new home. The Jazz Market’s worthiness doesn’t obviate Mayfield’s conflict of interest, however. NOJO pays Mayfield a six-figure salary, which raises questions about whether he profited from the transfer. Mayfield’s friend, NOJO President Ronald Markham, also sat on the library foundation board at the time, voted for the transfer and likewise is highly compensated by NOJO. At a minimum, both boards should have scrutinized this deal more closely than they apparently did. After WWL-TV’s David Hammer exposed the deal earlier this month, Markham resigned from the library foundation board, which subsequently severed ties with

“chairman emeritus” Mayfield as well. Mayfield remains on NOJO’s board. Hammer reported last week that the feds are now looking into the deal. Markham has insisted there was nothing wrong with spending library foundation funds on the Jazz Market, which he describes as a repository for jazz studies. Markham misses the point. The New Orleans Public Library has been cash-strapped for years. After Hurricane Katrina, donors across America gave generously to the library foundation believing the money would go toward libraries — not to Mayfield and Markham’s pet project. Moreover, on May 2, New Orleans voters approved a property tax increase for the city’s library system. It’s important to remember that the public library’s budget is completely separate from the library foundation’s endowment. The private foundation also plays no role in running the public library. After more embarrassing stories (and encouragement from Mayor Mitch Landrieu), the NOJO board voted last week to return the money to the library foundation — but first it will have to raise the money. Here’s a better idea: If the money isn’t raised by Dec. 1, NOJO should borrow what’s needed to fully repay the library foundation this year. This sad song needs to end.

The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, housed in the New Orleans Jazz Market, received nearly $900 million in funding from the New Orleans Library Foundation. P H OTO BY INFR O G M AT I O N/ C RE AT I V E COMMONS

Meanwhile, Mayfield owes both boards — and the public — an apology. He also owes an apology to library employees, who spent weeks rallying the community to approve the May 2 millage. And both boards owe everyone a full explanation of how and why this all happened. Unfortunately, NOJO and Mayfield still don’t recognize there’s even a problem here. The orchestra issued a statement last week saying, “NOJO and its Board of Directors are disappointed in mispercep-

tions about the appropriateness of a relationship between a public library and a musical heritage, cultural and performing arts center.” There are no misperceptions. Mayfield’s conflict of interest violated universally accepted ethical norms for nonprofits — and possibly federal law. He should resign from NOJO’s board, admit that the transfer was inappropriate and apologize. Anything short of that will cost NOJO, Mayfield and the Jazz Market dearly in the long run.

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Vitter’s up-and-down week unning for public office is a wild roller-coaster ride. One week you’re up, the next you’re down. For U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Republican candidate for governor, last week saw him in both positions. First, the good news: The latest statewide survey by Baton Rouge-based Southern Media and Opinion Research (SMOR) showed Vitter comfortably leading the pack with more than 38 percent of the vote. Vitter has led every independent poll and has raised more money than all his opponents combined, giving him an aura of invincibility. Equally good news for Vitter in the SMOR poll: Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards’ strong showing in second place, at 24 percent. Vitter’s best shot at winning is having a Democratic runoff foe. That would allow him to use his favorite tactic: hanging President Barack Obama around his opponent. It has worked well so far. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, both Republicans, trailed with 16 percent and 5 percent, respectively. However, if either were to face Vitter in an all-GOP runoff, the senator’s chances of victory would tank. Which leads us to the bad news of the week: As long expected, a Super PAC with the stated goal of taking down Vitter has

surfaced. Gumbo PAC (www.gumbopac.com) debuted an online video attacking Vitter’s record in Washington — his sponsorship of a bill to limit BP’s exposure after the Macondo blowout, his cozy relationships with D.C. lobbyists (including “convicted criminal Jack Abramoff”) and Wall Street banks, and above all, his involvement in a Beltway prostitution scandal. Vitter’s name showed up several times in the phone records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called D.C. Madam who was convicted of running a prostitution ring, and he was forced to admit a “serious sin.” He denied reports at the time that he also cavorted with prostitutes in New Orleans, but the Gumbo PAC video resurrects an interview with one local woman who allegedly had “twice-a-week trysts, sometimes three times a week … at $300 a pop for four months” with Vitter. The video also shows a clearly uncomfortable Vitter dodging reporters’ questions about the scandal — including questions about whether he broke the law as a regular patron of prostitutes. If Vitter thought he could run for governor without having to face that scandal again — and those same questions — he clearly was wrong. He was able to dodge them in

Gumbo PAC (www.gumbopac.com) debuted an online video attacking Sen. David Vitter’s record in Washington — and his involvement in a prostitution scandal.

the immediate aftermath of the scandal (by hiding) and again in his 2010 Senate re-election campaign, when he deflected voters’ attention by running an anti-Obama campaign. That was easy when his main opponent was a Democrat, but this time he also faces two major GOP rivals. It won’t be so easy to blame everything on Obama this go-round. Or will it? Vitter campaign spokesman Luke Bolar told The Advocate that the Gumbo PAC

campaign is “more politics as usual from liberal Obama Democrats and their allies.” It will be interesting to see if that old deflection works again. At some point, Vitter will have to answer for his “serious sin.” After all, it wasn’t Barack Obama who was dialing up hookers from Capitol Hill — while preaching “family values” back home. Meanwhile, the Gumbo PAC video suggests there is much more to come. It concludes, “Just imagine the things you haven’t heard about … yet.”

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This question was a fun one and is just in time for graduation season. Step inside Jesuit High School on South Carrollton Avenue and you’ll find four New Orleans mayors featured among the photos of Blue Jay graduates hanging on the walls. By my count, that’s more than any other school. You limited your question to mayors of the past 100 years, but Jesuit’s first future mayor was Paul Capdevielle, who served from 1900 to 1904. He graduated from the school in 1862, when it was known as the College of the Immaculate Conception and was located on Baronne Street. If we focus on just the past 100 years, New Orleans had 16 mayors. Some of those served for just months as acting mayors and one, Martin Behrman, served for 17 years — the longest tenure in city history. He dropped out of school as a teenager. It’s a similar story for Mayor Robert Maestri, who served from 1936 to 1946. Mayor Arthur O’Keefe served from January 12, 1926 until July 15, 1929; he graduated from St. Aloysius High School (now known as Brother Martin High School). As for modern mayors, deLesseps “Chep” Morrison was educated in New Roads, Louisiana, where he grew up. Mayor Victor Schiro attended Gulf Coast

Paul Capdevielle was the first graduate of Jesuit to serve as mayor of New Orleans. P H O T O C O U R T E S Y C R E AT I V E C O M M O N S

Military Academy and Warren Easton High School before graduating from Ferrell’s Military Institute in New Orleans. His successor, Moon Landrieu, graduated from Jesuit in 1948. His son, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, graduated from Jesuit 30 years later in 1978. Marc Morial is a Jesuit Blue Jay from the class of 1976. Morial’s father, the late Ernest “Dutch” Morial, was a graduate of McDonogh 35. Sidney Barthelemy was a St. Augustine High School Purple Knight. C. Ray Nagin attended St. Augustine for a year before transferring to Joseph S. Clark High School and graduating from O. Perry Walker in Algiers.

BLAKEVIEW

ext week marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of a New Orleans institution known around the world for steaks that sizzle: Ruth’s Chris Steak House. In May 1965, Ruth Fertel was a recently divorced mother working as a Tulane medical lab technician. As told by her son Randy in his book, The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir, Ruth came across a newspaper ad in which steak house owner Chris Matulich was seeking a buyer for his Chris Steak House at 1100 N. Broad St. Although she had no restaurant experience, Ruth mortgaged the family home for $22,000 to buy the business on May 24, 1965. Matulich granted Fertel the rights to the restaurant’s name as long as she kept the original location. When a 1976 fire forced her to move, she added her name to the title. Ruth’s restaurant empire ultimately included more than 140 franchises worldwide, but at her home base at Orleans Avenue and North Broad Street, she remained a hands-on owner who catered to politicians, businesspeople and steak lovers of all kinds. Ruth sold a majority interest in the company in 1999. She died in 2002.

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ornings are by far the busiest time of day at the Orleans Parish Criminal District courthouse, including the building’s coffee and sandwich shop, Pinky’s at the Court. From 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, Pinky Harris is behind the counter of her tiny stand, becoming a blur as she moves quickly in her magenta chef’s coat and matching clogs. She swerves from the register, taking orders and making jokes, before popping back to the food prep area, grilling sandwiches and throwing together salads, making sure the folks at Tulane and Broad get fed before she sends them on their way. Judges stop by for a cup of coffee and a chat, attorneys pop in for a quick bite before rushing off to one courtroom or another, defendants and their families kill time until it’s their turn in court. Perhaps it’s her jovial nature or the swiftness and ease with which she carries herself, but one easily could miss the fact that Harris, like the man who operated the cafe before her, is blind. The two are part of a growing number of people in Louisiana who are deemed legally blind and are operating cafes, snack carts and vending machines at state and federal facilities as part of the Randolph-Sheppard program, a business enterprise initiative that seeks to help the visually

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impaired find employment in government buildings. The federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, established in 1936, spurred the creation of programs across the country aimed at assisting the blind in running similar vending operations. Nationwide, there are approximately 25,000 vendors operating under the Randolph-Sheppard program, including 66 in Louisiana. Kevin Monk, executive director for blind services — a branch of the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Rehabilitation Services — oversees the program and says the initiative has helped place countless people with visual disabilities in the state’s workforce. For some, the idea of employing a blind cook or cafe manager might seem dangerous. But Monk says it’s all about finding the right fit and making sure people who enter the program leave with the skill set they need to succeed. “With the proper training … individuals who are blind can do a lot of jobs that are out there, almost any job,” Monk says. “There’s no reason why they can’t do any number of jobs, including food service.”

arris’ story is unusual because, unlike other vendors in the Randolph-Sheppard program, she cooked in restaurants all over the city before joining the vending initiative. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1998 with a degree in hospitality and tourism management, Harris moved to New Orleans, where she quickly built a resume that includes stints at Elizabeth’s, Bacco, Muriel’s, Tomas Bistro, Mandina’s and other restaurants. From 2001 to 2014, she worked her way through a variety of positions: pastry chef, garde manger, working the hot line and filling in as sous chef on occasion. It wasn’t always easy. Harris says she often was overlooked, and several restaurants took advantage of her because of her disability. “The worst was when I applied to Emeril’s,” she says. “When they saw me with a telescope filling [out the application], they freaked out. I knew they would never look at my application in a million years.” Emeril’s declined to comment on the matter.

BLIND AMBITION Harris, an albino, is legally blind. She can see colors and shapes but has difficulty making out fine details. For the most part, cooking wasn’t an issue. But reading the food tickets was another thing. “I could tell if the basil was black, if the fish was cooked, but I couldn’t read any of the tickets,” Harris says. “So basically I needed to ... have somebody tell me what was on the order. And in some kitchens t hat works out great, but in others, it just doesn’t. “Some people’s kitchens were disorganized and at times I couldn’t get around, I was tripping over things, falling over things, (couldn’t) find things. ... But I got very lucky. ... I had several chefs that had complete confidence in me, and I’ve worked with them multiple times.” One of those chefs was Guy Sockrider, who first began working with Harris in 2006 at Muriel’s and took her under his wing. She followed him to jobs at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel and later Tomas Bistro, where Sockrider now is the executive chef. Sockrider remembers Harris as a “very hardworking, strong employee.” “She always held her own,” he says. “Even though she did have challenges — there’s no doubt about that — she always rose to the occasion. “I never really looked at her disability as a disability. I think it just made her push herself harder to succeed. It’s a very unique situation that she’s done as well as she has.”

including computer usage, creating a business plan, ordering food products, interacting with employees and other things necessary to managing a business. Culinary training also is part of the program and includes a primer on the basic front-of-the house skills. Once the four-month program is completed, participants go through vigorous, supervised job training. “Ideally, they’ll go to two different types of locations,” Monk says. “One might be a large vending bank and one might be a cafeteria.” As a final step, Randolph-Sheppard applicants must pass the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe exam, after which they can get their license and start applying to work at vending locations anywhere in the state. Applying for a spot may be the most challenging part of the process, as vendors with a good location tend to stay put. Cedric Mitchell, who operated the stand inside the courthouse at Tulane Avenue and Broad Street before Harris took over, had the space for nearly a PAGE 21

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o be accepted into the Randolph-Sheppard program, applicants must go through a thorough interview and application process and be vetted by Louisiana Rehabilitation Services “to make sure they can get around safely,” Monk says. “We want to make sure they can take care of themselves ... and do everything that they need to do to make sure that they can take this step. At some of the locations you’re on your feet quite a bit and we want to make sure they can do that.” Once someone has been accepted into the program, applicants go through a training program that lasts about four months and includes hands-on, classroom-type training,

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decade before getting a spot at Baton Rouge Community College, a venue with significantly more volume and therefore the opportunity for more sales. “I usually tell people up front, that if they are from a more rural part of the state, they’ll be dealing with not as many locations there,” Monk says, adding that the majority of eligible vending locations are in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans corridor. “If a person is willing to relocate, they’ll probably get a location a lot sooner.” Terry Camardelle, who now runs a vending machine operation at the Pearl River rest area in Slidell, credits the Randolph-Sheppard program for saving his life. In his four-decade tenure with the program, Camardelle has operated more than 30 different stands, including a long-running stint managing the restaurant inside the now-defunct Charity Hospital. At one time or another, he has worked at most Randolph-

Sheppard-supported locations in Orleans and Jefferson Parish. A lifelong West Bank resident, Camardelle was born blind, faced significant setbacks early in life and bounced from job to job, often getting pushed out because his eyesight was so poor. “It was bad enough that I was legally blind, but my mother, who didn’t know any better, let me quit school in the fourth grade,” Camardelle says. “Fifty years ago, when I was working age, you couldn’t get a job with no education (and) being blind like I was. But luckily I got into the program and used my learning skills to get where I am today.” Camardelle, now 69, helps run the Azalea Bingo Hall in Marrero, the proceeds of which go toward the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of Louisiana, who own and operate the facility. “After 40 years, I like giving back,” Camardelle says. “Randolph-Sheppard made me who I am today.” PAGE 22

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Herbert Reado has run cafes and snack stands in Louisiana for 30 years and now operates an eatery at Federal City in Algiers.

“The program has been wonderful. It allows you to promote the image of the blind in an atmosphere where people look at you as an entrepreneur and not just a blind person.” H E R B E R T R E A D O, FOOD VENDOR IN ALGIERS

hile the RandolphSheppard track is the most common avenue for the legally blind acquiring a vending facility or cafe, there are a few other groups that work to place the visually impaired in the workforce. One is Lighthouse Louisiana, a local nonprofit that employs a host of blind people at its Uptown manufacturing operation and helps people with disabilities join the workforce. Freida Holland, vice president of Lighthouse Louisiana’s employment services, says the majority of the visually impaired people they work with are not placed in “heavy-duty” restaurant work because of the inherent dangers and difficulties.

It also depends on the severity of blindness a person is dealing with, she says. “Let’s say someone wants to work in a restaurant,” Holland says. “Quite often what we can do is maybe find a position for them where they are in a more secluded or safe area. Some people may not need that; it just depends on their vision.” Placement in a restaurant also depends on how comfortable an employer is with having a blind person work in their kitchen. “I think that there is a job out there for everyone,” Holland says. “But it’s really important to make the right match ... at restaurants, there can be a lot of obstacles — there’s grease on the floor ... slippery mats ... things get broken a lot of the time.” Like Harris, Herbert Reado is albino. At 55, Reado is another lifetime member of the Randolph-Sheppard program and has spent the past 30 years managing cafes and food stands all over Louisiana. The experience, he says, has allowed him to be a business owner many times over. Reado took an early interest in cooking and worked a job flipping burgers while in high school, but

BLIND AMBITION said he realized he’d have a hard time succeeding at a higher level without more education, which eventually drew him to the Randolph-Sheppard option. “I liked the business aspect of it, and I always kind of pictured me being the boss,” he says. Reado operates a small cafe and snack stand at Federal City in Algiers, but has spent the majority of his career operating stands in the Baton Rouge area, where he lives with his wife. “The program has been wonderful,” Reado says. “It allows you to promote the image of the blind in an atmosphere where people look at you as an entrepreneur and not just a blind person.”

n 2011 Harris decided to make a change. She was nearing 40, her eyesight had begun to deteriorate and she realized she probably wouldn’t move beyond a line cook position, something that was frustrating both personally and financially.

“I pretty much hit a financial wall,” Harris says. “Line cooks don’t make that much money, and I can’t see well enough to be a sous chef, so I pretty much knew that I was at my limit.” Harris applied to and completed the Randolph-Sheppard program, a process she says took nearly two and a half years. After getting her license, Harris bid on a few properties, but it wasn’t until early this year that she learned she had gotten the vending space at Criminal District Court. Harris now runs the cafe with the help of her friend Marilyn, but does the majority of the cooking herself. Harris’ husband Rocky comes in the mornings to help restock the vending machines and set up the coffee service. When Harris took over the cafe she got rid of the deep fryer that was there, something she says surprised quite a few Tulane and Broad regulars. “I’m trying to go fresher,” she says, adding that her goal is to partner with nearby Hollygrove (Market and) Farm as much as possible. Harris serves a variety of salads and panini, including a pressed version of the classic muffuletta that she calls the “Pressulatta.” “So far, they love it!” Harris says. “I still can’t believe it sometimes. I’m so happy to finally have my own place.”

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The business is a general notary that can handle powers of attorney, provisional custody agreements and affidavits. “ABC Title notaries can notarize just about anything you might bring in,” Schmidt says. “Just make sure you bring your valid ID with you.” Fees for services vary. “Express DMVs, like my three locations, may only charge an $18 convenience fee for a license or registration renewal, but that could save you from taking a half day off work going to the DMV and waiting,” Schmidt says. “Don’t forget that auto title transactions are required to be notarized, so when going to ABC Title you’re saving two trips, one to see a notary and another to the DMV.”

The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk celebrates its one-year anniversary with Memorial Day weekend events at Spanish Plaza. There will be free sno-balls from 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, a crawfish boil at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23 (crawfish are $7 a pound), food trucks including La Cocinita, Diva Dawg, The Holy Grill and Dirty Dishes from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 24, and a field day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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in free groceries (a year’s supply) by providing their email addresses when they check out. Every entrant receives a coupon for $10 off $100 purchase, and 30 will win free groceries for a year. Jewelry designer Marion Cage (3719 Magazine St., 504-891-8848; www. marioncage.com) has moved to a new location at 3719 Magazine St. Fini - A Beauty Boutique (6250 Gen. Diaz St., 504-304-0633; www. finiboutique.com) now offers closet organization services and wardrobe styling.

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BC Title (citywide; www.abcttl. com) has operated on the West Bank since 1991 and has expanded to six offices, with three in the New Orleans metro area. Rob Schmidt is the franchise owner of the Old Jefferson, Gentilly and Uptown locations. “ABC Title is a full-service notary and public tag office, delivering DMV services [in] a personal, nohassle environment,” Schmidt says. “Interfaced with Louisiana DMV computers, our staff has full access to DMV records, allowing you to be ‘road ready’ in record time.” For car owners in Louisiana, being road-ready means having a valid driver’s license, current registration, insurance and a safety inspection sticker, or brake tag. ABC Title locations provide services that allow drivers to handle multiple tasks in one location and in less time — no more than 30 minutes. The time varies depending on the service. “A driver’s license renewal might take 5-10 minutes,” Schmidt says. “A simple title transfer could take 20 minutes if everything is in order. It’s always good to call to make sure you bring what we need.” Services range from license renewal, replacement and reinstatements to vehicle sales and donations, title transfers and state-to-state transfers, as well as vehicle registration and renewal, releasing liens on titles, license plate renewal, specialty plates and plate transfers. ABC Title issues Louisiana state IDs and mobilityimpaired placards, license plates and plates and tags for disabled veterans.

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A plate of sea scalWill Salisbury bakes pizzas in a wood-fired lops ups the ante and oven at Wood Pizza Bistro & Taphouse. is among the more sophisticated dishes on P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER the menu. Seared until golden on the outside, the scallops retain their silky interior and are what served on a bed of crunchy, coriander-roasted Wood Pizza Bistro cauliflower. The dish is balanced by cooling dol& Taphouse lops of Greek yogurt, buttery Marcona almonds, where mint leaves and black sesame seeds. 404 Andrew Higgins Salads are basic and straightforward. The Caesar includes golden-fried croutons, lots of Drive, (504) 281-4893; black pepper, tomatoes and romaine lettuce. The www.woodpizzanehouse version boasts briny pepperoncini and red worleans.com wine vinaigrette. when Wood’s less-is-more stance on ingredients is lunch, dinner and lateapparent, but its approach to beer is anything night daily but. The diminutive front room features an ample bar, where drinkers can choose from how much more than 40 beers on tap. The brew selections moderate are organized on the menu by variety, and each listing includes the draft’s geographic origin, ale what works type and alcohol content. seared scallops While the large outdoor space lends itself to with cauliflower, a night of casual fun while the weather holds, mushroom pizza it appears ill suited for the inevitable summer days that carry threats of inclement weather. what doesn’t Those looking for a night out of rustic pizza and sparse seating indoors some Warehouse District ambience on a crisp autumn day or breezy spring evening will find it check, please at Wood Pizza. Wood-fired pizza boasting simple, rusEmail Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com. tic preparations

Visitors to Jack & Jake’s Public Market (1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-6444841; www.jackandjakes.com) in Central City will find two full-service restaurants, an oyster bar, a Cajun butcher and a produce stand in a space that spans an entire city block. The 30,000-square-foot fresh food hub inside the former Myrtle Banks Elementary School building is slated to open soon, according to CEO and founder John W. Burns. “We’re still dealing with some last-minute issues but we’re really, really close,” Burns says. With its rough-hewn aesthetic, the market resembles a modern general feed store and is outfitted with hardwood floors and brick walls, chandeliers and hand-picked antiques, including brass instruments, a French wooden handcart, butcher scales and artwork. The three-story building includes a string of produce stands that stretch throughout the store and will showcase fruits and vegetables from local farms, Burns says. Shoppers will be able to buy meat, cheese, seafood and baked goods from local producers as well as prepared foods and other general supplies. The building has WiFi and ample dining space. “It’s a hybrid model where you have both retail and wholesale,” Burns says. “It’s a lot more like a European-style indoor market than anything else, really.” The market’s mission is to provide underserved communities with fresh, local and healthy food. Nina Comancho, brand director for Jack & Jake’s says the market will accept Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, and will give Central City residents preference in filling jobs. Burns says his team will move large quantities of food from a select group of local farmers to schools, hospitals and other institutions. “We want to help get food to the places we think need it most,” Burns says. Executive chef Ben Thibodeaux was PAGE 28

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izza aficionados may squabble over the size of air pockets, sauce-to-crust ratios, the thickness and crispiness of dough and, if you’re from New York, how well a slice can be folded in half when directed at your mouth. In a city where a booming pizza renaissance is taking shape, arguments over who makes the best pie are quickly joining the ranks of po-boys quarrels and red beans rants. Newcomer Wood Pizza Bistro & Taphouse is a quiet contender on the New Orleans pizza landscape, but its modest approach shouldn’t be overlooked. The restaurant, which opened its doors in January, sits cater-corner from Donald Link’s Cochon and Butcher in the Warehouse District. While the space inside the restaurant is small — accommodating little more than a bar and a few stand-up tables — the large patio decorated with hanging lights provides ample room for dining, drinking and occasional musical performance. The pies at Wood Pizza are of the authentic Italian persuasion. They’re fired in a wood-burning oven and their thin, chewy crusts are peppered with charcoal-dusted air pockets. Will Salisbury, who helms the pizza oven at Wood, most recently worked at John Besh and Alon Shaya’s Pizza Domenica, and the rustic Italian influence is evident in the pies he creates. The simple and short dinner and lunch menu consists of classic pizzas, several well-executed appetizers and a slew of beer, wine and cocktail options. A margherita pizza is a spot-on rendition of the Italian classic: tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil, a touch of olive oil and nothing more. Salisbury forgoes tomatoes on a decadent mushroom pizza, upon which an assortment of meaty, roasted fungi are nestled atop rich garlic cream and topped with razor-thin shaved red onions, slices of Asiago and mozzarella cheeses and a barely-set sunny-side-up egg. The pepperoni pie features large discs of melted mozzarella and is drizzled with olive oil. Appetizers include a generous portion of calamari: lightly battered and fried, they are served with plump marinara sauce and lemony caper aioli, perfect to whet the appetite or soak up a frosty wheat ale, of which eight varieties are offered on tap.

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FORK + CENTER [CONTINUED] brought aboard in February and is running the prepared food program as well as the two restaurants. Thibodeaux hails from Lafayette and spent a decade in New Orleans at restaurants including Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, Palace Cafe and Tableau. Jack & Jake’s downstairs restaurant, Muddy Rivers, will serve Southern and Louisiana-inspired cuisine. Upstairs, a health food-focused restaurant called Island 40 will serve soups, salads, smoothies and a variety of gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Also upstairs will be a seed bank where customers can buy gardening supplies, a bar space with taxidermy-covered walls where outdoor accoutrement such as grills and generators will be offered, and a test and training kitchen that may be used by visiting chefs or schools for educational purposes. A long wraparound bar made of salvaged cypress sits at the center of the market on the first floor, and 16 different local beers will be served on tap. Growlers will be available so customers can take beer home. In addition to an all-local seafood booth, the market also has an oyster bar serving predominately Gulf bivalves A big selection of prepared foods, including sandwiches, salads and sides, will be offered, Thibodeaux says. The market is collaborating with St. James Cheese Company on its cheese selection. There will be two full-service butchers including one specializing in Cajun products. Local ice cream purveyor New Orleans Ice Cream Company will be featured and a collaborative ice cream line is in the works. A bakery will sell breads, pastries and cakes from a host of local bakers including Sucre, Bellegarde Bakery, Gracious Bakery and Leidenheimer Baking Co. Surrounding the building, 10,000 square feet will be used for seating, live music, events and an “edible landscape,” where herbs and vegetables will be grown. — HELEN FREUND

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American Sector (945 Magazine St., 504-528-1940; www.nationalww2museum. org/american-sector), the restaurant and bar inside the National WWII Museum, has launched a new nostalgia-heavy dinner and drinks menu. In a nod to practices during World War II, such as rationing, some menu items feature canned and pickled produce. Another wartime-themed gimmick: The restaurant is offering a rotating three-course Allied Victory prix fixe menu that highlights cuisines of the countries that fought in World War II. The restaurant was run by John Besh’s restaurant group until its management contract ran out last year. It is now led by executive chef Raymond S. Pierre and chef de cuisine Eric Cook, who say their “Victory Garden to table” new American menu will highlight locally sourced produce and ingredients. On the menu: A Bavarian soft pretzel fonduta made with Kolsch beer; a pastrami sandwich topped with bacon-braised sauerkraut and Abita Turbodog mustard on marble rye; and shrimp and grits served with roasted tomato and tasso broth. Desserts include pound cake with fresh berries and a s’mores pie with toasted marshmallows. Featured drinks include the Midway Mule, a twist on a Moscow Mule, served in a traditional copper mug. A daily happy hour runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and museum guests will be given “ration cards,” which they can redeem for a free cocktail or slice of pie after 3 p.m. — HELEN FREUND

Rebel Camp

Rebellion Bar & Urban Kitchen (748 Camp St., 504-298-7317; www.facebook. com/nolarbk), the newest addition to the expanding Warehouse District restaurant scene, is now open for lunch. The new American gastropub is the first restaurant venture for owners Seung Hong and Michael Tran, who took over the former Phil’s Grill space earlier this year. Executive Chef David Dickensauge is a Commander’s Palace and Galatoire’s alum and most recently helmed the kitchen at Baton Rouge’s Bin 77 Bistro & Wine. Brick walls line a long a hallway that leads to two large dining rooms, which can accommodate about 100 people, and a shaded patio seats 25. Ample bar space exists in the restaurant’s front room, where floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a sleepy stretch of Camp Street. While dubbed modern American, the menu has a distinctly global component and is heavily influenced by Asian flavors and techniques. There are small plates, salads, sizable and shareable entrees including ramen, stew and noodle dishes. Kimchi and Oaxacan cheese empanadas are served with chimichurri creme fraiche, and kale slaw salad with carrots, pecans and Cotija cheese is sprinkled with sake-soaked raisins and dressed with spicy wasabi cream. A section titled “street breads” includes hoisin-braised pork belly and Korean-style short rib sliders. Shoestring katsuo fries come tossed with bonito flakes and topped with crispy nibs of nori and are served with miso ketchup. The restaurant serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dinner service will be added when the restaurant obtains a liquor license, Hong says. — HELEN FREUND

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Justin Devillier Chef/fisherman Chef Justin Devillier is a 2015 James Beard Award nominee and a competitor on season 11 of Top Chef, which was shot in New Orleans. On May 24, he’ll be a fishing guide for a group organized through the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (www. nowfe.com). Guests will spend the morning casting lines with Devillier, and whatever bounty is brought back will be cooked by the chef and his team that evening at his restaurant Balise (640 Carondelet St., 504-459-4449; www.balisenola.com). Devillier spoke with Gambit about his love of fishing.

What do you have planned for the trip?

What kind of dishes are you planning to make?

D: It will all vary and it depends a lot on the sizes of the fish we catch. I’d love to get a mixed bag: some trout, some sheepshead, some redfish. I think there’s a chance that a lot of people will be traveling from out of town, and it would be nice to get a couple of different species to show them a good variety. I would love to bring a flounder or two that we could stuff whole — I think that’s just a really great way to feed a large group of people. Or maybe we’d make a courtbouillon or something like that. I’m also a big, big fan of fried speckled trout.

How are you as a fisherman?

D: I like to fish as much as I can. I’ve been fishing since I can remember, growing up in California. Early on my dad taught me, but I grew up on the water and so I grew up kind of figuring it out as well. I got into the geeky side of it … learning how to tie all the knots and tying flies. Now, I’ve been fishing here and I’ve been here for 14 years. In California there’s a lot more fishing, and in Louisiana there’s a lot more catching. I don’t want to say it’s easier, but you don’t get bored as easy here. It always seems like there’s something going on. I love to fish. It’s one of the three things I’m good at. The other two are cooking and napping. — HELEN FREUND

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Devillier: It’s going to be an all-day kind of thing. We’ll have a group of about six or so and head to either Delacroix or Hopedale. We’ll start early and fish from sunrise until 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. Everything’s included, fishing tackle, bait. After that we’ll head back and the guests will get to go back to their hotel, take a little break … before meeting up back at Balise. Then they’ll get to drink really nice wine and we’ll cook for them. And hopefully we’ll be consuming the fruits of our labor — or eating something else, if not.

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BEER buzz Shreveport’s Great Raft Brewing (www.greatraftbrewing.com) is showing local diners that craft brewing and cuisine have a lot in common. “I didn’t understand why more breweries and chefs don’t work together,” says Andrew Nations, co-founder and president of Great Raft. Andrew, his wife Lindsay and head brewer Harvey Kenney have teamed up with the John Besh Foundation, and the brewing team is working with chefs at Besh Restaurant Group locations to create food-friendly beers that focus on local ingredients and are well-suited for the restaurants’ menus. Borgne chef Brian Landry worked with Great Raft’s Provisions and Traditions: Volume One, which is a hoppy Kolsch style with Louisiana rice. The citrus hop aroma and flavor from the Nelson Sauvin and Amarillo hops used for dry-hopping and the light body provided by the rice complement many dishes on the seafood-focused menu at Borgne (601 Loyola Ave., 504-613-3860; www.borgnerestaurant.com). The beer was released during the foundation’s Fetes des Chefs fundraiser in March, and is sold in draft and large bottles at Besh restaurants, local bars and wine shops. Provisions and Traditions: Volume Two is a German-style gose beer brewed in collaboration with Chef Miles Landrem of Johnny Sanchez (930 Poydras St., 504304-6615; wwwjohnnysanchezrestaurant.com) and released on Cinco de Mayo. The wheat-based, slightly tart, dry-finishing beer uses salt from Avery Island and coriander to add flavor to the traditional style. It pairs with Landrem’s Mexican spices and flavors at the upscale taqueria. At 4.5 percent alcohol by volume, the gose is a good beer style for summer. The chef collaborations and styles for the next two volumes will be announced in the fall. One dollar from every beer in the Provisions and Traditions series benefits the John Besh Foundation, which provides scholarships, grants and loans to locals pursuing culinary careers. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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WINE of the week 2013 Petit Clos Pinot Noir by Clos Henri MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND RETAIL $16-$17

The famously fussy pinot noir varietal has found suitable conditions in New Zealand’s Central Otago, Marlborough, Martinborough and Canterbury regions, and warm, dry daytime conditions and cool nights made the 2013 vintage an exceptional one. Petit Clos are the estate’s youngest vines at three to five years old. Fruit was hand-harvested at optimum ripeness in the cool, early morning to preserve freshness. The berries were fermented and macerated in open-top, stainless-steel vats. A small portion of the wine (9 percent) aged 11 months in new French oak barrels to add structure and complexity. The wine evokes the classic style of Burgundy, France. In the glass, it offers aromas of fresh red berries, subtle oak and a hint of earth. On the palate, taste ripe cherry and cranberry, some spice, savory notes and good acidity. Drink it with pate, grilled salmon, tuna, duck confit, lamb chops, barbecue, tapenade and roasted vegetables. Buy it at: Faubourg Wines, The Wine Seller and Philippe’s Wine Cellar. Drink it at: NOLA, Red Fish Grill and American Sector. Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Jambalaya Festival

Wednesday-Sunday Gonzales Civic Center, 219 S. Irma Ave., Gonzalez, (225) 647-9549

www.jambalayafestival.org The jambalaya cooking contest is essentially a world championship, since Gonzales dubs itself the jambalaya capital of the world. The festival includes five days of amusement rides, and live music on three stages Friday through Sunday. Performers include Rockin’ Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, Blue Eyed Soul, Chee Weez and many more. There’s also a 5K and 1-mile run/walk.

Esporao wine dinner

6:30 p.m. Thursday Emeril’s New Orleans, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393

www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans Esporao winemaker David Baverstock will attend a five-course dinner featuring the Portuguese vintner’s wines and dishes by chef de cuisine David Slater. Courses include tuna crudo, Two Run Farm goat changana with Portuguese rice, beef ribs with chimichurri, and a Portuguese-style custard tart. Hors d’oeuvres are served at a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. The dinner costs $125.

Big Gateaux Show

9 p.m. Friday Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans

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Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food.

Food processor “If you look at the list of ingredients, it’s just gumbo, but I would never have thought to condense gumbo and put it in a dumpling like that. . . . It’s such a collaboration between you and the man in the machine.” — Chef James Briscione quoted in a Washington Post story about a Creole-spiced dumpling recipe created for him by Watson, an IBM computer programmed to help cooks. Engineers input thousands of recipes, food studies, information on cooking theory and other information. Watson responds to inquiries by calculating how often ingredients appear together in recipes and analyzing other data. Its dumpling recipe included okra, tomato, shrimp, lamb and more.

Five places for healthy bar snacks

1 CellarDoor

916 Lafayette St., (504) 383-5583 www.cellardoornola.com

Edamame hummus comes with roasted red peppers, whipped feta and crunchy pepitas.

2 L’enfant at Molly’s

Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., (504) 525-5169 www.lenfantterriblenola.com

Pop-up L’enfant Terrible serves pierogi with fresh greens and seasonal vegetables from the French Market.

3 Lost Love Lounge 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009

www.lostlovelounge.com

Vietnamese tofu or shrimp spring rolls filled with lettuce, cucumbers and cilantro are served with peanut dipping sauce.

4 Queen & Crescent Hotel Bar

344 Camp St., (504) 587-9700 www.qandc.com

Grilled shrimp is paired with spring peas, green beans, arugula, Bulgarian feta and citrus vinaigrette.

5 Root²

1800 Magazine St., (504) 309-7800 www.rootsquarednola.com

Wild squash and berbere-roasted carrots are served with toasted pumpkin seed mole, charred onions, radishes, roasted turnips and a coriander crema.

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www.nowfe.com The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience pastry competition features chefs including Christopher Cwierz of The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and Orlando Santos of Detroit’s MGM Grand. Burlesque dancers Trixie Minx and Bella Blue perform. Chefs must create a showpiece and 1,000 petit fours and bonbons. Admission includes samples and drinks. Tickets $75.

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Sommeliers pair wine and food . . . . 2 Exploring wines from Uruguay . . . . 4 New Orleans Wine & Food Experience . . . . 5 Tiki bar revival . . . . 7 Whiskey bars . . . . 8 Wine reviews for summer ...10 Wine and spirits accessories . . . 13

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Local sommeliers share insights on pairing wine and food BY HEL EN FREUND

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ood & Wine magazine has long celebrated chefs for their work in the kitchen. In recent years, it’s also done more to recognize contributors in the front of the house. Today the magazine publishes a list of top sommeliers, and the 2015 winners include Molly Wismeier, wine director at Restaurant R’evolution. Gambit spoke to Wismeier, Broussard’s Restaurant’s Chris Ycaza and Brennan’s Joe Billesbach about pairing wine and food. Wismeier gained her extensive wine and spirits experience at top Chicago restaurants including Charlie Trotter’s, Ambria and Tru. At R’evolution (777 Bienville St., 504-553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com) she oversees a cellar stocked with 10,000 bottles. R’evolution’s menu spans everything from rustic Louisiana dishes to lavish caviar presentations. To go with crawfish bisque, Wismeier recommends a 2012 Kofererhof, Gewurztraminer, a German style of wine made in Alto Adige Valle, Italy. “This gewurztraminer will accommodate the bisque’s spice and texture and is a perfect pairing because it has great acidity and good ripe lychee, melon and lemon (flavors) to match the crawfish spice,” Wismeier says. The wine is less than $20 at stores, so home cooks could serve it with their own crawfish bisque. For R’evolution diners sharing the charcuterie board, which includes house-made pickles, a couple of terrines and other accoutrements, Wismeier chooses a wine to accommodate the range of textures and flavors: 2014 Clos Alivu Patrimonio, a rose made with nielluccio from Corsica, France. “This rose is juicy, thirst quenching and full of (flavors of) strawberry, cherry and dried currants,” she says. “Dry and full-bodied, it’s perfect for all the different types of meats served on our various charcuterie plates.” People entertaining at home also can find the rose for less

than $20 at local retail stores and serve it with cheese and meat platters. Rigatoni with meat ragu calls for another Italian wine and Wismeier chooses 2011 Vietti Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne. “The barbera grape is kind of like merlot with some zinfandel fruit qualities — dry, robust, full of black and red fruits,” she says. “I like pairing this traditional Piemonte grape with meat-focused sauces just like you would in Italy.” One of the most popular dishes on R’evolution’s menu is the “Triptych of Quail,” which Wismeier says calls for 2012 Michel Magnien Bourgogne Rouge. “This pinot noir is elegant — bursting with dry cranberries, full-bodied with an elegant, long, mineral-driven finish,” she says. For the braised, boneless short ribs, Wismeier recommends 2011 Red Mare cabernet sauvignon from Oakville, California. “This is a well-balanced wine that matches the texture of the short ribs and pairs well with the sauce and the rutabaga puree,” she says. Wismeier offers a less expensive option to drink with the ribs: 2012 Duorum, “Tons de Duorum” from Douro, Portugal. “A blend of touriga Franca and other grapes usually found in Port wine, this wine drinks a lot like Zinfandel,” Wismeier says. “It has intense red and black fruits and is dry and full-bodied, much like a cabernet sauvignon.” Chris Ycaza has directed the wine programs at Cuvee and Galatoire’s. In the past two years as general manager and wine director at Broussard’s (819 Conti St., 504-581-3866; www.broussards. com) he has assembled a wide array of wines for the restaurant’s list. Broussard’s menu of continental and Creole dishes includes appetizers such as the house pate, featuring brandied duck liver mousse.

Sommelier Molly Wismeier recommends wines at Restaurant R’evolution. P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER

“This dish just begs for a beautiful sparkling wine,” Ycaza says. “The Wolfberger Cremant d’Alsace Brut Rose from France provides a nice interplay between the wine’s effervescence and the smooth mousse, with good acidity to cut through the richness.” For a red wine accompaniment, he suggests 2012 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir, La Bauge Au-dessus, from Central Coast California’s Santa Maria Valley to match with the texture and earthiness of the pate. Pan-seared Georges Bank sea scallops is a signature dish at Broussard’s. Ycaza recommends ordering a 2009 Domaine Marcel Deiss Muscat d’Alsace “Bergheim” from France to go with it. “The (dish) gets its exotic spice from the rum-browned butter,” he says. “This wine offers diverse, spicy, exotic aromatics to stand up to the dish.” Both the dinner and brunch menus feature a dish that’s become increasingly common: New Orleans’ barbecue shrimp and grits. With Broussard’s version, Ycaza recommends Wolfberger Cremant Rose or a rose Champagne. Other options include roses such as 2013 Bandol Rose from Chateau Pradeaux, 2013 Bisson Ciliegiolo Rose from Portofino and

2012 Bastianich Refosco Rosato from Venezia. “Each of these wines has the balanced acidity, weight and texture to make great pairings with this fun take on a New Orleans’ classic,” Ycaza says. Home cooks can take Ycaza’s advice and find an array of dry roses for $15 to $20 at wine shops. Broussard’s burger also is available at brunch and dinner. To go with the half-pound ground tenderloin patty topped with bacon and smoked cheddar, Ycaza offers a pair of French syrahs: 2013 Laurent Combier Crozes-Hermitage and the 2009 Domaine Saladin Chaveyron 1422. Both are moderately priced. For Broussard’s pistachio-crusted rack of Colorado lamb with apricot barbecue glaze, Ycaza selects 2011 Shatter Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes. At the newly renovated Brennan’s (417 Royal St., 504-525-9711; www. brennansneworleans.com), beverage manager/sommelier Joe Billesbach minds the restaurant’s cellar and helps patrons pair wines with their meals. Billesbach has worked in restaurant kitchens as well as the front of the house and gained experience at chef Thomas Keller’s New York restaurant Per Se.

The new Brennan’s menu features smoked squab and foie gras gumbo, and Billesbach pairs it with a German wine from Mosel: 2004 Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese. “The wine plays well with the fattiness of the foie gras,” he says. “The foie gras’ savory notes and richness pair well with the nicely aged wine’s robust flavors.” Flounder a la meuniere with escargot, baby fennel and herbsaint nage is rich dish that allows for different pairing options. Billesbach says some diners will want to match the butter-sauced dish with a lean California chardonnay, such as the 2013 Qupe Bien Nacido “Y” Block from Santa Maria Valley. “The wine exhibits a tangy, fresh, savory character and vibrant acidity without overpowering the dish,” he says. “Or the diner may want to go in another direction and offset the flounder’s buttery element with a 2013 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre, offering an herbaceous character, intense minerality and a citrus quality to cut through the butter.” Pepper-seared tuna is served with a cassoulet of black-eyed peas, and Billesbach recommends pairing it with Veuve Clicquot Brut Rose Champagne, because of the wine’s palate-cleansing properties. A pinot noir would also make a good pairing, he says. “The 2013 Chateau de la Greffiere Bourgogne Rouge has a classic style with good ripeness, fruit, structure and no oak,” he says. “It’s lively with tart red fruit like cranberry and wild strawberry,” Sugar-roasted duck is another dish Billesbach likes to match with pinot noir. For the dry-rubbed duck, which has some Asian spice, he chooses 2010 Ici/La-Bas “Les Reveles” Elke Vineyard from Anderson Valley. “The nicely balanced wine shows complex notes of cedar, bright red fruit, savory notes and a natural acidity,” he says. With bacon-roasted venison loin, Billesbach recommends 2005 Bernard Faurie Saint-Joseph Vieilles Vignes from France’s Rhone Valley. “The wine lends aromatics of smoked meat, olives, complementary textures and flavors and there’s still that rich red fruit in this restrained and elegant, wellaged bottling.”

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Uruguayan wines may be the next big thing BY BRENDA M A I T L A ND

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ine enthusiasts are always seeking out new discoveries. Some locals are looking to Uruguay. At Pearl Wine Company, owner Leora Madden offers an Uruguayan tannat, the nation’s signature grape. “When you look at the Southern hemisphere as a whole, it’s a treasure trove of gorgeous wine and remarkable values,” Madden says. “Now that Uruguay has started exporting more of [its] wine, we are able to see the beauty and the hard work that’s coming out of that region. Varietals like tannat are displaying beautiful notes at an incredibly reasonable price.” Situated adjacent to northern Argentina, Uruguay is the second smallest country in South Amer-

ica, but its wines are receiving renewed attention from oenophiles. Wine grapes have been grown in Uruguay for more than 250 years, so this is not a new development. While Argentina has become known for malbec and Chile for carmenere, in Uruguay, the primary wine grape and the focus of the nation’s wine industry is tannat. The first tannat vines arrived in Uruguay from Basque country, along with Spanish and French settlers, in the middle 1800s. As in neighboring wine-producing countries, Uruguay still has vine stock directly descended from the original plantings. The fruit, while not plentiful, offers fully realized character and structure. In Uruguay, tannat’s expression from older vines is more elegant,

softer and more complex than tannat grown in France and Spain. The newer vines produce bolder, richer fruit that has lower acidity but more sugar, which translates into higher alcohol levels. Tannat is often blended with merlot, pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon in wines reminiscent of bottlings from California and Australia. The flavor of Uruguyan tannat strays more into the blueberry range as opposed to Spanish and French tannats’ raspberry character. That makes it likely that Uruguayan tannat will be used in port-like spirits. The nation’s wine-producing regions are located in the south in the departments of Canelones, Montevideo and San Jose. The

May 28 Uruguayan wine tasting 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave. (504) 483-6314 www.pearlwineco.com production of wine is just now becoming robust enough to support steady exporting, and its most promising market is the largest wine-consuming nation on earth: the United States.

In New Orleans, Vino Wholesale chose to represent wines from Bodega Marichal, a fourth-generation Uruguayan estate. Chef John Besh’s Restaurant August has added the vintner to its wine list. “I think people are always looking for new regions with interesting wines at good prices,” says August sommelier Erin White. “The Marichal tannat was just that for me. It is on the lean side and doesn’t offer gobs of fruit the way California or Australia does.” “I think it needs to be directed to people that like Spanish tempranillo,” she adds. “It has sandalwood and tobacco (flavors) and reminds me a bit of a Bordeaux from Graves, all lean muscle, no fat. I would buy other wines from Uruguay … and would try to use them in a pairing on the tasting menu so that we can explain the style and showcase it with the right flavors.” At Pearl Wine, customers are looking for the next thing from Uruguay. “I have customers coming in asking when I can get a Uruguayan sauvignon blanc in the shop,” Madden adds. “When Marichal owner and winemaker Juan Andres Marichal comes here this month, I’m going to ask him if he makes one.”

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It also features the popular pastry competition the Big Gateaux Show, and this year, there are several hands-on events. Interactive events include “Makin’ Groceries” on Friday, May 21. Participants go shopping at Rouses with Kingfish chef Nathan Richard and SoBou mixologist Abigail Gullo and take their purchases to the demonstration kitchen at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB). Participants then work with Richard and Gullo to make their own meals and drinks. On Sunday, “Chef on a Line” makes procuring food more challenging. Paricipants will go fishing with Justin Devillier, chef/owner of La Petite Grocery and Balise. They’ll return to Balise to dine on whatever they catch, prepared by Devillier and his staff (see 3-Course Interview, p. 29). There also are less strenuous explorations of local food. A coffee micro-roasting demonstration will

be held at SoFAB, and participants will create their own micro-roasts to take home. For those who want to stick to the most easily procured indulgences, there are NOWFE’s hallmark events. Thursday’s Royal Street Stroll features vintners offering wine tastings at Royal Street art and antique galleries, and there’s entertainment including live music and parading with the Krewe of Cork, the Carnival marching group for wine lovers. The event also includes food from local restaurants. Grand tastings take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m Saturday. The events feature more than 1,000 wines and 75 chefs. For a list of each day’s participating restaurants and wineries, visit www.nowfe.com. Saturday’s tasting includes the Louisiana Seafood Marketing & Promotion Board’s seafood cookoff featuring local and visiting chefs.

Patrons sample wine and food at a New Orleans Wine and Food Grand Tasting. P H O T O BY C H R I S G R A N G ER

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience May 20-24 www.nowfe.com The Big Gateaux Show is NOWFE’s showcase dessert event. The comptetion features talented pastry chefs: Christopher Cwierz of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Orlando Santos of the MGM Grand Detroit, Charles Barrett of The Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta and Deden Putra from New York luxury hotel The Penninsula. Each pastry team will create 1,000 petit fours and bonbons and a showpiece inspired

by burlesque dancers Trixie Minx and Bella Blue, who will perform at the event. Judges include Food Network’s Keegan Gerhard, formerly the pastry chef at The Windsor Court, William Flotz of L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles and Megan Forman of Gracious Bakery. There also are seminars on topics such as South American wines and New Orleans’ old-line Creole restaurants. A full schedule is available on the website. Proceeds from NOWFE benefit local organizations and culinary training programs, with SoFAB being the main beneficiary.

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he New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOWFE) has grown to feature more than 1,000 bottlings from more than 200 vintners, and more than 100 chefs will participate in 2015. But organizers decided this year to work on the “experience” part. “This year we got adventurous,” says NOWFE Board President Susan Hislop. “People like one-on-one stuff. Nowadays, chef and restaurant culture is so celebrity-driven that people want to get close to the chefs and the sources where (food) comes from. Classroom-style experiences are good, but people want interactive stuff.” The 23rd annual NOWFE event runs from Wednesday to Sunday and includes the usual lineup of wine and food tastings on Royal Street and in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, multicourse wine dinners at local restaurants on Wednesday, and seminars and narrowly focused tasting events.

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to hell. Tiki provides a temporary escape from all that. “During the craft cocktail movement in the early 2000s, bartenders wanted nothing to do with tiki. They were too young during the trend’s prime to ever appreciate a good tiki drink. They probably thought it was some slushy, syrupy drink served on cruise ships.” The first craft cocktails after the repeal of Prohibition preceded the tiki craze, with bartenders using fresh juices, rum and making their own syrups and liqueurs. “In the 21st century, mixologists leading the craft cocktail movement are pushing tiki and bringing it to a new audience,” Berry says. As the tiki trend was fading, Berry began searching for tiki recipes as a hobby. “Very few were published because they were valuable trade secrets that were the bartender’s job security,” Berry says. Berry lived in Los Angeles, where many older bartenders were still around, and sometimes their wives or children helped him obtain recipes. “It took maybe eight to 12 years before I saw the first Don the Beachcomber recipe,” he says. He wrote books, including Beachbum Berry’s Intoxica! and Beachbum Berry’s Sippin’ Safari, and he spoke about tiki at cocktail events such as New Orleans’ Tales of the Cocktail in 2007. Berry was invited to lecture on tiki in Slovakia, Ireland, Amsterdam, Berlin and London. “Europe discovered tiki before the U.S. rediscovered it,” he says. Berry is not alone in the tiki revival in New Orleans. Nathan Dal-

ton, beverage director for Felipe’s Taqueria and Tiki Tolteca (301 N. Peters St., second floor, 504-288-8226; www.tikitolteca.com), also was interested in the tiki renaissance. His bartending mentor, Richard Odell, helped him get started. “Richard taught me about rums and tiki drinks and wanted to open a tiki bar [above] Felipe’s French Quarter location, where we worked,” Dalton says. “It became our project. Richard had the tiki drinks and rum passion, and I had a fervor for the culture and spirits of South America, so we melded the two together.” The tiki room features a thatched roof tiki hut bar, rattan and bamboo furnishings and tiki carvings. Dalton credits neighbor Berry with the resurgence in tiki. “Without him, we wouldn’t

a veteran of the Uptown craft cocktail pioneer Cure. He originally planned to open Cane & Table as a tiki bar but changed the emphasis prior to the bar’s opening. Detrich says tiki’s resurrection is cyclical. “With tiki, it’s still craft cocktails but with a Jeff “Beachbum” Berry fun, lighthearted opened Latitude 29 to ambience and highlight his tiki drinks. irreverence,” P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER he says. Initially, exist,” he says. “The legitimate Detrich was given a copy of tiki drinks would have died out Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log, which if Jeff Berry hadn’t come along started his tiki bar fixation. He and done the detective work, read more of Berry’s books and brought the recipes back and attended his lectures. shared the knowledge.” “It was during that six months “Plus, tiki cocktails come preceding the opening of Cane packaged with their own wacky & Table that I decided to focus culture,” Dalton says. “Tiki on tropical drinks preceding the commands a whole passel of tiki movement and the heritage mood-changing artifacts and other of the proto-tiki experience,” sensory enhancements.” Detrich says. Tiki Tolteca’s accolades include “We can pull from just about winning Food & Wine’s 2014 any place in the Caribbean and Peoples’ Choice award for best from any culture that makes rum,” new bar in the Southeast, and USA he says. “We are basically tracing Today included it on a 2014 list of the lineage of our food through the nation’s top tiki bars. the cultures that influenced At the rum-focused Cane & Table New Orleans cooking, like Africa, (1113 Decatur St., 504-581-1112; www. Cuba, Haiti and others … where caneandtablenola.com), tiki inspired the drink format really pairs well the bar’s original plans, but the de- with these big strong, robust cor is more subdued. Nick Detrich is flavors of the Caribbean.”

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or some New Orleanians, tiki inspiration and ambience reached their pinnacle at the Bali Ha’i at Pontchartrain Beach. Guests were welcomed with leis and may have heard Martin Denny’s “Quiet Village,” with its birdcalls and faux-jungle sounds. Men wore Hawaiian shirts and women wrapped themselves in sarongs and put exotic flowers in their hair. The Bali Ha’i closed in the mid1980s, as national interest in tiki waned. The appealing images of tropical Pacific islands, Polynesian food and powerful, fruity rum drinks had swept the nation in the middle of the century. The concoction of faux Polynesian culture was created largely by Donn Beach, aka Don the Beachcomber, and Victor Bergeron Jr., aka Trader Vic, each of whom had opened more than a dozen tiki bars and restaurants across the country. Today, tiki is hot again, and tiki expert Jeff “Beachbum” Berry is helping revive interest in New Orleans. A drinks historian and author of six books about tiki, Berry and his wife Annene Kaye moved to New Orleans a few years ago and opened their tiki bar and restaurant, Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 (321 N. Peters St., 504-609-3811; www.latitude29nola.com), in the Bienville House hotel, in the space formerly occupied by Iris restaurant. Berry attributes tiki’s revitalization to a combination of factors. “The drinks are being rediscovered, and they’re delicious,” Berry says. “Tiki always fares well when the world appears to be going

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New Orleans whiskey bars BY HEL EN FREUND

rown liquor, especially whiskey, has often taken center stage in New Orleans. Whether corn or rye, aged in oak barrels or sherry casks, served in a snifter or a to-go cup, these bars offer some of the most interesting whiskey selections in town.

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1201 Magazine St., (504) 219-1888; www.barrelproofnola.com Americana is the name of the game at this whiskey lover’s bar, which sits on the edge of the Lower Garden District in the former Bridge Lounge space. Roughly one-third of the whiskey selection comes from the United States, including a wide swath of bourbons and ryes sourced from distilleries in Kentucky and Tennessee. Also prevalent are smallbatch producers from other states that have jumped on the whiskey bandwagon in the past decade. Several bottles from the Waco distillery Balcones make an appearance, including the deeply smoky Brimstone, a corn whiskey smoked with Texas scrub oak, and Baby Blue, a nutty-tasting whiskey made from 100 percent roasted blue corn. Bar manager Thomas Thompson uses the former in bloody marys at home, which he says gives the drink “a campfire-like taste.” Whiskey-centric cocktails round out the menu, including the Lower Garden, a classic rye Manhattan named after the bar’s location, and the Scofflaw, a Prohibition-era rye whiskey sour. On Mondays, the bar sells its house old fashioned for $4 all night and a shot of the house well — Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon — and a can of Schlitz is always $5.

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar

5535 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 891-8500; www.dosjefes.com An Uptown spot popular with cigar aficionados, Dos Jefes also peddles the brown sipping liquor favored by the stogie-loving set. Regulars sidle up to the long, wooden bar and take advantage of one of the few places that has been able to skirt the city’s smoking ban. A lengthy list of American whiskies is accompanied by several Canadian and Irish varieties. Extra love is given to Kentucky bourbons — more than 30 are featured — and a handful of domestic

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blends, including a WhistlePig 10-year from Vermont and a Willet small batch rye from Kentucky. Walls are decorated with tropicalthemed murals and lined with video poker machines. Early evenings draw an older local crowd while late nights see a boisterous younger set hold court, especially in the bar’s spacious side patio.

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1432 St. Charles Ave., (504) 595-6755; www.theirishhouseneworleans.com The St. Charles Avenue home to everything Gaelic boasts the largest selection of Irish whiskies in the country. The bar’s stellar collection runs the gamut from the familiar (Jameson, Bushmills) to the more obscure (Knappogue Castle, Midleton Very Rare). The extensive list includes detailed descriptions and tasting notes; pours range from roughly $7 to $25. On constant rotation are several house-infused whiskies including the Galway Hooker, a bacon-laced, sweet sipping version that tastes of maple and smoke. The bar and restaurant hosts a food and whiskey pairing every third Monday of the month, and guests can try five different whiskies with an assortment of small bites from chef Matt Murphy for $25.

Oxalis and The Branch Bar

3162 Dauphine St., (504) 267-4776; www.oxalisbywater.com This Bywater restaurant and bar proves high-end food and whiskey can and do live in harmony. The Dauphine Street hotspot features Chef Jonathan Lestingi’s New American menu of small and shared plates, which include bar snacks to be enjoyed in the restaurant’s cozy main room or candlelit patio. The comprehensive whiskey selection shows a strong focus on domestic dis-

tilleries, but includes a couple of bottles from more eccentric, international producers including Nikka pure malt 12-year from Japan. The bar’s affinity for all things whiskey is apparent in its selection of craft cocktails such as the Devil’s Paintbrush, in which Ancient Age bourbon is coupled with Aperol, orange liqueur and fresh lemon juice. Boilermakers, the classic shot-and-beer combo, are available in several different incarnations. Order the Wheat on Fire and you’ll get a Sierra Nevada Kellerweis and a shot of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. The Plastic Blue Ribbon keeps it old-school: a can of PBR and any one of the bar’s “plastic cup” whiskies.

The Rusty Nail

1100 Constance St., (504) 525-5515; www.therustynail.biz The Warehouse District spot known for its spacious patio and raucous crowds during New Orleans Saints games is equally famed for its impressive selection of Scotch. Owner Ivan Burgess has more than 70 Scotch varieties from around the world, including an array from Asian producers. Burgess is constantly on the prowl for bottles from new and lesser-known distilleries in Taiwan, Thailand and Japan, among other locations. “It’s this very particular attention to detail that makes these whiskies so special,” Burgess says. “And they’re doing a lot of crazy finishes in crazy barrels. That’s just their jam.” Rusty Nail’s selection includes the internationally acclaimed Taiwanese Kavalan Vinho Barrique, a single malt. Not a Scotch fan? The bar offers roughly 40 bourbons, ryes and Irish whiskies, too.

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Wente’s reputation as an outstanding wine producer dates to the 1880s. This American wine pioneer is acclaimed for creating a clone vine of chardonnay known as the Wente Clone that is used today by a majority of chardonnay producers across California. Louis Mel, who immigrated from France to Livermore Valley in the 1870s, brought with him cuttings from sauvignon blanc vines in Bordeaux. His vineyard was purchased by the Wente family right after Prohibition. The Wentes achieved the Bordeaux style of sauvignon blanc through excellent vine placement in gravelly soil, a good growing season, timely harvesting, cold fermentation and no exposure to oak. The straw-colored wine offers melon and guava aromas. On the palate, taste honeydew, pineapple, tropical fruit and a bracing acidic finish. Drink it with local seafood, especially shrimp, crab and oysters. Buy it at: Dorignac’s, Whole Foods Market in Uptown and Winn Dixie on Airline Drive. Drink it at: Liuzza’s by the Track, Ugly Dog Saloon & BBQ, Hoshun and the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel.

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Columbia Valley, located in southeastern Washington State, lends its name to the Columbia Valley American Viticulture Area (AVA), which crosses into Oregon. A good bit of fruit grown in Oregon is vinified in Washington, more specifically in Walla Walla, and takes on the Washington name. Seven Hills designates certain vineyard blocks for its rose program. This wine is based on cabernet Franc, which makes it reminiscent of fine wines from the Loire Valley in France. The rose wines from that region are renowned for elegance and structure, and this wine compares well. Grape additions here include petit verdot and some malbec for structure. After destemming, the wines are pressed, and the juice is immediately removed from the skins, resulting in the pale pink color. De-

signer yeast and low-temperature fermentation assure a bone-dry finish. It offers aromas and flavors of white peach, strawberry, grapefruit, papaya, white flowers and hints of spice. Drink it as an aperitif or with sushi, boiled seafood, roast chicken and fruit salads. Buy it at: Faubourg Wines. Drink it at: Shaya and Bacchanal.

2014 Txomin Etxaniz Getariako Txakolina G E TA RI A , S PA IN RETAIL $20

Txakolina (chock-o-LEE-nah) wines are the pride of Basque country in northeastern Spain. Hondarrabi zuri, the grape in this wine, is grown nowhere else. There also is a red txakolina, and there are other names for the same wine and grapes. Sometimes Basque wines feature all these words on the same label. A feature of these wines is the fizzy aspect brought on by not

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allowing carbon dioxide to escape during fermentation. That procedure contributes to its fresh character, though it also helps that wines are released by Christmastime every year. This wine offers aromas of green apple, cucumber and a hint of pear. On the palate, there is a touch of sweetness blending with the light carbonic quality, and a touch of tartness on the clean, balanced finish. Its relatively low alcohol content is 11 percent. Drink it as an aperitif or with tapas, seafood and salads. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar. Drink it at: Cane & Table, Capdeville and The Dakota.

2014 Mayu Pedro Ximenez ELQ U I VA L L E Y, C H IL E RETAIL $13-$16

2013 August Kesseler Kabinett Riesling “R” RH EI N G AU, G ERM A N Y RETAIL $14-$15

Few grape varieties in the world cause as much divergence of opinion as riesling. This white grape varietal recently has been grown far from its home along Germany’s Rhine River. There are significant plantings in other areas of Europe, such as Alsace and Austria, but few grapes are as loyal to their birthplace as riesling. Vintner August Kesseler spent time in America and France learning how to maximize quality through vineyard practices, and the result has been a run of well-structured wines that reflect their region’s traditional character. R Riesling features the slate quality associated with riesling, as well as key characteristics of German Riesling: flavors of sweet apple and peach. It

2014 Domaine Houchart Rose C OT ES D E P R O V EN C E , FR A N C E RETAIL $13-$16

Crafting rose requires delicate balancing skills, but Domaine Houchart stomps where angels fear to tread by using four grape varietals in this rose. This latest generation of the Quiot family continues a tradition begun in 1748. Working in Provence and the Rhone Valley, Genevieve, Florence, Jerome and Jean-Baptiste Quiot oversee six winery labels including Domaine Houchart. Sitting in the shadow of the fabled Mount Sainte-Victoire, the vineyards are composed of eroded rock from the mountain. This Cotes de Provence rose is the result of several different trellising systems, mechanized harvest and individual treatment of the different grapes. Some of the grapes are subjected to a direct-press and others get a cold-soak. The wine offers aromas of strawberry and other red berries. On the palate, taste grapefruit and stone fruit such as peach. The wine is balanced, complex, delicate and food-friendly. Drink it with smoked salmon, shrimp remoulade, boudin and barbecue. Buy it at: The Wine Seller, Prytania Liquor Store, most Rouses,

Hopper’s Carte des Vins, Philippe’s Wine Cellar, Stein’s Market & Deli, Dorignac’s, Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket, Langenstein’s and Whole Foods Market in Metairie and Martin Wine Cellar in Metairie and Mandeville. Drink it at: Trenasse, La Crepe Nanou and Old Arabi Eats.

2014 Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner K A M P TA L , AU S T RI A RETAIL $16

The origins of this estate date to 1074 when a group of Cistercian monks were granted deeds to land. The vineyards were established to provide a source of funding for the large holdings and the resulting schloss, or castle. The current owners, Michael Moosbrugger and Willi Brundlmayer, obtained the property in 1996 and devote their energies to crafting high-quality indigenous wines. Gruner veltliner is a white grape dating back to the mid-1800s. Along the banks of the Danube lies the Kamptal, an area noted for steep slopes and a thin layer of topsoil that forces vine roots to reach through underlying rock for sustenance and water. Like all gruners, Kamptal presents a zesty, earthy character with black pepper and a hint of tobacco, along with apple and caramel notes. Drink it with smoked fish, herb-roasted chicken, asparagus salad, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and goat cheese. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar. Drink it at: Cellar.

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Casal Garcia Vinho Verde V I N H O V ERD E , P O RT U G A L RETAIL $6-$9

Vinho Verde is a region in northern Portugal, and there are a number of different grapes grown by various producers. Vinho Verde wines are not complicated, and the term is literally translated as “green wine,” meaning fresh wine or young wine. Casal Garcia sells more Vinho Verde than any other winemaker in the area outside Oporto. This one is produced by Aveleda and comprised of four varietals: trajadura, loureiro, arinto and azal, a combination used by no one else. Winemakers from this area traditionally allow malolactic fermentation to take place in the bottle, which means the wine acquires a spritzy quality. Today that practice is less common, but lovers of Vinho Verde still like the peppy expression, and carbon dioxide is added to the wine before it is sealed. The low alcohol and fresh expression of citrus and stone fruit make a quaffable beverage. Drink it with sushi, sashimi, salads, seafood and Asian cuisines. Buy it at: Canseco’s on Esplanade Avenue, most Rouses, Robert Fresh Market in Lakeview and on West Esplanade Avenue, some Breaux Marts, Elio’s Wine Warehouse, Walgreens at 5518 Magazine St., Dorignac’s, Langenstein’s in Metairie and Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket. Drink it at: NOLA, Wayfare and Suis Generis.

NV Lunetta Brut Prosecco T REN T I N O, I TA LY RETAIL $11-$13

Prosecco has become popular due to producers’ new commitment to quality, reasonable prices compared to other sparkling wines and delightful flavors across a broad spectrum of labels. Lunetta devoted a complete state-of-the-art winery in the Trentino region to produce only this style of wine. Lunetta means “little moon,” and the romantic hint is meant to promise pleasure. Prosecco is made with the Charmat, or Italian production method, which has been improved in recent years to make better sparkling wines. This wine is made from glera, a grape with a solid acid component that perfectly frames its green apple and peach aromas and flavors. Drink it with a wide spectrum of foods. Buy it at: Breaux Mart on Magazine Street, Sidney’s Wine Cellar, Dorignac’s and some Rouses and Winn-Dixies. Drink it at: Muriel’s, Cafe Giovanni, American Sector and Gio’s Villa Vancheri. Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@ bellsouth.net

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Elqui Valley is in northern Chile on the Elqui River, about 300 miles north of Santiago. The Olivier family planted vines in 2005 for Vina Mayu — Mayu is the Incan word for Milky Way. Pedro Ximenez is a Spanish white grape — likely of Arabic origin — named for the village of Jimenez, or possibly a vintner who propagated the grape throughout southern Spain. The vine stock is hardy and can withstand heat and lack of water — a real advantage in arid Chile. While the grape mostly is used to produce the spirit pisco, here the expression in wine is bright and clean. The wine offers aromas of lime and other citrus fruits and a fresh and lively minerality. On the palate, the crisp wine finishes with tart citrus. Drink it with ceviche, frog legs, shellfish, pork rillettes and duck liver terrines. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar, Sidney’s Wine Cellar and Whole Foods Market in Uptown. Drink it at: Restaurant R’evolution, Annunciation Restaurant and Angeline.

also has subtle cherry, and all of the flavors play against an unmistakable background of minerality. Drink it with Asian dishes, boiled crawfish, pate and white-meat sausages. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar and most Rouses. Drink it at: SoBou and The Roosevelt New Orleans.

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This vintage hammered metal ice bucket has a flip-top lid, $19.99 at The Shops at 2011 (2011 Magazine St., 504-407-0499; www.theshopsat2011.com).

Jesuit sugar tongs are reproduced from a 19th-century pattern in the Dingeldein Collection, $75 for silver plate, $150 for sterling silver from The Historic New Orleans Collection (533 Royal St., 504-523-4662; www.hnoc.org).

Stock your bar with an assortment of bitters. Start with pimento aromatic bitters in a limited-edition bottling hand-signed by Dale DeGroff, founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail, $22; Bittercube Bitters’ Trinity bitters for whiskey and rum drinks, $20; a limited-edition Tales of the Cocktail version of Berg & Hauck’s New Orleans Creole bitters, $12; small-batch lavender bitters from Scrappy’s Bitters, $19; and handcrafted, small-batch El Guapo chicory-pecan bitters made in New Orleans, $18; all at Keife & Co. (801 Howard Ave., 504-523-7272; www.keifeandco.com).

Go green — literally and figuratively — with a pitcher, $9.99, and glass, $6, made from recycled wine bottles, available at Pearl Wine (American Can Co., 3700 Orleans Ave., 504-483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com).

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Add some zing to your mixed drinks with sterling silver art deco swizzle sticks, $275 a pair at New Orleans Silversmiths (600 Chartres St., 504-522-8333; www.neworleanssilversmiths.com).

Take your crawfish boil decor to a new level with a pitcher, $50, and matching pilsner glasses, $65 for a set of four, with a crawfish etched on each from Mignon Faget (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., 504-524-2973; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-2244; 3801 Magazine St., 504-891-2005; www.mignonfaget.com).

Put some history into your mixology with antique French Belle Epoque absinthe spoons starting at $65 at Lucullus (610 Chartres St., 504-528-9620; www.lucullusantiques.com).

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Add a New Orleans touch to your bar with small fleur-de-lis bowls perfect for holding olives, lemon wedges or anything else, $16.95 for a set of three at Bin 428 (2801 Magazine St., Suite D, 504-269-6200; www.bin428.com).

Making cocktails is easier with a stainless steel citrus juicer/strainer by Oenophilia, $4.69 at Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7411; www.martinwinecellar.com).

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Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ 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. The Cajun Cobb salad features pan-seared shrimp, smoked

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Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine. com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 4566362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

GOURMET TO GO

Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN

Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving

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Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www. downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredJefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) surders.com — This surf shack 737-2400; www.colonialbowling.net serves chips with salsa and guaca— The kitchen serves breakfast in mole made to order, burgers, salads, the morning and a lunch and dinner tacos, entrees and more. Fried menu of sandwiches, burgers, catfish is topped with onion rings chicken wings and tenders, pizza, and served with mashed potatoes. quesdaillas and more. Daily specials Panko-crusted avacado is topped include red beans and rice on Monwith shrimp salsa. The restaurant is days and seafood platters on Friday. dog-friendly. No reservations. Lunch No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Credit cards. $ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 WilVeterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, liams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportswww.treasurechestcasino.com barandgrill.com — The sports bar — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwichNew Orleans favorites including sea- es, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and food, salad and dishes from a variety a wide array of bar noshing items. of national cuisines. No reservations. Boiled seafood options include Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch shrimp and crabs. Open 24-hours Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., daily. Credit cards. $ (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restau- The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River rant offers a menu of pizza, calRoad, (504) 834-4938; www.therivzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken ershacktavern.com — This bar and wings and bar noshing items. Creole music spot offers a menu of burgers, Italian pizza is topped with red sandwiches and changing lunch sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, specials. No reservations. Lunch and feta, mozzarella, red onions and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ pesto sauce. Reservations accepted Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine for large parties. Lunch, dinner and St., (504) 322-2188; www.warehouseglate-night daily. Credit cards. $ rille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items including chicken Ale — 8124 Oak St.; (504) 324-6558; wings and duck crepes with spiced www.aleonoak.com — Lamb sliders cherry glaze. For brunch, there’s are served with feta and mint chicken and waffles with Pabst Blue chimichurri. The Mexican CokeRibbon syrup. Reservations acceptbraised brisket sandwich comes ed. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, with coleslaw and roasted garlic brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $ aioli. Reservations accepted for large parties. Late-lunch Fri., dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar The American Sector — 945 — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www. www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. nationalww2museum.org/americom — This burger specialist’s patty can-sector — The menu of American options include beef, bison, shrimp favorites includes a burger, an oyster and veggie. The House burger is po-boy, a cobb salad, spaghetti and dressed with cheddar, lettuce, meatballs, fried chicken, Gulf fish onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and more. Shrimp and grits features and mustard and served with Gulf shrimp over smoked Gouda house-made chips. The Cobb salad grits with roasted tomato and tasso features romaine lettuce, grilled broth. Reservations accepted. Lunch chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ a 10-ounce Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West french fries topped with cheese Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) and debris gravy. No reservations. 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561- Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. 5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; Signature dishes include oysters Rocke5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) feller, crawfish Cardinal and baked 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant. Alaska. Reservations recommended. com — The New Orleans sampler feaLunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. tures red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and Credit cards. $$$ a biscuit. The seafood omelet contains Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) crawfish, shrimp, tomatoes and mush592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix rooms and is topped with cheese. Deof Creole and Caribbean fare includes livery available from Carondelet Street jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and location. No reservations. New Orleans cheese steaks are available. The Cuban locations are open 24 hours. West sandwich features house-made roastNapoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch ed garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www. — The large menu at Five Happiness bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular offers a range of dishes from wonton dishes include oyster and artichoke soup to sizzling seafood combinations soup, char-grilled oysters and wildserved on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba caught Des Allemands catfish. Blackto lo mein dishes. Delivery and banened redfish is served with jambalaya, quest facilities available. Reservations coleslaw and garlic bread. Reservaaccepted. Lunch and dinner daily. tions accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — The renewed Brennan’s features innovative Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobroRushing as well as classics such as catoicecream.com — This sweet shop its signature bananas Foster. Eggs serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian Sardou features poached eggs over ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other crispy artichokes with Parmesan treats. No reservations. Lunch and creamed spinach and choron sauce. dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/cafe525-4455; www.bayona.com — House gentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu bread topped with poached eggs, a include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. Breakfast is available and the appetizer of grilled shrimp all day, and the creamed spinach, with black-bean cake and coriander crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can sauce. Reservations recommended. be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.Credit cards. $$$ Sat. Credit cards. $ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., The Landing Restaurant — Crowne (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise. Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) com — The bar offers a large selection 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. of wines by the glass and full restaucom — The Landing serves Cajun and rant menu. Mussels are steamed Creole dishes with many seafood opwith Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken tions. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. mofongo features plantains stuffed No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and with stewed chicken. No reservations. dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder daily. Credit cards. $$ Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommasFulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208- house.com — Traditional home-style 5569; www.fultonalley.com Creole dishes include red beans and — The kitchen at this upscale bowling rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornalley offers Southern-influenced cuibread and more. Chicken and waffles sine. The menu includes sandwiches, includes a Belgian waffle and three or salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs six fried chicken wings. No reservaand smoked and fried chicken wings. tions. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., Reservations recommended. Lunch dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Credit cards. $$ Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 644-4992; Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) www.memesbarandgrille.com — 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and constantly changing menu features Louisiana seafood. New Orleans-style dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder barbecue shrimp are prepared in their with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy shells and served with peppery lemon, Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. garlic and butter sauce. Char-grilled House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin Louisiana oysters are topped with seed ravioli are served with butternut butter, Parmesan and parsley. Reservasquash cream sauce and grilled tions accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner asparagus. Reservations accepted for Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., lateMessina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www. cards accepted. $$ messinasterminal.com — Jimmy Wedell The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, (504) 581-3880; www.ttrneworleans.com Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, — Sample wines or dine in the lounge or fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. The courtyard. The menu features noshing breakfast menu includes pain perdu, items such as truffle fries and entrees crab cakes Benedict, omelets, waffles including a petit filet with Gorgonzola and more. Reservations accepted for cream sauce and asparagus. No reserlarge parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, vations. Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$ brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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OUT to EAT Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www. moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry. Canal Street Bistro — 3903 Canal St., (504) 482-1225; www.canalstreet- Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. bistro.com — This Mid-City cafe’s Credit cards. $$ menu draws from an array of Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 global influences. Duck enchiladas Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) feature corn tortillas filled with duck confit topped with red mole or 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro. chipotle-tomatillo sauce and served com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken with black beans. Reservations piccata is a paneed chicken breast recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., topped with lemon-caper piccata dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. sauce served with angel hair pasta, Credit cards. $$$ salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; Chastant St., Metairie, (504) www.andreasrestaurant.com — 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s spe(504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitalcialties include speckled trout royale iancuisine.com — House-made which is topped with lump crabmeat cannelloni is stuffed with ground and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked D’Andrea combines house-made in Alfredo sauce and topped with angel hair pasta and smoked salmon house-made tomato sauce. Creamy in light cream sauce. Reservations corn and crab bisque is served in a recommended. Lunch and dinner toasted bread bowl. Reservations daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ accepted. Chastant Street: lunch mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 8913644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro. com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LATIN AMERICAN

La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupusasneworleans.com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. Carne asada is marinated and grilled beef tenderloin served with saffron rice and tropical salad. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.Mon. Cash only. $$

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Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring

rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and pan-fried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans. com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola. com — Bloody mary char-broiled

oysters are served with pickled okra and Asiago cheese. Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www.tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters. The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Half a roasted chicken comes with dirty spaetzle, sweet tea glaze and greens. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine

OUT to EAT Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli. com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb chops, vegetarian options and more. There also are stuffed grape leaves, hummus, falafel and other appetizers. Patrons may bring their own alcohol. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN

Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The eatery is known for its bean dip and spinach and artichoke quesadillas. The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. The menu also includes fajitas, chimichangas and more. Kids eat free on Mondays. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 301-3848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features skewers of marinated beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers and onions and comes with chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www. delfuegotaqueria.com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonesa. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD

The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns. com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted

Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola. com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 2650050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. Baked goods include pecan pie, cinnamon rolls and seasonal fruit muffins. There’s live acoustic music daily. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

NEIGHBORHOOD

biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www. biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote and French toast served with caramelized bananas and pancetta. The menu also includes biscuits topped with gravy or chicken tenders with andouille and chorizo gravy. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reser-

vations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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. Roasted garlic pizza is topped with roasted whole garlic cloves, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough and locally sourced produce. The NOLA Greenroots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads,

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po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — The pizzeria serves thin-crust pies topped with many local ingredients, including Chisesi ham and sausage from Terranova Brothers. Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings, or try a special such as the Mid City Meat Monster, loaded with pepperoni, ham, bacon, meat balls and hot sausage. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS

Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.Sun. Cash only. $ Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks.com — The Original is a Philly-style cheesesteak filled with chopped New York strip steak, caramelized onions and melted provolone. The Buffalo chicken steak features features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www. mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.

com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 8975413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood poboys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD

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. Char-broiled oysters are topped with garlic butter and Parmesan and served with garlic bread. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 2842898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www. halfshellneworleans.com — The Bayou Boogaloo breakfast features a three-egg omelet with sauteed shrimp and crawfish with fried oysters and shrimp sauce on top. Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www. mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

STEAKHOUSE

Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www. austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant. com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH

Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — Mushroom manchego toast is a favorite here. Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Grilled avocado salad is served with crispy onions and Mahon cheese in Portuguese chestnut-vanilla vinaigrette. Wild mushroom ravioli are served with Madeira and goat cheese creme. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat, late night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN

Good Karma Cafe — Swan River Yoga, 2940 Canal St., (504) 401-4698; www.swanriveryoga.com — The Malaysian curry bowl features vegetables and soy protein over brown or basmati rice. The Good Karma plate includes a selection of Asian and Indian vegetables, a cup of soup, salad with almond dressing and brown or basmati rice. The cafe serves free trade and organic coffee. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$ Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 302-2599; www.seedyourhealth. com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu, including soups, salads, nachos, sandwiches and more. Raw pad thai features shredded cucumber, carrots, peppers, jicama, bean sprouts and peanuts in house-made marinade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE

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

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feature the musical comedy of Davis as its dramatic feature. Davis is known for his Imaginary Radio Program performances, in which he assumes characters and incorporates music. The Super Serious Show was created in Los Angles in 2010. Joel Mandelkorn and Mandee Johnson, who run the comedy production company Cleftclips, book the show. Super Serious has featured a stream of top comedians, and its mix of types of comedy has allowed it to stand out from standup comedy shows. It’s also added DJs and food trucks to make the monthly shows into mini events. This show is presented by Funny or Die, which has helped produce Super Serious Shows at Austin’s South by Southwest music festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Just for Laughs Chicago and the Maui Comedy Festival. Patton is a veteran of the show, and both he and Kinane have been regulars on Super Serious, various podcasts and TV shows like @Midnight (Kinane has won the prizeless game show seven times). “I’ll try any type of format,” Kinane says. “It’s fine to go on podcasts or shows and be yourself as a character. But my bread and butter is still standup.” New Orleans has a much bigger comedy scene than it did when Patton left and it has changed some, but he assures comedians that New Orleans is like plenty of other places.

“Every city is trying to Kyle Kinane will perform at The Super have a Williamsburg or Echo Park or Bywater,” Patton Serious Show. says. “In New Orleans, I didn’t know what a hipster The Super Serious Show was. I was like, they’re just MAY people we see all over the 9 p.m. Wednesday place. New Orleans has alOne Eyed Jacks, 615 ways had dirty artist types. Toulouse St. Now it’s like, oh, tight pants, glasses, painted finger(504) 569-8361 nails — a hipster. Snake & www.oneeyedjacks.net’ Jake’s — before (Hurricane) Katrina — if you wanted to Tickets $10 in advance, meet people who live under $12 at the door a rock, find some danger, you go there. Now, there’s a velvet rope.” (In one of his bits, Patton mocks the cultural sophistication of Cleveland, Ohio, saying that its citizens identify hipsters by the wearing of “tennis shoes.”) Patton is working on a screenplay, which he describes as sort of a bumbling Bonnie and Clyde story. He also spends half his time touring, and increasingly that includes trips to England and Amsterdam. But he has to return to New Orleans periodically. He maintains a Louisiana drivers license, and his passport lists his home at his parents’ address in Slidell.

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ean Patton got his start in comedy locally, and he may have read the listing for the first open mic at which he performed (at Amberjack’s, in Lakeview) in Gambit, he says. “There were maybe four of us who took it seriously and a bunch of weekend warriors,” he says via phone from New York. “If you were any good, you could get onstage maybe seven times a month. I was young and stupid — I didn’t know that wasn’t enough.” Patton now splits his time between Los Angeles, where he has an apartment, and New York, where he has keys to a friend’s apartment, but he’s a nonstop advocate for New Orleans. “Bill Burr just texted me ‘New Orleans is the greatest f—king city in the world,’” says Patton, referring to Burr’s recent visit for a performance at the Saenger Theatre April 23. Patton is returning to the city to host The Super Serious Show, a satellite version of the monthly Los Angeles show featuring standup comedy, sketch comedy, videos and more. Patton will be joined by comedians Kyle Kinane, Aparna Nancherla, Drennon Davis and local comedian Duncan Pace and there will be a video by Ryan Perez. Kinane is another comedian Patton has turned on to the Crescent City. “New Orleans is great,” Kinane says over the phone from his Los Angeles home. Asked what he likes to do in the city, the gruff and often politically incorrect comic declines to say anything more than, “Everyone likes to see a guy fall down in the street.” Patton has done his part to highlight that side of the city. In an episode of the Comedy Central webshow This is Not Happening, Patton tells a story about having fun by stirring up trouble on Lundi Gras. He and a friend both had dramatic stage combat training, so they created a bit that they re-enacted on the streets of the French Quarter in which they posed as a gay couple having a loud, outrageous argument that escalates into a fight. They were having rowdy fun until bystanders got involved and events took a couple of surprising turns. The Super Serious Show promises to be less of a free-for-all. Patton will serve as host, introducing the other comedians and spending a lot of time onstage himself. The Los Angeles versions of the show feature sketch comedy and other bits, but this version will

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Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s — The Pentones, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Cristina Perez Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Gasa Gasa — Noruz, The Fake Carls, Organized Crime, 9

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TUESDAY 19 21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 7; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 8 AllWays Lounge — Michelle Cunningham, 9 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio, 2; Vivaz, 4:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 8 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Open Ears Music Series: Billie Davies Trio, 10 BMC — Jonny Kashner & the Hatchet Boys, Eudora Evans, The Abney Effect, 5 Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Mark Appleford, 11

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Chickie Wah Wah — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 6; Jon Cleary, 9

Circle Bar — Laura Dyer Jazz Trio, 6; Valerie Sassyfras, 10 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DMac’s — Chip Wilson, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Clover, Stereo Fire Empire, Necrotic Priapism, 9 Gasa Gasa — Progression Music Series feat. Abeo, Progressive Existence, cavalier:cavalier, 9 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard Scott, noon

Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 Rare Form — The Acousticrats, 5; The Unnaturals, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7 Snug Harbor — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 20 1638 Clio St. — Adam Klein, W.B. Givens, 10 21st Amendment — Marla Dixon, 7 Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan, 2; Giselle Anguizola, 4; Sweet Deluxe Electric Band, 6:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Pink Magnolias, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, Shamaniacs, 5

Joy Theater — Flux Pavilion, Klutch, Kthulu Prime, Killahouse, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 9 Lafayette Square — Wednesdays at the Square: George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, Hazy Ray, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Kyle Cripps, 5; The Listening Room, 7; Mario Abney Sextet, 8 The Looking Glass — Parsley & Syrinx, Pree, Down Down Below, Julie Odell, 7 The Maison — Bayou Saints, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; Bon Bon Vivant, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Frogs & Friends, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Renshaw & Davies, 9; Aaron Maras, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Kid Merv, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10 Rare Form — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 5; Final Warning, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Creole String Beans, 8 Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9 Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6

Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8

Siberia — Lee Harvey Oswald, Teambuffy, Chayo, Kilbourne, Local Honey, Liquidnailz, Drifter, Psychic Hotline, C-Section 8, 9

Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Kenny Claiborne, 11

Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10

The Maison — Gregory Agid Quartet, 6; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 9:30

Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 5:30; Meschiya Lake, 8; Singers & songwriters feat. Sam Doores, 10:30

Southport Hall — Mae, Mike Mains & the Branches, 7

Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30

Circle Bar — Mike True, 6; Mantra, 10

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the

Joy Theater — Ciara, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Stuart McNair, 5; The Messy Cookers, 8

Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8

The Spotlight Bar and Grill — Dr. Rock, 9 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10

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The Civic Theatre — Kamelot, Dragonforce, 8 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — David Earl, 8 d.b.a. — Little Freddie King, 10 DMac’s — Live Oak Blues and Funk, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Stephanie Niles, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Bayou Saints, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Capsizer, Spit, Art of the Process, Big Pig, Baptizer, 9 Gasa Gasa — Groove Therapy feat. The Speakerbox Experiment, 9 Howlin’ Wolf — Dipset, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Lafreniere Park — Mojeaux, 6:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 8

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Nattie, 8; Teddy Pickett, 9; Richie Syrett, 11 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 9 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours: Susan Cowsill, 6 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Lunch Truck Specials, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Jazz Masters feat. Andrew Wolf, Joe Stolarick, Gloria Parker, 2 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Joey van Leeuwen, 4; Adam Everett, 7 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Hyperphlyy, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8:30 Snug Harbor — Spencer Bohren, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, 7 Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Tipitina’s — Keb’ Mo’ Band, 8:30 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 5 Vaughan’s — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 9:30

FRIDAY 22 21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushmen’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Troy Turner, 5:30; Smoky Greenwell Band, 10 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, 7; Free Agents Brass Band, 10 BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, Jonny Kashner &

the Hatchet Boys, NOLA Country, 3 Bombay Club — Tom McDermott, 6:30; Matt Johnson, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Rhodes Spedale, Lil Josephine, 5; Keith Burnstein, 8; Sheryl Diane Bon Voyage Party, 11 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — The Acousticrats, 4; Willie Lockett & the Blues Krewe, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Eric Bloom, 10 Circle Bar — Richard Bates, 6; Social Set, Eskimoses, Maggie Belle, 10

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, 10 Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30 DMac’s — Chris Zonada, 7; 3 Legged Man, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Choctaw Wildfire, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Up Up We Go, 7; Sun Year, Melville Dewys, James Rose Trio, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Joystick, Chilled Monkey Brains, I’m Fine, Name Calling, 9 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5; Antoine Diel Trio, 8:30

Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Rick Samson Band, 9

Freret Street Publiq House — Warrior King, Legal Dread Band, DJ Green Thumb, 10

Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6

Gasa Gasa — Alexis & the Samurai, Sean Bruce, 10

Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 House of Blues — MadFro, The Essence, Adam Dollar$, 8; Natural Wonder (Stevie Wonder tribute), 8 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Gypsy Elise & the Royal Blues, 9 Howlin’ Wolf — The Raging Idiots, 8 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Traci Lee, 7 Irish House — Ruby Ross, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Joe Krown, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8 Joy Theater — This Is NOLA feat. Mississippi Rail Co., Khris Royal & Dark Matter, Fly Boi Keno, DXXXY, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5; Lynn Drury, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Jeff “Snake” Greenberg, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger, 5; Nayo Jones, 8

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City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight: Boogiemen Swing Band, 6

Maple Leaf Bar — Johnny Vidacovich, Nicolas Payton & Chris Severin, 10:30

There’s an entire mini-album inside “Jackie (B.M.F.),” the five-and-a-half-minute opening title track of Ciara’s sixth LP (Epic): a dramatic, hamstringed prologue introducing the eponymous character, who turns out to be both her mom and herself; a minute of what everyone came for, crazy-ass swagger trap from producer Harmony Samuels, concluding with some braggadocio that no man can match (“I just delivered a 9-pound, 10-ounce baby / I’m a bad motherf—ker”); then a switch, so sudden it seems like a different song, with Ciara spitting on the haters she’s picked up since her 2004 debut stunner Goodies (“F—k a blog / I ain’t holdin’ back, I’m goin’ off”) before settling into an alternating 9 p.m. Tuesday routine of bucking verses, smooth MAY bridges and shouted B.M.F. hooks. The Joy Theater, It’s a far cry from the right-there 1200 Canal St. heavy breather of “Body Party,” but (504) 528-9569 Ciara’s no longer that girl — she got engaged (to rapper Future), broke www.thejoytheater.com it off (see lead single “I Bet”), had a baby (the wonderfully named Future Jr.) and reworked this record to reflect all the changes. The cliche about having your whole life to write your first album and just months to write your second has always dogged her — that’s the price one pays for being dubbed the next Aaliyah at age 19 — but Jackie feels as much like a rebirth as any former teen pop star and present mother could hope for. “Delivered” is right. Tickets $25. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

The Maison — Nyce, 4; Shot-

MUSIC LISTINGS gun Jazz Band, 7; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Swampgrease feat. Terence Higgins, Nigel Hall, Calvin Turner & Andrew Block, 10:30 Oak — Billy Iuso, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Greg Shatz & the Geniuses, 2

Checkpoint Charlie — Logan & Lucille, 4; Texas Pete, 7; Green Mantles, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Illinois Central, 9 Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6; Coyotes, Paper Bison, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko, 8:30

d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Hot 8 Brass Band, 11

Preservation Hall — PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10

Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — Kitt Lough, 6:30

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Wendy Siegel & Crescent City Soul, 9:30 Snug Harbor — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30 Three Muses — Matt Johnson Trio, 5:30; Glen David Andrews, 9 Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8 Twist of Lime — Eye for an Eye, Ventruss, Brutiful, 9

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Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, Tam Sancton, 7

Rare Form — Justin Donovan, 4:30; Vic Papa & Friends, 9

Buffa’s Lounge — Heidojo, 5; Sherman Bernard’s Ole Man River Band, 8; Rebecca Zoe Leigh, 11

Ugly Dog Saloon — Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, 7 Union Station Pub & Grill — The Little Things, 6

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

DMac’s — Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, 7; Kenny Triche Band, 9

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Deltaphonic, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Cindy Scott Trio, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Dax Riggs, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s Mighty Men, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell, Palm Court Jazz Band, Jamie Wight, 7

Rare Form — Kristina Morales, 1:30; Marc Stone, 5; Gettin’ It, 9

Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Headnod Factory, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Logan and Lucille, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 Gasa Gasa — Deltaphonic, Handsome Beast, Quintessential Octopus, 10 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — Papa Roach, We Are Harlot, 7

House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Gal Holiday, 5

Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Stooges Brass Band, 10

Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7

SATURDAY 23

Bamboula’s — Caesar Brothers, 5:30; Johnny Mastro Band, 10

NOCCA Riverfront Lupin Hall — Broadway @ NOCCA: Christine Ebersole, 7:30

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10

House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Jason Turner, 9

Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Phil Melancon, 8

The Maison — Chance Bushman & Friends, 1; Melanie Gardner, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Debauche, Street Legends Brass Band, 10

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Stephen Lands, 10

Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30

Rogues, 3; Irene Sage, 4

Howlin’ Wolf — Fo’ Reel, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — The 9 Songwriter Series feat. Ryan Gregory Floyd, Mark Farmer, Joshua Paul, Kelsi B, Laurie Lehner, Mikayla, Nick Ray, Kim Smith, Ruby Rendrag, 9 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — Traci Lee, 7 Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 7

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 6 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Deacon John & the Ivories, 8:30 Siberia — Natalie Mae, Rudy Ross, Alexandra Scott, 6; Eyehategod, Dummy Dumpster, Buck Biloxi & the Fucks, 9 Snug Harbor — Jacqui Naylor Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Jazz Band Ballers, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen St. All-Stars, 10 Three Muses — Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Lagniappe feat. DJ RQ Away, 10 Twist of Lime — The Remasters (Led Zeppelin tribute), 9 Union Station Pub & Grill — Valerie Sassyfras, 8 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Anais St. John, 6 Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — The Roamin’ Jasmine (Bessie Smith tribute), 8

SUNDAY 24

Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 5; Foot & Friends (Bob Dylan tribute), 9

Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 2:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 7

Bourbon O Bar — Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8

Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9

Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan & Friends, 7:30; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11

Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9

Louisiana Music Factory — Cole Williams, 2; Ruby & the

BMC — R&R Music Group, Jeff Davis Project, Soul Project, 3

BMC — Lunetajazz, Johnny Mastro & the MB’s, Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces, Dysfunktional Bone, 3 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 6:30; Phillip Manuel, 6:30

21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 4

MUSIC LISTINGS Bombay Club — Tom Hook, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase feat. Jenna Guidry, 3; Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band, 7 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 4; Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 5:30; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Funk Monkey, 10 DMac’s — HollyRock, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Rick Trolsen & Friends, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Russell Welch, 7; Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Irish House — Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Germaine Bazzle & Peter Harris Trio, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Traditional Irish music session, 5; Paul Ferguson & Van Hudson, 8 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Too Darn Hot, 7; Corporate America, 10

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Sunday Night Swingsters & Mark Braud, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Nervous Duane, 1; Stephanie Niles, 4; Shan Kenner, 7 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Prom Night ’65 feat. Chuck Cavet, Flip Side, 5 Siberia — Leyla McCalla, Erika Lewis & the Lonesome Doves, Kia Cavallaro, 6 Sisters in Christ — Sei Hexe, Short Leash, 7 Snug Harbor — Geoff Clapp Organ Quartet feat. Wess Anderson, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — James Martin, 2;

Old Point Bar — The Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7

St. Roch Market — Matthew Shilling Trio, noon

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10

Three Muses — Raphael Bas, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8

Rare Form — Snake & the Charmers, 7; Terra Terra, 11

Tipitina’s — Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 7

MONDAY 25 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan, 2; Albanie Falletta, 4:30; NOLA Swinging Gypsies, 8 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 Blue Nile — Higher Heights Brass Band, 9 BMC — Mark Appleford, Lil Red & Big Bad, Smoky’s Blues Jam, 5 Bombay Club — Jenna McSwain, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 7; “5 O’Clock Charlie” Dennard, 10:30 Circle Bar — Get Lo on Dark Mondays, 6 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Gasa Gasa — Instant Opus Music Series feat. Thomas Deakin & Susan Boldissar, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Hill Country Hounds, 10 Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8:30 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Musical Expression, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Marigny Brasserie — Harmonouche, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Korbe Canida, 7; Sam Cordts, 8; The Genial Orleanians, 10

Rivershack Tavern — Buddy Francioni & Dave Ferrato, 7 Siberia — Ufomammut, Usnea, Space Cadaver, 9 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Yuki Izakaya — Miki Fujii & Friends, 8

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Jeanne Jaubert. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre. com — The cellist hosts a free recital featuring 10 cellists of all ages. 6 p.m. Monday. Organ & Labyrinth. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Albinas Prizgintas performs on the church’s 5,000-pipe tracker organ. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Verdi Requiem. www. lpomusic.com — Carlos Miguel Prieto directs the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans Vocal Chorale in Verdi’s Requiem. Tickets start at $20. 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Covington, 16333 Hwy. 1085, Covington and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St.

CALL FOR MUSIC Crescent City Sound Chorus. The women’s chorus holds auditions at 7 p.m. Mondays at Delgado Community College. Call (504) 442-7449 or (985) 898-0951 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com. New Orleans Children’s Chorus. Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5914 Canal Blvd., (504) 482-7892; www.lpcno.org — The chorus holds registration for singers age 5-9 and placement hearings for singers age 10-18. Call Teena Baudier at (504) 482-2883 for more information and to schedule an appointment. New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra. The orchestra seeks musicians at intermediate level or higher. Visit www.novorchestra.com for details.

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Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10

Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

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Gerontophilia (NR) — Eighteenyear-old Lake (Pier-Gabriel Lajoie) discovers a romantic attraction to an elderly man, Mr. Peabody (Walter Borden), when he takes a summer job in a nursing home. Zeitgeist

Cinderella (PG) — Imprisoned by a cruel stepmother (Cate Blanchett), orphaned Ella (Lily James) meets a fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter) and goes to the palace ball in an adaptation directed by Kenneth Branagh. Elmwood

Good Kill (R) — As the CIA directs his unit to drop bombs on Afghanistan, a Las Vegas-based Air Force drone pilot (Ethan Hawke) questions the ethics of his actions. Zeitgeist

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Poltergeist (PG-13) — A suburban family enlists a paranormal expert to rescue their daughter from dark spirits in the reboot of the 1982 thriller. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Tomorrowland (PG) — An inventor (George Clooney) and a curious young woman (Britt Robinson) travel to a mystical world in a film directed by Brad Bird and also starring Hugh Laurie, Tim McGraw, Keegan-Michael Key and Judy Greer. Clearview, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

NOW SHOWING The Age of Adaline (PG-13) — After 80 years of concealing her immortality, 29-year-old Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) meets Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) and considers revealing her secret. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13) — Iron Man (Roberty Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers reassemble to battle supervillain Ultron (James Spader), who’s bent on eradicating humans. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Big Charity (NR) — A noted film at the 2014 New Orleans Film Festival, Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (PG-13) — Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) evade enemies and search for answers in post-apocalyptic Chicago in the second film based on science fiction novels by Veronica Roth. Elmwood, Slidell Ex Machina (R) — Internet programmer Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) visits tech CEO Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac), who’s secretly testing Ava (Alicia Vikander), a stunningly intelligent and self-aware robot. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place Furious 7 (PG-13) — In the seventh installment of The Fast and the Furious series, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) face the angry brother of a previously defeated enemy. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Home (PG) — A girl named Tip (Rihanna) hides from an alien invasion, but befriends an alien named Oh (Jim Parsons) who’s different from the rest of his kind in this animated comedy. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Hot Pursuit (PG-13) — The dramatic wife of a drug kingpin (Sofia Vergara) and her police escort, the straightlaced Officer Cooper (Reese Witherspoon), find themselves on a chase through Texas. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Hyena (NR) — Threatened with exposure, corrupt undercover drug cop Michael (Peter Ferdinando) must shift loyalties and sell out his allies

in a gritty British police thriller. Chalmette Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom (NR) — Two young Maasai warriors go on a ritual safari through Kenya. Entergy IMAX Little Boy (PG-13) — Alejandro Monteverde’s World War II-era drama stars a 7-yearold boy with a deep, loving relationship with his father. Elmwood, Kenner The Longest Ride (PG-13) — A young couple whose divergent paths in life threaten to tear them apart are inspired by an older man’s long relationship in a drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Regal Mad Max: Fury Road (R) — Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) lead a band of rebels from a tyrannical leader through a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Monkey Kingdom (G) — Disney’s nature feature stars South Asian monkeys Maya and Kip, who navigate the primate social hierarchy and learn to adapt when their home is invaded by neighboring monkeys. Clearview, Chalmette Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG) — Hardworking mall cop Paul Blart (Kevin James) foils a criminal scheme at a Las Vegas security guard convention in the sequel to the 2009 action comedy. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13) — College a cappella group The Barden Bellas set out to win an international competition in the sequel to the 2012 movie. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Unfriended (R) — A dead teenager appears to her former high school classmates through Skype to seek revenge in this Internet-age thriller. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell The Water Diviner (R) — An Australian farmer (Russell Crowe) travels to Turkey seeking his three sons, who fought in World War I’s Battle of Gallipoli and are presumed dead. Elmwood Where Hope Grows (PG-13) — A former professional baseball player finds new meaning in life when he befriends a young man with Down syndrome in this faith-based drama. Slidell While We’re Young (R) — A middle-aged couple (Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts) find invigoration, turmoil and challenge through their friendship with a younger, hipper couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried). Chalmette Woman in Gold (PG-13) — Holocaust survivor Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) fights PAGE 46

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Popular music is not the first thing that springs to mind when Westerners think of Cambodia, the war-torn country that lies between Vietnam and Thailand. Cambodia was the site of President Richard M. Nixon’s early-1970s “secret war,” waged in support of the larger U.S. effort in Vietnam. Soon after, Cambodia became the focus of global attention as communist dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge wiped out an estimated two million people — or about one quarter of the country’s population. That tragic history is what makes director John Pirozzi’s documentary Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll so essential. Covering roughly the mid-1950s — when a vibrant music scene took root in the capital city of Phnom Penh — to the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, the film tells the complex story of modern Cambodia through the lens of the country’s music artists. The new perspective makes clear the human cost of ideological conflict while spotlighting a largely secret branch in the genealogy of popular music. History may belong to politicians, dictators and other masters of war, but you’ll never understand the soul of a people without taking a long, close look at their cultural life. The Phnom Penh of the 1950s and ’60s, vividly brought back to life in Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten, was known as “the pearl of Southeast Asia.” After peacefully breaking free of French rule in 1953, Cambodia devoted itself to political neutrality, industrial modernization and culture in all forms. Its mostly benevolent ruler, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, placed special emphasis on the country’s centuries-old musical tradition. Phnom Penh became a musical melting pot as Cambodia’s indigenous music absorbed strong influences from Cuba, South America and France. It was further transformed by records brought to the region by U.S. troops. The city attracted musicians from rural outposts, and its nightlife flourished. As seen in the documentary through previously unreleased archival footage, the variety and depth of Phnom Penh’s musical cross-pollination brings to mind a rocking Southeast Asian New Orleans. Early on, the film plays like a secret history of rock ’n’ roll from an unseen parallel universe. The music goes through familiar stages, from innocent ’50s pop and early ’60s garage rock to hippie-era psychedelia and ’70s hard rock. Sounds derived directly from Western sources are not hard to identify, but original music also shines through. The film profiles influential artists in some depth, which makes perfect sense — you couldn’t tell the story of Western rock ’n’ roll over the same time period without pausing to reflect on Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground or The Clash. Balancing Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten’s archival material are new interviews with surviving musicians and their relatives, music fans, historians, political figures and royalty, which is crucial as this life-affirming film inevitably turns very dark in its final third. The presence of survivors of the Khmer Rouge telling their stories of personal loss rescues the film from its potentially troubling juxtaposition of pop-culture exuberance and wartime atrocities. If there’s a single message here, it’s that cultural life is fragile and must be protected — wherever it happens to flourish. — KEN KORMAN

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Annie (PG) — Foster child Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) befriends Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx), a billionaire seeking to improve his image, in the update of the classic musical. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Norwood Thompson Park Antony and Cleopatra (Stratford Festival) (NR) — Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh star in the festival’s production of William Shakespeare’s play about the love affair between the leaders of the Roman Republic and Egypt. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood Arsenic and Old Lace (NR) — Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane star in the 1944 dark comedy about newlyweds who realize the groom’s family is much crazier than they thought. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania

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The Boxtrolls (PG) — Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) lives with the Boxtrolls — a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of

Cheesebridge. Fit NOLA Parks activities at 6:30 p.m., movie at 7:15 p.m. Friday. Taylor Park Chico and Rita (NR) — A piano player and a singer fall in love in a musical romance set in 1948 Cuba, featuring a soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes. 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Indywood Classic Music Series: R.E.M. by MTV (NR) — Rock band R.E.M. appear in MTV footage of television performances, award-show appearances and live concerts. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, Slidell Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll (NR) — The Khmer Rouge takeover brought an abrupt halt to Cambodia’s swinging ’60s, remembered through archival footage and musician interviews. 9 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Indywood Goodbye to Language (NR) — Famed director Jean-Luc Godard’s 2014 film experiments with 3D technology and sound editing as it tracks the relationship between a married woman and a single man. 7 p.m. TuesdayThursday. Indywood

Hard to Be a God (NR) — Scientists sent to the medieval planet of Arkanar are regarded as quasi-divine beings in a film based on a 1964 science fiction novel by brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. 9 p.m. Friday-Tuesday. Indywood I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story (NR) — Eighty-year-old puppeteer Caroll Spinney has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the first episode of Sesame Street in 1969. 5:30 p.m. TuesdayThursday. Zeitgeist Jaws (PG) — You’re gonna need a bigger boat. 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Rain date June 5. Spanish Plaza Les garcons et Guillaume, a table! (Me, Myself and Mum) (NR) — Actor/ director Guillaume Gallienne stars as himself and his mother in a semi-autobiographical comedy about gender confusion and coming of age. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul Pro Wrestling: Why Is It Good? — Brad Rosenberg de-mystifies wrestling with screenings and discussion of American, Japanese and British matches. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Indywood RADAR: Exchanges in Dance Film Frequencies — Filmmaker Adam Sekuler and choreographer Shan-

non Stewart curate a selection of dance and movement-based films. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Zeitgeist Reservoir Dogs (R) — Steve Buscemi is Mr. Pink in the Quentin Tarantino film about a jewel heist gone wrong. 7 p.m. Monday. Indywood Roar (PG) — Seventy cast and crew members were injured in the making of the bloody 1981 thriller starring Tippi Hendren, Noel Marshall, their real-life children and the lions they kept at home. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Zeitgeist Saturday Morning Cartoons — Indywood screens classic and modern children’s cartoons and there’s a cereal and milk bar. Noon Saturday. Indywood Texas Rising Preview (NR) — The 90-minute preview of the upcoming History Channel miniseries about the Texas Revolution stars Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Olivier Martinez and Kris Kristofferson. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier Live (NR) — Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier compete for the UFC light

heavyweight championship and middleweight champion Chris Weidman fights Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. 8 p.m. Saturday. Elmwood Welcome to Me (R) — A woman with a personality disorder (Kristen Wiig) uses lottery winnings to buy her own cable talk show, where she broadcasts her odd obsessions. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Zeitgeist Wild Tales (R) — Shotgun Cinema presents Argentine filmmaker Damian Szifron’s dark comedy, which is made up of six shorts about acts of murder, violence and revenge. 7 p.m. Wednesday. CAC AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres.com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres.com Cafe Istanbul: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com

Contemporary Arts Center: 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629. www.auduboninstitute.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 229-4259; www.thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre. com Indywood Movie Theater: 628 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804; www.indywood.org Norwood Thompson Park: 7200 Forshey St., (504) 658-3000; www.nola.gov/nordc Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www. regmovies.com Spanish Plaza: 1 Poydras St.; www.riverwalkneworleans.com Taylor Park: 2600 S. Roman St.; www. nola.gov/nordc The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www.thetheatres.com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola.org

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LISTINGS A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — New work by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, through July 30.

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HAPPENINGS Low Road third Thursday art walk. — Galleries in the 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street stay open until 10 p.m. for this monthly event. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.

OPENING Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts student exhibition, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.ange-

lakinggallery.com — New work by Charles Thysell, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “The Rising,” group photography exhibition about New Orleans’ renewal, opens Saturday; official opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 6.

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 940-2900; www.5pressgallery. com — “Metaphyta,” group exhibition of work inspired by plants, through June 13.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — “String Along,” group exhibition of fiber-based work featuring Amelia Broussard, Jeannie Detweiler, Jason Ellenburg-Jones, Laura Gipson and others, through June 7. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Phantom Limb Illustrated,” work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www. antonart.com — “Outsider Artist Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Art by Jacques Soulas; jewelry by Belle Bijoux; glasswork by Gerald Haessig; photography by Johnny Chauvin; all through May. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthur-

rogergallery.com — Paintings by Amer Kobaslija, through May 30; “Coastal Paintings,” works by David Bates, through July 25. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — “Existential Ecology: A Dialogue of Toxins,” oil spill paintings by Ryan Burns; “Never Enough,” mixed-media paintings by Sue Ireland; “Oil and Water Don’t Mix,” paintings and drawings inspired by the BP oil spill by Brooks Frederick; all through June 6. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — “Puppy Love with My Angels from Above,” paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Failings of Spring,” abstract art by Michel Alexis; oil paintings by Brooks Frederick; “Rigged,” work by Errol Barron; all through June 3. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “WTF?,” digital art by Minka Stoyanova, through June 10. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callan-

contemporary.com — “Recent Sculpture,” by Bradley Sabin, through June 27. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www. carolrobinsongallery.com — “After 20 Years,” new work by Masahiro Arai, through May 30. 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. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — Abstract paintings and mixed media by Randy Asprodites, through May 30.

“Etchynpufe,” group exhibition of prints by Andrew Schrock, Hugo Girl, Sarrah Danziger and Spring Sandstorm, through May. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront. org — “Come What May,” work by Morgana King and Xenia Sophia Roma; “Flatland,” sculpture and mixed-media art by Zachary Herrmann, Clive Moloney, Jennifer Odem, Marc-Anthony Polizzi, Nicholas Sullivan and Jessie Vogel; “Untitled (Desire Tiles),” ceramic installation by Claire Kohne; all through June 7. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos. com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium. com — “Crux,” paintings and installation by Blaine Capone, through July 10.

Garden District Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — “Four Voices,” paintings by Patti Adams, Rolland Golden, Marcia Holmes and Kris Wenschuh, through Sunday.

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— “Flashpoint,” work by William Binnie, Generic Art Solutions, Dan Tague and Dane Dansen, through June 7. Henry Hood Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “This Is It,” group exhibition, through June 12. Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www. hyph3n.com — Group exhibition featuring Polina Tereshina, Walker Babington, Charles Hoffacker, Garrett Haab, Jacob Edwards, Wendy Warrelmann and Amy Ieyoub, ongoing. Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — Paintings of New Orleans bars by William B. Cowell, through May. John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www.johnbukaty. com — Paintings and sculpture by John Bukaty, ongoing. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com — “Strike Anywhere,” giant metal matchbooks by Skylar Fein; “Strong Medicine,” metal sculpture by David Buckingham; “Children of the Night,” collaborative paintings by Skylar Fein and MRSA; all through May 30.

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J&S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing.

La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www. lamadamabazarre.com — “Spring Altar” by Sea & Dagger; mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “Going for Broken,” mixed media by Shannon Landis Hansen; “Mystery of Memory,” paintings by Carolyn McAdams; all through May 30. Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — Tulane/Newcomb College glass art exhibition, through Sunday. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

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Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com — “Modern Masters,” paintings and prints by Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Dali, through June 8. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www. martinechaissongallery.com

— “Happy Dogs,” work by J.T. Blatty, through May 30. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — New paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. Mini Art Center. 341 Seguin St., (504) 510-4747; www.miniartcenter.com — “Tranqui Yanqui’s Trank Locker,” cardboard sneakers and mixed-media art by Nick Mahshie, through Aug. 9. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — Glass sculpture by Curtiss Brock; enameled copper work by Cathy DeYoung; etchings by Tish Douzart; all through May 30. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance. org — “Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music,” photographs by Henry Hohenstein, through May. New Orleans Tattoo Museum. 1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 218-5319; www.nolatattoomuseum.com — “Folklore & Flash,” tattoo designs and artifacts, ongoing. Oak Street Gallery. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0251; www.theoakstreetgallery.com — Work by Thom Barlow, Mark Haller, Pat Macaluso and John Robinson, ongoing. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — “Southern Work,” photography by Debbie Fleming Caffery, through Saturday. Reynolds-Ryan Art Gallery. Isidore Newman School, 5333 Danneel St., (504) 896-6369; www.newmanschool.org — Artist-in-residence exhibition by Max Bernardi, through May 27. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Work by Vitrice McMurry, Lauren Thomas, Sabine Chadborn, Cathy DeYoung and others, ongoing. River House at Crevasse 22. 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www. cano-la.org — “Crevasse 22: Surge,” painting, photography and outdoor sculpture garden by Louisiana artists, ongoing. Rutland Street Gallery. 828 E. Rutland St., Covington, (985) 773-4553; www.rutlandstreetgallery.com — Group exhibition featuring Peggy Imm, Shirley Doiron, Georgie Dossouy, Len Heatherly, Brooke Bonura and others, ongoing. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Cemetery Walker,” ambrotypes of cemeteries

by Euphus Ruth, through June 14; “Soiree d’Evolution,” still lifes by Sean Yseult, through Aug. 9. Sibley Gallery. 3427 Magazine St., (504) 899-8182; www.sibleygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Shelter,” mixed-media paintings by Gretchen Weller Howard, through May 30; group exhibition of gallery artists, ongoing. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyartassociation.org — “Plank and Feather,” work by John Atkins and Zach Slough, through Saturday. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Fair Trade,” group exhibition featuring Katrina Andry, Aaron Collier, William DePauw, Anne Nelson, Jack Niven and Cynthia Scott, through June 7. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — “Evolution of a Warrior: Elizabeth Catlett in New Orleans,” through July 30. Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Artisan Juncture,” group show featuring Gustavo Duque, Travis Linde, Amy Boudreaux, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Jedd Haas, Steven Soltis and others, ongoing. Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-1878; www.facebook.com/infernonola — “East Meets West,” glass sculpture by Hiroshi Yamano, through June. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www. tengallerynola.com — “HairBall,” drawings by Harriet Burbeck, through May. Three Rivers Gallery. 333 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 8922811; www.threeriversgallery. com — “The Art of the Bayou,” paintings by Carol Hallock, through May 30. United Bakery. 1325 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — Group exhibition featuring Ben Aleshire, Will Brown, Liam Conway, Sarah Davis, Liz Grandsaert and others, through June 12. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.pelicanbomb.com/ programs/roving-exhibitions — “(De)tangled: A Living Salon,” interactive exhibition about hair, presented by Pelican Bomb, through June 7. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing.

ART LISTINGS REVIEW Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES Atrium Gallery at Christwood. 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www.christwoodrc.com — “Stepping Away from the Blue Crescent,” group exhibition featuring James Barbee, Jose Maria Cundin, George Dunbar, Bernard Mattox, Kathleen Trapolin and Edward Whiteman, through June 27. Bar Redux. 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — “Portraits and Authorship,” paintings by Spencer Schulz, through June. Cafe Luna. 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www. facebook.com/cafeluna504 — Paintings by Adrienne McFaul, through May. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse. 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — “Famous Kittens,” prints by Kiernan Dunn, through May 30. Louis Armstrong Park. 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — “Turning Blight into Beauty,” group exhibition of art inspired by Treme, through July 6. Old Metairie Library. 2350 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 838-4353 — Veterans’ art show, through May.

The Tigermen Den. 3113 Royal St.; www.facebook.com/tigermenden — “Microscopic Sirens,” prints by Pippin Frisbie-Calder, through Aug. 1. Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — “Blood, Sweat and Hair: A Music Photography Show,” photography by Golden G. Richard III and Elsa Hahne, through Saturday.

Have you ever had a dream in which you came home and everything was in its usual place, but all the furnishings, even the clothes in the closet and the food in the refrigerator, were totally unfamiliar? This EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean show at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) may induce a similar sense of disorientation. Featuring performance art staged in six Caribbean and Caribbean-influenced countries during the 2014 Carnival celebrations, EN MAS’ explores new Caribbean art incorporating social or political content mingled with the familiar Carnival masked revelry. Even the title is a play on the familiar phrase “en masse,” substituting “Mas,” the Caribbean slang term for Carnival. Conceived by New Orleans-based, Guadeloupe-born curator Claire Tancons, EN MAS’ initially was inspired by an unusual synthesis of Carnival and modern art that arose in Trinidad, where artists such as Marlon Griffith became famous for issue-based performance art like his Positions + Power installation (pictured) at the CAC. Based on the domestic spying apparatus of the modern surveillance state, and augmented by sinister props, the installation’s eerie video projections suggest Afro-futurist science fiction. A local, Krewe du Vieux take on a similar topic would probably seem more nihilisitic if not obscene, but here Griffith conveys a sleekly creepy vision of a techno-futurist dystopia. A related vibe defines Guyana-born, London-based artist Hew Locke’s Give and Take performance inspired by the Notting Hill Carnival. Notting Hill has long been the epicenter of London’s large Afro-Caribbean community, and its Carnival initially defied local racism, but now its residents are being displaced by gentrification. At the invitation of Britain’s Tate Modern museum, Tancons worked with Locke and architect Gia Wolff to orchestrate a performance featuring maskers as anti-gentrification crusaders carrying shields depicting Notting Hill row houses as maskers march to the beat of traditional Caribbean drumming in the Tate museum’s imposing Turbine Hall. Wolff also designed this CAC exhibit, its most elaborate installation in decades. The Jamaica-based works have a funkier quality while retaining an eerie edge. Ebony Patterson is known for her floridly patterned paintings, but here her procession of 80 marchers carrying colorful fabric coffins makes a statement not only about Jamaica’s bouts of police brutality, but also the gaudy “bling funerals” that follow. Charles Campbell’s Fractal Engagement involves luring upper-class Jamaicans to

“Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through December; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through December 2016. Newcomb Art Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartgallery.tulane.edu — “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare,” touring exhibition, through May.

“dangerous” EN MAS’: Carnival and THRU neighborPerformance Art of JUN hoods where the Caribbean they confront Contemporary Arts unexpected performances Center, 900 Camp St. that blur the (504) 528-3805 boundaries www.cacno.org of class, fantasy, reality and fractal physics. Theatrically sociological in tone, Fractal Engagement unexpectedly parallels Dominican Republic artist Nicolas Dumit Estevez’s C Room installation in which everyday objects become charged with the transformational power of the Voodoo spirits during a protracted ritual and are released into the streets during Carnival. A more somber spookiness permeates Afro-futurist Cauleen Smith’s video, H-E-L-L-O, featuring New Orleans musicians playing solos of the five-note greeting tones associated with space aliens in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Performed at abandoned local buildings, they invoke the spirit of the Hurricane Katrina evacuees who still are absent, while extending an otherworldly invitation to return. Martinique-born composer Christophe Chassol’s expansive video tone poem, Big Sun, is more buoyant, reflecting the quiet carnivalesque magic that permeates his French West Indies homeland. These and other works in the show are pieces of a larger mosaic, an evolving art movement that parallels this city’s synergies of art and Carnival, but with issue-oriented works that sometimes echo the radical gravitas of this year’s politically charged Venice Bienniale. EN MAS’ is a groundbreaking survey that explores the possibilities of celebration and protest, Afro-futurism, fractal physics and voodoo in a new amalgam of Carnival and performance art now percolating across the Caribbean. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

MUSEUMS Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Side By Side Wetlands Art Tour Exhibition,” art and installation about environmental justice curated by Myesha Francis Agwe, through June 11. Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “En Mas: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean,” traveling exhibition of art influenced by Carnival traditions; “Pulp Fictions,” group exhibition of work using handmade paper featuring Dan Tague; “Radcliffe Bailey:

Recent Works,” installations and sculpture by the artist; all through June 7. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.theycallmebabydoll.org — “Contemporary Artists Respond to the New Orleans Baby Dolls,” group exhibition of new work inspired by Baby Doll masking traditions, through May 30. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “From Winnfield to Washington:

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

Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, through May; “From ‘Dirty Shirts’ to Buccaneers,” art, artifacts and documents from the Battle of New Orleans, through Jan. 8, 2016; “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Unsung Heroes: The Secret History of Louisiana Rock ’n’ Roll,” music artifacts curated in partnership with the

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,

The Life and Career of Huey P. Long,” exhibition of documents, photographs and audiovisual records, through Oct. 11; handcarved decoy ducks, ongoing.

through Dec. 4, 2016; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — “Kongo Across the Waters,” art from west central African and African-American cultures, through Monday; “Self/ Reflection,” group exhibition of photography from the permanent collection, through Aug. 9;

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “Tennessee Williams: The Playwright and Painter,” paintings by the writer, through May; “Jim Roche: Cultural Mechanic,” drawings, sculpture and installation by Jim Roche; “Tina Freeman: Artist Spaces,” photographs of local artists’ work spaces; both through July 12. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. louisianastatemuseum.org/ museums/the-old-us-mint — “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history, through Jan. 1, 2016; “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments featuring Fats Domino’s piano, through December 2016. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through Wednesday. Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “Antoine’s Restaurant: Celebrating 175 Years,” through June; culinary photography by Sam Hanna, ongoing. Williams Research Center. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade,” manuscripts, photographs, oral histories and artifacts relating to slavery in New Orleans, through July 18.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Louisiana Contemporary. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art accepts submissions for its juried exhibition of Louisiana art completed within the last two years. Visit www.louisianacontemporary.org for details. Deadline June 17. Second Story Gallery. Second Story Gallery, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org — The gallery reviews applicants for gallery membership. Visit the website for details, or contact Ron Bennett at rongbennett@ cox.net or (504) 427-2719. Deadline June 30.

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Slidell Little Theatre. 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 6410324; www.slidelllittletheatre. org — “Curtain Call,” group exhibition by gallery artists, through Friday.

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THEATER 6x6. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Local playwrights present staged readings of six new, 10-minute plays on a single theme. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Antigone. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Joanna Russo directs Lux et Umbra’s production of Sophocles’ tragedy, which features an all-female cast. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Chicago. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www. cuttingedgetheater.com — Cutting Edge Theater stages John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical about celebrity murderesses in Prohibition-era Chicago. Tickets start at $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The Color Purple. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — Anthony Bean directs the musical version of Alice Walker’s novel about Celie, a young Southern woman who overcomes poverty and abuse. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Rival con men challenge one another to swindle a young woman out of $50,000 in a musical set at a French Riviera resort. Adult tickets $37, seniors $35, students and military $32. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Merrily We Roll Along. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Rich, weary composer Franklin Shepard and his friends travel through life together in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical. Tickets start at $30. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

The Odd Couple. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 8931671; www.playmakersinc. com — Ann Pourciau directs a version of Neil Simon’s comedy with female protagonists. Tickets $15, students $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www. nolaproject.com — NOMA and The NOLA Project stage a new production of the classic tale about the outlaw hero of Sherwood Forest and his band of merry men. Adult tickets $20; members, students and children ages 7-17 $14. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and Sunday. Say My Name, Say My Name. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504) 5699070; www.youthbreakout. org — BreakOUT! and Ping Chong + Company present a touring show based on the real-life experiences of black transgender youth growing up in New Orleans. Suggested donation $5-20. 6 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Yvette Hargis plays 12 characters from different walks of life in the one-woman show originally written and performed by Jane Wagner and Lily Tomlin. Preview shows at 8 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. She Was Born. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St.; www. facebook.com/tigermenden — Skin Horse Theater’s production stars Veronica Hunsinger-Loe as the last living specimen of an extraterrestrial insect threatened by invaders from Earth. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Big Deal Burlesque. — Roxie le Rouge produces the burlesque, variety and aerial performance. 9 p.m. Thursday at Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., and 10 p.m. Saturday at Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St. The Blue Book Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.thebellalounge.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling Darla James, Nikki Le Villain, Cherry Brown, Ben Wisdom and others perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/imjazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. Midnight Friday. Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a burlesque performance featuring music by Jayna Morgan and the Creole Syncopators Jazz Band. Tickets $10. 9:30 p.m. Friday. The Dirty Dime Peepshow. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — The Lady Lucerne, Vinsantos Defonte and others star in an extra-naughty burlesque show, hosted by Ben Wisdom and produced by Bella Blue. Tickets $15. 11 p.m. Saturday. Muck Dynasty. Andrea’s Restaurant, 3100 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Philip Melancon and Chris Champagne perform a satirical cabaret show about Louisiana society and politics. Tickets $15. 7 p.m. Thursday. No Sleep Till Burlesque. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre. com — Bluestockings Burlesque presents a “hip-hopera” inspired by the Beastie Boys, featuring performances by Picolla Tushy, Perse Fanny, Remy Dee and others. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. 7 p.m. Saturday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St.; www.thebellalounge.com — Bella Blue hosts the burlesque

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OPERA Opera on Tap. Four Points by Sheraton, 541 Bourbon St., (504) 5247611; www.starwoodhotels. com — Young local and regional singers perform opera and Broadway songs. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY

Jeff D’s Comedy Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 5292107; www.bourbonpub.com — Comedian Jeff D and drag performer Carla Cahlua star in a weekly show. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday. Knock-Out. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater. com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic night. 7 p.m. Saturday. The Magna Carta Show. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — William Benner, David Kendall, Nathan Sutter, Brian Tarney, Thomas Fewer and Annie Barry star in a weekly improv and sketch comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. A Night of Comedy. Tacos & Beer, 1622 St. Charles Ave.; (504) 304-8722; www. tacosandbeer.org — Corey Mack hosts two stand-up showcases. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. 9 p.m. Sunday. The Second Line Show Presents. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www. barredux.com — The sketch comedy troupe performs a free monthly show. 9 p.m. Thursday. The Super Serious Show. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — Sean Patton headlines Funny or Die’s touring comedy show. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — All comics are welcome to perform at the weekly open mic. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand

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Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand 7 p.m. Wed.-Fri. & Sun. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle (504) 658-4100 www.noma.org or www.nolaproject.com Tickets $20, $14 for NOMA and Backstage Pass members

In the dark of night, a group of robbers dons woodland masks and acts like spirits to scare knights who transport a large chest. The altruistic thieves plan to give — or redistribute — any riches they aquire among English peasants. The chest holds more gold than they imagined and too much to go missing unnoticed, so the robbers face a monumental dilemma in the world premiere of Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand, produced by the New Orleans Museum of Art and The NOLA Project, presented in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Attendees can bring blankets and collapsible chairs. Written by local playwright Andrew Vaught, this show is a fun, quickpaced adaptation of the classic tale. Robin Hood (James Bartelle) leads more with his heart than his head. When he and his Merry Men, including Friar Tuck (Cavan Hallman) and Alan A Dale (Becca Chapman), get caught, it’s his love interest Marian (Kaitlyn McQuin) who must figure out a plan to save them. Bartelle’s intensity helps ground the show. While most of the characters have a humorous bent, he and McQuin are more serious, which makes the life-or-death stakes feel real. In one scene, Marian begs Robin to stop acting brashly. Her performance resonates as she tries to save not only her friends, but also her country. As the drunken friar, Hallman is hilarious; he gratuitously stumbles and slurs, but also gives his character heart. His scenes with Chapman, who shows off her physical comedy chops, are playful and draw many laughs. Another standout pair is Robin Hood’s sidekick Little John (Jared Gore) and his wife Scarlet (Natalie Boyd). Gore’s gruffness balances the humor, and Boyd’s tough, physical persona is a counterpoint to Eleanor of Aquitaine (Trina Beck) and Marian’s scheming-women roles. Director Beau Bratcher makes excellent use of the clearing at the park’s entrance. Characters walk through the crowd and, at one point, suddenly impoverished nobility panhandle the audience, begging for “alms for the poor.” Transitions between storylines are seamless, and the energy remains high as characters enter and exit from all directions. While there are many versions of the Robin Hood story, Vaught’s mix of humor and social commentary makes the show fresh. He manages this by making the bad guys silly and the good guys sincere (and sometimes silly). Every scene with the three fallen Lords (Price Provenzano, Keith Claverie and Nicholas Stephens) gets big laughs, because the three share excellent comic timing and don’t overwork the jokes. As King John, Alex Martinez Wallace shines; he’s a great mixture of evil laugh and pure evil. The large and talented large cast draws from several young theater companies and everyone delivers solid performances. Robin Hood: Thief, Brigand is a fun and well-produced show the whole family can enjoy. — TYLER GILLESPIE

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1919. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Derek Dupuy, Chris Trew, CJ Hunt, Tami Nelson, Mike Spara, Chris Kaminstein, Mike Yoder, Cecile Monteyne, Jared Gore, Ian Hoch and James Hamilton perform improv comedy. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Saturday. All-Star Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Amy Schumer. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The comedian and star of Inside Amy Schumer performs. Tickets start at $35. 7 p.m. Sunday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. 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 rotating showcase of local comedians. 8:30 p.m. Friday. ComedySportz. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Friday Night Laughs. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic. 11 p.m. Friday. Hear My Train A Comin’. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.

barredux.com — Lane Lonion and Luke Oleen-Junk host open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. Thursday.

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show. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday and Sunday.

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PREVIEW — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m. Healthy eating demonstration. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Nutritionist Karen Walker talks about healthy eating and prepares a seasonal salad. 7 p.m.

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It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.nolasocialride.org — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. Mid-City Biz Mixer. Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, 631 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 491-9025; www.facebook.com/tubbyandcoos — Local businesspeople network and enjoy wine and snacks at the Greater Mid-City Business Association’s free event. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Southern Rep gala. Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., (504) 523-6000; www.windsorcourthotel.com — Mandy Zirkenbach hosts the theater company’s gala, which features dinner, live and silent auctions and guest appearances by the cast of Boudin. Tickets start at $150. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Stay Local Networking Happy Hour. Hotel Storyville, 1261 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-4800 — StayLocal! and Gambit host a networking event to help business owners find local service providers. Admission free; drinks available for purchase. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Non-members $8. 10:30 a.m. The Voting Rights Act: 50 Years Later. Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 620-2332; www. urbanleagueneworleans.org — Dale Ho of the ACLU and Ellen Buchman of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights are the keynote speakers at a community presentation about the legacy of civil rights legislation. 7 p.m. Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yogis of all experience levels

practice in the Cabildo gallery. Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 20 Casino dance class. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Kevin Braxton of Cuban dance group Bookoo Rueda teaches a free class on the salsa-like dance. 7 p.m. Creative Grind. The Rook Cafe, 4516 Freret St., (618) 520-9843; www.neworleans.aiga.org/ event/creative-grind — Designers, artists and writers meet to share work and offer feedback. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Get Moving. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly exercise class such as yoga, boot camp or CrossFit. Visit website to RSVP. 5:30 p.m. Jazz Pilates. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps.gov/jazz/index.htm — Stephanie Jordan leads a free class incorporating Pilates, dance and jazz. Noon. Lunchbox Lecture. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944, ext. 229; www.nationalww2museum.org — The semi-monthly lecture series features World War II-related topics. Noon. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m. Navigating the Grey. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379 — Alicia Elan leads a workshop on kinky sex and sexual consent. Tickets $10-20. 7 p.m. New Orleans Wine and Food Experience. Various locations; www.nowfe.com — The culinary event draws more than 10,000 gourmands, oenophiles and others to sample the city’s food, drinks, live music and art. There are tastings, dinners,

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Senior Social Potluck. Gernon Brown Rec Center, 1001 N. Harrison Ave., (504) 658-3151; www.nola.gov/nordc — The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission’s potluck features performances by senior singers, dancers and musicians in NORDC programs. Attendees can learn about programs for seniors and talk to current participants. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

New Orleans Greek Festival

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New Orleans Greek Festival 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd. (504) 282-0259 www.greekfestnola.com

The annual celebration of Greek heritage at the Holy Trinity Cathedral and Hellenic Cultural Center on Bayou St. John features traditional music and dance, Greek food and more. The market of prepared and packaged foods presents a special highlight on the city of Kalamata and its Kalamata olives with olives, tapanade and olive bread biscuits. The Greek Grocery also offers cheeses, dips and baked goods. Festival foods include goat burgers, rotisserie lamb, gyros, souvlaki and loukoumades, or Greek beignets, served with honey and cinnamon. For entertainment, there is traditional music and performances by the Hellenic Dancers. Kids activities are highlighted by the Athenian playground with its Mount Olympus climbing wall. Anyone wearing a toga gets in free on Sunday. Admission $7; children 12 and under get in free. — WILL COVIELLO

seminars, an art walk and a burlesque pastry competition. Admission varies. Visit the website for events, locations and details. Wednesday-Saturday. Propeller Pop. Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Ave., (504) 564-7816; www. gopropeller.org — The business development nonprofit hosts a pop-up restaurant event featuring DJ Brice Nice and food from up-and-coming purveyors including Chilango, Laurel’s Licks, Seoul Shack, Congreso Cubano, Joie de Vie, Stickball, Upper 9 Doughnuts, Blue Oak BBQ, L’Enfant Terrible

and Lahpet. Tickets $35. 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m. Women and Wine on Wednesdays. Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — Women relax and network while enjoying wine. 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 21 Big Easy Music Awards 2015. Harrah’s Casino, Harrah’s Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans. com — The Foundation for Entertainment Development and Education honors the best in New Orleans music over the past year. Hurray for the Riff Raff receives the 2015 Entertainer of the Year award. Tickets $125. Call (504) 483-3129 for tickets. 7 p.m. Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869

Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. What’s Cooking? Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly class on healthy home cooking. Visit website to RSVP. 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 22 Booko Rueda. Various locations; www.bkrueda.com — The Cuban dance organization hosts a weekend of dance and social events, including workshops, performances and a dance party at Galvez Restaurant. From 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, there are free history and cultural presentations, drumming and Cuban dancing in Congo Square at Armstrong Park. Dance party tickets $15. Friday-Monday. Family business seminar. Tulane University, Lavin-Bernick Center, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, (504) 314-2188; www. tulane.edu — Tabasco CEO Tony Simmons discusses productive meeting strategies at a talk called “Keeping Things From Getting Heated in the Family Business.” 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum is open late on Friday evening, with a lecture about Afro-Christian religion in the Americas by John Thorton, a kids’ art activity, music by Bamboula 2000 and a cash bar. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Greek Festival. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., (504) 282-0259; www.greekfestnola.

EVENT LISTINGS com — New Orleans’ Greek heritage festival offers traditional cuisine, music, dancing, cathedral tours and kids’ activities. There are cooking demonstrations, canoe rides, a 5K race and a mini grocery stocking Greek foods. Admission $5, free for children under 12. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Day Ceremony. Veterans Memorial Square, corner of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Causeway Boulevard, Metairie — Jefferson Parish and American Legion Post 397 mark Memorial Day the Friday prior with a ceremony honoring veterans who died in service. 10 a.m. Storywalk. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Participants take a strollerand wheelchair-accessible trail walk with an interactive reading of Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman. 1 p.m.

SATURDAY 23 Bienville Saturday Market. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www. swapmeetnola.com — The pet-friendly weekly market features arts, crafts, a flea market and food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Crawfish Boil on the River. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — The Riverwalk Marketplace hosts a crawfish boil with live music and kids’ activities. A pound of crawfish and fixings is $7. 1 p.m. Jazz Yoga. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www. nps.gov/jazz — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m. Let’s Grow. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly class on home gardening. Visit website to RSVP. Noon. Renaissance Marketplace of New Orleans East. Renaissance Marketplace, 5700 Read Blvd. — The market offers cuisine from area restaurants,

Slidell Jazz & Blues Festival. Heritage Park, 1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, (985) 646-4371 — The inaugural festival features One Love Brass Band, Adam Bock Ensemble, Michael “Soulman” Baptiste, Ronnie Kole and others. Proceeds benefit Notes for Education Northshore. Tickets $10, kids age 12 and under free. Noon to 10 p.m. SoFAB Cooking Demo. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 11 a.m. Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts Pilates classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 24 Kayaking the Bayou. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — David Woodard of Massey’s Professional Outfitters provides gear and leads kayak trips down Bayou Castine. Non-members $5. Call (985) 626-1238 or email rue@northlakenature.org for reservations. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. New Orleans Hibiscus Society Show. Grace King High School, 4301 Grace King Place, Metairie — The flower show and plant sale features hundreds of judged blooms as well as plants for sale and advice for growers. Anyone may submit blooms for judging from 8 a.m.11 a.m. The show opens to the public at 1 p.m. and admission is free. Sunday Funday Field Day and Food Truck Round-Up. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — Riverwalk shoppers enjoy food from La Cocinita, Diva Dawg, The Holy Grill and Dirty Dishes. PlayNOLA hosts field games for adults from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Jaws screens at 8:15 p.m. Noon to 10 p.m. Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas. com — Kids jam with the Johnny V Trio at a free session suggested for middle and high school music students. 1 p.m.

birdfootfestival.org — The fourth annual chamber music festival is in residence at the Contemporary Arts Center, opening rehearsals to the public and presenting several concerts and events, including a poetry reading, a dinner and a mentoring program for high school students. A final gala concert featuring music by Mozart, Dohnanyi and Tchaikovsky is at 8 p.m. May 30 at Tulane University’s Dixon Hall. Visit the website for details, locations and ticket information. Through May 31. Memorial Day at the Museum. National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum. org — A Marine Corps Quintet performance, a ceremony and patriotic tap-dancing salute mark the holiday at the World War II Museum. 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day Crawfish Boil. Industry Bar and Kitchen, 240 Decatur St., (504) 581-6977 — The Barman’s Fund hosts a free block party and crawfish boil including a charity raffle and music by Terry McDermott. Proceeds benefit Help for Heroes, a local charity for first responders. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memorial Day service. Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington, (985) 867-1206 — Following a public commemoration service at 10 a.m., veterans and their families are invited to a free reception at 11 a.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

WORDS All People Open Mic Poetry Circle. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — Poets of diverse backgrounds share their work at a monthly reading. By donation. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Berthe Amoss. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — The author presents Mischief and Malice, a young adult novel set in 1940s New Orleans. 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Esoterotica. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.esoterotica.com — Local writers read aloud from erotic stories, poetry and other pieces. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Birdfoot Festival. Various locations, New Orleans; www.

Every Child Ready to Read. Various locations; www.

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Big Chief Robbe Centennial Celebration. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Members of the Mardi Gras Indian community honor the memory of Big Chief Robbe, the first Chief of Chiefs of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council. The afternoon includes a panel discussion and a musical tribute. 2 p.m.

arts and crafts, children’s activities and more. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

EVENT LISTINGS neworleanspubliclibrary.org — Library branches host workshops for parents and children designed to build pre-literacy skills from infancy to age 4. Upcoming workshops take place on Tuesday and Saturday. Visit the website for times and locations. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Jenn Marie Nunes and Kia Alice Groom. BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256; www. facebook.com/bjs — The poets share their work at the Blood Jet Poetry reading series. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Jose Torres-Tama. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630; www.nutrias.org — The poet reads and performs work from his debut collection, Immigrant Dreams and Alien Nightmares. 7 p.m. Thursday. Laura Kelley. Tulane University, Bea Field Alumni House, 6319 Willow St.; www.tulane. edu — The author discusses and signs The Irish in New Orleans, a history of Irish culture and involvement in the city. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Pat and Patrick Cheron. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The mother-son writing team discusses their books and their working relationship. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Roberta Gratz. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 866-9010; www. firstuuno.org — Octavia Books and the Louisiana Landmarks Society host the journalist and author for a lecture about her new book, We’re Still Here Ya Bastards: How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — Miss Maureen reads children’s books. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Zine Show. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City Branch, 3700 Orleans Ave.; www.nutrias.org — Local artists and zine creators display their work. There’s also a kids’ zine table, a DJ and snacks from Whole Foods. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.

SPORTS AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. Laketown, end of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 4687200; www.avp.webconnex.com/

neworleans — The Association of Volleyball Professionals’ touring beach volleyball event features three days of games on four courts plus food, beer and vendors. Men’s and women’s tournaments take place Sunday. General admission is free. Visit the website for details and additional ticket options. Friday-Sunday. VooDoo. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The New Orleans VooDoo play the Jacksonville Sharks. 7 p.m. Saturday. Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 7345155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the El Paso Chihuahuas at 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday; the Zephyrs play the Albuquerque Isotopes at 6 p.m. Monday.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. www.covingtonfarmersmarket. org — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and live music twice a week: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington. Crescent City Farmers Market. www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The market offers produce, meat, seafood, dairy, flowers and prepared foods at four weekly events. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Magazine Street Market, corner of Magazine and Girod streets. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue at Second Street, Gretna; www.gretnafarmersmarket.com — The weekly rainor-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www.hollygrovemarket.com — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www. oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket. com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Rivertown Farmers Market. 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www. kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, homemade jams and jellies and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. www. sankofanola.org — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden at several weekly stops. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave.; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave. St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 355-4442; www.visitstbernard.com — The market offers seafood, produce, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early market, which caters to New Orleans East’s Vietnamese population. 5 a.m. Saturday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Another Life Foundation. The foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors.

Training is provided. Contact Stephanie Green at (888) 5433480, email anotherlifefoundation@hotmail.com or visit www. anotherlifefoundation.org. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www. bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@ casaneworleans.org. The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www. creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and marketumbrella. org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@marketumbrella.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to help clients, manage inventory and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-onone mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org. Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com. First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens though its golf program. Visit www.thefirstteenola.org.

(504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www. greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@ greenlightneworleans.org. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@ handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Jackson Barracks Museum Volunteers. The museum seeks volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at (504) 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com. Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s green space committee needs volunteers to pick up trash or trim trees for the adopt-a-block program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 482-9598 or rpbarranco@cox.net. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca.org/ volunteer. Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org. Meal Delivery Volunteers. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas and mileage expenses are reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880.

Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org.

National World War II Museum. The museum accepts applications for volunteers to greet visitors and familiarize them with its galleries and artifacts. Call (504) 527-6012, ext. 243, or email katherine.alpert@nationalww2museum.org.

Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call

NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@ globalgreen.org.

Parkway Partners. The greenspace and community garden organization seeks volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@ parkwaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www. parkwaypartnersnola.org. Senior Companion Volunteers. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist with personal and daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121. St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individuals and groups of volunteers to serve people experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail.com or (517) 290-8533. Start the Adventure in Reading. The STAIR program holds regular training sessions for volunteers who work one-on-one with public school students to develop reading and language skills. Call (504) 899-0820, email elizabeth@ stairnola.org or visit www. stairnola.org. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement, beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 3403429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com. Wednesdays at the Square volunteers. The Young Leadership Council seeks volunteers for its spring concert series in Lafayette Square. Visit www. ylcnola.org.

CALL FOR WRITERS Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation seeks outstanding fiction by rising African-American authors for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize. Deadline Aug. 15. Visit www.ernestjgainesaward.org for details.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Soul Food Recipe Contest. The Southern Food and Beverage Museum seeks soul food recipes for breads, main dishes, greens, sides and desserts. Visit www.southernfood.org for details and entry instructions. Deadline June 12.

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NO. 2015-4463 DIVISION “F “ SUCCESSION OF ANNA GRINSTEAD PHARR NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Russell Obey, Provisional Administrator of the Succession of Anna Grinstead Pharr has, pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, article 3281, petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell at private sale, for the price SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND and No/100 ($75,000.00) Dollars, less outstanding encumbrances and taxes, the Succession’s interest in and to the following described property: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 129, bounded by OAK, ZIMPLE, ADAMS and HILLARY STREETS, designated by the Number SIXTEEN on a sketch of W.J. Seghers, Surveyor, dated May 3, 1916, blue print of which is annexed to an act passed before F. D. Charbonnet, Notary Public, on August 11, 1916, and begins One hundred and twenty-two feet, six inches (122’ 6”) from the corner of Oak and Hillary Streets and measures Thirty feet (30’) front on Oak Street, same width in the rear, by a depth between parallel lines of One hundred and twenty feet (120’). According to a survey made by Gilbert & Kelly, Surveyors, dated April 15, 1935, annexed to an act of mortgage by Joseph J. Delmare in favor of Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, passed before Chester F. Owens, Notary Public, on June 6, 1935, said property is situated in the same District and Square and has the same boundaries and bears the same measurements as above set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with law, notice is hereby given that Russell Obey, Provisional Administrator of the Succession of Anna Grinstead Pharr, proposes to sell the aforesaid immovable property, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the heirs, legatees, and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such sale, within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from date whereon the last publication of this notice appears. DALE ATKINS CLERK OF COURT CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS Attorney: Scott J. Sonnier Address: 601 Poydras Street Suite 2200 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 586-1241 Gambit: 5/19/15 & 6/9/15 Macheca’s d/b/a Ducote Girl, LLC is applying to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high and low alcohol content including beer, wine and spirits on premises at a retail in the Parish of Orleans at the following address: 1701 St. Anthony St., New Orleans, LA 70116. Member/ Owner: Tommy Webb (504) 261-2751. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Shawn and Tonia Burras, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 505943-7071.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

NO. 2015-03729 DIVISION “F” SECTION: 7

NUMBER: 2006-5124 DIVISION “L” DOCKET: 6

NO.2003-01228 DIVISION “C” SECTION: 10

SUCCESSION OF EDNA P. DAVIS

SUCCESSION OF SAMUEL JOSHUA COLEMAN, SR.

SUCCESSION OF JUANITA COWART HALEY

Whereas the Administrator of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit:

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

And

STATE OF LOUISIANA

All undivided interest held by the estate in:

STATE OF LOUISIANA

Whereas the Administratrix of the above entitled succession has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable properties hereinafter described, to wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 1729, bounded by CASTIGLIONE, ROSIERE, SERANTINE and N. GAYOSO STREETS, designated as Lot 20, which said Lot 20 commences 30 feet from the corner of Rosiere and Castiglione Streets, and measures thence 45 feet front on Castiglione Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines; all in accordance with survey of J. J. Krebs & Sons, dated February 11, 1971. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 2929 Castiglione Street.

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 924, bounded by Port, North Johnson, St. Ferdinand and North Prieur Streets, designated as LOT “M” measuring twenty-nine feet (29’) front on Port Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of one hundred twenty-one feet, six inches, two lines (131’6”2’’’) between equal and parallel lines and commences at a distance of one hundred ninety-nine feet, six inches (199’6”) from the corner of Port and North Prieur Streets, all according to a sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie Inc.,

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT:

The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 1923 Port Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117.

$23,000 less all existing claims, liens, privileges, judgments, mortgages and encumbrances but with full reservation of all rights to challenge and/or dispute the validity of any such claims or encumbrances prior to the sale. 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. DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK Attorney: Wesley M. Plaisance Address: 909 Poydras Street Suite 1500 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone: 504-584-5471 Gambit: 4/28/15 & 5/19/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Murphy Sterling please contact Ammon L. Miller, Jr. at (504) 525-5671 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs or representatives of Lois Tumblin, a/k/a Lois Tumblin Fox please contact Atty. Carl V Williams @504.586.9177. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Thomas Grant, Victor M. Grant, Willie A. Grant, Gregory P. Grant, and/or Fayetta A. Grant-Justin, please contact Atty. Bonita Watson, 504-324-4400. Be advised that anyone who knows the whereabouts of the Heirs of KARLA MICHELLE BELILE whose last know address was 3805 Houma Blvd Unit 303C, Metairie, LA 70006, please contact Harold E. Molaison Esq. at (504) 834-3788. Be advised that anyone who knows the whereabouts of the Heirs of KARLA MICHELLE BELILE whose last know address was 3805 Houma Blvd Unit 303C, Metairie, LA 70006, please contact Harold E. Molaison Esq. at (504) 834-3788. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ms. Deidra Jarrell Bryan, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-940-1883.

And A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances and advantages thereon belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 924, bounded by North Johnson, Port, St. Ferdinand and North Prieur Streets, designated by the LETTER “R” on a sketch of survey attached to Act 289 of Volume 93 of F. D. Charbonnet’s Records, also by the same letter on a plan of R. P. Rordam, C.E., dated August 2, 1934, annexed to an act passed before Frank Manchcca, Notary Public, on August 10, 1934, according to which said lot begins a distance of 105 feet from the corner of Port and North Johnson Streets and measures hence 32 feet front on North Johnson Street, by a depth of 112 feet 6 inches between equal and parallel lines. All as more fully shown on a survey by Gilbert, Kelly and Coutrie, Inc. S & E, dated May 10, 1974. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Nos. 2714-2714 ½ North Johnson Street. 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, ay any time prior to the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after their expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 14-4200 DIVISION: “M “

which they may have to such Application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the Order or Judgment authorizing, approving and homologating that Application and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such Notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Dale N. Atkins Clerk of Court

SUCCESSION OF ISAAC HALEY

Attorney: Lloyd N. Frischhertz Address: 1130 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: 504-523-1500

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

Gambit: 4/28/15 & 5/19/15

The Joint Administrators of the Succession of Isaac Haley and Juanita Cowart Haley, have made Application to the Court for the sale, a private sale, of the immovable property described as follows: PROPERTY 1 A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all appurtenances thereunto appertaining, situated in the FIRST DISTRICT of this City, designated by the Letter “C”, in SQUARE NO. 318, bounded by Loyola Avenue, Euterpe, Saratoga and Felicity Streets, on a sketch of survey by Adloe Orr, Civil Engineer, dated June 14, 1946. According to which, said Lot “C” measures thirty feet nine inches five lines (30’ 9” 5’”) front on Felicity Street, thirty (30’) feet in width in the rear, by a depth on the side line separating it from Lot “B” of seventy-seven feet eight inches (77’8”) and a depth on the opposite side line of eighty-four feet seven inches one line (84’ 7” 1’”). Also shown on a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., Surveying & Engineering, dated July 12, 1991. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 2043-45 Felicity Street. Being the same property acquired by Juanita Cowart Haley and Isaac Haley from American General Finance, Inc. by act before Gary P. Zimmerman, Notary Public, dated July 26, 1991, registered in CIN 39418 in the records of Orleans Parish. PROPERTY 2 A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIRST DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, SQUARE NO. 318, bounded by Simon Bolivar (formerly S. Franklin), Saratoga, Felicity and Euterpe Streets. Said portion of ground measures sixty-eight (68’) feet, four (4”) inches, four (4’’’) lines front on Simon Bolivar Avenue, fifty-six (56’) feet front on Euterpe Street, forty-six (46’) feet, three (3”) inches, one (1’’’) line front on Felicity Street and seventyseven (77’) feet, eight (8”) inches on the sideline nearer to Saratoga Street. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 2047-49 Felicity Street. Being the same property acquired by Juanita Cowart Haley and Isaac Haley from Bluma Cohen Polmer and Ruby Cohen Polmer by act before Rene Lehmann, Notary Public, dated April 2, 1981, registered in COB 771, FOLIO 435 in the records of Orleans Parish.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Dale N. Atkins, Clerk

On the following terms and conditions, to-wit:

Attorney: T. Colette White Address: 1100 Poydras Street Suite 2900 New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 457-8550

A sale for the amount of $40,000.00 cash will be paid by Renee Claire Blanchard to the Sellers, the Succession of Isaac Haley and the Succession of Juanita Cowart Haley.

Gambit: 4/28/15 & 5/19/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Timothy Turner, please contact Atty. Alice Grooms at (504) 243-1135

NOTICE IS NOW GIVEN TO ALL PARTIES to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent and of this estate, that they be ordered to make any opposition

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NUMBER: 2015-2860 DIVISION “L” DOCKET: 6 SUCCESSION OF HELEN REBECCA COLEMAN NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Administratrix of the above entitled succession has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of this City, in SQUARE NO. 253, bounded by St. Ferdinand, Burgundy, (late Craps), Press and Dauphine Streets, (late Greatman), designated as LOT NO. 9 on a plan of J. Communy and Pilie, dated October 21, 1834, and deposited in the office of Felix Grima, Notary Public, said lot measures, English measure, thirty-one (31’) feet front on St. Ferdinand Street, by a depth and front of one hundred ten (110’) feet on Burgundy Street, and forms the corner of St. Ferdinand Street and Burgundy Street. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Nos. 839-41 St. Ferdinand Street. 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, ay any time prior to the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after their expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: T. Colette White Address: 1100 Poydras Street Suite 2900 New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 457-8550 Gambit: 4/28/15 & 5/19/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marlene Dillon, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N. Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sharon Clark, please contact Kimberly Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joseph Lowell Batiste, III, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Michelle R. Smith a/f/a Michelle Rena Smith, please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO: 88-24763 DIV .”B” SUCCESSION OF EDWARD MARSHALL CLOUD NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Notice is hereby given that Shirley Marie Cloud, the duly appointed Administratrix of the above entitled succession, has applied for an order granting her the authority to sell at private sale the following property to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all right, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, more specifically designated as LOT N0.1 of SQUARE NO. 1542. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 1901-03 Hope Street, LA. The decedent’s separate interest is valued at $42,000.00, therefore his succession is considered a small succession. The sale price for the property is $42,000.00, cash payable at an act of sale, paying the back taxes owed and all costs associated with the succession and sale. Pursuant to Civil Code of Procedure Article 3443, notice of the application of a succession representative to sell succession property from a small succession needs to be published once and in the Parish where the proceeding is pending or where the property is located, and shall state that any opposition to the proposed sale must be filed within ten (10) days of the date of publication. By Order of Clerk of Court For the Parish of Orleans /S/ Deputy Clerk Attorney: George S. Ruppenicker Southern Title, Inc Address: 2325 Manhattan Blvd. Harvey, LA 70058 Telephone: (504) 362-3861 Gambit: 5/19/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Claudia M Crouchet a/k/a Claudia Meyer Crouchet a/k/a Claudia Crouchet please contact John J. Steger, IV, Atty, 909 W. Esplanade Ave., Ste. 203, Kenner, LA 70065, (504) 467-4449. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Darryl Wyles and/or Ahtika Monique Merricks a/k/a Ahtika M. Merricks a/k/a Ahtika Merricks, please contact Atty. Jonique Hall at (504)383-5294 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of ELEODORA BACARON HABON A/K/A ELEODORA B. HABON A/K/A ELEODORA HABON AND FAUSTINO ANTHONY HABON A/K/A FAUSTINO A. HABON A/K/A FAUSTINO HABON, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty., 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of FLOYD E. BARRIOS, please contact N. Sundiata Haley, Attorney at (504) 533-8720. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Genevia Moore, please contact Atty. Alice Grooms at (504) 243-1135. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Hien Luong Chac, please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 5539588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Linda Honeycutt and/or her Heirs Successors or Legatees, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. Tyrone F. Watkins, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-940-1883.

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The improvements on said property bear the Municipal No. 7618 Oak Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

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

NO. 734-808 DIVISION “ M ” SUCCESSION OF KIRK ALLEN KOPPENS NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that ROBYN ELIZABETH KOPPENS, Administratix of the Succession of Kirk Allen Koppens, has, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3281 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell at private sale, for the price of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND & NO/100 ($230,000.00) DOLLARS, the Succession’s 100% interest in and to the following described real estate: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part thereof known as CANAL STREET SUBDIVISION, SQUARE 27, which square is bounded by East William David Parkway (Late Park Street), West William David Parkway (Late Lakeshore Drive), Canal Street, and Veterans Memorial Boulevard (Late Orleans Street), designated as LOT NOS. 11 & 12 on a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Surveying & Engineering, dated December 31, 1999, a copy of which is registered under Instrument No. 10023497, and CB 3030, Page 411, of the conveyance records of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, and according to which Lot Nos. 11 & 12 measure together 50 feet front on East William David Parkway (Late Park Street), same width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet between equal and parallel lines. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 408 East William David Parkway (formerly Park Street).

GAMBIT > BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM > MAY 19 > 2015

Being the same property acquired by Kirk A. Koppens by act registered under Inst. No. 10023497, and recorded in CB 3030, Page 411.

NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with law, notice is hereby given that ROBYN ELIZABETH KOPPENS, Administratrix of the Succession of Kirk Allen Koppens, purposes to sell the aforesaid real estate, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the heirs, legatees, and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such sale, within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from date whereon the last publication of this notice appears. JON A. GEGENHEIMER Clerk of Court For the Parish of Jefferson Attorney: F. Joseph Drolla, Jr. Address: Metairie Office Towers, Suite 601 433 Metairie Road Metairie, Louisiana 70005 Telephone: (504) 831-2607 Gambit: 5/19/15 & 6/9/15 Anyone knowing their whereabouts of Ralph J. Hardy, IV A/K/A Ralph James Hardy, IV A/K/A Ralph J. Hardy and Nicole Saucier Hardy A/K/A Nicole S. Hardy, please contact Louise C. Higgins, Attorney, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone having any information concerning the whereabouts of DeShon Marie Berry (aka De Shon Marie Berry) please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. Tyrone F. Watkins, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-940-1883.

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON

TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.749-576 DIVISION “F”

NO. 2013-30520 DIVISION “A”

SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM HARVEY JERNIGAN, SR.

SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH N. BRUNO

NOTICE

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

Notice is hereby given that Jennifer Lynn Tassin Disalvo, Administratrix of this Succession, has applied for authority to sell the succession’s undivided 1/14th interest in the following property for 1/14th of the $48,000.00 cash consideration, at private cash sale, according to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement to Purchase, annexed to the Petition for Authority:

The co-executors of the above estate have made application to the Court for the sale, at private sale of the immovable property described, as follows:

THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Highway Park Subdivision, in Square 447 thereof, bounded by Maryland, West Napoleon and Massachusetts Avenues and Fourth Street. Said portion of ground is designated as Lot “N” on plan made by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, dated May 10, 1954, and measures as follows: Lot “N” commences at a distance of 185 feet from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Fourth Street and measures thence, in the direction of West Napoleon Avenue, 60 feet front on Massachusetts Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 122 feet 6 inches between equal and parallel lines; all as more fully shonw on plat of survey by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, dated December 11, 1954, annexed herto. Any heir, legatee or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the date of last publication of this notice. Gretna, Louisiana, this 12th day of May, 2015. Lisa M. Cheramie, Clerk of Court Attorney: T. Robert Lacour Bar Roll Number 8077 Address: 3220 Williams Boulevard Kenner, LA 70065 Telephone: (504) 443-1353 Gambit: 5/19/15 & 6/9/15

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

NUMBER: 748-508 DIVISION: “J” SUCCESSION OF KAREN MARIE ROBERTS FONTANA NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this estate and to all other persons interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification why the First and Final Tableau of Distribution presented by the Independent Administrator of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed accordingly. By order of the court Clerk Attorney:Ronald W. Morrison, Jr. Address: 209-A Canal Street Metairie, Louisiana 70005 Telephone: (504) 831-2348 Gambit: 5/19/15

1. ONE-HALF (1/2) OWNERSHIP OF TWO CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and prescriptions thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO 71 of METAIRIE PARK, bounded by PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, FORTIETH STREET, AVENUE A and THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET, designated by the NUMBERS 19 and 20 on a survey by E. L. Eustis & Sons, C.E.&S., dated July 21, 1959, a copy of which is annexed to an act of sale passed before Margaret Gaudin, N. P., under date of August 12, 1959, registered in COB 630 folio 435, and according to which said lots adjoin each other and measure each 25 feet front on PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, same in width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 120 feet. Lot No. 20 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 100 feet from the corner of Pontchartrain Boulevard Fortieth Street. Improvements bear the Municipal No. 6762-64 Pontchartrain Boulevard. All as more fully shown on survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc. Surveyors, dated February 11, 1965, and redated June 22, 1965, copy of which is annexed hereto. Being the same property acquired by Angelo .M. Bruno from Jackson Homestead Association on December 7, 1959, before Clarence De Lucas, N.P., registered in COB 629 folio 652. 2. ONE-HALF (1/2) OWNERSHIP OF TWO CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and prescriptions thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO 71 of METAIRIE PARK, bounded by PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, FORTIETH STREET, AVENUE A and THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET, designated by the NUMBERS 23 and 24 as shown on a map of Metairie Park S/D of the New Orleans Land Companys lands by J. F. Coleman, Engineer, dated May, 1916, on file in the office of The New Orleans Land Company, and according to which said map, the said lots adjoin each other and measure each 25 feet front on PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, same in width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 120 feet. Lot No. 24 forms the corner of Fortieth St and Pontchartrain Boulevard. According to a blueprint sketch of a survey made by Wilfred E. Calongne, C.E., dated Nov. 5, 1940, annexed to an act passed before Clarence De Lucas, N.P., dated April 17, 1941, said lots have the same location, designation and measurements. According to a Title Change registered in COB 631 folio 148, the said lots No. 23 and 24 have been redesigistered as Lot 23A. Improvements thereon bear the Mun. Nos. 6774-6774 1/2 Pontchartrain Boulevard. Being the same property acquired by Angelo .M. Bruno in an act of sale before Clarence De Lucas, N.P., dated November 7, 1952 and registered in COB 585 folio 505.

3. ONE-HALF (1/2) OWNERSHIP OF TWO CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances advantages and prescriptions thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO 71 of METAIRIE PARK, bounded by PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, FORTIETH STREET, AVENUE A and THIRTYEIGHTH STREET, designated by the NUMBERS 21 and 22 on a survey by W. F. Calongne, Civil Engineer, dated November 5, 1940, a copy of which is annexed to an act of sale passed before Clarence De Lucas, N. P., under date of April 5, 1941, and also designated by the Nos. 21 and 22 on a play by J.J. Krebs, Civil Eng, dated August, 1950, ann. hereto and according to which said lots adjoin each other and measure each 25 feet front on PONTCHARTRAIN BOULEVARD, same in width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 120 feet. Lot No. 22 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 50 feet from the corner of Pontchartrain Boulevard and Fortieth Street. Improvements bear the Municipal No. 6768-68 1/2 , 6870 Pontchartrain Boulevard.

WHEREFORE, petitioner, Carlos J. Monteforte, prays that the filing of this Tableau of Distribution be advertised according to law; and after due proceedings and/or legal delays, it be approved and homologated by the court; and your petitioner further prays that he be discharged and relieved of any further duties and/or obligations as the Administrator of this Estate.

they have for or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order of judgment may be issued after expiration of ten (10) days, from the date whereon the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Respectfully submitted, HAND, HOLMES, PILIE’S & MATTHEWS, LLC

BY ORDER OF COURT

Being the same property acquired by Angelo .M. Bruno in an Act of sale before Jerome Meunier, N.P., dated August 25, 1950 and registered in COB 569 folio 626.

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

on the following terms and conditions, to-wit: cash sale $182,500.00 representing one-half () of total sales price of $365,000.00 and under the terms and conditions provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings. Notice if now given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent, and of this estate, that they be ordered to make any opposition which they may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating that application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. CLERK OF COURT Attorney: Craig S. Sossaman Address: 3351 Severn Ave., Suite 201 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: 504-455-3100 Gambit: 4/28/15 & 5/19/15

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

NO. 736-845 DIVISION “C” SUCCESSION OF VINCENT ROBERT MONTEFORTE PETITION FOR HOMOLOGATION OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION The petition of Carlos J. Monteforte, the duly appointed and qualified Administrator of the above entitled and numbered succession, respectfully represents: I. He files herewith this Tableau of Distribution in the Estate of Vincent Robert Monteforte, who died on September 20, 1998. II. Your petitioner avers the estate is solvent, and has sufficient funds to pay its debts; and, your Petitioner requests he be authorized to pay the debts listed in the Tableau of Distribution filed herein. As the estate has sufficient funds to pay the debts, there is no further need of an administration of the estate; and your petitioner desires to be discharged as the Administrator of this Estate and relieved of any further duties and/or obligations in connection therewith.

Attorney: Timothy F. Hand Bar No. 24446 Address: 901 Derbigny St. Gretna, Louisiana 70053 Telephone: 504-368-1118 Gambit: 5/19/15

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

Attorney: Carol A. Newman Address: 813 South Carrollton Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Telephone: (504) 861-0008 Gambit: 5/19/15

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

NO. 737-371 DIVISION “M” SUCCESSION OF JEROME W. “JAY” PICHON

NO. 2015-4590 DIVISION “M-13“

NOTICE

SUCCESSIONS OF HILDA CALDWELL, WIFE OF/AND JAMES GUTTER

NOTICE IS GIVEN that Pamela Bertucci, Administratix of this Succession, has filed a petition for authority to pay debts and charges of the Succession in accordance with a tableau of distribution contained in the petition. The petition can be homologated after the exiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication. Any opposition to the application must be filed prior to homologation.

Whereas the court recognized Administrator of the above estate, EARL LEE FORD, has made application to the Court for the sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: An undivided One Hundred (100%) Percent interest in and to: THAT 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 THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 6, bounded by NORTH PRIEUR, PRARO, DELERY STREETS and JACKSON BARRACKS, designated by the LOT NO. 15-A on survey made by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, dated December 31, 1964, and according to which said lot measures as follows: LOT NO. 15-A commences at a distance of 239 feet, 6 inches from the corner of Delery and Praro Streets, and measures thence 46 feet, 6 inches front on Praro Street, same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 100 feet. According to survey made by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, Consulting Engineers, dated June 9, 1966, the said lot has the same measurements and boundaries heretofore described. The improvements bear the House No. 6435 Praro Street. Being the same property acquired by Hilda Caldwell, wife of/and James Gutter, by act before Ralph H. Fishman, dated February 2, 1967, registered in COB 674, folio 427. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: (a) The purchaser agrees to accept the conveyance of the subject property to satisfy a claim filed by purchaser against the estates of HILDA CALDWELL, WIFE OF/AND JAMES GUTTER for estate expenses incurred by purchaser in association with the subject property in the amount of $6,265.53. (b) The purchaser agrees to pay all cost for probating the estate and for all closing cost. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent’s herein, and of these estates, be ordered to make any opposition which

BY ORDER OF THE COURT Jon A. Gegenheimer Clerk of Court 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson Attorney: Raymond P. Ladouceur Jane C. Alvarez Address: 22398 Highway 435 P.O. Box 1929 Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 Telephone: (985) 898-2131 Gambit: 5/19/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Crescent Bank and Trust dated June 21, 2008 in the amount of $29,719.78 and signed by a T. Delone please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alfredo Apolinar and Betty Guidry Apolinar please contact Lakeisha Jefferson, atty at 225-302-3209. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Allison White Gaspar, please contact Atty Valerie Fontaine, 985-893-3333-Property Rights Involved. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alma Edney please contact Ammon L. Miller, Jr. at (504) 525-5671. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Aurora Martello and/or her Heirs Successors or Legatees and/or Salvatore Martello, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Daniel Fisher, Jr, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty,1554 N. Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kenneth Dretar, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Robin Tanner, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alana Green Johnson, please contact Kimberly Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Laura and Deleon Tyson, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504943-7071.

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809 31st St. $75K U/C 3910–12LAAvenuePkwy. $200KU/C 1922 Marengo St. $860K UC 709 Mazant St. (VLD) $159.9K U/C 1269 Milton St. $850/mo U/C 4 Alice Ct. (VLD) $10K SOLD 1210 – 12 N. Galvez St. $480K SOLD 4001Gen.PershingSt.(VLD) $110KSOLD 2529 Jena St. (VLD) $125K SOLD 2349 Maryland Av. $75K SOLD 6000 Eads St. $1,075/mo LEASED 1269 & 71 Milton St. $800/mo LEASED 2028 Pauger St., B $900/mo LEASED 2625 Pine St., A $3,575 mo LEASED 3607St.FerdinandSt.$975/moLEASED

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2 Units, 1375 sq. ft. each, adjacent to each other, can be combined (2750 sq ft. total) or stand lone 1995 GENTILLY BLVD @DESAIX CIRCLE (504) 583-5969.

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Utilities paid. $900 - $1000. per month + dep. No pets. Call 504-782-3133

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Private home near Metairie Rd. $525/ mo inclds util, cable & some use of kit. Refs & dep. Avail now. Call 504473-3296.

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Beautiful 2 BR, 2 BA, large jacuzzi in master bath, high end appliances incl washer & dryer, pool. $1200/mo. No pets/smoking. Call 504-287-4783.

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New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets. Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg. NO PETS. O/A, $724-$848/mo. 504236-5776.

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ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

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

BYWATER 1023 PIETY ST

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1 BR, 1 BA. New Appliances. New Furniture & W/D. Private Patio. UTILITIES INCLUDED, $2,100/MO. Lane Lacoy, Realtor 504-95751165/504-948-3011. Latter & Blum, 840 Elysian Fields, NOLA 70117.

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WESTWEGO FSBO - INVESTMENT PROPERTY In Historical district of Westwego.

Shotgun double, 2BR/1BA each side. $120,000. Call (504) 261-9625. By appt only.

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1900 - 1906 St. Ann Street 4,000 Sq Ft $175,000

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